Ask 'em things! Make friends with 'em! Utopia route, huzzah!
The wave of worldwide despair was narrowly avoided (...Ok, it wasn't that narrow.)
Junko Enoshima had been planning a massive event for months, but hadn't gone into overdrive yet - the only one who seemed to sense something was wrong was... Nagito?
Naturally, nobody would believe his strange, unfortunate instinct. She was beloved by all most, she was incredibly popular (in the school, online, and everywhere else).
Whenever she was around, however... He'd get overwhelmed by this terrible, unforgivable rotting feeling - and it was coming from her!
It was powerful enough to ensure he couldn't get close enough to interfere, but what was causing it..?
(Spoiler: the shockwaves from the main timeline were so powerful, he was picking up on it. Which one would be worse - knowing about the impending doom and being unable to stop it? Or being completely oblivious to what was coming up around the corner?)
That was not the beginning of our story - it actually started once Kokichi and Nagito met by chance and in an effort to pester him, Kokichi informed Nagito he was now his servant.
That event lead directly to all of Junko's secret plans getting dumped onto the internet the day she was (accidentally) nudged into oncoming traffic - exposing the not-so-narrowly-avoided plot for creating an endless avalanche of despair.
Kokichi has a peculiar talent: 'Ultimate Tarot Dealer'!
How does he pick such accurate cards? Who knows, who cares?
Nagito has a hope-filled hobby: He's 'The Matchmaker'!
That might sound like a scary title you'd attach to a serial killer, but he's just cyber-stalking all of the Ultimates and matching them up based on who could help them inspire an even greater hope! Wonderful!
[ Interactive fic! ]
New ships! New stories! New Ultimates!
Become a member of Kokichi's DICE!
Nagito is sickly and frail, but none of his ailments are terminal.
Are they together? Or aren't they? (They are - this is an Oumaeda blog ♡)
dirt4dirt (Strike up a deal with the Goblin King himself!)
If you ask Nagito a question, you might get a Servant answer! (Beware~!)
If you ask Kokichi a question, you might get a lie! (Say it ain't so!)
[ Etiquette stuff: ]
Please be kind, a real person is running the show here
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* This is all built on top of the source; it's a blend of canon (my own observations and interpretations from all four games) and AU twists to (hopefully) keep the stories and responses from being predictable. *
Looks disgusting to me, but maybe Keech would like it, lol.
Hey, do you have any black sugar?
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I don't normally like sweets, but black sugar is the exception - it's one of the things Ouma-kun and I completely agree on.
It's a little unusual, since... Well, I don't normally like candy.
Also, Ouma-kun doesn't like coffee at all, but it has a definite coffee hit about it - it might depend on the brand... Anyway, he also loves black sugar, probably as much as I do--
Koma-chan, quit tellin' all our secrets!
Are you concerned this one will lead to our downfall, master? The fact we can agree on a snack item, and it's a highly unlikely one?
Yup! Ya never know, riiight?
Unfortunately, I don't remember the brand... I've had some since then that weren't as good, which is why I mentioned it might vary by brand - the later ones didn't have such a distinct coffee flavour about them.
Just in case you were thinkin' it might be easy to win him over? He doesn't like coffee candy.
It's true, haha... I'm not sure how many of them actually contain actual coffee, and they're too... Sugary.
This coming from a guy who admits his favourite candy is literal sugar.
It doesn't make sense to me, either. Heh.
Where'd ya find that black sugar abomination, Nagito~?
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Convenience store... Heh. Near where I used to live--
Huh? That messed up apartment complex with that Doll Ghoul upstairs? House of horrors, Unsolved Mystery thing? That place?
Yes. It was in a convenience store near there, and I can vaguely remember the packaging - I'd remember it well enough if I saw it again, I think.
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Bummer! Looks like that's the end of that then, huh? It just doesn't exist anymore, I guess!
I haven't been back there - there's a chance they might still carry it--?
Sucks so bad, it just doesn't exist now...
Oh well, no use dwellin' on it!
Either you don't like the fact I've just shared a weakness of yours, or you're concerned about me going back to that area.
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I don't care if my DICElings know what kinda candy to give us, Koma-chan! I don't want you going back to that apartment bloc from hell!
Wait, you're serious..? You're actually concerned... About me?
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Marvelous! Thank you, Oumu-kun! Nobody's ever cared enough about me to restrict my movements in an effort to protect me before!
Anything for you, Koma-chan! This definitely isn't me being neurotic megalomaniac - it's definitely because I care aboutcha!
[ mod note: ran out of pictures as usual XD!! They were definitely going to keep yapping and dumblr cockblocked me as always ⊙ n ⊙! ]
its a new phone lol... i noticed yours is broken as hell, do you drop it a lot?
i also have a question... just wondering your opinion on it (if you have any)
(also my reasoning for this specific phone is you like cute things but don't eat sweets? it's a phone that looks like a cream cookie lol i saw it and thought of you man <3)
anyway... if god made humans in "his" image... who made god? why did "he" look like that? also when was "he" born? where does "he" live? nothing about it makes sense (which of course it wouldnt, it's all made up but anyway lol)
Wait, really? I can have this...? Are you sure?
Excellent! Thanks!
I'll try to be more careful and not drop this one!
The trouble is my hand tremors... My phone was still sort of functional, so it didn't seem very important to replace it...
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Since this one was a thoughtful gift from you, I'll try to be more careful with it - the one I bought myself didn't matter too much to me, but this one has sentimental value!
Marvelous!
if god made humans in "his" image... who made god? why did "he" look like that? also when was "he" born? where does "he" live?
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Uh... I haven't really thought about it too much, haha... Give me a minute, ok?
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(You didn't specify which one you're referring to, but I can definitely guess...)
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I think the only reasonable conclusion here is that being is an Eldritch horror, don't you think?
Similar to the Great Old Ones, our reality is their dreams - that one just happened to dream up a planet full of fragile beings that resemble itself, and rules them with a sadistic selfishness - commanding total servitude or promising eternal punishment.
When they all wake up, I guess that'll be it - no more servitude, no more punishment!
Or, much more likely, they're all fairytales. Life was just an aberration - luck, basically. This planet happened to possess the correct inventory of things to produce life - including being the ideal distance from its star, to keep from boiling or freezing while the germination process happened over millions of years.
We're lucky, if you think about it - we get to be here at the same time! What are the odds?
I guess I shouldn't speak for you, but I feel very fortunate to have met you!
seeing nagito again (when you found out you both were enrolled at hope's peak together
or when he agreed to be your servant (or at least didn't refuse lol)
also while im here do you recognize this guy?
W-where do you people keep getting these pictures? I mean it!
I mean--! What do you mean 'saw Nagito again'? I saw him for the first time when we met at that stupid dump of a school!
Pretty sure I wouldn't be able to forget a scarecrow bastard like that one - seems like he would really leave an impression, hmm?
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Y'know? Nagito didn't disappoint me, but his reputation sure did!
Hearing all the yip-yaps about how deranged and messed up he was? I was expecting somebody completely different!
Scariest thing that guy does is go on his high-energy, optimistic tangents about stuff nobody cares about!
Classic Koma-chan!
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Don't get me wrong, ok... He cares about it so I care about it, too... But damn, amirite?
He really tricked me with that stuff... I thought he was evilphobic or something!
I thought he'd turned against me because I'm an evil bastard, and I was gonna have to take ownership of him by force - using trickery and deceit. Bummer!
I didn't wanna have to do that, but...
If it came to that, I guess I'd have no choice, hmm?
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Aaaanyway, I dunno what you've gotten yourself convinced of over there, gummyworm... But it's all false! Soooorry!
I never met Koma-chan before we met at Cope's Geek, and if he didn't agree to be my servant, I was gonna be forced to do some underhanded stuff to get my way.
Like, what are we doin' here~?
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Now get rid of that picture for me, k? Don't let Nagito see it - we don't wanna give him nightmares or anything, riiiight?
[nagito] does it bother u that u & keech are having such a major disagreement over sparkling justice?
ur obviously a fan & hes clearly not... is this gonna be an issue for ya?
also do u have a theory abt who it might actually be? the thing abt it being 2 or more ppl makes sense (given they have been spotted but theres been enough discrepancy in their physical characteristics it couldnt just be one person working alone)... jw if u have any theories abt who it might actually be...
No, not at all. We disagree about things all the time.
He loves sweets; I don't.
I love cute things; he doesn't care for them.
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A-anyway... I'm not sure I would consider myself a fan...
A fan of theirs, I mean...
I am a fan of the hope they symbolize, though!
Misguided hope is still hope! An uncut diamond is still a diamond!
A troupe of vigilantes that have their hearts set on a brighter future, even if they won't be around to benefit from it? Wonderful!
Cutting back the weeds thanklessly, all for the promise of a future they won't be able to enjoy for themselves!
F-fantastic!
Risking their safety every time they venture out - it really is a selfless type of hope, isn't it?
Who are they doing this for? What do they gain from all this effort - there is no reward!
Were they loved so completely that they feel this determination to repay that love - even to those who don't appreciate their sacrifice?
What about the night when one of them doesn't come home? Will it have been worth it to the ones that remain?
Were they loved? Or was it a lack of love that manufactured this crusade?
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My honest interpretation of Sparkling Justice is a bittersweet one. Are you ready?
Bear in mind my interpretation might be skewed, but it's my honest takeaway from everything I've learned about the individuals - what little was released to the public.
Ever since I started looking into the case details, it seemed like it was most likely a suicide mission.
It was never about winning the war against crime - they never expected to. They knew they would lose it someday, and they were determined to take out as many criminals as they could before their time was up.
It's pretty fitting that they wear masks, isn't it? I don't just mean for the sake of hiding their identity - but even the motivation behind it all is obscured by the lie they've constructed.
The few interviews they've allowed seemed highly scripted. It wasn't genuine, it... Lacked something. Something important.
The words were fine, I guess... There wasn't anything wrong with them... But something seemed 'off', somehow.
I've seen genuine Sparkling Justice fans that believe the soliloquizing and buy into the story they've prepared...
But this isn't just about punishing criminals. There's something else they aren't saying.
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Is it hope to be so willing to sacrifice your life this way? Knowing it won't make a difference after all?
Or does the hope lie at the end - making it out of the circumstances that drove them to these extremes?
It's a bit like sawing your leg off once you've been snared by a bear-trap... I find it really difficult to believe a loving environment created the individuals making up Sparkling Justice.
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I could always be wrong, haha! It wouldn't be the first time!
[keech] what would u do if it turned out nagito actually *was* a part of sparkling justice lol
ik he said he wasnt but... i mean u cant completely rule it out until the secret identities are revealed right?
also no offense but u seem a bit jealous of him fanboying over sparkling justice lol... cant tell how much is u genuinely being unimpressed by the vigilante killers & how much is u being a petty king rofl
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Oh, you! You can't get my goat - I finally remembered to take my meds!
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I think I remembered, anyway...
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Uh-oh! Now I'm not sure - it might have been this morning; it might have been a year ago!
It's probably fine.
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Aaaanyway, that's not possible - I'm with him all the time. I send him off on errands sometimes, but I've followed him around enough to know that he doesn't sneak away to meet with some dirty, rotten, murderous bastard - he's totally clean.
He definitely doesn't sneak off after dark, for sure - he's locked in with me! Talk about 'hell in a cell', amirite? HA!
Me and Koma-chan! Locked up! All night! Best friends! Nobody murdering anybody!
I don't sleep well so if he got up and left, I'd be the first one to know about it!
Anybody could be Sparkling Just-Ass - except that guy!
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Now, how much does my testimony mean to ya, coffin drop? Am I a trustworthy alibi or not?
Maybe Sparkling Justice is me and Koma-chan? Hmm? Ya think?
Am I lyin' to ya? Or is he?
Who knows? Who cares?
[ mod note: the 'meds' in question are vitamin and iron supplements (and no, he did not take them XD!!) ]
They're cola gummies, I'm sorry Nagito xD!!!!!!!!!!!!
But I have a suggestion <3 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Cola flavor is Kokichi's favorite right? There might be some cola flavored candies that aren't gummies but... I mean this is the third bag of cola gummies he's been given and they have all been different from each other xD!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So my suggestion (since Kokichi isn't allowed to eat gummy candy, Nagito is apparently serious about the rules xD!!!!!!!!!!!!) is Nagito can chew them up for you a bit Ouma xD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(Don't worry Nagito, you don't need to swallow xD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
Aaaand queue me getting kicked out of DICE for this xD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Worth it <3 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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So mean, Cherry Bomb ♡
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How cruel, forcing Koma-chan to eat candy when you know he doesn't like sweets! You're hardcore, huh?
It's not that different from something you--
Nope. Totally different!
It really wasn't, though--?
It. Was. Different. Nagito.
Ouma-kun begged me for days to chew his favourite gum for him, since he's not allowed. I thought he was picking on me at first - the fact he was asking me to do that for him, I mean.
The thing he was asking for was--
Haha...
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He was so excited when I finally relented and chewed it for him, he could barely wait for me to take the gum out before--
See? Totally different! Exactly like I was sayin'!
What? How is that different?
You had me chew something you aren't allowed to have because of your braces, then--
Well? Say it. Hee.
I tried to warn him, haha... That the 'juiciness' of the gum is spit, I mean... The thing he was telling me to do... Uh...
Aww, bummer! You're right - it's totally the same thing!
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We should do it anyway! Nagito's asthmatic breath right on my face is so cute!
Are you picking on me again..? Because it seemed like you were the last time, but--
No way! I'd never pick on you!
Ah, I understand.
Nice joke, master! You got me!
Really? Ya fell for it?
Do me a favour and chew one of these gummies for me, Koma-chan. Y'know, to make up for believing my insidious, bastardly lie. Hee.
[ mod note: I'm not sure if Cherry was deliberately making a reference to this thing I wrote a while ago? But they were talking about this event, at least XD!! ]
[ bonus mod note: Nagito is just acting like he has no idea what's going on, by the way XD!! Have to clear it up for my own sake: his social skills are poor but he knows when Keech is staging a makeout game XD!! ]
[Keech] I’ve been hearing rumors of a vampire near the hospital…any bets on who it is? My money’s on Celeste.
Oh, it was definitely a misunderstanding...
There are no neck-biting blood-suckers, but the culprit is definitely Celestia Ludenberg.
Hee.
Basically, she read about that duchess or whatever, who used to bathe in maiden-blood... Y'know the one?
Convinced it would give her eternal youth and vitality, some crap like that... And that terrified her in a way you might not expect.
Y'know she's super into historical accounts, especially French aristocracy, right? She's apparently not restricted to just France, but she's got a fondness in particular for queens, princesses, especially ones that had horrible secrets or met gruesome ends.
I dunno the specifics - that stuff is boring as hell to me, but I do know enough about her to know there's a reason she's behind the rumours.
Since one of her ancient girl-crushes was so convinced maiden-blood was the key to eternal beauty, she set Roomba on research and development duty.
She refused to do the actual blood-bath ritual or whatever - she wanted Roomba to invent something that would give her all the benefits without any of the... Y'know, "lingering rot"-smell.
Roomba can't exactly argue with the Vampire Queen so she's working tirelessly to invent some kind of crap using stolen blood-bags from the hospital.
A blood bubble bath would be a lot easier, but turns out? Celeste has a delicate stomach and can't tolerate the smell.
By the way, the 'terrified her in a way you might not expect' - she suddenly became obsessively paranoid that she was showing signs of aging. She was seeing age-spots and wrinkles where she obviously didn't have any, so Celeste's kicked Roomba outta her bedroom until she can develop something to reverse the imaginary signs of aging Celeste is starting to show.
I almost feel kinda bad for Roomba..?
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I did say 'almost' just then, right?
[ mod note: 2,500 likes bonus post! Thank you to @candycatacombs for placing the 2,500th heart-sticker, and everybody else who contributed! Huzzah! ]
[nagito] what are the chances (in ur opinion) of sparkling justice being the ice cream parlor murderer? is it possible?
What's your heart telling you? Heh.
I don't want to rule it out completely, since we don't know anything about the victim--
Ohhhh, right - I forgot to tell ya, Koma-chan. My cards said the victim was a total asshole.
What? When did this happen?
It was pretty recent, but... Y'know... I didn't think you'd care that much--
There's an excellent chance this was a Sparkling Justice hit, in that case! Ouma-kun's cards haven't been wrong yet!
Guess so... Plus the card I picked for the killer lines up, if that matters at all to ya.
Marvelous! Tell me everything!
Oh, I can barely even remember! Something about the victim being crooked but outnumbered; the killer having a 'change of position'... At first I took that as they might have reformed and don't kill anymore..?
Buuuut it could easily be a serial killer tag-team exhibition.
You're sure the victim's card suggested they were outnumbered..?
Sure thing! Also, seemed like the card was sayin' they were involved in business, trade, competition... Wonder what that means?
Any ideas, Koma-chan? Any theories at all about why Sparkling Justice would wanna exact revenge against somebody involved in that boring crap..?
I don't think Sparkling Justice has such petty motives, Ouma-kun. What are you suggesting?
Nothin'! Nothin' at all! I'm just bringing up the fact this murder seems a little different from the others, doesn't it?
Why would Sparkling Justice need to hide a body so thoroughly? Liiike, since when do they even bother covering up their crimes?
Seems to me like this one was a lot more personal, that's all... They weren't tryin' to clean up the streets - they were just takin' out the trash and making sure nobody found out about it this time.
Are you suggesting Sparkling Justice wasn't motivated by hope?
No way! It just kinda seems to me like the killer was tryin' desperately to hide their victim... And it sounds like the victim might have been a business man - or business lady, I dunno their life.
Now... Who do we know that would super care about business crap, eliminating competition, winning a negotiation at all costs... Hmm...
It isn't Togami-kun, master.
Damn that guy! Can't he stop being boring for 5 seconds and just be a stupid serial killer!
Who would he work with..? Sparkling Justice is a cooperative team of two or more individuals - can you imagine Togami-kun working with anybody, for any reason? Unless it was absolutely necessary, I mean.
That's true - nobody can stand bein' around him, and the main Sparkling Justice ghoul has at least one friend.
Besides, you mentioned the victim's card suggested they were evil in some way - that this killing wasn't just a business deal gone wrong.
So what? Business people can be bastards, Koma-chan. They're allowed.
Yes, but why would Sparkling Justice have an issue with them unless they were committing some type of major offense?
(The fact the victim's body was rendered impossible to locate is a mystery, though.)
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Please stop bullying me, Koma-chan! I thought we were friends!
Huh?! I'm not--! We are--!
Gotcha! I got Koma-chan to admit we're friends! Hee!
Heh. Well done, master.
[ mod note: we're all on the same page that Nagito was his game's detective, right? Since there wasn't an Ultimate Detective in his class, he filled that role?
Basically, I feel like Keech would get in his way if he was in detective-mode XD!! Trying to bend or twist the investigation toward whichever person he feels like implicating, then weaseling out of it if his attempt doesn't work ]
[ bonus mod note: this isn't particularly related to anything, but I will say that I believe Mahiru was D2's detective first, then her murder got Nagito moved to fill the vacancy. So technically, the V3 shuffle happened in D2 first (elevating Shuichi out of support to replace Kaede as the protagonist; Nagito was given a dual-role of antagonist and detective once Mahiru was murdered) ]
[Kokichi] How do you feel about it when Nagito does things to intentionally get in your way/ruin your plans? For instance the whole thing with Fuyuhiko...
Huh? Am I supposed to be... Like, mad? Or something?
A servant that just does stuff without screwing everything up would be so boring!
Neehee!
Sure, things would actually get done around here, but... The sooner you finish, the sooner you have nothing to do? Boring!
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The thing with Kuzuryu--
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Ok, that would have been really satisfying if Koma-chan actually cooperated--
Hee.
Sorry, what was the question again..?
Oh, right; if Nagito ever gets on my nerves when he's getting in the way.
Nope!
[ mod note: Candy was making a reference to a short, 3-part series I wrote a while back; part 1 is here, part 3 has Fuyuhiko making a guest appearance ]
[both] have u heard of sparkling justice? got any theories abt who it might be?
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Sure-- Heard about them, I mean.
You have to wonder... How can a vigilante criminal keep getting away with their deeds? They can't even determine an approximate age group, height, or build for this individual.
The only way somebody would be able to keep those details private is if they avoided ever being seen, or if they were an expert at disguising themselves...
Heyyyy, do ya think the Sparkling Justice kook might be Smoogs?
Actually, I've been following the details of the case and I have a theory of my own... It might be totally wrong--
Spill! Whatcha got, Koma-chan? Let's hear it!
It's just a theory...
We're burnin' daylight here, Nagito! Sparkling Justice goes after criminals, right? Doesn't that mean I'm in trouble? I need to know who to look out for! Protect me!
Well... As you know, there's very little information available... Rather than the person being an expert at disguises, I believe there might be more than one person posing as Sparkling Justice.
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Just the fact they can't even estimate an age range, gender, height... Anything about the individual? These things lead me to believe there's more than one person behind it.
After all, they wouldn't be able to easily disguise their height..? They might be able to wear shoes with elevated soles or heels in order to gain a slight boost, but would it really make that much of a difference..?
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This suggests to me that Sparkling Justice is a team of two or more people, who have a large disparity between their physical builds.
It's entirely possible they might be an assortment of unaffiliated copycats... But I believe it's more likely they're working together.
Alright. Got any theories about who this tag-team of serial killers might be, Koma-chan?
I might, but I'm not really interested in interfering. Sorry, master.
You promised you were gonna protect me, and Sparkling Just-Ass goes after criminals! You have to tell me who it is!
Sorry, Oumu-kun. I don't think you're in any danger.
Why the hell not? I'm an evil bastard!
Wait, is this your subtle way of admitting you're a part of Sparkling Justice, Koma-chan? You know Sparkling Justice is more than one person because you're one of them?
Definitely not - if I was involved, they would have been caught by now, for sure.
What then? Why would you wanna protect a group of dirty murderers?
Take a guess!
Murderers don't have hope, Nagito!
Sure they do! They actually might have the most hope, in this case!
Their victims are all criminals, and the fact they allow themselves to be seen enough to make it impossible to pin down a physical estimation of the assailant - they have strong hope!
Hope for ridding the future of criminals, hope for striking again without getting apprehended!
Murderers. Do not. Have hope. Nagito.
Sorry, Ouma-kun. I have to disagree with you here - this isn't senseless violence. Every victim of Sparkling Justice has been a criminal. Their motivation is hope - hope for a future without violent criminals terrorizing the streets.
Fiiiine... I'll play along - let's pretend a group of two or more bloodthirsty murderers represent hope... Their ideal version of the future is one where all violent criminals have been expunged. Yeah?
Yes.
Doesn't that mean they should kill themselves, by their own logic? Aren't they also adding to the number of violent criminals terrorizing the civilians?
I don't think they value their lives at all, master.
I don't have all of the information, of course... But that wasn't something I was picking up on while I was studying the case details.
They have hope for ridding the planet of violent criminals, including themselves... They have a uniquely selfless hope.
[ mod note: as usual, I ran out of pictures! ⊙ n ⊙! Sorry about that, looks like the mystery of 'Who is Sparkling Justice' is going to remain unsolved XD!! ]
the spikes probably don't hurt but nagito mentioned you like squishies to throw them at people and this one's got built in weaponry lol <3
anyway i was just wondering if you could draw a card for the (not sure how to phrase this... uhh)
the murder victim that was found in the ice cream parlor's basement... maybe we can figure out what type of person they are (if their identity is unknown?) or just anything useful...
They might not hurt, but it seems like it would still be a horrible experience - getting nailed by a cupcake covered in creepy little fingers! Score!
Thanks for paying tribute, gummybear! I'm not normally into stuff that cutesy - cute stuff is more Nagito's deal, y'know?
Buuuut because you're giving me stuff and because we're pals already, I'll go ahead and fulfill your request!
In fact, I'll draw two cards for ya - one for the victim that was buried in the basement, and the other card to see what we can find out about the killer!
There's still a lot of unknown stuff here - whether the person was killed before or after the place was converted into an ice cream shop, why they were encased under cement, why the basement was filled with the stuff, rather than just paving the floor...
I can't guarantee any of those questions will be answered; I'm just chattin' since I like ya so much. Hee.
Now without further ado, let's see what the cards have to say about it, hmm?
Evil spirits of destiny and doom, or whatever! Reveal like, whatever you want about the ice cream shop victim and killer! Pronto!
[ Kokichi pulls the cards out of his pocket and begins clumsily shuffling through them, keeping them face-down as usual. It seems he hasn't gotten any more graceful with his card-handling. ]
First up, the victim! Let's go!
[ Cutting the deck at a randomly-selected spot toward the center, Kokichi reveals the card without much bluster or bravado. ]
7 of Wands! No idea what that means!
[ It seems he's decided to drop the pretense about knowing exactly what he's doing, flipping through the small booklet without any delay at all. ]
[ He reads the passage silently, then glances up from the page. ]
Alright, sooo...
Looks like we might actually need to find out the identity of the victim - this card is suggesting they were an important person...
It's basically talking about someone who was outnumbered but they had an advantage of some kind..? Then it says 'discussion, wordy strife, negotiations, war of trade, barter, competition'. It also says the card signifies 'success' - like, everything about this is suggesting it probably wasn't a randomly-selected victim, but more likely a targeted thing.
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[ He might not have been taking it very seriously at the beginning, but something must have changed his mind... ]
[ He shuffles the cards again, restacking and resorting them as he's done every time before; He's disconcertingly quiet. ]
[ He cuts the deck again, nearer to the top this time, and pauses without showing the card that he drew. ]
Gimme a sec.
[ There's something extremely uncomfortable about Kokichi when he's stopped joking around; he returns to the booklet and skims over a page near the front - that must mean the killer's card belongs in the Major Arcana. ]
That's what I thought...
The card I drew for the killer was 'The Final Judgment', by the way - finding out who it was is gonna be extremely tough if that card's accurate for them.
It means 'change of position, renewal, outcome' - which seems to me like it's saying they're basically a different person now. This wasn't the work of some serial killer like our miserable Plushie Fiend or Doll Ghoul - this is someone who doesn't kill anymore.
We still have nothing resolved, either!
The place wasn't always a business - it was a regular house once. It changed hands a bunch of times, and there's no telling when that basement makeover - or the murder - happened!
This is kinda sounding to me like the victim buried in the basement might have been an evil bastard! Then they got cut down by someone who might not have killed again or maybe they reformed after this one..?
Anyway, I've done my part. Let's see how you work with the info I gave ya!
Good luck~!
[ mod note: Well, that took a turn XD!! Good thing I don't have any of these planned out in advance, because that might have been a problem just now XD! ]
I know you don't like sweets but... Listen xD!!!!!!!!!!
It's cute and reminds me of your hair xD!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Anyway I noticed something Kokichi said recently and thought you might be interested in it~~
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I asked him if he was planning on intervening if things were getting out of control (before the dead man's switch activated).
He said he was not.
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(That isn't the thing I wanted to point out to you btw xD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
He stated directly that he wasn't planning on doing anything directly... And he acknowledged that when things got bad he would have been impacted by them (just like everybody else).
So... Instead of believing he would be safe or immune... He just accepted that whatever happened would happen?
(Also not the thing, I'm sorry xD!!!!!!!!!!!)
He got weirdly serious (he does that sometimes but the weird was the fact he had just been cheerful and kind of making light of the situation? which isn't unusual for him)... The thing he got serious about was this specific section:
The files weren't even definite - I knew there was a chance they would get ignored or doubted... And that also had nothing to do with me. If I tried to help warn everybody about the fact she was planning a huge headache and that headache was still on the way, without her? It was outta my hands then.
He admitted he was risking everything (and would lose just as much as everybody else) but wouldn't get involved... Instead of just taking matters into his own hands? Despite how solitary he normally is? He pretends to be lazy but then he'll do more work than it looks to ensure he isn't unprepared...
So this part is really sticking out to me.
Doesn't that sound like hope? Doesn't that sound like he was counting on somebody to protect him?
Later on he mentioned YOU by name, specifically your luck... He said he wanted to test your luck and see if it would protect YOU... But I think it may have been the other way around - he wanted to see if your luck would protect HIM. Looked to me like he was investing his hope in your luck
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He even called you his unlucky clover xD!!!!!!!!!!! Just in case you were curious about how he talks about you when you aren't around - he calls you cute things even when you're not around to hear it~~
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Haha, you got me! There's a definite resemblance!
Uh, resemblance to my hair, I mean...
N-not the-- N-never mind... Moving on...
He pretends to be lazy but then he'll do more work than it looks to ensure he isn't unprepared...
That's definitely Ouma-kun!
One of his most reliable, underhanded tricks is leading people to underestimate him. How boisterous he is, pretending to be lazy, being kind of petulant... There are actually two advantages to his approach.
The first one, like I said, is the fact he'll get assumed to be weaker than he actually is. His enemies can't gauge his strength or acuity if he never gives a clear idea of what it is, right?
The other one is no one will attempt to rely on him. This one is to his personal detriment--
Uh, I... Might have said too much. But you're correct - he does that.
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Doesn't that sound like hope? Doesn't that sound like he was counting on somebody to protect him?
Y-you think so?
I'm not sure who he may have been counting on... As far as I know, he was working alone? We were together all the time--? Who do you think--?
Heh... W-who do you think Ouma-kun has pinned his hopes on?
Am I in trouble? Am I about to be replaced...?
I haven't noticed him speaking highly of anybody recently, but... I guess that makes sense... Why would he confide in me about these things? A disappointing, unreliable loser - everybody always says so.
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I think it may have been the other way around - he wanted to see if your luck would protect HIM. Looked to me like he was investing his hope in your luck
Th-that can't be it... He knows my luck doesn't work that way... He wouldn't be that reckless--
I don't know how I feel about this...
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Do you think it may have been another test..?
It's been a while since he had me demonstrate my luck by winning the prize out of that suspicious UFO catcher machine...
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Ouma-kun is quite a gambler, huh? He knows exactly how capricious and sadistic my luck is, and he decided to bet it all.
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Hey! I guess this might mean--? If he's giving m-my luck credit for--!
This might sound unreasonable, but d-do you think there's a chance..?
Ha-- I feel like it's too m-much to even ask for, but--?
Y-you even s-said...
C-can you say it again? Can you tell me you think I'm Ouma-kun's hope, and say it s-slower this time? Ha--!
Ouma-kun sees a place for himself in the future because of me? N-not just--? I'm h--?!
[ Kokichi ] I have a dirt4dirt offer for you <3 !!!!!!!!!!
Also this slime- you can still throw it at somebody and it would probably feel gross to them to have it splat on them? Maybe they won't steal it like they keep running off with all your squishies xD!!!!!!!!!!!
I hope you don't mind me offering a theory (and it's about you)
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My offer:
It has to do with you stealing Kirumi's undies and burying them somewhere in Chiaki's room (so Chiaki would find them and assume Kirumi was initiating a closeness underwear trade)
Part of that is probably the fact that neither one of them would initiate on their own? Kirumi doesn't act on her own volition so Chiaki would *have* to initiate.. But it's pretty easy to assume she wouldn't be thinking about that even being a possibility xD!!!!!!!!! So to ensure that happened (sooner rather than later? Waiting for it to happen eventually) you used your lock picking skills to break into Kirumi's room, steal her undies, broke into Chiaki's room to plant them somewhere Kirumi wouldn't find them (because she wouldn't immediately know they were missing)
That's only a part of it- the larger factor is the fact Nagito is the most pleased with *this* match despite how he had very little to do with it. He said it himself, Chiaki and Kirumi is the match-up he's happiest about even though he had almost nothing to do with them meeting each other or bonding how they did. He wanted to match Chiaki but it was difficult because of her tendency to get distracted by playing games or even spacing out/falling asleep people would get impatient with her? So he *wanted* to match her but it was really hard to find somebody for her.
Soooo... My theory here is that you interfered *because* of how Nagito felt about this match in particular despite how you mostly wouldn't get involved beyond the initial introduction period... Kirumi is not one of your more difficult classmates so it's not like she would have required additional effort? But you still made the additional effort and that was because Nagito cares about that match in particular.
(So cute btw TT ᴗ TT <3 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
My request:
Can you tell me about the sordid details about Celeste and Miu xD!!!!!!!! I'm sorry but if I'm correct about your involvement with Chiaki and Kirumi, that is my request xD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You mentioned something else happened and I need to know what it is! Please!
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It's still too cute for me, Cherry Bomb! C'mon!
Where's the rubbery puke-puddle? Fake dog poop! Give me gross stuff so I can throw it at people and really give 'em something to holler about!
Neehee!
Aaaanyway, I'll still accept your offer - I'm having a decent day today, so I won't be totally evil for a change~
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Sure.
I'm not gonna highlight the specific thing (or things) you're right about, but I'll confirm your theory - either in its entirety, or in part - is correct.
Good job! You are some undisclosed amount of correct!
Did I break into Miss Maid's room? Did I plant some evidence? Was it all for Koma-chan? Who knows? Who cares?
Neeheehee!
Now, onto the fulfillment portion of the deal - I did warn ya, so... If you're squeamish, you know where the door is.
Celeste found out a pair of her drawers went missin', and... Well, y'know how much of a glutton for punishment Roomba turns into, right? She couldn't resist confessing to the panty raid, it's all really sordid, y'know.
To make Roomba atone for the theft, Celeste commanded her to hand over the ones she was wearing, and Roomba had to go the entire day without any underwear on - you can probably guess how she responded to that 'punishment'.
She was totally weird about it, sweating and smiling like a creeper the entire time!
Try not to have any nightmares about it, k? If ya do, don't blame me - I warned ya!
i bring yogurt parfaits today.! i think something tangy and sweet is the perfect mix, i hope you enjoy it.
my question is about music; do you have any specific genres or artists you come back to often? you seem to understand each other to a degree, so do you ever share your music findings with one another? i find it's a good way to get to know someone! (^_^)/~~
Thanks!
Did you know yogurt has an infection? I'm not even lyin' this time!
Really fun to tell people that when they're having breakfast, by the way. They LOVE to hear about the active bacterial infection in their yogurt - they're obsessed with hearing about it! Trust me!
I don't know what type of music Ouma-kun likes - every time he wants to listen to music, he tells me to pick.
Aww, right down to business, huh? Not even gonna acknowledge the harsh reality of yogurt desperately needing antibiotics?
If you put antibiotics in it, it definitely wouldn't be yogurt anymore... I'm not sure what it would be..?
Considering the live cultures are the reason it's yogurt at all...
Don't worry, everybody - Koma-chan's on the case!
I don't think it's that serious, Ouma-kun... Besides, you were the one who brought it up. Matsoukou-san was asking about your musical preferences.
Oh, right! I totally forgot!
Koma-chan likes 80s goth, darkwave, crap like that! Would ya guess it from lookin' at him?
It's true, heh. Now how about you, Oumu-kun? What are your musical preferences?
We've spent a lot of time together, but I don't remember you ever mentioning... Anything. At all.
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Is that, like, bad? Or whatever?
I wouldn't say it's 'bad', but it's unusual... Wouldn't you rather listen to something that suits you, master? Instead of humouring me so often.
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Nah, definitely not. And I for sure don't have any ulterior motives or anything!
When you say it like that, it sounds really suspicious...
I said I do not have ulterior motives! What's so suspicious about it?
Sorry, heh. I don't think we're going to get an answer out of him today.
[Kokichi] No offense... But you seem like you need a hug Ouma...
How often do you hug Nagito (or ask him for one)?
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I dunno what you're talkin' about, Candy Buttons. Have you got that arrest warrant yet or not?
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Fiiiiine, I'll spill! If it's that important to ya, sheesh!
I can't ask him for a hug because he'll respond in one of two ways.
They both suck, by the way.
He'll either make a point to ask me if it was an order - that makes me feel gross, sounding like I'm commanding my servant to hug me.
The other one, he'll start trembling and saying things like "You want a hug from me? I'm so excited, I hope I won't ruin everything for you - you'll be so close to me, master!"
Crap like that! Makin' it strange!
I also can't hug him unprompted because I have to check his hands first!
This one might be my own issues, but still feels like due diligence.
Not because I'm afraid he'll hurt me, obviously... I have to make sure he doesn't have some bastardly trick hidden up his sleeve to use against himself.
Like... Just tossin' this out there... He might have a pocketknife or something, right? Then with some scarecrow bastard sleight of hand trick, position it without me noticing... Using my body pressing against him to gut himself like a fish.
You can imagine him doing something like that, right? I'm not just being paranoid here..?
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I won't let him force me to break my no direct killing rule!
I saw you answered an ask about animals so allow me to show you mine. She’s a rescue and I would die for her. Her hobbies include making biscuits and flopping onto her side whenever a human approaches in hopes she gets pets.
Heh ♡
Ah! Can she be in my new DICE Tactical Kitty-Cat Division?
I was thinkin' - as much as I don't wanna admit the idea of having a mascot for my brand of marauding, evil bastardhood came from Enoshima...
Credit where it's due, I guess! Plus it's not like she can sue me or whatever - Naegi's butt exacted butt-shaped revenge against her!
She's quite beautiful and seems very happy and peaceful.
Animals can be a unique inspiration for hope, you know--?
... Ouma-kun, did you just say 'exacted butt-shaped revenge'?
Sure did! What about it?
Heh. Just curious... What do you think his backside was seeking revenge for?
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I dunno, do I look like a butt-whisperer, Koma-chan? Do I look like somebody who has some type of gift that allows me to commune with asses?
Well, you do talk to Togami-kun sometimes...
BURN!
Glad to see I'm havin' an effect on ya, Nagito! I was worried about ya before!
Worried about me..? What for?
You were too nice! Your insults weren't corrosive enough! I was so concerned about you, I was gonna make you the commander of the TKCD!
Ah! Could I do that anyway?
I dunno... Now that you're makin' progress toward being a ghoulish fiend, or maybe a fiendish ghoul, I kinda wanna keep you close to me.
Ok.
Y'know, to make sure you don't relapse - if you wanna rot an apple, you gotta keep it near a rotten one, right?
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I guess that's one way of looking at it.
Ok, you talked me into it. The TKCD can be right there in the main base - I'll just have to keep an eye on ya.
Excellent!
[ mod note: What a cutie! Thank you for sharing! ⊙ u ⊙! ]
