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That is a very good point. I didn't really notice it, honestly. The whole thing was very strange and I was more focused on trying to figure out what was going on. A Melchior illusion was definitely on my mind from the start. Notice how I really wanted to be candid about my thoughts as it went on. There were red flags, however small. Niko reacting that way to Velvet being a therion was too good to be true, and it really sucks. I wish I could have a wife like that.

Magliou being so quiet is great. I wouldn't think it malicious. I would think it would he meaner if she had been upfront about it. "Hey Velvet, we're going into an illusion. None of this is real." would get Velvet to say "the hell with you!" and anger her more. At least this way, Velvet actually got to be happy for a little again, and figured out in her own that she was being Punk'd. I think Magilou's silence also reveals a lot about Velvet - and what the best strategy is for her here. Had this been, say, an illusion for Eizen, she may have told him about the arte up front, because he'd have been more mad that she didn't say anything earlier to confirm his initial suspicion. No reason to draw that out, because there's really nothing to be fascinated by. Magliou is a real marvel, honestly. She's the only person in this party who has no reason to travel with everyone, but is doing it anyway because it's fun. Watching Punk'd has to be among her hobbies, because that's what this was: An elaborate hoax with Velvet as the victim. Mags would probably think Candid Camera was "too nice."

I'm very disheartened about Niko and the cats in Taliesin, though. The former because of how much I need someone like that in my life, and how I feel that to be too good to be true is a reflection of myself at a rather messy time (I won't go into details). I need that support and though it was just for a few scenes, it was nice to see Velvet have that. It's who the actual Niko had been until she was murdered by Artorius setting that whole nightmare up. The cats... that part just doesn't make any sense and makes the city less unique. Poor kitties. Though it's still a great place. I looked it up and apparently the name comes from Arthurian Legend (like a few things I'd noticed) and they probably found out about Wright naming his estate that, so they incorporated some of the terracing and environmental incorporation you see in Prairie Style into the design. I've seen quite a few of those and I couldn't help but be reminded of a couple of them.

And I still am curious about a few things. Why did Velvet think the dogs held it against her? They would have known she never meant to harm Niko, and would have been happy to see her... she just had to let them sniff her and boom. They could feel her guilt at being tricked by a fiendish man. Why was the book still at Velvet's house? It had no reason to be there all this time. Why did Phi just leave it behind? You'd think he'd hold onto something that important. I get why Laphi copied the most elaborate book, because that would fetch the highest price, but we could have just stumbled upon that one and still had a run-in with Melchior. I mean, he had to be there to cast and maintain the arte, right?

Doubt I'll play today, and if I do it won't be for long. Possibly just an odorless fluid run if Hellawes is still open.