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Nov 2Liked by William F. Edwards

this very thorough primer left me with one burning question: why is it that Ciel (a female catholic priest) from Melty Blood: Type Lumina refers to herself as a dog when she has no apparent dog features?? 🤔

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Serious answer: It's in a 'dog of the church' type way referring to how she's carrying out the church's orders as a member of their secret monster hunter branch.

Silly answer: She's a furry.

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Nov 2Liked by William F. Edwards

also: the terms for the archetypes are so fun - choosing to interpret them in a myers-brigg type indicator way. I definitely see myself as a grappler

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Nov 2Liked by William F. Edwards

I’m a puppet master.

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Nov 2Liked by William F. Edwards

THE puppet master, even.

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Indeed you are

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Well that's an unexpected way to use them lol. You like grabbing and holding people, don't you?

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Nov 3Liked by William F. Edwards

as a preternaturally animated disembodied hand, it is in my nature

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