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[chapollynh]

I finished DS9 and here's my first offering to the fandom.

The show is just SO GOOD!! I wanna talk about it so bad, so I will spam the tags quite a bit... My bad. Also, the people who said Bashir would get better - you were right, he became a lot more fun! Plus he's got a teddy bear, that's peak character right there.

[fetidbog]

I find the Dark Dany conversation really confusing (and maybe part of this is because I haven't watched the show, and I think a lot of analysis of Dany's arc is wrapped up in trying to use the show as a barometer for where George is going to end up – which I don't agree with), because I feel like she already had her Dark Dany arc and the end of ADWD is her realization that compromising with the masters is bad! You can make no peace with slavery!

Her last two chapters seem really clear to me as a denunciation of compromise in the face of moral evil!

Here's her second to last chapter (when she's going to the re-opening of the fighting pits):

The "floppy ears" comment is in reference to the tokar, the outfit of the ruling (former slave owning) class. Brown Ben Plumm makes a joke that if you want to be king of the rabbits, you have to wear floppy ears, and so Dany refers to blending in with the ruling class (again, the former slave owners!) and adopting their customs as putting on her floppy ears. Here she describes how putting on the floppy ears, the symbol of her attempt to compromise with slavers!, will keep her cool and hide any blood splatters. But she also acknowledges little about this day shall please her – she knows the compromise is wrong.

Dany is upset that that so little has changed despite ending slavery. "One step, then the next, but where is it I'm going?" is Dany questioning herself about if she's taken the right approach to agreeing to reconstruct Meereenese society under the influence of/beholden to the whims of the former masters. Has she compromised her entire abolitionist project?

Dany witnesses Barsena's violent death in the fighting pits. The boar realizes he can't charge Barsena directly (much like how the masters of Meereen have changed tactics. Instead of fighting Dany directly, they are manipulating her into compromise, attempting to provoke and misdirect her, and waging violent guerrilla war from the shadows with the Sons of the Harpy).

Barsena is brave, but dies horribly in front of the crowd, and Dany is sickened. The sequence ends with her TAKING OFF HER FLOPPY EARS, the symbol of her compromise with slavers, because she can no longer ignore the violence of the fighting pits and the moral rot of appeasement.

She's realizing the depths of her mistake in compromising.

I am looking into hell (the fighting pits), but I dare not look away (instead of allowing Hizdahr and the rest of the masters to convince her to ignore the problem and lead her astray).

If I run from him, he will burn me and devour me (the moral consequences of compromising with slavers will destroy her.

And here's her final chapter (where she's wandering lost with Drogon):

"That was where she belonged, surely" – she's trying to convince herself that her place is in Meereen, back with her husband. She's telling herself to keep walking forward despite the previous chapter's quote about "one step, then the next, but where is it I'm going?"

I also think this part about Drogon is interesting – is she talking about the path of moral truth, that she shouldn't have bowed to whip or words (of the ruling class)? Or is she talking about the rot of slavery, that she can't turn the masters away from it if they do not wish to be turned?

And then! In this next paragraph she contradicts the previous statement, saying "Drogon had bent before the whip, and so must she"

But she believes that her place is in the arms of her noble husband, the husband who has pressured her to reopen the fighting pits, which she knows is evil, that's the realization she has in the last chapter! So she's conflicted here, and I think we're supposed to be taking away that she shouldn't do that. Her place is not there! She should not bend!

Then Dany describes the blisters she gets "from the way [she] walk[s]" a clear callback to the line in her last chapter "one step, then the next, but where is it I'm going?" – the path of compromise is quite literally hurting her!

Dany has to remember who she is – someone who abhors slavery, who doesn't compromise on her principles.

She's sick, dehydrated, hallucinating (and seemingly having a miscarriage), all alone at her lowest point, and finally she realizes Meereen is not her home and never will be! She cannot be a Harpy!!!

[neptunes-cunt]

I didn’t engage with any THT content until I fully finished the show to avoid spoilers but holy fuck, I understand how so many women end up with shitty, awful, white supremacist men because it was such a shock to see how obsessed the fandom is with Nick. Yes, June and Nick’s relationship was passionate and I was absolutely blushing at my TV during the first 2-3 seasons, but before any characters even uttered the word, I knew that man was a Nazi. Serena confirmed he played an instrumental role in rounding people up and establishing Gilead’s power, hence his original role as an Eye. During one of Nick and June’s conversations, we learn he felt he had no purpose or direction in life which led him to join the Crusade. That conversation really reminded me of how many men talk about the reason they join the military or become police officers, and both of those institutions notoriously take advantage of young men, grooming them by assuring them they have meaning and will reap the rewards of participating in that meaningfulness and servitude. And maybe that’s what happened to Nick, but we don’t get much more insight than Serena telling June about Nick’s service and Nick telling June about his vague motivations. Young men recruited into Hitler Youth were done so using the exact same tactics and we don’t give them a pass for it, for just following orders, because that kills people. It kills non-white people, it kills ethnic minorities, it kills queer people, it kills disabled people, it kills women, and if it doesn’t kill them first, it exploits and tortures them and strips them of their humanness. It’s unfortunate we never really got to see Nick truly operating as an Eye other than in interactions involving June, but considering his actions as a Commander, and the fact that he even rose through the ranks to become a Commander, Nick was not saying no. He was not disobeying orders, he was not turning away from killing those who tried to flee or broke Gilead law. If he had, he’d probably be dead. And it’s very human to not want to die. But we can’t pretend our actions in avoidance of death have no moral weight or consequences. Nick tried to help June escape, but did he ever try to help any other women escape? Did he care about Nichole/Holly after she stopped being something that brought June back to him over and over again (read: Nick suddenly bringing her up in s6e9 so June would run away with him—particularly in a way that made it seem like Nichole’s presence would mostly be for June’s benefit—after seemingly forgetting she existed)? Every good action we have seen from Nick has at its root been in favor of himself and his protection from the reality he helped bring about. Nick loved himself far more than he ever loved June, because real love would’ve made him risk his life to free June and her daughters with any and all power he had (like Luke did). “I should’ve run away with you when I had the chance,” mhm, yeah, you should have, but you chose to stay, not out of fear, but out of love, not for June, but for power.

[maryymaruu]

Okay I'm going to need to find the tumblr account of the author of Ragequit logs fanfic because what the hell kind of dark magic did they use- I developed a new laughter, that specifically manifests ONLY when I'm reading the fanfic-???! 😂

I don't snort when I laugh-!! I NEVER DID! BUT without fail, every time I read the fanfic I laugh and chuckle and giggle and SNORT like a big ahh dork- 😂😂💦💦

For real, it's so nicely written, i can't stop smiling and snort-laughing, oh my gawd. It's so good to see all four of these dorks being so... okay! Not in pain! Not in anguish! They're okay and they're in contact!! Oh the sweet honey for my heart.

I love the personalities the four of them display in this fanfic, they're very enjoyable. Pebbles is really cute, harsh in the tongue but soft at the heart- Moon is a lot more pro-active here and we get to see how she indeed is overprotective of her little brother. Suns is so adorable and shy!! And oh boi, NSH my favorite- the "obnoxious, ALWAYS happy" friend- I feel like there is a big hurt he's keeping secret from everyone and gosh do I hope Pebbles gets to pry it out of him. Go heal each other, you fools (affectionately)

[tyrannuspitch]

but what if ragnarok was good. what if it was a tragedy. what if the death of a planet, even one that was the heart of a brutal empire, held the weight it deserved.

what if thor was noble and flawed and morally grey and he had to confront his flaws and crimes and asgard's twisted ideology and he really did begin to change but his change came too late to save his people, the very people he had committed all those horrors to protect.

and what if loki was finally vindicated in seeing the horror of asgard for what it is, but its destruction brought no relief. what if he and thor could finally recognise one another as fellow victims of odin, but only at the cost of odin himself. what if loki could only begin to heal by bringing about the end of the world, and he and thor could only be brothers again when no-one else remained.

and what if hela was just as tragic and complicated as her brothers. what if her death was not a victory but one more horror they failed to prevent. what if all that saved the sons of odin from their father's fate was each other, and hela, who never got to have a sibling, didn't know how to let them save her.

[marlynnofmany]

Starseed Apples

“Here you go,” I said, putting down the last box. “Uncut fabric, plumbing supplies, and three cases with a fungus biohazard label. Do I even want to know what’s in those?” I cast a curious look at my fellow human as I handed over the signing pad. She was shorter and rounder than I was, dressed in a crisp uniform of a type I didn’t recognize. Big pockets everywhere.

She signed with a wry grin. “Those are dirt.”

“Dirt?” I repeated, looking around the admittedly spotless loading dock of this particular space station. “Dirt warrants a biohazard here?”

“Oh, you have no idea,” she said, handing the pad back. “Organic mulch that could contain anything from decomposed animals to fungus to poop? With uncountable amounts of bacterial life and potential germs? We’re lucky they only focused on the mold aspect!”

“Hm, good point,” I said.

Zhee, who was busy moving boxes off the hover sled, muttered something disparaging. I expected him to complain about how gross it all was, since he was always the first to point out when humans did something to offend his bug-alien sensibilities, but it sounded like he was griping about the strict station rules this time.

The human continued. “We have to keep a clean room between the greenhouse area and everything else. Even there, most things are in pots. We’ve got a great crop from Johnny Starseed right now!”

I’d heard that name before. “Oh, was he the one who sells little potted—”

“Apple trees, yeah,” she said. “Tiny and convenient, but they make an impressive number of apples as long as you feed ‘em quality dirt.” She bent down to pat a box.

Zhee finished freeing the sled. “Reasonable business plan,” he said, sounding almost complimentary.

“The guy named himself after Johnny Appleseed,” I told Zhee. “A human from centuries ago who got famous for traveling around and setting up apple orchards on Earth. Everybody likes a guy who brings food wherever he goes. And drink — I think some of those apples were supposed to be the cider variety.”

Zhee flicked his antennae. “Sounds like a very human thing to do,” he said drily.

“Have you tried the Starseed Reds?” the other human asked. “They’re very good.”

“No I haven’t, but I’d like to!” I said. “I’ve heard good things. I was kind of hoping to cross paths with him at some point. I wouldn’t mind a tiny apple tree in my quarters. Of course, the cat might get at it, and I’d probably have to find a grow lamp…”

She opened a boxy hip pocket, and pulled out the shiniest red apple I’d seen in a while. “Here you go.”

“Thank you!” I said, taking it eagerly. “That’s very generous!”

She waved it off. “Like I said, we’ve got a big crop. And I’ve got a different one that I’m saving for when I get off shift.” From another pocket, she produced a red apple with distinct orange stripes. “Which should be as soon as I get the supplies back to base.”

I laughed. “Is that the booze kind? I didn’t think those were real!”

“Oh yes,” she said with relish, putting it back in the pocket. “Starseed Cider Apples, no fermenting required!”

Zhee cocked his head, faceted eyes looking at both of us. “Poisonous apples?”

“Alcoholic apples,” I corrected, knowing full well that he considered that to be the same thing.

Zhee pushed the hover cart back toward the ship with a dramatic head tilt and antennae swirl. “Now that sounds like a human thing to do.”

“Well, you’re not wrong there,” I said with a smile. I thanked the other human and followed him, taking a bite of my non-alcoholic apple. It really was good.

~~~

The ongoing backstory adventures of the main character from this book. More to come!

[maeamian]

If you're looking for something you can do to help the people of LA in these uncertain times, some organizers, as reported by Chad Loder, are buying out Tamale carts from vendors who would be at risk going out under ICE's assault on immigrants in our community, KTown organizers have organized a tamale buyout, buying an entire cart's worth of tamales and distributing them to our unhoused neighbors.

Here's the venmo, and if you send me proof that you've donated ten dollars or more I will answer any space question to the best of my ability (please send them in separate asks tho so I can publish the answers)

[intertexts]

anyway it really is very important to my understanding of dakota's character is that he's the only one of them who would be any good at cooking.

[obsessivefangirl]

Your honor I know there are writing rules I just think mine are better

[vampireradiation]

Man, I would find so much solace and comfort in the obsessive love related tags if they weren’t all just like kinda unwell teenagers roleplaying anime characters. I’m not one to shit on what mentally ill young people do to cope so whatever but like… girl you’re not a yandere it’s just your first crush please stop.

[victorluvsalice]

Happy Valicertine's Day, everyone! :D Time to celebrate my OT3 once again as if we're not always doing that around here. Once again, I raided the archives of the sadly-defunct Chill Valicer Save for fun screenshots I could turn into my required three Valicertine's -- but this year, I somehow ended up making three "sequels" to previous Valicetines and Valicertine's I've made. Allow me to explain further in the traditionally-mandated descriptions below (though all the images are alt-texted as well):

(a screenshot from the Spooky Day date the trio took at the Haunted Museum, with Smiler in their dark form watching Space Ranger!Victor massage Pizza Deliverer!Alice's shoulders with a smile) "COMPERSION! It remains pretty awesome. Happy Valicertine's Day!" -- This one is obviously a sequel to the first Valicertine in the 2024 Collection! I wanted to do a follow-up with Smiler looking lovingly at Victor and Alice being cute/romantic together, and of the shots I got of such a thing, I like this one from their Spooky Day date the best. Just that little smile! It's so cute. :)

(a screenshot of the trio dancing together in the Gnome's Arms of Henford-On-Bagley, with Victor looking lovingly at his partners while they smile back at him) "Yup -- two years on, and you two still give me...ideas. ;) Happy Valicertine's Day!" -- And this one is a sequel to the first Valicertine in the 2023 Collection! I stumbled across this shot while looking for other good potential Valicertine images, thought it was cute -- and then remembered "hey, I did something similar for my very first Valicertine! And the other one I've made so far this year is already a follow-up to an older Valicertine...why not go ahead and make this one a sequel too?" So I did. :) I do love them dancing together -- always gives me the fuzzies. <3

(a screenshot of Smiler at the Copperdale Weenie Roast, playing their guitar as Victor and Alice watch on and the rest of the guests do their thing at the campfire behind them) "Love Is...supporting your partner/metamour when they break out 'Wonderwall' at the party. Happy Valicertine's Day!" -- And finally, we have a sequel to, of all things, the 2017 Collection of Valicetines! You know, the one I had to repost because, for reasons I will never understand, the original post was flagged for adult content. *shakehead* Anyway, what happened is, I was doing another trawl of the Chill Valicer Save screenshots, saw this shot, and was like "Oh hey, what if I made a joke about 'love is being supportive when your partner breaks out Wonderwall' or something like that?" ...and then was like "hang on, didn't I do some Valicetines like that one year?" Leading to me looking them up, and deciding to ape the style of them just for the hell of it. XD Took a little fiddling to make it look good, but I'm pretty happy with the end result!

And there we have it! Enjoy these sort-of-blasts from the past! XD

[jayyydez]

Somehow got posessed by the idea to see if my old fics were still on fanfiction.net because I couldn't remember if I'd deleted them

They are. Certainly still there

I opened one of them and just immediately hit the back button

A reminder that everyone starts somewhere, good god

[whitmore]

i can’t stop thinking about that jacaranda tree in tallulah’s flower fields there’s so many implications there. the solid information we have is that phil logged in yesterday to “organize backpacks”, the tree and dugout appeared seemingly overnight, the waypoint is called ‘welcome back, nerd <3’. tubbo says that it’s likely someone who doesn’t know the mechanics of planting that kind of tree due to the waypoint placement in midair & the secondary dig that seemed to have occurred after the player realized the initial dig couldn’t host the tree.

our two most implicated players there are wilbur and tallulah; phil even points out that while the waypoint name is wilbur’s verbiage, the heart emoticon is not very wilbur and is more tallulah. he however pointedly makes it known that it’s built very wilbur-style, with spruce and stone walls. and logistically (to meta-talk it) it was not ccwilbur; he did not log in at an ungodly hour, dig a hole, plant a tree, and not tell anyone. plus (if we’re looking past the dialect disconnect) there’s no real reason for him to make a waystone seemingly welcoming himself back, and he isn’t narratively aware that the eggs are even missing, so it can’t be a wilbur-made-structure in preparation for tallulah’s return. so perhaps we say ‘well maybe ccwilbur asked ccphil to do it for him for some presently unknown reason and that’s why he logged in and organized backpacks!’ except why would phil lead tubbo there knowing it didn’t make much sense and was seemingly unfinished in terms of both build and story? (cc)phil could have so very easily diverted tubbo and him both from visiting but he made it a point to go out there to the field; phil saw the tree first, pointed it out first, investigated first, tubbo just followed his lead— did he know what he was walking into? was it planned; whose idea was that, the name of the waystone, the materials and contents chosen?

there’s no black concrete, which makes me hesitant to allude it to a dimensional-tallulah structure— there’s nothing that indicates she’s communicating like there has been with all the other eggs previous communications, not even a pink sign, though you could make the argument that the tree itself is her sign because it’s her favourite kind of tree, and it’s also her favourite color, but i think it’s kind of a stretch in the grand scheme of things. plus in a meta-sense, especially if we’re taking into account phil’s recent backpack organizing activities, there’s no reason to believe that 02 wouldn’t just dig and plant the tree herself, which still begs the question that even if it IS somehow tallulah’s doing, what was phil doing yesterday?

[waffliesinyoface]

This Yahtzee Croshaw video got posted on youtube today, and I want to talk about Video Game Crafting Systems!

I don't imagine that any of you remember this, but I actually ranted about this before.

Minecraft is mentioned in the video already, so I won't go over that in too much detail. I appreciate that the game has a recipe book nowadays, simply because it has essentially replaced the need to have the wiki open in another window. More games should incorporate something like this!

It's fine to be a bit obtuse and make the player figure things out, but developers really need to come to terms with the fact that every game ever will have a dedicated fan wiki crop up before the game even launches.

Ideally, most games would also come with a little notepad feature that lets the player write shit down themselves, but that would only really be useful for people playing on PC. It would be convenient, though.

So, aside from minecraft, what are other crafting systems I like?

Final Fantasy 14 - I like that going out of your way to make sure you have the best materials at the start makes the final recipe start with higher base quality. I like that you have to do a bunch of mental calculations to juggle both the item's durability and your CP bar. I like that once you're high enough level, the game lets you just go "nah im good thanks" and instantly craft something if it's far enough below your level.

However, I don't like that gear from dungeons and raids automatically outclasses anything you can make, and that materia is limited to bumping up one or two stats. (IE: max crit and then whatever else is good for your class).

Recettear - I'm putting a big asterisk on this one because while I like it in theory, it is way too much of a pain in the ass for 90% of what you can make, and the drop rate on some of the items needed is unforgiveably bad.

Making the best sword in the game should require some effort and drops from bosses. This part is good. I am praising this part specifically.

However... some items require you to get 10 semi-rare drops from an enemy that spawns randomly on 5 floors out of a 50 floor dungeon, and a boss drop from a different dungeon, AND a random item sold by an NPC who only comes to your shop under specific conditions and tries to hawk random, mostly useless goods, for five times what they're worth. Out of a selection of dozens of possible items.

And then, after you can finally, FINALLY craft that sword, you have to put it on display, hope that the adventurer who can equip it tries to buy it, dissuade anyone ELSE who wants to buy it, and then sell it to them for pennies on the dollar because these fuckers are all broke even though I pay them thousands of gold every time I hire them to go into a dungeon. WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU SPENDING ALL YOUR MONEY ON, LOUIE. WHAT DOES YOUR BUDGET LOOK LIKE.

*ahem*

Atelier Ryza - every triple A game that makes you gather random sticks in a field fucking wishes it was this. Let's go over a couple reasons why it's good.

You have multiple tools for gathering ingredients, which allows for more diverse ingredients from each source. Smacking a tree with your staff causes uni (spiky acorns) to fall off. Cutting it with a scythe grants you bark or vines. Hitting it with an axe gives you wood. Blowing it up with a magical bomb staff (please play ryza) gives you charcoal. All of these ingredients come from the same source in a way that makes sense intuitively, and encourages you to experiment hitting things with new tools to see what you get this time. .

Gathering is both quick and meaningful. While picking up items off the ground only grants you one resource, the things you actually hit with tools give you several at a time. Charge up that axe swing and you'll knock the tree over in one go, giving you like 10 logs at once. However, you also have limited storage space out in the field - which can be upgraded WITH crafting - so you aren't obligated to pick up everything. You aren't just mindlessly hoovering up everything. You have to pick and choose that which you actually need, which makes that which you DO take home more valuable to you. .

The crafting system is fluid and materials stay relevant. Some slots in the alchemy grid will ask for a specific item - you can't make the material needed for the second tier of weapons without an ore locked behind strong enemies in the first proper dungeon - but some slots will just ask for [metal] or [plant], which gives you more freedom. The element value of each item also plays into it. IE: sometimes a slot will need one element to fill it up and unlock that attribute, but the NEXT slot will only unlock if you put in materials with another attribute. You either have to choose one to max out, OR, try and find another material that satisfies BOTH conditions. .

There's a great deal of customization and depth to the system, which means you can create items that actually feel unique or tailored to your needs. This ranges from what stat an item can boost, its innate qualities (medicine that heals vs medicine that cures ailments), and what traits it has (higher quality multipliers, or stronger skills, or better at status affliction, etc). Later on, you get the ability to sacrifice items to give other items even more customization. One of the best weapons for Ryza is made by maxing out a trait on her starting weapon, and progressively building it up into the later versions while deliberately making sure that you don't unlock their respective traits. .

The game is based around crafting, not something just tacked on as an afterthought. Crafting is the primary gameplay loop, and everything revolves around it. Exploring means more resources to craft stuff from. Combat is done primarily because monsters drop items to craft stuff. Quests unlock new recipes to craft. The entire plot revolves around Ryza wanting to become better at crafting things. .

Crafting lets you become absolutely fucking cracked and break the game over your knee. So many games will have crafting systems, but limit how far you can go with them. You might be able to make the best weapon in the game, but realistically, it's only about 20% stronger than some vendor trash you pick up. Atelier Ryza says no. Atelier Ryza says "if you really want, you can exploit the hell out of this." Atelier Ryza says "I will let you cram 30 ingots made of alchemical gold from hell into your staff, seal a philosopher's stone inside it, and create a weapon which can oneshot gods." And that's beautiful.

[nburkhardt]

It’s insane how different fandoms are when you read so much fic.

Like.. the things people are comfortable with is wild to me. Buddie omegaverse is so… I guess tame is the only word I can find compared to Steddie omegaverse.

Anyway, did you know there’s only 183 fics under the omega Evan ‘Buck’ Buckley tag? 😀

[mcybree]

Ok ok ok I'm not Tryna start discourse but bluestars prophecy was my first ever warriors book and bluestar will always be my favourite so I'm gonna make some counterpoints to you about her being a Smajor character

bluestar has always been led by an intense loyalty and dedication to those she loves and cares for - this includes her mum, her sister, her clan, eventually Firepaw when he joins the clan, and she has a VERY strong moral compass when it comes to doing the right thing - when she sees thistleclaw teaching tigerpaw to hurt a then baby scourge she very much discourages it and is against it

Afaik scott is Not like that, he doesn't have an emotional or love-driven moral code, he does things because they're smart decisions in the long term or because he wants to. Granted I havent seen a ton of his stuff but I have seen his limited life and 3rd life perspectives and he is very much a singular team player there, there to look after himself and well if people align with him that's great he's got allies (jimmy and Martyn) but he won't go out of his way to care for them

Bluestars defiance of starclan in the first series is BECAUSE she gave herself to them and what the warrior code demanded so much - yes she broke clan rules by having kids with crookedstar but she did everything in her power to make sure they'd have a happy life and felt terrible that thrushpelt was willing to say they were his to save her reputation. She didn't do it out of a selfish want, she only ever wanted to help her clan and those she loved, and her becoming clan leader is emblematic of that want. When she rejects starclan so wholeheartedly in the first series it's because THINGS KEEP GOING WRONG WHEN SHES TRIED SO HARD TO STOP THEM FROM DOING THAT - starclan has never cared about the sacrifices she made to keep her loved ones and clan safe, she lost her mother, her sister, her kits, her mate, literally everything, and things STILL KEEP GETTING WORSE. it's not a demand that she deserves to have everything good, it's a cry for help that shouldn't something go right after she's tried so hard???

C!Scott isn't like that. He puts himself above others and inherently believes he will get the best if he just plays his cards right, and he is good at it, he's very competent at lasting a long time in life series and getting what he wants - the ruthlessness of gem driven by desperation kills him in secret life, Martyn's complete fucking about face kills him in limited life, and I'm pretty sure it's etho who gets him out in 3rd life by luck. He doesn't plan to look after the ones he cares about, because he cares about himself first and foremost. Yeah you can argue when he doesn't get what he wants he gets annoyed, but his is less of a 'why don't I get this don't I deserve it' and more of a 'oh fuck this didn't work. Ok new plan double down on getting what I want by appeasing to people cos they're easy to read and therefore account for'

I don't doubt Scott would make a bluestar adjacent character if he made a warrior cats oc BUT his character would honestly be closer to darktail or ashfur than bluestar and that's that on that.

(sorry you activated 13 year old me's unskippable cutscene sjdjsjsjja this isnt meant to be a serious argument I just love bluestar a lot and love talking about her)

OKAY 1. this is fucking awesome thank you 2. i am going to do something new and exciting (advocate for scott instead of beating him to death with sticks) because unfortunately this bluestar info has only made me believe she is a smajor character even more.

As a general note when I talk about smajor characters as a collective here I’m referring to characters more in the realm of esmp/traffic/rats/pirates/etc, less vampire scott or necromancer scott who are intended to be villainous.

Scott characters tend to operate under a “If I am not a Good Person I may as well die” rule, and consequently abide by a strict moral code to keep themselves feeling clean. For instance: traffic Scott will never go back on his word, he will avoid dishonesty, and he won’t take from others unless he is sure that he can repay them. He will never betray his seasonal primary ally (even when they betray him first), and will often give people things just because they asked him nicely. He stakes a lot of his own identity on this, because it is through being a “good person” that he justifies his superiority (and, by extension, his own existence); in his mind he deserves the best and *is* the best because he is such a good person. When things don’t go his way, he thinks he doesn’t deserve it because he has been nothing but good, so he tries to place a reason. He often assumes that somebody must “have a vendetta” against him, even if this somebody is the world (see: him asking if limlife episode 1 boogeyman is some kind of joke played on him for not giving in to the boogey curse in Last Life.) which is very Bluestar to me, convinced that her misfortunes are a divine punishment.

This is all to say that Scott does have a strict moral code and deep sense of loyalty. Being a “good person” and devoted partner in the ways he understands it are so ingrained into what he is that I think he definitely has the capacity to be a Bluestar if he were raised being taught clan values, even if his internal systems are often built around never letting gross emotions be fully felt rather than what those emotions compel him to do.