Danganronpa: Naegi's Got a Glitch

Naegi had no clue as to where he was. All he could see was a thick blackness that was only pierced through by a low fog that reached to his knees. He was genuinely lost, wondering what the hell was happening… in front of him, however, landed some broken cuffs and chains that, for some odd reason, appeared glitched. Before he could ask himself what those chains came from, he looked back up. In front of him was a glitchy door, blood red in appearance. So THAT was where the chains came from… Naegi was visibly afraid at this point, as the door slowly opened. A pair of eyes with red irises pierced through the infinite darkness inside the doorway… a black smoke emerged from the doorframe, and started to envelop the young man…

"Oh my GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!" Naegi screamed as he snapped awake in a cold sweat, finding himself in his own bed, in his Future Foundation dorm. He quickly looked around his room, expecting to find someone there. No one appeared to him, however.

"It was just a dream…" he spoke to himself before falling back to sleep, albeit a bit uneasily… The next morning, he awoke once again, this time by his alarm clock. The ahoge stretched and got up from his bed, getting ready for the day. As he brushed his teeth, he could swear that his eyes flashed red for a second, but shrugged it off and continued his routine.

He entered the Foundation's mess hall, where all of the agents went to eat. He went with the simple pancake breakfast, not wanting much after last night's episode. The Division Leader quickly spotted the Executives' Table, where his friends sat, and took his seat.

"Good morning, Naegi-san" Kyouko spoke first, causing Naegi to blush a little. He'd been so used to being referred to by the '-kun' suffix, but since his promotion, Kirigiri had been using '-san' out of subordinate obligation… and he was still getting used to it.

"Naegs, what's up?" Hagakure added, followed by Asahina. "Did you sleep well?"

"I slept fine. Thank you for asking" Naegi responded with a smile… a slightly forced one. There was no way in hell he was telling them what happened last night. Kirigiri threw a suspicious glance at him, but then returned to the conversation. Togami, of course, remained silent. Even if he was made to eat at the same table, he still had a touch of social awkwardness- not in the embarrassing way, but in the fact that he maintained an aloof disposition.

The group ate their breakfast in their usual manner, with light-hearted conversation going on between the four participants. They talked about how the world was starting to look normal again, how businesses and facilities such as supermarkets, schools, and hospitals were springing back up. Naegi felt good knowing that his group's work- and effectively his own as well- was making a difference. However, Nagito Komaeda had come to the table, followed by Hajime Hinata. Naturally, Komaeda was in cuffs and chains- he was insane, both figuratively AND literally. Naegi, without even realizing it, became bitter.

"Sorry, Boss… Trash-kun here wanted to see you, and he wouldn't stop bugging us if we didn't…" Hinata told the other Ahoge.

"Good lord… hello, Komaeda…" Naegi sighed dejectedly, looking at the sociopath.

"Master of Hope, it's good to see you! I'm such a big fan of you!" Komaeda greeted before going into a long ramble about how he tried to model himself after the Ultimate Hope… while things like this were flattering for the most part, when it came from Komaeda- who had intentionally tried to ruin things just for the sake of fueling 'hope'-, he felt insulted. Disgraced, even.

Komaeda had finally reached the end of his ramble, finishing with the statement, "I'm so glad to be a follower of your hope!"

That was it. While he had been able to take Komaeda's rambles before, he just couldn't do it anymore… and as soon as he finished, he said something so uncharacteristic of himself that Kyouko- and even Togami- looked at him in shock…

"… My god, do you EVER FUCKING SHUT UP, YOU TRASH-ASS PIECE OF SHIT?! YOU ARE NOTHING LIKE ME! DON'T EVEN TALK TO ME, YA DAMNED SOCIOPATH!" he bellowed as he slammed his fists against the table, making the plates jump off the table for a second. A few seconds later, he covered his mouth, bewildered at what just came out of it.

"Did… that just come out of MY mouth?!"

"Yes… at a very loud volume, might I add…" Kyouko responded bluntly, a bit worried. "Are you SURE you slept fine, Naegi-san? I-I can… you know… cover for you if you're not feeling well…"

"Sorry… I'm fine… just woke up on the wrong side of the bed, I guess…" Makoto shrugged ashamedly, watching Hinata back away slowly with a visibly scared Komaeda.

Future Foundation: 11:00 AM

Naegi entered the office of Chairwoman Maki Shiranui, ready for what she had to say.

"Come in, Agent Naegi…" she spoke with a professional tone. The young man took his seat in front of her desk, as she shuffled some papers. "You are aware of what occurred in Towa City, right?"

"Yes, Ma'am… I know all too well…" he responded, a bit of venom in his tone in response to those events.

"I know you've been promoted to Division Leader- mainly because of that bet Kirigiri made-, and are thus required to stay at your division… however, I need you to do one last field operation; something I trust you would like to do…" she began, turning her chair to the side and looking at the ceiling. "… I need you to go to Towa City and round up any survivors that are hiding there- your sister and Agent Fukawa included."

Before she could speak any further, Naegi had prepared himself to head out, signaling that he accepted the mission. Without hesitation, she grabbed his shoulder.

"I understand you're gung-ho about this, but even with the Monokuma Units mostly destroyed, we still don't know what could be lurking there… which is why I need you to come with me to the weapons bay..."