2026-10-20: Aftermath II
- Cutscene: Aftermath II
- Cast: Arisu Aizawa
- Where: Gekkoukan High School
- OOC Date: 10-20-2026
- IC Date:
- Summary: The aftermath of Arisu being bullied.
Arisu walks into the Fashion Club's room, pushing aside a mannequin as she led in Ai Sakurai into the room. "It's just through here. Bebe isn't in so it's just us. He really did like the work I did on it though."
She gestures to figure hidden by a cloth tarp. "I didn't think it needed a tarp but Bebe said presenting something like this would be sacrilege." She smiles before giggling at her friend's grandiose manner. She grips the tarp, pulling it aside with a "Ta-da!"
There was a pause as Arisu's eyes took it in. It is horrible. What -was- a very intricate costume now featured slashes along it's edges. In addition, ink blotches are along the entire garment....one thing written on the chest: 'Tattletale Bitch'
Arisu shrieks holding a hand over her mouth. All that work. All of it for something she couldn't fix. It would never look right now.
Ai stares at the costume with a frown. She never expected them to be this vicious but...they were out to get Arisu. She walks over and examines the costume, going over the stitching. It was perfect. She can feel tears in her eyes. "We could've won with something like this." But that wasn't the only thing in her way.
As if on cue, Ai begins to cough, shaking as she steadied herself. She reaches into her pocket and takes out her inhaler. Damnit. She isn't strong anymore.
Arisu looks up and sees her friend starting to cry. "It's ok...we just start over for next time."
Ai looked up and smiled sadly. "Yeah. Next time." There wouldn't be a next time. She wasn't healthy enough to deal with the crowds. With the physicality. Even with Arisu taking a lot of it on, Ai's body didn't feel strong enough.
Arisu froze as she heard something from the halls. Evidently, there was laughter from somewhere nearby. It could've been unrelated but Arisu swears she hears 'Serves her right' from among the chatter in the Gekkoukan halls.