typing this up in the n+c server after getting all minked up just. made me realize mink’s my fave now and suffice to say im going thru it brother:
“ugh mink defenders just try to justify his bad actions” NO YOU DONT GET IT
HE NO LONGER BELIEVES HE HAS A LIFE WORTH LIVING SO HE PUTS UP THIS FACADE AND HURTS PEOPLE TO GET HIS GOALS MET. BUT IN SPITE OF IT HE IS FORGIVEN. HE IS GIVEN A SECOND CHANCE WHEN HE SURVIVES OVAL TOWER’S COLLAPSE AND HE TRIES TO MAKE UP FOR LOST TIME
**ITS ABOUT FORGIVING BOTH ANOTHER AND YOURSELF**
He was given a second chance and Aoba’s simple words “You’re alive” reminded him that he *isnt* gone, he can still be the Mink that once lived as a kind, soft-spoken craftsman in a peaceful village. Aoba wants to see him break out of his shell, to see who Mink truly is. And Mink in turn slowly returns to who he once was with that push. He will always mourn the loss of his community, but he doesn’t have to be haunted anymore
No yk what YOU ARE SO RIGHT AND YOU SHOULD SAY IT!!
dmmd has it's flaws but its character writing is fucking phenomenal. Mink suffers the most from "It's not that deep" because since he's so closed off and quiet so much about him has to be inferred, and unless you're WILLING to look past the discomfort you'll never see it (granted, easier sad than done. Kinda throwing stones from glass houses here)
I have yet to play it myself but I've always been interested in Mink's Re:C route because the vibes it gives off. Mink, a victim of genocide, living despite his pain and sharing his culture with a man he loves it's so beautiful to me I legit tear up a little
