#i dont think it'll be chosen for miko though because deco hates me when it comes to these covers.....

[mukuberry]

hihi new mutual :D fellow decohead ... i hope this ask isn't weird err but i was curious abt your miko + nocturnal kids connection !! i never thought about it before but i can see it ... + i like hearing abt the mlgr covers ppl wanna see ^_^)/ there's lots of possibilities i think

new mutual hihi :D i briefly talked about Mikoto covering it in this post about what cover songs i think each character should get but i will gladly go into depth >:D

Using this NK translation and this voice line translation btw! This post operates under RBGkoto and focuses on Redkoto specifically so if you aren't familiar with that then it might not make much sense ^^;

Starting at the chorus "If you cry in earnest and strain yourself, come this way anytime" "We'll love each other over and over again, shining all the while" "I want to keep saving you." We know Redkoto cares deeply for Bluekoto and his safety, saying "If it's to protect me (Bluekoto), I (Redkoto) will do anything" and singing to Blue "I should have saved you, but why are you crying? Rely on me, praise me with your song, I am your savior." It's clear that Red wants nothing but to protect Blue, even if he does it in a misguided way and Blue isn't aware of it.

Now that we've established how Red feels about Blue, we'll go back to the start. ""How I wish I could finish this and forget you." How long will I fight with that kind of face on? I'm on my own again. Even though I love you". This relates to how Red doesn't make contact with Blue and keeps him unaware of his existence so that he can live the safe and normal life that Red and Green can't.

Continuing, "Every time, my wounds show up again as though to remind. Why are the miseries I take in from 1 to 10 and then to 100 the only thing that doesn't die off?" MeMe explicitly shows that Red is extremely depressed in his life, and doesn't at all enjoy what he does, but continues anyway because it's essential to Blue's safety. And now that he's been trapped inside of Milgram, that pain he feels has only grown, especially since he's failed to completely protect Blue.

This last part is mostly my hopeful wishing, but I'm really hoping for a happy end for Mikoto, in which the system finds a way to work together and accept each other. If this could happen, i guess Nocturnal Kids would work better as a trial 3 song, but either way if this ending comes true, the rest of the song will be perfect. "You can sleep now. I'll protect you diligently, after all." "Shouldn't we look forawrd and laugh now?" "What hurts hurts, but we'll get through it together."

Some extra lil bits that I wanna mention but don't have too much to talk about:

"This indelible awfulness isn't the ideal, but such a euphoric shyness is perfectly all right" reminds me of Green's "The minus energy that I swallowed hugged me"

Nocturnal Kids references Anti Beat, which would be a good link to Kotoko, since Mikoto is paired with her

""I'm not lonely or sad." When you've rinsed off the deep blue of those bluffs you caked on, we'll say goodbye" Bluekoto is, well, blue, and frequently masks himself in order to fit in more with the people around him.

"It never ends. We're kids another day." Mikoto clearly has suffered an extremely traumatic childhood, and Red is fighting their past constantly to keep everyone safe.

Definitely a reach, but we only ever see Red in MeMe in the outside world when it's night- he's nocturnal :}

"We've transmitted our voices to each other" links with "Praise me with your song"

"We hold onto each other and breathe in this room" links with"Snuggle together and say goodnight"

#milgram #mikoto kayano #thanks for the ask! #theres probs more but i forgor #im not a mikoto main tho so please tell me ur thoughts!!!!!!!! #i dont think it'll be chosen for miko though because deco hates me when it comes to these covers.....