A/N: First off, I want to thank everybody who sent me a submission. I got around 31-32 submitted OCs! Which is a lot! Sadly, I couldn't accept them all, and I am deeply sorry to all those whose OCs haven't been accepted. By the sheer number of submissions, I couldn't accept them all and had to make choice, and I prioritise what would be better, more interesting for the story, and most of all, what fitted what I wanted to write best. However, I augmented the number of accepted OCs by 2, meaning instead of 16 students, it's 18! There was some characters I couldn't pass over and it was too much torture to try and chose amongst the 3 finale candidate when I already had refused good ones, so I just took all of those 3. They were all able to bring something to the story, and that's why I did that.
For all of those whose OCs weren't accepted, yet again I am sorry and you can still read this story, but I won't blame you if you decide to not do it. However, I'm supposed to start a collab with Fire lord 626 soon, also a Dangan Ronpa Syoc, but a slightly different kind. It seems like a really interesting project (still have some things to figure out for it, haha :P), so you will be able to submit an OC there if you wish. My priority will stay SID, but since the collab is that, a collab, it should be easier to write and all so it should be feaseble, both at the same time. I have all the motives planned for SID, amongst other things, just a few things left to decide (like who dies for some motives, which is hell to decide tbh I love them all) so I'm well off on this side as well, there should be no problem.
Okay, so, first introductory chapter. Second will be posted Friday, so you won't have to wait super long but there's still a gap between them. Afterward, a chapter will be posted each Wednesday (trying to be more organized this time :P), with the third chapter already begun, since I just took the base I had wrote for my previous (now deleted) SYOC, changed what I need to change, and now I just have to finish it, with a part already done! Yay! I also already began the second introductory chapter, up to 3 characters introduce in this one, so just 5 intros left to write, yay! More than half done! But that'll be for Friday.
I wanted to write/post that earlier, but last week (My first week of my second year of college) has been more eaxhausting than anticipated and I haven't been able to do anything, so I'm catching up now that everything is better. I got accustomed to my (really tiny) residence room (thank god, otherwise I would have died) so everything is fine and less exhausting. By the way, this is an exceptionally long chapter, all the chapters won't be as long (the next intro maybe, though). I tried writing differently than my others stories (similarly than the first first chapter however) due to advices I've seen on the Internet and all (which might be downplayed because of descriptions and me getting over trying to do fancy descriptions and do more basic ones) but yeah whatever. I just feel like I write more because of it but that may just be me. Fancy descriptions are hard to make, especially when you have 18 to write... Ugh. That's the thing we gotta get through in the intros! :P
Hope you enjoy this chapter. :)
Cold. So, so cold. Why was it so cold?
Zokuwa Tanbou's bright blue eyes fluttered open as the coldness seeped into her back. She groaned, standing up, as she dusted her dark brown jeans, taking in her surroundings. A unsurppressed yawn overcame her features as she lightly ruffled her uneven chopped bangs.
The petite, skinny girl finally found what had caused her that freezing sensation: a gigantic sealed airlock, resembling the doors of banks' vaults. Where was she? One the side of the airlock, a bright blue note had been hung up, clashing with the silvery decor. Well, there was no decor per say, since the room was empty.
Attention all students! You are required to attend the opening ceremony in the auditorium. Please head there as soon as possible. Signed, the Headmaster.
The fair-skinned girl finally remembered what had happened before awakening in this peculiar environment. She was on the point of entering the prestigious school of Hope's Peak Academy when she fainted. However, why wasn't she in an infirmary? Wouldn't it be the logical choice to bring someone who had fainted in an infirmary? Zokuwa took a quick look at her clothing: a short-sleeved white buttoned blouse covered by a dark brown buttoned vest, which were accompanied by a blue tie and black loafers. The exact thing she was wearing as she fainted at the doors of Hope's Peak. Which could mean a wide range of possibilities. However, this strange structure she had found herself in seemed nothing like Hope's Peak design. Maybe she was kidnapped?
Zokuwa shrieked at the possibility. Kidnapped! Her! What a great story that would make!
Ha, but wait... The note she had founded earlier had warned her about an opening ceremony... And it was signed by the headmaster... Was it Hope's Peak after all? Perhaps it was an elaborate welcoming ritual. Either way, she couldn't wait to find out.
"Aargh..."
Zokuwa's straight, shoulder-length, dark violet hair whipped around as she turned to face the noise. Apparently, the girl had over-looked the only other living being present in this room. A bright pink-haired girl was sitting against a wall, just waking up. Her eyes, which were the color of polished emeralds, scanned the room as she stood up. She has two piercings in each ear – one stud in the lobe, and a hoop helix piercing near the top of the ear. A long black coat partially hid a white button-down shirt, the top few buttons undone, as well as a red plaid skirt with black shorts underneath. A matching necktie was tied around her neck like a choker whereas a small generic backpack rested on her shoulders.
"Where am I?.. This isn't Hope's Peak.." muttered the girl, still slightly drowsy. "Hey, you there! Do you know where we might be?"
"I don't, but I plan to figure it out! It seems like it has a link to Hope's Peak, since there's an opening ceremony in the auditorium we were asked to attend! As a Reporter, it's my job to figure it out!" exclaimed Zokuwa, beaming a smile.
Super High School Level Reporter - Zokuwa Tanbou
"Oooh, what good news! Nothing better than a reporter to find out the truth!" replied the girl, smiling as well. "I'm Io Usoshi, the ultimate thief! That makes me almost Robin Hood! Pretty cool, too, right?"
Super High School Level Thief - Io Usoshi
At the mention of Io's talent, Zokuwa's hand immediately went to her pocket: her cellphone was gone. However, as she thought about it, it was impossible for Io to have stolen it, since she woke up after the reporter. Still finding it peculiar, she voiced her thought: "Is your cellphone missing too? I can't see to find mine..."
"Mmh?" The thief start rummaging through her belongings in search of the tiny object. "Nothing... Isn't that weird? Where would our cellphones go to?"
"Maybe it's because of the whole ceremony thing! After all, we were brought up in our sleep to this mysterious emplacement! It could be so we wouldn't be able to contact other people... Or just some old people who have something against technology and confiscate it to us so 'the youngins can finally talk to each other instead of just playing on their phones'" replied Zokuwa, smiling. "Let's explore this place to find out!"
"Let's do that!" said Io, clapping her hands once together before heading with the reporter toward another vault-like circular door, this one opened.
They arrived in a huge room which had one wall fully replaced by a curved window that showed a colorful array of swimming fishes, a beluga passing through as well.
"We're underwater?" wondered Io, surprised, as she ran to the window, the reporter following her closely.
"So that's why they made us go faint: to get us here..." said Zokuwa, thinking deeply. "Therefore, it must be a special school trip for the opening ceremony!"
"Yeah! It's Hope's Peak after all! They could totally pull something off like that, right?" beamed the thief.
"Mhmh. It's unprecedented, but we will definitively get an answer when we'll get to the auditorium."
Bangabablang!
The duo jumped in surprise as a loud sound erupted from the room at their right. Without thinking, they rushed to the noise, ending up in the cafeteria. There stood silver-eyed girl looking toward what seemed to be a kitchen's door. She had waist-length, wavy, navy blue hair with highlight and black streaks. Her straight bangs were tucked onto the sides with a hairclip, well she sported a slim build and a well-toned peach-pink skin. She held a healthy posture while wearing a typical elbow-long-sleeved sailor girl uniform: a white shirt with a dark brown ribbon and a knee-length skirt of the same color.
"Hey, what happened?" shouted Io at the girl, who turned around at the sound of her voice.
"I was just practicing soccer, that's all!" rudely answered the girl, motioning toward the kitchen's door. "And I made a goal." The duo turned to the kitchen's door, noticing a soccer ball and a couple of pans that had fallen because of it, which most likely had caused the sound. "Who are you people?"
"I'm Zokuwa Tanbou and this is Io Usoshi. What about you?"
"Haruna Takahashi."
Super High School Level Soccer Player - Haruna Takahashi
"Perhaps you shouldn't use the kitchen as a goal, or just kick the ball around like that, you could hit someone... Ah, I guess I gotta clean up that mess now.. Luckily, it didn't hit anyone or the knives, for the matter... It could have pierced the ball or something..." said a masculine voice, coming from the kitchen, as the soccer ball rolled back to Haruna.
It the kitchen door stood a boy, scratching his messy blond hair as he sighed before crouching down to gather the fallen pans. Beside him, almost hiding behind him, a little chibi-like girl did the same, helping him. She had porcelain skin and ankle-length unkempt brown hair. She had a small mouth, puffy cheeks and a round nose, her also round eyes anxiously eyeing them from time to time. Very petite and short, her small, frail-looking body was dressed in a one-piece white dress with floral patterns that reached right above her knees. She also wore a dark purple witch hat with a cottonball at the top, a kitty design wristband and a small messenger sling bag along with brown sandals. She almost looked like an elementary student, which was impossible, since everybody so far seemed to be enrolled in Hope's Peak.
In contrast, the boy was really tall and slender. He wore a button-down shirt black shirt under a school sweater with a swimming jellyfishes design, the sleeves rolled up to the elbow. A black bracelet at his right wrist, black pants and used brown boots completed the look. His light green eyes shifted toward the trio as he finished hanging back the pans. "Ah, sorry,I guess I should have introduced myself. I'm Nao Watanuki."
Super High School Level Deep-Sea Biologist - Nao Watanuki
The boy than looked at the girl hiding behind him, giving her a small nudge and gently asking her to introduce herself. Pouting, the girl begrudgingly obliged. "Mii's name is Miisa Nakamura."
Super High School Level Herbalist - Miisa Nakamura
"Mii-chan is really shy, but she might warm up to you one day." explained Nao, smiling brightly, before taking a better look at the cafeteria. "Whoa, are we really underwater?" The biologist headed toward one of the multiple portholes, Miisa closely following him. "Look at all those fishes, Mii-chan! Aren't they pretty! It's sad that we aren't deeper, we won't be able to see as much jellyfishes, or a dragonfish or an anglerfish... But it's still really great, isn't it?"
Miisa just nodded as she stared trough the portholes, not sharing the same level of excitement.
"So, like, we're really undersea?" questioned Io.
"It could be just a projection or something of the like, however..." countered Zokuwa.
"Doub it. Seems like real fishies to me. Either way, the only way to know for sure would be to break the window, or open the sas, which I bet there's one. If there's no submarine linked to the sas and we open, and it ends up we really are under the sea, we'd drown. Same for the windows. So it's better just to watch the fishies." smiled Nao, walking back toward the trio.
"So, we're trapped underwater? And why would we even be here?" asked Haruna, the soccer ball in her hands.
"You didn't seemed too worried about that when you were kicking that ball around earlier," propmtly replied Nao, the smile still on his face, "but yeah, technically, we are, unless there is a submarine connected to this.. Underwater bunker, I presume."
"Yeah, but with what me and Zokuwa discovered, it's seem we were brought here for Hope's Peak opening ceremony, right Zoku-chan?" exlcaimed Io, turning to face the reporter who handed the headmaster's note to them.
"So, it's safe to think you're all from Hope's Peak too, right?" added the reporter.
"Yeah, obviously than I am. I'm the best soccer player ever, after all." huffed Haruna, starting to bounce the ball on her foot repeatedly.
Miisa, still hiding behind Nao, tugged on his shirt, whispering some word to him, before Nao talked: "Mii-chan is right; we probably all are in the same class, or at least year. Let's make the best out of this year~"
"We should probably get to the auditorium, then!" said Io, ready to head out.
"Where you wake up? Just out of curiosity. Io and I woke up at what seemed to be the entrance of this place." asked Zokuwa, looking at the new members of their squad.
"Me and Mii-chan woke up in the kitchen, weirdly enough." replied Nao as the herbalist nodded.
"I woke up in what seemed like a shop. There was another girl sleeping there too, didn't wake up when I shook her, so I left her to sleep. That's where I got the ball." added Haruna, twirling said object in her hand as she talked.
"A shop? ¨Perhaps we could check it out..." trailed the reporter as the soccer player nodded, leading them to said shop.
"Did you basically just stole that ball? I mean, if it was a shop, then you have to pay.." wondered Io while Haruna side-eyed her.
"No cashier seemed to be there, so I just took it. Got a problem with that?"
"Nah, nah, I'm the last one to ever have a problem with that!" laughed the pink-haired girl.
As they arrived at the small shop, they noticed a fair-skinned, freckled girl rummaging in a pile of objects. She had electric blue hair help up by a scrunchie. Her dark pink polo top contained a pocket specifically for bubblegum whereas her black belt with a gold buckle held her brown jeans. Blue trainers and plain socks completed the look.
"Here she is, the sleepyhead I talked about earlier." said Haruna, motioning toward said person, whose blue eyes quickly shifted to them, extirpating herself from the pile.
"Oh, hello there! I'm Bianca Drake. I've been looking for my phone, but I can't find it.."
Super High School Level Rounder's Player - Bianca Drake
"None of us seems to have it, it must have been confiscated by the administration when they brought us here." responded Zokuwa. "Have you got the note? We're supposed to get to the auditorium for the opening ceremony."
"Aren't those usually in gyms?" asked Bianca, curious.
"I guess so, for some, however, if all the people can fit, an auditorium is more suitable since there's already seats there and an elevated stage that brings the attention easily to the speaker, as well as allowing everybody to see due to the inclination of the floor down to the stage. And the chairs are usually far more comfortable, so it's just way better that way." replied Nao, chuckling. "Shall we go there at last?"
The whole group agreed and they chatted about how they woke up and such, stopping a short instant for Bianca to see the window-wall, Nao pointing out some of the fishes' species while at it, before heading to the auditorium, which was basically just as Nao had described: just like a cinema with its row of seat, but with a stage at the bottom, on which a podium had been placed. Four people were already present.
The first was a tall guy, who seemed to have a case of Resting Bitch Face. He had dark green eyes as well as lightish brown hair and a few scars on his face. A thin, black zip-up, hooded jacket covered a plain purple shirt while long black trousers, durable and stretchy hid slightly whitish-grey sneakers. Dark black fingerless gloves completed his outfit.
The second, also a quite tall, slim guy, had combed short dark brown hair, green eyes and light skin. He wore a formal suit, consisting of a black formal jacket, white button up shirt, a yellow and white tie, and white gloves, pants, and shoes.
The third person was a girl with an athletic toned body and a scar running along her right cheek. Her red hair was cut in a boyish pixie cut and her green eyes were covered by black wireframe glasses, the left eyes strangely looking slightly glassy. Her outfit consisted of tight black leather pants, a white button-up undershirt, a black vest and black knee-length high heeled boots. Covering most of her outfit was a black ankle-length coat with various talismans and charms visible in the lining.
The fourth, and last, person, had ebony hair tied in pigtails, which went a little past her ears. Her hazel eyes contrasted slightly with her pale skin. She wore a short-sleeved white blouse along with a brown skirt, striped blue emerald belt and black ankle-high boots. Her skirt contained two pockets in the front: in the right, a little book, apparently about plants and berries, was stored, while a blue rose peaked out of the left pocket.
Io promptly introduce her squad, to what the second, formal boy responded: "My name is Seiun Tengoku. It's a pleasure to meet you all."
Super High School Level Violinist - Seiun Tengoku
"Hey there! The name's Reiko Yurei: Yokai Hunter at Large! Be it spook, specter or spirit, with me, there is no need to fear it!" exclaimed the third, red-haired girl. "Dear lord, that was awful. Note to self: find a better catchphrase."
"Perhaps: 'Be it spook, specter or spirit, I will slay them all' would be better." replied Zokuwa, using her practice of creating catchy titles for her reports to create a better catchphrase.
"Not bad not bad. I'll totally use that one instead!" brightly smiled Reiko.
Supe High School Level Yokai Hunter - Reiko Yurei
"Hello... I'm Julian.. Julian Kohlier... Ultimate.. Observer..." spoke the first, resting bitch face person, apparently softer than what his appearance seems to show.
"How'd you get all those scars, Julian?" wondered Bianca.
"Ah, those... Just tripping incidents.."
Super High School Level Observer - Julian Kohler
"Hello. My name's Wisteria Cross. And this is Grace." said the last girl, pointing to her blue rose. "If you need some help on plants just ask her or me."
"This is quite kind of you and Grace, Wisteria." smiled Nao, unfazed by the girl's antic, whereas Zokuwa and Io looked at each other, bewildered. "Perhaps you and Mii-chan could be friend, since you both have a talent linked to plants. Isn't it great that someone share a talent close to yours? I'm sure you could become quite good friends." added the biologist, the last part directed at Miisa, who meekly nodded.
Super High School Level Plant Conoisseur - Wisteria Danielle Cross
Super High School Level Flower - Grace
Before anybody else could say a word, a large group entered the room.
Amongst all of those top-class students...
SHSL Tap Dancer - ******** *****
SHSL Stone Carver - ****** ********
SHSL Deep-Sea Biologist - Nao Watanuki
SHSL Xenoarcheologist - ***** ********
SHSL Herbalist - Miisa Nakamura
SHSL Yokai Hunter - Reiko Yurei
SHSL Plant Conoisseur - Wisteria Danielle Cross
SHSL Observer - Julian Kohler
SHSL Triathlete - ***** ********
SHSL Paramedic - **** ********
SHSL Mystery Novelist - ***** *****
SHSL DJ - ***** ******
SHSL Soccer Player - Haruna Takahashi
SHSL Thief - Io Usoshi
SHSL Violonist - Seiun Tengoku
SHSL Whittler - ****** ****
SHSL Reporter - Zokuwa Tanbou
SHSL Rounder's Player - Bianca Drake
Who will survive?
Bonus
SHSL Flower - Grace
A/N: Done done done done done! Just 8 characters left to introduce! At first, in the missing part of their name, I put ?, but I couldn't make out the numbers of letters they had in their name that way, since when I'd save, it would revert to a single ?. Which sucked but hey, I found a solution!
By the way, I was crushed by the last two episodes. (Kinda spoilery but not super explicit) Kizakura gave me feels and I kinda like Juzo even more now (I'm one of those few who likes him... :P). Ruruka is near dead to me. And the student council killing game? In the few minute before it, I spotted like, what, maybe 7-8 favorites in there? AND DO YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM? (Just go watch if you don't! :P) It was horrible, I had already loved them so much and... *sigh* Why?
Anyway, as I said at the top, I really like the cast, quite diverse, especially with the backstories, attitudes and all. I know that toward the end here the late introduced OCs don't talk much, but an introduction chapter basically just introduce the essence of the characters and some are shown a bit less than the others... However! They will all get developped as the story goes on, obviously. You'll get to say more than one line in the next chapters, Seiun. I swear you will. Probably not next chapter, but maybe the chapter after that. Who knows? I haven't written up to there yet. (He got lik, just one line the poor baby.. Wisteria too, but hers was slightly longer, and she got someone responding to her. Don't worry Wisteria, you'll also get more lines. So will every OCs.)
So yeah, the rest of the intros will be posted Friday morning (well, it'll be the morning for me) and then it'll be regular Wednesday posting each week. If I ever forget a Wednesday, don't be shy, each and every of you, just send me: 'A reminder to write' and I'll be reminded. :P
Feel free to constructively critizise my work, or even point out mistake, like EmpressLazuli did! (Thank you, btw! :)) My native language being French, it sometimes plays tricks on me since I sometime write the French versions of the word, not the English one, when the words are pretty much the same in both languages. Oh, and most importantly, tell me if I portrayed your OC correctly! That's really important. Feel free to comment on the story, writing, characters, my way too long author's note (which will probably shrink in the next chapters), the new episodes of Dangan Ronpa, and so on. Basically talk to me I'm lonely. Jk, I just really want to know whatt you think.
By the way, just added Grace and her SHSL for fun, because, why not? I just felt like it. I found it funny. It's okay if you don't, I won't judge you. I love you anyway.
So yeah, I'm gonna stop rambling. See ya Friday with the next batch of OCs! :D
