Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc [The American Exchange Program!]

Breakfast Time at Bayside

Things changed around Bayside.

The Hope's Peak Ultimates, still very much jetlagged, had trouble getting out of bed. Some slept past Monokuma's morning announcement, which was unusual, but not unexpected.

The Bayside Ultimates, however, though disturbed by the power shift from Monomi to Monokuma, woke up at the morning announcement as they'd done every day prior. As usual, Siena, Emily, and AJ sat together.

"So, Emily, you never told me what happened with your neighbor. I saw you two speak, and then you ran in your room," Siena questioned. "I was wondering what happened with that."

Emily's mind quickly replayed the events of the night prior. "Um, it was kinda sudden. We just met on the spot." AJ looked at Emily with an are-you-kidding-me face.

"No shit. Everyone met on the spot. Dumbass." AJ didn't mince his words, but it was all meant in fun. Siena and Emily laughed.

"Shh, AJ, let her talk. I wanna hear the tea."
"Okay. Go on. I'm listening." The two looked at Emily expectantly, who couldn't help but giggle.

"Well, um, I kinda snuck over to look at his nameplate on the door. His name wasn't familiar so I was like, 'he can't be a Baysider, can he?'"

Siena sighed. "Emily, only you could look at a random, foreigner name and wonder whether he goes to Bayside, you dumbass," she finished, smiling.

"Ha-ha. Well, anyway. Turns out he was literally right behind me. He startled me! Basically, I apologized, introduced myself, and fled. I got nervous," Emily finished.

"That's it?" asked AJ. "The whole story is that you're a coward?"

"I got nervous! He was so tall and gruff. He was really hot, too, but that's—that's besides the point," Emily huffed.

"You thought he was hot?" Siena said, intrigued. A devilish gleam flashed through her eyes. "Okay, then. I know your type now, apparently."

"Shut up, shut up," Emily giggled. "It was barely even a minute-long conversation."

Siena opened a straw, put the plastic casing on the table, and stirred her drink. "Did he tell you what Ultimate he was?"

Emily sighed. "No. And I didn't say mine either. I was too nervous."

"But you weren't too nervous to march up to Kuiper?" Siena smirked.

"That was different," Emily huffed. "And I was incredibly nervous even then."

AJ looked up from what he was doing. He wasn't a breakfast person, so he mostly just made origami out of the napkins.

"Hang on. Am I missing something here?"

"Yeah. After you found your neighbor, we met ours. By the way, it looked like you two hit it off," Siena remarked.

"Oh yeah, for sure. Coincidentally, looks like he's heading in now."

The trio looked to the entrance of the dining hall, where Kazuichi was walking in with Fuyuhiko and Komaeda, looking rather uncomfortable.

AJ narrowed his eyes, staring straight at Souda. "I'm going to absolutely demolish that twink."

"Jesus Christ, AJ," Emily admonished. "Language."

"I'm bi. I can say it. And I will say it. That mechanic is a twink."

"He's got a point, Emily. You're hetero, you wouldn't get it."

"I know, I know...at least we know where his romantic attention is," Emily allowed.