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Character(s): Komaru, Touko, Akane, Fuyuhiko, Kaizuichi
Prop(s): Chair, Monokuma (half white and half black bear) stuffed animal head, megaphone, small gift-wrapped box, wrench
Backdrop(s): Black curtain
(Lights are off. After a few moments, the lights turn on. Akane sits center stage on a chair and stares at the floor. Komaru and Touko are off stage; Komaru on the right and Touko on the left. The backdrop is a simple black curtain to resemble nighttime. Another few moments pass to allow some silence.)
Komaru: (off-stage) Hello?
Akane: Wh-Who said that?
Komaru: (off-stage) Hello? Anyone here?
Akane: Who’s there? Show yourself!
Touko: (off-stage) Shhh! Komaru! D-Do you want people to hear us?
Akane: I said, who’s th-! (cut off by Komaru and Touko screaming)
Touko: (off-stage) Kill it, kill it, kill it!
(A Monokuma head bounces towards Akane from the right. Komaru enters and stands right center stage.)
Komaru: Oh, I am terribly sorry for th----
Akane: Who are you?
Komaru: B-But I barely got to expl----
Akane: I asked you a question, and I expect you to respond!
(Touko enters left center-stage.)
Touko: Oh great, another one of those crazy people.
Akane: (to Touko) I’ll punch you to a plump if you don’t shut up!
Komaru: H-Hey! Now we shouldn’t fight upon first meeting!
Akane: (to Komaru) Hey, you with the short blue skirt… What’s that you got in your hand?
Komaru: Oh, this? It’s a special megaphone by Future Foundation.
Akane: Tch. Future Foundation… Any way, why a megaphone?
Komaru: To fight off Monokumas!
Touko: Komaru! I-I told you not to tell an-anybody that!
Akane: So you’re the ones who are cleaning up these streets of the robots. Thinking that you can save us from her clutches…
Komaru: I’m sorry?
Touko: Wh-What do you mean by “us” and “her”?
Akane: Do I need to explain everything!? If you want to find out, go find someone else part of the Super High School Despair group. Now leave me b----
Touko: Hang on. Y-You’re part of Super High School Despair?
Akane: Yes. Why do you need to know?
Touko: T-Then we shouldn’t be here with you. Let’s go, K-Komaru.
(Touko drags Komaru off stage by walking to the right. Akane picks up the Monokuma head and sets it on the chair.)
Akane: I should get you somewhere safe, little buddy.
(Akane pushes the chair along the floor, walking to the left. Fuyuhiko enters from the right, and walks to right center stage. He is holding a small gift-wrapped box to his chest. The girls walk in from the left, and continue walking towards Fuyuhiko. His back is facing the girls.)
Touko: Quit your whining. My grip isn’t that strong.
Komaru: Y-Yes it is!
Touko: I swear, i-it’s like your skin is made of p-paper and your bones are as cr-crackable as a twig.
(The girls stop walking when Fuyuhiko speaks. Touko lets go of Komaru’s arm.)
Fuyuhiko: Why are you two here?
Komaru: Huh?
Fuyuhiko: (turns around) You shouldn’t be here.
Touko: The same g-goes for you. And what’s w-with the box?
Fuyuhiko: None of your business. You two kids should leave.
Komaru: Who are you calling kids!?
Fuyuhiko: I’m just saying. It’s not safe for you two to be here.
Komaru: Shouldn’t you be concerned for your own safety as well?
Fuyuhiko: I have a duty here. I need to stay.
Touko: Yeah, yeah, w-whatever. While you s-stay here, we need to get th-through this area.
Fuyuhiko: I’m afraid that I can’t allow that.
Touko: Oh, you gotta be kidding me!
(FUyuhiko walks off-stage. Komaru and Touko remain onstage, facing each other and standing center stage together.)
Komaru: Do you think he was part of Super High School Level Despair as well?
Touko: Highly d-doubt it. It would be u-unlikely for us to encounter two of them so cl-closely together. They should be scattered among the town, and f-far apart from each other.
Komaru: If you say so… I’m worried we will meet another one.
Touko: W-We won’t. There’s barely another human s-soul here, anyway.
Komaru: Do you think there are-----?
Touko: No t-time to be asking q-questions. We have to get m-moving.
Komaru: Okay...
(Kaizuichi stands off stage to the left.)
Kaizuichi: (off-stage) Gah! I can never fix these!
(A wrench is thrown onto the stage from the left. Kaizuichi storms on stage and follows after the wrench.)
Kaizuichi: Honestly, why do I even bother…?
Komaru: (to Kaizuichi) Hey! Hey you! Do you think you can help us in-?
Kaizuichi: Nope. Not my buddies. No interest.
Touko: Th-that’s harsh.
Kaizuichi: If you don’t want to get on my nerves, then leave.
Komaru: But… I wanna ask for your help…
Kaizuichi: To hell with help! Figure it out for yourself.
(Kaizuichi walks off-stage with his wrench.)
Touko: Honestly, these people…
Komaru: S-Should we keep going?
Touko: Yeah, we should.
(Komaru and Touko walk off-stage together. Lights dim.)