……The taste is… bitter. Maybe more sugar?… Almost there, maybe just a little more cream and-! Perfect! The taste is just what I like most, so within seconds, I'm drinking as much as I can, desperate to keep the wonderful taste in my mouth."Hey, hey! Alright Aka sweetie, calm down!" My immersive drinking is interrupted by a laughing voice, "Geez, you're chugging that down so fast! You like it?"

. . .After some intense thinking, my thoughts landed on Urkstin, who didn't seem to fit in the library setting with the few also in there. Or at least that was the explanation my brain came up with, as a way to stay as far away from the showers as possible. So I did a complete one-eighty and headed back to the library, where the reading group was still hanging out."Ah, welcome back hun. You seem indecisive today." Risa remarked, leaning on the back or her hand."I've got nothing better to do." I responded, pulling up a chair and sitting

"...If you think that anyone has forgiven you for your crimes, that you are disturbingly naive." She finished, walking off. Her words stuck with me, but I tried to get away from them by going into my cell. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to escape the thoughts from in there, even as I buried my head in my mattress.Does anyone actually forgive me?Does Poppy? Does Urkstin?Do they all think that it's my fault?My brain swelled w

Who did I want to hang with next?. . .After thinking for a short while, I decided to go over to the random duo of people, mainly to focus on Joseph."Hey, do you guys mind if I eat here?" I asked, prompting both Joseph and Akira to turn to me and give a smile, giving me different variations of a yes. I felt welcomed, and sat down next to Joseph as they continued talking."My point is, humans would probably taste better if t

Inside the cafeteria, there was an undeniable feeling of dread, or anguish over the videos. However, that feeling was overshadowed by the feeling of confidence that we'll be able to overcome it, somehow. I wasn't sure how we were going to, but sharing the videos was the only first step we have.The three of us grabbed ourselves some breakfast, and I grabbed myself two cups of coffee as a preliminary wakeup call, and we sat down."Before we get started," Mia said, speaking up in a much more formal tone, "I would like to know who watched their videos, so we know who to talk to in the meeting. So just raise your hand if you've watched your video."