Galahad's Onion Brew
Okay, so ever since watching Wizards, one thing that has stuck in my brain was Galahad's "Onion Brew" I don't know if it's just the way John Rhys-Davies voiced the line, or the plausible deniability of such a things alcohol content, but for some ungodly reason, I have, ever since, wanted to know what it would taste like.
Then a friend of mine got me into brewing.
And I made
Onion Ale
Now leaving aside what kind of "brew" Galahad's would most plausibly be, I went with ale because it's easy to water down and drink fast.
Basing it on a recipe for onion wine from a YouTube Brewer, I downed the total sugar to match closer to the alcohol content of an ale (about 6.2%ABV in the end) (which is a bit high, actually) using brown sugar rather than refined sugar or malt.
What I ended up with after a 10 day fermentation, was a cloudy light brown liquid (cloudy because onions have a lot of pectin, and i wasn't in the mood to clear it for aesthetic sake) that absolutely REEKS of onions, it is such an odd and strong scent, that while I was in the process of decanting it, I was informed it could be smelled from the other end of the house.
After bottling the majority of the brew, I sat down with my sample glass to taste it, and it's.... not bad? It's a little sweet with a caramel note, but after it's been in your mouth for a couple seconds, the onion comes through, more and more, and then all you can taste is Onions.
The flavour of onion lingers after one has finished drinking, for hours in fact, and I swear I can still smell it through my digestive tract.
In conclusion it tastes like onions (shocker) and while I would certainly drink it if it was what's on offer, I would perhaps drink just about anything else first, I can only assume that Galahad must REALLY like the flavor of onion to make such a thing.
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Iruma is an invasive species within the Netherworld, and like many invasive species he will conquer if left unchecked.
We know at some point, humans and demons interacted though, at some point, they each became each other’s myths. I propose that the separation was intentional on the demon side, relegating humans to bedtime stories. They did this because they knew a single human could elevate or devastate the Netherworld. Humans are weaker in demons in most ways physically but their real strength lies in their cooperativeness and desire for community, adaptability and perseverance despite adversity.
Right from the start, Iruma has unnaturally succeeded in a world that incredibly hostile to him. And yet from the start be began building relationships. We’ve seen demons don’t have much of a concept of ‘friends’ the closest being ‘allies’. The Misfits individually were lazy and self-centered which is what got them sent to troublemakers class. Only when Iruma reached out and formed positive relationships, created a foreign system of giving and receiving help did they really flourish. With each arc, we see the class cooperating and relying with each other more and more, even in individual events. Its helped them grow exponentially in power and personality and only occurred because Iruma planted the notion that they are stronger together.
Iruma is also extremely adaptable not only from his hectic upbringing but his innate humanity. Despite not knowing the context of what is happening during most of his day, he adapts extremely well. He uses what skills he gained in the human world by tweaking them to suit his needs and picked up new demonic skills (such as using Ali-san’s stored magic) very quickly. Part of the ‘special training’ leading up to the Harvest Festival was forcing the kids to break out of just using their bloodline abilities. Iruma has no power himself and thus isn’t limited in what he uses to complete a task. We’ve seen on a few occasions he wins simply because his opponent is too stuck in a particular way of fighting and thinking. Being able to think on his feet and not just stick to the familiar is what makes him such a fierce opponent.
Finally, we’ve observed that demons on the whole are self-centered and lazy. This is not always the case but overall many lack the ability to pursue or accept change. Even the Six Fingers is all about returning to origins and reviving Delkira, in other words, moving backwards. But since he arrived in the Netherworld Iruma has boldly moved forward. He integrated well into a completely alien environment and not only became popular but powerful very quickly. He worked hard to unlearn an ingrained skill (dodging) to win a contest going head to head with the most powerful student. Even when his fellows wanted to give up, his dedication and well known compassion helped win them the Royal One. He became an expert archer even when his master said most demons gave up, refusing to put in the effort. Challenges that most demons backed down from, Iruma charged on ahead.
Iruma used his ability to bring people together, to adapt to any situation no matter how strange and to see his ambitions through to go from someone who should’ve been eaten on day one to a stand out demon. Iruma himself is a kind, extraordinary young man but he also has a natural advantage in an environment he is unknowingly adapted to. It’s one of the reasons why he will eventually be demon king because who else deserves to stand at the very top than the creature who can outnumber, out-think and outlast any demonic opponent?
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Julian's always curious when I pray the rosary at night and she's pretty good about not biting the beads, but tonight I was praying with the wooden one my brother made me and oh my goodness she was really struggling to hold herself back, especially with the bone cross 😂 the way she looks at it with her big blue eyes and how she gently reaches out for it with her tiny white paw is really cute 🥺🥰
Julian is a cat btw
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more of This, now with Even More Lydia (now that I can draw her decently-)
shes not keen on the beach despite her dads insistence the sun would be good for her and cheer her up. luckily for her she found this gross fish washed up on the shore
beej has shades of ursula in this in that hes got weird ocean magic and can allow lydia to turn into a merperson- she doesnt agree for a while due to not trusting weird sea demons with ominous pacts but eventually gets fed up and relents. they have fun tormenting the local seaside town together
beejs main pitch to her in this au is like 'hey yknow what'd REALLY scare your dad. if you went missing at sea with me. cmon bestie' and when lyds stops entertaining this notion because as much fun as shes having, she doesnt really want to do that- he decides well IM going up on land then >:( and thats when he starts conspiring to make a second deal with her to Get Legs (and also maybe revenge on former friends who start ditching him)
something something im sure it’ll all work out in the end. until then, here’s some fish pals
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do you ever think about how dean probably has this huge cloud of alcohol constantly floating around him and get kinda sad. he told that imaginary shrink that he has about fifty drinks per week because "he has to sleep sometimes" and that was only in season FIVE. and as soon as he got out of that psych ward he told sam that he needs a drink ("or twelve"). in the episode with the japanese booze monster sam asked him, jokingly, but still, whether he can even get drunk anymore because that's how much he drinks apparently. like he's a canon alcoholic and it's safe to assume that even if we don't see him taking a sip from his flask on camera that he really constantly is under the influence and idk that's just really, really sad when you think about it. i love that guy so much the way he is but I really wonder what he would be like if he was sober
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what would you do to fix kep1er? idk if you c a r e about kepler but, thats pert of the problem,,, no one cares about kepler all that much? what went wrong? there are countless video essays explaining how the concept isnt well thought out. the music is lackluster. the other produce groups have become so popular that kepler is pushed aside. personally, i dont even think all the members fit the concept that well.
there are two kepler songs that i like, and those are mvsk and le voyage, so i would not classify myself as actually caring about them, but it is an interesting thought experiment! i know pretty much nothing about them, including on whatever their concept is, but that doesn't really factor into how to fix them, because the best way to fix them is to 1) kick the minors, 2) actually train them properly, 3) reassemble the group with proper attention paid to talent distribution. "concept" is not actually a dependable thing that will draw people to a group, you need to back that up with BOTH tangible skills and - this is extremely important - people that actually know how to work in a group together. concept is a set dressing that is meant to hook people, but it doesn't keep people, what actually keeps fans is a combination of personality and ability. and composition and teamwork are very important to help establish that. survival shows in general are not built to make groups that have good composition; how on earth do you expect a cohesive group to be made of kids who are literally fighting each other for popularity points??? you think fans understand how to assemble a balanced kpop group????? survival shows are basically an extended training period, and when you make the goal of that training period trying to catch the attention of fans as an individual and not actually forming a solid understanding of how to perform IN a group, you are going to make groups that sure, they have very popular individual members, but they have no depth or flavour as a whole because they don't know how to.
not to gas up tan or wild idol again BUT if you want an example of how to make a survival show that actually builds a cohesive group, it's literally right there. limit intake trainee size, have them do challenges that are focused on teamwork, leadership, and practical skills idols have to be able to do, and also cut down the trainees fast so there's a smaller group that spends more time together. wild idol cut the entire 45 trainee group down to 16 in the THIRD episode, so that in the rest of the episodes they could actually focus on building the working relationships between the trainees and not have them constantly fighting over popularity. and also, perhaps even the most important point: LIMITED FAN VOTING. the fan voting was a very small percentage of their final score, so each of the members that made it into the group actually made it via being judged on their merits. when a group is made of popularity contest members and only on a short term contract, they don't have any incentive or ability to actually try and truly form a group.
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