#R code and S Assignment Help

[sharkorok]

all eyes on you (enhypen)

or the moments that make everyone think you’re dating

cw/genre: idol!reader, reader doesnt have specified gender but implied to be a female, fluff, so cute bye, secret relationships, humor, u have delulu fans

requested: naurrr

a/n: ehe thx for 100 followers :) I hope my writing makes u happy because knowing people read my works makes me super duper happy! luv uuuu

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heeseung

-at an awards show your outfits were matching, like very obviously matching

-matching bracelets, you had one on your left wrist and he had one on the right, the colors matched each other, same style and aesthetic…

-he gets v nervous but also you were in some dating rumors with another idol so…he wouldn’t be mad if he was next tbh….BUT THEN UR GROUP WAS ASSIGNED NEXT TO HIM??

-dawg was sweating the whole time trying not to admire you and how cute you two looked

-but no every one of those “enhypen mma reaction” or “heeseung reaction focus” showed him very clearly staring at you 😭, twt had a field day with you two

-he can’t help it, you looked so good and how can he keep his eyes off his lovely s/o when they’re all dressed up + matching?? seriously his management was insane for putting him so close to you

-and when all groups were leaving he was seen literally sprinting to be closer to you

-ya dispatch didn’t even need to confirm anything after that awards show

the others r below!

jay

-during a live he got his guitar out and started playing all your favorite songs

-and this was literally a day after you named your favorite songs

-then to make it worse he was like “yeah these are y/n’s favorite songs don’t they have good music taste?” and then he kept talking about you and staff was sweating while watching istg

-the way he talked about you tho,,he either had a massive crush on you or you two were dating

-the ship edits the next day were insane honestly some of your fans need to get into the editing business because you genuinely believed a photo of him holding your waist was taken at inkigayo

-he doesn’t even try to hide how much he likes you istg, he goes out of his way to talk to you at awards shows and always films challenges with you, he gives the shippers so much content

-then another time jay cooked your favorite food in a vlog and specifically said it was your favorite food, name dropping and everything

-literally no one is surprised that you two are confirmed dating after a while.

jake

-accidentally went on live while talking about you

-he fully believed he closed out of the app when he was talking to jay and saying stuff like, “I’m really excited to see her at the performance, I hope we have time to hang out…” and then he hears notifications and sees that he was streaming and he nearly faints

-plays it off like he fully intended for everyone to hear that and continues like he planned on going live

-he’s also trying to hide the way his eyes flickered up to your rapid texts being like, “JAKE WHY ARE WE TRENDING ON TWITTER??”

-jay is behind the camera just trying not to laugh becuz how do you even recover from this one, literally all the comments are talking about you and him

-“y/n…? yeah ahahah I know her uh huh mhm anyways moving on” and his horrible deflecting skills are making it even more obvious

-and when you go on live?? oh u bet the comments are “did you see jake’s recent live?? are u cheating on us y/n?”

-u desperately distract by spoiling your comeback but there’s already 14k Tik toks analyzing every interaction you had with Jake and why you two are cosmically intertwined

sunghoon

-describes you to a T when asked about his ideal type

-he meant to just mention the broad details but he gets excited talking about u ok :(

-“yeah a good heart and around (your exact height), with (the hex code of your eye color) eyes, born on (your birthday), hobbies include (every single one of your hobbies) and also…(literally all the information under your kprofiles page)”

-ur fans catch on and are like “isn’t this literally y/n” and he’s like “omg nooo coincidence”

-it is NOT a coincidence bro he was fully thinking of you and only you during that interview

-anyways you don’t help the situation by describing him too when asked about your ideal type, but ur at least a tad less obvious 😭

-“yea I love guys who ice skate and stuff”

-u two definitely get scolded by management

sunoo

-sometimes he forgets to care about keeping things secret (like that lipton tea thing he did)

-so he’s showing fans his camera roll and he shows selfies you never posted before…in his camera roll…never before seen by anyone but him and you to the camera and is like

-“y/n’s visual is so perfect, right?”

-and yeah duh ur stunning and gorgeous but fans are distracted by your beauty for a second before being like “hm…how did he get those selfies and why r they in his camera roll”

-ur fans r thankful for the content tho so he kinda did everyone a favor

-but it’s a LITTLE suspicious…but neither of you address anything so it just festers a little

-until you two do a tik tok challenge together and he captions it with a heart emoji like oh my god 😭

-you’re not innocent either when you said “sunoo’s visual is so amazing” like both of you get some media training I beg

-everyone loves how obviously whipped you two are for each other tho :,)

jungwon

-accidentally exposes your polaroid in his phone case

-thankfully he has photos of his members and maeum but why were you there??

-he completely ignores it tbh he shows the photos to the camera and is like “these r the polaroids in my phone case. anyways.” n he’s playing it cool but internally he’s PANICKING

-“hopefully they didn’t see the heart I drew on the Polaroid,” he thinks foolishly

-we did.

-so you try to do some damage control on your own live when asked about why he has ur photo in his phone and ur like “oh we’re really close friends!!”

-n honestly that’s a good and healthy response because everyone has the right to their platonic relationships

-but jungwon’s heart he drew on your Polaroid was just a little bit tooooo suspicious…anyways this leads to fans over-analyzing every single interaction to the point you two weren’t allowed to be seen in a ten foot proximity at events for a while

-but at least it reminded jungwon to be more careful lolol

niki

-accidentally rizzes you up on live television

-you’re an mc for smth and you’re interviewing enhypen and you’re like, “oooh, some burning questions, what is your ideal type?”

-and Niki, with no hesitation fully goes, “you lol” and you see ur career flash before your eyes

-ur co mc is nervously laughing and niki realizes like oh wait we’re being broadcasted so he’s like “oh just kidding haha!!!” even though you two are making awkward eye contact while you’re mentally scolding him

-he’s so used to teasing and flirting with you in private so it’s a little hard to shake off in public

-anyways fans notice he’s looking at you a little too lovingly and being a little too genuine when he responded so it’s not long before you see ship edits on Twitter and tik tok

-doesn’t help when you answer the ideal type question with “someone who is playful and funny” thinking it was broad enough but ‘twas not <3

-he doesn’t really care too much but thought it was funny, even if he had to take a media training class again afterwards >:T

[i-smell-sass]

A Sweet Treat (Called Tangerine) PT1

A/N: Reader is meant to be trans, but it doesn't get mentioned so could be read as cis too

also i fucking love tangerine. i HC them using code names that start with each other’s initials, like tangerine’s name being Lucille and lemon’s name being Theo

Pairing/Relationships: Tangerine x Male Reader (R), Lemon x Male reader (P), Ladybug x Male reader (P)

R: romantic, P: platonic

Summary: Male reader is assigned to help Ladybug with the Snatch and Grab on the bullet train to Tokyo, on which he meets a handsome and charismatic assassin duo with fruity code names.

Requested: Yes/No

Warning(s): Basically all of what happens in the movie. Blood/Violence.

Genre: Fluff with a little angst

Pronouns used for Y/N: He/him

Code name: Weasel

Weasel sighed as he walked, checking his phone in frustration. He’d lost track of where Ladybug was, and was walking aimlessly down the Train car walkway in hopes of seeing Ladybug. Due to him looking down at his phone, he hadn’t noticed Tangerine standing up from his seat, causing him to bump into the man. ”Fuckin’ Hell, man. Can you watch where you’re goin’?” The man’s British accent was heavy with frustration, Mustache curling down in dissatisfaction.

“Oh, shit, sorry man. I wasn’t looking.” Weasel muttered, face at chest height. His eyes slowly traveled up, settling on Tangerine’s face. His breath hitched and caught in his throat as his eyes settled on Tangerine’s deep blue ones. “Really, it was an accident. I apologize, Sir.” He hoped his voice hadn't stuttered. Was it getting hot in here or was he imagining things?

Tangerine raised a brow at the ‘sir’, giving the other man a once-over before shrugging “’S alright, love. Just pay attention next time, yeah?” the taller man pursed his lips, gently moving weasel out of the way by a hand on his shoulder. It was large, and warm, making him shiver softly. He closed his eyes as he got a whiff of Tangerine’s cologne. It was earthy, musky and calming. The nickname 'love', although said casually, made his stomach flutter.

Straightening his jacket out before shaking his head, Weasel watched Lemon get up and give him a knowing look. He rolled his eyes and went back to finding Ladybug, focusing on the mission, though there was always a thought in the back of his mind.

Who were they? why were they dressed so well on a train?

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He’d later found Ladybug in the 1st class lounge, shoving glass shards with his jacket into a trash can “What the fuck are you doing?” his brows furrowed as he saw the blonde crouched on the floor, shoving the glass shards into the trash along with his trench-coat. “Oh, Hi! i’m just.. um.” the blonde’s eyes nervously flicked over to The Wolf’s corpse sitting on a lounge chair before going back to weasel.

“..it was an accident?”

“Oh my god. What did you do?” Weasel asked, his brows furrowed. He glanced over at The Wolf, his eyes narrowing as he approached the lifeless body haphazardly covered with a blanket to make it look like he was sleeping. He pressed to fingers against the pulse point. “You killed him. Seriously?! Already?” His voice was a hushed whisper, his hands coming out in a frustrated flail.

“Look, i didn't mean to.” Ladybug defended weakly holding a finger up before pulling his bucket hat onto his head after brushing it off. “Accident my ass. How do you ‘accidentally’ kill someone?” Weasel asked, raising a skeptical brow as he put both his hands on his hips. “It just.. Kinda happened.” Ladybug muttered, shrugging.

Weasel rolled his eyes with a sigh, helping Ladybug fix his appearance. “You got the briefcase?” He looked at Ladybug with an unimpressed look. “Yeah, Stashed it in the Trash can.” Ladybug replied, fixing his glasses and hissing at a cut on the bridge of his nose he'd accidentally bumped.

Weasel stopped in his tracks, staring blankly at Ladybug. “Trash can? Really? That’s what you went with?” Ladybug shrugged with a small nod “Yeah. Why?” Weasel shook his head, pinching the bridge of his nose. “You’re a lost cause.” “You know, that really hurts my feelings” Ladybug complained. “Oh, shut up.” Weasel muttered, giving a playful shove to Ladybug’s shoulder.

Weasel sighed as he got up, shaking his jacket out to get rid of the glass shards in it. “You’re an idiot, Ladybug.” He huffed, fixing his hair as he looked back at Ladybug who was fixing himself up as well. Both were slightly bruised and bloody after fighting the tangerine.

“Simple snatch and grab my ass. I’m never covering for carver again.” He grumbled as he pulled his gun out, switching the empty magazine for a full one. “Yeah, me neither.” Ladybug muttered, walking behind Weasel. “I never liked him anyway. Too egotistical.” He added, and weasel gave an acknowledging hum.

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Weasel walked through the now empty train cars with Ladybug in tow, a determined stride in his step as he looked around at all the empty seats, brows furrowed. “Why are all the seats empty?” his voice was a hushed whisper. He had grabbed Lemon’s gun from where ladybug had hidden it behind the suitcases and put it back together, now one gun in his hand and the other stuffed into the back of his pants. Ladybug still refused to use a gun, which Weasel found plain stupid, but it was his death wish. Still, he kept the gun with him just in case.

Ladybug pushed in front of Weasel, walking into the Momonga train car. The Prince yelled for help as Tangerine had his gun pointed at her, and of course, Ladybug, as heroic and obnoxious as he is, jumped in to try to wrestle the gun out of Tangerine’s grip.

Weasel immediately moved to grab the gun too, pulling Ladybug away from Tangerine, or at least trying to. “LET GO YOU IDIOT!” Weasel yelled, kicking Ladybug’s shin to distract him. In that moment they all stumbled backward and the gun fired. Ladybug and Weasel fell backward while Tangerine stumbled against the wall behind him. “FUCK! YOU FUCKING BELLEND!” he yelled, grabbing his neck.

Weasel looked to Ladybug, noticing he hadn’t been shot. He quickly pushed Ladybug out of his way, coming to kneel down next to Tangerine who was pressing his hand to his neck. “WHY DID YOU DO THAT?! SHE’S THE FUCKIN’ DIESEL!” Tangerine yelled angrily, a hand clutched over a now bloody part of his shirt in the crook of his neck.

The prince shook her head, crying and muttering “No, No! I-i don’t even know what a diesel is! Please, you've got to believe me!” she begged while tears ran down her cheeks, but Weasel pointed his gun at her, cocking the hammer as he glared at her. “Shut the fuck up before i put a bullet between your eyes!” He threatened, one hand clutched over tangerine's where he got shot. She yelped in surprise, turning and running further down the train.

”Go deal with her!” Weasel demanded, gesturing with the gun toward where she ran off and Ladybug ran after her. He sighed, kneeling next to Tangerine. “You’re okay. Just your shoulder, nothing serious.” He comforted soothingly, and Tangerine grunted, eyes squeezed shut in pain. “Thanks. Very reassuring.” came a sarcastic mumble. Weasel rolled his eyes giving him an annoyed look. “Do you want me to help or not?” Tangerine just grunted in reply. Weasel leaned over to grab the first aid kit off the wall. “who even are you anyway?” Tangerine asked, raising a brow up at the other man.

”I work with ladybug. The name's Weasel.” He ripped open the first aid kit, gently pulling Tangerine’s hand off the wound, who protested at first, "I'd say nice to meet you, but, you know..” he trailed off, sighing “why are you helpin’ me? We're rivals.” weasel rolled his eyes at that. “Because we're fucked anyway and if the white death is really gonna come for us i’ll take all the help i can get.” Tangerine raised a brow, sighing and letting his hand fall. “i s'pose that makes sense.” “thank you.”

Weasel worked on bandaging up the brit's wound, said brit let his hands rest in his lap, deciding on switching out the empty bullets of his revolver for new ones to keep his hands busy. Weasel unbuttoned Tangerine’s shirt carefully, glancing at the exposed bit of chest briefly before he cleaned the wound best he could, bandaging it so he wouldn’t bleed out. Luckily the bullet only strafed his neck and didn't hit any important veins. “The bullet strafed you. You’re gonna be fine.” He reassured, smiling with a squeeze to tangerine's shoulder. “you were pretty lucky, you know.” that earned another scoff from him, baby blues focusing on weasel's face. “Luck my ass. It's all thanks to you.”

“Where’s your necklace?” he asked, noticing that it was gone. “My brother.. he..“ Tangerine trailed off, averting his gaze, a sad look in them. “he got shot. So i gave ‘im my necklace. Sentimental shit, Y’know?” He muttered with a sad chuckle, wiping his eyes. “I’m sorry to hear that. That sucks.” He whispered, sighing. “Yeah. It does.” A short, bitter reply from tangerine and a sniffle followed.

“Do you want me to..?” Weasel trailed off, gesturing to tangerine's face, asking to clean the wounds there too but wasn't sure if he was comfortable with that.

Tangerine shrugged softly, looking up at Weasel with a frown that pulled his Mustache down with it. It was kind of cute, really. “name's Tangerine, by the way.” He muttered hesitantly. Weasel smiled, holding the man's chin as he cleaned the cut on his forehead.

“Tangerine? Like the fruit?” The man's frown deepened. “Yeah like the fuckin' fruit. Why does everyone ask that?” The annoyance was clear in his tone, which earned a snicker from weasel. “Not everyday someone nicknames themselves after a fruit.”

He was careful when cleaning the wounds on tangerine's face, making sure he wouldn't hurt him any more than he already was. They made brief eye contact here and there, the tension obvious. Tangerines deep blue eyes were captivating, and his lashes were so pretty, long and curled perfectly.

When he was done patching him up, he helped him up, smiling. “Fuck the briefcase. I think we should work together so we can make it out of here.” Tangerine gave a tight nod at that, squeezing Weasel’s hand. “Yeah, fuck that damn briefcase,” He mumbled with disdain in his voice.

They sat in the Momonga part of the train, drinking water, eating some granola bars they'd found and gathering all the weapons they could find.

As Shigeru and Ladybug walked through that part of the train they were in, both Tangerine and Weasel watched them in confusion as they stopped at a toilet in the way between the train carts. “Thats the one my brother is in.” Tangerine muttered, brows screwed tightly together before getting up with Haste and walking toward both of them. “Hey! Dickhead!” He exclaimed, and Weasel got up to stop Tangerine. “Wait-”

Shigeru didn’t even pay attention to them, and ladybug sighed as he saw tangerine approaching him with a pissed look on his face. “Dude, look, let's not fight right now.” He tried to reason, but tangerine stopped dead in his tracks when Lemon sat there, looking around in confusion. “Tangerine!” Lemon exclaimed happily, getting up and pushing through both men to get to his brother. Tangerine’s eyes shot open, looking up at the other. “Lemon?! You’re alive, you fuckin’ wanker?” He asked loudly, smiling as he grabbed Lemon's shoulders. “You did wear the vest!” Tangerine exclaimed, eyes watering. “And you got shot in the neck!” Lemon pointed out. Tangerine shook his head as he pulled his brother in for a hug. “Come here you fuckin’ dickhead.” he whispered, sighing into the hug. “You scared the shit outta me. I thought i’d lost ya.” He sighed, cupping his brothers cheek as he looked up at him. “Nah, You know you ain’t gettin’ rid of me that easily.” Lemon replied with a bright grin of his own.

Weasel smiled at the two, holding lemon’s gun out to him. “I think this might be yours.” “My gun! Where’d you find that?” Lemon asked happily, taking it and kissing the barrel. “Oh, it’s my favorite. Missed ya, beautiful.” He muttered to the gun before looking at Weasel again. “Thank you.” “It’s no problem. See it as a peace offering” Weasel smiled, rolling his shoulders. “Offering accepted” lemon had a playful grin on his face.

“Now, we have to get ready to fuck ‘em up.” Lemon and Tangerine gave sharp nods at that, and all 6 of them prepared to kill the White Death and his goons.

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Weasel slowly came to, sighing as his head pounded. He Squinted at the bright lights, the ringing in his ears slowly fading into flowing water and the crackling of electric wires. The last he remembered was fighting the white death's men, and holding onto a wall while the train cars pummeled down a hill.

He stumbled outside, head pounding as he leaned against the door frame of the train car. He could feel a warm wetness on the side of his face, and his side hurt. Everything was a mess; train cars crashed into the side of Japanese houses, messing up the street and the broken train cars laying strewn around. His eyes narrowed at the bright lights of the morning sun, and he clutched his side where he was sure he was at least bruised, if not worse.

”Where are the twins?” He asked Ladybug after the mess with the White Death happened. Ladybug shrugged. “Dunno. Haven’t seen them since they jumped out the train together.” Weasel’s eyes shot open. “They WHAT?” he exclaimed, shocked.

He groaned, holding his head as it pounded. He struggled to focus over the pain. He finally looked back up when the prince started yelling nonsense, and he rolled his eyes with a groan. “Can this bitch be any more dramatic?”

A shocked laugh escaped weasel's lips as a tangerine truck hit The Prince, killing her. His eyes shot open, looking around. As the truck stopped, Lemon jumped out, Laughing loudly. “THAT’S WHAT YOU GET! FUCKIN’ DIESEL, MAN!” He exclaimed, laughing at her corpse. Tangerine stumbled out as well, and they both were soaked to the bone, hair clinging to tangerine's forehead and shirt slightly see-through.

Weasel stared at them, smiling, his shoulders sagging in relief as he saw them alive. He threw his head back, laughs bubbling up in his throat at the sheer absurdity of the situation.

He stumbled his way through the debris - albeit very clumsily and sluggishly. He moved to stand in front of Tangerine, grinning. “Good work” he held his free hand out for a shake, and Tangerine rolled his eyes shaking it. “you guys weren't as useless as I thought.” He teased, and weasel scoffed, shoving tangerine's shoulder playfully.

“We make a good team.” Weasel smiled, taking a business card out of the back pocket of his pants, holding it out to Tangerine. “call me sometime.”

Tangerine glanced at the card, then weasel and reluctantly took it. “Yeah. Maybe i will.”

Weasel nodded, satisfied with that answer as he watched them walk off down the street.

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Last edited: 19.11.24

[oc-aita]

u/SugarPlum submitted a post to r/AITA: 

AITA for accepting an assignment? 

I (23, M) am a sort of special operative for the government (before you say “YTA for being a fed” – yeah, probably, but that’s not the point) – I take on a variety of roles, such as espionage, diplomacy, or pretty much anything you could need a gun for. I’m not a very public or high-profile agent, but I used to be when I was a part of my former team. Sadly, my teammates, who I considered my sisters, died several years ago, and without them to make me look good I fell into obscurity and took on a new code name. I’m pretty sure my career has been slowly spiraling to rock bottom since, but I do what I’m told and don’t complain. 

Back when I was part of my sisters’ team, the three of us underwent several rounds of genetic testing and modification, resulting in our bodies being a bit more magically malleable despite none of us being mages. I won't go into detail as to what I’m capable of, but it’s a very distinct ability that immediately made what team we were on clear – again, it helped that we were slightly famous. 

Now that the context is out of the way: My newest job has been totally unlike anything I’ve even done before, partially because I’m not exactly doing much of anything. I was transported to a prestigious school for the instruction and training of young mages and essentially told to sit tight until I had further orders. I don’t know why this school was chosen for where I’d be staying, but considering many students enter as young as eleven, sometimes even younger, I guessed it was likely because I’m not really in touch with reality and don’t have much ‘real world’ experience beyond my job, The headmistress, L (early 40’s, F) and the alchemy instructor, E (age unknown, likely early 30’s, they/them) were the first to get me settled in and help me find my way around. I ended up living in the same suite as E, so in the evenings when they’re free I try to talk to them and figure out how the magic courses are structured. Since E and the other instructors were busy fairly often, I mostly spent my free time in the clinic with the school doctor, R (26, M), who I was told is reputably grumpy but seems to like me fine, not that I understand social cues whatsoever. 

The problem in this situation started with the beastkeeping professor, T (M, 35). He’s a great guy, doesn’t show off, and has a super funny sense of humor. I think the only person he doesn’t get along with is the instructor for the fundamental courses, A (37, M), but they keep things civil and neither T nor the other instructors are mean to me. It was actually T’s idea that I work with him, L, E, A, and one of the school’s fourth-years, a girl I’ll cam M (12, F) on a project which sounded kind of ridiculous in concept, but the moment I was on board, my doubts were wiped clean. The government will probably forcibly silence me if I say how this happened, but we ended up looking through a realm built out of magic. Apparently, it was directly linked to T’s consciousness in a way that the world resembled how he saw it as it was being created. This completely shattered my perception of reality, but I was getting used to that happening an average of 3 times a week living at the school, so I couldn’t really complain. 

Unfortunately, this magical world was not fun to work around when the monsters (yes, sadly the monsters could get into this realm, we’re never safe, are we?) showed up. At first my presence was super helpful, because it turned out my guns’ ability to kill the beasts is very unique for a nonmagical weapon. But as we went on and finished up our journey of the realm, we learned that the time it was created coincided with the point in time where T ended up being experimented on against his will, leaving him with artificial magic despite not being born a mage. Apparently, he was a failed experiment, since he was allowed to leave without being studied further... or so he thought. I realized that it was entirely possible I was now surveilling him without realizing. 

All of this came to a boiling point during the next realm we entered (one connected to another instructor, but she’s not relevant to this story). We ended up cornered by a particularly violent pack of monsters, and not knowing what to do, I utilized my ability, which was fortunately very effective... and, unfortunately, just as distinctive as I’d expected it to be. T blew up at me, started to call me a liar, and referred to me by my old codename, which really hurt and brought back painful memories. I tried to explain that I really wasn’t here to hurt or spy on anyone, but he wouldn’t have it, and neither would A (side note: apparently this is how I get told that their bickering was ‘as a joke’ and that they are actually married. Would have been nice to have been told that, but whatever). Both of them accused me of working to sabotage them or ruin their lives, which, while not something I think my government is inherently above, is not my job and never was, and I wouldn’t want to do it willingly if it were. L stated that she was going to have to contact my superiors about this, and E started to act super scared of me on the basis that I ‘reminded them of someone who hurt them’ (they have a lot of memories wiped, and the ones they’ve recovered are usually really big and not to be ignored). None of them wanted to talk to me after this. I tried to ask M what I should do, but she didn’t have anything to say to help. 

I went back to the clinic after this and told my side of the story to R, who said that he understands my confusion, and says that most of them are kind of overreacting, but that I have to imagine it from T’s perspective, and I just... don’t really see how anything I’ve learned could be used to hurt him? It was probably already known intel anyway. But I feel really bad – everyone has been so welcoming of me here, and I don’t want them to think I’m here to hurt them or the people they care for. Should I have dug my heels in further when I was told to come here? AITA? 

(OOC: [jigsaw voice] hello mutual of mine who follows this blog. it's your friend, the guy who made these wizard school blorbos. before you is the list of characters in this AITA. your task is to correctly identify the signature color of each of them. if you fail, i... actually i didn't think this far ahead, so you won't receive any punishment either way i guess. you have one week. good luck.)

[the-elderly-are-evolving]

gay twilight princess character headcanons bc it pride month

look im sure someone else has done it but idc i have A Lot Of Feelings rn and they have 2 go somewhere so get on board or get off ma ass about it

Link:

u no him, u love him, he has like 3 pixels in this game and all of them r doing their best!

he's coming from a conservative little backwater (i say this as the unfortunate alum of a conservative little backwater myself-- sorry, but Ordon's main export is like. goats or w/ever, there's no way there aren't any trump supporters in that town), but i think once he travels around n gets 2 experience different things on his quests n shit he starts 2 unravel some of that internalized homophobia & becomes a great ally and, dare i say it, a little bi-curious

"but, gabe," i hear u say, "link is such a nonbinary icon, what about the transmasc & transfemme gender envy???" and 2 that i say mmmmm yea yea ik, but i don't think he sees it in himself yet, i think that comes later when he's got more adult confidence n shit. like i can see a 20's/30's link with long luscious braided hair wearing crop tops and mini skirts 2 show off his sick nasty battle scars while he picks ppl up at the bar

final verdict is bi and, later, genderqueer, although i think he's one of those ppl who doesn't really care about labels/ pronouns bc he is simply 2 busy sparkle emoij boots the house down slaying monsters hahahah get it im hilaris

Midna:

now that's a she/they if ever i've met one

one of those ppl whose gender presentation is mostly just looking like a scruffy & stinky goblin cretur 95% of the time except 4 that like. 2% of the time they actually make an effort and turn out****

def has a bro-code friendship w link where they both just don't talk about their feelings and instead r violent together love this little war criminal & her dog best friend

ur 1st instinct is lesbian, but look a little closer, and u will soon realize that this is simply a pansexual with a strong preference 4 women in their natural habitat

i think she is trying 2 b a responsible queer bc she knows link is unfamiliar w the community n she is trying 2 b a good ambassador between link n the gays uhhhhh unfortunately she is simply 2 busy trying 2 commit crimes & being like. a chronically online 20-year old or however old she's supposed 2 be & i think link comes away more confused than ever b4

****couple things here: a) ik that doesn't add up to 100%-- i am gay, what part of do not talk 2 me about numbers don't u understand b) ik midna was literally cursed 2 b an imp by zant, but it doesn't change anything in my mind and u can't convince me that she didn't just pull out her "true form" bullshit 2 try an seduce zelda at the end of the game c) no i have no personal experience with this gender presentation at all how dare you insinuate anything of the sort i have totally showered this week totally now shut up

Zelda:

Lesbian, no further questions ur honor

Furthermore, femme lesbian, often gets Assigned Straight On Sight & is very tired of getting hit on by straight men

One of those gays who wear wacky silly n fun statement earrings so other queer ppl know they're gay

We don't actually see her a lot in this game so there's not much 2 go off of with her characterization... this zelda has had a lot of pressure put on her what with being the sole leader of her people in this time of extreme stress, & so i think she is very competent & composed & controlled, but out of necessity, which will prob lead her 2 rebel later in life & act out a little when the country is not at war & she gets to be more of a child again.... basically what im saying is twilight princess should've had a sequel n it should've started w zelda deciding she's punk now, shaving her head, and making link help her run away from home

EDIT: how did i not see this b4...... i have been a fool...... zelda is secretly an astrology gay. it's one of her guilty pleasures bc she knows it's prob not real n the planets prob aren't doing anything w ppl's personalities, but she can't help but b like oooh but wouldn't it b fun if the real reason zant was such a little bitch was just bc his pisces is in retrograde?

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[thearistocratsblog]

does adding time stamps help prevent the "set of all sets" paradox in computation?

ChatGPT said:

Yes, adding timestamps (or any form of hierarchical structuring) can help prevent the "set of all sets that do not contain themselves" paradox in computation. Here's how:

1. The Core Problem in the Paradox

The paradox in naive set theory arises from unrestricted self-referential definitions.

Russell’s Paradox asks whether the set R={S∣S∉S}R = \{ S \mid S \notin S \}R={S∣S∈/S} contains itself.

If R∈RR \in RR∈R, then by definition, R∉RR \notin RR∈/R, leading to a contradiction.

2. How Timestamps Help

Timestamps introduce a form of temporal hierarchy, ensuring that a set is only defined relative to previous steps in computation. This prevents self-reference from forming in an unrestricted way.

Causal Order: A set at time ttt can only depend on sets that existed at time t−1t-1t−1.

No Circularity: A set cannot reference itself at the same time step.

Well-Foundedness: This is similar to how the Axiom of Regularity prevents infinitely descending chains in set theory.

3. Example in Computation

Imagine a computational system where sets are assigned timestamps when created:

StS_tSt​ refers to a set created at time ttt.

A rule prevents StS_tSt​ from containing itself or referencing another set from the same time step.

If you try to define Rt={St∣St∉St}R_t = \{ S_{t} \mid S_t \notin S_t \}Rt​={St​∣St​∈/St​}, the system will reject it because a set at time ttt cannot evaluate membership of another set also at ttt.

4. Practical Implementation

This idea is used in:

Database systems (ensuring records reference past data, avoiding circular dependencies).

Version control (changes reference previous states, avoiding self-contradiction).

Distributed systems (event ordering prevents causality paradoxes).

5. Connection to Type Theory & Computability

In type theory, similar constraints enforce stratification to prevent paradoxes.

Computational models like Turing machines do not operate on unrestricted sets but instead on finite representations (like lists or graphs with directed edges).

Conclusion

Timestamps enforce a well-founded structure that avoids self-referential loops, making them a computational safeguard against paradoxes like Russell’s. Would you like a concrete example in code or logic notation?

[amymedbiller]

Leading 10 Essential Medical Billing and Coding Textbooks for Aspiring Professionals

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key Features

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Margaret ‍E. E.⁢ McCray

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Diane M.K. McGinnis

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William N. Zelman ​et al.

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Margaret A. Skurka

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Michelle K. L. Williams

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[deepunknownyouthac]

Key Binds

We needed to make key bindings in Unreal Engine. Key binding allows the player to change the key assigned to specific actions they want to perform. For example, a player could pause the game and then access the options menu to set their jump key to R, S, T, or whatever they prefer. This helped us understand how important game options are, as they give players more freedom of choice in how they interact with the game. Whether they want their jump action assigned to the spacebar or the right mouse button, providing more options enhances the player's experience. This is especially crucial for players with accessibility issues who might not be able to use a specific key to perform certain actions. Giving them the option to reassign that key to one of their choice ensures they can enjoy the game fully.

Ill now go over some of the more hard thing we had to do for the code and how we did them Create a new Variable (+) name it Keymap For the variable type search for Player Key Mapping

In the details panel tick Instance Editable and Expose on Spawn

Get KeyMap and add it to the Event graph

From the KeyMap node > Break PlayerKeyMapping

Add the Update Function to the Event graph and connect the Key input to the Current Key on the Break node

Create a new Variable (+) and name this UserSetting with the variable type Enhanced User Input Setting (Experimental)

In the details panel you need to tick Instance Editable Expose on Spawn

Now we need to set the keys in our game to be remappable Navigate to your input and open each one At the bottom of the menu there is an option called PLAYER MAPPABLE KEY SETTINGS

Set this to the option from the drop down menu Open the drop down and give the Input a name and display name

SAVE > Repeat this for all keys Where we have more than 1 key it needs to be overwritten in the IMC

Now name this the same as previously but in the IMC

These are just some of the hardest thing we had to do in terms of code to make key mapping. The rest of the guide we followed is on this link down bellow.

Key Remapping - Google Docs

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[ralofofriverwoods]

hii i admittedly don’t remember much about your ocs so i dont have specific ones in mind, but here r some ask prompts for whichever ocs u wanna answer it for: 5, 6, 9, & 21

(i can’t be assed to try and copy paste them all on mobile <3)

That's alright lol I have not posted much sensible stuff about them. Once I get the master post up it’ll be good I think

This was wayyyy longer than I thought it would be 😭 so answers are under read more

I color coded the names bc it’s easier to read for me

5 - how far is your oc willing to go to get what they want?

Virthik will go pretty far, but once it gets too inconvenient or dodgy he tends to split off of whatever the original idea was, and try and do it himself. Or he just gives up on it all together, if it’s not super consequential. Path of least resistance and all that

Farlian refuses to hurt friends and aquaintances she likes, and prefers to not mess with regular people, especially when they’re just kinda normal n well mannered. She’s pretty good at persuasion tho, so it’s much easier to avoid killing/hurting people

Zuft’zahr can and will drain you of your life savings if it’s important enough, and has enough contacts to get what he wants when he wants it. He just prefers less extreme stuff so he doesn’t have to write as many letters.

6 - how easy could your oc be convinced to do something that goes against their morals?

Virthik has. Questionable morals to begin with, but he won’t cross the boundaries that he does have for almost anything. He’s gotta draw a line in the sand somewhere, even if it’s a little bit weird and scraggly and too deep in some places

Farlian can be convinced, it just takes a lot of time and energy. If it’s presented well enough she could be tricked, but whatever is done would have to be fast so she couldn’t ponder too long.

Zuft’zahr has also got arguably questionable morals, he’s just a little more flexible with it. If there’s a good reason to go against what he feels is right he’ll do whatever is needed, but he doesn’t like crossing his boundaries too much. He’d much rather look over all the options for hours before making a decision over taking someone’s word for what it is. Which he has done before lol his fav shout is slow time for a reason

9 - do you have a specific lyric or quote you associate with your oc?

Hsgdhshsjs oh boy do I. I have so many. So so so many. I will only list a few but I have almost every song on my liked playlist(600+ songs) assigned to at least 1 character

Ok so farlian I associate with a lot of dirt poor robins songs, mostly the songs All There Is(deluxe edition), Enchanté, To The Heights, and Babylon. Ofc there are quite a few but I am also a little biased bc they’re amazing. The lyricist is what I imagine she would sound like, so it’s a very hard task to choose just one lyric. I’m sure I have a quote assigned to her somewhere but I have like 13 different oc info storage places and I would not be able to find it in a reasonable time lol

I associate Virthik with a lot of moodier ajr songs, like The Good Part and The Dumb Song, but that may be a little bit of projection when I feel frustrated haha. I also associate him with some rock songs like paper machete, little sister, what the peephole say, friends in low places, etc. generally more angry+loud stuff or sad mad stuff, if that makes sense.

I don’t have near as much for Zuft’zahr, unfortunately, but I know for a fact he would listen to lemon demon songs a LOT. And maybe some of The Correspondents

21 - does your oc have any illnesses or disorders? How do they handle it?

Virthik has got some chronic shit going on just kinda. All over. Turns out turning into a fucked up gutted dragon semi frequently really takes a toll on the body. It’s not too bad all the time, but it’s normally semi evident. When it flares up he mostly just tries to avoid the northern parts of Skyrim, so the cold doesn’t exacerbate it. He’s also trying to make some potions to help out some,

He’s also got anxiety, ‘specially in often populated spaces like dragonsreach and the bigger cities. He definitely prefers hanging with the dragur and dwarven automata. he’d rather die than admit it, but it’s definitely there. Most of the time it’s manageable but sometimes just skipping a crowded area for a few hours is best. Hes also been trying to do breathing excercises, since he found out about the whole Dragonborn thing. It’s mostly for the shouts, but it helps with the anxiety too.

Farlian has whatever flavor of adhd that I have and doesn’t really focus on any one thing fully, but like. I’m not diagnosed by anyone other than my friend who has it, so take that with a cup of salt. She just gets all of my not sad brain juice, so whatever I have she has.

Zuft’zahr has a glaring lack of issues compared to virthik especially, but his role in the big metaphorical picture is ‘the reference material’ or the grounding force. So he’s meant to be like taking a step back, grabbing a bite to eat and a nap, and looking at your problem again in a few hours with a clear mind. He gets to be a little bit more ‘normal’ because of that

I’m always trying to learn more abt different mental stuff, but If I don’t know about it in great depth I won’t add it to a character explicitly. Makes it hard to simulate their character if I don’t know exactly how their brain works, yk?

Buhh sorry this took so long I was not able to focus on it for more than like 10-15 minutes at a time, so It was hard to make it make sense. But I hope u liked my answers!!

[anushakowkuntla]

Coursera-Data Management and Visualization-week 2- Assignment

1) Your program: --------------My Code---------

#import libraries

import pandas as pd import numpy as np

#bug fix to avoid run time errors

pd.set_option('display.float_format', lambda x:'%f'%x)

#read the dataset

data = pd.read_csv(r"C:/Users/AL58114/Downloads/gapminder.csv")

#print the total number of observations in the dataset.

print("Number of observations") print(len(data))

#print number of columns count

print("number of columns") print(len(data.columns))

#print to see the column names

print(data.columns)

print(data.info())

data_cleaned = pd.DataFrame(data , columns = ['country','employrate','urbanrate','oilperperson'])

data_cleaned = data_cleaned.replace(r'\s+', np.nan, regex = True) data_cleaned['employrate']=data_cleaned['employrate'].astype('float64') data_cleaned['urbanrate']=data_cleaned['urbanrate'].astype('float64') data_cleaned['oilperperson']=data_cleaned['oilperperson'].astype('float64')

print(data_cleaned.info())

print("\nFrequency distribution tables\n") print("counts of employment rate") print(data_cleaned['employrate'].value_counts())

print("frequency distribution of employment rate") print(data_cleaned['employrate'].value_counts(normalize = True))

print("counts of urban rate") print(data_cleaned['urbanrate'].value_counts())

print("frequency distribution of urban rate") print(data_cleaned['urbanrate'].value_counts(normalize = True))

print("counts of oil consumption per person") print(data_cleaned['oilperperson'].value_counts())

print("frequency distribution of oil consumption per person") print(data_cleaned['oilperperson'].value_counts(normalize = True))

---------------End of code----------

2) the output that displays three of your variables as frequency tables

Below are the outputs displayed for each variable on the anaconda console window. Since the output is too long for reasons I have pasted them in parts.

3) a few sentences describing your frequency distributions in terms of the values the variables take, how often they take them, the presence of missing data, etc.

Summary:

I added additional Pandas functions to help visualize the data below.

There was no need to subset the data since it's already aggregated per country. The 3 chosen variables span 213 countries and I would like to include each country in my study.

Typically, I would drop the blank cells from my percent calculations below, however the Python code we were presented with this week had "dropna=false".

Each of the 3 chosen GapMinder columns\variables has missing data. Removing the missing data from each column may not affect the overall research questions, however the same rows have different missing data, thus in aggregate removing all rows with missing values will likely have an impact on the research questions.

Rather than remove the rows with missing data another approach is to calculate the column mean and add it to the missing cells.

Variable Details:

Employ Rate:

"Employment rate" shows the number of times a particular Employment rate occurred. For example, a employe rate of 52.8 occurred 2 times in the data set.  

"Employe rate" is the number of times a particular employe rate occurred divided by the count of all employe rates, There are 213 countries\rows which also include blank cells.

Urban Rate:

Urban rate shows the rate of people living in urban areas. There are missing data in some countries. There are 2 countries with the maximum rate of 100 in the dataset.

"Urban Rate" is the number of times at which population of urban areas occurred divided by the count of all the urban rates. There are 213 countries in the whole dataset.

Oil per person:

"oilperperson" refers to the oil consumption per person on yearly basis. There are a lot of blank cells in the gapminder dataset. 70% percent of the countries oil per person consumption lies between 0-2. In the countries with high urban rate their seems to be more oil consumption per person.

[accirax]

Hi!!!!!!! Thank you for writing this theory :D As someone who knows what all of the official songs are, it was very fun to read your interpretations, and see where you were right on the money and where you were making connections I hadn't considered before.

As thanks (and just as a helping hand), I figured I'd give you some context as to the three Project Sekai commissions-- ID Smile, Lower, and One Sheep-- since it seemed like you were struggling in that arena. I was gonna leave this as one of my usual comments, but I quickly realized that what I had to say was way too long for that, so here's a reblog instead. Under the cut we go!

THE BASICS

(Btw I'm picking pink as color coding because all of the sekai characters' colors for these three songs are pink. No DROS hints here :P)

It sounds like you may have already known this, but the majority of sekai events (all of the ones that focus on only one of the five units in the game, as opposed to a mix of multiple) receive a commissioned song from a popular vocaloid producer. Since it takes a long time to make the song and associated MV, these assignments are handed out months before the event drops in-game, and possibly before the stories they're for are even written, in some cases.

Because of this, there's a lot of variety in terms of how much the given producer decides to directly relate the song to the characters, themes, and plot beats of the related events. Certain songs are inextricably related to the characters they were commissioned for, such as kinoshita's Glory Steady Go! featuring one of the unit's unique catchphrases ("wonderhoy!"), or r-906's JUMPIN' OVER! including all of the characters' names as easter eggs in the lyrics. Other songs, however, only barely relate to the characters in question: the best example(s) that come to mind are Tricolor and Haven by Nilfruits, which seem to have been written with whatever worldbuilding/lore they're cooking over on their own channel first and foremost. But, other songs like aqu3ra's Ice Drop also don't seem to be particularly related to the plot of the given event, from what I can tell.

Basically, the point of all this is to say that while sekai context can be important, it's not always super relevant, and many of the songs can be interpreted on their own merits with no context. But, of course, if you don't have any context, it would be very difficult to tell for which of the songs it would or wouldn't be the case. Sadly, you've stumbled directly into Schrodinger's Idol Game. But, that's why I'm here to help you out with the explanations!

ID Smile, Toa: Mizuki Akiyama

You were correct in recognizing that this focus song was for Mizuki, one of the members of the online musical group Nightcord at 25:00. Mizuki's main storyline revolves around her gender: while it hasn't yet been directly stated, it's all but confirmed that Mizuki is a trans woman (which is why I'm choosing to use she/her pronouns for Mizuki). But, no matter the "official label," it's canon that Mizuki grew up presenting more masculinely, but found happiness and truth later in life dressing in cute, feminine fashions.

Therefore, as ID Smile is Mizuki's first focus song, it expresses her mindset of wanting to keep her identity a secret from her new friends, so as not to create any distance between them. Although Nightcord quickly meets up in real life in its first few events, the group started online, and thus, it was easy for Mizuki to interact with them without putting any focus on her gender. She believes that, if she wants to keep things the same in her friend group, and continue to interact with them as a "normal girl," then she can't tell them the truth about her past, for the fear that (even in the very likely scenario where they're accepting of her) things would be forever changed between them.

(Jumping ahead from Mizu1 to Mizu5, the "harrowing event" that happened in that story was that Mizuki had finally mounted the courage to come out to the rest of her groupmates, but was outed against her will by some transphobic classmates literally moments before she was planning to do so. Then all of her sprites disappeared from the overworld for an entire out-of-game month. It was absolutely devastating and totally wild, but it's all fixed now, so we're good!)

Lower One's Eyes, nulut: Mizuki Akiyama

I have no idea if you were aware of this while writing this post, but Lower One's Eyes is also a sekai commission! It's perhaps the commission that's popped off the most in the greater vocaloid community outside of the sekai bubble, but that doesn't change the fact that it was originally created for Mizuki's second focus event (Mizu2, if you will). You can tell because of how much the two girls in the Lower video still look like Mizuki and another member of Nightcord, Ena :P

The sekai explanation for Lower is that of a continued ID Smile: the longer Mizuki has gone on without telling the other members of Nightcord who she really is has both increased her desire to tell them everything and her fear of potentially losing what they have if things went twisted.

Although Mizuki would be devastated to lose all of Nightcord, this song does specifically hone in on her relationship with Ena, as 1) Ena is Mizuki's closest friend within Nightcord and 2) the associated event story is centered on Ena being curious about and trying to understand Mizuki's secret. Therefore, in a sekai context, the "betrayal" aspect is more that Mizuki is worried about "betraying" Ena should she tell Ena the truth about her identity.

I'm not really sure how "I'm disillusioned with you" was included as a lyric at all in the sekai context, but I would guess that it's either intended as (Mizuki to Ena) "I'm disillusioned with the relationship we've built between us because I know it's missing a big part of me" or (Mizuki to Mizuki) "I'm disillusioned with myself for the choices I've made regarding whether to tell my friends about how I feel." Also worth mentioning that, in Nightcord's version of this song, this line is sung by neither Mizuki nor Ena, but instead a third member who's just generally disillusioned with life.

All that said, at least in conjunction with nulut's music video, I would consider Lower one of the songs in contention for being the least directly related to the characters and story at hand. Nulut's music video adds a whole different context and story to the lyrics that, even if they kind of look like Mizuki and Ena, don't seem to match up with Mizuki and Ena's story at all (Ena would NOT expose Mizuki's secret and get her killed).

Either interpretation (or a different one entirely) could be the reasoning behind giving this song to a One Shot character, so, sorry for the tricky one! But, for better or for worse, now you have some more info about how this song applies to sekai 👍

One Sheep, Peg: Kohane Azusawa

(One sheep? In PEG??? Wolfgang Akire?!?!?! /j)

Not to slight your new, highly reputable friend FructoseTolerant, but the snippets of their analysis you included in your post gave me... some pause. Namely, because this song was NOT commissioned for An, who they mostly seem to have been talking about, but for Kohane, who you seemed to know very little about. One Sheep was the song for Kohane's third event.

For some Vivid BAD CONTEXT, the unit Vivid BAD SQUAD was created when two pairs of musicians merged together. One of these pairs (BAD DOGS) is not particularly relevant to this song, while the other (Vivids) was An and Kohane.

VBS's goal is to surpass a legendary concert that was thrown by An's father about a decade ago. The goal mostly stems from An herself, who had spent years performing as a solo act at her family's cafe, whilst looking for a partner who could match her power and passion. Kohane, on the other hand, had never done much singing before, but accidentally stumbled into one of An's cafe performances one day and instantly fell in love with her An's performance and the idea of singing live. Kohane decided to be brave and sing as well, and despite haivng amateur skills, An could recognize the hidden potential in Kohane's voice, and decided to point blank make Kohane her singing partner right then and there.

In VBS's early days, Kohane was definitely the rookie of the team, as the other three members all had years worth of singing practice to her none. However, she very quickly made progress in being able to sing on the same level as the other members-- and in this event, even surpass them.

In sekai context, One Sheep is meant to portray Kohane and the others' mixed emotions at Kohane seemingly start to rise above the others in terms of power and talent. "You're just a solitary one-- Right now, go far beyond them" is the line that most clearly encapsulates this idea. However, much of the melancholy present in the lyrics is because Kohane doesn't want to far surpass her friends. Much like Mizuki, Kohane wants things to stay the way they are, with the four members performing as a squad, instead of being the talented yet lonely sheep.

To go through it block by block, a summary could basically be:

I pretend that the growing rift between our skills isn't an issue because I'd rather "waste my time" on imaginary enemies than pick on someone my own size alone.

I relapse into my own self doubts as another coping mechanism to box myself in so that the curse of my talent won't take me away from you.

The music industry can't support the weight of every hopeful future singer, so someday some people will have to give up, but I don't want to think about that.

Kohane, no matter what you say out loud, you know the truth, so if you're destined to be lonely, don't reign in your power.

You have the ability to be an amazing singer that leaves us all behind, but capitalizing on that potential will leave you lonely.

Putting more of my effort into singing and therefore improving my talent keeps making me miserable.

I'm worried that this new development will change or destroy the love we have for each other, and I'd rather have a terrible time with you than a great time alone.

I see.

You have the ability to be an amazing singer that leaves us all behind, so do you have any right to complain?

You have the ability to be an amazing singer that leaves us all behind, but for now, we're still together, so raise your voice and hope that the worst won't come.

Of course, please take this summary with a grain of salt, both because I have not actually read the story it's related to, but more importantly because (as far as I'm aware), the characters in-universe got distracted by everything you seem to have been hearing about with Nagi, so they haven't really looped back to this growing conflict yet. In the future, there may be more nuance with how different members of the group feel, or future events that make it clearer whether or not Kohane really is considered to be more talented than the other three.

And finally, to answer the question from the beginning of your post... no, even with this whole explanation, we're not trying to bait you into playing Project Sekai, I promise! (/lh) If you or anyone else did decide to get into Project Sekai because of the covers we included, we obviously wouldn't see that as a loss, but it's really just because in most cases the Sekai covers were how we were introduced to these songs and/or the version we listen to most now. Or at least, that's my take on it, idk what Venus' secret goals may have been :P

Anyways, hope this was helpful! And I hope you had fun with all of the song analysis :D

DROS - Character Playlist Analysis

A while ago, the av-multifangan account published the DROS character playlist, a playlist of 16 songs in a random order, where each of the songs is related to a particular character. However, it’s up to the fans to figure out which song belongs to which character. What a novel concept that I haven’t seen any other fangan do! No I’m not just feigning ignorance of the DRDT playlist just because I can never settle on an interpretation I’m happy with,-

(what the fuck do you do with desk rotation???)

-what are are you talking about?

Voluntary amnesia aside, I thought it’d be neat to try and figure out which songs belong to which characters. I’ll also include a confidence rating judging how certain I am of any given guess, with 10 being outright confirmed (so no one’s getting a 10 lol) and 1 being “I assigned this one pretty much at random.” Let’s go!

Spoilers for DROS up to CH3 Part 3. CWs: Suicidal ideation, hanging, religious imagery (christianity), betrayal, murder, alcoholism, addiction, relapsing, gambling,  drowning and sharks, toxic relationships

Gehenna - Aidan Ho

Using a translation by Hannah.

Confidence rating: 6.5/10

That template... talk about a callback, huh? I mean I know of no post which has this template because no other fangan has done this playlist thing (/silly).

Btw I vaguely recognize that a lot of these songs (or the versions in the playlist, rather) have Project Sekai characters on them, right? Is this a secret ploy to get us into proseka? Because I’m already in too many fandoms, I’m not getting into any more!

Gehenna is a peculiar song, where the protagonist makes it very evident they don’t like the life they live. 

Yeah, well, it seems like there's no prospect of recovery anymore Don’t ask me anything. 

However, they don’t want to die. Not because of some hope that things will get better or anything, but just because it’s instinct for them to stay alive. 

I don't know why, but "I want to stay alive" It’s in this Bible called DNA You don't have to hate on your instinct and fears Nothing will ever change, anyway “I want to stay alive” There's no hope ahead, but "I want to stay alive" My instinct thumps in red "I want to stay alive," "I don't want to stay alive" It’s so unfortunate But we have to live

It’s named Gehenna, which for our purposes is just hell (theologists don’t kill me), because the singer talks about life like a suffocating reality they can’t escape, especially since they refuse to die. 

The future, jealousy, the sense of failure Wireless, I can't even hang myself […] A pitch dark, clouded and broken heart I disinfect it with alcohol to sleep I become the gloomy water of the big ocean Falling deeper, deeper, deeper, deeper

You can kinda see how this would relate to Aidan based on his FTE, right?

Aidan [CH1, Page 6]: I know other people care, and I can respect that. If they care enough about something to fight for it– even if that thing is as simple as their life– I wouldn’t get in the way of that. Ellis: You think lives are simple…? Aidan: Caring about your life is. Isn’t that, like, basic human instinct or whatever? Ellis: I mean, yeah, I guess. But it’s not so wrong to indulge in your primal instincts, is it? He shrugs. Aidan: If that’s what interests you. Ellis: And what interests you, then? For some reason, I feel like I’ve been hearin’ a whole lot of “no” and not a lot of “yes.” Aidan: Does it really matter…?

I mean, he literally references the idea that staying alive is just human instinct, and somewhat implies he has no interest in indulging in said instinct. That’s quite Gehenna coded if I do say so myself, and would probably be enough for me to give him the song outright. Combine it with how little care he shows at the idea of dying to stop the motive in CH2, and it really does seem like this might just be his song.

The Chattering Lack of Common Sense - Mark Nolastnamegiven

Confidence Rating: 5/10

GHOST AND PALS MENTIONED!!!!!! I AM INGESTING ARTHROPODS AS WE SPEAK!!!1!!

To be entirely honest with you, I’m assigning this on Vibes and like three lyrics. Chattering has a… confusing sort of lore, where there’s a lot of background information on its characters, Arc (the one with the bandages) and Say (the one without the bandages), but most of it isn’t easy to discern from the song. The comments on this linked post have the longest explanation I could find (though they omit that Say and Arc apparently eat humans which is mentioned in other sources), but I don’t actually know where the commenters got that information so take it all with a grain of salt. 

Thankfully, the truly important parts for our purposes are kinda mentioned in the song. See, Say and Arc aren’t human, though they try to blend in with humans:

[Say] Basically, I bet you'll see At first, I'm not quite what I seem Every day is just the same (Picking names, repeating faces) Everything is show and tell And things are played off somewhat well

This takes a particular toll on Say, who wants to be “normal.” 

This is what I've come to be [Say] (This is what I shouldn't be)

Also importantly: they don’t remember anything before the age of 6! They have no idea how they got to where they got. That might remind you of someone, maybe.

While the feeling of inhumanity that Say struggles with, and the general idea of trying to blend in with society, could be taken to represent a few different characters, I think the actual moment of lore the song seems to be about is a bit more important. I believe the song shows the moment Arc and Say meet for the first time, around age 18. I say that mainly because of the focus on first meetings and new experiences and views in the song:

[Say] Basically, I bet you'll see At first, I'm not quite what I seem […] [Arc] I could never understand How first impressions go unplanned […]  [Both] Turn around about a new view Bring about the fear inside you […] [Say] I've been contemplating Fallacies and things that scare me Why not try to let go? I've been feeling out of order! I'm allowing change, so Take a good look, this is me This is what I’ve come to be! […]  [Arc] First impressions reborn This is what I've come to be! (This is what I shouldn't be) This is what I wanna be!

You can probably tell where I’m going with this. Mark’s entire character is based on the fact that they don’t remember anything, meaning everything in the killing game is a new experience, so the theme of new experiences, rebirth, change… they’re all definitely prevalent in their character. That’s not even mentioning the whole “multiple introductions” thing Mark did with Ellis.

Mark [CH1, Page 47]: That reminds me. I wanted to do this over again. They stand up and extend their hand towards me. Mark: Hi. I’m Mark. I’m not sure what my Ultimate talent is, and, uh, I guess I’m using they/them, for now, at least. It’s nice to meet you. Ellis: Nice to meet you too, Mark. I’m Ellis Ortiz, your Ultimate Lucky Student, and… the man of your dreams~

Ellis [CH1, Page 153]: You seem much more aware than when we first met. Or when we second met. You need a third meeting? I extend my hand. Ellis: Hello there, beautiful stranger. It is I, Ellis Ortiz– Ultimate Lucky Student, any pronouns. They laugh and scratch their cheek gently, a bit embarrassed. Mark: I’m Mark. Still don’t know my real name, talent, or previously preferred pronouns, but… glad to be here with you.

Combined with the lines about being “out of sorts” and “out of order”, Chattering is a song which certainly fits Mark’s vibe.

And while my confidence rating is low, that’s because I feel there’s other characters this song could go to as well. However, I still give this one to Mark, because those other characters have other songs which could go with them, while I struggle to come up with many other options for Mark.

Btw supposedly every character has a Vocaloid song and an English song, since there’s an entire extra 16 songs which haven’t been released yet. But CLOCS is a Vocaloid song and in English, so. Which does it count as? xD

Bitter Choco Decoration - Taylor Long

Using a translation by MML!opinions!Fun!Chocolate!

Confidence Rating: 8.5/10

Now this is a Taylor song! Though, I have been confidently incorrect regarding stuff about this character in the past, as evident by me very confidently guessing them to be an Actor instead of Impressionist pre-Prologue, so. Lmao.

Bitter Choco Decoration is a song about someone who molds themselves to be what other people want of them, never going in any extreme direction personality-wise. 

I try not to pointlessly expose myself, Not to talk about myself, not to understand myself But I try not to be a bit too silent, To be laughed at rather than to make people laugh

Most lines in the song follow that formula, “I try to do this, but not too much,” to really drill in the point of the singer wanting to be what people wish of them. Which, of course, is a very Taylor thing to do, as their entire thing is trying to become what people want them to be.

Taylor [CH1 BS, Page 2]: I try to fit in, but at the end of the day, I’m just me, you know? The only special part about me is when I’m doing an impression of someone else. Other than that, I’m just as regular as you. Robert: Really…? It sort of makes sense, but I still feel like Taylor has always had a way better grasp on the situation than I do. Then again, maybe I’m just reading them wrong…? Robert: But, your impressions are so cool. Taylor: Hehe, thank you! But, I really just use them to make people laugh, and so that I don’t say anything weird. Robert: Weird? Taylor: Like, um… I bet if I, as me, started talking about conspiracy theories, it’d be really weird. But, if I pretend to be Kennedy, it feels natural! No one questions what I have to say, or why I said it that way.

There’s other examples, but you get the idea.

Vegas Lights - Antonia Cisneros

Confidence Rating: 9.5/10

Come on, if a song called Vegas Lights doesn’t end up being Antonia’s or Ellis’ I riot (/silly). Apart from the obvious (that Antonia is from Vegas and a goddamn casino Dealer), even the non-strictly gambling lines here sorta fit Antonia’s character and vibes.

Oh, if you only knew What we've been up to I guarantee you'd keep it secret

You can connect that to Antonia’s whole thing about secrets she had going on with Cass:

Antonia [CH1, Page 148]: We weren’t dealing with only the mastermind, darling. We were dealing with “secrets.” And, while I may not want to say them here, I have things in my past I’d rather not share, especially if I were to attempt a murder.

Also:

In the Vegas lights! Where villains spend the weekend, the deep end We're swimming with the sharks until we drown

“Swimming with the sharks” can be taken to mean Antonia playing along with the “house” (literally in the casinos, and by killing someone per the mm’s wishes in the killing game) until it eventually caused her death. 

And I’m sure there’s others you could point to, but I feel my case has been made well enough.

Pheles - Paris Hall

Using a translation by Hiraethie and Violet.

Confidence Rating: 7/10

A song about rumors and secrets? Songs like just the one for our favorite Ultimate Gossip! Pheles is a song about… well to be frank I’m pretty sure there’s some context I’m missing, but it kinda sounds like it’s about some kind of spy acting after a war.

As for discussion, let's talk loudly about it after the violence is over The iron scraps have gone rusty, there’s value in rumors […] Rumor go! Rumor go! The rumor has been going around. Now, let us go while we’re in control Rumor go! Rumor go! The rumor has been going around The unleashed frustration. Rumor go! Rumor go! The rumor has been going around Now, let us go while we’re rebelling Rumor go! Rumor go! The rumor has been going around that She’ll be the queen to save the world!

This already kinda narrows down our suspects to either Paris or Cass. And while I absolutely think Cass could work here, especially since I find some of the lines about “saving the world” and the Mephistopheles symbolism fits them better, there’s another song which I feel fits them just as well, while I struggle to come up with other songs for Paris. 

If you’re not convinced, I’ll point you to this particular line, which feels much more of a Paris thing than a Cass thing.

When you get fed up with even people's deaths, just like a gum that's lost its flavor, you would spit out and throw them away, wouldn’t you?

Considering the whole “Paris doesn’t have a loved one” thing from CH2, we can infer she doesn’t care too much about other people, and from there suppose she wouldn’t be too bothered by their deaths either. Of course, though, she tends to hide this lack of care. You could say-

 Hide even your desires behind a mask Don’t let them know your real intentions

Yeah that. 

All in all, I’m comfortable with this pick for Paris, and the only reason my confidence rating isn’t higher is because Cass exists.

Nonsense Bungaku - Vivi Mitchell

Using a translation by bluepenguin.

Confidence Rating: 1.5/10

Ah, here’s a hard one! See, the song is called Nonsense Bungaku because it makes no sense!

Alright, that’s a bit of an exaggeration. The vague idea I got from reading others’ interpretations is that the song’s about finding oneself in a world of absurdity. It uses weird and random phrases to convey the titular nonsense while simultaneously talking about its themes. 

A mid afternoon rendezvous Bibbidi-bobbidi-boo I’ll shower you in lonely love We, with our sickening hearts, Will be reborn today

So… why am I giving it to Vivi, then? The idea is that Vivi’s obsession with reviving the dead could be considered “nonsense”, but she chooses to embrace it regardless. 

We  Become idiots, dance in midair And forget about the present, rat-tat-tat (rat-tat-tat)

“Become idiots” could be interpreted as “believing that Vivi can revive the dead”, as it is a bit of an outlandish idea, “forgetting about the present” because it gives hope of a future with no more deaths in the killing game.

Let’s dance ’til it’s light, let’s heat up the night So we can give tears the heave-ho and not sleep So that it doesn’t end up becoming a lie

Vivi wants to continue doing what they’re doing (“dancing ‘til it’s light”), so that they can make good on their promises (“so that it doesn’t end up becoming a lie”) and make the others happy (“give tears the heave ho”). 

I won’t be sentimental; I’m not afraid anymore With a sharpened blade of words, nothing is useless […] I’m so fed up already with you and your contrariness

Vivi’s deciding to push ahead with her goals without fear of failure or ridicule, and is getting tired of the others putting her down. The word “contrariness” is funny because Aidan, but Vivi does have some connection with him through Kennedy, so it kinda works.

And there’s probably more to be found there, but make no mistake. This is a reach. An insane one, even. The lines are so vague and up to interpretation that you could realistically make an argument for this song to go to, like, half the cast at least. I wanna call out Ellis in particular as a possibility, because as we'll see, my guess for them isn't particularly great, and this fits them somewhat well. That's to explain the abysmal confidence rating. However, I’m happy enough with Vivi, so that’s the guess here!

Nothing to Say - Jeff Breeze

Confidence Rating: 8/10

When this song started playing, I thought of Jeff so absolutely and definitively that if this ends up being wrong I will be horrendously embarrassed. That said, this still feels extremely Jeff coded. 

Nothing to Say is a bit hard to describe, but it’s basically the life story of someone who’s experienced a lot, made mistakes, moved on-

But if I could take another swing or two I always hit my target when it ain't brand new

(AKA “I always fuck up at the start, but I don’t make the same mistake twice”)

-and yet can’t really think of any sage advice to give (“I’ve got nothing to say”). That’s because while the vibe the song gives off is that the singer is content with their life, they seem to recognize it isn’t for everyone.

And I heard the message, and I wrote it down Some time spent lost is a life spent found A hundred bad habits come in one good day And I guess that's all to say I got nothing to say

(AKA “I may have wasted some time, but I got something out of it. But I know my habits are kinda bad, so you shouldn’t take me too seriously”)

This kind of vibe, of someone who’s experienced a lot but always in a more or less shallow way, fits Jeff decently well I’d say.

Now even though I've been known to waste I'll keep a lost cause rolling with a travel case […] If I had got what I'd been looking for You'd see me right now looking more and more And what I do got now got me on my way So I'll talk but I got nothing to say 

See? A very active life of moving around a lot, never settling down. Perfect for the Ultimate Absentee!

Poison - Noah Walker

Confidence Rating: 3/10

If you know the song and the character, that confidence rating might surprise you. I mean, a song about alcoholism and partying where the singer is worried about what their mom would think?

Let's bounce All night We're turning off my memory This club Is our house Will my momma ever forgive me? I wanna be cheered up I want drinks all around I wanna break my rules I wanna rock this town And oh Well shame on me And I guess the snake got free 'Cause we got the poison on our tongues

(Poison being an allegory for alcohol if that’s somehow not obvious)

I mean, that’s extremely Noah coded! How could it not be his? 

Simply put, because Ellis exists. Just as drawn to alcohol as Noah, just as willing to go wild to ignore their real issues, and a decent amount of suppressed shame to boot. There is a very legitimate argument to swap those two, especially if you’re willing to speculate on information we haven’t gotten in the story yet for the song which I actually gave to Ellis if you want that one to go to Noah. 

But that will make more sense in the Ellis section. For now, all you need to understand is that I believe Poison fits Noah very well, but this has a low confidence rating because it could also go to Ellis.

Lower/Lower One’s Eyes - Vanessa Bravo

Using a translation by Oktavia.

Confidence Rating: 3.5/10

(Why does this have two names lol)

So this one’s a little strange, and kinda comes down to the fact I don’t have many songs to give Vanessa. 

Lower has some biblical interpretations about Judas and Jesus, but I’ll talk about it in more abstract terms so it’s easier to relate it to DROS later. Though just from me saying that, you can probably imagine it’s a song about betrayal.

Gradually becoming disillusioned with you, The curtain’s about to rise– it’s showtime, Thus we’ll soon say goodbye to the quietness of this theatre

The singer is becoming disillusioned with someone else, but they’re hiding it, pretending like in a theater play. See, they’re actually very conflicted about betraying the other person.

Left with a guilty conscience ever weighing down upon my back I wouldn’t dare obey my heart’s desires– instead bottling them all up, They want to get along with the other, but can’t get themselves to There are things in theory I’d like to come to terms with, but I just can’t I’ve been keeping them all to myself, though I might explode from it […] Should we be fated to part, should we be fated to lose one another I pray we may be reunited each and every time such a thing happens If you’d just do me the honor of staying, staying and never to part, Then I’ll get to remain the only one who knows what this salvation feels like […] “Why don’t we get out of here before it all goes to hell?” …Again and again, I’m whispering that too-good-to-be-true wish to myself

You get the idea. Someone the singer loves is doing something wrong, the singer knows it’s wrong, but still feel conflicted in turning their back to them. 

The connection I’m drawing to Vanessa is through Antonia, of course. At the end of the first trial, Vanessa knows Antonia’s done something really wrong, but she still feels bad about what’s happening.

If that doesn’t convince you, you could also take this to be related to Vanessa’s actions in CH2 in a more abstract sense. She wanted to kill someone to stop the motive, something she considered a more or less noble thing but would still be a betrayal of some sort, so she was conflicted in wanting to do it.

… Yeah voting for Antonia’s a bit more straightforward. Given I struggle to come up with other songs for Vanessa, I’m gonna call that good enough!

Addiction Governance - Ellis Ortiz

Confidence Rating: 1/10

Welcome… to the single worst guess on the list!

Now, sometimes these are difficult because the song’s vague and can be taken to mean several different things. The issue with Addiction Governance is actually the opposite; it’s so explicit that it’s hard to relate it to any given character, because you can’t easily bend it to the DROS story the way you can with stuff like Nonsense Bungaku.

Simply put, Addiction Governance is about someone falling back into an addiction they thought they’d moved past. 

Temptation always wins I hear you calling out my name Don't worry I've always been this way I thought I'd take back everything And say I was out But here you are now […] Fate arrive Take what's mine I know I walked in sin Addiction governing

There’s little specificity on what the addiction actually is, as while there is a reference to gambling-

Could I escape in time if I realize But I gamble it all on numbing fees

-it can also be taken to mean the “numbing fees” are the addiction, which is more general.

So, what now? Ellis definitely has a few vices, from drinking to gambling, so it seems like it works at first glance. But remember; Addiction Governance isn’t just about addiction, it’s specifically about a recovering addict relapsing. 

Does that really apply to Ellis? He doesn’t really express much of an interest in stopping his drinking or gambling habits, so whether he’s addicted or not, relapsing isn’t necessarily a concern.

That’s why this can be swapped with Noah with a little speculation. We know less about Noah’s history than Ellis’, so it’s possible that he’s drinking more in the killing game than he’d like, or even that there’s some other addiction he’s tried to drop but is coming back in the game. I imagine people would bring up if someone asked for anything harder than alcohol in the Costumer Service Desk, but y’know, maybe they missed it. 

However, we don’t have evidence for that. And there is an angle I can see with Ellis that isn’t there for Noah, which relates mainly to these lines.

Thought I could rolled the dice Thought I could paid the price Saying it won't take me [sic] Could I escape in time if I realize […] But now the damage done Is creeping into every day Shoulda slowed the dose [sic] Too late now […] I thought I'd take back everything And say I was out But here you are now

Instead of it being about relapsing, the song can be interpreted as someone who thinks they can get out of their habit before it becomes an addiction. This reckless attitude could potentially be connected to Ellis’ attitude towards the killing game. They believe they can coast off of their luck and survive without getting attached to anyone, before they “get in too deep.” Something something gambling addiction combined with the idea that she can stop it before it gets too bad something something?

As you can see, it’s a bit iffy, but it’s close enough for me. And with that interpretation, combined with the lines in Poison about “momma”, my final call is made. While I could still see the swap between Ellis and Noah, Ellis on Addiction Governance and Noah on Poison is what I’m going with. Especially because no one else really comes close to working with Addiction Governance in my opinion.

Veils - Kennedy Rey

Confidence Rating: 8.5/10

I mean. Do I even need to show you anything beyond the line in the image above?

I keep falling into the night To look at what goes on out of our sight Lift the veils that cover our eyes! Forget about death and fight for your life!

Technically speaking, Veils is about someone trying to uncover what issues are hampering a relationship, but the theme of looking past the surface level and finding hidden truths is more than enough for me to consider this a Kennedy song. Ironic, that Kennedy of all people has one the songs making me do the least amount of conspiracy theorizing. 

One Sheep - Robert Smith

Using a translation by Hiraethie and Tapewormreverie.

Confidence Rating: 3/10

Now this guess was a hard one, because I'll repeat what I said in the Vivi section: what the fuck is this song even about??? I couldn’t figure out shit about the lyrics on my own. I had to look up fucking Project Sekai analysis because I’m pretty sure the lack of context was destroying my chances of understanding One Sheep. Like I’m sure the song can stand on its own, but seeing as it was written for a proseka event, getting that type of context probably doesn’t hurt. 

What I found was this video by FructoseTolerant on Youtube, which I will uncritically accept as entirely correct in its interpretations of proseka characters because I have no way of knowing if it’s wrong, and from there try to relate their interpretations of some of these lyrics to Robert because I don’t know what I’m doing anymore.

I want to pretend to be a desparado  “You think you could do that?” my self-hatred creeps  Such a roar, so to speak, is a scapegoat  It’s as if a curse has clung to me 

Video Analysis Transcript: The first line having the word “pretend” instead of quote unquote “be” is a reflection of how, in the end, An just wants to pretend to be like Nagi, because in the end she’ll have to realize that she can’t be Nagi, she has to be herself. 

You can connect this to Robert wanting to be more like the other Ultimates, failing to realize that being the Ultimate Normie has its perks too.

Robert [CH1 BS, Page 3]: Just being here makes me feel like freaking out. I have to try so hard to pretend I’m feeling normal and not lose my cool, so that I can fit in with everyone else. But, even if you don’t see your talent the same as everyone else’s… you still don’t seem that scared. You’re managing the situation fine, in your own way. Taylor looks at me with a slight frown. I feel like I’m being studied, in a way. Taylor: Do you think that’s a good thing? That we’re all so “normal” about being in this scary situation? Robert: I don’t know if it’s a good thing. From my perspective, it’s something I’m jealous of. I wish I wasn’t so scared… Taylor: Well, I think it’s a good thing. Robert: Why…? Taylor: It means that you’re assessing the situation realistically, and that you have things you’re worried about getting back to at home. Those are both good things, aren’t they? Robert: I guess so.

I, uh, hope An gets to a point where she can be happy living as herself! (?) ‘Cuz Robert sure as hell didn’t! 

You’re just a lonely one, so Let me hear that voice of yours

Video Analysis Transcript: [That line] made me realize that voices are meant to be heard, and so does my voice too. Everyone’s lone voice is different, and comes with its own story. 

Robert may seem normal and average, but as we especially saw near the end of CH2 Daily Life, his voice deserves to be heard too! 

O, lone sheep, go tear the darkness to pieces, the entire thing [...] You’re just a solitary one— Right now, go far beyond them

Video Analysis Transcript: “Tearing the darkness” gives me an image of illuminating the path and making your way into the great big world. 

Uh… something something Robert is isolated from other Ultimates but he’s still able to contribute and bring joy into the world in his own way something something?

I’ve been getting hurt more and more often by this “something” that I no longer see as a hobby Did they make you say that? That “I love you” There’s no way that exists here till the end of time

Video Analysis Transcript: With [the first line] sung by An, who is scared that Kohane will leave her even more…

(I’m assuming the other two lines are also somewhat connected to that idea even though the singer in the Vivid BAD SQUAD version changes :v)

Dude, this An girl is going through it! Don’t worry girl Kohane seems… like the name of a nice person, I’m sure she won’t leave you! (?)

Uh… back to ideas of alienation, that Robert feels like the other Ultimates might leave him behind? Hell if I know lol.

Anyways. Again, I have no idea if this is right or not, but between it vaguely working at times and sheer process of elimination, this is the guess I’m going with.

Pushing Daisies - Harper Young

Confidence Rating: 4/10

Fun fact, the last change I made in this playlist guess was swapping Vanessa and Harper. I had misinterpreted Lower and I didn’t like Pushing Daisies for Ness, so once I figured Lower out, the swap was made!

Not that Pushing Daisies makes significantly more sense with Harper, mind you. The song’s about someone in love with a girl who is already in a relationship, but one where she’s apparently not treated very well.

Oh I lost my head again Cause he's the one you're drinking with And you don't know you're better off alone

The singer pleads undying loyalty to this girl, and promises to follow her until he’s pushing daisies, aka until he’s dead.

For you I'd give the whole damn lot But tell me what good is all I got? Cause I'll follow till I'm pushing daisies You're on my mind Oh my my

While I struggle to see the “bad relationship” angle with anyone in the cast, the pledge of undying loyalty fits well enough with Harper’s nice and caring personality. Ve definitely enjoys making others feel better, and the idea of helping until ve physically can’t makes sense for ver. Specifically, I could see a connection with how Harper wants to help Noah feel better, even when Noah’s a bit bothered by it, as the song does have a bit of an attitude of the singer feeling like they know better than the girl they want to help.

... Is what I would have said a week ago! Yeah this post was mostly written before CH3 Part 3 lol. Because with the release of that last part, there is actually some more evidence that this song could refer to Harper's feelings towards Noah. For one, there now is a specific person who could be seen as the bad person who the "girl" hangs out with: Paris.

Noah [CH3 Part 3, Page 13]: Harper, it’s– Paris: Noah.  Noah: … Noah looks at Harper, then at Davis, then at Paris before looking at his plate. Noah: It’s… probably for the best if we just go along with it. No sweat, right?

Someone who is apparently kinda mistreating Noah, but Noah's going along with it and ignoring Harper's worries. Maybe?

More importantly, though, this:

Harper [CH3 Part 3, 24]: I should be taking more of a stance, in line with what I believe to be true. And what you believe to be true is…? Ellis: If you believe anything, that is. It’d probably be worse to get stuck defending a side you only 30% believe in. Harper: I suppose “believing” a side isn’t quite the right way to put it. What I believe is that this conflict is needless and we should be putting suspicions aside to work towards a solution. But, it’s difficult to convince some of the others of that, especially if I don’t express myself clearly enough…

Harper wanting to express that something is wrong, but is worried about whether or not ve can properly express that to the others? Feels like...

I got an itch But what can I do If all I do is think about How she'd take the truth

Maybe? It's an angle you can take with some other characters, mainly Taylor, but with Bitter Choco Decoration being here as well, I'll take my chances with this Harper guess.

HIBANA- Davis Love

Using a translation by Forgetfulsubs.

Confidence Rating: 7.5/10

You would know this prediction was coming if you’ve been reading my reaction posts to DROS, as I’ve actually brought it up before! You may also know how I interpret this song if you’ve read my analysis of the Milgram Es cover for it. The basic gist is that the singer is in a relationship, and they want their lover to be more assertive. 

Aa, I don't like this; Choose both. Aa, I don't like this; Break both.

The singer doesn’t want a pushover who is too scared to hurt them to do anything committal, because they consider that a fragile, “weak-minded” love. 

I don’t want to harbor a love that will never end – Come on, properly fill me more with anxiety. I’d like you to act your part at peek a boo – Come on, answer to {what I ask} more properly! nanananananananana It’s “incomplete”, I’ll say it time and time again nanananananananana Amidst a love that missed hitting “NO”. [...] I don’t want to love a weak-minded love Come on, make it hurt more properly. Going so far it’s no longer funny, is surely much more enjoyable, Come on, melt me more properly!

So the singer wants someone who isn’t afraid of saying “no.” Some kind of contrarian, possibly. One could even say, the singer would love to be with the Ultimate Contrarian-

Jokes aside, the Aidan-Davis propaganda isn’t the only reason I’m giving Davis HIBANA. Davis generally seems to dislike non-committal people, especially in the context of relationships. 

Davis [CH2 BS, Page 17]: Have you been in a relationship before? Jeff: Ehhhh. Not in such a serious way. More just… we hang around each other for as long as we want. A week, or a month or two. Not usually longer than that. Something I said seems to have particularly bothered him, because he’s back to half-glaring at the table.

You can see the point, right? Davis doesn’t like that Jeff doesn’t fully involve themselves emotionally in their relationships, the way that the HIBANA singer is mad at their lover for being indecisive and too scared to hurt the singer to really put their whole personality on the table, per say. Does that make sense? Hopefully!

ID Smile - Cassidy Torres

Using a translation by Shiopaca and Violet.

Confidence Rating: 7.5/10

ID Smile is about a secret the singer is keeping about their identity because they’re worried about how it will affect their relationships.

If I want to connect with you, then I can’t part with my secret If we had made this world that composes our existence of being charmed by each other ring out,  Hey, could we stay this way, just like this? 

I... honestly think I can leave it at that and that’s all I need to say about that one lol. Cass kept a secret about her identity for the entire time she was alive: she was a spy. Yep. With Vegas Lights knocking out the other big candidate for this one, ID Smile ends up being one of the easier ones to explain, and the only reason my confidence rating isn't higher is a combination of Pheles being here and other characters also having secrets.

Btw this is about that Mizuki character that took over my dash a while ago right? That’s pretty much all the contact I had with proseka before this, so I hope whatever happened in Mizu5 wasn’t as horrendously harrowing as that image I kept seeing implied. Or that at least the fandom enjoyed whatever horrors actually came from that lol. 

No Hands - Grace Thomas

Confidence Rating: 8/10

And we reach the last one! No Hands is a song about how life sometimes changes without our control, making us feel that we’re riding around in a vehicle with our hands off the steering wheel. 

Nothing lasts forever, you've heard it all before The brutal winds of change are knocking at your door No hands! I just keep riding around again to these broken-hearted beats, yeah

The big theme to focus on here is how some changes can be irreversible, taking us to the main line that connects this song to Grace. 

The clocks are ticking, they talk behind your back They echo every second that you've wasted in the past But nothing lasts forever, you've heard it all before It's time to face your demons, they're knocking at your door

I mean, it’s pretty clear, right? Grace’s character is mainly defined by their hatred of time wasting, so a song all about how you need to take the chances you get because you have no control of when things are going to change forever is right up their alley.

Particularly, it brings to mind their situation in CH2, where their life changed without their control when their boyfriend died during the motive announcement, and they decided to take action before even more time could pass, and more things could change as a result. Aka, they decide to stop riding with “no hands” and instead try to take control of their situation by killing Robert. Thankfully, we can end with a guess that I’m actually decently comfortable with!

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Woohoo! This took way longer than it should have, but it’s finally done! I wanted to do this before even more content about DROS came out, since I didn’t want it to be too easy. Should I have waited longer so I could make better guesses? Maybe! I imagine a large quantity of these will eventually be proven wrong. But I had fun, and that’s all that matters. Anyways, thanks for reading! If you made it this far, you deserve your own theme song! Hope you get a cool one xp See ya’!

[usafphantom2]

Ronnie Bell Following

Loading a Tiny Tim on PBJ Mitchell

Ship-to-ship missile Tiny Tim is loaded on to a PBJ Mitchell belonging to Squadron VMB-612, United States Marine Corps on the island of Iwo Jima August 1945.

Launch of "Tiny Tim" developed by the California Institute of technology, adopted in 1945, mass of 580 kg (1.280 pounds), flight speed 1.480 km/h (810 ft/s). Was used at the very end of the second world war at the battle of Okinawa.

The Tiny Tim was an American air to ground rocket used near the end of the Second World War. One source states it was built in response to a US Navy requirement for an anti-shipping rocket capable of hitting ships outside of their anti-aircraft range, with a payload capable of sinking heavy shipping. However, according to the China Lake Weapons Digest, the Tiny Tim was

designed by the Caltech-China Lake team as a bunker-buster, Tim was the first large aircraft rocket, and, although it saw only limited service in WWII, it helped form the foundations of many postwar developments in rocketry.

For a warhead, Tiny Tim utilized a 500 lb semi-armor-piercing high explosive bomb. It had a maximum range of 1,500 meters (1,640 yards).

They were used by the US Navy and US Marine Corps near the end of the war during the battle of Okinawa, and during the Korean war. A problem with the sheer power of the rocket motor causing damage to the firing aircraft was resolved by having the Tiny Tim drop like a bomb, and a lanyard attached to the rocket would snap, causing the rocket to ignite . Common targets included coastal defense guns, bridges, pill boxes, tanks, and shipping. An ambitious operation to use the Tiny Tim against German V-1 sites as part of Operation Crossbow, code-named Project Danny, was planned but cancelled before the squadrons assigned could be deployed to Europe.

Common Tiny Tim delivery aircraft during the Second World War included the F4U Corsair, F6F Hellcat, TBM Avenger, and the SB2C Helldiver.

After World War Two the US Navy's rocket laboratory at Inyokern, California developed an even larger version of the Tiny Tim, called "Richard", which was 14 inches in diameter and most likely the largest air to surface unguided rocket ever developed for the US military. While tested, it was never placed in production. The US Navy also experimented with a version of the Tiny Tim which was a two-stage rocket, with another Tiny Tim rocket motor mounted behind a complete Tiny Tim. Like the Richard it never moved beyond the R&D stage

Via Flickr

[tillywunderwing]

The landline rings, a shrill cry shattering the silence of the night. He hasn’t touched the damn thing yet, but Reginald’s hands are already sweating.

This is it, he expects.

This is the call.

The one that every support agent gets after a while, sometimes years, sometimes weeks, sometimes days or even hours. The one he’s had himself a dozen times before, regarding lesser skilled agents from cases long gone by, code names and faces he’s made himself forget.

This is the call that Reginald Crane has been dreading since the day he broke the cardinal rule of ‘never get attached’.

The phone cries again. Reginald shuts his eyes against it.

And then, fumbling blindly with shaking hands, he manages to pick up the receiver.

“Hello?” he begs pleads supplicates asks.

Our condolences, Support Agent Crane, the voice on the other end does not answer. One of your allotted operatives, Agent ID Assignment #124, field name ‘Phoenix’, has been confirmed dead by our S&R team. A casualty report has been submitted to your desk for signature, please return it to the HR department at your earliest convenience.

“Reggie?” the voice on the other end does answer, after enough time passes for Reginald to imagine all of the above.

“Agent Phoenix,” he welcomes collectedly, like he wasn’t near beside himself with worry two seconds ago. “What brings you to call at such an ungodly hour?”

He’s trying for levity. He can tell they need it, if the rattle in their voice says anything. He just hopes to God they’re not hurt somewhere (in the back of his mind, he’s already running through the emergency protocols for off-hour injuries).

Phoenix mumbles something that the telephone loses.

“Pardon?”

“I had a nightmare.”

Silence drops like a cold pebble.

“… About what?” Reginald prompts, when they don’t seem to elaborate.

“Nevermind—it’s stupid—”

“It isn’t,” he says firmly, softly. “Work like yours is highly psychologically demanding, Agent. Nightmares are common. It’s important to talk about these things so we don’t allow them to control us. And I’ve had dozens of agents before you—whatever it is, I’m sure I’ve heard it somewhere before.”

Phoenix is silent for another small moment. Then, “I watched you die.”

… Admittedly, that’s a new one.

“It’s funny,” Phoenix chuckles warmthlessly while Reginald’s chest aches. “I die in my own dreams allll the time, and it never bothers me. You get used to it, y’know? But…” The line crackles. “When it’s you, it’s… when I’m having to watch you… and standing there, knowing I could be saving you, or, or dying in your place, or—”

“—Agent,” Reginald cuts in. “You’re getting worked up.”

“Sorry. I know. Um…” There’s a sharp intake of breath down the line, cut off by a half-cough.

“Is there something you’d like me to do?” he offers, stomach flipping in sympathy.

“I—I don’t know. Look, sorry for calling in the middle of the night, but I… I just needed to hear your voice, I think. To know you were okay, that none of… any of that… actually happened. The call didn’t even matter, I just really just needed you to pick up.”

Something about the sentiment tastes familiar.

“Well, do you want me to come over?” Reginald offers.

“… What? Why? You’d do that?”

“Naturally,” he says. “You said hearing my voice helped, then, why not seeing my face? If you have the nightmare again, you can look right over and see that I’m unharmed. That way you can sleep easy.”

And not give me a heart attack by ringing me at midnight and making me think you’ve died, he decides not to add.

Phoenix again mumbles something that the phone doesn’t catch.

“Hmm?”

“I would like that.”

Reginald smiles, a small bloom of warmth finally pushing back the vice on his chest. “Of course you would. I’ll be there in twenty minutes—pop the kettle on before I get there, I’m making you tea.”

Reginald: ... Agent, why are you calling in this ungodly hour?

Reginald:

Reginald: ... You had... a nightmare? About what?

Reginald: Do you want me to come over?

[compneuropapers]

Interesting Papers for Week 26, 2022

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Locus coeruleus neurons encode the subjective difficulty of triggering and executing actions. Bornert, P., & Bouret, S. (2021). PLOS Biology, 19(12), e3001487.

Similar neural and perceptual masking effects of low-power optogenetic stimulation in primate V1. Chen, S. C.-Y., Benvenuti, G., Chen, Y., Kumar, S., Ramakrishnan, C., Deisseroth, K., … Seidemann, E. (2022). eLife, 11, e68393.

Reward at encoding but not retrieval modulates memory for detailed events. da Silva Castanheira, K., Lalla, A., Ocampo, K., Otto, A. R., & Sheldon, S. (2022). Cognition, 219, 104957.

Multiple gamma rhythms carry distinct spatial frequency information in primary visual cortex. Han, C., Wang, T., Yang, Y., Wu, Y., Li, Y., Dai, W., … Xing, D. (2021). PLOS Biology, 19(12), e3001466.

An inferior-superior colliculus circuit controls auditory cue-directed visual spatial attention. Hu, F., & Dan, Y. (2022). Neuron, 110(1), 109-119.e3.

Noise-trained deep neural networks effectively predict human vision and its neural responses to challenging images. Jang, H., McCormack, D., & Tong, F. (2021). PLOS Biology, 19(12), e3001418.

Brain signals of a Surprise-Actor-Critic model: Evidence for multiple learning modules in human decision making. Liakoni, V., Lehmann, M. P., Modirshanechi, A., Brea, J., Lutti, A., Gerstner, W., & Preuschoff, K. (2022). NeuroImage, 246, 118780.

Noncanonical projections to the hippocampal CA3 regulate spatial learning and memory by modulating the feedforward hippocampal trisynaptic pathway. Lin, X., Amalraj, M., Blanton, C., Avila, B., Holmes, T. C., Nitz, D. A., & Xu, X. (2021). PLOS Biology, 19(12), e3001127.

Cell-type–specific neuromodulation guides synaptic credit assignment in a spiking neural network. Liu, Y. H., Smith, S., Mihalas, S., Shea-Brown, E., & Sümbül, U. (2021). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 118(51), e2111821118.

Visual thalamocortical mechanisms of waking state-dependent activity and alpha oscillations. Nestvogel, D. B., & McCormick, D. A. (2022). Neuron, 110(1), 120-138.e4.

Temporal–spectral signaling of sensory information and expectations in the cerebral processing of pain. Nickel, M. M., Tiemann, L., Hohn, V. D., May, E. S., Gil Ávila, C., Eippert, F., & Ploner, M. (2022). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119(1), e2116616119.

Volitional control of individual neurons in the human brain. Patel, K., Katz, C. N., Kalia, S. K., Popovic, M. R., & Valiante, T. A. (2021). Brain, 144(12), 3651–3663.

Metastable attractors explain the variable timing of stable behavioral action sequences. Recanatesi, S., Pereira-Obilinovic, U., Murakami, M., Mainen, Z., & Mazzucato, L. (2022). Neuron, 110(1), 139-153.e9.

Presynaptic stochasticity improves energy efficiency and helps alleviate the stability-plasticity dilemma. Schug, S., Benzing, F., & Steger, A. (2021). eLife, 10, e69884.

Prediction errors disrupt hippocampal representations and update episodic memories. Sinclair, A. H., Manalili, G. M., Brunec, I. K., Adcock, R. A., & Barense, M. D. (2021). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 118(51), e2117625118.

Hippocampal–prefrontal interactions during spatial decision‐making. Tavares, L. C. S., & Tort, A. B. L. (2022). Hippocampus, 32(1), 38–54.

Ripples reflect a spectrum of synchronous spiking activity in human anterior temporal lobe. Tong, A. P. S., Vaz, A. P., Wittig, J. H., Inati, S. K., & Zaghloul, K. A. (2021). eLife, 10, e68401.

The hypothalamic link between arousal and sleep homeostasis in mice. Yamagata, T., Kahn, M. C., Prius-Mengual, J., Meijer, E., Šabanović, M., Guillaumin, M. C. C., … Vyazovskiy, V. V. (2021). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 118(51), e2101580118.

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[inky-duchess]

Fantasy Guide to Letters and Correspondences

In fantasy as well as history, people would communicate through the written word. Letters have been one of history's greatest resources and one of the most dangerous pieces of evidence to possess.

Writing the Letter

When writing a letter, nobility and royalty would have trusted scribes and secretaries to write the letter for them. It was considered a show of faith and honour to have writing from royalty's own hand. Poorer writers would write the letters themselves. A scribe would need:

A quill: A sharpened feather of a large bird, which if made correctly would not need sharpening very often, would be used upon parchment or papyrus.

A stylus: A wooden pen-like writing utensil meant for writing upon wax tablets.

Wax Tablet: A pair of wax tablets bound together like notebook. The stylus was used to write upon the wax. It was very popular in Ancient times as it could be used, the wax writing rubbed out.

Parchment: Parchment is made the skins of animals such as a sheep, thinned and prepared for writing on. Vellum is similar to parchment only it is higher quality and made from the skin of young sheep or cows.

Papyrus: Papyrus is a thick paper made from the eponymous plant. Papyrus would be found growing in hotter climates and is good paper to write on because it is durable.

Ink: Ink was applied using the quill. Historical inks were made of natural dyes, some involving soot, graphic, bones or dyes from fruits such as berries.

Sand: Sand would be used to dry the ink, the scribe scattering it upon the wet ink.

Wax: The wax would be used to seal letters in order to prove it has not been tampered with or the bottom of a document to prove it was witnessed by the signatory(s). Wax seals were like a stamp of approval. To cow the nobility, King Richard II had every noble put their seal to a piece of blank parchment. He could write something treasonous or even approval for a loan to the crown and it would be legal.

Seal/Signet Ring: The seal or signet ring would be pushed into the soft wax while it was not set, to prove it was from that person and not tempered with. The royal seal was as good as a royal signature and was as treasured and guarded as the crown itself.

Signature: The signing of the document or letter was always done by the monarch's hand. They would sign by their first name only, sometimes adding R at the end (Rex/Regina meaning Latin for a ruler). Ex. Henry R or Catherine R.

Keeping the Contents Private

The most important thing about letters is keeping the content private. To many people have been sent to the gallows and prison because their private letters have been found, Katherine Howard and Mary, Queen of Scots for an example.

Delivering letters in disguise: In places where they open letters, such as prisons or palaces like Versailles, sometimes we must resort to smuggling letters in and out to keep them secrets. Servants can be used though they can be searched. Hollow bungs in barrels can also be used as Mary, Queen of Scots did as barrels go in and out of palaces and buildings.

Codes: Letters can be encoded to protect the contents. Each party would have a copy of the key. The codes can be broken but at first glance it can be believed to be harmless. Abbreviations and numbers might be used.

Destroying letters: Letters in mediaeval times were often burnt to protect the receiver and sender. If the letter was found it would be catastrophic for them and could lead to their deaths. Letters were often burned.

Tampering with Letters

On the other hand, your characters might need to intercept a letter which might reveal a secret or save a life. The letter might be intercepted on the way to the way to the receiver. Versailles was infamous for opening the post of the courtiers and reading the contents. By stopping the letter from getting to the destination, you may prevent somebody from being forewarned or someone committing treason. Ps. A hot knife can be used to pry wax from the parchment so you can open it. You can replace it via an application of hot wax at the back or even apply the wax seal on another letter and frame somebody for something else. Or you can send the letter on to them and ensure they are caught with it.

Delivery

Letters have been going about for years, long before there was such a thing as a postal service. Letters were often delivered by:

Riders: The messengers would carry the letter in a special tube slung about their neck. They would ride to their assigned destination, waiting for a reply if instructed. Riders are effective but there is an added risk of the riders being intercepted or betraying the message. Riders would have had to switch horses along the way and carry a weapon to defend themselves.

Messenger Birds: Game Of Thrones has made E-Ravens famous and Harry Potter had Owl Post and most people reckon it is a fantasy element. However, many civilizations in history used a form of birds to carry messages. Pigeons have a homing ability and return to their homes wherever they are place. The birds were shipped to their destination where the message would bound to the bird. The bird is then released (Release the Pigeons!) and it returns to its home bringing the message back with it. Pigeons are cheap to care for and are a quick way to get letters to a destination. However, birds can be shot down or eaten by predators.

For the lovely @reignnyx , I hope this helps 💜