#i may be wrong

[fimloly]

I’m rereading the books and rediscovered the line where Nenneke says she knew Geralt and when he was smol and to say I am thrilled would be an understatement

part where she mentions that in the book under the cut

[cupcakesmoothie]

I did all three backstories for Touchstarved (I have 12 hours on this thing and it's only the demo)

Kuras and Vere don't seem to have red options, but Vere does have a secret ending and Kuras... I don't know, holds you for a bit longer?

For Mhin, it really is just picking The Alchemist backstory. You can call them short or whatever and you'll still get it.

For Leander, you have to take the flowers and keep touching him. It's okay if you hold back the first time even.

For Ais, you gotta tell him fuck you and pet the soulless, and after that red option pretty much all yours.

Differences I found between the three backstories:

It is pretty much like how they tell you, Oracle gets premonitions, Hound has experience with people and survival, and Alchemist has knowledge about magic and science, so there's different things you find out with each one.

The Alchemist:

I may be a little bit biased, but think The Alchemist is the most informative (It's also the first one I picked). There's the expected info of noticing that Vere's collar is enchanted, or knowing about how strong Leander really is when it comes to magic, but it's got the added bonus of MC's mentor having been in the Senobium in the past.

Compared to the others, The Alchemist is more familiar with Senobium, albeit through word of mouth. It's interesting how many times the MC says something similar to "I didn't know the Senobium did that." It calls into question whether MC's teacher was lying, or more interestingly (and what I think might be the case), the Senobium has changed a lot recently. It's talked about, even without the Alchemist backstory, that the Senobium used to be somewhere you could go to for help, but now most of the characters you meet do not like the Senobium, so what changed?

The Hound:

The Hound (the least popular option, apparently) was pretty fun. The Hound notices more about Ais, specifically that he's very suited to be a leader, and that the number of scars he has (one) seems suspicious for his temperament (or "how seasoned he acts", as the MC puts it).

One thing that I found very fun was doing Mhin's route as the Hound. They're somewhat able to keep up! They can (or tried to) recognize tells, and noted that Mhin was one of the few people who was able to sneak up on them. They also weren't sure how Vere managed to get their key. They were also prepared to steal to survive.

The Oracle:

While The Hound notices physical things, the Oracle notices... how do you say, otherworldly things. The Seaspring seems to be hiding a lot (of course it is), but the MC notices a heartbeat. A presence. They feel something from Ais. The name Ocudeus means something, they can feel it. They feel like they can see Ais' tattoo move.

Also, the MC feels something from Mhin and Kuras (in his clinic at least), which is interesting!

If I had to decide which love interest was better with which backstory...

Vere: The fact that the Alchemist thought that they could tell what enchantments were on his collar if only they could touch it feels promising! And both their connections (though I mean connection in the loosest term for MC here) to the Senobium makes it feel like you might very well find something.

The Hound might be one of the few who can actually survive this guy if I'm gonna be honest. (I mean you can still get killed by him but. You know.)

Ais: The Oracle's sixth sense makes going to the Seaspring a lot more interesting compared to the others, and the way they can feel something from Ais is very cool.

The Hound can tell his character better than the others, and I wonder how that will come into play later on.

Kuras: The Alchemist knows their way around spell-crafting and alchemy (When I picked this I wondered if they would be able to help Kuras around the clinic, which doesn't happen, but hey it might).

The Oracle seems to also feel something from him.

Mhin: First things first, their red option literally requires you to have the Alchemist backstory. Mhin's precision is noticed by the other MCs sure, but not to that detail.

Watching the Hound observe where they could be was so fun to watch. It feels like this MC will be able to keep up.

The Oracle feels something from Mhin, something inhuman.

Leander: The Alchemist was able to tell that the flash of magic was a barrier spell, and that most magic (or at least the ones they're familiar with) uses an incantation or spell circle. His didn't.

But either way, there will be things to find no matter the backstory you choose, and all of the character's stories are intertwined, so don't let this dissuade you from a specific backstory! There will always be things to find, you just need to look.

Extra: I found it pretty cool how each MC has a different way of knowing what a Groupmind is. Story-wise this makes sense of course, but each of their reactions to it are slightly different, from I heard this from rumours of people in cults (Hound), to I used to be told I could put people in a groupmind (Oracle), to legends suggest it was possible with a strong enough catalyst but it's never been done before (Alchemist).

Also, it's interesting to know what they each think of surroundings (specifically the Amaryllis district). They all have different opinions from I used to be told bizarre things about this place and now I kinda get it (Alchemist), to it's not that different from the place I grew up in (Hound), to it's VERY different from where I grew up in (Oracle).

And if I'm not mistaken, the reason Vere gives for your desperation is different for all of them!

You can find gameplay from me on my Youtube channel, or watch me getting all the red options and secret ending here:

I didn't read it out loud cause my mic sorta sucks and sometimes it peaks and gets a bit shrill. Also you see how my mouse moves sometimes? It means I'm screaming. I don't think I'd have been able to keep calm enough for this. Also my reading kinda sucks anyway hope you like it lol

[murasaki-cha]

Ah yes the SooHakYona trio, the tragic trio, or as I like to call them:

[ang3lgutze]

its ya boy-

ANTI ERROR!!!

sprry i forget tumblr exists hi everyone

[lemme-just-oops]

Something romantic I saw in Obey Me:

In the interactive meetings with Lucifer, when you get "perfect" interactions, he often gifts MC a raven feather.

And in spiritual symbolism guardian angels often leave white feathers to the person they protect. It is a sign of good luck and protection to find white feathers.

So the fact that Lucifer is the one to most likely give a raven feather means that he swears to protect you. And that he wants to be MC's guardian.

[cimacally]

okay it's so dumb but I think if chameron happened, Cameron would be in constant need of touching or at least seeing Charlie because he'd be scared that he would leave him (past trauma cameron is so real)

like, in classes he would frequently look over his shoulder at Charlie and at the study session he would secretly link their fingers or just keep his finger on him

Charlie would love it.

[matt-murdick]

When was Celebrimbor born?? How old is he?? Why do we have such little and contradictory information about such an important elf?? Come on JRRT, world-building for background characters who died thousands of years ago is your thing, why are you letting me down now?

[theredcuyo]

I'm not so sure on this one but i want to believe we never suffered trhu both of Dick's worst fashion choices at the same time

Aka the discowing and that one haircut

That doesn't mean i don't wish there was fanart of that

[yeesiine]

Sometimes you need to not rush a relationship. be friends first and build a bond before anything.

[nefarlya]

niky. help. please.

is this about the mizu5 ?? i just saw the leaks omg you guys aren't surviving this one 😭😭😭

[rozugold]

Wolves!! I got to see a few at the zoo and thought of you :D

(I might've sent this twice so sorry if so fjsjdlsjs)

YOOOO :0 :D!!!! Red wolves I assume 👀??

[saranilssonbooks]

Certain recent discoveries have rekindled a very non expert argument of mine regarding various causes of death amongst the members of the Franklin expedition.

I can't remember which biographer it was, but the person in quest firmly stated that botulism would not have been a thing what so ever since the members would've realized the food had gone bad without even having to taste it. Look, like I said I'm not an expert in the field, but in all honesty, I believe that at a certain point, they gladly consumed things worse than yucky beef stew. Such as their captain's face, apparently. 🍽

[il3x]

sometimes I still think about fallen leaves warriorcats just, conceptually. man. what if you died during your coming-of-age ritual and became a ghost, forever stuck in parallel limboes between life & death and childhood & adulthood. would that be fucked up or what

[pkmn-smashorpass]

This isn't really related to her smashability, but since I've never really seen the Official 3D Renders of Gardevoir, I somehow wasn't aware that she actually had legs (I've seen art of her with legs, but people also draw her with H cups so I more took it as people being horny) and I don't wanna say I'm disappointed because it would be weird to be that invested in whether or not a pokemon has legs but it would be cooler character design wise

I think leg and legless designs are both good but tbh I don’t think she was SUPPOSED to have legs and I think that was changed when 3D games were made

[tjtevlin]

Beach reading!

[toastedwrittenthoughts]

So I was sitting around with my roommates and we got to talking while watching this series for the dozenth time and my roommate pointed something out to me.

She said this, this scene by the stairs feels familiar to the one where they are dancing on the day they skip class.

And after looking at it from behind my rose tinted glasses I turned to look at her and said "Maybe that's the moment he falls in love with her."

"Why do you think that?"

Well... From the way she places her hands on his chest is indeed much like when they kissed by the stairs, but I think that, that particular moment at the party is shown from Jane's POV. She seized the momnet and I will alwasy cheer for her when she does.

And when they are skipping class here, he again is the one standing still, not taking his eyes off of her as she moves towards him, but the camera tilts towards her from his side as she kisses him.

His world is literally tilting on its axis for her... Like. He's falling, slow but steady.

I also like to think that since we got a cut away from their kiss by the stairs, that this is how their second kiss ended. The way his hand lifts to hold her waist, how he responds in kissing her back. I'm also of the mind to think that the way their song ends, is how he was holding her when their 'stair kiss' ended. Close, nose to nose and smiling at one another.

Just.. These two give me all the warm and fuzzies.