Danganronpa: Joy of Ferocity
The Class Trial finished and we're all in our rooms now.
Again.
I look on the floor, and see the tore up note.
Cuddles: (Giggles...)
I pick up the pieces, and see her handwriting.
Cuddles: (This... This is the only thing she left behind before she died.)
Cuddles: (...She died...)
Cuddles: (...Why did this happen again...?)
I get in bed.
But I can't sleep.
Again.
Cuddles: (It's all happening over and over again... I just want this to stop.)
I repeated these words to myself until I dozed off.
Monokuma: "Good morning, everyone! It is now 7 AM and nighttime is officially over! Get outta bed and greet this new beautiful day!"
Cuddles: "Ugh..."
I get out of bed and look around the room.
Cuddles: "Huh?"
The note is gone.
Cuddles: "...Monokuma probably got rid of it..."
I walk out of my room, and go to the cafeteria for our meeting.
Nobody is talking. It feels so quiet...
Cuddles: "..."
Cuddles: (...T-They won't be here anymore, will they...?)
I get a tray of food and take a seat next to Toothy.
Toothy: "..."
Cuddles: "...Pretty quiet today, huh?"
Toothy nods.
I look around the room, everyone is silent.
Cuddles: "..."
Cuddles: "H-Hey, c'mon guys! Why isn't anyone talking?!"
Splendid: "Isn't it obvious?"
Cuddles: "Huh?"
Splendid: "...What happened yesterday..."
Cuddles: "..."
Splendid: "It's all hopeless."
Cuddles: "W-What?! Splendid you... You really think that?! You, out of all people?!"
Splendid: "..."
Cuddles: "That's not true! Even if they died... They wouldn't want us to just give up!"
Splendid: "How do you know that that's what they think? You're just assuming!"
Cuddles: "..."
Splendid: "Just... stop..."
Cuddles: "What happened to you, Splendid?! Why did you give up?!"
Splendid: "..."
Cuddles: "Don't you wanna save everyone anymore?!"
Splendid: "I DO!"
Cuddles: "..."
Splendid: "...It's just... Everyone's dying and... AND I JUST CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE!"
Splendid flings his tray off of the table, his food smudged on the floor, and the ringing of the fork echoing in the room.
Nobody says a word.
Flippy: "W-Where?!"
Sniffles: "What?"
Flippy: "Where is it?!"
Lumpy: "Where's wha?"
Fliqpy: "THE WEAPON! WHERE'S THE WEAPON?!"
Cuddles: "W-What?!"
Sniffles: "What happened to you?!"
Fliqpy: "Are you serious...? I'm normal, for all I'm concerned! Just tell me where that freaking weapon is!"
Lammy: "There isn't any weapon here..."
Fliqpy: "LIAR! I heard the bullets hit the floor!"
Toothy: "Bullets...?"
Fliqpy: "ARRRGH, YOU'RE ALL PISSING ME OFF!"
Fliqpy jumps on the table.
Fliqpy: "RRAAAAHHHHH!"
He dashes towards us.
Sniffles: "RUN!"
We all scatter out of the room, and before we know it, we split up.
Me and Toothy are at the gym, hiding in a corner.
Toothy: "...Pant...Pant..."
Cuddles: "Oh my God... That was insane...!"
Toothy: "W-Why did it happen again?!"
Cuddles: "I don't know! What are we supposed to do now?!"
Toothy: "I guess we wait until he calms down."
Cuddles: "..."
We stay silent.
Cuddles: "...Hey, Toothy? What's wrong with Splendid?"
Toothy: "Huh?"
Cuddles: "...He's acting different... He gave up on trying to save everyone."
Toothy: "...He's probably just... scared."
Cuddles: "Do you think it's because... Disco Bear died?"
Toothy: "What?"
Cuddles: "Disco Bear helped Splendid with tying up Flippy, y'know? That must mean they should've had some sorta friendship, right?"
Toothy: "I guess that makes sense."
We hear footsteps come our way.
Cuddles: "Oh! Someone's coming!"
Toothy: "Cuddles...!"
Cuddles: "What?"
Toothy: "I don't think these are footsteps..."
THUD!
Someone dropped down in this room.
Cuddles: (Flippy?!)
He's standing in the middle of the room, holding a rope and some kind of net.
Fliqpy: "Mmm... Okay!"
Flippy throws the rope towards the ceiling, and it holds on to one of the bars. Then, he takes the other side of the rope, ties it into a loop, and...
...We hear the gym's door open.
The Mole: "Hmmm... Where is everyone?"
Flippy stares at him, as he walks closer and closer to the rope's loop, and...
Fliqpy: "NO NO NO NO NO! STAY STILL!"
The Mole: "...Hm? Flippy, is that you?"
Fliqpy: "...Just stay away from the trap!"
The Mole: "Trap?"
Fliqpy: "Yeah, you heard me! Trap! Now, get away before you get hurt-"
Handy: "What the...?"
The Mole: "Oh, Handy? You're here as well?"
Fliqpy: "...Wha..."
Handy: "You're joking right? Did Flippy seriously just save you from that?!"
The Mole: "Yes."
Handy: "WHY?!"
Fliqpy: "Isn't it obvious?!"
Handy slowly steps towards the trap.
Fliqpy: "YOU IDIOT!"
He lunges towards him, and pulls him away from the trap.
The Mole: "What's happening...?"
Fliqpy: "Handy almost went straight into my trap!"
Handy: "Isn't that what you want, though? You set the trap for a reason, didn't you?"
Fliqpy: "Of course It's for a reason! It's just not for people like you two to get caught!"
The Mole: "Why not us...?"
Fliqpy: "Seriously? You don't know?"
The Mole: "..."
Fliqpy: "It's because it's against the warcode!"
Handy: "Huh?"
Fliqpy: "If I'd even DARE to disrespect it... I-I'd lose my job! And I couldn't serve the country anymore!"
The Mole: "...?"
Fliqpy: "And most importantly... Killing someone with a disadvantage isn't fair! No, no, not at all!"
Handy: "...What happened to you?"
Fliqpy: "Just listen to me and leave already!"
The Mole: "Handy, I think we should go."
Handy: "Fine..."
Handy exits the room, and the Mole follows after him.
Fliqpy: "Ugh, finally!"
Flippy climbs back into the vent, leaving the trap alone.
I look at Toothy.
Cuddles: "What just happened there?!"
Toothy: "No idea... I'm just glad they didn't notice us."
Cuddles: "Yeah, me too..."
Toothy: "Hey, you know what this means, right?"
Cuddles: "Huh? What?"
Toothy: "Flippy won't be able to kill anyone with a disability!"
Cuddles: "That's so cool!"
Toothy: "...Man, now I kinda wish I had a disability."
Cuddles: "Hey, don't say that! Nobody wishes to have those!"
Toothy: "Y-Yeah, sorry. I wasn't really thinking when I was saying that, heheh..."
Cuddles: "What do we do about Flippy though? We have to get him back to normal somehow!"
Toothy: "How about we try to lure him in the garden? That worked last time, so..."
Cuddles: "Yeah! I just hope he doesn't catch us on the way there..."
Toothy: "..."
We leave the gym and sneak to the hall towards the garden.
???: "YAR!"
Cuddles: "Huh?! What was that?!"
Toothy: "Over there!"
Toothy points on our right, and we see Russell stare at us.
Russell: "Oh! It be just you two. Thank goodness!"
We hear banging from the ceiling.
Russell: "YAHAHAHAHAR!"
Cuddles: "Come on! Follow us, Russell!"
I take Russell's hand and we all run towards the garden.
Cuddles: "Pant... Pant... Pant..."
Toothy: "I think we're safe now..."
Russell: "..."
Cuddles: "What's wrong, Russell?"
Russell: "How do we... How do we stop him?"
Cuddles: "Huh?"
Russell: "W-We can't just let him run around killing others!"
Cuddles: "Wouldn't it be safer if we just waited here...?"
Russell: "But... We have to save everyone!"
Cuddles: "..."
Toothy: "How would we even do that? The only thing we can do is wait..."
Russell: "We can lure him here!"
Toothy: "Isn't that dangerous...?"
Russell: "Aye, but... We have to try!"
Cuddles: "Try what?"
Russell: "What if we make some noise to make him come here?"
Toothy: "Noise? How would we do that?"
Russell: "...Yar! Me know! We can use balloons!"
Cuddles: "Balloons...?"
Russell: "Aye, aye! Me be sure if we pop them, we will lure Flippy here!"
Toothy: "But how will we pop them?"
Russell: "Me have an idea, don't worry!"
Toothy: "But where even are the balloons?"
Russell: "Me remember seeing them in the art room, they be probably still there."
Cuddles: "Then what are we waiting for? Let's go stop Flippy!"
We run out of the garden and head to the art room, with Russell in the lead.
Cuddles: "Okay, we're here! Where are the balloons you were talking about?"
Russell walks up to a corner where there are a group of colorful balloons tied up to a wooden block.
Russell: "Here!"
He takes some of the balloons in his hand.
Russell: "Now let's go back to the garden!"
We nod, and go back.
Toothy: "So? Now what do we do? How are we going to..."
POP!
Russell poked the balloon with his hook.
Cuddles: "Wow! Cool!"
He does the same thing, over and over again, until there is only one balloon left.
Toothy: "I hope this works..."
We hear a faint voice from the ceiling.
Russell: "Shiver me timbers! It actually...!"
Flippy drops down from the vent.
Fliqpy: "RAH! I'M SO SICK AND TIRED OF HEARING THAT STUPID GUN- Wait is that a flower?"
He shakes his head.
Flippy: "Flowers! They're so pretty..."
He looks at us, and realizes what just happened.
Flippy: "Are you guys okay?!"
Russell: "Are YE okay?! Ye were going berserk!"
Flippy: "...I'm so sorry..."
Russell: "J-Just stand still! We'll call the rest and tell them everything be safe now!"
Flippy: "..."
Russell runs out of the room, leaving us alone with Flippy.
Cuddles: (...We're alone in a room with someone who was just chasing us a few seconds ago. The environment feels tense, and I don't think I'm the only one that feels that.)
Flippy: "...Hey."
Cuddles: "What?"
Flippy: "You haven't answered my question. Are you guys okay?"
Toothy: "Ah, yeah, we're fine."
Flippy: "Oh right! I have to tell you this! Please don't forget."
Cuddles: "What is it?"
Flippy: "Be sure not to go in any of the vents! I-I've set traps there..."
Toothy: "Really?!"
Flippy: "Y-Yeah... I'll try getting rid of them as soon as possible! Just tell everyone else not to go in the vents!"
Cuddles: "Okay! We're on it. Thanks, Flippy!"
We leave the room, but Flippy stays inside, wanting to relax.
Toothy: "Cuddles, let's split up and look for others! We'll be much faster this way."
Cuddles: "Good idea! See you later."
Toothy nods, and we part ways.
After a few minutes of searching, me and Toothy bring everyone in the hall.
Cuddles: "This should be everyone, right?"
Lammy: "Yeah, I think so."
Sniffles: "What did you want to tell us?"
Cuddles: "Well, Flippy wanted us to warn you all that he hid some traps in the vents..."
Russell: "Are ye serious?!"
Sniffles: "That can't be good..."
Cuddles: "Flippy said he'd remove all the traps soon enough, so it's not that bad."
Toothy: "But let's try staying away from the vents, okay?"
Lumpy: "Okay!"
Monokuma: "Attention, everyone! It is officially night time! Please go to your assigned dorms and rest up for tomorrow! Puhuhuhu, see you in the morning!"
Lammy: "Already...?"
Splendid: "Sigh... Let's just go to sleep."
Cuddles: "..."
We all go to our dorms and rest up for the next day.
Cuddles: "..."
Cuddles: (I'm tired. Why am I still here? I'm so tired of this.)
I get out of bed, walk to the cafeteria, get a tray of food, and sit next to Toothy.
Toothy: "..."
Cuddles: "...Did you sleep well?"
Toothy: "Not really..."
Cuddles: "...Sigh."
Just like yesterday, everyone is silent.
Russell: "...Be it just me or be someone missing?"
Cuddles: "...!"
I look around the room.
Cuddles: "...Flippy?"
There was no answer.
Petunia: "F-Flippy! He's gone!"
Mime looks around, concerned.
Handy: "Don't tell me he's insane again..."
Toothy: "I'm sure that's not it!"
Cuddles: "Yeah! Flippy said he'd get rid of traps in the vents yesterday!"
Sniffles: "They're right! Flippy is probably safe and sound."
Lammy: "I hope he's not hurt..."
There's a jingle coming from the monitor.
Monokuma: "Attention! I, Monokuma, have a very special announcement to make, and attendance is mandatory! Come to the gym to hear the news!"
Cuddles: "S-Seriously?! I almost forgot about this bear!"
Russell: "We don't have any other choice but to go there, do we?"
Lammy: "Well, see you there, everyone."
Lammy walks out of the cafeteria.
Cuddles: "..."
Cuddles: (...I hope it's not going to be anything too bad.)
We all leave the cafeteria and enter the gym.
Cuddles: "...Flippy's not here."
Before anyone could speak, Monokuma appears in front of us.
Monokuma: "Hello, everybody! It's been a while hasn't it?"
Lumpy: "Uhhh, really? It's only been a day."
Monokuma: "Well, it feels like a while for me! I guess it's because bears hibernate?"
Toothy: "Can you please just tell us why you brought us here?"
Monokuma: "Oh, of course! Well, if it wasn't obvious already, I'm giving you all the third motive!"
Lammy: "P-Please no..."
Monokuma: "The motive this time is... You won't be able to keep yourselves entertained until one of you kills someone!"
Lumpy: "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
Cuddles: "..."
The Mole: "That... That doesn't sound so bad."
Monokuma: "ARE YOU SERIOUS?! I STOOD UP ALL NIGHT THINKING ABOUT IT!"
The Mole: "How would we even kill each other because of it?"
Monokuma: "Well... You know... Kids these days would do anything to entertain themselves..."
Lumpy: "Hey! Who are you calling a kid?!"
Monokuma: "Well, uh..."
Petunia: "Well that's a relief!"
Monokuma: "You're not supposed to be happy! You're supposed to quiver in despair, just like last time!"
Cuddles: "..."
Cuddles: (...This isn't so bad! Nobody's worrying at all. Maybe... Maybe this horrible game will finally end?)
After Monokuma's tantrum, we all leave the gym.
Toothy: "Sigh... That wasn't too bad."
Cuddles: "Heheh, yeah..."
Toothy: "..."
Cuddles: "Hey... Do you think... Do you think it'll end soon?"
Toothy: "What?"
Cuddles: "The killing game."
Toothy: "Oh, um... Well, we have no choice but to hope for the best!"
Cuddles: "Yeah!"
Handy: "What if Flippy died and we just don't know it?"
Sniffles: "H-Huh?"
The Mole: "Don't cause any more commotion, Handy..."
Lammy: "M-Maybe we should look for Flippy, just in case..."
???: "There's no need!"
Splendid: "Huh?"
Suddenly, someone falls from the ceiling and lands in front of us.
Flippy: "I'm already here!"
Cuddles: "Flippy! How did you...?"
Flippy: "I was in the vents the whole time! I promised I'd get rid of the traps, right?"
Petunia: "O-Oh! The traps! We should get rid of them immediately!"
Lammy: "Yeah!"
Russell: "Err... What do you all think of that motive that blige-sucking bear was talking about? Do you think he changed anything about the rooms?"
Lammy: "Well, what could he change?"
Toothy: "Maybe we should investigate?"
The Mole: "Good idea, Toothy."
Russell: "Alright! Let's start looking!"
We all walk together towards the second hall.
Lumpy: "Everything looks fine to me!"
Mime walks towards the doors of multiple rooms, but when he tries opening them, they don't budge.
Cuddles: "Huh? He locked the doors?!"
Toothy: "Seems like it..."
Russell: "W-What else has he done?! Don't tell me he locked the kitchen as well!"
Mime starts panicking, and runs out of the hall.
Russell: "Let's follow him!"
We run after Russell, straight to the kitchen.
Cuddles: "Huh?"
Mime walks out of the room, seeming happy, and I noticed that...
Cuddles: (The door was already open!)
Cuddles: "Thank goodness! I thought we'd starve or something!"
Sniffles: "But what now? How will we get into these rooms again?"
Petunia: "Does it even matter?"
Sniffles: "Well... I was thinking maybe Monokuma had another reason why he'd lock the rooms."
Handy: "What would that reason even be?"
Sniffles: "Maybe the computer from the lab can be turned on somehow?"
Petunia: "The computer..."
Sniffles: "It might have some important information that he wants to hide from us!"
Petunia: "Maybe..."
Sniffles: "But how do we get in the room?"
Handy: "We just wait for someone to die again..."
Russell: "Handy! How dare ye!"
Cuddles: "I'm sure there's another way to enter these rooms!"
Handy: "Hm? And what would that be?"
Cuddles: "The vents! We could use the vents!"
Flippy: "B-But I didn't even finish getting rid of all the traps! What if someone gets hurt...?"
Petunia: "Seriously?! Then there's no way I'm going in those vents!"
Toothy: "But... We can risk it, right? The traps won't be too hard to avoid, anyway."
Russell: "Aye, ye're right."
Flippy: "Hey! What if you guys get killed because of me?! I don't want you to die! How about you guys can use the vents when I'm done finding them all?"
Lumpy: "Ugh, but I don't wanna wait!"
Sniffles: "We can help you remove them, can't we?"
Flippy: "I mean..."
Lumpy: "Yeah! I wanna help!"
Mime jumps in excitement.
Flippy: "...Well, if you two agree on this, sure! Let's work together and get rid of all the traps!"
The Mole: "So... What about me?"
Cuddles: "Oh, man, I don't think you can help us. I feel bad."
The Mole: "Oh, no, it's fine. I'll just stay on the side and wait for you all to finish."
Handy: "I guess I'll do the same. I can't really crawl without hands."
Sniffles: "Should we get started?"
Flippy: "Yes!"
Sniffles: "We should split the vent system up in two parts, the left side, and the right side. If we can split up and investigate both sides at the same time, we'll have an easier time getting rid of all the traps."
Cuddles: "But... Can't we all just help?"
Sniffles: "Of course! But we need two people to investigate separate parts, no matter what!"
Flippy: "Who will these two people be?"
Lumpy: "Me! Me! Choose me!"
Sniffles: "Okay, you can be on the left side, Lumpy! Now, we need someone for the right."
Mime raises his hand and jumps excitedly.
Sniffles: "Alright! Mime and Lumpy will be in charge of the vents. I'll try to find out if the computer can be turned on or not."
Lammy: "But what if some vents are closed?"
Flippy: "Mmm... Some vents WERE closed off when I was in them."
Sniffles: "Then we should go to the temperature room to open them! I'm pretty sure the laptop should still be there."
Cuddles: "Yeah! Let's go!"
Lammy: "But... How do we get into the vents? We're too short to reach."
Lumpy: "I can help!"
Lumpy grabs Lammy, and puts her in the vent above us.
Lammy: "That was fun! Thank you, Lumpy! You guys should try it too!"
One by one, me, Toothy, and Sniffles go into the vent as well.
Toothy: "Which way do you guys think the temperature room is?"
Sniffles: "No idea..."
Cuddles: "Lammy? You're in the lead, do you know where it might be?"
Lammy: "Hmmm... Oh? What's that, Mr. Pickels? Okay! This way!"
We all follow Lammy, and soon, we arrive at the temperature room.
Toothy: "No way! We actually made it!"
Cuddles: "Thanks Lammy!"
Lammy: "But I didn't do anything! Mr. Pickels showed us the way, remember?"
Sniffles: "..."
Toothy: "Anyway, let's just check the laptop."
We walk up to it, and see that some vents are, in fact, closed. I click their icons, slowly opening them all.
Toothy: "Hey, Cuddles, look! There are some red dots again!"
Cuddles: "Huh, you're right."
Lammy: "Red dots? What do they mean?"
Cuddles: "They appear when there's someone in a vent, but only when the person moves."
Sniffles: "Ah! So through this, we can see if people are entering vents!"
Cuddles: "Yep! It can be very helpful with alibis and stuff."
Toothy: "Hmmm..."
Lammy: "What's wrong, Toothy?"
Toothy: "What about we have some people on patrol? On the left and on the right side of the map? We could keep track of where everyone is at all times, so we can always be safe."
Cuddles: "That's a great idea, Toothy!"
Sniffles: "I think it could be very helpful! I wanna be on patrol!"
Lammy: "Me too! I'd like to help!"
Toothy: "Which side do you wanna be on?"
Sniffles: "I can be on the right, and Lammy can be on the left."
Lammy: "Sounds good!"
Sniffles: "We should take the laptop with us, just in case! It'll be easier to identify who's who."
Cuddles: "But who should have the laptop?"
Lammy: "You can have it, Sniffles! I think you'd be better at using it than me, anyway."
Sniffles: "Okay, then! I'm taking it with me. Now, we should probably go to the lab while we still have time!"
Toothy: "Agreed!"
Monokuma: "Attention, everyone! It is officially night time! Please go to your assigned dorms and rest up for tomorrow! Puhuhuhu, see you in the morning!"
Cuddles: "Aww... Darn it!"
Lammy: "It's okay! We can always go tomorrow! Let's just go to sleep now."
We manage to help each other into the vents, and arrive at our dorms.
Cuddles: (...Everything is going pretty well so far. If there's something on that computer, we might actually have a chance of escaping! We just have to be patient.)
I fall asleep, having high hopes for the next day.
Monokuma: "Good morning, everyone! It is now 7 AM and nighttime is officially over! Get outta bed and greet this new beautiful day!"
Cuddles: "...Yaaawnn..."
Cuddles: (Oh, right! Today's the day of the patrol! And we have to check the computer, too! I'm so excited!)
I get out of bed and enter the cafeteria. Everyone already seems much livelier and happier. I can feel the hope in our hearts grow stronger and stronger.
Cuddles: (We'll escape this hell! Definitely!)
Toothy: "Cuddles! There you are!"
Cuddles: "Hi, Toothy!"
Toothy: "Today's patrol day, right? Everything will be super organized and stuff!"
Cuddles: "Yeah! It's gonna be great!"
I grab a tray of food and take a seat.
Cuddles: "After we're done eating, we're going to the lab, right?"
Toothy: "Yeah, I think so."
Sniffles: "Ah, sorry."
Cuddles: "Oh, hi Sniffles! What are you apologizing for?"
Sniffles: "I'll be on patrol, so I won't be able to check the computer."
Toothy: "Should we check it for you, then?"
Sniffles: "There's no need. Splendid already agreed to help me, so everything's fine."
Cuddles: "So what do we do then? Should we look for traps instead?"
Sniffles: "I think most people will already do that, and if we're too many, we might bump. Maybe you two should just relax? I feel like you two always help us with important stuff lately."
Cuddles: "Okay then! We'll just take it easy for today, then."
Toothy: "Alright, see you later, Sniffles!"
Sniffles: "Bye!"
Sniffles leaves.
Toothy: "So, Cuddles, do you have any ideas what to do?"
Cuddles: "Hmmm..."
I look around the room, trying to think of something.
Cuddles: "Oh! Mole! We can hang out with him!"
Toothy: "Hmm? Mole? Why him out of all people?"
Cuddles: "Well, he seems very interesting, and we have to keep him safe!"
Toothy: "Yeah, good idea!"
We walk up to The Mole.
Cuddles: "Hi, Mole!"
The Mole: "Ah, hello Cuddles. Do you need anything?"
Cuddles: "Nah, we just wanted to hang out with you!"
The Mole: "Oh, that's nice. Alright, lead the way."
We walk to the hallway on the left, where we see Lammy on patrol.
Lammy: "Oh, hi! Are you three on patrol, too?"
The Mole: "Three...?"
Cuddles: "Uh, nope. We just wanted to hang out."
Lammy: "Okay then! If you need anything, just let me know."
Toothy: "So, Mole... Any news about your talent?"
The Mole: "Toothy? When did you get here?"
Toothy: "Oh, I was always here. I didn't get a chance to speak though, hehe..."
The Mole: "Well, unfortunately, I have no news about my talent. It's just as much of a mystery as it was from the start."
Cuddles: "Aww..."
Toothy: "...What about the person who brought us here? Do you think they know?"
The Mole: "...Most likely. But the question is who is this person?"
Cuddles: "..."
The Mole: "...They're probably one of us."
Cuddles: "..."
The Mole: "Someone within our group kidnapped us and forced us to play this horrible game. That's the only possibility I can think of..."
Cuddles: "W-Why would it be one of us?! Nobody here would betray us, right?!"
The Mole: "...Monokuma... He said so himself. One of us here is the traitor."
Cuddles: "..."
Toothy: "...Do you have any ideas of who it can be, Mole?"
The Mole: "No. Not even a hunch. Whoever the traitor is, they're really good at blending in with the rest. We must be wary."
Cuddles: "..."
Cuddles: (Why is he so suspicious of others...? He almost sounds like... Handy.)
Toothy: "S-Sorry for bringing this subject up... What do you guys think of Monokuma's motive?"
The Mole: "I don't think it will affect anything negatively. I see that everyone is starting to work together more. Monokuma's motive has had the opposite effect, and we're lucky for that."
Cuddles: "Yeah."
The Mole: "...I just hope he won't change it, like he did in the past."
Toothy: "Huh? In the past?"
The Mole: "...The first motive, remember? What caused Flaky to kill Nutty in the first place."
Cuddles: "...!"
When The Mole said that, I realized. I realized that so many of our friends died. I can still remember their faces, their voices... Why? Why did this have to happen to them?!
???: "W-W-WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"
The Mole: "...Someone's in trouble."
Cuddles: "W-What?! Where do you think it's coming from?!"
The Mole: "It's not far from here. Look for any rooms around."
Cuddles: "Okay! Thanks, Mole!"
I look at Toothy. We're both just as confused.
Cuddles: (...It can't be anything too bad, right?)
We run off into the restroom, which is the nearest room from here.
Cuddles: "Hello?! Is anyone here?!"
We wait for a moment.
There was no answer.
Toothy: "I don't think they're in here, Cuddles...!"
Cuddles: "O-Okay then! Let's try somewhere else!"
We rush out of the room, and run to the nurse's office.
Cuddles: "Anyone here?!"
There was no response.
Toothy: "C-C-C-Cuddles...!"
Cuddles: "...?"
Toothy: "...Look..."
Toothy is pointing upwards, at the ceiling, and I see...
Cuddles: "LUMPY!"
I run up to him, my body shaking.
Cuddles: "LUMPY, SPEAK TO US!"
Lumpy: "..."
Cuddles: "N-No! NO, PLEASE!"
Cuddles: (Don't die. Don't die. Not again. Please. Don't die. Don't die.)
Lumpy: "...Ow."
Cuddles: "...?"
Lumpy: "...Ugh, what's going on...?"
He jumps down, weakly, looking at us.
Cuddles: "L-Lumpy! I-I... I thought you w-were..."
Toothy: "We thought you were dead...!"
Lumpy: "Oh. No I'm not! I just got caught in this trap..."
Lumpy lifts up his bleeding arm, showing us the trap.
Lumpy: "It looks like some kinda piranha..."
Toothy: "I-It's just a bear trap! It must've been a trap Flippy left!"
Lumpy: "But I'm a moose! Why would he use bear traps?"
Cuddles: "...Heheh."
Toothy: "You're lucky you landed here! We can get you healed up in an instant, I think..."
Lumpy: "Okay!"
I look at Lumpy, who's just smiling through it all. I thought he was going to die, I really did. Seeing him so happy and alive... It makes me so relieved. I can't help but laugh at this. I love this. I'm so glad.
A few minutes pass. Toothy helped Lumpy bandage his bleeding injury.
Toothy: "I think that should do it..."
Lumpy: "Thanks, dude."
We hear someone open the door.
Splendid: "Oh. Someone's already here."
Cuddles: "Splendid?! What are you doing here?!"
Splendid looks at Lumpy, then back at us.
Splendid: "Ah, I just got hurt by a trap."
He raises his arm, showing scratch marks.
Toothy: "Your wound looks different."
Cuddles: "There must've been more than one type of trap then!"
Toothy: "Mhm."
Lumpy: "You came here to heal yourself, too, Splendid?"
Splendid: "Yeah."
Lumpy: "Okay, let me help you!"
Splendid: "Huh? Didn't you get hurt too?"
Lumpy: "I'm fine! Come on, let me show you, so you can do it too!"
Lumpy starts helping Splendid tend to his wounds.
Toothy: "What do we do now, Cuddles?"
Cuddles: "Ah... I dunno. I think I gotta calm down for a bit..."
Toothy: "You know what I do when I need to calm down? I go to the art room!"
Cuddles: "Oh! Okay! Even if I'm not that good at drawing, it'll be fun!"
Toothy: "Yeah! But how do we get there?"
Lumpy: "I can help!"
Cuddles: "Lumpy? But you're injured! You have to rest!"
Splendid: "Yeah, you have to rest..."
Lumpy: "It's not that bad, I'm okay."
Lumpy picks Toothy up and puts him in the vent. He starts breathing heavily, then does the same with me.
Cuddles: "Lumpy..."
Lumpy: "Have fun you two!"
Toothy: "Thanks Lumpy!"
Lumpy: "No problemo!"
Toothy: "Okay... If I remember how the vent system looks correctly... This way!"
Toothy and I crawl through the vents for a while, until we find the art room.
Cuddles: "So are you good at drawing, Toothy?"
Toothy: "Yeah, I think so. I wanna see how you draw, though!"
Cuddles: "Don't make fun of me, okay? Hehehe..."
Toothy: "I won't! I won't!"
We arrive at the art room, but we realize it's extremely messy.
Toothy: "What happened here...?"
Cuddles: "..."
Cuddles: (What is...?)
I take a step closer, and see...