Day 1 of the mountain event hiking trip! Starting at Ungodly O'clock AM as MC leaves the dorm.
MC: Stealth time!
Mononobe: Oh hey MC, leaving for your trip already? That's rough.
MC: Mononobe-sensei! / Dad!
Mononobe: Heh, calm down. I figured I may as well see you off. Also, have some rations since it's too early for the cafeteria to be open.
MC: Hmm? Ooh, chocolate? What brought this on?
Mononobe: Oh not much. Just bought it at the convenience store while I was there.
Old brand chocolate in a new modern package!
Mononobe: A mountain hiking friend recommended it. Some sort of collab thing? Said so on the back.
Yep, big sponsored brand name collab written right there. Along with famous sports brand model Himavat's face on it.
MC: Thanks, I'll eat it later. Be back soon! / Are you sad?
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(C) Mononobe: Well, I guess I am.
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MC: I'll be careful. I'll tell you all about it when I get back! / (leave)
Mononobe: Take care. Okay, nap time in the faculty office.
Later
MC gets to the mountain path entrance to Mt. Hakone! Other people are here too.
Zao: Shinjuku Wandervogel Club! Head count! One!
MC: Two! (raises hand)
Chernobog: Three!
Durga: Four!
Bigfoot: Uh, five!
Zao: Okay that's everyone. Also this time we have a special advisor--
Tanngrisnir: Yes hi, that's me, Tanngrisnir! Hello!
MC: Glad to have you / Nice! / It's like we're a real club now!
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(B) Tanngrisnir: I'll do my best, yep!
(C) Zao: But we ARE a real club, Kouhai!
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Tanngrisnir: It's been forever since I've gone mountain hiking! Now come on y'all... I mean, let's go, everyone!
Literally one step forward.
Chernobog: Wait, Ded gave me a message to pass on to you, Tanngrisnir: don't forget about your old leg wound.
Tanngrisnir: (trips) OOF
Chernobog: ...too late.
Later
Tanngrisnir: Welp! Sorry about that.
Tanngrisnir is hauling a sled full of supplies, recording equipment, and a big ass stew pot. But back to hiking.
Durga: Is this really okay after that scar acting up? Also isn't all that heavy?
Tanngrisnir: I'll be fine if I don't put too much weight on my feet. And no worries about the sled, it's got Santa Power floating it.
Chernobog: Oh, is that the Santa Power thing I've heard about?
MC: Wow! / what
Bigfoot: Um. What is Santa Power?
Durga: I wanna know too!
Zao: Honestly I am curious as well.
Chernobog: Oh. Well, I do not know myself.
MC: Welp! Explain please, Tanngrisnir.
Tanngrisnir: Certainly! But I suppose you all have an idea already?
Durga: Um, some special magic of Santa's?
Tanngrisnir: And there you have it!
Chernobog: ...that's it?
Tanngrisnir: Good enough! Don't think, feel.
MC: A SUPER meathead answer. / More details please!
Tanngrisnir: So faith is what everyone in Tokyo believes, like Santa coming in a sleigh with reindeers on Christmas. It helps that even that running around I did yesterday can be considered Santa Action, so my helping the party for the time being means I can use the sled like this.
Durga: But Santa School's pretty famous for sports stuff! Even my senpais at Yoyogi have heard about you, Tanngrisnir! So anyways, Santa Power is everything people think of as "doing Santa stuff"? Even though it's not Christmas?
Tanngrisnir: Yes, though it being summer means the Santa Power isn't that strong. But it's fine as long as Tokyo believes Santa goes with reindeer.
MC: Oh okay / (what)
Tanngrisnir: Conversely, you can say it's natural that sort of influence isn't time sensitive. Like bird and dragonic Transients can fly without needing the App, even if Science™ says their wings aren't big enough to let them do that with physics. There's also giants and dwarfs that Science™ says shouldn't physically exist either. Which means Santa and reindeer can fly so long as no one bothers to ask how that works. Oh, that reminds me. Some scientists believe our beliefs that we can't do whatever is some sort of mental restriction block.
MC: wait why are we talking about this / (wait)
Tanngrisnir: Wings equal flight and legs equal running. Those are thoughts that arise from restricted thinking. Cognition is built off common sense. Everything that happens is us explaining things via common sense, and anything that goes past our framework of understanding is something we can't comprehend.
MC: oh
Bigfoot: Hmm. Interesting. Thank you.
Tanngrisnir: You're welcome. It's like I'm a real teacher for once! So would you like some st--ow
Chernobog: Do not push yourself too hard. Perhaps we should take a break now.
Tanngrisnir: Sorry, I think I'll do that. Man, I wish I had a partner with me like back in the day... (looks into the distance)
Later
Durga: Oh my god, so many people! We haven't even reached the top of Mt. Hakone, right?
Zao: Right, this is the first otherworld mountain. It's a tourist spot now. Some super merchant type set up a resort or something around here.
Bigfoot: Oh. Smell...sulfur?
Chernobog: Yes, there's a hot spring resort here. I work there sometimes. Lots more tourists lately too.
Zao: So Tanngrisnir, where's the rest of the investigation team?
Tanngrisnir: I was told they'd meet us in front of the resort inn. (eats bun)
The party heads over.
Xi Wang Mu: Hey Himavat, the Shinjuku party is here.
Himavat looks out the second floor window.
Himavat: ZAOOOO!
Xi Wang Mu: Hey Himavat? Are you--oh.
Himavat jumps out the window!
Himavat: THERE YOU ARE ZAOOOO!
MC: OH MY GOD SUDDEN FIVE POINT LANDING
Bigfoot: Who that? Smells like me, snowy mountain.
Himavat: I am Himavat, avatar of the Himalayas and Setagaya Mountaineering Club captain! I've been waiting for you, my rival ZAOOOO! We'll prove which club is better on this group investigation!
MC: Himavat!? / wait you have a rival, Senpai? / He's hot
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(C) Himavat: Who cares what the plebs think? I only care about ZAOOOO!
Damn that's cold, especially since he's not yelling like before.
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Durga: You actually have a rival, Zao!?
Chernobog: You actually have friends outside our school, Zao? How nice.
Durga: Where'd I hear about Setagaya's Mountaineering...oh wait! They're that super elite hiking club, heard about them at the track and field competition!
Zao: ...wait, I have a question.
Himavat: Heh. Even you must feel the fire of passion in front of your rival, cool as you are.
Zao: literally who are you
EMOTIONAL DAMAGED Himavat!
Bigfoot: Big oof, Captain. That, awful question.
Zao: What do you want from me? Seriously, have we met before?
Himavat: ...heh. So you think little of even ME, do you!? Did you really forget about that night!?
Tanngrisnir: How about we move on from that? And wow, you seem the complete opposite of what Yule told me about you.
Himavat: You're...the special advisor from Santa School, Tanngrisnir?
Tanngrisnir: Yes, I'm here as a collaborator for the event plot investigation. So Himavat, how about we all calm down and talk--oh.
Himavat: (frowns and sighs, dropping snow around)
Himavat: Excuse me. Welcome, everyone of Shinjuku's Wandervogel Club. I apologize, everyone from my club isn't here yet. We've booked rooms for everyone, please come on in.
MC: he says, casually / you can use the club budget for that!? / damn they have way more money than we do
Himavat bows and goes inside.
MC: he mad / Senpai, you seriously don't know him? Not even know OF him???
Zao: I seriously don't know, stop looking at me like that!
Later
Hippolytus: Hello, I've been waiting for you!
MC: who / Wow, what are you doing here?
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(A) Hippolytus: Oops! Right, intros first!
(B) Hippolytus: Wow MC, nice to see you again after so long! But if we're meeting here...ah, you're part of Shinjuku's hiking club.
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Hippolytus: Hello everyone, I'm Hippolytus of Setagaya's gardening club! And I'm here since Setagaya's club union helps fund and manage this hot spring inn.
MC: WHAT
End of Episode part
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