Hey guys! bluesnowkitten here. So, the main purpose of this chapter is to provide some spotlight on some characters that I recieved and have approved as well as to seek more characters that I hope I can add to the cast of characters. To all who have already had their character approved by me, I welcome you to create a second character, as well as keep in mind the flaws I have pointed out so that, again, less work for both you and ,to those aspiring to send me characters, please do note that as I have national examinations coming up till the end of November, I will be unable to reply ASAP and most of the time, unless your character is exceptionally well-done, I will reply you in the form of a ''to-be-improved'' style so that I can better know your character. I'm going to be really truthful and say that I there is a high chance I will not answer you in the same day you send the message or even the day after, but I WILL get back to you, approving your character, asking for more detail or rejecting your character (which I will most likely not do unless your character downright does not fit). So, without further ado, I present you will the prologue of Danganronpa : A Spot amid the Gentle Snow.
Prologue:
''Wow... It really is like what the guidebook wrote,'' The young teen whispered to nobody in particular as he stepped off the bus. The snow blanketed the ground as far as the eye could see, and all the bus-stop most certainly was not spared. Of course. It was just a one-way trip and most of the people who alighted at this stop were Snow Town Institute (STI) students.
The said teen sported a pale yellow hair tied back in a small, thin ponytail. His bangs that would have covered his eyes were held to the left of his face with a red clip. He wore a dark purple witch's hat with a milky-white ball of fluff hanging of the tip of the hat. A pure white lab coat was worn over his grey t-shirt and a pair of pale blue sneakers and navy blue long pants completed his outlook.
STI, the academy which nurtures the world's talents after bringing them in. Only the most distinguished manage to enter the academy. Unlike other schools, STI accepts students in two batches, one at the start of the year and one at the end. It is quite an unnatural occurance but the academy's very existance was already unbelievable. With The Tragedy seared into mankind's history books, many would never give their support to another academy with the same agenda as Kibougamine, or Hope's Peak. Yet, a few years later, STI now proudly pumps out grauates who go and contribute to mankind's restoration as well as progress. With the Future Foundation's backing, STI has not had an incident similar to Kibougamine's despite being a young school.
In front of such a prestigious school stands Otonashi Mina, the small-statured boy who stands at slightly less than 5 feet. Despite being such what many think of as ''tiny'', he was indeed at a ripe age of 16. He was interviewed by an STI scout not too long ago and recieved a letter of acceptance into STI. STI only accepted students they wished to accept, and as talents mature at different paces of one's life, it was not surprising to see a high-school senior attending STI as a freshman. Naturally, this also accounted for the unnatural acceptance period for this school for the talented.
Little Mina was accepted as the Superduper HighSchool (SHSL) Geneticist. He, despite not being publicly announced, had allowed the genetic research to advance leaps and bounds. He even managed to mutate various plant species to the extreme, allowing them to grow in conditions they would have never been able to before. Mina did not understand how the Future Foundation came to know of this, but it hardly mattered to him. As long as he could have fun, he could care less even if the world burnt to the ground.
Mina hummed a cheerful tune as he skipped along the white road, which was paved but mostly covered in snow, while imagining all the fun he would have in STI. It would be the first time he ever went to school, which many would not have imagined from someone recognized as a scientific prodigy.
Suddenly, Mina felt a pair of arms reach around his neck. This movement greatly flustered Mina, as he helplessly flayed his arms and legs around like a small puppy trying to escape a bear's hug.
''How cute...'' A slighly rough voice cooed.
Mina stopped all movement and craned his neck upwards to try to sneak a look at his assailant,but his witch hat prevented him from seeing anything, and he only knew that this girl was tall as he was hugged like a soft toy and in the midst of being swung around from side to side.
''Umm... Excuse me, but would you mind putting me down?'' Mina asked in a slightly meek voice.
''Ah... Oh, of-of course. Excuse my rudeness... (She was too cute that i lost myself for a moment)'', the girl whispered at the end of her sentence while blushing and looking away.
That sentence was intended for only the speaker to hear as a sort of reproach, yet Mina was able to pick it up. The reason... Let's leave that to another time.
''Hey! I'm not a girl!'' Mina whined in protest.
''Stop lieing. With that face and body, anybody would doubt your words.'' The girl replied, seemingly unnoticed of the fact that Mina picked up on her barely audible words.
The girl in front of Mina was incredibly tall, at least from Mina's perspective. Her hair was tied in high pony tail and dyed bright pink, a stark contrast to her pale skin. Her eyes have seemed to curve into a frown, and while it would have normally have pierced the soul of whoever was their reciepient, seemed to convey curiousness regarding Mina. Despite the snowy and, of course, cold temperatures, she was dressed relatively lightly, with only a grey shawl wrapped around her neck. She wore a dark blue modern-style sailor uniform with a white necktie coupled with a knee length black skirt, over-sized blue socks and black high heels. A pair of black wire-frame glasses rested on her nose and a red armband could be seen on her left arm depicting a black shield with two swords crossed behind it. A noticeable gold locket hangs of her neck, glinting in the bright sunlight and a stark contrast to her dark clothes.
Mina had never been exposed to the outside world news for nearly all her life, so she did not know that the girl standing in front of her was Shirogane Tetsuko, the leader of the notorious sukeban gang feared by many. Hence, Mina hardly felt intimidated by the threatening aura that seemed to radiate out of Tetsuko.
''But I really am a boy!'' Mina protested, seemingly put off by Tetsuko's declaration. Tetsuko seemed to shrug it off and regained her composure after what seemed to be like an embarrassing display from before. The two, seemingly ever so slightly irritated by each other's statements, walked a fair distance apart from each other. They did not speak so much as a single word, and the silence was broken by a far cry from a boy saying ''Orokana-san! You can't strip in public!''
Both Mina and Tetsuko picked up on the cry, and while Tetsuko dashed at a quick pace that many highschool atheletes could never hope to match, Mina sighed in sympathy. The previously mentioned Orokana was actually Orokana Ittei, someone Mina had met and conversed with before. However, although Ittei seemed like an extremely sociable person that Mina enjoyed talking to, he seemed to oblivious to things around him and hardly followed rules that remained unspoken yet followed in public. Because of that, Mina had faked becoming lost and Ittei went ahead to STI in the bus that left before Mina's, which happened to be the same bus as another boy whom Mina did not know but had a distinctive green hue to his messy hair. How Tetsuko remained hidden in the bus Mina took, since it was the last bus, Mina did not know.
Once again, a pristene and cool silence covered the snow white road. The previous cry seemed to have been raised a fair distance from the road that Mina and Tetsuko had taken, so there was neither a nude Ittei running out nor another cry regarding a socially impossible behavior. Thus, Mina continued his walk alone along the snow road. He looked around his surroundings, and finally realized how impossible the scenery looked. Trees with green leaves lined themselves along the road and Mina gawked in awe while hopping along.
Finally, he saw a silhouette of girl with a height similar to his, just around 5 feet. She had curly dark brown hair, pale skin long arms and legs as well as light green eyes. She was wearing a brown overcoat and had a similarly coloured scarf wrapped around her neck. Her sneakers were nearly the same colour as the snow, and if not looked at closely she seemed to have no feet. Brown gardening gloves hung off her pocket as the short girl carressed a small flower on the ground.
Mina did not seem to know why the girl held such an interest in the flower and asked with an innocent tone ''Hello, what are you doing?''.
''Hya! Sorry, I was just admiring the flowers...'' the girl yelped in surprise and looked up at Mina. She seemed absorbed in admiring the flowers and didn't notice Mina creeping up to her and looking over her shoulder.
''My name in Mina, Otonashi Mina the SHSL Geneticist. What's yours?'' Mina asked with a innocent smile.
''Um... Mine's Ayaka Cho, and I'm the SHSL Gardener. Nice to meet you...'' Cho said while avoiding eye contact with Mina
''Aren't you going to STI? I heard the opening ceromany is going to start in 2 hours and I still can't see the school in sight.'' Mina casually said while looking towards the distance, shrouded by a pale mist.
''Oh right, but I heard the school is only another 20 minute walk from here.'' Cho replied in an almost inaudible voice. ''Plus, I don't deal well with crowds...''
''Ah.. I understand!'' Mina proclaimed happily. ''So there isn't a problem if I go with you right?''
''Eh? I guess that would work?'' Cho said uneasily.
And so, Mina grabbed Cho's small hand and skipped along the road once again, this time with a very uneasy companion. This usually marks the start of a happy highschool friendship, where both friends will live through a very fufilling highschool life. Yet, unknown to any of the 20 students of the 26th batch of STI students which came in at the start of June, there was a tiny spot of darkness amid the sparkling white hope slowly growing and budding. Their highschool life was about to take a turn for the worst, and not all would be able to graduate...
Author's Notes:
Hello, this is bluesnowkitty! Thank you for reading the prologue of Danganronpa : A Spot of Darkness Amid the Gentle Snow. I hope you have enjoyed this chapter. Besides seeking for characters for the cast, I would also be officially announcing that this story will be on hold until the end of November. This is because I have national examinations coming up in 3 days and for now, I can't spare any effort on this fanfiction. I sincerely apologize to all the dear readers but I promise that a new chapter will be up by latest the first week of November. By then, it will be difficult to say how often I'll update but it will likely be every weekend. Thats all for now folks, please R&R and I thank you for your support.
-bluesnowkitty