Budding
Budding is the first of the major stages of Getsuyuu Syndrome. The victim would become frightened of their reflection, as if they saw something else in the mirror.[1] This was the stage before "breaking", which was when the patient would truly begin to lose their mind.
Treatment
If a person who had Budded then died, their face would be cut off and replaced with a mask that looked like them, to prevent Blooming.[2][3] The only successful treatment recorded for living people who were suffering from Budding was the Kiraigou. However, if the Kiraigou failed and the Day Without Suffering occurred, the Tsukimori Shrine Maidens would ascend to the Gesshou Shrine at the top of Tsukuyomi Peninsula Lighthouse and play the Tsukimori Song on the organ there. This would calm the moon and prevent Budding or Blooming.
Known Victims
Misc. Info
- Both Misaki Asou and Ruka Minazuki see their reflection bearing signs of Blooming during Fatal Frame IV. This could explain what Budding patients saw in the mirror to frighten them.
References
- ↑ Assistant's Note 3, Fatal Frame IV: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse
- ↑ Shrine of Mourning Ritual, Fatal Frame IV: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse
- ↑ Mourning Shrine Guard's Note, Fatal Frame IV: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse
- ↑ Chart: Misaki Asou 1, Fatal Frame IV: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse
- ↑ Madoka's Diary, Fatal Frame IV: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse
- ↑ Chart: Misaki Asou 1, Fatal Frame IV: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse
- ↑ Fourth Floor Room Assignment Table, Fatal Frame IV: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse
- ↑ Diagnosis Record of Takashi Aiba, Fatal Frame IV: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse