New muse and a nervous mun; VOICE TEST

[verbalbullets]

I'll admit, I'm a little surprised you actually went through with this. Not that I don't think you're capable, of course! But you seem really unsure, mun.

Don't worry so much, ok? Everybody has to start somewhere. This is just another challenge to overcome, and I'm not gonna stand here and watch you struggle. Just relax and you'll do fine.

Who knows? Things might go better than you're expecting.


[OOC: No spoilers for DR2 please!]

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[despairitis]

[Siiiiiiiigh.]

...Still stubbornly hopeful as ever, I see.

[verbalbullets]

...

If I didn't have hope, what else would I have?

[despairitis]

[Junko groans loudly, rolling her eyes.]

Ugh, save it. I don't need to hear your dumb hope-filled speech a second time.

[Suddenly, she leans forward slightly, a smirk playing on her lips as she watches Naegi carefully.]

Gotta admit, I'm surprised your mun decided to pick you up. ...Mm, oopsies, I lied! I'm not surprised at all. You're so bland that I bet she pitied you, upupu~

[verbalbullets]

[Naegi stands his ground, but does lean his own head back a bit when she edges closer to him.]

Pity or not, that doesn't change the fact that I'm still here. At least my mun seems to have brought me here for a reason.

...So why are you here, Junko-san? If I remember correctly the last time we met you had already happily resigned to your fate. I'm surprised you'd allow any mun to bring you here.

1/2

[despairitis]

[Junko chuckles, straightening up. Is she making you uncomfortable, Naegi? Perhaps this personality change will make things better.]

i'm surprised i allowed her to as well... after all, i have no hope in living... that's why i was so eager to die...

[She pauses for a second, twirling a strand of hair around her finger.]

but my mun enjoys despair as much as i do... how could i pass on the opportunity for more despair, naegi-kun...?

2/2

[despairitis]

Oh, but there's you to thank for my return too. Had your mun not decided to pick you up, I dare say my mun would not have decided to let Your Highness reign again!

I suppose you aren't that fruitless of a disciple after all.

1/2

[verbalbullets]

[Oh, well. He's sure his mun didn't expect for anything like that to happen, so he won't hold it against her. Not like he'd have anything to gain by trying to cause strive with his mun this early in the game.]

But you don't exactly have many opportunities to cause Despair here, do you? At Hope's Peak you had everyone cornered and trapped in one place, rendering them hopeless. Everyone here is otherwise free...

2/2

[verbalbullets]

[Well. Not exactly.]

O-or as....free as their mun's will allow..

[...Wow, this is kinda similar, isn't it?

At least his mun isn't ordering him to murder anyone.]

[finebirthinghips]

Ooh Naegi-kun! You gave such an impressive speech.

Too bad it totally stinks, oof that smell~

[Holds his nose as if something pungent really did hit him]

[verbalbullets]

[Naegi makes a face at that, sighing. Why is he not surprised to see him here?]

And here I thought you were obsolete by now, Monokuma.

[finebirthinghips]

Boy you must be sure tired...of being wrong!

I'm the real headmaster! I still got a school even if you're off dying in the real world!

[verbalbullets]

What are you talking about? You're just Junko-san's pawn and nothing else.

[finebirthinghips]

That's what you think, upupupu~

You must be exhausted right now, should I get you a bed, Naegi-kun? You need to sleep on all that wrong.

[verbalbullets]

Ok, if I'm so wrong, what are you then? Can you honestly tell me you're anything other than a robotic device controlled by Junko-san? I saw Togami-kun and the others taking you apart with my own eyes.

[Not to mention there's a bomb in your head, but hey apparently that was a given.]

thanks to persistent indecision have your ex-headmaster's drinking buddy

[donotsummon]

Hey, at least your's can make up their mind! Mine's been waffling so much you could throw some batter on her and call her an iron!

[Congratulations Naegi, the creepy robot teddy bear controlled by the psychotic supermodel was not the weirdest thing you've now ever had the displeasure of speaking to.
Because there's a floating, glowing, talking, one-eyed triangle with little arms and legs, a bowtie and top hat right in front of you.
Yeah.
That's a thing.]

AHA

[verbalbullets]

[...Well, maybe now he can say he's seen it all. Naegi doesn't hesitate to take a step back. You can't be too suspicious, especially in an unfamiliar place like this one.

And in the case of Monokuma, he's already learned that judging a book by it's cover is a grave mistake.]

W-who are you?

[donotsummon]

[He floats closer up to the teenager, looking like he'd be grinning if he had a mouth.]

Name's Bill Cipher! Dreamscaper, comedian, singer, dancer, dentist, enigmatologist, substitute school principal, reality illusionist and master of minds!
Which means I can tell exactly what's on your's! Ahahaha~!

[verbalbullets]

[Naegi blinks, his eyes widening slightly.]

Mngh- ..substitute? What are you talking about?

[Whatever this triangle is telling him, there's no way it can directly affect him, right? Even if he's referring to what he thinks he is.

And the mind reading claim? Well, he's not going to try questioning that just yet.]

[donotsummon]

[Yep, he had a feeling that's the thing you'd ask about, Naegi.
Considering past experience, anyway.]

Ya never heard of temp work?
Though I like to think I'm qualified for the full position!

[Bill floats next to the human, resting one arm on his shoulder while pointing at him.]

Speaking of, looks like you've been making a name for yourself in the detective biz! So to speak!

[verbalbullets]

[Alright, that's enough to make a believer out of him concerning Bill's supposed mastery over the mind. That doesn't change the fact that he's not suspicious- heck, he's even more concerned now, especially since he's confirmed his worst fears regarding being a 'substitute'.

Naegi has a knack for catching people in their lies, but this doesn't seem to be one.
That's all the more concerning indeed.

He watches Bill out of the corner of his eye without moving his head, keeping as still as he can while he answers him.]

Maybe I have. Of what interest is that to you?

[despairista]

things might go worse too...

[verbalbullets]

They might, but I'll deal with that if it happens.

[despairista]

you... can't know for certain...

[verbalbullets]

Of course not. That doesn't mean worrying about the unknown is going to help me much either, is it?

[despairista]

Speaking from a psychological standpoint, a fear of the unknown is a perfectly valid evolutionary trait.

Staying within familiar territory maximises one's chances of a safe and secure life. Is this not a rational conclusion?