Hope's Peak Academy. A prestigious school for the best of the best. My name is Nana Shiruku, and I'm going to attend that school. They call me the Ultimate Seamstress. I can't believe it, to be perfectly honest. I mean, I've always been good at sewing, but I would've never dreamed I was good enough to be accepted into Hope's Peak. I arrived at the school a few days ago in order to get comfortable in my dorm. I live in a rural village pretty far from the city, so I'm pretty excited. Actually, scratch that. To say I'm excited is an understatement. Just being in the city is amazing, but... Well, I think I've already made my excitement about Hope's Peak abundantly clear. The term starts tomorrow. Tomorrow, I'll be attending Hope's Peak Academy. That thought sends shivers down my spine. I look forward to meeting my classmates the most. They have to be awesome people, in order to have been accepted into Hope's Peak Academy. Then again, I'm not very awesome. I'm a good at sewing. So what? The word "Ultimate" isn't really something I'd use to describe myself.
I'm snapped out of my rather pessimistic thoughts by a yawn. I really am tired. I shouldn't freak out so much, or else I'm going to have no energy for tomorrow. I decide to go to bed. Despite my extreme anticipation, I manage to drift off to sleep.
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As I wake up, the first thing I notice is that the ground below me is hard, unlike my soft, fluffy bed in the the dorm room. My eyes slowly flutter open, and I see I'm... Outside? I realize the hard surface I'm laying on is tightly packed dirt. That realization causes me to jump to my feet. I take a lot of pride in my work, so I wouldn't want it to get dirty. Fully awake, I examine my surroundings. I seem to be in some sort of forest clearing.
"Okay then..." I mutter under my breath.
Despite the extremely odd circumstances, I know I'm not dreaming. I guess most people would assume they're dreaming, but something in the back of my mind tells me this is definitely not a dream. Which worries me on many levels. If this isn't a dream, how did I get here? Where exactly is "here"? I mean, it's a forest (duh), but how far am I from Hope's Peak? There's a path at the opposite end if the clearing; I decide to follow it. As I walk through the forest, I feel extremely uneasy. All things considered, it's kinda understandable. Even so, the forest itself is so... Peaceful. The birds are quietly chirping, the sunlight is warm, and a gentle breeze causes my scarf to flutter. Ah, my scarf! I hold up one of the ends and run my fingers over the material. That calms my nerves a bit. It's a weird, nervous habit of mine. Ironically, I actually didn't make this scarf. It was a gift... My train of thought is interrupted when the path leads me into another clearing. It looks exactly like the one I woke up in, except there's two paths, one directly in front of me and one to the left. I continue forward, hoping I'm not caught in some sort of maze. I have a horrible sense of direction. Before I even reach what I hope will be the exit but will most likely be another clearing, the path splits off in two directions.
"Great, it is a maze," I say aloud.
I hear a some rustling down the right path. It's probably a rabbit or something like that. Still, it rubs me the wrong way for some reason. I decide to take the left path. It leads to... Another clearing. Well, can't say that surprises me. What does surprise me is what's in the clearing. In the middle of the clearing, another person lies unconscious.
A/N: And that concludes the introduction to Zetsubō Forest (which translates to Despair Forest in Japanese, for those of you who were curious). Now's the fun part. The part where you submit your OCs! I'll be accepting fourteen OCs to join Nana in her journey. All I have to say here is be detailed and creative. Oh, and send through PMs only, please. You can find the form on my profile as well. Have fun! **Update! I am no longer accepting male OCs. All of the spots are taken.**
Name: (Japanese names only, unless you have a good reason for it to be otherwise. No, exchange student doesn't count unless you can make it interesting. Include nicknames, self-proclaimed or otherwise, and if their opinion on the name.)
Age: (14-18, unless you have a good reason for it to be otherwise)
Gender and Sexuality: (You can do some interesting things here, but be reasonable)
Ultimate Talent: (No canon talents. The chances of me choosing a Lucky Student is incredibly slim since Komaeda is the "true" Ultimate Lucky Student.)
Appearance: (Eye color, hair color and style, height, body type, etc. Be realistic, BTW.)
Outfit: (Includes any accessories and their general style, in case a situation for an alternate outfit pops up.)
Personality: (This is the most important part of your character. Have fun!)
Speech Patterns and Habits: (Whether a repeated phrase, accent, nervous habit, or anything else that fits in this category.)
Backstory: (Note: Dark doesn't equal interesting. I'm all for dark, but it doesn't have to be.)
Likes and Dislikes: (Just in general.)
Hobbies: (Stuff they like to do outside of their talent.)
Secrets: (They don't need to be dark or even extremely important. Not saying they can't, though.)
Fears: (See Secrets. The same principle applies.)
Romance: (Are you okay with your character being involved eir character, that could make things even more interesting. What kind of person would they fall for, and how would they react around that person? Oh, and just because you say yes here doesn't mean it'll happen.)
Motives: (What could drive your character to kill? Even if it may not seem like their initial personality, what could change that?)
Murder and Trials: (How would they react to the murders? What if they discovered the body? How would they act differently if they were close to the victim or were the blackened? What role would they play in the investigation and trial?)
Execution (Optional): (If they were the blackened, how would they be executed. This may or may not be used, it depends.)
Other: (Any other important things about your character?)