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[[I still need to work on the theme don't mind me ah hah ha]] Dangan Ronpa OC for the Insanitystudents RP group

[magicalboykouta]

Graduation {OPEN}

[jaceizzet]

Jace sat back up and settled on the ground. He look at Kouta, who was a complete mess. Jace let out a large sigh before taking a moment before deciding what to say.

"You know what? I really wish I could. I wish I could stop everything you’re doing. And what I’m doing. And what every single person here is doing and has done. I don’t know what’s happening even a little bit," Jace added as he looked around the little training room with steady eyes for the first time. It was badly lit and overall depressing, much like the rest of the tiring campus they had all been living in. Jace couldn’t stand the sight of it. He focused back on Kouta. Jace gave a wink and laid back down. He cleared his throat and smacked his lips a few times. "But you know what I’m gonna do friends? I’m gonna swim right up to Kenny the Fish down in Old Mexico and tell him I wont spy on all of you anymore, right? Jace asked.

[magicalboykouta]

“W-Wh…Wha…” Kouta stammered and fumbled over his words. He still felt angry. He still felt afraid and he still felt hurt, but those feelings were muted out by sheer confusion. Was he even being serious before?

It was…there was really no use, was there? The smaller boy wiped his eyes again before slowly sat down on the floor next to Jace, watching him intently. Maybe some things were better not understood, even if not understanding is a little scary.

Maybe Jace was just scared too.

Hugging his knees to his chest, Kouta rested his head against his knees. After a moment of silence, he opted to speak up.

“Wh…Who is…Kenny the fish?” 

[shslstarbutts-blog]

New Bitch on the Block (Open)

Great, so she was in a new school, huh? Chiemi honestly hated going to new schools. Why should she have to associate herself with dumb bitches and hoes when she had a perfectly fine governess traveling from show to show with her? Sure, during her off season, she occasionally attended school, but that was often short lived. Sighing, the Broadway Performer was soon brought into the school.  The girl looked like a human version of a raven when she came in. With piercing red eyes, black hair, a black flapper dress and black shoes, she looked fierce as she did calculating. Perhaps that seemed silly, considering the fact that she stood at a mere 5’2”. If you told her that however, she’d glare at you for being a stupid bitch and not knowing who the fuck she was! Well ok: no she didn’t really care if you didn’t know who she was. Whatever.  Chiemi was directed to the mess hall where she waited to meet someone who know what went down at this place. "..Uh, hi…" She finally said as a person approached. Welp.

[magicalboykouta]

“H…Hello…” Kouta greeted the girl tentatively, backing a couple of steps away. What was this? Another…transfer student? The last time this happened, the little creature that brought them here said it was to replace the people they lost. And the person that came in was…was… Was she supposed to replace Suzu? Kouta let a quiet whimper escape his lips at the thought. Why was that cat trying to replace all of the people he loved with scary people that only cause trouble!?

“Uhm…” Kouta attempted to speak to the girl, though it came out more like another whimper than anything else. He wasn’t even sure what to say!

“U-Uh….” Kouta faltered once again, trying to speak up. This was dumb! Even if she was new and looked….looked kind of scary, he needed to toughen up! Magical girl Hoshi no Hoshiko would never judge someone without meeting them!  So the magician slowly and carefully approached the new student.

“You’re…y-you’re a new student…right?”

[magicalboykouta]

Graduation {OPEN}

[jaceizzet]

Jace opened his hand and dropped the pad of paper on the ground and stared and Kouta’s scared face.

"I’ll tell you why," Jace said in a sobered voice. “I’ll tell you why, why I’m doing…THIS!" Jace yelled out in the hollow room as he thew the pen in his still tightly clenched fist down at the paper on the floor. "Because Kenny told me to! Yeah, those words somehow came out of his mouth! I’m just going to follow….and…watch! And write! Lots of that to!" Jace fell to his knees, hands over his face. He couldn’t bear looking at the other boy’s pain and confusion.

[magicalboykouta]

"Wha...Wh-Wh-Why!?" Kouta couldn't help himself from yelling out frantically, placing the kendo sword aside to walk over to the fallen boy. Kouta was shaking. Was it fear, nerves, anger? He couldn't decide and he wasn't sure he wanted to know. What he did want to know, was Jace.

"D-Do you...do you think this is funny...?" Kouta stared down at Jace, a foreign emotion weaseling through his veins. Much like Jace's personality itself, he couldn't quite place it. He was angry. He was angry at himself and angry at Jace for pointing out the reasons he was angry with himself. He was angry and afraid and hurt and none of it made sense any more.

"Why...Why are you acting like this? Don't you know...Don't you know what's happening?" Kouta stared down at the pad and pen on the floor, small water droplets staining the page. Were those from Kouta?  

"Just...J-JUST STOP IT!" He let out a horse yell, wiping his eyes to find that yes, those were his tears on the floor. Probably.

[shslghostchatter]

Memorials and Rosemary. [OPEN]

[shslghostchatter]

"Kouta-kun….." Without thinking, Elizabeth gave him a side hug. Nobody had to suffer like this. Although he was right, it wasn’t entirely his fault. If only Kenneth didn’t try to use everyone for his own good. Then none of this would’ve happened.

Elizabeth saw the pocket knife fall to the floor, recognizing its appearance. “S-Senpai…Senpai didn’t keep it…?" A shiver trickled down her back. After Kouta’s explanation, Elizabeth blinked a few tears away, and picked up the small knife. “Kouta-kun…. I don’t think Senpai would like you not appreciating her gift." She said lightly. Elizabeth placed the knife in his hands, closing and encasing the knife. The girl gave him another hug, wrapping her arms around his shivering body. “Don’t blame yourself so…Senpai…Goichi-san…They wouldn’t want you to do this."

Elizabeth separated from Kouta, taking her ribbon in her hands. Clasping her hands in front of her mouth, along with the ribbon inside them, Elizabeth began to pray. After a short while, she opened her palms. Symbols and traditional writing lined the edges of the silk. She turned to smile at him, even though she still has a few tears in her eyes. Gently lifting up one of his wrists, she tied the ribbon around it. “R-remember how you gave me a charm? I never got to repay the favor. Th-this…i asked them to protect you, as long as you wore this. So don’t be sad…Kouta-kun."

[magicalboykouta]

"I..." Kouta mumbled, studying the ribbon resting safely against his wrist. He did feel protected, but maybe it was just that Elizabeth was by his side.

"I don't..." He tried again, but to no avail. He wasn't even sure what it was he was trying to say. 

"I...I..." Kouta stared down at the ribbon with enough force to set it ablaze. He bit his lip and looked back to Elizabeth. He could feel the familiar lump in his throat, and the tears threatening to well up in his eyes. He was used to this feeling, just...not like this.

Kouta pulled Elizabeth into another hug, giving up on trying to speak in favor of resting his chin on her shoulder. She shouldn't see him cry, after all. Because...he was supposed to protect her.

[magicalboykouta]

Graduation {OPEN}

[jaceizzet]

Jace was starting to pay more attention to the notepad he was writing on than the boy he was trying to write about. The colorful yellow paper was stealing his attention. Jace was able to keep track of it, though. 

The curious shota approached me. I remained still as not to disturb it in it’s natural habtii….habititi… Jace scribbled out the word. He looked up and showed Kouta the writing. "How do you spell habitat?"

[magicalboykouta]

"Wh..Wha-What? I..It's...H-A-B-I--...w-w-wait a second!" Kouta stammered, taking hold of the yellow notepad and bringing it back down to the table with more force than he had intended.

"W..Wha...Why are you...doing this?" Kouta asked with a timid voice while he stared at Jace with wary eyes. Nothing he did made sense. He was treating everything like some sort of joke. Like it was a game. He was acting like Lev, but worse. At least Kouta could almost understand Lev. But this was...why was he doing this? Was he making fun of him? Kouta flinched and stared down at the notebook.

[magicalboykouta]

Graduation {OPEN}

[jaceizzet]

Jace was happy to be asked such a question, for it meant that he was doing this right. A person being spied on know that they are being observed in secret. Jace scribbled down what Kouta had said.

"Are…you…doing. There!" Jace said triumphantly with a click of the pen. Kouta must be a boring person if all he does is stand and stare at the wall asking questions, Jace thought to himself.

[magicalboykouta]

"I-I..." Kouta watched the boy curiously, furrowing his eyebrows and bringing his newly attained weapon close to him instinctively. What was he doing? Was he taking notes...on him? But why? Kouta took a few hesitant steps toward the chess master, hoping to peer over to look at what he was so intent on writing.

[votecampbell2016-blog]

Rat Trap (OPEN)

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Tentatively, Kenneth opened his door. It was late in the evening, maybe no one was up? He hoped so at least. It’d be a real fucking bad time to make a guest appearance right now, after hiding out for the week.

Just as it looked like he was clear, he heard foot steps. Shit, shit!

He spun around on his would-be assailant  eyes wide with a ‘caught-in-the-act’ fear in them. He could even bring himself to stutter out a hello.

[magicalboykouta]

He had nearly bumped into him.

He had nearly ran straight into Kenneth Campbell.

"A-Ah..." 

Kouta could feel his knees buckle under the weight of his own heart. This wasn't supposed to happen, he was supposed to be braver than this! And yet, he wasn't. His palms were already becoming sweaty and his eyes hurt from opening so wide. 

"P..Puh..." Kouta stammered, staring at the malnutritioned boy with eyes full of terror. Even though it was hard to see in the poor lighting, Kenneth...wasn't looking so good. Even though he looked weaker, somehow he looked scarier than before. 

"Do...Don..." He tried to speak again, shakily backing away from the politician. He couldn't pry his eyes off of Kenneth's, not for a second. He...he was a rat that couldn't be trusted! That should have never been trusted in the first place!

"P...P...P-Please don't kill me!!" Kouta sputtered the words out as if they were poison while his legs carried him up and away in a snap. Away from there and away from him. The young magician silently prayed that he wouldn't be followed, and instinctively grasped at the ribbon tied around his wrist. The one Elizabeth had given him for protection.

[shslghostchatter]

Tears and Rest. [Kouta-chan]

[shslghostchatter]

Elizabeth smiled at his assurance. He was almost back to his normal self. Almost. It was always good to reassure him he wasn’t alone in the school. Smiling gently, she lifted up his bangs, planting a peck on the exposed forehead. Hopefully that would cheer him up a bit more. 

As she pulled her hand away, Elizabeth tilted her head at the boy playfully, “I’m sure we will. Matsui-san and the others too! (Campbell-kun, can come i suppose) We can make a proper memorial for everyone when we get out, okay? Maybe i could watch your magic shows as well! and meet your pet rabbit! Eheh." Yes. They’d do that together. She just didn’t want to leave his side, ever. “Also, Kouta-kun, May i call you Kou-chan? It’s a cute name for a cute boy."

"…Kou-chan, are you sleepy? Do you want to take a nap?" The dark rings under his eyes worried the medium a bit. It was easy to tell that he could no longer sleep properly after what had happened a few days ago. 

[magicalboykouta]

"Y-Yeah!" Kouta stammered back in a fluster, still suffering from the effects of feeling Elizabeth's lips pressed against his forehead. Even in situations like this, it was hard not to notice how cute she was.

"Kou...chan...?" Kouta blinked, processing the new nickname. He wasn't sure that he liked her seeing him as cute. Did that mean she didn't like him in...that way after all? Had his little meltdown made her like him less? Would they not get to kiss or hold hands any more?

"I...I'm really okay, Elizabeth-chan! You don't have to worry about me..." Kouta explained, allowing his voice to trail off into a soft mumble while he averted his gaze nervously. Did he look tired? Now that he thought about it, he felt tired. He felt tired and weak and hurt and he just wanted to go home. Then again, he hadn't really earned that right.

He still...deserved to die here, didn't he?

"I'll be fine." Kouta assured the Elizabeth with a weary smile. After all, Elizabeth was suffering just as much as he was. It didn't seem right for him to lock himself away inside of his friends' rooms while she was being strong.

"But I never really did...thank you, I don't think." Kouta continued softly.

[shslghostchatter]

Tears and Rest. [Kouta-chan]

[shslghostchatter]

"I-I don’t think it’s okay..!! Y-You’ve been on my mind a lot and…-" Elizabeth stammered tearfully, flustering over every word she said. Her hands gripped his tightly as they trembled. As indecipherable words emerged out of her mouth, the girls arms eventually found their way around his body, pulling him into a tight hug. “Y-You’re important to me too.." 

A moment of silence.

”..-G.Goichi-san..Suzu-senpai…Mori-san..i’m sure they’re believing in you that you’ll be alright. Besides, I’m sure i’ll be safe in your hands." She parted away from him, smiling and tilting her head a bit. Kouta would always be there for her. Always, and she would do the same too.

Linking one of her hands with his she spoke as gently as she could, " I-It’s alright if you miss them…I miss them too.."

[magicalboykouta]

"R..Right..." Kouta mumbled to himself as she parted from the hug. Were they really believing in him? The thought was actually a little terrifying. Could he really keep her safe? What would he do if he couldn't?

No...that was silly! Of course he could! We could and he would! He just he had to straighten up first. It's hard to protect someone when you're hiding away and crying all of the time. Souda and Yukan and Suzu...they wouldn't appreciate him acting like that, probably.

"Y-You're right!" Kouta responded, lacing his fingers around hers once again. It felt warm and safe, and reminded him that he wasn't quite as alone as he thought he was.

"I'll definitely...I'll definitely make sure we get out of here someday! The two of us..." He stared down at their linked hands in thought. If they kept holding hands like this, there's no way one of them would get hurt...right?

"We...We'll definitely make it out of here." Kouta assured. 

[shslflyhigh]

A notepad uh-

Oh.

You’re doomed. Sorry.

[magicalboykouta]

E-Ehhh!? W-Wh-Wha... Ahhhh!! What should I do!? Th-There has to be someway out of this, right!?

I...I think I'll just go hi-hide in my room for now...

[shslflyhigh]

GUYS DON’T LET JACE TOUCH YOU HE’S GOT THE CRAZY COOTIES 

[magicalboykouta]

H-He's been following me around with this notepad a lot lately...!! W-Wha-What should I do, Grey-san!?

[magicalboykouta]

Cutting through the despair with some bubbly blushing bunny rabbits

[shslghostchatter]

Tears and Rest. [Kouta-chan]

[shslghostchatter]

Elizabeth could tell he was lying. Why would he be on the bed if he was only looking for something? She was almost sure that she heard crying. “K-Kouta-kun, A-are you lying..?" She didn’t want to doubt him, but Kouta was quite the bad liar. “H-Have you been crying..? Kouta-kun. Your eyes are red.." Elizabeth traced a hand lightly on his cheek, feeling if it was wet or not. You probably know the answer to what she thought next.

"I was worried about you, s-so i wanted to look for you. Pl-plus…Goichi-san…wanted us to protect eachother so.." Elizabeth bit her lip, unable to find the words she wanted to speak. She had to admit, she often cried at night, or broke the promised curfew to say hello to the others at the memorial. She missed them, but usually once a spirit is put at peace, they’re at peace. Calling them would’ve meant pulling them away from their happiness in the other side, and she didn’t want that.

Elizabeth slowly took Kouta’s hands into her own. “Kouta-kun…It’s alright to tell me whats wrong…" She tilted her head worriedly at the boy, and awaited a reply.

[magicalboykouta]

"I...I-It's okay, Elizabeth-chan!" Kouta smiled back at the concerned girl he'd grown to adore. She was being strong. He wasn't being very fair to her, and he knew that--it was just so hard. Why did everything have to be so hard in this terrible place? How could he have possibly thought that everything would be okay? That they would get out that easily? Kouta laced his fingers around Elizabeth's after she took his hands. Glancing down at them, her hands were small and delicate: like a doll's--embarrassingly, his weren't much less dainty, even after all of the kendo training.

"You're right! Sou--...G-Go--..." Kouta felt his hands tremble and shake within Elizabeth's, along with his voice. It didn't make sense to him. Why couldn't he just be stronger, or braver? He'd tried so hard before, and yet Elizabeth was here to console him. He was supposed to be consoling her, right? That was the way it usually went on tv...

"We...I should be looking out for you right now!" He explained, attempting to keep up appearances with a grin. "You...You're the most important person to me here right now." 

In a way, he was happy that she had come to check on him.

[shslghostchatter]

Tears and Rest. [Kouta-chan]

"Mmmm, where could he be..?" Elizabeth wandered the hallways. Kouta always seemed to be depressed nowadays. Understandable. Suzu and Souda were gone, and the one other ‘leader’ they had was a coward. She checked the magicians room earlier, knocking and ringing his doorbell. No dice. Everywhere else in the school was scouted as well, and still no trace of him. It was only by chance that she happened to notice a certain persons door slightly open, and some sobbing noises inside.

Elizabeth read the name plaque.

[Suzuki, Suzu]

That was odd. Elizabeth would’ve sensed it if a ghost decided to do a haunting in one of the rooms. That would’ve only meant one thing. Opening the door to enter, Elizabeth stepped inside.

"Kouta…-kun?"

[magicalboykouta]

Kouta instinctively flinched at the slight sound of the door opening. This was it, wasn't it? Kenneth had heard him and now he was coming to kill him for ratting him out. For sending Souda after him and being a bad mole. He was going to die crying like a sniveling child in Suzu’s room, and the worst part was that he couldn’t think of a single reason that would make it unjustified.

He was only slightly relieved to meet eyes with the real culprit.

"Eh! E-Elizabeth-chan!" Kouta sputtered, making a quick but futile attempt to straighten himself out. This was no good! He wanted to be the one to protect her, after all, but maybe it really was impossible for Kouta to protect anyone after all? Even after all of his training with…

"I just thought I'd take a look around...because I...I-I thought I left something in Suzuki-san's room awhile ago!" Kouta explained, trying to think of a good reason for hiding out in your dead friend's room that didn't sound completely creepy or weird. Was that even possible? The boy hopped off the bed and walked to the girl, ready to leave as to not cause concern.

"B…but I guess I was wrong! Ah hah...hahahahah." Kouta rubbed at the nape of his neck nervously. Was it even worth bothering to hide the fact that he'd been crying anymore? If there was one person he didn't want to look weak in front of, it was Elizabeth! But…

"Wha...What are you doing here, Elizabeth-chan?" He tried to give the girl a friendly smile and cheery voice. He really was happy that she was still here, aftrer all, even if it was hard to appreciate what little you did have when so much was being taken away. There was still something to make himself keep trying, even if he wasn't doing a very good job right now!

[magicalboykouta]

Graduation {OPEN}

[jaceizzet]

Jace’s toothy smile didn’t descend a centimeter when he felt the wind from the stick collide with his body. Once the boy let the stick touch the ground Jace straightened himself and looked down at the nervously scared Kouta. Jace lifted his index finger to his lips and released a long “Shhhhhhh" before maneuvering around the boy and heading to the back of the room. He tried to weave into the clutter, much unsuccessfully, until he was happy with where he was. Then, Jace pulled out a pen and a pad of paper and looked attentively at Kouta, hardly blinking.

[magicalboykouta]

"I-Izzet-san...?" Kouta flinched as Jace raised his hand, only to find that he was simply shushing him. For a long amount of time. Enough time, in fact, for the boy to feel extremely awkward. What was the meaning of this? Jace maneuvered around him with...not the pinnacle of grace, and settled behind some clutter. In return, Kouta merely stood; still as a statue aside from some nervous shaking.

"Wha...what are you doing?" Kouta stared back at the boy wide-eyed, out of confusion more than anything else. Jace certainly was a strange person by any account--and he would know. He had been keeping an eye on the curious character at the request of Kenneth Campbell. The magician shivered at the thought.   

[shslghostchatter]

Memorials and Rosemary. [OPEN]

[shslghostchatter]

"Kouta-kun.." Elizabeth kept her eyes glued on the other. He was really out of it wasn’t he. Well, She didn’t really blame him. She didn’t want to believe it either, she was so sure it was Kenneth who did it, and not…him. Placing her hand on Kouta’s own, she sat a bit closer to him. Hoping that it would comfort him if she did. "What are you apologizing for..?" She asked gently, “This isn’t your fault…" Elizabeth gripped his hand tighter, but gently in order not to make him panic. The sun was rising, creating a painting like landscape past the electric fence.  "Goichi-san….He didn’t mean to hurt senpai…Campbell…" She bit her lip, trying to prevent tears from falling. Instead of continuing, she removed her ribbon hair band, along with the bell pins. He gave her a charm, so why couldn’t she? “K-Kouta-kun…Is it alright if i give you a gift..?" She smiled at him softly, hoping that it would cheer him up.

[magicalboykouta]

“It…It is though.” Kouta uttered a weak response, not yet willing himself to look at the girl. How could he? He was being so pathetic, while she was being strong; even going so far as to set up something nice for their fallen classmates. Why couldn’t he do that? Why couldn’t he look at her? Was it guilt, or maybe fear?

“If I hadn’t been s…so stupid, Goichi-san wouldn’t have had to…” Kouta explained in a hushed tone. Though slightly comforted by Elizabeth’s gesture, he kept his head down, face obscured. It was embarrassing, being in this position, but he was much too distressed to care.

“I…I even told him where they were. I-I…I lead him right to them…!” The boy raised his voice in desperation at the memory. He’d been dwelling on the thought that maybe, if he had kept his mouth shut, both Suzu and Souda would be alive at this moment. Elizabeth wouldn’t need to set up this memorial, and all of them could be happy again. If he hadn’t been so…

Bringing his face back out to the open, the magician slowly reached into his pocket with his free hand, eventually bringing out a small pocketknife. He held it out in front of them in plain sight for Elizabeth to see.

“….I found this in my pocket, after I woke up from a nap with Neechan a few days ago.” Kouta explained, extending his hand and releasing his grip. He let it fall to the ground, allowing the cold metal fall against the floor with a clatter. “That’s…that was her only weapon. Sh-she…she gave it…to me.”

“I…messed up,” Kouta stared down at the small blade with an empty gaze. It was just a small piece of metal, but it could have easily been the difference between life and death in a number of situations. “I-I had plenty of chances to give it back to her, but I—“ The magician bit down his lower lip, nearly drawing blood.

“Sh-she said she didn’t need protection, but I…” Kouta continued, desperately trying to keep his breathing even. He allowed his grip to tighten around Elizabeth’s hand in return. He couldn’t cry now! “I…" He closed his eyes tightly, hoping to will away the thoughts.

“A gift…?” Kouta looked over to Elizabeth for the first time, flustered and confused. It didn’t make sense to him. He had helped kill Suzu and Souda, why would she give him a gift?

[shslghostchatter]

Memorials and Rosemary. [OPEN]

------ 30 minutes left.

Elizabeth took out some leftover incense from her box to pay homage to the traditions of spirits, and prayed that they were happy, wherever they were.

As a final touch, Elizabeth placed a few different flowers that she had picked earlier to make it look pretty, placing a rosemary with all of the items, and different colored flowers surrounding the memorial. Giving it a rather haunting look.

But why did she place rosemary specifically with the items? Well, a person with the knowledge of the meaning could know why. Rosemary meant things such as; memories or quiet strength, but the most special meaning within them to Elizabeth was;

"Because you have entered my life, all my worries have dissappeared."

Yes, that was what Elizabeth was going for. She smiled at her little memorial she made, but didn’t realise someone had already been awake, watching Elizabeth set up the memorial for the dead.

[magicalboykouta]

“E…Elizabeth?” Kouta called out to the girl cautiously. Unable to sleep that night as well, he had left the safety of his room to investigate the noise. He was nervous for her, wandering around alone so late in the night, or perhaps early in the morning. Especially after what had happened. After the people they had lost…

“Wh…” The boy cleared his throat. He couldn’t sound so pathetic! Not in front of Elizabeth! “Wh-What is this?” Well, so much for that. He just couldn’t shake his stutter. He took a few steps toward the girl, the girl who was perhaps the only person he could trust now. Should he even trust her? He had fully trusted Kenneth and Souda too, and...

And that didn't exactly go so well. 

The boy took a seat next to the girl, bringing his knees to his chest and resting his chin on them. He was tired, but not tired enough to do anything about it. So he looked over her memorial quietly. A little gathering for all of the people they'd lost.

"...I...I'm really sorry, Elizabeth-chan," Kouta murmured, taking his eyes off of the set-up only to bury his face in his knees.