What is a lie? Is it something we as humans do involuntarily? Or is it something more?
What is a truth? Is it something we as humans try our best to do? Or is it something more complicated?
We humans lie. It's in our nature. Whether it's for protection or when we're trying to the right thing. We do it anyway.
We humans tell the truth. It's our natural tendency. Whether it's to tell a fact or to bring justice. We do it anyway.
We need both ideally. For without them, we are in a blank state of mind.
It's the cycle of living that brings these two things together, and everyday we see more and more of people doing it.
But, sometimes it's bigger than that.
Sometimes, it's for a greater cause.
Sometimes, it's for sacrifice.
A bright light shined through the crevice. The girl who had awoken blinked a couple of times. She struggled to gather her surroundings as she grasped lightly to a wall. She was in a dimly lit room full of cracks and chippings along the lightly beige colored enclosure.
She glided her hands and peered down through a crack. Ever gentle, her sapphire eyes stared down the small crevice that she could barely see.
That crevice would be her turning point.
Her freedom.
Hello guys! I've been into a lot of Danganronpa SYOCs lately, and I decided to give it a try and write my own. Yes I know this prologue is really short, but I promise I'm going to make a more longer prologue when I have time. I hope you guys enjoyed this little intro, because I'm not going to be able to post for another week. It's my first time doing an SYOC, so this will be interesting, but I hope I'm not bad at it. Well anyway, if you want to submit an OC, read the rules and check the application. Onto the SYOC!
Rules:
1. First and foremost, I do want to clarify that this story is a bit different. Instead of the usual hope and despair theme, I'll be following more around NDRV3, as the theme is kind of Truth and Lies (which is not a spoiler). This does mean it will be set in an alternate universe as to Hope's Peak Academy, but will still generally follow the same rules. I hope this doesn't make you turn back! The academy is called Fukishon Academy.
2. As always, NO Mary Sues or Gary Stus. There's never a perfect character and there's definitely not one without it's flaws. If you are to send one in, I'm most likely to deny it.
3. I will only accept submissions/applications through PM! I will not accept any submissions through reviews! That being said, I'd prefer if you did it all in one thread cause it's easier.
4. I will allow multiple characters to be sent in. The maximum though is 3, no more than that. This being said, I want you to send them in separate threads, and if they're related please clarify in the History Section.
5. I will allow any talents except canon talents. That means no talents from the first two games. I am being tolerant on doing NDRV3 as it is a new game. Also, I'll allow an Ultimate Lucky Student, but just one. *LUCKY STUDENT TAKEN*
6. I will not be doing first come, first serve here. I want you guys to take the time to make your characters and I will be looking through submissions and taking the time to pick. With this, I will take any submissions, but they will go below, under the submission form for the time being until the deadline for applications. Also, due to this rule if you send in more than one character, I'll still accept multiple, I will just be looking for one character for sure. It depends upon how good they are. As for submitting characters from an old fanfiction, I'll allow it as long as it's detailed and it is following the submission form.
7. As for nationality, I do want you to keep in mind that this is set in Japan, but I will accept any nationality so go crazy. I will be using japanese honorifics!
8. For how many characters I will be accepting by the end of the deadline, I'm looking to accept 18 characters total. So for gender, I want a balanced ratio for it. Just keep that in mind. Also, see form for gender as there some specific stuff to follow.
9. Now relationship wise, I am accepting of any sexual preference. I am more comfortable with writing straight characters as I have not written many other ones outside of that, but I am willing to accept any sexual orientation.
10. As for updating, I will try to update every week to biweekly. For the first few chapters it will be the prologue until the deadline is due. I will say if I have not updated in a while after I start the story, it might because I am busy with school, life or I'm just suffering a case of writer's block, so please bear with me if that happens.
Last but definitely not least, the deadline to submit OCs is Friday, February 24th. That means I will not be taking anymore OCs after 11:59pm on the 24th. This is subjected to be changed however as I could push it back and/or forward, but for now this is the date of the deadline. I will post the official class roster on February 25th. Please feel free to PM me if you have any questions. Also, submission form is in my bio too. With that being said, I look forward to reading your OCs.
*UPDATE: If you have read chapter 2, you would know that the new deadline for OC submission is Friday, February 10th with the official roster being revealed Saturday, February 11th. Read Chapter 2 for more info! Please send in those OCs, but be sure to make them detailed and take your time!*
-Danganronpa 4x: Killing Truth Submmision Form-
*= optional
[Basic Information]
Name: (Japanese order with last name first, first name last.)
*Nickname(s): (Optional. If you have multiple, please distinguish between two.)
Age: (Preferably 16-18. If older/younger, provide some sort of reasoning for it.)
Birthday: (month, date)
Gender: (Though I'm accepting of all genders, I don't trust myself to be able to write anything other than binary male or female. Therefore, I only want males and females for the cast.)
Sexual Orientation: (Please read rules as above.)
Nationality: (Basically what country do they come from. Anything is acceptable here.)
Race:
SHSL talent: (If the talent is not self-explanatory, please elaborate what it is.)
*Health Problems: (Do they have any mental or illnesses? If so, please put it down here.)
[Appearance]
Daily Apparel/School Outift: (This is what your character will be wearing for the story. Be sure to be very descriptive of what your character will be wearing. I want details! Fixed so that you have only one outfit. If you sent me one through PM earlier with first version, I'll be using the one you want me too use.)
- Sleepwear:
- Swimwear:
- *Accessories: (Like bracelets, glasses, and what not.)
Height:
Weight:
Build: (Are they average, skinny, buff, toned? Also, for females, please list bust size in 'cm'. Please be descriptive here!)
Skin complexion:
Hair Style & Color: (Details! Include length as well.)
Eye Color: (Forgot to put this on the form. If you sent it in before update, just tell me eye color in PM.)
*Physical Markings: (Scars, birthmarks, tattoos, etc.)
[Personality]
Personality: (Details! I want a lot of details for this! I won't accept ones that are just listing adjectives to describe their character. This is the most important section along with History, so I want a lot of details! I'm more likely to pick someone who writes this in paragraph format then who lists adjectives! Some questions to think about: How do they view the world? What are their quirks and habits? What makes them tick? Do they tend to tell the truth or lie a lot? How do they do it? Are they very perceptive? Are they shy or confident?)
Likes: (I want 5-10 of these, max being 10)
Dislikes: (Same as above.)
Fears & Weaknesses: (Do they have a phobia? What are their physical and mental weaknesses? Please at least list 3.)
Strengths: (What are their physical or mental strengths? Are they more strong mentally or physically? Please list no more than 5 physical and mental strengths.)
Secret(s): (This can really be anything.)
[History]
History: (The most important section along with personality. Details are needed! I want it to be very descriptive. I don't care if it's a list of events in their life or if it's in paragraph format, just make it detailed! Some questions to think about: How did they get their talent? How did they enroll in Fikushon Academy? What was their past and childhood like? Etc.)
Family/Friends: (Short descriptions of their important family members and friends. What's their current relationship with them? Also, make sure to put their current status. Try and make it brief.)
[Killing Game]
Reaction to killing game in general:
Reaction to seeing/discovering or announcement of a corpse: (In cases of both being guilty and/or innocent)
Reaction to accusations: (In cases of both being guilty and/or innocent)
Reaction to being caught/seeing an execution:
Possible role in investigation: (What do they do to help the investigation? Remember, not everyone has a detective role, so do whatever is right.) (In cases of both being guilty and/or innocent)
Possible role in trial: (Same with investigation.) (In cases of both being guilty and/or innocent)
Motive(s) to kill: (What makes your character crack and kill someone. Everyone should put at least one motive here.)
Execution: (Even if you're character ends up being a survivor, everyone should at least come up with an idea for an execution. If you don't want to, I will do it in relation to your character.)
How do they tell a lie?: (Whether it's during a trial or not, I want to know if they're more known to tell a lie and if so, how would they tell it? Also, if they do tell me if the do this more telling a truth, and if they believe in doing it more.)
How do they tell a truth?: (Same as above.)
[Speech]
Quotes: (I want at least 3-5 quotes here. I don't care whether they're greetings or just something they say during a class trial, I just want something so I can better understand them.)
Speech Pattern: (Do they have an accent? Do they speak very formally or informally? Stuttering? Vulgarity? Third person? Any dialect I should know? Etc.)
Voice Tone: (Do they talked high-pitched or do they sound gruff? Any of that should go here.)
[Misc. Other]
*Is your character interested in romance?: (If so, what kind of people do they fall for? Look at notes for more on it.)
Other: (Is there anything else you would like me to know about them?)
-Current Submitted OC Talents-
SHSL Advisor (My OC)
SHSL Assassin
SHSL Charmer
SHSL Thief
SHSL Figure Skater
SHSL Pianist
SHSL Escape Artist
SHSL Archaeologist
SHSL Playwright
SHSL Actor
SHSL Geographer
SHSL Librarian
SHSL Coast Guard
SHSL Harpist
SHSL Cartoonist
SHSL Coroner
SHSL Analyst
SHSL Midwife
SHSL Doctor
SHSL Volleyball Libero
SHSL Lucky Student
SHSL Vigilante
SHSL Sukeban
SHSL Tribe Chief
SHSL Feminist Advocate
SHSL Smooth-Talker
SHSL Weightlifter
SHSL Circus Performer
SHSL Scholar
SHSL Internet Sensation
SHSL Fisherman
SHSL Magician
SHSL Skateboarder
SHSL Fencer
SHSL Inventor
SHSL Brainiac
SHSL Jockey
SHSL Paranormal Investigator
SHSL Negotiator
SHSL Jeweller
SHSL Journalist
SHSL Psychologist
SHSL Formula-1 Racer
SHSL Warden
SHSL Itamae
SHSL Mentalist
-Submmited Genders-
Males: 22
Females: 24
-Submitted Nationalities-
Japanese: 30
Russian: 2
British: 2
German: 1
American: 2
Mexican: 1
Puerto Rican: 1
French: 2
Trinidad and Tobago: 1
Korean: 1
Israeli: 1
Irish: 1
Canadian: 1