Hakabe didn't know how to describe it without sounding like he was becoming okay with his surroundings, let alone excited to, but the moment his hand was wrapped around the handle of the door, his heart rate came up a bit, not out of fear, but out of excitement. Yes, Hakabe knew that this was still quite the predicament and he feared that he might not find out where they are anytime soon, but he couldn't help but feel like one of those urban explorers he had seen in videos online. There was something about stepping into the unknown that had slowly began intriguing Hakabe more and more.
With more energy than Hakabe would care to admit in a situation like this, he slid the door open swiftly and just as he placed his leg through the doorway, he remembered the shouting he had heard prior to his meeting with Kido. Only then was his energy and excitement replaced with hesitation and anxiety, but Hakabe knew that he was going to have to confront them sooner or later. His only wish was that it would've been under better circumstances that Kido had no influence over. With a deep breath, Hakabe steeled his nerves and stepped through the door, only to have his eyes assaulted by a wide array of pastel colors on the wall, floor, and even the ceiling!
"Did Wakana have a hand in this?" Hakabe pondered to himself as he continued scanning the contents of the room. It wasn't hard to pick out the four people occupying the room, but in all honesty it looked like the kind of room a school would keep a kindergarten class. One wall was littered with drawings clearly done in crayon, all of which depicted a black and white bear in various settings with various costumes like a space suit and a firefighters outfit. Hakabe looked at one of the girls sitting at the table who was indeed drawing something, but he couldn't really see past the other girl sitting at the table. The other walls of the room were littered with various types of construction paper, markers, glue, and various bits of arts & crafts materials. Hell, even the tables themselves seemed like expensive versions of those tables you buy for little kids to sit at!
Hakabe's focus shifted over to the two males at the opposite end of the room and Hakabe didn't really know how to describe how they looked together. The one on the left looked like a ghoul; sullen and hardly alive if Hakabe was brutally honest; the bandages peppered around his face. Alongside the almost instantaneous sorrow Hakabe felt for him, he was immensely curious what kind of Ultimate Talent would make someone appear so gaunt and defeated, but Hakabe couldn't really confirm if those bandages were even related to their Talent at all.
The individual next to him however, gave off an entirely different aura and like Jin, it was one that made Hakabe feel a bit uneasy. The torn jeans and dark red and black attire radiated 'thug' energy and screamed out to everyone that he was the baddest guy in town… Well, Hakabe might argue he was the baddest guy around considering someone a few rooms back was armed with a real katana from what Hakabe could deduce, but the guy did look pretty tough.
...That same guy also caught Hakabe inspecting him.
"Y'know, staring is pretty creepy dude." The boy called out, causing the other boy looking at him to turn his gaze towards Hakabe.
He had a point, ever since Hakabe had started running into others, he had developed a really bad habit of just staring at people. It started with Wakana and from there on out he had just been doing it out of instinct. Hakabe couldn't help but just look dumbfounded at this realization as he approached the duo while chuckling nervously.
"Sorry about that… I don't know why but ever since I've started exploring this place I just end up looking at the people I find in the rooms." Hakabe explained sheepishly, hoping that his rather lackluster and basic explanation would suffice with the much scarier looking boy. Thankfully, the boy didn't seem all too hung up about it as a slight grin crept up on his face.
"Don't sweat it man, it's not the weirdest thing anyone has done recently. Unlike a certain green haired lunatic we came across earlier." The boy explained, his expressions souring at the mention of Kido.
It was no surprise there. Kido was certainly the kind of guy that would rub anyone the wrong way with his wild conspiracies should he be given the chance. He could only imagine what Kido was up to right now… Maybe he was coming up with a theory as to why gravity is a government conspiracy to keep man trapped on earth and was sharing it with anyone who would listen. Hell, he might even be pulling that family feud thing on Jin… On second thought that might not be a smart thing considering who Jin was. Hakabe could only hope he didn't find chunks of Kido all over the room whenever he decided to go back.
"Yea, he really is a handful isn't he." Hakabe replied with a smile as the other boy nodded his head in agreement. It was like a breath of fresh air, Hakabe was finally able to carry out a normal conversation with someone who seemed relatively tame compared to everyone else he had met up to this point. It was like a cool breeze on a hot summer day and you were out for a jog.
"It's really a pleasure to meet you by the way. My name is Hakabe Shotetsu, the Ultimate Party Planner." Hakabe stated calmly as he gave the other boy a formal bow. The other boy gave him a slight smile and also bowed in return.
"It's nice to meet you as well. The name is Riku Higuchi, and I'm the Ultimate Bounty Hunter" The boy replied nonchalantly as he returned to his upright position and stuffed one of his hands into his pant pockets.
Name: Riku Higuchi
Talent: Ultimate Bounty Hunter
Age: 18
Height/Weight: 5'11"/146 lbs
Blood Type: A+
Nationality: Japanese
Likes: Action Movies, Candy, Samuru
Dislikes: Heavy Metal music, Thunder storms, Snakes
Well, any sort of ease that Hakabe felt earlier on had been cracked as he was well aware of the type of work that bounty hunters took on. Thankfully he didn't appear to be armed in the same manner that Jin was, but Hakabe was sure Riku had 12 different ways to kill him with his pinky finger. Hakabe swallowed the lump in his throat and gave him a bit of a tense chuckle.
"A bounty hunter, huh? You've probably seen a lot of different places, haven't you?" Hakabe inquired nervously as he tugged on the cuff of his jacket slightly. Hakabe felt it was an innocent enough question, but you could never be too sure of what could set someone off, and considering who he was talking to, it might be the last time he ever set someone off.
Thankfully, Hakabe felt that his wellbeing was not in any danger as Riku simply scratched his chin for a moment and gave Hakabe a bit of a bored look.
"Not as much as you'd imagine if I'm being honest. Yea my work has taken me around from time to time, but it's not like I'm touring the world on a daily basis. Most of my work tends to be local." Riku explained as he cracked his neck effortlessly.
Hakabe knew that asking anything more than his travel would be like stepping on a field of landmines and that one wrong step would see his body be scattered across the room like a confetti shot from a cannon. Seeing it as a comfortable place to leave off for now, Hakabe shifted his gaze to the boy besides Riku, but the second he did, the boy averted his gaze and seemed to be trying his damndest to not look Hakabe in the eyes. Riku spotted Hakabe looking at the boy and scratched the back of his head.
"Yea, he's not exactly a social butterfly." Riku commented as he then shifted his gaze towards the boy. "You want me to take care of it?" Riku asked curiously as the boy continued to look at the floor.
Take care of it..? What did he mean "take care of it?!" Was Hakabe about to get whacked just for looking at someone? Hakabe's mind started running a mile a minute and he could feel the sweat beginning to form on his forehead. His body was ready to make a break for the door leading back to the music room, but thankfully the smaller boy shook his head slowly.
"No… It's fine. I'll be okay…" The boy answered Riku with a somber tone. While Hakabe was internally thanking the boy for calling off the imaginary hit Hakabe had placed on his own head, he couldn't help but feel a little guilty. He almost felt like he was forcing the guy to talk to him.
"I'm Samuru Murata, and I'm the Ultimate… Um, the Ultimate Experiment. Please… Don't ask me what that means." The boy quietly stated as he still refused to look Hakabe in the eye.
Name: Samuru Murata
Talent: Ultimate Experiment
Age: 16
Height/Weight: 5'5"/120 lbs
Blood Type: O-
Nationality: Japanese
Likes: Riku, Candy floss, The indoors
Dislikes: Hospitals, Frogs, Loud environments
Despite not being asked to, Hakabe really wanted to know just what being the Ultimate Experiment entailed. Surely it had to do with those bandages on Samuru's face, but surely The Ultimate Experiment went beyond just a few bandaid coverings. Hakabe shivered at just what had been done to Samuru to earn him such a now horrifying sounding title.
"Yea… No problem." Hakabe replied, unsure of where exactly to take the conversation from there, and unsure what he should actually talk about since Samuru didn't seem all too invested in carrying out a conversation. Riku clearly had dealt with this kind of situation before as he quickly broke the silence.
"Well, it was nice of you to introduce yourself to us, but I think that's all we've got for conversation right now." Riku exclaimed as he patted Samuru on the back. He then focused his gaze on Samuru. "Wanna tag along with me back to the kitchen? I'm feeling a bit thirsty and could go for some juice or something." Riku asked quietly and calmly.
"Sure…" Samuru responded blanky who began following Riku who had begun to make his way towards the door Hakabe had come through.
With those two out of the room, the only people he could interact with now were the two girls sitting at the table, although he had a feeling the one drawing was a bit too entranced in her own work to be interested in any type of conversation. That only left the reddish haired girl sitting across the table from the other girl. While she didn't seem to be doing anything, Hakabe knew better than to assume just because someone was "doing nothing" doesn't mean they were really up for a conversation. Hakabe approached her from behind, and the closer he got, the more uneasy he felt.
"E-excuse me? I hope I'm not interrupting you." Hakabe asked politely, only to not get any semblance of a response from her.
Ouch, the cold shoulder. Hakabe knew some people weren't all too friendly but at least those kind of people dignified their dislike of you with a response more often than not. The cold shoulder though… That was a whole new level of sting
"I'm sorry to have bothered you…" Hakabe added on dejectedly, still to get no response out of her. The continued cold shoulder was like rubbing lemon juice into a wound; it just hurt all the more.
This time, however; he got the attention of the girl who was drawing, and for some odd reason, the second she looked at him, the girl who had previously been ignoring him perked up slightly and turned around too. Now Hakabe was slightly confused; what did the attention of the girl who was drawing have to do with the red haired girl's attention. Finally though, when her eyes met his, she finally gave him a response.
"Can I help you with something?" The girl inquired and might Hakabe add, a bit assertively.
"S-sorry for troubling you! I just wanted to introduce myself to my classmates. If you don't have time to chat we can always talk again later!" Hakabe replied quickly, hoping that his aim wasn't bothering her in any way, shape, or form. However, this fear came to light when she adopted a bit of a frustrated face.
"Shit, this is all going sideways!" Hakabe internally panicked to himself as the the girl sighed, prompting the girl who was drawing to smile as if Hakabe's panic was amusing.
"Slow down… I can read lips, but not if you go a mile a minute." The girl explained as she brushed her reddish-brown hair to the side slightly.
"Read lips..? Why would she bother to rea… Holy crap she's deaf!" Hakabe mused to himself, letting the revelation drop on his head like a sack of bricks. That explained why she didn't respond to him earlier; she literally could not hear him. While Hakabe was slightly relieved to know she wasn't ignoring him on purpose, he did feel a bit like a dick thinking she was just being mean. Hakabe quickly bowed before her and shut his eyes, before realizing she couldn't read his lips this way. He quickly returned to an upright position and took a deep breath.
"I'm really sorry about that, and I hope I'm not causing you much trouble. I just wanted to introduce myself to my classmates. I'm Hakabe Shotetsu, and I'm the Ultimate Party Planner." Hakabe replied, only this time in a much slower tone, making sure he enunciated a bit more. Wait, would she take offense to his extra enunciating? Was that a thing deaf people found offensive?! He had never actually done any work with deaf people before!
While Hakabe internally had a crisis about the prospect of offending deaf people in unconventional ways, the girl who was drawing before quietly began to make her way towards Hakabe without him actually noticing her.
"That's fine. If it's an introduction you're after, then I don't see any reason not to. My name is Miwa Aotsuka, and my title is the Ultimate Irish Dancer." The girl explained calmly while Hakabe began to piece himself together.
Name: Miwa Aotsuka
Talent: Ultimate Irish Dancer
Age: 17
Height/Weight: 5'7"/136 lbs
Blood Type: O-
Nationality: Japanese (Half Irish)
Likes: Birds, Purple, Strawberries
Dislikes: Oranges, The color Orange, Cats
An Irish Dancer? That was a very specific classification, one that Hakabe knew absolutely nothing about. From his time listening to his clients chatter, he only picked up on the bare bones of the most common dance types, so this was something he had no chance in hell of talking about efficiently, let alone at all! Hakabe could only scratch his head nervously, something that didn't go unnoticed by Miwa.
"You don't have to force yourself to talk about something you don't know about. At least we got to introduce ourselves" Miwa stated calmly as she now spotted the second girl approaching Hakabe from the side.
Before her or Hakabe could do anything though, the girl shot what appeared to be a fox puppet in between the two, causing Hakabe to step back quickly as he truly had no idea that someone was even there. As Hakabe caught his breath, he only then noticed that the girl who was drawing had left her spot and was now standing in between him and Miwa. While Hakabe was a little sad that his conversation ended so abruptly with Miwa, Miwa seemed indifferent to it as she simply walked towards the wall of construction paper and began scanning through the various colors.
"What about us buster?! Don't you wanna say hi to us?" The… Puppet(?) inquired intensely.
Hakabe didn't actually know who to look at when he was responding. Did he talk to the puppet? The girl holding the puppet? BOTH?! Hakabe gave his head a quick shake as he decided he would aim his response at the girl, but as he looked at her, she quickly brought her puppet to her side and smiled, although Hakabe wasn't sure if that smile was genuine or not.
"Right… I'm sorry about that. I did plan on introducing myself to you as well." Hakabe apologized with a smile as he waved his hands in front of him. Hakabe didn't see any reason to ruffle any feathers by mentioning how SHE was the one who interrupted his conversation, so for now he'd just apologize and move on. He patted down his jacket and shirt and gave her a formal bow. "My name is…" Hakabe began, only to have the puppet shoved in front of his face.
"Hakabe Shotetsu, right? Yea we heard ya. You're the Ultimate Party Planner! I'm Sakkaku, the greatest, raddest, and damn coolest Puppet around! Might as well call me the Ultimate Puppet!" The puppet stated confidently as the girl holding the puppet merely stifled a giggle.
"It is… Nice to meet you… As well. I'm Rinka Amaterasu… The Ultimate Ventriloquist" The girl added on, breaking up the sentence for some odd reason.
Name: Rinka Amaterasu
Talent: Ultimate Ventriloquist
Age: 17
Height/Weight: 5'6"/113 lbs
Blood Type: AB+
Nationality: Japanese
Likes: Her puppets, gummy bears, origami
Dislikes: Being alone, People being annoying, People touching Sakkaku
Hakabe could only stand there confused as he still didn't really know who he was supposed to talk to since Rinka had taken control of that conversation. She seemed nice? So did Sakkaku? If he was being honest, Rinka was still one big question mark in Hakabe's eyes.
Rinka began making her way back to her drawing, but instead of sitting back down, she grabbed her drawing with her free hand, walked towards the wall with all the drawing, and pinned it up with the other drawings of the monochrome bear. Was she the one that drew all of those pictures? If so, how long had she been here?
"Did you draw all of those?" Hakabe inquired as he approached the wall as well. Instead of Rinka turning to talk to him, however; he was once again met with Sakkaku.
"Nnnnnnnnnnnope! All of these were up here when we arrived. We just wanted to add to the collection!" Sakkaku explained before Rinka turned back to the table once more. Hakabe was simply left there scratching his head, dreading the headaches that were gonna be created when he tried talking with Rinka.
Seeing as Rinka was now getting lost in her drawing something new, Hakabe took it as his cue to move along and see what was behind the next door, but before he could even wrap his hand around the handle, the sound of the other door sliding open caused Hakabe to spin around to see yet another new face.
...And a dog?
"Ooh, another room? This place seems endless!" The boy called out quietly as he seemingly stared right pask Hakabe. The dog, however, was diligently scanning the room.
It took Hakabe a whole second to figure out the deal this time: Seemingly blank stare, very diligent dog. First he met a deaf girl, and now he was going to meet a blind boy. Once again, Hakabe didn't really know how to competently deal with someone who was blind, but he felt more comfortable knowing that the other party could hear him talking. After looking and sniffing around a bit, the Golden Retriever pulled the boy towards Hakabe, only to stop and sit a few feet in front of Hakabe. The boy must've felt the leesh go slack a bit as he stopped as well.
"Is anyone there? Sabby? Do you see someone?" The boy inquired, prompting his dog to bark back in response. The boy smiled at this response and while he didn't know where to look exactly, he still acted as though he was face to face with someone. "Sorry if I'm interrupting anything, but I'd love to get to know who I'm going to be learning alongside. My name is Hibiki Otonari, and my title is the Ultimate Piccoloist!" The boy announced with a bright smile.
Name: Hibiki Otonari
Talent: Ultimate Piccoloist
Age: 16
Height/Weight: 5'6"/128 lbs
Blood Type: B+
Nationality: Japanese
Likes: Hot cocoa, Rain, Scented candles
Dislikes: Horror movies, Green tea, Thunderstorms
Hakabe had to admit, that energy and enthusiasm despite the fact he was looking the wrong way warmed his heart. It was really nice to see him put such energy into wanting to know about his classmates. It almost brought a tear to Hakabe's eye. Hakabe took this time to move where Hibiki was looking, although it seemed Hibiki picked up on his footsteps and stopped him halfway with his gaze. He must have a pretty impressive sense of hearing since Hakabe was sure his shoes didn't make much noise on the carpet.
"It's really nice to meet you Hibiki, my name is Hakabe Shotetsu, and I go by the Ultimate Party Planner!" Hakabe replied brightly as he formally bowed before Hibiki.
It was such a welcome change of pace to meet someone who just seemed just so polite and nice to the core! Well, that wasn't true… Wakana and Himari were very polite and nice too, but their energy could be a bit much. Still, they were very nice overall, and it excited Hakabe to have such friendly people around.
Hibiki slowly gasped as if he was blown away by Hakabe being the Ultimate Party Planner, and Hakabe could only scratch the back of his neck sheepishly at the reaction.
"Wow! That's such a cool talent to have. It must be super fun to make so many people happy!" Hikibi commented cheerfully as his dog began wagging its tail. Hakabe had been praised before, but that praise came from critics and clients alike, to which Hakabe had become very accustomed to. Hearing it from a fellow classmate however, made Hakabe feel warm.
"I always try. Hey, I'm sure you make others happy when you play music too, no? The piccolo really is an awesome instrument to listen to." Hakabe replied in kind, making Hibiki close his eyes and smile.
"That's so nice of you to say!" Hibiki commented gleefully as his dog was now standing and panting happily. Hakabe had to admit that this had to be one of the most pleasant interactions he had up to now: Maybe even the greatest one!
"D'aaaaaaaaaaw are we getting left out again?!" Sakkaku whined from the table Rinka was sitting at. The new voice immediately got Hibiki's attention and Sabby began pulling towards her.
"Oh, I'm sorry! I'll be over right away!" Hibiki called out in the direction of Sakkaku's voice before turning back to Hakabe and giving him yet another warm smile. "It was really nice meeting you. Hopefully we can talk again soon!" Hibiki stated warmly.
"Yea, for sure! I gotta go finish my introductions as well. See you later Hibiki! Later Sabby!" Hakabe replied happily, getting a bark back from the dog. Gosh, once again this had to be one of, if not, the most pleasant encounter he has had yet.
Taking this as his cue to finally move on, he made his way over to the next door and slid it open, ignoring the now quiet conversation going on between Hibiki and who he thought to still be Sakkaku talking.
As Hakabe stepped through the doorway, the first thing he noticed was that there was no door at the end of the room this time. Hakabe could now say with certainty that he had finally reached the end of his exploration travel wise. At least that's what it looked like. Now it was time to get on with the usual routine of inspecting the room. Although this time there wasn't all too much to inspect.
The room was clearly serving as a storage room as the entire room was lined with shelves upon shelves of miscellaneous items. From rubber gloves to paintbrushes, this room seemed to have just about everything you could think of off the top of your head. What did intrigue him, however; was the wall that seemed to carry nothing but medical equipment. Needles, gauze, bandages… There were even some serious drugs locked up in a cabinet with a key attached to a rather sturdy looking chain. Hell, there was even a fridge that had various bags of blood in them! Seems like whoever made this place ran out of room and decided to combine the medical area and storage area.
Of course, Hakabe was not shocked to see two people mulling around the room as well… Although while one of them seemed to be looking through the actual contents of the room, the other was…
"Hmmm, no suspicious readings here either… Where could they be hiding? Man… If only I had all my equipment" A boy who Hakabe could only describe as eccentric once again, was hovering a strange looking device over various areas of the medical area of the room.
The device did seem to be working as there did appear to be a light that was functioning, but what exactly was he looking for. It wasn't until the boy turned his back to him and revealed that the back of his black leather jacket revealed what appeared to be a logo of some group going by the "Haunted Howlers" that Hakabe finally pieced together what he was looking for.
"Ghosts?" Hakabe questioned mentally as the boy began spinning around in Hakabe's direction, and as soon as the boy spotted Hakabe, he brought his reader down, gave him an energetic smile, and quickly stepped towards him.
"Hey there pal! You wouldn't have happened to stumble upon any sort of paranormal activity on the way here, did you? I have a feeling there's some sneaky little spirits hiding around here, and you can bet I'm gonna find them!" The boy questioned quietly as he leaned forward, positioning his hand as to make it look like the two were sharing some kind of secret.
"Um… No, sorry I can't say I have. What makes you so certain there are?" Hakabe replied nervously, a bead of sweat rolling down his head. This prompted the boy to straighten up and strike a rather confident pose as he lifted the shades off of his eyes.
"Call it intuition! As the Ultimate Paranormal Investigator, I have a really good knack for picking this stuff up!" The boy declared proudly as he dropped his shades back over his eyes.
Well, he was enthusiastic, Hakabe would give him that, and that wasn't a bad thing considering it was his talent! However; Hakabe feared that he was going to be rocking the same type of endless energy that Wakana and Himari carried with them. Again, not a bad thing, but there was only so much you could take at once, and if you multiplied the source by four? Yea, that's a quick burnout.
"W-well, I gotta say that's pretty cool! I'm Hakabe Shotetsu, the Ultimate Party Planner! Could I maybe get a name to go with your talent?" Hakabe inquired, trying to make sure the conversation stayed slightly grounded instead of flying off the rails with energy.
"Sure thing! The name is Yureibei Oshizono! I promise we'll talk some more, but for now I've got a ghost to catch!" The boy replied quickly as he moved past Hakabe and quickly left the room, leaving Hakabe absolutely dumbfounded.
Name: Yureibei Oshizono
Talent: Ultimate Paranormal Investigator
Age: 17
Height/Weight: 5'9"/132 lbs
Blood Type: AB+
Nationality: Japanese
Likes: Tonkatsu pork cutlets, Haunted houses, Thermal goggles
Dislikes: Sunny Weather, Creaky floorboards, Skeptics
"What… Just happened?" Hakabe asked himself aloud as he patted down his jacket, only to earn a response from the other individual in the room.
"Ah… Don't worry about him. When you do what you love you can't help it. I sure know I can't!" The girl replied smoothly as she turned to face Hakabe.
Despite her small stature, she carried around this strong sense of purpose that was magnified by her strong posture. Hakabe's eyes were instantly drawn the to the blatantly obvious safety vest and hardhat the girl was wearing along with… A skirt? Everything lined up with each other except for that dang skirt. What was the deal with that? Well, now was not the time to get hung up over stylistic choices. Hakabe quickly cleared his throat and nodded in agreement.
"Of course, it's only natural." Hakabe replied calmly as he gave the girl a smile and bowed formally. "It's really nice to meet you, my name is Hakabe Shotetsu, and I am the Ultimate Party Planner." Hakabe restated, even though he was sure she heard him introduce himself to Yureibei. The girl simply stifled a short giggle before holding her hardhat and bowing in return.
"Nice to meet you too! My name is Maemi Akiyama…" The girl began before standing upright, making a fist, and tapping on her hardhat with her knuckles. "And if you didn't guess it already, I'm the Ultimate Construction Worker!"
Name: Maemi Akiyama
Talent: Ultimate Construction Worker
Age: 16
Height/Weight: 5'3"/105 lbs
Blood Type: O+
Nationality: Japanese
Likes: Climbing, Loud noises, Schedules
Dislikes: Sitting still, Arcade crane games, birds
Yep, that was pretty much a given. Again, aside from the whole skirt situation, she had everything that the average construction worker would wear.
"Construction huh? I have to say that surprised me a bit. However, I won't doubt your capability! I look forward to learn-" Hakabe began before what sounded like a bell ringing through speakers in the walls echoed in the room interrupted him.
Hakabe was going to be honest, he never really actually noticed any speakers in the walls, he was so busy analyzing the contents of the room that he looked over what was now a very prominent black speaker embedded into the wall.
"Ahem... Testing, testing! I hope I'm using this thing right." An unknown voice called out over the speaker. It wasn't the voice of anyone Hakabe had encountered before, and based on the look that Maemi was wearing, she wasn't sure either.
"Now, if you can hear me, report to the lounge area at once for a class debriefing. Attendance is mandatory, so don't be late! The debriefing will begin in ten minutes. Again… DON'T BE LATE!" The voice demanded loudly, especially at the end.
Hakabe and Maemi could only look at each other with puzzled expressions, if that was their teacher then why were they sounding so… High pitched? ALso what was with the aggressive tone? Maemi simply shrugged her shoulders as she began walking towards the door.
"It looks like we'll finally be getting this show on the road!" Maemi began as she turned to Hakabe with a smile. "I'm honestly really excited to see what the future's got in store for the all of us!" She added on, her tone rising a bit higher as she motioned for Hakabe to follow her back to the lounge area.
Hakabe had to agree, he was also quite excited to finally get some answers from the person who'd be shepherding them towards a brighter future. What kind of fun lessons and adventures would he be partaking in with the colorful cast he called his classmates?!
He'd be begging not to find out soon enough...