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ayako haibara

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I got a letter from Prospero High School saying that I had to attend 9th grade.

[Pause. A hint of sorrow in her voice.]

What should I do? I don't think I'm ready to go to school. I'm not fit to be around people until I can stop feeling like I need to hurt them because they...

[Trailing off. She never talked about this to anyone. Especially not here, because the illness she had at Rougetsu wasn't exactly here. Plus, she was starting to feel a bit more remorseful about her actions back home, once she learned what they meant in the end.]

I don't think I can get out of this, though. I'm not sure if the school can understand my actions on Rougetsu Island without looking at my funny. They're not like my doctors back home.

Can I just ignore the letter?

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[IF YOU PUT IT THAT WAY, he's... not too sure of what to say. A lot of things are wrong with him.]

Erm, hopefully nothing wrong. Nothing much, at least.

[LIES. But let's just leave it at that because describing about how he got here in his game avatar instead of his real body is too much of a work.]

[JOIN THE CLUB, BUDDY. they can be frands.]

You sure? [Just double checking! Maybe he wanted to talk about it. But if it was hard to explain, then. Yep. That'd be something she understood well.]

[HERE BE LOSERS OF PROSPERO.]

I guess. No need to worry about me.

[Nope, Ayako. He plays fukken' solo, his heart is made of wall. Probably.]

[CHEERS]

... Well okay. If you have anything you want to talk about to the school, we can always go together.

Well. That is, if I do go.

You... really don't plan on going?

[A beat.]

Sorry if it was too personal.

[She hesitates. Fiddling with that phone as she tries to come up with an answer.]

I don't know yet. [Then she shakes her head.] You don't have to say sorry. It's... fine. Yeah.

[Sorry bro, she's still trying to adjust to being social in general and not. Being. Well. Nuts.]

Did you go to school back in your world?

[A noticeable pause, again.]

Not... really, actually.

[He is from a freaking online game. What didcha expect?]

[wth is an online game, WHY IS EVERYONE FROM THE FUTURE...]

So this is going to be your first time, too?

N-no, I mean... I had gone to school once, before I was stuck in another world.

[It is something that kill you, LUCKY YOU DIDN'T HAVE IT, FLINTSTONES.]

...Yeah, this Prospero makes it second.

[DON'T BE HATIN]

Then can you tell me what a "Freshman" is? [All these school terms, she doesn't understand.]

[S-SOB.]

First-year in a high school, in short. You're a Freshman?

[A nod.]

Yeah, that's what the staff said. They said to be careful, but I don't know why.

[...Workplace bully, perhaps? Kirito considers that as an option, but WELL let's make this conversation as heartwarming as possible.]

I can't tell exactly, but probably senior pranks aren't that uncommon in Prospero High.

Pranks, huh?

[SHE IS THE MASTER OF PRANKS DAMMIT :|] ... Thanks for the info. The staff wouldn't give me a clearer explanation.

[OH.] Oh, by the way. What's your name?

[He can't be a prankster in his game, so ;w;.]

[Okay, slight dilemma here. True name? Or just his nick? ...Better be a dork and give her the latter.]

Kirito. Yours?

[asl pls.]

[WHAT A DORK -- okay no. She doesn't know his true roots, so why would she be judging in the brackets.]

Ayako. [14/f/none of yo business.] Nice to meet you, Kirito.

[my brotha, I think you've made a new friend.]

[WOW RUDE. He's totally Lawful Good! Or Lawful Stupid! Uh, no, definitely the latter because the former is totally not for him.]

The pleasure's all mine, Ayako. [A small pause, and his tone turns a bit anxious.] Are you really going to be okay? About going to school and all?

[Social Link get! Ayako will now going to die for him!]

[lawful stupid, this is a good alignment to join.]

Um... [A pause. Tilting her head at the question.] I think so. I'm learning about emotions and everything since I been here. I just don't want to lapse back on my old ways.

[crazypants will now die for you.]

[Wow suddenly pressured with a hard topic, eh? How do one should respond to that kind of question?]

[Ah, screw it, Kirito's a dork.] Learning... about emotions?

[And Ayako is a derp, so it fits.]

Yeah. I lacked emotions or something back home. Well -- Empathy, I guess. [She shrugs.] I feel fine now that I'm here. I guess not having my illness is better for me.

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