[OOC] Post-red thread essay

[certifiably]

Because I felt it could use an essay right now! This is an essay about Lambda's relationship with Rika, largely through a lens of how different it is from her relationship with Bernkastel.

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[moextispicy]

...ilu and oh Lambda. It makes sense, though. There's so much tension in Lambda and Rika's relationship between caring about each other and hurting each other, and the red thread just brought all of that out. How does Lambda care for Rika, anyway? Outside comparing her to Bern.

I need to essay on this too, probably. Rika is so weird about Lambda, and the red threads hit her in such a weird spot. IDK at this point if Lambda leaving her would be good for her? Temporarily, it would be very bad obviously. And I think if Lambda could convince her that it was actually for her own good it might work. ...But Rika is kind of jealous of Bern in a lot of ways, and I suspect it would just make her go fuck it and go crazier because WHY NOT.

I suspect what they really need is to be tied together during a truth post, really.

[certifiably]

A lot of her reasons for caring about her are linked to Bern in some way, but they're not entirely about Bern, if that makes sense. She just generally enjoys Rika's company and likes playing with her, and she can sympathize with Rika's hell and mindset regarding that--as funny as it is to say that when she's one of the most responsible for it and won't act to prevent it either. I think... maybe the best way to describe it is that she was initially drawn to Rika solely based on her connection to Bern, but over time she came to appreciate the differences between the two and care about her as her own person as well as opposed to as just a piece of who Bern is. Of course she still cares for Bern more, but. At this point she's reached the point where she would be content simply to see Rika as happy as possible, especially considering Rika actually does have the capacity to be truly happy

[moextispicy]

That makes sense, actually. Poor Lambda. Really it's Rika's own fault this time, though. Too much tsun, not enough dere.

...Actually if Lambda's gone too long, Rika will probably hunt her down unless Lambda actively avoids her even when Rika's actively looking for her.

[certifiably]

Lambda is even used to tsun, but Rika's tsun is very convincing!

How she would react would probably depend on what Rika says and how far along Lambda is... in her plan to sink her own relationship gj lambda. I KIND OF WANT TO USE CAMP MAGIC TO PUT HER IN THE CR POST even though right now she wouldn't be anywhere near Rika willingly