"Did Kazuichi say anything else to you?" Hajime asked Fuyuhiko before taking a seat next to him. He only shrugged his shoulders, turning his eyes back to the bright red apple he was tossing up as they wait.

"He didn't tell me shit. Just said, 'Wait for me at the hotel lobby!' and ran off somewhere. I'm guessing he's telling the girls the same right now. He clearly wants to show something off, though."

"Could it have something to do with our friends? He does spent almost all of his free time there." his interest had risen at the thought of news regarding their comatose friends. He let the idea float around in his head for a bit before dismissing it due to low probability.

"I'd stop making fun of him forever if that was true." Fuyuhiko had seemingly dismissed the idea as well, but it was good to see that he has also considered it. "I'm just glad we have him around to keep things running."

"Surprise!"

"AHH!"

Fuyuhiko let out a quick and sharp scream as Kazuichi jumped out from behind them. Hajime was surprised as well, he just didn't show it as vocally as his friend did. Soda laughed at the yakuza's reaction , making his face turn red in embarrassment. In the mechanics arms, he held a trio of items stacked on top of one another. From bottom to top he held a projector, a laptop, and what you could only assume was a dvd inside of a clear square case.

"Good morning, everyone!" Sonia mused as she and Akane walked down the stairs from the restaurant above.

"All right, everyone's here! Hey Hajime, think you can help me set up this stuff back here?"

"We're watching a movie?" Hinata asked as he stood up and followed Soda to the back wall behind them. Together they quickly setup the electronics on a low coffee table against the wall. The whole time, Kazuichi was grinning, eager to unveil his surprise.

"Well...you know how I've been digging through things left behind by the Future Foundation, right? So, in one of the computers... I found the surveillance records of all of our time on the virtual island!"

"That's sick, Kazuichi." Hajime was taken aback by this as well, Fuyuhiko's statement bringing a mutual opinion to light.

"No no no, I edited it!" Kazuichi defended himself, waving his hands in front of him as he spoke frantically.

"Edited?" Hajime asked.

"Right! No murders, no crime scenes, class trials, or executions."

"What about footage from inside of cottages?" Sonia spoke with a annoyed tone as she stepped forward. Her right hand was raised, prepared to smack him if his answer wasn't to her liking.

"Of course not! I would n-never..."

"So what is on there?" Hajime interrupted, halting Sonia's brief threat.

"I thought it'd be nice to have memories of the time we all spent together. Seeing as most of the people in this footage aren't here...I thought it'd be nice if-"

"Well what are you waiting for!? Let's watch it already!" Akane shouted from her seat, arms raised in the air. While the others were still somewhat hesitant, they had all decided to give it a chance. Everyone took their seats, and waited for Kazuichi to dim the lights and get things going.

"I haven't heard Gundham speak in so long, I forgot how odd he sounded." Sonia giggled as they all saw Hajime conversing with Gundham on screen. The footage was doing as Kazuichi had intended, raising everyone's morale by reminding them of the time they spent with their friends.

Chiaki, Nekomaru, Mikan, Hiyoko, Gundham, seeing past footage of all of their friends had everyone in a good mood, but it eventually ceased for Hajime. As the footage continued, he noticed that some people had stopped appearing on screen, reminding him of all of the needless killing that happened. Yes, it was 'fake' to a certain degree, but in a way it was still real. Those who died in the virtual world were still unconscious inside of their pods, no sign of if they'd ever be 'alive' again.

However, Hajime still took comfort in seeing his friends enjoy themselves around him.

"Hey! I said stop it!" Hajime was yanked out of his thoughts by the shouting occurring behind him. Glancing towards his right he can see Sonia and Fuyuhiko, smiling as they continued watching the projection. Looking behind them, he sees Kazuichi, struggling to hold back Akane as she reached for the laptop that was playing the video, his hysterical chuckling heard while he did.

"Wow, Hajime..." his head jerked back immediately at the sound of that voice. Looking back at the projection, he could see Akane and himself. Her hand was being grasped firmly by his, a blush taking over her face. "You, you're warm...This is the first time I've ever felt someone this warm..."

"Aw come on!" Kazuichi groaned as Akane slipped past him and disconnected the laptop from the projector before quickly knocking it off of the table. The video on the wall was halted and replaced by static.

"I'll kill you! That was none of your business, you idiot!" Akane now had Kazuichi by the collar, and was shaking him violently back and forth, his mood unwavering as his laughing continued.

"Hajime, I think you're the only one who can help him at this point." Sonia spoke up from her seat.

With nervousness piled atop embarrassment, Hinata stood up and walked towards Akane. As she pulled back to punch Kazuichi, Hajime had entered the line of fire. The point of her bent elbow struck him in the head, sending him falling back as fast as he was hit.

"Well this went south fast." Fuyuhiko said as he watched Hajime hit the floor. "This was a good idea, Soda. It went pretty well."

"Oh dear...you knocked him out." Sonia and the others were now standing around Hajime's limp form.

"Lucky me, eh?" eyes bored into Kazuichi after hearing that tasteless joke.

"Akane! Knock him out!" Sonia commanded, pointing at Soda.

"I'll beat him to death!" Akane shouted at the top of her lungs, chasing the now fleeing mechanic out of the building. Sonia rushed out after the two of them while shouting various obscenities. Fuyuhiko was the only one to stay behind, laughing lightly as he gently prodded Hajime's body with his foot.