Danganronpa: Despair Never Dies
Chapter 1: New Hope and New Despair
Daily Life
"14, 15, 16" Hiroto counts "Everyone is here. Let us take this moment to review what is happening"
"We were basically kidnapped by this weird bear thing and placed in this sorry excuse of a school" Ren says
"He tells us that we're going to be stuck here unless we k-kill each other" Futaba gulps
"and we have no contact with the outside world!" Momo shouts
"If I can also add: Apparently we aren't the first students to go through this by what Monokuma says" Sakura adds
"That appears to be everything" Hinata says "So what shall we group of 16 do?"
"I say we keep looking for an exit" Hiko says
"My calculations say there should be a sewer system somewhere. If we can get access to it we can escape through there" Ren says
"sewer system? Isn't that where they send..." Cho thinks
"...poop?" Hana asks
"Well...yes" Ren says
"Ew!" Ohana gags "No way in hell am I going though poop!"
"I've heard of crappy plans but-ow!" Hibiki stars before getting smacked over the head by Aijin
"Not the time for that!" She scolds the comedian
"Look I don't like it either" Ren says "But its our best bet"
"Escape should be our top priority" Hiroto says
"Fine...let's just do it before that bear-" Sakura starts
"Before that bear what?" Monokuma appears behind her
"Ah!" She jumps. Futaba hides behind Momo
"I am so glad you are all here! I have a special announcement!" Monokuma spins around "Please make you way to the elevators!"
'The elevators?' Sakura thinks as Monokuma marches everyone over
The elevator stops on its next floor, showing a large street with multiple monokuma clones 'What the hell!? Theres...theres hundreds of them!'
"Welcome, welcome everyone!" Monokuma poses as letters appear over him in a grand display "To Kumastreet!"
Silence . . .
". . . ahem" Hiroto clears his throat "elaborate?"
"Oh absolutly!" Monokuma blushes embarresed "This is where you all can go to shop about!"
"A shopping center? In a SCHOOL?" Ren shouts "But that doesn't!"
"Oh shut up already!" Hiko whacks him over the head "If you keep freaking out over everything this bear does you'll be more annoying then your worth!"
"AHEM!" Monokuma shouts "I wasn't finished. This is our residential shopping center. but of course you'll all need money to actually shop" Monokuma spins and makes a tophat appear out of nowhere "Tada! This is the Job Hat! In here are 8 different jobs and 8 slips with nothing. You'll each pull one and that's the job you'll work for the week! And after every shift you'll be paid some Mono-bucks! If you pull nothing it means you don't get to work that week but i'll give you 100 mono-bucks for the week to spend-since I'm just a nice guy like that!"
'This guy REALLY likes naming things after himself huh' Sakura thinks
"A Couple of rules though!" Monokuma says "First! No one will work the same job twice in a row, but you CAN have the week off twice in a row! After this first week, I'll be the one assigning the jobs. Second! Only the person working there will have access to the 'Special Room'!"
"Special room?" Hinata asks "What praytell is that?"
"Hehehe~ you'll find out" Monokuma giggles "Third! You can NOT swap jobs with someone! and finally fourth! Absolutely, positively, 100% NO STEALING! Breaking any of these rules will result in punishment hehe. Here, i'll even add these to your E-Handbooks so you don't forget!"
E Handbooks updated
"Alright everyone! Line up! Its job time!"
'and so we all came up and drew our destiny' Sakura thinks as she looks at hers "Looks like I'm off the first week"
"Alright! So here you all go!" Monokuma says as he hands everyone a paper with his face on it and a 100 printed beside it "Your starting Mono-bucks! Now...get to work!" He shouts as he vanishes. The teens all look at each other
"...guess we have no choice" Hiroto says
"Alright! Lets give it 100%!" Cho shouts as he runs off
'and there he goes again!' Sakura thinks
"Well everyone. Guess its time to get bear-ied in my work!" Hibiki winks
"Ugh...anything to get me away from your stupid puns!" Aijin says as they all split up
'...guess I might as well do some shopping...maybe I can use this time to get to know some people better
Drug Store
Supermarket
Used Video Game Store
Gym
Book Store
Flower Shop
Massage Parlor
Bank
'Guess i'll hit up the drug store first'
She walks into the building and sees the shelves lined up with medicines, bandages, and other tools. She sees Ohana working there
"Man I can't stand the smell of this place!" She shouts "Why do i have to be couped up in here?"
"Cause the crazy bear said so?" Sakura says
"...fair enough" She shrugs
"So what's up with this place?" Sakura asks as she checks the medicines
"Seems like a normal drug store to me. But none of these medicines are brands I recognize" Ohana says "According to Monokuma though, they work really well in curing people."
'Hm...wonder if I could buy some and gift them to people who may need pain relief' Sakura thinks "So what about this 'special room'" he mentioned
"Well I went back there and-" Before she could finish, Momokuma appears
"Nuh uh uh!" He shouts "No telling non-workers whats in your special room! Its a surprise!" He vanishes
'I hate this guy' Sakura thinks
"Well...guess not" Ohana sighs "Man i'm bored...wanna hang out?"
Yes
No
"Oh um...sure" Sakura says.
'Me and Ohana sat around the pharmacy talking about nothing specific. I feel like I understand her a little bit more'
"Think I better get back to work. See ya!" Ohana says
"Alright. I still got some time in my day...where to next"
Kumastreet
Supermarket
Used Video Game Store
Gym
Book Store
Flower Shop
Massage Parlor
Bank
'Wonder what a bank is used for in a school...' She thinks and heads there
Less of a bank, and more of a vault Sakura enters the grey building to see only a single que leading up to Bakubaku as the teller
"Welcome to the Bank-u Bank-u!" He laughs "Hibiki came up with that one! Pretty cool huh?"
"Um...sure. Anyway whats this all about"
"Mr bear dude says this is a place where we students can store our money for 'insurance' Apparently every 2 weeks, everyone will get a 20% bonus to what they put in"
"Thats it huh? And let me guess, you cant tell me about your 'special room?'"
"No can do. Mr Bear dude says that's off the table" He shrugs "But lets just say...its weird"
'Thanks for the input...well while i'm here'
Lets hang for a bit
See ya later
"Wanna chat?"
"Sure! Not much else goin on!"
'Bakubaku told me stories about his jobs. They were pretty entertaining. I feel like I got to know him better'
Ding Dong Bing Bong!
"Ahem! Hopes Peak Academy has a special announcement! It is now 10:00 PM. Please return to your rooms and have a good nights sleep!" Monokuma announces
"Already that late? Its hard to tell time down here..." Sakura says to herself as they all return to the living quarters
. . .
Yeah its definitely starting again. . .
Our inside agent has been keeping track of it all
So far no one's been in danger but knowing Monokuma...that's going to change tomorrow
I can only hope they can hold out long enough for us too. . .
