Question about Mina & Samba (spoilers)

[Jinx]

They're a couple, right? I'm not crazy and just shipping them because they're super cute together? I kinda got a vibe that they were more than friends through the game, then at the end you have the scene at the shore with them. I'm reading this as a kiss, not just a hug: (13:45 in)
https://youtu.be/n1TnTpkGMqo?t=13m45s
Then at 15:41 they hold hands.

And this line from earlier didn't sound like they were just friends:
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1348509204

Any idea what canon is? I didn't see anything in the Wiki about it when I looked at Mina's entry, that kinda left me questioning my interpretation. It also never came up when those weird guys were here at launch being obnoxious about this being a "SJW game" >.<

Anyway, it's forever head canon to me. And I think it fits Mina being an outcast... I mean, being the gay girls in a society obsessed with procreation...? I kinda read that as possibly their first kiss, too. Like they'd both suppressed how they felt because of their society, but now with everything breaking down they could finally be themselves.

[Snowskeeper]

Yeah, they're a couple.

[Jinx]

Thanks, I thought I was crazy. It's not quite clear at first so I kept second guessing myself.

[Jet]

And now we wait for the rule 34.

[Jinx]

Originally posted by BFGesus:

And now we wait for the rule 34.

[RushOnRayzell]

Am...am I the only one who played through the whole game thinking they were sisters? Feels like someone's pulling my leg.

[Snowskeeper]

It's not shoved in your face. The dev didn't want to be the sort of writer who wears LGBT characters on his coat like medals. But there's plenty of evidence for it. Aside from their extremely close relationship, and that kiss Jinx mentioned, there's also all the intimate moments throughout the game, and, y'know, the fact that Samba refers to Mina's mother as "your mother," not "our mother" or "mother."

This is also probably part of why "stay with Samba at home" isn't really an option, in Mina's mind. Their culture is extremely focused on reproduction. A lesbian couple probably isn't going to be doing much of that.

[shieldgenerator7]

I thought they were sisters. I haven't finished the game yet but I completely missed the parts where Samba says "Your mother".

[KAFKA]

There's even a conversation around the middle of the game when you rescue Samba where she talks about them not having to hide things.

"I want you to feel proud, not guilty"

when they discuss their relationship is not something friends or sisters say.

[lentinant]

I constantly had impression, that Samba is older and more mature than Mina. Which made me believe that Samba is rather actual "mother person" to Mina.

[Snowskeeper]

I mean those aren't mutually exclusive relationships. Samba certainly is more mature than Mina is.

[Lost Marbles]

Originally posted by RushOnRayzell:

Am...am I the only one who played through the whole game thinking they were sisters? Feels like someone's pulling my leg.

I thought the exact same thing until the final screen where they were holding hands and kissing. At first I thought it was a full frontal hug and I was like "Hang on, why can I only see half of Samba's face -- OH -- Lesbians. Got it."

Honestly, didn't mind so much, but with her being raised in a cult/religion about procreation and love, I thought she'd be straight. Her having a female lover just seems a bit off. But, hey. Could be a polyamorous thing. I don't know. It's not important. Game's still good regardless.

[Jinx]

Originally posted by Lost Marbles:

with her being raised in a cult/religion about procreation and love, I thought she'd be straight. Her having a female lover just seems a bit off.

I think that disconnect was intentional, it's something that makes her kind of an outsider in her own culture. And it's not clear how public her and Samba were. I got the impression it was a suppressed love, and that what we saw was actually their first kiss. Which makes sense... all the religion and stuff falls apart in the game, and at the end they can finally just be themselves.

[Serenus Nihil]

Late to this thread, but worth noting that at end game, before going to fight the Starworm you can visit Samba at the Isi hideout. She'll explain that she came from a separate Isi community that was caught and pretty much annihilated. So definitely not sisters or related at all. Mina's community took her in, but she lost mostly everyone she knew and the pressures of procreation and other cultural expectations became a lot less for her. She doesn't say it outright, but its pretty much implied in the conversation that she has a relationship with Mina and that they are both in a weird place given Isi expectations and religious beliefs.

[DragonShadow]

Originally posted by RushOnRayzell:

Am...am I the only one who played through the whole game thinking they were sisters? Feels like someone's pulling my leg.

I thought they were sisters to.

[Hotel Security]

I thought it was implied they were romantic but, at the same time, there's a chance it hadn't gone that far and maybe they were just really good friends. We don't have to assume that every pair of good friends are f***ing each other. Maybe there's a budding romance there but it feels neither of them have figured it out yet.

If the game isn't going to imply it that heavily then there's no need for me to assume.