Danganronpa: Boiling Point

Chapter 2: Class Introductions

I arrived at the Gymnasium with Rantaro and Gundham, and saw a number of other students, all dressed in drastically different ways. They all appeared to be waiting for something, or someone, standing in a semi-circle facing the entrance.

Looking around the room, the gym had dark grey bleachers, and grey lines along the basketball court. The center had a black and white raccoon's face, with a grey mask across the eyes. One eye was black and beady, and the other eye was red, long and jagged. It actually reminded me of the stuffed animal thing I saw in the basement window.

Suddenly, over the scoreboard, an animal-like figure appeared on the scoreboard, looking very much like what I saw earlier, except this one started speaking, with a medium-low, almost growling voice.

"Good morning, students! This is Monorakun, your headmaster. I'm having some technical difficulties with your Electronic Handbooks, or E-Handbooks for short, so go ahead and introduce yourselves while I try to work these bugs out. I'll be with you shortly!"

Before anyone else could speak, a tall, muscularly ripped man with black hair stood up. He had on a white tank top under a black jacket, as well as blue tracksuit pants and a unique-looking pair of sandals. He also had a long chain wrapped loosely around his neck, with a whistle hanging from his neck as well. He stood up and nearly bellowed his introduction.

"I AM NEKOMARU NIDAI! The Ultimate Team Manager! I'll get us all whipped up into shape to face whatever challenges lie ahead!" He then took a few steps back, allowing anyone else to speak.

Another guy, this one much shorter, stepped up next. He looked like your stereotypical chef, with a white shirt and chef's hat, but a red apron, and dark pants. He had brown hair that seemed to stick way out, but to the left. He spoke next.

"My name is Teruteru Hanamura. I'm known as the Ultimate Cook, but if it's alright, I'd prefer it if you call me the Ultimate Chef instead. It sounds more...professional, am I right?"

"Name's Mondo Owada. Ultimate Biker. Nice to fuckin' meetcha." Mondo was an imposing figure; tall, broad-shouldered, with a long black coat nearly touching his ankles. There was gold Japanese writing on his coat, but I could not read it from my angle. He also had a white muscle shirt on, with black baggy pants and white shoes. Like Teruteru, Mondo also had a pompadour, but his stuck straight out, like a brown upside-down tusk.

By contrast, the next guy to step up was pretty short, but was dressed very sharp. Two-piece dark pinstriped suit, white shoes with a small heel to them, and a tie. He was kinda cute, in a "baby face" sort of way, with dark blonde hair with a pattern shaved into the sides. However, his golden eyes looked angry, as if he was pissed off at the world.

"Name's Fuyuhiko Kuzuryu, Ultimate Yakuza. Just so we're all clear, I don't plan to act friendly and shit with you guys, so don't waste your time talking to me."

Wow...Fuyuhiko looked sharp and cute, but his personality kinda sucked. If that was how he truly was, I had no problems not talking to him, at all.

Next for introductions was the guy I woke up in the same classroom with. He walked up, laughed at all of us, and declared, "I am the great and powerful Gundham Tanaka, Supreme Overlord of Ice! Ultimate Breeder, and harbinger of the Four Dark Devas of Destruction!"

Fuyuhiko sneered. "So, in other words, you're a dumbass. Next!"

Gundham paid no attention to Fuyuhiko, and in fact, did not give the impression that he even heard him.

The next person to introduce themselves was a...boy? Small-chested girl? It was hard to tell, with the face mask covering their lower face. They were wearing a dark green military-style uniform, with darker green knee-high boots. They had very long greenish-black hair, about waist-length, and had green eyes. Their hands were all bandaged up, too, like they had partaken in a mummification ritual.