#shittiest mac in all of france

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looking at your tags and yeah I 100% believe things would have gone slightly more smoothly if everything was timed differently. Personally I'm not sure on if it'd work too well if they met while Rody was still in a relationship with Manon, or like any inkling of that at all, since Rody would most certainly make his infatuation for Manon known to all (which set off this whole chain of events. Yeah we all know it, Rody damned Manon with his love for her).

(Im sorry for going on a tangent again)

Personally for it all to work out I'd say best time to have the two meet is when Rody actually admits to himself that him and Manon were broken up (given that she broke up w/ him a week prior and he still denied that truth! insane! this guy!). Give him some time and perhaps a different motivation for working at the restaurant

(eg: having to pay his rent bc ik his ass barely cares for himself! I think it'd take some other dire circumstances for him to go on the search for employment.)

And I've got to wonder about that…He's been employed to 28 different jobs in 7 years.. which Vince comments on. Does he only get employed on a whim? Did i forget something? Like- does he do the whole 'I need money, once I get that money I'm out' or has it always been for who he's with at the moment? What is up with that? I wonder about Rody's experience with relationships, is he the type to have always been in a relationship, always clinging, codependent in a way. Where his only source of stability is taking care of another person (which wow when you think about his major), or was Manon the first he treated like this/the first he dated? How long has he even been with Manon? Are we talking about long term relationship or had it only been a month?

Anyways, I was saying that perhaps a circumstance where he needs money again lands him in Vince's restaurant and with him finally accepting the breakup (which again I'm saying is hard, this man is like- when I first played the game I genuinely thought it was implied he was a stalker. Like he looks out of his window at what I used to assume was Manon's apartments? And calls her daily? It's…not healthy) but finally Manon breaking it into his thick head, he'd 100% latch onto Vince over time. Perhaps not inherently romantic, maybe he's looking for that stability he lost. Like you said 'immediately latching onto vince as the next target for his self-immolative love. which Vince would go crazy for' which btw eloquently put I couldn't have said it better.

And with Rody not mentioning Manon, maybe. If he's normaler about her I think it'll be fine! haha!

But I think Vince could be normal about her, especially if Rody and Manon stayed friends. Honestly I think all that was described by Vince was that Manon held only a passing interest in him, so honestly that relationship seems more of Vince's choice than Manon. She probably was all 'oh well, shame I couldn't bag that sickly looking chef. He was kinda hot and has stability and money', until Vince called her back. Girl probably wouldn't have lost any sleep over not getting with Vince.

Kicking my feet reading about how you describe their dynamic though, Manon glad she dodged that bullet. Vince doing the sleep for Rody fldskjflajfa. Take my hand we could make beautiful aus.

beautiful tags by @everyonesfavoritebastard below

VINCE IS SO DOWN BAD FOR RODY OH MY GOD??? LITERALLY KILLS HIS EX GIRLFRIEND TO MAKE HIM HAPPY???? THEYVE KNOWN EACH OTHER LESS THAN A WEEK??????

LITERALLY LIKE- MY MAN FELL HARD AND INSANELY. LIKE WHO DOES THAT? I wouldn't have it any other way. Just the way that as soon as Rody came into his life he was like 'I need this man to be so whole-y mine.'

When I was playing the game my pet theory was that he fell for Rody's brand of love, for how he loved Manon (he did say that he spoke of Manon when they first met) and Rody's personality.

(read more because I am so annoying about this game vv)

Something something, how Rody loves so intensely to the detriment of himself (Manon told him to stop giving, to for once in his life realise that he needed to take care of him self and be stable. He can't just account for the other person's needs <- barely know her but I get why Rody was head over heels). How Rody's love is similar to his cooking, burning, burning himself, burning and oh so overwhelming. And I do think Vince wanted the feel of that burn for himself, wanted to feel the warmth and devotion of which he had been so devoid of. To understand what it was he was lacking. How love and cooking go hand in hand in the story, how Vince's dishes were devoid of love, how he can't taste. How Rody's love surely would be strong enough, would be the missing ingredient to allow him to finally taste something. (Also lack of taste going hand in hand with what looks like depression of some sort, or perhaps just apathy for life. How bland his own life may be. How such a love, such a person could perhaps bring some taste to his life.) Vince seems to have killed Manon as a form of trying to show Rody a similar type of love. Giving him something, giving him a meal made out of Rody's own love. A gift since he couldn't give his own brand of love in a way that matters, couldn't give it without showing his own brand of devotion. I do think he 100% had an underlying jealousy and hatred of Manon, how Rody was still stuck up on her. How she never once mentioned Rody when her and Vince dated (though outside of Vince's pov I'm pretty sure Manon was just doing the healthy normal thing by not mentioning an ex?? but Vince is soooo gone) which is obviously a sin (he doesn't seem to take kindly to people who are mean to Rody. Such as the article and Rody's old college classmate) and proof she wasn't deserving enough of Rody's love. But alas she was still a gift and show of love to Rody.

On the personality topic (thought I forgot about that did you?), Rody is such a brash and kind person. A perfect foil for Vincent's more stoic nature. Rody willing to try and befriend Vincent, running into the kitchen to talk to him. He showed a bit of said love to Vince by trying to befriend him and how could Vince not want more? (why wouldn't Vince try to reciprocate in his own way. Make him happy) I mean he seems pretty feared by his cooks, and the people at the party have mentioned that Vince is pretty ruthless, not at all a person many wish to get to know. But Rody is willing to, yet Vince wants his undivided attention...

Okay wow this has gone on way too long uhh I'm 100% open to further discussion especially if I forgot something! And I haven't really looked too much into the game past playing it, so any reveals the creator may have given I'm mostly unaware of and would love to be informed of more!

Anyways tiny Vincent attack!