#can ya tell i went rummaging through alan wake 2's ost

[yakool-foolio]

Imagining post-game/future Vivia where he quits the WDO (or, well, sneaks away before they even know he's gone) and becomes an author while still doing some freelance, behind-the-scenes investigative work on the side. Going under several different pen names to remain as anonymous as possible, he writes mystery novels based on his experiences as a detective. Avid readers of his works try desperately to find connective throughlines between the books they theorize were written by him. And yet, they can never figure out whether what the author writes about is real or fictitious. They wring out loose ends for all their worth, pondering if the author is secretly a Master Detective or if it's all carved from delusional dreams of grandeur. Hidden beneath his anonymity, Vivia finds humor in the frantic rumors passing by. Everyone always seeks to understand, never to stop and bow to the mysteries that bewilder and beguile. Vivia and his stories will always stay secrets. Perhaps he hopes that in some peaceful future, people will learn to uphold a similar appreciation for what desires to remain unknown.

...And this was all a grand scheme to put Herald Of Darkness by Old Gods Of Asgard in my Vivia playlist HAHAHA! You've been fool(io)ed!

Just kiddin'! Though listening to this song on repeat over the past two days definitely inspired my idea of what a post-game Vivia would be up to. Nonetheless, a lotta these lyrics definitely do fit canon Vivia!

And on a somewhat unrelated note, Lost At Sea by Jean Castel n I can shake hands over using extended oceanic metaphors. It is perfecto!