2019-05-23 11:07:43 ¶ ●

Though Problem Sleuth’s Gambit Schemata don’t see much reference in Homestuck aside from their seemingly superficial connection to Trickster Mode, they do serve a fun bit of foreshadowing regarding Jack Noir; just as Problem Sleuth’s Candy Corn Vampire transformation relates to his associated candy, candy corn, Jack Noir’s associated candy as seen in the Intermission is scotty dogs, and he later transforms into a powerful doglike monster.

What it took me longer to realise, though, is that just as a Gambit Schema requires the carving of the transformation’s face into a pumpkin, one of Jade Harley’s first appearances features her beside a pumpkin carved with…

…a dog monster’s face.