Sorry for late posting I forgot to post it earlier.
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Sayaka - I can't decide if Mondo is totally dependable or completely terrible...
Malachi - Yeah, I'd have to say he's kind of both.
He's not exactly a bad person. But I definitely can't say he's a good person, either. Then again, in this day and age who is.
Sayaka - So then, where's this "specific place" Monokuma mentioned? It must be somewhere you can watch DVDs, but...
If it's a place set up to watch DVDs, then
[A/V Room]
{Disks}
Huh? There's something inside this cardboard box.
Sayaka - ...a bunch of DVDs. And each one has a label on it with someone's name.
Malachi - This must be the "video for each of us" he mentioned...
Sayaka - I'd better go tell everyone!
She just ran off. I didn't follow after her. I just stood right there where I was. The DVDs in front of me had robbed me of all awareness. I was rooted in place...
I think I see something...
{Computer}
Next to the monitor is a high-end DVD player. It'll probably play those DVDs no problem.
Malachi - Maybe I'll just watch mine real quick, before everyone else gets here.
I sorted through the DVDs I'd found in the box and found the one with my name on it, then I slid it into the expensive-looking player.
I sat down and stared intently at the darkened screen. And then...
Malachi - Ah!
I yelled out without realizing it, and my heart started racing.
Because what I saw on that monitor... It was my family.
Malachi's Mom - You getting picked to attend Hope's Peak Academy is like a dream come true. Make sure you do your best!
Malachi's Dad - I'm so proud of you, son. But remember- don't push yourself too hard!
Malachi's Brother - Are you really watching this, Malachi? Good luck, okay?
If it had ended there, that would've been fine. A message of love and support. After leaving my family behind to attend Hope's Peak, it would have given me hope, given me strength. If this was a normal school, I would've been happy, if a little embarrassed. With my family's support to rely on, I would've been motivated to do even better. But here, now, it was totally different. I *wasn't* living an ordinary school life. So I had a pretty strong feeling that the video wasn't going to end there.
I hated having that feeling, but it turned out I was absolutely right.
The screen fades back to the same room as shown before, except there's no one there. The window has a giant hole, with glass cracks, the couch is torn and there's stuffing everywhere. The photos on the wall are cracked and the table is bent in two. My mother, father, and brother were strung up like puppets. Each with their head in their hand. Their decapitated heads all had one thing in common. I large inhuman smile cut into their faces.
Malachi - ...!
This time, I couldn't even make a sound. My voice just... died. It looks like a warzone or something... As if in reply, a voice came floating out of the speakers. I recognized the voice, of course. It was *him*...
Monokuma - Malachi Weiss, accepted into Hope's Peak Academy. And his family, who supported such a lucky boy... But it seems like... something's happened to this family's well-being! Oh boy, this is bad! What could have possibly happened to this family's well-being!?
Just like that the screen faded to black. In bold red words was the words
LOOK FOR THE ANSWER AFTER GRADUATION.
Malachi - Wh-What is this? What happened to everyone!?
I started trembling... I could feel the fear and anger building up inside me, like hot magma.
Malachi - GOD DAMNIT
I slammed my fist against the desk over and over again. A single thought was racing through my mind... What else? How could I think about anything else?
Malachi - I have to get out of here. I have to get out, right now! I need to make sure everyone's safe!
Sayaka - Malachi...? What happened? Make sure who's safe?
I noticed everyone standing around the entrance to the A/V room. They stared at me, faces full of confusion.
Aoi - Wh-What's going on?
Without a word, I pointed to the cardboard box.
Leon - Is that what Monokuma was talking about?
Kiyotaka - What's on them?
They all gathered around the box, and each of them grabbed the DVD with their name on it. One by one, they each rushed to a monitor. It didn't take long for them to react.
Mondo - What the fuck...?
Aoi - Th-This can't be real, right? It has to be fake, right!?
Leon - Yeah, no way it's real. Haha... no way.
Toko - I can't t-take it anymore... I c-can't take this anymore! Let me out of h-here!
As soon as I saw their reactions, I knew... They'd all seen something like what I'd seen. Nobody even bothered trying to hide their fear and confusion. Except for *her*. Even now, she was totally calm.
Kyoko - I see... So this is what he meant by motive. He wants to fuel our desire to leave so that we're more likely to start killing each other.
Celeste - It is the classic "prisoner's dilemma".
Hifumi - ...Huh?
Celeste - Let me use an example. Imagine two countries are on the brink of war. But both countries want peace, and each commits to scaling back their forces as a sign of good faith. But there's a chance that one country may betray the other, so each country fears lowering their guard. The result is that neither scales back their forces, and they both end up betraying each other. In other words, the fear of invisible treachery becomes the greatest enemy of stability.
Toko - That kinda sounds l-like us right now... Everyone says they'll work together, but in our hearts we're all afraid someone might betray us...
Kiyotaka - Don't put those awful thoughts in our head! That's exactly what they *want* us to do!
Leon - You can say that, but maybe you're thinking that once everyone drops their guard, you can just...
Kiyotaka - What!?
Sakura - This is exactly what Monokuma, or whoever's behind this, wants. They *want* us to fight. Don't you see?
Celeste - Yeah, you're right. We all need to calm down...
Junko - Okay, then. Maybe we should start by all just... talking. Maybe if we all just talk about what we saw, that'll help get everything out of our system. Besides, I think we're all super curious, right?
I wonder what was in everyone's videos... I'd be lying if I said I wasn't curious.
Malachi - Hey, Sayaka...
Sayaka - ...
Malachi - What was in your video, Sayaka?
Sayaka - ...
Toko - What's wr-wrong? Just hurry up and t-tell us...
Sayaka - ...
Malachi - Sayaka?
I gently placed my hand on her shoulder.
Sayaka - ...Stop it!
She pushed my hand away and suddenly ran off.
Aoi - Sayaka!?
Byakuya - Let her go.
Malachi - I can't do that! I have to go make sure she's okay!
Toko - I h-hate romantic comedies like this. I don't care what h-happens to her, personally...
Junko - That's because you're totally thoughtless!
Aoi - I'm... really worried.
Celeste - Then why don't you go do whatever you think you have to? We don't all have to stick around together, right? Speaking of which, I have my own things to take care of. Goodbye.
Just like that everyone went their separate ways... But I don't have time to worry about them right now. I have to go find Sayaka!