#scarposting

[short-for-melancholy]

ma'am i have never wanted anything more, in my whole life,

[marbleboa]

Thinking about the true role of the Scars and the Divisions in Claw again. The system that's implied by what Shimazaki tells the former Scars is…well, I always joke about Toichiro tossing people he can't stand into the Dumbass Idiot Corner, but honestly it's such a brutally pragmatic setup. You have groups of espers that, while decently powerful, end up too unstable/ambitious to trust. Casting them out entirely would be an option, sure, but that risks breeding resentment, leaking of secrets, and possible trouble later on. Eliminating them full stop could work, but it’s a waste of potential manpower.

So what do you do? You make use of the bloated sense of pride your organization/cult's already instilled within them and hand them a shiny new title that makes them feel special. Put one of the more competent ones at the head, establish a framework for them to act within, then leave them to it. Recruiting members, brainwashing espers, awakening experiments you already know don't really work--all tasks that, while of meager importance to your goals in the long run, offers an illusion of trust. Makes them feel important.

Add in a higher level on the hierarchy, the HQ espers/the ultimate five, and you've got a handy reward to lead them on with that they don't even know is unreachable. You hardly need to involve yourself anymore, just serving as a looming figurehead to keep them in line, and once their convenience wears off they can be easily accessed to be disposed of.

It's not completely foolproof of course. There's still undercurrents of power struggles--take Ishiguro, Sakurai, Muraki and Matsuo, where once they hear that the President has arrived they immediately think about challenging him again. They're so certain that they can prove themselves to him, while to Toichiro, they all really were just. Dead people walking. Just that single revelation from Shimazaki paints so much about the organization and how Toichiro's beliefs are ingrained in its every aspect, it's really good.

[stiffyck]

I AM ILL

[givingbadpeoplegoodideas]

KILL KILL KILL KILL DIE DIE DIE KILL KILL MAIM DESTROY oh hey new gtws video KILL KILL DIE KILL 

[short-for-melancholy]

i love this woman so much shes so good at getting torn to shreds

[short-for-melancholy]

My friend sent me an excerpt of some yuri manga where two girls cut each other up with razor blades in a fit of rage and this panel of the scarring later is one of the hottest things I've ever seen.

[short-for-melancholy]

Finally they are making anime for ME