#parum

1. colorful eye girl (possessed by introspect) - from an arg type idea i had a while ago that revolved around the idea that the concept of purity is unachievable due to innate human desire and that pursuit of it ultimately causes further “corruption”. i’d planned to use a lot of imagery revolving around shattered stained glass since it reflected a form of art often regarded as an aesthetic being tainted. also bc, yknow, religious imagery and ideas of purity tend to be rooted in organized religion. introspect was supposed to be a supernatural antagonist of the arg that would forcibly get the protags to admit all of their hypocrisies to their viewers.

2. old dude in the bottom left corner (richard) - derived from a shared au i had with a former friend, he’s the leader of a cult of a generic small farm town. however, rather than exercise rule tyrannically over the people and just sacrifice them left and right, the town is actually pretty functional with him as a puppeteer type leader. other people hold titles like mayor and sheriff, but he’s ultimately the one pulling the strings. people don’t really mind though, considering he’s good at what he does. he’s got some issues with his dead kids tho and a group of teens/amateur reporters that like to snoop around too much into the shadier stuff behind said generic small town