Dangan Ronpa- Cycle of Mutual Killing

You had finally reached the big time. Hope's Peak Academy, the most prestigious school in all of Japan, that only invited the best of the best to be their students.

You took one step through their doors, however, and... you forget what happened exactly, but you now find yourself standing in front of a classroom door at the end of a dark hallway. You should probably go in, you don't want to be late.

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This is a Murder Mystery RP game. Here's how we're going to play.

1) Murderer and Victim will be determined randomly. However, they will be able to plot out the crimes, with the help of the GMs, to make them fairly difficult to solve.

2) Once murder is discovered (and not just committed), the GMs will hand out different clues to different people about what happened.

3) The characters will hold a trial and try to determine, from their evidence, who the culprit is. Beware, for characters can lie about what evidence they received.

4) Characters owned by the same RPer who had a murderer in the current crime are not allowed to solve the case.

5) Feel free to RP character interactions between murders and during investigations! Character development is very important to the spirit of the RP.

6) Further rules may be added within RP and be added here for reference's sake.

"Huh...? How'd I get here?" Naomi felt very disoriented as she surveyed her surroundings. "Um... is this inside the school...? When did I...?" She walked towards the classroom door, sliding it open before stepping in. Inside were a couple of other students, a boy at the front of the classroom and a girl in the far back corner. 

The boy looked up and smiled. "Oh! More new people! For a while there I was afraid I was stuck with her forever! Ehehe... what a pair we'd make..."

The girl rolled her eyes. As Naomi stepped forward a bit, the door closed itself. Naomi whirled around and tried to pull it open, to no avail. "The hell...?!"

The boy smiled again, playing with some kind of puzzle. "Ah, that happened to us too. Name's Miyamoto Hiraku, SHSL Game Designer, at your service!"

Naomi eyed him suspiciously. Something was... off about this boy. However, they were in the same situation, so she might as well trust him. "Ryoshi Naomi, SHSL Sailor!"

He grinned a little. "Hehehe, you certainly look the type! Just need to find you a good costume..."

The girl in the back spoke up for herself. "Natsuhi Rin. SHSL Actress. When I find the person behind this..." Her fists clenched on her uniform, signifying how angry she was. "....Nothing to do but let my anger boil right now, dammit."

Naomi picked the nearest seat and sat in it as well. "...this is stupid."

Hiraku giggled to himself. "Feels like the setup for a sudden genre change, you know?"

"....No, I don't."

Eiji wasn't exactly sure what happened. One minute he was walking into the school and the next he was inside it. Okay, no. That's supposed to happen when you walk through a door. 

But...

He was pretty sure you don't end up in the middle of a school when you've JUST walked through the entrance. Nor do you feel like you've just woken up.

Something was up and he didn't like it. Not one bit. 

Near one of the classrooms, he noticed a smaller boy fidgeting and pacing in front of it. It looked as if he was debating whether to go in or not. 

Being the thoughtful guy that he was, Eiji approached the boy and with no questions asked, he threw his arm around his shoulder and slide the door open. 

"Hey! Anyone know what's going on?" The large and shirtless boy said dragging the other boy inside with him.

The smaller of the two was visibly trembling, as he covered his face with his hands. 

"Pleasedon'tstareatmepleasedon'tstareatme," He chanted to lowly, as if the mantra would make the others not notice him.

Eiji barely had time to question this overreaction as the door shut behind the both of them, causing him to let go of the shy boy and attempt to open the door. Despite all his strength, he could not get the door to budge at all, "What is this...?" 

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In the classroom next to this, another boy was just waking up from his desk. Where was he? How did he get here? Guh, his memories were so clouded. Think. Try to remember something. 

Right, he was Rowan Evermoore. Good, that was a start. 

He tried to remember further. But it was still too clouded. He could remember things in a vague manner, but that was it. The only thing he could remember clearly so far was his name. He stood up and walked over to the door. He should get out of here, find someone who can tell him who he was. 

....

Locked. No way out. 

His mouth went dry as he pushed down his rising panic. No, he needed to calm down, keep his composure. Panicking would not help him.

With a resigned sigh, he walked back to one of the desks and sat down.

Isaac - First Classroom

Was there anything to gain here or lose? That was the only thing going through Isaac's mind. If it wasn't worth the time put in then the best thing to do was bail. However that last option wasn't available to him now as he realized soon after waking up in the classroom. He couldn't leave no matter what he did now. That door was lock, sealed, shut, no chance of breaking out. So what was he to do? Make the best of the situation. 

"Hehehe." he laughed to himself. Really, what luck he had. Getting trapped in a school. He could stay in one place for a long while before moving on so that wasn't the problem. The problem was that there were other people in the same predicament. That means prying, judging eyes. That kind of thing made him uncomfortable. Not for the reason of judging, it's because he asked himself: 'What if they could see through me?'

Better just play it smooth. Probably no one here could read minds.. probably.

His paranoia shot up then came all the way back down. There were strange abilities in the world that he witnessed first hand. Who is to say that someone here had that kind of power?

Alright, better stop thinking and just ACT...

Isaac started to walk around to get a better feel for the classroom. He ran a hand through his greasy, black hair. He paid no mind to any of the other students trapped in the room. He didn't want to speak unless he needed too. After all, his speech was his best weapon.

To put on an act, he started to shake a little. It didn't seem forced. It actually seemed like the natural thing to do. Worry moved over his features. His brow furrowed, his lips made an upward crescent. He moved to the corner of the room and eyed everyone nervously.

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Second Classroom


What was this?

Was it a joke?

A game by some chance?

If it was a joke, it wasn't funny. If it was a game, he didn't want to play.

"The hell is this?" Kagari desperately tried to open the door up that stopped him from going out into the hallway. All of this happened so suddenly he wasn't prepared. "Tch." he let go of the door and turned to the other students in the same predicament as he was.

"Not going to solve anythingggg." Miyu spoke up to Kagari who probably wanted to leave.

"Shut up." Kagari didn't waste anytime with the verbal slur. "I mean... I'm sorry. I'm mad. This... really... can't be happening." Kagari looked down to the tiled floor while trying hard not to bite his tongue.

"It'll be okay, big sis Miyu promises that~!"

"I'd rather you not promise me anything... anyway, who are you?"

"Miyu. SHSL Swordsman~!"

"... SHSL Medic." he gave a little nod. "Just call me Kagari..." Kagari looked up to see a strange boy walking about. "Wait a second, who are you?" he asked.

"Oh, Miyu doesn't know him. Hey, hey, say your name!"

Rowan


Sometime had passed and a few more students had entered the classroom. It didn't seem they had noticed him and he wasn't inclined to approach them just yet, so he sat quietly and listened as one of them tried to reopen the door in vain.

SHSL Swordsman? Medic? What was that about? 

Before Rowan could ponder on this further, it seemed they had finally taken the time to notice him as one of them asked for his name.

"Ah, it's Rowan Evermoore," The boy greeted with a pleasant smile and a small bow (something he did more instinctively than anything), "It's a pleasure to meet you... even in this most dire of circumstance."

A short girl with a trench coat that went down to her feet stood outside the classroom. She had short black hair that looked like it hadn't been combed in weeks; and dark circles under her blue eyes.
 
She put her hand on the door leading inside the classroom.
 
"Looks like the bigfoot conspiracy has made their move," she said, opening the door.
 
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Aina, meanwhile, was on the verge of freaking the hell out. She was in a strange building, surrounded by strange people. There was no way out; and no one she could depend on. The complete lack of control over the situation made her want to cry.
 
However, she couldn't let herself cry. She felt that it wouldn't help her situation at all. Instead, she walked towards the door, and walked in.

First Classroom

Sakura found herself alone outside a classroom door. Had she just heard it close? Wait, how did she get here? She began to panic as she realized she had no idea of what has happened recently and her story would therefore probably have holes in it. If someone were to ask, should she just be honest about forgetting where she's been? What a careless thing to do, forgetting where she's been. She'd have to piece it together later.

Oh right, she's in front of a door. What if she were late for class? That'd be a massive pain. Maybe she could claim another teacher had held her up, but hadn't told her their name. Well, whatever. She opened the door and walked in.

As she looked around, she realized that no teacher was there yet. Unless... the teacher was that shirtless guy? Well that was probably unlikely. Behind her, the door shut rather quickly and forcefully, "Oh, sorry I didn't mean to slam it..." at this point Sakura was very disoriented.

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Second Classroom

Alex and Chouko were suddenly standing next to each other outside a classroom door, "Oh, hello!" Chouko said, not wanting to be rude. While she waited for a response, she wondered where she's been for the past little while.

"Tch," Alex looked at her and then the door, "Was this your doing? Where are we?"

"Oh, no no! It wasn't me!" Chouko waved her hands in front of her, "Oh wait, do you not remember where you've been either?" At that, Alex just shook his head. Not in answer, but in resignation.

"Look, lets just go into the class," Alex suggested, and opened the door.

Chouko nodded enthusiastically. After all, coming here was her big chance! "Yes, yes of course," The two of them walked in and the door quickly shut behind them.

Second Classroom

"Oh, more people! That's always great." Miy clapped as the new couple entered the classroom. "Kagari, Kagari, isn't that great?"

"Be quiet, Miyu." the door had shut immediately after they had entered. The medic thought that he could wait for a new couple to enter then immediately leap through as they opened the door but it couldn't be that simple. Not at all. Best thing to do in this situation was go with the flow. "It's nice to meet you too, Rowan. My name is Kagari Saigorōei." he offered a hand for a handshake.

"Hey hey, my name is Miyu, SHSL Swordsman. HOW are you two?" Miyu was already right up at Chouko's face. It seemed she had no sense of personal space.

"Ahh, what is this?" Toilet Paper Jones sat up and rubbed her eyes. "Did I fall asleep in a place like this?" She paused. "C-c-c-could it be?" she hissed, feeling her palms sweating as her breathing rapidly increased. "Which creature could have done this? I must find out this instant." She marched ahead, keeping her eyes peeled for any evidence that might lead her to what had caused this. "A classroom? I better go in and check for clues." She slowly opened the door and peeked her head inside. "Ahhhh, is anyone in here?" she whispered between heavy pants. After noticing the other students, she quickly moved inside and closed the door. "P-please tell me anything you know..haaa...about any types of..haaah...abnormal activities and/or behaviors you have witnessed." She tried to put on her most inviting smile, which really wasn't as inviting as she had hoped.

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Makoto stretched. He felt well-rested. He stood up and smoothed out his clothes. '...What? Why am I wearing my S*lor M*n cosplay? I'm in a school, right? I hope I don't get in trouble for wearing this.' He tried to calm himself down. Waiting around wasn't going to do him any good, so he set out in search for a classroom. He wasn't entirely sure where he was supposed to be going, but maybe finding a teacher would help him out. He hesitated at the door, mentally preparing himself for the stares he was most likely going to receive. Letting out a sigh, Makoto opened the door and stepped inside. It immediately closed behind him.

FIRST ROOM

Rin glared straight at the newcomer. She'd been ignoring people for a while now, but this one took the cake. "If you want abnormal, go look in a mirror!"

Hiraku giggled to himself, giving that wide smile that never seemed to wipe off his face. "Such an interesting cast of people we've got here..."

Naomi, meanwhile, had promptly fell asleep snoring on one of the desks and hadn't really noticed any of the newcomers.

Daisuke had wandered off to towards the edge of the room. He was doing what he knew best, blending in and trying hard to go unnoticed. It seemed to be working out pretty well as none of the newcomers has bothered him yet. He just hoped it stayed that way.

While Daisuke was being anti-social, Eiji seemed to have noticed Isaac quivering in the corner, "Hey, Little Buddy, you okay there?" He asked with a hint of a concern. Despite his size, the boy was good at heart and very protective of the weak.

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Rowan grasped his hand firmly in turn, giving him a friendly hand shake. After that exchange of pleasantries, the boy decided to address the room, "I assume no one here knows what's going on?"

Sakura had been looking around the room at who she assumed were her new classmates, and was really surprised at this whole thing. Before she even had a chance to actually react to how odd everyone was and how weird it was that she still couldn't remember where she's been, someone else had come in and caused a bit of a disturbance. Well, maybe disturbance was a bit harsh. They just seemed nervous or something, and were asking an odd question. Another student had called her out for her weirdness, and Sakura sighed before turning to Rin, "Hey, lets all get along ok?" She turned to the new person who had walked in, and smiled brightly, "Hello! I don't know anything about paranormal activity, but it's nice to meet you," she looked to the other people in the room and her breath caught a bit. Was she going to take this much initiative? Well she didn't want to seem weird and she'd already gone this far.

She spoke in a friendly voice and introduced herself to everyone, "My name is Sakura Yorutori, nice to meet you all," she would probably withhold her SHSL talent for as long as possible, so as to figure out what everyone else's was. That way, she could easily just claim it was something else entirely and lie about it. She... was pretty sure her sister was doing the same thing anyway, so surely it'd work out.

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Alex didn't like the look of this place. It was even more unnerving that apparently they were locked in this room, what with the door consistently shutting behind people and he couldn't open it back up for himself, "So what are we even supposed to do?" He asked at random, hoping someone would speak up. In crappy B movies this would be the moment the villain shows himself and reveals some grand scheme or something, right? Well, Alex wasn't interested in this sort of thing. He also wasn't interested in introducing himself. He just wanted to get out of here, at this point.

Chouko on the other hand quickly grasped the best possible way of looking at the situation, and introduced herself to Miyu and Rowan, "Hello! My name is Chouko Matsuoka! I'm SuuuperHSLevel Lucky!" She smiled brightly at them both.

Alex sighed, deciding to turn his attention to the latest person to enter the room. Wait. Wait. Were they wearing.... no way. No, no that person was not cosplaying anime in school. Alex quickly asked, "Oi! Tell me you aren't cosplaying, right?" He didn't sound rude. Well, maybe someone would think it rude. But his tone was literal astonishment.

Second Classroom

"I haven't a clue." Kagari answered with a frown. "Though I'd love to know why I was invited here if I was just going to get knocked out and kidnapped." the medic ran a hand through his hair. "Though just thinking about it right now is pointless. I think we should work on a way to get out of here or get things moving for that matter... maybe find and question who did this?" Kagari spoke to everyone in the room and not just to Rowan.

As the boy spoke to the room, Miyu was too busy getting acquinted with Chouko to care about what they were saying. "Super Lucky? THat's amazing~! I'm SHSL Swordsman. It's niiiiiiiiiice to see you." the stalker didn't want to get lost in the flow of the conversation so she did her best to keep up with the energetic Chouko. Even if it KILLED her.

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First Classroom

Isaac continued to shake like a leaf. His lips quivered. The sweat continued to fall off his brow. "Y-yeah, I'm fine... it's just that this... entire thing is too much. One minute I'm coming into school and... the... next it hits me all at once. It's just overwhelming." he bit his lip and turned away from Eiji. "It's a bit too much." he clasped his left arm with his right hand.

First Classroom

Johnny stood up, and walked straight towards the girl who had mentioned abnormal activities. It seemed she had run into someone with common interests. Or an agent of the Conspiracy. Either way she should keep the girl close.

And that's exactly what she did; in fact, she got right into the girl's personal space. Close enough that their faces were only inches apart.

"You seem human. Smell human too," she said. "We should talk in private. There are things you should know; and things you can tell me,"

She looked around, as if expecting something to jump out at her.

"But be careful. They're always watching," she said.

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Second class

Aina, meanwhile, got in front of the rest of the class, and cleared her throat.

"Hello, everyone!" she said, in a cheerful voice. "My name is Aina Matsuoka, and I'm hoping to get to know each and every one of you!"

She then gave them her best smile. Even though, deep down, she felt like running into the corner and hiding; she was going to take control of this situation.

"I hope we all can become good friends!"

"Don't worry little buddy. If anything happens, I'll take care of it," Eiji assured, thumping his chest with pride, "I won't let anyone get hurt on my watch."

Hoping that he had eased the smaller boy's worries, he took a chance to look around the room. Two of the new comers seemed well... he didn't want to be rude. But they were definitely some oddballs. The third one, a pink haired girl, seemed fairly normal in comparison. Though, she didn't seem to realize the situation they were in yet and he wasn't going to be the one to tell her.

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"That's easier said than done," Rowan replied, motioning his head towards the windows, "Not only is the door locked but... the windows are like that."

Thick iron plates were bolted onto the windows. They were trapped with nowhere to go. This was quite the unsettling situation. 

However, that was no excuse to be rude when someone was introducing themselves. He gave the same instinctual bow he gave Miyu and Kagari, "Pleased to meet you. I am Rowan Evermoore."

[STORY POST]

Suddenly, a voice seemed to come out over the loudspeakers in the classrooms. It was very high-pitched and childish, like a cartoon character's. "Eh... this is your headmaster speaking. Please gather in the gymnasium here on the first floor for your entrance ceremony. It's down the hall, you can't miss it. You will find the doors are unlocked now."

And with that, the loudspeakers turned off.

Toilet Paper tilted her head to the side and smiled at Rin. "Oh, thank you. Aaaa.. you seem like you'd make very nice bait for a.. hmm, yes. Would you b-be interested in volunteering..haaa... as live bait f-for me?" she asked, still breathing heavily. She was hoping her invitation would be gladly received.

Toilet Paper turned in surprise. Someone had come up to her and introduced herself. That rarely happened! But they knew nothing about paranormal activity? "That's too bad," she started. After Sakura had introduced herself to everyone, she bowed as far as her body would allow her and shouted, "MY NAME IS TOILET PAPER JONES! IT IS A PLEASURE TO MEET YOU!" She straightened her back and wrung her damp hands together. 'I hope I have made a very nice first impression. I don't plan on making many friends, but I'll need them to cooperate with me for when we run into the supernatural being that is behind all of this.'

Just as she was about to retreat into a dark corner and gauge the others' reactions, her personal bubble was invaded by a young woman in a trench coat. The stranger had stopped only inches away from her face. "You want us to talk in p-private?" she asked in surprise. Toilet Paper was curious, but she wasn't certain she could trust this girl yet. What if she was a creature that could morph into a human form? She could always play along and see where this went. "Aaa..okay. Please tell me everything that you know."

The announcement caught Toilet Paper by surprise. 'Entrance ceremony? What is this terrifying creature speaking to us now? It sounds like a child. Could it be a demon? Possession? I have to find out.'

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Makoto blushed and pulled at his skirt, trying to see if it was possible to make it cover more of his legs. "W-well, I guess you could say that I am cosplaying," he replied to Alex. "I woke up with this on. I don't really know why I am wearing it here." His voice was neither feminine nor masculine, but somewhere in between. It was difficult to tell exactly what gender he was.

Makoto raised his head when he heard the announcement. The gym? Entrance ceremony? He looked down at his clothes again. 'I'm going to my school entrance ceremony dressed like S*lor M*n..'

"I will tell you what I can," said Johnny, silently wondering who in their right mind would name their child 'Toilet Paper'.
 
Her attention was distracted, however, when a high pitched voice came over the loudspeakers; telling them to go to the gymnasium. She'd always suspected Mickey Mouse was part of the Conspiracy.
 
"It seems the conspiracy has finally made their move....for the second time," she said.

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Before Aina could respond to Rowan; the announcement came. She really hoped that things would start to make sense when she went to the gymnasium.

She started towards the door; then stopped to bow towards Rowan.

"Nice to meet you!" she said; before running towards the door.

"T-toilet... paper?" Thinking it was some sort of rude joke, Sakura decided to ignore it. Actually at the moment she was having a bit more trouble understanding the sudden announcement over the PA. Well, maybe she should just follow along. But she didn't want to look like she was trying to rush out of the class so she waited for someone else to act first.

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Alex shook his head, "Of all the things..." He really didn't expect this school to be this far out there. This announcement suddenly telling them they could open the doors felt like a godsend though so he immediately went to the door as well, and exited the classroom.

Chouko was happy that this sword carrying girl was so friendly. That made her feel better about the fact that she suddenly noticed she was holding a sword, which would have terrified her probably if she noticed it any sooner. With the announcement, she proceeded to say, "Well I guess whatever's going on is about to be explained, so we should probably go. It's great meeting you though so we should walk together," She turned and gestured for Miyu to follow.

 First Classroom

"You'll take care of it?" Isaac did his best to sound timid, shy and utterly helpless. Then a strange voice came over the intercom telling them that they could leave the room. "Uh." The conman did absolutely nothing. He still shook like a leaf then looked with teary eyes to Eiji. "W-what... was that?" under the guise of a weak-hearted boy he really wondered what the hell was going on in this so called "Hope's Academy".

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Second Classroom

"Time for some fun, fun. Come on, everyone, it's time to PARTY!" she pulled the sword up and held it like a torch in the Olympics. She ran out of the room with a stupid smile on her face. She ran down the hallway, around the square column and straight on to the gym that lie at the end. 

Kagari listened intently as the announcement finished. They had to head to the gymnasium? Was it a trap... what was going on? "Who in the hell... I didn't come to this school to run around like an idiot." he voiced his displeasure as he walked to the door and into the hallway.

Short time skippu

Gymnasium

Rowan had been the last to enter the gymnasium, having gotten turned around a few times in his search for it. He glanced around the room. It was definitely decorated like an entrance ceremony. Still... something felt off about the whole thing.

He then took notice of the occupants. There was far more students here than he had previously met. He guessed the classroom wasn't the only place that was locking in students. He walked further into the gym, stopping to stand near this tall shirtless guy.

Daisuke, meanwhile, was somewhere blending into the crowd of students. He was trying hard to keep his calm so any attention wouldn't divert to him.

Naomi was looking around the gymnasium. "Wow, this place looks solid! Wonder how many kids you could fit in here..."

Hiraku looked around, his smile currently not on his face. "...hrm. No one in here. Strange..."

Rin seemed surprised. "What are you talking about?! There's plenty of people here!"

Hiraku pointed at the podium that was set up currently. "There are high schoolers in here, but... where's the person who called us?"

Makoto fidgeted uncomfortably. He was afraid his costume would draw unnecessary attention towards himself. He sighed and tried to concentrate on what was happening around him. '..What if they don't know I'm a boy?' he thought hopelessly. He tried to shove that train of thought out of his head. 'I have to pay attention.'

Toilet Paper looked around suspiciously. 'I wonder how many of these guys are possessed. Maybe that girl is a demon. That boy looks like a kappa. And that one looks like they could be a centaur. They have very horsey legs. Ahhh, I think I hit the paranormal jackpot! I can't wait to inspect everyone.' She grinned. She planned to get to know everyone after the announcement was over.

Johnny stared at the rest of the people in the gymnasium around her; and wondered how many of them were in the conspiracy. For that matter, she wondered how many of them were freakish monsters in human guise.

She suspected the time would come soon when the conspiracy attempted to either kill her; or put her to use. However, she wasn't going to give up. If they decided to dispose of her today; then she was clearly on the right track. She would get the answers she was looking for even if she had to die to get them.

Or, for that matter, if she needed to kill.

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At the sight of so many people, Aina once again had to resist the urge to run and hide. She wasn't sure how exactly she was going to ship any of these people together; but she knew she was going to try anyway.

Clearly she would have to befriend them first; find out their interests and such. She would have to focus on them one at a time. Then they would all owe her. Then they would be hers.

She noticed Rowan walking into the gym; and walked towards him.

"Hello again!" she said.

Alex was sulking off to the side with annoyance at everything in general. He still hadn't gotten his explanation.

Chouko had actually had trouble keeping up with the spirited swordswoman, but was currently very interested in the fact that their group had nearly doubled at this point. Were there going to be even more people showing up?

Sakura had come in after her sister, and noticed her well before being noticed. She debated hiding but that wasn't really necessary, she figured, at least for now, "Oh hey sis!" She gave a big smile of recognition. She wondered if Miyu knew anything about what was going on, but she doubted it at this point.

Isaac, Miyu and Kagari were now all in the gymnasium together with an even larger crowd of students. What was going through Isaac's head at the moment was how to take charge of the situation and get the best outcome.

Now what would lead him to think like that? Why was he trying t act competitive? It was like a faint recollection... no, there was nothing like that. Nothing at all. Must be his imagination.

Instead of thinking about pushing his way onto others, he kept the act of the meek boy up while taking advantage of this guy named Eiji. "What's... going on?" he looked around the room with a quivering lip. He looked to Eiji for clarification. "Do you know anything?" he spoke softly to keep his act solid.

On the other hand there was Kagari who stood beside Miyu with his hands in his pockets. "Whatever's going on, I don't like it. I don't like it at all."

"SIS!" Miyu immediately dropped her sword and leaped forward to embrace her sister in a warm hug. "Hey hey hey, did you meet any new people?~ Anyone interesting?" immediately she started to fire off questions one after another. She couldn't help it, she had been worried about her sister ever since they were seemingly separated.

[STORY POST]

 The voice from before suddenly echoed throughout the gymnasium. "UPUPUPUPU~ I see everyone's been gathered here!" There was movement by a podium that had been set at the stage in the back, and what looked like... a teddy bear, bounced onto it. Its right half seemed white, and innocent looking. The left half was black, and had a nearly demonic-looking red eye, as well as a sinister sneer.


"Welcome to Hope's Peak Academy! I'm your Headmaster, Monokuma. Please, enjoy your stay! You'll be here for the rest of your lives, after all. Wouldn't want you to be... unhappy with your circumstances, hm?"

The fairly large boy scratched his cheek, looking down at Isaac, "I don't know little buddy..." Eiji really had no clue as to what was going on, "I'm sure we'll get some answers soon. I bet it's just some elaborate prank."

It was then that a bear appeared.

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Rowan turned toward the girl that had approached him, "Oh hello... ah.. Miss Aina was it?"

Before Rowan could get a response, a mechanical bear had appeared. Maybe they'd finally get some answers? Afterward, he could inform the school of his lost memory. Yes, that seemed to be the most reasonable course of action. It could be that he was meant to be a student here and just hit his head, as unlikely that situation seemed, it wasn't impossible.

Johnny, meanwhile, glared at the teddy bear thing. Finally, a representative of the conspiracy had chosen to appear before her. She wasn't sure if it was a large, sentient teddy bear; or whether it was a person in a bear costume. That didn't really matter to her.

Now was the time for the answers she'd waited for years to receive.

She ran towards the stage; intent on getting her answers.

"WHO ARE YOU WORKING FOR? WHY IS YOUR ORGANIZATION COVERING UP THE EXISTANCE OF THE SASQUATCH? HOW MANY OF YOU ARE THERE? WHAT IS YOUR CONNECTION TO MICKEY MOUSE?"

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"Yep, that's my name!" said Aina, before the bear appeared.

She stared at the creature. A giant talking teddy bear; definitely something she didn't see everyday. She had no idea where to START shipping that thing.

And what did it mean about them being here for the rest of their lives?

Before she could inquire further; some girl ran towards the stage and started yelling nonsensical questions. Mickey Mouse? Seriously? What the hell was this girl smoking?