happy2pester:

iztarshi:

I think one of the things meeting Prende has done is explain some of what Otilia was feeling as Von Pinn. The Muses have what seems to be a kind of GPS – Prende is able to consult internal charts to be sure they’re in Paris – and also perfect time sense – Prende knows exactly how long she’s been underground watching over Andy.

As Von Pinn, Otilia wasn’t only dealing with a bunch of senses she’d never had before, she was missing at least two very important ones. It was probably really disorienting to even be able to be lost. Also, this may explain her obsession with her watch and time keeping. If she can’t sense time passing in herself any more, she’s going to hold on really tightly to the thing that lets her navigate it anyway.

That’s really interesting and makes a lot of sense. You know, that makes me think

The muses probably have some sort of inbuilt proprioception – knowing where your body is relative to yourself. But i’m betting, that, with the exception of maybe a few sensor pads like hands and feet possibly, otilia did not have a sense of touch.

There’s artwork of mOtilia wearing long flowing dresses, but vpOtilia only ever wears the tight leathers. I’d bet that they’re completely skin tight and don’t move, so that the only sense of touch that otilia has to deal with is the leather.

You can get used to one sensation over time to the point where, if not you don’t notice, you can tolerate it at least. I’m wondering if the same sort of thing applied here. She couldn’t deal with fabrics and a general sense of touch in the Von Pinn body, so she retreated into the leathers.