u/rosesdissection

The obvious answer is "Bro, 90% the shit that happens in the game is because of our existence," but I never thought Tyrant was **that** popular to have 'paparazzi outside Loxy 24/7" or 'girls fangirling every time they see us' (Shoutout to Nazuka who is always internally fangirling though, love you, babes)

Yeah, ever since Philae, our reputation has been skyrocketing, but there are also brief moments that make me go "Bitch, I'm a CEO, show some respect!"

• In Firenze's affinity story, lots of ppl were gathering around her and falling in love at first sight, Tyrant even said "It's like I'm completely invisible near her"
• In one of the TNT stories with Mystique's alt skin, the boss of the scam ring didn't recognize us + even said we look poor
• While big companies know who we are, it's not like most regular Novians do, or we'd probably never be able to go about getting groceries normally

I don't think Nova is a "rabid paparazzi/celebrity gossip" sort of community, but big shots like Grace Imperium + other companies def know our names. However, when Tyrant is out running errands in affinity stories, meeting regular citizens, trekking, etc. at most, ppl don't know who we are. And even when they find out "Omg, the Boss of Boss Accord?!", they treat us normally

Aside from seeing Nazuka in a pencil skirt and mesh tights, everything about the DeepSea Finance endings unnerved me

As me and a few twt oomfs were chatting, there's just something so emotionally meaningful about the existence of that route. there’s something bittersweet about a version of Nazuka who gave up part of herself for Tyrant and Tyrant alone. And the more I replay the bad endings, the more I actually started to feel unsettled seeing Secretary!Nazuka

I just want to start off this post with saying I really adore Nazuka's character, I really do. I enjoyed her serious and duty-first personality, her selfless and devoted side towards her friends, her adventurous and passionate energy for becoming a trekker, and even her reason for being one. As cute as her crush on Tyrant is to see at times, another thing I liked about her character is how contained it was. How I am still able to fantasize about Freesia, Otaha, and Firenze, while still having moments of "Oh Nazuka, you're adorable"

So a version of her that just...gives up being a trekker to revolve around Tyrant’s life is kind of....saddening

Not necessarily toxic.
Not necessarily bad writing.
But just a path where Nazuka narrowed her world around one person

And I think the game KNOWS that, hence why it’s only in the bad endings.

And even though these endings exist, I don't think it necessarily means “this is her true desire," more so “this is a possible version of her under specific circumstances.”

We already see all the dominoes fall:

• United Harvest is still in a fragile state and is in a constant damage control mode
• Tyrant loses the pawn/bishop seal of grace powers entirely, thus making them stay in Philae permanently
• They stay behind to help with UH, while New Star Guild still searches for the mystery abt their orphanage
• Most likely prompting Nazuka to go "Well, someone has to step in to support them,"

The same devoted and loyal personality is there....just at the cost of making Nazuka her own person. She even invites the Tyrant to go trek Monoliths with her in their free time, something that I know Nazuka still loves doing. And since these are explicitly BAD endings, the narrative framing matters. And what I think it's saying is basically “If the story stagnates in Philae, people stop growing.”

That includes Nazuka. That includes Tyrant. That includes United Harvest. Everything just becomes smaller and more enclosed

And honestly, I do feel like it was a subtle joke towards fans that were rolling their eyes at "I'm STILL in Philae?!", just...down a really dark path