#fading boy

[gigik33]

[rubydart]

meeting again

[pustotsvit]

It's not about Maelle, Verso, Aline, not about the people of Lumiere. For me, it's about the young boy, a forever child, a fragment of a soul long gone selfishly forced into forever lingering on, slaving away at a whim of others. His canvas is violated, used, weaponized, populated by people and nevrons he never allowed to exist in the first place, and all of this while selfishly and diabolically proclaiming pure intentions and heartfelt motivations.

Verso's ending is not ideal in any way. There is nothing "good" or "happy" about it, just like it is just the same in real life. Still, this is the only ending that ends the vicious cycle of chronic grief and the inevitable suffering of everything and everyone. For as long as the canvas exists, there will be a temptation to enter it. And as long as there is a painter/ress residing within, there will be death and chaos and war.

In Maelle's ending, the last thing we see is Verso starting playing. Playing the very first song we hear when entering the game.

So the cycle ends, pauses, howers above the keyboard for a second under the scrutiny of yet another Paintress, and... Continues. From the beginning. From the game menu.

Try again.

[just-sp-in-inginthevoid]

I want to know about Verso's Soul Shard's agency in A Life To Paint. The remnants of his soul wanted to join him in death. But here he is, still in the Canvas, perhaps not painting anymore but who's to say he's happy with Maelle being trapped here? She repainted over him – he's at an age she probably doesn't remember him being, if she was even born then. Is he just a passive actor? He has a wish, to join his soul, to escape that Canvas - but with Maelle's repainting, does that remain untouched? She'd try her best to make her brother(s) happy, but Painted Verso isn't despite her efforts. But then, if she repainted the Young Boy as how she knows her brother had been back then,,,, of course he's happy in the Canvas. That's his!! That's his place, that's his soul!!! He's the first creator of this place!! Gestrals, Grandis, People. Where is Clea? Where is Maman? Where is Papa? They used to play with him.

He's the first creator of this place (what's left of the Original Him at least) and yet now it's (seemingly, possibly) all in Maelle's hands. No more control over it. Well, he never really did ever since he died.

Stay near Maelle, hold her hand (you reached for your other self's first, you both wanted to dissappear. Want?), look at a you-not-you play piano on stage. He's older than Original You ever got to be. You're stuck as a child. You smile and you're happy. Is it real? Even Maman and Papa knew you were a liar. When did they start – the lies, innocent or not? Are you lying to Maelle now? The Painted self still yearns for death and rest.

Do you?

[ikathz]

brain not braining, the expedition is losing hope in the face of their gods...

[devilangel657]

Spoilers ahead about fading boy in clair obscur

So I was looking into interactions with the fading boy aka soul of verso

And I noticed that he loves anything and everything on the canvas and thinks they are alive and real just like outside the canvas. How he wants to keep this world alive but his family is in pain and causing everyone and themselves pain by being in the canvas.

So he wants to stop because of it.

However... What if he managed to get angry at everyone instead of giving up?

What if he got upset his sister was causing suffering to painted versions of herself and others? What if he got upset his mother and father were causing chaos in the canvas because they couldn't let grief go and stop staying in the canvas over his death?

Just imagine a boss fight where the soul of verso brought everyone to life, no matter what they were and filled them in on what was happening. That he was tired of everyone's grief causing pain to everyone. His family, the painted creations of himself, clea, Renoir and aline.

Soul of verso as a young boy will grab everyone and give them self reflection through his paintings and his music.

[devilangel657]

There is always room for more fading boy.

Spoilers idea based on curator joining in camp

So you know how the expedition invites the curator to join camp? Let them first meet the fading boy and, recognizing he looks like the curator invites him to join camp.

The boy is excited that the expedition is exploring and adventuring that he gives hints and just so much exposition about locations and gestrals + esquie and francois

Also I don't think curator will notice him bc reasons.

The boy is just following them, avoiding curator bc he is playing hide and seek or is waiting until he and paintress are done fighting.

Calls maelle his sister, don't know what his relationship with the others are but I just like him enjoying them talking to him and they talk about their passions.

So when painted Renoir comes along, fading boy is all "no bonus dad! No killing!"

It's a shock to p!Renoir and p!verso bc I don't think they knew about the fading boy able to interact with people, know about what is happening and why and defend expeditioners.

Meanwhile Gustave and maelle are shocked he called the white haired man bonus dad. And that the defence worked. Bc Renoir loves his children.

Meanwhile verso joins, I like to think fading boy calls him bonus brother as well or his twin. Also tell him where painted Clea and Simon are.

I just really want the boy to join and make a difference.

Also it is his canvas.

[devilangel657]

Me just. Loving the fading boy. Spoilers idea

I want fading boy to just be playing and excited his mom is playing with his canvas, it's weird she made Lumiere and people but the more the merrier!

Then Dad comes and they are fighting, his world hurts, people are dying and clea made monsters to harm the people in his canvas.

I just want him to find the painted dessnedres and be all 'bonus dad, bonus siblings. Mom, dad and clea are fighting. Can I stay with you and play, staying out of their way until they are done?"

I want them to find out from fading boy what is happening before clea does her thing to painted clea and Simon.

Also when clea comes fading boy is with them and maybe throws a tantrum over his family ruining his canvas and his friends