Danganronpa - Murderous Generation

Chapter 2 - Impossible Paradise (Pt 6)

(Danganronpa V3 - Darkness Time.)

Time remaining until mass execution - 69:05:29

After the announcement, everyone went their separate ways and Drake led himself around the school, finally ending up in the despair hotel, making the journey back to his room, on his way he stopped to glance at Kūki’s room “...” he didn’t know him all too well, but Drake still felt pity for him, even if he had brought about his own demise (in the end ... he became an all too perfect example of the consequences for rule breaking ... I would’ve loved to get to know him better ...) Drake put a hand out towards the door absentmindedly ...

*Creak*

The door swung open effortlessly “...” Drake stopped, and peered into the room (why ... why is Ataeru here?) A thought he didn’t think would cross his mind, Ataeru in a deceased students room, searching for something.

He already knew that the doors of deceased students would be unlocked, but he hadn’t realised that others knew that too. He took a step into the room, alerting the botanist “Ataeru? What are you looking for?” Drake asked as he approached him.

“Oh, me? Well, I’m just seeing if my assumption is right” Ataeru remarked, continuing his search through Kūki’s bedside draws, after a moment of silence he pulled out a brown leather wallet and held it up to his eye level “this must be it.” Unzipping the wallet, Ataeru was quick to pour out the contents of the bag.

As expected a few dozen golden tokens fell out of the wallet, each one had Kūki’s face engraved into it “so even the dead students were given me-tokens.” Drake commented, as he picked one up “so, do you plan on handing these out? Or were you planning on getting another 200 tokens from Sora and Junako?” Drake confronted Ataeru head on.

Flustered, and clearly caught off by the accusation, Ataeru sputtered out “I-I. I only wanted Kūki’s! Because-”

“Because you were going to buy the escape ticket? If not then what were you going-”

“To buy the AI!” Ataeru yelled angrily, silencing Drake and his accusations. “I ... I asked Monokuma about the AI’s, and he told me that you could only buy them using the specific person’s tokens ... I. I want to know more about Kūki, we never spoke and I just keep wondering, what was he like? Did he have hobbies? What was his favourite food? All these questions are pointless, but a part of me needs to know” Ataeru sighed as he scooped up the tokens that were scattered across the bed “I’m ... I’m sorry for raising my voice” Ataeru bowed, his voice shook on the verge of tears. 

“Ataeru, don’t apologise. Please, I should’ve listened to you, not yelled at you. I should be sorry, and I am.” Drake put a hand on Ataeru’s shoulder, and pulled him out of his bow "go buy the AI" he instructed Ataeru firmly, but kindly.

Ataeru rubbed his head for a moment and sighed, he looked tired, "it has been a long day for us all, I think I’ll turn in. Here please take the wallet with you? I'll come find you tomorrow morning" Ataeru remarked as he offered the wallet to Drake.

But the artist put his hand out and pushed the wallet into Ataeru’s chest “you should hold onto it, I think I can trust you not to go back on your word.” He smiled pleasantly at the botanist, turning to walk towards the door of the room again.

“I’ll see you tomorrow” and with that, he was gone. Back to his room he travelled, leaving only Ataeru to himself.

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...

“Back again I see?”

“Huh. I was expecting different company tonight. So I guess they got bored of haunting me already?”