Fathom Shank's Links
Conner's my best bud. Always seem to be a few steps behind him, and for good reason too... He gets into way too much trouble alone, and I definitely cause too much trouble if he's not around to rein me in.
Shank's my best friend, and he can't seem to keep himself from doing something illegal. Gotta keep an eye on him almost as much as he needs to keep an eye on me. I don't know why I attract so much danger, but he's always got my back.
I really need to watch my temper around this kid, he cries so easily. Sweetest guy too, so even though I'm always a jerk I REALLY feel like a jerk if I make him cry. He deserves a lot more than I can offer, but he's far too modest to accept that.
He gets really scary when he's mad, but it's okay. He doesn't always mean to be mean. And he gives really big hugs.
That guy is a tea-sipping, pretentious, elitist prick who's too much of a privileged, pretty-boy, prudish rich snob to know anything about the real world. No, I'm not his close friend. Who told you that?
Don't even speak of that boorish, uneducated, ill-tempered ruffian in my presence. The mere mention of him could make my rotting skin crawl even more so. Me, his close friend? Perish the thought.
We both made huge mistakes. I made the mistake of thinking my life was worth saving over yours, and you made the mistake of letting me live in the first place.
I should've eaten this one when I had the chance.
I'm really sorry. I don't know what else to say. I never wanted to hurt anyone, I swear. If you wanted me to be the one that died instead that day, you wouldn't be the only one.
It should've been you. You think you can just run away from the consequences of what you did, you're dead wrong.
For all the kindness you gave me as a kid, I sure did a shitty job of returning the favor. I don't think I can do anything to redeem myself at this point, but I'll try. That always mattered to you, so I'll try.
I promised I'd look after you, and I've utterly failed. I never should've let everyone force you out like that. Someone should have stood up for you, and it was supposed to be me. I'll never forgive myself for it.
Aside from Marquis, she was the only one of my siblings that really took any interest in me. I didn't cling to her nearly as much with Marquis, but I still actually felt wanted around her. She's probably a surgeon by now. She always talked about becoming one.
Our poor littlest brother... If I had anything to say about it at the time, I wouldn't have let the others force him out like that. Marquis and I used to spend so much time with him when no one else would.
Never really talked much with him, but he always wanted to join the military. Kind of came off as a stick in the mud sometimes, but he was actually a pretty badass older brother.
We were never particularly close, but I don't think anyone deserves to be isolated from their family like he was. I regret how we handled the situation, especially since he was just a child and had no intent to hurt anyone.
He always talked about becoming a pirate and plundering all the Aaquanixie seas. Not sure if he's kept to that dream since then, but I thought it sounded pretty cool.
Didn't really know much about our littlest brother. Always so timid and usually hiding behind Marquis or Mama. Feel bad for the kid though. Yeah, it was awful what happened to Pops, but it was an accident. Wasn't really fair to force him out like that in retrospect.
Here's another brother of mine I was never particularly close with. He was always a kind of small fellow that preferred the company of his bird. I think he would've preferred to have been born a Skydric.
Didn't really know too much about my youngest brother, but chances are he's like all my other siblings and grew up to be bigger than me. Poor kid was always so skittish around us. Marquis, Cyan, and Mama were the only ones that could get a word out of him.
The twins were always getting into fights, but it was always our sister that started them. My brother didn't talk much, but he was a pretty clever guy. Most people wouldn't pick up on it though since Tilia was usually the center of attention.
Don't really know all that much about my youngest brother, but I sure know that I wouldn't be able to handle being isolated from the family. It doesn't weigh that much on my mind, but I don't think we handled the situation very fairly.
My other sister, although she really acted more like a brother honestly. Kind of loud, loved getting into fights... kind of reminds me of me now. Everyone always thought she was kind of an asshole. As much as I wasn't close at all with her, guess we have a bit in common.
I dunno much about the baby of the family. He was always hiding from us. Then again most people hide from me, so that doesn't say a lot. Uh... that's about all I've got on the subject. Don't gimme that look.
I didn't know him all that well, but he liked pranking everyone. He left me alone though, mostly because I don't think he was interested in annoying his kid brother much. He also really liked helping Mama in the kitchen all the time. I actually picked up on a few cooking techniques from both of 'em. Good thing too... None of my bandmates from cornworld know how to prepare a saltwater fish...
Wasn't all that close with our baby brother, but I didn't have anything against him. Didn't bother me that much when he left, but thinking on it now makes me wish I was older at the time so I could've done something to protect him.
He was the closest to me in age, but I was never really close with him in any sense. He was always pretty grumpy all the time and was either on the beach or swimming most of the time. I broke one of his shells once and he never let me live it down. I ought to get a replacement if I ever see him again and he doesn't want me dead for some reason...
Used to be jealous of him because he stole my thunder as being the baby of the family. Who gives a fuck about that kind of shit now? I certainly wouldn't want to be in his place. Really fucked up of us to kick the kid out, but it made sense at the time.
If the Diva ain't happy, ain't nobody happy.
If that idiot misses his cue one more time I'm going to ram this mic stand through his skull.
I really hope you know I couldn't be more sorry for what I did. You were generous enough to give me the chance to live, and I betrayed your love. I don't expect you to forgive me, but know that I didn't mean to hurt anyone, especially you, Mama.
Mama hasn't been good to you at all, has she? Please come home, baby. I won't make the mistake of neglecting you again.
We kinda had a thing going when we were younger, but in terms of going steady? Nah, never gonna happen. We still have our moments though... and it doesn't seem to compromise our friendship either. She’s a little too saucy sometimes though; she needs to learn to keep it in her pants, figuratively speaking.
Yeah, I guess we kind of almost had a thing years ago. We quickly realized it was never going to work out in the long term though. We just have different goals and lifestyle in mind. That doesn't mean we have no interest in each other though... Shank is always a good time.
Anneliese is probably my favorite of the sisters in terms of personality. She's real spicy.
Fathom is the band member who knows how to have the most fun. Bummer he lets everyone play party pooper for him.
Genevive is a low-key Etrukan Truth fangirl despite technically being a part of the band... She gets all goo-goo eyed every time any of the guys strolls by.
I should be thankful I've figured out this ghost thing enough to actually touch things... like those muscles...
Jack helped me out during the years I spent in Emdrica. Pretty cool guy, and now I learn he's also a band teacher in some magic school in Taliac that we happen to be one town over from. That's... oddly coincidental, but not that surprisingly considering all the other shit thrown at us all the time.
Oh boy, little Fathom grew up a lot since the last time I saw him in Emdrica. And he's gotten a lot more... troublesome since then too. But he's still got a good heart in there... somewhere...
Dalian's the Diva's friend from juvie. He's alright. Volk probably needs someone like him keeping an eye on him anyway.
I kind of think Shank is pretty rad, but I also kind of think I shouldn't get too close to him though. Nothing against him, but he's probably a bad influence, and I promised the warden I'd shape up.
Dalian's older brother seems pretty alright too. He's got a chill attitude, and honestly don't think I've seen art quite like his anywhere else. Take that however you want.
Shank can be okay sometimes... I mean, he's the kind of guy you can feel safe walking with if you're on his good side. Don't think he's the best influence on my brother when he's trying to stay away from things that might get him back in juvi.
I don't interact with moms much anymore... Considering how much I fucked things up for my own mom with how I left things... I can't really help but want to treat Dalian's mom nicer. Especially since they're struggling pretty hard already... and she's even tinier than Mama, what the hell. I'm not supposed to be this damn soft.
Fathom is... a bit worrisome to say the least. He acts politely enough whenever I've seen him though.
Yeah, Jessi's the kind of delicate flower I'd expect Conner to go for. Weird how I probably spend more time with her boyfriend than she does. She’s such a cockblock.
Fathom's a bit intimidating... I'm not sure why Conner would get mixed up with someone like him, but it seems like they've been friends for a long while.