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Welcome to the Program

Good Morning, Champions. In the interest of maintaining healthy sleep patterns, a day/night cycle is in effect. Your presence is expected in the cafeteria in exactly one hour.

[The voice comes through not a large speaker, but through the device that's attached to each Champion's arm. Further investigation of the features of the device will reveal a list of profiles, a mini-map, and a list of rules. The hallways are shiny white and silver, with running lights along the floor and lights on the ceiling, and at the junction of the hallways is a sign with a knife and fork icon and an arrow pointing down the hall.

Welcome to the Excellence Program, Champions. Time to get to know your teammates.]

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Eh? Oh non non, I am not upset!

[You are.]

Just...a bit surprised by it, that is all! It is so...long, after all.

Eh, if ya say so dude. Though I must say, you're way less glittery than I was expecting. Color me pretty disappointed.

[She was expecting like 50% more sparkle than she got.]

I guess you really must be some kinda impressive to make someone wanna write something that long. There must be an awesome story behind a title that long.

[Awesome? WEEEELL...]

Mm...the clothing I usually wear, it...was taken from me, I suppose. I think we all woke up in something issued by whoever brought us here.

[It's sad, really. Where's his blue hoodie...his trusty leather...]

Yeah. It's kinda uber creepy that we're suddenly in different clothes than we were in.

[MOVING ON from implication's she's not gonna think on.]

Y'know there's an art room on the map at least, so if we're stuck here for an while then there's always trying to make something less boring to wear. Not like we're paying for any wasted fabric or other materials.

An art room?

[He echoes that, surprised to hear there even are other rooms. He apparently hasn't checked the map out yet.]

I might have to see what that has to offer, assuming we are in this place long enough for it to matter.

Ya not check the mini-map yet? Here, lemme pull mine up.

[Zombina pulls up the mini-map on her P.I.P. and holds her arm out to Karamatsu to show the map on it.]

Had to swing by there and get my hand put back on earlier.

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Ah, I see! I had not had the opportun-

[......]

Eh? Your...

[He tries not to, but he ends up giving her hand a pointed look.]

Oh yeah, a guy who looked like ya was getting excited 'bout space and was dragging people over to look through the windows. He pulled a little too hard on my hand and it popped right off!

[Zombina holds up said hand and points at the brand new stitches connecting it to her arm.]

Ya shoulda seen 'em freak out about it. It was hilarious! Though really, did he hafta throw it back at my face? I don't need ta hafta put my nose back on too!

[Looks like she already met your brother.]

[YIKES...]

Oh...oh, I see...that did not hurt you, did it?

[Even though you're...a zombie....he gueses??]

Oh. Um.

[Okay. That concern for her well being is new. Wow, um. Zombina mentally stumbles at that. It takes a few seconds for her brain to start up again. She did not blush. Shoosh.]

N-naaaah! Didn't hurt at all! I.. don't really feel pain and stuff. Y'know. Thanks for the concern though, that's... that's... a super unique experience. Real gentleman aren't ya?

Eh? Oh, well- of course I am!

[Karamatsu huffs a laugh, lifting a hand to play with his bangs.]

Forgive me, I have just never met ah....someone with detachable limbs before.

Eh, s'not that big a deal.

[She shrugs and rubs her neck.]

Your reaction is honestly like... one of the most low-key ones I've gotten so far.

[Normally she'd be a little disappointed, but that concern shown is more than novel enough to make up for it.]

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[Honestly, it's probably because he wasn't there for the limb detaching. Otherwise he would have no doubt screamed just as much as Osomatsu must have.]

At the very least, I am glad you were able to return to one piece. It would not be entirely fair for you to have to go around with a hand missing for no reason.

That makes two of us. It's a pain in the ass ta do a lotta things with one hand! Everything becomes like 50% harder.

[Trust her. She knows from experience.]

If worst comes to worst and I lose a hand, then I can just get a hook and be Zombina-chan the zombie space pirate or something!..... Naaaah, that's waaaay too many genre's mashed up right there. I think I'll stick to being plain old baseline zombie Zombina even if that happens.

[Yes, her name is Zombina.]

Zombina-chan?

[That's almost too meta.]

Well then, Zombina-chan...I apologize for my brother's insensitivity, in that case. I am sure he did not mean you any harm or anything.

It's fine, it's fine. It was mostly hilarious to me and I got a good few laughs outta it, so no harm done.

[Zombina waves a hand dismissively. Apology accepted though.]

Speaking of your brother, it might get confusing if I'm calling both of ya Matsuno-kun, so do ya mind if I call ya Karamatsu-kun instead?

[A bit forward and kinda rude to ask that not even an hour after meeting him, don't 'cha think Zombina? It is the easiest way though.]

It would be preferable if you did, actually! It would make things easier for all of us.

[He's kindof glad she asked, honestly...last thing they need is both Matsunos running up when Matsuno-kun/san is called.]

Karamatsu-kun it is then!

[~~score!~~ This will make things easier for everyone involved.]

Your brother can be Matsuno-san then.

I am sure he would not mind either or. As you can well imagine, having the same surname...and even same sounding names got rather confusing at home.

Mmmkay. Guess I'll just stick ta first names for the both of ya then!

[She looks at his profile again and then scrolls to Osomatsu's]

It says ya got brothers on here. Yeah, that must be a pain with similar soundin' names. How many have ya got anyway?

[Karamatsu takes a breath, and repeats for the many, many-th time today:]

I have five identical twin brothers. We are sextuplets.

Whoa!

[Well damn, that's unusual.]

That musta been one lively childhood ya had with that many siblings around!

Heh...lively is one way to put it. Chaotic is another. But all around, it is a childhood I would not trade for anything.

[Sure, having to share with five brothers sucked...but Karamatsu was always one of the softer of the group, so he tended to fight less over things than- say- Osomatsu and Choromatsu.]

Man... it sounds like a great way ta grow up.

[Zombina hums..]

Certainly not a boring moment musta been had, huh?

Not at all! Barring the usual boredom of being stuck at home with not much to do, of course.

[But who's fault is that, Kara.]

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