[ ryouma reaches into the bag to check out what's lighting up and...
...it's a cellphone! a super cute one, actually. the screen is facing him so he'll be able to see the notification on his phone. ... though he may not be familiar with what clelphones are, all he needs to know for now is that there's a notification that says: ]
Sage - Text Message
[ the man at the front is starting to pass out the papers to the students in the front row. (ryouma is currently in the third row.) ]
[ ryouma has fortunately been exposed to things like smartphones in chaldea (he has ritsuka to thank for this) so that's not all that strange. he's been exposed to waking up in weird places like this too so rather than dwell on the weirdness of the who and why he focuses on what's happening right now.
he probably doesn't want the teacher to see what he's doing so he reaches down to try and open the message without pulling the phone out. that'd be too obvious, probably. ]
[ weird. unhelpful!! he's not sure what he was expecting. he takes another look around the room for any other hints. a way out? something he was missing before? that familiar feeling from before creeps back in and he recognises some of it as dread. if he's supposed to take a test he's gonna have a bad time. ]
[ well, there are doors in the back of the room, just like how you remember them from saturday's activities. ryouma is situated maybe 4-5 seats from the aisle, too, if he wants to try to get out of dodge.
the man is going to the second row, now.
ryouma will start to feel more anxious as the man gets closer, and that feeling of unpreparedness is really starting to sink in. ]
[ ryouma gives it a little more thought before—... you know what? he doesn't know what kind of alternate life he's been dragged into but it's not his circus and not his monkeys.
he's definitely going to try and make a break for it while he still can..! ]
[ aaaand there he goes. he'll have to shove past the students sitting next to him, and they are all giving him very funny looks. the man looks extremely confused and stops in place mid-handing a paper to another student as ryouma beelines for the door.
[ sweet. ryouma makes a mad dash for the door with his bag and successfully frees himself from finals hell!
...the price of that, though, is a surge of confusion, anger, fear. he'll mostly just feel frustrated, though whether or not that's at the teacher, exam, or himself is unclear unless he wants to rationalize it for himself.
he's at least back in the hallway of the lecture hall, though.
[ all those sudden feelings make him pause just outside the door because what is that? it's not like he should have any reason to feel that way, although it's certainly easy enough to find reasons he can relate. is this supposed to be part of the course? you'd think they'd prepare people for this! or, it could just as easily be a test to see how well they can improvise...
ryouma is nothing if not good at putting a positive spin on things. keep moving forward and all that good stuff.
in any case, this is no place to stick around for long because he doesn't want to deal with potentially getting dragged back into finals hell, so he wanders off towards where he knows the dorms are while fishing the phone out of the bag.
[ perhaps she does! she'll reply rather quickly: ]
whoa dude that was pretty fast!! all that studying we did paid off lol, nights in the library weren't for nothing k, give me some time. idk if ████████ got confused with the pizza order btw
yeah sure, meet me at the bus stop by the mall i guess. we're pretty early but i have the karaoke room now so we can just hang out until everyone's here.
[ he's got some stuff typical school stuff in his bag (books, pencil case, etc.), some lip gloss, pain medication. also, for whatever reason, there's a pocket knife in one of the smaller pockets. also, dorm keys. ]
[ first of all... lip gloss??? it's safe to assume ryouma has never owned lip gloss in his life. also... this knife is ???
he did say he'd meet at the bus stop but seeing as he's technically going to have to wait there anyway, ryouma decides to take a little detour to visit the dorms instead.
if this is supposed to be some sort of test and playing some sort of role matters, maybe he ought to have an idea of what that's supposed to be. ]
[ nothing stopping him! thankfully there aren't really any students wondering why he's trying to break into their dorms because they either haven't noticed or are just giving him a weird look.
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in any case, whatever that thing is in his bag draws his attention, lighting up like it does. so he'll just check that out... ]
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...it's a cellphone! a super cute one, actually. the screen is facing him so he'll be able to see the notification on his phone. ... though he may not be familiar with what clelphones are, all he needs to know for now is that there's a notification that says: ]
Sage - Text Message
[ the man at the front is starting to pass out the papers to the students in the front row. (ryouma is currently in the third row.) ]
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he probably doesn't want the teacher to see what he's doing so he reaches down to try and open the message without pulling the phone out. that'd be too obvious, probably. ]
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it reads: ]
HEEEEY ████████ ! don't forget, party after you're done with your finals 🥳😁👍
lmk when you're done and i'll come find you!
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the man is going to the second row, now.
ryouma will start to feel more anxious as the man gets closer, and that feeling of unpreparedness is really starting to sink in. ]
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he's definitely going to try and make a break for it while he still can..! ]
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he shouts: ]
Hey, stop!
[ did ryouma take the bag with him? ]
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...the price of that, though, is a surge of confusion, anger, fear. he'll mostly just feel frustrated, though whether or not that's at the teacher, exam, or himself is unclear unless he wants to rationalize it for himself.
he's at least back in the hallway of the lecture hall, though.
what would he like to do now? ]
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ryouma is nothing if not good at putting a positive spin on things. keep moving forward and all that good stuff.
in any case, this is no place to stick around for long because he doesn't want to deal with potentially getting dragged back into finals hell, so he wanders off towards where he knows the dorms are while fishing the phone out of the bag.
maybe this sage person has answers? ]
Hey! Mind coming now?
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whoa dude that was pretty fast!!
all that studying we did paid off lol, nights in the library weren't for nothing
k, give me some time. idk if ████████ got confused with the pizza order btw
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Yeah! No big deal, right? [ nobody has to know?? ] Should I meet you somewhere in particular?
[ that would at least narrow down this wandering. ]
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[ since this is the best lead he has in all this, ryouma heads out towards the bus stop in question.
it's also as good a time as any to take a look inside the rest of the bag, he supposes..? ]
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he did say he'd meet at the bus stop but seeing as he's technically going to have to wait there anyway, ryouma decides to take a little detour to visit the dorms instead.
if this is supposed to be some sort of test and playing some sort of role matters, maybe he ought to have an idea of what that's supposed to be. ]
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the dorm that will unlock is room #15. ]
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based on the phone and the knife though he's expecting more hearts... ]
redirecting!