#I’m a YAPPER today chat I’m sorry

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Actually, while we are at it, can we talk about how awful a lot of the fanbase treats Basil? My man can’t catch a break because almost everyone misinterprets him one way or another.

Where do I even start? Literally everything he does is taken the wrong way. There’s the people who characterize him as an obsessive yandere who only cares about Sunny and did everything in his power to isolate him. On the other hand, we have people who just remove one of the basic core aspects of him as a whole and make him an empty husk with no real personality.

Headacanon him however you want, but also try to understand him? I don’t know how people can say he only cares about Sunny when it’s clear he deeply appreciates his friends. He has a stronger bond with Sunny, but that doesn’t mean he’s a possessive and obsessed person who is toxic.

He definitely fucked up along the way, but his actions were never intended to hurt Sunny intentionally. He was in a panic and all he wanted was to keep his best friend safe. People constantly treat him as he’s a disgusting person for simple fact he shows mental illness signs, which is incredibly disheartening because there IS people in real life who act this way and can’t help it! What a relief it is to know people will treat me or my friends like this if we dare show an ounce of distress or panic!

Being mentally ill does not justify your actions, but this also doesn’t mean you are allowed to treat people who suffer from them like scum. People like Basil deserve to get help, to have people who support them so they can start healing. Basil clearly didn’t have that support, the only person that was there for him being his bedridden grandmother who he eventually lost.

And on the other hand, we have people who just choose to get rid of Basil’s personality altogether and characterise him as this character who is all suffering and trauma based off things that are NOT canon. It’s true that Basil’s life doesn’t exactly fit a “normal” childhood (having to live with his grandmother for unknown reasons) but that doesn’t immediately mean he is beyond traumatized? Basil is a little shy, sure, but a lot of people are. Basil used to be a smart and lively kid who loved his friends dearly. It wasn’t until AFTER the incident that he spiralled to the point he is where we see him in game.

People either disregard his trauma and paint him as a villain (let’s make one thing clear, there are NO villains in OMORI), or try to give him even more trauma for no apparent reason. All we know is that his parents aren’t really present in his life, and while that may bring some issues, from what we can see in cutscenes and the photo album, Basil lived a comfortable life surrounded by a loving family member and friends who cared about him.

You are free to explore Basil’s character however you like, but there’s a point where it no longer feels like Basil.

There is nothing wrong with showing his gentle side, just as how there’s nothing wrong to explore his unhealthy behaviour. But focusing on only one of the aspects of his entire self just turns him into a one-dimensional character with no redeemable qualities.

In my opinion, Basil is one of the best examples of a person struggling with mentally illness in media, yet people choose to ignore the complexity of his character to have either a selfish and dangerous yandere or a cute and shy femboy who’s only there to look pretty.

Write him like the mess he is. He is unstable. He is resentful, he is paranoid. That’s what makes Basil’s character so loved. That’s what makes him feel so relatable and human. Ignoring one side of his self takes away all of that. OMORI is a game about acceptance and forgiving. Why shouldn’t we apply those terms to their characters? It’s rather hypocritical for the fanbase to treat Sunny as a poor boy who only did what he did due to stress and trauma and then mark Basil as a psychopath with no redeemable features as if he wasn’t also a scared child who witnessed his very best friend push his sister down the stairs.

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A3! Main Story: Part 4 - Act 13: Budding Spring - Episode 28: Welcome Home

Itaru: (No good. The line is too long and there’s no more taxis… All I can do is find a rental nearby–)

Sakuya: Itaru-san! Welcome back!

Itaru: ——

Masumi: You’re late.

Citron: We came to pick you up~!

Chikage: You did good.

Tsuzuru: To think this plane would be delayed too, what a disaster.

Itaru: Huh? What? Why are you here? What about the performance? Why did all of you come here!?

Sakuya: We were going crazy with worry, so we made a bit of an unreasonable request.

Chikage: We had to practice our lines during the ride, because we'd be wasting precious time otherwise. 

Masumi: The Director was supposed to be the first person I’d drive somewhere…

Tsuzuru: As one would expect from him, Masumi’s a careful driver, so there’s no need to worry.

Itaru: Why would you all come together… Aren’t you lot being a bit too reckless?

Chikage: It turned out alright, didn’t it?

Tsuzuru: You couldn’t catch a taxi, could you?

Itaru: I mean, you definitely saved my butt with this.

Itaru: Pause, rewind. I didn’t realize your faces are so tan… What did you guys eat?

Tsuzuru: There’s nothing we can eat that will make our faces tanner! We just got our makeup on already!

Masumi: To save time.

Itaru: I C.

Citron: Itaru, now is not the time to be fooling around!

Itaru: Having Citron of all people tell me this is kinda…

Chikage: Guess there’s no need to worry about you if you’re this carefree.

Sakuya: Let’s hurry! Everyone is waiting for us!

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Manager: Thank you very much for coming to today’s performance of “Romeo and Julius ~Rosso e Blu~”, by MANKAI Company’s Spring Troupe.

Manager: The performance will be starting shortly.

Towa: …

Audience A: I wonder what the sequel will be like?

Audience B: I hope the members are the same as last time.

Audience A: This is the first time MANKAI Company does a sequel. I don’t know if I’m excited or scared…

Audience B: I know, right! RomiJuri was the first performance I saw, and I fell head over heels for Romeo…

momo has entered the chat shiki: hi? i thought you were going to the opening day performance today? Iv: you were yapping about it earlier momo: i had to make sure i don’t butt in on other people’s conversation, so i came here Kar: that’s some thinking w Iv: yeah you’d look sus momo: i was also shocked when they announced the romijuli sequel. i understand why they’d be both excited and anxious and tbh i feel the same way momo: i can’t stop thinking about what i’d do if they announced a sequel to my fav play. i think i’d kms if they changed my oshi’s role tho Iv: woah woah woah  momo: also bc i went on the stage itself during the workshop, i think it looks even brighter now that i’m here to watch a performance momo: i think about all the people working bts and i’m overcome with emotion before the performance even starts, i don’t even know if my heart will last till the end Kar: momo the yapper is back shiki: isn’t it starting soon? have fun!

Towa: Whew…

Towa: (I think I’ve calmed down a bit.)

Audience A: It’s almost time, are they not starting yet?

Audience B: They should be ready around this time. Did something happen?

Towa: (Eh, is there some kind of problem? Are they okay??)

Audience A: This reminds me of that time the Autumn Troupe took too long to prepare, and the Summer Troupe had to make a really long introduction.

Audience B: Ah, I watched that on stream!

Audience A: They’re probably doing their best backstage right now.

Audience B: Stay strong…!

Towa: (Good luck, Spring Troupe, everyone on staff…!)

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[Door slams open]

Sakuya: We’re here! Sorry for the wait!

Izumi: Thank goodness! Welcome back!

Yuki: You’re late!

Azami: You’re late.

Itaru: Three combo…

Azami: I gotta do your makeup, so hurry and sit.

Tsumugi: I’m glad you made it in time.

Itaru: I really troubled you this time. I didn’t think something like this would happen…

Izumi: But it all turned out okay, didn’t it?

Itaru: Pretty much. And my body’s still tingling from all the passion the overseas fans showed.

Itaru: It made me feel like there’s still lots of this world left for us to explore. All that’s left is for me to pour all this enthusiasm into this performance.

Izumi: That makes me happy

Itaru: Ah, but my stamina stats are lowered because of my fatigue and jet lag. TY for the support.

Tsuzuru: I’m pretty sure there’s barely any time difference, though?

Citron: It's better than fumbling and freezing up on stage because he hid it~!

Masumi: Like in the debut performance, huh?

Itaru: Pretty much.

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Manager: The show is starting soon!

Itaru:  kk.

Chikage: Seems like we made it in time, somehow.

Tsuzuru: Doesn’t change the fact that we were all over the place this time, too, though.

Sakuya: We each took on new challenges in preparation for the New Fleur Award, so I feel like we can return to this stage with new feelings.

Sakuya: Although we can only stand on stage for the first time once, we can have many other “firsts” from now on.

Sakuya: We can remember those feelings again and again. That courage we had when leaping into a brand-new world–

Sakuya: Let’s take all our “firsts” in a positive light and have fun together!

Citron: Yeah!

Tsuzuru: Yeah.

Chikage: That’s a good way of putting it.

Itaru: All set over here.

Masumi: Let’s go, Romeo.

Sakuya: Yes! Let’s start our journey!

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waaahhh ari i'm sorry i'm soooo bad at replying but I LOVE being an anon 😭😭 born to be a yapper forced to be anxious with social interactions 😞😞 I'm back ari!! no more uni worries for me for the next month :33 I finished my exams and since then i've been treating myself with good sleep like you said!! for the sashisu thoughts we were having just know im preening bcoz you said it's cute :33 wringing my hands together and shuffling my feet and cheesing And sugu is such a silly caretaker you're right!! spoils you and then rolls his eyes at you acting spoiled. like. YOU made me like this??? I read this little thing where we were trying on his robes and they were falling off our shoulders.. and he laughed but then said that he would carry us around in them and wear them together and im 🥺🥺 Waahhh ari.. i wish that silly goofy man was real... i've been thinking a lot about jjk0 lately and that man is so ahsjhdhjdfg giggling at his nonsense (did you see what i did there :33)

i hope you have a lovely day today <333 and make sure to take care of yourself!! ❄ anon

MY SWEET LITTLE ❄️ ANON!!!!!!!

never ever apologize for taking time to send asks, you know there’s never any rush!!! <333 i love chatting with you no matter how or when!! and as you can probably tell my own responses have gotten late recently :’3 we’re both doing our best…!!!

ANDDDD I AM SO SO PROUD OF YOU 🫂🫂🫂 ruffling your hair and patting your head!!!! i know you did your best and i’m so glad you’re taking the time to rest too 🥺🥺 you deserve it!!! me and sashisu are rolling you up in a big blanket and tucking you into bed <333 AND PLEASEEE YOU’RE SO CUTE 😭😭😭 those sashisu thoughts are still being devoured by the mice y’know!!! they wanted me to tell you that they’re very grateful for the meal <33333 they love you!!!!!

SUGU IS SUCHHHH A SILLY CARETAKER HE’S SO…… oughhhh. he’s annoying but in the cutest way possible <//3 BUT HELLOOOOOO HI HELLO……. my dearest ❄️ anon……… could you please pretty please send the geto fluff my way?? 🥺 i was literally JUST thinking abt wearing his robes and how much he’d adore it phdkdjdj….. need to read and rb it with a million tags IMMEDIATELY……

AND REALLLL YOU’RE SO REAL!!!!! THE 0 THOUGHTS HAVE BEEN HAUNTING ME TOO :((( he’s soooo silly lonely doomed loserboycoded etcetc… AND PLEASE HIS NONSENSE LINE 😭😭 takahiro sakurai u may be an awful man but your voice acting changed my life . he’s so cunty……..

i hope YOU have a lovely day my little snow angel <3333 tysm for stopping by!!! and as always, remember that there’s never any rush to respond; take it at your own pace!! just know u have my heart and love and mice <3333 MWAHH