"There you guys are, hey Chie about yesterday when I called the Midnight Channel stupid, I was wrong so sorry." Yosuke apologized.
"Thanks, I guess it did sound kind of dumb but it's real. I definitely saw someone on the screen." Chie mentioned. "It was someone from our school, I recognized the uniform but…"
"Is something wrong Chie?" Yu inquired. "If it was a student maybe you know who it was."
"That's not it, I saw a girl." Chie clarified. "She had brown hair and was wearing our school uniform, but does that mean my soul mate is a girl?"
"Hold on, that sounds a lot like the person I saw." Yosuke commented. "What about you Yu?"
"Yeah, I think we all saw the same person. What does that mean though?" Yu asked. "Do we all have the same soul mate?"
"No way, that's impossible." Yosuke mentioned. "I mean, there's no way we could all have the same soul mate."
"Alright everybody shut your traps. I'm taking roll and I expect you to respond in an orderly fashion." Morooka snapped as he walked into the room.
"We'll talk about this after class." Yu suggested quickly.
"Yeah, that sounds like a good idea." Chie agreed.
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"So she didn't have any new information for us, well hopefully her classmates won't bombard her with questions after that interview." Dojima commented.
"Yeah, by the way how's he doing?" Adachi inquired. "After what happened well…"
"I know what you mean, and hopefully spending some time with his classmates will help ease his mind. We need to find out what happened and soon, for both of their sakes." Dojima decided.
"I know, and we will Dojima-san. Maybe your detective's intuition will come up with something." Adachi suggested. "Maybe we could look into that suspect again."
"No, his alibi is perfect. There's no way he was the one responsible." Dojima acknowledged. "Right now we're at a dead end, we need some kind of clue as to what's really going on."
"We'll find it Dojima-san." Adachi mentioned. "Actually, I need to pick up some food from Junes so while I'm there I'll see if any of miss Konishi's coworkers talked with her on the day she found the body."
"That sounds like a good idea Adachi. Give me a minute and I'll head over with you." Dojima noted.
"Alright." Adachi responded calmly.
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"Well I'm glad that's over." Yosuke stated. "Anyway, if we didn't see our soul mate last night than what happened?"
"I don't know, the rumor was you see your soul mate." Chie answered. "Maybe someone changed it to play a joke on the other students."
"Maybe, oh yeah there was one other thing that happened when I was watching the Midnight Channel." Yu mentioned. "Did either of you hear a weird voice?"
"Weird voice, no I didn't hear anything." Yosuke replied.
"Yeah, neither did I." Chie added.
"That's weird, because I definitely heard someone and then I nearly fell through my television screen." Yu explained. "If it had been a bit bigger I'd have completely fallen through."
"Dude, you've got to be kidding. People don't just pass through TV's, it had to have been a crazy dream." Yosuke assumed.
"I don't know, we all saw the same person on the Midnight Channel so how could it have been a dream?" Yu questioned.
"Hey, isn't Junes selling TV's now Yosuke?" Chie asked. "Maybe we can go and see for ourselves if it was a dream, I was planning on buying a new TV anyway."
"Alright, sure thing. Though I'm telling you it has to have been a dream." Yosuke repeated.
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"No, Saki never talks to anyone here." said a girl in a Junes Apron.
"I see, well I appreciate your help." Dojima replied calmly as the girl walked off.
"Huh, Dojima-san isn't that your nephew over there?" Adachi asked suddenly.
"Yeah, it is." Dojima noted. "To be honest it's reassuring to see him spending some time with his classmates."
"I know what you mean, if there's anything I can do to help any of you three out just let me know." Adachi offered.
"Thanks, I appreciate that Adachi." Dojima mentioned calmly.
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"Well Yu, this one should be big enough to pass through right?" Yosuke teased. "Shall we give it a try Chie?"
"Sounds good to me." Chie agreed before the two of them placed their hands on the screen. "Feels pretty solid to me."
"Yeah, that proves it was just a dream." Yosuke decided. "It sounded pretty cool though. Anyway, you mentioned needing a TV right Chie?"
"Yeah, there's nothing quite like watching my kung-fu movies on the big screen." Chie explained confidently.
"Well then miss, if you'll please follow me." Yosuke stated in a overly exaggerated sales voice before the two of them walked to look at another television.
"I guess they were right, it was a dream." Yu whispered to himself before placing his hand on the TV screen only for it to pass through.
"Oh yeah, I forgot to ask what kind of…" Yosuke started before glancing at Yu and freezing.
"Huh, what's wrong with you Yosuke?" Chie asked before turning to see Yu's arm inside the TV. "Whoa, it wasn't a dream after all."
"Yeah, so what's your secret Yu?" Yosuke questioned in shock.
"I don't know, but maybe I can take a look inside." Yu suggested before sticking his head through the television.
"Hey wait, what are you doing?" Chie questioned.
"It's weird, it looks like there's a lot of empty space in here." Yu called.
"Empty space, oh man what's going on around here?" Yosuke inquired before a voice started sounding from the distance. "Oh crap, customers are coming."
"You've got to be kidding, Yu's halfway inside the TV." Chie panicked. "What are we going to do?"
"How should I know?" Yosuke asked. "Oh man, all this stress is seriously bad for my bladder."
"Should I come back out you guys?" Yu inquired. "I mean…"
Just as Yu was asking that, Yosuke and Chie started panicking before all three of them fell completely through the TV.
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"Ow, I think I landed on my wallet." Yosuke mentioned while getting to his feet and helping Chie up.
"We have more important things to worry about Yosuke." Chie snapped. "Do either of you know where we are, or more importantly how to get back home?"
"No, I don't." Yu mentioned. "Still, are you guys alright?"
"I think so." Yosuke replied. "Do either of you remember which way we were facing when we ended up here?"
"No, so how are we going to get home?" Chie asked nervously.
"How should he know, look I'm sure there's a way out we just need to try and figure out where it is." Yosuke answered.
"Yosuke's right, why don't we head this way and maybe we can find someone who knows how to get out." Yu suggested pointing to his right.
"Yeah, you're right." Yosuke agreed. "Standing around here isn't helping anyway."
"I hope so, this place is really creeping me out." Chie admitted.
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"Huh, I thought I heard your nephew but it must have been someone else." Adachi mentioned.
"No I definitely heard him, I'll ask if he was here when I get home." Dojima said calmly. "In the meantime we still have a few more part time workers to talk with."
"Right, still isn't it odd that miss Konishi isn't here today?" Adachi asked. "According to her co-workers she wasn't at school either. Do you think the culprit found her because of that interview?"
"I don't think so, her parents haven't reported her missing." Dojima pointed out.
"Oh right, then she's probably just staying home for now. I can sort of understand wanting to stay out of the public eye for a while." Adachi noted,
"Exactly, now then we're heading to the grocery section." Dojima stated calmly.
"The grocery section?" Adachi inquired. "Oh do you need more food too Dojima-san?"
"Yeah, but you're joining Yu, Nanako, and me for dinner tonight." Dojima stated.
"Are you sure I wouldn't be intruding?" Adachi asked. "I mean I'll be…"
"It's fine, besides I know they won't mind having a guest join us." Dojima interrupted before the two of them walked off.
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"Well we might have no idea how to get back home, but if it's any consolation it looks like the fog is getting thinner up ahead." Yosuke noted.
"Yeah, but doesn't this place look kind of familiar?" Chie inquired.
"Actually now that you mention it yeah, but how is that possible?" Yu questioned. "None of us have ever been inside the TV before."
"I don't know, maybe this place was on TV recently." Yosuke suggested. "Anyway the fog looks like it clears up in that room up ahead. Maybe we'll find someone who can tell us where we are and how to get back."
"Hopefully." Yu agreed as the three of them walked into the room. "Then again the room could also have been empty."
"Yeah." Yosuke admitted before suddenly pausing.
"Hey, what's wrong with you Yosuke?" Chie questioned.
"All of this is really bad for my bladder." Yosuke explained. "I need to go before I explode."
"You can't be serious." Chie exclaimed in disgust.
"Sorry, but I don't really have a choice anymore." Yosuke explained before running to one of the walls. "Do you guys mind stepping outside for a minute?"
"Yosuke, you can't do that here." Chie stated quickly.
"Hey, do either of you recognize this poster?" Yu inquired suddenly.
"Huh?" Yosuke asked. "Now that you mention it that does look kind of familiar, but whoever it's of must be really angry to rip off the head like that."
"It's giving me the creeps, there's obviously nothing else here so let's head back and see if we can find some way home." Chie suggested before freezing. "No way, is that a…"
"Yeah, I think so." Yosuke finished before glancing at Yu. "We should head back, I'm sure Nanako-chan would want to see you right?"
"Yeah, you're probably right." Yu admitted though his eyes never left the noose in the center of the room.
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"Well we're back where we started, and still don't have a clue how we're supposed to get back." Yosuke mentioned. "Do either of you have any ideas?"
"No, but…" Chie started before something squeaked in the fog. "Huh, what was that?"
"Look, there's something in the fog." Yosuke mentioned before a strange creature appeared in front of them.
"What the, are you some kind of costume?" Chie questioned.
"Costume, don't you recognize an adorable bear when you see one?" the creature questioned.
"Bear, you're some kind of bear?" Yosuke asked. "Never mind, what is this place and how do we get out of here?"
"This is my home, and you guys need to leave quickly. It's dangerous for you here." the bear explained.
"Weren't you listening, we have no way out so tell us where to go so we can get home." Chie snapped.
"That's what I was trying to tell you, I can help you get home." the bear clarified while hiding behind Yu.
"Help us, does that mean you can lead us to an exit?" Yu inquired.
"No, I can't do that." the bear mentioned. "I can make you one though."
The moment the bear said that, he tapped his foot twice and a stack of three TV's appeared next to him.
"Huh, is that supposed to be our exit?" Yosuke inquired before the bear starting shoving the three of them.
"Come on come on, you don't have all day and I'm a very busy bear." the bear said before shoving the three of them through the screens.
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"Oh man, that bear needs to watch where he's shoving." Chie stated in annoyance. "Hey wait, isn't this Junes?"
"Yeah, we're back." Yosuke answered before stumbling. "Though I don't know about you guys but I'm planning on getting some rest, that place didn't sit well with me."
"I agree, I'll see you two tomorrow." Yu agreed.
(Yu, Yosuke, and Chie have discovered an entirely new world inside the TV and met a strange bear in it. Next chapter another body will be discovered. As always any reviews or critique is appreciated.)
