[ChicletPrime]

you know, i have a pet formless thought that our girl is collecting, like, senshi or something. all these boys with their evols, sort of like the Illusion and Golden Crystals in Sailor Moon. assembling the court of the moon once more! ( i was SUCH a fangirl of Sailor Moon, i have so much memorabilia.)

except the guys have only tenuous partial links to each other and this is not that kind of team-based game or storyline. but i'm sort of fond of the thought anyways.

i am embracing the sketchy NPC dubbing because what else can i do. but i swear, i will note it each time. i shall not be stopped.

pretty interesting that Rafayel's singing (all their singing? or just Rafe and/or Talia in particular?) can be targeted so cleanly like that. everybody was hearing the song, but only one person died of it. is it a mermaid thing or just a really powerful mermaid with an evol thing.

re/bounty and painting -- how do we know it wasn't exactly like that? Rafayel can obviously imbue metaflux into his paintings to deleterious effect on the painting's surroundings. maybe he very well was commissioned to do precisely that and he begged off for unknown reason and earned himself a target on his back. "if you don't do it for me, then you won't do it for anyone", etc.

i haven't read Addictive Pain but i checked your spoiler anways and yes, i can understand that. its alluded to in a couple of places that Rafayel really doesn't want to get caught into yet another trap to do with us, but also can't stay away so its all this really shaky tightrope to walk. be near us, stay free - decisions, decisions.

looking forward happily to the PDA!