#futaba sakura

[vashtijoy]

Quick snippet from 10/26. In case you ever wondered whether Akechi knows Mona talks all along... watch him here, and listen to him. At first he's on script—entirely in control even when he talks about how he was supposedly nearly murdered by himself. It's the same tone he uses on the news. He's gone over this speech a dozen times.

Then Morgana talks, and while Akechi does react, he's still acting. He's still on script, prepared and practiced. The portrait looks shocked, but the model is just standing there, playing detective....

... until Ann steps in with "our friend who taught us about the Metaverse":

He jumps back so fast I didn't have time to load the textbox, lol. "What do you MEAN you had a MAGIC CAT GUIDE, the FUCK??"

Of course he knew Mona talks. How does he expose himself, right away on 6/9?—he hears Mona talking about pancakes. He had to be close enough to hear Mona, the cat. So it's not Mona talking that shocks him, but the revelation that Joker and the rest had help, had a guide from the very beginning, when he did not.

And you can hear his voice change register at that moment. That careful, controlled, rehearsed tone goes out of the window. He talks faster, he pitches up, he's breathless, without a script. He is, in short, more real. And he immediately asks Mona a question:

He really hasn't solved that mystery; he really wants to know. In fact, he has to know—about the difference in their methods and his own, which he just can't figure out....

There's a little of that high-pitched breathiness when he talks about his awakening, too. I'd say that's pretty much how it happened way back when, and he's adapted the story a little. "I can't die here... I need to determine the truth"—of course he did. The same truth that his "sole interest is uncovering"—the truth about Shido and himself.

What about that image of the killer, standing in the entrance to Okumura's Palace? Well, sometimes people think this is a photo, but it's not—Akechi doesn't produce any more photos, he just continues with his story. So this is presumably what Akechi pictures in his mind at that moment. This is his self-image, God help him:

Lastly, here's an incredulous Akechi with a bonus Futaba glaring at him. Don't neglect the models—they really repay close examination, and the face animation is often incredibly detailed. And as for whether Akechi is lying or not at any given moment—it's often easier to tell than you think.

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v1.0 (2024/04/18)—first posted.

[sencheep5]

she's just a little goofy silly 🫶

[vanillqvan]

persona memes #3

[kuruukii]

some head canons ^__^

no kasumi because i dont know much about her, i cant talk to her till january..

[kroosluvr]

split set (notes under cut)

STOP DROPPIGN CRUMBS IN HER HAIR U ASSHOLE (shes used to it)

theyre mixed doubles partners! otherwise sumire partners with ann and akira with goro

everybody plays tennis in tennis au. yes even futaba.

in the back is makoto vs mitsuru! and ryuji's like "dude is she gonna be ok.... mitsuru's scary...."

they split sets so they get a 10 min changeover before the tiebreak! sumire's quickly picking apart their last set while akira takes the chance to fuel up SJKDAKAD

rio iwasaki poster in the back. she's everyones idol in this au because I SAID SO!!!!

kasumi still does rhythmic gymnastics in this au. sumire grew up with it as well but 180'd into tennis bc of self doubt and insecurities of living in kasumi's shadow so she wanted to carve out a new space for herself etc and tennis is a good fit for her

also shiho probably still also plays volleyball

i imagine each school has like a Club Team(???) so this isnt necessarily like varsity tennis or anything its not attached to the school itself if that makes sense. thats also why theres no set uniform as you can see, just a general color scheme

[dishsaop]

ive been thinking about persona 5 again

[smutlord3000]

i read a fic a while ago where the thieves picked names for halloween and wore their outfit so i had to draw it i think they should play dress up way more often

also shout out to that one pinterest girl everyone uses her poses for she carried this fr

[stormyth-art]

Futaba Sakura

[tricksterlatte]

Chase the Joker chapter 8 excerpt for WIP Wednesday, featuring an exhausted but healing 30-year-old Akechi

[stargloom]

shoutout to @lavendorii for being born today

[eela]

working hard hardly working etc

[iivynessa]

a scene from Weathering the Storm by TheWanderingAvarian

[hana-mural]

good afternoon

[chiricat]

can’t move fast without breaking

[kurumeuruki]

Futaba has a crush on Sumire and learns from Shuake.

Idk how to write the dialogue for this so have pictures instead.

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[porrigens]

ryuji kisses for kiss ryuji day!