Danganronpa: String Theory (DrV3)

1.11 - Instigation

"Hello, hello! How are you all enjoying your new home?" That's the sound of Monotaro speaking, sounding at ease and completely relaxed as he lifts up a fancy glass with a lemon wedge at the side- complete with a much too fancy straw.

All of the bears are shown on the monitor seated on a couch together as if on vacation somewhere. Why? Who knows. Those bears value theatrics much more than logic, from what I can see.

"Who gives a shit?! We're waiting for you BASTARDS!" Monokid howls, raising a paw to throw down his drink before he seems to think twice and stops himself. Likely due to the "no littering" rule and whatnot...

...Now that I think about it, those bears are robots. Can they even drink that stuff they're holding?

"With that said...everyone and Ugly!" Monophanie chirps, prompting a slight grunt of disapproval on my part that makes Kokichi glance my way for a moment. "Please head on over to the gymnasium on the first floor immediately!"

"HELL YEAH! The entrance ceremony's gonna start! Finally!" Monokid howls with vigor again. How the other bears don't get annoyed with him is beyond me. Maybe because they're equally as obnoxious and annoying as he is?

"Yeah, we've finally gotten everything prepared! Took us long enough- NO THANKS TO UGLY OUT THERE!" Monotaro stresses, startling the other bears when he takes the plunge to whip his glass down against the ground with a shatter and jumps furiously on the couch. "AARRG! She makes me so angry, and I can't remember why!"

I roll my eyes but say nothing. So far, only Rantaro would know they're talking about me when they refer to someone as "Ugly", but whatever. The one I don't want realizing who they mean by it is Kokichi- it would suck if he replaced "Prairie Dog" with "Ugly". By far, both "Prairie Dog" and "Mousey" are a whole lot more tolerable than "Ugly" is...

"Don't worry, Monotaro! We'll get back at Ugly for giving you amnesia! She'll definitely pay for being so un-cute! But for now..." Monophanie continues, causing Monotaro to stop jumping on the couch.

"So long~! Bear well~!"

As soon as the monitor to the screen clicks off, Kokichi hums in thought.

"'Ugly'... I guess they're talking about that donkey-lipped one from before!" Kokichi laughs, making me gape in his direction for that little insulting observation he's made of Himiko. I really, really hope Himiko treasured those pre-Kokichi moments of hers...

"That's so mean, Kokichi! Don't you dare call her that to her face," I object, casting him a frown that only makes his grin widen as his laughter abruptly cuts off. He throws me a sly look, violet eyes narrowed on me.

"That's not mean, it's the truth! ...Probably. Come on, Prairie Dog, you see the donkey lip too, don't you? Go ahead and admit it. I mean, you knew exactly who I was talking about after all! Himiko popped right in your head when I said it, and I didn't even hint at it being a girl!"

I break off in a stutter of guilt at the call out, unable to form a good enough defense since...well, he's right. Himiko did pop up in my head straight away when he said "donkey lip".

"Nee-hee-hee~! So I guess that makes you just as terrible as I am! No surprise though, I don't think you're as innocent as you make yourself out to be. You and I are a bit similar, don't you think? You just...need someone to teach you how to reach your full potential, so to speak!" He exclaims, gesturing to himself with a quirky smile of childlike innocence. "Like using our cuteness to get what we want out of other people!"