How often does this bug happen? I've started the game as satie like 15+ times. I have not encountered it.
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It happens maybe 60% of the time, and it seems heavily dependent on your spawn point. It's also possible to spawn halfway into another student's spawn point.
Like it was mentioned before, if you just died as satie and start a new game, it will still show (you died) on the screen. It goes away maybe after 4 to 5 restarts.