It was evening once the group reached their destination. The Danganronpa Apartment Complex. Outside of the sign, and the AI running the place, the building was identical to the Overwatch Apartment Complex. And any other Apartment Complex it would seem.
Junkrat of course stayed in the car, not wanting to be caught with the others . Chiaki Nanami led the rest of the group to her room, as the local AI programmed a guest bed for LadyPlague to sleep in. She was quick to adjust one of the pillows so that Ratigan had a place to sleep as well.
Noticing the sun beginning to set, LadyPlague decided to go to the top floor, getting some fresh air. She saw that Chiaki Nanami was already there, playing with a Gameboy.
"Hey Chiaki!" LadyPlague called out to her from the roof. Startled, Nanami almost fell off from her spot, but found herself caught in ooze, as LadyPlague carried her back on. "I'm so sorry, are you ok?" LadyPlague panicked as she examined Nanami, who looked a little afraid. She pulled the gameboy out of the ooze, handing it back to the gamer. "I'm sorry for ruining your Gameboy, I was-"
"It's ok Entertainer Plague." She gave LadyPlague a reassuring smile. "My life is far more important than a Gameboy." LadyPlague could see Nanami remove the game cartridge, determined to at least save the game. "What were you playing by the way? Tetris-"
"I don't play that game anymore." Nanami bluntly stated. "Not after everything that happened to me. Too many bad memories."
It didn't take long for LadyPlague to understand what she meant by that.
"I was playing Kirby's Dream Land. One of my co-workers kept recommending it to me, and it's been a while since I played a Kirby game."
LadyPlague took out her camera and began to take pictures of the sunset, before settling down on a spot herself. "I know I've been kinda rough on this trip, but I just wanted to thank you Chiaki. For driving us and just being patient with us. And for giving us a place to stay. I've honestly been in a really rough spot for the last 24 hours. And it's only going to get worse from here as news spreads."
"You never really answered Junkrat's question." Nanami responded. "Why is it bad in your case to be a character lover? What does that even mean?"
LadyPlague sighed. "To explain that, is to explain the Former Minister of Character Rights, one QuartzDraco."
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Once upon a time, there was a Minister of Character Rights named QuartzDraco. She was headstrong, kind, while never taking kindly to those who dis-respected the characters. The character community loved her.
One day, worker characters were first introduced, and started coming into the workforce. At first, QuartzDraco accepted it, because the collars didn't exist yet, and it served as a compromise to finally have characters working in the Capitol.
But then the Fandom Hunger Games came into existence, even with her objections.
She started to complain about every little detail, which started to annoy the other ministers.
Feeling the pressure from the other ministers, she started to feel lonely and stressed. She craved the desire to be around Warden, and so QuartzDraco had him work for her as a "Therapist".
It became clear to everyone as time when on that the "Therapist" label was an excuse to be close to her favourite character. She was openly affectionate towards him, which was something Werelynx wished to discourage. "The downfall of Steele's reign was not controlling the base urges of the fans. People cannot affectionally claim characters. They must be available to satisfy all of Fandomia."
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The Roadtrip
Fanfiction(A story taking place just 2 days after LadyPlague's traumatizing experience during the Second Quarter Quell of the Fandom Hunger Games. With the support of Chiaki Nanami and Junkrat, and her requested worker character Professor Ratigan, the four of...
