Danganronpa - Murderous Generation

Chapter 1 - After trial

(Danganronpa V3 - Almost Hell Heaven)

"Wooooo! Yeah! That was extreme!" Monokuma cheered as he reappeared in his throne "wh-what the hell was that?!" Tako yelled fearfully, pulling scrunches of her hair as she starred at the screens around the room "An execution. Get use to 'em, cuz you're gonna be seenin' a whole lot more of 'em" Kounna remarked, crossing his arms and closing his eyes, perhaps in his casual way of averting his eyes from the scene. From beside me, I could hear Ataeru sobbing "awful . . . you're awful!" He yelled at monokuma, the bear just laughed at his response "how could you do that to her!" Sainõ yelled alongside him, tears passing down her face, the bear only continued to laugh at their cries.

"Are you giving a murder sympathy?" Rõzu asked, disgusted "she was still human" I remarked calmly, also shaken by the event "like you get to talk" Rõzu returned my comment "you convicted her." She turned away from me at this point, refusing to respond to me, and walked towards the elevator, Hiroko gave me a glance before joining Rõzu at her side (. . .)

"Well, Violet is just happy to be alive" she cheered happily, her nood didn't seem so infectious anymore "aren't you a little too happy right no-" "you shut your bitch mouth, why don't you go kill someone elses mood." Violet interrupted Scarlet with a completely out of character remark, the smile still spread across her face was now give an eerie effect, a shadow formed over her fringe as she shut her eyes tight "w-what the hell? Violet?" Hoshihiko was shocked by her friends sudden change in character "well then. Violet will be off now. Tartar for now." Violet waved happily and skipped towards the elevator, as if nothing ever happened.

"I . . . will also take my leave. I'm sorry everyone" Ataeru spoke with tears still in his eyes.

"No one is blaming you Ataeru, now come on. Let's go get you some tea" Akemi gave the botanist a comforting pat on the back, and the pair of them walked away towards the elevator.

"I-I'm also going t-to get some t-tea . . . h-h-h-hopef-fully I can k-keep that down . . ." Toshihiro announced, as he stumbled away, pale and looking very unwell.

The others also began to slowly filter out of the trial ground, even Monokuma left shortly after the execution, until only five of us remained: myself, Sainõ, Rocky, Kounna, and Scarlet. "So, first trial over. Hopefully the last" Rocky began, looking around with a fake smile. (At least he's trying . . .) "hopefully" Sainõ muttered, she was breathing uneasily, her hands gripped firmly to her podium, still clearly affected by the execution.

"So . . . welcome to the killing game, I guess . . ." Kounna remarked, looking at Rocky and Sainõ with a casual expression "you're calmness in this situation disturbs me" "ditto" Kounna replied to Scarlet "okay. Enlighten me, why did you say what you said yesterday?"

"You all talk about teamwork and friendship, but you're already being lied to."

"Oh, that. Well, that was my way of telling Sora I was on to her" Kounna remarked, I was surprised "what?! H-how'd you figure out her plan that quickly?" I asked, Kounna glanced and me and sighed "well, after dinner last night, I may or may not of noticed that one of knives had upped and vanished" his calm tone surprised me more, Rocky and Sainõ also shared in my shock "then why not say something, dammit!" Sainõ asked angrily, Kounna scratched his cheek and looked the other way "I thought that she'd realise an' put it back . . . guess she wasn't that smart after all . . ." Kounna admitted to his mistake.

"You're a fool" Scarlet commented "at least I tried to stop her. You were willin' to leave everyone for dead once that lobby door was open" Scarlet fell silent afterwards (no way . . . she really was?!) "I wouldn't of left you all for dead" she spoke coldly, eyeing the wall opposite to Kounna "tch, sure ya wouldn't . . ." he gave her a disappointed look before moving towards the elevator.

After that, the final five of us clambered onto the elevator and returned to the ground floor, with silence as our guides we all took our own paths into the despair hotel.

(Danganronpa V3 - Heartless Journey)

I spent the next few hours alone in my room, Monokuma had been kind enough to supply me with a paintbrush and some black and red ink "I still want you all to excel in your talents afterall. I am your teacher afterall~"

I spent that time thinking over what I had done, what I could of done. What I should have said.

I blamed myself for everything, when I had nothing to do with some things, I only felt sadness, my hand moved across the small canvas with a single minded determination

"Drake. Thank you. Seriously, thank you for coming to help me."

I continued to paint, my eyes growing clouded, but my determination to complete it would not waver.

"Out of everyone here, you haven't given up on me yet."

(I trusted him until the very end, his end at least, and beyond that. It hurts, that you're not here anymore, and I still am. I only knew you for a week but . . .)

"So thank you. Thank you for believing in me."

(You acted like we had been friends for years. Why? Junako. Why did you treat me like such a friend. Why! . . . Why did you have to die? . . .) I had to step away from the painting, in fear of ruining it, my tears came rushing down my face. And I cried. I cried until I was too tired to cry, everything that I had held within myself came rushing out, like a bottle that's been shaken to the point of exploding.

I cried until I had no energy left to cry with, and I looked back at the painting, it resembled him to a tee. I retreated to my bed and put my head against the pillow.

I didn't sleep, I just laid there, thinking about more and more, what others had said, thinking about why they said them. (Welcome to the killing game . . .) I repeated over and over again in my mind, just wondering why he chose to say of all things, that.

Later - - -

After the night time announcement, I left my dorm room, holding my painting under my arm, I headed down the stairs and over to his dorm room "hey . . ." I spoke to no one in particular, all that was in front of me was a door and a nameplate 'Junako Shurui'

". . . I'm not sure what I'm suppose to say. So, I'll just say thank you. For looking out for us. If not for you, we'd be all dead . . . Thank you Junako." I wiped a tear from my eye, taking the portrait from under my arm and hanging it over the nameplate, the inscription on the bottom read 'Junako Shurui - friend to all.'

"I've made up my mind . . . I'm not giving up yet." I turned to look out at the other dorms "there's still life in these walls . . . as long as their is, I can't quit. So until we're all gone, I'll do my best to survive, with as many of us as possible . . . thank you Junako. I hope I'll be worthy enough to see you again . . . after everything is said and done" with those parting words, I left the painting on the door and returned to my dorm room.

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End of chapter 1

Remaining Survivors - 17

Junako, Sainõ, Drake, Scarlet, Ataeru, Akemi, Rocky, Riku, Toshihiro, Hoshihiko, Kūki, Tako, Kounna, Hiroko, Jõshõ, Rozū, Hajiga, Violet, Tantie, Sora.