i think it's a headcanon that doesn't make sense until you remember the character he's a warped version of, plus that area is creepy and arid, like forever forest and gusty gulch 🙂↕️
tenna was always meant to look 3d so maybe not entirely...somewhat unrelated but it's funny that toby and joel both took inspiration from paper mario. my interests are all connected 🥹
i know toby was a playtester for ena dream bbq so i'm curious if he was inspired by that to get more experimental with the art style / character designs in later deltarune chapters...