Ok so like. Kafka is so much more likely going to die than Himeko.
Thats not to say Himeko is 100% safe. But she’s yet to get a spotlight really, and we dont know much about her path, and like while its inferred and spoken about like Himeko and Trailblazer are close, we dont really get to see much of that? Like its clear the Trailblazer respects Himeko alot and looks up to her, and Himeko cares about the Trailblazer as one of her juniors but.. they dont seem that close. Same with Welt and Trailblazer. Hell, we were on a whole planet with Welt and he still feels closer to Sunday than he does TB.
We’ll probably get a focus on Himeko later on, mb 4.0 or 5.0 considering the like, stellaron focus, AE Member focus, stellaron focus, AE member focus pattern we kinda have ig. But as it stands, if we ignore the HI3 stuff, theres not that much reason for us as the player to worry about Himeko dying, esp not anytime soon. And with the fact we currently arent that close to her, well. Theres less reason for us to be upset about her death. Theres also so few death flags for her.
But KAFKA? Oh. Ohhhh, she’s at so much risk. I dont think she’s in danger any time soon either, but.. she’s so fucked.
First of all, the Trailblazer (and us) have a far larger attachment to Kafka. She knows us, she knows our past. She canonically cares about us a fuck ton, and like, even without memories the Trailblazer cares about her as well, and trusts her even if they dont wanna. Theres also like. So many ship implications. Like, genuinely, the only other character who can really match the implied relationship level of Kafka x Trailblazer.. is Firefly. Aka another mf Stellaron Hunter.
Theres the fact Kafka kisses a card of the TB in a trailer/teaser, she leaves us a letter on Luofu, her quest is named after a story where a person cant remember their lover. During the Truth and Lie game she’s asking shit like “do u like me, do u want to see me again’ SHE IS INSECUREEE SHES WORRIED. She gets sad if we say we dont like her! She tells the TB they’ll always be able to find safe haven at her side! She’s literally fucking in love with the Trailblazer. And it probably kills her that the Trailblazer doesnt remember anything- the fucking ‘what will they rmb’ at the games start goddd. All of her texts are so sad, she misses the TB so much.
Sopping wet cat Kafka agenda is real.
With how attached Kafka is to the Trailblazer, and the fact the Trailblazer and Kafka have an intertwined destiny.. theres a very high chance that the moment Kafka first feels fear like Elio promised, that it’ll be about the Trailblazer. About them dying, or just smth awful happening to them. Honestly I fear the day Kafka feels fear for the first time. It WILL be devastating. And considering the kind of character Kafka is, it really wouldnt be that far a stretch to assume she’d end up sacrificing herself for both the Script and Trailblazer.
Hell, i wouldnt be surprised if Kafka feeling fear was related to Nihility or Finality TB.
Kafka fully believes in both the Script, and the Trailblazer but she doesnt believe that fate is pre-determined. Which means, there could absolutely be a moment where the Trailblazer is in danger of dying, and well. Not coming back for the whatever number time it’d be by then. And that would absolutely be the thing most likely to force her to be afraid. She already gets sad if we say we dont like her. Losing the Trailblazer permanently would 100% end up as a terrifying prospect to her. Kafka has also already been demonstrated to have less concern for her own personal safety as is.
Lowk this was more me yapping about Kafka being absolutely in love with thr Trailblazer lmao. I think im going insane because i get a Kafka interaction in the bartending event lmao.