#true to the theme of v3 theres so much interpretation you can take away from these characters

[evercelle]

is there anything specific that got you into saiouma ?? or did you just see them and were like Oh yeah . Oh i know what you are.

simply became intrigued by them as individual characters + a duo when i played the game! two people obsessed with trying to figure each other out... the cat & mouse of it all...

saihara starts out as an individual who excels at figuring out the mechanics of a mystery but not necessarily the motivations behind it; put him next to ouma, a person who lies as easy as he breathes, and who requires very close reading (both in-lore/metatextually) to truly understand his intentions. relentless detective + enigmatic puzzle of a person is a winning combination :)c unreachable distance, chasing and being chased... 

i do find it fascinating that on the surface the obvious thematic representation seems to be saihara embodies truth and ouma lies, setting them up to be adversaries with the natural assumption that truth is inherently good and lies, bad... but through the game, the value/effects of truth and lies are repeatedly challenged, and you learn they share surprising common ground on fearful respect of "the truth" as a concept. the sauce is in how different (and sometimes the same) their approaches/reactions to it are!! very fun foils to play with

+ on a shallower level their designs are very complementary lol WHO can resist a good opposites attract ship. black + white, tall + short, refined + free spirited, calm + chaotic. cute cute cute

edit: i forgot ouma's FTEs and love hotel is also very compelling he is throwing himself at saihara but saihara is unfortunately too dense to catch him LOL rip to ouma 💜