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.

Comments

[atmyage]

"Really!? A robot you know?"

She bends down to look at the logo curiously. It looks like a teddy bear.

"He looks cute! Surely he couldn't have done something like that."

She pulls out her notebook and writes it down. "But it's definitely a lead."

[luckedout]

"Frankly, I wouldn't put it past him. He's rather fond of pranks, to say the least."

Which is the understatement of the century.

"But there's only one other person I'd think would try to put me in a box...and I'm pretty sure he wouldn't do that. Probably."

Even if that person did ask him to sell his organs so he could pay off his debtors, he wouldn't do it against a friend's will! Right? ...Right?

[atmyage]

The people you associate with, Naegi...

"You seem to know a lot of people who probably wouldn't put you in a box. That's going to widen our suspect list."

She taps her chin, then the obvious question occurs to her.

"What were you doing and where were you before you woke up in the box? Do you remember?"

[luckedout]

They're all nice people! ...Usually.

"Um, well..." Naegi trails off for a moment there, trying to figure out how he should answer that question. While he does want it to be detailed, it'd take too long to explain all the topsy-turvy stuff that went on at Hope's Peak.

"I was in a school and about to head outside with my classmates. And...that's it. I don't even remember what was on the other side of the door."

[atmyage]

"Hmm... sudden case of amnesia."

She writes that down on her pad, too, in case that's a clue.

"The most likely subjects in that case seem to be the bear or one of your classmates." She taps her chin. "We can rule out your classmates if we can find them, but I don't know how to get the fingerprints of a bear."

That sounds hard.

[luckedout]

Haha, amnesia. If only Naegi knew...but of course, he doesn't, so he just focuses his thoughts on the subject of fingerprinting a robot bear.

"I wonder if he'd even have pawprints? I know he has claws, but I've never actually got a good look at his han—paws before."

Because that's totally the part to comment on here.

[atmyage]

"Who knows? Maybe he was made without them? How nefarious."

Even though she still thinks such a cute bear couldn't have done such a thing.

"I'll keep looking."

And she keep spreading the powder around, but she's not finding anything.

[luckedout]

Naegi waits patiently for a few minutes while she works her science on the box, but he eventually speaks up again.

"Um... I guess this means the culprit wore gloves? Or didn't have fingerprints in the first place."

[atmyage]

"Both are distinct possibilities."

She sighs, moving back from the box. "I think we've gotten all we will out of this box. I guess it's up to what you can remember now."

She looks up at him. "I'm sorry I can't help more now. But I'll keep an eye out for the teddy bear guy!"

[rebuts]

"It's fine! You've helped me out more than enough, really." Naegi replies sheepishly, still feeling embarrassed over all this. "I would've been stuck in that box for who knows how long if you weren't around."

And he's so lucky it was someone nice, too! Let's just say it might not have ended so well if someone hostile freed him from the box.

"Anyway, thank you so much for opening the box! I definitely owe you one."

[atmyage]

"Don't mention it." She waves it away. "I'm glad I got you out!"

She's about to head to class again, when she remembers something important!

"Oh. I'm Ema Skye, by the way! Um, welcome to Smash Academy!"

She holds up her arms in a welcoming motion.