Third Island Theme
Last time, we left off in front of this shady neighborhood.
At the end of a narrow, alley-like road were a bunch of run-down electronics shops.
TVs, computers and spare parts lined the windows. It might have looked very modern… once.
…Wait a second.
With all these gadgets lying around… maybe there’s something we can use to contact the outside?…I’d better check it out.
You gotta be kidding me…
You gotta be fuckin’ kidding me!!
Don’t you make fun of me! They call me a “Super High-school Level Mechanic”, ya know!
Maybe you should try showin’ some tact!
This would be easier if I had the first clue what he was talking about.See, I’m surrounded by all this machinery, and…
I just wanna tinker! Take ‘em all apart! See what makes ‘em tick! Who wouldn’t?!
But… there’s no time for any of that right now. Shit. This sucks big time.
It’s just like… You know how when there’s a girl you like, and you can’t wait to take her clothes off?
Seriously?!
…Just a bit.…………
She’s rummaging through piles of old-looking gadgets. There’s a familiar air of deep concentration around her……………
Yeah. I thought I might find some game consoles here. All kinds of perfectly good hardware gets thrown away in places like these…
I don’t mind second-hand stuff. Hmm… It looks like they’ve got televisions over there, too.
After Koizumi’s murder… I think it’s going to take a while until I can play video games again.
A microwave… Heh… If Hanamura were around to see this, he’d probably get all indignant…
“I am a Super High-school Level Chef! I make the “world’s tastiest food”! How dare you bring such a pedestrian device into my sight!?”
He must have made a lot of people happy with his food… But now…Honestly, I’m a little disappointed in Nanami not commenting on getting to a new town and shopping for better equipment.
It’s the “Cellphone Corner”.
Mountains of phones, but without batteries, they’re not gonna be much use to anyone.
A pile of used electronic devices. Appliances, audio equipment, toys… all sorts of stuff.
It all looks old and battered… does any of it even work?
Cathode-ray television sets are on display in this corner.
They look… ancient. They probably can’t even get a modern digital signal.
Not that it matters. I don’t think we get any television signals on this island…
I don’t recognize any of this stuff…Oh, there’s nothing for you in this corner…
Heh… the fact you can’t tell just goes to show how much of an amateur you are.
Hey! Don’t get me wrong!
So he’s never used this stuff before… but I bet he’d jump at the chance to.
A pile of desktop and laptop computers. They look pretty old…
Although… it seems a few of them still have power…
I pulled one of laptops out of the pile to test my idea…
…And turned the power on.
The first thing I did was test whether it was connected to the net…
* tap tap tap tap *
Well, I didn’t think it would be that easy. Then, just as I was about to give up…
I noticed a strange icon on the computer’s desktop.
I casually clicked on the strange icon, and then…
I ran my eyes over the text.
“Re: The Worst, Most Despair Inducing Incident in the History of Mankind
The incident began with a sudden student revolt within Hope’s Peak Academy.
The students of Hope’s Peak Preparatory School had become increasingly discontent with what they perceived as highly discriminatory treatment on the part of the main school.
What started as an ordinary but heated dispute gradually escalated into what can only be described as an all-out armed revolt.
After the original complaint, the school entered into negotiations with the students. By all accounts, these negotiations were proceeding smoothly, and a peaceful resolution seemed forthcoming. What followed, however, was the exact opposite.
We theorize this to be the work of a third party - one with considerable influence over the student movement - acting behind the scenes.
When all was said and done, riots and insurgency began spreading like a contagion, nationally and beyond.
The insurgents’ behaviour after the outbreak was not at all consistent with that of a group seeking to stage a coup d’état or perform acts of terrorism. We have yet to determine the true purpose of the revolts, and can only speculate as to its nature.
The only thing we can conclusively state is that they do have a purpose; everything we have observed suggests a plan at work. A de&pai!-ind*c@ng situa(ion indeed.
As the dis*urb&nces con%inued, Ho£e’s Peak A%^demy wa% fo(£ed to p*^ %n end to %ts long hi@to!y.
The surviv$ng st%den”s ma&$ int^ "examples of despair” by b*&ng fo^!e! @! k*l* @(ch (th;r.“
…It’s useless. The rest of the text is garbage I can’t read.That was really conventional.
That’s the best you could come up with?! Can’t you tell how important this scene is?!
…Oh? What makes you think that?
…You haven’t?
I guess you forgot it along with the rest of your school memories. Can’t be helped.
What the hell are you talking about?! You’re making no sense at all!
What we’ve been saying isn’t nearly on the same level!
How should I know? They never tell me the important things! I’m just here to be cute, that’s all!
I’m sure he is…!I’m talking about a movie screening! What else could it be?!
Oh my! And I was just about to give you a complimentary ticket, too!
But, I can’t allow you not to see it! It’s a movie I made myself, after all!
A Monobear Sticker?
On top of the counter, I found some strange pieces of merchandise.
This looks like a tote bag made of hemp fabric with Monomi’s face printed on it…Yeah, I thought you’d say that. To be honest, I had to cut some corners when making it.
That’s a little too honest…
It’s not even funny, and I don’t think it has any deep meaning… This one’s cutting corners too!Actually, I got those stickers from an all-powerful monk after I made a prayer!
That’s the worst kind…!
The sticker I got was even more flimsy and cheap-looking than I imagined…
This is like something you find inside a pack of bubblegum. Who would ever pay so much money for something like this…?
…I hope I didn’t make a big mistake.
Humming a tune, Monobear turned towards the door to the theater, and then…
* BANG *
The door was thrown open violently, and a single man appeared.…………
Ah, Komaeda-kun! May I have my questionnaire back?
Questionnaire? Are you serious…?
I was so sure it was going to be the next motive, but it wasn’t anything like that. I’m disappointed on so many levels…
I…If even Komaeda got so depressed, that must be one terrible movie.I’d do it in a second.
That was… a very quick answer.
It’s the food corner.
There’s popcorn, sandwiches, and all sorts of soft drinks.
It’s a poster for Time Travelers. Huh, seems interesting.
I’ll be buying that for sure.
…………Hinata-san! Hold it right there!!
I have just been to the hospital, you see…
Please, God, let it not be an excessively large syringe.I guess “Furikaereba Yatsu ga Iru” also fits, but what really comes to mind is “Kaze no Naka no Aitsu”!
“Furikaereba Yatsu ga Iru” (Fuji Television, 1993) and “Kaze no Naka no Aitsu” (Nippon Television, 1984) are two old medical TV dramas. But I don’t think I even should explain this because –
What are you saying, Hinata-san?! It’s a legendary Japanese medical drama!
It’s a love story between a rookie idealistic doctor and an elite doctor he works with…
Anyway, we have to hurry. Come to the room at the far end of the corridor in the hospital’s first floor.
I’m not sure what’s going on, but I guess I should go and see.
The Team
Sabtu, 05 Desember 2015
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Super High-school Level Update #68
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