#chewy lore

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This is gonna be a lot of rambling about the Beasts and the Virtues/Soul Jams. A lot of this is probably going to be conjecture so take it with a pile of salt.

Honestly, if I were the Beasts... I'd be upset and vengeful like Shadow Milk, too. Not forgiving their actions in any way, but considering how they fell to darkness "one by one" as Elder Faerie said, it sounds like they convinced each other to turn away from their virtues. The corruption started with one and spread to the rest of them. Friends in an echo chamber, one could say.

And that's not even taking into account what caused the first one to turn in the first place. One would assume it's just due to their "absolute power" as Elder Faerie stated... But you'd think that if one were to start falling, the rest would do their damnedest to help the one from going beyond a point of return? Whatever "corruption" must have felt in some way justified, or there must have been a sense of losing care for anything other than themselves or each other. HELL, only two of the corrupted virtues are even active, meaning those two likely caused the rest to become what they are. Apathy, Sloth, and Silence are all signs of doing nothing while Deceit and Destruction are the two that would be considered "active". It could have been betrayal from within that sparked the others to become what they are. (Though that may not entirely be the case, as they could have rather been acting to defend one another to the extent of using their virtues improperly.)

And once they were sealed away, whatever good they had left was stripped of them. From this, they cannot be redeemed. They are stuck as the Beasts they became and cannot go back. The Soul Jams are their innocence, torn away from them for their crimes. The strength that the Ancients have with their Soul Jams is seen as Stolen from those who believe they deserve it- at least in SM's case.

Speaking of the jester, find it interesting that Shadow Milk still believes he holds the whole dominion over Knowledge despite having a portion of Truth taken away from him- which he does happen to use against the cast. Despite having the Light of Truth taken from him, he's still able to act with truth so long as it's supposedly ill-intentioned like the quiz questions or bringing distress in Pure Vanilla (or, perhaps, it's for the positive intention of helping his friends and himself). And yet, Pure Vanilla is fully capable of deceit for what he perceives as what would be better for HIS friends and himself. It's almost as if you can't truly separate them and one will always exist within the other. They are BOTH capable of using their virtues improperly so long as it aligns with what would be THEIR good.

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Guys I'm thinking about Shadow Milk again. Unlike this post, I'm going to go into a lot of off-the-wall theories with little to no explanation other than it sounds cool as Hell.

Shadow Milk pre-deceit must have held so much weight on his shoulders. To be the sole wielder of knowledge, he'd know the strengths of lying to others more than anyone else. And since he's the holder of it, no one would question him if he lied on purpose. (This point is used against PV in the future.)

Bringing something specific that I find fascinating- it's SM's connection to the Dark Side of the Moon. This means that he has a connection to Dark Moon Magic. For those who don't know or need a refresher, Dark Moon Magic is something that both White Lily and Pure Vanilla have delved into before.

My theory is that something related to this forbidden form of magic messed with a pre-corrupt SM's head and aided in molding him into a beast of deceit. Perhaps it showed him truths that he was not prepared to see? Maybe it scrambled up what the truth really was by making him a paranoid mess from the overwhelming power? In any case, I have a feeling that this is one of the reasons for what happened to the Beasts- but particularly SM, since we don't know enough about the others to deduce much. (Though I personally like to believe that SM was shown something of his friends suffering like some form of prediction and went on to look further into Dark Moon Magic in order to find a way to prevent this.)

Bringing back the connection to Pure Vanilla, SM actively attempts to get in his head. I feel like this is because SM himself had to deal with that nagging sensation before and after his corruption due to Dark Moon Magic, and thusly knows how to do such properly. He wants to drag PV into the same thing that he was dragged into, wanting his forced successor to suffer with some kind of poetic justice. Another connection between the two is PV was the first of his friends to reawaken, just as SM was the first beast to escape the tree.

Side note, I just wish to bring up that one of PV's nightmarish images he had to endure was the ancients being strung up similar to how he and his friends were strung up towards the end of Beast Yeast. I made this connection while doing research on PV's end of things and it stuck with me.

TL;DR - Thinking about Shadow Milk's past and how it could parallel Pure Vanilla is super fun to think about. SM having some relation to Dark Moon Magic and how haunting that magic seems to be for those that research it- how it leads to so much misfortune- makes me think that it had something to do with SM's corruption. Thank you for coming to my TEd Talk

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Pssst you should info dump on Langue

Anon wants me to talk about Langue??? 🥺🥺🥺 I must give credit to my dear friend Almond who put most of these thoughts in my brain since I'm gonna say a lot of things similar to what he'd say.

For once this post will focus on Langue and won't include things with Bredele since I think I've made enough posts about those two and their dynamic before.

Langue uses they/them and is okay with she/her being used on them- but use he, it, or any other type of pronouns and they're NOT going to be happy. (They prefer being called Ms. or Mx. in honorifics.)

They have incredibly low empathy. Despite being babied and doted on by their parents, it's very hard for them to show anything towards others even if they do like someone else. Their parents thankfully understand and do their best to raise them to their fullest potential.

Unfortunately this "full potential", "always try your best", and compliments on how smart Langue received growing up led to them having a bit of a gifted kid syndrome where they have to be the best or they're not worth anything at all. (Their parents weren't aware of this until it was far too late.) They go into things hoping to be the best, and if they're not, then there's no point in continuing that endeavor.

Making friends or companions is incredibly difficult due to all of their time being dedicated to bettering their skills- which their skills have led them to be great at arguing... a bit too good since they'll incidentally instigate those with the people they're trying to make friends with. Then again, why have friends that will distract you from your work?

Due to not knowing how to speak words that aren't combative or abrasive in some way, Langue is not at all good with kids. They're not good at family gatherings, either- often winding up wanting to control the conversation with the other adults or just take in the praise from family members.

They played Ace Attorney as a child and their parents watched court shows, which influenced Langue towards wanting to be one of those cool people they've seen in their games and shows. They succeeded!!

Though there's nothing wrong with the substances, any Cookie who winds up using anything that isn't a doctor's prescription medically or recreationally is judged very harshly by Langue. Then again, Langue judges everyone harshly for literally everything (this also includes Langue themself). The only exception to this is coffee, but only with cappuccinos since Langue drinks those on rare occasions. God forbid they become a hypocrite.

The amount of sensory issues they have is so bad that practically everything they need has to be prepared or made in a specific way. It's one of the reasons why they still live with their parents- since if they were to live on their own there'd be things that would be impossible for them to do- not that they'd dare admit that. They need specific fabric to wear, specific foods prepared in specific ways, and so on and so forth. Some think of this as them being snobby and spoiled, but in actuality, they wouldn't be able to function without those specifics.

Speaking of physical issues, Langue is very much blind without their glasses. They can only see vague blobs of what's around them without their glasses, not to mention the nausea and headaches that come from not wearing their glasses for long enough. Speaking of nausea- Langue has a VERY sensitive stomach.

They have very little control over their emotions. Even in court, it's very hard for them to remain in check. Thankfully their glasses help absorb some of that by taking in some of those emotions through enchantment (though it also winds up breaking a lot of the time from the abundance, it is capable of mending its own glass).

They used to eat paper as an incredibly young kid (their parents still have some of the books Langue ate out of and make jokes about how smart they became because of it).

The only food they'll eat without hesitation is from their parents or (on rare occasions) from Sandwich's shop. Sandwich is familiar with Langue and enjoys their company, though Langue does find her annoying and "too happy for working such a dreadful job".

Langue didn't believe in Ginger Claus/Eggnog until they literally had to defend him in court. They thought the offer was ridiculous until Eggnog himself walked into their office. (They're still conflicted on if the whole thing was Real or if their client was just one of those Mall Clauses seen around the holidays).

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oooo you want to talk about dele on tumblr soo bad ooooooo

I CAN'T BELIEVE I NEVER ACTUALLY RAMBLED ABOUT THEM ON HERE OH MY GOOOD I NEED TO FIX THIS. (Edit: This is a lie I did it once and entirely forgot about it. There's a lot more info in this one, though feel free to check the other one even if there's repeat information!!)

Anyways here's a list of things about Bredele de Cassonade I think y'all should know (with many accompanying links):

Bredele is intersex (designated AFAB though), and (kind of) identifies as Agender! They use They/He/Zem, but are fine with any other pronouns. It doesn't matter if you use masc, fem, or androgenous terms for them!!

Unlike Langue, they found their identity very easily since they really didn't care what they aligned with. It all felt silly to them. Langue would dog on them about not being "girly enough", but even then they didn't feel like a ""real girl"" (their body always functioned oddly due to being intersex), so! They're not!

They like growing their hair out and letting their facial hair grow in, but they rarely get to do that because of work. They did have longer hair in their school years before they chopped it off for the sake of their job. They let their stubble grow in when they're on vacation, though!!

Though when it comes to relationship, they CANNOT for the life of them figure out what they like. They last assigned themself to be asexual and androromantic, but even they're not sure. It's hard for them to decipher a lot of things emotionally, especially relationships with others.

They currently hold ""possible relationship interest"" in Milk, Espresso, and Cream Cheese Tea.

Their pet is called Ditzboard, who's a ditzy little thing who trip and falls and does all manner of clumsy things but never drops its documents!!

Autism. They bit things as a child and still do sometimes when under stress. They get overstimulated, they hate the sound of their own heartbeat, they have specific tastes in food and textures, they have shutdowns (and meltdowns), they don't understand social cues very well outside of what they've had to teach themself... They also do a lot to themself to make themself feel ALIVE, though I won't specify what here.

They've held an interest in doctors since they were a kid. Hell, as a kid their favorite game series was Trauma Center. Much like how Langue played Ace Attorney when they were younger. :] Both DS games!! I like to think they shared a DS as kids.

Dele also has a keen interest in blood. It may be morbid, but they love thinking about it. It's not that they'd harm anyone for it, absolutely not, but the red fluid is something they think about and it fascinated them endlessly. They'll be bleeding and think of the blood and how it will clot and what it looks like on his skin whilst treating the injury. (They also don't have many to talk about this interest in for obvious reasons.)

Despite their visual differences, Langue and Bredele do get mistaken for each other sometimes!! Dele gets flattered, Langue gets offended.

Dele is ONE inch taller than Langue, and was born moments after Langue was. The lawyer SEETHES at the fact that Dele is better in ANY capacity. Langue will take anything they can get to prove they're better than him.

Langue's jealousy runs deep. Being the louder and more emotional of the two, they're one of Dele's worst critics. They'll lie to zem, bicker with zem, but at the end of the day they're siblings and Dele wouldn't give that up for the world. Langue, however... It's hard to say if they'd truly give up much for zem.

Bredele has learned mending magic from the spare few times they've visited Parfaedia. He's not very magically gifted, so he'll take what he can get!! Besides, it's very useful for equipment (and Langue's glasses when those crack and break too much to reform quickly).

They think Dasani Bottled Water is very unhealthy compared to other types of water bottles due to the lies Langue has told him.

BACK ON THE EMOTIONAL PROCESSING. Dele cannot cry. Well, they CAN, but it's very hard for them to. They can go through the world ending and there's only a chance that they could. A lot of negative emotion just gets numbed out and they can't express it unless it just gets to be Too Much, and even then it's just. So. Difficult. At a younger age, they were called a monster for being so "emotionless".

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People need to know about cold brew frappe PLEAAASE

ABWAAA Cold Brew Frappé... I think she needs to explode immediately if not sooner I love to hate her <3

Anywho here's some info about Cold Brew Frappé!! Also here's a link to the TH because I know she has So Few Posts on this blog.

Cold Brew uses They/She/He and is gender apathetic. She literally does not care what you call her so long as you fear and/or respect her.

If people thought Cappuccino was scary, then Cold Brew is on another level. Though while Cappuccino is all for a fair trial and ensuring the truth triumphs over whatever else, Cold Brew... is a bit more towards the unethical. Tampering and destroying evidence, blackmailing witnesses, what have you... all for an ensured victory.

Cold Brew is based on Manfred Von Karma.

Cold Brew works internationally and will take any case so long as they get to utterly crush the defense or get paid handsomely. It's less about the money, and more about the prospect of revenge though.

Cold Brew HATES Cappuccino and Langue. ESPECIALLY Langue. Not just because they're a defense attorney and thusly they're at odds anyways, but also because Langue's whole reputation was "built on a half-truth". Because while Langue never lost the trial with Roguefort, they never won, either.

Their pet is named 'Case Filer' which while it doesn't have an actual form to look at yet, it's a very angry nail file. It seeks out information that would help a defense case and files it down until it no longer exists.

Brew's bitterness stems from their own family being put on trial and given such harsh sentencing it made their childhood... More than a little rough. Hopping from place to place, they'd vow to get back at whoever they could as a prosecutor. If their family couldn't have peace or mercy, why should anyone else?

Parts of Brew's skin are eternally frostbitten. They cover most of these parts up, but there is a patch on their face that they can't exactly cover up without looking unprofessional. Their 'cold' demeanor is almost as literal as their frozen heart. (For design terms: The "Cold Brew" is their hair, and the "Frappé" part is their body.)

Their court record is spotless. It's suspicious, yes, but there's nothing illegal that detective work has brought to light. That is to say: No detective dares put forth any evidence against Cold Brew lest they face the consequences.

Cold Brew doesn't really like Walnut or Almond, but at least Walnut is childish enough to fall for their tricks. Almond on the other hand... They avoid him for more reasons than just distrust and distaste.

She just so happens to be a cousin twice-removed with Espresso. Neither of them know they're related, and neither of them would be able to stand each other... So that's for the better.

Cold Brew has decent knowledge of ice magic, though she rarely ever uses it unless it's for intimidation or tampering purposes.

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good evening sir

I would to enquire as to whether miim has any people who actually care about him (apart from Pom)

I could not think of anyone that would actually care about Miim off the top of my head, since most either hate his guts or are just generally annoyed by his presence too much to stay by his side... So I'm gonna go through the ALL cookies and note down any that would actually STAY with Miim beyond being forced to. Making a note partway through my search. Goddamn this guy legit has so few that would care about him?? Makes you almost feel bad for the guy. Almost.

Affogato... Miim is easy to fall for flattery, so it's very likely that Affo would try to use Miim whilst making him believe that he is being helped in some way. Promising him things and treating him like the "royalty" he is. Though that's not much of "caring" and more manipulation.

Poison Mushroom would care about Miim, I guess? Little thing loves to be friendly with everyone, so it only makes sense that they'd also want to be friendly to even someone as unlikable as Miim. (Licorice would absolutely hate Miim's guts if they met though. Neither of them would respect each other.)

Princess might care about Miim for a while? Thinking of him as a cool rival to have since they're both royals. She's dealt with her fair share of unlikable people being royalty- even if she goes on adventures. She also has enough sass to stand up to the bastard's ego. (Knight, Raspberry, and Raspberry Mousse would absolutely NOT stick around- but Knight has an obligation to due to being Princess' guard.)

Hollyberry stands the same ground as Princess does. And with having a connection to Dark Cacao, the information of this heir getting out would be quite interesting and quite the cause for concern to say the least. Honestly, I'd fully expect her to become a motherly figure for Miim if he's able to have his ego curbed.

There MIGHT be more that would grin and bare or eventually realize what's going on with this thang and try to help him, but I cannot think of anything personally. :] If there's any other ideas I'm always happy to hear!!

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The people need to know about S'more pushing himself to his absolute limits for selfless goals as a form of satisfaction as he feels his entire life is in a form of debt due go the comet he'd seen as a child. The one that saved him. :]

He's also seen countless horrors in the woods and in his own personal life, but doesn't mind since that is simply the usual. It hurts him particularly when there's something that could've been done, but when it's out of his control he practically acts apathetic in how calm he is.

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Looks at you. You should totally talk about cream cheese cookie /nf

GRIPS YOU BY THE SHOULDERS. YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW LONG I'VE WAITED TO TALK ABOUT MY THEORIES CREAM CHEESE TEA!!! /REF

Some of this is retconning old lore from when I just made them just to make them. But NOW I have thought about them a lot more.

Cream Cheese Tea is Genderqueer who has absolutely no concept as to what gender is supposed to be. They use They/It/He/Her, all being interchangeable and with other pronouns (along with Neos) also acceptable.

Cream Cheese Tea is called "Cheesy" for short, which also happens to be an affectionate name given to them by many that they interact with. They tend to have this charm to them even in their civilian attire.

Their phantom thief identity's name is "Spectre Brew", who takes after Phantom Bleu's antics in stealing from those too rich to know what to do with their belongings and making extravagant shows out of their displays. Their specialties include jewelry and other precious objects (though gemstones are typically included in 'precious objects').

Cheesy was adopted into Earl Grey and Roguefort's family from a very young age. They were rambunctious and a bit egotistical as a child, which was rough for both Earl and Rogue.

Thanks to Earl Grey they're technically a Cookie of Darkness. Earl doesn't let Cheesy get anywhere close to the rest of the CoD, though Chess Choco is permitted since they're all his children and deserve to have socialization.

That being said, Cheesy has always been terrible at chess. Thankfully, the twins are willing to teach them so that they have yet another skill to show off and look so suave and charming in their civilian downtime.

Cheesy found out about Rogue's life as a phantom thief around Cookiesmas when Phantom Bleu wound up in the same house as Cheesy, who at the time was hanging at a rich friend's home. Though Rogue tried to proclaim that they were Santa, Cheesy knew who it was very easily, and one of the ways to keep their kid's silence was by letting them become a phantom thief themself.

Both Earl and Rogue are incredibly proud of Cheesy's skills as a phantom thief, though Earl is very paranoid about something happening to them while they're out thieving... and both wish that they would stop being so obsessed with being charming outside of their phantom thievery.

They have a sometimes talked about relationship with Bredele de Cassonade. Their 'ship' name is CassoCheese. :]

Langue de Chat and Cappuccino DESPISE Cream Cheese Tea. Both aren't a fan of Spectre Brew since they're way too similar to and have worked with Phantom Bleu. And in Langue's case, they aren't too keen on having their brother dating someone that reminds them of someone they had to put their budding career on the line for.

Their pet is Goratzola (gorgonzola pun), a rat who loves to get into trouble and go snooping for things in places it shouldn't go into! Thankfully Earl lets this rat stay since there doesn't seem to be any others in the walls of his home... Plus, so long as it's well-fed and cared for by Cheesy, Earl sees it as a good way to teach responsibilities.

The hat in their thieving outfit DOES have actual tea inside of it. How does it not spill out when they're performing so many tricks and swift motions that would certainly spill any normal cup of tea? A thief never reveals their secrets. <3

Thanks to their parents, Cheesy knows just a little bit of Light Magic, Dark Magic (both from Grey), AND Moon Magic (from Rogue). Though it's not used very often due to how draining and unpredictable magic can be for them, it never hurts to use some light magic to make some sparkles for an extravagant departure.

Their personal favorite way to get around is by train. They've become very accustomed to the local train schedule because of this.