One of the things I loved about the story for the sagerecluse costume set is how excited Sage was to see Truthless.
"For the first time, a ray of light illuminated his face, and the Sage of Truth exclaimed delightedly.
'Aaahh, if it isn't the Truthless Recluse himself. To what do I owe such a pleasure?'"
He wants that cookie so fucking bad
AT THE PEAK OF TRUTH DESPAIR NOT MENTIONED.
Some fun Korean-specific things that were kind of lost in translation because i am normal about them and i am normal about how sweet they are:
In Korean, the name of the costume story is "He who stands at the pinnacle of Truth, do not despair!" which in a way directly mirrors Sage's speech patterns and also frames it as a line he could be saying to Recluse
"And with his own exaggerated and elegant movement, he spread out both his hands. "Perhaps it is like the truth of the Hermit who will not let other cookies suffer."" - the "welcoming gesture" is much more specific in Kr, specifically having Sage open his arms as if inviting Recluse into an embrace
"The Sage gave an exaggerated greeting, like an actor on a play, filled with surprise and admiration." admiration.... ouguguugugugugugug
I LOVE SAGERECLUSE.
Also silly thing that i always think about is "the hermit hides the whispers of truth in his deep cloak". Makes me think of Recluse hugging Sage and pulling his cloak over both of them. Beloveds.
I genuinely want to cry about this information
Sage really cares about Recluse, I love them so much ueueueue
