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Sayaka opened her eyes. She was on a beach – a beautiful, pristine beach that she’d never seen before. She’d performed at concerts all over the world, but she’d never seen an ocean this clear. Where am I? How did I…
Aren’t I supposed to be dying?
She looked down at herself. Her arm, which just moments ago had been broken, twisted awkwardly against the wall, was perfectly fine. Her bloodied finger was clean. The kitchen knife piercing through her chest was gone. Is this heaven? she thought. And if so, why is an attempted murderer like me here?
“Hey.” A familiar voice spoke up. “Uh, call me crazy, but… didn’t I kill you?”
She jumped to her feet, spun around. A boy was standing there, a boy she recognized instantly. She’d only known him for a few days, but the spiky red hair, the piercings, the laid-back attitude… “Leon!”
He gave her a cautious smile. “Yeah, last thing that happened to me was I was getting pummeled to death by baseballs. You?”
“I think I was writing your name on the wall behind me in blood.”
Leon winced. “Yeah… that ended up getting me killed. Thanks for that.”
Sayaka frowned at him. “What do you mean?”
“I mean you got me killed. Murdered. Alive’nt.”
“But how? Why? Just what is going on here?”
Just then, a chime sounded across the area. A monitor on a palm tree lit up, displaying some pink and white rabbit thing. Like Monokuma, but brighter, friendlier. “Everyone please come to Jabberwock Park on the central island!” it chirped. “All will be explained once everyone has gathered, so if you want answers, hurry-hurry-hurry!”
Sayaka pointed to the monitor. “I guess we should get going.”
Leon smacked his head, like he had just figured something out. “Oh yeaaaah, you got killed before all the rules were explained to you! Never mind, I’ll tell you later. Come on.”
Sayaka followed him down the beach, wondering what the hell was going on.