Dangan Ronpa: Mokuteki no nai satsujin [On Hold]

Part Six: Pysmatic

October 9, 2027 22:40

No one had ever seen Shadow this upset.

"Quit crying! Wake the others!" Angela commands to Shadow, who is currently sobbing quietly.

"Angela give him a break! He's lost his little girlfriend," Jason rebuke, saying the last two words in a bit of a mocking tone.

"You go wake them then," Angela suggests, more calmly now. Jason quickly leaves the two, running towards the stairs and down to the first floor corridors. 

"Hey, I'm sorry, I really am," Angela whispers to Shadow.

"No, you're right," Shadow says, suddenly standing up. "I need to snap out of it and get down to business."

"There's our Shadow," Angela chuckles, just as Jason and the others enter. All wear some sort of pajamas or nightgown, some of the guys not wearing shirts.

"Shadow go put some clothes on!" Angela suddenly realizes, ushering Shadow towards the stairs. He quickly runs past the other contestants and comes back within two minutes. Joining the others, who have moved closer to the body, Shadow notices a note in Kaylee's hand. He quickly snatches it and jams it in his pocket. He catches Angela's attention, who immediately comes over, trying not to disturb others.

"What's it say?" Angela whispers quietly. Shadow quickly unfolds the paper, revealing the writing.

"Count the books and movies," Shadow reads. "There's a number too, two hundred eighty-three."

"Okay, you count the books, I'll count the movies," Angela says quickly, and both begin frantically counting.

"It's too late at night for this," Brandon angrily complains to Nicholas.

"Someone's a morning person," Nicholas teases, earning a nasty look from Brandon. He turns back towards his search area.

"Wait a second..." Nicholas says aloud, making most of the contestants turn towards him. Realizing this, he simply says "never mind, my imagination."

"Everyone's withholding information this time around... I like it," Vackra says to herself.

"I don't! I'm lost here!" Gillian complains angrily.

"Well, I have a hunch that all the evidence has been found already. Shall we start thinking of past events that could link a culprit to the murder?" Vackra asks.

"Could it have been a suicide?" Gillian muses.

"Obviously not if people found evidence that they're not sharing!" Vackra laughs. Gillian shakes hear head in disbelief.

"You are crazy, you know that?" Gillian states.

"Oh please, everyone in here's going to go crazy at one point. It's only a matter of time..." Vackra begins, then pauses.

"Until what?" Gillian urges.

"...until you do," Vackra finishes slowly, then walks off. Gillian scratches her head in confusion.

"What was that all about?" Peter asks, walking up behind Gillian.

"I don't really know, but I don't like it," Gillian replies, still looking towards where Vackra had been standing.

"I don't like this... I just wish this was an actual game show and not a killing spree!" Samuel whines.