Rabbit Ear Squash

which does contain Kanji for the word "bright", which could still have the double meaning of brightening something (like...a shadow crystal?)

And thank you, online Collins Japanese-English Dictionary...

明らかに

evidently. You use evidently to say that something is obviously true, for example, because you have seen evidence of it yourself.

The man wore a bathrobe and had evidently just come from the bathroom.その男はバスローブを着ていて，明らかに浴室から出てきたところだった．

markedly

The current economic downturn is markedly different from previous recessions.現在の経済の沈滞は明らかに前回の不況とは異なる．

obviously. You use obviously when you are stating something that you expect the person who is listening to know already.

Obviously, they've had sponsorship from some big companies.彼らは明らかに，いくつかの大企業から資金提供を受けていた．

palpably

The scene was palpably intense to watch.その情景は目の置き所がないぐらい強烈だった．

patently

He made his displeasure patently obvious.彼は不快感をあからさまに明示した．

plainly. You use plainly to indicate that you believe something is obviously true, often when you are trying to convince someone else that it is true.

The judge's conclusion was plainly wrong.判事の判決は明らかに間違っていた., Plainly, a more objective method of description must be adopted.明らかに，より客観的な描写方法を取り入れる必要がある.

tellingly

Most tellingly, perhaps, chimpanzees do not draw as much information from the world around them as we do.最も明らかなのは，おそらくチンパンジーは私たちほど周囲から情報を収集しないことだ.

visibly

kris doesn't face left automatically at any point in this scene in-game

in other words, the ARG email writer made it so they're purposefully set to face left here

set to face susie...

susie is the reason the weird route can't happen

susie is the reason both kris and noelle feel like they can live for a better future instead of dying in their deepest darkness

susie is the one who brings the background music back in kris's life

susie is the one who causes them to smile despite it all

susie is the singular last thing keeping kris back

but you only need to see her once

What the does Tobias mean by this. What was the necessary setup. Why is he only fueling my theory with these weird ass vague one liners. What the heck is getting clarified there are so many things this could even mean or hint at evens????

blatant stuff Roaring, Knight, FRIEND, Eram, themes like escapism and loving fiction like it's real

maybe not-as-blatant-stuff like Eggs, Takoyaki Crimes

mayyyybe Gaster Voice, Forgotten Man and the Man Country

definitely Weird Route

The Roaring Knight breaks the rules of the game and dark world mechanics because it represents reality. Flowery breaks the rules of the game and dark world mechanics because he represents escapism.

and the reason she seems mournful at the end when she says this is because she's given up on the idea of them saying anything, either because she thinks she was wrong or thinks they just don't want to actually take it there

Nicefession…?

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