HIYAA!!! I saw the announcement when the demo first released, but I hadn’t had the time to play it until now and WOWOW!! IT’S AMAZING!!! I’m super excited for the next update on the story!! I have some theories, questions that I would like for clarification, and basically just rambling/complimenting your work!! Big heads up because it’s just a yap fest below.
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First things first is that I adore Vasily!! He's so cute, pretty, handsome, and also kind of pathetic wet cat within vibes. My favorite!! (๑>•̀๑) He possibly won't be giving off those vibes in the future I assume!! I'm also in love with the rest of the cast!! Their personalities and designs are all so wonderful!! I cherish their little interactions with each other!! I hope to see more of them in the future regardless of angst or fluff!!“The snow is colder. The air is suffocating. And his eyes are beautiful.” ALSO ALSO THE ENDING DIALOGUE FOR VASILY!! “But we’re excited to be here. So… Don’t be scared.” He’s trying to comfort his colleagues, but it’s also referring to us, the player, to not be afraid of him!! OMGGG!! IS LING SHAKESPEARE?! BECAUSE YOU’RE COOKING!!!
OKAY!! INTO THEORIES!! (˶˃ ᗜ ˂˶)!! Obviously, biggest theory is that Vasily is infected/possessed by something like the AUFIS-1 virus, but in this case being a stronger version of it than the one spreading around. Especially with the evidence being shown like how it’s tagged as a psychological horror, the plot being around a virus, how Vasily’s appearance/behavior being very different than previously when he went missing. Not to mention he wasn’t feeling well before he disappeared, most likely because of the injury he sustained and possibly getting it infected by the virus.
Despite this, near the end the virus theory got almost got replaced with another theory. When comparing the photos of Vasily at the end the most difference I saw that wasn’t obvious was the slight increase of smile and the sweater not falling off his shoulder if we’re going into specifics. If it isn’t his appearance that’s unsettling then what is? (High key have no idea what MC is referring to probably because it’s intentional for it to not be revealed right now.)
I started thinking it’s his demeanor/little quirks that were off putting because they didn’t fully match up. I remembered that Vasily vaguely remembering of a brother, so I thought of that the original Vasily was replaced by his brother which is why there were discrepancies in demeanor/appearance. Obviously that theory was a bust because I also remembered that they took and submitted Vasily’s fingerprints. ദ്ദി╥ ᴗ ╥) (DAMN YOU FINGERPRINTS!! It was a good theory if we don’t look into the logistics of it lolol)
Some clarification please!! When/how did Vasily kind of injure his ankle when coming back with MC from collecting samples? It’s definitely just something that just happened off screen, but little details like that pique my interest.
Thank you to whoever was willing to read all of that. (๑•᎑•๑)