Leon Kuwata

Locked Text to Hagakure

[Early in the morning Hagakure is going to receive a private text message from an ID he hasn't seen in awhile.]

dude PLS tell me ur still in goldenrod. im in sum srs shit, u gotta help me!

[Apologies for the terrible spelling Hagakure but hey, at least it's legible.]

( Spoilers for Dangan Ronpa Chapter 1 )

Audio, locked from Maizono but open to everyone else

What up guys, guess who's back? That's right, there's nothin' that can keep me down for good. How've you all been? Heh, I bet your lives have been a hella lot more boring without the awesome Leon Kuwata around! Also if any of you guys have my old Pokemon you better give'em back stat, I've gotta go get my badges back!!

[It's been awhile since Leon's been on the network. Even at Dangan House he's been suspiciously absent outside of mealtimes and bed, answering any questions with a sharp and brusque retort. Classmates are about to find out the answer to his strange behaviour though.

The video snaps on with a harsh twang of a guitar string followed by a sharp curse. The recording is shaky and the person, or rather the Pokemon, doing the recording can't seem to keep the Pokegear straight, but at least viewers can be treated to a strange sight: Leon sitting on a bench somewhere at night, plucking at notes on a guitar. It's quite obvious that he's very much a beginner; every few notes is punctuated with a wrong one, and there are many pauses throughout the song as he struggles to recall which tab to press and which string to pluck.

For anyone who can figure out that he's trying to play 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star' on the guitar, you deserve a gold star because at this point even Leon's not sure what the hell he's playing anymore.

It's just as he not-so-gently chucks the guitar to the side in a display of frustration that he notices that he's got an audience. The look of surprise quickly turns to anger though; he really had not wanted anyone to see him failing.]

Fuck, Keisuke! The hell are you doin'!? Turn that damn thing off!!

[The Infernape obliges quickly just as Leon reaches for the Pokeball at the side. Looks like someone's going to get a time out.]

Video

[The feed switches on to Leon propping his elbows on the counter, idly bouncing a baseball in his hand. He may be dressed for work at the Pokemart, but he...doesn't really look like he's working.

Thankfully for him, his boss is away on an errand so there's no one to yell at him to pick up his slack. It's a quiet day at the Pokemart anyway, so he can afford some time to goof off. Usually this would involve naps, but today he's got a question to pose for the network viewers. ]

So, I've been thinking lately. About dreams. I know what I gotta do to stay here, but...I don't have a dream. Something that keeps me pumped up and excited, you know? Is the Pokemon trainer thing the only dream we can have here? 'Cause I dunno, it still feels kinda off somehow. I can do it if it means I get to stay here, but it's not really my thing.

[A sign punctuates his words.]

It really sucks when you realise that a dream you wanted, might not be such a good dream after all. And I've been thinking for the past two days, and I still can't figure out what it is that I want! It's so annoying!!

[Leon stops bouncing the ball and picks up the Gear, grinning at the audience.]

So, that's where you guys come in! Tell me about your dreams. Something that you wanted to do, either here or back home. Doesn't matter how crazy it is, but just tell me about it because hell, maybe it's a dream worth working towards. Maybe you guys can give me an idea on what kinda dream I can chase after now. There's just one condition: your dream has to be cool. There's no point in having a dream that doesn't fit your standards, right? So my standard is simple: it just has to be a freaking awesome dream!! So gimme your best ones!

Action: Violet City

[Lo and behold, an amazing sight for all to see. The SHSL Slacker is actually working? If by working, you mean he's sloppily arranging stuff on the shelves, or napping over the counters, or even splashing water on the front and calling that a clean job. Did he accidentally splash water over you when he did that? Or did a whole bunch of cartons fall on you because he didn't stack them up properly? Or maybe you're impatiently waiting for this teen punk to get with his job and check out your items. The choices are yours!

How's my driving? Let me know what you think of how I'm playing this SHSL Slacker Baseball Player. All comments and crits are welcomed, IP-logging is off, anon and comment screening are on as well.