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With Kotoko getting the guilty verdict, I have seen some people speculating about this so I wanted to make a poll (it has probably been done before but please indulge me)

My own thoughts for each character under the cut

So, this is a little complicated. I would like to start by saying I find it very unlikely for her to come out of this unscathed. Could happen, but I feel like for narrative purposes they would want her to be hurt in some capacity. It could just be the psychological strain the voices will have on her but again, I don't think she will be "fine". Now for the characters and possible arguments.

Fuuta This one is hard. If you know Fuuta well, you know he doesn't actually like violence. Far from it, he is the kind of person who avoids it and is terrified of it. While his words come off as brash and aggressive that's usually all he has. However we have seen he WILL resort to it as a desperate effort, either to try and help someone or out of anger, to try to show he is not weak.

The impression Fuuta has given me is that he is, well, afraid of Kotoko to put it simply. And while he shows very clearly his dislike for her and what she did to him he seems to have mitigated most of that anger towards Es since at the end of the day the judgment was up to them. Would an innocent verdict lead him to believe he is now in the right to hurt her back? In my opinion, unlikely. By voting Kotoko guilty and him innocent this trial we have, in a way, admitted our mistake to him. Fuuta has felt immense guilt for what he has done from the start, at the end of his second voice drama he was begging for our forgiveness. And we gave it to him. I think it would be counterintuitive for him to then go and attack Kotoko after this. I would like to believe that he has learned his lesson in a sense.

However, we must keep in mind what I stated earlier. Fuuta CAN be violent and will resort to it, especially when he feels like he has something to prove or is backed into a corner, usually on an impulse. So maybe given the right conditions he could lash out against her. However that would depend way more on her attitude towards the others than anything else.

Lastly, and I think this is what makes his case complicated is the possibility of him being influenced by Amane and her religion. As we know, revenge and punishment are very present in Amane's cult values and with Fuuta seeming more and more indoctrinated each day, I am starting to wonder if those could have any influence on his actions, leading him to actually take revenge.

However, from the last 2 timelines he sounds very tired with the way he’s speaking, exhausted even, from both the psychological toll of everything plus the constant physical pain. He also went to both Mahiru and Haruka in an attempt to try and help them though one mistook it for just nice words and the other refused his help to which, due to his exhaustion, he quickly gave up and brushed it off. So I wouldn’t say he’d have the strength and energy to try something against Kotoko even if the cult “punishment” ideals got into his head. Considering he lashes out when he feels cornered I think he’d only feel the need to if Kotoko, somehow, was still a danger towards him and the others. And still, I don’t think he would be able to do much damage since he is canonically the weakest of the guys (and Kotoko) in terms of strength.

Shidou This one seems to be based a lot on Triage's lyrics of "To extract that fang'' and Shidou's and Kotoko's very apparent animosity for each other. Having said that, do I think Shidou could attack her? No... not really. First I think those lyrics are referencing his attempts to help the ones Kotoko hurt, to reverse the damage she did. And while I find his innocent percentage to be very worrying I don't think it will be manifested that way. If anything, Shidou has Kotoko to thank for giving him a purpose and reason to live (even when he dislikes her). Not to mention how violence is... simply not his style. Shidou has said it himself. And while he can be "cold" I don't think he would just go and attack Kotoko. Especially when he will have bigger issues to worry about in the form of a certain child.

Now, what I can see him doing is something more in the case if Kotoko were to get hurt by other means. He could deny her treatment and/or make sure she doesn't recover from her wounds. But again I don't really think he would do it. Shidou currently attributes his life purpose to saving the lives in front of him and we encouraged this mindset with his innocent verdict. I don't think he would want to lose a chance to be useful, even if that patient was someone he despised.

John Alright this one I have very specific thoughts on. (Mikoto fans, you are free to tell me I am wrong.) First, I know John isn't stupid. He values Mikoto's well-being above everything else, which was made very clear. He would NOT risk him getting another guilty verdict by attacking another prisoner, right? Maybe. Listen, I think this one is complicated and depends a lot on what Kotoko will do.

I don't think John would go out of his way to attack Kotoko. After all, we have given Mikoto the innocent verdict, he will be (I hope) way less stressed, giving John less reasons to front. With Kotoko being restrained due to her guilty she would also be less of a threat to Mikoto. However if something were to happen... If Kotoko were to get free and try to attack someone in a fit of rage over her verdict... Well, we know who is the person she currently despises the most. We also know John and Kotoko are tied in terms of strength but with Kotoko being impaired from the guilty verdict it's very obvious who would have the upper hand.

And here is the thing: if Kotoko were fighting someone like Kazui, I am sure he would stop her, but in a way that didn't cause her any further harm. Would John also do that? Or would John feel the need to make sure Kotoko couldn't be a threat to Mikoto anymore? After all, we seem to be on his side, we considered Kotoko guilty for her actions. Wouldn't John feel justified enough to do this, especially with Kotoko being the one to attack first? I don't know, I just fear something will happen with Mikoto. There is a reason 09 and 10 were added later, that being to provide more "drama" to the narrative. There is also this line from John on a tl saying he would "beat Kotoko at her own game" but I... really don't want to dwell on the implications of that. Especially because I do believe John is very genuine in his care for Mikoto. I mean cmon you guys have seen Double and listened to Neoplasm!

Kotoko Well I don't really have much to say here. We know how self destructive she is, we have seen how much she disregards her own emotions and her own pain. We have seen how much she actually hates herself. I wouldn't put it past her. Maybe not in a "I am guilty so I guess I'll hurt myself" way but more out of resignation and anger with her whole situation or even by making stupid decisions. For example, I don't think at this point she would fight back much if someone were to try and hurt her. I really don't have much more to say about this, it's Kotoko Yuzuriha.

Don't have much on the other prisoners, maybe in very specific conditions??? No clue, Yamanaka might surprise us who knows.

So what is my conclusion? The most likely case to me is that Kotoko hurts herself either directly or by making a very stupid decision like attacking someone she shouldn't.

What about you?

#no one can hurt Kot more than she hurts herself 🫡 #milgram #kotoko yuzuriha #polls

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I am relying solely on Kazui Mukuhara to save everyone in T3

#I’m sure Kazui will still have his own problems BUT THAT WONT STOP ME FROM RELYING ON HIM 😭 #rose.txt

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Ngl I find Fuuta’s character much more interesting than before just because of the dichotomy between him participating in a witch hunt persecution which led to his crime vs now him atoning for his sins and trying to “save” people instead through Amane’s religion

Like that tragedy for a guy who only wanted to be a hero and serve justice, to now fall and lose himself through the guilt he feels is just heartbreaking 😭

#props to milgram for making it subtle with the religious symbolism and witch hunt stuff in backdraft #because I didn’t even notice those until people had pointed them out 😭 #also like his perceived insecurities and struggles with self worth too play a part in that #rose.txt

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BORN GUILTY WITH RED EYES ALWAYS GUILTY </3

#I’m gonna cry #I HOPE YOU GROW BETTER AS PERSON I HOPE THIS HELPS YOU IN THE END 😭 #only Kotoko would be able to get the highest inno in T1 and then the highest guilty in T2 lmao #rose.txt

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Mahiru I would die for you 😭❤️

#SHES SO CUTE LOOK AT HER I LOVE HER SO MUCH HER SMILE AUGHHH #thank u Mg for showing me this image I’ve been crying all day about it #also just saying here how she covers up her sad expression with a smile— #rose.txt

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@mgjong Has concluded that the guilty can hear voices after their trial ends

Kotoko’s trial ends in 4 days

She is fucked

Very curious tho if she’s been hearing the voices already by the time of the interrogation

#biggest middle finger from milgram ever honestly #rose.txt

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Very curious tho if she’s been hearing the voices already by the time of the interrogation

#“How would you feel if you were unforgiven” Kotoko inwardly: “I already am—” #rose.txt

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Me coming back to tumblr after the last question dropped and all I see are clowns and clown music pics LMAOOO

#kotoko nation we lost 😔👊 pack it up #her pen is super fucking dark tho she was *pissed* at that last question #rose.txt

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Setting my expectations for a dumb question for the last one tomorrow instead of Lucky because I don’t want to be disappointed when it’s not 😭

“There are only so many questions they can ask about weakness and protecting the weak” I tell myself 💀

#augh milgram #like they really could’ve done better with some of these #rose.txt

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“There are only so many questions they can ask about weakness and protecting the weak” I tell myself 💀

#her answer tho augh #Kotoko… #rose.txt

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Oh you’ll ask about the fucking justice alliance but you can’t even ask about Lucky 😭 alright Milgram

#you have 2 more chances #rose.txt

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I don’t think evil will ever fully disappear but I’ll still sacrifice my entire well being and life for the sake of the world </3

#you don’t want to lose your purpose and you’ll never rest #also answer is short and kinda slanted #girlie did not want to focus on that for too long #rose.txt

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It really just hit me now 😭 she does care about them...SHE IS FOND OF THEM AND YET SHE PUSHED THEM ALL AWAY AND ISOLATED HERSELF FOR A YEAR AND YET SHE STILL CARED AUGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

#YOURE NOT A WARDEN YOURE NOT A TOOL STOPPP #THIS IS MY ROMAN EMPIREEEE #*RATTLING THE BARS OF MY CAGE* KOTOKO YUZURIHAAAA #rose.txt

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I WOULD FREAK OUT ABOUT THIS MORE IF I WASNT LATE

I OVERSLEPT WHAT DO YOU MEAN THATS THE ANSWER DFKFNFJFJFJF

#fucking hell THE ONE TIME I NEEDED TO BE AT CAMPUS EARLY FOR THE PROJECT #THIS IS WHY YOU DONT LEAVE THE HOUSE AT 7:30 AM #rose.txt

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I OVERSLEPT WHAT DO YOU MEAN THATS THE ANSWER DFKFNFJFJFJF

#FUCK I OVERSLEPT 😭😭😭 #rose.txt

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I will accept this as Kotoko projecting once again <333

#not as much as before but she’s pressing down on the pen a bit #there are only so many questions to ask about weakness milgram pls #rose.txt

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Did milgram give her a new pen or does she just not give a shit about the question this time because it’s not about her so she doesn’t feel the need to press hard down on the pen

#ohhhh :0 #okay next question needs to be about Lucky so she can have whiplash SJDJDKDK