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Phanganronpa 2: Coldest Case
[Well, this is the 5th chapter of Phanganronpa 2.] --- [After the last, very confusing trial, the last 4 students had returned to their rooms. The keys they had been given prior were taken back, making the deceased's rooms innaccessible. Geoff, Shoji, Mitsuko and Alma. Those were the survivors... For now.] "It is now 8 AM! A new area has been opened on the 3rd floor!"
Geoff would head over to it to check out. "Ultimate Military Survivalist? I don't remember anyone being that." He would say, as he went to the lab to check it out.
[Geoff found that the lab was locked, although there was a hole in the door that, while to small to pass one's arm through, was still big enough to look. From the hole, it was possible to see that the lab was made to imitate a warzone, trenches and all.]
Mitsuko meandered around the third floor, exploring the new wing that was just added. "Old dorms?" She said quietly to herself. She headed over to investigate.
[Mitsuko found that the 'old dorm' looked like a bunch of apartments with the names of everyone on its doors.]
I am alone, am I? Then again, I am not at that same time. Whispers, I keep on hearing at night. They haunt me, I feel remorseful as ever. The one time I had a shread of hope was killed behind me. *Alma throws one of her teacups on the floor. And then just stares at it for a bit.* Why am I alive still?
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Mitsuko looked across the nameplates and rooms. She tried to open a door, failing her firdt attempt. She looked at the first nameplate to the farthest left to see if she recognized the name inscribed on it.
*Alma walks out of her room after a while.. The first thing she noticed was the Morgue.* ...I do not want to go there. *Alma noticed from the corner of her eye, she had seen Mitsuko.* ..Hello, Miss Mitsuko, exploring this area, yes?
Mitsuko looked over to Alma. "Oh, hey Alma. Yea I'm exploring, mainly just trying to see what in the hell these plates say." Mitsuko paused. "You found anything? Anything useful maybe?"
I have not found anything of importance yet, Miss Mitsuko. I cannot think well at the moment.
However, I do wonder if you are alright now. Many worried about you, both alive and dead.
Mitsuko took a deep breath. "Well...it was hard for a while. I had trouble dealing with the death of Hana obviously, and I'm still having trouble. But, I got the closure I needed, and now I know whats important - get the fuck out of here." She fixed Hana's hat, which she was still wearing. "I need to get out of here for Hana. It's what she would've wanted, and dammit if I won't do everything in my power to get out."
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"And Alma...does being the Ultimate Paranormal Investigator allow you to...talk to ghosts?" She quieted down a bit. "I know you cared for Gazette, and...honestly I'd do anything to talk to Hana even once more. I mean, obviously if its out of your reach I can't really do shit to change it, but, yknow...I'm desperate."
She would love that.. I am sure she would. And Miss Mitsuko, I do in fact, though getting a specific person will not be easy. So it may be anyone, but I will try to contact her, okay miss?
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Mitsuko smiled. "Thank you Alma. You don't know how much this means to me. Now...lets figure out whats on these damn nameplates."
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I wonder I'd one of them are Miss Anne's? Oh, Miss Anne died in my now lab and room before I was there. I thought I should have explained that first, Miss Mitsuko.
[The name Mitsuko read was completely unknown to her.] --- [In the Morgue, Mitsuko and Alma find 16 spaces, 12 of which were closed while the others were open, with empty slabs.]
....That is odd, twelve that are closed? It does not line up, I do not want to check was is inside there. I just cannot, I am feeling enough guilt as it is.
Mitsuko took a deep breath. "If we must look inside...I'll do it. If it is what we need to do, it can't be helped. And believe me, unless its absolutely necessary, I'm not moving the sheet. I'd rather respect the dead."
Shoji finally got out of bed and decided to check out the old dorms
I will try my best to make sure that will never happen, miss Mitsuko. After all, I was a part of this, even though I do not remember much at all. I will pay back my misdeeds in my past, if I have any that is.
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Those videos, I am not sure if they actually are real or not. I noticed that miss Hana's and miss Gazette's were cut off mid sentence. A lazy job of editing, so I wonder if they were done last? Anyways, miss Mitsuko, I suggest we get out of here, yes? I do not want to be in here any longer.
"Sounds good to me, Alma. Lets roll." She said, joining Alma. "So, what does being Ultimate Paranormal Investigator really entail?"
Ghosts, demons, the usual really. I feel intense emotions from those who died in that area. That is why I could not stay in the cafeteria long. I felt shocked and numb, that is what sir Nobidy must have felt, I assume.
"Oh, well, guess its a bit of a double edged sword, eh? I mean, its a cool abikity but it can kinda fuck with ya. Hell, you've probably had people who thought you were fucked in the head, right? I mean, start talking to a ghost you mistake for a person in public and people'll start yelling schizo."
I guess it does seem to be that way, though, even now I am hearing whispers. Many whispers, but yet, I only understand a few words from them.
[Looking around the old dorms, Shoji found a single monocoin.]
"Lit" Shoji left the dorms and decided to check out the morgue next
Sir Shoji, I do not recommend going in that room.
Twelve spaces out of sixteen were taken, that is all you need to know. I do not want you to feel negative emotions, Sir Shoji. It will make me upset as well.
“I see... twelve out of sixteen spaces? Wait, that doesn’t add up. There should only be nine spaces taken up right?”
Eight...it is my fault after all. However, the other four i do not know about. I recommend to respect the fallen. If you do not, there will be consequences, sir Shoji.
“Wait ... eight? Nobidy, Elm, Setsuna, Hana, Oliver, Leo, Gazette, Jin, and Jack. That adds up to nine”
Oh, I apologize to mistake the number, I have not been able to sleep well.
“Well that’s understandable, I guess it’s not really important anyway. What really matters is the fact that the amount of slots taken doesn’t add up. Who could be in those extra slots?”
I have no idea, but something tells me that they must be related to the mastermind in someway. Perhaps some assistants for this killing game.
“Well ... we saw two people get killed in that video, so those two could potentially also be there ... but that still leaves one more...”
They really are dead, that is rather upsetting.. But that means only Bram and I are left, yes? If him and I are dead, your friends would be avenged. Some of mine will be too, sir Shoji.
"Well, hard to say honestly Alma. I mean, you're our friend now too and are also tangled up in all of this. Honestly I think you're redeeming yourself pretty well. Bram, the Mastermind, whatever you wanna call 'em, can go get fucked for all I care. Let's rip 'is heart out and mount his head on a wall after we get outta here."
No matter what I told miss Gazette she still trusted me. Still I am rather confused. I planned out executions, everyone's, even Hana's. Even though, Bram didn't like my plans so they were more..tame. *Alma turned around and stared at the morgue.* Miss Gazette still trusted me after i confided in her. She even let me stay in her room with no worry. She did give me hope, but you know what happened. She died, murdered, bloody, loud, and scarring. All right behind me, face it, I practically caused her death. So, why do you trust me, miss Mitsuko?
[Monokuma's voice blah blah blah] "It is now 10 PM! The Storage Room, Cafeteria, Gym, Pool, Cinema and Morgue will be closed down for the night!"
Miss Mitsuko, do not get attached to me, okay? Be the one who carries on. I cannot, just survive this hell and pray. Do it for her, do not give up either. I know my time is going to run out soon. I told you all too much after all. Have a night. *Alma goes to her lab/room.*
"Well, yea you planned things, but you didn't make them happen. They were set in place if any of us should kill, and unfortunately some of us did. Not necessarily your fault. It's like a parent telling a child not to do something and telling them what will happen if they disobey, but they disobey anyway and then blame the parent. All those who killed had fair warning, but they thought they'd weasle through. Surprise surprise, they didn't. Not to mention, you haven't killed anyone. Not by your own hand at least. And also, like I said, you're stuck here too now, in as much danger as all the rest. And you're on our side now, from what we can see. And redemption comes in many forms."
Mitsuko waved to Alma. "Night Alma. See ya tomorrow."
Elm's ghost appeared once more. "OOOooooOO! Swear! Sweeeeaaar!"
[Monokuma pulled out a gun.] "Get back into your zone or whatever."
"Spooky noises time, finally, but do you think they can see us?"
"oh god oh fuck" Elm takes a step... backs away from the gun. "Y'know, this is the third time you've threatened me with a gun. Oh well, whatever." Elm vanishes in a big cloud of smoke.
"...I guess that is a way to get rid of someone."
[Monokuma pointed his gun at Hana.] "Get the fuck out."
"Fine..fine. We were here to fill space after the 10 PM announcement anyways. Oh well, I'll go haunt a plant or something and look after Mitsuko in silence. Sad ghost noises..." ( Hana just traveled somewhere else in disappointment.)
"Well, now that's over..." [Monokuma's voice echoed through the school.] "It is now 8 AM! And this bear thinks you'll want to go and check out the morgue..."
Morgue.. Someone is dead..? I shall bring a rose and prepare for the horrors. But surely, no one was killed...right? I need to hope more, I'm tired of despair. I am done with this, Bram. *Alma goes to the morgue.*
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[Alma sees that one of the 12 occupied slab is half open and is labeled "OPEN ME" in bright red letters.]
I am getting bad vibes from this, I may die, but if someone else opens it.. It would be my fault right? In this case, I shall listen to this.. *Alma opens the slab.*
[Alma sees a dead body whose face is covered in a Monokuma mask.]
I-I am... sorry for this.. You can haunt or kill me all you want for this.. But who are you..? *Alma lifts the mask.*
[Alma finds that the mask is sewn into the person's neck.]
Geoff would head out of his room going to the kitchen to make himself a sandwich.
Bram...? What the hell is this? Why would you... You are giving me more questions, why did you want me to open this slab..? *Alma checks around the morgue for clues.*
[Alma finds no substantial clues.]
Mitsuko started to make her way to her lab for a smoke before she headed over to the morgue.
..I am sorry for who was sowed into this mask, I will find a way to get rid of this disrespect towards you. *Alma looks back to her lab.* I may have to break another cup for this.
After her smoke, Mitsuko decided to head back down to the kitchen for a green tea, running into Geoff. "Sup idiot. Whatcha makin?"
*Alma smashes one of her tea cups on the floor, taking one of the shards back into the morgue.* Please forgive me, I shall be careful. *Alma takes a shard to cut the strings attached to the mask. *
[Alma hears mechanical noises behind her as she tries to cut the stringes. As she turns to see what the noise comes from, she sees a machine gun aimed at her. Monokuma's voice then plays in the Morgue...] "No, no, no! No tampering with a dead body!"
But...this body was tampered, Bram. You did this, did you not? Why did you want them to check this body out? Why "OPEN ME"? But fine I will stop.. *Alma drops the shard*
"nothing." he would say with his mouth full. "Anymore atleast. I had made a sandwich though."
[Alma hears a laugh that is definitely not Monokuma's through the Morgue's speakers...] "He did this to himself."
"Oh breakfast sandwiches. I actually can't remember the last time I actually ate breakfast. Green Tea has been my breakfast for who knows how long now...so anyway dumbass, how much procrastinating ya gotta do to be ultimate at it anyway?"
He..? Who is this person? Bram, give me answers. Why the whole "OPEN ME" thing? Why did you want them to go here and check it out?
Shoji entered the morgue “Why did Monokuma want us to come here?”
"Find out for yourself. Oh, well, I'm sure they're gonna help you, too..." [The body discovery announcement track played, and Monokuma's voice came back.] "A body has been discovered! Please head to the Morgue immediately!"
What the hell is going on, Bram? A body discovery announcement? Who..is this here..?
Geoff would walk past Mitsuko after finishing his sandwich, before remember to say something in response to Mitsuko. Ooooooh unfortunately for her, a body discovery just happened, so Geoff would be distracted once more, and rushed to the morgue to find the body. "The fuck happened?"
Mitsuko rushed to the morgue too, joining the group.
[Monokuma appeared, laughing like a dumbass.] "Here's the Monokuma file!" [The file reads as follows: -The victim is unknown. -Time of death: Before the Killing Game began. -Cause of death: Unimportant.]
Mitsuko took a file. "Yea Fuckface Bear mind explaining why you gave us fuckall to go off?" A twinge of impatience in her voice.
Are you kidding..? Bram, this does not make any sense. Is this a poor excuse o kill everyone here off..? I am rather annoyed and upset at this.
"Upupupupupupupupu!" [Monokuma left the scene, blowing a raspberry at Mitsuko on his way to the door.]
Shoji took a Monokuma file “How the hell are we supposed to solve this? Is the killer even one of us? could it even be one of us?”
*Alma looks towards Mitsuko and Geoff.* I tried to take off the mask, but Bram would not let me. It appears the fallen had sewed this mask on himself, at least that is what Bram claims.
"Well humans aren't property of the school and no rule states we can't tamper with dead bodies. Rip it off Alma, or I will for you." Mitsuko explained, a serious, alkost threatening tone and look taking over.
Fine, so I shall then.. I will try again, miss Mitsuko. *Alma picks up the shard and tried to cut the strings again.*
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[After Mitsuko said something about ripping the mask off, a machine gun came out of the ceiling.] "Try it and you'll join your fallen pals!"
*Alma stops, and dropped the shard again.* See? Bram is very serious about this, he knows you all won't kill. Miss Mitsuko, it is best we listen to the rules, no matter how ridiculous.
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"You're breaking your own rules, asshat. We haven't done anything to get punished. All we're doing is investigating, unless you're purposefully misdirecting us to get us all killed."
Mitsuko looked over to Alma. "God I don't wanna take Brams shit. How do you put up with it?"
Mitsuko sighed and went to the slab farthest to the top on the left most side. "If asshole won't let us, we might as well check the other bodies." She motioned to the others. "C'mon, lets get searching."
(edited by Mitsuko_Fujioka)
Fear really, I lost all hope then. I..think we should check the other slabs out.. I am so sorry those who have fallen here, please forgive me. *Alma checks the slab next to the body. *
"Hand me the shard. I'll do it. It's an empty threat, and if I do die, we know who the real killer is."
OOC: YOU HAVE AN EDIT BUTTON, MEL, USE IT --- [In the slab next to the already open one, Alma finds the body of a boy in military gear with his throat slit. There is a dogtag around his neck, saying "Joe Akinari".]
I cannot allow it, your life is too precious to throw away. Now...let us see... *Alma went back to investigate further*
OOC- Go fuck yourself Gear, I'll use the edit button when I want and no other time. --- Mitsuko looked over to Geoff. "Look, be a dumbass some other time, yknow, when you wont die from it?"
"I think I know a way to get off the mask without 'tampering with the body.' EVEN THOUGH THERE'S NO RULE AGAINST DOING THAT!"
Sir Joe...I am terribly sorry for what happened to you... I'll pray for you soon. *Alma once again, checks the slab next to Joe.*
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this rp may not be a phatng theifes but i shall still give it the slap for it is bad
fuk u phatomn theifs sympathizer
OOC- Gear he has a point
I SAID GET OUT
OOC - Y'know maybe that's what the RP needs. A touch of someone not stupid enough to sympathize with phantom thieves.
SHUT UP AND INVESTIGATE DAMNIT
Geoff would go back to the kitchen, grab a knife, and return the the morgue, before checking the slab across from the 'murder victim.'
die, fathom tief, u fat haha, get slapped on
Sir Geoff, do not do what I think you are going to do. Your life is important, do not do this.
"Well, I like the idea of another death as much as you Alma, but I guess we gotta put our faith into someone willing to try, and dumbass is our guy."
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[In the slab next to Joe's, Alma finds a woman in a red dress with a bullet lodged in her forehead. There is a note clasped in her hand saying "Anne d'Espoir".]
Sir Geoff, I am serious, do not do it. Please do not waste your life for this.
Anne...? I am sorry for what had happened in my room, Victor.. Is now dead, you have been avenged.. *Alma puts the rose in Anne's slab. And, you know the drill, Alma goes to the next slab.*
OOC- She went to a slab Gear. You need to descrube shit for me ffs. Top row, fsrthest to the left.
OOC - I'm also paralyzed at the moment. Gear, what's in the slab across from masky "I'm not going to touch the body at all, so he can't call it interfering at all. I resigned myself to losing my life to make this hell end, and I still am." Geoff would pause taking a breath. "I'd rather not die, but if that's what it takes to end this trial, so be it."
(edited by dopl)
[In the slab she looked in, Mitsuko found a... Pool of blood. Labeled "Jin Masato." In the slab Alma looked in, she saw Jack's dead body, which still had a few coins stuck on it. In the slab Geoff looked in, he saw Hana's dead body, with its face still definitely hard to recognize.]
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Sir Geoff.. I understand but it could just be a trap.
My.. fear.. I see... They are here... I do not want to look any more..
Geoff would quickly and stiffly move so he was standing directly between Mitsuko and the slab. "Yeah well...I don't suppose you have any better ideas?"
Mitsuko looked at the tab and what was on the slab in front of her. "Tch..." she quietly let out a sound of disapproval due to what this poor man had been reduced to. "So...I got Jin. Who did you guys get? Any clues?" She asked, moving to the next slab.
...Fine, I will keep going.. *Alma reluctantly checked the next slab.*
[Alma found splattered guts, and, while there was a label next to them, it was obscured by a "BROTHER WHY" written in blood.]
“I’m ... willing to do whatever Geoff wants to do along with him. If we really get killed doing it then at least there will only be you two left and the game will end. Those are the rules, right?”
Bram... you fool, you knew what you were going into. Why did you not stop this game after the first trial? *You know what it is, she checks the next slab.*
[Alma finds Elm's body, which, while flattened around the midsection, still has an enormous grin. Mitsuko finds Oliver's body, which still has a knife in it.]
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OOC- Description plz Gear
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.....I see....*Alma went on the check the next one, hesitantly.*
[The next one had Gazette's remaines.]
Geoff would cautiously approach the masked body, seeing Mitsuko distracted.
Mitsuko took out the next body, and saw Olivers remains. Nothing of substance was there, so she moved onto the next slab. OOC- Gear give me a friggin description ffs
....I should have been the one to die. It is my fault that you fallen. I will..kill him for sure.. *Alma closed Gazette's slab in sadness, you could say, a tear was shead. Alma opens the next one.*
[As Geoff approached the masked body, the machine gun began revving up. Mitsuko found the body of Leo, which was still in the state it was when he comitted suicide. Alma found Setsuna's body, next to which was a dead potted plant- presumeably the one that served as the murder weapon.]
Leo Orava. The body looked the same, nothing seemed off or strange. She put the body back amd headed to the next slab.
"Oi, are we not even allowed to look at the murder victim now?" Geoff would ask, getting closer to the body.
...You should have been the blackened. But you failed in the end, why was it fun for you? *Alma went on to the next slab in...disappointment. She opens the next one in sorrow.*
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[Revving up machine gun intensifies All the slabs containing dead people have been examined.]
(edited by MonoShadow)
*With no more slabs to be opened, Alma decided to try to disarm Geoff.* How many times I have to warn you?!
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Mitsuko slowly backed away from Geoff and motioned the others to follow her while they watched this unfold.
"you ready to risk it all Shoji? Funny that I'm doing this and not someone like Jack." Geoff would say dryly, gripping the knife tighter
Geoff, stop this behavior. Give that knife to me, I do not want to see you in a slab.
"You won't Alma. I'm almost entirely certain this is a bullshit fake out for whatever reason. Look in the rules. Not interfering with the bodies isn't one, and he's added them when it's convenient to him before, so we know he's not for some reason." Geoff would say. "He can't kill us himself without us breaking a rule, so it's just an empty threat."
Shoji followed behind Geoff and shouted out to Bram “Hey! If you want to shoot him then you’re gonna have to shoot both of us! .. but could you take him first if you do? Kthx”
....Fine, but sir Geoff, I do not want you dead. Maybe it is an empty threat, but..is that worth it?
[A screen appeared in front of the machine gun and the mastermind was on it.] "No need for that; please, the trial is about to begin. Head to the trial grounds asap."
"Alma we gotta trust him. It's an empty threat. And even so, and this will sound bad, but if we dont try this we all will die. Theres something Fuckface doesn't want us to see under there, and thats exactly why we need to see it."
"AW, FUCK OFF!" She screamed. "NOT ONE PIECE OF FUCKIN EVIDENCE EVEN!"
"See. I told you. Empty threats. He can't stop us from checking, so he's trying to do anything in his power to stop us from cutting it open."
....Fine, I shall trust you then, if something had happens I will take the hit.
"Well, we're all dead now my friends." Mitsuko blew a kiss to the sky. "I guess I'll see you sooner than expected, love." And with that, she headed down to the elevator.
“So we’re all in agreement now? If that’s the case then Bram won’t be allowed to kill us regardless of his stupid rules. He clearly needs us for something or else this game would’ve never been started”
Geoff would nod, bracing himself for the pain of being shot, "It's been nice knowing you all if this does backfire." he would say, before swiping with the knife to cut the stitches. and pulling off the mask with his other hand.
I....heh....ha... I should have killed him when I had the chance... My fault, all of this blood is on my hands...I will take my leave to the elevator of doom... What a mess... *Alma left the morgue.*
[Geoff found that he dead person's face... had been ripped off along side the mask.]
"MOTHERFUCKER" Geoff would shout slamming the knife into the floor before stomping to the elevator.
I see disappointment in your eyes, where is the knife, Sir Geoff?
“... Well shit” Shoji followed Geoff to the elevator
"On or in the floor." Geoff said annoyed. "Guess who it was under the mask." he would say. "I know I have no fucking clue, the fucking face was cut off under the mask. The fucking threat was just a time waster to distract us from any other investigating."
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ooc - oh whoopsy We have found nothing at all, huh? I guess we shall see how this goes, however, I believe I figured out who killed that person.
Mitsuko sighed. "Honestly, I'm still clueless. I mean, my talent is hunting rare and big game, not figuring out who in the good name of fuck is killing my friends."
"Alma...as much as I hate to say it...you're the blackened in this aren't you..." Geoff would pause. "The person who was shot in that despair video. They were with the rest of us, and it's quite likely that they are this person...and well...you shot that person..."
"Wait, what video?"
That is what I am saying, no matter what, the verdict will be me. Or perhaps even Bram is the blackened, but that is silly, right? No matter what, my existence is to be killed.
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"No. Bram is who I intend to vote for. That wasn't you that shot him right? It was you, but I mean it was not you in your right mind. If that is the case, the person that made you do that is the real blackened. And that would be Bram."
"...The elevator wasn't this slow normally was it?"
“You think it’s broken?”
OOC- The only thing broken here is my will to live
"...maybe. Hey, you ever notice how much longer it takes to get from the second to the third floor than the second to the first?" Geoff would ask. "I kinda wonder if there's something between them."
It is nothing special, just dirt and some wall for the trials.
[As the crew arrived at the Trial Grounds, Monokuma greeted them.] "This trial is going to be... Special. You see, I didn't want to make you guys feel like you were summoned for no reason... So I cooked up this little thing with that guy's corpse! Well, you won't be looking to solve his murder- He comitted suicide! No, what you'll be looking for is to solve the mysteries on your hands! And to make sure you get how important this trial is going to be..." [Monokuma blew up, and was replaced by the Mastermind.]
Bram.... *Alma starts to stare at the ground.* I do not get it, I cannot remember my past at all. But what I can confirm is you are a monster. A fucking bastard I should say.
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"I don't know who Micah is, but it's great to see you all again! Well, technically, I've been watching the whole time so I haven't stopped seeing you. Well, to those who may or may not remember me, I am Bram Vanhaup, a close friend of yours, and the organizer of this killing game." [Bram walks over and stands behind one of the unused podiums.] "Let's get this show on the road, shall we?"
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“So you’re Bram, huh? Well, are you gonna explain yourself?”
"I wouldn't consider anyone who thrust us into this paranoia inducing hellhole my friend"
[Bram looks at Shoji like he's a dumbass, because he is.] "Uh, no? What do you think this trial is? That's like asking a teacher for notes right before an exam. You guys are solving the mysteries of the killing game, and your missing memories, all on your own. It wouldn't be fun if I just gave away the answers."
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Bram, you will pay for your sins. The ghosts keep on talking about you constantly. Frankly, I am tired of your presence.
[Bram makes a face of exaggerated pain.] "Ouch, that hurt. Man, is that really the way you speak to your boyfriend after so long? I got really lonely backstage once you decided to join the game."
Boyfriend? If that is the case I shall declare a break up. I am not who you loved anymore.
"Well obviously you don't love me. Your mind is so fucked I doubt you can even feel real love anymore. The real Alma was my eternally sworn lover though. You're just a husk of her. I mean, don't get me wrong. Seeing this side of you, all broken up and empty, makes me tingle with despair. I'm so upset I could kill myself, that level of despair. It's thrilling." [Bram has an unsettlingly wide grin on his face.]
"Do it then bitch."
“Alma, what’s wrong with this asshole? You knew him right? So why is he going on about despair and shit?”
Then do, thank goodness I am not the Alma you remember. If I was, I would have been dead long ago. Something tells me your sworn loved was very much fucked up, yes?
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"Huh? Nah, she was cool. She supported me throughout almost the entire killing game. But then she wanted to feel such extreme despair, so she used the memory-changer-thingy to fuck up her head. And she fucked it up hard. I think she erased almost everything, and even added some stuff that would trigger even more despair later on. You probably feel really guilty about doing a lot of stuff like planning executions and stuff, right? Well, those are all fake memories." [Bram chuckled a bit.]
She sounds horrible, though I have to thank my past self then. I was practically reborn from the memory fuck up. Now, I want answers, why do you care so much about your brother? He did it for despair too, right? How about sir Elm? How about everyone you have killed? Was it for your disgusting fetish?
[Bram acts like he was stabbed.] "You wound me. In no way is despair sexual. That's pretty gross, honestly. It's when I feel despair, that rush of serotonin hits, and I feel pure happiness, while also feeling pure despair. And you're asking about Elm and Victor? Well, that's for you guys to figure out."
"I have a question for you. Were those videos of us real? Those despair shitting ones I mean."
So Victor, your brother, was Nobidy and Elm was your best friend. Am I correct?
"oooooh. And then Elm and Nobidy...er...Victor...planned that first murder in order to set everything off and make people scared of each other?"
Most likely, sir Geoff, and i doubt those videos were real as well.
"To answer your question Geoff, the videos that you saw were real. They were not shopped or created using a software to imitate your faces and voices. You all actually said the words you heard." [Bram shakes his head.] "And to answer you, fake Alma, yes. Victor Vanhaup, my older brother of 7 minutes, was posing as Nobidy Hear, Ultimate Agent. I'm surprised none of you assumed anything when you first heard his name. That is the fakest name I've ever heard, but then again, Vic was never the creative one. He was the cynical one. And yes, Elm Tully, Ultimate 'Terrorist', has been a dear friend of mine and my brother's for as long as I can remember. He was part of a very big family, but Vic and I were always included in their family events. I owe his family a lot." [Bram wipes away what could've been a tear, or quite possibly liquid sarcasm.]
Sir Geoff there is still hope, there are many ways to explain those videos. I would tell how, but maybe I am a bit afraid to tell if it gets shot down quick. *Alma turns back to Bram.* But why continue the game? Your best friend killed your brother. Why bother continuing it?
[Bram looks at Alma, dumbfounded.] "Your head really is fucked. Are you that dumb? I already told you that I feel immense pleasure from despair, and right out of the gate I felt the most despair I'd felt in my life. Why wouldn't I continue the game?"
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I pity you, you don't even feel even a little bit of guilt or sorrow? I know you said you felt despair for your entire life, but what happened? How on Earth did past me get that fucked up? What happened to the others to become the state they are in the videos?
[Bram... giggled.] "That's for me to know, and you to find out! Now get to solving! This isn't an interview, this is a class trial! Do you wanna die?"
Do you want to die? Anywho, Anne was killed by Victor, shot to the forehead, yes? They seemed to be best friends, until that day when Victor killed her. She was very angry, broke one of my teacups.
"Hm? I believe you must be mistaken. Do you remember that 'Ultimate Despair Video' you all saw in the trial last chapter? You saw who shot Anne in the head. It wasn't Vic, Alma, it was you." [Bram stares into Alma's soul.]
It does not add up..Anne claimed she was killed by Victor. Could she remembered wrong..?
“Alma, is it possible that was a lie? I mean, I wouldn’t exactly want to tell someone who killed me everything that I know ... no offense”
That is true, I believe that explains her anger towards me. I am terribly sorry, Anne. I have thought wrong the entire time.
Mitsuko started showing visible anger. "So this is the asshat who did all of this? I'm gonna kill you, mark my words Fuckface! You'll pay for the pain you caused to Hana, you hear me?!"
“Man, you guys are all so harsh. Something good happen to you?” [Bram glares at Mitsuko.] “The fuck are you talking about? What I did to Hana? I didn’t do shit. The 2 contributing factors of her death were Setsuna and you. Don’t blame the executioner, blame the convict.” [Bram pulls out a revolver soaked in dried blood.] “And don’t you fucking threaten me. I have pretty pinpoint accuracy. After all, I learned all my ways of killing from the best. The one and only Ultimate Huntress.”
*Alma steps in front of Mitsuko.* Please, Hana wants you to be safe. She worries about you, she wants you to be alive. It is not a good idea to threaten this douchebag. Hana loves you.
“What do you want from us, Bram? What’s the point of this trial? We can’t do anything until we know what we’re supposed to be doing”
"Yeah, you say you want us to solve all the mysteries, but what the fuck are these mysteries? You mean like the secret floor 2.5 that you probably have hidden away? What with the distance between the floors and all being different."
"Ding ding ding! The floors of the school are part of the mystery, but more the bigger mystery. What is the reason for this killing game, and why did you all agree? That's all the info I can give for now."
Bram, let me guess, the past of all this is is very much despairing, yes? Is that why you want us to figure it out for ourselves?
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"Because we all went crazy with 'Despair'" Geoff would say with finger quotes. "We were all insane, prolly taken from the same asylum as you right? and then you erased our memories and made us sane after we agreed to kill one another. And then the reason for it is for you to get your rocks off too pretty clearly." "The real question is what caused everyone to go insane."
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I am going to guess again, you tricked them in some way, did you not?
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No! The KIller was Kuku!
“... Y’all hear something?”
Oh, do not mind them, there are just watching. They are just lost souls in this hell. They should not hurt us.
"Asylum? No way. We all, for the most part, came from relatively normal homes. So no dice, Geoff. Your backstories that you remember are all real. The only things that have been erased are your memories of the past 2 years, everything about high school."
What happened then? I do not think we have clues about that high school..unless we are in it, correct? We need to figure out what happened in those two years, yes? And I assume that we met in that high school, right Bram? Or was it earlier?
"THAT. IS. WHAT. YOU'RE. SUPPOSED TO. BE. FIGURING. OUT. Next person to ask me a question that you know I can't answer gets shot."
No offices, no nurse, no computer labs, and no front entrance on sight. I bet it is a cheaply made copy of that high school. We can safely say, this place is not the actual school.
By the looks of it as well, it seems like help is not coming anytime soon. We do not even know what the outside word is like right now.
"A cheaply made replica of a school that...most of use attended...So then something at the school is probably the catalyst of what happened to everyone...to make them like that."
That sounds probable, so we got that going. Hpwever, we have no idea who started it.
"...Bram is probably to dumb to have started all of this himself. So someone else and they pulled him into this for the sake of it."
Maybe so, but we cannott confirm it though. This place has no clues about our pasts, I think.
"Other than the despair videos."
However, they can be easily faked.
"Nuh-uh-uh! I said so before, those despair videos are really you guys. They are shopped or edited, you guys all actually said those things. And I may be a psychopath, but I'm sure as hell not a liar."
But they can be taken out of context. But, I'd they were really like that, I do wonder what the world come to then. I will not lie, since I was an assistant to Bram, I may have caused some things in this.
"In that video, before she was shot, that girl said something odd. She said something along the lines of "we don't have to do this" if I remember correctly. So my guess is ... if those videos were real and we were all crazy before we agreed to this ... maybe we did this for that Junko Enoshima person. If this was something that we felt we had to do, it must've had something to do with that tragedy we heard about, right? That would also explain why no one has come to save us"
It is impossible, the tragedy, Junko Enoshima, they must be scapegoats. I will not believe it, no, I cannot believe it. There must be more to that, there has to be. There must be more behind those scenes.
"But...What else could there be to it? I can't think of a single other thing."
I suppose it is hope, if thing thing was for that one person I'd kill Bram for this situation. I just do not want to believe that, I regained my hope once again and I do not want to lose it.
"Well, i'll be sticking with my theory about the tragedy until I see some real proof for a different idea. I don't see any other possibilities"
"Man, you guys are sooooooo boooooring." [Bram makes the fakest yawn you've ever seen.] "Okay, leaving it to you guys was a terrible idea on my part. I forgot the good detectives were all dead. So let me make things clear. First off, there is a secret about the school you guys are in. And yes, it involves the elevator. Well, more like the elevator is a big clue. Once you solve that, We'll get started on the real shit."
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The elevator.. There have to be more floors then we thought then. I apologize that I cannot help much in this mystery, sirs and miss. We shall start from there, the elevator must have some buttons in it somewhere..
"Here, another hint for you. Except for my backstage office which you can access through the back of the trial room, you all have access to the entire building. Except for the doors that are locked or sealed, such as dead people's rooms and labs, you have access to the entire building. Use that info however you wish."
That means we can investigate the whole "school" then.. I see, I suggest the library first. There may be more information in there
"Huh? What are you talking about? This is a trial, you can't leave until you've solved it. I was just giving you a hint to help you solve the puzzle. I'm not giving you the opportunity to re-investigate the entire school."
Oh I misunderstood, hmm.. Well the elevator took longer than usual, right sir Geoff?
Geoff would nod. "Yeah, somemwhere between floors two and three there's something else. Given there's no exit, I'm willing to bet that that floor 2.5 is where the exit is, and everything below it is actually underground."
I agree with that, there must be more floors.
"Wait...what if we've been thinking about it wrong. Maybe the elevator is a red hearing. We know elevators go up and down, but maybe that's bullshit here. Maybe it moves sideways...The more I think about it, the more I'm realizing, it took the same amount of time to get to the third floor as the second one from the first....It's only when we went between the third and second that it took longer."
How interesting, that may be the case here.. But now can we tell for sure, sir Geoff? We cannot ride in that elevator again sadly. Though, I do not have anymore theories about it, so yours could be true.
"....Yeah...I'm not sure where I was going with that...but if it's the case then uh...There should be another area with the exit to this place in the far corner, assuming this is a square building....uh...what other mysteries are there? Who started this, what caused this, Why we were how we were which has to do with something in our high school careers."
"Ding ding ding! Good work Geoff, you deserve a cookie!" [Elm tossed Geoff an oatmeal chocolate chip cookie.] "You are correct! Each floor is actually a section of one floor! The elevator moves horizontally, and the first floor is in the middle. That's why it takes longer in between floor 2 and 3, but same between 1 and 2, and 1 and 3. Wow, that was a lot of 'and's. Now that you've finished the warmup, onto the real stuff. Why are you here?"
"We're here because we were in some kind of batshit insane cult that decided to wipe our memories and have us kill each other for despair." Geoff would say taking a bite out of the cookie. "The question then is this. Why did we all want to cause ourselves to go through so much despair, and face such a hell."
Or maybe you all were tricked? A cult or an asylum are out of the question, I think. Bram mentioned that you all were from normal lives, you know? It seems rather odd..
"I wish we were tricked...but I don't think that's the case. We watched someone get shot, and were fine with it. If we were tricked, that would have raised red flags for most of us I would think."
Maybe you all thought it was fake, like a stunt or something..
"If that were the case, I can't imagine Jin would have gotten how he had when he saw it."
I still believe it is my fault for Miss Gazette's death. I should have kept watch instead. Or at least, if Jin wanted me dead, he could have asked me.
Now I think about it, Bram never gave us the specifics of that question. "Why are you here?" I believe you were all here for this "game". A game of life and death in an enclosed building. Wether it was a trick or you did it willingly, this would be the answer..I believe.
"Oh right! Bram, if you love despair so much, and wanted to feel it, then why didn't you join us in this nightmare?"
*Jack appears with a ghost megaphone.* Hey Alma! Tell Bram he's a fuckwit. I own ya life. Ya have to do it. K. Thanks. Bye.
Salaud Jack just told me that you are a fuckwit, Bram.
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"He's not wrong."
After a long time of silence, ghost Setsuna finally speaks up "Also if you could tell him that he's about to be sued. I was told being dead would be a great time, its just being alive, but with more Elm."
That is true for sure, Bram is definitely a fuckwit. I would even say a pitiful bastard, or even a stupid motherfucker. Ah, i am swearing too much, yes, Geoff? *Alma looks around the room* Oh, Setsuna wants to sue you, Bram, have fun.
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"Nah you're fine I think...wait, can a ghost even sue..?"
In some ways, yes, ghosts can sue. Ghost can do almost anything they desire, but in return, most cannot rest sadly.
[Bram looks infuriated.] "No! Ghosts can't sue! And shut the fuck up before I kill your dumb ass! You speak for a ghost one more time and you're gonna be joining them! Shut up and solve the fucking case, fuckwit!" [Bram calms down.] "And to answer your question, Geoff, the reason I didn't enter the game is that I do not value my life whatsoever. Joining a game where I could die at any second doesn't mean much to me. But what does push me off the edge into the depths of despair is watching all my friends, my sole reason for living, kill each other! It's so despair-enducing, I don't even know whether I'm feeling more pain or ecstaticity right now!" [Bram starts laughing, and then stops.]
I hit a nerve, yes? Hmm... I will keep this in mind. You have been helpful, thanks, your behavior helps a lot. I think I am beginning to understand your insanity.
[Bram shakes his head.] "Nope, just a mood swing. You may have noticed, but those happen a lot."
Ah, I was wrong then, how unfortunate.. I guess I truly do not understand you, yet. I shall listen more, but did i answer that question you asked. Did I perhaps got it wrong..?
"It's pretty obvious you guys all came for the killing game, but I meant more why are you guys here. Why did you join the killing game? What's the purpose of it? What went so wrong that you ended up here, and for weeks no one has even come looking for you? That kind of stuff."
I cannot say for the others for sure, but the past me was bloodthirsty, yes? The look in my past self's eyes.. It looked like she was used to death and blood. Perhaps, the gun you have there was the one past self used to kill Anne? I am not sure of anything, I am just guessing, of course.
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[Bram shakes his head.] "Nah, you were pretty chill. I wouldn't really classify any of us as 'bloodthirsty'. And no, this is a different gun. There is more than one gun out there."
Oh, I see.. But now I think about it.. Was is your talent? It seems like everyone here has one. Sorry if that was a stupid question.
"Wait. So none of us were bloodthirsty, but we all wanted to kill one another?"
It seems, Sir Geoff, that we found a hole. Of course, you can say it is for despair, but would that be the only reason?
"Huh? Did I ever say you guys wanted to kill each other? I don't think I did. To assume makes and ass out of u and me." [Bram makes a 'tsk tsk' noise and shakes his head at Geoff.] "And to the Fake Alma, let's add my talent to one of the mysteries to solve, yeah? Good luck!"
Hmm, in that case, it will The difficult to determine it now. So we shall proceed this conversation, Sir Geoff?
"Wait.....We didn't want to kill one another, but in that video we were all completely fine with watching someone be shot dead."
Is it really you all? Are you sure that maybe even the death was faked in your eyes? There are many questions to clear up in this case
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"Hahaha. Solve the fucking mystery, or your deaths will be the ones being solved by some other fucking kids."
Oh, I see.. I see...interesting. Very very interesting...
"Is that an empty threat? I thought you had us doing the solving for the whole 'despair' of seeing your 'close friends' being the ones suffering. Surely you wouldn't care about some random other kids doing the same to us."
Even if you do that, the morgue will be packed. Surely there would not be enough for another killing game. Ghosts are already active enough, would you anger them more? It is a bad idea to anger the fallen after all. Sir Geoff, you must be correct, this must be an empty threat.
"STOP PICKING APART EVERYTHING I SAY. YOU SHOULD KNOW, I'M A COMPULSIVE LIAR. SHUT UP AND DO WHAT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO."
Fine, I guess we should remember our videos, yes? Those despair filled ones, there must a clue in there. Which one you want to pick apart first, sir Geoff?
"I'd rather not put anyone else on the spot, so I guess my own...But I don't really know what can be said about it. I sounded like a sadistic sociopath."
Shall we see it again, Bram?
"Why not, I guess." [Bram plays their despair videos.]
[The screen showed up, and every video showed up in sequence.] Hana: "Ahahahah...This world is already filled with despair, you see? What's is the point of anything anymore? Where is the fun, the hope, the heart? That's right, it is gone. Just give up. There is nothing more to see in this world. We have seen it all. Now, shall we all just drop dead? ...How was that, Bram?-" Leo: "A killing game... Yes! I would absolutely love that! There'd be so much despair... So much inspiration! I'm already thinking of a dozen possible scenarios!" Elm: "Seriously? I mean, at first I thought you were joking about this 'killing game' shit, but clearly you're serious. You really wanna see all your friends kill each other? Alright Bram, I'm down. Ah, but don't wipe my memory. I don't wanna forget about everyone." Jack: "Normal gamblin is such a chore nowadays. A killin game with my life as an ante sounds right up my ally." Geoff: "Nothing is interesting anymore. But I think I can make something interesting. I want to see how far I can push people without breaking them. I want to see just how far people can go...And I want to be the one to nudge them just past that point, so I can watch as they spiral down and down until there's nothing left of them at all, and then...I want to feel what it's like to crush that hollow shell of what was once a human under my boot." Shoji: "Normal video games have gotten so boring for me. I wanna play a game that’s a bit more interesting. A game where I can spread as much despair as I want." Gazette: "A-a killing game? Of course i want to be in it! I could find my one true love.... then slowly slide a knife across his neck... or tie him to the bed and set it on fire... or maybe hanging him will look pretty...oh? Don't worry.... they can be a g~" Jin: "If I want to be in this killing game? Damn fuckin' right I want to! And I'll send all of them down into the deepest fuckin' despair!" [The strange part, however, is that Mitsuko, Oliver, Nobidy and Setsuna... Did not appear at all.]
I got it now, but do you, sir Geoff? Look at these videos, one is different from the other's. Strange is it not? Course, you do know which one I am talking about, yes?
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"Yeah. I think so. Hana's right? How she asks Bram how what she said was...like it was a take for some wonky horror shit that was half assed."
Ding ding! Sir Geoff you are correct! Miss Hana is the one who is out of place, do you know what that means? They are not fake, but rather acting!
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"....Has this entire thing been a set up for some shitty prank? That's not what you're suggesting right? I said shit, so I would remember if this was a shitty prank show wouldn't I?"
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However, memories seem to be missing, yes?
There would have been no way to remember all of that with missing memories after all.
"Alright, I'll tell you a little somethin'. The videos weren't fake, but they were scripted. What you said in those "Despair Video" were just amplifications of your personalities with a little bit of despair mixed in. What you all said in those videos don't depict your mental states at that time, but you did all agree to partake in the Killing Game of your own volitions." [Bram nods.]
What if they thought the killing game was some kind of play? A game of pretend if you will.
"So when they saw the guy get shot, we all thought he was faking." Geoff would nod. "That makes sense, but then how did we get to this? Was the play hijacked and turned into a thing proper?"
It must have been Bram's plan from the start, perhaps Victor and Elm was with it as well. In some way Bram was not lying, but did some trickery.
[Bram starts laughing.] "Upupupupu... Nope! You guys knew what you were signing up for! I didn't trick anyone! You all willingly volunteered to take place in a game where you have to kill your closest friends! SO DON'T CALL ME A LIAR!"
You really hate to be called a liar, yes? However it does not add up, what same person would agree to kill their friends? There must be something..
You keep on hiding things, but tell me.. What is your plan after this? Are you going to just walk off? You killed many in those executions. A despairing terrorist, a tragic traveler, a vengeful mechanic, and a proud conman... What will you do then?
"Hmmm... You're right, that would be boring if I just let you go. How about..." [Bram makes a dramatic pose.] "If you fail this trial, you'll all be executed, and all will be well. But if you all win this trial, not only will you get to escape, but you'll also get to watch my own execution! How's that! It will even have to do with my- SHH!- Ultimate ability. And I'll be out of the way for you guys since I'll be dead! Great, yeah? And super original too!" [Bram takes a bow.]
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So, since Gear banned me from posting messages on the Phanganronpa server, I'm going to put messages here from now on until he unbans me from speaking. Guys, I can still see your messages. I don't remember Jo being my wingman. And yes Elm, I can feel love.
That is it? Just that alone? I expected something more.. Brutal. You honestly deserve worse.
"You wound me, madam."
Stop being a toddler, Gear. Just unmute me and we can talk this out. And I can stop clogging up the thread.
I never denied you were my BFF, BB. I never agreed to it either, but you can believe what you want to believe
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I only believe the truth BB's bff.
What the..? What are you doing here? Did Gear mute you too or are you just being awkward?