Wakazu
Tiller
No, not about Aby and Wizard, that's been done to death ==
Lets talk everyone's darling basement dweller instead.
Seb is odd. Like, actually odd once you start reading and piecing stuff together. Here's some weirdness I managed to hoard:
1) He's the only townie not in the Guild who is canonically armed and regularly does mine runs on his own accord. And Marlon doesn't have anything to say on the topic, which means either he doesn't know or for some reason he is fine with a (formally) untrained civilian being down there alone, which is... you know
2) You can actually pinpoint exactly WHERE Seb is going in the mines based on the gemstones he can sometimes gift you if you are married to him and his own interest in obsidian and frozen tears. He's going all the way down to lava caverns. Which is an impressive feat for us, the player, wearing enchanted rings, protective boots, and all that. Seb is going there with just his mace in hand, and returns reliably without so much as a scratch. He is either a natural combat genius (which would make his interest in Combat Quarterly book look kinda weird), or there is something else going on... (more on that later)
3) If you gift him a piece of obsidian, his immediate reaction will be to fashion it into a dagger. Which wouldn't be odd for a goth or emo... Except Seb is NEITHER. Abigail is. Seb, despite his preferences in darker colors, never expresses any allegiance to any subculture, as well as any interests typical of such cultures. He does DM a DnD-like campaign for his friends, but that's a geek hobby, not goth \ emo one, and his preferred role is a wizard, not a necromancer or vampire, that would've suited a goth \ emo. So where is this obsidian-crafting interest comes from? Also mind that he specifically mentions a DAGGER. Obsidian is a very interesting mineral. Also commonly known as "volcanic glass", it forms when lava is cooled rapidly, and its two most known features are: being hell-of-a-piece to work on and forming EXTREMELY SHARP edges, which made it a beloved material of civilizations like aztecs to make ritual knives from. Case in point - Seb knows exactly what obsidian is best used for and how to work it, which is, again, NOT a common skill. And again, ties back to volcanic levels of the mines. Also the exact quote has him admitting he was LOOKING for it, as in - deliberately searching for a specific mineral. It's not just him seeing a pretty rock and getting an idea to make something cool with it in the moment, that obsidian dagger project has been in the works for at least for some time prior.
4)“Whoa... This egg speaks to me... I'll put it on my desk. Thanks!" - that's his reaction to a void egg. Which is... I mean, this is straight up "WTF?!" on so many levels. First of all - "SPEAKS"?! That's definitely an interesting choice of words right there. Why not say it is cool, or he digs it, or something like that? But ok, it can be chalked to just a manner of speech. However if you talk to him again directly after, he expresses his plans to try and hatch it. Which, again, is a major "WTF?!!!" moment, because here's the thing - the only other being in the entire game with similar disposition towards those eggs is Krobus, who sells them. A shadowfolk. Literally every other human in the game is very obviously repulsed and weirded out by both the eggs itself, the mayo made from it and even the chickens that it hatches into. Even Abi and Rasmodius are, despite being an actual goth and a genuine wizard. Yet Seb is somehow fascinated with those and is genuenly excited about perspective of hatching one.
5) Seb is the only one to mention his father. Literally nobody else ever mentions the guy or whatever happened to him, which is kinda uncharacteristic of a small somewhat isolated community. I used to live in a rural countryside, village people gossip like magpies, and you even see some of that in other townies cutscenes. But Seb's father is a taboo topic for some reason? Almost like something really bad happened to the guy. Something anyone would rather forget...
6) He hates clay. Not just dislikes, like most townies, but specifically HATES. And while he's not the only one with that specific antipathy, he's the only one for whom its kinda unexplainable - kids naturally hate it because they would be regularly scolded by their parents for dirty clothes, Haley and Abigail also don't like getting dirty (but both also regularly have to), Mulners are also easily explainable - George is wheelchair-bound, clearing clay out of tires is a royal pain, and Evelyn's hobby is gardening, so again, understandable. But why Seb would be annoyed by clay? His engine isn't a dirtbike, it's a HD-like motorcycle built for asphalt, and Seb himself states he sticks to roads on his nightly rides, so that's not because of the cleaning reasons, and he doesn't have a hobby or work that would have him digging in clay, so again - no reason here for him to hate it, right?
7)“Hey, thank you. I'll drink this when the sky gets dark.” - reaction to the Stardrop Tea. Again, nothing interesting in itself... until you remember that he's often out at night, either on a bike or in the mines.
8) Pumpkin Soup is another item he likes that is inconspiquous on its own, but becomes really sus when you remember that its yet another favorite he shares with Krobus. Add to it the quote of this soup "bringing back memories" - like, that's a simple seasonal soup that is readily awailable every fall, yet Seb talks about it like there is something else tied to it that he can no longer experience.
9) There is an interesting commentary you might catch if you're married and you talk to him at ice-fishing festival - he'll say he "never gets cold". And it isn't just him bragging - his winter outfit is a scarf over his biker jacket, and that's all. He will even continue working on his bike in winter, despite the snow. Yet he's also the only one in the entire town who stays dressed on the beach (wearing white t-shirt). If you don't know - temperature tolerance is a slider, if you have high tolerance of the cold - you'll have equaly low tolerance of the heat. He should've caught a heatstroke staying in the sun dressed, yet somehow he's fine not even staying in the shadow. Almost like he doesn't feel the temperature altogether...
Ok, I'm done pulling legs. I believe Seb is half-shadowfolk.
Way too many things align way too well. Same preferences as Krobus, same reaction to the void oddities literally every human character is repulsed by, him galivanting extremely dangerous lower levels of the mine like his own backyard, knowing how to work materials that are native to said levels, not being bothered by temperature difference, odd comments here and there... There is just too many coincidences for it all to be coincidental.
...or I'm just out of my marbles XD Your choice~
Lets talk everyone's darling basement dweller instead.
Seb is odd. Like, actually odd once you start reading and piecing stuff together. Here's some weirdness I managed to hoard:
1) He's the only townie not in the Guild who is canonically armed and regularly does mine runs on his own accord. And Marlon doesn't have anything to say on the topic, which means either he doesn't know or for some reason he is fine with a (formally) untrained civilian being down there alone, which is... you know
2) You can actually pinpoint exactly WHERE Seb is going in the mines based on the gemstones he can sometimes gift you if you are married to him and his own interest in obsidian and frozen tears. He's going all the way down to lava caverns. Which is an impressive feat for us, the player, wearing enchanted rings, protective boots, and all that. Seb is going there with just his mace in hand, and returns reliably without so much as a scratch. He is either a natural combat genius (which would make his interest in Combat Quarterly book look kinda weird), or there is something else going on... (more on that later)
3) If you gift him a piece of obsidian, his immediate reaction will be to fashion it into a dagger. Which wouldn't be odd for a goth or emo... Except Seb is NEITHER. Abigail is. Seb, despite his preferences in darker colors, never expresses any allegiance to any subculture, as well as any interests typical of such cultures. He does DM a DnD-like campaign for his friends, but that's a geek hobby, not goth \ emo one, and his preferred role is a wizard, not a necromancer or vampire, that would've suited a goth \ emo. So where is this obsidian-crafting interest comes from? Also mind that he specifically mentions a DAGGER. Obsidian is a very interesting mineral. Also commonly known as "volcanic glass", it forms when lava is cooled rapidly, and its two most known features are: being hell-of-a-piece to work on and forming EXTREMELY SHARP edges, which made it a beloved material of civilizations like aztecs to make ritual knives from. Case in point - Seb knows exactly what obsidian is best used for and how to work it, which is, again, NOT a common skill. And again, ties back to volcanic levels of the mines. Also the exact quote has him admitting he was LOOKING for it, as in - deliberately searching for a specific mineral. It's not just him seeing a pretty rock and getting an idea to make something cool with it in the moment, that obsidian dagger project has been in the works for at least for some time prior.
4)“Whoa... This egg speaks to me... I'll put it on my desk. Thanks!" - that's his reaction to a void egg. Which is... I mean, this is straight up "WTF?!" on so many levels. First of all - "SPEAKS"?! That's definitely an interesting choice of words right there. Why not say it is cool, or he digs it, or something like that? But ok, it can be chalked to just a manner of speech. However if you talk to him again directly after, he expresses his plans to try and hatch it. Which, again, is a major "WTF?!!!" moment, because here's the thing - the only other being in the entire game with similar disposition towards those eggs is Krobus, who sells them. A shadowfolk. Literally every other human in the game is very obviously repulsed and weirded out by both the eggs itself, the mayo made from it and even the chickens that it hatches into. Even Abi and Rasmodius are, despite being an actual goth and a genuine wizard. Yet Seb is somehow fascinated with those and is genuenly excited about perspective of hatching one.
5) Seb is the only one to mention his father. Literally nobody else ever mentions the guy or whatever happened to him, which is kinda uncharacteristic of a small somewhat isolated community. I used to live in a rural countryside, village people gossip like magpies, and you even see some of that in other townies cutscenes. But Seb's father is a taboo topic for some reason? Almost like something really bad happened to the guy. Something anyone would rather forget...
6) He hates clay. Not just dislikes, like most townies, but specifically HATES. And while he's not the only one with that specific antipathy, he's the only one for whom its kinda unexplainable - kids naturally hate it because they would be regularly scolded by their parents for dirty clothes, Haley and Abigail also don't like getting dirty (but both also regularly have to), Mulners are also easily explainable - George is wheelchair-bound, clearing clay out of tires is a royal pain, and Evelyn's hobby is gardening, so again, understandable. But why Seb would be annoyed by clay? His engine isn't a dirtbike, it's a HD-like motorcycle built for asphalt, and Seb himself states he sticks to roads on his nightly rides, so that's not because of the cleaning reasons, and he doesn't have a hobby or work that would have him digging in clay, so again - no reason here for him to hate it, right?
7)“Hey, thank you. I'll drink this when the sky gets dark.” - reaction to the Stardrop Tea. Again, nothing interesting in itself... until you remember that he's often out at night, either on a bike or in the mines.
8) Pumpkin Soup is another item he likes that is inconspiquous on its own, but becomes really sus when you remember that its yet another favorite he shares with Krobus. Add to it the quote of this soup "bringing back memories" - like, that's a simple seasonal soup that is readily awailable every fall, yet Seb talks about it like there is something else tied to it that he can no longer experience.
9) There is an interesting commentary you might catch if you're married and you talk to him at ice-fishing festival - he'll say he "never gets cold". And it isn't just him bragging - his winter outfit is a scarf over his biker jacket, and that's all. He will even continue working on his bike in winter, despite the snow. Yet he's also the only one in the entire town who stays dressed on the beach (wearing white t-shirt). If you don't know - temperature tolerance is a slider, if you have high tolerance of the cold - you'll have equaly low tolerance of the heat. He should've caught a heatstroke staying in the sun dressed, yet somehow he's fine not even staying in the shadow. Almost like he doesn't feel the temperature altogether...
Ok, I'm done pulling legs. I believe Seb is half-shadowfolk.
Way too many things align way too well. Same preferences as Krobus, same reaction to the void oddities literally every human character is repulsed by, him galivanting extremely dangerous lower levels of the mine like his own backyard, knowing how to work materials that are native to said levels, not being bothered by temperature difference, odd comments here and there... There is just too many coincidences for it all to be coincidental.
...or I'm just out of my marbles XD Your choice~
