Another Horrible Intro: No, officer, I wasn't trying to sneak in, honest!

[luckedout]

Who: Makoto Naegi, anyone who happens to be passing by
What: Delivery
Where: Somewhere outside on campus grounds
When: Morning
Warnings: Probable harm to boxes

Good morning, Smash Academy! Today, anyone taking a walk outside may see a strange box sealed with pink masking tape just sitting there. Not that it stays still for long! People can observe how every now and then, it starts...moving. Not by much and never far in one direction, but yes, the box definitely moves about. (Frankly, it looks a bit disturbing.)

If anyone's still around after that, they'd hear some knocking sounds and a voice saying "Um...is anyone there?"

Looks like someone's not having a great start to a day.

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[voltecpower]

[Having had to wait so long for pleasant weather, Pulse was eager to take a day to inspect some of the unusual insect life on the campus grounds (especially those giant blue kabutomushi that enjoyed sucking on trees for some reason). However, the first thing to catch his eye, once he felt brave enough to leave the shelter of the building, was this box.

Pulse had a history with boxes. For instance, whenever a strange box showed up out of nowhere, in his experience, it was most likely a substantiated CG object, installed in its spot in order to create an obstruction. This particular box looked the part, all the way down to the weird logo on the side. However, he had no knowledge of any such cyberterrorist organization that used a black and white bear as a mascot. Even so, this still bore investigating.

He approached the object carefully and quietly, senses tuned for any electromagnetic radiation or static energy present around it. Finding none, he reached forward and gently prodded one side of the box with a finger. He was about to arrive at the conclusion that it was nothing more than a simple cardboard box and that he had gotten himself all worked up over nothing, when the box moved.

He was in battle stance in a nanosecond, fully prepared to defend himself if by chance the box happened to attempt an attack. Hearing what sounded like a normal human voice coming from inside, however, caused him to relax his guard a little.]

...Um, yes, there is someone here.

[luckedout]

[ Well, that sure isn't a voice he's ever heard before.

Within the box, Naegi feels torn between feeling relief and wariness. On one hand, someone speaking to him means that no one shipped him off to the middle of nowhere. Always a good sign, especially after spending fifty days trapped in a school making strange little bears.

On the other hand, nothing about the voice brings to mind any clues regarding the stranger's identity. For all he knew, they could be the one behind his current predicament. Still, he's always been (foolishly) optimistic. And his optimism leads him to decide that he might as well try to hold a normal conversation with whoever spoke to him! ...As normal as talking from a box can be, of course. ]

That's a relief! For a moment, I thought I woke up in the middle of nowhere...though I guess this could still be the middle of nowhere.

[ After all, he can't even see where he is, much less pinpoint his exact location at the moment... ]

[voltecpower]

[Pulse was starting to get used to the event of a visitor or prospective student suddenly appearing somewhere on the academy campus, as though out of thin air, though since he never could figure out exactly how and why this happened, he still felt a bit bothered by it. He hated dealing with things he couldn't understand. But then, he knew most people would be upset by it as well, especially if they were trapped inside a cardboard box and had no idea what was going on outside of it. If this were, in fact, a person.]

S-Sir... or madam... or whatever... Are you inside this box against your will?

[rebuts]

That would be sir!

[ Wait, no, that wasn't the part he should be responding to! Let's try that again. ]

I mean, yeah, I'm not in here out of my free will. I woke up in this box a short while back, but I don't know why!

[ While Naegi does try to stay as calm as he can despite the mounting confusion, he has trouble keeping the nervousness out of his voice. Which is easier said than done for him, considering his lack of skill at hiding things. Something about the cramped and dark environment of the box freaks him out, even if he can't quite put his finger on the why. He could say the same of a lot of things right now though. What's the deal with all the weird luck today anyway!? ]

gonna cap this here but feel free to ignore since it's so old

[voltecpower]

[Person trapped in a box! Pulse pulled his arms back, his inner charge concentrating in his fists as he prepared to break the offending container open. Wait, no, no! You only do that for partitions, Pulse. This is just a box. A cardboard box. And you don't have a box cutter on you. And you probably shouldn't risk trying to jab that big spike on your helmet in there.]

Then I will find someone who can get you out of there, sir.

[Bzoom... off he went.]