SCHOOL FESTIVAL

[afterlifer]

WHO: Everyone!
WHAT: School Festival / Arriving in the Afterlife!
WHEN: 9/30/2012. Morning through evening.
WHERE: All around! Mostly at the school, since it is a school festival!
WARNINGS: Potential violence, but since everyone's already dead it's not like it matters, BUT FOR THE MOST PART HUNKY DORY PG! So PG+V? That works.
SUMMARY: A school festival! Details here!

No matter where it is you woke up, if it's near buildings the sounds of merriment are all around. The shouts of people rooting for the winner of a game, students trying to pull in attention for their booths, adults laughing as they trip over themselves during a sport or someone screaming at the haunted house...

It's then that you realize you're at some kind of festival, everyone's invited, and no one seems to be bothering with money.

Then the realization that you're not even in your clothes. What the hell is this outfit? A school uniform? A janitor? A store clerk? Waitress?

No, no, the bigger question is deinitely "What the hell is going on and where am I?" With nothing but forest and mountains visible in the distance, it's kind of--

POP POP!

..Are those fireworks?

If your character isn't at one of the events and are elsewhere in the town/forest/school/dorms/exploring the buildings/wherever, feel free to just comment with their own thread at the bottom.

Comments

[brotonashi]

[A thing for big and strong guys huh... But yes! Just.. shooting away here. He takes one more shot before he notices Chihiro and looks over at her, assuming her to be an NPC or something.]

Uh... Hey. You wanna play?

[superhacker]

[ Oh, he noticed him. Time to freak out a little. ]

E-eh? Me? I'm sorry for staring- no no I don't wish to play...! [ Guns are scary and he doesn't want to hurt anyone...! ]

[brotonashi]

[Well the gun is fake and only shoots out corks, but...]

Oh, you sure? It's pretty fun. Not that hard, either.

[superhacker]

[ This is the same boy who would let a mosquito feed on him because he didn't want to hurt it, so... ]

F-fun...? [ How is it fun to shoot things, he doesn't understand! ]

[brotonashi]

[Oh goodness...

Otonashi nods, holding the toy rifle out to him.] Yeah. Try giving it a shot.

[superhacker]

[ He... stares down at the rifle, for long seconds. ]

...

I-- I don't... [ The tears make their way to his eyes. He's crying over being given a rifle... ]

[brotonashi]

[..oh god what is this kid crying oh no. Otonashi immediately pulls the rifle back and.. starts freaking out a bit UM...]

H-hey, are you crying? If you don't want to, you don't have to! I was just offering.

1/2

[superhacker]

D... don't... [ Sniff. ] Don't want t-to...

[superhacker]

[ And the watergates open. ] I'm so sorry! I'm sorry! I can't do it!! I'd hurt someone and I don't want to...!

[brotonashi]

[...o-oh. Oh god what w-WHY...]

H-huh? H-hey, hey! I said it's fine; don't worry about it! I'm sure you wouldn't hurt someone, but if you don't want to, you don't want to. No big deal.

[superhacker]

Uuu... I'm sorry, so sorry...

[ Sniffling... gosh it's hard to calm down when you could potentially hurt someone! ]

[brotonashi]

It's fine, really. Don't worry about it, alright? It's your choice.

[In fact he'll go ahead and give you a headpat!]

[superhacker]

[ Oooh, headpats. Other than big and skilled, this guy is also very kind! That cheers Chihiro up a little. ]

Uu... thanks. [ Another sniffle. ]

[brotonashi]

[He gives Chihiro another pat before retracting his hand.]

Sure thing. Just don't cry, okay? I really don't mind.

[superhacker]

I'm sorry... for crying.

[ He wipes at his cheeks with his sleeves. ]

[brotonashi]

Nah, don't apologize. That's not your fault, anyway.

[Hmmm.]

Anyway... I'm Otonashi. What's your name?

[superhacker]

Um... Fujisaki Chihiro. [ Restraining himself from apologizing yet again. ]

[brotonashi]

Alright. It's nice to meet you then, Fujisaki. Or would you prefer I call you by your given name?

[some people are more casual than others. like otonashi. so.]

[superhacker]

... I don't mind either way.

[ He would never want to have a conflict over whether he prefers one name or the other. ]

[brotonashi]

Alright, Chihiro then. As long as that's fine. Nice to meet you.

[Now to figure out if this person's an NPC or not...] So, are you a student here?

[superhacker]

[ He shakes his head quickly. ]

I don't think I am... I woke up here earlier in the day, for some reason.

[brotonashi]

[Alright, that explains that then.]

Oh. Got it. That answers my question then. So you're one of the new people here.

[superhacker]

Uh, yes I... think. You're a student here?

[brotonashi]

[He shakes his head.] No, I'm not. I... I guess I can say I'm like you. I've been here for while already, but I [probably] got here the same way you did.

[superhacker]

I see... so you may not know much about this place, right?