#[ok but when will i write ... hmmmmmmmmmmm

[tarabyte3]

Ohh, these are so 👀 all your titles grab me in a different hmmmmmmmmmmm ok I have to ask about "I have passed my days by the sound of your name". I sense some yearning? (and you do yearning so well!)

Claire, omg that's so sweet! Thank you! 😭💖 You managed to pick out the one other Qui-Gon x Obi-Wan oneshot that I've been working on! I have passed my days by the sound of your name is going to be Obi-Wan's POV, a bit on the longer side, and set during the canon events of the Clone Wars shortly before Order 66.

Summary:

After a particularly rough day of combat, General Obi-Wan Kenobi sits alone in his bunk and thinks about how much he misses his former Master.

The title is also inspired by this absolutely gut wrenching and perfect Lord Huron song:

Aka you guessed it exactly! SO much yearning and longing and angst! (Because I've been itching to write something that hurts.) Buuut it's me so there's also going to be bonus Force Ghost (ish) Qui-Gon 😏😌😇 Tags will include canon character death, non canon events, Obi-Wan Kenobi needs a hug, and bittersweet ending.

Have a bonus excerpt of the fic opening below the cut because I'm particularly proud of it.

Obi-Wan Kenobi doesn't have downtime. He has moments of waiting. The kind that make him fidgety and cause his fingers to itch with the need to do something. He’s been fighting for so long, he hardly remembers what it’s like to simply be.

Being clear minded used to be a virtue to the Jedi, but that was one of the first things to be set aside in the earlier days of the war. Now he’s almost forgotten how to exist without the threat of battle or the lives lost hanging over him like a funeral shroud.

‘See?’ He thinks, 'All this waiting makes me maudlin.’ And when he gets like this, he's particularly irritating—or so he's been told.

Certainly, Anakin would roll his eyes at him. Mace would probably sigh in exasperation and tell him to get over himself because there were more important things to focus on. Cody would tell him to go make himself useful, then, and to get out of his hair because he didn't have time to babysit. And Qui-Gon…

Well, Qui-Gon would have sat cross legged in front of him and guided him through meditation. Worked with him to untangle the threads of his anxieties. Afterwards they wouldn't be gone, but they would be lessened enough to help him focus his mind, and that alone would be a great comfort.

In fact, his master had known him so well, he probably would have appeared at his door and offered before Obi-Wan could even give voice to his fears—a connection that’s been missing from his life for exactly as long as Qui-Gon has.

With that line of thought, Obi-Wan realizes he's hit the “wallowing in self pity" point of his evening. It's another reason he doesn't like being left alone long enough to think. Because when he does, eventually every train of thought leads him back to the same truth:

The great Republic General, Jedi Master, and member of the High Council, Obi-Wan Kenobi, has been in love with his former Master, Qui-Gon Jinn, since he was seventeen years old.

The same Master that had, lamentably, died thirteen years ago.

Worse still, he had died without ever knowing how Obi-Wan felt.

[teddybeartoji]

1, 7,9 12, 16, and 25 for your ask game

HIII GRAY BABYY I AM KISSING U MWAH MWAH MWAH!!!!

1. whats your favorite thing in your room?

AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH THIS IS A VERY DIFFICULT QUESTION ACTUALLY BC MY ROOM IS KINDA CRAZY. I HAVE SOO MANY TRINKETS AND FIGURINES AND DVDS AND SHIT AAAAAAHHHHHH BUT I THINK ONE OF MY MOST PRIZED POSSESSIONS IS MY HORIZON ZERO DAWN TALLNECK LEGO!!!!!!! i love it soooo much it's so fucking sick!!!!!! i love the game and i loooove the tallnecks they were my favourite ones

7. what was your favorite thing as a kid?

a little lynx plushie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i used to carry it with me everywhere!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! she was my baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i was very attached to it lmao i miss her she was so cutee. also playing with legos. and the sims. and minecraft. oke it's not a thing but i loved spending time at my country house with my grandma and the cats too!!!!!

9. whats your favorite love language?

PHYSICAL TOUCHH!!!!!!!!!! ALL THE WAYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i love it a lot!!!! hand holding, just skin to skin contact, playing with hair, just resting on top of each other, linking pinkies, giving a massage, KISSES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! anything goes!!!!

12. if you could be fluent in any language which one would it be?

hmmmmmmm this is a hard one bc there are just sooo many options to pick from... buTTTT i think i'm gonna go with russian!!! i know a little but i would love to be able to freely talk and write in it!!!! wahh it'd be so cool...

16. when did you first join tumblr?

...................it's gonna be ten years in september lmao. i've been here for a whiiiiiileeeeeee but i am new on the writer side of the things yk. i used to just rb cool pics and stuff hehehe

25. whats your favorite holiday?

hmmmmmmmmmmm maybe it's just bc i'm not a big fan of my family but i haven't been a holiday person for a while now lmao. but if i just think about spending time with my friends and lover theeen i think i'll go with christmas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i wanna wear ugly sweaters just like they do in the movies and i wanna make a gingerbread house and i wanna watch people open their gifts and i wanna see them smilee!!!!! i want us all to sit together, laughing and yapping each others ears off as home alone plays in the background!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (i'm thinking about satoru rn i won't even lie i think he's the perfect christmas bf he loves it sm)

[convxction]

[hilarychuff]

Hey, for the ask game : 🤩,✨, 😈 Thank you💕😘

🤩 Who is your favorite character to write?

hmmmmm i think probably sansa. although i've been surprised by how much i've enjoyed writing jon's pov in various things!!! like sometimes a moment just calls for jon and you have to rise to the occasion!!! but sansa def my comfort char for pov.

✨ Give you and your writing a compliment. Go on now. You know you deserve it. 😉

!!!!!! hdfgkdhjg ok i think that it is good for one lmao. like even when it is lazy ie just blatantly plagiarizing the plot/script of another piece of media for one of my aus i think i have a lot of fun with still getting into the character's head and making it stand on its own at least to some degree.

also something that i care about a lot in my writing is to not repeat words too much close together and i think i GENERALLY do a really good job of coming up with alternate word choices that sound normal and not weird, lmao, although sometimes i will 100% have the same word next to each other three times and only on a fifth reread be like oh wait. BUT I ALSO think if it took five rereads to notice then it probably is fine and didn't even sound weird!!!!!

😈 Has there been a point in a story where you did something just to be playfully mean to your readers?

hmmmmmmmmmmm there have definitely been lots of points where i was like ruh roh the girlies are not gonna like this one!!!! lmao like a certain kiss sansa has in i carry it in mine. BUT HONESTLY!!!!!!!! that whole role reversal was part of the inciting incident for that idea.

i will say tho i think i was a lil playfully mean to you when you requested a jonsa princess diaries au scene and how you were thinking about sansa waiting for jon and i was like "😈 ok let me first write the scene about her asking him out so that it really stings when he ghosts her" and then when i did the sequel i was like "😈 ok let me write the scenes where she's so excited and up until the point" but one day i'll be nice and finish the follow up 😇

[theadoptedhale]

so, i’ve had vincent for a bunch of years. he started as an experiment in 2015, i watched teen wolf and i saw peter suffer and i just decided that fuck you writers, seriously - he needs someone to pick him up, someone to love him unconditionally, because nobody on the show ever will. (there’s the fact im petopher trash, but shhht, that’s a different kind of ship.) anyway, i spent a good month telling myself i didn’t need another teen wolf muse (i had chris and derek at the time) while thinking about how that twin i would never make a blog for could be like.. and then i let him have a test run on a side blog. 

back then the fandom was still really active and i ended up feeling so fckn welcome and loved on despite being a twin oc, it was crazy. so i moved him to a main blog. and the idea of an exiled and erased twin developed into so much more. the hours upon hours i spent writing him, perfecting him - the way he speaks or thinks, the way he acts and what he likes and doesn’t like, how he reacts to challenges and changes. he’s no longer just a “twin oc” like he was at first - he’s become so much more. he’s become his own person and my soft wolf child. he’s gone through the group verse phase that took over tumblr in 2015, he’s survived me getting attached to abusive muns and even taking a break. he just keeps coming back stronger.

now y’all probs wonder why on earth i’m blabbering at you. i’ve reached an amount of followers i never thought i would on an OC. those usually stagnate at around 100-170 for me, but vince has made it a lot further and as of earlier today, he’s passed 300 followers. so what i’m doing now is a thank you to those who held out a helping hand when i was grasping for straws. 

this is where i get mushy and soft and rambly, so have a cut. 

@hereticdefied -- i should probs ramble on about you over on crowley, but vince and rowena have something i really didn’t expect when we decided to let them bump into each other on a road in the middle of nowhere. she’d probs not admit it and he wouldn’t bring it up, but she’d pack to him and he would die for her without hesitating even for a second. i mean he would also kill for her, but so would crowley, lol. 

@enduringalpha -- we’re in the same time zone. ahem, no that’s not why you’re on here. i saw daniel and i immediately knew i wanted to get to know you both. it took me a good week to say hi, but damn if it wasn’t worth it. you’re so nice ok. i love writing our wolf boys together and i love that for a chance vince doesn’t feel like a monster in a ship. he can let go and he feels safe and it just makes me so happy i get all giddy when i see you in the activity and then you plaster our dash in stephen amell which is like, fantastic. ur fab and i don’t regret a thing. 

@mxleshxven -- words, man. what are words? we got 2 super unique things going and like, we only “recently” started, but shit i’m trash for you and your muses. i lay awake at night imagining eldrick finding out about vince and like, vince expects him to rage and yell and walk away, but instead he just sits there and for the next hour he questions vince on all things werewolf. then there’s vince and thomas, who keeps vince away from all the tom hill crap and the cameras, but some day when he has a live show, he lets his eyes roam the audience and he finds vince sitting there (maybe even with a tom hill shirt which he got off the internet or something) and yes, i’m trash for you. you’re also incredibly nice and easy to talk to and caring and ahhh. 

@ofxiron/ @xsurvivedthecage -- samuel. you are the most precious person on this website and i somehow feel super duper protective of you (already) so you better get used to that. cause i’ll go kick butts if anybody types at you funny *grumble huffs* but also ironwolf is life, okay? we just started it, it’s barely a thing yet, but i would kill for them. i’m so giddy and excited and can’t wait for more. i love love love the idea of sam with a supernatural creature and a werewolf only makes it more feelsy bc of the “heart” ep and i’m drowning in feels when thinking about it and yes, vince is ready for some hugssss. 

@pieceintheirgxmes -- you’ve been with me since before my break even and we’re still writing our wolves and like, vince is so happy to find pack, you got no idea. we don’t spam-reply daily but we’re making progress in the story and i always look forward to your next reply. nico is precious and needs to be protected at all costs. and luka.. mrrrrrr. vince would give him his alpha powers in an instant if he could, just cause. and they only met. xD

@canonbcys -- nobody has ever drowned (in the best of ways) me in memes like you do and i love it. i’ll be honest, i’m always wary of multi muse blogs with more than like 10 muses? i’ve had some really crappy experiences in the past, so while i’m super open to giving ppl a shot there’s a little voice saying “hmmmmmmmmmmm” while i do. (lol, yeah i hear voices sometimes xD) anyway. you’re amazing. each of your muses (and i’ve gotten a taste of a bunch) are different, unique and ..y’know true to their character. they don’t speak the same, act the same, sound the same, etc. i love love love all of those i’ve interacted with and i’m sure i will/would also love the rest. 

@theking-blackheart-muses, @aeternitasintricatae & @thcbcautifullifc -- i haven’t had the chance (i’m slow and bad at communicating) to properly get to know you guys, but know that i’m a fan. i wanna (and will, watch me!) write more with you guys, cause damn. all the love to you three. all. the. love.

this goes to you, but also everybody reading this - everybody who decided that hey, that muse looks kinda cool, i’m gonna follow. thank you for having followed, thank you for giving us a chance and eventually (for now) deciding to stay. thank you. 

[isisisak]

you nicknaming all your anons so they have a way to sign themselves when they send more asks is such an even move, in a social media au where he runs a baz luhrman stan blog he would totally do this and nickname isak "selfie anon" after he sends an ask saying "enough with the r+j gifsets, post more pics of your face"

hahahaaaa this just made my daaaahaay <3 comparing me to even is a huge ass compliment so thank you for that 

and hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh SOMEONE WRITE THIS AU (*pokes @greathalesonfire @evenshands @kapplebougher *) isak sent this ask when he was drunk ok but he has maybe or maybe not found the blog only bc he had to search for idk a present for eskild or something so he googled random stuff and then found that face! and then he started scrolling and ok the dude is definetly a pretentious filmstudent but also ...... dorky ok? and dorky kind of hits isaks buttons. and also. that face + dorkiness uhm yeah HI so now he has a way to reach out again when sober and he wants to redeem himself and is like uhm yeah so i was drunk last night i just wanted to tell you you can post whatever you want but then he finds his ask dumb and sends another one and well he doesnt really know how this works ok and they start to correspond and also at the same time hmmmmmmmmmmm i want even to crush on isak too but how can they meet without isak noticing that face? good question for the above named authors i guess 

[unicornsandphoenix]

Send these to your favorite Authors and let them blab! What is your total word count on AO3? How often do you write? Do you have a routine for writing? What’s your favorite kinks/tropes/pairing? Do you have a favorite fic of yours? Your fic with the most kudos? Anything you don’t like about your writing? Now something you do like! Send it to some of your favorite Authors to spread some love <3

HElllooooOOOOO!!!!!

Sam, my love!!! How are you!! Thank you for the ask!! Here are some stats for you all:

Word Count: 28,645 (this is still wild to me lol i know it’s like nothing but its WILD)

When do I write: I honestly write a lot less than I want to right now… I tend to write my pieces all at once in one sitting, hence why most of them are so short, and recently I haven’t had a sitting long enough to do that.

Routine for Writing: I tend to sit on my bed, surrounded with blankets and water and snacks, and have some fairy lights on with the main lights turned off. Most of the time, I will have no music, especially if i am rereading or editing, but sometimes I have a song or two that is super slow and depressing that I have memorized inside and out that I will listen to on repeat while writing.

Likes: Ooo this is a hard one, and I always end up leaving something out… But really I think my likes are as follows: Drarry is still my top always my top (but ill drabble in lamen and merthur a lot) Coffee shop aus (mmm yes the sweet nectar of life), domestic drarry (mmmmmmmmmMMMMMMMmmmmm yessss), dirty talk yes please, bearded and man bun harry (low key what i want to be writing about), and FAIRY TALES!!!!!!! coming untouched is N I C E and so is secret lingerie mmmm

Favorite Fic: It would be so unfair of me to choose. It really just depends on my mood, and ill just remember some tags and search for it that way (because im a goddamn idiot and currently my entire bookmarks are just fics i want to read but haven’t yet so…..)

Fic with Most Kudos: This goes to Crooked Teeth and Highway Signs with 256! God that many people liked my story?????? I could faint

Something I don’t like about my writing: I don’t like that all my stories always end up being so short… I don’t like how I can’t seen to weave an intricate web of things happening or have a handle on magical theory, and my fics are all so straight forward. I also think I describe things too much because I am ok at that and so I use it as my crutch and overuse it? lol yikes

Something I do like about my writing: Hmmmmmmmmmmm I do rather like my descriptions, and I like the types of stories I write, I always do like Harry and Draco acting in a certain way, and you can really see that played out most of the time I think.

Thank you so much for letting me blab! I hope to be blabbing a lot more in the future <3

[hiistiger]

New addition to the Roommate Saga: I’ve had half a bottle of wine and I told all my friends my problems w him and I hate him rn bc he’s like actually the worst

Fuckin airing of the grievances:

Attatched to girlfriend at the hip to the point where she’s literally always in the room and they kiss a ton in front of me despite my roommate knowing that I have a Thing about physical contact

Girlfriend sleeps over every night (which yes I agreed to but roommate does not ask about my comfort in a regular basis)

Roommate does not make an effort to do things w me or others - girlfriend always has to be there

Girlfriend is super sensitive - ex: when told that dance instructors would be critiquing dancing styles he was like “I’ll have to be sure to compliment her bc she takes criticism too hard.” Has she considered growing up?????? ( this is harsh but I hate her so....)

Talks about all the LGBT+ people in his life like they’re his own lil collection of people. Like “omg everyone comes out to me someone came out as xyz to me today” like ok cool whatever

Pressured me and my friend to get into relationships bc he believes that being in a relationship is the cure to all ills. Like sure your depression is better but....consider that perhaps.....people are different.....amazing. He aggressively pressured but agressively did nothing about it. My friend eventually had a Talk with him about it and he’s backed off thank god

Girlfriend won’t shut up and doesn’t understand what comfortable silences are. I’ve gotten to the point where I listen to what I want to and say what I want to say and then fuckin turn my music on and tune her out. It’s not like I could talk to her bc she’d end up crying

Girlfriend cried every night last term. Was uncomfortable w having people in the room if she was crying during the day but apparently I don’t exist so....

Roommate complains that I don’t do anything with him ever but also??? He doesn’t ask????? I invite him to things and he says no???? Idk what you want here bro

Roommate takes me for granted like he likes me bc “I’m always in the room” like bitch not for much longer

His sister is the light of my life and she visited yesterday but also he didn’t tell me bc “it would be a fun surprise.” The only reason I was in the room was bc I skipped a lecture I thought about going to??? Like what the fuck????

When he has something he can’t tell me he makes sure I know like today he was like “I’m filling out this form that I can’t tell you anything about.” And I was like ok cool I really don’t give a shit and wasn’t gonna ask

Makes a huge deal about wanting to eat meals alone like just fuckin tell me when you want to eat alone and I’ll leave you alone it’s not a major life event

Is literally queer baiting me and our mutual (gay) friend. Like he’ll be like “oh I might not actually be completely straight. But also let’s not talk about that anyway never mind moving on.” Like what the fuck???????? Just tell us or don’t??? He’s done this a couple times which is why I’m mad about it

Makes a Big Deal out of accidentally misgendering people. He’ll make a mistake and then take 10 minutes to bemoan that mistake. I feel that this is not all that helpful. Just like apologize and move on???? It’s not all about you????

Was apparently one of a few people writing about a female saint in this one class and was talking about it like he was doing something groundbreaking but also he’s a cis white male so like??? How groundbreaking can that be like do you want a gold star??? I pointed this out to him and he was like “bUt No ONe ElSE iS DoiNG iT So I GoTTA.” Literally no one gives a shit.

Won’t tell his parents and his girlfriend won’t tell her parents about the fact that they live together basically which means I’m the third wheel IN MY OWN ROOM WHICH SHOULD ONLY HAVE TWO PEOPLE IN IT

I basically feel trapped in this bc they literally rely on each other for their mental health (hmmmmmmmmmmm) and roommate doesn’t sleep as well when she’s not there so I feel like I couldn’t say no to having her over even if I wanted to.

[prettysei-remade]

tagged by: @byungjoo ily 💖

rules:  Write down your top 10 biases and answer the following questions. 

yoongi

hoseok

sei

minghao

woosu

hojoon

lisa

donghan

wonpil

jisoo

1. between 1&4 who would you rather kiss?

questions like this are so weird like im barely 16 im!!! not boutta kiss anyone!!!! but minghao is (kind of) closer to my age and id probably pick him anyway tbh,,

2. between 2&7 who would be your best friend?

god i rlly wanna say hoseok but i feel like lisa and i are so compatible and we would be best friends in another life like?? u know what im talking about

3. between 5&10 who has the better voice?

i’m sorry woosu but. ur the drummer for a reason. your voice is lovely but it cannot compare to jisoo’s, she sounds like a literal angel ok pls understand this

4. between 1&8 who is the funniest?

yoongi!! do i even have to explain this? like yeah he’s “savage” n everything which is funny but his whole sense of humor in general is just. gold

5. between 6&9 who would you date?

:////// hojoon :)

6. between 9&10, who would you do a collaboration with?

hmmmmMMMMMMM i dont feel worthy but wonpil, we both play instruments and i feel like we could do something with that lmao

7. between 4&8 who is the best dancer?

....minghao is a dance god... no one can compare

8. between 3&5 who would you most likely marry?

OH MY GOD I WLD MARRY SEI IN A HEARTBEAT PLS MARRY ME I LOVE YOU

9. between 1&7 who would you nurse when they are sick?

yoongi :(( i just wanna protect him n keep him safe and well and i want him to know i love himmmmmmm

10. between 2&3 who has the better smile?

this is so hard but hoseok;; his smile makes my entire day better im sorry sei ur smile is beautiful too

11. between 6&8 who would you vacation with?

donghan!! it’d be a BLAST r u kidding

who to tag........... @lordkimhodu @kimjoon @omfgbts @demonminhyuk @nikkutz @taem-in i don’t talk to you guys enough (or at all oops) but y’all are super cool!! feel free to ignore :)

[owlphallacies]

Rules:

Post the rules.

Answer the questions given to you by the tagger.

Write 11 questions of your own.

And tag 11 people

tagged by @lacertae-dreamscape​.

What is your favourite mythical creature? Okay so...I maaaay be forgetting some, but: Dragons. I fucking LOVE dragons, they’re the BEST.

favourite fanfic from an old fandom? Hmmmm. Going with Yugioh for this. About a decade or so ago, it was Laryna6′s Do You Dream Of Me?. Today, it’d be tend’s Insomnia. [first is on ff.net, second on AO3]

if u could invent a word for something what would it be and for what? I. H’m. HMMMMMMMMMMM. Idk what the word itself is, but what it means is when you go ‘fuck it, time to lose my understanding of time via video games/books/etc etc. fuck it gonna drop a few hours”

would you prefer the ability to fly or to be invisible? FUCK. This is a hard one. UM. Probably fly, so when I stand by a cliff etc and get the urge to hurl myself off I can actually do it.

do you like your handwriting? Only with my dominant hand! The other one needs work.

do you ever change your username/url or do you stick with one or two and keep to that? Honestly for the most part I’m WAY too fuckin’ lazy to have multiple blogs. I don’t even have a separate porn blog, this is all of it, kids. Also as far as tumblr goes, if I don’t have to change, I’m not--hate hate HATE when someone you follow changes their pic and then their name so ur just like ‘who tf is this and how they get on my dash’.

what’s the top 5 of your all-ever fandom favourites? (multiple fandoms) Ummmmmm. Off the top of my head,�� 1. Zebra from Toriko 2. Leorio from HunterxHunter 3. Gojyo from Saiyuki [man, what a sausage fest so far] 4. BAYONETTA from the game of the same title, sassy badass action lady of my dreams 5. Toss-up between Feferi Peixes and Terezi Pyrope from Homestuck.

IDK IM BAD WITH THESE CAN I JUST STOP AT SEVEN ISTG IM GON CRY let the record reflect that Soy is an adorable human being. 

what’s your fav clichè? the one that makes you go NYOOOM on no matter what? Gimme that fuckin realistic slow burn to deep trust every fuckin’ time.

if you could learn a skill, any skill no matter what, what would it be? Fuuuuck this is also hard. hm. Languages or dancing, I think. 

listen i know i cheated with the eighth but like. im done. i love you all but just. i’m not that inventive ok. ADORABLE HUMAN BEAN.

Ok, my turn:

Favorite set of three colors?

Top 5-10 Pokémon(can replace this w animals if that’s not ur thing)?

What is the weirdest animal you like and why?

What are two songs that have been stuck in your head recently?

If you could combine any two mythological creatures into a third one, which ones would you pick? What would you name the new species?

Name three words you really like and why

What are two fandoms you’d like to see a storyswap/fusion of?

Favorite joke or three favorite puns? [actually tell ‘em]

What’s one book everyone should read?

What kind of evil villain aesthetic would you have?

What meme will you never get tired of?

participation encouraged but optional, tagging: @mimzilla, @semianonymity, @autoeuphoric, @balloonarcade, @roseymoseyberry, @metalicats, @theangelofchildren, @eggtrolls, @1863-project, @optronixes , @jabberwockyx 

[imaginetho]

Hello! Thank you for writing for us! Could I have a drabble for KNB of Kagami Taiga protecting his current girlfriend from his jealous ex that wants him back? His ex suddenly decided after seeing him again that she wants him in her life again but he's so in love with his current girlfriend that he can't think about being with his ex again. So his ex messes with his current beloved because she's jelly. If it's ok could you use the name Momo for his current beloved? Thank you and good luck!

hiiiiiii! thank you for giving me the chance to! of course i can love !! i really hope you like this ( ^▽^) 

this might have gotten a little longer than expected and i totally did not have to stop a few times and cry because this was so cute

Kagami has been in a really bad mood lately. Every time he remembers the encounter he had last week, he can feel his head hurt.

Everything was going perfectly, he was finally happy. He was with you. You were one of the sweetest, and kindest people he had ever the pleasure of knowing.

You always knew how to make him come out of his shell, you always knew how to make him feel comfortable, and act like the person he really is. 

He was really bad with girls, since he was always shy, he never really knew how to express himself properly around them, and of course, he was sometimes a little too nice that he ends up hurt.

That was until you came along; You somehow managed to see the real him, and understand how he truly feels. You gave him a chance at love.

He did not wanna lose you.

Ever since he accidentally came across his ex last week, and she found out he was finally happy in a relationship, she’ve been bothering him nonstop.

One of his friends was stupid enough to give her his new number so to top it all off, she now texts him, and even calls him sometimes too.

Even though he made it perfectly clear to her that he has zero intentions of getting back to her, and that he’s much happier now than he’s ever been with her, she still would not take a no for an answer.

If he had to name one of the biggest mistakes of his life, that’d be her. His ex was actually nice and loving once upon a time, or so he thought. 

He found out she was actually cheating on him all that time. Even when he confronted her about it, she did not think she was doing anything wrong.

“What’s the harm of loving two people at once?”

He remembers that line, it was the first thing to come out of her mouth when he was expecting her to apologize? to feel bad? basically he was expecting anything but that.

She broke his heart, and he cannot be with her again. He loves you too much to even think about being with anyone else, let alone her.

It was enough that she broke his heart, he could not let her break yours too.

You, Momo were one of the best things that’s ever happened to him, and he was not about to let her ruin that for him, not now, and not ever.

You noticed his bad mood lately, and even though you tried asking him about it, he wouldn’t tell you, he’d just brush it off and kiss you instead to distract you.

And it worked, only the first 20 times though. That’s just how much of a good kisser he is.

You’ve had enough, you couldn’t bare seeing him like this, and since he wouldn’t tell you why, you figured it maybe it was just too painful for him to talk about it. 

Of course you love him with all your heart and would love nothing more than to have him share everything with you and to know what he’s going through, but you’d never force him to talk about something he wasn’t ready to talk about.

Thus, instead of making him talk about it, you decided it’d be better to take his mind off of it. 

You smiled happily, and made your way towards your boyfriend, who was sitting lazily on the couch. 

“Babe!” you exclaimed. 

You went and sat on his lap, putting your arms behind his neck, and faced him smiling.

“I have an idea.” you spoke.

He held you by the waist and asked you what it was. 

“I was thinking we could go out today, and visit that coffee shop you like so much?” you said.

“Hmmmmmmmmmmm…” he thought out loud.

You rolled your eyes, and continued. “I’m paying.”

You saw his eyes lit up, and his lips had turned into a wide grin. 

You went closer, and softly kissed him on his forehead, his nose, his cheek, his other cheek, and lastly his lips.

“I love you so much, you know that right?” you gently asked.

You smiled, cupping his face in your hands, and looking him in the eyes.

“I love you more, you know that right?” he remarked.

 Your cheeks were now flushed, and so was his. 

Both of you laughed, and got up to head to the cafe. It wasn’t that far so you walked. 

You kept messing around with him and showering him with love the entire way. You saw he was looking a little better already, and you felt actually proud of yourself.

“You got this Momo! If you can’t even make your boyfriend feel better then you might have as well failed at life.” you cheered yourself on inside your head.

The two of you finally reached the cafe. Luckily, there weren’t many people so you found a table easily. 

The two of you were having fun, drinking your favorite coffees and teasing each other. Kagami wasn’t as gloomy as he was, and you were doing an even better job than expected.

After an hour and a half of giggling, putting straws in your nose, and almost choking because of laughing too much, the both of you finally decided it was time to head home.

You were just on your way out when a girl suddenly slammed your shoulder so hard you thought you were gonna fall. Thankfully, your boyfriend was right there next you to prevent that from happening.

“Watch it bitch!” the same girl who slammed into you yelled.

You turned around so quick, ready to punch the living hell out of whoever just dared calling you a bitch, even when they’re the one who slammed into you. They should be apologizing, not yelling.

You were just about to say something when Kagami spoke.

“What the hell is wrong with you? I told you to leave us alone!” he retorted.

“Uh….. do you know her?” you asked.

It seemed like Kagami forgot you were next him and can hear everything, including what he just said. 

The moment he realized what he had said his face turned pale. Just as he was opening his mouth to answer you, he was a little too late.

“I’m his girlfriend.” she remarked.

You didn’t say anything, you just stood there. Shocked, and unable to comprehend what she had just said. You were snapped out of your thoughts when she spoke again.

“Well, his ex girlfriend, but the look on your face was totally worth it.” she chuckled. “Although, I’m sure pretty soon I will be his girlfriend.” she continued.

“M..M-Momo.” Kagami stuttered. 

He was having such a good time, he actually almost forgot about the fact that his ex wants him back. He never wanted you to know about her, let alone meet her.

He knew you were really sweet, the last thing he wanted was for you to get caught up with her drama and end up hurt. He wanted to protect you.

To his surprise, you were smiling when he looked at you.

You now know why he’s been feeling down lately, a sad ex was giving him a hard time, and no one can give your baby a hard time but you.

You smirked. It’s like a switch was turned on, and you became a completely different person.

You turned your head aside, and to your luck, found a drink. Your smirk became even wider. 

Nonchalantly, you grabbed it, and spilled it all over her face. 

Now, to her luck, the drink was cold.

“Say that one more time, and the next thing you see will be my fist.” you spat.

Kagami just wanted to shout I love you, right here and right now. 

[meggannn]

american gods ep5 “lemon scented you” thoughts

**i have not read the book, please don’t spoil me for future events/reveals**

THIS EPISODE WAS SO GOOD it was just like one good scene after another so im gonna try to write down my thoughts in the order i think they came in

i was a little confused what happened to the animated sequence in the beginning of the ep -- it looks like nunyuninni (sp?) told atsula she’d have to sacrifice herself to ensure her people survived. and.... i think the implication is that they became cannnibals for food?????? did i totally misread that???

so laura isn’t just rotten, she’s literally decomposing. what happens to her... “consicence”? after that? like will “she” be more of a ghost, or will she leave with her body? also i’m not really sure i understand why she has super strength, i guess it’s the coin magic?

laura sees shadow as a bright light. i assumed it was because he’s like her north star after dying, since he inadvertently brought her back to life and it’s a bit like she’s haunting him but in a nice way, but then in her eyes, wednesday is also glowing? is it also a god thing? then why wouldn’t she see sweeney glowing?

wednesday can... talk to crows? ok i just looked it up on wikipedia and apparently odin did have crows that flew around the world and told him shit! interesting

wednesday paid sweeney to pick a fight with shadow to see what he was made of! (but then why did wednesday spin the coin back in ep1 on the table to determine the outcome anyway?)

mad sweeney is an idiot but that entire confrontation scene of him and laura fighting was hilarious and also fascinating. i love that he doesn’t even bother to learn her name and just calls her “dead wife”

everything about media is so well done, from her images to her performance to her references to the way she talks and manipulates and the way she thinks. and the way she and technical boy seem to work on a mutual understanding, even if they don’t agree (media and technology go hand in hand, i guess? also I LOVE THAT SHE USED HIS TECH AGAINST HIM it really drove the point home but also must’ve felt like a slap in the face lmao)

technical boy: “not everyone believed [the war of the worlds panic].” media: “not everyone had to. just enough. that's all wednesday needs. just enough. maybe just one." show: *immediately cuts to shadow moon* me: HMMMMMMMMMMM

TRACIE THOMS!

ANANSI!!!!! i assume he’s agreed to go to war? does he just ride around in wednesday’s pocket? or since he’s a spider does he just appear when he’s needed to get in and out of situations like his worshipper mentioned in his introduction scene? (wednesday also said something about mr. nancy in his long list of truthful exposition he rattled off to that cop but i didn’t catch it bc he spoke so fast)

that interrogation scene. crispin glover holy shit. im ngl i was a little confused why they would go for this performance for mr world of a guy who’s just like slightly off, just a little less than approachable, because as mr world shouldn’t he be charismatic? but then him rattling off facts about shadow and the salsa rant. holy shit. he doesn’t need to be charismatic to control the world, he just needs knowledge and power and markets and people to be their predictable selves!

it’s kinda chilling to remember that wednesday is also a god of war, but that scene with a fictionalized bombing north korea did it. like, he was never really a good guy, he was always a sleazy grifter, but sometimes i forget he was also a god that required -- and expected -- sacrifice in his name to be in blood.

“you take up their time. we gave them meaning.” this is such an interesting line and im still thinking about it tbh. i think it goes back to nunyuninni, even? maybe there’s something to be said about how people worshipped old gods because they provided gifts as early humans tried to make their way in the world, whereas now that we live in an over-stimulated mass-consumption corporate world we have things like technology to make our lives easier giving us more free time, we search for ways to fill the spare time instead

WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT WOOD MONSTER THING. is it a new god? should i have recognized it???????? what the fuck???!!!!!

i’m not sure i understand why the new gods killed everyone in the police station. what do they gain from it, especially if they’re trying to convince wednesday to take the deal? a threat? a show of power? “if you wage war against us, this is what you’re up against”? if not, then what was the point of leaving the wood thing after them?

hnnnghHUGHHHHHH

[vgckwb]

Danganronpa: Away Chapter 1: A Smiling Face Betrays the Truth (Part 6)

I couldn’t believe it. Staring me in the face was the body of one of my beloved classmates. How could this happen? How did this happen? Why did this happen?

I was so lost in thought that I didn’t notice the rest of my classmates converging into the art room until I heard Annabelle cry out “MARIA!”

“No. No it can’t be” said Duke.

“MARIA! MARIA! MARIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!” Roman called out. “MARIA, WHO COULD HAVE DONE THIS TO YOU?!”

“CLAM DOWN!” shouted Cassy. Everyone turned to her. “Yes, I know it’s troubling, and disturbing, and horrible, but we have to remain calm if we’re going to figure out who did this.”

“Here’s an idea, what if we just don’t?” said Jay.

“WHAT?!” cried Roman with tears in his eyes.

“I mean, Monokuma said that once we get the trial going or whatever, either the killer or everyone else will be killed, right?” said Jay. “So, I think we just don’t investigate to spare us all.”

“Good Sir!” shouted Troy. “Even if we don’t go to Monokuma’s trial, I would prefer to know who would kill someone as gentle as Maria for fun.”

For...fun?

“Besides, attendance to the trial is mandatory” said Monokuma who then popped up. “It was a nice effort though. You certainly are brave.”

“I’ll take my chances with my fellow students. At least they’re predictable” said Jay.

“You SAY that,” said Monokuma, “but one of them up and killed Maria.”

“YOU LIE!” shouted Andy. “YOU DID THIS!”

Monokuma stood there in silence. “... Young man, if I did that would mean that I broke the rules. And I wouldn't do that.”

“BULLSHIT!” shouted Andy. I never thought I would hear him say anything like that. But I see where he’s coming from.

I said “As much as I hate to admit it, I don’t think Monokuma would lie about this. He’s been so gung ho on this killing game from the beginning. I don’t think there’s a whole lot that he would want more than one of us deciding to play.”

“Listen to Justin” said Monokuma. “Accept the fact that one of you killed Maria.”

Andy was staring him down more intensely than I could ever have imagined. If he wasn’t already the Ultimate Trivia Expert, I wouldn’t want to be against him on trivia night. Although eventually he gave up and said “...fine.”

“That’s the spirit” said Monokuma. “Now, in order to catch the killer, I will help as much as I can, without revealing who the killer is. And the first step to that is…” Monokuma pulled out a tablet of his own, “DUN DUN NUN NAH! The Monokuma File! I am sending you each a copy now. Any evidence not given in here you have to find during your investigation.”

“Of course��� said Cassy. “And how many days do we get to investigate?”

“No more than one-eighth” said Monokuma.

“One-eighth…” said Cassy. “That’s- That’s three hours! That’s not enough time to do any serious investigation work!”

“I know” said Monokuma. “But this is a Killing Game. You're Supposed to be having investigation FUN!”

“But...but...but” said Cassy.

“I’ll leave you to it then” said Monokuma. “If you have any questions, don’t be afraid to come to me. I will answer your questions to the best of my ability. Oh right. Before I go off, Monobird knows some things about this case, so he’s not allowed to help you investigate. So don’t ask him for help.”

“Does he know who did it?” I asked.

“...You know, I don’t know” said Monokuma. “But it doesn’t matter. He’s not allowed to help you anyway.” Monokuma then slipped away.

“Bastard” I muttered.

I looked at Cassy, and she was still stunned. She kept saying “...but...but...but…”

I went over to her and said “Get a hold of yourself! I know he only gave us three hours, but we have to use that time to figure this out. Otherwise the killer will escape and we’ll all end up dead. Remember, you’re not alone. I’m here, and so is the rest of our class. We can do this together.”

Cassy was settling down. “You're right” she said. “Except the killer isn’t with us.”

“That just means they’re alone” I said.

“Hm” said Cassy. “You always know what to say when it counts.”

“Thanks?” I said. I wasn’t used to hearing that, exactly. “Anyway, let’s see what the Monokuma File has to say.”

Hello, it’s me. You know? Me! Ah, don’t worry, we’ll meet again later. I’m just popping up here to inform you of something. Due to the nature of this work and how the author writes, there will not be a notification when a truth bullet is collected. Rest assured, they are being collected, but it just makes things easier to implement them later, during the class trial. Huh? “What’s a Truth Bullet?” you ask? Well, you’ll just have to wait and find out, I guess. That is all for now.

We opened up the Monokuma File on our Monopads. It read as follows:

Monokuma File #1

Victim: Maria Albright.

Notes:

-The victim’s body was found in the art room.

-The cause of death was a fatal stab wound to the right side of the neck. Death was near instantaneous.

-No other injuries have been found on the body.

I noticed something odd about the Monokuma File. I looked at Cassy and said “Isn’t it strange?”

“Is what strange?” she asked.

“The Monokuma File doesn’t list a time of death.”

“...So it doesn’t” she said. “What is the significance of that?”

“Well, it’s entirely possible that the murder could have happened before midnight.”

“So…”

“So, there is a chance that our parents are still alive.”

“...Don’t be stupid.”

“I’m not being stupid!”

“Look, it’s not possible. Remember, Monokuma made an announcement before midnight saying no one had killed anyone yet. While it would technically be possible, it would be highly unlikely.”

“I’m just saying it’s something to think about. With no time of death listed, it could be possible.”

“...Let’s just investigate.”

Cassy seemed to be hiding something. I won’t bug her about it now. But it does seem very concerning.

“So, who’s going to guard the body?” asked May. “You know, to make sure it doesn’t get tampered with.”

“I shall, good madame” said Troy.

“HOLD UP!” said Tammy. “If you did it, then you can just tamper with the body however you want.”

“That is an excellent point” said Pierce.

“Fine, I’ll help as well” said Jay.

“How can we trust the two of you?” said Tammy. “You’re both so buddy-buddy, how do we know that you won’t cover for one another?”

“Simple” said Jay. “While we are friends, we’re also rivals!”

“Wha?” said Tammy.

“Correct” said Troy. “If one of us did it, we wouldn’t want the other to know. If they knew, that would ensure defeat, and neither of us want that! Isn’t that right, good sir?”

“Couldn’t have said it better myself” said Jay. Both of them had a fire in their eyes.

“OK OK, I get it” said Tammy. “You’re so interested in one-upping each other that you don’t care how it’s done. It’s more scary now.”

Duke was looking intently at the body. “Hmmmmmmmmmmm. Yes, that should do” he said. He promptly walked out of the room.

“What was that about?” asked Cassy.

“We can ask him later” I said. A few other people had disbursed as well. “For now, I want to take a look at the body.”

“Right” said Cassy. We approached the body.

First I looked at the knife. “Isn’t this a knife from the kitchen?” I said.

“I believe so” said Cassy. “I mean, if you wanted to stab someone, a kitchen knife is readily available.”

I looked at it a bit longer. “Hey guys, do you think you can turn her over for a second?”

“What?” said Troy.

“I want to check if the stab wound matches up” I said. “To see if the knife is actually the murder weapon.”

“Oh, I see” said Jay. “Sure… What about you Troy?”

Of course, good sir” said Troy. “But no more than we need to.”

Troy and Jay rolled Maria’s body over for me. I found a rag and picked up the knife and compared the blade with the incision. “I think this matches up…” I said.

Cassy, increasingly frustrated said “Allow me!” and shoved me out of the way, grabbing the knife and the rag. After a few seconds, she said “Yes. They match.” She took a picture of the wound.

“Impressive” I said. “Alright, you can put her down now.” Troy and Jay rolled Maria back to where we found her. “As long as I have you two, can I ask you something?”

“Fire away” said Jay.

“When you were doing dishes, did you happen to notice this knife?” I said, pointing to the murder weapon.

“Well, you see, good sir, um…” said Troy.

“We didn’t” said Jay nervously.

“WHAT?!” said Cassy.

“Well, you see, good madam,” said Troy, “we didn’t find it.”

“Yeah, when we were putting away all of the dishes, it just wasn’t there. So, we categorized it as ‘missing’ in the kitchen” said Jay.

“Oh” said Cassy. “Justin, did you use the knife in your cooking?”

“Well, I could have” I said.

“You don’t remember” said Cassy.

“Well, it’s hard to remember. I made a lot of dishes yesterday. Plus, people were coming in and out of the kitchen all day. It could have been taken then.” I said. Cassy glared at me.

“Go easy on him” said Jay. “He was busy all day yesterday trying to make us feel better. He didn’t know this was going to happen.”

“Indeed” said Troy. “Justin is a noble soul, and had he known, he would have done everything in his power to stop it.”

“OK, I get it!” said Cassy. “You two really like Justin. I’m just under a lot of stress.”

Well, at least she’s not frozen in a sea of “buts.” “Well, that at least gives us something to work with” I said. “Although we should talk with May and Roman to verify that claim.”

“Agreed” said Cassy.

I next examined Maria’s body itself. “Looking at things, I don’t think the Monokuma File is lying” I said. “Although the time of death isn’t stated, which is troubling.”

“Well, do you have any idea on how to narrow the time frame down?” asked Cassy

I looked at her and said “Well, now that you mention it, you’re a detective, right?”

“Get to the point” said Cassy.

“Can you tell if rigor mortis has set it?” I asked.

“Of-OF COURSE I CAN!” she shouted, embarrassed that she forgot. She looked over the body. “Rigor Mortis has indeed set in.”

“So, now we at least have a window of time” I said. “Sometime between Monokuma’s late night announcement…”

“...and four in the morning” said Cassy. “Which, it would be a miracle if it was before midnight.”

“...I know what you mean, but I would refrain from using the word ‘miracle’ when talking about murder” I said. Cassy looked distraught. I then remembered the content of the announcement. “Hey, maybe we should ask Pierce about what he was up to” I said. “He could know something.”

“I agree” said Cassy, quickly regaining her composure. She looked determined. Perhaps she thought Pierce did it.

I looked at the tapestry last when it came to the body area. “What a shame” I said. “Such a lovely piece; ruined by murder. Although, it IS odd.”

“What is?” asked Cassy.

“The fact that the tapestry is here at all” I said. “Last night, I was in the art room, hanging out with Maria, and she told me that it was hung up in the gym.”

“WHAT?!” said Cassy. “But I didn’t see it when I went into the gym last night! …!”

I looked at her. “Why did you go to the gym last night?” I asked.

“I-My reasons are my own” said Cassy.

“That’s not helping” I said.

“Well, why do I need to say it?” she asked.

“So I know you didn’t do it” I replied.

“Wha-Of COURSE I didn’t do it. Just ask Monobird” she said.

“Unfortunately, you forgot that I technically can’t” I said. Cassy was stunned. “Well, whatever” I said. “I still don't think you did it, but it does look very suspicious. More importantly, what time did you go to the gym?”

“... About quarter to midnight.”

“So, between when they hung it up during the day and a quarter to midnight, the tapestry was taken down, and no one seemed to have noticed until now” I said. “Interesting. But why have this at all?” I asked

“Pardon?” said Cassy.

“Well, it just seems odd” I said. “If you’re going to stab someone why do it on the tapestry? Why not leave it up and just leave her on the floor?”

“That is a good point” said Cassy.

I think that was all I could examine around the body area, but there were a few things I wanted to look at around the room. I looked over at the desk Andy was drawing last night. I picked up the drawing he was diligently working on. It looks mostly finished, but some of it needed to be filled in. Still, it looked good. Maria would be proud.

“What’s that?” asked Cassy.

“Oh, this?” I said. “Andy was working on it last night.”

“Andy?” said Cassy. “He was in here last night?”

“Well, yeah. He came here with Pierce” I said. “But Pierce left. Then Maria. And then I left.”

“So, for a period of time, Andy was alone in the art room” said Cassy.

“You suspecting him?” I asked.

“Well, it is suspicious” said Cassy.

I can’t deny that. Although, this does bring up another mystery. “While it is peculiar that Andy was alone in the art room last night, doesn’t it strike you more odd that Maria wasn’t in here?”

“What do you mean?”

“Well, I’m just saying, we found Maria’s body in here. But she had previously left the art room. So when did she return?”

“...That’s a good question. What time did she leave?”

“Just after the nighttime announcement”

“So, she entered this room again sometime after that, but before four in the morning. Interesting.”

The other thing I wanted to look at was the statue in front of the door. This was possibly the most confusing thing in here. “Why is this here?” I said.

“Was it not there last night?” asked Cassy.

“It wasn’t.”

“That is strange.”

“Roman said something about a cooler in here. Maybe whoever moved it left behind something.”

“So let’s look for it.”

We looked around the room. In the back there was a door. We opened it, and sure enough, it was here.

“So here it is” said Cassy. The room was mostly empty. There were indents to show where the figure had stood previously, as well as a little card indicating what the statue was.

“‘Maria #1000’ by Roman Grace” I said, holding up the card.

“Well, he certainly knows what he likes” said Cassy.

“Still, it seems weird that this card is as intact as it is” I said. “Whoever moved the statue from here left the card prestine.”

“I see” said Cassy. “Maybe we should see how heavy the statue is. If it’s easy to move, then leaving the card alone could be easily explained. If it’s heavy, we’d need to figure out who can move it, and who can move it gracefully.”

“That’s a good idea” I said. We left the room and made our way back to the statue. I tried picking it up, but… “Ghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!! It’s too heavy.”

“Here, let me try” said Cassy. Cassy tried picking it up. “No good. It’s heavy. Troy! Jay! Come try picking up the statue. Justin and I will take over on guarding the body.”

“OK,” said Jay.

“Very well, good madam” said Troy. We watched as Troy and Jay picked up the statue. They could pick it up just fine. “How was that, good madam?” asked Troy.

“That-That was incredible” said Cassy.

“Eh, it was nothing special” said Jay. “It was heavy, but it wasn’t too heavy.”

“Indeed, good sir” said Troy. “I feel like I could move it around if I wanted too. But maybe not too much.”

“Alright, thanks for your input” said Cassy. “That’s four down, eleven to go.”

“Wait!” I said.

“What is it?” said Cassy.

“Remember, we only have a limited amount of time to investigate. We can’t rally everyone here and investigate elsewhere in that time.” Cassy looked afraid again. Uh-oh! I gotta say something fast! Ah! That’s it! “Cassy, there is another way of getting a good idea of who can and can’t move the statue!”

“Wha- How?” said Cassy on the verge of tears.

“Remember! We had the arm wrestling competition a few days ago. We can use the results to guess who can and can’t move the statue” I said. “You and I both never won a match, and neither of us could move the statue. But Troy and Jay got rather far, and they could move the statue. We can determine a list of candidates from there.”

Cassy was still a bit down. “But how do we get that?” asked Cassy.

“We can just ask Elliot for the brackets” I said. “I know it isn’t exact, but it’s the best we can do.”

Cassy looked at me and said “You’re right. You’re right. God, this whole situation sucks!”

I couldn’t deny that. But if we were going to get through it, everyone would need to remain as calm as possible. “Right, let’s keep investigating, and we can ask Elliot when we see her.”

“Right.” said Cassy.

“Before we leave,” I said, “Troy, Jay, do you remember anything that you did after the nighttime announcement?”

“I was sleeping, good sir” said Troy.

“Same” said Jay. “I was pretty tired after all those dishes.”

We left the art room. “Where should we investigate next?”

“I think we should check out the gym” I said. “To see if we can find any evidence of who took the tapestry down.”

Cassy was shocked again “Oh, right” said Cassy. We made our way over, but before we could even enter the gym, I noticed that the door was off the hinges.

“What is that?” I asked.

“Oh, well, uh, you see” said Cassy.

“What is it?” I asked.

“I don’t know if I can tell you” said Cassy.

“Why not?”

“Because… well… um….”

“Just spit it out!”

“You know, you can always ask me if you’re confused” said Monokuma, poofing into existence again. “I’m always happy to help.”

“GAH!” I said.

“So, what would you like to ask me, missy?” said Monokuma.

Cassy stared him down for a minute. “Do Monobird’s action count as having happened?”

“Of course” said Monokuma. “After all, he  exists, doesn’t he? It’s just he can’t tell you who did it, or if you didn’t do it. And since I know what you’re talking about, I will allow it.”

“Allow what?” I said.

“Well, when I had gotten here the door was like this as well” said Cassy. “I had entered, and Monobird told me he knocked the door over himself because it was locked.”

“Intriguing” I said. “Why was it locked in the first place? And how?”

“I don’t know about the first question,” said Cassy, “but if you look closer, you can see how.”

I looked down and say a bunch of metal objects. “What are those?” I asked.

“You idiot” said Cassy. “Those are parts of a chain.”

A chain?

“If you look further in, you’ll see the padlock” said Cassy.

“Well, let’s do that” I said.

“Don’t forget, you can come to me with any questions you have” said Monokuma. He then left.

We walked into the gym. Annabelle, Buck, Tammy, and Monobird were in there. They were all looking at the middle of the gym.

“Alright, let’s investigate” I said. I first took Cassy’s advice and looked close to the door on the other side. Sure enough I saw more of the chain and the padlock. “Interesting” I said.

“I don’t know who put it up there” said Cassy, defensively.

“Well, do you know where they go it?” asked.

“Probably from the supply closet in the back of the gym” said Cassy. “I mean, that’s where you got the basketball from, right?”

“I wasn’t really involved in that aspect” I said.

“Well, we can just ask Buck then” said Cassy. “He’d probably know.”

“Well, let’s do that” I said. We approached Buck. “Hey Buck!” I shouted

“What’s up?” said Buck.

I showed him the chain and padlock “Do you think this could have come from the storage room?” I asked.

Buck looked it over. “Holy shit” he said.

“What is it?” asked Cassy.

“That was definitely in there” said Buck. “I can even show you where it was.”

“Please” I said.

“Follow me” said Buck. Cassy and I followed him into a room in the back of the gym. Looking though it, it was like any gym storage room. It had balls for different sports, other types of sports equipment on different racks, and some other stuff. Buck pointed us toward a rack of bike locks. “This is where I saw it when I was helping get the ladder out for yesterday’s tapestry hanging ceremony.”

We looked at the rack. They had different sets of bike locks laid out, and it was obvious one was missing. “Well, clearly it was taken” I said.

“Look closer” said Cassy. I looked at the rack. “Not at the rack” she said. “Over here.” She pointed to a set of hooks next to the rack. “These are the keys for these bike locks” she said.

I looked them over and said “OK.”

“So, one of them is missing as well” she said.

“Uh-huh” I said.

“So, there’s a high probability that whoever took it still has it” said Cassy.

“Make sense” I said.

“So that person would be the killer” she concluded.

“I see…” I said. “Wait… WHAAAAAAAAAT?!”

“Why are you shocked?” asked Cassy.

“I just...I didn’t think of the connection” I said. “But you’re right. Whoever took it would have had the tapestry and therefore would have been the killer.”

“Thanks for catching up to thirty seconds ago” said Cassy.

“Right” I said, taking the burn. I turned to Buck and said “So, you said you got a ladder for this?”

“Hell yeah!” he said.

“Where is it in here?” I asked. “I don’t see it.”

“Wha? It’s right there” he said, pointing to a direction.

“Where?” I said. “Behind that step-ladder?”

“No. That IS the ladder, fuckhead!” said Buck. “Ah, I’m sorry.”

“It’s alright” I said. “But you should have just said ‘step-ladder.’ It makes it easier for all of us.”

“No, I knew what he meant” said Cassy. “And personally, I would call that a ladder.”

“But it’s a step-ladder’” I said.

“You really need to stop judging things based on your narrow-minded assumptions” said Cassy.

“Wait” I said.

“What is it?” asked Cassy.

“I don’t know what it is…” I said, “but I don’t think this is our thing.”

Cassy was surprised. “What do you mean ‘our thing’?”

“...I don’t know” I said.

“Whatever” said Cassy. “Let’s just look it over.” We examined the step-ladder.

“I think there’s only so much we can do with it in here” I said. “Buck, can you help us carry it out again?”

“SURE THING!” he shouted. He picked it up and we walked out.

“Just place it where it was during the tapestry hanging ceremony” I said.

“OK!” he shouted. He then set it up.

Before we continued our examination of the ladder, we decided to ask some qustions. I began with “So, what was it like at the ceremony?”

“Oh, it was great” said Tammy. “Maria gathered everyone, and we all gathered in here as she hung up the tapestry.”

“Everyone except Cassy and me” I said.

“‘Cassy and I’“ said Cassy. I ignored that, and it looked like everyone else did too.

Tammy said “Well Maria thought you would be busy, and Cassy said ‘no.’”

“I was nervous about our parents dying, and I was already in a mood about going to Justin’s thing.”

“So I had heard” I said.

Cassy was shocked. “What did you hear?” she asked.

“Maria told me you called my party ‘stupid’” I told her.

“Well, it was… until it wasn’t” said Cassy.

“Tammy you forgot something” said Annabelle. “Monobird wasn’t there either.”

“Really?” I asked.

“Yes” said Monobird. “A new shipment of supplies came in yesterday and I had to oversee that during the time of the ceremony.”

“Oh yeah, that’s right” said Tammy. “I met up with you later and told you about Justin’s thing.”

“Correct” said Monobird. “Also, I’ve told these three this already, but Justin and Cassy, forgive me if I am not as candid as I usually am. I was informed of the tragedy and that I could not be of assistance.”

“Understood” said Cassy.

I did have questions for Monobird that I thought was safe to ask, but I needed to be sure. So I sighed and reluctantly called out “Hey Monokuma!”

“You rang?” he said popping up.

“What are you doing?” asked Cassy.

“Get that nightmare creature out of here!” screamed Tammy.

“I am flattered” said Monokuma.

“I just want to ask Monobird some questions, but I don’t know if it would trip any wires. So I figure I can have you here to tell Monobird which questions he can and cannot answer.”

“Oh, I get it” said Monokuma. “Like I’m his lawyer.”

“Sure” I said. “I mean, technically, you are the rules lawyer of this killing game.”

“Ooooooooo. I LIKE it when you put it that way” aid Monokuma. “Fire away, Mr. Questions Man!”

“Thanks” I said with indignation. I turn to Monobird and asked “So, how did you break down the door once it was locked?”

Monobird looked at Monokuma and Monokuma nodded. “I rammed it” said Monobird.

“And after that you didn’t notice anything odd about the gym itself?”

Monokuma nodded again. Monobird said ”I wasn’t present for the tapestry hanging ceremony, nor was I informed of it. When I entered and saw the nothing changed from when I last saw the gym, I didn’t think anything of it, other than the fact that it was odd that the gym was locked in the first place.”

“OK” I said. “And what time did this occur?”

“Hold it!” shouted Monokuma. “He can’t answer that.”

“I can though, right?” said Annabelle.

“Yes, you can answer that” said Monokuma.

“You know when it happened?” asked Cassy.

“Well, not exactly” said Annabelle. “But I know it was after the nighttime announcement.”

“Yeah” said Buck. “After dinner a few of us gathered here for a bit. The tapestry was still up during that time.”

“None of us left until the nighttime announcement” said Annabelle. “So, it would have to be after that when Monobird broke the door down.”

Monobird looked at Monouma. “You can confirm that” said Monokuma.

“That it correct. It was after 10 pm” said Monobird.

“So, who all was there?” I asked.

“Let’s see” said Annabelle. “There was me, Buck, Elliot, and Duke.”

“So, where we you Tammy?” asked Cassy.

“Um, I just went back to my room” said Tammy. “Like you did.”

“...Right” said Cassy.

I had an idea “Let’s investigate where the tapestry was hung” I said.

“I was just about to suggest that” said Cassy, beginning to climb the step-ladder.

“Um, Cassy” I said.

“What is it?” she responded impatiently.

“Um, it’s just that you’re going up a step-ladder in a skirt” I said.

“... Oh. Yes you are correct” said Cassy, getting off the step-ladder. “Well then you have at it.”

“OK” I said. “And sorry you don’t get to investigate.”

“Just investigate” she said, annoyed.

“Right” I said, climbing the step-ladder. I made it to the top and saw the set-up that was used to hang the tapestry. It was simple, yet delicate. Two pieces of thread were tied to the hook. In theory, the two pieces of thread were tied to the tapestry and that would keep it up. “Interesting” I said.

“WHAT IS IT?!” shouted Cassy.

“Hold on!” I said, as I began climbing down. I then explained the set up.

“What makes that interesting?” asked Cassy.

“Well, with it being in the state of what it is, whoever took it down was very delicate with the procedure. Which leads me to believe that it’s possible that Maria herself took it down” I said.

“HOLD THE FUCK UP!” said Buck. “Maria’s the one that’s dead! Why would she take it down?”

“Yeah, that doesn’t make sense at all” said Annabelle.

“Well, as much as I hate to think this,” said Cassy, “maybe she was planning to kill instead, and it didn’t work.”

“NO!” shouted Tammy. “I refuse to believe that!”

“Well, it could als be a suicide” I said.

“It could” said Monokuma. “That is an option.”

“You’re still here?” said Buck.

“I figured I’d follow these two oddballs around, since they seem to be the ones fully embracing the game” said Monokuma.

“We are too” said Buck. “We're just not as good.”

“You’re seriously going to just follow us?” I asked.

“Of course” said Monokuma. “It’s just easier for me to be here always if you have questions, instead of popping in and out every five minutes.”

“True” said Cassy.

I chimed in and said “Did you have to call us oddballs though?”

“Well, I could have called you something else, but you two would be shocked by it” said Monokuma.

“Fair enough” I said.

“Then ONWARD HO!” said Monokuma. “Also, remember, I’m a neutral party in all of this. I will only help as much as I deem fit.”

“To me, you’re just an enemy that is helping us” said Cassy.

“If you want to think about it that way, then go for it” said Monokuma. “I’m neutral, so I don’t care if you die.”

“I don’t care if you die either” said Cassy.

“Aww, ain’t that sweet” said Monokuma.

“Anyway, before we leave, do you three remember anything from last night after the nighttime announcement?” I asked.

“I was asleep before the announcement even rang out” said Tammy.

“I was asleep too” said Buck. “But I fell asleep after the nighttime announcement.”

“Same” said Annabelle. “I mean, I briefly woke up due to the announcement in the middle of the night, but that was it.”

“Wait, what announcement?” said Tammy.

Buck turned to her and said “Monokuma did mention something about that. I didn’t hear it though.”

“It was just a rule announcement” said Annabelle. “I was too tired to check on it for myself, so I decided to leave it until morning. Plus, I would have had to put my glasses on, and that takes time I didn’t want to waste.”

“Of course” said Cassy. “It’s the same with me and my contacts.”

“Alright” I said. “Thank you for your time and effort.”

“No problem” said Buck. “I hope we catch this motherfucker!”

Cassy, Monokuma, and I headed out of the gym. “Let’s check the dining area next” said Cassy. “The murder weapon was there. Maybe we can find something that can point us to the killer.”

“Agreed” I said.

“Agreed” said Monokuma. We both looked at him confused. “What?”

“Just because you’re following us doesn’t make you part of our group” said Cassy.

“Oh, so you and Justin are a group, huh?” said Monokuma. “I wonder if there’s another word for that.” Cassy got visibly mad.

“Leave him be” I said. “He’s just a nuisance at this point.”

“How rude” said Monokuma.

We entered the dining area and found May and Elliot there. “Oh hi Justin” said Elliot. “Hi Cassy.” she saw Monokuma following us. “Erm, what is he doing here?”

“I’m helping” said Monokuma.

“He’s being lazy” I said. “He just doesn’t want to pop back and forth whenever we have questions about what we can and can’t pursue.”

“Hey it’s not my fault” said Monokuma. “THese two have a lot of questions. It’s almost as if they were born to play this game.”

“Elliot, we have something we want to ask you” Cassy said, ignoring Monokuma, though clenching her fists.

“What is it?” asked Elliot.

“Do you still have the standings from the arm wrestling contest?” asked Cassy.

“Oh, sure” said Elliot. “Do you need it?”

“We would appreciate it, yes” said Cassy.

“OK!” said Elliot. “Why don’t you two meet me at my room and I’ll give it to you there, along with anything else you need.”

“Not this again” said Cassy.

“Relax, I’m being serious this time” said Cassy. “I mean, Maria just died. That’s no time to be joking.”

“You still seem chipper though” I said.

“Well, it’s important to maintain a positive attitude” said Elliot.

“I see” I said.

“Hold on” said Cassy. “Why can’t you get it and come back?”

Elliot said “Well, May said she was done with her investigation here, so I figure you’d want to compare note. And you’re probably heading that way anyway, right? I’ll just save you guys some time this way.”

“I see” said Cassy. “Duly noted.”

“Thank you” said Elliot, as she left for her room.

We turned to May. “Uh, yes?” she said.

“We want to ask you about last night” I said.

“And this investigation Elliot said you did” said Cassy.

“Oh, right” said May. “Well, I guess I should start with last night. As you know, Troy, Jay, Roman, and I were doing the dishes. Of course, Troy and Jay turned it into a competition.”

[In the Past]

“Yo Troy! Let’s see who can clean the most dishes!” shouted Jay.

“Agreed, good sir” said Troy.

[In the Present]

Of course. Everything is a competition with those two. “So who won?” I asked.

“Amazingly, it was tie” said May.

Of course.

“Well, Roman and I were also doing dishes as well” said May. “But those two did a lot of the work.”

“So, who discovered the knife was missing?” asked Cassy.

“Oh, I did” said May. “but I assure you, I didn’t take it” she said nervously.

“We believe you” said Cassy. “For now.” May was even more nervous.

“What Cassy means to say is that this is a complicated situation. No one has been taken off the suspect board yet in her mind. Not even me.”

Cassy was shocked. “How did you figure?”

“You’ve been following me around” I said. “You figure that either I or Pierce are the most difficult people to deal with if we were the killer. Pierce however is hard to read, so you figure you want to catch him off guard. Meanwhile, while I am mysterious, I am easier to read, and possibly more crafty. Is that about right?”

Cassy was stunned. “How did you figure all that out?”

“You were so busy trying to get a read on me, you didn’t notice that I was getting a read on you too” I said.

“Of course” said Cassy. “That’s what makes you dangerous.”

“And that makes you not a suspect. In my mind at least” I said.

“Well, we can agree on that” said Cassy.

“Um, anyway…” said May. “About my investigation…”

“Oh, yes, go ahead” said Cassy.

“I tried to investigate the kitchen to see if anything had changed from last night” said May. “But it hadn’t.”

“I see” said Cassy.

“Thanks for the information” I said. “By the way, do you remember anything from last night after the nighttime announcement?”

“Um not really” said May. “I just went to sleep.”

“OK, thank you for your time” Isaid.

“Of course” said May.

We left as quickly as we entered. Not much was picked up in terms of information. But still, anything was helpful at this point. “Should we head upstairs?” said Cassy.

“Yeah” I said. We walked up the stairs. We headed towards the girls side first. “Hey, before we see Elliot, let’s check Maria’s room. Maybe we can find something there.”

“Agreed” said Cassy. We entered the room to find Sophie and Rachel already investigating.

“Oh hi” said Cassy.

“What brings you here?” said Rachel.

“We’re investigation” said Cassy.

“I know” said Rachel. “I was talking to the bear.”

Right. I forgot he was even there. “He’s just following us around” I said. “Pay no attention to him. I know I haven’t.”

“Sure thing” said Rachel.

“You’re going to have another question eventually” said Monokuma. “And then you’ll thank me that I’m here.”

“I’ll find it handy, but that’s about it” I told him. “The minute I thank you, you can kill me.”

“It’s a deal” said Monokuma.

“So, what have been the fruits of your labor?” asked Cassy.

“It’s really more of Sophie’s thing” said Rachel. “Just tell them what you told me.”

“Oh, um, OK” said Sophie nervously. “Well...I was in the nurse’s office for a while. Until about two in the morning. When I got up, I was feeling better. So I decided to go back to my room. But on my way back, I noticed that Maria’s door was open slightly.”

“It was open?” asked Cassy.

“Yeah” said Sophie. “I was worried, so I peaked my head in. Maria was just sleeping though. I tried calling to her to see if she was alright. But she was sound asleep. I closed the door and went right to my room. And now she’s dead” she said with tears in her eye. “I should have done something.”

“Like I said, there was nothing you could do” said Rachel.

“Exactly” said Cassy. “But, I get it.”

“*sniff* You do?” asked Sophie.

“Of course” said Cassy. “I felt the same way after my parents died. I understand completely.”

“*sniff* Thank you” said Sophie.

“So, um, did you find anything in here?” I asked, nervously.

“Well, when Sophie told me that story, I figured we had to investigate, but we couldn’t find much in here” said Rachel.

“Yeah, all we found were these bits of dirt or something on her bed” said Sophie, handing it to us.

“What do you want us to do with that?” said Cassy.

“I dunno. I figured You’d have a baggie or something for things like that” said Sophie.

“I do” said Cassy, “but it’s in my room.”

“You can grab it quick” I said.

“I guess I will” said Cassy. She then left quickly.

“Still, it’s strange” I said. “Why was that on her bed?”

“Huh. That’s a good question” said Sophie.

“I’ve tried to determine the origin of it, but nothing in the room matches with this” said Rachel.

“So, it had to come from outside the room” I said. “But when?”

Cassy came back. “I grabbed it as fast as I could” she said. We put it in a baggy, and I filled her in on what we just talked about. “I see” said Cassy. “Thanks for your help.”

“Sure thing” said Sophie.

“Whatever helps us solve this” said Rachel. “Wait, before you go, there was something else.”

“What?” said Cassy.

“The phone” said Rachel.

“The phone?” I said.

“Oh yeah” said Sophie. There was a message on it.”

Sophie pressed the button on the phone and it said “PLAYING MESSAGES! 1 MESSAGE! 9:55 PM!”

“Hey Maria” said Roman’s voice coming out of the phone. “Listen, I was wondering if we could change the meeting place to my room instead of your room. I know you invited me and all, but I’m a little tired out from doing dishes. If you’re tired as well, you don’t have to, but you have a standing invitation to my room tonight if you do. Thanks sweetie.”

“Well, that was interesting” said Cassy.

“Indeed” I said. “Maria would have still been in the art room at that time. We should ask Roman about that.”

“Agreed” said Cassy.

I noticed something next to the phone. “hold on” I said, picking it up. “Is this what I think it is?” I said, showing it to Cassy.

Cassy looked at it and said “I believe it is. They key to the lock used to lock the gym.”

“What’s it doing here?” I asked.

“You two!” Cassy shouted. “Did anyone else come in here?”

“No” said Rachel. “Although we hand’t noticed that either.”

“Yeah” said Sophie. “We didn’t place it there or anything.” Cassy glared at them.

“Don’t worry” I said. “Cassy’s just doing her job. If you did do it, then you have nothing to worry about.

“Oh” said Sophie. “Thank you.”

“Thanks” said Rachel.

We said our goodbyes to Sophie and Rachel. We then left the room, and just as he predicted, I had another question for him. “Hey Monokuma” I said.

“Ooh, a question. I knew it had to come sometime” said Monokuma.

“Does the nighttime rule apply to the rooms of dead people?” I asked.

“Nope” said Monokuma. “Once someone’s dead, you can’t sneak up on them anymore, so it’d be foolish to have that rule apply to them. Why. Were you thinking of going in Maria’s room and looking through her delicates?”

“No!” I said confidently. Cassy slapped me. “Ow. I said no.”

“Still…” she said.

“Still what?” I wondered.

“It’s nothing” said Cassy.

“I have a question for you now” said Monokuma. “Why didn’t you question their whereabouts?”

“Yeah, that is odd, now that I think about it” said Cassy.

“Sophie was in the nurse’s office and told us what happened from there, and I walked up the stairs with Rachel. Even if she heard your announcement, it could be just like the case with Annabelle or myself that we were too tired to do much else” I said.

“Oh. I guess that makes sense” said Cassy, thinking.

We made our way to Elliot’s room and knocked on the door. “I’ll be there in a minute” she said from behind the door. She opened the door and said “Just who I was expecting. You wanted these, right?” she asked, handing us the standings of the arm wrestling contest

“Yes. This will be very helpful” said Cassy.

“How so?” asked Elliot.

“Well, we can use this as an baseline to figure out who could and could not move the Maria statue” I sad. “Most likely the killer did it, so figuring out who couldn’t takes some people off the table.”

“Gotcha” said Elliot.

Cassy was studying the standings. I said “Well, as long as we’re here, would you mind telling us about last night?”

“Of course” said Elliot. “Well, after the dinner, I headed to the gym, along with Buck, Duke, and Annabelle.”

“Right, we’ve heard as much” I said. “What did you do there?”

Elliot said “Not much, really. Just some exercising and stuff. Although, that was just me and Buck.”

“‘Buck and I’” said Cassy, trying to correct her.

“Actually, she was right” I said. “A simple rule to remember when to do that is take out the other person. She could have said ‘It was just me’ and it still would make grammatical sense. Also, if it were switched, it would be ‘Buck and myself,’ not ‘Buck and I.’” Cassy was stunned and went back to looking through the tournament standings.

“Riiiiiight” said Elliot. “As I was saying, Buck and I were the only ones exercising. Annabelle and Duke just watched and hung out by themselves.”

“I see” I said. “And what happened after you left?”

“I went to sleep” said Elliot.

“Alright” I said. “Thank you for your time.”

“Mind if we keep these?” said Cassy.

“I don’t mind. Go ahead” said Elliot.

“Thanks” said Cassy.

“Sure thing” said Elliot.

We left to go to the boys side now. There were still a few people we needed to talk to. When we approached, we saw Duke looking around. “I guess everyone else is in their rooms” said Cassy.

Just then Pierce and Andy walked out of Pierce’s room. “Oh, hi” said Pierce. Cassy glared at Pierce. “It’s nice to see you too” said Pierce.

“Hey Pierce” I said. “I’ve been meaning to ask you something.”

“Sure, but first,” said Pierce, “what’s the horrible bear doing here?”

“He’s just following us around because he thinks it’s easier” I said.

“Whatever floats his boat, I guess” said Pierce.

“The only thing that floats my boat is your blood” said Monokuma.

“You’re not even trying to be scary anymore” said Pierce.

“Who said I was scary?” said Monokuma. “I just want you all dead. That’s only scary if you fear death.”

“What did you want to ask?” said Pierce.

“So I saw the new rule that came about last night. Monokuma mentioned that you were responsible for it. What was that about?” I asked.

“Ah that” said Pierce. “I was just explaining that to Andy here.” Andy peered from behind him. “See, I woke up for a bit and went to check on Andy in the art room. When I went in though, I saw him asleep with his drawing. I couldn’t just leave him there. So, I decided to take him up to his room. However, I ran into a problem.”

“Monokuma’s nighttime rule” said Cassy.

“Exactly” said Pierce. “So, I called out to the stuffed monstrocity and asked him about specifics. In the end though, the only way to get him into his bed was by throwing him in. I didn’t want to do that, sine he would wake up, I just invited him into my room and have him sleep in my bed.”

“Where did you sleep?” I asked.

“On the floor” said Pierce. “To be honest, I was going to explain it to Andy sooner, but then this whole muder thing came up. You saw how he was right after the discovery. He wasn’t in any state to figure things out. So I had to calm him down.”

“Um, thank you for that by the way” said Andy. “And for letting me use your bed.”

“I don’t mind” said Pierce. “Think nothing of it.”

Cassy continued to glare at him. “Cassy” I said. “I think that’s all we can get out of him for now.”

“I mean, if you want, you can ask another question” said Pierce.

“When you got down there, did anything seem off?” said Cassy.

“Well, the statue wasn’t moved when I got down there, if that’s what you mean” said Pierce. “However, I did notice the door was knocked down to the gym. I didn’t think anything of it at the time. I just thought it was open.”

“Why would it be open?” asked Cassy.

“Well, Monobird was in there” said Pierce. “Maybe someone went to see him.”

“Alright” said Cassy. “I thank you for your time.”

“You’re welcome” said Pierce.

It looked like Duke was still busy, so we decided to knock on Roman’s door and see if we could get to talk to him. We knocked on the door gently. “Roman” I said. “It’s Justin and Cassy. We would like to speak with you.” Roman opened the door. “I know this might be hard for you” I said, “But we just want to ask you some questions.”

Roman looked depressed. “Sure, go ahead” he said.

“Well, we’ve heard about it from everyone else already,” said Cassy, “but first we would like to ask about the dishwashing.”

“Right” said Roman. “Um, well, Troy and Jay did a lot of the dishes, but May and I helped out where we could. May noticed the knife was missing and we panicked. We searched the kitchen, but couldn’t find anything. So we decided to leave it for now. If only we didn’t.”

“Right. That matches up with everyone else’s story” said Cassy.

“So, what did you do afterward?” I said.

“Well, Maria and I had planned to meet in her room,” said Roman, “but I wanted to change plans because doing dishes took a lot out of me. Not to mention the impending deaths of our parents. I called her room, but she wasn’t there.”

“That also matches up with what we have learned” said Cassy.

“She didn’t end up stopping by though” said Roman. “So, I just went to bed.”

“Hmm” said Cassy.

“What, you don’t think I did it, do you?” said Roman

“Well, I’m not taking anyone off my list of suspects just yet” said Cassy.

“That’s insane!” said Roman. “You think I DID IT?!”

“Roman, she’s a detective” I said. “She’s just doing her job. How many news stories have you heard of where lovers kill each other?”

“...I guess” said Roman. “But still, I am offended!”

“No one wants to be in this situation” I said. “I think we’re all offended.”

“...That’s true” said Roman.

“Have you found anything of use?” said Cassy.

“Not really…” said Roman. “I was so distraught that I couldn’t think straight until you guys showed up. If it weren’t for you, I don’t think I would made made it to the trial.”

“Then I would have just killed you right where you stand” said Monokuma.

“GAH What’s HE doing here?” said Roman.

“Apparently being lazy most of the time, but helpful some of the time” said Monokuma.

“He’s there to answer our questions” I explained.

“Oh. OK.” said Roman.

“Anyway, thanks for telling us all that” I said. “It brings us one step closer to catching Maria’s killer.”

“Thanks” said Roman, going back into his room.

“ALRIGHT!” said Duke, loudly. “I searched as much of the school as I could!”

Cassy and I exchanged a look and then approached him. “So,” said Cassy, “what did you find?”

“Oh, Justin and Cassy” said Duke, somewhat surprised. “Yes, well, I suppose this information would be pertinent to the case, so you should know. I’ve search every inch of this school as I could with my special eyes.”

“Your special eyes?” said Cassy.

“He can see some chemical compositions and stuff that most people can’t see” I said.

“Right you are!” said Duke. “But while I can do it, there are some limits to it. For instance, I need something to compare it to if I want to look for smaller things. Things such as traces of blood. Which I found none of when searching the school.”

“Why would you be looking for that?” asked Cassy.

“Fool! If someone killed someone somewhere else and moved the body, then knowing where they were killed would be useful” said Duke.

“OK, I get it” said Cassy.

“So, you couldn’t find blood anywhere else in the school?” I asked.

“Well, in all the places I could look” said Duke.

“What places could you not look?” asked Cassy.

“Well, I didn’t really look in most of the student’s room” said Duke. “Just some who left their door unlocked this morning. Namely Justin, Andy, Pierce, Sophie, and Maria, of course.”

“Pierce, Andy, and I were the last ones to join the group before we discovered Maria was missing. We didn’t have time to lock our doors. Furthermore, Andy didn’t even sleep in his room last night” I said. “And I guess Sophie just left her door open on accident.”

“I see” said Duke. “I also didn’t get too far in my search in the girl’s restroom downstairs.”

“Wait, why were you searching the girl’s restroom?” asked Cassy.

“To find blood” said Duke. “Pay attention! Now, I didn’t get very far because May was using the bathroom and rudely asked me to get out before I could finish investigating.”

“I think she had a point” I said.

“I was explaining that I was just investigating!” said Duke. “But she didn’t understand.”

“Well, you are a bit odd” said Cassy. “It would make sense to think that you were in there for other reasons.”

“Look who’s talking” said Duke.

“Excuse me?” said Cassy.

“You’re a tad odd too” said Duke. “But I be no one would complain about you being in the girl’s bathroom for investigation purposes.”

“...Of course not...Because I’m a girl...and a detective…” said Cassy.

“Lucky” said Duke.

“It’s things like that that make you seem odd” I said. “But, that’s neither here nor there at the moment. Mainly what I’m wondering is if anyone did anything last night that could help us figure out who did it.”

“Oh, I know something” said Duke.

“Really?” I asked. “Do tell.”

“Well, I don’t know if you know this, but last night your tagalong buddy right there made an announcement” said Duke.

“We do” I said.

“OK, so soon after, I was thirsty, and wanted to grab a water bottle from the dining area” said Duke. “HOWEVER, when I first opened the door without my glasses on, I saw something weird.”

“What was it?” I asked.

“I saw someone standing in the hall whith a lot of fabric on them, but they didn’t seem to have heat exhaustion of any kind” said Duke.

“So, who was it?” asked Cassy.

“Duke can’t see all that well without his glasses” I said. “So he doesn’t know.”

“Exactly” said Duke. “I rushes to get my glasses on, but when I put them on, the person was gone. I was so surprised by this that I froze for a minute. But then I remembered I needed to get water, and I got it. I didn’t notice the gym door at the time, because I was completely bamboozled trying to figure out the fabric-wearing person.”

“I guess that’s fair” said Cassy. “But still, you went downstairs in the middle of the night. That makes you a potential suspect.”

“Didn’t I just explain that I exhaustively searched the school for blood?” said Duke. “You need to work on your observation skills.”

“And you need to work on your deductive reasoning” said Cassy. “Because since you have those special eyes, you’re the only one who could possibly see small traces of blood.”

“You’re starting to get it” said Duke.

“Which means that you could have been saying you were searching for blood to cover your tracks” said Cassy.

“Oh” said Duke. “Yeah, I can see how you would come to that conclusion.”

“Well, we don’t have any concrete evidence for anyone just yet” I said. “So, for now, all we can do is take your investigation at face value. However, if you’re not telling the truth, we will figure it out.”

“I see” said Duke. “Well, have a good rest of the investigation. I need some water.” Duke left to get some water.

“Now what?” I asked.

“Now I want to ask you something” said Cassy.

“What is it?”

“Did YOU notice anything suspicious last night?”

“Ah. Well, I guess something happened.”

“What happened?”

“Soon after the rule announcement last night I got a phone call.”

“I see. And what was on that phone call?”

“Well, I could just show you. The phones record all calls.”

“Right” said Cassy. “Lead the way.”

We entered my room. “Here” I said, pushing the playback button. PLAYING PHONE CALLS! 1 PHONE CALL RECORDED! 11:37 PM!

“Hello?...Hello?!...[soft thud]....click”

“And that was the call” I said.

“That seems odd” said Cassy.

“I know. I figured whoever did it did it accidentally. Like they knocked the phone off the reciever and then it hit the ground.”

“Hmm. Hold on” said Cassy, leaving my room. “Stay right where you are.”

“Oh, uh sure” I said. I looked round my room for a bit and then I saw the picture Monobird took of us last night. “Who knew one of us would be dead less than 24 hours after this picture was taken?...Wait a minute…” I saw something in the photo that intrigued me. I wasn’t sure if I could use it though. I looked down and sure enough Monokuma was with me. “Hey Monokuma, I have another question.”

“Well, this will have to be your last one. I have to wrap this up soon” said Monokuma.

“Can pictures taken by Monokuma be allowed as evidence?”

“Hmmm….., I say it’s a case by case basis. For the two photos he took since you got here, sure.”

“OK” I said.

“Anyway, I gotta go. Seeya!” Monokuma vanished again.

“Finally.” I then heard my phone ring. I picked it up and answered ”Hello?” Soon after I heard a loud thump. “Ow!” I said, pulling away from the phone for a bit. “What was that?”

“Sorry” said Cassy from the other end. I just wanted to test something. Come to my room so we can discuss this.”

“Uh, sure” I said. Cassy hung up on me. I walked over to Cassy’s room, confused. When I got there, I noticed that the door was locked. “Ow” I said, running into the door.

Cassy answered the door. “You really need to learn how to knock.”

“You invited me in. I thought that you would leave your door unlocked” I said.

“Why would I ever leave my door unlocked?” said Cassy. “I’m trapped in a situation where we’re supposed to kill, and someone has already done it. I’m not stupid.”

“Well, I guess that makes sense” I said.

“I don’t look down on you for not locking your door” said Cassy. “If that’s what you do.”

“You don’t?” I asked.

“No. It makes sense. You’re a lot more open and friendly with everyone. Ina way, that’s a type of defence. One that I don’t think I could pull off.”

I get it. She is a little jealous. I better not mention it. “Your idea is much safer. After all, someone did betray Maria’s trust. I could be next for all I know.”

Cassy gave me a serious look. “Don’t even joke about that.”

“Ah, you’re I’m sorry. Still, what did you want to talk about?”

“Oh, right. The sound on the phone. When I called you just now, I dropped my phone on the floor.”

“Why did you do that?”

“To compare the sounds. I listened back to my call and I heard that the two sounds were completly different.”

“So…?”

“So the sound you heard last night was not the sound of a phone being dropped on the floor.”

I was shocked. “So, what was it?”

“I don’t know. But I think if we can investigate more, we can figure it out.”

Just then a chime went on “Attention Students!” Monokuma called out from the announcement system. “You have five minutes of investigation time left. Use it wisely. Then we shall meet in the dining area to eat, and then off to the trial.”

“Five minutes?!” said Cassy, scared.

“Alright, calm down” I said. “We can’t figure it out now, but maybe we can do it in the trial. I’ll go grab my phone to bring as evidence. Since it has both last night’s call and the one from earlier.”

“No!” said Cassy, suddenly focused. “I’ve been tampering with my phone for a while. I know how to get the recordings out safely. You just go eat something. You’ve been very helpful.”

Cassy suddenly left the room. “OK…” I said to myself. I was about to leave, when I noticed a bunch of photos on Cassy’s desk. They were copies of the photos Monobird took. I figured they would be helpful for something in the trial. I then left the room, and then turned back to lock the door. Once it was locked, I headed to the dining area.

Lunch was quiet. Everyone was too busy eating, and there was a lot of food to go around. I guess it’s only fair , since this was definitely a last meal. But for one person, or for 14 of us has yet to be seen.

After lunch we made our way to the gym. “Are you ready for A TRIAL?!” called out Monokuma.

“I guess” said Jay.

“As ready as I’ll ever be” said Elliot.

“Let’s get this fuckin’ thing over with” said Buck.

“Alright then” said Monokuma. “Please enter the elevator” he said, pointing to an installation he made to the gym. “I will meet you down there shortly.”

We all entered the elevator and took a long ride down.

“This is such bullshit” said Buck.

“I get what you mean, good sir” said Troy. “But someone here betrayed our trust, and I would like to know who.”

“But that means killing someone, right? I don’t want to do that” said Sophie.

“It’s either us or them” said Rachel.

“I don’t care who it is!’ said Roman. “I just want them dead!”

“WOAH!” said May. “I get that you’re upset, but that sounds a little harsh.”

“This whole thing is harsh” said Jay. “The best thing to do is just embrace it for now.”

“Pierce, we’re going to get them, right?” said Andy.

“Of course” said Pierce.

Everyone is afraid. How could you blame them?

“Hey Justin” said Cassy.

“Yeah?” I replied.

“Do you have any idea who did it? So we can get this over with as quickly as possible?”

Even Cassy is afraid. “Sorry, but no. We gathered as much evidence as we could, but I’m still not sure who did it yet. Even if I did, I don’t think they’d just confess. Remember, they’re fighting for their life as much as we are.”

“Oh. Right” said Cassy.

“Still, I don’t think we’ll loose” I said. “I have confidence in our abilities. Especially your detective skills. You found things I didn’t even think to look for. Once we know how it all connect, we’ll get the person that did it for sure.”

Cassy’s face lit up and said “Right.”

Soon after, we reached our destination, The doors opened an we saw an unusual courtroom. There was a ring made up of 16 stands: one for each of us Above the furthest one to the back was a chair where Monokuma was sitting. “Alright everyone, take your places” said Monokuma. We all took our assigned places. The order, starting at the closest to the door going clockwise, was myself, Rachel, Pierce, May, Buck, Elliot, Roman, Maria, Jay, Tammy, Troy, Sophie, Andy, Annabelle, Duke, and Cassy. Maria’s place was taken up by a photo of her on a stand with a big bloody X across the picture. With all of us settled, I knew it was time.

Our first trial was beginning. Someone here murdered Maria in cold blood. Right in the art room. In her element. Everyone is on edge. Everyone wants to know the truth. But were we prepared for it? The killer wants to escape. But are they prepared for if that doesn’t work? Monokuma gave us a reason to kill. But did the motive mean anything in the end? It’s a complicated mess, and as much of a detriment as that is, it also works in our favor. This is a showdown. All we have to do is not blink.

[mostlysnowing]

its ya boy here for another wall of text bc i don’t want to talk to anyone specifically about shit anymore i just want to type furiously and that usually fixes me for awhile.

i did alright on my essays? i got like a 72 and a 76 i think which is pretty dope

debating hard on a two door cinema club concert. i love their first album. hmmmmmmmmmmm. also tory lanez. but i think the only reason i’m chilling on that one is bc it’s in like september or something.

yooo they put up a trailer for masters of none s2 and i looove that show (like literally i think it’s one of the best shows ever created even though that’s probably not even close to being true) THERE’S ONE EPISODE THAT’LL MAKE YOU FEEL LIKE SHIT IF YOU’RE FEELING ALONE IN S1 go watch ep 6 if you want to feel really bad about it

i’m tired

anyone else have major skipping class guilt? i feel so fucking bad even though attendance doesn’t even matter and in the end it would’ve made so little difference since it’s an elective so i’m not even that invested. 

ok so the best thing might have happened to me and my mom. my dad got this plot of land and it’s in like a hella tight place which is like beachfront and all that good shit. i realise that this part sounds weird but i come from a bunch of islands okay. anyways he’s giving it to my mom, they divorced bc he got a kid out of nowhere with someone else (and lmao he’s trying to get back with my mom now again i’m p sure) but anyways i guess he’s guilty or whatever so he’s giving it to us. and if it all ends up happening it basically sorts my mom out for life and she deserves it since she’s been through some shit. i might still need to quit uni and dip back home for awhile since she’s leaving her job too (that’s another v unnecessary story but her job sucks) and she hints at it sometime bc i think she wants me to say it but like she tells me how much she wants me to finish uni just as much. honestly i’m not bothered about it either way as much now but i guess we’ll see. also i’ll put this paragraph in the middle even though i wrote it first bc it’s too much too fast lmao.

i’ve become obsessed with touching my septum piercing with my upper lip. i actually can’t help it.

this is a really specific thought but i listened a bunch of playboy carti and was like man this shit just isn’t clicking. which i thought was weird since he was so hyped and i had no reason to necessarily dislike it. and like three days later in out of nowhere i couldn’t get ‘in new york i milly rock’ out of my head and i was like yeap there we go lmao. tbh i think i only like that song but still. 

i need to buy more sweaters

im so bad with animals i need so much time to get used to one but when i do its chill. 

i argue this a lot but i love that i have no exams i dont even care that i have like 69 essays. arts degree with the most useless major ayyyy we out there

but seriously tho ha ha h a, i mean i dont regret doing a philosophy degree but idk man. 

also a cashier said my fringe looked nice and it reminded him of his emo phase and i thought that was hilarious

and lets end it on a happy note

actually just kidding bc i went to check the date and it’s may and its gonna be two years since things happened. i don’t know if i feel like that’s ages ago or if it’s still kinda fresh. whats up lucia i hope ur doing hella good dude. i wonder if hearing from you will still cripple me w anxiety lmao i think yes considering the thought alone made me want to poop lmao. 

i gotta write something else now since no one wants to hear about that. i should rotate urls for real man this shit is getting too personal jesus christ get a diary u nerd