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Everything I know about this character I've learned second-hand, through reading reviews, listening to interviews, looking at the promo materials, and small, sneaky clips that someone kindly shared with us. All of which is to say, I am almost certainly dead wrong in my analysis, so please accept my apologies in advance.
But what I see from all of that suggests that Pale is woefully ill-equipped to handle the shattering depth of his grief at the loss of his brother. He lashes out, verbally & physically, self-medicates with alcohol and cocaine to try to numb the pain, all without being able to articulate WHY he's doing all of these things. He clings to Anna like a man drowning: he's overcome with shame at the depth and intensity of his feelings, and she's the only person he knows who can both relate to what he lost and doesn't judge him for how he's struggling to cope.
About 4.5 hours of drawing time.
But what I see from all of that suggests that Pale is woefully ill-equipped to handle the shattering depth of his grief at the loss of his brother. He lashes out, verbally & physically, self-medicates with alcohol and cocaine to try to numb the pain, all without being able to articulate WHY he's doing all of these things. He clings to Anna like a man drowning: he's overcome with shame at the depth and intensity of his feelings, and she's the only person he knows who can both relate to what he lost and doesn't judge him for how he's struggling to cope.
About 4.5 hours of drawing time.
