got reminded again about hornet's parasite mishap and I can't help but ruminate on it still being the theme of motherhood throughout the game, but twisted (ha). it's still, simply, a fetus like any other. it needs somewhere to grow and eventually exits to become an adult. without hornet, it won't grow.
of course it's violent and also violating - hornet doesn't want it. it harms her and if she does nothing, it will kill her. the abortion/pregnancy parallel is obvious and it is something i like, but what really draws me in about this subplot is that hornet at some point might have tried to have children.
at some point, she either thought she wanted or did want to be a mother and attempted it. she failed, it seems, and i find that plus the much more violating "pregnancy" of the twisted bud to be especially sad. to have a desire you once held and then were forced to give up due to factors out of your control to be fulfilled in such a terrible way.
