TRY HIM, CLEA. HE CAN GET ANGRY. But honestly Gustave never has to grapple in canon with the idea that he and everyone he loves (except Maelle... kinda...) are creations of their fickle gods (but does that make them Not Real? discuss) and it would be pretty interesting to see him have to dig into it with Clea of all people, who obviously has her own perspective on the canvas and its denizens, along with how her mother has been fucking it up. Not to mention his very obvious resemblance to Verso (seriously in that concept art he looks just like Gustave), only maybe even more idealized??? And his attachment to Maelle, who is in a lot of ways NOT Alicia at all even as she is (and a good part of that is his influence on her while raising her).
I do think he'd be super understanding but also extremely frustrated. Can y'all leave this Minecraft world in peace. Find some other way to sustain it and leave them alone. And yeah, he would immediately go into problem-solving mode, and I think he would recognize that Clea is the key to actually letting this world live while realizing she's definitely not inclined to do that at ALL.
Very intrigued by this idea of Clea taking advantage of his isolation and shock just post-beach attack. It would be one of the best possible times to get him on board with her own goals, either by telling him the truth point blank, lying, or more subtly manipulating him (not that Clea does subtle... we've all seen your Nevrons, girl!) since he's in such a vulnerable state. If she got to him before Lune did, for example, that would be an interesting alternate path to take.
But if it was later — whether somewhere along the Act 1 storyline or with her repainting him or Maelicia bringing him back in Act 3 or... idk something else — it would be pretty fun to play with him realizing she's the one the Nevrons and Fading Boy are talking about. Some good food there for sure.
And yeah lol I don't know how real!Gustave would work either but throwing it out there as a 'if we wanna get really weird' option... him coming out of the Canvas and jumpscaring her would be amazing. I can also see a situation where he's offered the chance to Become A Real Boy to coax Alicia out of the Canvas. I don't think he'd take it, ultimately, but it would be pretty interesting to thread out!
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Clea and Franfran both @ Gustave: >:(
GET OFF THEIR LAWN
TRY HIM, CLEA. HE CAN GET ANGRY. But honestly Gustave never has to grapple in canon with the idea that he and everyone he loves (except Maelle... kinda...) are creations of their fickle gods (but does that make them Not Real? discuss) and it would be pretty interesting to see him have to dig into it with Clea of all people, who obviously has her own perspective on the canvas and its denizens, along with how her mother has been fucking it up. Not to mention his very obvious resemblance to Verso (seriously in that concept art he looks just like Gustave), only maybe even more idealized??? And his attachment to Maelle, who is in a lot of ways NOT Alicia at all even as she is (and a good part of that is his influence on her while raising her).
I do think he'd be super understanding but also extremely frustrated. Can y'all leave this Minecraft world in peace. Find some other way to sustain it and leave them alone. And yeah, he would immediately go into problem-solving mode, and I think he would recognize that Clea is the key to actually letting this world live while realizing she's definitely not inclined to do that at ALL.
Very intrigued by this idea of Clea taking advantage of his isolation and shock just post-beach attack. It would be one of the best possible times to get him on board with her own goals, either by telling him the truth point blank, lying, or more subtly manipulating him (not that Clea does subtle... we've all seen your Nevrons, girl!) since he's in such a vulnerable state. If she got to him before Lune did, for example, that would be an interesting alternate path to take.
But if it was later — whether somewhere along the Act 1 storyline or with her repainting him or Maelicia bringing him back in Act 3 or... idk something else — it would be pretty fun to play with him realizing she's the one the Nevrons and Fading Boy are talking about. Some good food there for sure.
And yeah lol I don't know how real!Gustave would work either but throwing it out there as a 'if we wanna get really weird' option... him coming out of the Canvas and jumpscaring her would be amazing. I can also see a situation where he's offered the chance to Become A Real Boy to coax Alicia out of the Canvas. I don't think he'd take it, ultimately, but it would be pretty interesting to thread out!