#The Last One and Then Another

[jaynco]

Connector charm concept

[anendtopursuit]

curly's dialogue from the last one and then another (the how fish is made dlc used to promote mouthwashing), because i feel like it's an interesting insight:

it's easy to get on this boat when you have to. you say to yourself, this is just temporary. just until i get what i need. got bigger things planned! then suddenly you're one year in, five years. ten. first i couldn't stand the constant, constant noise. now i can't sleep without it. a lot of things can't follow you out here. but it also means the outside world moves on without you. won't even notice until it's too late... easy to get on, hard to leave.

do you want to hear a joke? three men are in the hospital. the first man cries "i lost both my hands, they told me i'll never work again!" - the second man wails "i lost both my legs, they told me i'll never work again!" - the third man? he rejoices "i lost my hearing, they'll never be able to tell me i'm fired again!" hahahah! good one, huh?

next comes spite. first it stares back at you in the mirror. then it's those around you. they're wearing your face, and you theirs... you know. he joined because of me. what were the words i used? ah, right. "it's a great opportunity. easy money, just a trip or two." someone else's words in my mouth. hey, worked on me as well, right? change hurts, but worse things fester for a long time. i told him as much. i tried, i really did. we're defined by our past, but not slaves to it. we said tomorrow will be different. today would be the last day. the last one. the last one and then another. and another, and another, and another...

[strudeljell]

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[fishcuitss]

The Last One And Then Another mentioned mwhahaha this is my interpretation of something curly mentions in the very end about the guy he’s unfortunately friends with…

(Play the mouthwashing dlc rn if you haven’t it’s so good)

[swordsandspectacles]

[curlyflesh]

CURLY - the last one and then another (pt.2)

so, curly is sorry for being somewhat complicit. and for being … another cog in the machine, maybe. he should have changed, but he didn’t know the weight of his reluctance until now that “worse things fester.” he claims he tried which is interesting. but unfortunately, he ended up becoming a slave to his past, much like jimmy did (except in a more delusion way)…

“we” said tomorrow will be different, but wasn’t he the one who said that? that “this time won’t be any different” from all the times jimmy has apparently fucked up? or did he say all that because it’s smth jimmy would say? grabs him by the shoulders WHO ARE YOU FIRSTNAME CURLY!!

but alas, it’s the last day. the last one. and then another.

curly is the “last one,” survivor of the tulpar crew.

“and then another” a certain someone haunting his conscience forever.

because instead of making his life one he wouldn’t run away from, he’s having cake with his friend.

…

side note: if the last one curly turns out to not be canon or is just another figment of jimmy’s imagination (bc my Secret theory is that the fish could be jimmy but i digress) then whatever!

see pt.1 for more context

[lunameimei]

Curly always enjoyed watching f̵̞̲͍̆̓̂̏̕͢ȉ̷̡̛͓͓̫̞͌̿s̸̢̛͓̗͍̟̈́̿̑̓͋h̵̰̘̠̦͗̀̾̋̕͢ͅ

And a version without filters and fish!

[agentlove]

So the next time you see a raw meat twitching, don't worry, it's safe to eat knowing it's very fresh. 🥩 🎣

[mudstoneabyss]

so i haven't been annoying about songs with mw yet-

[cyaniccy]

Someone else's words in my mouth

[crumbazaar]

The Last One and Then Another is a sort of prequel/teaser for Mouthwashing that the devs recently revealed is canon to Mouthwashing itself, here's all the pertinent dialogue screens.

"And another, and another, and another..."

[exclusively0ccupied]

how fish is made fan-animation :3 this game seriously deserves more love.

[catastrophic-crisis]

Katamari for freaks.

The Last One and Then Another, an expansion for How Fish is Made by Wrong Organ.

Mouthwashing is planned to release Q1 2024.

[blurredfloweryblood]

I wanted to add to my last post about Anya and her lack of understanding as a character (since the point is that neither Curly or Jimmy see her as a person, thus, she is never known as who she is. We don't know how Anya is because they don't care about her.) But I forgot to mention how Curly romantizes Anya (not in a possible romantic interest), again, as this helpless thing that made the impulsive decision of taking a gun. Like a child who yells at an injustice that's not that deep or is being reprimanded justly.

And Jimmy objectifies her. And one could argue that it's the same thing, that both don't see her truly as a person, rather as a reflection of their own ideals and state of mind, she is the road that they use to guide their own view of the world, and women, but the difference is that, not only Jimmy has no guilt for what he's done to her, rather, he feels entitled to do what he wants with her. And maybe this is waaaay too obvious for a lot of people, but still it has been in my mind for a day, that the way he objectifies her is through envy and disgust. Jimmy doesn't like Anya, since he antagonizes her and doesn't take seriously her job as a nurse, she is this ugly thing that he can use and abuse. Since she is not a person, it doesn't matter what he does, right? Since she is just a faceless woman, among the hundreds of other women that are in the world, why should anyone care about her specifically? He is, probably unconsciously, aware of the fact that in the corporate structure that is Pony Express, they don't matter at all. They wake up, oil the machine and hope to get a smidge of money that's not going to last. So, if he doesn't matter, she doesn't matter as well.

I guess it also has to correlate with his envy towards Curly and his reluctant ascension, because Curly doesn't want to be where he is, but Jimmy does due to the empty promises that capitalism gives us as a whole. Steady job, good money, and all that. But again, he is aware that he's just the co pilot, and he's there because of Curly, not because they chose him. Rather, Curly is not totally faceless. But Anya is, and if he doesn't matter, nobody else does. Not Daisuke, not Swansea, not Anya. In the game it is stated (through Jimmy's actions) that he doesn't listen to anyone on the fucking ship. He ignores Swansea's warnings about the vent, Anya's concern about the sugar in the mouthwash that's basically useless, and Daisuke's personality overall.

They are all meaningless and stupid, and they are all in the middle of space. What's one nurse when there are thousands more? What's one little abuse of power when she is just another name in the system, because there's a lot of other Anyas. Meaning that she doesn't need any respect or any space in his head. Truly reflecting how capitalism marginalizes and encourages rape culture as well as turning a blind eye towards abuse of power. If the cargo shipment arrives, which is something so fucking ridiculous as is mouthwash, then what does it matter if somebody used a gun, or if someone was hurt? It doesn't matter. They don't matter. Nobody will look for them if no one asks. Abandoned in space, lost names and faceless beings. Their names bellow somebody else's. What's one more fired employee? Just another little cog to replace, there are thousands of people pushing each other off the ladder. So why would anyone mourn a Daisuke? Or an Anya? or a Swansea?

Anyways yeah, I just wanted to add more about Anya, because I truly do love her. She is unknown, since nobody even spared a thought for her. Her only conscious decision was to end her life, because she herself knew that in the end, nobody would care. Nobody cared in the first place, why would they do it now? What would they do? She knew that Jimmy would kill her or threaten her given that she was pregnant and that Curly would placate her, promising things that he won't do, while covering it up. She was right, always right. But she doesn't matter in the big picture. As long as she doesn't ruin it with her dullness, why would anybody listen to her?

And if they could see the dead pixel among the grainy moonlight, they would just try to erase it or lighten it up, forcing it to be a part of the bigger picture. Because your individuality doesn't matter, when you are just another one of the others that come before you and after you, who won't hesitate to take your place. It doesn't matter who you are, because everyone knows that once you enter the mouth of the beast, you are just another piece of flesh. Nobody cares about the animal that's killed, they just care about the meat they're going to put in their mouths. You don't matter when you are an amalgamation of other fish. Because there is a last day. And then another, and another, until you drop dead.

[curlyflesh]

CURLY - the last one and then another (pt.1)

i’m looking for parallels between these two games and im held up on the kind of person curly is … he is interesting. i’m also reminded that he and jimmy are kinda obsessed with each other…gross.

but srsly, let’s analyze!

assuming the curly cameo (from the How Fish Is Made DLC) is canon, i expected more clarity for how curly feels after the crash because we arent shown much during mouthwashing … and this curly almost surprises me. how contemplative he is but in a sort of calmer way. not as angry as i expected, although still regretful…

he reflects on his career, whether he should try something new or keep his star role. as much as he seeks change, he will always prefer sameness, with a constant noise. this subtly reflects his perspective on jimmy, of course. the noise is something he should have stopped but instead, he learned to live with it.

then there’s him taking ‘responsibility’ for jimmy. it was smth jimmy had already ingrained (gaslit) into his brain, but this is much more impactful because he is able to conclude it himself … but to no one (The Fish = ???). he also blames the corporate mentality, it seems…

side note: i really like these lines because if we read into it, a lot of what curly says in mw are someone else’s words. which is also why i reeeally wanna know how accurate jimmy’s portrayal of curly is in his hallucinations. what is true? or is every word curly says someone else’s?

to be continued (next post)…

[chpearcewrites]

Played HOW FISH IS MADE by Wrong Organ and of course had to draw (Gorey inspired) fanart of the cymothoa exigua song! Enjoyed seeing a familiar (giant) face in the DLC The Last One and Then Another. 👁️

Don’t be fooled by this dapper duo, this is a weird, upsetting horror game just FYI friend-os! 🎩 🐟 ✨ Really interesting companion piece to MOUTHWASHING that digs into one of my favourite metaphors-made-literal for toxic codependent relationships in a way only speculative fiction can… So much incredible work happening in indie horror at the moment across mediums!