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ryuuya okamura / shsl swing dancer affiliated with miracle of despair alive / dead

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don't deal with the devil / ryuuya / chapter one (re: get killing, event, captain voting, so much im so sorry)

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miracleofdespair:

Frankly, Ryuuya didn't want to go to the Light Garden. Not that he had any specific problem with the place, nah, but he wanted to see what this ever so mysterious and threatening whooOOOoo scaryyy~ voice would do if he didn’t. Ryuuya Okamura was bossed around by no disembodied voice, thank you very much!

But he’d be lying if he said he wasn’t curious about what it wanted, so he still showed up in the end. And… and…

“…haah. Hah… ahah…! Hahaha…! Gahahaha–!! Hahahahaha!!! GAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!”

What a fucking riot. 

The boy was doubled over, tears in his eyes, laughing with absolute delight. Was this guy serious? Was this guy absolutely serious? Did he really think this was gonna work? Ryuuya didn’t have a clue what exactly this ‘Zertro’ guy was trying to accomplish or why he was doing it but frankly he didn't care.

Did it really matter in the long run, when…

“God– ya nearly had me there, pal…! 'Ohhhh, ya gotta kill each other 'cause I say so, ohhh look at me and my scaaary eyes and scaaaary shadow arm that ain’t just cosplay contacts and props’!! Didn’t know we got to have two SHSL Edgelords around here, kehahahaha!!!”

Ryuuya slowly pulled himself back up after a couple more seconds of laughter. He set one hand on his hip, the other resting on the brim of his hat, as he took in the reactions of his peers…

…ok, maybe they didn’t think this was as funny as he did. Maybe they needed to get better senses of humor, or maybe… their fears and worries were justified? A threat like this, that kind of thing being sprung on you after waking up somewhere unknown, after being unable to get help or leave for three days… that sort of thing was terrifying.

He guessed.

Zertro had said something about roles, something Ryuuya had barely registered through how hilarious the rest of the guy’s speech was, but he figured it was worth a look-see. He whipped out his ID, looked it over…

…ah.

Hm. 

Interesting.

Well, something to keep in mind, or something. Whatever. Without much another word, Ryuuya turned and took his leave. Why stick around? Why worry? Sure, the prolonged stay was a bit concerning, and he’d be lying if he wasn’t at least the tiniest bit nervous about what his peers would do, judging by some of their reactions… but… still!

What could possibly happen?

…

“Who’s gonna start the killing?”

Ryuuya had to slap a hand over his mouth to muffle the laughter pouring from it before the 'outlaw’ could even finish his speech. The rest of it only exacerbated it, and by the time he was through Ryuuya let his hand go, giggle fit now unmuffled, unleashed.

He could not be serous.

“Ohhhhh my GOD!! <Oh my god!!> Ya couldn’t stand that one guy takin’ your SHSL Edgelord title so ya had to go and stand your round, huh??? Y'know, 'this town ain’t big 'nough for th’ two of us’ – geheheheheh!!!”

He kicked his feet up on the table he was seated at, being sure to move his plate over (hey, free food was free food!) so they were safe and out of the way of his legs. 

“Come on, ya can’t be for real here, none of us are gonna kill anybody just 'cause some nerd in cosplay told us to. 'nless you’re in on it, maybe that 'outlaw’ title just means you’re some kinda actor… that, or you’re just a big tryhard, keheheheh…”

He wasn’t gonna take this guy seriously if he kept insisting he was a leprechaun (whatever that was). Ryuuya went about his way with his food without another word. 

…

And then… Nerd Shit.

Ryuuya thought he’d make a good leader. Not that he’d had any experience, he was generally a solo kinda guy, but… y'know, he’d still be good! He could feel it in his heart, or something! Maybe it was the ego talking.

(Hint: It was the ego talking.)

But all these people… throwing up posters and giving speeches, it all felt like the kids at his old school running for the student council or something. Something surprisingly mundane among all this weird, but it was still.

Nerd City.

He didn’t plan to run a campaign himself - as much as he thought he’d make a great leader, and as much didn’t want one of these scrubs thinking they could boss him around, it just wasn’t his kind of thing.

A girl in blue had said something about a headcount and an attack, and that was… odd. Much as he thought all this 'murder game’ hoohah wasn’t real, the scissors and that blood on it very much was. Maybe he shouldn’t be so… casual, about all this, maybe he should start being more properly worried.

…nah.

No one was missing, by the sounds of it, someone’d said some stuff about a machine and getting stuff from it (he’d have to look into that, maybe…)… people went about their way, continuing their little campaigns, and Ryuuya decided to follow suit. Well, with the former, at least, he had better things to do with his time than put up dinky little papers listing all his qualities (of which there were many, thank you very much) and give a cheesy little speech about how he’d 'keep everyone safe’ and 'look out for everybody’ and etc etc etc.

Call him when you’re not in Nerd Central, thanks. 

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treetop trouble / ryuuya / prologue (re: game start, reiko)

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shslagentmulder:

And here they were, the dynamic duo, the one-and-only Okamura siblings back at it again. At least, that’s how Reiko’s mental dialogue went as she gazed down at her sibling and cheekily stuck her tongue out. As much as she liked to tease him, she was inwardly appreciative that he seemed well and that all systems were a-go. Not that she’d ever let him know that, of course not. She had an image to maintain.

Listening to what Ryuuya had to say on their circumstances, Reiko raised an eyebrow and glanced around. Good, so he really wasn’t perturbed by a potential kidnapping plot - whether the abductors were faeries or something else entirely. She hoped it was the former, so when the time came for their inevitable heroic escape, they were prepared. Folding her hands behind her back and leaning down slightly, she responded.

“Awh, c’mon, not even a little afraid, Yuyu? I expected a scaredy cat like you would be quaking in your shoes. At least those fast feet of yours would come in handy if a monster came.”

Her tone was teasing as she made claws with her fingers, grinning. Nevertheless, her tone turned slightly dour as her brother brought up the weirdness of the situation.

“Ain’t it though? It’s weird, but cool. Never thought I might actually be in the company of real life elves, but here we are. Wonder if there’s like, dwarves hereabouts. I’ve heard of people visiting different realms like this, but I kinda wonder what Hope’s Peak of all things has to do with it. Bet they didn’t know there was some vortex or another nearby, even if I can’t really remember much about what we were doing at the time. Eh, whatever.”

At the question as to how she herself was faring, she shrugged.

“I think it’s the coolest thing I’ve seen in a while. Haven’t met many people hereabouts but they seem like an interesting lot - there’s one or two I recognize from before on more than a visceral level. Besides you, of course. Eh… I mean, you know my line of work. You know what I think about situations like this, and you bet your britches I’ll write a paper… which reminds me, I’d better start taking notes.”

She tilted her head to the side.

“Have you done much exploring yourself, though? I know we just got here and all but the place is swarming with students. This way and that way and… well, you know, I can’t blame them. It’s interesting, that’s for sure.”

That was one way to put it. 

The Okamuras, back at it again at!... wherever this was supposed to be! Ryuuya still didn’t have a clue. But he wasn’t scared!! Nothing scared him!! He huffed slightly at Reiko’s remark, sticking his tongue out back in response.

“H-Hey, I ain’t a scaredy cat...! ‘m weirded out, but... I ain’t worried, ‘n I definitely ain’t scared!! ‘s nothin’ scary ‘bout a bunch of nerds in costume...”

In spite of his frustration, though, he had to admit he was glad that his sibling was doing ok, and even if all this ‘elves and dwarves and vortexes’ hoohah wasn’t something he was all that interested in, he’d be lying if he said he wasn’t glad she was having a good time. Ryuuya chuckled, flashing her a teasing smirk.

“Keheheh, yeah, figured you’d be into stuff like this. You have fun with your nerd papers, keheh...

Eh, yeah, guess the folks here are a’ight? Haven’t met ‘em personally... a lot sound lame, going by their talents, but who knows! Guess it’s kinda excitin’, keheh...”

He shoved his hands in his pockets.

“Nah, haven’t gotten a proper look ‘round just yet. Definitely plan to, though - gotta admit, it’s an impressive setup. Even for some nerds in costume, I gotta admit they put a lotta work into... whatever this is supposed to be.”

[miracleofdespair]

treetop trouble / ryuuya / prologue (re: game start, reiko)

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miracleofdespair:

Ryuuya Okamura didn’t believe in magic.

Sure, it was interesting in theory, and it made for good movies and TV and the like, but when it really came down to it, Ryuuya didn’t think such a thing existed. Not that he ever spent too much time thinking about it - why think about what could be when he could think about what was, he always thought. 

And yet, here he was, in the middle some… weird garden under some weird tree at the center of a weird circle of buildings. Here he was, being approached by this weird duo of a weird girl and weird guy with weird looking elf ears and weird sounding names that sounded like something you’d hear in some fantasy novel or video game rather than real life. As the girl (Istari, apparently) opened the door in the tree to reveal a huge white room with a circle of doors, as the circle of buildings surrounding them suddenly grew a story taller…

There was only one explanation for this sort of thing.

“..the fuck? Oi, I don’t remember signing up for any of this LARP shit back at Hope’s Peak.”

…or, maybe not.

Ryuuya rested his hands on his hips, looking around and observing the reactions of his peers. Some may have been worried, and… yeah, ok, a part of him understood that. One minute they were at Hope’s Peak, the next they were here, their memories of before arriving were all blurry - he could get that. But honestly, what could these dorks in what Ryuuya could only assume was cosplay or, again, some sort of LARP thing, do to them? If anything, he was more worried about being him seen around these dweebs cramping his style! Clearly, his priorities were in order.

The buzz of his ElectroID distracted him from his thoughts, and he gave it a look-see. The fact that there were maps of this strange place, when these were supposed to be of use for Hope’s Peak, was… more than a bit odd. It’d be concerning if anyone else was observing, but this was Ryuuya, and Ryuuya figured it was probably nothing to worry about.

Probably.

What interested him was the class roster tab. He scrolled through the list and looked over, an interesting array of names and faces. He spots one just above his own that’s… familiar. Very familiar. He looked up and– ah, right on cue. Ryuuya gave the girl a smirk as she approached, crossing his arms. 

“Keheh - no need to check in, ’m doin’ just as swell as always. I ain’t too worried… weirded out somethin’ fierce, sure, but I ain’t worried. 

Ehh, but how ‘bout you? Seems like you’re havin’ a real good time yourself." 

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thread tracker : prologue

maybe i’ll do timeline stuff later kljdlkjsldkjsldkjsd but for now have this

public (i’ll take up to 3 of these !!)

reiko

???

???

private (no limits babey)

hiroko

undecided

johnny

hmu if u wanna thread !! or if u did ask me for a thread but i forgot to put u on here

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my longest yeet ever

ksdjsldjk ok im gonna, stop readin bnha for a sec to write this,, helo i’m britt !!!! i’ve been around the community for..... a really long time, and i’ve been in a number of games? this is my second time in a dissent game, as i’ve played takumi shirayuki aka laws takumi back in call to order !! i use she/her and live in the cst timezone. 

as far as triggers go uhh,, creepypasta and similar horror-based urban legends (think like.... bloody mary and that kinda thing), chain mail/posts, food contamination (i.e. bugs, mold, etc. poisoning ic as a murder motive is fine), insects in someone’s ears, eyes, nose, etc, parasites, and inner ear trauma (i.e. to the eardrum, piercings are ok).. i dont expect em to come up but !! just in case kljlfkdjflkdjflkdjlfkj

ANYWAYS ON TO... 

(sprite credit to lu !!!!!!!!! thank u lu for my life)

...This Asshole

so, will your oc recognize ryuuya? maybe.. he’s fairly well known in the dance scene primarily, having a presence on niconico and youtube and entering a few competitions, so if your oc keeps track of that stuff, there’s a good shot they’ll know who he is !! 

he’s kind of infamous for being a “you love him or you hate him” sort of guy among those who’ve met him personally, some saying he’s “really funny and a joy to be around”, others saying he’s “a huge prick”.

re: shipping stuff, ryuuya’s pan and i’m down to ship with anybody if the relationship turns out neat, just know that if our ocs got good chemistry/have crushes on each other and you reply to a thread we have within hours of the body discovery I Will Eyes Emoji @ u... i’ve been done dirty twice already adn im still sad for my lads

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miracleofdespair:

…It’s been a while. I hope you haven’t forgotten all about me. Now, shall we go straight into the introductions?

Aidan Doppler, Air Traffic Controller

Ranam Usahara, Physical Therapist

Alessandro Moretti, Ocularist

Reiko Okamura, Cultural Anthropologist

Cyrille Beaumont, Tutu Maker

Hiroko Miyamoto, Babysitter

Daniele Giacomelli, Pizza Cook

Ava Alkaev, Statistician

Benimaru Ōgyoku, Topiarist

Taichi Hayasaka, Good Luck

Takumi Ito, White Hat Hacker

Erika Kimoto, Sequential Artist

Johnny Kane, Outlaw

Yoshiki Shinohara, Virtual Pet Caretaker

Crypt, Preservation Artist

Momoka Mori, Florist

Cody Swanson, B-Boy

Ryuuya Okamura, Swing Dancer

Zentaro Kai, Ballroom Dancer

Yoko Mikhaylov, Oil Painter

This is the start of yet another story.

…And perhaps the end of yours.