#sybil forsyth

[ramblingmushroom]

See my vision

[maidenmocha]

Triple Domain Expansion between Scarlet Hollow's biggest players

[rainesaur]

look!

[tabithasholloweyes]

[maidenmocha]

Sybil coming out

[expmemento]

the fact that you can't ask for the witch to rejuvenate Tabitha if she's not there and that you are the one that has to propose it in the first place if she is makes me think that Sybil's insistance of Tabitha taking that ghost curse is not just a moral position but perhaps has an utilitarian purpose to her plans.

I would think that if Sybil is a smart negotiatior she'd not only weigh your life and Kaneeka's but also Tabitha's, who puts herself at risk when she is particularly close to you in the ghost hunt. She doesn't even bring her up when she list the consequences of your choices of the week that she claims to help out with. It's jarring to the extent where I have to wonder what her designs are for Tabitha.

[wyrdplatypus]

Still working on it -_- Sybil impacted me a lot because from episode 1 I indentified her as an archetypal folklore witch, an I was like "ok, you're gonna be chaotic evil badass" or something like it but you know, let's be friends? cause witches rewards those who are worthy and respectfull and stuff And episode 5 with og mystical it me hard, and because I freaked out I clicked the usual "avoid worst outcome using trait" prompt an instant regret followed -_- Spend a whole playthrough chosing to trust her to betray her on a panic attack and still I don't know if it could be a right call Still say more about me than her or the game ^^" And really like the song impling I can't really imagine "A World State Without her To Guide It" Wanna believe she's right, like the Princess, being a part of reality, whether good or bad at times, but damn, Scarlet Hollow and episode 5 specifically makes it hard to be sure about morality in general without even thinking about mc wellbeing (like I still resent Tabitha ganging up on me with Stella even tough I was on her side my whole playthrough -_-) Aaaaaanyways, added more colors, not sure I'm a fan of color, might erase/numb them at some point, added the latest husband like I was sugested a lot and also Miles (didn't felt like he was relevant until I draw him then I was like "damn you look fine and I'm pissed and hurt too) I was also suggested to add some water and faucets, and I plan to add those still not suggested surprinsingly to me were cats an goat related stuff, added them anyways

Did you trust Sybil? Did you want to trust her despite the many, many red flags like me? Do you still want to believe in her/Carmilla?

Also, everything we know and assume about ditchcling comes from her as far as I know, an they're not mentioned in any of her flashabacks even though they're all about massive catastrophies (and related to her to boot) sooo anyone got any theory about them not fitting her definition?

[bohamod]

I saw this incredible artwork of the Kellys and it got me thinking: why do I feel so differently about Joan, Pearlanne, and Sybil? Though each of these mothers do similar things to their children when viewed from a certain angle, I hold great sympathy for Joan, great disdain for Pearlanne, and intense burning hatred for Sybil in my heart. I'm thinking this through in real time, so this might get a little rambly, but whatever.

Joan is a woman who had a child forced on her by an unimaginably powerful force and possibly carried it to term due to lack of social support (I find it hard to believe she didn't think to have an abortion at least at the beginning of her pregnancy) (unrelated but for the longest time I thought "The Immaculate Conception" referred to how the Virgin Mary got pregnant without having sex, and thus described Joan's situation, but apparently not!). Much like most adults in the U.S, she's inherited the belief that parents must have absolute control over their children to turn them into good people as they grow into adults. Perhaps if she didn't, she would've sat Reese down and told him of his curse and how he was conceived which may or may not have changed everything about their lives. Instead, she turned to the local witch who told her to start poisoning her son, constructed a cage for him in case of an emergency, and isolated him from the world at large. And yet! Regardless of her actions' efficacy, she did them to protect herself, her son, and the rest of her community! There's really something to be said about how she was so scared by her son that she thought that these very violent actions were her only choice to keep everybody safe. It was out of love that she locked him away and poisoned him, and it is out of love that she locks him in the cell or even helps carry him away to be burned (is there something to him being burned to death? like a witch on a stake? idk). She was in an awful situation in the first place, and while she certainly didn't make the best decisions due to her own biases, I can't find it in me to hate her.

There isn't nearly as much to say about Pearlanne, she was an awful woman who had the opportunity to be better when she saw Vivian get bullied as well as when she left, but decided not to. Pearlanne accepted the fate presented to her by her Scarlet heritage (which dates back to Confederate sympathizers! in fact, maybe the Scarlets were themselves enslavers which would make a lot of sense), and passed that cruelty down to Tabitha. An awful woman in a long line of awful people.

Sybil... this woman makes my blood boil... I actually liked her a lot before I did a Kaneekamancer route, and even then only felt conflicted about her until chapter 5 came out. This woman was born somewhere in northern Europe AND IT SHOWS!!! It was awful to see how her first daughter's wish to save her community was twisted into Sybil's pursuit of power with a veneer of acting in the common good. I typed out a whole bunch, then realized it all came from this one post I read when chapter 5 first came out hold on. Ok here's the link, it's waaaay better worded than I could write myself. TLDR Sybil Forsyth is an exemplar of the attitude white colonizers have about what harm actually is, and it sickens me. She and Pearlanne are quite similar except she's the progenitor of the generational trauma instead of a product of it like Pearlanne is.