Steins;gate: Inevitability of the Mandela Effect

Chapter 5 - Steiner Overload

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Okarin! Wait a second." Said Makise, raising one hand up, trying to think. This was too much to process even for someone as smart as her. "Look, Christina, I'm kinda in a rush trying to explain." Replied Okarin, walking back and forth the lab. The other lab members sat on the couch, engrossed by Okarin's story. "You don't have to explain, I already know what happened, I told them last night, just shut up and let me think." She said, touching her chin and closing her eyes. "Wah?!" Cried Okarin, turning his head to the lab members on the couch. "You heard this already?" He asked. They nodded their heads simultaneously. "Then why did you sit there and listen?!" He demanded, slapping his forehead. "It was fun to hear Okarin again." Answered Mayuri, smiling. "It was nice, considering the way you were behaving the whole night." Continued Ruka. "Ughhh, this worldline, I swear to god..." He muttered, walking to the wall beside the couch. Okarin leaned against the wall, waiting for Makise's genius explanation as to what is happening. Daru left to go get some stuff for Makise. Uh, Feyris?" He called. "Nya?" Replied Feyris, turning her head towards Okarin who was standing right beside her. "The other me, how did he act like?" He asked, staring at Makise. "Mmmm, all of us except Makise-san and Daru-kun were on the roof that time, so we didn't see how the other Okarin acted like downstairs earlier ." Recalled Feyris, she then turned her gaze towards the floor near the computer. "But Makise-san called us downstairs afterwards asking for help." She told him.

"Why?" Inquired Okarin, noticing her gaze. "When we came downstairs, we saw you and Daru-kun fighting on the floor." She continued "Makise-san tried to stop you, but you were too strong, you keep punching Daru-kun over and over again." Okarin didn't say anything, he knew the reason why the other him attacked Daru, but he did feel bad, he'll apologize later and hope there's no ill will. "Shining finger?" He called. "Anything to report to your leader? I mean me of course." Asked Okarin, putting a hand in his pocket, preparing for the incoming text.

"Nothing to report, other then what Ms.Moe over there told you." Said Moeka who was sitting on the other end of the couch with a straight face. "Ms.Moe? I could get used to that, thanks Moeka-san." Said Feyris cheerfully. Okarin stopped leaning and walked towards Moeka, bending down, he looks at her straight in the eyes. He notices that she was sweating despite the air conditioner on full blast. "Assistant." He called. "What? I'm busy here." Said Makise, who was writing on the whiteboard. "What did you do to Shining Finger?" He demanded, still looking at Moeka. "It's the other way around, it's what you did." Said Makise, turning towards Okarin. "What I did?" Questioned Okarin, standing back up. "You took her phone and snapped it in half, screaming "Get out of my apartment before I kill you" and chased her out of the place." Explained Makise, going back to writing. "That can't be true, no no no, I wouldn't do that to a lab member, no matter what worldline I came from. It's a lie. Just like that cake." Said Okarin, shaking his head, not believing it for a second.
"You did." Said Moeka.
"I did." Sighed Okarin.
"With a broom." She added.
"With a broom?!" He shouted.
"I was scared" She whimpered.
"No shit you were!" He shouted again.
"Where the hell did I even get the broom?" He asked, looking around the place for any sign of one. "You took the one from outside the shop and in your rage, broke it." Explained Makise. Okarin froze, all the color from his face disappeared. He put his hand in his pocket and pulled out his phone, his hand shaking, he put it against his ear. "Hello, it's me. It seems I won't be here in this world for long. It seems my life will be cut short by an unfortunate misunderstanding and I will have to address my will to the agency. I pray you find a suitable candidate to take my place, and I will never forget my time here. I don't have long so I-"
"Okarin, we paid for the broom already." Said Mayuri, looking at Okarin. Giving a huge sigh of relief, Okarin put his phone back in his pocket. "So, before I say anything else, anymore secrets my lab members are willing to share?"