Nerd Named Finch

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Maybe it's joke flirting, okay. I understand that perspective.

All this thinking about greek mythology got me to come up with this joke :3c

Somewhat related to deltamyths but not really. I just thought about it while working on the lore and playing hades. For inspirational purposes of course...

Tried my best to write Berdly's iconic speech but failed miserably...

Took too long on this tbh but I do like how silly Noelle turned out :P

I promise you, Berdly fans know very well of his flaws because the fandom shoves them down our throats everytime we try to have a proper discussion about him. So no, I will not be taking the discourse seriously bcs it's coming from fans who would grab their pitchforks everytime their favs gets acknowledge for not being perfect either. So I'll say this to my fellow Berdly and Kerdly fans, be loud and annoying. Who cares, post all the posts you want about Berdly/Kerdly bcs these ppl aren't gonna change their minds so why should you?

Chapter 1 introduces us to Susie. She is mean and abrasive and the way she treats people is just downright awful at times. And then, over the course of the chapter, you see more sides to her. And you realize that a lot of her earlier actions were a combination of projection and masking her true self, and deep down there is a good person there. And since she's a main character, you look forward to seeing her growth.

Then, chapter 2 (properly) introduces Berdly. He is mean and abrasive and the way he treats people is downright awful at times.

So I go "cool, I've seen this before, I know that he is projecting/masking and there is a good person in there, though because he isn't a main character these details and his growth won't be as obvious/focused on as Susie"

And then it feels like some people take that initial mean-ness and decide that is all he is. And whenever I see a post about it, or watch a lets-play where people tell him to fuck off while he talks about his past, and I wonder if we played the same game.

So yeah, for some reasons seeing a lot of vitriol towards Berdly just made me like and appreciate the details of him more and more until now he's my favorite side character.

Ch5: Gets rejected by Noelle and Susie on the festival, they're togheter!!! That's AWESOME!!! and then they(suselle) let kris be with them but not him....okay... and probably gets regected by kris in his head due to them sticking out with the girls.....

And If all of that is NOT enough: they will add Noelle to their amazing cool ass adventures in the dark world while he just... does the project alone because mind you, they've been stealing noelle from their project for 3 days straight.

And this is the HAPPY route for him

People support neurodivergent people until theyre kind of annoying. Until they dont understand social cues or roles the way you think they should. Until they act in a way you think is cringe.

The "I need to be better than everyone else to matter", and the "I don't truly matter and never will".

You cannot finish his arc nor development without addressing both of them, I fear.

If the story were to ignore the problem with his behaviour (especially in chapters 1, 2, and 4) it would end up rewarding Berdly's selfish, controlling, and mean-spirited actions. That would suck, since it would imply that people need to put up with his attitude, and that he's actually in the right about having to be superior to truly matter to anyone. It would also stunt Noelle's development by making her more of a passive force in her own story, wich, of course, would also suck. This would make their dynamic even more bitter than it already was too, since Noelle would never get to voice her own opinions to him, thus building more resentment inside of her and the players while Berdly stays the same.

On the other hand, if the story were to ignore his presence completely by excluding him from the group or any relatively important plot-line, it would end up rewarding Berdly's self-deprocating mentality instead. That would also suck, since it would imply that he was actually right all along and that the mini speech he was given in the Cyber World by Susie was some sort of cruel joke. Regardless of how useful he was there, or how hurt he got there, lying to him about the experience until the Roaring inevitably happens would confirm that, actually, he is forgettable and a charity case to anyone who he considers a friend, no matter how much he could change for the better. Everything about this would go against the themes of second chances and "Don't Forget", while also making his screentime a waste of time without conclusion.

So no: he isn't this perfect little guy that was done dirty by selfish Noelle and that should go to the Dark Worlds in her place because he's "just that better". And no: his arc isn't finished enough to exclude him from the group completely since he still has a shitty ass mentality going on. I don't think he should be rewarded with praise, but I also don't think he should be punished with his biggest fear when he could have the chance to become a better friend and confirm someone does care.

If toby fox

doesn't give berdly more screentime in the last two chapters

im gonna crashout

LET HIM HANG OUT WITH HIS FRIENDS PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD

like if that shit happens its like

"fuck you, autistic people! if you can't read social cues or communicate your feelings, you deserve to be alone forever!!!!"

also if his only importance to the wider plot is in his DEATH, that NOBODY remembers afterwords??????????????

jail

I could do a superlong essay abt why i think he's still important to the plot and is gonna come back in a major way if like anyone wants that

but like genuinely i couldn't believe that festival scene like they wouldnt even let him FOURTH WHEEL

like bro was looking forward to the festival SO MUCH and he had to spend it COMPLETELY ALONE

Noelle hosted a study group for their GROUP PROJECT without him

anybody who thinks he deserves this would probably have bullied me when i was a kid

and im not ashamed to admit i shed a few tears for the bluebird because like i've BEEN THERE and it SUCKS

Thank you for giving me a chance... hehejrhee.... I will unleash it all!!

I have maany thoughts and funnily enough I might have missed a bunch but!! I have conjured this...

DO BE WARNED it is a FUCKLOAD OF TEXT😭😭😭😭 and idk if what I typed is comprehensible or not🤔

I really love this guy... He's just a youngin bro spare him.