#eely rambles

Okay so in canon, we know Kiyo’s sister made his uniform and (I THINK) (DONT QUOTE ME ON THIS) he canonically doesn’t like it very much but wears it because of the whole… sister thing.

This redesign is meant to NOT be just a replacement of the OG design, but takes place in a non-despair AU where Kiyo actually learns that the relationship he had with his sister was NOT a healthy one. He gets support from his classmates and possibly the therapy he DESPERATELY NEEDS, and after beginning to accept his situation, he makes his OWN uniform with help and input from his peers.

That being said, what all did I do and what was my thought process?

- his og outfit was highly inspired by military-style clothing, and. *The anti-semetic armband.* so all that went in the trash because I didn’t like it

- I put him in more comfy traveling clothes—a soft button-up, a cardigan, slightly baggy pants, high travel boots. He travels a lot so might as well be comfy for it! The boots have a fluffy lining for cold weather

- I changed the hat. He needed a hat still but I changed it from a military style hat to a sea man type hat. It just felt right.

- kept the mask, but he wears it more because of his travels—lots of diseases. + his sister died of illness so he’s cautious about that. (I did change some of his story too but I tried to keep the big plot points while not romanticizing it)

- kept the bandages too. He does a lot of field work so I imagine he gets scratches a lot. Just another precaution to protect himself when traveling.

- I wanted to use the rope and rose motifs in his official art. I was so disappointed there wasn’t more of that. So his cardigan and pants have matching vine patterns and he has a rope tied around his waist—it’s there because sometimes you need a rope yknow. It’s a tool but also stylish/hj

- it’s commented on in the game how he’s very feminine (QUEER) and how he “has the kind of beauty that puts female colleagues to shame” ??? which is a weird way of forshadowing BUT I decided he gets to have long eyelashes and longer nails.

- his locket has been moved from his breast pocket to a necklace.

- and lastly I kinda liked the weird stringy hair thing Danganronpa does sometimes?? I just gave it more volume because . Yeah.

So yeah those are my big notes. How about some more story-based explanations?

- Kiyo got used to the darker palette (plus it keeps the mysterious spooky vibe the creators were going for), so he just kept that.

- all the material is soft and breathable, which was his priority when looking for the base clothing pieces!

- Angie helped him with the rose and vines! They’re embroidered. All Kiyo said was that he felt it was all very green and wanted to bring back some red, something about roses, and that’s what Angie came up with for him. He really liked how it came out

So yeah :] I hope y’all enjoy, I like the final product. Definitely not intended to be canon in the event of the killing game universe but I’ve always preferred exploring non-despair AUs.

If anyone WANTS to hear about the story changes I made lmk but uhhh I’m not making that my first Danganronpa post ahahahahahahha (<- read this as frightened and shaking like a chihuahua)

Anyway I imagine her house is full of bug stuff, like the bug poster. Maybe possibly the cute set of items? She usually likes natural and muted colours, like brown and green and stuff, but she also loves wearing cute dresses and stuff so it would make sense if she had cutesy furniture too

There’s a reason beyond “haha funny” to why she likes Blathers too I swear LMAO. She’s a huge biology nerd, especially towards bugs. Naturally. So when she found out there was a museum??? With a bug exhibit??? She just HAD to go see it. She met Blathers, he was obviously terrified of her because she’s a SCORPION, and she didn’t entirely realize he was afraid of bugs and just thought his awkward, nervous demeanor was charming and cute. She just made it a habit to visit the museum and she got attached to Blathers and decided they’re friends and they’re getting soft tacos later (much to Blathers’s dismay)

Anyway Callie doesn’t mean to scare anyone. She’s a sweetheart really. She’s a little introverted, but hardly gets upset. If you hit her with a net she’d probably be like “excuse me. i know I’m a scorpion but please don’t try to sell me. I’m a little too big for that net anyway”

She’s also pretty physically strong for someone who’s usually sitting under trees and reading? It took her a while to learn how to use a fishing rod with her claws, so she originally just wrangled fish out of the water by hand claw. It was kind of funny to watch actually