Viscous' strange writing direction.

[u/Trashy-Guy]

Has anybody else noticed that Viscous seems overtly childish in the new voice lines?

I'm not sure if it's the direction that the voice actor has been given, the lack of sound edits that the older lines had (from what I've heard, the current lines aren't yet finished edit-wise), the writing or all of it as a whole.

Viscous's writing direction has shifted from the friendly yet determined emissary of The Deep, willing to put the goal of defeating The Adversary before everything else. (e. g. him saying that The Djinn's problems are less serious than The Deep's.)... To a second grader. It's a fun line, one of many the update added, but it often feels like an outlier in an otherwise solid character.

Viscous is an emissary, a political figure of the Deep with a message and ambition first, and a goo ball that studies the customs of the surface, second, not a baby.

[u/ICacto]

Seven feels pretty in character still, especially as he was already quite petty anyways, that's the more funny aspect of his character. As for Rem, lines such as the conversation with Mirage about his parents still show he has an understanding of his own situation and the nature of it in a more serious manner, I'd say.

[u/SunEnderdragon → u/ICacto]

I like the new lines for Seven myself, but I feel, like with Viscous, the delivery's a bit off. New Blood and before's lines had a low, menacing register to it. He was still petty and liked fucking with people as long as it didn't hinder his goals, but the tone carried a threat to it. Now he just feels like he's yelling all of his thoughts at people, small or big.

[u/VoxinVivo → u/SunEnderdragon]

New viscous is way more spongebob is the way I put it.
Also, i'm mixed on Sevens new lines. They're funny but Seven giving a fuck about Fashion feels super random and the devs were like "Whats the most random sassiest shit we can have him say, oh I know. Have him roast Minas sewing."
I feel like Seven would talk way more shit to her about her being rich but still a fucking nobody

[u/Different-Wolf405 → u/VoxinVivo]

Well, Seven is a hater through and through so I can imagine the scenario might not be he's actively into fashion, more so he hates a lot of people and is definitely the type of person to research their interests incase they talk, in which case he can be like "That thing you like? You suck at it." He would absolutely spend 3 hours researching something solely because he discovered someone he hates is very passionate about it.

No reason other than out of spite, which is very in character. If he did care about fashion, that also doesn't seem out of character. He's a megalomaniac, it makes sense that he would care about his appearance. Being interested in fashion would feel less gay and sassy and more so "I think incredibly highly of myself, so I take great pride in how I dress because it's below me to dress like a bum." except now he doesn't have much of a choice, but I get that he'd still keep up with it, if only to occupy himself occasionally. Criminals can have hobbies too.

[u/VoxinVivo → u/Different-Wolf405]

I don't think what you described is that in character. Seven knows thing but he also isn't going to go out of way to learn things that are irrelevant to his goals. I'm not saying he wouldn't be into fashion but I find it hard to believe he would have the time nor space to even see her collection nor be well versed in it.
Like he's been on the run, and living in the tunnels, among other places. And MnK dont like him so I can't imagine they'd really help him out

It'd be different if he was insulting the clothes she was wearing at THAT moment. Or with another character. But he's referring to catalogues

[u/ICacto → u/VoxinVivo]

MnK already have interactions where it is implied they've helped Seven before and are willing to do it again IIRC. Also, it could be just an interest he had from before becoming like that, in which case keeping up with the newspaper isn't more than like a couple minutes of his life? We home around about him being there in person but it is much more likely he just read the news.

[u/Different-Wolf405 → u/VoxinVivo]

I think it's within character if you look at it from a spite perspective. If he hates Mina, Seven is absolutely someone who will find a way to research something for 4 hours just for the sake of being a dick.

And with him being into fashion, I never said he frequents paris fashion show. I'm just saying that with how much of an egomaniacal jerk he is, he thinks so highly of himself that I don't think it's illogical that he would dress nicely. If you think you're the best your attire would reflect that, and he doesn't need to be enormously into fashion and the industry to know know to be fashionable. He really can't do that at the moment but the knowledge wouldn't disappear.