#murderdeath

i didn’t end up making a pride themed post like i hoped… i did have concepts of one but when i started to execute it it was way to crowed and complicated to understand.

so; take these ship paring drawings i made as a fill in for it! some of these i did recently and others are a little old.

murder sans by: ask-dusttale

fell sans by: vic the underfella

farm/박상주 by: guinongtale_AU

negative by: valensealover

candy by: babyabbiestar

color by: superyoumna

ccino by: black-nyanko

nightmare by: jokublog Undertale community

cy by: me solarlight by: my friend (you can see more of them on my tt :3)

How can they be so relaxed?

This thought takes up all of Mukuro’s mind, leaving no room for the quiet, easy discussion going on around her. It’s so strange, she thinks. The entire world is writhing in chaos this very instant, but these girls treat this room as a safe heaven. If something were to happen right now, there’s no way they could react in time to save themselves. Even their clothes serve as an obstacle.

Chihiro sports a mint green tank top and matching shorts that don’t even cover her whole thighs. There’s no protection there whatsoever. The chipped nail on Mukuro’s hand could rip those tissues to shreds.

Aoi’s covered in a pale pink nightgown that goes down to her ankles. The light pouring down from above makes the pink bow resting on her collarbone shimmer. It’s pretty, but it clearly restricts her movement. She wouldn’t be able to run very fast in it.

Sakura also sports a nightgown, but hers is slightly more practical. It’s a strappy little thing that stops at her knees. The pastel blue fabric hugs her muscles tightly. She’d rip every seam in that thing if she had to fight.

Mukuro’s clad in a set of flannel pajamas Junko insisted on her wearing. It’s covered in little purple dogs. She has no idea why they’re there, but it’s warm, and she can fight in it.

"Mukuro-chan? Are you ok?" Mukuro whips around until she’s facing the source of the voice, and finds herself face-to-face with an extremely worried Aoi. 

"I’m fine," Mukuro answers. She flashes a forced smile, and though it makes Aoi relax slightly, there’s still a worried tilt to her eyebrows. 

"Um…Ikusaba-san?" Chihiro mumbles. Mukuro takes a moment to be grateful for her sharp sense of hearing, and then awkwardly clambers around Aoi to sit by Chihiro.

"Fujisaki-san?"

"Can I paint your nails?" Chihiro asks, looking at her with wide, hopeful eyes.

Mukuro freezes for just a moment. She imagines bright red nails, filed to a sharp point, covering her hands. She sees them dig into tender flesh, sending rivulets of blood coursing down long, lean fingers.

She clears her head of that image, and looks down at her own hands. They’re extremely short, and filed to round, harmless stubs. The torn nail is an irregularity.

"What color are you planning on using?" Mukuro asks hesitantly.

Chihiro smiles, and holds up a container of cool, blue polish. “This one. It suits you very well.”

Even the color is calming. It reminds her of the ocean at night; calm and quiet.

Mukuro looks back to the other girls. Aoi’s almost bouncing in place, and nods at her, urging her to accept. Hot pink polish covers her fingers.

Sakura sits next to her, her arms folded over her chest. Her nails are a pastel, cheery yellow. They look perfect.

she tries SO HARD to replicate junko's constantly shifting personality and her sudden mood shifts but she only comes off as being weird and kind of annoying

but junko isn't like that at all. junko is wonderfully manipulative and she's excellent at reading people and situations. she gets bored with her own personality yes, but she can also judge what personality to use in what situation in order to get what she wants. her quirkiness comes off as amazing, and she draws people in. mukuro doesn't have that same charisma, and she's too awkward around others to ever really leave the impression that junko does.

THIS IS GOING TO BE VERY LONG BECAUSE YOU PICKED MY FAVORITES FROM BOTH GAMES. it's going under a cut. cracks knuckles. let's do this shit.

hinata first just for you.

Attraction level: 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10

i'm sorry hinata. poor hinata. he is nothing special to me i am usually not attracted to dudish-presenting people and hinata is no exception to that rule. i'm endeared to him and so that automatically makes him cute in my mind but not attractive. also i think he needs to stop cutting his hair and get someone a little more talented to but it for him. (i can't think of any sdr2 kid who could do it though. they're all horrid. maybe mahiru. maybe)  

Love for the Character:1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10

he gets a solid 8! i love him very much. he is very special to me and he tries so hard. he has so much love for his friends and he wants to support them all but he's no naegi, he's not able to be as gentle and as understanding as naegi naturally is. but he tries, and he always tries, even when it's hard and he wants to give up. i really love him for that.

How much the char has grown on me: 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10/

i've never hated hinata. he was just There in my mind for the longest time. im pretty sure it is mostly due to you that i took the time to step back and actually examine him as a character, too! and once i did that, i realized how much i really do love him. so yes, he's grown on me.

Badassness level:1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10

you can't tell me he isn't badass. he's not that physically strong but dammit he keeps trying even on hellmurder island. his dear friends kill each other all around him and he keeps pushing on. that's badass.

How upset I’d be if the char got killed off:1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10

i know that hinata is The Protagonist which should cement him to live, but i'm not sure if he will. i'm really worried for him!!! i'm afraid something Terrible will happen to him from the endgame spoilers i've gathered. i don't want him to die. i want him to stay how he is.

akane!

Attraction level: 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10

i'm actually not all that attracted to her. she's cute, but her design always makes me a little upset. i think it's partially because i find myself headcanoning her as (guess what) aroace and that she just doesn't care about attraction. idk this one is hard to answer depending on what mood im in.

Love for the Character:1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10

akane. AKANE OWARI. AKANE OWARI IS A COMPLETE BADASS AND SHE'S RAD AS HELL AND SHE'S AMAZING AND I REFUSE TO ACCEPT ANYTHING ELSE. she is So Unpopular though and this breaks my heart. so few people care about her WHEN THEY SHOULD BECAUSE SHE'S PERFECT. she's brash and she's the type of person to fight first, ask questions later and she holds on to life and survival for both herself and others with a vicious ferocity. she's bad with words and she's horribly out of touch with her emotions and she believes that physical power and stoicity (not sure if thats actually a word, oh well) is strength when strength comes in so many different forms. she's fucked up but she's a survivor and i love her. 

How much the char has grown on me: 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10/

i disliked most of the sdr2 characters to some degree when i first found it, and akane was one of the ones i didnt care about in early chapters. but her relationship (coughs moirallegiance) with nidai helped her grow on me. and her free time events. EVERYONE PLEASE READ HER FREE TIME EVENTS LEARN WHY AKANE IS SO AMAZING AND LEARN JUST WHAT SHES HAD TO DEAL WITH ALL OF HER LIFE. reading those cemented her in my heart.

Badassness level:1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10

akane is one of the, if not THE, most badass character. an abuse and sexual assault survivor who still pushes on every day? a kid who forced herself to grow up just to take care of her younger siblings who had no way to do it herself? a kid who flung herself into gymnastics and became a shsl just because it could get her money to care for them? yeah. she's badass.

How upset I’d be if the char got killed off:1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10

she's Not Allowed To Die. i won't allow it.

mukuro!

Attraction level: 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10

mukuro is cute as heck. she's cute when she pretends to be junko and she's cute when she's herself and she's just. she's cute. i want to kiss her on the cheek.

Love for the Character:1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10

i think 8 is a good number for this. she's not my absolute favorite, but i really love her. i love her dedication and i love her loyalty. i love the fact that she can turn herself into a complete weapon and just shut off her brain. i love how much she cares for the few people she grows close to. i love her. 

How much the char has grown on me: 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10/

i can't say she's grown on me much, because i always liked her! i liked her since the moment i saw her. she's grown on me only a little, but not much.

Badassness level:1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10

hell yes. go mukuro.

How upset I’d be if the char got killed off:1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10

So yesterday I went off on a Twitter rant, but unfortunately based it on some bad information that I thought proved that overstaffing Indy police officers would do nothing for crime. I looked up the REAL numbers, and not limited by Twitter's 140 characters, want to write them up here. (TL;DR - I was wrong, but ..... )

     Indianapolis Chicago Chicago/Indy

Pop (millions)  0.829718   2.696 3.249296749

Pop (10k)  82.9718 269.6 3.249296749

Murders So Far 65 165         2.538461538

Murders (/10k)  0.7833 0.6120 0.781234136

Cops (Per 10k) 20 44.2 2.21

Is Indy experiencing more murders per capital than Chicago?  Yes. 1.28x the Chicago rate per capita.

How many more cops does Chicago have than Indy? LOTS. Chicago has 2.21x as many cops as Indianapolis

So does Indy need more cops? Maybe a few. But this really looks like an issue of diminishing returns*. I know, WARNING: SMALL SAMPLE SIZE, but 2.21x as many cops for a reduction in murders/capita of ~22% seems like there's a point where adding more cops only gets you marginal help in the number.

So is the Marion County Democratic Party right for attacking Mayor Ballard over the number of police offices? I was wrong. Sure, a few more cops wont' hurt and would possibly be of a little help, but mostly in property crime vs murder rate.  Sadly, the MCDP is going for the lowest hanging fruit by focusing on murders (of which more cops will have a much smaller effect) and also implying that ANY project the Mayor wants to spend money on (whether they are good or not is another question) is ill advised while we are 'critically short on cops' to 'keep us safe from murderdeath'.  City budgets don't work in a way that Project A can just be cut and all money goes to Service B. Not to mention that sometimes Project A is good**. I'd also argue that turning Indianapolis into a police state isn't exactly the welcoming friendly image we'd like to portray, a cop on every corner, gun holstered and ready to protect us from the savages who would murder that poor family from Carmel and take their Lexus. </sarcasm> I think it'd be MUCH more useful to sure, hire a few more cops, but also look at the reasons for the crime rate - poor employment opportunities, shitty mass transit that further reduces many's employment options, and a terrible horrible no good very bad public school system that even further traps people in a cycle of crime and poverty. But that takes longer to say than "OMG BALLARD SPENDS MONEY ON THINGS OTHER THAN COPS AND WANTS YOU TO DIE".

Does anyone remember 2007? Apparently not in the Marion County Democratic Party offices. I remember the GOP and Ballard's campaign attacking Mayor Bart Peterson for the murder rate going up, how he wasn't putting enough cops on the street, how he wanted us to ALL DIE MURDERDEATH and Democrats defending him, saying the Mayor can only do so much about crime, that police staffing is only so effective, that there is a lot more to crime numbers than number of cops. Now the roles are reversed and NO ONE in either party seems to care about the massive hypocrisy. 

*Someday I want to do a bigger statistical study comparing police officer numbers with murder rates across cities of various size to see if there really are diminishing returns there.

** Okay, so the cricket stadium.... is it good? Probably not. But how many people, if transported back to when the Hoosier Dome was being proposed would have said building a stadium with no team was a good idea? I am NOT saying that the cricket stadium is like that, BUT I'm also saying that this city has had it's success in taking chances. A refusal to take any chances, and instead just play the safe road in everything, will stagnate our city. Sometimes chances don't work. Sometimes they are just dumb. But that's how you grow.