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so glad were finally talking about how bitch ass randall was

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If WhatsApp was in Professor Layton

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honestly i agree with your fags on the post abt randall. even tho im not a fan of him i think ppl are too hung up on his actions as a teen versus the issues with him in the actual present day story. it would be interesting to see more of your take on him bc i agree hes one of the more complicated cases even if my opinion on him is pretty negative

Cracks my fucking knuckles. I want to preface that my take on Randall is heavily influenced by someone else and that I haven’t played MM in forever. I’m going off my shit memory and vibes here.

Randall, as a teenager, is incredibly emotionally immature. He’s reckless, selfish, doesn’t take other’s feelings into consideration, etc. That much is true. Personally I think he has audhd which contributes to his lack of awareness on other’s feelings unless there’s an outright display. He’s passionate and wants to display and get others into his interests. He drags Hershel along on adventures, gives him puzzles, etc. We don’t know enough about their relationship to say exactly how this all started or anything, but Hershel notes in his journal that he does actually like adventure. Even if Randall is forcing him to come along, it’s not entirely one sided.

Hershel has his own problems with self expression and his identity, none too helped by The Trauma. He seems pretty weak willed, backing down when Randall presses, but we do see him speak up for Angela. He is capable of saying no and being stern, but he does usually go along with what Randall does. Because he likes it. He likes adventure and puzzles and exploring.

At first going to Gressenheller was a tribute to Randall’s lost future, but if he truly hated it, he wouldn’t act the way he does in the present.

I think Randall has a tough time with boundaries. Give him an inch and he’ll take a mile. That, I believe, can also be attributed to his childhood. (Disregarding conflicting information), Randall is an only child that grew up in a wealthy household. His father seems to be somewhat cold with him, and his mother (at least during MM), seems to be coddling in the way Angela and Henry turn out to be. He grew up with Henry as his best friend. Henry his servant who isn’t allowed to do anything but what Randall wants.

He’s got a one track mind, and everything else gets pushed to the side. Other people included. He doesn’t consider that Angela might be upset with him until she’s breaking down and comparing Randall to her brother. Even then, he comforts her just enough for him to return to his task. Hershel calls him out here, because he’s being an ass. Henry stepping in de-escalated the situation, but I don’t think he was planning on actually stopping post-Akbadain. Impulse control is at an all time low at 16-18 years old, and he hasn’t stopped attention seeking behaviors. Adolescents also have a personal fable, the belief that consequences won’t apply to him. He thinks that he will be the exception.

This again brings us back to his father. A good portion of Randall’s desire for greatness stem from feeling insignificant. He wants to prove himself, whether that be to his father or others in town, not mentioning that Dalston feeds into those feelings. His feelings on Henry (that his father likes Henry more) are totally fucked, but it’s just how he perceives it. He wants to be worth it, and he wants other people to see him as worth it.

I think even if he got out of Akbadain alive, the glory wouldn’t be enough for him. Once you attain your goal you’re always going to be dissatisfied etc etc. He’s the kind of guy to always want more.

I’m going to put the present day stuff in a rb I think. This was pretty long already

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Prompts: (work in progress)

Dove

Tea

Thames

Past

Future

Hope

Smile

If you have any other prompt suggestions, please comment them here or send them to my inbox ^^

Oh and I forgot to say last time, any creative medium will be allowed!

(Hypothetically)...

Clive Week

January 6th - 12th (2025)

SFW

Prompts: Somone's already suggested 'Clive being happy'. Open to more suggestions!

Is this looking ok so far?

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(Hypothetically)...

Clive Week

January 6th - 12th (2025)

SFW

Prompts: Somone's already suggested 'Clive being happy'. Open to more suggestions!

Is this looking ok so far?

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If I was to (hypothetically) make a Clive week, when would it be....? Do you think people would actually participate

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You're right, right now it's not the time for Clive week...

But, you know... this year was the year of Shadow...

2025 must be Clive's year

Just imagine it

Timeless: Year of Clive

(the professor layton x sonic ideas are consuming me, sorry)

wait

2025.... The Year of Clive

it rhymes too........

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if I play my cards right and everyone gets infected with clive dove fever, we'll be able to make him win the next tournament

We need more Clive propaganda

We should create a Clive week or something

More Clive content!

And so the world will be Clive's...

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I need to be put down

clive laying his head on my lap while I run my fingers through his hair...

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Clive will win next time, just wait. (I have psychic powers and can see into the future)

Personally, I think we're living in the funniest timeline: Don Paolo being a smash and Clive Dove being a pass.

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we will win this fight one day

Clive deserves justice, bring him back

Nope 🩷

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Clive's Diary...

Dear Diary,

Today I met with the famed Professor Layton for the second time in my life, successfully cosplayed a 12 year old boy and finally got the chance to control my mobile fortress after five long years of waiting...

I even almost completely levelled London!

But, I have come to learn that even after all I have done, both my crimes and wrongdoings are forgiven because people on the internet say I am, in their words, a 'poor little meow meow'.

Life is certainly full of surprises!

I hope one day I'll be able to reconnect with the professor... Perhaps he, Luke and I can have a refreshing glass of iced tea near the Thames while the setting sun casts a warm glow over the horizon...

I must say, my dreams have always been big, but certainly not impossible, as was proven today. And truthfully, I just can't help imagining this scenario every night as I drift off to sleep...

But for now, I'm confined in a jail cell, in a maximum security prison where no light can reach me.

Sometimes I wonder if this is truly the end or if one day I'll be able roam the streets of London once more, as free as a stray cat, going wherever I please under the watchful eye of only the moon and the stars...

- Clive ♡

Based a conversation I had on bsky. Image source

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Me sexting: what would you do if you found me with my hands tied ;) My feminist bf: I Would Free You

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clive laying his head on my lap while I run my fingers through his hair...

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you will all pay for this one day

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the vet says i have to be put down