"'No, you may not ask,' interrupted the other. 'You belong to the past. I'll tell you everything up to this moment - not a word beyond."
"Maurice, Maurice, I care a little bit for you, you know, or I wouldn't stand what you have told me."
Maurice opened his hand. Luminous petals appeared in it. "You do care for me a little bit, I do think', he admitted, 'but I can't hang all my life on a little bit. You don't. You hang yours on Anne. You don't worry whether your relation with her is platonic or not, you only know it's big enough to hang a life on. I can't hang mine on the five minutes you spare me from her and politics. You'll do anything except see me. That's been it for the whole year of Hell. You'll make me free of the house, and take endless bother to marry me off, because that puts me off your hands. You do care a little for me, I know' - for Clive had protested - 'but nothing to speak of, and you don't love me. I was yours once till death if you'd cared to keep me, but I'm someone else's now - I can't hang about whining for ever - and he's mine in a way that shocks you, but why don't you stop being shocked, and attend to your own happiness?"
"Who taught you to talk like this?" Clive gasped.
" You, if anyone"
"I? [...]"
[...] He could not realise that he and Maurice were alike descended from the Clive of two years ago, the one by respectability, the other by rebelion, nor that they must differenciate further."
[This has been rotting in my drafts since early 2020. Thought I'd publish it for fun] I'm reading Maurice and oh my god, Clive suddenly becoming straight in the middle of the book is the biggest fucking plot twist.
Episode 2 synopsis, The Butler, in disguise, anime vs manga
Sebastian and Ciel infiltrate the school on the Queen's orders. In order to get closer to P4, who governs the school, Ciel's reputation at school has to improve.
He must get the opportunity to attend a meeting just for P4 and their dorm mates.
I was eagerly waiting for them to post the synopsis. Maurice’s design is amazing. Let’s see how long will he stay pretty. Though, S, beautiful, gorgeous demon, oh my.
So I actually downloaded a recording of McPig's DOOM stream he did before he released The Noise Update for Pizza Tower, and for multiple days watched through the entire thing in order to learn more about Maurice Spaghetti.
Maurice is the guy dressed like Peppino in this ending screen from Swap Mode. He's Peppino's brother who criticizes Peppino for literally everything and bullies him for no fucking reason other than to be a dick. He is also the epitome of toxic conservative American masculinity in human form. Maurice claims to hate Peppino, though he never explicitly states why.
I, however, have a theory: Peppino is a better person who's accomplished way more than Maurice could ever hope to, and Maurice knows this, and he's jealous.
Peppino owns his own business and works hard, while Maurice is working in a "garbage factory" for a living, and wasting his money on his gambling addiction. Also, Maurice scammed Nonna Spaghetti into buying $8000 worth of psychic crystals so he could predict horse races. Plus he physically assaults everyone around him if they so much as breathe wrong, so... yeah, it's pretty clear Maurice is a scumbag we're meant to hate. Peppino definitely has his moments of selfishness, but even he expressed disgust at Maurice's bullshit.
It's funny, but... I kinda wish I had a plushie of Maurice so I can beat the crap out of it.
Oh, did I forget to mention Maurice has a son? He's Maurice Spaghetti Jr. and apparently "named after the smartest man [Maurice] know[s]". I feel so bad for his kid...
EDIT: I edited this post a bit in order to add a point I had been TRYING to make but apparently forgot to type. I'm sorry about that.
HE DOES MENTION BATB WOLVES AND JUNGLE BOOK WOLVES IN HIS PERSONAL STORY!!!!
The ''thief'' is very likely refering to Maurice, in the live action the Beast treats him like a thief after Maurice stole a rose from the castle's garden. And before that he was chased and attacked by wolves in the snow!
The only disney moment in which a wolf raised an orphaned baby was in jungle book! Fun fact, the movie's name in brazil is labelled as ''Mogli o Menino Lobo'' meaning ''Mogli the Wolf Boy'' 🐺
UUUUHHH I CANT BELIEVE JACVK ACTUALLY FGUCKING MENTIONED BATB WOLVES IM NOT FINE.IM NOT FINE IM NOT FINE I KNEW THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN IKNEW IT IN MY HEART BUT I WASNT PREPARED. THIS IS ALL I EVER WANTED???????????????????EVEN A TINY BIT OF BEAUTY AND THE BEAST CRUMBS IS ENOUGH TO MAKE ME INSANE. IMCRAZY IM CRAZY IM NEVER GOING TO STOP TALKING THIS THIS
it's been a while since i tried looking, but i did hear that something like this happens last year and over time started to think, "was it a fluke?" bc no one posted footage or caps of it then, and i aimed for a completionist run in my first playthrough. turns out it's real! and definitely shines a new light on a character that, for most other types of playthroughs, will not give this much emotion! EDIT: transcript now included, and some stillshots under the cut
[0:28]
Marie: Henry, this is the man who kept you from doing the right thing tonight. Kill him.
[0:15]
Forrest: Henry, you don’t have to do this. If you’ve not killed anyone yet, there’s still time to make the right decision.
[0:05]
Out of shot: (Gunshots) Henderson Police! Freeze!
Marie: No! Henry, get out of there!
Episode 3 synopsis, Manga vs Anime, The Butler, plotting
Ciel sets out to demand the debt Maurice Cole owes him, who framed him. In order to keep an eye on Maurice, who is from another dorm, Prince Soma is admitted as an exception. What became clear was that there’s another side of Maurice, the most beautiful boy in the school.
Here comes the part when the rivalry in the school gets ugly and dark. If you haven’t read the manga and or easily triggered, buckle up.
It has come to my attention that there aren't many manips with Benoit/Phillip as young adults out there, soo ... I did that instead of being otherwise productive!
I know these are not perfect, but I think the idea of them meeting at a young age and being in love ever since is very cute. <3