#pluto answers

[g0nta-g0kuhara]

Oh, V3 ending...I love V3 ending because I love meta stories, but those kinda stories--especially when not broadcast as such--can be really, really decisive. Lots of people say they feel 'taken out of the story' when the fiction points out that it's fiction in some way.

But the main issue I think people have with V3's ending is that they aren't...actually absorbing it. I don't wanna say 'not getting it' or 'not paying attention' because that's really dismissive and judgmental, but I also think you really have to not be taking in the full picture to have severe misunderstandings of what it's saying. If there's anything you can say about DanganRonpa, it's that they will beat a point into your head with a metal baseball bat, so I hardly think it's for a lack of trying on the game's part.

When some people get to the part of V3 that pulls back the curtain and reveals it's all fake in-universe, they stop paying attention. They feel taken out of the story and unhappy that their immersion is 'broken' and I really think the mindset you absorb the story in is going to affect what you take away from it. Someone who feels that their time was wasted, that the parts they found interesting are discarded, that the game is insulting them, or overall just don't like meta narratives is going to experience the final trial through a negative lens and likely come away thinking negatively about it because of that. (The game still wins, in the sense that its core theme is true--fiction is powerful because it makes you feel something--but for an individual player, the game has lost because that 'something' is now resentment or annoyance or disappointment.)

I think the issue that really lets this point get muddled is the in-universe audience--specifically, there was not enough done by the game to differentiate them from the real-life audience. In-game, the DanganRonpa fans aren't meant to be normal fans of media. They are relentlessly addicted to the series to the point that they will accept anything of any quality. They don't care what the message is, whether the game ends in hope or despair, if the plot makes any sense, if Junko appears again, or even if the whole facade crumbles and the fake narrative is abandoned. All they care about is having more DanganRonpa at any cost. They are meant to be a group of fans who are rabid for an endless stream of content to mindlessly consume with no thought about the actual contents of the story or the people behind it.

But for as much as DanganRonpa loves to hammer a point home, I feel like this point was not drilled in as hard as the other points were. So, especially for an audience member who is already unhappy with this plot development, it's just gonna read like they're meant to represent actual DanganRonpa fans as that's the natural point of reference to work with. And if there's one thing the majority of people hate--it's feeling like the media you're enjoying is insulting or talking down to you for enjoying it.

(Also, if your takeaway is "V3 made the past games not matter because they aren't real"--they aren't real in our world either, buddy. But they obviously left such an impact on you that you care about it and the story that was told. That's the point V3 is making directly--that fiction has the power to make you feel something, to impact your life in tangible ways, and it does that by going to the extreme in canon and making the original DR stories so important that people can't live without it. DanganRonpa always takes things to their extremes when making its points, just comes with the territory.)

oh WOW you laid it out so beautifully anon. That's exactly what I felt too, though I was thinking of it from a different angle. That moment where all is revealed in trial 6 and everything is at its lowest is Critical for whether or not you like the ending. Because right after this point is when Shuichi and the other survivors take things back in their hands and affirm the positive theme of the game. That fiction matters for how it's able to impact you, even if it isn't real. But if it breaks your immersion at that point (especially if you already know you hate meta in games) then that second uplifting half either just completely passes you by or feels just as pointless.

I think V3's ending is Supposed to knock you down horribly, but still bring you back up. I was puzzled for the longest time why only some folks were uplifted by it, but it's probably exactly this.

I've felt for the longest time that part of enjoying DR requires coming at it with an open mind. There is a lot about it that is strange, overwhelming, unpleasant, and sometimes straight up horrible, but there is something there if you're willing to engage with it. You just HAVE to be willing to meet the game where its at, which is easier said than done in the case of v3's ending. A very strange delicate tipping point.

[plutowrites]

i am currently in my nanamin brain rot era so anything about him would be greatly appreciated heh

you def came to the right place <333333 big big fan of his

KINGGGG of pet names. it can be hard for me to hc which specific pet names different characters use for their s/o but i just know kento uses them all. honey, darling, sweetie, love, you name it! and they all come out so tender and gentle from his lips :(

calls you on his lunch break at work every time without fail. it won't be a super long conversation (unless you have lots of things to tell him). he just wants to know how you're doing and what you're up to.

chronic sigher. nothing would even happen and he's taking a deep breath in and out. it's like brother what's going on. he does it to "recalibrate" he says.

gives really good practical advice. he's a good listener too but if you're looking to rant to someone and get sound suggestions on what to do after, he is your guy!

the best at putting furniture together. you'll watch him put together a whole ikea dresser in half the time it said it would take on the box and he'll just shrug and say "once you build one, you've built them all" ...yeah i need him.

nanami could eat the same simple breakfast every single morning

he's able to pick up rules to new board games/card games very quickly, making him a joy to bring to game night.

doesn't really like tiktok because he doesn't understand that he has to use the app more to get content tailored to his interests on his fyp. "so i have to work even harder to enjoy myself?"

also i just wanna say something.... i would pay an embarrassing amount of money to watch nanami's morning routine. him doing his hair in the bathroom mirror? i need to be there.

[justastarholder]

What are all of the gods favorite foods and drinks?

"I've always been partial to breakfast," Eclipse mused, "but I'm not sure I have a favorite drink. Perhaps coffee, considering how often I drink it."

"It may seem a bit childish but cake," Sun hummed, "and tea."

"Papa used to make big pots of chicken and dumplings when it got cold out," Pluto smiled, "that's always been my favorite. Drink? Mmm maybe tea?"

"I'm partial to stews. They're versatile. Also, my favorite drink is a nice red wine." Moon shrugged.

"Limes." Lunar grinned. "And lemon juice."

"My favorite thing to eat..." The aberration whispers into your mind. "I once at a planet. It was the closest I ever came to being full. Perhaps I'll do so again someday."

[bare1ythere]

you know what, tell us about detective conan body horror, im curious

Thank you for indulging me Wither

It started when I tried to consider the logistics of how Conan's de-aging worked. He repeatedly describes the feeling as "his bones melting," which is disturbing enough on its own, but that got me thinking about his teeth. What happened to his adult teeth? Did he lose them all and have baby teeth again? Or does he just have way too many, too large teeth in his mouth for the age he appears to be? What about his 12 year molars??

And then there's the wrench of that one episode where he re-ages and de-ages a couple of times in quick succession. How terrified and powerless must he have felt. There is a murderer actively loose in the mansion he's stuck in with Ran but he can barely move from the fever and pain. And then it happens, he gets what he wants and is back in his former body, but everything hurts and he still feels terrible and he can FEEL that it isn't going to last. and it doesn't, and he's trapped again.

There's also the social isolation of Shinichi having to conceal his identity. He can't go to any of his previous high school classes, he's lucky he still gets to interact with his friend Ran on a daily basis. He constantly has to pretend to be a kid. No one takes him seriously anymore either, and adult criminals are so much of a bigger threat against him. Before Haibara shows up, he's completely isolated in his situation and not even his friends at his New School can really be there for him in any meaningful way.

There's also the dysmorphia of suddenly being much smaller than you once were. Expecting to be able to reach things, muscle memory not quite matching up to reality, tripping over things he'd normally have no issue stepping over. In an episode I watched recently, Haibara looks at herself with Conan in the mirror and asks Conan how he doesn't hate what he sees, to which he has no answer. It really gets to me

[chuuyas-nakahara]

the scene in beast where ango tells chuuya he can take his life

if you mean the one in dead apple then YES that's exactly what got me thinking about ango being suicidal too. ok excuse me while i yap for a moment cause its all ive been thinking about and i need to break it down

like when chuuya gets to the division office and is taking his anger out on ango for the government bringing shibusawa to yokohama - it's revealed later that chuuya knew not only that ango was in too low of a position at the time to have any say in whether or not shibusawa got involved, but that ango had opposed the idea. its implied ango was unaware chuuya knew this, so WHY didn't he try to defend himself while chuuya was destroying the division office and throwing him around like a rag doll??? WHY did ango not even make an attempt to argue that he hadn't wanted shibusawa to come to yokohama and didn't have a say in the matter??????? because imo a part of ango really, really didn't mind if chuuya took him out then and there

in fact ango's the one that brings it up in the first place!! for all we know chuuya could have just been going to the division office to leave a few bruises on him and call it a day, but ango makes a point to ask chuuya if he's going to kill him, and doesn't even give him a chance to respond before telling him to "go ahead," that he's been ready for chuuya to kill him ever since he asked for his help. he's almost taunting chuuya to take his life and just seems way too eager about it to not raise at least a few warning bells

and later when chuuya's on the plane, ango pleads with him over radio to not use corruption because if he does, he won't be able to kill ango anymore. wow yes ango not suspicious at all that the bargaining chip doesn't stop at "don't use corruption chuuya, you'll die" but rather "don't use corruption chuuya, you'll die and won't be able to put me six feet under"

and for an honorable mention, let's not forget how in dark era when dazai exposes ango's betrayal and threatens to not let him leave bar lupin alive, ango's response is literally "do to me as you will. i won't resist"

tl; dr this man is drowning in guilt with a serious lack of regard for his own life and while he doesn't actively try to commit like dazai, if anyone sets out to kill him he will not put up a fight whatsoever

[ssspace-cadet]

hiiii how r u? m abt to sleep but u asked 4 asks so i wanted to send somethin :3

hiiiiii!!!!! i is okay, taking a break from homework now! have a good sleep 💗💗💗 wishing you cold pillows and comfy blankies 💕

[colorfulpaintspills]

meowdy heres some asks

-whats your favorite crystal or gemstone and why

-favorite aquatic animal (very important knowledge :])

-if you had to live your life through a song (like a theme song) which song would it be?

-c (hi)

OH hell ya!!!! And hi!/pos

Rose Quartz! Not just because of the show Steven Universe but also because it means love and healing!

Tbh I would say...shark! And idk if they exist but the basic blue or pink fish you see in cartoons, calling em blub blubs, they're sill :3

And uh... Maybe Heaven Knows That I'm Miserable Now? (safe!/srs)

[poetryonpluto]

Where the huzz at

what

[agentplutonium]

Would you take comfy caelum ship prompts or is that outside of your comfort zone?

Either way, i hope youre having fun and getting good practice with the prompts :) have a good day 🩷

I would be cool doing like Caelum & ____ type prompts! (aka platonic relationships, I don't know why I just didn't say that) I do draw a heavy line of anything further than that when it comes to him though. I rarely write ab him honestly, but yeah ^^ I also fully don't know what comfy caelum refers to ngl lol

[plutoleg00fysimp]

Which three species would you like to go extinct?

Flying spiders, pugs [respectfully their existence is agony], and any arachnid from Australia. Don't get me STARTED on those mfs.

[g0nta-g0kuhara]

why do you feel that kaede was fridged? i'm genuinely curious, as i personally would cite her as an example of how to perfectly AVOID fridging! /nm

Anon your opinion is the EXACT kind of opinion I want to hear!! Im afraid that I'm not seeing the whole picture here, leading to me thinking this way... please let me know your thoughts!!

I think Kaede is a REALLY cool character, please don't get me wrong. She has a strong personality and leaves a remarkably lasting impression given how little time she's actually in the game. I think from a character perspective, it might be harder to see her as fridged because she is genuinely fantastic and exists so much outside of shuichi's affection for her.

But from the perspective of overall relevance to the game's themes... I'm finding it hard to see Kaede beyond what she means to Shuichi and to his character. The protagonist switch serves to establish Shuichi as different from other DR protags- He's a side character pushed into that position and never able to fully fulfill that role as expected. After and even During her death, she adds to Shuichi's baggage with revealing the truth and motivates him to at least try to keep going. And then in ch6, the reveal that Tsumugi used Kaede as a scapegoat for her own murder further motivates Shuichi to challenge Monokuma one last time, and then to push back against the idea of Real Fiction.

Please forgive me if this is shortsighted or something, I'm really not good at this... but past chapter 1 it seems to me that Kaede is almost only brought up through Shuichi's pain and grief for her. While the ch6 retrial complicates this from a character perspective, from a thematic stand point I'm really struggling to see a role Kaede fulfilled beyond setting the stage for Shuichi. If there are any Kaede experts out there who can weigh in on her and Truth(reality) vs Lies(fiction), I would genuinely, really love to hear it. I don't want to be misreading her because of my own lack of understanding.

[plutowrites]

heeeeeey i just got this account back after a year or sum?? and im revisiting all my fav writers and artists!! and i used to love your aot texts!!! i see you still post about them, but do you still write and make those funny texts?? they were the best!! i hope u r fine

AWWW first of all, THANK YOU for remembering me and thank you for loving my smaus <3 you are so cute!

to answer your question, i don't be on here that often and bc of that i don't make them anymore :( but i hope you're still able to revisit them and smile.

I also really hope you have a wonderful weekend! xx

[justastarholder]

What is the reaction of the gods to praise? Like "Good job", "You did a good job", "I'm proud of you" and so on?

Eclipse:

gets all flustered

says thank you

flees

Lunar:

"Oh yeah, I know."

Acts all confident, puffs his chest out

that tail is WAGGIN tho

Moon:

"Oh. Thank you?"

He buys you a book or something

Probably talks to you more afterward

Sun:

"Oh... Thank you...!" :')

He's in tears bruh

Guy is so happy and barely keeping it together at the same time.

Pluto:

"Aww, thank you!"

Big hugs

Pluto seems a lot more affectionate around you

Probably makes you treats

[bare1ythere]

your blog title ‼️‼️‼️ finally someone who gets it. i am asking you about it

THANK YOU it’s something that’s really stuck with me in the ~100 episodes of dc that I’ve seen so far.

The first thing that really disturbed me was thinking about his teeth situation. I’m assuming Conan is physically around 8? So he would have a good portion of his baby teeth left, and his 12 year molars would have yet to erupt. Supposedly. Or does Conan still have a full set of adult teeth, too big for his mouth? Or did de-aging give him back his baby teeth? Did he spit out all his adult teeth when he deaged? Did they un-erupt back into his jaws? What about when he sometimes reages? What about losing his baby teeth as he grows up again?

And while teeth is like. The most viscerally upsetting lasting change he experiences, there’s also just the brutality of the process of deaging. Conan/Shinichi describes it as it feeling like his “bones are melting” which is. Alarming to say the least. And this happens to him multiple times as he ages and deages. Does it scare him? As much as he wants to be 17 year old Shinichi Kudo again, does he fear the pain that comes with it? The loss of control?

A good portion of it is also the body dysmorphia of once being the size of a 17 year old, now the size of an eight year old. Misjudging jumps and strength due to muscle memory, out of body feelings of floating above himself because he should really be much taller, the feeling of wrongness and discomfort as he hears his own too-high voice when he speaks- and that’s only a few examples.

Plus, socially, I imagine it’s so frustrating that nobody takes you as seriously as they once did aside from the few who know his secret. One thing that’s really stood out to me as a running theme of dc is the powerlessness of childhood. Nobody listens to or respects what you have to say. You’re physically so much smaller than everyone else. Those episodes where Conan and the Junior Detective League go out on their own to solve a crime are the most stressful ones for me, because they’re all just a bunch of little kids trying to stop real crimes. The criminals are physically so much larger than them. Adults don’t consider what they have to say with the same level of severity as other adults. It must be so dehumanizing and terrifying.

[chuuyas-nakahara]

who are Your top 10 genshin characters I'm intrigued now heh

OUGH this is tough but here’s my ranking (which i totally do not keep in my iphone notes on the off chance someone will ask me this)

1. alhaitham

2. furina

3. kaveh

4. nahida

5. yae miko

6. navia

7. beidou

8. ningguang

9. childe

10. cyno

[ssspace-cadet]

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