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[motormouths]

[There's a light crackle as Souda fiddles with his Pokeconnect before he comes in clear.]

...uck!

[It's like an echo of Kuzuryuu's message on the network, only it's weeks late. Thankfully, he didn't have it on for two whole minutes of his freaking out, but he's still a pathetic crying mess. All the cold has apparently sapped the all the hope right out of his body. His boilersuit is zipped straight up, and his teeth are chattering.

Arguing with some lady who acted like a mother really didn't help his morale.]

Sonia-san, [Of course he calls out for her first, the predictable bastard] Hinata, the rest of ya guys! Are ya getting any of this?! [There isn't even a pause as he continues, because the tears on his face are freezing.]

F-First off, why the hell are there Pokémon?!

[The view pans down to show off his Totodile down by his feet chewing on his shoelaces. Souda is nervously laughing outside of view.]

Aha...ahahaaa... I'm dreaming, right? 'cause I played the first one when I was younger, but... There wasn't any ever like this one here!

This shit ain't funny! It's way too cold for it to be a joke! Goin' from an island to frozen hell?! If that Naegi kid is here, I'm throwing this thing [he means his Totodile] right at him! And I wanna go home, so ya guys better come out and get me already!

[...And now he just sounds like one of those children who lost their parents in a gigantic store.]

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[impheired]

[Welp.]

[Slapping a filter on this like woah because he's sure a certain purple haired detective princess will be sticking her nose in soon enough since Souda made the same mistake he did and mentioned Naegi.]

Hey, quit crying for a minute, would you? [You're a goddamn embarrassment, Souda. How did you make it to the end, the wonders never cease.] Naegi's not responsible for this, surprisingly enough. It just sort of...happened, apparently.

[Nobody has a clue. But nobody's really questioning it either.]

But it's got nothing to do with the program and we can't go back apparently. At least not on our own terms.

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[motormouths]

[Not the blond Souda was looking for, try again.]

H-How the hell am I supposed to calm down when it's dropped seventy degrees?! We ain't even in our right bodies, there's snow, there's pokemon, there's this lady pretending that she's your mom but mine-- [Let's not go there, Kazuichi.] Agh, it's too damn confusing! Put Sonia-san on! Somebody like her'd be able to explain all this in a simple sentence!

[Whereas Kuzuryuu is so confusing that they were practically missing one more stooge to count as the Japanese version of the three stooges. There's too much he wants to say, but weather pending. It would hit him just how much of a pro it is that they're in their unmutilated bodies, but again. Situation pending.

That wave of YOU REMEMBERED ME is heavily outweighed by the fact that they aren't on real Jabberwock Island.]

video; filtered YEAH THOSE TOO. MY BAD. THERE BE SPOILERS.

[impheired]

[Too bad, it's the blond you're getting!!!]

Sonia isn't here so you're just gonna have to deal with me for now. [He'd rather let stooge #3 Hinata handle it but he's probably busy right now. Working or training or something.]

As far as those of us who made it, it's just me, Hinata, and now you. But somehow this place can bring people back from the dead so some of our other classmates are here too. And it can fuck with memories or something, I guess, because some of 'em don't remember shit that they should. [Which is...a good thing in some cases. Exhibit A: Mikan Tsumiki.] Same goes for Naegi. He's here too with some of his classmates, but he hasn't got a clue who any of us are.

[Hey, he did say he wouldn't forget you, didn't he? But yeah, we'll have to save those happy reunions for later because everything is terrible right now, mostly for Souda. Kuzuryuu, on the other hand, is very clearly inside where it's nice and warm. Sucks to be you, friend.]

Which brings me to the important bit: keep your damn trap shut about what went down at the last trial, got it?

video; sdr2 spoilers at some point probably

[lullabytes]

[ ...You know, Nanami should probably realize that a message from her won't help things at this point, but she happens to be around and she likes talking to her classmates.

At least she learned a bit from talking to Kuzuryuu about bringing up the important things first! ]

Isn't it neat? It is, right? Hey, you played this before, Souda-kun...? What starter did you pick?

[ ...No. No she did not learn anything at all. ]

...Ah, right, Souda-kun, people come here from different points in time...so you shouldn't yell at Naegi-senpai. He's from behind you.

[ There we go. ]

video; spoilers at all the points and finally I can tag everyone!

[motormouths]

[Behold, one of the people Souda is simultaneously happy about being alive (Blame Komaeda, blame Komaeda) while also being more afraid than usual. Because, you know, the whole not being real thing.]

...G-Ghosst! A-And ya ain't even just a normal ghost-ghost, you're one of those-- [None of that sunk in.

How many lives does Nanami have? Talking video game stats here. Wasn't she supposed to be like one of those games on super hard mode where you only had one life?]

Game ghosts! And we're in some weird place where Pokémon are real... [How can you dump a dumbass's face in ice water to cool them off when their brain has already frozen solid?

A chorus of 'KUZURYUU WASN'T LYING' is looming in the distance.]

video response- sdr2 spoilerific most likely

[konpeitoqueen]

[...SO PEOPLE REALLY DO COME IN GROUPS, HUH.]

Did you really get more pathetic? Yeah, you got more pathetic, didn't you?

That's an accomplishment! I almost want to clap. [Just to be even more of an ass, she sets the camera in a way that you can clearly see her comfortable inn room. Her Snorunt, Yuki, sits in her lap and stares at the Gear interest.] You'll probably freeze to death before you even get to the first town! [just gonna subtly not mention the fact that death is an impossibility here]

video ; ALL THE SPOILERS

[motormouths]

[AGAIN, THE WRONG BLOND.

YOU SHOULD HAVE STAYED DEAD.]

Gh-Gh... [The boy who cried ghost: coming to theaters in June 20xx.]

...Agh, why was Kuzuryuu right about you being here?! [Shut up. Just shut up. He insulted your stupid shrine but immediately gave up on that when you were sad! God, who said it was okay to pack so much hate and morbidness into one tiny body?] And I ain't gonna freeze here, they're gonna have people come for me, I know it!

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[soundmind]

Hey, come on, settle down.

[What's with people coming in and SCREAMING THEIR ANGST lately?]

Yelling isn't going to help with anything but getting attention you don't want. Or biting your tongue with those teeth of yours, either way you shouldn't do it.

[video] sorry that this took literally five months

[motormouths]

[You'd be yelling too if you went from a tropical island down to in the middle of winter! Unless you had nerves of steel, which Souda most definitely does not.]

I was freezin' my butt off! I'm pretty sure my earring froze! I think I've got a right to ye...

[He trails off as that last bit sinks in.] Wait, what was that last part?

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[kringlefuck]

_{[ wow and Jake thought he was a nervous wreck when he first got here. ]}

Ah fret not sir! They dont mean you harm.
Um.
Usually they dont i mean.

_{[ he's not sure what else to say to this guy.. ]}

That one you have there is rather charming! Though i understand being hysterical over the fact that this isnt your home..

video ; hooo boy sorry this took so long

[motormouths]

[Souda is a very fragile boy who must be treated with great care. Feed him coke at least three times a day and give him plenty of sunlight and bikes to repair.]

Usually?! [Please don't mention ghost Pokémon. Whatever you do, don't mention ghost Pokémon! He'll figure it out on his own time!]

See, that's another reason why I don't wanna be here! There's all these scary monsters around! Pokémon's a fun game, but actually bein' in here? Way different! [What do you do with a Totodile. Please help.]

Video; spoilers maybe?? probably.

[puppetnurse]

S...Souda-san, please calm down...and...please don't throw your Pokemon at anyone! [It isn't good for the person and it isn't good for the Pokemon!]

I'm sure that Hinata-san will c-call you soon. So...don't worry! It's not good for you!

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[motormouths]

[He can't even look at her in the face. Seeing his supposedly coma-stricken classmates appear one after another is really grinding down his morale.]

Everybody but him's gotten to me! [Kuzuryuu isn't exactly the most comforting in the world. Nanami is far more helpful, but at the same time not his soulfriend. If they even are anymore, Souda's decisions are really faulty.]

...Hey, answer me, what's the last thing you remember? No lyin' or funny business, either! [Of course he's gonna do a test, because hello rampant paranoia.]

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[superordinary]

...What did I do?

[ Seriously, first Kuzuryuu made his grand entrance being pissed at him but by the time Naegi replied the yakuza didn't explain anything and now this? What the gently caress is even happening. :|b ]

video; considering Souda's mouth all the warnings

[motormouths]

[At first, all Souda makes is a low 'kkkuu' noise, like an engine letting off steam. Does he want to yell? Would it be okay to yell? Should he still yell? The fact that he's actually asking himself said questions-- What is this? Is he suddenly experiencing the phenomena of the fabled character development?!

It would've been so, so different if the poor kid answered first, though.]

Agh! ...Ain't no point! Kuzuryuu's right, you've got that kinda face! It's like you'd let somebody steal your ice cream without gettin' mad! [It doesn't change him from being pissed, but look at the kid. Also, look at all the people Souda talked before all this.]

[video]

[belphe]

[Belphe watches the boy's reaction to his arrival in quiet amusement until the transmission ends]

Unfortunately for you, now that you're here, it's not your say when you go back.

[video] whoops I didn't mean to take two days

[motormouths]

...You're like the fifth person or somethin' to say that, so I get it already.

[Luckily you're one of the later ones, Ms. Bully! It doesn't keep him from sulking, though.] I'm really not a fan of stuff not turnin' out right!

[gardentrainer]

Uh.

[Woah man, calm down.] Don't throw your Pokemon!!! They're alive and have feelings and that would be really mean to them! Please don't throw them especially at people.

Also, please calm down or no one will be able to explain anything to you!!!

five years later oh my god

[motormouths]

I'm not gonna throw her at him anymore. Turns out, he doesn't remember jack, so...

[It's an exercise in futility, one that Souda totally isn't gonna complain about for a while, noope.] No point. But if I do find somebody responsible, I'm makin' her bite the hell outta 'em!

[video]

[crystalballer]

[Hagakure is about to wonder if everyone from this class is really unwound, but then he remembers he didn't exactly take his own arrival very well so he feels sympathetic for this kid.]

Dude, you need to calm down! It's not a dream or heaven or an alien abduction! Especially that last one! Trust me man, I freaked out when I got here too, but it's actually not too bad!

[If you ignore all the drama...which is hard to do nvm.]

How d'you know Naegi-chi anyway? One of your classmates [he's guessing since Hinata was mentioned] brought him up but wouldn't say anything!

[video] good god Kuzuryuu will kill him if he messes up again

[motormouths]

[Super Dangan Ronpa 2 is a hell of a ride.

Souda's about to say something, but two key words are here. So this is one of Naegi's classmates! Why does he look way older than Naegi?]

We... We just know him! [Fuck. Fuuuck, Souda is absolutely the worst at keeping secrets. Oh god. Bring up another topic, quick!] It's...not like a key plot detail!

But... [Alien thing. For the love of god.] ...How do ya even know what alien abduction is like? [Please take this shakily placed bait.]

[voice] - LET'S ATTEMPT TO KEEP SPOILERS HERE TO A MINIMUM JSYK

[pathogenics]

[Well well well. Someone else is here.]

I have not seen her here yet. And do not yell! You will disturb these creatures!

[guess who.]

He will help you if he has not already. Be patient!

[voice] YEAH KUZURYUU TOLD HIM

[motormouths]

[Naw, Souda knows tons of people who have that kind of voice! Souda grimaces, sighs, and at actually has enough common sense to keep it off video. Honestly, Souda is tempted to just end the conversation without saying a word. Because really, this interaction doesn't even need to happen.]

Easy for you to say! I don't have a billion layers, and she threw me out in the snow!

[...Where is Hinata to be a buffer when you need him.]

And, about Sonia-san... [Souda's voice fades off, another good reason why it's better the video is off. Good god, why would Gundam ever bring up Sonia to him?!]

[video] walks into this post four days late with starbucks

[ahogay]

[God dammit, Hinata is once again late to the party. Will he ever not be the last of his classmates to respond to a new arrival? It's a mystery.]

Um, sorry I'm late... Did the others fill you in on everything already?

[He is the worst protag ever he's so sorry.]

I'm in Goldenrod with Kuzuryuu and Tsumiki right now, though none of us have flying Pokemon or the proper badge so we can't pick you up... but I could try asking one of the kids from the other class if you want.

[video] I'll raise your starbucks with sugar, hazelnut creamer, and SPOILERS

[motormouths]

[Allow Souda's loud mouth spoil a huge chunk of SDR2 with a single sentence!]

The hell took ya so long, no talent Hinata-chan?! [Great, he's yelling again. Souda is practically sulking, as in the background his Totodile is finishing off what was supposed to be his bento. He's a mechanic, not some trainer!]

I got everybody before ya, even Tanaka of all people! Are ya tryin' to get your soulfriend privileges taken away? [Kuzuryuu just might take your place, Hinata. Do you know how horrifying that would be.]

...This pretty much ruins the big reunion I had pictured, y'know. [Y'know, by Kuzuryuu threatening him and scaring him senseless.]