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Elliot sat on her bed, thinking. Why would her parents do this? They didn't hate her, not at the slightest. Hell -- while they expected her to have a legitimate talent, they were fine with her lucky talent (hell, she did get it from her dad...).

But, well... god, even she didn't know what the hell was happening! A bear was commanding them to kill each other? She couldn't fathom killing... okay, maybe if someone completely pissed her off.

And even then: maybe.

Of course, she flopped her bed. It was comfortable, surprisingly. Unlike this morning.

God! Why was this all so fucking confusing!?

Ugh... she needed to cleanse her mind. She decided that the little iPhone looking Mohokuma gave them before they left :- the Monopad, and turning it on.

Greetings, Elliot K.

>>MAP OF SCHOOL
>>STUDENT ID's
>>RULES AND REGULATIONS
>>???
>>MONOGATCHI

Elliot decided to see the rules and regulations, and also sit upright.

Rule 1 Students may reside only within the school. Leaving campus is an unacceptable use of time.

Well, that explained the 'you're trapped down here' part of this killing game...

Rule 2 "Nighttime" is from 10 pm to 7 am. Some areas are off-limits at night, so please exercise caution.

Huh, so 10 pm was curfew? Nice to know...

Rule 3 Sleeping anywhere other than the dormitory will be seen as sleeping in class and punished accordingly.

And what would those 'punishments' be...?

Rule 4 With minimal restrictions, you are free to explore Hope's Peak Academy at your discretion.

Alright, so they weren't completely treated like prisoners by Monokuma...

Rule 5 Violence against headmaster Monokuma is strictly prohibited, as is destruction of surveillance cameras.

And yet he got peeved against Yige, who was merely speaking her thoughts and not harming him. She still gets threatened with a punishment. Whatever that 'punishment' maybe, it doesn't sound good.

Rule 6 Anyone who kills a fellow student and becomes "blackened" will graduate, unless they are discovered.

He explained that in vague detail earlier...

And seriously, blackened? What was Monokuma - forty!?

Rule 7 Additional school regulations may be added if necessary.

So that was all seven rules... and they made sense. Kinda? Maybe? Sorta? Ugh...

After reading that, she checked the file called 'Student ID's'.

Name: Yui Enoshima
Sex: Male
Age: 17
Height: 5'4
Weight: 90 lbs
Like: Music, The Great Outdoors.
Dislikes: Himself

Name: Yoshiki Furamenko
Sex: Male
Age: 15
Height: 5'8
Weight: 147 lbs
Likes: His art ( maybe himself...?)
Dislikes: ?

Elliot decided that was enough of the Student ID's. They were... dark.

Elliot checked the 'MONOGATCHI' thing. It was a simple 16-bit screen, with a chibi-ized Monokuma in a diaper, a monochrome room. It reminded Elliot of a Tomogatchi, which is were it got it's name.

Honestly, Tomogatchi's bored her to tears. It took long, and was probably why her dad liked them as a lad...

Elliot turned her Monopad off. At that moment, she got a soft knock on her door.

"... Who is it?"

"It's Yoshiki."

The artist? Okay. "Come in, I guess."

There was a jiggle at her door, which she assumed has Yoshiki jiggling he door knob.

...

"It's not opening, Elliot-tan."

Elliot sighed, getting up to open her door. Why the -tan honorific? That's like a sign of friendship and shit...

Elliot turned the knob, letting Yoshiki in. "What do you want, Furamenko?"

"Well," Yoshiki paused. "You seem quite friendly with Kohaku-tan and... could you please introduce him to me?"

"Um, why? Kohaku doesn't seem to have any problems with being his life not fulfilled or anything."

Yoshiki sighed. "It's not like that, Elliot-tan. It's... well... he's a fellow artist, y'know? I want to do a collaboration with him, and somehow get it the world!" He answered, flipping a raspberry lock out of his face.

"Ah." I'm pretty sure he's just swooning over Kohaku... "I don't know Kohaku personally, but Hijime sure as hell does. They were talking about 'Maho Shojo animes' and Sailor Moon. Go talk to him."

"Ah!" Yoshiki said happily, clapping his hands togetehr. "Thank you, Elliot-tan!" Yoshiki said cheerily, walking off.

Ah, I feel decent now. "Uh! Furamenko! Your welcome. Also..."

"Hm?" Yoshiki hums, stopping in his tracks.

"S-so... our we aloud to be outside our dorms?"

Yoshiki placed his index finger on his lips. "... I guess. Yige kinda took over as leader as of now. It's kinda of surreal." Yoshiki walked off, with Elliot following him.

Elliot decided to close her door on the way out, too.

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Elliot was conversing (well, trying to) with Zinnia. Despite Zinnia's well... interesting knowledge of carnivorous plants. They were sitting in the mess hall, which was dark, wet, and dank. Dank is the word that describes this place, huh...

"Hey! You know, Big Sister, what flower you remind me of?"

"...what is it, Nagisa?"

Zinnia smiled. "A Lavender!"

"Um, why? And isn't that like a color or something..."

Zinnia gave a catlike smile, giggling. "No, silly! A lavender is a long and thin purple flower in the Lamiaceae family. That's Latin for 'mint', so in the same family as Mint."

Elliot smiled back. "Oh, well, you learn something new everyday."

"Anyways, a Lavender flower represents 'The elegance of lavender reflects the grace and feminine beauty of those who receive it. Modest yet mature, lavender connotes a message of what it really means to be a woman.' ...That's from my first textbook."

Elliot blushed. "...T-thank you, Nagisa. That's quite the long winded compliment. Speaking of which, what flower do you remind yourself of?"

"Ufufufufu... my namesake of course! Zinnia's represent lasting love, goodness, thoughts of an absent friend, constancy and daily remembrance of good memories. It's also the state flower of that American place Indiana." Zinnia says sweetly, placing her hands over her lips.

Elliot gave a gasp of happiness. "Of Indiana? Uh, weird question, whats the state flower of California?"

"Hmmm...." Zinnia muttered, thinking. "Oh right! Its Eschscholzia Californica, or just California Poppy. I don't remember what it represents, Big Sister. But that could relate to how it's like a natural sedative..."

Elliot went silent. "... a sedative? That's just a like a fancy word for 'sleeping pills'."

"Yep!" Zinnia piped. "Isn't nature so... beautiful? Everything comes from it. I wonder what it's like to be given a Poppy seed. Is it scary because it means nature isn't just beauty and being cute?" Zinnia said, her voice staying sickly sweet.

"Oh. That's a weird thing to think."

Zinnia gave a cat smile. "Ufufufu... I know! And... I'm just to darn cute to think anything like that!"

"Yeah... cute."

"... Right?" Zinnia said, her tone going into a dark monotone. She almost sounded mad...

"Y-Yes, Nagisa. You are very, very cute."

"Yeah!" Zinnia said happily, almost like she never mad at all. "Thank you, Big Sister! I knew I could always count on you!" Zinnia said, slightly getting out of her chair and giving Elliot a bear hug.

"...M-me too, Nagisa. Me too..."

Zinnia fully got up, fixing her green colored shirt. "Well, see you again Big Sister~!"

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Elliot was walking back to her room when she saw something that made her heart skip. It was another room, filled with white foldable tables and chair. The walls were covered with all sorts of colored paint. Of course that wasn't what made her start.

It wasn't anything... inappropriate, or anything.

Well, it was Kohaku standing behind Yoshiki, and said artist was making a weird, pink wand. Like something from a magical girl anime.

"Aha! Thank you, Yoshiki! This is such a beautiful recreation." Kohaku said, clasping his hand together. "I always wanted to cosplaying Sailor Usagi... but all of the wands I find online are bootlegged or badly made! Anyways, thank you." He said, kissing Yoshiki on the forehead.

Yoshiki blushed a color similar to his hair. "No problem, Kohaku-pyon*!" He said, a smile on his face. "I'm simply doing my job. If anything, I should be thanking you, Kohaku-pyon."

"Why do you say that, Yoshiki?"

Yoshiki gave a slight laugh. "Well, this is the first thing I've done in awhile. Like... I've been suffering artist block since... well, I've got the acceptance letter for this place. Heh..."

"Oh!" Kohaku slighting blushed. "No problem to you, too, Yoshiki." The blonde said, a slight smile on his mouth too.

She had to admit, for those two having the most colorful of outfit choices... she was happy of their success in friendship.

She smiled, and walked to her room.

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Elliot was taking a nap when she woke. What woke her up was Monokuma's raspy voice.

"Hey, cubs! Please come to the gym for a special presentation!" She remembered him saying over the intercom, by now she was nearing herself to the gym.

Of course, before entering, she heard the sweet voice of Zinnia.

"Big Sister! Why do you think Monokuma called us here?" The green haired girl asked, her hands over her green skirt.

"I think it's about that 'motive' thing he mentioned yesterday, Nagisa."

"Oh!" Zinnia blurted, bopping her head. "Man, how could I be so lazy? Ugh..."

"Nagisa, it's okay. It's not like most remembered."

"Oh! Thank you Big Sister!" She chirped cutely, running in front of Elliot and pushing the door open. "Let see what is, Big Sister~!"

When Elliot and Zinnia entered the gym, pretty much everyone but them was there. Which walking in and joining the crowd, summoned Monokuma.

Monokuma jumped onto a similar podium from earlier today and sat eagle spread.

"Ehem... now that we are all here, let's get to what you are all here for. The motive for y'all to kill!"

...and? What is it?

"Which! Is! This!" Monokuma yelled, zooming his arm up. What followed, was about way too much money a normal human being (or bear) would have. "Since I wanna start out simple, here's about two grand in cash. Ya only get this if ya kill your fellow man!"

"What!?" Yige said, obviously disgusted. "That's horrible! None of would kill for something as petty as money! What do think we are -- selfish monsters?"

"Mrs.Pianzi..."

"How could you! I expected more of a despairing bear! I expect--"

Shrinnnnnnkkkkk!!

The class went silent, and their blood went cold.

Stood there was Yige, her body impaled be a dozen onyx black spears. Blood splattered all over her body, painting the surrounding floor. She stood their, gagging.

"H-How... could..." She coughed, looking pained.

"Upupupupup... I warned you, Mrs. Pianzi. Now you deal with the punishment. Got it?"

Yige responded with a bloody cough, her eyes rolling upwards.

"That's what I thought." He said coldly, un-impaling the journalist. Yige's body hit the ground, going limp.

"Well, cubs, that doesn't count as victim. She was an example."

The class was still silent.

Oh my god... Elliot thought, trying to keep herself from bursting to tears. Which, she failed mildly at, as tears welded in her eyes.

Kohaku, however, was a different story. He burst to tears. "Oh my god!" He cried, pulling his hands to his chest. "That's horrible!"

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'I DESIRE AND I CRAVE' PART 1 OUT 4... END!

S U R V I V O R S -- 14
V I C T I M S -- 00
B L A C K E N E D -- 00
OVERALL -- 01

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pyon -- (From TV Tropes) A slang honorific, indicating that the speaker is being very cutesy/sweet/lovey-dovey with the person he is addressing.