The Gray Garden- A Few Small Theories About the Prequel

WARNING: SPOILERS LIE AHEAD
So I've recently become a fan of Deep Sea Prisoner (otherwise known as Mogeko) and multiple different works of theirs, including Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea, Ice Scream, and, of course, The Gray Garden.

The Gray Garden, in particular, seems to grip me with some of the mysteries and questions that were left unanswered by the end of the game. A lot of the past events prior to the game, including the great war between Etihw and Kcalb are left in the dark, and some of the oddities, such as the tree with the sword in at the top or the giant grave on the way out to the flower garden were literally never mentioned, although I think that this was all in preparation for Mogeko's continuation of the game, into a prequel and then sequel.
That said, Mogeko has not yet stated when they plan to release the prequel (which is likely to take place around the time that Kcalb destroyed the world), and it's really leaving me with time to do a little research and theorize a bit on what may have happened in the great war.

If you remember, there is a certain point in the game where Froze is telling Yosafire about the past of the Gray Garden, and a picture is shown of Etihw and Kcalb, along with some of their underlings. You can very easily recognize Kcalb's pet kitties, Ater and Arbus, along with the head Angel, Wodahs, and Alela Grora (I do imagine that we'll get to see the scene in which Ater takes Grora's eye in the prequel, and I can't wait for it). But who are the other six characters in the shadows? Well, after doing a little poking around, I found the identities of all of them, confirmed by Mogeko, themselves. They're the ancestors of our four main characters, as well as Dialo and Chelan. Really, though, they were technically included in the game, since you could find each of their graves in the grave yard.

The character with glasses next to Kcalb is Yosaflame, who was reincarnated into Yosafire. He was apparently one of Kcalb's most loyal underlings and, judging by the fact that he's described as having cold eyes, is probably a very serious character, which kind of seems like the opposite of our ditsy, hyperactive, flower-loving Yosafire. They do, however, seem to share that loyalty for Kcalb that Yosafire showed when rescuing her devil, even after seeing what he was like in the past. Perhaps her harshness on boys (i.e.: Bootstain Pootstain) also stems from Yosaflame...?

Likewise, the middle angel, next to Etihw, is Froze's previous incarnation, Sherbet, who is simply described as being a big 'ol pervert. Okay... This especially seems strange, since I would peg Froze as being anything but perverted, considering the scene in the bonus room, where she pretty much ignores Yosafire spontaneously changing into a bikini. Unless she'd some sort of weird closet perv...

Sherbet is also supposedly the mortal enemy of Yosaflame, which is pretty interesting when you consider just how gay Yosafire is for Froze.

Things get a little more interesting when we get into Macarona's ancestor, Rigatona- who, I'll be frank, looks like a total bitch. Not much is officially known about her, personality-wise, but I can right off the bat that she seems like the exact opposite of sweet, cowardly Macarona. Rigatona, on the other hand, gives me the impression (both in name and appearance) of some war-mongering Nazi mini-boss in a World War II RPG. Not at all the Macarona we know and love. But it also brings my memory back to the moment when Macarona mercilessly beats Pervy McShades to a pulp after his attack on Froze. Perhaps, as her reincarnation, Macarona still holds some of that aggression and sadism that Rigatona possibly had? Just a thought.

I also find the fact that Cranber was reincarnated into- not one but- two people to be a bit perplexing, although I like to theorize that this may be because she had a split personality, or something of the sorts? I can't really some up with any other explanation as to why the Preserves sisters share the same previous incarnation. Cranber, while speculated to be a cannibal, does look like there's a lot more wrong with her inside of the head, and I'm pretty sure that she's unstable, mentally-wise. It could be that Rawberry represents her more innocent side, since when Rawberry (I  think?) accidentally kills Macarona in one of the bonus videos, she does seem out of sorts and freaked out by it;  I just don't think that Rawberry sees that what she's doing is wrong. Raspbel, on the other hand, knows that what she's doing is bad (thus why she keeps it a secret), but doesn't seem too remorseful about killing and eating her little sister at all.

I think that the most curious of the ancestors, however, have to be Lost and Ciel- better known as Dialo and Chelan. Not much is really known about the two-it was simply stated that Lost didn't talk much, and there's nothing on Ciel as of yet. The two weren't even given portraits as nice as the other ancestors, either, simply the two of them together on a white background. Oddly enough, though, the two were buried right next to each other, and when asked about their relationship, Mogeko refrained from saying anything; obviously, they're trying to keep something under wraps about these two. 

These last two facts put together make me think that Lost and Ciel must have been very close, which wouldn't seem even possible, considering that at the time they were alive, demons and angels would have been at each other's throats. Perhaps they may have been star-crossed lovers, or that they somehow became close friends that could simply never meet due to their affiliations. And perhaps their close relationship was found out by Wodahs, who then said something to Etihw to "wake them up"? And maybe their connection with apples could be a clue to this? In Christian lore, the original sin was when Eve ate the apple, and if an angel and demon were to be seeing each other in secret, in a time when angel and demons were mortal enemies, then it could certainly be considered sin.
If they don't make it into the prequel with big roles, however, I imagine they would at least take the reins in The Gray Garden's sequel game, as, with Macarona and Rawberry being presumably dead, we need someone to take their place in the party.
I just need something to happen with these two; Dialo and Chelan didn't seem to be all too important to the story in The Gray Garden, and having such imperative roles to the prequel could help balance some things out.

All I can say for sure in regards to Ciel, though, is that if she's even remotely close to as cute as Chelan, and she's killed off (as I know she will be), Mogeko and I are going to be having some major problems, because that little girl is precious and needs to be protected.

As for the game play of the sequel itself, I think that we may switch between two different main parties as they go about on their war missions. On the demon side, I believe that we'll be able to play as Yosaflame, Cranber, Ater, and Arbus. On the angel side, we'd play as Sherbet, Rigatona, Wodahs, and Grora. I also believe that, like with Dialo and Chelan, we'll be able to play as Lost and Ciel for small periods of time, but, as I said earlier, I think they'll play some larger parts than their Gray Garden reincarnations. Alternatively, the game could take place while Kcalb is sealed underground by Etihw, leaving us as his underlings to go on a sort of rescue mission to release him. 

I've already seen speculation that the tree with the sword may have been where Kcalb was sealed, and that the sword was what broke the seal. (Yosafire does wield a Cross Sword at the beginning of the game, so maybe Yosaflame is the one who released him?) The game will probably end, though, when Kcalb is released and, enraged, destroys the world, killing Yosaflame, Sherbet, Cranber, Rigatona, Lost, Ciel, and maaaaany others in the process. He may have become regretful and blamed Etihw at first, or he may have blamed himself the whole time. Either way, though, I'm not sure what would held him back from using that spell at the end of the war that Etihw mentioned while they were at the beach.

Then we also have the mystery of Crow, the character found talking with Kcalb in the bonus room. Almost everything that they say is very vague, so it's pretty hard to tell exactly what kind of conversation the two are having, but I think I may have figured out a possible theory.

My first thought is that Crow could have been someone Kcalb just had a one-night stand with during the war or something. And, perhaps they may have had twins, as a result...?

"But, ever since that day, my once-lonely life has changed so much. I've come to live a very happy life now. ... But you know, they sure do resemble you. Got some of your features... Haha." ".......Are you talking to me?" "Well, who else! I mean, I'm your..."

Mogeko apparently posted a picture of these two girls of known origins some time ago, and some people have noticed that the girl to the left (with the white hair and black diamonds) looks a lot like a cross between Kcalb and Etihw, although I also think she just looks like the female version of Kcalb presented in the April Fools Day mini game, Garden Gray The. The piece of dialogue I put above does give me the impression of someone who had a happy life raising children (even while dealing with the hardships of being a single parent), and it this theory would also explain a few things, like how they don't know Kcalb's name, or how Crow trails off at the end of their sentence. Maybe they're just not sure what to refer to their self as? I mean, what would you call yourself in that conversation? "Your lover"? "Your baby mommy/daddy"???

Then again, there are quite a few holes in this theory, my smallest nitpick being that Crow's silhouette looks male. Then again, it could be a woman with a tomboyish haircut, and even if Crow is a guy, putting two men together has never stopped Mogeko from making demented babies (poor Ivlis). The second thing that makes me reconsider this theory is another piece of dialogue that Crow says.

"After some thinking, I decided I'd choose a name you'd understand. ... So, then, I had him call me this. Crow. ... 'Cause you looked like a Crow."

Unless they suddenly decided to change their name for the Devil because of a fling they had, this part doesn't make much sense to me at all, and I have no idea as to what they could possibly mean.

This is all I've got for now, but I'll be sure to update this entry if I come across any new information or any new theories of mine concerning the prequel game or the unsolved mysteries in The Gray Garden. In the meanwhile, feel free to leave your thoughts or theories by leaving a comment!