Saihara's POV:

I could feel myself shaking when I finally reached the door, Maiko looked at me concerned, "are you ok?" she asked. I nodded, "it's just...last time I saw him..." I trailed off, unable to finish that sentence.

She nodded in understanding, "it will be ok, trust me" she assured, giving me a smile as she opened the door and playfully pushed me in, closing the door behind me. I was on my own now. I looked around the room, it was bland with white walls and a wooden floor, the only thing in the room was two couches, one where I could see a person with purple hair sitting on...

I took a deep breath as I went to sat down.

Standing in a similar hospital robe was Momota. Like me, he had eye bags and his hair was falling down rather than pointing straight up, but other than that he looked a lot healthier than me, and certainly Ouma for the brief second I saw him. He..he...he was here. Alive, and breathing. This felt like some sort of dream.

Momota smiled, "hey Saihara" he greeted, and I immediately felt tears running down my face, "Woah! What's wrong? Are you hurt? Was it something I said?" Momota asked I shook my head wiping my tears away.

"Sorry, it's just..." I started and paused, "what?" Momota asked, "you're alive..." I admitted, "even knowing now it was just a virtual world, I still can't believe that you're just right there, alive" I admitted.

"Oh...yeah I guess that would be weird huh?" Momota asked, "you're the first person who accepted to meeting me so far," Momota told me, "who did you ask?" I asked, "everyone actually, I just want to know how everyone is doing now that the game is over" Momota explained.

"Harukawa didn't say yes?" I asked, concerned. Momota looked down, "probably still mad at me for the stunt me and Ouma pulled" he guessed. I could feel bitterness rising inside of me, "Ouma...are you going to see him too?" I asked.

Momota nodded, but noticed my hostility towards Ouma, "I heard how he was doing, I feel bad, it was me that killed him after all, and now he's going insane. I also know that if anyone else saw him they would probably kill him..." Momota trailed off.

"Doesn't....don't you think he deserves that for how he treated us in the game? Momota, he killed you" I reminded, "and Gokuhara! He manipulated everyone and lied to us all till the very end, he knew so many things if he had just talked to us we could've ended the game earlier! We could've stopped Shirogane sooner!" I insisted I could feel my anger towards Ouma in full force now...and I doubt it would end soon.

 Momota sighed, "I joined Ouma out of my own free will and you know that" he gently reminded, "only because otherwise Harukawa would have been the blackened" I countered. Momota didn't answer for a while, an awkward silence filling the room.

"I remember when I woke up, I was really confused at first, I was alive after all" Momota started, I looked up at him, his eyes seemed to be looking out at something I couldn't see. 

"Maiko, I think she's the head therapist right? She explained what the game really was, it was pretty confusing, but after that...well I guess it was a relief" Momota admitted. I looked at him confused, "it meant that I didn't really kill Ouma, that I could see Harukawa and you again, along with everyone else in the game...it meant I had a second chance at life." he told me.

"Second chance?" I asked Momota nodded, "I still don't remember much of how I was before the game, I get tiny brief flashbacks when something triggers it...I figured out I used to be a classroom bully, that kind of person who took their anger out at everyone" Momota admitted, his voice barely hid his disgust for his previous self.

"Do you know what you used to be like? Do you remember anything?" Momota asked curiously, I shook my head, "I don't, I...I think I might have been depressed? I found scars on my body when I woke up" I admitted.

Momota looked at me sympathetically, "well...once I realized how we all had in a sense a different personality, I guess it made it easier to forgive everyone" Momota admitted, "forgive? You don't mean...do you honestly forgive Ouma?" I asked shocked.

Momota nodded, "well think about it, he was made to have trust issues, and be a little shit, sure he could've done more, he sure as hell could've done more to help us but...well I don't think I should be pondering what ifs" Momota admitted.

"What are you going to do then?" I asked, Momota seemed excited, "so according to Maiko I am recovering much faster than a usual participant, and I asked her what my future looks like outside of the hospital" he started.

"According to her, participants get paid a lot for their participation in the game, enough for us to be set for life. I then thought, this might change I admit when I have all my old memories, but I think I'm going to stay here" he admitted. My eyes widened, "what?" I asked.

"Maiko said participants have the option to work with Danganronpa, and I think I would want to help people like Maiko, it seems to be a good idea at least, I mean looking at your reaction remembering Ouma, I doubt everyone when they leave will have someone they can talk to, or become friends with," he said carefully.

Some guilt filled me, "so...you're going to stay here?" I asked Momota nodded, "that's the plan, for now, I think it sounds like a pretty decent plan," he told me confidently, "I really have to thank you though actually"

I raised an eyebrow, "what?" I asked, "your words in the last trial, I heard them when I woke up, you're right the pain we felt in the game is real, so I'm going to dedicate my life to fix what Danganronpa destroyed in the participants," Momota said confidently.

I shifted awkwardly, "I don't think I did much..." I admitted, Momota brushed that off, "you're being modest" he told me, I laughed dryly, as I got up to leave, "I think I should go...this is a lot to take in" I admitted. Momota nodded and offered me his hand to shake, I did.

"We should talk like this again soon" he suggested, I nodded as I headed for the exit and headed back to the room. Maiko opened a door and looked at me proudly, "good job, see it wasn't hard after all huh?" she joked.

I stopped for a second, looking at Maiko who looked at me confused, "Maiko..." I started, "what?" she asked, "Momota mentioned participants staying behind...that he heard it from you..."I started. She stood there waiting.

"Were you...in Danganronpa?" I asked. She looked at me, her face serious for a while.

She looked away laughing as she headed forward, "I'll tell you later, we need to get you to physical therapy come on!" she called as I chased after her.