#this kinda blurs the line between theory and analysis whoops

[ariapmdeol]

tell me your Witch's heart theories pretty please

this is less a theory and more an analysis bc i've played bonus stage but not sirius conclusion! so here are my predictions/thoughts for the conclusions :] obligatory 'spoilers under the cut'!

overall: I think it absolutely makes sense that we start with Sirius's conclusion. He's been on Claire's side nearly the entire time, and has no desire for the Witch's heart. All Claire really needs to do is to sit down and have a proper conversation with him :] the real issue would be handling ashe and wilardo, hmmm.... I also assume the demon in the house by the bench is relevant (aka lady dorothy) bc gavi has drawn fanart of sirius next to that monster so OFC. OFC GAVI WOULD DRAW ANGST. IT HAS TO BE LADY DOROTHY

Likewise, it makes sense that Wilardo's conclusion is next. All we need to do to get HIM on our side is to give him the extra Witch's heart. Then he can die and it all works out!

I expect Ashe to be third. I DO think he'll be VERY difficult to manage-- he doesn't know that the WH can only grant negative wishes, so i suspect that he will... struggle with that realization. He's been latching onto this wish for so long that I'm not sure what he'll do with himself when forced to confront the grief that he's been trying to run away from ^_^ cannot wait to see him suffer it'll be GREAT. I do think we might have to get someone else on our side as a defender/protector from Ashe-- he might decide that two WH are more powerful than one, after all! I just want to see him morb <3

Noel HAS to be last. he HAS TO BE, his ONLY WISH IS FOR CLAIRE TO BE OKAY SO IT MAKES SENSE THAT HIS CONCLUSION WOULD COME LAST <333 his would be unquestionably sad-- i wonder what claire would want to wish for... im not sure how to give him a happy ending :( i would LOVE for him to be freed from hell but. thats still a POSITIVE WISH. WITCHS HEARTS CANT DO THAT,,

mechanics wise tho it ABSOLUTELY makes sense that Bonus stage and the conclusion are all separate games-- if we consider playing the base game over and over again to be the different loops (as you can always go replay a scenario that you've already unlocked, thus you as claire can keep looping), then it makes SENSE that bonus stage is separate; it IS a separate loop bc its meant to be the LAST one. Likewise, it makes sense for the conclusions to all be separate because they aren't MEANT to be connected in the same way that the scenarios are!

Likewise, I think it's impactful that we CANT give everyone a happy ending in the same route. we HAVE to choose, and that's so fascinating to me!