you're not one of the fam

@Kaibootsu Ricardo continues to single-handedly carry the rep of the Middle on his massive shoulders What an absolute lad

@mAceOfHearts @Kaibootsu Okay people are acting like Ricardo wouldn't do what Matthias did Remember during our fights with him He throws little brothers against even if it means they die just for his vengeance He's just like the others he may show care but it's on a surface level

@chalba787 @mAceOfHearts @Kaibootsu This is such an erroneous take that keeps getting repeated. Yeah dude I guess Xiao is just the exact same if not worse considering she doesn’t get any buffs when her team dies.

@KatcatGonut @chalba787 @mAceOfHearts @Kaibootsu id expect the middle out of all factions to get some kind of buff for being attacked/killed, no? we get matthias, a shining example of what the middle truly is, with moses explaining everything at your face, but its a stretch to say ricardo is not doing any better?

@viccy7271 @chalba787 @mAceOfHearts @Kaibootsu Matthias a shining example??? You all really misread and took at face value what moses said. The nurse fathers are quite literally the OPPOSITE of what their respective fingers are. How do people keep parroting that this horrid take

@viccy7271 @chalba787 @mAceOfHearts @Kaibootsu Matthias- removed from the middle, ostracized, hated, under heavy suspicion, and wariness of all members, sent to the HS, passives tell you he’s a failure. Callisto- Washed up has been failed to adapt, misinterprets his own art more of an architect than artist dead art movement

@viccy7271 @chalba787 @mAceOfHearts @Kaibootsu Valencina - Do I even have to explain this one? Rien - Secretly holds the prescripts in contempt and tries speedrunning them treating them like a labor to automate. Holds no love for his ‘god’.

@KatcatGonut @viccy7271 @chalba787 @mAceOfHearts @Kaibootsu all of these examples are rather superficial aspects. apply the understanding of those familiar to the fingers commenting on them, and it becomes a lot clearer vespa to the thumb librarians to the index (via artbook) moses to the middle ryōshū to the ring

@KatcatGonut @viccy7271 @chalba787 @mAceOfHearts @Kaibootsu each NF is a microcosm of their faction, and this is exemplified by their traits, their corridors, and their relationships the middle is the most glaring one, it has the culture of a youth gang that projects brotherhood, and there's an implicit understanding that they'll fight—

@KatcatGonut @viccy7271 @chalba787 @mAceOfHearts @Kaibootsu —for each other, but there's a certain point where you can't overlook a big sibling allowing their little siblings to get hurt on their behalf. they might still care for them, but it's really not crazy to see how a little sacrifice might look like nothing for the family

@KatcatGonut @viccy7271 @chalba787 @mAceOfHearts @Kaibootsu after all, prior to part 3 people flocked to matthias as the best NF for his treatment of kira. his pet treatment of her is exactly what's expected when you're supposed to care for strangers in the same gang out of organizational obligation