whoah haha you really want kharon to be put through the wringer

I don’t know… It’s hard to say. the religious/tradition part is very significant because GM practices are built around and with it and it’s where some of Kharon’s deepest principles about maintaining a symbiotic relationship with the natural and supernatural derive from since the very beginning. I definitely think they do this in their own way (Initially subtly, then it kinda ramps up at some point…) where they do not detach from those beliefs entirely, but rather the parts that have been systematically and individually weaponised and used against them, their generations and the people they love/d. Kharon has turned to those beliefs in unhealthy, destructive ways before,especially during the points in their life where they did not know what else to do. But They recognised the religiosity of the GMs isn’t entirely putrid from this point and that it hasn’t been irrevocably attached to damaging concepts and practices that forced their way in. Then They later realise they can actually do something more about this because the only thing stopping them is really only themself

When they think of past users of the AOTGM, they think of them to be both leaders, and also victims. Society has the power, afterall, never one individual. 🫠

hi kharon fan no.27

kharon would have left if they felt like they had options e.g, if kokytos was still a viable region to go back to they certainly would've taken the chance (they were meant to anyway!). however since that was out of the equation, they believed it’s too much of a hassle to be grappling with any of the other regions. it had something to do with their attachment to the past - so it’s right on the money. they found they cannot let go of these old items they have been surrounded by for as long as they could try to remember so easily. And they had a desire for martyrdom - it teeters close to a martyr complex, so that mildly unhinged superiority complex wouldn’t be too far off QQQQQ ;; they’re basically twinning with X - Kharon strongly felt like they need to be condemned for failing the people around them. TheyThink this is their personal goal that can be achieved. They also don’t like being seen as solely a victim – again, it’s ironic considering they don’t like being responsible for things … and they ended up stuck in a stagnant, depressive state. they were the kind of person to let things come to them instead because they insisted to themself that they’re not necessarily allowed to have control over their own situation “if the situation does not call for it” … whatever that meant to them

and lucky that the hypothetical isn’t a hypothetical because they do end up “escaping” the esf later on after the first arc of CTL III 🫠 the reason why they were let go this time when it happened was due to the events that occurred and it was therefore a different circumstance as opposed to Voyager’s sole departure. i dont think they can imagine themself to be starting anew without a witness, even if that is a fantasy to die for - if it’s too out of reach, kharon doesn’t see any use thinking about it. simply put they were too weakwilled to do much about this situation until the Arc Happened and something had shifted …

and the idea of kharon remembering faces by time significance would be pretty spot on ; a big part of their character is the idea of preservation: keeping an old camera they don’t want to look at anymore, having too much framed photos to count hoarded around their room, or any object really there, the fossilised remains they still go looking for albeit this time for their job - not for childish fun // for a case like voyager, i would describe it as a Relapse. I think here there’s a special circumstance for Voyager because of what Kharon has witnessed of her in the past, leading to them perceiving Voyager as the person she is now BUT how she used to be someone too. They find it relatable to their condition.
ah … yeah /.. maybe they’d go like “I’m sorry, who are you again?” to someone they’ve only met recently again , and then realising they came off as too ill-mannered lool

about the gm signatures, they have similar uniforms with dark colours, sometimes having bird-like motifs since they were all of meridian bloxxian descent. the uniforms used to look more like silky, delicate robes but came to be more modern overtime. something which is also recurring is the donning of a specific, handwoven garment that’s similar to the kanga garment commonly worn by east africans. the central design isn’t visible, but there’s a text inscription on it (a jina in kanga designs). Unfortunately i have lost the reference to kharon’s inscriptions jfgjfdgk i can try to find it later – for kharon it’s the red garment around their waist. its important to note that theyre multi-use, so it’s not only to clothe oneself
those text inscriptions are significant in terms of personal identity and also could be a vehicle of political/social/religious messaging. So between the ghostmarchers it was a way of communicating with one another in a more covert manner because much of the practices were enclosed in this way. it was generally indicative of their status too and the stage of life they are in
Kharon’s not forced to wear them by any means. there is some pressure here and there, but much later on kharon turns it to their own thing to reclaim instead of it being connected to the people who have hurt them. they'd still like to keep the connections with the GMs, though, since they believe it isnt something that can be erased from them or their identity - instead, they learn to work with it being there ……..
(and, well, there’s that martyrdom thing too. Not sure if they want to be the saviour or the one being saved! That sense of control derived from being depended on is a guilty pleasure , but they would never admit it out loud, since they also hate it at the same time)

ty for the questions 🌸 my week has been going better than expected qqq, ive been indulging a little too much into false memory and now my wallet is wasted LOL ;; hopefully i can earn it back before it gets worrying T_T

it was artificially planted and not directly transferred (it’s not possible for direct transfer of bloxxians other than modes of reproduction), therefore it had slightly different properties than the Bloxxian of the miritwins - which is why it could spread as it was able to. and it does spread as such by doing its parasite thing as parasites do to hosts //existing and feeding at the host’s detriment - in x’s case they suffer harm & is prone to more stress they usually try to tank anyway.

although realistically it can’t just be classified as a parasite solely because it does benefit him in some ways gulp — not only being a way to transform into their bloxxian (still has negative reprecussions) but it also helps them sense their surroundings better, or being another means of body language as it’s also reactive to x’s sensitivities. questionably it could … probably manipulate other objects …? they have not tried that, but you can ask! they’ve mostly made peace with it because they’re not a standalone organism

it’s important to note that because of this difference that the miritwin’s bloxxians are not parasites, only what’s on x , so it only really “originated” from those two. it’s very much connected. could even say they inherited it if you want a wording for that

i definitely agree with it acting kinda like alloys from hnk, but it might be likened more to voyager 👀 both x and voyager’s bloxxians function similarly but they have notable differences

it kinda goes in this order (kr -> eth -> miles) after those three

kr came into the ESF picture with morally questionable means … under the guise they would be surveillanced but they still ended up being detached from the ESF partly because they don't originate from there. Had no qualms about leaving the ESF whether by their own terms or someone/something else’s — when it did happen, it wasn’t unexpected for the other three to join at the time because of events that occur in the early arc of CTL III. So at that point they all were disconnected from the ESF for an indefinite amount of time
then they meet eth 1 arc later who was in the akheron region presumably sent there by her corp when in reality she was sent by herself. eth didn’t seem like she wanted to go back yet to styx so decided to willingly tag along 🫠the others wouldn’t have known what was going on with ethaniel anyways so more of a reason for him to stick with them
and then the miles feature had them stumbling upon him by pure accident … and … maybe the rest is history i cant share 🤫

important distinction warning they're less of an established group and more of a dysfunctional friend group
they were compelled to stick together because forced proximity in survival situations does that to you — but of course, each of them have their own personal reasons too