[Coldsaturn]

And what grandma will say to him about taking care of us.

Oh, yes! I hadn't forgotten that part but in my rush to expound, I didn't mention it.

That whole sequence was really, really good! Something to the tune of "...helping her will also help yourself" which, I guess it makes sense to you two, but c'mon Grandma, expand on the topic for the edification of the flies on the wall watching this in flashback. I should go read/watch that again, once I figure out which chapter it's hiding in.

Zayne is having problems with his mutation, which nobody else seems to be struggling with. I am VERY looking forward to hearing more about what's going on there.

So hang on - we have NO memories before age 14? AT ALL?? How did I miss that? I knew we had gaps, but not a complete wipe.

If you happen to know the actual symptoms of Protocore Syndome off the top of your head, please advise the class (if not, I'll just look it up or find the Zayne pieces that talk about it at the beginning).  I REALLY should have grabbed my notebook and taken down the major information along the way, but man, I got in a rush really fast.

and YES, very Souls-like in the scattered clues, even with a Main Story to follow. Gotta inspect the card backgrounds? really? that's fantastic! I am so in.

Yes lmao please elaborate for the sake of the flies on the wall
Zayne is definitely struggling with his evol, which is something no one else seems to.

Before age 7, that's how old MC was when the catastrophe happened 14 years ago, and everything before that is "???" in her head. MC's age is a little inconsistent, it oscillates between 21-22 and 25 based on the LI.

Protocore Syndrome:
incurable disease brought by long exposure to protocores (which is to say, wanderers). There are different types of protocore syndromes (type A, E, Y), but the gist of it, and what we know from MC, is that it makes the heart act up. It can weaken it to the point of causing death. 
It can also do other very interesting things that I'm leaving on the side until you reach that info on your own in the story, unless you want world building spoilers.

Months and months ago some fans started reading some strings of text in the background of the side missions in Abyssal Chaos (you'll unlock it later), and pretty much deduced some plot points about the antagonists of the story. 
The writing might be basic, but they do choose their words carefully.