Chapter 1: Urban Despair Part 2 (Daily Life)
Remaining Citizens: 17
"Tomorrow morning, let's hold another meeting to discuss our current progress."
I informed everyone else who was in the lobby as Trunks stood right next to me.
"7 a.m. is when 'nighttime' ends around here, so are we alright with 8 a.m. as the meeting time? It gives us an hour to wait for all of us to gather here in the lobby, so try not to be too late."
Emma then stood up, swallowing her food before speaking, "But what about Bernie and Kaiba?".
"Yeah, Shy Violet Girl and the Rich Jerk aren't here now, why would they meet here with us tomorrow morning? Mmph, not as good as my mom's Cinnabar Island-Style.." Gold asked as he shoved some Salisbury steak into his mouth.
"And even if we were to convince the former, the latter would just blow us off again. He's one of those types of people." Ishigami gloomily sat in the corner chair.
"I'll go talk to Bernadetta, since she's used to me by now. As for Kaiba, does anyone want to volunteer to drag him here?" Ai looked over at my companions, none were willing to raise their hands.
"I'll do it!" Alice suddenly propped up hers.
"Really, Ms. Nakiri? You're willing to put up with that asshole just for us? I applaud you." Aoba speaks up, which I think is the second time I've heard his voice.
"Of course! He seems to be in the same league as I am, although he needs a major attitude adjustment, hee hee." She giggles to herself as I see Sucy leaving for her room.
"Where are you going?" Ryuji asked her as he leaned back in his seat.
"I'm going to bed, this is becoming boring. And who's to say none of you are looking to start killing people?"
"Hold on, you can't just assume that we'd be thinking like that." Marty took offense to what she said.
"Good point, I'll go to bed too." Ishigami followed Sucy to the stairs, blank expressions on their faces.
The rest of us, exasperated at their display of aloofness, just gave up and headed back to our rooms. I however was making a quick stop at the Ultimate Recluse's room to give her some words of encouragement. Not the first time I had to do this, but with the way this group is right now, this certainly won't be the last.
"Bernadetta? It's Ai. Do you mind opening the door?"
"No thanks! If you need to talk to me, just talk through it, I'm used to doing this with… you know what n-never mind!"
I didn't ask who she was referring to, but I guess I'm going to stand out here and talk to a door. Hopefully nobody else sees me, then they'd regret seeing me try to lead them with Miles & Trunks.
"Well, tomorrow morning we're going to meet in the lobby to discuss what we found during our search. Other than the elevator to the trial room, we haven't got much else, but still we need to boost morale."
"You do know I don't do well around other people, right? You've seen me be afraid of everything in this place, so why would you need me around?"
"We need to work together, Bernie. That's the only way we're going to find a way out of this place. Other than listening to what that crazy bear says…"
"I don't want to kill anyone, and I don't want to die either… I think it's better if I just stay in here."
"(sighs) You don't have to come tomorrow, but I would really like to see you there. We have to get through this together, or else that will build suspicion among us. Please consider it Bernie." I finished as I walked back to my room.
I took a shower to wash off the makeup, another plus to being trapped here is not using a hose to wash myself off. As I wiped my hair with a towel, I saw my reflection in the mirror. Grayish-blue skin, glowing red eyes, all wrapped up in bandages. Kotaro warned us about not revealing ourselves as zombies to the public, and in a situation like this, this would draw too much attention to me. When Ishigami and Sucy left, they stared at Killua for a bit, since he was the Ultimate Assassin. During a killing game, that was like putting a target on one's back. If they found out I was a zombie, things might get even more complicated. Sure, Miles could climb up walls, Sucy looks a bit creepy, and Espio & Trunks have looks that could kill, but seeing firsthand at how people react to zombies…
The policeman shooting at Sakura, Junko, & I, as we all screamed our heads off was reality. Not many people would understand, that's why we had each other. But here? Once again I'm placed in a group that barely knows each other, and instead of just coming from different time periods, it's different worlds entirely! Already we've had people walking away to do their own thing and arguing. How can we prevent a murder? It's a lot to think about as I put on my blue striped pajamas and hopped into bed.
Suddenly I heard something flicker on, it was the flat-screen tv on top of the desk. Monokuma was in a reporter's outfit, wearing a bad toupée.
"Ahem, this is a citywide news broadcast! It is now 10 p.m. Ladies and gentlemen, nighttime has begun! All restaurant and shopping areas will be closed soon, so folks, don't try to go against the law! Now then, sweet dreams everyone! Good night, sleep tight, don't let the bed bugs bite…"
At this point, I was expecting a swarm to come out of my mattress to consume the dead flesh off my body. The screen shut off and I finally got some quiet rest.
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MONOKUMA THEATER
"Another Danganronpa crossover fanfiction featuring characters from different worlds. I wonder why there's only a handful of them?"
"Maybe they think the idea has been done to death and only few people can make it work? Or they're too scared to even try making more of them…"
"Upupupupu~, oh well! The more killing games, the more fun for me! And I look to be the only character from the series here asides from a few cameos! How I love being the series mascot…"
"Now if only the author's copy of Danganronpa trilogy can arrive so he'll get a better idea of the series, other than the anime based off Trigger Happy Havoc, blind let's-plays off the internet, and browsing the Danganronpa Wiki!"
"I need to be written better! Not just some annoying robot who pops up whenever he wants! Why couldn't he just make ME the main character instead of a girl from a zombie idol anime?"
"Hmph, hopefully the killings start soon, it could get boring with all the character development chapters….
*Ding, dong, bing, bong!*
"Gooooooood morning Monocity! It is now 7 a.m., and the weather today is a wonderfully cloudless blue sky! Remember to follow the law, but have fun!"
It was a better sleep than most of mine since becoming a zombie, yet being in a killing game soured the experience for me. Especially with having to hear THAT voice, don't tell me, it's going to be a daily thing with him isn't it? I yawned as I went to put on my makeup, taking off my pajamas and—
"Nice butt!"
I turned and saw Monokuma on screen again, this time staring directly at me.
"YAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
"Ai, are you alright in there?!"
That was Shantae, outside my door, and I heard Trunks, Miles, and Killua talking.
"Upupupu~ oops, should have kept quiet!" That perverted bear turned off the screen as I still felt violated.
"Was that Monokuma? What did he do now?" I heard Espio on the other end as well.
"Hold on! I'll bust down the door! (bang) Ow!" That was Ryuji.
"Don't come in! I'm underdressed!"
I heard a few boys out there giggling to themselves before I heard an explosion. I most likely knew who did that. I took a few deep breaths before continuing to put on my makeup and changing into my uniform. I walked out the door while putting on my second flower earring, and saw Shantae and Misato scolding Gold, Ryuji, and Ishigami, who were covered in ash (most likely from Misato blowing them up). Trunks and Espio shook their heads as Killua walked away along with Miles, presumably towards the lobby. Before following them I went to go see if Bernadetta thought about what I said last night.
"Good morning!" I called to her as I knocked on her door.
It creaked open as I saw a short tuft of purple hair behind it.
"G-good morning…"
"Sorry for the noise, it was just… the bear doing his thing."
"Oh, I was wondering what that was."
"Yeah… well, are you ready to head down for the meeting?
"Um…. alright. I guess I have no choice. But can I sit next to you please?"
"Of course."
The two of us walked down the stairs and everyone was there, except for Alice and Kaiba.
"Hold on everybody!"
"Let go of me!"
Alice was dragging Kaiba by the large coat he was wearing and they sat down on the large couch. Alice grinned at him as he looked away, very annoyed
"Now let's begin!" I clapped my hands and stood up.
I first brought up the elevator leading to the courtroom, which Bernadetta and I found in the park. We discussed how a trial might go if we ever had to experience one before shifting our attention to the metal wall around the city.
Yes, Trunks and Emma found a side of it that said they would open up more sections of the city, but it stretched even farther back. Killua and Miles said they saw how far it was and it looked like it went on forever. They also saw no entrance to the city, which gave us more questions than answered them.
Kaiba said he had no luck in contacting his company, meaning that no help would come from anywhere else either.
Ryuji and Gold (after recovering) said that the meals in the restaurant district refill every time we take them, and they're all well cooked as well (They probably spent the whole day pigging out before ending up in the trial room. I knew I saw crumbs on their faces yesterday).
Ishigami & Shantae talked about the Hope-tel having the same layout for all of us, beds, tvs, closets, and a few special accommodations depending on the person staying in them. That explains why Ishigami has his own laptop and I have my makeup.
Marty explained how the City Square was like the center of the entire area we're in, Misato described it as similar to Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo, which gives me a small vision of it being Monokumized.
Sucy and Espio said the office buildings were deserted. Nonetheless, they were normal office buildings that business workers go to for every shift, nothing special.
Aoba and Alice were going to talk about the back alleys, until we heard something click on.
"Breaking news! A town meeting is being held in Enoshima Park! Citizens are encouraged to make their way to the Twin-Tailed Goddess Statue or face punishment! Now move your hineys!"
Ugh, it looks like things are going to get worse from here on out. Hopefully I can at least learn more about my fellow "citizens" as we go on.
It looks like this isn't just a one-shot anymore, but I want to see if people are interested in this story. Maybe tell me who you would like to see for Free Time Events and what you liked about this chapter. Give me EVERYTHING please. Hope you all enjoy the killing game, let me truly welcome you all to Monocity!