(!!!Warning: From this part onwards, there might be danganronpa v3 spoilers or dr spoilers in general)

I arrived at the food court and noticed that everyone was eating the same thing.

Chloe: Ash! Come sit down!

Ashlyn: What's all this?

Chloe: Tan Liang decided to make us takoyaki with whatever ingredients he could find in the Japanese restaurant. Honestly, I think it's pretty good. Except Alyssa, she's scared that she'll get poisoned, so she's just eating a bag of chestnuts she found in one of the stalls.

Alyssa: I don't even like chestnuts.

Miyoshi: Oh my god I love takoyaki... What did you use to make these?

Tan Liang: The normal ingredients and some meat I found in the fridge. I think it's beef.

Ashlyn: Can I have a plate?

Tan Liang handed me a plate of the takoyaki and I picked one up and took a bite.

Ashlyn: Oh, this tastes good. I'm shocked. It tastes different than what I normally eat though.

Tan Liang: Anyway, I think we should all talk about what happened yesterday.

Miyoshi: Are Hannan and Annan here?

Yu Xuan: No. Annan went to the clinic early in the morning to take care of Hannan.

Randi: And Hanako... What happened?

Ashton: We think she might be the one who tried to kill Hannan. We've locked her up in her room, and I doubt she'll try to escape, she is Hanako.

Rachel: What's that supposed to mean?

Ashton: O- Oh it's nothing.

Randi: Do you know for sure Hanako was the one who did it?

Ashton: That's the thing, we don't. It could not be Hanako, but if it isn't, it means one of us here did it. But we don't know who.

Miyoshi: Then us splitting up is just going to make it easier for someone to set up a murder.

Ashlyn: So what do we do?

Miyoshi: We'll have to go with the people we switched bodies with again.

I looked down. I'd gotten so used to Hanako's body that I almost forgot I was in it.

Chloe: Oh yea, and one more thing. Yesterday, we found this in the Japanese restaurant.

Chloe searched in her huge bag for a while and pulled out-

Miyoshi: How does that fit into your bag???

Chloe: Beats me.

Ashton: Uh... What is it?

Sophie: Oh my god... I didn't think I'd see one of these again...

Yu Xuan: Get to the point. What is it?

Sophie: It's a flashback light...

Chloe: What?

Sophie: A flashback light. It's supposed to give us memories we've forgotten.

Ashlyn: Forgotten? I've never forgotten anything...

Sophie: Well if Monokuma put this here, we must've lost some memories. The Mastermind would have no purpose putting it here if we didn't.

Alyssa: Woah man... Turn it on!

Sophie: I'm trying... I think to get it to work, I need to point this...

She pointed the light at the rest of us.

Sophie: And then I press this button-

There was a bright flash of light, and then everything around me disappeared.

I felt as if my consciousness had evaporated, and scenes played in my head like old videos.

Reporter: And now, we are at the scene of the latest Team Danganronpa project, V3! The players are entering the game area one by one, determined to win this time's game! Only three will survive, now's the Time to place your bets! We've interviewed different people on what they think about this game, and this is what the public has to say!

Young boy: I'm very excited! I've been binging Danganronpa ever since I was little, and seeing a new game out just makes me so happy!

Woman: I'm placing my bets on Kaede! She seems like the protagonist figure, so she'll probably survive.

Reporter: Oh and don't miss out, this is an exclusive interview with one of the cast members! Her name is [REDACTED] and she plays Maki Harukawa!

???: Hullo! I'm [REDACTED] and I play Maki Harukawa in Danganronpa V3!

Reporter: Could you maybe tell us a bit about your role?

???: Mmm... I've been told not to spoil anything, but my character is supposed to be very mysterious! I love those kinds of characters where you really don't know much about them, so I'm very excited to play Maki! Team Danganronpa did an amazing job writing her character!

Reporter: Well you've heard it folks! The special interview from our one and only [REDACTED]! And now, back to the scene.

Reporter: Our viewers have all placed their bets, and it's time for the game to go on air! Without further to do, let Danganronpa V3 begin!

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Ashlyn: Wha- What was that?

Chloe: Danganronpa...? No...

Ashlyn: I... I remember...

Miyoshi: This sick game... Danganronpa was a series, they chose real people, wiped their memories, and put them in our situation! With fake talents, fake personalities, fake lives...

Ashton: Danganronpa... I finally remember... But how are these memories? The last Danganronpa game, V3, took place at before we were all born... It was the past, we didn't know it...

Rachel: So why is it in the flashback light?

Sophie: Maybe... It doesn't just give us memories, but necessary information as well...

Chloe: Well then, what information is this supposed to give us?

Sophie: We're all fictional.

Ashlyn: Wait... F- fictional...?

Miyoshi: If the people from V3 were fictional, and if this game is based off V3...

Alyssa: We're fictional...

Randi: WAIT! No... This doesn't make sense! My memories, my feelings...

Tan Liang: All fiction...

Ashlyn: No... That's impossible... My past, my friends, everything is fake???

Monokuma suddenly appeared, scaring the shit out of us.

Sophie: Monokuma? What're you doing here?

Monokuma: Well, I just needed to clear up a few things for you idiotic children.

Rachel: Idiotic??

Ashton: A- about the flashback light?

Monokuma: That's The thing, this isn't a flashback light! Flashback lights are so... Last season.

Chloe: So what is it?

Monokuma: It's an Information light, it shows you scenes that are necessary for you to progress!

Chloe: So if the memory of Danganronpa's last season is necessary, does that mean this is the same thing?

Randi: Are our personalities fake???

Monokuma: Puhuhuhuhu! Of course not!

Miyoshi: What?

Monokuma: Fictional personalities are so last season as well, your personalities and memories and family are 100% real!

Chloe: Then how-

Monokuma: Anyway, I gotta go! The Mastermind is waiting for me puhuhuhuhu!

Alyssa: Hey no you need to tell us how-

Monokuma disappeared.

Sophie: So our memories aren't fake...

Chloe: But we're working for Team Danganronpa, aren't we?

Tan Liang: I wouldn't call it working for them if it's not on our own will...

Sophie: We should forget about it and carry on.

Ashlyn: How are we going to 'forget about it'???

Sophie: Let's carry on with our lives. Did any of you find anything else yesterday?

Chloe: We haven't told you guys about the dumbbell...

Alyssa: Dumbbell?

Chloe: Yesterday, before Hannan was attacked, we were in that Mastermind room and a dumbbell fell from a vent in the ceiling. Hannan's attacker was probably the one who put it there, they thought it would fall on one of our heads and kill us. Thankfully, it missed.

Ashton: Wow...

Ashlyn: And we found a secret room in the Japanese restaurant.

Alyssa: You did??? What's inside???

Ashlyn: Well the door was made of metal, and it was cold, so maybe they use it to store the food? Like a fridge...

Ashton: But why lock it?

Ashlyn: I don't know, do you want to go check it out?

Ashton: Sure, let's all go.

We left the food court and headed to the Japanese restaurant to check out the secret room.

Sophie: Here it is, we need a key to open it. There's a bit of a smell coming from the inside too, maybe you can find out what it is, detective boy.

Ashton put his face against the door and licked it.

Miyoshi: EWW WHAT'RE YOU DOING?

Ashton: Trust me with this one.

Miyoshi: Unhygienic...

Ashton: This smell... I know it...

Ashlyn: What is it?

Ashton: It's the smell of dead bodies.