Zuri Auraline

"*I'm **Zuri Auraline**. I'm the **Ultimate Bassist**. The Lime Leaf of the Dream Palms. Um, let's also try to get along, alright?*"

― Danganronpa: Corrupted Hope
**Zuri Auraline** is a prisoner at **St. Esther's Institution for Talented Juveniles** and a participant in the **St. Esther Killing Game** featured in Danganronpa: Corrupted Hope. Her title is the **Ultimate Bassist**.

She was created by *CandleFire45*.

## Appearance

Zuri is described to be a dark-skinned girl with a slim body type. She has dark black hair that’s messily maintained, ending near her chin and being pulled back into a sharp-looking short ponytail. Two long strands on the side of her hair are dyed bright yellow. She has black eyebrows that are somewhat large. She also has large green eyes that are spaced a bit apart from her small curved nose, a black beauty mark under her right eye and a sharp and well-defined chin, but slightly rough-looking ears that are darker at the tips.

For her body, she had a short neck connecting to her thin chest area, which isn't particularly developed. Her shoulders and arms are soft-looking, but her hands are particularly rough, with her fingers being long. Her hips and torso lack curves, flowing seamlessly together to make a flat look. Her legs are long and smooth, making their way down and connecting to dainty feet.

#### Casual Outfit

For Zuri’s everyday attire throughout the story, she wears a black shirt with sleeves so long they cover the palms of her hand (though she still has her fingers and upper half palm exposed). On top of the black long sleeve is a green crop top that has two light green lines criss-crossing each other. The crop top leaves the lower part of the black long sleeve exposed and shows that it hangs near her waist, which also shows that she had light green shorts on with some tears on its fabric. Her legs are exposed, though she wears a black and green knee band on her left leg. She wears black boots, which also have a black and green color palette (the laces being green and the shoe mostly being dark with some green lines). Finally, she wears a green string styled in a bow to tie her ponytail up.

#### Swimwear

In **Chapter 2: The Solace of Hate and Envy**, Zuri attends a pool party where she wore a short-sleeved mesh-high swimsuit. The top piece of her swimwear had transparent black sleeves as well as a solid black chest area, with green lines outlining the whole thing. The bottom piece was also black, with the outlining being green and the sides transparent. She wore a transparent beach coat over top the swimsuit that was done completely in black. Finally, she had on a large beach hat, again done in black with a green line.

Out of the pool party goers it was noted that Zuri’s swimsuit was the most impressive, even when compared to The Ultimate Supermodel, **Maggie LaDroubi**.

## Personality

Upon first meeting Zuri in person, she initially seems to be rather stoic in her expression and somewhat introverted. However, that's where the more comparisons between her band image and her actual self end. In reality, Zuri is rather awkward in dialogue, flubbing over sentences that she wants to say and tending to backtrack on topics. She tries to keep conversations short, not because she's shy (far from it on stage), but more so she has trouble choosing the right words and tends to overthink things, which can lead to her over analyzing simple situations, even mundane ones to a point of repetitiveness.

This causes her to repeat actions a lot, especially when she's practicing since she's a perfectionist that wants to get everything right. In moments like these, she attempts to maintain her stage persona of being someone far more mysterious and cool than she actually is. However, being locked away inside a high-stress situation caused her to be fearful, but not in an over-the-top way. She just tends to worry about a lot of things and might seem paranoid about certain possibilities. It's a far cry from her stage persona, which is usually so stoic and mysterious.

However, this isn't to say that Zuri is a negative person who only views the worse in things. In fact, after getting to know Zuri a bit, it becomes clear her worry mostly stems from the immense heart and care she has for the people and world around her. You eventually learn she's a rather empathetic girl, who despite her worries, does a great deal to make sure everyone else around her is okay. Despite not being the best communicator, she channels her emotions and love very well through song, which is how she is more confident on stage. She attempts to do this with words too, however her planned sentences tend to slip away as she has hundreds of thoughts going in and out of her mind at once.

She's naturally a very curious person because of this, and although she does voice her reservations about some things, she simply does stuff cause she wants to. She plays music for this very reason, cause to her it's curious, fun, and inventive, and it can always help someone else. A major backbone of her personality is that despite her initial panic and habit to overthink, she's always thinking of the people around her. Sometimes this is a flaw of her as she sometimes molds herself to fit people's expectations and make them happy at the cost of her happiness... but she's a rather awkward girl who tries her best to make sure everyone else is taken care for. She does this with her music to touch the hearts of her fans, and also tries to do this with others she meets too. She can usually tell when others are down or are different from usual after hearing them, simply because she's observed them before, so whether subconsciously or not, she makes a plan to do what she can for them

This trait of looking out for those in need makes Zuri a rather observant individual and helps a bit when she's pointing out either inconsistent in sound (or alibi's). She's got a careful eye for detail when she's not off overthinking everything, and this can make her intelligent. While social interaction isn't her strong suit, being able to think through problems is something she can do with ease, and it's something she's usually known for. She views situations and angles in hundreds of different ways (just like her thoughts) to try and get either a new picture or a clearer picture of some things. However, she sometimes might miss these clues if she starts to heavily analyze them as more details pop into her head.

Either way, Zuri is a very observant person, and she uses these observations and her "sound smarts" to help others get better... not only in feeling but in music too. She can pick apart sound with an alarming rate due to her time with the bass, and is easily able to discern some sounds from others. Speaking of bass, she resembles the bass in a lot of ways. On its own, it's sort of awkward and while it can be played correctly, it still feels like something is missing and holding back, but when paired with other instruments like the drums or guitar, it suddenly becomes the bridge to connect the entire song together, and when on stage Zuri becomes exactly what all the fans and interviews say about her. She has a mystical aura that channels the sound of the bass perfectly, and she is able to use it in a way to bridge the emotions and hearts of people together, because she cares for them more than anything.

## History

### *Danganronpa: Corrupted Hope*

#### **Prior to the Killing Game**

At some point, before the Killing Game, Zuri was given an invitation to attend Hope's Peak Academy. Her band mates **Hana**, **Laurel**, and **Venessa** congratulate Zuri over being recognized by the school, but Zuri rejects the invitation, wanting to instead keep playing music with her friends. After rejecting the invitation, she explains her desires to keep playing with Dream Palm, not wanting to leave the only friends she's ever made.

#### **Prologue: The Ark to Life or Death**

Zuri woke up within **St. Esther's Institution for Talented Juveniles** alongside her cell mate before being introduced to the fourteen other prisoners in **White Collar’s** escape game.

After waking up in the barricaded **Cell #05**, Zuri appeared quite panicked, begging to be released before her cell mate **Kanenoshin Amao**, or simply Kane, admonished her for making a scene. After calming down, Zuri showed confusion over Kane’s critical judgement, which led to her being labeled as a “Sarah” and “Gen Z Prototype” by the man. She also showed concern over Kane’s idea that guards would eventually come to their cell. Eventually she quieted down, not wanting to upset Kane with her words,

Eventually the cell Zuri and Kane found themselves in opened up, revealing a chamber of eight cells filled with the fourteen other prisoners also trapped within the dungeon. She stayed mostly in the background, nervously participating in the discussion before White Collar revealed himself and announced the escape game. Zuri fearfully pleaded for an explanation from the man who trapped them, only to be ignored and met instead with the rules of the game.

When the escape game started, Zuri uneasily cooperated with her fellow prisoners to escape from the cells. She informed the group that she and Kane’s cell were one of the few that had a sewer grate, and tried to help unscrew it with a screwdriver provided by **Jared** **Ceartas** before losing it after being sprayed with the water rushing into the dungeon.

Initially panicking from her mistake she scrambled to find the screwdriver before finding a key from said sewer grate that Zuri gave to Jared that helped unlock every other cell aside from Cell #06 that held **Barracuda** and **Maggie LaDroubi.** Zuri wasn’t able to help much after that point except giving comments about what was in Cell #05.

After **Holland Delaney** freed Barracuda and Maggie from Cell #06 with a nail file, Zuri was flushed out of the dungeon along with the fifteen other prisoners into the auditorium of St. Esther's Institution. There she and the other prisoners reunited with White Collar, who Zuri pleaded with to free herself and the other prisoners as she didn’t understand why he would be doing this game, being one of the more terrified members of the group.

It wasn’t until **Monohebi’s** reveal that the reality grew even more dangerous for Zuri Auraline and the other fifteen prisoners now trapped in St. Esther's Institution.

#### **Chapter 1: Silence of the Sacrificial Lamb**

At the start of Chapter 1, Zuri is shown to be one of the more distressed prisoners as she pleads fearfully to White Collar for an explanation over the "horrible" things he's doing. She's answered with the idea that White Collar wants to "see false idols crumble and the world purged of the gifted."

**Haruto Walker** then attempts to attack White Collar for this, only to be restrained and almost killed by Monohebi. Zuri covers her eyes from this display and seems to panic, unable to do much. After Haruto is released and White Collar leaves the scene with Monohebi, the group figure out they all have **Ultimate Talents**, which is theorized to be the reason White Collar kidnapped them. In order to gain more information, the group shares their names and ultimate talents with one another.

Zuri introduces herself as "The Ultimate Bassist" after Haruto and Abigail's little spiff and gets strange looks after she mentions being the "Lime Leaf of the Dream Palms". She's dismissed for this, causing her to panic before Holland steps in and explains her talent. She decides to keep quiet after this, not even speaking up when **Cassandra Mura** refused to share her talent. Zuri only spoke up when **Abigail Ellsworth** mentioned she rejected the invitation to go to Hope's Peak, to which Zuri also reveals she rejected the offer.

Jared theorizes there's a pattern in all of them potentially being Ultimate's who rejected going to Hope's Peak. However other prisoners such as Maggie and Mimi state they are indeed part of the school, leaving the group back at square one.

After the discussion, Kane suggests exploring their new surroundings to find an escape and the group agrees. They plan to meet up after three hours. With that everyone splits off to investigate, with Zuri heading to the cafeteria with **Titus Erskine** and **Mayu Mashiro**. Zuri kept herself mostly in the background, offering words of reassurance to Mayu about the food not being poisoned before Titus promptly interrupts her and speculates it could be. This causes Mayu to go into a crisis and eat invisible food. To help her out, Zuri suggests Titus to get some food for her.

Zuri, Titus, and Mayu don't find much and therefore have nothing to report during the cafeteria meeting three hours after the initial investigation. It should be noted that when Jared and Barracuda didn't arrive on time, Zuri was one of the few who grew worried for them. When the duo finally *did* show up, she nervously questioned them, disappointed that they were late, but relieved they were unharmed.

After reading the rules and getting informed on the **Ultimate Cells**, the group goes to bed after Monohebi's announcement. The day ends with Zuri worrying about Dream Palm and her friends.

The next day, Zuri gathered early in the cafeteria with 9 of her fellow prisoners, that being Arthur, Barracuda, Carter, Haruto, Ina, Jared, Kane, and Titus. While Kane went out to retrieve the 8 remaining prisoners, Zuri discussed the bizarre appearance of Lawson the Lamb with everyone else, wondering how it exactly moved during nighttime in front of Carter’s room.

The discussion was cut short once the remaining prisoners Abigail, Maggie, Mimi, and Yuumi finally arrived to the cafeteria, briefly complaining about the early roll call. Yuumi though appeared especially chipper as the group discussed Lawson the Lamb. Afterward, Kane brought Holland and Mayu a few moments later. Cassandra was the only one who didn’t attend the morning meeting.

Together again, the group focused their efforts on finding an escape.

Abigail searched the freezer in the Kitchen for a secret passageway, joined by Arthur, Barracuda, and eventually Kane who was going to cook for everyone.

Ina attempted to open the hatch in her Ultimate Cell with Haruto and Titus.

And finally Jared, Carter, and Maggie helped empty all the bullets in the guns from Jared’s Ultimate Cell to be put in the Evidence Room… as well as to drag Lawson the Lamb back.

Once everyone split off, Zuri spent her free time personally with Holland in the Prison Lounge. Zuri had walked in on Holland playing chess alone. Worrying over his lack of company, Zuri offered to play chess with him despite not knowing how the rules worked, to which Holland didn’t mind to explain. After commenting on how sharp the chess pieces were, Zuri tried to follow along with Holland’s explanation of the game. However Zuri grew increasingly worried she was bothering him as she found it hard to meet new people.

Holland surprised Zuri by sharing how he also found it hard to open up to others, but he figured Zuri would make more friends than him due to her kind nature. Holland, on the other hand, believed people found it hard to talk to him, which wasn’t good for quality friend making. Hearing that, Zuri decided to extend an offer of friendship to Holland as a means of getting to know him more. Holland simply stared at her before correcting Zuri’s illegal move in chess, ending the free time.

Afterward Zuri met back up with everyone in the Cafeteria at 10 pm to discuss their findings. Zuri only reported that there was nothing of note in the Prison Lounge in terms of escape, and that she spent some time with Holland playing chess. Everyone else reported something similar, finding nothing of note in the facility, which cast doubt among the prisoners. However Kane tried to reassure them all that things would turn out fine as long as no one played the killing game.

However Cassandra, who had entered the Cafeteria to get a sandwich, overhead this and ridiculed the group for their blind naivety toward trusting one another. She pointed out that anyone in the group could stab someone in the back, and they’d all be none the wiser to it. Cassandra’s speech opened some of the prisoner’s eyes to distrusting the others… including Abigail, Arthur, Mayu, Carter, Titus, Ina, and Holland. Zuri was disappointed to see Holland among that total.

With the group cut in half between working together and working alone, everyone turned in that day, with Zuri on the side of working with everyone else.

The next day, on day two, she awoke and met with the remaining few group members for the morning meeting, which included Jared, Maggie, Barracuda, Yuumi, Mimi, Haruto, and Kane. Zuri had tried to get Holland to come out of his room to join the group, but eventually left him alone. Despite the low number, the group tried to think positively about finding an escape, although Zuri had reservations about that as nothing had turned up.

That's when Mimi and Yuumi came up with the idea for throwing a possible party for the prisoners. It would be held later in the day, with food, drinks, and good music to hopefully lift up the dull spirit that had taken over the place. Most of the group members like this plan, including Zuri who believed it could help convince the others to return to their side.

She isn't shown for much later until the actual party starts, where she shows surprise over Holland actually attending. She demands answers over why he attended given Holland joined the group of people that distrusted the others. Holland explains he still needs time to think about how he feels working with everyone, but assures Zuri out of everyone he trust her the most. Zuri and him then play chess during the party, growing closer.

Mimi and Yuumi's party is a success and everyone seems pleased, until Jared showcased a file of the deceased Sayaka Maizono. Zuri instantly recognized her as a famous idol that her band, Dream Palm, looked up to. However Sayaka vanished one day, which caused the idol group to disband. Realizing that Sayaka is deceased, the group puts the pieces together that Sayaka and fifteen other students must've been involved in the **Tragedy of Hope's Peak Academy**, which hinted at a similar situation to the killing game they were currently in. Zuri and other members of the group had their spirits rattled by this knowledge, before turning in for the night yet again.

On day three, Zuri joined the morning meeting in the Cafeteria, only to find Lawson the Lamb there. She was especially grossed out like most prisoners, but tried to reassure everyone it probably wasn't haunted and that they should just put it somewhere. However she wasn't crazy enough to move it herself, so she came up with an excuse that she had plans for the day, leaving poor Haruto with that job. She then splits off with the rest of the group to investigate.

It isn't until much later that things take a turn for the worst when the first round of the mini game, **Prisoner’s Dilemma,** is played. Zuri joins the other prisoners to hear Monohebi's explanation of the game. Depending on who votes **Trust** or **Distrust**, motive videos will be distributed and some parties may gain an advantage or disadvantage. White Collar used Holland’s motive video as an example to prove the videos validity, and this caused Holland to break his emotionless record only slightly after seeing his mother. At that, Zuri seemed to show great concern at Holland’s reaction, but wasn’t able to do anything more but okay the mini-game.

During the minigame, Zuri's pair was Kane. The two had gotten along better since their first encounter and promised to choose trust, which they both followed through on. Zuri was relieved at this, but then grew disappointed at the results showing so many voted **Distrust**, including Holland. She could only dreadfully return to her room after... worrying over what was to come the next day.

That next day does eventually arrive and Zuri awakes to look over her eHandbook for the results of the Prisoner Dilemma mini game in the auditorium given its scarcity of people. Since she and Kane voted Trust, neither of them received a motive video, much to her relief as she feared she’d have lost it similarly to other prisoners such as Yuumi had she been voted Distrusted. She reflected on the events the last few days uneasily and tried to gather herself before tripping on something in the auditorium, which would later reveal to be a crack that showed a small tunnel.

Believing it to be a clue, Zuri went to the Cafeteria to report her findings, only to walk into a brewing fight between Haruto and Yuumi over his choice to Distrust Mimi during the mini game. Zuri witnessed Holland leave the cafeteria during said fight as he told her he “disliked conflict”. Letting him go, Zuri eventually called attention to the group after their fight and announced she found a possible escape that she wasn’t quite confident in, but still willing to share.

Six other people agreed to check out the possible escape route Zuri found, which included Abigail, Barracuda, Carter, Haruto, Jared, and Yuumi, with Zuri tagging along since she knew where it was. The group then split up after the discussion, preparing to meet later for the task of investigating the matter.

Zuri later would be one of the first to arrive back at the auditorium for the investigation

(Unfinished As Of Sat, Nov 25th)

## Relationships

### Prior to Game

#### Parents

Although Zuri still holds love for her parents, it appears they were toxic to her choice of friends and attempted to push her away from forming Dream Palm. Zuri believed they meant well by her but she has since left them to pursue her dream of making a band with Hana. Her parents status outside of that is currently unknown.

#### Hana

The lead guitarist and vocalist for Dream Palm, Hana appears to be by far one of the most influential and important person in Zuri’s life. Hana is known as the "Sea Leaf" for the band and her main color is blue.

Hana is described to be loud and extroverted, and appears to be the more supportive person in the band. She also is the co-founder of Dream Palm along with Zuri as the two made plans to form the band together at a young age. She reassures Zuri it's okay to not attend Hope's Peak. It seems likely that Zuri had a crush on Hana back then, but never spoke with her about it.

It appears even amongst the four members of Dream palm that Hana and Zuri were the closest emotionally. Zuri speaks highly of Hana all the time, and it seems the same is said for Hana with Zuri. Zuri even reveals that unlike the other members Hana helped Zuri work through the problems with her toxic parents. Their friendship is even to a point where Hana seemingly wasn't that angry at Zuri for her "sin" for betraying the band.

Hana's status is unknown outside of that.

#### Laurel

The synth player for Dream Palm, Laurel appears to be one of the more important people in Zuri’s life. Laurel is known as the "Ruby Leaf" for the band and her main color is red.

Laurel is shown to be the most serious member of the band and always puts the bands reputation first. She shows interest that Zuri is scouted for Hope's Peak as she believes it'll help boost the band's reputation. Despite supporting Zuri's choice not to attend the school Laurel actually encourages her to rethink the opportunity she's passing up. Despite her serious nature, she shows care to Zuri and is a person that Zuri herself values highly.

Out of the four members though it seems Laurel is very blunt and quick to call people out. She was the least forgiving when it came to Zuri's "sin" of betraying the band and even asked Zuri to take down the video of her solo song. Despite lashing out, it's clear she wanted to do it for the band's benefit as people threw hate comments Hana's way. However after the fight Laurel showed a brief petty and insulting side when she she leaves Zuri behind.

Laurel's status is unknown outside of that.

#### Venessa

The drummer for Dream Palm, Venessa appears to be one of the more important people in Zuri’s life. Venessa is known as the "Lemon Leaf" for the band and her main color is yellow.

Venessa appears to be a chill and easy going individual who tries to keep things casual. She is supportive of Zuri not attending Hope's Peak, and reassures her just like Hana and Laurel. She clearly is someone Zuri values highly.

Not much is known of Venessa from the main story but she does seem to be more calm and rational then the others. She doesn't really appear phased or surprised at Zuri's "sin" for betraying the band as she actually had a sneaking suspicion she was practicing behind everyone's back. She does look disappointed in Zuri's choice and doesn't forgive her either.

Venessa's status is unknown outside of that.

### Orchestrators of S**t. Esther's Killing Game:**

#### White Collar

Zuri shows outright **hatred** for White Collar and his actions, growing slowly more bold in the chapters of her dislike towards him.

When they first interact, Zuri clearly is afraid of what White Collar is capable of, showing insecurity over his cruel words toward her and her peers. However after the first trial, that fear turns into hatred as she blames him entirely for the trial's execution and happenings. She calls White Collar "evil" and the "Devil", provoking an intense reaction from the masked man.

After that trial, while still afraid to provoke him, Zuri outwardly goes against White Collar, being one of the more adamant prisoners to shift the blame toward him.

#### Monohebi

Naturally as the mascot for the killing game, Zuri is enemies with Monohebi.

Zuri is shown to be more afraid of Monohebi rather then actual hatred, but it's clear she doesn't view the snake in a positive light. There are times when Monohebi angrily responds to Zuri’s questions, and vice versa with Zuri adamantly claiming to go against the game Monohebi and White Collar created.

Therefore the two aren't on good terms, and are enemies in the story.

### Prisoners of S**t. Esther's Institution:**

#### Holland Delaney

(FTE’s: 3) (Positive) <3

From Zuri’s first friend, turned traitor, to strangers, to hesitant friends again, to lovers now, Zuri’s relationship with Holland has changed quite a bit throughout the story, and has ended in a strong note with the two together romantically as of **Chapter 4: Sins of the Forsaken**.

Their first encounter was during introductions in **Chapter 1: Silence of the Sacrificial Lamb**, where Holland explained Zuri’s talent for her after the poor reception revolving her greeting. Zuri appeared grateful for this, offering Holland a small smile that he didn’t reciprocate due to his lack of expressions or emotion. Afterward they met again the next day in the Prison Lounge, with the two becoming friends after playing a game of chess and relating to not being able to open up to new people. Because of this, Zuri kept an eye out on Holland, pestering him during the chapter 1 party after his initial choice to split off from the group.

Although Holland states he still doesn’t feel like he can trust people, he does express to Zuri that out of everyone he trust her the most, a statement that leaves Zuri satisfied. Although Zuri intended to mingle with the other prisoners, she forgoes that plan to play chess with Holland during the entire party, notably losing all of the games.

Despite that Zuri still considered Holland a friend, referring to Holland as such when Barracuda and Zuri interacted. She grew flustered however at the idea of “something happening” between her and Holland though, initially misinterpreting Barracuda’s words. Although she hadn’t developed feelings, *yet*, her emotional attachment to Holland was evident after she was the first to rush to his side after he was attacked by **Lawson the Lamb** and tended to Holland’s injury despite everyone else investigating the scene.

After the death of Titus Erskine, Zuri desires to stay close to Holland’s side at all times and ensure he gets rest, but Holland convinces her that they both should do their best to investigate Titus’s death. Being swayed by his conviction, Zuri placed her faith in him and helped Holland to the crime scene where the two investigated. It’s clear this was a high point of their friendship as despite the injury, Holland managed to convince Zuri he had to investigate, and Zuri put her full support in his account over **Lawson the Lamb** attacking him.

But then things took a turn for the worse as the trial revealed that Holland was the main instigator of events for Titus Erskine’s death. At first Zuri tried to come to Holland’s defense during the trial, not wishing to believe he could do such a thing. However, she slowly released the painful truth after the prisoners pieced together that after viewing his motive video, not only did Holland stab Titus, but he injured himself to create an alibi for the murder, and used Zuri’s trust to not only strengthen his alibi… but also to remove evidence from the crime scene.

Destroyed after this betrayal, Zuri painfully turning against Holland as she helped expose his crime.

It should be noted that despite the betrayal from her former friend, now attempted murderer, Zuri still didn’t want to tie the votes to kill Holland when it came down to him and Kane, showcasing she still was emotionally attached to him. Their friendship had also gotten to a point that even though Holland used Zuri for his crime, he still defended her from Cassandra’s insults and tried to protect her from White Collar, as he felt immense guilt for lying to her.

But it was clear despite the lengths they went to survive the first trial, they came out of it separated and worse off then before. Although choosing to give him another chance in the group in **Chapter 2: The Solace of Hate and Envy**, she was unable to face him after the trial due to her complicated emotions regarding their former friendship and left him behind. She did fight to try and keep him out of Cell #66 later, but their relationship got to a point where even Holland believed she didn't mean her words.

Zuri though stuck it out and gave food to Holland in his cell, and talked to him whenever she had the chance to, even confiding in her feelings of being a background character to her band. Zuri was able to be seen by Holland in ways she hadn't seen herself before, and therefore was able to be lifted up by his words.

#### Abigail Ellsworth

(FTE’s: 0) (Positive)

It appears Abigail and Zuri got along relatively well, with the two encouraging each other throughout the story.

Abigail makes it a point to stop Zuri from trying to snap back at White Collar at the end of **Chapter 1: Silence of the Sacrificial Lamb**, in order to help her out.

Later down the line in **Chapter 2:** The Solace of Hate and Envy, Abigail also tries to convince Zuri to to not trust Holland for the well being of both the group and herself.

In **Chapter 4: Sins of the Forsaken**, the two girls tease each other about their love interest, showcasing at least some friendly banter at that point in the story. It also should be noted that Zuri wanted to check in on Abigail after her sleeping accident and even led the charge to see if she was alright despite Haruto’s anger,

Zuri’s refers to Abigail as a friend at the end of the fourth trial, further showcasing that at least for Zuri she enjoyed Abigail’s company to consider her one.

#### Barracuda

(FTE’s: 1) (Positive)

Zuri was initially weary around Barracuda, attributing him to be more bear than a guy she’d hang around with. However after spending some free time with him in **Chapter 1: Silence of the Sacrificial Lamb**, she managed to feel slightly safer around him. Once she learned that Barracuda did not have many friends, Zuri offered to be one for him and even used the nickname “Barry” which Maggie often used, showcasing she was at least comfortable enough to refer to him that way.

The two shared only brief moments after that free time, such as when Zuri tried to defend Barracuda after he wasted time working out in his Ultimate Cell during an investigation in chapter 2, or when Barracuda voted for Zuri to be the leader in chapter 3. The two clearly at least could work together assuredly throughout the game, and although there were points where Zuri was weary around Barracuda after his distrust of Maggie in chapter 3, she most likely still held a lot of care for him from afar.

#### Arthur Kingston

(FTE’s: 2) (Semi-Positive)

By far the most unexpected person for Zuri to be on good terms with, she has found herself spending brief moments with Arthur on occasion, mostly for venting and advice.

At the start of the game, Zuri showed clear unease around Arthur and his methods to surviving the killing game. At multiple points in **Chapter 1: Silence of the Sacrificial Lamb**, she quietly disproved of his treatment to distrust Yuumi, and also disagreed with some of his other actions during the chapter like talking down on others.

So when he approached her to talk in **Chapter 2: The Solace of Hate and Envy**, she was hesitant to accept at first, believing his attempt to be a manipulation tatic. However the two did share a conversation about their toxic families, leaving Zuri with a more positive look on Arthur then before.

This positive image was shattered after it was revealed Arthur contributed to events in chapter 2’s trial, leading Zuri to distance herself from him again.

It was only until Arthur sought advice from her once more in **Chapter 3: Sums for our Fallen Graces**, that the two managed to rekindle some of that trust from before. Realizing that Arthur genuinely wanted to help Ina Hamamura, Zuri encouraged him to just keep talking to her. With this free time they left on a better note, which might’ve contributed to Zuri’s motivation to try to convince others that Arthur could be a fine leader for the group compared to Haruto and Barracuda. Zuri also later attempts to reassure Arthur when Ina goes missing from Cell #66.

Although there was some unease with the two being allied even in **Chapter 4: Sins of the Forsaken**, Arthur had proven to be someone Zuri could rely on, which in turn opened Zuri up to the idea to trust him and even refer to him as a friend at the end of fourth trial.

#### Mimi Kazoo

(FTE’s: 0) (Positive)

Although not having an official free time or many notable scenes, Zuri could be considered to be on good terms with Mimi, considering her an ally within the game.

Zuri is often seen looking after Mimi from afar and occasionally checking up on her when Maggie is not present. In **Chapter 2: The Solace of Hate and Envy**, when Mimi falls on the pool deck, Zuri is the one to check up on her. Zuri also shows great concern after seeing the results between Mimi and Yuumi in the second round of **Prisoner’s Dilemma** when Yuumi chooses to Distrust Mimi.

In **Chapter 3: Sums for our Fallen Graces**, it appears that Mimi also treats Zuri in a similar way to an ally as she votes for her to be the leader out of Arthur, Barracuda, and Haruto. In **Chapter 4: Sins of the Forsaken**, the duo appear to have an even stronger bond as Mimi is one of the most impressed by her speeches against Jared, and the pair both vote TRUST in round 4 of the Prisoner’s Dilemma game. It’s also noteworthy that Zuri attempts to help Mimi with her grievances over Ina, with Mimi being somewhat receptive.

In the end the two left off as at least friends in Zuri’s eyes as she refers to Mimi as such in the fourth trial.

#### **Kanenoshin Amao**

(FTE’s: 0) (Semi-Positive)

Zuri’s fellow cell mate in Cell #05 at the start of the game. Their relationship got off to a rocky start with Kane referring to Zuri as a “typical Gen Zer” and nicknaming her “Sarah” in a pointedly insulting way. This, paired with his frustration at Zuri’s bizarre introduction made the bassist weary to speak up around Kane too much.

Despite these personal jabs, the two worked together in offering hope to other prisoners in **Chapter 1: Silence of the Sacrificial Lamb**, and when paired together for chapter 1’s **Prisoner Dilemma**, both Zuri and Kane picked **Trust**, showcasing they could put their differences aside and reach common ground. It was also shown that Zuri valued Kane as a leader despite his eccentricities, leaving a positive impression on her in some capacity.

#### Haruto Walker

(FTE’s: 0) (Semi-Positive)

???

#### Yuumi Kizuchi

(FTE’s: 0) (Semi-Positive?)

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#### Ina Hanamura

(FTE’s: 0) (Semi-Positive?)

???

#### Carter Franklin

(FTE’s: 0) (Semi-Negative)

Although never personally sharing a free time, Zuri and Carter had the same goal of escaping St. Esther's Institution, sharing only small squabbles or occasional agreements between that common interest throughout the chapters.

However in **Chapter 3: Sums for our Fallen Graces**, when paired with Carter for the **Prisoner’s Dilemma**, Zuri voted **Trust** as opposed to Carter’s **Distrust**, leaving Zuri with a one million dollar bounty for the rest of the killing game. The intentional betrayal fractured the duo’s relationship, and caused Zuri to break off being ally’s with him.

Carter then tricked Zuri again after stealing the key to Cell #66 for a murder plot. The revelation of this during the trial left Zuri even more shocked and hurt. Because of these events, it’s likely Zuri left off on bad terms with Carter, even if Zuri showed some sympathy after the events.

#### Jared Ceartas

(FTE’s: 0) (Friendly-Rival)

Originally an ally at the start of the game, their relationship has since turned sour as of **Chapter 4: Sins of the Forsaken**.

Given Jared’s title of a police officer, Zuri placed a lot of trust and responsibility onto him like most other prisoners in St. Esther’s Institution. She listened to his orders during the first escape game in the **Prologue: The Ark of Life and Death**, and nervously sided with him against White Collar at the start of the game. They had some disagreements however after the first round of Prisoner’s Dilemma in **Chapter 1: Silence of the Sacrificial Lamb**, where she was disappointed he voted **Distrust** along with Holland.

However the two still managed to work together, as shown with the two of them exposing Holland’s crime in the first trial. Even after said trial, when Zuri tried to stand up to White Collar, Jared stood by her side to defend her in case White Collar tried to hurt her.

In **Chapter 2: The Solace of Hate and Envy**, their relationship grew strained by the Jared taking over as leader. Jared’s further distrust of Holland and his eventual agreement with Cassandra to lock Holland in Cell #66 led Zuri to be extremely disappointed by his decision. She also outwardly spoke against the choice, which made Jared feel guilty over the events.

They later were able to put aside these issues as they participated in Haruto’s escape attempt and also attended Maggie’s pool party. On Zuri’s end it also appeared that she still worried over Jared and his well being despite the questionable past choices, as when he turned over his role as leader in **Chapter 3: Sums of our Fallen Graces**, she grew worried for him and sought Jared out to make sure he didn’t do anything crazy, saying that if he wanted the leadership role back he could have it.

However after Jared’s failed attempt to kill White Collar and the the double murder of Maggie and Carter, their relationship went downhill. Jared ordered the leadership role back from Zuri after her failure to prevent the killings from happening again, with Zuri initially defenseless as refuting him. Furthermore, during the investigation Jared critiqued Zuri, the supposed leader, for not investigation as much as everyone else. This left the two extremely distant during the third trial, and especially after it when Zuri finally felt the weight of her failure as leader, believing in Jared’s criticisms of her.

It isn’t until **Chapter 4: Sins of the Forsaken**, that Zuri gained the confidence to challenge Jared back, officially cementing herself as a rival for the leadership position, as she brought up his “crazy” behavior in the last chapter for trying to kill White Collar, with Jared firing back over Zuri not being able to take responsibility for the deaths she failed to prevent.

The two managed to reach new understanding of each other in the recent chapters with the duo not only voting TRUST in round 4 of Prisoners Dilemma, but also accepting the deaths they had failed to prevent. Zuri also extended different options to give Jared some leadership positions such as suggesting being “co-leaders” which may show she holds care for him. However she also confesses not knowing much about Jared despite seeing both sides of his arc… and also still is considered rivals by Jared.

During the fourth trial for Jared… she shows great guilt for how things turned out and believes as a person he was much stronger than her as he actually fought back against the killing game while Zuri gave into the temptation of escaping.

#### Cassandra Mura

(FTE’s: 0) (Negative)

Originally an enemy at the start of the game, Zuri and Cassandra don’t really grow as friends or get to know each other.

Hilariously in **Chapter 4: Sins of the Forsaken**, Zuri doesn’t refer to Cassandra as one of her friends at the end of the fourth trial, keeping her name separate.

Jokes aside, the two didn’t seem to get along, even in **Chapter 3:** Sums for our Fallen Grace, where during the trial Zuri shows great unease with Cassandra’s lack of care over the murder of Maggie and even telling her to “shut up” at one point.

Zuri has always disproved of Cassandra’s actions, but there are brief moments of concern over the girl, especially during the fourth trial in Chapter 4 where Zuri tries to reassure Cassandra after Jared’s death.

Despite that it seems they didn’t still have a proper connection at the end of their encounters.

## Trivia

* Zuri is one of two people to have rejected an invitation to Hope's Peak Academy. The other being Abigail.
* Zuri is able to pick apart sound easily compared to her peers.
* Zuri is the only prisoner l to have consistently voted Trust during each chapter’s **Prisoner Dilemma**. She shares this title with Kane and Titus as of now.
* Zuri is an only child, having no siblings.
* The Dream Palm’s are to represent different colors and leafs for each member. Zuri is the “Lime Leaf” and is coded Green. The other members colors are as follows: Hana (Sea Leaf) is coded blue, Laurel (Ruby Leaf) is coded red, and Venessa (Lemon Leaf) is coded yellow.
* Zuri’s execution was a refurbished version of Sayaka Maizono's unused execution. It was even named “Dreamin Vers. 2".