Layers (Danganronpa x OC) ~Being Rewritten~

Ch. 17: The Data Center

We leave the garden and go to the door of the data room. Byakuya puts the key into the lock. Something clicks. "What do you know? My instincts were dead on." Byakuya says. He opens the door and the first thing I notice are screens. There are screens everywhere. 

"Aha. How very interesting." Byakuya says. I look closer at the screens. Wait a minute. Each one displays a different room in the school. Even ours dorms and bathrooms. "What would the mastermind gain from luring us to this room?" Byakuya asks. "This is got to be important. I mean, look how creepy it is." Ishani says, looking at a door with Monokuma's face. Taka tries to open it. "It won't open. It must be locked." He says.

"Hey guys check it out! This tv is hooked up to an antenna. You thinking what I'm thinking?" Hiro asks. "What?! Turn it on! Maybe we can pick up a news station or something!" Hina orders. We rush over to the tv. "Lions and tigers and bears, oh my! Nyeh Nyeh Nyeh Nyeh!" Monokuma says, walking in.

We gasp. No. How is he back?! "What the fuck?!" Leon asks. "Been awhile, ain't it sweethearts?" Monokuma asks. "Impossible!" Taka says. "N-no! You're supposed to be dead! We s-saw you in pieces!" Toko cries. When did she get here? "Dead? Darling! Honey! Sweetums! Babe! Opossums play dead, bears hibernate! Ahahahaha!" Monokuma says. "Of course he has spares. Remember when Mondo threw him and he blew up?" Ishani asks. "Yes. Another appeared almost instantly." Byakuya says.

"Creepy. He's even talking all different." Hiro says. "Different? Different is good! Different is natural! Jeez! Two years to leave me unchanged?" Monokuma asks. "Two years? I think your sense of time is skewed." Hina says. "Yeah, yeah. Whatever. Moving on to the main event-" Monokuma says. "What now?" Byakuya asks. "Since you little snoops were keen on it, let me tell ya all about the tv ya found. If you could direct your attention to behind you, please." Monokuma says, taking out a remote. I turn back towards the tv.

The screen turns on and shows...us?! What the heck?! The tv is showing us looking at the tv?! Words appear on the screen.

Monokuma finally reveals...the truth that will shock them all! Coming right up!

The heck is this?! "What...?! We're...?!" Byakuya asks, looking at the cameras. "What is going on?!" Leon asks. "Why are we on television?!" Hina asks. "Hey! You are not allowed to film us without our permission!" Taka says. "What is this?" I ask. "Um..." Hina says. "The hell? Is this a broadcast?" Ishani asks. Hiro waves at the camera nervously. "It's the school life of mutual killing! The highest rated television show in history! Friendship! Romance! Betrayal! Murder! Brought to you live twenty-four seven!" Monokuma announces. "So this is the purpose behind this...Of course... of course..." Ishani mutters.

"W-what is the p-point of something like th-that?" Toko asks. "Point?! There's a point behind everything I do! Thick headed, aren't ya? I've been spoon feeding you hints about the real purpose behind this school since day one! Do you think you were lured here for personal satisfaction alone?! You guys aren't even the first batch!" Monokuma says. "First batch? What does you mean by that?" I ask. "You want to know more about that? Just ask your blue haired friend! Or is it more of a indigo? Who knows!" Monokuma says. It can't possibly be Sayaka, so it must be...Ishani. Ishani is hiding something from us? What does she know? Does it have to do with her recent behavior?

"Oh, I see. You thought dropping this bombshell would be a nice ratings booster." Byakuya says. "Don't be so cynical. This is art! I'm ripping the envelope here! Pushing this puppy monday to metta. The public just eats it up! This is the ultimate reality show! I call it... Despair-tainment!" Monokuma says. "I refuse to believe such words! If this was real, then the authorities would have surely come and got us by now!" Taka says. "You really think so?" Monokuma asks. "What is that supposed to mean?!" Byakuya asks.