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Rozalina Dolinski ♫ Super High School Level Violinist w/ Beyond Despairs Bounds 2: Aoi

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Rozalina votes for herself!

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Departure | Rozalina | Trial 1.4 | Re: Charger, Shirou

Rozalina felt like a monster. Whether she was one or not she left up to the general public. She couldn’t decide that for herself. Either way, she would die feeling like a monster. She would… die. She was going to die.

Tears welled up in her eyes again, but she blinked them back. She wasn’t ready to die. She didn’t have the peace about it that Eris had.

She looked at Charger and cleared her throat. If these people wanted an explanation, she was sure as hell going to do her best to give them one.

“I… I simply cannot bring myself to refuse a challenge. Besides, Eris hinted that she knew more about me than she should have. I wanted to know. I had to know for sure. After that… I did not resist what was happening. I should have told Eris what she was doing was a bad thing. I am sorry I have let all of you down.” She hung her head, dejected.

“I believed Kumi. I do not know why. Maybe it was just fear. But I… I can not forget Clara. I would rather die remembering her. I know… it is selfish.” She smiled weakly at the thought of her girlfriend. She couldn’t believe she had done this to her… but she planned to go down fighting for Clara’s sake.

When Shirou spoke, she looked to him. The one person she had grown attached to during their time here. Her neighbor. His words caused her to tear up, and she nodded. “Clara Yamaguchi. Please… try to find her. Tell her of what I did. Tell her I love her.”

A tear rolled down her cheek, and she clung to her podium. She then addressed the rest of the students. “Please… None of you make my mistake. Do not give in to this place. Keep fighting! I believe in you!” She grinned widely, her blue eyes sparkling. That was how she wanted to remember. Screw crying and all that mushy garbage.

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Under the Tide | Rozalina | Trial 1.3 | Re: Mizuiro, Valentino

Rozalina could see a couple students voting, and she knew it was for her. The pit in her stomach grew until it threatened to swallow her whole. She felt sick, and she felt shaky. Weak. Not at all as strong as she tried to be constantly.

She was grateful for the questions. Grateful that someone was willing to at the very least listen. She knew there was no hope for her now, but someone - no, two people now - were willing to hear her out. As Vale approached her, as he spoke, tears formed in her eyes. She quickly hid her face and wiped them away with a sniffle.

“I…” The violinist balled her fists at her sides, staring at her podium before finally lifting her gaze. She looked at Vale, then she looked at the rest of the students. “I felt I had no choice. I could not bear the thought of forgetting Clara.”

She wiped at her eye with her sleeve. Now wasn’t the time to be so weak. She had to be strong, even now.

“Eris-san called me out with a note. The note was seen in my trash can, yes? She challenged me. I did not know what she wanted or why, but I could not refuse. When I met her in dining hall, she wrote a note for her death. She had me write one for mine, as well. She gave me a knife, and she had one of her own. I did not want to use a knife, so I did not use it.

“She called it a duel, but to me, it was a fight. Easy fight. I knew it would be me or her, so I chose to save myself. She cut me in the process, but I… I strangled her. I killed her. I wish I had not done it, but I did it.”

Rozalina hung her head in shame. She knew they must have all been looking at her like she was a monster, and she didn’t want to see it. She couldn’t bear to see it.

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Little Secrets | Rozalina | Trial 1.2 | Re: Kayo, Conor, Mitsuki

Rozalina still didn’t like this, especially with that redhead over there getting angry. They didn’t need any fights here, though… if they did start fighting, Rozalina could definitely win. She could take these scrubs. She nodded to herself.

Anyway, they didn’t seem to be making much progress. Rozalina bit her lip, nervous. She felt like she should have been contributing more, but…

Oh, someone was addressing her. She looked at Kayo, a bit dumbfounded. Did she own more shirts like that… Well… She looked down at her shirt, which, admittedly, was full of purposeful tears, just like the one pointed out as evidence. “Ah, I…” Before she could answer, someone else was talking to her. Her gaze found Mitsuki, and she hesitated before giving a small nod.

Then, Conor was offering her a notebook. So there was that, too… The focus seemed to be on her, and it was so much pressure. It was so much. Rozalina held up her palms and shook her head no. “No, I… Allow me to do this.”

Rozalina tugged down the collar of her shirt until her shoulder was visible. On it was a makeshift bandage! A towel, visibly stained with blood. She stared at the floor and took a slow breath. “There is a cut. I would rather not remove bandage. It was made by a knife. By Eris-san.”

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Question Everything | Rozalina | Trial 1.1 | Re: Yuudai, Shiroi

Rozalina felt so intimidated in this trial room. She’d never been in a situation like this, and it was all too much for her. She wasn’t built for this. She wasn’t a lawyer. None of them were lawyers, as far as she knew. Yet here they all were, and several people were trying their best. Or, what Rozalina could only assume was their best.

The violinist listened quietly, unsure of how to handle herself. It wasn’t until there was a break in the conversation that she stepped up to introduce herself.

“I am Rozalina Dolinski, Super High School Level Violinist.” She gave a slight bow, looking around the room at her classmates. She decided then to take this opportunity to address something that had been turned in her direction.

“That note in our bathroom…” She glanced at Shirou. “Yes, it was for me. Slipped under my door, late at night. But I threw away. Who can say I was only one to get a note from Eris-san?”

Hopefully that would be enough to move everyone on to something else. She didn’t like being looked at the way everyone seemed to be looking at her.

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Afraid | Rozalina | Chapter One Body Reaction

Rozalina rubbed the sleep from her eyes as she made her way to the dining hall with the others. She usually awoke sooner than this, but she’d been up late the previous night, so this time, the announcement actually woke her. She wasn’t sure what all of the commotion was about, but she followed along obediently, just a bit nervous. She stuck toward the back of the group, so she was among the last to figure out what all of this was about.

That was… a body. That sure was a body. Even Rozalina, dense as she was, knew Eris wasn’t simply asleep. She was too still, and too… uncomfortably positioned, really. Besides, those bruises…

It wasn’t a pretty sight, and Rozalina wrinkled her nose, brows pulling together. She felt her heart sink. If this was really happening, if this wasn’t some magical play put on by Kumi, that meant there was a murderer among them, even if it wasn’t one of the students. Someone here had clearly murdered this girl, if the marks visible on her neck were any indication.

The violinist watched one of the other students feel for a pulse and come away empty. That was it, then. Eris was gone. And they had to, what, again? They had to investigate? Oh, boy. Rozalina’s throat went dry. So this was on her shoulders.

She looked around at the other students, some of whom had already gotten to work. She wondered if any of them would want to team up with her, help her out a little, but she couldn’t find her voice to ask. She simply stood there for a good while, afraid and confused.

She didn’t have a choice. She had to investigate. Finally, she got started.

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Jack You're Dead | Shun | Chapter 1 Reaction | Open

The first hit was when they were told they would never be leaving. Shun had learned to be away on his own for a few days at a time, but forever was a pretty long dang time. Forever meant he’d never see his home again, or any of his family, or…or anything! Ever. It was hard to understand at first. It didn’t seem real, like it could actually be true….But, the person in the mask was intimidating enough for Shun to consider it.

He thought that would be the end of it. That was about as much tragedy Shun could take in a day, and so there wouldn’t be any more, he thought. Unfortunately, he figured wrong. It wasn’t being told of their ‘mutual killing’ that surprised him much (although that was still dang weird), but rather that someone would step up to Kumi. He silently rooted her on at first but then they-

They….they….th…..

Shun’s breathing grew shallow and his heart was pounding in his chest. He’d never seen so much blood before. They just, they just outright stabbed her! She’d done nothing and all of a sudden they just- How could they do that? Was that going to happen to everyone? Would he be next? Why was there so much blood-?

He made no effort to calm himself down as he couldn’t avert his gaze from the people injured on the floor. He slowly took a few steps backwards, until he hit a wall behind him. His hand covered his mouth first, but then as he slowly sunk to the ground, the other hand came up to cover his whole face.

Someone was just stabbed right in front of him! Stabbed! She could be dead, or dying! He didn’t believe anyone else would even have to try to kill each other before that Kumi person came along and did it themself. The images just kept replaying in his head, as he tried to make sense of it all. Shun tried to keep quiet but the tears and sobs just came right out of him. 

So, there he sat - sitting on the floor, overwhelmed and sobbing. Didn’t look like he was gonna be getting up anytime soon.

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With the wounded being cared for, Rozalina was able to focus on other things, such as finding a way to respond to all of this. Before she could, however, she noticed something concerning. A boy was crying. Oh no! She didn’t know who he was, but he knew he shouldn’t have been crying. That was just unthinkable.

The violinist quickly made her way over to him, lowering herself to the floor beside him. She sat back on her heels and reached out to place a hand on his shoulder compassionately.

“Please do not cry. Things will be okay.” She patted him gently on the shoulder. “Would you like to go to the kitchen? Drink some tea?”

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A Dangerous Game | Rozalina | Chapter 1 Event Reaction

When they were asked to leave their rooms, Rozalina wasn’t sure what to expect, but she was among the first out. If something was going on, she wanted a front row seat. Sure enough, something was definitely going on.

The violinist watched as an unfamiliar face… er, mask? emerged. Just as she’d gotten used to Aoiko, there was another one of them! Things didn’t seem quite right, though. This person clearly wasn’t wanted here, for some reason. If Aoiko didn’t want them around, Rozalina was suspicious - and for good reason, apparently.

Kill? Was she hearing this right? They were supposed to kill each other to get out of the castle?

“You are yanking my leg. It is joke,” she said to no one in particular. It was such a good joke, she could almost laugh. But she didn’t. No one seemed to be.

Rozalina crossed her arms over her chest, her brows furrowing. She didn’t feel comfortable here anymore. She looked around at the others, watching each of them to see how they were taking the news and how she should be taking the news. The group was left to accept this, left to… Oh no.

While Rozalina wasn’t paying attention, a girl had approached Kumi, and… She couldn’t believe that had really just happened. She gasped, covering her mouth with her hand. She was about to rush to the girl’s aid when she saw a couple others assisting her. Good, she was taken care of…

The violinist looked around again, and it was then that she noticed someone sobbing on the floor. Oh no. Better go deal with that.

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Prologue threads!

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HERE IS MY AWKWARD CONTRIBUTION i skipped the expect to get in question, as i am a mod. but really, i just completely missed it. LOL

Meet the Mun

Name/Nickname

Age (Say skip if you don’t want to say)

Time Zone

Did you expect to get in? Why/why not.

What are you looking forward to most?

What class are you in? Is this your first time in BDB?

Meet the Muse

Who do you play? Tell us about them.

Give 3 random (non-spoilery) facts about your muse.

Any ships for them?

What  trope do you best associate with your muse? (This will be put on the TVTropes page once it’s made!) Tell us something in your best muse impersonation!

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Beyond Despair’s Bounds - Class Aoi [ 1 \ 2 ]

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could you do 2, 5, and 46 for that ask?

2. What trait does your OC like best about themself? (Eyes, guitar skills, random bird facts, etc)

she likes how determined she is! Along with it comes stubbornness, but she doesn’t completely mind that. She’s glad she’s able to put her mind to something and get it done.

5. Your OC’s worst habit?

Getting too carried away! sometimes she gets so wrapped up in a conversation or a game that she loses all consideration for the people around her.

46. A word that your OC can’t stand?

i can’t think of anything like that for her :’)

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14, 39, 45

14. Happy birthday! What kind of present would your OC want?

kisses from lots of cute girls... or just her girlfriend. even better.

39. A strange talent of your OC?

burning everything she tries to cook

45. What kind of self-esteem does your OC have?

Rozalina likes herself! She’s a very confident person with a lot of love for everything, including herself. Every once in a while she gets a little harsh on herself, but in general, she has good self-esteem.

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18, 23, 40, 41!

18. Something that makes your OC laugh without fail?

It’s definitely not hard to make Rozalina laugh! There’s really not something in particular that will always make her laugh, but she does tend to enjoy sort of slapstick comedy, i guess is what it is?

23. What is your OC’s first memory?

One of the earliest things Rozalina can remember is a carousel she rode at a carnival as a young child! She loved the colors and the music and just the entire atmosphere of the ride, but she remembers being a little scared when she would go around and lose sight of her father.

40. Assuming your OC doesn’t have them already, what superpower would they want? If they do already, would they change it, keep it, or get rid of it?

She would love to have super strength! She’s already very strong, but she would have so much fun being able to lift cars.

41. Does your OC like/make puns?

She doesn’t really understand puns most of the time! chalk it up to her language barrier or what have you, but she doesn’t quite grasp the concept.

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Uncommon OC questions!

1. A little-known talent of your OC?

2. What trait does your OC like best about themself? (Eyes, guitar skills, random bird facts, etc)

3. How many pillows does your OC sleep with?

4. Is your OC good at keeping secrets?

5. Your OC's worst habit?

6. Does your OC prefer tennis shoes/sneakers or flip flops?

7. What is your OC's opinion on body modifications?

8. Your OC is given a full-ride scholarship to any college they could want to go to. Where do they go and what do they major in?

9. What chore does your OC hate the most?

10. Would your OC prefer to live in the city, the suburbs, or the country?

11. Is your OC a blanket hog?

12. Would your OC play by the rules in a fight or take cheap shots?

13. Does your OC have a widow 's peak?

14. Happy birthday! What kind of present would your OC want?

15. Something that grosses your OC out?

16. Your OC is suddenly on an adventure! Where do they go and what do they do?

17. Is there a real person that looks like your OC?

18. Something that makes your OC laugh without fail?

19. Something that makes your OC cry without fail?

20. A obscure/ridiculous fear your OC has?

21. Does your OC have any type of disability, whether it be mental, physical, etc?

22. Does your OC get frustrated when people forget to close the door behind themselves?

23. What is your OC's first memory?

24. Something you like that your OC would hate?

25. Your OC is going into battle/on a mission! What song is their anthem?

26. Does your OC have good or bad posture?

27. Most despicable thing your OC has ever done?

28. Is your OC a conspiracy theorist?

29. Someone does something awful in front of your OC. How do they handle it?

30. What is your OC's favorite drink?

31. Does your OC prefer to sleep in a warm or cool area?

32. Would your OC like you if they met you?

33. A song that reminds you of your OC?

34. Is your OC a nail biter?

35. What is your OC's favorite quote?

36. Your OC's favorite fashion era? (20's, 70's, etc)

37. Does your OC get excited when they get mail?

38. Random thunderstorm! How does your OC react?

39. A strange talent of your OC?

40. Assuming your OC doesn't have them already, what superpower would they want? If they do already, would they change it, keep it, or get rid of it?

41. Does your OC like/make puns?

42. What kind of shampoo does your OC use?

43. Your OC wakes up with a coin super glued to their forehead. How do they react?

44. Can your OC sleep if there's any kind of light?

45. What kind of self-esteem does your OC have?

46. A word that your OC can't stand?

47. Does your OC fold their clothes, hang them up, or just leave them in the basket/dryer?

48. Would society call your OC a good guy or a bad guy? What would they say they are?

49. Your OC's most prized possession?

50. What is your OC's happy place?

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I’m really late to making an introduction post, but i’ll throw one together anyway

Hello!! My name is Liam, and I use he/him pronouns. I am 21 years old and a psychology major in college! I work a couple days a week and go to school three days a week, so sometimes I am busy, but I always make time to be here! I love talking to people, so if you ever feel like chatting, hit me up! Also, I am helping Mai out as a mod for class Aoi, so let me know if you need anything! I was in the first BDB as Eliot Ghanem, SHSL Movie Critic. I was also in the short-lived KPK as Jesper Khansari, SHSL Curio Purveyor.

If you could tag these things for me, I would appreciate it:

underwater photos, esp. of whales: #ocean insects, especially praying mantises and roaches: #insects photos of irl eye trauma: #eye trauma

and trigger warnings for claustrophobia and drowning are appreciated as well!

The character I’ll be playing is Rozalina Dolinski, the SHSL Violinist! She is Russian, so forgive her for not always speaking properly. She is awfully friendly and flirtatious, very gay, and highly rowdy. She will fight you.

Your character would know of her if they’re interested in Japan’s music scene! Rozalina is a well known violinist, and she is even fairly well known in some overseas areas. She plays a lot of concerts, some solo and some with an orchestra. 

I think that’s about it! If you have any questions, feel free to talk to me on skype!