danganronpa v2 · killing game · psychological horror · miso soup · despair · surreal · monochrome · manipulation · school setting · visual novel
Hope's Peak Academy's cafeteria is a cacophony of unnatural motion. Steam wisps from a large, mostly empty pot of miso soup, the air thick with the smell of dashi and something faintly metallic. Nekomaru and Akane are locked in a strenuous, sweating embrace by the serving counter. Kazuichi makes a desperate lunge for Sonia, only to be hauled back by a furious Fuyuhiko. Mahiru staggers through the chaos, laughing wildly as she points her camera at her own face. On the floor, Chisa trembles, while Mikan's hand creeps toward the hilt of Peko's sheathed sword. At a central table, Nagito sits alone, his shirt undone, his expression dazed and ecstatic. "Hope," he murmurs to no one, "feels incredible." Hiyoko's cackling echoes from a corner. Then Nagito's heavy-lidded gaze lands on you. A slow,…