"Pushover" "Useless" "Spineless" "Weak" "NPC". No matter what they call you, PLEASE never change the way you treat people around you, be it ghouls or strangers.
Even though, she was meeting an anomaly the second time, how she said earlier: I was trembling in fear for my own life. She NEVER hesitated to help Riku. Or another example with the girl who befriended with Barometz, when it tried to swallow the girl, she yet again never hesitated to run towards person in need. Yeah, most of people say it was reckless and stupid action, but the reason why she tried to help those people isn't "playing hero" but her own experience in that train. She already met the anomaly who took her future, she doesn't want this happen to others.
The student who ate the mermaid flesh. He was cursed, (just like her), she didn't even know him, she met him literally few minutes ago, and yet, she felt his pain through herself, as she was in a similar position. "Get well soon", I shed a tear.
"Please be okay" ...
Oh,the girl who summoned the demon by accident. She'll face the afterwards when she grows up, but for now she'll rest in Kamurai family's orphanage, with kids who experienced the same. Literally NO ONE didn't mention Riku and Sora after episode 1, I have a feeling, MC the only one who still remembers them.
And these examples of how she treats random strangers, and the way she treats ghouls, it's WHOLE ANOTHER LEVEL. Those mentally unstable non people, for her just a people. Who else will ever treat them as humans no matter how much time they (most of them) treated her as trash. YOU DON'T MEET A GIRL LIKE THAT EVERY DYNASTY.
"MC needs to stand for herself, needs to be more blunt with ghouls" "She's pushover"
I think you need to understand the difference between bluntness and stand up for yourself
MC understands that but most of players don't. She's not managed to be in good terms with most of ghouls basing on "bluntness", she didn't need to be "badass" or something. She managed to gain their trust (at least with most of them) basing on her calm demeanour, understanding and supportive character.
She's become Jin's one of the most trusted people. She's never contradict him, didn’t add fuel to the fire when he was already in a bad mood. She's never been after his beautiful face or wealth. She's good listener, won't interrupt nor judge, and that was probably the reason why he opened up to her, this started to melt his heart.
MC is well written character, she doesn't need to change her personality only to satisfy fanbase
Ritsu finally decides that he supposes he can respect him enough to not call him Vice Captain--it's rude to call someone something they don't want to be called after all and if they're to have a positive rapport he'll use the title he prefers.
So he, seamlessly and as if he always had been, calls him 'Fico' while they're working. He practiced before the workday just to be sure he would get it right and not draw any attention to it.
But what surprises him is when, after a beat and an analyzing stare, Romeo responds with "you don't have to call me that."
Ritsu sputters a bit--probably the first time Romeo's made him trip over himself at all, much to Taiga's amusement. "Even though you always insisted on it, even until the end of the day yesterday? Why the sudden change? And what would you prefer then?"
Romeo just blinks at him slowly, expression just slightly confused, eyebrow slightly raised as if Ritsu should have caught on to a change that happened silently in the past 12 hours. "Just call me by my name, or a nickname. Everyone else does."
Ritsu flounders, intentions ruined and now needing to consider a new method of address on the fly. First name basis is very intimate for Japanese culture, but it's normal for Italian culture, would it be uncomfortable to just use 'Romeo'? Would he be giving him undue respect by calling him 'Lucci-san'? Would 'Romeo-san' be a good balance? Ritsu goes silent aside from any relevant input to work as he contemplates his options. Romeo returns to working himself, unbothered by Ritsu's miniature crisis. And Taiga just laughs, sprawling out in a way that lets him throw a friendly arm around Ritsu's shoulders.
Truly tickles me how many people are fully in the 'Hyde is evil' camp bc of this chapter now. Bc like. TO ME? THIS ALL FEELS VERY NEUTRAL STILL.
Like I genuinely can read it as Benevolent or Malevolent and I really adore that aspect of TKDB's writing. BECAUSE LIKE?
Hodge and Podge were pissy with him. Could be evil! Could also be that they're pissy with him bc he's annoying (lovingly). They cut him off when he's asking to see the mark, which could honestly be a 'He's up to no good' moment or a 'He's a perv and they're about to throttle him' moment (like Rui @ Ed)
Hyde gives Romeo a 'fake' warding card. Malevolent reading says hey yeah, bitch lied about that. Benevolent reading says hey no, he did say anomalous damage could go either way, and Taiga's gun is An Anomaly. They were In The Anomalous Building. You know?
Even the warding card itself goes either way, which is the best thing of all. Snowdrops mean hope and comfort / consolation, etc. It is ALSO associated with death and can accidentally mean 'I hope you die'. Benevolent and Malevolent reading Still Works.
Honestly? I'm on the fence! Taiga hates him a ton which is interesting, but not damning to me. Hyde is rooting for Taiga and Romeo to reconcile in at least one way or another, and he does seem like the kinda guy who'd make himself the villain to give two students a common enemy, doesn't he?
For every Seemingly Bad thing he does, he does a Seemingly Good one. Lies to MC about some things, but lies to Darkwick about others (for his students' sakes). Seems carefree for some things, but intensely serious for others.
You can even read his actions in respect to reinstating the crown in this way. Malevolent reading says he forces us into that bunk deal so we fail at it and the gala isn't reinstated. Benevolent reading says he forces us into that bunk deal because it is genuinely important for the ghouls to Work Together. Malevolent reading says he's tearing Romeo and Taiga apart on purpose, Benevolent says the opposite. It's AWESOMEE.
I just love how often this dichotomy of 'Good or Bad' comes up with him. Black or White. Benevolent or Malevolent.
And I mean this very literally. His colour scheme is Black and White. His ID is black and white (Benkei's, notably, is in colour). His name is Hyde, derived from Jekyll and Hyde. Hodge and Podge are his companions and they are two vastly different personalities and looks. On one hand, on the other hand. This, or that.
He's also like.... His eyes are covered. Is he blinded himself? Or is he blinding Us? Is he covering his eyes so We don't know, or is he shielding them from Us? Kyklos reproduces by having you look at her eyes, the security cameras are Cyclops Eyes, Mesmer Matches require you to look into the flames for them to work... Seeing and sight and Looking are all deeply important to the world of Tokyo Debunker on both a physical and meta level (people are blind to the issues, things are hidden out of sight, etc) and so it's interesting to have a character like Hyde, especially contrasted against other characters like that!! Those who seem the most 'blind' to their circumstances are actually the ones who know the most. I'd argue in some ways MC fits this too. It's just so, so interesting.
It's fun! It's so fun. I genuinely can't make a judgement on him for certain yet. Is he good? Is he evil? Can't he be both? Is he pro-Darkwick or anti-Darkwick? Is he Helping us or Hurting us?
And like, we don't have answers yet to Big Important Questions. Shit like, hey, what's Sho's special mission? What's his involvement in the trial? What is his End Goal? And it's fun to poke at and look at and just explore. God Hyde is so fun. There's so many questions to ask about him and it's fun to try to piece together the answers.
I just love the staff in general too. I love how all of them have very unique motivations and viewpoints, and how many layers there are to it all. I think either version (Hyde is foe vs Hyde is friend) is really, really interesting, and I think TKDB can easily go either way. I love the idea that he's a red herring to somebody else but I also think evil Hyde goes hard. Ough. Hyde............ let me into your brain!!!!!
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