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"Hm? What is it?"
[ She asks as she sits on the floor, waiting for Tian to come back from his pharmacy. ]
"You don't think of yourself as that, do you?"
"Tian, are you there? It's me, Mayari! We need help!"
[ Mayari rushes over while carrying something small in her hands, her hair glowing in white with blue and her eyes blue filled with worry. ]
Mayari? What is it?!
"He said that you're the cutest little critter."
[ Mayari immediately replies without any hesitation. ]
"Tian, are you there? It's me, Mayari! We need help!"
[ Mayari rushes over while carrying something small in her hands, her hair glowing in white with blue and her eyes blue filled with worry. ]
Mayari? What is it?!
[ As her hair and eyes turn back to brown upon hearing this and the ship medic's whispers, Mayari replies. ]
"Okay. Thanks, Tian! ......And I agree what you just whispered to yourself."
"Tian, are you there? It's me, Mayari! We need help!"
[ Mayari rushes over while carrying something small in her hands, her hair glowing in white with blue and her eyes blue filled with worry. ]
Mayari? What is it?!
"It's Hazel! ( @ultimate-assistant ) We don't know how or why, but she said that she woke up like this!"
[ Mayari shows Tian that in her hands lies a shrunken Ultimate Assistant, Hazel. ]
"I tried to find either you or Matteo to fix this, but you're the person that I just came across first."
"Tian, are you there? It's me, Mayari! We need help!"
[ Mayari rushes over while carrying something small in her hands, her hair glowing in white with blue and her eyes blue filled with worry. ]
Mayari? What is it?!
[ Mayari nods her head as she rushes to find Tian or Matteo while carefully carrying tiny Hazel in her hands. ]
[ a tiny hazel comes up to you!! ]
“ … “
[ er… what do you say? ]
"I'm......not sure."
[ She says as her hair glows white with blue and her eyes blue filled with worry. ]
"Hmm..... maybe I could bring you to either Matteo or Tian. How does that sound?"
[ a tiny hazel comes up to you!! ]
“ … “
[ er… what do you say? ]
"Eh? Hazel? Is that really you?"
[ Mayari noticed a tiny assistant, squatted down and cupped her into her hands. ]
"What happened to you? Did someone or something happen to turn you into this?"
[ a tiny hazel comes up to you!! ]
“ … “
[ er… what do you say? ]
"What do I think?"
[ Mayari places her finger to her chin and ponder for a bit ]
" Hmmm...... Actually, I haven't met any one of them yet. I was planning to meet the students from another quadrant since I usually see you and Allie do it, but I don't know who or where to start...."
"Although, who do you think might be the 2nd best deckhand hypothetically speaking?"
[ She asks as her hair and eyes dim back to brown ]
"Although, who do you think might be the 2nd best deckhand hypothetically speaking?"
[ She asks as her hair and eyes dim back to brown ]
"There's only one deckhand that I know is the best, and it's Kuya Ciano, of course!"
[ Mayari smiles as her hair glows white and blue, and her eyes white. ]
"Hmmm......"
[ Mayari seems to be lost in thought as she's just sitting in the dining hall with her chin atop of her hand. ]
"Kuya Ciano, Allie, Tian gēge, and even Cherri have been talking to the students from another quadrant recently......I guess that's what happens when you use this app......Should I try talking to them as well?"
[ Her hair and eyes glowed in white and blue as she shook her head in confliction. ]
"Ughh...... Where and who do I even start with? .....Hm?"
[ As she struggles with her conundrum, she doesn't even notice someone walking in the dining hall finding her. ]
"I'm okay, for the most part."
"Hm? Oh, Cecile.... It's Mayari. How, um..... how have you been?"
"Oh! Why, hello, Mayari!"
"I've been doing just fine. How are you holding up?"
[ After the confession about her true Ultimate title and being the first person to leave from the group, Mayari went into the storage closet, closed the door, sat onto the floor and hugged her knees and buried her face in them. She was shaking, the white and blue glow in her hair and eyes came back, and..........
she began to cry.
Mayari tried to keep her sobs as quiet as possible. She never knew what to expect from everyone's reactions after her confession. Clearly, she thought everyone would react very badly to it and ostracize her from this very day. But no, that didn't happen. Sure, they would still ask questions about it, but it wasn't out of mockery, but out of concern. Pure, genuine concern. Even though she's aware that there are good, bad, and neutral people in this world, even though she's *fully* aware of this, even though she should be happy about being honest about one of her dark secrets......
So why, just why......
Why can't she stop crying? ]
( A bit of disclaimer in case anyone is confused by the plotline, this is connected to the Valentine's Day aftermath story where it's non KG-AU and the main cast and P:EG AQ cast are living normally as students. Here's the link for the Valentine's Day aftermath story for the full context )
"Well, that event was something.... hm? Another note?"
When Mayari walked into her dorm room to change her attire, she found another gift and note. From the closer inspection, the handwriting seems to be similar to the one she received the night she came back from the Valentine's Day party. And once again, there was no name of the sender.
"Hmm.... this certainly isn't Cherri's handwriting, unlike the one when she gave me the dress earlier.... Let's see what my secret gifter has to say this time....."
She muttred under her breath as she opened her letter, and it read:
"Mayari, I see that you're taking care of my gift from Valentine's Day well. Hope you don't mind having one for White Day. I saw you eyeing on this while we were all on an outing and getting shy about buying it, so I did it without you looking. I hate to admit, it was pricey..... but since I started this whole charade with you, I guess it's worth it as long as you like it. Speaking of, I've been seeing you being more open to others and starting to accept that you deserve to have good things in life. That doesn't mean that I'd stop gifting you secretly though, since you still haven't figured out who I am. Just thought I'd have to remind you in case you forgot. One more thing to tell you, I didn't say this in front of you before, but during the party at Valentine's Day..........you looked beautiful back then and that hasn't changed even after that, and even now."
As she finished reading the last sentence of the letter, her hair was already glowing in white, her eyes in white and blue separately, and her face completely flushed red. Folding back her letter and placed it onto her table next to the vase with the Lunar Tear in it, Mayari fanned her flushed face while trying to steady her hearbeat as her thoughts run frantically in her mind.
This has to be an ongoing prank! There's no way that there's someone who's thinking of me this way and started this whole thing with the secret gifts and letters, unless..... Do I have a stalker in this academy? Is it someone from the research facility who's trying to observe my actions or to take me back? Is it someone from the academy who wants to mess with me? Or is it.....do I actually have someone who genuinely feels this way and I'm just blind to see it yet?
After taking a couple of deep breaths, the glow in her hair and eyes began to dim down. Finally calm from the chaotic thoughts, she realized she hasn't opened the gifted box to confirm her suspicions. So Mayari untied the ribbon and opened the box......
......and found a silver hair ornament, resembling a flower with unique patterns. She got put off by this, not because of how beautiful it is up close, but because this is the very item that she eyed on but turned away from buying during one of the outings with her classmates, just as the letter told her.
Although her suspicions have been partially confirmed, Mayari feels like she need to investigate this......"predicament" even further. Which reminds her.....a certain event involving a musical is coming up soon, maybe she might put this new gift to use in that event. But until then, she needs to find clues around the academy about her secret gifter. She laid down on her bed, placed her hand onto her forehead, and sighed helplessly slight frustration.
"*sigh*......... I might have to need some help, I hope they're patient with this...."
"Mmmm....hm? Ah, it's you... *yawn* Sorry, I'm still a bit tired after helping out others yesterday. Hm? "Why am I dressed like that?" Ah, someone left this in a box and a note in my dorm room that said I'd have to wear this for White Day. I guess that must've been Cherri's doing, especially with all these flowers raining down on me.... Anyway, we should get going. The others might be worried sick right now. Oh, right..... Happy White Day"
(Btw, this isn't related to the P:EG AQ plotline. Think of it as Non-KG AU where the main cast and the P:EG AQ cast are living normally as students, and this is also a belated International Women's Day art 😅. But yeah, Happy White Day!)
[ Mayari was just walking around the hallway when this happened and saw Tian and Cherri. Her hair and eyes immediately glow in worry ]
" !!! Tian!"
[ She rushed over to his side with her arms wide, standing in between him and the enforcer ]
*stands there... menacingly*
🍒🌸🔫
I'm scared... someone get me please...
"Doing....okay, for the most part."
[ Mayari tilted her head a bit ]
"What are you up to, Mallow?"
( @ultimate-tvshow-director)
“AAAAHA! I finally got wifi!! Thank god, I was going to die without it! Oh? You’re on here too? What’s up!”
"Hm? Oh, Mallow! Hazel (@ultimate-assistant) and I are just exploring around the academy while checking up on everyone since.......Martorajah. How have you been? Also, good for you to have wifi."
( @ultimate-tvshow-director)
“AAAAHA! I finally got wifi!! Thank god, I was going to die without it! Oh? You’re on here too? What’s up!”
"Hm? Oh, Mallow! Hazel (@ultimate-assistant) and I are just exploring around the academy while checking up on everyone since.......Martorajah. How have you been? Also, good for you to have wifi."
[ Mayari walks back to Luciano and Hazel, her hair and eyes dimmed back to brown. ]
"But....is there even a reason why are the gates named that way?"
"Hello? Luciano? It's Mayari.... Oh! And Hazel's with me!"
-🌙🪼 and @ultimate-assistant
Oh, hey guys! What's up?
[ Mayari goes closer to one of the other doors, and one of them read as 'Psi'. Her hair and eyes start to glow in white and blue with joy after realizing it ]
"Wait....... I think you're right, Luciano! Because this one says 'Psi'....."
[ She goes around the doors in order ]
" That one is 'Chi', next is 'Phi', and the last one's Upsilon!"
"Hello? Luciano? It's Mayari.... Oh! And Hazel's with me!"
-🌙🪼 and @ultimate-assistant
Oh, hey guys! What's up?
"It's okay, Hazel. I just wanted to check if you do have any."
[ Mayari looks back to Luciano ]
"So, yeah..... the only suspicious thing so far is the 5 gates around the Tree of Discipleship."
"Hello? Luciano? It's Mayari.... Oh! And Hazel's with me!"
-🌙🪼 and @ultimate-assistant
Oh, hey guys! What's up?
"Back when you, Sasha, and I met Matteo and the others, I was looking around the room, and it has at least 5 different gates with 5 different Greek letters around the tree..."
[ Mayari puts a finger onto her chin ]
"Honestly, I even initially thought that at least one of them might be our escape. But I immediately changed my mind because I doubt that it would be that simple....."
"Hello? Luciano? It's Mayari.... Oh! And Hazel's with me!"
-🌙🪼 and @ultimate-assistant
Oh, hey guys! What's up?
"Well.... Aside from places we've already seen before the mock trial, sadly no....."
[ Mayari crosses her arms and furrowed her eyebrows ]
"But still, the gates around the Tree of Discipleship look suspicious...... how do you think they'd be opened, Hazel?" (@ultimate-assistant)
"Hello? Luciano? It's Mayari.... Oh! And Hazel's with me!"
-🌙🪼 and @ultimate-assistant
Oh, hey guys! What's up?
"Ah, I..... see"
[ Mayari doesn't seem bothered by the fact she's shorter than some people unlike him, but still feels bad for Luciano about this topic. So, she reached out for him, patted him on the back to attempt comforting him ]
"That must've been rough to hear that, wasn't it?"
"Hello? Luciano? It's Mayari.... Oh! And Hazel's with me!"
-🌙🪼 and @ultimate-assistant
Oh, hey guys! What's up?
"We're just exploring around the academy and checking up on everyone since.....that elephant brought us to a killing game...
By the way, how come Tian's not with you? You two are usually together almost everywhere..."
"Hello? Luciano? It's Mayari.... Oh! And Hazel's with me!"
-🌙🪼 and @ultimate-assistant
Oh, hey guys! What's up?
"Well, it's true that we could run into someone while we're exploring around the academy, and that would hit two birds with one stone....."
[ Mayari then smiled excitedly. Her hair glowed white with blue streaks, but this time, both of her eyes glowed into white ]
"Alright, Luciano and Tian, it is!
Let's go, Hazel!"
[ She then grabbed Hazel's hand and pulled along with her ]
"Umm...hi, Hazel, it's Mayari. Are you okay?"
-🌙🪼
[ Hazel looked up at Mayari, nodding. ]
“ … A… ah, yes, Ms. Sadelle. I’m doing well for the time being… though, the previous few events have been… staggering, to say the least. I sincerely apologize for not being more helpful during the class trial, I’m… not very experienced when it comes to… events like this.
…That doesn’t matter. How are you doing, Ms. Sadelle? Do you have anything else you wish to talk to me about? “
[ She tilted her head to the side, waiting. ]
"Hmmm......let me think... Maybe we'll start with Ozzie? Or maybe Luciano and Tian, since they're always together...."
[ Mayari furrowed her brows in contemplation, unsure on who to check on first. ]
"What about you, Hazel? Do you have any suggestions?"
"Umm...hi, Hazel, it's Mayari. Are you okay?"
-🌙🪼
[ Hazel looked up at Mayari, nodding. ]
“ … A… ah, yes, Ms. Sadelle. I’m doing well for the time being… though, the previous few events have been… staggering, to say the least. I sincerely apologize for not being more helpful during the class trial, I’m… not very experienced when it comes to… events like this.
…That doesn’t matter. How are you doing, Ms. Sadelle? Do you have anything else you wish to talk to me about? “
[ She tilted her head to the side, waiting. ]
[ Worry still lingers in Mayari's eyes as she could see the lies beneath Hazel's words, but she doesn't press it any further. Not wanting to risk an argument with someone she just acquainted with, she sighed ]
".......Ok, I believe you.
I won't press it any further for now."
[ She walked past the assistant, turned back, and extended her hand ]
"I'm planning to explore around the academy and check on everyone here. Do you want to come along? It's alright if you don't want to....."
"Umm...hi, Hazel, it's Mayari. Are you okay?"
-🌙🪼
[ Hazel looked up at Mayari, nodding. ]
“ … A… ah, yes, Ms. Sadelle. I’m doing well for the time being… though, the previous few events have been… staggering, to say the least. I sincerely apologize for not being more helpful during the class trial, I’m… not very experienced when it comes to… events like this.
…That doesn’t matter. How are you doing, Ms. Sadelle? Do you have anything else you wish to talk to me about? “
[ She tilted her head to the side, waiting. ]