Gutted || THH

Innocence

!Franchesckaar! - Charli xcx
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!Franchesckaar! They all love you
!Franchesckaar! They all want you
!Franchesckaar! Of course they do
!Franchesckaar! Oh yes, it's true

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The walls weren't a bright tint of blue, but it certainly wasn't what you'd call 'royal blue'. Though it did have a rather regal pattern on the wall, with red and orange curtains decorating the walls to hide things you could only imagine were terrifying.

"Yay! You've finally arrived!" Sat on a tall chair overlooking the circle of podiums for you all, was Monokuma. "What do you think? Doesn't it feel just like a real courtroom? It's like a Hollywood movie set, right?!"

Furrowing your brows, you shook your head at his cheeriness. "A movie set and a courtroom are two very different things." Your eyes dart to the cameras in the walls that would likely be filming you. "But to you, I guess it's the same thing."

The bear ignored you, his smile just as large as usual. "Okay, okay, everyone find your assigned seats and sit down! Hurry up now, hurry up!" The 'seats' had a gold plaque with your first and last name on it, almost like a fancy dinner reservation.

You stood between Makoto and Hifumi, feeling quite bad for Taka who had two vacant seats next to him. The empty space was instead filled with a crossed off image of the two girls, Junko and Sayaka.

"Let's begin with a basic explanation of the class trial! So, your votes will determine the results. If you can figure out 'whodunnit' then only they will receive punishment. But if you pick the wrong one... then I'll punish everyone besides the blackened, and the one that deceived everyone else will graduate!"

There were a few seconds of silence, grappling with what the end result would be until Makoto directed his attention to the bear. "And the killer really is one of us, right?" Oh, I'm quite confident it's one of us. Monokuma nodded his head, "Of course!"

Taka nodded his head, crossing his arms over his chest. "Okay then, everyone close your eyes, and whoever did it, raise your hand!" Muttering a curse under your breath, you watched as Mondo almost perfectly expressed how you felt about that statement. "Don't be a goddamn idiot. Why the hell would they raise their hand?"

Ignoring the conversation, Kyoko raised one of her hands as she directed her eyes towards Monokuma. "Before we move on and start the trial, can I ask a question real quick? What's going on with... Those pictures?" You avoided looking at the portraits, finding them quite unsettling.

"I'd feel awful if they got left out just because they died! Friendship penetrates even after death." His choice of words were definitely intentional, nevertheless, Celeste asked quite an important question. "There were only sixteen of us to begin with, so why are there seventeen seats?" Your eyes wander to the empty seat, finding it just as odd as she did.

"Oh, no reason. It's just that our little courtroom here can technically fit up to seventeen people. Okay, that about does it for the preamble. Get ready to get started! First up is the case summary. Now, let the class trial...begin!"

It all started so quickly, Taka pointing at no one in particular. "I assert that the one who was murdered was Miss Sayaka Maizono!" Byakuya nodded his head, adjusting his glasses as he added to the statement. "And the murder took place in Makoto's room."

Aoi's slightly trembling voice spoke up. "In the bathroom..." She said, gently correcting him. "So it seems most likely that... The killer must have taken her by surprise while she was in the bathroom. She didn't even have a chance to resist..." Chihiro spoke as she shook her head, clearly upset as anyone else should be.