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Danganronpa Alternate: Apologies to Hope

The roleplay has now officially begun!

Danganronpa Alternate: Apologies to Hope

"Ahahahahaha! Oh, it’s been WAY too long since there’s a been a killing game! Wait… When was the last one? It seems my memory is all jumbled up! Bah, who cares! I can still run a good killing game! After all, the real key to a killing game isn’t strategy or might- it’s heart! And my heart is pounding from the anticipation! Is it here? Is it finally underway!? Ah, I can’t wait any longer! Let’s start let’s start let’s start!"

He laughed, enraptured with gleeful expectation. Nothing can quite top the despair a killing game inspires!

The sun rises, washing the world in a warm light as you rise from your heavy slumber. Crisp air fills your lungs- it’s chilly, but not cold. Did your heater stop working last night or something? You know, now that you think about it, this doesn’t seem like your bed at all... Slowly, you come to the realization that it's time to wake up.

Your memories have gaps, and your surroundings are unfamiliar. Everything about this is strange- as you wake up and gather your bearings, a question must be answered; what do you do now?

Danganronpa Alternate: Apologies to Hope

Okay, I'm writing up the first post now! Please continue to send me lab info- I figured I wouldn't need it right away, since no one is starting over there, but I do need it soooooon.

GET HYPE, FELLAS!

Danganronpa Alternate: Apologies to Hope

Added a map to the 0th post, made by addamas!

Danganronpa Alternate: Apologies to Hope

Okay, here's the info of what your characters do/don't remember. I'll also be adding it to the 0th post, for convenience.

What You Remember

Your characters have forgotten a good bit of stuff. In terms of the general timeline, your character was probably in middle school when The Tragedy occured, and they have been able to survive at various beacons of civilization- such as Towa City, for example- and have been able to live mostly normal lives, the occasional despair based attack notwithstanding. Later, Hope’s Peak was refounded by a former student, and your characters were accepted as part of their 3rd class. However, you don’t precisely remember anything relating to that. Perhaps you’ll remember that Hope’s Peak had closed for a bit, for some reason, and the name Enoshima Junko will definitely be familiar- she was that model, right?
You do remember life getting a lot harder and likely having to move at a certain point in middle school, but you don’t remember what caused it. You remember certain encounters with people and events that made you suffer. Essentially, your characters remember the effects of The Tragedy, but not The Tragedy itself, or what caused it. And, of course, you don’t remember anything past entering the building on your first day at Hope’s Peak. However, your other memories are in tact. (if you need me to clarify things you character does and does not remember, let me know).

Danganronpa Alternate: Apologies to Hope

Okay, all location info is placed in the 0th post! (IDK if a notification gets sent for 0th post, so I'm making a post just in case)

Danganronpa Alternate: Apologies to Hope

Locations:

General Layout
Credit goes to the wonderful addamas for making this map!

Map

Additionally, there are cameras and monitors all about the place- kinda weird for a summer camp.

Main gate

A tall fence surrounds the camp, which seems to be the only new and modern thing here, besides the research labs. It doesn’t look like you can scale it, and there aren’t trees growing near enough to the fence. Additionally, there seems to be a light buzzing coming from the fence. Perhaps it’s best not to touch it.
The fence goes around the entirety of the camp, preventing you from walking out far.
There also seems to be some sort of control pad, perhaps to open the gate. It looks like there’s a password needed to operate it.

Nature Trail

A more or less unnoteworthy pathway in the woods, surrounded by wildlife. Connects the outdoor campground to the fire pit.

Fire pit

A fire pit, with some surrounding seating area. The area is surrounded by trees, and it seems a fire hasn’t actually been lit in a while. There's some sticks for roasting marshmallows, but there are no 'mallows there. The area is otherwise fairly unremarkable.

Outdoor amphitheater

A gathering place carved from stone, looking out onto the lake. It could probably seat, well, a whole summer camp’s worth of kids. There’s a flat platform that serves as a stage area.

Resident Cabins

16 cabins are arranged next to one another. Each cabin is labeled with the intended owner. The inside looks a bit desolate—the space was likely made to accommodate about 8 people instead of just one. Inside there’s a bed, a nightstand beside it, and a closet. The closet is filled with changes of clothing, as well as a few towels. Placed on the nightstand are toiletries for you to use, as well as a key.

The bar that kept the door locked before is still there, and you can use the key to lock and unlock it.

Office

There’s a building that looks to be an office or headquarters area. It’s pretty big- this is probably where the business side of the camp is taken care of. However, trying the door shows that it’s locked.

Outdoor campground

The open area of the campground. It’s pretty much just an open area that connects to the rest of the other areas.

Mess hall

An eating area. The tables and chairs are wooden, and definity were made with functionality in mind rather than comfort. There’s access to the kitchen, so those who are so inclined can cook their meals.

Shower and Bathroom Area

A place to shower and use the bathroom. Nothing of real interest, other than there’s only one unisex bathroom area, rather than two separate ones- however, showers and toilets are both in stalls that can be locked from the inside, so privacy is still possible.

Various Activity Cabins

There are few different cabins that look to be made for activities. One holds a bunch of art supplies, so you would guess it to be some sort of crafting room. Another is less of an activity cabin and more of a store room for sporting equipment. The third and final one seems to be an area for campers to go and listen to presentations. There’s some binders in the back room from frequent presenters- some on camp safety and what do in an emergency situation, some on plant identification, some on how to start of fire- they’re pretty much all on camping stuff. The major thing of note is that all of these are written in English. Did you somehow get from Japan to here!? There’s also a projector- one of the one’s where you put transparent sheets over it and write in marker, you know?

Docks and Boat House

There’s a dock, along with a green hut that holds all the canoes. Paddling around shows that there are other docks, presumably leading to other camps, but they all have a large gun guarding them that seems to be targeting you around. You have a feeling getting much closer will earn you a swift and untimely death.

Research Labs

Down another path are five different cabins- these look much more modern than the other ones. Opening them reveals different rooms, all of which seemed styled to specific students. All of them are labeled as such:

RESEARCH LAB FOR [NAME]

SHSL [TALENT]

The five labs are as follows:
Damien’s lab, filled with various consoles and games, as well as a PC gaming setup.
Davis’ lab, which looks more or less like a casino, with several different gambling games setup. Additionally, there’s a table of various dice and cards to practice with.
Lilly’s lab, filled with all sorts of computer setups for all of your hacking needs- though there’s no wifi connection, unfortunately.
Flint’s lab, which is mostly just various papers and various writing and drawing supplies. There’s also a safe with a supply of various psychoactive substances, along with a note that says “Use in moderation- I’m not exactly loaded, you know! There’s not many opportunities for bears in the working world these days! Let me tell you, this affirmative action policy is NOT getting me anywhere. And if you die of an overdose I’ll kill you a second time just for pissing me off!” He also left the code for the safe on the note.
Tsuin’s lab, which is filled with clothing and make-up, as well as several mirrors.

Here's everyone's starting locations, freshly picked by the RNG Gods:

Outdoor Amphitheatre: Alice Parker, Matsuo Hibiki, Usui Ayu
Path of Resident Cabins: Davis Gallo
Outdoor Campground: Kara O’Hara, Alex Cardona, Akiyama Neola, Lilly Hart
Mess Hall: Suzuki Reo, Hisakawa Hiroki
Shower/Bathroom: Aurel Fuchs, Damian Pierce
Sports Activity Cabin: Tsuin Taya/Taka
Presentation Activity Cabin: Snow Iclyn
Crafts Activity Cabin: Yamagata Ando
Boat House: Flint Asidea

What You Remember

Your characters have forgotten a good bit of stuff. In terms of the general timeline, your character was probably in middle school when The Tragedy occured, and they have been able to survive at various beacons of civilization- such as Towa City, for example- and have been able to live mostly normal lives, the occasional despair based attack notwithstanding. Later, Hope’s Peak was refounded by a former student, and your characters were accepted as part of their 3rd class. However, you don’t precisely remember anything relating to that. Perhaps you’ll remember that Hope’s Peak had closed for a bit, for some reason, and the name Enoshima Junko will definitely be familiar- she was that model, right?
You do remember life getting a lot harder and likely having to move in a certain point in middle school, but you don’t remember what caused it. You remember certain encounters with people and events that made you suffer. Essentially, your characters remember the effects of The Tragedy, but not The Tragedy itself, or what caused it. And, of course, you don’t remember anything past entering the building on your first day at Hope’s Peak. However, your other memories are in tact. (if you need me to clarify things you character does and does not remember, let me know).

Rules

Rule #1: Leaving the campground is strictly prohibited. Those who do so will be punished.
Rule #2: “Nighttime” is from 10pm to 7am. You will not be required to be anywhere during this time, but if you’re going to sleep, you must do so within the residential cabins.
Rule #3: You are free to explore the camp however you wish. However, any locked buildings are not to be broken into, excluding residential cabins.
Rule #4: The destruction of cameras or monitors is prohibited, and violence against camp counselor Monokuma is not allowed. Those who do either will be punished.
Rule #5: In order to leave, a student must kill another and get away with it. This will make them “blackened”.
Rule #6: A class trial will be held after a murder, after a brief investigation period. Participation is mandatory.
Rule #7: If the other students successfully find out how the “blackened” is and vote for them, the “blackened” alone will be executed. However, if the remaining students vote for the wrong person, everyone besides the “blackened” will the executed, and the “blackened” will be allowed to leave.
Rule #8: Accomplices are not considered “blackened”. They will be executed with the other students if the “blackened” is not discovered, and will not be executed with the “blackened” if they are discovered.
Rule #9: Rules may be added or altered as need be.

Danganronpa Alternate: Apologies to Hope

Hey folks! Just here with a quick update, just to make sure you guys know I'm working on stuff!

First of all, if any of you have any requests for your research lab (for those of you not in the know, that's basically your character's own personal room to practice/strengthen their talent), just let me know! Otherwise I'm just gonna kind of wing it (though let me know if you don't have specifics, so that way I can get prepared). If y'all could get back to me within the next 24 hours or so, that's be great! (and it doesn't have to be super detailed, I just want to know the basics of what would be in there)

Second, all of the locations are pretty much set up, I just need to decide how they connect with one another. I'll have that up, along with where everybody is, as soon as I'm finished with that, which will probably be within a couple of hours.

Third, of all, I'd like to announce our protagonist!

Can I get a drumroll, please?

Snow Iclyn, the SHSL Hair stylist!

And before any of y'all ask- the mastermind is not yet confirmed, so don't get too excited just yet!

I'll have a lot of time on my hands tomorrow, so hopefully I'll be ready to kick things off very soon!

Danganronpa Alternate: Apologies to Hope

@Ryik Approved!

And with that, we have our cast! I will be getting right to work on my final decisions, and I'll get the first post up ASAP!

I'm very excited to go on this wild adventure with y'all! See you in the IC soon!

Danganronpa Alternate: Apologies to Hope

@Grnmachine Right-o! You can go ahead and put your character in the character tab.