Chapter Zero: Prologue II
Integrity : The quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; moral uprightness.
Everyday, human beings are characterized by what their definition of morality is. For some, it is a simple act out of kindness to help another person out. For others, it is an act of "survival of the fittest" following the theory of Darwinism for natural selection. If we are truly desperate for survival, does integrity even matter anymore? In a fight to live for another day, does the good truly outweigh the bad when it comes to desire and desperation? In a sense, having integrity restricts us in doing certain actions or perhaps hesitate in doing so. Is the action you're performing truly necessary? Would your inner moral compass agree with what you just did or said? Those are the two questions we tend to mentally ask ourselves if we question during the moment of breaking the moral barrier. Integrity is a trait that is earned through learning, not as something we were naturally born with. So, how do we gain integrity since it is not a given? We stand strong with our values and we fight for what we truly believe is right.
A recently emptied shot glass is slammed down onto the coaster as its owner lets out a huff in frustration.
"Jin, you need to slow down buddy. You know you're bad when I have to tell you to stop", Koichi Kizakura casts a concerned glance at his friend as he snatched the silver-flask out of the headmaster's shaking hand.
"I know, I know...It's just...how did this happen? Everything's a mess. First the two student murders, then the student council massacre, and now we have the reserve course students rioting. Sometimes I feel like the title of headmaster is just for show because I don't even know who's running the school anymore", Jin Kirigiri takes a seat next to the school's talent scout and runs a hand through his dark hair.
"So what are you going to do now? Things are bound to get worse before even slightly becoming better", the recruiter places a thumb under his chin, lightly stroking his thin goatee with a pondering expression.
"You're right. It's still our duty as educators to provide a secure environment for the students and take care of them during the hard times. There has to be some way to continue educating the students along with keeping them safe from harm," Jin sighs.
Jin Kirigiri's attention is caught by the sun's rays illuminating a shine on a piece of glass on his desk. He walks towards it and picks up the object.
The glass frame holding a picture of himself lifting a smiling lavender-haired little girl in the air at a park reminded the man of the past when it was a peaceful and simple life.
Jin Kirigiri knew he had to advance his students' lives one way or another, for the sake of preserving their futures.
Two weeks has passed ever since Jin Kirigiri's and Koichi Kizakura's discussion on recent events in the headmaster's office.
The purple-eyed man is seen speaking with a group of graduates wearing their signature beige aviator jackets while standing at attention in the landing strip of an abandoned airport hangar.
"You guys are all part of the finest pilots in the world with your title as Ultimate Pilot being passed through generations of Hope's Peak Academy graduates. I have a special mission for all of you," he slowly paces back and forth in front of the pilots and continues, "I need each and every one of you to fly the following selected classes to these coordinates marked here," Jin passes each pilot a sheet of paper with the names of the students in a chosen class on the front side. On the back side is a map with the listed coordinates and drawn route to reach the location.
A young brunette with black tinted sunglasses covering her oceanic colored eyes raises a hand, "Sir, if you don't mind me asking, but how exactly did you choose which classes are being transported?"
"By the results of last year's annual practical exam, I've selected the top five classes with the highest average scores to participate in this transfer to the new Hope's Peak Academy in this location to continue and finish their education."
The girl scoffed in disbelief, "But...but that isn't fair! Shouldn't we try to transport everybody? We shouldn't punish everyone else by leaving them here to die! How were they supposed to know they were getting tested not only to stay in school but to determine who survives?"
The man stops in his tracks to face the brunette with understandable eyes and chuckles, "Always been the one to speak your mind, Miss Ayumi Tsukiyama. Some things never change even after you graduated with the 74th class...But I can reassure you that we're not punishing anyone. At the moment, those classes is our priority in making sure they make it to safety to the new school and shelter on that island. Remember, there's only five of you guys and we can't spare to lose any of you during this mission. With the distance being traveled, it'll take a while to fly those five classes in general. Once they all make it to the island, I'll contact you with additional information. I trust you all to treat this special mission as you usually treat your careers, you are all dismissed. Now if you excuse me, I have to get to the 78th class's interviews."
Jin Kirigiri makes his exit out of the hanger, leaving the former graduates staring at each other quizzically.
Ayumi pushes her sunglasses to rest on top of her head and glance around at the other four pilots, "You really think this plan is going to work?"
A young man with dark-blue spiky hair and the name "Masaki Takara" in white ink on his aviator jacket steps forward, "Well it's not our fucking place to question Kirigiri when he's the headmaster and knows what's best for the school. Besides, these kids must be pretty damn special to be considered as a priority mission."
The brunette glances down at her list of transport students, furrowing her eyebrows in thought, "Hey I think this one is familiar...Ultimate Police Officer? Wait, isn't that the girl that was involved with the-"
"Yeah, yeah, whoopie-fucking-do Tsukiyama of course you get the actual interesting kids while mine are all squeaky-clean lame asses", Masaki remarks causing the girl to roll her eyes before further examining the passenger roster.
Sure, Ayumi Tsukiyama wasn't too sure of agreeing with Headmaster Kirigiri's ideology, but she would push that aside and acting like the Ultimate Pilot she is, the girl places her passengers as priority number one.
Hey guys! Whaaat do you mean you weren't expecting another update so quick? Yeah, I can see where you got that idea because it hasn't even been a full 24 hours since I posted the story, haha. But you know that aspiring writer's adrenaline you sometimes get out of nowhere and you just have to write something or else it'll seemingly go away forever? Yeah, that's me. Right now. Plus I felt the need to make a longer prologue since not only am I waiting for more characters to be submitted but also because I felt like I genuinely cheated you guys out of an actual lengthy prologue chapter!
So, I hope you guys enjoyed this quick update because I'll be posting one or two more prologue chapters to keep you guys interested in this story. Next prologue chapter will most likely be sometime next week because I don't want to accidentally burn myself out of ideas right off the back if that makes any sense? But I know for sure the week of the deadline; which is still in two weeks on November 25th, i will update with another chapter and to remind you guys about the deadline!
If you're a newbie just reading this and interested in this story, be sure to send in an OC! Also speaking of this story, I'm sure you're wondering where the intro monologue is coming from and the answer to that...is my OC! Basically, this is my character's; also the protagonist, thoughts and opinion when it comes to her definition of that certain word. So in a way you're already getting a sense of how her personality is a bit?
Also this reveals a bit more of the premise and how the students end up as passengers in the story. Anyways, have a nice day/night everyone and catch you guys in the next update!
P.S: I adjusted the rules a bit with talents so yes, you can use talents from NDRV3 since in this timeline that hasn't happened yet! Also, I cannot express how important it is to be detailed when it comes to personality and backstory for your characters, please actually take your time with the applications!
