Silver went into the hallway to find Benjamin, finding him outside the library by the study tables.
Benjamin: Hello there, S-Silver. Ehehe...how n-nice to see you here.
Silver: Thanks, Benjamin! Would you like to spend some time together?
Benjamin: Eheh...yay! I really like t-talking to you. [Silver and Benjamin spent some time talking to each other. Silver and Benjamin grew a little closer today] That was f-fun!
Silver: Yeah! Hey, before you go, I'd like to give you something! [He gave Benjamin a soft,-bristled paintbrush and painting paper]
Benjamin: Ooh, it's r-really amazing! I'll t-take really good care of it. I'll hold onto it f-forever... [Seeing Benjamin so pleased with something Silver gave him made the hedgehog happy] Hmm...
Silver: What's wrong, Benjamin?
Benjamin: It hurts...
Silver: What hurts? Did you get hurt earlier?
Benjamin: Yeah... I was in the a-animal room earlier, and one of the p-possums bit me...
Silver: Oh, I figured something serious had happened, since you were saying how it hurt.
Benjamin: Oh, d-did I g-give you the wrong i-impression...? S-Sorry...!
Silver: You don't have to apologize. It was my own fault. But you said it hurts? Did it really bite you that hard?
Benjamin: Yeah... L-Look... [He showed Silver his arm, and a bite mark was shown]
Silver: Oh my god...
Benjamin: It's r-really sore and it r-really hurts...
Silver: I see...
Benjamin: I felt it b-bite me, and I looked down at it. But I d-didn't do anything. I just sat there and w-watched it b-bite me...
Silver: You just watched? Why didn't you push it away?
Benjamin: B-Because that w-would've been m-mean...
Silver: Yeah, but...
Benjamin: P-Possums are living things too, though. It might have its own possum f-family... S-Sorry, I know that's d-dumb...
Silver: No, really, you don't have to apologize. But don't go picking at it, okay? That'll just make things worse. And if it really starts to hurt, then take some pain medication!
Benjamin: O-Okay! [As he said that, he smiled like a tiny, cute little animal]
Silver: [Thinking] I wonder if he does that on purpose... If so, that's a whole other level of scary.
Benjamin: But anyway, d-don't you think it's kinda s-strange?
Silver: Huh? What is?
Benjamin: Why does M-Monokuma even have an a-animal room in here?
Silver: I don't know, but even though it's a cool place, we can't stay here forever! As long as we all work together, I'm sure we'll be out of here in no time.
Benjamin: Y-You're right! Working t-together is s-super important... Of course, I dunno how I can b-be useful. I'll p-probably just weigh you all d-down...
Silver: That's not true! It makes me feel way better knowing you're here to help!
Benjamin: It does? R-Really...?
Silver: Yup! So let's all do our best, okay?
Benjamin: O-Okay! Eheh... Thank you, S-Silver! [Sigh]
Silver: What's wrong now?
Benjamin: Oh, s-sorry... It's just, everyone else is w-working so hard to get us o-out of here, b-but I'm no help at all.
Silver: Th-That's not true at all!
Benjamin: It's okay, you d-don't have to t-try and make me feel b-better. I know it's the t-truth. I'm c-completely useless... At least if I were a little s-stronger or something, then I'd be able to help s-somehow...
Silver: Listen, you'll get your chance. I'm sure there'll be a time when your skills will come in handy. So you don't have to worry so much, okay?
Benjamin: O-Okay... I'll t-try!
Silver: Hey. What got you into painting?
Benjamin: W-Well... I really find it c-calming!
Silver: Ah! That makes sense!
Benjamin: It's not just p-painting! It's a-any type of art, but painting is my s-specialty! Though, my parents n-never liked it... They always w-wanted me to be a s-singer...
Silver: I see... I think you should do whatever makes you happy, Benjamin!
Benjamin: Th-Thank you! I can't t-tell you how happy it m-made me to be able to m-make others h-happy!
Silver: It's obvious how much you love painting. You seem to just...light up when you start talking about them.
Benjamin: A-Ah! S-Sorry, I spent all this t-time just talking about myself...
Silver: No, I had a lot of fun learning more about you!
Benjamin: H-Huh? R-Really...?
Silver: Yup! I hope you'll tell me even more next time.
Benjamin: O-Okay! LLet's hang out again s-sometime! It's a p-promise, okay? [He and Silver parted ways]
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Danganronpa: Hearts of Despair
FanfictionSilver the Hedgehog, the Ultimate Lucky Student, has been accepted into a school called Hopes Peak Academy, one of the most posh schools in all of Japan. But that hope suddenly dies when he and 19 other students, ranging from the Ultimate Painter to...
