ah.

"Hey uh...what are you doing?"

"Are you fucking with us right now?"

"But was everything okay? Didn't he like, to try to eat you or anything?"

"As a matter of fact, one time I thought I'd spotted a grey alien, but it turned out to be a tadpole!"

"Do it? You mean, like *do it*, do it?"

"I'm gonna stick a banana up your tailpipe!"

"Shut up! She’s not a mannequin! She’s an ANGEL!"

"That's right. We found it stuffed in his pants."

"This is where my flashback ends."

"You're dirty, ___! Dirty president of Dirtlandia!"

"So, would you rather have your black eye on the left or the right?"

"Stop wasting my time. Just tell me the truth."

"Who would ever fall for that four-eyed lemon?"

"What's wrong with my beautiful face? People have told me I'm cuter than a hundred chihuahuas combined."

"Oh, um...I'm the mastermind."

"Oh, darling! You're home! Are you ready for dinner? Or should I get a bath going?"

"That's great."

"What the hell is this?"

"NO, THAT'S WRONG!"

"There's no way I'll back out now!"

"Whoa!"

“Stop right there. If you value your life, don't come any closer.”

“When it comes to cooking and love, passion is the most important ingredient. Mmhmhmhmhm!”

"Who did you have your heart set on initially, and who do you intend to switch to later?"

“You should really listen to what people say, you know! Otherwise you’ll miss the important details! Like that, just now!”

“If there's something you're hiding. I wish you'd tell me. I mean... aren't we friends?”

“Look! It's- hey I don't know you!"

"Welcome to the world of girl love. It's slippery when wet!"

"Hey...can you hear me? Hey, are you alright?"

"But you musn't give up! you must face forward with hope in your hearts, and do your best!"

“Eat well! Sleep Well! Shit well!”

"Now then, ___, will you battle against me?"

"_____, you need to calm down!"

“THE KILLER IS... YOU!”

"OUR FUTURE IS OURS!"

"Hey, big brother! Are you watching!? Do your best!"

"Stop this... Why... Are you doing this...?"

“Even a monkey can fall out of a tree, hit his head, slip into a coma, and die!”

"Oh yeah. That." Komaru stroked a strand of hair, occasionally twisting it around her fingers. Her voice dropped low, dejected gaze on the ground. "I forgot about those ideals… Aren’t they just the worst? Someone can’t exist without hope or despair… I must’ve had a concussion or something when I thought of that…”

Komaru giggled, her ‘cute’ persona taking over. “But big broooo, it’s not a joke! A grayface came by and turned me into this~! I’d thought you’d be happy, being the SHSL Despair Fan…”

Her face switched back to depressed, and she sighed. “I knew you wouldn’t believe me… it just doesn’t work with me, right? After all, I was so agonizingly average… It’s hard to believe anyone has average as me could be the SHSL Despair…”

>> [ Now this was a turn of events if he'd ever experienced one. He remembered the time when they first met and he was so psyched about despair and he wanted his sister to join, but now...

Now, it was just wrong. Despair wasn't right with certain people, and Komaru was included in that. He could only stare as she basically copied Enoshima's personalities, almost with unbeatable perfection. He could only wretch. This was wrong. This was wrong wrong wrongwrongwrong. ]

   K-Komaru, I was... only joking about joining me...! It's not that I don't believe you, I didn't really think you would-- I-- I never wanted that to happen, I never wanted you to really join despair...

   I'm sorry, I'm so sorry. I--

[ This was the kind of despair he disliked. It completely swallowed him up, because he was a fool, of course -- and he could only tremble and shake as it engulfed him, and he wanted to change but it was too late. ]

       --Ah... despair. Yeah, this is... definitely, truly it. Your heart is just... swallowed by anguish... and there's no escape... no hope...

Komaru tilted her head, crossing her arms. “Why would I joke about this, bro? This is serious.”

Her ‘bored’ persona took hold, eyes drooping, hand over her mouth. “In fact, it’s so serious that it’s probably the most serious thing I’ve ever done in my entire life.”

Her mouth warped into a wicked grin, and she formed guns with her fingers. “Guess who’s the new Super High-School Level Despair?! Komaru fuckin’ Naegi, that’s who!”

>> [ Oh. Oh. So this is what happened. He just stared, particularly surprised at this turn of events. He didn't know exactly what to feel. Didn't she tell him that she didn't believe in despair? Or hope, for that matter? ]

   Nice acting, Komaru, but... this is way too much... come on, you said yourself that you wouldn't believe in hope or despair, haha... you can't just suddenly do a takeback like that...

            ... Right?

       Yeah. Right. And you are scarily accurate in portraying Enoshima-san. Which is really, really scary when you do it. Haha... hah... really disturbing... yeah, please stop now.