#love and deepspace philo

[love-and-deepspace-wiki]

Jeremiah

Age: Unknown

Occupation: (former) Backtrackers member; (current) owner of Philo flower shop

Workplace: Philo flower shop

Residence: Philo flower shop

Note: I'll be covering Jeremiah in two posts. This first one is general information about him. The second will explore a bit of speculation I have concerning his identity. But first, the general info!

Details:

Jeremiah is the owner of Philo, a flower shop in Linkon City. His in-game note gives a good (and insightful) summary, so I'll start by quoting from it: "Aside from selling flowers, he had a lot of 'skills' such as creating new identities and manipulating data so [the protaganist] could enter the N109 Zone. Where did Xavier meet such a friend?"

In Xavier's birthday event story, we finally get to see his full character model!

The Present:

When Xavier takes the protaganist to Philo, she notes that the two interact like old friends and appear to be around the same age. But Xavier jokes that Jeremiah's "not young anymore, so he's a bit slow on the uptake". When Jeremiah first notices the protaganist, he freezes in surprise. But he quickly regains composure and greets her.

"Ah! Long time no... I mean, welcome to Philo. Right, Xavier mentioned you before. You're colleagues, I'm pretty sure. It's a pleasure to meet you."

Jeremiah has a vault of identities, one of which he customizes for the protagonist to aid in her entry into the N109 Zone. He also provides her with a family crest and a box of stuff to make her fake identity more convincing, if need be. When she thanks him, his response hints at familiarity before Xavier cuts him off.

"You don't have to be so formal. I just never thought I'd be able to help you. It's so..."

The Past:

World Underneath - "From the Stars"

In the World Underneath story "From the Stars", we get a glimpse into Jeremiah's past. The specific timeframe of the story is 200 years after his arrival/the crash of Traceback II. In this story, we learn that:

Jeremiah was in love with a girl named Bella (an employee at Sweetie's Cake Shop)

He had rented a house for the sole purpose of inviting Bella to dinner. He also invited Xavier to this dinner to add a "human touch".

Despite 200 years having passed, Jeremiah still can't fully understand the diverse tastes of Earthlings. Xavier frequently references his inability to get used to Earth food. So, he often relies on Xavier's insight into culinary pursuits.

After obtaining the identity of a "normal person", Jeremiah lost contact with Xavier

He had planned to propose to Bella, but she was among the casualties of the Chronorift Catastrophe. The cake shop was also destroyed in this event.

Jeremiah opened Philo flower shop where Sweetie's Cake Shop once stood and, on a necklace, he wears the ring he would've given Bella.

Backtrackers & Traceback II

The Backtrackers arrived on earth with Xavier as their leader/captain and Jeremiah as a member. Hundreds of years ago, Traceback II (their spaceship) crash landed on earth and consequently left them stranded here. After this event, the members of their group adhered to various rules, some of which are detailed below:

Nonintervention Principle:

After helping the protaganist gain entry to the N109 Zone, Jeremiah asks Xavier is he really doesn't care about their Nonintervention Principle anymore, to which Xavier replies that "some already stopped caring about it".

Later in the story, Jeremiah says the following:

"Do you know how long we've been here? All those faces in the Backtrackers- I can't remember them. Don't you have the feeling that people's memories of us are also becoming fuzzier? Especially in recent years? I agree that sticking to the Nonintervention Principle is pointless, especially for us whose presence here was a mistake. And mistakes are bound to be corrected sooner or later. Maybe we're slowly being erased as we speak."

Unwritten Rules:

In this story, the two unwritten rules mentioned are (1) changing locations regularly and (2) avoiding unnecessary contact.

Jeremiah mentions it is his responsibility to repair Traceback II's launcher, but he's yet to achieve this goal over the past 200 years. He says the ship can send out simple signals, but "the positioning system still needs some work". When he asks Xavier if there's really someone on the other side of the Deepspace Tunnel who can respond to them, Xavier says "...You will return in one piece. I'll make sure of it."

Though it had once seemed that nothing could ever tear their team apart, they all "dissolved into the mundane times of this era". But while many of their members either gave up or "left halfway", Jeremiah ultimately chose to stay onboard because he knew he couldn't be replaced. Xavier credits the other Backtracker's abilities to live peaceful lives to the fact that Jeremiah "is still holding on". But he also tells him he can always choose what life he wants to lead.

At the conclusion of one of their conversations, Jeremiah asks Xavier "Captain. Can I come back?". But Xavier just tells him to "do what you think is right".

Philos:

In various conversations with Xavier, Jeremiah hints at a connection with the planet Philos.

"Having Evol doesn't make you invincible... And you're... This isn't Philos. And we, you know, aren't truly immortal. Our kind, I mean."

He mentions that the level of technology on Earth was far behind what they had on Philos.

He says he has little hope anything will happen between him and Bella because "we don't age the way people do here. It wouldn't be fair".

[ourlittleuluru]

This came to me randomly in a convo with dear moot Lumi 🤣🤣🤣

I know I'm dragging back a dead art meme but I can't get it out of my head

I've said it once, twice and I'll say it again!

Jeremiah is never beating the "creator of the Lumiere outfit and name for Xavier" allegations for me! You can't even pry it out from my cold dead hands!

[pikaberi]

[lara635kookie]

What if Sylus is a half Wanderer/any other kind of monstrous creature that escaped from Philo? What if he can't die or only die in a very specific way, so Philo kept him incarcerated instead of just killing him and that's how he became Philo's most wanted criminal? We know 28 years old is his real age, because if it wasn't, it would probably be stated like Xavier's "age unknown, fake age 23" so what if Sylus was a new monster, transformed pretty recently, saw his kind being decimated by Philo for some reason and he is now the only one left and swore revenge on them and that's why he did all he did in his anedoctes stories? What if he's on Earth to mess up with Philo's plan for it? What if whatever Philo wants, Sylus finds it first and tortures them with it until they beg for mercy but at the end doesn't give them because it's also useful to him? What if the thing in his eyes is not an aether core but something else that is similar? Because when MC directly asks if he has an aether core in his eyes and that's why he can do that glowy thingy he says:"you could say that" which to me sounded like one of those vague ass answers that neither confirms or denies shit. So what if there's only one aether core in the world? Even BETTER, it's probably MC's Aether Core that Philo and now Sylus wants, so what if Sylus realizes he can't have the aether core and MC and to have one the other has to go? What if he had to choose between having the aether core with its power full on the palm of his hands to fulfill his complete revenge on Philo and maybe some other personal goals or MC's life because you can't freaking have both? I remember I said a while ago that Sylus doesn't have trauma, he is the one that causes trauma. So what if I was fucking wrong? What if I can handle MORE angst? What if I want Sylus to give it to me just like the others have been doing? What if all of it happens? What of any of this never happens? So many questions, no answers at all

[lovelaughsimp]

me and Xavier core :3

[love-and-deepspace-incorrect]

[nightyl]

my beautiful beautiful prince.

i love him so much. he looks so majestic in this outfit. my favorite, honestly. also that pose? i fw it so much!!

[one-hell-of-otaku-is-here]

Zayne after I switched him to Sylus today

[hirayaea]

MC: Xavier, what…?

Xavier: I think it’s time Philos is introduced to their new queen.

[love-and-deepspace-wiki]

Philo

Location: Linkon City

Details:

Philo is a flower shop in Linkon City. Though it was built on the site of Sweetie's Cake Shop, most locals have already forgotten when it first appeared on a street corner. Its backyard is a greenhouse, and it's third floor is a workspace.

Notable features include its glass windows, which have the ability to conceal the interior and inhabitants from outside onlookers. Activation of this feature causes the glass to briefly flicker before returning to normal.

The first time (chronologically) it was mentioned in the game was in the World Underneath story "From the Stars", where Xavier describes it as overflowing with marigolds. In the present, it has tiny, blue, star-like flowers cascading from its third-floor balcony and onto surrounding the buildings. According to the in-game note, "one can often see starlight surrounding the backyard light fireflies" on nights with little moonlight.

It is owned and operated by Jeremiah (below), who both lives and works at the location.

[eepyracc]

Lnds fandom.. how are we feeling 🧍‍♀️

Because I for one, am absolutely losing it

[fievell]

MC concept - Yulali Philos

Info dumping for her later bio below ↓

« Every step closer to immortality is worth any price we must pay. This is our eternity»

Age : ???

Birthday : Feb. 15 - Aquarius

Height : 5'2"

Job : Protocore Scientist for Xander Science

Evol : Illusion

Love Interest : Zayne/Sylus

Other : Xavier’s little sister

[radiantbrilliance]

some thoughts about xavier's lore:

there are two versions of mc on philos (that we know of).

both versions were xavier's classmates. how long was he in school for? we don't know when first mc died, but assuming she was reincarnated into a new body, doesn't that mean xavier is like... way older than her?

immortal baby face privilege, i suppose

[sncrly0urs]

can ya'll reread the story and rethink about the theory that "Xavier only loves queen MC and not the Linkon one"

/spoilers under the cut/

are we even playing the same game if you believed that

[skynapple]

Dude if Philos is the future earth, where did the Philos royal family come from???

The Philos royal family is mentioned in every single myth.

But back in the current timeline, earth has no singular reigning monarch. Most of today's nations still exist.

So I'm assuming that whenever earth gets clapped, to unite the humans, there's probably a monarch assigned and the royal family is just descendants onward? Right?

[manikas-whims]

So can you teach me how to say "flower" in Hindi? :o

Wow this is so sudden but 😊..

Flower is written as फूल in Hindi. The romanized word will be written as Phool (phūl).

And you'll find it kinda funny cuz it's pronounced as the English word “Fool” 🤭