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[storyfromlonglongago]

Some tactics i think nemesis used to mythologize herself/ propaganda put out by tasan

a mistreated, impoverished, Elphe girl unduly thrown in jail as a scapegoat for Marlon's wild rage at the death of his fellows upon the Titanis. the Tasan party rescued her, were the very first to treat her as a person, see how shes blossomed into such a leader! See her mugshot from years ago-- how thin she was, how scared! And look at her now!

the phoenix rising from the ashes of [the Marlon manor/the DSB/Tony Ausdin's mansion] at sunrise, heralding a new world

when you think about it shes sort of like, the second coming of Gumina Glassred. she might even be descended from the Glassreds wink wink nudge nudge

a prophetess who could hear the will of the Millennium God. saved as a child by the forest many times, animals brought her berries & nuts to eat so she would not starve. Great Held's Successor has brought us a savior!

[thealogical]

what midokoto theorists thought the vd was gonna be

[gaytwirights]

"The moment the front door opened",,,,,,,,,,

[tac-bat]

Cat Bite

[milgram-en]

Trial 3 - Mikoto - The One Voice Drama (Side-by-Side English Translation)

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エス　「ミコト」 ES: Mikoto. ミコト　「やあ、看守くん。なんか久しぶりだね。どうしたの?」 MIKOTO: Hey, Warden-kun. It’s been a while, don’t’cha think? What’s up? エス　「お前は……ミコトか」 ES: You’re… Mikoto..? ミコト　「何言ってるのさ。僕は……僕は……」 MIKOTO: What are you saying…? I’m… I’m… [T/N: Until the scriptbooks come out, the spelling of boku is unknown and, in this trial, its spelling may not matter at all. For the sake of convenience, boku will be written in kanji (僕) in this TL.] ミコト　「榧野尊……だよな。そうだよな」 MIKOTO: Mikoto Kayano… Isn’t that right? エス　「ミコト、お前……」 ES: Mikoto, you… ミコト　「何言ってんだかって感じだよな」 MIKOTO: “What are you even saying” type shit. [T/N: It feels like “Tf you on bro” but with less crassness, and directed towards himself.] エス　「大丈夫か。話せるか」 ES: Are you good? Can you speak? ミコト　「大丈夫、大丈夫」 MIKOTO: I’m okay, I’m okay. ミコト　「むしろ最近調子がいいんだ。記憶がなくなることもなくなったし」 MIKOTO: Better yet, I’ve been feeling pretty good lately. My memory hasn’t been fading away from me. [T/N: “[Mikoto] sounds like a 14-year old” - S. S did not know Mikoto is 23-years old.] エス　「そうか……」 ES: I see… エス　「本当にいなくなったんだな、あいつは」 ES: So he really is gone- that guy. ミコト　「僕のもう一人の人格」 MIKOTO: My other self. エス　「ああ」 ES: Yeah. ミコト　「そいつが人を殺したって言ってたもんね。看守くんは」 MIKOTO: They said he killed people, right? Warden-kun said that. ミコト　「えへへ」 MIKOTO: Ehehe. ミコト　「本当だったのかな。こうなってみると」 MIKOTO: I wonder if it was true. Now that things turned out like this. エス　「わかるのか?」 ES: You can tell? ミコト　「頭がね、少しずつクリアになっていくのを感じる。今までもやがかかっていたんだ。きっと、こうなってみてわかる」 MIKOTO: You see, in my head, I can feel things becoming a little bit clearer. It’s like there’s been a fog over everything before. For sure, I don’t think I could’ve understood it ‘til now. ミコト　「誰かいたんだ。きっと」 MIKOTO: That there definitely was someone else there. エス　「整理に時間が必要だよな」 ES: It’ll take time to figure it all out. ミコト　「うん」 MIKOTO: Yeah. エス　「いいさ。僕が本当に話すべき人殺しは、もういない」 ES: It’s alright. The murderer that I truly needed to speak with isn’t here anymore. エス　「今回の尋問はお前の気持ちを、ゆっくり知れればいい」 ES: For this interrogation, I’d just like to take the time to understand how you feel. ミコト　「僕は赦されたんだよね」 MIKOTO: I was forgiven, wasn’t I? エス　「ああ、そうだ」 ES: Yeah, that’s right. ミコト　「僕は赦された」 MIKOTO: I was forgiven. ミコト　「ん」 MIKOTO: Mm. エス　「ミコト?」 ES: Mikoto? ミコト　「そっか」 MIKOTO: I see. ミコト　「いや、そりゃ…嬉しいよ」 MIKOTO: I mean, of course- I’m happy. ミコト　「実際にやってないんだもん、僕は何もね」 MIKOTO: The truth of the matter… is that I didn’t do anything. エス　「ああ」 ES: Mm. エス　「その結論にもいろんな理由があった。お前が……本物の多重人格であると判断したこと。犯行当時にお前の意思がなかったこと。それをもう一人のお前が話していたことが、大きな判断材料になったと思う」 ES: There were many reasons behind that conclusion. You… were judged as having a real case of multiple personalities. It was determined that you had no conscious control over your actions at the time the crime was committed. The fact that your other self spoke of it— These were major factors for your verdict. Or so I think. ミコト　「もう一人の僕が」 MIKOTO: The other me… [T/N: There’s an implication with the が (ga) that MIKOTO feels as if he has little to no control over the other him. Insert parallel to Double MV lyrics もう一人の俺が (mou hitori no ore ga; me, the other you).] エス　「ああ。お前の無実を証言してくれた形になる」 ES: Yeah. In a way, he testified to your innocence. ミコト　「ああ。そいつが殺しただけで、僕は殺してない……そう……そうだよな」 MIKOTO: Ah- He was the one who killed them- I didn’t kill them… isn-… isn’t that right.

(MIKOTO throws up.) エス　「大丈夫か」 ES: Are you alright? (MIKOTO continues throwing up, retching— hurling.) エス　「息をしろ」 ES: Take breaths. ミコト　「殺した……」 MIKOTO: …killed… ミコト　「殺したんだろう、本当に……」 MIKOTO: killed- Really did kill… ミコト　「僕……」 MIKOTO: I… エス　「お前は殺していない。ミルグラムではそう判断された」 ES: You have not killed anyone. That is what MILGRAM has judged. ミコト　「僕が知らないうちに、本当に」 MIKOTO: Without me even knowing- really- エス　「ミコト」 ES: Mikoto. ミコト　「何が赦すなんだよ！？殺してないんだよ！？僕の体で……人を殺してるじゃないかよ‼」 MIKOTO: What the hell do you mean “forgiven”?! Not killing anyone!? With my body… people were murdered! エス　「お前……思い出したのか」 ES: You… remembered? ミコト　「もう一人の僕が消えてから、浮かんでくる知らない記憶」 MIKOTO: Ever since the other me disappeared, memories I never knew I had have been appearing. エス　「ジョンでいた時の記憶が逃がされているのかも」 ES: Perhaps the memories from when you were John are leaking out. ミコト　「光景が浮かぶ……金属バットで人を殴って、潰して」 MIKOTO: The images are coming to me… Hitting people with a metal bat, crushing them- ミコト　「何人も……何度も何度も」 MIKOTO: So many people… over and over- (MIKOTO cries hard even though it’s as if there’s no air left to cry out.) エス　「いい。無理に思い出さなくていい」 ES: It’s okay. You don’t have to force yourself to remember. ミコト　「赦されたから、なんだ。実際に人が死んでる……何人も……でも知らなかったんだ！」 MIKOTO: So what if I was forgiven? People really died… so many of them… and, yet, I didn’t know! ミコト　「我が、僕なのか。本当に……？」 MIKOTO: Am I- “me”? Really…? ミコト　「ねえ、エスくん……僕は人殺しなの……僕が知らないうちに……なんて、どうしたらいいんだよ、こんなの……一人で！」 MIKOTO: Hey… Es-kun… I’m a murderer… without even knowing… What- What the hell am I supposed to do-?! With this… alone! [T/N: Much like in Mikoto’s T1 VD “John Doe”, the use of うち (uchi) here can have a double meaning. Uchi can be used to mean “inside” or the pronoun “I”, though the use of uchi as a first-person pronoun is primarily popular with elementary schoolers, or girls and women.] ミコト　「ふざけるなよ！人の体を勝手に使って、人を殺して、全部放り出して消えたって、なんだよ……！なんだよ？それ、そんなのってないよ！」 MIKOTO: You’ve gotta be with fucking me! Using a person’s body to go ahead and murder people, then- just abandoning everything and disappearing…?! What the fuck? That’s- That’s not fair-!! [T/N: そんなのってないよ (sonna notte nai yo) is more of “that’s not how it should be”.] エス　「もう一人の人格は……なぜ生まれるのか」 ES: Why… are other selves born? エス　「お前と出会って、調べた」 ES: After meeting you, I looked into it. エス　「そして考えた」 ES: And I thought about it. エス　「人の心の話だから、確かなことは言えない」 ES: When it comes to the human heart, no one can say anything for certain. エス　「有力な学説だって、すべてがお前に当てはまるわけではない」 ES: Even the most plausible theories don’t all apply to you. エス　「ただ、心を守るためだという説が濃厚だ」 ES: But, the most likely explanation is that it’s to protect the soul. [T/N: 心 (kokoro) can mean “mind”, “heart”, and/or “soul”.] ミコト　「僕の……心を」 MIKOTO: To protect… my… heart… mind… and soul. エス　「あいつのやったことは最悪だ。愚かだ。多くの人の命が失われた。それは間違いない。決して赦されることではない」 ES: What that guy did was the worst. It was foolish. Many lives were lost. There’s no doubt about that. By no means can it ever be excused. エス　「ただ……お前を守るためだった。すべて」 ES: But… it was to protect you. All of it.

(MIKOTO breathes shakily.) エス　「だから、赦せというわけではない」 ES: That’s why I’m not asking you to forgive him. エス　「でも……知っていてほしいと、思ったお前には……」 ES: But… it- occured to me that- you should know. エス　「あいつは……お前を守るためだけに生まれ」 ES: He… was born for no other reason than to protect you. エス　「お前を守るためだけにいなくなった」 ES: He disappeared for no other reason than to protect you. エス　「そういうやつだった。なんで？あいつが生まれたのか。思い当たる節はあるか」 ES: That’s the kind of guy he was. Why? Why was he even born? Do you have any ideas? ミコト　「そんなの、大したことない。僕はどこにでもいる普通の人間だよ。関係ない人を殺してまで守りたいものなんて」 MIKOTO: That’s- not important. I’m just some normal run-of-the-mill person. There’s nothing I want to protect that badly to the point of killing innocent people. ミコト　「ない」 MIKOTO: Nothing. エス　「いいんだ」 ES: Sure. ミコト　「ふん」 MIKOTO: Mhm. エス　「他の場所では、赦されないかもしれない。でも、ここはミルグラムだ。お前は今、ミルグラムに赦されている」 ES: Elsewhere, you may not have been forgiven. However, this is MILGRAM. Right now, MILGRAM has forgiven you. エス　「お前の苦しみを責める者は誰もいない」 ES: No one is blaming you for your suffering. (MIKOTO’s breath hitches.) エス　「それに、僕個人としても。人によって何を苦しみと思うかは違う。誰かにとって取るに足らないことも……他の誰かにとっては、地獄の苦しみになることだってある」 ES: Besides—speaking for myself—what people consider suffering varies from person to person. Something that’s trivial to one person… might be hells of agony to someone else. エス　「だからいいんだ。僕はお前の気持ちが聞きたいよ」 ES: So it’s okay. I want to hear how you feel. ミコト　「看守くん……」 MIKOTO: Warden-kun… (MIKOTO takes some shaky breaths.) ミコト　「仕事がね。激務だったんだよね。いわゆるブラック企業みたいな。最大手の広告代理店のデザイナーね。憧れてた会社だったし、同じ大学の奴らからも羨ましがられてさ。辞めるなんて選択肢なくてさ」 MIKOTO: My job, y’know? It was brutal, y’know. One of those whats-it-called black company type of thing. I was a designer at the biggest advertising company. It was the company I’ve always dreamed of working for and even people from the same uni envied me. Quitting wasn’t even an option. [T/N: Black companies are companies that are abusive or exploitative to its workers, often targeting fresh and young employees as hires who are overworked and paid little to no overtime. Employees are subject to poor conditions, physical/verbal/emotional abuse (such as bullying), or even blackmail to prevent employees from quitting and going to another company. Black companies are known for contributing to karōshi deaths; death by overwork.]

エス　「そういうものなんだな」 ES: That’s just how it is, I guess. ミコト　「うん」 MIKOTO: Yeah. ミコト　「大学時代なんて、僕何でもできてさ。器用だし、容量いいし、小魅力あるから。無敵だと思ってたんだよね」 MIKOTO: Back in uni, I could do anything. I was skilled, resourceful, had a certain charm. I thought I was unstoppable. エス　「思ってた?」 ES: You thought? ミコト　「ん。違った。会社に入ってさ」 MIKOTO: Yeah. I was wrong. Once I joined the company that is. ミコト　「自分が天才じゃないことを知った」 MIKOTO: I realized I wasn’t a genius. ミコト　「挫折って初めてだったからさ。それを認められなくて」 MIKOTO: It was my first time facing failure, you see. I just couldn’t accept it. ミコト　「……プライドがあるんだ。僕にも」 MIKOTO: …I had pride. Even someone like me. エス　「体を壊してでもなのか」 ES: Even if it means destroying your body? ミコト　「体なんてとっくの昔に壊れてた」 MIKOTO: My body was already broken a long time ago. ミコト　「でもそれより、できない奴って思われる方が怖かった。見て見ぬふりした。できない自分も、擦り減ってく自分も……助けを求めることも、投げ出すことも……できなかったよ。カッコ悪いとこ見せられないから」 MIKOTO: I was more terrified of being seen as a failure. I turned a blind eye to it. To the me that couldn’t do things, to the me that was wasting away… I couldn’t ask for help… and I couldn’t give up either. ‘Cause I couldn’t let anyone see me being inept. エス　「僕からすれば、全て投げ出して逃げてしまえばいいと……思う」 ES: From my perspective, I… think you should just throw it all and run away. ミコト　「そうだよね。わかる」 MIKOTO: You’re right. I get it. エス　「でも、周りを失望させたくない。期待に応えている自分でいたいというお前の気持ちは」 ES: But I don’t want to let the people around me down. I get how you feel with wanting to be the kind of person who lives up to their own expectations. ミコト　「弱さだよね」 MIKOTO: It’s a weakness, isn’t it. エス　「優しさだと思うよ」 ES: I think it’s kindness. エス　「もう一人のお前も言っていた。優しい奴だと」 ES: The other you said it. That you’re a kind guy. [T/N: The だと (dato) in 優しい奴だと (yasashii yatsu dato) implies that Es couldn’t believe the other Mikoto when he said that Mikoto is kind.] エス　「そう聞いてお前の行動を思い返せば。一見軽薄に見える行動も、全て場や人を和ませるためのものだ」 ES: When I hear that and think back on your actions, even the things you do that seem frivolous at first are actually meant to put people or the mood at ease. ミコト　「買いかぶりだ。思いのが苦手なだけだよ」 MIKOTO: You overestimate me. I’m just not good with feelings. エス　「いいんだ、どっちでも。僕はそう思ったんだ。僕にとってはそれが全てだよ。弱さだって、優しさだって、僕は僕たちはきっと、お前が好きだよ」 ES: Either way, it’s fine. That’s what I believed. For me, at least, that’s everything. Whether it’s weakness, or kindness, I’m certain that we both like you. ミコト　「もう一人の僕と看守くん話したんだよね」 MIKOTO: Other me and Warden-kun talked with each other, didn’t you? エス　「ああ」 ES: Yeah. ミコト　「どんな人だった？」 MIKOTO: What kind of person was he like? エス　「粗野で乱暴。僕に暴力を振るった」 ES: Prickly and violent. He attacked me. ミコト　「それは……なんかごめん」 MIKOTO: That… I’m kinda sorry. エス　「生まれたてで真っ直ぐだった。お前を守るためなら何でもやると、三徳も倫理も全て壊れていたが強い男だったよ。最悪の人殺しだが……不思議と嫌いじゃなかった」 ES: He was just brand new and pure. He’d have done anything to protect you. His sense of wisdom, grace, and honor were completely broken but he was a strong man. He was the worst kind of murderer… but, oddly enough, I didn’t hate him. [T/N: 三徳 (santoku) is The Three Virtues in Buddhism: wisdom, benevolence, and valor.] ミコト　「彼と会うことはできないのかな……も」 MIKOTO: Is there any way I… could also meet him? エス　「会いたくなったら会えるさ。お前の中にいる」 ES: If you want to meet him, you can. He’s inside you. ミコト　「お」 MIKOTO: oh. ミコト　「ロマンチストだね、看守くん」 MIKOTO: You’re such a romantic, Warden-kun. エス　「あいつはお前の中から生まれたものだから」 ES: He was born from within you, after all. ミコト　「そうだろうけど。話を聞いている限り似ても似つかないよ」 MIKOTO: I guess. As far as I’ve heard, we’re nothing alike. エス　「あいつの強さも元はお前の中にあるものだ。空気読まずにぶち壊せる力だって、お前の中に見つけることができるんじゃないか？」 ES: His strength also originated from within you. That power to smash things without a care for the situation— Don’t you think you’d be able to find it within yourself, too?

(MIKOTO laughs softly.) ミコト　「いや。わかんないね。だとしても、人を殺しちゃうくらいの暴力性も持ってるってことだろ」 MIKOTO: Nah. I dunno about that. Even with all that, it means there’s enough violence inside to kill someone, right? エス　「お前がいたら、そうはならないだろ」 ES: If you were there, now that wouldn’t happen, would it? ミコト　「えっ」 MIKOTO: Eh? エス　「お前たち二人で生きていけばいい。消えたんじゃない。もともとお前の中にいるし、今もお前の中にいる」 ES: The two of you should just go on living together. He didn’t disappear. He’s been inside you from the start and he’s still inside you now. ミコト　「看守くん」 MIKOTO: Warden-kun. (The clock in the room chimes.) エス　「お別れの時間だ、ミコト」 ES: It’s time to say goodbye, Mikoto. ミコト　「うん。そっか。ありがとう」 MIKOTO: Yeah. It is. Thank you. ミコト　「言われたことを考えてみるよ」 MIKOTO: I’ll think about what you said. エス　「あ」 ES: Mhm. ミコト　「僕はどうなるんだろうこれから」 MIKOTO: I wonder what’s gonna happen to me from now on. エス　「わからない」 ES: I have no idea. ミコト　「そっか」 MIKOTO: I see. ミコト　「看守くんはどうするの」 MIKOTO: What are you gonna do, Warden-kun? エス　「ふむ……」 ES: Hm… エス　「僕はもう一人のお前から学んだことがあるんだ」 ES: I’ve learned something from the other you. ミコト　「もう一人の僕から？」 MIKOTO: From the other me? エス　「気に入らないものはぶっ壊す」 ES: If you don’t like something, destroy it. ミコト　「え？」 MIKOTO: Eh? エス　「僕は、ミルグラムを壊したい」 ES: I want to destroy MILGRAM. ミコト　「え⁈」 MIKOTO: Huh?! エス　「乗り越えなければいけないものはたくさんある。でもなんとかする。なんとかしてみせる」 ES: There are many things I’ll have to overcome. But I’ll figure it out. I’ll show you I can. (MIKOTO laughs lightly.) ミコト　「すごいな？もう一人の僕」 MIKOTO: Isn’t that amazing? Right, other me? (ES lets out an amused sound.)

エス　「あいつもここで出会った僕の友人だから」 ES: He, too, is a comrade I met here. ミコト　「じゃあ、看守くんがここを壊すんなら、元の場所に帰った時のこと考えないとな？」 MIKOTO: So… If Warden-kun is gonna tear this place down, don’t you need to think about what’ll happen when you go back to where you came from? エス　「そうだな？」 ES: I guess? エス　「どうするんだ？元の場所に帰ったら」 ES: How about you? What are you gonna do once you go back? ミコト　「自主かな。いや、するまでもないか。ずいぶん派手にやったわけだし、仮に精神疾患が認められても、まるっと無罪なんてないでしょ。ちゃんと罪を償うよ」 MIKOTO: Voluntarily surrender, probably. No, wait- Maybe there’s no need for that. I’ve caused quite a mess after all. Even if it's recognized that I have a mental illness, there’s no way I’d be able to get a full acquittal. I’ll be sure to atone for my crimes. エス　「僕は、お前が言っていた言葉に、答えを出せていない。記憶が全くない状態で犯した罪は罪なのか」 ES: I still haven’t found an answer to what you said. Is a crime committed while having absolutely no memory of it still a crime? ミコト　「うん。本当に僕は知らなかったからね」 MIKOTO: Yeah. In reality, it’s that I really didn’t know. ミコト　「そんな理不尽なことあるかよ。そう思って認められなかった」 MIKOTO: How can something so irrational be possible? It’s why I couldn’t really accept it. エス　「お前の気持ちは当然だと思う」 ES: I think your feelings are perfectly natural. ミコト　「僕だって答えが出てないさ。わからないし、答えも出ない。でも何を言ったって僕のせいで人は死んでる。たとえ、もう一人の僕のせいだったとしても、見て見ぬふりできない」 MIKOTO: I haven’t found an answer either. I don’t understand it and I’m not finding it. But no matter whatever you say, people died because of me. Even if it was the other me’s fault, I can’t just turn a blind eye. エス　「ミコト……」 ES: Mikoto… ミコト　「もう一人の僕も……僕だから。一緒に償うよ。そうしてみたいと思ったんだ」 MIKOTO: The other me… is still me, after all. I’ll atone with him. That’s what I think I want to do.

ミコト　「いやあー、重罪人だよな。世間に言わせちゃうか。てかもう一人の自分がやっただなんて、世間は信じないだろうしなあ」 MIKOTO: Maaan, I’m a criminal. Let society say what it will. Though, I doubt that the public would believe another me did it either way. [T/N: Mikoto says もう一人の自分 (mou hitori no jibun) instead of the previous もう一人の(僕・俺)が (mou hitori no boku/ore ga). In this case, there’s more of a nuance of an integrated self, however vague it may be.] ミコト　「結局、親泣かせちゃうよな」 MIKOTO: In the end, I’m going to make my folks cry. エス　「僕は信じる、世界中が信じなくても、僕は……話したんだもう一人のお前と」 ES: I’ll believe you. Even if the whole world doesn’t, I… talked to the other you. ミコト　「うむ」 MIKOTO: Mhm. ミコト　「じゃあ、いいか！」 MIKOTO: Alrighty then. Listen up! ミコト　「最後に聞きたいんだけどさ」 MIKOTO: There’s one last thing I want to ask. エス　「どうした？」 ES: What is it? ミコト　「もう一人の僕って、名前あるの？知っときたくてさ。これから一緒に頑張るんだから」 MIKOTO: Does the other me have a name? I just wanted to know. ‘Cause we’re gonna be working hard together from now on. エス　「はあぁ。ジョンって言うんだ」 ES: Hah-! He’s called “John”. ミコト　「うお」 MIKOTO: oH- (MIKOTO laughs out loud.) ミコト　「なんだよ？その犬みたいな名前！」 MIKOTO: What the hell? That’s like a dog’s name! (Both ES and MIKOTO laugh.) ミコト　「ありがとう」 MIKOTO: Thank you. ミコト　「またね、看守くん」 MIKOTO: See ya~, Warden-kun. エス　「榧野尊、お前の罪を歌え」 ES: Mikoto Kayano, sing your sins!

[marmaladedoodles]

"I could burn you down in an instant"

[cardentist]

I've been meaning to make this post for YEARS, it may as well happen on a random thursday night

[gaytwirights]

Ralsei: we did it! My transition has broken the prophecy and thus subverted the final tragedy!

Noelle, who has just rediscovered something that makes life worth living, has connections to water (ice = water = darkness), and has not had a genuine connection in years: hey guys do you think you could start using she/they for me? Faha just wanna try it out just wanna see where it goes

(referencing the "beware of the pipeline" meme btw)

[blinguie]

freeze fawn flight

[storyfromlonglongago]

lily mouchet & germaine is so interesting because the mouchets are basically like if ol leon hadn't stifled and stifled and stifled germaine and trained her in swords, let her be her, gave her actual stable coping mechanisms, etc. bro it is the age of women ⅔ of the three heros are female pleaseee step up

[oddtree-art]

this will be ace attorney 7

[aa4-timeline]

In 24 hours or 1 day, on July 7, 2026 at an unspecified time in the evening, Apollo Justice & Trucy Wright attend the Gavinners concert!

[gaytwirights]

GERMAINE ALBUM

[gaytwirights]

NEMESIS TWIRIGHT AU

The Last Revolver (Nirvana Jaakko ver.)

I didn't do anything particularly cool with the PV this time,,,,,,,,made it in like 5 hours I am So Tired from the Goddamn Schoolwork

Lyrics:

Père Nöel left a package for me

A rifle, untraceable, and best: discreet

And a card bearing a face that I never asked to see

So it’s the end

Of my final regret

If I could just turn back the clock

I wish I could have met you just a bit earlier

Some point before the war

Would our ending have been happier?

If, back then, it was ‘you and me’

And I ignored my life’s script a little bit

If I had been stronger, like you

Maybe then, we two wouldn’t have ever fallen through

“Once-in-a-millennium genius”

That’s the first I ever heard of Nemesis

A girl standing as a peer to men so much older than us

But by her side

I could feel just as bright

You clawed up to the country’s crown

Your flame burned higher than I could ever be

“Think and look after your own”

That was something you used to say to me

Now see here how we’ve ended up

Was it like they said: alone when you’ve reached the top?

Why’d it have to turn out this way?

Why’d you have to run away?

Youth brought us closer, a friendship turning to partners

Through the death, we two shaped history’s progress together

Fall, duty calls, you just couldn’t bear to share your power

Now flowers bloom ‘round, so watch the roses, motherfucker!

Delusional dictator, caught up in the webs you created

Playing God, pretending everything you touch doesn’t break

Loved you, I think, or at least I thought you’d be something great

You just had to prove me wrong--!

But no one can turn back the clock

Even if I did, it won’t add to anything

You would always join the war

You’d never be my priority

Don’t worry, I’m not bitter, really

If anything, it was just our destiny

Still, I wish it lasted longer

All those years we two could have spent like this, together

[blueskittlesart]

Weird.

[funtergeist]

Spamton & Pink are two sides of the same coin that is Kris

I’ve seen a lot of people complain that Pink’s placement as a secret boss in chapter 5 is disconnected or unfitting. but i think she's actually perfect for the last secret boss, especially if secret bosses are meant to symbolize a desire for freedom. Now i will yap about it for several paragraphs

several parallels are built between Spamton and Pink during her fight, which make it clear they’re meant to be compared. their designs both feature pink and gold, they both steal a body that isn’t theirs, they’re both involved with green strings, they both feature Mad Dummy in their boss fight/theme, are both puppets related to cats, and they both have odd connections to the weird route (as evidenced by the translation of Cutie Mew Mew Magic). in almost every other way however, Spamton and Pink are opposites. Spamton’s story is a tragedy; from the start, his rainbow-colored peers don’t accept him as their own and see him as lesser for being different and less capable. he’s a broken and decrepit doll who’s had life screw him over every step of the way, he’s been abandoned by everyone he ever loved and cared about, his body has been marred beyond recognition, he’s treated as a living puppet with no autonomy or freedom, and he doesn’t get to keep his dream body or ‘fuse with his chosen vessel'. Even after being defeated by the fun gang, none of his problems are fixed; he has no choice but to accept his status as a simple puppet. Spamton is Kris’ worst case scenario. they are terrified this is going to be their own future, they’re visibly shaken by Spamton’s fight unlike any other in the entire game.  i think the reason Chapter 2 in particular features a character which symbolizes such a depressing future for Kris is because Chapter 2’s dark fountain is created by the Roaring Knight. a character which Kris is very heavily implied to have some kind of partnership with, one where the Knight holds power and control over Kris (as evidenced by the knighting scene after their fight, and the high probability that the Knight is the person who talks to Kris on the phone and sends them orders). the dynamic Kris has with the Knight can be compared to the relationship Spamton had with his benefactor, where he must follow orders from a mysterious voice on the phone lest he be punished (and punished he was).  by this point in the story, Kris is both being metaphorically puppeted by the Knight, and literally puppeted by the player, leaving them feeling a complete loss of autonomy. this situation is opening way to Kris’ worst future. one where they are abandoned by everyone and thrown aside like an unwanted puppet. like Spamton. in Chapter 5 however, the dark fountain is created by Kris instead. though the creation of the fountain was clearly premeditated (likely to get time for the Knight to kidnap Asgore), i don’t think it’s crazy to say that part of the reason they created it in the moment was to distract Susie from the Rudy situation. to keep Susie happy, because they don’t want her best day ever being ruined by the news. Kris cares about Susie so, so much, and it’s clear she’s a huge part of the reason Kris can now see a future for themself where things aren’t so bad. this hope manifests as Pink.  Pink is present in Kris’ subconscious before Chapter 5 even begins. Kris plays Shop 3 on the piano in Noelle’s house, a song which is later present in the shop owned by Pink. Shop 3 shows a more somber side to Pink’s character, as she simply watches the sunset, captivated by how freeing it feels to be able to do so in her dream body.  Pink herself, of course, is very much a parallel to Kris, being a Darkner and a Lightner both using the same body, who struggle with differing wants and desires and must ultimately learn to cooperate with each other despite that (which may hint towards the idea that Kris' ideal ending would be them and the player learning to understand each other, rather than one or the other being banished for good).

even though Pink isn’t really flower, when she pretends to be one, HER rainbow-colored peers all see her as one of them and accept her with open arms, uncaring of her strange circumstances. In the end, Pink gets to keep her dream body and watch the sunset with her best friend. All things Spamton desperately wanted and never got to have, and all things Kris hopes to have. Pink is Kris’ best case scenario, their subconscious manifesting a future for them where everything ends up fine, even if just for a little while.

Spamton being an example of Kris' worst self/future doesn't mean he isn't deserving of kindness and safety though, quite the opposite. Kris’ self improvement journey is mirrored by the fact that showing Spamton kindness at his lowest will reward the player with the Dealmaker, an item which reduces Puppet/Cat damage by 40%, greatly helping to defeat Pink (aka help her in her self discovery journey), while choosing to hurt Spamton will just give you the Puppet Scarf, a near useless item that doesn’t help at all with Pink’s fight. the same way being shown kindness by Susie and Ralsei was the only way Kris got motivation to keep going despite all the bullshit happening in their life. on the other hand, doing the weird route will make Spamton, a manifestation of Kris’ worst self, a mandatory boss. He will become HIS worst self, he will hurt others and accept his role as a puppet if it means he can gain freedom in some small way, before being killed, leaving the player with a Puppet Scarf no matter what. An item which will either be, again, completely useless for defeating Pink in an “aborted” weird route, or won’t be utilized at all in a side B weird route, as Pink is completely inaccessible, with Kris’ hopes for a better future being completely destroyed and their life ending in a similar way to how Spamton’s did. their worst nightmare came to fruition.

[ihavemints]

imagine you're a teenager and have an awesome best friend who you've been having cool magic adventures with and who you talk about going to the festival with and you have a special place with just each other and then she hangs out with your childhood friend at the festival and they flirt the whole time and suddenly alll she can talk about is your oldfriend and she tells you that you guys had fun but now what you need is the childhood friend and she changes your guy's special place to be special for her and you're a teenager with no friends