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It would be so fascinating if the cult that Unnamed was raised in is a remnant of Vere's cult from when he was being worshipped as a god.

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I am headcanoning Mhin's monster transformation as being related to their emotions (as in: transformation can be triggered by very strong emotions) SO HARD lately.

It would add an extra layer to Vere constantly trying to piss them off that just ⋆˗ˋˏ Makes Sense ˎˊ˗⋆ to me.

Vere is intrigued by the MC, describing them as "not quite human, not quite monster".

Is it safe to assume that Vere felt similarly intrigued by Mhin? That he picked up on that, smelled it on Mhin when they first met, only to have Mhin stab him on sight? And now Vere is constantly pushing at their raw nerves to try and get a Monstrous reaction out of Mhin... It would add an extra layer to their dynamic that I love to consider.

Alternate theory: The transformation is more werewolf-esque and it's related to something that can be astronomically observed. & that's how Mhin started up their stargazing hobby?? But it's kinda cuter if they just enjoy that for it's own sake, amiright?

P.S. if ur wondering how Vere knows about the emotions trigger he knows bc he can Do That Thing

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Requesting assistance, please?

Touchstarved Fandom,

Has anyone noticed that each of the standees have constellations on them? Different ones for each character!! And I think they might be real ones? But I'm notoriously bad at identifying constellations.

Anyone able to help me out? Are these real constellations?

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[Leander] [Kuras & Vere] [Mhin & Ais]

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Lovent Theories off the top of my head...

⟡ Mhin is not from Lovent, but they DID contract their curse there. "Anything for the pursuit of knowledge..." Perhaps Mhin had only intended to go there for study and they unwittingly brought Something Else back...

Title tag is #lost expeditions... Mhin went to Lovent with loved ones and is the lone survivor of the expedition?? No one has ever made it back except for Mhin?

⟡ Mhin is from Lovent but...

"In a bygone era,"

Is Mhin just...very old? An extended lifespan due to their curse?

Or maybe the whole city got swallowed up the the Shroud and there were some dimension time shenanigans...? The city ended up in a halfway point? And the city is actually still inhabited, but has been in a perpetual state of Zombie Appocalypse Fogfall. Silent Hill...?? am I describing Silent Hill? Mhin fought to escape and that is when Kuras finds and help them?

⟡ Did they learn something about the Senobium while in Lovent? Is that why they are so determined, so sure that what they need is inside?

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I have work off so I'm going full unhinged as a treat, I guess.

Re: my previous comment about this being two separate pieces of paper because they don't match up, if you (messily, on your phone in ClipStudio) split them into two separate layers, you can line up the radial chart. However, once you have the radial chart, if you follow the paper along the rip, nothing really lines up in a satisfactory way to create one piece of paper.

The paper is wrinkled, so you could make the argument that maybe if you smoothed it out it might line up better but... some of these paper 'teeth' are just never gonna fit together. (Even if you take into account the way that thick parchment tends to rip in what I'm gonna call 'pulp layers' this doesn't fit together as one piece of paper imo.)

I was originally going to show a pic of trying to match it up along the straight edges as well but I don't think it's necessary.

See above: Overlap & lack of overlap as seen when you try and put the pieces together with opacity turned down, if it helps make the visual more clear.

Again, this could just be looking into it too hard, but we have fun here.

When they were creating the artwork, they probably weren't thinking that people would attempt to see if they match, and that it was also just easier to do this way...but...it's also just so obviously not a match? Right??? If it was intentional that they don't match, I once again appreciate the implications!!! Very cool!

Bonus: Gif of me trying my hardest to make Ais' radial chart (almost) line up by using Kuras' as a guide -- I actually had to rotate both of Ais' pieces a little bit.

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Regarding RSS latest Kuras lore drop:

Maybe Kuras is trying to make up for his previous destructive mistakes with humanity and is dispensing his knowledge with a lighter touch these days...

Which is why the Unnamed feels like he is familiar.

Because he chooses Oracles.

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This makes me wonder if Mhin is legit possessed... like, the Bird Monster crossed through the Shroud and was supposed to gain a body, but instead it is sharing Mhin's... Of course, Monsters gaining bodies could always happen through some form of possession. Nothing in the wording directly contradicts that... They "take" physical form could mean take or, ya know... take.

But the word "abomination" is used in regards to Mhin, which implies that something happened which wasn't meant to...

Maybe some form of experiment to attempt to capture a Monster before it takes physical form? And Mhin's possessed as a side effect?