#when it comes to things that aren't malleus-related anyway

[julicity]

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Silver, wake up! ...Let's go home.

[linalilia]

my milgram ocs' twst versions!

hi i know it would probably make more sense to post this on my milgram ocs blog but like. i felt like since it's also related to twst it would be weird so uh. IF I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO POST SOMETHING I JUST POST IT HERE.

so anyway, here's how my milgram ocs would look if they were twst characters!

more info under the cut!

some notes:

all of them would act the same way their younger (or in asahi's case, older) versions acted in the past, not counting akio, aimi and riku who are the same age as they are in canon.

of course, they are not murderers here, but a lot of them have the same backstories they have in canon, so yes, sanada family is still.. bad, kei and eiji's relationship is still extremely toxic, riku still has to deal with that childhood friend of his, etc. however, miki and asahi's story is different here and asahi never ran away from home in this au and they started living with their grandparents after their father's death. because of that, asahi is much calmer here, his pupils are the same shape as miki's and he's fully aware that she is his sister.

i really wanted to write full profiles for them, but.. gonna be honest, even thinking about it makes me feel tired jdkdlsls. like, i couldn't come up with some things, so i decided not to worry about it too much and just. not write it at all 👍 there also was another problem, which i can describe only as "girl help most of their family members actually have canon names but i can't reveal them rn bc spoilers but i also want to talk about their families AAAAAAAAAAA i guess i just won't write anything" god wouldn't it be funny if i spoiled the names of some victims and the third guard on my main blog instead and yes, i can come up with everyone's family members' names, but thinking about stuff like favorite food, their clubs, etc, makes my brain hurt. idk how that works.

also, i actually drew akio and aimi BACK IN MAY, so if they look a bit different from the others, that's why.

OKAY SO UHHHH NOW WATCH ME RAMBLE ABOUT THEM OR SOMETHING

akio acts the same way as his canon counterpart which is great, because azul now has both him and hayden in his dorm :) i think he would most likely be in an archery club let's pretend nrc has one since he was in one canonically before the club president had to leave. like, honestly, i don't talk about it much, but this guy actually?? is pretty good at archery?? and he even likes it, though he still refuses to see it as his hobby and says that studying is more important to him. man, this guy just can't let himself be happy and enjoy things 😔 his best subject would most likely be magical analysis, though i think he would be good at almost everything.

aimi, just like akio, acts like her canon self, but thankfully, she's not a victim of bullying in this au and she's just really clumsy, so that's where all her injuries, cuts and scratches come from wow she would get along great with vance for some reason i think heartslabyul would be a good dorm for her? though to be honest, i just want to see her interact with the other students there, haha. i just want her to have someone to talk to, okay 😭 i think she would most likely join the gargoyle studies club because she would see malleus and go "wow.. he's just like me fr.." she doesn't even care about gargoyles that much, but he's just as lonely as her so :] yeah she's gonna join. it's hard to say what her best subject would be, since canonically she's not really good at anything and her grades aren't the best. she doesn't even try to get better at anything, actually.

shun's hair color is different here, since that's what his hair looked like when he was eighteen, and that's his natural hair color. I HAD TO MAKE HIM AN IGNIHYDE STUDENT OKAY I HAD TO. THIS GUY IS AN IDIA KINNIE ANYWAY. i have no idea what club he would be in, honestly, though mayyyybe the basketball club? but i think he would join only if someone asked him (or maybe kei and eiko saying something like "you'd look good in that club's uniform" would be enough) . this guy is surprisingly strong, even though he would rather stay in his room and disassociate for like an hour or two and forget about everything.

yes, naomi had shorter hair when she was younger! i actually kinda think she looks better with hair like that. so i originally thought that she would be a human, but then i was like "i mean.. her t1 mv had a water theme.. and also she would be an octavinelle student.. and she would look pretty as a mermaid.. so.." so yeah, she's a mermaid now :) please don't ask what kind i'm begging you my brain is just saying "MERMAID PRETTY. THAT'S ALL" listen, her being an octavinelle student makes so much sense to me. like look at her. she's so nice, she's so polite, she's so smart, she surely doesn't have any bad intentions, right? :)

oh god, kei was.. an interesting person when he was younger. just so you understand, he actually was worse when he was younger. like, if you don't count him lying all the time, his mood swings and him wanting to be treated like a younger brother and not the older one, canon kei is actually pretty chill compared to his 18 y/o self. now, again, i wanted to make him a human, but then my brain went "but wouldn't he look good as a merman" and i said "he would but i can't imagine eiji being a merman" and then my brain went "well it doesn't matter." and look he's a merman now. also i'm looking at him rn and. wow, lina, we still don't have rielle's official design, so you decided to take everything into your own hands HJSKSKSLS. i think pomefiore is a fitting dorm for him? i can kinda imagine him being in octavinelle and scarabia too, but i feel like him being in pomefiore makes more sense to me, especially when i think about his t2 self. this guy is more concerned about his appearance than it seems and he also thinks his appearance is his only redeeming quality, so... :') and yeah, let's pretend nrc has a photography club, because he would definitely be there.

listen. listen, i agree, eiko being in ignihyde would make a lot of sense, especially because of her mvs. but i also think she deserves better JSKSDLSLDLS and i just can't imagine her getting along with other students there? flirting with nerds who never got any female attention sounds fun though, but she already has shun. and come onnn, the concept of kei and eiko being in the same dorm is so fun!! i think she would be in the film studies club and her best subject would most likely be ancient incantations.

YESSSSS that's how 16 y/o asahi would look like! he sure is a pretty boy <3 i can imagine him being very tall too. and thankfully, because he never ran away from home and was raised by his grandparents and his older sister, he grew up to be a calmer version of his canon counterpart, though if someone says anything bad about miki, he won't hesitate to call them out in the same manner canon asahi would. he's definitely still traumatized because of the way his and miki's father treated both of them and he still blames himself for his mother dying (he doesn't have that "imaginary mother" in this au btw!) though. he's very attached to his older sister and even though he's taller and more intimidating than her, he can often be seen holding her hand or hiding behind her back. something about him being in heartslabyul just sounded right to me and i think his best subject would be potionology. for no reason at all :) now that i think about it maybe pomefiore would be a good dorm for him too

yurika would act just like her younger self and that means she would act much more confident and she would look down on others a lot, though i think she would be a bit insecure about her interest in animanga and games, like.. isn't that kinda lame? her homeland being queendom of roses and her dorm being heartslabyul just sounds perfect to me because of her color palette jdkdsksl and hey, i think it would fit her because of her personality and vibes too!

riku would act the same way as his canon self, and honestly, i mostly chose diasomnia because i thought he would look good in their uniform and that their aesthetic would fit him a lot :'D though i think, if you take his personality, diasomnia is a good choice for him, since diasomnia students are like, usually the strongest and most talented magic users, and we already know how talented riku is in canon and he sure feels a lot of pressure because of that. "why is he a merman" because his t1 vd's title. i actually wasn't sure what i want his race to be and i thought that him being a human makes more sense, but. but come on!! his t1 vd!! he's canonically great at singing!! come on!! and yes, of course, his best subject would be music and he would be in the light music club.

yes, reina already acted like that when she was a teen. she was.. quite a rebellious teenager, actually. her being a beastwoman just makes so much sense to me, like!! look at her!! she's a catgirl!! she's so >:3!! her being a catgirl is so ironic because of her and riku being a prisoner pair, but i'm not gonna say anything else i wasn't sure about her dorm at first, but then i looked at my other ocs and went ".. we need at least one jock" so here she is! her best subject would most likely be flying and i think she would love to join the board games club simply because she would think it's fun.

OH EIJI... OH MY POOR BEAUTIFUL SON.. yeah. yeah, he was not doing well when he was seventeen he's still not doing well actually . he would still wear bandages, but he would try his best to hide them, for example, with a scarf or longer sleeves, because back then he refused to talk about how bad his relationship with kei actually is and he even wanted to protect kei's reputation. and of course, he would be in heartslabyul, like, of course he would be in a dorm based on rules and order. now that i think about it.. a second year heartslabyul student with red hair who is obsessed with always being in the right, has a serious personality and also has a really bad relationship with a particular family member.. that sure sounds familiar.

yeah, 17 y/o miki looked basically the same as her 18 y/o self and even though in this au miki has a slightly different backstory, she would still act mostly the same way as her canon version. also, about her dorm.. i actually kinda wanted her to be this universe's yuu and be a ramshackle student BECAUSE HEAR ME OUT. this school is full of pretty boys and she can try to fix all of them. like i know that she would RUN to those guys who overblotted and do the whole "I KNOW THIS ISN'T YOUR HEART" speech. but yeah, this wouldn't make any sense bc her brother is a magic user and all. soooo i decided to send her to octavinelle because yes, this girl is cute, but she's also just as manipulative.

also, yes, everyone has a unique magic! and i decided not to think too much about titles and just went with their t1 songs fjdjsdkskls (not counting the guards).

staying at the top: makes akio become better (to the point of becoming an expert) at literally anything, but if he uses it even for simply ten minutes, he will have no choice but to spend the rest of the day in bed because of how much energy his unique magic requires. he accumulates a lot of blot too, so his magic has more cons than pros, but he still uses it pretty often to impress people.

portrait of friendship: makes anyone want to become closer with aimi, but once she's done using her magic, they will forget about everything that happened and they'll most likely want to leave her. she uses her magic very often though and for long periods of time, so.. she's probably very close to overblotting.

error screen: with his magic, shun is able to steal other people's good memories and make them his own instead. he starts feeling like a happier person because of that, but because his bad memories get replaced with those, his memory starts getting worse and worse to the point of him questioning what's real and what's not. and yes, just like akio and aimi, he still uses it all the time, just because he doesn't want to feel any negative emotions.

empty desk: her unique magic helps naomi completely ignore someone's presence and makes that person invisible to her. even if they touch her, even if they yell at her, no matter what they do to make her pay attention to them, she won't see them, won't hear them and won't feel their touch. she doesn't think her magic is that good or interesting, but she does use it sometimes when she needs a break from certain people.

hot pink illusion: kei is able to use his magic only on himself and his magic is supposed to make him feel like everything around him is better than it actually is. no one is arguing, the weather is nice, people think he's cool, all of that. he can use it only for short periods of time though, so if he's having a bad day, he has to use his magic many times in one day to feel better.

lost in perfection: similar to kei's magic, eiko's magic helps her make objects or even people look better than they actually are. it doesn't change their real quality though, so for example, if she tries to make something look less fragile than it is, it will still break easily.

never satisfied: asahi doesn't like his unique magic that much and finds it useless, since his magic helps him "make the number of something bigger", like food or money, but if you try to eat that food, it won't taste like anything and you also won't be able to buy anything with that money, so basically, it's just an illusion not a hot pink one though and it's simply there to.. comfort someone, maybe? help them feel better about themself? make them feel like they're satisfied with what they have even though they are clearly not?

heart-shaped candy: if yurika puts her hand on someone's chest, she will be able to make them say what they really think about someone or something or talk about something that's been bothering them but they couldn't talk about it, basically, "get it off their chest". after that, the person won't remember what they said, but they will feel much better.

jump together: basically ruggie's UM, but worse, because if riku wants to make someone do something, he has to do the same thing in front of them or with them. if he wants to make them jump, they have to see him jump or he has to hold their hand while he jumps. if he wants to make them sing, he has to sing too and they have to hear it. If he wants to make them cry, he has to cry too and they have to see it, you get the idea. and yes, they will remember everything. so if riku really wanted to hurt someone with his UM, it would be much more difficult for him because he can't hide and that person either has to see him or he has to do that thing with them.

no reason: she can change anyone's memories and make them feel like they've seen reina instead of someone else in their memories, for example, if they saw someone break a vase, reina can change their memories and make them feel like they've actually seen her break that vase and not anyone else.

the guard's punishment: if someone does something to him, eiji can use his magic to make them do the exact same thing to themself and it works for both good and bad things, like giving him a gift or hurting him. he knows he could use it as self-defense against kei, but.. he knows that no matter what kei says, that guy's pain tolerance is low.

the price of forgiveness: if someone is blaming themself for something, miki can help them by taking that feeling of guilt and making that person feel more free and less anxious, but miki will feel guilty instead. miki will eventually forget about that person's action that made them feel this way, but the feeling will still be there and it will take a while for her to stop saying that it's actually all her fault.

+ bonus info about the side characters!

arata would be in octavinelle too and he would also be a first year and akio's classmate. they're just as inseparable here as they are in canon. also no murder means no breakup era!!

ruka would be in pomefiore and he would be a second year. so yeah, he not only shares a dorm with kei but that guy is also his annoying upperclassman. great. he actually doesn't mind at all

.. too many of my ocs are either heartslabyul, pomefiore or octavinelle students but yes, takame would most likely be in octavinelle too and she would be a third year. yurika would surely respect her senpai a lot <3

[quietwingsinthesky]

hi will!!!! can I get uh. ruby & my main man bones mccoy for the character thingy???

absolutely absolutely and you know let's just. pretend i answered this in a timely manner. definitely.

i do think that for the wait you've earned both! (and i want to talk about both so :3)

Ruby

Sexuality Headcanon: It's funny, I don't usually have a set sexuality for any character right up until the moment I'm asked, at which point I receive visions from beyond my understanding that inform me of the truth. and the visions said she's a bisexual lesbian.

OTP: local idiot forced to choose between samruby and annaruby, 69 injured, 420 dead

BroTP: I actually love dean & ruby's weird combative vibes. i love when she saves his life in Malleus Maleficarum, and he immediately gets all huffy about it ("It's called witchcraft, short bus." "You're the short bus … short bus." AFTER SHE'S ALREADY LEFT SKLAJSLDKJALSD) i love the few moments we get where they aren't at each other's throats, but also i do love when they're both so unnecessarily mean to each other like girls. girls, you're on the same side. it's so funny. and the fact that they have the same speech patterns. if you locked them in a room together for a week and they didn't kill each other, they'd come out speaking a pop culture language they invented together that no one but them and sam can understand.

NoTP: i don't think i have one for her? uh. bobby/ruby. sure.

First headcanon that pops into my head: from what i remember, what we know about Ruby is a) she was human once, b) during that time, she was a witch, and c) this was probably a pretty long time ago? let's say it was a long time ago for my purposes. anyway. salem witch trials ruby real. (also, additionally, ruby loved sam. she did. she really did. this was just Not A Good Thing.)

Favorite line from this character: yes yes she is the best of those sons of bitches but that entire speech is bitching. "You didn't need the feather to fly, you had it in you the whole time, Dumbo!" and obviously the lucifer parallel lines that drive me insane, "Because it had to be you, Sammy. It always had to be you. You saved us. You set him free. And he's gonna be grateful. He's gonna repay you in ways that you can't even imagine." LIKE. OKAY. YEAH. SURE. IM FINE AND NORMAL ABOUT THIS.

One way in which I relate to this character: she is sooo. god i don't know the word for it, somewhere between determination and loyalty, and i don't know so much about 'relates to this' as i want to have some of that. yes, okay, the thing she was determined to do was start the apocalypse but. but. she did it, didn't she? and that's damn impressive. and i just need some of that energy to finish my chemistry homework.

Thing that gives me second hand embarrassment about this character: SamRuby sex scenes, but idk if that's so much second-hand embarassment as it is me averting my eyes like a scandalized victorian gentleman going 'oh dear lord, this is none of my business, i should not spy on them.' It's just. O-O they really went all in for those scenes huh. huh.

Cinnamon Roll or Problematic Fave: Problematic Fave and i love her for it.

McCoy:

Sexuality Headcanon: gay gay homosexual gay

OTP: Bones/a vacation (but if pushed, i will admit to being a pretty big fan of McSpirk. OT3s my beloved.)

BroTP: okay okay hear me out: bones and uhura. she's the language lady, and he's the guy who has about 700 different sayings all tucked away inside his head, and no way do they not get drunk together. asdfhgjljk her teaching him vulcan sayings that are almost equivalent to something he could come up with, just so that they can both see spock's muted confusion (which is practically him shouting "bones what the fuck are you saying to me.") and oh obviously they are the people closest to the eternal disaster that is the kirk & spock dynamic (romantic or otherwise) and if they don't bitch to each other about those idiots, they might explode.

NoTP: Bones/that salt monster from The Man Trap. but in all seriousness, I don't think I have one.

First headcanon that pops into my head: Spending a few years in space means that whenever they get their feet on solid land, he's happy for transport that's less likely to send them into the freezing void if handled wrong. He's happy about this, for all of the ten seconds he's fool enough to let Kirk drive. He is never getting in a car with that man again.

Favorite line from this character: Oh, the first one I can think of is from the hand-off from TOS to TNG (the thing they do every time a new show starts where a character from the last one makes an appearance, however small, to sort of... I don't know. Wish them luck.) Anyway, in Encounter at Farpoint, when he's talking to Data, he ends the scene by saying about the Enterprise-D, "This is a new ship, but she's got the right name. Now you remember that, you hear. You treat her like a lady, and she'll always bring you home." which. feelings. T-T

One way in which I related to this character: we are both southern and grumpy lmao

Thing that gives me second-hand embarrassment about this character: I honestly can't think of any? I think his general 'I do not give a fuck, this is my medbay and you're all going to do what I say' negates my ability to feel second-hand embarrassment from him.

Cinnamon Roll or Problematic Fave: Hm. I'm giving him cinnamon roll status, but he would Not like it.

[linawritesocs]

OK FOR SETH 4, 10, 16, AND 20, merrill uhhh 8, 13, AND ROLAND 17 and 18 >:)

thank you sm sol!! :D

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4. "what do they think about his vice president and assistant? do they try to talk to them or learn more about them?"

seth: OH HE'S INTERESTED. he does find them cute when he first sees them and he's already planning to make his move, but then he sees rollo and.. yeah, he knows his taste is NOT good, but hey, ivy is already trying to flirt with the assistant anyway! so that guy is already taken, haha.. also seth and vp are basically besties now. seth learns everything about rollo AND the assistant from him but doesn't tell ivy anything just because he can >:)

10. "what are they most excited about? is it the festival, the food, new places to explore, meeting new people, maybe they can't wait to dance with a particular character?"

seth: he's just happy to be here! he never saw a city like this before and it feels like such a nice break from nrc and rsa! so yes, he gets excited about literally everything, like you can actually see the stars in his eyes.

16. "do they try to help everyone else or they go "every man for himself" and care about their own well-being the most?"

seth: he just.. stands there. he's not a magic user, so the flowers can't take his powers, but why does he still feel paralyzed? he can't do anything at all, he feels lost and when someone is trying to "wake him up", he just laughs and asks: "hey, why is everything on fire? aren't we supposed to dance and have fun? i was promised a festival, you know, a celebration! and this.. doesn't feel like a celebration at all.."

20. "how did your oc react to being saved by malleus? were they happy about it? did they want to protect themself and do it without anyone's help?"

seth: oh this is going to be a sad one when malleus saves him, he's still too shocked to react properly and he can't say anything. when they finally run away, that's when seth realizes what just happened and.. he's not happy about being saved by him at all. he suddenly stops and pushes malleus away literally. he doesn't let malleus take his hand too. "hey, malleus-chan, did i ask you to save me? that's right, i didn't! i didn't want to be saved by anyone! sure, rollo-chan could kill me, but.. i don't care about that. honestly, i wouldn't mind dying in a place like this. the festival was ruined anyway, so why should i.. whatever, you wouldn't get it. that's right, you wouldn't get it, malleus-chan! you have no idea what i had to go through!" he starts crying and he refuses to listen to malleus, who tries to explain that he also had his own hopes for the festival. "you don't understand.. i just.. i thought that maybe.. i will finally be free, you know? haha, maybe getting killed by rollo-chan was the only way for me to become free. and you ruined it. being saved by someone like you is the worst punishment."

8. "did your oc get any souvenirs for others? if so, what did they buy and for whom?"

merrill: hmm, he thought of buying something for ortho, but it looks like idia has already got him a souvenir.. maybe he should get something for iris since she didn't come to nbc? he's not sure he will be able to find anything technology-related or TIME MACHINE-RELATED here, but.. hey, maybe she'll accept anything if it's from her dear cousin? okay, he has to find the weirdest souvenir here and get it for her.

13. "would they text their friends who couldn't go to nbc about everything that's going on? would they send them photos?"

merrill: well, you can't really call them friends, but merrill does text austin while he's here. and the very first thing he sends to him is a selfie of him wearing his new outfit. austin just laughs at hat and says merrill looks funny BUT YES HE DID ACCIDENTALLY DROP HIS PHONE WHEN HE SAW THAT PHOTO AND HE NEEDED SOME TIME TO CALM DOWN. and then merrill is like "do you wanna see an even worse hat" and he sends him a picture of rollo that he secretly took. BOTH GUYS LAUGH ABOUT IT AND MAKE FUN OF HIM.

17. "if your oc is a magic user, do they lose their powers quickly? how do they feel, can they still move or they feel like they're going to die at any moment?"

roland: .. he's definitely not doing well. he starts losing his magic pretty quickly and it's hard for him to move and do anything, so jay runs to help him out even though he's this close to losing consciousness himself. (jay is quite an interesting case since he's not real, so he's not supposed to be affected by the flowers, but he IS made of magic because he was created by real!jay.. can you see where this is going) roland thanks him and says that he feels guilty because he's his upperclassman, so he's the one who's supposed to protect everyone.. jay just tells him that he shouldn't waste energy and asks him to stay quiet until they're out of here.

18. "how does your oc feel after everything that happened? do they cry? are they mad at rollo? do they want to go home as soon as they can or they want to stop this madness even if it takes some time?"

roland: he's still not okay, but at least he can breathe normally now. he's VERY mad at rollo but only because he's worried about other students, all of them were so excited about this trip and he ruined their fun! others tell him that they're alright and they have to calm him down. when he starts feeling better, he takes care of jay, the younger boy is very tired and he really needs a nap.

[mysteryshoptls]

SSR Silver Halloween Personal Story: Part 2

"I should enjoy this to my heart's content"

(Part 1) Part 2 (Part 3)

[The Other Dimension – Sparkling Chamber]

Jamil: He seemed to be so calm while we were exploring the ghost world… was he thinking about that the whole time on the inside?

Silver: …While we were traveling, I was desperate to find Lilia-senpai and Malleus-sama.

Silver: That is why I hadn't the need to think of anything else. However, as soon as I relaxed myself…

Silver: I remembered the moment that Lilia-senpai and Malleus-sama stood before us as the "enemy."

Silver: Being unable to meet each other again due to going separate ways from each other, or life coming to an end… I had believed that to be "farewell."

Silver: But it is not just that. Fighting against the two of them… I acknowledge that such a form of parting is also possible.

Silver: If Lilia-senpai and Malleus-sama used all of their strength, there would be no way we could win. But even so, the reason why I unsheathed my sword was…

Silver: Because I had believed that the two of them were being manipulated by someone. My sense of duty to bring them back to their old selves was my sole drive.

Silver: However, if Lilia-senpai and Malleus-sama were to choose to be our enemies of their own volition…

Silver: Would I be able to fight them? Would I be able to point my sword at the two of them…?

Jamil/Cater: …

Silver: Ah, my apologies. That is not a topic of conversation suitable for an environment such as this where everyone should be enjoying themselves.

Jamil: No… This was my first time seeing you be so fearful, so I was a little bit surprised.

Cater: Me too～ Silver-kun always has a cool image, so this feels like such a huge difference from usual.

Silver: I am also at a loss at my own feelings. This is the first time I have felt so uneasy.

Silver: Even though this is a party that Lilia-senpai and Malleus-sama threw for everyone… I do not believe I will be able to dance today.

Silver: Cater-senpai and Jamil. Please don't worry about me and enjoy your Halloween.

Cater: Hrrrrm… As someone on the Halloween committee, I can't really bring myself to leave a sad-faced kid all by himself…

Cater: Besides, I've just been walking around non-stop dancing and taking pictures and videos, so I want to take a little break.

Cater: Hey, I have a great idea, if it's all right with you, we'll stick around and chat with you.

Cater: Sometimes just talking it out is good for those gloomy feelings.

Jamil: We, as in…. Me too!? Please don't pull me into this unprompted.

Cater: Eeeh～ c'mon. Aren't you interested in the internal affairs of the closed-off and mysterious Diasomnia dorm?

Cater: We might be able to get the inside school on that Malleus Draconia too ♪

Jamil: I don't really care about that sort of thing but… Well, all I was doing was grabbing Kalim's food anyway.

Jamil: …If talking will make you feel better, I'll listen to you too, Silver.

Silver: You guys…

Silver: Thank you. But even so, I'm not sure where to start…

Cater: Hmm… Ah, it seems like you're pretty close like family to Lilia-chan, but when did you guys meet?

Silver: Lilia-senpai and Malleus senpai have taken care of me for longer than I can remember.

Silver: I guess I've known Sebek for about 10 years now…

Silver: Sebek's grandfather and my father are old friends, and one day Father brought him to our home as a junior disciple.

Cater: Wow, so you've been with him for over 10 years, huh～

Cater: Cay-kun really can't relate to those kinds of stories with childhood friendships and familial relationships～

Jamil: I'm rather envious at how carefree he is. It would be better to not feel so tied down to one's hometown.

Silver: Children around the same age as me were rare in the Valley of Thorns, but

Silver: Lilia-senpai was always there for me, so I was never lonely.

Silver: Training with Sebek was always fun, and sometimes Malleus-sama would come and visit us in secret…

Silver: Somewhere in my heart, I had decided that that peaceful time would continue on forever.

Silver: …I had never even given it a thought that I could experience a parting.

Jamil: Well, you wouldn't have had any time to prepare yourself for this one, at least.

Cater: …Silver-kun, Jamil-kun. Most of the time, you won't be able to prepare yourself beforehand.

Jamil/Silver: Eh?

Cater: Farewell is something that usually comes without warning.

(Part 1) Part 2 (Part 3)

[extemely-thoughtful-person]

Twisted Wonderland Chapter 6, Parts 1-16 Review

Sorry for the wait. This post will hold a brief summary of all events taking place within the chapter, followed by my own thoughts, theories, and opinions. All of which will be placed under the cut for spoilers.

⚠️ Spoiler warning! If you have not seen the translations then I recommend watching them before reading. You have been warned!⚠️

(Note: the bingo board will or will not be featured depending on the current events. Just because the theories might not be true, I kinda want to see how off I was. For this purpose, the board stays up.)

Chapter 6 summary

So, to start off we turn to our lovely MC who is currently in the process of having another nightmare vision. The vision shows us of the first part of the Hercules movie with Hades attending Hercules's christening (it's like a birthday/baptism but it can't truly be called a baptism in this case due to this being with pagen gods). Basically, it's Zeus trashing Hades as always, and the vision ends with Hades saying that he wishes for Zeus to drop dead before leaving the party.

MC wakes up to a concerned Ace and Deuce who ask why MC was passed out. After MC gives a brief explanation of what happened, they get worried about Grim and contact Crowley. The Headmaster disregards MC trying to tell him about Mickey and commands that they lock the doors and windows. He then tells Ace and Deuce to go back to their dorm and Crowley summons the Dorm leaders for an emergency meeting.

Ace and Deuce decide that they should try and find Grim before the dorm leaders. But as they search, they overhear Crowley saying that Ortho Shroud already caught Grim. What's more is that he seems afraid of someone coming to their school (along with the reputation with Ambrose, but that's about to become another problem entirely.)

Fast forward to a few days after the capture of Grim at the end of the festival.

Vil calls the VDC group together for a meeting at Ramshackle dorm. He takes responsibly for his actions and also tells us a few interesting things :

Their final performance was flawed due the Overblot fight before hand

He told a bit about Neige's backstory which is a little sad. (He lives with his dwarf companions and has for most of his life. In other words, he's an orphan [as far as I can tell])

Rook knew the whole time when questioned by Vil.

Basically, Vil asks how the group would have voted had they known about Neige's predicament. Kalim and Deuce say maybe, but Ace holds firm to his performance because according to him, it's a competition of the stage, and not sob stories. Vil agrees with Ace.

Anyway, Vil insists on paying for the month of training that the group underwent. At first everyone refuses, but he holds firm and they all agree, and Kalim starts the act of donating the money to get the Ramshackle dorm repaired. Almost everyone else follows suit accept for Ace and Deuce. Deuce wants the money to support his mom, and Ace wants to keep the money for himself (but he does offer to get us lunch. Thank Ace!👍)

They start talking about redecorating the dorm, but then Rook is called out about their performance and his opinion on it. Epel feels betrayed because Rook said their performance was perfect, when in reality it wasn't. Rook clarifies saying that they're performance was beautiful, but not perfect. (As far as I'm able to get, but I could've gotten that wrong.) They make up in the end, and everyone is happy 😊.

And this is where the fun begins...

Immediately following a loud crash is heard from outside. Everyone is in shock as Vil quickly realizes that the magical barrier around the school has been broken by intruders. Rook tells everyone to look outside and then to get down.

The window crashes as the intruders break in to the Ramshackle dorm. They appear to be robotic looking humans, who the gang now have to face. The mysterious intruders target Vil and Jamil, and after a fierce battle manage to overpower and capture the targets. The first years try to fight them as well, but get badly injured and pass out. Ace tried to contact Riddle, but couldn't before hitting the floor.

Meanwhile at the horse riding club, the intruders are spotted coming in their direction. When they arrive, Riddle asks if they have permission to visit, and after a moment of guilty silence he deems them rule breakers and hazardous. All dorm leaders have the power to lift the magical fighting ban in the face of an emergency. Riddle does this and with Sebek and Silver, they fight the intruders together. Riddle seems to have everything under control but then gets beaten up and taken away.

Silver then notices that the intruders only took Riddle and no one else. This makes the pair believe that the intruders are targeting the dorm leaders. Sebek instantly figures that Malleus is in danger and both rush to Diasomnia.

At the dorm, they find Malleus is okay and Lilia gets a call from a distressed Kalim for an emergency meeting.

Meanwhile in the botanical gardens, Ruggie is looking for Leona but then the intruders break through the ceiling. Glass rains down but Leona saves Ruggie. The intruders show themselves and target Leona. At first the two are ready for a fight, but then Leona surrenders after figuring out two things: 1) the people are wearing a special armor made to deflect magic (or absorb it, idk) and 2) he recognizes the logo on their armor: S.T.Y.X.

Leona recognizes that they are more powerful and surrenders his pen, agrees to go with them, and tells Ruggie to look after Savannaclaw.

At another area of the school, Azul and Idia are in an intense game of Chess with Idia coming out as the winner. Then when the barrier is breached, the game gets disrupted. Azul is freaking out about the barrier but Idia seems more mad about the game. Then he asks Ortho to examine the situation. Ortho quickly gives the required info and Idia concludes that the intruders are Carrier Guards (translations vary from translations, it might be called something entirely different depending where you look. Don't take my word for it.) They break into the classroom where the club is being held.

Azul is ready to attack but Idia tells him that the best option is surrender. Ortho backs up his brother and Azul agrees to comply. The Guards then tell Idia that he's wanted at the S.T.Y.X. HQ. Idia complains about the Guards violence and asks what his parents are up to but all information is denied. Knowing that he can't win, Idia agrees to go, Ortho following him and Idia gets ready.

All subjects have been captured at this point, and at the Headmaster's office, Crowley is also being taken away by the Carrier Guards. Most of the staff are bewildered, but Professor Trein understands the situation and takes charge of the school.

The remaining students meet at the Headmaster's office for an emergency meeting and Trein gives everyone the short explanation: the Carrier Guards are from a non governmental organization called S.T.Y.X. who are known to have studied blot, and Overblots for a long time. It then makes sense as to why certain people were targeted. The veteran students then find out from Kalim and Rook that Vil Overblotted.

Meanwhile with the victims, Riddle wakes up and is greeted to the rest of the squad. They then talk in the dark as they wait to arrive to their final unknown destination. They are able to piece together that Idia might have some kind of relationship with the company. Vil later confirms that S.T.Y.X. is run by the Shroud family who a branch of the Jupiter Conglomerate (the people who own the Olympus Tech Company). The Shrouds are an important family that's just as rich if not more so than the Al-Asims but they deal in shady business and research which is why they aren't as well known. Riddle, Azul and Jamil were the most surprised by this.

They arrive on the Isles of Lamentation at S.T.Y.X. and are greeted by Idia, who as it turns out is the co-director of his family business and is currently in charge while his parents are away.

This is the end of parts 1-16

List of personal thoughts and analysis points

Firstly, I just wanna say that this chapter so far has been better than anything I could have been able to predict. Hats of to Yana for making this chapter full of pleasant surprises.

So regarding personal thoughts, a lot of people already said so much on the chapter that makes sense. I have a few things to say that no one else has said so far, but not too much.

Capturing Grim and how MC got back

Honestly, out of all the things I thought would happen but never wrote down, this is probably the biggest one. I had a feeling that Ortho, and maybe Idia would be involved with the capture of Grim, but I never said anything because I was kinda leaning towards RSA getting to him first. But basically, when and how Grim was captured did not surprise me in the slightest because I had an idea that this was what they were going to do.

Now who put MC back at Ramshackle is the real mystery. If it was Malleus, then it would make sense, but maybe he'd be worriedly and stick around until we woke up? If it was anyone from RSA, we would already be exposed, so it can't be them either, (unless... Secret RSA allie?). Ace and Deuce found us in the dorm so it can't be any of them. Ortho probably couldn't carry someone as heavy so it can't be him, plus the fact Ortho is equipped with medical supplies and could have treated MC's injury before leaving, but seeing as we were still untreated at the dorm, it definitely can't be Ortho. Anyone else from NCR would have informed a member of the staff about an injured student, and carried us to the infirmary, but Ace and Deuce had to call the Headmaster because Grim was on the lose, so Crowley would have heard sooner that something was wrong. This rules out almost everyone we can name.

So in conclusion, it could be one of three people:

It could be a mysterious RSA student who isn't involved with anything Ambrose related. (Chenya is the one that comes to mind here, but even he's still on the fence [figuratively and literally])

It could have been Mickey. Maybe he somehow left the Mirror, after all, he's the only one who knew about Grim's disappearance besides MC. And if it was Mickey, I think we would be in big trouble.

Someone else who we have not heard of or even seen before hand. A new character who we may get to see during this chapter. Namely, I'm thinking on the the visiting Fourth years we've been hearing so much about. Maybe they were in a hurry, and couldn't stick around for to long so they dropped us off at the Ramshackle dorm.

Neige's Backstory

He is based off of Snow White, so honestly, I didn't really know what to expect. It makes sense, but that raises the question: who are his parents? Why did they leave him?

There are too many questions and not enough information to figure any of this out.

As for the voting with knowledge, I still would've voted for Vil regardless of Neige's past. I simply liked Vil's work more than Neige. I get Vil explaining what happened to give us the clue that everyone carries a story, but still (yes!!! Totally nailed the first prediction).

Do I like Neige more than I did before? Not really. I'm not trying to be mean, and I understand he has one of those always-looks-on-the-bright-side kind of personalities, but I need to know more about him in order to change my opinion on him in anyway. (Personally, if the theories I've been making about him being manipulated are true then that would make him so much more interesting, but that's just me¯\_(ツ)_/¯).

The Carrier Guards (aka Charons)

This was my favorite part of start. I mean, most people were probably thinking "FBI! OPEN UP!!!" but personally, the thought going through my head at the time was "ALRIGHT!!!! WHO CALLED THE S.W.A.T TEAM??!!"

However, reactions aside, there is some interesting things we see with the guards. At first, I thought they were just people in armor, however weird little messages and scenes from the chapter suggest that these things are anything but human.

The first thing I've noticed was that with our first encounter, normally human would have more character to them. They would probably just break the door down, and even if they still did the window crash, they would try not to hurt anyone more than necessary. I'm not saying this because it's obvious, but more along the lines that, besides receiving orders and giving them, we haven't heard them say anything else. They are either lazer focused on their mission, or they were programed to follow orders.

During the second attack is where things get interesting. Did anyone else notice the animals strange behavior besides the Horse riding club? Silver said that they could be acting off due to the weather, but I think it's something else. One thing I can think of is something unnatural, otherworldly in a sense. The Charons gave off a strange aura that scared the horses, even from afar. Leona and Ruggie even knew something was off about them, with Ruggie saying that the Guards gave off a foul smell.

So that much mean that these Carrier Guards are more than just robots. Either the Isle of Lamentation have something that the Guards brought with them, or it's the Guards themselves. Are they animated for infinite power? Maybe they contain some kind of ghost? Perhaps they have people, but they under some kind of mind control? Who knows?

Idia Shroud (You absolute mad lad! 💖💖😀)

So this chapter has given us a lot of new information about Idia and his family. So let's start unpacking it by say one thing that most people haven't got yet: IDIA DIDN'T SEND THE S.T.Y.X HERE EVERYONE!!! He didn't even know they were coming!

So the next thing that I thought was interesting was Idia's reaction to the whole situation. He took it calmly regardless of how little he knew about what was going on. And there's more to his calm reaction than meets the eye.

Note that everyone else kind of panicked a little, with Azul being the most active, but Idia barley reacted at all, the only shock he experienced was the the chess board was messed up. But that had me questioning: why was Idia so calm?

Considering all the possibilities for his background, I think I've got a pretty good idea as to why. Most of which reminds me of an actual historical event that took place during WWII. The event in question is known as the Blitz.

For anyone who doesn't know, the Blitz was a time period during World War Two where the Germans bombed the city of London. Since the Germans couldn't conquer Britain on the water, they hoped to bomb the capital city into surrender (if memory serves correct). One of the things I remember reading about was the people's reaction to the Blitz, maybe during the first few weeks, everyone was panicking, but eventually for the survivers whenever they heard the siren they remained calm, and went to a bomb shelter. I'm not saying that the weren't afraid, but after it happening a lot, they learned not to be surprised, stay calm, and to do the safest thing and quickly get to safety. They had to be ready to go at anytime and they couldn't go back for anything they may have forgotten.

Now, I'm not saying Idia was alive during a war, but what I am saying is that he has been in situations like this one before. Where at the S.T.Y.X headquarters, you always have to be ready for an emergency, and you have to learn to expect anything to happen. Instead of trying to question it, you have to stay calm and do the best thing you can do in your current situation. Play your part quickly and accurately and you'll be fine. It all goes back to adapting to the situation. Regardless of how dangerous, you have to be ready for anything.

Idia has obviously been trained for situations like this due to his position. The first thing he did after getting over the brief shock was to ask Ortho to examine the situation. After he had enough information to know what was going on, he made his choices based on that knowledge. He didn't hesitate, he didn't stutter. He told Azul to stand down because as far as he could see, it was the best and safest strategy to deploy at the time. Basically, Idia's calm reaction was due to being trained for emergency situations. He was taught to not panic in times like this and to make tough decisions quickly.

Now, before I go on, just wanted to say hats off to Azul for putting the first years out of harm's way first! He has come so far since chapter 3 and we are all proud!!!😊😊

We learn about Idia's family and the position that they hold. And after the chapter, something inside me clicked with Idia. After rewatching the Chapter 6 preview at the end of Chapter 5, it hit different, in a sad way.

When Idia said that he can't go anywhere, he meant that he literally couldn't go not because he didn't want to, but because he can't. He already has a lot of responsibilities for Lamentation, to S.T.Y.X., and currently as a dorm leader. He's been piled up with different titles and talents, but that all comes with a steep price. He isn't as free as everyone else, he has a lot of things he needs to keep track of, and he feels alone because of it. No one, not even the dorm leaders to some extent can understand how much Idia has to deal with, and what that means for his life. His future is already fixed but not in the direction Idia wants it. He can't change his career easily because there is no one else who can do his job for him.

Which is why Idia cuts corners so much. He has a lot to do, so he has to simply it all or he would go insane. He already has anxiety which I'm starting to think is due to the immense amount of pressure that he deals with on a daily basis. Interacting with other people is a problem for him because of reputation, status and responsibilities. He doesn't want to make himself look bad and is afraid of slipping up in front of someone else. It's why he tries to avoid all the unnecessary troubles people bring.

Speaking of which, I've noticed a few things about him that back this up:

He doesn't Bet where he knows he has no chance (ex: Bean's Day)

He tries to simply things to where he can handle the problem (ex: Star Sending)

He will speak his mind in front of others, and not everything he has to say is nice (ex most of his interactions, namely the Ghost Marriage event)

People in general have their own problems that can't easily be examined. Unlike a machine, you can't pull apart a person a just fix them by tinkering with their brain. Idia can't easily understand others because unlike Robots, people are unpredictable.

Everyone else on the other hand don't know what Idia goes through so they don't understand why he is the way he is.

Realizing this has made me love and appreciate Idia even more. Not only is he relatable to me, but he does a good job of taking responsibility and preforming his tasks without complaining. He understands purpose and does everything he can to live up to what people need him to be.

But that also makes me feel sorry for him. I hope that during this chapter, we'll find a way for him to be able to do more of what he likes and find a future where he can be happy, though I have a feeling that he might have to learn to accept the future he currently has before him.

Ortho wants Idia to be happy, and maybe this is why. Ortho had done a lot to try and get Idia to enjoy himself. Even though Idia doesn't always want to do what Ortho thinks will help him, Idia does it anyway for the love of his brother. And seeing Ortho happy makes Idia feel good, because to him, Ortho is the one that truly matters to him. And they both love each other and are willing to go out of their way to keep each other safe. Ortho wants a future where Idia can be happy, and Idia only wants Ortho with him because he is the only one who truly cares.

Honestly, their relationship so sweet and I hope nothing bad happens to Ortho because it would affect both of them. Badly.

Okay, that's all I have for this part. Please see the pinned post for context.

See you next chapter part!!!🤗🤗🤗

Side note: Vil has a lot of experience with responsibilities so maybe he's the only one who might be able to get to Idia, even though Vil's responsibilities are more optional in his favor, so...🤷