Music

Music can inspire us, bring hope to those who have fallen into despair, and many other boring things. But music can also be used for a much more...sinister purpose. Despair. The true essence of mankind. Hope causes a stalemate, neutrality is not much better, nothingness is despair for people that are in denial, and despair is what brings people together. Truly. None of this hope bullshit. Nobody can truly understand each other in a world of hope. Only despair. That's what the Tragedy taught us anyway. All the countries worked together until hope returned, and so did despair.

Hope is the emotion of hypocrites. Hypocrites who are too naive to realize that they're being fooled. They surround me as we watch this opera together. Why is a Despair like me watching an opera? Simple, I want to start another killing game for my darling Junko Enoshima. One of the lucky sixteen was chosen to be one the main background dancer for she cannot sing for her life. Kanon Hattori, the Ultimate Ballroom Dancer.

Watching her quick steps with her partner, a talentless nobody, makes me...excited. Excited to see that dance in the game. Excited to decide what twisted execution is in store for her. I want to see that silky blonde hair of hers be tainted with red. Her beautiful, ocean blue eyes wide open in agony as she experiences the hell of her last moment truly alive. She has the fairest skin out of all of my cast, like the winter snow. Snow is the most natural when stained with red.

I will make my own opera. An opera with players that are the best of the best. Players Hope's Peak thought they recruited, but truly it was me.

Sure, most of them don't want the part, yet this is life. In life you gotta do a lot of things you don't want. That simple. They will all get into their roles eventually. All actors do. After the rehearsals, the true play begins. And then the actors play it over and over and over again until the audience gets bored and forget about the existence of the actors as people. Actors only exist to entertain after all. They're not humans. Only puppets.

Kanon is so excited. I can see the smile on her face is real. From my own research, she was adopted by her current family before she could remember but was separated from her older, twin sister. So much hope is in her heart. It will be fun to take it all away. To see her cry as she gets ripped away from her life's dream in an instant. Oh, the despair! I'm almost jealous!

...Time to destroy all the hope that the world has left.

Hiya, I'm Rachelle. I'm collaborating (who is also my beta) with SanityRequiem, Kaleigh, to make this project. The three fics we are working on all take place inside the same world known as the Committee Saga.

This fic takes place inside an opera house. That's all I'm telling. Since I want people to be surprised. Now the rules. The same rules as the rest of the Committee Saga.

1) No Mary or Gary Sues

2) No canon talents (except if there's a good reason) and no talents from the rest of the Committee Saga (both Forest of Despair and The Despair in Our Stars). If you have no interest in reading these stories (it is recommended you read these stories but not mandatory), you can ask me beforehand if the talent can be used.

(Kaleigh: I swear, if we get anymore Ultimate Jewelers, I'm jumping out the window.)

3) You can send a maximum of three characters. At most only one or two will be accepted (depends on how many people join).

4) PMs only. Reviews spoil characters.

5) No bullying. If you're caught, your character will be ELIMINATED.

6) Have fun.

SYOC form (will also be posted on bio) (AKA literally the same one Kaleigh used for the Despair in Our Stars):

Name:

Nickname:

Gender/Pronouns: (up to two nonbinary characters will be accepted)

Sexuality:

Ultimate Talent:

Height:

Weight:

Birthday:

Age:

Nationality/Race: (up to two foreign characters, would be preferred if they're not from America or England, as we already have a lot of those in this saga)

Blood Type:

Appearance:

Outfit:

Backstory:

Personality:

Free Time Events:

Mental/Health Problems:

Likes:

Dislikes:

Hobbies:

Pet Peeves:

What They Like in People:

What They Dislike in People:

Who They Love the Most:

Who They Hate the Most:

Romance:

Biggest Fear:

Biggest Secret:

Possible Motive to Kill:

Murderer, Victim, Survivor, or Mastermind?: (there is a chance that if you state survivor, your character won't survive)

If Mastermind, reason? If Survivor, why?:

Possible Method of Killing:

Reaction to Killing Game:

Reaction to Seeing Body/Hearing Announcement:

Role in Investigation:

Role in Trial:

Reaction to Being Accused:

Reaction to Execution/Being Executed:

Class Submissions:

Males-

1. Hibiki Ueno: the Ultimate Music Critic (me)

2. Yuichiro Tsukuda: the Ultimate Empath (Scissor-Snipper)

3. Yori Koyasu: the Ultimate Playwright (Lupus Overkill)

4. Shun Tsukishiro: the Ultimate Talent Scout (TheRoseShadow21)

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Females-

1. Kanon Hattori: the Ultimate Ballroom Dancer (SanityRequiem)

2. Azami Minatozaki: the Ultimate Graffiti Artist (KananMari)

3. Renée Suwa: the Ultimate Matchmaker (TheRoseShadow21)

4. Sakura Aiko: the Ultimate Logician (TooManyIdeas14)

5. Soarin Suki: the Ulimate Aerial Acrobat (tobi-is-an-artist-too)

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