#but it's fun to try to puzzle things out!

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Yessss yes yes! That footstep thing has legit been haunting me for months because it’s such an obvious yet understated detail? You hear those regular footsteps throughout the entire game and it’s never commented on by anybody, because why would they be? It's so easy to just gloss over, especially in the demo and base release. But then in P&tD they change completely, and it's this huge source of tension leading into the full LQ reveal!

And, like, it’s not a retcon or an oversight or a holdover from the demo or anything, because the footstep sound returns to normal when you return to your body! They specifically chose to add regular footsteps at the end of the route after you switch bodies again!! And it’s so odd because it really doesn’t make sense for your footsteps to sound like that, even if you were a “normal-sized guy”. It was fine in the demos where the player could assume that you were wearing shoes, but you can see your feet in Wraith and Drowned Grey, and there are no shoes! Bird feet don't sound like that!!

Compared to the thumping footsteps of P&tD, the regular steps just feel artificial...

And that’s part of what makes me agree that it’s related to the Narrator: the greasy film that describes your reality. He’s already shown to be capable of altering your sense of sound: like when He summons the blade from upstairs in ch1. You hear the sound of the blade clattering on the floor before you see it, and even before the Narrator begins describing it!

There are also other cases where the Narrator's described reality doesn't match the Princess' percieved reality. If you let the Princess lock you in the basement in Chapter 1, the Narrator describes her escaping the cabin and running into the night (with the sound effects to match), but in the next chapter, Witch tells you that she clawed and bashed but couldn't escape. Since the Princess can't ever escape without you in other routes, it's most likely that the Witch was telling the truth here, which then implies that what you hear (and what the Narrator is encouraging you to think) doesn't always represent what's "really" happening.

And your footsteps wouldn't be the only part of you that he omits from your perspective. There's the previously mentioned "world trailing behind you", and your deceptively large size, but the one that stands out most to me is your wings. In P&tD they’re huge and practically cover your face, but they’re never shown from your perspective, even in action shots where you’d think they’d be more prominent. They’re also never described by the Narrator (or the voices, or even the Princess weirdly). Your body is constantly being damaged and described throughout the game, but not once does He comment on any injuries to your wings. It’s a conspicuous omission.

What's interesting is that the few times your wings are mentioned is in relation to your divinity. When breaking the construct, your wings are described as "spanning a cosmic plane" and are "bound in agonizing tension to a finite plane". In the fight leading to Your New World, you use your many wings to bind her arms, showing your total embrace of godhood. The feathered texture of the Long Quiet itself could be interpreted as wings. More generally, wings and flight are symbols associated with freedom, something you lack within the construct, and can regain as you break free of it.

The connective thread between all of these hidden attributes (your footsteps, large size, and wings) is they all make you seem more monstrous or godlike, less "normal", less like a person. And I'd argue it's very important to the Narrator's plan (at least before the end of everything) that you see yourself as a person. You're not just here to save the world, but to save its people. He needs you to care for these people, to WANT to save them, and it's much easier to accomplish this if you see yourself as being one of them. The Narrator wants to frame his story so that you'll "do what needs to be done", so of course He'd omit details that don't fit His narrative. Suddenly having those details revealed through the Princess' eyes would definitely be damaging from His pov.

And because you don't really know what you are either, all you have to go off of is what you can infer from your senses and the Narrator's descriptions. You assume that you're a person, or at least person-adjacent, because what reason do you have to think anything else? And so having your perception of yourself suddenly change in P&tD would be shocking!

The one detail that makes me doubt that this is the Narrator's direct influence though is how you hear the typical footstep sound and see the typical visuals in the final cabin, even after the Narrator is obliterated.

This makes me think that it's probably something more indirectly tied to the Narrator. It could be that your body was shaped to perceive itself in this way by the man before the Narrator. Maybe the construct itself is designed to make you see the world this way. After all, it's only when the construct is unravelled, when the Long Quiet reveals itself that you can see yourself for what you really are.

I don't have a definite answer but it's really really fascinating to think about. Thanks for making this post and giving me an excuse to ramble :D

something that i find very interesting is that, while playing as the long quiet, your footsteps are light. you sound as though you are a normal-sized person wearing regular tennis shoes or something. yes, we can see how his hands look, and we get a decent look at him in the mirror, but for all we know, he could just be. a normal-sized guy who has some weird features. even when compared to the smaller princesses (like the base princesses, the damsel, the witch, etc.) as you walk alongside them, you look to be only slightly taller than them. you are, from your perspective, a normal-sized guy.

this is up until the princess and the dragon. you finally get a really good look at how the character you play as looks. he's big. he practically fills the room with the bulk of his body, numerous wings wrapped around his face and body and stretched out behind him, and tail feathers (are they really feathers?) splayed out behind him -- in the long quiet's own words, "the world trailing behind it". his hands look like a corvid's feet, yes, but his feet notably don't. they look like dragon feet. he hunkers down to fit in the cabin, bending at the knee and slouching so that his head doesn't brush against the ceiling.

(i am well-aware that i might be embellishing things here but. well. this is one of my favorite chapters so i'm gonna go ham in my descriptions)

according to the gentle princess, you're "scary" and "hard to look at". according to the harsh princess, you "look the way you always do". additionally, the gentle princess comments on the fact that you always stomp around, which upon hearing it from your own body, is definitely indicative of your large size. this is the long quiet's default appearance.

and i have to wonder. can the narrator affect how you perceive yourself?

i'm still unsure of the mirror bit, if it's intentional misdirection or if he really, truly does not see the mirror, but i lean very heavily towards the latter.

i do believe though that he would think that it would be damaging for you to know what you truly look like, and we see that in the long quiet's alarm at seeing how he actually looks, yes, but we don't get to see any repercussions from that because it's the final chapter. memory either returns or you're able to look at yourself in the mirror anyway, so it's not look seeing how you look was shown to be particularly damaging to the narrator's plans. especially since the long quiet ultimately just kind of shrugs it off and everything goes back to normal once you're back in your body. the perception of a body that properly fits in the cabin and walks with light steps is back.

honestly though, it's more likely that he just doesn't think that how you look is very important. it doesn't help you when it comes to his plans, so he just doesn't mention it. not to completely contradict my previous theory -- i'm just spitballing here. it's not as though the narrator is truly malicious towards you from the start, after all.

i do stand by my guess that he can affect your perception of yourself, bc why does everything go back to normal regarding your perception of yourself after what you've seen of yourself? you would think that having a true understanding of yourself from her eyes would affect how you would perceive your body, but well. idk. that confuses me

[purpdrawsthings]

Hey wdym it's been like 24 days since that one post I made that was like to draw ppls Me Puzzles' ?... Oh.

I'M SO SORRY FOR LEAVING Y'ALL HANGING FOR ALMOST A MONTH GUHHHHHH

Immediately speed running since yesterday and today. Yes that meant I didn't even do anything for more than 20 days. I'm a lazy person you see 💥💀

Guess the Spotify music motivated me so hard I decided to speed run ig let's go?

Anyways enough yapping I know thats what y'all don't wanna read or see about rn y'all wanna see the JUICY Puzzles I drew right???

Anyways have them + how I think about them =D

Btw these weren't meant to be coloured.

First up, @fluffygiraffe 's PJ!

We got the silly Puzzles that was first to comment on the post! Hihi Fluffygiraffe. Idk anything about this Puzzles but I just gotta say I love the way you draw in a fuzzy and almost comforting art style and also PJ's design is very very cute thank you for the Puzzles 💜

Second, @emeraldsk 's Complete Puzzles!

Wait.. I've seen this man before... Hmmmmmmmmmm oh nvm. /silly anyways, I like the design! It's quite nice and the way the colours are arranged are done quite nicely. Overall, this Puzzles is approved by yours truly 💜

Third, we got @mrtophat518 's Grudge Puzzles!

Ono we got an edgy Puzzles chat get away /silly anyways, I've read the entirety of the whole Grudge Puzzles AU blog just today! I love that one time he broke the literal fourth wall and cracked the screen, that was a really nice surprise. [Thanks Micheal for fixing the glass with a new one we owe you something 💥] overall, the story is very enteresting and very VERY intriguing! I'm hoping to see how this progresses! Oh and also I love the puffy sleeves, those are literally my favourite, thank you for putting that on your Puzzles teehee it was fun 💜

Fourth, we got @bidinonsense 's Virus Puzzles!

I appreciate Alex for sending this in with their submission! The design is quite interesting to say the least! [Ooooooo funny sharp thingys.. Demon Puzzles... Ough....] I like how the mouth has a jagged line to represent sharp teeth ig, the 1 and 0 on the eyes are quite interesting! I think it kinda makes sense for a virus themed Puzzles? But overall, the design is interesting! Btw, I wonder if this is an au, if so.. I wonder how it works hehe... Oh anyways, thanks for the silly man! 💜

Last but not least, @alex-dolmatescu2-0 's Darkness Puzzles!

Ooooooooo, hello very... Handsome Puzzles... /silly /hj anyways, I've seen this Puzzles before! Saw a couple of posts about this guy and overall he seems pretty intriguing. The wings are a really cool concept, especially with the RGB colored looking wing! I really like drawing wings so thanks for giving me an excuse to draw one. Oh and the designs nice! Quite recognizable if you ask me. Anyways, approved! 💜

Special mention, @tsucacatenma 's Fallen Star Puzzles!

Yep, bonus Puzzles! For the past few days this person has been mentioning me on their posts about this particular Puzzles, and honestly, I love it! I love messy designed OCS like these that fill up space even tho ppl can't see shit. [That was a compliment 💥] the monocle was very nice, made him look a bit ✨ b r i i s h ✨ he truly is a very nice gentleman and definitely won't try to murder the SMG4 crew again. Btw the hand things coming out are very cool, I very likey. Anyways other than that, hope ur happy for this silly surprise teehee 💜

Anyways, that's about all! Last thing before we end this off, sorry for the long wait! I almost forgot this existed and during days I DID remember I just didn't get the motivation to work on it cuz I was scrolling through YouTube shorts or smth. I won't sugarcoat it, I'm a lazy ass =']

Anywaysssssss that's all buh bye! Hope I post or smth idek I'm working on smth but I'm not sure when it finished wait why am I still yapping OAHDISGXIXHDKDBPXBDPFBFOFBOFB

Yeetus

[maddy-k-reads-all-day]

If Amanda the Adventurer had Tumblr part 2

(cuz I had so much fun making part 1 this morning)

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So... a lot happened. Updates later.

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So now that Wooly's gone what do you wanna do?

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So yeah I followed this random stranger into their car and fell asleep. Now we're at the library. I guess it could be worse.

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YOU WHAT?!

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She said she knew my aunt (I'm a full grown adult btw dw).

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WHY IS THIS PUZZLE SO COMPLICATED?!

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Hey @hameln-official can I please go somewhere for real next time? Like... idk SOMEWHERE

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You can go anywhere you can dream of! With the power of imagination!

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Whoever is running this account I swear when I find you-

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Feeling cute. Might eat someone's money today. :)

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For the last time- WHO ARE YOU?!

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Now listen here you-

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ooooooh toothpaste.

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Ever have a nightmare at night and it's just like WHAT THE-

Edit: @hameln-official told me I wasn't allowed to swear 🙄

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I'm baack! (Terrible pun I know). Hehe

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WHY DO YOU ALWAYS GET SO MUCH MORE NOTES THAN ME?!?!

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Amanda said I'm not her best friend today and I'm sad. :(

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Didn't she try to kill you? Like... on multiple occasions? Wait- Didn't you die?

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🤷🤷🤷 I got better.

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Feeling chaotic today, might cause problems on purpose.

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YOU COVERED ME IN PAINT!!! I AM RUNNING OUT OF PAITENCE WITH YOU I SWEAR

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I am so confused, what happened while I was out? Who is this? T^T

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"Ms. Cat and her kittens have to eat." they don't have to eat BIRDS Amanda. Give them some cat food. (This is why I'm a dog person smh)

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LET THEM EAT WHAT THEY WANT!

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Or just eat the cat. Best of both worlds :D

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HUH?! No? WHAT?

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NO!!! NOT THE CAT!!

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When I have more control over your life than my own for some reason. :D

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Majestic

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Suddenly I don't want to eat this slice of peach pie anymore.

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Good.

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Looks at you with big soulful eyes as if I actually have a soul. Which I do. I have a soul. I'm trapped. Help me.

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... me too plz. If you don't mind the trouble-

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Hahaha! You guys are so funny! ^^

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I keep getting murdered.

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Skill issue.

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Hameln just picked up my show as a cartoon! I cannot wait for you all to see my daughter's radiant imaginative world reimagined! It's going to be so great!

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I miss you...

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I miss you.

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I miss you... but you really got me into a hot mess here.

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OMG I AM SOOOOO SOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSO SORRY! 😨😭😭😭

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who tf are you?!?

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Amanda! Language! (sorry about your dad)

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GET OFF MY DAD'S POST YOU OVERSIZED EXPIRED MARSHMELLOW ON THE FLOOR OF THE LANDROMAT!!!

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>:O

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Sam was right she really is imaginative. (RIP 😔 you seemed like a cool dude.)

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I am so tired...

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So wait @amanda-the-adventurer-official who is your best friend?

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Right now? Riley Park.

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Yo?!? Don't just drop my lore to the public like that!

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Good point. I should drop Wooly's full actual legal government name instead. :P

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Don't you dare.

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😼

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Hey now, don't mess with me. Two can play this game.

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FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT! BTW my real name's Jordan Cook btw. :P

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HA! FINALLY!

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@just-a-random-opossum Jordan?

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JOH?!

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Can we all please stop before this gets out of hand-

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Okay... Wooly's still a butt-head tho.

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THAT'S IT AMANDA IS REBECCA COLTON

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WOOLY!

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HA! EVERYONE ALREADY KNEW THAT DINGBAT!

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That's it for today I need to stop! I'll make more as long as I'm not annoying you all with these ^^. I HAVE SO SO SO SOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSO MANY MORE IDEAS AND JOKES YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE!

But if you liked these let me know :3

🍎amanda-the-adventurer-official - is Amanda/Rebecca Colton

🍑wooly-the-sheep-official - is Wooly ;)

🛼riley-does-things - is Riley

📚anonymous-librarian was Kate (her account has not been deactivated yet.)

🐁hameln-official is Hameln

😎sams-shows-deactivated-20020703 - was Sam

😈just-a-random-opossum - is the opossum/chickenscratch/Jordan

🎭yo-it's-joh - is Joanne. Couldn't come up with a better name cuz I realized we know nothing about her outside of her trying to save her brother and I doubt that would be her social media handle.

✨random-star-seeker is legit some random stranger. :/ Whoever you want her to be.

Do you like these? I could do more! Again, I have so so so so many more ideas I am stopping because self control!

[vynnyal]

Of all games why this one

[holyguardian]

Being draped by that extra layer of warmth was an immediate comfort that Aerith relaxed into. She gently pulled the thick wool closer — it was obvious she wasn't wearing an 'appropriate' dress for a Princess. But with the added layer, she looked barely any different to the female servants, or even some of the soldiers themselves when they weren't dressed for a battle, wearing more simple layers.

There was something she liked about not standing out. It was how normal must have felt like, she imagined.

Though Somnus didn't leave it at just that. He took up her hands, kissed her knuckles sweetly, and led her so gently to the balcony. Her smile was growing with each new step, especially when he twirled her close.

His hold was almost becoming familiar. Though it was still tinged by new-excitement, a feeling she selfishly hoped would never fade. "A-hah. The Princess will have to remember this is about relaxing and fun..." No, she wasn't that nervous. Queen's Blood just brought out something more competitive and passionate in her...

A feeling that almost compared to her husband's confidence. The way Somnus simply stepped up onto the balcony railing and leapt... he had no idea, how she wished she could have done that too. He sent them soaring over the wall and smoothly landed outside the barracks. She could have sworn he must have taken that path before, given how smoothly he guided them.

Blinking, Aerith found herself stepping a little closer to his side, one hand in his and the other touching at his arm.

She had been in the barracks before. Though that had been more official, in a way. Her father had taken her, in daylight hours of course, when there had been notice of her visiting... of course, that had been in the name of Queen's Blood too. It felt strange to visit so quietly in the dark of night now for the very same thing.

"... that was kind of you, to not use your friend against us in our kingdoms debates." she lightly teased, looking to him with a smile and a tip of her head. "I'll try to help you look." It was the best she could promise. She would probably get in the way a little, asking if this or that person was his friend, like some puzzle game.

There wasn't a deep silence as they entered. This wasn't an announced visit, and the soldiers weren't ones to turn and look at every soul that walked on in, maybe a few glanced, and fewer still nudged nearby others with widened eyes. But overall everything remained bustling with activity.

New introductions had been forged into new friendships already. For all the preparations for war, there was still room enough for a welcomed good night.

There were a few familiar faces to Aerith too. She didn't make a move to draw any attention to herself, but she did give a coy wave with her fingers wiggling when she spied Barret who looked ready to holler for her. Thankfully he chose his beauty sleep over chasing a damned Princess down.

It wasn't long before Aerith caught a glimpse of someone who kind of matched the description. She looked from the man, to Somnus, and to the man again who saw them both. He stood up with a wide, warm grin, and his arms opened in welcome. This had to be him.

"Look at what the chocobo dragged in. I'm sorry, I'm good with faces not with names. I feel like I have seen you before, Prince Someone?" Leander teased at his friend relentlessly, it had been a long time since they last spoke like this. He turned to Aerith, regarding her like any other person. "His mother tried to raise him well but he's stubborn. It's a pleasure to meet you, definitely-not-Princess-Aerith."

His mischief was mirrored by her. Another thing he so much enjoyed about Aerith. Expectations on them were high. And if she were more strict, more aligned with that prim and proper image of a Princess… he would be the same. They both had been raised in the public eye and learning the courts# very narrow rules by heart. And yet… to have her so simply join in this game of disobedience with him… it was still such a relief.

He had ended up with the perfect wife after all.

Proof of that was the growing grin on his face. She challenged him subtly. And he joined right away, stepping around her and pulling two of the thicker woollen cloths from the cupboard. One he slung around his own shoulders, while the other he laid over Aerith’s, all while stepping around her in a circle.

It was cold after all. At least in his perception. These lands would test him, he knew it.

His hand grasped hers, leaving a kiss on her knuckles as he bowed and started to pull her with him, towards this oh-so-fabled balcony.

“What a coincidence.”, he mused, “That really would be such a mystery if that happened. If the princess would have a relaxed and fun evening among those she will rule one day.”

It was like a small dance, twirling her close to him again. She knew this by now. This was not their first leap. And yet it was all the same fun once more. His warping causing the cold air turn into winds that whipped at their hair and clothes.

Launching over the wall… it was a new impression to Somnus, too. He never had been here. His eyes quickly darting over the grounds, looking for a good spot to target and warp to, as gravity slowly pulled them down again. One of the barracks. The plain wall. His sword lodged there, and they landed there a second later – Somnus slowly uncurling his arm and letting Aerith down to the ground gently.

Most barracks were still bright with flickering torches and fires. There was talking and laughter, some even had some singing and clapping going on, as smells of different drinks and food still lingered in the air. The Lucian soldiers obviously were greeted generously by the farmland soldiers. They got along mostly, as it seemed.

Smiling, Somnus offered his hand to Aerith. He knew this must be new to her. To him it was an ordinary occurrence. He had spent many evenings with his soldiers. To her, this was probably a first in breaking the bars of her gilded cage.

“Come… we will have to search a bit. But as I know my friend, he would opt for one of the barracks against the wall. He loves the little chaos of these evenings going on here, but he also values a good sleep and quiet at night. Black short hair, tan skin, warm brown eyes and a smile that could win over other kingdoms in debates.”

[humanmorph]

"This is a message to you, who listens. You must trust me, because we are friends. You just don't know it yet. "

(The Road to PARTIZAN 05 : Ech0 & dusk to midnight)

currently halfway through PARTIZAN (making my way towards palisade extremely slowly. see u guys there in a month or two) & this is to date my favourite intro Austin has done. what an great introduction to an extremely cool character

[sage-reads-things]

Pfffffffffffffft I love Oga, man.

Also, this is the perfect time to talk about Sui and Oga's names! They're pretty heavy on the symbolism, which seems to be on par with the series' naming conventions. (I'm putting their names in Japanese name order for translation purposes.)

Sui's full name, "Aoi Sui" (蒼翠), means "green," or more specifically a dark blue-green like cyan or turquoise. His first name can also be read as sui (水), which is another term for mizu (water). So Sui's name is strongly evocative of lush green vegetation and aquatic imagery. Very fitting of his flowing fighting style and his cyan-themed color scheme.

(Unrelatedly, Sui is also a Chinese surname, which briefly made me think that Sui was supposed to be Chinese. It turns out that his name uses different characters from the surname, so I'm sure it's just a coincidence. But I still like to headcanon him as being Chinese/having Chinese ancestry.)

Oga's full name, "Inugami Oga" (犬神王牙) roughly means "dog spirit's royal fang" or just "dog king's tooth." Oga (王牙) means "king's tooth" (王 is a prefix for things of extreme respectability and 牙 means "tooth" or "fang.") An inugami is a type of dog spirit. Basically he's got a grandiose name with a lot of dog symbolism lmao.

[thepatchycat]

BNHA x Persona Crossover Idea Dump

So this is the bone my brain has been gnawing on all day. Ramblings about a potential fusion under the cut!

General Worldbuilding

I really don’t have a cohesive plot in mind, as I’ve just been mashing P4, P5, and BNHA together in my head, but I think this would need a unique set-up rather than just following one of the games (P3 might have been a useful influence, too, but I haven’t played or watched a playthrough of that one; I also know next to nothing about P1 and P2)

no idea how specifically the Metaverse works in this setting, but All for One is using it for his evil ends and doing something nasty with fusions and people and Shadows

I tried picking an arcana for most of the characters based on the descriptions from the Megami Tensei wiki, and also tried coming up with general themes for what some of their confidants and persona abilities might look like, but a lot of it is fairly bare-bones

party’s main personas are their hero forms (so Deku, Uravity, etc.) because I’m too lazy to go find important figures from literature/mythology, and also because it’s BNHA, so, y’know, heroes; maybe their personas would be in-universe comic book characters or something

costume change in the Metaverse might be subtle (if it exists at all), like the addition of one accessory? Maybe gauntlets if there’s some kind of “reaching out” theme?

I don’t know what their weapons are, but I don’t think these kids have guns

currently I’m basing combat elements off of the ones in P5, and the general plot set-up (vague as it is) is centered around the usual “group of 8-ish teens form a team to fight Shadows and eventually save the world”; as a result, most of the adults are unaware of the Metaverse

a different set-up could have the adults more involved from the get-go as trained Shadow-fighters (and possibly instructors for those with the right potential), but most of the following ideas won’t be based on that

Party Members

Midoriya Izuku (Fool, World)

protagonist (probably the most talkative Persona protag there would be); excellent at analyzing up personas’ strengths and weaknesses

since moving to the game’s setting seems to be how most Persona games start, maybe the Midoriyas just finished moving (perhaps to go to UA, or possibly to escape/get distance from Aldera if we want some more dramatic backstory)

quirks aren’t a thing so he wasn’t bullied specifically for being quirkless, but he was definitely still bullied a lot

maybe dreams of becoming a comic creator and making stories with heroes like All Might

his story would probably involve gaining self-confidence and making good, wholesome connections with people (saving others like one of the heroes he looks up to, but also letting himself be saved, too, though in what capacity exactly I don’t know)

persona abilities: phys, wind (air smashes) and possibly almighty later?

Uraraka Ochako (Star)

first and best friend, saves Izuku from tripping and they hit it off

she either takes up aikido sometime during the story or already takes it (could be a different martial art, too, or more general self-defense)

confidant: probably has to do with her habit of shoving down her troubles to help others, and learning to let go of that mask

persona abilities: maybe nuke (I sorta just think it’d be fun and the closest to being space-related) or bless, phys (maybe moreso late-game?), team buffs; wind if Izuku doesn’t already have it covered

Iida Tenya (Justice)

class representative alongside Yaomomo, probably does his best to help Izuku settle in (though this would make more sense if the Midoriyas moved in the middle of the school year or for second year)

the Stain arc is probably a thing, possibly modified but honestly maybe not by a whole lot

confidant: likely dealing more with the aftermath of the Stain arc

persona abilities: maybe elec (mostly because it’s not covered by anyone else), single-target healing, other than that I dunno

Asui Tsuyu (Temperance)

she and Uraraka may already be friends

might be among of the first “victims” for whatever’s going on?

confidant: balancing her responsibilities taking care of her siblings and doing school and Metaverse things?

persona abilities: uhhh good question, probably healing and utility plus one of the elements

Todoroki Shouto (Fortune? Hanged Man?)

father is a rich, well-known politician or businessman, though I don’t know how exactly the All Might rivalry will tie in; perhaps an actor instead?

dunno how Midoriya gets through to Shouto this time or what specifically about but he does

I also don’t know what his persona’s name would be, since his hero name is just his name

confidant: presumably dealing with family issues, maybe with Shouto’s siblings?

persona abilities: fire and ice, maybe some strong healing late-game?

Bakugou Katsuki (Chariot)

not really sure what I’d want to do with him plot-wise but I do think he’s a jock

his and Izuku’s relationship would probably still parallel their canon one, though the lack of quirks and heroes would mean some involved worldbuilding factors would need substitutes

confidant: superiority complex issues

persona abilities: nuke and fire, obviously, and this guy is all about offense

Shinsou (Tower?)

possibly also a new kid, has a reputation as a delinquent (maybe because of one or both of his parents being involved in shady stuff?)

wants to be a detective, looks up to Aizawa; his own personal sleuthing ends up getting him in trouble and/or involved with what Midoriya and the others are up to

honestly this whole thing started because I was imagining Shinsou being in the P5 protag’s situation of moving into the attic of a coffee shop run by Aizawa, but I couldn’t really imagine Shinsou filling Joker’s role or Aizawa just running a shop, so—well, now we’re here (edit: now that I think about it more Shinsou might actually be a pretty good fit for a Persona protag specifically because he’s kind of a loner and not the most extroverted person, as the protags tend to be relatively quiet, it’d just be a fair departure from BNHA narrative roles)

regardless, Aizawa will end up taking him under his wing in some capacity, whether adoption or just mentorship; in fact, maybe Shinsou started going to UA because he got taken in by Aizawa after an incident with his family, and some of the rumors around Shinsou are that he got put with the detective because he’s a troublemaker when it was really just what worked out best

confidant: probably dealing with whatever his shady family members are involved in, if it isn’t already resolved in the main plot

persona abilities: psy, curse, utility (especially debuffs and maybe some team barriers)

…aaand I dunno who the eighth party member would be. I’d want it to be one of the girls because we need more of them, but unfortunately BNHA is a quite a boys’ club. This is also the spot that would be filled by a (likely animal) mascot, but Nedzu is my only idea and I can’t imagine him as a party member. Maybe this spot goes to Yaomomo.

Misc. notes on the rest of Class 1-A (these are pretty sparse)

Yaoyorozu gives me Empress arcana vibes

Kirishima would probably make a good Strength arcana, too, or possibly Emperor

Kaminari makes me think very much of Yosuke and thus the Magician arcana, though his element would obviously be elec

Ashido could also fit Lovers maybe, but other than that I wouldn’t know what to do for her

Jirou could give the party music? No idea what the actual effect of this would be, though if this was a game I bet it’d be a function where you could listen to all the soundtracks as you unlocked them

apologies to Tokoyami, Shouji, Kouda, Sero, Hagakure, Ojiro, and anyone else I’m forgetting but I’ve got nothin’ else right now; there’s also not enough arcanas to give one to everyone anyways

Supporting Cast

Midoriya Inko (Priestess?)

gotta be honest I don’t know for sure what to do with her but I want her to be here

maybe she gives Izuku food (bentos, perhaps), and her katsudon would be one of the best HP and/or SP items in the setting

perhaps she’d have a confidant about making her own connections with people, though she’s probably still friends with the adult Bakugous

there’s likely also the element of her coming to terms with her son doing dangerous hero things, as in canon

Yagi Toshinori (Strength)

popular comic creator who was also once a popular actor or something until a (supposed) tragic accident?

definitely a (former?) persona-user, but can’t do much in the Metaverse now either due to health difficulties or some kind of trouble with the connection

maybe Izuku first stumbles into the Metaverse during an incident involving Yagi, and Izuku does some kind of selflessly heroic act (not sure if he unlocks his persona then or not, also not sure if Bakugou’s involved), and Yagi decides to mentor him

passing down a persona seems a little weird considering personas are so closely related to the self, but maybe there’s some kind of legacy in fighting Shadows that he’s passing along?

confidant: maybe helping him adjust to no longer being the main hero, or helping him forge or rekindle his own relationships

persona abilities: can’t fight much anymore, but used to be an absolute powerhouse with phys and almighty (ha)

Aizawa (Hierophant)

I don’t think he’d be a teacher in this setting, so how about a detective, a la Dojima; doesn’t know about the Metaverse, but is trying to figure out incidents that are (unbeknownst to him) involving it

not sure if he’s a police detective or a private one; could be he’s private/consulting while Tsukauchi is a police detective or police chief

has a vested personal interest in any incidents involving kids, especially missing ones, due to past trauma (Oboro)

neighbor of the Midoriyas?

still becomes Eri’s guardian, somehow, and maybe whatever incident surrounds that is how he starts learning about the Metaverse

has an emergency foster license so he can help out kids who get caught up in bad situations, though the arrangement is usually temporary (note that I have no actual knowledge of how that kind of licensure works)

confidant: probably finding closure re: the loss of Oboro (although maybe Kurogiri can get a happier ending in this?)

persona abilities: I doubt he’d be a party member, and unless he was already in the know about or involved with the Metaverse I think he’d hate the place, but as far as fighting goes he’d be good at nullifying attacks and getting critical hits

it’d be really funny if he naturally nullified all elemental attacks by sheer virtue of “all of this is illogical and not real” but he can’t be that powerful

Eri (Death)

because I can’t imagine her as anything but the specialist magical little girl, she has some kind of connection to the Metaverse, like perhaps the ability to send people there at will (though she may not understand it herself); this, as in canon, is exploited by the yakuza and maybe caused some tragedy in her past

I don’t think she’s the way the party usually gets into the Metaverse, but she could happen to be involved in the first incident or one of the later ones

confidant: getting her used to life after rescue and helping her to not be afraid of her abilities or guilty about the past

Nedzu (Magician/Councillor?)

token animal mascot character???

definitely a Metaverse creature of some kind, but I’m tempted to have him still somehow be the principal of UA (UA would have to be a very strange school, though, which could be part of the plot)

maybe he’s a sort of Velvet Room attendant, though not limited to staying in the Velvet Room; I’d feel weird having him replace Igor completely, but he’s gotta have some behind-the-scenes knowledge and reasons to meddle/instruct, and I think he and Igor could have an interesting dynamic

Hatsume Mei (???)

weapons and armor creator

either she loves to makes model items (maybe as theater/film props?) or she’s just straight-up engineering fully functional weapons and armors to other children her age

Yamada Hizashi (Sun)

radio show host, of course!

if this was a game, some important events would be mentioned on his show, much like some things were talked about on televisions in P4 and P5

could still be an English teacher who thrives on MC’ing the pep rallies, but it’d feel a bit weird to have him be a teacher and not Aizawa, so he might be a full-time show host and entertainer

Kayama Nemuri (Lovers? Moon? Devil?)

I’m really not sure what to do with her, but maybe she’s a fairly famous model/actor/some other kind of entertainer who also does investigative work? Like a spy/informant for certain circles?? Modeling/acting/whatever would probably be enough on its own, though

another possibility is that she’s a perfume-seller, and these perfumes end up doubling as buff/debuff items in the Metaverse

Thirteen (???)

the science teacher maybe??

Snipe (???)

if this setting used fake guns like P5, Snipe would totally be the supplier, but I just can’t imagine Izuku with a gun

Villains

League of Villains

addressing them collectively because I don’t really wanna bother fleshing out the individual things

these would be the guys whose Shadows are the bosses

maybe a theme of this story would be reaching out to others, and so defeating the Shadows would open up opportunities to help them? Kind of like changing hearts in P5 but with more actual redemption, even if they still need to do time for whatever they’ve done

might not be just their Shadows that need to be fought, though; something is strange…

okay so @starlightvoidtwo mentioned the idea of them being Metaverse assassins like the Strega group from P3 (or Akechi from P5) and that seems like a perfect role for them

All for One

made his own Velvet Room and is fusing people with Shadows (Kurogiri), or somehow manipulating Metaverse powers (rest of the LoV), possibly to the point of (or at least aiming for) some real-world crossover?

as with canon, was thought to be defeated by All Might

I don’t know what his true nature is, if he started off human or was formed by the Metaverse

Okay, I think that’s pretty much everything I’ve got at the moment. Might edit later if I think of new stuff (or remember things I’d forgotten), but I really need to go to bed. I don’t think I’m going to do anything in particular with this crossover, but if anyone has related ideas I would love to hear them!

[keeps-ache]

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[sysig]

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[dragons-and-yellow-roses]

I'm part of an Unknown Armies campaign run by my girlfriend, and it's driven me to strange madness. Today I made a conspiracy board for it. I've made memes. I'm painting a map of the setting. I started writing a novella loosely based off of my character, which feels like fanfiction. There's an NPC I'm in love with and her existence makes me want to create fan content. I've never created fan content before, for anything. I'm considering writing fanfic for Blorbo from my girlfriend's head, that's where we're at right now. What is going on

[wizard-mp4]

Scientists and doctors are the most unaware people on the face of the earth. Its honestly shocking how dense they all are.

[duck-n-clover]

Not that I have the resources or the space set up yet but godddd I wanna make dolls of my ocs. I was always thinking Fragile would be an excellent candidate but I got it in my head Opal would be amazing too.... cursed by visions nerfed by not having the experience etc

Edit: imagine. My little tuoys

[scatterpatter]

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[danielnelsen]

finally playing the sword & shield dlc (yes i’m a little late to the party lmao) and woooow crown tundra is so much more enjoyable than isle of armour

[red-moon-at-night]

I think I should establish now that for the next few months I am going to be very busy >w> which is to say progress on certain things will be slowed down a lot (like fanart + fanfics, analysis posts, OC content (yumemi you WILL get your trial 1 MV post one day soon i promise) etcetera etcetera.)

But I will still be here to be silly about milgram and cry and shout about it so don't worry too much!! (^w^)👍