?: "It... began similar to how I'd expect it to be..."
?: "Perhaps I should introduce myself..."
?: "My name is Yasmin Mackle. I'm a high school student who has been chosen by pure luck to be enrolled in Hope's Peak Academy, a school designed for the most talented students of the world."
Yasmin Mackle: "I'm no talented student. I'm just an ordinary girl. My interests are: gymnastics, poetry, and volunteer work. Outside from that I really have nothing else to consider a 'talent'."
Yasmin Mackle: "Each year supposedly, a student is chosen out of a lottery to attend. Somehow I was chosen. Me, ordinary Yasmin.."
Yasmin Mackle: "I was just surprised, I passed out when I got the letter. It had my name on it and everything. In a way I felt like it was too good to be true."
Yasmin Mackle: "Today is my first day... I have to meet in the gym by 8:00 am with the other students for the enrollment ceremony."
Yasmin Mackle: "Before I arrived at the school, I made sure to do my research about this place. I was stunned. The Ultimate Baker, The Ultimate Artist, and so many more were talked about on a thread I found online."
Yasmin Mackle: It's kinda frightening to think how they'd react to an ordinary girl like myself. I mean, I'm not even at the best at my hobbies. How can I compete with these ultimates? I guess that was my question to all of this..."
Yasmin Mackle: "I'm not exactly native to Japan, supposedly the new class will consist of foreign exchange students, which could explain why I was picked..."
Yasmin Mackle: "I arrived at the school... scared of course. But ready to learn and be apart of this new school."
Yasmin Mackle: "Upon entering... everything felt different. My hearing, my sight, it felt odd. Like, I could feel myself falling to the ground, but my eyes in the same position, my body unable to move. That's when everything became blurry, and then everything went blank."
Yasmin Mackle: "Huh, where-"
Yasmin Mackle: I woke up from what just happened. My vision was completely blank, but then everything around me became clear. I was in some sort of underground mine...
?: "Are you okay? You seem really confused..."
Yasmin Mackle: I looked up to see a girl with hot pink pigtails asking if I was okay.
?: "Do you think she's okay? She looks kinda hurt..."
Yasmin Mackle: Then I started hearing her speak to what seemed to be other students.
Yasmin Mackle: "Where-"
?: "We're all trying to figure out what happened. You just seemed to wake up here like this..."
Yasmin Mackle: I got up, kinda dizzy. I looked around, seeing nothing but dirt and a mine track right below me. The same girl from before was still by me.
?: "Are you sure you're okay? You look kinda pale..."
Yasmin Mackle: "I'm okay, thanks for the help, uh.."
Kiki Sweet: "Oh how rude of me, I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Kiki Sweet, the Ultimate Baker."
Yasmin Mackle: "Kiki Sweet? I think I've heard of that name before."
Kiki Sweet: "Heard of it before? Oh! It's probably because you've seen me on T.V before. I've appeared on various baking competitions and won every single one of them."
Yasmin Mackle: "Oh yeah, I could of swore I've seen that with my friends before."
Kiki Sweet: "Thanks for the recognition... but we have to go meet up with the others. They've found something and told me to come meet them when you woke up."
Yasmin Mackle: Others? Could she be talking about the other students who should of met in the gym as well?
Yasmin Mackle: "I don't mean to be rude but.. could you explain what's going on?"
Kiki Sweet: "I'm not sure myself either. All of us seemed to have woken up in this weird mine place. Most of us woke up at the same time but some longer than others.. No one seems to have a clue what's going on. Right now we're trying to find a clue or way out."
Yasmin Mackle: "I see... well in any case we should go meet up with the others. Maybe they found something, right?
Kiki Sweet: "Of course. Let's go!"
Yasmin Mackle: The two of us walked down the steep mine tracks, coming across the other students standing by a mine cart.
?: "So is it working or-"
?: "I'm not even sure how this mine cart even operates... it had absolutely no engine nor anything powering it.."
?: "Then it's probably conducted duh."
?: "Well, I mean-"
Yasmin Mackle: All of a sudden their faces would turn to me.
?: "Well everyone is here, but this stupid mine cart won't work..."
?: "Yeah, totally useless."
Kiki Sweet: "Since the cart isn't working.. maybe we should all introduce ourselves?"
Yasmin Mackle: With that it was decided we'd all introduce ourselves. I decided to approach a few students first.
Yasmin Mackle: The first person I introduced myself to was a girl who I presumed was wearing a princess dress. She had wavy blonde hair and blue eyes.
Alexis Winterstone: "Why hello, my name is Alexis Winterstone, the Ultimate Romantic."
Yasmin Mackle: The ultimate romantic? I was kinda questionable about that so I decided to ask her.
Yasmin Mackle: "So, what does your title mean exactly?"
Alexis Winterstone: "It simply refers to my romantic interests. Romantic poetry, novels, artwork, plays, musicals, and more. I've become quite known for my romantic talents and knowledge in the field of romance. I view myself as a princess, who's simply looking for my Prince Charming."
Yasmin Mackle: I kinda had a feeling she'd view herself as such...
Yasmin Mackle: I decided to approach the next student. She was a girl with red wavy short hair and a shirt that I could swear read 'Yuri'. I introduced myself, and so did she.
Stacy Berly: "Hey, my name is Stacy Berly, the Ultimate Digital Artist. Nice to meet cha."
Yasmin Mackle: "Wow, do you like do digital artwork? That's really neat!"
Stacy Berly: "Yeah, it's something I've practiced on for years. Would show my work but my belongings are missing."
Yasmin Mackle: "I'm sorry to hear that. I've noticed some things I've brought with me are also missing. Odd.."
Yasmin Mackle: After that I approached a girl wearing a very formal dress like outfit with a short sleeve jacket and purple hair.
Yasmin Mackle: "Hi, my name is Yasmin, nice to meet you!"
Clause Dulee: "Yasmin? What a lowly pathetic name. My name is Clause Dulee, the Ultimate Drama Actress!"
Yasmin Mackle: She sparks me as really obnoxious. Hopefully she's nicer once you get to know her...
Clause Dulee: "HEY! I'm not done talking you peasant!"
Yasmin Mackle: Peasant?
Clause Dulee: "You cannot ignore my charm and talents. For I shall be the queen of this world one day."
Yasmin Mackle: "Okay then..."
Yasmin Mackle: After that weird introduction, I introduced myself to a guy who's wearing masks on his head.
Yasmin Mackle: "Hi, my name is Yasmin, nice to meet you."
Cory O'lean: "Why hello! My name is Cory O'lean, the Ultimate Comedian."
Yasmin Mackle: He seems a little goofy but overall pretty kind.
Cory O'lean: "I'm guessing your talent is the ultimate clown?"
Yasmin Mackle: "..."
Cory O'lean: "KIDDING!"
Yasmin Mackle: "Oh um.."
Yasmin Mackle: I didn't even know what else to say... so I moved on to the next few students. I decided to introduce myself to a woman wearing a glittery dress and glittery gloves.
Yasmin Mackle: "Hi, my name is Yasmin."
Christie Williams: "Hello hun, my name is Christie Williams, the Ultimate Drag Queen."
Yasmin Mackle: I've never met a drag queen before... they seem so glamorous. For some reason though, Christie seems familiar, like I've seen him before...
Christie Williams: "You should definitely let me give you a makeover sometime. I'd love to give you a little dazzle."
Yasmin Mackle: "Oh, I'm okay. Thanks though."
Yasmin Mackle: After that, I approached the next student. He was a male wearing a large apron, with stains of dried up blood on it...
Yasmin Mackle: "Uh hello, my name is Yasmin. Nice to meet you.."
Ralf Yacker: "Howdy, name's Ralf Yacker, the Ultimate Butcher."
Yasmin Mackle: He was a lot taller than everybody else, and seemed really frightening at first glance. However, his personality was quite the opposite.
Ralf Yacker: "Miss Yasmin is it? What a beautiful name. Nearly as beautiful as Betty, my family's cow. She passed away not so long ago. Still miss her."
Yasmin Mackle: "Uh, thanks.."
Yasmin Mackle: I wasn't sure whether to take that as a compliment or not. So I moved onto the next student. He would be wearing pilot looking googles and a fur coat, as if he was ready to fly an airplane.
Yasmin Mackle: "Hi, my name is Yasmin. You're a pilot right?"
Elijah Baron: "Why of course, it's lovely to meet you. I'm Elijah Baron, the Ultimate Pilot."
Yasmin Mackle: The ultimate pilot.. he must know a lot about mechanical things then...
Elijah Baron: "Your eyes are quite lovely, has anyone ever told you that?
Yasmin Mackle: "Thank you..."
Yasmin Mackle: Before that progressed I moved onto the next student. She'd be wearing a vintage hat with a flower wrapped around on it. She didn't look very happy to be here...
Yasmin Mackle: "Hi, my name is Yasmin. Nice to meet you"
Catherine Namara: "Erm, my name is Catherine Namara, the Ultimate Jeweler..."
Yasmin Mackle: Again, she seemed irritated to just reply...
Catherine Namara: "Have you noticed most people here are treating this like a meet and greet, when we could have easily been kidnapped..."
Yasmin Mackle: "I guess..."
Catherine Namara: *mumbling*
Yasmin Mackle: She seems frustrated... I better move onto the next student. The next student had a very hippie-like look. She was just sitting in the corner minding her own business.
Yasmin Mackle: "Uh hey, my name is Yasmin. It's nice to meet-"
Daisy Spring: "Hum, hum, hu-, who's there?"
Yasmin Mackle: Uh, is she okay? Or is she just meditating..
Daisy Spring: "It's nice to meet you Yasmin Mackle. My name is Daisy Spring, the Ultimate Aura Reader."
Yasmin Mackle: How did she know my last name? I didn't even tell her.
Yasmin Mackle: "Aura reader.. that's interesting. So you can read people's auras and stuff?"
Daisy Spring: "Under comfortable circumstances, yes I can. Along with mystical features of myself, my main talent is reading Auras."
Yasmin Mackle: "Oh, cool."
Daisy Spring: "Hum..."
Yasmin Mackle: I shouldn't bother her. Okay, only a few more students to go. The next student seems to be really short, though no need to judge.
Yasmin Mackle: "Hey, my name is Yasmin, nice to meet you."
Albert Smith: "You obnoxious twat, how dare you introduce yourself to me? If you must know, my name is Albert Smith, the Ultimate Assistant."
Yasmin Mackle: He's really rude. But again, he might just not like the situation we're in..
Albert Smith:"Unless you have a magical wand to get us out of here, don't talk to me."
Yasmin Mackle: Um, okay then. Guess I should move onto the next student. He would have a very formal look, with glasses and what seems to be a measuring tape around his scarf.
Yasmin Mackle: "Hey, my name is Yasmin."
Alexandre Lumiere Moreau: "Oh hello. My name is Alexandre Lumiere Moreau, the Ultimate Tailor."
Yasmin Mackle: He didn't spark me as obnoxious but, I could tell he was really kept to high standards and had something different about him..
Alexandre Lumiere Moreau: "What do you think of this situation?"
Yasmin Mackle: "It's a little odd, I'm still confused about what's going on."
Alexandre Lumiere Moreau: "I see.."
Yasmin Mackle: He began looking away, so I moved onto the next student. He was wearing what seemed to be a green jacket, with red marks on it. He didn't really look that happy to be here..
Yasmin Mackle: "Hey my na-"
Ned Dean: "I don't really care. But if you wanna know, I'm Ned Dean, the Ultimate Biologist. What exactly are you 'good' at?"
Yasmin Mackle: "Oh, I was chosen out of pure luck to attend-"
Ned Dean: *laughing*
Yasmin Mackle: Um...
Diamond Andler: "Ignore him, he's just upset he has the lamest talent here. My name is Diamond Andler, the Ultimate Artist."
Yasmin Mackle: She had such a popular vibe to her, and had no care in the world for anything going on. But why did she defend me?
Yasmin Mackle: "It's nice to meet you. Say, what does your talent mean?"
Diamond Andler: "Ha, it simply refers to my absolutely fabulous artistic skills in music, musicals, painting, and everything you could imagine. I'm the definition of perfect."
Yasmin Mackle: "Oh, that's cool..."
Diamond Andler: "More like AMAZING. Anyways, if you're cool enough, I might let you join my team."
Yasmin Mackle: "Team?"
Diamond Andler: "A.K.A, be one of us."
Yasmin Mackle: I had no clue what she meant. But she still sparked me as just a popular girl I can never compare to. Well that seems to be all the students.
Kiki Sweet: "Now that everyone's introduced, shall we find a way out?"
Elijah Baron: "I'm afraid that regardless of my knowledge of vehicles, there's no way to operate this cart."
Alexis Winterstone: "Thank you Mr. Baron for your help. But still, is there no way out of here?"
Ralf Yacker: "Sadly no girly. I tried checking all around this darn mine but there's no way past this metal wall down the tracks."
Yasmin Mackle: "Metal wall?"
Ralf Yacker: "Y'all didn't see it? Even if this darn old mine cart worked, there's no way we can get out if that wall is in the way. Don't even ask if I tried to break it down, because I tried and no luck."
Catherine Namara: "Great.."
Kiki Sweet: "Hm, maybe we should try to split up?"
Yasmin Mackle: "Nah, that would just make us all lose track of where we started..."
Yasmin Mackle: We all debated on some way to get out until a voice came out of the mine cart..
?: "Testing, testing, testing, 123, 123..."
Albert Smith: "Where is that coming from?"
Diamond Andler: "Obviously from the mine cart you midget."
Clause Dulee: "More like smurf, right?"
Diamond Andler: "Ew, way to make a joke even worse."
Catherine Namara: "Can you all stop talking?"
?: "Ahem, this is your headmaster speaking. I'd like everyone to get in the cart and follow the instructions."
Yasmin Mackle: "Is there room for everyon-"
Yasmin Mackle: Before I could even say anything, everyone squeezed inside, I had to sit in the back, my arms literally squeezed the life out of.
?: "Okay, now that everyone's in the cart, let's begin the tour!"
Alexis Winterstone: "Tour?"
?: "Yes, you will be brought into the school, which is just a hop and skip with this mine cart. Now hold on tight"
Yasmin Mackle: We all held on, as the cart began moving, the metal door now moving upwards, clearing the way.
?: "As you might or might not have noticed, all around you now is.. dirt, dirt, and oh look, dirt."
Yasmin Mackle: The ride felt like it took barely anytime before we arrived at the entrance.
Catherine Namara: "I think my back is broken from that."
Clause Dulee: "A true actress can withstand any situation."
Cory O'lean: "This place is kinda scary, there's not even any windows..."
Yasmin Mackle: "I'm sure it'll be over once we enter the school."
Yasmin Mackle: Before any of us could speak, it began. He appeared before us, at the school entrance. What seemed to be.. a stuffed bear?
?: "It feels so good to be back."
Alexis Winterstone: "What is a dwarf doing here?!"
Stacy Berly: "It's kinda scary looking..."
Cory O'lean: *breathing heavy*
Monokuma: "A dwarf? Scary looking? How rude of you. I'm MONOKUMA, your headmaster!"
Yasmin Mackle: Monokuma?
Catherine Namara: "What is going on here? Is this some sort of joke?"
Monokuma: "Ohhhhh it's no joke you irritable wrench! I am MONOKUMA."
Elijah Baron: "What even are you?"
Monokuma: "It's so sad, not even the students know me anymore. Pathetic.."
Yasmin Mackle: I was just stunned, it wasn't a teddy bear at all, it was moving, SPEAKING, what in the world..
Clause Dulee: "Well if you won't explain yourself, why don't we teach you a lesson you pervert!"
Yasmin Mackle: Out of no where, Monokuma would just turn into a giant version of himself, equipped with flame throwers and machine guns.
Clause Dulee: "Oh my god what is that thing?"
Monokuma: "Now, that we have that settled, allow me to explain this situation. You 15 students have been chosen to participate in the BRAND NEW... killing game."
Ralf Yacker: "Killing game?"
Monokuma: "You got it big guy, a killing game. How it works is, if one of you wants to escape, all you gotta do is kill one of your fellow students. After that occurs, there will be an investigation and trial to find out who did the murder and how. If you all fail to uncover that, you'll all be EXECUTED besides the one who committed the murder, or more commonly known as THE BLACKENED. If you do manage to find out who did it, and how, you'll all be safe, and the murderer will be executed."
Ned Dean: "Sounds interesting.."
Yasmin Mackle: I couldn't believe what I was hearing... killing each other? Why...
Diamond Andler: "What a sickening thought process you have.."
Monokuma: "Shut it Diamond. I'm not done speaking!"
Monokuma: "As we begin the killing game, you may all be aware of your living conditions. You won't have any contact with the outside world, and you'll be forced to live your lives out here unless you commit murder. There are various rules as well you'll need to follow. And some new twists in store for you all. Upupupup, this will be fun."
Yasmin Mackle: Everyone was just stunned, the idea of killing each other, I won't, I can't.
Yasmin Mackle: Thus began the true despair, the true reality of our situation. It all begins now.
Remaining Students: 15
