Since Castorice's magazine marketing basically confirms that Mydei is, in fact, the account owner behind "Fig Stew is so Yummy!" which posts hand-drawn chimera videos on the Amphorean equivalent of TikTok, I thought it would be funny to take a look at everything the meme-y video can tell us about Mydei (and Phainon) if we choose to take it at face value.
(Do I think it's actually meant to be taken that way? No, not really, but it's definitely more fun!)
A) Mydei likes to sleep in (or at the very least, to nap). In the video, Phainon forcibly wakes Mydei up at "third quint of Action Hour"--that's mid-afternoon, for us real world folks.
B) Mydei's impression of Phainon versus his impression of himself is a hilarious reverse of the fandom's stereotype: In Mydei's eyes, Mydei is the victim of Phainon's grumpiness.
To be fair to Mydei, that is what he looks like sometimes...
C) Phainon not only knows where Mydei lives, but has the ability to enter Mydei's room even when Mydei is asleep. Mydei is so either so confident he doesn't lock his front door... Or Phainon has a key???
D) Uhhhh, make of this whatever you will. Maybe Mydei gives Phainon piggy-back rides when we're not looking. Actually, maybe this is just Mydei's shorthand way of saying they rode Kokopo III to the baths!
E) Despite being all about Kremnoans bathing in boiling sword-forging water, Mydei prefers cold baths and likes bathing when not too many other people are present. Phainon, on the other hand, is not a fan of cold water, lol.
F) If Mydei curses, he won't say "By Nikador!" he'll say "By Kephale!" I'm not sure who would be pissed off more about a Kremnoan cursing using Kephale's name--the Okhemans or the Kremnoans?
G) Mydei thinks Phainon has "sensitive skin and tender flesh"... Or perhaps Phainon has admitted as much? Just normal things tough dude bros talk about while soaking in the baths together, you know.
H) Mydei's profile pic is Phagousa's sacred beast, the seal, and there's a matching seal with him in the baths the whole time. Apparently, he's a big fan! But this makes sense, given that he lived in the Sea of Souls for nine years--maybe we will one day learn that he had a whole colony of seal friends in the depths of the sea lol.
I) "Fig Stew" is a foreign dish in Okhema, but it's not from Kremnos, which tells us Mydei probably enjoys experimenting with foreign foods, trying the dishes of the many different cultures that have found refuge in Okhema, and also that he's a fan of Kyros's restaurant in Marmoreal Market, the only place in-game that sells Fig Stew.
J) There aren't any figs in Okhema's version of Fig Stew though; the restaurant responsible for selling Fig Stew in Okhema actually just substitutes "milkberries" (possibly Lowveld Milkberry) instead. Milkberry fruits look somewhat similar to figs but are known for having a vanilla-like flavor--Fig Stew is described in-game as a very sweet dish with a creamy and refreshing texture. The Trailblazer is also a fan!
And, finally K) The description of the video "Shopping day chronicles with friends in Okhema be like--" not only implies that Mydei somehow knows far more meme lingo that he's willing to let on in real in-game conversations... but also that he's made so many of these little daily chronicle videos that he's got FIVE VOLUMES of stories just about his days shopping with friends in Okhema. This is a whole visual diary, guys.
...And then it loops back into depressing when you imagine Mydei happily posting a video each day of the mundane events of his life in Okhema, light-hearted and playful chronicles of himself with friends--MY MAN JUST WANTED TO LIVE AND PLAY WITH SEALS AND EAT SWEETS, Hoyo, whyyyyyyyy?!!
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friendly reminder that if i have ever befriended you and have not spoken to you in a while it’s nothing you’ve done wrong it’s just because i’m a piece of shit at keeping in contact with people and i still love you okay good
the juxtaposition of the main two couples is so interesting to me because of the god/believer parallels, amongst others, but that none of these parallels are obvious from the outside.
if you looked at ivan/till, you would probably think that ivan is the god out of the two of them and I think that the fact he isn't is a purposeful subversion by the writers. Ivan being the moon to Till's sun adds so much to their characters, the self-destructive solar flares (erratic but no less passionate for it, bright and well known yet people know little of substance) and the quiet but impactful wash of the tides (steady, persistent and powerful for it, difficult to change or sway), it feeds into the personalities they have beneath the personas that have been built around them and that's so important to me. but additionally, there are the parallels between Till's "suffering is art" and Ivan's "art is suffering" which makes them so much more compelling to me. Ivan doesn't seem to enjoy being part of the public eye, it's a chore, it's work, that's the painful part for him, not the work itself whereas with Till, the work is the pain because of the way that his owner has made him "suffer for his art." Both ways of doing things rob the person involved of their agency, Till may enjoy art but he is forced to suffer for it, and Ivan is ambivalent to it but is forced to do it anyways. There's also the "admires hope" and "admires the fight" in ivan/till that makes me a little crazy because they both admire the person they love for something that they do not have themself. Ivan has no real will to fight against the system, seems resigned to apathy of some kind, and Till doesn't seem to have any real hope of change despite the fact that he fights. he just seems like he wants to go out with a bang rather than a whimper, to be honest.
With Mizi and Sua's god/believer parallel, it's a little more muddy on first glance, it could go either way and so Sua being the god of the two of them isn't so strange. Mizi seems to love Sua more than anything else, why else would Sua be Mizi's god, but Sua loves her just as much and does so much for Mizi that it would make just as much sense the other way. They have moon/sun parallels, too, though they're simpler (Mizi being the sun, warm and crackling with energy, and Sua being the moon, a reflection of Mizi's light who gets brighter the more Mizi loves her), but more interesting to me is the ice/fire, with Sua being ice and Mizi being fire and Sua investing heavily in Mizi despite the fact that it will hurt her in the end and Mizi spending time with Sua despite there being little to no benefit besides on an interpersonal level. Mizi makes Sua's life better but she will make Sua melt and Sua tempers some of Mizi's worse impulses. They're so fascinating because almost all of their symbolism/metaphors are just about choosing each other and loving each other and it makes me a little insane.
tldr; mizisua have dynamics that play into each other and highlight their relationship and how good it is for each other, whereas ivantill have dynamics that also play into each other but highlight them as individuals more than it does their bond which makes me go a little feral
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This was probably the most heartbreaking scene for me, Ivan's smile right before he falls to the ground looked so genuine, like the one in black sorrow
atsushi being attacked by anne and immediately thinking “wow she’s fast! just like akutagawa” bro. can you stop being gay for like 2 seconds you’re going to be imprisoned in this purgatory-like space if you don’t
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akutagawa, drunk: thank you jinko... for listening to me
white tiger: *tiger noises idk*
akutagawa: though we have our differences... i do truly... appreciate your presence in my life
white tiger:
akutagawa: i know i have talked on for hours but i do feel better now
white tiger:
akutagawa: do not try to make me emotional
white tiger:
akutagawa: okay, just this once, i shall hug you.... atsushi
*hugs*
atsushi walking over: oh hey akuta- why are you hugging a tiger ?where the hell did you even find a white tiger? aren't they rare? you know ive never actually seen one in real life, since i cant see my own ability beyond the occasional hallucination
*Takes you by the shoulders* I ADORE character profiles and character trivia and likes and dislikes sections. I love knowing this ruthless, heartless, cruel man of a character has a childish dislike for mandarin oranges. I believe in the inherent beauty of all characters, no matter the background or moral stance, being made fundamentally human by assigning them insignificant culinary preferences. I stand by the supremacy of humanizing villains by giving them relatable tastes and trivial interests and ordinary hobbies. I treasure the hidden reminders that everyone is inherently human even when everything else we know about a character might suggest the contrary.
pushing my cat Lu Guang agenda
-> featuring Qiao Ling :D
so- i don't remember if its fanon or canon that Lu Guang has insomnia but i'd like to think that sometimes, during the day, he'll just randomly fall asleep in warm places
like- he'll lean against Cheng Xiaoshi while reading, being careful not to disturb his game, and drift off near seconds later
-> the first time this happened, Cheng Xiaoshi froze stiff and just stared until Lu Guang woke up again an hour or two later {he was so shocked that he didn't even attempt a picture}
-> He took several the next time it happened though, near giddy at the display of trust
Texting:______________________________________________________
Qiao Ling: Xiaoshi 13:04
Qiao Ling: Come help me carry stuff inside 13:04
Cheng Xiaoshi: i can't 13:06
Qiao Ling: ?! 13:07
Qiao Ling: Why not?? 13:07
Cheng Xiaoshi: lu's sleeping 13:07
Qiao Ling: So? 13:08
Qiao Ling: Just don't be loud and come help me!! 13:08
Cheng Xiaoshi: i can't! 13:10
*picture of Lu Guang leaning against his shoulder, peacefully asleep* 13:11
Cheng Xiaoshi: he's sleeping on me! 13:11
Cheng Xiaoshi: i legally cannot move 13:12
it takes much longer for it to ever happen to Qiao Ling, much to her own chagrin and Cheng Xiaoshi's glee
-> it's fake gloating and they both know it, he just likes having the upper hand
Lu Guang trusts her, he really does, but the second his head hits her shoulder for the first time Qiao Ling jumps and he pull himself back
-> he's scared he might've overstepped, Lu Guang doesn't want her to be uncomfortable around him
"Ah... sorry, Qiao Ling. I must be more tired then I thought."
"No- no, it's ok, Lu Guang- i didn't... mind"
-> Lu Guang had fled the situation before she could finish
a few months later is when it actually finally happens. Qiao Ling keeps herself perfectly still when Lu Guang's head hits her shoulder, very careful not to startle again and scare him off
Cheng Xiaoshi comes barreling in shortly after, but quickly gets shushed by Qiao Ling. They share a giddy thumbs up in celebration
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This is a the funniest fucking post I have seen in a year because first the spelling and backstory makes you think he got a role as one of the beatles, and then after the preposterous reveal she says that isnt actually a problem, and I don't think anything more could be funnier than the actual post cutting it off as she makes it all about the couch. Comedy writers please study this.
