#'lets just not label it okay?' 'yeah you're right it is kinda early huh?'

[another-dr-another]

Advance

Maeda - It's almost 8:45, I'll just head down now...

/Maeda leaves his dorm and heads down to the dining hall. He can see Tsurugi and Kurokawa sitting just outside.

Tsurugi - Hiya Maeda!

Maeda - Is everything all ready in there?

Kurokawa - Of course!

Kurokawa - Tsurugi finished his set up early, so like, I made tons more snacks than I thought I would cause I made him help me.

Tsurugi - It was fun!

Maeda - I'm sure you both did great...

/The other SHSLs arrive and everyone enters the dining hall.

~*~

/Almost every dining hall table has something on it. Two have been pushed together and are hosting a variety of ghost themed snacks. Each has been labeled with a small notecard detailing its ingredients, all written in sparkly blue gel pen. The other tables are littered with color coded baskets of string.

Kurokawa - Guys! Look at all the snacks we made!

Taira -  It... actually looks like you did a really good job.

Kurokawa - Thank you?

Taira - I swapped the labels on some of the baking ingredients, which is why I'm thrown.

Tsurugi - That... explains a lot, but why did you do that?

/Taira doesn't respond, and goes to grab something to eat.

Higa - I like that idea... wonder what I could switch up?

Hatano - Iranami! Wanna sit together?

Hatano - We can share snacks while we work!

Iranami - ...That sounds nice, but I'm sure you'd rather spend your ti-

Hatano - Yay!

Hatano - So, what looks good? Gotta get you all energized and excited!

/The other SHSLs file in and start finding something to suit their tastes. When everyone's been settled in, Tsurugi helps to get everyone started on their bracelets, happily using his own as pattern references.

Uehara - Hey, Tsurugi, I think I'm still not getting it right, would you mind lending me a hand?

Tsurugi - Of course not, what's up?

Kobashikawa - Untranslated

Ōtori - You'll thank me later.

/Kobashikawa grabs his whiteboard.

Kobashikawa - if u wanna say something, gotta write it urself ig

Ōtori - Don't write that down! You're asking for it, idiot...

Kobashikawa - its so hard to find good translators these days :(

Mekaru - Woah!

Maeda - Huh? What's up?

Mekaru - Makis' bracelet is looking crazy good!

Maki - Thank you...

Tsurugi - Yeah! You're doing great, Maki!

Yamaguchi - Aren't you meant to braid the string?

Tsurugi - What? No!

Mekaru - How did you get that good? There's no way you could naturally be that fast!

Maki - ...

Maki - My brother taught me how to a few years back.

Hatano - Aww!

Inori - ...

Inori - Hey Maki?

Maki - Yeah?

Inori - ...Your brother was the one in your motive video, right?

Maki - ...

Ōtori - ...What the fuck?

Iranami - Woah...

Yamaguchi - That wasn't cool, Inori.

Inori - Oh yeah, like you're one to say!

Tomori - Everyone, let's stay away from bringing up those videos, alright?

Mekaru - Maki... are you alright?

Maki - ...I'm fine.

Maki - ...

Maki - Yeah, I'm fine.

Tsurugi - ...Inori, is everything okay?

Inori - Yeah? It was just a question.

Maeda - ...

~*~

Maeda, narrating - After that, we all back to the happy energy we had before.

Maeda - Slowly, it naturally returned.

Maeda - This is fun... kinda a good stim...

Maeda - Hey! I think I'm getting the hang of this!

[One hour later]