Fun fact we don't know what the exact lyrics to drift are because The singer forgot it in 2 seconds

The Circle is amazing but also requires you to know niche theories about the afterlife and a whole character from the previous game who's story left them in state of vagueness we don't even know if they are technically in this one. To keep it simple as I can, the girl with the bed is Delilah, her brother Romeo used to Pilot the bed but was killed by Robo-Ky in the last game. It is IMPLIED that Romeo's last act was to give the Bed the order to just protect Delilah at all costs. He can't be there to make her smile but he'll make sure she never cries.

Sin legitimately thinks that babies come from eyeballs. Like that is a real thing

Honestly, Happy Chaos has got to be one of my favorite antagonists. Note how I said antagonist and not villain.

"I couldn't pin it down, so I Wanted it to keep going so I could figure it out." Honestly? That's a very Happy Chaos way of thinking as well. It makes sense why you'd connect with him.

I love how the three choices for this episode were two of the happiest most uplifting songs in the soundtrack and then the emo angst sad times that is Bedman?'s theme.

I love Bedman(?). This mostrous robot being pulled along by completely unrestrained id trying to protect this girl at all costs to the point that she's terrified by it, but she also feels affection for it. Like being followed around by a tiger that won't leave you alone and will tear apart anything that seems like it's threatening you.

the reason why the lyrics are like "i may not be able to nake you smile, but ill never make you cry even once, never" is because bedman is a dead man whose soul is clinging onto a destroyed, deteriorating robot. he is in a body that cannot speak, is constantly malfunctioning and tearing itself apart, and who can rarely interact with the world, but its entire reason for existence is to protect the dead mans sister delilah (whom he dud everything for, and when he died, sacrificed everything just so he could protect her from beyond the grave even if his existence is agony "no home, no rest, no hope". again, he cant talk. "and if the words that wont go waste to ruin my head". he cant make delilah smile because he can hardly function in the first place and he has no mouth, not out of apathy. all he can do is mame sure she will never have a reason to cry. her big brother will always be there for her without hesitation, no matter what it takes. not even death can stop him, even if it means rotting in agony

My favorite part about the Hourglass is the line “the hourglass does not turn… on its own” because Sin knows about 2 time travelers who could just turn the hourglass

🗣 we about to DRIFT with this one

Chaos' whole ideology is that "things exist to be used for a purpose". He uses the example of the chicken and egg question: ""What came first; the chicken, or the egg?" You know the question. But do you know the answer? The omelette. The omelette came first. The chicken and the egg exist to make the omelette." He also mentions that swords exist for the purpose of making shields, and vice versa. To mirror this, Chaos believes that he exists to create drama - he's actually an Irishman known as The Original, one of, if not the strongest magic user in existence. However, when I-No was being created in the Backyard (I-No isn't human, but instead a Magical Foci, a beast from the Backyard made wholly from visualised emotions) she was way too strong, to the point she would destroy reality with all the emotions bottled within her. To prevent this, The Original stole all of I-No's emotion (which was half of her being, hence why I-No has no actual emotion, and uses innuendos to feign them), and it sent him insane, turning him into Happy Chaos (Happy Chaos is actually the name of a robot made by Asuka R. Kreutz, which was a prototype of Jack-O' Valentine, and Chaos simply stole the name because he liked it). Chaos was soon eaten by his own creation, the machine god The Universal Will, but was removed from her in -STRIVE-, when I-No tore him out and demanded her other half back - which would make her the God of humanity, since the emotions have taken time to calm and are now in a perfected state within Chaos. Chaos essentially believes that he exists for drama, and so he performs completely unprecedented things such as random murders, spares, and threats just to spice up the story and keep people on their toes. He uses the analogy of Milpico, a milk concentrate which is disgusting normally, but delicious when you mix it with water. He, in this sense, is the Milpico, and everybody else is the water. By themselves, they're mediocre, but mixing them together makes a beautiful story that creates drama. He even calls himself the 'antagonist' on purpose, knowing damn well he does what he does for no reason, because all he wants is for the good guys to have an even better victory than they initially would have.

Happy chaos: he's pretty much a God with near limitless power that chooses to create conflict just because he enjoys the drama.

Bedman? is one of my favorite characters in media, just, ever.

Quick backstory for each character:

"Which came first, the chicken or the egg? You know the question, but do you know the answer? The Omelette. The Omelette came first. It's the sole reason the chicken and egg exist."

Regarding Bedman: There's a thing in guilty gear where people

The Hourglass is actually so nice to listen to right between those 2 crazy songs lol

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In regards to the circle it’s normal that it feels unsettling since it’s about someone stuck in limbo or a machine that think it’s stuck in limbo (we actually don’t know wich it is). But also it talks about that almost undying need to protect your younger sibling wich even in its state while it can’t make her smile it’ll do anything to not have her cry.