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oooh here we go!!!

pure vanilla: he's super adorable, i Love him. (and i'm not exaggerating. every time he was on screen for the millenial advent update i'm just so Gleeful. i want to give him a big hug) he was a general favorite of mine before but Now he's a big comfort character for me after his awakened form got released.

i think what really got me though was how he uses a lot of metaphors of his own experience with the truth. the way he says it is so tranquil and kind of just... magical? there's a certain sense of Peace he exudes that i often forget about, but always draws me back in <3

hollyberry: i have a very Fond memory of getting BOTH pure vanilla + hollyberry in the same ten pull when i started the game.

(taken on march 8, 2022. crazy how time flies)

anyway. hollyberry's always been a neat character for me but BY-9 and 10 gave me a whole lot more respect for her. i like her dynamic with wildberry and pitaya dragon a lot. i also find her pretty relatable as well - running away as a sort of ignorance because other people can take care of those problems... it's fine... they don't need me...

dark cacao: i have a History with dark cacao. he's super cool - i joined the game right at the end of the first anniversary, so i was there for his ENTIRE update and he remains Nostalgic to me. also idk if it's just me but I pull him the most from the gacha for some reason??? i have him at A2 as a F2P after like almost 4 years. also the dark cacao cookies are some of my favorites by his introduction. i LOVEEE affogato and caramel arrow a bunch, along with crunchy chip.

i need to Go Back and really Reread but fascinating how he doesn't want to be forgotten by his subjects... or anyone, really. he highly treasures effort and a sense of self, wanting to have future generations remember his name... likely to inspire them to have the same amount of determination he has.

golden cheese: she's a very strong character!! golden cheese is awesome. really fascinating that they went a technology-route with her character for the first update because i still remember for the longest time (before her release) everyone is like "where is golden cheese at" and all this time she's been Managing her Server underground. was also there for the bspice update + her awk update, and i like they brought back smoked cheese for it, especially after the events of crispia 18. admittedly i don't have much to say about her right now, but she's cool!

saint lily: it's a no-brainer that she's my favorite LOL if it wasn't obvious enough. i already liked her a LOT in general before, but it started getting Worse when the silent salt update came out and my fixation Whims ensnared her like a mantis with its prey. she is an excellent morally grey (female!) complex character. she's a bit of an Enigmatic Contradiction but it's what entices me. We Need Dissonance.

though, it's a bit of a double-edged sword, as admittedly (even though she's my favorite) she is HARD to write. mostly because she hasn't had enough characterization as she should, even with how important to the lore she is, but her character is also extremely convoluted and unique that it's hard to pin her down right away. BY ep 12 finally gave a lot of answers to the questions surrounding her character, but i'm a bit frustrated it took this long to actually know more what she's like as a person. she's so elusive, narrative and character-wise sometimes i feel a bit crazy for wanting more content/a clearer explanation on her but we don't get anything😭