Season Soul Pregame

[King V]

This is the mansion's courtyard, a large open space between the front gate and the manor's entrance. You see flowers and bushes planted here, around a patio for you to stand around on and chat. Some of the guests still seem to be walking in. How about you greet them and say hello?

-You notice an elderly man step out of the manor-



"Good day everyone, I am professor Stein, the one who contacted all of you and asked for your help. There's still a lot of work to do, but please feel free to take some time to get settled in. You can find me at the Soul Lab whenever you're ready to start helping."

-the door to the manor unlocks-

Proceed to the Manor

[King V]

"Ah, I see the help is here. I'm Wilheim Wright, one of Professor Stein's assistants. We'll let you in shortly, it's just a mess in here since someone seems to be slacking on the cleaning. You can stay here and talk in the meantime, I'm sure you all have a lot of interesting things you want to say."

-enters the manor and locks the door behind him-

[Yuni Shingyouji]

A young cute girl walks through a large crowd to the courtyard, her eyes large and vivid with souless devotion. It's easy to lose yourself in this blank expression, blank with an endless void. The girl walks up, almost staggering, as if in a daze, not acknowledging anything around her or anyone else.

In a snap, the girls eyes form a more normal tone, as if the daze was instantly cut off. Lifelessness no longer apparent.

"H-Huh? Wait.. What was I... Doing again?"

The young girl looked around in slight confusion, but quickly shrugged off her surroundings without a care.

"Talk?"

The young girl then looks at the man in the lab coat who had just greeted them, studying his posture and inventory.

"I don't think... I know you, well anyway. I'm Yuno Gasai, I believe I came here as a favor.. Why are there so many others here?"

However, before she could finish finding the words, he had already left, leaving her introduction only for the masses around her.

[Exusiai]

*Casting his gaze upward to the mansion, Ian hums as he makes a few steps towards the door that the assistant had entered. Ian continues alternating between two dull notes as he hums as he feels his patience dwindle.
Without releasing his concentration from the mansion, itself, Ian vaguely responds, although his tone gave the implication of an inquiry instead*

"Indeed, I didn't expect so many people to be here. Is this Professor Stein that desperate for help to be asking more than a handful of people? It's a rather suspicious letter, no matter how you look at it, but we came to this designated location anyways."

*Ian reveals the parchment from within his coat, waving it above his head. A chuckle escaped beneath Ian's breath as he said the last sentence*

[Yuni Shingyouji]

"....Oh?"

Yuno postures herself on her toes with her hands behind her back, a bright smile fills her petite face. Her cute expression lacking any restraint as she trails on her dull words.

"Right, right, so I assume everyone here has come to help out from that.. Letter."
"I seem to recall being promised anything I want, a life of happiness and love. I assume you all have come for the same reason? Can everyone here really get these wishes?"

[John Dark Souls]

"My, my, what a lack of manners. I come all the way in here on a request for help and what I get is being put to wait not even within the mansion?"

*A young girl that barely looks in her teens no matter how you look at her suddenly speaks out in clear and cute voice. But neither her clothes nor her manner of speech could be called childish. It almost looks as if a small kid tried dressing up as an office lady(example) and talking maturely. She then takes a moment to look around and while slowly starting to walk continues talking*

"And even though just Hidematsu alone would've been enough to solve any matters, what I see in front of me are all of these extra people. I would've thought they'd be at least a little bit more welcoming if they were so desperate they sent help to such obviously worthless-looking people. Oh well, I suppose I might as well introduce myself."



"Hello there, worthless extra. My name is Hidematsu Nagahisa, I came over here receiving a desperate S.O.S from the researchers of this facility. You might just have been called out here as Hidematsu's extra, but do not get discouraged as I have no interest in any kinds of rewards or anything and you can just take it for yourself once Hidematsu is done helping. Oh, do try to at least not get in Hidematsu's way, okay? Because you all certainly look like you could make nothing but trouble."

*Finishing her speech and making a small bow, Hidematsu arrives at a random bench and sits down on it crossing her legs and mumbling something about how they could at least serve a cup of tea while making her wait*

[Exusiai]

"Oh... that's right. 'Anyone who comes will be greatly rewarded money, wealth, power, anything I can give you will be yours."

*With the letter still in his grasp, he repeats one of the lines with a voice mocking grandeur*

"In that case, those of us present have already fulfilled the condition of 'anyone who comes,' meaning by the contents of this letter, we are no longer obligated to help for the sake of a reward. I don't have much concern for a reward, though. If I were to try to explain my intention, then anyone will find it a simple desire.
To put it into a few words, this human desperation intrigued me."

[The City [EclipseZwolf]]

-A lean man dressed in relatively nice clothes joins the group. He glances around at those present with a cautious look-

"I-I don't know what any of you really want, e-everything you all have said is so s-strange. I just w-want the e-easy money. A-A-Although.... I wish I had brought a jacket...its kind of c-c-chilly out here."

-The man brings his hands up and rubs them together as if to warm himself up-

"I-I'm Kubotwo Teruaki. L-lets just get this S-stein person's science d-done so that I-I can get my m-money and l-leave."

[Yuni Shingyouji]

Yuno's eyes begin to pulsate slightly as her pupils begin to grow, her eyes losing signs of life and enriching themselves with lifeless abyss as she stares at Hidematsu rather intensely.

"You're not needed. You're not needed"

Yuno mumbled such words, barely audible, through her mouth as she slowly moved towards Hidematsu directly, then quickly stops upon hearing Ian's voice. Yuno's eyes retain their original vivid glow as she turns around in response to his pondering, no longer holding any interest (or even recollection) of what she was doing.

"So, nobody really cares for the reward, huh?
"Well, not that I mind. I'll be taking that reward. I wouldn't call it desperation if I were you, the deal was just too good to pass."

Yuno entirely ignores the man shivering near her during her rant, but shoots him a sharp gaze once finished, saying nothing more then.

"It's kinda pathetic how desperate some people are, though."

[John Dark Souls]

*Hidematsu smiles slightly at the Yuno's actions but purposefully ignores her, listening to Kubotwo's introduction and then smiles even more widely*

"Why, isn't it wonderful how honest you are? I mean, if I were to take your honesty, what would you even have left? Worn-out old clothes which might've been pretty impressive back in their days but even though receiving a good amount of care, are so obviously old, a normal pair of glasses and a really big nose? You don't look like you have much money to get yourself an organized look and you certainly don't sound like you have good-paying job to get those money. I'm curious thought, were those clothes something you got as a present long ago and treasured until now or something relatively nice you could hurriedly find in a second-hand shop on the way here?"

[Satori]

A young girl with purple hair walks into the courtyard followed by another girl with silver hair.



"We finally arrived at Stein Manor at last Kanade. It took us quite awhile to get here but we finally made it. There seems to be a lot more people gathered here than I expected though I guess most of them are only here for the money."

[Yuni Shingyouji]

Yuno, not even acknowledging being completely ignored, retains her gaze on Hidematsu, her expression dropping in emotion in a flat instant.

"Pay her no mind, her ugly clothes aren't fit to judge others' anyway. If you could keep your sadistic impulses to yourself, I'd appreciate it."

[John Dark Souls]

"My, it seems like I am hearing a loser's howling from somewhere~ What a splendid melody to my ears, ufufufu~"

[King V]

-the man steps out of the manor again and locks the door behind him, he glances around at everyone in the courtyard-

"Well, it certainly seems like an interesting bunch has gathered here. I told professor Stein that sending out such an ambiguous letter would only attract halfwits and money grubbers. Why does nobody ever listen to me?"

"Anyways, it looks like we still have some... guests coming in. I'd rather not have people moving into the manor in clumps, so I suppose I can answer any questions you might have while we're waiting."

[Yuni Shingyouji]

"Oh, so that's how you want to play.."

Yuno's expression fixates on the disgusting girl's face while being shrugged off, locking her eyes within it's.

"I'll be a good girl for the reward, I promise. I'll be a good girl.."

---

After Steins abrupt interuption, Yuno quietly listens to every word he says with utmost attention.

"Uhh... Why would you send an SOS if you're picky on who comes..? And speaking of, you CAN grant us anything, right? A future of love and happiness?"