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[pencilpremonition]

Shion, Alex, you heard the announcement. The tower's opening. You know what that means for me, I'll be inside where it's safe. Want to come hang out in my dorm while the people that won't get killed fight?

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[afraid_of_my_shadow]

Yeah. I don't mind fighting monsters though! I think they're a lot less scary than people!

[savedbyasong]

Do you think so? I guess... they are simpler than people...

[But really he would rather fight neither...]

[afraid_of_my_shadow]

An' you know what to expect from them.

[savedbyasong]

Yes, I guess you do.

[afraid_of_my_shadow]

S-sorry.... I guess I have a weird way if thinking about things... Mikel used to t-tease me for it sometimes....

[savedbyasong]

I don't think it is weird...

[afraid_of_my_shadow]

[Alex looks really surprised at that.]

Y-you don't?

[savedbyasong]

No it makes sense, and is mostly logical.

[Which is a lot more than he can say for a lot of other people.]

[afraid_of_my_shadow]

M-most people d-don't think that. [He laughs nervously.]

[savedbyasong]

Well Nezumi says I'm a total air head so [He grins] I'm probably not the best judge of character.

[afraid_of_my_shadow]

[Alex laughs a bit,] I-if Alice was h-here, she's a g-good judge.

[savedbyasong]

Was she another of your friends?

[afraid_of_my_shadow]

Yes! She's m-my pet r-rat!

[savedbyasong]

You had a pet rat? [His face lit up and he smiled.]

[afraid_of_my_shadow]

[Alex was excited to find someone not grossed out by it] Y-yeah! Sh-she even w-went with m-me ta school!

[savedbyasong]

They let you take her? [He is the very opposite of grossed out] Nezumi had rats, real ones and robot ones!

[afraid_of_my_shadow]

[Alex laughs,] N-no, but I b-brought her anyway!

[savedbyasong]

Did you not get into a lot of trouble?

[From his experiences at home, and here he knew that schools were incredibly strict.]

[afraid_of_my_shadow]

[Alex laughs,] It's n-not a knife or g-gun, so the t-teachers w-won't say anything. O-ones that w-will she hides around.

[savedbyasong]

[Shion's eyes widened, they had had guns and knives in their schools? Shion hadn't even known there were guns inside No. 6 until Nezumi had turned up having been shot.] She must be clever...

[afraid_of_my_shadow]

[Alex didn't notice the surprise. It just seemed like such a common-place threat to him.] She is! Th-the most c-clever I've h-heard of!

[savedbyasong]

It's a pity she couldn't be here with you.

[afraid_of_my_shadow]

Y-yeah, but I know sh-she's safe at h-home.

[savedbyasong]

You will see her soon! I'm sure you will.