"Have you heard of Misaki?" "class 3." "Was there someone named Misaki in class 3?" "It happened 26 years ago." "She'd been popular since the seventh grade." "and had a great personality." "Both the teachers and students adored her." "There's always someone like that in every grade." "Misaki died." "Comment: 0,0:00:38.65,0:00:39.40,Default,Girl,0,0,0,What?" "{commented out because i dislike it}" "How?" "I heard it was an accident." "everyone was completely shocked." "Until someone said it." "Said what? Misaki's not dead." "She's right there."{"Misaki's right there." "She's not dead."}" "And that was...?" "it was just an act." "class 3 continued to act as if Misaki was still alive." "That's kinda creepy." "They continued the act until graduation." "654)}Do Not Enter" "The principal even arranged to have Misaki's seat included in their graduation ceremony." "Isn't that a good thing?" "If that were the end." "There's more?" "The rest of the story is... 150)}yoru wo oou mabuta hirake" "150)}Open your eyes and bare the darkness within 150)}magaki kage wo osoreru nakare" "150)}Don't fear the evil in them" "150)}honokuraki hitsugi kara 150)}Like a puppet that was" "150)}umiotosareta ningyou no you ni 150)}disgorged by a gloomy coffin" "150)}karada wa akaku kogoe 150)}your body is covered in blood-red ice" "150)}kokoro wa yami ni ayasaresodatsu 150)}and blackness is the cradle of your soul" "150)}kimi ni boku ga mieru kai 150)}Can you see me?" "150)}tsunagu te no tsumetasa ni 150)}I can feel the chill of your hands" "150)}senketsu no tsume tateru 150)}Raise your blood-stained talons" "150)}mayu yosete goran yo 150)}Scowl at the world around you" "150)}kowashiaou saki ni 150)}Let us destroy each other" "150)}tsuzuku nazo ni michiru ketsumatsu wo 150)}and evade a future where all is clad in doubt and confusion" "150)}hane mo ashi mo mogareta mama with our wings and feet ripped from us" "150)}kokuu no naka kuchihateru yori 150)}we will rot away under this empty sky" "150)}mou hitori boku ga ite 150)}There is a second me" "150)}dareka wo itai hodo aishiteiru n da 150)}which loves someone so much it draws blood" "150)}saa docchi ga maboroshi darou ne which is the real one?" "846)}Rough Sketch" "How are you feeling?" "Does it still hurt?" "I'm fine." "what a way to start your life here." "You poor thing." "Um..." "Grandma." "no." "Don't you worry about that." "You couldn't help it." "does my father know?" "I haven't told him." "isn't he?" "Want me to tell him?" "I have his number." "thank you." "I'll call him myself." "That's probably best." "he's such a dutiful man." "In all this time since Ritsuko died..." "That's the Yomiyama River flowing through the center of the town." "Can you see the grounds beyond it?" "Um..." "You mean that building?" "Yes." "That's the school you'll be attending." "Reiko?" "though." "too?" "That's right." "too." "Yomi North?" "Yomiyama North Junior High." "Oh. but it just takes some getting used to." "I'm sure you'll get used to it in no time." "I hope so." "You'll be fine." "I'll help you prepare for life at Yomi North." "mister horror lover?" "I'll leave you guys alone." "We're ninth grade students in class 3 of Yomiyama North Junior High." "I see." "I'm Kazami." "Kazami Tomohiko." "This is Sakuragi." "Nice to meet you." "I'm Sakuragi Yukari." "And this is—" "Akazawa Izumi." "Did you want something?" "yes." "Sakuragi and I are class officers." "Akazawa is in charge of countermeasures." "We're here today as representatives of class 3." "Countermeasures?" "right?" "but that you suddenly fell ill." "So we decided to visit you on behalf of the entire class." "Here." "These are from all of us." "right?" "}" "Yeah." "And you attended a private school there?" "Why did you transfer?" "For family reasons." "Is this your first time living in Yomiyama?" "Yes." "Oh." "I figured that you used to live here. but I've never lived here." "How long did you visit for?" "I can't say." "I don't remember." "so... maybe a while?" "Here." "I've copied the notes from the start of the first term." "Thank you!" "{OR: early May} so I'll see you then." "Sakakibara?" "Yes?" "Well..." "Sakakiba— right?" "May we call you Kouichi?" "Sure." "Kouichi." "Same here." "Thanks." "Kouichi?" "I don't think so." "475.5)}Dad" "P-Pardon me." "Are you a student at Yomi North?" "Do you have something to do on the second basement level?" "Yes." "But the second basement level is..." "I'm delivering something." "My poor other half is waiting for me there." "wait up." "What's your name?" "Mei." "Misaki Mei." "501)}Mechanical Room - {\cH3C3215}Boiler Room 589.5)\3cH5C4A35}Morgue" "Rei!" "Rei!" "How are you?" "Good morning!" "Good morning!" "Good morning!" "How you doing?" "Good morning." "It's two in the morning over here." "India's hot as hell!" "What's up?" "aren't you?" "}" "I'm calling to wish you good luck." "Be grateful!" "sure." "How you feeling?" "How're things since you got out of the hospital?" "Kouichi?" "I wanted to say—" "Hang on." "The signal's bad over here." "I'm feeling better." "You don't have to worry." "pneumothorax isn't the end of the world." "I had one when I was a kid." "Really?" "I didn't know that." "I never told you." "I didn't want anyone telling you it's hereditary." "Is it?" "but never again after that." "you're all done." "I sure hope so. and go enjoy your life." "I won't let it bother me." "Thatta boy!" "Remember to tell your grandparents that I said hi!" "India is seriously hot!" "Rei!" "Good morning!" "you know." "Cheer— Cheer up!" "Sure." "Thanks." "Moving along." "The third thing you need to know to prepare yourself for Yomi North is:" "Always uphold the class rules." "Okay. the group matters more than the individual." "I think I can handle that." "Good." "the fourth thing you need to know is—" "Kouichi!" "Breakfast is ready!" "Kouichi." "Grandpa." "Good morning." "Are you going back to the hospital today?" "I've been discharged." "I start school today." "school." "aren't you?" "yes." "Must be good to be young." "I'm in the ninth grade now." "I'll be in high school next year." "If only that hadn't happened to Ritsuko..." "Kouichi!" "Go eat your breakfast." "Coming!" "Rei?" "Why?" "I hope you'll be able to get along with everyone. please don't hesitate to talk to me." "the assistant homeroom teacher." "sir." "Thank you." "We look forward to having you with us." "138)}May 6 (Wed.)" "97.5)\cH656363}Kouichi Sakakibara" "I moved here because of my father's job." "I'm living with my grandparents." "um... it's nice to meet you." "Please give our new friend a warm welcome. so that you can all graduate in prime health next March." "Sakakibara." "sir." "Are you better now?" "I feel much better." "How does this town compare to Tokyo?" "It's not that different." "But Tokyo sounds so great!" "Rural areas like Yomiyama have nothing going for them these days." "That's for sure." "Nothing interesting happens here." "too." "you can't relax." "if you've lived there." "You think so?" "I'd love to live in Tokyo!" "{I'd love to try living in Tokyo!" "}" "I like it better here." "It's much quieter." "too." "That's something you'd only hear from a Tokyoite.{That's something you'd only hear from soneone who lives in Tokyo.}" "I heard your dad is a college professor." "And that he's currently doing research in a foreign country." "How did you know that?" "Everyone knows." "Mr. Kubodera told us." "too?" "Pretty much everyone knows." "too." "I see." "Sucks that Ms. Mikami isn't our homeroom teacher." "and{\i0\fsp7.5} she has a hot body!" "um..." "Kouichi?" "It's not that." "Sakakibara?" "Give me a break." "what country is your dad in now?" "India." "Spring marks his first year there." "huh?" "I bet it's hot there." "I wouldn't be able to do it." "I hate the heat." "Teshy." "you're never gonna do research in a place like India." "yeah!" "I'm well aware." "What's wrong?" "Is something bothering you?" "nothing." "But I was wondering about the other girl who visited me." "was it?" "Is she absent today?" "looks like it." "Hey!" "Why don't we give you a tour of the school during lunch?" "right?" "Good idea." "Let's do it." "Thanks." "I appreciate it." "Ready!" "You look like you want to run." "Yeah." "I love running." "Yeah?" "you've run before." "yeah." "I hear you have a heart condition. so I don't know what it feels like to run." "I wish I could run with all my strength." "You might be able to someday." "you're right." "Maybe someday." "I'm gonna go to the nurse's office to lie down." "Are you okay?" "It happens all the time." "I can get there by myself." "Sakakibara?" "Where did Takabayashi go?" "To rest in the nurse's office." "Oh..." "I fell yesterday and sprained my ankle." "We don't have gym with another class?" "Only class 3 is different." "have gym together." "right?" "Yeah." "Did they say anything to you?" "They just gave me a tour of the school." "That's all?" "Yeah." "I see..." "Akazawa will yell at us." "Sakuragi?" "Yes?" "I've been wondering..." "Where's Misaki?" "Comment: 0,0:18:36.35,0:18:37.43,Default,Yukari,0,0,0,Who?" "The girl named Misaki Mei." "the one wearing an eyepatch on her left eye." "Comment: 0,0:18:43.98,0:18:44.65,Default,Yukari,0,0,0,What?" "I didn't see her in the classroom at lunch." "Sakakibara?" "Misaki." "too?" "Are you allowed to be up here?" "I don't know." "But there's no point in watching from up close." "And you?" "Are you allowed up here?" "I don't know." "Were you drawing something?" "How do you write "Mei"?" "With the character that means "cry"." "The same character used in "resonate" and "scream"." "I see." "do you remember meeting me at Yomiyama Hospital the other day?" "In the elevator." "You got off at the second basement level." "Did that happen?" "What did you go to the second basement level for?" "You said you were delivering something." "You were holding some kind of white doll." "Is that what you were deliver—" "Might be." "I hate being questioned." "sorry." "I wasn't trying to force you to tell me." "well..." "Something very sad happened that day." "correct?" "Yes." "Your classmates haven't told you yet?" "Told me what?" "They associate your name with death." "But not just any death." "irrational death that took place at this school. especially the ninth grade's class 3." "much closer to it than any of the other classes." "To... death?" "Sakakibara?" "Nothing at all?" "Nobody has told you?" "About what?" "You'll find out soon enough." "You shouldn't try to get close to me." "either." "Why?" "You'll find out soon enough." "But... Sa-ka-ki-ba-ra." "Are you getting along with your classmates?" "I suppose so." "Is something wrong?" "nothing." "250)}iroaseteku firumu no you ni 250)}Just as the colors fade from old film" "250)}tashika na ima mo izure kasunde 250)}the things I feel in the present fade from memory sooner or later" "250)}nande mo naku waraiatta setsuna no jikan to hikari 250)}as will the short-lived times of happiness and innocence we enjoyed" "250)}tsunagatteyuku kioku no soko ni 250)}I believe that the memories we have in common" "250)}dareka ga mitsukeru tame aru to shinjiteru 250)}harbor the potential for finding love again deep within" "250)}ima demo 250)}Even now I believe that" "846)}Speculation Comment: 0,0:24:39.71,0:24:41.00,Default,Kouichi,0,0,0,{\pos(507,984)}Blueprint."