Shiori's eyes slowly flickered open as he lay groggily on the grass. [i]What...?[/i] His head was still throbbing at an alarming rate, his head feeling like it was about to crack in two. How long at he been out for? After a few seconds later of catching his breath, he took a deep breath and managed to shakily propped himself up. He wasn't sure what happened, but all he knew was that he alone. A wave of curiosity washed over him. Where had they gone? [i]Maybe the [b]school[/b] got to them,[/i] he mused to himself, almost snickering at the idea. That was just silly, wasn't it? But then, of course, he would never know unless he checked it out for himself.

Clambering to his feet, the boy brushed himself off as he scanned his surroundings. Nothing seemed all that different... [i]They're all gone now,[/i] he thought to himself, an idea forming in his mind, [i]I could probably go and... go exploring alone. Without them.[/i] The idea appealed quite a lot to him, so Shiori approached the school, eyes darting back and forth as he took in his surroundings. Nothing too unusual - until he opened the front doors. The boy skeptically skimmed over the message on the wall. [i]This's a joke, isn't it?[/i] he immediately thought to himself, [i]That's the corniest thing I've seen all week.[/i] It did make sense to him that way. No one else was around, the message on the wall (written in what he assumed to be red paint).

He continued down the hallway, looking straight ahead. A few times, he thought he heard some commotion, but didn't stop to check it out. Even if it actually was something, it was most likely just the building settling, he reassured himself. (He knew it could've been one of the other students, but Shiori obviously didn't want anything to do with them.) As he continued making his way down the hallway, he realized he ought to explore more. After all, that was the reason why he came here in the first place, wasn't it? Eventually, the boy settled for 1-5, making his way inside.