Riku led us to another spot in the room.
???: "God damn it, Riku, what is it this-"
She cuts herself off and takes a look at us.
RENJIRO KATO: "Well, damn..."
???: "My bad... Riku has been pestering me ever since I got to 'know' him."
RIKU NAKASHIMA: "Nuh-uh! I was just... trying to lift up the mood!"
???: "We're on a goddamn island in the middle of NOWHERE!!! How the hell could you lift up the mood if you don't even know where we are?!?"
RIKU NAKASHIMA: "Well... one can only try, right?"
???: "Fuck off."
I glance at her nametag.
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???: "Lookin' at my nametag?"
HARUKI KISHIMOTO: "Mhm..."
???: "The name's Rina Kagawa. Contestant 15."
RENJIRO KATO: "The fact we have to introduce our contestant numbers too is crazy..."
RINA KAGAWA: "I'm just doing what everyone else is doing."
RIKU NAKASHIMA: "So why don't you-"
RINA KAGAWA: "Fuck. Off."
"I don't need you bothering me any longer."
RIKU NAKASHIMA: "Your loss."
He says as he walks off.
...
RINA KAGAWA: "Your loss, my ass."
RENJIRO KATO: "You're already annoyed at someone?"
RINA KAGAWA: "Shocker. Haven't even been here for a long time and it's already comin' up."
Renjiro looks at me.
HARUKI KISHIMOTO: "Er-?"
RENJIRO KATO: "Hmhm!"
He turns back to Rina.
RINA KAGAWA: "Anyway, I literally have nothing else to do."
HARUKI KISHIMOTO: "Oh, I just noticed... Wasn't he supposed to help us introduce ourselves?"
RENJIRO KATO: "Right... What's his deal?"
RINA KAGAWA: "Don't take it to heart, he's gonna be a bitch, I know it."
RENJIRO KATO: "Oh, is he now?
RINA KAGAWA: "If he starts actin' weird, just... ignore it."
"God knows what he did to that Yuki kid over there."
...
HARUKI KISHIMOTO: "He... made Yuki like that?"
RINA KAGAWA: "That's just one of my observations."
"I don't know what Riku did, but it sure as hell didn't do good on that kid."
Hmm...
Is Yuki even willing to speak?
HARUKI KISHIMOTO: "I'll just... watch out for him."
RINA KAGAWA: "That'd be best. If anyone's gonna die, it would be by his hand."
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HARUKI KISHIMOTO: "I'm sorry... did you say someone will die?!"
RINA KAGAWA: "I'm overexaggerating. I've seen way too many TV shows, it's insane."
HARUKI KISHIMOTO: "Don't think you should be joking like that...!"
RENJIRO KATO: "She doesn't mean it either way, so we're fine!"
"Not gonna lie, I see this as some kind of opportunity."
RINA KAGAWA: "Oppor...tunity?"
HARUKI KISHIMOTO: "How...?"
RENJIRO KATO: "It's the perfect time to take advantage of others, am I wrong?"
!!!
HARUKI KISHIMOTO: "I... Pardon?"
RENJIRO KATO: "We can take control of the most vulnerable!"
He says in the happiest tone ever...
RINA KAGAWA: "I mean... I see your point, but... I think it'd be best to wait."
RENJIRO KATO: "No, this is the perfect time! 'Cuz-"
RINA KAGAWA: "If something were to happen later on, and if that something were to put someone in a vulnerable state..."
"That'd be the perfect time."
...
HARUKI KISHIMOTO: "I don't even know if I can trust you both..."
RINA KAGAWA: "It's just possibilities."
RENJIRO KATO: "You don't wanna be here the whole time with no one to trust, right~?"
He leans closer to me, but I back away a bit.
HARUKI KISHIMOTO: "I don't... necessarily want that to happen, but still..."
RENJIRO KATO: "Which is why you need me around!"
HARUKI KISHIMOTO: "Excuse me?"
RENJIRO KATO: "But anyways, I think it's time we talk to other people!"
"Wanna come with, Rina?!"
RINA KAGAWA: "I'll stay here. I don't trust everyone that well yet."
RENJIRO KATO: "Fair enough."
Renjiro then pushes me in a random direction, and we start walking.
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(D/C until further notice) THE MISSED SPIRITS
Mystery / ThrillerOn a remote, mysterious island, 30 strangers wake up in pairs in rustic cabins, not knowing how they got there. They introduce themselves to each other and have a good time getting to know one another while still questioning the situation they are i...
