#r1999 arcana

[sleepyminty]

After chapter 2 Vs After chapter 3

[definesanity]

Hello Comrade Ryuusei o7

I just had a thought while listening to Reasons (1.9 EP) and I HAD to tell you, and Perhaps this might be obvious to anyone who heard the song and I'm just realizing now 😓

Do you think the song is Sophia's thoughts and feelings directed at someone? When it says "Save me, heal me" and "Save me, fix me", could she be talking to 37?

Because during the song we see her switch from uncertain to certain and the song switches from "What are the reasons" to "I know the reasons"

Am I delusional? 😔

(I haven't finished chapter 7 bc I don't wanna cry so I'm just theorizing to lessen the coming pain)

Nope, you're not delulu o7

Spoilers for the rest of 1.9 under the cut c:

Sophia doesn't have the answers. She's reaching conclusions on information given to her, but only on one side.

She doesn't realise that 37 didn't care she was Irrational. To her, Sophia is just Sophia.

But Sophia, led away by Arcana, didn't see that. She saw herself as dirt, not the gem that shone in that cave 37 was in.

Ironically, Sophia is now the prisoner in the cave. And it's a cave of her own making.

As for the "save me" lines, just like intrusive thoughts, it's the part of Sophia telling her to go back, fix what happened, before it's much too late.

But, just like all other Apeirons, she is stubborn. And she turned herself away from The Truth.

To her, she found her Number. And that's it.

End of story.

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I went too deep oops 😭

[godofthestupid]

she reminds me so much of Makima from Chainsawman

now THAT would be a power couple

[taniahylian]

Vertin and Esperanto

So, first of all, there'll be spoilers for chapter 7 of reverse 1999 under the line. If you haven't finished it, I suggest you to come back to read it after you do.

Alright, here we go.

First, let's talk about the incantation Marcus recovered from Isolde's mind, the one Arcana spoke.

It's an incantation in a language that, Ulrich said, Laplace has no records of. Literally, Enigma argued that decoding it in 24 hours was impossible precisely because they didn't have the language or any clue as to what it could mean.

And yet...

Vertin can read it. Naturally. As if it was her first language. And not only that, she also adds that the incantation that unlocks the suitcase is in the same language.

And what language is it, you ask? Well, irl it's Esperanto.

However, it's doubtful that the foundation would've no records of Esperanto, so it's only logical to assume that this language doesn't exist in the game in the same way as it does irl. In fact, it's likely the original language of arcanum. However, knowing it's Esperanto, we can get some in-game clues about it.

There are mainly two ppl who use this language. The first is Vertin. Now, we don't really see her cast many incantations, but the few she does cast are in Esperanto.

Why is this relevant? Well, because it seems most arcanists cast incantations in their native language. Sonetto uses italian, Kaalaa uses Hindi, Sophia uses Greek, etc. What's interesting is that, even though Sonetto has resided in the Foundation since she was very young, and speaks English fluently, she still uses Italian. Maybe because arcanum only works if it somehow connects with the arcanist's own roots, or something like that.

This implies Vertin's native language, aka mother tongue, is... Esperanto. But who taught it to her? Was it her mother? Is there any character that naturally speaks this language?

Well... yes, there is.

When Vertin agrees to joing Manus Vindictae in chapter 2, Arcana is pleased and says the following:

However, although the text translates it to English, what she actually says out loud is bonvenon hejmen, which is, you guessed it, Esperanto.

And this isn't the last time she does it. Later, in the same chapter, when Vertin is reunited with her team and is about the leave the manus, Arcana says this before teleporting away:

Again, the text translates it, but what she actually says is "adiaŭ", which again is in Esperanto. What's interesting, however, is that in these two ocassions she's not using incantations, but simply speaking... kind of implying it's her native language.

Now, Arcana is a very ancient being, I think we can easily deduce this. Not only that, but her name is very similar to arcanum/arcanists. And she even speaks about how the the "first magic circle" came to be, so I wouldn't be surprised if she's somehow related to the origins of arcanum.

So... what if Esperanto is the original language of arcanum? Maybe that's why powerful spells, like the storm immunity ritual, are in this lost language. Although it's not the only one.

That's right, the teleportation arcane skil, Aferoj Around, is also in Esperanto. Not only that, but it's described as "an advanced arcane skill" both times it's mentioned.

However, what's interesting here is that the Foundation and Zeno know this skill. In fact, they even have a number for it. So, how could they not know the language of the storm immunity ritual? Well, I lied. Because the only reason Laplace had the correct pronunciation and spelling of the storm immunity incantation was because of paper sent to Lucy by the "White Marble House", which seems to be an independent and very important faction within the foundation, of which we know nothing about.

But that's a theory for another time. For now I'd just like to conclude saying that I think Vertin's mother taught the language to her (or maybe she was born knowing it somehow?), wether her mother is Arcana or someone else with great knowledge of arcanum (personally I think Bessmert), or maybe even both.

Thanks for reading! Let me know what you think!

[ywraa]

my parts for the reverse 1999 zine @brave-the-storm-r1999 ! Pls check them out ^_^

[nogodahead]

reblog to scare a r1999 fan

Thanks to the og artist for this beautiful image!:

https://www.tumblr.com/zuzandr/734463969515929600/i-never-liked-citruses-anyway

[socoolinmypajamas]

Interesting thing about Dr Dores... names.

Since is pretty safe by now to assume she and all the other lookalikes we've encounter so far are the same person, I thought it would be interesting to check on all the aliases she's been using so far. >Bessmert: "Bessmertny" is russian for "Immortal" >Marta: This one is hebrew for "Lady" or a female equivalent of "Master". >Dores: Portuguese for "Pain", a word that can be tied to "Suffering". >Urd: Old norse for "Fate". It was also the name of one of the Norms, nordic equivalents of the three Fates. Particularly, Urd represented the past. So, keywords here: IMMORTAL, LADY, SUFFER, PAST. And now she's been taken by followers of Arcana as a part of some kind of ritual to bring her back. The hints and conections are there, I'm just too lazy to do anything more than pointing out a few clues. Bonus: Good moment to bring back 6's last words to Marta.

[eylin09]

The r1999 celebrity au BTS

@sinmalssimp PLEASE I REALLY LOVE UR AU SM, PLS MAKE MORE‼️💕

The reference :

[fishareglorious]

i can't decide which of these two would be this meme in the 'urdcana are vertin's parents' theory so y'all are getting both

[jabberwockprince]

it got super cluttered hehe oopsies

template can be found here! it was made by @/titaniumions

[roxtost]

Through the Looking Glass

[timekeeper-vertin]

My take on the plot of Reverse 1999

[holloska]

My pices fore the @brave-the-storm-r1999 zine~!

[taniahylian]

Marta and the three Fates

Spoiler warning for chapter 7! Last chance to get out of here and come back after you finish it.

Alright, so this time I want to talk about this mysterious person called Marta, who was residing on the Island of Aperion, had the same appearence and voice as Bessmert and, to top it all up, was also blind. To me, these all indicate they are the same person, so I was very intrigued, and honestly, with good reason.

First off, let's look at what Marta says just before the storm, after Vertin asks her what she'll do. Note that Marta was in the safe zone with everyone else before Vertin said anything, and only then did she ask 6 for advice.

What's even more puzzling however, is 6's answer.

At first glance one might think 6 is simply telling her to decide for herself, but honestly I think it's a lot more complicated than that and 6 knows something we don't. Why is she calling Marta "fate"? Does it have something to do with her soul number and its meaning? Does 6 have that information? But also... could these be an allegory to Greek folklore? This chapter is full of those anyways.

Then I remembered the myth of the Three Fates. Basically, in Greek Mythology, there's three women who decided the life, destiny and death of every living person, and I think each has a counterpart in the game.

The first Fate is called the "Spinner", often represented with a loom or spinning wheel, who is the one who waves the threads of ppl's lives, basically deciding who is blessed by destiny and who is doomed. This imo is Vertin. Not only does she have the spinning wheel with ppl's lives represented by threads, but she's basically deciding their fate when she invites them into the suitcase, therefore saving them from the storm.

The second Fate is the "Allotter", who measures ppl's lives and decides how long they'll live. I think, based on 6's comment, this is Marta. Also, in my interpretation at least, this seems to be the most neutral of the Fates; simply measuring the threads without actually interfering with their trials and tribulacions, or the way they'd die. This would fit in with Bessmert, if we assume she and Marta are the same person, as she is a historian that simply records past events without interfering one way or another.

The third Fate is the "Inevitable", aka death. She cuts the thread of life and choses the way ppl will die, regardless of their age, status or anything else. Imo this is Arcana, since by accelerating the storms, she's basically cutting ppl's lives short and deciding how they'll die.

Now, of course, in chapter 7 Arcana "died". I don't believe this for one second, and I also don't think Marta was disolved in the storm. The first point is obvious; Arcana wanted to die, meaning she probably had some ulterior motive/plan we're not yet aware of.

As for Marta... what 6 said is very suspicious, and given what happened, we are led to believe Marta chose to be reversed. However, if you have read my theory about Bessmert, I think she's likely immune to the Storm, much like Vertin. So... where did she go then? We saw her be reversed, didn't we? Not exactly. Let me explain.

During the prologue, Vertin finds Regulus in London and pushes her into the suitcase right before the storm. We then get a short animated scene from Regulus' POV when the storm happens, and it seems like everything around them disappears and they find themselves in Chicago, 1929.

But wait... Chicago? Weren't they in London? Yes. The storm transported them, not only through time, but also space, exactly to the epicenter of the next storm. Now, at first I thouht this was just a visual representation with some artistic license, but then when they finally get out of the suitcase, Sonetto mentions they're only two blocks away from their target and they can go there by bus, which would be impossible if they were still in London.

So yes, I think this is what happened with Marta; she got transported to the epicenter of the next storm, and we will probably see her as Bessmert/The friend from afar in the future, wether in the main story or another event.

And, just one last thing to conclude my speculations about Marta/Bessmert: I really think she's the Biographer Urd.

He adds he doesn't know much more cuz the memories of 1999 are blurred, like everyone else's. However, we know that the biographer Urd published her travel note about Aperion in 1999, and we also know "The Friend from Afar" traveled to the Balkan peninsula before the storm in 1996, which gives me yet another reason to think they're the same person, which would explain the "unique" soul number (She's vertin's mother).

However, we also know Marta hasn't been in Aperion for much longer than Vertin (probably since after the storm in 1966). I think she likely decided to go back to Aperion to reseach more about the cave, but no one remembered her because the last time she was there was in 1999.

But anyways, what do you think? Thanks for reading my crazy theory! I guess time will tell if I was correct or not XD.

[vertin-is-the-frog-guys]

backgrounds from chapter 7 so far

(istg tumblr ruins the quality)