(spoilers for the new update btw; this is tagged as spoilers too but just to be safe)
By the way, headcanon-wise, I don't think the parasite is out of Sozo's system that easily.
like. I understand to some extent imprisoning him is forcefully sobering him up by denying him further intoxication, which would be one thing, but this is not Just Drugs . this is Drug Parasite. That is a thang inside him that is alive
At least this is assuming that he is indeed based off of an ant with cordyceps. Which I figure is most likely
But even if OTHERWISE, I emphasize:
we revived him. by planting the mushroom
Mans was resurrected . Not through our usual means. But through the mushroom.
There is no way, if it is the literal Thing that brings him back to life, that he is separated from the parasite by just popping off the outward manifestation of it on his head .
Surely planting the parasite would only bring IT back. But it brings him with it when it is revived, because not only is he its host, he's the best damn host its had. Considering just how he goes to fucking town on those mushrooms (or the mushroomos)
I mean we could argue that re-education while in prison is a literal cleansing process somehow, but For Me. Personally. As someone who feeds too much on angst.
I keep imagining a scene wherein Dr. Sozonius is just sprouting a new mushroom again (if not various across his exoskeleton) and just .freaking out. Because while he doesn't remember any of what he was like or what he did during that time, he knows that it fucked him UP because why WOULD IT NOT fuck him up .
he lost his family. his home. he has no idea where he is. he woke up in some strange place feeling like he was gonna vomit. because he was so full of mushrooms why wouldn't he.
but there's something still there. there's something depending on him to the point that HE depends on IT
and just gradually... as the mushroom(s) sprouts again... he starts slipping into his old mannerisms......... he starts craving..... and he knows he Should Not. he knows he's so old now it would just kill him (not knowing it already killed him once). surely he wouldn't handle it again.
but it's so . tempting. the mushrooms. he needs them. he can hear it. them. whispering. to him.
something internally. pulling
towards
the
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Y'all...I just realized... Lilia is way older than Malleus. And, despite some of what I've heard about Book 7, we can assume that Lilia will probably live for at least another 100 years or so.
Silver is human. Sebek is only half-fae. That means their lifespans will be way shorter. After Lilia buries his child and student, Malleus will be forced to watch the last surviving friend he has fade away.
All the NRC kids will be long dead. Yuu is gone, to their world and the afterlife. Grim is most likely dead along with them. Malleus's grandmother is older than Lilia, and has very likely passed.
Which means that Malleus is alone.
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So, I was playing co-op with a friend...
[ID: A short comic featuring Gaming and Navia from Genshin Impact drawn using a purple brush.
The first panel shows both Gaming and Navia standing in a field, with a hill in the background. Gaming has his back turned to us while Navia is facing us. They are both looking at the hole in front of them.
In the next panel, Navia excitedly said, "I'll start digging!" To which Gaming replied, "Ok!" while giving a thumbs up.
The next two panels are focused on the back of Gaming's head. Gaming is first looking to the right, implying that he is looking at the hole. A sparkle can be seen at the top left corner. "Huh?" Gaming thought curiously.
As Gaming looked to the left in the next panel, the sparkle is revealed to be a chest. "Oh, there's a chest," he thought. Navia, not in the panel, let out a resigned "Ah."
Second image shows the upper body of Gaming, with his back turned and his question cut off as an explosion blasted right in front of his face. A light purple overlay is used and a "To Be Continued" arrow is placed at the bottom right corner. End ID.]
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