Posted on Tuesday, 12 December 2023 Posted by hellspawnmotel

oh, I like them! I definitely think theyre going to have a role in future goings-on, probably a similar level of involvement as berdly. I think catti will probably end up being more important since, as you said, she seems to have some history with both noelle and kris, whereas jockington seems like more of an afterthought (not to say he CANT be important, I just think it’s less likely). another thing I’m interested in is that catti seems to really not like susie. on the surface that’s not surprising, susie goes out of her way to make herself unlikable to most people. but, idk, catti’s dialogue in chapter 2 as well as susie herself refusing to go into the diner just because catti is working there suggests some deeper animosity to me. susie isnt afraid of standing up to monster kid and snowy, but she wont face catti.

catti regards susie as dangerous, for noelle specifically. again, not surprising on the surface, given susie’s reputation. but in this instance something seems off about her attitude. it’s not the playful mythologizing of susie’s violence that the other kids do. it feels more personal. the way catti seems to accept kris’s friendship with susie but urges them to protect noelle makes me think she sees susie as an actual threat to somebody frail and trusting. I know susie implies it’s just because she stole jockington’s hat once, but uhhhhh. to be frank I dont believe her. I think something more serious happened between them, and whenever we spend more time with catti in future chapters it might force susie to confront the hurtful things she’s done in the past more thoroughly. or maybe not, who knows. I’m not toby. bottom line, catti interests me a lot. really eager to learn more about her and her relationships with the main cast (and jockington will be there too as her government-assigned little guy)