Danganronpa- YouTuber Edition

Chapter 3: First Trial

The trial room was large, with sixteen wooden podiums for us to stand on side by side in a circle. We all took a podium, and soon they were all full. Well, except Shelby. Her podium had her picture with her face X'd out.

"That is so creepy..." Ashlie, who's podium was next to the picture, muttered.

"Alright Peeps! Get this trial going! We'll hold a vote at the end to guess the guilty menace." Monokuma said, sitting in a large, cushy chair on one of the walls.

So it started.

"Nick did it!" Corey said, pointing an accusatory finger at him.

"What! What makes you think that dude?" Nick cried.

"I believe Corey is referring to Shelby's dying message" Em said.

"Right. Those letters. NIKC." Red said.

"Those are the letters in Nick's name." Sasha said.

Nick looked panicked.

"Guys, I promise I didn't kill her!" He said.

"I didn't know her that well, but I'm pretty sure she could spell." Dan said.

"Maybe not," Max said, " I mean, she was writing upside-down, and she must have been dying. She could have made a mistake."

I could see the others considering this.

"Monokuma, you saw what happened right?" Nick asked. "Help me out here!"

Monokuma yawned.

"Sorry, no can do Twitter. What happens on the security cameras stays there until you chumps figure it out yourself!"

"Nick, if you didn't do it, just give us some proof."

"If he can" Corey said.

"Shut up Camera Face!" Nick yelled.

Olivia, who was in the podium across from mine, was suddenly looking at Corey, her eyes wide. I could tell something had clicked in her mind.

"Well, I personally am not comfortable standing next to a cold hearted killer." Ross said.

He scooted as far away from Nick as he could, well, in the podium at least.

"Actually, Nick might not be the killer." Olivia said.

Everyone in the court room turned to her.

"What do you mean?" Jess asked.

Olivia turned to Corey.

"Corey, what was the name Shelby called you yesterday? During the entrance ceremony?" She asked.

He scowled. "Nikon. She liked making up nicknames for me." He said, shrugging.

"And how do you spell that?" Olivia pressed, unwavering.

"What is this, a spelling bee?" Corey asked, flustered, due to the red that spread over his camera face like a colored lens or filter.

"Just spell it Corey," Ashlie said, "you have nothing to hide."

He seemed to roll his...eye? And said, " Nikon, N-I-K-O-N, Nikon. Happy?" He asked.

Olivia nodded.

"Very" she said.

Nikon... I thought running it through my head. N-I-K-O... it finally clicked. Olivia must have noticed my changing expressions, because she asked,