Thunder and Clear Sky are fighting and oh no! Clear Sky seems to be winning? But what’s this?? IT’S SLASH WITH THE STEEL CHAIR!
Funny enough I WAS actually planning a moment like that with the Wind Coalition. I might shuffle it now...
It was going to be one of the first times Bumble really showcases how good her ability to translate is. Thunder Storm was trying to painfully negotiate with Shadow's Group, or gets in some scuffle with Sky's Clan again (was still working out the details) and JUST as it seemed lost, Bumble shouted "HELP! MURDER!" in Parkmew, causing a cluster of WindCo cats to burst to the rescue
But maybe instead I can shuffle it so that there's a moment towards the very, very end of the diplomacy section where Clear Sky brings his WHOLE forces to destroy the tiny Clan, and THAT is when Thunder and Slash realize they've been pitted against each other.
Hmm... maybe I should back up and cause some sections in that diplomacy arc where Tall Shadow and The Wind Runner offer what Thunder needs in their talks, in exchange for being mercenaries against Slash's cats. Thunder accepts several times, since he was in Clear Sky's group where he "saw that it's true, theyre violent and aggressive..."
Show how it can benefit him to accept what the other groups believe about Slash and his cats, but also REJECT it by showing that in the end, it oppresses BOTH Thunder and Slash to be fighting each other and Thunder was completely wrong to accept their words at face value.
Thunder Storm isn't immune to being an enforcer of the systems he created a Clan to reject.
I think it would also be really good form to change Slash's name a little, because he's SO BAD in the original text, just to differentiate what I'm doing with him.
Hmm... since none of the other groups seem to have a Leader Power yet since they're so new, maybe SLASH and his group is the one with a little bit of magic? I could have Slash be able to die a couple of times.
I could have the white marks on his legs spread up every time he takes damage. Instead of straightforward "lives," however bad it was determines how vertical the slash is. So a REALLY bad death stands straight up, while every drain from weakness or starvation just loops around the leg.
Kinda like one of those heartbeat monitors.
Maybe the other groups call him Slash because of that, but it's not his real name...
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Me if I talked about Dean like some people talk about Sam:
Sam forcing Dean to stop being a demon was a violation of Dean's bodily autonomy.
Sam locking Dean up numerous times in season 8, 9, and 10 was a violation of Dean's bodily autonomy.
Sam tricking Dean into seeing a faith healer then dragging him into the tent when he was too weak to fight back was a violation of Dean's bodily autonomy.
Dean can't say no to Sam, so any time Sam says anything and Dean agrees, Sam has violated Dean's bodily autonomy.
Removing the Mark of Cain without Dean's permission violated Dean's bodily autonomy.
Punching Dean for wanting to jump into the ocean in a box violated Dean's bodily autonomy.
Always saying no when Dean wanted to take a break leading up to season 3 violated Dean's bodily autonomy.
Throwing Dean against a wall and trying to choke Dean to death violated Dean's bodily autonomy.
Ordering Dean to go and stay with Lisa as his dying wish violated Dean's bodily autonomy.
Trying to kill Benny and telling Dean he couldn't be friends with Benny anymore violated Dean's bodily autonomy.
Sam killed two different people over the course of the show to save Dean, violating Dean's principles, and his agency and bodily autonomy.
Guilting Dean into keeping Michael locked up in his head violated Dean's bodily autonomy.
Trying to force Dean to be his mommy violated Dean's bodily autonomy.
Guilting and shaming Dean into a parenting role with Jack violated Dean's bodily autonomy.
Being referred to as a dog who needed to be leashed by demons who wanted Sam to take control of Dean is a reflection of Dean's lack of bodily autonomy.
Sam lying to Dean about things that concern Dean's life is a violation of Dean's bodily autonomy.
Sam not letting Dean die whenever Dean is suicidal is a violation of Dean's bodily autonomy
Sam lying by promising to survive The Trials just so he can do them instead is a violation of Dean's bodily autonomy.
Sam letting Dean get turned into a vampire so he can use him to get into a nest is a violation of Dean's bodily autonomy.
Sam being perfectly comfortable with using Dean as bait is a violation of Dean's bodily autonomy.
Sam showing clear disapproval of various sexual partners Dean has is a violation of Dean's bodily autonomy.
Sam trying to kill Crowley is a violation of Dean's bodily autonomy.
Sam not looking for Dean when he was in Purgatory was a violation of Dean's bodily autonomy, but also if Sam had looked for him, that would also be a violation of Dean's bodily autonomy because he doesn't know what Dean would want.
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So we all know that the reason their speech in ac1 was so unnatural was because the animus was translating Arabic to English (also, it was over 1000 years ago, so there's that) but I like to imagine that they were a lot more casual when they spoke to each other, like within the context of the language, and they sounded more like a group of guys in military barracks (if you've ever heard a guys in basic training talking to one another, you'll know exactly what I'm talking about). And I always accidentally incorporate this without warning beforehand. So a lot of my ac1 fics read really out of character, but trust, I know what I'm talking about. (My credentials come from being in a military family and growing up around war vets/military personnel)
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Dracula Dictionary, July 26th
Lord Godalming: title of one of the lords of the House of Lords, titled after a town south of London. Not actually his name. Arthur's father does not inexplicably have a different last name than Arthur
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Wait so here Anna actually says "itchi tasu itchi wa" which means "one plus one equals..."
And they answer with "ni!" which means "two"
And that's why they're showing two fingers ?
I mean it's not something shocking but i felt kinda disappointed because subtitles lied to me :(
But not as disappointed as when i found out what Kazuki doesn't actually say "our genes" in this scene but "our blood". Considering how much this whole "blood family" theme means i wish they'd translated it more accurately :/
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