Chapter 1: The Endless Nighltife of Despair Part 1
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Like I said before I'm Notadeadguy for a reason so it was obvious that Inwould come back to this. It's been a long time coming for this, but I had life to deal with and a huge new job so you could say I kinda forgot about this. Now that I'm back though you can expect me to come back with a vengeance. Anyway I hope you enjoy!
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We all stood there for what seemed to be an eternity, as the dark revelation processed in our heads. It was if the whole world suddenly stopped in place. No one said a word, not even the littlest peep. The events that took place were all so surreal, as if we took a step right into some effed-up videogame.
Was this all I dream?
Was I really just having some weird nightmare?
Would I wake up and find myself back on the train as if nothing happened?
I had hoped it was the case… but somehow in my heart, I knew full well I was wide awake.
Finally one of us, the little ass-kicker, stepped forward and tried to confront the bear only to be confronted by the large bulky hooded figure of the Newly-dubbed "Mono-Reapers". While this one lacked a weapon; the Steroid Monger cracked it's knuckles to show that it means business. The Loli seemed to be prepared for a brawl when suddenly, the French Tomboy came in between them.
"That's enough of this nonsense!" She yelled out at the Bear. "You can't honestly tell us that we all have to kill each other! It's Connerie!"
"Yeah!" Beanie stepped forward as well and stood by her. "This is absolutely ridiculous! You can't possibly think we'll kill each other just like that!"
"I agree!" Pencilneck walked up, "It's beyond reason and the law to perform this deed!"
Stalker nodded, still in the tight circle we formed when we were cornered by the Reapers. "Yeah, I wouldn't possibly think about killing my new friends!"
The bear looked confused, "Really? Not even when you have to spend the rest of your life's trapped forever?"
"W-well I…" Stalker hesitated for a moment "That still doesn't mean there's a way out!"
"Oh? Are you really positive that there is an exit?" The Bear giggled at Stalker's proclamation. "Well if that's the case, I'd like to see you try."
All of a sudden the Bear, snaps it's nonexistent fingers and the Mono-Reapers, immediately stand down. Quickly dispersing away from us; they retreat into the shadows of the city as fast as they appeared.
"If you're so hung up, on the idea that there really is an Exit, then go ahead, take a look around your new home. I can't wait to see your faces when any hope of escape is diminished. Upupupupu!" The bear chortled excitedly.
"Y-Yeah We'll see about that!" Stalker snapped back.
"Yeah we'll see.." The bear turned around, seemingly ready to leave, when it immediately spun backwards and tossed several small shiny coin-like objects straight into our hands.
Reactively; I ended up catching the trinket, only to find that it was really a Pin. Curiously looking at the Pin; I take a closer look at the vagrant pattern upon it: A pure black cat head, with a white star for it's right eye, a red lightning-shaped eye, all with a sharp toothy grin. The whole thing was sketched out in spray paint, giving off a similar impression to all my other works. We all looked at these pins in our hands with similar confusion.
"... What Exactly is This?" Fatty held his pin forward showing A picture of 2 King Pieces, one red and the other white. The pins background was stylized similar to a chessboard with black and white squares covering the whole pin.
"Um… I'm not exactly sure…" The redhead replied. Quick glance at her pin, it had the picture of a Pink Broken Heart wrapped up in bandages.
"They're Your Super-Special Mega-Ultra Monobrand Pins!" The bear answered, "This is a Killing Game after all, and what's a game without Special Abilities?"
"S-Sp-Special Abilities?..." I turned to face Stripper, who seemed to be a little on edge over the revelation of the killing game. "W-W-What Do you Mean By This!?" He was beginning to hyperventilate, and soon Redhead came over to help him along with Stalker, and surprisingly Acid who immediately covered his mouth with his hands and told him to breath slowly.
"All will be revealed in due time. Upupupupu..." The Bear Chuckled. "One last thing, If you press the button on your bracelets, it should reveal the rules of this game. So feel free to check it out when you have the chance. Until then Toodles!"
The Bear immediately rushed out of the Scramble, leaving us alone in the silent street, the only noise coming from the burning remains from the helicopter debris. None of us exchanged words for a while after that whole fiasco, but who could blame them? This whole situation was still so surreal to us, so it was hard to adjust to this difficult news. Eventually some of us, including me, snapped out of our little trance and pressed the button on our bracelets
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...Rules:...
Rule #1: Students may reside only within the Safezone that you are limited to. Once you escape the Safezone, you're now a legal target for the Mono-Reapers until you return to the Safezone. Once you return you will immediately get a strike.
Rule #2: "The Night Life" lasts from 9 pm to 7 am. Once It reaches Seven the Bracelet will inject with a sleeping drug. The drug will wear off exactly at 9 pm, where you will be able to continue the glorious "Night Life" of Shibuya.
Rule #3: Violence against headmaster Monokuma is strictly prohibited, as is vandalism of surveillance traffic cameras and other forms of property. Anyone caught breaking said rule will get a strike.
Rule #4: You are given an allowance of 100 Monocoins a Week. Use these coins wisely, make them last.
Rule #5: Anyone who kills a fellow student and becomes "blackened" will graduate if they are undiscovered in the Class Trial. If they win the Blackened leaves and everyone else dies, if they lose the Blackened is executed and everyone continues the Night Life.
Rule #6: Failure to follow any of the Rules will result in a "Strike". Basically, when you do something against the rules the bracelet is programmed to give a powerful electrical shock whenever the rules are broken. With each strike the amount of Voltage increases. Third Strike is lethal so I advise you don't break my rules so casually.
Rule #7: More rules will be revealed in later time...
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I give a clear look of disgust over the rules, and it didn't seem that I was alone. One by one, those idiots gave a similar dumbfounded look like me before they panic amongst each other. But I had no interest or this Chaos, the Wording of the rules caught my attention. Quickly sneaking past the crowd of idiots; I end up eavesdropping some tidbits of conversation as I pass them unnoticed.
"Oh come on guys! Do you really think this is real!? I was about to unmask that big guy to prove that this was all some elaborate joke! I bet sooner or later, that we'll all realize we're all on some prank show. Muhahahahaha!"
"Well I don't care if it's real or not! The Batarde better show his face soon otherwise I'm knocking some cameras. I know I'm famous and all but this is ridiculous!"
"Y-Yeah, there's no way this is all real right Lucy?"
"Well I wouldn't necessarily say it's real, but at the same time it doesn't look fake. I for one find this situation quite stimulating, and you could say that adrenaline is flowing straight into my veins and pumping through me at an incredibly fast rate. Don't let my calm exterior, I am really excited for this. Is it because I've taken the several lives of animals before, who knows. I've yet to take a Human Being so I can't say for sure…"
"This is seriously not the Adrenaline Rush I was looking for…"
"You're telling me, Ma Belle… Also who asked you, ya freaking psychopath?"
"Squawk! He Can't be Trusted! Squawk!"
"Hey, can you guys stop bickering here and help me deal with Nathan and Yukihime, they're kind of freaking out right now and can use some help!"
As they were all bickering, I immediately pull away from the Scramble and out of sight.
...Center Gai Street (Entrance)…
Ah, Center Gai, a narrow street off the corner of the Scramble. Despite the short size of the pedestrian walkway, it's famous throughout Japan; attracting various subcultures, generally youth oriented. Most middle-aged adults tend to avoid this area because of it. In recent years this place has also become an attraction for photographers. The entrance,to be exact is one of the most photogenic spots around. This whole street is jam packed with Shopping, Fast Food, Bars, Cafes, Pachinko, and many other urban attractions as well. It's no wonder that people literally call this place "The Center of Shibuya".
It felt almost nostalgic to see this street, almost. The street was just as empty as the Scramble, giving the same desolate atmosphere as the rest of the city. Hard to believe that it was really the streets I called home.
Strangely enough, it also felt… nice in some ways. No one to bother me, no one to drag me down, and most of all, nothing to feel. If there wasn't the part about the whole killing game, it could've possibly been some sort of pleasant dream. Sadly, this was reality, and so I have to deal with the problems at hand.
Looking around a bit more, I planned to start my own personal investigation on the rules of the game. The rules were detailed yes, but unfortunately, they lacked context in certain parts. A good example of this included the Safe Zones and Danger Zones. At first glance one could assume it means that there are certain areas we, the player can't access. Normally in games, people would usually build some form of barricade to ward off people from coming any closer, but the way that rule was worded, implied that we would be able to leave the Safe-zone in an attempt to escape whenever we wish… for a price of course.
There were other rules as well that caught my interest such as the sleeping drug, and the weird monocoin
But those are just assumptions for now… What I need is concrete evidence, and a further understanding of the circumstances of this situation and find the best way to resolve the problem.
AKA: Find out how to get out of here
"Alright, so the best course of action is to find the limit of this Safe Zone, and Danger Zone." I mumble to myself. By doing this I should be able to figure out where I can and can't go, and then plan my route from there.
"What are you doing crouching on the floor like that Kuroshio? Are you killing ants?"
"No You're way off the mark, I'm just planning how to gain an escape route out of this stupid ga-"
Wait a minute. What the hell was that?
Immediately turning around, my faces cringes in disgust as I see a familiar stupid face. The word "Stalker" escapes my lips. She was back, to pester me again.
"Hey Kuroshio! What are you doing so far from all your friends?" She asked curiously.
"I could ask you the same stupid question!" I remarked. "How the hell did you find me!?
She puffed up her cheeks and pouted, "Awwww, and I was so worried too. While everyone was trying to remain calm, I saw you heading off somewhere all alone. I thought you got scared and ran away."
Me? Scared?
"You really know how to push my buttons don't you?" I blurt out.
"Thanks!" She rubbed the back of her head, the biggest smile on her face. "I always know the right thing to say!"
"That's not supposed to be a Compliment!" I retorted. I put my hand to my face, and slide it down on irritation. This girl brings the worst in me, and I'm normally at my worst, was it even possible to become even worse?
"So you're exploring Shibuya, Kuroshio? That's cool!" She said excitedly moving a little too close for my comfort. "Can I come with? Pleeeeesaaassssee?" She pleaded.
"Pass." I deadpanly declined before I begin to walk the opposite direction. Better to distance away from this girl as soon as possible. But Sadly things weren't going to be easy, as when I took 3 steps away from her, she immediately glomps and strangles me in a crushing bear hug… or was it more like an anaconda hug… well whatever it was all the Air in my lungs was expelled.
"No!" She spat out, as she slowly crushed my innards. "We are going on an adventure and you will LOVE IT!"
I could only reply with chokes and gasps as she pulled me into her violent embrace. She was squeezing hard, and if I didn't give a proper answer, I might become the first corpse of the game. I wince a little in my head, knowing the only answer she's going to accept, and swallowing my pride, I did my best to reply. "S… Ur...e…" Immediately after I spoke, the stalker finally let go of me. I coughed in exasperation as I tried to catch my breath. Why do idiots like her have such unnecessary strength? Meanwhile, the Stalker was practically jumping for joy. She must be enjoying me squirm at her feet. That face of her says it all. Immediately after her small celebration she pulls me back up on my feet and then drags me off into the direction I was going.
It seems I'll have to modify my plans now that I have an unwelcome guest with me, but I suppose that won't matter for now. Hopefully after this whole excursion is over I can get her out of my hair.
...Center Gai Street (Inner)...
"By the way Kuroshio…" she spoke to me, finally letting go of my arm, before giving me a stern look. "What are you hiding under your hood?"
"Excuse me?" I looked at her confused.
"I can barely see your face Kuroshio!" She puffed up her cheeks. "I've barely gotten a good look at your face behind that big hoodie so I want to take a good look at it." She then reached for my hood preparing to take it off when I immediately reel back defensively. I pull down on my hood to make sure it's still on the same position.
"Hood. Stays. On." I growl. There was a reason I keep a hood over my head at all times, and there was no way I'm taking off my hood in front of anyone especially her. If she knew about it, I would definitely not hear the end of it. She pouted before trying to pull off my hoodie again, and again I reel back. Can't this girl take "no" for an answer? Looking around to avert her attention away from me, I notice a certain figure standing at the end of the street. Instinctively I cry out "What's that over there?", and Stalker looks away from me. I sigh in relief, looks like I was saved… for now.
I begin to walk up to the figure along with the Stalker, and we come upon what seems to be a Mono-Reaper. Only this one, had a Red Hoodie instead of a black one, and it had the words "DO NOT PASS" hastily painted on it's chest. It was almost like one of those guards in the english country; still as a statue and the devoid of emotion.
"What is this thing?..." Stalker muttered, poking at it to see if it could get a reaction. As for me I took a good look at the Reaper, and try to move it… but to no avail. What was the point of this Guy? I thought to myself. Figuring I wasn't going to get any answers from this thing, I decided to try and walk pass him when immediately he stopped me dead in my tracks.
"... Do Not Pass… Danger Zone…" it muttered, it's voice was too low to tell what gender it was.
"Danger Zone?..." I muttered to myself; pondering to myself when I remembered the rules. "Oh right… So beyond here is the Danger Zone?" I ask the Reaper only for it to nod once. I take a small look beyond the Reaper and a smirk crawls on my face. "I see… So that's how it works…"
"What's going on?" Stalker asks, "What is this guy talking about?"
"It means that we're not supposed to go beyond here." I retort, this girl was slow on the upkeep, but hey what else can an idiot like her do?
"And what does that mean?"
"...It means that we Might be able to escape if we pass this area…"
"What!? Seriously!?" She pumped her arms in joy. "So all we gotta do is go beyond this point and we can get outta here?"
"Sure…" I say sarcastically before a smile comes across my face "... Unless you wanna die…"
"What? What are you talking about?" She looked confused. Of course she didn't notice them yet. I give a loud audible sigh at her ignorance before I point into the dark parts of the street. "If you haven't noticed. There are people literally watching us."
She turns her head to where I point and right there hidden in the shadows were several glowing red eyes. Their glares were daunting as they gave off an aura of malice. Malice so potent, it practically gave away their hiding spots. In their hands, were numerous weapons from typical swords and clubs to more unconventional tools like a folding chair to broken stop sign. It was the Mono-Reapers, and they seemed to be waiting for us to cross that line.
While Stalker looked flabbergasted by the Reapers waiting to ambush us, I took a moment to think about what the rules said.
"Rule #1: Students may reside only within the Safezone that you are limited to. Once you escape the Safezone, you're now a legal target for the Mono-Reapers until you return to the Safezone. Once you return you will immediately get a strike."
In other words, if you try to cross the areas where this so called "Wall-Reaper" is guarding, the Mono-Reapers will do everything in their power to make sure we can't escape. I snap my fingers as I put 2-and-2 together. "Alright, so I know what's beyond the Danger Zone for now. The best course of action now is to find all the paths blocked off and make an escape route from there."
Stalker looked at me like I was spouting gibberish. As expected of a happy-go-lucky incompetent nuisance, she doesn't understand anything. Well not my problem, too much of a pain to explain anything so I might as well move on.
I turn around and head the opposite direction of the Reaper, and prepare to head off on my way. There's no point in sticking around here, especially when she's on my shoulder. I have much more important business to attend to after all, and I wasn't going to let anything get on the way of that.
RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGHHHHHH…
I stop dead in my tracks. Alarmed by the sudden close rumbling around me, only to look down and see my own that's right, I only had instant noodles for breakfast. It's practically been hours since my last meal so of course my own stomach decides to growl at the best time. I turn around and notice that my grumbling didn't go unnoticed.
"You hungry Kuroshio?" She looked at me, and then a nearby food stand.
"Wellllll I- Whoa!" Before I can give a proper answer she grabs me by the arm and forces me to head inside
...Food Stand?…
Forcefully having my butt sat down, I end up right here at this mysterious food stand. Strange, I never seen this store before. Normally, I went to McRonald's or Udagawa Cafe to get my meals but some shabby store like this is entirely new for me. While Stalker called for the food manager, I just tapped the table and stuck to my thoughts. if I'm stuck with this idiot for a while, might as well use it to eat. I wonder who even runs this stupid stand? This internal question was answered immediately as I heard an all too familiar voice from the back of the shop.
"Hey wassup Bitches!?" I look up and come face to face with that stupid bear… he was dressed up like some chef with a tiny little hat, red apron, and a strange brown wig that went down on one side. He also had a Paper Pig Nose strapped to its snout. "Welcome To Hanamura Diner, Center Gai Edition! What would you like!?"
"… I risk my case…" I mutter. I'm not in the mood right now to even ask.
"Uh… Hi… me and my friend would like 2 bowls of ramen please?" Stalker ordered.
"No Ramen for me…" I retorted. "Just give me a Pork Bun. I'm not in the mood for noodles right now…"
"Alright Bastards, That'll be 20 Monocoins each!" The bear that put it's paw forward, expecting something from us. We give each other an equal look of confusion.
"...Monocoins?" I ask trying to think what those possibly could be. Wasn't there a rule about an allowance or something of this stuff?
The bear chuckled, "If you're wondering where they are, just check your right pockets." The bear pointed directly at our pants. We give the bear a skeptical look, but seeing as it was getting us nowhere we reached into our pants, and lo and behold there they were.
Monocoins x100
"When the hell did these get here!?" I demanded, "I don't remember ever having these!"
"Upupupupu!" The bear chuckled. "We put it in your pockets when you were out! You guys must've been pretty stupid, no to notice that!"
"H-Hey!" Stalker replied, "That's not very nice!"
"Shut Up and Pay Me!" The bear demanded. "No Money. No Food!"
"Fine." I interrupted their bickering before it got worse. "Stalker pay for our meal."
"Why me!?" Stalker asked clearly wondering why I'm telling her to pay, and a small devilish smile creeped onto my face.
"Would you do it for a… friend?" I think I nearly threw up saying that, but it looks like I got my desired results as she slammed down her money down on the table. The bear grabbed it and then retreated to the nearby grill where it cartoonishly prepared our food at a comical speed. When it returned to us, it plopped down our respected meals.
"Here's your Meal Asshole! Have a Despairingly Dreadful Night!" The bear bowed before running to the back. As soon as it disappeared, Stalker immediately began chowing down her meal like a pig. I looked at her in disgust. Geez, did you ever learn how to chew before you swallow? Well it's not like I have to look at her.
I go back to my own Pork Bun and close my eyes to take a bite, but when I do I find my own hand in my mouth. Quickly taking it out, I look around to find where my Pork Bun went only to see it in the hand of the Stalker, already half-eaten. I feel a nerve pop in my head.
"Get Me Another Pork Bun. Now."
...Center Gai Street (Inner)...
After extorting some more money off Stalker, I manage to get more buns off of her. By the end of it, she walked out of the store completely broke. She looked at her empty pockets with twin waterfalls streaming down her eyes. As for me, I was horking down on the buns she oh so gave to me, and best of all I didn't have to spend a thing. I spat out a short chuckle before gleefully eating another bun. Stalker tried to steal another but I quickly swat her hand away.
"Uhhhhmmmmm…" she bit the collar of her shirt, "I'm Pennyless…"
"Don't Care…" I casually reply trying to eat another bun, only for it to get snatched. I'll admit this girl is actually good at stealing. Almost as good as me… Almost.
Thinking back on the matter of the Monocoins before, I deduced that they're probably our currency for this killing game.
"Rule #4: You are given an allowance of 100 Monocoins a Week. Use these coins wisely, make them last."
The reason, probably to make us more dependent on this bear so that he can make us kill when the time is right. After all, of we actually have to buy food and supplies off of him and we only had a weekly allowance we probably wouldn't last long until someone kills. Tch, I have to say this bear is clever with his rules… a bit too clever…
Without further thinking; I take the last Bun and and slowly eat it on the walk through Center Gai.
"...Kuroshio...can you spare me some money… Please?" Stalker pleaded.
"...No" I quickly replied. If the next mount of coins we get reallly comes next week then I definitely have to save my coins. It's not my problem you decided to spend them on day one.
"...It's ok Kuroshio… I understand…" she looked down from me, "But I know you'll help me out one day. We're friends after all."
I wince a little at the unexpected reply she gave me and turned away. "Look Stalker, it's not my fault you blew your funds already, just suck it up because you have to wait a whole week until you get more."
"On the Contrary…" A familiar voice comes out of nowhere. We look around to see where it was coming from only to see the lid of a manhole pop open to reveal the strange bear. He smelled a little gross though because he came out of there, and so we took a step back.
"You again…" I glare at the strange creature. "How the Hell do you keep popping up everywhere!?"
"Body Doubles, Son." The bear replied. "There's more than one version of me, so I can be nowhere and everywhere at the same time! Isn't that great?"
"Not really…" I reply, before and scratched my head in thought. Of course with Monokuma being some weird robot, it's obvious he should have copies stored away somewhere. But how many are there?
"Hey! Don't Ignore Me!" The bear growled at me, pulling me back from my thoughts. "For Goodness Sake! You guys are just as rude as an annoying little adopted sister. And if I did have a sister like that I would be sure to put her in her place first!" The bear sheathed it's claws at us.
"Sorry, Mr. Bear…" Stalker bowed and apologized, "Kuroshio is just grumpy is all."
"You're not going to stop calling me that, aren't you?" I sneakily remarked. So far she hasn't gotten my name right throughout this whole ordeal. I practically gave up at this point but it's still annoying.
"Humph, and to think I was going to tell you poor bastards a fine way to get more money." The bear huffed.
"Come again?" I give the bear a questioning look "What's this about getting more money? Didn't your rules say something about that?"
The bear dropped a cold sweat. "... Well I might've wrote a small detail like that somewhere, but this has absolutely nothing to do with that rule. Nope! Nothing at All! Nothing I say?"
"Then what is it then?" Stalker sheepishly asked, unsure of how to talk to the strange bear.
The bear chuckled at Stalker's question. "Isn't it obvious? There's really only one way someone would make money at this hour, and people have done it for generations. It's a dangerous activity where the stakes are high, and the losses are even higher! Where the hope of winning is crushed by overwhelming despair!..." The bear began twirling around like a ballerina; spinning around until finally stopping near a brightly lit building.
"...AND THAT IS THE ALMIGHTY PACHINKO PARLOR!" The bear struck a pose; as the nearby street lights began flashing like in a stage. "You see, the Nightlife is one of The greatest things for humanity to experiment. To getting hammered in bars, making love to random strangers, and gambling all your hard-earned savings. I just felt awful knowing full well, that this Country's law system wouldn't let you experience this please; mainly Gambling! So took the liberty of remodeling all of these shabby wannabe arcades into 6-Star Rated Vegas Casinos! Wonderful isn't it?"
I look at the Bear flabbergasted, the words "What?" were the only things I can sputter out of my mouth. When the absolute hell did this bear do that!?
Stalker raised her hand as if she was asking a Teacher a question. "Uh Mr. Bear… Isn't Gambling illegal?"
The bear quickly turned red and shouted back, "Hey! Do you want more money or not!? Make up your damn mind!" Stalker reeled back from the Bear's sudden outburst. "Look, I worked REAL Hard on this little project here, so I would at least like the appreciation for you to spend all you savings here and I can laugh at your stupid faces!"
"So basically, you rigged this whole place, to make us waste our coins." I smirk, quickly noticing the little detail it slipped at the end.
The bear seemed to notice his own slip-up as well and immediately began to sweat bullets, "Uh… Well I uh…"and before we knew it, the bear disappeared again. Damn that bear was fast.
"So Kuroshio… does that mean it's not a good idea to go in there?" Stalker looked at the Parlor with concern.
I give a chuckle. "Of course it's a Bad idea… For you of course." I flip her off before I storm straight inside the Parlor.
"H-Hey Wait Kuroshio!" She called out to me before rushing to catch up to me.
…Pachinko Parlor (Lobby)…
Pachinko is a popular game played in Japan. It's used as a form of Arcade Game as well as a Popular tool for Gambling. While Gambling is technically illegal in Japan, it only counts if you bet on money. In reality you try to win at Pachinko in order to get Tokens and Prizes… Which you sell for money. I love Loopholes, so easy to work around the most stingy of rules.
Pachinko is played a lot like Western Pinball where you launch a ball into the field with a spring launcher; the only difference is that you have to get the ball to the desired goal. Easier said than done though, considering that there are numerous pins that change the direction of the ball, so you need to stay on your toes if you actually want to win.
Funny to see the normal Parlor I've gone to has went through a substantial change since I was here last time. While normally this place looked like a Casino, this was on a whole new level. This placed looked like some 5 star Restaurant combined with the World's Largest Arcade Collection. Not only did the Lobby, which was formerly like a Shabby Motel desk center, changed; it was practically a huge remodel with fancy carpeting, a huge chandelier, a mahogany table desk, and to top it off, a fountain with a ridiculous statue of the bear fanning money on his face. Beyond the metal gate , near the desk , lies the play area, and from my sight, I could see a lot of Pachinko Machines, and I mean a LOT. I could even see actual Slot Machines, and Poker Tables. The Bear wasn't kidding about the remodel, this was nuts. Still, I can't let the sudden change get to me after all. The bear said we could get money here, and while I know it's rigged I'll have the last laugh at the end.
Out from the desk, another version of the bear appeared; this time, wearing a red dealer outfit with a black pair of sunglasses. It puffed out some smoke from its pipe before facing us. "Welcome to the Mono Roulette Casino of Despair! Shibuya Edition! How may I help you patrons?"
I walk up to the bear and put my hand on the desk. "I wanna play a quick round of pachinko." The bear looks at me before opening the metal gate to let us in the play area. "Thanks." I mutter before rushing off to the Pachinko Machines; Stalker closely following me behind me still, much to my chagrin.
...Pachinko Parlor (Floor 1)...
Heading to the closest machine, I immediately stick a single Monocoin inside to play the game.
Monocoins x99
Wasting no time, I immediately pull the lever and launch the ball into the field. The ball went down the path, bouncing off pins as it always did, but for some reason I was unable to move the catcher to get the ball, so I could only watch as it plopped far away from where it was supposed to go. It was as if someone super glued the Catcher in place. "... Hmph. So that's how it works."
Stalker looked a little confused. "Uh Kuroshio, what are you doing?" She asked. "You didn't move the Catcher at all."
"That's because the Bear broke the machine" I explained. "He did say it was rigged after all."
Stalker looked surprised. "What!? That's so mean! How else are you supposed to have fun in the arcade if that mean bear broke all the games?" She puffed her cheeks and pouted.
As for me, I merely got off the game and then approached the side of it. "What are you doing?" she asked as I pulled out a little key. Near a time locked hatch on the machine, I put the key inside and unlock it opening the storage for all the coins inserted into the machine. Stalker was immediately shocked by my course of actions. "Where did you get that!?" She wondered out loud.
"I had a Part-Time job here a long time ago, kept the keys for myself." I casually announce. While the rules said no Vandalism, there wasn't any rule on stealing so technically I'm more than aloud to do this. Like I said, gotta love Loopholes. Stalker however, seemed to be in shock for my actions . "That's not a Good thing Kuroshio! You should return them to the proper owners immediately!" She gave me a look of disapproval which I wave off. Technically I AM the owner of these keys, but I didn't want to argue as I began to pull out all of the coins. There wasn't that many, possibly just 50 plus my own, so this would only barely get me by until the end of the week. Still I grab the coin the machine swindled me out of just for spite.
Monocoins x100
I was about to grave the rest for myself when I look over to Stalker ,who was still looking down at me for my current actions, an idea struck. "Hey Stalker, you want these coins?" I grab the fifty or so coins and handed them out to her, she seemed a bit aghast in accepting stolen cash, but…
"You know, I got all of this money for you, you know, consider it my payment for helping me out." I put up a forged smile. "Why don't you take that money and we can talk again tomorrow alright?" I pat her head. "We had a lot of fun together right, but I'm a little tired. So, if it's ok with you, just go and get some rest and we'll talk later, K?"
"A-Alright!" She replied before finally exiting the building. As soon as she was out of sight, my smile turned into a face of absolute disgust. Thank goodness she was finally out of my hair. To be honest I wasn't sure it would actually work, but I'm glad it did.
"Ouch man, I never saw you as a Lady Killer…" A familiar voice called out from behind me. "You know, when you're trying to con someone, you're supposed to take their wallet, not the other way around."
I turn to face the mysterious person and lo and behold, Dice was there. "Speak now." I demanded, "How long were you standing there?"
"Not gonna tell me to Piss off?" Dice let out a sarcastic gasp. "Oh my, you don't sound like the Kuroshiro I know, maybe you finally decided to grow on me… you make me so proud." He rubbed crocodile tears off his face.
I popped a vein on my head as he continued to speak. This guy was always hard to deal with; always trying to act cool and composed, never having a clear answer from his mouth, and the fact that he almost can't take anything seriously . It pisses me off in so many levels.
"It's good to see you bond with someone for once Kuroshiro, although the fact that I've known you longer makes me wonder if we were ever even friends." He wipes more Crocodile tears off of him.
"She's not my friend Dice." I reply "She's all but a nuisance that I'm trying to remove."
"Then will you kill her?" He looks at me before pulling out his dice; fiddling them in his palm. "This is a Killing Game after all, and who knows what exactly might happen."
"What are you implying?" I retorted, glaring right at his smirking face. "You don't trust me?"
"Welllll… It's not like I trust you… It's that I hardly know much you see." He threw the dice into the air before catching them, he looks back at me with a daunting face. "You're a bit of a jerk if you haven't noticed, and knowing as much about you, I can hardly tell if you will."
"Oh Piss Off." I spat back. "You honestly think I will play the stupid game that Bear imposed on us? Hah, I would rather do anything else as long as it helps me get away from you idiots."
"And there's the Kuroshiro I know." Dice clapped his hands in satisfaction. "So how was your tour around town? Fun? Boring?"
"None of your business" I stated, turning to the door."I don't want anything to do with you guys."
As I walk away, I beat Dice give me one last piece of his mind.
"Kuroshiro, no matter what you do, you'll eventually clash with us at some point. You can't run you know…"
His voice fades away along with the sound of Casino Machines as I headed through the door.
...Center Gai Street (Inner)...
Returning back to the street, I notice the lack of a certain stalker roaming around. I sigh in relief, she was finally gone.
"Finally, I can continue my investigation without impedance." I say out loud. Stalker took most of my time in looking for the Danger Zones with all the Food and Pachinko that I hardly noticed that it was almost 7am.
It's been a very long night, not only with Stalker taking up most of it, the Mysterious Train Bomb, getting trapped in a Killing Game, and the fact that I'm now alone in Shibuya with idiots. I let out a loud yawn; the events of last night finally taking its toll. Still I can't stop now, I need to get out of here and I can sleep later. Sadly, fate seemed to have other plans for me.
*Ding Ding Ding*
I look up as the nearby screens around the buildings lit up. The screen showed the Stupid Bear lying in his desk completely hammered, with empty bottles and glasses of drinks around him.
"A… Attention! Attencion Eshteemed Basstards of Hope's Peeeaaaakkk!" the bear looked to be suffering from a horrible hangover "As of Right Now… It's Daytyme! Go to sleep you Bassstards!"
The screen immediately turned off and now I heard a beeping from my wrist, and It slowly dawned on me what that announcement was.
"Oh right… I forgot there was rule saying something about this…" I muttered, as a sharp pain struck my wrist. The world suddenly began to get dizzy as my vision faded, and then…
THUD!
I lie on the hard concrete, completely out cold.
...
"Rule #2: "The Night Life" lasts from 9 pm to 7 am. Once It reaches Seven the Bracelet will inject with a sleeping drug. The drug will wear off exactly at 9 pm, where you will be able to continue the glorious "Night Life" of Shibuya."
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Day 1: END
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Gameplay Mechanics: A new section where I explain some of the Cool stuff that happens in the Shibuya Night Life and how it would work gameplay wise if this somehow actually became a Game (Which I doubt))
Hanamura Diner Food Stands: Basic Restaurants of the game. Here you can buy food related items to give to classmates as presents. (I was originally gonna go for actually restaurants much like Starbanks aka Starbucks but I had trouble pinpointing appropriate restaurants so I had to improvise)
Pachinko Casino: Basically an Arcade where you can Play games and win prizes much like V3. You can also earn Monocoins here through gambling , and you can submit your winnings to earn prizes (aka Presents). The ultimate prize is something... Special.
The Danger Zone: The border represents an optional way to escape. It's kind of like the V3 Sewer Escape Minigame... But Harder. It gets easier however with every murder, it increases the safe zone allowing the remaining survivors to Shorten the distance to escape... But will you take that risk?
Pins: The Pins Monokuma gave them all will come in handy at a later time though. I won't exactly tell you how they play a role yet but I'll let you all speculate.
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i hope you guys enjoyed it. It's been a while since I did some writing so there might be some hiccups from all my rust. But I'll get back into the motions soon enough. Criticism is welcome so long as it's to help me improve this story. It's good to be back in the writing game and I'm really sorry it took so long but hey, all that matters is that I'm still writing this out. Anyway, I already have the next part planned and let's just say... It'll be interesting.
Catch ya guys later!