- Location
- Germany
People. She is a member of the ruling family of her country. And we are getting trained in leading soldiers. So, our Ultimate Princess gives us access to manpower.
Ikusaba Quest [Danganronpa/SMAC] - an Exodus story
- Thread starter Karnewarrior
- Start date
- Crossover
People. She is a member of the ruling family of her country. And we are getting trained in leading soldiers. So, our Ultimate Princess gives us access to manpower.
Karnewarrior
Leastmost of the Hanged Man Arcana
Well, the mystery was fun while it lasted.God, I feel dumb.
(and terrible for the pun)
But frankly, who would even imagine this crossed with Danganronpa, of all things!?
I mean, I totally wasn't distracted by all the cute schoolgirls, no sir!
I think I found Makoto's symbol.
And his familial necklace.
He must have had onehotfiery mom. Maybe that's why he can't handle cold temperatures.
"Man's unfailing capacity to believe what he prefers to be true rather than what the evidence shows to be likely and possible has always astounded me. We long for a caring Universe which will save us from our childish mistakes, and in the face of mountains of evidence to the contrary we will pin all our hopes on the slimmest of doubts. God has not been proven not to exist, therefore he must exist."
Sound like Hope alright!
Edit:
FFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUU~
I just realised what the implications could be for Mukuro's identity.
On the other hand, now I can fuck with you directly. And merchandise, yay!
And by merchandise I mean "draw in more readers by promising Junko gets a hold of mindworms", because she'd love it. Poll still says let this go to the title, so I will.
There's still mysteries left to discover, and then plans to carry out or prevent. You aint'nt done yet.
- Location
- Germany
...I am utterly lacking words.
Also, we obviously need to follow the words of wisdom:
Superior training and superior weaponry have, when taken together, a geometric effect on overall military strength. Well-trained, well-equipped troops can stand up to many more times their lesser brethren than linear arithmetic would seem to indicate.
Also, we obviously need to follow the words of wisdom:
Superior training and superior weaponry have, when taken together, a geometric effect on overall military strength. Well-trained, well-equipped troops can stand up to many more times their lesser brethren than linear arithmetic would seem to indicate.
Karnewarrior
Leastmost of the Hanged Man Arcana
Happened in-universe or Out-of-universe?
If it's the latter, it was born from my desire to have Junko not obsessively build holes into her plotting and yet still have someone clever enough to outsmart the Ultimate Analyst despite her having him on camera damn near constantly. SMAC provided so much opportunity for interesting mash-ups, and had a pretty solidly defined (and good) plot/characters, too.
Karyis
procrastinating as we speak
- Location
- Texas
- Pronouns
- He/Him
So I looked up a bit about Alpha Centauri, since I don't know anything about it...and the idea of Junko getting a hold of mindworms terrifies me. Either way, I'm looking forward to seeing the sparks fly.
As for my vote....
-[X] Visit a classmate
--[X] Kyouko
[X]Dream:
-[X] Orange
[X] At class, make an effort to:
-[X] Interact with your classmates
As for my vote....
-[X] Visit a classmate
--[X] Kyouko
[X]Dream:
-[X] Orange
[X] At class, make an effort to:
-[X] Interact with your classmates
- Location
- St. Petersburg
Hmmm?
I'm game! ❤
The one thing that gave it away was the titular quote from the titular faction. Somehow I missed it on the first read because it was slightly modified, and I was so eager to get to the meat of his speech that I speeded through the introductions. Then, once Spector29 laid out all Makoto quotes I wanted to make a joke about how his speech sounded familiar, and went to google the reference, only to discover that it repeats it almost word for word. From there, the 'Planet' clinched it.
Moral of the story - the good mystery is the one that survives contact with Google. I have to admit, the rest of the hints were much more subtle.
DGR and SMAC make a lot of sense when taken together. The factions express views and philosophies so extreme they can be mistaken for caricatures on society, but aren't the Ultimates much the same? You can't find a better description for the leaders than an Ultimate Scientist, an Ultimate Economist, or an Ultimate Tree-Hugger.
And if the SCP Foundation can be transplanted on a High School setting, who's to say a space opera can't?
Of course, there might be... exceptions. Can't wait for Yangsuhiro to create a Personality Cult by accident while trying to swindle the followers out of their money and causing a -2 ECON debuff.
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Karyis
procrastinating as we speak
- Location
- Texas
- Pronouns
- He/Him
Wait, what? Where was this written?And if the SCP Foundation can be transplanted on a High School setting, who's to say a space opera can't?
Karnewarrior
Leastmost of the Hanged Man Arcana
A Perfectly Normal High School. If I were to say only one thing about that quest, it's that it is NOT Perfectly Normal.
But the girls are perfectly cute though~! Ever waifu a Euclid-class SCP before?
nkd1325
KNIGHT OF ORANGE
- Location
- AT HIS MAJESTY'S SIDE
-[X] Visit a classmate
--[X] Kyouko
-[X] Orange
-[X] Interact with your classmates
Well then this is going to be one heck of a crossover cause when I started I didn't expect the crossover to be with Alpha Centauri of all things. Still leaves the question of what exactly is going on cause I have never played AC but I did a quick search because of the mention of mindworms.
DEAR GOD DO NOT LET JUNKO GET HER HANDS ON MINDWORMS
--[X] Kyouko
-[X] Orange
-[X] Interact with your classmates
Well then this is going to be one heck of a crossover cause when I started I didn't expect the crossover to be with Alpha Centauri of all things. Still leaves the question of what exactly is going on cause I have never played AC but I did a quick search because of the mention of mindworms.
DEAR GOD DO NOT LET JUNKO GET HER HANDS ON MINDWORMS
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- Pronouns
- She/Her
Welp, looks like I'll have a wiki to binge-dive when I have the time to figure out exactly how this fits into everything. Otherwise I'll be relying on ya'lls superior knowledge here. My assumption is that at the very least this ties into the dream colors? And I mean being able to pin down exactly what those mean sounds like something we should do.
- Location
- St. Petersburg
My hypothesis is that the colors correspond to factions as seen by the Planetmind.
Green is Gaians (crazy ecologists, mind worms galore!), Orange is Lord's Believers (Brother Makoto, Brokoto for friends!), Yellow is Morganites (decadent capitalist pigs!), Black would be Spartans (General Muumuu, here we come!) and Red is...
Well, I don't know what Red is. That's why I am voting for it twice in a row. Could be Cult of the Planet, the eco-terrorists - if Junko were to be among the leaders, she'd be there. Could be the Planetmind itself.
Blue color is associated with the Human Hive, who have overpopulated underground bases and are fond of waste-free production cycles, recycling everything in special tanks. That includes other humans.
The narrative style of the dream is reminiscent of the awakening Voice of the Planet, who wasn't very eloquent at first. Although it is sufficiently different here that I am not entirely sure who the Dream Narrator is.
Green is Gaians (crazy ecologists, mind worms galore!), Orange is Lord's Believers (Brother Makoto, Brokoto for friends!), Yellow is Morganites (decadent capitalist pigs!), Black would be Spartans (General Muumuu, here we come!) and Red is...
Well, I don't know what Red is. That's why I am voting for it twice in a row. Could be Cult of the Planet, the eco-terrorists - if Junko were to be among the leaders, she'd be there. Could be the Planetmind itself.
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- Pronouns
- She/Her
Eh, I'll switch. Not digging Orange and let's see what Red gets us before we decide on like... any dream color preferences.
-[X] Visit a classmate
--[X] Kyouko
-[X] Red
-[X] Interact with your classmates
-[X] Visit a classmate
--[X] Kyouko
-[X] Red
-[X] Interact with your classmates
Karnewarrior
Leastmost of the Hanged Man Arcana
Junko is very... persuasive... on her own.
There are three "factions" here, one of which is Despair, led by Junko. Makoto Naegi is definitely the leader of another faction, but you don't know what message that faction preaches, nor the identity of the third Leader or Faction.
Once the three-way 4D Shogi match begins in earnest I'll probably add another variable to track that tracks where Mukuro stands with each faction, either HoI-style faction triangle or Mercenaries "These two like you and are willing to give you work, these guys hate you and shoot on sight" style relationships. I'm not sure yet.
Edit: Voting is locked. I see your vote Karyis, and I'm counting it, although by my count it doesn't tip the scales.
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Exodus VII
Karnewarrior
Leastmost of the Hanged Man Arcana
"And below the torn and shattered bedding searched the Sister, and she beheld a child below the scraps of cloth and filth. And the child was young, and the Sister knew it was an innocent, without sin by act or thought. And she brought up the infant, swaddled it in the cloth she found there, and carried it forth, to the Huddling of the Mass.
And there she asked of the Women: "Whosoever should claim this infant?"
And the Women did not respond, their eyes blank and calm.
And there she asked of the Men: "Whosoever should claim their son?"
And the Men did not respond, their spirits broken and trampled.
And there she asked of Him: "LORD, whose child is this?"
And the LORD spake, through the Huddling of the Mass: "This child is yours."
And so the babe was swaddled in orange and blue, and brought unto the church of the LORD and baptised in the water there, and brought before the Council of Faiths and blessed there, blessed by the Sons of Judea with their fortitude, blessed by the Sons of Mecca with their fervor, blessed by the Sons of Indus with their peace, blessed by the Sons of Bodh Gaya with their balances, blessed by the Sons of Roma with their treasures, and blessed by the Sister with the passing of her blood, by means of consecrated needle and retrovirus, and here he was rechristened anew."
And there she asked of the Women: "Whosoever should claim this infant?"
And the Women did not respond, their eyes blank and calm.
And there she asked of the Men: "Whosoever should claim their son?"
And the Men did not respond, their spirits broken and trampled.
And there she asked of Him: "LORD, whose child is this?"
And the LORD spake, through the Huddling of the Mass: "This child is yours."
And so the babe was swaddled in orange and blue, and brought unto the church of the LORD and baptised in the water there, and brought before the Council of Faiths and blessed there, blessed by the Sons of Judea with their fortitude, blessed by the Sons of Mecca with their fervor, blessed by the Sons of Indus with their peace, blessed by the Sons of Bodh Gaya with their balances, blessed by the Sons of Roma with their treasures, and blessed by the Sister with the passing of her blood, by means of consecrated needle and retrovirus, and here he was rechristened anew."
You wake up with a strange feeling again. It's as if there's a weight pressed against your brain, in a psychological sense, a weak but present one. Turning your dreams... But to what end?
Well, it doesn't matter. Today is Sunday - The weekend! It's your first time in a while being really, truly off-duty, without having to worry about being drawn into training or combat or some other hullabaloo. You even lay in your bed for a while, awake but dozing, fragments of a red dream flashing past your eyes... until you're given a faint impression of terror you can't place, and open your grey eyes into your pillow. It's soft, but... You suppose it's time for breakfast.
You knock awkwardly on Kirigiri the Younger's door, wondering if she's even in. You're aware she's keeping secrets; that much is obvious even to you, beyond just the glove thing. Still, she somehow feels more comfortable to you than Makoto, even if she doesn't cause the same heady fear to grip your heart.
You wonder if he's doing that on purpose. You wouldn't put it past him. Leave it to the lesser Despair Sister to get seduced by a foreigner in like, a week.
Stifling your inner-Junko, you almost turn to leave before Kirigiri opens her door, one eyebrow crooked. "Good afternoon, Ikusaba."
"Hi, Kiri-... Kyouko."
The quiet girl smirks slightly at that. "I suppose I did give you permission to use my first name." She says wryly. "What do you need from me, Mukuro?"
You absently scratch at the tattoo on your right hand. "Uh, Nothing, really, I just wanted to hang out, you know?"
Kyouko looks to the side, considering. "I see. Very well, come in."
Kirigiri's room is spartan, relatively undecorated. In truth, it could belong to anyone at a glance. But Kyouko's personality shows through the titles on the small stacks of books scattered around the room, detective novels, instruction manuals, and even a copy of what you think might be one of Fukawa's books that Kyouko surreptitiously pushes deeper into a stack as she passes, obscuring the title. Like most of the rooms, there's a small alcove with a little table and couple of chairs, for personal meetings between students or workspaces for the more chaotic Ultimates who can't make space on the desktop. The walls are mostly barren, the only decorations being a couple of degrees in Criminal Psychology and a graduation certificate that looks like it might have come from a police academy in Kyushu.
Everything is compartmentalized, with clearly delineated lines between each workspace. It's... very Kyouko, and very detective-ish.
"You got a lot of books..." You say, stretched for conversation already.
"Hmph. So I do." Kyouko says, taking a seat in one of the little chairs. You slide into the opposite one, facing the door. "I admit, I've been looking for somewhere to offload some of them, but... There's something of a sentimental value to them. I would... Be saddened, were I to lose them or give them away. And so they stay, gathering dust."
"Heh, I've done the same thing." You say, wriggling slightly. "I've had this book I got off a mission for years... Although I can't say I've read any of Fukawa's stuff."
Kyouko stiffens, and then glares at you. "So you did see."
You shrink. "Sorry... Is it any good?"
Kyouko is silent for a moment, and utterly unreadable.
"...Yes, Fukawa is a skilled wordsmith." The detective admits.
You lean forward. Girls are supposed to be interested in romance, right? And Romance definitely seems interested in you (and not Junko, YES), so it seems prudent to know thy enemy. "What's that one about?"
Kyouko's shoulders hunch slightly, and she glares at you again, before sighing. "It's about a fisherman..."
"So that's 'So Lingers the Ocean'..."
Kyouko's blush is in full force now, but there's a smile playing at her lips. "It's quite interesting... Actually." She says, and then clears her throat. "The... Motivations of the main character are very unique from my usual material, I find."
"Oh?"
Still blushing, Kyouko leans forward as well, placing both gloved hands on the table in a shockingly feminine gesture. You join her, slightly awkwardly. "Well," she says, glancing away at the stack of books for a moment, "to begin with, she's not very bright, even compared to charlatans like Holmes..."
You and Kyouko spend a good couple hours discussing romance from the worst possible angles, trying to come to grips on what people like Junko and Sayaka seem to understand intrinsically. You make almost no progress at all, but it's actually quite entertaining.
Eventually, the conversation turns from Fukawa's writing to Fukawa herself, and from there, to your other classmates.
"I'm uncertain of that though. The particular scent is familiar, and not in a good way."
"Well, duh, it's blood. I dunno why she'd smell like blood though." You say, waving a hand in the air, Kirigiri blinks, and then nods.
"You're quite right that it is blood. I hadn't recognized it, since I have never smelled it so faintly, but you're quite right. Thank you, Iku- Mukuro."
"Don't mention it." You say, smiling softly. "But really, she smells like blood, but doesn't move like she fights or kills people."
"Really?"
"Really." You confirm, nodding. "Toko Fukawa is definitely a person who's never killed anyone before. I just don't know what would..." A thought strikes you. "...Kyouko, do you think it's..."
Kyouko looks disgusted, an oddly vivid expression on her normally passive face. "I certainly hope not, but after a week of sitting in front of her... I cannot rule out such a possibility."
"Fucking ew!" You say, wrinkling your nose at the thought. "Somebody needs to force her to take a bath, STAT."
"Quite right. Even Yamada has the decency to..." Kyouko makes the face again. "I should prefer not to even say it."
"Let's just stick with 'bathe' and just agree to push her in the pool next chance we get." You say, smiling.
"Agreed, although then I would worry for Aoi." Kyouko says, and she chuckles. It's really soft, and she instinctively hides it with a closed fist, but it makes you smile even wider. "...So, speaking of our esteemed classmates," she says, and you feel a flash of killing intent that kills your smile, "Would you perhaps have your eye on someone?"
"Kuh!"
"I'll take that as a yes." Kyouko says.
You hang your head. "Well, no, though."
"You're sure? That reaction said otherwise."
"It..." You hesitate. "It's not that I like somebody, but... Makoto, I think... Maybe... Likes me?"
Kyouko's face grows serious. "Is this true?"
"I-I-I dunno, it's not like h-he's confessed or ssomething, j-j-just... He's always smiling at me and c-calling me pretty..."
Kyouko thinks for a moment, deeply. "I see. I would stay away from him. He seems dangerous."
"A-are you sure?" That's the opposite of the advice Junko gave you, but for the same reasons. Junko wants you to spy on him; Kyouko wants you to stay away from danger, it seems.
"I am not as skilled in combat as yourself, of course, but I do have an eye for recognizing dangerous people." Kyouko elaborates. "However, I had been ignoring it, in favor of... Other matters." She glances away for a moment, deeper into the school. "But if he is trying to seduce you... Taking advantage of your naivete..."
"...I'm not naive..."
Kyouko bites her lip, ignoring your mutter. "Perhaps it is best to put my own plans on hold for a moment. I shall consider how best to approach Naegi and see how honest this attraction is."
"...You're going to do that? For me?"
Kyouko glares at you again. "Of course. I would be remiss in allowing my friend and classmate to walk into danger." She smiles charmingly at you, and you blush, looking away.
"Thank you..." You murmur.
"'Don't mention it.'" She quotes.
Come Wednesday of next week, however, nothing has changed. Kyouko has made no obvious attempt to interrogate Naegi, and you're starting to wonder if she ever meant what she said. But your mind is easily taken off the subject by your elective classes.
Speech begins to be more honest work than you expected, with a shocking amount of preparation and engineering going into even a simple speech. You utterly bomb the first real speech, stuttering and forgetting half of your prep work despite the small audience of just Sensei, Ishimaru, and Sayaka. Ishimaru, allowed to speak, continues to have difficulty lowering his voice, but his determination to master the subject does him credit, and he has soon learned that his "stage whisper" is other people's "normal speaking volume", according to Sayaka. Sayaka herself seems to have no trouble with the class, later informing you after your failure of a speech that, as an Idol, she was not only expected to sing and dance but also to act and speak at events. You learn that she's something of a jack-of-all-trades for media in general, with a broad skillset.
Psychology also grows difficult, but is actually rather fun. Makoto continues to be an enigma, and Miaya-Senpai continues to pick on him, much to his chagrin. Every time, he skillfully deflects the question, only for it to reorient and pierce his armor, putting him on the spot. You and Togami begin to make something of a game of putting Makoto in the worst possible position to joust with Miaya-Sensei, although the other three in the room prove to be very solidly your masters in the matters of verbal fencing. Through it all, though, you learn very little actual information, save that Makoto loves his family very much. The room continues to be comfortably chilly, although Makoto does end up bringing a jacket to curb his chattering teeth. Byakuya huffs, but the next week, he too has a heavier suit jacket than before. Makoto and Miaya become fast friends for the day, lambasting Byakuya for trying to hide his issues with the cold. Through it all, Miaya drip-feeds you insightful psychological knowledge, and you're shocked at how effective she is as a teacher.
Combatics is a more easy course. Pekoyama appears to be used to taking orders, and her drills quickly grow sharp enough that you aren't embarrassed to drill her in public. Unfortunately, the same can't be said of Hinata, who several times trips and stumbles when doing an about face. Fortunately he manages to avoid any silly cliches, and Pekoyama isn't forced to slaughter him in return for any lost chastity, although the fortunately might be debated by Hinata's broken nose. Hinata himself takes it in reasonably good stride, a somewhat pessimistic outlook mollified by his determination to at least make sure you don't fail the course, which you can appreciate him.
The firing range, though...
There are no teachers in the firing range. When you realized there was nobody to watch the guns, you were briefly scandalized, marching up to the administrators office to chew them out for poor weapon control.
"How can you have nobody watching the guns?!" You shout, barging in.
"Maybe the nobody is the somebody, man..." Mutters the rastafari behind the desk.
Your eyes narrow, and you glance back and forth. "...What?"
"Like, why assume nobody's there just because you don't see anybody?"
You glare at him for a moment, trying to lower your intellect to his incredible depth, but quickly find yourself stymied by the sea level of sapience. "Because I looked. There's nobody there but students."
"You gotta look with more than just your eyes, man."
"I'm sure I'll be the first to know when my ass becomes capable of sight." You growl, irritated. "But until I become a buddha and achieve Nirvana, I can't see invisible people."
"...Why your ass though?"
The door flies open once again, and Sonia bursts through. "Mukuro, you must not kill- Oh, Good evening, Mr. Hashibara."
"Suh, Little Princess!" The rasta says sleepily but happily. "Don't worry, I think we were just discussing Nirvana."
"That's definitely not it."
"Mukuro, do not kill!" Sonia orders. You shoot her a look that's half angry, half exasperated.
"I'm only going to kill him if I need to." You say.
"Oh, good." The rasta says. You twitch.
"So who is this guy?" You ask Sonia. "Hagakure's elder brother?"
"I do not think they are related." Sonia says, sounding a bit unsure. "However, I do know that this is Nasu Hashibara, the Ultimate Factor from class 67."
"This guy is the Ultimate Factor?"
"Like, Ex-Ultimate Factor. I graduated fair and square."
"I won't even ask how." You mutter, pinching your nose. "Ne- Sonia, how long has there been no overwatch at the firing range?"
"Hmm? Never."
"Huh?"
"They use amazing Japanese engineering to overwatch the honorable training of warriors!"
"...I'm going to say that again. Huh?"
"Like, the robot's in charge, man. Didn't you know?"
"You put a robot in charge of the firing range?!"
"It's a very good robot." Sonia confirms.
You twitch. "I'm sure."
Sure enough, once Sonia drags you back and shows you what you're looking for, you can see the robot. In fact, you've been seeing it the whole time, just without realizing it; the dark glass of the booth where a human would normally stand and watch troops fire has been converted into a mixed screen-camera. Sonia even 'introduces' you to the robot, leading to a short, very strange conversation with the machine.
"Greetings, Student 1806. The firing range is open today." The robot bleeps.
"What happens if I flag Sonia with a rifle?"
"Authorities will be alerted." Comes the response, while Sonia smiles.
"What happens if I have a misfire?"
"What is the nature of your problem?"
"Huh? No, I don't have a misfire right now-"
"I'm sorry, I did not understand that. What is the nature of your problem?"
"I just said I don't have-"
"I'm sorry, I did not understand that. What is the nature of your problem?"
"...The bullet is stuck."
"Have you tried S.P.O.R.T.S?"
"...How old is this thing?" You mutter to Sonia. She giggles.
"It has been here for two years. It was a gift from Touwa Industries, I understand."
You sigh. "Well, that's half the period wasted."
"Oh no, but we learned much today! We learned how to deal with a stuck bullet!"
You shake your head, but you have to smile slightly when you see Sonia's grin. "You should've already known that."
"It is always good to review!"
[ ] WEEKEND PLANS:
-[ ] Go out with someone (they must consider you a friend, or be interested in pursuing a romantic relationship with you. At rank -E, this action may fail)
-[ ] Hang out with Junko (possible event, -10% Despair, +5% JUNKO DEPENDENCY)
-[ ] Visit a classmate
--[ ] Who?
-[ ] Read the Spartan Survival Manual (???)
-[ ] Stalk Makoto
[ ]Dream:
-[ ] Red
-[ ] White
-[ ] Black
[ ] At class, make an effort to:
-[ ] Concentrate on schoolwork
-[ ] Observe your classmates
-[ ] Interact with your classmates
--[ ] Specifically interact with a student
--[ ] who?
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Sorry for the short and late update. More spider troubles, because Florida, and the discovery of DRV3's dungeon crawl minigame made it difficult to find time to write.
I'm going to try to keep up a tempo of one update a day though. That seems to help keep my quests running instead of dying quiet deaths.
[X] WEEKEND PLANS:
-[X] Hang out with Junko (possible event, -10% Despair, +5% JUNKO DEPENDENCY)
[X]Dream:
-[X] Black
[X] At class, make an effort to:
-[X] Observe your classmates
Missing threadmark on latest update.
Does the second week's classes reduce the Despair & Junko Dependency by 1%?
-[X] Hang out with Junko (possible event, -10% Despair, +5% JUNKO DEPENDENCY)
[X]Dream:
-[X] Black
[X] At class, make an effort to:
-[X] Observe your classmates
Missing threadmark on latest update.
Does the second week's classes reduce the Despair & Junko Dependency by 1%?
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Karnewarrior
Leastmost of the Hanged Man Arcana
Thanks. And yes, but it's late, so I'll do it tomorrow.
Pathetic King
"I Speak To The Audient Void."
- Location
- Colorado
[X] WEEKEND PLANS:
-[X] Hang out with Junko (possible event, -10% Despair, +5% JUNKO DEPENDENCY)
[X]Dream:
-[X] Black
[X] At class, make an effort to:
-[X] Observe your classmates
-[X] Hang out with Junko (possible event, -10% Despair, +5% JUNKO DEPENDENCY)
[X]Dream:
-[X] Black
[X] At class, make an effort to:
-[X] Observe your classmates
- Location
- St. Petersburg
Er, I have trouble reconciling two parts of the sentence. Isn't she 'more comfortable than Makoto' because she doesn't make you afraid?
Let the inner Junko flow through you! Do not fear it! Fear leads to anger; anger leads to hate; hate to suffering; suffering to despair. Thus, to avoid Despair, you must embrace it!
Operation Tomatoface: successful. Not that it was much of an achievement.
And isn't Makoto being dangerous the reason to look closer into him? Come on, Muumuu, aren't those your words?
Live up to them, will you!
Take note, Brother Makoto - hitting on Mukuro leads to her sending beautiful detectives your way.
Surely you would cease your highly illicit activities now!
Eh? What does the Ultimate Factor even do?
I am a bit confused about the nature of our dreams. The themes seem to correlate with what I thought they would be, but is there a point or significance to the scenes we observe? Are they even visions from the future, or from the past?
[x] WEEKEND PLANS:
-[ ] Hang out with Junko (possible event, -10% Despair, +5% JUNKO DEPENDENCY)
-[x] Stalk Makoto
Tough choice between Best Brother and Best Sister. But I think I want to crack Makoto's case more. If he is trying to mess with our head, he is bound to slip up and hint at his agenda eventually.
[x]Dream:
-[x] Black
[x] At class, make an effort to:
-[x] Observe your classmates
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Karnewarrior
Leastmost of the Hanged Man Arcana
For the first, "heady fear" should be interpreted as Mukuro feeling giddy and nervous around him. She's a schoolgirl with a (possibly purposefully induced) crush - Makoto at once terrifies her and makes her want to stand around him and tell herself that one day, one day she's going to say hi to him and he'll be hooked.
For the second: A factor is one who factors. Yes, OD Shaggy here is an incredibly skilled mathematician and economist, specializing in the movement and transfer of debts and other such ethereal things. Your speech teacher is the wiccan merger of Valentine Wiggin and Luna Lovegood. Ultimates are weird! This has been a rule since the founding of Hope's Peak.
Honestly, adding in SMAC has actually normalized the Danganronpa Universe. Mindworms are nothing compared to whatever madman allowed Teruteru into the Pharmaceuticals course (If it weren't for Mikan he'd be using them for... Well, exactly what you would expect Teruteru to use pharmaceuticals for. So the school is only held off from a nightmarish scenario even Junko wouldn't sanction by Mikan Tsumiki).
nkd1325
KNIGHT OF ORANGE
- Location
- AT HIS MAJESTY'S SIDE
[x] WEEKEND PLANS:
-[] Read the Spartan Survival Manual (???)
-[x] Hang out with Junko (possible event, -10% Despair, +5% JUNKO DEPENDENCY)
Really want to find out whats so special about the book that it is its own action, but I feel that we need to placate Junko every 2 or 3 weeks or she'll drag us off without an option. Also while gaining 5 JDEP isn't good lowering DESPAIR by 10 is great. I think we should make sure DESPAIR gets below 25 ASAP and NEVER let it rise above that threshold again. we can work on the JDEP when we have that 75 DESPAIR breathing room.
[x]Dream:
-[x] Black
I wonder do the dreams stop once we have gone though all the colors or do they continue and lead us down certain paths?
[x] At class, make an effort to:
-[x] Observe your classmates
Lets keep an eye out for any shenanigans or events that pop up.
-[] Read the Spartan Survival Manual (???)
-[x] Hang out with Junko (possible event, -10% Despair, +5% JUNKO DEPENDENCY)
Really want to find out whats so special about the book that it is its own action, but I feel that we need to placate Junko every 2 or 3 weeks or she'll drag us off without an option. Also while gaining 5 JDEP isn't good lowering DESPAIR by 10 is great. I think we should make sure DESPAIR gets below 25 ASAP and NEVER let it rise above that threshold again. we can work on the JDEP when we have that 75 DESPAIR breathing room.
[x]Dream:
-[x] Black
I wonder do the dreams stop once we have gone though all the colors or do they continue and lead us down certain paths?
[x] At class, make an effort to:
-[x] Observe your classmates
Lets keep an eye out for any shenanigans or events that pop up.
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Karnewarrior
Leastmost of the Hanged Man Arcana
Sorry, but I'll have to update tomorrow. I'm having some issues with the school website and need to get those fixed before I can justify spending time on questing.
In exchange, have a short glimpse into another life...
"Oh, hello! What do you need, Miss?"
"Nothing in particular, Senpai. I was simply... Curious."
"You're here because of him then."
"...Assuming we're talking about the same 'him', then yes. You're astute, Senpai."
"Oh ho ho, don't flatter me! Anyway, I'm curious now too. What could you get here that you couldn't get from your own homeroom? Or ask him directly?"
"So you are aware of who I am."
"I've been here a long time, Kirigiri-chan."
The two young women matched gazes for a moment. It was the younger who broke first.
"I apologize for wasting your time."
"No harm done! It wasn't a waste of time anyway."
"Oh?"
"Oh yes. You see, while I'm not a detective, I've been looking into him as well."
"...What's this?"
"Nothing. Just a blank scrap of paper with nothing on it."
"I see."
"I'm sorry I couldn't be of more help!"
"It's nothing, Senpai."
A pause. A glance.
"Senpai... If I may be so bold, it seems quite cold in here. Would something occur if I were to heat it?"
"...Ah. No. Nothing strange at all. On the other hand, I've found I think better in a nice, cool bath."
"I see."
"Hopefully."
"Goodbye, Senpai. I apologize for the waste of your time, again."
"It's really nothing. I'm sorry for not being able to give you anything useful."
And in a twist of light violet hair, she left.
By the way, Voting is now locked.
In exchange, have a short glimpse into another life...
"Oh, hello! What do you need, Miss?"
"Nothing in particular, Senpai. I was simply... Curious."
"You're here because of him then."
"...Assuming we're talking about the same 'him', then yes. You're astute, Senpai."
"Oh ho ho, don't flatter me! Anyway, I'm curious now too. What could you get here that you couldn't get from your own homeroom? Or ask him directly?"
"So you are aware of who I am."
"I've been here a long time, Kirigiri-chan."
The two young women matched gazes for a moment. It was the younger who broke first.
"I apologize for wasting your time."
"No harm done! It wasn't a waste of time anyway."
"Oh?"
"Oh yes. You see, while I'm not a detective, I've been looking into him as well."
"...What's this?"
"Nothing. Just a blank scrap of paper with nothing on it."
"I see."
"I'm sorry I couldn't be of more help!"
"It's nothing, Senpai."
A pause. A glance.
"Senpai... If I may be so bold, it seems quite cold in here. Would something occur if I were to heat it?"
"...Ah. No. Nothing strange at all. On the other hand, I've found I think better in a nice, cool bath."
"I see."
"Hopefully."
"Goodbye, Senpai. I apologize for the waste of your time, again."
"It's really nothing. I'm sorry for not being able to give you anything useful."
And in a twist of light violet hair, she left.
By the way, Voting is now locked.