#also i'm sorry in advance if i'm mischaracterizing Ryo and Shuuji

[thesmurfchick]

So like… if the Survive kids had to Jogress, what do y’all think the partnerships would end up being?

I think the easy pairings would be like, Takuma + Minoru, Aoi + Saki, Kaito + Miu, and Ryo + Shuuji, but Takuma already has a Jogress partner (the professor), and Adventure 02 tried to make the pairs between people who didn’t previously interact much, and who had to work to reach/understand their partners in ways no one else could

Sooo… if we follow the original concept, I was thinking these?

Takuma + Akiharu

This one’s already canon, so I’m not gonna go into it askldfjskgh

It’d be fun to explore their dynamic though! Maybe I’ll write more about them in another post

Saki + Miu

They don’t interact much in-game, but I think pretty much everyone agrees they’d get along?

Saki could empathize with Miu feeling trapped and weak, and/or reassure her that she’s not a burden

I think the fact that she’s so emotionally attuned could also help Miu address her feelings in ways she might be too young to know how to?

On the other hand, Miu could reassure Saki that she’s amazing and that everyone loves her

She could also possibly provide insight as someone who has been rejected by almost everyone around her, and how she handles it on her own

Saki’s main issue is her fear over her illness, and how she’s desperately trying to live in the present to avoid it -- Miu could empathize with that and how she turned to the occult as a way to cope with everything’s that happened to her

She could also reassure Saki that, even if she’s not the strongest physically, she’s very strong mentally, and that could encourage Saki during a bad time

Aoi + Miyuki

Idk I feel like this could be very interesting?

Like, on the surface, Aoi would play “mother hen” to Miyuki

But Miyuki would end up being the more grounded of the two, and help support Aoi in her own way

Miyuki has the self-assuredness that balances out Aoi’s overthinking and insecurity

She also has a very peaceful presence that could ground and calm her

On the other hand, Aoi can help take care of her or even teach her anything she might not know after the 50 or so years of only having half a soul :)

I honestly don’t know how to pair the boys, because I was trying to avoid pairing either Shuuji or Minoru with Ryo, because I think both of them interact with him a lot in the game? (I haven’t played through the Truthful Route yet, so I’m not 100% sure on this one)

But then that only leaves Minoru + Shuuji and Ryo + Kaito and… I have no idea how the Minoru + Shuuji partnership would work. Idk Shuuji well enough (I only know his general backstory and how Ryo helps him) to see how Minoru would or wouldn’t be a good partner for him.

Maybe a good alternative would be Minoru + Ryo and Shuuji + Kaito? I think those would be more mutually beneficial

I tried to keep the partnerships same-sex to mirror the ones in Adventure 02, but if we don’t follow that rule, I was also thinking these:

Saki + Minoru

The one who’s very emotionally aware + The one who cracks jokes even when someone is having a psychotic breakdown

But also: The one who likes being told sweet lies + The one who wants so bad to be a real hero

I think they could end up having a very helpful/supportive partnership after they get over their initial hurdles

Kaito + Saki

Saki isn’t afraid of speaking her mind to him, which I think he’d value a lot

I think there was a part where she shares how it feels to be overprotected, and he actually listens to her? I can’t remember if that was a part in the game or if it was in a fanfic I read or something tho… someone please help me

Similar to Miu, I think he could help her not give a shit about how other people think, and reassure her that she’s loved and valued (in his own awkward way)

…I think my bias for Saki is showing

Aoi + Ryo

Their dynamic has a lot of potential!

He’s blunt enough to call her out/bring her back to earth when she’s overthinking/spiraling with anxiety

But not so blunt that he doesn’t know how to reassure her

Aoi can mother hen the mama’s boy

But also give him support if he’s ever feeling down

Like, if the honor student who was in charge of taking care of everyone tells you you’re perfect the way you are, who can argue with that?

I’m sorry if I’m not characterizing Ryo properly, I need to hurry up and play the truthful route

Shuuji + Miu

Oldest + Youngest who are both younger siblings

Miu has a sort of innocent straightforwardness to her that I think could be a good balance to Shuuji’s tendency to spiral

She could encourage him to act out more; he could gently chide her if she’s acting out/reckless without overreacting the way Kaito does

Idk I feel like Shuuji could be a fun playmate for Miu to bully into playing with her

I think he’d feel awkward at first but find fun in it in his own way

Experience the childhood he never got to have

#digimon survive #what other pairings would y'all think of? #also i'm sorry in advance if i'm mischaracterizing Ryo and Shuuji #i need to finish the truthful route #i don't wanna tag everyone there's too many