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(Crows) yaoi

(Oc-gram) Yuri

(OASO1-5) Not actually in love but have convinced themselves they must be because Allonormativity and they desperately want to stay together and to be understood deeply so they rush to put labels on thier feelings to create the illusion of a deep understanding but really they are just as much strangers as the day they first met desperate to cling onto any raft in the indifferent sea who end up drowning anyone who tries to save them and the only reason that one hasn’t pushed the other under is because they are both to internally terrified of rejection to ever get close enough…So they bask in the idea of love and trying to mold their feelings into that shape and are so normal abt it

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assigning sanrio characters to ocgrams

using descriptions from this wiki and this wiki

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jun: Frooliemew

Frooliemew loves cute things such as hearts and ribbons. She lives in the Seine river in Paris with her owner who is an international supermodel. Frooliemew loves to dress up and pretend to be a model herself.

tadashi: Bad Badtz-Maru

While he seems perpetually stuck in the first grade, he has dreams of becoming "the boss, of everything" when he grows up. "A bit selfish, he tends to make fun of things by thinking silly. This mischievous little penguin loves to fight for the wrong side. His hobby is collecting pictures of bad guys played by movie stars."

nobui: Twee Dee Drops 

A cheeky and rambunctious gang of rabbits. Dressed as pirates, they spend their days getting into all kinds of delightful trouble.

yuuhiko: Masyumaro mitaina Fuwafuwa Nyanko

Marshmallow is a fluffy white kitten with a beautiful singing voice. He can not speak a human language but is skilled at playing the piano and is practising it. His dream is to become a music star. Marshmallow has a secret pocket on his belly containing a lucky marshmallow with a mysterious power inside. He lives in Paris with a Japanese fashion designer.

s: Kuromi

Although Kuromi may look and act tough and punk, she is actually very girly and is attracted to good-looking guys. Kuromi enjoys writing in her diary and is hooked on romantic short stories. Her favorite colors are black and hot pink. Kuromi is the "punk" tomboy counterpart to My Melody. Although My Melody can get along with Kuromi, the latter's feelings are more inclined to rivalry in order to appear tough.

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lily & valerie: Nyokki & Penne

Nyokki & Penne are a pair of Sanrio characters who are cats. They are owned by a chef who works in an Italian restaurant. They both dream of exploring the world. Their favorite food is anchovy pasta. Nyokki is the older sibling and is clumsy and always up to mischief. They like to go at their own pace. They are named after gnocchi, little Italian dumplings. Penne is sociable and smart. They like walking and have a good sense of direction. They can be a bit proud towards Nyokki. They are named after penne, a type of pasta.

penny: Sugarbunnies

Shirousa is the older brother. He is always full of energy and leads his younger brother Kurousa (or so he thinks). His specialty is cakes made with fruit and cream. Kurousa is kind and laid-back. He is always worried about his older brother Shirousa. His specialty is chocolate and baked goods. They are pastry chefs and the sweets they make are said to have a taste that delights all who eat them.

aubrie: Cogimyun

Cogimyun is based on a wheat flour spirit, known as a Kogimūna. Cogimyun wants to be a rice ball, but doesn't actually know what one is. According to the official link, her personality is 儚い (hakanai); a word with meanings such as ephemeral, fleeting, transient, vain and miserable; nevertheless she is very passive, pure, innocent; with the deepest hidden affection, especially for her food friend Ebifurai. When she feels too stressed or overwhelmed she turns into flour.

connor: Nemukko Nyago

A tea-inspired tabby cat from Japan. He is easygoing, and doesn't really care about overly detailed things. He is always sleeping, and loves fluffy cushions. He's good friends with Guu, a cat he met at a cat gathering and who is his napping buddy. When the two of them are sleeping, Pippi the canary comes over and sleeps with them.

robin: Kabukinyantaro

A male calico cat (very rare and said to bring good luck). He wears a collar that resembles a sash worn in kabuki costumes. When Nyantaro walks, the bell on his neck rattles. There is a heart pattern on his back.

eleanor: Mellotune

A sensitive and sometimes lonely little Persian cat who loves beautiful flowers and gazing at the stars, and can often be found somewhere quiet, listening to soft violin melodies.

kokoro: Hanamaruobake

Marumaru is a shy, mysterious ghost who appears without warning to give you a hanamaru for your daily efforts. Everyone has their own Hanamaruobake that comes in different forms, like a future goal or an important memory, that motivates them to keep working hard every day.

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tsuguha: Cinnamoroll

He was born in the distant sky, above the clouds. When the owner of a small cafe saw a white puppy floating out of the sky like a fluffy cloud she thought "I wonder if he came because he smelled my cinnamon rolls". Cinnamon is shy but pure-hearted, and always willing to help out his friends when they need it. He works at Café Cinnamon, and sometimes sleeps on customers laps. 

jun: Magical Twin Comets

A duo of twin witch girls named Lili and Lulu, who were born in the Dreamland Nebula Magic Star. They ride through the night sky on their broom, and assist in making everyone's wishes come true with their magic charms. They are childhood friends of Kiki and Lala.

kizuna: Gaopowerroo

Gaopowerroo is a powerful fire-breathing dinosaur character from Omuraisu Island. It is so powerful it causes everyone to say "wow" (わおっ). When everyone is in trouble, Gaopowerroo can help them with a Gao~ (がおっ) and the power of positivity. This dinosaur is still around today.

tsuduri: Little Twin Stars

Kiki and Lala were originally born on Omoiyari Star (also known as the Star of Compassion) in the Dream Star Cloud and travelled a long way to Earth to become "wonderful shining stars". They set out to Earth with permission from "Mother-Star" and "Father-Star" with the help of Lala's wand, and have been "spreading positivity, joy and love to everyone they meet" after arriving on Earth.

itoho: Pompompurin

Purin was born on a sunny day on April 16th. Pompompurin lives in his own basket in the entrance hall of his sister-owner's house. He has a laid-back personality and can make friends with anyone. He loves the phrase "let's go out!" but hates the phrase "stay". He also loves milk, his mother's cream caramel pudding and anything soft.

rinne: Lloromannic

Berry and Cherry are two demons who live in an old Western-style mansion on the outskirts of the town where Cinnamon lives. They came from the world beyond the mirror in the hall. Berry is a male demon with big horns. He considers Cinnamon a rival. Cherry is a female demon who hangs around with Berry. She is competitive and selfish.

ai: Cherinacherine

Cherina, who wears ribbons in her ears, loves cherry pies and is good at making them. She is a pampered child and a crybaby. Her favorite food is cherry pie. Cherine, who wears a ribbon around her neck, loves fresh cherries and can tell a good cherry from a bad one. She is quick and nimble. Her favorite food is fresh cherries. They are the best of friends and always wear matching ribbons.

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on connor

the cover illustration reminds me of a hypnosis pendulum. the drawing on the pendulum depicts a birdcage? one of the strings attached to the pendulum is wrapped around connor's arm and the other looks cut, the end of it is ruffled in a way that happens when you sloppily cut the thread, "cutting off ties"

name of the voice drama is "the son of man" which is name of a painting

[x] About the painting, Magritte said: At least it hides the face partly well, so you have the apparent face, the apple, hiding the visible but hidden, the face of the person. It's something that happens constantly. Everything we see hides another thing, we always want to see what is hidden by what we see. There is an interest in that which is hidden and which the visible does not show us. This interest can take the form of a quite intense feeling, a sort of conflict, one might say, between the visible that is hidden and the visible that is present.

"son of man" is also a phrase that is used in the bible & i'm quite sure the painting is referencing it too bc there's also apples and all... this could be connected to connor's feeling of being dehumanized

[x] At a surface level, the Christological perspective on Son of man ("man" referring to Adam) has been seen as a possible counterpart to that of Son of God and just as Son of God affirms the divinity of Jesus, in a number of cases Son of man affirms his humanity. In thirty-two cases, the phrase appears in intermediate plural form "sons of men", i.e. human beings.

connor presents his crime as killing someone who wanted to hurt his friend and who he hated deeply for this, but i think connor killed his friend

what i found interesting is that connor asks "someone is trying to kill A dear friend" (not your, my, etc.) - which made me think that he means "you see that someone is killing their friend" - but the warden interprets it "i see someone killing my friend" and they continue the conversation with this assumption

connor is depicted with who most likely is his friend being semi-transparent, like a ghost

the crime scene is a room - connor & his friend were roommates

connor's memories are formatted like captcha, he doesn't feel human and is used to acting robotic, choosing what would be acceptable

i'll try to go through every separate captcha

in the "how are you", the only acceptable moods are calm smiles (3rd and the last one). negative or too strong emotions are not acceptable

in "what did you do this weekend?", anything is acceptable except for a black square. he's not allowed to do nothing. the pictures stand for games with friends, homework, going outside, cleaning the house, painting, writing (something that connor mentioned as his hobby), watching tv? (it's so small and old...), and working a job

in "where do you see yourself in ten years?", the unacceptable answers are a black square, a coffin, and a "?". other options are a museum (being a famous artist?), a doctor, a business meeting, a family, universe (again maybe something related to being famous?), and mathematical formulas on blackboard

in "what are you thinking about right now?", the only acceptable option is a picture that depicts how a butterfly is getting developed after chrysalis stage, so i guess it means "development". i feel like other pictures are becoming more and more confusing i will not even try to decipher them, but i want to note that one of the pictures is a chrysalis and it's considered a fail - he's expected to be at a Particular stage of development at the current moment, not just developing in general

in "what kind of girl you like?" anything is acceptable except for the black square but we know what connor is

"what kind of music you like?" has text: "just whatever happens on the radio"

"would you sacrifice yourself for the sake of others?" - the only acceptable option is "yes"

"what do you have to offer the world" - WHAT the fuck is going on here. i don't know but the only acceptable options are lamps which i suppose mean "ideas". raven on a tree without leaves could symbolize death since its a common symbol for cemeteries? i don't know what are these red pictures they scare me

the next one is another text. "don't think that i had a sad life" is also something that connor says in the voice drama

in "what would you rid the world of if you had the choice?", the unacceptable options are connor, his friend and black square. the other options are bullying, a fox (diseases?), pollution, broken heart, murder, trolley problem

"what part of yourself could you go without?" depicts a jigsaw puzzle of connor, the only acceptable option is a drawing of a heart. feelings/attachments?

the last one is a text again - what is interesting is that the font changes, implying that this question is not out of the same row as all the previous ones. all the previous questions were like an exam on being a proper person, but this one asks connor what does He want, something that people in his daily life aren't interested in. anyway the button that leads further is "forgive"

i could only see it because i was enlargening the page to see captcha images more properly so i'm not sure where it's placed... but there's a line at the bottom of the last page saying "if not me then yourself"

connor says that the person who he killed was killing his friend in a metaphorical sense, and that the friend is grateful and is currently moving on with his life in the outside world. i think that connor killed his friend but aside from just Making Up Stuff i'm not sure what he's implying, i suppose he could do this because his friend was doing something that made connor think he's losing him? & although from the context they mean "other world" as "outside world", it doesn't neccessarily mean this, and it wouldn't be the first time that connor is saying something with an ambiguous meaning and then going along with how the other person interprets it (the "someone is killing a friend" conversation)

i also found it interesting that connor talks rather coldly about aubrey but i'm not sure what to make out of this, maybe he's staying on a distance because his previous friendship failed

i'm gonna vote aubrey guilty and connor inno because i think it's funnier this way