GIRLS! Erik's There Too Lol

Thinking about the DQXI Party member's favorite fruits

Note: I haven’t finished the game yet!! Pls be careful with spoilers, I just got Jade back into my party 💚

Erik went wild dog feral the first time he ever tasted a mango. Exotic, summery fruits were rare to come across in Snifelheim, and I like to think he's very adventurous when it comes to food. Lingonberries hit him with a weird nostalgia.

I think Veronica is a strawberry girl, and she likes them even more when they're on the sour side. A bit of a basic choice, but she's not ashamed of it. It's only a little insulting now that she looks like strawberry shortcake.

Serena likes pears. Specifically Bartlett pears. Simple, mild flavor, not too crisp.

I think Sylvando loves citrus fruits. Oranges and lemons grow well in Puerto Valor. He's also a guava enjoyer. His favorite way to eat fruit is on a toothpick as cocktail garnish.

Jade likes grapes. Can’t explain, just vibes.

Rab is a rhubarb-strawberry pie enjoyer no I can’t justify this one either. This ain’t even about fruits anymore. I do think he likes most fruits that can be baked into something, like turnovers or pies. More characters (possible spoilers) below

Hendrik enjoys an apple. Simple. Predictable. Can't hurt you. Perhaps he'll engage with a berry if he’s feeling daring.

Jasper likes any fruit that goes well with whipped cream, like peaches, berries, cherries, etc.

Prince Faris is a diva, he'll only eat the most luxurious choices! Cactus fruits are pretty common where he's from, but for some reason he gives Passion Fruit vibes. I also think he'd like papaya. I think he'd like pinapple but wouldn't be able to eat too much. He doesn't like how it burns his tongue!

Vince Vanquish isn't a fruit enthusiast per se, but he likes to advertise healthy eating habits for the kids in the orphanage that he takes care of. He snacks on apple slices, oranges, bananas, the type of stuff that's easy to get kids interested!

DQXI Characters’ and True Love

I cried while writing these <3

Erik

Erik is a man who wants. At first he thinks he wants the type of person that gives him the same high as a good heist. It’s not until later that he realises he’s looking for someone who leaves him feeling like there’s nothing left in the world to want.

Veronica

Veronica wants someone who will wait for her. She’s spent her whole life dragging her sister along behind her, and don’t get me wrong, she loves Serena. But maybe it’d be nice to have someone else take that lead for a change. Someone who will let her take her time.

Serena

Serena wants someone to love her in a way that makes her feel extraordinary. Maybe her storybooks are cliche, but can those happy endings be real? She’s a reincarnated legend. Can she be loved like that too?

Sylvando

Sylvando wants someone who smiles. A light of the world just like himself. Someone who’s really earned their smile lines, who knows how heavy it can be to carry the weight of unrelenting joy. Someone who will smile even in times that his own may falter.

Jade

I think Jade wants a love that feels like her next breath. The only thing she can feel certain will be there. Something that fills her lungs and keeps her heart beating. A love that she knows will always return to her. And she will fight to her last breath.

Rab

His late wife was his one true love. No one will ever hold a place in his heart that can compare. A love that made him feel like a man. A love that made him feel like a king. A love that burns like the sun, even if that sun has set.

Hendrik

Hendrik probably wants a love that feels like his bed. Soft and safe and secure in a way he’s almost forgotten. Always there for him at the end of the day. Intimate and quiet in a way that makes as much sense as the sky being blue.

Jasper

Jasper wants the type of love that he sneaks out at night for. A love that’s hidden away in the castle gardens and known only by the light of the moon. Something he keeps tucked safely against his chest so that no one else may take it from him.

Where I’d Take DQXI Characters on a Date

Not quite a set of headcanons as much as just self indulgent nonsense -w-

Erik

I feel like he’s an activity guy. Part of me wants to think that the pressure of conversation would make him feel a little shy and second guess himself more than usual.

Rollerblading, ice skating, or even something like axe throwing would be a great idea! Something physical that lets him feel confidently in his element (agility, deftness, sleight of hand)

Veronica

I don’t know if I can call it a date but I’d take her to build a bear just to fuck with her LMAO

Afterwards I think it’d be fun to walk around the rest of the mall and laugh at silly stores, do some window shopping. Maybe get a giant pretzel.

I also think she’d like going to a gachapon arcade :)

Serena

Bookstore…Barnes and Noble…showing each other our favourite literature, poetry books, maybe even exploring some graphic novels…picking out books that make us think about each other…buying over priced Starbucks drinks…

A paint and sip or cooking class together would also be fun!! An activity, but something cooperative and cozy

Sylvando

Oh man I’d be nervous about this one

Immediately I want to start the night with a super fancy seafood dinner. Something we could both get super dressed up for. Seeing a theatre show or opera afterwards might be nice too!

Jade

I know in my heart she’d love a gym date but I’m far too out of shape for that and I would cry. We’re going for a nature hike together.

Rab

Honestly? I also think a nice little nature walk or visit to a public park would be nice. We could feed birds :)

I think he’d also lowkey love a board game cafe. Vibes. Fun drinks and possibly snacks. Learning experiences.

Hendrik

It is canon that this 6’6” man is afraid of bugs and if I ever met him personally I’d never let him live that down. I would take him on a date and surprise him with tickets to visit the museum. We would see the butterfly vivarium and then go touch giant cockroaches. I would buy him a giant, hyper-realistic stuffed isopod plush in the gift shop.

There would not be a second date.

Jasper

I would be terrified, first of all. If I don’t impress him I’d never be able to show my face on this earth again.

Honestly? I think I’d gamble and take him to a museum. Not for the same reason as Hendrik. Definitely an art museum. Is it a little quiet and boring? Maybe. But it would give him a chance to monologue and show off his thinking and analytic skills, and I think that would make him feel appreciated.

Then I would propose to him

laundry day

hello. you should check out my mods for DRAGON QUEST® XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition. goodbye

Nice things the DQXI Party would say (or think) about Erik 🩵

Veronica

Not much that she’d actually tell him about.

Veronica def respects his go-getter attitude. I feel like she’s also secretly super impressed by his niche market knowledge

Serena

Deeply respects Erik’s willingness to go to the ends of the earth for people he cares about. Heart of gold!

Thinks he’s rather cute too

Sylvando

Adores Erik’s dance moves! So suave and stylish!

Not the worst campsite cook either!

Jade

Eternally grateful for everything Erik’s done to protect the Luminary up until the point she found him again

For someone whose combat is informally trained and recreational at best? His skills are crazy impressive

Rab

Such a spry young lad! He wishes he had such a spirit when he was a young man!

It’s very cool to him that Erik has practical magic like Peek. And his Earth magic that just exists for some reason.

(Spolers for Act 2 Below)

Hendrik

Man was he annoying when Hendrik wasn’t fighting on the same side as him.

I think on a meta-level, Erik kind of helps Hendrik internally recontextualise what it means to be a good person

Say something nice about- Erik!

I made a small post on Twitter about it but I want to make a longer post here because man? I love long posts. I love walls of text. I love scrolling through my dash, seeing “read more,” and then getting a post that takes up my entire screen and more. I love engaging with someone else’s opinions or fiction or 20 image attachments. Like idk man I really am starstruck or nostalgiapilled or whatever you wanna call it, but I can’t think of any other social media platform that’s so multimedia friendly. Being able to share sound bites and mini fanfics and having it all just be here. Just a place to throw yourself out there. Idk man I’ve missed being here.

why is no one talking about the REAL discourse happening in the Seaking fandom??

i am pleading on my hands and knees for video essayists to learn how to annunciate and how to intonate with more expression. if i click on one more kinda interesting looking thumbnail and am met with the exact same flat, british, monotone mumbling i'm going to eat a tire.

a writing competition i was going to participate in again this year has announced that they now allow AI generated content to be submitted

their reasoning being that "we couldn't ban it even if we wanted to, every writer already uses it anyway"

"Every writer"?

come on