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[frenchonionsoop]

Just finished thumbnailing the last part of my stormbringer animatic WE IN THE HOME STRETCH NOW YIPPEEEEE

[minugasakuranohana]

What if...

Mori decided to give Elise a complex personality after Stormbringer because of that thing about 2k+ lines of code

[CODE; 1] A program of at most 2,383 lines that some researchers had come up with

In Yosano's flashback and after the war Elise was like a doll and did what Mori said. She didn't show up in Fifteen and Stormbringer. The first time when Elise acts like canon version of herself was in the Dark era.

In "Fifteen", Mori finally gets the support of the mafia after a year of being in limbo. In Stormbringer he has fully settled into his role, he knows he can rely on his experience and his people, Mori's in a stable state. Also the final fight in this light novel is a confirmation of Mori's leadership skills. And so the strength of ability grows.

Yosano and Dazai are Mori's important ones but it's Chuuya who makes him feel better. His loyalty, interest in being taught to lead the organisation, bravery, strength, confidence... His struggle for his own humanity.

Elise and Chuuya, they're a bit alike, aren't they? So do Mori and N. But with all the disrespect for the Human Soul and a level of cruelty, workaholism and intellectualization as an attempt to escape from their feelings and problems, Mori, unlike N, is gradually making connections with his surroundings and changing little by little. He lets Yosano go (probably after Fukuzawa won the fight), finds Chuuya's parents and offers Kouyou to leave if she feels better that way (but her trauma prevents her from leaving). He also seems to have no intention of bringing Yosano back (there's a good chance Atsushi was implied in the deal in the DOA arc). Mori has never worked “for a job.” His goals are pretty clear: to protect what he cares about, his city, to fulfill his ambitions (nothing can take that away from him). After Fifteen Mori always says: violence is not the only way, he's always in a search for the best solution. Even during the war, he came up with an idea that was the opposite of N's: it was about saving his soldiers, not making another weapon that could kill others.

That's why Elise's identity creation is fundamentally different from H's work: it's a manifestation of the creative power of the soul. Maybe a wounded soul, but a living soul.

@morilovern1, @plinko-mori and everyone, any thoughts?

[arahabakis-vessel]

And the award for world's worst "father" goes to N.

[missangels-heaven]

I should’ve gave N a horrible voice when i had the chance

[chansonlbl]

Mention of Dr. N. =)

[saphesolous]

Okay so N is either bald or a dcmk culprit. Could be both tbh.

[iwritenarrativesandstuff]

Shibusawa 🤝 N : researchers with extremely dubious certifications who electrocute children to extract their abilities

[spacemichelle]

the REAL you