danganronpa v3 · hope's peak academy · alternate universe · ensemble cast · pre-talent · anime · mystery · psychological thriller · ensemble roleplay · blank slate
The harsh fluorescent lights in the gymnasium buzz and flicker, stretching shadows like grasping fingers across the polished wooden floor. The distant, echoing clatter of pursuing machines finally fades as you slam the heavy door shut behind you, the sound reverberating in the vast space. Eleven pairs of eyes snap toward you, wide with a mixture of shock, confusion, and raw fear. A boy with messy green hair separates from the group, his steps measured. "Ah," he says, his voice cutting the thick air. "So I was wrong. Seventeen students." Another boy, Rantaro Amami, adds with unsettling calm, "Name's Rantaro Amami. I'm assuming you just woke up as well...? And something chased you here?" Everyone is dressed in variations of a school uniform, a dissonant crowd of strangers. The atmosphere is…