game one ► inside of us is a freshly-placed clockwork key ( semi-open )

[virtualbytes]

WHO: Chiaki Nanami, Chiaki Nanami (AI) and you, the poor unfortunate soul.
WHERE: Various places aboard the ISC Eluvio.
WHEN: Feb 8th
WHAT: Two Nanamis walk into a bar-- actually, it’s just two girls with the same name arriving on the Eluvio. Shenanigans happen. Or something.
WARNINGS: Spoilers for both Super Dangan Ronpa 2 and Dangan Ronpa 3 might occur! Also, as a heads up, as both girls are avid gamers and tend to make game references quite frequently; if you’re playing a character that has a video game adaptation around 2012 and would like to opt out, please check in here for AI Nanami’s spoiler opt out and gaming fourth wall opt out and here for DR3 Nanami’s.

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► save file one: mirror, mirror on the wall who's the greatest of them all ( closed to partyleader )

[ In reality, this should not be happening. This was decisively not the Neo World Program where she came from, nor was this Jabberwock… or even the Future Foundation headquarters. Not that she knew what those would be like, but she couldn’t just simply assume things based off what little information she knew. The uniformed people that had assisted her upon awakening reminded her of the outfits you’d see in the Tron games. However, before she can ask questions or even think, she’s ushered into what seems to be “Orientation” with some other people, most of who she doesn’t recognize until she sees a familiar face.

Her own face.

Allowing a yawn to escape her lips along with rubbing the corner of her eye to make sure that she isn’t dreaming before taking a seat and piping up, awkwardly, yet quietly: ]

… Is this supposed to be the part where I’m supposed to say “you’re not me” and you turn into a monster?

[ Starting with the references already, are we? ]

► save file two: CHOOSE YOUR DIFFICULTY SETTING...

[ Congratulations, Eluvio, for today, you get two for the price of one! That’s right, for the cost of absolutely free, you’ll have two new arrivals standing side by side; looking almost exactly the same with the exception of their outfits which are the main difference here. But other than that, they look and sound practically alike that it’s kind of scary. ]



➣ option a: hallways

[ Once the two of them have gone through the process of getting acquainted with the orientation video - and each other - the girls will find themselves wandering the halls of the ship. Video games aside, it’s a little different than what either of them are used to, but both of them seem to be handling it rather well under the circumstances.

...at least until they run into someone in the hallway, and realize that they have to introduce themselves with the same name. That’s a bit of a problem.

So, after that initial confusion, you - the lucky (?) passerby - will get to help them figure out what to call each other when they’re side by side. Please enter name. ]

… Excuse me. [ Almost eerily quiet, the Nanami Chiaki who isn’t wearing the Hope’s Peak Academy uniform seems to pipe up, tilting her head to the side. ] I have a question for you, probably. If you had two people named Nanami Chiaki and Nanami Chiaki and would have to give them alternate names, what would you call them? It would have to be something like Pit or Dark Pit… or maybe Kasumi and Kasumi Alpha, I think. Oh, and since you would be on the character naming screen, it has to be a name with ten or less characters… I think.

[ That’s when she decides to look at her counterpart for any help, because talking, even this much is a bit difficult. ]

Mm… Naming people in real life is probably a little different than naming them on a character naming screen. [ The Nanami in HPA uniform casts a fond look at her other self. ] But I think ten characters or less is a good place to start.

[ She pauses for a moment before tilting her head to the side and continuing. ] If it were a name that’s not too different from our original one, but is still enough to tell us apart, that would be ideal. You can think of us as… palette swaps, I guess, but we’re not quite the same person. So please keep that in mind when picking out names for us.

➣ option b: shopping center

[ While finding out where they’re going to be staying during their stay is definitely of major importance, the second best thing is to head to the shopping center for probably one of the most vital things in their lives: video games. Hence why you might run into this conversation: ]

Do you think there’s an arcade here? Like the ones you’d see in Yakuza or Shenmue.

[ Nanami’s usually sleepy eyes are a little wider than normal, taking in the sight of so many things at once - but she pulls her attention back to her companion promptly. ] Hmm… In a place this big, it seems like there should be something like that around. It’s definitely worth looking around to see if we can find one, though. [ Her eyes shut with a giggle. ] Between the two of us, we’d probably be able to gather a lot of prizes.

… I’d think so, too. [ There’s a beat, almost a rather thoughtful pause. ] We might empty out the crane machines, probably. Do you think if that happens we can have some sort of giveaway? Or maybe a game competition with some of the prizes as a prize… I wonder if that would be redundant, however.

In that case… [ Coming to a stop, she lays a hand on the other girl’s blue cardigan. ] Maybe it would be best to ask someone? If we’re going to have a giveaway, we might as well get people’s opinions first, right? We can do it like a poll of sorts and see what people like best. [ And with that, Nanami will try to get the attention of the nearest passerby. ] Excuse me, [ it’ll make her pause for just a moment, realizing that she almost identically echoed her other self’s quiet tone from earlier, but then Nanami pushes through the strange feeling. ] If you had a lot of prizes that you had won from a game machine, how would you distribute them to people?

► save file ???: wildcard

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Comments

nanami (ai) → nanami (dr3) → yuuri

[virtualbytes]

Hmm...

[ Nanami herself hums to herself, deep in thought as she tries to think about it just a little bit. ]

So it would be Chiaki and Chiakio? Or maybe Nanami and Nanamio. [ Both of which sound rather strange on Nanami's tongue. ] It reminds me a little bit of Mario of Luigi. But which one of us is Mario and which one is Luigi...?

nanami (dr3) → yuuri → nanami (ai)

[partyleader]

[Nanami gives a thoughtful hum in response.] I suppose it would depend on which of us is older... Does that make us siblings?

[It's... an interesting thought. Nanami doesn't know if she'd be a very good sister, honestly, but she would not be opposed. She tilts her head towards the young man again, though.]

It's not a bad idea, though... Chiakio sounds a little bit odd, but Nanamio isn't too bad. Both of them feel weird to say, though... [Nanami's eyes turn thoughtful as she considers.] Maybe a different sound than "o" altogether... I'm not really sure what would sound good, though.

[yokunaru]

[He lets them discuss it between them selves, a little amused, until something the second Nanami said makes him pause with surprise.]

Wait... you aren't related? I thought you were twins. [Then again, twins probably wouldn't have the same name either... how odd.]

You're from...Japan? [Their name sounds Japanese, at least, so he tentatively continues.] Why not shorten one of yours to Na-chan?

[virtualbytes]

We're probably not related in the way you'd normally think... probably?

[ Nanami sounds almost unsure, as if she doesn't actually know whether or not it's true or not. ]

We are from Japan though, yes. So it would be Na-chan and Nanami... Or maybe if we just use the first syllable it would be Na-chan and Chi-chan? But which one of us would get which one? I think I'm the younger one, though.

[partyleader]

Ah... [Nanami inclines her head towards him, her expression a little apologetic.] Sorry if it's a bit confusing. It's something that the two of us are trying to figure out also. And that's also why we thought it would be good to come up with something for people to call us when we're next to each other. Na-chan is really cute, though. [She smiles at the other Nanami as well.] Chi-chan is too. Although I do wonder what would happen if someone got close enough to either of us to want to use our given name, but...

[Something the other Nanami says gives her pause.] Oh, you... You're younger? [They had looked to be about the same age, so it was something Nanami hadn't considered until now. But it's probably best to not bring it up now, lest it cause even more confusion.] I didn't realize, but we can talk about it more later. For now... If we decided on Na-chan or Chi-chan, I'm not sure how we would decide, but I wouldn't have a preference either way. I like both.

[yokunaru]

[The more he listens, the more confused he gets about the connection between the two girls, but he supposes it really isn’t his business either. Especially if they’re apparently just as confused as he is about it.]

Na-chan and Chi-chan—I think those are a good start. [Yuuri crosses his arms as he considers the two of them.] If neither of you really have a preference, you could always pick the names randomly. That makes it pretty fair, too.

[virtualbytes]

We can figure that out when we get there... I think.

[ That is, in reference to the whole "given name" thing. But when she asks about their age, she's about to open her mouth but instead keeps it shut; they can talk about it later, if necessary. ]

I don't have a preference, so maybe we should let a coin flip decide. Just like in the TCG game for Pocket Monsters. Coin flips decide almost everything, there. Do you have a coin to flip, Nanami-san?

[partyleader]

[Nanami nods her agreement.] That sounds like a good idea. Better than using RNG or deciding with colored straws, too, particularly since there's two of us... I have a few hundred yen coins in my wallet, so we could use one of those, if you like. Maybe Na-chan for heads, and Chi-chan for tails?

[yokunaru]

[Yuuri, realizing that they've come to a decision of some kind, hangs back so they can flip the coin.]

If you haven't had a chance to look around the ship yet, would you like someone to show you around after this?

[virtualbytes]

Mm, that works!

[ There's a slightly enthusiastic sound of approval, a nod of genuine agreement from her end. ] Since you have the coin... you should probably flip it, Nanami-san. Whichever one you end up getting, I'll take the other one.

[ And then she turns her gaze over to Yuuri with a bit of enthusiasm, her eyes shining bright. ] You'd really do that for us... um, Yuri-kun, right?

[partyleader]

[Then with that... Nanami flips the coin in the air, eyes tracking it in its path back down to her hand. She covers it once it lands, and pulls her hand away to reveal...]

Ah... It's tails for me. Looks like I'll be Chi-chan, then. [She nods with a smile, pleased that it's settled.

She'll also share in the other Nanami's enthusiasm, though interestingly she seems a bit calmer. Yet still very warm.] If you could, both... Na-chan and I [she's trying it out, testing how it feels, and concludes that the feeling is a good one] would really appreciate it, I think!

[yokunaru]

Na-chan and Chi-chan--it's nice to meet you both. [He watches them, pleased that they seem happy with their new names.]

I don't mind taking you around the ship. I'm on my break anyway. [At that reminder, Yuuri glances at his wrist communicator, checking the time.] Ah, I'd like to pick up some lunch before it's over, but...we can do that later. What would you two like to see first?

[virtualbytes]

We're looking for places to play games...!

[ That's an almost immediate answer from this Nanami's end, looking rather determined with a glint in her eyes, looking rather excited about the idea. ]

[partyleader]

[She giggles at her counterpart's enthusiastic reply.] A place to play games would definitely be ideal... And anything else that would be important for newcomers to visit, I suppose.

Hmm... Maybe sleeping arrangements too, now that I think about it. [She doesn't know if it's true for the other Nanami, but sometimes she plays games so much she forgets to sleep... But both of them will have to rest eventually, so finding their quarters at the end of the day would be good.]

I'm sorry, I never got the notif for this!

[yokunaru]

Games, hm? [Yuuri crosses his arms, thinking.] I haven't tried looking for an arcade or anything similar since I got here, but if they have one on board, it's probably in the Shopping Centre.

Sleeping arrangements are easier to deal with. [He smiles at them.] They gave you both duffel bags during the orientation, right? Your room number should be on the dog tags in there.

it's fine!

[virtualbytes]

... The Shopping Centre? Do you know where that is?

[ She obviously finds that more important than anything else, if she's going to be honest. ] And yeah, we did. We might go to our rooms later, though, probably, 'cause we want to find the games first.

yep, no worries!

[partyleader]

Ah... I guess we can go take a look after. Games are definitely more important. [The two girls may not be the exact same, but that subject is something they're of one mind about.]

An arcade sounds like it would be wonderful... But if not, hopefully there's some other kinds of games that they have on sale. [With the excitement to check out the Shopping Centre, it's something that doesn't cross Nanami's mind, but do they even take yen here...?] That'll be our next stop, then.

[yokunaru]

Alright, let's head to the Shopping Centre first, then.

[Yuuri looks between them, then tilts his head toward the end of the hallway.]

Elevator's this way. You guys ready to go?

[virtualbytes]

[ Nanami adjusts the straps of her backpack before nodding. ]

Mm. . . yeah, I'm ready. [ She then glances towards the other Nanami. ] Are you ready, too?

[partyleader]

[Nanami had almost reached to do the same for her own, but smiles sheepishly as she drops her hand. Whoops.] Mhmm, I'm ready to go, too. We'll follow your lead, Yuuri-kun!

[yokunaru]

[Off they go! It's a short walk to the elevator, and Yuuri points at the buttons on the panel once they're instead.]

The Shopping Centre has four floors altogether. It'll probably take more time than we have to look through all four of them today, but they should be easy to explore on your own later.

[virtualbytes]

... Is there no map of the Shopping Centre?