Mike73

Dear Anonymous...

Marcus and Alyssa both set up their accounts like the teacher asked, and soon they were ready to send their first emails. However, neither of them were too sure about what to write. How exactly do you even introduce yourself to a completely anonymous stranger? Marcus ended up half-assing it, but Alyssa at least tried to be sociable.

From: bruh73
To: RoflsMazoy

ayy so, i have no idea what im doing here and i dont really care about this project so like, don't judge me too hard if i seem like im not all that into this. this assignment just seems really dumb and i have no idea what to say. im kinda just repeating myself but dont worry its just because im trying to make the email seem long for the teachers since i dont think theyll even be reading these. theres way too many fucking kids and emails theyd have to go through if they did. hey maybe we can even fake this entire project out all year long by sending a bunch of gibberish bs to each other.

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From: Coolbreeze123
To: Ka-ching

Hello there! It's nice to meet you. My real name has to be a secret, but if you want to call me by a name then you can just call me Al or CB instead of my username. I'm not too sure what else to say to be honest...how are you?

Dangan Ronpa: Sky's Peak Academy

Jamie shuddered at the mention of there being Daddy Long Legs and possibly even Black Widow spiders in the Storage Room.

"Y-You're just kidding, right? Haha..." Jamie asked with an awkward laugh, "Sorry, I'm ok with most bugs, but spiders just really freak me out. Especially ones with long legs..." She shuddered again. "Let's just search like Claude suggested." It would definitely help get her mind off the idea of there being spiders in the room.

Ray silently agreed to help as well, and so the four of them went to work. After a good ten minutes went by, Jamie let out a sigh as she stood straight up and cracked her back.

"There's so much stuff, and we've barely made a dent in looking through everything here." She groaned, "I think we'd need to dedicate a whole day to sifting through all this stuff. We promised we'd meet at the Cafeteria in an hour though."

"I-I found some cool stuff though..." Ray spoke quietly, "A-A box full of w-wood polish...a-another had w-wheel grease...i-if I can find my skateboard later, m-maybe I can use some..."

"You lost your skateboard?" Jamie asked.

"Y-Yeah..." Ray said dejectedly, "I-I always have it with me, e-even when I came to the school, but..."

"I'm sure you'll find it," Jamie reassured him, "It's got to be in the school somewhere." Ray looked a little less like a sad puppy after that, so Jamie continued, "Well guys, we did find some cool stuff, but we barely made any progress looking through everything, and we couldn't find any secret trap doors or anything like that. We should probably take another crack at this room when we have more time, but maybe we should go check the Infirmary next before we're late."
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"We were all distressed when we woke up," Andrea told Percy, "It's very much possible we all could have missed something. Even someone as infallible as you."

Andrea and Sydney followed Kadian into the classroom after that. Like Percy had insisted, there didn't seem to be anything of particular notice in there. After a short bout of investigation, they found absolutely nothing, and exited the classroom.

"Ok so you were right," Andrea admitted to Percy, "It's better to be thorough than be careless, though."

"Let's look through this one next," Sydney suggested, pointing to the door right across from Percy's. They went inside, but once again, found nothing. It was just the same as the first classroom. The pattern followed suit with the third classroom, and then fourth. "Is it just me, or is every single classroom full of nothing?" Sydney sighed by the time they were exploring the fifth classroom.

Andrea didn't respond. She was too busy staring at the whiteboard at the front of the classroom, her arms crossed in front of her chest.

"Find something interesting?" Sydney asked.

"...No, and yes." Was Andrea's response, "This board is just the same as the others."

"Well that sucks," Sydney replied simply.

Andrea furrowed her eye brows, her stare intensifying. Something was not right here.

"No," Andrea said slowly, "I mean, it's exactly the same as the others. Same scuff marks, same exact placement of board markers, even the little notes in the upper-right corner about proper marker usage is identical, right down to the penmanship and placement." She was quiet for a moment, before adding, "Maybe it doesn't mean anything, but I'm fairly sure the classrooms themselves are all exactly the same as well. It's meticulous as hell, I'll give Monobear that."
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"Oh, good, I thought I'd have to go all the way back to the Gym," Bryan let out a sigh of relief. He dug into Elliot's coat pocket, and then used it to unlock the door.

"Welp, looks like my work is done," Monobear said, giving himself a congratulatory pat on the back, "Have fun exploring!" He disappeared after that, leaving the group free to enter the room.

Inside the room were all the basics. A bed, a dresser with a mirror, a nightstand, and a door that presumably lead to a private bathroom. As Marcus and Angela quickly brought Elliot over to the bed to lay him down, Bryan surveyed the room more carefully. The way it was set up, it actually looked like Elliot had been living there for awhile already. There were a few of what looked to be personal items and decorations in the room, much to Bryan's surprise.

"Did Monobear set all this up?" Bryan asked, motioning to it all.

"Dunno." Marcus grunted as he helped straighten out Elliot's unconscious body, to help make him more comfortable.

"Wow. You're not a talkative guy at all, aren't you?" Bryan asked him dryly. Marcus didn't respond. Instead, the Rugby Player looked at Angela.

"Thank you for your help." He told her, his words simple but grateful.
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"Really?" Sasha gasped in surprise to Cecelia's suggestion to work together, "I don't really think I can compare to a Psychologist...but if it means I can help, then I'll do my best!" She smiled brightly at Cecelia, now feeling a little more at ease.

Soon after, Andrew went to examine the Kitchen. Steven followed after him when Cecelia suggested that they might had missed something, but when he entered, he could see Monobear standing behind Andrew. Steven couldn't help but yell out in surprise at seeing that.

"Why are you yelling?" Monobear asked in an irritated voice, "Am I really that cute that you can't help but yell out in joy everytime you see me?"

"What do you want? What're you even doing in here?" Steven demanded.

"Oh, I just wanted to pop in to tell you guys how amazing this kitchen is," Monobear replied, "It's all state of the art, as I only accept the best for my students. Also, you'll never have to worry about running out of food! I bring in fresh new shipments of food daily, so hunger will never be a problem during your indefinite stay at Sky's Peak Academy."

Dangan Ronpa: Sky's Peak Academy

"Oho, what a gentleman," Jamie said with a grin in response to Claude's chivalry, "I think I made the right choice picking this group." Ray shuffled behind the group as they made their way to the Storage Room first. It was close to the Gymnasium, so they found it pretty quickly. Ray quickly walked in front of the group so that he could open the door for everyone, nearly tripping over his feet in doing so. Jamie flashed him a grateful smile, and then everyone entered inside.

It was a large room, but due to everything in it, it seemed small. A seemingly endless amount of items and supplies sat stocked on the shelves. From snacks and candy, to cleaning supplies and toiletry, to cloths and linens, to old magazines and journals, there seemed to be everything anyone could ever need stored here.

"W-Wow..." Ray whispered in awe.

"Wow is right," Jamie agreed, "There's so much stuff in here! It's overwhelming, to be honest."
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Kadian, Percy, Sydney, and Andrea all headed over to the classrooms they'd all woken up in. After a bit of walking, they soon found themselves in the hallway that held all of the classrooms.

"There's 16 classrooms here..." Andrea noted, "Is that supposed to be the normal amount?"

"I dunno," Sydney shrugged, "There's no way they built 16 classrooms just for us though. Maybe Monobear kidnapped 16 students since there's 16 classrooms."

"I doubt that's the only reason he did that," Andrea shook her head, "Well anyway. We've got a bunch of classrooms to search. We probably won't find anything new that we wouldn't have seen when we first woke up. But, 'leave no stone unturned', right?"
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Bryan lead Marcus and Angela out of the School Zone and over to the Student Zone. After that, it was a short walk over to the Dorms. It could be seen that each door had a student's name and a pixelized sprite with a likeness to the student.

"Huh. That's new." Bryan commented, "The Dorms didn't have little sprites like that on them when I took my tour." He kind of wondered if that meant Monobear had put them there, for whatever reason.

"Please find Elliot's room," Marcus requested. If he was starting to struggle to hold Elliot's weight, Bryan couldn't tell. Still, the guy was much bigger than him, so he complied immediately. After a bit of looking around, he eventually found Elliot's door.

"Over here." Bryan motioned to Marcus and Angela. He tried to open the door, but it was locked. "Hold on, how're we supposed to even get in our rooms?"

"Just use your Electronic IDs!" Monobear answered. Wait what? Somehow, Monobear had appeared in the hallway with them.

"Oh crap! How'd you get here?" Bryan exclaimed, having flinched when Monobear suddenly appeared.

"Who knows? And more importantly, who cares?" Monobear asked back. "All you need to know is that if you swipe the correct Electronic ID against the scanner on the corresponding door, then it will unlock. Otherwise, all doors will be locked at all times, except in...'special' cases. Upupupu. Oh, but don't worry about that. Your rooms will always be secure. In fact, they're so secure, they're soundproof! You can even test them if you don't believe me!"
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"Monobear's personality seems very...erratic, to say the least," Steven said in response to Cecelia and Andrew's conversation, "I'm sure that makes it more difficult to try to figure him out."

"I couldn't get a read on him either," Sasha sighed, "I couldn't even pick up any vocal cues. I'll definitely need more time as well before I can confirm anything about him."

"Huh? You're analyzing Monobear too?" Steven asked.

"O-Oh, uh, not exactly," Sasha replied, seemingly embarrassed, "I'm not a Psychologist like Cecelia. I just know how to pick up on people's cues and tells. It's a skill you pretty much got to have in the card playing world if you want to be any good. It's nowhere near as complex as creating a psychological profile of someone, though."

"Still, that's pretty impressive," Steven replied with a small smile, "No wonder you're an Ultimate Student." Sasha looked even more embarrassed after hearing that, and looked away.

By that point, they had reached the Cafeteria doors. Steven pulled them open, and the group entered the room. Inside were several small lunch tables with a few seats at each table. However, there was a larger circular lunch table in the middle of the room, with 16 seats settled around it. In the back was another door, that presumably lead to the Kitchen.

"So this is the Cafeteria..." Steven said out loud, "The big table there would be perfect for our meeting later."

Dangan Ronpa: Sky's Peak Academy

Everyone was thankful and relieved to be accepted into their groups, save of course for Bryan. Steven was also a little intimidated by Andrew, and gulped in response to his gesture, but he didn't let it show when Cecelia was looking.

"Fine, I'll help them find the dorms," Bryan sighed at Kadian, irritated from being shot down by Percy but quickly trying to cover it up, "I'll lead the way, since I'll be the only one free to look at the map on our IDs."

Andrea nodded when Kadian suggested for them to come up with a strategy, "Yeah, we definitely should do that. There's no point in everyone randomly wandering around."

"Eh?" Monobear spoke up when Cecelia and Kadian said that they should discuss it somewhere else, "Don't mind me, I'm not eavesdropping. If I wanted to easedrop, I'd listen to you through the cameras." He pointed to one of the cameras in the Gym. "They're all built in with highly-advanced microphones, so whenever I do feel like eavesdropping, I'll be able to hear absolutely everything!"

"Yeah let's just go anyway," Sydney groaned, "That bear is starting to annoy me."

Before Monobear could interject, everyone quickly filed out of the Gymnasium and into the hallway.

"So, who's searching where?" Sasha asked.

"Well, my groups heading to the Dorms," Bryan stated, "If my memory's correct, it's in the Student Zone half of the first floor. The Trash Room is near the Dorms, so if we've got extra time we can also look around there."

"Hmm...my group can explore the rest of the School Zone," Jamie suggested, "There's a bunch of classrooms, and the map says there's a Storage Room and an Infirmary too."

"That's a lot for just one group," Sydney told her, "Leave the classrooms to our group. Your group should just explore the Storage Room and Infirmary."

"That leaves our group then," Sasha said, as she examined her ID's map, "There's apparently a sauna room in the Student Zone, but there's there's a big red X on it so that might mean it's blocked off."

"We can look around the Cafeteria and Kitchen then," Steven suggested, "Does that all sound good, everyone?"

Dangan Ronpa: Sky's Peak Academy

"Percy has the right idea," Bryan said enthusiastically, suddenly much more calm than he had been just moments before, "Let's all follow his lead, ok everyone? I believe in you guys, I'm sure we'll find a way out of here!"

"You're handling the situation much better now," Andrea point out, cocking an eye brow, "That's quite a recovery." Once again, Bryan simply brushed her off like he had before.

When Angela asked Marcus if he could help her carry Elliot to the dorms, he nodded, saying, "Sure." He had intended to carry Elliot on his own, but he wasn't going to reject any help. Strong or not, people were still heavy. He knelt down by Elliot's head, and picked him up from underneath his arms, letting Angela pick the unconcious boy up by his legs.

"Teaming up sounds like a great idea," Jamie agreed with Rose and Claude, and then asked them, "Can I be on your team? Ray could join us too!"

"H-Huh?" Ray gasped, "I-I'll just slow you g-guys down...a-and I think Claude would want a-another on his team girl i-instead."

"Don't be so hard on yourself," Jamie said with a grin, "You're the Ultimate Skateboarder, there's no way you'd slow us down." She didn't address the part about Claude likely preferring an all-girls team, instead just trying to make Ray feel a little better.

"Uh...o-ok then..." Ray mumbled, looking down at the ground. Jamie could see that he was trying to hide the slight flush in his cheeks.

"Can I join your team, Cecelia?" Steven asked, "You and Andrew are both smart people, and I'd like to continue cooperating with you."

"Can I join you guys too?" Sasha asked, "I mean, I can understand if you guys would rather have someone else..."

"Looks like you're about to be stuck with us, Bryan," Sydney stated plainly as she motioned to Kadian, Andrea, and herself. Bryan looked slightly uncomfortable about having to be on their team, and looked over towards Percy.

"Er, Percy! Can I couple up with you?" He asked somewhat desperately.

"Oh my God. Did you seriously just say that?" Andrea asked in amusement. Bryan didn't seem to catch the accidental double entendre.

During all of this, Monobear stood silently at his podium, watching them. It was a bit unnerving, to say the least.

Dangan Ronpa: Sky's Peak Academy

"I don't want to kill anything!" Jamie exclaimed, holding up her hands slightly as if to surrender, "What's wrong with you, you psychotic build-a-bear reject!?"

"Can we even kill a toy?" Andrea asked in response to Percy, "I mean, technically speaking, we can't kill something that's not alive."

"Hell yeah we can kill that thing!" Sydney exclaimed, slamming her fist into her open palm.

"It looks weak enough, it probably couldn't put up a fight if we attacked it, but..." Sasha started to say, but was interrupted by Monobear.

"No no no!" Monobear whined as it stomped its foot, "Some of you have the general right idea. Killing is good! I already like some of you much better than the wimps who are so against it. But you're not supposed to kill me! You're supposed to kill each other! In fact, it's one of my rules! Attacking the Headmaster warrants a punishment!"

"Rules?" Steven asked, "You set up rules for this nut house?"

"Of course!" Monobear explained, "What kind of game would this be if there weren't any rules?"

"G-Game?" Ray whimpered, "K-Killing isn't a game..."

"It is here, small fry!" Monobear said with a giggle, "This game is called The High School Life of Mutual Killing, and there are plenty of rules to make sure it goes as smoothly and bloodily as possible."

Throughout all this, Marcus had gone over to Elliot's unconscious body and began to check him for any injuries.

"Oh, do we already have a dead body?" Monobear asked sinisterly. Marcus just gave the bear a side glance before continuing to tend to the Fashion Designer.

When the other students began to look worried, he decided to tell them, "He's fainted. But he'll be fine."

"Aww. How disappointing." Monobear looked down to the floor as he said that, looking completely dejected.

"It doesn't matter, no one's killing anybody anyway!" Bryan told the bear forcefully.

"Y-Yeah!" Jamie agreed, "Andrew, Claude, Angela, and Bryan; they're all right, we won't do what you say just because you're telling us to do it!"

"Ew, gross, you all sound like the cast of a shonen anime," Monobear said in disgust. "Next I bet you'll all start to say you'll use the power of friendship to defeat me."

"I...d-don't think that's how real life w-works..." Ray commented.

"Shut it, you pointless side character!" Monobear demanded, instantly causing Ray to clam up. "Hmm...Now, what can I do to make you all want to participate in this Killing Game...Ooh! Maybe if I let you see for yourselves how hopeless your situation is, then you'll realize you have no choice but to live by the rules of this Killing Game! Upupupu! How excellent!"

"How exactly are you going to do that?" Steven asked.

"I'm just going to let you see for yourselves how trapped you truly are!" Monobear explained with a seemingly wider grin, "Upupupu...but first, let me give you...these! Ta-dah!" The bear tossed out cards onto the floor, which everyone picked up once they found the one with their name on it. "These are you Electronic IDs! Everyone gets one, as they're very useful. They contain a map to the school, everyone's personal information, and the Rules of this fine establishment? Any questions? I suggest you all read the Rules Section before continuing in your pointless struggle against me. Once you're done, you're all free to explore the school to your heart's content, and learn first-hand that you will never see the outside world again unless you commit a murder! Gwahaha!"

Steven instantly went to the Rules section once he picked up and started up his ID. He quickly read through it, not looking to see if the others were doing the same.

1. The students will live a communal lifestyle with no time limit inside the school walls.

2. The time between 10pm and 7am is called “Night Time”. During Night Time there are places that are forbidden to enter, so please take care.

3. Sleeping is only permitted in the personal rooms prepared for you in the dormitory area. Anyone intentionally falling asleep elsewhere will be punished.

4. You may investigate the school as you please. There are no special restrictions on your actions.

5. No violence is permitted against the school’s Headmaster, Monobear. Breaking this rule will result in punishment.

6. Destruction of the surveillance cameras and school property is forbidden. Punishment will follow if this rule is not heeded.

7. A “culprit” who kills a fellow student will Graduate the school. However, they must not let any other student know they are the culprit.

8. Additional rules may be added by the Headmaster at any time.

Dangan Ronpa: Sky's Peak Academy

"Stuffed bear? How rude!" The monochrome bear pouted, "I am not a stuffed bear, I am Monobear! Get your facts straight!" He gave a dramatic pause, before suddenly asking, "Wait, did you just say I'm not cute? What a shot through my precious little heart! I'll have you know that I am totes cute and adorbs! My fluffing was made from 100% certifiably cute things, such as puppies and kittens! And not just the fur, oh no, nothing was put to waste!"

"Again, what the hell?" Steven repeated himself. This was so surreal, it felt like this all was some sort of dream. This kind of stuff only happened in fiction, there was no way this was actually happening.

"Eh?" Monobear said in response to Percy's anger-filled words, "Wow, I love that death glare you're giving me! I feel both scared and slightly turned on!" He feigned swooning at Percy, before continuing, "Anyway, I did show up in person! This is who I really am, after all."

"Somehow, I don't really believe that," Andrea said doubtingly.

"Oh? Why not?" Monobear asked.

"Maybe because you're just a stuffed toy?" Bryan answered rhetorically, "You look like some kind of animatronic mascot!"

"I am not a toy!" Monobear bellowed, flashing his claws menacingly, "I am Monobear! Don't make me say it again!"

"Whatever! Just answer Percy's question already!" Bryan snapped at him, "What the hell do you want with us?"

"Ooh, such an excitable youth," Monobear began to say in earnest, "What a perfect way to represent our school's hope! That's what you all are anyway. All of you are symbols of hope, to do battle with despair. Speaking of despair, I think I should tell you...You're all here on an all-expense-paid trip for indefinite residence!"

Everyone was silent for a moment.

"...What?" Sydney was the first to speak up. "What does that even mean?"

"What's the matter? Is my sexy, velvety voice too much for you bastards to handle? Is it distracting you from paying attention to words I am saying?" Monobear asked.

"If that was supposed to be a joke, it sucked. Big time." Andrea deadpanned.

"Ouch." Monobear whimpered, "Oh well, I guess I'll be a little more specific. You're all trapped here. Forever. Capiche? Is that easier for your peanut-sized brains to understand?"

"T-Trapped!?" Ray cried out, hiding his face behind his hands.

"You can't be serious!" Sasha exclaimed, "You can't just keep us here!"

"Oh, but I can!" Monobear said with glee, "Those theories you brats were discussing weren't too far off the mark. This is indeed Sky's Peak Academy, the building is indeed sealed shut from the outside world, and there indeed is no one coming to save you!"

"You're lying!" Bryan yelled, "There's no way that's true! You can't just do that to us!"

"I can, and I have!" Monobear said with a laugh.

"...You still haven't told us what you want with us." Marcus suddenly spoke up.

"...Eh?" Monobear said, seemingly surprised, "A rational thought comes out from left-field! What a shocker!"

"Just get on with it," Sydney groaned.

"Uwu, you're no fun," Monobear said sadly, "If I really have to answer that question, then fine. It has to do with everyone's indefinite stay at Sky's Peak Academy. Well, I guess 'indefinite' isn't entirely truthful. There is one way to leave the school. All one has to do is Graduate."

"That's it?" Sasha asked, "So, what, just go to classes for a couple years, and that's it? That's not too bad."

"Oh no, not that kind of graduation," the bear corrected her, "It's a special kind of graduation. It's known as a Super High School Level Graduation!"

"Super High School Level?" Jamie asked, "Isn't that the term Japan uses for its students at Hope's Peak Academy?"

"Ooh, what a coincidence~," Monokuma said, its voice almost a purr, "I would have loved to use that term as your official talent titles, but alas, Woolseyism won out and we were stuck with Ultimate as the official talent title. Anyway, I bet you're all dying to know exactly what you have to do to Graduate."

"I don't suppose it's something we'd actually want to do, is it?" Steven asked, already knowing the answer to his question.

"I don't see why not," Monobear shrugged, "All you have to do to Graduate, is murder another student, after all."

Dangan Ronpa: Sky's Peak Academy

"Every single one of us has gone through the exact same thing..." Steven said, his voice trailing off.

"That pretty much confirms that this is some kind of kidnapping." Andrea frowned, "Unless this the result of some kind of supernatural phenomena, which I very much doubt."

"Maybe Rose is right," Sasha said hopefully, "Even if everything we just said is true, people have to know that something's gone wrong!"

"Eh, I think I'm on Kaiden's side here," Sydney shrugged, "I mean, did anybody see those steel plates on the windows when we first walked up to the school?"

"I didn't," Steven answered, "I don't know much about welding, but from research I've done before, I know it'd take a long while to weld them all over every single window in the school."

"Wait, so are you saying it's possibly been days since we passed out in front of the school!?" Bryan exclaimed, panic apparent in his voice, "If it's really been that long, people would know that we've disappeared! We've been all over the media, the whole country's been anticipating the opening of Sky's Peak Academy!"

"Well yeah, they have to know. Students disappearing and an important national building being modified would definitely be noticed. But maybe they can't get us out. Thus, Kaiden's point that the police likely aren't on the case." Andrea suggested.

"That's bullshit!" Bryan yelled.

"P-Please don't yell..." Ray mumbled, having flinched at Bryan's outburst.

"Hold on guys, let's all calm down a bit," Jamie told them, "Maybe we're all just getting ahead of ourselves here. I mean, we can discuss theories all we want, but we don't really actually know anything."

That was true. Steven knew that it was very possible that everything they were saying was all just based in panic and hysteria. They really didn't know anything. In fact, the only way they could gain any information, would be if the person or people behind this stepped forward.

As if on cue, the child-like voice that had spoken on the intercom earlier, suddenly began to speak. The voice seemed to be coming from inside the room itself.

"Upupupu! It's been so very fun watching you bastards fall apart as you all try to figure out what's happening. I even prolonged my entrance because of how entertaining all of you have been!"

"H-Huh?" Sasha gasped, "Who said that?"

"It's the voice from the intercom!" Bryan stated the obvious, "Show yourself, you coward! And tell me what's going on, now!"

"My, my, so demanding," the voice teased, "But if my fans really want to see me so badly, who am I to disappoint?"

Lights focused on the stage at the front of the gymnasium, and fanfare began to play. With a bang and quickly dispelling cloud of smoke, a black and white Teddy bear leapt up from behind a podium and onto the stage.

"Ta-Dah!" The bear announced, "It is I, your friendly neighborhood School Headmaster! You may call me Headmaster Monobear, or just Monobear for short, for you lazy disrespectful bastards out there.

This...was not was Steven was expecting at all. There was only one response that he could think of.

"What the hell?"

Dangan Ronpa: Sky's Peak Academy

"Hmm..." Andrea began to say in response to Cecelia's opinion, "That is...a very logical answer. It's pretty similar to my views, as a matter of fact." She had a satisfactory grin on her face. It was very obvious that she liked Cecelia's answer.

After that, three more people were introduced. First was Angela Pleides, Ultimate Archer. Steven could see that she was pretty friendly, as she didn't focus too much on her own introduction and instead helped introduce the other two students.

Rose Anderson, the Ultimate Entomologist, was next. She seemed rather polite, but like a couple other of the students there, it seemed like she expected a negative reaction to her talent. Cecelia showing interest in her talent though cheered Rose right up, fortunately. Steven thought she had an interesting talent as well; he didn't particularly like bugs, but despite that, he did find them fascinating, and had done plenty of research on them for his novels in the past.

Finally, Percy Winston, Ultimate Banker, was introduced. Angela had to introduce him herself, since he apparently felt too high and mighty to even interact with any of them beyond insulting them. He even used the word "riffraff." Who even used that word anymore?

"Wow. What a dick." Andrea said plainly. "Well anyway. That's everyone now, right?"

"I think so..." Sasha agreed, but she didn't seem too sure, "Uh, actually, I've only counted 15 introductions, but there's 16 of us here."

"Huh? Who hasn't gone yet?" Bryan asked, "Come on now, we've all got to contribute here. Please step forward, whoever you are."

Somebody sighed, and then made their presence known by stepping forward a bit. It was a tall, muscular-looking guy, who was dressed like they just stepped off of a sports field. How had everyone not been able to notice such a large guy?

"...Marcus Roe. Ultimate Rugby Player." He said simply as he crossed his arms in front of his chest. Everyone waited for him to continue, but that apparently was all he had to say.

"Ah. The strong, silent type," Jamie noted.

"You really don't have more to say?" Bryan asked Marcus in surprise, "Even a timid guy like Ray talked more. No offense, little guy."

"N-None taken..." Ray muttered softly.

"There's nothing wrong with being a man of few words," Andrea said, "Well anyway. That was definitely the last introduction this time, right?"

"Looks like it," Steven agreed, "We've all met each other now."

"Nice. Looks like we're done then," Sydney said as she stretched her arms over her head, "I'm tired of standing around. Hopefully Orientation will go by even faster."

"Orientation..." Steven repeated. That's right, that's why they had even come to the Gymnasium in the first place. "Do you guys think that we're really going to have a school Orientation?"

"Why wouldn't we?" Bryan asked, "This is definitely Sky's Peak Academy. I should know, I took a tour before accepting my invitation. Everything here looks exactly the same as when I took the tour."

"Really?" Sasha asked, a look of confusion on her face, "But then, wouldn't that mean the school staff were the ones that made us fall unconscious?"

"What? What're you talking about?" Bryan countered, somewhat shocked by Sasha's accusation, "What makes you think the school did this to us? That would be extremely unprofessional."

"That's a bit of an understatement, dontcha' think?" Andrea told him. He didn't react and just brushed her off.

"Well, yeah, it doesn't really make much sense..." Sasha said, shrinking back a bit, "But...what other explanation is there? If this really is Sky's Peak, then, it only makes sense that the school staff are the ones behind our situation."

"What even is our situation?" Sydney asked, "For all we know, this could all just be an elaborate prank. Or even a test to see how the First Class would react to...whatever this is."

"No way, they'd need our consent first," Jamie disagreed, "My lawyer went over all the forms the school made me sign before I could enroll, and there was nothing like this in any of the documents."

"The school itself is...what's the word...experimental, and fragile." Sasha added to Jamie's point, "This is the first time a Hope's Peak Academy copy cat school actually managed to get going and have a chance at success. There's no way they'd do something so controversial and risky."

"S-So...wh-what does that mean then?" Ray asked quietly.

"Well, even though it doesn't make much sense for anyone but for Sky's Peak's staff to be behind this," Sasha told them, "It most likely isn't them that did that to us."

"So...we've been kidnapped then." Steven spoke up, having kept quiet since asking the question that started the conversation, "And somehow, our kidnapper, or kidnappers, managed to take over Sky's Peak Academy. And if the steel plates blocking off the windows are anything to go by, we've likely been locked inside the school."

"Wait...kidnapped!?" Bryan exclaimed, "That...that's insane! What the hell?"

"So what was that crap about Orientation then?" Sydney asked, "Is it some sort of act that they're putting on? Whoever they are?"

"Probably." Marcus grunted. Steven had already nearly forgotten about him. That guy was so distant towards everyone that it was easy to not even realize he was there.

Dangan Ronpa: Sky's Peak Academy

Next to introduce themself was Claude Syke, the Ultimate Magician. He straight up just ignored Steven and doted over Cecelia, which caused the Mystery Writer to just stand there awkwardly while Claude attempted to flirt with Cecelia. The guy seemed to be quite a piece of work, that was for sure. The Casanova probably wouldn't be cooperative with the group unless a girl asked him to do something. Hell, he wondered if the guy was even actually French.

Steven was thankful that one of the other students eventually got him to heel. Said student introduced herself as Kadian Erickson, Ultimate...Dungeon Master!? Steven felt even more awkward and uncomfortable, but Kadian quickly corrected what Cecelia and him were thinking. Ok, she was talking about Dungeons and Dragons. That was much less creepy. He couldn't help but let out a laugh of relief as well along with Cecelia.

"Alright, I guess I'm next," a dark-skinned woman with a bob-cut said, breaking the awkward silence with her cheerful tone, "Hey there Steven, Cecelia, it's nice to meet you two. My name's Jamie Janson, and I'm-"

"You're Jamie Jay the TV Star!" Bryan suddenly exclaimed. Jamie looked a little miffed at being interrupted like that, but didn't retort back at him.

"Yep, that's me," she continued with a grin, "I got accepted as the Ultimate TV Actress."

"Wait, you mean you're the Jamie Jay Janson?" Sasha said with a gasp.

"Wow, an actual celebrity," Bryan said, sounding somewhat impressed, "Sky's Peak really went all out trying to collect the most talented kids out there."

"Good luck to anyone wanting to introduce themselves after that," Sydney commented.

"I didn't really say much though," Jamie told them, frowning slightly, "I'm not really any different than you guys. We've all got some amazing talent, so we're pretty much on an even playing field here."

"Yeah, but you're a celebrity!" Bryan insisted, "Everyone knows who you are! You're in a league all of your own."

Despite it supposing to be a compliment, Jamie didn't really look happy to hear it at all. Sensing this, Steven spoke up to try to move things along.

"Either way, it's really nice to meet you in person, Jamie," Steven told her, "I hope I can get to know you more during...whatever this situation is." Her smile returned, and with an appreciate nod, the introductions finally continued.

"...I-I might as well go next," a solemn voice stuttered, as a short boy with long dirty blond hair, who was also wearing elbow and knee pads, stepped forward. "N-No matter what, I was going to come off as lackluster, so it's b-best that I go after our b-brightest star."

"Uh..." Steven muttered, unsure of what to say.

"I-It's ok! I-I know I'm just making things awkward," the boy sighed, "I-I'll just finish this quick. M-My name is Ray Ottoman, and I am the Ultimate Skateboarder. S-Somehow."

"Are you ok?" Sasha asked, sounding legitimately concerned.

"Y-Yeah..." Ray mumbled, looking down.

"Hey! He just needs a little motivation to get him going!" Bryan suggested.

"H-Haha..." Ray laughed...at least, Steven thought it was a laugh.

"...Wow kid, you've got some issues," A stocky looking blond girl dressed in all black spoke up, "Well anyway. I'm Andrea Barker. I'm the Ultimate Paranormal Investigator."

Andrea seemed to be a bit...blunt, to put it nicely. Well, maybe saying that she was straightforward and to the point, would have been nicer put.

"Say, Steven. You write mysteries. Do you believe in the paranormal?" She suddenly asked. Feeling a bit put on the spot by the question, he wasn't sure what to say at first.

"Well, uh, a couple of my novels had supernatural themes..." Steven answered carefully, "But it's just fiction. So I guess I...don't really believe?" It seemed more like a question than an answer.

"Hey, I won't bite just because you give an answer you think I won't like," Andrea replied, crossing her arms, "If it makes you feel any better, I don't really believe in it either."

"Wh-What!?" Ray exclaimed in surprise, "Y-You don't believe in your talent either?"

"What? No, I mean, yeah, I believe in it," Andrea tried to explain herself, "What I mean to say is, I don't believe in the paranormal, but I do believe in my investigative abilities." She looked at Cecelia next, and asked, "What about you Cecelia? What's your opinion on the paranormal?" She seemed to be genuinely intrigued on what Cecelia's thoughts on the matter were.