As the giant man calling himself Great Gozu left, the door clicked as it shut behind him, and the four of us were left alone in the room. I stood up and walked over to a chair closer to the three, sitting opposite Gekkogahara and Sakakura and next to Munakata.

"So, why'd you keep us here?" Asked Sakakura. Of course he'd start the ball rolling.

"A simple explanation." Replied Munakata, who then turned to face me. Now I could actually see everyone properly. "Strategist, the people in this room are most likely going to be seeing you the most often. Gekkogahara as she is your new partner, and Sakakura and I because we'll need your assistance most often."

"So I'm assuming you two are leaders of Divisions related to military or police, right?" I ask.

"Correct. I've held you back to remind you of how important your position will be from now on. You will be listened to as an expert in the field of strategy and tactics and planning. But I want to make it perfectly clear that because of this, many lives are in your hands. A mistake you make could mean the difference between the Future Foundation expanding its land, or the loss of dozens of our units. Are you prepared to accept this great responsibility?"

Munakata and I have been maintaining eye contact this whole time, and he's only done this to see if I'll crack under pressure. Most likely at least. But I won't let them down. "I do, Munakata. I accept full responsibility for anything I do right or wrong. But I promise you I will not let the Future Foundation fall."

"Very well." He says, smiling. "You are now officially a member of the Future Foundation. You will be with Gekkogahara at all times as you are to be observed by her."

I nod, and Sakakura speaks up. "So, is that all? Anything I can do?"

Munakata looks up in thought for a moment. "No, Sakakura. For now continue on your current missions. This meeting is over."

As he finishes speaking he and Sakakura stand and walk to the door. Sakakura holds the door open for him, and the two leave the room. A few minutes of silence pass as Gekkogahara and I sit alone in the now silent meeting room. Eventually she starts to type.

"So, umm... shall we go?" Usami asks, and I nod as I stand up. She starts to reverse in her chair, and turns the chair to leave the room. I reach the door and open it for her. "Thank you!" Usami says as she rolls through. I walk next to her as we go towards the elevators.

"So... where do you guys stay? Do you live somewhere in this building or do you guys have a separate living quarters?" I ask as we enter. "Oh, which floor?"

"Ten." Usami replies and I press the button. As the door closes she explains. "Depends on the person. Most of us live in this building, where we have a door leading to the person's room in their office. Those who don't are the people who do most of their work on the outside."

As we arrive I realize something. "Umm... Gekkogahara?" I ask as she rolls out and I walk out next to her. "Where do I sleep and work?"

At this she stops. Her scarf covers much of her face but I think that she's come to this horrible realization just now. Wait... oh God does this mean... "I guess... we'll use the same office?" Usami says, with doubts that she is definitely entitled to have.

"Oh... Alright, I promise not to get in your way." I say, flashing a smile at her. Gotta remove the awkardness somehow.

"Alright, but don't be too worried about it okay? We'll figure something out when we get there." She replies. "Follow me." She says as she starts to go down a hallway. If I remember correctly this is her office's area. As I walk behind her, I realize just how bad this situation is. Not only have I just become a fully-fledged member of the Future Foundation mere hours after being rescued from the Ultimate Despair, I'm going to be sharing the same room and office as my partner, Miaya Gekkogahara, who was terrified after I got mad at her for a small comment when I met her for the first time earlier! Speaking of that comment...

"Hey, Gekkogahara? Yeah, umm... sorry for losing my temper when I did. I shouldn't have just flipped out like that with someone I just met." I say. Gekkogahara stops for awhile and types something.

"It's okay, you already apologized Strategist. We're partners now, so we should learn more about each other as we go along!" Usami said, and I raised an eyebrow and looked down at the woman, who looked up at me for a single second before turning as red as her scarf at the realization of what she said. "I didn't mean it like that! Let's just keep going okay!" She said, quickly turning down a corridor. Well that apology turned into comedy real fast. Better than having a bunch of sad thoughts and constant apologies though. I turn down the same corridor and see her in front of a room, leaning over to do something. As I walk closer I see she's trying to unlock the door.

"Let me help." I say as I take the keys from her and open the door for her. I enter the large room for the second time today and follow her to the office door, where she sits waiting for me. Oh, right, I took the keys. "Which one is it?" I ask as I stop next to her and she points to the smallest key. I unlock and open this door for her, and we enter her office, or I guess our office now. She stops in front of yet another door. "Are you kidding me? Alright which one?" I ask, looking down at the keys. Suddenly a small hand appears palm up in front of my hands. I look up and see her standing in front of me, her scarf lowered as she's standing. Oh, she wants the keys.

I hand them to her and she nods before turning to unlock the door. Her wheelchair has been left next to the door, the monitor pushed to the side. As she enters the room I follow her to find... a surprisingly large bedroom. It's walls and ceiling are all painted cyan and the floor has a soft maroon carpet that feels really nice on the feet. Directly opposite the door a large queen sized bed is placed against the wall, with a brown nightstand on the left side of the bed. On the right wall there's one last door, presumably leading to the bathroom. To the right of that door is a large closet, and to its left is a small desk with a computer.

"This is amazing..." I say, taking a deep breath. But now for the awkward question. "So, do you have an extra mattress in here or..." I hope I'm not sleeping on the floor. As I wait for a response I put my bag down next to the closet. A few minutes pass and still nothing. "Gekkogahara?" I ask, and it hits me. She's unbelievably shy, so she's probably awkwardly sitting on her bed trying to think of how to say it. "There isn't one is there?" I ask, looking at her. She nods, and looks away from me. "Okay, is there anywhere I can get one?"

She nods before going to her computer and turning it on as she sits down in front of it. I sit on the edge of her bed and look around. Not much in here, but I guess it's made for her. Whatever she does is probably on that computer considering how bland the rest of the room is in terms of entertainment. Oh, is that? Yep, dunno how I missed this the first time around. A television is hooked up to the wall beside the entrance. A small remote sits on the nightstand. Might as well entertain myself, and as I think this I press the red 'power' button, and the television powers on. The screen is split in two, the left side is watching as Makoto, Aoi and Celeste run down a staircase, and on the right side Byakuya, Toko and Sakura are running down a corridor, their collective footsteps emanating from the screen.

I hear Gekkogahara stifle a scream as she jumps towards me. I turn to her as she lands on the bed, and she grabs the remote and turns off the screen.

"Uh... Why'd you panic?" I ask. She gets off the bed and goes back to the computer, and after a few moments of clicking and typing Usami's voice starts speaking again.

"Every broadcast signal has been hijacked by that live video. No one in the Future Foundation watches the show in case it brainwashes any of us into despair."

"Well, that makes sense I guess. But you might be wrong." I reply, and she looks at me. "I watched for a couple hours to pass the time. It was right before-"

"YOU WATCHED IT FOR THAT LONG?!" Usami exclaimed, and Gekkogahara typed furiously. "How are you still sane?! Everyone else who did became addicted to despair!"

"Really?" That doesn't make sense, I'm perfectly the same. "Maybe it's when murders happen? Maybe only those types of scenes cause it?"

The therapist looks up for a few seconds in thought, and begins to type as she smiles. "Yes, that must be it seeing as how you're perfectly fine." Says Usami as a ringing sound is heard throughout the room. "That's the mattress, please get it."

Huh, a doorbell. I nod and walk to the door, and upon opening it I see... Nothing. "Gekkogahara? There's no one here."

"It's outside, the office is closed so they're all the way at the first door." Replied Usami. Great. As I trudge over to the main door I can't help but wonder who decided on this system. I guess it conserves space but still. I open the door to find two uniformed men standing next to a mattress, one hand holding it up on each side. Upon seeing me they saluted.

"Sir! This is the mattress Ms. Gekkogahara requested. Would you like us to bring it in?" The one on the right asked. These guys are more formal than the actual leaders of this organization.

"It's fine, just leave it there, I'll bring it in." I reply, but all of a sudden I have an urge to say something else. "YOU'RE DISMISSED! MOVE!" I shout as they straighten and salute again, before marching away. What the hell was that? Whatever, better get this in. I pull the small mattress into the room and close the door behind it. A small beep sounds, and it clicks. An automatic lock, probably only activated when this place shuts down for the day. I hoist the mattress onto my head, balancing it with my hands as I walk carefully to the main office. I push down the door handle and... it doesn't open. I try again and it stays shut. It's also auto locked. I look around and see a small button next to the door. I press it, and I hear a faint ringing sound. Ah, another doorbell. The door clicks and opens revealing Gekkogahara standing. I walk past her and she closes the door behind me. I enter the room and place it on the floor below the television. "And done! Well, that's my sleeping place settled!"

As I sit on the mattress I realize just how hard it is. I stand back up and sit on the edge of Gekkogahara's bed, and I hear her type something before the pink rabbit speaks again. "Would you like to bathe first?"

"Uh, yeah I guess. Wait, I don't have soap and shampoo." I say, and so I continue, "Can I use yours for now?"

Gekkogahara turns away from me and I hear Usami reply, "Yes, feel free to. Soap is the green bar and shampoo is the orange liquid in the transparent container."

"Thanks Gekkogahara." I say as I walk into the shower, but upon a quick scan of the simple bathroom I realize another problem. "Uhh, have you got a spare towel for me?"

A short while passes and I walk back outside to see her pulling a towel out of the closet. She passes it to me and I smile, going back in and closing the door. This is pretty basic compared to the rest of the room. On entry is a mirror and sink and some small cabinets, a couple of steps ahead is a toilet and area to hang clothes or towels, and at the end of the room is the actual shower, where the soap and shampoo sit atop a small plastic shelf next to the shower knob. As I take off my shirt I inhale, and upon breathing in I realize just how horrid I smell. Jesus I smell like a dog coated in sulfur. I look into the mirror and see just how messed up I've become. My hair's all over the place and the longest it's ever been, one lock of hair reaches down to my eyelids. I've started to grow a stubble, and my eyes now have bags under them, and I'm covered in cuts and bruises. Damn, this has been tough on me. I step into the shower and close the curtain, and upon turning the knob I realize just how amazing it is to have hot water again. Come to think of it, I don't actually know how it feels to have a shower. Actually I don't know how anything 'normal' feels, I don't remember experiencing anything. Well, might as well enjoy this while I'm here.

"Hello?"

"Miaya Gekkogahara."

"Who is this?"

"You are in possession of the Ultimate Strategist."

"Hello?!"

"He has severe amnesia. Help him remember."

"How do you know this? Who are you?"

click

"Hello? Hello?!"

And done. Now I just need the daily security report and I can rest for the day. Hmm? An email from Gekkogahara?

To: Kyosuke Munakata
From: Miaya Gekkogahara
Subject: Mysterious Call

Munakata. You said to report if any potential breaches occurred. One just happened. Someone managed to contact me directly, and they know of the Ultimate Strategist. The voice was male. The only thing of importance he said was, "Help him remember." I could not trace the call fast enough to find the source. This means someone managed to hack me directly without a single alert going off. I don't know how this could be possible for anyone except for maybe the Ultimate Programmer, but that should not be possible. What should I do?

That shouldn't be possible. To hack the head of information security herself directly is unthinkable. Yet he succeeded. Could it be?

To: Miaya Gekkogahara
From: Kyosuke Munakata
Subject: Mysterious Call

Inform the Strategist. He must be made aware so he can help solve the issue. Hopefully he can help. See if you can find where the hacker could have broken in from. Until then, be extremely cautious. The hacker might do worse things next time.

Sent. This isn't good, I can only think of a small handful of people who could be responsible for this, but only one makes any sense: Izuru Kamukura.

I walk out of the shower and start to wipe myself with the towel. That felt great! Now I not only feel like a new man, I also smell like it! After removing the last bit of water on my legs I realize something: I don't have clothes. I guess I can reuse the pair I've been wearing... I could wash them but I'd need something to wear until they dry. I'll just wear the towel for now and ask Gekkogahara if she can order some pyjamas or something. Just dry my hair a bit... Damn long hair's annoying, water just keeps coming! How do people live with this kind of hair? Whatever, I'll just go now. I unlock and open the door and step out into the room, the towel wrapped around my lower body.

"Hey, Gekkogahara? Are there pyjamas or something to sleep in you can ask for?" I ask, looking over to her. She's busy typing but as she finishes typing she looks over to me... and freezes. A few seconds pass and I start to get kinda nervous. "Gekkogahara?"

She starts to blush and faces the computer again and begins to type extremely quickly, and she seems to be mistyping often with how much she's hitting backspace. I guess she's not used to coed dorms or anything? "Strategist! Yes, I can ask for one! Please stay in the toilet until then, seeing another person naked is... uncomfortable."

Naked? Calm down I'm wearing a towel! But I get it, so I just nod and walk back in, closing the door behind me. I guess now I just wait until they're delivered. I should've gotten something of interest to do...

15 minutes later

I see, so her shampoo consists of water, Sodium Laureth Sulfate and-

Knock knock!

Oh! Finally it's here! I stand up from the toilet and put her shampoo back on the shelf, and walk over to and open the door after wrapping the towel back around myself. In front of me is Gekkogahara, who's holding a set of dark green pyjamas. She looks away and stretches out her arms, handing them to me. I can't help but chuckle as I take them and close the door. Man, I didn't think an adult could be as shy as her but I guess I was wrong. As I put the shirt on I realize there's no underwear. Whatever God may be out there, I beg of you to spare me from poorly-timed blood flow. As I put on the pants, I hang the towel up next to Gekkogahara's and walk out again. I walk over to the edge of my mattress and stretch, some bones cracking from my excessive use of them.

"Strategist? There's a problem." Usami says. I turn around to see Gekkogahara typing away. I walk over to her and stand next to her.

"What's up?"

"Someone has been watching you, and they know about your current position under me. They managed to directly contact me, meaning they could get through my best security."

Someone's been watching this whole time? They had to hack and Gekkogahara doesn't know them, so clearly this is not Future Foundation, but are they an enemy, or maybe just a neutral guy? Either way he's gotta be skilled to get through Gekkogahara's personal security and the rest of the Future Foundation's. "What do you want me to do about it? I don't have computer skills."

"Munakata just instructed me to tell you. He hopes you can help solve this."

"Okay, I don't have specific skills, but clearly this guy knows... what happens... inside the Future Foundation..."

Oh no. My notebook. I run to my backpack and rummage through it and find my notebook. I pick it up and flip to the page with the list of Mutual Killing Game participants, and there it is.

"Objective is to cleanse the Future Foundation before they gain too much power." I say, reading out the note to myself. I hear typing and the rabbit starts talking.

"What? What happened?" She asks.

"There is or are traitors in the Future Foundation. I found that out and wrote it down, but my memory was erased, probably by Ultimate Despair. I wrote it as a reminder but I didn't understand it till now! I need to find the traitor or traitors!" I say, standing and dropping my notebook.

"How do you know that? It can't be, no one knows of your status besides the Future Foundation's leaders, and we've all been working hard to eliminate despair for a long time!" Usami said, and looking at Gekkogahara I see she's shaking slightly. "THEY CAN'T BE TRAITORS!"

As Usami shouts, Gekkogahara stops typing and looks down, and after a few seconds she locks eyes with me.

"I don't want to believe that anyone there is lying to us... But the fact is that this is a possibility. As a tactician I have to do my job, and that means viewing the issues I face from every angle. If something can beat my plan I have to find out how they did it and make sure to not forget that mistake. I know this is painful, it's impossible for you to just accept this, but I firmly believe there's at least one traitor among those leaders. I hope there's only one." I say, and I walk over to her and she stands up, holding up an outstretched arm to stop me. She looks down and spends some time in silence, before she uses one hand to type something and press enter.

"I'll trust you. But if there is a traitor, then that means I can't trust anyone." Usami says. I guess she understands that she can't tell anyone about this. "But how will we narrow down the list? There are 11 leaders besides me: Tengan, Munakata, Kizakura, Kimura, Yukizome, Sakakura, Ando, Izayoi, Mitarai, Bandai and Gozu. How can we possibly find out who's a traitor and who isn't?"

Valid question, how can we distinguish who is and isn't? The Ultimate Despair and anyone who has fallen to Despair is obsessed with the idea, taking any opportunity they can to spread it, even if it's covertly. Whoever they are, they're skilled enough to hide their true identity from the other leaders, assuming they aren't all in on it. Can't interrogate everyone, it's very dangerous especially with people like Gozu and Sakakura. Wait, why not get them to admit it themselves?

"I got it. Befriend them." I say, and the shorter woman looks up at me in confusion. "Being good friends with them will allow us to talk to them individually, and we can dissect what they say to find out who is speaking a little too negatively, subtle or not." Again, she types with one hand.

"You think you can befriend Munakata and Sakakura? Some are easy, like Yukizome or Bandai but there are those that will shrug you off completely."

"Look on the positive side: the more we can talk to the more people we can judge." I reply, smiling. She shrugs and I see I've convinced her. She quickly types one last message.

"I'll shower and go to bed. You should rest too, tomorrow's your first day of work." Usami says, and I nod and walk to my mattress, and I realize that it is literally just a mattress. Looking at Gekkogahara's bed I see two pillows and a bolster on the blanket.

"Uhh Gekkogahara?" I say, and she looks at me from the bathroom. "Can I use one of your pillows?"

She pauses and nods, leaning out to point to the one on my right. I grab it and place it on my mattress, and upon sitting on it I remember just how hard it is. I reach to my bag and pull it closer, and as I open the notebook to write a new entry I hear Gekkogahara let out a muffled shriek. She's in trouble! I run up to the door and turn the knob but it's locked. "Gekogahara! Are you okay?!" I yell as I analyze the door's every detail. But, the door clicks and opens and all I see is a side of Gekkogahara's face as she stretches out her bare right arm, and she's holding onto... my clothes. ALL of my clothes. You know, underwear and all that included. Crap. "Sorry!" I say as I take my clothes and immediately turn to my bed in shame. I forgot about these. As I walk back the door shuts and locks. I put them into my bag and sit back down, pulling a pen out from it and flipping to a new page to start writing.

I was captured by the Ultimate Despairs Fuyuhiko, Nekomaru and Peko. Shortly after capture they brought me to a bridge where they tried to make an example of some Future Foundation leaders, but it turned out to be a rescue mission for me. They brought me to their HQ and after a long series of events I'm now their official strategist, paired up with Ultimate Therapist and 7th Division Head Miaya Gekkogahara. I've settled down with her and this is my first night. Someone managed to hack her and we deduced that there's a high likelihood of a traitor existing amongst the Future Foundation Heads. Tomorrow is my first day here working. Good night.

AN Stuff

So that's this chapter done. I wanted to show you guys how I envision Gekkogahara, and also set up the next few chapters. If you found this boring, then I apologize for the lack of action, but for good things to happen they must first have the appropriate setup. Anywho I don't think I did as good with this as I could have, and you probably got tired of reading the name Gekkogahara' at some point so sorry. I won't make up excuses but I'll just say that I've been in a bit of a blue period recently but I wanted to put this out before going overseas so yeah, here you go. As always, feedback is greatly appreciated, and I'll see you next time.

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