2022-05-21 5:42:06 ¶ ● ⬈

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wait jake has what

lime-bloods:

> again I don’t have the post on me so you might find the best results on malo’s blog, but my understanding is that Jake wearing protective gear like his skull helmet while he goes on his adventures is supposed to link him to Mituna, who also wears a helmet to protect himself during his skateboarding escapades, and textually has acquired brain damage

thanks @dihalectics for hooking us up with some quotes on Jake’s relationship to brain damage:

> While descending deep into the ruins, a sudden earthquake jammed the elevator on its way down, causing you to take a nasty spill to the floor below. Luckily you were wearing your trusty SKULLTOP, preventing a more serious concussion.

> uu: SAY WHAT YOu WILL.
> uu: ABOuT THE BITCHES.
> uu: AND THE BRAIN DAMAGED JACKASS IN SHORTS.

> TT: Yeah, great idea. Let’s roll up our sleeves on nuanced metatemporal mechanics with the concussion-addled kid in micro-shorts.

> uu: WHILE TO CASUAL OBSERVERS YOU MIGHT APPEAR. TOO STUPID TO KNOW HOW FAR PANTS ARE SUPPOSED TO GO DOWN YOUR LEGS.
> uu: I KNOW THAT IT’S QUITE POSSIBLE. YOU ARE JUST MISUNDERSTOOD.
> uu: IT IS POSSIBLE THAT YOU JUST HAVE A SPECIAL MIND.
> uu: LIKE ME.

the last one obviously sticks out a bit, almost reading like a contradiction of the other three lines, but I wonder if Caliborn saying his mind is similar to Jake’s might be a hint toward the idea that there’s something different about Caliborn preventing him from fully maturing into the murderous adult cherub he’s supposed to? in reference to Jake’s brain damage possibly being what’s stopping him from becoming Lord English