#Rei Milgram

[pathologicy]

[theelusivelotus]

"Hey... why don't you listen to me...?" "I'm telling you..." "Hey..." "HEY, I'M TALKING TO YOU"

[holidxyy]

hi rei 💗

[doctorbunny]

A little speculation about Corpse Disposal and J-horror

But I'm a little bored so sharing a part-theory, part-headcanon on Muu and Rei

So we unfortunately don't see much of Rei in "Its not my fault" but I want to point out three key times we do

The first time we see Rei in the MV, is her wet sleeve (we know its not Muu because Muu wears a pink jumper under her blazer)

Then, after a lot of bug stuff, we're finally back in the real world, where Muu has just killed her Post-After Pain. In INMF, we don't see the surroundings as well, just the dirt track and bushes. But in AP, we see this is right next to a rushing river (Muu's undercover card also features a bridge as a landmark)

The next time we see Rei after her corpse, is a flashback to the start where she turns the hourglass over. Then it cuts just further back to before Rei stood up - as she pulls herself up off the floor She's alive and absolutely soaked after a session of intense bullying (which we saw Muu insert herself into in AP)

However, I want to now switch a little to talk about cinematography and a concept called the Kuleshov effect The video I linked is pretty concise but the gist is that if you put two shots next to each other, even if they were filmed separately, the brain interprets it as a continuous scene (so if you film a character looking off screen, then a picture of an apple on a table, we're going to assume they're looking at the apple)

Therefore while we understand chronologically that the sequence of events is Rei (wet and alive) -> Rei's murder on dry land ↺ Flashback to Rei still wet and alive Which I think everyone understood as a commentary on how this power struggle was a constant cycle of the hourglass being turned over

I think visually, it also implies a sequence like Rei was bullied -> Muu kills her -> Sopping wet, Rei crawls back to the classroom

But wait! That sequence suggests a missing step How did Rei get wet again?

Well, we know Muu killed her next to a river And if you were a scrawny teenage murderer with a body on your hands, would you leave it there where someone could see it while you grab a shovel and stand in broad daylight digging a hole in tough ground??? Or try lighting a fire in public??? Of course not!

It'd be much easier for Muu to, in a panic, just roll her body into the convenient river and let all the evidence wash away!

(Of course, if Muu was panicking, she might not have been very careful. Given she ended up in MILGRAM, there must've been something tying Muu to Rei's death and in T2 Muu seems to have finally remembered losing her left shoe...)

Fun fact: this is the same shoe Cinderella loses in the animated Disney film (and the best known version of that story came into English from France)

Shoe break over, back to the Endless Queen's Game

So, if we assume Rei's corpse was thrown in the river, what does it matter? Its just a pointless headcanon

But I speculate the meaning goes deeper!

So that image of Rei, soaking wet, crawling off the floor reminded me of something: J-horror ghost girls! Specifically the most famous of ghost girls Samara/Sadako Who became a vengeful spirit after being thrown in a well and now crawls out of TVs to kill people who watched her VHS tape

Her story too is a cyclical one (its called 'Ring' for a reason), the only way to break the curse is to copy the tape and have someone else watch it, who will then become the victim unless they can themselves copy the tape and show it to another unsuspecting patsy

The story goes back further because this movie is based on a novel, which is based on the legend of 番町皿屋敷 Banchou Sara Yashiki. There are many versions but generally a maid girl Okiku is proposed to, and when she rejects the proposal, her master breaks one of ten plates and promises to forgive her if she marries him. When she declines again, he beats her to near death then throws her into a well (sometimes it's a jealous mistress instead of a master)

Interestingly, Atrophaneura alcinous (swallowtail butterfly) larvae found in Japanese wells became known as Okikumushi お菊虫 (Okiku bugs), tying back to the whole insect thing...

It's been said a bunch now, but the name 'Rei' can be read as 霊 meaning ghost (seen in words like Yuurei 幽霊, a more common word for ghost than Rei on its own)

We know Muu is afraid of ghosts too (though I must admit she says Obake, not yuurei, but both words refer to ghosts)

Remembers the i/井 in Sakurai/櫻井 can be read as 'well' I'm sure that has nothing to do with anything

Uh, I can't think of a conclusion because its 1 am and I had to look up a bunch of spooky images

TL;DR: I think Muu may have quickly shoved Rei's body into the river next to where the murder happened (maybe forgot her shoe at the scene of the crime) and now she's scared by the cycle continuing and Rei coming back to haunt her

[nicenever]

reimuu

[victimcentral]

milgram victims redraw

Redrew that one official art as the main victims !! I'm so insane over them haha (btw I calculated all their heights I'm so serious over this crying)

[meowkusunoki]

skibidi toilet or whatever the fuck you kids say

i couldnt decide on who to make kaitosdiscordkitten......

[jmeldog]

@milgram-valentines-exchange art for @verity-clover!

Sorry I took one-sided MuuRei angst and ran. + some variants

Attempt at explaining the flowers under the cut

I wanted to convey a message of remorse, pining, and “what could’ve been”—still tinged with feelings of jealousy.

I’m not very good at flower language, so please excuse me if there are any mistakes, misunderstandings, or misinterpretations. I tried to use mostly Victorian sources or some that I otherwise vibed with. Some flowers have other meanings that also fit, but I didn’t list here for the sake of keeping it concise-ish. Please interpret however you enjoy most 🙏

Asphodel

“My regrets follow you to the grave”

Bramble

Lowliness, envy, remorse

China Aster

Jealousy, afterthought, wishing things had happened differently

Gardenia

“I love you in secret”

Honey Flower

Love sweet and secret (and well, how could I not use the honey flower for Mu?)

French Marigold

Jealousy

Spindle Tree

“Your charms are engraved on my heart”

[finny-bear]

toxic yuri…

song: good luck babe - chappell roan

[thechibilitwick]

i drew a little relationship chart for funsies please feel free to use this if you want :3

they're like little gummies

[misamxsa]

reimuu as vernetto from reverse 1999

[hinako-mukuhara-askblog]

beside Shidou wife who else are you friends with🕊️

I've befriended a lot of the others. Some are a little standoff-ish and it might take a bit of time to get them to warm up to us, but I've made some progress. I am the oldest here so I feel like it's my responsibility to take care of everyone. I don't want anyone to feel excluded or left alone for too long.

I noticed that some of the younger ones have been depending on me like I am a mother, alongside Mrs. Kirisaki... I've been learning a lot about parenting from her. I never had kids of my own but it's such a special feeling to be able to care for them. Even though I'm no longer alive, I'm still experiencing and learning about things that I hadn't before, and I'm so grateful for that. It feels like a second chance, in a way. Without the others’ company, I don't know where I'd be!

Here is the full picture of us but please be aware that our hearts imply how we died. I understand that it might be disturbing to some people so I thought that I'd do this just in case. Please take care of yourselves, everyone. 💙

[literallysigma]

Hello milgramblur(?) I have text post memes... please enjoy..

[doctorbunny]

Summer fun and terror

[leafuxxtea]

i couldnt participate in the milgram val exchange so i did a white day exchange with @sun-god-cometh (thx again for doing this with me!!) im a bit late but its fine,,,🥹🥹

i think i was a bit too ambitious,,,😭😭 you can tell i really gave up on some parts, this took me so much longer than i wished (i also never wanna draw a horse ever again)

this is based on the song "Kawaikute Gomen" by Honeyworks btw!!! got totally obsessed with it a month ago

[victimcentral]

do you ever think about a lot of the victims having green eyes for some reason? Yeah me neither