[color=magenta]”Oh, now you're one to talk Noel. If there's anyone around here that's insensitive to the feelings of others, it's the relationship ending, war filming, drama mongering reporter we love to hate so much!”[/color] the bear giggled. [color=magenta]”Well, It's a little early for story time. But if you guys really think you found the killer, you'd better vote. Time's running out for all of you!”[/color]

And so everyone pulled their lever. A dart board with everyone's face on it popped up out of the center of the floor. It had a portrait of every infinite positioned over the score markers. With a thump, darts flew out of the wall and smashed into the dart board, knocking off every picture but Max's.

[color=magenta]”Woops!”[/color] Monokuma bent over and picked up Bliss's picture. [color=magenta]”Shoot, where is it?”[/color] After a few more seconds of crawling around, he picked up a picture of Mercy and plastered it over Max's picture. [color=magenta]”Wow! You guys are amazing! The only one to get it wrong was Felix. The silly guy didn't even lock in a vote!”[/color]

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Shooting a quick annoyed glare at Noel, Alice's expression turned into an amused smirk when Monokuma called the reporter out. [Color=red]"Took the words right out of my mouth."[/color] She said, pulling down the lever on her podium to vote. It confused her when the dartboard had everyone's portraits knocked off except Max's, but understood that it was a mistake as the bear hung her friend's picture over the cop's.

[Color=red]"Uh, now's not the time to joke, Killgood."[/color] The recon spoke up after he mentioned that Felix didn't vote. [Color=red]"But why would Mercy commit murder suicide? Even I don't know. I-I thought she wasn't that kind of person..."[/color] she asked the bear.

[color=magenta]”First of all, It's suicide-murder[s]er[/s]. We can't forget that this is a special case where the killer died before their victim did.”[/color] Monokuma cleared his throat. [color=magenta]”Next of all, the assumption everyone had when you blasted the motive out all over public TV was that Mercy was mentally sound to begin with. Unfortunately that was not the case. You see, she had a bothersome condition called schizophrenia. I'm sure she must have shown some signs. Recalling events that never happened, doing things that didn't make sense?”[/color] The bear paced across the court floor. [color=magenta]”I mean, the whole reason why she was administered to Axis-Mundi was because she stabbed herself with a syringe filled with nastiness. That doesn't sound like something a trained doctor does, does it?”[/color] The bear giggled like a child. [color=magenta]”Self harm was a big thing for Mercy. I wouldn't be surprised if she dreamed about that mask every night. Working on the mundinol with Max is probably why she picked that type of poison specifically. She brought a vile of Litonix into her room before even trying the mask on. Don't feel bad about not finding it. Those glass vials flushes pretty easy once they're broken. I'm unsure of why she took the police officer's badge. Perhaps she was planning something much more elaborate, or maybe she was just following her spontaneous thoughts.”[/color] Monokuma waved his paws around. [color=magenta]”Once she got to the party, she peeled back her bandage and swabbed the umbrella's tip with a soaked gauze. She then stabbed her hand, and put her bandage back over her it. Bliss's attention was divided between Krista and serving food, so she had her opportunity. Maybe it was the horseman virus, or maybe a small part of her wanted to end her life before she could hurt anyone else. Regardless of her intention, we all know what happened next...”[/color] 

Alice didn't want to believe what Killgood said, but in the end, it all made sense. [Color=red]"Like I said, the badge could've been used to try and frame Max, almost did."[/color] She added, lowering her head. [Color=red]"So, what now? We don't have a blackened to execute."[/color]

[color=magenta]”Ahh, you're all about tradition aren't you girl? That's why you're my favorite!”[/color] Monokuma jumped back into his seat. [color=magenta]”We may not have a blackened, but we have a special guest star who [i]volunteered[/i] for the position!”[/color] 

[Color=red]"Oh, really? And who's our dear substitute?"[/color] The recon asked, her curiosity peaked.