#marigold theories

[soshadysoquiet]

Marigolds

It's been bugging me for a while, it made sense that Harlan chose to give the magic powers he'd somehow received a name, and I thought it was interesting he picked 'Marigold'. In S3 we're led to believe that he chose that name himself, I think he says "I called them my Marigold" or something.

But then by the end of S3 Reginald says "The Marigolds inside you power the machine" or something similar, and by S4 of course that's how they're referred to and there's, you know, the end.

But how on earth would Harlan magically know to call them Marigolds correctly when none of the brellies or sparrows have ever called them that - so if it's automatic mystical knowledge gifted by the marigolds themselves then that theory is ruled out.

My best bet is that Reggie found Harlan when he was younger and whatever contact that entailed meant that he heard the name from Reggie. That would also explain why Reggie was so gung-ho to get Sparrow Ben to kill Harlan / get the brellies to do it, more than just getting rid of a pawn, possibly getting rid of an element that had already turned down an offer to come work with him / be brought etc?

[velvetjune]

i like that rose specifically wants to be friends with both alan and alice in the first game. like yay! parasocial relationship also extends to the wife!

[weird-will]

Ok so from what I can see and understand it seems like the episodes will go like this

Rose is playing out one of her fanfictions, saving Writer Alan, Possible Biker Scratch (also rose covered in blood is both badass and terrifying)

Jack (or tim) looks like they are playing an alternate version of Alan? (The quantum break style lamp, looking for "his love?" Also based on the one comic panel shot the dialouge might also mirror some of Alan's from the base game.

And Jesse's looks like she physically went into the dark place (whether it's to find Darling or some other FBC reason as it seems we get a dark place version of bright falls/coffee world)

I'm very intrigued to see where this goes, will probably do a live blog of it tomorrow 👏

[mechanicalchickens]

You know, I thought it was an unusual choice to start off the pilot with 2 minutes of a random Rocky monologue about rivers, but it all makes sense now! You’ve got to establish the Mississippi as a character. Everything begins, and ends, with the river. The waters of the Mississippi gave Lackadaisy its start (both by carving its limestone caves, and providing routes for smuggling), and they will also sweep it away.

[neahtrix]

Everyone keeps saying that everyone’s powers are going to be extra strong in S4 due to Reginald but I think they’ll be stronger for a different reason.

Their powers come from the marigold so there is a limited quantity of particles that can be spread out. Plus, in the ending of S3, we see the hotel sucking out their marigold which is probably the stash that Reginald seems to have in his more recent poster.

And, Viktor still has some of his power in the S3 ending before the timeline got reset but it seems like he was the only one. This may be because his powers are stronger so they show more.

So what if the hotel didn’t steal all their marigold- it would’ve killed then if it did- so when Reginald returns their powers, they have more marigold than when they were born which enhances their powers somehow.

(Plus I don’t think Sloane is going to be in the season, there is literally no indications that she will be so that’s even more marigold for them)

[haveievermentioned]

Quick Control/Alan Wake 2 thought

We know the next DLC SHOULD be Night Springs.

In Alan Wake 2, we "Saw" two versions of Night Springs. One in the Dark Place with Mr. Door as the host and One in the "Real World" with nothing else known besides the logo.

This was not the first time Night Springs was mentioned. THAT would have been in Control.

Where we found out the FBC had bought the name and planned on rebooting it.

So... here are my questions.

A) Is Mr. Door the Host in "The Real World"

B) What the heck is the FBC doing with it.

C) If the brief synopsis given previously stays correct this DLC involves other people warping into Night Springs. I'm GUESSING Mr. Door and Tim, but Rose has some dangling plot threads. SO... How do they get to Night Springs?

D) And, maybe most importantly, Who is watching these episodes? Actually let me add in one more E) There is a director in the Dark Place. Thomas Zane. Does HE have anything to do with this too? The TV ads for it were in the Hotel.

[gentleman-velvet]

Barbara reflects Alice

Alan reflects Zane

Cynthia reflects Rose

So many characters reflect each other

Like how a lake would reflect things

I wonder if this means anything

[unproduciblesmackdown]

and another viable clue type of deal: asa telling mordecai that b/c the savoys have been good at cutting down competition "it's become somewhat difficult to keep them busy some nights, in fact, but that allows us to focus some attention on other ventures" like What Other Ventures. what some things have changed. quarrying???

[cauldronlakefiles]

https://www.reddit.com/r/AlanWake/s/ZuFNHhBMCN

either this is a joke or Sam Lake is doing his Thing

[shepscapades]

giggling kickimg my feet

I'm sorry I just love these two in your artstyle and in your au (dbhc docsuma save me, save me dbhc docsuma,,,)

Also I'm such a big fan of body language in your comics so--

uh

closed position! It's a sign of anger, discomfort and overall it can be seen as creating a barrier which well happens here, Xisuma was leaving when Doc stopped him, X doesn't want to talk to him but he still pretends like it's completely fine, the "Sure! What's up?" is bolder than his previous talking because it's clearly forced here, he really doesn't want to stay here any longer but on the other hand he also doesn't want to upset Doc (trying to please everyone huh)

it shows in how his speech is constructed here, he wants the conversation to end as fast as possible, he's not hesitant he just flatly anwers everything as if he didn't care about the outcome or about Doc's concerns, just dismissing him, shoving him away , trying to hide his nervousness from Doc but well.. failing as we can see in the next pages

Doc starts feeling uncomfortable and unsure, he's overwhelmed by the flat response because he knows Xisuma never talks like that, he knows him, he knows X would at least reconsider what he's saying

Xisuma's response really worries Doc here (love the visual of a shadow behind the speech bubble indicating that it's in fact supposed to be a bit worrying as a response) Doc is certain now that something isn't right, he talks about his concerns and once again rubs his neck which shows he's really uncomfortable right now.

Xisuma's tail stills and his speech bubbles become loose and foggy, as if he just started wondering about something, as if he started slowly coming back to his senses because of Doc's reaction, he's busy and doesn't want to talk with Doc but still he doesn't want to upset his friend and it's exactly what he just did. X becomes unsure he's unsure of himself 'what am I doing?' (also just a quick thought, I love his shoes, like what even are they)

it continues on the next page, his speech bubbles still loose and foggy, he's rubbing the back of his neck - he's unsure, he shouldn't act like that, he maybe even feels a bit bad about himself: how could he just dismiss Doc and his concerns like that? He's not himself and he knows it, his fins also drop which indicates his unsureness even more, he's afraid of himself (also his style of speech changes, he's not speaking flatly like before but actually hesitates a bit before saying anything)

Xisuma's concerns disappear instantly as if something took over him the moment he started getting close to thinking something isn't right (Evil X heheheheh <3) it's visible in his eyes (they deifinetely weren't pink before, it's kinda cool it's the only time we see them in this comic tho) speech bubbles: the lines are bolder as if they were forcing his thoughts to stay in them, to not wander around, to not overthink anything, to not think about anything else in contrast to the loose foggy speech bubbles. Also colour of the text changed, from Xisuma's normal toned purplish pink to very saturated pink, which could be a sign of control (this control doesn't last very long because in the next page it changes back to a bit more toned purplish pink but still a bit bolder than the one from the loose bubbles from before

the concerning thing is that X isn't as nervous as he was at the start, now he doesn't dismiss Doc with ending all of his statements with "." but with "!" (+the tail swishing) as if he was more cheerful now, as if he forgot about anything that just happened. Doc is ofc concerned about that (his eye glowing yellow, him standing in a closed position in the last panel, still unsure and unconvinced. Worried about his friend too, he knows something isn't right,,,

aye uh, I just wrote this in one sitting, sorry if this is nonsense but dbhc docsuma is doing things to my brain

I could ramble about this even more but I think it would lose sense after some time so tee hee

I could talk about manipulation and it's victims so much more but uhhh too much writing already, also love body language with all my heart so this is a treat for me

MAYYYY THIS BREAKDOWN IS INSANENNEEEEE I’m gonna clear up some of the emotions that are being traded here (like, I think X’s standoffishness might be more of a restless kind of thing than anger or annoyance) when I make the explanation/breakdown post, but MAN I just wanted to post this so I can thank u for your insanity and let you know it goes SUPER seen and I’m kicking my feet like a crazy person (there are a LOT of really really good theory posts and asks that I can’t/don’t want to answer yet so this is also me saying I read/see everything please know this) but i hated to let this sit in my ask box HEHE

It’s SOOO gratifying to see someone pick through all of the details :D and i can’t wait to explain everything in more detail!!! >:D

[enteringdullsville]

I feel like I saved this for the wrong holiday but LOOK IT’S MARIBEL AGAIN

[orcelito]

ok so like the funny thing is i have like a ton of friends ive made over p5 & writing & i was just kinda lamenting like "i have all these friends but theyre not friends Together..."

solution brain was like "what if i made a server"

but also im allergic to the responsibility / work that would take, so. ehhh

[columba1234]

Yeahhhh iceberg @tin-f0il

@wagon-bleu gave me more info to the iceberg:>

[zhongrin]

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𝓃early everyone in your neighborhood knew of your secret admirer, yet no one knew of their actual identity.

they had their speculations, of course. the elders just love to tell you all about their theories whenever they spot you with yet another fresh yellow hibiscus on your person. perhaps it was the young man three houses away, since mrs. feng saw him stealing glances at you? oh, or maybe it was the lady who moved into the neighborhood a few months ago, since the timing matched with when you started receiving the flowers? no, no, it must have been the blacksmith’s child who was just the perfect age for marriage, or the widowed greengrocer who kept giving you discounts, or—

entertaining the musings of the older folks who had nothing better to do than gossip was not your specialty, so a forced laugh and an excuse later, you continued on your merry way, shaking your head with a breath escaping your lips as your fingers brushed the soft petal.

you used to keep the flowers in a vase or press them between book pages to dry them out, hoping to prolong their life, but these days you prefer to have it on you as you go about your day. sometimes you’d wear it on your hair, tucked behind your ear, or weaved around your wrist, and other times you’d slip it on your clothes, going as far as planning your attire around the bright yellow petals. and when the day ended, the bloom would have wilted, but you already knew that the next day, another fresh flower would appear right in front of your doorstep.

truly, a mystery.

as many moons passed, you became curiouser and curiouser. such dedication, such resourcefulness. just who was this silhouette in the dark you could not seem to shine a light upon? as silly as it sounded, you were slowly toeing the lines of curiosity and perhaps even affection, as stupid as that sounded.

there was a florist you would always pass by whenever you returned home from a day of toiling at work. a selection of flowers, though none matched the flower you tucked onto your belt loop for the day, lined the forefront of the little stall, its owner giving you a friendly smile as you approached.

you started placing marigolds on your doorstep before going to bed.

what made you choose the specific flower? you weren’t too sure yourself. perhaps the colors and rounded shape of its floral head that day reminded you of mora, and it was an attempt at darkly humoring the stranger who had been spending their mora to buy all those hibiscus blooms. perhaps you just found them pretty and silently hoped your secret admirer would, too.

the marigold always disappeared the next morning, replaced with your faithful, bright yellow-petaled friend.

the ritual continued on, and just as tireless as your admirer was, you made sure to be just as persevering. not a day passed without the exchange of blossoms - not when it rained, nor when the holidays rolled by.

“mama, look! it’s the adepti!!” a little girl raced past you, dragging her laughing mother by the hand, jumping and trying to seek past the crowd of people flooding the main street at the end of your little neighborhood. the ginkgo leaves were falling, maidenhair petals matching the bright color of the hibiscus pinned onto your hair billowing past as you too, stepped towards the crowd.

they did this parade every single year, both to celebrate the end of a prosperous twelve-month period and to honor the very birthday of the geo archon, and every single time you thought you would ever get bored of it. a magnificent procession along the main streets, a week-long festival before and after, the various stalls opening along the streets, the hustle and bustle of the harbor amplified, joyfulness and the trees seemingly painting the air gold.

“ah, the demon conqueror isn’t joining us this year?”

“he’s the elusive sort, after all.”

”but the great illuminated beasts are almost all here!”

it was hard to make out the words of the people around you as the crowd bustled in excitement and the processional march reverberated so loudly in your ears, so you decided to step and slip around the gaps of enamored people when you spotted your chance.

eventually, your eyes finally fell upon the group as they made their way through the stone paved path. the proud magnificent beasts were always a sight to behold; otherworldly and also imposing. golden and red, intricately sewn flags bearing the symbol of geo along with the harbor itself waved in the air as the sounds of the drums seemed to make the ground shake. the smell of incense filled your lungs, your eyes squinting as the sunlight caught the cor lapis ornaments affixed onto nearly every object and clothing of the congregation. and yet it was said that the celebration march used to be much grander, with dancers and flower petals and scriptures detailing the founding of liyue and the tales of the archon war being read out loud - but your lord himself insisted for it to be downplayed after several hundred years.

and speaking of the devil…

“may rex lapis live and reign for ten thousand years!”

“ten thousand years, ten thousand of ten thousand years!”

this year too, the deity sat upon the resplendent sedan chair carried by four mortals. this year too, he looked as regal in his dark garment patterned with glowing golden threads and - in your opinion - as bored out of his mind. this year too, a stem of-

-wait.

he didn’t have those last year.

marigold eyes glanced toward your direction, and you thought you had induced yourself into having a fever dream when your gazes met. but no, the way his amber eyes slightly widened and the way he suddenly shifted, back straightening from its former slouch and the colors dusting his cheek were very much real. while your lips parted as you tried to process the information, his own lips stretched into a gentle smile; gloved fingers plucking the flower from its pinned place on his outer robe, before placing a fleeting kiss on the one-stemmed tagetes’ amber corolla.

and as the crowds moved, eager to follow your lord, you let yourself be carried away by the sea of eager citizens, your heart doing double flips inside your chest as you tried to fit the puzzle pieces together.

…….. you think your ‘secret admirer’ might be the very god of your nation.

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