susie is so absolutely fucking Not Okay.
i already posted about her dialogue in the gerson fight, but for the purposes of this post i'll put it here along with the fountain dialogue.
THIS. this is why she's seemingly reverted back to being sillygoofy. it's a facade. she is shoving her emotions down and trying to be the rock for ralsei and kris to lean on.
she's trying to preserve the good times, should they get ripped away by the final prophecy. to have something good to look back on, in case the worst case scenario comes and she (likely) has to sacrifice herself. which...
... seems all too likely.
she reassures her friends that they will find a way to break the prophecy, and gerson encourages her to as well, but. does she really, truly believe she can?
she boldly and brazenly stated her intention to take noelle with her to the festival in chapter 4, but i believe it was the final prophecy that gave her the motivation to finally, really, pursue her affections for noelle. it could have just been a cute date, a fun teenage memory to look back on...
... but what if her time's running out?
what if she can't stop the final prophecy from happening?
she needs to tell noelle how she feels...
... before it all comes crashing down.
(side note: susie's sprite looking down here strikes at my heart every time.)
