DESPAIR WILL INFECT EVERYTHING AROUND IT. THAT BEING SAID WHAT IF AN INFECTION CAN BECOME A CURE? WHAT IF SMASHING YOUR DELUSIONS WITH DESPAIR IS THE ONLY WAY TO SEE HOPE. BE IT STRANGERS, FRIENDS, OR CLASSMATES THEY CAN ALL BE YOUR ENEMIES. AND YOUR KEYS TO FREEDOM, WETHER THEY LIKE IT OR NOT. SO GO TO A PREP RALLY, THE BIG GAME, OR SCHOOL MASS BUT DO NOT MAKE YOURSELF PUKE ON THE INSIDE FROM THIS FAKE HOPE. FOR IF YOU WISH TO SEE TRUE HOPE… THEN YOU SHOULD HAVE TAKEN A PICTURE OF IT EARLIER NOW PLAY… BALL!
(DFI = DAY FOLLOWING IMPRISONMENT)
After that the first tape he found ended, he heard footsteps coming his way. " are you okay sir?" said a man in black padded clothes as he and the others lifted the rubble off of him. He was holding a gun in one hand and stretched out the other to help him up.
"Yes I am, now let's be careful this place has definitely seen better days." He said as his men saluted him and spread out. His assignment here was simple, find any clues as to the survivors of the assignation classroom that was broadcast all over japan. As well as any information as to how that person could have gathered the resources to pull this off.
He made his way to the bedrooms and after a few found one with another recording in it. Like the others before he quickly walked through with his flashlight and checked all draws. When he noticed something underneath the bed shine he got down on his knees and grabbed it. It was another tape; it was taped to the bottom of the bed. He went back to look at the name tag on the door and saw that it read Itona. He put the first recording he found at the entrance in his suitcase while popping in the new one. As he played it he heard the voice of what he swore sounded like that of a senile old man.
Hello there my name is Itona Horibe or as my old school called me, The Silver Berserker. This was on account of my silver hair and my tendency to randomly attack people I saw as weak. How you might be asking I remember that, it is simple. It was not me that remembered it but what was whatever it is inside of me that remembered. The events that I am about to describe to you led to the first death. Although I did not regret what I did at that moment I did afterwards, who knows maybe I could have stopped the killing sooner. Hell I may as well have been responsible for their murders!
ITONA POV
The next few days were depressing to say the least; the layout of the first floor was absurd. In the west wing was the communal bath and everyone rooms. In the north wing of the first floor was the cafeteria and the kitchen. In the east wing was the classrooms, gymnasium, Laundry room, garbage disposal room, and the washrooms.
DFI1
After an, if you could call it a decent night's sleep we all met up in the cafeteria to discuss what to do next after the recent revelations. We all agreed to meet up at 7:30 am although only a few of us actually met up at that time. The people who were already there when I arrived were as follows. The people there were Isogai, Nagisa without Karma surprisingly enough, Akari, and Hinano. The five us were what you would call punctual people, good kids we all were there before 7:30 am. The ones who came next, you could say their sense of time is a bit more flexible they ranged from 7:30 am to 7:45 am. They were Yoshida, Terasaka, Kayano, and Sumire. I would say most kids our age fall into this category. The last ones to come were the ones who tend to dance to the beat of their own drum They showed up from between 8:00 am to 8:15 the latest so far.
"Alright everyone I hereby call to order the first Hopes Peek High Assassination Classroom Joint Strategy Meeting!" said Isogai as he stood up from his seat. "For short form we will call this from now on the HPHACJSM!" he said with Karma saying what I assumed we were all thinking.
"You do realise that sounds like the name of an H-Game company." said Karma as he laughed his ass off. Even I had to admit that I had a hard time keeping it in after hearing him point it out.
"That is enough we need to get serious!" said Isogai as he brought put his student note book on the big table. On it he had the map to the first floor open. "Listen up we need to split up and check both the East as well as the North Corridor. "To be fair we will all search our own rooms as we please later on." Isogai said with all of us agreeing. "Now who wants to be the ones to search the gym." said Isogai.
The first was Sugino which did not surprise me since he was a sports nut. "I think I will have better luck there than over here." he said this fairly nervously, considering he was an athlete and what looked like a good one, I found it a tad suspicious.
"I guess I can go with the jock." Kayano said in a snobbish attitude. I may not have wanted to kill her but damn did I want to slap the smile off her face.
"Sugino is a downer so I am going to stay here where the fun people are." Karma said snickering at Sugino.
This got him an ear pull from Nagisa which made him stop to rub his earlobe when she stopped pinching it. "I will help you guys search the gym." Nagisa said smiling as she always did.
"If Karma is going to be here then I guess I can take the gym?" Akari said raising her hand shakenly.
"If this guy is going to be here you know where I want to be." Terasaka said this as he pointed his thumb at Karma.
Yoshida agreed with him here as I expected him to "I am with Terasaka on this." he said this pointing towards Karma as well.
"I guess I have to go with them to make sure they do what they are supposed to do." Nakamura said making both the boys give her the stink eye.
"I will go to the gym as well." I said this still suspicious of Sugino and his sudden 180. Even though everyone else was scared they at least stayed about the same as they did yesterday. I figured at this point that he may know something as well but what I will have to ask him in the gym.
"Alright if no one objects then the rest of us will search here and we will all meet here in the cafeteria at 12." Isogai said as we all nodded in agreement.
We all split into our two groups and went our separate ways. Nagisa and Akari were searching the bleachers together. I was not surprised after all they were somewhat opposites. Nagisa may have been shy also but she at least had a spine compared to her.
Kayano and Nakamura went to look at the stage, while Terasaka and Yoshida searched the other bleachers.
I and Sugino decided to check the gym storage closet that was blocked by the ball cage. "Hey Itona help me lift this cage of balls." Sugino asked me as I came over.
"Just step back and I will lift this." as I said this everyone turned to me with confusion. They all went slack jawed as I lifted it using only my two hands.
"What the hell! Not even I can lift that by myself." Terasaka said as I put it down behind where I and Sugino were. Their dumfounded expressions as I put it down so effortlessly told me I surprised everyone.
"My special skill is being super strong it seems." I said at that moment not wanting them to know the truth. For if they did I feared they all would have turned on me then and there.
"Alright everyone let's get back to work." Sugino said this making everyone go back to their duty area.
While he was opening the door I noticed a photo on the floor. On the photo was Sugino, Akari, and Nagisa; all of them were wearing what looked like the same school uniform. But for some reason Nagisa was wearing the boys' uniform and a vest.
"Are you coming or not Itona?" Sugino asked me as I quickly put the picture in my back pocket.
"Hold your ball pitcher trigger finger." I said as we laughed before going in to expect the tiny room. We checked the P.E equipment to see if any have been used for murder in the past. Not to mention to take inventory for possible murder weapons in the near future.
When were about done this Sugino told me to tell the others that we needed to start heading back. I heard what sounded like the end of a surprisingly pleasant conversation. "Come on Nakamura how can you say ice cream is better than pudding." Kayano said this giving her arm a playful nudge.
"I hate to say this but pudding is served warmed half the time and sweet treats should be cold." Nakamura said laughing before noticing me. "Oh hey what is… oh my phone says it is 11:55 looks like we should head back." She said as she and Kayano closed the closet with the projector. Nakamura however lingered back a few seconds to make sure they locked it.
"Oh come on little Naka no need to be so overly cautious." Kayano said this as she dragged us along. After a few minutes we got to the cafeteria where we all sat down. Fortunately for us some of them made us some miso soup and steamed rice.
The meal was far from balanced or nutritional as an athlete would have preferred. But it was filling at least, and with how hungry I was neither I nor Sugino did not care. After fifteen or so minutes the last of us finished eating and we went over anything new we discovered.
"Alright first let's get started on our food supply." Isogai said standing up as he slammed his hands on the table. "There is more food than we can eat, and at the end of each day it apparently gets restocked." he said this with me unable to believe him.
"How do you know this?" I asked him at the time not believing him till the following morning.
"We know this because the tentacle monster told us." Karma said this as he took a break from kissing Nagisa. Yeah this was those two about 95% of the time while we were stuck there.
"There were no hidden methods of leaving that we could see." Isogai said this as he crossed his arms.
"What about you guys… any luck on your end?" Karma asked Nagisa as he nuzzled her.
"Sorry but none of us could find any exits." Nagisa said half attempting to push Karma away so she could talk.
"Well me and Itona managed to catalogue the gym equipment." Sugino said trying to make it sound like we accomplished something today.
"Well other than that we need to make some ground rules." Isogai said holding up his phone. "First off I propose that we all stay in our rooms during curfew." He said this with one obvious flaw to that rule.
"But the only way to enforce that is with peer pressure." Karma said making Isogai stutter a bit trying to think of a response. "Furthermore I am sure I am not the only one who doesn't give a shit about others opinions." He said this looking around the table.
"I hate to admit it but red is right." Terasaka said leaning back in his chair.
"Yah I agree I frankly do not give a shit about that stupid curfew rule as well." Yoshida said yawning as he put his chin on his folded arms that were lying on the table.
"Okay then what about switching cooking duty and Laundry duty." Isogai said trying to create some sort of order to this chaos. "Obviously only the girls will wash one another laundry." He said trying to not sound creepy in response to the girls giving him dirty looks.
"Yah hate to break it to you dude but the only duty that we need to decide on is who will hold the key to the garbage disposal room." Karma said this as everyone then turned to the human waste disposal Sumire Hara.
"Okay I guess I volunteer?" she said as Karma chucked the keys at her and she nearly dropped them trying to catch them.
After that we all went our separate ways into our own little groups. Nagisa and Karma went to his room for; well we could all guess what they went in there for.
Nakamura and Akari went to one of their rooms to judging by the blush on Akari face. Most likely to do something similar to what Nagisa and her boyfriend were intending to do.
Terasaka, Yoshida, and Sugino went to the gym to play some basketball. I myself spent the afternoon with Hinano in the kitchen trying out a few different recipes.
This was the end of day 1, and it was going to be the final peaceful day here in this hell. Whoever is hearing this then please understand but the first trial it was far too much for me to describe. Hopefully someone else can tell you on how this trial went.
