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Danganronpa 4 - All Stars

Chapter 1: Confusion and Companionship (1.1)

I wake up to darkness. It's pure black like I fell into a black hole. I try waiting a couple of minutes so my eyes can adjust, but it isn't any better. …What even happened? I was just outside of Hope's Peak wasn’t I? But then I felt horrible. …I must've passed out, but why… Did I just randomly die? Damn…

I take a step back as slow as I can and trip over something. “SHIT!” I hit my head on what seems to be a shelf. …Guess not. Dammit, pull yourself together, Curt.

I sit up after making a fool of myself and rub the tender spot on my head. At least now I'm certain I'm just in a dark room, but I still don't know where I am.

I get up and place my hands on the wall to feel my way around the room. The wall I fell at seems to be a shelf full of stuff. Maybe I'm in a storage room? I make it to a corner and continue sliding my hands on the rough concrete wall. The smell of chlorine fills my nose as I move around. Weird… I continue feeling my way around the room, careful not to fall again until I manage to find a light switch.

I turn on the lights, and the room lights up. I take a minute to adjust to the new lighting and look around the room. Shelves line the back wall, their all filled with pool supplies from pool noodles to floaties. On the left of the room is a clothing rack of swimsuits, but it’s what I see on the other side of the room that catches my attention. There beside a pile of boxes…

I walk over and kneel beside the person. They appear to be unconscious. Around my age, probably younger. I think to myself. His short brown hair is tied up in a loose ponytail, and his probably once grey shirt has some blood splattered on the front, but it doesn't seem like he's hurt. 

A couple of questions float through my head, but my thoughts are interrupted when suddenly the guy jolts awake and rubs the gunk out his eyes. I back up to give him some space and watch him. Who is this guy?

He looks around confused, and when he realises I'm also here, he stands up and forms a boxing stance. “Who are you?” He asked, I couldn't really read his face, but it was clear he would fight me if he had to. “...some motherfucker working for those guys who kidnapped me?” He asks.

…

... Is this guy high or something? What is he even talking about? The question was so left field the only thing I could say was… “Huh?”

“I asked who you were, dumbass!” The guy says annoyed.

“How about you tell me first? Why should I just trust you if you look like you're getting ready to clock me.” I ask him. Sure, I could’ve just told him but he was starting to piss me off. If I was here to hurt him I could've done so earlier.

“Geez, fine” the guy said as he put his fist down, “I’m Christian Aki, Ultimate Boxer.”

“Wait, you're an Ultimate?” I ask. If he’s also an Ultimate, are there more of us here?

“Yeah, I’ve won a couple championships. Are… you an Ultimate too?” Christian asks, “I mean, if you were working for those guys you probably would’ve attacked me while I was unconscious.” Christian mumbles to himself.

“You just realised that? Actually whatever, I don’t want to get punched. Curt Richy. Ultimate Investigative Journalist.” I say as I extend my hand. It's an awkward couple of seconds, but he shakes it. “Mind if you elaborate on that kidnapping part?” I ask him.

“Right, so I was walking home when these guys cornered me in an alleyway-”

“Why didn’t you just fight them off?” I ask, “You just said you’re the Ultimate Boxer.”

“At first I figured it was nothing, plus I save my skills for the ring, that way I don’t seem like I have anger issues and randomly punch people, anyway, do you want the rest of the story or not?”

“Alright, my bad. Just continue” I tell him.

“Once they cornered me, I started fighting back, I managed to knock a couple of them out and even break one guy’s nose.” Christian said, pointing to his shirt. “Afterwards I think one of them grabbed a bat and knocked me out cold or something.” 

I suddenly feel very nauseous, like I just ate a rotten egg salad and then went on multiple roller coasters for fun. The story seems so familiar, almost like a story or game I've seen before. It's on the tip of my tongue, and I almost have the answer but…

“You alright, Curt? It looks like you're about to vomit.” Christian says, disrupting my thoughts.

“No- I mean yeah I’m fine, I just…” The thought suddenly disappears from my mind. What was I thinking of again? 

I try to remember when the memory of being attacked rushes into my mind. I was knocked out and dragged into a van. Although that’s what I remember, it doesn't seem like what I was thinking of earlier. But it must be, what else would I be thinking of?

“The same thing happened to me, too. I was walking home when someone knocked me out with chloroform” I tell Chrsitian. I’ll try and remember later.  

“Yuck, I heard that it smells awful,” Christain says apologetically. 

“Actually It was kind of sweet,” I tell him. “Like how the air will be when we get out of this stuffy closet.” 

I make my way towards the door. It’s worn down but made of a heavy metal with no windows. By looks alone, there's no way to tell where we even are or if this leads outside. I put my ear to the small margin of the door. I feel a small breeze, but that could just be air conditioning. I try to listen more closely; birds chirping, a small stream is running, and the faint mumbling of some voices, I can't make out what they're saying.

“The door leads outside, but there’s people out there. Do you think you can deal with them if they're a threat?” I ask Christian while testing the doorknob. It's unlocked, but I don't open the door yet. 

His face lights up. “Fight ‘em sure! Just stand back,” He says as he stretches his arms and walks toward the door. 

“It's possible they're also in the same situation as us so don't-” My warning goes unheard as Christian takes a deep breath, flings the door wide open and charges towards the group of people.

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To the fellow Canadians, sorry I didn't post this during March break. I think the chapter is a little short still, but hey I'm the author so I can set the word count. Also if you noticed the (1.1) in the title that's so it's easier for me to know what part I'm Writing. Next chapter is Introductions get hyped.

Something I can finally do!! Yippee!!

Moore: @turkeyinnovember @bezearts + anyone else I forgot and other than want to join in!

hey guys there's this really cute personality quiz here and i think it'd be a fun chain game :)

@kadethecat @biocrafthero @littlest-bugz @the-hydra-sys @anyone else who sees this!!

Alright! Here's 5 Out of Context lines for you all! Thank you for showing interest in Danganronpa Another Scenario (DRAS)!

Anyone who isn't a recreyo member will have ??? in their nametag.

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???: “Well, I mean, how else is someone going to talk? Why can’t I talk about something I know about? Oh wait. What if the other person doesn’t know anything about it? They won’t be able to contribute anything. They can ask questions, but what if I can’t answer them correctly? What if I just drive them away, I-”

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Chilly: "Okay."

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Den: "I lied. Cause you know, I'm a liar."

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Kristine: "What were we talking about?"

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Ivan: "I'm an ally."