Ortho’s “burst gear” was inspired by a need to expose overheating circuits to air, designed (by Ortho’s request) to look like the ceremonial robes worn by the other students.
Ortho asks Idia if they might be able to dress up and take a picture together in the Mirror Chamber, as they didn’t have the chance when Idia first enrolled.
Idia reluctantly agrees out of guilt (“Don’t look at me like that! Okay, okay, I-I got this!”), only to immediately regret it.
On the day of the opening ceremonies Ortho is too excited to wait for Idia to finish getting ready and goes to the main campus by himself, excited to look just like his brother.
He runs into Vil who compliments his look (but does not say “Shroud,” as was added to Vil’s dialogue on EN. Vil never refers to anyone by just their last name.)
Idia manages to leave his room but begins to panic and goes into the courtyard to calm down.
He runs into Malleus, who is unaware that the ceremonies are even happening, and says that Idia’s look “may be considered ‘weird’…I simply cannot understand the meaningless things humans do at times.”
Vil encourages Ortho to go to the ceremony by himself but Ortho insists, “I wanna create real memories with Idia. With me the way I am now, I mean. That’s why I wanted to go to a major Night Raven College event with him—to share an experience we can only have right here and now.”
Ortho goes to look for Idia and finds him conversing with Malleus.
At first he is excited (“Does Idia have a friend!?”), but then Idia runs away from Malleus, back to Ignihyde.
Idia reflects that “Ortho would’ve been really sad to see me like that…so this is a good thing! I’m sure Ortho’s having a great time at orientation all by himself. He was so excited for it, after all.”
But Ortho then shows up at his door to apologize, saying “It’s okay. I’ll always be with you.”
The incident is revealed to have been a flashback, instigated by Grim asking why Ortho has a body that looks like the ceremonial robes.
Ortho lies and says, “There isn’t any particular reason. I just thought it’d be cool.”
Ortho is often complimenting Idia, saying he is “amazing,” “more than cool” and that he is “super proud” of every one of the bodies that Idia has designed for him.
Idia says that he initially turned down the position of Housewarden, but then Ortho asked if there was anyone more capable, and “then it hit me—he was right. There’s no one in Ignihyde who’s smarter or more competent than I am.”
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