Desire for Mischief ✦ Spider Halloween - Prologue

[helterspider]

Hinata: Hmmm. This download is sooo slow... I wonder if the internet traffic is heavy right now?

Hiiro: Heavy? Internet?
This is the first time I've heard of the Internet having mass!
I was told by Aira that the Internet is "something you cannot see, but it is everywhere around us, just like air."
If it's heavy for one person, how about two people? I'll lend you a hand, so let's share the burden, Hinata-kun.
Hinata: Woah! You totally took that the wrong way!
Hiiro: Hm? You mean it's not like that?
Hinata: In short, it's not a matter of whether or not you can lend a hand...
I'm currently downloading a new game onto the console... Hiiro-kun, you know what download means, right?
Hiiro: I was taught about that! It means to store information and data onto an information access device, correct?
Hinata: That's right. And when the speed at which the data is transferred is slow, you say that it's because the internet traffic is "heavy". That's why, even if someone does try to help, the transfer won’t go any faster...
But I don't really understand why it's called "heavy" either~. The more I think about it, it sounds odd.
Hiiro: Hmm. If not even Hinata-kun understands, then I surely won't be able to find the right answer...
Hinata: Oh well. Basically, the only thing you can do is be patient and wait for the game to finish downloading.
Hiiro: I see, that makes sense to me. Fufu, Hinata-kun always explains things in a way that's easy to understand ♪
But what caused it to be so heavy? If you're able to resolve that , I think you should do so.
Hinata: I think I can guess why~. A sequel for a popular game went on sale today, so I think many people are trying to download it all at once~
Hiiro: Oh. So such an inconvenience can occur when too many people perform a download all at once, huh?
Is it this game? The screen is so richly coloured, it strains my eyes.
Hinata: When you get used to it, it's easier to look at the bright colours. This is a game where you try and capture the most territory using paint. Would you like to try it with me when the download finishes?
Hiiro: Me? Is that alright? Last time we played a game together I inadvertently bumped into you with all my strength. I might end up doing the same thing again this time...
Hinata: Ahaha. Hiiro-kun, your body seems to move first when you play games, huh...
Hiiro: Yes, I end up moving on reflex. It's hard to play games while quiet and stationary.
Hinata: That's fine, that's fine☆ Don't worry about your body moving. After all, games like these are most fun when playing with friends!
Hiiro: Is that so... If it's that fun, then I'd love to try it as well.
Hinata: Hm? Oh, come to think of it, Has Shiina-senpai not come back yet? I wanted him to join us as well...
Hiiro: I got a message from him a bit ago, saying "I'm staying overnight at the ES building with everyone, so I won't be returning to the dorms." Did the message not reach you, Hinata-kun?
Hinata: Eh- You're right. I got so absorbed into downloading this game that I didn't even notice..
Is that so~ Well then, It seems we can't play the game with Shiina-senpai. What a bummer!

Hinata: Must be nice~ A sleepover at the ES building sounds really fun... ♪

Niki: Sigh...
O~i, you gu~ys? If you can hear me calling, it'd be nice to get a reply, you know~?
Sigh... I can't hear a thing. It seems like there's no one here, huh...
Kohaku-chan and Himeru-kun have gone missing... And it looks like Rinne-Kun disappeared as well...
It seems that I'm left all alone in this room after all...
How did it come to this?
Maybe we really shouldn't have told ghost stories after all...
I wasn't really enthusiastic about it in the first place. These kinds of things shouldn't be done with such half-baked intent.
Aah... At this rate I'm going to... I'm going to....

Kohaku: GYAAAAAAAAA!!!
Niki: ! T-The grievous scream just now was... That was Kohaku-chan, wasn't it!?
T-That's...! It can't be, has Kohaku-chan fallen victim to the ghost!?