#drv3 post-VR AU

[spontaneousglitterbees]

I've been meaning to ask, is Kokichi's black ring meant to be an ace ring? I only ask because it's black and on the finger one would typically wear an ace ring.

This is probably funnier if Kaito doesn't know about Alter Ego yet

TL;DR: yes!! Very happy you noticed~

[kkatastrophic]

Guys on my page smb made a rlly long fic about DRV3 CHP5 Ghost AU and how Maki could've been the killer or something like that, but I didn't take note to it because I was halfway through chapter 5 and didn't want spoilers. If anybody knows who they are please please please tag them/me on on of the posts because I really want to read their work.

--- THIS IS HOW THEY DESCRIBED IT, NOT MY ORIGINAL IDEA!!!

From what I remember they described it as:

Part of why Korekiyo went insane is because there were 2 ghosts (and his sister) like haunting/tormenting him during the trial, and Miu died in the VR world so a ghost probably wouldn't follow Gonta around in the actual world, and if it did he wouldn't remember. And for Maki nobody had seen Kokichi or Kaito since one of them died.

It wasn't until Kaito got out of the exisal that Maki saw Kokichi covered in blood, she ran to try and hit him before realising the others couldn't see him, and fell to her knees. Shuichi and Kaito helped her up from the floor. She couldn't tell people about it otherwise it would have meant that they voted the wrong person and they would all get executed.

Monokuma had no way of knowing if the poison affected Kokichi before the press fell down, or if the press crushing him was the cause of his death, so if Maki said anything the verdict could be changed drastically.

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That's about all I remember from their writing, please lmk if you know because I really want to find it :,)

[ask-season53-cast]

Welcome to Season 53's Curtain Call: The Post Season Q&A!

With such an explosive end to the latest season and the brief hiatus that followed, we are sure many of you had concerns about Danganronpa's future. Now, we are eager to put those fears to rest. Team Danganronpa is proud to present our long-awaited Post Season Q&A!

The killing game behind the End Wall may have ended, but what new challenges await the 16 Ultimates of the Ultimate Academy for Gifted Juveniles in their recovery? Will they triumph over their hardships and remain friends? Or will Despair threaten to tear them apart?

YOU can be a part of their story! As with previous seasons, your questions will be sent to the Ultimate(s) of your choosing, or all 16 Ultimates. Please keep in mind the guidelines under the cut.

THE ASKBOX IS CURRENTLY: CLOSED

[OOC: Welcome to my post-game DRV3 askblog! This blog is solo-run by myself, Pluto (@g0nta-g0kuhara).

I will answer as many asks as I can, but because all responses will be drawn, and I am very busy IRL and have other art commitments, updates will likely be slow and it won't be possible for me to answer all prompts. I hope you understand and can be patient with me!

Post-game AUs vary considerably, but the basic framework of this blog is that the V3 killing game was VR, and so all V3 characters are alive and currently in recovery at a Team Danganronpa sponsored medical center. Currently, it has only been a short amount of time since the characters have met each other again for the first time. Other details can be answered via prompts to the characters, or OOC asks if necessary.

Now for the actual prompt guidelines:

All V3 characters are fair game! Please specify which character your question is directed towards, or I will take the prompt and run with whatever character I find most interesting for it.

Please keep questions canon-typical NSFW at most. Canon-typical implied violence is fine, but please limit sexual NSFW.

Character relationships will be based on my headcanons, but no romantic ships will be explicitly canon.

If you're sending an OOC ask, please label it as such so I don't get confused o/

Thank you for reading!]

[honeybuddahchips]

DRV3 centric Fanfic Recs

here's some of the fanfics i'm currently reading and i think are really good! all of these are on ao3.

oh, please drop me home

post drv3 au where danganronpa is a reality tv show in vr, and the participants in the first games help out the latest contestants.

run from your demons (until you are exhausted)

another fanfic by the author of 'oh please don't drop me home' that follows maki in a post-drv3 reality tv vr au.

Amalgamate

a fairly popular one. a drv3 chapter 5-6 rewrite where kokichi isn't killed chapter 5, and thehy work together far beyond that chapter.

[yukiwhitetm]

Purple Hair Dye

by Yuki_White

The videos started up with a hiss! as the first of many, of fourteen recordings of their unknown – and terrifying, exciting, yes, but terrifying - pasts, began to play. Its blue light lit up their waxen faces as the nurse fiddled with the television’s picture and volume controls. One by one the videos played, and the truth – the truth which Shuichi feared and yet searched so desperately for, which Kokichi bled for and ran from, which Kaede sacrificed everything for – of their long forgotten and long lost selves came to light. They were all normal High School students. There was nothing special about them – except that there was. “Hey there!” said the Kaito in the video with a grin. “I am Kaito Momota, sixteen years old, and I have three loves in my life – physics, football and my little brother. Don’t you blush, bro, if you are there – if we are both there! It’s a fact and you know it!” Gasps were heard throughout the room as they all wondered what he was talking about. How would his brother be in the room with them?

If you like this, even if you aren’t @six-stars-brainrot​, then please like and reblog! Thank you!

[clearlyshyobservation]

V3 VR Au Korekiyo’s mental health

I have so much unneeded motivation for this au compared to my school work. 

I love this au, but there are so many different interpretation so i was like,,,, whelp, I’ll make my own. This is how I interpret Korekiyo (His mental health, really) I try to depict DID realistically and not badly, so please tell me if i did something wrong, I’ll immediately change it D: I did a bunch of research for this :)

Also i say he a lot, that refers to Kork (Host and original personality) but I should say they, because they are a collective system , sorry!

I use the name Miyadera, because I need a name for his sister and many headcanon that to be her name.

and again, these are all headcanon homies, you don’t have to agree

I love him, don’t let this flop lmao, I'm sorry if it’s really messy, I'm excited :) 

Korekiyo's DID

Cause: 

Korekiyo was groomed and coerced into an incestuous relationship with his sister, by her. She convinced him that he needed to change everything about himself, including his hair, clothes, and personal likes. Everything about him is a fabrication made by his sister to fit her standards. He even says, "I could be her little brother, her lover, but couldn't be her friend." She didn't love him truly as a sister would. She manipulated him for her sexual pleasure, using his sympathy towards her ailments against him.

(I bring up proof that he is the victim because many seem to think of him so negatively and act as if he is the abuser, when it is clear, to me at least, that he was a victim of abuse)

Furthermore, proving that he is the victim is that anytime he talks about their "love", he refers to what his sister has said, showing that he is not capable of free-thinking, but was told to believe these things. 

He might also have BPD; he has frequent mood swings when it comes to things he likes and is very attached to his sister, basing everything about himself on her. Though, I’m more unsure of this than his DID (Which is semi-canon)

The Korekiyo you know isn't his real personality; all of it is a manifestation of his guilt. 

His DID was fully triggered by his near-death experience.  When it happened, it reminded him of his sister and all of those traumatic memories, and in turn, it awoke the alter (who was dormant) he had had this alter for a while (childhood), without knowledge of it. He only had memory loss, that he though was normal. From that point on, he could better communicate with his alter (Only slightly being able to talk to her). He didn't know what this was so he assumed that he was being possessed by the ghost of his sister. 

In turn, he is severely hurt and needs help, a friend, and to lastly, find himself. 

After the killing game: 

After the killing game, he was even worse off, having more trauma and feeling the betrayal of his sister. This caused an alter to be formed, which you might know as, Shuichi Saihara. This alter was based on his FTE and seeing Shuichi be the hero to their group. He found it brave of Shuichi to seek help (Therapy, medication) right when Shuichi left VR. Shuichi (The alter) protects him and usually is triggered out. Korekiyo doesn't know about him because Shuichi (The alter) doesn't/can't communicate with him. For Korekiyo, knowing that the game/his life was all fake made him feel terrible and caused mass confusion for him.

He also now has a genuine fear of boiling water; he has the others cook things that require it. It is more specifically called Encavmaphobia, the fear of getting burned. 

He has also formed a new alter which is a little. Not much is known about the alter because they aren't known to anyone, not even Miyadera. One fact about them is that they are playful and enjoy snuggles. They typically speak higher and more grammatically incorrect since they are here to protect his mind and be happy. 

His alters: Korekiyo (Host), Miyadera (Introject, persecutor), Shuichi 2 (introject, protector), ??? (Child alter)

What can trigger them out: 

For Miyadera (F): Red lipstick, his hair, pictures of her, his pre-game family, the sister in that family, too much stress, hospitals.

For Shuichi 2 (M): Shuichi (Non-alter), foods they know Shuichi enjoys, sometimes detective stuff, talk about killing games. 

??? (?) (Child): Candy, specifically black licorice, stress, any high emotion, more specifically happiness and intense passion (which may lead to crying). 

(welp, im done, my fingers hurt homie, but i hope you guys like it :P)

[balkanbitch]

Kokichi while eating pancakes: I guess you are what you eat

Kaito: *internal screaming*

[trans-shuichisaihara]

pregame!Kaito goes for his interview. There’s more than was shown on the tape.

warnings for mentions of abuse, homophobia, and depression/caregiver fatigue

[Read on AO3]

Kaito's breath came out in short, heavy huffs, heart pounding as if he'd just run a marathon. Across from him, the head interviewer's only response was to quirk an eyebrow.

"That was quite the passionate display. But you can stop lying now."

Panic flickered in his chest, and Kaito's immediate response was to double down. "Wha--No! I meant what I said!"

She was unfazed. "Now now, don't get so defensive. I understand, you're just saying what you think we want to hear. You must really want to participate in the next season of Danganronpa, huh?" She gave him a warm smile, no trace of mockery in the curl of her lips. "So that's why I want to hear your real reason. I want to find real fans, not just those who are looking to feed their bloodlust."

She leaned forward, chin on her palms. "So, tell me about your life. What drew you to Danganronpa?"

Kaito hesitated. A torrent of conflicted emotions rushed through his body, filling every crevice with the desire to run away. He didn't have to answer. He could leave, return to his daily life as if he'd never even applied in the first place.

... The idea seized his heart with the icy grip of despair.

He averted his eyes and swallowed. It took another few minutes to get any words out, but she was patient, saying nothing as the room was consumed in an awkward silence.

"Have you ever regretted meeting someone?"

She didn't answer his question, and that was probably for the best--it was rhetorical anyway. He continued. "Dad worked in one of those office jobs where he regularly put in twelve hour days. He'd come home and take his stress out on everything in our two-bedroom apartment. At first, it was just the furniture, but then... Well, it escalated.

"Apparently he caught Mom with another man one day. He came home in a rage, breaking anything she owned or used regularly. Wasn't much, since she'd given up on replacing stuff he broke in earlier fits." He paused, taking a deep breath to prepare himself. "When he ran out of stuff, he turned on me. It... It was the first time he'd beaten me. Probably 'cause Mom was always protecting me."

He clenched his fists. "... She never came back. Last I heard, she filed for divorce then married the other guy. Never came to rescue me--guess it was too much trouble." It still hurt, and talking about it was like sticking his hand into a pile of smoldering ashes.

"Managed to live with him for a few years. Middle school was hell though. I spent as much time out of the house as I could to stay out of his way--of course, without being out so long that he got mad about that too. Studied a lot, got into a good high school. Thought the business school I chose would make him happy." He shook his head. "Always seemed like nothing would make him happy though."

As he poured his heart out into the open, she nodded along. He was glad that despite her having a notepad in front of her, she didn't write anything about what he was saying.

He pushed onward. "Got curious in high school. About... About other guys. You know?" He sighed, scratching the back of his head. "I, uh, looked up some stuff on the internet, and didn't clear my search history. Never been that good with computers, didn't even think about it.

"So he found out, and reacted by beating the shit outta me. As if that would fix whatever was wrong with my head or something. He ended up breaking my nose." He paused, tracing the crooked cartilage. "I was cowering on the floor--hoping he would stop kicking me, blood dripping everywhere--and I just... had this sudden realization that I was done."

He inhaled, then slowly exhaled. "I left that night and never went back. Should've done that long before, but... He was my dad, you know? I knew he just had a lot goin' on. It's still hard to blame him, even though I know it wasn't right."

At some point, a bottle of water was placed in front of him. He finally took it into his hand, cracking the lid off with a sharp twist and downing a third of it. He still had more to say, so his throat was thankful for the cool, refreshing sensation it brought.

Honestly, he hadn't expected to spend so much time talking about his dad. Perhaps it was because he never really had the opportunity to get all those emotions out properly.

"Anyway, so I ended up taking myself to the hospital after throwing some essentials in a bag. I was sittin' in the waiting room, plugging my nose with a tissue, and that's... That's when I met him. Ouma Kokichi."

If he hadn't started to zone out, lost in his memories, he might've noticed how her hand twitched towards her pen--ultimately, she didn't pick it up, but her eyes shone with interest as the conversation shifted.

"He was havin' this panic attack or something, and so I started talkin' to him to help him calm down while we waited. And, well, I thought he was kinda cute, so... When we both got released at the same time too, it kinda felt like fate, you know? One thing led to another, and we decided to rent this crappy one-bedroom apartment together."

He sighed. "I dunno, things just got so intense so fast. Like don't get me wrong, I care about him a lot, like, a lot a lot. But... It's hard. I ended up dropping out of school so that I could work and pay for our apartment."

"What about him?" she asked, her first question finally breaking the flow of his monologue.

Kaito frowned. "He... He can't really go outside all that much. It stresses him out, so he stays inside unless he really has to leave. But he's doing some online school stuff, so..."

She hummed. "Sounds unfair. You have to do all the heavy lifting while he gets to complete his coursework at his leisure. Say, how many hours are you working?"

"Uhh..." He hadn't quite thought about it. "I have a few different part time jobs. They don't really like hiring high school aged teens full time. Labor laws and all that. But... it's probably more than 40 hours a week, if I had to guess."

She nodded. "So after the stress started to build up, you turned to escapism?"

The accuracy of her statement nerved him out. "... I guess you could put it like that. There was a used copy of that spin-off game, uh, Ultra Despair Girls. Never really played Danganronpa, but the back said something about destroying those weird bears, Monokumas or whatever, and... It was kinda appealing, for the action aspect." He scratched the back of his neck. "Didn't expect it to be so... relatable. Ended up bawling like a baby on my couch at four in the morning because of that first boss battle.

"So, uh, I decided to give the series a chance. Haven't seen a lot, just the games really. Watching other people play them is free, after all. Usually just listened while I worked--that was really the only time I could find for it." He couldn't watch it at home, after all; Kokichi hated anything to do with Danganronpa, and the thought of being told off for consuming it made Kaito's heart feel like it was going to rip itself in two.

"It was like... Even though I wasn't personally playing it, I could tell why it was so popular. It really does bring hope to people, makes 'em see that even they can make a difference. Got me thinking the same thing after a while."

He gave her a wry smile. "But I guess you've sorta guess that it didn't work out like I wanted it to." She didn't respond, but that was fine. "I thought if I worked hard enough, maybe I could help Kokichi. I tried to ease all his worries and take care of him so he could focus on getting better. But..."

He shook his head. "It just... never happened. Again, nothing I did was good enough. I just... I just wanna be able to help people, to be good enough for once in my life. So when I saw that you guys did these live action DR games, well... I just started thinking about how nice it would be if I was able to fix everything like one of those protags in the games. Befriend others, watch them grow in a positive way instead of staying stagnant... Sounded a whole lot better than the daily grind."

He let out a shallow laugh. "Horrible, isn't it? Running away from my responsibilities for such a selfish reason. It'll break my grandma's heart if I end up dying, after all. But..." He trailed off, biting back the truth that death sounded better than returning to his fatigued life just outside the room.

She once again hummed, and finally moved to pick up her pen. She clicked it, but didn't write anything when she brought it to the paper. "So, what you would want is to help others achieve their true potential? To make them feel like they can do anything? A cool, mentor type... Hm... I could definitely see a place for you."

Despite himself, when she wrote HERO on the paper, his heart swelled with genuine hope.

[kaitobromota]

post-game tenko design, for this au specifically!

appearances aren’t really relevant given the fics current format, i just wanted to draw my girl. she usually keeps her hair up, so it’s quite the pretty sight to see down

[ask-post-game-ouma-blog]

Asks are open!

I hope this is working..

If it is, go ahead and ask me anything! can't promise I'll answer with the truth, though~

[spontaneousglitterbees]

[AU Masterpost]

Little late this year, but joining the festivities: Ides of March is an awkward day to be SHSL supreme leader probably.

I am 95% certain its canon maki pulls on her hair as a nervous tick and we should draw it more. Also, don't worry about the parallels to Kokichi taking one for the team to keep blame off Maki for something again or the spread of Uncomprehending why someone would do something nice for you to their own detriment (but this time in lighthearted context) its a gag comic its fine

[dragonymango]

self-indulgent drv3 post-game vr au

where kaito, shuichi and maki live together and ouma is also there for some reason

does he officially live with them? no? yes? maybe? he is just there and everyone has to deal with that

[ryouverua]

DRV3 Reading List

Okay, this is the compiled list of all the drv3 fics I had recommended to me! * The fact that I’m collecting them all now doesn’t mean I’m not still open to new reccs - it’s just supposed to act as a starting point and I’m going to go to them first.

* I know there was some back and forth and a few private messages about certain fics/authors. This is going to be an entirely neutral list of everything sent in to me. I’ll take other considerations into account later.

** I’m categorizing them as best as I can with the info I got if anyone else wants to use this as a list for themselves. With that said, there may be pairings in the fics that aren’t in the pairing categories. In fact, I’m sure there are, especially for more canon-compliant ones - but I’m placing them by whether the pairing takes backseat to the plot or vice versa. If I’ve got any wrong (which I probably do since I haven’t read them yet), let me know and I’ll fix their placement.

Fix-its:

ITMLFY (I’d Trade My Life For Yours), 3PS (3 Point Shot), Alt. V  An Encore from my Crying Heart (in ch 3), To The Future Days, Back Route

Ch1-centric

Dear Melodies, When The Moon Turns Its Back

Ch5-centric:

Dude, Who the Fuck is Junko Enoshima, The Roles We (Are Meant To) Play, How to Stay Behind the Doors of Life, Star Crossed, Oh, Glory, Unbecoming, Background World

General canon-compliant AU:

Last Remaining Purpose, Rocket to Xibalba, If It’s Real To You

VR-verse:

orbital resonance, Standing in the Other’s Clothes, where ends meet, Invisible Future Stream, Numb, My Empire of Dirt, We Live, When I Close My Eyes, The World’s Still There, Glittering Darkness, endure this tragedy that we like to call a home

Talent-swap:

Oratorio, 「Grey Area」, Ultimate Shuffle

Pre-Game AU:

you are coming down with something (you cannot be contained by mortal confines), Wandering Stars

Traitor AU:

Engineering Destiny

Post-Game:

16x3, June

Crossover AU (no pairing):

Under the Moonlight, Debunking Kokichi Ouma, Of Liars and the Dead, The Luminary’s Shadow, Reversed Sun

Non-Despair AU (no/multi-pairing)

Getting Along Like a Killer Harmony, Skinsuits, Name of the Game, Confidants, But Never Friends, Another Man’s Trash, 15 Mo(u)rnings

Complete Setting AU:

both dream and reality, one and the same

Saimota:

And the Stars Sing Hallelujah, La Lune, La Terre, et un Peu du Soliel, Last Hundred, Trust in Me, Before You Start Your Day, Waste

Oumota:

Getting Along / From Beyond the Grave, Comparison Kills, Corvus Oculum Corvi Non Eruit, On The Other Side of the Press, this one’s the worst part, Help Unwanted But Sorely Needed, Saddle in Your Soul, Free Time, At the Very End

for myself - anything from Oumota weekend

Platonic relationship (brothers/otherwise): Purple, You’d lose your mind trying to understand mine

Oumasai:

Sending Post Cards from a Plane Crash, All My Secrets, Irreplaceable You, Ready Aim Fire, Meta

Angie-centric:

Send Them Off!

Himiko-centric:

From Broken To Repaired, Going Through The Motions

Kaito-centric:

Fifteen Stars, Infinity Times Infinity Times Infinity

Shuichi-centric:

Overwhelmed (sequel to June)

Kokichi-centric:

Reaching

Rantaro-centric:

The Truth We Pursue, Junkball

Ryoma-centric:

I’ll Come Right On The Other Side (also Ouma-centric)

Tsumugi-centric:

Eighteen Hundred and Ninety Six Pieces of Glass, Commitment

OC AU:

We’re a Two-For-One Special (Kurochi), Can you really call this a Hotel, there weren’t even Mints on the Pillows (Kurochi)

Author reccs: 

corgasbord, @idaate, fatiguedfern, @grayimperia, devicing, @rev-eeriee , elisye, wingless, dillaswrites, lenasaurous, @aroseandapen,  @tricky-leader / rychuu / @starlightwritesalie, @golden-redhead, @kirastrations, @evil-muffins, the_sez, @trans-shuichisaihara, grand_mephy, devicing

Blogs:

@thestarshiphope, @panta-and-liars, @hopes-peak-monsters, @tokilos (art), PIXIV artist

[ao3feed-danganronpa]

外の世界 [Post-Game AU]

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/30nFIpT

by Zafty

!!SAIOUMA!! This Au is much different then the real world, it contains fantasy places, the first chapter will be explaining what things look like and what people look like. Thank you!

Warning this story might contain swears, smut, abuse, etc

Summary: all of the DRV3 Cast wake up, confused why they are not dead。It turns out the killing game they thought they were forced to participate in was only a VR game. They get their memories back and find out what the real world is like.

Japanese translation:

このAuは現実の世界とは大きく異なり、ファンタジーの場所が含まれています。最初の章では、物事がどのように見えるか、人々がどのように見えるかを説明します。ありがとうございました！ このストーリーには、誓い、スマット、虐待などが含まれている可能性があることを警告します 概要：DRV3キャスト全員が目を覚まし、なぜ死んでいないのか混乱しました。彼らが参加を余儀なくされたと思っていた殺人ゲームは、VRゲームにすぎなかったことがわかりました。彼らは思い出を取り戻し、現実の世界がどのようなものかを知ります。

Words: 1296, Chapters: 2/2, Language: English

Fandoms: Dangan Ronpa - All Media Types

Rating: Not Rated

Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death, No Archive Warnings Apply, Rape/Non-Con, Underage

Categories: F/F, F/M, Gen, M/M, Multi, Other

Characters: Amami Rantaro, Akamatsu Kaede, Hoshi Ryoma, Tojo Kirumi, Yonaga Angie, Chabashira Tenko, Shinguji Korekiyo, Iruma Miu, Gokuhara Gonta, Oma Kokichi, Momota Kaito, Shirogane Tsumugi, K1-B0 (Dangan Ronpa), Saihara Shuichi, Yumeno Himiko, Harukawa Maki

Relationships: Oma Kokichi/Saihara Shuichi

Additional Tags: Oral Sex, Gay, Zine: Growth: a Danganronpa Post-Game Zine

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/30nFIpT

[spontaneousglitterbees]

[TAPP AU Masterpost]

Errant pieces of code on an old hard-drive are kinda the closest thing an AI entity has to baby pictures, right? How embarrassing...

Finally I get around to explaining some of K1B0's deal in this AU!

Alter Ego had some influence in digital space and showed K1B0 some of their (and by extension Chihiro's) favorite things about quasi/living, which in more literal terms sped up the development of his AI into something trained to have greater complexity and pattern recognition on a level closer to AE's own. They were delighted to finally have a friend in their same state of existence, someone they could relate to on a fundamental level the same way their human friends can relate to one another, a true companion in cyberspace.

Then, of course, Team Danganronpa started scraping for "the Ultimate Programmer's AI" to put in their killing simulation to fill out the roster and act as their eyes and ears into the program. They certainly did grab An AI, and one that needed heavy "repairs" in the transferring process. Plus some... creative liberties, about his powers and backstory (but he was always going to look like a nerd).

That still doesn't explain how K1B0 became Kiibo, though. Somehow, through the chaos, Kiibo developed what can only really be called a Soul; the imprint of which is still on one of the drives from the TAPP disaster. He might not be exactly the same, but it's the best chance they've got to bring their friend back among the living.

He does belong among the living now, doesn't he? What with all the friends he's made and experiences he's had, he's a full-fledged Human now, right?

And Human means you belong in the physical world. Most of the gang would agree.

One among them, however, just misses how things used to be....

[spontaneousglitterbees]

I waited for you... and you never showed up.

[TAPP AU Masterpost]

After all, what fun is a game you're forced to play?

There was always at least one kid leaning way too far back at their desk in high school, did you guys have that too?

Had this nightmare sequence stuck in my head for Quite Some Time Now, and I'm so glad to finally show you! I did have 'Snowy' on the Undertale soundtrack looping, because I love that ambiance that you get in like, the garden section of a hardware store after midnight; where you logically know this sprawling place has to be finite but you can't see its limits. The overhead lights were placed there by someone, whether they're long gone or, maybe, they can see you right now. Everything is unnaturally bright in this approximation of a familiar scene, it's too manicured, too clean, are the same few trees repeating? There's snow, but no clouds. Rustling leaves without wind. There's no outright threat but your skin crawls nonetheless with sheer anticipation.

Eerie.

There's also a few little things sprinkled in, like the press having a masking-tape label like a boxed specimen, or Miu as a pinned and labelled butterfly in the frame under it. "K. Ouma tergiversator" and "M. Iruma sterterous " sound kind of like scientific names, I guess. I was going to make a bunch of green butterflies, but kind of changed what they meant in my mind (it's up for interpretation) partway-through. I think I like it better this way.

That fuzzy text isn't vital it's a little back-and0forth between Shuichi and Kaito respectively: "Should we call someone?" and "Give him a minute, man, this isn't even the first time."

Also, the String of Fate is pink, not red, because their blood is pink. In the simulation, at least. Let's not find out if it still applies!

So this doesn't answer your question in its totality, but maybe there's a little more insight into that first half? "It's Complicated", but most of it on one-side. So much happened during TAPP that I'm not positive Shuichi actually remembers saying all that to Kokichi, and Kichi has not stopped thinking about it ever since. He wants to trust Shuichi, really, but... doesn't. Man will pursue the truth no matter who it hurts, and even if he won Kokichi doesn't quite forgive him for solving his 'unsolvable' murder. He gave up everything to orchestrate it, after all, the thought that he and Kaito both died and the game continued....

So still on a surname basis, but wanting to nickname him a little more than standard anyway. Half-and-half, almost. Trustworthy with a question mark.