The Fernweh Saga: Book One (Discussion) [💚 Game Update, Post 1214]

[M_K1]

@resuri08

Did anyone find it creepy how the RO answered the MC if they ever left Fernweh?

I think that no one, aside from MC, ever try to leave the town or they just can’t. And yes, it was creepy.

[Tarlonniel]

Some people have to be able to leave. That is, outsiders have to be able to enter and leave again. Otherwise the town couldn’t function.

[Snowflower]

I think that people do leave the town (for things like education or work—IIRC Ms. Verner is a lawyer and I don’t think Fernweh supports a law school and after her behavior throughout the book, I doubt an outsider to the town would have as much clout as she does, after her husband’s death; there is also a post office that got Grandfather’s death notice to MC), however they always return for some reason or another. MC is unique because Grandfather wanted them to leave the town forever and I suspect the SL picked up on that.

[M_K1]

Okay, but hear me ouf - if you spent all those years trying to become a lawyer why would you came back to a small town like Fernweh? I mean Ms. Verner seems like a woman who wants a good career and
small towns usually don’t have their own court system (not where i live) because these cases are given to big town’s court.
And after everything that happend i would think that the thing that’s stalking MC could implant false memories to town’s folks.

[resuri08]

My theory was Mrs. V probably compelled to returned in town. Government involvement or a megacorporation experiment perhaps like the plot of the Maze Runner or Danga Ronpa

[Snowflower]

@M_K1

Okay, but hear me ouf - if you spent all those years trying to become a lawyer why would you came back to a small town like Fernweh?

In my experience, I’ve met people that reside in small towns and commute to their work in a larger town or city. That could be the case here.

@M_K1

And after everything that happend i would think that the thing that’s stalking MC could implant false memories to town’s folks.

The SL doesn’t have to do that. It could just manipulate emotions to make people feel that they aren’t “at home” anywhere outside of Fernweh. It is certainly capable of emotion manipulation.

[Anna_B]

I mean, small town people still need lawyers. There are divorces, dui’s, shoplifters… not many murders, but that isn’t the only thing lawyers are used for

@M_K1

and
small towns usually don’t have their own court system (not where i live) because these cases are given to big town’s court.

The case may be at a court in a different town, but you can hire a lawyer that lives in a different town if you want to. Where the lawyer lives doesn’t really matter as long as they can make it to court

[LiliArch]

And people die for natural causes and lawyers are needed to sort out the inheritance stuff. Yes.

[EvilChani]

@resuri08

My theory was Mrs. V probably compelled to returned in town. Government involvement or a megacorporation experiment perhaps like the plot of the Maze Runner or Danga Ronpa

Given her position, she might have returned for the sole purpose of being in control. Nothing like power, money, and prestige to motivate someone who thinks themselves better than everyone else, after all.

[parisgracex]

Isn’t the new sign something to do with why you can’t leave town tho?? That being there is too much of a coincidence… like maybe it’s blocking the town lines with some weird tree magic idk haha

[ChiggerCat]

@E_RedMark

@E_RedMark

Just me that thinks that W was kinda childish?

I thought the action was very pointed. Also, that the drink burned the MCs tongue. Burning–Fire–Evil? (Or hotly evil?) If you are interested in W, he makes the drink somehow taste even better.

@Cat-Toes Yes, I forgot about the candle. That was also creepy. I am not sure if one of your MCs stayed in the Zombie room, but the path of the blood trail changing after the nightmare was definitely eerie. As @Snowflower mentioned, I like the idea of adding a new room theme to the B&B. Perhaps @lacunafiction might solicit some ideas and pick one or two for the series?

@Snowflower

What did your MCs (ultimately) succumb to during the first nightmare?

Daisy: Sorrow
Rose: Fear
Jasmine: Anger
Poppy: Anger

@Lambkin Thank you for linking this ask! Apparently J can do Math also which makes sense. It fits with his personality and I agree that they are a sweetie.

@EvilChani

Given her position, she might have returned for the sole purpose of being in control. Nothing like power, money, and prestige to motivate someone who thinks themselves better than everyone else, after all.

I think this is a good theory. I can see her returning to ‘take over.’ She would want the prestige for herself and for R. Perhaps that is why she does not like the MC returning and perhaps becoming involved with R? She wants someone ‘better’ for them?

[Cat-Toes]

@ChiggerCat

I am not sure if one of your MCs stayed in the Zombie room, but the path of the blood trail changing after the nightmare was definitely eerie.

I did not have an MC stay in that room. That sounds like an interesting room effect.

@ChiggerCat

@EvilChani

Given her position, she might have returned for the sole purpose of being in control. Nothing like power, money, and prestige to motivate someone who thinks themselves better than everyone else, after all.

I think this is a good theory. I can see her returning to ‘take over.’ She would want the prestige for herself and for R.

I think this is an interesting idea. While its obvious that Ms. Verner likes to be in control, I think she’s also more complex of a character than that. She clearly knows more about what’s happening in Fernweh than she’s letting on, and I would be willing to bet that whatever is going on in town is a part of why she returned/stayed. (I also wouldn’t be surprised if the weirdness of town is related to her need to be in control.)

[Snowflower]

@ChiggerCat

I like the idea of adding a new room theme to the B&B.

The “Cozy Construction” and “Sleepy Smith” room themes were joke themes that were rich in iron decorations that would thwart W/the SL if they are Fair Folk.

Of course MC could sleep in that room and still sleep horribly because B/J/R/S (the platonic/romantic sleep partner for MC) snores like a chainsaw/jackhammer hybrid.

[swilson50125]

First off, again I have to thank Lacuna for this amazing and wonderful story. I finally played through all of the LI paths and each one was incredible. Still think my favorite LI is R. They are my little M&M, a hard shell but, once you get through that you find sweet goodness inside. I am also fascinated by the W. Is she evil? Could she end up being what saves us from Fernweh? Only time will tell. All I know for certain is, with Lacuna’s writing, it will probably not be anything that we are expecting. Last comment for now. It is so gratifying to me to see the commitment to this story by all of the readers out there. Every time I come to the Forum, I see the TFS Discussion Thread has another 20, 30, 40 or more comments. That this story has this much of a buy in by all of us readers and generates so many interesting discussions is something that Lacuna should be incredibly proud of.

[Snowflower]

During the Chapter 8 nightmare, where did your MC sit, who was their server, and what flowers were at the table?

Arthur: in the host’s place, “Becca”, asters
Laurel: in the place for an outsider, “Reese” and later Mal arrived as a guest, snapdragons
Roz: in the place for a guest, “James” and “Reese”, carnations and forget-me-nots

[Lambkin]

@Snowflower

During the Chapter 8 nightmare, where did your MC sit, who was their server, and what flowers were at the table?

• Marcie: In a guest seat, “Silas” (with Mal arriving as a guest later), and snapdragons.
• Maggie: In the host’s place, “Becca”, and striped carnations+forget-me-nots.
• Fiona: At the foot of the table, “Jane” and “Ruby” (with Mal arriving as a guest later), and a daisy.
• Diana: In an outsider’s spot, “James”, and forget-me-nots.

[Nemureru_Mori]

@swilson50125

It is so gratifying to me to see the commitment to this story by all of the readers out there

This book truly brings people together. It’s because no one can leave Fernweh

@Snowflower

During the Chapter 8 nightmare, where did your MC sit, who was their server, and what flowers were at the table?

Vivian: In a guest seat, “James”, a daisy.
Amari: In the host’s place, “Reese” (with Mal joining later), striped carnations

[ChiggerCat]

@swilson50125 I saw your comment about R early this morning, and it’s been on my mind all day. That sounds like a deliciously perfect description for them; I also saw from other players how R seems to soften more during romance with the more touching choices too. He is just in need of some melting; there is not a black M&M (for the suit!), so I wonder what color would be second best?

I hypothesize that there is a lot more to that choice about the seat at the table; it seems like that applies to a lot of things in this series! Even the way SL changes the role is different based on your MC’s. I actually made a note of how it uses ellipses and a question mark for the host’s spot; I may attach it later, but did anyone else notice this? The punctuation changes, maybe to suggest tone until we can meet them, um, in ‘person’? @snowflower, @lambkin, @Nemureru_Mori . There are a lot of stubborn MCs here!

For me it was:

Daisy: In a guest seat, “Beckett” (so creepy!), a daisy (obviously)

Jasmine: In a outsider’s seat, “James and Reese”, snapdragons

Poppy: In the host’s place, “James” (with Mal crashing later), striped carnations

Rose: I I think it was at the foot of the table or on the edge, “Silas”, asters

[swilson50125]

I was thinking a red M&M, for Angelique.
I honestly had not even noticed the punctuation changes at the table scene. Dang, now I have to go back to take a look at this as well. Darn Lacuna, layer after layer after layer of the Ferweh “onion”. You really are an amazing writer.

[Tarlonniel]

Does anyone else have independent, nowhere-implied-in-the-game-itself bits of headcanon for their characters? For instance, I can’t imagine my J-mancer not trying to get in touch with J after leaving town, much like J tried to get in touch with her. So my headcanon is that there are two stashes of old, intercepted letters hidden in Fernweh, and eventually, once this is all over, the authors will sit down together and finally get to read them.

Doesn’t explain the lack of phone calls. Maybe long distance calls can’t reach Fernweh because of spookiness.