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day 25. fairy

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𝙻𝚘𝚊𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚐…

𝚆𝚎𝚕𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝙻𝚊𝚕𝚒𝚗'𝚜 𝙲𝚞𝚛𝚜𝚎 𝙱𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚔𝚍𝚘𝚠𝚗! 𝚆𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚒𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚋𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚔𝚍𝚘𝚠𝚗 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚖𝚊𝚢 𝚊𝚜𝚔?

𝙸𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚜𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚜 𝚘𝚏 𝙻𝚊𝚕𝚒𝚗'𝚜 𝙲𝚞𝚛𝚜𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚘𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚜 𝚠𝚎’𝚕𝚕 𝚋𝚎 𝚋𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚍𝚘𝚠𝚗, 𝚙𝚊𝚐𝚎 𝚋𝚢 𝚙𝚊𝚐𝚎, 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚕𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚖𝚎𝚊𝚗𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚋𝚎𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚟𝚒𝚜𝚞𝚊𝚕𝚜 𝚘𝚏 𝙻𝚊𝚕𝚒𝚗'𝚜 𝚌𝚞𝚛𝚜𝚎. 𝙿𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚎 𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚌𝚔 𝚊𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚘 𝚑𝚎𝚊𝚛 𝚖𝚢 𝚛𝚊𝚖𝚋𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚜!

𝙰𝚂 𝙰𝙻𝚆𝙰𝚈𝚂, 𝚂𝙿𝙾𝙸𝙻𝙴𝚁 𝚆𝙰𝚁𝙽𝙸𝙽𝙶 𝙵𝙾𝚁 𝚃𝙷𝙾𝚂𝙴 𝚆𝙷𝙾 𝙷𝙰𝚅𝙴𝙽’𝚃 𝚁𝙴𝙰𝙳 𝙾𝚁 𝙰𝚁𝙴 𝙽𝙾𝚃 𝙲𝙰𝚄𝙶𝙷𝚃 𝚄𝙿! 𝙵𝚊𝚜𝚝 𝚙𝚊𝚜𝚜 𝚎𝚙𝚒𝚜𝚘𝚍𝚎𝚜 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚍𝚒𝚜𝚌𝚞𝚜𝚜𝚎𝚍, 𝚜𝚘 𝚒𝚏 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚏𝚊𝚜𝚝 𝚙𝚊𝚜𝚜, 𝙸 𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚊𝚐𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚝𝚘 𝚋𝚎 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚜𝚒𝚍𝚎𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚗𝚘𝚗-𝚏𝚊𝚜𝚝-𝚙𝚊𝚜𝚜 𝚋𝚛𝚎𝚝𝚑𝚛𝚎𝚗.

𝙻𝚘𝚊𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚙𝚕𝚎𝚝𝚎…

LET’S GO, GUYS, WE’RE BACK WITH ANOTHER EPISODE OF THE BREAKDOWN!!!

Ah man, it’s really been awhile, let’s hop right into this with episode 9 (the fun one). Right off the bat, we’ve got the blue butterfly. It’s sort of early in the breakdown, but let’s go ahead and talk about the blue butterfly.

It appears at first sight to be a blue morpho, a species of butterfly native to the tropics of Latin America. It’s the right size as well, seeing as blue morpho butterflies have a wingspan of 5-8 inches.

 However, the underside of this butterfly’s wings are bright blue, whereas the blue morpho has dull brown coloration on the underside of its wings (a neat camouflage mechanism!)

This butterfly could also be a monarch. Yes, monarch butterflies typically have vibrant orange coloration but hear me out.

Blue morphos are naturally occurring, whereas blue monarchs are not. This butterfly is obviously supernatural in essence, seeing as it seems to appear before every supernatural event (e.g. it appeared before the power outage at David’s house, before the demon knocked on the barn window, etc..) It also shows up in David’s dreams and can interact with the demon, further cementing its status as a supernatural being.

Blue monarchs are classic for having a supernatural affiliation in mythology in folklore. They are said to represent happiness, good luck, and a wish fulfilled. This makes sense, seeing as the butterfly was able to drive away the demon. Demons are the uncanny embodiment of fear and evil, so it’s natural that the opposite of it, light and goodness, would be able to harm it.

This may also have a connection to Delete (prequel to Lalin’s Curse). Please take this next part concerning the butterfly with a grain of salt, as it is mostly pure theory rather than researched fact.

I’ve mentioned before that David’s brown streak of hair is not only a consequence of his head injury but likely also symbolic of him earning his ‘Valor’, like a piece of Valor stayed with him (his streak and Valor’s hair are the same color). He used to be more of a pushover, as shown in the flashback.

But now he’s clearly willing to stand up to others to defend what he believes in, as seen when he argues with Cody. The only difference between the two instances of having his belief challenged is the timeline, he fought with Cody after the events of Delete. One can conclude, therefore, that this is a consequence of character development stemming from those events (even if David doesn’t remember it).

It wouldn’t be so far fetched to say that the blue butterfly is also symbolic of David’s character development. Although he clearly still exhibits self-deprecating tendencies, it’s also clear that he is a happier person than he was in Delete. The butterfly could represent his happiness, as well as having other supernatural significance.

Alright, I’m off the Delete tangent now.

In many folklores and cultures, the butterfly (specifically blue monarchs in some versions of lore) is seen as a symbol of someone’s soul. In Western European folklore, butterflies have the ability to pass into a plane of existence called the ‘Otherworld’. It’s basically the spirit world. 

In earlier episodes, the thin black veins on the wings do not resemble the thick black markings of a monarch. However, in later episodes the black markings are extremely obvious and very deliberate. 

So yeah that’s why i think it’s a monarch and not a morpho :)

WOW okay i just realized how long this breakdown is already. This episode is packed with information, so it may even be broken into 3 parts.

Melissa Peach, by Aurora Lynne

Finalllyyy done with Ruthie’s reference sheet, with Papillon as well a bit, for 2019~! 

I wasn’t too happy with Ruthie’s precious design since I wanted to make her look more natural in some ways~ Soo after a long while of trying to figure out and design, I found one that I’m actually happy with~ 

*Papillon, Tiger, Rose and Ruthie’s furry/anthro form are all getting a separate reference sheet and I’ll try to work on those! They’ll all be simpler than this one possibly

Here’s Ruthie information just in case it’s hard to read, with a bit of extra:

Ruthie’s a Eevee (Pokemon) and Xweetok (Neopet) Mix

Female ~ 16 (older than Nico by a few months) ~ Ace/Poly 

*She’s currently taken by Nico and Upa 

Nurse/Therapist ~ Performer ~ Inmate #14 

*Currently staying in Building 13, Cell 14 and works as a nurse at Nanba Prison

Sweet ~ Compassionate ~ Wise ~ Curious 

*More personality to come

Nature: Hardy ~ High Defensive Stats

*Papillon is always by her side

*Has a Zodiac form, Tiger, and a Fairy form, Rose (more on them soon!)

She’s 2 feet and 5 inches tall, and weights around 50 lbs., smaller and lighter than a Jolteon! 

Yeesss I love Monarch! (You’re welcome!! I have plans in place for the mc to have one of three disabilities: Hard of Hearing, lost limb, and muteness. And the mc will fully learn sign language if they’re Hoh or mute.)

Mute Charmer with Blue Monarch

 Monarch, of course, it’s her. The only woman- No the only Hero who would actually think to look for you. She stands at the edge of the hospital bed, a small and frail older woman who seems so unimposing to everyone else but you. No one would think of this woman as a commanding force, no one would think to plug their ears and turn their head away, to never look at her face. No one would assume that her voice can command others, forcing them to do as she says and think what she wants them to think.

 It won’t work on you, even with your powers frayed and useless they still give you an edge no baseline can have against her and knowledge is power, you know better than to hang onto her words. It also helps she’s not the only manipulator in the room, you know just as well how to pull people’s strings and unlike her, you don’t need a power to do so.

 Your voice may have been your greatest strength but even without it, you know the right way to look, the right way to act. So that’s what you do, you act and let some truth slip in. You scrunch face in confusion, almost like you don’t recognize her. She sighs as she finally takes a seat next to the bed.

 “The nurse says you haven’t spoken a word since you woke up,” her voice soft, immediately bringing a sense of calm. You dig down dip and tear that feeling apart, she’s the enemy and not someone to relax around.

 You shrug in response, hands making an X across your throat like you had done with the nurse. They had run tests but no one could find anything physically wrong with your ability to speak. Someone had mentioned it being psychological, you don’t care anymore. You’re tired, in pain, and it’s almost a relief just being able to ignore everyone’s questions, asking you shit you wouldn’t have answered anyway.

 “In that case, you’ll just have to sit and listen,” she folds her hands across her lap, she looks at you with pity and in response, you can’t stop the snarl from appearing on your lips. You don’t want her pity, real or fake. “You’re going to retire from being a Villain.” A command you almost feel compelled to follow, you immediately turn your head away from her. Hands over your ears wouldn’t help, it’d just bring more attention from others and then you’d be outnumbered.

 She’s stronger than you remember, why didn’t she use this against Biohazard?

 “Chaos, you need to listen to me-”

 You do not. How does she know who you are?

 “If you keep going you're going to get yourself killed-”

 You will not, not that she could ever be aware of that.

 “So I’m telling you. You need to stop.”

 You have to stop, the thought is sudden and foreign. You want to rage against it but you feel yourself falling under her thumb. She’s been hiding the strength of her power, and it worries you that she didn’t use this to stop one of the greatest catastrophes that Torrent Falls has suffered.

  Shit. Fine, you’ll play her game. You need to recover, to adapt to your new condition. You reluctantly look back at her and nod your head in understanding. She sighs in relief, leaving the room and you behind.

I like this little guy <3 His name is gonna be Mona because he’s a blue monarch butterfly x3