that rat sure was mad. And dead

part of this might be that susie is seeking refuge from the looming specter of the prophecy. it's true that compared to, like, ralsei, susie hasn't showed any fear about what might happen. however, she is still a teenage girl that, until very recently, lacked friends and a sense of purpose in life. she already thinks of the dark world as her "home", after all. maybe she's scared that she'll lose everything when this is all over and is trying to distract herself from that.

but i also think part of it could be susie still needing to understand noelle's feelings. susie doesn't try to wear ribbons for kris or ralsei, so why is noelle different? because with ralsei and kris, she doesn't need to live up to a standard. back in ch1, once she decides to be "nice" and officially joins the party, it soon becomes obvious that they don't care if she teases them or has a rude sense of humor. they're all tied together by fate anyway, so susie sees them as equals, teammates even.

however, i think susie isn't 100% sure yet that noelle isn't out of her league. she thinks, "maybe wearing ribbons and saying 'darn' instead of 'damn' will make her like me more", because she wants to be good enough for her. and when we consider that susie's only in-depth exposures to romantic couples so far have been lanino/elnina and blue/yellow, it makes sense that she believes people in love need to prioritize their significant other above all else (lol).

Honestly we were cooking last night with our theories

Also this made me cackle

IN THE FUCKING WEIRD ROUTE OF ALL PLACE

ALSO THIS DIALOGUE IN PARTICULAR IS INSANE WORK FOR THE WEIRD ROUTE???

ok i’ve never posted anything like this before but i haven’t seen anyone talk about this yet and i couldn’t stop thinking about it!!