Other than the surprisingly small group of students in the hall (one would have expected more from a welcoming ceremony), I noticed how strange the gymnasium looked. On one side, there were two water coolers, looking brand new, and on the other were a couple of couches, a rug and a low table. The front of the room had a decently-sized stage (though smaller than the one in Yuudai's talent room), and a red curtain was pulled all the way across the back wall. A podium stood in the middle of the stage, bearing the Future's Hope logo in its signature white and gold.
I looked back to the group to notice that both Fuyutake and Kaida had separated, leaving me alone at the door. I looked around, trying to find someone I could talk to, but everyone seemed to be in their own groups already. I was about to move towards Seiichi and Alastor when, suddenly, a loud noise boomed from the stage and the lights shut off. A few gasps went around the room.
"What the fuck's happenin'?!" Michi Katsu's voice rang out in the dark.
"I'm scared!" Kioko Kozakura cried.
"Can whoever's grabbing my leg get off?" Sora Yukiko shouted.
"Heh?" Rei Amaterasu said.
"What kinda welcoming ceremony starts with a blackout?!" Yuudai Kenen asked, "I'm all for drama, but this is way overboard."
Suddenly a light turned on, gaining everyone's attention.
It shone from behind the podium, silhouetting us in a golden haze. But there was something else. A shape stood behind; no, atop the podium, slouched. From what I could see of it, it had...cat ears?
"Hey, is that the principal?" Kaida Satsuki murmured in the silence. Her question was answered almost immediately as a booming explosion of confetti rained down over the stage, followed by a spotlight switching on, lighting up the podium to its full extent.
The last few confetti flakes fell to the floor.
Everyone stared, dumbfounded, at the scene.
Our principal...or who we assumed to be the principal, was in fact a half-black, half-white cat toy.
Well, it couldn't really be called a toy. The black half was definitely too scary for a child. It had a red eye, spiky and horrific-looking, and a wide, sharp-toothed smile curled all the way up its cheek, finally finishing just below the eye. The cat ear on that side was broken, and sharp claws sat on the paw.
Everyone stared in shocked silence.
Then Sora Yukiko spoke up.
"The fuck is this?" She asked, walking up the stairs to the stage and podium. She leaned in close, staring at the cat, then poked it.
"Sora, what are you-" Kaida ran forward to stop the other girl, but she was interrupted as suddenly a loud screech came from above the stage, forcing us all to block our ears. Sora was so shocked she leapt back off the stage, landing on the ground in a crouch. Just as I thought my ears were going to start bleeding, the screech stopped, and silence prevailed for a few seconds before a crackly, distorted voice began to speak.
"Ahem, is this thing working? Aw man, I can't believe Monoko broke! I musta got a faulty model. Tch, figures. Stupid Ultimate Roboticist." An exasperated sigh emanated from the speakers.
"Who is that?" Seiichi asked, glaring at the stage.
"Well, anyway, looks like I'll have to employ the back-up plan. Everyone, check your pockets, bras, underpants, wherever you usually keep your phones. I put a gift in there for you! Though I don't understand how anyone who had a gift in their underpants wouldn't feel it..." The voice stopped.
We listened for anything else, but that was it. That was all it gave us.
There was a confused silence.
Beeeep beeeep!
The noise rang through the room with surprising volume.
'Welcome to your E-Pad!' A nasally voice said.
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Future's Hope - A Danganronpa Spinoff
قصص الهواة'Despair is a wretched, horrible thing. It twists and curls around the corners of your mind, waiting for the moment you weaken so it can break in and engulf your thoughts with bleak, depressing imagery. It bides its time, waits until you are hopefu...
