Brain Bluetooth Reconnected

Brain Bluetooth reconnected

So, in Limbus Company, when you meet the characters for the first time, they don't immediately tell you what they are all about, they don't open up about their trauma or tell you their life goals to a person they just met. And many of them still haven't, despite the trials they have been through.

It's not going to be like Wriothesley saying, "thanks for helping me, here's my lore wiki page."

Limbus's approach is what I want to achieve through my writing, to not have a person's entire deal be shared immediately, just because they relate or it's revelant to the situation. That's what I meant when I said the characters will write themselves, it will be a slow burn. You don't know nothing about this person, but I want to eventually reveal things and hopefully you'll care about them.

Luckily, Sandrone is my hyperfixation, so I do have an idea for what she is like, and what motivates her, and how she feels about others and herself.

Hopefully I can make the characters deep.

Like Furina, while she is kind and intelligent, I want one of her flaws to be she is a people pleaser. Even if it's not what she wants, she will bend under pressure (like with her story event), and tell herself everything is okay, because people like her

Furina's story quest...

I'm not sure what I want to do with her SQ yet. Depends on her development when she gets there. You sure as hell are going to hate Aether though. He's my hatesink, fuck that guy.

But yeah, I'm gonna do stuff, it will hopefully be fun

I'll be honest, I'm really shooting by the hip with writing.

Not to say I don't have ideas for where my story will go, I have ideas, character arcs and flaws, themes, and worldbuilding all jumbled up in my head, but I don't have any plans.

I really need to write down everything so I can start connecting. Although, at the same time, I want the characters to write themselves, in a way

Too difficult to explain, brain rotted

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Columbina 5 seconds later:

Thinking about giving Columbina a Paradise Lost ass backstory

Girl just really likes apples

Okay so I understand why Heathmael is such a popular ship

But I’d like to propose more people consider Rodyish

It’s been bothering me for so long that Rodya x Ishmael isn’t a more popular ship than it is

And now that this line has been released I just can’t keep quiet anymore.

There’s also that scene in Canto 5 where Rodya pulls Ishmael aside to “get ice cream” and temporarily calm her down by explaining why the lower class sometimes just needs something to believe in even if they know deep down they’re being exploited, cus they don’t really have an alternative.

Like, she clearly understands why Ishmael is upset and is able to get through to her

Not to mention how Ishmael comments on how strong Rodya is as she pulls Ishmael away from the group.

And there’s at least another, if not two, scenes later on down the line where Ishmael mentions how strong Rodya is.

Considering how she fell for Queequeg, it wouldn’t be a stretch to believe that strong, muscular women are her type.

So what’s her relationship with Heathcliff like, if not romantic?

To me, Ishmael and Heathcliff are platonic besties

Like, I feel like Ishmael would be the only sinner Heathcliff would open up to about what really happened at Wuthering Heights, and how he lost Cathy, since he knows Ishmael knows what it’s like to lose a lover.

In my mind, Ishmael’s a lesbian and Heathcliff respects that, and also acknowledges that any romantic feeling he might have felt towards Ishmael come from how she kinda looks like Cathy if you squint.

What are your thoughts?

Thinking about Fischl, specifically in reference to The Wizard of Oz

I used to think that that was what she was primarily referencing, but there were some very well-written dissections connecting her more to Norse mythology and stuff

But why don't I just do it anyway? It's just for fun either way

But before I get to Fischl, I want to connect some other relevant characters to Oz as well. Mostly people that are paired with Fischl often: Noelle, Bennett, and Barbara. Unfortunately, no Razor. I don't know where to fit him in, so I figured keeping him out would be more respectful than making him fuckin Toto.

NOELLE as The Scarecrow

The Scarecrow's issue is that he wants to be wise, but he, quite literally, lacks the brains to be so. Of course, the twist is that, even without a brain, he had wisdom all along. I feel like that encapsulates Noelle very well. Her deal is that she wants to be a Knight of Favonius, but she never makes the cut. So she constantly studies and helps others, trying to gain a "brain," if you will. Of course, my reading (/headcanon) is that she was always capable enough to be a Knight, and it was an external issue that stopped her. A bonus point is that, in the book, the Scarecrow is a stand-in for the common farmer, looked down upon for not being "educated," but has the valuable skill of common sense. And I think we can extend that metaphor to low ranking jobs, like maids. You see where I'm going with this.

BENNETT as the Tin Woodsman

The Woodsman, while kind and gentle, desires a heart, so he can feel love. Bennett, because of his bad luck, feels like he drives everyone away, and he is in search of friends and connections. He wants people to like him, and just like the Woodsman, they both always had it from the very beginning.

BARBARA as the Cowardly Lion

This one's a doozy. The Cowardly Lion wishes to have courage like how lions are commonly portrayed. Barbara is of the Gunnhildr clan, (also associated with lions) but she was never able to display the strength necessary to satisfy her mother. So she always felt like she came short of the expectation of what she should have been. But even now, as a Pegg and a pacifist, she has always been worthy. She displays her noble nature through her kindness and compassion for helping others.

(Mihoyo did her dirty and she deserves better)

FISCHL as Dorothy AND The Wizard of Oz

Fischl is complicated because I feel like she is able to embody both Dorothy and the titular Wizard, Oz. In Oz, Fischl likes to portray herself as the great and powerful Prinzessin, but in reality, she is acting out that role. Now, the book paints Oz out as a conman, the adult who tells lies, but I'd rather not say that's what Fischl is. What she is doing is harmless, and she should be allowed to do it. Where you might put the conman part is in people's reactions to her. Her parents most certainly don't support her Fischl side, feeling like "the lie" has gone on too long. And that brings us to Dorothy, the young girl from Kansas, swept up by a tornado, who just wants to go home. "Home," in Fischl's case, isn't literal (one would sure hope not), but rather a place where she can be herself and be respected for what she chooses to do with her life. The Found Family, mwah 🤌 And the way home had been by her side all along.

Looking at this, I'm wondering how much of this is intentional, because it hasn't escaped me that a tornado was the inciting incident that lead Dorothy to The Land of Oz. And... well... Mondstadt. The place associated with wind. Yeah.

Anyway, not sure if you can connect other characters to the book, but I'll always encourage others to try.

I can't wait for a 9 page essay on how Diluc is the Bumpy Man. 👍