Before anger could fester in her subconscious she blacked out. Everything went dead quiet, everything went black. Until fatigue and needles pinched her fingers and feet. The second her senses grasped something her lungs heaved hungrily, selfishly sucking in air to try and revitalise her system. Cold air washed over her as the "whoosh" sound of a door sliding open occurred around her. She flinched, she trembled, her entire system was in shock as it stared into the empty void of her headset.

TeamDR's observation team and nurses took care of her. Whilst her fellow "classmates" reacted to the latest footage.

Tenko stayed in the recovery room for a long while, slowly getting a hold of reality. She wasn't supposed to meet any of the participants yet; she just wasn't ready. But Rantaro knew what that felt like, the flooding of memories you had disowned, the loneliness that prickled your skin for hours endlessly, the cold feeling of the grim reaper's scythe piercing your neck before awakening in a foreign/lab-like environment... She'd been in rehab for far longer than the others. He thought he was doing her a good thing by bringing her some water and a friendly face.

She flinched when he knocked on the door. Eyes studying him as if she was expecting him to lunge at her at any moment. That intimidating air she had in-game, was now replaced by one of recoiling fear. He gave her kind eyes and sympathy. He couldn't leave her lonely, if it was his sister sitting here, he'd want someone to comfort her.

"Hey, you should drink some water," He approached her carefully, unsure of how she'd react. She said nothing, eyes switching focus all over his body. She seemed on edge, so he casually sits in a nearby chair backwards. This makes her eyes bulge. "I'm not gonna hurt cha. I'm not a suspicious guy remember?" he chuckles, trying to lighten the mood.

It helps. "Yeah...totally not sus that you don't know how to sit in a chair proply." she jokes, making him ease up, "Seriously what was Team DR thinking when they made up your official art,"

"Ay, it shows I'm a casual guy," "More like a weirdo," They get along. He can sense her pensive nature but is happy to take it slow. When she goes quiet, he speaks up, "This is nice, considering our characters never interacted. Oh, where are my manners, name's Rantaro Amami, former ultimate survivor, pretty ironic, huh?"

"Yeah, but I guess that's Danganronpa for you... You're famous from your appearance in DanganRonpa: 52, you know." She's a fan.

"Thanks, but correct me if I'm wrong, I didn't think you'd take too kindly to the typical snooty, famous type." He joked casually, friendly, "You just strike me as...the girl next door...quiet, shy...nothing like your in-game character..."

"Wow, you're not bad at reading people..."

"All in a day's work, DR took interest in my travelling lifestyle; but in actuality, I just can't stay in one spot for too long. Why should I when there's a world to see?"

"Hm, so you are the aloof type," She noted, "Yeah...I don't really know how to feel about my character...Team DR took my awful childhood and made me out to be this comedic-relief character when in reality...I thought my sob story would make a really inspirational story...I'm kinda embarrassed to face everyone now, honestly."

"Nonsense, I'm sure they'll love the real you, I know I do," he said it so casually, unaware of the confidence he just bestowed her, "considering how abrasive FakeTenko was..." He gets to his feet and opens his palm to her, "C'mon, I'll introduce you, I'm pretty used to it by now. I'll take all the pressure off you,"

He put her at ease. She shadows him during the game's chapter 4. Kaede scared her, Kirumi was a Debby downer, Angie had so much rage over her death. Korekiyo was outcasted/misunderstood she's able to sympathise with him as her character was also an outlier but that took time as his character arc was tragic yet disturbing. Ryoma was alright though. Very realistic but acted like the dad of the group and tried to keep the peace among these emotional DR fans.

Rantaro always keeps Tenko updated with the most popular characters as hers was 3rd fav throughout Japan. He liked her shy smile. She was much more stable than the rest of the deceased cast.

Tenko warms up to the boys first since they're more chill/fragile/real than she ever imagined and she could sympathise/relate to that.