The imagination is dangerous.
Yes, it can create art and beauty, but what if the imagination is twisted?
Good thing Rei Mochizuki's imagination isn't twisted. The same, however, cannot be said about her classmates...
Blood splatters can be abstract...
"Heya. You look like a smart fella. Why do you suppose we're here?"
Rei eyed the figure who was talking to her. Judging from the way he was dressed and how he talked, he did not seem like one Rei should take seriously. Without giving Rei a chance to speak, he continued.
"I wonder if it has to do with the fact that we are all Ultimates? I mean, I've only talked to like, two other people here, so that's just an assumption. What were their Ultimates again? Uhh.... it was a Spell... Speel? Spool? Something of the sort, and then the other one being the Ultimate... uh, ah, I forgot. But say, do you got a talent?" He asked.
Rei introduced herself to him, to which he responded with his eyes widening.
"Mochizuki, huh.... wow. Never heard of it. But eh enough of that, I'm Tanji Hotaka. And that makes four of us now- with the Ultimate thing, ya? I'm the Ultimate Architect."
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"Ah, well, just before you came to me, another person was talking to me, and they happened to be an Ultimate too-"
"Oh, so that's five then! Now I'm really starting to think if this has to do with our titles. But I'm gonna go and ask around now and see if everyone is like this. So, uh, sorry to cut the chit chat, but I'll see ya later. Bye!"
And with that, Hotaka left without another word, leaving Rei alone once more, though not for long.
"Aww, he left! I was just about to tell him that I was an Ultimate too!"
Rei looked around for the source of the voice, and her eyes settled on a girl waving frantically at her.
"Hi! I'll keep introductions short- I already know your name after all- I overheard." She put her hands on hips and looked up at Rei with furrowed eyes.
"I'm Charlotte Evans. I'm the Ultimate Mountaineer. Nice to meet ya!"
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"That architect guy is thinking the same way I'm thinking, so I wanna team up with him, y'know? So I'll go and catch up to him now. See ya later, Rei!"
And for the third time in just a few minutes, Rei was left all alone. After those interactions, Rei decided that it would be best to talk to someone herself instead of waiting for people to come to her. Before she started to look around, she glanced once more at where the statues had popped up. They were not there. The wait was slowly getting to her, and her desire for answers kept gnawing at the back of her mind. With the best of her abilities, she pushed the thoughts out of the way, and she approached two figures talking with each other.
