#breakpost

[jacksmusesdrv3]

I almost forgot I did this last year. Based off of this song

[Tw: suicide (and implied self harm) on the song]

[jacksmusesdrv3]

God this was a time, all right- I can't emphasise enough how in the 2k18 era, even the most 'banal' - in the sense of negligible - differences in Kokichi takes were outright ridiculed and there was this unseen 'strict guideline' to follow in order to be taken seriously. And why?? Because an analysis-theory plays with the idea he was lying about things about himself (in this case, acting to the group as if he was able to taste) that everyone else interpreted him as doing anyway?? What??

The dumbest thing is clearly if anyone was actually reading, the title and the last words indicate 'might' and 'take it as you please' thus you weren't making a 'statement of canon' and still people had a fucking problem. Like sure guys, ability to taste or lack thereof might not 'connect' meaningfully for you, but this isn't about you. Don't sweat the small stuff so much if it's so 'random' to you.

Kokichi Ouma Character Mini Analysis: Food Items (And Why He Might Actually Not Be Able to Taste Food)

 So something that immediately caught my eye when making this list was the food items Kokichi enjoyed, and how my mind immediately jumped to this bit of dialogue from the Salmon mode dates with Kokichi:

It’s an interesting line of dialogue that pops up, seemingly out of nowhere or coming from a tangent, and immediately Kokichi backpedals into the idea that this is a lie.

However… he never outright says it’s a lie at all, actually. We assume it’s a lie because he follows it up with “I like sweets and spicy food!” but both of those kinds of foods might have another element that makes them enjoyable without him being able to taste them.

After doing a lot of research, a lot of taste-related disorders are actually smell-related disorders, and finding birth defects where just the sense of taste is affected is… strangely difficult. So the most likely candidate is that Kokichi was born with very very dull taste buds, no taste buds at all, or has a hard wire problem where he has taste buds, but his brain doesn’t receive input from them. Either way, it’s still possible that he was born with this inability to taste food.

It is important to note that Kokichi never implies his sense of smell is compromised, and has made remarks on scents before, so it’s best to assume that his sense of smell is fine.

However, as per research goes, a lot of people who have this (or a similar) issue with the inability to taste food is through textures and temperature.

Spicy foods are a prime candidate to make food enjoyable without being able to taste anything, because the heat you feel from spicy food has nothing to do with your taste buds. The sensation is caused by a chemical compound called capsaicin, which is an irritant for mammals. It’s actually designed to deter animals from eating the plans that produce them, but we humans sure are dumb and eat it anyway. Anyway–because of the fact that capsaicin is causing a chemical reaction to create the sensation of “spicy” rather than it being directly related to the taste buds, Kokichi can definitely feel the heat.

Sweets is a bit more difficult to determine exactly why he would enjoy them as someone who can’t taste food–but it is possible he could simply enjoy the textures of various sweets. Chewy caramel, smooth hard candy, melting chocolate–sweets have a lot of potential textures that he probably finds enjoyable.

I’m pretty convinced after looking at the food items he enjoys that he’s not lying here–that he can’t taste food, and the food he likes mirrors his words.

The Boba tea has chewy tapioca pearls. The Non-Alcoholic Drink of Immortality does not taste good according to the item description but says it will make the drinker immortal. Bubble Gum Bomb makes explosive sounds when blown and popped. Rock Hard Ice Cream and the Fully-Automated Shaved Ice Machine both include cold elements. Sukiyaki Caramel (Caramels have fun textures as they are) is apparently made with really strong, clashing flavors hat don’t mix well. Gyoza In the Shape of a Face has a thick skin and is tough. And finally, the Astro Cake is freeze dried, meaning it’s not your typical cake–it’s crunchy and hard.

In conclusion, I actually do genuinely believe that Kokichi can’t taste food, which is why most of his liked food items feature a temperature or texture element. The only one that stands out is the Immortality drink, but if you couldn’t taste how bad it was anyway, who wouldn’t love getting a drink that might or might not give you immortality?

Kokichi’s favorite drink–anything carbonated–also makes sense if you think about it. While the fandom likes to joke around and say his favorite drink of all time is grape soda, his profile specifically states he likes carbonated drinks. Nothing specific. He would probably enjoy the bubbles and carbonation if he was unable to taste the drink normally.

Anyway, that concludes this mini analysis! Take it as you please, but I’m pretty convinced Kokichi actually can’t taste food.

[werewolfoffeverswamp]

breakposting again I HATE UNLOADING THE TRUCK BY MYSELF!!!!!! but its ok lalala its not like i have to do any more physical labor today (glass breaking noise as i realize i still have to sweep and mop and take the trash out and take the recycling out) 😟 uh oh

[danielles3dmodelling]

Starting my first post of break off with a random in progress oil jar I found at work. I have no idea how this will go. I’m just experimenting in different ways to model, starting off using the cube as a challenge like when I was doing the razer mic previously. Nurbs are more than likely the way to go to get the round shape, but I wanna see how I go with this

[jacksmusesdrv3]

A large part of what has made the DRV3 experience so downright impossible for a very long time, is that too often, it has the effect of overloading and short-circuiting me before I'm able to do much - if anything - with it. But worse, that effect has bled into every other interest at this point.

Every time I try to refresh my mind on interesting thoughts, questions, theories, everything I care about in this still... it feels like falling into an abyss. Though that's largely executive dysfunction to blame, it's the fact that it happens worse than ever, over, and over and over again to the detriment of possibly several hundred hours over the years- retrieving thoughts, losing them, retrieving, losing... repeat, times infinity. So at some times I simply can't even look at analysis for long. Until an interest piques and...

Imagine there's a jigsaw, with two distinct yet still decidedly similar pictures showing on both sides of all the pieces when they're connected. Imagine spilling it before you get a good look and getting all the pieces scattered so that both sides of all the pieces are completely muddled. Imagine getting paint on some of these pieces. Imagine losing some of them. That's what the canon of V3 basically is to me- but the funny thing is even with these issues, you see enough pieces align to the point it drives you crazy. You can visualise the picture you're thinking of to some degrees because you've seen ones like it in the past, but this one became so cluttered that it frequently feels like a lost cause. Sometimes all you can do is build the outside structure as best as you can before you venture inward (which is what pinned post was attempting to do), but I digress. I'm not even sure if this analogy makes perfect sense

Not sure where I'm going with this other than... hm, I think I've come to understand what the learned helplessness of Death Road of Despair was really like without any Electrohammers. And I don't just mean playing it. Then again even that game wasn't completely impossible in the end, it just was hard enough that it was a collosal timewaste if you go in blindly. And time is not something I plan to waste anymore.

[jacksmusesdrv3]

Mfw you fixate onto someone while in recharge mode for a few reasons (besides that song that totally slaps the synapses)

vibing off of the Ultimate Hell for theory

easier to deal with older dr stuff at times

the mastermind-ship thing super vibes for theory

she reminds me of me rn

[jacksmusesdrv3]

My feelings on common 'catbox ending critiques'

[jacksmusesdrv3]

Man don't you just love when some deep lore into the state of the Danganronpa world is passed off as some noodle incident!?

That is… a worrying thing to say so casually, Princess

[danielles3dmodelling]

Breaking up my blog once again with a random photo. My previous posts were for uni, now during the break I'll just be messing around with modelling things I find at work

[jacksmusesdrv3]

Not sure if anyone's talked about this one before but wow this guy sweats more than Phoenix Wright-

Why is it that even with Shuichi’s milder sweating sprites he looks like he has the flu? Look at those blue ears. Even Ouma didn’t have those unless he looked really out of it.

This goes beyond a little ‘shut-in syndrome’, what’s wrong with you?

[werewolfoffeverswamp]

i have to go back from breakposting… 😢

breakposting again I HATE UNLOADING THE TRUCK BY MYSELF!!!!!! but its ok lalala its not like i have to do any more physical labor today (glass breaking noise as i realize i still have to sweep and mop and take the trash out and take the recycling out) 😟 uh oh