#still think the e spelling is superior

[cangrellesteponme]

so i was inspired by Accepting and Not Replacing (by dear mutual @bapydemonprincess <3) to draw my favourite t4t couple just being cute after having these heavy conversations you know

oh to be either of them.

[freyjas-musings]

so i keep seeing e/riels saying that they want a romance that triumphs the mating bond and i have few problems w that

for az & elains romance story to trumps the matin bond, azriel shouldnt have to believe that the cauldron was wrong. his idea of love IS his mate. he thought mor was his mate for 500 yrs & now all of a sudden, his brothers are w the 2 archeron sisters & theres a 3rd one so ofc hes gonna jump ship & think she’s his mate when mor cont rejected him throughout the yrs (i def think he wouldve never even thought of elain if mor given him a chance). so i think the bonus chpt kind of crushed that “romance trumps mating bond” bc if thats how it started, w him thinking elain is his mate or that the cauldron is wrong, then idk how that would work if u want to discredit the mating bond

not to say there isnt failed pairs, but we’re talking about main characters here. why would sjm write failed pairs w mcs when she loves the idea of 2 ppl being made exactly for one another. also the idea of mates is not only romantic but its also powerful imo- 2 ppl that are exactly equal to one another in both power & title. idk how azriel could ever treat elain as his equal when he is so overprotective of her to the point where he’s almost diminishing her strenggh in acosf. even amren had to say “dont underestimate her”

and also elain- if she wanted to be w azriel, she can just reject lucien, which he has already said in acowar that he would let her go if she was happier w someone one else. BUT SHE STILL HAS NOT DONE THAT. this story could easily be resolved w just that mating bond being rejected alas, we’re here theorizing about forbidden romance & evil lightsingers & “random redheads who r also red herrings to the superior elain and az’s love story”. to me, the e/riel story is so simple. nothing is complicated if she just rejects the bond.

i think the perfect romance story for azriel is for him to fall in love w someone and not even think of the mating bond but then later on finds out that that person is his mate. i think he needs to accept & learn what true love is first before the mating bond can snap for him.

Hi Anon ,

I agree with all the points you have made and logically at this stage it won't be rejecting one bond but two pairs of mates and I simply don't see sjm doing that at all. As far as the other side is concerned they have been so hell bent on refuting Gywn and Az are most likely mates because they know it was game over for Elriel the minute the bonus was released.

There is literally no way anyone will be convinced about Gwyn and Lucien being rejected without a proper reason and that's the thing , this is a fictional story ... SJM could have shown a deterioration in the equation between elain and Lucien but they remain stagnant instead ... meaning it's not still time for their story.

The thing about Elain and Az .... we clearly know Azriel's feelings weren't that deep. We know he hadn't planned past pleasuring himself to the fantasies ... now that in itself spells doom. And this isn't about who is more deserving or anything it's just a clear case of two people with a toxic equation ... neither of them is undeserving of love or healing ...

The fact remains they are just not good for each other . They are NOT how SJM writes her couples .

They will each get their own story and HEA. I see a lot of people adding a healthy dose of ego into it about wanting Elain to reject Az ... but its really not an ego thing ... yes Az rejected her first ... she also gave back the necklace and rejected him back ... I need people to just stop self inserting and acting like jilted girlfriends being bitter about Azriel... its most likely he will get his story and HEA first and That is OK.

[tiffanylamps]

I had a dream that Juwon was partnered up with Jihwa (who was in Manyang somehow) instead of Dongsik and uhhh this absolutely breaks the plot. But also. It's interesting to think about how Juwon would have approached his Dongsik investigation if Nam Sangbae didn't make them partners. (And also fun to think about how he and Jihwa would work together as police partners lol, especially since she's Dongsik's friend so maybe Juwon would try to take advantage of that somehow.) Anyway. I had to tell someone because once I woke up my brain went brrr

Anon, this is actually pretty genius! I ended up getting carried away and writing a load of gibberish lol

I have always felt like ji hwa and joo won reflect one another within the story*, as they often share the same beliefs regarding their role as officers of the law (and the fact they're the two "obvious" love interests for dong sik 😂). ji hwa and joo won believe that they are cops first, whereas dong sik doesn't hold the same attitude (which makes total sense for the narrative/themes of the story + the character's history). I think, if BE were a normal cop comedy/romcom, ji hwa and joo won would make pretty good partners because they're both very intelligent and diligent workers. They also can play to each other's strengths: ji hwa's experience and leadership skills versus joo won's attention to detail and tenacity. Plus, joo won respects ji hwa more so than the rest of his superiors, so, I think (once he gets passed his jealousy and mistrust) he would listen to her (and learn a lot from her). But... BE takes place during an unusual time period due to the cold cases/serial killings. So, the plot needed joo won to become dong sik's partner because I don't think the story would have progressed as quickly as it did, otherwise. Plus, ji hwa would have reported joo won for his involvement with lee geum hwa and would have never gone along with his brilliantly batshit crazy plans. jwds work perfectly with one another because they're on the same level of E x t r a- anyone else would get extremely tired of joo won during this era of his life (he needed dong sik's patience/different perspective on life). Having said that, let's indulge in the possibility for a sec... I don't know if Joo Won would have been able to play it cool if he were ji hwa's partner, instead of dong sik's. He's obsessed with the guy, so you know he would be constantly asking questions (which he thinks are super sly but are actually SO obvious). ji hwa would totally be like "do you like him or?????" 😂 We would have had more scenes of joo won in the butcher shop, as it would be the more reasonable way for him to interact with dong sik... but... he still would have found a way to get into that basement. The guy was so desperate for an excuse to engage with his new favourite person suspect. Oh my god, imagine ji hwa, joo won, dong sik, and ji hoon meeting up on their lunch breaks and joo won is just staring at dong sik the entire time 😂 ("Yah, Ji Hwa, tell your partner-" "-tell him yourself, Dong Sik. he's right here-" "-to stop staring at me. Otherwise, I might get the wrong impression 😏" "That's unprofessional, Assistant Inspector Lee 😑" "So is staring at a colleague." "I was not-" "He does have a point, Han Joo Won-ssi..." "See? Ji Hoon-ah thinks so." "Yah, Dong Sik-" "Assistant Inspector Lee, I don't know what you're implying-" "Do you need me to spell it out for you?" "Aigoo, stop it. Both of you. I'm trying to eat my lunch without vomiting.") There are so many fun possibilities! I love this option if BE were an (obvious) romcom! Anyway, yeah. I got carried away there. Sorry for the rambling and corny dialogue. This is a super fun ask, thanks for sharing it with me 😊

*and dong sik and jae yi reflect one another: victims of corruption. super clever, cunning, and able to see past people's bullshit.

[indecentpause]

Hi, Pause!! Happy WBW from @magic-is-something-we-create!!

In one of the excerpts, Rakhee from The Princess and the Pirate was talking about how e can talk to animals, and Savitri seemed surprised - is eir talent unique to em, or are there others who can speak to animals, too? Is it something to do with eir family, or just em? Did e have to learn, or is it instinctual? And does it work with every animal, or just a select few kinds??

I hope you have a lovely rest of your day!!

The answer to that is layered and varied!

Firstly, Rakhee is born entirely because of magical intervention. Both eir parents were previously sterile and eir older sister is adopted.

Magic can be intrinsic or external. Grandmother Alta used both, and she used external magic (charms etc) to channel the magic she was naturally born with. She comes from a long line of magic and her family primarily used it in the way of like. Local cunningfolk. And because of that, they gave their patrons physical enchanted objects as a sort of 'proof' that the spell had been done, as well as to give the magic a little boost.

But items also have their own magic! It is on the same level as intrinsic human magic, in an animist way, only rather than a soul, everything has an essence, if you will. So if you can combine the two, your magic will be even more powerful.

Animals, also, have their own little magic ways in their own little communities. They can also speak to humans, but often they won't unless the human has proven themself trustworthy, and worthy of their time and energy in general. Could the animals talk to Savitri? They could certainly try, but Savitri has no magic of her own, and probably wouldn't understand them, or at least wouldn't hear it in any of the human languages (like, she'd hear a cat purring and not realize they were trying to communicate).

Animals tend to keep to their own. Some have co-living situations among their little communities, but they tend to shy away from humans because humans are too wrapped up in thinking they're superior, so what positive reason would they have to speak with a little mouse?

Back to your actual question: because Rakhee was born entirely due to magical intervention, there are remnants of that magic in eir blood. While e wouldn't have magic as strong as Grandmother Alta's, who comes from a long line of people (of all genders, not just women), e has eir own in eir own ways. Grandmother Alta can speak to animals! We don't see it, but she asked the horses to make a fuss when Rakhee and Savitri were trying to escape the palace. We hear the clatter and the noise, but we don't see her asking. But that's what happened!

The main thing, though, is that the animal has to choose you. If one animal has chosen you, they leave kind of a magical mark on you, a little sticker saying, "Mouse-approved, you can trust this one." The very first time you speak to an animal, the animal has to approach you. They have to choose to initiate to 'awaken' the bits of magic floating around inside the human. And if that human initiates later, the animal can refuse to speak, and the human wouldn't know any better than to assume they simply couldn't. No human can speak to every animal, and even the wisest still have their own biases, and often assume.

The snake could have easily chosen not to speak to Rakhee. However, since e had intervened when another human was trying to take his life, and already had the magic seal of approval from the Queen of the Mice, he knew he could do so safely. A lot of the reason animals would choose not to speak is safety. Humans can be selfish and greedy beings. They can be cruel in a way their societies are not. They may want to try to take advantage of it. A human may try to take you for a pet, or for their own amusement, and keep you caged. So it's a big sign of trust for an animal to speak to a human, and, if everyone involved is very lucky, the human will be able to understand and speak back. Nergüi, who cannot speak, can still be spoken to, and Captain Daoyun can't speak to animals, but she knows Nergüi can understand them, which is why neither of them is surprised.

Thank you for the ask!! This was super fun to do :D

[justinforprez]

Bethesda Technical Incompetence

Its incredible that Bethesda's game engine gets LESS capable with each release. They admit to remove features but its baffling.

In morrowind the game can detect if an arrow hits a shield but shields have NO IMPACT on ranged attacks

The skyrim version of the engine wasn't able to render fast enough so they cut speed and athletics. Nothings to do with balance, roleplaying or streamlining. The player Moves at 400 units/sec, horses and werewolf are 450 units and the game can't render more than 500 units/sec

Incredible

They used SpeedTree for Oblivion. There were a total of 13000 trees patched out of the game after release because they were underground, flying, clipping through rocks, etc. You can make scripts with rules in SpeedTree to avoid this from happening. Which is how they fixed it. They didn't manually remove them. They used the built in script to detect if a tree isn't touching anything to get rid of flying trees or trees under the terrain.

Scripting bugs are really not that bad since morrowind. The one Oblivion thieves guild quest is game breaking. But this is better with each game. good job boys

But as a result many of the scripting options are removed making quest and world design simplified and streamlined. there are far fewer quests that interact with the world. Assassination in morrowind would still succeed if you got someone else to kill the target but in oblivion it will prevent you from getting bonuses that you should earn but I could see how those lead to bugs. it just makes me sad that they chose bland quests over interesting buggy quests or fixing the bugs

They removed spears, crossbows, and thrown weapons from oblivion and honestly I think that was just time saving not technical. 3D models means whole day busy and animation cost many money

According to most of the Bethesda haters they removed teleportation and levitate because of quest designers inability to account for those things. this also means the level designers added no verticality even though with high acrobatics you can just out of some traps and dungeons. The reason why I think it might ACTUALLY be a technical issue is because they HAD game mechanics that prevented levitation and teleportation in places they didn't want them. As far as I know fast travelling indoors uses the same code. Thats weird. sure the lazy dev thing is true too but they had a solution to that. "oh we trapped you with a spell that block mysticism magic" cheap and corny but fine. Not that hard to implement when it was already in the engine

I already posted about how there is actually one lockable object i Oblivion. I can't remember if it actually locks when you press E or just closes. But honestly its an odd thing to cut when its already in the engine. it wasn't buggy and the vastly superior AI might have actually been able to deal with it but that would take more work.

[liopleurodean]

Season 11, Episode 1: Out Of The Darkness, Into The Fire

Whoa, spooky

There she is

What's up with the horn?

That's one way to fix it, I guess

Where's Dean?

Oh, is this a dream?

Uh oh

A memory, then

Sleepy

Pretty place

Great question

Sam, it's not like he ran off

Whoa. Weird

You don't want to know

Saved you from what? Herself?

Ooh, new title card!

Probably about how it sounds

Freaky

For setting her free?

But he had the Mark

Something like that

Yup

Probably a lot, actually

Yeah...

Baby!

Wow, that's mean, Sam

Cas!

Oh yeah, the spell

Nice

He poofed

Oh boy

Yup, figures

He looks like Walker Scobell

Someone get this kid out of there

Oh, Cas

Run, kid!

Those won't hurt him. Not anymore

Oh boy

That turn signal is gonna kill me

Poor guys

Aw, not the kid!

Uh oh

He looks... infected

She's spooked

Dean.

She needs to sit down

REBAR

What kind of hostiles?

Poor girl

Something's off here

Superior has one, I think

What the heck?

That's really funny. I did a search for Nuckolls County because I didn't recognize the name, and I guess I don't know Nebraska as well as I thought I did. I know about Superior, but it's not even the county seat

Yeah, fair

The car is special, so it makes sense

It's plausible

Croatoan?

Someone should answer the phone

Don't split the party

Spooky

Horror movie time

Aw, not a baby!!!

Best supplies he's ever had

There's nothing she could've done

Sometimes it's hunting things

Oh, Dean...

What does that mean?

Weird

This is freaky

So eventually it kills them

Yeah...

Oh, poor guy

Heh. Nice

Interesting

That poor family

Wow.

This is horrifying

I wanna bleach my eyes now, thanks, if you have to say h-e-double-hockeysticks you should not be talking about a foursome

Yeah

Oh no...

Something like that

He's infected.

You can see it on him

I doubt there's a cure

Oh, Cas...

Poor Cas

I don't think there's anything that can be done

Dean...

Of course they'll help the kid

I don't think she's prepared for that

Poor guy

Oh no

Preparing

It's not doable

Dean, no...

Cas, you are not okay

Yeah, it's gone

Because she's here

That's a DEFCON 1 situation

Pfft. Yeah

Angels.

What's new, pussycat?

Of course he joined in first

Yeah

Okay then

Of course not!

As he should 😂

Absolutely

I think Dean's right on this one

What does that mean?

It's what they've always done

He is trying to save someone!

The bunker is the best place for that, Sam. You won't find answers where you are

Sam...

Codependency.

Sam, no.

Sam, you just saved Dean, do you really think he'd let you die?

Here we go

Oh boy

So they still have some intelligence

Uh oh

Oh great, he's probably infected now

Yup.

Well now they're definitely gonna find a cure

Kill him!

I don't think he can

Amara! He knows her name!

Wait, but he's talking about the baby?

Poor guy

Thank goodness, the other Crowley was weird

Oh boy

Yup!

Um...

What.

Probably Michael, but Lucifer isn't out of the question

Poor Adam

Good idea

Yikes

Great

Everything

Yup

Aw, Dean...

Oh, not with a kid. Joy does not come in mornings

Hey, pie!

Well that's good

That's a great way to put it

Sam...

Freaky

This is weird

Dang it, Sam

Awww

THATS AMARA??????

SHES A FRICKING BABY?????

[thiscoffeelooksbiracial]

Weekly reflection started 4/9/2023 but I forgot to click 'post now' before I went to a different tag and here we are

On writing: My freewrite came and I'm starting to use it. It's nice to just write without getting distracted by my spelling and grammar errors. I also like that the e-ink display is easy on my eyes. Whenever I get into a hobby I tend to go overboard and spend money on things I don't need. For example, I could buy about $500 worth of editing software just to have it. But knowing me if I get bored then I wasted the money. That's in addition to the cost of the freewrite. So I'm making a deal with myself. I won't buy anything until my draft is 75,000 words long.

On Cybersecurity: My exam was scheduled for the 17th but even with my superior procrastination skills, I know I won't be ready. I didn't want to go through the hassle of navigating center city just to fail a test. Instead I've rescheduled for May and I'll take it at temple instead. I'm using a security+ guide to study. I've read that the ISC2 materials may not be enough to pass so I'm using the guide. I'll also use it for the actual security+ exam. I think I'll take that no later than August.

On Work/Training: I can see that I've learned a lot since I've started and that's great. Still dealing with a general apathy about everything. I can't let that get to me. The plan is still to grind and then coast until December. Then take at least 3 months, but ideally a year off to recover.

On Mental Health/Med Side Effects: It's been a mixed bag but positive overall. I like that I'm alert within an hour of taking my medication. I've been able to introduce caffeine and it's a nice buzz without anxiety. Provided I don't overdo it. So no more than 300mg throughout the day. I'm still apathetic about being alive, but at least the voice telling me to kill myself over minor inconveniences is leaving me alone. And I'm glad I'm not laughing one minute and crying the next or having angry outbursts like I did on other therapies. I don't like the headaches I get if I don't get enough sleep or wake up abruptly. Thankfully they go away after taking Aleve, but I do want to avoid them as much as possible.

On Other Things: I guess I appreciate that it hasn't affected my sex drive, at least not negatively which is...fine? Prozac and Zoloft made me wholly uninterested in sex, which wasn't a problem since I was alone. But now I'm dealing with the unhinged horniness of ovulation week every day.

[luesmainblog]

Time for your daily dose of Rebecca Hawkins propoganda!

1. Found out that Yugi's grandpa had the blue-eyes white dragon card(extremely rare and powerful) that used to belong to her grandpa. Assumed this MUST mean that he STOLE the card, and heads directly to japan to get it back. she is american. in the dub she is eight. the FIRST THING she does upon getting there is going straight to the game shop and waiting for him to show up so she can yell at him. 1.5. notably, she does not initially explain this: she calls it HER card, since it belongs in a top deck and she's the #1 duelist in america, and when corrected on this, she says he stole it from her. her grandpa does not come up for several scenes, as if it doesn't occur to her that he's important in this. 1.55 literally needs it spelled out to her bit-by-bit by her grandpa, who had to COME TO JAPAN CHASING AFTER HER, before she accepts that yugi's grandpa is not a thief. 1.555. To be extremely clear: She equates stealing from her grandfather and stealing from her as the same thing. 2. this little lady is R U D E, i know that can be a negative stereotype but let's be honest, a lot of us were rude as children. she has that Gifted Child superiority that's more over-praised than math nerd. 3. constantly carried a teddy bear despite being 12 years old, only for it to never be seen again after we next see her. during the time she was carrying it, she pretended to speak with it and relay its messages to the others, completely uncaring of how that looked. 3.5. she uses this to explain her card effects, a bit that is vital to tournament play in the game and HAS to be done.

4. after getting schooled in a cardgame, the thing she is gifted at, she decides she must be in Love with Yugi and is not quiet about this at ALL. she pays no mind to any discomfort anyone shows about it, and is either unaware he doesn't feel the same or just assumes he eventually will. 4.5. this eventually ends in her fighting over him with a grown woman. 3.55. it is only after this that she stops carrying the teddy bear, as though she decided that Now is the time to grow up. raise your hand if you can relate!

5. I can't emphasize enough that she named her horse Copernicus. as in she looked at this horse and said "you know who you remind me of? The guy who figured out that the earth and other planets revolved around the sun." And yes, she does wear full a full cowboy fit to ride the horse. boots included.

Let me be more general here. Yu-Gi-Oh was all sorts of hyperfix representation for a LOT of kids in its height, and despite the fandom paying her so little mind, rebecca was a big part of that. She only really gets to shine in two of the arcs that people have a habit of skipping because they weren't canon to the manga, meaning she's hardly ever given a fair chance for people to like her or remember anything past her little teddy bear. and on a more personal note, i think a lot of us can relate to what the sub did do her: it saw this 12 year old still clinging to her teddy bear and acting like a brat, and it made her 8 instead - as though it was inconceivable that someone that old could still be acting like that. I can think of few things more autism than that, especially for those of us who were Gifted or Smart For Our Age in same way. Please, vote Rebecca!

Autistic Girlies Bracket: Round 1, Side A

Matchup 8

Only your vote can determine which of these autistic girlies will move on to the next round.

REBECCA HAWKINS MASTERPOST STERIS HARMS MASTERPOST

[Image ID. Image with a purple to pink gradient background that is split down the middle by a jagged white line. There is a purple 'VS' symbol in the centre. On the left of the image is Rebecca Hawkins from Yu-Gi-Oh!. On the right of the image is Steris Harms from The Coppermind. End ID.]

[tramon81]

Berdly's New Method: Teamwork.

Welcome back paisanos! To crazed Berdly essay Monday.

Today we'll be analyzing the "architecture", so to speak, of the Cyberworld in relation to Berdly's psyche. As it is my belief that most, if not all of the Puzzles are based on him primarily. You may be surprised but this also applies to the December puzzle.

Now if you pay attention you'll see that the first puzzles are spelling ones, spelling is probably the ability Berdly exercised most after the bee, you can see that if anything his vocabulary is needlessly extense and his reading skills as seen by the "_ times" reading at the start of the chapter, he doesn't lose track even if the text he is reading is rather uneventful. Knowing which words to say in which way with rhythm seems to be one of Berdly's strengths as he still got to be a semifinalist even before he became obsessed with being smart.

Everything else from here is pretty standart but it is when we reach the Noelle triple trucies segment is when things get interesting. The mice puzzle, the laser activated tile, the December segment.

Tell me what's the main common factor in all these? I'll give you 3 linebreaks to think...

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...

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It's that you can't do them without Noelle. Her help is a requirement, sound familiar? Well I'll explain, as discussed before, Berdly feels dependent on Noelle, so if his Dark World takes after him, these puzzle's just emancipate that. The mice puzzle signifies how Berdly depends on Noelle's meekness to always have her as a partner in projects, the laser tiles signifies how he actually trusts her, and the December puzzle... Oh that just warrants its on section.

The December puzzle consists of two corridors with laser barriers that Kris and Noelle go through by Kris unblocking the path while Noelle steps on the tiles spelling the same word she couldn't in the spelling bee, D-E-C-E-M-B-E-R. There are various visual themes at play.

First off, Noelle is always depicted as yellow both here in the hud and in the berdly confession. One funny thing is that yellow is also the color representative of the crown placed on Berdly when he won the bee.

In his mind, I believe this means that Noelle's help means he is somehow taking advantage of wisdom not of his own, probably due to winning due to Noelle just getting nervous, the win was not earned, and the crown was stolen from someone who deserved it better.

Also, child Noelle's silhouette is used in both this scene and the puzzle. It is my belief that this puzzle represents the spelling bee, I honestly would have loved to see how Berdly and Noelle would interact if he was here instead of Kris doing this puzzle.

These puzzle's are environmental storytelling, a backing track in the background of the story Kris and Noelle are telling, but this inferiority Berdly feels, this "unearned success" is... not really true.

C'mon, how is getting a study partner make your mark on last exam any less clever? Your success any less your own? In fact, isn't asking for help just the clever thing to do?

The only thing that makes Berdly a selfish idiot is the fact that he doesn't see that he doesn't need to force Noelle into his side only to keep his progress, that if he accepted the group of three or just studied with the rest of his class, he'd be happier. If he just dropped his stupid superiority act and just was more open to the world around him.

This is what the "Mice in the basket" puzzle represents, the gang + Noelle are all working in unison as a Team. And they seem to be having so much fun, they each do their part and the workload is ways easier and even so, it's still was good job on all of them, isn't it?

If only Berdly understood that... Oh wait.

I analised this in another Berdly analysis post but, after "Susan" expressed that his stupidity or whatever when getting decision paralysis on the shape puzzle with a piece deviously similar to him in the midst of other pieces alike the rest of his "teammates". The idea that no matter what shape these are as long as they all work together towards the general solution starts to resonate with him. In fact Susie telling Berdly this is similar to how Lancer did Susie in chapter 1.

In fact, he starts to actively plan a rescue mission, a team rescue mission to save Noelle. After all this time it's time to help her out. Return the favor, so to speak. He now assumes a more equal role, he is part of a team, and that makes all of them Strong together.

And you can't say he isn't helpful, he knows a secret passage to Noelle. And with him against Queen beside the Light Nerds totally wins over the "simulation against 4". And if that's not vital enough for you how about... idk

He literally just saves the main trio from and impending death and gives them a freacking mech powered by the power of teamwork and the ultimate group project to defeat Queen?

By realizing the power of teamwork, the little bluebird who noone remembered his name became vital to sealing the fountain, on his own initiative. This is all represented by the ridiculous Berdly statue being lent everyones power like a dumb shonen manga protag(cries).

Berdly's Formula: Cyberworld.

Sooooo guess who's in the mood to get another essay on Berdly?

Now I am of the belief that somehow dark worlds have some sort of link to the chapter's main new duo, for example, Kris seems to be linked to the first one but the world seems to revolve around giving Susie character growth. The King is a representation of that as well and Lancer playing bad guys with Susie. Kris provides the theme while Susie is the focus, you can also see how everyone refers to Susie as a monster who wrecks things up, it's clear that the "Focus Character" always becomes a known figure in the Dark World they reside in.

Now onto the duo at hand, Berdly and Noelle. And their Cyberworld. Focus Character: Noelle. Theme Character: Berdly.

So let's break it down, Berdly is the Theme character not only because the world is so technological, but let's center around Queen for this post. for the lack of a better term, she's basically a reflection of Berdly while having elements potentially reflective of Mayor Holiday. Especially on how obsessed she is with "having Noelle help her with her plans" in fact she needs Noelle for it because, in Queen's eyes, Noelle is "strong".

Remember Berdly feels as if he needs Noelle's help in order to be considered a smart guy because Noelle is "smarter" than him. Berdly confessed so, that "She's... the real smart kid." it is my belief that there's a bit of idolization in that sentence as well as an inferiority complex.

They both think Noelle is strong and they need that strength to attain their perfect world.

Also, both Berdly and Queen can't detect what Noelle thinks of them Queen thinks that this new world she has planned will make Noelle happy, and after learning that it won't she admits "... Noelle... Perhaps My Computations Were Miscalibrated"

Berdly's case is different, Queen is assuming how to help Noelle while Berdly, in infamous timing, misunderstands why Noelle helps him in perhaps the most comical of his interactions with Noelle there is something very lonely about them "I know you only always helped me out because well... You had a crush on me, so..." Noelle to Berdly is the exception to the norm, the only reason people would even remember his name is because he was smart, but Noelle did so before he even became that smart kid and the only way he could explain it is the irrational, love at first sight. He doesn't understand that people just help one another (at least not until the teamwork mech) especially if they're friends.

They both thought they had a perfect formula in which people functioned, queen calculated the happiness of every Lightner, and Berdly the formula for everyone to remember his name, they were both wrong in the mere act of calculating a surefire way to those ideals.

The Calculations to a perfect World where everyone enjoys your presence and there is happiness to be found everywhere are by nature a catastrophic oversimplification.

Furthermore, there's a note to be had in that while Queen is a foil to Noelle, Berdly is, in turn, a foil to Queen. Noelle runs away from Queen runs away from "Burghley". I feel this is a reflection of how Berdly perceives how the world sees his true self. Unwanted unless proved useful. You can see how much Berdly is fighting over Queen's affection the "Gamers delight" and especially the statue, Berdly is trying to use his formula by demonstrating "I am smart my IQ is high and you can depend on me" to Queen as well as including her in the same definition.

Berdly's formula is not one that works and he is none the wiser.

Well, that's all for now, next chapter of the Berdly analysis we'll take a look at the Cyberworld's puzzles, the Positive Character arc of Berdly, and its resolution. Stay tuned to the Berdly tag gamers. "May the smarts be with you."