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Hi Danie! So I've seen at least a couple of posts (that I think were from you or reblogged by you, but even if I'm thinking of someone else I think you'd be the best person to ask) that refer to Professor Hyde as a pervert? Is that based on anything? Is it a reputation he has in-universe or just from some fans?

Hihi! Some of them may have been me or maybe been commentary from me, some of it's definitely been from haters of his, some of it's just in response to/interpretations of some of his behavior that's been unsettling or uncomfortable or exciting for people!

His in-universe reputation heavily varies based on the few people who've expressed perspectives regarding him. But no, so far no one in-universe has explicitly expressed this.

As for basises(as a pervert character and Hyde enjoyer). . . .

The way Romeo talks to him. If you're a person of hearing, listen to the way Romeo talks to him on the phone. His cutesy babygirl type voice that he uses multiple times to appeal to him--which one can assume works well enough since he keeps doing it and Hyde said he had a nice voice--that isn't the same as the seductive voice he uses with the pc or with the man he was getting information out of, so it's not his normal seductive voice. If this is how Romeo appeals to Hyde, people understandably might find the likelihood that Hyde must enjoy it to some degree a bit on the perverse side. (At one point I saw someone say it made him a pedo which. . . . . . . . . .Romeo's a grown ass man idk what that accusation's about) Taiga, comically, canonically finds this voice gross lmao. . .Taiga also laughs at the idea of Romeo cheating on him on the home screen. . .but when it comes to Hyde he's notably upset by Hyde being close to Romeo

The fact that Hyde speaks in a sweet voice back to Romeo lends to that this is something he might get some sort of kick out of.

Romeo doing favors and secret missions for him and running secret auctions with him and Hyde going to Romeo's room and Hyde making Romeo do all of these favors for him so that he can be pardoned for his crimes on campus, keep making money, and to potentially get Sinostra off of probation. . .it's all very "i'll raise your grades if you sleep with me" in terms of the vibes lol. . . .

The fact that he constantly refers to his students as adorable and so on people might find uncomfortable and a bit weird/perverted

The way he speaks to and about Sho is pretty brocon adjacent, especially his "you still accept my love" line in one of Sho's campus stories to which Sho himself said "Gross, don't say it like that." Hyde also, in Sho's character story, bought Sho the same cologne that he uses and gave it to him as a welcome gift for coming to Darkwick(Sho Did Not Like This) and had the pc give it to him for him, instructing her not to tell him who it was from. Sho discourages the pc from telling Hyde anything and orders her never to do Hyde any favors again.

The most actually perverted thing he did was at the beginning of Episode 16 where he gets real close to the PC to ask about the mark on her back then says that as a researcher they should be observing the mark closely and almost suggesting that she let him take a look at it. . .and if you recall from when we last saw the mark's current size she has to be pretty much topless for him to see that. And he knows that because he said that the state of her condition gets around with the staff. Combine with the way he asked, the proximity. . .he was very much about to say he wanted her to undress in his office. Mind you he's not her doctor and word about it has already started to spread about this among the staff--it's already been observed. And sure he could have legitimately just wanted to look at it more closely given he is an anomalous biology professional and even in charge of Mortkranken's budget so knowing the medical condition of her curse is kinda his area and all but. . . . . . . . . . . .it definitely had a perverted feel to it.

I HOPE THAT PROVIDED SOME INSIGHT LOL

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Observation: MC and the Prophesized New Moon

Just something fun I noticed.

The prophecy at the start of the game goes, “The ghouls who have been gathered here by the new moon’s whisper shall save the world from profound tragedy.” The translation seems more or less accurate to the original, or at least the part about the new moon.

While I was scrolling back through the game's introduction scenes, I found the group chat that MC was in before her life immediately blew up and went downhill.

As people might already know, the sickle moon is another term for the crescent moon. Plus, in the lunar cycle, there are two different kinds of crescent moons.

The waxing crescent grows into the full moon. The waning crescent disappears into the new moon, a phase which isn't visible to us.

You could say that, right before everything occurred, we got a scene where the crescent moon left the MC. That would imply that she had entered into the new moon phase in the groupchat/real life?! I don't think this has any particular bearing on the story, and I don't know if SickleMoon will come back into play at all ever (seems very unlikely) but I just thought it was interesting.

MC, your life is really hard...

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On Tohma's Birthday Tarot: hey isn't this reversed

idk if everyone else knew this already but i saw this and went holllyyy shit holy shit

The JP account for TKDB has revealed Tohma's birthday card! I'll link it here in case it counts as a spoiler: https://x.com/tokyodebunkerJP/

Anyways, something fascinating that this card tells us is that the orientations of the tarot cards matter. I didn't think much of it at first with Rui because it's hard to tell whether he's upside down or just falling, but with Tohma's card release I'm absolutely certain. The rain is falling upside down in his card!

The rain is a part of the traditional Three of Swords card design, which shows us a heart with three swords stabbing into it underneath a raining sky. The fact that the rain is falling upwards means that it's almost certainly meant to tell us that Tohma is Three of Swords reversed.

Furthermore, if you look at the meaning of the Three of Swords: Upright seems to mean pain, disappointment, betrayal, etc. While reversed seems to say that it's time to let go/in the process of letting go, healing, optimism, etc.

Considering Tohma's role in Jin's life and his active movement towards trying to reconcile Jin and Alan in whatever their love triangle drama is, I would think the reversed card fits him quite well.

It also implies that the swords are there next to Tohma because he's been removing them from his chest. The swords on the ground seem to be the ones he's discarded, and he's in the process of removing the very last one. It makes sense, narratively, because the last we saw of their crisis is when he confronted Jin with Alan at his side he's getting close to moving on properly.

Even in his tarot card, he's in active defiance of that heartache innate to the Three of Swords... That's so cool, Tohma!!! 💪 I mean, Imagine being assigned the the card that is traditionally a bunch of swords stabbed into a heart because it symbolizes emotional trials where your relationships are to strain and possibly even break and then you🔥remove🔥the🔥swords!!!! Tohma the GOAT!!!

In regards to Rui, also: Now that you look at his card, doesn't it seem like the flower petals above his hand are actually falling upwards? I thought that maybe they were thrown, or floating nebulously, but it seems like he's a true Death Reversed tarot. Death upright usually is associated with change and an end of a phase rather than death of life, or anything. It tends to symbolize that a person should let go, and something new will start. In contrast, death reversed shows a fear of change that keeps you stagnant, decay due to routine, and refusing to grow... It's a bit worse than death upright.

That fits Rui better than the upright one though, right? Considering how conflicted he looks about his curse whenever it comes up, and how compliant he is with Darkwick most of the time... it seems like he's having quite a hard time.

Also, on a completely different note: is Leo eating a grape in his tarot card because his gum is grape flavored? That's hilarious lmfao

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And now to follow up on the creative answer with my unfortunate news: 'Mickey' is just localization. If you listen closely, Romeo actually just calls Rui, "Mi-kun." So. But on an interesting note to make up for any disappointment: Japanese nicknames are pretty similar to English ones in that it's common to shorten names by syllables as endearment. That said, Romeo's other nicknames (Harry, Kurossa) don't follow Japanese nickname traditions. They're also written in katakana, like Romeo's own name. Katakana is used for a bunch of reasons but I think the most relevant one in this case is that it's regularly used to mark out loanwords from other languages. Since Romeo is from Italy, I think it's likely that the writers wanted to emphasize that in the way he made nicknames. They likely opted for foreign cool words/names that sounded similar to the name he wanted to shorten (Harry, Crosser) .

It's also a very smart move by the localizers. They already decided they wouldn't use Japanese honorifics when translating so 'Mikkun' wouldn't make sense, but 'Mi' by itself doesn't make a very sensible nickname in English. The JP dub makes the '-kun' sound very soft, so it's pretty believable that Romeo just called him Mickey instead. Mickey is also probably what Romeo would have called Rui if he were to give him a foreign nickname, so it doesn't feel out of place either.. As for why Romeo excluded Rui from his foreign nicknaming scheme? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

i know sometimes nicknames are random and have no need for explanation but romeo and taiga calling rui mickey gets me everytime like Why

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made this instead of doing work so I can graduate hashtag priorities

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local man and rabbit offers you pills <3

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this is what happened when i showed one of my friends peekaboo so i made a meme thread out of it

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Things To Never Say To Someone Who Just Came Out (Although What He Was Expecting From These People I Don't Know)

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Observations: Haru Secretly Hates Anomalies?! alt. Sagara Haru and the Clash ft. Sinostra, Kind of

Clickbait title?! A little, kind of. But I swear it's relevant. Random thoughts about Haru, what he potentially tells us about the Clash, and what that could mean for the houses at large. Bullet point list, not very organized

It looks like Haru was part of the pro-Darkwick faction, or at least on the same side as Frostheim. He has Jin's phone number and enough of relationship to consider calling him. Vagastrom, who was Frostheim's enemy, also dislikes him...

Haru is probably from Ultio, the place that treats anomalies very poorly. In the first place, it makes perfect sense for Frostheim and Ultio to have worked together. They are Darkwick's sponsor and the enforcer.

Narratively, it gives Haru a nice motive to be in Jabberwock. Maybe he's "someone who came to understand that Darkwick thinks of ghouls as nothing but anomalies," and "someone who realized the cruelty of their own actions"... Haru, who focuses everything that he is into "protecting" and "taking responsibility for" the animals, seems like he understands intimately what would happen if he fails.

Haru seems chained to Jabberwock, in a way. Not in the sense that he's forced to be there, but in that he is really the last thing standing between the anomalies and Darkwick. Doesn't it seem like Darkwick wants Haru to fail? A half-destroyed safari park, no general students, one vice-captain who couldn't care less what happens to the anomalies.

I think Darkwick always intended to shut Jabberwock down with Clementia, Ultio, and Dionysia. Haru can't keep going forever; as soon as he gives up, those anomalies will have nowhere to go. Darkwick can take full control of the animals after that.

Ritsu notes that there are way more animals in Jabberwock than was recorded in the missions. Could Haru have brought some of the more harmless anomalies with him when he moved from Ultio? Could he have smuggled them? Admittedly, some of his anomalies do sound pretty dangerous.

Relatedly, don't you think Haru's intrusive behavior fits that of a prison warden? Keeping careful track of your captives, deciding their schedule, removing barriers of privacy... He seems to have good intentions now, but the actions are the similar, right? Anyways, that's why I think he's from Ultio.

But that does bring up some interesting questions about house alleigances... Since Haru and Romeo are still close, and he doesn't have any problem with Taiga, it seems like they weren't fighting each other. I might have missed some information about the houses being what they were, but Romeo seems like the type to hold a grudge, right? Assuming Haru used to be pro-Darkwick, it could be that:

1. Sinostra was on Frostheim's side (feels kind of unlikely...) 2. Sinostra was a third-party faction that didn't necessarily have the same interests as the Frostheim/Hotarugastrom team (i.e. being neutral, being anti-Darkwick but also anti-anomaly, just wanting to profit off of the chaos, trying to deal with the spy... etc. etc.) 3. Haru has already solved all his beef with Sinostra offscreen (lol) 4. The Clash was actually every house for itself and there weren't alliances at all?

But Subaru asks MC about whether she goes to Sinostra often. Could it be old prejudices rising up..? Or maybe he's just concerned for her health while she's there (very reasonable). Or if he's the spy, it makes sense that he wants to know more about Taiga, who's onto him...

In general, Jabberwock feels like the true neutral party in this situation. It's just never mentioned anywhere.

I know about the theory that Haru is from Sinostra... But somehow, I feel in my heart that it's incorrect... Sinostra, who's relationships are always in turmoil, feels too distant to Haru for him to have been really been part of the house. I feel like they would've mentioned him moving back to Sinostra already if it was as simple as that. Haku gets tons of references to Frostheim and Clementia, right? Or maybe I just really want my Ultio theory to be right, since I've imagined his character arc that way...

Well, I do love the idea of Haru being a part of Sinostra as some type of 'conman', so I really can't complain.

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Observations: Haru Secretly Hates Anomalies?! alt. Sagara Haru and the Clash ft. Sinostra, Kind of

Clickbait title?! A little, kind of. But I swear it's relevant. Random thoughts about Haru, what he potentially tells us about the Clash, and what that could mean for the houses at large. Bullet point list, not very organized

It looks like Haru was part of the pro-Darkwick faction, or at least on the same side as Frostheim. He has Jin's phone number and enough of relationship to consider calling him. Vagastrom, who was Frostheim's enemy, also dislikes him...

Haru is probably from Ultio, the place that treats anomalies very poorly. In the first place, it makes perfect sense for Frostheim and Ultio to have worked together. They are Darkwick's sponsor and the enforcer.

Narratively, it gives Haru a nice motive to be in Jabberwock. Maybe he's "someone who came to understand that Darkwick thinks of ghouls as nothing but anomalies," and "someone who realized the cruelty of their own actions"... Haru, who focuses everything that he is into "protecting" and "taking responsibility for" the animals, seems like he understands intimately what would happen if he fails.

Haru seems chained to Jabberwock, in a way. Not in the sense that he's forced to be there, but in that he is really the last thing standing between the anomalies and Darkwick. Doesn't it seem like Darkwick wants Haru to fail? A half-destroyed safari park, no general students, one vice-captain who couldn't care less what happens to the anomalies.

I think Darkwick always intended to shut Jabberwock down with Clementia, Ultio, and Dionysia. Haru can't keep going forever; as soon as he gives up, those anomalies will have nowhere to go. Darkwick can take full control of the animals after that.

Ritsu notes that there are way more animals in Jabberwock than was recorded in the missions. Could Haru have brought some of the more harmless anomalies with him when he moved from Ultio? Could he have smuggled them? Admittedly, some of his anomalies do sound pretty dangerous.

Relatedly, don't you think Haru's intrusive behavior fits that of a prison warden? Keeping careful track of your captives, deciding their schedule, removing barriers of privacy... He seems to have good intentions now, but the actions are the similar, right? Anyways, that's why I think he's from Ultio.

But that does bring up some interesting questions about house alleigances... Since Haru and Romeo are still close, and he doesn't have any problem with Taiga, it seems like they weren't fighting each other. I might have missed some information about the houses being what they were, but Romeo seems like the type to hold a grudge, right? Assuming Haru used to be pro-Darkwick, it could be that:

1. Sinostra was on Frostheim's side (feels kind of unlikely...) 2. Sinostra was a third-party faction that didn't necessarily have the same interests as the Frostheim/Hotarugastrom team (i.e. being neutral, being anti-Darkwick but also anti-anomaly, just wanting to profit off of the chaos, trying to deal with the spy... etc. etc.) 3. Haru has already solved all his beef with Sinostra offscreen (lol) 4. The Clash was actually every house for itself and there weren't alliances at all?

But Subaru asks MC about whether she goes to Sinostra often. Could it be old prejudices rising up..? Or maybe he's just concerned for her health while she's there (very reasonable). Or if he's the spy, it makes sense that he wants to know more about Taiga, who's onto him...

In general, Jabberwock feels like the true neutral party in this situation. It's just never mentioned anywhere.

I know about the theory that Haru is from Sinostra... But somehow, I feel in my heart that it's incorrect... Sinostra, who's relationships are always in turmoil, feels too distant to Haru for him to have been really been part of the house. I feel like they would've mentioned him moving back to Sinostra already if it was as simple as that. Haku gets tons of references to Frostheim and Clementia, right? Or maybe I just really want my Ultio theory to be right, since I've imagined his character arc that way...

Well, I do love the idea of Haru being a part of Sinostra as some type of 'conman', so I really can't complain.

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Theory: Jin is 100% the Beautiful Princess with a Disorder alt. Tohma Those are Not for Your Headache alt. Turn Around, Leo

When we get a new Frostheim chapter in 10 months and I turn out to be wrong I'm deleting my blog. spoilers until the end of episode 13

Alprazolam: anti-anxiety drug and muscle relaxant. For anxiety, depression, insomnia, and physical symptoms caused by psychosomoatic disorders. Highly addictive.

Jin keeps talking about having what I assume are muscle cramps on his homescreen. Tohma has a physical therapy license because Jin told him to get one. He tells MC to get one too, and asks her to massage his back later. He seems to have more of them after an active day...

Jin 's Homescreen lines hint at anxiety: His April Fool's line:

“Hey, are you all right? …Tsk. If that was a joke, it wasn’t fucking funny. I’ve changed my mind. Cancel all my plans for the day.”

He's normally short-tempered, so it's not really out of character, but could it be that she set off his anxiety and he's reacts by getting angry and also shutting himself in?

Absence at Affinity 13+

“Shit… This is throwing me off. Who does that servant think she is?”

This is one of the stronger reactions to MC's absence. I think it's possible that Jin deals with his anxiety by lashing out at people and acting like it's not personal. And, a little damningly:

His Magic Nightmare Mirror basically showed him Tohma leaving him. He promptly decided to stalk Tohma at night to make sure it wasn't true, even if he later says, "At first I didn't believe it." Was his belief won over by feelings of anxiety, so he decided to follow Tohma to make sure? (And then was even more crushed when it did actually appear to be true?)

When he runs into MC, she describes him like this:

The light from the nearby streat lamp wavered in his eyes, punctuating his uncertainty.

He then takes her hand to guide her to Vagastrom. Later:

MC: But... if Tohma's in Vagastrom now, that means... Jin: ... He's the spy. I felt Jin's hand tighten around mine slightly.

He didn't need to take her hand at all. He could have just told her to follow him. For comfort? To ground himself? Just because he was mad and I'm overthinking things? Specifically inserted for no other reason than shipbait with MC? Not clear to me. On Jin and insomnia:

Jin's quotes start at 5AM-11AM. Most of them imply that he's tired and trying to sleep.

Two of Tohma's 11AM-4PM quotes are involve waking Jin up. In one of them, he says:

“How delightful… It seems our king’s peaceful slumber has yet to be disturbed.”

It could just be sarcasm, but he might just be saying that he's pleased to see Jin sleeping.

Physical symptoms + Psychosomoatic disorders: I didn't know what this was so I googled it:

"A psychosomatic disorder happens when mental stress and distress cause or make a physical condition worse."

Could not being able to use your stigma be considered a physical condition?

The Clash and Frostheim's social environment is probably pretty stressful.

Not much of an argument, since it definitely could be that the stigma stopped for unrelated reasons.

Jin and Depression:

I got nothing ngl

I guess you could theorize that the reason he passed off most of his Dorm Head responsibilities to Tohma is because he doesn't have the energy to do it.

There's nothing in the text to support it though so this doesn't count.

The drug fits 3/5 symptoms, which isn't too bad. I do think that Jin tends to overreact to things and then lash out at people (by people I mean Tohma). Could this be what Tohma told Leo that Jin was a very delicate individual? Plus, something very important that I noticed in the confrontation between Leo and Tohma:

Leo stepped between the two of them (Jin and Tohma, waving a small bag of pills in one hand.

Leo is between the two of them. If he's facing Tohma, he's probably not going to have a clear view of Jin's face.

Leo read from the phone in his free hand, glancing up at Tohma with a tilt of his head.

Tohma smiled nonchalantly. Beside him, Alan clenched his jaw. But Leo only gave an annoyed shrug, fixing his eyes on Tohma's face.

It's more or less spelled out that Leo is staring only at Tohma alone to see how he takes the new. looks at Jin. The writers describe everyone face but his. It could be just coincidence, but it could be a way for the writers to hide the big reveal. The player is never told. The guy who live laugh loves by stealing secrets and blackmailing people never turns around to take a look at the Jin's face. This is isn't really concrete evidence because they really could've just forgot... Maybe Leo's Tohma-hating heart just wanted to catch Tohma red-handed so bad that he couldn't look away... But in my heart I believe... Maybe.... Some questions I thought about:

Leo mentions that the prescription is filled very often and that it's highly addictive. It's possible that Jin developed an addiction or tolerance to the drugs which leads to needing more all at once.

The writers really like foreshadowing this kind of stuff on most of the characters having a "hidden side" to them. Maybe they just ditched accuracy so players could think about Jin's secret? They're pretty limited by 2D models on static backgrounds, so the voice lines are probably the easiest way to hint at the player.

Maybe the symptoms are bad enough that his last dosage wasn't enough to 100% stop it, so now he's actually risking addiction.

Other Misc. Notes

Tohma does actually take medicine (as seen in Chapter 1). I think there could be a twist that he's taking meds completely unrelated to the situation? Maybe the scene was a red herring...

It's a little strange that Tohma carries his pills in a legal prescription bottle vs. Leo just whipping them out in a plastic bag he blackmailed off of a Mortkranken student. Not evidence so much as a point of interest to me. Leo might've just been handed a sample. Or he could've very well just opened the bottle and personally put it in a plastic bag. Who knows?

Tohma's pills are more orange, Leo's pills are more red... This may, however, be entirely due to lighting.

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Theory: Haru and Taiga are Actually Partners in Anti-Darkwick Crime 💥🥷

I started thinking about Sagara "Liar" Haru and went deep diving. Sorry. Disclaimer this is a crack theory. im /j. unless ur /srs. then me too... <3

TLDR: Taiga wanting to eat Peekaboo is just a cover and Haru is pretending not to give a shit about Gen/Mio so they can blow the roof off of Darkwick. 💥

Reason Why 1: All of their "lighthearted" interactions and "Peekaboo Gets Eaten" encounters occur in public places and outdoors. Haru gets serious really quickly when it's just the two of them, which never really happens elsewhere. Plus, Taiga actually remembers Haru, which doesn't seem like it happens to many people.

Taiga, in general, doesn't seem to control when his anomaly-eating hunger strikes. He also doesn't seem like he's fully in his right mind. But in Peekaboo's case, he holds back long enough for Haru to come get Peekaboo, then straight up lets him go.

Did he seriously spend all of Jabberwock's money on anti-security measures on one man chasing one rabbit?

There are also tons of anomalies between Taiga and Peekaboo. Zipper crocs. Every animal from the entrance of Jabberwock to the dorms. Assuming he's actually in control of his hunger but still eats them anyways, couldn't he just walk outside and grab one?

Conclusion: Peekaboo's abductions are just a way to make it seem like Haru avoids Taiga. To stop the spy/Darkwick from suspecting them as they ready to blow it up. Plus it gives Haru an excuse to buy stuff when Haru mentions having to buff anti-Taiga-measures in Jabberwock.

Explanation 1: There's something special about Peekaboo that makes him particularly desirable. Explanation 2: He's always hungry, but the hunger just gets worse at certain points in the story. He wants to eat Peekaboo, but Haru's fast enough to get there in time and his pleading typically outweighs Taiga's hunger. Explanation 3: The defenses don't actually cost that much, Haru is known to make bad purchases (the capybara, unless he bought it to save her), and Taiga just really really wants to fuck with him because its really really funny. Explanation 4: It's just comedy and I need to stop thinking so hard😑

Reason Why 2: Haru treats Gen and Mio's situation very dismissively when he's next to Romeo and Rui by saying that Elias will take care of it, but he's super serious talking to Taiga.

Haru has pretty deep ties with them. According to Ritsu, Haru was the person tho took on Gen and Mio's debt to Sinostra. Even if they weren't that close, Gen seems to be the only person who can fix Haru's mechanical arm. Haru can't be careless about losing Gen, at the very least.

Haru has been shown to be a bad liar when put in the spotlight. When Romeo first tells him about their sentences, his "I had no idea~" REALLY sounds like he's faking it. Are they hiding something from the Rui and Romeo as well?

With the assumption that the "mermaid" that Hyde mentions is Gen or Mio, then it's true that Haru reacts incredibly poorly to it. So why be dismissive earlier..?

Conclusion: Haru and Taiga want other people to think Haru's given up on Gen/Mio. He can't publically protest their situation because it'd be too suspicious that he's trying to save them, and there's a spy.

Explanation 1: He just trusts in "Elias" so much that he only steps in when it seems like Elias can't do it alone. He's just talking to Taiga for a hint. Explanation 1.5: It's a really long time between Ep. 10 Chpt. 6 (Bar scene) and the last episode of Jabberwock's second chapter (Taiga and Haru scene) and now it's bad enough he goes to Taiga. Explanation 2: He's too stressed to talk about it with Romeo when he's half drunk and overworked. Plus, it's strange that Taiga would choose to work with Haru over his partner Romeo? Unless maybe it was to protect him? Explanation 3: The voice line is totally normal and I'm the only person who thought it was strange and fake-sounding (Same bar scene as above). Explanation 4: See above + It's a completely unrelated mermaid. We all know that Haru is just a big anomalous animal rights fan, duh. Explanation 5: I really really need to stop thinking so hard 😑

I think almost all the 3rd years in this game are involved some crazy inter-dorm drama about/bc of the Clash (mostly because of jin/frostheim) except Jabberwock and Sinostra so let them in on it smh

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Blood Types in Tokyo Debunker: Why it Matters (or Why it Doesn't)

Blood types are basically the older version of MBTI in Korea and Japan. Each blood type is supposed to more or less have a specific set of traits that define your personality. OFC this isn't true, but it's incredibly high popularity in KOR/JP is the reason we get character blood types at all. Anyways I went scouring google.jp for a compilation of what seemed like the most popular stereotypes and listed them by ghouls. Not sure if I accidentally spoiled anything (I can say it's pretty much nothing from EP 15) so proceed at your own risk. xo i hope you all find it interesting

A-Type: Lucas, Alan, Romeo, Ritsu, Subaru, Rui, Yuri

Meticulous, serious and earnest. Introverted, creative perfectionists. Patient and modest, responsible and organized. Determined and reliable, prudent with money, sincere. Very polite. Detail-heavy.

Nervous, stubborn, and neurotic. Negative and sometimes mentally weak. Loves cleanliness to a freakish extent. Prioritizes appearance over true feelings. Overly considerate towards others, so acts according to expectations instead of true feelings. Judgemental. Very sensitive.

Typically assigned to characters that are calm and analytical in some way, or have a certain specialty.

Lucas: Strongly A-type but seems to lack the stereotyped nervousness. Fits many of the 'meticulous and polite' traits to a T. Very determined, prudent, etc. Judgemental of others and holds them up to the same standards as himself. Could he be considered mentally weak, since he's easily baited and charges ahead so often?

Alan: Very much A-type in his positive traits. I don't know if he's negative, but he doesn't really seem like the positive type, does he… Definitely overly considerate sometimes. Not very nervous, but probably a little neurotic and definitely stubborn.

Romeo: Well, if you remove the patience and modesty and take out being polite… Definitely the neurotic, nervous type. Not considerate towards others, but values his appearances more than anything. Deeply judgemental and obsessed with cleanliness. He seems sincere in his own way.

Ritsu: Not very modest or patient or polite, either. Maybe it's just a Sinostra Type-A thing? Not very mentally strong, since he's easily thrown off by small insults. Definitely detailed, meticulous, and responsible. Seems to share/lack the same traits as Romeo, but expresses them differently.

Subaru: The mentally-weak type A stereotype to the max. Like Lucas, he fits this type to a T, but worse. He never gives up on the self-deprecating worldview no matter what you tell him, so maybe he's surprisingly stubborn in his own way? He judges himself heavily, but I don't know how he judges others…

Rui: A bit of a surprise, since he doesn't have any seriousness, or modesty. But he definitely seems like the type to prioritize his appearance over his true feelings, and maybe that's also an over-consideration of others… Definitely patient and responsible. Is he sincere..? Probably more than he personally wants.

Yuri: Mental-weakness to the max! Even more neurotic, and way more judgemental, but lacks Subaru's polite interpretation of this blood type… He's definitely meticulous and very earnest when it comes to his research, though. Doesn't act according to expectations over his true feelings very often, but you can kind of tell that going against the grain makes his mental state worse.

B-Type: Jin, Kaito, Sho, Haku, Jiro

Eccentric that goes at their own pace. Creative, unpredictable, and optimistic. Passionate, assertive about what you love. Thoughtful quick-thinkers. Relaxed and adventurous, cheerful. Active rather than passive.

Uncooperative, self-centered, irresponsible, intolerant, lone-wolf. Moody and careless. Easily bored, closed-off, too-blunt honesty, inconsiderate. Contrarian.

Seems popular with characters that are very loud and very goofy. Generally unserious types with a surprisingly thoughtful side.

Jin: He's pretty firmly stuck in the "negative" B-type stereotype zone. I don't think I've ever seen this man even close to optimistic, cheerful, or actively pursuing a passion. But we did hear he used to be the perfect captain before the clash, so maybe he had a very positive B-type stereotype personality before? A passionate and assertive person who had their passion crushed could become like Jin, right?

Kaito: I don't know about lone-wolfing or having any blunt honesty, but he definitely seems like he fits the other B-type traits really well. Since he feels so inexperienced, he really ends up going at his own pace compared to other ghouls, doesn't he? He's at default relaxed and very cheerful. A thoughtful person who balances out Lucas's judgemental side. His cowardice encompasses many of his negative traits. And he's very assertive about his desire for a girlfriend, at least? There's a certain unpredictability to him: Is he going to chicken out this time? Or will he find enough courage to fight back?

Sho: If you remove the love and light from the description, you'll pretty much get Sho. Optimism and cheer aside, he definitely has a lot of passion for cooking. Maybe not entirely irresponsible, but definitely not the most considerate guy on the block. Hating boredom feels like Leo's thing, but they hang out so much that I don't doubt he hates it either. Totally refuses to get swept up in anyone's (emotional) pace, which is probably part of the reason why he gets on so well with Leo. He seems to want to lone-wolf, but ends up caring for people anyways...

Haku: Surprise! I thought he was type A. But type B fits his easiest-answer philosophy really well. Honestly, I thought Rui would be a B and Haku would be an A… But Rui does have a certain sincerity to him that Haku tends to bypass, right? Maybe Haku distances himself naturally, while Rui is forced into it. He doesn't seem super proactive... Although he does take charge of smaller situations very often, now that I think about it! Super thoughtful, and good at thinking on his feet. He's the one they sent after Taiga, after all... He's really contrarian if you consider the fact that he's switched houses once for every year of Darkwick. Somewhat has the air of "someone who hasn't discovered their passion yet." Jiro: He's a definite match for thoughtful-quick thinker. Maybe he was more of the cheerful and adventurous type before he died and was revived? It doesn't seem like he has a specific passion, but that can largely be attributed to his memory loss. And he did seem interested in learning more. The Clash really messed with him...

AB-Type: Leo, Haru

Dual-faced, mysterious, complex. In-control, high charisma, dependable, ambitious. Adaptable, rational, calm diplomat. Intelligent. Has good senses and reads other people well. Gets things done.

Cold-hearted, indecisive, unstable, irresponsible, forgetful. Critical to others, lacks humility, and is either a genius or a psycho. Make poor teachers. Moody, bad at close relationships.

Popular with slightly deranged or offbeat characters that tend to go entirely off the rails to complete a goal.

Leo: 100% Textbook AB, right? Probably the both the psycho and the genius. Fits the definition so well that I have no notes.

Haru: A super surprising designation at first, but I thought about it and it makes sense. He's pretty charismatic, gets a LOT of things done, and super ambitious. Mysterious by way of having never mentioned anything about his past before. We only learn about him from third-hand conversations... He's definitely got a good sense for a bad situation. I can't tell if he's stable or unstable. He seems to lack the cold-hearted, crtical, irresponsible negative stereotypes. Makes a good trainer, but that's not really being a teacher necessarily... Maybe this was also a personality switch from the Clash? I believe he was from Ultio, by the way.

O-Type: Tohma, Ren, Taiga, Zenji

Rough, easygoing, laid-back. Resilient, independent, and loyal. Self-confident, extroverted, and relies on intuition. Very passionate, likes peace. Don't care about small things. Outgoing and bold. Values honesty and dislikes liars. De-facto leaders with good memory and charisma. Devoted to people they love. At their best when people are relying on them. Tolerant of mistakes.

Jealous, rude, cruel, insensitive, unpredictable. Cold, self-centered workaholics. Arrogant, dominating, bossy. Can't control their anger. Can be too enthusiastic and become forceful.

Popular with characters that have a strong desire to take care of others in one way or another. Sometimes has an air of sunshiney innocence.

Tohma: Super O-type. I originally thought he'd be type A, but now that I think about it, you kind of have to be all of those things to boldly put up with Jin's crashouts the way he does… He's a liar himself, though, so i don't know if he values honesty that much. Or maybe because he's a liar, he values honesty more? Not sure. A de-facto leader that stepped up when Jin broke down. He's allegedly a surprisingly easygoing person. He's not rough or angry in the current depiction, but since he's ex-Vagastrom, maybe it represents his original personality. He does have a certain arrogance, doesn't he?

Ren: Well, if you remove the love and light from the description, you get Ren… I don't know about being rough or resilient or extroverted or workaholic-ing or having any charisma at all, but otherwise it fits him, right..? He's 100% the type that's at his best when relied on, even if he doesn't want to. The type to unwillingly come in clutch at the very last minute. He's definitely devoted when he gets attached, given the way he was running around all of Jabberwock for Calamari's sake. He's got a lot of negative O-type stereotypes. Not necessarily bossy, but tends to complain a lot when things don't go his way... It seems like he's bad at anger management.

Taiga: He's like if you took every O-type trait (minus liking peace and workaholicing) and dialed it up to 100!!! A lot of his presentation depends on his mood at the moment, so sometimes he's got a lot of positive traits, like being easygoing, independent, and super duper loyal. He really hates liars, especially after the mysterious traitor. Like Ren, he shines when people are truly relying on him. He must have some type of charisma for his students to follow him so diligently... But when he's mad, he's pretty much all of the negative O-type stereotypes, and his anger's got a gun.

Zenji: He seemed like a B-type at first glance, since that's considered the "creative" type, but he doesn't have any of the negative traits, does he? O-type fits him way better. Since he's an artist who wants to show off his work and shine, he's a strong combination of that outgoing and bold version of the type-O personalities. He's definitely devoted to his brother and also honestly a lot of people, and he seems to value integrity a lot. He's not particularly cruel, angry, or cold, but he does seem to be made jealous easily, at least about his art… Maybe it's not anger, but he seems to have trouble controlling his emotions in general. And you have to be resilient to withstand being a ghost, right? A little self-centered, or at least super prideful of his work. He's not insensitive, but he seems to have a hard time predicting people's responses to him.

Unknown: Edward, Towa, Lyca

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these are just predictions

Edward: Right now, I'd probably call him an AB type, but he's been alive for so long that his personality is a little warped. Being "the strongest vampire" could be considered being a genius? Towa: B-type, maybe? Eccentric, and not easily swayed by a situation unless he has personal investment in it. When he's not with Haru or MC, he's really not the most cooperative... Lyca: It's really hard to say, since he's in such a different setting than what would be considered "natural" to him. But I would guess O-type. You have to be resilient to put up with that situation. MC: Little miss so surprised... A-type? The closest character parallel seems to be if Subaru was less self-deprecating. Definitely overly considerate and acting as expected of her, if you consider how much she puts up with in Darkwick... Here's some random facts:

Sinostra has the most A-types (grand total of 2). Probably because you need two high-strung people to balance out Taiga.

Frostheim has the most B-types (2). That's a little surprising for such an uptight house... Or maybe you have to be that way to successfully survive that same uptightedness.

AB only has 2 members, so I can't really comment. That said, thinking that "Haru has the same personality as Leo" is really strange, isn't it?

O-type is evenly spread across Sinostra, Hotarubi, Frostheim (ex-Vagastrom), and Jabberwock (1 each).