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This post actually was correct with the fact that Ashiya would lose his sight after losing Sakae's influence.

But I am now I am back to wondering why Aoi choose Ashiya in the first place. Was it gender? was it age? Was it a growing ability to see yokai?

With the inclusion of a bonus chapter we got, I think the last one might have some merit. [https://imgur.com/a/QpYf6xJ]

The long as short of it is that at the end of the chapter, we get a hint that Ashiya is regaining his ability to see yokai beyond just Fuzzy. This is a bit weird, because if his ability was solely from Sakae's influence, then it should have either stuck around after he lost it or it should have disappeared and not returned.

I think this is potential evidence towards the idea that Ashiya should have developed his own ability/influence.

It may be that Aoi noticed Ashiya's ability starting to manifest, jumped on the opportunity to try to bring Sakae back to his family, but ended up stunting Ashiya's growth so to speak. Now that the invasive influence is gone, his body can now nurture it's own abilities.

A few things about the last few chapters

1) What if the only reason Ashiya can see yokai is because of Sakae’s Influence?

I really don’t have much on this. Only that out of all the characters that can see yokai, Ashiya is the only one who developed it in high school. (other than Zenko due to her unique circumstance)

This could be a side effect of A) ashiya housing an influence that isn’t his own and B) only having half.

It could have taken time to settle in and actually give him these abilities.

2) Why did Aoi pick Ashiya?

In the sense of who to transfer Sakae’s influence to. There is the obvious one that is they are both male but….that one doesn’t sit right with me.

The one that sits a bit better is his age. If we take when Aoi pretends to be Sakae as when they did the transfer, then Ashiya was only 3. I don’t know how much older his sister is, but I would assume it is at least 3 years since she had to come home when she heard about their mother being sick. (I say three to get her out of high school and possibly into college)

The last one that kind of makes the top one a bit moot but it makes me feel better because I don’t want Ashiya to stop being able to see Fuzzy…

Ashiya could see yokai before he was given Sakae’s influence. Aoi tried to take advantage of this but it ended up causing him to lose his ability for the time being instead, until the influence had the chance the settle in.

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Don't forget the ones where mc is forced into the body of a known terrible person.

They decide to just be a nice person to those around them, decide they are going to undue all of the bad that the person before had done. The previous owner of the body could have done truly messed up things to that person and it just won't matter. Two conversations obviously overwrites years of torment.

This is mostly an issue with romance, where the writer wants to speed run the mc getting together with the male lead.

The amount of luck it is for isekai characters to be transmigatted into a fictional world as a certain person(villain, villainess, hero, ect.) And for everyone in that world to simply accept that the person changed instead of thinking its a skin walker of sorts or shapeshifter is quite, lucky.

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It's spooky season

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Working on crochet has one of two effects on me

1) Wow, I can't believe the smallest additions can make a beautiful tappestry of color.

2) haha yarn go brrr

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Maybe we just need to try it again....

Sorry sir we now have four very small spiders.

ANYONE WHO CAN GET THE SPIDER OUT OF MY OFFICE GETS TWO WEEKS OFF FULLY PAID

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The antidote is weed

I wonder how this works.

Does the medicine cause you such stress that it puts you into a wicked phase? Or does it affect some Funky Chemicals And Shit in your brain so that your wicked phase can be activated without actually being stressed?

And how does the antidote function? Does it also do some Funky Brain Shit so that your wicked phase immediately stops, does it work on wicked phases not activated by the medicine, OR does it make you super calm, in which case, could you use it when you’re not in a wicked phase but close to it, to take away the stress and prevent a wicked phase from happening?

Thoughts. Many many thoughts. 

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It is really shitty behavior to spoil the story of something because you want to be a petty asshole

accidental? Ima call you out a bit but understandable

You go out of your way to spoil something? Especially major events? We about to throw hands.

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Sadly, it almost always ends like this

Imagine making friends with complete strangers in a game where you can't communicate with anything but Booyahs and squid flopping.

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just for your information I immediately made the bow tie my discord picture. 10/10 would love this art again.

I’m gonna start posting some of my art here

Here’s pretzel!!

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looked up coolant liquids cause I would assume that it would at least be able to withstand those temps. However sci-fi type shenanigans are around so it may be higher

Just googled the boiling point of thirium. My connection to reality is very frayed.

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** Disclaimer: I haven't played this game in a while and I am going by memory **

So I read a lot of the replies. I mean a lot of them and if you are still keeping up with this I have a thought that I feel has interesting implications to your opinions.

People mentioned the moments where Conner pets Sumo and saves the fish. I didn't see you reply to those, but I could have missed it in the sea of trying to sort everything out.

It is unclear how much Amanda can 'see' through Conner. Honestly I am not sure exactly who she is supposed to be other than someone who talks to Conner in the Zen Garden. Based on how Conner needs to talk to her regularly, I assume he is mostly left unobserved. [I really don't know. I know little about how the Zen Garden works at all]

So looking at the trope "what you are in the dark" which is mainly used for hero characters like Markus but fits interestingly here. In theory, no one is able to see what Conner is doing, but he still chooses to do a compassionate/kind act. Petting Sumo has little impact on his mission, he has to wait for Hank anyways and it won't delay their departure. The fish, however is a different case. Conner is wasting precious seconds to save this fish when he should be trying to handle the deviant that he was called to take care of. He potentially sabotages this mission, and the life of the human because he sees a creature suffering in front of him. Does the fish make him feel? Possibly nothing, possibly something, but it is a weird detail to have right at the beginning of the game.

Another 'in the dark' moment is in the Zen Garden and the gravestones that exist there. Were they made by Conner? Cyberlife? Unsure. One aspect that makes me think they were made by Conner is the fact that they said "died". I feel like Cyberlife wouldn't want Conner to think of himself as being able to 'die' if they want to keep him on track and not becoming a deviant. So if they were made by Conner, who has up to this point been saying he can't die because he is a machine, it shows he is a liar from the start since he does believe his past deactivations were deaths. A bit of note, at the start, the flow chart says "check the graves" but by the time you reach 'last chance, Conner' the flow chart states "visit graves". Just a fun little bit of character growth that I didn't know existed before now because I was to cautious to kill Conner lol.

This is mostly a ramble, and it is no secret of mine that I believe Conner was deviant from the start but lacked the self awareness to really acknowledge and accept it [he was like 6 months old and, as someone put it amazingly, was radicalized by Cyberlife literally his whole life]. I do agree that Conner had a tremendous amount of character growth in the game, especially if he eventually breaks through that wall.

Before you read: This post has been edited. Please keep in mind that this was not meant to be taken to heart, but was quickly thrown together to summarize my thoughts. Many of my friends have rebloged this post with very interesting commentary, and I expand on my points in a better way in further reblogs. Please check those out before you interact, because I feel this post alone does not fully represent how I feel about the matter. Every interpretation of Connor is valid, and this post was not meant to belittle anybody for feeling differently than I.

Everything below is as it was originally posted, aside from a few particularly harsh statements <3

I find it incredibly ironic that a majority of the fan base looked at Connor and labeled him soft, innocent, pure, and harmless, when the whole point of his character is that that's what Cyberlife designed him to be. He even says it to Hank in The Nest.

"Cyberlife androids are designed to work harmoniously with humans. Both my appearance, and voice, were specifically designed to facilitate my integration."

The whole point of his story is to show that he is not a pure and good person. Us, as the player, should know better than anyone that Connor is not harmless or soft. Connor is constantly putting up a facade because that's what Cyberlife needs from him. He is designed to integrate with humans - and Hank - to achieve the best results in the investigation.

A fan favorite moment is during Waiting for Hank when you get to snoop around Hank's belongings and ask him invasive questions in order to gain information about him for more amicable relations. It is not Connor taking a genuine interest in Hank.

Then there's The Nest, where Connor once again tries to bond with Hank. He tries to forge a relationship because it is what Amanda wants, and what Cyberlife needs for maximum efficiency in Connor's hunt.

There's also the moment Connor can snoop around Hank's home to find out incredibly person and intimate details about his past. Also considered a fan favorite moment.

These moments:

Are not real. They are not Connor being a pure cinnamon role. It is Connor putting on an act to get the best results. It's a concept introduced in the very first chapter of the game. Connor does not care about Daniel. He barely blinks at his death. But the whole negotiation, it is Connor's goal to pretend he gives a shit. Connor does this with every single victim.

This is not Connor feeling genuine empathy for these people:

It is him finding the best way to accomplish his mission without scaring off a potential suspect or witness

So many moments the fandom sites as Connor being a Good Boi TM is just him acting. The same act that he puts on to convince his victims and allies alike that he is a Good Boi. But he's not.

This:

Is Connor. At least at the beginning. He is cold. He is ruthless. He simply does not care. The only moment of genuine joy he shows pre deviancy is when he is praised by Amanda for his efficiency in capturing a subject.

And that's the point. He starts off the game a terrible person who does not care for the lives of those around him because he's been taught that they dont matter. He only learns to become a good person through growing genuinely empathetic towards the people he is killing. That's why The Bridge is so important.

Connor spends so long asking questions. Asking Hank personal questions so he can adapt better to his personality. Connor asking questions so he can piece together the puzzle of deviancy. At the bridge, Hank finally stops Connor in his tracks and asks him the questions. Makes him stop and think about something besides his investigation for once. Why didn't you shoot, Connor?

It's after The Bridge that Connor finally starts to analyze himself and his actions too.

So, no. Connor is not a pure cinnamon role. He's a manipulative murderer who can only redeem himself by not pretending to be innocent anymore. For Connor to really become a good person, he has to go against everything that makes him a "cinnamon role" because that facade was made by Cyberlife.

#do agree that conner is manipulative as hell #realized I didn't actually touch on that in my post #but oh boy did I notice how much of conner was just getting what needed to get done #done. #like literally slapping hank awake because he wouldn't respond and immediately throwing him in a cold shower to sober up. #What should hank wear? the first thing Conner finds because it's mission time

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Meet Gertie

The little robot that my character hacked in a tabletop game, so we gave him two batons, some armor, a paint job and had each character tag with something that they wanted.

#I didn't draw this #just edited it

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this is so fucked up why didnt they let us have freckles 💔

#actually upset rn

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Jokes on you, I wanna go to hell

Hey don’t cry. 1 million tenta missiles attacking you when you spawn in, okay?

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One of my friends just sent me this

#shrek

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haha I hadn't seen this! Exactly this

Wow, I can't believe Nintendo leaked Agent 4's introduction cutscene in Return of the Mammalians

Original screenshot here⬇️

#Thank you for pointing me to this #It made my day