Dribble awoke the next morning, with more questions than he went to bed with. He got dressed promptly and made his way to the mess hall. Once he got there, he was able to see that he was the last one there, and everyone else was there before he was.
“Settle down everyone…I know, I know.” Gabriel began to speak. “Let me explain myself before anyone does anything rash.”
“I know what you all are thinking. ‘Why didn't he use his powers to get us all out of here?’ But…what I neglected to mention, was that Monokuma pulled me aside on the first day we all got here. He…he told me he knew who I was. Shadow Moth. He then added two personal rules to my Monopod. The first rule is that if I intentionally used my powers to try to escape or sink the submarine, I would be killed. The second rule is that if I make an Akuma or Senti-Monster kill someone else, then I would be considered the blackened.” Gabriel explained.
“...Oh.” Natsuki huffed. “Try telling us stuff like this sooner, gramps.”
Holly elbowed Natsuki in the ribs for that comment.
“Alright, that's enough for you two.” Alastor said, gently getting between the two so they couldn't fight anymore.
“So…now what?” Max asked, looking around. “We got the answers we wanted, so what are we going to do now?”
“Business as usual, of course.” Dribble spoke up, before beginning to eat the Granola bar he had grabbed during the argument.
‘I could spend time with someone.’ He thought as he saw everyone else spread out. ‘Maybe spending time with Cobalt would be good?’
Dribble made his way over to the chemistry lab, where he saw Cobalt looking around at the equipment.
“Hi Dribble.” Cobalt said, still looking. “You see where the gas shut off is?”
“Is there a gas leak?” Dribble asked with a concerned tone.
“Nah, but I want to know where it is in case there is an incident.” Cobalt said. “Oh, there it is.” Cobalt said, darting to the other side of the room.
Dribble looked over towards where Cobalt went, and saw the gas shut off was next to the Emergency shower and the eye wash station.
“Is it convenient to have all of those next to each other? I don't know anything about this type of thing.”
“Kinda.” Cobalt spoke, tail wagging a little. “I never liked how far apart they were at my old lab. Perhaps I can ask Jocelyn if she can move them.”
“Who’s that?” Dribble asked.
“Head of the security team where me and Lucky live, Joy Joy Land.” Cobalt replied. “Also, this next experiment I'm gonna do is a bit hazardous, so you may want to leave.”
Dribble nodded, deciding to follow Cobalt’s advice. “I'm gonna go talk to Toy Freddy then.”
He then made his way to the recently opened Library, the frequent haunt of Toy Freddy, who enjoyed reading in there now that it was open.
Dribble carefully opened the door, looking around to see if Toy Freddy was there. Sure enough, he was there.
“Toy Freddy?” Dribble asked.
“Hello, Dribble.” Toy Freddy said, waving at Dribble before he sat next to him.
“Cobalt said he was gonna be doing a risky experiment in the chemistry lab, so I decided to come over here.” Dribble chuckled.
“I hate to be morbid, but I hope he doesn't end up accidentally ending his own life or the life of another.” Toy Freddy said, closing his book and placing a bookmark in it.
Dribble laughed a little. “Toy Freddy, I highly doubt that the Ultimate Chemist is going to kill himself or someone else with a chemistry experiment unless he wants to.”
“Still, sir, who knows what he is getting up to.” Toy Freddy sighed. “I'm just glad you’re here, you make me feel safer.”
“Aww, shucks.” Dribble’s ears twitched a little. “Thanks a lot, pal.”
“It's no problem, Dribble.” Toy Freddy smiled, before his smile suddenly vanished and he began to worriedly look around.
“What's wrong?” Dribble asked, beginning to look around as well.
“Do you hear that? What's that humming noise?” Toy Freddy worriedly asked.
“What humming noise?” Dribble asked.
Before Dribble could say anything else, he heard a loud BANG ring out within the library, and he heard something whizzing by him. But, he heard a loud clang and he was suddenly covered in a warm fluid, and Dribble’s heart sank when he recognized the smell.
It was the familiar scent of oil.
And his worst fears were confirmed when he looked down to the floor and saw the dead body of Toy Freddy with a gunshot wound to the head.
Dribble was in shock. He was so in shock, that he barely even noticed that the door got slammed open behind him, or the tirade of french cuss words that ensued when Holly and Gabriel saw the gory scene.
‘...I look like a killer, don't I?’ Dribble thought, his first coherent one in what felt like forever. ‘I really do.’
“...Dribble, tu ferais mieux d'avoir une bonne explication à cela.” Gabriel said, deathly serious.
“No sh*t, he's gotta have a good explanation!” Holly said. “Or else you and I will look like an idiot otherwise in the trial!” She said, shouting so she could speak over the dead body announcement.
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