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relic-seeker · 6 months ago

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i wonder what quirrel's job actually was

we get some snippets in game that yes, he was an apprentice of sorts to monomon & knows many things about hallownest in general -- but overall, we have no idea what actual things he may have researched

most fan interpretations of this i see make him very culturally aware in mostly a socio-economic-political way. like he's done some sort of political science degree. it makes sense due to his wide knowledge of the kingdom's intertwined politics and society.

however, he still seems to have some sort of appreciation for the physical landscape of hallownest? take the blue lake for example, him wanting to see the source of the rain or his comments on the hot springs.

everything could simply just be seen as a thirst for knowledge, but then again i think quirrel is much of an observer as he is as someone who just wants to learn: it's also much about experience to him.

therefore, putting everything i have together, quirrel simply must be:

a geographer

#that last line is a little lighthearted/silly but it makes sense to me #quirrel #hollow knight #geography is part of the physical landscape & also the play of socio-economic-political factors #also his status as a common bug over an upperclass one getting an education? he has a more hardy nature & more possibilities to explore etc #maybe someone in the archives/monomon wanted a lower class bug since they have better constitution for travel & more trusted by commoners #or maybe it was all a messed up ploy by monomon putting the seal on someone more likely to survive if she built up a relationship #that's mega angst though #with how classist hallownest is i cannot imagine much of many bugs climbing up socially through academic/merit but imean--#im terribly working class & got into one of the best unis in the UK; quirrel got this in the bag (he is very clever innit)

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