#I'm having a too much fun with his idea thh

[snellyfish]

(duck) w. what are your thoughts on drdt ch 2 so far

hmhmhhhmmmmm

I haven't seen the ttttttwo most recent videos I think, so keep in mind there's still some stuff I haven't seen yet, bc me and my bestie have been too lazy to watch them lately HAHA

ANYWAY........

2 unpopular opinions, which make me laugh because I love being passionately wrong;;

Absolutely cannot stand Teruko right now, she's pissing me off so bad it's embarrassing for everypony, but I'll get over it; I do look forward to what they end up doing with her character, but for now I await satisfying character development like a madman....... rip...... Babygirl stop being so edgy we get it. go to your corner if you must.

Unfortunately, I miraculously still love Arturo, I looove freak characters so much (no one is surprised!!) and I do genuinely think there's potential to come out of his...... err.......... What definitely reads like blatant in-character transphobia. LOL. Seeing this man doubled over in terrifying euphoria is truly all I could've ever asked for, so I can't complain.

In general, Arturo weirdly doesn't read like a character that will progressively get worse and worse until he's put down like ol yeller, I feel that he's got some sort of redemption ahead of him,, whether or not he dies afterwards or in the middle of said redemption. Maybe with an attempt to get genuinely close to J but it's rejected and heartbreaking for him, more spiraling but you feel a little bad for him somehow. Idk. Not to be delusional but I also have this idea, that I REALLY hope is somehow true despite every piece of contradicting canon information, that Arturo is transmasc too ..... because like ..... whatever.. crosses my arms.. you wouldnt get it .........

Not to Verturo on main but-- I smiled when Veronika was like "ok whatever ill just go play with Arturo then 🙄!!" I like to think it was super awkward when she did find him because he probably just infodumped about J the whole time. Veronika being like "can we talk about my day for once" GHHGFKJGHDF. LOVE WHAT VERONIKA HAS DONE THIS CHAPTER SO FAR IN GENERAL SHE'S SO SILLY SO YASS SO KIN

Ace is going fucking BATSHIT and I'm so here for it. GO GIRL BESTIE I LOVE YOUUUUUU SO MUUUCH. For the most part I generally don't care for Levi (just not my typea character ig, nothing personnel kid), so while it is a little YEESH that all of Ace's character rn seems to be driving towards Levi and their heads butting together, I am still a little intrigued by said interactions. They're like a chihuahua and a pitbull, ykno, ykno. Would not be surprised if Levi merked him but that might be too obvious of a kill so hmhmmhmhm.

Speaking of which;; they're also like waaaaaaayyyy playing up the possibility of either Whit and/or Eden dying soon. So I have a feeling they are safe...for now... maybe. Shrugs. I hope Eden gets another layer to her soon, either way, she is very sweet.... too sweet. Take that as you will.

.........Charuko<3

CHARLES IN GENERAL<3

With the tension in the air as it is now, I'm far less worried they're gonna pull another accidental blackened, since idk if anyone remembers but I was very concerned about that in the past. It's fine and fun for a first chapter, though! Gets things rolling I suppose :D Now everyone is incredibly scared and unbearably pissed off at everyone at all times, so yippee!

Fun motive, too, I think the whole secrets thing was a super fun concept in THH and I hope we get to learn everyone's secret at some point. PLEASE I BEG.

GOD. WEIRDLY SOOOOO EXCITED FOR DAVID THIS CHAPTER. REALLY REALLY HOPING HE DOESNT DIE. I WANT TO KNOW MORE HE'S SO SLAAAAAAYY. TWO FACED FREEEEAAAK DOING HIS BEST. PLEASE SNAP. YOU DESERVE IT. THAT IS ALL.

[brainfilehasstoppedworking]

may i request learning about the takaaki AU

Ohhh, uh, yeah! I was gonna link some of my posts, but I literally lost the shit LMAO. Anyways, let's see. Basically, after the events of THH, Takaaki goes insane. He doesn't know how to cope with the loss of his son, so he just goes insane. He practically just loses his shit and then decides to join Monokuma and become a Mastermind. But not really because of despair or just because he wants to be an evil person. More of to get revenge. He plots to destroy everything Junko made and bring them all to justice and shit (but sometimes his insanity and lack of self control gets some people killed. Can't bake a cake without breaking a couple eggs, I guess lol.) He has some help from Makoto, Hiro and Monomi (who isn't dead in this AU.)

Monomi is a sort of source of comfort for him when he goes a little too far and needs help to keep himself sane enough to continue his plan. He grows to care a lot about Monomi and would do anything to keep her safe. She's like a daughter to him. And he decides to just keep her when he completes his plan and they live together happily in peace.

Anyways, after Takaaki is done, he just winds down and decides to live peacefully. (Maybe even decide to bring back his son and the other kids with a machine he has Kazuichi build. I like the idea, lol.) There's so much for this AU that I've forgot to mention or just need to add. But that's basically it rn.

@artz16 helped me out with some of the idea with adding to it. So I'd also like to credit them. There's also a few arts out there that they, me and @s0va-idalin have made. I really like this AU a lot and wish my mind could be a bit more creative and do more with it. I'm just having fun with it at this point. (Hope y'all don't mind me tagging y'all.)

Anyways, sorry for the LONG response. I like rambling and there's a lot to ramble about this AU.

[forbidding-souda]

HI >:D could I request a kokichi, korekiyo, shuichi and Kaito x reader who is the SHSL theorist but they are just a hyper, chaotic, sarcastic mess?? (I hope that makes sense 😅) If you don’t want to it’s ok! ^^

Kokichi Ouma, Shinguuji Korekiyo, Shuichi Saihara, and Kaito Momota with a hyper, chaotic, and sarcastic SHSL Theorist S/O

"it's impressive how the jumpscares get less and less scary with each game" -youtube comment about the new fnaf game and lmfaoo it's so true

i was finished writing this other "thh boys" request and then my computer died and erased my progress so i just put it up on the mod doc for someone else to do and so i'm grumpy and i finished this

this probably has grammar mistakes i'm finishing this at 3:38 am my bad

-Mod Souda

Kokichi Ouma

❤ He loves your energy. It's what attracted him to you. Like a magnet, he was drawn in; he was infatuated with you before he was in love with you. It was almost an obsession - you are perfect. You challenge him enough to keep him reeled in, and you give in enough to keep him interested. And your mind, god, he loves your mind. You think the same things he does - and you come to conclusions faster. He never knew somebody out there could share his brain capacity.

❤ He does not appreciate when you are sarcastic to him as much - but it's funny nonetheless.

"So what do you think?" You ask, your legs crossed over the arm of the chair. Around you is numerous books and notepads where you write your thoughts.

He raises his tone, smiling devilishly at you. "Hmm, you want to know my thoughts?"

You smile. You've already figured it out - and you want to know if he can, too. "Shoot your shot."

❤ The two of you run through the halls together playing tag when his mood is light enough. People like Tenko will chase you, trying to get you to stop, which only makes you run more.

❤ Escape room dates? LOL.

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Shinguuji Korekiyo

❤ Likes to hear your opinion on certain historical events. Like the disappearances of indigenous tribes, Amelia Earhart, and other mysterious. For the worst cases, you'll lock yourself in your work room for at least a day before coming to him with your theory. You always find out information from scholars that he never even heard of - are you the shsl researcher, too? He doesn't exactly believe everything you say, that would be purely bias (wouldn't it?) but he certainly take a lot of your words as facts.

"The Greeks were particularly tranced with the idea of theories," he tells you, petting your neck as you lay in his lap.

"They sound fun at parties."

You can see the corners of his eyes wrinkling in a smile. "They certainly were..."

❤ He is particularly skilled at ignoring you during your chaotic messes. He's like "yes honey go you !" and just lets you run wild until you come home. Very supportive!

❤ When you bounce off the walls he just continues reading, or sewing, or whatever he finds himself busy with.

❤ He thinks your sarcasm is sexy. It always makes him pause, and he'll stare at you with his yellow eyes before continuing on with what he was saying.

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Shuichi Saihara

❤ The perfect energy balance. You combat his quietness, and people are always surprised that the two of you are dating. Ouma consistently makes fun of him for 'picking someone so annoying', which you don't mind him saying at all, you have the theory that it is just self reflection. Your energy helps him get out of his shell, like, completely. You push him out of his comfort zone in a healthy way, and in a way that he doesn't even realize it's happening. He talks more when he's with you. He talks more and he speaks his mind more often, defending himself and stating his opinion on things that aren't investigation based.

"Look, I got us this to do together." You tear open the packaging and show him the box. An at-home investigation game. "Have you heard of it?"

"I haven't." He softly takes it from your hands and turns it around. You watch his soft eyes read it. His lashes are long, and when he blinks, they absorb the light of the lamp next to him.

"I think we'll solve it in at most ten seconds."

It makes him smile, although small, and your stomach gets filled with pride.

❤ His smile always gives you butterflies. It's often rare, and especially in public, so when you get him to laugh, it is incredible.

❤ He gets a bit insecure when you come into some of his investigations, just because he even though he is better at gathering clues, you are way quicker at putting them together cohesively. He gets a bit competitive, but not in an aggression way, more in an unconfident way.

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Kaito Momota

❤ Half of your personality goes over his head. The sarcasm is beyond him, and he often takes you seriously, or else gets emotionally demoted because of your lack of usual enthusiasm. You can also stress him out - he thinks you're being chaotic to spite him, or to challenge his energy. But you also find it easy to flatter him because of this. Asking for his opinion makes him feel so prideful - he's like ah yes the shsl theorist needs ME.

He coughs, rubbing the sleep from his eyes. "What- what?"

"Okay, so listen," you leave your hands on his shoulders so he can't wiggle away. And you keep him there, shaking him occasionally to make sure he's awake, explaining your theory and the faults in it.

He groans. "Just make a pro con list."

"Pro and cons - oh yes, that's a good idea, thank you." Your touch leaves him so fast that his eyes open wider. It shocks him, but he lets himself lay back into the bed as you close his bedroom door.

❤ He definitely, at first, kept you around for your intelligence. It made him feel smarter just having you by his side. Plus, he makes you feel a lot smarter. Sometimes he genuinely does impress you with his thought process in a "wow that was almost correct" way.

❤ You know that if he really tried, he could come to the right conclusions. You've seen him do it before. But he puts his tough personality in way of his mind. Which is fine by you, it just gives you more brain candy. You like to think.

❤ When you're too hyper he will wrap his strong arms around you and keep you in place. Else, he will force you to sit in front of you while he holds your hands and rocks you in place. It makes you giggle.

[prompt-master]

(different anon here but) hey even silly/less detailed thoughts are fun to see. sorry you keep dealing with demanding people in regards to your work, yeesh. if it hasnt already been asked id love to hear more about the idea of saihara being in a thh-type situation! :0 have you guys thought about it in terms of a protag swap, or a cast swap? or even just the general differences/effects on him?

Anonymous asked: Wait I'm literally the person who sent the ask where u talked in the tags about a saihara the think piece and YES literally I'm so curious what u think 👀👀👀

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Thank you both so much!!

Essentially, my thoughts on Saihara being in a "thh-esque" game come entirely from how Kirigiri had her detective talent forgotten because of how TOO useful that was.

What if the same was done to Saihara?

Think about how much happier he would be. How much more free he would be without the burden of that truama and pressure. He would be a reverse Hinata, where remembering his talent is actually horrible for him. He doesn't want those memories back. despite how powerful being a detective is for a kg, Saihara is set back BECAUSE of that talent.

And I think we could have some interesting play here. For example, a v3 rewrite where everyone is upset that their talent is fake EXCEPT for Saihara: who feels relieved that these memories aren't real. He can guilt free give them away and not feel any issues with it.

Or it could be saiharas chance to recontextualize his talent in a positive light. He had been using it the entire game and helping people without even realizing it.

I just think each protagonists relationship to talent is very interesting, and Saihara is one that could be explored in a lot of ways

[woorenergy]

If you have so much to say about him then say it!!!! (If you want to 👀)

my dude. my pal. my friend. WHERE DO I EVEN START (the rest is under the cut bc i talk a lot, but yall know that now)

Mondo's personality as a whole is 💯💯💯 bc i'm such a sucker for "tough guy that really is just a softie inside and uses his toughness as a facade to protect himself". lots of ppl picture him as this badass man always in control, but he's not!! that's the whole point!!! on one hand he's aggressive, always ready to throw hands, he struggles to express his negative emotions in a healthy way, but as the same time he's awkward, shy, clumsy, doesn't know how to flirt to save his life and i love him for that!! like, we're talking about the same dude who cooed over his dog's wiggly little butt

also he had one of the best backstories and i'll die on that hill. the whole thing with his brother, and the fact that he had survivor guilt, and that Daiya was basically the only model he had and looked up to and i'm just. when all of this was revealed during his trial i was just like

also his relationship with Chihiro is unique. there's a lot to criticize about Chihiro's reveal (tho i've already talked about that several time), but the fact he seems so much of himself in them, and that he got jealous of them for overcoming their fears while he was stuck in the past,,,, it was so heartbreaking dude. i love their dynamic, i love that Chihiro looks up to him like Mondo looked up to Daiya, i love that, in a safer environment, they could have been the best of friends and lifted each other up

his relationship with Taka too!! fun fact, i've watched the start of a let's play with my partner (up until the first trial), and they went "did you know that Mondo and Taka are a huge ship in the fandom :)" and i was like "bestie they've barely interacted wtf". And then the sauna scene happened i think that was really clever to begin with, bc you got those two dudes that look like they’re polar opposites, then somehow became Bros™ the next day. while that’s implied in the game (tho explicitly shown in the manga),you understand they’ve had time to bond over their similarities while Makoto was away. that’s cool!! that’s really really cool, bc not only it gives them someone to trust, it also gives Mondo a new friend he could have looked up to if he had survived, bc in terms of masculinity, and feelings, Taka’s exactly what Mondo isn’t. he’s loud and unashamed about his emotions, he cries a lot, and he knows he isn’t less of a man for that, whereas Mondo tends to hide his feelings, both to protect himself and bc of toxic masculinity, considering he’s grown up surrounded by a gang full of men

i honestly struggle to see any bad aspect of Mondo’s character (except for his execution, like the butter idea could have been clever if it wasn’t based on a very offensive story 🤡), i think he’s underrated and mostly used for the sake of Ishimondo, and fuck if that makes me sad. don’t get me wrong, Ishimondo is probably one of my favorite ships, and Taka is my second favorite character of thh, but when the only content you get for Mondo is this specific ship, or the butter jokes, it’s kind of infuriating. Give Mondo the love he deserves

(I could go on but i have a headache, you’ll just have this for now) (also his haircut is fucking ugly, there you go)

[byakuyasdarling]

I'm sending you a virtual hug🫂!! 💕 I hope that you'll be okay! <33 I'm sure that your F/o will be there for you!! (^_^)♡

A few asks:

1) Are there any other artists that inspire(d) you?

2) What type of artstyle (besides yours) is your favourite? You can describe it, name it (if it has a name) or show examples of it

3) What are some foods that Byakuya and your S/I enjoy?

4) How would you describe your or your S/i's clothing style?

I hope these questions are alright and make sense, I'm feeling a bit dizzy and I don't know if I make sense rn XD

I wish you the best!! ♡♡♡

Aaahhh you are so sweet <<<333 I am sending many virtual hugs your way !!

It’s a bit long so all under the cut!

1. Are there any other artists that inspire(d) you?

Yes!! Aside from all my wonderful friends and followers on here and Instagram who inspire me to keep working, there is a few stand-outs that have directly influenced the way I draw.

Kawanocy has been a huge influence on my art since 2017! He always served as kind of an end goal of what I want the colouring for my art to be like. I hope one day I will love my art as I love his!!

But this is the one picture kickstarted my whole artistic journey back in late 2016!

This is a picture from Pokémon Sun and Moon, given to you at the end credits of the game. (Spoilers for the game ahead)

I won’t bore anyone with the details but I found the character progression of the girl (Lillie) really touching and inspirational. You get this photo after she leaves for Kanto to improve her battling skills!

It (suffice it to say) broke 12-year-old Freya’s heart. The caption that came with the picture read:

“Everyone’s smiles shine so brightly. Those smiles led us to so many other people. And those meetings will lead us to a bright future. I’m so glad I got to meet everyone. I’m so glad I got to meet you.”

It never failed to make me tear up, so I wanted to get really good at art so one day I could draw the picture like I always imagined it in my head.

So, here are a few attempts I had back in 2017!

I had made 4 attempts in 7 months: but I haven’t done any since. I’ve been planning on redrawing it recently, though!

2. What type of artstyle (besides yours) is your favourite?

Ahh great question! This one is really hard, but I’m going to go with the artstyle from two shows that I like!

Violet Evergarden (top) is an incredibly animated show. Stunning story, stunning art, it’s really good.

Second up is the Dragon Ball style. Even though there notable stylistic differences between DBZ (left) and DBS (right), they still give me the wave of nostalgia from my childhood I adore so much. Perhaps I don’t like them as much aesthetically, but I like the way the style makes me feel. And loot at little Scratch the Cat in Future Trunks’ shoulder!! So cute <<<333

3. What are some foods that Byakuya and your S/I enjoy?

Ah I really love this question!! I’m surprised I didn’t give it too much thought before this.

S/I’s favourite food is definitely Spaghetti Bolognese. I had it for lunch yesterday actually, and it was delicious!!

Byakuya seems to be picky with his food. I can’t remember exactly what he says in THH, but I do remember him saying he doesn’t tend to like things that aren’t gourmet. And microwaveable foods ARE OFF THE TABLE.

I would think he likes French cuisine though, no idea why I think that, he just comes off to me as a French cuisine man, ahaha.

Also, in terms of snacking foods: brie cheese and red grapes with salt and vinegar crackers. It’s nice enough that he would like it, and S/I really loves it too!! And in that case, it’s pretty much his go-to for afternoon snacks since it seems to make her happy and he is rather fond of it himself.

4. How would you describe your S/I’s clothing style?

I would say she likes to lean towards semi-formal clothes to wear out (I mean her main outfit is in this style).

She specifically wears reds and blacks the majority of the time, but she also occasionally wears black and blue, brown/white with black, or just a white sundress. When she’s roaming around the house her wear is a lot more cosy. In Winter, she wears a wine red oversized sweater with her regular, black, over-the-knee socks. In Summer: it’s just a red dress.

She does have a few variations of dresses and skirts she likes to wear. Byakuya tends to buy her a lot of clothes (and just stuff in general), with the knowledge it’ll make her happy. He is well aware is far from the most affectionate of partners, although he truly tries his best for her — hence, he overcompensates with the amount of gifts he gives and care for her he exhibits.

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Ah your questions were brilliant, Octo — and very fun to answer ^o^ I hope you’re feeling better now!! Endless love coming your way <<<33

Have a wonderful day 💙

[bulgariansumo]

Galactimato Big Brother Week 3

<<Week 1 | < Week 2 | Week 4>

Week 3 begins with yet another vacancy, this time evicted by America through Emil. Things didn't go too smoothly, however, as his plans may have been seen by another houseguest! How long will he be able to keep his secrets? Is he running out of time?

Now that everyone has had a few weeks to get to know each other, they were asked one simple question: Who would they evict out of anyone in the house? Most were too nice to give an answer, but some did respond.

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"Higgy." Tsuki tapped her cheek. "I don't like the way he works Nicky and Toni to death with those dance rehearsals."

"The older Konno is too," Lorenzo tried to find the word, "...rowdy for my liking."

"Higgy!" Maxy answered without hesitation. "Someone needs to knock him off his high horse! At least Mai is fun about it."

Higgy tilted his nose up. "Maxy is a nuisance."

"It's nice to have friends here." "Angelo started. I-I even made a new one! Somehow. But it's hard to s-s--to spend time together... It's selfish, but everyone I'd vote off is close to them in some way. Or America's Player. Th-They could be really bad for my friends' chances. I th-thh--I might I know who it is..."

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Those cryptic words may spell trouble for Emil, but the next segment spells HoH. It's time for the Head of Household Competition!

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"I don't have many rules." Jun stated upon winning. "Just, like, keep the vibes chill, okay?"

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Were the vibes chill? Before we head to the Nomination Ceremony, let's see what some of the houseguests have to say!

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"It's nice! Higgy's practice is a little rough, but that's normal. The star rangers are nice. Emil and Roxie have poofy hair and hearts. We are friends~" Nicky pointed at the camera. "And you're here too."

"The viewers or...?" asked Kenji.

Nicky smiled.

"I think he's dehydrated."

"I swear Higgy has his band brainwashed." Tsuki shook her head. "Toni especially. Poor thing's practically on a leash!"

"Everyone thinks Higgy-senpai is mean. He is," Toni admitted, "but he protects me from Maxy! And listens to me! Sometimes."

"I don't like that kid trying to cling to Toni. Jun too." Mai sneered. "He's weird. I heard him begging for that freckle chart when Toni was tossing it out because 'I didn't get a chance to vote for you!'" She mimicked Angelo's pitiful face. "Gimme a break! I swear he woulda dug in the trash if Emil wasn't there."

"I've been hanging out a lot with Emil and Maxy lately and hadn't realized how much I ignored Angie." Leon glanced away. "But Emil's been getting him to tag along! He's so welcoming like that~! Also, I swore I saw a leg in the garbage can last night. Might be my imagination."

"I'm worried about Mai." mused Jun. "She says wild stuff and doesn't, like, have guidance. I've been trying to help out. Angelo hovers around, but I guess he's too shy to interrupt. I worry about him too. Y'know how it is, yeah?" They asked Kenji.

"Please don't acknowledge me."

"Lorie asked me about voting off Mia." Emil began. "I forgot her family was struggling financially, so that's what I told him. Feel kinda bad though." He paused. "But what I do remember is that Jun knows how to check fingerprints. I've been keeping an eye on Ange so he doesn't get his hands on the chart again." He winked. "I think he's worried about Leon, Roxie, and Toni, but I can't see America voting them out. I tried telling him that. Subtly. 'Siiiides, we took the trash out yesterday afternoon."

"It's been nice being with the others, even th--even though I know what Emil's doing. I-I don't have anything against him, and it's kinda s-silly but," Angelo pulled a crumpled, stained paper from his coat, "I trust myself over America. S-s--I'm sorry."

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It appears Emil has underestimated how far Angelo will go to protect his friends. But can he protect them from the veto ceremony? Let's find out!

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"Thanks for a really chill week, you guys." Jun started. "I'd rather not nominate anyone, but two of you did kinda harsh the vibe. Higgy, Maxy, step into the nomination zone."

They did so, glaring at each other all the way.

"This wouldn't have happened if you didn't mess with my rehearsals." Higgy muttered.

"Well you shouldn'ta had 'em near my bird-calling spot!"

"What kind of birds make fart sounds??"

"Hey! Don't blame your butt problems on the birds!"

Higgy seethed. "I have ways to make you live in regret."

"Hey, hey." Jun interrupted. "Let's let the eviction votes settle this, assuming neither of you get vetoed."

"Fine." conceded Higgy. "But if he somehow survives, mark my words, I will evict Maxy Konno with my own hands."

"Not if I get rid of you first." Maxy flashed his fangs.

"Oooooh, spicy!" Benji's gold tooth twinkled as he smiled. "Will the flames of rivalry be put out by eviction, or will they burn a little longer? Stick around for the veto competition to find out!"

"I didn't even do anything to get Higgy nominated!" Emil recounted from the interview room at some unspecified point in the future. "I was too busy dealing with Angelo and forgot!" He laughed.

For the PoV Competition, it's time to get schooled ...Again?

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"Is it a good idea to reuse a challenge in the same week?" asked Kenji.

"Reuse sounds so cheap, call it a 'redux!" Benji corrected. "Plus, I'd rather not build anymore sets until we have more hands on deck."

"I understand."

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Jun, Maxy, and Higgy, along with Roxie, Nicky, and Tsuki, play Getting Schooled again for the Power of Veto. Maxy wins! Onto the Veto Ceremony!

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"Should I use this now or wait until we explain ourselves or whatever?" Maxy waved his PoV around.

"Why waste our time? Just use it." Higgy ordered.

"Thought I was the host, but okay!" Benji raised his eyebrows. "Why don'tcha use your veto?"

"I veto myself! ...Again~" Maxy gave a dirt-eating grin to Higgy and Toni as he returned to the group.

Jun seemed at a loss. "Uhh. Shoot. I dunno who else to pick."

"Excuse me?" Angelo raised a hand.

"A volunteer~" announced Benji.

"No no no! I-I just wanted t-t-to know if you could check this for prints?"Angelo lifted the freckles chart.

"Did you get that from the dumpster??" Emil blurted out.

"I'd be interested in it." Jun answered Angelo's question. "But I don't, like, have everyone's prints on hand for comparison. And now's kind of a bad time."

"S-Sorry..." Angelo looked down.

"It's cool!" They reassured. "Tell you what, give me a name and I'll check that person's fingerprints after the eviction, 'k?"

"Right now?"

"Ch'yeah~"

"In front of everyone?"

"I'd let you whisper, but... you seem to have a situation going on." Jun gestured to his trashy clothes.

"Th-That's okay." Angelo declined.

"You sure?"

"Yeah."

"Well. You helped me with one thing at least." Jun told him.

"What's that?"

"Picking a replacement. Angelo, step into the zone."

"Wh-what?" His eyes widened in shock.

"No one knows who put up the chart but you and the culprit." Jun smirked. "Could be the same person. You have the perfect moment to name them and you won't?" They went on. "Sounds suspicious to me. Sounds like something America's Player would do to throw us off."

"What?? No, I'm not them!" he insisted.

"That's something America's Player would say!" accused Maxy.

"I-I'm not! I'm really not!"

"Leave him alone!" Toni defended.

"Didn't you throw it out?" Mai recalled. "He could've been tryin' to frame you."

"Angelo wouldn't do that," Toni turned to his friend, "would you...?"

"No." Angelo was on the verge of tears, wounded by the accusation. "Of course not!"

"We don't know if he did it." Jun reminded, looking a little mortified, just as Emil did. "But just to be on the safe side, he's the replacement."

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Angelo set out to reveal the truth but one hesitation landed him in hot water with his fellow contestants. Where will the votes fall, and who will America choose as its next target?

While Higgy was no Mr. Popularity, Angelo proved to be too big of a threat to Emil for America to allow him a continued existence at the household. How did the houseguests handle this decision?

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"The younger Summers has schemed once." reminisced Lorenzo."He could be doing so again."

"I'll make sure Toni's safe." Mai nodded, folding her arms.

Maxy threw his hands up"I don't care if the other kid's America's Player, Higgy's goin' down!"

"Do I really have to explain my vote?" Leon smiled nervously. "Angie's my little brother!"

"So Emil," Benji began, "what do you have to say to uhh, that?"

"What can I say?" Emil shook his head. "He had to go, but... that was brutal. He could've ratted me out at any moment, but he didn't. I feel like I need to say something to him."

"You'll get your chance."

--

Angelo became yet another falling star from the Celestion-5's sky, following Aiden and Mia. How many more will follow him? At least four more, but only time will tell. As for now, it seems like Emil isn't the only one who has something to say to him.

--

"Hey." Jun leaned in the doorway as Angelo, clean and freshly dressed, packed his bags.

"Hello."

They sighed. "Shoulda picked my words more carefully. I got so wrapped up in my theory, I started a witch hunt. I didn't mean to, but I did, and for that I'm so sorry."

Angelo stopped packing "Thank you Jun. Th-That means a lot to me." He held up the chart. "Do you still want this?"

"Sure, it's the least I can do." Jun's smile melted into a frown as they took it in their hands. "It's soaked."

"S-Sorry, I know it's gross." He apologized. "It got stained in the garbage and my hands were s-sweaty, so that didn't help."

They gave a pitied smile. "It's not your fault. But I can't take prints from this. Not by normal means."

"Oh..."

"You know what? It's better that way." Angelo almost said something, but stopped. "Yeah, you're probably right."

Benji stood in front of the house with Angelo. "Well. That was kind of a rough ceremony, huh? How're ya feelin'?"

"A little sad I have to leave." admitted Angelo. "But if th-th--if I helped the others s-survive, I'm happy. I just hope no one's too mad at me."

"Welp, these three aren't!" Benji extended an arm to the side. "You can come out now!"

Leon exited first and gave his brother a hug. "I'll miss you, buddy."

"I'll miss you a lot too..."

He gave another hug. "That one's for Roxie!"

"She's not here...?" Angelo seemed a little hurt.

"She would be if she could! But someone else wanted to show up even more."

Toni barreled around the corner and into Angelo for a hug, stunning him.

"T-Toni? But you--"

"I didn't vote against you because I thought you lied!" Toni blurted, holding Angelo's hands. "I did so Higgy wouldn't be mad at me. I really like you! I'm sorry!!"

"It's okay. I...I like you too!" Angelo happily teared up. "I hope I can see you again someday."

"Toni, it's time for rehearsal!" Higgy's voice called.

Toni looked at his shoes. "Sorry, but I have to go now."

He turned to walk away, turned back, and gave Angelo one last hug before running off.

Emil was the last to exit. "Hey, Ange."

"Emil...?"

"Yeah, he wanted to say goodbye!" Leon explained to his brother's shock.

"Plus I had something to tell you!" added Emil. "A secret!"

"Oh?"

Emil stooped down to whisper to him.

Angelo smiled and giggled. "I have something for you too."

He whispered something in Emil's ear. The latter stood back up and nodded.

"Of course. I'll try! And one last thing!" Emil gave Angelo a hearty hug. "Stay strong out there, okay? We're rooting for ya!" He winked.

"And don't try to sneak back into the house!" Leon warned. "We'll miss you, but don't do any crimes!"

Angelo laughed. "I'll do my best!"