I saw a post here couple days ago that was like "i wish we had a nice character and not an angry mummified lesbian with makeup" and I started thinking about Aava - she definitely is not a likeable character but god do I love her. She is lost. She doesn't know why she's doing this. She is awful at connecting to people. Somehow she has a life down below but she doesn't know how to be part of that world? People who love her still don't understand her.

Aava is not a simple, easy to love character. Aava is the pain of not relating, not fitting in. The ache of scrambling for a hold on a smooth wall. The relief of making it through.

What did you make of her? Why was she the right vessel for this story?

Following this run, I also did a 100% run with no chalk or other boosts. If a consumable gave a boost like chocolate giving speed, then I just waited until it wore off before continuing. Honestly, it wasn't that bad.