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th3-0bjectivist · 1 year

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The Salvation Day Interviews (1 of 2) with musician Anthony Tadlock

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Dear listener, as a special treat and for the edification of music lovers all over Tumblr this is part 1 of 2 of my Salvation Day Interviews with Anthony Tadlock, A.K.A. t-underneaththeradardancing on Tumblr. Mr Tadlock, I recently spent several hours listening to Salvation Day. Thanks for agreeing to answer some questions about your band’s music.

When I dive headlong into music that I’m not too familiar with there’s always this sense of discomfort, but when I started with Mercy from your EP, The Backdoor Sessions, I felt distinctly like I was sitting in a new bar and listening to an exceedingly talented local band perform live. I know we’ve discussed this one-on-one before, but for the peeps on Tumblr, what was the actual genesis of SD, and how did you and Ms Vita Rhie Quintanilla meet? What was the spark that brought you two together to record in the first place?

to set the stage - so to speak - i had been performing with and jamming and hanging with a young musician - very loose no muss fuss - 3 weeks before meeting vita i had a mild heart attack - mild but the hospital experience was literally a nightmare and nearly killed me - a couple weeks after getting out i was invited over to play/ jam/hang out - wuz expecting at most a couple other ppl to b there - btw to digress - t is very much an introvert - to digress further - t is a stage name but the only name ppl in the music aspect of my life know me by or call me - anywaves - i had just set up my guitar and amp when i could feel a presence coming down the stairs - a young woman - at 1st i guessed 25- ish which would make her the 2nd oldest in the room - she looked at a painting of crows and i said something to her about my love of corvids - i was improvising on guitar - some blues - i think a bass player was playing along and maybe another guitar - she started singing improvising lyrics and we started riffing off each other - her voice blew me away - then she started playing her original songs - omfg ! - anyway - i hoped that we would play together again

a couple weeks later she walked into Madrone Art Bar where i frequently played open mics -she was with my friend - both joined me on stage and we did what i call "deep space nine " which is what i called any unplanned unrehearsed collaboration onstage - i of course could not remember her name - she handed me a business card lol - she told me she had a weekly gig at a cafe i had performed at and would i like to join her - by this time i knew she was diagnosed w schizoaffective disorder - that she was 17 still in high school and a witch - we started performing together playing her gigs - open mics - on the street ...there is of course more to the story which may be covered as we go on

I went through every song on Salvation Day’s YouTube page, the instrumentals and the voice go very well together, and I must admit, there is great synergy on display. You two had me mesmerized a few times, particularly with tunes like Para Ti and Reincarnation. Tell me, do the instrumentals come first, or do the lyrics/vocals come first, or somehow both at the same time? What goes into the process before you record?

virtually all of salvation day songs are mostly vita - the lyrics in particular - some have come out of improvising at gigs - or as vita would say - we are just gonna pull something out of our ass now - some she has already "arranged " before i hear them others she asks me to figure out some chords and key - it should be noted that after graduating high school she moved to davis ca about 100 long miles away with no good way of getting there and back on public transit - required bus ride - a subway ride and finally a train and took 3 hours - neither of us drive though she recently learned - t cant see for shit so - and there was lots of drama in the summer preceding - however we rarely felt the need to rehearse - at early gigs i would ask whats the 1st chord and what key - sometimes the answer was - idk - jimi hendrix chords lol - sometimes they were jazz chords i didnt know - i still play a lot of chords im not quite sure the name of and double stops that suggest a chord - on a good night i play by ear and improvise mostly - when we decided we were gonna make an album - we formalized the arrangements and figured out keys etc ...

sometimes - like last week when we got together after not playing together in a couple months - tho exchanging some snippets thru email text etc - vita thought of some lyrics on the spot - i started playing some chords - we fucked around w it a bit - made a rough recording on fones and will see if something comes of it - Reincarnation was written just before we met - vita says the songs morphed and become different thru my influence - Para Ti she had come up with a couple months after we started playing together - we were at the friends house - and he had become totally indisposed - we were supposed to start the recording process that day - we waited around to see if he would improve and she started playing it - i came up w the lead guitar lines - btw to digress to q 1 - vita was often in and out of hallucinations and delusions at the time - she has no memory of the 1st time we met and hazy about the beginning period - one last example Mercy - written entirely by vita - tho my guitar was central - she sent me an audio file - it has chords i dont know - i just followed her voice and elaborated - tbh i still dont know what key it is in lol - like jack sparrow eluding capture we just make it up as we go

Do you have any advice for aspiring musicians out there based on your experiences with SD so far? Have you had any creative blocks or serious problems when generating new music? If so, how do you get through them, and what do you think the most important thing is for a musician to do when they feel discouraged or dejected by their own bad experiences with music making?

whew - thats a tough one - i have been playing guitar for almost 60 years - been in a number of bands and playing situations - have been discouraged countless times - most recent was the whole experience of recording a studio album with a producer - it was hugely stressful for myriad reasons and ego deflating and not in a good way - we coped w that by recording the Backdoor Sessions ep - the bulk of was recorded in a couple hours in vita's tiny dorm room using garageband - it was done without rehearsal - and we played 2 gigs in january that we were happy with also w no rehearsal - we also released vita's book The Schizophrenic Dialogues - all while covid was rearing its ugly head - no gigs to promote anything - no spoken word opportunities - vita was in terror of infecting me - between age COPD and heart i was a likely candidate to die - so we saw each other rarely

i had invested a huge amount of $ in the studio album - to cope vita started a collective based on Sacred Arts Productions - a jewelry biz and an art biz - i worked w our web designer / friend / collaborator maggie umber to get our web site up - and started recording daily snippets for instagram and spammed the fuck out of tumblr - vita and i met mostly outdoors - playing mostly acoustic where the chances of infecting me were minimized (she got covid twice during this period ) so i guess my advice is 1) forget the ego and bullshit that goes w doing - anything - but particularly the creative 2) forget about "success" and numbers - sales/listens/hearts...3) just keep on keepin on - that said it aint easy sometimes - i been playing as i said almost 60 years - theres still so much i dont know - i try to learn new things and ways almost daily - just showing up is sometimes a victory

Listen to Salvation Day on Youtube. Back at the end of the next week with part 2 of my Q&A with Mr Tadlock. If you liked this post, please spread the word about SD and consider reblogging this set of interviews. And if you haven’t done it yet, scroll to the top of this post and smash play!

#salvation day #para ti #path of sacred art #anthony tadlock #vita rhie quantanilla #interview #music #music on tumblr #audio #audio video #great voice #great instrumentals #california band #rock music #blues music #jazz standards #san francisco band #T is one of my fav musicians on tumblr #been waiting to pick his brain

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cordiiceps · 2 years

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— idaho falls qz, 25th may 2044, with eva rhie. @evarhie

there's a constant buzzing under her skin that can't be scratched, an unreachable itch. there is no surprise, not when suri was standing at anso’s side on the gently swaying boat as yennefer doled out orders to gain trust, infiltrate, and siphon idaho falls’ secrets back to him as they sleep. but back then, suri hadn't imagined all the obstacles that would stand in her way as the zone became more and more familiar. there was no space for eva in this plan. no space for mateus, for gabe. it was under her control when the only spy in the walls was herself, but he's here now.

hauling rubble from the roads into piles on street corners, suri takes a moment to wipe sweat from her forehead. the grizzly loyalist in her told her to keep her mouth shut on anso’s appearance. but it's her heart that wins. it tells her to warn the only sister she has left, give eva a fighting chance of making it to a place far from wyoming, further than idaho.

dumping a block of concrete into a wheelbarrow, suri catches eva’s gaze as the enforcer on duty walks away from them to watch the other soliders work. finally. “hey, uh,” as she hauls another chunk, she takes a quick look around, making sure no one else is within earshot. when suri dumps the concrete again, she lingers at eva’s side. “anso is here. in idaho falls. i saw him yesterday, so keep your head down, yeah?”

#( s.f. ) interactions.#( s.f. ) interactions. ft. eva rhie.#( plot drop. ) winds & whispers.

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anghraine · 1 year

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I took this GW2 screenshot for my sideblog recap of the "Speaker of the Dead" episode from the personal story, but after ten years, I still think it looks really cool:

#anghraine babbles #anghraine's pics #anghraine's gaming #ascalonian grudgeblog #priestess rhie #gwen velazquez

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ascalonianlightbringer · 1 year

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After the previous phase of "The Orders of Tyria," in which Gwen decided to join Scholar Josir and help summon a pirate oracle's spirit, I finished the second to last, "Speaker of the Dead."

It's definitely the more serious of the two options, and I enjoyed it a lot!

It's the first mission outside central human lands (it's in north Gendarran Fields, where she hadn't even been yet), so Gwen killed a lot of centaurs getting there. She might have felt bad about this if they didn't keep slaves and sell slaves, like Gwen's sister, to even worse people when they don't—but I'm getting to that. As it is, hell with them. May Grenth have no mercy on their souls!

Anyway. Gwen found Josir and his pal, Priestess Rhie, outside a weird, creepy cavern. It turned out to be creepier than I thought, but Gwen paused to talk to Priestess Rhie. She exposited that the Six Gods used to be very influential but pulled away, yet they have not wholly abandoned the world, which fits with Lyssa favoring Gwen and Grenth favoring Rhie.

That said, a human character asking about Religion 101 despite obviously being familiar with their own gods is a little weird, though undoubtedly for GW2-only players who don't know much about them. Rhie admitted that she has no idea where the gods are now, but that it's possible they wanted to give humans more agency. Hmmm.

Gwen also asked about Grenth (god of death and ice) specifically, and Rhie explained that he's Dwayna's son, but became a god "by his own hand" (which I always forget, and which makes the Grenth vs Dwayna holiday contests in GW1 a hundred times funnier). Gwen vaguely asked if Rhie serves him, and Rhie confirmed that she's the foremost priestess of Grenth, actually. She works with the Priory and dreams of purifying the temple of Grenth in Orr.

Gwen simply characterized this as "ambitious," which I found genuinely funny. I'm pretty sure that, against the odds, this actually works for Priestess Rhie, which is nice, since I like her. Also, she has a cool outfit.

Gwen then turned to Josir, which kicked off the cut scene in which Gwen and Rhie were formally introduced, and Josir excitedly babbled about the chance to peer beyond the shroud of death and take notes on it to help other Priory members investigate ancient edifices dedicated to Grenth. Takes all kinds, I guess.

Rhie explained the mechanics of the ritual—she was going to open portals and summon Alastia Crow's spirit to get some explanations, but other things could get through while Alastia was on her way, so we needed to protect her if we didn't want the portals didn't shut down. Seemed straightforward enough.

I really enjoy that we're getting help from a god nicknamed "the Dark One" and it seems pretty legit, actually. Nice inversion of stereotypes!

So they went into the nearby caverns, full of fetid air (...), which it turns out is because

So I did an event on the way in which centaurs attacked human villages and tried to take people as slaves, and there's another which suggests that centaurs deliberately work slaves to death. So my understanding is that they take slaves, eventually kill them, then dump the bodies in this cavern without burning them or anything, which has accumulated so much ... idk, death energy from all the slave corpses that the boundary between life and death is thin there.

This is reminiscent of what Gwen (Thackeray)'s story in GW1 told us about Charr treatment of human slaves, so yeah, I have zero regrets for killing a ton of them. I see quite a bit of "Krytan humans are just as bad because of the centaurs #bothsides", but while there are individually terrible contemporary Krytans, the centaurs in Kryta are so extremely evil up to the present that I don't really get it. It's hard to imagine what the game could reveal that would make the Kryta centaurs and their practices anything but abhorrent.

But onwards into the hellish death cave. Priestess Rhie prayed to Grenth to hear her and called upon the dead in his name, and three portals instead of one materialized. Grenth really likes her, apparently. Also, despite the ten-year-old animation, it looked really cool IMO:

So, Gwen and Josir fought off a bunch of malevolent shadow beasts that came through the portals, then Alastia showed up (in very little spirit clothes) and Rhie questioned her. It turned out that Kellach cheated Alastia's gang of pirates and took Orrian artifacts they had plundered to try and help Kryta and the queen (why on earth they would plunder Orrian artifacts is a question for another day). Alastia knew he would become corrupted and didn't really care, figuring the problem would resolve itself.

He became cursed and the undead followed him, so he returned to attack the pirates and demand that Alastia remove the curse. She couldn't do it, but got a final revenge by telling him he had to bathe in royal blood to remove the curse, so that his attempts to help Kryta would become his and Jennah's undoing.

The PC automatically is appalled by the realization that Kellach is going to attack Queen Jennah. I imagine Gwen's feeling was more like "Shit, he's going to attack the queen. Did you think NOW was the time for a succession crisis?!"

Alastia:

I'm not sure she's completely wrong, tbh, though siccing Kellach on the rest of Kryta and Jennah definitely was.

Priestess Rhie, meanwhile, was appalled and told Alastia to beg mercy of Grenth. But Alastia actually stuck around and Gwen was able to talk to her. It turned out that Gwen already has a reputation—among the dead.

Hatred and fear? She's already living up to her namesake :D

Anyway, the ferocity response above was definitely the most her, so I went with that. I was actually kind of surprised that Alastia wasn't more hostile—it seemed a reasonably neutral warning, and her reply to Gwen was:

Huh.

Gwen's response was pretty neutral: "We'll see, oracle."

It's also possible to talk to Josir, and he was actually really upset at the danger to Queen Jennah. I keep forgetting the Order representatives are humans and at least some are Krytans who have a direct stake in the country's affairs.

Gwen's response re: Jennah actually worked for my headcanon, for once: "Calm down, Josir! We have to think rationally." She figured the best thing to do was tell Logan and let him handle the threat to Jennah. Seems reasonable, honestly.

So back to Divinity's Reach to consult with Logan.

I sometimes play a different MMO that has no waypoints and damn is it nice not to have to run all the way from Gendarran Fields to DR. I've played on and off since launch, so I remember the Dark Times before gliders and mounts. But at least we've always had waypoints.

#t: greetings friend #p: honor the past #h: everyone has a secret #s: fight what cannot be fought #c: gwen velazquez #c: josir #c: rhie #c: alastia crow #c: grenth #(in absentia!)#long post #gw2 spoilers

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pwlanier · 1 year

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GAU WITH TSATSA BY PADMASAMBHAVA

MONGOLIA, 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY

Himalayan Art Resources item no. 205463

Gaus are sacred receptacles serving many purposes in Tibetan daily life, including as a sign of social status and rank. They are most commonly constructed from metal repoussé and made according to three different sizes. The smallest typically contain precious materials and consecrated objects and are worn around the neck. Medium-sized gaus also act as portable containers, large enough to carry cloth, string, medicine, miniature sculptures, small tsatsas, or anything else deemed sacred and auspicious. Oftentimes a viewing window is inserted into a hinged frame, while the frame itself is decorated with the Eight Buddhist Emblems and other auspicious motifs. They are frequently carried by travelling merchants, lay people, Buddhist pilgrims, and their pack animals. Large gaus are generally not considered portable and are placed within a home, place of business, or temple. They most often house one or more tsatsas, paintings, or sculptures of Buddhist deities.

Regardless of their size, gaus promote good health, prosperity, fruitful business, and safety. As Rhie and Thurman explain, "the least educated among [Tibetans] was still perfectly aware that the image or object in the gau was not the deity or historical figure they were remembering. But it served as a site where the wisdom emanation of that enlightened being could be invoked and communicated with." (A Shrine for Tibet, New York, 2009, p. 255.)

Bonhams

#tibet #buddism #himalayas #mongolia

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em-writes-stuff-sometimes · 1 year

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Hi, Em! It's me again!

I'm good and hope you're doing well!

I think I read a previous ask where you said it was 4:00 a.m. and as much as I love your dedication to this blog, please get some rest. 😳 You deserve it!

Thank you for the clarification on how to pronounce the babies names! I'm a native spanish speaker and sometimes I kinda struggle to grasp the pronunciation of this damned Valyrian names lol

Valaena, the other name you mentioned was considered it's great and kinda rhymes with the name a I personally call babey... 👀 So I like that a lot.

I also loved the name you used in the AU of 'Rites'. Vaelor, I believe it was. Hope it can be used for another babe. Heh.

Also, not related but, while I was reading the Reddit list you posted I found this comment that said that "Baegel" was Hot Pie's secret Targaryen name and it's hilarious. Just thought it would be fun to share it lol

Again, thank you for all your effort you put into this chapter. Even if it meant traumatizing yourself a bit while researching birth facts! Haha

-V

Heyyyyy, V! Lol, it's 4am again here, cannot, will not stop meh! (Although in fairness I am about to go to sleep haha)

Yeah, I definitely wanted to make sure people knew how to pronounce the babies' names! I might do a little thing in this upcoming chapter solidifying the pronunciation in-universe, just so that it's crystal clear how the names should sound. These Valyrian names are annoying because you have Daemon pronounced 'DAY-mun' and yet Daenerys pronounced 'Du-NAIR-iss'. Like, should it not be 'DAY-ner-iss' or something? Lol, I don't actually care about this, but the inconsistency freed up the ability to have the 'ae' pronounced however the damn hell I like. The 'ae' generally becomes 'ie' (like 'lie') when spoken in High Valyrian, interesting enough. So, essentially, Rhaenar is 'RHIE-nar' in both Common and High Valyrian, cuz his parental units said so. Cuz I said so. And Aelys goes from 'AY-liss' to 'IE-liss' in High Valyrian. I considered the Ieliss pronunciation, but was like "nah, then the twinnies would be using the same gimmick" and I wanted to avoid the Jaehaerys-Jaehaera fiasco (still shaking my head at that half-assed naming strategy).

Valaena and Aelyx will be used at some point in the future! I think I mentioned them a while back, but yeah, they're coming around again eventually. I think they'd go nice with Rhaenar and Aelys. Rhaenar and Aelys and Valaena and Aelyx, etc....... because we know there will be more than four, haha! I considered adding Vaelor to the mix, but I decided that the angsty AUs with newborns would have completely different names to separate them from the main series; as in, anything related to child loss or death in childbirth would have completely different baby characters. It's my way of reassuring myself that the awfulbadsad of those AUs doesn't creep into the main story - like bad juju or something. I know that doesn't make sense, but I'm weird and apparently there's a process or something in my head that I've just gotta follow, you know?

Baegel and Gaemon were names that amused the HELL out of me on that list, because I'm a literal child. Also 'Gaegel'. Lol. Made myself snort again.

I'm so glad you liked the chapter! Thankfully I have a memory like a sieve and have managed to purge myself of the horrors I witnessed while researching, lol, so it's sweet babies ahead and some closing action for this instalment!

#fanfiction comments

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dancefevers · 11 months

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where’s that post that’s like give…. me…. my…. BOYTOY!!!! (throes everything across rhie room with my mind) that’s me rn i miss my boyfriend throes every throng across the rom

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daiyus · 1 year

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when — 10 july where — abandoned residence who — @evarhie

She despises the fight club that convenes in this QZ, the spectacle people are willing to make out of violence. And sure, violence is an inherent part of her, an inherent part of existence in this world — but to make performance out of it? To bet rations onto it? To make people watch, not to learn or grow wary, but to laugh? She does not get it. What she does get, however, is the willingness to tap into rage. The itch of fists and the need to let them go, every now and then. To feel control through violence. To lose control, in it.

A surprising development is the combination of this want and her role in it. Eva Rhie, aggravator, presser of bruises and, as it turns out, a similar spirit. Something that needs unleashing. So that’s what they do, what they’ve just finished doing. She’s still panting slightly as she passes the other a piece of cloth. “You’re gonna drip all over that fancy couch,” Daiyu says, gesturing at Eva’s bleeding nose. Violence has consequence, but in this case the fallout is limited. In this case, it comes with something in return and no grudges kept.

She lets herself fall onto a chair, rather than next to Eva on the couch, and makes work of her hair. The hairtie she’s using is coming undone – fucking pain in the ass, really – and the past half hour of sparring have made a chaos of her braid. “That was good, what you did. With the kick. I’m gonna steal that move.” There’s a mild grin, her gaze flicking up for a second. “Use it against ya next time.”

#eva.#eva: 002.#blood & blame.

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xhiel · 1 year

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Happy Early Starlight, because I don't know what "pacing myself" means.

Stupid little details:

Natasha is signing in ASL for "Christmas".

Anastasia is wearing Xhiel's Summoner gear because this is post Identity Crisis. She is also making the Tails Gets Trolled Face in the second picture.

Harmonia and Laura are the same between both pictures, down to the pixel because Harmonia knew this would happens, and Laura does NOT care.

Kiki did not fall because anyone pushed her... but they are arguing about who did.

Luna and Rhie definitely made the second picture happen. No one is sure how. Absolutely no one is asking why, because that would be a path to madness.

Gene is Just Trying To Keep It Together in the chaos.

Kat did not plan to hold up the twins, bu she likes being a tree for them to climb.

Lia is stressed because this happens every year.

Xhiel knew this would happen. So ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

#ffxiv oc #ffxiv gpose #ffxiv mods #ffxiv screenies #ffxivstarlight

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queer-as-used-by-tolkien · 1 year

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Fanfiction on Trahearne

Hmmm...

I recently did a presentation to my Western Civ class on fanfiction (they all loved it!) but I want to talk about one of the elements.

It's that fanfiction - especially in numbers - is a great way to do an analysis of the original story. Reading many different fic writers, and especially different fics by the SAME writer, is a powerful way of defining the original story's themes and what it champions, sort of by triangulation - different fics touch the topic in different ways. The original story embodied the core of the message and gave it a voice; but now we feel around the edges. Some fics will be positive, some negative, some off-topic entirely and touching on a DIFFERENT theme of the original work.

I've spent some time online in GW2 fan spaces, and I've seen many different expressed thoughts on Trahearne, positive and negative, but what really stuck me was somebody suggesting a different way the story could go down that would have been "better." It involved splitting Trahearne's role up among five different characters (of different races, of course), some inspired by pre-existing minor characters (such as Priestess Rhie).

I wrote down the idea and kept it because it sounded cool, but I was pondering this morning - would I ever really write a fic that eliminated Trahearne's character? And if I did, what would be the point?

The point, I think, would be to contribute to the triangulation of the core themes of the PS - to say "here's what the story would be like if all of Trahearne's roles - the parts of him essential to the plot, such as his knowledge of Orr, his Wyld Hunt, his leadership, his research, and so on - were still present but his CHARACTER, his personality, were missing?

We would not have Trahearne's courage, his inspiration, his kindness to the Commander. Most importantly, we would not have his hope. Trahearne is primarily, in the thematic messaging of the story, a symbol of hope. He's also a symbol of hope for the Pact, a figure to rally around. He can only do that as himself, as a single entity, not five. He's the spirit of the Pact.

I'd write it as an alliance that struggles to hold together. That breaks and crumbles under the pressures of Orr as well as the internal pressures of rival Orders trying to work together without a central mediator. Or perhaps they wouldn't; perhaps the Commander could hold them together, but the spirit would be gone. Zhaitan wouldn't be defeated, Orr wouldn't be cleansed. Many, many more lives would be lost. Desertion would be a problem because, guys, Orr is depressing. Orr is terrifying by itself, and moreso as a reminder that more is coming.

I probably won't write a whole fic of the PS on this idea(s), but I thought I'd throw it out there. If people write fics where Trahearne IS devalued, not important, ostracized or overlooked, etc. and show how the Pact would have foundered without him, that's just as much a testament of honor and respect as anything else. Nobody talks about just how much we needed him.

We have works of art that show the hole Trahearne left by dying - whether by bringing him back, by showing the Commander's subsequent depression and/or trauma, etc. We don't have works of art that indicate the role he played while he was alive; works of art that show why demanding his death is one of the most selfish things I've ever seen in narrative fiction; works of art that say "you wish he was never here? alright, here's what that would have looked like" and show them a world of failure and defeat and misery - a story that shows them, viscerally, what it is they're asking for. (If the haters even care.) But they would be nice legacies of Trahearne's character to have, as a fandom.

I won't write it. Probably nobody will, because who wants to write a story without Trahearne in it, even as a memory?

But the next-best thing is to take the story as it is, after he died, and bring him back... and THEN to radically change the path of the story. Show what would have been different if Trahearne hadn't died.

I've seen so many fics that are wish-fulfilment about Trahearne coming back. That isn't bad! But it's JUST wish-fulfilment.

The path of the story doesn't change. And that's the biggest insult to Trahearne I've ever seen - that his life or death doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things, that everything would happen exactly the same. If you've seen my Storyline Study on Season 3, you can see how Trahearne's presence could have changed the Commander's decisions at EVERY. SINGLE. KEY. POINT and drastically change the narrative. PoF would never have happened. IBS would be shredded. S4 - or something like it, fighting Kralkatorrik and probably Joko - would have got around to happening eventually. Who knows what would have happened to Aurene.

Trahearne's life HAS an impact. It HAS meaning. Let's show it in our stories.

#trahearne #gw2 #writing #fanfiction #s3 #personal story

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th3-0bjectivist · 1 year

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The Salvation Day Interviews (2 of 2) with musician Anthony Tadlock

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Dear listener, this is part 2 of 2 of my Salvation Day Interviews with Anthony Tadlock, A.K.A. t-underneaththeradardancing on Tumblr. For reference, Part 1 is here. Without further ado let’s start picking T’s oddly poetic and musical brain once again...

Mr Tadlock, SD’s style of music seems quite distinct and doesn’t sound exactly like any other band I’ve heard of. When you two record music, what is the specific style you’re aiming for? Do you and Ms Vita Rhie Quintanilla align on any favorite influences that heavily sway your sound? Do you two enjoy the same type of music outside of SD? How much does classical or modern music affect your own expression as musicians?

whether we are recording - playing live - just fucking around (what passes for "practice/rehearsal ") we dont actually aim for a style - early on we talked in general about "goals" we agreed that what we aim for is transcendent magic healing - and we will settle for being in tune and not sucking - influences many and varied but both agree if on a desert island - and could only have one album it would b miles davis "kind of blue" - we both enjoy a wide range of music...

everything we hear - have heard - from classical to punk rock influences us - we also play a fair amount of "covers" live - a typical example would be "i know places" which is a kind of dirge by lykke li - vita had never heard it before - it was a staple in my live performances at the time - vita listened to what i had done w it and it became a staple of early performances having morphed into almost a stax type r&b - like many songs we play - we worked out the arrangement during performances with little or no discussion about arrangement

I find that some of the most effective musical groups out there are duos. There’s just something that seems more concentrated and concise about a duo’s ability to wrap an album in a tight bow. Compared to other musical projects you’ve worked on in the past, do you prefer dealing with one single other creative mind… or many others… and what are the disadvantages of both from your point of view? When you’re playing guitar and she’s singing, for example, how do you deal with the inevitable issue of adding percussion to ‘enhance’ a track or live performance?

at this time there are actually 3 members of SD - the 3rd is london - he plays guitar and bass - is engineering / producing our next project - at various times we have had a 3rd musician join us for a song or 2 - and there is maggie umber the artist, who created our web site - a video and some behind the scenes stuff - which is not precisely answering the question - i understand about duos though - with 2 minds/ souls it is easier to keep the connection - the unspoken - and be as 1 - with the whole being more than the sum of - it was only in making the album and making hard choices / dealing with forced choices and realities that i realized my true role / gift as a guitarist/musician is being a catalyst for magic to happen - to digress - often at open mics - peeps play along from their seats - impromptu collabs occur - sometimes the whole place becomes the stage - today im gonna prob play 1 song w the host/emcee - we have played 2x together - 1st time was cuz someone who had someone die that they were close to requested she play hendrix purple haze and she asked me if i could - tho i have heard the song countless times - the last time i played parts of it - i was maybe 15 - but it’s a simple structure - i said give me a minnit - went outside tried out chords as i remembered and something resembling the guitar parts - spent maybe 5 minutes total - came back in and said yah sure but u have to sing - no rehearsal - loose and nothing like note for note - ffs i dont play anything note for note or exactly the same way twice –

anyway - it’s like that w vita - she often asks - can we play xxx - i say sure - look up chords if i dont know and ...w vita it has been consistent magic from the start and while not effortless by any stretch - we both put everything we have into the music as we play - whether we are loosely playing in my dining room / her living room - out in the street - onstage - sometimes we think there is no audience and a neighbor will later say they liked it - or look up on the street and realize we have attracted a small audience - in terms of the limitations - especially when vita isnt playing guitar - partially i am accustomed to playing solo just me and guitar - have developed different strategies for compensating / filling holes in the sound - that said we have wanted a percussionist from day 1 - on the album and ep we used synthesized drums / percussion which can be hard cuz we are a bit quirky - so in some ways salvation day will always be vita and t at the core - tho our 1 performance w london was ez and in some ways our best - and playing w him is ez and natural - unfortunately no recording

�� I have but one final query and it’s a general one, so buckle your fuckles. I’m curious Mr Tadlock, what do you think of the state of modern music? When I listen to Salvation Day, I hear a group that is 100% genuine. You’ve got an interesting story and your entire act and delivery is sincere… when I turn on modern radio I just hear utter nonsense. Nonsense that is often dumbed down by multimillion dollar corporations that are trying to turn the talents of others into a saleable product. Do you think the vast majority of modern music is even healthy for people, and is there a conscientious effort on your behalf to keep the presentation pure with Salvation Day?

the state of modern music ? idk tbh - it’s a scattered and confusing landscape - like always - much of wat is out there is crap - but then again - i lissen to 60s station on sirius when on road trips w the unpoet and much of what i hear is pretty crappy and i love the 60s lol - same same modern music which i get sporadic exposure to via tumblr instagram and youtube - hearing while in cafes or in ride shares - SNL ... and every once in a while an absolute gem is heard so is "mainstream " pop /commercial music "healthy" - fuck if i know - i remember 1st listening to top 40 am radio in 1st grade - loved the chipmonks (Alviiiiiiin!) singing witch doctor - a one off "flying purple people eater " lots of "novelty records " when previously listened to moms opera and frank sinatra - beatles werent on the radar yet but beach boys - mostly vacuous but fun - have gone thru phases - only listened to jazz and opera for almost a decade - have compulsively listened to 1 album or artist for periods - was any of it "healthy" maybe - it fomented trance and being outside myself - sometimes music is entertainment - sometimes just background for a lot of people - but also a way of coming together - a way to express confusing/conflicting emotions - i could critique modern music as being cookie cutter and meaningless - but no more than say doo wop dang a langa ding dong indeed or has there ever been anyone more transgressive than little richard then again chuck berry stooping to my dingaling ffs

so did we do we trynna keep it "pure" w salvation day - fuck yah - i mean how fucking audacious (pretentious) to call it Path of Sacred Art - i thot our producer understood and they did sorta but - and i love our album but at one point i almost walked away from it - the process slowly grinds - yah rough edges r smoothed but - a case in point - the epitome of early salvation day - the sacred art side was/is "reincarnation" something went terribly wrong in the studio - after spending waaaay too much time recording vita's guitar - and too much autotune on her vocal - her guitar track had a "glitch" making it unusable - by the time that was discovered vita was in davis again - covid was just about to go into the lock down phase ...it was expedient to hire a classic trained studio musician that the producer knew and could record studio quality on his laptop

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and tbh i still am not sure how much of the electric on it is actually me or if some was replaced w same studio guitarist - little dramas like this went on for months during the mixing process and much of the email text exchanges w producer were late night sleep ruining drama - in the interest of ever getting the album finished - vita - whom i gave ultimate decision making since they are her songs - deeply personal - she has literally shed blood (read her book) during the writing of performing recording , allowed almost all of her guitar to b scrapped - replaced by same studio musician - tho to said musicians credit - she did a good job of re creating vita - and if some of my guitar - we only talking about a few notes - was also replaced - she faithfully re created - tho i did go in studio one day a couple weeks after recording was "finished" and laid down a lot of riffs / repeating lines / solos and i was sooooo stoned i truthfully dont remember - in those daze because of intense constant pain - i used what in retrospect were enormous amounts of thc and cbd - no other drugs or alcohol but i was high 24-7 and rarely got as much as 3 hours sleep a night - anyway - so yah we did our best to keep it pure - and there is nothing cookie cutter about the album

T !!! JFC !!! Thanks so much for your time and your FANTASTIC riffing here on Tumblr. Listen to Salvation Day here on YouTube or here on Spotify. Their website is here. If you liked this post, please spread the word about SD and consider reblogging this set of interviews. And if you haven’t done it yet, scroll to the top and middle-bottom of this post and smash play!

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cordiiceps · 2 years

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— grand teton mall, 8th may 2044, with eva rhie. @empyricns

she's dancing in the mild may breeze to songs she doesn't know in the carpark of the mall when she sees a ghost. emotions have always gotten the better of her, drunk or not, so suri stops dead. the warm smile that was once lighting up her features is left in the dust. now her eyes narrow ever so slightly watching eva fucking rhie walk away from a seat that suri was too busy to notice.

suri isn't quite able to move. her head spins with explanations and possibilities. why the fuck is she here, walking around like she's one of them? was she always one of them? was she spying on us? it's easy to come to the worst conclusions. and maybe suri dives so deeply into them because this way, she can't be disappointed. think the worst of people, and at least they might surprise you.

finally, her body frees her from its frozen prison. suri doesn't remember making the active decision to walk over to the seat eva just left behind, but in seconds, she's sat down. still warm, at least i'm not seeing shit. there's no telling if eva will even return, but it seems to be suri's lucky day. she does, and when she's close enough to be in earshot but not so far that too many people would overhear, suri lifts her gaze from the ground to her old friend, eyes sharp. “thought it was you.” suri leans back in the chair, arms crossed over her chest. “why are you here, eva? or is that not your real name either?” perhaps it would have been a smarter move to avoid her altogether. eva could rat her out in an instant if she wanted to, but suri has never been a pillar of rational decisions.

#( s.f. ) interactions.#( s.f. ) interactions. ft. eva rhie.#( timestamp. ) may 2044.#( plot drop. ) give & take.

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the riggs are a very fun addition to worldbuilding and it gives mateus an interesting a different perspective to those who've never strayed from home. the knowledge he has about the factions in play is also exciting and we are very much looking forward to seeing where that knowledge will take him! will he offer up everything he knows to the most powerful player, or the ones trying to do idaho falls some good?

welcome to idaho falls, mateus “matt” baker! please make sure to complete the accepted checklist so we can invite you to our servers. we can’t wait to start writing with you!

OC.

Name: Missa Age: 27 Pronouns: She/Her Timezone: EST Previous roleplay blog: redacted Triggers: redacted Wanted Connection?: Eva Rhie’s Long Lost Fiancé

IC.

Name: Mateus “Matt” Baker Gender & Pronouns: Man & He/Him Faceclaim: Daniel Sharman Age & Birthdate: 35, 22nd April 2009 Occupation: Soldier - Hunting & Raid Crew Immunity: None

Skills.

Hunting Proficiency: Being uprooted from the privileged life he had at age 13, he quickly was taught by Riggs, a militia group, how to hunt, survive, and truly be a man. Well equipped with bows and arrows, setting traps, and tracking, he became one of the best hunters in the group.

Stealth: For being lonesome on and off for several years, it’s the key to his survival. Started as a kid from a place of fear and evolved into a strength overtime. It’s allowed the feasibility of traveling alone and evading groups and the infected alike. When in quarantine zones pick up on key individuals and information by remaining a shadow.

First Aid: Learned under the guidance of Riggs. After witnessing a crush injury while on a raid, was thrown to patch a member while the rest of the group eliminated runners that cornered them in a building. Since then has picked up on tips and tricks from the various medical staff of the groups and QZs he’s been a part of over the years.

Positive Traits.

Loyal: If the cause and mission is in alignment with what he believes in, will wholeheartedly support and bring the vision to fruition. Same goes for individualized relationships. If the trust, safety, and care is present and reciprocal, is inclined to go to the ends of the earth for someone.

Realist: A logical thinker. Information is of utmost importance to him. Knowing the details and angles to a situation before making any definitive decision. The truth and reality may be a tough pill to swallow, but will accept it as is and move forward.

Adaptable: Views himself like a chameleon. Can blend in and adapt rather well to the environment and surroundings. It’s a survival tactic that he garnered since his youth, but willing to show his value and benefit to whoever is around him.

Negative Traits.

Reserved: Always keeps his cards close to his chest due to the betrayal he experienced as a kid. Incredibly cordial to all those he encounters, but hardly talks about himself beyond the general commonalities of their day unless he trusts them.

Stoic: Difficult for him to emote. Learned that vulnerability was a sign of weakness by the Riggs and so only the lucky ones behind closed doors get to witness that side of him. Can be a bit apathetic at times, but tries to find perspective with most things.

Headstrong: May take various attempts to persuade him to change his mind. Unless something is clearly and blatantly rational that there is no reason to criticize the objective at hand, he will debate and argue until he hits a wall.

Biography.

TW: mention of death, violence, and blood

Alexandria, VA → April 2009 to April 2019 Mateus was the youngest of three born in the spring of 2009 and raised in Alexandria, VA alongside his sisters. Both of his parents, Julian and Kimberly Baker were involved in government. His mother the attorney general of the state and her father a consultant to the local military base. When the infection began to spread, he was only four years old. His mother, a huge proponent of FEDRA, provided him with the privilege and protection that a majority of those in the Alexandria quarantine zone did not have. It made them a huge target. A few weeks before his tenth birthday, a militia group known as the Riggs took up arms in the zone, executing both of his parents right in front of his eyes in the middle of the night. Separated from his sisters, the Brooders took him as collateral to convert this sheltered boy into a man.

The Midwest → April 2019 to August 2027 Was at the mercy of Kevin Riggs and his followers for several years. Everyone looked to him as Kevin’s son throughout the years. Dealt with a lot of brutal environments as they migrated across the country to find new terrain and resources as they continued to dwindle through the years. Witnessed a lot of deaths, ruthlessness, and destruction at the hands of the Riggs, some in which he reluctantly participated solely to survive. His mission was to destroy FEDRA and spread his support of social Darwinism in every zone they conquered. There were always eyes on him and so the window of opportunity to break away from Kevin and his yes men was severely limited. It was while they were setting up camp in a new zone that a native of the zone led stalkers and bloaters out of a righteous anger and spite. It was there in the chaos that Mateus grabbed his belongings and fled. A few weeks of hiding and dodging got him out of their grasp and into a place of freedom unlike ever before. For the first time in his life, he was on his own. No matter how he felt about Kevin and the boys, they taught him how to fend for himself and survive in the world where one was either the predator or the prey.

The Lone Traveler → August 2027 to May 2030 The first year and a half was a rough adjustment, one in which pushed him to the edge on many occasions. It tested his grit and will to live, something that was questioned in the darkest of times. There were several close calls, but he had to dig deep to survive these plains. A few individuals he’s met along the way began to help reshape his perspective. Even with the Riggs he knew what they were doing was morally wrong, but he didn’t have a voice then. On his travels he ran into a caravan of people heading to Utah. A couple Sarah and Ryan in the group were the ones who began to help him shape and formalize his thoughts that were fragmented for so long. The group received him with open arms which was jarring to Mateus, but he decided to trust for once and was glad he leaned into the fear. Together they made their way to Salt Lake City, where a rebel group known as the Fireflies had fortified the area and were accepting newcomers into the community.

Salt Lake City, UT → May 2030 to November 2038 Being in Salt Lake City fueled him with a new outlook and purpose in life. Offering the skills he learned along the way to the betterment of the community gave him value and softened his heart to the cold exterior that was created around him from the time he was ten. Beginning to find his foothold in the group, he pledged his allegiance to the Fireflies. Committed to their vision, Matt was fully invested in supporting the mission. Leading the hunting and scavenging runs as well as training new members on the way of the community, he was finding contentment in this new world. The bonus to being in Salt Lake was meeting Eva. She was a breath of fresh air and sure he’s had his few flings along the way, but there was a different energy about her. Quick to humble him on many occasions, for the first time ever Mateus felt like he could be his most authentic self. It was terrifying and exhilarating all at the same time. Before he even knew it, they were engaged. No official ring, but they were committed to one another and despite the terrors of their world, Eva was a place of solace for him and that was everything to the Baker.

Yellowstone Stronghold & Wyoming Militia → November 2038 to April 2039 Things had been well in Salt Lake until it wasn’t. Shifting a change in dynamics with their original leader falling ill, the structures around them were beginning to cave. Eva’s parents wanted to move on and despite his hesitation, his heart remained with his fiancé and by default her parents. The Purged was the end goal. A self-righteous group of individuals which felt like a common theme with all these groups he stumbled upon since he was a child was another hope for sanctuary for the Rhies. Except that desire was never met. An unexpected attack by the left Mateus with the difficult action and grief-ridden fiancé. At this point the two of them were on their own and all Mateus was seeking was shelter so they could regroup. The plan was to return to Salt Lake, but the state of Eva’s grief consuming them, worried him for the long road back, and they ended up at the mercy of Yennefer and the Grizzlies. Reminding him much of Riggs, he agreed to go on this planned raid against Idaho Falls as payment for giving Eva and him a temporary home. It was supposed to be like all the other ones he’s gone on, except the tactics the Grizzlies used were far more unorthodox and corrupt than he’d ever witnessed. Charged with having to lay out some of the ammunition around the Idaho Falls infrastructure, Mateus ended up getting injured in the process. Fleeing for safety as far as he could from the territory, there wasn’t enough self-patching to manage the bullet that was lodged in his shoulder. Not sure if it was a few hours or a couple of days, all he could remember was looking up at the stars and thinking of Eva before everything went black.

Jackson Town, WY → April 2039 to May 2041 He woke up to a sliver of light and someone listening to his heart in a makeshift medical room. The Baker was informed a hunting party had found him unconscious and bleeding out. After a few days of interrogation, he was released into the public. Wanting to pay for the expenses and resources of keeping him alive, he made a deal to help their community for two years. The only motivation for him was to get back to Eva. Leaving her in that decrepit place in the hands of the Grizzlies, he was only hoping she would persevere and hold out for him to return. Mateus kept to himself for the most part, did what he needed to do, paid his dues before thanking them for their hospitality before heading back to the Grizzlies compound. Showing up outside the walls with a peace offering of infection tied to chains for their deluded tactics and advantage, all he wanted was Eva. They claimed they had no information on her and no one within the compound by that name resided there. Perceiving they saw him as a traitor for being missing for a few years, he took it as a cue to leave for the sake of his own life. The Baker could only pray that she got out and if not now then soon.

Lone Traveler → May 2041 to July 2044 Dissuaded by his experiences with these various camps and zones he’s been a part of Mateus figured he was better off on his own. Not veering too far away from the region, he tried to keep an eye out for groups on raids for any indication of Eva’s presence. In the interim, he kept to himself, survived on his own, and oftentimes waited for the day that an infected could take him out. There was no drive, no purpose, all it was now was survival. Perhaps Kevin was right all along. This world was made for the fittest of them all.

Present Day It was while he was scavenging for more resources that he came across a crew of individuals from Idaho Falls who had got surrounded by bloaters. Seeing that they came from a camp, he found it advantageous that if he saved them, they would supply him with what he needed. Helping them defend and take out the infected, he garnered their appreciation and was brought back to their camp. Even a fresh bath and bed would do him well. Agreeing, he stumbled upon Idaho Falls and with the fearlessness with which he willingly helped the group he was asked to stay longer. Solitude has become his new normal. There’s uncertainty with immersing himself into a world of civilians once more. At the end of the day, you're either predator or prey.

Arcs

The Rekindling - Things have changed over the years since he’s last seen Eva. Running into her in these walls is going to be earth shattering. He’s no longer the man she once loved or knew, so where does that leave them? Has she moved on? Will he still be enough? Are they better off alone because at the end of the day all he wants for her is the best and he no longer is that man.

The Traitor - No one is aware of the knowledge this man has. Blending in like a chameleon, he kept his head down during his few months with the Grizzlies and two years socializing and eating dinner with those in Jackson Town. Some of his knowledge may be old news, but any insight on a different territory could be useful to the Volkovs. Mateus may not agree with the actions made, but if it’ll protect him or even Eva in the long run it may be to his benefit to share some news.

Extras.

Reblogged some muse concepts on the account @mateusbaker.

#accepted.#little early bc i gotta go out !!#cami will be back from work soon tho!!

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