been really into blood recently

she believes that she can change the system once shes reached the highest rung in the ladder, not realising that she is already becoming like everyone else in a position of power

the aberrant corps trains people to be ruthless and heartless, because if they aren’t, and don’t prioritise their own survival above everything else, they will die. That is what the corps is designed to do.

in hand jumper, sayeon uses trust as a substitution for love.

sayeon lee has never experienced mutual unconditional love. no one truly knew her for who she was as the daughter of a criminal aberrant. the closest she ever got was jaeil, who died. her sister’s love is (arguably) unreciprocated. thus, she doesn’t acknowledge the love she feels for other people (like all her other emotions). sayeon is a utilitarian. trust is directly tied to her ability to manipulate, by extension, mission success. so, it is the only form of affection that she allows herself to have.

additionally, sayeon doesn’t trust people easily. she is a logical person who questions and criticizes everything. in the corps, blind faith could mean death. as a leader, trust is indicative of power and skill, both things sayeon aspires for. sayeon understands the weight trust carries in the aberrant corps, where the survival rate is minimal.

so, she searches for affection through the trust placed on her by other people.

this emphasis on trust is paralleled with love. when sayeon learns her teammates trust her, she starts smiling and blushing, which is a stereotypically romantic reaction. she searches and even craves for trust in the same way many people want affection. in missions, she tries to be as efficient and successful as possible to gain trust. she constantly wonders if characters like min and ryujin trust her. like love, trust needs to be earned. her journey towards gaining trust mirrors a journey towards genuine relationships, albeit a more twisted, complicated version.

but the most compelling parallel is that sayeon lee does not want characters to be forced to trust her. instead, she hopes they will trust her out of their own volition. as ryujin says: “you want me to choose you all on your own”. even absent the obvious romantic undertones, the treatment of trust as something that cannot be forced mirrors the nature of love. in the same way true love is mutual, sayeon wants trust to be real and reciprocated.

Sixty or so of the one hundred and four cards in the game were changed in some capacity, including some gorgeous new art by some members of the community:

The Celestial Lawman by @creatures-5.

The Cosmic Champion by @zeitghost.

If you’re sick of whatever card game is your own personal opiate, this is a sign to come play a game that’s actually good and also free. This is the perfect time: the meta is all shaken up and the good players have no idea what they’re doing. And I promise I will never make a Universes Beyond expansion.

plus we have Ghoul

a community full of wonderful people who love to teach

relatively simple mechanics

an insanely high skill ceiling (to the point that someone (@stiltedmoth) has managed to win 17 out of 20 matches at one point)

deranged combos like True Zodiac and the Slords’ Double Reggie and whatever the fuck is going on with Lost Souls/Bullets. I think they’re playing cards?

semi-regular tournaments where you can win fame and glory and custom card art

Sixty or so of the one hundred and four cards in the game were changed in some capacity, including some gorgeous new art by some members of the community:

The Celestial Lawman by @creatures-5.

The Cosmic Champion by @zeitghost.

If you’re sick of whatever card game is your own personal opiate, this is a sign to come play a game that’s actually good and also free. This is the perfect time: the meta is all shaken up and the good players have no idea what they’re doing. And I promise I will never make a Universes Beyond expansion.

plus we have Ghoul