Ding Dong Bing Bong!
"Attention all students! It is currently 8am, which means you have to get up! I've given you some sleep-in time so when I ask you to get to the gym in the next five minutes, you better be on time!" Monoko's voice came over the speakers, but it felt like the volume had been turned to maximum.
Though we had been given an extra hour, I had spent it tossing and turning in bed, thinking about the previous day's events.
Well, I had spent the whole night doing the same thing. It seemed like Monoko just wanted to prolong the turmoil we were all feeling under the guise of 'sleep-in time'.
Speaking of...did it say five minutes?!
How long had I spent spouting this inner monologue?!
Who was this monologue even for?!
Hurriedly, I stumbled out of bed and got changed, slamming the door open to my room and bolting to the hall.
I shouldered open the door, took a few steps in and realised much too late that I had forgotten to tie my laces, promptly tripping over them and falling flat on my face, the door swinging closed behind me.
There was silence in the room.
Without looking up, I rolled into a sitting position and tied my laces.
The silence in the room continued.
Everyone must have been just as affected from yesterday as me.
But still, I felt my face burning up at the idea that people were staring, and continued to look down as I stood, trying to cool myself down.
It was fine. I just tripped and fell. Everyone does that. If I act like nothing happened, then nobody'll notice.
I looked up.
To a deserted room.
Just then, the door behind me squeaked open and multiple pairs of footsteps came through.
"Asahi? How did you get here so fast?" Rouko Soba asked.
"U-uhm, the morning announcement said to get here in five minutes." I scratched my head.
"It's only been four." Rouko gave me an odd smile.
Wait.
How fast did I get ready?
I didn't have time to think about that, though, because suddenly Monoko appeared on the podium, confetti raining down behind it.
"Well you all look positively scarred!" It shouted, "but fear no more, your cuddly, compassionate mascot Monoko is here to help!"
"Shut up." Sora said, but her words had less of their usual menace behind them.
"I give you sleep-in time and this is how you repay me? Ah, I'm just on the wrong side of every door, aren't I?" Monoko pressed its paw to its chest, shaking its head.
"No shit you're on the wrong side. You made one of us kill!" Michi shouted.
"I didn't do anything~! If you remember, Miss Satsuki said it was an accident." The cat replied, bored.
"Even if she didn't, someone probably would have tried eventually." Alastor said.
"E-eh?" Kioko asked.
"Simple logic. The hunger and lack of energy would have dulled our emotional states. I wouldn't call it strange to assume we all would go...a little bit crazy...at some point." Alastor replied.
A shiver ran down my spine.
"Aaanyway~, I have a special gift to give you all! Call it a congratulations for finishing the first trial!" Monoko looked around at us all and cleared its throat, "from this moment forward, the bars covering the stairs have been removed, and you now have access to a new floor! I have also left a gift for you in your dorm rooms~!"
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Future's Hope - A Danganronpa Spinoff
Fanfiction'Despair is a wretched, horrible thing. It twists and curls around the corners of your mind, waiting for the moment you weaken so it can break in and engulf your thoughts with bleak, depressing imagery. It bides its time, waits until you are hopefu...
