Now, everyone is silent. As if by instinct, all those who could move put all the bodies on a single bed. Blood was covering the floor. The pink had become brown now.

There are seven of us. Myself, Tatsuha, Suika, the silent one, Murata, a girl, and Kin. No one questions anything because if we did, we would admit that we have become what makes this horrible world.

It feels horrible sitting here. Looking at the despair-filled woman, blonde hair, brown eyes. She's beautiful, yet we slit her throat. With the two she killed, she lays with them. I took her injury report and stuffed it in my gown. I don't want to read it. It makes me sick just looking at it. Her name's Shimizu Tae. I did look at that.

"Capi."

Suika is the first one to make any kind of noise.

"Hey, Capi."

Who is she talking to?

"Capi!"

"Suika, what are you doing?"

"Getting your attention."

"What's 'Capi'?"

"You."

"Me?"

"Capitan."

"It's Captain."

"You're the leader. What should we do Capi?"

"I'm no leader."

"I think you're good." Not you too, Tatsuha.

"I don't know if any of you have noticed, but I have amnesia. I don't know about this world. I don't even remember my parents. Plus, I can't even walk."

"Then let's vote." That is Murata's voice.

I don't respond.

"Everyone raise your hand if you vote him for Captain."

Everyone but the lone girl in the back raises their hands. She raises her foot. Everyone stares.

"Hey, my vote still counts."

Like myself in reverse, she doesn't have arms. When she woke up, her report said that there was someone going around slashing off body parts until you were just a head. She managed to keep her legs and torso. Her name's Togashi.

Everyone turns there attention back to me. Of course, I don't vote for myself.

"Seriously?"

"Yup."

I groan.

"Captain, I suggest we leave the hospital."

"Capi. We should jump out the windows."

"Captain."

"Leader."

"Shut up!"

It gets silent all at once.

"We're going to get one of the nurses to talk to us. One of them vanished, but there's still the other. Like us, she's human, too." Well, hopefully we are.

Kin grabs the nurse and guides her over to us.

"Here you go, Cap'. What'd we do with her?"

I flick her in the face. Nothing.

"Hello?"

Nothing.

"Ugh. Nurse, I'm not feeling well."

Still, nothing.

"Anyone have a blunt object?"

"I got a bat."

"Knock her out."

Bam!

A while later, she sits up rather slowly. She subs her eyes. All seven of us stare at her, half expecting something, half already disappointed.

"Uh…What's going on here?"

We let out a collective sigh. She's not infected. Thank god. From what I understand, Despair runs like a virus. As long as she doesn't have it, we're good.

"I'm in a hospital bed."

"Well, Ms.…"

"Sachiko Saito."

"Well, Ms. Saito, you've been out for quite a while."

We explain what has happened the past couple days, everyone piping in their own opinion. Murata is very bitter towards her.

"Do you know what happened to the other nurses? We haven't seen them for a while."

"Well, there was a man named Toza Mado and a woman named Mikan Tsumiki. Ms. Tsumiki was a genius. She could do any sort of procedure. She came from Hope's Peak Academy. I'm not sure why she came here though."

"Do you know where either of them went?"

"No. I'm sorry. These past few months are a blur. After the Tragedy. After Ms. Tsumiki came now that I think about it…"

There is a lengthy silence.

"So what are we doing now?"

"Cap'? Got any ideas?"

"Well, we have the option of splitting up. That way you can go home and see if you can find your family. Or we could try to find a sanctuary."

"Captain.", Tatsuha talks. "How many horror movies have you seen?"

Togashi smacks him with her foot.

"He has amnesia. How would he even know if he had?"

He completely ignores her.

"Never split up! That's the rule!"

"Let's vote, then." Like last time, it's Murata.

"Who votes to go our separate ways?"

The nurse Saito raises her hand shaking.

"I have a request."

"Go on.", I say.

"Two, actually. One of my friends lived in a rich neighborhood near here. Maybe she has some food stored up."

"And the second?"

"Oh, it's just that the boy over there hasn't said or done anything. I'm worried."

"So are we splitting up or not?"

"Look for yourself."

No one's hands are raised.

"Okay then."

"We should check on the kid.", I say as I roll over to him. He doesn't even notice I'm right next to him.

"Hello?"

He jumps back a bit.

"Sorry."

He doesn't look at me.

"It's okay, we're not going to hurt you."

He whimpers.

"Come on…"

"…"

"What's your name?"

"…Oda."

Okay…

"I'm…I'm so scared."

Hey, got something.

"Whatever it is, tell us."

"…I can't see."

"Are you blind?"

"Yeah. I am."

That's it?

"I…I was part of a gang, you know. I'd ride a bike. Now I can't. That's the only thing I ever loved. Now he's dead. Older Brother Oowada and Younger Brother Oowada. They're both dead. Dead."

Tears rolled down his cheeks.

"It's not black. It's not white. Just nothing. I can't describe it."

For a split second I saw something in him. Something like that woman. Shimizu Tae. But it vanished. We're safe. Despair can't infect without the book.

I put my hand on his back.

"It's okay. Just follow us and you'll get used to having no sight. Hey, I got no legs."

"I don't have arms."

"I don't have a chin."

"A chin?" He cackles and more tears fly onto the sheets. "What?"

"Hey, Nurse. Are there any walking canes around here?"

"There should be some in the supply room, but that's a couple floors below here."

"Do you have an elevator?"

"We should."

I sigh. Otherwise, someone would have to carry me and that would be very awkward.

We get to the elevator and press the button. It takes a couple seconds, but then it works. When we get in, Saito uses her key to let us go underground.

"What if this thing falls or something?"

"There's stairs."

Tatsuha immediately goes for the stairs.

"See you guys down there."

"Don't die."

The doors slam shut.

As the elevator descends, it shakes, but we make it to the bottom floor okay. The doors open and we are greeted to an abundance of supplies.

"Wow. Everything's intact."

"Well, you do have to have a key to get down here. Only the janitor and myself have them."

"Why you?"

"The other janitor caught an illness and someone needed to take the key. I mean, it was just sitting there."

"Can have that wheelchair?"

It was really nice. It had electricity and manual movements. That would come in handy.

We got the cane for Oda as well as some darkening glasses. The nurse said that they block out damaging his eyes worse.

Anyways, this wheelchair is really cool. But I'm saving the energy for when I'll need it. It can go a lot faster than walking.

The nurse picked up some first aid kits for the road. She said that she didn't know what kind of stuff we would see once we got outside.

We get back into the elevator and go to the first floor. There was someone sitting on the floor. It's Tatsuha. He must have not been able to go down without a key.

"Hey, Tatsuha."

He looked up. His face was splattered with fuchsia. He was breathing heavily like he had been running from something.

"Ah, hello, Cap."

Suika runs towards him.

"Tatsuha! What happened!?"

"Ah, Suika. Hello."

Oda nudged Togashi with his cane. She was the closest person to him.

"What's going on?"

She groans and explains to him the events that transpire.

"Tatsuha! Why's there blood on your face?!"

She tries to wipe it off but it sticks to her hand.

"Ah, I killed a man, Suika."

"What are you talking about?"

"Tastuha, what happened?", I demand.

"Ah…I was walking down, then there was a guy with this red bear mask. He charged at me with a scalpel. He kept talking about how much he wanted to kill me. So I grabbed the closest thing to me and stabbed him with it." He looks up and me and smiles. "I was right. Never split up."

Something stirs within me and I stand. It's shaky, but I manage to walk forwards a couple steps. I fall onto my knees.

"It's okay, Tatsuha. Don't lose hope. We'll find a new home. We're here for you."