[audio]

[lifeisbrief]

[There are female voices talking in hushed tones.]

She got the highest score on that Japanese exam, did you see?

It's because her father is a novelist. I bet she has tutors coaching her in everything.

Yeah, you're right. [A muffled giggle.] She's basically cheating.

[There's the sound of a scraping chair, and footsteps. Takiko speaks, her voice even, if not overtly friendly.]

Goodbye. I'll see you tomorrow.

Oh, goodbye.

[The feed stops.]


(( OOC: regular text is Takiko, italic and bold are her classmates. ))

Comments

[Video]

[material_guy]

Studying's cheating now, huh?

[eldesthatter]

Miss Takiko?

[madeitsquare]

I can guess what their scores looked like.

[handwritten]

[lifeisbrief]

Oh! Is something on the community?

[handwritten]

[lifeisbrief]

Yes?

[handwritten]

[lifeisbrief]

Pardon?

[Video]

[material_guy]

[Geh. So maybe she did't hear them? Well. Now he feels kind of like a dick bringing it up... After a moment of looking vaguely uncomfortable, as if something in the room smells, he pulls it together into a cheesy, slightly overdone smile.]

Congrats on taking first place on the test!

[madeitsquare]

Those girls! The ones talking behind your back.

[handwritten]

[eldesthatter]

There were people talking just now.

[stillneedawish]

[ ... did she hear what those girls said about her? ]

Ah... excuse me, but I think the community posted something.

audio forever

[likethetragedy]

Have you heard what the community recorded yet?

[handwritten]

[lifeisbrief]

How did you- [And she figures out the magic audio.]


I didn't even bring my book to school! How did it do that?

[handwritten]

[lifeisbrief]

I heard.

They don't even pay attention to me, and then they say things like that when they think I can't hear!

[handwritten]

[eldesthatter]

It's very rude of them. I hope you do not take what they say to heart.

[handwritten]

[lifeisbrief]

Oh.

Their scores weren't that bad. They would have done well if they studied more.

[handwritten]

[lifeisbrief]

I heard. I don't know how it did that.

[handwritten forever]

[lifeisbrief]

I have.

[handwritten]

[lifeisbrief]

I'm not letting them get to me.

[likethetragedy]

I hope you don't plan on taking that.

[handwritten]

[eldesthatter]

I'm glad. I hardly see how studying could be qualified as cheating.

[madeitsquare]

Exactly! They're just lazy, that's what they are - and they have the nerve to look down on hard-working people like you!

[lifeisbrief]

I don't even have a tutor! They just make assumptions about my family.

[lifeisbrief]

I've been trying to ignore it, but-

No, I don't.

[handwritten]

[lifeisbrief]

I don't have a tutor, either.

I'm a little ahead in some subjects because my school in Tokyo was different, but for the most part I just studied.

[madeitsquare]

Pah! Just don't pay any attention to people like them. I never did.

[handwritten]

[eldesthatter]

Then they're foolish for assuming otherwise. You shouldn't be judged wrongly for your own hard work.

[likethetragedy]

Good for you. Don't take too much time though. People like that can become more than just an annoyance if you don't shut them down quickly.

[handwritten]

[lifeisbrief]

It's just a few girls, really. Things will be fine.

[lifeisbrief]

I don't plan to.

[lifeisbrief]

I only moved here recently. I thought it wouldn't last long.

I won't take much more time.

[handwritten]

[eldesthatter]

If you are certain...

[likethetragedy]

They must not have much going on in their lives.

[stillneedawish]

It does this kind of thing a lot. I don't think anyone's really sure how, but... I guess it must have wanted us all to see that for some reason.

[handwritten]

[lifeisbrief]

I am.

[lifeisbrief]

They probably don't.

[handwritten]

[lifeisbrief]

It likes to see strange things.

[stillneedawish]

Well, it is a strange place.

[lifeisbrief]

That's true.

[stillneedawish]

Mm. So, that was your school? ... Are you okay? After hearing those girls say those sorts of things, I mean.

[lifeisbrief]

I'm fine. I just transferred here recently, so I guess I haven't settled in yet.

[stillneedawish]

Oh... I guess so. Even so, they should know better than to talk behind people's backs that way.

[lifeisbrief]

You're right. They should.