“Damn it, this can’t be real!” yelled Akane.

“My kingdom, my family, all of it is a lie?!” yelled Sonia.

“Arghh, I wanna just deny it all but why does that Shuichi guy sound so goddamn confident?” said Kazuichi while crying helplessly.

“Yeah, there is no way this is real. Waaaahhaahaaahaa, I want my mommy and daddy to exist!” yelled Hiyoko and cried.  

“All my friends don’t exist? That’s wack and crazy, wackity crackity!” mumbled Ibuki as bubbles started to rush out from her mouth.  

Everyone else seemed depressed and was sulking privately.

Hajime looked at them all and shouted to get above their voices saying “I know this sounds crazy. And it’s kinda bad but-”

“Isn’t it actually good? You guys aren’t remnants of despair. And it’s sad that your friends and family outside aren't real but…we have each other.” said Chiaki with a smile.

“How is this good? My parents, the guys I know at work, my world, it’s all fake!” yelled Kazuichi in pain.

“Yes. But it’s fine. Even if a situation looks bad, so long as you can accept it, you can make the most out of it. I’m nothing more than an AI. I was created by Chihiro Fujisaki and was destined to be inside the Neo world program. I learned about the outside world through games. I was kind of…envious of you all. But still, that doesn’t mean I don’t see any value in my own life.” said Chiaki boldly.

“Oh, I see how it is. You’re just happy that we turned out to be just as fake as you are! What a nasty artificial bitch, you’re satisfied only when you drag us down to your level!” said Hiyoko.

“Hiyoko, that’s not true and you know it. You’re honestly starting to get on my nerves.” said Mahiru with a bossy tone.

“Mm, why are you defending her?” asked Hiyoko with a red face and teary eyes.

“Cause she is trying to calm us down and you’re spitting at her kindness. I know it’s tough. But we…we gotta live with this, somehow. Today I revived from the dead, heard that I used to be an evil person and forgot about it, then now, all of that is fake? Yeah, it does sound crazy all right. But I don’t wanna complain! It’s good that we heard this, especially from trustworthy people.” said Mahiru while cold sweat poured down over her chin.

“How do you know they are trustworthy? Or heck, maybe they’re straight up wrong! Yeah, that guy has no proof!” yelled Kazuichi.

“I wanna believe that too. But nothing ever goes the way I fucking want, same goes for you, dumbass”. said Fuyuhiko.

“No, that Shuichi guy is wrong! You guys reviving makes sense because we’re in the Neo world program. You guys were never actually dead. Yeah, it makes sense. The new people here are just new avatars.” said Kazuichi.

“Avatars with fake memories? Kazuichi, your theory doesn’t disprove the possibility of people who have artificial memories and personalities” said Hajime.

“Yeah, so?” whined Kazuichi. 

“It means so long as it’s possible that people with fabricated personalities exist, we could be one of those people.” said Hajime.

“Or we could not be!” yelled Kazuichi.

“Hmph, still deluding yourself from reality are we? Yes…it’s sad that all my beastly brothers are nothing but a memory. But it’s fine. I can live with that memory just fine.” said Gundham but clearly upset.

“Ugh, my brothers and sisters. The lil ones.  It’s better than me being a bad person and disappointing them, I guess. But…” said Akane with a desperate tone.

“Hey, don’t beat yourself about it. I have my friends and people I care for too. But they are all well and good, in my memories. All we gotta do is focus on what matters. Getting out of this killing game with the rest of our friends. We’ll see if Shuichi was telling the truth or not afterwards.” said Nekomaru. 

“Yeah, right coach.” said Akane with a smile and a frown. 

She then started filing her mouth with the pizza that was on the table violently. 

“So, a question for those of you who lived the longest in the previous killing game, except Kazuichi. Do you believe Shuichi?” asked the Imposter.

“I…I have to. And it makes sense, doesn’t it? We met Makoto, Kyoko of the future foundation.” said Hajime.

“Yes, you asked them about the future foundation but they didn’t seem to know anything.” said Chiaki. 

“And apparently Byakuya was one of the people who led the attack towards the gifted juvenile group just recently. But that doesn’t make sense because Byakuya is the one of the people who came to save us during the sixth trial” said Hajime.

“I do not have any memory of such a thing happening, but you’re welcome, I guess. I definitely would come to save you if I could” said the Imposter.

“Oh, shut up. You’re getting way too intimate with your role.” yelled Kazuichi.      

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“Nyaaaahh, i-impossible!” yelled Hifumi. 

“Holy hell, what a crazy world do we live in dude!” cried Yasuhiro. 

“Well, that was just rambling of crazy people that somehow got supported by the other three. Unbelievable.” said Celestia.

“Yeah, there is no way, you can just create artificial bodies and beings so easily. It has to be a trick!” yelled Kiyotaka.

“Yeah, some jokesters these guys are huh.” said Leon while sweat poured down his chin.

“I doubt it’s a joke. From what we have seen, these people seem to genuinely believe their words.” said Kyoko.

“And remember, the dead came back to life. And as Shuichi said, his theory does explain how such a thing is possible” said Makoto nervously.

“Oh yeah, I can do the same too. I’m no different from that Shuichi guy. The dead were all just decoys. When I was executed maybe Monokuma just replaced me with a decoy while I was being hit by those baseballs. They drugged me and put me to sleep, woke me up for the next killing game.” said Leon while his legs shook.

“Are you serious? We saw your dead body, and shouldn’t you remember the pain you felt?” said Aoi.

“Oh, yeah. It was painful. But my memory is kind of hazy from all the pain I think” said Leon.

“No doubt about it, I investigated Chihiro’s body and she, umm, he was indeed dead.” said Sakura.

“Yeah, sure. The dead could definitely be artificial human beings. But I didn’t die dude. I just entered the collapsed world with my best buddy Byakuya and the others.” said Yasuhro loudly.

“Really? That’s the buddy you chose?” said Aoi with disappointment.

“But none of us remember what happened next. It could be that we got kidnapped and our memories were erased again. But that only explains our circumstances and not those who died. It’s straight out of sci-fi but artificial memories and bodies or a virtual world inhabited by people with fake memories are explanations that theoretically make sense.” said Kyoko.

“Oh yeah? You think you can just explain everything away saying it’s fake memories? Then maybe whatever happened 2 hours ago is a fake memory. Byakuya’s group didn’t attack gifted juveniles! It's just a fake memory! Maybe we’ve all got fake memories implanted by Monokuma without realizing it.” said Mondo with rage.  

“Yeah, Mondo is right. What you’re saying is stupid! Stupid!Stupid!Stupid!Stupid!Stupid!Stupid!”

“Shut the fuck up or I’ll slam my fist into your mouth” yelled Mondo towards Leon.

“Haha, sorry man.” said Leon and became quiet.

“Kenshiro…you were fake? Still, I value you in my heart.” mumbled Sakura to herself.

“I for one, do not believe it. There has to be some other explanations to this madness” said Celeste with cold eyes.

“Hey, adapting to your situation is the most important, right? That’s what you said yourself.” said Makoto.     

“Hmph, yes, I suppose. But Shuichi’s theory is just that…a theory, right? There is no point in taking it as the truth” said Celeste in a snobby tone.  

“But it’s true that the dead came back to life. And it’s true that all sorts of supernatural things are happening. Theories are based on chances of possibilities. I think there is a high chance that either one of Shuichi’s theories is the truth” said Kyoko. 

Celeste could only frown at that statement.

“If that’s so then…I don’t know what to think. Honestly I didn’t have many friends. But pretty pudgy princess Piggles is fiction?! That’s imp- umm, actually she was fiction all along so it really doesn’t change anything.” said Hifumi with sadness. 

But soon he quickly gained confidence and yelled out loud saying “Yes, What Mr. Shuichi and Mr.Keebo and the others said is truly right. Even if whatever is in my head is all fiction, I’m still gonna survive and show Monobear who is boss!” said Hifumi while moving his glasses stylishly. 

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