I’m curious, what are your thoughts on Jessica from Umineko? (For the ask post you reblogged)
Yess, the sun of Rokkenjima!
How I feel about this character
SHE.NEEDS.MORE.ATTENTION.
She may seem like your average tough looking, actually sweet, girl that has a crush.
And I can def get behind that some people may see her as "bland" ( I mean, have you LOOKED at the entire Umi cast? Full of crazy, I can tell you that) Compared to them, she seems rather standard.
But I think that's her charm. I like how this type of character is broken down to its bare essential, that she isn't just this hyper, always positive type of gal. She isn't always satisfied with the kind of life she has, despite having some of the more "normal" parents out of the cousins. She lives pretty much double lives, one at school and one on the island.
And I think this is also where the parallels with other characters come into play. After reading ep. 7 again, I felt like she and Kinzo share a similar kind of backstory (before WW2 mind you). Both were forced to become someone they are not and in the end had to lead two lives to at least feel some kind of happiness.
Though in Jessica's case it is more mellow and not as depressing, but still an interesting connection. While hers was acceptable, his was definitely not.
Then we have her and Sayo. Putting in different personas entirely just to have that sense of belonging.
Also, she has brass knuckles so that's a plus!
All the people I ship romantically with this character
JessiKanon ftw! And maybe some small JessiSayo as a treat.
My non-romantic OTP for this character
Not something I would consider an "OTP", but I love her interactions with the cousins. Really livens up the place along with Battler.
Sayo/Shannon as mentioned before.
I also like to see her and Ronove interacting more, esp after they have battled together. Would be sparring partners to each other.
And how could I forget her and Lion! She is def the type that would like having a sibling, mostly bc she wouldn't feel out of place on Rokkenjima along with Sayo. They also have comedic potential. So much stuff tbh!
My unpopular opinion about this character
I genuinely can't think of one!
One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon
Her and Sayo confiding more with each other. I know their struggles and positions aren't comparable, but it would have been at least a bit more bearable. In Sayos case, she would confide about her crush as at that point she didn't know the real truth behind her existence.
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