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[qiinamii]

races and naps

#words contain two tweets since theyre posted separately!! #this was supposed to be drawn long ago as a first impression to fontaine but time passed way too long #and i already maxed the areas and completed every world quests #but still wanna get the ideas out anyway haha did u know otters sleep holding hands so they dont drift away by the current #qiiarts #xiao #lumine #traveler #paimon #childe #tartaglia #neuvillette #frankly enough i think the otter treasure hunts thing amount to 11 little guys and that number i drew was a complete coincidence #genshin impact #fontaine #just woke up and realized i forgot the twins tag im so sorry bbs #lyney #lynette

[gummi-ships]

#kingdom hearts 2 #kh2 #my gif #i'm aware these aren't all of the command menus in the game. i limited them to ones that represent the general world as a whole #otherwise this post would be really long and would take a lot more work #i'm a big fan of how they make assets that are designed specifically for a certain world or area #they're cool to look at and i never really took the time to stop and appreciate all the details #some even have little animations when you expand the menus #as well as hidden mickeys #very cool stuff #okay time to tag all these worlds... #twilight town #hollow bastion #radiant garden #100 acre wood #mysterious tower #olympus coliseum #underworld #space paranoids #land of dragons #beast's castle #disney castle #timeless river #atlantica #port royal #halloween town #christmas town #agrabah #pride lands #the world that never was

[hindahoney]

Don't let threats against synagogues scare you out of going. The people making these threats want you to be scared. They want you to be so scared that you don't feel safe living your life as a proud and visible Jew, so scared that you take your menorah out of your window and remove your mezuzah from your doorpost. The more you concede, the more they feel like they're winning and the more emboldened they get.

Now, more than ever, we need Jews to be loud, proud and unapologetic. You should not be afraid to exist as a Jew. Wear your star of David. Wear your kippah. And take pride in who you are and where you come from.

#no more 'im jew-ish' no youre a jew #we are not cowards #we are not weak #i cannot stress to you how much they see this as a game that they intend to win #even if its fucking scary to be openly jewish thats why you need to be! #They are playing the long game and part of it is trying to scare us into hiding #we are not going into hiding #jumblr #judaism #frumblr #jew stuff #jewish #jewblr #jewish stuff #j tag #jewish tag #if anyone argues 'but i dont feel safe wearing it in my area' im going to respond to you the same way #thats why you need to wear it #you do not make things better by not wearing it #'its not my responsibility to make things better' it absolutely is #like it nor not there are so few of us that each jew becomes like a spokesperson for the rest of us #you are likely going to be the first jew someone has ever met #and its important that you give the impression of pride and not 'eh im kind of jew-ish' #because when people see that they take it as a sign that if you dont respect it it's not worth respecting so they dont have to either #anyway #also they get so fucking mad when we're proud about being jewish and its funny to see #every time i make a post about loving being jewish my inbox is like #'you dirty jew i wish you all died in the holocaust' lol theyre sooo mad when we are proud of who we are

[maironsbigboobs]

re: elf servants

I think generally there are servants in royal/noble households simply for practical reasons and they generally fall into 2 categories: specialised servants (think, stewards and messengers and scribes, masters of horses or kennels, that kind of thing) and servants who help with the upkeep of the household (cleaning, repairs, cooking and also the apprentices and assistants of specialised servants)

specialised servants are probably quite prestigious roles and fields of industry in their own right, and they are considered full members of a household, and probably are closely linked to the person they serve - it's as much a political and social statement to be Finwe's chief scribe as it is an economic one

but the second category are more associated with the house than the family living in it - for example, Finwe's palace in Tirion would function both as a home and a diplomatic and administrative centre, it would be impossible for him to rule and keep up with chores himself. But Fingolfin's personal home would probably not have any full-time servants - when there more people than usual to feed or house then professionals might be hired, but for the most part I imagine the day to day is done by the family (made possible by the fact elves sleep and eat less than humans)

IRL domestic service (at least in the 18th century) often functioned as a kind of prep stage for adult life (for women in particular, but gender is probably not as big a factor for elves) and I could definitely see this in Valinor - domestic servants being 80% elves between 50-100 who haven't chosen an apprenticeship or similar in another field who are earning extra money to set up their own households, getting experience outside of the family, meeting others in their own ae cohort, learning independence etc. It's a job that comes with the offer of room and board + the wages a king/prince/lord can provide. Not glamorous, but not terrible.

The other 20% is made up of professional servants - experienced elves who are genuinely like the work and are contracted workers as much as a builder or gardener might be. Some of them might be independent and others part of businesses set up by other elves who are really into cooking/cleaning etc.

In Beleriand the situation (for the exiles at least) is probably very different, though I think there would be attempts to adapt the system - but there aren't as many households that need servants and there aren't as many young elves.

#i confess i very much enjoy making ocs who are bg characters and servants are perfect for this #made my own post because i could not fit this in the tags LMAO #also the amount of labour needed to run a pre industrial household is HUGE #but elves generally get around this by having a population that is 90% adult and having magic #and having the time for anyone to become vastly skilled in their field in a lifetime #so things like food and clothing production is almost always communal and in the hands of elves who are REALLY into that specific area #the magic being relevant here because elf magic preserves - elven clothes won't wear out elf food doesn't go off etc #(or at least not as easily as human food/clothes) #i prefer to write elf societies that only visually mirror human ones - to an outsider it looks like a hierarchy of lord and servants #but the dynamic is very different #but that is just my preference #silm meta #not really a meta i just need to be able to find this post on my blog lol #long post #this is one of my fave topics hence the rambling

[utilitycaster]

Sort of a distant tangent off my post about Ashton, but I'm growing more and more suspicious of the fandom claim that there's no time for small RP moments in Campaign 3. I do think that it's been challenging to get deeper party bonding or serious conversations that aren't about the big philosophical questions they're facing, since those do take much more time; but then I think about Calamity, or Candela Obscura. I can genuinely give you at least a couple paragraphs about pretty much every relationship in the two Circles, or in the Ring of Brass. I can also point to no shortage of small moments between characters in the Mighty Nein Aeor or Vox Machina Vecna endgame episodes, which were all extremely plot-heavy and fast-paced, and D20 consistently nails character relationships in a fraction of the time.

I think it really does come down to, as Brennan Lee Mulligan always says, the character creation phase. Laying down a solid groundwork in which everyone has a detailed, rich backstory and sense of personality and relationship history (in the case of characters who knew each other prior to the start of the series) is absolutely crucial, and even in the case of characters who don't know each other before going in, a good amount of time spent in character creation ensures that it's easier for them to develop those interpersonal relationships on the fly. I know in actual play there's some degree of finding the character as you play, but there are games for which there is a very short runway, and I don't think it ever hurts to do more extensive character prep than the bare minimum. And if there are gaps, I think it also helps to go back and fill those in mid-way, away from the table - Travis clarifying Chetney's backstory being a great example that allowed the history of Chetney and Deanna to feel realized and full, despite only a few episodes.

I'll also be blunt: most of the time when people complain that there aren't moments because the plot keeps moving...they're mad about shipping. Which has always rung hollow to me. It was a common complaint in C2, that no time was taken for character relationships, despite them taking an entire half of an episode for the Beauyasha date and despite no shortage of moments for all three of the other couples (and plenty of platonic moments between friends). The issue was never a lack of time; it was that the characters they wanted to talk to each other didn't actually have the relationship in canon that the fans had dreamed up, and so, when the chips were down, they went to other people.

It takes two seconds to say something like "I hold their hand", even in the middle of plot-heavy adventuring. If someone doesn't say it, it's rarely the GM rushing them; it's the player either choosing not to do so, or not remembering to do so, and either of those is quite revealing regarding how the player feels about that relationship and where it stands in their priorities.

#i've felt this for a while but like. fundamentally? C3 is just...uniquely not set up for terribly satisfying shipping #even the ships I do like and that get small moments are relatively background #like 80% of quote unquote ship content is like. fanon goggles overlaying either parallel play or standard battle mechanics #which is fine! I think it's a different vibe and approach than the past 2 campaigns #i think especially in character creation; self-insert or easy for new players (c1) #followed by Morally Gray Campaign; Prove We Can Replicate This Success; Serious Characters (C2); followed by Let's Get Silly With It (C3) #which is less conducive to that profound connection of c1 or c2. which is not a bad thing! #but god. if you complain about the D&D show having too much d&d plot and not enough romance...yeah pal it's d&d not a dating sim #like I enjoy when there is romance in my fantasy but it's not a requirement. there is a genre full of romance. it is called romance. #i'm also thinking about this bc I need to watch wot s2 but i've been told that the fandom has gotten weird #like wow so moiraine/siuan is not the A plot? in a high fantasy Good vs. Evil series? WHO'D HAVE THOUGHT. #getting back to this...i'm also thinking about my own life and like. i moved to where i live not long pre-lockdown #and so i'm finding myself a resident of this area for 4+ years but with weaker connections than i'd have otherwise. and that's fine! #but psychologically i feel so weird about just starting to find my place bc it's been so long even though there's a good reason #and i wonder if the cast/Hells feels the same way ie why are we only just bonding now 70 eps in and so they're hesitant #that I Waited Too Long And Now It's Awkward feeling; that I Should Be Past This By Now fallacy #which. again. i think things early on could have been done differently but that time is past you need to live in the present now. #cr tag

[cuntastic-mrs-cunt]

i think the most annoying part about riftan is how people in the fandom treat him 😭 like, most of the fandom seems to either hate his guts or wants him to be in their guts. i just don't get it

#riftan calypse #under the oak tree #utot #uot #scrolling older posts on the under the oak tree tag is... not an experience i thought it would be i guess #i kind of understand? like #ill idolize character but #i cannot imagine myself mashing bathing suit areas with them. #and its hard to form deep and insightful opinions about characters without knowing the whole story #and this isnt to say that people can't rant about them and/or their behavior (obviously) #but after reading his behavior in book one AND his pov.. like how can u not sympathize with him at least a little #i have more to say but i've already gone on long enough #if i'm still mad tmr ig i'll js post about it then #ranting in the tags #rambling in the tags

[namari-hime-moved]

Hello there! I’m your doppelganger!

#mels funny art #pokemon #pokemon sv #trainer florian #trainer juliana #body horror #scissors #ask to tag #florian vidal #juliana vidal #two of a kind am i right fellas? #HERE IS JULIANA VIDAL AND HER FUCKED UP DEFINITELY NOT AN AREA ZERO BEAST BROTHER FLORIAN VIDAL #i licherally cannot explain any of my thoughts on these two its just (CAR CRASH) (EXPLOSION) (BABY CRYING) up in my brain #basically oops. time machine malfunction. julianas alternate timeline self florian is running around and has been running around for a whil #he's literally not built to exist in this timeline and accidentally combined with an area zero terra crystal to keep himself alive #top ten guys who realize theyve accidentally been using their loved ones as energy sources for the past. however long #he may be all that but also hes funny and julianas brother and also a parallel to the ai professor and not the protag hes just A Weird Guy #sorry for not really talking about juliana. i swear shes the worlds silliest girl who loves history and her friends and her pokemon #theyre like a rabbit and a hare they made me insane aughhhhh #doomed siblings forever. they cannot exists without each other but one of them is literally NOT meant to exist #THEYRE PARADOXES (get it. get it. like the pokemon) #aughhh these two #poke-mel #eyestrain

[biohazard-inevitable]

Hair

They say that hair holds stories, that the style is what makes a man.

They say long locks make you a pansy and a real man should have it short lest they be mistaken for a girl.

Where I grew up, every man buzzed their hair down.

It was a shame for it to be long and shaggy, and mothers would fuss over you, insisting upon a haircut.

For girls, it was fine.

They could have hair as long as they wanted or as short as they needed, so long as it wasnt buzzed as short as a man’s.

Being anything else just wasn’t a thing round these parts where churches chimed every sunday, pastors clammoring around resturants and filling their quotas in a single lunch.

So I buzzed mine.

I tried as hard as I could to seem as manly as possible

To appear as bull of a brute as any cowboy should.

I wore all the boy things and had all the short boy hair.

My scalp was sensitive anyways, so I thought it didn’t bother me.

It was better shorter.

Wasnt it?

I still gazed and clammored about the anime boys I saw on screen or in Otome games though.

I gushed about how pretty they were with hair down their backs like a silken curtain, or whipping wild through the air like the mane of a lion.

Legolas was never deemed as not manly enough

Beither was Zen or inuyasha or the undertaker.

A crush, I supposed.

Because of course thats all it was.

I was a gay little boy with gay little crushes and my type was men with long, Beautiful hair.

Right?

My hair was a dull, discolored brown from the shimmering blonde it used to be, the blonde I remember from kindergarten.

I tried to return to that blonde with bleach.

My school didnt allow unnatural colors, so anything was better than that matted, oily brown.

Shaved short and as platinum as a ken doll, I should have been as man as ever.

4 years, I stayed like that, and while the short hair was easy to take care of, I felt as hideous as a pile of sludge.

It didnt matter if I was loved for my looks, I supposed.

Wouldn’t that be too vain of me?

Boys weren’t supposed to care about what they looked like, they werent supposed to coo and admire Beautiful hair or seethe in jealousy that their sister looked so much better and has such long, goregous hair.

It wasn’t until after high school that I began to explore.

Covid let me grow my hair out more, though I still trimmed the sides.

I let my bangs grow long and shaggy over my face, like a veil to hide me from the world.

Eventually I dyed it again, this time going with that green I had always wanted to try, the one I had seen on my favorite youtuber growing up, fluffy and emerald.

Still, for years more, I kept it short. Only allowing that fringe to hover over me as some sort of style.

Recently though, I’ve realized I want that hair that those anime men had.

I want that soft curtain rolling down my back like waves of an ebony river, flecks of mossy green dotting it like a miasma of toxin flowing through the oily black stream.

I want the hair like the ring girl

The people around me are foolish and prudent to think the length of ones hair makes you more or less of a man.

I know that now, and I’m glad I do.

I want to stop pretending not to like things

#long post #personal #idk what else to tag #hair #trans #transgender #just thinkin about How different i treat my hair these days #its more beautiful than its ever been and keeps being beautiful #i’ve been dying it for 8 years now #and i wouldnt change a thing #except maybe the length #ive always loved long hair #i just mever felt like i was allowed to have it as a man #because i was worried it would make me less masculine #and to some people it does #i get called ma’am a lot #even with my chin scruff #i have a high voice when i speak to customers #but none of that matters #this area wont recognize me no matter what i do #so im just gonna do things i like #and hope that those i love will respect me and how i wish to be called #which i know they will

[blooisasleep]

fanart (fancomic?) for Area Hysteria chapter.7 by @c-c-cherry !!

i love this fanfic SO MUCH, it's SO well written, my art cannot do it justice. if you haven't already, you absolutely should go read it ☆

cherry, if you read this, sending lots of love <3 don't rush and remember to take care of yourself!!

#long post #tw blood #this took like 2 weeks #i hope it's good!! #and i also hope my handwriting is legible 😭 #honestly couldn't decide which scene to draw - the one where ritsu vibe checks mob or the one where teru puts an arm around a scared ritsu #i ended up thinking why not both? #and then also drew everything in between #yes normal tags start here #area hysteria #mp100 #mp100 fanart #mp100 comic #kageyama mob #kageyama shigeo #hanazawa teruki #kageyama ritsu #katsuya serizawa #reigen arataka #ekubo #mob psycho 100 #bloo drew this

[bumblingbabooshka]

Stonn/T'Pring

#Stonn takes long walks and has accidentally gotten to know like everyone in the area because of it #I like to think of him as a kind and uncomplicated person...breath of fresh air. Still capable and good at his job though! #I also like to think he admires T'Pring - first in a professional sense (since she seems to be very good at her job) then in a more... #...personal way. But he doesn't act on this bc she's engaged and seems content with him. BUT...if she were to be NOT content & interested #in him he might get a little courage...the lirpa might call to him... #I don't think T'Pring would be into anyone who's incompetent or dumb so I like the thought of Stonn being 'boring' or 'unassuming' but #very good at what he does in a quiet way. Since they work to restore logic in other Vulcans maybe he's especially compassionate or somethin #Anyway....Stonn/T'Pring is cute and good yes even in TOS I love T'Pring #and if SNW makes Stonn a dickhead or something then please note that THIS Stonn is NOT him <3 #bea art tag #Stonn #T'Pring #Stonn/T'Pring #SNW #SNW art #st SNW

[dailykugisaki]

Day sixty-six | id in alt

Idk clothing creatures.

#dailykugisaki #jjk #kugisaki nobara #inumaki toge #Kugisaki was originally not gonna have a jacket but it was cold and took whatever was next to her #unfortunately it was Maki's fucking jacket #Being real im just ass at drawing leather jackets even Though i have 50 of those little assholes #Being honest Inumaki would take any bet or dare in a fucking heartbeat #Also do NOT come after me bc of Kugisaki's style in this #i personally think she doesn't have a set style because if she stays in one area for too long she'll start trying to fight god again #That last tag goes for EVERYTHING she does. She loves what she does and will do shit

[perhaps-mr-collins-has-a-cousin]

Hello praying people, I'm not doing well and would really appreciate your prayers right now <3

#long very boring and unnecessarily detailed tag monologue incoming‚ feel free to skip: #this is going to sound like a silly thing to be hitting rock bottom over #but i’m fairly certain i have a semi-rare skin condition known as sensitive skin syndrome #which is basically where skin gets progressively more sensitive #until it won’t tolerate the topical application of anything at all without getting irritated #usually it happens to people on the skin of their face and i have it there but i also specifically have it on my lips #(which apparently is extremely not normal; i found a dermatologist’s case study from like 2019 of one woman who had it on her lips #and according to this case study there were no other cases of people having it on their lips #in all the dermatological literature he had read) #i can’t follow the protocol which all the journal articles i’ve been able to find say is helpful for the rest of the face which is basicall #leave the area the heck alone for at least a year #because if i don’t apply anything to my lips for more than two or three days they will get so dry they crack and bleed #so it’s looking like one way or another i may be having to deal with dry burning irritated lips for the rest of my life #and i’m not dealing with the thought of that very well #i’ve already suffered so much anguish from extreme sensitivity on the rest of my face #and not being able to take proper care of the skin there #and this is just too much for me #i know God is allowing this for a reason but it’s filling me with so much frustration and panic and despair that i don’t know how to go on #but i must and i will #this isn’t a serious or a life-threatening condition but it’s looking like a pretty hopeless one and it’s hurting me badly #and i would appreciate prayers that it would just be healed or that i would know what to do #i think i will try going to my dermatologist but somehow i doubt she's even heard of sensitive skin syndrome #on a COMPLETELY unrelated note i'm just about to get my period and also for two days i've ''eaten'' nothing but vegetable smoothies #and those in pretty small amounts because they're disgusting #(do a detox my hormonal health doctor said) #(it'll be fun she said) #ok if you read this far you're so brave braver than any u.s. marine etc. #thanks for reading ily <3

[retconomics]

babygirl you are my EVERYTHINg..!!.,1!1!

#attollo #in the tags because he's mary sue af and its embarrassin... #i've said it before but her power is p much transferrable healing factor so like. can take other peoples ouchies or give his to others #and then heals really quickly as long as there are enough excess calories to burn through #side effects often include light headedness or fainting if its a big job. #also like. she tends to transfer any big cuts or injuries that would result in visible scarring.. only exceptions are the piercings and #the edgelord tattoos he got on his fingertips to warn people about his fatal cheese touch (ie touch of extreme wound generosity) #oh right yeah can only transfer wounds through direct contact #like skin to skin #shed still die if like. shot to the head. but everything else theres a chance of survival ESP if shes touching someone or smthn else living #uhhh what else what else. #hangs out with sysba and suha for the clothes probably. #still has medical training.. maybe is an underground doctor or smthn idk #my art #and YES thats his natural hair yes its bleach damaged no idk how to convey that. next. #.. oh yeah lol works with ovo. like not FOR them but. might as well. #oc: alice #EDIT: I want it to be more balanced and less. multifaceted (u get ONE power) so: #instead its just status transfer like maybe a suuper mild healing factor because of how the transfer works - #-can spread trauma to other cells in other areas to minimize overall harm' #-and its semi-automatic so the IS potential for a ned the piemaker situation #so like if alice is freshly dead but the cells arent.. boom transfer #ok i think thats better.

[lillazyboithings]

What's your favorite cryptide? Attach a picture if you can/@i-send-you-random-asks

Oooo, this is a really fun one! My favorite cryptid is called the "Manananggal". The name is derived from the word "tanggal" which means "to separate" because of its ability to detach itself from its lower half at night

#fun fact the upper half gains the ability to fly once separated from the lower half. #Usually depicted as women #and they primarily eat the babies inside pregnant women #but they also lure in men to eat #they also eat insides #like the heart liver and also the stomach #theyre also weak to sunlight so its said that if both halves are still separated the manannggal will be destroyed #put ash/salt/garlic on the exposed area of the lower half #and that's basically how the manananggal can no longer reunite with the other half of her body leaving her susceptible to the sun #technically its also classified as a vampire #noodleanswers #sorry for the long infodump in tags :((( #i was actually excited to finally recieve an ask from this account lol

[yikes-strikes-again]

highlights from my adventures in Area X, totally blind the whole time until i finished Acceptance. Spoilers for all of it.

me being neurotic about spoilers (this is a common theme)

obsessed with how this is my first instance of theorizing. the last two sentences are eerily accurate and i can't believe i said "alien planet" that's hilarious

this is good analysis too bad i was missing a key piece of information that makes my inadequate conclusion actually make sense

middle of Annihilation, first attempt at analyzing Where lies...this is actually pretty close to what I think about the tower text Now except missing the parts that would have never occurred to me without reading further (that the Crawler is Saul and that Area X is not on earth).

aw this is so cute. They don't even know about the first expedition footage with the sky leviathan POV (i have a pet theory that SR used that clip specifically to brainwash the husband. this is supported by his anecdote of falsely attributing memory to lived experience when its origin was television, as a young child)

i was so right

this is so funny. you are like a little baby

this is still Based

The Antics

this theory is so fucking funny considering how much grace hates lowry

this was like the least brutal of my Control roasts. they ramped up considerably in Acceptance

then i stopped reading the trilogy for eight months and had to start over Authority. but i still thought about it. this is me thinking about it.

This was me like a third of the way into Authority. What the fuck. It's not that creepy when you consider the information dispensed by that point but it's still kind of creepy how accurate my actual predictions were when my ideas were still wrong

then i went to sleep and

so true, me. So righteously true. magic IS real and it's coming to fuck up your town

Future me here: Yea it was a red herring

More Control roasts:

CALL ME IMPORTANT THAT'S MY NAME

Fragment of my "Area X clones are agents of germination" theory. I felt so smart at the end of Authority. So in Control if you will. And then

it was fucking life changing. the homosexuals that they were

first drama in the gc...

This is when the amount of Divine Knowledge brought to me by Accemptance started to get to my consciousness. Once i start saying phrases like "the virgin control and the chad ghost bird" and "the Caroline to his GlaDOS" and "everyone is a clone of a clone of a clone of a clone" that's when you know i've lost the thread

more disjointed quotes because i ran out of images:

"the BASED control vs. the CRINGE everyone else is no longer the dynamic because he's not narrating. i feel like i just broke up with him" "so does ghost bird probably"

"The time dilation really came out of left field. Kind of like a "well shit. thats a hell of a mystery no one thought was a mystery and didnt even really need solving. but damn if it didnt just get solved so nice work"" <- me forgetting how hard i tried to solve the mystery of the cellar journals compost

"When they see that reflection of themselves, they despise it, they need to destroy it This series is about environmentalism as much as it could be The need to make Area X an enemy with a pathological desire to destroy says more about the humans than it does Area X. When they see themselves, they hate so much what they see. But I don't think Area X necessarily hates humans at all. Only the biologist/Ghost Bird can even seem to contemplate that. Maybe Whitby could, briefly, in his endless circular ramblings, but that did not quell his fear and hatred for himself" <- rumination on automatic senseless clone violence

at one point i got whiplash from the Grumpy emotion i got from biologist's borderline ecofascism to the Intense Bittersweet of Saul's fatherly attachment to Gloria in light of everything and then the Pain of trying so hard not to laugh at the thought of someone saying "Don't talk to me like I'm an idiot, I'm aware this looks strange" in response to being caught washing a mouse

"phone creature even BETTER than mouse washing" I characterized the phone creature as "little Lowry - his son that he doesn't want" because that amuses me forever

i love how i'm like "i could pass on more of lowry, i'm so sick of that guy" and then proceed to write four Thousand words of meta about him. i like the Theory of lowry. he's a horrible broken man who throws drinks at milves

and i love imagining that everyone who comes back from Area X is a clone no matter what not because that makes any sense but because i get to imagine two versions of every character. i'm like "i love the idea of Lowry being a clone all this time and somehow being protected from the fact by a quirk of his creation. And that he's imperfect compared to Original Lowry in odd ways but SR just chalked up his change to the intense trauma of the event, and if it ever seriously occurred to them they decided it didn't really matter. And if he knew. I don't know what he'd do And real Lowry is a megalodon in the ocean terrorizing plankton instead of lower-tier bureaucrats"

another thought: "I still love the thing that stitches across the sky. I think it's an avian cosmic leviathan, as the biologist is an amphibious cosmic leviathan. You could call it a dragon."

i ended up with a pretty secure Grand Unifying Theory that isn't interesting because you probably all have the same one. It's about the process

my final words of wisdom:

that's the books.

#southern reach #area x #annihilation #authority #acceptance #meta #liveblog #long post #yikes original tag