haiii my questions aren'f as good because its two ay em. anyway. why did each member of escape key join da unit? and what would they do jn a zombie apocalypse. bats my eyelashes at you
hi! yes! hi!! im so sorry im so late UM UHM UHM!!
ill be so real this has stumped me for a good bit bc i don’t work well with open questions but AHHH!! all of escape key joined in the sense of wanting friends? kinda? they all struggle connecting with other people in one way or another and want someone they can truly be themselves with
for context escape key is formed last out of all units + motoki and tatsuo knew each other from when they were younger
for yoshiko she was friends with kohane and emu and she’d hear about wxs & vbs— for vbs it was mostly her bombarding kohane with questions and whatnot but with emu they’re just chronic yappers im afraid . she saw what they had going on and it kinda evolved into a slight envy? jealousy? she wanted what they had. she’s popular in miyajou and has her online stuff going on but a lot of it is her putting up a front so she wants something real for once? it’s hard to explain without going into her massive inferiority complex and insecurities im sorry
she didn’t really “join” escape key since she started it but when she was invited back into escape key it was because despite fucking it all up she desperately craved people she didn’t need to play a front with AH. Grgrgrgrh yoshiko why are you so difficult to describe Yoshiko self esteem analysis coming SOON (lie)
when kimora was offered the chance to join the unit it was basically this :
she fantasised about it for years— even if it wasn’t directly to be in a music band she always yearned for friends, esp a neat little friend group. plus she already admired yoshiko from before so it really was her chance to get friends. i also think since the main story takes place a bit later into the school year everyone else probably already developed friend groups and duos, and her being shy left her behind
i mean she had a few people she talked with, maybe one person she was able to call a ‘friend’ but it wasn’t anything special?? lwk it was every one of her fantasies coming to life so ofc she’s gonna take that chance, even if she didn’t have much going for her
motoki is … special. he’s reserved and doesn’t like to be with people but hey would you look at that he’s in a unit dumb dumb die die I HATE YOU . when he was roped into it he didn’t really have much of a reason to join? like, so much of him is how he *doesnt* want to drag attention to himself or be acknowledged . he’s one of the few who had actual musical history in the unit, he did a lot of unconventional instrument work before that. i thiiink he was pretty unsure about it at first but caved into the idea that if he accepted this he could extend an invitation to tatsuo and thus reconnect with him . tbf i think ever since motoki realized tatsuo also attends kamikou he wanted to chat w him but he didn’t really have a reason to so he just sat in the bg
but like! just bc he’s been wronged by people before it doesn’t mean he doesn’t want people. he wants friends and shyt, aaaand it would give him an excuse to pursuit his music-esque interests
tatsuo also dabbled in music before joining escape key, cue the entire MrCottonCandy alias he used online. it was just him having fun he never really saw it as anything else than “oh i like doing this and people like seeing it i guess” . motoki invites him in and he’s ecstatic because he finally got approached by people!!! HE LOVES PEOPLE!!!!!! tatsuo has the “looks unapproachable + intimidating but loves people” disease im afraid .. yeah but no he’s a really simple guy .
no but really he is much simpler than everyone else in why he joined. he really craved human contact and he was being given it on a platter, plus it’s music related and he has experience with that. he’d say yes regardless of who asked him but the fact it was motoki in particular also drove it harder to him wanting to join.
no but literally they all wanted friends that’s lwk it 😭 there’s a lot of stuff behind that for them to seek out but that’s more of its own post soz :(
tldr they all wanted friends and people they could unapologetically be themselves with -> this later becoming their motive to create a safe space for other social outcasts like them
HMMM zombie apocalypse uhmmm straight of the bat Tatsuo dies immediately. he’s unfit, regularly skips p.e and his eating habits are absolutely atrocious. the only way he’d survive would be if someone else took care of him and put him in an enclosed room but the moment any physical conflict occurs he’ll be the first one out. he’ll do okay with managing resources and stuff though, he’s good at management. no but yeah he’s fully dependent on someone else
kimora is like tatsuo where she wouldn’t really survive any hand to hand combat or stuff but she’d do okay if we don’t count that. she’s good with plants and could make her own farm to provide for her . i think she’d fare worse than Tatsuo in physical stuff since he at least has a height advantage
yoshiko and motoki would do pretty well says me! both of them canonically work out and are pretty fit. yoshiko used to play in the forest a lot and was in the girl scouts growing up so she’s pretty set on the physical and skill aspect of things, food will probably be a bit difficult since she has no green thumb whatsoever but hunting might work! i think she’ll go insane if she doesn’t have anyone to chat with though… she’ll survive as long as she has someone else to be social with, or a cat. preferably both.
again with motoki he has a lot of physical skills, now add natural testosterone and height boost and he sadly outclasses yoshiko. he’s naturally alert and wary of his surroundings so he’ll do really well in case of something trying to sneak up on him. he knows how to get things done and even if he doesn’t know how to hunt or garden properly i think he’d get a nack for hunting and gathering pretty fast. and unlike yoshiko he wouldn’t feel a need to be with someone so he’d be able to survive for longer . he knows to be silent snd stealth around. hes paranoid asf though he wouldn’t really group up with anyone in fear of them turning against him, and if he were to group with anyone he’d constantly be on the lookout
i think! they’d work the best together honestly. tatsuo could manage their resources (putting in that noggin to work) while kimora handles the greenery and yoshiko + motoki handles excursions and what not. acrually they probably need to teach tatsuo stranger danger he’d try and open the door to any person he sees .. wait was tatsuo even taught stranger danger in the canon probably not
thank you for sending me an ask *shaking you back and forth* now when can we put all our ocs in the same room playdate style slash silly
