She walked.
A small child, no older than 10, was walking along the pavement to the grocery store. Her name was Chouko Imai, who skipped along happily as she held a small list in one hand, and a basket in the other. The list asked for simple things like: eggs, milk, bread, cereal; just the usual.
If anyone was to stare at the small child for whatever reason and observe her; she was small for a girl her age who couldn't have been taller than 4'4. She had short, raven black hair that was held firmly in place by a white, butterfly designed hair-clip. She had piercing ice blue eyes with a small nose and guarded lips. As for her build, expected of a small girl, looked dainty and fragile as she reached a small hand towards the cereal; mentally checking it off her list.
As for her clothing; she wore a long-sleeved black shirt, though it was mostly hidden as she wore an oversized white smock over her long-sleeved shirt. She wore white tights as they were designed with the patterns of black butterflies. Finally, she wore black school shoes which were firmly strapped.
"Chouko! It's always lovely to see you here" A kind old lady greeted kindly as Chouko showed her the items she had collected.
Chouko smiled in return. "Thank you Mrs. Hayashi" She thanked politely.
Hayashi chuckled in return. "Didn't I tell you already? Just call me Risa"
Chouko smiled a little more awkwardly. "My father said to always be polite, even to people I see everyday" She muttered quietly, looking down to her school shoes.
Risa scoffed. "That father of yours, I swear, I will slap him silly one day. What can be more important than paying attention to such a precious butterfly?" She smiled, ruffling Chouko's hair.
Chouko pouted in return, swatting Risa's hand away. "Please don't mess up my hair, my father will be angry if I return looking silly"
Risa rolled her eyes. "Your father is the silly one. I suppose I shouldn't keep you here any longer, have a good day Chouko and stay safe"
Chouko nodded in return, giving Risa a small smile as she handed over the necessary amount of money.
Chouko had made it home safely. She lived in a fairly big house, though it was only expected knowing who her father was. She opened the front door and entered, she stopped at the small mat near the front door, wiping her shoes to rid of it any potential dirt.
"Father, I'm home!" Chouko called out into the eerily empty house. She waited a few minutes as she waited for her father to take the basket off her.
She flinched as she heard heavy footsteps coming down a long set of stairs. A young man, around his 30's, towered over Chouko as he took the basket from her hands and began inspecting the items.
This was Chouko's father. It was clear he had her at a young age, due to his admittedly handsome face which screamed youth all over it.
"Yes… Excellent work Chouko, you've done well" He roughly patted her head, Chouko hiding a grimace behind a strained smile. "Hmm… It is nearly that time of year" Chouko paled at once, her smile disappearing.
"Father… Do you not believe this to be cruel?" She boldly asked, closing her eyes, expecting to be backhanded. Her father, to Chouko's shock, got down on his knees and hugged her tightly, bringing her head to his chest. She blushed at the warmth of her father's chest, his hand stroking her hair affectionately.
"My little butterfly… You have a gift. This is all for research's sakes, I know It's hard… But please stay strong, stay strong for daddy, okay?" He mumbled, his head atop of hers, desperately holding her as if she would fade away any moment.
Chouko's father was a cruel man. But Chouko didn't know, she just knew that she wanted to see this side of her father forever. She didn't know how to obtain love any other way.
"Yes… Father"
Reo Imai, Chouko's father, frowned. He didn't know why his only daughter was formal with him. It was true that he was a serious man, but it saddened him that his daughter feared him so much that she referred to him with such a formal title. No matter, it was all for research, after it was completed; he'd have all the time in the world to rekindle the relationship between him and his daughter.
"Yes… Because you are so strong, I need you to participate in this year's game"
Chouko looked as white as a ghost. "Father, please don't, I could di-"
"I won't allow anything to happen to you… You are my precious butterfly… Do you trust me?" He relished in the hug as his daughter didn't push him away.
"Yes… I do. I'll always trust you" Chouko whispered, returning her father's hug. They stayed hugging for a few minutes, neither wanting to let go, though Reo was the first to pull away.
"Chouko, you must memorize this list of release conditions so that you are aware of what you must be careful of" Reo told her sternly.
Chouko nodded her head, breathing deeply as she looked over the the list of release conditions.
Player 1: Kill Player 13
Player 2: Obtain the Decoy PDA and destroy it. You may identify the Decoy PDA by being 1 meter away from it
Player 3: Kill 3 players maximum and no more
Player 4: Obtain 5 collars from the other players, whether you wait for them to complete their release condition or kill them is your choice
Player 5: Pass through 24 checkpoints displayed on your PDA
Player 6: Activate the Decoy PDA 5 or more times
Player 7: Meet every player after grace period ends. Corpses do not count
Player 8: Within 5 meters, destroy exactly 5 PDA's excluding the Decoy PDA. Breaking anymore than 5 will result in immediate death
Player 9: Detonate 5 collars before the 71 hour mark
Player 10: Survive with a player that has been with you for more than 24 hours for 71 hours
Player 11: Obtain 5 PDA's
Player 12: Be the only Survivor before the 72 hour mark
Player 13: Survive for 71 hours
Player 14: Survive with Player 13
Chouko frowned at the release conditions in front of her. "Which release condition shall I have during the game?"
"You will be Player 5. That is the safest release condition to almost secure your survival" Reo immediately replied.
Chouko had other concerns. "How do I avoid the players that wish to kill me? Like Players 3 and 12?"
Reo rolled his eyes. "You're smart girl, you'll figure it out"
Chouko frowned. "So, who will be my opponents?"
Reo rolled his eyes again. "Not all of them will be enemies… Just most of them. Regardless, here is the list"
Yep... Almost over a year and I'm back to bring a story. Frankly, I feel stupid. First of all I need to clarify a few things that you need to understand. This is not a standard DR killing game, think along the lines of DR3. Second, the concept of this game is heavily inspired by a visual novel I once read. Lastly, the 12 OC's I accept are going to have something called a "Route" where I dedicate a 5 chapter story to 1 OC at a time. With that logic, I should have a little over 65 chapters of this story telling every OC's route, Chouko's route being included.
Now that I've gotten all of that out of the way, here's the form. (and please stick to it, I have been submitted an OC that didn't use my form which leaves me awfully disorganized)
Rules:
1) No Mary Sues or Gary Stues, this should be a granted.
2) This is not a first serve first come. I will set the date to August 15th, though if I do get a really good cast, I might shorten it to pressure you guys.
3) While I do like enough detail to work with, please do not feel the need to go 8 PM's as all the details will not be met, especially since your OC may only appear in their route or a brief appearance in someone else's .
4) You can only submit 2 OC's, however, I'll strictly only be using 1 OC from each creator.
5) With that said and done, feel free to ask me any questions if you feel unsure of anything!
Okay, now the form!
Release Condition Form
Name: (Let's try to generally keep it Japanese, I'm not a big fan of having more than 2 foreign OC's)
Gender: (Let's stick to male and female)
Age: (This is the interesting part, you can choose 13-70, insane, I know)
Occupation: (This is a replacement for Talent, if your OC is a teenager, just think of a career they might want to do in the future)
Height:
Weight:
Sexuality: (I'm pretty open to anything)
Nationality: (Again, I'd prefer Japanese, but It's your choice if you feel confident enough)
History: (Just for an example of how detailed I want, you can go 4-8 paragraphs if it helps)
Family: (Just family members, mother, father? Son, daughter? Aunt, uncle? Your choice)
Physical Appearance: (Eye color, body stature, hair style and color, ect)
Clothing: (Be careful with what your character wears, they'll almost certainly be doing some running, which means suitable clothing is necessary, or else they're just going to die)
Personality: (I'm a bit more forgiving for personality and will say 2-6 paragraphs should be fine)
Health Mental/Physical Disorders?: (Do they have a missing leg? Are they sick in the head? That kind of stuff)
Release Condition Preference: (This is for you guys to tell me which preferred Release Condition you feel would fit your OC best, just keep in mind, they might not get the Release Condition you suggested)
Are they willing to kill?: (Are there any scenarios where your OC is willing to kill? Even if it looks like someone is going to kill them?)
Who can they kill easily enough?: (Basically, who are they willing to kill without hesitation based on appearance?) Optional
Who will they have a hard time killing?: (Will they have a hard time killing nice people? Elderly? Children?) Optional
Speech: (How do they speak?)
Fears?: (Do they fear anything in particular?)
Secrets?: (What angst-y secrets do they have?)
Love Interest?: (What kind of person would they fall for?)
Character Arc: (Is there a Character Arc you want your character going through specifically? This'll be heavily explored during their route)
Other: (Anything I forgot?)
Welp! This is all from me for now, I can't wait to see what you guys produce!
Also! For anyone who submitted an OC to "Batafurai Academy" feel free to send in the same OC, just changed so that it fits this form. Although I am looking for variety in the ages, so that might not be the best idea.
Until I next update! I hope I've caught your interest...
- zephryr