okay two things what's touko's favorite color anddddd tell me about her feelings regarding the future foundation in depth :^)
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TOUKO’S FEELINGS REGARDING the future foundation are motley & mixed . while she respects their primary objective , and their stance in rebuilding the world post - despair , she takes umbrage with their ethos & methodology . the future foundation has mistreated her & ostracized her personally due to the nature of her DID , and touko holds the department heads accountable for this . she cannot justify following orders from these people , because she believes that hope is such a relative concept . touko doesn’t just hold a petty grievance ; her vexation , and subsequent dissent , has substantial basis .
let’s talk about the survivors’ rescue and their subsequent induction into the ranks of future . touko is the only person of their number to have not been offered a full - time position on the basis of her “ instability , ” and her being a “ hazard ” to the foundation at large . while touko understands that genocider syo is a mass murderer , and a brutal one at that , her relegation to a research student — a second - class member with no privileges — overlooks the substantial personal progress she made during the killing game . she’s not even granted the basic amenity of a uniform ; i.e. a physical symbol of her exclusion .
the future foundation reinforces to touko what she has come to believe about herself : that she is a flawed human being . less than . she’s subhuman to them . future asserts that touko’s poor mental health impedes her usefulness , when she understands more completely that she is a self - generated success despite her DID . touko fears genocider syo . touko is remorseful for genocider’s actions & general existence . but her entire life is a fight to be substantiated despite her flaws rather than be liminalized because of them . touko’s maltreatment on behalf of future triggers her to gain autonomy over her alter , and to make something of syo .
i would like to call to attention future’s 10th division : restoring education & culture . touko is perfectly suited for this division , being an actual genius and a prominent cultural figurehead . this division’s work is non - intrusive , and carries very little risk … and still , touko is not allocated to it as personnel . contrast this to the fact that hagakure , of all people , was delegated to public relations despite his history of criminal activity . while touko holds all her classmates in varying levels of contempt , this is the nail in the coffin . she is personally insulted that she is deemed less useful than people with no direct expertise .
future’s internal structure is neither permitting of her , nor of what she considers to be generally equitable progress . consider that each department head is solely responsible for their jurisdiction : that is the department head falls , their entire department is defunct for a period of time . this is especially detrimental concerning resource divisions for food & weaponry , as well as internal divisions for foundation management . conflicting ideologies and petty disagreements between heads add to that ; touko thinks munakata is especially dangerous : more so when she considers what occurred between munakata and makoto .
touko therefore does not respect this flawed authority . when she makes the decision to stay in towa city with komaru , and to continue fighting despair by bringing peace & order to the city , touko is simultaneously expressing her dissent from future while proving her individual worth to them . touko’s work in towa showcases her personal resilience , her ability to overcome crippling personal doubt , and her autonomous productivity . touko expresses at the beginning of AE that she is affiliated with future ; at the game’s conclusion , she agrees to co - operate with them , but not to act on their orders when she doesn’t see fit .
despite this , touko awards credit where it’s due . the future foundation did restore the respective memories of all the survivors — these memories are precious to touko , and she is grateful for having had them returned . she is willing to support togami & the other survivors due to the unique trust she has in them . touko is also appreciative of gekkogahara miaya , who is probably one of the only members of future to treat touko decently . gekkogahara is intrinsically more reflexive in her consideration of touko and her DID ; managing syo , and managing herself , ate incredibly important to touko . gekkogahara helped to steel her in that regard .
i believe that future foundation offered touko a position after the events of AE . touko turned it down in favor of pursuing a path that felt right for her . her arc centralizes personal strength and autonomy , which would be squandered if she were to work solely for future . touko is a woman of delicate personal intricacies , who values her newfound relationships over ill - thought and arbitrary direction . she will accept the help that towa offers her and komaru , but almost completely on komaru’s behalf . touko has almost completely taken control of towa . she did that without help . this is her bartering chip : now they have to work with her .
&& touko’s favorite color is a very deep , almost - indigo sea blue .
“ nee, nee, kyouko-chan-- ” he really shouldn’t be here. actually, he shouldn’t be anywhere relatively close to a police station, let alone inside their offices. given who he was, it was practically a death sentence--he figures he’s only allowed in thanks to an alias (or two) and his ties with the ultimate detectives. aimlessly fingers flick through a file drawer ( e ... f ... g ... ), the names on the tabs were already beyond memorized, he doesn’t know why he bothers looking for any changes to begin with. “ how’s that one guy doing ? --- y’know, the guy blubbering like an idiot the minute he was called ‘suspicious’. he wasn’t helping his case any ... did’ja find out anything ? ”
EIGHT HUNDRED AND thirty - two . no more . no less . ( well — no one wants to IMAGINE more . ) the number of lives that have forfeited to this cruel & unusual charade / the number of lives they will never recover . little talk of the families . the friends . lives expended & histories wasted . this is the adjudicated value of a HUMAN LIFE .
the clicker resets . sixteen more partake in this sordid prologue of lives & lives & LIVES beneath this gargantuan foot . as for the six of them who are crowded around the monitor ... they are unprepared . they were NEVER prepared — not for the fifty - two editions prior , and sure as hell not now . a mutual silence like pulling teeth : no one dares open their mouth .
there’s a hand on touko’s shoulder — she is unsure whose it is . her fingers find theirs regardless , and there is a solemn silence that transpires in the cutting off of the circulation to her fingers . her other hand slides into kyouko’s , because the woman she glimpses sidelong in the monitor’s reflection — scares touko . “ ... you’re shaking . ”
001. WHO IS MORE LIKELY TO HURT THE OTHER ?genocider is more likely to physically hurt kyouko , purely by virtue . she’s strong , she’s rough , and she’s not used to applying herself physically in a non - lethal manner . she’s more prone to getting a little weird ( gonna get a little wild ! ) , and experiences difficulty with moderation . she’s a sadomasochist … who doesn’t really understand the point of diminishing return on inflicting pain to elicit pleasure .
kyouko is more likely to emotionally hurt touko , who is a psychologically temperamental person . while she is a thousand times more resilient than she used to be , and knows how to mediate her own emotional responses , she’s still learning to entrust her heart to another person . she occasionally mistakes kyouko’s demeanor as one of disinterest , disgust , or outright callousness ; kyouko’s workaholism doesn’t help matters . touko is prone to these wrongful assumptions , and is often difficult to reason with .
002 . WHO IS EMOTIONALLY STRONGER ?emotional strength is relative : both kyouko and touko exhibit different emotional strengths , and are equally prone to their own respective weaknesses . touko is far more irrational , neurotic , and melodramatic ; kyouko has a tight hold over her emotions , compartmentalizing them easily , and often appearing as colder than she is . each of them depends on the other for a differing manner of emotional support ; if you asked them both this question , they’d each say the other was stronger .
003 . WHO IS PHYSICALLY STRONGER ?genocider is stronger than kyouko , who is stronger than touko . syo canonically exhibits strange bouts of almost supernatural strength ; like , she could snap a man over her knee like a twig . kyouko is physically fit , which automatically makes her stronger than touko … who avoids physical activity like the plague .004 . WHO IS MORE LIKELY TO BREAK A BONE ?kyouko , on the condition that she returns to field detective work . syo is pretty difficult to break at all , and touko actively avoids situations that could pose a physical detriment to her .
005 . WHO KNOWS BEST WHAT TO SAY TO UPSET THE OTHER ?touko . she’s a gifted wordsmith … who has a habit of using her powers with maleficence . she can hit pressure points with startling accuracy ; it’s a defense mechanism that requires love & patience to break . kyouko , however , is a pretty sturdy anvil against which to hammer this out : pettiness doesn’t penetrate . but if touko was really , really mad … she’d probably be able to pull some pretty choice punches .
006 . WHO IS MORE LIKELY TO APOLOGIZE FIRST AFTER AN ARGUMENT ?… i back - spaced on touko , in favor of saying that kyouko might be the first to apologize . she’s far more reasonable than touko is ; arguments don’t fluster her in quite the same way . she’s not as prone to emotional meltdowns as touko . touko will acknowledge when she is fault , but won’t immediately own up to it . for the sake of facilitating a more healthy dialogue , ( and assuring touko that she’s not about to be savagely dumped , ) kyouko would seek to make amends first .
007 . WHO TREATS WHOSE WOUNDS MORE OFTEN ?an even split . kyouko may be more prone to injury by default ; touko , who is making progress in confronting her hemophobia , would voluntarily expose herself to kyouko’s injuries to combat her fear . touko has sustained some shockers , too … but with syo out of commission , the most they really sustain is a papercut . until syo does something fucking ridiculous , like parkour , and kyouko has to sort that shit out .
008 . WHO IS IN CONSTANT NEED OF COMFORT ?touko . she is HORRIBLY insecure , despite how healthy and supportive this relationship is . her mentality was sculpted over two decades of being crushed underfoot by everyone around her ; it’s deeply ingrained into touko’s psyche that she is worthless , disgusting , and detestable . she needs constant validation from kyouko ; the constant reassurance that she is worthy of love & affection . kyouko provides this in spades : she’s brutally honest , which is something touko understands , and values above all else . kyouko expresses clearly and concisely how she feels about touko , and is intuitive enough to be able to do this without needing to be prompted . honestly is the most valuable form of comfort to touko . she needs that constant .
009 . WHO GETS MORE JEALOUS ?woo - hooooooooo , that’d be touko again ! with such low self esteem , is it any wonder that touko is always expecting kyouko’s eye to wander ? she knows that makoto used to have a bit of a thing for kyouko … and yeah , we’re all friends here , but if makoto ever gets too chummy , touko’s hissing . i can’t imagine it’s particularly comfortable for kyouko to see touko interact with togami , though … old habits die hard , do they not ? the reality is , touko’s always going to be a little bit in love with togami . the nature of that love is prone to change , but there’s an unequivocal soft spot for him in her heart .
010 . WHO’S MOST LIKELY TO WALK OUT ON THE OTHER ?my instinctive answer was ‘ neither , ’ but … kyouko , maybe . touko’s in it to win it : once you have her heart , that’s it . it’s not hers anymore , and she is loyal to the end . touko’s relationship with kyouko is her first , and she intends it to be her only : she knows she won’t find another person who truly loves her ; who appreciates her ; who tolerates her . she is constantly fearful of kyouko walking out . i don’t believe she’d ever do it , unless she had a very good reason … but touko is simply less likely .
011 . WHO WILL PROPOSE ?oh , didn’t i tell you , miles ? that’s touko ! touko proposes to kyouko , and it’s nothing like how she’d ever orchestrated it on paper . because this is them : they’re not startlingly romantic . they’re not star - crossed lovers . they’re two very broken , very tired , very strong people who are finding comfort in each other in the midst of a world in rebirth . they are enough for each other . they don’t need elaborate , romantic gestures . one evening , when they’re getting ready for bed — touko just looks up from her work , and tells kyouko that she doesn’t intend on loving anyone else for the rest of her life . that this is what she wants , every night , until she dies . and that kyouko doesn’t have to , if she doesn’t want to — but hey . this is just … this is it for touko .
012 . WHO HAS THE MOST DIFFICULT PARENTS ?tfw both sets of in - laws are dead . kirigiri fuhito , because he’s the only one who’s still alive . not that he’d take kindly to his granddaughter dating a serial killer , anywho .
013 . WHO INITIATES HAND - HOLDING WHEN THEY’RE IN PUBLIC ?either of them , really . touko is far more comfortable with PDA ( when it applies to her ; she’s not here to watch other people gnaw each others’ faces off , thanks , ) , and genuinely enjoys the physical contact . she likes showing kyouko off : hello , world , look at my beautiful girlfriend , you all thought i’d be alone forever , but check it the fuck out , i sure showed you . kyouko initiates hand - holding as a means of comforting touko ; it’s a pacifying , supportive gesture from her . they initiate for different reasons , but holding hands is nice . they both do it .014 . WHO HOGS THE BLANKETS ?neither of them . touko likes to take up as little space as possible ; in bed . at work . in life . kyouko is a pretty courteous sleeper . they don’t exactly sleep separately , anyway : touko will almost always end up koala’d around kyouko at some point in the night .
014 . WHO GETS MORE SAD ?who do you fucking think ? i mean … kyouko absolutely has her moments . she has the very occasional breakdown , because being adept at hiding your emotions is not the same as managing them adeptly . touko is a consistently gloomy & pessimistic woman ; a 4 / 10 day for some people is deliriously happy for her . they both have bouts of absolute dejection , whether due to internal or external stressors … bu kyouko is , ah . a little more well - adjusted .
015 . WHO IS BETTER AT CHEERING THE OTHER UP ?kyouko . it doesn’t take a lot of effort on her part to turn touko’s mood around . a compliment will do it ; a hug . a kiss . a hand on touko’s shoulder . reading anything that touko is currently in the process of writing , just to humor her . kyouko is more in tune with what can leave a genuine impact on touko’s demeanor , and can studiously apply that . touko … doesn’t really know where to start when it comes to comforting others .
016 . WHO IS THE ONE WHO PLAYFULLY SLAPS THE OTHER AFTER THEY MAKE SILLY JOKES ?you’re assuming that either of them have the capacity to make silly jokes . neither kyouko nor touko has a very light sense of humor : while kyouko is dry & witty , touko is self - deprecating & morbid . kyouko is more likely to roll her eyes at touko’s brand of humor ; a polite smile , maybe . touko always has a death - glare loaded for when she doesn’t find something amusing .
017 . WHO IS MORE STREETWISE ?they both have their moments . touko’s time in towa city really helps to equalize the balance here . kyouko was born & bred in every vein of intelligence ; her intuition , her spacial awareness , and her powers of observation give her a definite edge . touko spent more time in the field , however ; she’s a pretty adept peacekeeper , when it comes down to it .
018 . WHO IS MORE WISE ?see above . both touko & kyouko posit their strengths ; they’re both criminally intelligent . they both boast a tremendous wealth of life experience that should far exceed their years . while kyouko is classically wise , owing to her objectivity , impartiality & rationality , touko’s wisdom is deep and & introspective . she possesses a strong affinity for emotional reasoning after everything . touko’s and kyouko’s respective intellectual strengths render them a well - rounded team : together , they’re pretty infallible .
019 . WHO IS THE SHYEST ?i wouldn’t term it as shyness , but they are both very private people . they are not interpersonally focused when it comes to matters pertaining to their relationship . they acknowledge they’re together , but they’re not liberal with divulging details .
they’re not exceedingly shy with each other , either , because i’m not a dumbass . i know what this question implies . they’re both pretty open about their sexual preferences , what they like , what they might like , and what’s within the realms of possibility .
i mean … kyouko’s read some of touko’s personal writings . do your own addition .
020 . WHO BOASTS ABOUT THE OTHER MORE ?… genocider syo . and you know what ? fight me , miles . syo & touko share their emotions , after all , and touko is simply head over heels for kyouko . she’s in love with being in love , and this bleeds over into syo … who isn’t exactly coy . while touko is overwhelmingly supportive in her own quiet way , syo is … really out there , really doin’ it . really singing kyouko’s praises , ‘cause have you seen my smokin’ girlfriend ? holy fuck , did she have me taking the lord’s name in VAIN —
020 . WHO SITS ON WHOSE LAP ?oh , touko sits on kyouko’s . kyouko towers over touko — who is small , and light . unless it’s a sex thing , and then it’s entirely dependent on their mood .