To Heal (A private Danganronpa V3 RP)

[LittleBug]

"No worries bro, I get ya. We don't gotta rush into anything if you don't want to." Kaito assured. It's not like either of them had much going on anyways, so it'll be helpful for them to ease into it together. Well, for Shuichi at least, while Kaito could help give him get started.

"Heh, it could be that! Never thought it would be somethin' I'd get myself into.. but hey, I'm not complaining. If anything, I'm curious if anyone else here also has a room like that in theirs..." Kaito pondered. Considering no one else really brought it up, perhaps not, but then again they could also just be keeping it to themselves. He hasn't visited all of his classmates at their spots yet, let alone got a good look around their rooms, but oh well.

Kaito snapped out of his curiosity hearing Shuichi's stomach rumble once more, and he chuckled as well. Pushing his chair out some, he got up ready to head over to the breakfast stations.

"I'm sure she'll have no issues with you joinin' in, too. Now c'mon, let's get something to eat!" He grinned, soon turning to make his way over.

[RockyRhodes]

"Well, I can tell you that I certainly do not have an area like that inside of my room. It doesn't look like I was quite as lucky as you were." Shuichi said as he then thought on the idea of the rooms of the others similarly having additional elements to help them out in coping. If that was the case, then what was in his room to help him, the young detective thought.

Shaking his head from the thought for now and nodding as heard Maki would be alright with him giving it a try, he then watched as Kaito got up and ready to get some food as he quickly did the same, pushing in his chair after getting up. "Thanks again, Kaito, for being willing to help me out with everything. It does mean a lot, more than you know, as a matter of fact. Of course, you can help me out some more by not hogging all the pancakes." He stated, following his friend to get some much needed food for himself to enjoy.

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After the two friends went and got some pancakes, and some morning drinks such as orange juice to enjoy, they spent the next hour sitting down and eating while also continuing to chat. It was with time that the young detective found himself opening up way more then he had been when he first came into the cafeteria. Of course, the thoughts about the game hadn't completely gone away, as they did enter into his thinking every now and then, but thanks to the conversation with his friend he was at-least able to take some of his mind off of it, which proved to be much appreciated.

After finishing up his last gulp of orange juice and wiping his face with a napkin, he sat his glass down on his plate and smiled. "That breakfast was definitely needed this morning, I'm glad I was able to snag some of it. Though, it would have been better if you didn't take close to all of the chocolate chip ones..." He said, making a light jab at his friend that was followed by a small laugh.

"Anyway, I know that I'm definitely done with eating. Those pancakes filled me up. What do you think, should we make our way on over to Maki's room?" He asked, the thought of what the therapeutic method entailed coming back to his mind as he blushed a bit.

[LittleBug]

"No promises~!" Kaito jested, waiting for Shuichi to catch up before they both went over.

With that, the two eventually grabbed some food and spent the rest of their time in the cafeteria chatting away. Slowly but surely, it seemed as if Shuichi was opening up to him more through their talks. Even though his anxieties may not have fully cleared, Kaito was just happy to see the detective coming out of his shell and bonding with others. Hopefully this new coping mechanism will help him adjust more, too.

With their breakfast done, Kaito took their plates to the wash bin and tosses any trash away, patting his stomach with satisfaction.

"Hehe, my bad bro, I'll be sure to leave ya some next time." Kaito laughed. "But yeah, definitely hit the spot... Since we're all done, then we can go ahead and make our way over now. Let's go!" He smiled, soon leading Shuichi out of the cafeteria and back up to where the rooms were.

[RockyRhodes]

Shuichi nodded as he let Kaito take both of their plates and trash as he went to put the two away. He smiled, knowing that his stomach would now be good for the next few hours. He was thankful for the good food, but also appreciative of Kaito sitting down to chat with him as the two ate away. He made a quick mental note to come down and do that more often, , to talk with the others in the building as well.

"Alright, I'll follow after you then." He acknowledged as he followed his friend out of the Cafeteria, which still had some people in it, but had seemed to be less empty now than opposed to when he came in earlier. He had chalked this up to most of the others getting ready to go about their days just as him and his friend were getting ready to do.

The path to get to the rooms was a familiar one to the young detective. After walking up a set of stairs with his friend the two were presented with a hallway of doors, eight doors on each side of the hallway, with each one corresponding to one of the sixteen teens that were in the building. There were a lot of rooms to keep track of, but thankfully it was easy enough to keep track of each of the rooms due to the name plate on each of the room's doors. As the young detective and his friend walked they passed by rooms belonging to Kaede, Tsumugi, Gonta, Kokichi, and much more, even their own rooms, before finally getting to Maki's room.

"It looks like we're here. Well, since you got the key." He stated, allowing himself to get out of the way of the door so that his friend could be able to open it.

[LittleBug]

The two made their way to the apartment rooms, walking down the main hall that acted as a path for them. While all condensed into one area, the rooms were more spread out compared to how the dorms in the simulation were formatted. Must have been from the extra space said rooms had.

Thankfully it didn't take long before they reached Maki's door near the end of the hall, noting the plate that held her name on it. With that, Kaito gave the door a quick knock first, just to see if Maki potentially was in there... Upon hearing no answer after some time, he reached into his pocket and pulled out a little key, taking it to the doorknob and twisting it inside. With a click the door unlocked, and the astronaut gently pushed the door open, making his way inside and holding the door for Shuichi.

"Come on in, bro!" Kaito smiled, gesturing for him to follow.

[RockyRhodes]

"Thank you, Kaito." Shuichi responded to his friend as he followed after him and walked inside the room, while also giving him enough space to close the door after walking in.

Upon walking inside of the room the young detective was able to see that the lay out of the room was somewhat similar to his own room. There was space for a couch and television to the left, a kitchen area to the right, and further to the back right of the room a bedroom and closet. It was close enough to the layout of his room, with the one noticeable difference being that further to the back left was a door that led to another room inside of the room, which he had assumed to be the nursery that his friend had referred to earlier.

"It looks like Maki and I have the same set up going on. I'm guessing that room is where the nursery is located?" He asked, pointing to the door as he showed some interest in seeing what was inside since he knew it'd be smaller then the rest of the room, but maybe there was enough in there to make up for the smaller scope of size.

[LittleBug]

Once Shuichi entered in, Kaito took and key back and tucked it back into his pocket, closing the door behind them.

"That makes sense. Mine's a bit more spaced out as far as how the furniture it laid out and stuff. Wonder if it's split on how different everyone's rooms are compared to each other..." He thought on the idea. Given they wanted to keep an eye on both victims and blackened alike, they probably arranged their rooms to fit any necessary equipment or give enough room to move around, in case of an emergency. Kaito hasn't had one, personally, but it's what he assumed.

Getting back on track, Kaito nodded at Shuichi's assumption, making his way to the door in the back. This one didn't have a lock, so he was able to simply push the door open and reveal the nursery inside, doing the same he did with the first entrance and let the detective in after him.

[RockyRhodes]

"That would make sense if they split the rooms up like that. You'll have to show me your room another time." Shuichi replied, noting that this was the first time he had went out and saw what another room looked like compared to his own. The thought did not cross his mind that each of the rooms could be different per each person, but he supposed it would line up and be similar to the research labs each of them were given while in the situation. A different layout and fitting environment for each teenager to roam around in.

This was something that he may have to look into at another point, he thought, as he directed his attention to Kaito opening the door to the nursery and walking in it. He then followed after his friend, walking into the nursery to see what was inside.

Despite being a smaller space then the previous room, the young detective noticed immediately that the nursery had a fair amount of stuff within it. What caught his eye at first was the playful, childish wallpaper that surrounded the room, containing colorful drawings of bears, toys, suns, clouds, moons, and a lot more that would be appealing to a younger age. He had also noticed different parts of the room such as a mat next to a chest, what appeared to be a changing table next to an admittedly big crib, and some shelves and drawers next to a closet, which he assumed to be filled with youthful items that would aid in this coping process that his friend was involved in. It was a lot to take in all at once, but he did have to admit that it was fascinating.

"Wow. I know that this way of coping involves regression, but I didn't think it was going to be this detailed. You really got everything that you would need here to get in that youthful frame of mind, huh?" He admitted, taking the time to walk around the room and look into things some more. He knew what he was getting into, of course, he just wasn't expecting it to be this involved and capturing the experience.

[LittleBug]

"Right, I don't think I have yet... Will have to drag you over sometime, then!" Kaito laughed, mostly joking but the thought was nice to think of. At a later time though, of course. With Shuichi walking inside he followed in, leaving the door ajar since it didn't need to be fully closed before turning to look around himself.

"Yeah, pretty elaborate set up, huh? They must've done so to help ease whoever was regressing to into it better." Kaito replied. "But I like it! It makes the room feel comfy without it being too busy feelin'." He noted.

"But yeah, we got a crib in here, a changing table with all the diaper supplies, and that closet's got a bunch of shit in there. Clothes, blankets and sheets, I think some extra toys too, though those are mostly on these shelves and bins out here."

[RockyRhodes]

“I look forward to coming over, Kaito.” Shuichi replied, smiling at his friend. He was unsure of when he’d come over to give his room a look, but he knew it would be something he would look forward to.

“Well, there is certainly more going on in here then I was expecting, that is for sure. I can see how it’d serve to ease people into regression in a simple process, it looks like you got about everything that you need for getting into that younger frame of mind.” He stated, giving a further look at all of the additions of the room as his friend pointed them all out to him. It was like everything was fully thought out to take someone back to a simpler time with no issue, he thought.

“Well, with so much to use in this room, how should we get started?” He asked, curious to find out how his friend would start out in regressing, but as he wondered to himself he looked at the clothes he was wearing and seemingly blushed. “Oh…and I suppose that I would, well, have to change out of these clothes, wouldn't I?” He asked, a sense of embarrassment being heard as he realized he’d have to be undressed, if only for a short period of time, but still being a scary thought for the young detective.