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hazamacore · 2 months ago

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The Interweaving of Desmond & Eloise

an analysis on how they have been established as a pair

Collection of all essays so far

At the stage we are currently at, the end of chapter one with around thirteen hours of content to watch and even more outside of direct canon to examine, Desmond and Eloise have established themselves as a pair in a similar vein to Damon and Eva or Mark and Jett. Their pairing feels obviously deliberate and indicative of deeper meaning, which we’ll no doubt see more of as the game proceeds. In this essay I want to cohesively lay out all of my current thoughts on them - developed from TikTok posts I have made (x / x / x) with other newer points from my notes that do not appear in said posts.

While I personally enjoy their relationship in a romantic context, this is not intended as a ship post, and you are of course free to interpret it how you like. It’s just looking at how they relate to each other as characters and their canon relationship and giving my thoughts on what that means for them! Regardless of how you interpret the context of their relationship, that these two are being set up as close is undeniable.

SPOILERS FOR CHAPTER ONE AHEAD!

Firstly, I want to establish the significance of pairs in Project: Eden’s Garden overall. So much about the game circles back to pairs: the killing game ‘officially’ ending when only two remain, everyone waking up in pairs, Toshiko being the Ultimate Matchmaker, Tozu and Mara being a pair, bunking in pairs, splitting off into pairs… and much of this can be put down to the theming of the Garden of Eden with Adam and Eve. With everyone’s animal motifs, another Biblical story in Noah’s Ark comes to mind. The point is that the abundance of pairs is both relevant and very deliberate.

Fundamental design

From the moment we first see them in the train CG, Desmond and Eloise are together. When we first formally meet them, they are the only ones in the courtyard. They are a pair from the beginning in the same way as Mark and Jett and Wolfgang and Grace.

And, on first looks and first meetings, I’ll begin my thoughts on how they as individual characters relate to each other as foils with their visual designs and names. Being fictional characters, there was an entire design process filled with intent that went into creating them, and I really think Desmond and Eloise were created with the other in mind to make them both contrast and complement each other.

Their contrasting colour schemes of blue and black VS red and white immediately relate them to one another and put them in proximity of one another. Through their colour schemes they have been designed to be seen next to each other.

It is also their colour schemes that give instant insight into how they contrast each other in personality. Desmond’s blue suits his cool, composed disposition, his observant nature and how, although he is more reserved, he still integrates with the group and is a primary contributor. Throughout the situation and throughout all the suspicion he endures based on his talent, Desmond remains calm, in part, I think, because he knows he cannot afford to appear angry lest it confirm people’s biases. Considering how prominent that idea of prejudice has been with Desmond so far, I also heavily doubt him being designed as Black is coincidental or without connotations. Especially when you consider just how irrational the suspicion and assumptions placed upon him are.

(Desmond’s third Free Time Event, talking about how difficult a confined space like the academy is for him) Damon, internally: And yet, that cool demeanour of his never falters - even when talking about his situation. Is this what he means when he talks about discipline…?

Conversely, Eloise’s red speaks to her being more volatile - prone to outbursts of fear, panic and, notably, rage. It is interesting to me that Eloise’s colour scheme is primarily white/grey, with her reds as secondary and, in her clothing, beneath her uniform. But her eyes, the ��windows to the soul”, are red. Eloise at first impression seems only timid, and this leads both characters and audience alike to assume that she is weak, and she is also reserved and rather closed off especially in conversation with the likes of Damon. But Eloise has a strong fortitude that manifests later in chapter one as she gains confidence in the setting - standing up to and threatening Grace, leading the accusations towards Grace in the trial, and her Free Time Events most notably. Her red is closed off until triggered. Damon notes that “the most confident she’s ever sounded” is when she’s expressing her belief that the runners of the killing game should receive the death penalty which so starkly contrasts with Desmond’s focus on resolving things peacefully. Similarly to Desmond being Black, I also heavily doubt that Eloise being designed as fat is without connotations regarding this theme.

The meanings of their names push this even more blatantly. Desmond’s name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and means “Great defender” which adds to how spelled out the theme of guarding, protection, defence becomes in his character during chapter one - notably in relation to himself and Eloise. In his blackmail, which I will go into in more detail later, it explicitly says he “guards the only one he trusts”. This defence finds contrast with offence in Eloise’s name being of French and Teutonic origin meaning “Fierce warrior” which speaks to how assertive she becomes when pushed. Her Free Time Events serve as good indication with how she says outright to Damon that she plans to fight back if targeted for murder and expresses anger when he starts “prying into [her] personal life” in an outburst of “It’s none of your f-fucking business!”. Down to their names they present as foils.

Linking to this talk on personalities and first impressions is how these two contrast in how they are perceived by other characters and audience alike - their shared theme of “judging a book by its cover”.

While Eloise has a talent centred around combat and wielding a blade, she is not nearly suspected the same way Desmond is due to her appearance as pale and soft in conjunction with her timidity, with the decision to make her fat adding to this as well. She is actually afforded first impressions based on personality, where Desmond is instead defined by potential threat in his marksmanship - the first thing Wolfgang ever says to him is, “With all of those weapons, I must ask…you…haven’t killed anyone, have you?”, and Eva’s belief that everyone is out to get her and have marked her as an easy target merges with preconceived notions about Desmond’s character and talent to lead her to assert that telling Desmond about his blackmail could “put [her] in danger”. Contrasingly, in building up to their confrontation of Grace, Damon perceives Eloise as “bumbling”, “uncoordinated”, and not of “any help in a verbal shutdown”, and he proceeds to be utterly proven wrong - with the use of “uncoordinated” in reference to the Ultimate Fencer giving great indication of his poor judge of character. This contrast, then, makes it notable how they stick together and understand each other in a way others do not.

(RE his bunking idea: Eloise understands what Desmond’s intentions are while others assume ill of him) Cassidy: I mean - hey, don’t expose us! That’s unfair! Desmond: Hold on, I’m not trying to expose anyone…! Eloise: Um, I think I get what he’s trying to say. Eloise: You just want everyone to be honest with each other…so we can cover all our bases…right? Desmond: Yeah…that’s right… (During the chapter one investigation as Grace guards Wolfgang’s room and denies everyone entry) Desmond: That’s what I tried telling everyone else, but they pretty much gave up. Jett and Mark went to the dining hall, Diana went to the laundry room, and Toshiko and Ingrid went to the courtyard. Desmond: Eloise and I, though…we’re not gonna let this slide.

When going through their Free Time Events, it becomes clear that Desmond and Eloise even contrast each other when it comes to their backgrounds and honing of their talents. Desmond comes from a notably wealthy family who have a history of Ultimate Marksmen - that talent being as hereditary as literal genetics. From the start, Desmond has been showered in opportunity - he mentions having an expansive field that puts the academy’s courtyard to shame, a personal shooting range, a personal tennis court, and a personal swimming pool. He used to attend competitions on a local and regional scale until he got the opportunity to compete in the Olympics.

Comparatively, Eloise had no such influence when it came to getting into fencing and simply joined a club and her honing of her talent was defined by a lack of opportunity. She rose through the ranks via forfeits - her opponents were so afraid they point-blank refused to fight her and so she had to take matters of improving into her own hands by practicing alone or with her teacher. Her lack of opportunity stems from how her family is certainly not as well-off as Desmond’s and she comments on giving her prize money to her mother and sisters. This is a point of similarity between the two - they both disregard the money they have earned through their talent for themselves and instead place focus on their families. Desmond cares more about making his parents proud, and Eloise cares more about giving the money to her family.

Beyond every aspect in how Desmond and Eloise foil each other is how similar thematically they are in a way that allows them to understand and trust one another in a way they don’t seem to lend to anyone else. They understand that the other is perceived by strangers in a way that doesn’t necessarily align with their fully realised selves, Desmond’s calmness soothes Eloise’s volatility, Eloise’s sword takes the front while Desmond’s guns and bows take the rear - they are an inversion of each other and interwoven as a pair.

To finish off with their fundamental designs, official art for Project: Eden’s Garden is, in my opinion, interesting to look at. Desmond and Eloise are depicted next to or interacting in some way with each other in every piece of official art they share which pushes them further as a ‘pair’. It really emphasises how rarely in-game they’re apart - with the only instances of that being during nighttime, every free-time after the first one, and most prominently the Prologue’s investigation. Otherwise, they are always at least in the proximity of each other. I don’t think official art and seeing which characters appear together the most and how exactly they are interacting is insignificant at all - two sets of Halloween official art stand out to me as entwining Desmond and Eloise by their talents. In one, Desmond is dressed as Link from the Legend of Zelda and wielding a blade and, in the other, Eloise is dressed as Artemis from Greek Mythology - the Goddess of the Hunt who was known for her archery, a choice that becomes especially interesting once you remember that Artemis’ fellow archer brother, Apollo, was heavily associated with swans.

Blackmail, blackmail

“With his weapons at hand, Desmond guards the only one he trusts.”

Since I posted my initial interpretations of this on TikTok, I’ve seen more discussion on it, and I don’t think it is controversial at all to suggest that the “only one” referred to here is Eloise. The only other options, to me, are this “only one” being someone outside of our main cast or Desmond himself. However, I have found myriad evidence that points towards it being Eloise that I’ve spread across different videos on TikTok but can now relay all in one place here.

First, what is meant by “weapons”? As the Ultimate Marksman, Desmond has access to guns and bows in the literal meaning of that and this is how Eva, Damon and everyone else interprets it. It is also true - Desmond is always depicted with his quiver slung over his back, so he does indeed have his weapons at hand. However, there is another way of looking at this - Desmond’s “weapons” do not have to be literal.

During chapter one’s trial, Grace admonishes everyone for “trusting Desmond so easily” after he defends himself from accusations based on the taser gun and Damon has the option of commenting on Desmond’s charisma that persuades people to trust him (or… “charm” as he puts it). Desmond’s “weapons” could refer to his rhetoric, especially with how he utilises the angle of ethos in comparison with Damon’s logos and Diana’s pathos - that being, focusing on getting across and defending his character, something that as previously discussed Desmond is exhaustively used to doing. His “guard” could manifest in him coming to this “only one”’s defence in verbal bouts just as much as it can be taken literally, something that we have in fact already seen if you subscribe to the idea of that person being Eloise.

Next, the meaning of “trusts” should be dug into. It is easy to assume that because Desmond behaves cordially with everyone and seems to possess a vested interest in getting everyone out of the killing game and to safety this means he is openly trusting in the way Diana is, but there is a lot once you start looking that proves otherwise. Desmond does not vehemently deny the possibility of murder like Wolfgang or Diana do but instead accepts the reality of their situation and approaches it with the knowledge of murder in his mind. He is against exploring the Alpha Sanctuary due to whatever Tozu has hidden within it, he takes note of the dangers of the pharmacy and what drugs could possibly be used to murder - even saying that “we should all start paying more attention to our food” - and is the one to come up with the bunk buddies idea due to the broken locks. Desmond does not trust that his peers absolutely will not be tempted by murder. Most illuminating is during his second Free Time Event when Damon tries to use the trustworthiness of the other students as a debate topic and Desmond becomes noticeably uneasy and closed off.

Damon: How about… we debate the trustworthiness of the other students? Desmond: Huh…? What do you mean? Damon: Isn’t it self-explanatory? You and I argue about whether or not the others are trustworthy. Desmond: Uh… I don’t know, dude. I’m not really comfortable with that. Damon: Why? Desmond: W-what do you mean why? I can’t just say my… (own emphasis) Desmond: I mean, I can’t just throw doubt at people for no reason.

Despite this, he still wants said peers to trust him. His motivation to escape the killing game and prevent murder, I believe, is genuine - however, he remains beneath the veil of hypocrisy in how he expects everyone to trust him without him trusting them.

So, how does this link to Eloise?

From the prologue, the theme of Eloise and Desmond being each other’s alibis and backing each other up is established. Wolfgang asks Desmond to keep a shaken Eloise company and he does so for the duration of all the other introductions. When the fake body of Cara is discovered, Eloise insists that she heard no screaming from the courtyard nor did anyone run out, and calls on Desmond to back her up, which he does. This is the first exchange of trust and reliance between them, and it only strengthens during chapter one.

The first major instance is in relation to Desmond’s idea of sleeping in pairs. Knowing his distrust towards his peers and that he has this one person he has an interest in protecting, it is notable both that he would be the one to raise concerns about the broken locks and that he would proceed to input that, “As the one who suggested the idea, I’d say we just pick our buddies ourselves-”. Desmond wanted to choose his bunk buddy, ostensibly so he would be able to more readily “guard” them, and this, I think, is crucial as evidence that the “only one he trusts” is someone among the class. While he doesn’t respond outwardly negatively to Toshiko’s desire to be in charge of the pairs and Ingrid’s subsequent assertion that they split by gender, this is easily explained by how intent he is on maintaining a calm disposition.

Eloise’s behaviour in this scene is equally noteworthy. She defends Desmond from accusations that he’s making people vulnerable and that she harkens to ideas of honesty and understanding Desmond’s intentions speaks to a building closeness between them. Much like Desmond, Eloise appears selective with her trust through how focus is repeatedly placed on her as ways to assign bunk-buddies is discussed, combined with how her character profile notes how she is “always ready to make her escape if anyone gets too close to her”, which I believe can be applied in both a literal-in-regards-to-fencing and figurative sense. We can discern from her Free Time Events that Eloise holds her privacy close to her and that she has certain people that she openly does not trust nor like - she doesn’t want to have a decision like who is going to be with her at her most vulnerable just chosen for her.

Toshiko: Fear not! In all my infinite wisdom and kindness, I shall pair the rest of you! Eloise: Ah… that’s not really necessary… (...) Ingrid: Strangers’ll usually be more comfortable spending the night with the same gender. Eloise: Then… we’re splitting it by gender…? (...) Wolfgang: We won’t have Ms. Kayura’s help, but I’m sure we’ll figure something out. Let’s go. Eloise: …

Furthermore, it does not feel at all coincidental that the scene directly after Desmond’s blackmail is revealed by Eva sees Grace pressuring Eloise to hand over her blackmail and Desmond attempting to defend Eloise before she reassures him. Eloise’s silence after Grace says that she better not have shown anyone speaks volumes - from the map during Free Time and their alibis for the time of Wolfgang’s murder alike we can explicitly see the amount of time these two have been spending around each other in the courtyard.

Grace: That fencer girl has been giving me the side-eye ever since the blackmail was announced. There’s no other explanation! Grace: Give it! Desmond: H-hey, stop that! Eloise: It’s okay…I’ve got it…

On the morning of Wolfgang’s murder, Desmond and Eloise spent all their time together in that courtyard, paralleling their positioning in the prologue. Just as then, they are each other’s alibis and they are the main one backing the other up. They proceed to stay by the other’s side literally throughout the investigation and figuratively throughout the trial. It is notable that textually Grace and Kai underscore how defensive Eloise and Desmond have been of each other throughout chapter one’s investigation and trial to accuse them of working together - ostensibly, Desmond being the murderer and Eloise his accomplice. When the two of them and Damon confront Grace during the investigation, they are largely backing each other up and adding to each other’s points while Damon chips in on his own - even going as far as to threaten Grace, knowing that she was shot at by Mara before.

Eloise: Um…for us to believe that, we need to see it ourselves… Grace: You think I’m lying? Desmond: There’s a chance you could be, unfortunately. (...) Eloise: Also, um…couldn’t this be considered breaking the rules…? Eloise: Tozu wants this game to be fair, but… being prevented from searching every room doesn’t seem very fair… Grace: …Even if it isn’t, what are you gonna do? Eloise: … Eloise: I’ll…report it to Tozu. Grace: A-ah? Desmond: Nice idea. What do you say we look for him now? Desmond: If Tozu agrees this is sabotage, he might call Mara to help…

In the trial, when Eloise first accuses Grace, Desmond backs her. When Grace’s innocence is proven and Eloise apologises for accusing her, Desmond continues to press Grace when she shouts at Eloise by insisting she “must know something about [Wolfgang’s] last known whereabouts”. When Desmond brings up the golf clothes and equipment in Wolfgang’s room, Eloise backs him. When Mark accuses Desmond of having access to weapons like the taser gun, Eloise reacts before Desmond does. During the nonstop debate about the taser gun, Eloise brings up her and Desmond’s shared alibi as they were together the whole morning. If the player takes the Pathos Route during the trial, it is Eloise’s voicing of her doubts in voting Diana and wanting to hear her side of the story that then leads into Desmond’s own agreement to hear her out. This series of events, I think, proves a degree of trust that has built between the two that they have not extended to anyone else - even during Eva’s execution and Diana’s speech, the two are depicted together.

The nature of Desmond’s blackmail combined with how he and Eloise are written in this chapter as consistent supporters of each other and consistently shown together leads me to be rather firm in my belief at the moment that Eloise is this “only one” his blackmail refers to. Their relationship is given as much focus as Damon and Kai and Wolfgang and Grace, which indicates the importance of it and really, really doesn’t bode well for their survival. My personal speculation at this current moment sees Eloise killing in self-defence, in which instance we will see Desmond’s ‘guard’ come to fruition.

Sharks and swans

It can’t be a P:EG analysis without looking at the characters’ animal motifs - especially with how chapter one confirmed their relevance with the focus on Wolfgang, Eva and Diana in particular!

Desmond’s animal motif is a shark as represented by his shark’s tooth earring and this is immediately notable in tying into the dominating theme of prejudice and “judging a book by its cover” that has presented itself in contrasting ways in his and Eloise’s characters. Desmond being instinctively assumed to be dangerous and a ‘threat’ due to his position as the Ultimate Marksman directly correlates to how sharks are perceived in the media and, by extension, society. One way his shark motif is relevant lies in how it conveys this theme of being misunderstood.

As previously noted, the first thing Wolfgang ever says to Desmond is an interrogative question about whether or not he has killed someone before, it does not take any amount of mental gymnastics for Eva and Damon to agree Desmond’s blackmail makes him dangerous, and it does not take much convincing for the majority during the trial to agree on his likelihood of murdering Wolfgang due to the taser gun originating from his room. Surely, we are instantly reminded of how sharks are similarly misunderstood as obvious killers due to how they have been negatively sensationalised by the media - leading to a general consensus in society to view them as an inherent threat.

“Sharks have been vilified in human culture for centuries, and negative attitudes toward sharks continue to pervade mass media, perpetuating stereotypes, often conveying inaccurate information [7–11]. One way the public’s fear of sharks, which resonates deeply and viscerally, manifests itself is a pervasive overestimation of the likelihood of being ‘attacked’” (Andrew Nosal et al, 2016, The Effect of Background Music in Shark Documentaries on Viewers' Perceptions of Sharks, p.2)

Eva asserts that Desmond finding out about her having his blackmail could make her a target and, generally, the other characters are quick to assume ill intention from him. For example, him bringing up how everyone’s locks to their dorms are broken raises accusations of him exposing people and him testing people’s locks sparks similar reaction - with Wolfgang even denying him future agency by saying Desmond should go to him first.

Desmond’s shark motif combines with how his talent is perceived to beg us as viewers to deconstruct assumptions of him being this ticking time bomb waiting to explode - to pick apart preconceived notions, examine what makes you think that way and why. It is simultaneously fascinating and frustrating to see predictions from fans about how the rest of the game will play out position Desmond as an ‘obvious’ killer due to his marksmanship and because his animal motif is an apex predator painted as a “man-eating monster” by the media, ignoring how his talent has been handled thus far and contributing to the dominating narrative about sharks that does not reflect reality.

The majority of shark attacks on humans are results of curiosity bites on the shark’s end or mistaking humans for, say, seals. In personifying sharks and acting as if they have the same moral decision making as humans and go out of their way to maim and kill, they have become severely endangered themselves. In an article on shark conservation that analysed how sharks are portrayed in American and Australian media, it was identified that there were “four types of risks from sharks and fourteen types of risks to sharks in the articles” and that “Forty-four percent of the articles mentioned elevated public risk perceptions or fear of sharks” (Bret Muter et al, 2012, Australian and U.S. News Media Portrayal of Sharks and Their Conservation, Conservation Biology, Vol.27, No.1, p.190), which is to say that humans are more of a risk to sharks on the whole than sharks are to humans such as through overfishing, finning and habitat destruction and that this can directly parallel the ‘attacks’ on his character that Desmond has endured so far in the story.

In direct contrast in this respect, there is Eloise and her swan motif represented by her hairpin. The dominating cultural perspective on swans is that they are uniquely beautiful and elegant, they are symbols of purity and aristocracy and are a protected species in many countries including the US, UK and across the whole of the European Union. This places them at the utter opposite end of a general consensus scale to sharks and their features in popular culture reflects this from Hans Christian Andersen’s Ugly Duckling fairy tale to Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake ballet.

Swan Lake is of particular note to me due to its duality of the white and black swan that can be applied to Eloise’s characterisation. Through her white clothing, fencer-defined elegance, and timid demeanour, Eloise brings to mind Odette the white swan - or the Swan Princess - who was cursed to be a swan by day and woman by night and who is revered for her beauty and purity. Contrastingly we have Odile, who impersonates Odette while she is bound to her swan form and is the ‘black swan’ - more conniving and wicked. Traditionally, Odette and Odile are roles performed by the same ballerina and so represent this idea of duality even more. Now, Eloise is neither conniving nor wicked, but she certainly is not the ‘Odette’ that people perceive her as on a surface level, and has assertive and, really, quite aggressive talons that unsheathe when she deems necessary.

(Eloise’s first Free Time Event, unprovoked) Eloise: If…if you ever try to do something to me… Eloise: …then…I’m going to fight back. (...) Eloise: Once, I completely overpowered a person using just a pen… Eloise: And, uh…if you don’t believe me… Eloise: …I…can give you a taste of what that person felt.

Additionally tied to this is the Medieval moralist view on swans as symbolic of hypocrisy. The idea stems from Hugh of Fouilloy’s Aviarium where he asserts that swans’ white plumage concealing their supposedly black flesh is reflective of a sinner who conceals their sins with a faux pious front…this line of thinking of “white = morality, black = immorality” is notoriously flawed and susceptible to challenge, and this specific idea alluding to black flesh even more obviously so. However, as a spiritual Christian belief, it is relevant when considering Project: Eden’s Garden not least because the game’s religious allusions ask us to question the very concept of Eden and how Western institutions use religious imagery - especially in how they distort it and use it for their own narrative. Every image of nature in the academy being artificial highlights this. Thus, this old idea about swans and hypocrisy may be taken into account… it is not so much direct hypocrisy that relates to Eloise, but the theme of appearance not reflecting reality and a warning to “not to be deceived by outward appearances” (Natalie Jayne Goodison, Introducing the Medieval Swan, p.12). Eloise’s character profile outright tells us to “not be deceived” (by her “size”, but this can apply generally).

And this neatly leads into the fact that swans themselves, despite their innocent and pure iconography, are fierce - especially when it comes to defending themselves or their nests. As Aristotle puts it in his (outdated by over two millennia yet still incredibly interesting) work The History of Animals, “[swans] will repel the attack and get the better of their assailant, but they are never the first to attack” (Trans. D’Arcy Wentworth Thompson, 9.12) and Eloise explicitly references this in her fight against her own underestimation and to combat the perception of her as weak both in form and fortitude. Despite what Damon believes, I refute the idea that Eloise’s volatility makes her emotionally weak because chapter one’s trial proves otherwise as does chapter one’s investigation that instantly sees Eloise disprove Damon’s idea of her. Speaking of Damon, it is interesting how he comes to respect and almost understand Desmond who is misunderstood as a threat by others much like himself, but cannot extend the same to Eloise whom he has no axis of relatability to.

“Still, it is significant that the administrative and agricultural experts voiced concern that aesthetic, cultural, and sentimental ideas about swans guide the birds’ protection in a strange or illogical way, and the resources expert agreed that the main—if not the only—value associated with continued protection of the whooper is sentimental value.” (Shauna Laurel Jones, 2018, Feathered majesty in the grainfield? Conflict, conservation, and the whooper swan in Iceland, p.39)

Desmond’s shark motif presenting through a shark tooth earring is not merely an aesthetic choice and instead possesses symbolic connotations. It is the choice in his design of a shark tooth earring that allows us to connect indigenous beliefs about sharks to his characterisation, as in indigenous Hawai’ian culture, shark teeth are traditionally worn as protective talismans, and certain species of sharks in indigenous Hawai’ian culture also relate to the concept of ‘aumakua’ where under certain conditions a deceased person is reincarnated as a shark and acts as a “beneficent guardian spirit” (Leighton R. Taylor, 1993, Sharks of Hawai’i: their biology and cultural significance, p.19) towards their family, both of which link to the increasingly potent theme of “guard[ing]” in Desmond’s character.

Similarly, we find ideas of “guard[ing]” with the swan, especially the idea of being guarded. Most blatant is the fact that swans are a protected species in many particularly Western countries such as the United Kingdom, the United States, France, Denmark, Germany, and Iceland, meaning it is illegal to kill or injure them. In a literary sense, we have the Finnish national epic Kalevala wherein the hero Lemminkäinen is tasked with killing a swan that swims and sings in the Lake of Tuonela that surrounds the underworld, but instead he is killed - not textually because he has attempted to kill a swan, but the context of swans as a protected species and how they are symbolically viewed certainly influences this narrative.

However, as a point of contrast, while sharks can be associated with life in the sense of survival and their integral position in ecosystems, keeping them intact, swans are associated overwhelmingly with death. Firstly examining the former, it is notable to me that Desmond’s animal motif is one heavily concerned with conservation efforts to protect against endangerment and extinction, conditions that are in no small part due to human impact. When one sees apex predator their mind tends to swipe to violence, to these creatures being bloodthirsty, instead of taking it for what it really is: an animal that plays an indispensable role in regulating ecosystems. Already, Desmond has cemented himself as a secondary contributor in trials alongside the likes of Jean, Ulysses and Wenona, and within the group he assumes a position not the extent of leadership like Wolfgang and Jean but certainly as a prominent initiator. Sharks have lived for millions of years and their survival is integral to the smooth management of marine ecosystems, to remove them would cause a disastrous knock-on effect. In tandem, the condition of its ecosystem is integral to the survival of the shark, which raises the aspect of Desmond’s Free Time Events that has him lament the lack of open space in the academy.

“As apex predators, sharks play an indispensable role in regulating marine populations, maintaining biodiversity, and preserving the health of our oceans (amongst many other parts they play in the tapestry of life that is below the waves). However, despite having roamed our oceans for millions of years, they currently face a myriad threats that of our own doing, including overfishing, habitat degradation, and climate change.” (Melissa Cristina Marquez, 2024, Exploring the Intersection of Indigenous Knowledge and Shark Science)

Turning to the association between swans and death is the ever-omnipresent swan song. The myth that swans are silent their whole lives until just before they die, when they sing their haunting song. Eloise can be interpreted according to this in how “silence” can be applied to her initially reserved and shy nature, with the more she develops across the story akin to the theme of transformation found in many European folktales and, unfortunately as a result, becomes closer to death her development in becoming more openly confident will be her “song”.

My personal speculation at the moment is that Eloise will become the blackened through killing in self-defence - something I find fitting for her characterisation, predicted character arc, fencing talent, and swan motif all in one - and so her swan’s song will manifest as her final plight during her trial before she is inevitably sent to death. Relatedly, the conclusion of Swan Lake sees Odette, the swan princess, and Siegried, the prince, die together. I view Desmond and Eloise’s relationship to end in one of two ways - either one of them kills/is killed and the other kills/is killed the chapter after, or one of them kills/is killed and the other survives. Either way, they cannot both live.

The silver Swan who living had no note, When death approached unlocked her silent throat; Leaning her breast against the reedy shore, Thus sang her first and last, and sung no more: "Farewell all joys! O death come close mine eyes, More geese than swans now live, more fools than wise." (Unknown author)

And so arrives the final point to wrap this whole essay up in one neat bow: Eloise’s swan motif presents in her unwavering loyalty as a pair with Desmond. This is so unsubtle that it is underscored by Grace and Kai in the chapter one trial, sending accusations of them working together to murder their way. As has been reiterated, the two are seldom not depicted together, react to accusations towards each other with the same intensity were they to be directed at them, and defend each other with a consistency they do not afford any other character, with only Diana coming close in Eloise’s case. Like swans who mate for life, Eloise and Desmond have essentially become pair bonded. This happening so quickly is not necessarily a cause for doubt either in my opinion as that also connects to swans who bond as a pair even before they reach sexual maturity at twenty months despite living for a good two decades, and we know Eloise and Desmond’s time is far shorter than that.

“Someone has to leave first. This is a very old story. There is no other version of this story.” (Richard Siken, War of the Foxes)

With everything we have of them so far, regardless of how Desmond and Eloise’s individual stories play out, they will be in one way or another entwined.

Thank you for reading, and I would love to know your thoughts!

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

Aristotle, Thompson D. W.,The History of Animals

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your DT x Eden's and DT x Tetro posts were so good, clearly now we need an Eden's Garden x Tetro Pink post to close the circle :V (not to pressure you or anything though, I know it's a lot to ask so soon after the last one)

I mean, clearly, it's gotta happen! Can't leave that little pair unchecked! Don't worry about pressuring me btw, I like receiving asks :)

Spoilers for P:EG CH1, TDRP CH4. CW: Murder, suicide, (referenced) sexual harassment, bullying, cheating (relationships), (referenced) alcoholism and domestic abuse, drugging (adrenaline).

Setting

The setup would be similar to the DRDT x TDRP thing: the country is a vague mix of the US and Japan, Eden's Garden Academy exists and people know what Ultimates are, but only the EG cast knows they're Ultimates when the killing game starts, etc. I'll mostly use Tetro motives not only because there's more of them, but also because Tozu doesn't seem to have any actual pre-planned motives other than the Traitor Perk (which will be a thing).

As for Confession Game, we run into an issue. Not everyone in EG has had their secret revealed, and even the ones we have can get pretty vague. I'll list all the secrets I think could end up in Confession Game, both from confirmed secrets and the characters' backstory. This list will obviously become outdated as we get more info on the EG cast, but for now:

Cassidy: "This student refuses to leave their home for any reason other than selling pastries." Canon secret.

Desmond: "This student always makes it a point to carry a weapon on their person, as there is only one person they trust." Canon secret.

Diana: "This student completely changed their personality to befriend their high school friends." I think this is only a theory but I'm going with it fuck it.

Eva: "This student was scouted by Eden's Garden Academy as the Ultimate Mathlete." Student profiles in Tetro only show up in CH4, and since Eva has no reason to even claim an Ultimate talent (the Tetro cast doesn't know they're Ultimates at the start, so she wouldn't stand out if she said she just didn't have one herself), this little detail being revealed in Confession Game makes sense.

Ingrid: "This student uses out of date cleaning supplies." Canon.

Jett: "This student is hiding burn scars from a horrible accident." Jett says he wears the suit for anonymity but I don't think most people believe him.

Mark: Depending on how literally we're meant to take his Imitation Piece, it could be related to the hospitalization shown there.

Toshiko: "This student cheated on their boyfriend in third grade." Canon.

Wenona: Something about unethical business practices, though I doubt she'd hesitate much before hitting the button.

Wolfgang: "This student holds many of the same inclinations which make them hate their father." I have no fucking idea how to actually word this what does "wolfish mind" even mean bro?

Damon, Eloise, Grace, Jean, Kai, Ulysses: I have no fucking idea what these people's secrets would be, sorry :v Let's just say they wouldn't cause much drama to avoid the issue.

Alright let's actually start now.

Researchers & Monomoko & Tozu & Mara

Monomoko would resent Tozu's theatrics, and Tozu would constantly try to get Monomoko to get into the spirit of the killing game a little more. The tension would definitely be there, but it wouldn't actually be too bad. They'd get through it.

Monomoko is, to be frank, a little scared of Mara. Mara doesn't mind it, and secretly enjoys petting it when no one's looking. Monomoko can live with that.

Dr Yonekura gets real sick of Tozu's bullshit, real quick. Tozu has to abide her orders and chill out a bit when asked, but he'd still try to sneak his theatrics in as much as he can regardless. Meanwhile, every researcher respects Mara as a professional coworker, though some are a little scared of her as well. Mara doesn't talk to them if she can help it, but she's still professional when she needs to be.

Sasaki & Wolfgang

Finally, Sasaki doesn't have to be the leader! At the start, at least. Although she'd probably still try to organize everyone up to and including the mock trial (which I'm assuming is happening because why not), once Wolfgang gets his big moment in said trial and everyone starts following his lead, Sasaki's happy to at least share the role with him.

Okazaki & Jett

Mask buddies mask buddies mask buddies. They’d bond over their shared sense of style immediately, and Jett would be seen hanging around Okazaki a lot because of this. At least at the start.

Chiba & Diana

They bond over makeup :D Diana would probably fit in pretty well with the Hama - Chiba - Harada friendship group, though I actually think she’d hang out more with the other people I’ll mention her alongside.

Chiba & Toshiko

I have genuinely no idea how this dynamic would even begin to play out, but it’s a really interesting one to consider. A big part of Chiba’s character arc is wanting to “grow up”, and the fact that Toshiko, who is three years her junior, wants to be treated the same way as her teenage classmates, would be an extra incentive for Chiba to start that arc. As for Toshiko, I think she’d just be confused and would maybe just avoid Chiba? I don’t know. I don’t have a good enough read on Toshiko for this.

Hiroaki & Eva

The outcasts! Eva’s little speech at the end of the mock trial would be just as divisive in the combined cast than in canon EG, and Hiroaki’s own divisive personality hasn’t gone anywhere, so they’d naturally get pushed aside by the others. Although I still think Damon would be closer to Eva than Hiro, the Mathlete and Designer would still have some form of unspoken solidarity between each other. For a while.

Ojima & Damon

Damon’s whole speech at the end of the mock trial is very divisive in canon EG, and it would be even more so in front of a cast where half the members don’t know they’re Ultimates. However, there is precedent for Ojima approaching outcasts, so I think he’d at least try to form some kind of friendship. Like with the previous section, I still find it pretty likely that Eva and Damon would gravitate to each other, as well as Hiroaki and Ojima, so the Ojima - Damon connection is tenuous, but I’d say it exists.

Ojima & Hiroaki & Diana

Ojima and Diana are both known to help the “leaders” of their respective killing games while at the same time reaching out to the outcasts, so I think they’d end up forming some kind of bond over that, basically working together to reach their goals. And since Hiroaki would be interested in Diana’s talent (fashion buddies!), they could end up becoming a pretty odd little friend group, but a surprisingly wholesome one at that.

Yanagi & Ingrid & Toshiko

Of all the women in the EG cast, none would be more receptive of Yanagi’s behavior than Toshiko. Not in a romantic way (Yanagi would probably need to clarify that to someone at some point), but in the “treated like a ‘proper lady’” kind of way. They’re both relatively traditional people, so they’d mesh pretty well, and Toshiko would probably enjoy the whole “princess” thing. As an immediate result, Ingrid would end up liking Yanagi. I think she’d find him “adorable”, and while she’d repeatedly tell him she doesn’t need protection herself, she wouldn’t mind too much because she just wouldn’t take Yanagi very seriously in general. Another odd but weirdly wholesome friend group!

Kamimura & Mark & Desmond

I actually think Kami would like these two well enough, given they have a fair amount of common sense. Mark even has a relatively similar attitude to Kami in a lot of aspects. That said, since Desmond usually spends time alone with Eloise, and Jett is usually seen around Mark, Kami would still probably end up hanging out with Hasegawa a lot.

Okazaki & Ingrid

I don’t actually know how willing Okazaki would actually be with revealing her gender identity if the topic actually comes up, but on the off chance that she’s willing to…

Ingrid: Strangers’ll usually be more comfortable spending the night with the same gender. Okazaki: Does that mean no one will be comfortable with me? Ingrid: Huh? Oka: I go by any pronouns. I don’t think anyone here shares that. Unless I’m wrong…? Ingrid: Oh. Hiroaki: Well, I don’t think anyone’s gonna be comfortable with you, but your gender has nothing to do with it. Oka: I pick Hiroaki. Hiro: Ah! Takeshi! Okazaki ended up rooming with Watari.

First Motive: Hasegawa & Ulysses

The first motive would be just as much of a problem to Ulysses as it was for DRDT Rose. My guy’s always two seconds away from falling asleep, so he needs some way to stay awake through the bullshit. The solution? Whenever Ulysses is struggling, have Hasegawa talk with him about increasingly specific historical facts. Hasegawa would probably enjoy the conversations enough to keep them up for long enough to return a bit of energy to Ulysses. Kamimura is sometimes there, but he usually needs to leave before their conversations put him to sleep.

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Confession Game

Alright time for this.

Harada

Toshiko would take a professional interest in his secret. If she can study Harada’s incredible Game, she might be able to better advise her clients on how to seduce women. She’d occasionally look at him and write something down in a little notepad. No one knows what notes she’s actually taking, and she’s quite secretive about them. In reality, they’re nothing special, though they include a few more tigers than her regular dating advice usually has.

Hayashi

Always a bit of a bombshell secret, but I think like the Tetro cast, the EG cast would be able to move past it relatively quickly. Except Wolfgang, who is really passionate about murderers. He’d probably ask a few questions when the reveal happens, trying to determine exactly what happened. The question here becomes whether Hayashi would end up spilling the whole backstory she gives in Bruise, in which case Wolfgang would probably be willing to support her, or if she just gives enough details to get him to back off without telling the full story. I find the latter more likely.

Tamba

Tamba’s secret would greatly annoy people like Grace or Damon or even Desmond, who think working hard for your talent is of great importance. A lot of Tamba’s relationships would suffer because of that, even if she has moved past hurting her competition.

Yanagi

Assuming a few things about Wolfgang’s past here, it’s very possible he’d relate to Yanagi on his “family ruined by alcoholism and domestic abuse” secret. Hell, the secret might have to be reworded so it only applies to Yanagi instead of applying to Wolfgang too. I don’t think they’d talk about it much, but they could have at least one discussion or two about it.

The Other Horrifying Ones

The EG cast would probably handle the other pretty disturbing secrets (Kamimura’s, Chiba’s, Isono’s, Sasaki’s, Ojima’s, etc.) similarly to how the Tetro cast handled them. Which is to say, moving on quickly because the person in question doesn’t want to talk about it much.

Cassidy

This would probably create at least one interesting conversation with Isono, who would discuss her agoraphobia with Cassidy. I don’t think it’d go too far, but Cassidy and Isono would probably grow closer because of it.

Diana

I think most people would just kinda ignore this. Wolfgang, for example, would insist that how Diana came to be the way she is doesn’t matter, what matters is that she treats others with extreme kindness and compassion, and that’s enough for her to be a good person. Basically working his magic as a defense lawyer there. But it would make Eva even less receptive to her kindness than in canon, and Damon might trust her even less. I could also see some of the Tetro cast, such as Kamimura, eyeing her with suspicion for a while, but he would eventually let it go.

Eva

Sasaki and Hasegawa don’t understand why “Mathlete” is considered less socially acceptable than “Influencer.” Yanagi, Tsuno and Isono would try to defend Eva from bullying. Harada would be uncomfortable with the people making fun of her because of his past. Hama would tell her that hiding it was stupid because, quote the man, “math is badass.” In fact, with so many people in Tetro being either too nerdy or too nice to insult Eva, it’s possible the majority opinion would switch to “Mathlete is a perfectly fine talent why the hell did you hide it.” Especially since the "Ultimate Liar" title would have never been in the conversation. Unfortunately Eva is still not good at receiving kindness and thus would still end up falling into her “me vs them” mentality.

Ingrid

Kamimura would be on her ass about this. He’d start ranting about all the issues with using out of date cleaning supplies, with enough rage that he has to actively hold himself back lest his heart rate spike into cataplexy territory. He’d probably end up joining the clothes washing squad just to make sure Ingrid isn’t using anything out of date.

Toshiko

Yanagi would feel conflicted about the thing at first, but like everyone else, he’d eventually let it go because Toshiko was, like, 9.

Wolfgang

Since this one’s a comment on his personality, it’s easy to dispute as inaccurate or misrepresentative. Sasaki, for example, would use the same defense Wolfgang gave of Diana; it doesn’t matter what the masterminds say, only the way Wolfgang treats the others, and he’s been very nice (relatively speaking). Diana, Isono, Tsuno, Ingrid, Toshiko, Grace, Cassidy, Jett, Jean, Harada, Hama, Chiba, Watari, all would vocally voice their support of wolf boy.

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Wada & Tsuno & Isono & Diana

The Wada Fanclub grows… yeah that’s it Diana would join the Wada fanclub post Confession Game, and it's probably the group she'd spend the most time around.

Eva & Everyone

Since the Traitor Perk’s still a thing, and it was a thing that was kinda targeted at Eva, she’s still likely to be the CH1 killer, and I still think Wolfgang is the likeliest to be her victim. Her murder would come before anyone snapping, though it would probably require a different setup since knocking Wolfgang out might set off the motive alarm. In any case, a bunch more people than Diana would have tried reaching out to Eva at that point (Isono, Tsuno, Hama, Hasegawa, etc.), which would make her claim that everyone hated her even weaker than in canon, but it still applies. Lots of sadness over both of them.

Diana & Tsuno

Diana’s whole chameleon speech at the end of trial 1 wasn’t all that well received in the EG cast, but it’s the kinda shit that’s right up Tsuno’s alley. Tsuno would probably join her, even. With such incredibly earnest enthusiasm, she’d be an incredible partner to the Ever-Present Arm of Justice!

Surely becoming Tsuno’s unofficial sidekick won’t cause issues with any Mask Artisans around!

Hiroaki & Grace

Look, we have a problem. With EG only being up to CH1, we’ve yet to truly see how deep its cast’s insanity goes. As a result, it’s hard to imagine how they’d act moving forward, which makes it hard for me to think of plot points that aren’t just “Tetro, but again.” However, I need to come up with something, so allow me some creative liberty with these guys’ decision-making.

Let’s say Eva’s murder happens before the reward swap. That means Hiroaki doesn’t read Sasaki’s diaries, meaning Yanagi doesn’t have reason to get mad at him… beyond the usual anyways. However, adrenaline motive is still a thing, and Hiroaki’s still Hiroaki. And, we have precedent from the prologue of Grace sometimes being physically violent.

This is all to say that in this AU, Ice Fairy happens with Grace replacing Yanagi. Hiroaki makes an insensitive comment about Wolfgang, and hopped up on adrenaline, Grace beats the shit out of him. You can also replace Hiroaki with Damon if you want, they’re both pretty likely to say the wrong thing.

Hayashi & Grace

Naturally, as per the Tetro standard, that means Grace gets locked up somewhere. She’s gonna be real pissed about it, but it’s gonna happen. Hayashi, Hama, Ingrid, Jean, all are gonna have to be on constant lookout because, unlike Yanagi, this one bites (metaphorically). It would probably drive her insane, and I’m not sure she’s actually going to chill ever. She’d pretend to be more relaxed so she can get out, but inside she’d still be seething with rage.

Tsuno & Jean

Jean strikes me as the type who might have pre-existing medical training. Even if he doesn’t, though, I think he’d be ready to help out Tsuno in the Infirmary once people like Hiroaki/Damon start getting injured. Tsuno is in less danger of burning out thanks to this.

Chiba & Ingrid

Remember the thing about Chiba wanting to grow up? Yeah that happens in CH2. Instead of going to Hayashi, though, she’d go to Ingrid, who acts just as grown up as Hayashi but is even older than her. This means the advice she receives is significantly better, and she might not even have the issues with Hama that she had in canon.

Harada & Ingrid

Assuming there’s still a gym vent equivalent, I think the second murder might still be adrenaline induced Sawa violence on Chiba. The issues of not having much EG content yet. In any case, that would make Ingrid very conflicted, as Harada is nice, but she feels real sad about Chiba, too.

Okazaki & Diana

Once Okazaki starts bullying Wada, the Wada Fanclub jumps into action. And that includes Diana. However, unlike Tsuno or Isono, who would unconditionally take Wada’s side, Diana would try to somehow extend some kind of olive branch to Okazaki. She’d tell Oka that bullying Wada is wrong, but she’d also try to ask her why she does it and try to negotiate with her or something.

Unfortunately, this may mean Okazaki would decide Diana could also be an easy target, and start bullying her as well. Boiling Point would still have Oka beating up Wada (Diana is physically stronger, after all), but that doesn’t mean Diana is safe.

Okazaki & Everyone

Oka would still kill Kamimura (cataplexy was part of the method), though the second victim can be Tsuno or Isono or Diana at discretion. Nevertheless, the crashout at the end of Trial 3 would still be just as legendary as ever. You know how the Tetro cast reacted, but as for the EG cast; Diana is upset and still sad Oka’s dying despite what she did, Wolfgang (if he’s somehow alive) would be losing his fucking mind and yelling at Oka, Wenona and Mark are just kind of frowning and demanding the vote start already alongside Damon and some of the Tetro cast, Ingrid is trying to cover Toshiko’s ears while Toshiko is fighting with all her might not to mentally write Tsuno x Oka enemies to lovers fanfic, Ulysses can’t figure out what exactly to write in his book to properly convey the extent of the Bullshit he’s seeing, Cassidy shouted “it’s just like Persona!” at the exact same time Wada did, Jean is holding back Grace so she doesn’t go up to Okazaki to beat her ass, etc.

At the end, Oka gives a few final words to her mask buddy Jett, which he cries about even if he’s really upset at her, then she says the “I’ll follow your flame” line and now Toshiko has to stop herself from mentally writing Watari x Oka fanfic, and finally execution.

This marks the end of the plot points I’ll make for this AU, so we’re going on to general dynamics!

Isono & Kai & Cassidy

Influencer squad! Although Cassidy and Kai haven’t interacted much in canon, I can see these three having some interesting interactions in regards to the whole social media thing. I already mentioned Isono and Cassidy discussing never leaving their houses, but Isono might still be able to strike some conversations with Kai about a couple of things. Also, you know that thing where Isono went to Hasegawa’s room and basically implied she wanted to be his girlfriend? I don’t think we ever got explicit confirmation on what that was about, or even if she had genuine romantic interest on Hase or not (I could be wrong on this btw), but I could see her trying that thing with Kai instead. Maybe.

Ojima & Eloise & Desmond

I think Ojima would get along well enough with those two! Eloise and Desmond would probably avoid Hiroaki, so Ojima wouldn’t end up hanging out with them too much, but they’d still enjoy some quiet time together from time to time.

Watari & Cassidy & Jett

Basically, Cassidy and Jett’s little friendship probably has Watari in there too. All high energy, very positive people, they’d obviously get along. In fact, Cass and Jett would probably be offered positions on the school staff, and they’d readily accept for the Silliness of it. Jett especially would love to hang out more with his animal mask buddy Okazaki, at least until Oka starts her crashout arc.

Sasaki & Jean

Both of their talents are related to leadership, and unlike Wenona, they’re both social enough to talk about it! Well, if Sasaki ever finds out what her talent is meant to be, anyways. Jean might have some sage advice about not overworking and delegating tasks to avoid stressing out too much. I imagine it’d be Jean approaching Sasaki about it, since Sasaki’s past with adult male authority figures is not particularly pleasant. In fact, I could even imagine her being a bit uncomfortable around Jean if he approaches her out of nowhere, though hiding it out of civility. Even if that’s the case, though, I can imagine her trusting him not to do anything weird eventually, it’d just take a while.

Hasegawa & Wenona

Hasegawa: … Wenona: … Hase: C-Can I help you? Wenona: I’m trying to figure out which one of us is richer, and it’s annoying that I can’t tell. Hase: … ???

Hasegawa & Cassidy

Cassidy: Hey, my dude! Look, I heard something a little weird about you, and I wanted to, y’know, confirm if it was fake or not! Hasegawa: O-Oh, uhm… Alright, w-what is it? Cassidy: Are you really, like, a billionaire? Hase: O-Oh! Uh, y-yeah. I’ve, uh… I’ve won a lot of money, o-on gameshows. Cassidy: … Hase: … Wh-Why are you looking at me like that? Cassidy: Bourgeoisie scum!!! Hase: ?!?!?!

Hama & Wada & Ulysses

Although Ulysses wouldn’t particularly want to read the books that Hama and Wada both enjoy in canon, the fact that he has, in fact, read every book in a library once would come up when the book club forms. Wada and Hama are impressed. In Hama’s words, “that’s badass.”

Tamba & Watari & Yanagi & Toshiko & Ingrid

Hey guess who joins the whole “princess” dress up scene? Yep, Toshiko! Again, she enjoys being treated like a lady, so she’d appreciate it. Ingrid’s there because the whole thing is so damn cute, she just can’t help it!

Yanagi & Kamimura & Ingrid

Yanagi gets called into laundry duty because of his suit, but Kamimura ends up being the most competent person in the clothes washing squad, no contest. Hasegawa gets dragged into the event too as a result of Kami being there.

And I’m calling it there! Hope it was enjoyable enough! Thanks for the asks!

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