Danganronpa: String Theory (DrV3)

1.8 - Strange Ultimates

A/N: The above art is my own work and for my own use only.

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Monodam ends up leading me back to the stairs, the two of us reaching the top with a sigh on my part. Thank god Kokichi isn't up here anymore...then again, I doubt he's the type to wait for anybody- even if waiting means pissing somebody off.

As Monodam and I walk through the hallway, I can't help but wait for the other shoe to drop. This monokub is so far the most quiet of the lot. I don't even recall him speaking up once...

"U-Um...aren't you going to pick on me or chastise me too?" I'm unable to resist asking, despite knowing how stupid of a question it is.

Monodam looks at me, shrinks back from my questioning gaze, and ultimately says nothing as he looks back towards my next destination. Huh. I guess that's a no then...

We eventually come to a stop and Monodam turns to face me as I look at the doors before us. So the next Ultimate is in here, huh?

I look back towards the quiet monokub only to find him already gone, prompting a soft sigh out of me. He really is damaged goods like Monotaro said...whatever. He's still a monokub and one of the bears keeping us trapped in here for a killing game.

I push open the doors and peer inside curiously, feeling my eyebrows raise slightly at the sight. It's a dining room- a big one at that. Obviously designed to fit many people by the looks of it.

Actually...designed to fit sixteen people. Exactly, I find myself thinking as I visualize the people I'd seen before in the gym and try to mentally fit them around the table. No room for the seventeenth victim, huh?

Just as a melancholic feeling starts to settle in my stomach however...

"Prairie! Are you okay? I'm sorry I left you with that green degenerate before, he didn't try anything against you, did he?!" Tenko inquires, bouncing eagerly on her heels from a spot across the room past the dining table and waving her arm so I see her. Any bad feelings attempting to boil to the surface fades away as I smile her way and approach her.

"N-No, Rantaro is nice! He didn't do anything, don't worry. Did you manage to get at least one hit on Kokichi though? I don't like him," I ask, only slightly resisting a smile at the thought of Tenko completely flipping Kokichi on his backside like a rag doll.

"Aren't you a gem!" Tenko laughs, before wrinkling her nose and sighing in disappointment. "He was pretty fast and managed to hide from me before I could... Next time he won't get away though, I promise! I'll pop his skinny bones like twigs to your heart's content!"

I grin wider and nod in satisfaction, only to hear an exaggerated sigh from behind her that exudes pure laziness. Confused, I look around her and blink in surprise when I see that red haired girl from the gym before- the one that would call things a pain in that really lazy slow voice.

"Nyeeh...that sounds like a pain. Why don't you just ignore him? It takes less effort, if you ask me," the red head comments, playing with her witch's hat like it's the most interesting thing in the world.

"...I guess you haven't met him yet. I suggest you treasure these moments while you have them. You'll miss it later when you finally encounter the violet menace. Oh, he also has a knife by the way so...be careful," I inform the girl, before approaching her after taking Tenko's hand to bring her with me. I think I hear Tenko squee quietly at the action, but I keep my gaze focused on the other girl. "By the way, I'm Prairie Marble. The Ultimate Rock Climber."