take 05. [action]

[enemyradar]

[Rise was...off lately. There had been so much going on lately that her mind felt a bit muddled. Of course, Mayfield was stressful by default, so, with that thought in mind, she decided to keep her head up. When the going gets tough, the tough get going, after all, right?]

A. Action- Mayfield High; Open

[Not really wanting to eat entirely alone,

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B. Action

[meat_gum_and_me]

[Chie suppressed a giggle as she spotted Rise ahead of her, tripping over thin air. She broke into a jog to catch up, calling her name.]

Yo, Rise! I thought idols were too perfect to trip. [She lightly pokes her in the ribs, laughing.]

B. Action

[enemyradar]

H-Huh?

[Oh no. Someone saw. Though, when she realizes it's someone she knows, she feels better and worse. In all honesty, she really can't help but chuckle a little.]

Oh, Chie-senpai! It was just a little stumble.

[Quickly changing subjects...]

Anyways, it's been a while. Um, how have you been adjusting?

[meat_gum_and_me]

[She chuckles at Rise's obvious attempt to segue the conversation to something less embarrassing, but obliges.]

Actually, I'm doing pretty well. I almost know where things are around town now! ...Well, in my neighborhood at least.

Not that this place is big enough to get lost in anyway.

[enemyradar]

[She giggles.] Yeah, it's pretty small. But I could show you around sometime, if you want.

What about the monsters, though? Did you do okay? I just used Kanzeon to figure out where was safe.

[meat_gum_and_me]

[She chuckles a little nervously, rubbing the back of her neck.]

Ehehe, truthfully? I pretty much hid under my bed the entire time. I made it through though!

[enemyradar]

[Rise chuckles, amused by the thought of that.]

Well, here, whatever works, works. I'm glad you're alright.

[meat_gum_and_me]

Not that it really matters though, right? It's not like we can die here.

[enemyradar]

I guess so. But, even though it's not permanent, it's still a pretty eerie thing to think about and go through. I'd try to avoid it if I were you.

[meat_gum_and_me]

[She nods at the advice, before something else came to mind.] Hey, you've been here way longer than I have. Did you ever die here? It's funny, I never even thought to ask before!

[enemyradar]

[She nods.]

Mmhm. I've died once before. It's a long story, but I drank poisoned milk...

[meat_gum_and_me]

[She makes a small noise of discomfort.]

So they can kill us with normal things we use everyday? ...Sheesh, I thought we were done with all this "fighting for our life" stuff when we beat Adachi, that freaky eyeball thing, and Izanami.

[enemyradar]

Well, the milk's off limits to begin with, but, during that time, not drinking it would have been way worse.

But, yeah, you have to be really careful here. Everything can suddenly change. It's pretty scary. Not to mention annoying.

[meat_gum_and_me]

No milk?! Jeez, what else aren't we allowed to have?

But enough of this bad stuff! How are the others? I haven't seen them around. Although I would like to see Yukiko. I miss her... [She frowns.]

[enemyradar]

Um...

Senpai's...not here anymore. Otherwise, I haven't seen them around much, but I think everyone else is pretty alright.

Oh yeah! I think Yukiko-senpai is back and not a drone anymore, so maybe you can go see her.

[meat_gum_and_me]

[Chie's surprised by Rise's news. She didn't even get the chance to talk to him...]

W-Wait, where'd he go if we can't die? Is he a drone now or something? Sorry, I still don't know some things about this place.

[enemyradar]

Yeah, he's droned. I mean, he could go back to normal someday, but, even then, he might not even be the same or remember being here.