scary monsters ~endless halloween night~ 4-8 "real gullible"

[mandytl]

 

 

Location: The Other Dimension - Ghost Ship Cove

Jade: Splendid work, everyone. I barely had to lift a finger.

Ruggie: We seriously drove ‘em all away!

Who knew ghosts were such chickens. Way to go, Riddle-kun, top of our grade and super strategist!

Riddle: Heh. It wasn’t all that admirable.

This is our chance to search for shards, now that every ghost has fled.

I’ll check along the coast. You three can split up and look on your own.

Everyone: Okay!

Riddle walks away.

Everyone: ……

Jade: …Now, then. To continue my sea-related story from before Riddle-san interrupted me…

Ruggie: I knew I could count on you~!

Shishishi. Riddle-kun’s real gullible to think he could talk his way out of this.

No duh we’d want to know what he was tryin’ to hide behind that serene expression of his.

Ortho: But is it appropriate for us to hear this? Even if I want the data so bad… 

Jade: Please rest assured that this isn’t me attempting to slander him.

The incident simply made a huge impression on me, and that’s why I feel it’s worth a listen.

Prior to Azul’s rise to dorm leader, and about a year after Riddle-san had become one himself…

Pans back to a year or so ago.

Location: Octavinelle Dorm - Lounge

Riddle: Pardon me.

Jade: Why, Riddle-san, it’s rare to find you in our dorm. Can we help you?

Riddle: Let me borrow your lounge. Octavinelle’s current dorm leader already granted me permission.

Azul: Our lounge? For some sort of meeting, I presume?

Riddle: No. I was caught in a sudden heavy downpour, and now I’m completely soaked.

Azul: Come again…? 

… Well, if you’ve obtained permission, then far be it from me to stop you. Be my guest.

Riddle: Now, if you’ll excuse me.

Jade: … That’s his reason for being here? Perhaps to borrow a towel?

Azul: He could have gone directly to Heartslabyul if that was the case. He had no reason to come here.

On what grounds is he… —Wait, what is he DOING--!?

Riddle: Huff… huff… 

Jade: Riddle-san is…

Azul: Running circles ‘round the lounge table?!

Jade: It could be some human custom we're not aware of.

Azul: There’s no way that’s true! … Unless?

Jade: The best way to find out would be to ask him ourselves.

Riddle-san. Would you care to explain why you’re running in circles while drenched?

Riddle: Huff, huff… By the decrees of the Queen of Hearts, Article 124…

“If one is drenched, they must run in the ocean to dry!”

Azul: Excuse me? Running in the ocean to dry? Wouldn’t you say these ‘laws’ of yours defy plain reason?!

Only an idio… no, a buffo… a CRAZY person would abide by such ridiculous rules!

Jade: Dashing through the sea to dry yourself is certainly impossible, but… —oh!

Riddle: Huff, huff… Jade! I see, you… figured it out!

Running through the ocean to dry off is hopeless, theoretically. … However!

Jade: Considering our dorm is underwater, such a feat IS entirely possible!

Is that what you're trying to say?!

Riddle: YES!!!!

Pans back to the current scenario.

Jade: … And so, Riddle-san continued to circle our dorm for six whole hours until his clothes were dry.

Ortho & Ruggie: Six whole HOURS?!

Jade: Every Octavinelle student that passed through at the time was awestruck by his unwavering commitment.

Even Floyd, rushing to record it, was laughing so hard he could barely breathe. No doubt he was moved.

Ruggie: Sure you don’t mean entertained?! There was like, zero positive emotions there!

… I had a hunch earlier, but, uh… Riddle-kun kinda puts on this serious honor student image when he’s…

Ortho: Actually super weird!

Ruggie: You said it. Not me.

Jade: I’ll never forget the way Riddle-san ran on that day.

"Round and round and round we go, until forevermore," he sang as he hopped around, chanting this nonsensical melody.

Yes. I believe it went like…

Riddle: JAAAAAADE!!!

Ruggie: Crap. Riddle-kun noticed us and headed our way!

Riddle: Why, you… and that running form… you told them about Article 124, didn’t you?!

Jade: Indeed.

Riddle: Don’t give me that nonchalant attitude!

That Ruggie and Ortho would come to find out about this… Octavinelle’s students are so malicious!

Harping on and on about things that make people uncomfortable. Don’t you have a conscience?!

Ghost: Did you hear anything strange over here?

Ortho: Ghosts! They’re not the same group as before.

Ruggie: Keep your voice down, Riddle-kun! Let's stick to the plan you made.

Riddle: Grrr…