#(. . . even if they've now put themself in loop's loops)

[starsandstarlight]

@soulgathered

Considering the way Loop's wish was granted, Siffrin couldn't exactly say he was surprised at how this one turned out. He honestly wasn't even sure if this one was possible - he didn't know what actually happened to Loop when they disappeared, after all.

But . . . Loop should get their happy ending, too. Perhaps, maybe, the Universe would be willing to make up for what it had done to them.

It took Siffrin a while to actually make the wish, after their experiences with their previous one, and the results of it was a possibility they figured could happen, but, if this was possible, and Loop returned home after helping, then Siffrin probably would, too. It'd be fine, wouldn't it? It'd hardly take long, already knowing how to break them.

. . . Unless Loop decided to be really difficult about not talking to their family.

He couldn't exactly say it was pleasant to be back in Dormont, though, even if it wasn't his own. He'd be fine. He'd be fine. It wasn't his loops to be stuck in this time. He wouldn't have to go through the House all over again. He could act for Loop as Loop acted for him.

Actually . . . didn't they say once, that if they were in Siffrin's position, they'd spend all their time in the House? Would he even be able to find them in the meadow? Would they even come to the Favor Tree? Or would helping Siffrin with his own loops change the way they acted with theirs?

They didn't know. But they knew two things: they had to find Loop, and, unless Loop gave them the okay, they could not let their - Loop's? - family see that there were two Siffrins. The Universe didn't change their body this time, after all, and that would be a lot to explain.

Hm. Siffrin looked at his hand. The easiest way to find Loop without letting the others see him would probably be . . .

He closed his first and extended his thumb and pinkie, then brought them to his face as he thought hard about talking to Loop.

". . . Loop?"

[oriorchids]

hi tumblr. hands you a vega

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they're for a fic i will post eventually (thought they do not show up for like 10 chapters and only meet the party after like 30) and they're my silly little goober of a human loop design. except they're kind of very obviously not human aside from the head. and even then they glow and emit sparkles wherever they go.

their expression is constantly ^w^ until it isn't because they forgot they have a visible mouth. they disappeared from existence and then their survival instinct kicked in and they wished themself back to life. they fell from the sky like a pmd protagonist

they're a walking sadness beacon and have been telling everyone they've met that they're a star that fell from the sky one day for no particular reason. no one where they landed knows who the saviours are because news is slow and they froze like a day into the king's march across vaugarde to dormont. when they first fell back to the earth they were threatened at scissors-point because they were a stranger who fell into someone's garden

they don't become a housemaiden but they do stay in a house for a while since they need to get their bearings. vega didn't have a name for a little while because they didn't want to be loop and couldn't be siffrin, so they just said that stars didn't have names up until they remembered the star vega and decided that's who they were now

gameplay-wise (because i always have gameplay thoughts):

vega is completely typeless and deals typeless damage. using craft they can change their type and do whatever type damage they want, which changes their basic attack until they use another type-changing craft

they probably still have the better healing skill (healy-bealy) they just call it something else. they also have make up the time which they also call something else

they have no qualms about using (just attack.) it's just typeless now. or whatever craft type they are when using it

(speaking of craft types, my dnd brain has been seeing paper as slashing, scissors as piercing, and rock as bludgeoning for a while so. putting that down)

while they start in the 50-somethings level-wise they get to 75 pretty quickly. how? well... sadness magnet

post-game party member that's pretty strong

they share the darkless high-heeled boots with my other human loop (from whumptober). the constellations in their hat are ursa major, lyra, and virgo. vega got the base dress from a friend and edited it while they had time. they also turned their cloak into a cape. the hat is from the universe. it's not even the starry hat, that's in siffrin's hands. it's just a universe-given free wishcraft hat

[2isted-chocol8-art]

question about time buddies cus im curious: 1) are they dating in the comics you make? they kiss and cuddle and be cute, but like are they together together? and 2) how did they get together, if so? like how did they confess? or did it just happen? basically im asking what are ur headcannons for how they start smooching? i lovelovelove all the time buds art youve made and the thought just came up that, well, theyve gotta start kissing somehow yknow?

Ohhh this is gonna be a very fun ask to answer where I'll pour a bunch of headcanons, so buckle up!!

I haven't yet settled on how I picture hearthian relationships, but I know that I want to make them kinda fluid. That is, relationships aren't strictly divided in platonic and romantic, it's normal and accepted to have crushes in friends, or to make out and sleep with people without romantic feelings involved. Each hearthian has their own preferences too, and since their population is quite small, there isn't a set standard. Some people choose to be exclusive, others don't. Some have many romantic experiences, others have none. For some, romance and sex are linked, while for others it is not. And since everyone is different in this regard there are not societal expectations on this, you can kinda go and try whatever works for you.

For hatchy, they are still figuring themself out and they were experimenting before the loop. They don't fully distinguish between romantic and platonic affection yet, the line is kinda blurred for them (for now, anyways). Meanwhile, while Gabbro does make that distinction and they've have a few previous crushes, they're pretty open to making out with friends without the need for romantic feelings. Gabbro usually puts the focus on the other person's preferences, in that sense.

And so, are they dating? Honestly you can interpret them as you like, and I encourage people to see them as dating if they want, or not if they don't want to. You can even see them as strictly friends in some drawings and as dating in others, I don't really want you guys to follow my 'canon', in that sense.

For me personally though, I think that since they're in a time loop, they don't really bother with defining their relationship. They're the only conscious ones in the loop, they like to spend time together, they sometimes make out, but they arent technically dating, that label doesn't really make sense in the loop, right? From outside, I'd say it's close to a friends with benefits situation.

I also like to think that, in my post-loop comics, this relationship would start to get more defined with time, mostly because they're living back into a society and it kinda forces them to think about what they want regarding each other. I haven't thought much about the details, but I feel that although their dinamic doesn't change much compared to what they had in the loops, they do start having some 'dating' dynamics (they set limits regarding phisical affection with others, manage jelaousy situations, expect to spend more time together, etc,).

And in regards to your second question, how did they get together? I think that they become friends only after the loops starts (they never really hung out before) and they gradually become closer. Then, after the touch starvation and isolation starts becoming unbearable, they start smooching and making out mostly as a consequence of that absence, an attempt to search for that connection. This obviously makes it all the more intense and they end up kind of attached to the hip for a time (codependency my beloved). But again it's all kinda casual and very gradual, there is not a set moment where everything starts and they don't bother defining it either. It's mostly a matter of 'hey, this feels nice, let's keep doing it".

If I'm being honest I picture this starting as in "Next Time" or "Got Weird", thise fics perfectly capture the essence of how I think anything would start between these two in-loop sksksk.

And I think that's all? Thank you so much for this ask, it was a blast talking about all of this! I have a lot of headcanons for these two, and although I encourage you all to interpret my drawings as you like, I love talking about all of this!

[sockatoothewafflebird]

PART 2 OF WAFFLES YAPS ABOUT TIME BUDDIES BECAUSE NO ONE WILL STOP THEM

if you want context for this here's THIS post. it is very long. this one probably will be as well.

ahem ahem. where did we leave off... ah, yes. The Realization.

(once again under the cut bc oh dear the bird is squawking someone stop her) (the bird is me. i am the bird)

🦜!

to put it simply, their dynamic is: gabbro fell first, but elbaite fell harder. gabbro's liked elbaite for a few years now, actually. they just haven't really thought about it.

so. gabbro is just along for the ride. whatever comes with their discoveries is just another blob of knowledge on their pile to them.

after the loops, when they're the closest to ellie they've ever been, they realize they're waaaay out of their area of expertise. they're not a very romantic person. they've never really tried to flirt (on purpose), nor have they really been flirted with all that much. (one could even say.... they got that L rizz.... *dies*) honestly they don't really mind it. they could live without romance, their facade is thick enough that they can act normal around someone the like (or love). their love is a quiet one, quiet enough they haven't really noticed it until recently.

like, ellie will be holding them in the hammock. and they'll feel all happy smiley and fluttery and warm. and they're thinking, "ah, so that's why i feel like this. good to know." and then they go about their day.

elbaite! oh boy, ellie. they're so preoccupied with trying to solve the mystery that they only realize their feelings after gabbro forces them to take a break loop and they watch gabbro play the flute. they're watching their lips. ...their lips... i wonder if they're a good kisser...

and then it's, wait, what? why would i think that? ew! but, oh. oh no. i'm not grossed out, not at all. i like the idea of kissing them, oh, oh stars, uhhm. ...oh. well shit.

and then they do absolutely nothing about those feelings because they're trying their hardest to put together the pieces of this insane puzzle that spans their entire solar system. they don'y have time to figure out the puzzle that is their feelings, thank you very much.

they don't do much about their feelings other than intense mutual pining and the occasional flirty joke that turns them both purple. then they start to become the "act like they're madly in love but theyre not even dating" trope. they care about each other, that's all that really matters at the time.

until, of course, they find solanum. this is where the au idea begins to take shape. basically due to funky eye of the universe business solanum can remember all the times ellie and gabby have visited her, and they realize there's a way to free her. so they do, and the three become the time buddies trio. ellie and gabby start to learn nomaian (they already knew some before just because ellie taught themself and then taught gabbro) and solanum starts to realize "oh wait, the way they're acting doesnt seem to be normal for hearthians! i must get to the bottom of this."

so then solanum goes sneaky mode and begins asking the two (separately, because she wants them to figure it out on their own... solanum gets the best wingwoman ever award lol) about why they're Like That around each other. Like That, meaning: flirting, cuddling, bonking heads, smiling like little kids at each other,

yknow what just. here's an example of an average interaction between the three. came up witht his on the spot but it's perfectly accurate to

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"hey," elbaite says. they're teetering over the edge of a hole in brittle hollow's wide-open crust, peering down with an edge of mischief to their words. "wanna see who can get to white hole station the fastest?"

gabbro chuckles. "you know i'll beat you, buddy. you just want me to catch you when you inevitably come hurtling towards the gravity panels."

"aha yea, you got me. those big, strong arms are just irresistible, y'know." elbaite gently taps their helmet against gabbro's, and without warning jumps off of the crust of the hollow and into its belly.

gabbro follows, shouting something inaudible as they come out of signal range. solanum flicks her radio to long-range, takes a seat at the edge of the crust, and listens. not a sound slips from her lips. she quite enjoys eavesdropping on these two.

elbaite is laughing. "gabbs, seriously, there's a- there's a huge chunk of the crust behind you, we gotta move, lemme go-"

"nah, not until you let me admire your voluptuous arm muscles--" a loud thunk noise comes through the radio, "--OW! hey!"

"eugh. if you ever say voluptuous again i'm leaving you stranded on your island."

"but it's, like, objectively true. you're pretty strong." gabbro's voice seems to be losing its punch. "or, just strong. or just pretty. ah, both of those things together, and both separate. any of those combinations work out pretty okay. y'know. words. ...anyway."

solanum just recently became familiar with this uniquely hearthian word. there's no perfectly accurate nomaian counterpart. the word is positive, referring to anything nice to look at. it is the more casual version of beautiful, which does have a direct translation.

pretty. gabbro uses it quite often when referring to elbaite.

"...i win." a soft thump, solanum assumes from elbaite reaching the station.

"cool, cool." silence, for a moment. "catch me?"

"wh- no, i- HOUGH--"

solanum stares into the belly of the hollow. she is entirely unequipped to speak on the social behaviors of hearthians, but she knows for a fact that no pair of creatures can speak in this manner and not be utterly infatuated. (with her having studied and practiced hearthian language enough to pick up on background conversation, she's become keenly aware of how intensely romantic her companion's' interactions are. it amuses her to no end.)

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ahem ahem. once again these dynamics will be fleshed out in a fic, someday, maybe. but for now if you want more yaps or would like to ask questions let me know and i'll keep yapping until the cows come home. or rather, until the universe ends. which is in about seven hours if the ship's timer calculated it correctly... *ahem.* to be continued, probably!

next up on waffles yaps about time buddies because no one is there to stop him: they're dating now! yaaay! next yap will be about when theyre dating! or at the very least how they start dating. tell me yoyr thoughts about this if you want i love talking to people about The Blorbos

[sifloopboning]

ok anon again because I've ended up with brain worms to an insane degree about the concepts we've been discussing but im also shy and don't wanna create a hornyposting acct to cope with it so you get to be the recipient of my gorgeously unhinged rambles now. enjoy

so you talked abt king potentially getting sif to the point where he could hurt them and have them thank them for it. & ive been thinking kinda about how that might happen in particular rather than just "okay king puts sif through the psychological torment nexus slowly and carefully until he's 100% dependent." that's cool and all but we need specifics. we need freakmatchinggggg

and like. okay. sit down w me and hold my hand. i talked before about how getting siffrin into this dependent mindset is easymode because about 90% of the work has already been done due to siffrin psychological issues. i think the same goes for this actually.

bc regardless of how much siffrin has to work to reshape his entire personality around this dude (and he does and will work for it!) the concept of having king want him on this somewhat unconditional level despite all of siffrins perceived flaws... he'd have trouble with that. it would cause cognitive dissonance. it would make him feel secure in some ways, too, but he's already got so many issues even dealing with the concept of "earned" love that having this bottomless pit of absolute wanting just suddenly thrust upon him without warning would fuck with his head. even all the work he does to be exactly what the king wants would not ever make him feel like he's done enough to earn that kind of desire.

and they're already prone to self punishing behaviors even before all That Timeloop Shit happens (i think a Lot abt how in act 2?!!! siffrin fucks up a lil in front of their friends and goes "i gotta loop back" AKA KILL THEMELF????? fella you're not even IN the torture cube yet how are you already like this) and just general feeling like they've gotta Earn It if ppl like them

so even barring my take that sif has a bighugemassive masochist streak for sex stuff it might come as an incredible relief to him if king started hurting him in response to his perceived fuckups. in his mind he's finally getting what he deserves. there's someone who cares enough to notice those flaws and deliver him the pain he deserves. and for a while afterwards, he can deal with being treated affectionately with zero cognitive dissonance, because he feels like he's earned it. he'll start spiraling again fast if he continues to be treated niceys without any intermittent cruelty but as long as there's consistent rules to follow - a consistent script he's been given, lol - he'll be able to cope with the scary scary scary concept that someone has this unconditional possessive attachment for him.

typing this all out... I've already said multiple times that this is so easymode for king but it just IS!!! ITS CRAZY!! HE WOULDN'T HAVE TO EVEN LIFT A FINGER! JUST CONTINUAL APPLICATION OF BARE MINIMUM ASS ATTENTION AND AFFECTION WHILE OCCASIONALLY IMPLYING THAT HE WANTS SIFFRIN TO DO CERTAIN THINGS WOULD BE ENOUGH!!! SIFFRIN WILL DO LITERALLY ALL THE LEGWORK HERE! HE CAN JUST SIT BACK ON HIS LITTLE SADIST THRONE AND WATCH THEM PSYCHOLOGICALLY TORTURE THEMSELF! ANYTHING ELSE HE DID WOULD JUST BE A BONUS! they're such a fucking nightmare of a pairing I'm truly obsessed. lets fuck up this rogue in ways never invented before on this earth

can we get married platonically

fr tho this is perfect no notes. i agree 100% with everything u said this is very much a match made in the depths of hell. its like combining ammonia and bleach in a poorly ventilated basement room and brother? im huffing those fumes out of a paper bag. the only thing that would improve this kingedfrin imo would be to find a way for sif to make king even worse. most likely not on purpose but itd be interesting and just as importantly funny if it was.

i want them to evolve from weird codependent couple in their honeymoon phase to the most toxic couple on earth to the physical manifestation of the mountain goats no children song. the party arrives to defeat the king but they witness him and siffrin interacting for less than 3 minutes and they're like. hey besties um can we interest you in a divorce. please. we can fight to the death after. its just that we as a party really feel like a divorce would be beneficial to all parties here. the PRETEEN can tell you guys need a divorce and they still think actors in plays have paper between them when they kiss. please

[hidefdoritos]

Lately, I've created two bantering sportscasters who narrate my actions as a yard switcher (I move semi trailers around at the cargo job).

Darryl: Another incredible parking job from Moss! This back-in park required only two tries, with a brief forward realignment. Chuck, hit me with that replay.

Chuck: As you can see, Moss made an incredible first turn. 23-foot trailers are squirrelly, and you can see Moss get a little dramatic on their first try. However, they immediately recognize line divergence and take it forward again to fix it, this time returning for a perfect parking job.

Darryl: It's now 6 pm, and Manager John has called for a hot swap on door 28. Hot swaps are a tricky maneuver: you've got to pull the full trailer, find its parking space, find an empty trailer, and put that one on door. All the while, there's a conveyor indoors filling with boxes, up to three people waiting and making faces out the window, and potentially other truckers in the yard to judge you.

Chuck: Moss has many skills, but their track record with social pressure is pretty rough. Their stats show their IQ dropping a full 15 points per "real" trucker observing their actions.

Darryl: Their setup turns were very wide this time, and you can see an early mistake: turning the wheel the wrong direction. This folded the trailer into an even sharper angle, which is embarrassing. It's now lined up with the trailer on door 27. And, in an impressive series of going backwards and forwards, Moss has managed to fully Austin Powers their trailer in the middle of the yard.

Chuck: Let's get a close-up on that scowl.

Darryl: They really choked under the pressure this time.

Chuck: Now we see them give up and loop around the yard again. They're gonna give this hot swap a second try.

Darryl: Come on, rookie.

Chuck: Much better setup this time, Darryl. Notice them breathing deeply--it's a mental game now.

Darryl: Focusing solely on the trailer and the lines is a good move. And they're mostly in line! It takes a few backwards and forwards alignments, but it looks like they're getting it!

Chuck: And they're on the door! Three adjustments (the second time around) is pretty reasonable for how much pressure they put themself under.

Darryl: Moss has shown some really promising progress this year. Earlier this year, they were an average college senior who thought landing gear and air lines were just for planes. However, the 5'8 rookie has been catching on. They've had a rough few years and a few false starts with craft stores, cashier jobs, and burrito joints, but they seem to really be finding their groove.

Chuck: Let's check in now on this empty trailer pull. Coming off door 9 with another 23-footer. The yard is getting crowded now, so they'll have to try backing in from the blind side.

Darryl: Which they taught themself to do. Last night. And it's now dark.

Chuck: Check out that excellent serpentine maneuver for the setup! The truck is very close to straight. Now they just have to back up smoothly.

Darryl: Chuck. Chuck, are you seeing this!

Chuck: Come on, rookie, we're all rooting for you.

Darryl: They find the line in the bubble mirror, and the back tires are tracing it perfectly.

Chuck: It's almost there.

Darryl: Annnnnnd.............PARK!

Chuck: It's a miracle! A blind side backup job in ONE SMOOTH MOTION!

Darryl: IN THE DARK! FROM THE BLIND SIDE! IS THERE ANYTHING THIS ROOKIE CAN'T DO?

Chuck: And with real truckers watching? Incredible. This is gonna boost their credibility for sure.

Darryl: We're gonna cut to commercial while they unhook the lines and park the switcher. But we'll be right back to watch them try to remember how to put straight truck 095 in gear. Don't go away!

[beekissies]

HELLO! i am perhaps a tad magical nod 🙂‍↕️ or simply very efficient. anyways can The Royal We have 🍧💋🌱🩹🍒 for lrtr, cauliflower aaaaaand phanomen....... teehee 🤭

HI REZE!!!!! these are so good....... thank u........ i was thinking about answering these while doing schoolwork HGFHJHFDK it got long sooooo utc!

ask game here!

🍧 — if you has to put a label on your relationship with f/o, childhood sweetheart? married? tell me!

lrtr are like... until the wedding fic drops (never) (im so shy) (it lives in my brain forever) theyre like two steps above dating since thats too casual for them . they literally died in each other's arms i think they deserve to call each other something else . in my head they call each other their partners . plain and simple.......

cauliflower consider themselves dating and call each other girlfriend/partner respectively . but flare and lizzie are also very intense. so i think they (plural but also flare themself) would also call callie their muse ^_^

phanomen are childhood sweethearts 🫶 but they also call each other the sappiest things ever .

💋 — if you two were a romance trope, what would it be?

we already know what lrtr are say it with me now!!!!!!! DOOMED TIME LOOP ROMANCE!!!!!!! YEAHHHHH!!!!!!!!! alternatively theyre like reluctant friends to lovers . idiots in love . etc etc

cauliflower are like artist and muse yeah but i couldn't stop thinking about that one mail that flare sends after you get their good ending . and i really wanted to incorporate that into their Lore ^_^ i'll write it down properly eventually but since im already basing callie off of the in lore octavia from the octavia quest i think it'd be yummy if she Was actually her . when the comet flare goes to sleep on comes back in time for the tenno insurrection it'll be her music that wakes them up just like how their music led her to the mall ^_^ even though neither of them are human anymore yk ... kinda like a despite everything it's still you (and i still love u) situation?

we also already know what phanomen is here we go CHILDHOOD FRIENDS TO LOVERS!!!!! COUGHS UP BLOOD AND DIES

🌱 — how do you make up with each other after an argument?

i think lrtr dont like to argue so they usually try to compromise (especially loren theyd cry) but . if ever they did .....arthur is kinda clumsy with words but i think he definitely tries a verbal apology first ... hes definitely an actions over words type of guy so afterwards he tries to do stuff to make it up to them . and loren is the same!!! theyre like polishing his weapons looking at him w the biggest saddest doggy eyes ever

for cauliflower first of all lizzie apologises for potentially hissing at callie BFHFBJGKG but tbh after that i think theyre kinda forgive and forget . lizzie Never forgets but for callie and flare at the v least i think once they apologise to each other they generally move past it . very breezy!

phanomen also don't like to argue much so it's also pretty breezy w them But . they're both kinda dramatic so they feel like they need to make it up to each other anwyay. lots of sweet apologies . lots of im sorry please forgive me ill never do it again kisses . miss christine has to be involved in the peace offerings . etc

🩹 — if you or your f/o got hurts, how would the other react?

arthur and loren are both fake idgafers so when the other gets hurt they're both understandably very angry at whoever hurt the other . cue gunshot sfx/exalted blade sfx . they're v efficient w like. first aid and stuff. but they also dote So much to the point that its kinda ridiculous like no arthur my open wound did not secretly become infected with the techrot / no loren my stitches did not come undone when i sneezed

flare seems like the type to not notice they've gotten injured until like way after the fact so callie is like. SHOCK AND HORROR!!!! but when callie gets hurt i feel like flare and lizzie like. freak the fuck out. and they both drag each other to lettie

phanomen and lrtr are kinda the same. fake idgafers....... phantom and omen both think that the other getting hurt is like. a personal failing. so they both do the standard go to medbay etc etc while also grovelling and crying like IM SO SORRY ITS ALL MY FAULT FORGIVE ME and the other is like........ its just a papercut......

🍒 — what would your contact names be for each other?

realistically lrtr and cauliflower both just have their kim profiles for everyone . in practice both lrtr and phanomen just have each other's names with an optional heart emoji (its just omen putting a heart emoji next to phantoms name)

In Practice!!! callie has flare saved as flare and lizzie ❤️❤️❤️ in her phone and flare has callie saved also as like. callie ❤️

[sapwine-and-starcharts]

get blasted with an ask immediately pow pow pow!!!

earl grey, chai, peppermint, and chamomile! ::3x

Damn y'all are quick!! I love it! :D

Peppermint was answered in [THIS] ask but i'll answer the rest!!! <3

Earl Grey - Does your OC like to read? What is their taste in books?

Hehe they love reading. When they were younger it was ANY book they could get their little grabby hands. It does not matter if they're too complex or not really technically readable in the traditional sense, they will just get an adult to help them to read it of they can't by themself (Its almost always Hornfels lmao).

Star Atlases, geography notebooks, ancient history books, you name it and they've probably read it at some point.

Now that they're older they still read what ever they can get their hands on but they try to aim for old fiction or romance novels. Anything light hearted enough to help them relax really.

They learned enough in the loops to make their brain hurt so it's nice to just turn it off for a while and get lost in a world that isn't their own.

Chai - What is your OC’s comfort food/drink?

Despite their sweet tooth their comfort food is something heavy and savoury like a thick, rich soup. Something that settles in their stomach and warms them from the inside out.

I imagine that Porphy makes the best food in the village so its probably one of their soups. Maybe some sort of creamy potato soup...

(man... now i'm hungry...)

Chamomile - What does your OC do to relax?

Well i've mentioned their love of reading like 4 times now so i can't mention that again lmao

When they're stressed out it's hard for them calm themself and relax (anixety disorder + prone to panic attacks) but there's a few methods they've picked up over the years!

Hornfels taught them the fake star trick. Stargazing and counting the stars with each breath has helped them ever since they were young but since the stars only come out at night its kinda hard to do that during the day.

Which is why Hornfels put together a flashlight and constellation sheets to make a star projection on the cieling. (They even asked Slate to build a better one, one that used metal instead of paper and tape, for one of Mylo's hatchdays)

Chert and Porphy showed them some special blends of soothing teas that, while definitely not their favourite drink, genuinely do help them unwind, especially before bed. They usually share a pot with Chert every night :}

Finally Gabbro taught them meditation. The easiest yet the hardest one. It's easy because its accessible when they can't get to their projector or make a cup of tea. They can even combine them together! But it's hard because usually they only meditate when they're beyond stressed and it can be hard to clear their mind.

It is however an activity they enjoy and if they ever need a good break they often find Gabbro and just meditate together (or cuddle. Cuddles always help them relax too :D)

TYSM for asking!!!! <3

[tex-now]

spoilers for act 6, sasasap and twohats under cut

thinking about loop being a siffrin is actually making me nauseous omg. it makes me want to throw up knowing that a siffrin pushed to their absolute limit is barely the siffrin we remember at all. at one point. they were like him. like our siffrin. but going through loop after loop after loop changed and warped their personality to the point of being an almost entirely different person. broken and hollowed out and devoid of who they used to be.

but. it still feels wrong. they're so different from our siffrin that it's hard to see them as one at all. and that's on purpose which makes it even more evil. they DELIBERATELY separate themselves from siffrin by acting loud and dramatic and annoying (in their own words i could never find you annoying loop ily) to siffrin, but also. they're so used to it. putting up an act. i mean they've been doing it for the universe knows how long that it's so easy to slip into another one. they're so used to being ingenuine that it's almost like they took every bit of what they remember about themself and inverted it, just to find any bit of seperation from the person wearing their face. and i think that's so evil and fucked up what the FUCK i feel sick im actually gagging. loop makes me sick(/pos) im being so serious

However, isat goes to very great lengths to establish that siffrin is VERY capable if turning into a Loop. Especially in the later loops (ESPECIALLY in the bathroom dialogue) that his dialouge becomes more cheerfully sarcastic, more Loop-esque, and it makes you think "ohhhh this makes more sense now. Ohhhh loop is like.

[goldenworldsabound]

What was their first impression of each other

Who felt romantic feelings first?

Who’s more protective? For Clayman and Rufus both! Either way, I hope you have a marvelous day and get all the love you deserve!! [The-storyteller-and-her-soldiers]

Clayman and Rufus!!! thank you @the-storyteller-and-her-soldiers !!!

What was their first impression of each other

🍷Clayman - honestly he had a little puppy crush on me super quickly. That along with the fact that Kazalim promptly also made it so I had to obey him really threw the poor man for a loop. For my part, I found him quite intimidating at first. I hc he was pretty quiet back then, and we know he wore his mask all the time back then too, so...a bit scary!!! I had just been brought to a new world, after all.

🥼Rufus - Rufus was intrigued enough by me to go digging into my files with reckless abandon- fdkjhfakjsa and immediately became smitten though he refused to acknowledge it and instead convinced himself he was interested cause I would toootally be useful. Which I was in fairness but- fkjdhsakfhds it was more than that. For Aura's part, I knew him as the President's son so I had a lot of preconceived notions about him - rich, powerful, incredible, definitely put him on a pedestal. Most importantly, completely out of reach.

Who felt romantic feelings first?

🍷Clayman - it was Clayman fkjdsahfkjdsa he got attached so quick 🥺I was having a really rough time when I first arrived in this other world so...it's no surprise my thoughts weren't really on that sort of thing.

🥼Rufus - it was Rufus! He watched me for a couple of years (from his house arrest, only while I was at work) before I even knew he cared about me or knew my name so. He craved romantic involvement with Aura so much! Even if, again, he didn't recognize it at first.

Who’s more protective?

🍷Clayman - Clayman gets to show it more often but I think I'm actually more protective. I don't think he understands the lengths I would go to for him, because this SI would ABSOLUTELY die for him without question. Either of them dying for the other has never crossed Clayman's mind.

🥼Rufus - it's certainly Rufus, though it's also fair to see he's the one of us with the resources to be protective. And actually, it's Rufus prior to Meteorfall. After that, it's Aura. Prior to Meteorfall, Rufus has been protecting and looking after me from his house arrest for a couple of years, even before we met, and of course he continues to do so once we do meet, just more obviously. But after Meteorfall, when he's been seriously hurt and I hc he has long term effects, so he's got chronic conditions and disabilities now, Aura has changed themself drastically to protect him. Morals tossed aside and investing in getting stronger in order to protect him. He's still protective of Aura at this point too, but...they've really gone off the deep end with it a bit.

[decks-writing-blog]

Letting Moon Know

Summary: Saint tries to tell Looks to the Moon that they've Ascended Five Pebbles.

[A/N] I wanted to tell Moon that Five Pebbles had been Ascended but the game wouldn't let me. So I ultimately ended up writing this instead as part of my winter fics because it takes place in winter so perfect excuse to finally get around to the idea.

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The cold bit through Saint’s fur. It was starting to seep through their skin and into their bones. They would need to find shelter soon or freeze to death, not the worst way to die but dying at all was unpleasant. First came their current mission though… maybe. Technically it could wait, the iterators had been around for ages. It wouldn’t hurt Looks to the Moon to wait one more Cycle before learning Five Pebbles had Ascended. It felt wrong to put it off any longer than necessary though so Saint kept pressing forward, going as quick as they could to keep themself warm.

Upon finally reaching it, Moon’s chamber was the same as all the other times Saint had been here. This time she sat on her center platform, her neurons hovering around her like a swarm of batfliesover a carcass. Saint shot their tongue up, sticking it to the ceiling so they could swing over the water and land in front of her, drawing her gaze to them.

“Oh, you’re back. Welcome little one.” She meant it as an endearment but Saint didn’t like being referred to in that way. They weren’t little in any sense of the word, even less so now than when she’d last seen them. It didn’t matter enough to be worth the effort to convey that to her though.

After pulling their tongue all the way back in, they brought up the music pearl and placed it on the ground in front of her. Hopefully she would know what it was and more importantly what it meant. She had a right to know.

“You want me to look at this?” She leaned over to pick it up, pulling it close to examine it. A few moments passed before she looked back up at Saint. “You should return this to its owner. He’s probably missing it. He doesn’t have much else left as this point.” Well at least she seemed to know what it was.

Saint accepted it from her as she handed it towards them. They then stood, did a little loop around the platform and placed it in front of her again. With Five Pebbles Ascended, she was its owner now as decreed by Saint giving it to her.

“I’m not the owner. Please bring it back to where you found it.”

Saint repeated the motion, this time placing the pearl down more forcefully.

“I’m not sure what you’re trying to communicate.”

That was the problem with communication; it was imprecise and hard to get one’s idea across in its entirety. The lack of the ability to form words when communicating with a being that primarily used words only made it more so.

People were difficult, even annoying sometimes. Saint preferred being alone. But it would be wrong to move on to the next part of their journey without letting Moon know Five Pebbles was finally at peace. They would soon Ascend her too but with her they should be able to convey their intention to do so and have it be understood. Part of that would be her knowing of Pebble’s Ascension.

Saint picked up the pearl again. They moved to the edge of the platform, giving themself just enough room on it to place the pearl in front of themself instead. Sitting, they mimicked Pebbles’ pose as best they could. They sat like that for a bit, putting on a shiver they didn’t even need to fake before going limp, barely stopping themself from falling into the water.

“Are you saying that Five Pebbles is gone? Ascended? Surely that can’t be. Perhaps his puppet was destroyed beyond repair… in this Cycle anyway. He’ll continue in another of course. I suppose nothing changes for me, I was unable to contact him anyway.”

Saint pushed themself back up, grabbed the pearl and placed it in front of her again.

She starred at it silently for a few seconds before picking it up. “What happened exactly? You can’t answer that though, can you, little one?”

They could but it would take time and it was getting rather cold, a storm would soon be on its way. She didn’t understand that Pebbles Ascended but she at least knew he wasn’t present in this world any longer and that was good enough for now. Freeing Saint to leave for the shelter that was thankfully only a short distance away. Next Cycle they would make her understand fully and then they would Ascend her. … Unless she didn’t wish to Ascend. Unlikely as who wouldn’t wish for such a thing? So most likely they would. First came getting out of the cold though.

[rgbfall]

Prev I am putting your tags on my post because you Get Me. I said before you probably have more isat knowledge than me bc I haven't got 2hats yet, and as for exocolonist you don't really need much info from the other ending? Honestly having run through the game at least once is good enough.

"...how sif and sol merge with the other world" think of it like. This is an alternate universe where they've always lived there, but now they have memories of not living there, if that makes sense. Everything about them is like they've always lived there (ie siff doesn't have craft but has a genetic augment, sol does have craft), and as far as everyone around them is concerned they've always lived there. So yes they pretty much entirely swapped without leaving a trace of the other. There's probably some mistakes that, if pointed out, could help them prove to people around them that they haven't always lived there (eg sol speaking esperanto and siff speaking french, and also siffrins name doesn't mean anything).

As for sols craft, I was thinking paper fits them, or otherwise scissors bc that's what siffrin has and i wanted the team to stay reasonably balanced (ie. not 3 paper types). So. Not sure yet! And for siffs augment, I was gonna go with super strength? I considered eagle eyes, but considering siffs missing eye and the fact that they keep missing items and traps means. it's probably not best.

"Does loop know somethings up?" Not sure yet!!! I will decide. when I finish 2hats ahah.

"Does siffrin become the child of sols parents?" Yep! Geranium calls him his "little cabbage" bc it's similar to his nickname for sol and based on the french pet name "mon petit choux" (my little cabbage). "How does siffrin react to having "parents" now?" Conflicted... on the one hand, woah! this is what it's like to have a childhood? crazy! on the other hand. these are Not Siffrins Parents. Then also a general sense of dread from not quite remembering past lives, but knowing something bad is going to happen to them. and also. siffrin keeps a meticulous diary. They Will Not Forget This Time. It started as a way to make sure they don't forget their friends, and now they just write everything that happens.

"I feel like sif would probably end up befriending dys" YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT THIS WILL BE HAPPENING. Siff, feeling like being friends with anyone else is betraying the party, would kindof end up a bit of a loner? Which then means being friends with dys. And ofc he's trying to find answers about how he got here, and potentially trying to find Vertumnas version of a favor tree.

"Sym would probably remind siffrin of loop" ohhh my god I hadn't thought of that but you're so right..... I'd imagined sym (and potentially loop) will be driving forces in getting answers, loop bc they'll know more than sol and sym bc they have dreams of someone Who Is Not Siff.

"Would the change god notice something up?" I... hadn't even thought about that. Probably. And they'd probably not be helpful at all!! The king would not notice anything, sol is still "bright one" to him.

As for siffrins lack of wishing causing the loops well. I have ideas for it that I will keep under wraps in case I write stuff for this (which I plan on doing kyekyekyekye)

Hmmm for sol learning about siffrin.... as far as the party knows about, siffrin never existed! So sol would be learning about themself through the party's eyes! I'm thinking sol is probably wayy more open about the situation than siffrin is, so the party is very helpful and very concerned. Unfortunately for sol, this also means that if they want help they need to tell the party. Every. Loop. which makes for good angst later on teehee ^_^

Ok hold on are there any isat fans who also like i was a teenage exocolonist who would like to talk to me about a potential au I have

[cuppajj]

Hello, Cuppajj!! I just found your Sentient Lost Light AU stuff, and I have some curiosity to certain things about them, since Lost Light holds most the crew dear, it seems.

1.) Does Lost Light hold any negative feeling for anyone besides Getaway? (Like the from the mutiny, or just in general.)

2.) How would LL feel about being graffitied by the crew? And especially if was less than flattering. (Like a really big bright colorful dick-)

3.) Does LL ever become possessive or a little overprotective of any of the crew in particular? (One of them ends up feeling hurt or distressed, and they start shutting the source off, away from them. Trying to play ‘shield’, and protect them.)

4.) If any of the crew were to end up with a little one, how would LL feel? Curious and excited? Or a bit replaced, and suddenly ignored, by him?

Sorry if this was odd, annoying or uncomfortable- I just am so curious how LL would interact/react to such with his beloved crew and captain, especially with sentient LL brainrot now. Hope you have a good day/night, Cup! ^w^

Heyooo heoooo thanks for the questions! I'd be happy to answer all of them for you ^v^

So first things first, the LL is neutral good, so they try to have minimal bias. They look out for their crew, but because they primarily see themself as a vessel for them and little more, they leave all the decision making (even the steering) to them. They also know every one of them has flaws, but cares about them despite it. With that in mind:

1.) LL doesn’t dislike anyone in general; they’re still fond of the rowdier and meaner, though as Lightlost they might not spend time with them. If anything, the only crew member LL grows to dislike is Getaway himself; though it’s not until after he starts committing his atrocities during the mutineers arc, such as letting Sunder cannibalize their own crew and keeping a select few in memory loops. In this case they would’ve subtly attempted to help First Aid and the protectobots escape, but Getaway, aware of the LL’s sentience since the initial mutiny, would’ve forced them into hibernation so they could no longer interfere. They wouldn’t wake up until after Rodimus and the rest of the crew are back on board, and they’re brought back online.

2.) Humored, honestly! Even if the image isn’t savory for most, they know someone will be amused by it, or be appalled (*cough* Magnus *cough*) in a way LL gets a kick out of. They know the graffiti can be washed off or painted over, and it’s not like the current crew are the first to do it to them.

3.) Technically no; they’re certainly not as possessive and overprotective (and involved) as their shattered glass counterpart. They’re healthily protective of everyone on board, though I guess you could say they watch over Rodimus more than most. For example, they may convince him to go rest, only for him to wake up to a glass of warm energon on his nightstand in the morning hours. LL is aware of his struggles long before most of the others, and as the captain, they want him to be as confident and healthy as he can be while in charge! Their same concern extends to Megatron when he becomes co-captain, but they know that he’s more, well, mature. However, as time goes on, they may start playing shield for a few small things, though I don't know what specifically they'd be, but it would be subtlle enough for the crew (or at least all but the ones who know LL is alive) to not notice.

4.) LL would be elated! They've rarely if not ever seen a sparkling before. They wouldn't feel ignored at all, and they'd actually hope that all the attention could be on the little one like they deserve! Oh they'd be so curious and excited, knowing that the little one will grow up, learn lessons, mature... and LL would be sure to help, through Lightlost, in any way they can while the new spark is aboard.

The Lost Light is very selfless, putting others before themself, and nothing makes them happier than serving as a home for hundreds of lives. Even though they believe in being unbiased and neutral toward everyone, they can't help but value their closeness with the little cybertronians that inhabit them.

[darlincollins]

the number you are trying to reach is not available. part 1!

darlin struggles after sam's death~

(content warnings for listener in poor state of mental health and discussion about major character death)

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Darlin' puts the car in park and wonders for the sixth time that day what the fuck is wrong with them. Decides the list is too long to go through now, starting with "I was born" and ending with "the wrong person is dead", and instead pulls out their phone. They swipe away the notifications of numerous texts and missed calls- David and his mate, Asher, Milo, William, even Vincent- and instead pull up their voicemail library. The one they're after is easy to find; they don't have any others saved.

Hey, darlin'.

They grip the phone tighter, press it right against their ear like his voice coming through the speaker is something they can physically absorb.

I'm at the store. Gettin' some actually healthy food for dinner tonight, and I don't want to hear a damn word about it.

He laughs, warm and fond, and as the dashboard in front of them starts to blur with unshed tears they add the fact that they keep doing this to the list of things that are wrong with them.

I'll see you soon... I love you.

The last words are quiet, and said with an almost audible smile. They let themself picture it- the gentle grin on his face while he stands in the produce aisle, head tilted as he holds the phone in one hand and whatever piece of fruit he's analyzing for the tiniest flaw in the other. Happy, and safe, and alive. Fuck. They rest their head against the steering wheel, still pressing the phone to their ear like the message might have magically gotten longer in the last hour. (It hasn't, and eventually they shut off the screen and carefully set it in the passenger seat, unwilling to risk breaking the phone even in their frustration.)

They take a long moment to collect themself, and another to pretend like they didn't accomplish it by imagining Sam's hand running down their back, his voice whispering breathe, darlin' in their ear. If they're going to keep lying to themself like this, they should really get better at it, they think, finally turning their head to the house they've stopped in front of.

Finding his family hadn't been too difficult; they'd already had names, powers, and the city, and even a general description of the neighborhood. In another life they might be indignant about the added surveillance of empowered lives, but like most things that used to elicit any kind of emotion in them, they can't really work up the energy to care these days.

Their hand falls to the framed picture lying in the seat under their phone- the reason they're here. The only one they're willing to admit to right now, in any case. They'd both talked about their families before, on long nights when vulnerability felt less like a death sentence than usual. Held onto each other like life preservers while they dusted off the memories of places they could never go back to. They remember trying not to clench their hands into fists when he'd told them about the slow death of his contact with his family, the barely-concealed fear and judgement in their voices after he'd told them about his turning before they stopped bothering to check in at all.

"They tried," he'd said, voice wavering only for a moment. And they'd recognized that sentence; the kind of consolatory mantra you repeat on loop when you try to remember the reasons you still love someone who's hurt you, the desire to shift the blame onto yourself and your circumstances rather than a failing on their part.

But for Sam's part, he'd loved them all the same- it was in the wistful, affectionate tone of his voice and the care he took with the picture sitting next to them, a snapshot of the day he'd left for DAMN. He's leaning against the hood of his old car, arm around his mother's shoulders while his cousin, caught mid-jump as she reaches around to stick up bunny ears behind his head. His face is younger, untroubled and carefree, but the mischievous slant of his smile is the same as always.

Carefully, they move the phone back into their pocket and pull the framed picture into their lap, considering it. They'd thought about keeping it, hoarding as many pieces of him as possible in a futile but unbeatable urge to try and fill the void he's left behind, but... it doesn't really belong to them. His family may not deserve any part of him, but Sam deserves for them to know who he was, even after they were gone.

Or maybe this is just another case of masochism, like the way they can't stop listening to that fucking voicemail. Another experiment to see how far they can push it, to see what happens when they come up against his eyes looking at them out of a stranger's face.

Or maybe this is healthy, a kind of progress where they're realizing that the weight of all these memories and keepsakes is crushing them. They're suddenly hyper-aware of the key around their neck, the chain like a noose, the metal an albatross choking them. Yeah, doesn't seem likely.

Taking a deep breath, they get out of the car, holding the picture to their chest. Whatever their reason for being here, they came to do a job, and they're going to do it. Jesus, but it's hot out here. Not the way California is, but in an almost tangible way. The heat waves ripple in the air visibly, trees and magnolia bushes alike wilting under the oppressive Mississippi sun. They hesitantly walk up the steps to the door, under the ivy-laced porch. You can do this, they think, more out of hope than actual confidence. What would Sam do? Not be in this situation because he could move on like a healthy person. What would David do? Not be a coward and get through this. What would Asher do? Whatever people made of emotional Teflon do in situations like this. Not helpful. "Fuck it," they mutter, and ring the doorbell.

[sleepy-n-thinkin-stuff]

Random headcanons of my twst ocs.

Most are very random.

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1. Jazmi used to watch those eating challenge videos when she was 9-13, and would watch them while eating. Besides watching Rollercoaster death videos or Rollercoaster accident videos, she wouldn't watch anything else.

2. Sapphire was prone to eating a LOT of weird things as a child, and was not limited to throwing up on poor Estella when they didn't agree with his stomach.

3. Mouse has eaten roadkill before.

4. Amor tried to take selfies of himself in the bathroom before, and accidentally tripped and smashed his head against the mirror and broke it. He refuses to acknowledge it happened or that he did it, even though Ivy was in the bathroom when it happened and constantly brings it up when he sees Amor posting on social media.

5. No alarm in the fucking WORLD will wake Kaba up, not even an earthquake, not even those ear piercingly loud ones that could wake up satan himself. An explosion could go off, and she wouldn't move a muscle.

6. Mouse ate Neige's makeup a lot when they were little. They also ate pretty much anything they could fit in their mouth.

7. After a basketball game, Lux tried to slap Azira's back, and Azira quickly dodged it, and they ended up smacking themself in the face full force.

8. Sapphire constantly tries to give/feed Faira cat nip to see what'll happen.

9. Poison drinks copious amounts of coffee and will even eat handfuls of straight up coffee beans. They drank so much one time, they physically started to shake and vibrate for three hours, then when it wore off he passed out and didn't move from his position for a solid 14 hours.

10. Sting likes to trap bugs in cups and containers, and spray them with bug spray till they die. She also enjoys burning them with magnifying glasses, or using lighter and hair spray to light them on fire.

11. Lux was dropped on accident as a baby once. Ace did it, and has never told anyone, and often thinks to himself that it's the reason Lux acts the way he is now.

12. Faira has owned over ten birds, and they keep dying in the weirdest ways imaginable. The last one died because Che'nya went to feed it, it got scared and had a heart attack, and died. Faira now brings his bird to school and keeps it in his room.

13. Virsk has a huge social media platform.

14. The only time Crystal has ever gone on a roller coaster was when she was eleven, and her harness broke and she almost fell out of the cart when it made a loop. She now cries at any mention of going on a roller coaster.

15. Lilith got a coat hanger stuck in Aba's eye when they were 8 and 7.

16. Toxic will shock Kaba with electricity out of no where, and she can't do shit because she knows he won't stop.

17. Azira has peppersprayed Ivy before because he wouldn't go away. Ivy wasn't even asking him out or trying to flirt, he was just being annoying.

18. Glitch is not allowed on Twitter.

19. Sometimes the shadows will just tease Spider, liking to annoy them whether than threaten their life because it amuses them more. They've jumpscared them in the shower, flipped over their bed at night, hid and stolen their shit in the most obscure places, whispered in their ear that they're gay nonstop, and made their food vanish.

20. Lux stole one of Amor's scarfs, and put it on a teddy bear he would practice flirting with. Amor only found out about this when MC posted a video on snapchat (Or whatever the magic equivalent is) of Lux flirting with the bear, and had the caption "Rizz" on it. Note, MC had no idea what this word meant at the time but had heard it before. Lux proceeded to throw away the scarf when he found out, and now none of them talk about it.

21. Quin ate many strange things as a child, and has miraculously survived. These items include three buttons, 28 sewing needles Crewel owned, a patch of fabric, three sticks, the ink in an ink pen, two double A batteries, multiple hair pins, the liquid inside Crewel's eyeliner, Multiple cigarette buds, and multiple coins.

22. Ivy caught Dove kissing a mop before to practice kissing when they were younger, and he laughed so hard he nearly peed himself.

23. Harvest refuses to do Kahoots because Lux, Mouse, and a few other students have used the most obscure fucking names on the planet, to the point she couldn't take it anymore one day and had to physically stop herself from throwing a chair at Lux when he put "Jack Goff" as his username. She instead told the whole class the game was off the limits for the rest of the year.

24. Quin and Jewel have caught each other smoking behind the school more times than either can count on both hands. They just have a silent agreement on not reporting each other to Celeste.

25. Celeste will hire anybody. As long as you're not a bigot, abuser, or anything else of that nature she will hire you.

26. Emerald is wanted in multiple districts, and is banned from the Queendom of Roses.

27. Mouse knows how to speak to rats.

28. For the love of God, do not email Quin after 5pm. You will NOT get an answer from this man at all, and don't expect to get one unless you send it during school hours. This man is barely functioning as is. He sure as hell is not gonna give his personal energy to you unless he absolutely has to.

29. Virsk was changed from testosterone patches to pills after Idia caught him cracking open them after he used them and eating the insides after thinking it would give him more T.

30. Sapphire was an absolute LEASH kid. From as soon as he could walk, to the age of eleven, he had to kept on a leash if he wasn't being held. He's had four leashes throughout this time, and Vil has had to replace two of them because he chewed through them, the other one got lost when Rook let go of him by accident for two seconds and he ran off, and when Rook found him the leash was no where to be found.

[mantisgodiveblog]

Mirabelle flower dialogue. Much less dialogue than anyone else, notably! The pressing it in a book to keep it together is in a funky little category where on one hand, well - it does seem in-character for her to want to do that, just from what we've seen so far, but is decay not also a sort of change? Flowers are an ephemeral sort of beauty, not a permanent sort, and though pressing them will preserve them, they also fundamentally change them. Maybe this is overthinking things, but... symbolism, imagery, perhaps? With the axis here being change versus the King's endless, time-frozen preservation. where the progression of the King's Curse means that change will continue to occur even once frozen in time...

...okay, listen, we know it's a bit Early to start building our Symbolism Library, especially based off of off lines, but we feel this has the potential to echo further into things. Cool imagery potential. Perhaps Mirabelle will have some hesitance, when it comes to regarding the idea of freeing things from their preserved state only to rot and decay just the same - or an aversion to the sort of change that might make things worse, rather than better. That which is kept in stasis does not die, and all. Though death, too, is a sort of change.

Aaaand Isabeau flower dialogue. Which we're skipping right to, rather than adding another reblog, since we've already done Isa's wish. You've got it bad, don't you, little man. Still can't tell if Siffrin reciprocates, but we're leaning towards them not knowing, or not noticing? Maybe this'll change, later, but for now… we really aren't much in the mood for romance, honestly. We don't want to lead the man on, even if this isn't the save/reload we intend to keep.

Finally, Odile's wish. Though she's one of our favorites in the cast, we don't think that her wish resonates terribly well with Siffrin - they want to stick with all of their friends, or at least so we think, and this would cut them off from what we're fairly certain are their strongest bonds across the party. Siffrin wants to stay with everyone, we're pretty sure, and following Odile back to Ka Bue, even if it would allow them to stay with her... one friend, at the cost of losing contact with everything they've gained in Vaugarde.

Also, more fun insight into dynamics. This may be personal bias, but we feel like Isabeau's wish is the one that seems the most... hmm, genuine? Affectionate? Closely followed by Bonnie's, which seems based more in a wish to see Bonnie happy than any actual care for the wish itself. He's met Bonnie, and he cares about them - as far as we know, he's never spoken to their sister. This wish is based on someone else's happiness, not their own. But then again, that could be said for all of them. We get the feeling that Siffrin... doesn't really know what they want, themself. This only seems to confirm that.

Also, to confirm - flowers don't seem to impact the dialogue, or at least don't seem to impact the dialogue up to our chosen "cutoff point", though they may change things within the House. As a side note, repeating the same dialogue over and over again and checking for changes is putting us in the time loop early, but such is the folly we face for being thorough.

We're starting a new thread for this, now. No use obliterating your dashboards any more. See you... soon.

(Part 7 is here)

Let's go, more liveblog.

(Part 5 is here)

It's not a limited resource, is it?

...do we truly have to choose?

Well. We suppose it's a game with choices. We do have to choose. But... we'd rather not show favoritism between our party members like this. Must it only be one? Must we choose just one person to stick with?

We suppose...

We hope that you survive long enough to follow your hopes. We hope that we survive long enough to see the fruits of your labors. We hope that we all live long enough for us to bring the fruits of your labors with us, wherever we go after this.

We hope that you have the chance to become something more than your current self. And we hope we're there to see it.

Maybe not a perfect option. But from what we know of Siffrin, it's the best we've got for them right now.