Takshaka is, from her perspective, an amazing group of people whom she loves dearly. All of the other teams? Are similarly awesome! Raven's the type to think well of others until they prove that they're not worthy of that faith and affection. She likes everyone she's met and wants to be friends with them all, yes good people let's have fun and win back our memories and fix our homes AWWW YEAH. She is in fact pretty psyched about the opportunity to fix their homeworlds, and chooses to focus on IT CAN BE FIXED over IT WAS DESTROYED IN THE FIRST PLACE.
On . . . the other hand . . . It has come to her attention (SHOCKINGLY ENOUGH) that some of the Echoes are assholes! Some of the Echoes are going to run awful, awful games in which people get hurt! In which people are forced, for their own protection, to hurt others. And she can't! Understand! Why! Why would Nyssa think it's alright to do this. The fact that people are—somehow—brought back to life after these 'games' is just like. THAT SHOULDN'T EVEN BE NECESSARY!1 in her mind. (Note: Raven still has not acknowledged that she actually died in that game! As far as she's concerned, she just passed out.)
Also, last but not least, the 'mystery' of Kyriakos is often at the forefront of her mind. She wants to understand it, and the Echoes. Mysteries excite her so that's actually a point in Kyr's favour.
Eveningstar is a bit of the same! At first the whole thing was a big silly somewhat surreal adventure she didn't really take seriously at all - playing games to win back memories and forming teams! Even the team thing she didn't fully embrace at first, as Star is friendly like an untrained puppy and also was treated warmly by non-teammates so she didn't really see her own team as any different than anyone else she'd met and liked. She also started spouting nonsense about being a detective knight!!! and helping everyone!! without really thinking about it past THIS SOUNDS FUN/COOL. Kyr is fascinating and Star just wanted to investigate it forever.
The trauma game was a pretty nasty wakeup call! Silly funtime games suddenly became MUTILATE AND/OR KILL YOURSELVES TO SAVE TEAMMATE FROM DYING! With added option of KILL ANOTHER PERSON TO SAVE YOUR HOSTAGE which none of them even really considered taking. With Schooler in danger and Coco scared, Star felt compelled to step up and protect them - which she tried to do, getting severely mutilated in the process - but ultimately failed to stop Coco from dying. The revivals confused her a lot but Star chooses to be relieved rather than question it - but there's a part of her that still feels like she failed Coco. On one hand, her team was very good to her after so she both doesn't really know how to deal with it and very dere for them all, on the other hand, she doesn't understand the MY TEAM VS THE WORLD mentality that cropped up after that game as she still believes everyone is in this together.
Having all that said, while her behavior as still as stupid as ever, Star's view on things changed. She's scared of the games but she doesn't want to let her team go alone! She wonders a little if gaining memories/fixing the world is really worth going through another game like that! She hated that Liter and Raven died and the only thing she could think of to make it better was burgers! She is against teams turning against each other and still genuinely wants to help them all! She's feeling a bit like a tool for all her proclamations of being a knight when she couldn't stop anyone from dying! She wants to protect her team! She's starting to take things seriously! Things have been back to silly and fun after the trauma game so she hasn't thought about it much, but come next trauma game we'll see how things stand.
How would Raven had reacted if it's been another team member as hostage in her place!
Okay, so. Berry and Kit have obviously been working hard to . . . work their way through a lot of the major speedbumps in their relationship! They've come to an understanding about Kaitou Kid, and about her involvement with him; it's not an entirely resolved issue, but! It's. Getting there. Knowing that Kaito acknowledges her capability and willingness to help is a huge weight off her shoulders, as she had entirely expected him to keep A) not getting it, and B) pushing her away to 'protect' her. BASICALLY THAT WHOLE CONVERSATION WHERE HE APOLOGIZED resulted in a big ol' dereboost (because Aoko's dere for Kaito can never really be maxed out.)
. . . It was also a nice affirmation that Kaito can and will be honest with her, even if he's always going to struggle with it. S-SOMETIMES . . . it's just. Nice. To reaffirm that, given their history of him being a liarpants. She's actually started to relax about that a lot. :|a She still expects him to front because he needs his pokerface—she knows that. But he's shown more willingness to be open with her now and aww yis open communication.
EXCEPT. THEN. THAT HAPPENED. Kaito's fumble did cause some damage! Nothing that can't be repaired (especially because she knows he did not mean it the way it sounded), but. It was bad enough that she legitimately felt she could not talk to him about it. Which stung! Because the only other time that's ever been a thing was way back before they both openly and verbally acknowledged that she knew about Kid. This is kkkkind of doubly sad because, given the nature of this issue, it does kind of have an impact on their physical relationship . . . She doesn't feel like she can be properly intimate with him until they've worked through this, let alone until she's figured out how to deal with her discomfort. And, note: when I say intimate, I don't just mean sex.S-SORRY KAITO.
On the bright side she actually WOULD like to see this resolved, so she's psyching herself up to talk to him about it all.
Man what else what else what else . . . I don't think there's any other major changes on Berry's end. :|a Her heart was obviously A Thing, and she knows it's going to be a long, long time before the whole I STABBED A DOPPELGANGER OF MY GIRLFRIEND really heals. But they talked about it and life is moving on, and if he ever wakes up in a fit of nightmares she will do her best to comfort and reassure. WHAT ELSE CAN SHE DO, REALLY . . .
Everything is actually trucking on like normal for Kit! He is a bit more concerned about her now than he normally is just because of how she's flinching away from him every time he brushes up against her back, but he is very aware that he really messed up the last time he tried to ask her about it, he messed up completely. So he's been earnestly trying to give her the space she needs on that subject! He believes that she'll come to him about it when she feels comfortable, and he doesn't want to rush that or make things even more awkward between them.
BEYOND THAT he still loves her, adores her, enjoys her company, etc etc... no really big changes on his part!
What opinions has Starling come to re: Coral, beyond the whole UGH THIS TEAM IS FILLED WITH DUMB BOYS I DON'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING WITH THEM!!! she had immediately upon arrival?
Van somehow became the teammate she is PRETTY MUCH the most comfortable with. 8') Mostly owing to the fact that he . . . mm, has shown that he can understand her when some of the others can't? They've had a few good, honest dialogues before where they've discussed their feelings on this and that, and then there was Van's heart game. It all just served to make her feel like he's a reliable bro whoooo, while they obviously aren't always going to agree, will still have her back and will still seek some form of understanding? LIKE. I think you've mentioned before that he kinda interprets things in his own special Van Grants way, but. :|a In her experience she can relate to him as far as Aather things go.
And, of course . . . CORAL RIVALRY AND SILLY DERP THINGS like dancing in the kissing game! Berry can be pretty silly and gung-ho and affectionate, so she's always glad and grateful for the chance to let of some steam in such ways. That he indulges her is major props in her book. ALSO THEY HAD REAL NAMES TALKS which was like. ;w; Oh. He lets me use this name . . . uwaaaa. Name usage is pretty significant to her so!
. . . It feels like I used an awful lot of words to explain nothing much. Oops. REVERSE.
No real updates! Aoko is concerned about Apple's secret from the Pandora game, but considering everything else that's happened she doesn't think . . . poking into that would be a legit thing to do. So she's just kind of keeping an eye out.
FIRST IMPRESSIONS are super basic because I need to keep plucking away at those threads, but! Apple strikes Starling as one of the few re… sonably sensible people in Aather. 8|; For all her emotional volatility Starling is easily exasperated by what she sees as time-wasting or nonsense. PROPS TO THE GIRL ON THE BLUE TEAM WHO DIDN'T FOOLISHLY TRY TO RATE HER SCORE.
No specific updates since your last question meme I think :|a! She is concerned about whether or not Aoko’s heart game had any lasting negative effects but she wouldn’t be able to figure out what they are if that was the case. First impressions on Starling are equally basic but positive haha! Apple thinks Starling seems like a nice enough girl who’s got a good head on her shoulders, so she wants to be able to answer any questions she has and help her to settle in as best she can.
And because I am reminded, have there been any lasting effects from Aoko’s heart game?
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Takshaka is, from her perspective, an amazing group of people whom she loves dearly. All of the other teams? Are similarly awesome! Raven's the type to think well of others until they prove that they're not worthy of that faith and affection. She likes everyone she's met and wants to be friends with them all, yes good people let's have fun and win back our memories and fix our homes AWWW YEAH. She is in fact pretty psyched about the opportunity to fix their homeworlds, and chooses to focus on IT CAN BE FIXED over IT WAS DESTROYED IN THE FIRST PLACE.
On . . . the other hand . . . It has come to her attention (SHOCKINGLY ENOUGH) that some of the Echoes are assholes! Some of the Echoes are going to run awful, awful games in which people get hurt! In which people are forced, for their own protection, to hurt others. And she can't! Understand! Why! Why would Nyssa think it's alright to do this. The fact that people are—somehow—brought back to life after these 'games' is just like. THAT SHOULDN'T EVEN BE NECESSARY!1 in her mind. (Note: Raven still has not acknowledged that she actually died in that game! As far as she's concerned, she just passed out.)
Also, last but not least, the 'mystery' of Kyriakos is often at the forefront of her mind. She wants to understand it, and the Echoes. Mysteries excite her so that's actually a point in Kyr's favour.
Reverse? :Ba
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The trauma game was a pretty nasty wakeup call! Silly funtime games suddenly became MUTILATE AND/OR KILL YOURSELVES TO SAVE TEAMMATE FROM DYING! With added option of KILL ANOTHER PERSON TO SAVE YOUR HOSTAGE which none of them even really considered taking. With Schooler in danger and Coco scared, Star felt compelled to step up and protect them - which she tried to do, getting severely mutilated in the process - but ultimately failed to stop Coco from dying. The revivals confused her a lot but Star chooses to be relieved rather than question it - but there's a part of her that still feels like she failed Coco. On one hand, her team was very good to her after so she both doesn't really know how to deal with it and very dere for them all, on the other hand, she doesn't understand the MY TEAM VS THE WORLD mentality that cropped up after that game as she still believes everyone is in this together.
Having all that said, while her behavior as still as stupid as ever, Star's view on things changed. She's scared of the games but she doesn't want to let her team go alone! She wonders a little if gaining memories/fixing the world is really worth going through another game like that! She hated that Liter and Raven died and the only thing she could think of to make it better was burgers! She is against teams turning against each other and still genuinely wants to help them all! She's feeling a bit like a tool for all her proclamations of being a knight when she couldn't stop anyone from dying! She wants to protect her team! She's starting to take things seriously! Things have been back to silly and fun after the trauma game so she hasn't thought about it much, but come next trauma game we'll see how things stand.
How would Raven had reacted if it's been another team member as hostage in her place!
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. . . Hmmm let's see.
Okay, so. Berry and Kit have obviously been working hard to . . . work their way through a lot of the major speedbumps in their relationship! They've come to an understanding about Kaitou Kid, and about her involvement with him; it's not an entirely resolved issue, but! It's. Getting there. Knowing that Kaito acknowledges her capability and willingness to help is a huge weight off her shoulders, as she had entirely expected him to keep A) not getting it, and B) pushing her away to 'protect' her. BASICALLY THAT WHOLE CONVERSATION WHERE HE APOLOGIZED resulted in a big ol' dereboost (because Aoko's dere for Kaito can never really be maxed out.)
. . . It was also a nice affirmation that Kaito can and will be honest with her, even if he's always going to struggle with it. S-SOMETIMES . . . it's just. Nice. To reaffirm that, given their history of him being a liarpants. She's actually started to relax about that a lot. :|a She still expects him to front because he needs his pokerface—she knows that. But he's shown more willingness to be open with her now and aww yis open communication.
EXCEPT. THEN. THAT HAPPENED. Kaito's fumble did cause some damage! Nothing that can't be repaired (especially because she knows he did not mean it the way it sounded), but. It was bad enough that she legitimately felt she could not talk to him about it. Which stung! Because the only other time that's ever been a thing was way back before they both openly and verbally acknowledged that she knew about Kid. This is kkkkind of doubly sad because, given the nature of this issue, it does kind of have an impact on their physical relationship . . . She doesn't feel like she can be properly intimate with him until they've worked through this, let alone until she's figured out how to deal with her discomfort. And, note: when I say intimate, I don't just mean sex.S-SORRY KAITO.
On the bright side she actually WOULD like to see this resolved, so she's psyching herself up to talk to him about it all.
Man what else what else what else . . . I don't think there's any other major changes on Berry's end. :|a Her heart was obviously A Thing, and she knows it's going to be a long, long time before the whole I STABBED A DOPPELGANGER OF MY GIRLFRIEND really heals. But they talked about it and life is moving on, and if he ever wakes up in a fit of nightmares she will do her best to comfort and reassure. WHAT ELSE CAN SHE DO, REALLY . . .
I. I think that's everything. Is that everything.
REVERSE.
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BEYOND THAT he still loves her, adores her, enjoys her company, etc etc... no really big changes on his part!
What opinions has Starling come to re: Coral, beyond the whole UGH THIS TEAM IS FILLED WITH DUMB BOYS I DON'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING WITH THEM!!! she had immediately upon arrival?
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And, of course . . . CORAL RIVALRY AND SILLY DERP THINGS like dancing in the kissing game! Berry can be pretty silly and gung-ho and affectionate, so she's always glad and grateful for the chance to let of some steam in such ways. That he indulges her is major props in her book. ALSO THEY HAD REAL NAMES TALKS which was like. ;w; Oh. He lets me use this name . . . uwaaaa. Name usage is pretty significant to her so!
. . . It feels like I used an awful lot of words to explain nothing much. Oops. REVERSE.
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FIRST IMPRESSIONS are super basic because I need to keep plucking away at those threads, but! Apple strikes Starling as one of the few re… sonably sensible people in Aather. 8|; For all her emotional volatility Starling is easily exasperated by what she sees as time-wasting or nonsense. PROPS TO THE GIRL ON THE BLUE TEAM WHO DIDN'T FOOLISHLY TRY TO RATE HER SCORE.
Reverssse?
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And because I am reminded, have there been any lasting effects from Aoko’s heart game?
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also how does nyssa feel about everyone wanting to shank her?