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he's going to send this to the blood collection facility takedown group chat

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Vagastrom and Jabberwock ghouls reacting to "Think fast I'm a random girl" text

Taking a break from the spicy series (still gonna finish it soon) cause this idea popped up in my head and I decided I have to try it! Let me know if you want to see the other ghouls (⁠人⁠ ⁠•͈⁠ᴗ⁠•͈⁠)

Leo definitely knows trends, so he is not caught by surprise. I'm pretty much convinced would pretty much talk to anyone as long as he gets money from it.. Morals? Nah not with him. Another scenario I see is him doing this just to piss you off. But well since you're his girlfriend he wouldn't take it too far. He just wants to enjoy you feeling possessive over him. Also, you appreciate the fact he spends his hard earned money on your favorite snacks!

Sho's eyebrow raises. He has a feeling it's probably some new trend you saw. He's going to go with it of course cause he almost never says no to you anyways (Unless you want to conduct experiments in lab room with Leo) but his answer is very straightforward. He wouldn't talk to the girl and would probably show you the message he got before blocking the number. He might get a bit smug joking how you should keep an eye on him just to see you get jealous though.

Alan doesn't know what's going on but since you want it, he goes along with it. You might as well end up waiting forever though. He won't reply at all. He literally doesn't care about getting attention if it's not from you. If the girl was persistent he'd block the number with no hesitation. Also there is a possibility he would see another girl trying to hit on him as a prank, because who in their right mind approaches him so casually? That's reserved for the people he's already close with, and the list is very short. Your name is the first one on it.

Ren rolls his eyes. Another stupid trend? He goes with it anyways, mostly because he knows that if he wouldn't, you'd pester him until he gave in. He would go with trying to scare the girl off, even going as far as lying about his orientation... Who cares as long as it works? Women are an alien race to him. To this day, he still doesn't know how he managed to make you his girlfriend. So yeah. He definitely wouldn't even want to deal with other girls. You're more than enough of a headache.

Haru thinks it's cute how you want to see his reaction to an imaginary situation. I see him as the kind of guy who would brag about you a lot to literally anyone, so naturally he would feel the need to let some random girl know as well, maybe even including a picture of you two together. He doesn't have that much time to begin with so he wouldn't waste it talking to some other girl when he already has the best girlfriend in the world.

Towa um.. I think you're better off not satisfying your curiosity like that. Anything, literally anything can set off his protective side. Unfortunately he's not joking, so you might actually want to take some time to explain to him how he shouldn't just.. deal with people like that. Back to the potential girl - no. He would not let anyone close to him. No one can even begin to compare to you. And he always makes sure you know that.

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Michi's Ghoul Tarot Predictions ✨️

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-as someone who used to do readings for others. My interpretations of the cards, based on their personalities. My word is not law, though, lol. I have also included the ones who are confirmed just for easier reference as well.

Frostheim Tarot

The Emperor - Jin (unconfirmed)

The King Of Swords - Tohma (unconfirmed) OR The Knight of Swords *Recently confirmed as 3 of Swords.*

The Fool - Kaito CONFIRMED

The Chariot - Lucas CONFIRMED

Vagastrom Tarot

Strength - Alan CONFIRMED

The Devil - Leo CONFIRMED

Ace of Wands - Sho (unconfirmed)

Jabberwock Tarot

The Sun - Haru (unconfirmed)

The Lover’s - Towa CONFIRMED

The Hermit - Ren (unconfirmed)

Sinostra Tarot

Tower - Taiga (unconfirmed) OR Wheel Of Fortune OR The Magician

Wheel of Fortune - Romeo (unconfirmed) OR The King of Pentacles

Knight of Pentacles - Ritsu CONFIRMED

Hotarubi Tarot

The King of Cups - Subaru CONFIRMED 

The High Priestess - Haku (unconfirmed) OR The Hierophant 

The Hanged Man - Zenji (unconfirmed)

Obscuary Tarot

The Moon - Edward (unconfirmed) OR The Hermit

Death  - Rui CONFIRMED

The Page of Wands - Lyca CONFIRMED

Mortkranken Tarot

The Star -  Yuri (unconfirmed) OR The World OR The Magician

Temperance - Jiro (unconfirmed) 

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For quick reference, in case some do not know what cups/wands/swords/pentacles symbolize in tarot:

Cups: emotions & relationships

Wands: power & creativity

Swords: intellect & conflict

Pentacles: material possessions & money

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alright so this feels like a reach, but it also feels like an "obviously nostradamus" kind of observation lol but i'm putting it out there anyways. theory on the prophecy given at the entrance ceremony

spoilers through episode 13 i think? vague tho

okay so this is the prophecy we were given at the entrance ceremony. hyde brought out the kamadan and here's what it said:

oh my god it's a kudan sorry kamadan is dnd

the KUDAN said:

"The whisper of the new moon shall lead the champion to the academy on the solitary aisle. So long as the champion resides there, the world shall be sheltered from profound tragedy."

the chancellor gave his opinion on how he interprets it soon after:

"The whisper of the new moon refers to the tidings that alert us to the birth of a new ghoul. The academy on the solitary aisle is, of course, Darkwick Academy. The ghouls who have been gathered here by the new moon's whisper...shall save the world from profound tragedy!! They are our champions!"

like most of what the chancellor says, i think this is bullshit lol

i'll give him the solitary aisle part at least. like nothing else in the story (that we've been told of) would make sense for this part lol the solitary aisle academy is darkwick

after this is where i start to disagree. let's go line by line because i'm insane

"The whisper of the new moon,"

okay, granted, i have no idea how the academy finds out about new ghouls. there could be some weird little ceremony that they've never told us about that has to do with the moon and whispers blah blah blah. HOWEVER! however. the new moon part has been tripping me up the last few weeks

new moons are dark moons. it's the period in the moon's cycle where its darkest before it starts to fill out and begin to glow again. this is caused by the positioning that causes the side of the moon facing us to be in shadow. that's not super important. the important part is that the new moon starts in darkness. the ENTIRE intro of the game before you pick a ghoul talks about humanity being afraid of the dark and coming out of it into the light.

additionally, mc's name in the save files is luna. luna is a name that literally translates from latin as moon. luna was the roman goddess of the moon personified, and we know this game loves its greek and roman god names and symbolism.

this is the part that's the stretch. if luna (mc) is the moon, is the new moon the luna that's coming fresh into the time loop? or is the new moon the darker luna, the kyklos, and it's because of the kyklos that mc gets led to the solitary aisle? the kyklos/mina was texting us and talking about destiny, i feel like that counts as a whisper

"...shall lead the champion to the academy on the solitary aisle."

this is the "duh" part, but i'm pretty sure mc is the champion. it's a game where we're the main character, classic mc is the chosen one, right? it makes more sense than the ghouls anyways. and then we're obviously led to darkwick.

"So long as the champion resides there, the world shall be sheltered from profound tragedy."

they went through a LOT of trouble in those early chapters to keep mc there--taxis ignoring her, train stops not working, the wanted posters...it was kind of insane. that being said, the kyklos is apparently a crazy contagious anomaly, and the way yuri and jiro spoke about it in the newest mortkranken chapter makes it sound like it could have easily spread like wildfire.

so to summarize, i think mc is both the champion and the moon leading herself back to the island in order to keep herself contained. however! there's definitely holes in this theory, seeing as the kyklos escapes off the train and taiga just tells us its missing lmao. he says he lost it, but honestly i don't know if i believe him. part of me thinks he either ate it or he knows exactly where it went and he's lying

and just to tack on to this theory, i think darkwick (and the chancellor) knows the ghouls aren't the champions. if anything, i think they're using it as an excuse to gather all the ghouls (and anomalies) on the island and to keep them there for whatever purpose. they want the ghouls contained and controlled, and what better way than a prophecy that says they have to be contained in order to prevent tragedy?

anyways most of this was pulled out of my ass while i was on hold with insurance at work lmao but that's my two cents for now. i'm sure i'll have a different opinion in like, two chapters

sidenote: they made this kudan way cuter lol kudans are a type of japanese folklore creature that their name means "human faced bovine," and this is what they look like

apparently, their birth (from a cow) is an omen that something significant is to happen, and they typically die either right after delivering their prophecy or as soon as it comes true.

ours is way cuter

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yknow how cat owners have that sixth sense of difference between *absence of cat (okay)* vs *absence of cat (suspicious)*? I think Sho has that one for Leo

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tahitian mother of pearl fan

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Mirin Kou: Miniature Wooden Sculptures (2023)

“I carve wooden animals in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Because I try not to make the same thing twice, every animal make is unique. Just as every person is different, every animal I make is also different.”

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Aya Takano

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He is so grateful for everyone's support in the sanrio character ranking this year

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Sacred fruit

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Dianne Flynn

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He is twirling around in the sky

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Who do you think the ghouls are???

I wrote this out between my trip to work(an hour or so) and my entire shift(three hours) with some breaks between to actually do my job. LET'S SUS THIS OUT TOGETHER KIDS

First thing of note. According to B's Log, this is an Inter-house Squad mission. According to Episode 9 Chapter 1 when they're first introduced, those require no doubling up on house members. This is to ensure that students can be evaluated individually when considering the Laurel Crown's winner in the future.

So there's one ghoul from each house except for one of them. This is important because it means that our guesses, if they're really going to make sense, probably have to conform to that. While it's possible that they break that rule on the second inter-house mission, I kind of doubt it. Nonetheless, my final guess is pretty dependent on that capacity to narrow things down.

Sinostra may be your immediate exclusion because they just had their episode but remember that Sinostra's second episode was the one before the first Inter-House Squad episode, and he lead the Inter-House Squad mission. That means any house is applicable.

While the show is supposed to feature celebrity guests it's important to remember that that doesn't necessarily mean that the ghouls chosen for the mission should be celebrities. Darkwick can and will make shit up to get people where they need them. This means we can't narrow things down based on that.

Finally I saw someone say that we can't rely on the nature of the outfits since there's probably a crew styling them. In real life that might matter but as artistic choices they're much more likely to show the character's nature in their clothes. So I think the clothes are a reasonable thing to examine.

Onto my guesses!!!

First one. Suit is very properly done, even has a tie clip. Hands are hidden, either behind back or leaned on something behind him. My first guesses are Rui and Subaru--covered up and closed off. But the suit is too fancy and decorative for Subaru. Too sparkly. The flowers fit Ruinfor his romantic nature and that Obscuary has a botanical garden and he tends to the garden in Obscuary all the time. Rui's also notably very attractive and could easily be excused as a little known celebrity or upcoming actor or something. While he'd be wary of going on such a mission, I feel like Rui would be a good candidate both for his nature and the power of his scythe, and he might agree to go to ✨win the pc's heart✨ or something(but actually have some other intention.) Almost certain the first ghoul is Rui. If it's not Rui it's Subaru.

I say if not Rui then Subaru because of the closed off and neat outfit and the pose which might be arms behind his back. Very Subaru fitted. Both want to avoid physical contact with others, so it's hard to say.

Others have claimed Towa because of the flower--Towa would never have his clothes so tightly done. He needs freedom, he needs to breathe. Towa may love humans for their fragility now but I don't think he'd tolerate humans fussing over his clothes and trying to keep them all closed up. There's also that they're on an island and surrounded by camera crew and he can't talk during the day--Towa surely wouldn't be nominated for a mission like that. He's too. . .obvious. The pose isn't lacadasical or natural enough either. If he were dressed like that he'd probably look uncomfortable.

I've also seen Ed as the first one and he has a similar loose, sloppy style as Towa most of the time. He's also very fragile in sunlight--and I don't think Darkwick would trust him to be on a mission with cameras either, and if sunlight can either kill him with extended exposure or weaken him he'd be really obvious on cameras too. . . .

Saw Jiro for the first one too and. Same issue. Jiro's uniform is too sloppy. The pose doesn't fit him either. While he'd probably sit still and let himself be done up cleanly I wonder if such tightly done clothing is safe for his circulation. . . also the character doesn't look big enough? Jiro is very tall and this character doesn't really look that way

Saw Jin as well and. Again. The outfit is too tidy to be Jin. Jin wears his clothes comfortably. Even his masquerade outfit was loosened. The pose doesn't suit him either.

Romeo wears a tie clip like that and wears his uniform neat and closed up and thus comes to mind--I don't know enough about fashion to say whether or not that would fit him though. The pose also doesn't feel confident enough. . .with whatever's going on with his leg I'm not sure he'd want to be on a mission that involves being out on a beach like that or something, not to mention Sinostra's current plans against Hyde. . .he was also in charge of the last one which, on one hand, was kind of a failure so maybe they'd want him to observe how someone else leads the mission. On the other hand would they double up on him? Would he accept another mission so soon after the last one when they're plotting? I'm gonna say it's not him.

Second one. The pose is much more open and loose, although it looks like he's getting out of the limo so it may be that? The suit isn't as fancy as the first one, but it does still have the vest. The bow tie, friendly pose, and simpler outfit of the second ghoul strikes me as Haru. Not really a ton of notes, I don't feel like it really could be anyone else.

My other thought briefly included Luca, whom I've also seen other people guessing. But the skin we do see is too pale--that's a shadow on the neck, not an attempt at a dark skintone. You can tell because the surrounding area also has shadow on it. The suit also doesn't really look like something Luca would wear, or rather it doesn't look the way Luca would wear it. He also doesn't strike me as a bow tie guy. . .and the pose seems too un-serious for him as well.

Towa and Kaito fit the more open pose, but I've already ruled out Towa being on this mission at all(imagine the tempermental romance guy who controls the weather on an island where people are supposed to flirt with one of his favorite people. . .don't think it'd go well.) Kaito I'm ruiling out mostly because I'm certain Jin is also here, so that'd be too many Frostheimers. Also surely he'd be rubbernecking the whole time, unaccustomed to luxury and interested in celebrity stuff as he is. (Although that'd be so cute. . . .)

Ed being the second one. . .honestly, with the way the head is shaded, I can kinda see that if they were going to allow him on the show/he were to agree to go on the mission? Because he'd probably have his umbrella. . .but since I'm pretty sure the first one is Rui that rules out Ed because it'd be too many Obscuary students.

Saw Ren too and. . .honestly I can see him too. The pose is loose enough snd if he's like pulling himself out of the limo or something that'd make sense rather than it being an open, friendly pose. . .Ren is a pretty good guess too I think.

Third makes me pause. That is the exact way Tohma has his handkerchief folded. The looseness doesn't fit Tohma now but Vagastrom Tohma? Maybe. Maybe he'd be letting loose here. The pose feels confident, the style of dress is relaxed, the visible hand is un-gloved, unlike most of Tohma's appearances. The shirt is loosely tucked. Again I also think that another one is Jin. So that'd be too many Frostheim students.

My current guess for the third ghoul is Sho. The loose style and pose kind of suit him. His uniform shirt is loosely half tucked in, so the loose tuck suits him. The chain around the neck also resembles the one Sho wears with his uniform. Sho is physically strong and athletic so the somewhat larger looking size would fit too.

I already explained my doubts on Tohma. But if they're breaking the one-person-per-house rule that would make sense. Although if not for that rule and being certain one of the others is Jin I'd 100% say it's Tohma.

Alan is another great guess. The confidence of the pose could be stiffness/tension. The skin is too light though, unless they're making him look pale. . . .

Saw Taiga and honestly the posture feels Taiga enough to me! Like Taiga when he's in Quiet Mode and just kind of staring at nothing and not saying much and annoyed? The fit is kind of Taiga too, with the loosely tucked in shirt. . . . . Can't see his nails to see if they're painted though. But I think Taiga is a good guess, except I feel like they wouldn't trust Taiga Hoshibami in a situation like this. On the other hand I feel like he'd be great for a 'people are going missing' mission. He already makes people disappear--but also his stigma would be helpful.

Saw someone guess Yuri and. Yuri is definitely too neat of a dresser for it to be him. The outfit completely overrides any other evidence I think.

Ed also fits the sloppiness, but the hands being exposed and ungloved tells me probably not. And my previous points about Ed still stand too. Also the pose isn't. . .dynamic enough for Ed imo.

Man the pose here is a strong one. Loose clothes, jewelry, loosely worn vest. . .it fits a lot of the more slovenly and relaxed characters, but the pose. . .it doesn't fit all of them I think. I think the fourth ghoul is Haku. I think. Maybe. I feel like he kind of doesn't fit the pose tbh, but also kind of does?

Ed would fit here very well. The clothes are a mess and they match the way his uniform was a mess when the pc went into his room. The pose is pretty Ed to me. But I've also explained why I don't think Ed's in this one earlier. If the first isn't Rui this one is definitely Ed I think.

I've already attributed the second one to Haru. And I think the second one could be Ren too, he keeps his uniform surprisingly neat compared to this. He is a good candidate because of the laziness, but the posture doesn't suit him

Taiga would fit the outfit with its looseness and chains(his family name, Hoshibami, also means 'star eater' which also kinda fits the star necklace--Romeo's second name, Scorpius, is also the name of the Scorpio constellation) but less so the pose. Taiga also always has his nails painted and the pinky ring doesn't match the one he always wears. Aside from that I explained my thoughts on Taiga being on this mission already. I kind of feel like they wouldn't want to put Taiga in another mission right after the last one. But they doubled on Romeo in the first inter-house squad, so it's not impossible.

Ritsu fits the pose but not the outfit. God Ritsu would never dress so sloppily.

Same with Yuri.

Same with Tohma.

Same with Romeo--also the pinky ring does not match his either. He has that ring in all of his outfits except the Jade Pavilion one which he didn't choose. I doubt he'd hesitate to flash his style on national television, especially since it seems to be a signet ring so it's a family thing.

I don't think Leo would dress quite as sloppily. He'd have a loose style but the vest is too loose and messy, the shirt feels too loose--a little loose and unbuttoned like it is fits, but it's not stylish looking enough. If it were a touch more orderly I'd consider Leo more likely. Also feels like this one is too broad for Leo.

Sho has a sloppy enough casual style that I could see this as him. But the pose doesn't fit him either I think. . .I guess it'd depend on the expression or situation--I mean all poses are like thst but. If I think too much like that I'll get ahead of myself.

The fifth ghoul is Jin. No questions asked. Aside from the blue shirt it's the pose and the pasty white skin and the open but kind of loosely tucked in shirt. Very obviously Jin to me. If that isn't Jin I will be stunned.

The sixth ghoul is the real toughie. . .but we've only got Sinostra and Mortkranken left for the ghouls. It's definitely not Taiga--too put together--or Romeo--not stylish enough. The pose feels very Ritsu to me, as does how put together the wiole outfit is. Romeo was in the episode before the first inter-house squad so it's not out of the question for Ritsu to be in the episode following the last Sinostra one. He's also the son of a well known lawyer--he'd fit the celebrity vibe to some degree. While at first the character looks wide, I think that's because the left side if the pic is cut, giving an impression of girth. At first I took the car as a clue too, but they're all getting out of the limo from the preview I think. So the car isn't a clue.

It's not Jiro because the clothes are too orderly and the hand doesn't appear to have Jiro's scars. Also Jiro on an island sounds like a medical emergency waiting to happen.

Yuri would be more nervous in a situation like this. . .while the posture of the hand adjusting the tie has a Ritsu feel, I think the sixth ghoul is Yuri. The rest of the posture is hunched over and a little uncertain-looking, seemingly leaned forward rather than stopd upright. While Yuri is very proud and holds himself high and is happy to be admited, he's also very emotive in general and would be out of his element here on top of the nature of the game being about dating/pursuit of/getting the interest of a woman. I feel like the suit isn't stylish enough for him--he seems to have high quality tastes--but I don't know anything about fashion so. Grain of salt or whatever.

While I initially understood the guesses of Alan because of the perceived size and the car part in the background, like I said I think the size is because the pic is cut off and the vehicle is because everyone is getting out of/stood near the limo and some angles show the limo in the bg more clearly. Also the suit seems too tightly wound for Alan.

Same with Tohma as far ss the size theorizing goes.

Same with Sho.

Ren is another good candidate here tbh. Uncertain posture, kind of neat suit. . .but since I already chose Haru as my guess he's not applicable.

Ritsu, while I reslly think fits, I think would be standing taller and more proud than the image appears to be showing. The wrinkles in the vest make me think the person is leaned over. Of course they could still be lesned over from getting out of the limo.

Uuuuh I think that's it for my guesses. But we'll learn in uuuh 5 days!!!!