Chapter 2: Welcoming Ceremony: Act Two

8:30 A.M Day One

First Floor

Gym

Like most of the other students, Hajime had been taking the opportunity to get to know his fellow classmates.

He suddenly came to a stop, as a boy approached him. The red head had a very loud style. His inner shirt was short and had a red splattered painting of a skull right next to the bottom of his shirt. He wore a white jacket that held all kinds of metal pins stuck onto it. His pants were a sleek black with two leather belts, with metal studs on them, holding it up. Silver colored metal rings encompassed almost all of fingers on each of his hands. The shoes he wore were white, with black laces.

He looked more like a punk rocker, than a school student.. But what really sold the feel of him being a punk rocker was his head area. His hair was a normal length, but spikey and a fiery red tint. His ears had silvery earrings in them, and he had a small goatee wrap with a small band streaking down his chin. His expression was one of mischief and merriment as his blue-grey eyes stared at Hajime.

"Yo! The name's Leon Kuwata, the Ultimate Baseball Star. What's up?" Leon offered in a fierce, but friendly tone. Hajime instantly got the sense that that Leon was the type, who could make friends with anyone he met. What surprised Hajime though was his title. He certainly didn't look the part.

"Wait, you're the Ultimate Baseball star?! You look nothing like I'd imagined." Hinata admitted out loud.

"What? Were you expecting a kid with a shaved head or something right?" The red head asked, as he crossed his arms in annoyance.

"Huh, no… I was just expecting, well, you know. Someone who looked more like a traditional baseball player. I think I remember seeing a picture of you, before in a magazine, but you look totally different now."

"What!? Aw man, you found that picture of me playing baseball? Ugh I hate that picture!" Leon groaned as he scowled.

"This is not cool. I mean SO not cool. I didn't have a choice, okay? Shaving your head like that is part of national championship regulations. But now I refuse to cut my hair. And I'm not going to dye it back to normal, either!" The more he seemed to talk about baseball, the more irked and annoyed he seemed to get by remembering it.

"….Actually can I be totally honest with you I don't like baseball. Like, at all. I never gone to a single practice."

This surprised the reserve course student, as it suggested that all of Leon's wins had come from pure skill rather than practice.

"And as soon as I got accepted here, I decided to quit baseball for good! I have my own dream for the future!" He stated with a grin.

Hajime quirked a brow at that. "That's pretty incredible Leon. If you don't mind me asking...what's your dream?"

"My only path in life is getting into music!" Leon exclaimed with a fist pump.

"I am going to be a singer, so all I need is a song writer, and a guitarist, and I'm set! Feels good to finally be on the right track! Anyway, it was nice meeting you and I am thankful for finally telling someone of my dream. I'll catch you later!" With that Leon waved his hand as he slipped off.

Hajime's focus settled on a new pair students. Two of which he hadn't met yet, a girl and a boy. The girl was of common height with a rather slim physique, although Hajime could make out lean muscle on her frame as he approached the pair. She has red eyes and long, dark brown hair that was held back into pigtails. She also had a beauty mark under her left eye. She was wearing a scarlet-colored sailor outfit, accompanied by thigh-high socks of the same color, a black plaid skirt with a slight green tint, and brown ankle boots. She had a very serious expression, where as the boy next to her couldn't be any more different.

He had spiked purple hair that's grown out both at the top and bottom of his head and a short goatee. His eyes are a warm lilac tint. He also has a slightly tanned complexion.
He wore a tee shirt with a red design resembling a half of a face or a mask, on top of that he wears a long sleeved dress shirt with a breast pocket. On this shirt are black buttons which are currently not in use. On top of that, he wears a long, purple overcoat with a galaxy design inside it. However his coat wasn't on properly, instead, he wore his left sleeve and left the right side of the coat to drape over his shoulder. His purple pants matched his coat and were rolled up over his ankles. He also wore grey slippers with a strange, cloudy pattern.

"I'm not interested in getting to know any of you." The girl's terse tone could be heard.

"Hey don't be like that Maki Roll. Getting to know everyone here is part of the experience." The boy exclaimed with a fierce grin.

"Maki Roll?" She stared at him with a scrutinizing stare, as the boy threw his hand up in Hajime's direction.

"Hey man is this crazy or what?...I didn't know the class sizes were so freaking big here. Oh right I'm Kaito Momota, The Ultimate Astronaut. Nice to meet ya." he offered with a grin.

Hajime found it strange, as he glanced between the pair. The boy put him at complete ease, while the girl made him very wary. He allowed a wry grin to cross his face. "You can say that again. I was always under the impression that the each class at Hope's Peak was capped at sixteen students. Maybe this is multiple classes or something. Anyways nice to meet you both, I'm Hajime Hinata. I'd tell you what my talent is...but I don't have a clue." he admitted with a frown.

Maki eyed him suspiciously, while Kaito merely waved his hand dismissively. "Hey bro no worries. I'm sure we'll get all of that sorted out soon enough. So don't lose any sleep on it. Hey Maki come on, don't just stand there. Introduce yourself." The Astronaut grinned wildly at her.

The petite girl scowled slightly, as she folded her arms. She adverted her gaze, before speaking lowly. "I'm Maki Harukawa, the Ultimate Child Caregiver." she offered simply, before falling silent.

Hajime simply stared in surprise. 'She's the Ultimate Child Caregiver? I would have never guessed that.'

As if reading his thoughts the girl sighed as she swept an errant hair from her face. "I don't even like kids particularly, but for some reason they like me. I think we're done here for now." she mused as she turned and strode away.

"Quite a charmer." Hajime muttered quietly.

"Hey she's not so bad. They say kids have a sixth sense about people. So she can't be that bad." he grinned. "Anyways got a lot of people to meet. Catch you later man." he said as he threw his hand up, before walking off.

After Maki and Kaito were out of sight, a very strange looking boy approached Hinata.

He was quite tall and slim. He had rather pale skin and long blackish blue hair. He had rather narrow golden eyes, and his mouth is covered by a black mask with a zipper on it, giving him an peculiar appearance. He wore a dark green military-style uniform with matching knee-high black boots. The uniform consisted of a white shirt underneath it, a dark green button-up, a red band around his left arm, a dark green cap, and a decorative chain dangling from it. He wore what appeared to be some kind of locket around his neck. Both of his hands were completely covered in bandages.

"Kekeke you must wonder, Who is this? Yes... I shall make that clear first. My name is Korekiyo Shinguji. I'm known as the Ultimate Anthropologist." he offered as he folded an arm across his chest, before bowing his head slightly.

Hajime regarded the strange boy a moment, before bowing his head in return. "I'm Hajime Hinata. I would offer my talent, but I'm not sure what it is." he mused. "If you don't mind me asking...what all does Anthropology entail?"

"Ah I see you are curious yes? Anthropology... studies customs, legends, folk tales, songs, and much more. There may even be customs in your daily life, the origins of which you are not aware of. For example... certain aspects of birthday or new year celebrations. Anthropology sheds light on traditions and customs such as these, through rigorous analysis. It is a study that examines the thought behind culture, faith, and customs." Kiyo offered in a low manner.

"That's actually very fascinating. You must have seen a great deal of the world." Hajime mused thoughtfully.

"You're quite right. The good, the bad...and everything in-between." The taller boy offered. "If you have any further inquiries, don't hesitate to seek me out after orientation. Until then Hajime." Kiyo offered another brief bow of his head, before he turned and strode off. 'He certainly an odd one. Then again...no one here is exactly normal.' he mused to himself, as he noticed a heavy set boy walking towards him.

He wore only a simple looking grey jacket over his white long sleeved shirt. He had large black pants and had a pair white tennis shoes, but also had an orange neck tie with a blue arrow pointed up wrapped comfortably around his neck. A small orange backpack was wrapped onto his back while having a few anime key chains attached to the ends of the zippers. His face almost looked like a hamster, and he had simple looking round glasses over his eyes. Lastly his short black hair was smoothly combed out with only a really small strand of hair sticking out.

"I…. am Hifumi Yamada, the Ultimate Fanfic creator!" he offered in a childish tone, as he offered another bow.

"You must tell me, how much do you know about the world of 2D art?"

"World of 2D?" Hajime quirked a brow in response.

"Well, in that world, I am well known and supremely well regarded as the Ultimate Fanfic Creator. I once thousands of copies of my fan comic at a festival" Hifumi said in a proud yet smug tone. "Though some people just didn't get it. Ah well… I am sure if you observe my work, you can comprehend its greatness immediately! For my work has a deeper meaning."

"And what meaning would that be?" The other boy asked hesitantly.

"It's all about embracing our basest urges…" Hifumi said shamelessly as he adjusted his glasses once more as Hajime, blinked at his comment, before shaking his head thinking it was probably wise to not inquire any further.

"Anyway, it was nice meeting you . If you ever want to talk about certain Fanfics, dream pairings, or my work, look me up after the orientation." Giving one last bow, Hifumi wandered off no doubt to express his greatness to anyone else who'd listen.

Hajime sighed quietly as he folded his arms. 'He seems nice, but I'm not sure I'm eager to get too close to someone, who's embracing the base urges.'

The next boy to approach looked suffice it to say alot more 'normal' compared to some of the more excentric characters in the group. He had hazel eyes and short, spiky brown hair and wore a simple dull green hoodie. He had on a pair of black jeans and red and white sneakers.

The pair simply stared at one another for a moment, before the other boy offered a weak smile. "Hey I'm Makoto Naegi, Ultimate lucky student or that's what they tell me anyways." he chuckled half heartedly.

Hajime nodded after a second, before a faint smile crosses his features aswell. "My names Hajime Hinata. I know this probably sounds strange, but I can't actually remember what my talent is. Though it seems like I'm not the only one experiencing some memory loss. You don't by chance remember how you got here do you?"

Naegi raised a hand to his chin as his brow furrowed for a moment. "No you're right. I don't have a clue either. I thought at first it was just me, but it seems like we're all in the same boat. We just have to stay positive, and I'm sure things will work out in the end. I'm sure you'll remember your talent in no time. " he mused with a grin.

Hajime scratched his cheek a moment, before allowing his shoulders to slump. "Well I guess I can't argue with that, least it helps that we're not alone. It was nice meeting you Naegi, hopefully we'll be able to talk again once everything gets settled down."

Makoto nodded. "I'd like that man. I'll catch up with you later for sure." he said as he made his way out of Hajime's sight.

"You too huh?" A voice could be heard from behind Hajime, causing him to tense suddenly. He turned to see a petite looking boy with a mischievous grin.

The young man had a rather refined face. He had a short stature, with a thin build, and pale skin. He has purple eyes and short, wavy purple hair. He wore a white suit with multiple straps wrapped around his arms, two straps hung loose around his legs. His shirt is ripped at the hem. He has multi-colored buttons running down the middle of his shirt, and he has military badges on his right. He also had on a pair of black and purple slip flats, and a checkered patterned scarf. "I said you too? Hard to believe I'm not the only one who can't remember their talent."

Hajime's eyes widened in surprise. "Wait so you don't know yours either?"

The boy's expression flickered to amusement, before suddenly a chortle escaped him. "No that was a lie. I'm Kokichi Oma, The Ultimate Supreme Leader."

"Ultimate Supreme Leader? What kind of talent is that?" Hajime questioned as he regarded the suspicious boy. "And why lie about such a thing, in the first place?"

Kokichi shrugged. "You'll come to find that when it comes to me, the truth and lies are exchangeable at will. It's more fun that way. Maybe I'm just lying about my talent. Then again maybe you're lying about forgetting yours. I guess we'll find out won't we Hajime?" he chuckled as he shoved his hands into his pockets, as he turned and began to walk away. A wicked grin was plastered to his face, as he strode forward.

Hajime narrowed his eyes, as he stared after Kokichi. 'Great a compulsive liar. I think I'll keep my distance from him.' he mused to himself as he turned to see another boy standing a few feet away, with a slight bemused expression.

He was a tall young man with greenish blond hair. His eyes were also green and he had long almost feminine eyelashes. He was wearing a dark blue striped sweater, with gray pants and shoes. He wore a necklace with a crystal accessory on it. He had on a silver bracelet on his right wrist and a different, larger bracelet on the left. He also has multiple silver rings adorning his fingers. His right ear has six piercings, while his left ear only has one. He had a single piercing through his eyebrow.

"I see you've met Kokichi. Even in Hope's Peak Academy it's impossible to avoid difficult people I suppose. Oh apologies, I don't believe we've met. I'm Rantaro Amami, The Ultimate Adventurer. You must be Hajime Hinata."

Hajime blinked. "Wait how in the world did you know that already?"

Rantaro allowed a thin smile. "Well unlike our resident fortune teller, I've simply heard gossip. Word has gotten around quickly about the pair who's talent is a mystery."

"So there is someone else just as confused as I am. Well at least that's slightly comforting." Hajime chuckled. "Nice to meet you Rantaro. What does being the Ultimate Adventurer actually mean?"

The green haired boy offered a brief shrug of his shoulders. "Honestly it's a bit much if you ask me. I'm well traveled, I've seen most of the known world and lived to tell about it. Somehow that makes me qualified apparently to be an Ultimate." he shook his head slightly as he rubbed the back of his neck. "In any case don't fret too much about being confused, we all are to some degree. I should probably keep moving though. " he mused as he threw up his hand, before he made his way out of sight.

Hajime's gaze flickered away from Rantaro. He noticed a girl walking right towards him, or rather aimlessly with a hand held gaming device in her hands. She had short, light pink hair which was slightly curled at different ends. Her eyes were a very light cute pink that made her more charming than she already was. She wore a white clip in the shape of the spaceship from what looked like Galaga on the side of her face. She wore an unzipped dark green hoodie, which seemed to have pointed ears on the top of her hood and two pink markings on the front. Under her hoodie, she wore a white buttoned shirt with a pink ribbon and a pale brown skirt. She also wore black thigh high socks and white shoes. Lastly, she had what looked like a pink backpack slung around her small petite form. All and all, she was rather pretty and cute, which caused him to blush ever so faintly as he stared at her form for a moment.

She didn't even seem to notice him, as she slowly got closer and closer. It was until she merely a few feet away from them that the boy gave a loud cough to catch her undivided attention, before she rammed right into him. She gave startled gasp as she looked up from her game to finally notice the boy standing before her. "Ah! I'm sorry. I think I got a little too engrossed in the game." She said in an apologetic tone, as she slowly pried her gaze away from her handheld.

"Hey no worries. Everyone gets like from time to time when they are doing something they love." Hajime said with a soft chuckle, earning a small smile in return.

"Oh. I should introduce myself shouldn't I. Okay I got it." She said thoughtfully, before giving him a quick bow.

"I'm Chiaki Nanami. I'm the Ultimate Gamer. My hobby is playing video games, and I am pretty good in all genres….. Nice to meet you." For a few moments after her introduction she was absolutely silent. She continued to stare at him in a rather awkward manner.

"You… aren't very good at carrying a conversation, are you?" Hajime laughed halfheartedly, as he broke the silence.

"It's not that…." Chiaki said before entering another extended pause, before she pulled her hand held back out as she began to focus on the screen.

"… I can't speak well unless I compose everything I want to say inside my head first. I like to be able to prepare myself, before speaking. Especially when it's with someone I'm meeting for the first time. But I think things will move faster the more I get to know you." The boy was a little surprised, that she was able to speak much more concisely once she was focused on her game.

"I am sure you'll improve in no time once we all get comfortable with one another.." Hinata said confidently to her which made her look up from her video game, still somehow playing it without even looking. She eyed him curiously for a moment.

"I mean that is what friends are for right? To help each other out with their problems." The boy mused.

"… Yeah, you're right." Chiaki said with a tiny smile, before giving a soft yawn.

"Ah… That speech earlier made me feel a bit tired. I am going to introduce myself to others now, before I fall asleep again…. It was nice meeting you." Giving another cute yawn, she left the boy to his thoughts.

8:37 A.M Day One

First Floor

Gym

Kaede smiled to herself as she continued to pull Shuichi along. "I'll have to meet up with Leon and Ibuki after orientation. It's been so long since I've been able preform with someone else." she exclaimed in a gleeful manner, as she adjusted the straps on her backpack.

"You really do live and breath music don't you?" Shuichi smiled softly as he regarded the blonde girl next to him.

"Yeah that's right. I've been playing the piano since I could crawl, it brings me such peace. I'll have to show you some of my favorite pieces after orientation. I-I even have a few originals." she admitted with a faint blush on her face.

Shuichi nervously adjusted his cap. "I'm no expert Kaede, but I'd love to hear you play."

"Then it's deal!" She exclaimed, before her attention flitted away, as a girl began to approach them. From her attire she appeared to be a maid of some sort.

She was a tall young woman with dull silver hair and long bangs that obscured her left eye. Her eyes were green and her maid outfit consisted of a black button up pinafore with a spiderweb motif, a white dress with a black collar, and a purple tie. She wore a black headband that is commonly worn by a maid. She wore black gloves with sliver rings attached, black tights, and also wears black shoes with white laces and heels. Her dress also had black lace attached to the bottom of her skirt. She stopped a few feet away, before offering a curtesy. "Pleasure to making your acquaintance. My name is Kirumi Tojo, The Ultimate Maid. If there's anything either of you require during our tenor here, I will glad serve your request." she offered a thin smile.

Shuichi fidgeted slightly as he offered a small bow in return. "I'm Shuichi Saihara, Ultimate Detective. Thank you for being so thoughtful."

Kaede stared at the girl in wonder. Stars almost appeared in her eyes. "I've heard of you! Kirumi Tojo, the girl wonder, who's never failed a request. I understand people have even tried to hire you to end a war. Oh I almost forgot. I'm Kaede Akamatsu, The Ultimate Pianist" She offered in an excited manner.

Kirumi offered a polite smile. "Think nothing of it Shuichi. I live to serve." she mused, before her gaze flickered to Kaede. "And you're right I was approached with that contract, however I had to decline it. It wouldn't have been professional of me. If you'll excuse me, I should continue meeting everyone else." she said as she offered a final bow, before turning and gracefully walking off.

Shuichi stared at Kaede a moment, before chuckling softly.

"Huh what's so funny?" The Pianist asked, as she stared at the detective a moment.

"You just seemed so star struck. It was...endearing." he mused as he adverted his gaze slightly.

Kaede smiled softly. "Alright you got me. Though it's hardly my fault Shuichi. It's like being surrounded by celebrities." she trailed off as she saw a boy approaching them.

The student stopped in front of them, looked rather odd. In fact he didn't even look like a student at all. If anything he looked more like a mechanic of some kind, as he wore a yellow with brown out lined jumpsuit which had all kinds of personalized emblems and buttons all over it. A small metal screw key chain was attached to his pocket while a purple lightning design was over the right breast area of his jumpsuit. His shoes were of a similar color as the jumpsuit, but it looked like he didn't wear any socks as he walked towards both of them. His hair was a long very messy and a long light purple that was kept under control by the beanie hat he wore on his head. Once he was a few feet away , he smiled which somewhat startled Kaede, as he had razor sharp looking teeth.

"Hiya! Name's Kazuichi Souda, the Ultimate Mechanic. Atcha service!" He said with cocky and mischievous wink while giving the Pianist, a thumbs up with his left hand.

"I'm Kaede Akamatsu, The Ultimate Pianist. This is Shuichi Saihara, the Ultimate Detective." she offered as she gestured at the boy next to her, before she eyed Kazuichi wardrobe a moment. "And I guess that explains why you're wearing the jumpsuit." Kaede mused with a friendy smile, while Kazuichi merely gave her a grin.

"Hehehe, you like? Yeah it comes in handy when I'm elbow deep inside a new project." he mused as he folded his hands behind his head.

Kaede beamed at him. "Yeah it's perfect! It also makes me feel less self conscious about being underdressed here, and can you fix just about anything mechanical?"

"Sure can!" Kazuichi exclaimed confidently. "I once fixed an old radio station with only some scrap I'd collected from a junkyard." he offered.

"That's impressive.." Shuichi murmured next to Kaede, as he stared at the mechanic.

"Heh thanks man. I mean there are limits, but unless it's completely fried I can usually find a way to make it work. Anyways we should catch up later, but I've still got people to meet." He said with his shark like grin before he suddenly began to walk off his focus clearly fixed on someone in the distance.

If Kazuichi's attire seemed peculiar, then the person who came up to meet the pair, was downright strange looking. Wearing a huge black jacket over his school uniform, the strange man wore a white shirt with a large purple cross painted all over it. His fingers were adorn with two expensive looking silver rings, while his left hand was bandaged up and had a single small chain with a ruby end attached to the bandages. The pants he wore matched his huge jacket as they were the same onyx color much like the leather strapped boots he wore on his feet. A long purple scarf was wrapped around his neck while it swayed as he walked towards him. His hair was black as night, but it had a single streak of white running up the middle, as his hair was combed into a smooth looking antenna. A single yellow orb ear ring adorned his right ear, while a lightning scar was engraved over his left eye. As for his eyes he seemed to be heterochromia as his right eye was ruby red while his left eye was grey.

Kaede pushed aside her nerves as she decided to go up and greet him. Though before she even moved a single step, the strange looking boy stopped in his tracks, and held up his hands as if to warn her.

"Halt. Don't come any closer… if you value your life." He said in dark tone which caused the boy to flinch slightly.

"…What? Why? You were coming right towards us first." Kaede said with a confused expression plastered on her face.

"Hrmph! Even so warned, you persist to speak? Your bravery, at least, is commendable. So be it then." The mysterious figure continued to say in his dark voice, but a bit more dramatically now.

"Nyhahahaha! Tell me, courageous one. Would you like to hear my name? Do you think you are worthy of hearing it? I suppose I admit that your bravado has earned you that well then! Prepare yourself for I shall now reveal my name to you all!" As the mysterious man continued to get more and more dramatic, Kaede couldn't help but feel a sense of fear as the man before him got more and more passionate.

"Before you stands Gundam Tanaka, the Ultimate Animal Breeder! Remember it well. For when I rule the world one day, forgetting my name shall grant you only death…"

As Gundam introduced himself, Kaede had her eyes wide open, as he couldn't believe what he was hearing.

"You are joking right? You can't rule the world." The Pianist sputtered.

"You doubt me?! Foolish human! Your talent is negligible! You are only level five at the most! You are beneath me!" As if out of nowhere, four little hamsters popped onto Gundam shoulders, while he continued to rant about how he was better than her.

"Behold! My "Tanaka Kingdom"! By making my very body home to my subjects, I have tamed evil spirits! "Do not anger us! You should head their warning. You will find that these four are…. Merciful. Hahahahahahahha!" He continued to laugh dramatically.

"Their...ADORABLE!" Kaede's chimed out loud her initial concern about Gundham evaporated, as she slinked forward hoping to pet one of the critters.

Gundham clearly wasn't expecting this reaction, as he coughed loudly. "They are not...adorable. Do not under estimate the Tanaka." he exclaimed as he turned, and promptly retreated back into the crowd.

Shuichi twitched slightly. 'Well there's strange...and then there's that guy.'

Kaede offered a mock pout. "This isn't over Gundham." she muttered, as she folded her arms across her chest.

8:42 A.M Day One

First Floor

Gym

Naegi felt himself idly tracing along the inside of his palm, much like Asahina had showed him. It was such a silly gesture, but in a weird way it made sense. It might even prove useful in keeping up with so many different names. His reverie was broken as he saw a girl standing before him. He noticed that she looked like a school nurse of some kind. Her dress was pink with white outlines and her mini skirt was light sky blue. She wore a nurse apron over of her dress, probably because she had to carry medical tools and to care for her patients. White clean bandages were wrapped carefully around her left hand while another set of bandages were wrapped around her right leg and all the way to her thigh. Her midnight black and looked rather strange like it was cut unevenly in so many places. Yet despite that she had a very cute and soft demeanor that somehow put Naegi at ease.

"U… Um… E…. Excuse me…" She tried to say, but she so looked so nervous that she would have put Toko to shame at how insecure she looked right now. "… I-I'm sorry." She said as tears started to appear in her eyes which startled Naegi.

"Eh?! No, no! There is nothing to be sorry about." Makoto offered warmly trying to be a bit more confident as he stepped forward and offered a soft smile.

"S-Sorry… I just get really nervous around new people that I j-just break down into tears sometimes…" She said with a slight sniff as she tried to compose herself.

"A-Again… My apologies about that… Your name is Naegi, c-correct? If it's alright with you, I would like to remember it. May I?" she asked shyly as her gaze flickered from her hands back to Naegi a few times in quick succession.

"O-Of course you can!." Naegi chuckled as he rubbed the back of his head.

"Really? Thank you so much!" The girl said happily as tears of joy started to appear at the corners of her eyes.

Naegi blinked as he felt his throat catch as he found his voice again. "Hey I'm sorry if I did anything to upset you."

"N-No you're fine. Thank you though.…. M-My name is … Mikan Tsumiki, the Ultimate Nurse. Um… I'm very pleased to meet you!" She said as she bowed deeply. "….. Um… um…" Mikan tried to say, but just like before she started to hesitate and tear up again in nervous frustration.

"...It's too much. My nerves… My mind is going blank…. I thought of many different ways for this conversation to proceed, but I can't remember anything now!" She started to cry silently to herself which made the Makoto feel really sympathetic to her since he knew what it was like to be really nervous to be surrounded by new people.

"Hey It's alright. I know what it feels like to be nervous around new people." Naegi said hoping to comfort the crying girl.

"Just talk about what you feel like and don't worry so much about what others might think. I mean we are friends after all." His words instantly made Mikan stop crying for a moment as she look deeply into his eyes for a moment before she started to tear up once again.

"T-Thank you, Naegi! I haven't had f-friends in such a long time, and it has made my nerves all out of whack, and now I have two new friends" She cried out for a moment before she finally stopped and wiped the remaining tears from her eyes.

"A-Anyways, I am really glad to meet you! P-Please… Don't hesitate to call on me if you get hurt or injured. I w-will fix you up as best I can." Mikan gave Naegi one last nervous, but grateful bow before leaving him to his thoughts.

'Wow she's really emotional and shy, but I can tell she has a very gentle heart. I'm glad someone like her is a nurse.' he mused with a soft smile as he tilted his head in time to catch sight of another girl. She was radically different then Mikan.

If Leon was trying to discover what a punk rocker was, then this girl was very definition of a punk rocker. Although she bore a school uniform, it was so altered it was almost unrecognizable. Two colorful arms bands were placed on both her arms while her legs were covered in torn socks. Her hair was tied into two strange horns on top of her hair as its color was a mix of black, white, and even pink. Metal spikes and ear rings poke out of her delicate looking ears and she also silver looking piercing just below the left half of her lip. As she continued to approach the Naegi, she seemed to exert a playful aura about her and as she smiled, there was mischief and merriment in her pink eyes.

"Peek-a-boo! I see you." She said in a sing song voice much similar to Sayaka's own, but somehow she sounded even more playful and excited than Sayaka was.

"Look! It's- hey! I don't know you!" she admitted, before offering the boy a wide grin.

"Um… I am Naegi Makoto." The boy started to introduce himself to the girl, but before he could even finish she raised up a hand to stop him.

"Huh!? What was that!? Where's the energy, huh?! Here let me show you how it's done." She said excitedly while Naegi was caught off guard by how hyperactive the girl acted.

"That's not an introduction. THIS is an introduction! Are you ready? Let's go! "Ibu" from Ibuki Mioda! "Ki" from Ibuki Mioda! "Mio" from Ibuki Mioda! "Da" from Ibuki Mioda! That's me - Ibuki Mioda!" Despite how energetic she acted and sounded, Makoto couldn't help but smile at how much fun Ibuki was having, as she introduced herself.

"Introduction is officially OVER!"

"Wait a minute… I think I heard of you. You're the Ultimate Musician, who achieved success when you were in middle school! Didn't you start off as the lead singer in your high school band before breaking up with them?" Naegi asked curiously.

"Yep! I broke up with them, before I decided to come here." A look of annoyance crept up her face.

"But that is all in the past! Ibuki is here to have fun and make friends with everyone!" With a cheerful and wild grin she rushed up to shake Naegi's hand before skipping dramatically away to make even more friends.

"Well she's full of energy.." Naegi chuckled to himself as he gazed at the plethora of people he still had yet to meet.

'Wow it's going to be a long day. If nothing else I can definitely say that no one here is boring.' Naegi mused, before pausing as he saw a girl starring at him warily a few feet away. He shyly threw up his hand, as he took a step forward. "Um hey I'm Makoto." he offered lamely.

The girl in question had a fair skin tone, with sharp green eyes and long black hair that was pulled into two long pigtails. Her hair was held into place by long white ribbons, a large green bow with a white floral pattern and she also wears a purple headband, with a star-shaped adornment on the left side of her head. She had on a blue school uniform top that stops above her bellybutton, a frilly blue skirt, white socks with a blue stripe that end under the knee. She had a beauty mark under the left side of her mouth and she has a pink choker with a yellow bell.

"I know who you are degenerate male. You came in late with sweet Asahina. Keep your hands to yourself, or I'll make you regret it. I'm Tenko Chabashira, The Ultimate Aikido Master." she exclaimed as her eyes narrowed dangerously.

Makoto nervously waved his hands. "I-I would never do anything dishonorable I swear. " he said as he stepped backwards only to hear a clank. It felt like he'd backed into a wall. "Oww.." he muttered. The girl offered him a serious stare for a moment longer, before stalking off.

Naegi turned to find himself face to face with what appeared to a robot boy? Maybe he'd hit his head harder than he thought.

Though it was quite true. The boy had a fully mechanical body. Most of his frame was made up of black metal resembling armored plating, and he had no clothes to speak of. He had two glowing spots on his chest, another two on his stomach, and two on his both wrists. His waist, which resembled a belt, has a glowing red spot on the each side of his front. He was also quite short, being Naegi's height .His skin was very pale and he had sharp platinum blonde hair. His blue eyes are also notably mechanical and there are thick black lines around and below them.

"Woah are you really a robot! That's awesome." Naegi exclaimed with wide eyes.

"Greetings! I'm not just any old robot! I am K1-B0, the Ultimate Robot! But please, address me as Keebo!" He offered, as he planted his hands upon his waist.

"Sorry for gawking. I've just never seen a robot before. Uh it's nice to meet you though. I'm Makoto Naegi, The Ultimate Luck." he offered.

"Naegi Are you another robophobe? I have a recording function. If you make any robophobic remarks, I will see you in court." Keebo said, as he stared at the other boy critically for a moment.

"N-No. I would never want to offend anyone. I'd like to be friends." Makoto stammered slightly as he bowed his head.

The Ultimate Robot smiled at that. "Apologies for assuming the worst. Not everyone has been as good natured as you. I too hope we can become good friends." he said as he held out his hand.

Makoto smiled a moment, before taking the synthetic hand, before shaking it as he regarded Keebo intently. 'Is it just me or do we sort of look alike? Today just gets stranger and stranger' he mused to himself.