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	Shona found studying the magazine with felix's music was quite soothing. Well, as soothed as one could be while reading about a killing game involving state of the art American military robots. When the night was done, she looked at a clock that was conveniently hanging on a wall over the theater's exit.

	“Noon already?” The knight rose to her feet. She would have to grab Felix and head back for the evening meeting.

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	It did not take long for everyone to show up at the break room. Well, almost everyone. Mason Bradly and Quill Kennedy were not present. Quill had locked herself in her room, and Mondatta was unable to convince her to come out. However, Mason was able to talk his way into her room, insisting that they would join up with the others in due time.  Mondatta had no choice but to respect Bradly's agreement and attend the meeting without them.

	Ice appeared to be well, which was a load off everyone's shoulders. After his fainting spell, Rika, Felix, Daimyon, and Krista managed to move him into his room where he could recover. While he had wanted to do some exploring, it was too late, and he got sucked into this lame meeting instead. Rika... could be very persistent.

	Mary hadn't gotten around much, but she did go on an adventure of sorts. She gave mead to a real knight, chased an adorable trap, and found herself chatting away the morning with Aleecia. They had only stopped because of the arrival of a special guest... Caora!

	While Boobie lady was quite happy to see Caora, the feeling wasn't mutual. He had spent most of his morning trying to crack an important case with Fang, but the looming titty abomination tried to hold him back at every corner. Thankfully Poem guy and Mr Spider were there to keep him safe during this meeting. 

	Once everyone was settled down, everyone was able to discuss their discoveries. Mondatta had spent most of his time in the study, which appeared to have once been a library or a book store. He had discovered some interesting reading material, but nothing that pertained to their situation. Mondatta honored his word to Davis, and did not say a single thing about his earlier reveal. 

	Krista mentioned that she had wandered inside the cave with Cyrus, but didn't really find anything interesting. Just that the presence of a cave was kind of strange. She picked up a burger that was eating for lunch and mentioned that she “relished the fact that Cyrus mustard the strength to ketchup” but that “They were in quite the pickle”  and “She had a beef with their situation.” But “mayo someone else found something?” At least she hoped, because “that is all sesame!” There were probably more puns, but everyone tuned her out after that last one.

	Besides helping move Ice, Felix managed to find a music room! Well, it was actually that creepy theater where the bear first made a live appearance, but there were musical instruments back stage! They could play music now.

	Calvin and Kara let Davis explain what was discovered in the hospital side of the tower. The ER was fully functioning, and Davis mentioned that there was a dummy in there but it had no clear use. The Neurology room had some kind of brain scanning device, but everything was in Japanese. There were a few photos of a red haired girl, but the rest couldn't really be deciphered without the help of someone who could translate it.

	Cyrus considered how much he wanted to share with everyone about the despairs. Saying too little could hinder future investigations, while saying too much could cause a panic. Shona however was prepared to tell everything. She mentioned the loopholes in the rules that Monokuma himself confirmed, and the possibility that Infinity Initiative or an ally to ultimate despair could be behind their kidnapping. To help show the connections, Shona had grabbed a magazine with Junko in it to show the similarities between the carnage sisters and the fashionista, as well as a magazine detailing certain aspects of the “All American Killing Game.” 

	Apparently Neo Alexander turned the U.S. Army against the country, largely with the help of its drone armed forces. The carnage sisters looked a lot like the army robots in the way their joints fit together. There was even a cavalry robot that rode on a horse very much like the horses the carnage sisters used. One particular intricacy about the All American Killing Game was that there was a “happy hour.” Contestants in the game would have to avoid being killed by robots for a full hour after midnight every day. There are few details about events that transpired during the killing game documented in the magazine. Only that Neo Alexander's game was beaten, and he actually signaled his robots to open fire on himself to avoid capture. Ultimate despair seemed like a deranged group, and it was a little unsettling that they could be in a like death game. But not nearly as unsettling as the idea that Infinity initiative could have had something like this planned from the start.

	Damyon, ever the note taker, was jotting everything down. Sadly, very few answers came out of this meeting, and the ones that did had more questions attached to them. But it was still his task to record all of it. He had also acquired some sort of notebook in the study, but only he had gazed upon its pages, and had yet to crack its secrets.

	“Is that everything?” Davis folded his arms.

	Shona stood up. “I also wanted to mention that I walked past all the staircases that lead to the higher floors. They're sealed off with metal bars, and there doesn't appear to be a card reader to unlock them. So it seems like we are trapped on this floor for now.”

	Davis was tapping his foot, occasionally looking over at Mondatta.

	“Was there something YOU wanted to say, Davis?”

	“Ehhh...” Davis's eyes scanned everyone in the room. “Well, yes. There's been something on my mind. I think there are some startling details about us, and if left in the dark it could draw a wedge between us later down the line.”

	Shona leaned on a table, but used her hand to hold herself upright. “You are going to reveal such a detail about yourself now?”

	“Yea...” Davis nodded. “You see, I might be responsible fo-”

	Davis was cut off by some static. The monitors were coming alive again. When the static faded, everyone could see one of the carnage sisters. The screen was filled up with an eye and part of a nose. If the massive eye was anything to go by, it was Alexandria “Ohz nohz!” she chirped  as the screen came into focus. “Ohz nohz ohz nohz ohz nohz!” 

	“Get your ass back here!” Geina demanded. “Nobody wants to look at your fuckin' head THAT closely!”

	“I agree!” Came the regal voice of Willow. “Stand back so my subjects may bask in my radiant glow!”

	“There's only room for three of us.” That forth voice had to be Nariko. “I guess I'll stand off to the side. Not like anyone wants to look at me anyway.”

	“Gee, thanks sis!” Alexandria backed away from the camera. It wasn't quite clear where they all were. Well, not to anyone but Calvin. The furnaces gave it away. 

	Willow's eyebrows squeaked as they crossed on her forehead. “We have initiated this video chat service with the lot of you vagrants because you've managed to anger our father.”

	“He's pissed!” Geina's chain guns started to warm up. “And if he's pissed, we're pissed!”

	“We are so tinkled off!” Alexandria did her best to look cross, but it was still adorable. 

	After that, they started to talk over each other. They kept hurling insults and examples of how angry they were. Except Nariko, who just had one endless sigh going during the entire charade. Then there was some more static, and the monitor turned off. Shortly afterwords, a trap door in the floor opened up and out came Monokuma.

	“Just a word to you all...” Monokuma said with a growl. “They are adopted. No cub of mine would do something so idiotic as commandeer the camera system without asking for permission!”

	The monitor came back on, this time all of the sisters did their best to squeeze into view.  “We're sorry Daddy! We'll ask next time!”

	“No TV for a week!” The monitor turned off again “Anywho!” Dr. Killgood's mood shifted as soon as he banished his daughters. “They are correct, I am angry with all of you. Whats with this? Trying to figure out my motives? Trying to find a way out? Trying to find... a music room? I've already equipped you with everything you need to get out of here, what's so hard to understand?”

	Shona's hand flew over to her wooden sword. “We're infinites. We're not going to break and kill each other on the command of some delusional bear!”

	Dr Killgood looked offended at first, but then a low, rumbling chuckle trickled out of him. “So, that's how it's going to be huh?” The bear folded its paws behind its back. “You're all so driven to show your hope, your desire to leave without killing anyone, that you simply won't allow yourselves to despair?” He shook his head. “No, you're definitely feeling despair. I think it's the carnage that you're having difficulty embracing. You're choosing what you perceive to be the weaker of two evils.” The bear nodded. No one spoke up. “In that case, what I need to do is not show you how strong despair is, but how weak your hope is.”

	“What's your game, fur-ball?” Davis spoke through grit teeth.

	“I'm sure you all know about the night of carnage. It's a very interesting time for you patients. But there's no motive, no... you need more of an incentive for you to go out on the night of carnage. SO!” Monokuma dove into the air and landed on one of the tables. “This time you can show me how strong your hope really is! If you go out during the night of carnage, you can be a hero! That's right, an opportunity to save someone you barely know!” The bear turned to face Rika. “Isn't that great? Don't you want to show everyone how much you care?” Monokuma leaned in closer, his cheeks turning red. “Don't you wanna... Feel my fur against your bare skin... As I pierce you with spears?” Dr Killgood stood up and waddled to the edge of the table. “Welp, I'll see you all later. I hope at least one of you are courageous enough to be a hero, otherwise, someone's going to die tonight.” Monokuma allowed his body to fall forward into an open trap door, which closed once he disappeared from sight.

	Shona just stared at the floor where the bear disappeared to. “It's important that we don't panic.” The knight turned to face Davis. “Are you alright? You were going to say something before Monokuma showed up.”

	“It's nothing.”  Davis placed a hand on his head. “I think I need a break. Shit, my head hurts.” On Davis's way out of the room, he turned his head to look at Rika. “Look, I...” He groaned. “I didn't mean to yell at you earlier. I was nervous and...” He took a deep breath. “I'm...” He groaned again. “I didn't mean to yell at you, okay?” With that, Davis pushed his way out of the break room. 

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