Nui awoke more refreshed than ever in her hotel room, the day after she had spent the morning at Satsuki's house. She sat up stretching her arms upwards while yawning.

She rubbed her eyes for a moment, as the realisation displayed across her face. "Its... School today!"

She jumped off her bed joyfully, before quickly stripping down and getting in the shower.

She took a few moments of washing in the shower before shouting out, "Nui stop peeping!"

True Nui pulled her head away from the door of the bathroom before responding, "Oh come on! I'm just looking at myself!"

Clone Nui replying with, "Still counts!"

Clone Nui got out of the shower before approaching the mirror and happily blow drying and brushing her hair then brushing her teeth. She wrapped a towel around her chest wearing it like a dress. She left the bathroom with true Nui floating outside by the door with an innocent smile only for clone Nui to look at her irritably. She then put on her school uniform styling her hair to look flowery and neat yet ironically chaotic. She entered the kitchen putting two pieces of bread in the toaster, when the toast popped she buttered them quickly and wolfing them down.

She checked her phone to see the time, "Oh crap! Its that late already!?"

She began running, realising she was gonna be late to school as she was only just getting close to the place where she kept her shoes in front of the door when suddenly, She froze.

Her body in mid running motion, true Nui looked at her confused, "Nui? you there?" She waved her hand in front of clone Nui's face "Helloooooo? Disgusting ape filled planet to Nuuuuui?"

Red threads began to rise out clone Nui's skin wrapping around her when suddenly. She was replaced with true Nui standing there instead, true Nui looking inquisitively at her hands and body.

Clone Nui soon appeared floating next to her, "what the hell?!" She seemed even more confused while true Nui simply seemed curious.

"huh I didn't know you wanted me to take over." True Nui uttered

clone nui looked around worriedly "I didn't, and I... I can't take over!"

True Nui seemed relaxed like this was a small issue while clone Nui was obviously panicked.

"Really? Let me try." True Nui closed her eyes for a moment, squinting beneath her closed eyelids like she was focusing, yet nothing happened, "huh you're right, I can't switch over too, perhaps we should try contacting Nudist apes- I mean beach."

Clone Nui seemed to consider this notion for a moment before responding, "They'll probably tell me to take another day off school..."

True Nui again seeming untroubled responded with a simple, "so?"

But her nonchalant response only served to worry clone Nui, "If I keep taking days off school then there's no way my grades can keep up! I'm gonna have to go through day after day of agonising notes... and the exams... THE EXAMS!"

True Nui replied calmly as ever, "you know not being able to take control is an emergency right?"

However clone Nui to screamed back, "SO IS THIS!"

True Nui gestured consolingly, "Alright relax, relax, if you are so dead set on going to school, then you only have the one option... Let me go to school for you!"

These words sent clone Nui dizzy as all she could respond with is a confused, "Huh?"

True Nui dressed up in a spare uniform practically in an instant. She presented herself proudly in front of the panicked clone Nui, "Tadaaa~"

The worries were present on clone Nui's face as her response was shakily put together, "You realise Satsuki and Ryūko are gonna go crazy once they see you right?! And besides did you even take a shower...?"

True Nui casually made her way around the apartment picking an apple from the fruit bowl in the kitchen, taking a crunch out of it as clone Nui spoke before responding, "Oh relax, if I'm unable to wash for a period of time, like if I'm on an assassination mission that takes several days of staking out, I just use the life fibers in my body to eat any dirt that touches my skin, and I also mastered the art of always smelling like marshmallows." This seemed to confuse clone Nui for a moment before True Nui continued, "And when it comes to Satsuki and Ryūko, you can just tell them the same thing you told me! I'm sure they'll understand."

Clone Nui was quick to continue the back and forth, "And what about Nudist beach?!"

True Nui started looking irritated, "Nui, I don't like repeating myself."

Clone Nui gestured with both of her hands pushing out at Nui, exasperated at the situation. "Ok... ok... lets say they do accept that as a viable excuse, who's to say we don't gather attention from the other students!?"

True Nui responded pride-fully, "Simple! I'll just be discrete! I'm pretty good at that you should know it to be so."

Clone Nui chewed on her thumb's nail with anxiety, "This is still a really bad idea..."

True Nui started looking fed up at clone Nui's indecisiveness, "Look other me, if you really REALLY want to go to school today, then you don't have any other choice."

Clone Nui grit her teeth with frustration, "Alright! You can go... But you better not embarrass me! Although, there's no way we can walk out of here without being stopped by the Nudist beach agents down stairs..."

True Nui then proceeded to walk over to the window.

The Nudist beach sniper watching sees her, chiming in through his communications, "Attention Attention, True Nui is in control I repeat, True Nui is in control! prep the kill switch!"

True Nui calmly opened the window, much to clone Nui's confusion, "Who said anything about walking?" True Nui uttered smugly before Leaping out of the window.

The strength her jump shaking the glass to almost shattering. Nui pulling out her parasol mid air and gliding in the wind.

School was about to start as Mako, Ryūko and Satsuki was making their way into school. They were somewhat surprised to not have seen Nui, the slightest essence of worry coming across from their faces however nonetheless they made their way calmly to class. They climbed up the stairs, the usual students playing card games on the large window sill.

"Just another day huh... Like nothing ever happened, feels weirdly nice." Ryūko casually spectated as the approached the top of the stairs.

"Indeed, every time something strange occurs I worry that the comfort of the everyday becomes lost to us." Satsuki replied eloquently causing Ryūko to shoot her a look of warm concern.

They approached their class door down the corridor when Ryūko's phone began ringing, she pulled it up, Satsuki speaking up as she does, "who is it?"

Ryūko responding while still looking at the phone, "Its Mikisugi." She then selected the answer call icon while Satsuki looked on in concern, "Yo Mikisugi, what is it?"

She received a quick reply from Mikisugi who seemed to speak urgently, "Nui's gone rogue."

Ryūko's face turned to worry as soon as she heard this asking, "what?!"

Mikisugi ignored the question continuing with, "True Nui took over and left the hotel room, we have the kill switch ready but I wanted to get your help to find her before we did anything."

As Mikisugi spoke Ryūko opened the class door. Both hers and Satsuki's jaw hit the floor as they saw true Nui waving at them from the back of the class, while Mako obliviously waved back with her usual joyful demeanour. Ryūko and Satsuki immediately pulled Nui out of the class room taking her to an secluded part of the corridor while Mako simply followed inquisitively.

"What the hell are you doing Nui?!" Ryūko exclaimed.

A blood version of clone Nui to appear from true Nui's body. "W-wait, please allow us to explain!"

Ryūko put her index finger up gesturing to both Nuis to wait. She selected the speaker icon on her phone and held it out to them before forming a flat hand telling them to continue.

Mikisugi's voice came out from the phone, "Er... hello?"

True Nui responded casually, "Hello Mikisugi!"

The shock from Mikisugi was apparent as he replied, "N-Nui!? Where the hell are you?!"

True Nui responded just as casually as before, "At school."

Her calm demeanour serving to frustrate Mikisugi, "We were about to kill you! Why the hell did you jump out your god damn window!? And who is in control!?"

True Nui's tone in her reply seemed to attempt to calm Mikisugi, "Its alright I got an explanation for everything..."

Both Nuis began explaining the situation, the air of surprise and irritation was palpable as the current circumstances inconvenienced everyone involved.

"And despite that you still decided to go to school!?" Mikisugi asked in his frustration.

However clone Nui to perhaps surprisingly snap back, "I said I wanted to live a normal life, if I let crap like this and getting attack by a bunch of gas mask wearing weirdos stop me from doing every day things then I can't exactly do that now can I?!"

The unexpected out burst left the group in a moment of silence.

Satsuki tried to break the tension left in the scene, "I'm not sure if we should assume this is permanent however the reality is that we may have to expect this situation to occur more in the future."

True Nui raised her hand avidly, "Oooo we should give it a name! we usually love names for stuff like this right?"

The rest looked at her awkwardly as Ryūko replied, "So er... what were you thinking?"

True Nui placed her hand to her chin contemplating on the possible names, "well... My theory for why this is happening is that the pocket reality can only maintain each specific entity's existence in the dimension for a certain amount of time... I'm not sure why that is but if the theory is correct we should be able to switch back after a period of time. Sooooooo I think we should call it dimension fatigue!"

Mikisugi considered this calmly, "I guess that makes sense... However this issue leaves us in a precarious situation..."

Satsuki nodded just as calmly, "Indeed..."

True Nui looked around at all the group (except Mako of course) who were lost in thought before speaking up grabbing their attention, "Why does it have to be a problem?" Confused looks were sent her way as she began to continue, "Clone Nui can still go to school and I can get out of that room every once and a while, it was starting to get pretty boring in there."

Ryūko replied like she was spelling out the obvious, "well because its you Nui."

Satsuki chimed in "Whatever the case, I made the choice before to give in to Nui's desire for a normal life, to oppose the basic requirement of her going to school would be quite hypocritical of me so as long as true Nui doesn't do anything outrageous... we will have to allow her to attend school."

True Nui threw out a joyous "Yaaaaay!"

Ryūko sighed and clone Nui disappeared back into true Nui's body.

The group returned to class, when homeroom was just about to end.

The teacher shooting them angered glares as they sat down. "Nice of you four to join us, seems like you don't care about homeroom huh."

Nui chimed in from the back with a "Can confirm, I always found this the most boring part of the day, and I was just spectating!"

Followed by the sound of a part of Ryūko's deck snapping from her enraged grip.

"I... I would punish you but since you've been pretty alright so far I'm gonna let you off with a warning." The teacher uttered

Nui returned with, "Jeez are all human teachers such pansies?"

Ryūko hastily stood up immediately, "E-er sorry about that sir, she was saying before she was feeling a bit off today."

The teacher threw out a simple dismissive "Hm."

Ryūko sat back down looking at Satsuki incredibly frustrated

"This is gonna be a long day..." Satsuki uttered.

And indeed it was, each lesson that passed them by true Nui found someway to embarrass herself and clone Nui whilst also irritating the hell out of Satsuki and Ryūko. At one point she was passing notes posing as several different students pretending to be in love with one another. At another point she had managed to build an entire castle out what seemed to be a dozen decks of cards. Lunch time was excruciating enough as Nui utilised life fiber threads to steal food from the different members of the class when it reached close to the last lesson where start going on a rant about the school not having mandatory sewing classes. When the end of the day had come, Ryūko and Satsuki were obliterated mentally, watching each moment of Nui's antics drained them of their energy.

True Nui seemingly oblivious to the toll she has taken on them waltz forward in her familiar joyful outset, "Well that was surprisingly fun! No wonder you wanted to go to school so much!"

Clone Nui appeared floating by her side even more haggard looking than Satsuki and Ryūko, "for you maybe, for me? not exactly how I would describe your ridiculous goofing off..."

True Nui simply replying with, "oh then how did you find it?"

Clone Nui snapped back at her angrily, "Humiliating perhaps?!"

Nui was walking ahead of the group as they were making their way outside of the school gate.

"Hmmm, I'm up to have some fun..." True Nui uttered

Her words were much to exasperate clone Nui's concern, "Its starting to worry me that I'm beginning to be able to tell what you are thinking..."

Nui began walking the opposite way down the street the others were walking only for Ryūko to notice, "Nui, that ain't your way home..." her face as dead tired as before.

Nui responded nonchalantly, "I know, I'm just gonna go for a little walk."

Ryūko sighed as Satsuki pinched the bridge of her nose in frustration.

"You know what? I don't care, Nudist beach can deal with this, they can kill you at any time anyway, if they do just let me keep your head as a souvenir." Ryūko looked away in derision as she began walking down the street as Satsuki and Mako followed.

Nui making her way down the street with her usual casual smile on her face.

"Now... where should I go?" True Nui was lost in thought for a moment, "Oh I know! city center!" Nui leapt up into the sky once again, gliding with her parasol.

In the air she spotted a nice secluded alleyway in the middle of the city's commercial district. She floated daintily down into the alleyway, brushing herself off casually as she stepped towards the alleyway exit.

"Alright, we gotta set a few ground rules. One: No more stealing" clone Nui appeared by her side commanding her sternly.

"lame..." True Nui responded with disappointment.

Clone Nui continued, "Two: No being rude to anyone."

True Nui again replying, "Oh that ones an easy one, I'm never rude to anyone!"

Clone Nui continuing once more starting with a sarcastic tone, "Right... Anyway three: and this is the most important one; DO NOT hurt anyone."

True Nui had a serious reply to this however, answering with her own question, "And what if they hurt me first?"

Clone Nui hardened her gaze as she responded, "Most aren't capable of hurting you, and if they are... exception to the rule."

True Nui acted playfully in response to the sudden seriousness from clone Nui, "Ooooo I like it when you're scary..."

Nui made her way though the busy street the appearance of her large pigtails clearly grabbing the attentions of passer-by's.

Nui's first stop would be at a clothing store although it seemed she had no interest in stepping inside, merely stopping at the front to comment on the quality of the dresses on display, "Trash, mediocre, alright I guess, Oh that one is actually rather decent!"

She then made her way towards a café provoking a confused remark from clone Nui, "Nui what's the point in going to a café? you don't have any money."

True Nui responded smugly, "I don't but you do." pulling out clone Nui's purse

clone Nui replied with a downtrodden, "god damn it..."

True Nui began rummaging around her purse, "Nudist beach started giving you allowances right?"

Clone Nui's face was mixed with defeated worry as she replied, "Something tells me I'm not gonna have much left of it after today..."

True Nui pulled out several bills, approaching the counter, with a simple request, "I would like sweet things."

By the time she was done at the café she had consumed several muffins, multiple cookies and a slice of cheese cake along with a large hot chocolate. Nui wondered throughout the many twists and turns of the district carrying several shopping bags of the items she had purchased from shop to shop, much to clone Nui's chagrin. As she progressed from street to street, when she made it to a quiet more shady street.

Nui waltzed her way down the street carelessly, unimpressed by the grime and general shadiness of the street which appeared much darker than the previous busier streets. The dainty girl stood out like a sore thumb for the denizens of the street being shady men wearing long coats on street corners likely doing drug deals and the like, homeless men, scrounging the space they have on the street, and groups of hooligans hanging out in alley ways and around rundown buildings. One group in particular had a member who's eye was especially caught by Nui who was walking past the group. The member was a burly man with scars on his face and a silver tooth on his bottom jaw, likely from a fight, he had piercing eyes filled with unfiltered thoughts envisioning many acts of depravity.

He spoke up as Nui walked past, "hey little girl, what brings you to this side of town? how about you come round my place and we have a bit of fun?"

Nui merely ignored the man proceeding to carry on walking.

However the man was persistent, stepping forward, "Hey I'm talking to you!"

Nui stopped in her tracks, replying in her usual casual voice, "not interested, dummy."

The man placed his hand on her shoulder, "Come on baby, a night with me is one you would never forget."

Nui made her malice obvious immediately dropping all of her bags, "Remove your hand from my shoulder you pathetic disgusting scum, before I remove it for you."

The man's eyes widened as he begins to realise, "what did the fuck did you just say...?"

Nui continued, now bearing a twisted smile on her face, "I'm sorry did your primitive ape ears not understand my eloquent words? you putrid excuse for a waste of air."

The man's surprise turned to rage as he raises his fist for a punch, "You bitch!"

However Nui caught the man's fist, The man tried to pull away but he couldn't escape her grasp, the group from behind him watched in a mix of surprise and fear.

Nui began talking, her twisted smile growing wider as she unveiled her rage, "You know, I think this is what I hate the most about humans; you give them the tiniest most insignificant level of power, and suddenly they start believing they can do what ever they want!"

Nui began squeezing, the man shrieking in pain.

"Nui stop it!" Clone Nui yelled at true Nui fearfully, her eyes searching the background for Nudist beach agents ready to interfere.

True Nui began unveiling a claw, ready to skewer him.

"STOP IT NUI!" clone Nui screamed.

But true Nui seemed to ignore her, continuing to rant to the man, "But you know what I find convenient about humans like that? they are usually so weak, they are barely worth my time." Nui had let go of the man's hand as the skin returned to her claw before she picked up her many shopping bags. The man recoiled in the pain looking fearfully at Nui who simply walked away speaking in her usual playful demeanour, "time to go home."

Nui then stepped into an alleyway and leapt once again into the air gliding with her parasol on the wind.