So i know that like no one cares but can we talk about how the Hex syndicate standing levels up from handing in collectibles (and I know that it isn't uncommon since we already had the Holdfasts) but the collectibles in question are just. literally junk you find lying around It's not even useful junk most of the time--it's mood crystals and comic books and expired (probably) boxes of cereal and LITERAL ROTTING PIZZA LEFT ON ROOFS AND SIDEWALKS AND ALLEYWAYS and the Drifter is just like
"Yeah, I bet Lettie would be fine with me handing her this moldy 'pizza' food thing right here that is distinctly not cube-shaped. Hm. Yes. This seems reasonable."
And given that the Hex never really made it clear what 'supplies' or prized objects for them are, unlike the Holdfasts on the Zariman (voidplumes), Drifter defaults to just assuming they want stuff that can be found just lying around mission areas, because that's usually how you find syndicate medallions and moldy pizza boxes are basically the same, right?
And given that the romance is locked behind syndicate rank, it gets so much more deranged--I imagine the Drifter is running around Hollvania during missions frantically looking for vaguely shiny or edible objects, tears running down their face as they sob into a teddy bear and hoping that maybe Aoi/Arthur will finally like them enough to date them after they drag back a comically oversized, rough-spun bag full of rotting food, misbegotten camera film, and abandoned On-Lyne CDs that they called in their personal ship to help them find and conscripted Umbra to help get all it into the mall
and when Lettie finally has enough and asks the Drifter to please, please stop giving her whatever they have in their bottomless pockets for the rest of the day they go back to the backroom and make. like. a little pile. a nest out of the lonely little things and then they quietly whisper to the structure about how proud and happy they're going to make the rest of the Hex when Lettie scrapes together enough sanity to take more items off of Drifter's hands.
This was unhinged. I deeply apologize but I need you people to see the vision
Magpie Drifter. Doesn't really know how to talk to people. Tries to give people that they like cool shiny things they found. I think that's sweet. And also cryptid behavior but sweet.
