is your username a reference to 4t0/zazanation ? <- not part of zazanation <- barely knows about them but theyre like nazis unironically or something? so when i saw your user i got scared uhh search ‘4t0’ or ‘zazanation’ on here for more info
Oh my God no I didn't know this was a thing??? I literally was just thinking of the game name and was trying to see if I could snatch a username related to it before someone else did haha. Uhhh,, maybe I'll change it soon... :(
But for clarification, I am a communist haha, very much not at all a right-winger
I saw the ship in your bio and I'm really curious about it (positive), so I shall be evil and ask you about it. I'm not sure what to ask though so.. uuh. Smiles 😃
Hi!!! Yes, the ship AsDim is my pride and joy haha. I started shipping them within the two days I played/finished the game, first week of release.
If you weren't aware or couldn't guess, the ship is between Asya and Vadim. I almost called it ShuRin but thought it sounded too plain and like it would already be a popular ship from another fandom or two, so I didn't want any confusion. Though it still works as an alternative!
To be honest, my view on them and their relationship is almost (if not entirely) separated from canon. Though I think it's possible for Vadim to have a crush on Asya in canon, I do not think she would realistically like him back nor willingly start a relationship with him (without peer pressure from someone else or her own thoughts if such a situation occurred). She's just too into Ira that I have a very hard time thinking of her as liking another haha.
But in my headcanons, the two of them are actually friends and get along. It's not like I want them to have a toxic relationship or such. I like to think after Vadim, Marina and Asya all became more "friendly" with each other, he would start being kinder to her since they connected more ^_^. I like the idea of Vadim not knowing he has a crush on her until wayyyyyy later haha, I think he's the type of guy to be "that was cute" -> "wait what why did I think that". I remember when in the game that Vadim interrupted Asya and Marinas cafe hangout and Asya mentioning something about there not being a way for him to see her unless he was intentionally looking? I was like ooohhhh man he's got it bad,,,,.
Haha but I don't really talk about Asya often and how I think she would like him, if she did. I don't think she would like him first, or more than he would like her. But if Vadim suddenly switched up his behavior and started being sweeter to her, I think it would make her feel really,, well, confused of course, but very flattered too. And I think she would be very happy to see him changing, not to mention having a person who seems to genuinely care for her. I could only see her having a crush on him after that change. If Ira didn't exist at all in canon, I would feel much more inclined to believe she could be romantically interested in him. But to me, it makes more sense (from a canon standpoint) to their situation if it's a one-sided crush for Vadim. Though,,,, daydreaming about them going on dates is very cute to me. Maybe if he's nice enough, Asya will give him a lil kiss on the cheek.
The more I played Z.A.T.O. the more I thought of how the characters share similar or express symptoms of PTSD (especially dissociation). I think it's really interesting to acknowledge. I can't say I think the characters all have PTSD because I wouldn't be able to link it back to a "realistic" cause. But if I think purely on how they think, speak and simply react to their surroundings, it feels like it's screaming in my face.
(Spoilers ahead, in which it turns into me diagnosing them haha, whoops.)
Not to mention how Asya starts to forget her own name later in the game, I remember that part sticking out to me as very obvious... I also think she could have some form of OCD with the way she is very obsessive with her surroundings and feels strangely (and strongly) indebted to them. She seems to admire things, want them and still feel she is completely undeserving, yet she's too fixated on it to give up. And her assumptions of how she is always being "punished" in a way by the universe or by something she has no control over, like the situation was inevitable.
Marina is the most obvious case of severe dissociation I have ever seen. That girl is a veteran. The scene where Asya and Marina are talking with Ira in the room (I think..), she mentions that if she ever stops pretending or playing up her emotions, that she'll "forget how to"; I remember that reminded me of certain people I know and the experiences they went through with dissociation themselves.
Ira obviously has issues, I think that's the most shoved-in-your-face part about the game, for important reasons. It would feel too wrong of me to attach her some kind of conduct disorder— Plus, I don't believe she fits the stereotypes beyond aggression and apathy (that has only been really targeted towards Vadim,,, very rightfully so). But I don't think of her as "evil" like those things can feel like they imply. Maybe schizophrenia or BPD.
Vadim is hard to assign anything to when I feel we've seen so little about him. Also, I do not believe he is going through the same thing as the others? At least from what I remember in-game... I at least didn't get the impression he had the same symptoms as the others had shown. He's just kind of a guy. But I could see him having some kind of depression, he comes off a little disinterested or apathetic compared to others. A lot of his character feels very guarded to me and rather crafted, like part of it is an act, so something like a mood disorder wouldn't surprise me.
Russian names consists of three parts; the first name, the patronymic and the surname. A patronymic refers to the characters fathers name with applied suffixes when the fathers name is passed down onto said character. I promise this will be the easiest part to learn...
Example; Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky.
(Russian: Федор Михайлович Достоевский).
As Russian is a very gendered language, I do not believe there are "official" ways to use gender neutrality in this case. So I will list gendered terms for the sake of simplicity. The suffixes added to create a patronymic are dependent on two things; gender and consonants/vowels.
For male characters -- If the fathers name ends in a hard consonant (except ж, ш, ч, щ, ц), their middle name will end in -ovich (Russian: -ович). -- If the fathers name ends in a soft consonant (or ж, ш, ч, щ, ц), their middle name will end in -evich (Russian: -евич). -- If the fathers name ends in a vowel and consists of two syllables, their name will end in -ich (Russian: -ич).
For female characters -- If the fathers name ends in a hard consonant (except ж, ш, ч, щ, ц), their middle name will end in -ovna (Russian: -овна). -- If the fathers name ends in a soft consonant (or ж, ш, ч, щ, ц), their middle name will end in -evna (Russian: -евна). If the fathers name ends in a vowel and consists of two syllables, their name will end in -inichna (Russian: -инична).
We'll go over a few more examples for extra understanding! :)
There are "nicknames" (more often called short forms) that you can use that are not considered in the category of a diminutive (which we will go over next), these often refer to a shortening of a name instead of adding on to make it longer (like diminutives are known for).
These nicknames, as you could guess, are to be used by friends, family and those generally familiar and comfortable with one another. The confusing part of this subject is that short forms (+ diminutives) do not really follow a set rule, therefore it is difficult to explain. But I will provide examples. Short forms are not as strict as diminutives in the rule of "informal only" but should be treated similarly.
Ivan - Vanya (short form).
Anastasia - Nastya (short form).
Vadim - Vadik, Vadya (short form).
(The names Ira, Asya and Marina do not have short forms. But Ira is the short form for Irina. We will use this going forward for diminutives).
Russian Diminutives
What is a diminutive? A diminutive can be easily described as a nickname (again...). Diminutives are strictly informal and are to be used between immediate family (mother, father, sister, brother), close friends and lovers. Diminutives can sound confusing when using the word "nickname" to describe it, they carry the same affectionate and informal connotations, but do not often shorten the name you would be attaching the suffixes to... They also do not follow any specific or strict rules.
Vadim - Vadyusha (diminutive).
Ira (short form of Irina) - Irisha, Irinochka (diminutive).
Asya - Asyenka (diminutive).
Marina - Marisha (diminutive).
There is another form of "nicknames" within the Russian language, but they are hard to understand and explain, as they carry negative and affectionate connotation at the same time. We'll be avoiding those for the sake of hoping you don't misuse them... Just know that the rule to this system is to add -k- as a suffix to a characters first name.
How to Use Russian Names / Summary
When in formal settings, use first and middle (patronymic) names. Use both names when a character is interacting with someone they are not close with, or is their superior (older student, elderly and colleagues with similar/higher authority.)
In informal or casual settings, use the shortened version of names. These can be used by any people who are comfortable around one another.
Following stricter rules, diminutives should only be used by family, best friends and romantic interests.
Thank you for reading, I hope this helps and if I got anything wrong, please let me know and I will correct myself! Feel free to discuss more in comments and reblogs! Happy writing!!
While I first played, I remember thinking that when towards the end/during Vadims character development, he must have had a crush on Asya because of his sudden "softness" towards her. I think it's sweet to think of an AU where everyone gets along well and nothing bad ever happens.
Made this account so I could get my Z.A.T.O. brainworms out there, haha.
Small spoilers ahead btw. I try not to go too in depth but this counts as character analysis... I think.
Anyways, I don't think Vadim is a bad guy. I think he's a troubled teenager who is among the wrong crowd and doesn't know better (to some degree). I think he can be sweet and nice, at least as nice as he can physically manage, like seen with Marina. He shows genuine concern over Asya at times (notably at the movie theatre) and it makes me believe there's more to him, more that I wish we got to explore better in the game.
When he's with his friends, he's an asshole, of course. But his friends encourage it. When he's around Marina (+ alone with Asya honestly because he doesn't seem to get mad at her or react in a shocking manner beyond when he thinks she's toying with him/looking down on him.) He doesn't seem to go out of his way as much to be mean. It feels to me like that state of asshole-ness is something he needs to remind himself of when he's not already being reminded of it (by his friends).
I think he, as a teenage boy, thinks like a teenage boy; Is afraid of how he is/could be perceived by others and tries to appear tough or stronger than he might be in fear of being made fun of, or something similar. I can't be certain of the reason why, but it makes sense to me when I think about his family and the conditions they're supposedly in and how he might fear being viewed the same way, as someone crazy and wrong in the head or pathetic and worth looking down upon.
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