Let's Get Down to Business, to Defeat the Wiz

[employeeoftheyear]

[Hello everyone! On Wednesday morning there will be notes slipped under each of the dorm room doors.]


SPONGEBOB AND LSP'S TOTALLY NOT SUSPICIOUS PARTY
Sunday @ 5pm - Whenever we're done!
Near the woods (at the bonfire!!!)

[It sounds totally fine!

Spongebob spends most of the day prepping with LSP to get ready. Making snacks, decorating, the works! And when the time arrives, they practically drag everyone living to the Bonfire. And it's quite a cute little set up! Like last time, there are a bunch of nice snacks set up, as well as blankets and pillows. As well as the roaring bonfire in the middle of it all.

The moment everyone gets closes enough, however, Spongebob makes a tape ring around everyone. It's decently large, so they have plenty of leg room, but it definately confides them to a close space.

He then clears his throat and speaks loudly as he walks around the circle, looking serious in a way that would probably look intimidating if he didn't look like an angry kitten.]

Dear fellow classmates! I have gathered you here today because it's come to my attention that we need to work on our friendship and trust skills. You're all my family and I love you but we can't expect to defeat the Wizard and save our fallen comrades if we're worried about us killing each other!

[Spongebob stops suddenly look at the group.]

So! LSP and I have taken it upon ourselves to make sure no one leaves this circle until we have a plan to destroy the Wizard and all agree we're going to be best friends with each other! We made plenty of snacks so you guys don't gotta worry about starving.

[Honestly here anyone could easily just pick Spongebob out and walk out with him but.

The emotional toil that would be! Besides, a meeting could be good right now!]

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[mcfife]

私は彼と話していません。 ["I'm not talking to him.]

...「ダンガンロンパ」 は何? ["What is Dangan Ronpa?"]

[mayavericks]

It's -- a video game. [Her eyes narrow.]

What do the people you are speaking to look like?

[mcfife]

見えません。 私は彼らのメッセージを受け取りますが、他の人々が彼らと一緒にいます。 ["I can't see them. I get their messages, but there are other people with them."

His head jerks, only slightly, politely.]

SQUIP！ 私たちのSQUIP！ 同じ声で別！ そして...他の誰か！

私たちの友達もそこにいます！

["The SQUIP! Our SQUIP! Another with the same voice! And...someone else! Our friends are there, too!"]

[employeeoftheyear]

There are multiple of them?!

[...]

Are all of our friends there?

[mcfife]

シシィ女王が見えます。 サリエリさんがいます。 そして- ["I see Queen Sissi. Mr. Salieri is there. And-"

He pauses. His face slowly transforms into a blank expression.]

[employeeoftheyear]

[He brightens at the mention of Mr. Salieri, but he frowns when he notices Angus's expression.]

Hey, are you okay there, Angus? Did something happen?

[brokeforgood]

Dad!

[musacal]

[ She's here now and thankfully has her sword away because this is Not Evil Angus but... it's definitely giving her some familiar vibes.

The mention of the SQUIP helps it click in place. ]

His... His nanites! The SQUIP from our group brought everyone back to life with them and they all acted weird and--

Did... did the other SQUIP turn those things back on somehow?!

[comeandfindme]

It made them speak Japanese and act like this?

[musacal]

The Japanese I don't remember at all -our non-Japanese friends were able to still understand them all. But the SQUIP itself is from Japan so it's not a stretch to think this is some side effect related to it.

...And yes, essentially. I've... repressed a lot of what happened as it was pretty traumatizing but...

None of them really acted like themselves anymore. it was all so... soulless.

[feudalladyshandmaid]

--Hang on. Wait.

If our SQUIP could activate nanites... how is that possible? Shouldn't he be dead?

[musacal]

That's what I'm wondering. Maybe Boss is helping it somehow? Like she managed to contact you all before.

Either that or the ones from my group somehow did it. But they shouldn't have any access to the nanites at all anymore.

[comeandfindme]

It’s a video game, I- I’ve never played it people just make weird stuff on— [ Not important. ] I don’t know, Janis and Connor talked about it.

[mcfife]

それは彼らの研究で思いついた。 ["It came up in their research."]

[comeandfindme]

Whose research?

[ she’s going to scream ]

[mcfife]

[about that...]

[feudalladyshandmaid]

[Squints]

"Dangit... Grandpa"?

[fourbutts]

No, no, it's "Dangit Ron Paul."

[ Janis shrugs. ]

It's a video game, the name is nonsense words.

[feudalladyshandmaid]

"Dangit Ron."

[She doesn't know enough about video games to dispute that.]

I'm just gonna take a stab in the dark that "video games" are games you play with videos. Am I close?

[fourbutts]

Very close! They're games you play and the game happens in a video. Sometimes literally if you play the really old stuff.

[feudalladyshandmaid]

Sounds complicated.

Guess I'll have to give it a try sometime.

[Thanks Spongebob.]

[employeeoftheyear]

Cass we need to try that game room sometime soon; I think you'd love to play it!

[He has no basis on that.]

[feudalladyshandmaid]

[He doesn't.]

Sure, but maybe after we're done with this whole thing.

[barberic]

[Benjamin gives Cassandra a look that says clearly "I don't get it either"

Vaguely 1800s solidarity...]

[feudalladyshandmaid]

[These kids and their videomurdergames

/shakes sword at]