POST-GAME IRL PARTY LOG

[cccorp]

Who: All the living players
What: Reunion party
When: Post-game
Where: ?
Warnings: none for now


[ It has been several months since the incident. Recovering from your body being in disuse for around two months must have been hefty, as well as your other commitments as well. Hopefully, everyone has recovered to an extent, because no matter where you are, the living players will receive the following in their mailbox: an invitation to a reunion party at a location near the beach between the ex-beta testers of Fragment, a bank card, and a 4-digit pin to said card from "Oriade". The invitation card will mention the following:

- A very convenient location nearby you with access to a small, private plane. For security purposes, you'll be told to list your in-game name, real name, and class before boarding.

- The bank card contains $10,000 as some sort of "compensation" for everything that happened because of the Fragment incident. He knows it can't replace everything (like lost lives), but he hopes this will help some people (because some people live paycheck to paycheck and he understands that). Access will be revoked in a month, so you better withdraw it all while you still can. Any unused funds will be returned. The bank will not question you withdrawing all the money from that account nor exchanging it all with foreign currency. (But-- no buts)

- The servers have been located and he knows how much you guys want to destroy these, so the server bash (literally) will happen some time during the party.

Being rich has its benefits, surely. When the plane lands with their luggage and all (if you brought any. please bring some), they'll be taken to a house that doesn't seem like much, but once they walk inside, it is actually very big! There are numerous rooms inside the house. The kitchen is stocked with everything you can think of with some dude(?) preparing all the food (he's the chef. don't worry about him). There is sure to be loads of different kinds of food that can cater to everyone's tastes. Yes, there is alcohol. Get some free rich ass liquor. No, you cannot smuggle any. That dude(?) will be keeping tabs. Sometimes there's a maid or two(? or is that the same one) running around and cleaning up after everyone. If you want something, go get it yourself. Self-service only.

There's a walkway in the backyard that's also wheelchair-accessible that leads to the beach! Enjoy that too.

But for the main attraction, the server burning. ]

Comments

[deto]

First off: you have nothing to worry about, okay? I just - uh, wanna be honest now that I’ve remembered.

[ he squeezes yoshi’s hand. what he admits next comes out reluctantly ]

So, uh. I think I told you I’ve never been interested in anyone before and I’ve never done anything with anyone before. And you are the first person I’ve ever been in love with - and that was definitely my first kiss. But there… there was a guy I might have liked a little before the game. I dunno, maybe “like” is too strong a word. I was starting to be interested I think. I’m definitely - a hundred-thousand percent - not interested in him like that anymore.

[justonezero]

...?

[He looks up at Akira curiously, and while there's a flicker of concern with that disclaimer...

...

Oh.]

So sometimes you do find other people attractive?

[deto]

I - if that counts? [ deto’s not even sure it was looks that did it. maybe the guy’s general vibe… ] But not anymore - and, uh. It wasn’t at the same time, so -

[justonezero]

Then that's fine, I think?

[He doesn't see any reason why it wouldn't be, anyway.]

-Oh! And since I remember now - I definitely haven't had anyone before you. No one was interested, either.

[deto]

[ he looks down at yoshi’s smile (so cute…) and says very seriously: ]

Good. [ their loss, idiots ] But I doubt no one was interested.

[justonezero]

I don't know, my reputation was pretty bad...

[Even if someone thought he looked attractive, there were too many cons to be worth it, he thinks.]

[deto]

Yoshi, there are all kinds of people out there.

[ if bad reputations mattered… then explain if evil why hot, yoshi ]

I was pretty obvious about liking you, but I was normal about it.

[justonezero]

It makes sense to stay away if getting involved could get you in trouble socially, doesn't it?

...Do you want someone else to have liked me?

[deto]

Yeah, that’s definitely the Japanese way. But if we’re going with that route, wouldn’t they do the more Japanese thing and completely ignore you if there wasn’t interest there?

[ he makes a face ]

No, I’d hate it. [ BUT ] Except I want everyone to see how far you’ve come and how great you are and maybe have them feel like idiots for passing up your friendship.

[justonezero]

...Vengeance???

[AKIRA???]

[deto]

It’s not vengeance if I’m right.

[ but it sure is petty and competitive and he knows it ]

… More like pride.

[justonezero]

I might never see them again anyway... I don't know where everyone ended up going to school.

[deto]

[ he tilts his head down at yoshi, curious ]

Do you want to see them again?

[justonezero]

[He hums thoughtfully at the question. But after a moment...]

...Not really.

[deto]

What about just talking to them? To ask them why they did what they did?

[justonezero]

...

I don’t think there's any reason to...? Maybe they found it fun. Or maybe they just needed to feel superior to someone.

I don't want anything bad to happen to them or anything, but... I don't think anything would change if I saw them again, either.

[deto]

So you’ve found your resolve. [ petty feelings aside, ] I think that’s a good decision.

[justonezero]

-Eh, is it?

Kinda feels like I'm just giving up again...

[deto]

Well, not everything in life gets a neat ending, yeah? I asked you what you wanted and you made a decision.

[justonezero]

I guess so...

...

I've learned a lot, but I'm still not sure what's "trying hard enough" and what just can't be helped...

[deto]

That’ll come as you trust yourself more. When you come to like yourself more as a person, it’ll be easier to decide what’s best for Nanase Yoshi’s sake. Until then, take a gamble on following your heart or ask me or our friends for our opinion.

[justonezero]

What do you think I should do about my classmates from before?

[deto]

Your parents still live in the same town, right? So there’s a non-zero chance you might bump into one or two of them some day. I guess… have an idea of what you’d say to them if they approach you.

[justonezero]

Ah... I have no idea what to do for that part.

[deto]

None of my ideas for that are good or polite, so. [ yeah ] The option to tell them, “No, thanks, go away,” is always there.