https://youtu.be/04mfKJWDSzI

Perfect opportunity to doubt each other.
I don't really care though.
I mean...
They all have should have such a bright future ahead of them...
And then there's me.
A sickly child who wasn't supposed to be in any educational institutional, but was stubborn enough to try, since...
Y'know.
Hope's Peak Academy.
If they can survive...
I'd be perfectly fine with everything.

Chapter 01
To Survive

Thankfully, Kyouko managed to break the tense atmosphere with her sharp words.

Kyouko: So? What are you going to do now? Just stand around glaring at each other?
Taka: R-Right...She's right! Sometimes, even if you're nervous or afraid, you just have to step forward! To forget such a simple fact...I can't forgive myself! I'm so ashamed! Please, someome hit me! I can't forgive myself! Somebody hit me! Punish me!
Me: *slaps him* Pull yourself together!
Taka: Thank you very much, Miss Black! I shall do as you say!
Me: *grins* Good~.
Mondo: Jesus. If you have time to yell about it, you have time to DO something about it.
Hifumi: Perhaps, but...What is the mission, exactly?
Leon: Idiot! To look for a way out, duh!
Junko: And we totally need to find whoever was controlling that stupid bear and beat the hell outta 'em!
Chihiro: B-But before we do all that, we should take a look at the handbook...It's probably best to check out the school regulations Monokuma mentioned before doing something else.
Celeste: True. If we stumble around with no clue what the rules are, something like that might happen again.
Mondo: Shit...
Junko: Fine. Then let's hurry up and check out the stupid rules already.

I turn on the e-Handbook to look at the rules as well.

Raven Black

Rule 1-Students may reside only within the school. Leaving campus is an unacceptable use of time.
Rule 2-"Nighttime" is from 10pm to 7am. Some areas are off-limits at night, so please exercise caution.
Rule 3-Sleeping anywhere other than the dormitory will be seen as sleeping in class and punished accordingly.
Rule 4-With minimal restrictions, you are free to explore Hope's Peak Academy at your own discretion.
Rule 5-Violence against Headmaster Monokuma is strictly prohibited, as is destruction of surveillance cameras.
Rule 6-Anyone who kills a fellow student and becomes "Blackened" will graduate, unless they are discovered.
Rule 7-Additional school regulations may be added as necessary.

Fair enough.

Mondo: This is bullshit! What the hell kinda rules are these?! I'm not let them control ME!
Celeste: Well then, why don't you wander around the school without a care in the world and see what happens? Personally, I would love to see what happens if someone breaks the rules.
Hifumi :But if we get punished like what we saw before, I don't think there'd be a respawn waiting for him...
Mondo:...I...Ever since I was a kid, I grew up with my older brother pounding this into my head. When a man makes a promise, he has to keep it, even if it kills him.
Junko: So what?
Mondo: I've made a ton of promises that I still have to keep, that's "So what"! So I can't afford to die here!
Celeste: None of that made much sense to me, but you're saying you will follow the regulations, is that it?
Mondo: Huh? Oh well...Yeah, I guess you're right...
Sayaka: Hey, um...I have a question...For regulation 6...What do you think it means exactly?
Me: If someone decides to kill someone, you can only get out if nobody discovers you.
Toko: B-But why...? Why do we h-have to do that?
Byakuya: I don't see any reason to worry about it. Just worry about following the rules as they've been explained to us. Frankly, I don't want to hear anything from someone who waits for others to decide what to do for them.
Toko: D-Don't jab at me.
Leon: More like a full-on stab...
Me: Everyone! Let's forget about the worries and let's try and investigate the Academy thoroughly. *smiles* We might find vital clues for a way to escape.
Taka: Miss Black is right! There are tons of questions we need to answer!
Leon: Damn straight! Okay, then let's all start looking around!
Byakuya: I'll be going alone.
Junko: What?! Why? That's a pretty stupid idea, don't you think?
Byakuya: Someone here might have already started thinking about murdering one of us.
Me: As much as we want to believe in the innocent of our peers, we can never predict the dark thoughts possessing them.
Sayaka: That can't be-
Byakuya: Don't bother saying I'm wrong. That's why you all seized up with fear when that graduation rule was made clear to you. I'm simply acting in accordance with what I think is best for me.
Me: *clears throat* Have a good time exploring, Togami-kun.
Mondo: Hold on! Like hell I'm gonna let you run off and do whatever you want!
Byakuya: Out of my way, plankton.
Me: Oh my *stiffles laugh*
Mondo: Wh-?! The fuck's that supposed to mean?!
Byakuya: One tiny bit of plankton, drifting across the sea. So minuscule, so insignificant, they couldn't possibly have any kind of influence on the boundless ocean.
Mondo: I'm gonna kick your ass!

Sooner than expected, Naegi tried to calm Oowada down, which didn't end well since he ended up flying across the gym, punched by the biker.
I sighed and with a poison smile, I go in front of a raging Mondo.

Me: Oowada-kun?
Mondo: The hell do ya' want, girl?
Me: Want to search the area with me and Kuwata-kun?
Mondo: Why would I want that?
Me: W-Well...I hoped we could get along...And try to escape this place together with minimum casualties.
Mondo: Fine,sure,whatever.Let's go.
Leon: Hell yeah!

I hooked my hands around both their arms and started walking towards the Infirmary.
The doors were pink with light pink hearts on them.
At first glance, it looked like a pretty normal school infirmary.
3 white beds, a laptop, X-ray tools, some papers and posters regarding the human body.

Leon: Why did we come here?
Me: Everything is worth examining. *opens the mini-fridge* Every blood type blood bag...That'd good to know if anyone need a transfusion. Stack of papers full of basic medical knowledge. Boring. X-ray photos of a perfectly healthy patient. A cupboard with basic tools. Good to know. A fake plant. Empty trash can. Everything seems untouched here. So disappointing...
Mondo: Did ya really expect anything from this room?
Me: *shrugs* Hoped I'd find any kind of document here but...
Leon: It's fine~! At least we know we have someone to help us if we need it.
Me: *giggles* Count on me!
Mondo: *ruffles my hair* You ain't so bad, kiddo.
Me: I'm older than you...
Mondo: But a lot shorter than me.
Me: *huffs* Meanie...
Leon: Oowada, man, don't tease her...Too much.
Me: Oi, shut up! Both of you!

They started laughing at me, saying I was cute and whatever, so I sighed annoyed and left for the Cafeteria, with them tagging along, snickering.
There, we met up with everyone. I stayed between Leon and Mondo, while everyone but Toko and Byakuya sat at this long table.

Taka:Okay! It looks like everyone's here. Time to start the meeting! Let's all go around and share what we found out during our respective investigations!
Junko: Wait, hold on a sec.
Taka: What's wrong?
Junko :What about, uh...What's her name...
Me: Kyouko?
Junko: Yes, her.
Hina: Wait, nobody's seen her?
Chihiro: Not really...
Makoto: Then, could she be...?
Me: She'll be here in a second.
Taka: Not only is she late, she didn't tell anyone she would be late!
Junko: You're being a real jackass right now, you know that?
Me: Yes, Taka, please calm down. She sure has her reasons.
Taka: What do you mean? What do you want me to do?! Punctuality is everything!
Me: Taka...
Taka: Yes, Miss Black?
Me: Please sit down. Now.
Taka: *sits down* Yes, ma'am.
Me: *smiles* Thank you. Let's talk now.
Byakuya: I wanted to try and find some clue as to who's responsible for imprisoning us here. But unfortunately, I made no such discoveries.That's all from me.
Taka: Really? That's it?
Byakuya: If I'd uncovered anything, naturally I would have more to say. But I didn't. So I don't.
Taka: R-Right, understood.
Me: Thank you for your information, Togami-kun~.
Byakuya: Keh.
Taka: I spent some time looking around the dormitory and...I made the discovery of the century! I found that there was exactly one room for each person!
Me: *eye twitch* Well done, Sherlock!
Hina: Well yeah, I figured that out before anything else...
Junko: Each door has a nameplate on it, so I guess all the rooms have been assigned already.
Sakura: And each room key was attached to a keychain with the owner's name precision-etched onto it.
Me: Sweet~!
Junko: And Chihiro and I found out that all the rooms are totally soundproof.
Chihiro: Your next-door neighbour could scream their lungs out and you wouldn't hear a thing.
Me: Perfect murder environment...
Celeste: Well, each room also had a private bathroom which could also lock.
Junko: But it looked like there were only locks on the bathrooms in girls' dorms.
Mondo: Okay, so they got a bunch of rooms ready for us. They're assuming we're gonna be here a while.
Taka: Well, better to have than have not! At least we don't have to worry about surviving like wild animals.
Me: *grin* That's great! Instead, we'll have to survive like tamed animals in a slaughterhouse.
Taka: W-Well...
Toko: That can't be all you have to r-report, can it, Mr.Honor S-Student?
Taka:...That's all for my report! Let's move on whoever's next!
Me: Thank you for your fine discoveries, guys!
Junko: We all went up and down the school, double-checking the windows in all the the hallways and classes. We wanted to see if we could get any of those metal plates to come off.
Hiro: Yeah...Not a damn thing. They wouldn't budge, man!
Chihiro: There wasn't any hope of escape anywhere. The school really has been totally cut off.
Junko: This sucks! It really sucks! It sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks SUCKS! What the hell are we gonna do?!
Leon: Goddamn, calm down! You're making me nervous!
Me: *holds her hand* Junko-chan, please calm down. We'll find a way to escape this, if we all work together.
Hina: We thought maybe we could find some way to communicate with the outside, so we went looking all over. But...We didn't find a thing. Sorry...
Sakura: I went back to the main hall, thinking maybe we could do something about that giant hunk if metal, but it wouldn't budge. I hit it with desks and chairs and nothing.
Celeste: To be expected of metal.
Hina: I feel like I could just cry...But no, I have to hold it in!I have to manage my hydration!
Me: Don't worry, Hina-chan! We'll manage to escape, somehow!
Sakura: Also, in both the school and dorm areas there was a set of stairs leading up to another floor.
Hina: But there were gates there and we couldn't find any way to open them, so we couldn't check it out.
Me: There must be some kind of criteria we must meet to unlock each stair, then...I think. It seems like some kind of video game, with objectives and the more you finish, the more you can advance into the story and new areas unlock...I guess...
Hifumi: Master Raven Black is correct, that's exactly how games go.
Me: *sweat drop* Thanks for the confirmation...
Leon: Yeah, so chill everyone. So, we went to the Infirmary and looked around.
Me: So, what we found out is - The plants were fake, all the stacks of paper that seemed to have information, proved to withold only basic medical knowledge, the mini-fridge has blood packs for all blood types, in the cupboard there were simple drugs for simple colds and what not, so if anyone feels feverish or anything ,come to me please and I'll treat you *smiles*. Also, from everyone's intel, we can conclude that, as of right now, we cannot escape, because we have no access to the rest of the Academy. The metal plates, possibly Titanium, were used to keep us from seeing anything for outside. Also, since the monitors and surveillance cameras have been put everywhere, we are not allowed to destroy them, sure, but that doesn't mean we cannot meddle with them. As long as we don't vandalise anything, we can, for example, put a cloth over them, so the bear won't see what we do.
Mondo: Hey girl, you sure said more than expected. I thought you said you didn't find anythin'.
Me: Well, you saw everything for yourself. Next?
Celeste: We did nothing. We spent the entire time in the gym. Honestly, we are not exactly the types to go running around a school like a gaggle of junior detectives.
Junko: What the hell were you thinking, just sitting around the gym the whole time?
Toko: W-Well it's not like any of you i-invited me along! Nobody said hey, c-come with us! I blame y-you for leaving me out! I-It's your fault!
Me: *sighs* Let's not blame anyone. There's no need for that.
Junko: If you wanted to go with someone, you should've just said something!
Toko: Hmpf. F-Forget it. Like I'd w-want to go anywhere with a dirty s-slut like you...
Junko: Slut...?
Toko: Your mind is as th-thin as your body. You m-make me sick to my s-stomach.
Me: H-Hey! Let's not argue! Fukawa-chan, that was mean of you.J unko is a model and she's very pretty. There's no need to be jealous of her.
Junko: *sighs* I...Don't even know how to react. How can you say something so awful to someone you just met?
Hiro: Alright guys, everybody calm down, okay? All this stress is bad for your skin, y'know?
Sayaka: I should say what I found out too. I went and had a look around the dining hall. I found a fridge in the back of the kitchen and it was overflowing with all kinds of stuff. I guess we don't have to worry about food, at least.
Hifumi: Sure,for now. But even with all that, there are 15 of us. How long can food last?
Toko: Y-You can just eat sesame s-seeds or something.
Hifumi: Huh? What am I, a parakeet?
Sayaka: I don't think we have to worry about it. All the food gets restocked automatically each day. At least, that's what Monokuma said.
Junko: You saw him?
Sayaka: Yeah, he came out of nowhere while I was checking the fridge, told me that, then disappeared again. He was so fast, I can't believe someone could have been moving him around with a remote control.
Me: Maybe they aren't...
Chihiro: A weaponized toy that can just appear from nowhere...I can't tell if we're supposed to be afraid or not.
Hina: But was everything okay? He didn't try to like, eat you or anything?
Hifumi: E-Eat her...? Um, what do you mean by that? I mean, when you say "eat", what kind of eating are you talking about?

Oh no,pervert alert! I don't doubt anyone has a little bit of perviness in them, but to show it like that?!
I lean myself closer to Leon-who draped a protective arm over my shoulder-, in disgust at Hifum ,and cover my face with my long cardigan sleeves, as I let out a shirt 'Eek' sound.
Everyone had a shocked face on their faces, might I say.

Hina: C-Come on, man!
Mondo: Oi, don't talk like that around girls! It's disgusting!
Leon: Yeah, what the hell, fatty?! You're acting like some kind of sleazy drunk dude.
Hiro: Not like there's a good kind of drunk dude.
Junko: Hey! Stop screaming around, all of you! Are you still asleep or something? We're prisoners in here!We could all die any second!
Mondo: She's right. We can't be makin' stupid jokes right now. We gotta do something, or-
Kyouko: You're all spending an awful lot of time yelling and carrying on. Do you really think you can afford to do so?Have none of you accepted reality as it is?

Thankfully and as expected, she was the only one to do something useful today. While I stayed, trying to make those idiots be at least 1% useful ,she managed to find a map of the Academy. And managed to convince everyone that this actually IS Hope's Peak Academy. But everyone started saying all their stupid questions about the non-existing other students and the country.

Kyouko: But the truth is, despite everything we've discussed so far...We found absolutely nothing.
Sayaka: Eh?! What do you mean?
Me: We simply said the obvious. Yeah, we have dorms. Yeah, there's someone watching us. Yeah, we can't escape. But did we find any clue? No.
Leon: O-Oi, Raven, d-don't say it like that...It's creepy.
Me: But it's the truth. As so far, we have yet to wait more and find out how to unlock the other areas. Which, if my deduction is correct, means to kill someone. The more you kill, the more you can learn about the Academy.
Toko: C-Can you shut up? You're making everyone here nervous.
Byakuya: But it's true and simple. If you want to leave, you just have to kill-
Junko: Don't even joke about that!
Sayaka: Everyone, please calm down!
Celeste: All we can do is adapt. Adapt to living our lives here from now on.
Chihiro: Live here...? Are you saying we should just accept it?
Celeste: A lack of adaptability...is lack of survivability.
Me: We need to enhance our survival instincts.
Celeste: Survival is not based on who is the strongest or smartest. It comes down to who can adapt.

Liar. The Queen of Liars knows how to fool everyone. But not me.

Celeste: As someone who's come on top more than once, I have a suggestion.
Mondo: Huh? What do you mean?
Celeste: We all understand that we are trapped here. Which means we will be spending the night. However...You all remember the rule regarding nighttime, right? I think we need to add a rule of our own. Going out at nighttime should be prohibited altogether. The school regulations do not actually tell us not to go out at night. I would like to make it official.

She's trying to get the upperhand of the situation. Make it be under her control. Damn, I like her.

Toko: B-But why...?
Celeste: The way thing are now, every time night comes we will all start to get worried and anxious. We will all be afraid someone might try and come kill us.
Sayaka: What?!
Celeste: If we have to worry about that night after night for who knows how long, it will wear us down in no time.
Sakura: So you're suggesting we limit our activity at night as a kind of preventive measure.
Celeste: However, unlike the other rules, nobody can be forced to comply. We all have to agree to follow it.
Junko: I see what you mean. But...I think I can agree to that. It's like the gothic lolita said. Without something like that, we're just gonna self-destruct.
Me: Just lock your doors and sleep.
Taka: On behalf of all the men here, I agree to comply!
Leon: Hey, you can't just decide to speak for us!
Me: I have one thing to say, before everyone goes to bed, since it's almost curfew.
Makoto: What is it?
Me: Living the rest of your life in an enclosed space is a scary thing to think about. We all pride ourselves with the freedom we're born with, but it has been stolen from us. If killing someone means you can get out of here and live your life as normal...Even if it's only one of you then, by all means...
Taka: Miss Black, what are you saying...?
Me: *close eyed smile* Please, kill me.

Hearing what I said and with a senine smile on my face, everyone gasped surprised and started saying how nobody would dare do that and what not.
They are all fooling themselves. Deluded by a false sense of hope. They are all filled with despair.

Me: Who are you all trying to fool? Who can be so sure of everyone around? Will nobody want to kill so save their own skin? Has no one thought ,even a bit, about killing someone? Everything is uncertain. Not even we know what we are capable of.
Mondo: Hey, if anyone thinks about touching the girl, I'll beat the fuck outta them!
Leon: Yeah, nobody will hurt you!
Me: You all have such a beautiful hope inside you...Your talents are worth in this world so much...*smiles* Your lives are precious. You, who have it all, shall never understand the struggles of one, who has none. Which is why I, who only came here from ambition and desire to see how a school environment would be...Am willing to die, for you to live.
Makoto: Don't say that! Nobody is going to kill anyone! Please, just calm down, we'll think of something and get out of here together.
Me: Naegi-kun...I've been born sick, I wasn't allowed to leave the house. For me, living in this Academy is the same as staying at home...Minus the internet. But still...If anyone decides that they're fed up with this...*giggles* I won't lock my room tonight. You're free to kill me. Adieu~

With that, I left the table with a smile on my face, went to the kitchen to get an apple and a bottle of water, then left skipping to my room. I must speak to Kyouko about this situation and come up with possibilities to escape.
For now though, sweet dreams~.