[x] Take the school roof, you need some place quiet and private
-[x] Telepathy Kishi to come there.
You take a few deep breaths to calm down a bit. This is not the place to panic, you've survived far worse things than this after all. What is an awkward, depressing conversation compared to fighting for your life against a giant Jack-in-the-box trying to murder you and your friends? Perfectly fine and manageable!
Well, that's what you keep telling yourself at any rate.
But regardless of your own nervousness, you've already decided to go through with it. Evelyn is already looking at you expectantly too, so dilly-dallying isn't on the table. You just need to move elsewhere to do this. It's so much easier if there aren't people around to remind you every second.
However, that rules out the cafeteria, your first pick. It's always packed with people, no exceptions. The same goes for most of the school, really, with the possible exception of…
"The school roof," you exclaim and give Evelyn a quick look,
"Let's go, you can get there through the small emergency stairs at the end of the hallway."
Evelyn nods right back at you with a frown,
"Alright... Also, are you going to inform Kishi now?"
"Yeah, I'll tell her through telepathy while we go," you say and set your right hand to the side of your head as you and Evelyn leave your seats.
'Is this a bad time, Kishi?'
The response from the girl is nigh immediate.
'N-not at all, is something wrong? Y-you sound so down right now...'
'Heh, I know. It's actually why I'm contacting you so quickly after class,' you explain,
'Can you come to the school roof on top of my classroom's wing as soon as possible? There's something… important I must tell you. Evelyn and I will wait for you.'
'I-I will be there immediately!' Kishi declares, though you can't help noticing the obviously concerned edge in her voice.
'Right! See you soon!'
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The roof of Northern Mitakihara International Middle School is a rather pleasant place to hang out, all things considered. Benches line the rails that surround the platform on top of the school's wing. The multi-story building complex is quite high, and a good view of the surrounding city areas open up from there.
It's a very popular spot during the warm months when you can eat your lunch outside under the Sun's warming rays. But during Winter, the place is completely deserted. You've been here a couple of times before yourself, mostly to check the place out and look at the view below you...
You couldn't...
The quiet and peace here suits you just fine, especially now.
At the moment you find yourself gripping the rail with your hand as you stare down at the bustling city below you. You vaguely remember doing that the last time too, though it was raining back then.
You didn't have company back then, though.
Evelyn is sitting on the bench a few meters away from you, preferring to remain quiet and let you think things out while you wait for Kishi to arrive. You can appreciate that. Truthfully, you still have no idea just how you're going to break the existence of your 'curse' to them. A couple of ideas have passed your mind already, but you've dismissed all of them so far for varying reasons.
It's starting to seem like you'll just have to think of that on the spot.
However, you weren't going to get much time anyhow. The stairwell's door is opened, and you turn to look as an agitated-looking Kishi jogs in,
"O-okay I made it! What's going on?"
At the same time, Evelyn rises to stand and crosses her arms on her chest. Her expression is growing more and more nervous with each passing second. You can empathize with that.
"Hi Kishi," you say with a quiet voice and sigh as you let go of the railing and turn to face your friends. A cold breeze whips itself against your face and you close your eyes for a moment,
"It's just something I need to share with you. So come over here and I'll start, I guess?"
Kishi hastily closes the door behind her and walks to stand beside Evelyn. Both of them are looking at you expectantly, waiting for you to make the first move.
What do you do?
[] Write-in.
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The moment of truth!
