#so that tenous link to Muu saved me

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Milgram Trial 1 cover shuffle! If all the songs chosen were the same, but the order of who sung them was mixed up, what would it look like? Based on... vibes, mostly (and the lyrics a little bit). (Also assuming they'd get all-new instrumentals, not the current instrumentals with new vocals.)

Haruka – Yowamushi Montblanc Yuno – Two Breaths Walking Fuuta – Psychogram Muu – Mosaik Role Shidou – Otome Dissection Mahiru – Sticky Bug Kazui – Liar Dance Amane – Anti Beat Mikoto – Positive Parade Kotoko – Monopoisoner

More detailed explanation under the cut (in order of how well they fit - which is also the order in which I wrote my ideas down)

Kazui – Liar Dance. This one was easy: my genuine reaction when seeing it was a Shidou song was, "Wait it's not Kazui's?" The song itself would fit his voice and of course there's the whole liar thing he's got going on. Perfect fit

Shidou – Otome Dissection. Look. I know the lyrics don't make much sense with him but. But consider. Dissection = medicine. Also that one frame from Otome Dissection's original MV would look great with Shidou. I want to see him dancing with a dissolving skeleton

Mikoto – Positive Parade. Mikoto ignores anything bad that might be happening, seemingly genuinely believing that Milgram is all a prank. The second line of Positive Parade is literally "It’s not normal for you to pretend that everything’s fine" which is also fun with Mikoto because who is saying it? And to whom? Mikoto to a third party? Orekoto to Mikoto?

Haruka – Yowamushi Montblanc. The lyrics have the singer calling themself a "coward" like in Weakness when Haruka says, "I wanted to be a pitied and loved weakling". T1 Haruka was very self-pitying and playing up how "weak" he was, even if I don't think he did it on purpose

Kotoko – Monopoisoner. The lyrics are from the POV of the one who violently abuses their partner, and we know Kotoko has a... tendency to turn to physical violence, let's say

Mahiru – Sticky Bug. It's just a genuine love song, as far as I can tell. So yeah, it goes to Mahiru for her love of love and desire to be loved

Amane – Anti Beat. “The atmosphere is terrible when you are nearby.” Yeah, I don’t think her home life was… pleasant, even if she doesn't know how to articulate it or doesn't want to face it

Fuuta – Psychogram. The lyrics feature a focus on fables and playing, like how in Bring It On there's a veneer of unreality and game-ifying the whole thing. (Also I won't lie I just need to hear how this sounds now. His vocals with this song would be insane)

Muu – Mosaik Role. "And I just described the liquid leaked from the wound as 'love'.", which reminded me of her killing Rei right after she says "I love you" in After Pain. That's it that's the logic

Yuno – Two Breaths Walking. I. I have to be honest. I don't think I get Two Breaths Walking? As far as I can tell it might be about co-dependency, so I gave it to Yuno for her reliance on other people (even if she might not like that part of her much) - "Just me alone, it really is lonely. Let's reload the warmth"