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Roman Numeral I and Footnote 14
Okay, so I was reading some posts by 1moreff-creator on the Literature Girl Insane MV (this one on the roman numerals and this one on the footnotes).
Specifically, I was looking at Footnote 14 and Roman Numeral I. Let's start with Footnote 14.
I didn't initially notice this one because it's so faint, but Footnote 14 appears at 3:52. Behind the text (the world of abnormal sentiment dances), there's a faint equals sign, and a footnote in the top right corner of that.
Footnote 14 is as follows:
[14] Hint: word length of 256
I had no idea what this meant, but a helpful anon told me it was Hamlet's soliloquy. After some unfortunate luck I got confused, seeing as Hamlet has 7 soliloquies and, based on the sources I looked at, none of them had exactly 256 words.
With the help of fuji-iri, though, the identity of the soliloquy was found! It's the most famous one: the "to be or not to be" speech. I'll link it here.
So, that's the identity of Footnote 14! The hint is telling us it's Hamlet's main soliloquy. Not too surprising considering there's, like, seven or something other references to Hamlet in this MV.
But, how does that connect to Roman Numeral I?
Well, I want to look at where Footnote 14 appears again. I'm going to show a few screenshots that happen all in a row.
Putting these together, you get I, then a bunch of numbers & a bunch more numbers = ?????.
Now, I'm not even going to try with the number scramble. I already know from the password thing that I'm completely useless at these number cipher type things. I'm just going to ignore those, the & sign and the question marks. Hopefully whatever it says/means doesn't completely invalidate my actual theory. My best guess is that there are two different puzzles here, and the numbers and & sign are a puzzle separate from what I'm solving.
Anyways, that leaves only two parts of it: the I and the =.
As 1moreff-creator points out in their roman numerals post, while the I here looks most like the roman numeral 1, which correlates to Xander, pairing him with (the world of abnormal sentiment dances) doesn't... make sense? Like, it doesn't feel like it means anything for his character.
However, if you ignore the number scrambles, you end up with something interesting.
I = 14.
What if Xander's roman numeral is being used to say that he corresponds to footnote 14?
It's not completely unprecedented for the footnotes to interact with the numerals. For example, Min's roman numeral X, or 10, appears in the form of a bloody X, like we see on the class trial portraits. However, there's a footnote in the top right, footnote 10, which tells us that roman numeral X is 10. This confirms that this is her number. Footnotes 6 and 17 are also found here, which further proves that it's possible for footnotes and numerals to interact.
So, this is very interesting. Let's consider that Xander's roman numeral connects him to Footnote 14, which, as we've established, is Hamlet's "to be or not to be" soliloquy.
Uh, content warning for suicide in this next bit.
This soliloquy is about considering suicide; to "be" is to live, and "not to be" is to die. I don't get the sense that Xander is particularly suicidal, but it's also true that he does clearly struggle with the weight of what's happened in his life. His secret quote is the literal definition of survivor's guilt, and in the second bonus episode "Visiting Graves," he clearly holds a lot of regret.
As we see here, Xander isn't particularly suicidal, but he clearly isn't, uh... mentally well? If his death is just "another pitiful waste of a human life" to him rather than, like, being important because it's his life, it's not a great sign. Plus, "Unnamed Classmate" (who is almost certainly Mai Akasaki), who knows Xander much better than we do, seems to think it's plausible that Xander would say that he wished he died there, so that's not great.
Plus, there's a line in the soliloquy about "the heart-ache and the thousand natural shocks," which I think is funny considering he died via electrocution.
In any case, there's one more thing I want to point out regarding this.
Like I mentioned, there are several references to Hamlet throughout this MV. Notably, this exact soliloquy appears somewhere else in the MV.
The previous screen says to be, and the next screen says not to be. However, I've chosen the "or" screen for one very specific reason.
XIII. Teruko.
Yeah. If I'm right about this, that means that both Teruko and Xander's roman numerals are the to be or not to be speech.
Other than linking the two of them together again, I'm not sure exactly what that means, but I thought I'd point it out. It's a very interesting connection to give the two of them, as our early protagonist/support combo.
#drdt#danganronpa despair time#drdt spoilers#fanganronpa#theory#xander matthews#teruko tawaki#literature girl insane mv#omg an lgi theory where i think i didn't name drop david once#this was way longer than i intended lol sorry gang#long post#but yeah i think this is super interesting if i'm right about this#if anyone has any clue what the numbers mean though lmk
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Carter Baizen Fluff Alphabet
Never written for Carter, but I’ve seen Gossip Girl, so I hope I did Carter justice. Lmk how I did! On my Masterlist if you want to check that out.
Attractive:(What do they find attractive about you?)
Your devious smile. He likes how you always are a step of him, and he never knows what’s up next with you. Your smile never ceases to charm him. He never knows if your smile means you’re up to something or if something good happened, and he likes figuring out that mystery. Carter is always down to stir up some trouble, and with you by his side, you two are the ultimate power couple.
Baby:(do they want to have kids?)
Yes, but no more than one, or maybe two. He wants to focus more on his work and you, and he feels like kids might distract him. But he did tell you once, while you were shopping, that he would have one kid with you. A son, one that he can pass on his stories, good looks and charm too. Also to teach him how to thrive in the City that Never Sleeps.
Cuddle:(how do they cuddle?)
He likes it when your head is resting on his chest, or when your head is laying on his shoulder. When your head is on his chest, he likes how comfortable you look. Same when its on his shoulder. He just likes seeing your happy and content in his arms, knowing that your safe with him, not matter what trouble crosses your path, or whatever trouble you both cause.
Dates:(What are dates like with them?)
He will take you to the most expensive restaurants in the city. Masa, Per Se, Kurumazushi, and Eleven Madison Park are the most frequent ones you go to.
Everything:(you are my ____ ex: my world, my life)
You are my diamond in the rough. He still can’t believe he found you. Out of all the girls in the Upper East Side, you managed to sweep him off his feet. And you still can’t believe he fell for you. Sometimes you have to pinch yourself, since you still think being with Carter is a dream. You are his special diamond, the best one, that he found in a sea of jewels, just as good, but you stood out to him, for all the right reasons.
Feelings:(when did they know they were in love?)
He fell for you when he met you. You met him at a casino, where he gambles a lot. You were playing Blackjack against him, and you were able to get $5,000 bucks off of him. It was like you knew what cards were coming next, and you kept getting Carters money, to the point that he was out of it.
As he was complaining about losing his money, he was flirting with you, saying how if you were with him, you would make his pockets hurt. Your signature smirk agreed with him, and Carter knew he was a goner. He never met anyone like you, and needed you in his life.
Gentle:(Are they gentle and how so?)
Gentle isn’t a word I would use to describe Carter automatically. But once he started seeing you more and more, he became more touchy with you, and opened his shell, for you to see what’s underneath. He still does have a bit of an attitude though, but you deal with it.
He isn’t the sneaky, manipulative playboy that everyone in the Upper East Side made you believe he was. He was a kind, charming and special human being. Carter changed your mind about something: you never know what’s behind all the glitz and glam.
Hands:(do they like to hold hands?)
Now he does.
When he grew up, he didn’t have the best relationship with his parents, which caused him to lose his trust fund and start out on his own, all from scratch. His parents weren’t the nicest to him and never really gave him hugs, never held hands with him, or any physical contact at all
You held his hand once when you went shopping, and his immediate reaction was to jerk his hand away from you and ask you what your problem was. But he immediately apologized once he realized the words that left his mouth and slowly explained why he wasn’t use to people holding his hand.
When he told you, you automatically forgave him. And you started holding his hand more and more often, causing him to get used to the feeling and grabbing your hand on his own. And now he wants to hold your hand all the time.
Impression:(what did they first think of you?)
Carter thought that you were different, in a good way. No, in an amazing way. You weren’t like all those other spoiled rich bitches that he grew up with. You were kind, smart and poised.
Jealousy:(do they get jealous easily?)
Yes. He doesn’t like you around other rich men. But this doesn’t happen often. Most of the rich men are old and in their eighties, but you never go after them, no. You go after their sons, only if you get into a fight with Carter. You do it just to piss the crap outta him. His fists always tighten, eyebrows always furrow and his jaw always clenched, getting the reaction you want out of him.
Kiss:(how do they kiss? Who initiated the first kiss?)
Carter normally pecks you on the cheek or on the lips when you are both out in public. When you are just with him is a completely different story though. But, in both ways, his kisses always mean something, he never kisses you when he doesn’t want to. He kisses you because he needs to.
Carter made the first move on you. You weren’t expecting him to kiss you so intensely. And it made you swoon over him even more. It was so electrifying and intense, and just out of this world.
Love:(who said ‘I love you’ first?)
Carter did. It was about a month after you both officially were a couple. You were at some stupid ceremony or party, whatever it was it was stupid. But Carter got drunk on some champagne, and it was entertaining nonetheless. But you were both in his limo when he drunkenly told you he loved you. You were taken aback, because the sober Carter wouldn’t tell you this fast. But you just thanked him, because you didn’t know if it was the alcohol that was just making him say stuff he doesn’t mean, and his cheeks got all rosy even though you didn’t say it back.
You did ask him the next day, when he was sober. He just shrugged it off at first, but you grabbed his collar and told him to tell you the truth. Carter told you he meant every word, and you told him you loved him back.
Memory:(what’s their favorite memory with you?)
His favorite memory is when you and him went to some retro pinball place in the city. He thought you were delusional when you said you wanted to go there for a date. The place didn’t look expensive, didn’t have butlers or anything like that. But once you stepped into the doors and showed him how to play, he knew what it was like to not be raised on Louis Vuitton and Chanel. He knew what it was like to be normal for once.
Even though you were only able to spend an hour there, he had one of the best times in his life. And so did you. You showed him how the live in the moment, something that he will never take for granted.
Nickel:(do they spoil you?)
Cmon, is that even a question. Of course he does, he’s Carter fucking Baizen. Anything you want he either has, had or can get.
Orange:(what color reminds them of you?)
Gold, 24 karat gold. Gold brings out the tones of your skin and your eyes, and Carter thinks you look like an angel whenever he sees you in the color or wearing gold jewelry. Carter always swears that he sees the goddess in you, and always buys more clothes and jewelry that’s gold, just so he can see you like a goddess all the time.
Pet Names:(what pet names do they call you?)
He calls you his ‘angel’, ‘goddess’, and his ‘princess’.
Quaint:(what’s their favorite non-modern thing?)
Carter misses the old timey phones. The ones that were connected to a wire, to the house. Having the turn the circle thing to get the number you wanted. He remembers he used to have one, crested in gold, and he would play with it all the time, only to get scolded by his parents.
(idk how to describe this type of phone. I’ve only seen it once in person and have no clue how to use it. And i’m young, not even a millennial. If you know what I mean, I applaud you.)
Rainy Day:(What do they like to do on rainy days?)
You can never remember a time that it rained when you were with Carter. When you did hear that it rained in the city, you and him were always on vacation somewhere. Fiji, Santorini, Rome, Paris, London, you name it. You do miss the rain though, but you prefer the sunshine a lot better.
Sad:(how do they cheer themselves up?)
He cheers himself up whenever he wins a game of poker. Or blackjack. But mostly, he gets happy when he takes you for a shopping spree. He doesn’t care how much money you spend. As long as you have a smile plastered on your face, he could care less.
Talking:(what do they like to talk about?)
He likes to talk about his plans for the future with you. What restaurants he wants to try next, where he wants you to go with him for your next vacation, new business deals he’s been working on, famous people he has met in the past. He doesn’t mean to brag, but sometimes he likes to brag. But you enjoy listening to his plans and his achievements, you enjoy his stories.
Unwind:(what helps them relax?)
He will never tell you this, he thinks its too embarrassing. He can only imagine if Gossip Girl knew. He likes it when you play with his hair. It’s like a mini massage. Only better and a lot more soothing than the masseuses that normally work for him.
Vaunt:(What do they like to show off/brag about?)
He likes to show off anything and everything that he possibly can. His money, his limos and cars, is penthouse. But he shows you off whenever you are around. And you always blush uncontrollably when he does.
Wedding:(how, where and when do they propose?)
Carter likes to go big or go home. You told him once that he is the Upper East Side version of Tony Stark, and he happily agreed.
So he proposed at the most beautiful place he could think of. He wanted to do it in the city, where he is from and where he could come again. He was able to rent the Empire State Building for a few hours. You had never been on the top floor, so Carter made it his mission to propose to you there. Where you could see the city skyline for days and never get sick of it.
You were not expecting it, and you cried tears of joy when he got down on one knee. His smile could light up all the building in the city when you said yes. And when he placed the diamond rock, wrapped in a gold band with tiny details only the most observant could see, you went to cloud-9. It was the best day of your life.
Xylophone:(what’s their favorite song?)
Heartless- The Weeknd
Feeling Good- Michael Buble
Eleven- Khalid feat. Summer Walker.
Yes:(Have they ever thought about proposing to you?)
Uhh yea. If he didn’t you wouldn’t be engaged to him.
Zebra:(of they wanted a pet, what would they get?)
Since you have showed him to the world of YouTube, he has watched a lot of music videos. And one of them caught his eye. He doesn’t remember the name of it, and he doesn’t bother to care. But the person had a live Jaguar in it. A real life one. And he wanted one sooo badly.
He begged you for one, he got down on his knees. He was acting like a child that didn’t get the toy they wanted for Christmas.
“I want one,” he begged.
“No,” you said flat out.
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