Danganronpa: ocem

Chapter 5 Part 4

(This is the 80th part!!! I can't believe how long this fic has come omg... Thank you to ocem and my other friends for the support!!!)

Hanako and I walked over to the gardening shop, where Sophie and Rachel looked like they were just about to leave.

Ashlyn: Oh! Rachel, you're leaving? 

Rachel: We're gonna go over to the laundromat now, there's nothing much here, but you guys can take a look. 

Hanako: Alright then, we'll look for you at the laundromat. 

Sophie and Rachel left. 

Ashlyn: Let's start looking around then!

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There's a bunch of pretty flowers here. Roses, baby's breath, daisies... It's been a long time since I've seen any form of greenery, so having some plants around really lighten the atmosphere.

There's a row of bonsai trees in one of the corners. I heard they're super hard to grow, and seeing something that took so much time and effort to grow thriving in a setting as grim as this... It is kind of heartening in a way. 

A big basket full of seed packets and dirt is sitting on the floor near the entrance. Maybe we could try gardening in our spare time. 

Near the counter is a rack. It holds a bunch of gardening tools. Sickles, shovels, trowels, hoes, gardening forks... 

Hanako: Ashlyn! Come see what I found!

I walked behind the counter, where Hanako was. 

Hanako: There's a small blood stain here.

Ashlyn: Huh? Then why wasn't there one in the gymnast shop? 

Hanako: I don't know, but that means only the staff in the gymnast shop probably weren't killed.

Ashlyn: So Annan's parents huh... Well we can investigate that later, let's go to the laundromat. 

Hanako and I made our way to the laundromat. Sophie and Rachel were still there.

Sophie: You're finally here.

Ashlyn: Is there anything at the laundromat? 

Sophie: Not really, but we haven't explored the back room yet. There's a few washing machines and dryers in the entry room, but we're guessing the back room is staff only. 

Rachel: It would be for those people who paid for the staff to do their laundry for them. 

Sophie: There's also those big racks for dry cleaning and a corner for steaming, starching and ironing clothes. 

Hanako: I see, is there a blood stain behind the counter here too?

Rachel: Yes there is, which means the staff here was also killed by the Mastermind before the killing game.

Ashlyn: Then let's go to the back and see what's there. 

The four of us pushed open the door behind the counter. It led us to a room filled from floor to ceiling with washing machines and dryers, but only the back wall was covered.

Sophie: Do you guys think there's anything in the washing machines? 

Ashlyn: Maybe, let's check.

We took our time opening and closing every single machine, but there was ultimately nothing inside them.