You'd be surprised! There are some real sickos in the world. Masochism's too easy of a target, though, even if we both know it exists!

[ Because that was an adult thing. What's something more banal, simultaneously present and invisible? It doesn't take Monokuma long to think of something-- after all, a certain rotten orange springs to mind an example. ]

Misery loves company! And people who are suffering comfort themselves with the pity they'll inevitably get for the pain-- sometimes, it's all the positive attention they ever get. So 'ah, ah, my cousin died, so everyone will be really delicate with me today and treat me super sweetly' can wind up being a relief in and of itself! Humans can be so resourceful! But then again, so is a vulture! Upupu!