#america's public transport system doesn't seem to... be big enough to go for that long.

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What do you think Nick and Sunny's ethnicities are?

I've always somewhat headcanonned Sunny as Japanese-American, and Basil as having at least one European parent, both living in Europe, and an American grandmother. I have no idea where that second headcanon comes from. It's probably me projecting my own French-ness onto my favorite little blorbo -- another explanation is that OMORI seems to be pretty explicitely set in the USA, but Basil's parents are said to travel frequently and Sunny's never seen them in his life... and since it's easier to travel in Europe in my (limited) experience, my brain might've just made the association. Sunny being Japanese-American is a pretty popular headcanon because of his chara-design so I don't feel like I have to explain that one.

Anyway, they both live in France for plot reasons.

#in that last comic i made its said that sunny has an hour and a half of public transport to get there. its important to them growing closer #and ngl from what i'm hearing i dont think that's something that would even be possible in america. #america's public transport system doesn't seem to... be big enough to go for that long. #also: arsenic's AU is massively inspired by some personal elements (not the toxic relationship part don't worry) #and some of these elements just *require* shit to happen in france. #like for instance: sunny lives very far away instead of getting a college dorm... #...because college dorms just aren't really a thing in france. and although sunny doesnt have the money to rent an appartment closer to uni #-he has the money to go to college in the first place... because public unis are practically free here. #there's also no reason for sunny's family to get the story for how he lost his eye... #...because he has public healthcare... so he doesn't need money from his family to pay for it. #so he doesn't *owe* them an explanation and he can just hide it until he has to see them again... #...months later‚ because he's already moved in with nick by this point. #so if i had to change where they live i'd have to do lots of research and adjustments just to make this *vent AU* less relatable to me. #so... not worth it. im keeping the french in ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ #arsenic #omori #rant #jesus how many tags is that. #im sorry i Cannot shut up about them