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"Alright Stevie, are you ready for this?" I raise a brow.

"I'm more than excited, other me!" Stevie smiled.

"Alright then, my first question... Do you actually like children or have you been faking it?"

"Of course I like children, unlike you, I have a built in maternal instinct." Stevie nodded,"I'll always look after any child that needs my help."

"Second question." I began,"Do you actually love Ray?"

Stevie paused, clearly hesitant,"Of course I love Ray, I'd trust him with my life-"

"Stevie." I sighed,"You promised me that you'd be honest. Now, do you love him?"

"Well... I don't know! Not only has he hurt so many people, he's hurt me! He's murdered my friends but... I can't help it, I'm attached... I love him.." Stevie bit her lip.

"It's okay, Stevie. My next question would be... If you could choose anyone to revive from Hope's Peak, who would you bring back?" I asked her calmly.

Stevie shook her head,"I can't answer that..."

"Stevie-"

"No. I can't and won't answer that question." Stevie crossed her arms.

Stevie was clearly adamant and I wasn't going to argue with her, it wouldn't end well for either of us.

"How about one more question, just one. How well do you sleep at night?"

"I sleep very well." Stevie stated.

Liar. I didn't take it further though, let her believe that I believe her, see what good that does her.

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"So I just sit here- Wait, you're Stevie?" Jay blinked as she sat across from me.

"Yeah, what's wrong?" I asked her.

"You're just, well, I actually don't know why I expected you to be taller." Jay looked to the side.

".. I'm going to pretend you didn't say that and just ask you some questions." I shook my head,"Now, if you could bring Teri back, would you?"

"Wh- Obviously!" Jay rolled her eyes,"I'd do anything to bring her back!"

"Just thought we'd start easy." I shrugged at her response,"Now, out of the survivors, who is your favourite?"

"I have to pick?" Jay blinked slowly.

"Well, you could be like Stevie and not answer my questions truthfully or at all-" Jay cut me off.

"Stebie."

"Oh, are you sure? I mean, I can obviously tell when she's lying but you, not so much." I leaned back in my chair, studying some notes I'd made.

"Yes, now let's move on before she hears." Jay muttered.

"Now, how many demons possess you again?"

"Jeez, let me think." Jay sighed,"I'd say... Around seven, give or take."

"And this is why I don't envy you in the slightest." I shrugged,"Here's your final question. If you could've killed someone during the killing game, would you?"

Jay was quiet as she thought about the question,"Well, I can't say for certain but, under the right circumstances... Yes, I could see myself murdering someone."

"Thank you for your time, Jay." I dipped my head slightly.

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"Heh, so you're going to ask me questions?" Ray held back a laugh.

"Keep in mind, Ray, that I have control over Stevie so if you keep speaking to me like that-"

"Is that meant to be a threat, kid?" Ray glared at me.

I froze up,"Yes."

Surprisingly, Ray just shook and sat back in his chair,"Just ask the questions already."

"Oh, well, alright then. Here's your first one... Do you actually love Stevie?" I raised a brow.

"Of course I do!" Ray looked offended that I'd even suggest anything else,"She's my kryptonite, my one weakness... I miss her."

"Maybe you should do a better job of showing it." I muttered before clearing my throat,"Anyway, question two, how would you feel if your sister started dating Volcan?"

Ray was silent before her stood up, picked up his chair and threw it across the room,"I'd kill that son of a bitch for even touching my sister! I'd break all his fingers and then-"

"... R-right, uh, let's calm d-down.." I slowly rose from my chair.

"Tch, it's a good thing they'll never interact." Ray sighed,"What's my next question?"

"Oh, uh, if you could go back to before you commited your murders, would you take it back?" I raised a brow.

Ray looked around as he pondered,"I don't know... Maybe? Maybe not, I think I'd just kill different people... Like Scott, Scott's not important. Nobody would miss him."

"I see." I nodded slowly,"Well, I suppose my final question is, why did Teri seem like a threat?"

Ray sighed,"That girl was crazy, from the moment I laid eyes on her. Not only that, she was scarily smart during the trials. If I didn't take her out, she'd catch me for sure."

"I see, well, go back to being a ghost now."

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"Kirari, how's your day been?"

"Oh, it's been great!" She smiled,"Ash and I went and hung out at a flower field I found."

"That sounds nice." I nodded,"But it's time for questions. Now, aside from Ash, who would you say you were closest to at Hope's Peak?"

"Hm, I'm not sure.." Kirari hummed,"Well, maybe Teri? We talked quite a bit but... I never really spent much time with anyone else after I found Ash."

"Sounds fair." I nodded,"Second question, do you regret dying like that?"

"With my table joke?" Kirari smiled,"Heh, no regrets here. I just wish I'd finished my line."

"I see. Well, next question, what's your favourite piece of jewellery that you've made?" I questioned.

"This." Kirari took off what she was wearing around her neck.

It was a golden heart locket that was outlined with little red gemstones. Kirari clicked it open with her thumb to see a picture of her and Ash with little love engravings down the side.

"Very cute." I smiled,"My final question would be, how do you feel about Ray?"

Kirari bit her lip,"Well, I sort of... Understand, I guess but... He scares me."

"Thank you for your time, Kira." I nodded.

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"So I just need at answer your questions and then I can get back to Kira?" Ash raised a brow.

"That's right." I nodded,"Now, how did you get into being a florist?"

"Well, I loved flowers ever since I was little and my mother owns a wedding business so I was around decorative flowers pretty much my whole life." Ash explained,"It was just sort of a natural thing to happen."

"That's interesting. Second question, how much do you love Kira?"

Ash kept her face stone cold,"I was willing to murder to get revenge for her, to escape for her... How much do you think I love her?"

I bit my lip, blinking slightly,"Uh- Probably a lot... Can I ask my next question or are you going to stab me?"

"That depends... Is it a stupid question?"

"Since when was she this scary, I don't remember writing that." I thought to myself before shaking my head,"Are there other people you wish you could've killed? Y'know, since you could've gotten three-"

"Stevie." Ash stared me down,"She knew Ray the best, she probably knew what he was going to do that night."

"So... You'd kill Stevie-"

"And Akira. Maybe Jeff too." Ash added,"Not Dimitri, well, I couldn't even if I tried. I thought he was dead, just like everyone... Except you, of course."

"Ah, but you're not meant to know that." I spoke through gritted teeth,"I'm just an interested journalist, remember?"

"But you're not." Ash crossed her arms,"You're the one who really did all this aren't you? Not Dimitri, not anyone. You."

"I think that's enough from you-"

"Deny it all you want [Redacted]. Soon they'll all know." Ash glared at me.

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"Ooh, you've got a big notepad! What's that for?" Akira questioned as she bounced over to the table.

"It's full of questions, for you and your friends." I answered honestly.

"Cool!" Akira smiled,"What's my first question?"

I sighed,"Well, uh, do you want to seek out Volcan?"

"Volcan? B-but he's..." Akira stared down at her hands,"You're telling me this whole time... He's been-"

"Alive? Yes." I nodded,"He actually worked for Ray before, y'know.."

Akira was silent for a few moments,"I would but... But he'd hate me!"

"Akira, he wouldn't-"

"He has to hate me! I killed everyone!" Akira began to cry.

"Shit, uh-" I got up and walked over to her, gently rubbing her back,"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have asked-"

"No... No, I needed to no." Akira shook her head,"What's your n-next question?"

"Question number two is... Of you could go back to before you made an alliance with Ray, would you change it?"

Akira seemed to ponder this question which gave me enough time to get back to my chair.

"No, I... I wouldn't." Akira shook her head.

"Really? Why's that?" I subconsciously tilted my head to the side.

"They would've still died, Teri and Kira... Just because I wasn't there to be used for my talent, he'd still choose those targets, maybe." Akira sighed,"Let's just put it this way, Ray would've still been a murderer."

"True that." I sighed, knowing the truth of her statement,"And last question for you, how is your relationship with Jeff?"

Akira's cheeks flushed,"It's... It's good, I really like them and I think I could probably trust Jeff with anything."

"A nice wholesome end to our conversation." I smiled.

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"Ah, you must be the 'Ultimate Journalist'?" Jeff cocked their head to the side as they wheeled in.

"That's right." I nodded quickly, wager to drop the subject.

Am I the Ultimate Journalist? Nope. Am I lying to them to give me more credibility? Absolutely.

"So what are you going to be asking me?" Jeff raised a brow.

"Just questions that I've always wanted to ask." I replied,"Like, have you ever lost a chess match?"

"Of course I have." Jeff shook their head,"Even Grandmasters loose sometimes."

"Who was it to, if you don't mind me asking?"

"Well, it was mostly early days against my mother since she was the only one I really played with. Lucy wasn't a fan of chess." Jeff admitted,"Then I lost around half a dozen championships against the likes of Bobby Fischer and Magnus Carlson."

I recognized the names, I'd definitely heard them before.

"I see." I nodded,"Now, what drew you to Akira? Why her?"

"Why not her?" Jeff spoke quickly, their face immediately flushing,"I mean, she's confident and absolutely stunning. Sure, she had... Uh, fire-setting tendencies but we're working on her impulsiveness."

"You'll have to tell me how that goes." I chuckle to myself before looking at my notebook,"Next question. How have you adjusted to life without the ability to walk?"

"It was challenging, to say the least. For a while after the accident, I was still in shock and adjusting was... Hard, at first." Jeff sighed, looking to the side,"But I had my friends with me. God bless them, they were so unbelievably patient with me and we're always there when I needed that extra push to keep me going."

"That's very sweet, Jeff." I smiled,"My final question is... How do you feel about Jay?"

"Conflicted. You'd think we get along but our personalities just clash. Even before her whole 'inner demons' thing, we argued constantly but this... This has just worsened our relationship." Jeff gripped the arms of their wheelchair,"I don't see myself as someone who's easy to get along with and... I don't hate her. Jay has certain qualities that I admire but we never get to see these sides of each other because of our unwelcoming exterior."

I gave Jeff a small nod, signalling the end of our meeting.

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"What um I daein' here?" Scott asked as he plopped down on the seat in front of me.

"You just answer my questions, mate." I told him.

"Ah, from the same place as me?" Scott raised a brow, picking up on my accent.

"Yes, yes, enough about me." I waved him off,"Now, onto you, how much of your family do you remember?"

Scott looked at the table for a few moments.

"Scott-"

"Mah brother." Scott spoke slowly,"He was... A bad guy. He was really involved in crime an' I know it was fir me... To provide fir us."

"Oh... I'm sorry." I sighed.

"Ye never know, I might see 'im again yin day." Scott forced a smile.

"Exactly." I nodded,"Well then, question two, how do you feel about Jay's demons?"

"At first they freaked me out but... They're no too bad." Scott shrugged,"All I hud to dae was gee them coffee and they were fine, seems simple enough tae handle."

"Very relaxed then, got it." I scribbled something down,"And Daiko, how did you realize you liked him?"

Scott's face went bright red and he covered it with his hands,"He's... He's everyhin'! The whole package!"

I chuckled,"Is that so?"

"He's perfect!" Scott yelled.

"I know, Scott. Now, final question!" I smiled,"Now, what would you say your biggest fear was?"

Scott looked up as he thought,"I'm torn between... Bein' back on the streets and... Guns."

"Don't worry, I won't make you elaborate if you don't want to." I assured him.

"Thanks." Scott shook his head as our interview came to a close.

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"Hello Daiko, how's you day been?"

"Oh, my day's been great! Thank you for asking." Daiko smiled,"Was that one of my questions?"

"No, I just wanted to know how you were doing. Questions start now." I shrugged,"So Daiko, how long have you liked Scott?"

"E-eh!?" Daiko blushed,"Well, if you must know... I sort of had a thing for him when we first started at Hope's Peak and it just grew from there and... Here we are!"

"Very sweet." I smiled,"And what made you want to be a comedian?"

"My mother." Daiko answered,"She always liked my jokes when I was younger and she told me to follow my heart!"

"I'll admit, that's precious." I couldn't resist smiling.

"Hehe, it's cliche, I know." Daiko chuckled softly.

"On the topic of mothers, why do you see Stevie as a mother?" I raised a brow.

"So many reasons. I mean, she's the Ultimate Caregiver, she always looked after everyone. We met right away and she was very close with my sister so... There was a huge amount of trust there." Daiko explained,"She's always there for me and is always trying to protect me. She even calls me 'son' sometimes because she knows it makes me happy."

"Again, very cute."

Daiko smiled back at me, he's a sweet boy, very genuine.

"My final question is... If you could bring back Teri, would you?" I tilted my head slightly.

Daiko sighed,"No. No, I wouldn't."

"No?" I raised a brow.

"There's just some things that you have to accept and... She's gone." Daiko shook his head,"Obviously I love her and I miss her every day but... You have to let go, let them be at peace. That's what I want, I want for her to be able to rest."

I kept smiling, albeit it softly, Daiko was just... So sweet. Even though he wishes his sister was here, he'd rather have her be at peace.

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"You've already interviewed my bro, haven't you?" Terishi raised a brow,"You were nice to him, yes?"

"Of course I was." I nodded,"He's incredible, I love him."

"Good." Terishi had her legs resting on my desk.

"Let's start, shall we?" I looked down at my notebook,"Teri, if you could go back and kill someone, would you?"

"Fuck no!" Terishi raised her voice,"I'd never kill anyone, not even Ray!"

"Not even Ray?"

"No... I can't stand murder, it's wrong." Terishi shook her head dismissively,"I believe in forgiveness, even though I hate Ray with a passion, if he put effort into making a positive change then I'd be happy to try and forgive him."

"You're a very strong person, Teri." I told her,"Speaking of, what was it like raising your little sister?"

"Me and Dai... We tried our best with what he had. Our jobs made us money and we made sure we used most of it to help Nami." Terishi sighed,"Terrance never bothered getting her a place in a school so after school and work, Dai and I would teach her."

"I can't imagine how hard that must've been for you." I shook my head.

"I just hope Dai found her again." Terishi looked off to the side,"She has... Difficulties with things but Terrance wouldn't allow us to go get her a diagnosis."

"I see." I nodded slowly,"Well, let's change the subject, okay? Who was your inspiration, the one who got you into acting?"

"Emma Watson, she's incredible." Terishi smiled,"I wanted to be like her, be on the big screen but... Life always throws curve balls, I suppose."

I bit my lip,"Here's my final question. How is life in the Spirit Realm with everyone?"

"It's surprisingly relaxing, even with Ray around." Terishi admitted,"Everyone seems to tolerate each other but there's still some distrust and fear between murderer and victim, understandably."

"That's a surprisingly nice end to this interview, I'd say." I chuckled.

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"So... Who are you?" Dawn asked cautiously.

"Ah, I'm the Ultimate Journalist." I smiled,"And you're Dawn Kamakiri, correct?"

"C-correct." She nodded.

"Now, I'll start easy, okay?" I made sure to keep calm,"Now, what's your favourite species of mantis?"

"My f-favourite?" Dawn looked up as she thought on it,"Well, I l-love all mantises but I think my favourite would b-be... Orchid Mantises."

"Ooh, I see." I nodded,"How long have you been raising mantises?"

"Since I was around four or five." Dawn told me,"My father runs a company that helps preserve mantises and he let me help whenever I could."

I smiled and scanned my notebook,"How are your feelings on Crystal?"

Dawn looked visibly uneasy after I'd asked my third question,"Well... I'm n-not angry at her or anything but I c-can't be in the same room as her anymore, not alone a-anyways.."

"I'm sorry to hear that."

"Crystal is too but... Forgiveness i-is hard." Dawn nodded slowly, looking down.

"I know, it takes time. It's your choice, you don't have to ever forgive her if you don't want to." I reminded her,"Now, last question, do you have a favourite activity to do in your afterlife?"

Dawn fiddled with her hands,"I r-read... Fanfiction."

"Oh, what kind?" I titled my head to the side curiously.

"N-none of you b-business!" Dawn quickly shook their head, covering their face with their notebook.

"... Alright then." I blinked in surprise,"Have a fun afterlife, I suppose?"

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"Crystal-"

Crystal wasn't listening however, strumming her guitar after plugging it into the amp she brought.

"Crystal!"

Still not listening. That's it!"

"Crystal!" I pulled the plug of the amp, quietening the guitar.

"Hm? Oh, hey." Crystal waved, setting her guitar on it's stand,"What's up?"

"You're here to answer my questions, remember?" I crossed my arms.

"Oh, yeah." Crystal nodded,"Do it then."

I sighed, I never realized how infuriating it was to be around her.

"Right, what's your favourite instrument-"

"Electric guitar, obviously." Crystal cut me off,"Pretty obvious, plus, they're way better than acoustic guitars."

"Whatever you say." I sighed quietly,"Now, why did you choose Dawn to-"

"To murder?" Crystal raised a brow,"Well... Y'know, she was an easy target. Weak, no close friends..."

"Do you have to keep interrupting me?" I questioned.

"I mean... The face you make is kinda funny." Crystal shrugged.

I rolled my eyes,"Do you have any regrets? At all?"

Crystal actually seemed to think on it but shook her head,"Not really... Should I?"

"Well, you murdered someone-"

"Eh, I'm over it." Crystal crossed her arms,"Sure, I guess I ruined Scott's trust but he'll get over it too."

I sighed. She's stubborn, that's for sure. I've had enough of her.

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"Scorpius, how are you?" I asked her slowly.

"I've been better." Scorpius replied, her finger twitching slightly.

"I'll do this quickly so you can get back to the Spirit Realm." I told her,"Now, what's your favourite thing to draw?"

"Hm... It's pretty obvious but I'd have to say dragons. I've drawn them for years!" Scorpius answered as her neck jerked to the side.

"Does that hurt?" I asked slowly.

"Sometimes." She sighed,"It's an after-affect of my execution. The electricity still flows through me... And it causes me to twitch."

"I see." I nodded,"And Crystal, are you both still friends?"

"Sort of. The after-affect of her death, being stabbed through the heart, she has no... Care or sympathy for others so it's hard." Scorpius shook her head,"She has good days, those are nice. We spend time together but don't talk much, it's just easier if we don't."

"I'm sorry to hear that." I told her,"From what I hear, you two used to be quite close."

"We were but life goes on, I guess." She shrugged.

"Well, my final question for you is, do you regret killing [Redacted]?" I raised a brow.

"I do, I really do." Scorpius nodded vigorously, twitching slightly,"They weren't who I thought they were... I was just trying to save us but... He was going to expose me and, well, one thing lead to another and they were dead and I had all the secrets."

"Thank you for your time, Scorpius." I sighed.

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"Ah... You must be the Ultimate Disguise Artist- Wait- Don't touch that-"

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I cleared my throat as Sancia walked into the room, taking her seat in from of me.

"That last interview didn't go well, did it?" She asked slowly.

"No. No, it did not." I sighed,"That asshole destroyed my set-up."

Sancia's hands were shaking as I scanned her and my notes.

"So... What's your favourite animal?" I asked, deciding to start off easy with her.

"Cats." Sancia answered quickly,"They're amazing, I had quite a few growing up."

"That's nice." I nodded,"And Scott, how did you feel about him?"

"Well... He was the only person that r-really talked to me and I think I started, y'know, devolving feelings.." Sancia sighed softly.

"Ah." I blinked.

"I'm dead now anyway so what's the point?" She mumbled.

"Just a question." I shrugged,"Now, for something more difficult... Your death? How much do you resent?"

Sancia froze before a steely glare formed on her face,"Jeff... Shot me. In the chest. In front of everyone! And they all just l-left! I nearly survived and I get taken out like that!? Then they didn't get executed!?"

I shrunk in my chair as Sancia's buried rage boiled to the top and she began shouting, ranting about how Jeff becoming paralyzed was their Punishment.

"I... Think we should end this one early.." I shook my head quietly.

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"[Redacted], correct?" Yūrei raised a brow.

"Y-yes." I stammered, taken aback slightly at first.

Yūrei smiled, their glassy eyes staring right through my soul.

"So... Have you always been able to communicate with ghost?" I asked slowly.

"At a young age, I could sense them." Yūrei began,"And if I focused hard enough, I could speak with them."

"Huh, I see." I nodded slowly.

"It's a gift, my abilities. They're passed down from my mother's side of the family." They explained.

I nodded again,"Now, your death, if you're psychic couldn't you have seen it coming?"

Yūrei sighed,"I did."

"What?"

"I did." Yūrei stated again,"I saw what Ash was going to do to me and the let it happen, it was my destiny. That's why I held the seance, I knew what was coming."

I bit my lip, Yūrei was so willing to accept death...

"Are you angry? At anyone, like Ash?" I asked them.

"No. I am not angry, not at anyone." Yūrei shook their head,"These people, they are merely fulfilling the destines assigned to them... By you, of course."

I nodded slowly and Yūrei smiled softly.

"And your... Wings? What are those?" I raised a brow.

"I have a heightened level of spirit energy, that's how it manifests outside of my body." Yūrei explained.

"Hm, I see." I nodded, I'd definitely need to do some more research on that.

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"And last but not least, moi!" Dimitri smiled as he strutted over.

"I'm tired, Dimitri." I sighed,"Can I just get on with this?"

"Of course, of course." He nodded, putting his hands behind his head,"Go on."

"How was your childhood, Dimitri?" I asked him.

"You obviously know that, but I'm assuming this is for them?" Dimitri turned to the camera behind me,"I grew up in an orphanage, a dreadful, poorly funded place. Madame Kitsune was harsh with us all, especially with punishment."

"I see.." I nodded slowly.

"Is it a surprise I turned out this way? Really?" Dimitri raised a brow.

I kept quiet and checked my notebook once more,"How is your relationship with your siblings?"

"I was very overprotective of them but... After I changed..." Dimitri shook his head,"They don't remember me, at least not Ayato."

"He will, someday." I assured him.

"And you know all those secrets, don't you?" Dimitri poked my face.

I glared at him,"Do you regret your actions?"

Dimitri hummed, his face filling with thoughts. It was funny, you could almost see the cogs turning in his brain.

"I'll take that as a-"

"Yes." Dimitri finally spoke.

"You do?" I blinked in surprise.

"Obviously." Dimitri rolled his eyes,"Stevie retaught me emotions, I can understand and feel at least a little bad about what I've done."

"Hm, I see." I nodded.

"What's your last question?" Dimitri asked.

"Dimitri, did you ever work with Ray and the French Mafia?" I questioned.

"I can't recall a time that I did." Dimitri shook his head,"It is a possibility of the past... But never really with Ray. I did work with Volcan though, very helpful man."

"Thank you, Dimitri." I smiled,"That will be all."

He happily skipped out of the room and I sighed, turning to the camera behind.

"Well? How was that?" I asked, not expecting a response,"There's your insight into them, of course, you don't get everything... Goodbye."

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