Group: Ryota, Chihiro, Mukuro, and Peko

  Objective: Search the School Building

  Upon exiting the gym, the group decided to convene in the atrium, where they had first met, to discuss their pns.

  "S-So, we're supposed to search this building for any clues?" Asked Ryota

  "Yes," said Mukuro. "There is a map on our e-handbooks. Based on it, we should be able to thoroughly search every room."

  "Perhaps we should split up?" said Peko. "There are eleven rooms and a staircase on this floor. If we each take three rooms, and one of us takes two, we should be able to finish this in minimal time. What do you guys think?"

  "S-Split up?" Mumbled Chihiro. "Like we explore a-alone? That seems dangerous. E-Especially after what Monokuma said. What if someone tries to h-hurt us?"

  Chihiro and Ryota appeared concerned with this pn and the ease at which Peko had suggested it.

  "Hm, perhaps our thinking was slightly off." said Mukuro."We should not have expected both of you to be as comfortable defending yourselves as we are. Peko, if you still wish to split from us, you may, but I am going to accompany Ryota and Chihiro."

  "Yes... I would prefer that. I work better alone. I'll handle the bathrooms and the gym. You all may take the rest." She said before heading off on her own exploration.

  "Let's start at the end of the hall and work our way in. There were two cssrooms there. Let's check them out."

  The group headed to the cssrooms.

  They appeared to be both completely normal. Apart from some miscelneous documents in the 1-B cssroom.

  "O-Oh, could these be something?" Chihiro said excitedly. "Oh, n-no. It just looks like a bunch of junk mail..."

  "Why is there, m-mail in an academy anyway? How did it even get in here?" asked Ryota.

  "I don't know." said Chihiro. "T-These names seem familiar, but I'm not sure how I know them... Hm. N-now that I think about it, these are kind of mispced. A-A bunch of Advertisements, and Jury Summons, and Late Bills, is this supposed to represent something?"

  Mukuro walked over and took a look at the papers before promptly dropping them into the trash.

  "It's probably just another trick by Monokuma. Don't fall for his traps." She said, "That does it for the cssrooms. Should we move on?"

  "Y-Yeah, ok." Ryota replied, "Maybe we should check out that red door at the end of the hallway?"

  The group proceeded to go to the red door but found it to be locked.

  "Well, no surprise there," commented Mukuro. "The AV Room should be next. That's where you said you woke up, right, Ryota?"

  "Yes, t-that's right," he said.

  As they made their way into the AV room, Ryota didn't notice any major differences since he was st there.

  "N-Nothing seems different." he said. "I thought I saw the monitors and devices plugged in when I got here. B-But I guess that was just part of my dream..."

  "I think I had a dream simir to yours," said Mukuro. "You dreamt you were the AV room and watched a video of sorts? I had a dream that I was in the gym. It felt like I had just gotten beat up, but I couldn't see any marks on my body. When I tried to leave, I fell into a dark void and woke up in a cssroom."

  "M-Me too..." said Chihiro. "I had a dream that I woke up in the c-changing rooms with a really bad headache. The same thing with t-the void happened when I tried to leave, too..."

  "In any case, let's finish out our search. We don't want to keep Peko waiting." said Mukuro.

  "I-It seems that the school store is the next location," said Ryota.

  After a quick gnce into the cramped school store, they concluded that, despite the outrageous number of items inside of it, none was relevant to them currently.

  They then proceeded to their final destination, the infirmary, to find it roped off.

  "Well, that was an utter waste of time." Grumbled Mukuro."We're no better off than when we started.

  "I wouldn't say it was all bad," said Peko, joining us again. "I did find this..."

  She proceeded to dispy a golden katana inside of an equally glistening scabbard.

  "A s-sword?!" Ryota excimed.

  "Peko, what use will this be to us? I can tell by just looking at it that that bde couldn't cut through wet paper." said Mukuro.

  "Perhaps none, perhaps a lot. As the saying goes, 'Better to have it and not need it, then to need it and not have it'." she replied.

  "Moving on, did you find anything on your expedition?" Mukuro said.

  Peko replied, "Nothing of note. The gym is how we left it. And both the men's and women's restrooms were of average quality and appearance."

  "Y-you went into the boy's bathroom?" asked Chihiro.

  "Haven't you?" said Peko.

  Chihiro seemed offput by this strange remark.

  "No, Peko. Normal girls don't do that..." said Mukuro."For now, however, I guess we should assemble with the others as they finish their tasks. Maybe we should go see if either of the groups exploring the dorms needs assistance."

  With that, the group headed out to the dorm area...