#and since sayaka is probably the only dead member she gets to try out doing singles!

[lovelaced-tiffanys]

Sayaka but she’s performing her hit solo “levitating” in the afterlife and this wouldn’t leave my head oh my god

[personaconcept]

Persona 6 Concept Part 8

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Good news, everyone! The votes are in, and the name of the Velvet Room Attendant has been decided! From henceforth, he will be known as Gilbert! Yay! It’s not that surprising, but a lot of people compared the name Lucius to Lucius Malfoy. I know many characters named Lucius, which is why I could distance myself from the name (I love you, Lucius from Phantom Paradise, my baby, mwah, go read it, please, I beg you. You can find it on Webtoon)

Plot/Playthrough

Before we continue, I should point out that Sayaka is the only character whose social link you can complete before her Palace. Is this a thing in other games? Me dunno. Much like the others, her Palace will only skim the surface of her problems, and her social link will be what really goes in depth and helps her through them. If you choose to not do Sayaka’s social link at all, you don’t have to worry about being super confused. The Palace will explain her mental illness and problems just fine.

September 30: Shinju confronts you about her virus and your connection to those who have survived it. She’ll go with you to her Palace and summon her Persona.

October 1 - 22: Save Shinju.

October 24: Shinju returns home. Begin hotsprings trips.

October 25: End hotsprings trip.

October 26: Return to school.

October 27 - November 1: Cultural Festival prep.

November 2 - 6: Cultural Festival.

November 7 - 8: Free days.

November 9: Sayaka goes to the hospital.

We begin our story again on November 9. 

Immediately upon hearing that Sayaka has been hospitalized, you and the rest of the team will go to her. She’ll be in the hospital room, looking pale but otherwise fine. The virus had acted up, like it had done since the beginning, before the MC ever came to the town. She admits that she’s been corrupted. Her core, at least. 

And then she explains something no one ever thought they’d hear; she can’t feel her Persona. It’s like a gaping hole in her chest. It’s not gone, just inaccessible. No one knows what to do, and honestly, they’re all a little scared. Sayaka reassures everyone that she’s fine, and sends you all home.

That night, you will go back to the Velvet Room. Igor and Gilbert will greet you. They have seen many things regarding Personas, many ways to awaken them, they have even seen the power of a Persona transferred from a Wild Card to another. But they have not seen something quite like this before.

They explain it like this; The lack of Persona was what made Sayaka susceptible to the Corruption. Personas act as barriers to prevent the Corruption. If you are already corrupted, then it does nothing, but having a Persona will give you a deeper understanding of yourself, and will usually not allow the Corruption to take shape, or a Palace for it to form in.

Igor explains that Sayaka does indeed have a Palace, though it is incredibly guarded and almost entirely unessesable because of The Plague. Gilbert suggests that because it is Sayaka’s Palace, she might be able to garner entry to it. She, and she alone. 

With this new information, you wake up. 

Later in the day, you go to visit Sayaka before meeting up with the rest of the team. Baby Avis confirms that Sayaka’s Palace is behind the gold door, but it’s too covered in thorns and roses to access. A couple members will manage to get the thorns moved, but even putting the keys in their proper holes won’t work.

You’ll have to leave, discouraged. 

There will be no more than six days of trying to find a way to get into Sayaka’s Palace. All tries will end in failure, and eventually you’ll go to Sayaka, telling her of your findings and the theory of her being the only one who can make it into the Palace.

She’ll become quiet. When, if questioned, she’ll just laugh it off and say she’s become lethargic because of how long she’s been forced to stay in bed. And of course, they’ve put her on medicine to keep her mellow so her heart rate doesn’t go up and spike the virus, and obviously that’s going to make her tired no matter how much it’s helping her, so she’s probably gonna go to sleep now, but she’ll talk to you later, alright?

You take it as your cue to leave. 

You’ll find out the next day Sayaka is almost as reckless as Miyako. Almost. She checked herself out of the hospital instead of running away from it, but no one knows where she is. (You and your friends will check all over the town, but she’ll be nowhere)

Baby Avis will eventually be able to tell you she can sense Sayaka’s aura on the other side. So your team will go to the waterfall, and the door will remain securely closed… for everyone but you. As soon as anyone else tries to get close, it immediately closes. 

“Go save Sayaka,” someone tells you, very likely Yūdai. “Bring her back safely, leader.”

Your first step into Sayaka’s Palace will be alone. It won’t be threatening, at all. There won’t be a Shadows for quite some time. And it’s… beautiful. A mashup of the bright beautiful of Yūdai’s Palace and the mystical, fairytale allure of Miyako’s, though not so creepy or threatening. 

Everything looks magical, shimmering, glistening. The colors are vibrant and saturated. It’s a beautiful place. This is… Sayaka’s world. Sayaka is different in so many ways from the others. The only one who embraced his illness was Yūdai, and even his Palace was obviously hostile. Everyone else had been drowning in their illnesses, allowing for their Corruption to take control and try to hasten their death. Their Palaces had mirrored this pain they were going through, replacing their view of the world, but Sayaka’s is beautiful.

You’ll wander through this magical, fairytale forest in a cutscene for a few moments. When you find Sayaka, she’ll be sitting at the edge of a fountain. But she seems… different. She’ll be acting off when you go and talk to her, and pretty quickly you’ll be able to tell that it’s not actually Sayaka. 

What happens next will be a one on one with the fake Sayaka, and you’ll have to be careful, because it’ll be powerful and use Sayaka’s attacks. During the fight, it’ll taunt you about how it has Sayaka trapped deep within the dungeon, and how she will die there. You will lose this fight and have to run back with your tail between your legs. Being too tired from your excursion, you’ll have to return the next day.

Baby Avis will lead you through The Endless Forest and help you find basically a back entrance to Sayaka’s Palace. Once you go through, you’ll immediately start your dungeon crawl. November 18 - December 2 will be your allotted time to save Sayaka. Sayaka will be unable to fight at your side during this dungeon crawl.

Sayaka’s dungeon will be different from previous ones in that there won’t be different Shadows as minibosses, it’ll all be Sayaka’s Corruption. Each time you face it, it’ll take the form of each of your teammates and use their attacks. It’s an imposter. (We’ll have to figure something out for Masahiko too, as he’ll also be a miniboss) The forms of your friends that the Corruption takes will likely be the forms their Shadows took in their own dungeons. 

The final form Sayaka’s Corrupted Imposter Syndrome and boss battle will be of the MC, though this one will be in their winter weekend outfit. They’ll use copies of the same weapons you have equipped and will summon several Shadows at once, though only those seen in Sayaka’s Palace. 

You’ll win, you have to, because there’s really no other option. Winning will see Sayaka’s Corruption defeated, and you’ll be able to find Sayaka. She looks nearly identical to her Shadow, unconscious and looking dead to the world. The only way you can tell the real from the fake is the Greek Theater mask her Shadow wears. 

You won’t be able to cure Sayaka’s Corruption, not fully. The outer edge of her core will remain black, no matter how much you try. And you’ll try until it almost kills you. The Plague will appear, get pissed, and expel you all from Sayaka’s Palace, Sayaka included. 

Sayaka will go to the hospital and remain there until December 5. She’ll apologize for being reckless, and thank the MC for trying to save her. She’ll explain that no where she goes, no matter what she does, it’s always felt wrong, like she was living a lie, taking someone else’s place. The only place she’s ever fit in is with the rest of the team. 

Sayaka’s release party will double as a holiday party/fancy dinner, Everyone will bring their families to Masahiko’s house (re:mansion) and dress up all fancy, and yes, it’s totally an excuse for them to wear formal outfits and get dressed up pretty. During the party, you’ll be able to sneak away with a special someone or hang out with your family.

Enjoy this happy, fluffy time, because it wouldn’t be a Persona game without a tragic betrayal. And it will be brought into light next time. 

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[komaedanagitotrash1]

This is a Danganronpa Hogwarts AU!

Notes: around 66% of the sortings and quite a few headcanons are based off of two posts by @thekomahinafucker. The two posts can be found here:

DR2 Hogwarts AU Headcanons

NDRV3 Hogwarts AU Headcanons

Word Count: 1,793 

Warnings: Language

Toko Fukawa could remember very few times in her life that she was completely and totally happy. She had been through what many people considered way too much for anyone to handle in the span of eleven years. Attending Hogwarts was inevitable, as her father was a wizard, so she was standing at platform nine and three quarters, mentally preparing herself for her a year of hell- it didn’t matter if this was a special school were the students might be thought of as freaks by certain people. 

There was one thing her mothers had made abundantly clear when a woman in blue robes who called herself Professor Sinistra came to the door with the letter: Toko had split personalities, one of which was the infamous Genocider Syo.

“You can’t seriously want a serial killer at this place!”

“She may look innocent, but the second she faints, or if she sneezes, out comes the crazy one!”

“Ma’ams, the Headmaster is well aware of Toko’s other personality, and, if she chooses to attend, special circumstances can be made for her. We’ve dealt with things far more serious than a serial killer.”

“Oh, really?” one of the women grabbed her on hand feather she always kept on her, waving it in front of Toko’s nose. The young girl’s eyes widened in shock and betrayal right before she sneezed. She stayed still for a moment before looking up at the Professor with bright red eyes. 

The ‘various accommodations’ that were made for Toko included her never sitting alone on the train ride to Hogwarts. So, while the Prefects, Head Boy, and Head Girl were discussing duties, she was stuck in the corner of the compartment, writing in her journal to distract herself.

She was sorted into Ravenclaw after about a minute. Much to her dismay, no one really talked to her that night. 

Or the night after that. 

Since the guessing game of who she would wake up as might as well have been Russian Roulette, the girls in her dormitory were automatically warned about Genocider Syo. However, they were forbidden from speaking about it to anyone outside of themselves and the Prefects. Most days they were lucky, and she woke up as Toko. On the days they weren’t, they were greeted with a large amount of cussing, especially for a eleven year old, and enough scissors for all.

They were very thankful for the fact that Syo never attacked women. Even then, Syo wasn’t stupid enough to try and go wizards with scissors. And when she did, she was always apprehended. But then there had been that one time-

Toko shook the thought out of her head. Since she had gotten Syo mildly under control in the past year, she had been upgraded to a compartment without Prefects. She was quite happy about it, even though a Prefect still came and checked on her every half hour. Toko understood where they were coming from- she hardly trusted herself.

Just two nights ago, Syo had tried to make a legendary escape out the window in an attempt to make it to Durmstrang. Syo had heard about it back at the end of term feast last year. When she heard of it’s reputation, she was quick to figure out the location and set course, trying to leave. If she hadn’t sneezed, the girl may have actually made it out of the country. 

“Not this time,” Toko muttered. 

“Are you talking to yourself?” she heard a recognizable voice. Looking up very slowly, she saw exactly what she had been dreading. 

The bright blue eyes with the white-framed glasses. The golden colored hair. The skinny and tall frame.

Byakuya Togami.

“Not this time.”

Byakuya stopped in the hallway, leaving the other boys to stop themselves just in time. His posse consisted of a fellow second year Slytherin named Mukuro Ikusaba, a third year Slytherin, Hajime Hinata, and a few newcomers who were destined to be sorted into the snake house

Once he pushed his way past the group, they understood what he was doing. Sliding open the compartment door, he stood in the door frame, looking down at one of his fellow second years.  

Toko Fukawa, a Ravenclaw. She always seemed to be a bit nuts, but talking to herself? Really?

“Are you talking to yourself?” he sneered. She slowly looked up at him, cringing. 

“T-Togami...”

“Guess I should have known someone as insane as you would talk to herself. Geez, it reeks in here. Do you even bathe?”

“O-Of course I do! I-It’s just t-that...”

“I���m going to leave while I can still breathe,” Byakuya spat, once again turning around. He closed the door forcefully behind him. “Come on,” he took to the front of the group, leading them the short distance from the compartment they were just outside of to the compartment reserved for them along with several other fellow Slytherins. The compartments towards the front were much larger, which was why they chose this one.

The door was already open, so the group piled in. The all of the girls were already there, the exception being Mukuro- it was typical that the group would try and find new potential Slytherins. Excluding the two Byakuya and his group had found, there were two new ones. 

Sayaka Maizono, Celestia Ludenberg, and Hiyoko Saionji were sat next to and across from the two girls. One had dark red eyes, partially obscured by her brown hair, which was all over the place. The other-

"Kirumi?" he asked, recognizing the Togami family maid. Despite being only eleven, the young girl had taken up the job of serving the Togami family when she was much younger.

"Do you two know each other?" Celeste asked, tilting her head to the side.

"Yes, we do," Kirumi said, "I have been the Togami family maid for over five years now. Master Togami, if you would like, I can leave immediately. I had no idea that you-" she began to get up.

"Sit down, Kirumi," he said sharply, and she obeyed, placing her hands in her lap and looking down at the floor. "It's fine. This is school, not the Togami mansion. You're allowed to live a normal Hogwarts life," he then looked over at the other girl, who still gave him and the other boys a questionable look. "And you are...?"

"Maki Harukawa. I've recently moved here from France. I'm a first year-"

"Obviously. You look too young to be any older than eleven," Byakuya rolled his eyes. Now that she mentioned it, her voice did have a slight French accent to it that seemed to be starting to fade. "Well, do you come from money? Are you pureblood? Is your family very influential?"

"My family is dead. I've been an orphan for the past ten years. However, mother dearest happened to be quite the figurehead- previous Headmaster of Beauxbatons. Naturally, that was where I was destined to go, even after she died. But... I didn't want to be like her. I wanted to go to Hogwarts, like my father. Next thing I know, the caretakers are apparating me to a sister orphanage in Britain. My father was a high-ranking ministry member before he inevitably got killed because he knew too much."

"Who was your father?"

"I believe his name was Hector Fawley. I was given my mother's last name at her request."

"Due to your mother being Headmaster of Beauxbatons, and your father belonging to the Sacred twenty-eight, I'm guessing it's safe to assume you boast a tremendous amount of wealth, along with pureblood status?"

"Yes, that's right."

"Excellent. Now, ladies, may I introduce Kokichi Oma and Korekiyo Shinguji, both excellent candidates for Slytherin."

"You are saying those words as if you get to choose what house we are put into. Rather foolish, isn't it?" Korekiyo looked over at Byakuya.

"Oh, shut up. That's a real nice one you've picked there, Togami," Hiyoko said, sneering at the boy. "He looks totally insane. What about you, shortie?" she turned to Ouma, "Are you a freak too?"

"Nishinishi... well..."

“Where’s Hajime?” was the first thing out of Nagito’s mouth when he stepped into the compartment. Chiaki, along with a few fellow Hufflepuffs, looked up from whatever they were doing. 

“Ibuki doesn’t know!”

“I think I saw him headed off to another compartment with Byakuya Togami and a few others,” Mahiru said.

“Yeah, he said he was going to come over here later,” Chiaki added on. “Come on, sit down. You know Asahina, right?”

“Hi~!”

“Hello. Who’s she?” Nagito glanced over at the girl sat across from him. She had on some rather interesting accessories, and seemed to be staring off into space.

“Angie Yonaga, she’s a first year. She doesn’t really know anyone, so we invited her to sit with us.”

“Oh, okay. Nice to meet you Angie.”

“Atua led me here, I can sense it,” she said suddenly.

“Er... great...”

“This year is going to be amazing! All you have to do is sleep well, eat well, and shit well!” Nekomaru Nidai bellowed.

“Hell yeah!” Akane Owari threw her fist in the air. 

“Whatever...” Fuyuhiko Kuzuryuu turned his head away from the rest of the group of Gryffindors, looking out the window. 

“And, with you the Quidditch team we’ve got this year, there’s no way we can lose!” Leon Kuwata said, smirking. “We’ve got me, Owari, and Tanaka!”

“Speaking of which, where is Tanaka?” Peko Pekoyama asked.

“Probably off somewhere with some of the Ravenclaws,” Mondo Oowada shrugged. “He said he wanted to talk to Nevermind last year, so maybe he’s doing that.” 

“Eh, why do you even care Kuwata?” Fuyuhiko glanced over at the second year.

“Strategies for this year’s matches!”

“You aren’t even on the team yet! We still have to hold tryouts!”

“Whatever...” Leon scoffed.

“Aw, they’re adorable!” Sonia Nevermind gushed.

“Lady Nevermind, the Four Dark Devas are far from adorable,” Gundham Tanaka corrected, keeping a careful watch as all four of the hamsters climbed up on her shoulders, with one somehow getting to the top of her head. 

“Careful miss Sonia, those things could bite you!” Souda said warningly, glaring at Gundham. In Souda’s mind, Gundham was an obstacle when it came to getting Sonia’s affection.

“Do not worry, Kazuichi. The Four Dark Devas would not dare harm a lady,” Gundham said. “With the exception of Enoshima. I am still quite sorry for what happened at the beginning of the train ride.”

“It still hurts like a bitch,” Junko said, rubbing her cheek. “I’ve got to go and find Mukuro, I’ll see you guys back at the Ravenclaw dorm,” she stood up, walking out of the compartment as Chihiro Fujisaki, Kiyotaka Ishimaru, and Kyouko Kirigiri walked in. 

“Why was Junko cursing Tanaka’s name under her breath?” Chihiro asked.

“Gundham’s Four Dark Devas accidentally cut her on the cheek earlier,” Sonia explained. 

“Let the record show she was adequately warned and still chose to pick up Steel Red Elephant Maga-G. It was the curr’s own fault.”

“Yes, it was! Now, Kirigiri, how was your summer?”