Thinking about the options given anytime the player is asked about Ralsei's wants and needs, and I just find it so interesting how it's presented.
(This isn't every instance, just the ones that particularly came to mind.)
There's obviously a right and wrong answer here, right?
One of these options always in agreement with Ralsei, letting her make her own choices and express her own opinions, while the other option (selected in yellow) always attempts to strip her of that agency, reinforce her current role, and deny her any change whatsoever.
This specific instance has, surely, been discussed plenty, but the specific gendered "bro" really drives home the player's option to consistently reinforce the status quo and stifle Ralsei's character growth. If Ralsei is to develop agency, she can't rely on the player like this.
But still, she almost always *asks permission* for what she wants, afraid of being responsible for her own decisions, as well as trying not to come across and unpleasant, selfish, or unfitting. And that's why I find Flowery's scene with Ralsei SO important for her development.
Flowery specifically states "don't worry about Kris", and the lack of mentioning Susie in that statement seems very pointedly about the freedom of choice afforded to the player (which often overrides Ralsei's own aspirations).
Especially considering the "Nah bro..." option presented earlier in the same chapter, Flowery's encouragement of femininity and dismissal of the player's choices, I can't read this as anything but intentional and vital to Ralsei's own agency and transfemininity.
Not even inherently in defiance of the prophecy, but in defiance of the player (at least in this instance).
Immediately following this scene, we as the player are, yet again, given the option to disregard Ralsei's wants, but very importantly, we aren't actually allowed to deprive her of those wants! Regardless of your selection, Ralsei will still end up with the blue-and-pink drink!!!
(even if it requires some intervention from Susie, if you attempt to take the blue-and-pink one for yourself)
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sometimes i think about flowery and how he tries to put up this facade of the "cool chill guy that everyone loves because hes awesome and friendly" and how he especially puts up this facade for asgore because he wants him to be happy, and to not be a burden, but in reality hes a delicate flower that needs to be watered and given proper neutrients and good soil and sunlight and to be cared for but he tries to neglect his needs in trade for ASGORES happiness and needs and sometimes i think about that and i and thedson osome times i and somimes i a
In chapter 3 the broken flower you have to take a picture of is obviously foreshadowing Flowery, but did you ever think about how Ralsei is the one who takes the picture if you encourage him to keep playing as player 1 after the controllers get switched? I have a lot of feelings about this fact.
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