#the amount of thoughts i hv abt lw

[drifthail]

a thing i noticed abt lifeweaver

there's these 2 lines/interactions niran has that i want to talk abt that mention these people called the martinses:

(eliminating torb) "the martins' say hello, by the way!" and his interaction w soldier:

soldier: the martinses put their necks on the line, protecting you from vishkar. lifeweaver: i only hope one day to return the favor. soldier: heh, if they only ever need help, we're all screwed.

which first of all. LORE??? and second of all. who are the martinses??

they are. gay men. 2 old married gay men who lived through the omnic crisis (which explains why soldier and torb seem to be familiar w them). claudio martins, a portuguese inventor (who invented the material durovidro, which is what the wall around esperança is made of), and his venezuelan climatologist husband, hector martins.

i think claudio also being an inventor is interesting. durovidro looks like its a form of hard-light, and all i can imagine is him and hector giving niran tips on how to stabilize biolight while also helping him get away from vishkar. idk i feel like they could've been like. adoptive gay dads supportive mentor figures to him who were like "no you shouldn't give in to vishkar actually" (unlike his parents, who begged him to surrender to vishkar)