Danganronpa: Digital Daze

Chapter 11: Wet and Dry

I made my way to the Dining Hall, and met everyone else inside. Everyone was standing at the near side of the table, somewhat in a line, with Monorakun standing on the table at the other side, near the Kitchen.

"Alright, everybody, this announcement is mostly for Chihiro and Bera, but I figured I may as well drag all your asses in here. I've got you two's profile glitches fixed on your accounts, so both of your genders should show up properly now. I sent the update overnight, and manually rebooted both of your E-Handbooks, so it wouldn't interfere with your daily activities. Also, the Pool should be open to the both of you, so long as you enter the Locker Room associated with the gender listed in your E-Handbook."

A cold chill went through me as I opened my E-Handbook and checked my profile.

"Bera Haikiko. Ultimate Tailor. Height: 5'3". Weight: 125 lbs. Gender: Male."

Curious, I then went to Chihiro's profile.

"Chihiro Fujisaki. Ultimate Programmer. Height: 4'10". Weight: 90 lbs. Gender: Female."

Alright, so our genders are no longer gibberish, and I'm listed as Male. I silently hoped Monorakun wouldn't bring up anything about my past again, not in front of all these people.

Looking over at Chihiro, she seemed calmer, too, but still somewhat nervous. I decided to leave her alone, and went into the Kitchen to get some breakfast.

I ended up making some pancakes with maple syrup, sprinkled with powdered sugar, along with some orange juice. I sat in between Sayaka and Sonia, and across from Kaede.

Sonia spoke to me while I ate. "It is good to see everyone enjoying breakfast together. I am also happy that you and Chihiro have your profiles fixed now. This way, you both can now access the Swimming Pool! Sayaka, Kaede and I were planning on swimming after breakfast. Would you like to join us?"

My eyes went wide, and I felt cold inside for a moment. I avoided taking my shirt off in front of other people as much as possible, due to the scarring under my pectoral muscles from the Subcutaneous Mastectomy (aka Chest Masculinization Surgery), and I was always nervous about people noticing and asking questions, or worse, making fun of me.

However, Sonia (being the Ultimate Princess) did not seem like the type of girl to ridicule another. As for Kaede and Sayaka, I didn't know them well enough yet to really know.

Kaede, however, lowered her eyes. "I'm going to have to pass on meeting up at the pool. I want to practice on the piano in my room. Maybe I can meet up with the two of you later?"

Sayaka eagerly nodded. "Yeah! We can catch up another time, Kaede!"

After we all finished eating breakfast, the four of us left together, with Kaede heading to her dorm as the other three of us headed towards the Gym, where the Pool could be accessed.

When we arrived at the Gym, Sayaka and Sonia headed towards the Girls Locker Room, while I headed to the Boys Locker Room. Noticing a scanner, I put my E-Handbook up to it, and a green light came on, along with a click.

As I opened the Boys Locker Room door, I noticed a large gun sweeping side-to-side, between the door I came through and another door, likely leading to the pool! Quickly, I darted outside and shut the door, not wanting to be shot!

...Nothing. No gunfire. Not a sound from inside.

Curious, I scanned my E-Handbook again, and reentered the Boys Locker Room. The large gun on the ceiling was now slowly sweeping away from me, towards the door on the other side.

I heard a knock behind me, from within the Gym. Opening it up, Monorakun was standing there, looking up at me.

"Worried about that chaingun, are ya? Meh, as long as you're a boy in a boy's locker room, or a girl in a girl's locker room, you've got nothing to worry about. It'll only open fire if an unauthorized gendered person enters the room with both feet, in which case it will swiftly swing over and pepper them with lead!"