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Danganronpa: Away Chapter 4: Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me (Part 7b)

NON-STOP DEBATE

BEGIN!

Pierce: Alright, let’s go over it from the top.

Duke: So, we know the killer took the gun from the weapons room.

Duke: And upon getting there, they shot Annabelle.

Tammy: But we’re not entirely sure how they got up there.

Andy: They faked using a grappling hook for some reason.

Andy: But we don’t know why that is.

Sophie: They also took the time to edit the recording Annabelle was doing to lure the rest of us up there.

May: Not only that, but in doing so gave themselves a hard time limit to cover up the murder.

Jay: Well, I know I’m fast.

Jay: But I think anyone can move fast when they’re worrying for their life.

CCOA:

Duke: So, we know the killer took the gun from the weapons room.

Truth Bullet: The Knife

Justin: You’ve got that wrong!

Justin: What if we had that wrong from the beginning?

Justin: What if Annabelle took the gun, and not the knife?

Cassy: Huh?!

Justin: While it’s true that Annabelle was shot, and it’s true we found a gun at the scene, we also found a knife.

Duke: So?

Justin: Why would Annabelle take the knife?

Tammy: You think she was going to kill someone?

Pierce: Whether or not that’s true is irrelevant for the time being.

Pierce: Although I’m certain it’ll come up later.

Jay: What if you were to grab the weapons for self defense?

Justin: Sure, but a gun might be more efficient.

Pierce: Alright. So far, so good…

Cassy: That doesn’t make much sense though.

Pierce: True, but nothing about this case seems to.

Pierce: If we reverse our thinking, maybe we’ll come to a solution.

Tammy: Yeah, but Annabelle got shot!

Tammy: There’s no way that she would give the gun to her killer!

Andy: Well, we don’t know what happened at the scene.

Andy: Perhaps the gun was wrestled away from her.

Jay: In a life or death situation like that?

Jay: I doubt it.

Sophie: But how else would you explain it?

May: We haven’t explained much really.

May: Besides, you called me out for jumping the gun earlier.

Duke: Well, here we are trying to discuss things, and yet you’re trying to stop something before it starts.

Duke: You also tried to throw the blame on someone else.

May: Are you suggesting that I’m the murderer?

Duke: The lady doth protest too much, me thinks.

Duke: Thanks Andy.

Andy: Um, no problem…

Monokuma: HOLD ON EVERYONE!

Monokuma: I guess it can’t be a trial without some form of debate.

Monokuma: So let’s get rolling!

Monokuma: A new addition to this old school’s courtroom: DEBATE ARENA!

Monokuma flipped over an ignition and put a key in. Suddenly, the places everyone was standing had guardrails pop up. Everyone was given two buttons to push; one for if you think the killer took the gun, and one for if you think Annabelle took the gun. Once all the buttons were pushed, everyone started to move. It ended up that everyone who said that he was on one side, and everyone who said he wasn’t was on the other. The portraits were divided among the two sides.

Side The Killer Took the Gun:

Maria’s Portrait

Roman’s Portrait

Buck’s Portrait

Elliot’s Portrait

Tammy

May

Jay

Cassy

Side Annabelle Took the Gun:

Troy’s Portrait

Rachel’s Portrait

Annabelle’s Portrait

Pierce

Sophie

Duke

Andy

Justin

May: There’s still too much about this case we don’t know.

Justin: DUKE!

Duke: We’re trying to figure out what we don’t know; starting with this discrepancy.

Tammy: Annabelle was the one who got shot. It makes no sense that she’d bring the gun initially!

Justin: ANDY!

Andy: We know there was a struggle at the scene. Perhaps the killer took the gun then.

Cassy: That doesn’t change the fact that it makes no sense for Annabelle to have a gun.

Justin: Pierce!

Pierce: Why would Annabelle have a knife then? Either weapon is a mystery at this point.

Jay: Everyone’s a little high strung at this point. Having a weapon on you might not be a bad idea.

Justin: SOPHIE!

Sophie: We know the weapon was taken today. They couldn’t have had either beforehand.

May: Why would the killer take the knife if they knew that Annabelle had the gun?

Justin: ANDY!

Andy: We know whoever took the gun made it look pristine. Perhaps the killer didn’t notice.

Jay: If the killer took the knife, why was Annabelle shot?

Justin: PIERCE!

Pierce: As was stated before, there was a struggle. Annabelle could have deflected the knife before she was shot.

Tammy: The killer had to use the recording of the gunshots to lure us!

Justin: DUKE!

Duke: Remember! Annabelle was recording, not the killer.

Cassy: Face it! It doesn’t make sense that Annbelle took the gun!

Justin: I GOT THIS!

Justin: The truth is Annabelle HAD to take the gun for anything to make sense!

FULL COUNTER

Pierce, Sophie, Duke, Andy, and Justin: THIS IS OUR ANSWER!

Justin: It makes sense that Annabelle took the gun.

Justin: Any questions?

Tammy: I have one.

Tammy: What does that tell us?

Justin: Hm?

Tammy: I mean, in the grand scheme of the case, what does it mean?

Pierce: That’s a good question from someone on the losing side.

Tammy: Quiet! Or I’ll clean your clock!

Pierce: Oooo. Scary.

Justin: To answer your question, it changes the dynamics of the crime scene.

Justin: If the killer came in with the gun, they would have just shot Annabelle.

Justin: But the fact that there was a struggle disproves that.

Cassy: But then wouldn’t the inverse be true?

Cassy: If someone were to come in, Annabelle would just shoot them.

Justin: Perhaps that did happen.

Justin: But she missed, and that would account for the missing bullet.

May: But we didn’t find the missing bullet.

May: Hence “missing”.

Andy: I’m sure if we find it, it’ll answer a few questions.

Duke: But we can’t go out and look for it now!

Sophie: Well, if it missed, maybe the killer took it.

Jay: But how would they hide it?

Cassy: !!

Cassy: Perhaps that’s the secret of the second purchase.

Cassy: To hide the bullet retrieval.

Pierce: That makes sense.

Justin: Alright, so let’s take what we know now, and string it together to figure out something.

NON-STOP DEBATE

BEGIN!

Andy: When the killer entered the recording booth, Annbelle shot and missed the killer.

Tammy: The killer then wrestled the gun from her and shot her.

Sophie: They then noticed the recording, and decided to alter it to give them an hour to clean up.

Jay: They then found the bullet and took it with them.

Duke: And then bought something to cover their tracks, as well as a grappling hook to confuse us.

May: But then they would have the bullet, and then we’re back to not knowing anything.

CCOA

May: But then they would have the bullet, and then we’re back to not knowing anything.

Truth Bullet: Small Metal Object.

Justin: You’ve got that wrong!

Justin: Hm hm hm.

Justin: It’s all coming together now.

Cassy: What do you mean?

Justin: Remember this?

Cassy: That metal thing we found in the washing machine?

Cassy: What about it?

Justin: I believe that THIS is the “missing” fourth bullet.

!!!

Justin: Meaning that the killer then used the washing machine.

Duke: OK let me get this straight.

Duke: The killer had time to wash the blood off of them, set up the grappling hook, find and cover up the bullet, and not get seen.

Duke: I don’t even think at Jay’s speed that makes sense.

Jay: Normally, I’d say “don’t sell me short”, but for once I’m glad not to be the fastest thing alive.

Pierce: But the killer would have had the bullet on them, and by extension have used the washing machine.

Pierce: Otherwise that piece of metal makes no sense.

Cassy: Didn’t you say nothing about this case makes sense?

Pierce: True, but our job is to make things make sense, not complicate things further.

Sophie: But where does that leave us?

Justin: It leaves us with an interesting idea.

Justin: Why not reverse a few of our other assumptions?

Justin: We managed to identify a mysterious piece of evidence, AND prove that the killer used the washing machine just by theorizing that Annabelle had the gun to begin with.

Justin: So let’s see what else doesn’t make sense, and see if we can flip it.

NON-STOP DEBATE

BEGIN!

Pierce: Alright. What else doesn’t make sense about this case?

Jay: Well, the knife not being used is a bit confusing.

May: The recording is a little suspicious too.

May: Not to mention finding no trace of the fourth bullet up until now.

Tammy: I think the most suspicious thing is the grappling hook!

Duke: I agree.

Duke: It showed no signs of being used, even to crawl down.

Andy: Yeah, it seems weird that it would just hang through the open window and mean nothing.

Sophie: There’s…a lot that doesn’t make sense about this case, huh.

Cassy: You’re telling me.

CCOA:

Andy: Yeah, it seems weird that it would just hang through the open window and mean nothing.

Truth Bullet: Window

Justin: I agree!

Justin: It IS weird that the grappling hook would be there.

Justin: If the killer had used it, they may have wanted to take it with them afterward.

Justin: But that’s not the case.

Pierce: Do you have something else in mind?

Justin: Of course!

Justin: The fact that it’s there is meant to hide another question.

Justin: Namely “Why is the window open in the first place?”

Sophie: Huh?!

Justin: If the window was closed, we could have safely ruled out its use.

Justin: But the fact that it’s open tells us it was used somehow.

Duke: But they didn’t use the grappling hook.

Justin: Correct.

Justin: And if they didn’t, then they would have had to either climb up on their own, or go down on their own.

Tammy: But how?

Tammy: That doesn’t seem possible!

Pierce: We didn’t find anything else that could be helpful in either of those ventures either.

Justin: Exactly.

Justin: All of that combined not only undoes a lot of our confusion, but also tells us who the killer is for certain!

!!!

PICK SOMEONE

Question: Who killed Annabelle Winchell?

Answer: Jay Lafayette

Justin: It could only have been you!

Justin: I believe Jay is the one who killed Annabelle!

!!!

Jay: !!

Jay: interesting.

Jay: But how does the open window explain that?

Justin: Well, let’s go over it.

Justin: The wall to get up here doesn’t seem very climbable.

Jay: Right. Even I couldn’t run up a 90 degree wall.

Jay: Believe me, I tried.

Justin: So that leaves only one possibility.

Justin: You used the window to get out.

Jay: How so?

Justin: Easy.

Justin: You jumped.

Tammy: Wait wait wait!

Tammy: I don’t think you COULD jump from that height without damaging yourself.

Justin: Normally, you’d be correct,

Justin: But remember: Jay has a unique physiology to him.

Justin: We’ve seen it a few times before.

Justin: It wouldn’t be hard to assume that he could take a fall from three stories up like a champion.

Jay: You’re probably right.

Cassy: Does that mean you’re confessing?

Jay: Of course not!

Cassy: *sighs

Cassy: Why can’t you make this easy for us?

Jay: You think this is meant to be easy?

Jay: You’re forgetting that we’re fighting for our lives.

Jay: If I was the killer, I’d try to escape this by simply proving your assumption wrong to save my life.

Jay: And since I’m not the killer, I’m steering you back in the right direction to save my life.

Jay: As per the rules of the trial.

Monokuma: I’m glad someone’s paying attention.

Jay: Fuck you, you piece of shit!

Monokuma: *gulps

Jay: And that’s another thing.

Jay: You think this bear and his puppet master would just give in?

Jay: Of course not!

Jay: We have to give it our all to stop him!

Jay: So if our goal is to defeat The Ultimate Killer, then you need to put everything into proving who the killer is!

Jay: Which is not me, by the way.

Pierce: Spoken like an innocent person.

Jay: You really think I’m guilty?

Jay: Well then, prove it.

Justin: (This energy seems similar to Elliot, but different.)

Justin: (They’re both taunting, but I suspect that Jay actually wants to get caught.)

Justin: (But he’s going to make us work for it. So let’s meet his expectations!)

Justin: Very well.

Justin: Tell us why you’re not the killer.

Jay: Gladly.

NON-STOP DEBATE

BEGIN!

Jay: Alright, where to begin?

Cassy: Why not just confess?

Jay: Sorry, but no.

Jay: How about this?

Jay: I probably could survive a jump down to the ground from the third floor.

Jay: But how do you prove that the killer was outside in the first place?

Andy: What?!

Jay: You heard me.

Cassy: …

CCOA:

Jay: But how do you prove that the killer was outside in the first place?

Truth Bullet: Grappling Hook

Justin: You’ve got that wrong!

Justin: The killer obviously placed the grappling hook there.

Jay: Is it obvious?

Justin: !!

Jay: Maybe that grappling hook is unrelated.

Jay: Maybe someone else was setting it up when the gunshots played over the speakers.

Justin: Are you saying you did that?

Jay: Maybe I did, and maybe I didn’t.

Jay: I go out there a lot to run, you know.

Cassy: That’s preposterous!

Pierce: Actually, that’s plausible.

Pierce: As much as I hate to admit it.

Jay: So, you still think the killer went in that direction?

Justin: Of course I do.

Justin: And when I prove it, you’ll be backed into a corner.

Jay: Oooo.

Jay: I’d like to see you try.

NON-STOP DEBATE

BEGIN!

Jay: As I said, the grappling hook could be coincidental in all of this.

Sophie: Why didn’t you mention that before?

Jay: I couldn’t be certain either way.

Jay: So just saying that would confuse people.

Duke: Hold on.

Duke: You’ve been doing a lot of confusing through this entire trial!

Jay: You say “confusing”, I say “considering all options.”

Jay: Besides, you still can’t prove the killer went outside at all.

Cassy: You…

Jay: Don’t be upset.

Jay: After all, I’m not the killer!

CCOA:

Jay: Besides, you still can’t prove the killer went outside at all.

Truth Bullet: Beaten Up Fourth Bullet

Justin: You’ve got that wrong!

Justin: Remember this?

Cassy: !!

May: That’s the fourth bullet, right?

Tammy: Hold on.

Tammy: I bet Jay’s going to say “that can be ANYTHING!”

Jay: You know, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Jay: But no.

Jay: We searched all around this school, and there’s no other place the bullet could be hiding.

Pierce: I can confirm that it is as well.

Pierce: As a Weapons Expert, it matches the other bullets.

Pierce: I just had a hard time identifying it because, well, you know…

Cassy: Pierce…

Justin: You remember where we found this?

Cassy: Of course.

Cassy: It was in…

Cassy: !!

Cassy: IT WAS IN THE WASHING MACHINE OUTSIDE!

Justin: Well, there you go.

Justin: The killer took the bullet with them outside, and it was left in the washing machine after the blood came off.

Justin: And since you could have gotten there no problem, that only leaves you!

Justin: Hm.

Justin: And just like you said Jay, you spend a lot of time outside.

Justin: AND you’d want to fight for your life!

Justin: If you noticed someone you would have said so right away.

Justin: So it MUST be you!

Jay: I’m one step ahead!

Justin: What?!

Jay: Heh heh heh.

Jay: You think that’s it then?

Jay: That that puts a big ribbon on everything?

Jay: FAT CHANCE!

Justin: What do you mean?

Jay: Let’s go over your logic.

Jay: I kill Annabelle, jump out the window, wash my clothes, and then get the grappling hook and whatever I used to retrieve the bullet from when Annabelle missed me.

Justin: !!

Jay: I see you’ve figured it out.

Jay: How could the bullet end up there if I got the necessary item to get it afterwards?

Justin: I know there’s a way.

Jay: Prove it then.

REBUTTAL SHOWDOWN

BEGIN!

Jay: Your logic is flawed on the outset.

Jay: I had the bullet when I went outside.

Jay: But I retrieved and covered up the bullet hole after I went outside.

Jay: That just contradicts your own theory!

Justin: Well, we’ve been wrong this trial so far.

Justin: So I just need to find out what’s wrong here.

Jay: I’ll tell you: Everything!

Jay: Face it: There’s no object the bullet could hit that wouldn’t leave a mark.

Jay: And to clean that up in less than an HOUR?!

Jay: On TOP of everything else?!

Jay: I think it’s back to the drawing board!

CCOA:

Jay: Face it: There’s no object the bullet could hit that wouldn’t leave a mark.

Truth Blade: Jay’s Physiology

Justin: I’ll cut through your lies!

Justin: I think you’re right.

Jay: Huh?!

Justin: There’s no object that wouldn’t leave a mark.

Jay: …?

Justin: But that does mean the object isn’t easy to clean up.

Justin: Or at least hide in some way.

Cassy: What do you mean?

Justin: The current working theory hinges on Jay’s super-human resilience.

Justin: I think we need to extrapolate that more.

Cassy: Are you suggesting that Annabelle actually HIT him?!

Pierce: And he’s still standing.

Justin: Precisely.

Justin You didn’t need to go anywhere to clean up the mark.

Justin: Because the mark was with you the entire time!

Duke: So, how did he cover it?

May: Probably some kind of skin cream.

Sophie: That’s what I was thinking too.

Jay: …

Jay: Hm.

Jay: I have to admit, that’s plausible.

Tammy: Give it up!

Tammy: We’re so close!

Tammy: We  practically have you dead to rights!

Jay: Close only counts in horseshoes and handgrenades.

Monokuma: Two of my favorite murder weapons.

Duke: Really?

Tammy: But everything Justin said!

Jay: There’s still two more things that I need answers to.

Duke: Oh COME ON!

Sophie: Hold on.

Sophie: I think it’s only fair.

May: What?!

Sophie: Well…

Justin: It’s OK.

Justin: I get it.

Justin: Let’s tackle your questions one at a time.

Jay: With pleasure.

NON-STOP DEBATE

BEGIN!

Sophie: So what’s your first question?

Jay: I guess that’s a fair place to start.

Jay: Put simply: If I took the knife, how did I shoot her?

Sophie: That is a good question.

Jay: I know.

Sophie: If she was killed when she was shot, then it’s hard to say when you got the gun.

Andy: Why are you arguing for him?!

Sophie: It’s only fair!

Sophie: If we get this wrong, then everyone else would have died for nothing!

Andy: Oh…

Andy: Sorry.

CCOA:

Sophie: If she was killed when she was shot, then it’s hard to say when you got the gun.

Truth Bullet: Monokuma File #4

Justin: You’ve got that wrong!

Justin: I have to say Sophie, your luck’s come in quite clutch.

Sophie: R-Really?

Justin: Of course.

Justin: You said “if she was killed when she was shot…”

Justin: But let’s look at the Monokuma File.

Justin: The file never specifies a cause of death.

Justin: We just assumed it was the gun from the jump.

Pierce: So you’re saying we jumped the gun?

Cassy: Pierce, shut up.

Justin: As you can note, there was a bruise on the sternum, and a wound on the back of her head.

Justin: The wound is a result of when she hit the table.

Justin: And working backwards from there, we can assume that she hit the table when she was hit in the sternum.

Andy: So, you’re saying that she was killed when she hit the table?

Justin: Yes.

May: But hit how?

Cassy: The wound didn’t look like it came from a human fist.

Justin: You mentioned that.

Justin: And for that, I have two answers, although both point back to Jay.

Jay: ??

Justin: Either Jay used his fist, and because of his strength it left a bigger impact.

Justin: Or Jay just used the blunt end of the knife to strike.

Cassy: I see.

Jay: Well done.

Jay: Well done indeed.

Jay: But there’s still one big question that needs answering.

Cassy: Well tell us.

Pierce: We’re all ears.

Jay: No.

!!!

Jay: I want to do this mano e mano!

Jay: Me versus Justin.

Jay: No one interfering!

Cassy: (sighs)

Pierce: You think you got this?

Justin: Who do you think I am?

Justin: Alright, let’s do this!

Justin: Mano e mano!

PERSONA PUMMELING

Jay Lafayette-Persona Forming:

Jay gets demon horns wearing big athletic shoes, leaving behind a trail of smoke, fire, and lightning.

Justin Arbil-Persona Forming:

Justin’s armband forms into a trench coat that is white on the left side and black on the right side, combs his messy hair back in one motion, reaches into his trench coat and pulls out two guns, his left hand holding a black one, his right hand holding a white one.

Jay starts trying to psyche Justin out about how he can’t win on his own, and that he won’t have a chance at defeating Monobear and The Ultimate Killer if he can’t even beat him. His words begin to attack, but Justin shoots them back, and they return to slow Jay down. First, the fire goes away. Then the smoke, then the lightning, then the horns.

Jay: If the killer only used the washing machine, why are my clothes dry?

Bits of Truth Bullet: Like Wind The Ran

Correct Formation: Ran like the wind!

Justin: You’ve got that wrong!

Jay’s shoes are destroyed, and he’s left sitting still.

Justin: Now, do you have any more questions?

Justin: Or are we through? …

Jay: …

Jay: Hm hm hm.

Jay: Well done.

Jay: I do have a question though.

Justin: ??

Jay: Wanna put it all together for us?

Justin: Certainly.

CLOSING ARGUMENT

BEGIN!

Act 1: For reasons unknown, Annabelle grabbed a gun from the weapons room before heading to the recording booth. By coincidence, the killer went in there as well, grabbed a knife, and also went that way.

Act 2: Upon arrival, Annbelle shot the killer, but because the killer is so resilient, it didn’t do much damage to them. Afterwhich, there was a bit of a struggle, wherein the killer used either their fist or the butt of the knife to strike Annabelle, which bumped her into the table, killing her.

Act 3: The killer realized that Annabelle had been recording. So the killer shot her three times, and then cleared the remaining audio before hooking it up to the speaker system to draw the rest of us in an hour.

Act 4: The killer, now having blood on them, knew they’d get noticed. They decided to take a bit of a risk and jump out of the window and outside the building.

Act 5: The killer washed their clothes, but the bullet that hit them was lost in the machine. The killer didn’t notice this, and decided to dry their clothes by running.

Act 6: The killer then went to Monokuma’s shop to buy a grappling hook and some skin cream to cover their trail. They applied the cream first, since that was more of a dead giveaway.

Act 7: They then went to set up the grappling hook, but by that time, the bullets came through on the speakers, so they couldn’t lollygag, as that would seem suspicious on its own.

Act 8: They met with the rest of us, as we found Annabelle’s body, pretended to be shocked, and guarded the body while we investigated.

Justin: Is that proof enough for you? Jay Lafayette, the Ultimate Track Member!

Jay: Hm hm hm hm.

Jay: It is.

Jay: And now that that’s all said and done, let’s get this over with.

Monokuma: Well, it looks like it’s time for a vote.

Monokuma: Remember, if you guess right, only the killer is punished.

Monokuma: But if you guess wrong, then then everyone besides the killer is punished.

Monokuma: So, who do you think did it?

VOTE

Question: Who killed Annabelle Winchell?

Answer: Jay Lafayette

Monokuma: Alright, let’s check the results.

Results: 9 votes for Jay Lafayette.

Monokuma: The votes are in! Let’s see if you got it right.

A giant slot machine came rolling down and began spinning. Each slot had an image of one of us on it. Finally, it landed on three pictures of Jay. It declared us the winner and spat out Monocoins and flowers.

TRAIL COMPLETE!

“You know, three in a row is impressive, “Monokuma said, “but if you’re going to win EVERY time, it gets a little boring. So spice it up.”

“It’s either we keep winning, or everyone but one of us dies!” Andy pointed out.

“I know what I said,” Monokuma replied.

“So, what happened?” Duke asked. “Why DID you kill Annabelle?”

“Oh yeah,” Pierce remembered. “That didn’t quite come up.”

“Was it the motive?” Sophie asked.

“Do you really think Annabelle and Jay would have the same person?!” Tammy chastised.

“Actually, we do,” Jay said. He showed his monopod with a picture of me on it. I was slightly embarrassed.

Tammy was surprised. “Oh…”

“But that’s not the reason,” Jay said.

“Well then, what is it?!” May demanded.

Jay sighed. “I guess it’s only fair. I had noticed Annabelle going into the weapons room. I went in there and grabbed a knife to give chase.”

“Why not go without one?” Cassy wondered.

“I didn’t want to be completely defenseless,” Jay replied. “And like you said, when I entered, she was recording, and then shot me.” He wiped some cream off his arm to show the bullet wound. “But because of who I am, I didn’t get hurt too much.”

“What happened then?” I asked.

“Well…” Jay continued.

In the recording room before the murder. “Wha- WHAT?!” Annabelle said.

“Ugh,” Jay said. “That stung.”

“What are you doing here?!” Annabelle demanded.

“I noticed you grabbing a weapon,” Jay answered. “I wanted to stop something before it started.”

Annabelle frowned. “Don’t worry. I’m not killing anyone else. Just myself.”

“WHAT?!” Andy said.

“Yeah, I was just as shocked,” present Jay said.

“What do you mean?” Jay asked Annabelle.

“I just can't hack it!” Annabelle said.

“I know this situation is dire, but…” Jay replied.

Annabelle sighed. “It's not just that. It’s this motive.” She showed Jay her Monopad. “Truth is, I like Justin. But I know he’s out of my reach. He’s interested in someone else. And that compounded on everything else, I just…”

Jay’s face grew stern. “Let me show you something.” Jay took out his Monopad and also revealed that he would invite Justin. “I like Justin too.” Annabelle was a little surprised. Jay sighed. “The truth is, I’m gay.”

“Why didn’t you say so before?” Annabelle asked.

“It’s a bit of a sore spot for me,” Jay said. “I was bullied relentlessly in school for it.”

“Was it that bad?” Annabelle said.

“How do you think I got a body that can stop bullets?” Responded. Annabelle was shook. “I was beaten until I could stand. But I was determined to stand again. So I did. And I kept standing until I could no longer be knocked down. Was it easy? No. But I knew that I’d be able to escape someday. And THAT kept me going. We’ll escape this too. Not just this school-like torture chamber, but also the heartbreak of losing Justin. We just have to pick ourselves up and try again.”

Annabelle smiled. “Thanks.”

Jay smiled back. “Glad I could help.”

“You know,” Annabelle said, “I was recording a suicide note when you came in here. It would have been a murder-sucide note had it not been for your monster strength.”

Jay went pale. “...’Monster’?”

“Uh, Jay?” Annabelle said.

Jay’s memories flowed in like a floodgate. All the kids calling him a “monster” for being gay and fighting back against their abuse. He spiraled into a blind rage“I AM NOT A MONSTER! I AM A HUMAN!”

Back in the present, Jay hung his head in shame. “The next thing I knew, Annabelle was dead. I had to act fast.”

“Why did you want to get away with it?” Sophie asked.

“I don’t think he did,” I said. “He kept talking in the trial about how we need to give it our all to beat The Ultimate Killer. I think he just wanted to prepare us.”

“Heh heh, you got me,” Jay said. “You all are up against a dangerous foe. There’s no room for weakness. So I needed to see if your weakness was stronger than mine. And by Jove, you did it!”

“I see…” Cassy said.

“So, what now?” Pierce said.

“Well, you guys have to continue the fight,” Jay said. “As for me, well, you know what’s about to happen. Fourth verse, same as the first. But a little bit louder, and a whole lot worse.”

“Indeed!” Monokuma said. “I can’t wait!”

“Wait!” I said. “Um, well, uh, do you want a kiss Jay? Like Rachel did for Sophie?”

Jay was stunned. He then smirked and said. “Nah. I appreciate the gesture, but I know it’s not sincere. Thanks anyway. Now, where were we?”

“Right!” Monokuma said. “For you, Jay Lafayette, the Ultimate Tack Member, IT’S PUNISHMENT TIME!”Monokuma took out his gavel and hit a buzzer that appeared in front of him.

A screen came up and it read “Game Over. Jay Lafayette has been found Guilty. Time for the PUNISHMENT!” A pixel Monokuma came after a pixel Jay. Jay stood still, and got carried off. Jay was standing on a treadmill suspended above a pit of spikes. Monokuma came down on a bungeecord and started the treadmill.

A title card popped up. It read “Jay Lafayette’s Execution: The Pit and The Peloton. Jay started running on the treadmill, while Monokuma bungeed away.

Monokuma reappeared in his chair to watch. Jay kept going. Monokuma took out a remote and upped the speed. Jay kept going. Monokuma pushed another button, and hurdles started appearing on the treadmill. Jay kept jumping them and keeping up the pace. He was exhausted, but he kept going.

After a bit, Monokuma pressed another button. Instead of a hurdle, a brick wall appeared, knocking Jay back into the wall, leaving a huge impact. Cassy took a picture. The treadmill raced to crush Jay in some more, but before it reached Jay, he picked himself up and dodged the treadmill and landed on it.

Monokuma was stunned. “HEY!” Monokuma said. “You should have been crushed by that treadmill! Quit ruining my execution!”

“Heh,” Jay laughed, coughing up blood. “I don’t know what was in that wall, but crashing into it cleared my head a little. I have to say, you’re good. This thing could kill me.”

“Of course!” Monokuma responded, indignantly. “That’s the whole point.

“But right now,” Jay said, “I’m not in a mood to just let that happen. I bet you have more treadmills to crush me with, so let’s make this interesting.” He pointed to the spikes. “If I can make it to the spikes before you hit me again, then I win. If you crush me, you win.”

Monokuma huffed. “As if I’d LET YOU!” He started pressing buttons.

“I’m not the Ultimate Track Member for nothing,” Jay said, as he prepared to sprint down the wall headfirst into spikes.

The Title Card appeared again, but a little sign that said “Part Two” on it appeared alongside it. Jay started running, while Monokuma threw treadmill after treadmill after him. Monokuma kept missing though. Sure enough, Jay was able to reach the spikes and impale himself before Monokuma could finish the job. Despite Jay dying before our eyes, in the end he won his little challenge. Monokuma threw the remote in a fit.

It took us a bit to take in what just happened. I took the reins and said “Well, if that was weakness, then let’s show Monokuma our strength. We know what we’re doing, right?”

“Right…” Everyone murmured. I could hardly blame them. They were still in shock over everything. Despite Jay going on about strength, I think we all needed some time to recuperate after today’s trial.

“Let’s…go to our rooms,” Cassy instructed. We all nodded. We headed over to the elevator one less than when we came here, and rode up in silence before heading to our rooms.

Later that night, Monokuma was pacing in his secret command room. “That Jay! Couldn’t just die like the others! And now it seems everyone is STRONGER!”

“Fret not,” the Ultimate Killer’s voice came in. “I just found the thread to tear them apart.”

“Really?” Monokuma asked.

“Of course,” the Ultimate Killer said. “You thought you could fool me, but I know your secret now, Pierce Legna!”

Chapter 4: Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me: END

Student Remaining: 8

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saimatsu week day 3 not on day 3: reunion

they do be sobbing

[sapphire-mage]

Todd in the Shadows, who I'm a huge fan of, made a follow up to HBomberguy's video on plagiarism and James Somerton, where he specifically called out A TON (an hour and 40 minutes worth) of misinformation within James Somerton's video library.

And you should watch it as a good continuation. It has some funny moments too. (LINK RIGHT HERE!)

But I just... I have to share this clip I cut and edited, just because I have to show the psychic damage I received just when a certain character from a certain series was mentioned DURING SUCH A SERIOUS CONVERSATION!

The way I shrieked.

[cinnaprince]

baby, you're like lighting in a bottle!⚡

tiny bonus under cut!

[andromebaa]

New canon divergent concept for your consideration.

[aeymii]

Sometimes, you just gotta sit back and draw this a-hole✨

[rassebers]

Anyone here believe in the future of ishimondo

[wriochilde]

xoxo

[hajihiko]

Trust and belief and trust and belief and trust and belief and-

[nite-puff]

ummm….. so. the mondoblr server made a joke, and i liked it a little too much.

the kiyotaka ishimaru iceberg!!

of course, i wasn’t the only one who worked on this. big thanks to @pompadorbz @chinchillasinunison @mini-mecha-cowboy @cryzono and @ecogirl2759 for all the help, whether it be contributing entries or finding sources!! we had a ton of fun putting this together, and i hope you guys like it!

reblogs are greatly appreciated because all of these lovely people (and i) put a lot of work into this!! they deserve it!!

(under the cut will be a link to the document with all the entries and some links to sources for most of them. HUGE thanks to eco for popping the absolute fuck off and finding all these links for us!!! (and thanks to mark and @panicuriprince for helping us out towards the end!))

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I'm Danganronpa's Biggest fan!

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Danganronpa: Away Chapter 4: Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me (Part 7a)

For the fourth time, we were all gathered in Monokuma’s little circus of Hell. We were both confused and on edge. As common as these incidents were becoming, it’s not easier. “Well, fourth verse, same as the first!” Monokuma said. “Now then, let’s go over the rules for the Class Trial. Students will take turns discussing who they think is the killer. This will continue until an agreement has been reached. Afterwards, a vote will take place to determine who the blackened is. If you guess right, then only the blackened will be punished. However, if you guess wrong… then everyone BESIDES the blackened will be punished. Now let the Class Trial BEGIN!”

Cassy: Let’s just get this over with as soon as possible.

Pierce: Agreed.

Pierce: Does the killer want to come out and confess everything?

…

Pierce: Sounds like a “no.”

Andy: Well, what do we know about the case?

May: I guess that’s as good a place to start as any.

Jay: Of course.

Monobird: So then, let’s take things from the top.

NON-STOP DEBATE!

BEGIN!

Duke: From what we can gather so far,

Duke: it appears that Annabelle was shot and hit her head up in the broadcasting studio.

Cassy: Plus she had a bruise on her sternum.

Cassy: And a big one at that.

Tammy: Well yeah. We all heard her get shot, right?

Tammy: That’s when we came up.

Tammy: And the killer blended themselves in with the rest of us.

Jay: Sounds reasonable.

CCOA:

Tammy: Well yeah. We all heard her get shot, right?

Truth Bullet: Recording.

Justin: You’ve got that wrong!

Justin: You probably don’t know this, since you left,

Justin: But we found a recording that was an hour of silence and then the sounds of the gunshots.

Justin: And that’s what we heard.

Tammy: Really?

Jay: Of course, you could be the killer, and just be feigning ignorance on this front.

Tammy: Shut it, Jay!

Sophie: So, if we didn’t hear her getting shot, what were those noises then?

Cassy: I have a guess, but I’m not entirely sure.

Pierce: Well then, let’s hear it.

NON-STOP DEBATE!

BEGIN!

Cassy: So, this is just a guess,

Cassy: But I do imagine that the murder was recorded.

Cassy: And the gunshots on the recording are what’s left after the killer edited everything else out.

Pierce: Well, that makes sense, I guess.

Andy: Yeah. She was shot three times, and we heard three gunshots.

Sophie: Looks like that adds up.

CCOA:

Andy: Yeah. She was shot three times, and we heard three gunshots.

Truth Bullet: Gun

Justin: You’ve got that wrong!

Justin: It’s true that we heard three shots,

Justin: And that Annabelle was shot three times,

Justin: But the gun is missing four bullets.

Justin: So where did the other one go?

Justin: And why did we only hear three?

Andy: Huh!

Andy: That’s a good question.

Cassy: True.

Cassy: And it’s one that I think needs discussing.

NON-STOP DEBATE!

BEGIN!

Andy: So, what happened to the fourth bullet?

Sophie: Perhaps it was used earlier?

Duke: How?

Sophie: Well, we’re discussing that now.

May: Did the gun even have a fourth bullet?

May: Maybe it was brought to the crime scene not fully loaded to begin with.

Pierce: If that’s the case, that puts us in a real pickle.

May: I don’t think so.

May: if anything, it clears up an oddity.

CCOA:

May: Maybe it was brought to the crime scene not fully loaded to begin with.

Truth Bullet: Tammy’s Report

Justin: You’ve got that wrong!

Justin: According to Tammy, when she and Monobird searched the weapons room,

Justin: she found the guns to be fairly organized.

Tammy: That’s right!

May: Ummmm.

May: What does that mean?

Justin: It means whoever took it was thorough.

Justin: I doubt they’d leave without noticing a missing bullet.

May: Oh.

Tammy: Not only that, but there was a knife missing too!

Duke: I do find that to be a bit odd.

Jay: Well, there was a knife at the crime scene.

Andy: But why a knife and a gun?

Pierce: I don’t know.

Pierce: You’d think one would be sufficient.

Cassy: *sighs

Cassy: I suppose we should discuss that now then.

NON-STOP DEBATE!

BEGIN!

Duke: Why were there two weapons at the crime scene?

May: You’d only need one to kill, presumably.

Tammy: Maybe it’s to add to the confusion.

Andy: I imagine Annabelle’s body would be stabbed if that was the case.

Cassy: Maybe they were brought in separately.

Sophie: Oh, that makes sense!

Andy: But who would do that?

Pierce: It’s not like the other person would just admit to it.

CCOA:

Cassy: Maybe they were brought in separately.

Truth Bullet: Knife

Justin: I agree!

Justin: Based on where we found it, I think it had to have been brought in by another party.

Tammy: But who could that be?

Justin: Maybe Annabelle herself?

May: Yeah, we were thinking that.

Pierce: But that also means that Annbelle went into the weapons room.

Jay: And why is that an issue?

Pierce: Simple.

Pierce: I think Annabelle would have noticed the missing gun.

Pierce: So why bring a knife to a gunfight?

Jay: Hmmmmm.

Cassy: She could have missed it.

Pierce: It is possible.

Pierce: But Annbelle is a journalist.

Pierce: I think she’s the kind of person who would notice something like that.

Andy: Well, we can’t ask her now.

Andy: So either way, the point is moot.

Tammy: Well hold on.

Tammy: What if she got the knife before the killer got the gun?

May: I guess that would make sense.

Cassy: Well, we’ll consider that a “maybe.”

Cassy: Regardless, we can’t spend time thinking about that now.

Cassy: It’s conjecture at best.

Cassy: And we have a lot of other things to look at.

Justin: She’s right.

Justin: But that is curious.

May: So now what?

Jay: Well…

Jay: Should we talk about the motive?

Duke: Perhaps.

Duke: It might narrow the suspect pool.

Pierce: Well then, let’s get into it.

NON-STOP DEBATE!

BEGIN!

Pierce: So, this weird dance thing.

Pierce: After a while, that bastard would send out invites on our behalf.

Duke: But we don’t know when that was.

May: It seems a little silly that someone would kill over that.

Tammy: Well, we are all wound up tighter than a toy soldier.

Sophie: But it is peculiar that someone would kill Annabelle for having Justin as her invite.

Cassy: That is interesting.

Pierce: Because if someone wanted to eliminate competition, you’d be the obvious target?

Cassy: Shut up, Pierce.

Pierce: Heh heh.

CCOA:

Sophie: But it is peculiar that someone would kill Annabelle for having Justin as her invite.

Truth Bullet: Annabelle’s Monopad.

Justin: You’ve got that wrong!

Justin: Hold on.

Sophie: Eh?

Justin: While it is true that Annabelle had me,

Justin: There's no way for anyone to know that.

Justin: So maybe the motive doesn’t have anything.

Justin: At least on that front.

Tammy: What do you mean?

Justin: The other aspect of the motive is the fact we don’t know what day it is.

Justin: I can imagine someone wanting to kill over that more than this silly dance.

Sophie: Um, wouldn’t we know once the time is up though?

Jay: I dunno.

Jay: “If we waited” seems like a weak defense of things.

Jay: The fact of the matter is someone didn’t.

Jay: So this motive has to be stronger than we imagine.

Andy: But like Sophie said, if you were interested in Justin, why make Annabelle your target?

May: Well…

May: I can think of one reason.

May: And everything makes sense if it’s true.

Pierce: Oh? Do tell.

Cassy: I’d be interested in hearing this as well.

May: Would you now?

May: Miss Murderer?

Cassy: Excuse me?!

Pierce: Oh this is getting good.

Justin: Are you saying that Cassy killed Annabelle?

May: Well, it’s the only thing that makes sense.

Cassy: How could it make any possible sense?

May: You wanna go?

May: Bring it!

FALSE CLOSER

Act 1: When we got the motive Cassy obviously got you. However, in her paranoia, she worried she wasn’t the only one.

Act 2: She began investigating, and sure enough, she found out that Annabelle also had you. Scared, she panicked.

Act 3: Cassy figured if she couldn’t have you, no one could, and so she began planning her devious plan.

Act 4: She grabbed a gun and a knife from the weapons room, took out a bullet from the gun, and went up to the recording studio.

Act 5: It was there where she found Annabelle, turned on the recording software, and killed her. She planted the knife and the gun to confuse us.

Act 6: She then edited the recording to bring us all up in an hour, and then went out to plant fake evidence elsewhere to further confuse us.

May: It’s a devious plan, but I saw through it. Isn’t that right, Ultimate Detective: Cassy Williams?

Cassy: I don’t know where you get off-

May: Can you refute it?!

Justin: I can!

Pierce: Of course you would.

Andy: Maybe now’s not the best time for that Pierce.

CCOA:

Act 2: she found out that Annabelle also had you. Scared, she panicked.

Truth Panel: Pierce’s Monopad.

Question: Would it be just Cassy and Annabelle?

Justin: You can’t rewrite the truth!

Justin: According to Pierce’s Monopad, he was also set to invite me.

Pierce: Oh yeah.

Pierce: If this was a case of jealousy on Cassy’s part, she’d more likely go after me.

Tammy: Maybe she didn’t know?

Sophie: It seems odd that the Ultimate Detective wouldn’t know.

Sophie: I mean, we were talking about Annabelle’s sense of observation.

May: Hmmmm.

May: Well, only one would have to do.

May: If she was willing to end it all.

Cassy: Clearly, you don’t know me that well.

May: Under normal circumstances, I’d imagine no one would do this.

May: But this is far beyond normal.

Justin: Well hold on, cause there’s another course of contradiction coming up.

CCOA:

Act 6: went out to plant fake evidence elsewhere to further confuse us.

Truth Panel: Monokuma’s Receipt.

Question: Would Cassy only buy two things?

Justin: You can’t rewrite the truth!

Justin: We had a little chat with Monokuma earlier.

Justin: He told us that the killer only bought two things.

May: …

May: I’m sorry, why does that contradict what I said.

Justin: If Cassy wanted to plant fake evidence everywhere, why only stop at two things?

Duke: Now that you mention it, things do seem a bit sparse in the evidence department.

Pierce: Furthermore, Cassy is used to the lap of luxury.

Pierce: Only using two things would seem light for her.

Andy: Again, I don’t think this is the right place.

Cassy: Well…Pierce has a point…

Pierce: See?

Andy: Still.

Justin: I just don’t see this being Cassy.

Justin: I know a lot of things don’t line up, but I think it’s too early to jump to conclusions.

May: OF COURSE YOU’D SAY THAT!

Justin: Come again?

May: Look, even if we don’t want to discuss romance,

May: You can’t deny you and Cassy are fairly close.

May: I know you’re trying to defend her, but you need to let go!

Justin: I think you’re the one who needs to let go.

May: OK, so we’re doing this!

REBUTTAL SHOWDOWN

BEGIN!

May: So what if she only got two things?

May: That’s two more things than was at the crime scene initially.

May: This is the only way things add up.

May: I’m sorry, but you have to know this too.

ADVANCE

Justin: I don’t “know” anything.

Justin: It just seems unlikely to arrive at a conclusion now.

May: Face it, this is the only way this makes sense!

May: She took the weapons!

May: She altered the recording!

May: She killed May!

CCOA:

May: She altered the recording!

Truth Blade: Recording Software

Justin: I’ll cut through your lies!

Justin: While it may be true that the killer altered the recording,

Justin: the recording software itself was on the other side of the room of the body.

May: So?

Duke: Hold on!

Duke: I think I get it.

Duke: Annabelle didn’t turn it on because she’d be under duress.

May: Yeah, but maybe Cassy turned on the recording and shot Annabelle from there.

Andy: The position of the body would be weird though.

Andy: Especially if Annabelle was already in there to begin with.

Tammy: Not only that, but between you and me, I think Cassy got the least out of your lesson on how to work that.

Cassy: Hey! I understand it just fine!

Justin: My point is that while Cassy may very well be it, I think it’s too early to jump to conclusions.

Justin: There’s still too many unknowns.

Pierce: Yeah, and unless you like dying, I think we should see if we can’t find any other answers.

Cassy: If we really can’t, then suspect me all you want.

Cassy: But until then, let’s work on figuring this puzzle out.

May: …

May: …Fine!

May: But I’ll be keeping an eye on you.

Jay: I really thought we had something there.

Jay: Guess not.

Sophie: Well, we kind of do.

Sophie: I mean, the recording itself is strange, don’t you think?

Pierce: How so?

Sophie: Think about it.

Sophie: Why record at all?

Sophie: You’re in a soundproof room. Why leave evidence of your crime?

Duke: I see.

Jay: That is something worth figuring out.

Jay: Everyone ready?

NON-STOP DEBATE

BEGIN!

Jay: If you’re in a soundproof room, why record at all?

May: Well, typically, it’s good for recording normally.

Tammy: But here, it recorded a crime.

Jay: Furthermore, why give yourself only an hour to do your cleanup?

Jay: If I were the killer, I’d have given myself more time.

Pierce: That is a fair point.

Duke: Well, whoever they are, they only needed one hour.

Duke: So maybe they timed it right.

CCOA:

Jay: Furthermore, why give yourself only an hour to do your cleanup?

Truth Bullet: Recording.

Justin: I agree!

Justin: Heh heh heh.

Tammy: What are you laughing about?

Justin: I think I’ve solved one of the problems.

Pierce: Oh?

Cassy: Do tell.

Justin: Why was there an hour long silence before the gun going off?

Andy: Is it not to give the killer time to clean up?

Justin: That’s what we thought.

Justin: But as Jay pointed out, why only give yourself one hour?

Justin: And there’s also another issue here.

May: Oh?

May: What is it?

Justin: Why had it been recording for an hour?

Justin: I think this person answers that question.

Duke: Well, spit it out!

PICK SOMEONE:

Question: Who could help solve the recording conundrum?

Answer: Annbelle Winchell

Justin: It could only have been you!

Duke: Annabelle?

Justin: Yes.

Justin: I believe that Annabelle started the recording herself.

Justin: That’s why it went on for an hour.

Cassy: I get it.

Cassy: It would be difficult to get that recording in a short amount of time.

Cassy: But if Annabelle had been recording for an hour, all the killer had to do was mute the sound.

Justin: Precisely.

Justin: Not only that, this also explains why there was no signs of struggle at the microphone itself.

Pierce: Alright.

Pierce: But do you know why Annabelle was recording for an hour?

Tammy: Maybe it had something to do with her class.

Pierce: Perhaps.

Andy: Well, regardless, we can’t figure that out now.

Andy: I think if we keep thinking about the case, things will come to light.

Jay: I think that’s a smart idea.

Jay: It’s not like we can ask the dead what they think.

Sophie: And it’s not like the killer will just say what transpired.

Jay: Right.

Duke: So, where does that leave us?

Justin: Well, maybe we should focus on what the killer did afterward.

Justin: After all, they only had an hour to do what they could to muddy the water.

Justin: Perhaps we’ll find some clear water in there.

NON-STOP DEBATE

BEGIN!

Andy: So, after the killer killed Annabelle, they left the gun and the knife behind.

May: They went to the computer to mute the recording, and set themselves up to play the sound over the PA system to draw us all in.

Jay: And then they seemingly escaped through the window.

Duke: And then what?

Cassy: Well, I know that they visited Monokuma’s shop at some point.

Pierce: But that could have been before the murder.

Cassy: True…

Cassy: But they did also go to the laundry room.

CCOA:

Jay: And then they seemingly escaped through the window.

Truth Bullet: Upper Wall

Justin: You’ve got that wrong!

Justin: You’re referring to the grappling hook, right?

Jay: Yeah?

Justin: I’m not sure you know this,

Justin: But there doesn’t appear to be signs that the grappling hook actually grappled the wall.

Jay: Huh.

Jay: Maybe they used it to get in then?

Justin: Even then, it still would have left an imprint of some kind.

Jay: Hmmmm.

Jay: So what does that mean?

Cassy: Perhaps that the grappling hook was a red herring.

Duke: But why go through the trouble?

May: To further confuse us.

Duke: But that seems like such an easy thing to fake.

Duke: Just tug on it slightly.

Duke: It makes no sense to add it if you’re going to follow through.

Justin: !!

Justin: Unless…

Duke: Unless what?

Justin: Unless that was the last thing the killer did.

Justin: If that grappling hook was placed when the gunshots rang out over the announcements system,

Justin: then the killer would have had no time to make it look like it was used.

Duke: Oh.

Duke: Interesting!

Cassy: So the killer went to Monokuma’s store after killing Annabelle?

Justin: That’s my hypothesis.

Tammy: Hold on.

Tammy: How was the window open then?

Tammy: That had to have been done beforehand.

Justin: It probably was.

Sophie: So did the killer know that the store had a grappling hook?

Pierce: I don’t think we can answer that concisely.

Pierce: Whether or not they did, proving it would be herculean.

Sophie: I guess that’s true.

Andy: Hold on. Something doesn’t make sense.

Tammy: What is it?

Andy: If the killer planned to murder Annabelle,

Andy: Why did they wait until after she was dead to buy the grappling hook?

Andy: That just doesn’t add up.

Pierce: Huh. Nice catch.

Andy: Thanks.

Justin: Well, I’m sure we’ll figure it out if we keep talking it through.

Andy: Then let’s do it!

Justin: Huh?

Andy: Let’s talk!

Andy: Do you have the answer, answer guy?

Justin: What’s gotten into you?

Andy: Don’t worry about that now!

Andy: Just answer my question!

Justin: OoooooooooK…

REBUTTAL SHOWDOWN

BEGIN!

Andy: The grappling hook was the last thing used

Andy: That’s your idea, right?

Andy: But then if the killer had planned all of this,

Andy: why not set it up beforehand?!

Andy: Why wait until the last possible second?!

Justin: Calm down Andy.

Justin: I’m sure there’s a reasonable explanation.

Andy: Well, what is it?

Andy: I’m waiting!

Andy: How do you not take this into account when you’re planning a murder?

Andy: It just seems so weird to me!

CCOA:

Andy: How do you not take this into account when you’re planning a murder?

Truth Blade: The Recording

Justin: I’ll cut through your lies!

Justin: While at first glance, it seems like this was planned,

Justin: We already found proof that it wasn’t.

Andy: We do?

Justin: The recording.

Justin: It was Annabelle who set up the recording, not the killer.

Pierce: But what does that prove?

Justin: I think it proves that this murder wasn’t as premeditated as it seems.

Justin: I think the killer had to react, instead of act.

Andy: Oh.

Andy: Interesting.

Tammy: Why’d you go off the handle like that?

Andy: Oh, uh, well, Pierce did it last time, and it yielded a good result.

Andy: I’d thought I’d give it a try.

Tammy: Really?!

Sophie: Well, it worked.

Sophie: I think we’re piecing together some of the inconsistencies better.

May: But then where does that leave us?

Jay: No idea.

Cassy: The only way out is through.

Cassy: So let’s keep going.

NON-STOP DEBATE

BEGIN!

Cassy: Let’s review what we know so far.

Andy: Well, the killer came in, killed Annabelle,

Andy: Then noticed that she was recording something.

Tammy: From there, the killer edited the recording to draw us all to the scene.

Duke: From there, the killer opened the window, and went down to get a grappling hook.

May: That wouldn’t take an hour though.

Jay: So what would?

Cassy: That’s the million dollar question now, isn’t it?

CCOA:

May: That wouldn’t take an hour though.

Truth Bullet: Washing Machine

Justin: I agree!

Justin: Maybe getting a grappling hook and setting it up might not take an hour,

Justin: But I think some laundry would.

May: Huh?

Sophie: What would need washing off though?

Duke: If I had to guess, blood.

Justin: I agree.

Cassy: So, the killer went to clean their clothes.

Jay: Seems like it.

Pierce: But why not go to the shop beforehand?

Sophie: I’m assuming they didn’t want to be seen.

Sophie: Sticking around in the hall would be pretty obvious.

May: I guess that’s also true.

Andy: But going through the halls is dangerous itself.

Jay: Maybe, but that’s the only washing machine we have access to.

Jay: So it has to be worth it in some way.

Jay: Assuming the killer used it.

Justin: Huh?

Jay: I mean, let’s face it, there’s no hard proof that the washing machine was used by the killer.

Jay: It could have been anyone.

Jay: I know I go out there a lot.

Jay: And I’ve seen plenty of people  coming through.

Jay: It could have been anyone.

Justin: Hmmmmmmm.

Andy: But what else could it be?

Tammy: Yeah, given what we know, it seems like the only viable option.

Jay: You may be right, but there’s no proof.

Justin: He’s right.

Cassy: Pardon?

Justin: No matter where we go in explaining this, we’re always coming up short.

Pierce: So does that make this impossible?

Justin: No.

Justin: What this is telling me is that there’s something about the basics of the case that we are just getting wrong.

Sophie: What would that be?

Justin: Again, we don’t know until we explore.

May: So, we just have to review the facts on a more granular level?

Duke: I don’t mind that, if it means we can make it out of this.

Justin: Let’s keep going on what we know.

[jmgangel]

Imagine being Hajime in the Ultimate Talent Development Plan and having to deal with Nagito. This guy keeps following you around telling you how arrogant you are but also insulting himself. He refuses to cheer for you when you play basketball. You try to give him a handshake and he won’t let go. He tells you that you’re talentless. He’s in love with you.

[nottheeconomy]

HAPPY HALLOWEEN AND NO I’M NOT LATE SHUT UP!!!

But yes happy late Halloween hahahaha

They’re having a nice ghostly tea party!

(Brainrot under the button, come on, click it, you know you want to 👁️👁️👁️)

I’m shoving my vision of Ouma and Korekiyo being ghost type gym leaders into your mouths

Listen they’re perfect as ghost type gym leaders

Korekiyo is your typical Asian horror movie level spirit medium that fills his gym full of creepy dolls and seesaw boards while Ouma is the creepy clown type of gym leader that fills his gym with cracked funhouse mirrors and it’s essentially a abandoned carnival style haunted house

Korekiyo was the previous ghost type gym leader that retired to pursue travelling for anthropology studies and he chose some smelly clown gremlin off the street as his replacement hahahahahahha

Yes I used the art to bait you to read this far for my AU and no I’m not letting my hostages go

*slaps on AU Ouma design drafts*

Ouma’s main partner is Sableye and Korekiyo’s main partner is Banette and Yamask

*slaps on another AU draft design*

I have a whole google doc on this silly pokeronpa AU

So I *will* be posting more

I err spent way too much time thinking about this and if not for @lightbulb-warning (thank you so much for listening to my ramblings you’re way too sweet) I would’ve been rambling this to the white walls

That is to say!

Err

I’m very normal about them yes :)

Close ups!

[drowsie341]

@gontagokuhara-week Day 6 - pregame / postgame

Major spoilers for V3 under the cut!

Sooo the idea is that this would be in-universe promo material for the upcoming Danganronpa V3 series, designed by the lackeys over in Team Danganronpa's advertising department.

Given how Danganronpa was massive in-universe, with presumably a shitton of advertising and publicity... I wonder how pregame Gonta would have fit into that. Why would he want to join the killing game? How would he feel about all the publicity - would he be into that like pregame Kaito, or is whatever motive he had to join the game strong enough to get past any uncomfortable feelings?

Some of these questions could be answered if pregame Gonta had any lines of dialogue :( But him never speaking could itself be a character trait. I think he could be someone who rarely talks because others find him intimidating and they don't engage with him... and his silence then makes him look more intimidating, which makes him keep more of his thoughts to himself, and so on. But that interpretation of him then sends me back to 'why would he put himself through a TV show?'.

Would he be aware of the "muscular person goes down in Chapter 4" trope, and if so, would he want to buck that trend, or is he relying on it? It's all interesting to think about.

Also, change of topic but I kind of have a plotline for the promo material in-universe

Each student would have their own variant, with their own memetic/self-referential taglines

Tsumugi suggested the taglines for each variant - she's the only one in the department who understands what they mean, the rest of the team just nods along as she's the mastermind and they think she has some authority because of that (she doesn't)

The higher-ups at Team Danganronpa swiftly come down on this and ban the taglines for being "tacky" and "only marketable to obsessed old-school Danganronpa fans", replacing all of them with the generic "thrills, chills, kills!"

but not before merch with the original taglines is created and sent off to stores. Said merch is put on second-hand websites for several times the original price. Tsumugi ends up being called to the CEO's office for an awkward conversation

[aeymii]

"She forgave my existence.. my beloved"