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Being free for now, Makoto let out a sigh of relief as he attempted to rejoin his conversation with Kyoko. "W-Well, Kyoko..." He smiled happily when she came closer to him and he almost reached out to take her hand again. He relented, however, in fear of her getting caught in someone else rudely invading his space. At the very least, he tried to nudge her and the others talking to them away from the meat on the floor.
"Don't you remember? We decided to honor our family names. Mom and dad would have been pretty upset about it, I think..."
He relished the moment when they came closer together thanks to another of Rant's acts of sabotage. Their heads were almost touching, but Makoto was hesitant to make any kind of move. "Mason, huh..." He reeled back slightly to think about Mason. When did they meet? "Ah... I think I know. You were doing a case for one of his family members, right? His whole family and your whole family ended up meeting, and I, well..." He shrugged. "I don't remember it being unpleasant, though it's been a few years now..."
Makoto then paused when the singing started up. He looked around and frowned. "Why would they try to drown out the music like that?" he asked. "I thought it was... you know, nice... at least before the piano was stopped." The dancers began to move in on Kyoko and Makoto again, one hitting Kyoko and pushing her into Makoto's arms. He turned to T'Challa then and laughed nervously. "Y-You know, I kind of just wanted some alone time, so, I'm sorry, but--"
As Mason's voice joined the singing, Makoto began to shake his head. He kept Kyoko at arm's length and cleared his throat. "This is really too much now. K-Kyoko, I'm going to try and find us a more quiet place." He took her by the hand and began to move, but one of the dancers hit him so hard, he was knocked back into Kyoko. He let go of Kyoko and balled his hands into fists. "What is wrong with everyone?!"
As Saeko latched on to one of the male dancers, she found something odd. He turned to her so that she could see his face, revealing him to be wearing a mask.
Reiner would find the piano free for him to reach, but just as he would reach it, the music would suddenly stop. Aside from the singers, if they chose to continue, it was deathly quiet. Slowly, but surely, a new song would begin in an effort to drown out the singing. It was not a raucous song, but one booming and confident. The group could now see an orchestra playing from the second-floor balcony, playing away at violins, cellos, and other string-based instruments.
There was no warning as crossbow bolts fired down into the crowd, aiming for the singers: Nono, Kiyohime, and Mason. There was little that could be done as the two girls received bolts to the shoulder, while Mason received one in his left leg. As the song continued, men and women wearing the same strange bear masks appeared from behind the orchestra, wielding crossbows. They moved to aim them around the room, threatening everybody.
Something peculiar then appeared, moving from behind the orchestra to jump off the balcony, do a flip in the air, and land on the ballroom floor with a flourish. It was obvious to see it was some kind of walking bear toy. A few of the dancers raised cards with the number "10" on them.
"Ahhhahaha!" laughed the strange bear in a squeaky voice. "What do you people think you're doing? Why would you try to ruin such a momentous occasion!? Now I gotta turn this into a red wedding reception!"
"W-What...?" Makoto took a shaky step away from the bear. "This isn't right. This isn't right at all. What is Monokuma doing here...?"
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It all happened before she could even register on what was happening. A sharp pain erupted from her shoulder as the crossbow bolt lodged itself there. The same had been done to Nono and Mason. Before then, she was trying to keep it together and not lose her cool, but now... Kiyohime had a reason.
"What is the... meaning of this!? I have all of the hatred for those that hide and then strike like this. I demand to know why this is happening NOW!"
All the while she tried to pull the crossbow bolt weakly, Kiyohime screamed out in anger towards Monokuma and the apparent dancers that wore masks alike to this black and white toy bear.
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Reiner froze, the sudden silence (minus maybe, Kiyo and the others singing) having caught him offguard; contrary to his initial theory... That piano wasn't even close to being the perpetrator behind this. It was this strange, stuffed bear looking creature, whom he'd take care of later... For now, it looks like there were some dancers armed with crossbows on the upper levels, which hit Kiyo, Nono, and Mason before anything could be done.
"What the hell are you trying to do?!" He shouted, obviously put off by the entire situation.
Amidst of all the commotion, he made his way towards Kiyo, and the others who sang, as he drew his blades from his 3DMG, prepared to attempt to defend them from any further crossbow shots. Though, as he waited to see if the crossbow wielders would make another move, he began to look for any grapple-able surfaces near both the elevated orchestra, and the crossbow wielders. If things turned ugly, he figured if he acted quick enough, he might at least be able to eliminate a few of the threats in the room...
Rant turned on his heels and almost darted for Monokuma, but he stopped himself and slammed his fists to the ground. Staring ahead he gritted his teeth as if to hold his rage in his mouth like a caged animal. Rant was well aware how useless it was to attack Monokuma, the bear possessed many of the reality breaking abilities that Basic had under his control, surely the minute Rant tried to attack the bear would retaliate in an attempt to teach him a lesson.
With no outlet to take his anger on he went to jab a dancer, but paused when he realized he was holding something. Rant took a step back to read the card. "10...?" He then turned to Monokuma, confusion taking over anger. "What's up your sleeve this time Monokuma? Another death game or were you really just that peeved about their little moment being broken up?" As he spoke Rant walked over to Nono and without warning he jumped on her back yanking the arrow out of her. He then dropped and took her hand. "Hard parts over, bend down so I can patch you up."
"Yo, idiot with the swords! Put your weapons away before you piss the bear off!" Rant shouted to Reiner as he went on the offensive. "Unless you want 'dancing lessons' from him?" Rant said as he continued to bandage Nono's wound.
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Leon 'looked' for another dance partner as he carefully moved towards Mason. He listened to the three sing whatever melody it was they were singing.
Once he saw the three get hit by crossbows, he froze for a second. "MASON!!" He yelled as he rushed over to his brother's side, pulling out his knife.
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The dancers still crowded the exits, and they now looked a bit more menacing with their strange masks. The one holding Saeko let her go and his arms dropped to his sides. The crossbow wielders did not move to attack again, but they they kept their weapons trained regardless. It seemed possible to grapple on to the balcony, but it seemed clear the snipers were quite accurate...
The bear, apparently named Monokuma, pointed to Amir. "I bet you think you're sneaky, don't you? You already ruined the evening, so why even bother? I swear, guys like you never seem to know what they're doing! Are you really this dedicated to making boys with ahoges unhappy?"
All the dancers began laughing at Kiyohime's and Noembelu's yelling. "Why you gotta be like that?" asked Monokuma, then he started laughing himself when Toffee called him rude. "Maybe I'm here to party, hmm? You ever think about that? What if a bear wanted to get his party on and you just wouldn't let him? Why, wouldn't you be the rude ones then? No one said I was not invited. I am a part of this as much as anything else here is, bucko!"
He looked to T'Challa and waved the man off. "A mastermind? Of what? This fancy dance? If I was, I would have brought a dress! But here I am, bear naked! So." Monokuma brandished a claw in Rant's direction and his red eye began to glow. "No, I am not a mastermind today. What do you think of that, rat boy? A death game takes a lot of work, I'll have you know. Sometimes, a bear just wants to see some death without the game part? Capiche?"
Billy looked around himself, eyeing the dancers. "We're unarmed," he said, unsure what else to make of this.
"And they might all have weapons," Teddy said.
"Ha!" Monokuma slapped his belly. "Are you scared? Do you see death in front of you? You really should savor it, for there's nothing quite as intoxicating... or, wait, maybe that's just me!"
"W-Why... why now...?" Makoto stammered. "All the Monokumas were deactivated--!"
"No, you dumb ahoge-boy! Not all of them, clearly! You really shouldn't be worried about me, you know. It's all of them. You just wanted a nice night out, didn't you? They wouldn't leave you and Kyoko alone for even a second!"
"That's... that's true... I don't understand why it had to go all wrong..."
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Laughing. They were all laughing. Noembelu put her hands to her ears, but it didn't stop. It wouldn't stop. The laughter went on and on and on and on. "W-What...what...what...do you want...?" She asked the bear, trying to calm herself down. She needed the laughing to stop. She needed to be in control again. She needed it all...to just stop.
A searing pain entered Mason's leg just below the knee. He fell to the ground with a thud. His scream filled the whole room for a short moment, mixing with the newfound song of the room and getting lost within its melody. He bit his tongue to quiet his own screams as he tried to feel for the bolt in his leg. As he did, he felt the gush of warm blood around the metal rod.
"The left leg... Why always the left one?" This pain was familiar to Mason. It wasn't the first time he had been shot in the leg, and now it felt like it might not be the last. One thing he knew for sure is that his leg would be useless to walk on for a long time. He heard bone shatter as the bolt entered his leg.
From his position on the ground, Mason watched the yin-yang teddy bear make his grand entrance. Mason's eyes widened. Memories flowed into his mind on what this thing was. He remembered fighting hundreds upon hundreds of them at the end of the Coalition Civil War. He broke a good bunch of them. He tore then to pieces. But then, he had his powers. Not only did he have powers, but a boost in emotions and the power of his necklace gave him immense strength. Now, he was weakened, powerless, and broken.
The sight of the bear in this state filled Mason's heart with despair.
"Leon, be careful! That bear... That's a Monokuma. I've tangled with these things once before. If he's here, that means three things.
"First, there are surely more nearby, and this situation is even bigger than we thought.
"Second is that there's going to be a lot of darkness and despair. That's unavoidable around Monokuma.
"Third... Is that we're probably in a Murder Game. Whoever truly brought us here wants malevolence, and lots of it. Even if history don't record it as such, the fact is that our lives are now in immense danger."
"Hey, Monokuma, no hard feelings about breaking a bunch of you, right? I have a suggestion, though. If you want to see death, get more accurate snipers!"
Mason forced out a laugh at his own joke. His voice began to crack with fear as he said, "I'm not afraid of you, Murder Bear! There's no need to be!"
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"Makoto, what are you saying?! We need to get out of here!" Kyoko exclaimed, her hand tightly gripping her so-called husband's hand as everything had suddenly collapsed before them, like an illusion made of glass, holding him closely in order to have them both evade whatever arrows came their way.
"I... I'm the one who brought everyone here. It's... It's a long story, but it's not their fault! You have to believe in me, Makoto. Nothing is as it seems right now," Kyoko said urgently, gazing into Makoto's eyes, clutching his hands. How many times had she asked that of him now? How many times had she asked the world of him? And of those times, how many times had he done it all for her?
Every time.
And sometimes, Kyoko wondered if it would be taken for granted.
"Right now, we need to get out of here. You have to come with us. Please."
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"GAH! Morikubo can't go on... like this..." Nono utters as she began to bleed from her left shoulder. Rant began to heal and bandage it.
"Thank you Rant," Nono said, still crying from the pain. "My friend needs healing as well, as does Mason... these injuries won't matter soon."
"I'm sorry for dragging you into this... Kiyohime..." Nono utters, "maybe Reiner had the better idea, but I guess there's no changing things..."
Nono turns to see Kyoko, stuck as she attempted to pull Makoto away.
"KYOKO!" Nono exclaims. "Kiyohime, go on without Morikubo."
Nono tugs onto Kyoko, attempting to pull her away.
"What if-" Nono shakes her head. "No, no what ifs. This is no time for what ifs!"
"KYOKO, I'M NOT LEAVING YOU BEHIND!"
Nono exclaims back to the group, "we're going to need someone who's strong enough to carry a not-too-fully-grown man!"
Nono says as she lands a powerful kick on Makoto somewhere in the neck-or-backhead area, attempting to knock him unconscious.
"He can't be controlled if he's unconscious. We're going to have to carry him away from here," Nono says, "sorry, Kyoko's boyfriend, Morikubo had no choice..."
And so it was time to run.
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"Thank you Rant," Nono said, still crying from the pain. "My friend needs healing as well, as does Mason... these injuries won't matter soon."
"I'm sorry for dragging you into this... Kiyohime..." Nono utters, "maybe Reiner had the better idea, but I guess there's no changing things..."
Nono turns to see Kyoko, stuck as she attempted to pull Makoto away.
"KYOKO!" Nono exclaims. "Kiyohime, go on without Morikubo."
Nono tugs onto Kyoko, attempting to pull her away.
"What if-" Nono shakes her head. "No, no what ifs. This is no time for what ifs!"
"KYOKO, I'M NOT LEAVING YOU BEHIND!"
Nono exclaims back to the group, "we're going to need someone who's strong enough to carry a not-too-fully-grown man!"
Nono says as she lands a powerful kick on Makoto somewhere in the neck-or-backhead area, attempting to knock him unconscious.
"He can't be controlled if he's unconscious. We're going to have to carry him away from here," Nono says, "sorry, Kyoko's boyfriend, Morikubo had no choice..."
And so it was time to run.
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