2017
Someone called us wasps again. Let’s bring back old discourse. Bmblb is about Yang's bike /j
Listen as someone who some people consider to be a veteran in this fandom but has actually only been here since 2020 to this day I burst out laughing every time I remember that people genuinely said that the song was about the fucking bike like what the fuck was up
Monokuma’s Family
Yes of course he has a family, you silly
His wife, Suki, even has a power of her own
She’s a human calculator
Every math problem, even ones thought to be unsolvable, are child’s play for her
But she doesn’t just solve other people’s problems, no no no, she creates her own
She’s even the person who wrote out the Hope’s Peak Algorithm
You know, the one that decides who they’re going to enrol and has never ever been wrong?
I don’t think I need to tell you these two are crazy about each other; the fact that they have six kids who can turn into teddy bears and are better than most at math should be telling
Monokuma will tell you all about his very, very fine wife and his kids.
You will hear about her accomplishments. You will hear about how cool his kids are. This is your fault
Do not get him started unless you want to lose an afternoon
Suichi Saihara
Special eyes
What does that mean?
Well he can see through up to ten feet of material
Almost any kind of material
Wood, concrete, skin, metal
His special eyes can also see in astounding detail
Even in environments where normal people wouldn’t be able to see well, such as underwater or in the dark
Think of the enhance thing that they do in those awful forensic crime shows- that’s what he can do with his eyes
Also, if he focuses them right, they can burn through solid metal
No big deal
Tsumugi Shirogane
Bear with me here
She’s a conditional shapeshifter
She can completely change into any character from any kind of media
She can also selectively choose parts of any character from media to modify her appearance
BUT (of course there’s a catch)
She has to know the character
For instance, if she somehow doesn’t know who Batman is, she wouldn’t be able to turn into Batman
And if she wants to go blonde she needs to know of at least one blonde character whose hair she can steal.
Rantaro Amami
His body is fully and instantaneously adaptive to the environment he finds himself in
For instance, if he’s in a desert, he’ll find himself unable to experience dehydration, heat exhaustion, or sun exposure
Or if he’s in a rainforest, mosquitoes and other animals will find him vastly unappealing, he’ll develop a resistance to poison, and he’ll develop a sudden and inexplicable knowledge of which plants are edible
These adaptations last as long as he’s in any given environment, and as he shifts where he is, his adaptations will shift as well
Bear in mind, though, this process can take a second
Anywhere from ten minutes to three hours, depending on how harsh the shift is
Luckily, it usually takes time to get somewhere, so it’s not a problem to get adjusted
Himiko Yumeno
She can teleport
A little simplistic but it is what it is
At first, she only felt comfortable teleporting objects, anything that’s less than 135 kilometres away
But then one day she tried to help the group defeat some evildoer by teleporting herself
But see, space time jumps aren’t terribly easy to do in your head as you’re in a paradoxical nondimension
So she of course, made a mistake, and rather than ending up in her destination like she wanted, she ended up above it.
6,000 feet above it, to be exact
She broke both her legs, her arm, a couple ribs, two vertebrae and a few bones in her face
So good news: she survived
Bad news: she survived
After this incident, Miu made her a device to do the complicated space-time calculations for her so Himiko could teleport herself safely
Without the device, she’d end up splattered all over the planet with one arm in Yemen and her other leg is in Pakistan
The device gave her a new kind of control over her power she never could have imagined
Miu, what have you done
Tenko Chabashira
When she gets mad, she turns into a giant monster
You know, pretty basic
Except not really because her giant monster changes its form
Sometimes it’s a giant fucking cat. Sometimes it’s a 90 foot snake. Sometimes it’s a huge owl.
Whatever it is it’s always angry, it always wants blood and it never gives up
Monokuma says the monster probably changes based on whoever’s most afraid around her when she changes
This is the most likely theory, and it was all but proven following an incident with Byakuya where they got into a fight and she turned into a bat with a 50 yard wingspan
Byakuya hates bats
They found him hiding under a desk; when they asked him why he didn’t call for anyone or help them fight her, he explained that he’d tried to get out from under the desk multiple times, but every time he would be struck by the image of the bat and freeze up
Monokuma had to interview everyone in private because nobody was willing to admit to being afraid of the giant cat she’d turned into
Miu Iruma
She can bestow sapience and even sentience onto her creations
At first she didn’t even know she could do that
But when the first calculator she ever built turned off when she swore at it, and wouldn’t turn on again until she apologized, she put two and two together
Now she’s the sort of person who apologizes to her vacuum for stepping on it, but the difference is, her vacuum can feel pain
How sentient and/or sapient are the things she makes?
Well, that depends
Her calculators, as we’ve established, are very testy
Her vacuums have the measured intelligence of the average dog; they can follow commands, get upset if you hurt them, but usually they forget about it and they like it if you pet them
However, her virtual worlds are extremely complex; any computer she makes to run them, therefore, has to be as if not more aware and emotionally understanding than the average person
Also she names her machines
This is a normal thing to do
Kibo
He’s some mad scientist’s attempt at resurrecting their dead son
She gave him the armour so he could never get hurt again
What she didn’t anticipate was that the armour would be self-modifying
Every day Kibo would find he could do something new. Different
On Monday it was rocket boots. On Tuesday it was homing missiles in his arms. On Wednesday it was internet in his fingertips. On Thursday it was night vision. On Friday it was- look you get the idea
The woman who made him kept getting upset if he tried to figure out what he could do or god forbid asked to go outside
She’d exaggerate the dangers of the outside world and convinced him the only thing keeping him alive was her
She even ripped up his Hope’s Peak letter to keep him from seeing it (he did)
Eventually he got tired of being held to the standards of someone he’d never known and of being kept prisoner in his own house
So he ripped out his tracking chip and he ran away
He was on the run for almost a year
Until one day he met Monokuma while he was hiding in his garage from the rain (Kibo’s “mom” had convinced him he wasn’t waterproof)
Monokuma responded to this weird homeless robot child by bringing him inside and introducing him to his family
At first his wife was like “he can stay for the night but you’ve gotta find a place for him”
Then she was like “okay he can stay for a few days”
By the third day she was fussing with his hair and helping him take off the armour (which he didn’t know could come off)
Then he accidentally called her Mom and she asked Monokuma how he felt about adoption
“Puhuhu- my evil machination was a success!”
Kokichi Oma
He’s loud
When I say that, I mean. He’s loud.
He can make his own voice loud or he can mimic sounds that are also very, very loud
Sounds he can mimic include lawnmowers, shotgun blasts, sirens, explosions, and in his more outspoken moments, the sound of a Boeing 727 taking off
When he’s just shouting, however, he has been documented being heard over ten kilometres away
If you don’t have perspective for that, that’s approximately the sound of a shotgun going off
But see shotguns go off for a second and then they’re done
Kokichi can. Keep yelling. For a while.
Fuyuhiko absolutely considered killing him when they first met.
Ryoma Hoshi
He can create portals
That is, he can open holes between two non-adjacent places that connect them across time and space
These holes will stay open for however long he can hold them
How long is that?
That depends
Ones big enough for, I don’t know, a tennis ball, could stay open for hours without him putting much thought into it
(He’s often stimmed this way; put a tennis ball between two portals and watch it go whee)
Ones big enough for a person are a bit tougher; he’d have to focus on the portal and couldn’t hold it open forever
Monokuma timed it; his longest held person-sized portal was open for two hours and forty-five minutes
And by the time he closed it he immediately puked onto the floor
The largest portal he’s ever opened was held open for five minutes, and it was to move the school
Long story
And by the time it closed, Ryoma was shaky, pale, and could hardly move he was in so much pain
All he said on the matter was, “I don’t think I could ever do that again.”
Before he passed out
Maki Harukawa
She’s empathokinetic
If that sounds stupid, let me explain
She can manipulate the emotions of people around her by adjusting her own
She can focus her emotions on one person, which is helpful for work
For instance, if she has a very vigilant target, she can focus on “calm” and make them convince themselves nothing is wrong and they’re safe
She can shift “calm” to “warm” to convince the target that they recognize her and allow her close
And from there, you know the rest
When she isn’t focusing on one person in particular, however, her emotions come off her in a kind of wave that effect everyone around her within a radius of up to seventy kilometres
This is great for childcare
If you’ve ever worked in childcare, you’ve had a room full of rowdy kids
If you’ve had a room full of rowdy kids, you’ve dreamed of a person who can walk in and calm the entire room
Korekiyo Shinguji
He’s a ghost boi
No, he’s not dead
It’s just that things you’d commonly associate with ghosts are things he can do
Icy chill in the air when he’s experiencing an intense emotion
He can close doors and knock things off the shelves without touching them as long as they’re close enough to him (50 yards at least)
He can move almost silently and can even float cleanly up to 30 feet off the ground if he wants to
He can walk through solid objects and turn intangible so attacks phase through him
He can turn invisible for up to eighteen hours
And before you ask, yes he can see ghosts
But extremely conditionally
Ghosts have to want to be seen
They also have to be around
He hasn’t been able to find his sister, but not for lack of looking
Do with that information whatever you will
Kaito Momota
He can fly
Which I know sounds underwhelming but that’s not all he can do
Not only has he clocked in at speeds of 40,000 miles per hour at his fastest, but he has a secondary power that even he didn’t know about
Due to a complete accident involving Ryoma’s portals, they discovered that Kaito doesn’t actually need to breathe
He returned three days into the search for him, as Monokuma was trying to determine how he was going to go to his grandparents and tell them that he’d lost their boy
When asked where the hell he’d been, he explained Ryoma had transported him into space and he just hadn’t wanted to leave immediately
He also learned during this trip that his gravity adjusts to the planet he’s on, but that doesn’t seem to effect him in any way
For instance, he was on Jupiter, where he weighed twice his normal weight, and he was fine
Monokuma thanked him for all his in-depth research. Then grounded him for making him worry so much and made him go apologize to Ryoma
Which he wanted to do anyway
Seriously our boi spent a solid three days certain he’d killed Kaito
Kirumi Tojo
She can cover her body in… stuff.
What kind of stuff?
Depends- what kind of stuff do you need?
If she’s being grabbed from behind, she’ll cover her entire body in tiny, thin needles, like the ones found on the plant known as Dendrocnide moroides
If she does this, she can make whoever’s grabbing her regret it for years
Whereas, if she’s being shot at, she can harden her skin with a layer of chitinous material that’s proven to be bulletproof and knife-proof
As an experiment, Monokuma asked to hook her up with some electrodes, and they discovered that she can insulate herself with something rubbery and plasticky that doesn’t conduct electricity
Having said that it was still tremendously painful and she safeworded out at about 10,000 volts
That’s a nasty caveat to her abilities- she may not take damage but she can still feel things
Gonta Gokuhara
I feel like this one goes without saying
Oh well
He can talk to bugs
And spiders
And scorpions
Basically as long as it’s tiny and creepy and weird Gonta can talk to it
When he was a child he’d spend hours chatting with butterflies, centipedes, bees, and would frequently invite them in for food and tea
Much to the horror of whoever was fostering him at the time
My best boy has bounced around almost 60 different homes in his life
They all were very interested in having a super who could just talk insects out of their homes
But they ducked out the second he started bringing bugs into their homes
Quitters and cowards the lot of them
Angie Yonaga
She can draw things into reality
What do I mean?
Imagine her, drawing a slice of pizza in her sketchbook
Nice, right?
Then she gets hungry, reaches into the book, pulls the pizza off the page and eats it
She isn’t limited to paper either, she can draw on walls, the floor, her bed, just about any surface you can think of
She also isn’t technically limited to pens and pencils
She’s never tried anything else before but technically she doesn’t need specific art tools, the drawing just needs to be made with something that makes a mark
However, this will effect the objects composition
For instance, if she drew a pair of shoes out of ketchup they’d always feel like they were full of ketchup no matter how much you cleaned them out
Kaede Akamatsu
Unlike the other protagonists before her, she knew she had a power, knew exactly what it was and knew it was extremely cool
She could come back from the dead
If you kill her, in any way shape or form, you only need to wait five minutes for her to reset
Once she resets, she’ll be completely physically fine.
Well, of course, there is one exception
Depending on the manner of death, there may be a tiny scar on her wherever it happened
For instance, if she was decapitated, there may be a thin scar around her neck from that day forward
And of course the lasting psychological damage on anyone who saw it happening
She’s fine of course
No really
She’s died over 10,000 times and she’s fine
Historian Butterfly AU Chapter 2
Prologue
Chapter 1
Chapter 3: Coming soon
An 18 year old Fukuro walked up to the middle school as kids were just starting to leave the building. Her hair was down showing off how wavy it was. She seemed to be wearing contacts and some makeup as well. She looked around for a few moments before someone slammed into her side.
“And here I thought Kurasshu was my nickname,” Fukuro teased as she looked at the young boy clinging to her legs.
“Dang it! I was trying to scare you! How did you know it was me, big sis?”
“Older sisters know these things, Akio. Now where is Emiko? You didn’t leave her behind to be trampled by the crowd again did you?”
“That was one time!” Akio exclaimed, lifting his arms up in the air to emphasize his exasperation. “And that was a complete accident! I swear she was right behind me a minute ago! But then I saw you and got excited.”
Fukuro laughed and patted her little brother on the head. “It's fine. She probably is not far.” She looked around for a few moments before she spotted a familiar flash of platinum blonde hair. Her eyes locked on to the person and it was Emiko. Emiko was nervously making her way out of the crowd of students. She fiddled with her hands and kept her eyes on the ground. “Hey Emiko! We’re over here!”
Emiko perked up at Fukuro’s voice and looked up. Once her eyes locked on to Fukuro’s own, the nervous look on her face disappeared, and was quickly replaced with one full of joy. Her smile was not much bigger than a very small gentle one, but the look in her eyes said she was a lot happier than she looked. She immediately ran over to Fukuro and lept into her arms.
“Whoa!” Fukuro stumbled back a bit as she was not expecting the sudden added weight. Thankfully Emiko was small so Fukuro did not fall or drop her. “Hey kiddo, how was school?” she asked as she set Emiko back on her feet.
Emiko’s voice was barely above a whisper. “...Good…”
Akio interjected as he leaned against Emiko and used her shoulder as an armrest. “You should have seen her in biology class today! We had a trivia game and thank god I had her on my team because I would have failed if she hadn’t helped me. She got us the win and our teacher gave us some candy for winning! Everyone was basically dying while they tried to answer the questions and Emi was just answering them with no effort!”
“...Akio beat all the kids in track today…” Emkio muttered.
“It was easy as cake!”
“...Except for Kumi…He ate her dust,” Emkio finished.
“Emiko!”
Fukuro laughed at her sibling’s antics. “Well that certainly sounds like a good day. Don’t worry Akio, I’m sure you’ll beat her next time,” she said as she patted him on the head.
Akio pouted. “I bet I can run all the way home within 5 minutes. That will show you that I’m the fastest. You guys will be far behind me!”
“That’s a shame. I was going to buy you and Emiko ice cream, but if you want to rush ahead…”
Akio immediately perked up. “You know what? Being the fastest is overrated anyways.”
Fukuro laughed as she walked with her siblings holding onto Emiko’s hand as Akio jumped around excitedly.
***
“Fukuro, can you help me organize the cleaning supplies?”
Fukuro looked behind her and gave Kiyo a smile. “Sure! Let me just finish helping Naho with the sweeping real quick and I’ll be right with you!”
It had been two weeks since her sudden travel through time. Fukuro’s injuries had healed for the most part. She was worried about where she was going to go at first, but Shinobu ended up offering to let her stay at the butterfly mansion since she had nowhere to stay. Fukuro was incredibly grateful, so she decided to use her time to help around with chores. In any free time she had left, Fukuro spent either researching or getting to know Shinobu and the rest of the residents of the estate.
It was a little embarrassing to admit that she had gotten attached to everyone very quickly. Kiyo, Naho, and Suma were just so cute! She loved kids a lot and it helped that they were always so sweet and helpful when Fukuro was adjusting. They reminded her of her own siblings a bit.
Fukuro had first met Aoi when she was scolding her for reopening her wounds again. Her stern demeanor was enough to make Fukuro shrink back a bit and she was 5 years older than her for Pete’s sake! But it didn’t take long for Fukuro to realize that Aoi was truly a very caring and kind person under her mask. It took some time to get past Aoi’s walls, but after about a week Aoi started showing Fukuro her softer side a lot more often. She even started making sure that the mansion always had natto in stock when she found out it was her favorite food, despite the fact that most people don’t like the dish.
Fukuro didn’t know what to think about Kanao at first. She was convinced that she hated her after she bumped into her and, despite her apologies, Kanao didn’t respond. Fukuro was actually pretty stressed about it until Shinobu explained that Kanao simply had trouble doing anything that didn’t require orders, which included talking. Fukuro made it her mission to track Kanao down and try to get to know her as much as she could, which wasn’t often because she was training for final selection. Fukuro still hadn’t learned much, but Kanao did not seem bothered by it and Shinobu seemed to be glad that Fukuro was making an effort. She really liked Kanao a lot since she reminded her of her younger sister.
Then finally there was the master of the butterfly estate, Shinobu. She was always patient with Fukuro, even when she would excitedly ask her everything about the demon slayer corps. She never seemed to find Fukuro’s clumsy nature annoying. In fact she seemed to find it endearing. She gave her a place to stay with her own room before Fukuro could even ask her. She always made an effort to check in on Fukuro without it feeling overbearing after her freak out. She even gave Fukuro a kimono, when she asked. Even if her old clothes were repairable, Fukuro thought it would be safer to wear something from this timeline and not her own. Fukuro couldn’t deny that she found Shinobu very attractive in more ways than looks. Whether or not those feelings would continue to grow was something that she would find out after time passes. But for now Fukuro was satisfied with the relationship that they had, even if she knows very little about her.
“You don’t have to help us with all of the chores you know. There are probably better things you could do,” Aoi said, walking by with a basket of laundry.
Fukuro set her broom off to the side and went to join Kiyo. “I don’t mind. It keeps me active. Besides, it gets boring reading my notes over and over again. I should really try to find a library. It would be nice to go to a nearby town and take a look around. Maybe find a way to actually make some money. The thought of finding some new books to read makes me so ex-AHH!” Fukuro proceeded to trip over the medical supplies that Kiyo had gotten out to be able to organize them.
“Just be careful so that you won’t get yourself killed,” Aoi said.
“Will do, ow.”
***
Fukuro couldn’t sleep. She had developed a bad habit of working late into the night or just not sleeping at all, so it was difficult to try to get a decent night's sleep every night. Even before that she didn’t sleep well as a kid. Fukuro just always seemed to be more active at night. Ironic considering her name. She did have medication for her insomnia back home, but obviously she did not have access to it now. Usually Fukuro would just work or read, but she didn’t want to accidentally wake anyone up. She also did not want a lecture from Shinobu or Aoi. But she had been staring at the ceiling for what felt like hours, and she couldn’t take it anymore!
Fukuro got out of bed with a sigh. She went through her beat up bag, and pulled out what was by far her favorite source she found on her expeditions. It was an old diary of a girl who Fukuro assumed was a demon slayer. She wrote about her work as a demon slayer a bit, but most of it was about mundane things like how cute one of her friends looked in her old kimono or gushing about the boy she obviously liked. It wasn’t the best source in terms of research, but Fukuro liked the passionate writing of the person’s day to day life.
Fukuro wandered around the halls a bit before she decided to go outside to get some fresh air. She looked around for a place to sit and saw a ladder that someone must have left out. She climbed the ladder up to the roof, and sat down. It probably wasn’t the safest option, but she liked being in high up places. It was easier for her to relax. Fukuro would commonly go to roofs, trees, or bunk beds just to read a book. Another thing that was ironic considering her name.
Fukuro let out a sigh and opened the diary carefully. The pages were old and worn, and some of the writing had faded. She wondered how much longer this diary would last. It would be a sad day when it eventually falls apart. Sure she had a scanned pdf of the diary back home, but she obviously couldn’t use it right now and might not ever again. That thought was almost enough to make Fukuro cry.
“It’s a little late to be reading a book don’t you think?”
Fukuro squeaked as she fumbled to keep herself from dropping the diary she was reading. She looked to the side and saw Shinobu looking at her with the same smile she grew used to, as well as an amused spark in her eyes.
“You scared me Kocho!”
Shinobu responded with a small giggle. “Mind if I sit here?”
Fukuro shook her head and Shinobu sat down next to her.
“So what are you doing awake on the roof so late?”
“Oh! I couldn’t sleep, so I decided that reading would be a better use of my time instead of staring at the ceiling. I like being high up when I want to relax so I used a ladder to climb up here.”
“If you find anything about your room uncomfortable then you can tell me. I don’t mind.”
“No! No! No! The room is great! I have really bad insomnia, so I have a lot of trouble sleeping! I’ve tried different relaxing teas, but they don’t work. I used to have medicine for it but I left it at home and I can’t exactly go back…” Fukuro trailed off to think of a way to phrase her words that didn’t make the fact that she was from the future obvious.
Shinobu put her hand on her shoulder. “You do not have to say anymore if you don’t want to, Fukuro. I understand.”
Fukuro sighed in relief. She was pretty sure that Shinobu thought she lost her home to demons, even if she never said it. Fukuro felt bad that she was deceiving Shinobu, but it was easier than the truth or trying to make an excuse on her own.
“It’s just hard, you know? It’s not that I don’t like it here, because I really do. You all have been so nice to me and I can’t be more grateful for you letting me stay here. But I miss my family a lot. It’s both nice and heartbreaking how much the girls remind me of my little siblings.”
Shinobu’s expression didn’t change but there was a curious glint in her eyes. “I did not know that you had any siblings.”
Fukuro scratched the back of her head with a sheepish look on her face. “That's because the subject never really came up before. I also did not want to annoy anyone by rambling about my siblings. Once I start it’s hard for me to stop.”
“I think it’s cute that you’re so passionate about the people and things you care about. If you are comfortable with it I’m happy to listen.”
Fukuro’s cheeks grew bright red from the compliment. “Gosh, where do I even start?”
“I think their names would be helpful,” Shinobu teased.
Fukuro blushed even more in response. “Well I have one younger brother and one little sister. They’re twins and are both 5 years younger than me, so they’re around Aoi’s age. My little brother’s name is Akio and my sister’s name is Emiko. Despite the fact that I was WAY older than them we were still very close. Akio was a very loud and energetic kid. He’s very passionate about what he does, and can be a goofball. He and I were always teasing each other, but it was all for fun. It actually sounded like we were insulting each other, but we both knew we didn’t actually mean what we said. His nickname for me was Kurasshu because the earliest memory he has of me was when I was trying to help my mom take care of him but I ended up tripping and crashing into a trashcan.”
Fukuro could feel the heat radiating off of her cheeks as Shinobu put a hand to her mouth to try to muffle her laugh. “Sorry, sorry. I’m not making fun of you I promise.”
Fukuro pouted a bit, but she wasn’t offended at all. “It’s fine, get your laughs out now.”
“It sounds like your brother was a handful.”
“But he was also a very polite boy too. Akio always showed everyone around him respect. He would be running around the house like a maniac, but as soon as our parents told him to stop he did without a fight. No yelling was necessary. A lot of people would be very surprised because only close friends and family actually got to see both parts of his personality. Emiko was very shy and quiet. When we were younger she would only talk to my parents, Akio, and I because she would get so nervous. She was selectively mute until she was 14. She’s the genius of our family. Akio and I could never beat her in any trivia games unless all the questions were either sports or history related. Last time I checked she was planning on becoming a veterinarian, but she also has a passion for theatre so she might try to have a career in that field too. Emiko was always the sense of reason when we all were together. My clumsy nature and workaholic tendencies combined with both Akio and I having no sense of fear when it comes to dangerous situations are not the greatest combination.” Fukuro laughed as she seemed to be looking back on a fond memory. “We had a lot of fun together and ended up in a lot of crazy situations.”
“It sounds like you had a very wonderful family,” Shinobu said.
Fukuro nodded. “Yeah I did,” she said absentmindedly. She shook her head to clear her thoughts. “So why are you awake so late? Aren’t you always the one lecturing the other slayers on how important it is for them to get plenty of rest?”
“Is that teasing I hear? I didn’t know you had it in you, Fukuro,” Shinobu teased, which turned Fukuro’s cheeks a bright pink. “I had a lot of work to do today, and I must have lost track of time. I decided to get some fresh air before going back to work.”
“You’re still planning on working?! But it’s so late!”
“May I remind you that we are both in a similar situation.”
“Hey! This time it is not because of my bad working habits. I genuinely can’t sleep!”
“Well then, I’ll start having a better sleep schedule when you do.”
“That would be impossible unless you can make your own medication for it.”
“Challenge accepted.”
The playful banter ended with both girls laughing. Fukuro was a lot more open about it while Shinobu’s was quieter with her hand muffling her laugh.
“What are you reading anyway? It looks like a very old book.”
“Oh! This is a dairy I found on one of my explorations. The person who wrote this is just so bubbly and bright that I can’t help but smile and be in a good mood whenever I read it. It’s hard to think of the world as such a cruel place when I read about someone who is able to see something good in everything and everyone.”
Shinobu hummed as she thought of something. “Sounds a lot like a close friend of mine. I should introduce you to her when I have the chance. I think you would get along quite well.”
“I would be honored to meet any close friend of yours Kocho. Let’s just hope my social skills don’t make me humiliate myself.”
“What’s with the formalities? I thought we were friends, Fukuro,” Shinobu teased. Before Fukuro could respond to defend herself Shinobu continued. “I think your social skills are just fine. You have a very charming personality that shows itself in the cutest ways. Besides, my friend is not known for being judgmental.”
Fukuro was pretty sure that her face was bright red at this point. Why does someone so pretty have to be such a tease?! “As much as I trust your judgment, it's going to be hard to make a good impression when I am half awake and sleep deprived. Hopefully I find a way to fix that problem. Aoi is going to be so mad when she finds out how late I have been staying up. I already made a mess of the medical supplies today, and I know she thinks I work too hard,” Fukuro said.
“I heard about that. She also told me that you’re interested in getting a job.”
“I just want to feel useful, you know? I know the help with the chores is appreciated, but I know Aoi and the girls don’t actually need it. I’m not opposed to learning combat, but I don’t think becoming a demon slayer is the best choice to make. Not right now at least. I also suck at anything medical! The amount of times I have almost gotten myself killed because I almost took the wrong medication is honestly concerning. I know that as Hashira you get paid any amount you want, but l feel bad for constantly leaching off you.”
“Trust me when I say that helping the girls out with the chores and keeping the girls company is more than enough help. They’ve grown really attached to you, despite the fact that you have only lived here for 2 weeks,” Shinobu said, her smile becoming a bit gentler than before.
Fukuro sighed. “I know. I just wish I could put what I am good at to use. But I don’t think many people are looking for a girl who is good at researching stuff. Especially since I don’t have access to a lot of sources right now. Even if I don’t find a job in town, a library would be nice.” Fukuro turned her head away from Shinobu in slight embarrassment. “Gosh, I kinda made this conversation about all of my insecurities, haven’t I? I’m sorry for rambling and bringing the mode down.”
“If you don’t stop apologizing then I will make you go through a day of training with Kanao.”
Fukuro gulped. She had seen the type of training that Kanao would do and it was insane. Fukuro might be fit, which was only due to her experiments with total concentrated breathing, but she was pretty sure Kanao would completely murder her within minutes. “Yes ma’am!” Fukuro exclaimed before letting out a yawn. “The sun is going to come up soon so I should probably try to sleep. Are you coming with me?”
“I think I’ll stay out a little bit longer.”
Fukuro had started to climb down the ladder. “Alright but go to sleep soon okay. We can’t have two sleep deprived workaholics here.”
Shinobu giggled. “Have a good night Fukuro.”
“You too.” Just as Fukuro finished her response her foot slipped. “Well sh*t.” She ended up falling off the ladder hitting the ground with the solid thud. “Oww.”
Shinobu peeked her head over the roof. She looked both concerned and like she was barely holding back her laughter. “Are you alright down there?”
“I’m fine!”
Shinobu jumped down, landing on her feet with seemingly little effort. “Perhaps I should take you to your room so that you don’t hurt yourself more.”
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“You want permission to have access to the Demon Slayer Corps main library?”
Shinobu took a deep breath before answering Ubuyashiki. She wouldn’t say she was nervous, but she definitely was asking for a pretty big favor. “For the new girl taking residence in my estate, Master. She has taken an interest and I think her skills in research could be of great use to us. She managed to figure out almost entirely how the corps works with only a few books and scrolls that she found by herself. She hadn’t even met a corps member until we met.”
“Ah, yes. Fukuro Hitomi. She is quite the interesting young woman. Her ability to gather information would be a great asset right now. But I would like to be certain of some things first.”
“What do you mean? Do you think giving her access to this information would be dangerous?”
“No, not at all. My concerns are more personal. It is nothing that you should worry yourself about. I would just like to meet her in person. If you could bring her to me for a private meeting I would be most grateful, my child.”
“Of course Master. Right away,” Shinobu said before she gave Ubuyashiki a bow before walking out of the room.
Ubuyashiki smiled. “An interesting woman indeed. I wonder if your presence is apart of something much bigger than we realize.”
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Welcome to I have never written for Ubuyashiki before and I have no idea how to write him! I’m really sorry for this chapter took so long, I honestly did not think it would take me so much time! School suddenly decided to hit me like a truck so I had very little energy. The amount of times I wrote a scene for this chapter, then decided I did not like it, and then delete it was immense. Hopefully the nest one is less of a struggle. I know not a lot happened in this chapter but I hope it’s still enjoyable! I’m thinking of doing small headcannon and fun facts posts to keep up some content between chapters. The little details I think are cool, but I won’t be able to go in depth with in this story.
Masterlist
How has it already been almost a year?! I am so sorry that this took so long guys! School has been kicking my a** these past few months so I have had very little time to do any digimon research, and the little free time I had left me too drained to work on this. I enjoy doing these posts, but I didn’t want to spend my few hours of free time being frustrated because I can’t find a good digimon match. For some odd reason the V3 cast is extremely difficult. But I finally got Shuichi done! I had to be extremely careful since he and Kyoko have the same talent which strongly influences my choices. I know I said repeats were okay if the characters were from different casts, but I still want to at least try to make everything unique. It was a pain but I think I have a pretty good line. The more I look at it the more I like it, so let’s get started!
Rookie: Kudamon
So my reasons for this pick are not very complicated. I was looking around for possible digimon that I could use and when I saw Kudamon I thought “This looks like a digimon Shuichi would have. Let’s use it!” I don’t know why but Kudamon screams Shuichi for me and it deserves more attention. According to the digimon wiki It has a calm, cool, and collected personality, conducting a precise assessment of the situation even in combat and attaining the advantage of battle. I always imagined that Shuichi would either have a very calm or a very crazy partner, and I think the former suits him more. He needs a partner that is super calm, especially since Shuichi is so anxious. Kudamon’s analytical skills also seeming fitting for the partner of the Ultimate detective.
Champion: Deputymon
I will admit this is a goofy pick, but the more I look at it the more I like the idea of using Deputymon. Similar to Shuichi it has a strong sense of justice. I also realized that Shuichi is the only protagonist that has an allusion to truth bullets since Deputymon is literally a gun. (I already have a solid idea for Makoto and Hinata.) I need to have at least one protagonist with that theme and honestly I think Shuichi is the best protagonist for it. One of the biggest themes of Danganronpa V3 is truth vs lies. If any protagonist is going to have a truth bullets reference then it should be Shuichi for that reason. Also you know how I said I could see Shuichi having a crazy partner. Deputymon is usually portrayed to have a goofy personality and while I still think it would still be super serious, it makes me like this pick more even if it is silly.
It’s alternate evolution time! I’m not going to lie this was extremely difficult so my pick might not be the best. I’m the end I decided to go with Oryxmon.
For the sake of my sanity armor digivolutions will be treated as any other champion type digimon. I decided on Oryxmon because it’s a digi-egg of hope digivolution. Since Danganronpa has a whole hope vs despair theme I found it fitting to use one of them. After looking at them Oryxmon was the only one that looked like a good fit for Shuichi other than Pegasusmon which I already have plans to use for someone else. But Oryxmon is still a very Nobel digimon and the grey fits Shuichi’s aesthetic.
The Champion level is also where we get Shuichi’s dark digivolution. This was a pain in my a**. It was so difficult to find a digimon for this that if I didn’t think that it was essential for Shuichi to have a dark digivolution I would have given up! After literal hours of looking I decided on Shademon.
Would this have been a better pick for Junko? Possibly, but I will deal with that problem if I ever get to the original Danganronpa cast. But honestly I think Shademon would have a field day with Shuichi. It feeds on the despair of the people and digimon it haunts, and transforms it into its own nourishment. Shuichi already had a bunch of issues and insecurities before the killing game began so I can see those feelings manifesting into a dark digivolution that uses him a basically a human battery. Actually that would be a really coo arc in some sort of fan fiction now that I think about it. I was reluctant to use Shademon at first, but the more I look at it the more I think this fits.
Ultimate: Paildramon
I am ignoring that Paildramon is a DNA digivolution! If this was some sort of fanfiction Deputymon would digivolve into Paildramon naturally. It’s actually surprisingly common to find random Digimon in the anime that would ideally need another digimon or object to digivolve, so I still think this works. Out of the entire line the Ultimate was what was giving me the most trouble. I decided on Paildramon because it’s technically a main protagonist digimon, and Shuichi is the main protagonist of V3. Also the fusion contains Stingmon, who is Ken’s partner. For those of you who don’t know Ken becomes a detective, which is Shuichi’s ultimate. Why didn’t I use Stingmon for the Champion? Because finding an Ultimate was so hard that Paildramon felt like my only option. The Champion level did not have the same struggle.
Mega: Justimon
I honestly think the Mega was the easiest part for Shuichi. To me, Justimon feels like a very Shuichi digimon. It never lets an evil deed go unpunished, and is constantly fighting for others. I always felt like Shuichi stands for the same values, and is just more timid about it. In the final chapter of V3 he proclaims that even if everything is fake, the feelings and the hurt that he has gone through in Danganronpa are real. It is for that reason that Danganronpa must end. That screams justice to me.
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And that’s it! Sorry this took so long. I have plans for more characters so hopefully I can gets those out soon.
Mini rant here:
I hate when people watch RWBY and go “There’s no difference between magic, dust and semblances! This show is so stupid!” Of course it all looks like magic to us! We can’t do any of the stuff that dust and semblances do in our world! Magic in the world of RWBY is what is considered impossible or otherworldly, just like us! But semblances and dust are a part of everyday life in RWBY. That’s why it’s not magic. What makes magic in RWBY magic is that it doesn’t follow the rules of that world.
A semblance is basically an individual superpower that manifests through a person’s aura. A person can only have one superpower. Semblances may “evolve” and allow a user to do more things but it is still the same power at its core. For example Ren’s semblance is tranquillity. Originally it allowed him to mask negative emotions of himself and/or others. In volume 8 it evolved so that Ren can also see emotions. While he did gain a new ability his semblance is still one based on emotions at its core. He’s not gonna one day be able to absorb lightning like Nora can. A semblance can’t be used if a person’s aura breaks. Also from my understanding a semblance can’t cause people to have any physical mutations. For example no one is going to have a semblance that makes them shapeshift. (People like Neo don’t shapeshift. They make illusions.)
Dust is basically an energy source that can allow people to control different elements. This can’t be done without dust. People can have elemental semblances similar to dust, but they can only manipulate that one element. For example Neptune’s semblance allows him to control water, but if he wants to control another element, let’s say fire, then he needs to use dust.
Magic throws all of these rules out of the window, which is why people that use it are so powerful. They don’t have the limits that most people in RWBY have. The maidens can manipulate whatever element they want without dust in addition to their semblance. That’s multiple superpowers. Also, as seen through Amber’s fight against Emerald and Mercury, a maiden can still use their power if their aura breaks. The reason Qrow and Raven turning into birds is magic is because as mentioned earlier a semblance can’t cause people to go beyond normal human/faunus biology. That’s why Weiss and Yang were so shocked when Raven turned into a bird in front of them. People are not supposed to be able to do that!
Magic in RWBY is different because it goes beyond the rules of the world that the SHOW takes place in, not our own. Semblances and dust follow those rules so they aren’t magic.
Now I’m not saying you can’t be confused. But I hate it when people don’t take the time to understand something and automatically call the show terrible because of it.
no way no fucking way....
#I hope they feel like Italian today
I’m not 100% sure that my explanation is accurate, but here it is:
Alya’s and Nino’s ship name was made popular before season 1 even finished, so the fandom had little alternate names to go off of. I’m pretty sure it was popularized before it was revealed that there were going to be more miraculous holders, so that eliminates using the hero names. Obviously Oblivio was also a ways away as well. We didn’t even know if the show was going to have people be akaumatized more than once either. We also wanted to be more creative than smashing their names together. So the villain names were the obvious choice. But honestly Lady Wi-Fi is a much cooler name than Bubbler so it makes sense that only Alya’s villain name stuck. Using DjWifi alludes to the fact that both characters can be very tech savvy (Alya is obvious, but Nino needs to know how to use tech in order to be a dj). It just kinda worked and sounded good. That’s why it’s called DJWifi instead of something else.
Why is it called DJWifi? Like Nino is a DJ but he was never an evil DJ. I mean Bubbler did force people to dance but he has no DJ powers. But Alya isn’t always Lady Wifi. Their unified form is Oblivio but that doesn’t have to do with that either.
I'm not sure why it's called DJWifi, it's been called that since before I entered the fandom during season 3. It does stand out as unique among ship names in the ML fandom, every other one I can think of is a standard portmanteau couple name based on either their civilian or superpowered identities.
Can anyone who's been in the fandom long enough to remember when this term was coined clarify?
This is the way you’re supposed to do pranks!