dogcoded characters where they're loyal because everything else has been taken from them and they're desperately clinging onto any sense of purpose or meaning they can grasp. dogcoded because they're willingly made into a pet doing tricks for the ones that own them and they're aware of it all and embrace it. dogcoded where they could be sent to the shelter at any time but feels like they never will, because they're a big strong dog who attacks just right, hurts the right people, and doesn't recoil when they're pet or punished. dogcoded where they obey because if they don't the world is dark and cold and empty. dogcoded where they're trained to move on command, to sniff out downfalls and cracks in strength and manipulate them with their nails, all for the ones they heel to. when will i stop talking
im tryin to explain the plot dynamic of golden kamuy in a way that makes sense ok it's like that meme that's like 'the smart kid not understanding how he's losing to me at chess / me eating the pieces when he's not looking' except it's a 4 way chessboard and on one side hijikata's team is the smart kid playing a legitimate chess game while on the other side sugimoto & asirpa are eating the pieces when no one is looking. tsurumi is on the 3rd side eating the pieces when everyone is looking and also biting off people;s fingers . kiroranke was playing on the 4th side but he lost 10 minutes in because asirpa not only ate his pieces but made citatap out of them. ogata is playing the evil advisor gambit for all 4 teams
when i started dunmeshi considering the theme of consuming and being consumed and a sort of coy welll what do YOU consider cannibalism tone were both immediately established i was just like ok so before the end of this a party member is getting torn apart and eated. and considering chilchuck doesn’t get characterised until a little later the early party is 1. guy who cooks 2. girl whos reticent but likes the food 3. guy whos extremely hungry and 4. Fourth Party Member. Other. i was counting his days
been using my kindle more as i dont have any data left on my phone and finally started my orv reread after like 2 years. i was going to hold off for the ize press release but god i missed you kim dokja