Callisto (alternatively Callie/Cal)
17 he/him (queer) w̄ ADHD + bipolar II

I like talking to people and being alone. I spend my free time watching shows, playing games, talking to my friends (about these things, usually), or making pages on pastebin sites.

I love Mouthwashing! It is my favourite game of all time. It certainly isn't the best game I've played—The Great Ace Attorney takes that title—nor is it the game that has affected me the most—Hello Disco Elysium...—but it is my favourite nonetheless. I was um...Kind of insane about it, for quite a while.

Mouthwashing was the first Fandom I was ever a part of. I never understood Fandom, really, and I never liked anything while it was too popular. Liking this game as it came out really changed...a lot for me. Shortly after Mouthwashing, I soon somehow found myself reading Homestuck, which would also have a resurgence shortly after I start. Homestuck, to me, is one of the Big Fandoms. Being into it, and going through the...fandom culture, personally, was a very big deal to me. And I only thought to do this, to understand and to think of Fandom as something that I can be part of, thanks to Mouthwashing.

Fandom aside, I love the game. I've played it through numerous times, obviously. I've taken extensive notes on the way it plays out, the scenes, the details you only notice the fourth time around, etc etc.

Fandom aside once again, I was just starting to hang out with my current friend group as it got big. My timing with it was so good, that I actually got together a Daisuke cosplay just in time to go to a large comic/anime convention a few hours out. I thought no one would have any merch, maybe, since it was too new (came out the month prior), but I KNEW the people would know me. And they did! I was so recognized, and it turned out there was a whole group, the entire tulpar gang. During this convention, I finally (thanks to my beautiful internet girlfriend) actually scored /Daisuke (in what was a ridiculous trade). It was worth it, though. My internet girlfriend doesn't care too much for URLs, and as much as I DO, /Daisuke meant a lot to me—getting it while in Daisuke cosplay, high as ever off of the game, and my love for it.

Of course I have many hyperfixations, but being there with everyone makes the difference.

Take for example my OC, "Overseer". I have lots of OCs and Self Inserts for games, but Overseer wasn't just a way to interact with the characters, I built him to be relevant to the themes and plot of the game more than anything—the things I love most, by the way... I guess I could get into that before I talk about Noel.

I love the cast, of course. With the just under 2 hours of gameplay there is, every piece of dialogue stands for something, for each of them, and their relationships. That's almost my favourite aspect. More than that, I adore how the dialogue stands to represent the themes and motions each character is going through (which then relates to the actual gameplay). I wish more people...put care into the capitalistic themes, than the misogyny—part of what makes the misogyny so present, is what puts women in these situations anyway: systems outside of their control. How can you talk about it, talk about Anya and Jimmy and Curly, without looking at anything else? How can you look past Swansea's history, and Daisuke's persona? I'm not too sure.

Regarding their actual characters, I've def spent less time on them than I have the gameplay. I've been...saving it, for some reason! I love them all so much, but I still don't feel like I can grasp them; I'm inclined to think you aren't supposed to be able to grasp the cast, as we only see them as it relates to the bigger ideas (which is so fucking aweeesomeee).

Daisuke is NOT my favourite character. I love him so much, but, he's not!

My favourite character is Swansea. The rest I can't rank, but I do love Jimmy quite a bit. They're all so well written and used so well...Gah. Not the point.

My point is, each character has a role to play, and I love them for it—I've always had a rather rough time "fluffing" the cast without some relation to the horrible themes. In my opinion, fluffing in an angsty way is the Coolest Way...But, You Know.

Overseer—Noel—was a way for me to make the capitalistic aspects of the game clearer! He's an unrelated personelle sent by Pony to keep watch on everyone. He enjoys his job because he likes being paid. He doesn't talk to anyone, he just stands in the corner of an interval of rooms, taking notes on who's where doing what. This behaviour easily pushes plot and relationships, as well—Jimmy views the Cockpit as his room (being the co-pilot), but Overseer answers to Curly directly. This isn't the first trip Curly and Overseer have been on, giving Jimmy another relationship to tweak over. Overseer does not care for his well being, and he is the type of guy to make small talk to make people comfortable. He's around Daisuke's age, and serves as a reminder of the (possible) serious nature of their situation. No one in the Tulpar group responds well to being watched. A watcher is pretty interesting, in my view! In any case, my OC isn't that relevant here. I'm just trying to make a point: I love this game, and the way it works. I am a big fan! :)