Tamarack the "I'll stand up for what's important to you and be on your side no matter what"
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Tamarack the "I'll stand up for what's important to you and be on your side no matter what"

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Sooo...
MARIANA INTRODUCTION TIME !! :33
So... I noticed that Qiu wear their jacket slightly differently in step 1, 2, and 3.
In step 1, they leave their jacket open without bothering to button or zip it up.
In step 2, they do the exact opposite by wearing their jacket closed and completely buttoned-up.
And in step 3, they loosen up their jacket again, but not completely. Ending up with a middle ground where their jacket is partially open and partially closed.
I just think it's interesting that the changes in how they wear their jacket parallel really well with their character arc in every step.
Also the way their outfit went from warm palette (brown green jacket) -> cool shades (blue jacket) -> mix of both (blue-green jacket).
And the way they went from wide grin -> not smiling -> soft smirk.
Yeah.
So I was looking at Tamarack and Qiu's expression sheets a while ago and noticed that they have two versions of blush.
I thought: "Huh. I guess blush 1 is a soft blush and blush 2 is a deep blush?"
And since I was curious, I tried to compare the two by layering the images on top of each other.
That's when I realized...
TAMARACK'S NOSE TURNS RED WHEN SHE BLUSHES DEEPLY
AND QIU DOES THE SAME WITH THEIR EARS
THAT'S SUCH A CUTE DETAIL I-
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So... remember that ask about Baxter having a crush on Qiu?
Half of the child-aged population?
Yeah, Golden Grove is a small town, but recalling Qiu's comment on how there are three classes in their grade and assuming this also applies in other grades, that's still a LOT of kids. I know Qiu is popular, but damn.
Couple this with the fact that they aren't subtle about their crush on MC.
I mean, we can already see Baxter, a representative of the kids who have a crush on Qiu, has noticed what's happening between Qiu and MC and is clearly not happy with it.
MC, realizing that half of the kids in Golden Grove are onto them:

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So we talked about how Tamarack's color palette matches with her favorite colors before. And since then, I've been wondering if Qiu has similar explanation behind their color palette as Tamarack does with hers.
But unlike Tamarack, Qiu's favorite color is only gold, and they don't even have it in their color palette. I guess their sweater can kinda fall on the gold spectrum, but this still doesn't explain the green jacket, the red scarf, or the other colors in their outfit.
So... does this stop me from trying to find some secret explanation behind those colors?
*Puts on tin foil hat*
Nope! Quite the opposite actually, I'm taking this as a personal challenge.
Let's start with the green jacket. It's easy to miss this line, but if MC says their favorite color is green, Qiu will mention that they like green too—the darker kinds, like how their jacket is.
Earlier, we considered their sweater looking pretty close to gold, but it is stated in the game that their sweater is orange, which is the color that both Qiu and Ren like.
(I personally disagree and think Qiu's sweater is brown, but maybe it's just me )
And following that pattern, I think we can also assume that the red in Qiu's scarf and sneakers comes from the color that Ren likes too.
But if their close friends' favorite colors is the pattern here, then what about Baxter?
Well, Baxter's favorite colors are black and white.
And guess what the colors of Qiu's bike (and helmet) are?
Okay. Yeah. I know I'm going overboard with the color analyzing. This is the kind of stuff your brain came up with on 3 am when you thought you had a big epiphany but then realized how silly it sounds after you write it down.
But intentional or not, I still think it's interesting that Tamarack's palette is mostly formed of her favorite colors, while Qiu's palette has their friends' favorites but lacks the one color that they like the most.
(Interestingly, though... step 2 is the time where they actually have gold in their color palette, but the colors they originally had in step 1 seem to disappear in that stage)
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