#drdt transcript

[davidchiemcore]

transcript for DRDT Prologue Episode One! going to make this a series where i (hopefully) write down all the dialogue for drdt, if i dont get burnt out. at the end, ill post a google doc with them all together

???: ……

???: Fuck!!

???: Fuck, fuck, fuck, this really hurts…

???: Ouch, I really wasn’t expecting her to attack me like that.

???: I made a massive mistake to trust them. I can’t rely on anyone.

???: All by myself, I have to end the killing game.

???: And even if I can’t do that…

???: I have to kill Teruko Tawaki.

???: No matter what.

Prologue: Distrust and Despair

Teruko: …I had a weird dream.

Teruko: Huh? Where am I?

Teruko: When I opened my eyes, I found myself resting on a bed in an unfamiliar place.

Teruko: This looks like some sort of hotel room.

Teruko: Wait, how did I even get here? I have no recollection of coming here.

Teruko: The last thing I remember was–

Teruko: Ah! I was going to the entrance ceremony of Hope’s Peak Academy!

Teruko: But this doesn’t look like Hope’s Peak at all, much less any sort of school. Just what is going on?

Teruko: …

Teruko: No use staying here, I suppose. I think it would be best if I left this room and tried to find out more about this place.

Teruko: I stepped out of the room and found myself in a hall with 15 other doors exactly like the one I left.

Teruko: Do all these doors lead to rooms like the one I just left?

Teruko: They all have nameplates on them. The one I came out of has my name.

Teruko: Teruko Tawaki… That’s me.

Teruko: I don’t recognize any of these other names, though.

Teruko: I tried each door. They were all locked. Seems I’m also locked out of the room I just left.

Teruko: No good, I guess.

Teruko: I should keep exploring.

Teruko: AH!!

Teruko: I walked to the end of the hallway and rounded the corner, when suddenly–

Xander: AUGH!!

Teruko: *CRASH*

Teruko: I crashed into another person pretty roughly, knocking us both to the ground.

Teruko: O–ouch! That really hurt…

Xander: …

Teruko: Are you alright? Sorry for knocking you over like that.

Xander: …

Teruko: Ah-! You’re bleeding! Are you okay?

Xander: Oh. Yup. I’m fine…

Xander: Heh heh……

Teruko: E–eh??

Teruko: All of a sudden, he collapsed.

Teruko: Um–Hello??

Teruko: No use… He’s unconscious.

Teruko: …

Teruko: I can’t believe I accidentally knocked someone unconscious within minutes of being awake. I feel bad…

Teruko: I should find something to treat him with. Maybe there’s a medical room around here.

Teruko: After a little bit of searching, I stumbled upon what looked to be an infirmary.

Teruko: Let’s see. There’s bandages, gauze, various medicines–perhaps some ibuprofen?

Xander: Yeah, that would sound pretty nice.

Teruko: Alright, I see–

Teruko: Wha–AH!

Xander: Oh, sorry, did I scare you? I didn’t mean to sneak up on you like that, really!

Teruko: Y-you! Were you just pretending to be unconscious??

Xander: Err, no. You did actually knock me unconscious. Well, I’m fine now.

Teruko: Oh. And, your eye…

Xander: Like I said, I’m fine now. Don’t worry about it.

Teruko: Are you sure? You were bleeding; that doesn’t seem like an injury to brush off.

Xander: Like I said!! Totally fine! I’m a tough guy, I can handle it.

Teruko: I’m still really sorry, uhm… uh, what’s your name?

Xander: Oh! Ack, how rude of me! I forgot to introduce myself. I’m making a terrible first impression.

Xander: Alriiight! The name’s Alexander Matthews. But you can just call me Xander, it’s much cooler sounding. I’m the Ultimate Rebel, nice to meet you!

Ultimate Rebel - Xander Matthews

Teruko: Ultimate?

Xander: You must have heard of Hope’s Peak Academy, right? An exclusive school that only accepts students, known as Ultimates, who possess extraordinary talents.

Xander: It just so happens that I’ve been accepted there! Pretty incredible, huh?

Teruko: Ah,you’re a freshman of Hope’s Peak? I am too. We might be classmates.

Teruko: I should introduce myself as well. I am Teruko Tawaki, the Ultimate Lucky Student.

Ultimate Lucky Student - Teruko Tawaki

Xander: So you’re the Lucky Student, huh, Ms. Teruko? You’re the one who’s got accepted by the lottery.

Teruko: Oh, right. That’s correct.

Teruko: Unlike the rest of the students of Hope’s Peak, my talent of luck is a little unconventional, so I hope you won’t find it too strange.

Xander: Strange? Why would I find it strange?

Xander: Everyone who’s got accepted into Hope’s Peak is given an incredible opportunity to build their own skills and talents so that they can later shape the world!

Xander: Even if you were selected by lottery, not scouted like normal students, you still have got just as much potential as every other Ultimate to develop into an even more amazing person!

Xander: As you know, everyone who graduates from Hope’s Peak goes on to become incredibly influential and important. That’s why being an Ultimate, no matter what kind, is a huge deal!

Teruko: I’m well aware of that. It’s just that… for me, it’s more than just lacking a talent.

Teruko: I’m cursed, you see.

Xander: …Cursed?

Teruko: Cursed with horrible luck.

Teruko: No matter what I do, I always become victim to misfortunes and accidents. I often fall or break things, or worse, injure myself. So do those around me.

Teruko: No doubt, your recent injury is probably as a result of the influence of this curse.

Xander: I see, that makes a bit of sense. It must be difficult living like that, I’m sorry to hear that.

Xander: And yet, despite that, you’ve still been selected to be the Ultimate Lucky Student. Maybe it was some twist of fate.

Xander: Even misfortune can be overcome or adapted, so I would take the fact that you’re here at this academy as a good sign! So, don’t give up hope!

Teruko: Ahaha… Aren’t you full of energy.

Teruko: By the way, just what kind of talent is “Rebel?”

Xander: Oh, are we discussing my talent now?

Xander: To be frank, I’m actually sort of pissed at the Academy for having given me this title. Calling me a “rebel” just makes me seem like some sort of unruly, lawless kid, which I am *definitely* not!

Xander: It's almost an insult to all the hard work I’ve put in throughout my life!

Teruko: Hard work put into what?

Xander: Revolution.

Xander: Simply put, I’m the sort of person who feels very strongly about everything. So whenever I see something that feels wrong to me, something unjust, I’ll do whatever I can to fix it.

Xander: For example, exposing corruption. I’ve got quite a number of corrupt government officials jailed. Society is messed up, and it’s up to me to change it.

Xander: Of course, in order to make any sort of impactful change in this world, you need to break the existing rules. That’s what got me the title of Ultimate Rebel, I suppose.

Teruko: Wow, I’m not quite sure what to think of all that.

Teruko: Or even if I can believe the things you just said.

Xander: Hey! You better not be accusing me of lying!

Teruko: But at the very least you seem to be very passionate and energetic.

Teruko: Moving on… Do you know anything about this place? I seem to have woken up here without knowing how I came here. And I was supposed to be going to the entrance ceremony of Hope’s Peak.

Xander: I was just about to ask you the same thing!

Xander: Have we both got kidnapped, or something?! If that’s the case, I’ll be pretty pissed at whoever’s responsible.

Xander: Err, sorry for getting worked up again.

Xander: But yeah, it looks like we’re in the same situation. Woke up in a mysterious room without knowing how we got here.

Teruko: What a perplexing situation…

Xander: No use just standing here. I’ve got an idea. We should look around, see if there’s an explanation somewhere. At the very least we can examine our surroundings for clues.

Teruko: Right. We may find something new.

Teruko: These large doors are conspicuous. We should check inside.

Xander: Fine by me!

Teruko: Xander kicks the door open forcefully.

Teruko: You could have just…

Teruko: Used… the… han..dle…

Teruko: Eh?

Teruko: We found ourselves in a large room full of chairs and a large, ominous screen at the back. But more importantly…

Xander: There’s other people here?!

Teruko: 14 other people stood in front of Xander and me.

David: Ah, have more people arrived?

Ace: Maybe they’re our fucking kidnappers! We should ask ‘em a few questions!

Arei: Are you two freshmen of Hope’s Peak Academy as well?

Xander: We are. Is this our class?

Whit: Whoa, new people. You guys got any idea what’s going on?

Charles: Don’t be ridiculous. I sincerely doubt that these two can bring any new information to the table on our situation.

Teruko: So, it seems our whole class is here.

Xander: Just what is going on? Have the rest of you blacked out when you were entering the Academy?

Levi: Yes, that happened to the rest of us as well. Our situation is awfully strange.

Veronika: Maybe the Academy is trying to surprise us! Wouldn’t that be fun?

Hu: If you two are in fact our classmates, why don’t you introduce yourselves?

Hu: I know this situation isn’t ideal, but at the very least we should be acquainted with each other before we try and figure out what’s going on.

Teruko: Ehm, introduce myself? In front of all of you?

Teruko: Wouldn’t it be better if I just talked to you individually?

Eden: That’s okay, then introduce yourselves to us one by one.

Charles: Excellent, another 10 minutes of time wasting. Why don’t you two take your time blabbering about insignificant things, it’s not like we’re in a potentially life-threatening situation.

Teruko: …Yeesh.

Xander: Hey!

Xander: Let’s talk to everyone together. That way we’ll both be way less nervous if we’ve got a friend by our side.

Teruko: …

Teruko: Thank you, Xander.

[a-blog-for-kat]

Day 1 of 10 days of DRDT!: Ace Markey / Edits! (Well... it's sorta an edit :>)

Transcript for video:

Ace: " So my boyfriend bought me this fucin' deaf bar-

Ace: " . "

Ace: " DOES THAT MEAN THE OTHER FUCKING BARBIES WHIT OWNS CAN HEAR ME?!?!?!?!? "

Whit: " Oh so THAT'S why they're starting a revolution in the kitchen... "

[1moreff-creator]

DRDT - Milgram AU: T1 "Voice Reveal" Lines

Hey there! Back at it with this AU. I figured if I'm going to commit to the bit, I might as well commit fully. At the start of every Trial, Milgram gives a sneak peak at some of the lines which will appear in the VDs, combined with "glitchy" lines which relate to their murder. So I'm doing that too! Keep in mind this is not professional in the slightest, so exact wording might change between now and when I actually post the VDs. Especially since it's been a while since I rewatched DRDT so the wording could feel a bit off. Anyways, here we go!

Implied DRDT spoilers and heavy themes. Again not affiliated with either of the series

Btw I'm using crossed out text for aesthetics but there will be a transcript at the bottom if you have trouble reading that.

01- "Levi Fontana, a pleasure"

"Yes, I am a murderer"

"I can't bring myself to pretend to be sorry for what I did"

"I suppose I should watch the other prisoners to learn how normal murderers should handle themselves"

...

I know you didn't want this, but it had to be done

02- "Arturo Giles"

"Ugh. Do I really have to be judged by someone this ugly?"

"I'll have you know, I've never murdered anyone"

[Whispering] "I mean, there is... no, no, that wasn't my fault"

...

How was I meant to know?! Even if she's dead because of what I did, it's not my fault!

03- "My name is David Chiem"

"It seems there's been a mistake. But don't worry! I won't hold it against you"

"Mistakes can be corrected. It's not difficult to change, as long as you're willing to!"

"I try to be as positive as I can, since I know there's a lot of people that don't get the privilege"

...

AGH! CAN YOU DO ANYTHING RIGHT, YOU PIECE OF HUMAN GARBAGE?!

04- "Yo! Whit Young, nice to meet you!

"Are you really sure everyone here is a murderer?"

"That's wack"

"I don't remember doing anything suspicious! Yesterday was normal, the day before that was normal, the day before that... the day before that..."

...

My mom's really amazing! I love her a lot. I would do anything for her

05- "Tch. Ace Markey"

"You wanna fight?! Wait, fuck, you probably have weapons, don't you?! Shit, don't get any closer!"

"You think I'm a murderer?! Horseshit!"

"Get off your fucking high horse!"

...

Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, shit, shit shit shit, FUCK!

06- "Uhm... Nico... Hakobyan"

"I'm- I'm really sorry!"

"You're pretty weird"

"Ah! I'm sorry! Don't get mad at me!"

...

Why should I own up for the mistakes that someone else made?!

07- "J Moreno"

"What do you people really want? Ransom money? There's no way you're doing this just because you want to 'judge our sins' or whatever bullshit you're saying"

"Don't make me laugh. Find evidence I killed anyone, and then we can talk about murder"

"Do you really think you're going to understand everything I've been through, just with a silly little song? How arrogant are you?!"

...

What happened to her was nothing short of a tragedy. Sorry, but I will make no further comment

08- "Mmmm... Rose Lacroix"

"zzzzz"

"Ah, yeah. I killed someone"

"This really isn't that bad. At least I can paint here"

...

I wonder if I can be happy now

09- "H-Hu Jing"

"I know what I did was unforgivable..."

"I really am selfish... I'm scared of receiving the punishment I deserve"

"Please Forgive me!"

...

Wake up! Please! I'm sorry! I'm sorry!

10- "My name is Veronika Grebenshchikova!"

"If you don't mind, can you choose not to Forgive me?"

"Death sounds boring. I'd rather stay alive if you don't mind!"

"To Forgive what I did... it would be denying everything I believe about my life..."

...

[Cackling laughter, which trails off with a wheeze] I really am a monster...

11- "Arei Naegishi!"

"Pfft! God, you're pathetic!"

"Why the hell are we even here? How could anyone be stupid enough to do anything but Forgive me?"

"Are you really that much of an idiot?!"

...

WHO'S THE WEAK ONE NOW, HUH?!

12- "Uhm... Eden Tobisa..."

"Even when things are looking down, we just have to try our best, and trust each other!"

"I... I never wanted anyone to die!"

"Es... why are you doing this?"

...

Wh- What have you done?!

13- "Min Jeung"

"This is ludicrous. How are we meant to expect a fair judgement when your 'justice' is determind by one person's whims and biases?"

"When an institution is non-functional, it is highly illogical to indiscriminately tear it down. Improving the basis already in place is by far the most constructive way to conduct progress"

"There is no country in the world where I would be judged a murderer. To say one single prison has the authority to decide that I am is a flagrant display of vanity"

...

The condition has been met. There is no need for further intervention

14- "Alexander Matthews. Just call me Xander"

"Don't you see how broken this entire system is?! What makes you think you hold a monopoly over morality, huh?! What gives you the right to Forgive or Not Forgive?!"

"When something is rotten, you throw it away. It's the same with this twisted place!"

"...Warden?"

...

Ah... haha... I did it... You all can finally rest

15- "Charles Cuevas"

"I was hoping the Warden would be competent, at least, but clearly I was a fool to think that could ever be the case"

"Are you stupid?!"

"Warden... Es... I have a request"

...

Hgk...- Ack! ... Kch[sharp inhale]

16- "Teruko Tawaki"

"Are you okay?"

"You don't need to know anything about my crimes. I'm unforgivable. That's all you need, right?"

"If you can find a way to do it... Just kill me"

...

... [sigh] Why did I ever get my hopes up?

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And there we go! Hope they weren't too ooc! Keep in mind different backstories could lead to slightly different personalities; this AU is canon-adjacent, not really canon-compliant. Levi's first trial is coming soon! Hope you enjoyed!

Huh? Secret message? Whatever are you talking about?

Here's the transcript of the glitchy lines:

01 - Levi: I know you didn't want this, but it had to be done

02 - Arturo: How was I meant to know?! Even if she's dead because of what I did, it's not my fault!

03 - David: AGH! CAN YOU DO ANYTHING RIGHT, YOU PIECE OF HUMAN GARBAGE?!

04 - Whit: My mom's really amazing! I love her a lot. I would do anything for her

05 - Ace: Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, shit, shit shit shit, FUCK!

06 - Nico: Why should I own up for the mistakes that someone else made?!

(Yes it's just the secret quote on their page sue me it's a cool line)

07 - J: What happened to her was nothing short of a tragedy. Sorry, but I will make no further comment

08 - Rose: I wonder if I can be happy now

09 - Hu: Wake up! Please! I'm sorry! I'm sorry!

10 - Veronika: [Cackling laughter, which trails off with a wheeze] I really am a monster...

11 - Arei: WHO'S THE WEAK ONE NOW, HUH?!

12 - Eden: Wh- What have you done?!

13 - Min: The condition has been met. There is no need for further intervention

14 - Xander: Ah... haha... I did it... You all can finally rest...

15 - Charles: Hgk... Ack! ... Kch[sharp inhale]

16 - Teruko: ... [sigh] Why did I ever get my hopes up?

[huesofvioletandpurple]

A few days ago, the DRDT channel made public a “character song” playlist with sixteen songs inside (link). Naturally, considering this means that every character has a theme song of their own, I became Fucking Obsessed and tried matching each song to every character

Out of sixteen, I have exactly Four I am completely and absolutely confident in. That’s like, (checks notes), a quarter of the songs. I wish four was as neat of a number as three but unfortunately I do not get a choice in that regard. This would’ve been a quick post on which song I think matches with who + why but these guys made me recite an essay to myself as I paced around the room. So they deserve their own post <3.

Featuring: screenshots, hidden quotes (link) (required reading), and a shit ton of brainrot. explanations are below cut. tl;dr:

Rose is Cartoons

Charles is Asymptotic

Nico is Drawing Pins

Teruko is Good Grief

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Rose Lacroix is Cartoons

[plain text: Rose Lacroix is Cartoons]

Track #4 is Cartoons by Louie Zong, and I have decided this is Rose’s track too. This is one many, many others have suspected as well. Starting it off with this first because it’s the simplest to explain: Rose is an artist, the lyrics are about art; or, at the very least, uses animation and drawing as metaphors.

Abstractions how I live my day to day, [...] Hard to explain, And to express, Forever just a work-in-progress.

The song in general uses drawing to explain feeling burnt out/not passionate about. Well. Your passions. Rose states herself that her work can only give her catharsis, considering none of it technically “hers” anymore.

[ID: Two screenshots of  Rose from chapter 2 episode 5. She is in the dressing room talking to Teruko, and has her hand on her neck as she looks downwards. Transcript: All I do is make paintings on other’s beck-and-call. It’s been so long that I don’t think I remember how to paint something original anymore. / There’s no value in the creations of someone who’s fallen so far from artistry. The only thing I can get out of art is catharsis. End ID]

Which is even more tragic, considering how she had huge ambitions as a child

[ID: One screenshot from the same episode. Rose now rests her chin in her fist. Transcript: I wanted to be a great painter when I was a kid, but things didn’t turn out that way. None of my original stuff ever sold well. End ID] 

There’s also these lyrics here

Can't hold a pencil or a thought. (Oh uh oh) Can't paint myself something I'm not.

Tryin' to make that ol' deadline, But all I've got are two dots and a line.

Rose knows she’s talented; in fact, I’d argue she’s one of the most secure about her talent than anyone in the class. She understands how useful it is in the killing game when paired with her photographic memory. In chapter 2, however, she hesitates, despite knowing this more than anyone.

[ID: Three screenshots of Rose from chapter 2 episode 8. She is sitting against a wall, knees drawn to her chest as she buries her face in her arms. Transcript of her dialogue: I don’t want to find out what kind of corpse Arei left. It’s easier for me to pretend nothing bad happened and forget about everything tomorrow. / That’s why I’m sitting here, wallowing in my own guilt, unable to do anything helpful. / You probably need me to draw a picture of a crime scene, like last time. That’s something only I can do that can help everyone. End ID]

She doesn’t want to use her talent that way—she can’t “paint herself something she’s not”, and she would “make the deadline”, but she can’t just will herself to simply Do Something when it’s draining and linked to her trauma from the previous case—and she’s more self conscious of it than anyone, that she only has “two dots and a line” —an upset face.

There’s also her hidden quote from the inspect elements of her character page: “In the end, all I can do is watch my wretched life go on.” I think it fits with the general theme of being incredibly discouraged and burnt out. “Forever a work in progress” indeed.

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Charles Cuevas is Asymptotic

[pt: Charles Cuevas is Asymptotic]

I’ve chosen Asymptotic by (once more,) Louie Zong as Charles’ song. I could say it’s because of the mathsy theming and Charles is literally a fuckging chemist and leave it at that—I almost chose this as Min’s song because of how groovy and nerdy (affectionate) it was. I’m sorry to say it’s because of angst.

We’re aymptotic, Divided, by the smallest, slimmest line

Hey, so you know how Charles has an older brother ?

And you know how he didn’t know this until one of the motives told him ? So now there’s a good chance he won’t remember him fully for a long, long time ?

[you’re] Not imaginary. But it's complex! The limits are infinitely great

Charles now knows of this family member he has no recollection of. He most likely existed at some point—every other secret, though written to show the worst of the cast, are based on some sort of truth. I have a pet theory that his phobia of blood is connected to his brother, considering amnesia of a traumatic event is a common occurrence, and he doesn’t recall the origin of his haemophobia either, which opens up the possibility of them being linked. As long as he has this amnesia, any memory of his brother will always be far from his grasp.

As close as we could ever get, you'll be just out of reach

His hidden quote is about how it’s better to just forget; that means those events weren’t worth keeping.

if you forgot it, then it probably wasn’t important to begin with. none of those memories should ever be kept anyway.

In the context of the creator looking at the lyrics of the song and going “omg that’s blorbo from my brain”, the song refers to him as believing that he and his brother are asymptotes—lines that greatly resemble each other that will never reach, existing in different planes altogether.

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Nico Hakobyan is Drawing Pins

[pt: Nico Hakobyan is Drawing Pins]

So.

Drawing Pins by Nothing but Thieves ! This song in particular fucking Stumped me. The lyrics are good, they slap, the Creator has fantastic taste in music; I just couldn’t figure out who the Hell it could be. Then, I had an epiphany.

This epiphany, by the way, is also probably one of my BIGGEST reaches. It completely redefines the song—even MORESO than how I treated asymptotic—and focuses hard on One aspect of Nico’s character.

(In my defense, it’s a really huge part.)

I don't feel like I belong Here at all

Tell me what you did it What you did it What you did it for 'Cause I can't figure it out

What do I have to do To be loved, loved by you

These are the lyrics in particular that made me go “wait a god damn Second”.

Firstly, not feeling like they belong.

[ID: Two screenshots of Nico from chapter 2 episode 6. They hold their arm and look nervously to the side in the first screenshot, then bury their face in the collar of their shirt in the next. Transcript: I thought you would laugh at me. I was worried you would pick up rocks and start throwing them at me or pick up clumps of mud and start throwing them at me. / I’m sorry, this never happens! Usually people call me abnormal or say that I’m just trying to be special, in a derogatory way. End ID]

Nico has been a frequent victim of bullying. Even though their current classmates are accepting, that just made them wary that something was off, because their past experiences stuck with them ! I feel like it should go unsaid that that, already on its own, is pretty fucking isolating !

[ID: a screenshot from the same episode. Nico is in the same pose. They say “And then they leave me out of everything and never talk to me again because there’s something wrong with me.” End ID]

So, self-explanatory line in the context of Nico. Cool. Cool. What am I seeing in the other lyrics, though ?

Tell me what you did it What you did it What you did it for 'Cause I can't figure it out

Okay, so. You know Nico’s hidden quote ? It’s “why should I own up for the mistakes someone else made?”, if you’re wondering.

There’s another reason they don’t feel like they belong.

There’s this running thread of Nico misunderstanding social cues, causing conflict and being scorned for it, but never being explained why those social cues exist, leading to them confused on why something so arbitrary is held to such importance. This causes this cycle that they’re just expected to escape, yet not being given the understanding or tools to do.

[ID: Three screenshots of Nico from the same episode. Nico looks down at their hands, then scratches their chin, then buries the bottom half of their face in their shirt. Transcript: If you’re having dinner and want someone to pass the salt, you can say, “Please pass the salt,”  or you can say “Give me the salt.” / One of those things is supposed to be more polite than the other, right? But why? They both meant the same thing. They’re just slightly different mixes of words. / It’s like that. I don’t understand why some mixes of words come off as ‘rude’ and some don’t, even if they mean tthe same thing. End ID]

I suspect the hidden quote is of Nico snapping, of not caring about being polite or nice anymore. They are already honest, which escalated their animosity with Ace, but this time they’re not caving if someone tells them that they’re being “too blunt” about it.

What do I have to do To be loved, loved by you

But it was never on purpose. They are not “blunt” or “brutally honest” to Ace or David whoever because they want to build that kind of reputation. I think these lyrics are suggesting a culmination of their arc, “What can I do to be loved ? Why should I apologise in place of the person who did hurt you ? Why am I constantly apologising for my existence ?

How do I win over people like you?”

I am fully aware that I may be reaching, but if you see the song as a representation of Nico’s rage and resentment that they had to “hold down by drawing pins”, you can at the very least see where I’m coming from.

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Teruko is Good Grief

[pt: Teruko Tawaki is Good Grief]

Good Grief by Bastille, aka the last song on the playlist !

I’ve seen people say it’s a Whit song, or a Charles song, and I see it ! Death is very important in both of their arcs, and so is their way of mourning. However, I feel like it couldn’t be anyone but Teruko, and I also feel like there’s a very important part of her that people often forget.

[ID: Two screenshots from the episode 1 of the first chapter. They are lines of Teruko’s inner monologue. Transcript: His name, her face, it’s just barely out of reach. I claw and grasp through the dusty haze of my memories. / Choking on my nostalgia, I keep begging for you to come back. End ID]

[ID: A screenshot from chapter 1 episode 9 of Mai Akasaki turning around and smiling at the viewer. End ID]

Teruko mourns.

At the very least, she tries. She misses people. She grieves. That is what drives her distrust—she knows how much love hurts, and doesn’t want to feel that way.

[ID: A screenshot from chapter 2 episode 3. Teruko playing with succulents in her room as if they are dolls. One succulent has an eyepatch and knife, and the other has a knife and a sticky note, with a cowlick resembling Teruko’s. End ID]

Even in this silly moment of Teruko playing with cacti—it shows she didn’t WANT Xander to die ! She misses him. She wishes it could’ve gone better and blames herself for trusting—and notice how Xander in this scenario stands by her side.

Every minute and every hour I miss you, I miss you, I miss you more

She “chokes on her nostalgia” when she thinks of two unnamed people, “begging them to come back”. Will she ever admit it? Fuck no are you kidding me she couldn’t be emotionally vulnerable to save her Life. But Teruko constantly loses and is never given time or space to mourn (That is what I meant when I said she tries), and it’s led her to bottling and hiding them to further isolate herself, to prevent her from losing the ones she loves again.

In my thoughts you're far away And you are whistling the melody, Whistling the melody Crystallising clear as day Oh I can picture you so easily, Picture you so easily

Again, the two people are “far away”, she’s half forgotten after all. But Mai Akasaki’s image is as clear as day. Her memories are one of the only traces of Mai we have at all.

I could repeat myself over and over with pretty much every lyric of this song in particular, so I suggest seeking it out and listening to it yourself. I cannot stress enough how much this song SCREAMS Teruko to me

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Overall, I’m fully ready to be wrong. I do not have a great track record when predicting story arcs. However, I have thought about this for a very intense bit of time, so this is to work as a way to get my thoughts out there.

I have a few hunches, like Shun-Ran for David or Jotaro’s theme for Xander, but both are just hunches, and neither are as strong as the four above.

Anyways, have a great day ! holy shit this is over 1.7K words excluding the image descriptions.

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Writing habit that you have picked up or favorite Writing piece that you wrote?

Oof this is a loaded question. I'll only reference my favorite SFW pieces.

My current favorite works are as follows:

SDRA Piece (Ongoing Transcription Series) DRA Piece (Ongoing Series) DRDT Piece (Ongoing Series)

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transcript for DRDT Prologue Episode Five

Xander: All right, we did it! We introduced ourselves to everyone, Ms. Teruko!

Teruko: To be honest, you did most of the talking. I didn’t say too much; I’m not very good with people.

Teruko: Anyway, it seems like no one else has a clue as to what’s going on right now.

Eden: What do we do now? Should we just wait here?

Charles: Obviously not. What would that accomplish?

Hu: Perhaps we should explore the building further. Most of us came directly to this room.

David: I agree. If we look around, we’ll probably find some more clues, if not an exit.

Rose: What if we’re stuck here forever?

J: Don’t say that! How can you be so sure?!

Whit: I think we should all just lie down and take a nap. Kidding.

Ace: Let’s find whoever’s responsible for kidnapping us and beat the shit out of them!

Teruko: …Seems like we can’t even reach an agreement on what to do next, much less find a solution.

MonoTV: Puhuhu!

Veronika: What was that strange laugh, just now?

MonoTV: (＃°Д°) Sorry to keep you all waiting! I just wanted to make sure you all got to know each other first!

Levi: I believe the voice is coming from the speakers of that big screen.

Teruko: As we all turned to look at the source of the noise, the screen flickered on.

Min: “A brand new tv show… Danganronpa: Despair Time.” Are we doing some sort of TV screening?

MonoTV: ＼(＾o＾)／ No, silly, you’re going to *be* in this show! You are all the participants in an up-and-coming, super-exciting game show, broadcasted to the entire world!

Xander: The hell are you talking about? I’ve never signed up for any such thing. We were supposed to be at the entrance ceremony for Hope’s Peak Academy, so what the hell is going on?!

MonoTV: o(=ω< =)ρ⏜☆ Sorry kids, but your class is canceled! Aren’t you glad you don't have to go to school? No need to thank me!

Charles: This is completely ridiculous. Did you kidnap an entire class of Ultimates to coerce them into performing for some sort of asinine show?

Hu: There must be someone speaking from behind the screen. If we could find that person, we could ask them our questions directly.

MonoTV: (*￣m￣) No need to look for me, I’m right here!

MonoTV: Introduuucing–! The most important character in the cast, MonoTV! That’s me!

Teruko: …

Arturo: What is that ugly object?

Whit: Issat one of those old TV things?

Arei: It’s on some sort of weird pedestal. And it’s on, even though it’s not plugged in anywhere.

Nico: …Oh!

Teruko: Is something the matter?

Nico: ……It’s a cat.

MonoTV: Wrooong! I’m very clearly a dog.

Rose: Umm, you don't look at all like a dog. Aren’t you obviously a cat?

MonoTV: No way! Absolutely not! Could a cat do this?

MonoTV: ………………………………………………woof

Xander: Alright, this situation has got a little too ridiculous. I’m probably having a crazy dream right now. Can someone pinch me awake?

Arei: Okay, if you say so!

Xander: OW! I didn’t say to punch me, that hurt!

Xander: Wait, we’re getting distracted from the real issue at hand! Just what the fuck is going on right now??

Xander: First we all wake up in some weird building, find out we’ve missed the Hope’s Peak entrance ceremony, then this thing shows up and tells us that we’re going to film a TV show?

MonoTV: …

David: Are we not going to get an explanation?

MonoTV: The thing is…

MonoTV: I had this whole bit prepared, where I would explain everything about this premise, in a long and dramatic fashion…

MonoTV: Then I realized that that would take way too long! Besides, the audience has already seen this kind of explanation a bazillion times over, it would be so boring if I dragged it out any longer!

Ace: What the hell are you talking about?

MonoTV: So, I’m just going to explain you guys’ circumstances here as concisely as possible. 

MonoTV: First things first. You guys aren’t going to Hope’s Peak. You missed both the entrance ceremony and your school year by a long shot. A few years, in fact.

MonoTV: You can’t leave this building that you’re currently in. So, get comfortable with the fact that you’re going to live the rest of your life in this confined space.

MonoTV: Don’t worry, there are facilities for everything you need.

MonoTV: If you so desperately desire to escape this place and return to the real world, you can kill someone else here, yadda yadda yadda.

MonoTV: Then you have to do a class trial and get away with your crime or whatever. If the murderer is caught, they get punished.

MonoTV: If they get away with the crime, they can leave this place and everyone else is punished, whatever, same old stuff. Sorry I have to explain all this, workplace requirement.

MonoTV: Weeell, I think that’s it. Are there any more important things I forgot? Otherwise we’re all good to go.

J: Hang on just a sec, you just glossed over a bunch of important things!!

Veronika: If I understood your explanation correctly, the main takeaway is that we can’t leave this place unless we kill someone else.

Ace: W-W-WHAT??? Murder?! There’s no way something like that is gonna happen, right?

MonoTV: Yup, you got that right! The reason you all were brought here was for the filming of the “Killing Game TV Show.” Like it or not, you guys are only here to start killing each other.

Eden: There’s no way any of what you said is true! I refuse to believe it!

MonoTV: Refuse to believe it all you want. You’ll have plenty of time in the next few days to confirm the truth of what I’m saying.

MonoTV: Trust me there’s no avoiding your fates. No escaping outside, no ending to the TV show, no finding a way around this. The killing show is going to happen, whether you accept it or not!

Arturo: You piece of garbage… Do you think you’ll get away with this?

Arturo: People will notice that we’re all missing, and then the police will arrest you!

Rose: That’s right… I don’t think the outside world is going to miss 16 Ultimates.

MonoTV: Puhuhuhu. The outside world?

MonoTV: I said this was a TV show, right? So who do you think is watching it?

Whit: Uh, snuff film enthusiasts?

MonoTV: Everyone in your precious, so-called “outside world” is going to be watching this TV show. They’re gonna watch you all brutally murder each other, and they’ll be fine with it!

MonoTV: This is high entertainment, after all!

J: You’re kidding, right?

MonoTV: I’m just going to be honest with you guys. Y’all have been missing from society for a real long while! And the world’s changed quite a bit! Everyone’s totally ok with watching you all die!

Xander: No way… No way…

Xander: No way anything that you’re saying could possibly be true. I’m still dreaming, aren’t I?

MonoTV: Your participation in this show is not contingent on your acceptance of this situation.

MonoTV: The faster you accept it, the faster you can acclimatize to your environment, so I would suggest that you come to your senses soon.

MonoTV: Well, this concludes my explanation! You are now free to do as you wish. Return to your suites to sleep, explore this building, go to the cafeteria or a snack, whatever you want!

MonoTV: And remember, if at any point you tire of this life here, there’s always that one way out!

MonoTV: Farewell!

Levi: Wait. I just have one question for you.

MonoTV: Hm?

Levi: Are you the one responsible for this situation? Are you the mastermind?

MonoTV: Yup, I’m pretty much the boss of this place! I control everything, from the filming, to the production, to even the 30 second commercials that I’m gonna air on every other channel!

MonoTV: You’ll need a Danganronpa Prime Subscription if you want to skip those commercials!

Levi: I see. In that case…

Levi: Stop talking.

Teruko: Suddenly, Levi lunged at MonoTV and grabbed him high off the ground. He moved so fast; I didn’t even notice that he had moved at first.

MonoTV: YAAAAAAAHH!! What are you doing? This is harassment! Put me down at once!

Levi: If I were to destroy you, this whole “killing game” operation would shut down, right? You are the root of this problem.

MonoTV: Wait! Don’t do it! If you do…

Teruko: …Oh no.

MonoTV: If you do…

Teruko: I have a bad feeling about this.

MonoTV: You’ll be punished.

Teruko: …

Teruko: LEVI, WATCH OUT!!

Levi: ?!

Levi: …

Hu: What just… happened?

Teruko: …

Nico: Y-You almost… almost died…

MonoTV: Do you understand the situation you’re in now?

MonoTV: I enforce the rules around here. Fail to abide by the rules and you will be punished.

MonoTV: There is no escape from this death game.

Eden: N-no…

Eden: Please… I don’t want to hear this anymore… Just let me out…

MonoTV: Sorry, no can do! If you want to get out so badly, well, you know what you have to do for that, right?

Xander: Like hell any of us are going to commit murder! We’re not going to follow your stupid plan!

MonoTV: Say that all you want, but sooner or later you’ll crack!

Levi: Even if I can’t destroy you, I have faith in my classmates that we’ll remain together and not succumb to such a desperate act.

David: Mr. Levi’s right! We’re all going to work together! We’re not going to fight each other like you want us to!

David: Do you really think we’ll lose hope because you say we will? Give us more credit. We are Ultimates, after all.

MonoTV: Whatever you saaay~! Keep telling yourself that!

MonoTV: Well, that’s my cue to leave for real this time! Do whatever you want! After all, you’ll be here for a while. So why not have some fun?

MonoTV: Upupupu!

Prologue - Surviving Students: 16

MonoTV: Oh, one more thing I forgot to mention.

MonoTV: Even if you can find a way to destroy me without getting killed, it’s not going to do anything. There’s someone controlling me, so I’m not the source of this.

MonoTV: You said you wanted to trust each other? Try this one on for size:

MonoTV: The real mastermind is one of you.

MonoTV: Take that information however you will!

MonoTV: That concludes the prologue of this little show! Don’t forget to stay tuned in for chapter 1, dear viewers!

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transcript for DRDT Prologue Episode Four - sorry for the long wait! got some motivation to work on some other projects, but im back on it now

Xander: Hello.

Whit: Sup.

Teruko: My name’s Teruko Tawaki, and I–

Whit: Aw, you guys look soooo cute together~! Are you two a couple?

Xander: ???

Teruko: Huh–? No, definitely not!

Whit: Do you wanna be~? I can help you with that, if that’s the case.

Teruko: Can we just introduce ourselves to each other?

Whit: Hehe, I’m just joking around with ya!

Whit: Name’s Whit Young; I’m the Ultimate Matchmaker. I hope we can become gooood friends, if ya know what I mean~

Ultimate Matchmaker - Whit Young

Teruko: Ultimate Matchmaker?

Whit: Yup, that’s my talent! Lemme hit ya with my sales pitch!

Whit: Well, you might assume that matchmaking is all about making matches and setting fires, but trust me, the only fires I set are the fires of romance between two willing lovebirds.

Teruko: …Ok……

Teruko: And this is what you believe constitutes a “sales pitch”?

Whit: Oh cut me some slack, talent scout agency. My talent’s not in marketing.

Teruko: Anyway, my name is Teruko Tawaki. I’m the Ultimate Lucky Student.

Xander: Oh, right. I’m Xander Matthews, the Ultimate Rebel.

Whit: Hmm…

Xander: Why are you looking at me like that?

Whit: Hey hey, Redhair, long time no see!

Xander: Huh? I don’t believe we’ve met before. Have we?

Whit: Well, more like long time half see!

Xander: Okay, are you just making a joke about my eye?

Whit: Wow, bad reception, huh? I guess we just don’t see eye to eye.

Xander: Argh, cut that out! We aren't here to make jokes!

Whit: Hm, must’ve missed that memo in the Academy’s invitational letter.

Teruko: Alright, listen. We just want to make introductions–

Whit: Did that!

Teruko: –And to try and gather any new information about our current situation.

Xander: That’s right. Is there anything you know that might be of importance to us?

Whit: Sure do!

Whit: Did you know that your arms are supposed to go *into* the sleeves of your jacket?

Xander: I meant, relevant to now, damnit!

Whit: It is relevant to now! Am I the only person here to tell you that you’re wearing your blazer incorrectly?

Teruko: Ok buddy we’re going to end this conversation right now before you get in another fight.

Whit: A’ight, see ya! Great talking to you guys!

Xander: NO IT WASN’T

Xander: Argh! Guys like that who don’t take anything seriously piss me off! Doesn’t he understand the situation we’re in?

Xander: He’s really pushing my patience, too.

Teruko: Without a doubt, he’s the overly frivolous type of person. He tries too hard to be funny, too.

Teruko: Well, we did the introduction, so I think we should move on.

Xander: Hopefully the next person shall be more pleasant to talk to.

Charles: …

Xander: Hello! I’m Xander Matthews, the Ultimate Rebel.

Teruko: And I’m Teruko Tawaki, the Ultimate Lucky Student. It’s nice to meet you.

Charles: …So essentially, neither of you possess actual talents.

Xander: Excuse you?

Charles: One of you got accepted into Hope’s Peak Academy simply through a lottery draw that requires no skill.

Charles: The other one apparently is just some sort of delinquent that the Academy must have accepted out of pity.

Charles: I was informed that Hope’s Peak Academy was allegedly a prestigious place filled with talented people, but I see now that I may have been better off going to an elementary school with a bunch of children.

Charles: At least children have potential.

Xander: Are you trying to pick a fight?

Teruko: Oh, not this again.

Teruko: Xander, calm down. You, uh, whoever you are, why are you being so rude? You haven’t even introduced yourself.

Charles: Why should I bother introducing myself to you? I doubt you even have enough matter in that head of yours to process my name.

Xander: You–!

Charles: Charles Cuevas. Ultimate Chemist. This conversation is over.

Ultimate Chemist - Charles Cuevas

Xander: You son of a bitch, apologize for being a cunt!

Charles: Or what, you’ll punch me? Just a suggestion, but have you ever tried using your brain instead of your fists?

Teruko: Both of you…

Whit: Aww, is Mister Chemist being rude again?

Charles: You again? I thought I told you to stop bothering me.

Whit: Hey, I told you I’ll let you be *periodically.* Get it? Like the periodic table?

Charles: I said to leave me alone.

Whit: Why though? We’ve got great *chemistry* together!

Charles: Tch–How can one person be so idiotic and annoying at the same time?

Teruko: Is this what they call karma? Pfft–this back-and-forth is kind of funny to watch, I won’t lie.

Charles: Don’t mock me!

Charles: I have absolutely nothing to do with this imbecile over here, but he insists on bothering me.

Whit: Whoa, didya hear that, Cap’n Matthews? He just called you an imbecile!

Xander: …Captain Matthews? Er, and, I’m pretty sure that was directed at you.

Whit: Anyway, if you’ve got nothing to do, Cha–Cha, why don’t you hang out with me?

Charles: You know very well that’s not what I meant, so stop messing with me.

Whit: Charles Cuevas, pronounced dead at 3. Cause of death: fatally unfunny.

Charles: …

Xander: Man, Mr. Charles is… a total jerk!

Xander: I hate people who look down on others!

Teruko: Strangely enough, he doesn’t seem to be that difficult to deal with. He gets flustered easily.

Xander: Well, of course you would think that. Nothing bothers you.

Teruko: Is that a good thing or a bad thing?

Xander: Uh–

Xander: Let’s go talk to the next person!!

Teruko: …You’re avoiding the question.

Arei: Ah! Helloo~! I was wondering when you guys would come talk to me! 

Xander: Hello there! My name is–

Arei: Alexander Matthews, and you’re Teruko Tawaki, right? I was listening in on your earlier conversations.

Teruko: Listening in? Would eavesdropping be a more accurate term?

Arei: Ehehe, I wouldn’t call it that! It’s only eavesdropping if you have something to hide.

Teruko: Not really.

Arei: Anyway, my name is Arei Nageishi! I’m the Ultimate Bowler~ I’m so glad to finally meet you!

Ultimate Bowler - Arei Nageishi

Xander: Ah, a bowler? I used to play a round every now and then when I was younger. It’s a nice sport!

Arei: Well, you’re not the Ultimate Bowler, and you’re definitely not as good as me! I won the national championships when I was just 12, you know!

Teruko: Bowler… bowler… hmm…

Teruko: That’s the sport where you roll a ball into some pins, right? Sorry, my knowledge is a bit foggy on the topic of sports.

Arei: Geeeeez, Teruko, if you’re this ignorant, you probably don’t know much of anything, huh? Or are you just trying to act stupid?

Teruko: Are you… insulting me?

Arei: Ehhh? No way! I could never insult a cute girl like you!

Arei: Juuust kidding, you aren’t cute at all. You’re more of a dumpster diving, eats out of the trash kind of girl.

Xander: Hey, don’t be rude to my friend like that!

Teruko: Xander, you don’t need to defend me–

Arei: Well, Teruko isn’t all that bad. At least she can keep her mouth shut, unlike Xander.

Xander: …

Xander: Arghh, why the hell is everyone here so rude to us right off the bat? J, Charles, Ace, Arturo, and now you!

Teruko: Xander, calm down–

Arei: Uuuu… UWAHHHH!!

Arei: Waaahhh! I’m sorry! I’m sorry, so please don’t get mad at me!

Xander: Oh, shit, wait, I made her cry! Wait, what do I do?

Teruko: Why are you looking at me? You got yourself into this mess.

Arei: *sniff* I, I just wanted to talk to you guys… Why are you b-beign so mean? *sniff*

Xander: Crap! Uh, I’m sorry, Ms. Arei! I apologize for shouting at you, and I won’t do it again!

Xander: So please, calm yourself!

Arei: *sniff* Y-you promise? You’ll be nice to me?

Xander: Yes, I promise!

Arei: Ok! I’m all good now!

Xander: Wha–Huh?! Weren’t you just crying?

Teruko: Most likely she was just faking it. You fell for such obviously crocodile tears because you’re so hot-blooded all the time.

Xander: Are you just messing with me now, Ms. Arei? How dare you! I had thought you were actually upset!

Arei: Hey! You just promised that you wouldn’t be mean to me, didn’t you?

Arei: If you break your promises, you’re the worst kind of person, and I’ll never forgive you! Never ever! I swear I’ll ruin your life! I’ll make you eat dirt!

Arei: So be nice to me~

Arei: Ah, this conversation was so fun~ I really loved talking with you guys! Bye bye!

Xander: Urgh–! She’s so rude and disrespectful!

Teruko: Hm, I wonder…

Xander: Huh? Teruko: Out of all the people we’ve talked to so far, just how many have you gotten into a fight with?

Xander: Hey! That’s hardly relevant, I don’t think!

Teruko: Honestly, you get worked up so easily. Even with people who are total strangers, you still can’t help but get excited.

Xander: Come on, I can’t help it…

Teruko: Take some deep breaths, Xander. Let’s try and stay out of trouble.

Xander: Hello!

Nico: …

Xander: I’m Xander Matthews, the Ultimate Rebel! It’s nice to meet you!

Teruko: And I’m Teruko Tawaki. Ultimate Lucky Student.

Nico: …

Teruko: … And… you are…?

Nico: …Ni..co…

Xander: Speak up, I can’t hear you!

Nico: …

Teruko: Xander, I think your shouting is making him nervous.

Xander: Crap! My bad, sorry! Shit, I mean–

Xander: Sorry for shouting. We just want to know your name and talent.

Xander: Take your time, alright?

Nico: A-ahm… ok…

Nico: I, um, N-Nico… Nico Hakobyan…… I’m a pet therapist.

Ultimate Pet Therapist - Nico Kasabian

Xander: It’s nice to meet you, Mr. Nico!

Nico: …

Teruko: He’s really shy, by the looks of it. I think we should leave him be.

Nico: Um…

Nico: W, wait, don’t leave!

Nico: Y-you guys… wanted to talk, right? I can, I can do that…

Teruko: Uh, not if you don’t want to.

Nico: N-No, I have to! Because, because… Because you were talking w-with everyone else, right? So if I d-don’t do it too that makes me weird, right??

Teruko: Well, it’s too late to worry about being weird.

Xander: Teruko! That was rude!

Teruko: I-I mean, we’re all Ultimates. Isn’t it natural that none of us are “normal?”

Teruko: Xander, you’ve *talked* to these people. Be honest. Everyone here is just… so weird.

Nico: In that case–! I’m! I, I also…

Nico: …I don’t want to talk to you.

Xander: Wait, what?! Didn’t you ask us to continue this conversation?

Nico: I… I’m sorry… but you said “be honest”...

Xander: First of all, that was obviously directed at me, and–

Xander: Ack, nevermind. I don’t want to force you to have a conversation you don’t want to have, so I’ll leave you be.

Nico: …

Nico: Nnnn, there’s just too many people…

Teruko: Too many people?

Nico: T-T-Too many people that I have to introduce myself to! I don’t want to talk to people! I just want to be alone with my cats… cats are much better than people, anyway…

Nico: I’m sorry, Teru. I just, I just don’t do too well in n-new situations or when talking to new people…

Teruko: Teru?

Nico: Is, is it ok that I call you …Teru? If you don’t like it, I can just, call you Teruko…

Teruko: No, it’s fine. Anyway, I’m sorry to hear that. I hope that you’ll feel better about talking to us once you’ve acclimated to this situation.

Nico: Thank… you…

Xander: Poor guy, he seems completely out of his element. I think he’s the kind of person who prefers to be left alone.

Teruko; I think once he gets used to everyone here, he’ll be fine.

Teruko: Ah, we’re almost finished with these introductions. Just one more person left.

Teruko: Hello there.

Rose: …Hello.

Xander: Hey, I’m Xander Matthews, and I’m the Ultimate Rebel.

Teruko: I’m Teruko Tawaki; I’m the Ultimate Lucky Student. And you are?

Rose: ……….

Teruko: …

Rose: ………………

Rose: …Who are you?

Xander: Er, haven’t you been paying attention? We’ve just introduced ourselves.

Rose: Sorry… I was too busy… thinking……

Teruko: Thinking of what, exactly?

Rose: Thinking… of…………………

Rose: ……………………….

Xander: Hey! Stop zoning out again!

Rose: Ah. Sorry.

Rose: What are we talking about?

Xander: This conversation is just going in circles…

Xander: Can you just state your name and talent?

Rose: Yes, of course… Rose Lacroix, Ultimate Art Forger…

Ultimate Art Forger - Rose Lacroix

Teruko: Art forger? So you copy other people’s works and pass them off as real? Isn’t that illegal?

Rose: It is illegal, yes.

Teruko: …So your Ultimate Talent is illegal?

Rose: …Yeah.

Teruko: ……. “Yeah”?

Rose: …Well, I don’t do that anymore. These days I just sell my paintings as ‘copies.’

Xander: So people buy them as replicas of other works of arts? That makes more sense.

Xander: Hey, don’t fall asleep while we’re talking!

Rose: Zzz… ah?

Teruko: Rose, we’ll just ask you a few questions, and then we’ll leave you alone, ok? But we do need you to pay attention.

Teruko: And to stay awake.

Teruko: Do you know anything about the situation we’re in?

Rose: Ah, well… We all woke up in a strange place… It’s pretty odd.

Xander: Look, I don’t know if she can tell us anything useful–

Rose: But I think that a lot of time has passed between when I was going to Hope’s Peak Academy and right now.

Xander: …Hm?

Teruko: I won’t deny that possibility seems likely, after all we must have been transported from the Academy to here.

Teruko: I know that it’s difficult to acknowledge, but…

Teruko: It’s pretty unlikely that today is the same day as Hope’s Peak Academy’s entrance ceremony, unfortunately. In fact, we may have missed it.

Xander: Right… Tch.

Xander: To be honest, I was thinking something similar, but I didn’t want to believe something as drastic as that happened.

Xander: An entire class missing the entrance ceremony? Just what is going on here? Who brought us all here, and why?

Xander: Say, Ms. Rose, how long of a time gap do you think there is between today and the entrance ceremony?

Rose: Mmm… I can’t be too sure.

Rose: Maybe… A year? A few years?

Xander: Wh– Wait, what?!

Xander: There’s no possible way we could have been gone for more than a year, right? That can’t be right!!

Teruko: That’s… Rose, why do you think it was a year?

Rose: Well, for one, my clothing is slightly different. There’s more paint stains on me than I remember. Y hair is a little shorter too, which means that I must have gotten a haircut at some point.

Xander: Still, that doesn’t mean a year passed–

Rose: Also, I think I’m 1/16th of an inch taller than before. Because I don’t grow a lot, it just have been a really long time.

Xander: Uh, how can you possibly tell that?

Rose: I have a photographic memory, so of course I remember… perfectly….. zzzz………

Xander: Ms. Rose? Hello?! Hey, wake up! You can’t fall asleep after you tell us something important like that!

Teruko: Well, if she has a photographic memory, that would explain why she would be so good at art forgery.

Xander: That’s definitely not what’s important right now! Ms. Rose said we’ve been missing from society for years, aren’t you worried? That’s definitely cause for alarm!

Teruko: Right. Sorry. I am, but…

Teruko: Do you… really believe her?

Xander: What do you mean?

Xander: I mean, we’ve only known Rose for a few minutes. And we don’t know if she’s reliable or trustworthy. In fact, we don’t even know if anyone else here can be trusted.

Teruko: Isn’t this whole situation sort of suspicious? If we’ve truly been kidnapped, then why should we trust any of our peers? What if someone else here is responsible for our circumstances?

Teruko What reason do we have to trust one another?

Xander: …

Teruko: Ah– sorry! I, I don’t know where that came from–

Xander: You’re right.

Xander: To be honest, that possibility has been in the back of my mind this whole time.

Xander: I’m suspicious of everyone too. But that doesn’t mean I’m not keeping an open mind.

Xander: Sure, maybe everyone else here is untrustworthy. Or they might also be worth depending on. You’ll never know if you close yourself off from others.

Xander; So I’ll decide to trust everyone here. Even you, Teruko.

Teruko: Even me?

Xander: Well, you did knock me unconscious within seconds of meeting you.

Teruko: Oh, right… ah, ahaha…

Teruko: …Thank you, Xander. You’re very kind.

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transcript for DRDT Prologue Episode Three

Teruko: Why don’t we talk to that person next?

Xander: Hello there, we–

Arturo: Arturo Giles, Ultimate Plastic Surgeon. That’s what you want out of me, right?

Ultimate Plastic Surgeon - Arturo Giles

Arturo: We both have made sufficient introductions, so I’ll be taking my leave now.

Xander: Whoa, wait. Why are you leaving so soon?

Arturo: You two are far beneath my standards and are not worth my time, that’s why.

Xander: Excuse me?

Teruko: Erm, what standards are you talking about?

Arturo: Tch. Do I need to spell it out any more for you two?

Arturo: You two are ugly. And I don’t talk to ugly people. So get out of my sight.

Xander: …

Xander: …I’m confused.

Arturo: What is there to be confused about? I made my point perfectly clear.

Xander: Your standards for talking to people is based on their physical attractiveness? That doesn’t make a lot of sense.

Xander: Also… I’m not that unattractive. I’m not, right, Ms. Teruko?

Teruko: …It’s okay, Xander.

Xander: Wait, what’s that supposed to mean??

Teruko: Anyway, Arturo, you said your talent was Plastic Surgeon? I guess to an extent, it would explain why you’re focused on physical beauty so much.

Teruko: But going as far to say that you won’t even talk to people you think are unattractive is, how do I say, ridiculous.

Teruko: Do you possibly think that you’re so astonishingly attractive that you think you’re above us?

Arturo: Ugh, making me explain things to you… This is why I hate interacting with the hoi palloi.

Arturo: It doesn’t matter what I look like. After all, in the end we are nothing compared to those people.

Teruko: “Those people”?

Arturo: Yes, indeed… Those people… THose celebrities, actors, idols, who adhere so strictly to a beauty code and who have sacrificed everything for their appearance.

Arturo: That upper class who has attained a higher form with their perfect standards of beauty… Their elegant forms! Their stunning grace! Everything about beautiful people is so heavenly!

Arturo: Indeed, compared to those otherworldly gods, average people like us are merely a lower caste meant only to idolize them!

Arturo: That is the true purpose of my talent. I am only meant to serve those who are beautiful, help them attain even more magnificent forms!

Teruko: …

Xander: …

Teruko: Xander, we’re talking to a lunatic. I don’t have any clue what he’s even talking about. I think we should leave, right now.

Xander: Hey, no backing down, Ms. Teruko. Besides, we’re trying to gather information, remember?

Teruko: Something about this guy just makes me want to stay as far away from him as possible.

Xander: Hey, Mr. Arturo.

Arturo: Oh. I forgot I was still talking to you. What do you want?

Xander: First of all, can you stop talking about “attractive people?”

Xander: Second of all, do you know anything about our current situation?

Arturo: First of all, no.

Arturo: Absolutely not. Secondly…

Arturo: Hmm. All I can say is, the infirmary seems abnormally well stocked.

Arturo: Normally, an infirmary for a regular building would not contain surgical supplies, partly because there are not many people who are trained to use them.

Xander: The medical bay has that sort of equipment? I didn’t see anything like that; it must have been in storage.

Xander: Has whoever brought us here anticipated that there would be a surgeon amongst us and brought the necessary equipment?

Teruko: The alternate explanation is that whoever made this place expected that, for whatever reason, we’d be seeing a lot of serious injuries in the future.

Arturo: The latter explanation seems more likely. After all, there is quite a variety of equipment that would serve no use for cosmetic surgery, which is my speciality.

Arturo: …Not that two peasants like you would know anything about it. Run along now and leave me be.

Xander: Peasants? Is that really how he views others?

Teruko: I think I’m starting to slowly understand his worldview the more I talk to him.

Teruko: …No I don’t!! Just what on earth is he going on about??

Xander: If something goes wrong, it’d be useful to have someone like Mr. Arturo around who has medical training.

Teruko: It’s just that…

Teruko and Xander: I wouldn’t want this creep to operate on me!

Teruko: Next person is…?

Levi: Hello. Do you two wish to introduce yourselves to me, now?

Xander: That’s right.

Xander: I’m Xander Matthews, the Ultimate Rebel. And this is Ms. Teruko Tawaki, the Ultimate Lucky Student.

Levi: Hmm, it seems like you’re trying to create a striking appearance with your style of dress but are mostly wearing accessories on top of a school uniform. Do you come from a private school?

Xander: Oh, right, this uniform. It’s my old boarding school’s uniform. It’s pretty lame.

Levi: On the contrary, I think it accentuates your personality well.

Levi: You are trying to make use of whatever clothing or style is forced upon you by society and altering it to create something new and original.

Levi: Just from your clothing alone, I can tell that you are an unorthodox person who doesn’t like to be constrained by rules but knows how to make use of what he’s been given.

Xander: Whoa! You can tell that much by my clothing? That’s incredible! Who are you, anyway?

Levi: Ah, my apologies. I was so focused on analyzing you that I neglected to introduce myself.

Levi: I am Levi Fontana, the Ultimate Personal Stylist. It’s a pleasure to meet you.

Ultimate Personal Stylist - Levi Fontana

Xander: Ah, guess that explains why you know so much about clothes. No wonder you seem like such a cool person. I suppose someone like you knows everything there is to know about style.

Levi: I don’t wish to mislead you into thinking that I am an expert in my field. I am actually a novice when it comes to fashion.

Levi: The truth is, I only turned towards this talent recently. I was quite a different person in my past…

Levi: Although that is not something I wish to discuss, my apologies.

Teruko: He turned his gaze to me.

Levi: As for you…

Levi: Oh, dear.

Teruko: Ah, geez. Are you going to talk about my outfit now? I know that I’m probably dressed a little too shoddily for my first day of school. I probably look like a mess.

Levi: No, it’s not that.

Levi: Judging from your battered outfit and your bandages, you seem like a person who gets injured very frequently.

Levi: I’m very sorry. I don’t know whatever circumstances you were in prior to our meeting, or what caused those injuries of yours. It’s a real shame.

Levi: As long as I am your classmate and acquaintance, I will do my best to keep you safe from now on.

Teruko: A��ah, that’s incredibly nice of you. Thank you so much.

Levi: If there is anything the two of you need, just let me know and I will be happy to help to the best of my abilities.

Xander: I’m relieved; it turns out that Levi’s an incredibly nice person.

Teruko: Right. I wonder what happened in his past, though? He brought it up but didn’t elaborate.

Teruko: It’s probably best not to pry.

Teruko: Hello there.

Ace: Huh? The fuck do you want, bitch?

Teruko: Eh?

Xander: Hey, don’t talk to Ms. Teruko like that. What gives you the right to be so rude?

Ace: What gives you the right to talk to me in the first place, asshole?

Xander: You’re being the real asshole here!

Ace: You wanna fight??

Teruko: …I think this is only going to escalate unless I step in.

Teruko: We don’t want to start a fight, okay?

Teruko: Well, I don’t want to start a fight. Xander may be halfway there already.

Teruko: My point is, I just want to know your name and talent, and maybe a little bit about yourself? We have no negative intentions, I assure you.

Ace: Why should I tell you who I am? Why exactly do you deserve this information, huh?

Levi: His name is Ace Markey. He is the Ultimate Jockey.

Ace: Why did you tell them that–OH GOD IT’S YOU

Ultimate Jockey - Ace Markey

Teruko: Oh! A jockey. That explains–

Teruko: –nothing. By the way, Levi, did you do something to Ace? He seems quite frightened of you.

Levi: I assure you I have not done anything, at least to my knowledge.

Ace: Bullshit! You’ve been watching me ever since I got here! You’re probably, like, planning to beat me up or something!

Levi: I have been watching you because you have tried to start a fight with every single person that has talked to you thus far, and I would like to avoid the chance of an actual fight breaking out.

Ace: Are you just making things up? When is the last time I even did such a thing?

Xander: Are you kidding me? Just now, you had asked me if I wanted to fight.

Xander: Which, by the way, I’m perfectly willing to accept.

Ace: EEYAAAAAAAAAAAH!!

Ace: W–W–Wait, don’t come over here, I was just kidding! Please don’t actually fight me! Y–You look so scary, holy shit, get away from me!!

Xander: So, you talk louder than your fists, huh? You’ve been rude to us this whole time, but the moment you face any sort of consequences you instantly become a coward.

Ace: What was that?!

Levi: Please stop, both of you.

Xander. Tch. I’m not going to get riled up again over the empty words of someone so weak-willed. Besides, it’s clear to me that you’ve got nothing useful to say. Ms. Teruko, let’s leave.

Teruko: Just another minute, Xander. I still want to ask some more questions.

Xander: Suit yourself.

Teruko: …Xander sure is way too serious about this sort of thing.

Ace: What the hell do you want with me?

Teruko: Don’t come any closer. If you do, I’ll curse you with my bad luck.

Ace: Wh, wh, what?! Is that really true? S–Stay away from me at all costs! I won’t touch you!

Teruko: Wait, you took that seriously? I wasn’t serious at all. Look, I just want to have a normal conversation without you starting a fight.

Teruko: …A normal conversation standing 10 feet apart. Why did you back up so much?

Ace: How far is far enough?? Don’t come near me!

Teruko: …

Teruko: I just wanted to know why you’re so aggressive, especially when it seems that you’re unwilling to actually have a confrontation.

Teruko: Isn’t it tiring acting like that all the time? Why do you even want to come to this school?

Ace: Oi, speak up. I can’t hear you all the way over here.

Teruko: …

Ace: …Hm? You askin’ why I came to this school?

Ace: To be honest, I didn’t fuckin’ want to!

Ace: I don’t want to be an Ultimate. Hell, I don’t even want to be a jockey!

Ace: I hate horses and racing is so dangerous, it’s terrifying. What if I fell off and broke a bone? What if I died??

Teruko: Um, why are you even here then? You know you could have just… turned down the Academy’s acceptance letter, right…?

Teruko: …He can’t hear me anymore.

Xander: Don’t waste your time with this guy, he’s not going to say anything worthwhile.

Xander: Anyway, what exactly did you say to him? He keeps moving away from you.

Xander: …

Xander: He’s like, on the other side of the room.

Teruko: I just meant to frighten him a little, I really didn’t think he’d take it this seriously.

Xander: A guy like that will get scared by anything that moves.

Xander: Come on, let’s move on.

Min: …

Teruko: This person looks intensely buried in some sort of textbook.

Xander: Hello there.

Min: …

Xander: Hey, do you mind putting your book down so that we can talk to you?

Min: …

Teruko: She looks pretty engrossed. Maybe we should come back later.

Xander: I’m Xander Matthews, and I’m the Ultimate Rebel. This is ms. Teruko Tawaki, the Ultimate Lucky Student.

Teruko: You never give up, huh?

Min: …

Teruko: Uh, I don’t know if she heard us.

Min: …

Xander: Hey! Stop ignoring us! We’re not going to leave until you give us an introduction, you know!

Teruko: She slams her book shut.

Min: Hmph. Alright, I understand.

Min: I’d really prefer not to be disturbed when I’m in the middle of reading, but it seems that you two aren’t going to leave me alone.

Min: I am called Min Jeung, the Ultimate Student. It’s nice to meet you.

Ultimate Student - Min Jeung

Xander: Ultimate Student, eh? Any relation to your talent, Ms. Teruko?

Teruko: I don’t think there’s any connection between an Ultimate Student and an Ultimate Lucky Student. They just happen to have similar names.

Min: I have finished introducing myself, so…

Teruko: She opens her book and starts reading again.

Xander: Are you kidding me? We’re not done with you, so stop reading! Haven’t you got any respect for your peers?

Teruko: We’ll just ask you one question, and then we’ll leave. What do you know about the situation we're in?

Min: I don’t know anything more than you do. I think if I investigated a little, I could find something out.

Min: But right now, I’m more focused on memorizing this anatomy textbook I found in the medical room.

Xander: Wait a minute. Memorizing?? I’m probably nowhere near as smart as you, but that still looks way too dense!

Min: I can handle it. In a day, I could probably fully memorize the contents of multiple textbooks like this one.

Teruko: That’s incredible. I guess you are the Ultimate Student for a reason.

Xander: Well, that’s not what’s important here.

Xander: You woke up in a mysterious place with all your classmates, not knowing how you got here or what’s going on, and your first instinct is to start… studying?

Xander: I understand that you are the Ultimate Student, but still…

Min: You may disapprove, but it’s a simple fact that I must be constantly working to hone my talent in order to maintain it.

Min: Every single bit of free time I get is an opportunity that I can and should be using to do something productive. That is the only way I can maintain my position as the Ultimate Student.

Min: My school performance cannot be anything less of perfection. That’s the work ethic I live by.

Xander: I would understand if you were studying towards a specific profession, or a particular purpose in life. But just to keep your grades up?

Xander: Do you do anything else in your free time, other than cram?

Min: Sometimes I sleep.

Xander: Do you have any hobbies?

Min: I participate in various clubs.

Xander: Do you have any friends??

Min: Yes, I–

Min: I don’t need to prove myself to you! Just why do you think you have the right to pry into my life, anyway?

Xander: This is messed up.

Xander: See, Ms. Teruko? This is what I mean when I say society is messed up. We’re teaching people that the only thing that matters are useless rankings or grades, not actual talents.

Xander: And for what, to raise an entire generation of kids who can’t even see in front of their own faces, much less their futures?

Min: I can see through my bangs just fine.

Teruko: I think she’s missing the point.

Xander: What do you plan to do after you graduate? What good is memorizing a bunch of meaningless things once you needn’t take tests anymore?

Xander: Have you ever even thought of your own life outside of school??

Min: …

Teruko: She went back to reading.

Teruko: Xander… You may have good intentions in mind, but I don’t think lecturing strangers about how their talent and lives are pointless is necessarily the right thing to do right now.

Xander: Oh.

Xander: Well, when you put it like that… I guess I did come off as too rude.

Xander: Sorry. I just get so worked up over these things; it’s hard to stay calm when I do.

Teruko: You’re a lot to handle.

Teruko: Why don’t we just move on to the next person, then?

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transcript for DRDT Prologue Episode Two

Teruko: Alright, let’s start with the closest person. That would be…

Eden: Oh! Are you introducing yourselves to me first?

Eden: Alright! Once you learn it, you won’t forget it! I’m Eden Tobisa, the Ultimate Clockmaker!

Ultimate Clockmaker - Eden Tobisa

Eden: Ehehe, how was that for an introduction?

Teruko: I’m Teruko Tawaki, the Ultimate Lucky Student.

Xander: And I’m Xander Matthews, the Ultimate Rebel. It’s nice to meet you.

Eden: You too! I hope we can become good friends.

Xander: Say, Ms. Eden, do you know anything about the situation we’re in?

Eden: Not really. I think it’s just some sort of special entrance ceremony put on by the Academy! Like, maybe they’re trying to surprise us, or something?

Xander: I wouldn’t be that naive. 

Eden: Ehhh?! Everyone else is saying that we were kidnapped or something, but would that really be true? I mean, why would anyone want to kidnap us and move us here?

Teruko: There’s plenty of reasons. Ultimates are very famous, and Hope’s Peak Academy has a lot of money. Maybe we’re being held for ransom.

Eden: W–what?? That can’t be true, right? I don’t want to believe that, it’s too scary!

Xander: A–alright, please calm down, Ms. Eden. We don’t know anything for sure.

Teruko: Maybe we should talk about something lighter…

Teruko: Er, clockmaking, was it? What do you do?

Eden: I make clocks, silly! Do you think I walk dogs or something?

Eden: Well, I mean, I do love animals! But that’s not my profession. I mostly repair clocks, but I love to hand-make antique clocks too.

Eden: There’s just something so relaxing about working with fine machinery. I usually have a good sense of time, but I lose track of it when I work! Sometimes I can work up to a total of 15 hours without breaks!

Xander: Fifteen hours?! That’s insane! Are you joking?

Eden: Ki~dding~ It’s only fourteen!

Xander: You’re still joking, right?

Eden: Maybe I am, maybe I’m not!

Teruko: Ah, well, she seemed nice enough. 

Xander: She’s a little naive and seems to get upset easily. At least she’s cheerful, I suppose. But we didn’t get any useful information about our situation from her.

Teruko: Right. Perhaps the next person will have more information.

Hu: Hello there.

Teruko: Hi. I’m Teruko Tawaki. Ultimate Lucky Student.

Xander: And I’m Xander Matthews, the Ultimate Rebel.

Hu: I am Hu Jing, the Ultimate Zither Player. It’s very nice to meet you.

Ultimate Zither Player - Hu Jing

Teruko: Ah… hm.

Hu: Is something the matter?

Teruko: No, your name just made me think of some silly joke. It’s nothing.

Hu: I am… well aware of the confusion my first name might cause. You can call me by my full name, I don’t mind.

Hu: At least you kept your jokes to yourself, unlike some other people here.

Whit: Hehehe. “Hu” are you guys talking about?

Hu: *sigh* Whit, please refrain from interrupting in other’s conversations. We talked about this.

Whit: Fine, I’ll go bother Charles. See ya~

Hu: Please don’t do that either–

Hu: He’s gone.

Hu: Teruko, Xander, a word of advice, since you two are the last to get introduced to your classmates.

Hu: I don’t know what kinds of schools you went to previously, but your classmates here are Ultimates, not normal students. As thus, they may be a little odd, or… immature.

Hu: Unfortunately, some people here are quite the handful.

Xander: It can’t be that bad, right? In my old school, everyone was so uptight all the time, so a little character might be a good reprieve.

Hu: Trust me, you will lose your patience talking to some of these people. You’ll see soon enough.

Hu: Ah, enough talk about that. Why don’t we learn about each other? After all, that is the point of making introductions. 

Hu: I know about the lottery for the Lucky Student, but just what sort of talent is Rebel?

Xander: The title “Rebel” doesn’t really suit me, to be honest. I can tell that you’re worried, so I’ll let you know that I’m not just some brazen delinquent.

Hu: Well, that is a relief. The last thing we need is more disorder in this group. I would very much prefer if our relations ran smoothly.

Teruko: As for you, you said you were the “Ultimate Zither Player?” Um, what exactly is a Zither? Sorry if it’s a stupid question.

Hu: No worries, dear. Zithers are a family of stringed instruments. The strings are strung on a thin and flat body, so maybe it would be helpful to think of something similar to a guitar without a neck.

Hu: There are many varieties of zithers, such as the Japanese Koto, the Vietnamese Dan tranh, the Korean Gayageum, the Mongolian Yatga, and my speciality, the Chinese Guzheng.

Hu: Of course, there are also European varieties of the zither as well, but those kinds are a different style than what I normally play, so I’m not well acquainted with those.

Teruko: Wait, can you repeat that? The koto, the dan… something, uh… I think I need to write this down somewhere.

Hu: Ahahaha! I’m not asking you to memorize them; I’m just listing a few examples. I’m glad you’re that serious, though!

Hu: There is such a rich history behind every one of these instruments, and I haven’t even started on playing the instruments themselves.

Hu: I won’t bore you with the details, but there is a lot of technique and training required to effectively play a zither. I have practiced for many years to earn my Ultimate title.

Hu: Music truly is my passion. If you can inspire emotions in those who listen to your work, then you have become a true musician. That’s my philosophy.

Xander: Wow, that’s incredible! I’d love to hear you play one day!

Hu: Of course. I’m always willing to perform for anyone who loves music just as I do.

Xander: Amazing! You can hear it in her voice when she talks, just how much she knows and cares about music. That sort of devotion is truly inspiring!

Teruko: She was quite nice, too. Do you think everyone else here will be as friendly as Hu and Eden?

Xander: Probably? Didn’t Ms. Hu Jing say something bad about everyone else, though?

Teruko: Well, we’ll just have to find out ourselves. Who should we talk to next?

J: …

Teruko: Hello there. My name is Teruko Tawaki, and I’m the Ultimate Lucky Student. It’s nice to meet you.

Xander: And I’m–

J: Xander Matthews, right? Ultimate Rebel.

Xander: You know who I am? Am I famous already?

J: Fuckin’ no, dumbass. I can hear you shouting all the way across the room. It’s kind of hard not to hear you talking about yourself.

Xander: Oh. Sorry, I’ve got a bit of a tendency to get carried away when I talk.

J: Tch. The name’s J Moreno. I’m the Ultimate Effects Artist. Ultimate Effects Artist - J Moreno

Xander: Jay? As in, short for blue jay?

J: No, it’s a nickname–ugh, nevermind.

J: Teruko, was it? Can I just talk to you for a bit?

Teruko: Eh? Sure thing, I suppose.

Xander: You don’t want to talk with me? Do you not like me or something?

J: No.

Xander: Oh, that was… a rhetorical question…

Xander: Well! I guess I’ll just stand to the side until you ladies are done. Have fun, Ms. Teruko!

Teruko: So, why do you want to talk to just me? Is there something important you need to tell me?

J: Oh, not at all. I just can’t stand that other guy. I hate talking to people who are too loud and self–centered.

Teruko: Are you talking about Xander? He’s quite energetic and overbearing, that’s true. Surely he can’t be that unbearable, though. You can’t be so confident that you’ll hate someone you just met, right?

J: Maybe you’re right. It’s just that, I deal with people like that all the time, and I hate it.

Teruko: You deal with people like Xander all the time?

J: In a way. Effects Artists like me can work on special effects for things like movies, TV shows, or live productions, but I specialize in theater.

J: I do all sorts of backstage work for various plays, musicals, and such.

J: I can’t deny that I love the work, but the worst part of working in theater is dealing with all those annoying actors!

J: They all think they’re hot shit because they’re the ones out in the spotlight in front of the audience. Just because you’re the center of attention doesn’t make you a likeable person or anything!

Teruko: That’s quite a prejudice you have. I doubt all actors are like that.

J: I guess you’re right. I… I just…

J: I know I’m sort of a judgemental person, alright? I can’t help it. So, I’m sorry for insulting your friend, or, whatever…

Teruko: It’s alright. Xander isn’t my friend, anyway, so I’m not offended. I’ve only known him for a few minutes.

Xander: We aren’t friends? Yeowch.

J: Wha–Have you been listening in on this conversation, you creep?!

Xander: Ahaha, my bad. I haven’t really got anything else to do, so…

Xander: I know you don’t like me, although I’m not sure why, so I’ll just keep it quick. Do you know anything about the situation we’re in?

Teruko: Ah, right. I forgot to ask, sorry. It would be helpful if you could share anything you knew with us.

J: Hmm… Sorry, I don’t know anything either. I just woke up in a weird bedroom like the rest of you guys and found my way here.

J: Although I’ve been looking around at the decor, and I think that wherever we are, it’s been newly constructed. Everything’s brand new. It’s almost like some sort of movie set.

J: We might even be the first people here. Add that to the fact that those doors all had our names on them, and that just makes this whole situation even more strange.

J: Who would build an entirely new building just for us?

Teruko: Maybe it’s a new school building? Although, I feel that if this is associated with Hope’s Peak, we’d be given an idea of what’s going on, so maybe not.

Xander: “Don’t know anything,” huh?

J: Hey, shut it!

Xander: I–I wasn’t making fun of you…

Xander: W–well! Thanks for the information! You’ve been a big help, really.

J: …Whatever.

Xander: She was a little rude, to be honest. Don’t you agree?

Teruko: I think it’s just you. She doesn’t like people who are annoying, shout a lot, are self–centered…

Xander: Wait, are you describing me?! You’re so blunt!

Veronika: Ah, hello! I am Veronika Grebenschikova, and I am the Ultimate Horror Fanatic.

Ultimate Horror Fanatic - Veronika Grebenschikova

Teruko: I’m Teruko Tawaki, and this is Xander Matthews.

Teruko: Excuse me for asking, but what exactly is a Horror Fanatic?

Veronika: Very good question! It means that I’m a big fan of the horror genre!

Veronika: I love horror movies, horror games, horror books, you name it! It just fascinates me!

Teruko: So you got your Ultimate title from being a big fan of something?

Veronika: It’s not just that! I also happen to be a scholar on the cultural influences of the horror genre, as well as the psychology behind fear and other related emotions.

Xander: I see! Doing deeper research into topics that you’re passionate about– it’s very admirable, Ms. Veronika! I like that sort of spirit!

Veronika: Ehehe! I’m glad.

Teruko: So, Veronika–

Veronika: Oh oh oh! Speaking of horror, let me tell you about the horror book I’m currently reading! It’s called Forever Dead!

Teruko: Oh, is that–

Veronika: You see, it’s about a boy stuck in a time loop and forced to watch his friends die for eternity. While he is horrified at first, he eventually becomes more concerned over his growing boredom in the face of terrible tragedies because he sees them over and over again. The book is written like a normal autobiography at first, but as the protagonist descends into insanity over time, the writing style starts to fall apart and take on a more sinister tone. Format twists like that are so fascinating, don’t you think? Honestly, I would really love to know just how it feels to be in his shoes and experience something so horrible over and over and over again. And then, my favorite scene in the book, is one time he’s impaled by many metal metal spikes and left to slowly bleed to death while he’s left alone with his thoughts. He’s forced to apologize for everything he did… while… he… um……. ahh……….. Teruko: …

Xander: …

Teruko: Nice… story?

Veronika: …

Veronika: Oh no, oh no, I did it again!

Veronika: I’m super sorry for rambling, I just get so carried away when I talk about things I think are interesting… I even forgot you two were here!

Veronika: Eeek, this is so embarrassing! I’m so sorry!! You two must think I’m super weird for being obsessed with this kind of thing.

Xander: Absolutely not! There’s no need to be ashamed of being so interested in something! I think it’s admirable that you’ve got so much passion, so don’t ever apologize for it!

Teruko: I agree, there’s no need to be ashamed. Besides, the premise of that book seems very interesting.

Veronika: A-ah, truly? You think it’s interesting?

Veronika: In that case…

Veronika: Let me tell you all about it!

Teruko: Veronika proceeded to ramble on about Forever Dead for several minutes.

Teruko: Actually, it felt like an hour.

Teruko: I won’t lie, it seems like an interesting book, and I would like to read it–

Veronika: I know, right?

Teruko: –But you sort of spoiled the entire book to us just now.

Veronika: Oh.

Teruko: Anyway, I think we should move on from this topic.

Teruko: What do you think about the situation we are in?

Veronika: Hmm, there’s a lot to say about it! 16 People waking up in a mysterious location where unknown horrors await them could be the plot of a movie or something similar.

Veronika: Most chillingly of all, we still have yet to find out how we all got here. The aspect of not knowing what will happen next, more than anything else, is what makes us apprehensive of this particular situation.

Veronika: Maybe we’ll find out that we’re all forced to kill each other in cold blood! Wouldn’t that be exciting!

Teruko: Eeh… Exciting is not exactly the word I would use for that.

Veronika: O–oh, I meant, hypothetically speaking, of course…

Teruko: Hm. She’s a bit strange, to say the least.

Xander: Well, she’s definitely very passionate about this horror stuff. That’s not an issue, right?

Teruko: It’s probably no concern.

Teruko: I mean, it’s not like any of that stuff she said about us being forced to kill each other is foreshadowing for whatever atrocities are going to happen to us or anything like that.

Teruko: That would just be silly.

Xander: …You’ve got quite the morbid sense of humor, you know.

Teruko: Let’s talk to the next person.

David: Hello. My name is David Chiem, and I’m the Ultimate Inspirational Speaker. It’s a pleasure to meet you.

Ultimate Inspirational Speaker - David Chiem

Teruko: Same here. I’m Teruko Tawaki, and I’m the Ultimate Lucky Student.

Xander: …

Teruko: …Xander, are you going to introduce yourself too–

Xander: AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!

Teruko: W–augh!!

David: Whoa!

David: Sir, is everything alright? You gave me quite a scare–

Xander: I know you! Mr. David Chiem, right?

David: Yes, that’s me, although I don’t believe we’ve met before.

Xander: No, we haven’t, but I’m a massive fan of your speeches!!

Teruko: Oh, is this person famous?

Xander: Famous? Famous?? Mr. David is known worldwide for his incredibly popular and charismatic speeches!

Xander: He’s extremely renowned because of how he encourages and uplifts those who listen to him speak!

Xander: Supposedly he gets tons of letters every day from fans telling him just how much he’s turned their lives around!

David: Ahaha, you flatter me.

David: But yes, it is my goal to inspire others. I wish to make everyone realize that their aspirations are within grasp; all they have to do is find the motivation within their hearts to inspire them.

Xander: You’re just as incredible in real like as you are in your T*****k videos! Mr David, I never thought I’d get the change to tell you just how much you inspire me!

Xander: Watching your speeches gives me the willpower to achieve my goals. You’re a massive role model to me!

David: O–oh, wow. I’m incredibly honored, I suppose? Sorry, I don’t really know how to respond.

Teruko: Xander, you might be making him a little nervous–

Xander: Can I get your autograph? Wait, I’ll be back in a sec, I need to find something for you to sign!

David: …

David: Ugh, am I done with these dumb introductions already? This really sucks.

David: Damn, why’d I even come to this ridiculous school? I hate talking to people anyway… I wish I were in bed…

Teruko: Um…

David: Ah–! You, you’re still here?

David: I–I mean, I thought you went with Xander…

Teruko: No, I’m still here.

David: Ah, ahahaha… I… I see…

David: Please–Forget what you heard–!

Xander: *huff* *puff* I’m back. Can you sign this, please?

David: Of course, anything for a fan~.

Teruko: So did you not want to come to Hope’s Peak?

Xander: Hm? What are you talking about, Ms. Teruko?

David: Ah, don’t mind her. Teruko and I were just… having a little chat while you were gone?

David: Please keep it a secret between us two, alright?

Xander: …What was that about?

Teruko: Is this guy really your role model? He doesn’t seem as positive as he makes himself out to be.

Xander: Oh, I see. You’ve fallen victim to those rumors.

Xander: People just want to smear Mr. David’s image because they want to tear down good people. I’m telling you; he is not a faker or a liar!

Xander: I thought you were better than this, Ms. Teruko! Slander is wrong!

Teruko: …Alright, I understand. He did ask me to keep it a secret, so, I guess I’ll drop the topic.

Teruko: Why don’t we talk to that person next?

[davidchiemcore]

DRDT Transcript Masterpost

now that i have the prologue transcribed, im gonna make a compiled post for them all! ill update this whenever I post a new transcript

this is a list of all of my (unofficial) transcriptions of Danganronpa: Despair Time episodes! Please make sure to support the official work here. This is not meant to replace it, but used as a resource for existing fans to easily find lines they want to revisit! When I'm completely finished, I'll post the Google Doc of all the episodes together.

Prologue: Completed!

Episode 1

Episode 2

Episode 3

Episode 4

Episode 5

Chapter One: To be transcribed

Chapter Two: To be transcribed

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Isn't he crazy...

transcript for DRDT Prologue Episode Three

Teruko: Why don’t we talk to that person next?

Xander: Hello there, we–

Arturo: Arturo Giles, Ultimate Plastic Surgeon. That’s what you want out of me, right?

Ultimate Plastic Surgeon - Arturo Giles

Arturo: We both have made sufficient introductions, so I’ll be taking my leave now.

Xander: Whoa, wait. Why are you leaving so soon?

Arturo: You two are far beneath my standards and are not worth my time, that’s why.

Xander: Excuse me?

Teruko: Erm, what standards are you talking about?

Arturo: Tch. Do I need to spell it out any more for you two?

Arturo: You two are ugly. And I don’t talk to ugly people. So get out of my sight.

Xander: …

Xander: …I’m confused.

Arturo: What is there to be confused about? I made my point perfectly clear.

Xander: Your standards for talking to people is based on their physical attractiveness? That doesn’t make a lot of sense.

Xander: Also… I’m not that unattractive. I’m not, right, Ms. Teruko?

Teruko: …It’s okay, Xander.

Xander: Wait, what’s that supposed to mean??

Teruko: Anyway, Arturo, you said your talent was Plastic Surgeon? I guess to an extent, it would explain why you’re focused on physical beauty so much.

Teruko: But going as far to say that you won’t even talk to people you think are unattractive is, how do I say, ridiculous.

Teruko: Do you possibly think that you’re so astonishingly attractive that you think you’re above us?

Arturo: Ugh, making me explain things to you… This is why I hate interacting with the hoi palloi.

Arturo: It doesn’t matter what I look like. After all, in the end we are nothing compared to those people.

Teruko: “Those people”?

Arturo: Yes, indeed… Those people… THose celebrities, actors, idols, who adhere so strictly to a beauty code and who have sacrificed everything for their appearance.

Arturo: That upper class who has attained a higher form with their perfect standards of beauty… Their elegant forms! Their stunning grace! Everything about beautiful people is so heavenly!

Arturo: Indeed, compared to those otherworldly gods, average people like us are merely a lower caste meant only to idolize them!

Arturo: That is the true purpose of my talent. I am only meant to serve those who are beautiful, help them attain even more magnificent forms!

Teruko: …

Xander: …

Teruko: Xander, we’re talking to a lunatic. I don’t have any clue what he’s even talking about. I think we should leave, right now.

Xander: Hey, no backing down, Ms. Teruko. Besides, we’re trying to gather information, remember?

Teruko: Something about this guy just makes me want to stay as far away from him as possible.

Xander: Hey, Mr. Arturo.

Arturo: Oh. I forgot I was still talking to you. What do you want?

Xander: First of all, can you stop talking about “attractive people?”

Xander: Second of all, do you know anything about our current situation?

Arturo: First of all, no.

Arturo: Absolutely not. Secondly…

Arturo: Hmm. All I can say is, the infirmary seems abnormally well stocked.

Arturo: Normally, an infirmary for a regular building would not contain surgical supplies, partly because there are not many people who are trained to use them.

Xander: The medical bay has that sort of equipment? I didn’t see anything like that; it must have been in storage.

Xander: Has whoever brought us here anticipated that there would be a surgeon amongst us and brought the necessary equipment?

Teruko: The alternate explanation is that whoever made this place expected that, for whatever reason, we’d be seeing a lot of serious injuries in the future.

Arturo: The latter explanation seems more likely. After all, there is quite a variety of equipment that would serve no use for cosmetic surgery, which is my speciality.

Arturo: …Not that two peasants like you would know anything about it. Run along now and leave me be.

Xander: Peasants? Is that really how he views others?

Teruko: I think I’m starting to slowly understand his worldview the more I talk to him.

Teruko: …No I don’t!! Just what on earth is he going on about??

Xander: If something goes wrong, it’d be useful to have someone like Mr. Arturo around who has medical training.

Teruko: It’s just that…

Teruko and Xander: I wouldn’t want this creep to operate on me!

Teruko: Next person is…?

Levi: Hello. Do you two wish to introduce yourselves to me, now?

Xander: That’s right.

Xander: I’m Xander Matthews, the Ultimate Rebel. And this is Ms. Teruko Tawaki, the Ultimate Lucky Student.

Levi: Hmm, it seems like you’re trying to create a striking appearance with your style of dress but are mostly wearing accessories on top of a school uniform. Do you come from a private school?

Xander: Oh, right, this uniform. It’s my old boarding school’s uniform. It’s pretty lame.

Levi: On the contrary, I think it accentuates your personality well.

Levi: You are trying to make use of whatever clothing or style is forced upon you by society and altering it to create something new and original.

Levi: Just from your clothing alone, I can tell that you are an unorthodox person who doesn’t like to be constrained by rules but knows how to make use of what he’s been given.

Xander: Whoa! You can tell that much by my clothing? That’s incredible! Who are you, anyway?

Levi: Ah, my apologies. I was so focused on analyzing you that I neglected to introduce myself.

Levi: I am Levi Fontana, the Ultimate Personal Stylist. It’s a pleasure to meet you.

Ultimate Personal Stylist - Levi Fontana

Xander: Ah, guess that explains why you know so much about clothes. No wonder you seem like such a cool person. I suppose someone like you knows everything there is to know about style.

Levi: I don’t wish to mislead you into thinking that I am an expert in my field. I am actually a novice when it comes to fashion.

Levi: The truth is, I only turned towards this talent recently. I was quite a different person in my past…

Levi: Although that is not something I wish to discuss, my apologies.

Teruko: He turned his gaze to me.

Levi: As for you…

Levi: Oh, dear.

Teruko: Ah, geez. Are you going to talk about my outfit now? I know that I’m probably dressed a little too shoddily for my first day of school. I probably look like a mess.

Levi: No, it’s not that.

Levi: Judging from your battered outfit and your bandages, you seem like a person who gets injured very frequently.

Levi: I’m very sorry. I don’t know whatever circumstances you were in prior to our meeting, or what caused those injuries of yours. It’s a real shame.

Levi: As long as I am your classmate and acquaintance, I will do my best to keep you safe from now on.

Teruko: A–ah, that’s incredibly nice of you. Thank you so much.

Levi: If there is anything the two of you need, just let me know and I will be happy to help to the best of my abilities.

Xander: I’m relieved; it turns out that Levi’s an incredibly nice person.

Teruko: Right. I wonder what happened in his past, though? He brought it up but didn’t elaborate.

Teruko: It’s probably best not to pry.

Teruko: Hello there.

Ace: Huh? The fuck do you want, bitch?

Teruko: Eh?

Xander: Hey, don’t talk to Ms. Teruko like that. What gives you the right to be so rude?

Ace: What gives you the right to talk to me in the first place, asshole?

Xander: You’re being the real asshole here!

Ace: You wanna fight??

Teruko: …I think this is only going to escalate unless I step in.

Teruko: We don’t want to start a fight, okay?

Teruko: Well, I don’t want to start a fight. Xander may be halfway there already.

Teruko: My point is, I just want to know your name and talent, and maybe a little bit about yourself? We have no negative intentions, I assure you.

Ace: Why should I tell you who I am? Why exactly do you deserve this information, huh?

Levi: His name is Ace Markey. He is the Ultimate Jockey.

Ace: Why did you tell them that–OH GOD IT’S YOU

Ultimate Jockey - Ace Markey

Teruko: Oh! A jockey. That explains–

Teruko: –nothing. By the way, Levi, did you do something to Ace? He seems quite frightened of you.

Levi: I assure you I have not done anything, at least to my knowledge.

Ace: Bullshit! You’ve been watching me ever since I got here! You’re probably, like, planning to beat me up or something!

Levi: I have been watching you because you have tried to start a fight with every single person that has talked to you thus far, and I would like to avoid the chance of an actual fight breaking out.

Ace: Are you just making things up? When is the last time I even did such a thing?

Xander: Are you kidding me? Just now, you had asked me if I wanted to fight.

Xander: Which, by the way, I’m perfectly willing to accept.

Ace: EEYAAAAAAAAAAAH!!

Ace: W–W–Wait, don’t come over here, I was just kidding! Please don’t actually fight me! Y–You look so scary, holy shit, get away from me!!

Xander: So, you talk louder than your fists, huh? You’ve been rude to us this whole time, but the moment you face any sort of consequences you instantly become a coward.

Ace: What was that?!

Levi: Please stop, both of you.

Xander. Tch. I’m not going to get riled up again over the empty words of someone so weak-willed. Besides, it’s clear to me that you’ve got nothing useful to say. Ms. Teruko, let’s leave.

Teruko: Just another minute, Xander. I still want to ask some more questions.

Xander: Suit yourself.

Teruko: …Xander sure is way too serious about this sort of thing.

Ace: What the hell do you want with me?

Teruko: Don’t come any closer. If you do, I’ll curse you with my bad luck.

Ace: Wh, wh, what?! Is that really true? S–Stay away from me at all costs! I won’t touch you!

Teruko: Wait, you took that seriously? I wasn’t serious at all. Look, I just want to have a normal conversation without you starting a fight.

Teruko: …A normal conversation standing 10 feet apart. Why did you back up so much?

Ace: How far is far enough?? Don’t come near me!

Teruko: …

Teruko: I just wanted to know why you’re so aggressive, especially when it seems that you’re unwilling to actually have a confrontation.

Teruko: Isn’t it tiring acting like that all the time? Why do you even want to come to this school?

Ace: Oi, speak up. I can’t hear you all the way over here.

Teruko: …

Ace: …Hm? You askin’ why I came to this school?

Ace: To be honest, I didn’t fuckin’ want to!

Ace: I don’t want to be an Ultimate. Hell, I don’t even want to be a jockey!

Ace: I hate horses and racing is so dangerous, it’s terrifying. What if I fell off and broke a bone? What if I died??

Teruko: Um, why are you even here then? You know you could have just… turned down the Academy’s acceptance letter, right…?

Teruko: …He can’t hear me anymore.

Xander: Don’t waste your time with this guy, he’s not going to say anything worthwhile.

Xander: Anyway, what exactly did you say to him? He keeps moving away from you.

Xander: …

Xander: He’s like, on the other side of the room.

Teruko: I just meant to frighten him a little, I really didn’t think he’d take it this seriously.

Xander: A guy like that will get scared by anything that moves.

Xander: Come on, let’s move on.

Min: …

Teruko: This person looks intensely buried in some sort of textbook.

Xander: Hello there.

Min: …

Xander: Hey, do you mind putting your book down so that we can talk to you?

Min: …

Teruko: She looks pretty engrossed. Maybe we should come back later.

Xander: I’m Xander Matthews, and I’m the Ultimate Rebel. This is ms. Teruko Tawaki, the Ultimate Lucky Student.

Teruko: You never give up, huh?

Min: …

Teruko: Uh, I don’t know if she heard us.

Min: …

Xander: Hey! Stop ignoring us! We’re not going to leave until you give us an introduction, you know!

Teruko: She slams her book shut.

Min: Hmph. Alright, I understand.

Min: I’d really prefer not to be disturbed when I’m in the middle of reading, but it seems that you two aren’t going to leave me alone.

Min: I am called Min Jeung, the Ultimate Student. It’s nice to meet you.

Ultimate Student - Min Jeung

Xander: Ultimate Student, eh? Any relation to your talent, Ms. Teruko?

Teruko: I don’t think there’s any connection between an Ultimate Student and an Ultimate Lucky Student. They just happen to have similar names.

Min: I have finished introducing myself, so…

Teruko: She opens her book and starts reading again.

Xander: Are you kidding me? We’re not done with you, so stop reading! Haven’t you got any respect for your peers?

Teruko: We’ll just ask you one question, and then we’ll leave. What do you know about the situation we're in?

Min: I don’t know anything more than you do. I think if I investigated a little, I could find something out.

Min: But right now, I’m more focused on memorizing this anatomy textbook I found in the medical room.

Xander: Wait a minute. Memorizing?? I’m probably nowhere near as smart as you, but that still looks way too dense!

Min: I can handle it. In a day, I could probably fully memorize the contents of multiple textbooks like this one.

Teruko: That’s incredible. I guess you are the Ultimate Student for a reason.

Xander: Well, that’s not what’s important here.

Xander: You woke up in a mysterious place with all your classmates, not knowing how you got here or what’s going on, and your first instinct is to start… studying?

Xander: I understand that you are the Ultimate Student, but still…

Min: You may disapprove, but it’s a simple fact that I must be constantly working to hone my talent in order to maintain it.

Min: Every single bit of free time I get is an opportunity that I can and should be using to do something productive. That is the only way I can maintain my position as the Ultimate Student.

Min: My school performance cannot be anything less of perfection. That’s the work ethic I live by.

Xander: I would understand if you were studying towards a specific profession, or a particular purpose in life. But just to keep your grades up?

Xander: Do you do anything else in your free time, other than cram?

Min: Sometimes I sleep.

Xander: Do you have any hobbies?

Min: I participate in various clubs.

Xander: Do you have any friends??

Min: Yes, I–

Min: I don’t need to prove myself to you! Just why do you think you have the right to pry into my life, anyway?

Xander: This is messed up.

Xander: See, Ms. Teruko? This is what I mean when I say society is messed up. We’re teaching people that the only thing that matters are useless rankings or grades, not actual talents.

Xander: And for what, to raise an entire generation of kids who can’t even see in front of their own faces, much less their futures?

Min: I can see through my bangs just fine.

Teruko: I think she’s missing the point.

Xander: What do you plan to do after you graduate? What good is memorizing a bunch of meaningless things once you needn’t take tests anymore?

Xander: Have you ever even thought of your own life outside of school??

Min: …

Teruko: She went back to reading.

Teruko: Xander… You may have good intentions in mind, but I don’t think lecturing strangers about how their talent and lives are pointless is necessarily the right thing to do right now.

Xander: Oh.

Xander: Well, when you put it like that… I guess I did come off as too rude.

Xander: Sorry. I just get so worked up over these things; it’s hard to stay calm when I do.

Teruko: You’re a lot to handle.

Teruko: Why don’t we just move on to the next person, then?