terabient

playing around with the idea that Luther's body-snatching works in the same way as his attempted absorption of Xion in Ep. 2, but on a smaller scale, where he gains whatever knowledge that person had. also perhaps his body hopping not only serves as a means of survival, but is necessary research into eventually absorbing something on the scale of an omniscient being.

The Amduskia Draconians are a race created by Photoners and presumably at the time of PSO2 Ep 1, no one would have known more about them than Luther himself. Yet the Artificial Draconian Project (led? by Casra and Aki) being hiijacked for Luther's purposes suggests they discovered something that Luther was unaware of--not impossible, of course, given that evolution is a thing, and perhaps the creation of Amduskia wasn't really in Luther's area of study as Photoner, so while he may have known more than anyone else on Oracle, it wasn't all encompassing.

this is a very long winded way to say that Casra's approach to research leads him to insights that have eluded Luther for centuries, which would make him an even more appealing candidate as Luther's vessel. It could also explain why Luther seems so keen on using Casra I's body, specifically--not only does he take over the first, Luther planned to mass produce copies of him, essentially making Casra I his "permanent" body--something he doesn't appear to have done before.

anyway i assume Luther always portrayed his eventual body-snatching of Casra II as something good and desirable for both of them, i.e. "Of course Casra would want his existence absorbed into mine, what greater fate could there be???" which would make Casra's suffering even more exquisite. you're welcome 😌

I've been replaying parts of Episode 5 (for my silly gay Casra joining the Guardian's EP5 party AU ) and came across this bit of dialog i'd completely forgotten. What a "Florenberg black hole analysis" actually entails is, of course, never explained, but I enjoy seeing this kind of consistency applied to minor details.

Florenberg is the name of Casra's Cosmogenic Arm and its design (the spiral nautilus shell supporting the spiral galaxy) and unique ability (transferring matter across short distances) suggest that the Photoner Florenberg studied cosmic mathematics. Aurora also mentions their name as one of the Photoner gods, so I imagine their research and importance to the Photoner's universal dominance was significant.

I just think it's really neat when serial storytelling creates a character in this manner--a distinct person whose entire existence is built exclusively through asides like this. Because it leads me to indulgent moments of overthinking like this:

Luther's research is mostly biological in nature. I like the idea of say...Florenberg (the physics researcher and Photoner god) clashing with Luther the biology researcher. With that in mind, consider: Luther giving Casra Florenberg as a weapon becomes loaded with subtext...is Luther delivering a belated, final "fuck u dude" by putting Florenberg into the hands of his pawn and future vessel? Do the remnants of Floren's soul pick up on Casra's unspoken desire to be free of Luther's influence and influence his mastery over the weapon?? Would Casra feel some kind of connection to this person who he knows nothing about, but whose existence touches upon his own in unexpected but meaningful ways??? some Fun Things to think about!

just me free associating from a single line of dialog until i invent new PSO2 lore on a Sunday, very Normal behavior

It's Seductive Sunday so here are some pairing-specific nsfw headcanons. If I were a more organized person, I would present these ideas as like, short fiction and not "list of things these pairs do in the bedroom" but alas, I'm a mess so it is just a rambling horny list.

( Luther/Varuna )

( Luther/Casra )

getting this fortune means all of my fanfics where Varuna makes friends and starts dating boys are blessed by the PSO2 gods

I've decided to repost some of my fandom rambling from twitter on here. Partly as a record and partly because even short threads quickly become unreadable there (imo) so while the short format requirements (with likes serving as passive feedback/incentive to continue) it's easier to expand and refine things else where, like DW, which has an edit feature. :p

in short: twitter is for the first draft and DW is a combination archive/editing platform, depending on how much--if any--time i want to put into any given thought. anyway,

( Japanese number superstitions and symbolism in PSO2: Episode Oracle )

title: The Forgotten Girls, Sara Blaedel

started: 1/10/22

ended: 1/17/22

thoughts:

- Saw this book was heavily discounted at the local bookshop and the premise sounded interesting, (while trying to identify a body, it's discovered the woman had a twin who has not been seen for 30 years) so I decided to give it a try.

- it's a crime novel, and while it's told well enough i generally find most crime fiction too lurid and ableist to fully enjoy, and this story wasn't an exception. but not every book you buy because the back cover sounds good is going to turn out well...at least i'm only down $4.