#boteh

Regatta : Old Florentine hand engraving technique in which fine lines are engraved on gold to create a silk like effect.

(Yale Joel. 1956?)

Herbert Ponting, Grotto in a Berg, Terra Nova in the distance, 5 January, 1911 VS Paisley pattern

Babak is a man of unknown origins that not even he knows or remembers, but he can speak in Persian and has a Persian accent when speaking English, his imagery is often accompanied by distorted and warped boteh, so its believed he is Iranian of origin, though little is known beyond that. Babak seems to be a avatar of several entities, mostly the Stranger or the Spiral with hints of the Lonely, and represents the very specific fear of repressed memories and trauma, and confusion over one’s self and origin. Babak will appear to people (often children) who are going through some kind of traumatic event, and will be a supportive and protective being that tries to shield them from harm. Once he is sure they are okay and will get better, he leaves to help others. With the people only remembering him as some vague imaginary friend or old friend they hardly remember… with only memories of boteh and static for their trauma, making them often think their trauma wasn’t even real. However Babak may often revisit those he had visited before, but these are barely heartwarming reunions. Due to how the people he visited barely remember him, they will at first be confused and unnerved by this oddly familiar stranger talking to them, and once they remember him, so too do they begin to remember their trauma, revealing that it was real all along.. Should whoever he’s revisiting react to him aggressively and in denial, denying him and denying their trauma was real, Babak will turn more and more monstrous and his static-like distortions will worsen, pursuing them and will (albeit unintentionally) make their reemerging traumatic memories hurt worse. He acts incredibly obsessive, begging with them to ‘please remember’ and to not turn him away when he just wants to see 'my child’ again, not understanding why they’d run away from him… Should someone react accepting of him and his presence, Babak will act very accommodating, and will do all he can to comfort them through their traumatic memories coming back. It will still hurt, but it is much more manageable. Despite being a fear avatar, Babak does not want to harm anyone, and really only wants to protect those vulnerable and help them come to terms with their trauma, but due to his effects in bringing back repressed trauma, he often causes major distress and fear, not even understanding why..

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