#gravitywall

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Long had they rested between reality and the void, in want to dream and bask in memories that weren't tainted by what was now.

As such, the sudden hustle and bustle of a lively city that felt as alien to them as they were to it, more so than usual even, proved quite startling. They had not wakened yet, before their own subconscious had already decided - and taken them to a place to wholly different from what they'd known that it felt almost overstimulating.

There were people around - a sight which granted them comfort to some degree, if only because the idea of man was a concept that was as familiar to them as the feeling of shaping and manifesting at will. But the language here was... foreign. It should be impossible for them to not understand any language of any region known to them, for they had crafted them all, but this was so strange to them that for the first time in an eternity, they felt genuine anxiety again. Not quite fear - but enough to reinforce their guards by about ten times.

If anything, no one seemed to pay the person who had suddenly appeared amidst them out of literally nowhere any mind, far too busy with their own problems and plans and lives to live. But the Stranger had no illusions that it would stay this way for long. Their choice of robe was different to what they could immediatly see around them, not enough to count as a costume, but enough to stick out even if only a little.

First things first. Golden glittering eyes scanned the area around them, as their consciousness expanded over about three kilometers around them, for them to get a rough idea of where they were, only to come up short when they realized that this land was completely unknown to them.

The realization settled.

Oh, this was a completely different creation seperate from any version of themself. There was no way for them to know what would expect them, were they to come face to face with the creator of this reality. Should they leave yet?

No.

The fact he had taken their children and destroyed everything they'd created and loved to make his own selfish wish of his own universe come true did not mean he couldn't have fled from their wrath to a wholly foreign existence.

They'd stay, at least, until they were absolutely sure Cyrus would not be found here.

Their consciousness retracted entirely back into their body not even a second after it had expanded.

@gravity-wall sent in: Give me your baseline crossover headcanons for both sinner demon and winner angel Komaeda.

before i begin i'm gonna establish that both of these take place after dr2. specifically i think this is a world where komaeda is not woken up after the neo world program due to actually dying — with his weak constitution he was unable to endure his virtual death and actually passed away instead of slipping into a coma. with that out of the way... let's go:

sinner komaeda: it's natural komaeda end up in hell for his actions. even outside of ultimate despair he still was an agent of chaos and despair in the neo world program — even if his intentions were to make hope stronger. i think komaeda would view ending up in hell as the ultimate bad luck. which means... he's actually excited to be here.

now, don't get me wrong, komaeda doesn't necessarily think he deserves to be in hell after his stunt in the neo world program. he doesn't know the result — so he assumes it worked. and his delusions of grandeur during that stunt gave him the idea that it would make him the ultimate hope. however, he also understands why he would end up here. after all, he used to be a remnant of despair. so he understands why he'd end up in this place.

due to this being an extreme case of bad luck for komaeda — probably the worst he's ever experienced — that means there is insanely good luck on the horizon for him. he's not scared to be in hell. like i said, he's excited. komaeda has never been able to properly process bad situations due to his luck cycle. and there's no way things could get worse from this point. i think komaeda's luck might get really out of whack because of the circumstances. it seems to work like a balancing act normally — swinging back and forth between extremes to balance itself out. since komaeda would be consistently suffering as a sinner in hell... his luck has to balance out that suffering.

i think komaeda would end up accumulating a lot of power in this scenario. perhaps gaining some notoriety as "the lucky demon," constantly stumbling into good fortune. no one dares bet against him in any game of chance because they are destined to lose. — if komaeda keeps up his self-proclaimed "ultimate hope" bullshit in the afterlife i can see him possibly attempting to become an overlord.

komaeda wants hope to prevail — and he wants every little bit of despair to be destroyed. as he put it in udg: he wants it to be burned down all the way to the roots. and what is the most despair-ridden place of all time? hell.

i'm sure you can imagine his intentions. he's probably a fan of the extermination stuff.

i think komaeda would also really admire charlie — someone seemingly so hopeful in such a despair-filled place. he'd really like the idea for the hazbin hotel, although i think he'd disagree with the idea that anyone can be redeemed (in a very hypocritical fashion). he can understand if people ended up here undeservingly, but if people have fully given into despair... he wouldn't believe such weak, detestable people deserve a shot as heaven.

i could see him checking into the hotel to kinda offer challenges and shit to the residence — really test their limits and see how strong their hopes to reach redemption really are. in which case he'd probably butt heads with alastor. but these are just hypotheticals so who knows.

angel komaeda: the greatest stroke of luck he's ever gotten — a ticket into heaven. against all odds. but if the ultimate luck couldn't win against any odds it wouldn't be much of a talent, would it? of course, due to this extreme stroke of luck... komaeda is on edge.

heaven is everything komaeda could ever wish for in a world. it's beautiful — the people are beautiful — there's no hint of despair. it's truly paradise. and it unsettles komaeda how good everything is. because, as his luck cycle dictates, what follows extremely good luck is extremely bad luck. and he has no clue if or when it might hit him. or whether that even applies in the afterlife.

but... if heaven is the paradise for the dead that it is meant to be... and nothing does happen to shake things up... i think komaeda would get bored with it. of course he would admire it for a long while. he'd be in awe — amazed that someone as wretched as him could have a place here. he would also be on his best behavior. polite and happy and praising everyone around him. putting everyone up on a pedestal. he probably weirds people out with this behavior, but he clearly means well. and this is heaven, so... there shouldn't be anything to worry about, right? even if he's a little odd.

but the thing is... i think komaeda is someone who needs conflict. he needs to increase the stakes. he can never be content. like when naegi became the ultimate hope and junko died — that should've been the peak. everything he's ever wanted. the ultimate hope destroying the ultimate despair. and yet... he wanted to continue to push naegi further. he wanted to make a new ultimate despair for him to fight against. so he can grow stronger and stronger.

heaven initially seems like a place full of hope — but komaeda would eventually realize that there is nothing "hopeful" about being stagnant. about being complacent. because hope has no limits... that means this can't be it. perfection is something you constantly strive for... so maybe heaven itself isn't perfect. maybe heaven has been complacent for too long.

((Hmm... what other tea do I have to spill...

I guess I can say that people don't communicate well here in general. I've been on both ends of a problem where someone doesn't tell the other person that something's wrong until it's too late. Not to mention the whole ghosting thing. Oh god the ghosting.

We say things like "if you have a problem with a person, tell them!" but then we proceed to not do that out of a fear of confrontation or something. I recently stayed in a friendship for far longer than I should have because I didn't want to treat them like a bunch of people treated me in the past. This is despite the fact I knew our relationship was one-sided and that it would be better for both of us if I broke it off.

And I guess that results in an rpc that would rather drop someone like a used tissue than have a conversation because we all seem to be neurodivergent in some way and confrontation is hard/stressful. Granted, not everyone is able to take hints but still we should at least have some empathy or understanding that there's another person with feelings on the other side of the keyboard, you know?

"There's no such thing as useless information, but a matter of matching it to the occasion. You wouldn't play football with a dead fish..." her words trailed off, her brow lowering over her eyes, pondering, considering. She's eating her own words while rubbing her chin pensively.

"There's no reason to be vague--it's not as if I will cast judgment." Even if she did place some judgment, to her it's not like it actually would matter or be beneficial to anything she needed to do. Her role was simply to collect. Since the other could clearly see her for she truly was, a shinigami, it was no true reason for her to be ambiguous. In her eyes, she cannot do much about the situation she walked into other than her duties. However, the damage to the soul is the issue she has.

Re:CREATORS Theme Song: gravityWall (Episode 1 ED Size)

SawanoHiroyuki[nZk] Feat. mizuki / oldToday

Lyrics, Composition, Arrangement: Hiroyuki Sawano Release Date: 28 June 2017 3rd song of the single “gravityWall / shØut” (Re:Creators OP & OP2)

TRANSLITERATION:

minareta machi o se ni  jikan to tomo ni hanareru hontou wa kowakatta  ano hi to wakaresou de  Fum

anata wa ooki na koe de  "ganbare" to kotoba de osu sono koe wa furueteite  naiteru to sugu ni wakatta

boku no kage o toorinuketa kaze o sagashi

namida afureru kara  senaka de arukidashite chiisaku te o futteita kodomo ni modoreru nara  kono kimochi nagetai

hitotsu mae wa heiki datta  ima no hari ni sasarete itamu

shasou ni utsuru keshiki wa  soremade to chigau kao de iru boku no me ni wa sono subete ga  itoshikute tooku mieru

sukoshizutsu boku no machi wa kokyou ni naru  boku no kage o toorinuketa kaze ga atarashii

itami ga afuredashite  nijimidasu hareta oto  karadajuu ga hagareteku itsuka wa kieteru darou  demo hanashitakunai

wakare no saigo no hi ni  tou-san wa "mata na" to itta sou ieba arigatou tte  tsutaeru no wasureteita

mata namida afuredashite  osaeta hazu no koe ga  omoide to soba o miteru otona no uso karite mo  kotae wa kawaranai

daremo ga hito o se ni  arukidasu atatakai ego anata demo te sagutta hibi  soko ni tatte te o tsunageta

KANJI:

見慣れた町を背に　時間と共に離れる 本当は怖かった　あの日と別れそうで　Fum

あなたは大きな声で　「頑張れ」と言葉で押す その声は震えていて　泣いてるとすぐに分かった

僕の影を通り抜けた風を探し

涙溢れるから　背中で歩き出して小さく手を振っていた 子供に戻れるなら　この気持ち投げたい

一つ前は平気だった　今の針に刺されて痛む

車窓に映る景色は　それまでと違う顔でいる 僕の目にはその全てが　愛しくて遠く見える

少しずつ僕の町は故郷になる　僕の影を通り抜けた風が新しい

痛みが溢れ出して　滲み出す腫れた音　身体中が剥がれてく いつかは消えてるだろう　でも放したくない

別れの最後の日に　父さんは「またな」と言った そういえばありがとうって　伝えるの忘れていた

また涙溢れ出して　抑えたはずの声が　思い出と側を見てる 大人の嘘借りても　答えは変わらない