Dangan Ronpa: The Mutual Life of Killing in the City of Despair

Chapter One: The Hopeful Meeting in the City- Part Two

"Hey friends!" Monomi said, twirling around on the stage. "It's only 10:51 A.M.!" She cheered.

"Uh. Monomi? Why does the time matter? We're trapped in this giant building and being forced to murder each other!" Mitsuo yelled. Monomi jumped down off the stage, twirled again, and hugged him. When she pulled away she smiled.

"Trust me Mr. Hamasaki, I will make sure you all will be okay. Just remember, at noon, we have lunch. At six, it's dinner. Any time before ten is breakfast!" Monomi cried, twirling again.

"Hey Monomi, what's in that door over there?" Reginald asked, pointing to a green door.

"Oh! That's the lounge!" She said, running over to the door. She pushed it open and we all crowded in the small opening. I felt myself being shoved in by the crowd.

The inside of the room was about the size of the cafeteria. Four soda machines were scattered around the room. One had a black one on it, another had a white one. One had a black two, the last had a white two. Upon closer inspection, the black one machine had the sodas I found in my refrigerator.

The second black one had some I wasn't familiar with. "Saionji's Peach, Koizumi's Cherry, Tanaka's Black Licorice, Komaeda's Watermelon, Nanami's Ginger Ale, Pekoyama's Vanilla, Twogami's Pineapple, Hanamura's Banana, Mioda's Raspberry, Tsumiki's Blueberry, and Nidai's Fruit Punch." Akiko read over my shoulder.

"This is a room I made, so you guys can chill!" Monomi said, giggling slightly.

"Alright!" Ashikaga said, laying back on the couch.

"Now everyone, please meet back up here at noon so we can have our first lunch as friends!" She cheered. Everyone left the room, minus me, Ashikaga, who'd fell asleep, and Reiko.

Reiko pushed a button on the black two machine and got a can of Nanami's Ginger Ale. "You know Mr. Tatsuo, this girl looks familiar, except she's got honey colored hair, and not pink." She said. "She looks like this one person on a can of soda that was in my fridge." She said. She opened it and took a drink of the soda. "It's not that bad honestly." She said with a shrug.

"So, Reiko..." I said. "How are you dealing with everything?"

"Hmph. Obviously I'm stressed. I'm often looked to for leadership, seeing as I'm a natural leader." She said. "I only hope that I may help some people here survive."

I was shocked by her words. "Do-Do you really think we're gonna kill each other?" I asked her.

"Well, I trust almost everyone here, but I wouldn't put it past someone." She said glumly.

"Well... What about me? Do you trust me?" I asked.

She looked at me, staring into my deep blue eyes. Her green eyes shined as she began to speak.

"Mr. Tatsuo, I believe we'll get along fine, as long as we don't pass any boundaries set by the others." She said.

"Uh, that didn't answer my question." I said, confused.

"Well, I guess this will. When I was four, my mother became principal of an elementary school. She forced me to go to work with her. There I learned so much from her." Reiko said. "I learned how to watch over groups of students. And my mom's number one rule, always have a right-hand man." She said.

"And what do you mean by that?" I asked.

"I mean someone I can always count on. Someone who I can trust to have my back, because I'll always have their's." She said. "And you seem trustworthy, so I want you, Mr. Tatsuo, to be my right-hand man." She said, smiling.