Wiping the Minds of Hope

by Shadowclanwarrior

Years into the aftermath of the Tragedy, where the names Junko Enoshima and Makoto Neagi have become nothing but a legend, a group of scientists gather a group of teenagers in a closed environment in an attempt to recreate the unshakable despair and hope Junko and Neagi did. Will the experiment succeed by reducing these sixteen teens to blank slates or will it be self destructive?

1. Prologue

Hm… What if I…?

"Sir, I have a question," an assistant asks a hard working scientist as he tries to scribble down his thoughts.

"Huh? What is it?" he replies, a bit annoyed he wasn't able to finish his papers.

This better be worth my time…

"How exactly are we going to maintain the two subjects' personas?"

As he is asked the question, he flips back through my notebook, landing on the page with the two subjects.

"Well, I might not be a neurological scientist, but I can still give you an answer. The job is rather simple. After doing some research, I found out the way Junko Enoshima had Yasuke Matsuda lock her memories. Following his notes, I have recreated the machine he used back in the process. I will also use his field notes for ways to make the two subjects believe their new personas. Over time, the two should develop their new traits of being pro-Hope and pro-Despair that Makoto Naegi and Junko Enoshima each respectively had.

"Although, they aren't going to be the only ones we need for this experiment. If we are to try and recreate these two figures, we must put them in a similar social condition Naegi and Junko were in, being surrounded by fellow figures of talent. Who these people are to be though, I have yet to decide… Bring me the list. I will look over our candidates once more."

The assistant stared at him with marveling eyes, rather fascinated by the topic. "Y-Yes sir! Right away sir!" The assistant then left his presences, only to return with a stack of files.

"Here you are sir," the assistant then hands them over to me.

"Thank you… You may leave now," the lead scientist says, flipping open the top file.

The assistant then nods their head and shuts the door, leaving the room. The lead scientist looks back down at his paper, a small grin forming on his face.

So… Who to use this time around?

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Author's Note:

All right guys. As of now, both Wiping the Minds of Hope and Wiping the Minds of Despair are now closed! Both Rev and I appreciate it very much for all the awesome OCs you've guys sent us, and now we are at the hardest part of the SYOC. Deciding which was are in the cast. Have a great New Years everyone, and I will see you soon with the official cast for the Hope side soon.