Line #21 NightmareFuel/AstralCabal


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2	* As usual for Dangan Ronpa-based works, the executions count as Nightmare Fuel:
3	** In chapter 1's execution, [[http://astralacademia.tumblr.com/post/85472472765/monobear-theatre-moonsault Moonsault]], Heather Sunderland, SHSL Professional Wrestler, is chained by her ankles to a device that's moving along an entrance ramp, while the loudspeaker makes an announcement about all of Heather's past victories and accomplishments. The mechanism extends up, taking Heather thousands of feet into the air, so she can see Monobear with a sign that says "BORING". The device finally catapults her off, and she falls through a ring of fire, dying on impact.
4	** In chapter 2's execution, [[http://astralacademia.tumblr.com/post/86844132640/monobear-theatre-fight-or-flight Fight or Flight]], SHSL Actuary Mayoi Jiami is randomly and wrongfully chosen to be executed after the class votes for the wrong person as the culprit. She's held prisoner by her arms by two gray figures, and no matter how much she struggles they just hold her tighter in place. The figures then throw knives at a painting of a butterfly nearby, and every time a knife hits a body part on the butterfly, the insides of Mayoi's body also get stabbed by some mysterious force, causing Mayoi to cry in agony. After slicing up the insides of Mayoi's body, the gray figures throw one last knife that pierces through the butterfly's abdomen, which results in Mayoi's heart mysteriously being stabbed, which finally kills her.
5	** In chapter 3's execution, [[http://astralacademia.tumblr.com/post/87528934310/monobear-theatre-the-only-way-out-is-through-the The Only Way Out Is Through The Perfume Department]], Monobear chains SHSL Cosmetologist Naohiro Fujiwara to a chair in a makeup studio, and Monobear appears to give Naohiro an intentionally bad makeover. Then, Monobear takes five bottles of perfume and sprays the contents in Naohiro's face, one bottle at a time. However, it isn't really perfume, it's a deadly poisonous gas, and it takes five agonizing bottles of it to finally kill Naohiro with the fifth.
6	** In chapter 4's execution, [[http://astralacademia.tumblr.com/post/88208468395/monobear-theatre-hospitals-are-scary Hospitals Are Scary]], SHSL Pediatrician Lukas Breivik is strapped to a hospital chair. Monobear appears in a doctor's outfit and uses a bread knife to slice up Lukas's stomach, finally turning and leaving so Lukas can bleed to death.
7	** In chapter 5's execution, [[http://astralacademia.tumblr.com/post/88892855540/monobear-theatre-nyan-cat-astrophe Nyan Cat-Astrophe!]], SHSL Feline Specialist Toru Kanno gets a giant Pop Tart and a jet pack attached to him, and is then sent out into space while the Nyan Cat song is playing. Toru's jetpack eventually runs out of fuel, and then ''explodes'', taking Toru with it.
8	** In chapter 6's execution, [[http://astralacademia.tumblr.com/post/89665619085/monobear-theatre-this-is-your-fate This Is Your Fate!]], SHSL Astrology Expert Nikki Hera is sitting in a room with an astrology magazine. They look up their horoscope sign, "Scorpio", and the fortune is that a run of bad luck will cause Nikki's death. Then the campfire in the room starts spreading out of control, and eventually starts burning Nikki's shoes. They desperately run and jump into a nearby lake, only the lake is made of ''oil'' instead of water, which only makes the fire on Nikki's shoes even worse and causes Nikki to burn to death.
9	** In chapter 7's execution, [[http://astralacademia.tumblr.com/post/90281429865/monobear-theatre-discipline-is-overrated Discipline Is Overrated]], SHSL Animal Tamer Shika Sayuri is randomly and wrongfully chosen to be executed after the class incorrectly votes for a suicide when in reality the victim was murdered. Shika is attacked by animals in a circus, but this time Shika's crop doesn't work on them, and the animals maul her to death.
10	** In chapter 8's execution, [[http://astralacademia.tumblr.com/post/92342304975/monobear-theatre-homesickness Homesickness]], it's a subversion, because it's the Mastermind who's being executed and she goes to her execution area of her own free will, and dies painlessly. The Mastermind's identity is the SHSL Inventor, Tokiko. Tokiko sits down inside a rocket that looks like a child's drawing, and presses one button to launch the rocket into space with her inside it. Then she presses a second button to make the rocket explode, taking her with it.
11	* Chapter four's murder, and the means. Miwa is found with her heart cut out of her chest and her face ''cut off''. To make matters worse, her killer actually reveals that while she ''had'' been sedated, by the time they started cutting her face, ''she was awake''.
12	* The Chapter 8 murders, not so much in method, but in timeframe: not only did the killer murder Hirashi and Yasu in the middle of the afternoon, but killed them within ''7 minutes'' of each other.
13	* Astral Black and Astral Blue have their own Nightmare Fuel moments:
14	** In Astral Black's chapter 1 execution, [[http://revmavathous.tumblr.com/post/95686286627/monobear-theater-trust-exercise Trust Exercise]], SHSL Camp Counselor Hans Ariwara is placed in a summer camp during a "trust exercise", with Monobear "children" walking around. Hans gives them all commands to help them finish the exercise, but they don't listen to him, unable to cooperate, and as they walk past him they actually inflict minor injuries on him. Hans finally tries the "swinging log" part of the exercise, but as he passes by the third Monobear, he's pushed off the log, and he is then "hung" by his friendship bracelet, snapping his neck and killing him instantly.
15	** In Astral Blue's chapter 1 execution, [[http://tountra.tumblr.com/post/95685041749/monobear-theatre-supernova Supernova]], SHSL Cosmologist Honoka Yoshida (who is not the culprit but was randomly chosen to be executed after the class voted for the wrong person) is placed in a room resembling outer space, and the stars collide together producing toxic gas that causes Honoka to slow down as she's running away. When they finally stop, Honoka thinks she's been given a reprieve, only for two ''planets'' to collide next, causing a "supernova" that kills Honoka instantly.
16	** In Astral Black's chapter 2 execution, [[http://revmavathous.tumblr.com/post/96309274992/monobear-theater-the-last-laugh The Last Laugh]], SHSL Comedian Koemi Takibana is placed in a laboratory with an On switch near a creation of hers, but that turns out to be just a stage as the props and set comes crashing down. There are Monobears in the audience, and Koemi accidentally backs up onto a stool that chains her to it so she can't get up. The Monobears demand comedy, but every time Koemi tries to make a joke, a buzzer cuts her off. The Monobears finally decide to get the comedian off the stage the old fashioned way, but instead of a vaudeville hook, a giant scythe comes out from backstage and decapitates Koemi.
17	** In Astral Blue's chapter 2 execution, [[http://tountra.tumblr.com/post/96308352479/monobear-theatre-sea-shanty-for-a-scorching-swinging Sea Shanty For A Scorching Swinging Ship]], SHSL Castle Actor Henri Bonheur is placed blindfolded on a ship that suddenly starts rocking back and forth, knocking him about, and the ship is set on fire. The rocking ship finally knocks him into the flames repeatedly, and then the ship starts spinning around and knocking him about even more, until he finally dies from a combination of being burnt and beaten to death.
18	** Astral Blue's chapter 3 motive. Using Dangan Ronpa's infamous memory removal techniques, Monobear threatens to completely erase the existence of each student's most loved and important person: and as if removing them ''entirely'' from their memories wouldn't just be enough, to then Unperson them so that they no longer exist anywhere at all. Some of them are almost entirely broken, many students are terrified that Monobear could even find out their loved one's identity. One person hopes someone else will kill, others hope ''they'' will be killed.
19	** In Astral Black's chapter 3 execution, [[http://revmavathous.tumblr.com/post/97514883832/monobear-theater-fleet-of-little-ships Fleet Of Little Ships]], SHSL Aviator Dimitri Averin is placed inside a plane in a glass change, but soon Monobear appears piloting an enemy plane. Because of the glass cage, Dimitri can't maneuver away from the enemy, so he has to shoot Monobear down. But then ''more'' Monobears appear piloting enemy planes, and even more appear every time Dimitri shoots ''those'' down, until finally Dimitri runs out of ammo. The Monobears use their planes to clip the wings of Dimitri's plane, causing Dimitri to die in a plane crash inside the glass cage.
20	** In Astral Blue's chapter 3 execution, [[http://tountra.tumblr.com/post/97514935804/monobear-theatre-time-is-running-out Time Is Running Out]], SHSL Silk Aerialist Choko Kobayashi has to climb up an extremely long length of black fabric, while Monobears are chasing her from below, and she has to make it to the exit at the top in 60 seconds. She ''almost'' makes it, but for some reason the Monobears below her jump off the fabric and blades rise from the floor. Choko takes a bit of a rest in relief, but this costs her the final few seconds she needs, and she doesn't make it to the exit before the buzzer sounds that her time is up. Monobear appears at the top exit and uses a chainsaw to cut through the safety lines attaching the fabric to the carabiner, causing Choko to fall to the floor below, onto the series of blades that then rip her body to pieces as the Monobear audience applauds at the show.
21	** In Astral Black's chapter 4 execution, [[http://revmavathous.tumblr.com/post/98111085587/zacharie-morrison-execution-falling-flat Falling Flat]], SHSL Band Member Zacharie Morrison is placed on a giant drum being played by Monobear over a recording of one of Zacharie's own concerts. Every time Monobear hits the drum, Zacharie is sent flying into the air, and because he is sent flying higher and higher with each beat, eventually he starts breaking his bones every time he lands. After all of his bones are broken except his right arm, the final time he is sent flying into the air, Monobear crashes two cymbals on him, crushing him in between the cymbals and sending his broken, deceased body back to the drum below as the Zacharie recording thanks everyone.
22	** In Astral Blue's chapter 4 execution, [[http://tountra.tumblr.com/post/98111101074/monobear-theatre-hero-quest Hero Quest]], SHSL Lyricist Marco Mason is deposited in a cold and snowy place, and he picks up a broadsword that is laying nearby. The voice of a woman he recognizes, "Sally", calls out to him to save her, before something dark pulls the woman back into the nearby tower of snow and ice. Marco takes the sword and enters the tower. He climbs to the top, but along the way the tower keeps fighting his efforts, sending fire and spears at him. Marco narrowly dodges all the traps and reaches the room at the top of the tower, only to find out that the woman isn't really "Sally", but Monobear himself wearing a blonde wig and purple dress. Then, a black and white dragon with red eyes enters the room and breathes fire at Marco, roasting him to death.
23	** In Astral Black's chapter 5 execution, [[http://revmavathous.tumblr.com/post/99281125472/bump-in-the-night-execution Bump In The Night]], SHSL SFX Artist Yukiko Kurosawa is placed in a darkened version of her old middle school. She finds her old classroom and sits in the desk where she sat at while attending that school, only to find a black featureless creature with teeth. Yet Yukiko realizes that the creature is a fake, and tears the makeup off to reveal Monobear in a suit. Yukiko scoffs at the poor special effects and leaves the classroom. A monster attacks her outside in the hallway, but Yukiko pulls off the mask to reveal someone in a disguise. Finally, a gigantic black creature attacks Yukiko, so Yukiko again tries to pull off the special effects again...only this time, the skin won't come off. The monster is ''real'', and it spits ''acid'' to boot. The monster chases Yukiko down the hallway, but surprisingly, Yukiko is able to escape by ducking into a classroom, fooling the monster into harmlessly continuing down the hallway. However, because of the chase, Yukiko is too panicked to breathe properly, so she reaches for her inhaler...which she never actually got back, and Yukiko desperately flails about struggling to breathe before collapsing to the floor, attempting to crawl away before finally dying of loss of air.

Context NightmareFuel / AstralCabal