Mizuki
A doll. The figure in the door was nothing more than a doll that looked remotely human. Angry, I grabbed the doll and threw it across the room. “What is going on!?” I begged for an answer. Though, in this situation, shouldn’t I know the answer? I am the teacher after all…right? “Mizuki-sensei, you need to remain calm.” Out of nowhere, a voice spoke to me. It was…electronic, like a computer-synthesized voice. “W-who are you?” I asked. “That is not important. Please, look at the screen on the wall in front of you.” The voice kindly asked of me. On the wall in front of me was a screen. It was small, about the size of an American textbook (Those things are much too big). On the screen was a young boy laying down in the middle of a room. “You know this boy, Mizuki-sensei.” The voice said to me. Did I? He was wearing my schools uniform, so at the very least, I MAY have taught him before. “Still don’t recognize him? Here,” as the voice said this, the camera zoomed in closer on the boy, “How about now?” I gasped. It was Junichi Sukenobu, one of my students. “What have you done with him!?” I went crazy. The life of one of my own students could be at stake here! “Mizuki-sensei, you must calm down. If you continue to lose focus, you will not be able to save him.” “What?! Save him? Save him from what?!” Panic spread over me. “There is a poison slowly making its way through his body. You must get to where he is and give him the antidote.” “What? This can’t be happening!” Yet, here I was. And here IT was, happening right before my eyes. Right, I can do this! I’m a teacher, protecting the students is part of my job. “You must hurry. You only have 20 minutes.” I ran.
Tomari
“Uhn…where am I?” I asked the bright light shining in my face. “Get the light out of my face, it’s hurting my eyes.” The light remained where it was, shining directly into my eyes. I swung my arms out at the light but couldn’t reach it. I tried blocking out some of it to see where it was coming from, but the light was much too powerful. “Hey!” I yelled, “Turn down the light!” The light began to fade to a more livable level of strength. I was in a hallway, pure white and very long. “Hello!?” I called out. “Anyone there?” No response. I was hesitant to walk down the long hallway, but with the adequate lighting, I could see that there was nothing to be afraid of. So I walked. I had taken only a few steps when a voice came from above me. It was a mechanical, no…electronic in sound. “You’ve run out of time.” It said. “Huh? Run out of time for what?” I asked back. I noticed that there was a small screen on the wall to my right. “You’ve run out of time.” The voice said again, as I moved closer towards the screen. Ignoring it, I stepped right up It to the screen. “W-what is this…” I could barely get the words out of my mouth. “N-no, that can’t be true!” What I saw on the screen was something I never wanted to see. Blood everywhere, bruised, beaten. “Junichi…” Again, the voice said “You’ve run out of time.” But I couldn’t believe that.
Yuki
4 Buttons. There were four buttons on a pedestal in the middle of the room. The room was white from floor to ceilings. WHY ARE THERE BUTTONS HERE!? Am I supposed to push them? What do I do? Tell me what to do. Confused, angry, sad, scared. Help me. What do I do? What do I d-“Yuki.” “Heh!?” “Yuki, I need you to take a deep breath.” I know that voice. I know that voice. It’s you isn’t it. You’re here? “You’re here with me!? Where!? I want to see you!” “I am not in the same room with you. Please calm down and take some deep breaths. What I’m about to have you do is something…important.” “I’ll do anything for you! Tell me!” “Yes, but first you NEED to calm down. This is something that could very well change the course of everything that is going to happen from now on.” JUST TELL ME! TELL TELL TELL TELL! “Take some deep breaths and then I will tell you.” “Fine fine, Yuki is taking some deep breaths.” I took them. Long and full and deep. Air. My thoughts begin to collect. My mind begins to calm. Tranquility flows throughout body and I am normal again. “Thank you, Yuki. Now, what I’m about to have you do requires you to think very hard.” “So you’ve said, now what is it you want me to do?” I asked.
