"Wake up, everyone! It's 7am, and Nighttime is now over! Time to enjoy another fun-filled day at The Ultimate Talent Enhancement Center!"
Monorakun's announcement woke me up. An alert went off on my E-Handbook. The new rule 未来 mentioned, no doubt. I turned on my E-Handbook, and sure enough, I was right.
"Rule 9: Tampering with your E-Handbook is strictly prohibited. This includes, but is not limited to, trying to destroy, deface, vandalize, or hack into your E-Handbook."
There was a button underneath it. "I Agree". Having no other choices, I tapped the button, and the message disappeared.
Next, I got up, got dressed, and sleepily headed towards my closet, which...
Was locked? I tried to open my closet again, but...no. It was definitely locked.
Confused, I looked at my dorm room door, and noticed something hanging there. It appeared to be a costume of some sort.
There was a pair of blue overalls hanging from a hook on the door, with a red, white, and blue plaid shirt underneath it. It had a black bow tie and a white collar going all the way around. There was also a blue and white sailor's hat hanging with the clothing. On the floor, there was a pair of black shoes, with red and white socks folded on top of them.
As I looked over the outfit, I realized what I was looking at, and I was angry.
This...was a Raggedy Andy costume. Made after Raggedy Ann became popular, this was the boy version of that doll.
My E-Handbook went off, with an announcement from Monorakun.
"Reminder: You cannot leave your dorms unless you are wearing your costumes!"
Begrudgingly, I put on the Raggedy Andy costume, and upon putting my hand on the doorknob, I heard a "Click!" from within the door. I opened the door afterwards and headed towards the Dining Hall.
As it turned out, I was one of the last people to arrive, and just like me, not everyone was happy with their costumes. Leon was dressed in a baseball uniform, complete with a baseball bat, grumbling to himself about how his costume was super-lame.
Kaede had on black sunglasses, a midnight blue rhinestone jacket under a sky blue collared shirt, matching midnight blue pants, and chunky heels that had a midnight blue base, with sky blue highlights and heel. She wasn't necessarily upset, just...confused, muttering about Elton John.
Makoto was dressed in...well, his usual outfit, except there was a large, fake blood spot on the back of his head, with blood trailing down his hoodie. He had fake blood coming out of his nose and the corners of his mouth, too. One of his pant legs appeared to have something inside of it, giving him the typical zombie lurch-walking you'd see in movies.
Next to him was Mukuro, who was sporting black combat boots, black pants that seemed baggy at the knees, and a black tank top. There was an ammo belt going diagonally across her chest, and she wore a long red bandana around her head. When she turned around, I saw some sort of two-handed gun strapped to her back, but I doubted it was real. Not sure why; call it intuition.
Angie and Yasuhiro were talking while eating together. Angie had an Afro wig and fake beard, and was wearing a light blue collared shirt and darker blue jeans, with a brown pair of loafers on her feet. She reminded me of that soft-talking painter on PBS, a long time ago, but I didn't recall his name offhand.
As for Yasuhiro, he was wearing a green, red, and gold track jacket over a tie-dye shirt. He had a matching green, red, and gold beanie on his head, as well. His pants were relaxed-fit denim jeans, in a military green color. I got vibes of that one reggae singer who smoked marijuana a lot.
The next person to catch my attention was Theo, as he exited the Kitchen area. He had on a white and red beanie, a red and white striped shirt, black rimmed glasses, and blue jeans. He wore brown boots, and had a brown wooden cane with him as well.
Following Theo out of the Kitchen was Kaito, wearing a mostly white astronaut costume with buttons on the chest and arms. It reminded me a lot of a main character of that one funny movie, with the toys that only moved when no one was looking. Toy...Song? Story? Something like that.
Next to Kaito was Sayaka, who...looked stunning. Even Leon nearly choked on his food when he saw her. Sayaka was dressed in a navy blue strapless, low-backed bodysuit, with a blue fuzzy ball the size of my fist just above her butt. She had navy blue bunny ears on, with a blue inner ear, on her black headband. On her feet were navy blue low heels, roughly a 2 inch heel by estimate, and her blue mesh fishnets matched her tail color. I could only imagine if she had to perform in that outfit with her group, and the reactions she would get from her fans.
The next person I noticed was Celeste, who was dressed like the Queen of Hearts. The top part of her dress was heart-shaped, red on the right half, and black on the left. Her arms and sides, by contrast, were black on the right, and red on the left. The skirt went almost to the floor, hiding her shoes and legs, but the "black on right, red on left" theme continued. At the very front of the skirt was the Queen of Hearts card. Celeste also had a heart-shaped tiara on her head, which was black with a red middle section. She looked elegant in it, in all honesty.
I went into the kitchen to get myself some Jack-o-Lantern pancakes, and poured strawberry syrup (in a container marked "BLOOD") onto them, then grabbed a few pieces of bacon and headed back to the Dining Hall.
When I arrived, Chihiro and Chiaki had just walked into the room together. Chiaki had on a yellow sleeveless mini dress, with several black chevrons going across the front. She also wore black opaque tights, and yellow high heels that clasped around her ankles. She reminded me from a Gym Leader...Pokemon Grey, perhaps? I mentally cursed my bad memory when it came to non-fashion related things.
Chihiro, on the other hand, appeared to be dressed as a cyborg. She had on what looked like a small laptop monitor headpiece, making it look like her head was on a computer screen. Her chestpiece, similar to Kaito, had a few buttons on it, along with two dials (one marked "Temperature", one marked "Power"). Her right hand was normal, but her left arm had a gauntlet going almost up to the elbow, with what looked like metal and wires running all through it. Finally, her skirt was metallic looking, pleated and at knee-length, and appeared to be made of a rather stiff material, though it was hard to tell which one at a glance. Finally, she had one white ankle socks, with a cute ruffle at the top, and metallic-looking Mary Janes.
I couldn't imagine having to put all of that on, but definite points for creativity! If we did a costume contest, I may just have to pick Chihiro for this one.
I suddenly realized one person was still missing. Where was Kenchikka? I checked the Kitchen again, wondering if she slipped by while I was admiring the costumes, but only Kaito, Sayaka, and Theo were in there now. Kenchikka wasn't in the Dining Hall, either.
Then, I heard her voice. She was shouting at someone. Or...something?
"I build things, not fix things. Realize that, Asshole Raccoon?"
It was Kenchikka's voice, alright, and she sounded pissed. As everyone else looked towards the doorway, I stepped into the doorway and saw her arguing with Monorakun, over by the locked entrance doors.
"Hey, Bob the Builder builds things too, ya know! C'mon, say it with me! Can we fix it?"
Kenchikka glared at Monorakun. "No."
Kenchikka had on blue overalls, with a red and orange checkered long-sleeve shirt underneath it. She had a yellow tool belt with a screwdriver, a monkey wrench, and some other tools on it. On her head was a yellow safety hat, with a yellow groove in the center that stuck out from the rest of the hat. She had on brown work boots, and a nasty snarl as she continued to glare at Monorakun.
"Actually, on second thought. Yes, we can! Gonna fix you like vet, cut your fucking balls off!" Kenchikka's voice was full of venom as she nearly growled those words at Monorakun.
Monorakun, on the other hand, merely chuckled. "Hey, don't threaten me with a good time!" He then got on all fours and scampered away, towards the dorms, as Kenchikka stormed off from him, now glaring at me.
"Asshole Raccoon. 'Can't leave until dressed like Bob the Builder'. Fuck him, fuck this outfit." Kenchikka grumbled to no one in particular as she approached. I wisely decided to get out of the doorway and let her get her breakfast.
Little did we know, Monorakun was not done with us today...not even close!