I decided to wander to my dorm.

I didn't have a clue on what else to investigate. What should I do?

I heard a small crunch that came from underneath me so I looked down. I stepped on something.

I bend down to pick it up and saw that it was a note! A note with eerie writing on it.

'You escaped this time. We'll settle this over the trial.'

There was no signature and the writing was a bit messy but it was clear what this note was trying to say.

Someone wants me gone for some reason. I'm willing to bet all of my Coca-Cola cans and my primes that I would have been the victim here.

I escaped somehow and they want something settled over the trial.

Kind of hard to not connect the dots.

I think...

[Threatening note has been added to your Truth bullets]

[Theory has been added to your Truth bullets]

I placed the note in my pocket. I may need it.

I decided to leave my dorm to go and investigate some more.

I walked over to Leafpool's dorm. I wanted to cry as I did but I kept it in for now.

I noticed that Isabelle and Minami were there.

"Oh hey Tommy," Minami waved cautiously.

"Uhh what's up?" I asked.

"We were hoping to see if Leafpool's dorm held any clues. There are some shredded leaves over here and some spots that suggest that Leafpool was pacing around a lot," Isabelle explained.

"Was she...nervous? Or anxious?" I asked.

"Could be," Minami shrugged.

[Leafpool's nervousness has been added to your Truth bullets]

"I also found this," she handed me a note.

I took it and read it.

'I know what you have done ————— you made my friend scared for his life. You need to pay! Meet us at the hydraulic press. Your time is ticking.'

Still no signature.

"Where did you find this?" I asked.

"In one of Leafpool's drawers. It looks like it was stash in there quickly. As you can see, there are some teeth marks here to suggest that Leafpool held the note in her mouth. What she was doing with the note, I don't know," Minami explained.

Yeah...what was she doing with a note like this? I wondered.

[Mysterious note had been added to your Truth bullets]

[Leafpool's involvement has been added to your Truth bullets]

"There is something else that is bothering me," Isabelle piped up.

"Bothering you?" I asked.

"Yeah! How it says 'meet us!' Us as in more than one person. You don't there are two killers?" Isabelle asked worriedly.

"Nope!" Monokuma popped up.

"F*ck off!" I snapped.

"So mean! Anyway, there are some exceptions on having two killers. If they kill one person at the exact same time, like I know a certain pair of twins did, or one person kills one person and another kills another. The limit that one person can kill is two. So if there is at least four bodies, then your best bet is that there is two killers but not in this case. One person killed poor poor Leafpool," Monokuma explained.

"But then...how come it says us here?" Minami asked.

"I dunno. Maybe there's an accomplice here. But that would be dumb because only the killer can get out...oh right I never told any of you that...I don't think," Monokuma replied.

"So...two people were involved in her death? That's even worse than one!" I shouted.

"Don't look at me. I don't control your actions. I merely push you to do said action," Monokuma grinned.

"You sick sh*tty b*sterd!" I shouted.

"Ugh so mean! I helped you lots too! Fine! No more help from me! Goodbye dear sir!" Monokuma disappeared.

I hate him with every fiber in my body but I hate to admit that he was right.

What he said was useful. And that's what sucks.

[Accomplice has been added to your Truth bullets]

[Monokuma's forgetfulness has been added to your Truth bullets]

I left her dorm and went back to the hydraulic press room again.

I wasn't feeling very motivated to investigate. I was feeling too sad for it. More than feeling sad.

"Leafpool...I'm...I'm really sorry for what I said before. If I could just apologize for what I said during that time, I would have. I didn't want your last memory of me...yelling at you. I'm sorry...I'm really really sorry," I said, choking up.

I heard something drop behind me and someone dashing off.

I turned around to see a wrench on the floor and no one there.

I wiped my eyes quickly.

What the hell was that? I wondered.

Who dropped this wrench here and who was that? Why?

[Dropped wrench has been added to your Truth bullets]

Ding Dong~

"Investigation time is over! Head over to the gym to start the class trial! Gooooooooood luck! You'll need it!" Monokuma said from the speakers.

I stayed put for a bit.

I didn't want to go...but I had to...no matter how much I didn't want to...

I dragged myself over there. I didn't speak to anyone, I didn't even look at everyone.

I kept my eyes on the floor and my mouth zipped closed tight.

Eventually, we went down again.

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I'm sorry...

A/N: so close and yet so far.

Any theories?