#hes so sincere about it too. nanami coded?

[metanarrates]

CANNOT stop thinking about the deltarune-rgu parallels. what if you were a doll without a heart but everyone likes you better when you're not yourself so it's okay (it's not)

yesss themes of agency & existential systemic oppression via The Narrative!!!! I like how kris and ralsei (by extension most darkners but him most prominently) are two different facets of this forcible dehumanization. kris has their agency literally taken from them and is projected on by the player, but strongly resists this (though probably has self-worth and identity issues.) meanwhile ralsei is over there rosebriding it up, telling the player that it's fine to mistreat him, treating himself as a tool, and otherwise doing his very best to fulfill his role as a cute and friendly partner to assist us on our journey. something something utenas approach to being forcibly made into a princess vs anthys approach to being the rose bride. person who is being made into a Thing and does not really want to be one despite getting social approval for it versus somebody who has been a Thing for so long that they do not have a sense of identity outside of it

also Narrative Roles as a facet of oppression thats always so juicy. shakes rgu and deltarune together in a container

[satocidal]

what do you think jjk men will be like in a haunted house with you?

since its October now its fitting to talk about halloween :D

qn for u!! do you like horror movies?

i personally wanna like em but im so scared of em :/ esp the jumpscares i hate em but surprisingly i can watch a gory zombie movie without a single flinch its so weird but it only starts and stops at zombie movies. i cant watch any other types of gory movies <\3

Not me sending an ask just as I got this😭 but ok ok here we go<3

Gojo Satoru:

Pretends to be fazed, emphasis on “pretends” because when I say he exaggerates everything? I mean it.

I mean, he’s Satoru you know—obviously he isn’t getting ‘scared’ of anything but he doesn’t let that ruin the vibe for him.

He’s so very obnoxious too- complaining about the price of the tickets and making innuendos about you loudly—poking fun at the staff, all in all, punch worthy.

Inside the house? All the more. For the darkness only ever encourages satoru to cop a feel on you here and there—blaming it all on the ‘brokensms and shitty’ decoration

. He’s a menace through and through so when bored, mid way in the house he’s already on a mission to jump scare the jump-scares — and it works so well, you’re clutching yourself, coughing out broken laughs and he’s entertained too—a win-win situation.

Also starts giving “tips” to the staff onto how to make it successful.

If you ever let out a high pitched scream he’ll try to make you scream louder later, he’s stupid like that.

Geto Suguru:

…why him? Like don’t get me wrong per se but he finds it all so stupid? But to make you happy, suguru geto will comply.

Ps. Suguru is the kind to hook you free tickets just somehow, like he will, don’t question it.

ALWAYS THE GENTLEMAN!!! He will forever hold you close, how so ever less scary it may be and always leads the way and hold your hand. He’s coded that way, nothing can be changed.

Laughs when finally, just finally a jump scare goes past his reflexes and pops out on you guys, surprising him slightly. He will steal it.

Also I think suguru is the kind who is slightly dumb —not obviously but like, he doesn’t get some jumpscares—just doesn’t get it. So when you guys will be walking out, he’ll just go “OH,”

he sincerely doesn’t give two fucks about the haunted house but when you get out, he will ask you if you liked it or no and if you wanted to try that again.

Nanami Kento:

“If you wanted to be scared, I could just show you the amount of work I have pending,” i headcanon that it’s a task in itself to get him to go because ??? Just bake some pretty cookies for yourself Lmao.

Nanami Kento pays full price and through out the way he’s calculating the number of jumpscares that come your way and to see just how much he was charged.

Yeah, Nanami seems scarier than those stupid dressed up guys - especially when you’re trying your best to hold your laugh when a guy thinks Nanami was the jumpscare.

But but but, however mad, he doesn’t break the codes—holds you close, and anytime he feels something is about to happen, he shields you with his body.

And like imagine their is booby trap on the ground (have you guys been to those?) and you notice it before him and help him get away from it? Instant head pats. Bet my ass Nanami is the kind to always and always avoid haunted house from now on and makes you repay in same way *wink wink* afterwards

I was gonna add Sukuna and others too but ehehehe

[magioftheseas]

Komamami would be interesting, whether platonic or romantically

Anon I sure hope you meant Komaeda/Amami and not Komaeda/Nanami because I went ham on this.

It’s not platonic or romantic, but I did think it’d be fun to write Pregame AU for once.

Ao3 Link Here.

When it comes to survival, there are all kinds of stats and skills at play. Whether it be offense, defense, evasion, stealth, strategy, so on and so forth. This is why as he’s filling out the form, there’s a lot to think about.

“There are talents that act as bolsters for strength,” he muses. He taps the application paper before him. “But wouldn’t it be better if you had a talent for charisma? In that case, it’d be easier to gather up allies as well as pawns.”

Of course, there was one stat that so easily flipped things regardless of skill.

Luck.

In the second killing game, the one who defeated Ultimate Despair had been Ultimate Luck, later dubbed the appropriate Ultimate Hope. It set the stage for the rest of the franchise, and a good number of contestants salivated at the chance to be the next Ultimate Hope. That sort of wishful entitlement only grew with Danganronpa’s popularity. Even at his own school, Naegi Makoto had been a symbol to aspire towards.

While he did think Naegi Makoto was fine, he didn’t forget about the other Ultimate Luck.

Komaeda Nagito more accurately encompassed what others turned out as in their pursuits of Ultimate Hope. Desperate, simpering, frantic, helpless, hopeless—the kind of person the most and worst suited for destruction.

Someone who still couldn’t help but survive regardless of their efforts. A puppet on a string dragged from place to place, manipulated with ease even as it squirmed and struggled.

Someone like that represented others well, despite themselves.

He didn’t resent them. He didn’t have any ill feelings towards Komaeda Nagito. If anything, that brand of incessant survival was the main appeal. Among...other things.

--

“In the end, there’s no increase or decrease of hope as the show goes on,” he says. “It’s just a dreary cycle at this point and one we can’t escape but can’t imagine life without.”

“Geez,” Shirogane pouts at him. “When you put it that way, it sounds a little despairing!”

“It’s not despair,” he corrected. “More...complacency.”

“That’s even worse!”

“Komaeda Nagito was pretty complacent, wasn’t he?” he asks. “Despite framing his aspirations and efforts as intended to evoke hope, all he was doing was playing to the tune of the crumbling world around him. There were justifications to be made, of course. Can’t have hope without overcoming despair. Can’t know happiness without sorrow. Can’t know light without darkness. Regardless of the journey, as long as you reach your destination...”

“Aah, stop, stop!” Shirogane waved her hands frantically. “I don’t care! I really don’t!”

“Geez,” he mimicked her before. “I thought you were a Danganronpa superfan, Shirogane-san.”

“I am, I am,” she insisted. “But, you know, there’s just... That’s a way of thinking that I don’t care for.”

“Because it exposes the artifice?” he can only smile. “Honestly, I like that about Komaeda Nagito. Naegi Makoto is too...sincere for me.”

And for the rest of the world, for that matter. It’s Komaeda who is more realistic.

“You’re way too cynical for Danganronpa!” Shirogane exclaimed with an accusatory finger. “In that case, why even join?!”

“Ahahaha. Well, it is either this or nothing. Everything else is quite boring. I guess you can blame it on the fact that I’m aimless.” Tilting his head back, rubbing his nape, he couldn’t help but smile blankly at the dreary ceiling. Even with Shirogane’s bright personality, there was no undercutting this monotony. It was no wonder anyone would fixate on Danganronpa, especially those more anxious. Like Shirogane. “I guess for me, it’s about...the experience. The adventure, you know?”

Shirogane harrumphed, unimpressed.

“Then, you better not die first.”

She’s not looking at him anymore, but the tightening in her face suggests that she’s quite upset. So upset that he almost wants to reassure her, but he doesn’t even try to reach for her. It’s like he can’t even muster up the energy.

Yeah, he thinks blandly, unimpressed with himself. I need the experience.

--

In the waiting period, he does slip on the VR. He slips it on his head, lays back, flicks the switch, and opens his eyes.

It’s an eternal summer sun above, with Komaeda Nagito peering down at him.

“Hey—can you hear me? Are you alright?”

It should be meaningless. Just a video game character reciting the same lines of text. No variation, no matter how many times the game gets rebooted. Everything—including this person was just lines of code locked in a purgatory of repetition, all at the mercy of mere clicks of the button.

He clicks through, and eventually, Komaeda Nagito reaches out. Offers his hand. It’s not to him, not really. Even in this position, he’s all too aware that he’s just playing another mindless character. One that grips Komaeda Nagito’s hand uncomfortably tight and pulls himself up. One that just—like everyone else in this world—just wants to feel special and important.

It’s pitiful, really, but when Komaeda Nagito gives a sweet, reassuring, calming smile...

He feels something.

--

“Have you submitted your application?”

He doesn’t know why Shirogane would inquire this beyond boredom. He offers her a wry smile, and it just causes her face to scrunch up. Her brow furrows for good measure.

“I’m asking because I’m curious,” she said. “I need to know what I’m potentially working with! Not that I’m going to give you special treatment even with our history.”

“I don’t expect you to,” he laughed without amusement. “We never did get along. We’re not really friends.”

“Because your attitude is unpleasant,” she said; as if that were a defense. As if this strained relationship needed any kind of justification. He found himself wishing that Shirogane would just take things in stride sometimes. But, Shirogane has more to press, “Can you tell me what you put down?”

“Amami Rantarou,” was his reply. “How does that sound?”

Her face just sours more.

“I was thinking Ultimate Adventurer, maybe?” he goes on. “Just because—I do care more about the journey than the ending. I was thinking about Ultimate Luck, yes, but I have no delusions of grandeur, so...”

“I’ll say,” Shirogane muttered. “If I had it my way, you’d die first. The way Komaeda Nagito meant to. I think it’d suit you!”

He shrugged, but was there any point in denying it?

Still—what was up with Shirogane’s expression?

“You wouldn’t even be a good sacrifice,” she’s mumbling now, barely audible. “You’re just...too miserable, cynical, and untrusting.”

All he had to offer was yet another (worthless, hopeless, but calm and easy) smile.