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This is strange. This is very... strange.

[The feed opens on a teenage boy who honestly doesn't look like the picture of health; his hair is a mess, his skin is pale, and even though he's sitting, his posture has a certain slump that doesn't exactly imply "physical strength". Still, even if Nagito Komaeda's body is frail, his mind is still sharp as a tack. ...Well, usually. Sometimes. Depends on the context? Well, it's sharp right now, and that's all that matters.]

[He's silent for a few moments, apparently in deep thought.]

[The first and most obvious conclusion is that this is another ploy by Monobear. Last night, he'd watched the end of the third trial and went to sleep, troubled somewhat by what had happened... and now, not even twenty-four hours later, Monobear had dropped him in a Pokémon region of all places? Was this the motive? If so, why didn't he wait for someone to commit murder on their own first? Honestly, Komaeda can't think of any possible way Monobear could make despair out of the Pokemon world; even if he tried to corrupt it, it would only affect the people who have a strong emotional attachment to the originals. Komaeda could think of no one who might know them except Nanami and himself -- Nanami didn't seem like the killer type, and Komaeda honestly wasn't attached enough to care one way or the other. He honestly couldn't even recall the name of the bull thing he'd been given as a starter.]

[Speaking of Nanami... where is everyone? Komaeda had already tried looking through the network, which raised even more questions. If, again, it was Monobear who did all this, why would he go to the effort of writing so many different entries? Why were there actual people with varied personalities, and not an army of Monobears?]

[...Actually, the bear hasn't shown his face on anything at all so far. And quite honestly, that alarms Komaeda more than if it had. Had something... happened to them? Komaeda plans to find out. Depending on the reaction of the masses, who may be either Monobear's fabrications or real people, he'll get to the bottom of this mystery, just like all the others. First order of business: figure out what's happened outside.]

Oh, I should probably introduce myself...

Nagito Komaeda. That's my name.

Anyhow... has anyone here heard of Hope's Peak Academy? Please tell me what you know.

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[ ...Nanami usually responds immediately to her classmates when they make their appearance to the Pokemon world. Or near enough. She might be slow when she speaks and may pause a few times as she goes, but she always at least hits the option to reply as soon as she sees something from one of them.

She does not do that this time. Instead Nanami spends a good deal of time staring at her gear and trying to decide what, if anything, she's feeling. It isn't like she hasn't told people she'd already forgiven what happened before and during the fifth trial. And it wasn't like that was a lie. It never has been.

...But even though it's been nearly a year, Nanami isn't sure she's prepared for this.

She hits reply anyway, after nearly half an hour. ]

...Komaeda-kun. What's the last thing you remember?

[ "Nagito Komaeda"... Naegi's pretty sure Saionji mentioned him at some point when she was in Johto, and she didn't seem fond of him at all. But Saionji then turned out to be a rather nasty person and a rare case of Naegi not liking someone, so he's pretty sure the guy can't be that bad.

...Right? ]

I'm a student from Hope's Peak Academy. Are you from Nanami-san's class, Komaeda-kun?

[Gundam's not even sure how to react to this. He's uncomfortable with Komaeda being here but since there's this whole timeline thing, he's not really sure how uncomfortable to be. For all he knows, nothing's happened yet or he's from some weird point in the future where everything's happened. He doesn't have a clue, so it makes greeting him appropriately incredibly difficult.]

So this world has called you as well.

[There. He thinks that should do for now. It's not exactly a friendly greeting, but it's...neutral. Let's go with neutral.]

Ah...you must be from the other class.

[Since she is pretty sure she's never seen your face before.]

...Komaeda-kun, was it? I'm Sayaka Maizono, I'm from the class before you. It's nice to meet you.

[New arrivals naturally gains Atsuro's attention. After all, he knows what it's like to be new and asking question.

That said, "Hope's Peak" did get his full attention. Huh, does this mean this guy is a classmate of Makoto's?]

I'm Atsuro Kihara. It's nice to meet you, Nagito.

[A young man, perhaps a few years older than Komaeda, pops up on the screen. His tone is both casual and friendly.]

You said Hope's Peak, right? Does that mean you know Makoto?

[Whoa, Hope's Peak people are just popping up all over the place lately! This guy seems nice enough...though he doesn't look so well. Hopefully he's going to be okay...]

Yeah, I went there! Did you too?

[The name doesn't ring a bell, but maybe he was in Nanami's class?]

[...Oh. Well, that's...

...dude, are you going to be okay because you look kind of]

I'm a former student at Hope's Peak Academy - a member of the 78th class! My name is Ishimaru Kiyotaka; it's good to meet you, Komaeda-kun!

[Not like it's going to stop him from yelling at you anyway. Welcome to Johto.]

Since you aren't a member of our class, I'm assuming you attended school with Nanami-kun?

[Another time, another game, the name of that place would probably make Anna tense up in seconds. But thankfully...]

Nope! Can't say I've ever heard the name...is it a famous school where you're from? I hope you've found a bunch of classmates of yours already! This place seems to take people from all over, so I'd be kind of surprised if there wasn't at least one person you recognize...and if there isn't, well, new people come in all the time, so I'm sure you'll find someone at some point!

But I'm sure you have a ton of questions, so if you need anything answered, I'd be more than happy to help! I've been here for close to half a year now, so I know what it's like to be kinda lost from how new this place is.

[And well after pretty much everybody else has had the opportunity to check in with the new arrival (and conversations have been had, and the public portions of this network post have been scoured, and was that really necessary to ask Maizono, Komaeda-kun, really), along comes a text message, as if to establish that this device does more than just video.

Also because it's a lot harder to needle at someone when you can't see their face, miraculous deadpan or not.]

Have you found the answers you were looking for, Komaeda-kun?

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