Heyo! I'm Amethyst, or Ame, Amey, AJ, or whatever other nickname you can think of!
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Notes
-While this blog is technically multifandom, right now my main obsession is twst! Though I'm actually an old jp server player (ID: BRmvLeJ1) so I'll end up using the older terms more often (as I've gotten used to them and like them).
-My inbox and dms are open for anyone!! I love interacting with people and answering questions (ocs or just for my own opinions). My only request is to not bring up any drama, I've grown too old for it and wish to stay away from petty scwables. My tag for answers will be dependent on what is asked, but most will probably be under (#asks) since I'm unoriginal
-Also if you want to talk on discord just ask in dms for the username since I'm super active there (not in a lot of servers due to shyness)
-I plan to mostly post art about my sona (Yuuna/AJ) and my shipping between them and the the canon cast. Though mainly rosejewel, the ship name for them and Riddle. You can find most of the posts pertaining to them under the #AJ Yuuna tag
-I will also be posting my other oc(s?), though not as often. They each will have their own tag (mostly their names)
-Speaking of art, while I may do requests. I would have to think about it heavily, but don't be afraid to ask if you want to!
-I will also do a lot of reblogging (#reblog) and rambling (#rambles) since this is my main blog.
-I may end up writing again, and if I do I want to state that I do not take requests. I will write what I want to write. These may be nsfw, so be wary of such if you are under 18.
To start with, since some of you have been showing an interest in Japanese, I wanted to share another headcanon from the perspective of the Japanese language itself.
First, let's look at how the language is structured. Japanese grammar is vastly different from Western languages (like English). It generally follows the SOV pattern:
Subject + Object + Verb
Because of this, you often cannot understand the full meaning of a sentence until you read or hear it completely until the very last word.
Let me show you an example:
Positive (I eat sushi):
私 は 寿司 を たべる。
Watashi wa sushi o taberu.
(I) (Sushi) (eat)
Negative (I do not eat sushi):
私 は 寿司 を たべない。
Watashi wa sushi o tabenai.
(I) (Sushi) (eat + not)
See?
The word for "not"—which is ない (nai)—comes at the very end of the sentence. This means until the speaker reaches that final syllable, you genuinely don’t know whether they are going to eat the sushi or not!
Most Japanese sentences are constructed by conjugating (changing the form of) the verb. In the negative example above, the verb taberu (to eat) is conjugated into tabenai by adding the negative suffix nai.
In the exact same way, you can make a sentence polite by adding the auxiliary verb です (desu) or ます (masu) to the verb.
If we take taberu, it conjugates into 食べます (tabemasu) to become polite.
This brings us right into Twisted Wonderland:
Floyd uses the casual/plain form and just says: 「食べる」(taberu)
Jade and Azul, who maintain a much more polite way of speaking, use: 「食べます」(tabemasu)
Japanese is a language where you can construct levels of politeness purely through verb conjugation.
In English, my impression is that you usually convey politeness through your choice of words or phrasing (like "Could you…" or "Would you…"). You might think that's where Japanese differs—but actually, Japanese honorifics (Keigo) go even deeper than just adding desu/masu to the end of a verb.
Just like in English, Japanese also has entirely different, higher-level vocabulary specifically chosen for polite speech.
Let’s go back to our example, "to eat" (食べる - taberu).
If you want to swap the word itself for a much more polite, elegant, and humble alternative, it becomes いただく (itadaku).
Itadaku originally means "to receive" or "to accept (from someone of higher status)," but it can also function as the humble version of "to eat."
If you add masu to this humble verb, it conjugates into 「いただきます」(itadakimasu), which elevates the politeness to a whole new level.
We can see this weighting of politeness effectively applied to the TWST characters:
When Jade is only around people he lets his guard down with (like Floyd or Azul), he will use the slightly relaxed politeness of 「食べます」(tabemasu).
But when he is around students from other dorms, or teachers, he will smoothly switch to 「いただきます」(itadakimasu).
Now, many of you might already know "Itadakimasu" as the common phrase Japanese people say right before they start a meal. When it’s translated into English, it’s almost always subtitled as something like "Let's eat" or "Bon appétit."However, its original, linguistic meaning is actually the humble form (謙譲語- Kenjougo) of verbs like "to receive" or "to accept."
So, that famous mealtime greeting doesn't just mean "let's eat." Its true, deep-seated nuance is "I humbly accept this meal (which was granted to me by Heaven, nature, or the person who prepared it)."
It’s a word steeped in reverence and lowering oneself before something higher.
The way characters choose to weigh their politeness tells us so much about their social distance!
Let’s take Deuce, for example.
Deuce uses the first-person pronoun 「僕」(Boku).
Boku is a relatively polite and modest way for a male to refer to himself. What’s crucial here is the visual choice of character: it’s written in Kanji (僕).
In Japanese media, writing an individual's pronoun in Kanji gives off a very grounded, stoic, and masculine impression. It perfectly reflects Deuce’s background as a former delinquent who is trying his best to reform, yet still retains that inherent grit.
(Fun fact: When Deuce slips back into his raw, delinquent tone, his pronoun switches to the Kanji 「俺」- Ore. It still carries that same tough, masculine weight!)
As for his speech pattern, Deuce constantly tries his best to use polite language with です/ます (desu/masu). This is purely because he deeply admires "honor students" and has a rigid mental image that "an honor student must talk like this."
However, as we all know, Deuce isn’t exactly academically gifted. His vocabulary is quite limited.
Because of this, his polite speech never goes beyond the most basic, textbook level—meaning he simply slaps desu/masu onto standard verbs. Going back to our previous example, Deuce is strictly team 「食べます」(tabemasu). He lacks the expansive vocabulary to smoothly use higher-level honorifics, which makes his effort all the more endearing.
Of course, just like any other Japanese person, Deuce perfectly knows 「いただきます」(Itadakimasu) as the standard mealtime greeting, and he uses it every single day before he eats without a second thought.However, in Deuce’s brain, that phrase is strictly cataloged as just "the thing you say before eating." He doesn't actually recognize it as the humble verb meaning "to reverently accept or receive something."As a result, in his everyday conversations—like when he receives a gift from someone of higher status, or when he’s talking about eating something outside of an official mealtime—the word Itadakimasu completely vanishes from his radar. It simply doesn't occur to him to use it as a polite verb. He's just too clumsy with grammar to connect those dots, which makes his earnestness all the more adorable!
Now, let's look at Ruggie for a similar yet contrasting example.
Ruggie's first-person pronoun is 「俺」(Ore), which is casual and masculine. Although he is often depicted as Leona's right-hand man (or underling), he has a very distinct way of speaking that carries a bit of a "low-status, street-smart minion" vibe.
The biggest indicator of this is the suffix 「っす」(-ssu) attached to the end of almost all his sentences.
This -ssu is actually a highly slurred, contracted version of desu/masu. In real-life Japanese society, you hear this all the time among junior members of sports clubs talking to their seniors. It conveys a level of respect, but with a very casual, sporty, and informal distance.
Here is the fascinating part: using -ssu is grammatically way easier than properly conjugating desu/masu. It’s the ultimate linguistic shortcut.
For instance, to make the verb "to eat" (食べる - taberu) polite using standard grammar, you have to change the stem of the verb to form tabemasu.
But if you use Ruggie’s shortcut, you don’t need to alter the verb at all. You literally just glue them together:
食べる (taberu) + っす (-ssu) = 食べるっす (taberu-ssu)
Considering Ruggie grew up in the slums, where he didn't exactly have access to a wealth of education or an extensive vocabulary, I like to analyze it this way: Ruggie uses -ssu because it is linguistically low-effort, efficient, and far easier to speak than navigating the complex rules of standard desu/masu conjugation.
Of course, given that Ruggie is also in the Spelldrive club, you could easily argue he just talks like a typical athletic club junior! But looking at it as an unconscious survival strategy for an uneducated kid makes it so much deeper, doesn't it?
In this way, by simply looking at the combination of a character's first-person pronoun and how they choose to conjugate their verbs, Japanese reveals an incredible depth of personality.
Next, let's explore how these grammar mechanics reveal the fascinating dynamics of their relationships, specifically through the second-person plural pronoun 「お前たち」(Omae-tachi)—meaning "you all" or "you guys."
Let’s start with Azul.
Azul's first-person pronoun is 「僕」(Boku), and he almost always sticks to standard, flawless desu/masu conjugations. When speaking to others normally, his choice for a second-person pronoun is the Hiragana 「あなた」(Anata), which creates a polite, soft, but firm emotional wall.
However, when it comes to Jade and Floyd, Azul frequently drops the polite facade and refers to them as 「お前たち」(Omae-tachi).
Omae is generally a pretty rough, informal, and impolite way to address someone. But when Azul uses it with the Leech twins, it doesn't sound aggressive or rude at all. Instead, it leaks an overwhelming sense of exclusivity and intimacy.
It perfectly highlights how Azul is the one "utilizing" or "commanding" these dangerous sea monsters. By addressing them so casually, he is subtly showing off to everyone around them that he is the only one permitted to treat these terrifying eels this way. He is confidently flaunting their established hierarchy and his absolute authority over them.
Whenever Azul snaps out an “Omae-tachi,” the mental image that instantly pops into my head is just magnificent: Azul, sitting regally in his chair with his legs crossed, tossing out that commanding phrase, while from the shadows directly behind his throne, Jade and Floyd emerge with these massive, wicked grins on their faces.
It’s this beautifully twisted display of their bond—almost like a deliberate "master and servant play" that they put on for the world to see. It gives off this incredible, powerful "mafia matriarch/empress" energy. I absolutely love it.
To give you a bit more context on why I say it feels like a "mafia matriarch/empress" vibe, it all comes down to how he pluralizes the word.
In Japanese, when you want to make Omae (you) plural in a rough, typically masculine way, you usually add the suffix "ra," making it 「お前ら」(Omae-ra). In fact, in his daily life when he’s just casually scolding the twins without thinking, Azul does sometimes snap at them with a sharp, “Omae-ra!”
But when he calls them out to put on a show for the people around them, he purposefully combines the rough, informal "Omae" with the slightly gentler, more polite plural suffix "tachi," forming 「お前たち」(Omae-tachi).
By toeing that exact linguistic line, he doesn’t just sound like a brute shouting at his thugs. Instead, that subtle touch of softness reveals his deep-seated affection and possessiveness over his underlings—which is exactly what creates that elegant, commanding, yet deeply intimate "mafia matriarch" impression.
And honestly, I can't help but think this linguistic nuance remains intact precisely because Azul's motif is the Sea Witch. It’s as if the character designers intentionally left these subtle grammatical crumbs to preserve that classic, campy, yet deeply regal feminine villain energy in his very speech pattern.
This brings us to Riddle, who shares a similar yet subtly different dynamic.
Riddle's first-person pronoun is the Katakana 「ボク」(Boku), and his second-person pronoun is the Katakana 「キミ」(Kimi).
Even though Boku and Kimi are standard words, writing them in Katakana alters their texture. It adds a slight air of pretentiousness and cuteness, but also a faint layer of artificiality or detachment. It beautifully hints at his upbringing—a speech pattern strictly drilled into him by his mother, reflecting a boy who is trying way too hard to stretch himself to be the perfect honor student.
Unlike Azul, Riddle doesn't use desu/masu conjugations. He speaks in the plain form, but with a highly refined, slightly archaic tone reminiscent of a young aristocrat. For instance, where a normal teenager would ask "Are you eating?" as Taberu ka?, Riddle says 「食べるかい？」(Taberu kai?). This phrasing sounds elegant, yet carries an inherently condescending, regal arrogance—like a noble gently speaking down to a child.
Now, just like Azul, Riddle also uses 「お前たち」(Omae-tachi) when addressing his dorm members to assert his authority as Housewarden.
However, in the early days before his Overblot, Riddle’s “Omae-tachi” felt entirely different from Azul's. It was a tool used purely to hammer down the hierarchy and force compliance. He was essentially proclaiming, "You all are mere soldiers, and I am your Queen." Because of this, the students withered under his gaze, replying with a tense, secretly resentful "Yes, Housewarden." And because Riddle sensed that underlying tension, it only drove him to become even stricter in his obsession with perfection.
But post-Overblot, Riddle’s “Omae-tachi” has beautifully evolved. It has started to resemble Azul’s usage, but with a much more innocent, refreshing tone.
He no longer uses it just to flex his power over others. Instead, he uses it to validate their genuine bond and confirm his own standing. Now, when he calls them “Omae-tachi,” the Heartslabyul boys—Trey, Cater, Ace, and Deuce—willingly choose to follow him out of genuine pride and loyalty. Their response of 「はい、寮長！」("Yes, Housewarden!") becomes a vow of true allegiance.
When Riddle addresses them now, it carries his pride as the true leader of Heartslabyul and the Red Queen, consciously acknowledging himself as the master of these card soldiers. Hearing their loyal response fuels and encourages him. It has transformed into a beautiful ritual of mutual trust and respect.
It’s a dynamic where the Housewarden puts on a show of arrogance to maintain his regal authority, and the dorm members willingly accept it to flaunt their unbreakable bond with him. It mimics Azul and the twins' relationship, but it still has this endearing, youthful freshness to it. It’s so incredibly cute. I'm obsessed.
Now, let's talk about the third-years: Trey and Cater.
Trey’s first-person pronoun is the Kanji 「俺」(Ore). He speaks in the plain form without standard desu/masu conjugations, and he rarely slurs or collapses his speech. He consistently chooses clean, proper language.
On its own, this combination could easily sound rigid or even slightly intimidating. However, Trey brilliantly softens his tone by attaching the sentence-ending particle 「な」(-na) to his words.
In Japanese, particles like -na or -ne are used to seek agreement or add a gentle, conversational cushion to the plain form. By blending his masculine plain form with this soothing -na, Trey creates a voice that radiates the calm, effortless composure of a mature, older male. This intentional softening is exactly what gives him that comforting, reliable "older brother vibe" (おにいちゃんみ) when he deals with his juniors.
This stands in stark, fascinating contrast to Cater.
Cater’s first-person pronoun is the Katakana 「オレ」(Ore), which gives off a much lighter, casual impression than Trey's Kanji version. Cater frequently slurs his words and uses trendy youth slang like 「〜じゃん」(-jan).
Yet, beneath that superficial lightness, Cater heavily relies on the sentence-ending particle 「ね」(-ne).
Unlike Trey’s masculine -na, the particle -ne leans slightly softer and more feminine. Given Cater’s background of being raised surrounded by older sisters, it’s easy to assume this habit simply rubbed off on him. He also masterfully wields the childish, cutesy self-nickname 「けーくん」(Cay-kun), after all.
But looking deeper, I believe this is a highly calculated survival strategy. By intentionally adopting a softer, more feminine particle and a playful demeanor, Cater deliberately makes himself appear harmless and non-threatening. To put it bluntly, he chooses to look like someone you can easily look down on or tease.
Considering his past of constantly changing schools, this was likely his ultimate defense mechanism to instantly dissolve boundaries and melt into any new community without triggering hostility. It is brilliant, yet heartbreaking. Even though both Trey and Cater are third-years who use Ore and speak in the plain form, the psychological strategy behind their final syllables couldn't be more different.
We can see a perfect, concrete example of this when they are confirming something with you—for instance, if they want to ask if you've already eaten.
In English, both of their questions would simply translate to:
"You ate, right?"
There is no difference on paper. However, in Japanese, their choices reveal two completely different worlds.
Trey will ask:
「食べたよな？」(Tabeta yo na?)
While Cater will ask:
「食べたよね？」(Tabeta yo ne?)
This is the ultimate showdown of their subtle differences. It is a single, simple syllable change at the very end of the sentence, but in Japanese, the impression it leaves on the listener changes completely.
When Trey uses "na," it sounds grounded, masculine, and carries a gentle, reassuring weight—like an older brother double-checking on you.
But when Cater switches that single letter to "ne," it instantly creates a softer, more inclusive, and almost shared-secret vibe, actively pulling you into his comfort zone. It's crazy how much character depth is packed into just one tiny syllable!
Speaking of how they distance themselves, let's look at their second-person pronouns (how they say "you").
Trey’s standard pronoun for "you" is 「お前」(Omae). It perfectly balances out his first-person Ore, sounding completely natural for a guy his age. Much like Azul, when addressing a group, Trey will pluralize it into 「お前たち」(Omae-tachi). However, unlike Azul, since Trey’s foundation is already a masculine plain form combined with clean, proper vocabulary, it doesn't carry that distinct feminine "mafia matriarch" vibe. Instead, when Trey directs an “Omae-tachi” toward the first-year juniors, it leaks this incredibly warm, protective "older brother" intimacy. It’s just so good.
On the other hand, Trey also occasionally uses the Kanji 「君」(Kimi) for "you."
Kimi is a bit more polite than Omae, but it's a word you generally only use for someone of equal or lower social standing—you’d almost never use it for a senior or someone older. Since Trey is a third-year and among the oldest students on campus, he uses this Kimi to maintain a polite, civil distance with underclassmen he doesn't know well, or with strangers in general. For Trey, Kimi is just a natural marker of his seniority and maturity.
But for Cater, the word 「君」(Kimi) means something entirely different.
Cater actually uses the Kanji 「君」(Kimi) as his default everyday pronoun for "you."
However—and this is where it gets crazy—whenever Cater enters a serious situation and finally speaks his raw, genuine feelings, he suddenly drops Kimi and switches to 「お前」(Omae).
This tells us everything. For Cater, his everyday use of Kimi isn't just about being polite; it’s an intentional psychological wall he consciously puts up to keep people at a safe distance.
When you look at the whole picture—softening his sentences with the feminine particle "-ne," playing the cute persona of "Cay-kun," and keeping people at arm's length with a default Kimi—it becomes so clear that Cater is, without a doubt, the most calculated character in the entire game when it comes to using language as a weapon to deliberately manipulate his emotional distance from others.
And finally, this brings us to a whole different league of power: Malleus Draconia.
Malleus uses the Kanji 「僕」(Boku) for his pronoun. He speaks strictly in the plain form, but here is the fascinating part: Malleus almost never uses sentence-ending particles.
He states everything as an absolute, declarative certainty. His speech never collapses into casual slang; he speaks in a flawlessly correct, beautiful Japanese that reads like a textbook.
As I mentioned with Trey and Cater, particles like -na and -ne are social cushions used to seek empathy or bridge the emotional gap with the listener. By completely omitting them, Malleus’s speech pattern—while elegant and polite on the surface—exudes a magnificent, regal arrogance. He has absolutely no need for your empathy, nor does he ever feel the need to fawn over or accommodate the listener. He is simply, flawlessly delivering his thoughts, observations, and absolute will to the world.
On the rare occasions he does use a particle, it is always the deeply masculine, firm 「な」(-na). Even then, it is never used to casually bond with someone. It is either an authoritative declaration delivered from his high throne to instruct those beneath him, or a quiet monologue spoken to himself to organize his own internal thoughts. By combining the high-class breeding of Boku with a declarative, particle-free plain form, Malleus’s grammar perfectly manifests his existence as an isolated, transcendent king.
…And with that in mind, let’s return to Jade Leech.
As we know, Jade fundamentally structures his world around flawless, pristine desu/masu conjugations. His mask is far more intricate than Deuce’s; Jade possesses an immense vocabulary, purposely selecting highly elegant, formal verbs and elevating them with perfect politeness (like using itadakimasu).
But on incredibly rare occasions, this man completely drops his desu/masu conjugations.
And when he does, his speech pattern becomes chillingly identical to Malleus’s.
While retaining his ultra-elegant, sophisticated vocabulary, he completely stops conjugating for politeness and switches to an absolute, declarative plain form. His refinement doesn't slip at all; instead, it suddenly leaks the overwhelming aura of an absolute, arrogant apex predator.
I don't think Jade uses polite language because he is hiding his true, arrogant self. Rather, both sides are his absolute reality. His ability to wield gorgeous, passive-aggressive politeness is entirely natural to him, and the rare moments where his declarative, predator-like plain form slips out are also entirely natural. Both are his natural state of being.
This is highly contrasting to Azul. Whenever Azul flies into a rage, his polite desu/masu facade completely shatters, and he slips almost entirely into the plain form. We saw this clearly during his Overblot—while he kept his first-person pronoun Boku, his actual grammar regressed to raw, casual plain form. This proves that for Azul, his polite desu/masu speech is an intentional armor he consciously puts on every day, and his true, raw baseline is actually the plain form.
In fact, if we look at the flashbacks to his childhood, young Azul used the first-person Boku and spoke in a clean, properly structured plain form. On the other hand, young Jade was already fully using desu/masu conjugations even in those childhood flashbacks, meaning his polite speech has some serious history behind it. This suggests that Azul’s mastery of desu/masu conjugations might just be another persona he painstakingly acquired along his journey—right alongside his diet and his transformation into a powerful, confident figure.
Jade, however, is a completely different story. Even when Jade is absolutely furious, his desu/masu conjugations never crumble.
That is precisely why Jade never drops into standard, rough casual speech even when he is furious. He is the type to maintain a flawlessly polite desu/masu smile while elegantly tearing you to shreds with venomous sarcasm.
In the Japanese language, the choice of a single pronoun and the micro-mechanics of a verb conjugation don't just form sentences—they chart the entire map of a character's soul, their trauma, and their hidden power.
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Are you all genuinely having fun with my unhinged Japanese grammar meta?
You will not believe the luck I got with these pulls holy shit
LIKE I WAS SHOCKED TO SEE LEONA??? But then got pissed because HEY WRONG CAT
And then just when I finally thought I got Grim, who appears but Vil! Who's dorm card I have not had ever (fun fact: I got Deuce's, Ace's, and Riddle's in his initial banner during Book 5 but not him even when hitting pity lmao. That was a fun birthday I look back on fondly)
But the, I GOT MY BBY!! My cat is nice and snuggled in my lap now as I raise him to be a powerful card hehehe
2- Nala?? Can't be Simba or Mufasa and that's definitely a lion tail
3- Obviously Rielle
4- Obviously Jasmine
5- Now I know most are thinking Neige. But hear me out, it's a different character based on the prince. (My main logic is the fact that they don't have Chenya there as the Alice dorm rep so it could not be Neige or we would have something already revealing like with Rielle since we knew of his existence already)
6- ....M-Meg? My best guess I'm gonna be honest. It's hard to go off of.
Did a quick doodle on Yuuna before they ended up in NRC (including a better reference for their natural hair color and how obvious their roots are when they forget to upkeep the pastel colors...)
I wanted to make them look more like me, so I gave them glasses. Though if they actually need them or not is not something I think about, as I usually draw them without glasses. Though it would be funny if they just suffer with near vision and don't tell anyone. So all the guys just don't know they only see them in very specific color blobs and voices lmao
Also I do actually have those wool socks, because those were the only ones I found made for plus size lol
And that's my fault entirely because I've been hyperfocused on Legends ZA since Christmas
Cause XY were my first pokemon games (late I know but poor and could finally get something when the 3ds came out when I was 9 or 10 I believe. Trust me I wanted a DS for so long during DP and HGSS era) and I have so many fond memories
Genuinely my main pokemon ocs will always be from Kalos in some way because of this, that's my home even if technically Unova is more based on my home than Kalos.
If you're like me, you've probably wondered just how exactly does the timeline for Twisted Wonderland work? How does it all fit together? Main episode arcs and storyline beats feel like they go by in the blink of an eye and last forever all at once, so how does it all actually work when you look at the bigger picture?
Well, I decided to bash my head against the wall so you all don't have to! I painstakingly went through the ENTIRE TWST Episode catalogue and wrote down roughly how long each major story arc lasted and put them together into a somewhat cohesive timeline. If you're like me and you like having a proper frame of reference for when things take place for your fanfiction timeline plotting, hopefully this will be of use to you!
DISCLAIMER: It's entirely possible that I got a couple dates wrong or I was otherwise off here and there. The TWST story loves to hand-wave time away with "Several Days Later" and "Several Weeks Later" moments, so I had to fill in the blanks as best as I could to try and come up with something reasonable in the end.
Also, for simplicity's sake I'm basing the calendar on the years 2020-2021, when the game was first released on the Japanese servers. Also also, as far as we know none of the holiday events are actually canon to the TWST timeline, so I'm not going to be putting any of them on here. This timeline is only for mapping out the main storyline beats as they come along.
Without further ado, let's get started!
Opening Ceremony - September 2nd
The beginning of the school year, and the beginning of the prologue! The prologue only takes place between September 2nd-3rd, ending on the evening of the 3rd, where it then picks up immediately after with the beginning of Episode 1 - The Crimson Tyrant. Imagine having this be your first 48 hours in another world.
Episode 1 - September 3rd~15th
The events of Episode 1 take place over the course of only 4 days! After that, an indeterminate amount of time passes between Riddle's OB and the chapter's grand finale: the Unbirthday Party. We know that this party happens some time before Ace's birthday on the 23rd, so putting it on the 15th felt like a decent middle ground to shoot for, which also gives Riddle plenty of time to rest and recover after his OB.
Episode 2 - October 9th-12th
I based the Interdorm Magical Shift Tournament on the National Sports Day holiday that's celebrated in Japan, which takes place on the second monday of October. The events of Episode 2 actually only take place over the course of 3 days, which is astonishing to me considering the amount of insane prep work that needs to go into developing an entire sports festival with a whole road of vendors to go with it, but what do I know about preparing for things like that, eh?
Also, as a side note, Jack's birthday is literally the day before the tournament with this timeline. No wonder the poor boy was pissed, he had to deal with all this on his BIRTHDAY.
Episode 3 - November 27th-December 13th
Originally, I had the events of Episode 3 set to start on November 6th, because then the next friday after (when the final exam grades are posted) would've been on Friday the 13th and that'd be pretty funny. But, I decided to push back the starting date to the 27th, since it seems more reasonable for final exams to be closer to the actual end of the semester in December. Azul puts a tight deadline on his contract, which helps a lot with keeping track of the days, but then an indeterminate amount of time passes after his OB where they finish the episode off with the last field trip to the museum and the grand finale at Mostro Lounge. Rooks birthday also passes during this time. That must've been a weird birthday.
Episode 4 - December 18th-January 4th
Episode 4 takes place the day before winter break begins and ends the day after winter break ends. Since we don't know exactly how much time passed outside of the few days where we directly follow Yuu and Grim's adventures, I guesstimated that winter break at NRC would cover before the actual first day of winter (Dec 21) and then ended on the sunday after the new year started. Monday, January 4th is the first monday after the new year in 2021, and the first day back to school at NRC. Happy New Year, everyone!
Episode 5 - February 4th-March 14th
I remember Episode 5 feeling like it took forever to finish once it came out, and god it must've felt the same way in-world too. A whopping 38 days pass during the duration of this episode arc, with most of it being taken up by the 4 week "Training Camp" that leads up to the Culture Festival and VDC Contest. Also, this chapter was actually the hardest for me to place time-wise because of two things:
1. Snow appears on the ground outside during chapter 5-1, but then disappeared completely from the ground by chapter 5-5, only a few days after the festival was announced. Weird that it all melted away so fast at the beginning of February, but considering later story arcs it's impossible for this chapter to have taken place any later in the year.
2. Crowley said he was preparing for a whole 2 months for the culture festival, and considering how much he seemingly didn't give a shit about prepping for the Magift Tournament until the last minute I just didn't believe he actually did any of that work before winter break at all. Sorry bird man, I still just don't believe you.
Episode 6 - March 14th-April 9th
What if I told you 90% of the events of Episode 6 took place over the course of 48 in-world hours? Believe it or not, it's true. Several days after Grim was captured (the night the Culture Festival ended), the campus was invaded by Charon soldiers, the OB victims were captured, and IMMEDIATELY after they started getting tested at S.T.Y.X. Rook, Epel, and Yuu showed up at the Isle of Woe the day after, and Idia overblotted that night. After that, literally all the events that happened took place before the sunrise the next day, including the horrible chapter 6-66. I'm not joking. The only reason this episode is so long is because of a multiple week time skip after Idia's OB, because Ramshackle dorm needed time to be repaired and Ortho needed to be put back together before we could finally close this big boy chapter for good.
Episode 7 - April 12th-May 17th
Episode 7 takes place in a time vortex. This isn't even a joke, this is actually what happens.
We know for a fact that a few things happen during Episode 7: Lilia's going-away party happens on a saturday, and several days lead up to that party, where Malleus is formally invited to it. Once Malleus uses his unique magic to take over the school, literally all time on campus completely stops. Several days go by during this event, but nobody knows exactly how many days pass until afterwards (some students talking after mentioned getting full class credits for the days they missed, so we know the full weekend and several week days passed at minimum). Silver and Sebek are then hospitalized for WEEKS while Malleus and Lilia are kept at S.T.Y.X. to be tested. One thing we do know for certain, however, is that this episode will always end on Silver's birthday, May 17th. The day our boys were officially knighted and Silver became Silver Vanrouge.
And until Episode 8 comes out, that's the entire year at Night Raven College! See you all next time!
