Wow... do I need to make my own post about this? Yeah I know Mysme is irrelevant or whatever, but guys you guy think Rika is part of the dark triad? You think she killed her own dog in a psychotic episode???? You think her savior complex arised from Sally's death??? No, just... it feels like you read half the story
Rika killed Sally
Don't get me wrong. I've been trying to figure out this for years and I think I finally did. Rika refused to treat Sally who was sick with cataracts leading the dog to run and get hit by a car. Or so are we told.
The whole story tells us that after Sally died, Rika wasn't the same person. Yoosung itself confirms this. Chatroom Old Memory, Jaehee Route, Day 9, 21:47.
Look at how it's highlighted the "she hated herself for underestimating Sally's pain."
But then: "That Sally must have been so frustrated to jump towards the cars." I can see Yoosung justifying Rika over and over again.
I had to study a bit so I'll put my research here:
"... cataracts are not fatal, and most dogs learn to live with the condition. Your dog can also have surgery to remove the cataracts to prevent blindness." Wagwalking.com
" Some owners witness severe depression in their dogs. Some owners report aggressive behavior changes. And yet, other owners report that they never even suspected that their dogs went blind because nothing changed. Some dogs remain totally unfazed by the situation. As with humans, dogs may utilize a variety of behaviors to help them cope with vision loss." Petfinder.com
"She would have treated if she knew." Says Yoosung. That already tells us a lot about Sally's personality as a dog. Most dogs DON'T jump in front of the cars. In fact, it's well known that when you're blind (even if you just close your eyes or cover them with something.) and you start walking slowly right? Your other senses start to develop really fast in order to supply the lack of vision. That happens with every other sense. And I'm not 100% that this happens to dogs, as I'm not one but I don't think we're so different to say the opposite. So Sally must have been a calm dog. Really calm and sweet.
"She was much cuter when she was alive." and "one day she ran into the streets and got hit by a car." Tell us a lot too. It always seemed to me like that was weird. Dogs, and humans too, don't tend to run if they can't see. But:
"Dogs have a strong “fight or flight” response. Based on a variety of factors, a dog may stand up and fight challenges (attackers) or he may flee (run from attackers). Neither response is wrong. They are both survival mechanisms and don’t have any reflection on a dog’s intelligence or “goodness”." Petfinder.com
And
"These dogs to become overwhelmed and “shut down”. They begin moving slowly. They lower their heads, ears and tails. In effect, they become depressed." Petfinder.com
I'm not sure where I read that she (Rika) refused to treat Sally's eyes. I'll put it here as soon as I find it.
Found it! Thank you Jumin!! Jaehee Route, Chatroom: I can't understand, 23:11.
I'm sorry Yoosung, but even if Jumin was in love with Rika, he's still more reliable than you.
Anyway, the whole thing here's what I think, I think Sally might have been running away from Rika who could have been in middle of one of her episodes. As we know she wasn't emotionally stable and was very violent. Probably PTSD. and then the accident/murder happened. Wether it was Rika who pushed the dog, or it was Sally running away from Rika, the result was the same. Sally died.
And I bet that triggered Rika Savior Complex.
I know there's more to Sally's death but I haven't been able to find it right now. But my suspicion was already confirmed as far as I can remember, I just don't know where in the game. That also reminds me a bit of the dark triad. (Health.com)
The dark triad personality has been associated with tendencies toward violence and criminal activity. (verywellmind.com)
Narcissism: defined as feeling superior and entitled, but underneath the grandiosity is typically a sense of inadequacy (Health.com)
(Narcissus or what you guys call 'daffodil' flower is a good hint, but also her whole story.)
Machiavellianism: being highly manipulative, willing to deceive others to get what they want and having a cynical view of the world (Health.com)
(she started with the R.F.A. and moved onto Mint Eye.)
Psychopathy: lacking empathy and being emotionally cold, while also impulsive and prone to taking big risks (Health.com)
(Mint Eye, the bomb.)
All of these, are traits Rika has. Unfortunately it is very common
"... those who scored highly on the Dark Triad had more negative attitudes towards animals and were more likely to show cruelty towards both people and animals." Smart Animal Training
Dark triad traits in kids include bad behavior towards animals, bed-wetting frequently after certain age, and, most importantly, lacking a good relationship with the parents.
But how is this created? I studied this on school for a presentation (Psychopaths and Sociopaths.) so while I might have not the links or the presentation right now to back me up I still know a bit about it. It's a bit too long so I'll try my best to summarize it.
So basically when our mother gets pregnant with us, her chemical reaction (meaning she being sad, angry or happy.) to the news that she was going to become a mom and during the whole pregnancy made something trigger in our cells. And if she's not happy or calm, it can affect the fetus (another reason to be pro-choice) till the point of molding our brain and prefrontal cortex, but since our brain and prefrontal cortex finish developing when we're old, around mid-late 20's, this is not a huge damage, right?
Well, I read somewhere that Psychopaths are made (hereditary) and Sociopaths are created by the society, hence the name. But I think it's a bit more complex than that.
Now, I'm not an expert, and even my presentation can be lacking of certain information, so please take everything I say with a grain of salt. But when we are born, if our mother or father let us cry, our brain will start to develop the lack of empathy. Because we were not taken care off. So our baby brain understands that emotions are not allowed and our brain will stop creating those chemical components. And that goes well into childhood and adulthood. Repetitive behaviors, repetitive patterns and all that.
So as you can see, that becomes a problem. Now, most of the psychopaths or sociopaths are not even aware that they are one. Unless medical records say so. Some of these psychopaths receive training to be in society. And they are perfectly capable of behaving themselves. No. Not every psychopath is a murderer. In fact, most of the people who tend to kill, are people who have been peer pressured so much that they reacted to it. Your guess is correct, sociopaths.
Can you be both? Good question, I'm still researching but I think that's not possible so far. Sociopaths use the emotions as a form of control, psychopaths lack of emotions, they were not necessary when her/his parents refused to carry him/her. So how can they use them to control people? They can't. But they can use their training on how you're supposed to behave, to achieve domination. Both are highly intelligent. Both are highly dangerous.
As we know, Rika had an awful childhood. And even in her teenage years was really lacking of friends, peers or family who actually cared for her. It is also implied that she was raped or sexually assaulted by the priest in her memories. So that kind of life, isn't easy and leaves everlasting marks. Now, for the point of the argument, I refuse to diagnose her, plus I'm not an expert and she definitely has a lot of issues not just this one. That doesn't justifies what she did but it makes easy to understand her persona.
I do think that she has the traits of the dark triad as an adult, and I think she was perfectly capable of killing Sally in a way of "saving her" or at least, doing everything to avoid suspicion from RFA members. Would V know? I'm not sure. But Rika harming V's eyes is definitely related to that traumatic event.
*this post isn't complete nor finished as I still need some pieces of the puzzle, they did say a couple of things more about Sally on other routes but I need to replay in order to find out. But I'm posting it right now because I've been postponing it for so long (years, really. Since 2018 at least) that I'm gonna go nuts if I don't.
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There you go, now you've got my attention. Point taken.
Alastor misinterpreting modern LGBTQIA+ labels also leaves room for so much confusion with the rest of the cast:
(Based on @onesidedradiostatic ‘s posts)
-Genuinely thinks Husk is attracted to kitchenware, to the point where one of his “punishments” is not being allowed in the kitchen
-If Huskerdust then Alastor begins to question if Angel is secretly a pan
-Knows Angel isn’t a pan so Alastor tells him there is no chance if Huskerdust happening (talked about here)
-Angel saying he’s gay and Alastor questioning that because he was sure Angel was depressed
-Reevaluating the bisexual label AGAIN when he finds out Pentious has two dicks, causing him to question his previous statement of Vox being dickless
-Vaggie: Im Lesbian, Alastor: I don’t believe I’m familiar with that country
-Alastor thinking all angels and/or exorcists are lesbians (yes, this includes Adam and Lucifer)
-Him thinking of Charlie as half-lesbian, not because he’s biphobic but because she’s half angel
-Lucifer mentioning he’s kind of gender-fluid so he wonders if the fluid of Lucifer is what’s responsible for one’s gender
-Thinking trans means transportation/transit/transcontinental railroad and assumes they’re the best people to travel with
-Him thinking “bisexual” refers to having two partners
-Him thinking “bisexual” refers to being attracted to bicycles so he removes all bicycles (and pans because fuck you Husker) from the hotel
-Him thinking the term “ace” refers to a phenomenal card player because he beat Husk in poker, taunts Husk for not being “ace” anymore (Alastor stole Husk’s aceness)
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I know this is for shits and giggles but guys, he's not a troglodyte he knows what lesbian and gay means.. he would unabashadly say "You mean you're a dyke? Oh oh honey, i already knew that" type shit. He died in the early 900s NOT when he was 900 days old
Alastor misinterpreting modern LGBTQIA+ labels also leaves room for so much confusion with the rest of the cast:
(Based on @onesidedradiostatic ‘s posts)
-Genuinely thinks Husk is attracted to kitchenware, to the point where one of his “punishments” is not being allowed in the kitchen
-If Huskerdust then Alastor begins to question if Angel is secretly a pan
-Knows Angel isn’t a pan so Alastor tells him there is no chance if Huskerdust happening (talked about here)
-Angel saying he’s gay and Alastor questioning that because he was sure Angel was depressed
-Reevaluating the bisexual label AGAIN when he finds out Pentious has two dicks, causing him to question his previous statement of Vox being dickless
-Vaggie: Im Lesbian, Alastor: I don’t believe I’m familiar with that country
-Alastor thinking all angels and/or exorcists are lesbians (yes, this includes Adam and Lucifer)
-Him thinking of Charlie as half-lesbian, not because he’s biphobic but because she’s half angel
-Lucifer mentioning he’s kind of gender-fluid so he wonders if the fluid of Lucifer is what’s responsible for one’s gender
-Thinking trans means transportation/transit/transcontinental railroad and assumes they’re the best people to travel with
-Him thinking “bisexual” refers to having two partners
-Him thinking “bisexual” refers to being attracted to bicycles so he removes all bicycles (and pans because fuck you Husker) from the hotel
-Him thinking the term “ace” refers to a phenomenal card player because he beat Husk in poker, taunts Husk for not being “ace” anymore (Alastor stole Husk’s aceness)
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