building on the two posts linked above, i want to get into the effect of 2.1 revelations, especially the truth regarding firefly. this is my own interpretation and how i choose to write eden, my trailblazer. it does not reflect canon portrayal of the trailblazer and this is subjected to change as the story progresses. spoilers for 2.1 story update ahead.
while i don't know how hoyo is planning on having the trailblazer react to firefly's revelation as sam, i would like to say that for eden, my trailblazer, she would no longer trust firefly. at all. that connection they had built during the previous story update leading up to her death was, as i mentioned before, something she formed under the impression that firefly did not know about her being the stellaron vessel. eden thought she was finally meeting someone normally, she thought there was no ulterior motive, no script being at play. it was purely chance meeting and for once, she connected with someone as eden, not the stellaron vessel nor the trailblazer.
so the moment it was revealed that everything was planned from the start ? it was over. the moment eden realized that once again, the connection she thought was genuine and unadulterated was in fact a part of the script, she doesn't need to know anything else. she now realized that firefly came to her with hidden agenda and other intention, that she knew from the start who eden was and that was the very reason she befriended her in the first place. much like kafka. much like the events in xianzhou luofu. much like EVERYTHING that happened up to this point.
she is nothing but a pawn.
there never was any decisions she could make purely out of her own free will or without being influenced in some way, shape, or form. they were simply following the script. a pre-determined path she was guided to follow in order to achieve the best possible future ( for who really ? ) and eden viewed what firefly did as an act of betrayal. she is extremely hurt. and while she understands that firefly must have a reason to do what she did, much like all other stellaron hunters following elio, no matter what explanation or reasons firefly would give after this, my eden will not regain that trust in her. she couldn't. and she wouldn't. eden wouldn't question firefly about the past, either. she wouldn't ask if all the time they spent together was real or fake. if the words said to her were simply another section of the script, a facade, or truth. whether all of that was acting or genuine reactions β it didn't matter to her. the truth of the matter was a single question the revelation had left her with;
chilchuck going "sorry leave me outta this one. i cant fight" but then hitting literally every precise shot with an arrow or projectile he ever made in the story INCLUDING PIERCING A RED DRAGONS EYE BY THROWING A KNIFE WHILE LEAPING AWAY my bro is a rogue with dex 20 and wants no one to know biggest liar in history
Go ahead - Bury Me
I will not stay dead
Hold me down - Take my breath
I will thrive instead
Cheat the game - Break my stride
You'll see me again
Like the plague I will spread
'Cause I won't stay dead
hate when you find a character whose so infuriatingly Your Type that its embarrassing like yeahg no one is gonna be surprised when i announce this is my new Guy Of The Month