Act 1: Part 4: But Why Did It Have To Be Like This?

Rafael took her blunt hints and inspected the silverware. There were forks, spoons, butter knives, but his attention focused on a knife block.

'Huh, there are two large kitchen knives missing, but there was only one knife at the crime scene. And that was lodged into… well…'

Evidence Bullet Added:

-Missing Knives

Rafael then moved to inspecting the floor. This inspection was fruitless. He was unable to spot anything out of the norm. Until…

"Hey, don't you think this floor is a bit too spotless?" this came from the other person in the room.

This person's attire made it difficult for Rafael to address this person as a boy or girl. She was Sam Gabouray, the Ultimate Skydiver. She wore a blue denim jacket over a black shirt that read "I'm Awesome!"; a dark gray, wool tweed hat which went over her short, wavy black hair which had red highlights; gray khaki shorts; and black and red sneakers.

"What do you mean?"

"Last night this floor was all dusty and doesn't it smell like cleaner?"

"Now that you mention it, yeah this is way to clean compared to the Mess Hall."

Rafael recalls last night. He had only been in the Mess Hall and hadn't come into the kitchen. After Monokuma left us with the rules to his 'game' everyone had went to bed. This was because someone recommended we get some rest since everyone had felt the same numbness or stinging in their head. Everyone was supposed to sort things out today, but it was too late for that.

Evidence Bullet Added:

- Spotless Kitchen Floor

Not wanting to make the same mistake with Eric, Rafael spoke,

"Whats your name?"

"I'm Sam Gabouray, the Ultimate Skydiver." Sam stuck out her hand and Rafael gladly shook it.

"I'm Rafael the Ultimate Memorizer."

From the start Rafael had already got a friendlier vibe from her, though he was still worried as to how to address her properly.

"Hey I was also thinking that we should go around and maybe find some suspects, or more clues." Sam said enthusiastically.

"Yeah I'm with you on that. We weren't at all given a proper chance at introductions yesterday. That makes it even the more confusing for us."

"Aaannd it makes it easier on the murderer… maybe that's what they wanted… nevermind that, let's go."

Upon leaving the Mess Hall they ran into a lone boy. He tried to brush past them and enter, but the skydiver stopped him.

"Hey could we have a moment? May we get your name?"

"Sure, I'm the Ultimate Assassin, Dylan Dewitt." Although he agreed to talk, his body language was awkward and seemed unwilling. He wore dark, baggy jeans; long-sleeved, dark colored shirt; combat boots; his reddish-brown and spiky hair was under his black beanie; and what stood out the most was his hooded trench coat.

Sam turned to Rafael and whispered with her hand covering her mouth, "He looks extremely shady, but kinda disarming."

"I can hear you. Look, I'll tell you something I found suspicious, if that's what you want."

The two nodded.

"I couldn't sleep so I stayed up the whole night-"

"All night long?! And you're still awake right now?" Sam broke in.

"Well as an assassin there's been worse. Anyway's, the gas lights went off sometime last night. After that I heard a loud slam. And then the lights went back on." Dylan explained.

"Is that all?" Sam asked.

"Yup."

Evidence Bullet Added:

-Dylan's Account

After departing from Dylan, Sam and Rafael started heading towards the scene of the crime. They saw four people by the cabin.

"Why did it have to come to this? It's my fault huh?" one of them cowered.

"Look Darcy no one could have saw this coming." another consoled.

"What's with them two?" Sam asked.

"Darcy Dama was the one that proposed that everyone get some rest before getting to figuring out all this. He's been acting very self-loathing." this came from a quiet girl with deep, brown hair and a fancy dress.

"I'm Charlotte Wimmer the Ultimate Violinist by the way. And this is Charles McCrimmon the Ultimate Billiards Champion." she pointed to the boy next to her.

He looked fairly intimidating with his short, black hair slicked back; leather vest over red silk shirt; wingtip shoes; and black pants. He also had a pool cue in his left hand and was rolling something around in his right hand.

"Eh… it's real shite that this happened on the second day. Goddamn it's got everyone in a fankle."

"Darcy's the Ultimate Geologist and the girl is Hoshi Akiyama the Ultimate Motivational Speaker." Charlotte continued introducing.

Darcy had short, dark gray hair; and rectangular glasses over his gray eyes. He wore a gray cardigan over a gray shirt and gray pants.

Hoshi had straight black hair that hung above her shoulders and framed the sides of her face. She wore semi-formal clothing that consisted of a top and a skirt.

"Well I'm Sam Gabouray the Ultimate Skydiver."

"And I'm Rafael Javier, the Ultimate Memorizer." they both introduced.

"Did you guys, notice anything? Anything that might be crucial to this case?" Sam asked.

"If you're looking for evidence or clues, it's better to ask those three in the cabin. I think the girl named Amira was inspecting the body." Charlotte said.

"Okay, we'll check it out… uh…"

"Charlotte... thank you Charlotte." Rafael corrected Sam.

Upon entering the cabin, they were both surprised to see a girl holding a spotless knife. She was staring at it intently as the first thing that came to Rafael's mind was if she had pulled that out of Juvenile's chest and cleaned it. This thought was quickly dispersed as he realized there was still a knife in Juvenile, but… he was then troubled with the thought as to where this new knife had come from.

"Hey Amira-chan there's more new faces." a small girl said as she saw Rafael and Sam in the room.

"Amira-chan… what's with the knife?" Rafael questioned.

"Well you see-" Amira tried to explain.

"Wait, wait, wait, first things first, tell us who you are." a boy said in arrogant manner.

"Okay I'm Rafael Javier the Ultimate Memorizer."

"And I'm Sam Gabouray the Ultimate Skydiver." they both answered gaily before looking back to Amira for an explanation.

"Well, the odd thing about this knife, was that I found it... in Juvenile's coat pocket."

This new piece of information explained why there were two knives missing from the knife block, but it also added more questions for Rafael.

'Could the killer have planted it on him, it's possible... but Juvenile could have also… huh.'

Evidence Bullet Added:

-Knife In Coat Pocket

Rafael's thoughts were interrupted.

"You have been looking for information to solve this murder, correct? Then there is something I think I should tell you privately." Amira spoke directly towards Rafael.

"Sure." Rafael looked to Sam and exchanged nods.

The two went behind the cabin; out of earshot.

"Before you tell me what you have to say, what were the names of the other people you were with?" Rafael asked.

"Of course, the girl was Bambi Nomel the Ultimate Play Costume Designer and the boy was Jonathan Walters the Ultimate Snowboarder. He may have seemed a bit mean, but I can assure you he is kind-hearted."

"Then please go on."

"Well…" Amira seemed very troubled, "Last night… I-"

She was then interrupted by a dreadful announcement.

"Alright ya bastards times up! Please make your way to my... MONOCHROMATIC GONDOLA OF DESPAIR. Yeesh, that sounded way cooler on paper. Oh! It's come to mind that you're probably wondering where on Earth this Monochromatic Gondola of Despair is; it's behind the Mess Hall so please make your way there immediately."

By the time the announcement had finished Amira had left Rafael behind, wondering what she was going to tell him.

'What was it that she couldn't tell me in the cabin, but still had trouble telling me alone? I think that, in itself is an important clue.'

Evidence Bullet Added:

-Amira's Account?

"Hey! Rafael what'd she say?" Sam had come from the cabin upon hearing the announcement.

"She didn't say… anything."

"Nothing?," she sounded disappointed, "Then before we head to this Gondola of Despair or whatever, let's go over everything you've kept in your head."

"Let's see…"

Evidence Bullets:

-Knife In Chest

-Multiple Stab Wounds

-Slit Throat

-Newly Settled Snow

-Gashes In Front Of Cabin

-Missing Knives

-Spotless Kitchen Floor

-Dylan's Account

-Knife In Coat Pocket

-Amira's Account?

They had no idea of how despairful the following hours would be.

A/N:

I know it seems that the story is moving fast, but rest assured that this Investigation, Trial, and Execution will be crucial to the rest of the story. I won't let anyone down (except for Shyjoker, who's character I had killed off in the third part of act one. Sorry btw.) in the continuing chapters. Look forward to the trial, but not too much since I have a busy week(s) ahead.