History Fanfic / WhereTalentGoesToDie

* UsefulNotes/BechdelTest: Passes. The very first conversation between Miura and Edogawa, both girls, covers a variety of subjects, from the school they're in to Miura's talent.

* UsefulNotes/JapaneseHonorifics: All characters in the fic use them if they're polite enough. For example, Kaori uses "-kun" on boys, "-san" on girls, and calls Edogawa "Sensei" out of respect for her as an author.

-->'''Miura narrating''': I had to wonder what kind of story we were talking about- perhaps that of [[Literature/{{Twilight}} a high school girl who falls in love with a vampire]], or that of [[Literature/FiftyShadesOfGrey a billionaire with a passion for bondage and the poor unfortunate woman who happens to be his lover]]- but didn't ask.

** At breakfast on Day 7, Monokuma greets the students with "Rise and shine, ursine!" and departs with "So long, bearwell!", the Monokubz' [[CatchPhrase catchphrases]] in V3.

** When giving the second Monokuma File to Miura, Monokuma says "[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZelda It's dangerous to go alone, so take this]]!"

** When Monokuma is asked whether Final Dead Room: VR Edition will kill people if they lose, he says, "Who do you think I am, [[LightNovel/SwordArtOnline Akihiko Kayaba]]?"

%%* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Miura finds a ball of rice in the Monomono machine that's over a year past its expiration date.

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome:
** When 16 high schoolers are trapped together in a school, away from their families and other friends, and fearing for their lives, some don't even need an additional "motive" from Monokuma in order to commit murder and graduate. [[spoiler:In Sakuragi's case, realizing that two years have passed and he's likely out of shape is enough reason to cause him to snap and kill]]. Lampshaded by Hoshino.
-->'''Hoshino''': You mean escaping this hellhole isn't enough reason to kill someone?
** Miura strongly suspects that after two years in the school, [[spoiler:Mizuhara's medication for his allergy is no longer good, and wouldn't have saved his life]].
** Similarly, Miura finds a ball of rice in the Monomono machine that's over a year past its expiration date.

* DarkSecret: In the second Chapter, Monokuma gives out information on characters' weaknesses, similar to the first game's second motives, but these include personal weaknesses (for example, Yuuki's fear of blood and [[spoiler:Mizuhara's peanut allergy]]) and secrets people don't want to get out([[spoiler:Sugiura being the Ultimate Poisoner and Mitamura cheating on a test]]). The twist is that with a few exceptions, everyone has ''someone else's'' secret, as well as a potential clue as to who has their secret.

* RealityEnsues:
** When 16 high schoolers are trapped together in a school, away from their families and other friends, and fearing for their lives, some don't even need an additional "motive" from Monokuma in order to commit murder and graduate. [[spoiler:In Sakuragi's case, realizing that two years have passed and he's likely out of shape is enough reason to cause him to snap and kill]]. Lampshaded by Hoshino.
-->'''Hoshino''': You mean escaping this hellhole isn't enough reason to kill someone?
** Miura strongly suspects that after two years in the school, [[spoiler:Mizuhara's medication for his allergy is no longer good, and wouldn't have saved his life]].
** Similarly, Miura finds a ball of rice in the Monomono machine that's over a year past its expiration date.