Masashi Kousaki was sure that he had fallen asleep while at his desk. It had been only a bit after dinner, and he had not felt unusually sleepy. And yet, despite his good enough memory, he could remember little from that point on, and now, he was in a room that he did not recognize.

"Where am I?" he asked himself. He had found himself lying down on a king-sized bed, and when he rose, he could not but feel amazed at the greatness and richness that the room gave off. The wallpaper was of a calming orange hue, carrying a fancy floral pattern; the chairs had red cushioning, placed neatly by the desks and the walls; and the lamps and wooden furniture looked so dear that someone of his station could hardly afford such things. And there was even a small but fancy-looking chandelier hanging from the ceiling. He was only what one might call an everyman, and yet he felt a bit like a king.

If this were a dream, then it certainly felt too real. Masashi looked around, and thankfully, there was a mirror by what appeared to be a closet. In this situation, the first thing that anyone would do was to confirm whether anything had happened to his looks. For all he knew, someone could have drawn something weird on his face.

The one thing that he was sure was that nothing odd had happened to his appearance; he still had his slightly messy black hair, and his blue eyes showed no signs of exhaustion or injury. And his clothes appeared to be his; he wore a gray jacket over a white shirt, and his lower half was covered by a pair of black pants. It was the same outfit that he had worn earlier and that he usually wore whenever not going to school.

"That's a relief…" Masashi said before looking around some more. Though in an unknown situation, he found himself remarkably calm about this; usually, someone who found himself in an unknown room would be panicking and looking for a way out right away.

Maybe it's the room's fancy atmosphere that calms me, Masashi thought. If this were a dirtier and shabbier room, then he would feel no urge to stay here any longer.

He looked at the desk by the wall that was opposite to the bed. On it was a blue tablet that had a logo on it. It showed a small drawing of a ship sailing across the sea on a bright day, and a few words were put right below the drawing.

"Brightmere Mirthyard," Masashi read, unsure as to how it was related to his situation. Could it be that he was at Brightmere Mirthyard? It certainly sounded like a place's name, after all. Now that he thought about it, it sounded like something he had heard of before, but what exactly it was he could not recall.

The switch to the tablet was on the right side. Once he turned it on, the screen showed a blue background, and clean white words popped up.

"Welcome to Brightmere Mirthyard, Masashi Kousaki," it said, the words neatly arranged. "We hope that you will have a fun time here."

Fun time? Masashi thought. Is this a place of entertainment of some kind?

The background then changed to show a drawn picture of the sea. There were five icons available: Maps, Profiles, Rules and Regulations, Notes, and Settings.

Profiles? Masashi raised his brows. He could understand the other four options, but what was the Profiles section meant to show him? He clicked it at once and let out a small gasp; what appeared before him was none other than an image of him. He was looking right at the camera, showing a kind smile and wearing his usual outfit. It listed a few details about him as well:

Height: 5'7''

Weight: 125 lbs.

Chest: 32''

Blood Type: A

D.O.B.: June 25

Likes: Comics, games

Dislikes: Horror films

And then there was the last note:

Notes: Ultimate Lucky Student

Masashi looked hard at the title given him. According to this, he was deemed an Ultimate, and Ultimates were those who were incredibly talented at certain subjects. But he was simply an average student, so like many others, he was no Ultimate. If truth were told, he was all right with it, but there was no denying the slight envy that arose within him whenever someone started talking about Ultimates.

But to see himself have such a title as this left him confused. How was he in any way a lucky student? It was not as if he had bad luck, but to be lucky was not a quality that his peers knew him for.

It was then that he noticed what was near the top of the screen: a row of eighteen icons, one of which was his. The icon showed his face drawn in a pixel-like style, as if it were from a game. The other icons, however, were only question marks, however; presumably, there were seventeen others here as well.

"I wonder who they could be," Masashi mumbled as he left the Profiles section. It was then that he wondered how good it was that he was most likely not alone here. On one hand, it meant that he had other people to help him figure out what was going on; on the other hand, there was no telling what kind of people the seventeen were.

Masashi tried clicking on the Maps icon, only to find that it forbade him from going on. It was the same for the Rules and Regulations and Notes icons. The Settings section only let him adjust the tablet's brightness and color, so it was of little use to him right now.

It was then that he saw that on the wall to the bed's left was a door. It seemed to be the only way out of this room. Seeing that staying here likely would get him nowhere, and prodded by his curiosity about this place, Masashi thought to leave.

Time to see what Brightmere Mirthyard is all about, he thought as he opened the door.

Hello, everyone! This is my first fanfic, and seeing how popular SYOCs are here, I thought that I could try writing one. I picked the setting of an amusement park on the sea since I thought that it would be cool to write a game where it takes place in an amusement park, but I wanted to make it a bit more special as well by combining it with a ship setting.

The rules for SYOC submissions:

1. Send your submissions through PMs only.

2. Send each character separately. Put the subject line in this format: [Brightmere, character's full name, talent]

3. You may submit up to three characters. I am open to accepting any number of your characters, but keep in mind that even if I pick one of your characters, it is not guaranteed that I will include your other character(s) as well.

4. I trust that you will not submit characters that you have already submitted to other stories.

5. The earlier you submit, the likelier your characters will make it into the story. And the more effort you put in your submissions, the likelier I am to accept them.

6. I prefer that the characters be Japanese, but non-Japanese character submissions are allowed, as long as you give a good reason behind them.

7. This story makes no mention of Hope's Peak Academy and the Ultimate Academy at all, so make sure that your characters should have nothing to do with them.

Submissions (organized in alphabetical order)

Male: 15

Female: 18

Ultimate Actress

Ultimate Archaeologist

Ultimate Art Critic

Ultimate Celesta Player

Ultimate Chanteuse

Ultimate Cheerleader

Ultimate Clown

Ultimate Cold Case Detective

Ultimate Competitive Ballroom Dancer

Ultimate Con Artist

Ultimate Dog Trainer

Ultimate Dystopia Novelist

Ultimate Figure Skater

Ultimate Flamenco Dancer

Ultimate Gardener

Ultimate Hacker

Ultimate Historical Novelist

Ultimate Majorette

Ultimate Nun

Ultimate Orator

Ultimate Patissier

Ultimate Phantom Thief

Ultimate Phenologist

Ultimate Potato Farmer

Ultimate Profiler

Ultimate Psychologist

Ultimate Pyrotechnician

Ultimate Reporter

Ultimate Shooter

Ultimate Spirit Channeler

Ultimate Storyteller

Ultimate Stripper

Ultimate Waiter

Cast

Males:

1. Masashi Kousaki - Ultimate Lucky Student

2. Sorao Mineta - Ultimate Celesta Player (TheRoseShadow21)

3. Takumi Takamitsu - Ultimate Storyteller (Abitat Eco)

4. Abraham Zargari - Ultimate Waiter (Shirasaur)

5. Tanjiro Urata - Ultimate Historical Novelist (TheRoseShadow21)

6. Haruyuki Kanagawa - Ultimate Art Critic (Scissor-Snipper)

7. Arashi Seiya - Ultimate Pyrotechnician (mandipokemon)

8. Atsushi Morokuzu - Ultimate Archaeologist (emilio. rubilar. 75)

9. Murphy O'Hagan - Ultimate Potato Farmer (aidanator800)

Females:

1. Hikari Fey - Ultimate Spirit Channeler (NSPunny)

2. Haruka Minami - Ultimate Clown (BubblesOfTheNine)

3. Futaba Inoshishi - Ultimate Figure Skater (Prince PokePersona)

4. Maiha Hanazawa - Ultimate Competitive Ballroom Dancer (RioA)

5. Mari Anzai - Ultimate Phenologist (TheRoseShadow21)

6. Faye Nirigiri - Ultimate Patissier (Ziggymia123)

7. Hikari Shinto - Ultimate Nun (TigerWarrior1998)

8. Sayua Tomi - Ultimate Cheerleader (Other Senpai)

9. "Red Mask" - Ultimate Phantom Thief (NSPunny)

For the one who sent me the Ultimate Archaeologist, I had to put spaces in the username since the editor kept deleting everything before the ".75".

Anyway, I was very impressed by the various submissions that I had gotten, and they were all pretty interesting to read, to say the least! That is why it was pretty difficult to choose which characters to use. It took me much longer than I had thought to finalize my choices.