Your Wonderland
is a submission-based Danganronpa/Alice: Madness Returns crossover roleplay group hosted over at Discord and Tumblr. Set inside the fantastical world of Wonderland! Lucky for them, the students will get to experience the wonders of this magical place firsthand.
However, once there, things go differently than planned...
Player Characters
Rana Iwashita
SHSL Herpetologist
A herpetologist is someone who studies the world of reptiles and amphibians, animals often thought to be disgusting or unsightly. This is the type of misconception that Rana swears she will wipe out once she started going down the path that lead to her talent. The daughter of a famous environmentalist, she was born into a family that treasured the conservation of nature, and she gladly followed down the path of her father before her. Ever since she was just a child, she's worked tirelessly to win over the populace in regards to the beauty of these of often maligned animals. She started her own herpetology club to give her fellow classmates a better look at all the frogs, lizards, snakes, and whatnot she could find so she could teach them more about these creatures and ease their fears. She created her own blog, the "Snek Appreciation Society," that helped spread awareness and information of various reptiles and amphibians that are close to extinction. Her love for animals has made her a target of mockery in some circles, but more importantly, it helped win over a lot people to appreciate nature the same way Rana did.
She's traveled all over the world, to the dry deserts of the USA to the dense rainforests of the Amazon, spreading her love for animalkind wherever she went. She's championed the cause for endangered critters throughout her travels, and through her intense devotion, knowledge, and passion for her work she's managed to do something truly amazing for a girl her age - bring a species back from near death. Even then, she has vowed to never stop her crusade for animalkind until every single animal is safe from the danger of extinction.
- Animal Motifs: Reptiles and amphibians in general, but she is primarily associated with both snakes and frogs.
- Beware the Nice Ones: Animal abuse of any kind will cause this from her. Miwa got on her bad side for calling snakes 'good material', for example.
- Friend to All Living Things: Rana loves animals, no matter how aesthetically unappealing they may be. A huge part of her work, and her primary goal in life, is to inspire people to respect the animal life around them and not to fear creatures without a proper reason.
- Meaningful Name:
- Rana, in Spanish, means 'frog'.
- Shesha, Rana's pet snake, is named after Ananta Shesha, the king of all nagas and one of the primordial beings of creations in Hindu mythology.
Yukio Satō
SHSL Whistleblower
Until two years ago, no one had ever heard of the justice-wielding, digital castigator - AkitaInu. They made social media explode with startling allegations brought against big-name technology researcher Modern|Future. Posting accusatory video-essays to the internet, this unknown whistleblower brought to light extensive amounts of corruption within the corporation. Akita’s findings were enough to force the removal and prosecution of several officials, and sparked federal investigations into the well-known organization. This bold, direct action attracted the public’s interest, but the user remained illusive as they proceeded to call-out two additional companies and several politicians for similar levels of misconduct. For two years, nobody had ever been able to put a real name and face to AkitaInu, leading to a lot of speculation and conspiracy theories surrounding their social media - as well as leaving many to question who they were and where they came from.
That was, of course, until he was identified as Yukio Satō following his acceptance into HPA. While characterized as vicious by critics and supporters alike, Satō’s charismatic and likable persona starkly contradicts the nature of his work. Some fear their style of investigation leans uncomfortably close to vigilantism, but this 18 year old’s passion for helping others has gained them recognition from Japan’s most prestigious high school. Now, a new question has been brought to the table: how did a young kid from the country get so involved in sniffing out corporate crime?
- Animal Motifs: Specifically Akita Inus, thanks to their alias used online and with police. They have also referred to themself as a 'guard dog' on occasion - which is an unofficial title of theirs.
- Disapproving Look: Prone to giving this to others when they disapprove of their shenanigans.
- Honor Before Reason: Strictly follows the idea that everyone is capable of being forgiven, so long as they show efforts at improvement. Obviously, this could quickly backfire on them... or maybe it already has?"I don’t let anybody control me through fear. I’ve had enough of that, thank you very much!"
- Mysterious Past: As far as public knowledge goes, 'Yukio Satō' magically appeared two years ago. Given how tight-lipped and vague they can be about their past, many a rumor has started circulating the HPA forums. They appear to enjoy messing with people who try to ask about their personal life as a way to deflect further questions. In a group chat, Dominic asked everyone if they were Japanese natives, to which Yukio's response was simply: "Probably?"
- Perpetual Smiler: Played mostly straight thanks to their laid-back and friendly attitude. Becomes most apparent when they're annoyed however, as seen in conversation with Yuin and The Second Class (Prologue).
- Sweet Tooth: Played straight, but occasionally foils themself thanks to being lactose intolerant.
Miwa Ose
SHSL Beauty Queen
The daughter of famed former pageant queen Hanako Sonoshiro, Miwa Ose has been winning beauty pageants and competitions ever since the age of 4. Her pretty appearance and calm demeanor impresses many judges, and she has placed in almost every competition she has entered. With her charm, the 18-year-old has gathered a large fanbase, and won her way into the hearts of both judges and the media alike. Miwa’s most prominent part of her time as a pageant competitor was between the ages of 4 and 14, when a medical accident caused her to take a year off. After that, she began competing less, but still continued making a name for herself in the pageant scene. Upon her acceptance into Hope’s Peak Academy, Miwa has announced that she will be taking a break from pageants, but has not confirmed whether she will return upon her graduation.
- Icy Gray Eyes: Miwa's talent revolves around her looking nice, but her personality is cold. She has gray eyes.
- Long Hair Is Feminine: Miwa's hair reaches slightly above her ankles.
Shiki Hoshino
SHSL Plush Maker
Shiki Hoshino’s craft is what gave him the nickname, “God Among Plush” with the rundown, back streets of Japan. Hoshino’s work isn’t very well known though, despite its appeal to many audiences of all different kinds, however the sight of his work is very limited. It’s known that he gives the toys he makes to young orphans and only young orphans. He has never sold his work before, and it’s known that he thrives off of donations from those who’ve heard of what he does. Yet that’s all known of him, as Hoshino is rather secretive of his personal life.
- Prone to Tears: His portrait just shows that he’s already ready to burst into tears.
- Wholesome Crossdresser: He goes around wearing a comfy nightgown and a ribbon.
Katahiko Sorakubo
SHSL Announcer
A mainstay at robotics competitions, Katahiko rose to prominence beyond the community not for his engineering skills but for his narrative. Known for his energetic play-by-plays and exceptional on-the-fly analytical skills, he soon secured places at the mike at a wider and wider array of events. He now juggles spots in leagues for e-sports and traditional sports alike but returns to the robotics arenas whenever he has the chance.
Even those who pay little attention to voices may be familiar with Katahiko from an airport attack four years ago. While his name has been cleared of any possible involvement, he still got his share of headlines as the sole survivor of the chemical attack on the airport’s control tower.
- Geek Physiques: Of the Forgets to Eat variety.
- Motor Mouth: As can be expected from his talent. Lampshaded in his blog url.
- Nerd Glasses: Of the chunky black plastic variety.
- Quirky Curls: Though he tries to keep them straightened out, he's curly-haired and energetic and fits a few other trope variations to boot.
- Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness: Good luck getting a word in on him. Also noticeable in word games, where he kept picking out the longest words possible (many of which seemed to be incomprehensible to the other players).
- Shameless Self-Promoter: Talks a bit too much about how smart he is.
- Stepford Smiler: Is almost always smiling and assuring others he's okay, even when he's clearly not.Yukio: ...H-How are the rest of you holding up?
Katahiko: I CAN'T BREATHE EVERYTHING'S FINE. - Stubborn Hair: Uses massive amounts of hair gel as daily upkeep. Nothing shy of that, not even completely drenching his hair in water, makes the least bit of difference, and even then it's easy to see his hair still trying to curl up under all that.
The Tropes in this magical and psychological-horror roleplay include:
- Anyone Can Die: Even being a roleplay, any of the characters can be a victim or culprit. Even extends to deaths outside the norm, as demonstrated with an unidentified disembodied head found in the cargo room during Prologue.
- Body of the Week: Supposedly, every chapter results in at least one death that the remaining students have to investigate.
- Clear My Name: Happens whenever somebody is accused of the crime and fights the charges, or when their friends do their best to help them. Of course, the question of whether or not they're actually guilty is very real...
- Cruel and Unusual Death: The executions, which are tailor-made for each culprit. Usually, they either mock their Super High School Level talent or exploit their deepest fears, ensuring their punishment is as terrifying as possible. Occasionally, a murder victim also dies in a particularly horrible manner.
- Dwindling Party: The game began with 22 students, and people have steadily begun to die as the chapters go on.
- Everyone Is a Suspect: The objective of each trial is to find out who is the most suspicious.
- Everyone Went to School Together: Unlike the source material, these students remember their times together at Hope's Peak. The difference is that many of them were just moving in the last they remember - before they apparently lost their memories.
- Evidence Scavenger Hunt: Once a body is discovered, the surviving students, culprit included, are expected to investigate for evidence to prepare for the class trial where they will attempt to find the person behind the crime.
- Fire-Forged Friends: Often, relationships (both platonic and possibly romantic) are formed due to the stress everyone is put under and the bonds created thusly.
- From Bad to Worse: The students come to in an unknown facility with no memories of how they got there, despite people claiming to be their 'upperclassmen' and 'supervisors' saying that this shouldn't be the case. The situation only escalates when an armed intruder begins firing through the facility and releases a gas that knocks the students unconscious. They come to in an unknown cargo room with their only exit past a deadly, electrified fence.
- Hidden Depths: There are more to every character than meets the eye - it's just that some of them are rather open to telling others their backstories or feelings, and others keep it under such a careful lock and key.
- Laser-Guided Amnesia: The class has no recollection of their upperclassmen or how they reached the facility in Prologue despite being shown proof that they had signed onto the 'Wonderland Project'.
- Leaning on the Fourth Wall: Considering its premise and the fact that it's a roleplay, the characters are not above poking fun at the supposed absurdity of their circumstances.
- Mystery of the Week: There's a new murder every couple of weeks in real life, and every half a week or so in-game.
- One-Steve Limit: Averted, as there is one student named Yuin and another Yukio. This has created a need to differentiate their nicknames - commonly, Yuu - to avoid confusion.
- Poor Communication Kills: Several arguments break out in the cargo room thanks to Yuin's drive to escape, which leads to her being frustrated with the class. This leads to some students trying to point out that they all have the same goal, and shouldn't be fighting when they're all trying to accomplish the same thing. Yuin isn't purposely trying to be antagonistic, as it's revealed that she's really just worried about protecting her peers.
- Public Execution: If a killer is caught or if someone is randomly chosen as a scapegoat, they are dragged away to a cruel execution that usually causes them a lot of emotional and physical suffering before they are finally killed.
- Random Number God: While not a staple of the game, several students use RNG to help decide outcomes of certain actions - leading to some amusing situations or conditions.
- Sadistic Choice: Kill one of your classmates, or spend the rest of your life in captivity — and when it comes down to the trial, fess up and receive a gruesome punishment, or escape with the blood of everyone else on your hands.
- Teen Genius: All the students to some extent. They were initially accepted into Hope's Peak for being the best in their age bracket at what they do.
- Tonight, Someone Dies: Specifically, every couple of weeks, someone will be murdered.
- Translation Convention: All characters are presumed to be speaking Japanese unless otherwise noted, even though the game is written in English.
- Win Your Freedom: Students are informed that escape is possible; they just have to get away with murder.
- World of Snark: Many of the students and NPCs have sharp tongues. Snark-to-Snark Combat is inevitable.
