#and a fuuta reference

[the-milgram-sideblog-396]

I was gonna make predictions about song of the prisoners but the only one I really have is that Kazui’s song is either called “Heart” (Half + Cat) or an even more obvious term for a submissive gay man

[c0riiander]

i keep hearing voices inside my head... they tell me to eat my veggies!!!!!!! 😖😖😖😖😖 /ref

[aliyme]

Capturing the sky

[dai-mondai]

Reports

[good-beansdraws]

Massive Milgramsona art/info dump as a treat to myself!! Alas, my fatal flaw is being unable to shut up about anything even while simultaneously embarrassed/nervous to share, so here's literally all the info I have on her 😅

Profile:

Name: For the sake of posting online I’ll call her Rose!

Number: 012

Color: #E7355B

Age: She’d be 20 when Milgram started

Status: Milgram Staff, Machine Technician

Song genre: Pop/theater (a mix of Mahiru and Kazui's vibes)

Backstory: She is studying abroad in Japan to work on technology related to the mv machine when she stumbles into top secret info about the trials. Horrified at the lack of prior testing, she demands to be included in the experiment to make sure the brand new tech runs smoothly and doesn't harm anyone in the process. To prevent her leaking info to the public and deciding an extra participant wouldn't hurt, Milgram agrees.

Role: Rose performs routine maintenance and updates on the extraction machine, and checks in with prisoners' health to make sure it's not having any adverse effects. She listens in on the interrogations, ringing the bell to signal Es when the machine is ready for use (re: my theory on how it works >:3). She then watches the mvs after Es to make sure there are no glitches.

(Though she is a personal milgramsona, her role in the story is supposed to reflect the audience's experience overall when it comes to how much info we know, emotions we experiencing regarding guilt/responsibility, and how much power over events we actually have given the voting system and trial breaks.)

Trial 1

Jackalope's comments during trial commencement: Oh, I almost forgot participant 012, Rose. We've never had more than one staff member before, so we figured that sort of numbering would be fine. Hey, don't look at me, it's not like it was our idea to include her. She's not a prisoner -- the only crime she's committed is sticking her nose where it didn't belong... You can ask her for the details, but she's just here for maintenance on our extraction machine. It's not easy keeping that thing running smoothly, you know? As part of her duties, she'll be privy to all the same information as you, but don't let her be any more of a busybody than she already is -- she has absolutely no authority when it comes to your verdict decisions, got it?

MV: Mic Check - “Can anyone hear me?”

VD: Positive Feedback

Cover: Pathological Facade - Ghost

Her album would release last in line. The VDs aren't interrogations since there's been no crime -- Es asks about her duties and observations of the prison. In them, she admits her predictions that she and Es will eventually be on trial for their involvement in the prisoner's fates.

Thus, her mvs are focused on her emotions towards the prisoners, her pride in helping bring justice, and her guilt at providing Milgram a means to pass judgement on people she cared about. I'm going to Goncharov the actual mvs/songs, but Mic Check is generally an introduction to her job behind the scenes prepping the equipment that will allow the prisoners' songs to be heard, as well kick off symbolism of her as a performer herself. She'll make a comment about how the experiment is leading to tragedy, "as if someone said Macbeth" (then covers her mouth, as she's standing in a theater herself).

I kept getting tripped up looking for Deco*27 songs that worked and weren't already taken, so I decided to go with some favorites and vibe-matching songs from other artists!

Comments during trial closing: It's good to hear you weren't a pushover when Rose gave her thoughts on the verdicts -- you guys disagreed on quite a few of them, eh? Ah... so she's not the type to pick fights, is that it? I guess that explains how she's managed to get along with everyone. (sigh) Even you knew better than to get attached like that. Well, at least she's kept our machine up and running the whole time.

Trial 2

Commencement: Now I need to wake Rose. We're going to need some extra upgrades to our machine if we want to get the most out of this round of extractions. I've got a sneaking suspicion that she and her bleeding heart are going to try and sway you during this trial. Her duty is specifically to look out for the prisoners' safety, but yours is only to judge them. Don't forget that.

MV: Changement - “Don’t say ‘break a leg,’ if it might just break.”

VD: Control Variable

Cover: TOXY - Kujiragi

I did my best to write out the title pronunciation out in katakana since I wanted it as the name of the dance move, not a direct translation of meaning. I went with シャジェモ "sha-je-mo" as the closest I could get to the "shanj-mou" sound, but feel free to correct me if there's a better way to write it. The door is based off of various set designs for Clara's home in The Nutcracker. (There's no deep meaning that this is the only one not opening -- I realized too late all the others are cracked open and my art app doesn't have the tools to easily fix that so I'm sticking with it 😭)

A changement is a small jump in ballet -- I thought it was fun to combine that (which means "to change") with Control Variable (refering to the variable in an experiment that never changes). The video shows conflicting emotions as her decisions/inaction caused so much to happen between trials, yet at the same time she feels like there's so much she'll be unable to change even if she really wants to intervene. Her mvs show the prisoners pretty regularly (since they are her crime, she's realized), and the teaser line is paired with references to Mahiru's broken leg.

The thumbnail combines different areas of study -- mechanical, medical, musical, mathematical (theater spotlight, muscles, Weakness notes, motion formulas). I think it's super cool how many areas of expertise are passed around the fanbase when discussing the characters. I've picked up new facts about plants, food, anatomy, geography, music, animals language, (sigh. color theory.), hobbies, professions, mythology, etc from fans with different fields of knowledge. While that's one of my favorite aspects of the project from the outside, I think it would be super intimidating to someone on the inside trying to tackle so much information at once.

Closing: As for Rose... (laughs) I thought she was dooming herself before--! Not only has she gotten hopelessly attached to everyone over the course of this trial, she's even started a relationship with one of the prisoners! And of all the people she could have chosen... Eh? Oh no, we have no policies against that for our staff. I mean, the whole point of Milgram is to explore human nature, the power of emotions, the complexities of connections, all that crap. I'm just grateful she shows a bit more common sense when she's operating the machine...

Trial 3

MV: Showstopper - “There won’t be applause, but I’ll take a bow, okay?”

VD: Please Exit Left

Cover: Ironina - Nilfruits

I don't know the album theme yet, but this is the tentative sprite and thumbnail design. The T2 sprite was kind of an "innocent" one, since at the beginning she still has faith in her role in the prison, excited to work with everyone there. (Plus, I joined the fandom a little after t2 started so that's peak excitement time lol). The T3 sprite has much more of a "guitly" feel to it because, at the end of T2 and after this hiatus, she'd harbor a lot more guilt about her position and fear about the experiment's conclusion. As a fun little detail, her pencil has been replaced with a more permanent utensil as final verdicts are locked in.

Now listen. My artist brain was constantly fighting my science brain when doing sprite designs -- I know gloves like that and nothing else isn't proper PPE. I know none of those are safety shoes (god forbid wearing just socks??? to the lab???). There should be no jewellery at all. The whole point of a lab coat is that you don't roll up the sleeves and expose your bare skin. However. It's anime character design. There can be compromise.

Referencing Rose's personal life as a performance and comparing Milgram's trials to one, I wanted the mv to play on "showstopper" as both a great show and a literal attempt to stop the project before it reaches its finale. There would be creepy comparisons in the mv between operating stage equipment and prison executions: curtain/set ropes and nooses, heavy duty lightswitches and electric chairs, etc.

Misc.

And lightening things up again -- birthday art and minigrams :3

Birth flower: Camellias. Pink camellias symbolize love but also longing. The fact that they bloom in winter, and have a quick death (the entire flower wilts at once, instead of individual petals falling off), have inspired different meanings in different cultures -- overcoming hard times, facing death in battle, inseparable lovers, and so on

Three minigrams featuring my own annoyance that her design is a bit close to Shidou's coat/gloves look, a mandatory short joke, and a pun that works so perfectly for my Put-In-Situations guy

[harukapologist]

T2 fuuta sketch. he angy

+ an unfinished haruka (where did they go, all those bubble drawing tutorials i saved...)

[amugoffandoms]

"It's all for making something-Toks to sell your name. (Just for all your vanity, it's the worst, good night.)"

"No way I'm okay with ending it like this! I'm sure what we truly want isn't the money."

Cyberpunk Dead Boy Fuuta!! The second I heard the song, I was like I need to draw him in it right now. Here are the original shots!

Here are some banger versions of the song I listened to!:

English Cover by ami!

The PJSK Cover that I took the shots from!

The Original Song!

Under the cut is the original screenshots!

[good-beanswrites]

And here’s another fantasy au 02-03 thing! (Vampire Yuno, knight Fuuta, closer friends than they would be during Yuno’s first interrogation but shhh). It’s not quite fluff but hopefully a break from the stronger angst 😂 I still don’t really have many solid details on the plotline, but I was able to get some of my loose thoughts on how the milgram trials would translate here…

The curtain swished aside with flare. Yuno stepped out in a gown of shimmering pink and iridescent stones. The shape was perfectly flattering to her, and the colors complimented the unnatural paleness of her skin. Her painted lips angled into a smile.

“How does this one look?”

Fuuta hardly lifted his head where he’d slumped over one of the fancy chairs. “Exactly like the last twenty.”

She shot him a prized pouty face – it never failed with her clients. Not that he was one of her usual clients. In fact, she would be paying him for tonight.

“I shouldn’t have to do all this handmaid crap. I’m just here to escort you to the ball.”

“Ah, but this is just as important to my safety! My audience with The Warden is tonight, so I really must impress them.” She gestured to her palace’s walls, devoid of mirrors due to their uselessness to her.

“You’re perfectly capable of dressing yourself when you come to town...”

“That is wholly different.”

“Tch. You know it’s not your job to kiss up to them, or whatever it is you’re trying to do.”

She sighed. “And this is why they’re not going to approve of you.”

“Why should I care?” His armor plating clinked as he straightened up. “They just sit in that stupid tower of theirs, pretending to make their judgements, when it’s heroes like me who are out here delivering real justice.”

“What about these earrings? Perhaps they’re too gaudy for this dress…”

---

“Kashiki Yuno, the Second of the Arraigned.”

A squire announced her entrance as the pair stepped into the ballroom. Fuuta didn’t mind that he wasn’t introduced. He knew he’d get plenty of his own attention when it was his turn for an audience with the Warden, and he was already dreading it.

Even if all gazes hadn’t just swung to them, the room was an intimidating one. The two made their way down a lengthy staircase covered in thick, red velvet. A domed ceiling stretched high above them, with metal spires twisting into intricate designs as if to frame the starry sky beyond. 

On the opposite end of the room, the Warden themself sat atop their throne –  a massive square structure crafted from similarly arranged metal bars. Yuno was once again struck with how young they looked, perched on the large throne. She couldn’t wait to finally know if they were as similar as she’d been hoping. She kept envisioning their meeting between two mature people, trapped in the kind of body that the world didn’t take seriously.

It was customary for a young lady to hold her knight’s arm as she descended, but Yuno walked a few paces ahead in her excitement. The two approached the main floor, alive with talk and music as guests bustled about. Fuuta didn’t think there were even this many residents in the kingdom, but he didn’t have time to contemplate as the pair joined the crowd.

Yuno fell into their rhythm immediately. She got lost in the sea of people, chattering and charming anyone she passed by. She received several offers to dance, and took up a few of them. This left Fuuta glowering by the banquet tables by himself. He’d never enjoyed crowded events like this, and most of the guests took the hint upon a quick glance his way.

Both had adequately lost track of time when the bell tower rang out. The sound reverberated through the ballroom, leaving a hush in its wake. 

Then, whispering.

Every single guest seemed to know where Yuno stood. They snuck glances at her, their muttered words closing in from all sides. 

Fuuta shoved through the crowd, ready to draw his sword at the unsettling shift. Though, Yuno didn’t look as disturbed. He followed her gaze to where the Warden was standing up. They walked around the throne and disappeared through a door they hadn’t noticed before. Their Jackalope hopped behind. It turned, as if to beckon to Yuno, before leaving through the door. 

The kingdom was filled with a variety of dangerous creatures – Yuno would know; she was one of them – but this one radiated a different sort of power. 

Surely the Warden that managed to bond with it was just as monstrous, Fuuta reasoned. He followed Yuno to the door, people parting easily for them.

Upon reaching the doorway, Yuno turned with a genuine smile. “It’s alright, Fuuta. Your duties have been fulfilled. You can wait here.” 

It hadn’t been much of a duty to begin with. The journey to Milgram’s fortress had been uneventful, and Yuno knew the trip back would be just as peaceful. She claimed that the uncertainty with The Trials had driven her to hire a bodyguard, but by now Fuuta could have picked up on her true intentions. And those had certainly been fulfilled. She reached out with her gloved hand to squeeze his.

He didn’t release her when she tried to step forward.

“I don’t like the idea of you being alone with them. You shouldn’t go easy on them just because they’re some cute kid – royals never have a good reason to see a young lady in private.”

“I know. I visit royals in private for a living.”

He narrowed his eyes. “Yeah, and look how that turned out.”

“Aw, bite me.”

“I thought that was your thing.”

She bared her fangs at him, but couldn’t pretend to be mad. “I’ll be fine.” Though it had taken all night, she really did believe it, now. “I’ve never done anything like this before – it could be fun!”

“It’s dangerous.”

“That doesn’t mean it can’t also be fun~”

Before Fuuta could get another word in, she hiked up her skirts and walked through the door.

[mothy35]

oh ms twitter we're really in it now

[lostxmelody]

art style swap with @good-beansdraws where i STEAL and ROB her art style for my own. we drew in each other's styles, so please check out beans' half of this exchange: here!

(this was very fun!! thank you for indulging in my reckless impulses.)

[lattescribble]

fuudoodles collection i forgot to post on here

[iris-drawing-stuff]

Milgram Omori AU continuation

Around 4 years after Mirai's death

He manages to repress the memories of the murder, but he still feels uneasy in the hallway in his house where it happened. To cope, Haruka dreams of a perfect fantasy world (called Headspace) where he gets to live happily with all his loved ones. Generally, Muu takes on a caretaker role, replacing his mother. Mikoto is a friendly people person who bickers a lot with Fuuta. Fuuta is hotheaded and causes problems but genuinely cares about the others. Kotoko is the level-headed mediator who stops Mikoto and Fuuta from arguing too much. Mirai is sweet and always supportive of everyone.

During a fun but routine day(night?) in Headspace, something happens. While looking through Mikoto's photo album with everyone, Muu suddenly goes missing after discovering a photograph of a broken violin, alluding to Mirai's death. Haruka forces himself to wake up.

In the middle of the night, Haruka goes downstairs because he's starving, but he has to go through the hallway to reach the kitchen. Passing through causes him to have a panic attack and hallucinate Mirai. He eventually manages to get there and eat, but he throws it up and then goes to sleep.

In Headspace, Haruka and his friends set off on a quest to find Muu. Mirai opts out of the actual adventuring but sets up picnics around Headspace to provide support for everyone while they're on their journey.

That's all for now.

Also here's their Headspace sprites. Featuring Kotoko in a tank top with a wolf on it because she's just like that. It'll be more clear in the actual Kotoko outfit.

[laniemae]

Fuuta getting a cover of Rookie was SO unexpected but it’s my favourite deco*27 song so I’m absolutely losing my god damn mind over this I love that song so much

[unfortunate--moth]

Your Stupid Face - Chapter 11

You Are Going To Hate This

[fagtainsparklez]

new deco song making me heavily question my prediction for rabbit hole as yuno’s t3 cover

[good-beansdraws]

Random doodles from a while ago -- the two big ones used pose references but the others were freehand/no reference

Huh.... my brain reversed him....