Darkness. It wasn't complete darkness, but it wasn't completely bright either. There was a small lightbulb hanging above the middle of the worndown room. It was a dusty, old room. It was basically one of those rooms that would set the setting to a cheesy horror film. Cheesy, I can assure you that.

Nevermind that the temperature was unusually cold. I couldn't help but shiver despite wearing my one and only favorite lavender overcoat. I noticed that my fingers were numb and cold, callouses mixed in with the dust. Hm, that was most likely because of how dirty the ground was. I didn't even know how long I have been asleep until I realized my entire body was stiff, tired.

Despite everything, I was still confused. I didn't know where I was. Where am I? I didn't know. I could only blink a couple of times in a pretty form of confusion as I realized someone was watching me.

It was a teenage boy around the same age as me. He was staring at me, his expression indifferent. He didn't care about my situation at all.

"Have you ever heard of autophobia?"

I was silent. I couldn't do anything but tilt my head in bewilderment.

"It's the fear of isolation. There are many names to autophobia, such as monophobia, isolophobia, eremophobia-"

"E-excuse me, but why are you telling me this? Who are you anyways and where are we?"

The teenager stopped in his tracks. He thought for a moment, humming. He then let out an "ah" and pointed a finger up. "I'm the same as you. A lost wanderer."

I could not understand this boy at all. "What?"

"I have no idea where we are, and I'm just as lost as you are." The teenager sighed. He didn't care at all. He wasn't worried about the fact we were strangely in some room without any doors or windows. "We're stuck here, together. We're trapped here for who knows how long."

"Okaaaay then..." My mind instantly circled around one thought- this boy was weird as hell. I slowly got to my feet and eyed the room. It was much more cramped than I thought. It was the size of a very small room from a Japanese apartment. "Um, have you found anything we could use to get out of here?"

The teenager shook his head. "Nope. I just woke up a few minutes ago. Besides, it's completely empty in this room. You think I haven't looked around?"

"Yeah, fair point." I couldn't help but eye him strangely. "Um, can I ask for your name?"

The teenager did not listen, crossing his arms. "Names are not as important as getting out of here. I fear isolation as much as you."

"... I'm Katsumi Himura, how about you?"

The teenager was silent for a few seconds. He was eyeing me in that one word I knew too well- disgust. "I'm Tatsuo Akiyama, however I suppose you may know me better as 'Ryuu'."

I questioned the name for a moment. "Oh, right. Your name means dragon man, and Ryuu is dragon..." I then stopped, a sudden realization flickering over my head. "Wait, you mean you're the Ryuu? The film critic guy?"

"Ultimate Film Critic? Yeah, that's me." Tatsuo shook his head however. He waved off my words with a disappointed sigh. "I rather we speak as strangers and not as superior and inferior."

I frowned. "Hey, I'm an Ultimate too."

Tatsuo's attention was grabbed. He eyed me in fascination. "Really?"

"I'm not surprised you wouldn't know. No one cares about sketches these days..." I sighed to myself. "Anyways, I'm the Ultimate Sketch Artist, if you really needed to know. Nice to meet you."

"Sketch artist. Interesting." Tatsuo cupped his chin, now ignoring the questionable look I threw at him. "Two Ultimates trapped in one square box. What an interesting story. I wonder if this will make a good movie one day..."

"Um, hey?" I snapped my fingers. "I know you're a critic and all that, but I really don't care about movie ideas. Can we just find a way out of here? I do not want to be trapped in some weird horror room. I don't want a case of 'Ultimates in a Box' horror flick."

"Ah, right. That does sound like a cheesy idea if I think harder about it. The ideas surrounding such an idea would be such a cliche. Many horror films nowadays seem to center around-"

"Heeeey, can we just figure out a way out of here?"

Tatsuo stopped. "Ah, yes, a way to escape from such a cheesy setting. Hm, if movies have thought me something, there would be a secret passageway somewhere."

"Okay, we're not in a movie." I laughed mockingly. I took a look at the lightbulb from the ceiling, moving over to the string which would turn on and off the light. I held onto the string and turned to the film critic. "It's not like we're gonna escape once I pull this down, right-"

The ground underneath began to grumble.

I stopped, eyes widened. "Oh." I took a look at Tatsuo who was caught off-guard, his attention now focused on me. "Guess I found the way out."

Tatsuo clapped his hands together. "Ah, yes. This sort of ploy is overused in many films."

I couldn't care less about the teenager's words of criticism and praise. I only focused on the ground which continued to rumble beneath me, cracks beginning to form as I shuffled to the corner. Cracks began to enlarge and spread until finally the ground broke into two, the concrete falling into a dark abyss as I realized what was going to happen.

Are we gonna die?

I looked to Tatsuo who didn't care in the slightest, only criticizing the 'cheesiness' of the scene. I wanted to yell at him to move, but I couldn't as the ground beneath me crumbled, throwing me down into the dark abyss with Tatsuo falling suit.

I screamed down the darkness. How long will this darkness take me till I die?

I didn't even know as I continued to fall.

Hello! This is my first ever Danganronpa syoc story, and I hope I'll be able to impress all of you with what I have in store! I have my friend helping me out with my story! Anyways, she's helping me a lot and encouraged me to try my own fic! I have a basic idea of where I want this story to go, so I hope you guys will help and submit characters to me :)

Here is a little bit of info about the story I am planning!

... This story takes place in an alternate universe! The setting will take place in a ship which will sail our characters infinitely to their own demise, and it is the duty of our cast to figure out who is behind the ship sailing and stop our quote-on-quote "mastermind" from sailing them to their demise! However, to escape demise they are forced to kill one another and participate in what we know as a "class trial".

I am hoping that the premise is enough to intruige you, and I am making the idea vague on purpose because I do have alot I plan for the future for this! Anyways, theme wise, the premise is nothing more than what we know as "conditioning". Have you guys ever heard of the Skinner Box? Well, that's a preview of what I have planned.

Anyways! Here are the rules!

1. I don't mind people who reuse talents that were in the Danganronpa franchise. Ultimate Hope, Ultimate Depsair... I don't mind any of the talents! I just want all of the characters to be unique. I really want to have a fleshed out roster, and although talents are apart of that, personality matters most!

2. However, like everyone, Mary Sues and Gary Sues are not accepted. People are not perfect, and neither should characters be as well.

3. I would say you're allowed to send up to three characters! I want to accept characters from as many people as possible, however if there aren't many submissions from different people I will accept more than one character from the same person if needed.

4. Please submit your forms through PM! I will not accept any submissions from reviews!

5. Ask me any questions please! I like to help others out and if you have any questions I will happily answer them! Also, please have fun with this!

I would want to make my deadline around sometime early in February, however if I feel like there are enough good characters I will state so and close the submissions! However, the deadline is most likely going to be around February.

Submitted Talents:

x1 Sketch Artist

x1 Film Critic

x1 Magical Girl

x1 DJ

x1 Art Historian

x1 Historical Swordsman

x1 Thief

X2 Lucky Student

x1 Boxer

x1 Seamstress

x1 Electric Guitarist

x1 Mathematician

x1 Pixel Artist

x1 Pilot

x1 Historian

x1 Fencer

x1 Swimsuit Model

x1 Dog

x1 Pixel Artist

x1 Mythologist

x1 Christmas Caroler

x1 Attorney

x1 Assassin

x1 Parasychologist

x1 ?

x1 Producer

x1 Matchmaker

x1 Blogger

x1 Medical Patient

Submitted Genders:

x13 Males

x16 Females

Males:

1. Tatsuo Akiyama - Ultimate Film Critic (My Friend)

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8.

Females:

1. Katsumi Himura - Ultimate Sketch Artist (Mine)

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8.

Submission Form:

General

Name:

Alias:

Age: (Please make them around 15-18!)

Birthday:

Gender:

Sexuality:

Talent:

Backstory: (Please, make this one of the most detailed of the for, if not the most! I would like to know how your character has been brought up by their family. Are they rich or poor? Are they a single child? Do they have only one parent? How did they get their talent? State everything here!)

Physical

Height:

Weight:

Physical Appearance: (Please make this one of the most detailed! I want to know about their skin complexion, their body shape, their possible birthmarks, moles, etc. Not everyone has to look perfect and not everyone has to be thin!)

Daily Clothing: (This is basically what they are going to wear throughout the entire story.)

Sleep Wear: (This is what they would wear when they go to sleep.)

Personality

Outdoor Personality: (This is basically how your character acts on the outside towards people. Obviously, everyone puts on a mask, whether slightly or not. State everything here!)

Indoor Personality: (This is basically how your character really acts. Are they much more meaner than they show themselves? Are they actually really shy and timid? State everything here!)

First Impressions: (How does your character look like to others? Do they present themselves as the spoiled type? Appearances does work in first impressions as well! People do tend to base others off of appearances and expression!)

Mannerisms: (Is there anything they are prone to doing?)

Pet Peeves: (Do they have some pet peeves that they can't stand? If so, please state them here!)

Speech/Voice: (How does your character sound like? How do they speak?)

Quotes:

Attitude Towards Life: (What do they feel about life itself as a whole? Is it a waste of time to live, or different?)

Attitude Towards Death: (What do they feel about death? What do they feel about suicide, killings, etc.?)

Likes: (At least three.)

Dislikes: (At least three!)

Hobbies: (Give me at least three.)

Romance: (If they are open to romance, please state so and who they would be romantically interested in!)

People They Like:

People They Hate:

During Story

Reaction to Killing Game:

Reaction to Body Announcement/Seeing Corpse:

Reaction to Execution/Being Executed:

Reaction to Being Accused (Innocent):

Reaction to Being Accused (Guilty):

Role in Investigation:

Role in Class Trials:

Justification for Survivor:

Justification for Murderer:

Justification for Victim:

Justification for Mastermind: (Please tell me why your character could potentially become a mastermind, and also give me a possible reason why they shouldn't. I want everyone to provide me at least one reason why your character could be a mastermind!)

Free Time Event Ideas:

Character Arc Ideas:

Possible Execution Ideas: (This is one of the only ones you don't need to fill. It would help me though!)

Extra

Anything I Missed: (If I missed anything, state so here!)