♨️ Their Schedules Overlapped For 1 Day Off All Together

stop making makoto tall stop making makoto tall. stop making him taller than kyoko stop fucking trying dont do this. it is a cruelty to not make him shorter than her like dear god.

A very flattering article-in-the-making about japan's #1 Olympic gymnast

the classic "are you hurt?" but the whumpee is the one saying it. slurring the words through a hoarse throat and numbed lips, their eyes are glazed and their hands are shaking, frantic at the blood soaking the caretaker's shirt and too delirious to realize it's all their own.

Do you think they will be together in another universe?

He laughed.

Hm yes much deviousness, Very mastermind. Could I request the THH boys reacting to their s/o being the mastermind pls ? ʕ •`ᴥ•´ʔっ🔪 "upupupu" - 🐺

THH boys reacting to their S/O being the mastermind headcanons

Written as headcanons because it could be so much easier to write it cosiseveley or whatever the word is ykwim.

Also i love hifumi sorry

-Mod Souda

Makoto Naegi

❤ Kirigiri kept looking at him - why was she constantly glancing his way? She had been so secretive ever since they were gathering evidence, it was almost unfair. Why did she feel the need to hide something from him? Wasn’t she the one that hated secrets so much?

❤ He was clenching his fists and staring at her back. He was trying to see the answers in her eyes.

❤ Genuinely, he had no idea. He wasn’t like Kirigiri, he hadn’t explored every possibility. There was a protective barrier around you in his mind, of course there was.

❤ But the more and more the evidence started pooling in, the harder he was fighting. He defended you to himself. There was both the sense of my love would never do anything like this and how could I let somebody so evil so close to me?

❤ You would have to admit it. You would have to laugh in his face, so humored by tricking him so he could fully process that you were the big bad wolf.

❤ When the truth settles in, suddenly it is hard for him to breathe. He is grasping his chest, his memory electric as it plays through all of the moments you two had together. How could he not see it?

❤ Were you playing him this entire time? Is that why it felt as if you were perfect for him?

❤ His hands will not stop shaking.

❤ Everyone looks at him with sympathy.

❤ He gulps down his sorrow before lifting his chin, letting out a loud I will prove everything, right now!

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Leon Kuwata

❤ When Kirigiri finally brings forth the true evidence that you have been the mastermind, your teasing eyes glance his way. He meets your gaze.

❤ There is no way he can say I couldn't have known - because he could always tell that you were different, that is what drew him to you.

❤ He wanted to uncover that mysterious part of you, your secretive nature was alluring and seducing.

❤ But this is not what he expected.

❤ “How… could you?”

❤ Though, with all the pain you caused his friends; your friends, he still finds a simple feeling of gratification, because you were the one that helped him live.

❤ He had killed Maizono, he did, he remembers slashing through her, that relentless urge to seek revenge - self defense?

❤ So why had Naegi been punished instead?

❤ He looks at Kirigiri, taking in her neutral expression, the way she is looking at the Monokuma doll and not at you. When his eyes glide back at you, you are staring at him, chin tilted down, a small smile on your face.

❤ “But you are thankful, aren’t you?” You say.

❤ He grabs onto the wooden podium in front of him, gripping it hard to stop himself from running over there.

❤ You continue, “I watched it happen. I knew you would do it.”

❤ Hagakure crosses his arms, tilting his head to the side and leaning in with a nervousness in his voice. “Hey… what are you talking about?”

❤ Leon has remarks, rude words telling that man to bug off, but none of them come out. He just cannot stop staring at you.

❤ You protected him - you have to love him, right?

❤ He tries to shake the thought out of his head. It doesn’t matter if you love him - it doesn’t matter if you love him - it doesn’t matter if you love him.

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Hifumi Yamada

❤ His heavy sense of justice and defense made him more determined to figure out the mastermind than he was at the beginning of the game.

❤ His tongue spits out little to no actual evidence but more empty threats (realistically, at least, or maybe not-) to anyone he suspects to be the mastermind.

❤ But Naegi kept pointing accusations at you - why? Why does he?

❤ The more you try and defend yourself, the more passionate Hifumi gets.

❤ There’s no way you are the mastermind. You help him, you accept him, you let him ramble about his fictional pieces and you even talk about some fictional media you like. He’s never met somebody who was as loving to him - as a person rather than a creator - than you.

❤ His lips curve into a tight smile when you yell at Naegi and berating him and calling him an imbecile.

❤ But the final story - the pieces - fit together perfectly.

❤ Hifumi never stopped defending you, he couldn’t. Even if it made sense that you were the evil one, maybe it was a set up.

❤ He swore to kill whoever the mastermind is, but if it’s you, how can he be so confident? What is he really defending his friends from: his greatest enemy or his closest treasure?

❤ You’d have to admit, say it loud and clear with no faltering in your voice. I am the mastermind.

❤ Brainwashed, then, you’d have to be!

❤ It tears him up inside to think that he was enabling somebody like you, that he let you inside his heart and let you help him get closer to everybody.

❤ Were you making him friends with everybody just to see the despair on his face when they finally died?

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Ishimaru Kiyotaka

❤ There’s no easy way for him to process this information. It’s like a slap to the face - it’s something hard and ruthless.

❤ What life does he live where he’s lost his ability to judge character? How horribly will his grandfather feel once he hears of this?

❤ He watches you as you shout about, both laughing at people for not realizing you were the mastermind and defending yourself from those who call you ungenerous.

❤ You purposely dodge his attention. He tries to call out to you, tries to find a way to reach you but you look away, addressing somebody else, trying to ignore his pleas.

❤ You can’t handle it: his teary eyes and his clenched fists.

❤ He always defended you when people would think you were the culprit. He’s always been there, by your side, supporting you and keeping you safe throughout the killing game.

❤ He risked his life to make sure you were okay.

❤ And each time he did, he didn’t die.

❤ You’ve planned for his death many times, but never has it ever succeeded. Why?

❤ Does that mean the two of you are destined to be together?

❤ If so, then that only gives you more motivation to kill him, and he can see it in your eyes when you finally meet his gaze.

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Mondo Oowada

❤ He knew it - he could almost tell from the beginning of the trial. There was an antsiness that he picked up from your body (the body he stares at all the time, but anyway).

❤ It wasn’t nervousness, no. He’s seen you when you were nervous: the times where he’d pick you up on his illicit bike from in front of your house, or the times where he’d be stealing food from a supermarket and driving away with you sitting behind him. This isn’t you being nervous - it’s an exciting anticipation.

❤ And that’s a horrific omen.

❤ He was quiet, not saying anything unless provoked, and rather than giving useful thoughts he would establish his place with rude offenses.

❤ It made him look the tiniest, more suspicious, though beyond the beratting from Fukawa, Kirigiri was always there to mildly defend him.

❤ He almost wanted to be guilty, that would make things so much easier.

❤ He glances at you, and you glance back with a smile.

❤ He knows - but the thing he’s contemplating is whether he wants to help you to win this game or if he wants to survive without you.

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Chihiro Fujisaki

❤ He was emotional the entire trial, and everyone talking about you possibly being the mastermind? It was too much for him to handle.

❤ He was gripping his hair, begging for it all to not be true.

❤ You even went outside of your podium and held him, brushing your hand against his face, telling him that everything will be okay.

❤ You won’t die, is what you promised, you won’t die.

❤ And he didn’t, he really didn't, though it really felt as if he did.

❤ You were a bit too caring for the severity of your evilness to really set in. You were considerate, even when admitting to loving the death of your friends.

❤ Throughout the entire trial, you were making sure that he was not being sent into a panic attack, you were checking up on him and asking him if he was okay.

❤ It was only increasing his despair - why are you still being nice? What is your true personality - a caring person or an evil murderer?

❤ Are you allowed to be both? Is that even possible?

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Byakuya Togami

❤ It was sexy- no I’m just kidding. Well, maybe not. He finds your morbid attitude to be a bit charming, but outside of that, your direct ruthlessness and carelessness for others is something that he cannot get behind.

❤ You were fooling him - is it because you wanted his money?

❤ The part that he doesn’t understand is why didn’t you just tell him. That could have saved you - would he support you in destroying the world? No, but he wouldn’t have just thrown you in jail.

❤ Something could have been done about it.

❤ Something could have been done to avoid this.

❤ He is more upset at the way you follow your own rules than anything else, why must you deserve to die? He had destined his future with you, he was loyal to you and finally felt as if he was more than a Togami - that he was Byakuya.

❤ More than feeling as if you betrayed him, he feels like he has betrayed you by letting you die like this.

❤ He watches your execution with stern eyes.

❤ If there was nobody else here, he would be kneeling in front of you, kissing your fingers and offering different solutions. But that’s not how this all played out. There is an audience - a group of people looking at him, trying to feed off of his reaction, trying to get a read on him, what are they searching for? Weakness?

❤ He showed you no sympathy the same way you did to him.

❤ But there was a telepathetic understanding, you both trying to convey the same hidden message to each other: I am sorry.

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Hagakure Yasuhiro

❤ What is he supposed to do? He doesn’t know how he is supposed to react to all of this evidence.

❤ Will he be a good boyfriend if he defends you? Do you want him to defend you?

❤ He tries to mimic your actions.

❤ He doesn’t know what to think - there are so many reasons why it is you, and so little reasons why it isn’t. Should he be holding onto faith?

❤ What would his crystal ball say?

❤ So he asks, in front of everyone, “Hey man, you’re not really the mastermind, are you?”

❤ “Would you still love me if I was?”

❤ The question didn’t sound genuine, it sounded like a tease, and it caught him off guard.

❤ He stutters before Naegi cuts him off.

❤ He cannot hear anything else, your response echoes throughout his head. Was this you admitting?

❤ If he genuinely answered, what would your response be then? It is too late for that, he knows, as Naegi is already explaining the origins of your crimes.

We need to talk about Deacon

We need to talk more about the Railroad in general, but I’m going to focus on Deacon here. First, some Railroad background:

So, P.A.M’s terminal has entries from the last three Railroad leaders, including Desdemona, that briefly document the challenges and changes the organisation has been through over the last two decades. This includes the creation and implementation of the dead drop system that is in use currently, the Institute destroying their previous Headquarters (three times!), and the discovery that synths were suddenly being programmed to head towards Diamond City and the subsequent discovery of PATRIOT.

-The first entry is from the new leader, Wyatt, in 2266. It is written after the Institute found their Headquarters, and names a runner, John.D, as the only survivor of the massacre that killed off their entire leadership.

-John. D’s role is explained more in the next entry, 2267: “John D has been finding tourists at a pretty good clip. But he keeps their identities to himself. Operational security he calls it.”

-In the 2268 entry the Institute is attacking the Railroad again “They found one of our safehouses, but no one there knew where our HQ is. John D developed a dead drop system we’ve been using.” John D seems to have made contributions to the structure of the Railroad as we currently know it. This is the last time he is mentioned.

-In 2273 the new leader, Pinky, begins making terminal entries after Coursers once again found HQ and killed Wyatt. “Deacon (that’s what he’s calling himself now) had an escape route planned, and most of the survivors owe him their life.” The first mention of Deacon.

-Desdemona is elected as the new leader in 2277.

-In 2281 they find the Switchboard, and P.A.M. An Institute synth managed to find and infiltrate one of their safehouses, but Deacon caught her before PAM did. PAM. The robot specifically designed to predict and calculate possibilities.

-PAM is stated to be working even harder to find the Institute in 2284. “Deacon’s convinced the solution lies in the past, not future. Deacon already knows the big secret - we know nothing about the Railroad before Wyatt was in charge (or is Deacon Johnny D??). Deacon’s been digging into Institute sightings from years, even decades before. Or at least that’s what he says. Getting real tired of his lies.” Even Desdemona doesn’t get the full breadth of information that Deacon works with.

-In 2286, the year before the Sole Survivor leaves Vault 111, Deacon is barely seen at HQ. Since his role in the Railroad is to spy and gather intel, he must have been away a lot for Desdemona to note his absence in the logs. He was apparently “chasing ghosts.”

-In 2287 Desdemona states that Deacon is working on a secret project (a continuation of what he was doing the year before?) She refers to it’s code name Wanderer “Deacon has a wild theory, and an even wilder plan (Tea Party). I agree there’s something strange there, but I’m with holding judgement.”

A lot of things to look at. And some of these had me wondering what the hell I was supposed to make of them for a good long while. But I’ve come up with some things~

I think it’s very likely that Deacon was John.D - Deacon possibly being his last name. Maybe. There are several notable Railroad members whose admittance is noted in terminal entries - Deacon’s isn’t. The first mention of him is of someone changing their name to Deacon after the second time the Institute found HQ. Neither John D’s exit or entry into the Railroad is documented; if Desdemona suspects that Deacon might be John D, then it’s fair to say that his death or disappearance isn’t documented at all. In 2275 Deacon is referred to as ‘face-changing’, but John D never was. This could mean that he only started changing his face after becoming Deacon, after the second mentioned attack by the Institute on their HQ.

It isn’t mentioned when the rail signs were created or who thought them up, but I’m willing to bet it was Deacon. Deacon is the one that we are introduced to all of the secrets of the Railroad through; even though there’s a chart of rail signs at HQ and Glory or Desdemona or even Tom could have explained them to us. But no, it’s Deacon. He is the one that explains all these precautions that they take; talks them up, gives approval when the player plays along and uses code words. In fact, aside from tourists, he seems to be the only person that regularly employs all of the tactics. And they’re all effective: it seems that the only way the Railroad can be destroyed is through player action. It’s entirely possible that the reason they seem to be so effective and well-implemented is because Deacon is the one who created them after his experiences. He is the only survivor from the Railroad that existed 20 years ago, he knows much more than others and, as Desdemona says, rarely gives information to the rest of the group. 

Because he knows the risk of information being spread among too many people - the terminal entry for 2266 names members in a safehouse knowing HQ’s location as the reason for it’s destruction by the Institute. Each new leader of the Railroad notes that their predecessor messed up in some way, which led to their death. “I think where Agamemnon went wrong, is that HQ was known by too many people. I’m theorizing here, but once the Institute hit a safehouse and leaned on anyone the HQ would be easy to find.” “I figure you should know how we messed up… if one safehouse goes down assume that all Hell’s coming for your ass, because it probably is.”

He lies so much because he has seen what being under-cautious will get people, he’s seen three HQs destroyed and seen what led to their destruction - he has taken it upon himself to do everything he can to make sure that doesn’t happen again. Even if it means he’s the resident liar, even if it means he has to be someone he doesn’t like. Lying is instinctual to him, it has to be. He is dedicated.

At one point he attempts to lie to the player and tell them that he’s actually the leader of the Railroad and, honestly, I think this might actually be the most truthful thing he’s ever said. He might not be the one making the big decisions, but it seems that he’s heavily involved or influenced them all in some way. _______________ As noticed by many people, Deacon will keep track of the player and appear in certain locations in disguise before they meet the Railroad. Diamond City, Goodneighbour, Memory Den, Bunker Hill. He can even admit that he’s been following the PC through speech checks.

And also I found this

(I couldn’t take a screenshot so I hunted this down)

This is overlooking Vault 111, with a very clear view of the platform, from a perfectly concealed position. It’s location is near the edge of the map, quite out of the way and unlikely to be found by most people.

What the shit does this mean? Let’s explore what we know.

PAM states that the SS was not predicted by her - not predicted to appear, or their involvement was not predicted? - But PAM is not infallible, she has been proven wrong before, she was ‘out-predicted’ by Deacon and she also didn’t predict the Brotherhood finding their HQ.

The Railroad also apparently didn’t view Vault 111 as important; they thought it was destroyed (I haven’t seen this dialogue myself and I can’t find a source so if anyone can point me to one that would be appreciated). It’s odd that, with Vault 111 being the last unopened Vault in the Commonwealth, there aren’t more signs of attempted break-ins - because all Wastelanders know that, if anything, vaults will contain valuable supplies and tech, so it should be a target. But the signs point to the Railroad not viewing it as important. So why is there a small shelter with the rail sign for ‘ally’ overlooking it?

I thought it could be nothing, just a little easter egg for people who go to the edges of the maps - until I remembered that there is a Regional Vault-tec HQ in the city. There is a terminal inside, that isn’t password locked, that states that Vault 111 was to have hundreds of gallons of liquid nitrogen delivered to it, and a note wondering what it would be used for.

The information is out there in the open, easily accessible by anyone who would think to go to the Vault-tec HQ and would be able to put the pieces together. Deacon often jokes around and tries to not put too much emphasis on his abilities, but it’s clear from the above analysis that he is one of the main reasons the Railroad has been able to continue - he’s smart. Very smart, and good with information and drawing conclusions. So, he could have used this completely offhand bit of information and conclude that Vault 111 was using cryogenics in some capacity, and that there’s the chance that there would be people still in the vault.

(Further analysis of the railsign by the vault over here)

But this can go deeper- Deacon knew that there would be someone in there. In the 2284 entry Deacon is looking into sightings of the Institute from “years, even decades before” and in 2286 he is “chasing ghosts”. Remember that Kellogg and the Institute entered the vault 60 years prior - and while the Institute is incredibly enigmatic, they aren’t completely unknown if there are recorded sightings or energy readings that Deacon has access to. Vault 111 was opened 60 years ago “sightings from years, even decades before” and Kellogg hasn’t been heard of for several years “chasing ghosts”.

So, there’s now the possibility that

the Institute was documented near Vault 111 60 years ago

Deacon found this out while working to figure out where they are located

since he’s regularly in the field he would have ample opportunity to look through Vault-tec HQ for any information on the vault

and since the vault was closed up again he concluded that there’s likely someone still in there.

This is Deacon acting independently; he was waiting for the vault to open up again. Actually, he could have even concluded that since it was the Institute that opened the vault the first time, and the Institute is never involved in anything good, the person(s) left inside might be interested in working with them, as opposing the Institute is one of their main goals. This is why he follows the player.

“Deacon has a wild theory, and an even wilder plan (Tea Party). I agree there’s something strange there, but I’m with holding judgement.“

(Some thoughts about the meaning of ‘Tea Party’ over here)

Desdemona knows, but she’s being cautious. But the rest of the Railroad is in the dark; they don’t consider Vault 111 at all. Because that’s how Deacon operates. He has been withholding information since he was John D, and he’s only done it more frequently as the years went on. He knows better than anyone the importance of compartmentalizing information and the possibility of infiltration in the Railroad.

I will say here that I’ve been torn over whether or not his last story is a lie. And after writing this I’m leaning more towards it being a lie- which might be disappointing to people used to the idea of being able to change a character (or at least how they view the PC) at the end of a relationship, but I personally don’t find it so. Deacon’s entire character is built around the fact that he lies, that he has to lie. All of his previous conversations involve him lying right to your face, it’s not exactly subtle that lying comes to Deacon as easily as breathing.

Whether or not he keeps information and plans from the Railroad because he doesn’t trust all of them or because he knows how dangerous the Institute is (or maybe both), he has known them for a while, cares a great deal about them, and even refers to them as family. And he likely even feels a sense of responsibility in making sure the organisation survives, being the only original member from before their decline. But they know next to nothing about him.

I guess it could be interpreted that Deacon feels a kinship with the SS, thus leading to the revelation of his past … but I don’t believe so. It doesn’t fit with what we know about him. There’s also the possibility that the SS is working with other factions, and since Deacon follows them in disguise he would be aware of this. And is it just a coincidence that, while John D is never mentioned as changing his face, both Deacon and his face-changing only appear after the second assault on HQ? If the original interpretation of his final conversation is that he changes his face because of what he did to Synths and what happened to his wife, shouldn’t John D be mentioned to also change his face? It’s only after he survived a second attack that he becomes Deacon and seems to start doing it. “Deacon (that’s what he’s calling himself now) had an escape route planned, and most of the survivors owe him their life.”

What I’m trying to say with all this is: why should Deacon believe that the SS cares about the Railroad and is as dedicated to it as he is?

I don’t believe it takes anything from his character or the friendship the SS can have with him. If anything it presents a more interesting example of a character utterly devoted to their work, and the drawbacks that come with that devotion.

One last thing: Desdemona knows that Deacon is working on a secret project, which is code named Wanderer. When you join the Railroad you have to choose a code name; there are several options- Whisper, Fixer, Charmer … but there’s a hidden name that Desdemona will give you if you refuse one. A name that she thinks fits you best - Wanderer.

I’ve seen complaints that, in addition to not being a romance option (and therefore not as complete as characters that are for some reason??), Deacon has very little story, with most of his content being disposable lies. I have always disagreed - and this just furthers my stance. He is likely to be one of the most interesting and well thought out characters in the whole game.

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This post ended up taking a lot longer than I thought it would, and I haven’t really had a chance to look into much meta or analysis of Fallout 4 and god, I’ve missed it ~~

But this is done. And I’m going to be looking at other aspects of the game and getting the other huge post I’ve been working on finally finished. As always, any feedback is welcome - thank you for reading !

Edit: This has turned into a series of meta on Deacon, which I am using this tag for.

Sole: So there's this... guy that I like. Hancock: A guy, huh? That's a little vague. You wanna describe him to me? Sole: Well... he wears a coat and a funny little hat. Hancock: Oh, does he now? Sole: Yeah. He's got these really interesting eyes, scarred up face, bald... Hancock: *Flirting* Oh yeah? Tell me more. Valentine: *Walks towards them* Sole: Oh, and here he comes now! Hi, Nicky! Hancock: Hehe. Hey Nick. WAIT, NICK!?