#leave me alone! [bowen and/or daphne]

[the-maverick-asian-restaurant]

Maverick what if they hurt your sister?? What if that's why they know what she looks like??

Oh god... I don't want to think about that...

@welcome-to-the-bank-of-bread Is everything okay..?

[the-maverick-asian-restaurant]

THAT'S NOT MY NAME! How many times do I have to tell you, my name is THE MAVERICK!

And it's the LGBT community. LGTV is an electronics company.

Happy Pride. I baked gay bread.

[omori-aus-archive]

OMORI oneshot for Aubrey's birthday: Seeking A Balance

A oneshot for Aubrey's birthday, set a few months after the good ending. This also features @donuqx-art's OC Vix with her permission. I apologize if I get Vix wrong. I really tried....

Erika pulled her motorcycle up to the park, getting off and taking out a bag from the sidecar, before heading into the park and finding the Hooligans.

Artist and the Baker twins' respective little brothers Angel and Mikhael were kind enough to call and let Erika know of Aubrey's birthday, thinking that she'd be interested in knowing.

The woman told Artist, Bowen, and Daphne that she'd try and go over, thinking that it'd be beneficial to her and Aubrey if she visited.

Much to her surprise, it wasn't Angel or Mikhael that greeted her first, but rather, Kim...and another teenager that she didn't recognize.

The teenager was about Aubrey's height, had brown hair with pink highlights which was braided, with brown cargo pants, white crop top, and pink contacts.

"Mikhael and Angel invited me." Erika told Kim, who nodded. The other brunette said, "Angel said you might be coming over. Though I'm...kinda surprised you actually did."

The blue clad girl then looked off to the side, "Especially how she reacted towards your brother...."

Erika chose not to comment about that, merely sighing with a nod.

Kim then looked at the girl next to her, "Vix, this is Erika. Sunny and Mari's older sister. Erika, this is Vix."

The woman nodded, offering her hand out, "Nice to meet you.", before noticing the brunette's hesitation. She just chuckled, "Yes, I know. I'm very tall for my age."

"Um.... Yeah." Vix said, slowly taking Erika's hand as she shook off her stunned reaction to the woman's towering stature. "Nice to meet you too."

Kim went to get Aubrey, leaving Vix and Erika to talk alone.

"So...what do you do, exactly?" The brunette asked. "Aubrey and the others...don't talk about you much."

Erika nodded, assuming that her response to Aubrey's...less than respectful reaction towards the truth about Mari scared the pinkette.

"I'm a biker for BACA." The albino woman explained, peaking Vix's interest. "I also workout at the local gym and personally train a few customers."

"Ah.... That explains you looking like you could bench-press cars." The brunette commented, receiving a chuckle from Erika, who just nodded.

"So, you're a biker for Bikers Against Child Abuse...?" Vix asked, receiving a nod from the woman. The teenager lowered her head, before saying, "I...might have a situation regarding my parents...."

Erika nodded, "I'll chat about it with my group." She then sighed, "Swear to God, this town is fucking cursed. Bad parenting, child abuse, death, and abandonment...."

"Word...." Vix nodded with a groan. "From what it sounds like, you and your siblings have gone through that a lot...."

The woman nodded, rubbing her eyes, "Hate my parents. Probably the reason why things ended up the way they are."

"So glad I got Sunny away from that shit." She added, receiving a nod from the brunette. The teenager gave a sad expression, "I'm sorry you three had to go through all that...."

Erika shook her head, "Don't be.... We all go through our struggles. It's just a matter of making our voices clear to get the help we need."

Vix lowered her head, nodding.

Erika could only assume that she understood that on a personal level.

....

....

Eventually, Kim managed to drag Aubrey over before she left with Vix, leaving Aubrey and Erika to their own devices.

"So...you actually arrived." The pinkette said sheepishly, receiving a nod from Erika. The woman responded, "Figured it was in my best interest."

She then looked towards Angel and Mikhael in the near-distance, "After all, either of those two's siblings would likely convince me to go anyway."

"That or Sunny asking to go in his stead." Erika added.

Aubrey looked shocked, "E-Even after how I reacted, he wou-?" "Of course, Sunny would want to come. You know how loving he is." Erika said, cutting the teenager off mid-question.

She then narrowed her eyes, looming over Aubrey dangerously, "And believe me, I do NOT intend forgiving you for how you behaved around my little brother."

"That said, it is in my best interest to try and be civil, so please do the same. Get it?" She asked, receiving a small nod from the girl.

"...Got it. I...understand." The pinkette answered quietly. Erika nodded, "Good. Then we are in agreement.", before handing over a box.

"From Sunny, Mari, and I." The woman hummed, stepping back as Aubrey took the present and began opening it, revealing a large pink rabbit plush with a small eggplant plush inside.

"Sunny told me that you liked rabbits and eggplants. Something about Mr. Eggplant and Bun-Bun." The woman explained. "We didn't know which one to get you, so I just...purchased both."

Aubrey nodded warmly, "I appreciate it. Thank you. Both of you."

"I would appreciate it if you thanked Sunny in person." Erika said firmly. "And preferably before or around his birthday."

The pinkette gave another nod, not giving any sign of resistance or objection.

After how she reacted towards after he revealed the truth surrounding Mari's death.... After how she treated him in general....

The least she could do was meet the boy again in person and try to start fresh with him.

"You wanna stay for a bit? Angel's sister is here." She suggested.

Erika gave a small smile, "Just for a little bit. I gotta be back for dinner.", before following Aubrey to join the pinkette's friends.

[lilac-gold]

Headspace Thoughts

I've been thinking about Headspace again and the deeper meaning everything in it seems to have, and just recalled a little detail from the game about Doughie and Biscuit.

A running theme throughout HS is that of isolation. Spaceboy isolates himself in bed and later on a mountain. Rococo is isolated for years in Sweetheart's walls. SWH isolates herself on her quest for love. And the Unbread Twins have been isolated for all eternity in Breaven.

It seems that at one point they must have spoken to people- it seems that the belief in them has existed for centuries, their murals are accurate and bread is still offered to them (seemingly as a sacrifice). They're respected in Orange Oasis as deities, its citizens aware of their existence, but nobody makes any attempt to find them until Omori & co.

Even then, it's dependent on chance. The gang's intention was never to find Doughie & Biscuit and set them free- it was just something they chose to do for the heck of it, but without their visit, the twins would likely be in Breaven for at least years after. Kind of like how Kel decided to visit Sunny and see if he wanted to come out- neither Sunny nor anyone else ever asked him to, but without it, Sunny would've gone down the Hikki route for certain.

When first looking at the Unbread Twins, they're funny characters. 12-year-old Sunny looked at Daphne and Bowen and his only thought was that making bread forever had to be a miserable existence, so here they are! But then I started looking deeper at some of their quotes, and began to notice a few things.

This line in particular caught my eye: "I knew that our bread would come back to haunt us eventually...". It reminded me of Sunny's denial, and of the way his guilt haunts him through the forms of Something, Stranger and Black Space.

Originally, rather than living bread, Doughie was supposed to perceive Omori, Kel, Aubrey and Hero as ghosts, saying, "Are you a ghost?" and "Perhaps they are here to exact their revenge? That would be most..." / "Unfortunate." (Biscuit)

On one hand, it makes sense that she might think this. There were creatures like Hush Puppies in the sacrificing area, she clearly hasn't spoken to anyone but Biscuit in years, and ghosts have been confirmed to exist in Headspace. On the other, this is similar to how Sunny seems to perceive Something almost as the ghost of Mari, a physical manifestation of his guilt that reminds him of what he did. Judging by the three fear battles, it's not a stretch to say that Sunny could view Something as trying to get revenge for Mari too- potentially his subconscious punishing him for what he did.

When Doughie and Biscuit find out that the HS Gang aren't there to hurt them, they simply rejoice for a moment about their safety before continuing on as they always have. They've fallen into a routine: endless, repetitive, miserable, but familiar. The thought of leaving doesn't even occur to them; they rely heavily on the system they've made, scared of leaving and viewing the idea as preposterous.

Similarly, Sunny hasn't left his house in years, and doesn't intend to until Kel comes knocking. He's also fallen into a routine, every day the same as he locks himself away, isolated and too scared to leave alone. He doesn't want to face what he did, or see people again, or look at all the places where he used to go with Mari. He doesn't want to leave, but then Kel appears and flips that all on its head because then he actually has a reason to.

"Alright, we've changed our minds... We want to leave... This place sucks!" / "BISCUIT... We've always been afraid to use the portal." / "But perhaps it's time for change..."

They don't want to stay, and they haven't for a while, but they were too afraid to leave. Then, they're motivated to, and they finally gather up the courage and willpower to go outside of their self-imposed prison.

...And immediately lose everything.

They go to the Last Resort and lose all of their clams to gambling. They decided to break the routine, and suffered as a result of it. This could potentially be symbolic of how Sunny chose to leave but just ended up getting more hurt in the neutral/bad endings. Perhaps 'gambling' has a double meaning; they took a chance on going outside, and it backfired. Perhaps I'm looking too deeply into it lol.

It's interesting to look into how each character can parallel another (e.g. Hero & Spaceboy, Rococo & Sunny, Sweetheart & Mari, etc.), and I had fun writing this! Of course, this is all just me theorising; nothing is concrete, and plenty of it is probably just nonsense, but I wanted to get it out of my system :)

Thanks for getting to the end! Expect more analysis posts to come in the near future :)

[omori-runaway-au]

How It Began.... (Part 2)

It took Erika a little convincing, but she managed to get Sunny to walk down and talk with her and Mari. He still looked upset, obviously still frustrated.

"What's going on, little brother?" Erika asked firmly. "And don't you say it's nothing." The boy, despite his frustration, knew better than to lie to the oldest of the three siblings.

With a deep breath, he said, "I'm tired of doing recital practice." "I keep hurting myself. I keep making mistakes…! I keep making Mom, Dad, and Mari unsatisfied!" He exclaimed, gripping his shorts tightly to keep his nails from biting into his skin. "All I wanted was to spend more time with Mari!"

A deafening silence filled the room, with Sunny's older sisters in shock.

Never have they heard him shout or yell. Let alone talk this much….

….

….

"…Why didn't you tell me about this…?" Mari asked, guilt pouring into her veins at the realization that, albeit unintentionally, she only added to her brother's frustration. "We could've talked about this!"

"If you were worried about how I would react, you could've talked to Hero or Erika…. Or even Daphne, Bowen, or Aria…!" She added, trying her best to keep a calm tone.

Sunny lowered his head in silence….

Honestly, he didn't know why he didn't bring it up sooner. Maybe it was out of worry on how Mari would react. Maybe he would be judged by the others for even asking for help.

Or maybe it was a mix of them or none of them….

He really didn't know.

"I have to agree." Erika said, before looking at Mari and Sunny with sheer disappointment and hurt. "Why didn't either of you tell me what was going on? I could've helped…!"

"I didn't want to worry you…." Sunny said quietly. He's not sure if that's the truth, but it's the best answer he has. He felt worse when the albino teen looked at him with a firm gaze.

"I'm ALWAYS going to worry about you two, just like how Mari always worries about you and I. Just as you worry about Mari and I." She explained.

Erika honestly wanted to raise her voice…but given how Mari reacted to that, she knew that would be a worse idea with Sunny.

"I told you BOTH that you could trust me with everything. Talk to me about anything." She reminded them. She then gave a hurt expression, asking, "Is this what you really think of that trust?"

Mari opened her mouth to try and reassure her older sister…but quickly found that no words would be able to truly reassure Erika that Mari and Sunny still trusted.

A few moments of silence passed, before the albino teen stood up and threw out the violin. She then looked at her siblings, masking her emotions as she said, "I'm going out to rent a violin. It's too late to postpone your recital."

Her younger siblings didn't say a word, simply nodding as they looked down at their feet.

Ultimately, Erika called her motorcycle mentor over to watch over her siblings while she was gone. She didn't want to risk leaving them alone again. They were still children.

....

....

Eventually, Erika returned, thanking her mentor and apologizing for calling him out of the blue. "It's fine, Erika." The bearded man smiled. "You got a lot on your plate. You know the others and I are more than willing to help."

The albino gave a small nod, quietly thanking the man again as he left. She then turned to her siblings, before sighing, "Look at me, please."

Slowly, Mari and Sunny did, before Erika added, "I'm sorry for being stern and raising my voice." "But you two need to trust me. Otherwise, I won't be able to help you." She explained.

"I love you two, damn it...!" She said with a sad expression. "I never want you two to be hurt. Ever."

A few moments of silence passed before her siblings got up from their seats and hugged Erika tightly, which she returned just as tightly.

"Let's get you dressed, hmm? We need to leave soon." She explained quietly.

As she walked with her siblings upstairs, she gave a small prayer that things would work out....

That she could save her siblings from what they were becoming.

[the-maverick-asian-restaurant]

What?? No, I haven't??

Have you heard about Mari Suzuki coming back to life?

I hear she's currently following Sunny.

Wh

What????

@bowenbakesbread @the-maverick-asian-restaurant

Did you know about this???

[the-maverick-asian-restaurant]

Who? There's no one here named that.

Yes there is!!

@welcome-to-the-bank-of-bread!

@bowenbakesbread can you back me up here?!

[the-maverick-asian-restaurant]

No there isn't.

Daphne does not exist.

Your "sister" does not exist.

Nothing happened to anybody.

She does not exist.

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She does not exist.

She does not exist.

SHUT UP

[the-maverick-asian-restaurant]

They might have her location and hurt her if you refuse!

Surely not... They wouldn't...

[the-maverick-asian-restaurant]

MAV! ASK HOW HE KNOWS DAPHNE!

Huh..?

Wait... How does he know what she looks like..??

[the-maverick-asian-restaurant]

Well. Let's just say the world is big. And some people have ways of going to other dimensions. The video games are actually based on the adventures of Mario and Luigi that they ACTUALLY had, just in another dimension

That's... interesting. If I make it out of here alive, I'll be sure to tell Bowen and Daphne about that

[the-maverick-asian-restaurant]

I can't tell if that other anon is being transphobic or if they're implying that "Daphne" is transmasc, either... You would know, wouldn't you? They're your sibling, after all... At the very least, I'd think you'd be able to rule out if they're transfem or not... Do you know?

I... don't. @bowenbakesbread would probably know though

[the-maverick-asian-restaurant]

Hey, wait a second... Considering the trans flag "Daphne" has, do you think maybe the anon is right? Not in that "she" doesn't exist at all, but instead maybe "Daphne" is trans, and therefore there's nobody with that name...?

I can't tell if you're implying that she's transfem(and just being transphobic) or transmasc.......

[the-maverick-asian-restaurant]

I don't know, the anons have all been really mean to you three today...

I know! I don't know why!

[the-maverick-asian-restaurant]

What's your sister's name then?

Her name's Daphne!!!

[the-maverick-asian-restaurant]

Your sister is real, I promise. I know you don't believe it anyways, but just reminding you. Don't fall for the gaslighting.

I don't get what their purpose is!! Why are they trying to convince me she isn't real?!?