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[You needed an escape.

For a moment– however brief, or however not– you longed to get away. Perhaps you envisioned a vacation upon sunny, beachy shores, palm trees at your back and seagulls floating in the air. Perhaps you envisioned nothing at all, and merely accepted that anywhere but here would do. Either way. . .?

You blink. . . and you wake up slouched on a school desk, arms folded with head resting between. You lift your gaze and realize that you've woken up in the middle of a classroom, seated in one of the. . . uh, very few functional desks that remain. The others have been broken into pieces, with legs and splinters of wood scattered across the floor. Deep claw marks decorate the walls, having gouged the sheetrock with jagged, violent gashes. The window curtains are closed, but they too have been torn and ripped to shreds, with holes showing a dark and unidentifiable landscape beyond the four walls which trap you.

And written on the blackboard, in large, white letters that seem to glow in the midst of the dim room lighting, is a warning]

DO NOT GIVE THEM YOUR NAME.

[. . . you are not alone]

[Each and every new arrival awakens dressed in a high school-issued track uniform. The design is up to the players, but each uniform is already color-coded to match the group at large. Somewhere on your body is a new marking: a mysterious floral design shaded the same color as your track uniform. It is glowing very gently. And in your pocket you feel. . . something warm. Further investigation reveals a tiny little omamri, tucked away in your outfit, for safe keeping. Huh! What a nice gift!]

[For now, the front door to the classroom is locked. No matter how hard you try– with physical prowess or otherwise– the door cannot be opened.]

[But hey! You can poke around the area, if you'd like! Maybe get to know your new classmates. . . ? Try not to panic. For now, everything is. . . calm]

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[ she kicks a broken chair leg!!! not in mafuyu's direction, but you know. just as an outlet of her impotent rage. ]

They can't! They can't make me write another essay about proper Majik usage! I refuse!!!!!!

( eep- )

... Onnnnn the bright side, I don't think? We'll be getting homework? Everything is trashed...

[ she blinks.

takes a second look to re-asses the situation.

her mood visibly improves. ]

Huh. You're right.

... Unless this is a practical exam.

...

What kind of exams have you taken-

Oh, the usual. You're given a big scary Majik and have to beat its trial in a certain amount of time or you flunk it.

[ a beat. examining her ]

Having civilians around for that makes it tough though...

...

I am the civilian here, aren't I? Oh dear.

Just be as quiet as possible. And make sure you stay out of the way of any big claw attacks.

[ she points at the broken desks then at Mafuyu for emphasis ]

The boy my age was talking defensive strategies too...

... I-I'll do my best to stay safe and out of the way...

Was he? Hm.

[ she gives him an appraising sort of look ... ]

That's good, then. Don't worry -- we'll protect you.

( the more prepared for combat everyone else, the more anxious she feels, but she nods. )

There's a few things to look at here, but- it's been very quiet otherwise. The windows and doors won't open or break. So we're... just stuck waiting.

Ominous.

[ her eyes go back to the blackboard ... ]

"Do not give them your name." I'm guessing it wasn't one of us who wrote that?

No, but I feel inclined to follow the suggestion, honestly.

Likewise. We don't nearly enough at this point to go along with something like that.

There's not a story in the world where something magic knowing your name ends well.

It's nice to be around someone with common sense for once.

...So we're not telling that voice on the PA system anything, right?

Right. They'd have to give a pretty good reason at this point to get me to hand it over. This reads like a classic Majik trick.

( she almost asks what a good reason would be but- if somethings listening, she doesn't want to give it ideas. )

Mm.

... It does make things a bit difficult for now. But I'd rather be safe.

That's what nicknames are for!

Ah, true.

( briefly she thinks of 'yuki' but- that feels like it might be too close to mafuyu to risk. mid-winter and snow. )

... I'll have to think on it.

You can call me the Uber-Talented Badass Witch.

[ as a nickname, ]

I can, but I won't.

... Do you like stars? You have... a feeling like a star about you.

[ it was worth a try ]

Stars? They're nice enough, I suppose. And pretty, just like me.

Miss Hoshimi. Depending on the kanji, it can mean radiant or beautiful star.

Oh. You're right, it's absolutely perfect.

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