"Stuffed bear? How rude!" The monochrome bear pouted, "I am not a stuffed bear, I am Monobear! Get your facts straight!" He gave a dramatic pause, before suddenly asking, "Wait, did you just say I'm not cute? What a shot through my precious little heart! I'll have you know that I am totes cute and adorbs! My fluffing was made from 100% certifiably cute things, such as puppies and kittens! And not just the fur, oh no, nothing was put to waste!"

"Again, what the hell?" Steven repeated himself. This was so surreal, it felt like this all was some sort of dream. This kind of stuff only happened in fiction, there was no way this was actually happening.

"Eh?" Monobear said in response to Percy's anger-filled words, "Wow, I love that death glare you're giving me! I feel both scared and slightly turned on!" He feigned swooning at Percy, before continuing, "Anyway, I did show up in person! This is who I really am, after all."

"Somehow, I don't really believe that," Andrea said doubtingly.

"Oh? Why not?" Monobear asked.

"Maybe because you're just a stuffed toy?" Bryan answered rhetorically, "You look like some kind of animatronic mascot!"

"I am not a toy!" Monobear bellowed, flashing his claws menacingly, "I am Monobear! Don't make me say it again!"

"Whatever! Just answer Percy's question already!" Bryan snapped at him, "What the hell do you want with us?"

"Ooh, such an excitable youth," Monobear began to say in earnest, "What a perfect way to represent our school's hope! That's what you all are anyway. All of you are symbols of hope, to do battle with despair. Speaking of despair, I think I should tell you...You're all here on an all-expense-paid trip for indefinite residence!"

Everyone was silent for a moment.

"...What?" Sydney was the first to speak up. "What does that even mean?"

"What's the matter? Is my sexy, velvety voice too much for you bastards to handle? Is it distracting you from paying attention to words I am saying?" Monobear asked.

"If that was supposed to be a joke, it sucked. Big time." Andrea deadpanned.

"Ouch." Monobear whimpered, "Oh well, I guess I'll be a little more specific. You're all trapped here. Forever. Capiche? Is that easier for your peanut-sized brains to understand?"

"T-Trapped!?" Ray cried out, hiding his face behind his hands.

"You can't be serious!" Sasha exclaimed, "You can't just keep us here!"

"Oh, but I can!" Monobear said with glee, "Those theories you brats were discussing weren't too far off the mark. This is indeed Sky's Peak Academy, the building is indeed sealed shut from the outside world, and there indeed is no one coming to save you!"

"You're lying!" Bryan yelled, "There's no way that's true! You can't just do that to us!"

"I can, and I have!" Monobear said with a laugh.

"...You still haven't told us what you want with us." Marcus suddenly spoke up.

"...Eh?" Monobear said, seemingly surprised, "A rational thought comes out from left-field! What a shocker!"

"Just get on with it," Sydney groaned.

"Uwu, you're no fun," Monobear said sadly, "If I really have to answer that question, then fine. It has to do with everyone's indefinite stay at Sky's Peak Academy. Well, I guess 'indefinite' isn't entirely truthful. There is one way to leave the school. All one has to do is Graduate."

"That's it?" Sasha asked, "So, what, just go to classes for a couple years, and that's it? That's not too bad."

"Oh no, not that kind of graduation," the bear corrected her, "It's a special kind of graduation. It's known as a Super High School Level Graduation!"

"Super High School Level?" Jamie asked, "Isn't that the term Japan uses for its students at Hope's Peak Academy?"

"Ooh, what a coincidence~," Monokuma said, its voice almost a purr, "I would have loved to use that term as your official talent titles, but alas, Woolseyism won out and we were stuck with Ultimate as the official talent title. Anyway, I bet you're all dying to know exactly what you have to do to Graduate."

"I don't suppose it's something we'd actually want to do, is it?" Steven asked, already knowing the answer to his question.

"I don't see why not," Monobear shrugged, "All you have to do to Graduate, is murder another student, after all."