whoa what new pfp, sage lucent edition

like my last one, this was also done by my pal bogkeep on Tumblr! (you also get to see the one we commissioned of Alaude, which hadn't been shared yet because we keep procrastinating on writing a character bio.)

actually I'm gonna put both pfps side-by-side so you can appreciate how much more unhinged SGE!Lucent looks, despite being the one who's spent more time In Society

of course the version of Lucent who would most deserve the title <The Necromancer> is the one who isn't in FFXIV

"...Quite the contrary. It will only be the beginning. Hahaha."

once again thinking about how Lucent is a complete dumbass in only the way very smart people can be

I've decided that gameplay-wise, I might have him seek help with lowering suspicion, but will not seek help with lowering wounds, scandal, or nightmares

because like:

• wounds: he's a doctor! he can take care of himself! and if he can't, that will just be a learning experience for him. death is just an inconvenience here, it's fine
• scandal: he doesn't really care about (or pay that much attention to) what people have to say about him. and anyway he does enjoy the company of tomb-colonists, so it's not a big deal if he has to take a little vacation there. it's fine
• nightmares: nightmares? what nightmares? oh, you mean his absolutely fascinating dreams? yes, they're a little offputting, but there's so much he can glean from them! so many secrets to be glimpsed through the crevasses of sleep. it's fiiiiine

Lady Lambent, meanwhile, readily accepts help with wounds from her few close friends, but doesn't seek help with

• suspicion: she can just disappear for a while to throw the cops off her trail, no need to get someone else embroiled
• scandal: why does she care about what a bunch of idle gossips have to say about her?
• nightmares: she just isn't someone who opens up to others like that

I do have it in my head that she and Lucent are well-acquainted (he helped her out with no strings attached while she was protecting people from Jack-of-Smiles, aka London's perennial serial killer) and have been burning some of Lucent's actions on reducing her wounds accordingly. from what I could tell, it's fine to use alts like this, but I still feel a lil weird about it. hopefully these self-imposed restrictions balance it out somewhat lol