I can't remember feeling anything for the longest time. I can't remember having a voice, or feeling anything. It even felt like I've never had a literal body for as long as I could remember. All I had were my thoughts, and even then I never had many. I would constantly wonder whether or not I was dead, what my name was, if I even had a name. I would wonder if this was all the world was, just this void where nothing except my mind existed. And I wondered if I was the only being that existed here.

And, like I said, that's how I existed for the longest time, never feeling anything and questioning everything.

I'm not sure how long it took before I finally heard my first, actual sound. It was jarring and nearly scared me half to death. It took me a couple of seconds to realize what it was that had startled me. It was beeping, one I had somehow managed to associate with an alarm. Almost all at once, my black world began vanishing right in front of me.

At first, it was a tiny crack of white light, until all I could even see was that light. My vision cleared a second later, revealing I had been laying sideways and facing a window. I couldn't make out anything outside, just seeing the blurry outlines of what looked to be buildings. That had to have been where the light was coming from, obviously enough.

The beeping returned, making me wince. Almost instinctively, I reached out for something besides where I laid, my hand finding solid wood but nothing else. It turns out the beeping was coming from one of my arms, where I had apparently been wearing a white bracelet with a small screen attached. The screen had been flashing a blood red, making the sound with every flash. I groggily tried tapping it, but it continued anyways.

That's when I noticed I was wearing black gloves.

A groan escaped me and I messily pushed myself into a sitting position, choosing to focus only on the bracelet rather than the room I found myself in. I pulled the glove off, quickly tapping the bracelet's screen before putting it back on.

"Good morning, Ms. Tokunaga." A message began playing as the screen faded to black. "It is currently 7:29 in the morning, date unknown. You have one event planned for noon."

Well, would you elaborate on it then? I thought, as a menu of sorts popped up. It looked as if this was some kind of replacement for a phone, a smart watch if I could remember correctly. But I certainly couldn't remember planning any kind of events, literally ever. After all, I could only remember the black void. I rolled my eyes and pulled my glove off once more, tapping and looking through the options.

There were various sections, including a collection of what looked to be 16 files, including one that seemed to have information all about me. It turned out my name was Denjii Tokunaga, which at the very least sounded familiar to me. It also gave me a title, describing me as the 'Ultimate A.I. Developer', which made me bite my lower lip slightly. Other than that, it seemed to list the rest of my information, such as height, weight, and even my likes and dislikes. The rest of the files seemed to be blank, or at least not filled out at all. Instead, each category was replaced with a series of question marks.

Strange...are there other people here then? I wondered, skipping to the next category which seemed to show a general map of the area. A marker indicated I was in a building, just next to a courtyard that led to a plaza. I could also switch between floors on the building, noticing that some of the rooms were marked with a little icon similar to my own. Ah, that at least confirms it. There must be people either above or below me then. I explored the map a small bit too, seeing that there was a cafe and general store down the road, both of which also seemed to have people in them. Other than that, I couldn't move anywhere past the plaza, where it looked like there was just a fountain sitting in the center.

I continued flicking through the menus, finding a calendar with unmarked dates. It did show that event that the message mentioned, but it was entirely blank with no defining details, other than the fact it was at 12 just as the message said. I also found what looked to be another folder that was completely empty. So other than the files and the map, this thing didn't help me at all.

I huffed and pulled my glove on for the final time, before I glanced up at the room I was in. It looked like an apartment, complete with doors to the bathroom and a balcony. I was on the bed in one of the corners, facing a small living room complete with a flat-screen TV just opposite from me. A small kitchen was just left of it, tucked away in a little corner where the countertop jutted out and formed a small bar, complete with wooden barstools. And on the right side of the living room was the door to the balcony, where I could just barely make out a white, plastic chair. The door leading out of here had to have been somewhere in between this all, possibly just behind the door to the bathroom. I glanced over it at first, but I soon became aware of a camera that had been attached to the wall right on the corner between the bathroom door and where I assumed the front door was. It looked like something straight out of an airport, or an important office building, and it was trained right on me with a red light to show me it was almost definitely watching.

Maybe I should check out this place first, before I get out of here, I thought to myself, swinging my legs back over the side of the bed. Surprisingly, I was fully dressed, complete with shoes even. Other than the black gloves, I was also wearing a black turtleneck sweater and a pair of dark blue jeans. My hair also felt long, reaching down past my shoulders at the very least. This observation made me frown slightly, which also alerted me to something that was covering my face. At least that narrowed down where exactly I should go explore.

I shakily rose to my feet, steadying myself on the wall and using it as I began making my way to the bathroom door. Inside was a simple bathroom, with the toilet sitting just across from the door. The shower and bathtub took up the left hand wall, meanwhile the right wall was mostly taken up by a mirror and counter, strangely without a sink. Instead, the space was mostly taken up by towels and travel size bottles of soap and lotion. I ignored all of this, since all of my attention was directed solely on the mirror itself. I made sure to close the door behind me, before staring directly into the mirror.

Dark green eyes stared right back at me from the face of a rather pale, teenage girl. She wore a black surgical mask, curiously enough, that hid most of her lower face. Her hair was long, just as I had guessed, and a dark copper color. From what I could tell, it reached just past her hips. A strand of hair stuck up stubbornly, sometimes even twitching as the girl moved the muscles in her face. I raised a hand to my face, gingerly touching the mask on my own face. The girl copied my actions exactly, leaving no doubt that this was absolutely my own reflection.

I stood there for a few moments, taking in my reflection before I let out another huff. You can't stand here forever, Tokunaga, I told myself, marvelling slightly at thought of having a name like that. If I felt more secure in this kind of situation, I would've wondered exactly why I felt like that, but I figured I had bigger things to worry about right now. I glanced once more at my reflection before I opened the door and walked back into the main room.

I walked a bit closer to the living room area, checking the bracelet along the way for the time. Only 7:35, thankfully enough. At least I had a while before that event, whatever it was at least. I checked around in the kitchen first, realizing quickly none of the cupboards had food or even plates in them. There was no sink or refrigerator either, leaving only a stove, oven, and a microwave. I also tried the TV in the living area, but there were no working channels I could click to. That also meant no service whatsoever, and I could only gather the same was true for phones as well. Basically, I had no contact with the world beyond this small apartment.

I considered going onto the balcony, but decided against it once I saw the view. All I could see was a building directly across from the one I was in, with a balcony facing mine. I checked the map once more, discovering that it looked to be another apartment building with several floors, a few of them also occupied by other people. It relieved me a small bit once more, considering it meant I wasn't alone here, but I also had no clue if they were hostile or not. For all I knew, any one of them could've been the one who did this to me. An unfounded conclusion, but it was all I could come up with at the moment. I instead turned my attention from the balcony to the door leading back out of here, noticing a coat rack holding a heavy grey trench coat sitting right next to it. I, logically, assumed this must've been mine, which seemed obvious enough considering it not only was in this apartment I suddenly woke up in, but it also seemed to at least match with what I was wearing.

I carefully unhooked it, quickly realizing it was rather heavy for a coat. I found out the reason why after slipping it on, feeling what was probably thin metallic sheets underneath the fabric. I felt about on the sleeves, which was where I felt most of the sheets, before I found hidden clasps that revealed equally just as hidden panels of machinery. Given the title that file gave me, then this absolutely had to have been my jacket.

Alright….so now what? I asked myself, choosing not to button up the coat, is the door to here unlocked? Or am I stuck here? The instant I pondered that question, a sound rang out throughout the entire apartment, nearly scaring me right out of my own skin.

Someone was knocking on my door.

A/N: Alrighty, SYOC so y'all know what this part is for. It's time for the rules on submitting and other such things! The main two things is that I ask submissions are sent through PM and not reviews, so that I can actually have actual reviews in the review section and stuff. And two, please don't submit Mary-Sues or overpowered characters. And respect that I have that right to reject any OCs I deem too overpowered. I'll be accepting 15 OCs, so that we have the usual Danganronpa class size of 16 students in total! (8 boys and 7 girls, hopefully at least) Forms will be down below and I will always post the current number of alive students at the end of parts! And I guess for the beginning, the characters introduced. Idk, something like that.

Students Introduced -

Student 1 - Denjii Tokunaga, the Ultimate A.I. Developer

Current Number of Students Alive -

16 Students

0 Dead

Character Form -

Name:

Age: (Must be 15-18)

Gender and Preferred Pronouns:

Height:

Weight:

Ultimate Talent: (Can be a talent already seen in the games, seeing as this doesn't take place in the Danganronpa Universe, however the character has to be sufficiently different than a character in the games)

Physical Description: (Hair, eye color, normal clothes, any scars, any unique body features, etc. Basically everything physical I need to know about the character in question)

Personality: (As concise and quick-to-the-point as possible. Flaws and all must be included, to leave room for character development and all. Just give me a basic idea of who this character is and where they can improve)

Backstory: (What happened to your character? How did they become the person they were, and how did they become known as an Ultimate in their field? Give me everything I need know about the character. At the most, I would prefer either 1 or 2 paragraphs completely outlining your character's backstory)

Likes: (Just some things your character enjoys!)

Dislikes: (Basically the opposite of the above)

Trivia: (Any fun facts or fun trivia I should know? This includes any and all special quirks or tics that your characters has, and other misc. facts.)

Survivor, Victim, or Killer?: (Put them in order of what you feel would be the most likely to least likely)

Quotes:

UPDATE!: The form has now also been posted over on my profile. There is also currently no set deadline, but I would prefer to have them at least sometime before the end of November. If I don't have enough submissions by then, then I'll push it back further. Don't stress out about it though!Anyways, I'll be posting the next chapter once I have enough submissions! See you all (hopefully) soon!