I was watching the 2nd Lord of the Mysteries Special Episode and I got way more excited to see Creeping Hunger than Alger… it went something like this:
“Ayoooo, there’s our boi Alger! You're looking good, man! Look at your cool fighting—IS THAT CREEPING HUNGER?!?!?! IS THAT MY FAVORITE ITEM IN THE SERIES?!?!! I FORGOT CREEPING HUNGER WOULD BE HERE!! MY BABY!” *picks up laptop and cuddles screen* “This is one of the things that makes Gehrman so cool. I’m so happy to see it”
*later* “I forgot about Arrodes……… controversial question, but is he actually my favorite? ……………Actually, I can circumvent this dilemma. I’d argue Arrodes is more of a character than an item. While he may have the question stipulation, he can still talk, be sassy, and give us the beautiful chaos he is. Creeping Hunger can only communicate via “body language,” so it’s more like a deadly pet (Susie is obviously better, but she isn’t a Beyonder Characteristic. Therefore, she isn’t a viable option in this conversation). I mean, Creeping Hunger eats people. If you don’t feed it, it gets aggressive and eats you because it’s Hungry. In exchange, it does cool tricks for you like a well-trained animal or maybe a guard dog. So, Creeping Hunger is firmly my favorite”
I went through a lot of loopholes to make sure Creeping Hunger is my favorite and avoid the valid argument of Arrodes (and made sure to address the Susie one)
My dedication and love for Creeping Hunger is real and visible
