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i think i could probably piece together a metatextual conceit of the mystery, buut i think i'll need to reread first. ??? in the special scene and the CG that wasn't in the game ... someone (presumably hedwig?) being yelled at by flora. that sticks out to me somewhat bc there aren't really CGs with hedwig in them typically. and she's one of the only people who seemed to like the cat in the first place.
i know that eustace said that there was a struggle and that catherine fought back bc she had other wounds on her ... but i also find it to be suspect in general. really, my entire idea for the read-through was that catherine - in part - set this up.
i think it could be interesting if the anachronisms present were literal/intended in the conceit of it being a story told to us by someone who is not truly of this time period ... or the idea of "people being written as characters in stories."
When Eustace said - "You didn't see your friend covered in blood. What would you know about it. All you've ever done is read books. All you ever do is speculate. You're poking around in stories you have no stake in."
Obviously feels like we as the reader are being prodded rather than Hedwig alone. Characters who know they're in a story, or is it more simply that there are roots of something else taking place. Supernatural, mystery, fiction, who can say. Terrible of me to read this with my Umineko brain since i see the ??? in the secret ending and go "oh its the ??? party." Fool brain. Fool me.
"Whodunnit" i mean i guess i think the culprit is Cat, technically. I think everyone knows different things. and i think no one knows the full story. Alternatively Moira because that's just the kind of brain thing I have.
The play Cat was transcribing out for Hedwig being Medea ... is such a specific decision as well. A woman spurned willing to destroy everything out of spite for her unfaithful husband and that which was stolen from her. A woman of great intelligence and impression, one accepted by the gods even after killing her own children to cast Jason into utmost pain.
I guess I'm thinking about Mother Superior and Catherine maybe, haha. Regardless I will have to do another read to get a solid foot on things ... Hedwig gets very wrapped up in her own head and cannot give an objective POV. Which is very understandable ... but her first person narration ... that always feels very true to word. But she also picks and chooses what she says ... ahh there's too much to be said at this second. I'll figure out more as I consider.
But while she comes off as a classic type of author insert in a story, the whole "She hates it when I fiddle with her hobbies" raises a whole bunch of other questions. I can't even begin to speculate who that'd be besides Hedwig, and how a Big Titty Author OC with an 1980's VHS tape/VN would have a connection to an ostensible Anchoress from the 15th century. Just gonna have to leave that one for later.
Yeah, for a while just hopping in the story, it felt like this was years in the future. But then I replayed the start, and Hedwig first meeting Catherine "began about a year ago." That combined with calling Moira out in the present tense did ground me back in the time a good bit. But does Hedwig still have that distance throughout the story.
Definitely possible for Catherine, but we'd need to get some kind of motive before there's more to build off of there. The end of the volume was definitely punctuating "Everyone's (beside Darcy) been telling you the good of Catherine, but there has to be an unsaid side to all that." That's probably what we'll get into in the next volume.
Moira, like I mentioned above, is specifically called out as still being at the monastery and in good terms by Hedwig, the only character from what I remember. If the entirety of Misericorde is Hedwig recounting this story, resolving the mystery before returning to her cell, then Moira's in the clear. If it's going to continue though, then yeah, her chipperness is definitely sus.
Xeecee's been on record of being a big Umineko/Higurashi fan, so definitely that stuff can definitely be in the cards. Hopefully not too hard, since Umineko basically came swinging out of the gate being About Narratives, along with being 8 volumes. Misericorde's been much tighter in focus, and while the secret scene does potentially blow things up, not sure there's enough room in another couple volumes to go full Umineko. But definitely feels like we'll get elements of it brought into focus.
This all stands out because narrator Hedwig makes a point of saying "yes this bath scene is important, remember it for later".
No idea what to make of the secret scene. I half expected something like this considering the inspirations but hard to reconcile what it means. By itself it would have been fine since it'll probably be a modern investigation of the Abbey, but the ??? character who introduces the scene throws everything into the air. They're speaking to the audience but based on her speech, has direct involvement with the characters so where does she exist physically in the story. Excited to find out though.
Also worth noting that the regicide plot will probably be successful! Edward IV of England died under semi mysterious circumstances in April 1483
The aforementioned Edward IV frequently used emetics to eat to excess, and is presumably his "weakness" mentioned in the prologue chapter.
Similarly, the dog in Hedwig's vision who helplessly regurgitates and re-consumes the food off the street. You might also factor in Hedwig's own inexplicable vomiting as well.
The story of Medea involves the titular character poisoning Jason's bride and stepfather-to-be as revenge for his unfaithfulness.
Also worth keeping track of is that Katherine I is having Darcy grow Belladonna for her.
I also figured that there might be something in how the tale of Medea & the story Hedwig tells about Elisha both involve a cruel act of vengeance, caused by a grave personal offence, that is ultimately endorsed by divinity in spite of how seemingly monstrous that act is. But there's not much else to connect that to.