Prologue 0-3: Fire in Her Eyes

Now in this hallway, and ignoring Monokuma's words, I examine the area more. It would be good if we know whether or not this is truly in space or some test set up by the Committee. Then again, the Committee has enough power and money to send all of us in space for a test in the name of so-called research.

This hallway seems to be huge so far and has a vast assortment of different rooms. All of the doors, that are too numerous for me to count, are different colors but all neon or very bright. To be honest, it hurts my eyes, so I focus on the walls that are baby blue with pink stripes and purple polka-dots. Whoever designed this needs to be fired.

"Hello~" Suddenly, a girl from one of the rooms, the room that is green, comes out and pulls me inside. I would find it weird in normal circumstances, yet I am pretty sure it is safe to assume that this is not normal circumstances.

Looking around the room, it is a fairly normal small kitchen. The walls are beige and have white outlines. There is everything you need in the kitchen, a fridge, cupboards, dishwasher, etc. Wherever this is, it is clear that it is well-stocked. The girl is now sitting in one of the white lawn chairs that surround the small table in the center of the room.

The girl herself has fairly pale skin. She has the body of an hourglass and what most people would call a huge bust. Of course, that is not where I am focusing. Her eyes are a soft gold. This stranger has long red hair that goes all the way to her thighs and is tied in a braid with a white bow to keep it all together. She wears a light grey sweater vest over a bright red long sleeved shirt. A grey pleated skirt is underneath and is accompanied by black thigh high socks with brown oxford shoes. To complete the look, this girl wears black-rimmed glasses.

She is crossing her legs and staring intently into my eyes as if studying me. The strangest thing though is that she has a black audio recorder that is pointing directly at me.

"I guess you're wondering who I am. Well, to get that information, you gotta introduce yourself first, silly! Be a man!"

"If you so insist, I am Shiro Amari, the Ultimate Composer. May I have your name as well?"

"Well, salutations, my new friend! I am Dr. Etsuko Abe and it is a pleasure meeting you, Shiro!" She offers up her hand, the one not holding up the audio recorder, and I decide to amuse her by shaking it. The next thing I hear is a sound that is similar to a fart. The next thing Etsuko does is smile. "By the way, I am the Ultimate Psychologist and you just witnessed my amazing Pop-up Therapy!"

Etsuko Abe

Ultimate Psychologist

"Pop-up Therapy?" I question her. She nods her head while still carrying her smile.

"Sorry you had to be a guinea pig, but that is how the world works. This is the era of the Committee, everybody needs therapy! So I created a kind that can actually do shit, unlike all that dumb CBT stuff. My paradigm is fun, not cognitive or behavioral or whatever." Etsuko finally puts her recorder away and gets up from her seat.

Thinking about it, I have heard about Etsuko Abe before. The Committee asked her to be the head of research once, but she declined, claiming that would limit her studies of the human mind or whatever. This opened up Kotori Hiraoka to take up the spot. Kazuhiko Hiraoka did an article on her once since he found her very interesting. Maybe she would remember him, but I am worried about him since he is one of the people from the third class that apparently are on a very long field trip. But I am pretty sure he is doing fine, he is a fighter after all and so is his girlfriend Ayano Nishiki. They are both Ultimates as well and some of the most powerful teenagers in the world today.

"CBT?" I ask Etsuko. Questioning her about anything concerning the Committee might be suspicious, but she does seem to be a very...open-minded person.

"Just boring therapy terms from before the Tragedy. Anyway, Shiro, do you have any idea what is happening here?" She still has the same look in her eyes. Considering that she is a psychologist, it does make sense that she would be studying me.

"No, other than it might be linked to the Killing Game."

"Hm, Killing Game? That's bad, but whatever. It would be great to study people!" She then hops on the table. It is a cheap table so it easily collapses under her weight. Etsuko drops to the ground yet does not seem to mind.

"Yes."

"You don't react much. Oh well. Time to find somebody more fun!" Etsuko quickly recovers, although her head collided hard on the wooden floor. She rushes to the door and seemingly jumps on somebody.

"Ah!" I have heard that voice somewhere before.

"Hello~" Looking through the door, I notice that Etsuko has now trapped Mei. Thinking about it, everybody that I have met so far has been women with a lot of energy.

Not wanting to experience the chaos of Mei and Etsuko together, I quickly make my escape.

"H-hello," somebody says from behind me. The voice is quite manly, even more so than mine. Looking behind me, however, all I see is a small girl. "H-how are you?" It does not take me long to realize the voice belongs to her.

"Oh, so cool!" The next thing I know Etsuko is pushing me to the side, and leaving behind a traumatized Mei, to observe this new subject of hers. Of course, I land directly on the wall...hard...and blackout. Things could be worse.

I totally follow the update schedule, guys. Totally. I totally did not update FoD twice before this chapter. Totttaallllyyy not.

Reviews~

Harukawa Ayame-Prepare yourself for this story having a completely different feel from FoD. Asuka is a nice girl. Well, Etsuko is...Etsuko. I love Etsuko. No problem. Writing this is fun. :) Naoko is Naoko too. That's a plot point. Thank you, you too.

TheRoseShadow21-Thanks, I just like experimenting with all these crazy stories. Asuka be the light! I think everybody knows that about every test. Thank you.

YellowtheWriter-Please never stop, we need memes for the eventual TvTropes page. Thanks so much. Oh, the shipping will always be a part of my works. Best ship name, only if a certain Ultimate Shipper was here too. Thanks. Sssspppppaaaaccccceeeeeee.

VioElcina-Thanks. :) Shiro is the complete opposite from Akita, who is the exact opposite of calm and composed. All of these characters are gonna bring all of the feels.

1Glimmershine-All of these character types have an A name, you got a point. Even Angie from the new game has an A name! Thanks, I am glad that you like Shiro. Well, the prologue is like a mix of chapter one in this story but I am glad to hear your opinion.

Scissor-Snipper-Yeah, seems like this is a base breaker. Good for TvTropes. XD Let's see what the story reveals.