[Thank you @MaeThePidgeon for the amazing artwork!]
Everyone slowly made their way to Monokuma Rock.
Tabitha, who was being carried on a stretcher (gifted by Monomi) by Alteca and Sora, was slowly waking up.
"So... We need to get to the trial? There's nothing here." Gray sluggishly looked up at the mountain.
"WROOOOOONG!" Monokuma pops out of nowhere. "Look a big closer!"
"Closer?" Max looked up at the rock. 4 Monokuma heads. There was no difference between the four of them. "There's nothing..."
"No, I you're wrong there, Max." Niji pointed to the 2nd left Monokuma head. "It's a bit.. different than the others. The mouth's bigger."
"Bigger?" Max looked up at the rock. Niji was right. The mouth was higher, and wider than the others.
"But what's that gotta do with anything?" Sora was sitting down slightly, panting. Alteca stood beside him, running his fingers through his scalp.
"Because the mouth could be the entrance," Alteca rubbed his forehead. "Monokuma?"
"Coooooorrect!" Monokuma shouted as he disappeared.
The mouth opened with a 'roar', and out of it appeared an escalator that moved up towards the mouth of the Monokuma head.
"HOOOOOLY CRAP!" Luna pointed at the rock frantically. "THAT ESCALATOR BETTER BE CLEAN!"
"Alteca.. Help me with Tabitha, please?" Sora stood back up again to grab the stretcher's handles.
"Of cour-" Alteca was interrupted by Tabitha.
"...No.... It's fine.." Tabitha slowly sat up.
"Tabitha? You're awake.. You shouldn't be sitting.." Chiaro knelt down next to Tabitha.
"Blue-girl should rest. Blue-girl needs rest." Whisp tugged at Tabitha's shirt to get her to sit down. Tabitha ignored this.
"Etsuko... Help me up, please..?" Etsuko nodded sheepishly and grabbed Tabitha's arm and slowly helped her up.
"Etsuko.. She should be resting.." Kanna put her hand on Etsuko's shoulder.
"....Etsuko knows, but.. friends all want to know who hurt Pinafore-Girl and Blue-Girl. Including Blue-Girl. So Blue-Girl can watch and take part... ...Blue-Girl wants to know who did this, too."
"...Ok.. I understand... but.. Tabitha, you can't walk by yourself. Come on, Kanna, we should help, too.." Alexia ushered to Kanna to come and help Tabitha walk and get on the Escalator.
"Are you all ready yet? We need to go." Raven seemed to glare under her hood.
Tabitha, Alexia, and Kanna went first. Behind them was Alteca and Sora, then Etsuko, Whisp, and Chiaro - Gray, Niji, Luna, and then Raven and Max.
Alright then.
I should explain how the Class Trials will work.
Each Character stands in a podium.
The podiums create a circle. Monokuma sits on a throne a metre or so away from the gap between two podiums so he can monitor and listen in.
The students argue between eachother, throwing evidence back and forth to find out who is the Blackened.
Rules:
1. Monokuma cannot give hints.
2. No violence allowed. You will be executed too if you break this rule.
3. Failure to find out who the Blackened is, or voting for a person who is not the Blackened at the end of the trial will result in every person in the Class Trial being executed other than the Blackened. The Blackened will henceforth walk free; they will be returned to the outside world.
4. Correctly identifying the Blackened and voting for them will save everyone except the Blackened. The Blackened will henceforth be the only one executed. The remaining students will be let back on to the Island(s) and not set free.
Minigames:
-'Nonstop Debate'
-'Rebuttal Showdown'
-'Hangman's Gambit'
-'Logic Dive'
Nonstop Debate: [POV Niji]
Argue (as a group) using evidence to prove or debunk a claim.
Claims appearing in ORANGE can have evidence used against them to prove them wrong.
Claims appearing in BLUE can have evidence used for them to prove them right.
When a claim in orange/blue has clear evidence to go against it or agree with it, the sound 'BANG' will be heard. This is a Truth Bullet (evidence) being fired.
Rebuttal Showdown: [POV Niji]
Argue (against one person) using evidence to prove of debunk a claim. Usually only used if the person does not believe what is being claimed is true. For example, "Mikan is the murderer" could be argued in a rebuttal showdown as "Mikan would never kill someone".
Hangman's Gambit: [POV Niji]
Trying to think of a certain word or phrase to answer a question with. For example:
Question:
"Where did the actual murder take place?"
Hangman's Gambit Result:
"The Conference Room".
Logic Dive: [POV Niji]
Answering multiple questions. For example:
Q: "How did Nagito get the poison in to his system?"
A: "Through his nose"
Q: "Why did Nagito make it appear he had been tortured?"
A: "To blame someone"
Q: "What was Nagito's goal?"
A: "To weed out the Traitor"
Is that all? I think that's all I need to explain-
ACTUALLY NO! ONE LAST THING!
To make this easier, I've divided the characters up in to colours so I dont have to write "said" with adverbs and actions constantly. If I did it that way, I'd be done writing this part by midnight.
So, These are the Characters and their set colours.
Sora
Tabitha
Gray
Luna
Kanna
Whisp
Alexia
Niji
Chiaro
Raven
Alteca
Etsuko
Max
Ok. Finally, let me list the Truth Bullets. Truth Bullets are basically evidence.
[Loading Bullets]
Class Trial Rules
Wall scroll
Glass Shards
Head wound
Liquor-Stained Shower
Kaya's broken door handle
High window in the Bathroom
Tabitha's wound
Tabitha's body position
Kaya's wound(s)
Kaya's body position
"Maybe we should start by disgussing the Monokuma File that Monokuma gave us."
"What 'bout it?"
"I think what Niji means is the cause of death."
"Cause of death?"
"It says that?"
"Yeah. Take a look."
[The Monokuma file is opened. Inside is a list of things to do with the victim; height, weight, chest size, time of death; etc. In one paragraph, it states how the victim died]
"She was stabbed. It's obvious, isn't it?"
"No. The wounds section states she had more than one wound."
"...A head wound?"
"Yes. I even checked it myself. There was a clear wound on the back of her head."
"Back.. So she was sneak-attacked!?"
"Most likely."
"...This topic can't go anywhere further.. I think."
"I agree. Let's move on to another topic."
"...Maybe.. Who saw her last?"
"That would be all of us, wouldn't it? At the restaurant this morning"
"No, that's wrong."
"Tabitha? How's it wrong?"
"..I was the last person to see Kaya. Remember? I left and she ran after me."
"Oh.. You're right, but, that means you were the last one to see her alive."
"Yeah. I know it does. But that's why I mentioned it."
"Huh?"
"The two of us, The two victims, being together at the same time before we both got hurt. Someone was obviously watching us."
"How do you know?"
"Otherwise they wouldn't have known where we went. I remember going in to my cottage and seeing Kaya struggle with the door."
"Ah! That's right.. Kaya has a faulty door handle."
[Insert Truth Bullet: FAULTY DOOR HANDLE]
"When Alteca came to get me this morning, I left my cottage and saw Kaya struggling with her door. I said that maybe later we could get one of you guys to fix it for her."
"Max is right. It was clear to see at the crime scene. The door handle was not busted in a way that a person would break down a door to get to their victim, therefore Tabitha is probably right. Someone was watching Tabitha and Kaya going in to their cottages."
"But.. that means that whoever left the restaurant next is the culprit!?"
"It might not be that simple, but they would be the main suspect."
"Well then,"
"Huh?"
"I guess it's not gonna be as simple as I thought it would be."
"Raven? What do you mean?"
"..It's not gonna be easy. 'Cause it was myself, Chiaro, Etsuko, and Whisp who left the restaurant next. In a group."
"Basically, yeah. We all went in to our cottages at the same time. ...It would be risky, but any of us could have done it...."
"Well, this messes everything up..!"
"No! It doesn't!"
"T-Twin girl? How?"
"Because Whisp remembers not seeing Pinafore-Girl or Blue-Girl entering their cottages!"
"O-Oh! So none of you saw them enter their cottages!?"
"No."
"..I didn't."
"Etsuko didn't see them, either.."
"Like hell I'll believe that! That's crap, they could all be working together!"
[Make Your Argument: Nonstop Debate!]
"They could all be lying!"
"Why would they all lie!?"
"Why would we all lie? Aren't you being a little irrational?"
"I'm not being irrational. You could all be in on it!"
"That's impossible. It would get us nowhere."
"And why would that be? You would all get out if you teamed up!"
[LOADED TRUTH BULLET: CLASS TRIAL RULES]
[BANG]
"W-What!?"
"It's impossible that they were all in on it!"
"PROVE IT!"
"The Class Trial Rules! Only the person who actually ended the victim will be able to walk free! Why would a group of people protect a killer who, in the end, will walk free and leave their accomplices to die!?"
"D-Damn it..! Fine.."
"...Well then, that means that whoever killed Kaya and stabbed Tabitha had known beforehand that Kaya had a faulty door. Yet we cannot rule out the 4 girls."
"Anyone here who knew about the faulty door beforehand won't admit it, so there's no point trying."
"...Hey, it's OK if I mention something that's on my mind?"
"What is it?"
"...How did they enter Tabitha's dorm? How did they get out?"
"..Oh.."
"...Tabitha's door was locked.."
"......Oh."
"................."
"..So how did they get out, then!? We gotta work this out or we're all as good as dead..!"
"C-Calm down!"
"S-Stop shouting..!"
"Here's an idea."
[Truth Bullet: HIGH WINDOW IN THE BATHROOM]
"Wait, seriously? You're gonna bring up that thing? There's no way. It's too high."
"You sure about that?"
"There's no way."
[Truth Bullet: WALL SCROLL]
"There is. In Tabitha's dorm there was a wall scroll."
"A wall scroll.. Oh!"
"You could easily get yourself up to that window with that. You could stand on the end, and pull yourself up from there."
"...But it was in Tabitha's dorm, not Kaya's."
"E-Exactly..! The Wall Scroll was a mural! It had a small string attached to the end of it, meaning once you were out of the window you could grab it and pull it up with you. They could have done the same to get in and out of Tabitha's dorm; through that window!"
"..It makes sense."
"Th-This brings us nowhere closer..!!"
"...Ok. We know how they got in and out. The wall scroll was available at the supermarket."
"...Let's go back to the topic of the murder weapon."
"Ah, yeah. I was just thinking about that, actually. The blow to the head. There's something I want to add."
"Alteca, what do you mean?"
"She suffered Blunt Force Trauma. Something blunt hit her on the back of the head.. .....and by what I saw of the wound... ....I think it would have killed her instantly after she suffered that wound."
"W-What the.. But the knife..!"
"I have an idea about the knife."
"R-Raven?"
"The murder weapon was whatever hit her on the back of the head, correct? Maybe the person who hit her on the head obviously used something that was relevant to who they are - Like a musician would hit a person with a guitar, An engineer would hit them with a wrench; catch my drift?"
"Where are you going with this?"
"What I'm trying to say is this -
We found the murder weapon in the bathroom."
"What the hell!? You found the murder weapon!?"
"Raven..? I don't remember this."
"Etsuko doesn't remember this either. There was nothing in the cabinets that Etsuko searched, and nothing in the shower apart from--"
"Liquor. There was liquor in the shower."
"Oh. I saw that. When I smelled it, I honestly couldn't properly smell what it was. I think the shower had been turned on to wash it out a little. The smell had deteriorated."
"So we can't identify what the liquor was?!"
"..Oh, don't worry about that. I know."
"TELL US ALREADY, THEN!"
"Actually, that's just the tip of the iceberg. I know who killed Kaya. I know who stabbed Tabitha."
"What the hell..!? T-Tell us!"
"No. If I told you, you'd only go off on a whim. You'd all deny it, so allow me to guide you to the truth one step at a time. I want you guys to answer these questions for me."
[Logic Dive]
Q: "What was found in the toilet in Kaya's bathroom?"
A: "Smashed Glass"
Q: "What was found in Kaya's shower?"
A: "Liquor"
Q: "What colour were the glass shards?"
A: "Yellow
"A-Ah.. You mean.."
"We can identify the type of liquor just by looking at the aisle in the supermarket."
"Oh. Each type of liquor is identified by a different colour, right?"
[Monokuma] "Yuuuuuuup. Here's the list:"
Lager
Vodka
Whiskey
Brandy
Cocktails
Gin
Champagne
"Oh...!! Now I see!"
"So the liquid in the shower was actually champagne."
"Th-That doesn't get us anywhere closer, though! Just 'cause it's champagne, doesn't mean that-"
"No, actually. Luna, you're going off on a whim just like I said. Let me show you my theory, the theory I believe to be correct."
Hangman's Gambit:
Q: "What killed Kaya?"
A: "The Champagne Bottle"
-The Knife was stabbed into Kaya afterwards, to hide the cause of death.
-The champagne in the shower must have been poured out BEFORE Kaya was killed. Otherwise, Champagne would have been all over Kaya's body when the bottle shattered.
-Meaning that whoever killed Kaya entered Kaya's dorm through the bathroom window. That of which is impossible from behind the cottages. Not even a wall scroll could reach them that way.
-Which means only one person could have reached Kaya's window. A person whose dorm is in the same row as Kaya's.
"It's all coming together now. That means that it's between Luna, Kanna, and Tabitha--"
"Exactly. Tabitha, can I ask you something?"
"........"
"Did you kill Kaya?"
"...Dammit, you.."
"Tabitha, why did you kill Kaya? Could you tell me?"
"W-Wait.. How could.. Tabitha....!?"
"I-It's impossible that Blue-Girl did it.. Isn't it!?"
"B-Blue girl..!?"
"Impossible.."
".......She was a rat. Monokuma. She was a rat, right?"
"Wait, what.. A rat..?"
"Monokuma. Monokuma.. She was a rat, wasn't she? I did well, didn't I?"
[Monokuma] "Damn. You actually fell for that crap?"
"Wh---WHAAAAAT!?"
"C-Can somebody PLEASE tell me what's going on!?"
"Sh-She was a traitor! She was a spy! She put us here! Kaya put us here! I.. I thought we could go home.. If she was gone..!"
"Tabitha.. What's going on!? Explain..!"
"Niji. Alteca. Max. Can you guys help me explain the full thing?"
-After storming from the restaurant, Kaya and Tabitha argued. Tabitha confronted Kaya about being a traitor, and Kaya strongly denied this. After such arguement, they returned to their dorms.
-Tabitha, who had already planned this murder beforehand, had already prepared a Wall Scroll, and had also taken 2 kitchen knives from the restaurant early that morning.
-After boosting herself through her own bathroom window, Tabitha pulled up the wall scroll and hopped to Kaya's cottage roof. Tabitha had brought a bottle of Champagne with her, she could have done so by bring a backpack or just managing to carry it.
-After quietly getting through Kaya's window, she pulled the curtain along and started to pour the Champagne out of the bottle. She did this close to the shower's floor, as to not make any 'glug' noises too loud.
-Tabitha then slowly pulled back the shower curtain and put the wall scroll to one side.
-Tabitha exited the bathroom. She possibly did this quietly, or Kaya was preocupied with her own stuff to do. For example, she could have been listening to music.
-Tabitha hit Kaya on the back of the head with the champagne bottle. As the glass shattered and spread all over the floor, Tabitha positioned Kaya's body against the wall.
-Then Tabitha began to scoop up any glass shards carefully.
-After scooping up the glass shards and putting them in the bag she used to carry the bottle, Tabitha poured the glass shards down the toilet and flushed it. Later along the line, the shards possibly clogged the pipe further down which was why the shards came back up after Max used a plunger on it.
-Tabitha took the one knife she had brought with her from her pocket and stabbed it in to Kaya's stomach. As Kaya bled out, Tabitha took the wall scroll and exited via the way she entered; the window in the toilet.
-Tabitha hopped back across the roof to her own dorm and clambered back through the window.
-Tabitha knew her alibi was weak, and that they were so close to eachother, which meant she would be a prime suspect. To eliminate any blame she may get, she was prepared to put herself in harms way.
-Tabitha took the remaining knife and lay down on her bed. From there, Tabitha stabbed herself with the knife. The one thing Tabitha left behind was the locked door, which she forgot about.
"...Tabitha, does that sound about right?"
"................"
"................"
"................"
"............yes, it does."
"I'm sorry, everyone. I'm sorry that.. I jumped to this conclusion.."
".........But I thought Kaya was a traitor. It was on the paper that I was given when he announced the motive... and I... I fell for it."
"........Dammit. I admit it, I killed Kaya."
"...Tabitha. You- Of all people. You killed Kaya..."
"She didn't deserve to die. I'm sorry."
"Like hell.. Like hell we'd believe you now. You killed her in cold blood. You had a plan. You'd been planning this."
"..."
"COOOOOOOOOOOORRECT! TABITHA SWENSON IS THE MURDERER WHO KILLED KAYA FERN!" Monokuma exclaimed - he followed this up with a maniacal laugh.
"You damned psycho. You killed Kaya. She was innocent, you--"
"I know. I did a terrible thing. And I tried to hide it, but.."
"But what?"
"I don't know why I tried to hide it. I did it all for you guys. To save you all. My paper. It said if something happened to the traitor, the entire trip would be recalled. We'd be set free. It also said that the traitor was a thin model who wore her hair partially up. I thought that meant it was Kaya. My paper was talking about Kaya."
"And just because of that.. You believed it!? You seriously believed it. Even after we all said we didn't..!"
[Monokuma] "None of you battered an eyelid at how I didn't introduce another motive. That was because I knew someone still believed in the motive."
"Dammit! You damned teddy. I'll rip your voicebox out..!"
"I've prepared a suitable punishment for Tabitha Swenson, the Ultimate Rich Kid."
"...Tabitha, wait... Please.. Not yet.."
"...I'm sorry. Don't worry about me. I deserve everything I get. You guys.. Just survive, OK? Do me proud."
"Are you ready for the PUNISHMENT? C'mon Tabitha, Let's go, now.."
"B-Blue girl.. This.. Can't.."
"GAAAAAAH!"
"T-Tabitha..!"
"............God, what the hell?"
Everyone let their screams ring out around the trial area before they all tired.
They didn't want to be in the same room as Monokuma.
They didn't want to sit and look at a dead body any longer.
They slowly made their way out of the trial area and back to their cottages.
None of them slept.
Why should they?
Who could blame them -
They just saw their friends' dead bodies.
They saw them bleeding.
They weren't going to sleep if they tried.
"They'll adjust soon," Monokuma rubbed his head.
"Just give it a while. They'll adjust."
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Everyone slowly made their way to Monokuma Rock.
Tabitha, who was being carried on a stretcher (gifted by Monomi) by Alteca and Sora, was slowly waking up.
"So... We need to get to the trial? There's nothing here." Gray sluggishly looked up at the mountain.
"WROOOOOONG!" Monokuma pops out of nowhere. "Look a big closer!"
"Closer?" Max looked up at the rock. 4 Monokuma heads. There was no difference between the four of them. "There's nothing..."
"No, I you're wrong there, Max." Niji pointed to the 2nd left Monokuma head. "It's a bit.. different than the others. The mouth's bigger."
"Bigger?" Max looked up at the rock. Niji was right. The mouth was higher, and wider than the others.
"But what's that gotta do with anything?" Sora was sitting down slightly, panting. Alteca stood beside him, running his fingers through his scalp.
"Because the mouth could be the entrance," Alteca rubbed his forehead. "Monokuma?"
"Coooooorrect!" Monokuma shouted as he disappeared.
The mouth opened with a 'roar', and out of it appeared an escalator that moved up towards the mouth of the Monokuma head.
"HOOOOOLY CRAP!" Luna pointed at the rock frantically. "THAT ESCALATOR BETTER BE CLEAN!"
"Alteca.. Help me with Tabitha, please?" Sora stood back up again to grab the stretcher's handles.
"Of cour-" Alteca was interrupted by Tabitha.
"...No.... It's fine.." Tabitha slowly sat up.
"Tabitha? You're awake.. You shouldn't be sitting.." Chiaro knelt down next to Tabitha.
"Blue-girl should rest. Blue-girl needs rest." Whisp tugged at Tabitha's shirt to get her to sit down. Tabitha ignored this.
"Etsuko... Help me up, please..?" Etsuko nodded sheepishly and grabbed Tabitha's arm and slowly helped her up.
"Etsuko.. She should be resting.." Kanna put her hand on Etsuko's shoulder.
"....Etsuko knows, but.. friends all want to know who hurt Pinafore-Girl and Blue-Girl. Including Blue-Girl. So Blue-Girl can watch and take part... ...Blue-Girl wants to know who did this, too."
"...Ok.. I understand... but.. Tabitha, you can't walk by yourself. Come on, Kanna, we should help, too.." Alexia ushered to Kanna to come and help Tabitha walk and get on the Escalator.
"Are you all ready yet? We need to go." Raven seemed to glare under her hood.
Tabitha, Alexia, and Kanna went first. Behind them was Alteca and Sora, then Etsuko, Whisp, and Chiaro - Gray, Niji, Luna, and then Raven and Max.
Alright then.
I should explain how the Class Trials will work.
Each Character stands in a podium.
The podiums create a circle. Monokuma sits on a throne a metre or so away from the gap between two podiums so he can monitor and listen in.
The students argue between eachother, throwing evidence back and forth to find out who is the Blackened.
Rules:
1. Monokuma cannot give hints.
2. No violence allowed. You will be executed too if you break this rule.
3. Failure to find out who the Blackened is, or voting for a person who is not the Blackened at the end of the trial will result in every person in the Class Trial being executed other than the Blackened. The Blackened will henceforth walk free; they will be returned to the outside world.
4. Correctly identifying the Blackened and voting for them will save everyone except the Blackened. The Blackened will henceforth be the only one executed. The remaining students will be let back on to the Island(s) and not set free.
Minigames:
-'Nonstop Debate'
-'Rebuttal Showdown'
-'Hangman's Gambit'
-'Logic Dive'
Nonstop Debate: [POV Niji]
Argue (as a group) using evidence to prove or debunk a claim.
Claims appearing in ORANGE can have evidence used against them to prove them wrong.
Claims appearing in BLUE can have evidence used for them to prove them right.
When a claim in orange/blue has clear evidence to go against it or agree with it, the sound 'BANG' will be heard. This is a Truth Bullet (evidence) being fired.
Rebuttal Showdown: [POV Niji]
Argue (against one person) using evidence to prove of debunk a claim. Usually only used if the person does not believe what is being claimed is true. For example, "Mikan is the murderer" could be argued in a rebuttal showdown as "Mikan would never kill someone".
Hangman's Gambit: [POV Niji]
Trying to think of a certain word or phrase to answer a question with. For example:
Question:
"Where did the actual murder take place?"
Hangman's Gambit Result:
"The Conference Room".
Logic Dive: [POV Niji]
Answering multiple questions. For example:
Q: "How did Nagito get the poison in to his system?"
A: "Through his nose"
Q: "Why did Nagito make it appear he had been tortured?"
A: "To blame someone"
Q: "What was Nagito's goal?"
A: "To weed out the Traitor"
Is that all? I think that's all I need to explain-
ACTUALLY NO! ONE LAST THING!
To make this easier, I've divided the characters up in to colours so I dont have to write "said" with adverbs and actions constantly. If I did it that way, I'd be done writing this part by midnight.
So, These are the Characters and their set colours.
Sora
Tabitha
Gray
Luna
Kanna
Whisp
Alexia
Niji
Chiaro
Raven
Alteca
Etsuko
Max
Ok. Finally, let me list the Truth Bullets. Truth Bullets are basically evidence.
[Loading Bullets]
Class Trial Rules
Wall scroll
Glass Shards
Head wound
Liquor-Stained Shower
Kaya's broken door handle
High window in the Bathroom
Tabitha's wound
Tabitha's body position
Kaya's wound(s)
Kaya's body position
"Maybe we should start by disgussing the Monokuma File that Monokuma gave us."
"What 'bout it?"
"I think what Niji means is the cause of death."
"Cause of death?"
"It says that?"
"Yeah. Take a look."
[The Monokuma file is opened. Inside is a list of things to do with the victim; height, weight, chest size, time of death; etc. In one paragraph, it states how the victim died]
"She was stabbed. It's obvious, isn't it?"
"No. The wounds section states she had more than one wound."
"...A head wound?"
"Yes. I even checked it myself. There was a clear wound on the back of her head."
"Back.. So she was sneak-attacked!?"
"Most likely."
"...This topic can't go anywhere further.. I think."
"I agree. Let's move on to another topic."
"...Maybe.. Who saw her last?"
"That would be all of us, wouldn't it? At the restaurant this morning"
"No, that's wrong."
"Tabitha? How's it wrong?"
"..I was the last person to see Kaya. Remember? I left and she ran after me."
"Oh.. You're right, but, that means you were the last one to see her alive."
"Yeah. I know it does. But that's why I mentioned it."
"Huh?"
"The two of us, The two victims, being together at the same time before we both got hurt. Someone was obviously watching us."
"How do you know?"
"Otherwise they wouldn't have known where we went. I remember going in to my cottage and seeing Kaya struggle with the door."
"Ah! That's right.. Kaya has a faulty door handle."
[Insert Truth Bullet: FAULTY DOOR HANDLE]
"When Alteca came to get me this morning, I left my cottage and saw Kaya struggling with her door. I said that maybe later we could get one of you guys to fix it for her."
"Max is right. It was clear to see at the crime scene. The door handle was not busted in a way that a person would break down a door to get to their victim, therefore Tabitha is probably right. Someone was watching Tabitha and Kaya going in to their cottages."
"But.. that means that whoever left the restaurant next is the culprit!?"
"It might not be that simple, but they would be the main suspect."
"Well then,"
"Huh?"
"I guess it's not gonna be as simple as I thought it would be."
"Raven? What do you mean?"
"..It's not gonna be easy. 'Cause it was myself, Chiaro, Etsuko, and Whisp who left the restaurant next. In a group."
"Basically, yeah. We all went in to our cottages at the same time. ...It would be risky, but any of us could have done it...."
"Well, this messes everything up..!"
"No! It doesn't!"
"T-Twin girl? How?"
"Because Whisp remembers not seeing Pinafore-Girl or Blue-Girl entering their cottages!"
"O-Oh! So none of you saw them enter their cottages!?"
"No."
"..I didn't."
"Etsuko didn't see them, either.."
"Like hell I'll believe that! That's crap, they could all be working together!"
[Make Your Argument: Nonstop Debate!]
"They could all be lying!"
"Why would they all lie!?"
"Why would we all lie? Aren't you being a little irrational?"
"I'm not being irrational. You could all be in on it!"
"That's impossible. It would get us nowhere."
"And why would that be? You would all get out if you teamed up!"
[LOADED TRUTH BULLET: CLASS TRIAL RULES]
[BANG]
"W-What!?"
"It's impossible that they were all in on it!"
"PROVE IT!"
"The Class Trial Rules! Only the person who actually ended the victim will be able to walk free! Why would a group of people protect a killer who, in the end, will walk free and leave their accomplices to die!?"
"D-Damn it..! Fine.."
"...Well then, that means that whoever killed Kaya and stabbed Tabitha had known beforehand that Kaya had a faulty door. Yet we cannot rule out the 4 girls."
"Anyone here who knew about the faulty door beforehand won't admit it, so there's no point trying."
"...Hey, it's OK if I mention something that's on my mind?"
"What is it?"
"...How did they enter Tabitha's dorm? How did they get out?"
"..Oh.."
"...Tabitha's door was locked.."
"......Oh."
"................."
"..So how did they get out, then!? We gotta work this out or we're all as good as dead..!"
"C-Calm down!"
"S-Stop shouting..!"
"Here's an idea."
[Truth Bullet: HIGH WINDOW IN THE BATHROOM]
"Wait, seriously? You're gonna bring up that thing? There's no way. It's too high."
"You sure about that?"
"There's no way."
[Truth Bullet: WALL SCROLL]
"There is. In Tabitha's dorm there was a wall scroll."
"A wall scroll.. Oh!"
"You could easily get yourself up to that window with that. You could stand on the end, and pull yourself up from there."
"...But it was in Tabitha's dorm, not Kaya's."
"E-Exactly..! The Wall Scroll was a mural! It had a small string attached to the end of it, meaning once you were out of the window you could grab it and pull it up with you. They could have done the same to get in and out of Tabitha's dorm; through that window!"
"..It makes sense."
"Th-This brings us nowhere closer..!!"
"...Ok. We know how they got in and out. The wall scroll was available at the supermarket."
"...Let's go back to the topic of the murder weapon."
"Ah, yeah. I was just thinking about that, actually. The blow to the head. There's something I want to add."
"Alteca, what do you mean?"
"She suffered Blunt Force Trauma. Something blunt hit her on the back of the head.. .....and by what I saw of the wound... ....I think it would have killed her instantly after she suffered that wound."
"W-What the.. But the knife..!"
"I have an idea about the knife."
"R-Raven?"
"The murder weapon was whatever hit her on the back of the head, correct? Maybe the person who hit her on the head obviously used something that was relevant to who they are - Like a musician would hit a person with a guitar, An engineer would hit them with a wrench; catch my drift?"
"Where are you going with this?"
"What I'm trying to say is this -
We found the murder weapon in the bathroom."
"What the hell!? You found the murder weapon!?"
"Raven..? I don't remember this."
"Etsuko doesn't remember this either. There was nothing in the cabinets that Etsuko searched, and nothing in the shower apart from--"
"Liquor. There was liquor in the shower."
"Oh. I saw that. When I smelled it, I honestly couldn't properly smell what it was. I think the shower had been turned on to wash it out a little. The smell had deteriorated."
"So we can't identify what the liquor was?!"
"..Oh, don't worry about that. I know."
"TELL US ALREADY, THEN!"
"Actually, that's just the tip of the iceberg. I know who killed Kaya. I know who stabbed Tabitha."
"What the hell..!? T-Tell us!"
"No. If I told you, you'd only go off on a whim. You'd all deny it, so allow me to guide you to the truth one step at a time. I want you guys to answer these questions for me."
[Logic Dive]
Q: "What was found in the toilet in Kaya's bathroom?"
A: "Smashed Glass"
Q: "What was found in Kaya's shower?"
A: "Liquor"
Q: "What colour were the glass shards?"
A: "Yellow
"A-Ah.. You mean.."
"We can identify the type of liquor just by looking at the aisle in the supermarket."
"Oh. Each type of liquor is identified by a different colour, right?"
[Monokuma] "Yuuuuuuup. Here's the list:"
Lager
Vodka
Whiskey
Brandy
Cocktails
Gin
Champagne
"Oh...!! Now I see!"
"So the liquid in the shower was actually champagne."
"Th-That doesn't get us anywhere closer, though! Just 'cause it's champagne, doesn't mean that-"
"No, actually. Luna, you're going off on a whim just like I said. Let me show you my theory, the theory I believe to be correct."
Hangman's Gambit:
Q: "What killed Kaya?"
A: "The Champagne Bottle"
-The Knife was stabbed into Kaya afterwards, to hide the cause of death.
-The champagne in the shower must have been poured out BEFORE Kaya was killed. Otherwise, Champagne would have been all over Kaya's body when the bottle shattered.
-Meaning that whoever killed Kaya entered Kaya's dorm through the bathroom window. That of which is impossible from behind the cottages. Not even a wall scroll could reach them that way.
-Which means only one person could have reached Kaya's window. A person whose dorm is in the same row as Kaya's.
"It's all coming together now. That means that it's between Luna, Kanna, and Tabitha--"
"Exactly. Tabitha, can I ask you something?"
"........"
"Did you kill Kaya?"
"...Dammit, you.."
"Tabitha, why did you kill Kaya? Could you tell me?"
"W-Wait.. How could.. Tabitha....!?"
"I-It's impossible that Blue-Girl did it.. Isn't it!?"
"B-Blue girl..!?"
"Impossible.."
".......She was a rat. Monokuma. She was a rat, right?"
"Wait, what.. A rat..?"
"Monokuma. Monokuma.. She was a rat, wasn't she? I did well, didn't I?"
[Monokuma] "Damn. You actually fell for that crap?"
"Wh---WHAAAAAT!?"
"C-Can somebody PLEASE tell me what's going on!?"
"Sh-She was a traitor! She was a spy! She put us here! Kaya put us here! I.. I thought we could go home.. If she was gone..!"
"Tabitha.. What's going on!? Explain..!"
"Niji. Alteca. Max. Can you guys help me explain the full thing?"
-After storming from the restaurant, Kaya and Tabitha argued. Tabitha confronted Kaya about being a traitor, and Kaya strongly denied this. After such arguement, they returned to their dorms.
-Tabitha, who had already planned this murder beforehand, had already prepared a Wall Scroll, and had also taken 2 kitchen knives from the restaurant early that morning.
-After boosting herself through her own bathroom window, Tabitha pulled up the wall scroll and hopped to Kaya's cottage roof. Tabitha had brought a bottle of Champagne with her, she could have done so by bring a backpack or just managing to carry it.
-After quietly getting through Kaya's window, she pulled the curtain along and started to pour the Champagne out of the bottle. She did this close to the shower's floor, as to not make any 'glug' noises too loud.
-Tabitha then slowly pulled back the shower curtain and put the wall scroll to one side.
-Tabitha exited the bathroom. She possibly did this quietly, or Kaya was preocupied with her own stuff to do. For example, she could have been listening to music.
-Tabitha hit Kaya on the back of the head with the champagne bottle. As the glass shattered and spread all over the floor, Tabitha positioned Kaya's body against the wall.
-Then Tabitha began to scoop up any glass shards carefully.
-After scooping up the glass shards and putting them in the bag she used to carry the bottle, Tabitha poured the glass shards down the toilet and flushed it. Later along the line, the shards possibly clogged the pipe further down which was why the shards came back up after Max used a plunger on it.
-Tabitha took the one knife she had brought with her from her pocket and stabbed it in to Kaya's stomach. As Kaya bled out, Tabitha took the wall scroll and exited via the way she entered; the window in the toilet.
-Tabitha hopped back across the roof to her own dorm and clambered back through the window.
-Tabitha knew her alibi was weak, and that they were so close to eachother, which meant she would be a prime suspect. To eliminate any blame she may get, she was prepared to put herself in harms way.
-Tabitha took the remaining knife and lay down on her bed. From there, Tabitha stabbed herself with the knife. The one thing Tabitha left behind was the locked door, which she forgot about.
"...Tabitha, does that sound about right?"
"................"
"................"
"................"
"............yes, it does."
"I'm sorry, everyone. I'm sorry that.. I jumped to this conclusion.."
".........But I thought Kaya was a traitor. It was on the paper that I was given when he announced the motive... and I... I fell for it."
"........Dammit. I admit it, I killed Kaya."
"...Tabitha. You- Of all people. You killed Kaya..."
"She didn't deserve to die. I'm sorry."
"Like hell.. Like hell we'd believe you now. You killed her in cold blood. You had a plan. You'd been planning this."
"..."
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-VOTING TIME-
-DINGDINGDING-
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TABITHA SWENSON
GUILTY!
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-VOTING TIME-
-DINGDINGDING-
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TABITHA SWENSON
GUILTY!
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"COOOOOOOOOOOORRECT! TABITHA SWENSON IS THE MURDERER WHO KILLED KAYA FERN!" Monokuma exclaimed - he followed this up with a maniacal laugh.
"You damned psycho. You killed Kaya. She was innocent, you--"
"I know. I did a terrible thing. And I tried to hide it, but.."
"But what?"
"I don't know why I tried to hide it. I did it all for you guys. To save you all. My paper. It said if something happened to the traitor, the entire trip would be recalled. We'd be set free. It also said that the traitor was a thin model who wore her hair partially up. I thought that meant it was Kaya. My paper was talking about Kaya."
"And just because of that.. You believed it!? You seriously believed it. Even after we all said we didn't..!"
[Monokuma] "None of you battered an eyelid at how I didn't introduce another motive. That was because I knew someone still believed in the motive."
"Dammit! You damned teddy. I'll rip your voicebox out..!"
"I've prepared a suitable punishment for Tabitha Swenson, the Ultimate Rich Kid."
"...Tabitha, wait... Please.. Not yet.."
"...I'm sorry. Don't worry about me. I deserve everything I get. You guys.. Just survive, OK? Do me proud."
"Are you ready for the PUNISHMENT? C'mon Tabitha, Let's go, now.."
-Tabitha is placed in a hairdressers' chair-
-Monokuma looms over Tabitha from behind, branding scissors on his thumbs-
-Tabitha closes her eyes-
-THE HAIRCUT-
-Monokuma starts dashing around Tabitha, snipping his scissors-
-Tabitha sits still-
-Parts of Kaya's clothing flies everywhere. Hair, too, and finally, blood-
-Monokuma slumps on the floor in a pile of fabric, hair, and blood. Sweating-
-Tabitha slowly falls forward until and arm falls off. Her body limply falls off the chair-
-Monokuma smiles gleefully. His work here is done-
"WHAT THE HELL!?"-Monokuma looms over Tabitha from behind, branding scissors on his thumbs-
-Tabitha closes her eyes-
-THE HAIRCUT-
-Monokuma starts dashing around Tabitha, snipping his scissors-
-Tabitha sits still-
-Parts of Kaya's clothing flies everywhere. Hair, too, and finally, blood-
-Monokuma slumps on the floor in a pile of fabric, hair, and blood. Sweating-
-Tabitha slowly falls forward until and arm falls off. Her body limply falls off the chair-
-Monokuma smiles gleefully. His work here is done-
"B-Blue girl.. This.. Can't.."
"GAAAAAAH!"
"T-Tabitha..!"
"............God, what the hell?"
Everyone let their screams ring out around the trial area before they all tired.
They didn't want to be in the same room as Monokuma.
They didn't want to sit and look at a dead body any longer.
They slowly made their way out of the trial area and back to their cottages.
None of them slept.
Why should they?
Who could blame them -
They just saw their friends' dead bodies.
They saw them bleeding.
They weren't going to sleep if they tried.
"They'll adjust soon," Monokuma rubbed his head.
"Just give it a while. They'll adjust."
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