of course you like kabru, narrative foils to lovers strikes again <3
thank you so much. yeah I have a yaoi type. while I think it's not exactly narrative foils to lovers I seriously love reading the adventurer's bible and every other sentence kui's pointing them out in juxtaposition to each other. it actually catches me off guard how much they keep referring back to laios in kabru's section of the book like what. whatttt. hi guys this is kabru. btw laios did something it would be soo interesting if they hung out. what then
its also a strong way to point out how much laios' deep intrinsic understanding of how monsters think and feel helps him navigate in a way kabru never could. Laios and Kabru's bedrooms even being foils
ryoko kui said kabru is a foil to laios in Every Fucking Way
the teaser 1 year ago vs the final movie. holy shit dude.
like all of it really culminates and was adjusted to make miles and gwen more as equals.. miles' deepened voice, miles also using a spider web to try grabbing at the sketchbook instead of his hand,
both of them standing on more equal footing,
overall making miles a lot less "dopey". and clearly fond of gwen rather than being strung along.
also something really specific but they changed gwen tipping her head down to just widening her eyes which is so much more subtle character acting which I love tbh.
shes not telling him what to do next but she's waiting for a response.
also just the fact they took the criticism of miles' hair and adjusted it from looser curls (3c/4A) to tighter, springy coils (4c) is so satisfying to see....
something about teru's continuous struggle to be humble. something about mob's teaching was the reason why he wanted to temper his ego. something about him facing off something that calls itself god, and also with the likeness of mob ohhh this is so fucked up
"I am god" and he looks like the one person teru genuinely looks up to. his fight against the brainwashing is him refusing to bow down to anyone. god and faith and pedestals and prayer and reverence. guys. GUYS
kim's responses to you naming the case are making me mental bc they say so much about him. lets break it down
1. THE HANGED MAN
ok makes sense. It's the only option you can end up settling on in the end without him asking for another name. he likes how simple and effective it is. Kind of "cool detective" vibes in his book. tbh it's more hilarious in another dialogue path where you end up deciding on the same name
2. THE FURIES ARE AT HOME IN THE MIRROR
Kim doesn't like fancy poetic stuff.. he likes it cut and dry. as an art cop if you're painting a mural kim still lets you play around with it, but he rolls his eyes and sighs. It's not like he hates all creativity, he later wistfully quotes the moral intern motto "A blue forget-me-not, a piece of the sky". like he just clearly isn't the type for abstract concepts and flowery poetry without a clear point.
This makes me also wonder if this was incorporated conversation when the devs changed the game title from "No Truce with the Furies" to "Disco Elysium".
EDIT: and because I've seen a lot of people bring this up; suggesting this stays with him. Kim does use this name in honour of you if he gets shot at the tribunal.
YOU - What is the name?
HALF-FINISHED PAPERWORK - KK57-0803-0815 (THE FURIES ARE AT HOME IN THE MIRROR)
ESPRIT DE CORPS - Twenty-eight kilometres to the northeast, in the infirmary of Precinct 57, Lieutenant Kim 'Pinball' Kitsuragi rests under a heart monitor. A triage sign coloured yellow hangs from his injury record -- safe, it means. He coughs, propped up against the pillow.
ESPRIT DE CORPS - On his right hand side -- a little blue notebook. Open at case notes..
CONCEPTUALIZATION - He went with the 'Furies'. Perhaps the internal strife it implies was not so off after all? Or perhaps to honour your wishes? Or for some other reason. Hard to say...
3. THE SETTING SUN
we get another technical name that kim likes because it's simple and straightforward but doesn't mean anything about the case. lmfao.
4. SHIT ON A STICK
kim doesn't like crass humour for no reason. He does give tasteless names to his cases like "THE MAN WITH THE HOLE IN HIS HEAD" but nothing glaringly offensive.
5. I dont have one
ok this is where it gets funny because now you get to decide if kim gets to say what name he wants for the case.
1. No.
he gets fucking pissed and he likes you less
2. Go ahead.
It's clear how much he likes it. but you don't get any kim reputation points if you let him name it, you get kim points if you approve.
he gets pissed if you don't like it.
whether you mock him or not.
3. Let me guess- the HANGED MAN?
doesn't matter you beat him to it, this guy gets happy if you suggest the same name as him... lmfao.
the gay tea sip from teru. thank god it stayed. he does not tease mob about having a girlfriend. he sips in silence. thank for you adapting htis moment