LUMIERE

𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘭𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘶𝘵 𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘳 𝘲𝘶𝘦 𝘵𝘶 𝘦𝘴 𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘥𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘳

[demainvient]

#demainvient. an independent and private writing blog for gustave of sandfall interactive's clair obscur : expedition 33. low to medium activity. forever enchanted by uneautrevies. loved by crow , he / they , 28.

traversing the continent with : uneautrevies

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a study in ... the cycle of grief to anger , living when you should have died , a brave mask and optimism in the face of impossible odds , you save everyone but who saves you? , smarter than everyone else in the room , keeping promises and breaking promises , are you real or created? , the mechanics of a heart.

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*tina belcher vc* I'm autistic I can't help it

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Im gonna be here eventually, hit with some allergies or just a really icky feeling sore throat unfortunately but im so excited to be back here!!

[ivyjinna]

For those who come after.

pour ceux qui viendront après.

[anivy-chan]

The culprit who is stopping me from progressing New Game +

[lornaka]

Happy 1 year anniversary to the game that changed my brain chemistry (INPRNT) ❦

[demainvient]

@uneautrevies

[fil3t]

pour ceux qui ne cessent de s'aimer (for those who never stop loving each other)

E33 screenshot sketch dump: Gustave edition

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*waves away dust* hi I bought gustaves arm and now their cage is being rattled immensely.

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Guys your boy beat clea second try i thought that fight was gonna be harder

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I had one edit of gustave and sophie to nettles on my fyp and now the cage is being rattled

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I'VE FIGURED IT OUT. IVE FIGURED OUT GUSTAVES ACT 2 BUFF.

Their arm gets busted in the p!renior fight, obviously, and after recovering and being in better condition gustave does start working on a new one/enhancing on the old one using nevron parts and chroma. Abilities im not so sure on yet, but they do gain new ones.

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she knows their journal is personal , jester's watched gustave break away from the group to write. it's a mirror of her own , only hers were full of sketched pictures. something mischievous is alight in freckled features , already she had snuck in a surprise for them drawn on the corner of a page or two. jester had almost considered something bright , like her favorite pink. but instead , she had doodled them in stark black.

their journal is meticulous, a carefully crafted stream of consciousness and information not unlike lune's notes for their journal. gustave takes such pride in it, keeps it tucked close to their chest and the rest of the expedition knows better than to flip through the well-cared for pages. knows better than to deface such a personal item.

so when they are flipping through previous entries, double-checking information to ensure accurate recounts of the gesteral village. to ensure they get every detail of the beings that the kids have gone on and on about in excitement and wonder. that's when they spot it, almost missing the tiny drawn dick etched into the corner of the page, gustave feels something close to rage. a violation, and perhaps overwhelming flare-up of frustration.

( they're tired, emotions are strung thin. even the relief that sciel and sophie are alive has done little to help their mood currently. )

gustave shuts the journal, pressing it into their chest and dropping their head into their hands to scrub hard at their eyes. it's stupid, the welling heat in their eyes. they're tired, and they want to curl up with sophie and sleep. now, however, such a luxury is set aside for standing up and opening the journal to the page again.

they stalk over to the blue gesteral ( unlike any other gesteral gustave has seen ), fingers shaking as they flip through the pages to the first discrepancy that marks the page. the book is turned, presented well enough for her to see.

"did you do this?" it's low, brows knit in tight, tired frustration.

( gustave would find it humorous, any other time. any other object would have earned a small chuckle. )

[mcflymemes]

PROMPTS FROM THE PRINCESS BRIDE *  assorted dialogue from the 1987 classic film, adjust as necessary

hello. my name is [name]. you killed my father. prepare to die.

give us the gate key.

as you wish.

who are you? are we enemies?

i've always been a quick healer.

good night. good work. sleep well. i'll most likely kill you in the morning.

get back, witch.

i'll try to stay awake.

it's not that bad.

you are wonderful.

i admit it, you are better than i am.

why are you smiling?

i've seen worse.

i told you i would always come for you. why didn't you wait for me?

death cannot stop true love. all it can do is delay it for a while.

i will never doubt again.

i could kill you now.

maybe you could come over and read it again to me tomorrow.

life is pain. anyone who says differently is selling someone.

you have a great gift for rhyme.

anybody want a peanut?

who are you?

get used to disappointment.

i don't suppose you could speed things up?

if you're in such a hurry, you could lower a rope or a tree branch or find something useful to do.

i do not think you would accept my help, since i am only waiting around to kill you.

that does put a damper on our relationship.

i promise i will not kill you until you reach the top.

that's very comforting, but i'm afraid you'll just have to wait.

i hate waiting.

isn't there any way you trust me?

throw me the rope.

we'll never survive. we may as well die here.

we have already succeeded.

i don't think they exist.

you've done nothing but study swordplay?

there's not a lot of money in revenge.

i certainly hope you find him someday.

you seem a decent fellow. i hate to kill you.

where is the poison?

i am not a great fool.

you've made your decision then?

you're just stalling now.

you'd like to think that, wouldn't you?

you're trying to trick me into giving away something. it won't work.

i know where the poison is!

then make your choice.

i am no one to be trifled with.

kill me quickly.

i would sooner destroy a stained glass window than an artist like yourself.

you got any money?

are you a rotten liar!

your first story was better.

do you always begin conversations this way?

you mean you wish to surrender to me? very well. i accept.

i don't think i'm quite familiar with that phrase.

drop your sword.

tear his arms off.

we'll never survive.

nonsense. you're only saying that because no one ever has.

he didn't fall? inconcievable!

you keep using that word. i do not think it means what you think it means.

i can't compete with you physically, and you're no match for my brains.

you're that smart?

let me put it this way. have you heard of plato, aristotle, socrates? morons.

why do you wear a mask?

were you burned by acid, or something like that?

i think everyone will be wearing them in the future.

you know, it's very strange.

i have been in the revenge business so long, now that it's over, i don't know what to do with the rest of my life.

you mock my pain.

[the-glitchh]

Some Lore Tidbits from the Artbook:

(thank you to @asaara-writes and @liulyam for helping with the translations!)

Renoir was already a painter before meeting Aline and had a habit of staying in canvases for too long due to his creative passion, described explicitly as a tendency towards self-destruction.

Aline came from a more noble family than Renoir.

Alicia was the main victim of the writer's plot and Verso died in the fire while trying to rescue her.

Aline is consumed by guilt for failing to protect her children and Alicia's state after the fire haunts her mind for her inability to help her youngest.

Before the fire, Aline is described as dreamy, charming, passionate, and a little stubborn. She exudes a natural aura of leadership and confidence, interspersed with deep sadness and a cold determination.

Aline painted Verso first, and then Renoir. Lumière was created to give the Painted family a sense of normality and to give Verso a "beautiful and healthy living environment."

There is a cardinal rule for Painters in the real world where creating a copy of a real person, especially without their knowledge or consent, is considered an ethical violation.

The Fracture caused massive earthquakes and hurricanes which tore the world apart. Part of the city was swept up by the storm before being thrown into the middle of the ocean.

Search and Rescue Expeditions were quickly formed in order to bring back survivors left in Old Lumiere but none returned besides the Painted family.

Sophie and Gustave were engaged before they broke up because of their differing views on raising children in Lumière.

Lune is sometimes plagued with imposter syndrome which makes her seem cold and distant despite the depth of her passions.

Gustave is explicitly stated to suffer from PTSD after the ambush.

The Ancient Sanctuary is a cemetery where Gestrals are placed to rest while they wait to be reborn in the Sacred River.

Verso painted the Sacred River because he felt that Immortality was too boring and death was too permanent, and so the reincarnation process of Gestrals leaves only most of their memories intact so that they may still feel excited for new beginnings.

The Painting Workshops (Clea's Atelier as it's known in the game files) were created after the fracture by Clea when she came back to create the nevrons.

The Stone Faced Cliffs was originally populated before the Fracture. The Paintress cult plotline we see is because a few survivors saw her as a deity and worshipped her with carved alters. "Their molten wax bodies now mingle with the candles lit in her name."

The battles of Forgotten Battlefield were fought between humans and nevrons. The marble fortresses, trenches, catapults, and cannons we see were made by the scholars, engineer, and defense forces of the large expeditions participating in the battle. The Nevrons ultimately overcame the courage of the Expeditioners and lead to colossal losses.

Aline created the train network of Lumiere because she was inspired by young Verso's love of trains.

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GUSTAVE PTSD TRUTHERS RISE

SOPHIE AND GUSTAVE WERE ENGAGED BEFIRE BREAKING IT OFF

[thorinss]

GUSTAVE | Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

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Esquie plush..... he has been purchased