A/N: Yay! I have now finished the prologue! Looking forward to beginning chapter one! I will PM you all later to discuss your characters…
I'll inform you now that characters are NOT killed off at random… My choice on who I kill off depends on several factors such as how I feel they fit into the story, character which will mostly suffer by Monokuma's motive, some characters I may kill off simply because they may expire and have reached their potential in the story… of course if you are loyal to this fanfic the chance your character of surviving to the end increases… but it really depends on the other factors.
NOTE: Sophia's hair is actually red… I missed that detail out in my previous chapter… Can I also remind you to reference the introductory chapters if you forget about a characters appearance.
And thank you again for all your reviews and messages… they really keep this fic going. Now enjoy!
Danganronpa: Spine Tower
Prologue: Despairing Introductions
Soundtrack: Paused
I wasn't sure what the other students were expecting, but as soon as I heard the announcement of fireworks I suddenly felt more at ease… That would explain why the windows were covered, to prevent ruining the surprise…
But as we stood at the rooftop we came to realize the possibility that we were fibbed, by that out-of-place voice. It was empty, silent and disturbingly eerie.
Soundtrack: Despair Syndrome [Dangan Ronpa OST]
Kairu approached the edge of the rooftop where I came to notice that we surrounded with mesh fencing.
"Ngghh…" Kauri let out a painful grunt as she examined the material.
What she doing?
"Are you okay?" I asked in concerned.
"We are surrounded by razor sharp barbed wire," she revealed inspecting it further.
"Yeh its probs just there to protect us, I mean they wouldn't risk their guests falling would they?" Sayuri attempted to ease us.
"Eider way…everyone, stay away from that bob wire fence," Fukumoto advised.
But why would it be razor sharp?
"Wait, something else is troublesome about this situation," Yuko exclaimed. His words hooked us all as we waited eagerly for him to continue.
"*yawn*, duuuude… don't leave us on a cliff hanger, spit it out," Daisuke impatiently nagged him.
"Allow me… We are supposed to be in the heart of Tokyo, correct?" Sophia clarified.
We all nodded in agreement; until we noticed something… or should I say should be noticing something in our surroundings.
"You are right, no city lights… not even the Tokyo Skytree stands before us." Hirosuke observed.
"I was more concerned with the weather. It isn't the season for foggy weather… so what might appear to look like fog is actually cloud." Yuko finally disclosed.
"Urmmm… so I guess th-that means we are high… up," Hirosuke swallowed what appeared to be anxiety.
"Look at him, he's shakin' like an old dog shittin' logging chains," Fukumoto described brining all out attention to his nervous state.
"I can longer feel my legs! They're wobbling like jelly on a fine piece of straw! I'm gonna fall! I'm gonna fall!" Hirosuke fretted his voice becoming louder and louder.
"Not such the big guy now are ya! Heh!" Neith snidely remarked.
"Don't worry Hirosuke, we're fine. It's impossible to fall," Rina reassured him, lightly patting him on the back.
Kauri returned to the group attempting to somehow stop her bleeding index finger with her sleeve.
"Kairu!" Rina shouted in concern. She rushed to Kairu's aid and ripped her own t-shirt enough for it to bandage the blooded finger.
"Pfft, It's only a slight scratch," Kairu reassured us.
"This is all beginning to make perfect sense," Bullet analysed. He marched in front of the group so he could face us all like we were his audience. "While pilot girl attends to our K.O'd team member, I shall explain the villains plan."
"Speak up then and don't spew any bollocks this time!" Neith demanded.
"I don't have the supernatural ability to perform such thing! More to the point, you must not order your hero. I, Bullet Grey, shall lead you by my superb courage to the path that will claim justice!" He vowed.
"Reveal your theory behind this mystery then," Sophia urged, unimpressed.
But before he could spit out anymore heroic speeches something popped up from behind his head. It was a half-red and half-white cat.
"Regardez derrière vous!" Alice shouted in suspense pointing at the cat.
"I shall disregard such criticism to my duties!" Bullet pledged confidently, not understanding a word she said.
"Duh! She's instructing you to back away from that phantom thing behind you!" Junsi translated.
The girls caught our attention to a chibi-like cat sneaking behind Bullet.
What the fuck…
Soundtrack: Mr. Monokuma's Tutoring [Dangan Ronpa OST]
At that point the cat's whiskers must have tickled his cheek as he jolted upwards and immediately swerved around.
"VILLIAN!" Bullet chastised firing his finger at the cat. "I have caught you at last! Now do the right thing and admit to your crimes!"
"Phantom… villain… all these hierarchy names are so splendid. Master would never describe his loyal servant with such passion!" The cat purred. He jumped off Bullet's back and stood before the group.
Was that what was running wildly on the dormitory floor? What exactly is it?
"Sweet nibblets! What in the name is that thing?" Fukumoto remarked.
"I've never seen such an ugly looking thing!" Shogo said.
"Isn't it like a cute kitten that has been resurrected from its corpse, hehehehe," Gina described admiring its appearance.
Was that a compliment or insult? Either way this isn't normal.
"How does this machine speak so fluently?" Yuko asked intrigued.
"Enough!" Bullet instructed the group. "We demand an explanation to why we have been kidnapped, fiend!" He forcefully asked the cat.
"Silly, silly, silly kids, you must remember you came here voluntary, purr. Please, allow me to introduce my true self beyond these evil names you've labelled me," the cat began. He cleared his groggy throat, "I'm Akaneko, your deputy headmaster!"
Akaneko 2'2" [ Deputy Headmaster ]
Skin split half red and half white, one black eye and on red, glowing eye shaped like a dagger… or a fish, crooked ears and bent whiskers, no belly button.
Obvious remote controlled… it looks like some drugged up toy cat!
"Wait! We're not in school anymore. If I remember rightly we're at a party… or supposed to be!" Sayuri whined in disappointment.
I think we are beyond the idea of the party now…
"Pl-please d-d-don't take me b-back to s-school… it *gulp*… was a t-t-torturous time… for me…" Juighe stuttered nervously while hiding his eyes beneath his hair.
"Nayaha! Does that mean I can go around beating the crap outta losers like Juighe!" Neith teased punching the palm of his hand in excitement.
"P-p-please, I have e-e-enough b-bruises… t-that a-are waiting… t-to recover!" Juighe pleaded slowly sidestepping away, embracing his chest with shaking arms.
"Violence is prohibited you bad, bad student!" Akaneko explained forcefully. "Now please take a look at the rules in your e-handbooks!" The cat instructed.
"E- whatta…?" Daisuke scratched his head in confusion.
"We have a naughty student and now a class clown, hehehe," Gina giggled pulling out her e-handbook gadget.
"You were too busy being all Mr. sleepy head earlier on," Sayuri lightly criticised him. "Hear ya go," she handed Daisuke the e-handbook.
"Please fill up those empty skulls with the rules and regulations!" Akaneko advised.
So I did as instructed and nervously waited for the gadget to turn on. My heart… would not stop beating.
What rules could they possibly be?
/ E-HANDBOOK / OPEN
+ Map
- Rules [OPEN]
[1] All students will live a communal lifestyle within the tower with the provision of all basic living needs. Students are free to explore the tower.
[2] "Day time" begins from 7am and ends at 10pm the following day. "Night Time" is from 10pm to 7am the following morning. During "Night Time" certain rooms and lighting will be shut off.
[3] Sleeping is only allowed in the dormitory rooms. Sleeping elsewhere will result in punishment.
[4] Abuse to surveillance cameras, monitors and other equipment that may be noted in due course is strictly prohibited.
[5] Violence against the headmaster is not allowed, any attempts made will be STRICTLY punished.
[12] Additional rules will be added at any other time.
+ Report Card
/ E-HANDBOOK / CLOSE
"T-tower! Is that what you alley cats mistake for grand hotels?" Hirosuke asked.
"How degrading…" The cat wistfully sighed. "Just when you kids honour me with such titles you refer me to as some street cat!" He frowned. "If your gadgety things say this is a tower… then it's a tower!"
"It does explain why we are so high up," Kairu concurred.
"I'd like to know the name of this tower for future journal purposes, please if you can!" Yuko eagerly asked.
Is he finding some enjoyment in this?
"The name you ask… well that would beeee…dum-dud-dum-dud-dum-dum… Spine Tower!" Akaneko slowly replied jumping in pride.
"Spine… Tower?" I echoed in confusion.
"But what kind of name is Spine Tower?" Junsi sarcastically asked.
"I must agree with this penniless thought of a name. Could you have not gone with something with more character? How about…the 'Black Olympus Star'? Or, or, or 'Satan's Obelisk!?'" Yuko suggested excitedly.
"Or how about name it something which is actually tall. Like 'Giraffe Tower'? Rina put forward discarding Yuko's thoroughly thought out ideas.
"Giraffe Tower!?" Yuko questioned in disgust.
"I think the most suitable name for this tower-" Shogo began.
We all face palmed our faces, nervously waiting for Shogo's chosen name.
"The… 'Erect Tower'!" Shogo announced in pride.
"Trust a sleaze bag like you to come up with something like that," Kairu spat shaking her head.
"No, no, no, no, no! Utter nonsense. Hear my reasoning for the impressive name of 'Spine Tower'!" Akaneko whined.
"Fiend! Are you certain to reveal such a name at such an early part of the mission!? Should you not perhaps wait for the climax of the story?" Bullet suggested confidently.
"But we need answers! Stop suggesting crap!" Junsi chastised.
"*cough*, *cough*… may I continue?" The cat sarcastically asked clearing his throat. "This tower consists of 33 floors… aaaannnd you got it! The human spine consists of 33 bones, hence why the tower received that marvellous name!" Akaneko explained quietly clapping.
"How would a fucking, litter trashing stuffed cat know how many bones are in a human spine!" Neith barked.
"Outwitted by a domestic pet… amusing," Junsi giggled under her breath
"Nrgg…" Neith grunted.
"Are you a studious cat perhaps?" Yuko asked eagerly.
"Nah, never read a book in any of my nine lives! Kyakaka!" Akaneko snickered.
"Are you sure you're not an alley cat?" Hirosuke questioned.
"Purrrr… NO!" Akaneko snapped back.
"Well how would some dumb cat possible know? Unless…" Junsi stopped and her cheeks suddenly tuned green.
Ewww… no way… That thing must have…
"Kyakakaka! Superb, superb, superb… You finally have insight to why I know how many bones are in the human spine!" The cat praised clapping. "Yah! I lick every bone clean when I'm peckish to ensure every last itty bitty of chewy meat has settled in my tummy!"
YUCK!
"Eeeeewwww… that is groooosss!" Sayuri bellowed.
"Dude… That is not cat like at all!" Daisuke cringed hiding his mouth under his t-shirt.
"The food chain is in such a tangle these days, you must not take it personal," the cat explained.
"Please everybody; we are getting easily distracted from the principles to why we reside at a tower so far up to the sky," Sophia sharply inputted.
"Every bit of detail this alley cat spits out is causing more confusion," Hirosuke added.
"Fucking give us the answers pussy!" Neith demanded thrusting his foot forward.
"Are you not students? Isn't it your job to do the answering? Purrr," Akaneko questioned.
"He does have a point… he is our deputy head master," Rina somewhat agreed.
"HE'S A FUCKING STUFFED TOY!" Neith yelled in frustration.
"Listen, we're not getting anywhere…" Kairu said shaking her head. "Anyway, here is something else that concerns me in regards to the rules," Kairu exclaimed changing the subject. "Look everyone, and you should notice something missing."
/ E-HANDBOOK / OPEN
That's right; rules [6] – [11] are missing…
/ E-HANDBOOK / CLOSE
"I've been strictly ordered by the headmaster to allow him to reveal the hidden rules." Akaneko explained.
"I'm curious to see who this headmaster is? Does he look… zombie like… like yourself?" Gina asked with curiosity.
"I'm hoping for something with more class," Junsi remarked washing the cat with a dirty look.
"C'mon! Just spit out the rules so they're out the way!" Sayuri moaned.
And then… a familiar voice emerged…
Soundtrack: Mr. Monokuma's Lesson [Dangan Ronpa OST 2]
"KILL! KILL! KILL!" A voice emerged.
"Eeek! What was that!" Alice screeched.
Suddenly another child-like toy appeared from out of nowhere and stood before its companion.
Another one… what is going on here…
"I've been waiting for that to burst out my mouth like seeds from a huge watermelon, upuhuhuhu," The bear laughed.
"Kyakakaka! Please welcome you're headmaster MONOKUMA!" Akaneko announced.
Monokuma 2'1" [ Headmaster ]
Just like the cat, this bear was half white… but half black. It had a sharply shaped left red eye and half its face one would argue is cute, while the other side of the mouth flashed a sinister grin.
His voice was so similar to the one that spoke to use through the monitor a while ago. Could he have been the one that has brought us up here?
"This is beginning to feel like some… psychotic child's circus," Shogo described.
"You'd know all about them, wouldn't you?" Junsi quietly affronted.
"Umm… Let's not provoke the toys too much… they might not be all that bad," Alice reasoned.
Is she sure about that?
"Kin I knock sum sense in to ya'… They're controlled by sum fella." Fukumoto criticised Alice.
Yuko's eyes widened full of enthusiasm and his mouth vibrated, "M-magnificent! How could simple teddy bears move with such fluidity? Wh-where were you manufactured… wh-who created such masterpieces?"
"Duuuuude! Ya right! What kind of ultimate joystick can control these machines!" Daisuke shouted eagerly.
"Manufactured?" Monokuma pondered.
"Our villain is hiding behind some mystery identity, interesting!" Bullet said examining the bear. "Just tell us the man that is controlling you toys… I mean you're sidekick has revealed the secret name to your hidden base."
"Hmm? Hidden bas? What's this I hear about the towers name, Akaneko? Name choices are decided by me, and me only…you futile feline!" Monokuma growled in rage at his sidekick.
"Please sir, please sir! Hear me out!" Akaneko pleaded shakings his arms rapidly as the bear domineered over him.
"There is no need! Upuhuhuhu…" The bear backed down calmly. "Watching these kids panic in the face of despair made me feel all warm and fuzzy! AHAHAHAHAHA!" The bear laughed manically.
"Okay… I get we're not at some party now… just tell us the remaining rules…" Rina declared.
*sigh*, she's finally realized.
"You kids, so disobedient and not paying attention to your headmaster… I've already told you… buuuuut if you are deafened by the truth, feast your eyes on the most exciting rules eeeevveeer on your e-handbooks!" Monokuma said melodically.
Once again, we swiped out the gadgets, but this time I felt uneasy about it…
/ E-HANDBOOK / OPEN
+ Map
- Rules [OPEN]
[6] In order for a student to leave the island they must 'kill' a fellow student.
[7] In the event of a murder in the student group, a school trial shall commence. Participation in the school trial will be mandatory
[8] During the school trial, students will attempt to identify the culprit. If the culprit is successfully identified, they alone shall be executed for their crime.
[9] Failure to identify the culprit is a violation of the school rules. In this event, all students except the culprit shall be executed. The culprit will then succeed and be free to leave the island.
[10] After three people or more first discover a dead body, a "body discovery announcement" shall be broadcast across the island. This excluded the killer.
[11] Any student that aids the killer in the murder of a fellow student will not gain any special privileges. They will not be granted immunity if the killer remains unidentified.
+ Report Card
/ E-HANDBOOK / CLOSE
...
...
What bullshit am I reading…
Soundtrack: Weekly Despair Magazine [Dangan Ronpa OST 2]
I felt the atmosphere grow cold and it our heads became heavy with more confusion
To kill? Surely this is beyond a joke now.
The words were black and bold and already left an imprint on my brain, but I couldn't believe them.
"What do you mean… by kill?" I asked reluctantly.
"That question gets me going all the time! Upuhuhuhu!" The bear laughed excitedly. "There is a wide range of methods that include, choking, stabbing, strangling, suffocating, drowning… or you could go for some unusual methods such as eating your victim, tearing them limb from limb, wedging them in the elevator doors, mincing them through the barbed wires!"
"HA HA! You are kidding aren't you!" Hirosuke laughed off in denial.
"I-I… h-have n-n-never even k-killed a fly b-before…" Juighe stuttered prodding his fingers.
"Wait... Kill each other? Is this some sort of joke...?" Sayuri asked.
"Of… course he is, he wouldn't possibly mean that," Alice nervously opposed.
"I see, I see. You can't take me seriously…Is my face too cute, too friendly? Hmmm?" The bear questioned. "If you wish to leave this tower you must kill a fellow student and successfully pass the trial unidentified!" Monokuma stated clear and precise. "Understood!?"
"You mut be as madder than a bobcat caught in a piss fire!" Fukumoto criticised. She frustratingly slapped her e-handbook shut and threw it to the ground. "Ain't no god damn way I'll follow 'em rules!"
"What is this about a bobcat, must I remind you I am a bear, a plain and simple bear!" The bear raged. "Hmm? Would you like to see what happens to disobedient students perhaps?" The bear questioned, smiling behind a raised paw.
"I sure hell do ya mad cuckoo!" Fukumoto tempted him.
No! She's pushing all the wrong buttons!
"I'm a BEAR!" He growled
Soundtrack: Paused
*chhrrrrrnnn*
Suddenly engines packed with red missiles rotated to form a shooting position, they all churned and then…
*bratatatatatatatatata*
"YOWZA!" Akaneko screamed.
Soundtrack: Extra Lessons for the Mysteries [Dangan Ronpa OST]
Before I could even blink, bullets impaled the cat from left, right and centre.
I was left, shaking like a brittle leaf as bullets, in their thousands, rolled across the rooftop.
This situation is getting a whole lot more serious…
"Oh no! He's hurt!" Alice screamed.
"Purrrrr… why s-sir, must I be an example of w-what happens to such delinquency?" The cat hissed.
"Gosh dangit!" Fukumoto hesitantly picked up her e-handbook from the floor.
None of us knew what to say… I think simply following instructions was what to be expected after what we just witnessed.
"Is it possible you can elaborate on this… 'class trial'?" Sophia asked.
"Well that's the icing of the cake!" Monokuma gleamed. "After every murder, all surviving students will take part in the class trial and discuss the murder in an attempt to identify the killer. If you kids get it right only the blackened will be punished. If you kids get the wrroooong answer than everyone beside the blackened will be punished!"
"P.S folks… 'Blackened' equals the accused." Akaneko whispered.
"How would be punished?" Hirosuke asked.
"Sir! Sir! Will you allow me to do the honours?!" Akaneko begged jogging his legs.
"BAM!" Monokuma growled, delivering a punch to Akaneko.
"YEOW!" The cat screeched.
"Why you must jump in on my lines you feline! You had plenty of time to rehearse." Monokuma scolded.
"Enough of this… puppet madness! What the fuck is our punishment!" Neith snapped.
Soundtrack: Paused
"Upuhuhuhu… well of course that would be… … EXECUTION!"
Soundtrack: A Dead End to the Ocean's Aroma [Dangan Ronpa OST 2]
Ex-execution!?
"Y-y-you can't b-be s-serious!" Juighe screamed.
"What… hung… like what they did to the witches years ago?" Rina queried.
"I've already prepared a unique execution for each and every one of you! A headmaster MUST be organized!" Monokuma explained, his eyes and smile showed he was eager to see our reaction.
"That's psychotic!" Junsi yelled.
…
We were all speechless…
"Hmmmm? Why the sad faces? I organized a hearty venue, scrumptious snacks and even supplied you with some Indulgent Despair," the bear sighed in disappointment.
"Liar! We had no food. I had to sleep to relieve my hunger! Now you are holding us hostage and ordering us to do something we're only allowed to do in video games!" Daisuke argued.
"Indulgent Despair!"
The name the bear spat out brought back the beginning events of when we were brought here.
"You drugged us with that toxic drink! We didn't come here voluntary at all!" I yelled recalling the bitter liquor that fizzled on my tongue.
"Ya kids sure weren't forced to drink though… you resisted to the dark temptation! Kyakakaka!" Akaneko snickered.
Ugh… as much as I hated to admit it… the stuffed animal was right…
"Kids, so fussy on what they eat and drink these days," the stuffed animal patronized. "You need your taste buds checked. Indulgent Despair is simply the most appetizing beverage you could taste!"
"Can I tell 'em, can I tell 'em, the ingredients that went in!?" Akaneko made a quick recovery and impatiently danced on the spot. "YA!" Akenko cheered without granted permission from his master. "Sooo… We have fish eyes, frog tongue, cheese fruit, beetle juice, tarmac…"
It went on and on and on…
"…dragon droppings, PVA glue, fingernail clippings…!"
…and on… until…
"…finally, the most important ingredient of them all…is the memory loss potion! To clarify that is-"
Before the stuffed cat could finish its bear companion drilled its fist into the cat's cheek.
"OWOWZAA!" Akaneko cried.
"Akaneko, Akaneko, Akaneko," the bear pitied blowing his round shaped paws, "why must you be a party crasher and spoil the most super-duperest surprise EVER. Hmm?!"
Memory loss potion?
"I'd like to hear what else the robotic cat has to say in regards to the memory loss potion!" Yuko objected.
"The fiend is simply littering out meaningless babble, did you take into account the other ingredients? Slightly far-fetched, wouldn't you agree?" Sophia shook her head.
"I am more interested in where that thing found dragon droppings from," Rina said intrigued. She scratched her head in confusion, "I thought dragons don't exist?"
"Girl! You got bout as mut sense as god gev' a goose!" Fukumoto piped.
"Give your fellow student a break… I mean, it isn't her fault she is the brainbox of the group." Monokuma said hiding a smile behind his claw.
"Brainbox? I failed in middle school and even I know dragons don't exist… unless they're in video games of course! *yawn*" Daisuke declared tiredly.
"Upuhuhuhu… I am so glad you kids are coming back to school. You have soooo much to learn!" The bear giggled pitying us. The bear excitedly turned around, facing the outskirts of the rooftop and then suddenly…
Soundtrack: Paused
*rumbmbmbmbmbmbmmbmbmbmbmmbm*
Why the hell are we shaking!?
"It's coming! It's coming! It's coming! It's coming! Kyakakakaka!" Akaneko danced manically in excitement.
"What's coming? What's coming?" Yuko asked the cat in panic, firmly pressing his ears as the noise and vibrations got louder.
But before any answers were given…
*scoorchh*
Suddenly, I heard the sound which was like the air was being torn apart violently. It got louder…louder and louder. The vibrating of both the building and heart threw me into panic…
…
*SCOOOORRRRRRCHH*
Soundtrack: Buzzkill [Dangan Ronpa OST]
WHAAAAAAAAAAA?!
Then before my frozen eyes, a beast awakened to the foggy sky like phoenix, unleashing mechanical wings. They sprouted out sparks of fire and they continued flapping resembling the sound of rapid wind turbines. It glowed immensely and it rested red diamond eyes on us as if we were some late night supper.
This isn't real! This isn't real!
Goosebumps grew across my body while my brain continued to mental process something so… unsightly…
"EEEEK! QUEL EST CE MONSTRE!" Alice screeched in her native tongue, pulling at her long ponytails.
"NEYAAAA! What IS that thing?" Kauri screamed.
"W'll I be John Brown!" Fukumoto gulped catching her Stetson from nearly falling off.
"Gosh! They do exist!" Sayuri yelled flabbergasted.
"Someone, anyone- pass me a camera!"!" Yuko gasped, his eyes absorbed by the horrific beast.
"I introduce the father bird! The grand ruler of every roost! The divine diver of the despair! Pleeeeeease put your paws together for the most-ultimately-king-of-all-skies… Monobird!
"I-Is i-iii-it real?" Juighe quavered.
"Each one of its thousands feathers is real, yes! Mmmmm!" Akeneko purred licking its lips.
"F-feathers? It's a goddam machine! And hey! I thought you said it was a dragon!" Daisuke complained.
"Upuhuhuhu…Ooopsy, was I wrong?" Monokuma snickered. "If you guys had a birds-eye view of this, you would most definitely see that you are lives have been sealed with the letter 'D' from 'Despair', upuhuhu"
(A/N: The shape of the tower resembles the letter 'D')
"Why is such a thing necessary since it's impossible for us to escape?" Sophia underlined.
"I've showered you all with enough gifts already, why must be so greedy and believe this is for you too?" Monokuma teased.
"Then… who is it for?" I asked crossed with confusion.
"Monobird will protect its territory at all costs, and therefore any outside forces will be immediately consumed or cremated with just one spit of a fireball," Monokuma explained.
That means, helicopters, planes- well everything… Nothing can save us from that machine…or even this new life we've been sucked into.
Soundtrack: (Fading)
"You kids clear about this little tutorial?" The bear questioned.
But… we were ALL silent…
"Uphuhuhu… Well then… haaaaappppyy kiiillliiiiiiing!"
With a succeeding smile both Monokuma and Akaneko left. The machine, Monobird, scaled its way down the tower…
Soundtrack: Paused
What just happened?
Everyone had raw expressions of anxiety, anger and confusion. We were silenced by the shock horror of what we both heard and had seen.
Is this is our new reality?
Soundtrack: Despair Syndrome [Dangan Ronpa OST]
"Somebody slap me silly… I am dreaming right… we're all floating in ooone big dreaam bubble… heehe…" Sayuri nervously giggled, but her face was tinted blue with distraught by our expressionless face.
"There is that possibility we could be… drunk?" Rina suggested calmly.
She seems to be coping a lot better than some us…
"I hate to disagree… but we are not drunk…" Alice hesitantly answered.
"How could all of this happen in just one single day? It's absurd…" Junsi exclaimed.
"Maybe it didn't…" Hirosuke asserted.
"Wait… what do you mean by that?" I asked.
"Recall that bizarre list of ingredients?" Hirosuke stated.
He's right… all those made-up things were nonsense… but… the memory loss potion.
"You really believe losing our memories is a possibility?" I enquired.
"All that crap that pussy spat out was utter bull-shit, we're all stupid to believe that he put some fantasy-like potion in it," Neith confidently brushed off in denial.
"Widen your horizons… the memory loss potion could have been a drug of some sort or maybe we could have been in a coma for some time… that would explain why we were all asleep right?" Sophia suggested.
Fuck she's right… all these possibilities, they're just painting this picture more… 'real'.
"I agree… the way the zombie bear became defensive as soon as its slave revealed the 'memory loss potion' sure is fishy," Gina added.
"But surely the people behind those two robots are from some huge organization… right?" Kairu proposed.
"When you consider that big flying bird and our location it is very possible, yes," Hirosuke said.
Fired with so many questions surrounding this mystery, we were all sent into a self-absorbed state thinking of all the possibilities.
"Okay gang, we'll regroup tomorrow and solve these mysteries then! We'll unmask these imposters in no time!" Bullet informed.
Gang… mysteries… unmask… is he in Scooby Doo land now?
"How about we meet in the canteen tomorrow at 8am… On the way up to the rooftop I noticed that floor button was highlighted." Hirosuke advised.
"Wait!" Sophia said abrupt. "Are we all blinded by the bigger picture… or just completely oblivious?"
"Duuuuude- eh… duuudette…" Daisuke corrected himself "What can possibly be bigger than what we've just seen?"
Soundtrack: Paused
"Our own intentions after discovering we must kill in order to leave Spine Tower." Sophia's weighty words came on us like a bomb.
The cutthroat truth immediately sliced the beginning of some form of unity.
There is no way we would kill… But like we've discussed… our families are out there waiting for us while we've been trapped. Our memories could have vanished?
Soundtrack: Oberon [Sword Art Online OST 2] (fades out)
"I thoroughly believe that none of us are capable of such actions," Alice stated confidently.
"Noooooo waaaaaaaay! Nobody here would do a mindless, silly, dopey think like that!" Sayuri asserted loudly.
"I mut say, the lady mite be rite!" Fukumoto said agreeing with Sophia.
"I would most certainly hate to be right, but under these circumstances… we'd be stupid to trust anyone!" Sophia coldly finished.
To trust anyone…
My words… they j-just wouldn't come out…
She is right! I've just met fifteen other students unaware of their capabilities.
Silenced by the bombshell we all exchanged weary glances of one another. My body felt lifeless as the heavy and daunting atmosphere crashed on me.
What are they all thinking… I-I have n-never been so paranoid… ugh…
Shaking uncontrollably… I closed my eyes, clutched my heart and prayed silently…
Soundtrack: Paused
Wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up…
A/N: Again, any problems with how I portray your characters then PM me… It can be quite difficult juggling sixteen personalities, haha.