#since makoto opens the game gushing about hopes peak

[spittyfishy]

gimme izuru bingo, he's my blorbo but still xD

Lol I’m not the biggest Izuru fan, he was neat in the anime but didn’t get a chance to do anything really in the game

[a-student-out-of-time]

ASOOT Timeline: September 2012 (Boomers, Visions, and the Worst Day Ever)

Hello, everyone, and welcome to our last few (relatively) peaceful days before everything gets all Stormy.–Timeline Anon

September 11: Kokoro and Yoruko tell Hajime and Umeko about Mikako’s possibly prophetic dreams. Umeko theorizes that Mikako could be recalling information via a tachyonic antitelephone that can send the information back through time in a form of precognitive dreaming, although she admits that she needs to do more research. She and Kokoro will look into this, while Hajime’s priorities are finding out who coordinated with the police to cause the prison break and Kanade’s escape, as well as where Maverick is.

September 17: It’s Ayame’s birthday. She turns 15. Taira celebrates with her and also gets to meet her parents.

September 18: Kakeru and Midori visit Setsuka, Umeko, and the Warriors of Hope. The children play Clue, and Midori proves herself to be a master of board games.

September 24:

It’s been two weeks since the prison break, and the Quantum Crew still hasn’t learned anything new about who caused it, where Maverick is, or what’s up with Mikako. However, a discarded prison outfit with Maverick’s number on it has been found in a dumpster in Akihabara.

Taira is no longer employed by the Togamis; instead, she has a new part-time job at a supermarket. Her job includes a barista post at the coffee kiosk in the store. Nikei comes in to get some coffee, and they chat about her progressing relationship with Ayame (which may or may not include some flirting now) while Sora indulges vicariously in her love of bitter coffee. Talk turns to the future Ultimate Lucky Student of Class 79, Yuki Maeda, who has made several appearances at Taira’s supermarket recently to buy Momonoki man chocolates. Sora, who still feels protective over her old friend, will keep an eye on him.

Iroha and Makoto have been on three dates and are pretty much an official couple. Maku, Emma, and Jataro (who is learning how to apply makeup) give Iroha a “beauty upgrade” and listen to her gush about Makoto. They are having another date tonight at Makoto’s house to watch Sayaka Maizono’s concert on TV (which is a benefit concert for the Rebuild Akihabara Fund). Emma talks to her agent and adoptive parents on the phone and lets them know that she’s okay, then lends Iroha some blue lipstick for the occasion. Everyone wishes Iroha luck, and she cheerily skips all the way to the bus stop.

Mikan submitted her adoption form for Kotoko about a month ago, but she hasn’t heard anything back yet. Setsuka reassures Kotoko that the agency will certainly let them know soon. Also, the Warriors of Hope have been told about the Tragedy/time travel/etc. 

Kyoji, Monaca, and Kanade have developed into their own little family. Kyoji gives Kanade some new clothes that Hibiki bought for her. He’s still too ashamed of himself to resume contact with Miaya, especially now that Maverick’s on the loose, but Monaca and Kanade encourage him to consider her feelings and to make things right with her instead of stewing in self-loathing. He resolves to visit her as soon as he can. That settled, they all watch horror movies together.

The two unknown time travelers have not deviated from their usual patterns of movement. Umeko is monitoring them via her long-range detector.

Syobai calls Yoruko and tells her that he’s found the home address of Minako Tomori in Takayama. Yoruko is then visited by Mikan and Hibiki; it seems that the Cuddle Puddle is making plans to have sex on each of their 18th birthdays, and they’d like some advice about it. After making sure that it’s something they genuinely want, Yoruko counsels them not to worry about making it the best thing in the world and to focus on staying safe and having fun.

Hiyoko is taking Hajime to meet her grandmother, Izumi Saionji, in Kyoto. They hope to win Izumi’s approval of their relationship and maybe even work out a way for Hiyoko to see her parents again. Hiyoko advises Hajime to be polite, not to show any weaknesses, not to argue with her, and not to let her get to him. After saying goodbye to the rest of the Cuddle Puddle, they depart on a six-hour limo trip to Izumi’s house.

Kokoro and Umeko go to the Kisaragi household to check on Mikako. When they get there, they are greeted by a frantic Yamato, who explains that Mikako locked herself in her room and has been screaming, crying, and praying since last night. The group rushes to Mikako’s room and tries to coax her out, but when Umeko detects a small impulse of tachyon energy, they’re forced to break down the door. There, they find Mikako on her bed, crying and praying while clutching her necklace, surrounded by her drawings of the world on fire that are straight out of the Tragedy timeline. Everyone comforts her, Kokoro gives her some anxiolytic to help her calm down, and Umeko tells the Kisaragis that Mikako’s dreams are of the future. Kokoro and Umeko don’t talk about Kasugano, as Kokoro wants to keep her daughter safe, so they only say that they’re trying to put together a timeline of the Tragedy future in order to change it. After Umeko explains all the science, Mikako agrees to run some experiments with Kokoro and Umeko to learn how her new powers work.

At noon, Hajime and Hiyoko arrive at the Saionji mansion, and Hajime meets Izumi for the first time. He manages to give off a halfway-decent first impression, but he and Hiyoko have a hard time enduring Izumi’s racist, classist remarks. Izumi announces that they will be having dinner tonight with some guests, and she orders Hajime to make himself look presentable. Once she’s gone, Hiyoko apologizes to Hajime for her grandmother’s attitude. The pair get changed into the nice clothes that have been provided for them, and she shows him around the mansion. 

During Taira’s break, she, Sora, and Nikei go to the local Farbucks to try a special coffee called Liquid Cocaine. Sora tells Taira and Nikei about Yuki, her friendship with him in the Tragedy timeline, and her wish for him to have a normal life like he wanted. She worries that because her protectiveness of him was programmed into her code by Mikado, she might only care about him because she doesn’t have a choice, but Taira reminds her that she broke free of her programming shackles and still fought to save Yuki afterwards, meaning that her unconditional love for him is real. Sora gives Taira her blessing to date Yuki if things go that way in the future. Both Taira and Nikei admit to finding Yuki cute, although when Taira asks Nikei if he’s into guys, he gets cagey and doesn’t want to talk about it right now. Taira hugs Sora through the phone.

Kyoji and Kazuichi stop by the Void Warehouse. Kazuichi fixes the lights in the roof and nearly gets attacked by a bird while he’s at it. He mentions that he and Chihiro are thinking about building a robot together. Kyoji, who has brought a box of medicines and bandages, tells Maku and Emma another story about Maverick; he had a girlfriend named Haley Arai for a few years before he went to Hope’s Peak, but their relationship ended after he convinced her brother to engage in a school shooting, which left her paralyzed. It’s abundantly clear by now that Maverick is a sadistic man whose motives seem to be “because it’s fun.” Kyoji is focused on protecting everyone from him, so he asks to be told if anyone sees anything weird.

Gundham stays vigilant for any sign of Maverick, as he is worried about the potential danger posed to his friends and partners (he’s mostly integrated into the Cuddle Puddle at this point). Hibiki hugs him and assures him that he doesn’t have to fight alone. When Gundham wonders why the rest of the Cuddle Puddle accepts him so easily, Hibiki asks him about his past. In his typical Gundham style, Gundham explains that his father abandoned him and his mother, both families rejected them, and although his mom was a good mom who helped him discover his passion for animals, she died of an illness two years ago. As such, he thought he would always be alone, but Hibiki tells him that he’s loved by the Cuddle Puddle and that he shouldn’t isolate himself from them. They have a tender moment, then go to play games with the others. Also, Mikan finds a brochure in the mail for a place called Sunny Days Vacation Island, causing the Cuddle Puddle to consider the idea of taking a vacation at some point.

Iroha and Komaru prepare to watch Sayaka’s concert while waiting for Makoto to come home from school. Komaru, being a Sayaker, is of course very excited. Iroha is also excited, and since she knows that Sayaka will be one of the girls who develops feelings for Makoto in the future, she’s already dreaming of a Cuddle Puddle-esque polyamorous relationship involving her (plus the three other girls who will like Makoto). However, Iroha also knows that Makoto’s worst day ever is today, so he’ll probably miss the concert. She plans to comfort him when he gets home.

Makoto takes a different route home from school. He’s in a good mood and is looking forward to seeing Sayaka’s concert with Iroha and Komaru. Unfortunately, a series of unlucky events happen to him. He loses a game of rock-paper-scissors, so he has to buy food for his friends, but his bag rips open and sends all the food into the street. Kazuo Tengan drinks one of his coffee cans and tells him that no one has control over their fate. Then, they both end up on a bus that is taken hostage by a jewel thief named Jutarou Akafuku after Makoto accidentally exposes his stolen jewels. Kazuo fights Jutarou, Makoto manages to step on the brakes, and Jutarou tries to escape on a mailman’s motorbike, only to crash it as a result of an aluminum can that Makoto failed to pick up earlier. All of the mailman’s letters are destroyed in the explosion, including the letter to the original Ultimate Lucky Student of Class 78, ensuring that Makoto will be the Lucky Student and go to Hope’s Peak. Nearby, Taira and Sora realize that the Ankle Effect is not actively seeking to make the Quantum Crew’s lives miserable, but only wants everything to happen as it did in the Tragedy timeline.

It’s time for dinner at the Saionji household, and the mystery guests are Hiyoko’s Aunt Momoko and her husband Teru. (Momoko is actually a first cousin once removed, but she’s called Aunt Momoko.) At dinner, Hajime and Hiyoko tell the story of how they got together, and it comes out that Saionji women are expected to find husbands by around 18 or 19. The conversation goes belly-up when Izumi disapproves of Hajime’s social status. This causes an argument between everyone at the table, and Izumi threatens to pull Hiyoko out of Hope’s Peak. Momoko and Teru send Hiyoko and Hajime to their rooms while they try to talk some sense into Izumi, then go to give encouragement to the young lovers. Hajime and Hiyoko take a bath together.

Umeko tells Mikako about the quantum physics behind her new powers and also about time travel. Mikako experiments by looking about five to ten years into the future, and she shows Kokoro a vision where Kokoro and a grown-up Kanata are with a teenage Kotoko and a little girl named Sayuri Hinata, the future daughter of Hajime and Hibiki. Mikako suffers some mild seizures from the side effects of future-seeing, but other than that, things look good. Kokoro calls Iroha and asks her to draw pictures of Sayuri, teenage Kotoko, and grown-up Kanata. Mikako has just enough strength left to show Yamato a vision of himself hanging out with their future classmates.

Emma is thinking about having her adoptive parents adopt Masaru as well.

Sayaka’s concert starts. Iroha and Komaru watch it by themselves, since Makoto’s still stuck at the police station after his terrible day. They enjoy it very much. Komaru goes to check the mail in the middle of it, and just as Sayaka announces that she will be part of Class 78, Komaru finds a Hope’s Peak acceptance letter addressed to Makoto. The girls rejoice, and when Makoto returns from the police station, Komaru shares the happy news with him. After celebrating with his family, Makoto goes up to his room to find Iroha on his bed, surrounded by dandelion petals that she picked herself. They cuddle and kiss together in bed as Makoto tells Iroha about his day. She stays the night.

Hiyoko and Hajime wait for Izumi to make up her mind while chatting about whether or not they can (or should) get married. Eventually, Hiyoko is called to see her grandmother. When Izumi asks Hiyoko why she wants a romance with Hajime despite his status, Hiyoko argues that it’s not the Tokugawa Period anymore, that character matters more than class, and that although tradition is important, the Sainoji Clan needs to change and evolve with the times or else be left behind. Izumi decides to sleep on this and make her decision in the morning. Hiyoko and Hajime end the night by snuggling together on the futon.

//Oh boy, the Calm before...well, you know ^^;