>>718421000
>sensing that pouring their unending hatred upon Verso would never bring fulfillment, the feral aliciafag begins seeking new targets for his vitriol

>>717841204
My interpretation: Yes, that's how it starts. Both Aline and Renoir's "true" forms had their faces missing and their bodies crumbling because losing your sense of who you are (represented by losing your face) is the danger of being so invested in a canvas, which is what Renoir described Aline saving from, and what is very obviously happening to Aline in Verso's canvas. While what we see on Alicia is definitely the painter face, I think it's representative of your identity merging with the canvas, and as she continues, she'll end up like Aline.

>>717542186
>did you let gustave die?
>yeah
>lmao
>Unbreakable Bond

>>716233583
>the woman I love more than anyone else doesn't want kids, guess I'll live miserably for years and only work up the courage to talk to her a few minutes before she fucking dies

>>713240731
>which is a way bigger stretch than what I suggested.
Anon, Renoir ceases trying to remove Maelle after Verso points out Alicia's presence. That is simply what is happening. How you've managed to convince yourself "actually verso is talking about an entirely different person who is not here, and about a different situation that has no relevance here" is less of a stretch is not something I'm interesting in exploring. Good night.

>>713149736
>It's glaring compared to how careful the worldbuilding is for Lumiere.
The story takes place in Lumiere. The glimpse we see of the Dessendre's world is only necessary to provide context to the events surrounded the characters, which take place in Lumiere. Details of the real world aren't necessary, you remind me of people in the earlier threads who were totally hung up on what the writers were. The answer is obvious: it doesn't matter.
>Okay but that ends up with a lot of passionate heart-to-heart talks where they all have ample opportunity to say the things they don't say.
Most of what characters do when they interact with one another is just that. There's a heartfelt conversation before and after the final boss. There's a heartfelt conversation before Alicia flees at the end of act 2/beginning of act 3. Most of the time they're not talking it's because they're imprisoned in separate places or because talking would get in the way of what the character really thinks needs to be done to save the family.
>Listen I'm not even saying it's definite,
Sure but yours requires so much more suspension of disbelief that it's crazy to see them treated as equally likely
>yeah some
I figured, anime drones on and on and on with unnecessary details.

>>712569326
you don't need to mind control something that you never gave a mind