2023.06.01 09:49 Genprey Student File #47: Ako Amau's Really Bad, No Good Day
![]() | So, uhh...I have a bit of explaining to do. First: this is not, infact, Miyako's section. However, unlike the previous Rabbit delay, Miyako's section is actually written. submitted by Genprey to BlueArchive [link] [comments] So what had happened was: the next JP story section was announced for the 7th of this month, which will continue the Rabbit Squad's story. Naturally, this means that there's likely to be more revealed about our Rabbit girls, and while the previous 3 members' respective analysis had been posted before the announcement, I'd like to hold onto Miyako's section incase there are developments in her character that are worth writing about. With that being said, let's go see what's bothering Ako. So You've Had a Bad Day?https://preview.redd.it/tuxk366ebc3b1.png?width=206&format=png&auto=webp&s=a97404dca17628269a7ab118bec7841d7e95eef4 There's a lot to unpack about Ako here, and although it tempts me to do so, I will try my best to make any cow jokes...even if certain aspects of her design may call for it. Ahem Upon first meeting her, Ako comes off as, for a lack of better words, overbearing, and for a good part of her bond story, she really lays a lot of her issues onto Sensei, at times becoming frustrated enough to link him with her daily troubles. Overall, Ako really gives the impression that everything is out to get her. Beginning with Appearances, I'd actually like to start with Ako's main color scheme consisting of various blues. This is something that would easily be overlooked, but I believe it's a strategic choice in color given Ako's main character trait. The name, 'Amau', can be interpreted as a rainy/gloomy season, which, of course, is associated with the color blue so often that we often associate 'the blues' with troubles. Next is a less obvious visual detail: https://preview.redd.it/orh73iivcc3b1.png?width=350&format=png&auto=webp&s=cb687eb627b4ce10c393703a44b7a9bbf21c6a40 This is Ako's halo, which has a very distinct design that, honestly, took awhile for me to even get a clue as to what it's supposed to represent. At first, I saw it as an eye, which would make sense for the Abydos girls, less so for Ako and the Prefects. After looking at it closely, I made out a crescent moon and remembered something my uncle's fishermen buddies had always told me while I was just a tyke: "Never stick your finger [towards] a [crescent] moon [if you can] still see the round part. It'll give you bad luck all the way until you get old." As you can guess from me having to insert a lot of context, five-year-old me was not very good at paying attention, but that little saying managed to stick with me. Looking it up, it appears to be a superstition from sailors, who associated such a view with oncoming storms. Visually, said moon would look a bit like this: https://preview.redd.it/lkiuvbr8ec3b1.jpg?width=650&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c22fb3ac23c8808b0c67b2a65081f76442681609 It's not 1:1 with how Ako's halo looks, but it does seem to be a crescent moon encompassing the 'disc', with the former being far more pronounced than the latter. With that in mind, the outermost part of Ako's halo could be a pointer or compass, which would lend itself to the superstition. Admittedly, this is a really weird reference that I'm not even sure is very well known, much less in other regions. But, at the very least, I think it's an interesting guess to bring up here that's somewhat fitting of Ako's main theme. Still, grain of salt. If that is somehow what's being referenced, it would fit along with Ako being superstitious/paranoid that everyone/thing has decided to bring her misfortune. As a sidenote, the 'crescent' part of her halo has a notable fracture, similar to what would be caused by stress. Plus, if we were looking at a certain Mother Goose story about fiddles, a moon, and co- *Cough* All of this points to Ako's main personality: a girl who is stressed out to the point of becoming superstitious. While, yes, it's crazy to see Ako take things like a regular power surge as a terrorist attack specifically targeted at her, it's really hard to blame Ako when Makoto repeatedly makes unreasonable demands, sends trash to the Prefect mailbox, sticks nails in Ako's slippers, and sends over her subordinates for 'inspection', along with having to stay up all night fixing Iori's messes. To top that off, Ako has really poor stress-management skills, a point that Sensei brought up, leading to Ako mistaking her having someone (Sensei) to vent to about her stress with becoming more stressed out. Combine that with Ako's natural pride, and we get this little treat: https://i.redd.it/41j5czp0pc3b1.gif That is a scene that is most likely a good number of your guys' home screen. Aside from being a humbling punishment game, Ako's experience with a leash managed to cool her down, as she would...mostly apologize to Sensei for getting a bit out-of-control and become more reasonable. Overall, Ako simply needs someone to talk to, given Hina is too busy (and not somebody Ako would like to burden, anyways), Iori probably isn't exactly the best girl to have lend an ear to Ako, and Chinatsu is usually off fulfilling her own responsibilities. As a result, we can assume Ako is often left alone as her stress builds up. It may seem like Ako is antagonistic towards Sensei, but really, she simply uses him for stress relief without realizing it/that she needed someone to vent to. This is evidence by the fact that Ako remarks that she 'feels a lot better after talking to Sensei' and even worries about his own stress/work management. In that regard, the two have a unique relationship that can be likened to two overworked employees. Moving onto Ako's other physical characterstics, she wears a cowbe-...err, on her left wrist is what appears to be a cuff/chain that are used on dairy farm ani-...the rings on her shoes.... Okay, no matter how much I try to avoid the reference, Ako has some similar qualities as a cow. Why that is I cannot pinpoint, but hilarious or tragic enough (depending on your PoV), cows are often stressed out by the chiming of a cowbell around their neck, to the point where they may experience fatigue or develop behavioral issues. Taking a look at the buckles of Ako's shoes, they have a similar appearance as the nose rings given given to bulls and cows. For adults, the purpose is to control their behavior, especially given that bulls are notoriously unpredictable and can get rather angry on a dime. For the young, it discourages teething so that farmers may give mothers a bit of a break or get them started on eating other meals. It probably doesn't need to be said, but being bound by chains is also not something cows (or anyone outside unique individuals) really enjoy. I don't believe Ako is a direct reference to a cow, especially given her race isn't based on any animal, however, she does wear accessories that would cause irritation, which is tragic, given how much stress she receives already. And, yes, I know what most of you are probably thinking about. Stop that, you degenerates. Hina Adorationhttps://preview.redd.it/j4lhivhtsc3b1.png?width=800&format=png&auto=webp&s=58c5aeb7a61635825daffc1ec04580d0859201cfAko's final trait is her adoration for Hina. On one hand, this is mostly founded on respect, as Ako praises Hina as a perfect/hardwoker and aspires to follow in her footsteps. On the other hand...Ako gets a bit more obsessive. In comedic situations, it's noted that being referred to as 'Hina's dog' doesn't bother Ako, nor does she make any attempt to deny such accusations. As shown in the official comic and in the Summer PV, Ako goes full degenerate when presented with the idea of having Hina try on new swimsuits. For serious moments, Ako goes full manic when Hina is missing or otherwise in danger, being ready to burn down Trinity after Arius's attack and doing everything she can to allow Hina some rest over the summer (at the cost of her own/the other Prefects' well-being). To add to all this, there's the text on Ako's Unique Weapon: It is an important item that was handed to Ako when she was appointed as an administrative officer after a lot of painstaking efforts. She carries it with her all the time and takes very good care of it.From that flavor text, we learned that Ako had apparently worked her bottom off to earn her position as Hina's secretary and, upon given her gun, she treats it with the utmost care and, despite being in a supportive role/not usually requiring it, carries it around everywhere she goes. Hell, even during Ako's bit of shame as she has been leashed, her gun rests safely on her back. Put simply, Ako has a similar level of respect for Hina that Haruka has for Aru, except in the case of the latter, we know Haruka to be drawn to Aru as her very first friend during a time where she was repeatedly bullied. Ako's feelings towards Hina have yet to be given an origin point, and as far as we can tell, she simply views Hina as a really good rolemodel. Whether or not there's more to things than that isn't yet known, but it'd be interesting to see what Ako was like before joining the Prefects. Ako vs. KayokoBefore closing, there has been an interesting interaction that was shown early on in the first arc of the main story. That is: Ako's relationship with Kayo.Kayo, as many of you know, is a really laid-back girl who has a scary appearance, but never bothers anyone. Throughout Aru's antics, Kayo simply rolls with the punches, offering a bit of reason, but ultimately letting her friend go along with her wild plans. Kayo is, overall, of little words and never seems to get too agitated... Well, except: https://preview.redd.it/253sr0zqzc3b1.jpg?width=1785&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=dbd1be2f6088233894e8c58a1e7f451de187a010 After waking up from having been KO'd, Kayoko would respond to Ako in a...not very friendly way. Earlier in the scene, it was revealed through Mutsuki that every other member of the Problem Solvers did not recognize the Prefects, implying that they had never had a direct run-in with them previously. Given Kayo referred to Ako by her (full) name and recognized that such a reckless raid was something that Ako would do (and not Hina), we can assume that the two had been previously acquainted on less-than-positive terms. On Ako's end, she was, or at least presented herself as being, less aggressive towards Kayo, but made a statement implying that she knew a lot about Kayo. All-in-all, the exchange was very personal, although as of now, we haven't had anything else elaborate on how/when the two were originally acquainted. This would be an interesting development that we'll hopefully be able to see in a (being hopeful here) Problem Solver origin story. As mentioned earlier in this post, I want to sit on Miyako's section until after the latest Rabbit chapter, which may be a bit of time. Given that, the next analysis will focus on our beautiful, genius hacker, Himari, followed up by her |
2023.05.31 09:35 minecraftkidwoop Generation Loss Tweet: November 4th, 1990 Hidden Clue
![]() | Hello! I'm sure people have probably pointed this out before but I didn't see anything on here when I was looking for theories on it so I thought I'd mention it. submitted by minecraftkidwoop to Ranboo [link] [comments] On the Generation Loss twitter this image was posted a while ago: Image posted on Generation Loss twitter in January of 2022 People noticed the date and comic strip in the corner, which, according to this person on the game theory subreddit, is a comic called Willy (not Alfred Hancock's "The Lumpits" like The Game Theorists thought). I've seen a lot of people say it might hint towards something or that the date might be significant but I didn't seen much stuff saying specifically what it might refer to so I thought I might do a bit of research to figure out the significance of it. One thing I found relevant, was that on November 4, 2008 a man named Michael Crichton died. According to Wikipedia he was an author whose, "literary works heavily feature technology and are usually within the science fiction, techno-thriller, and medical fiction genres." (Link to article incase anyone else wants to do some research of their own, I hardly read it so you'll probably find out more than me lmao). Although he didn't die in 1990, I still think this was definitely supposed to be a hidden hint or clue about what Generation Loss was going to be about. This is because a show based on a movie he directed... had an episode literally titled "Generation Loss"!! The series is called Westworld and it was based on a film Michael Crichton directed in 1973 about a amusement park of robots malfunctioning (I haven't seen either the film or the movie so sorry if I get any details wrong.) Later, in 2016, a series was made with the same name based on his film. The Wikipedia summary on the series says: "In the 2050s, Delos Inc. operates several theme parks, including the American Old West-themed Westworld. Each environment is populated by the "Hosts", biomechanical robots indistinguishable from humans. The Hosts are programmed to fulfill the guests' every desire, and will engage inβand be subjected toβevery kind of >! violent and/or sexual activity. !< However, the Hosts' programming makes it impossible for them to harm any living thing or allow the guests to be harmed. The park's operators create narratives for these Hosts to carry out while interacting with guests, but the Hosts' memories are wiped after each narrative is completed. Delos Inc. asserts that the Hosts, being machines and hence incapable of experiencing pain, cannot be truly harmed by these scenarios the same way that a human would be. In the first season, Dr. Robert Ford (Anthony Hopkins) implements a new "Reverie" update that causes some Hosts, including farmer's daughter Dolores Abernathy (Evan Rachel Wood) and local madam Maeve Millay (Thandiwe Newton), to gain consciousness of their previously erased memories and become sentient" (Link to article)) Sounds familiar, right? A character being forced to live through a preprogrammed narrative for the entertainment of the public, having their memories wiped after each scenario? Them gaining awareness of their situation and revolting against the people forcing them to live through these scenarios? This clue is from a while ago but I think it heavily hinted towards what we would eventually see in the The Social Experiment episodes. (I AM JUST NOW REALIZING THAT THE WESTWORLD EPISODE GENERATION LOSS AIRED IN JULY OF 2022 AFTER THE IMAGE WAS POSTED AND WOWIE THAT IS A HUGE COINCIDENCE AND I'M GUESSING RANBOO DOES NOT HAVE PSYCHIC POWERS SO IGNORE EVERYTHING THAT I HAVE POSTED HERE AFTER REGARDING THIS EPISODE SPECIFICALLY) (I'M STILL GONNA INCLUDE THIS BIT THOUGH BECAUSE I DID A LOT OF RESEARCH) Its also interesting to me that the episode turned out to be season 4, episode 4, telling me even more that I'm on the right track. (Future me here: I appearently wasn't) I didn't watch the episode but I read through a summary of it (link here) and noticed some things that might be relevant to Generation Loss now or in the future:
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