Okay spill, what is the Eldritch Diner, is it related to the Bunker, and is it something I need to map
Haha, if you want to map it, by all means. It might actually be a fun project. (and possibly easier than the Bunker) I sort of have already in a way. I have tags dedicated to the silly creature:
http://floralmotif.tumblr.com/tagged/the-eldritch-cafe
http://floralmotif.tumblr.com/tagged/the-eldritch-diner
The Eldritch Diner/Café is what I call the consistent set that they’ve been using for a group of Diners and Cafés in s12 since 12.08. I call it the Eldritch Diner/Café because they morph it into some aspect of whoever the scene is “about” using color and set dressing. It’s almost a control group for character symbolism and mindset in some ways. It’s like a reflective being that uses cafe motifs to reflect psyches heheh.
Those tags up there go into a lot of detail with it.
There are so far 5 versions of the thing. There’s Cas, Mick’s and Mary’s separate ones in 12.08 and 12.09, Dean’s in 12.10 and Cas/Mary’s in 12.12. The consistencies, differences and colors can be used to read the characters symbolically. I’m a sucker for shot density so I love it.
At this time, I have embarked on a quest to locate Sam’s iteration of the diner. I have resigned to the possibility of bribery to lure the set into targeting Sam’s brain. I want Sam’s current color scheme, damnit.
Basically, I love this thing because it lets me science at symbolism to some extent. It seems to exist in multiple places at once, mirrors people’s brains and casts the mirror into itself. Hence the Eldritch. I consider it the same species as Silent Hill :P