#i think itd be kinda similar to Millas in how most of it is pretty fun and cheerful but with the darker aspects compartmentalized away

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brain dump abt my hcs for older crystal and clem bc ive been thinking abt them alot

cw for mentions of sucide

so to start i personally think Crystal and Clems friendship is kinda toxic. i think both of them genuinely care about each other but also they feed into each others suicidal ideations, also its shown that Clem is a lot more cynical and jaded than Crystal so i think he somewhat unintentionally encourages Crystal's suicidal tendencies.

as they get older I personally see Crystal trying to better her mental state while Clems starts to get worse. it causes a rift between their relationship that ends up them getting into a huge argument which pretty much ends their friendship ( note: this would happen at Clems last year at the summer camp so he'd be 13 and Crystal would be 12 ) Crystal is very much crushed by this which ends up with her suicidal thoughts coming back ( albeit not as intense as during psychonauts 1 ). She ends up seeking help ( either by Milla or maybe an new counselor at the camp? i have some ideas for psychonauts counselor ocs ) and also starts to make friends with the other campers too ( i hc that she and phoebe are rlly close though phoebe probably finished camp at the time crystal and clems argument happens. they definitely start hanging more when crystal gets into the intern program ) She still worries about Clem though and occasionally tries to get in contact with him ( mainly to make sure he's well.. still alive ) though most of the time Clem rarely gets back to her and when he does their convos are pretty short and awkward

Crystal also hangs out with Raz and Lili too

anyways so Crystal becomes a junior psychonaut a couple years after she becomes an intern ( so like 17-18ish? ) and she goes on her first mission with Raz ( something something they have to stop some villains ) little did they know that one of the villains would be Clem Foote