A/N: Hey guys! Thanks again for all the reviews, I do read them and have chuckled at a few! I mentioned I will send you a PM in my last chapter; however I haven't really had the time, since I've been working hard on this current chapter.
I won't be updating for possibly another week, due to me planning the FIRST MURDER! Muwahahaha, I feel SO like Monokuma, ha! But the first murder won't take place until after another two chapters.
Danganronpa: Spine Tower
Chapter 1: Tower Expedition
DAY 1 NIGHT
- FLOOR 32 -
DORMS
KEN'S ROOM
Soundtrack: Welcome to Despair Academy [Dangan Ronpa OST]
All of us in the same boat, same situation… you'd think we could relate to each other but the truth was… these people were just strangers. It a weird kind of way I felt like I was beginning to make friends… but now I will never know if these friendships are genuine or false.
Our heads had too much to process… I mean, we're trapped in this unknown hotel…ugh… I mean tower, with the possibility of our memories stolen from… But that's not the worst… we've then been strictly ordered by stuffed toy criminals to kill another student if we want to escape…
Having our heads filled with bullshit- I hope- was possibly the reason why we all fled from the rooftops into our own bedrooms. It was late as well, but I wasn't tired at all... Barely a word has been said since the bear and the cat vanished… but the sickening feeling of the bear watching us was persistent…
Soundtrack: Paused
*ding dong ding dong*
Eugh… what was that…
I looked up to see Monokuma's sinister smile splashed on the screen.
That fucker is enjoying every single moment of this… but why is he on that tacky yellow monitor?
"This is an announcement from your headmaster, Monokuma!" He announced happily.
Bastard… I can imagine him filling his face with popcorn while watching us suffer in this despair.
"It is now 10pm. Please tuck your selves into bed and count the sheep jumping over the fence in the beaauuutiful night sky. Night night." His voice sounded soothing, but it was an earache to me.
I'm not some baby…
However, I suppose after today I could do with going to sleep. Maybe tomorrow I'll wake up hung over at home… and then I'll be doing more gigs, flirting with my hot fan girls and I'll be living the life of sex, drugs and rock n roll.
Just thinking about this 'old reality' made me teary.
Either way, this is reality now… it will be until we find a way to escape.
I buried my face into the pillow, squeezing my aching eyes shut and tried SO hard to block out what happened today… and then…
…eventually… slowly…
"Zzzz…zzz…z.."
…
…
…
…
*knock knock*
"Ugh…" I awoke what felt like a long sleep, but it must have only been a couple of minutes.
What was that?
Soundtrack: Despair Syndrome [Dangan Ronpa OST]
It was a heavy knock on my door…
Never in my life have I been afraid of answering the door, but today I wasn't sure if someone had already thought of bumping off another student… and there could be a possibility that someone is waiting out there with the intention of murder.
Hesitantly I approached the door, my shaking hand slowly reaching the door handle and with a heavy gulp…
*click*
…
It was her… what she doing out at this time…?
Soundtrack: Beautiful Ruin [Dangan Ronpa OST 2]
"Ken, I apologize if I've disturbed you from sleep or whatever… and I know in our circumstances right now we're are paranoid about each other… but I can't access my room and need somebody's dorm to sleep in." She hesitantly asked.
"H-hey… w-well… well,"
She could easily suffocate me in my sleep, hammer my head in and not a single student would know she slept in my room… But why, what's wrong with her room?
"What's stopping you from using your own room?" I asked curiously.
She revealed her finger, which was notably bleeding from when she cut it on the fence earlier.
"Those door lock sensors are so damn sensitive. They're useless. It flashes red, denying me into my own room, it probably wouldn't help with a plaster either… but I can't even find any of those lying around in this s-stupid hotel- I mean tower…" She stressed in frustration.
"Kairu, calm down," I reassured her placing my hands on her shoulders from comfort. "Come in, stay in her until your finger gets better."
She beamed a smile, "man you're awesome!" She said relieved. She grabbed one of the spare guitar blankets from the top of chest and lay down on the floor. "I promise I won't kill you," she chuckled.
"W-wait, take the bed… I can't let a girl sleep rough like that." I insisted.
"Man, don't sugar-coat me like some princess, I'm used to taking the floor," she insisted, she pulled over the blanket and looked at me, deeply. "Are you scared?"
"Ha, n-no," I lied, "I mean who in the right mind would kill another person?" I asked.
"We don't know anybody yet. We're all just completely strangers who've only got to know each other in unnatural circumstances. I mean… anyone of us could be hiding something or acting fake as part of their plan for… m-murder," the finished word struggling to release from her mouth… but it made us both shudder.
"As long as we keep ourselves distracted… we'll be fine." I wanted that to come out confidently, but I wasn't sure myself. Either way I smiled at her.
Kairu smiled back; we exchanged small talk briefly before we both were completely wiped out from the lifetime of events that were packed into just a few hours.
Soundtrack: Paused
Light were off and then we both rested in slumber sleep…
I hope she doesn't kill me!
DAY 2
As expected…
…the following morning I woke up distraught. I was reeled in by the truth of what happened last night. With less than an ounce of hope, I got out of my bed feeling like some play figure in a madman's doll house.
And guess what! I'm alive! Kairu didn't kill me, not that I thought she had it in her… but ya know…
Shit! I've just got out the bed in nothing but my underwear!
I scanned the room hoping to not see Kairu. It was my lucky day because she wasn't in here, or the bathroom
Phew! But where was she?
After getting dressed I approached the door to find a note on my side table…
Hmmm… what's this?
...
Dear Ken,
Cheers for letting me to use your room last night as a bedsit, you were cool. I was lucky that you heard me knocking!
Anyway, I didn't sleep well last night and therefore I am using the early hours of the morning to grab a few bits from the kitchen and do a bit of exploring.
You remember your agreement to Hirosuke's idea of meeting at the canteen? Make sure you are there by 8am sharp, I'll meet you there.
Kairu
x
Well… she's eager!
...
Okay, better go to canteen for some breakfast… I wonder how everyone is feeling today.
- FLOOR 31 -
CANTEEN; KITCHEN; LAUNDRY
CANTEEN
Soundtrack: Beautiful Morning [Dangan Ronpa OST]
I was lured into the canteen by the homely smell of warm walnut muffins, salty bacon and fresh lemon.
It was like walking into my home kitchen, yet it wasn't.
Imagine walking into something comforting but realizing at the back of your mind the full picture is nothing but despair.
At the entrance, the fifteen other students, just as eager as I was, salivated like dogs at the sight of fluffy pancakes, greasy bacon and a radiant bowl of colourful fruit.
"Bonjour a tous!" Alice greeted flashing a wide smile.
Wait, why is she so happy?
"Good morning," we all choired dully.
"I have teamed up with baker woman and established a recipe for success to help us win our fight against the Manic Monokuma and his sidekick Bagpuss!" Bullet explained standing on the table, raising his fist up to the air as if he had won a trophy.
Is this guy still going on? Before I had chance to bring him back to the reality of the situation…
"That's some granny slappin' good ol' grub!" Fukumoto piped indulging the pancakes.
"The melt-in-your-mouth bacon, the heavenly light muffins and the toasty baked bread is remarkable!" Yuko passionately exclaimed, playing with the food in his mouth. "I shall write an article about this and make you known to the world!"
"I am agreeable with you all. You baking skills have truly been taken into appreciation," complimented Sophia.
"If you are as good as sex as you are at baking then pay me a visit later," Shogo commented.
"Hasn't our little baker done the team proud?" Hirosuke bellowed, squeezing Alice tight in a one armed hug.
They were all enjoying it as if we were on some sort of vacation or holiday…
The power of food eh? It can turn the unhappiest of people happy.
Why do I feel like the downer in the group?
This isn't me at all… I'm fun, I'm confident and I'm normally the centre spotlight!
Overcome with envy I decided…"Make sure you leave some for me!" I banished my dark thoughts and took a leaf out of everyone else's book and grabbed a plateful of pancakes, sausages and scrambled egg.
I wasn't sure why we were all hungry, when you're down it is usually the opposite right… Or maybe we are slowly denying the situation as a sign of weakness… or maybe it is a sign of strength that were are ignoring the truth…
After successfully clearing the table from food…
"Do we all now have the energy to bring down this menace!?" Bullet dictated.
"Yes sir!" Rina saluted.
…or we could be completely mad and go on a suicide mission!
"Now let's march to his villain's rooftop and use every last bit of our power to claim justice!" He continued. He marched to the elevator. "Are we all brimming with hope!?" He asked like an army commander.
"I'm certainly a lot more confident having devoured some delicious food!" Hirosuke yelled confidently landing a punch into the palm of his hand.
"Let's goooooooooooooooooooooo!" Sayuri loudly cheered.
Are these guys mad!
Jam packed with optimism some of the students followed Bullet in his footsteps, but his heroic path to victory was interrupted.
Soundtrack: Ms. Monomi's Practice Lesson [Dangan Ronpa 2 OST]
"Wait! Wait! Wait!" Akaneko pleaded as he suddenly emerged.
"Guys! Now's our chance! Grab him!" Rina ordered only after a second's glimpse of the cat.
Following loud instructions some of the students gathered around the outnumbered cat pulling his limbs tightly.
"Not the ears! You kiddies have some SERIOUS explaining too! OWOWZA! That hurts! My tail! My tail!" The cat screamed in agony.
"Okay… what do we do with it now?" Kairu asked.
"W-w-well, th-the obvious choice w-would b-be out the w-window… right?" Juighe nervously suggested.
"KYAKAKAKAKA! You scabby lot really do need to be schooled a little more, puurrrr," the cat cackled.
"You should keep that yap shut cat dude," Daisuke suggested enjoying abusing the cat. "However, s'pose he's got a point, every single window is shut."
"Hehehe… We could incinerate him in the oven," Gina quietly suggested. Her words were so quiet, yet daunting for Akaneko.
"N-nothing! You will do nothing of the sort! YEOW!" The cat screeched and desperately attempted to loosen from our grips. But we would NOT let go.
Soundtrack: Paused
"MAAAAAASSSSSSTTTEEEEEEEEEEEERR!" The cat screamed.
Soundtrack: Mr. Monokuma's Lesson [Dangan Ronpa 2 OST]
"Hmm? What's this nonsense? You kids violating against my apprentice?" The bear questioned. I wasn't sure if he was amused or angered by our actions. However as soon as he appeared we acted like caught out school kids.
"Where the fuck did you come from!" Neith barked.
"I'm everywhere and everyplace in this tower!" Monokuma said.
"Gosh, this bear is much scarier than the cat!" Rina exclaimed.
"OF COURSE I AM! I am the headmaster after all!" He growled, but blushed by his own compliment. "You bastards are a bunch of rule breakers! Must I remind you the rule regarding violence-"
"I must interrupt you there," Sophia said abruptly. She opened her e-handbook and read out the rule Monokuma was relating to. "The rule states we must not violate against the headmaster it says nothing concerning your apprentice, the deputy headmaster, so to speak."
"S-sir, you did that on purpose!" The cat whined.
"Oh, it appears I did miss out one tiny unimportant detail, upuhuhu," the bear laughed. "But to keep you kids in order and behaving according to the school handbook, I'll tamper with the rules a little bit!"
"Thank you sir!" Akaneko bowed down in appreciation.
"I didn't do it for you. You are simply my apprentice… a tool for when I need you and when I want to dispose of you! Now scram and unlock the floors so the students can explore the tower!"
"Sir! Yes sir!" Akaneko saluted.
"Happy Easter egg hunting," Monokuma said before vanishing along with Akaneko.
Soundtrack: Beautiful Morning [Dangan Ronpa OST]
"New areas to explore… this certifies that we can now access more floors I assume," Yuko analysed.
"Indeed civilian! I worry why such villains are providing us with opportunities to escape though," Bullet added.
"I agree. But, hopeful we'll find a clue or something which might help us understand why we are here," Hirosuke stated buoyant.
"Or… maybe, we could stumble across some sort of escape route," Gina voiced softly.
"We can't rule out the possibility that there may be others in this tower as well," Kairu informed us.
"Well I ain't wastin' any o' my sweet time tinkin', let's get our ass's movin'!" Fukumoto bellowed.
"Waaaaiiiit! Before we all go skippin' outta here, shall we agree to meet back at the canteen to report out findings?" Sayuri suggested.
We all fell into an agreement and then made our separate ways through the tower.
Now…where shall I go first?
- FLOOR 29 –
SUPERMARKET; GIFT SHOP
SUPERMARKET
*ping*
I stepped outside the elevator into a huge store buried with all sorts of goods. From basic food to luxuries such as rocky road cakes and octopus tentacles; an aisle of clothing stretched forever with one side of plain clothes and the other had cowboy costumes, Halloween outfits and more. It had nearly everything.
"Can't swing a dead cat wi'out hittin' the Wal-Mart," Fukumoto piped chewing some candy bar.
"Wait! Shouldn't you pay for that?!" I gasped.
"Gosh dangit! Are ya as dumb as a cabbage?" She criticised.
It appears so… I forgot for one second we were held hostage here…
"On the brighter side of the situation… at least we have food and other essentials provided here."
"Yup, this has made me as happy as a punk in a pickle patch!"
Wow, it doesn't take much to please her… But we do have EVERYTHING here…
"You ain't got mut to say there, you ain't taken' this nonsense to serious ar' ya?" She asked.
I assume she's on about our new reality in which we must kill to escape?
"Well we're all lucky that we've bonded, so I am feeling a bit better than yesterday," I replied.
"Damn rite you should! Now lift that chin up and put yo ass into gear and find some clues!" She ordered.
She has such a domineering voice, wasn't sure that's because of her accent though…
Either way, it's clearly put into perspective that I'm not as confident as I thought.
Having a further look around I came across Sayuri.
"Heeeeeeeeeey theeeeeeeeeree!" Sayuri yelled approaching me like an ecstatic kitten.
She's always full of energy…
"So, have you found any… clues?" I asked, completely realising that I was blushing.
"Yep- but why have you gone so… red, you catching a fever?" She asked, completely unaware I fancied her.
"N-no, I m-mean yeah, or it could just be the heat of the room," I nervously answered trying to keep my cool.
"Weeelll, not to worry, this store has absoluuuteellleey everything! From food to clothes to magazines…" She continued to state EVERYTHING that was in the store and gazing around I noticed a massive freezer filled with ice cubes, a gallon tank of oil and various other things that could be useful during a stay… which I like to believe isn't permanent.
"What about clues or any people?" I eagerly asked.
"Noooope, it appears we are completely on our lonesomes…" Her tone weakened as she lowered her energetic arms.
And she still is carrying those pom-poms.
After um… managing to cool down after crushing on the cheerleader I approached a more retro styled room with hefty sign hanging from the ceiling with the name 'Gift Shop', Monokuma's cut-otu face was unpleasantly grinning at the end of the sign.
GIFT SHOP
It was smaller room cornered off from the main supermarket enriched with all sorts of toys, jewellery, perfumes, souvenir like objects and many more. However they were all locked up in a huge glass tank.
"Yo, dude!" Daisuke called. He walked towards me in a slouched and relaxed posture. "*yawn* don't you just dig that big Pac-man toy!" Daisuke pointed to what looked like Pac-mans head buried beneath the toy Pokémon dolls.
"Aren't you a bit too old for cuddly toys like that?" I asked, raising my eyebrow. "The sight of them makes me want to puke considering stuffed toys are now instructing us to kill each other!"
"Dude, seriously… way to go kill a joyful moment," Daisuke shrugged his shoulders, shook his head and let out a HUGE yawn. "Anyways, I'm not buying Pac-man to cuddle up to at night; he's going to be my new pillow."
Of course… I should have guessed.
"Ere… I've got a dime if you want a go." He handed me a coin with Monokuma's face engraved into it.
"Wait… Where did you find this? Isn't it dangerous to use anything associated with that psycho?" I asked flushed with panic.
"Duuuude, slow down… chill. The bear told me that we could use these coins to purchase special goods from the gift shop," he informed me.
I hesitantly slotted the coin in. Daisuke yawned and soon dragged his feet to, bed probably.
*cltkty*
After the coin dropped, I reached under the flap to retrieve my prize which was… a useless whoopee cushion.
What am I going to do with that?
After briefly exploring the supermarket floor, I ventured out…
- FLOOR 28 –
LECTURER THEATER
I reminisced my childhood and middle school and high-school as I stepped into a lecture hall filled with rows of seats; a projector, a whiteboard and at the back of the room, behind the seats, was a small space of computers.
Maybe we can contact the outside world!
"No use trying to access these computers, they're dead," Hirosuke voiced my thoughts, loud and clear as usual.
Damn!
"I've attempted to locate a charger, spare battery or use something to charge the hardware up, but no use… Our connection with the outside world is completely lost," Yuko frowned, looking at the ground, while he sat at the computer desk.
"NAH! With courage and high spirits the impossible can become possible! We've only just begun, there's always a light at the end of the tunnel, no matter how dark it is." Hirosuke stated with optimism patting Yuko on the back.
Normally I'd brush things off like that… but I can imagine Hirosuke being a man who keeps his promise. Let's hope I am right.
"All we need is a couple of minutes of connectivity and I could publish an SOS on one of my popular websites," Yuko explained, repeatedly tapping his feet in frustration. "Please, Ken, if you find anything let me know."
"Gotcha, I'll do anything to help us all get out of here." I passionately said.
"HA! Good man. You're a man of high spirit!" He praised me finished by his booming laugh.
Before exiting the lecture theatre I came across Kairu who was engrossed in a book.
Is now the time to be reading? Or has she found something useful?
"You're a little bookworm there aren't ya," I chuckled.
"T-this isn't an ordinary book," she stated, appearing confused by whatever was in there. "Look here." I looked over her shoulder and what I thought may be boring words on a page was in actual fact a diagram.
"Wait, doesn't it look like the tower?" I asked needlessly.
It was definitely the tower…
It was a diagram resembling some construction plan, and you could clearly see that it had 33 floors.
"However, something confuses me… I mean although this picture clear depicts that the tower has 33 floors, the construction plan reveals that only 28 floors were built." She indicated, tracing her finger from the bottom to the top of the tower.
I felt ashamed that I couldn't really work out what she was on about. "Sooo… what does that mean?"
"You're a typical pop slash rock start aren't you," she criticised shaking her head. "This construction plans means that these 28 floors were built on top of something else that existed beforehand."
So what could be the building this tower was built on top off?
"I'll report this back to the group later in the dining room," Kairu informed me. She firmly clutched the book in her arms and left.
Well I don't want to be wasting any time…
- FLOOR 30 –
BALLROOM; STAGE
BALLROOM
I entered the room where it all started, why does it feel weeks ago? It was only yesterday…
Although I'm fairly familiar with this room, I never explored it thoroughly…
Maybe I could find some clues or something that may help me answer all these questions floating around in my head.
Unlike the mess we woke up to yesterday, the room was tidy; free from glass on the floor and the curtains had been put back up after Neith angrily tore them down. Tables covered with lattice white tablecloths, and on top was glass vases holding artificial flowers. A steel ladder rested against the wall, tied up with metal string, along with curtain rods. At the far end of the room was a grand black piano, perfectly fitting within the style of the room.
Huh? What's this… Lighting instructions were plated on the to this notice, the flames on the chandeliers turn off at 10pm. I guess that would leave the room pitch black then…
I noticed Rina was wondering around the room like a lost sheep.
"Umm… what you looking for Rina, you look a bit… lost," I observed.
"Nope, not lost, I am trying to find more of that Indulgent Despair." She openly replied.
"You can't be serious! Why do you want to drink more of that toxic!"
"Drink? Hahaha, I don't drink," she laughed throwing me into confusion. "Me and Bullet are going to take it to the laboratory, become professional scientists and identify the percentage of alcohol and other ingredients." She tried so hard to sound, shall I say… educated.
"We have a lab in this tower?" I asked.
"Umm… no… Bullet said he'll use the kitchen, if we find some, but I think Mr. Bear has removed the last supplies," she sighed in disappointment. "Either way, I'll report what I found to Bullet!" She suddenly perked up and left the ballroom.
She's so gullible, she's actually behaving like Bullet's sidekick now…
Moving forward…
If I remember correctly, Sayuri found the e-handbooks behind the curtain on the stage. I wonder what else is behind here.
I pulled up the large, blue curtain which was surprisingly heavy and went in.
STAGE
The immediate thing that came to my attention was the operating rope that would most likely draw the stage curtains open. Progressing deeper into the stage I found piles of theatre props, costumes and empty boxes.
Soundtrack: Paused
I began to remove box by box until…
Soundtrack: Junk Food for a Dashing Youth [Dangan Ronpa OST]
"AAAAAAAHH!" I screamed and fell backwards roughly banging my ass at the sight of Gina silently hiding behind the boxes, her crooked smile and empty grey eyes showed no sign of sympathy.
Was she… supposed to scare me like that?
"Hehehehehe… I didn't expect such a girlish reaction, hehehe." She creepily giggled at my suspense.
"You sure don't need a mask on Halloween do ya," I defended myself feeling humiliated.
Wait… that might have been a little harsh…
I rubbed my back, which was likely bruised after my fall. "What are you creeping around here for anyway?" I asked.
"I'm waiting till nightfall, it's when the real exploring should begin," she answered eerily.
She really likes hiding in dark areas… but why wait till night time?
"Wouldn't that be more difficult considering the lighting in the ballroom switches off at 10pm?" I asked reciting what I saw on the lighting instructions earlier.
"Nope… the paranormal comes to life at… night. Speaking to the dead will give us more precise clues instead of… hehehe… roaming around helplessly looking for more people," she hissed confidently, snidely giggling at the actions of the others.
"Well then, I'll let you get back to…" If she's not exploring, than what is she doing… "Um… frightening people!"
"Hehehehehe," she just giggled at me like I told a bad joke or something.
Soundtrack: Beautiful Morning [Dangan Ronpa OST]
Before emerging out the curtains back into the ballroom, I couldn't help notice some secret door in the floor.
*rattle rattle*
It wouldn't open… what could be beneath there?
Either way, it feels I've spent a while exploring, I've checked every accessible floor now. Time to report to the group!
- FLOOR 31 -
CANTEEN; KITCHEN; LAUNDRY
CANTEEN
I entered the canteen to discover that I was one of the first to finish the investigation. The canteen looked pretty normal, red leather seating, brightened with the sunny sky… I could finally see outside… but of course it was impossible to open them.
Junsi sat at one of the canteen tables with her fingers crossed looking as if she was burdened by something.
"H-hey, are you okay?" I asked.
She unburied her head from beneath her hair and tied it up with the skull hairclip. "I want to apologize to you for my outburst during our introductions yesterday." She sighed an apology which didn't seem to heartfelt, either way, I probably did come across a little full on yesterday when referring to the Takami beauty show.
"Don't sweat it; I was in the wrong anyway, after observing Shogo's behaviour I've really had time to reflect on my own behaviour," I reasoned unintentionally blaming Shogo. "Is that what you are worrying about?"
"Of course not!" Her tone had sharpened. "I-I'm sorry, I am just finding this experience a little overwhelming, especially since everyone isn't taking it as serious as expected."
"That's a good thing right, blocking out the truth," I suggested.
"How long is that going to last? Think about your family, your band, your life of fortune and fame… and to think you don't exist anymore- banished from your old reality. Friends and family eventually moving on, while you are trapped in here with a bunch of strangers you will never really know," Junsi precisely put into perspective.
She's right… We could be here for days, months, years…a lifetime unless the killing starts. B-but did that bear truly mean that? Was he simply just scaring us?
…
"Psst! Ken over here," A voice whispered my name from the kitchen. Who could it be?
KITCHEN
I was grateful I was interrupted from the dark cloud showering me with nothing but negativity, but not as grateful as seeing him…
What the hell is he doing casually strolling around the kitchen in his boxers!?
Soundtrack: Junk Food for a Dashing Youth [Dangan Ronpa OST]
Of course it was Shogo…
I closed the kitchen doors, and enclosed myself in the room with this… perverted being.
"Why are you nearly naked!? If one of the girls catches you they'll panfry your balls!"
Well Fukumoto most definitely will…
"Man, it's so hot in here. I mean… pew… is it the sexual tension between you and I?" He goaded.
"Fuck that! You know I don't swing that way… and either do you, you're just a jackass!" I shouted, but could feel the urge to just laugh.
"Either way, with all these ugly trash heaps walking about, I've got give a little something for the ladies right… riiiggght?" He persuaded me to agree by nudging me in a friendly manner. "I mean, you and I are the hottest guys here. Let's show these lasses some homoeroticism."
"Euk! Go and get Yuko, I am sure I've seen him eying you up!" I spat out the dirty image he placed in my head, and gulped a glass of water.
But then I heard footsteps…
"Shogo, hide quick!"
"There isn't a single place to hide m'dear," he responded not even attempting to locate a hiding position.
"Bonjour- Eeeeeeeeeek!" Alice screamed, dropped a box of fresh bread and blushed at the sight of Shogo. "I-I don't what to say… um…" She was speechless and looked at everything in the room to prevent making eye contact with Shogo.
"Since you successfully give constructive criticism to food, maybe you could rate the meat on my body," Shogo said abrupt, suddenly posing.
"You dick! You've traumatised the girl, let's give her the space to recover," I snapped through my teeth.
Soundtrack: Paused
I immediately dragged him out the room, however as we opened the doors back into the canteen...
CANTEEN
They were waiting... the other thirteen students… eyes wide open… and mouths gawping…
"I-Is it time to… report out findings?" I asked feeling the pressure from their torturous gazes.
They all remained silent.
…
Well…
This is awkward…
A/N: This chapter has generally explored the tower and used the opportunity to characterize some of the characters a little more. Free time will be added in the next chapter.
I hope my chapters aren't too long. Let me know if you feel they are.