↻ 29th Windy Spiral // [Video] ↺
[As the feed flickers on, it shows two people strapped onto metal crucifixes, both of them seemingly unconscious and separated from each other by a glass panel. It doesn’t last long, as one of them begins to stir, groaning for a moment whilst squinting their eyes, trying to take in whatever surrounding they’re in.]
Eh...?
[Her eyes widen in confusion, taking a look around once more before her gaze settles on the other person.]
Ah- !
[Still tattered and not quite all there from a previous test, the ruffled black hair and sky blue attire can be instantly picked up as he too starts to wake up.]
E-eh? W-what in the...
[He makes eye contact with the other person with him in the room, his eyes easily betraying how fast he goes from half-asleep to awake and worried.]
F-Fujino? What’s going on?
I-I don’t know-- [Her head turns up, glancing at the note hanging next to the speaker on the panel.]
"36DB, you have refused time and again to tell the truth, so we have set up a game for you, an appropriate one, considering your past. You have only two choices: You may free yourself and a friend who holds you close by simply confessing to him the truth... or you can choose to end his life here and now, in support of your ultimate secret.
If you choose neither of these, you will receive a rather... shocking wakeup call. This will continue until you make a decision... or you are no longer able to.”
Oh...
Oh man, another test, it figures...
[The younger of the two’s comment is drowned out, as the speaker that the note is attached to crackles on, delivering it’s own set of instructions.]
"31-AA. You have continuously shown to be able to put your own life in jeopardy for the ones you care for, to the point of constant sacrifice, but what happens when you are stripped of that and put in front of a friend who is more likely to betray you? You put your trust in her, and still she harbors secrets that would be better off spoken.
You have no choice of self-sacrifice here. Either she will choose to tell you... or she will end your life, one way or the other. If she has convinced herself of her stubbornness, maybe she will realize that her stubbornness hurts more when there is more than one life at stake here."
W-What!?
[A tense, silence hangs in the atmosphere for a moment or so.]
...ha. Ha ha, this can’t be right. I’ve already told you everything--
[She yelps as a wave of shock zaps at her entire body.]
F-Fujino!
[The boy struggles against the restraints, worry etched on his face.]
Fujino... w-what aren’t you saying?
What do you mean? I’ve already said what you wanted to know--
[Another shock. This time around, she simply flinches and grits her teeth, trying not to surrender to the mass of pain coursing through her nerves.]
Fujino! Fujino... you can trust me, you don’t have to endure the shocks like that! You don’t have to lie!
[He struggles against the restraints, pulling open wounds that are barely more than a day old as he flails.]
[Her whole body shuddering, she tries to muster up some strength just to be able to shake her head.]
I’m not lying! I’ve told you about it, so there’s nothing else left that I would hide from you!
[A loud shriek is heard as the shocks sent to her become more and more agonizing.]
It’s obviously not that, whatever they want you to tell me! Please, Fujino- don’t do this! I don’t want to-
[The rest of that sentence goes unfinished as John throws more effort into struggling against the bindings that are in place, gritting his teeth and pulling open more wounds as he thrashes about.]
Fujino, please! Why can’t you just tell me!? You don’t have to keep secrets from me!
[Breathing heavily for a moment, she struggles to look at him again. However, this time, her eyes show a hidden determination. There’s a long pause, before-]
Because... [She coughs, droplets of blood spilling on the floor and down her chin.] ...because I have already said everything. There is nothing more I have to hide from.
[And with that, she receives the last shock, more powerful then the last. The restraints finally release, her seemingly lifeless body now falling to the floor.]
Fujino!? Fuji-AAAAAAAAAAAAAAUGH!
[After the restraints release her, it’s John’s turn for electrocution. His body spazzes and writhes, his eyes shut tight as he twitches, screaming incoherently and practically throwing himself against the restraints, dripping blood from half-ope wounds. It doesn’t take long before he slumps against them, causing them to release as his body slams into the floor as well, unconscious or worse.]
John
Fujino
Eh...?
[Her eyes widen in confusion, taking a look around once more before her gaze settles on the other person.]
Ah- !
[Still tattered and not quite all there from a previous test, the ruffled black hair and sky blue attire can be instantly picked up as he too starts to wake up.]
E-eh? W-what in the...
[He makes eye contact with the other person with him in the room, his eyes easily betraying how fast he goes from half-asleep to awake and worried.]
F-Fujino? What’s going on?
I-I don’t know-- [Her head turns up, glancing at the note hanging next to the speaker on the panel.]
"36DB, you have refused time and again to tell the truth, so we have set up a game for you, an appropriate one, considering your past. You have only two choices: You may free yourself and a friend who holds you close by simply confessing to him the truth... or you can choose to end his life here and now, in support of your ultimate secret.
If you choose neither of these, you will receive a rather... shocking wakeup call. This will continue until you make a decision... or you are no longer able to.”
Oh...
Oh man, another test, it figures...
[The younger of the two’s comment is drowned out, as the speaker that the note is attached to crackles on, delivering it’s own set of instructions.]
"31-AA. You have continuously shown to be able to put your own life in jeopardy for the ones you care for, to the point of constant sacrifice, but what happens when you are stripped of that and put in front of a friend who is more likely to betray you? You put your trust in her, and still she harbors secrets that would be better off spoken.
You have no choice of self-sacrifice here. Either she will choose to tell you... or she will end your life, one way or the other. If she has convinced herself of her stubbornness, maybe she will realize that her stubbornness hurts more when there is more than one life at stake here."
W-What!?
[A tense, silence hangs in the atmosphere for a moment or so.]
...ha. Ha ha, this can’t be right. I’ve already told you everything--
[She yelps as a wave of shock zaps at her entire body.]
F-Fujino!
[The boy struggles against the restraints, worry etched on his face.]
Fujino... w-what aren’t you saying?
What do you mean? I’ve already said what you wanted to know--
[Another shock. This time around, she simply flinches and grits her teeth, trying not to surrender to the mass of pain coursing through her nerves.]
Fujino! Fujino... you can trust me, you don’t have to endure the shocks like that! You don’t have to lie!
[He struggles against the restraints, pulling open wounds that are barely more than a day old as he flails.]
[Her whole body shuddering, she tries to muster up some strength just to be able to shake her head.]
I’m not lying! I’ve told you about it, so there’s nothing else left that I would hide from you!
[A loud shriek is heard as the shocks sent to her become more and more agonizing.]
It’s obviously not that, whatever they want you to tell me! Please, Fujino- don’t do this! I don’t want to-
[The rest of that sentence goes unfinished as John throws more effort into struggling against the bindings that are in place, gritting his teeth and pulling open more wounds as he thrashes about.]
Fujino, please! Why can’t you just tell me!? You don’t have to keep secrets from me!
[Breathing heavily for a moment, she struggles to look at him again. However, this time, her eyes show a hidden determination. There’s a long pause, before-]
Because... [She coughs, droplets of blood spilling on the floor and down her chin.] ...because I have already said everything. There is nothing more I have to hide from.
[And with that, she receives the last shock, more powerful then the last. The restraints finally release, her seemingly lifeless body now falling to the floor.]
Fujino!? Fuji-AAAAAAAAAAAAAAUGH!
[After the restraints release her, it’s John’s turn for electrocution. His body spazzes and writhes, his eyes shut tight as he twitches, screaming incoherently and practically throwing himself against the restraints, dripping blood from half-ope wounds. It doesn’t take long before he slumps against them, causing them to release as his body slams into the floor as well, unconscious or worse.]
John
Fujino