I got into Proseka (by that I mean I’m just watching stories on YT for now because I can’t handle more than two games at once) and what can I say except Craft Egg/Colorful Palette is too powerful for this world
So I’m just gonna. Dump whatever this is here because uh this is where I dump things and a bunch of you guys are into Proseka anyway right
This is about Ichika and how her character hit so close to home that I remembered something about myself and just maybe actually started crying … Basically Leo/need’s story mentions that Ichika used to be the one in the group who would jump in to mediate in an argument or just otherwise instinctively try to help in some way because she wanted her friends to get along. It was second nature for her to just Do that as a kid. But she grew older and things happened and got complicated and her friends drifted apart. And doubt crept in. It wasn’t so simple to just rely on her sympathetic, peace-loving nature to know what to do anymore. So she stood back and let things happen, told herself it was impossible to get everyone back together again.
And like ok I wasn’t climbing trees trying to rescue people lmao but I was a super shy kid/teenager who overthought everything except when friends were fighting or someone was feeling down—responding to those situations was instinctual for me the same way it was for Ichika, so I’d just say something before any reservations could kick in and I liked that I could. It wasn’t something I had to think about and it was easy and it worked because back then the problems were simple ones. But then eventually you find out that the world isn’t that forgiving and trying to be that person is hard, especially for someone who sucks at talking to people, and then you start thinking being introverted and reserved is a hindrance, and what was once a natural desire to see your friends happy becomes a need to try too hard and Not Mess Up for anyone, ever, because your friends are all grown up and don’t need the quiet kid who acted calm and mature just because they were quiet anymore. And suddenly you can’t talk to anyone properly because you’re so scared of failing and what you thought you were good at isn’t something you’re good at at all.
Being confronted with the harsh realities of the world and learning to deal with them seems to be a recurring theme in Proseka stories and the fact that Ichika felt free to act without serious consequences and then lost that ability somewhere along the way hits so hard, even if we’re not completely similar. But the thing is, Ichika is introverted and reserved, and that’s okay. She doesn’t need to be the type to take matters into her own hands and reach out to everyone she possibly can in order to be good and kind and giving and I guess it’s nice to be reminded of that. I haven’t gotten to most of the events yet so I could be wrong about all this but I love Ichika so much do you understand—
So yeah Craft Egg please stop getting people (please don’t stop)
