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[promisedyou]

REGAIN REGISTRY

Shion Sonozaki (AU: Mio Sonozaki)

memories

Shion vaguely thinks about killing herself. (Meakashi-hen)
Information about the Oyashiro-sama curses, specifically about the construction site manager's death. (Meakashi-hen)
Shion speaks with her mother about why the old hag (her grandmother) disowned her. (pre-game, Meakashi-hen)
Shion makes her escape from St. Lucia's; just the escape itself, not any events leading up to it. (Meakashi-hen)
Shion recalls a conversation with a blonde boy (Satoshi) asking her how she writes her name. She tells him that it's written with the characters for 'poetry' and 'sound' and he tells her that her name is beautiful. (Meakashi-hen)
A memory where she was still "Mion", and swaps with her and eventually ends up becoming Shion due to this swap/mistake. (Meakashi-hen)
Shion meets up with a girl (Rika) who attempts to attack her with pepper spray and a syringe, manages to turn the tables on her and injects her and in which Rika ends up killing herself in the end, with Shion laughing at the end. (Meakashi-hen)
Shion recalls a conversation with a few teenagers (Keiichi, Mion and Rena) and threatens to kill Satoko's uncle in order to save her, since she treats Satoko - regardless of the fact that they're unrelated like family. (Minagoroshi-hen)
Shion recalls calling her sister (Mion) and learns more about Satoshi from her. (Meakashi-hen)
Shion recalls speaking to her sister (Mion) in the Sonozaki underground 'pit'; she speaks to her sister about the rumors of the pit (explained below) while her sister goes on ahead and explores, along with other various rumors and Shion's general thought on various other rumors spread in Hinamizawa about the Oyashiro-sama murders before she ends up tasering her sister in the end. (Meakashi-hen)
Shion recalls jumping from one edge of an apartment complex to another and winds up tripping and falling to her death. (Meakashi-hen)
Shion recalls making an attempt to kill herself but 'Satoshi' (a delusion) tells her to live. (Meakashi-hen)
Shion recalls Satoshi comforting her when she's crying - he asks her if she's alright, and talks to her to make her feel better - along with patting her on the head. (Meakashi-hen)
Shion remembers seeing her sister get shot by Takano and subsequently gets shot in the head herself. (Minagoroshi-hen)
Shion remembers torturing Satoko in the torture chamber. (Meakashi-hen)
Shion goes with a boy (Satoshi) shopping for groceries. (Meakashi-hen)
Shion recalls Rika explaining the details of the Hinamizawa Syndrome to her, along with the other main cast. (Minagoroshi-hen)
Shion recalls working at the Angel Mort during the Dessert Festa the whole day and dealing with unruly customers until Keiichi and friends come to help her. (Watanagashi-hen)
Shion recalls a snippet of a conversation that where she talks to Keiichi about how his impression of her might change, but he tells her that it won't ever change because she's his best friend. (Meakashi-hen)
Shion recalls a memory of Satoshi getting angry at her, yelling at her about how she did something bad to Satoko (his sister) and eventually Rena has to cut in to stop the fight and they both apologize to each other, Shion being in tears because of how Satoshi treated her. (Meakashi-hen)
Shion recalls a memory of Kasai telling her the rumors of people making canned human meat. (Meakashi-hen)
Shion recalls a memory of Keiichi running out of his house with the doll that he wanted to give her and Shion, knowing that she can't control herself anymore stabs him and he falls onto his knees, dropping the doll. (Meakashi-hen)
Shion recalls a memory where she holds onto Keiichi's arm, and walks with him to discuss about both herself and her sister and tells him that she will show him her sins. (Meakashi-hen)
Shion remembers the details about her father being a yakuza and who Kasai is. (Meakashi-hen)
Shion remembers talking about how they can make a miracle happen if they break down fate. (Minagoroshi-hen)
Shion remembers being forced to rip out her fingernails by her very own family. (Meakashi-hen)
Shion remembers walking side by side with Keiichi late at night after work and chats (read as: flirts) with him quite a bit as they go window shopping. (Watanagashi-hen)
Shion remembers faking crocodile tears in order to get someone to help her and she is then saved by someone (Satoshi) who actually protected her. (Meakashi-hen)
Shion remembers talking to Irie about how Satoshi joined the baseball team. (Meakashi-hen)
Shion remembers a conversation between herself and Keiichi + Rena where she "explains" (read as: makes up a bunch of stuff) her actions to them. (Meakashi-hen)
Shion remembers sneaking into the Saiguden with Takano and Keiichi and freaking out due to hearing loud stomping when Takano starts talking about Oyashiro-sama's curse. (Meakashi-hen)
Shion remembers her mom teasing both her and her sister by saying that Keiichi can have either of her daughters. (Minagoroshi-hen)
Shion remembers talking to Rena underneath the bus stop in the rain about Satoshi. (Meakashi-hen)

abilities

Hinamizawa Syndrome (as of 6/1/2018; removed from her at 6/17/2018)
Skillset to use guns (as of 9/17/2018)
THING

items

Shion's diary (it's blank until she starts remembering things that are written on it)
Shion's necklace
The Angel Mort uniform (as of 5/2/18)
AK-47 assault rifle
SVD Dragunov sniper rifle
Stun gun
AK-47 bullets (30)
Sniper rifle bullets (30)
Shock bullets (30)

appearance

Her aquamarine eyes (as of 12/4/17)
Her green hair (as of 12/24/17)
THING

Comments

( memory four. )

[promisedyou]

► MEMORY. "Shion makes her escape from St. Lucia's; just the escape itself, not any events leading up to it." (Meakashi-hen)

Note: This is a lot shorter than it actually reads, I promise. It's actually just ~15 minutes long; it just has a lot of inner monologue.

...Seven keys were attached to the key chain.

Without knowing which key was the correct one, I had to go by instinct and try every key, one by one.

On average, I'd reach the correct key within 3.5 attempts.

I'd be fortunate if I could open the lock within the first three keys...
And I'd be unfortunate if I didn't.

I had to think of the worst-case scenario: getting the right key only on the very last attempt.

I fought with my nervousness. My head ached from it.

I just needed to repeat that small procedure several more times, but..... I couldn't stop shaking.

...Damn... Even a three-year-old kid can do something this easy.
...So, am I more childish than a three-year-old?

Whatever. I don't care if I'm clumsy.
...I just need to try all these keys...
...Even in the worst-case scenario, the lock will open on the seventh try...

Shion: "........No way..."

...Reality isn't always the same as math.
What happened was worse than my worst-case scenario... None of the keys worked at all.
I could feel the blood draining from my brain.

...Did I get the wrong set of keys?!
No. I definitely see a faint marking that says this set is for this door.
...Am I just reading it wrong?
Should I go back to the key cabinet to look for the right one...?

That would mean a great loss of time.
Just by being here I'm already risking so much.
...Something that could ruin everything might happen any moment...

If I can't open this lock, do I have to go back to the administration office?
...If there were no other choice, it'd be a waste of time to spend another second here...!

The administration office wouldn't necessarily be empty at this time.
...Somebody might come in.
I won't be able to look for the right key if that happens...!!

...I stood up quickly, as if electrified.

I was almost in a panic, and so felt the urge to move...
My instinct pushed me.

I have to go back there as quickly as possible...!!
It's dangerous to be here, and it's also dangerous if somebody comes into the administration office!

...I cooled my head, making it as chilly as possible, to repress my fear...

Calm down, Shion...
...Mion wouldn't panic in this situation...

Maybe I'm just mistaken...
Why don't I try the keys one more time...?

The next moment, I felt a faint vibration in the air. Somebody was walking somewhere in the hallway.

If it were a normal situation, I would've known I wouldn't run into them, since the footsteps were very far away.

...But at the time, I couldn't think calmly.

Ah... shit...
Why am I panicking this much just because of footsteps...?

Calm down... calm down...
I should be feeling excited instead.
...Calm down, calm down.
...I just need to do what I have to do.

I should ignore the footsteps, because they're not an immediate threat...
...Pretend they aren't there...!

I have to listen for something much more important right now...!
Ah... shit...

This key should be hard and cold, but... it's pliable and hot... it feels like rubber...

How could I stick this into the keyhole?

Shit, shit, shit...!

It wasn't the key that was pliable.

...It's my fingers that were limp.

...Ah... shit, shit, shit...!

The key sprung out of my hand and fell to the floor.
It shouldn't have made any sound because it was so pliable, but... it made a tremendous metal noise as if somebody pushed over a cupboard.

Cliiinnng!!!
The sound almost stopped my heart.

I felt dizzy for a while.

I looked around afterwards to carefully see if I caused any disturbance to the surroundings.

Calm down, calm down...

Nothing's changed.
I don't hear anything...
So... am I safe?

Calm down... calm down, calm down...

Wait... I don't hear anything?

What about those footsteps in the distance?

Calm down, calm down, calm down...!

Are they looking for me after they noticed the sound...?

Ah, shit... What is that sound I'm hearing? Is it my sweat dripping on the floor?

......Shut up, shut up, shut up...!

How could I hear the sound of my sweat?
Calm down, calm down, calm down... Calm the fuck down...!!!

[...]

I took a step off my regular route.
That was the first step toward my great escape.

I calmed down and thought...
The key shouldn't be wrong.

...This lock is old and firm.
Isn't it possible that I put the right one in, but the lock was just stiff, and I only thought I got the wrong one?
I realized that my nervousness was making me clumsy.
The gloves that I'm wearing to avoid leaving fingerprints must be getting in the way, too.

......I should try the keys one more time...
...I picked the most probable one, and gently inserted it into the keyhole...

...It's stiff.
...If I twist it too strongly, I might break the key.
The moment I thought of giving up, I felt something in my fingertips......
The key worked!

I slowly opened the door.
I could hear the crickets.
I don't have to hesitate now, but somehow I'm reluctant to step outside.

I can still make excuses up to this point.
It might look awkward, but I still can.
......But if I take a step outside now, there can be no excuse.
If the guards find me, they'll take me to the office immediately.

There have been escape attempts before.
...That's not really so strange.
I don't think I'm the only heathen here.
It's understandable that there have been people before who couldn't fit in this place.

So the school is well aware of the possibility of escapees.
...I've heard rumors about what happened to those who were caught while attempting to escape.

...I don't want to believe any of those stories, though.
...You see, all the school's horror stories involved students who attempted escapes.

...Whatever... Bring it on...
I'm not expecting to get a second chance anyway.
...There'll always be only one chance.
Things get serious beyond this door...!!

I psyched myself up and... pushed the door open.
A strong smell was hanging in the air.
Is that normal for the outside?
I'd never smelled this strong grassy smell before.

Is there something going on...?
Do I have to be wary of it?
Should I go back and wait for another chance...?

......That's silly.
There's nothing strange going on.

This smell is something I smell every day.
...I just wasn't aware of it.

It's true, isn't it?
Even though I pretend to be cool, I'm nothing but a nervous wreck...
...Calm down...
Calm down, Shion...!

I can rely only on the map inside my head from this point onward.
I'd researched the locations of all the surveillance cameras.

...I'm confident that I'll be able to avoid all of them, but I'm not sure about the guards.

They pick their patrol routes randomly, after all.
I have to take a chance.

I can hide myself in most places...
But there's an area where there's nowhere to hide for several meters.

I concentrated to keep my senses keen.
......Well, I have to depend on my luck in the end.
On the contrary, I might be able to get away no matter how unwisely I choose to move, if I'm lucky.

......Damn. After all that effort, it just boils down to luck?
Ahaha. This is a gamble after all.

When I realized that, I got excited.

Yes, this is a gamble.
I'm trying my luck.

This is a game to test the determination to change my life.

If somebody failed to escape from this school, that meant they didn't have enough luck to survive in the real world.

But I'm different.
I'm going to get out of here.
I'm testing my luck.
Here goes, Shion!

I ignored the noisy bugs and concentrated only on suspicious sounds.
......I heard no threats...
...The loudest sound wasn't the bugs--it was my own heartbeat.

Crunch.
...Even my own footsteps were so loud they could break my eardrums...

With each and every step, my overactive imagination tormented me with premonitions of unexpected run-ins with guards.
Countless times that torture grew too hard to bear, and I thought of running.
...But if I broke into a run, the noise I made would only draw suspicion.

If anyone heard running at a time and place where people shouldn't be, they would realize something abnormal was happening.
But if the footsteps they heard were just walking, then they'd likely think nothing of it.
Of course, I don't plan on even letting them hear those footsteps.

I tried to extend my senses to get as much information as possible.
I didn't sense anyone's presence.
......I might have felt safer if I heard a guard in the distance.

I'm worried that my senses might not be keen enough to detect everything.
Somebody might be right behind me... without me being aware of it...
I didn't want to make any noise, so I stopped from time to time.
...It's like I'm constantly fidgeting...

To stop or to run... something within urged me to choose from either one.
I can't choose to stop.
I have to keep going quickly and stealthily.
...I'm already risking so much just by being here.

Running, of course, would be absurd.
...Ah, I know that......!
The urge to run continued to bug me.

My head was filled with those thoughts as I went through this dangerous territory.

I succeed in passing through without running into anybody.
...I couldn't help but sit for a moment and exhale the rotten air from my lungs.

......My negative thoughts vanished quickly.
......Just a little more to go.
...Just a little more!

Just through that bush over there is the fence that separates this place and the outside world.
Once again, I strongly felt the urge to run.

...I suppressed that desire and carefully tackled the final step......

The beautiful-looking fence didn't seem designed to prevent escapes.
While I was worried that somebody might see me climbing up the fence, it fortunately didn't happen.
It's even possible that this fence might have a touch sensor.

...It's too late now.
It doesn't mean anything now, since I'm already climbing up.

From the top, the fence seemed about seven feet high.
I have to go down carefully, just like when I climbed up.
......I knew that logically, but I couldn't think that way anymore.

I chose to jump off with no hesitation.

Of course, I regretted my decision during the fall.
I got scared because the flight was longer than I expected.

I didn't land beautifully. I fell onto my butt.
But there was nobody around to laugh, and I didn't have time to be embarrassed.

I looked around to see if anybody heard my landing.
Even the crickets weren't interested in the sound I made. I felt relieved...

I looked at my watch.
...Five minutes till 8 PM.

...It was just a fifteen-minute escape.
Putting a number to it really made it obvious how short it had been.

Looking back, most of the time I was just asking myself questions and hesitating.
......I guess I worried too much.
But I can't be too relaxed just yet.
There's no guarantee that I fooled all the cameras.
This place isn't a bank.
There won't be a fire alarm going off even if the guards did see me.

It's possible they're rushing this way right now.
I can't enjoy the air of freedom yet.