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Little thing I did for OLNF2025 day 7: Family!

I imagined them vibing to ABBA in their little aparment before moving out :D

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"mummy"

I don't. Know Why this took me SO MUCH TIME OF MY LIFE TO FINISH. but. My back hurts now. I'll be back after a loooong nap KQJDJE😭😭

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Non-art post because 'tis time for a short Opal discussion :D as much as I wish I could yap more, I'll just discuss her throughout the prologue! I'm not going to cover anything from the available moments in Step 1 and 2 as well as the Step 2 prologue. This is just meant to be a quick observation :)

For a little context, most of what I'm discussing comes from my own playthroughs with Nene, which means your experience may be different.

I find the way Opal talks with the MC so interesting. As I've mentioned before, language is an important aspect of interacting with children. It's typical for a child to reflect the language of their families, which I can personally see when playing.

From what I can tell, the MC, despite the fact that my MC avoids speaking, is quite 'well-spoken'. While keeping that 'childish' tone, their manner of speaking/thinking is reminiscent of their mother. I think this is because Opal never dumbs down her words or attempts to baby-talk the MC. She tells it how it is, maybe cracks a joke ever so often, but she never makes her child feel like they aren't smart enough to understand what she's saying.

I also want to mention Opal and her willingness to give the MC autonomy. Autonomy is "the capacity of individuals or groups to make informed decisions and act independently, free from external influence or coercion." Essentially: a person's ability to make decisions or act based on their own thoughts and feelings.

I noticed that Opal actually doesn't tell the MC 'no.' 'No' is such a powerful word, and as someone who wants to work with children, I've been told that we've started leaning away from telling children 'no'. It becomes more about letting children explore and make mistakes rather than protecting them from the consequences. Children learn from doing, and that's why it's important that they are given opportunities to make what we consider 'bad' decisions.

Also, Opal never downplays the MC's emotions but rather acknowledges them. If the MC is scared to go out to the woods, she acknowledges their fear and tells them that that emotion is okay while encouraging them to continue their adventure.

This is a little side tangent, but there's such an importance in acknowledging children's emotions while not labeling them as good or bad. WE label emotions as good or bad. However, we must remember that emotions are just reactions to situations. Anger is not a bad emotion. Sadness is not a bad emotion. They are REACTIONS. When we label them, children start to believe that these emotions are bad and if they feel them, they are a bad person. They learn to suppress these emotions rather than express them in a healthy manner.

That's where I'll end this little discussion for now. I'd love to hear other thoughts on Opal and her character :D

#I'm also using this to take the chance to remind everyone to be kind to yourself :D #emotions are natural #dont feel as though you have to suppress them #olnf #our life now and forever #olnf opal #opal second