1 ❧ the saints can't help me now, the ropes have been unbound

[headedforhope]

[ A | Mayfield Elementary; It's lunchtime! Now, Mami would like to start eating, but she keeps getting swarmed surrounded by smiling drone kids whenever she stays still for too long. Which is, frankly, pretty creepy! And more than Mami wants to deal with right now. So instead she can be found wandering the halls or playground, calmly looking for a

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[hwamei]

[ Don't mind her, she's just here for Taiga and ice cream... you know, to talk to Taiga and eat the... ice cream okay she sees Mami now

One-sided friend!! She takes a seat opposite Mami. ]

Hi! What're you reading?

[headedforhope]

[Hi, girl that would be a good friend if Mami would just stop denying herself!!

lowers the book]

Oh, just something for school.

[it's about

etiquette

and looks really gaudy oh my god]

[hwamei]

Oh. Are you supposed to memorize all of that? Ehh... [ That book looks kind of hideous... ]

Do you have a test coming up? What kind of things are you supposed to study?

[headedforhope]

Haha, it's not exactly my idea of fun, either.

[....consults it]

The difference between a salad and a dinner fork?

[hwamei]

[laughs] Then Mami will ace that class for sure.

[waves at a waitress] Ah, miss! I'll have a strawberry sundae. With sparkles!

[headedforhope]

[modest shrug] Even if it's not a real school, I'd like to do my best.

[sips her own milkshake

siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiip]

[hwamei]

[ gently (read: not gently. at all.) taps the table mid-sip yes that is a word ]

Oh yeah, speaking of school! Mami, you're going to the prom, right?

[headedforhope]

[violence...]

I think that even if I tried not to, the drones would carry me there anyway.

[WAIT

> prom

SHE CAN GUESS WHERE THIS IS GOING]

[hwamei]

Haha, really? Well... can you be careful for me? Please? [ Because Mami is a defenseless little girl! And she is younger than Taiwan, after all... ]

[headedforhope]

...why would I need to be careful at prom? It's just like a party, right?

[hwamei]

Huh? Didn't you hear the warning over the phones?

[headedforhope]

Ah, did I miss something important? Serves me right for being busy.

What was it?

[hwamei]

I guess you've heard about the Prom King and Queen thing by now, right? Well, there's someone running for Prom Queen who's planning on harming other people at the dance if she doesn't win. Hong Kong, um... Hong Kong said he'd talk her out of it, and I know he's my brother and I should trust him! But... I really don't think he can do it.

[headedforhope]

[moodshift

just one thing she needs to ask:]

Who?

[hwamei]

Nena Trinity.

... I'm running for Prom Queen, too, you know. But I'm not trying to spread bad rumors about her. It's just, I know she has a gun, and if it's true that she'll be using it like this... [ She balls her hands into fists. ] I don't want Mami to get hurt over something so silly.

[headedforhope]

[most kids would probably freak out since, hi, possibility of murder over something so dumb but Mami just

performs a slow and exasperated facepalm. (pretend I have an icon for it okay) GODDAMMIT SHE WAS JUST TALKING TO THAT GIRL.]