12/20 an intro

[riflew]

a. a graceful landing

[ if you are outside at the base island today, you might see something unusual. well, more unusual than normal? this place is weird. but up in the sky, you will see one redheaded teenager and a troll with robot legs just... flying on an anti-tank rifle, following one of URSULA's drones. they seem to both just be chatting, not paying any real attention

which is their downfall because it means that the girl (izetta) does not notice when she steers them right into a goddamn tree. they both die the end. no, they just both fall off the rifle and crash onto the ground. at least they weren't that high up! care to go check on them? ]

b. you saw nothing

[ if you were not around to witness tavros and izetta eat dirt, then you can catch them both wandering around the base, clearly new as they don't seem to know where they are going.

izetta is carrying her rifle and tavros for some reason has a hole in his shirt where his chest is and it also seems to be (bronze) bloodstained? how weird! maybe he hit that tree really hard. anyway, feel free to help them out, they are dumb teens. ]

Comments

[riflew]

[ she immediately looks right back up at him. ]

This whole place is amazing! I've never seen anything like it before.

[despairing_hope]

It is! It's very science fiction, isn't it? And this is only the base. The world is rather amazing as well, if you like the ocean at least.

[riflew]

I don't really mind the ocean, but...

[ izetta shifts the weight of her rifle, frowning slightly. ]

How long have you been here?

[despairing_hope]

I've been here about... four months? I haven't really been keeping track.

[riflew]

I can't stay here for four months!

[ just one month is pushing it? she looks a little frantic now. ]

[despairing_hope]

Oh, well... there's not much that can be done. And others have been here for six or more.

Ah! But, I don't think time is very important, so, if there's something you have to get back to... it's probably fine.

[riflew]

Can you explain that further?

[ she looks a little sheepish after blurting that out. ]

I-I'm sorry! i just... there's something very important I was doing before I came here, so I just... need to make sure it's fine...

[despairing_hope]

Oh you don't have to be sorry, I understand having things that need to be done. But... I'm sorry about not really being able to leave.

[riflew]

[ izetta starts to tear up. ]

This is awful...

[despairing_hope]

Oh please don't be upset. Um... I think it should be alright. Sometimes people.... catch up on things that happen from their homes, and it's like they never left.

[riflew]

So they won't notice I'm gone?

[ "catch up on things that happen" does not make much sense to her, but she thinks that is... what komaeda is trying to tell her?? ]

[despairing_hope]

That's my theory at least, based on the things people can remember. For example, there used to be a classmate of mine here who only knew up to certain events before coming here, however I remember her being around after. Another classmate of mine was also behind me, but now is ahead of me on what has happened back home.

[riflew]

That sounds kind of confusing.

[ not even kind of. but what matters to izetta is the possibility of her being here means everyone else doesn't die back home. she'll have to ask around about that to confirm it. ]

Did you and your classmates arrive together?

[despairing_hope]

We didn't. Hinata kun was the first to arrive her I think about six or so months ago, then another who isn't here anymore. I arrived with a different classmate, but she too isn't here. Tsumiki san who I mentioned previously arrived after me, but is also not here anymore....

[As he lists people who have all vanished he seems a little sad.]

However, Nanami san has recently shown up, but, she's from several years in the past.

[riflew]

Hmmm.

[ izetta isn't even sure if that's a relief or not. she's a little (or a lot) anxious being away from the archduchess, but it'll probably be selfish to want her to show up here. ]

Do you know where the people go when they leave?

[despairing_hope]

No, but I can only assume home since they are there in later time points.

[riflew]

I hope so. Aha, I'm sorry it's taking me so long to understand all of this. All of the talk about time is going over my head a little.

[despairing_hope]

It's fine. It's taken a bit of observation to even come to this theory.

[riflew]

I suppose it does make me feel a little better...

[ only a little though. she still feels awful because she needs to be with her archduchess like right now immediately. ]