DanganRonpa: Prepare for Despair

"She did not have the time to. She had to leave. And... I was afraid...I was afraid that if I made her say too much," he rested his fingertips at his throat. "He would hurt her, too."

Alicia returned from the kitchen with a tray of tea. She set it on the table quietly. "I'm going to bed." She said softly and she walked out.

"You're joking, right? The only thing any of us have managed to do is kill others. The only person you can trust in here is yourself." she turned towards Leit, "I understand how you'd be hopeful about this, but there are too many inconsistencies with her showing up and us not being able to find a way out." She finally stood straight up and addressed Alicia, "Finally, a good idea. I'll be going too now."

Leit had leaned back, the excitement draining from his face. He slumped back down in his seat. "...Does no one believe me?"

"Your mental state right now is extremely questionable." she pointed up at the camera on the ceiling, "Whats the point in pretending he couldn't see her when he has these? And why did you wait for him to leave when he can hear us through them?" she started towards the door, "At least your inability to think things through is still there. God knows what we'd do without it." she rolled her eyes.

Julie stopped at the door. "You still think it's just one person? One who not only trapped us here, but also put together elaborate scenes for our own execution?" she kept her head down, "As far as I know, it could be all of you."

"I concur with that much," Liam finally spoke up. "There may only be one person controlling the bear, but the evidence around us points to multiple people being responsible." He took one of the steaming cups. "The reason we haven't made any progress is because the bear hasn't slipped up... at least not much. And we've all been so worried about our own necks, it's clouded our judgment." His eyes fell on Julie. "I don't know what you saw in that envelope, but panicking solves nothing. That's what you've been telling us this entire time."

Julie clenched her fists at her side, "There's nothing for me to panic about. There's no two ways for me to take the photos." She turned away from the students, "...I'll kill them. Whoever's behind this. I'll kill them all." She left the cafeteria and went to her room.

"...That would explain..." Leit stared down at the table for a bit, his hands wandering up to his throat again. "She said that the person controlling Monokuma gave her permission to give this to me. And then when he came in, he was utterly confused. There must be more than one person...But... I believe what she said. We just have to wait a few more days. Just a few more days."

Devin nodded. "Worth a try, even if it's hard to believe."

Liam turned around and put his envelope on the table. "Once again, the bear swung and missed with me. But something's caught my attention." He pulled out one of the photos and placed it on the table. In the center of it was himself, with his head down while everyone else in the room looked at him. All of their classmates were present, but there was one who didn't belong. A young man with silver hair and a pair of square-rimmed glasses. He pointed at the individual. "Him."

"That's what I want to know," Felix said, looking intently at the photo.

Liam turned it to face Felix. "His face must ring a bell for you, right? I can't remember seeing him, but you might."

Liam picked the picture up and held it out to him. "In that case, I think you ought to be the one to hang onto this."

"Uh... I've already got it..." Felix pointed to his head. "Eidetic memory, remember?"

Liam tapped his head, smiling. "Right, silly me." He dropped the picture on the table and left it for anyone who wanted to have a look to do so.

Alex took a deep look at the picture, then turned and walked towards his dorm.

Felix looked around at the others and sighed. "Can one of you guys help me get the banner of the others down from the auditorium, I need to get to work on Lys and Alann's portraits."

Alex turned and said, "Sure."

(OOC: I thought Alex had left, Felix is still in the cafeteria)

(He said towards, not to.)

Devin stood up, "Sure, I'll go too."