so i’ve been playing around with the idea of CANON DIVERGENT rika for quite some time. after all, anyone who had the chance to talk to me OOC will learn that i absolutely despise the way rika was portrayed throughout the course of the game. from unrealistic brainwashing devices to the unnecessary use of the bomb apartment—- there really was no love for side characters in the game. in fact, each one of them were all portrayed as vindictive and evil characters just to support the multiple love routes in the game (except driver kim lmao). but in any case, while rika was literally designed to be unstable and… for a better word, evil— the poor portrayal of her mental illness was another trigger card for why i intended on writing for this canon diversion.

      so let’s begin with MINTEYE. canonly speaking minteye was a religious occult hellbent on spreading rika’s ideals to the world. the amount of power minteye harness throughout the years, pretty much rivals jumin’s own financially capability ( they were able to steal his cat before his men could—- that’s some mad skills right there ). however, because of the games constant inconsistency with minteye character; it is pretty much brings that misconception that minteye was always evil. however, because people forget that rika is a HUMANITARIAN— they fail to realize that it is likely that minteye could have been intended for something different.

      let’s forget about the game storyline for a moment, and focus on the rika that everyone in the RFA knew. the rika that often volunteered with yoosung, the rika (with v) that save and encourage zen with his musical career, the rika that jumin, himself, inevitably fell in love with. throughout the game she was seen as an ANGEL, the one responsible for the creation of the rfa. therefore my canon diversion is that minteye, the predecessor of rfa, was designed to be something similar. she had intended on using minteye to make the world a genuinely better place. however, what if something went wrong? what if she made the group so big that she lost control over it and was force to leave? either way, the stress of loosing minteye and the death of sally—brought out the point where she INTENDED on doing suicide. the bomb (as much as i hate this mechanic) was probably use to end minteye and herself; however because v interfered with her suicide, she became enlightened to the point where she transformed minteye into a RADICAL group. 

       although i originally intended on removing her mental illness card ( i hate the fact they legit shipped her off in alaska .-. ), i decided to DOWNPLAY it. which means my rika, for the most part, is well aware and even accountable for her actions. her rise to power by reclaiming minteye and ultimately becoming the savior, proves that she is exceptionally brilliant and even merciless to a fault. of course, i want to strongly emphasize that RIKA ISN’T EVIL. in fact, beneath her radical movements she does intend on doing good for the world. in her eyes, this is justice. the brainwashing mechanic in this game is something i will dismiss entirely because rika is highly persuasive and charismatic. she doesn’t need to force anyone to believe what she does, because it is likely that those in minteye were already swept away by her ideal. A WORLD FREE FROM CORRUPTION, FROM REJECTION, a beautiful PARADISE is all she needs to transform minteye anew.

❛ some people are so good at disappearing that you start to doubt your memories that they were ever there. ❜ 

❛ how do you say goodbye to someone who was never there? ❜

❛ i don’t want a world without pain, or loss. i just want them to mean something. ❜

❛ there are some people who believe a photo captures their soul. ❜

❛ if you love something let it go. ❜

❛ you were not the first, you will not be the last. ❜

❛ there are some secrets i will take to my grave, but i don’t want loving you to be one of them. ❜

❛ you can still back out before anyone gets hurt. ❜

❛ i said i’d love you forever, and really meant it at the time. i guess that’s my problem. ❜

❛ kindness won’t save anyone. ❜

❛ for a long time i thought i deserved better. but the truth is we both deserve better than this. ❜

❛ i wish there was a word that meant “goodbye” for someone who was already gone. ❜

❛ i never meant to hurt you. you have to believe me. ❜

❛ we’ll always have yesterday. ❜

❛ hope softens the rough edge of every promise. ❜

❛ love is stupid. happiness is admitting we aren’t better than stupid. ❜

❛ you can’t always want what you get. ❜

❛ i wish i had a dollar for every dollar’s worth of work i did. ❜

❛ we are empty inside and hollow. hoping something sweet will make its nest in us. ❜

❛ we’re too far from help. ❜

❛ monsters are even more scary when you see them afraid. ❜

❛ we carry our own loneliness with us. ❜ 

❛ fake happiness beats genuine misery. ❜

❛ they always trust me to be someone who i don’t even want to be. ❜

❛ i cannot see where i want to go, only that i want the going.❜

❛ you are never here. you are always almost there. ❜