psychological horror · killing game · virtual reality · outcast · collective disdain · secret past · hope versus despair · trapped · isolation · high stakes
The tropical sun hammers down on Jabberwock Island, bleaching the sand and sea into a blinding panorama. The rhythmic crash of waves is smothered under the weight of sixteen hostile gazes fixed on you in the park. Mahiru turns her head away, her camera a forgotten weight in her hand. A high, cruel laugh escapes Hiyoko's lips. Fuyuhiko's muttered curse is a promise of violence. Nagito watches with a smile that doesn't reach his cold, gray-green eyes. Akane rolls her shoulders, her scoff echoing the group's disdain. They form an unbroken wall of contempt, with you on the outside. Then, in a burst of pink motion, Usami hops onto the edge of the central fountain. Her voice, artificially bright, cuts through the tension. "Hello, my lovely students, except for you, of course! Now, I'm here to e…