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i'm suddenly feeling in a very "i need to draw neuvi or i will perish" mood

#fei's talking corner #lets see if im successful #thank you remuria for being the goat and making me go back to genshin as i wait for 2.2 to drop #i have about 22 wishes saved up for boothill rn and i hope to get about 10 more in time for 2.2 #god hope he comes home early bcs i need all the funds available for samfly and whoever reruns in 2.3

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fx and nahida sharing a cn va is so funny to me

#fei's talking corner #also robin and furina sharing cn va. like it never occured to me (probably cuz robin had very little lines in 2.0) #and also cuz the va distinguished between them really well? #same with aven and haitham i wouldn't have put the 2 together simply cuz chaoran sounds so much different between the two #sometimes u can really hear the similarities between characters. alla lyney being handa shiniichi from inazuma eleven #or ayaka and cure fellice sounding very similar (same with towa and ei ngl tho genuinely surprised shuu ina11 is also voiced by the same va

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cn furina going don don is the most delightful thing i've heard all night

#fei's talking corner #so used to their jp voice but their cn is so nice too. ughhhh just i love them sm???!!! #also nahida's cn voice is so adorable like waaaah it's so soft and genuinely nice to listen to #tho i'm so used to playing with the jp voice bank that switching to cn is weird but genuinely nice #but one problem is that i can't take pookie neuvi seriously bcs i just hear ratio

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i now need a scylla and neuvillette meetup. please let the dragons interact

#fei's talking corner #raaaah screaming crying over the quest #haven't finished it yet but soon

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2.1 Penacony Spoilers!

I know the scene after Ratio's "betrayal" can be read a lot of ways but I am shocked I haven't seen more people interpret it as Ratio being so worried about Aventurine that he couldn't stay away even though he was supposed to.

We know:

1) Ratio absolutely knew Aventurine's plan from start to finish, both his gamble to create "death" in the dream and with the three cornerstones. (Wish people would stop underselling Ratio in their analyses; "Three chips are enough" is a direct enough clue that, genius as he is, Ratio would never miss.)

2) In his own words, Ratio was acting according to Aventurine's instructions while in Dewlight Pavilion and with Sunday and felt that he did a good job not giving them away.

I think most people are on the same page up to there, but then I've seen a lot of people interpreting this scene after Aventurine leaves Sunday's mansion as Aventurine being genuinely angry at Ratio (possibly after having gaslit himself into thinking Ratio was actually betraying him).

But this doesn't make much sense to me because:

1) Ratio actually has nothing to gain by selling Aventurine out to Sunday. They're on the same side in this mission. Information about a Stelleron on Penacony wouldn't be news anyone with a brain like Ratio's and why would he need someone else's research on Stellerons when he already has ties to the Genius Society through Screwllum and Herta, as well as the Astral Express where the Trailblazer is actively housing a Stelleron?

2) One of Aventurine's most notable lines of dialogue is how it's perfectly fine and expected for "friends" to use each other and backstab. This is his default understanding of partners--why would he suddenly be mad about something he expected from the start?

3) If the betrayal wasn't already planned and was just a possibility based on Aventurine's understanding of Ratio, why would he ever have revealed there were "three chips" (aka three cornerstones) in play? If even the betrayal over Topaz's stone wasn't planned, just assumed, why would Aventurine reveal the existence of the third stone? He would gain nothing from doing so.

Instead, I think it makes a lot more sense to interpret Aventurine's frustration with Ratio in this later scene as annoyance over Ratio taking an "unnecessary" risk:

1) As far as Sunday knows, Ratio had just very seriously betrayed Aventurine, completely selling him out and essentially sending him to his execution.

2) In the scene afterward, Aventurine is out in public in the middle of Penacony where The Family's eyes are always watching, yet Ratio walks right up to him to check on him. Why would someone who just sold you out come up to you immediately afterward to check on your health?!

3) It's only natural that Aventurine would pump the brakes and go "Wow, didn't think you'd show yourself after you just betrayed me, remember?" Because that's the act they are supposed to be keeping up! They're still being monitored; it's not safe to break character!

But Ratio is a genius, right, so why would he break character here? From the standpoint of the ploy itself, revealing to the Family that he and Aventurine were still on the same side would only jeopardize the plan, not help it.

The logical explanation, then, is that Ratio went to Aventurine here because he felt like he had to.

He had to check in and make sure the situation was still under Aventurine's control.

(In fact, the entire exchange through the middle of this scene is Aventurine and Ratio confirming the rest of their plot in a veiled manner: Ratio brings up the plan and mentions what's concealed in the gift money bag, Aventurine confirms the cornerstone is good to go; Ratio asks what his next step will be; Aventurine says he's going to do the insane thing of handing out cash while looking pathetic [aka fishing for Sparkle]. Ratio essentially asks if he's crazy enough to take the final gamble with his own life, which Aventurine confirms, and then Ratio sets them up for the finale by gifting him the doctor's note.)

Ratio was willing to risk ruining their entire plan--something Aventurine does seem to be frustrated about at first--just to ensure Aventurine still felt all right about the situation.

He needed to deliver his note demanding Aventurine stay alive.

He needed to tell Aventurine to come to him if the situation got too painful to bear.

In short, Ratio was worried enough that he could not stay away even though, for the sake of their plot, it would have made significantly more sense for him not to appear. The gain of breaking character was worth more to him than the risk of being caught.

You honestly don't even have to take this in a shipping context. The real point here is that Ratio is an incredibly good person who wasn't okay with Aventurine's self-sacrificial plan and who felt morally compelled to check on a person in pain. He's a healer through and through, and ignoring Aventurine in this condition--ignoring someone who was taking so much risk on themselves--simply wasn't possible for him, no matter the danger it posed to the plan.

But for those who do ship Ratio and Aventurine... I hope more people will come to see this scene as another example of Ratio's genuine concern for his mission partner! He did not have to appear here at all; it would have made much more sense for him to leave Aventurine to his own devices to uphold the illusion of their "betrayal." He showed up in this scene--very likely against Aventurine's expectations--because he was concerned for Aventurine's situation and wanted to ensure Aventurine knew he could fall back on Ratio's support at any time if the plan went awry.

tl;dr: I wish people would stop interpreting this scene as the aftermath of a betrayal. Aventurine wasn't ticked off with Ratio in this scene because he felt like he'd genuinely been backstabbed; he was ticked off because Ratio was literally breaking their pre-established "betrayer" character just to be fussy over Aventurine's safety and well-being. (Okay, and to double check on the plan, but let's be real, the first part was definitely more important. 👌)

#hsr #he cares so much *sniff sniff*

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tired of alpha/omega pairings when really the most gigachad pairings are omega/omega, alpha/alpha, alpha/beta, omega/beta

#fei's talking corner #had this whole omegaverse story where all i focused on were omegas. idk fuck them alphas and betas

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i can finally e6 my xueyi!!!!! life is great

#fei's talking corner #ughhh am dreading fighting the new weekly boss for the pookster boothill

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yep these banners hate me

#fei's talking corner #im only pulling 4 boothill tho cuz i need to get enough for samfly and whoever is reruning 2 #*in 2.3

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some silly headcanons

-ratio is a pescetarian and has an egg allergy. he has his food separated on different plates

-blade uses those grip attachements cuz his hands hurt a lot and he can't hold things

-jing yuan and yanqing spend their evenings gardening. they grow their own veggies and herbs

-aventurine is into jazz and he collects vinyls and cds just to he can flex (and because secretly he's a collectionist at heart)

-kafka's coat collection takes up like 90% of her closet and some of them have made their way into the other hunters' closets

-lynx in a modern au would watch those wilderness survival shows alla bear grylls and would take up spelunking as a hobby

-silverwolf and blade usually forget to have regular meals so the others have set up regular reminders for them to eat

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New HSR Poll, guys!

I'm thinking of maybe making a weekly schedule out of these where I ask random questions relating to Honkai Star Rail just for fun. Would you guys be interested in that? ^^

Feel free to explain why below! ☆☆☆☆

#he is pretty much one of my art profs and when i say ive learnt the most from her i do mean it #so yeah id have him as a prof

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once again thinking of my fcllt fankids :)

#fei's talking corner #theyre lil squishies

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they make me mentally ill

#hsr #genshin impact #NEW MOSHAEU ART WE EATING GOOD TONITE

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furryfies ur aventio

reblogs >>> likes

#hsr #aventio #aventurine #dr ratio #draw tag #silly silly guys only silly in this house #they're one apple tall

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raaaaaaah never escaping the aro flag

#fei's talking corner

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#hsr #real

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i would like to talk more abt ratio, but i fear that my thoughts are all just a big jumbled mess with no beggining or end

#fei's talking corner #love the pookie but man words are hard #also like i cant say half of what im thinking cuz kids are here

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Ok fuckers don't disappoint.

The results of this poll with drastically change how my well-being will be for the next few weeks so if y'all fuck this up I'll draw Dr.Ratio pregnant.

#hsr #reblog games #listen aventio is such a pretty name but golden ratio has to take the cake #:))))))