(Robin's POV):
Jay suddenly invited me to play with them about confessing something without any context whatsoever. So I simply just joined since I don't have that much things to worry about right now.
For starters, I pretty much understood what Jay meant by confession time. This is a game where people would confess their secrets and just make sure that nobody will let it go outside the group. Jay told us to start immediately so I thought of something I would remember.
"Rylle, how about you start this time?" - Jay
Apparently, Jay immediately told Rylle to be the one that starts the fray of the game. We were all sitting in a circle where it goes around like this: Rylle, Gayle, Jay, Me, Terrence, Grace, and Ridley. Rylle was hesitating a little bit but he cleared his throat and immediately confessed.
"I once loved Gayle pretty much." - Rylle
He instantly received death glares from Jay. However, it was struck back in the most painful manner for him.
"Aww, I love you too! You're like... My big brother, you know?" - Gayle
Strike! Now let's check on him.
When I turned towards Rylle he was completely speechless and clutches his chest. Seems like he was hit very hard by it so I wouldn't dare to laugh. Except for Terrence and Ridley who are laughing pretty much at Rylle's suffering.
Poor Rylle, suffering like this. Welp, next would be Gayle right?
"Kaede, what about you?" - Jay
"Ah- Ah! Umm... When we were in the desert... I kinda... Taunted the Independent Marionettes..." - Gayle
"So it was you!!!" - Terrence
Gayle suddenly brings out a huge topic which made Terrence snap for a little bit.
"Do you know how much trouble we went because of you?!" - Terrence
"Yes Terrence. I was there..." - Gayle
"Now now Terrence, at least everything's pretty much over for the time being."
"Yeah... Denzel giving a rescue was great..." - Gayle
This time, it's Jay's turn to confess... I had a feeling that I already knew what he will confess with but, it's still interesting to hear it nonetheless.
"I tried to kill Lester once." - Jay
Gayle was pouting instantly. It seems she was displeased with Jay trying to kill her toxic boyfriend.
"In real life that is." - Jay
The pouting was worsened, she instantly just turned away from Jay and gave him silent treatment. Jay was panicking and tried to cheer Gayle or offer some chocolate. Nothing worked so I simply asked Jay for details.
"What happened that time?"
"Ah, well... I kinda brought him to the school rooftop alone and tried to push him off. He managed to resist even when I brought out a cutter to threaten him. Nothing worked pretty much but I'm still going to get rid of him. Sadly, he didn't die in that attempt." - Jay
"I'm not even going to ask why since I pretty much know the answer already."
Now that hatred is quite deep. Seems like I want to hear more about it.
When I noticed, Jay instantly told me the details about the incident. Apparently, Star Academy doesn't seem to have major control about their hazards of students falling because they maintain a great mental health. Nobody seems to be depressed in the school unless they're extremely good at hiding things. Denzel is one of them but he was more or less experimented on.
Gayle was looking at me with shock, she seems to have read my mind which got her aghast for some reason. Well, I guess she does have some worry about the person who saved her and her boyfriend.
"What about you Robin?" - Jay
If there is one thing to confess about myself, then I have the perfect one. This actually goes back to when I was isolated in the house and not allowed to interact with anyone. So I tried to get myself some attention.
"Well, there's one time when I was a little shit... Where I tried to blow up the electricity source of my house just to garner attention."
"Well... That's another level... Of desperation..." - Gayle
"You're one to talk, Ms. Wanna Die..." - Jay
Everyone was laughing a little bit so there was pretty much nothing bad that had occurred. I did explain them the details as Jay asked me about it.
"Why though?" - Jay
"Well, it was mainly because I was born in some family from the government. So obviously, I would be extremely rich. At some point in my little shit days, my parents isolated me from all the people just to train me and my charisma alone. So since I was never getting any affection from my family and even my siblings who are both a thot and a manipulative dipshit, I tried to get the attention of my parents by blowing up something. It only gave me the opposite effect though."
"Oof... That is seriously unexpected. I didn't expect you to go through this much." - Jay
"Of course, I kept Seymour a secret and eventually... I just escaped to hide from their grasp."
"So how are you living in real life right now?" - Jay
"From Seymour's money."
I simply just told them the truth since this is a game where we have to confess something.
"Alright, what about you Terrence?" - Jay
"Ah... Well... I actually tried to suffocate Gayle with a pillow." - Terrence
Both Jay and Gayle immediately stood up and started beating the hell out of Terrence.
"Grace-! Help me!!" - Terrence
"Sorry sweetheart, you're on your own..." - Grace
"N-no way!" - Terrence
Ridley and Rylle were both laughing at Terrence who is getting beaten up by both Gayle and Jay. It seems like the twins are genuinely pissed off with that kind of attempt. All we could hear is Terrence screaming for help while Jay and Gayle just beat him up with their fists. They even landed kicks which made Terrence cough up some stuff. After a while, they finished up and returned to their spots. The game then continued with Grace thinking about something deeply.
"What about you Grace?"
"Ah... I tried to fail a subject..." - Grace
Tried to fail? I guess she was having trouble with the pressure of her parents so she snapped? What happened though?
"But I still ended up with an almost perfect score..." - Grace
And the pressure just gets worsened because of the great score... I know it's hard being a genius so don't worry.
"Well, that's quite a weird approach to a test... At least you're able to manage..."
"Yeah... Because of him being supportive..." - Grace
Terrence who finally returned to his spot, had his arm clung on by Grace. It seems like he managed to support her well.
"Alright then, seems like you're doing well Terrence. Make sure to take care of her very well."
"Aight, I'll be sure to do so." - Terrence
I then turned my gaze towards Ridley who was thinking pretty deeply. It seems like he's trying to recall something that he has to confess so I simply just waited.
"What about you Ridley?" - Jay
However, Jay immediately asked Ridley without giving him air to breathe.
"Ah well... You see, I kinda forgo-" - Ridley
"Accidental panty shots....." - Gayle
Gayle seems to have interjected Ridley which made him start sweating badly. I was looking at Ridley trying to pity him for his accidental actions. It can't be helped but it seems like it was genuinely an accident as he finally remembered it.
Jay was looking at his eyes and has some suspicion on him for some reason. That doesn't seem to have any issue but I think I know what he is wary about.
"It happens Ridley, don't worry... It happens randomly."
I tried to comfort him so he just laughed it off, very slowly.
"Well, that concludes the confession game right?"
"Yep, just make sure to not tell anyone about what you heard or what you said. Which is why we played this game in the first place." - Jay
"I see... What are you guys going to do now?"
"We'll be training later altogether, what about you Robin?" - Jay
"I'm more or less going to take a rest in the swamp biome. I have pretty much completed my part so I will take a rest for a while. If we went towards the dungeon without rest then it might become a problem."
"I see... Can we talk a bit after lunch, before our group will train for the day?" - Jay
"Sure, I have to go back now since I'm here to check on Denzel's vitals. We have some plans to make him get a full recovery."
"W-wait... You're saying that his current state when you two fought was not a fully recovered Denzel?" - Rylle
"Yep... We have to get rid of his miasma pretty soon so I'll have to go towards the Asylum to notify Seymour about the angel feather."
"I see... So this is how Asylum goes around huh?" - Jay
"Yep, we have to make sure that everyone is well after all."
I went back towards the Crystal Palace to immediately check on Denzel. I entered the sky floor and noticed that Denzel is sitting in his bed in between two people. He seems to be talking while getting himself healed up.
"Yo Denz, how's the recovery?"
"Going pretty well, I'd say I could fight perfectly in the next few days." - Denzel
"I see, what about the insides? Does the miasma have any side effects in it?"
"Nope... None so far..." - Denzel
"My theory is that, the miasma will constantly try to affect his mind. So if there's influence, it will be extremely dangerous for Denzel to let it flow out." - Lilith
"At that point, he'll snap and have to be knocked out by Seymour again. We have to make sure that he's pretty much alright..." - Ashley
What surprised me here is Ashley being around Denzel. I have pretty much confirmed that there isn't that much issues but it seems like I have nothing to worry about right now.
"Lunch will be done soon so I recommend you'd call out your team Robin." - Denzel
"Sure."