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I absolutely love this.

"...Or so she's read" "It's time to cook" "homesickness as she examined the sponge cake"

Why does Pierre Beaumont have such a big-ass head??? ahahhahahs, his head is like 5x Ninon's head.

I really liked the whole positioning system, how dynamic the camera flow was and all that. My fav side character is Mr Polycarp.

[SPOILERS] [SPOILERS INCOMING]

Ohh, I absolutely love when "Her" appears. Really drives home the point of "real me" and toxic thought patterns.

Okay, but like, you cannot be in the middle of a death scene and like just start AM's dialogue?????? I'm sorry, Ninon, you're freaking dying and I'm laughing. I am laughing so damn hard. The first paragraph I felt it and was like "PFFFFT hahahah, man, man, I'm sorry for my pattern recognition" but nope! it really was exactly that! I'm sorry, but that completely broke my immersion.
Also, the absolute cinema moment where she says "I'm ninon the upside-down mermaid" and I have to throw my hands up like "she did it, she said the thing"

My headcanons: Perle used to be a mermaid too. I dunno, her sprite just looks like one. She knew Ninon's truth so fast cuz she did the same a long time ago, but she couldn't admit that and looked for other evidence. In her case, she got the kiss and became a human forever. Oh oh! and! Lorelai is that big cuz of Petraea! They are totes sisters and she used magic to make her super big!

Atelier in Wonderland12 days ago (5 edits) (+1)

That is definitely a paragraph. I'm glad you enjoyed the VN.

A few things:

That particular scene with the Mirror also happens to be my favorite, along with the stuff after it, and it's good that you like it also. (haha) The camera work is also something I'm quite proud of.
Okay, so maybe Perle quoting AM is a bit corny, but I will admit...that was the intention. Perle herself is a hammy drama queen to begin with, so I felt that it'd fit to have her say something equally hammy. The project is full of similar shout-outs, too. (Ninon quoting Glinda the Good Witch from the Wizard of Oz movie, the phrase "Poor Unfortunate Soul" pops up twice, Mimi is modeled after Little My from the Moomin franchise, Cerebrite is the name of a Mili song, etc.)
Funny you mention that, because Perle being a non-human was a concept I played around with (and it would make her further mirror Ninon), but ultimately chose to have her be a born human since I felt it'd make the message stronger. And Perle eavesdropped on Ninon while she was talking with Amadeus (right up to her seeing her drink the Elixir), she just put two and two together based on that.
Merfolk can grow to impressive sizes, with the largest merfolk being made the rulers. Lorelai is just naturally big. Also, I'm afraid that Lorelai and Petraea aren't relatives (they showed no familial recognition in the good end, not to mention they're two different species). Petraea would definitely be a cool auntie-type for Ninon and her sisters, though.

Ony_br12 days ago (2 edits)

There's always more Mili bangers to discover, huh?

About 4: Ohh! Extra mermaid lore! Thanks!

About 3: No yeah, I totally see that's what the story says. I mean, if Perle were a mermaid, someone would probs recognize her? Unless she were from a different kingdom... A-Anyhow, they're just headcanons, there's nothing in the story that really mentions it or anything I just made it up

Atelier in Wonderland12 days ago(+1)

I love Mili, you have no idea.

As someone with her own fair share of headcannons, I totally get you. Just wanted to share my lore if you were interested.

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