sova- doesn't understand how the menus work and can't even make it through training. watches the meet the team shorts to compensate

dismas- tries and fails to play eyelander demoknight on the worst possible graphics settings with 800 ping before getting kicked from the lobby due to latency issues

arcjec- scout. actually well trained with the class, doesnt like playing flashier cosmetics and war paints. helps stomp a lobby, gets a couple taunts in for good measure, then moves on to the next one. still waiting for that final comic to come out

jentha- doesnt actually enjoy the game for a multitude of reasons. plays tryhard black box/concherer soldier to counter this

ellsee- pyro with silly painted cosmetics. loves helping her team through extinguishing, spy checks and keeps watch of engineer buildings constantly. constantly resists the urge to use the phlogistinator

albion- feels compelled to always choose medic. more than pleased to help her team until she inevitably dies at 99% uber. she then constantly switches classes until she finds one that helps her gets revenge

serpaz- jag/eureka effect engineer. gets distraught when her buildings go down, always has a level 3 teleporter in the backline ready to go, uses the rancho relaxo taunt a little too much

laivan- stock sniper. still isn't a very good shot but source code and janky hitboxes always allow him to get a few kills that get players heated, says "lol" in chat and cheekily focuses them for the rest of the round

occeus- sci-fi vaccinator medic. took him a while to figure out how to switch resistances but now that he knows, there's no reason for him to ever use anything else. nightmare to fight against if paired with ellsee

taz- tomislav heavy. shockingly good sport, extremely low death count. liberal with her sandviches when she isn't running the family business, always knows the best time to bust out the fists of steel and back off

murrit- randomized classes on each life. swaps between being friendly and a menace. spams voice lines and taunts even with no one there to see it, wears ridiculous high tier unusuals on the worst cosmetics in the game, full backpack with collectors items

calder- cloak and dagger your eternal reward spy. constantly waits for the right moment to strike and overthinks his strategy, complains about how his class needs buffs instead of trying to find more effective methods of play

we've seen ellsee forage to make berry salads, but she's a bit of an outlier and is considered a freak for doing this even though she might be one of the few trolls on the right track.

truthfully, "healthy" is a non-existent sentiment on repiton when it comes to food and drink. even raurou, who we know believes in fine dining and revitalizing proper cooking habits, still falls into the disgustingly indulgent trappings that repitonian cuisine is stuck in.

they're in such desolate, advanced state of ruthlessly automated production that any hypothetical healthy substitute one could seek out would almost certainly be made with the same particalized slop the regular food is put together with.

it's tough to say right now, isn't it?

up until recently we knew serpaz was clearly happy with where they are, but laivan has always showed some hesitancy with her for unknown reasons. recently, dream!serpaz let loose that maybe it was never really all too blissful to begin with and that serpaz may even feel some resentment towards laivan's treatment of her. that their relationship is a facade and that laivan doesn't trust serpaz to think for herself. of course the girl who got all of her negative emotions eaten away constantly wouldn't see the writing on the wall.

i think fans typically view this dynamic in a pretty cynical way from what i can tell. that because there's an assumed lack of comfort on laivan's end when certain topics are brought up it must mean that he's doing everything he can to toss serpaz aside. that he regrets the decision of being with her and that serpaz is too happy in stagnation to recognize this. they deal with rough patches by not dealing with them, and because they haven't, they won't and never will.

looking at them as an inevitable break up grills up the juiciest drama steak, and pairs well with the fine laijec wine we've been letting breathe on the side. unfortunately, this line of thought really puts serpaz's agency off the metaphorical dining room table. the situation their relationship is in now is far more multifaceted and dubious on both sides. it's never quite as simple as "this isn't working", especially with soulmates.

they both truly love and care for each other, but they're both too scared to communicate honestly. that barrier is the issue, not their relationship itself.

repitonians have two options upon leaving school and being given their weapons: they can follow the shepherded path to stronghold 21 and work with administration to get housing and an artificial lusus, or they can go out into the world beyond stronghold walls and try to make it for themselves.

if they choose to go solo, they have to find a lusus to bond with and a hive to squat in. typically either taking up residence in something preexisting or building it up from scratch with whatever resources are at their disposal. corporate funding will aid them until they're six sweeps old, so it's not like they'll be instantly dying. not to mention osmosis more-or-less gives these children functioning adult brains by the time they're out of it. but it's still deemed as the "less optimal choice".

which is obviously why all of the main 12 live away from stronghold life. they're all screw ups.