VAMPIRE: THE MASQUERADE — BLOODLINES 2 "This little chat is courtesy of my selfless desire to entertain the elderly."
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VAMPIRE: THE MASQUERADE — BLOODLINES 2 "This little chat is courtesy of my selfless desire to entertain the elderly."
One thing I appreciate about Bloodlines 2 is the way it shows how actually holding rank in the Camarilla is a HELL of a lot less glamorous from the inside looking out then it seems from the outside looking in. Most of Phyre's work as Sheriff is bloody, tedious, and involves running around the city chasing vague leads and whispers from the Primogens and other Kindred. Meanwhile Prince Ryong is presiding over a unruly mess of competing interests and factional violence, doing her best to keep the peace without showing any fatal weakness in-spite of the efforts of dozens of Kindred to tear it to shreds.
The Camarilla usually gets depicted as this implacable monolith of elitist power, but Bloodlines 2 depicts them with a lot more nuance: being the ones to keep order and maintain the masquerade sucks actually: it's thankless, bloody, work that will leave you forever alienated on some level from your only peers. It's not a trip of vanity or power (at least not for Phyre, Ryong, Tolly, etc), it's a dirty job that someone has to do to avoid the species getting wiped out.
Tolly and Phyre energy feels like
I think the incredibly gay Nosferatu who refuses to hide despite his appearance, talks about the social stigma and shame faced by nosferatu like it's a great big queer allegory and told me "you're a bloodsucker honey, nothing more queer than that" is my favorite character from Bloodlines 2 and I wish he was in a better game.
yes, vtmb2 is poorly made in a lot of areas but I absolutely love Phyre's design and voice actors (male & female presenting)
I especially love Fabien and the dynamic he and Phyre have ✨️ Tolly is also fabulous 🥰
My Bloodlines 2 hyperfixation is still kicking... Help me, please. My three favourite ships from the game: Phyre x Safia, Fabien x Filing Cabinet, and Ryong/Tolly x Making Silly Bets on Phyre's Love Life. The last one I can easily blame on @killersafia and @mylordshesacactus's great fics (Good Girls are Bad Girls and For Want of a Nail). Now I really need to do some actual work...
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