*Distant sighing* See I intended to continue this monthly after I wrote it but I guess things just find their way into the abyss that is forgetfulness. I'll see about trying to continue this for those that liked it. Now that I'm a bit older I can hopefully steer it away from the cliché-ness I noticed. Without further ado, I present to year the 1.5 year late chapter 2!
A pair of eyes blinked awake and looked at the vibrant red ceiling. He sat up and bone chilling fear settled in his body. Kazuichi Souda feared the new day. Feared what sort of horrors it would bring him. 3 days and Monobear would slaughter one of them. Wasn't it against the rules for him to do tat? No...maybe he changed the rules from the second killing. After all wouldn't it be beneficial to the mastermind to have complete control of the situation? The pink-haired male sighed. "No worrying about that now," he assured himself. After all, speculation never changed reality. He got up and went to go shower.
Other people also woke up uncomfortably and deep in thought. They cleansed themselves and then met in the cafeteria. When Kirigiri arrived, she overheard Naegi and Togami conversating. "He did this on purpose. Monobear put me in that room knowing that those strike marks weren't gone. Everytime I see them I think of Maizono," Naegi grimly stated. Togami shook his head.
"You don't need to be so shaky, Naegi. We've already been through all this. If you start to crumble now the others will too. Do you not realize that the Post-Despairs look up to us? We need to stay strong," Togami said in his usual asshole-ish attitude. Kirigiri approached them. "What we need to focus on now is securing a circle of trust between the group. Tensions are high and the best thing to do is prevent murders," she explained.
Meanwhile the Post-Despairs were discussing among themselves. Souda spoke in a low whisper, "Guys we need to keep our distance from Naegi and the others. I mean come on now, they may have helped us up to now but we're not close to them in all honesty." Akane nodded.
"Yeah cause if they try to kill any of you guys I'd punch the hell out of them. You're the best people I know!" Sonia smiled and thanked Akane for her words, but then grew serious. "I do not believe that we should avoid them! They saved us from death and I don't quite understand why they'd plunge us back in. As Kirigiri said, we're here because we are the ones who steeled our nerves to brave the devil's game of hide-and-go-seek. If we can hold onto hope a bit longer I believe we can make it out," she remarked. Hinata and Kuzuryuu nodded. Hinata spoke up too. "Sonia's absolutely right. Avoiding them will only open our chances of getting murdered. We all need to watch out for each other. After all we can't deny the possibility of any of us giving in."