Danganronpa: ocem

Chapter 4 Part 8

Pov: Ashlyn

After what felt like hours of waiting, Rachel finally emerged from the hidden door. She wasn't hurt physically, but something was definitely bothering her.

Chloe: Rachel! You're okay! What happened? What were you told?

Rachel: Not much. I was given this. 

Rachel pulled out a thin black book. 

Ashlyn: What- What's that?

Rachel: The guy gave me this. 

Rachel flipped it open to reveal a few folders. Seven, to be exact. 

Chloe reached over and grabbed one of them, taking out the papers from the inside of it. There was a picture printed on it, on top of the text, the picture was...

Chloe: It's a picture of Crysty.

Hanako: Huh? Read it!

Chloe: Name, Crystabel, C75TY. Age, 16, victim, chapter 1?

Ashton: Rachel, when was this written?

Rachel: I-

Chloe: 16 years ago. It says the year here in the corner.

Randi: What??? How- That's fake!

Chloe: Even if it was, we still need to read through it. If the guy gave it to Rachel, it has to be important knowledge. 

Yu Xuan: The guy might've been lying. He could be on Team Danganronpa's side.

Rachel: No, no he's not. And this is real.

Chloe: How do you know?

Rachel: Oh uh- lucky guess.

Chloe: Whatever, I'll continue reading. Killer, Kendric, K3D1C. 

Randi: What're those numbers and letters? 

Chloe: I don't know. Serial number?

Randi: You never know. 

Chloe: Crystabel was adopted in Japan when she was a newborn by parents Itemoto and Sakiwara Jin, who were wealthy philanthropists. They donated to many animal shelters and Crystabel loved animals and spent many days volunteering at the local zoo, feeding the animals, doing animal shows and keeping everything in check, gaining her the title of ultimate zoo keeper. She was passionate about her job and empathized with the endangered animals she took care of, determined to help these species'. She grew up going to English schools and knowing little to no Japanese. Crystabel before arrival at "ゲートウェイプラザ" also known as Gateway Plaza-

Ashton: Isn't that the mall we're in right now?

Chloe: Shh let me finish. Crystabel went to "ヒノキ English School" for her education. After a year there, she was offered a space in the ultimate academy, which landed her in the gateway plaza killing game when she was shopping for school books and dog food. She was killed in chapter one by Kendric while trying to kill the Mastermind. And... There's more text but it's blanked out- 

Hanako: If we're 16, and this was written 16 years ago, then this is obviously fake unless someone could tell the future! 

Chloe: Look I don't know okay? I'm just reading what's on here! 

Ashton: Read all of them. We need all the clues we can get.

Hanako: If these clues are even real.

Chloe: That's it for Crysty's paper, except for these pictures in the folder.

Chloe pulled out a few pictures from the folder. Pictures of Crysty when she was young all up to her before the killing game, happy as can be. Crysty with her dog, with her brother, with her parents, at the beach, at school, but in every one of these, so happy. And to think she was dead, so suddenly, and because she was murdered in a killing game that she didn't choose to participate in.