@VioletClue ( 'Probably because she was scared..!' 💧)
" Ahah.. Well— I don't know.. I wouldn't want to drag an introvert into social situations they're uncomfortable with..! That's nice you were thinking of her, though-! "
@Chestnaut1 Sayaka nods slowly to indicate that she's paying attention to said monologue and that 'yes, it is totally unfair absolutely I agree with everything you're saying.'
It seemed like a good idea not to interject into her tale of woe, so her eyes instead quietly scan the room.
@Chestnaut1 " .. I'm aware. I wasn't the biggest Danganronpa fan in the world, but..
Well, I was a Maizono fan. "
She shrugs a little in her bonds, kicking her feet.
" .. Anyway, yeah. I know. I asked for it. Never expected to come out like I did, but.. well. I'm not complaining. "
@Chestnaut1 " I remember everything — from before. I used to be somebody else, and now I'm Maizono Sayaka.
I wanted to be her. I still do.
Was that what you wanted? Or are you looking for something else? "
@Chestnaut1 The bluenette sighs a little..
" .. Okay. Fine, whatever. "
She says flatly. Her voice had shifted, losing its practiced cadence and timbre, and deepening an almost imperceptible amount. >>
@Chestnaut1 Sayaka opens her mouth to speak, before pausing to consider.
" .. Why? Are you recording me..?
How do I know that I can trust you? "
She asks, raising an eyebrow skeptically. The shock and awe was starting to wear off a little..
@Chestnaut1 Sayaka recoils in the face of all the shouting, eyes squinting closed and her face turning. Seems she'd touched a nerve.. or not?
" Uhrk— " she gulps, " Ah.. I see. Well, then.. 'Kotoko.' Would you mind.. uhm.. explaining what all this is about?
@Chestnaut1 " .. I .. how are you even alive?
Didn't you get discontinued? "
Sayaka questions, with sudden curiosity. She tries to stand out of instinct, but is quickly reminded of her shackles.
" You're a character, right—? "
A strange question, that no character would ask.
@Chestnaut1 Of course, she remembered the UDG "characters," too. But she'd thought they were.. discontinued.
Forgotten about by the public, and by characters whose minds were cleaned of the outdated info.
But not Sayaka.. her little unspoken agreement with Shirogane exempted her. >>
@Chestnaut1 Maybe hamming it up a LITTLE, considering the special nature of the situation. Just a little more helpless, a little more pleading.
She'd been acting for years, now.
It was almost the entirety of her person, at this point. Almost.
@Chestnaut1 Her head twists, taking in her surroundings. The chair under her was surprisingly comfortable.. maybe an 8/10..?
" Uhm.. I'm sorry, but.. but.. what's going on..? " she whines, putting on the usual, high-pitched performance voice she used 24/7. >>
@Chestnaut1 " Hhhaaaa..—?! "
She sputters. Maizono wiggles her fingers. Still there. Where's Tsumugi? Not in her fingers.
Nothing, it's just air.
Where was she? Not at home.
Not at a cafe, and definitely not on a performance stage. Probably.
" Wh.. Wh.. Whaa.. "
@Chestnaut1 Air floods her lungs in a sudden, painful gasp. Her eyes bulge open.
But she can't see. She's blind. She's blind. She's dead. She died and went to hell. Her arms won't move. They must have been sawn off.
Wait. She feels her wrists. Maybe they didn't get that far yet. >>