ᴋɪʟʟɪɴɢ sᴄʜᴏᴏʟ sᴇᴍᴇsᴛᴇʀ(DISCONTINUED)

Prologue: Welcome to Despair - Part two

(Y/N): "............Nng?"

(Y/N): "Wh-What...? Where am I?"

I woke up with my head resting on top of a hard wooden desk. My body feels...heavy. It's pretty normal for me to zonk off in the middle of some boring class or whatever, but... What was I doing asleep here just now? This isn't a classroom I've ever been in before.

(Y/N): "What the heck is going on...?"

Is that...a surveillance camera?

It's a dangerous world we live in. I guess they have these to keep weirdos from just wandering in.

(Y/N): "What the heck...?"

In any normal classroom, that's where a window should be. But it looks like some kind of metal plate has been bolted over it. And if I were to knock on it... *Bang bang*

(Y/N): "Yep. Definitely metal. Thick, too. Very solid."

Jeez, I can't believe it's already 8 o'clock. It was just after 7 when I first got here. Has it really been almost and hour since then?

There's a TV... The school *is* funded by the national government, so I guess it's not that weird to have TVs in here... Something feels...off. I wonder what it is...

That's the desk I fell asleep on. I can still see a line of drool I must have left there.

(Y/N): "I'll have to clean that up later..."

Hey, what's that on the desk?

(Y/N): "An orientation guide...? It's some kind of cheap-looking pamphlet. And there's something handwritten on it."

'The next semester is about to start. Starting today, this school will be your entire world.'

(Y/N): "What the hell? Is this someone's idea of a joke?"

(Y/N): "Okay, let's see. So what might have happened is..."

I got myself so wound up, I passed out in the main hall. And then someone carried me here...? If that's true it must mean... This is a classroom inside Hope's Peak.

(Y/N): "But then if *that's* true..."

That just raises more questions. This is all really strange. I mean, those metal plates covering the windows... It's like it's a prison or something. None of this makes any sense...

(Y/N): "I should probably head back to the main hall. It's already past the meeting time. There might be other students there now."

(Y/N): "Jeez... This hallway is kind of weird, too."

This is getting stranger by the second. I honestly have no idea what's going on...

(Y/N): "Well, for now I'll just head to the main hall..."

"Despair Hotel"...? I guess it's a place for people to stay overnight. But anyway, I need to get to the main hall...!

By the time I got back to the main hall...everyone else was already there.

???: "Whoa, hey! Another new kid?"

(Y/N): "Huh? Then you guys are all...?"

???: "Yeah... We're all new here. Today's supposed to be our first day of class."

???: So counting her, that makes fifteen. Seems like a good cut-off point, but I wonder if this is everyone.

Standing before me were the "Ultimate Students" that had been hand-picked by the school. I looked around at everyone who'd gathered there, taking in their faces one at a time. Maybe I was just imagining it, but I swear I could feel a kind of aura coming from each of them...

(Y/N): "Um...how's it going? My name's (Y/N) (L/N). Sorry I'm late. A bunch of stuff happened, and then all of a sudden I was just...asleep."

???: "Whoa, you too?"

???: "Things just keep getting curiouser and curiouser..."

???: "So strange... I declare beyond a shadow of a doubt that this is a strange situation indeed!"

(Y/N): "Um...what are you talking about? I honestly have no idea what's going on right now."

???: "Just a moment! There's something else we must address!"

???: "(Y/N)! Your tardiness is unacceptable! Surely you were aware the meeting was to start at 8 a.m. sharp! To be late on your first day is unspeakable! I must report you, and you must accept your due punishment!"

???: "What's your problem? It's not like she *wanted* to be late. She didn't have any control over it."

???: "Everyone just calm down! Listen, why don't we all go around and introduce ourselves?"

???: The hell!? Now's no time for friggin' introductions!"

???: "Maybe, but it may be good to at least find out who we all are before digging into the bigger problems here. I mean, how are we even supposed to talk to each other if we do not know each other's names?"

???: "That's a good point..."

???: "Okay, so let's get introductions out of the way, then we can move on to whatever else. Sound good?"

I'm still totally lost, but I think it's best to just focus on getting to know each other for now. So I guess this is as good a chance as I'm gonna get. I already looked everyone up on that Hope's Peak Academy thread online, but... I still don't really know what kind of people they actually are. Time to find out...

I'll start by talking to those five over there.