#retrace xxxiv
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[this is mostly a repost of this chain of reblogs bc I had a few more things to add after rt.93+, wanted to have all of it in one place easy to read instead of adding one more rb to that chain, nobody talks about Lottie in general :( etc. etc.]
1] Lottie's real character
—is not the whole 'bloodlusty-sadistic-femme-fatale' persona she puts up but something close to this—
—the moment she sees a strange ragged child, a newcomer to her house on top of that, her first instinct is to go: "oh no, you are so dirty... come over here I will clean you all up."
then she goes on to console Lily for everything that happened in her life and explains why none of it was her fault—
Everyone here's gone through similar trials...
but at the same time, it warps 'something' in people around you.
I am so curious about Lottie's past (on one hand, I am sad I won't ever have an answer; on the other I am happy bc I can make up whatever backstory I want for her!) because she says this as a matter-of-fact, like she (and everyone there) has experienced her share of trauma and abuse so can easily relate to Lily (also, please look at Lily's cute little adoring this-lady-is-so-cool face and her round, neatly combed mop of hair lol)
Lottie is a caring, motherly, nurturing person from her heart. This isn't even big-sisterly; she just straight up adopts a child that appeared at her doorsteps. At first, I thought her sweet character got warped after her traumatic experiences from the Tragedy of Sablier, but actually no. She still is the same, she simply suppresses it for the sake of her persona.
Because, here in Retrace 34, her first instinct on seeing Vincent beat up Echo was to confront him about it:
and she gets angry too when Vincent very coolly replies that he was taking out his pent up frustration on Echo.
However, then, she slowly relents, probably making up her mind not to interfere any more in his personal business because it was doubtless more important to keep Vincent on their side than making an enemy out of him.
annnd yet, she still voluntarily offers to accompany Zwei on her assigned mission to Sablier. because she is worried about her running off somewhere by herself. Practically a mom, I am telling you
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and yeah, something else to add on here: the reason I say her Sadistic Sexy Girl persona is fake,, because she doesn't seem to enjoy the attention men 'give' her at all. two times iirc: when Vincent and Break grope at her without her proper consent, she appears highly uncomfortable. (or, it could only be dubcon at the best ig (also see: Lacie who was requested for her 'permission' in Glen's 'experiment' by the Glen himself. It is mentioned time and again that Baskervilles' can't go against the Glen's wishes,, implying her 'permission' was merely a formality))
See this, her first instinct is to irritably slap away Vincent's hand when he so much as touches her hair (Retrace 34):
But Vincent ignores her and continues to grope at her body.... with her finally giving in. Or rather, she was shown to be very shocked and annoyed all of those three panels before she abruptly switches to her 'sadist' persona.
With Break, I don't know how she would have reacted if he pressed on but since he pulled away, she went from being annoyed and uncomfortable to ending up more confused about what was going on (Retrace 41)
on the whole, I feel like on returning from the Abyss after a hundred years and finding that the Baskervilles had been replaced in the society and condemned to being barbarians and mass murderers, the survivors had to obviously collect more information about what really had happened. They had to find their master Glen as well. Hence, she assumed this persona to achieve her objectives—using her face and body to lure in possible informants. Also, when she needs to interrogate 'weaker' men, she simply uses it to scare them and get what she wants (sorry Oz, don't mean to dunk on you but you are the example here lmao). Like how Break clowns around so that people don't take him seriously. but.... that's not what she is, nowhere near what she is, and that's why she is so uncomfortable when men voluntarily make advances at her.
2] Lottie's smart observations
—because, many a time, it's because of her observations I started to think in an entirely new track.
in fact, the first time I started to pay closer attention to Jack's words is because of this panel (Retrace 27)—
Till then, I simply took it for granted that Jack Vessalius was a celebrated war hero, that Glen Baskerville was the one that caused the massacre which Jack put a stop to by killing his friend etc. etc.
But when Lottie pointed this out, I started to wonder if there was indeed something more to the whole Tragedy than that meets the eye. Well, honestly, calling a war hero a hero is in itself not all right but now when I realize what Jack was actually up to, it doesn't surprise me that he had no proper answer to Lottie's accusation here. He simply scares her off saying the Baskervilles won't be any match to B-Rabbit, to which, at the time I was reading this chapter, I went— okaaay? and what's that to do anything with anything?
He doesn't answer anything with regards to Glen because, apparently, he was trying to protect his dear friend's honor (bullshit); he says this to Glen's loyal followers as if they are gonna desert Glen or something. They stayed and still searched for him even after he gave the orders to kill everyone in Sablier so Jack, what's your point?
Next is here (Retrace 46)—
the first time I read this statement, do you know my mind directly went: oh, does this mean Vincent is the Head Hunter? Because if the Baskervilles don't know who the Head Hunter is but she is helping them out (in other words, in league with them), won't this narrow it down to Vincent? plus, he did kill Phillipe's dad (within the excuse of not wanting him to be dragged into the Abyss) with the chain which had connections to the Head Hunter case they were investigating.
But then, Vincent went on to say the Head Hunter attacked Gil too (which he couldn't have possibly done), and that he would be the one to slay her, and.... I entirely dropped that line of thought. Afterward, we went through the whole seesaw of whether or not Elliot is the Head Hunter to finally getting revealed Vincent was the true Head Hunter after all and I was like: ah, my first hunch was right after all... (ノへ￣、)
In the same chapter, here too:
Vincent (who is one of the smartest characters in the story) commends her on picking up things super fast. So does Break when she directly questions him about his words from the other day (Retrace 52):
Next, this one might be a bit of a weak argument but I think, of all people, it was only Charlotte who never fell for Jack's charms. In her past memories, it is shown that she didn't trust him at all. He enraged her, in fact. Yes, this whole scene is played off for gags but.... tl;dr, is that she questions him every time he enters their mansion without any particular permission or intention (Retrace 27)
and see here too:
She is shocked when she comes to know that Glen had let in Jack, an outsider, on to their secrets. Well, we have Jack here denying that he was at all interested in Glen's affairs but we later on realize that was not the case. That Jack was very much interested in Glen's affairs. So, Lottie's instincts ring true every time,,
(I was wondering why Lottie didn't know Jack at all since that guy has been loitering around the Baskerville Mansion since forever but that too was explained. she became a Baskerville after Lacie was cast into the Abyss, Oswald became Glen and Jack fell into his depression.)
but here, here (Retrace 87) can we talk about how smart Lottie is in this scene? (I love you, Break! but this post is about Lottie so I am gonna leave you out; I have made a separate post for you and your badass ways so there, there,)
Had it not been for Shirley, Break might have lost here, died even,, because what she says is right. He is fighting but he has not at all healed from his previous injuries (which, thanks to Vincent, got aggravated, seriously what's the sewer rat's problem?!),, so he is fighting for and with his life. Using his chain only adds to burden that his body can't take. lol, and so what a simple logic she uses-- just stay away from him by a certain distance, out of Mad Hatter's range and don't throw your chains against it either. He would self-destruct by himself ;-; Break looks so annoyed here, he must have realized that her logic would work.
3] Lottie is NOT a blind, stupid Glen fangirl/follower
As I mentioned in the 2 section, she is the only one that questions the intentions of Glen-sama's 'one and only friend' Jack who loiters about the Baskerville grounds for a lot of no reason;
similarly, she is the one who first hesitates at Oswald/Glen's actions after his taking over Leo's body and on a regret-fuelled warpath of probably more disastrous outcomes from changing the past than the Tragedy of Sablier.
Look at her, she is horrified at the way Glen killed that man, even skewering a sword through his mouth in his last moments (Retrace 81):
Yes, it is true that Pandora can not be easily cleansed of their brainwashing by Jack and misunderstanding of the Tragedy of Sablier but.... this was too ruthless and too cruel a murder of an innocent person. I think this is the first time she starts to question if Glen was really doing the right thing. (Even, I wonder if she gets flashbacks to the Tragedy of Sablier like Vincent bc she looks visibly shaken here)
Also, back in Retrace 79, she is right by Glen's side and even comically annoyed at Gil and Oz's escape and at Rufus for hiding while Raven attacked the place, so it didn't seem like she was questioning Glen at the time. Maybe, her first instance of hesitation was at Glen's immediate decision to get Gil killed, Gil who is one of them and was once Glen's valet. I don't know but she did seem to me to be a lot shaken there as well.
And not only now, back then, too. A 100 years ago. Yes, in front of Glen, it was Fang who openly questioned Glen's decision to kill all humans in and around Sablier but Lottie too was equally shocked to hear it (Retrace 27)
(Well, back then, it is true Oswald had no choice but to go ahead with killing all humans to save them from breaking away from the 100-years cycle or getting turned into chains (although I am writing a post on how a lot of the tragedy could have been avoided had he not been so passive; when I finish, I will link it here) but not in the present.)
Back to Lottie--
In the previous chapter (Retrace 26), she tells Oz that Glen's orders are absolute and the Baskervilles are 'built' to obey them. Her mannerisms show us (and Oz) that she has no remorse in killing all those people and is, in fact, super gleeful about the massacre and the role she played in it ("Aah, it feels like only yesterday", she says, as if she is nostalgic and thirsty for more bloodshed.)
However, this.... is all a huge lie.
Maybe, she thinks it will be easier to get an answer out of a hostage if she behaves cruel and threatening. Maybe, she is trying to hide her own regrets and guilt by putting up the mask of a psychopathic killer. Maybe, she feels there is no point in trying to justify their actions from a 100-years ago (something the Baskervilles themselves don't understand properly) to the citizens in the present, because, no matter what, they won't understand their stance and look upon them as barbarians and murderers, so it'd be as well to accept it.
Whatever be the case, the truth is: (Retrace 98)
What is this...?
What exactly have we gotten ourselves into....?!
Lottie scolds Fang for even harboring a thought like one of their family has turned traitor, ultimately breaks down and cries in his arms. Plus, the Baskervilles themselves were scared of Jack and his chain-killing-chain (they didn't know it was Jack at the time) but they knew that someone, a human contractor or maybe one among themselves, had turned on them. Fang was so relieved to see Lottie alive. He feared she too might have fallen at the hands of the traitor, who had killed off many of the almost immortal Baskervilles assigned to be the messengers to and from Glen. I suppose had those messengers managed to reach Lottie and co., they would have known the real reason behind Glen's orders to kill the humans (if you see Retrace 74-pg. 29 (not adding that panel too) Glen does explain his decision to a red-hooded Baskerville, who I presume was killed by Jack on their way to the others)
Having said all this, I can't not add this panel bc this too is canon *face palm*
4] Lottie's views on living and death
This is a bit difficult to explain but there's a lot of stuff about this in spite of her few appearances (gotta read between the lines), so let's start with this panel:
while reading this for the first time, I thought she is talking about the Tragedy of Sablier. I am not so sure now. Because, although they killed lots of people, it was not for their own gain at all. It was to save those people from a fate worse than death. But, in this chapter (Retrace 25), Lottie doesn't yet know why Glen had asked them to commit the massacre so.... she must have bought the common (Jack-fed) tale that Glen wanted the Intention of the Abyss for his own gain. In a way, she is still trying to convince herself that their crimes on that fateful day were justified.
It's impossible to keep on living without hurting anybody, okay?
What I mean is this should be her own idea of life—that living is cut-throat and unfair. If we simply do nothing, then others will trample all over us and use us to achieve their own goals. Even if we try to live a life without hurting others, the same need not always be reciprocated. (which is exactly what went down between Jack and Glen jkjkgsjk but Lottie doesn't know lol)
I feel like the whole conversation hints more at her past than her days with the Baskervilles, because, even prior to that, the topic she was discussing with Oz... had nothing to do with the Baskervilles or the Tragedy. She was merely curious why Oz surrendered so fast when Ada was with him and why he wasn't fighting back right now. Thinking about it, Oz underwent a tremendous character development from a This-is-Fine, If-I-do-Nothing-I-will-be-Fine attitude to actively fighting back for his friends and family. Retrace 82, when he finally wrestles the control out of Jack's hands in spite of his constant taunting that nothing could belong to someone like Oz. In a way, he did take Lottie's advice and act upon it.
Lottie has the right hunch about most things. Remember this scene (Retrace 75):
I wonder what her life before joining the Baskervilles was like because she sure has tons of worldly experience and can easily see through people. Just like that, she offers words and advice that people (here, Oz) needed to hear.
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I believe this is also the reason why her reaction to Break was quite... different compared to little Lily's outburst whenever she spotted him that they gotta kill him and get revenge for Fang.
For one, yes, she knows Fang passed with a smile on his face and was freed from his burden. She was relieved for him. But I also think she doesn't want revenge on Break because of this very principle of life. Fang died protecting Lily. It was a fair fight, a fight for life where if one even slightly falters, they are gonna get killed. It was not like Break had an advantage there; it was not like Fang was gonna go easy on Break had he given in or something,, (compared to Glen's killing of those Pandora men, where he had an overwhelming powerful chain, ig those men were mostly unarmed too idk)
And of all people, it was Lottie who finally ended that cycle of vengeance that started with Reim and Lily. Remember how it went?
Lily kills two of Reim's companions -> Reim seeks revenge and shoots Lily in the head -> Lily didn't die instead she attacks Reim -> Break arrives at the spot (coz of Vincent), jumps to conclusion that Reim is dead and seeks revenge -> in the fight that ensues Fang dies and Break gets grievously injured -> Lily wants revenge for Fang (in the meantime, Vincent reopens Break's half-healed wound from then) -> in the fight between Break and the Baskervilles, he gets even more exhausted bc of his chain (the reason he went all out was for Sharon getting slightly hit in the head btw) -> finally, Break dies but Lily isn't satisfied, she wants to cut up his body -> Reim offers her to shoot him instead bc he was the one that started it in the first place
Had Lily killed Reim here, this cycle could have gone on forever (maybe, Sharon might seek revenge next lol)
side note: from this, I realize that Break acts a lot more out of emotion than Lottie; Fang was equally important to Lottie like Reim or Sharon were to Break. Yet, she decided to put an end to the cycle of vengeance and accept Reim's offered hand of friendship. Supposing if Reim and Fang were the ones that died back then and Break lived in the end, would he have agreed to ally with the Baskervilles? I doubt...? (Another thought with no real proof is that she'd already been thinking of working with the protagonists ever since Break asked of her (remember, she was the one curious about his words) but that's a topic for another post ghjshgjs I promise it won't be shippy lol)
Back to the topic, I am genuinely surprised that she didn't hold the slightest grudge against Break. I understand allying with the protagonists for they are pursuing the same goal but she really didn't have to stop and say such a sweet prayer for his soul, a man who killed her friend after all:
May your soul return to this Earth.... once it has completed its hundred years cycle.
She is promising him to see Oz and the others through to the end in his place! Something he was regretting at the very brink of death, that he didn't have it in him anymore to continue on the path with them,, so whether he can or not hear her, this sure was a reassurance he needed to hear. (As I said before, she just..... knows what to say, she can easily see through people but I don't think it is appreciated enough ;_;)
And here comes in her views of death and the Hundred Years cycle (reincarnation) of the soul, something she takes very seriously (she should, considering they are the servants of the Abyss) and I believe she is of the view that demise needs to be respected, no matter friend or enemy. Now, do you see why she was so horrified at Glen stabbing a sword through the man's throat while he lay there dying? A close example I can give is that of Chuuya from BSD rebuking Dazai for shooting bullets at a corpse. They might have killed lots but they still know to respect the dead/dying.
This went so long--and I will go on and on about Lottie lol (I even reached the 30 image limit ig idk) so I will end here with Charlotte reconciling with her master and assuring him that she will support Leo in his place. This is the first time she has visible tears in her eyes:
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Tireless Charge
it’s been close to six years when i first wrote that 50 sentence challenge for Slight. let’s see this improvement.
I. COMFORT
Even after the end of the world and the beginning, they could solace on the beach and with each other.
II. KISS
Some nights it’s full of laughter—bright, infectious daylight that’s softer than his stubble—and other times when the nightmares take hold, it’s a desperate need.
III. SOFT
Neither of their hands—they were calloused and hard—held childlike smoothness, but he holds her hand all the same.
IV. PAIN
Before it was all blades and hard magic; now, it’s a simple rose thorn that bites into her palm.
V. POTATOES
His hands are steadier at cutting vegetables.
VI. RAIN
They can’t explain why they sit out in every storm, drenched to the bone, covered by silence.
VII. CHOCOLATE
She expected him to have a sweet tooth, but he’d never find hers.
VIII. HAPPINESS
When he isn’t looking—asleep, golden light in his golden hair or when he laughs with a neighbor, fast friends with everyone he meets—her heart blooms.
IX. TELEPHONE
It’s rare to be out of contact with her for so long and he praises the gods when he hears her voice.
X. EARS
He hides them because he thinks they’re too big.
XI. NAME
Even when he learned her real name, she was his Light.
XII. SENSUAL
Her hands shook as she undressed him the first night.
XIII. DEATH
He has tasted his end more times than he’d like, but she was always there with Raise.
XIV. SEX
It’s her eyes—electric and demanding all at once—and when her lips pull up, he melts.
XV. TOUCH
In the beginning, there was guilt, but now, there is bliss.
XVI. WEAKNESS
What one lacks, the other makes up in stride.
XVII. TEARS
It’s rare to see her cry; it’s not rare for him.
XVIII. SPEED
It’s unfair to try and beat her in a sprinting contest, but by the gods, he fails miserably.
XIX. WIND
The flowers in their garden sway.
XX. FREEDOM
He finds himself helping people and it is in their thanks that he breaths easy.
XXI. LIFE
She didn’t know what it meant to live until she stopped serving everyone and took care of herself.
XXII. JEALOUSY
In another time, his hands hold the waist of a younger, simpler girl; in another life, she’s made of crystal within a tower.
XXIII. HANDS
He holds her hand far too often and absent-mindedly.
XXIV. TASTE
Sparks and roses fill his mouth. Ice and leather trace her lips.
XXV. DEVOTION
He built the whole house for her.
XXVI. FOREVER
Time wore heavy on their shoulders; they did not discuss it.
XXVII. BLOOD
Old habits die hard and they still spar together.
XXVIII. SICKNESS
He catches colds more often than he’d like, yet every time, she is there is nurse him back to health.
XXIX. MELODY
She can’t carry a tune to save her life and learns the violin instead.
XXX. STAR
The sky was alive with light.
XXXI. HOME
Everything was simple; everything was perfect.
XXXII. CONFUSION
He stammers when she finds a stuffed horse.
XXXIII. FEAR
There was a time Chaos ate away at him; now she worries he’ll bruise his thumb hammering a nail.
XXXIV. LIGHTNING/THUNDER
The electrical energy still comes easily to her even when neither of them can cast.
XXXV. BONDS
When the groups reunite, there is more laughter and joy than anything she could’ve wished for.
XXXVI. MARKET
They sell their crops most mornings, happy to help.
XXXVII. TECHNOLOGY
Carrying the whole world in a back pocket was frightening.
XXXVIII. GIFT
He brings a new set of knives and she touches up the sparring targets.
XXXIX. SMILE
Every smile was a victory.
XL. INNOCENCE
She doesn’t know the luxury of eating ice cream on a summer day.
XLI. COMPLETION
He doesn’t have to touch her to feel fulfilled.
XLII. CLOUDS
They always see the same shapes in the sky.
XLIII. SKY
His eyes are the color of pre-dusk light.
XLIV. HEAVEN
Hugging her after the end of the world was all he wanted.
XLV. HELL
Waking him up in the morning is the worst.
XLVI. SUN
They rise with the sun.
XLVII. MOON
They fall with the moon.
XLVIII. WAVES
The sounds lull her to sleep each night.
XLIX. HAIR
He learns to braid her hair and becomes exceptionally good.
L. SUPERNOVA
There is no god destroying the world, nor does the world fall into pieces. Under the night sky, Lightning and Snow retrace their lives in the stars.
#The Lightning Saga#Final Fantasy XIII#Snow Villiers#Lightning Farron#Lightning x Snow#Aswa's writing#otp: stay strong
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26th January >> (@zenitenglish By Beborah Castellano Lubov) #PopeFrancis #Pope Francis: God Knows Weariness, and Is Here to Help Us With Ours, Reminds #PopeInPanama During Mass in #Panama2019 Reminds One of Greatest Heresies of Our Time Is Believing Lord & Church Community Have Nothing More to Say to World #WYD2019 #JMJ2019 #JMJPanamá2019
God Knows Weariness, and Is Here to Help Us With Ours, Reminds Pope During 1st Mass in Panama
Reminds Religious that One of Greatest Heresies of Our Time Is Believing Lord and Church Community Have Nothing More to Say or Contribute to the World
God knows what it means to be tired and worn out, and he is here to help us with ours.
Pope Francis’ stressed this in his homily at the first Mass he has presided over in Panama City at the Cathedral of Santa Maria La Antigua, during the third full day of his Apostolic Visit to the country to celebrate World Youth Day. He also consecrated an altar in the newly-restored cathedral during the Mass for priests, religious, and members of lay movements, who had come not only from Panama, but from all over Central America.
Francis’ first visit ever to the Central American county for the occasion of the XXXIV World Youth Day marks the Pontiff’s 26th international trip and his 40th country visited.
Weariness compounded by a ‘wounded Church’
In his homily, Francis warned against the weariness of hope, noting that there is the fatigue from all the commitments, daily tasks and so on, but then another type especially profound, one tied to this difficult phase the Church and its faithful are living through.
“The weariness of hope comes from seeing a Church wounded by sin, which so often failed to hear all those cries that echoed the cry of the Master: “My God, why have you forsaken me?'” he said.
We can get used to living with a weariness of hope before an uncertain and unknown future, he said, noting: “this can pave the way for a grey pragmatism to lodge in the heart of our communities. Everything apparently goes on as usual, but in reality, faith is crumbling and failing.”
One of Greatest Heresies
He also warned against one of the greatest heresies of our time, namely that the Lord and Church has nothing more to say in today’s ever-changing world.
“Disappointed by a reality that we do not understand or that we think has no room for our message, we can open the door to one of the worst heresies possible in our time: the notion that the Lord and our communities have nothing to say or contribute in the new world now being born.”
What once arose to be the salt and light for the world, he noted, ends up stale and worn.
Despite this weariness, the Holy Father encouraged them, urging them to “find the courage to be purified and to recapture the most authentic part of our founding charisms – which are not only for religious life but for the life of Church as a whole – and to see how they can find expression today. ”
“Let us open the door and let our wearied hope return without fear to the deep well of our first love, when Jesus passed our way, gazed at us with mercy and asked us to follow Him.” The Holy Father gave a recommendation: “let us revive the memory of that moment when his eyes met ours, the moment when he made us realize that he loved us, not only personally but also as a community.”
“It means retracing our steps and, in creative fidelity, listening to how the Spirit inspired no specific works, pastoral plans or structures, but instead, through any number of “saints next door” – including the founders of your institutes and the bishops and priests who laid the bases for your communities – he gave life and fresh breath to a particular moment of history when all hope and dignity seemed to be stifled and crushed.”
Jesus Will Do Tomorrow, As He Has Done
The Pope told them to trust, to trust that just as Jesus did yesterday, “He will still do tomorrow: ‘Going to the roots helps us without a doubt to live in the present without fear.'”
“We need to live without fear, responding to life with the passion of being engaged with history, immersed in things. With the passion of lovers”
Wearied hope can be healed, he said, saying it “will enjoy that ‘particular tiredness of heart’ when it is unafraid to return to the place of its first love and to find, in the peripheries and challenges before us today, the same song, the same gaze that inspired the song and the gaze of those who have gone before us.”
After Mass in the Santa María La Antigua, the Pope went to the seminary, where he had lunch with the Archbishop of Panamá, José Domingo Ulloa Mendieta, and 10 young people from around the world.
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26th JANUARY 2019 20:15
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WORLD YOUTH DAYS
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Not me making the umpteenth post about this very panel, but, bc I have only so much to go by here ;_; this panel has some funny underlying subtext because at the first glance, this seems like a very normal, very formal conversation between two people who are more or less strangers but--
1.] Break knows her name now?
interesting that Break addresses her as Miss Lottie here, and not little miss (flirty (derogatory)) like in the Sablier arc.
so, my guess is that he really did not know her name then, because he simply followed Oz (eye of the cyclone lmao) hoping to find some Baskervilles targeting him as they did in the Lutwidge. In fact, Oz himself wanted to do the same, put himself out there as bait for the Baskervilles before deciding to venture into Sablier.
(Funny how Break shoots down Oz's idea of meeting the Baskervilles with the excuse that they might be following absolute orders and hence, useless to negotiate with. and then..... proceeds to do the same lol)
[more under the cut cuz I can't shut up about these two lol]
Also, in the same chapter, Oz lets slip Zwei's name in their conversation which Break silently registers--
all in all, the most names among the Baskervilles he would have known by the time of Sablier arc is Zwei's.
meaning, after returning from his meet-cute meeting with Lottie, he must have set about trying to find out her name. Since they don't have internet in those times, only way to get information is to manually dig around.
but... of course, that is not possible just like that, right? Break cannot ask around a Baskerville's name without raising a bunch of questions, facing trouble from the Pandora (which is why he even hid the Intention's desire from them), ntm, nobody even knew any of the Baskervilles, much less their names.
Well, nobody except Oz. Oz did get to meet the Baskervilles and see and hear them interacting. during which time, Fang and Doug did call out Lottie's name a bunch of times. so obvs Oz should know her name. however, it's up in the air whether he would remember, rather want to remember the name of the girl who stomped all over his chest?
so this means Break really went that extra mile to manipulate this information out of Oz without rousing his suspicions. Oz is too smart for his own good, mind you. The slightest misstep, he is going to figure out what Break was planning:
and from this panel, it appears he didn't want anyone (including Oz and Gil) to know what he had been planning with the Baskervilles. and now even we, the readers, will never know lol
He must have asked Oz to recount his experiences from Lutwidge for him again and got him to slip up her name, the way Oz did for Zwei. Sneaky, so sneaky!
sooooo, while everyone was busy putting together two and two about the Tragedy of Sablier and whatnot, Break here was trying to squeeze out the name of the girl he met in a dungeon someday before he went fully blind (he was fated to see her just once, he can never see her again.) lmaooo what kind of shoujo manga plot was he playing out here?
2.] Lottie expected to meet him again?
This is a little more obvious but funny (to me) nevertheless. when Break puts his sword at her throat, Lottie doesn't even blink or get startled, merely sighs and goes: oh yeah I was wondering why the hell you didn't show up?
But for some reason I felt you'd show your face here.
So, I don't think she means Break making an appearance at Yura's party. That's way too obvious. Rainsworths, and by extension, Break their important valet, are invited and are going to be present here.
No, this means she had a feeling Break would slip out of there and come out here to have a tête-à-tête with her which is just... ??? How was she so sure? Was she looking forward to it? Waiting for him to write her a letter to her hiding place in Sablier or something? Waiting for him to come there just as her lion knocked down Yura? She wasn't in the least fazed! just goes, oh yeah I was waiting for you >_>
Because logically, Break surely went radio silent the whole of the month(?), right? Owing to his untimely blindness, whatever plans he might have had for her also must have cut off. Unless he got help from another person which he didn't seem to want, esp. not in this case, which, for whatever reason, he wanted to keep a complete secret. And in spite of this radio silence, Lottie doesn't think he was bluffing or stood her up at Sablier. She actually seems quite prepared to meet him here? I wonder how many times she turned the scenario over and over in her mind since they met and parted, and got more irritated what the hell did he mean and if he did mean something, why can't he contact her again?
because, the very first thing she demands of him is an explanation of what he meant by his words at Sablier
and surprisingly, this.... surprises him? at least enough to sheathe his sword and start talking properly to her??? (a huge thing bc Break never gives a straight answer; he is always talking in riddles and annoying everyone on purpose)
#pandora hearts#xerxes break#lottie baskerville#charlotte baskerville#retrace xxxiv#retrace xlii#retrace lii#break x lottie#brottie#ph musings#anyway tl;dr#just what the hell was supposed to be going on between these two?#some kind of star crossed fate#he sees her once then never sees her again#they talk civilly once then end up never talking again#he wanted to be friends with her in life they don't but in death they do and just what gjfklklfj#mochijun really created a ship that caters to me and me alone lmaooo#no probs the actual tl;dr is#peak clown on clown communication#they are star crossed idiots tbh
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[this is set post-canon-post-Retrace-104-au-canon not our angsty canon ending but the everyone lives/no one dies ending from first few panels]
Something I would really love to see post-canon is Sharon-Ada-Lottie friendship and having lots of sleepovers together. They have the potential to become the Ultimate Sadistic Sister Trio fr fr
For one, Sharon would get an older sister sorta character with whom she can discuss her romance novels and love bibles and other 'mature' things :) Sharon is not very experienced herself in these matters, although she is teaching Alice (lol who actually has 'more experience' than her not that Alice is interested in anything but meat), and so who better to guide her through than Lottie?
Second, since Lottie is as fan-girly and cutesy-torture-things-loving as Ada, I think they would get along very well. Unlike Vincent who was bored out of his mind in her Witchcraft Dungeon, these girls are going to be running short of time with all their squealing and fangirling. Ofc, Sharon and let's throw Noise too into the chaos bc she deserves more girl friends too. I am sure they would love the Dungeon :) :) :) RIP Uncle Oscar and Dad Xai :( :( :(
thirdly and most importantly, during sleepovers, a lot of secrets are spilled and next thing we must cut to these scenes :)
#pandora hearts#sharon rainsworth#ada vessalius#lottie baskerville#charlotte baskerville#xerxes break#vincent nightray#ph musings#fun post#if you wanna know what i mean#retrace xxxiv#retrace xli#all of a sudden realizing those two chapters happened in the span of like two hours at most#these guys......#anyway they deserve the /death by harisen/ /death in dungeon/ lmaoooahfgsgjjsk#but-but-but ojou-sama let me explaiiiiiin~ it isn't like what you think~!#oh yes please explain break i am listening--what explanation you would have for misbehaving with a lady? I didn't expect this of you :(#emily: WhAT pARt of hEr is A LaDy??#sharon: huh?!?!#break: *didn't predict these girls'd turn out to be bffs like this in the end* ahahaha emily you shouldn't say things like that!
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Me going WTF twice this chapter:
Specimen 1:
Specimen 2:
#pandora hearts#retrace xxxiv#may-reads-ph#what kind of a reveal is this?!!! why you do htis to me???#ada nooooo keep away from that creep ugh#i am calling uncle oscar Right NOW#also zwei#and echo#i didn't see that coming AT ALL#does this mean vincent sent zwei after oz ten years ago and put gil through all that?#but he seems to love his brother a lot so..... it doesn't seem likely#was echo with someone else then?
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PH MASTERLIST
(aka I wrote a lot of stuff about this series now trying to put all of it in one place so I find Things when I search for it)
CHAPTERS
retrace i | retrace ii | retrace iii | retrace iv | retrace v | retrace vi | retrace vii | retrace viii | retrace ix | retrace x | retrace xi | retrace xii | retrace xiii | retrace xiv | retrace xv | retrace xvi | retrace xvii | retrace xviii | retrace xix | retrace xx | retrace xxi | retrace xxii | retrace xxiii | retrace xxiv | retrace xxv | retrace xxvi | retrace xxvii | retrace xxviii | retrace xxix | retrace xxx | retrace xxxi | retrace xxxii | retrace xxxiii | retrace xxxiv | retrace xxxv | retrace xxxvi | retrace xxxvii | retrace xxxviii | retrace xxxix | retrace xl | retrace xli | retrace xlii | retrace xliii | retrace xliv | retrace xlv | retrace xlvi | retrace xlvii | retrace xlviii | retrace xlix | retrace l | retrace li | retrace lii | retrace liii | retrace liv | retrace lv | retrace lvi | retrace lvii | retrace lviii | retrace lix | retrace lx | retrace lxi | retrace lxii | retrace lxiii | retrace lxiv | retrace lxv | retrace lxvi | retrace lxvii | retrace lxviii | retrace lxix | retrace lxx | retrace lxxi | retrace lxxii | retrace lxxiii | retrace lxxiv | retrace lxxv | retrace lxxvi | retrace lxxvii | retrace lxxviii | retrace lxxix | retrace lxxx | retrace lxxxi | retrace lxxxii | retrace lxxxiii | retrace lxxxiv | retrace lxxxv | retrace lxxxvi | retrace lxxxvii | retrace lxxxviii | retrace lxxxix | retrace xc | retrace xci | retrace xcii | retrace xciii | retrace xciv | retrace xcv | retrace xcvi | retrace xcvii | retrace xcviii | retrace xcix | retrace c | retrace ci | retrace cii | retrace ciii | retrace civ
some Serious posts: may-reads-ph | some Fun Posts: ph musings
MY ANALYSIS POSTS
1.] Lottie | (add: re: real reason why Lottie changed sides in the last arc)
2.] Noise | (add)
3.] Alice(s)
4.] Lacie
5.] Glen, Children of Misfortune, Juries and the Baskervilles | (Part 1 : Glen, Jury and Knowledge of Abyss) | (Part 2 : Choosing a side) | (Part 3 : Oswald and his sin of passivity) | (Part 4 : Oswald and Lacie)
6.] Core of the Abyss and "her" Children of "Misfortune"
#ph masterlist#may-reads-ph#gotta go thro my may-reads-ph tag to see why i completely skipped over some chapters 🤔#will write more analysis on other characters then i will add those links here#for now i am in semi-hiatus anyway too much rl stuff to handle 😭#my q keeps running with no tags plus i have no idea what is saved in my drafts either lol
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