(Chapter 2: A High Sense Of Broken Romance - Daily Life)

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What happened yesterday... 

I...       Won't forget it for a long time.

Delphine's death and Gerald's execution...        Not to mention us also losing Wendy...

It was too much for an opening act. But it's over now.

It won't happen again. 

I swear it won't.

My eyes drowsily flipped open as I took my surrounding into account. I was in a classroom, multiple French flags and bookshelves stacked around the place...

...And for some reason...     Suzy was clinging onto my body.

...Oh yeah.

After the...     Trial, we had all spent time with each other. I spent the rest of the day with Suzy. I really needed to spend that time with her...      We must've accidentally fallen asleep while we were spending that time together.

"Uhm...     Suzy?" I muttered softly, attempting to wake the lamb.

"Mmh...      Huh?"

"Good morning...     Can you maybe let me go?" 

"Oh, sorry...      Where are we?"

"I think...     It's the French classroom we found yesterday."

"Oh...      Yeah."

"Do you feel better after all of that...?"

"Yes. I'm certain...     Thank you."

...She still seems a bit unnerved. But I understand.

*CRASH*

"Oh thank GOD!"

"Eep!-"

My head, startled, turned to face the door of the room at lighting speed. Said door was wide open, pressed against the wall of the room, as Danny stood in the doorway. His eyes showed a sign of beckoning.

"Girls...     Uh...     Can you come with me? It's rather important!"

"Ok...? Come on Suzy..." I pulled the still drowsy lamb to her feet as we walked out of the French classroom, as Danny lead the way for us. 

We soon reached our destination. It was...      The staircase that had been locked off...?

"Why are we all here?" I heard a certain pony ask.

"Look, Monopotato just randomly walked into my dorm this morning and told me to organize everyone here by 8:00. I didn't want to get hurt..." Freddy replied, noticeably in front of everyone else. 

Intrigued, I swiftly pulled out my handbook, checking the time.

7:57

...Aha.

"Didn't want to get hurt? Isn't it weird that Monopotato specifically asked YOU to organize us?"

"I-I'm dead serious. He asked me."

"Why?"

"God DAMMIT Pedro! It's not like I'm working for him!"

"Why would someone be working for Monopotato anyway?" I called out to the half-argument between the pony and the fox, "It makes no sense..."

"Yeah. Sorry Peppa." Pedro sighed, lowering his head as Freddy turned away from the crowd.

"...Freds?"

"I'd prefer it if I...    Didn't talk with anyone for a while."

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Is...      He ok?

"*Huff* Phew...      Sorry I'm late!" 

We turned around, laying eyes upon the psychopath vegetable once again as it jogged up to the staircase, nudging Freddy to the side.

"Thank you so much Freddy for gathering everyone here!"

"It's...    Nothing."

''Now then. Since you have all cleared the last playgroup trial so well, I'm giving you a little reward~..."

"Reward...?" Emily questioned.

"Indeed! I'm giving you more space!"

"What?"

At that moment, a crippling clang boomed, followed by a period of clings and clanks. Monopotato held his arms wide as the iron gates covering the staircase began lifting upward, levitating as the figure smiled.

"I PRESENT TO YOU! THE SECOND FLOOR OF OUR ACADEMY! ENJOY, MY COMRADES!" Monopotato laughed, flipping out a curved blade and hammer, pressing them against each other.

"Uhm...       The Soviet Union fell in December, 1991...     Also, where did you get the sickle from...?" Edmond stared, concern in his eyes.

"They're in the storage room. And I don't care. Anyways, ENJOY!"

Monopotato leaped, falling into a hole into the floor that I...      Swear wasn't there before. The mysterious gap in the floorboards then patched itself up, coincidentally at the exact same time that the staircase gate had fully disappeared.

"...Well. Should we?" Danny asked.

"...I'm not sure if we have a choice." Richard sighed, hopping up the stairs swiftly.

"That...      That means yes." Rebecca smiled awkwardly.

"Ya sure?" Danny looked at the older of the rabbits, uncertainty in his eyes.

"Yes. Now lets see what's up there." The bunny nodded stiffly.

And with that...       We all headed up the stairs. Up...     To the first floor.

Or second floor. Depending on how you read it.

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(Hello there! Before we get into the midst of Chapter 2, there are a few things that I have to warn you about. I believe that some of these topics may be a bit triggering for a few, so it's best that I notify you about them before we go any further into the chapter.

1: I will be referencing more music in this chapter, not just works by Masafumi Takada. There may be songs sung by other bands and artists, mainly from that one group from Sheffield that made that song about a guy trying to contact a girl after smoking way too many joints. Try to guess who I'm talking about. (Note: These last two statements may not be entirely true. Don't take them too seriously.)

2: There will be a reference to alcohol in this chapter. Now before you start coming after me, I know. The minimum drinking age in America is 21 years old, I've read it myself. But I'm not American, I'm European. And in Europe, you can legally drink light alcohol (Beer, wine) at age 15-16 in some countries, such as Germany. And most of the characters in this book have been aged to around 16.

3: There will be a polyamory interaction. Polyamory is when three people are in a relationship with each other, if you don't already know. There will be no actual romantic polyamory interaction, it will be more like a three-way crush interaction. Simply put it: If you are a bit confused or sensitive to the idea of polyamory, I suggest you take that into account while reading through this chapter.

4: I don't know if I myself am ready to say this...      A take on a beach episode. Basically, there are gonna be swimming costumes being worn. Remember, everyone in this book has been aged up, and the participants of the game are around 14-16. If you do feel a bit sensitive to this idea, I suggest a warning around the end of Daily Life.

5: Finally, the deaths in this chapter are gonna get SICKO. In Chapter 1, I was still playing around with the methods behind the deaths, investigation and the playgroup trial. Now I understand what I'm doing with it, so I can certify that I can turn up the heat with this chapter.

I hope you understand the possibly triggering topics upcoming in this chapter. Farewell, and enjoy Chapter 2!

~Oak-44)