A Sleeper's Destination

Chapter Two: The Manhole

A/n: I tried keeping in all of the dialog from the game. What did you guys think about it? Did it make the story flow awkwardly? If that's the case, I won't do it again.

After their mocking display of laughing at us, the Monokubs and Monokuma left. An alarm went off from my Monopad, and everyone else's started doing the exact same. The sound was loud and blaring when everyone's went off at the same time. I quickly got it out to see what was on it. Out of the corner of my eye, I noticed that some of my 'classmates' did the same, while others didn't. Looking at the screen of my Monopad, a message was displayed. It was something regarding the regulations of the school.

1.) Students must live at the Ultimate Academy for the remainder of their foreseeable future.
2.) Once a murder takes place, all surviving students must participate in a class trial.
3.) If the blackened is exposed during the class trial, they alone will be executed.
4.) If the blackened is not exposed, all remaining students will be executed.
5.) If the blackened survives the class trial, they will graduate and re-enter the real world.
6.) The killing game and class trials will continue until only two surviving students remain.
7.) "Nighttime" is from 10 p.m. to 8 a.m. The dining hall and gymnasium are off-limits at night.
8.) Violence toward Monokuma, the headmaster of the Ultimate Academy, is strictly prohibited.
9.) Monokuma will never directly commit a murder.
10.) Your Monopads are very important items. Please do not damage them.
11.) The body discover announcement will play when three or more students discover a body.
12.) With minimal restrictions, you are free to explore the campus at your discretion.
13.) Students who violate these rules will be immediately exterminated by the Exisals.
14.) The headmaster may add any new regulations to this list at any time.

"You. . . Gotta be kidding me. . . I will never. . . I will never participate in a killing game. . ." Akamatsu mumbled under her breath. She was one of the ones that bothered to check the Monopad. She was looking at the Monopad in pure shock. I was a little relieved, not because of the situation we were in. I was relieved because we have a list of set rules, otherwise we can do whatever we want in the mean time. However, considering the first rule. . . If we're going to escape, it probably means that we are all going to have to do it together no matter what. Otherwise, some of us will be trapped here forever. The rules aren't something we can argue against, but at least we know them. Well, at least the people that bothered to check their Monopad.

"The Ultimate Academy for Gifted Juveniles School Regulations. . . So these are the rules. . ." Hoshi stated while looking at his screen. He didn't seem nearly as upset or pissed off as Akamatsu. Then again, Akamatsu has a problem with letting her emotions on a situation show through easily.

"I do not understand why someone. . . Would force us to do this?" Toujou wondered aloud. The why is certainly an interesting question. The way Monokuma was talking, like this was some game that people were actually watching; if him mentioning ratings and a squeal is anything to go off of. The way he talked, as if people watching a show like this are amused, and take joy in watching others kill each other. . . it pisses me off! Pushing that thought aside, it isn't the time to get upset. The rules are simple and don't say you have to kill anyone. And if people from the outside world can see this as entertaining, I can too, right? After all, the term 'fake it till you make it' is sometimes the only rule I live by. It just appears to be one of those times.

"But the rules are pretty cut and dry. This game doesn't seem like it'll be boring." I pointed out, a playful grin across my lips. I can do this, it's just an entertaining game to pass the time. I can think about everything else later when it's nighttime if we don't escape by then. My mind's been over loaded with information at the moment, so I can think over everything in depth later.

"That's not the problem!" Chabashira shouted at me with her eyebrows narrowed. She was sweating a little. Did my response make her nervous, or is it from everything else that has been happening to us?