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[ It's been a while. Ever since he woke up from the Neo World Program and found out that he somehow kept his memories in a deus ex machina kind of ending - something that he hadn't expected, he spent all of his time attempting to wake everyone up. While he could never be certain as to who remembered what; that is, if they recalled anything at all, but Hinata would sure as hell try, given his newfound skills. Or rather, they weren't "new", really; they've been there for a while, but he's using them for different purposes now. Nevertheless, there's one person he has to find.

He's dug through all of the files, trying to find her. There's a lot of dead ends, a lot of firewalls. But for him as he is now? It's not that difficult. Not anymore, at least.

Although Hinata manages to find her, it seems that he'll have to go into the program itself in order to get her out of there. Tricky, tricky.

Swallowing hard, he decides to take the long and hard road, telling his classmates that he was to go in. He had to make sure for certain that he didn't accidentally tip the Enoshima AI on again by doing that. If things go to hell, then he won't ever forgive himself.

When he wakes up, what he sees is the island. The way it used to be. There's an awful lack of Monokuma, or anything, for that matter. Every now and again, he can see it glitching from the corner of his eye. But then it's gone.

Huh.

He can't seem to find her in most places, so there's only one place left to look. . . let's just knock on that door, shall we? ]

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[ Truthfully, Hinata isn't certain of himself that crafting the robot was a good idea. It was perfect, sure. He knows that better than anyone else. And he knows that it's out of pure selfishness that he did it in the first place. Maybe it was desperation; perhaps it was something more. He's not sure of it. But there was one thing of which he was sure of - that he wanted her back, no matter what the consequences were.

That's why he didn't want to forget. And perhaps that's why he chose not to, even with the memories of the time as Kamukura were now in place in his head.

It no longer mattered; he decided to live as Hinata Hajime. He nods at her question in regards of that, however, deciding to expand on his explanation. ]

Don't worry; it isn't like Nidai's case. [ Although Hinata realizes that Mecha-Nidai was something that could have been avoided. . . if you kept into consideration that they were in the program. But that was just due to Monokuma's programming, his personality. ] I made the design more human, so it's more like one of those androids that you'd see in anime--

Although you've probably never watched any. [ But there are games based off of them, maybe she'll understand what he meant. Or not. He doesn't mind explaining at all. It's just something that happens; something that he, in fact, does not mind doing in the slightest. ] But we made one for Usami, too. We had to use the Monokuma ones as a base for hers, but-- it should work.

I can show you the models if you want. If you don't like it, though... we can figure something else out.

[ He smiles a genuine smile; it's a rarity, coming from him. ]

Yeah, I don't mind playing that. It's been a while since I've played an FPS game though -- and back then, I wasn't really good at it.

[ But right now, it's a different story. After all, he has the talent that would allow him to match her level, if not higher. ]

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[ Nanami thinks that maybe, a more human-like robot body would be okay. She'd still be missing out on a lot of things - so much for being afraid of touch and the warmth of living creatures, unless it's a very sophisticated design - but at least she wouldn't look as monstrous as Mecha-Nidai had. And she'd get to see what the real world was like, too, something she's always been curious about.

It brings a smile to her face to hear him say they've made one for Usami, too. That was another concern of hers: how Usami would take it if she chose to go with Hinata-kun and leave her behind. The island's already depressing enough with just the two of them around; she can't imagine Usami would be very happy left on her own. But now, she doesn't have to worry about it. She bets it'll make Usami happy to know her students were thinking about her, too, especially after the cold reception she'd gotten during most of the simulation.

She's made her own guesses on what the robots would be like, from what she's seen in video games - judging by his description, it's probably more Mega Man than Clank - but it's probably best to take him up on his offer to look at the plans before making a decision. It wouldn't be good for her new 'body' to look less human than she was expecting, or too different from how she looks now to begin with. She's used to being Nanami Chiaki, and while it's unrealistic to expect to be the exact same given the limitations, she is attached to her appearance somewhat. ]

Mm... I'd like to see them, I think. I don't want to wake up with the wrong face...

[ Not that she thinks they would have intentionally built her a robot body that would suit a 67-year-old PhD candidate or anything, but still. There are too many games where the protagonist finds out he's been in the wrong body all along. Always good to look in the mirror before you start your journey.

But speaking of games, they can wait on perusal of the models until after she's finished kicking his butt. Or so she thinks, anyway; she might be aware of his past, but that doesn't mean she's realized all the talents that came with it. And his warnings are only reinforcing her belief that it shouldn't be too difficult a win. ]

It's okay if you're not very good... I'll keep my eyes on my own screen, so I don't get sick.

[ That's what he's worried about, right? The fact that she can get motion sick sometimes when she watches novices play FPS games? So reassuring him should make it okay for them to play... ]

[ It's true that for the longest time, they shunned Usami. For the most part, it was because of how intent Monokuma was on considering her his sister and just how alike they were physically - both being "stuffed animals" in nature. But all of that changed when they learned the truth. And honestly, he didn't want to leave Usami all alone; not with what she did for them. Not with what both of them had done.

Nevertheless, her smile brings on one of his own, relaxed, although he finds himself laughing a little bit. Did she really think that he'd give her a strange face and body? But then again, he doesn't mind the doubt in the slightest bit. It's fine; he'd planned on showing her to begin with. ]

Alright. I'm ready, so you can start at any time, Nanami.

[ It's definitely a relief when she tries to reassure him; not that he needs it, of course. When he has the controller, he already sets his fingers on the appropriate buttons, ready to tap on what's necessary. To anybody who saw him at first glance, he definitely looks like a seasoned professional, even if he's only touched a controller, much less a FPS once or twice in his entire life.

Of course, it's only when the game itself starts when his skills are a little obvious; he's choosing one of the more difficult characters in the game - partially to challenge himself, as he's gotten rather skilled - and partially because while he knows that he's ten, if not a thousand times better than what he used to be, he actually wants her to win. Although he's pretty sure he can master this type of character in a matter of seconds, even if he hasn't played them yet. But he's also fairly certain that he can master screwing up with this character, albeit on purpose, too.

... Which is what he plans to do as he decides to just use the simple controls. For now, anyway. Just let her win a few rounds first. Then maybe get serious. That is, unless she notices what he's trying to do first. ]

[ Nanami'd like to think that, win or lose, she'd be a good sport about it. It's part and parcel of being a good gamer, since even the best players are bound to lose one now and then. Even if her SHSL Gamer title is a little arbitrary, what with the fall of Hope's Peak and the fact that she's not a real girl to begin with, she tries to live up to it. The skills are in her programming, at least.

She still remembers the fits Souda-kun used to throw those few times they tried playing together, and how she'd moved on to inviting Tsumiki-san instead because it wasn't fun to deal with. She doesn't want to make Hinata-kun less interested in playing with her. He's the first visitor she's gotten, and so she wants to take full advantage of the company. Not to mention that he's her ticket off of the island, and if she does want to take him up on it later, she probably shouldn't make him too annoyed.

What she might get mad about, however, is the fact that he lied to her. It's one thing to be good at FPS games - he's a boy, and boys like to play these sorts of games she thinks - but a whole other to try to conceal that fact. There's no need to claim to be bad at them. Or for him to throw a game just to let her win. She can win on her own merit, and she'd feel like he was belittling her skills a little by doing that.

But at least for now, she hasn't caught on. He might just be picking one of the harder characters because the character looks cooler than all the others, or something, and it's not like he's giving off any red flags at the moment to suggest otherwise. So she'll pick her favorite character to play and not think much of it. ]

Okay... here we go.

[ In some attempt at fairness to him, she picks one of the maps she's less familiar with, to even the playing field somewhat. She doesn't want to win in too much of a landslide, even if she doesn't exactly want to go easy on him either. He might feel discouraged or embarrassed if he loses by a wide margin, so there's no need to make things any easier for herself than they need to be. If he's not very good at first-person shooter games, she'll probably win either way.

But now, she has to at least look around for places to hide in a given room, or where the different entrances to buildings are so she can plan a sneak-attack if necessary. It's not automatic, the way it might be in her favorite location. Sure, even if she'll have a harder time sneaking up on him, her reflexes still might give her the edge if they got into a direct shoot-out - but there's not much she can do about that.

At least he's holding the controller correctly. That would be an unfair advantage for her, and she'd at least be nice enough to correct him before the battle begins. So he'd have a shot; the question is just whether he'd be quick enough on the draw to be the last one standing. And they'll just have to find that out by playing. ]

[ Technically, Hinata didn't lie. He said that he wasn't very good at it - in the past, that is. But now is a different story, and it's not even his own fault that he's better than he used to be. But it's such a big jump that it's hard for him to believe it, in all honesty, and he... just doesn't think that it's fair.

So he'll try to play at the level that he thinks he would have been playing before he was experimented on. Maybe... he should have left his skills back in the real world. Oh, well. Nothing he can do about that now.

Looks like the first thing he has to do is find her location. Of course he could look on the map and attempt to deduce it, but that would only give a general spread of where she is, not the exact location, so that's practically useless. His character is the best at sniping, meaning that he has to be a good enough distance away to shoot, although he can use short ranged guns as well, which is totally fine. He's a bit nervous, but this isn't too difficult. Switching guns is easy, too.

Alright, let's just find a good position high up first... and then use the scope to see if he can spot her. Hopefully he doesn't get stabbed from behind first, but he's paying attention to her screen in case of that, although if he's not fast enough, that won't even matter. ]

[ There are two general options, at the top of the game: seek him out, or hide and try to gun him down as he approaches. At least to start with, Nanami figures she might as well opt for the former; he might have a harder time trying to make his way toward her on the map, being less familiar with the game than she is, so at least this way the action will start sooner rather than later.

Of course, that doesn't mean she's giving up strategy entirely. It goes without saying that she keeps her gun at the ready as she turns corners and enters each next area, and she's avoiding taking the pathways that would leave her vulnerable to multiple lines of attack without much chance for defense. It's a more circuitous route, but one less likely to get her character killed.

Especially since he's right; she's keeping her eye on the map to make sure he doesn't start moving or try to corner her in anywhere, but it's not an exact location by any means, so she's not about to get cocky. Not before she's even gotten a kill in. That would just be sad.

And while he might be using her screen for orientation, she's sticking to her word and keeping her eyes off of his - mostly to ward off any motion sickness that could potentially cause. So as she's approaching the area she thinks he's probably in, she has to decide what approach to take. The stealthier route is probably best, but much as it'd give her a bit more cover depending on where he is, it'd have the same effect on limiting her own ability to target him.

Still. Best to know where he is and plan an attack on that, rather than going in guns akimbo and hoping she guesses right to win a shoot-out. So sneaking in through the side entrance she goes, gun up and trying to keep an eye out for him. Her finger's primed on the trigger button, ready to start shooting as soon as he's in sight and in range. ]

[ He has to switch guns in order to pull this off. While his character is primarily a sniper, he knows that close range is a better bet at this point, especially when you keep into consideration the fact that he doesn't know the map as well as she does.

But Hinata's not dumb, either; he isn't going to shoot randomly, all willy nilly. At least, not immediately. He needs to play this smart, even if he's going to purposely lose this first match. So when she gets into sight - and really, Hinata's playing the stealthy route himself - he aims and shoots.

He's not aiming for her directly, though. He's aiming for a few centimeters next to her, enough for her to notice that he's there and possibly pinpoint his location, but it's not enough for her to get an immediate headshot on him. Not if he starts moving immediately afterwards. ]

[ She's pressing the dodge button as soon as she realizes he has her in his sights, unaware that he'd intentionally been aiming just past her character to begin with. As soon as the immediate danger has subsided, she's immediately readying her gun and firing a few shots in his general direction. She doubts he's going to stay at the scene of the crime, since of course she'd have to retaliate, but just in case she's able to hit his character as he's making a quick retreat, she'll give it a shot.

She could follow him directly, but that leaves her vulnerable to attack if he decides to hang just past a corner and shoot her as she's coming by. He'd expect her to be right behind him, since stealth is clearly no longer an option, and that'd give him plenty of chances to take her out. She's fast on the trigger, but not inhumanly so.

So instead, she's going to try an alternate route, with the hopes of heading him off at the pass and surprising him with a side-attack. Of course, it means attempting to guess where he's headed and relying on her mini-map to locate him otherwise, rather than following directly, but she figures it'll give her a better shot at being the first one with her target in her sights. ]

Shit-!

[ Hinata's actually thinking for once. He wants to lose this first round, but not make it easy, so he opts for not cutting corners. Sniping seems to be out of the question, given that she was using a short range gun, but not impossible. Nevertheless, he tries his best to draw this out, make the match as long as possible.

He doesn't want to make this too boring, after all. ]

[ For now, Nanami's opting to use a short-range gun, since she figures that'll be more fair to Hinata-kun. It means she has to get her sights on him while staying somewhat close, which leaves some opportunity for him to get in a counter-attack. It's no fun if she just shoots him down while hidden far away - for either of them.

She's guessing he's swearing because he's lost track of her, which probably means he had been banking on her following and cornering her then. It at least means her plan has a shot, rather than being a part of his strategy all along. But it'll still take some caution on her part to follow-through. Her character doesn't get any cardboard boxes to hide in, so she'll have to make sure she's not spotted too soon if she wants to take him by surprise.

She'll find a bend that looks promising, one she figures he should have to come through if he'd taken the path she thinks he did (and if not, she'll have to run through her mental map again to figure out where she went wrong), and aim her gun at it. At the first sign of motion, if there is any, she's ready to fire (but a finger on the dodge button, just in case). ]

[ Losing sight of her was probably a mistake, but at the very least, he's decent at this game enough to pay attention to her sign of the screen and the moment he sees his own character in line of fire, he doesn't dodge, instead, he takes the hit of damage - although making sure it's not a head shot - before moving and turning around to shoot himself.

He can't make this a completely one sided match. ]

[ There's a definite feeling of success when her shot lands, but it's too soon to be celebrating just yet. It's not a knock-out, which means she has to give up a continued assault in favor of attempting to dodge his retaliation for now. The sneak attack was successful, but now that he's got her in his sights, she'll have to be careful about when to make her next move.

He's got less health left than she does, now, but he could turn that all around with a head shot if she's not careful. So for now, getting out of the line of fire takes priority. That doesn't mean she's not watching him carefully to see if he leaves her any opportunity to finish him off - but with how well he's been playing so far, she doubts he'll go down all that easily. ]

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( closed ) welcome home

i apologize for the delay; i was at a con the last few days!

no worries! i've been cramming for a test lately anyway, hence my own lateness

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