#hina and sakura probably take care of them the most. they definitely consider them their moms

[le-agent-egg]

feel like drawing the togiri spawn again

[forbidding-souda]

How about Aoi, Leon, Yasu, Nagito, Soda, Chiaki and Ibuki overcare their s/o who's sick? Like, giving to s/o all blankets in house, buying 10 packs of every medicine, checking them every 15 mins, waking up at night to check them, and so on. I think s/o will be confused with such an attention to minor illnes and unsure if their love is okay but still grateful. Probably s/o will just force them to calm down and get a full night of sleep bc hey, they slept 5 hours last night awakening every 40 mins

Asahina, Leon, Hagakure, Komaeda, Souda, Chiaki and Ibuki taking care of a sick S/O

I would die for this ngl ! All the anons requesting people have such good taste in characters yes thank you.

-Mod Souda

Aoi Asahina

Aoi would make soup like once an hour just to make sure you’re not hungry.

Her mind is going to be occupied with thoughts about whether you are too hot or too cold.

“Do you need a blanket?”

“Aoi, I already have four.”

She is usually concerned about a lot of things, so you being sick makes things worse.

The front door is not going to be touched until you feel better.

She will insist on you staying in bed, too. You are not allowed anywhere else!

Her hands will stroke your head, running through your hair, and it will be the most relaxing thing in the world.

Sakura will even come by to leave you protein shakes, just in case you get tired of soup.

She’s mad she won’t be able to get any kisses while you’re sick.

But she will sleep by your side still, though on top of the blankets.

Literally doesn’t care if she gets sick.

If she catches your illness, she’s been caught slipping, but that doesn’t mean she won’t cuddle with you at night.

She’ll wake up though, suddenly, and make sure you haven’t gotten worse in the two hours she was asleep.

“Oh my god, Hina, go to sleep I am fine.”

Leon Kuwata

Panics at first.

He’s never really had a partner for as long as he has had you, so he is inexperienced when it comes to having one get sick.

Should he still kiss you? Can he hold your hand?

You end up having to ease him by stroking his face, cooing to him that you’ll be fine.

He allows you to walk around the house, but if you even try to do any house work - like the dishes - he’ll just lead you back to bed and do them himself.

“Maybe I should get sick more often.”

He misses his head rubs, though, but he won’t put you to work of any sort.

You should totally be relaxing right now! As hard work will make it even worse!

He’ll sleep on the couch, set alarms to go check on you. 

In the middle of the night he will peak in to make sure you’re not dead, and then go back to sleep.

Cancels on baseball practices, too, not like he even went to them in the first place.

You being sick is the only time you’ll get him to do housework, too.

Hagakure Yasuhiro

Very helpful boyfriend, yes yes.

He is a big listener, and he’s good at following commands.

So you tell him a grocery list, warm foods you’ll eat and the type of medicine to get, because lord if he knows.

He’ll come back with that and more, much more.

“Why did you buy five pillows.”

“Because four wasn’t enough.”

He will n e v e r leave your bed side. 

Not a second goes by you are not alone, he’ll even wait for you outside of the bathroom.

He’ll give you massages too, whenever you feel ache-y. 

That’s the best part ^.

He’s very disappointed that you won’t let him sleep next to you in bed, scared that he’ll catch whatever you have.

He responds by giving you kisses all over your face. “There, see, now I have it.”

“Oh my god.”

Nagito Komaeda

Would 100% kidnap Mikan.

Or somehow his luck would lead to her over at your house.

“Wow, Mikan, how lucky am I to have you over here?”

She’s like ??? 

But she tells Komaeda that it’s something minor, and to not worry about you.

You could have told him that.

He doesn’t listen.

Even though he brought her in the first place.

He can’t really cook, but he tries. And it’s decent, considering it’s all just healthy foods.

Your medication is definitely going into those monday tuesday wednesday things.

The usual cuddling and head rubs doesn’t stop.

It’s not like he fears anything other than you not being safe.

Really won’t sleep either.

He’ll just stay up, sitting in bed and watching you.

“Nagito, that is so weird, go to sleep.”

“But what if something happens?”

“Sleep!!”

Kazuichi Souda

Knows how to take care of somebody.

Is very soft, and caring, which is uncharacteristic.

Strokes your head every time he gives you medicine, or whenever he feeds you.

Which, you can definitely feed yourself, but he persists.

Makes you an air purifying to help you breathe and clean the air.

Also brings in a lot of fans to keep you at room temperature when you’re warm.

Honestly, he just wanted to put you in a bubble with him until you are better.

If you are too hot, he’ll run a cold bath for you to help you calm down.

“You’re not staying with me while I bathe.”

“That sucks that you think that way.”

Stands outside of the door, listening in to make sure you won’t die.

Sleeps on the floor next to your bed, and instantly checks up on you when he wakes up.

Chiaki Nanami

Puts you in a blanket caterpillar.

Makes sure you are comfortable!! That’s her main thing.

Cooking you food reminds her to eat, too, and she’ll make two of everything so you don’t have to eat alone.

Set up a chair by your bed to sit on.

Her staying up to make sure you are okay makes her more sleepy.

She’s fall asleep on your stomach a lot.

You have to ask her to game too, but she’s scared it’ll give you a headache or stress you out.

But you both sit in bed and play together.

It doesn’t stress you out like she thought, it made you feel a lot better.

She always lifts up your mood, everything she does is so cute.

In the morning, she’ll have you sit up so she could use her nails to scratch your back, kissing your shoulder blades in the process. 

She knows you’ll get better, so she isn’t too concerned, but she worries about you being uncomfortable.

Ibuki Mioda

Is the most concerned.

Gives you every blanket in the house, trying to make sure that you are alright.

She sings you to sleep every night, but she doesn’t take song requests.

Sometimes she gets way too into it and just keeps you up.

And when you’re too cold, she’ll put on a cold bath and bathe with you, cleaning you to make sure you are taking care of yourself.

In the morning, when you wake up, she’ll brush your hair.

Constantly reminds you to take medicine, even like ten minutes after she just gave you some.

Big on having you take medicine, because she thinks it’s the cure to everything.

“If you take your medicine, it’ll go away!”

“I mean, yeah, I guess.”

She also doesn’t want you to drink anything other than water.

Tea is obviously the only exception, and she likes making it for you.

She is always asking you what you need, and she listens to whatever you say, because all she wants is for you to be comfortable.

Now that you’re in one place, you two can watch movies together.

And you also are forced to lay there and listen to her ramble about something whenever she gets off topic.

[dracothedeatheatingcupcake-ao3]

Danganronpa IshiMondo Hogwarts AU idea

Hi all! So, the other night I was lying in bed, thinking about IshiMondo (as one does), when I got this random idea. It just kind of was a random musing at first, but the more I thought of it, the more invested I got. What was this idea, you ask? Well, those of you who read the title of this post will already know. 

IshiMondo at Hogwarts. And... that’s about it, ha. 

The idea quickly went from a “ha, cool idea” to an “I must have this.” And I would like to say that-- while I know Harry Potter has its flaws (and J.K. Rowling can bite me)-- I still adore the series, while also acknowledging the flaws and downfalls. 

I did write a one shot fic of IshiMondo at Hogwarts, but this post isn’t about that. This is just about my headcanons of what house each student would be in, their blood purity, their prefect status, as well as how it would work having the Danganronpa characters be in Hogwarts. If you feel excited about the fic, don’t worry, it is completed with 25k words. I wrote frantically the last day and a half to complete it, ha. I had no plot in mind when I started, just wanted a IshiMondo Hogwarts story, but I got a pretty solid plot idea after writing for a little bit, so I hope y’all like it. 

I don’t know when I’ll be posting it, just because I have a bit of a backlog of fics to post, oof. Probably sometime next week, after some more editing. 

Anyway, if you are interested in the Hogwarts AU idea, feel free to read on to the rest of the post. It’s a little rambling, so apologies about that. But I’m just super psyched on this idea, ha. And I always focus on useless details when I think about thing, oof. 

(I will add a read more here, just to not have an insanely long post clog your dash if y’all don’t care, ha.)

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Anyway. The first thing I thought about was which house each student would be in. And this... was surprisingly easy, really. Some of the characters I was a bit stuck on, but was still able to put them in a house and feel good with it, even if for some I’m like “ehhh, they asked the hat to be in that house, lol”. 

One small issue I found for fitting the Danganronpa characters into Hogwarts was the fact that the 88th class only had 16 students, which would be ridiculously small for a Hogwarts year. I explain this one away by saying the war just made their year smaller, since I wouldn’t want to add any students to their year, really. If you go by their canon birth years, 1993 (other than Hiro, ha, though in this AU he’s the same age as the rest), they’d have been about 4 or 5 during the war in 1998, so it would make some sense for their year to be smaller. Also... if you’re wondering why 16 Japanese students ended up in a British school... shhhh. That’s the biggest hand wave in all Hogwarts crossover AU’s. 

Anyway, here’s the houses I put them in. I wanted 4 per house, since there are an even 16 students in Danganronpa, so 4 per house makes sense. I also initially wanted to have 2 girls and 2 boys, when possible, but it didn’t work out for most of the houses. Ah well. 

The students houses, as well as “blood purity” and prefect status, since my fic takes place in fifth year:

Hufflepuff: 

Makoto (half-blood) 

Taka (pureblood) (prefect, duh) 

Sayaka (half-blood)

Hifumi (half-blood, muggle mother) 

~XoxoxoxoxoxoX~

Gryffindor:

Mondo (muggle born)  (prefect)

Sakura (half-blood) 

Leon (half-blood) 

Hina (half-blood) 

~XoxoxoxoxoxoX~ 

Slytherin:

Junko (pureblood)

Mukuro (pureblood)

Byakuya (half-blood- pureblood father, half-blood mother) 

Celeste (half blood- pureblood mother, half-blood father) (prefect)

~XoxoxoxoxoxoX~ 

Ravenclaw:

Kyoko (half-blood) (prefect)

Hiro (muggle born) 

Toko (half-blood)

Chihiro (muggle born) 

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Houses defense:  

I honestly feel that these houses are pretty representative of the characters, for the most part. But here is some evidence, which yes, I did put thought into, ha. Please go with the assumption for the houses that the hat also takes into account what qualities the students personally value, even a bit more than what qualities they may or may not possess. This is just how I personally view the hat working in HP, because otherwise... well, it doesn’t make much sense, since everyone has at least some quality of each house. 

Taka, I firmly believe, is absolutely a Hufflepuff, duh. Not only does he value hard work above literally all else, but he is fiercely loyal and does his best to be kind, even if he doesn’t always succeed. More than that, while he is intelligent, he absolutely does not value intelligence, since he hates geniuses, which eliminates Ravenclaw. He is ambitious, but he is the legit opposite of cunning or sly, ha, so Slytherin is out. And while he is brave, he is not at all reckless, nor do I think he values bravery much, so no to Gryffindor. Thus, Hufflepuff through and through. 

I also feel confident with Mondo’s placement. He’s totally a Gryffindor, oof. He’s so hotheaded and reckless in canon, always running headfirst into things without thinking it through first. And with his thing against being weak, he tends to make up for it by being recklessly brave, not to mention how he’d have to at least fake bravery with his position as a biker gang leader. He doesn’t really fit in the other houses either, since he’s not super ambitious, he doesn’t really value intelligence (I like to imagine that he is intelligent, but he wouldn’t value it, which I personally view as being important in Hogwarts houses), and while he is loyal, he doesn’t value hard work or kindness, really. Thus, Gryffindor. 

I think I got Slytherin house pretty spot on, ha. Junko is totally a Slytherin, given how she... literally created an entire killing game and deceived her entire class. If that’s not ambitious and cunning, I don’t know what is... I don’t know much about Mukuro, but I imagine she’d want to be with her sister if nothing else. Byakuya and Celeste are total Slytherins, given their ambition and drive for success. 

Ravenclaw I was a bit confident about too, other than Hiro. But Kyoko definitely has big Ravenclaw vibes, with her inquisitive and sleuthing nature. She seems to be one to value intelligence, too. Chihiro is an intelligent character, who also values intelligence, so that also fits. Same with Toko, though I suppose she could possibly go with Slytherin... but I don’t view her as very ambitious, honestly, when you take away Genocide Jack/Jill, which I usually try to do (people with DID are not serial killers, thank you very much). Now, Hiro... this was one I was a bit stuck on. I contemplated putting him in Hufflepuff, since he has the whole, you know... stoner vibe, ha. But I think Ravenclaw does fit him. While he doesn’t have good grades and isn’t portrayed as being very intelligent, he is a talented clairvoyant in canon, and if he were in a world with divination, I firmly believe he’d be an excellent divination expert, which is a form of intelligence. He also has big Trelawney vibes, who is a Ravenclaw, ha. 

The rest of Gryffindor I wasn’t super sold on, but I feel they fit. Sakura is certainly brave, even if she’s not super reckless. I think, though, that she’d want to be in Gryffindor and would ask the hat to put her there. Since she doesn’t have any strong ties to any other house (she is ambitious and loyal, but she’s not either thing above everything else), I think the hat would respect her wish. Leon I honestly wasn’t sure on, since I don’t know too much about him as a character, but I wanted him and Mondo in the same house, so... yeah. Plus, he has the whole rebel vibe, ha. Hina I almost had in Hufflepuff, but that would have messed up the 4 per house thing, so I changed her to Gryffindor. I do think it fits, though I don’t know too much about Hina, since I never finished playing the game and don’t know her later game character much. Early on, she seems to be one to be willing to fight for what she believes in, though, so Gryffindor would prolly fit. 

Hufflepuff was also a bit of a struggle for me, but I think Makoto definitely fits. He’s very friendly and kind, as well as loyal, so I think Hufflepuff fits him well. Now, Sayaka and Hifumi... eh, I felt it fits a little, since neither really strikes me as having many qualities of the other houses, but I was not super sold on either. Sayaka is ambitious and can be cunning, but she just... doesn’t really strike me as a Slytherin, and I also don’t think she’d want to be placed there. Hufflepuff is more of a cutesy house (I say as a proud Hufflepuff, so don’t @ me), so I do think she’d like the house more. And with not having many qualities of the other houses other than Slytherin, I think the hat would also respect her wishes. Now, Hifumi... I had considered him for Ravenclaw (switching him and Hiro), but I just didn’t think that fit all too well. He doesn’t really have qualities of any of the houses, in my opinion, which then instantly would put him in Hufflepuff, since Hufflepuff is more than willing to take any student. Which I personally view as a good thing, ha, so please don’t think I’m putting down Hufflepuff. 

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Blood purity: 

Now, the whole blood purity thing I didn’t put too much thought into other than who I think would be bigger with ‘muggle’ things than others, like Chihiro. Hiro I had be muggle born just ‘cause, though, ha. Most I had as half-blood, just because it seemed a good middle of the road thing. Junko and Mukuro are pureblood since Junko seems like she’d be a snob about it, while Byakuya and Celeste just have a single pureblood parent mostly because of a throw-away line in the fic I wrote, ha. I didn’t feel it mattered too much with all of the rest of the class other than Taka and Mondo, though, since blood-purity is kind of a meh thing. 

However, with Mondo and Taka, I did put some thought into their blood purity.

Taka I had as a pureblood since I think it makes sense, given his cluelessness with popular culture in canon. This can translate well to him just not knowing muggle things. Also, I thought that having his grandfather be a Death Eater would also work out, as that would give him a very good reason to dislike the man and also gives him a big reason why he doesn’t want to be like him. It makes more sense than his grandfather being Minister of Magic and having a scandal, since during the time Taka was a child in this AU, Fudge was Minister of Magic, and then the other dudes whose names I forgot. 

Mondo, though, I think would work best as a muggle born, especially considering his brother’s biker gang. I like to imagine that Daiya still has the gang in this AU and that Mondo would be at least an honorary member, so having Daiya be muggle worked out well. Plus, it would add to the IshiMondo dynamic, giving Mondo the ability to teach Taka about the muggle world, kind of like I have him teach Taka about popular culture and all that in my other IshiMondo fics.

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Prefect defense: 

Before going into the individual characters, I wanted to mention that I chose to have only one prefect per house mostly due to how few students are in the year. If there was one boy and one girl per house like in canon Harry Potter, that would be half the year as a prefect, which... makes no sense, ha. I was originally gonna have that before realizing that it made no sense. So, one per house in their year. That’s still a lot proportionally, but imagine the anger if one house had a prefect but another didn’t, so... yeah. While I like the idea that all of the class gets along well, there would still be some inter-house rivalry to consider. 

Anyway... I’m sure most people who saw my list and saw that I made Mondo a prefect would be like “... wait, what?” and think I just had that as an IshiMondo thing. And while, yes, that is part of it, it’s not all of it. Given his position as Biker Gang Leader in canon, I do think that he would do well with responsibility, even despite his disinclination for rules and his quick temper, and all that. And considering that someone like James Potter was somehow made Head Boy, I know that the character being a perfect rule follower isn’t necessarily what gets them the badges. While Sakura would probably make a good prefect, I don’t think she’d want to be one, which is another thing to take into consideration. 

I don’t think I have to explain why Taka is a prefect, ha. 

Now, as for Kyoko and Celeste... with Kyoko, I felt she was the only one of the Ravenclaws I have that would actually be decent as a prefect. I mean... Toko and Chi are too timid, while Hiro is, well... Hiro. And as for Celeste... I actually originally had Byakuya as the Slytherin prefect, given how he’s definitely one who’d want the prestige of the title, but then I realized that there would be 3 boy prefects and only one girl. I think, given how each year in HP had one girl and one boy per house, that there would be an even girl/boy ratio with the prefects, even with the limited number of prefects in their year. Plus, Celeste seems like she’d do as good (or bad, ha) of a job as Byakuya. 

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And that’s about the extent of my musing on this all, ha. Honestly, I like the idea, and while I’m sure there are other Hogwarts/Danganronpa crossovers, I don’t think there are any IshiMondo ones. On AO3, at least. I know I didn’t have to sort all of the characters and put this much thought into it, since the fic I wrote was primarily focused on IshiMondo, but honestly? I do like the idea. And maybe, if other people like the idea too, I can write other Danganronpa/Hogwarts crossover fics, though I think it would mostly focus on IshiMondo, since I like Taka and Mondo best. 

For those who stuck around this long, I’ll go briefly over the fic I wrote, if y’all are curious. Like I said, my main desire when writing was that I just wanted an IshiMondo Hogwarts story and that was my primary motivation. I set the story in fifth year, since I wanted to talk about Taka being a recent prefect. As writing, though, I had the idea of making Taka struggle to produce a patronus, given his canon problem with letting himself loosen up. Also, I always headcanon Taka as having had a pretty bleak childhood, which primarily comes from the fact that the creators said when they were coming up with his backstory, they had to stop since it got dark quick, oof. Going along with this, I then figured it would be cute to have Mondo help Taka with it, which brings the two closer. I didn’t want them to be friends or “brothers,” though, so it was kind of a mini “enemies to lovers” thing. 

I didn’t want them to be totally at odds, though, so I also came up with a reason for them to go from enemies to kind of uneasy acquaintances before the fic took place. The reason I gave was that, in the end of their fourth year a few months before the fic started, they had faced a boggart in their defense against the dark arts class and Taka’s was his death eater grandfather, who told him he would never be good and that he was nothing more than a death eater like him, which made Taka cry. Mondo was like... oh shoot... and helped him out, saying that he was actually good, duh. Taka was freaked out by this, since he was like... wait, aren’t we enemies??? And also, you’re a trouble maker, why do I like you??? So he suppressed everything to prevent his fragile world view from crumbling. But Mondo was like... dude... I think I like Taka now, and maybe always did, wtf... which lead to Mondo cleaning up his act over the summer break, and then helping with the patronus in their fifth year. 

Anyway! That was a bad explanation of the fic, but I really like it and I hope y’all do too, when I post it, ha. I mostly just need more Hogwarts IshiMondo in my life, tbh. 

Sorry for the insanely long and rambling post! Hope someone got something out of it, ha. See y’all later! 

[ultimaterealmofchaos]

what are your honest thought about your muse’s canon? [all your dr canons :3 ]

the source!! (accepting!!)

all of my dr canons???? holy shit here we go

starting with our favorite ultimate musician ibuki: first off???? we all know how i feel about ibuki. she’s my absolute favorite sdr2 character, and i’m about 99.9% sure she’s my favorite danganronpa character overall. but of course, i have a few criticisms. not about her specifically, i don’t think, i think she’s fine, but like... how the game handled her??? okay so i’ve seen a lot of criticism online about her (and this is probably my own fault for going to the danganronpa subreddit), saying that she’s annoying, she adds nothing to the story, there’s no reason for her existence, etc. and honestly that isn’t a problem that’s specific to ibuki. it’s made pretty clear if you really look at it that she only exists to end up dead, which i think is a real problem with the writing of the series overall. and since all my muses end up dead in some form here, that’s a common criticism that i’m going to point out right here right now and never again in this post. but ibuki herself suffers from that she’s incredibly surface-level with only a deeper side underneath if you choose to pursue it. and like. obviously i’m not asking for her to be the deepest character in the lore, that’s not what she is, and obviously she’s... not written to be the smartest character at all, but i wish they had done her a little differently, and not hidden all her insightfulness in free time events. because. she’s smart. she doesn’t see herself as smart, but she is. and i wish they’d shown that more. and honestly??? you are telling me that she is the ultimate musician, yet nobody in her class likes her music?! that many people in there and not a single soul actually likes it??? chunsoft you’re fuckin’ playing with me here and i don’t like it. come on. make up your damn minds. ffs.

also why’d she have to die that’s some bullshit. she was cool af and i’m still salt about it. 

this is going to get long and ridiculous bc i have so many of them so i’m hiding the rest under a cut.

next up is sakura!!! i actually think sakura was done quite well, honestly. granted, it was the first game, so i don’t think any of us saw the twist with her coming, but it was done really well! and her eventual death definitely suited her character. i never thought she’d be one to kill anyone, and i was glad that i was proven right, even though i was really upset with her death (just like i was with just about every other one lmao). from a meta standpoint, i really like how they took the tough-girl-who-even-looks-”manly” thing and sorta turned it on its head a bit (like, i’m not going to lie, i legit thought she was a guy at first who just happened to be wearing a girl’s school uniform and i think just about everyone does). her relationship with hina that built over the course of the game was something that was needed for her, imo, as it helps us as players sort of humanize her a bit and not just see her as this massive devastating block of muscle. i like how they managed to portray that even if she’s stoic as fuck on the outside, she really cares about everyone in her class, and that’s just shown by her death itself. they even managed to convey a sort of degree of softness with her, as shown by her relationship with hina and how hina was just about the only one that wasn’t initially scared shitless of her. idk man dr1 really did its characterization really well for danganronpa and they never really got that right again, did they? it’s a shame, really.

next up is our favorite bitch. junko enoshima. dear. god. i love her so much, and i love to hate her so much. the way she acts, the way she uses mukuro for her own gain, the way she switches personalities on the drop of a hat, the way she pretty much thought all this shit up on her own (with mukuro as well i’m assuming but let’s be real here it was honestly all her)... she’s a fucking unapologetic bastard and we love her for it. honestly i always look forward to playing a danganronpa game i haven’t already played because i’m dying to see how they’re shoehorning her in. because. it’s not dr without her. i’m sorry. it’s just not. sometimes villains are villains just because. they don’t have to have a deep backstory as to why they’re the way they are, and junko is a wonderful example of that. i love her. i’m biased. i love her sm.

next is miu. oh, dear, sweet miu. she’s the fanservicey character who makes things sometimes. that’s it. there’s one of these in every game. and you know what? having a fanservicey character is fine. to me, anyway. you do you, guys. but honestly i find miu kind of insulting in a way. no, not because she’s vulgar as fuck; guys, i am vulgar as fuck, especially after having a couple drinks, okay, i can sympathize in a way with her. no, what i’m insulted by is that they had the audacity to make her the ultimate inventor, and then fuckin’ reduce her to swearing, sex jokes, and vulgarity. like. inventors are smart as fuck. ya kinda need to be in order to invent things, right? especially doing it as consistently as she does. i mean, fuck, she provided whole things for the plot, for fuck’s sake. and they still reduce her to a dumb blonde who’s obsessed with kiibo and sexual innuendos. come on. do better. let’s go. she can still keep her vulgar tendencies, just.... god, i don’t even know how to fix her, but i hate her characterization even though overall i still like her quite a lot. learn to write women, you fucks; how did you get it more right in dr1 than in v3. and we’re not gonna even talk about the canonical ending because i see that differently than most people and it has nothing to do with what i’m talking about, which is what we see in 95% of the game. 

next: our favorite bug boy gonta. it should be no secret that i love gonta. i love him. so much. the only character that is second to my love for gonta is korekiyo. i love korekiyo so much too. but this isn’t about him. it’s about gonta. again, we are bending the trope of big-character-is-terrifying and i really appreciate that in gonta’s case. like with sakura. ahaha. what can i say, i’m really weak for that sort of thing, i guess. but he suffers from the same shallowness that miu and even ibuki does. they tried to give him some more depth, but i don’t think it really worked. and like. come on. a guy who was raised by wolves for years and doesn’t really know how to interact with people now being in a killing game with a bunch of them???? shit, there’s so much you can do with that!! but no. we didn’t go there. much like we didn’t go there for everyone who wasn’t shuichi, kaito, maki, or kokichi. (ok shuichi gets a pass but you know.) idk man it’s probably because i didn’t do everyone’s free time events because there’s literally no way to do so, but i’m kind of salty about how v3 just treated its characters. all of them have potential. it just wasn’t reached. at all. unless it was the main four. they all deserve better. 

lastly, we have mikan. and boy. do i have a lot to say about mikan. so, going into this, i want to say that i am an abuse victim. there, it’s out in the open. so, knowing that... some stuff about her makes sense. especially when you consider that she, too, is an abuse victim. and others. just. do not. she deserved better. she deserved so much better. and what made me the most incensed about this is her goddamn anniversary outfit. they only saw and used mikan as fanservice. why would you use an abuse victim as fucking fanservice i’m gonna fuckin’ riot. like. she’s traumatized as fuck. her despair disease shit makes a lot of sense, don’t get me wrong. it’s suitable for her that things happened the way they did with that. but for fuck’s sake. “oh haha look at that mikan fell again, face down ass up that’s the way she likes to--” stop. she deserves better. i’m mad about it. it’s not funny. stop doing mikan so fuckin’ dirty, you assholes. i’m taking her and i’m making her better. so fuck you.

anyway that’s it :3 i’m sorry this turned out to be so long aslkdjfal. i hope i answered the question sufficiently enough :333

[365daysofsasuhina]

[ 365 Days of SasuHina || Day Eighty-One: Take a Chance ] [ Uchiha Sasuke, Hyūga Hinata, Haruno Sakura ] [ SasuHina, SakuIno ] [ Verse: Best Years of Your Life ] [ AO3 Link ]

This has got to be the strangest thing she’s ever agreed to do in her life.

Hinata Hyūga is not a woman who takes risks. She went to a safe school, got a safe degree, and is working a safe job. Lives in a safe apartment building in a safe part of town. She’s...well, she’s content.

But she made the mistake of mentioning it feels like something is missing to her best friend last week.

“Boyfriend,” Sakura immediately offered, reclined and not looking up from filing her nails.

Lips quickly pursed in a pout. “Not everything is solved by being in a relationship.”

“What else could be missing, Hina? You’ve got a good job, a good place, good friends -”

There’s an eyeroll at that which the rosette ignores.

“- and the only thing you don’t have based on all those cliches is a boyfriend. Or girlfriend.” A hand pats her own chest. “No judgment here.”

“Says the girl with a girlfriend.”

“Exactly.”

Sitting cross-legged atop her bed, Hinata considered that. She never goes out much...so there hasn’t exactly been a chance to meet anyone. And she’s terrified of dating apps. Meeting strangers based on whims and ‘matches’? Thanks, but no thanks. She’s not looking to get murdered.

“You know, the place Ino works does this cute thing once a month where they match up couples randomly. You should do it!”

“...what?”

“You draw a number from a bowl that’s a certain color for your gender - male, female, nonbinary, yadda yadda - and then you also take tags based on what you prefer. So then you go around looking for your right-colored number, and you sit, and you have an impromptu date in the restaurant!”

Dark brows furrowed disbelievingly. “...that sounds...a-awkward.”

“It can be, but it’s a safe environment, and you can can nope out at any time. That’s where Ino met that artist she dated for a while.”

“Until she met you.”

“Yeah, well...you can’t win ‘em all.” Sakura gave a grin.

“...I dunno, it just sounds...strange. What if someone gets your number but isn’t the right c-color?”

“You go redraw until you get one you want! I dunno how they make it work, but it hardly ever hiccups. Ino’d know more about it than me, but...just thought I’d throw that out there.”

“I’ll...think about it.”

And she did. In fact, Hinata agonized over it. It sounded sort of fun, and pretty safe. But questions, doubts, and fears still nagged at her, even up to the moment she walks to the door. A crowd of people already mill inside, and several debate outside. Giving them all a glance, she takes a deep breath...holds it...and then exhales.

Just try it. Sakura said they make it very easy to leave, so...just do it. Take a chance for once in your life, Hinata!

Pulling on the door, she yanks it open and makes her way in. At the front are the bowls Sakura mentioned.

A perky girl in brown buns gestures. “Hi there! First time?”

“Um...y-yes.”

“Well, just take one of these slips based on your gender,” she offers, pointing. “And then these slips here -” another point “- say what you’re looking for! Anyone already here will have their number on the edge of their table, so feel free to see if your match is there yet. If not, you can have a seat at any open table, and become the one who waits!”

Huh...well, seems simple enough. Taking a pink slip, Hinata then shyly takes a blank one of every color, cheeks pink before scurrying into the actual belly of the place.

Her number is twenty-seven. Huh...her birthday. Maybe that’ll be lucky?

Peeking around, she doesn’t find any other twenty-sevens, and eventually makes her way to a corner table. Carefully she arranges the slips at the edge, pinning them under both the salt and pepper shakers to keep them from being blown or knocked off.

For a while she just...sits. Then she starts checking texts. Eventually, she’s knee-deep reading some fanfiction when someone clears their throat nearby.

She almost drops her mobile in surprise. “...o-oh!”

They look to her with a perked brow. “...been sitting here long?”

“Oh, uh...a-a little while.” A nervous hand tucks hair behind her ear, a habit. “Are you…?”

They flash their slip: blue, with the same number as her own.

“I, uh...are you looking for a - a pink?”

“Yup. Mind if I sit?”

“S...sure!” Hinata bustles to put the slips aside now that she’s been matched, cheeks pink. “I’m Hinata - Hinata Hyūga.”

“Sasuke Uchiha.”

Awkward silence.

Hands clasped between her knees, Hinata rocks for a moment before offering, “Um...should I...tell you some things about me…?”

“Sure. You go, then I’ll go.”

“Okay...I’m twenty-four.”

“Twenty-five.”

“I work in a bakery - I got a culinary degree here in the city!”

“Business and finance - work for my father in his tech company.”

“Um...my...favorite color is purple…?”

That earns a small smile. “Blue.”

“I like sweets.”

“Not a fan.”

“Aw...hm...I like cats.”

“Same. Dogs are too...messy.”

“A friend of mine has one...he’s okay, but...yes, I agree: messy.” She draws in her lips, thinking. “...I...have a younger sister.”

“Older brother.”

“I l-like to dry and press flowers as a hobby.”

“I like hiking, mostly locally.”

“Ooh, that sounds fun!”

“I could take you, if you want.”

That...makes her pause. Go out with someone she barely knows? Possibly into the woods? What if he’s a crazy serial killer that buries all his victims out -?

“Or...maybe not.”

Realizing she’s gone quiet, Hinata jolts. “S-sorry, I...I got lost in thought! Um...maybe! I’m not very, um...athletic. I don’t know if I could keep up.”

“Could start with walks in the park.”

The park...that’s safe. Plenty of people around. “S...sure!”

“Call it a date, then.”

One corner of her mouth twitches in an attempted smile. “...sorry, I’m - I’m not very good at this whole...talking...thing.”

“That’s okay. Neither am I, really.” Sasuke leans back in his chair, one arm draped back over its spine. “I was...encouraged to try this by a friend.”

“Yeah...me too. She thought I, uh...n-needed a change.”

“I don’t get out much. My friend thought it might help my attitude. He’s just a nosy b-” Sasuke cuts off. “...guy.”

Before she can stop it, Hinata giggles. “...sorry, I...I shouldn’t laugh.”

“He lives for making people laugh, even if it means at him. Trust me, he wouldn’t be offended. And I can’t bring myself to care. You’re good.” During a pause, he tilts his head. “...I’ll admit: seems I got lucky. I was afraid I’d get some chick who wouldn’t know how to shut up. Which is what most girls he tries setting me up with are like.”

“Well, I’m...definitely not that,” Hinata agrees with another laugh. “I...wasn’t sure what I was expecting. I guess to never get matched. I haven’t really...done this before. Like, at all. Guess I just figure there’s a reason for that.”

He gives her a disbelieving look. “...you telling me you’ve never dated anyone?”

“N...no?”

Brows then lift in surprise. “...I’d never guess it.”

“Really…?”

“Yeah. You’re cute. At least, from what little I can see just sitting here having small talk.”

Color slowly blooms in her cheeks. “T...thank you. You’re, um…” Her blush gets darker. “You’re...p-pretty handsome yourself.”

“Not to be pretentious, but...I get that a lot. Which...might be why I haven’t dated, either.”

“W-what?!”

Several other couples glance over at her outburst, making her go cherry red

“I...I’m so sorry, that was so rude, I -”

“Nah - you’re fine. I just...I dunno. Anyone who’s tried did it for that reason: they liked my looks, or my reputation. Not because they liked me. So I brushed them all off.”

Hinata can’t help but wilt a bit. “...I see…”

“But, I thought I’d take a chance with this. It’s not like speed dating or blind dates. It seemed like it’d be more...relaxed. And it is. Seems I really did get lucky.”

Tucking a bit into herself, Hinata mumbles, “M...me too.”

Eventually, someone actually starts serving them, and the pair keep up idle conversation. Nothing jaw-dropping or eye-opening, but just...little things that help give a first impression. And all throughout, neither seems to dislike what they find.

By the time they’re done, they’re still talking. Even after their plates are cleared. Eventually it starts to get dark, and Hinata jolts as her phone buzzes.

It’s Sakura.

Well? How’d it go?

It’s only then she realizes how late it’s getting. A palm presses to her cheek in shock. “Oh! I...I should probably get going, I’m so sorry. I didn’t realize -!”

“It’s fine - neither did I.” Moving to stand, he glances to her appraisingly. “...so, would you...want to do this again? Without the random factor, I mean?”

“I...y-yeah! I had a really good time. Um…”

“Here, I’ll give you my number…”

They do so, and even convince each other to pose for a picture for their phonebook entry.

“Guess I’ll see you around - gonna be busy, but I’ll text you when an open day pops up.”

“O-okay!”

He even walks her to her car, giving a nonchalant salute as she pulls away. It’s only once she’s back in her apartment that Hinata replies to Sakura.

It went well! Guess who got date #2? (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ

Winding down for the evening and eventually heading to bed as she keeps up her texting back and forth, Hinata indulges Sakura’s request and sends the picture.

...okay I’m gay af but I’d let him hit it.

Snorting so loud she blushes, Hinata announces she’s calling it a night, plugging the mobile in to charge and snuggling down under the blankets.

Well...maybe taking chances isn’t so bad...

     Oh dang, a post before midnight! That hasn't happened in FOREVER! xD      Anyway, this is...super duper random, but I'm honestly exhausted after a long day, and I'm still adjusting my sleep schedule, so...between a time crunch and a sleepy brain, you all get...whatever this is, bahaha!      I dunno, it's vaguely based off an idea I once saw about color coded stuff with...I think it was glowstick necklaces? to show what you are and what you're interested in. This is just...tweaked a little to involve a bit more chance than choice, I guess. I dunno, I can't brain tonight haha~      But uh...yeah! That's it for tonight. Hope you enjoyed! And thanks for reading~

[fortitude-sakura]

Noir [6/?]

AO3

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“No.” Tenten says, snatching the eyeliner out of Sakura’s hands. “You look better without it. Here. Lots of this. I wish I had your eyelashes.”

Sakura rolls her eyes and takes the tube of mascara Tenten offers her. They’re in the midst of preparing for a night out. Tenten said that she had been invited by to Neji’s birthday and that she wanted some moral support. What that moral support would entail, neither of them knew but it was better than Tenten going alone and Sakura stewing at home watching reruns of Game of Thrones on a Saturday night.

Tenten has her hair up in the twin bun hairstyle she likes so much, her pretty upturned brown eyes accentuated with a flick of eyeliner and her full pouty lips a bitten cherry red. Sakura is envious of her roommate - Tenten had a seductive look to her that was easy and effortless. Tenten had pulled out a black oriental brocade dress that she had sewn herself - the silhouette was inspired by the traditional qipao, but Tenten had altered the design so that the dress was sleeveless, the hemline was (much) shorter, the split (indecently) higher than the traditional. Of course, Tenten understood her body and knew what she looked best in and only Tenten could get away with such a risque dress without looking like a hussy (as her mother liked to put it).   

Nonetheless, Sakura enjoys the primping even more than actually going out. She had read in a book that one should make themselves feel pretty or sexy everyday, starting with her underwear (of course, the author was French - and who better qualified to comment on lingerie than the French?). As such, every single undergarment she owned was made with the most gorgeous lace and satin and Sakura took a lot of pride in her collection. Today, she decides to wear her favourite set (one that featured exclusively ribbons of soft pink satin, just enough to cover her modesty and not much else) with a garter belt and thigh highs stockings. She picks out a deep red dress, just tight enough so show off her slender waist but keeping her arms and chest covered. The dress is just long enough so that her thigh high stockings don’t show.

“Red is definitely your colour.” Tenten nods in approval. “If I were that way inclined, I’d want a piece of you.”

Sakura giggles. “I could say the same for you. Let’s show Neji what he missed out on.”

It’s RnB Saturdays at Master Collins and Naruto can feel the deep beat in his chest. Hinata looks really pretty wearing that purple top and black shorts (and secretly he can’t wait to get them off her later). The bottle girl brings over some shots - vodka to start and he nudges Sasuke, the bastard, to take it.

“Come on! It’s your birthday. Oi Neji, you too!”

“I’d rather not spend another birthday face down in an alleyway.” Sasuke says, irritated.

Naruto and Neji snicker and Sasuke shoots them a venomous glare which makes Hinata hit him on the arm.

“What? It was funny, Hina-chan!”

It really had been hilarious. They were 21 at the time, fresh out of university and Naruto thought it a good idea to celebrate dear Sasuke-chan’s 21st at a club. Kiba had the decency to order a few rounds of ABC shots for them (before disappearing and buying shots for a group of girls) and Sasuke had almost thrown up on the girl that was crawling all over him that night. They found him later when he had made an escape from the club, face down in the alley, a pool of vomit next to him. The great Uchiha Sasuke, taken down by 5 ABC shots. Even his brother found it amusing when they finally hauled him back to his brother’s home.

“Besides, these are just vodka. Those ABCs shots are pretty lethal.” Naruto grins before knocking back his own. He nudges Sasuke a few times before he reluctantly takes the shot, Neji following suit.

“Oh! There’s Tenten!” Hinata says, standing up.

“Oi! Tenten! Up here!” Naruto calls out to Tenten and her friend, signalling them to come up to their private booth.

Between the strobe lights, music and adrenaline, Naruto doesn’t notice Neji or Sasuke tense.

The descriptor he used for Tenten had varied over the years. His memories of her are abundantly clear - sweet Tenten who shared her weird but yummy snacks with him, determined Tenten who refused to let her being a girl stop her from playing rough and tumble games with the boys, beautiful Tenten who danced with a kind of grace that seized his heart all those years ago.

This Tenten in front of him was no longer the girl he once knew. His eyes rake over her and the descriptors he used to use vanish from his brain. Instead they’re replaced by new words and his heart starts to beat faster.

He feels Sasuke beside him stiffen and he’s staring at Tenten’s pink haired friend like he’s about to devour her but at the same time he looks rather annoyed (which could be misconstrued as his default facial expression, but tonight he looks really annoyed). It didn’t help that the friend had a look of shock on her face, like prey.

“S-Sasuke?”

“Oh? You two know each other? What a small world!” Naruto says loudly over the music. “I’m Naruto, this is my fiance Hinata and that’s her cousin Neji. Thanks for coming! Come on sit down. I’ll get us more shots! Hina-chan, do you want one?”

Her friend introduces herself as Sakura as the shots arrive - an oddly appropriate name all things considered. The girls drag Hinata to the dance floor not long after (not that Hinata was unwilling, just a bit shy) and Naruto takes the chance to sidle up to him.

“So, you and Tenten have history don’t you?”

For an idiot as Sasuke likes to call him, he’s an awfully perceptive idiot.

“We were friends when we were in school.” he says, throwing back another shot.

“Yeah yeah. But you liked her, right? Don’t deny it, the tension was so thick in the room, it was suffocating. ” Naruto probes and Neji chooses not to dignify it with an answer, choosing to look down the balcony. Their private booth affords them a view of the dance floor and instead he watches the three girls dancing, laughing and singing along to the music.

“You know, Tenten’s friend looks really familiar.” Naruto ponders out loud, and before Neji can say anything, Sasuke shoves a shot at him.

Naruto takes it and downs it quickly and his eyes widen. Naruto after a couple of drinks is slower than usual - which is hilarious to Neji and Sasuke (if he wasn’t already passed out). You could see the cogs turning in his head and the proverbial light bulb light up in his eyes.

“She works for you!”

Neji looks at Naruto as if he’s lost his mind.

“What?” Sasuke snarls. If Sasuke was annoyed earlier, it’s nothing compared to how he looks now.

“That-that-that girl. Tenten’s friend! You had a picture of her! In a folder! At Ichiraku’s!”

Neji turns to Sasuke, an eyebrow quirked, asking for an explanation.

Instead, the only answer he gets is of Sasuke taking yet another shot before walking off in a huff.

What a small fucking world.

It's bad enough he'd had indecent dreams about his executive assistant. Now, seeing her here, in that red dress. It's too much for him to handle. Dream he could deal with because they weren’t real.

Not to mention the fact that Naruto actually fucking remembered her from that dossier he had stupidly brought out to lunch.

This wasn't his intention when he made her his EA, not in the slightest. She was annoying attractive. Annoying good at her job which made her even more attractive.

He spots her break away from Hinata and her friend to squeeze through the crowd. The shot he downs fires liquid adrenaline through his veins and he stands up to head down to the dance floor.

“Oi, teme! Where are you going?” he hears Naruto call but he ignores his best friend.

He grabs her hand before she turns the corner to the bathrooms.

“What are you doing here?” he hisses. It comes out a lot harsher than he intends but he feels the alcohol take over.

“I came because Tenten invited me.” she says evenly, unaffected by his tone of voice. “I didn’t know you’d be here. I’m just here to support my friend.”

What does that even mean?

She scrutinizes his face for a moment and he can feel her eyes meet his, before travelling down his nose and to his lips. He feels his ears and the back of his neck heat up (it’s the alcohol, he swears). The dress she’s wearing is too short. His fingers could probably find their way underneath the hem to find...

“I need to go to the bathroom, Sasuke.” she says gently and it’s then he realises he has her hand in his. He lets go and watches her as she goes to the bathroom.

More alcohol, he decides against his better judgement.

Sakura had thought Hinata to be meek and an unwilling dancer but when Tenten suggested that the girls go dance, she had been surprisingly keen.  

The biggest surprise though was Sasuke’s presence here tonight. She had been worried for a flash second as she had only ever interacted with him in a working context. He had startled her on her way to the bathroom and had asked her what she was doing here. She had stayed calm - the few shots from earlier chasing away any nerves she would have felt completely sober.

His face had caught the strobe lights just so and she had traced his features with her eyes - his narrowed eyes, his straight nose down to his cupid’s bow and lips. The way he looked at her set her on fire and she had to remind herself that this was her boss and whatever the hell this feeling was, it was highly inappropriate and unprofessional.

She notices Neji staring at Tenten and smiles. And Tenten’s milking the hell out of it and making a show of it. She lets a couple of guys buy her drinks at the bar but not much more. She flashes a smile at them in thanks before walking away (and they’re too stunned by her willingness to walk away from them to do much more). She dances without inhibition and without care and she coaxes Sakura to do the same and Hinata follows suit and before long, she’s having so much fun that she forgets that her boss is at the same nightclub.

They take a break to play a few drinking games. Naruto acts as Hinata’s black knight and consequently takes almost half the shots because Hinata is so very bad at these games. Sasuke proves to be equally bad - subsequent shots making it even more likely for him to lose. Neji, Tenten and herself lose a few rounds themselves and feel the warm burn of tequila run down their throats as punishment. After all the shots are gone, Naruto drags Hinata down the dance floor again and disappears into the crowd.

Sakura decides some water would probably be wise to try and sober up a little and heads to the bar downstairs (the bottle girl from earlier was nowhere to be seen). She manages to squeeze herself in at the bar when the guy next to her turns to her.

“Can I buy you a drink?”

She recognises him to be a guy that had bought Tenten a drink earlier. To be honest, the stranger isn’t handsome enough to tempt her into accepting his offer. Unlike Tenten though, she wasn’t comfortable with accepting drinks from strangers knowing what the intention behind the drink was. She declines politely before asking the bartender for a jug of iced water.

By the time she gets back, Tenten’s gone.

“She went down to dance.” Neji says and he thanks her for bringing the water.

Sasuke manages to grumble something incoherent as he takes the water and leans back into the leather of the booth seat.

Neji doesn’t seem like much of a talker and she hardly knows what to say to her boss so she leaves them to join Tenten.

They dance and sing to a few old school RnB songs. Naruto and Hinata are nearby but they were in their own little world. Someone comes up behind Tenten to put their hands on her waist.

“What the-” Tenten turns around to see it was the stranger from bar again. She pushes his hands away. “What do you think you’re doing?” she asks. It’s not aggressive - more confused than anything.

“Hey Chun Li. I bought you a drink. I think you owe me a dance.” he says, pulling his hands on her waist again and pulling her towards him.

“Just because you offered to buy me a drink, doesn’t mean I owe you anything.” she says loudly, squirming out of his grasp.

Sakura sees that he’s clearly intoxicated and angry at Tenten’s rejection. He grabs her arm and Sakura worries that he’s hurting her. She tries to pull Tenten away by latching onto her waist.

“Hey! Leave her alone!” she snarls, trying to push him away. “What the hell is your problem?”

“Stay out of it, bitch! You think you’re too good for me, huh?” he slurs loudly, turning his attention to Sakura and grabbing her wrist with his other hand. “You know you’re lucky I even paid attention to you.”

“Let go!” Tenten yells but it only spurs him to hold on tighter.

“She said no.” a voice cuts in behind them and Sakura sees a hand push against the stranger’s chest hard, making him stumble backwards, letting go of them.

They turn to see Neji behind them, he appears calm but his eyes have a fiery determination that Sakura doesn’t think she’s seen all night.

“What’s it to you?” the stranger spits out petulantly, sizing up Neji. “Whatever, these sluts ain’t worth it.”

Before any of them can blind, a fist flies out hard and fast and it connects with the stranger’s jaw.

“Oi! Sasuke-teme! Comon’! He’s not worth it.”

All of a sudden she sees Naruto holding Sasuke back, Hinata’s hands are holding hers, Tenten is corralled behind Neji, who has arm in front of her protectively and a burly security guard approaching.

“Alright, all of you! Out! One more punch and I’ll call the cops.”

[askthedespairkids]

Never A Real Victory

*LONG POST CUTS OFF TO SAVE YOUR DASHBOARDS THE STRESS OF THE LENGTH - PLEASE CLICK THE READ MORE*

*Atop the roof after everyone gathered*

Ah. Here they come! *points up to the helicopters with the Future Foundation logo on the side*

*Sides the door of one open as they land* Hey, assholes, guess who got put on as your rescue leader? Good to see none of you decided to bite the dust yet.

Good to see you too Fuyuhiko.....

Weird to think, huh? Finally getting out of this shithole in one piece.....

I....I’m so happy, I could cry!

You already look like you’re about to......

Alright guys, no point in wasting any more time, right?!

Heh, you’re right. Let’s- *The sounds of another helicopter becomes audible*

Huh.....? We didn’t bring any other helicopters.....?

Sly: Then what’s that up there...? *Points towards the helicopter nearing towards them, eventually landing on the building adjacent to them* .....another organisation, maybe?

Shin: I highly doubt that.....

*Climbs out of the helicopter and lands on the other rooftop* Well well, just look who we have before us! 'Tis the one and only menaces to the Despair Movement!

Junko...? What the hell are you doing here?!

Oh, nothing much. Just wanted to chat. Pick up a few things, you know? Normal business.

(I knew things couldn't go our way for long) Well, it's been a while hasn't it? You and your ilk have certainly been...busy.

Oh, tell me about it. We've been all over the place. *Looks at Shin* Though I see you're trying to weaken us a little. Not that the 79-B class are actually all that useful. They just provide some fun support. Also heard about what happened in Tokyo with Ibuki, that was certainly something.

Yeah, that was definitely something. You know, Ibuki mentioned you guys dug up some old projects of mine, most of which even I couldn't get to work properly

Seems you were just missing the necessary secondary talents that would make them work properly. Can't do everything when Geneticist is your only field you got going for you. Monaca's really been working at the fatal wound one though, she's loving it now that she's gotten the hang of it.

Really now? Well, I'd put an end to that area of development. You might not like the consequences of that ability. I mean, having broken arm bones fuse together at the wrong angle is just one of the nasty outcomes.

I know that. However, like I said, Monaca's gotten the hang of it...it's still hard to get it perfect. But...she managed a few...isn't that right?

*The door behind Junko opens and four figures step out onto the roof*

Th...that's....!

...........

Then we didn't just imagine that.

....

Shall we do rollcall?! I think we fuckin’ need it! Up first we have the truest of fakest! The demon of the underworld, not of the Gundam variety, but of the gambling variety! Here she is in the flesh, once again! Motherfuckin’ Ultimate Gambler, Celestia Ludenberg!

.....Mr Nakamura. Kyouko. Good to see you both once again.

Up next! He's the sacrificial lamb that I predicted well into the future, but his talent is just too good to let it go to waste! Here we are, the Ultimate Mechanic, Kazuichi Souda.

.............

Nothing? Alright then. Up next, a truly unsurprising one considering his powers of bullshit. The 77th class' own lucky student, Nagito Komaeda!

Well...? I guess I really am lucky if I was the first to be reanimated perfectly. What are the odds?

And out final contender. A girl nobody would have ever guessed would make an appearance like this. The girl was a bona fide bitch, just like yours truly, but all she wanted was to stay with her brother...everyone, let me introduce Natsumi Kuzuryuu

Heh...

You...did it....you...you actually did it. Not only did you trample all over human society, but now you've trampled all over nature as well.

I know, right? I'm impressed with myself.

What the fuck...what the FUCK did you do to my sister?!

Oh, give it a rest, Fuyuhiko. This girl's given me the talent I've been wanting so I can match you. I don't care if it makes me a despair or not. I'm on your level now, if not higher.

It's not worth it. Listen to me, all of you, it's not worth it. Talent isn't worth anything. N-Nagito, what about you? I thought were against despair! You said yourself you wanted to kill Junko!

Of course...however, I figured if I joined despair and was then defeated...I could become a real stepping stone for hope, don't you think...?

Celes, I know you're better than this...they shot you, for crying out loud!

I knew what my fate would ultimately be, and I knew about the project they were developing. So, I took the gamble and bet my life. I won, naturally.

Kazuichi? What about you? Even when you had the chance, you couldn't kill Sonia. You said that you wanted her and Gundham to both survive.

 Y...yeah, I do...but I know there's never gonna be a real place for me there...

Wh-what does that mean?!

Come on...there's...nothing for in this world anymore. I know you like Sonia anyways. I'm always just gonna be the background guy. At least here I can have a purpose, even if its a negative one.

It doesn't have to be like that. You can have your own life. All of you can! There's so much more you can do. The depairs may have brought you back, but they have nothing else to offer you. I can help you all, I promise.

Help us...? If that were the case, where was Future Foundation when we all died, huh?

Maro, Hifumi, Sakura, Hiyoko, they couldn't be revived....

I'm sorry...I wanted to save you all. I swear I did.

And now apologies. How pathetic.

Sh...shut up...!

You're lucky that neither Monaca or I killed you on the spot when we lured you. You're nothing but a mere toy to be tossed away, now silence yourself and let those with a meaning in life speak.

What the hell did you just say to him?!

Hey, man, calm down!

Everyone, please. Listen here. Junpei has been a tremendous help for us. He may be a bit of dumbass, but he's making a conscious effort to improve. He made the smart choice and turned away from this bullshit ideology. Which is more than can be said for you, Ms. Ludenberg. You can call me a pathetic, low-class fuck-up because it's entirely accurate. But don't you dare slanderize anyone here.

I can slanderize all I want. There's nothing to stop me from speaking my mind. I mean with members like a baby-faced gangster-

You...

To the literal embodiment of the homosexual agenda-

...!

To the runt that thinks he can supernatural abilities

You fiend...

I apologise, but it's hard to not make comments.

Wow...yikes.

I could make a comment about you, but I'm not going to stoop to your 4th grade level of trolling. Instead, I'm just going to ask if there was a point to this meeting.

Just to let you know I'm expanding a little. Of course, there's still others you haven't met, but these guys needed to see you now, just so you now what you're up against.

The look of despair on some of these faces...it's hard to watch...but I know they'll probably end with the most hopeful expressions imaginable! I hope I get to see them!

I couldn't give two shits either way, really.

Who...who even are you...? You aren't Natsumi....

You...y-you killed Sakura! Without mercy! Why the hell would I want to look at any of you?! Just get out of here already!

Hina, please. They're just trying to rile you up. Listen, if you really think this is gonna change anything, you're solely mistaken. If you think that showing us some pale imitations of people we lost along the way is going to deter us, you're wrong.  Even if I feel despair, it's not gonna stop me. *Briefly glances over at Mikan* We all feel the same way. You despairs are a dead end. There's no future awaiting of any of you. But that's fine; I'll save you anyway, along with everyone else.

Pale imitations...? Nah, just repaired originals. We should thank you though. It was your work that made this a reality.

But, I've gotten what I came here for. So, if you'll excuse us *The five all get into their helicopter* We'll meet each other again soon, Nakamura-senpai! Promises! *The helicopter takes off*

*watches them fly off* They might look like them and talk like them, but you know what your friends were really like. Those four were caricatures. She made them to piss us off. Nothing more.

No matter you say, that was Kazuichi. A despair version, but Kazuichi nonetheless.

Natsumi....

N-now what are we supposed to do...? We can't have just one freakin' victory, can we?!

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Ka-chan...

LISTEN! This is exactly the reason she stopped by. She's trying to make us thing she brought them back, but that's impossible.

I couldn't do it, and there's no way she could do it either. It's impossible to bring back the dead...no matter how much I wish I could. I know how much you wish they were back, but there's no proof what she's say is remotely true.  They could all just have been clones. Whatever the case, we can deal with it when we get back to base. Let's just get out of this rotten shit hole of a city.

Y...you're right... Let's head back. Looks like we've got a lot to report... *they all start getting on the helicopters*

....do you really believe they're clones?

I know what clones are like. They're born without knowledge, so it has to be transmitted into their minds. Yasuke worked with them, so they probably have brain-computer interfaces. Yes...that's it. That has to be it...

Kyoji, listen to yourself... I won't say anything to the others, but you know Junko wouldn't lie about this.

......what I think doesn't matter. Let's just get back to base, okay? We can figure things out from there. But listen...they weren't lying about getting their technology from me. It was an old idea. So, whatever they really were, I...understand you blame me for this. Whatever this is.

I don't blame you, you never could have known it would come to this... But you're right. Let's just get back to HQ for now...

Yeah. We can figure this out, guys. We can still win. I know it.

*the two get on the helicopter* (Junko...just what the hell is your end plan for this...?)