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It was a relief that the last motive apparently didn't come true. They were all in the dining hall, Shuichi, though wasn't eating. Just quizzing Kokichi on his secret organization again. He seemed really interested and determined to get answers on it.
"I'm going to uncover your mysteries Kokichi. I'll find a way to get to the bottom of this." He huffed, resting his head on the table.
"I'd love to see you try." Kokichi snickered, finding amusement how Shuichi refused to give up.
He'd probably follow him to hell, still trying to get him to spill the beans.
"I will, I always have liked a challenge."
"You people still haven't killed anyone yet?!"
Great, their favorite bear was here.
"I can only guess another motive." Shuichi sighed, irritated at being interrupted.
"It doesn't matter what motive you give us, we won't kill anyone!" Kaede folded her arms and glared at Monokuma.
"We'll see about that. Someone has been given a disease where they'll say whatever is on their mind. They will stay like that until a murder happens."
"Wait, how-"
Too late, the bear was gone before Kaede could ask her question.
Who had it? It was silent.
It was broken when Shuichi with no warning, started crying. He had stood up from his seat and now tears were rapidly going down his face. Could this possibly be connected to the motive? But, crying?
"Shuichi, why are you crying for no reason?" Kiibo questioned since that's what the snooper was doing.
The boy whined in distress then ran out.
Everyone at the moment suspected it could be Kiibo since it's the first word he had spoken ever since the motive was announced.
Except for Kokichi since Shuichi has never cried and he had done it with no control in front of everyone. He left to go find the snooper since Shuichi's behavior just got more interesting.
He knocked on his door as loud as he could. "Hey, hey, hey, Shuichi."
Kokichi heard movement of him getting up and opening the door a little. It's amazing that Shuichi now looked like he hadn't slept in weeks and had wrapped himself in a blanket. He lowly whined.
"What? Are you here to make fun of how I'm a crybaby?"
It was surprising that's what he thought Kokichi came here for.
"Weelll, maybe I am, maybe I'm not."
Shuichi slowly exhaled. "I don't really mind, everyone is the same." He walked away but left the door open.
"Hey! Don't compare me to boring people! And the useless robot." Kokichi pouted following him in and closing the door so he could lean against the back of it.
"Everyone is the same, they call me a crybaby, overemotional, crying for no reason..." Shuichi sat on the floor, hiding in the blanket.
"So not only is Kiiboy useless, he really doesn't have emotions!"
The boy made a noise that's a mix of a sob and a laugh.
"And people don't care what I have to say unless if they want to hear it." Shuichi breathes out. "So, why are you here if you're not making fun of me?"
Kokichi sat next to the hidden Shuichi. "I'm interested in why you ran away."
"That's a lie," Shuichi spoke out loud instead of in his head as he wanted. "You're interested in why I started behaving weirdly."
"Oof! You caught me!"
He chuckled softly before speaking again. "I honestly have no control over my emotions, I got overwhelmed being around so many people. Usually, I can control that, but maybe thanks to the motive..."
A few knocks on the door interrupted him. Shuichi froze his fearful gaze on it. It could be Kaede but he didn't want her to see him like this.
"...Shuichi?"
To his dismay, it's Kiibo.
Shuichi whines and whimpers as he stands to go open the door prepared for what he deserves. He's stopped by a grip on his wrist.
"Do you actually want to answer?"
Maybe Kokichi noticed how terrified he got when he heard it was the bot. The boy wasn't on the best terms with Kiibo since the last time he hung out with him, Shuichi grumbled to him that Kiibo spoke down to him as if he was some child.
Shuichi shakes his head.
"Shuichi doesn't wanna talk to you." The leader raised his voice cheerfully.
"Kokichi? Why are you in there?"
"...Because I let him in." Shuichi tried speaking loud enough.
But it seemed like a clear message that he allowed Kokichi in but he was not going to grant Kiibo entry. The robot decided it's not a good time to try to apologize.