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[roadroller]

[These poor campus hallways. What more needs to be said? There's currently a YELLOW FAT ROADROLLER rolling down them, a beribboned blonde moe robot at its wheel.]

Yahoo~! Our first day of human school, it's so exciting! We're gonna completely dominate it as popular kids! Right Len?

... Len?

[the space next to her is unusually devoid of twin.]

EHHH!? Did that moron fall off?! My cool entrance is ruined! ♪

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[onethirdthesoul]

[Excuse Ryou as he just flails and runs out of the way, hiding behind a potted plant with a look of confused terror.

Why was a little girl driving a roadroller through the hallway?!]

D-do you even have a license?!

[roadroller]

[rolls up next to Ryou and his pot and leans out the side toward him]

Oh, I don't need a license! Robots are above the law! ♪

[onethirdthesoul]

[You are a very scary, and also very cute girl. Ryou peeks his head out over the leaves, dubious.]

Robot...? You mean the roadroller? I, uhh...think you might need a license, even then.

[roadroller]

No no, I'm talking about me! I'm a Vocaloid, Kagamine Rin! I just transferred here. ♪

[She assumes. Not like she remembers coming at all, but she probably just deleted the memory because it was boring.]

Anyway there's no cops around so like don't even worry about it! ♪

[onethirdthesoul]

You're a...robot?

[Wait, wait a second...he's processing this.]

Oh, I see! [He smiles at her, pointing up with his index finger.] You're roleplaying, right, Rin-chan?

[roadroller]

Huh? Whatever.

Hey, have you seen Len? He looks exactly like me, only he's a boy! I think he fell off while I was speeding. ♪

[still not seeing the problem with this]

[onethirdthesoul]

[He wonders...what role is he supposed to be taking right now? She was asking about a Len-kun, so maybe he should just play it safe and be an NPC.

She probably has friends she wants to meet up and play with anyway, not him...]

Ah, I'm sorry Rin-chan. I haven't seen anybody who looks like you.

[roadroller]

Hmmmmm.... oh well. He'll catch up sooner or later.

[parks and reclines in her seat. Random hallway is as good a place to wait as any.]

So who're you? ♪

[onethirdthesoul]

[OH NO HE HADN'T THOUGHT OF A FAKE NAME...

He'll just use his own name.]

I'm Bakura Ryou. [Since she's decided to stay, he smiles at her more earnestly now.] It's nice to meet you.

[roadroller]

Uh huh, you too! ... So what grade are you in? ♪

[are you a kun or a senpai...]

[onethirdthesoul]

I'm in tenth grade, but this isn't actually my school. I...don't actually know how I got here...

[He trails off a bit, nervous, and then quickly veers the topic back to Rin.] What about you, Rin-chan?

[roadroller]

Mmm, technically ninth grade, but I skipped all the other grades. I'm a high school first-year!

So take care of me, ok~!? Ryou-senpai!

[Rin says in a deliberately cutesy tone. GONNA BE THE MOST POPULAR GIRL IN SCHOOL OKOK- wait did he just say something important]

Uhh, but what do you mean this isn't your school? Are you a transfer student too? ♪

[onethirdthesoul]

Of course! [He cants his head with a smile, but there's the smallest hint of worry on his features.]

And no, not exactly...I just sort of woke up here, actually. Ehehe.

[roadroller]

Huh, really?

... Actually, me too? I just assumed I deleted my memory of coming here. School orientations are supposed to be pretty boring, after all. ♪

[onethirdthesoul]

Ah, really, you too? That's...kind of weird, actually.

[Ryou glances to either side of himself worriedly. Was she just playing along when she said that or being serious? He couldn't just break character and ask...]

I wonder if we were the only ones, or if there's more like us.

[roadroller]

You're the first person I've seen! Well, except for the twitchy nurse... ♪

[onethirdthesoul]

Eheh, yeah, the nurse seemed really weirded out when I saw her too.

[He rubs the back of his head nervously.] She muttered something funny, like... "another one?"

[roadroller]

That's a weird thing to say. Do you have a brother or something? ♪

[onethirdthesoul]

[Ryou's smile falters.]

Well, I had a sister...but it definitely wasn't her.

[roadroller]

[past tense.... faltering smile... Rin's detecting a tragic backstory here.

.... nope, she doesn't care. Who even wants to talk about dead people, that's so depressing.]

Eh, she probably just meant another STUDENT then! We did both start out in there. Maybe it's some kind of spawning point. ♪

[onethirdthesoul]

Ah, right! [He does his best to hide how he was feeling, trying to ignore those sad memories.

Rin seemed to be going for a RPG where they're meant to reference the 4th wall. He could do that.]

You're right, then if that's the spawning point...then this must be our home base. We'll never get anywhere if we stay here!

[roadroller]

Hmm... you're probably right... but...

[She's not giving you a ride. Kagamines only.]

Well, I guess I can leave Len a note. Waiting's boring, it's his fault for getting lost or being late or whatever happened. ♪

[pulls out a pad of paper from next to the seat, scrawls something real quick and sticks it on the dash. Then hops down by him.]

[onethirdthesoul]

[OH THANK EVERY GOD THERE IS, HE GOT HER OUT OF THE ROADROLLER.]

I'm sure he'll find us later, eheh... [Or maybe not.]

[roadroller]

Of course he will! He always does. We two are one!

[There is no maybe in her mind, she's not worried at all. For now she holds her hands behind her back and leans toward Ryou.]

So what do we do, senpai? ♪

[onethirdthesoul]

Ah...you don't have to call me that, Rin-chan. It's embarrassing.

[He looks overhead at the white walls and ceiling and lets out a sigh.]

I guess we should have a look around.

[roadroller]

Why's it embarrassing? I thought this is how it's supposed to work! ♪

[She nods in agreement about looking around and... stares at him expectantly. Go on, senpai. BE THE LEADER.

Though she's more of an extrovert than he is so she'd really rather be the one going first. Still, he might regret it if she was.]

[onethirdthesoul]

I can't be that much older than you...

[Oh god don't look at him like that...he doesn't know what he's doing either!

Ryou just starts moving down the hall, completely at a loss.]

[roadroller]

I'm six. ♪

[lol manufacture dates. She stays a few steps behind Ryou, but can't help pointing things out. It really is like an RPG.]

Hey hey, the front door is that way! Maybe we can see outside! ♪

[onethirdthesoul]

Eh?! There's no way that you're--

[Oh, wait. RPG, he almost forgot.]

M-my mistake, Rin-chan. Anyway...good idea. Let's head for the front door.

[Ryou makes a beeline for the doubledoors that lead outside, pushing them open tentatively and peeking his head out first.]

...There's a beach here?!

[roadroller]

Whoa, cool! I didn't know you could go to the beach at school! ♪

[onethirdthesoul]

Me neither... [Ryou steps bewildered out into the open, the cool breeze musing his hair.]

I wonder if this is still Japan...

[roadroller]

Jeez, I don't know. It looks pretty untamed, doesn't it.

[Stepping out too, Rin puts one hand on her hip and the other as a visor to peer out.]

Does it even look like there's anything to find out there? It's just a bunch of wilderness. ♪

[onethirdthesoul]

[Ryou turns his head, following the line of the coast; it was water as far as the eye can see on one end, and endless jungle on the other.]

Maybe we should...take a better look inside first. [NOPE, CHICKENING OUT.]

[roadroller]

Hehe. Yeah, there's probably nothing out there except lions and tigers and bears~! ♪

[OH MY. Rin doesn't really want to get all dirty in the forest, so she is inclined to agree.]

Okay, so before we go out there, we should stock up on supplies! Like snacks and maybe some weapons to fend off the tigers!? But definitely snacks. ♪

[onethirdthesoul]

I, I hope there's no bears... [He lets out a suffering sigh~ and moves back into the school. With the door closed again behind them, he leans back against it and looks nervously down at the floor.

Jungles like that and a school...right by the ocean? There's no way he was in Japan. The layout of this place, the numbering system, none of it looked Japanese, and the few signs he'd seen were in English.]

Hhf... Rin-chan, I can't keep this up...

[roadroller]

Huh? What's the problem? Do you hate snacks? ♪

[onethirdthesoul]

No...I'm sorry, I'm just not in the mood for games right now. [He pushes himself back to his feet, looking worriedly down the hall.]

[roadroller]

... What are you talking about? ♪

[onethirdthesoul]

[She's still not dropping character, even now?]

You know what I mean, Rin-chan... I'm sorry, I just need to be alone for a little while. Excuse me.

[He tries to slip away.]

[roadroller]

[nope, she's not letting him slip away. Rin doesn't understand his sudden mood shift and it's slightly ticking her off]

What, are you talking about the "roleplay" thing? That was your idea. This is who I am. Are you saying I'm annoying? ♪

[onethirdthesoul]

[He can't tell if she's still trying to be in-character, or if she's just being clingy. Ryou still bows his head in an apology regardless.]

No, it's not that...! Like I said, I just need some time alone. So please...

[He just needs some time to think. It's not that he really wants to be alone, but he feels it's the only way he can get a grip on the situation. Besides, he was never good with girls...]

[roadroller]

... [She still doesn't get what brought this on, so she's a little hurt that she's suddenly being pushed away. That's not something she's used to at all. After a moment, she huffs and shakes her head.]

Well, fine! What do I care anyway? Len's probably back by now. ♪

[shrugging her shoulders in a Kanye reminiscent fashion, she heads back toward the roadroller where hopefully someone less boring is waiting for her.]

[onethirdthesoul]

Good luck finding Len-kun... [He smile is a bit forced, and as soon as Rin turns away he does the same, hurrying down the other end of the hall.]