I woke up on my bed. Someone must have put me back on my bed. I looked at my bedside cabinet to see my Monopad and a note. First the Monopad.
7:49 am
A bit earlier than usual, but hey! Then the note. It was written in beautiful cursive writing.
Hey, Bellatrix:
You might be wondering how you got back onto your bed. Simple. I put you back on your bed after I had washed up. I did my best not to disturb you. See you tomorrow morning for breakfast.
River Harper (Riv)
What a sweet girl. She must really like us.
I had a shower, then got dressed and ran out of my room, Monopad in hand. No one was in the hallway. I suppose they would all be asleep still, bar Riv and Clara.
I got to the dining room to find no one. No River, no Clara, no anyone. Not even an apology note.
I sat down, looking around at the empty seats. I checked the Monopad Chatrooms to find nothing. No one.
What if they're all dead?
No! That's not true! That's wrong! They would still be alive! The Monokuma Announcement hasn't gone off ye-
DING DONG! DING DONG!
Like yesterday, Monokuma came up onto the screen with some champagne. Unlike this time, Moneko was their, holding a carton of apple juice.
"Morning, troopers! Up and at 'em! Remember to brush your hair, fur, teeth and feathers!"
"Breakfast is com-puss-tree! Uncle Monokuma says that if you don't, you will turn into POTATOES!"
"She means couch potatoes..." The screen turned off.
I think she meant "compulsory"...
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"Sorry I'm la-!" Katherine ran in, startled by only seeing me. "Where's the others? Coz, dude, I'm hungry!" Dude? This is not the 80's... She walked into the kitchen and came out 2 minutes later, with a pot of instant pot noodles (curry flavour) and sat down.
"Pot noodles for breakfast?"
"Yeah?"
"Really? Pot noodles were the only thing in the cupboard?" I went into the kitchen and looked in the cupboards, the fridge and freezer.
Eggs
Bacon
Sausages
Milk and cereal
Baked beans
Toast
Pancake ingredients
Breakfast foods from other countries
"AND YOU PICKED POT NOODLES!?"
"Yeah..."
I left her alone and went to find the other 14.
First, the warehouse. I looked down each aisle, focusing more on ailses with things they liked in it. I found something quite cool there that I hadn't seen before.
Something called the Monomono machine. Like a gumball machine, but with bigger prizes. There was a small note on it with scruffy handwriting on it.
The capsules have ticket numbers in them. Go to the redeeming counter in the Monomart to claim your prize.
Love Monokuma!
"Love"? No. I left the warehouse to find the others.
"Yo, Bellatrix!" I turned around to see Kath again, with curry sauce around her mouth. "Did you find the others?"
"Well, you can't see them, so NO."
"Jeez... I only asked..."
"Fine, come with me and we'll find the others."
PLING!
"Huh? What the-"
I pulled out my Monopad and checked the chatrooms.
Monopad Chatrooms
Roxy Smith added Bellatrix Jones to the chat "Bootcamp Chat"
Roxy: Bellatrix! Where are you?
Bellatrix: Sorry. I never got the memo.
Tweety: Yeah! Told you, Hailey!
Hailey-Mae: Sorry...
Tiddles: Were meting up at the compuer room for vido gams.
Harry: We're meeting up at the computer room for video games.
Bellatrix: When should we meet up?
Roxy: 10 sound good?
Hailey-Mae: It's 8:45 right now, so that gives us one haour and 15 minutes to get ready.
Harry: Yeah get ready to LOSE!
Tweety: Oh my...
Tiddles: wht abot remots?
Bellatrix: Well, we can go find some.
Harry: Where
Bellatrix: Check the redeeming counter at the Monomart.
Tiddles: On it
Roxy: The Monomart?
Bellatrix: I'll use the Monomono machine to get some.
Hailey-Mae: ???
Bellatrix: In the warehouse. Where are you?
Tiddles: We all got breakfast from the Monomrt.
Bellatrix: I didn't eat at breakfast. I'll get something quick.
I turned off the Monopad and looked at Katherine.
"Where is everyone, then?" Kath looked around, hoping to see anyone.
"Well, I never actually asked them."
"Really? You didn't bother to ask?"
Katherine ran down the hallway. "If you know where Roxy and your friends are, then I'll find Riv and the others!"
"But what about Clara, Kashikoi and Orokana?"
"Your job! I'm too lazy!" She turned a corner and left.
I walked back to the Monomono machine to find Tweety fiddling with some coins.
"Bellatrix? SQUAK!"
"Tweety, hey. What are you trying to do?"
"Try this machine! Can you put a coin in for me?" I took a coin off him and put in in the coin slot then twisted the crank and picked up the capsule that dropped down.
You've got a prize! #054 Tiny Comb
Tweety took the ticket that dropped out of the capsule and read it. He put the ticket inbetween his wing and watch strap and flew off quickly. "Thank you!"
I tried the machine and got a capsule.
You've got a prize! #032 Moneko Plushie
Okay... I left to go to the Monomart. At the redeeming counter, I saw Roxy and Orokana reading a list of prizes.
"Oh, Orokana! Fancy seeing you here! Where's Kashikoi?"
"Uh... She's eating all the pastries with Tiddles."
Of course they are...
I went to the bakery section to see Kashikoi and Tiddles on the floor, pastries surrounding them.
"KASHIKOI! TIDDLES! WAKE UP!"
"Nyeh!?"
"Mreow!"
They jumped up off the floor and smiled.
"Bellatrix-san? Why are you here?"
"Meow meow me-!" Tiddles reached for the back of her bow and clicked something.
"Better."
Kashikoi passed me a croissant and smiled. "According to Roxy-kun, you didn't eat breakfast, so here you go!" She watched me eat it. Kinda creepy.
"Wow! Who made this?"
"Me!" A pair of voices called out from behind the shelves of baked goods.
Riv...
And Clara?
"Clara, what are you doing? I thought you were having a depressing episode!"
"I was until I realised this is just like Schrödinger's Cat! He's not dead until I see him! Ha!"
I left her, not knowing what this cat meant. At the redeeming counter, Roxy and Orokana had finished reading the list.
"Check it! Number 23 is a pencil with an animal rubber on it!"
"Really, Orokana?"
"You remember, I'm 8. I still like this stuff."
I went to a ticket collector and put my ticket in. A claw from inside picked up the plush and put it on the counter. My very own Moneko Plushie... Not that spectacular.
"Guys!" Katherine ran into the shop and cried out. "I CAN'T FIND RIV!"
Everything went silent.
"I'm over here."
"Oh. Hey, Clara! I thought you were having a depressing episode!"
"THAT'S WHAT I SAID!"
I left the shop, went to my room and put the plushie on my bed and left.
Only half an hour until gaming time.
YOU ARE READING
Danganronpa: Torn Pages
Mystery / ThrillerA project that I have been working on. Based on the Japanese visual novel Danganronpa. 16 students, with no memory of how they got there, are wound up in a game where only the strongest will survive.
