Morpheus - A Drv3 fic

Nemesis

TW: mental breakdown <3

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Shuuichi sat down next to Kaede at the cafeteria table, placing down his breakfast tray.

It was still pretty early, so at the moment it was just him, Kaede, Kirumi, and Tenko sitting there.

"Me, Angie, and Himiko went out for a walk yesterday too!" Tenko said happily. She had been recounting how she had spent the day yesterday to all of them, which in truth, Shuuichi was only half listening to.

"It was still pretty cold, but it was nice! Ah, I can't wait for it to warm up so I can train outside again..." Tenko complained.

"Oh, did you ever talk to the staff about getting equipment in your dorm?" Shuuichi asked.

Tenko shot him a quick glare, as if to say 'how dare a degenerate speak to me' before her expression brightened again. "Oh! Yeah! I did! They said they'll have stuff for me by the 12th!"

"That's good to hear," Shuuichi said, taking a bite of his toast.

"Oh, and I told Angie about it, so she's getting an easel and some paint soon! She said she was sad about not being able to sculpt, but the staff didn't know where to get the sculpting materials, or where to put them..." Tenko said.

"So both you and Angie are moved into the dorms now?" Kirumi asked.

"Oh yeah! I moved in about 2 days ago and Angie moved in yesterday." Tenko said cheerfully.

Kirumi smiled. "That's good. Who would be next then...?" She asked, shooting a look at Shuuichi.

Shuuichi paused for a moment, almost forgetting that Kirumi hadn't heard the result of the game as she was in poor condition the whole time.

"Ah, either Korekiyo or Miu... depending on how their healing process is going," Shuuichi said. Miu sustained... less injuries in the end than Korekiyo (those executions were awfully brutal...) so she would likely be out first.

Tenko's expressions darkened at the mention of Korekiyo's name. Shuuichi couldn't blame her, he had killed her after all. Shuuichi himself felt... uneasy about the whole situation. Up until this point, the killer had been mostly justified, so it felt less awkward to have to be around them.... that wasn't exactly the case here.

Korekiyo had killed for... well, reasons Shuuichi didn't even want to think about. It was... not even for any motive or desire to get out... just for... the sake of killing, almost.

Kirumi shot both Shuuichi and Tenko confused looks, likely due to the sudden tone shift (now that Shuuichi thinks about it, did Tenko ever find out why she was killed? It's unlikely the staff would've informed her... well, in all honesty, she's lucky she doesn't).

Kaede shook her head at Kirumi, as if saying 'don't ask'.

It was at that moment both Maki and Rantaro walked in.

"Uhm... What's up guys?" Rantaro asked cautiously, noticing the heavy air in the room.

Kaede shook her head lightly, like she was shaking away the negative energy. "Nothing, we were just talking. What's up with you?" she asked, giving a wide smile.

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Later that day, Shuuichi decided to visit Kokichi. It wasn't nearly as late as when Shuuichi usually visited, and that was on purpose.

He had been thinking about what Kokichi had said the other day, and decided to do a daytime visit. He hoped this meant they could spend a little more time together than they usually did.