#understanding vs accepting

[stealingpotatoes]

heres a crappy venn (??) diagram explaining the dynamics in the tl4j time travel au bc it's easier than trying to write a full plot

[karvviie]

if i had a nickel for every time i drew grif and locus with a pomegranate i’d have two nickels which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice

[mothintheflames]

not to throw hands on main but it's crazy that some of y'all will forgive a boy for planning to kill someone (in exchange for a soul tbf), rejecting a love confession in her stead and falsely claiming that she's actually going out with him, refusing to accept no for an answer, and going into her house without her permission or knowledge to steal from her, but will hate on a girl for rejecting his romantic advances because she did it on the grounds of a trait that he couldn't control.

[mamawasatesttube]

thinking abt kon getting hurt/upset about something big and clark bundling him up in his cape... ouuhhhhh souperfam save me...

[sunlight-shunlight]

also i think it's kind of underrated that prior to dai, solas straight up murdered felassan mid-sentence, for just implying that his plan needed to change, despite them being Comrades In Rebellion for however many thousand years

but then in trespasser, he actually says "i would treasure the chance to be wrong, my friend" to a friendly inquisitor who says they're going to prove that he doesn't need to go through with his plan. even with a hostile inquisitor he's like "yeah whatever, i hate your ass but i'm not going to kill you 🙄" despite this being the most likely person to be able to interfere with his plans, and logically he should really take them out if he wants to guarantee success. that is Growth.

[yuri-is-online]

Been brainrotting lately and now I present to you what I think is an underused story beat for Yuu. What if “Yuu” isn’t even the prefect’s real name?

Considering that Yuu’s first experience in Twisted Wonderland is waking up in a coffin, wandering around an obviously foreign place, and being questioned by a suspicious man in a crow mask surrounded by people in black hooded robes… I just think most people would not give their real name in such a sketchy situation.

Fast forward to when Yuu is more comfortable with the cast and there is both comedy and angst potential here. On one hand, the reactions to the deception could be pretty funny. (Cue a “woe is me” from Crowley. Of course he can’t find a way home for you when he doesn’t have your real name!) On the other, this could be a great way of exploring the prefect having a crisis. Yuu already lost so much in being taken to Twisted Wonderland, and now in a way even the prefect’s name has been taken.

What do you think?

waking up in a coffin, wandering around an obviously foreign place, and being questioned by a suspicious man in a crow mask surrounded by people in black hooded robes…

Annon, annon, annon, when you put it like that it sounds like Yuu woke up in the middle of a cult ritual of some sort. Which I suppose if you were an edgy Night Raven student idia you might argue that the enrollment ceremony totally is as an excuse not to go

But to be more serious, I have seen a few memes about this concept and I like it a lot σ(￣、￣=) It's a fun character concept, it's not everyday you get a chance to re-invent yourself completely.

That being said, just based off of the few dialogue options Yuu has at the start, I think Yuu is implied to believe that they are dreaming:

Which honestly doesn't make this idea any less valid. If you're dreaming about waking up in the middle of some weird necromancer's rite, why not give him a fake name? It's not meant to be serious anyway. Just go with the flow and hope things don't get too weird (and get offended when your dream doesn't give you magic powers) until it's too late and you realize everyone thinks your name really is that bad joke you made.

If you want to get darker, maybe Yuu really did think they died. A black carriage pulling a coffin really only goes to a funeral, and death has been depicted as an unmanned coach with black horses. Maybe Yuu is only just coming to grips with the fact that they really are alive when they see Riddle overblot and he hurts them. Maybe they now are sitting next to two people who have started to think about them as a friend, a really close one. Maybe they think Yuu is really brave because they charged headlong into danger without a second thought, and won, twice now. Maybe Yuu cries themselves to sleep that night because in a way... you died so yuu could live.

As for reactions, Crowley and the other staff members I think would be the most dramatic, followed by Adeuce and Grim. Jack I can see accepting your reasons and not thinking too hard about it, maybe even respecting your survival instincts, while Epel... well he says he's mad but mostly he's just concerned. He knows what it feels like to have two dueling parts of yourself and trying to find the middle ground. Ortho would be excited, you have a secret identity just like a magical girl/super sentai/anime idol/superhero take your pick really. He certainly doesn't mind getting to know you all over again.

Sebek screams at you for being a threat to Wakasama but it's clear to everyone who actually knows him that he's really just worried about the amount of stress you put on yourself. He would hate for you to have the same issues with self loathing he does. And Malleus? Well he lied to you about who he was because he was worried you would be afraid, even though you didn't know he existed. It would be very petty for him to hold a grudge against you for doing the same.

In general I think this would be something the others would have an easier time understanding as opposed to Yuu's sense of alienation or loneliness at not having magic. Identity issues are common themes in fiction, so I could see them actually seeing it as a problem as opposed to an abstract problem like no government papers (since these kids with one obvious exception don't do taxes.) But it would make for a great way to explore the prefect having a crisis just as you say, in a way it's the perfect example for every problem they might have with being in Twisted Wonderland.

[lemongogo]

what is their problem tbh

[turkwriter]

Reds and Blues, D&D Style

Simmons: Chthonic Tiefling Wizard with a Scribe background and Evoker subclass

Caboose: Cloud Giant Goliath Wizard with a Hermit background and Necromancer subclass

Grif: Hill Dwarf Bard with an Entertainer background and College of Lore subclass

Sarge: Rock Gnome Barbarian with a Sailor background and Path of the Berserker Subclass

Tucker: Blue Dragonborn Fighter with a Guard background and Champion subclass

Church: Aasimar Sorcerer with a Sage background and Clockwork Sorcery (Alpha)/Aberrant Sorcery (Epsilon) subclasses

Donut: Lightfoot Halfling Warlock with a Farmer background and Great Old One Patron subclass

Wash: Elf Rogue with a Wayfarer background and Soulknife subclass

Doc: Human Cleric with an Acolyte background and Life Domain subclass for himself, but a Charlatan background and Trickery Domain subclass for O'Malley

Lopez: Human Druid with an Artisan background and Circle of the Stars subclass

Tex: Half-Orc Ranger with a Soldier background and Hunter subclass

Carolina: Half-Elf Monk with a Noble background and Warrior of the Open Hand subclass

Locus: Orc Paladin with a Criminal background and Oath of Vengeance subclass (changes to the Oath of Devotion after his Heel Face Turn)

Sister: Hill Dwarf Bard with an Entertainer background and College of Dance subclass

[vv-ispy]

Izuru Kamukura really destroys me though bc DR and DR2 already has its cast of ultimates, who became who they are for a multitude of reasons. Some of them, like Owari or Kuwata, just happened to be good at what they're good at without having to put in work or even interest in their ultimate, whereas others truly had to work and sacrifice to become the Ultimate at what they do, like Maizono's whole life being constant desparate fighting to stay relevant or Sonia who has to be a princess before she can be a person.

Of those who had to sacrifice themselves, Kamukura takes that to the logical extreme: maybe he didn't literally work for it (and the school's taking advantage of him definitely leads to other commentary) but he sacrificed everything about Hinata to become Kamukura. Just as constant, narrow minded work and study leaves no time for hobbies or fun or just being yourself and hence can absolutely destroy yourself as your own person, metaphorically Kamukura can be seen as a person who so narrowmindedly dedicated themselves to being an ultimate talent he discarded everything about being a person and being himself. He wanted escape being plain talentless Hinata so bad, desparately wanted to become someone with talent and what Hope's Peak stood for so bad, he gave himself up for it. And it worked, but it turned out to be so so empty

On the other end of the extreme actually I think is Komaeda: Someone who didn't have to work but through sheer luck still landed himself in the success that is attending Hope's Peak. But of course seeing his own behaviour and low self opinion, that sort of success is just as empty

[tvckerwash]

nobody understands wash/south friendship. anyone not in the know thinks they hate each other, but they don't. sure, they think the other is the single most annoying person in the known universe, but when push comes to shove, they're an okay team so long as they both understand that things are going to become extremely chaotic, they will be screaming at each other non stop, and as the guy who's really, really good at getting out of bad situations where death is almost certain alive, wash (generally) takes point.

[inexplicably-spookified]

diversity win! this witch is bi... lingual?

[justajsworkshop]

k, so my friend was staying at this utterly gorgeous and lavish hotel we both love and adore, and as we were walking around together, i had this moment of, “oh, i’d love for this to be my life.”

then i snapped myself out of it like… wait, this is my life. not just from a manifestation perspective of being conscious of my inner talking, but i was literally walking around with her in the stunning hotel. how could it not be real and my experience unless i deny it as such?

and it got me thinking how much do i do this to myself in imagination? see something as wishful thinking instead of letting it be who i am? where im standing in my desired end with an underlying sense of “i wish this were me,” even though it is me. all my lives exists in the greater reality of imagination, but am i letting myself accept, have, and live them?

[langfield]

every time i see a review of double exposure that harps on max’s and chloe’s characters only to then repeat the same criticism everyone and their mother has already said without actually elaborating upon the praise they do want to give de and without talking about any of the new plots, characters, or themes in depth i sigh a little. where’s some damn newness

[robotsprinkles]

sorry for the stupid powerscaling rant

powerscalers just really annoy me

[plushie-lovey]

I'm so sad. The past couple days I've been talking to my datemate about how I really want a sky or onyx jellycat dragon, and how super hard it is to get them. Then today I found out onyx as well as huge sky dragon are both being retired soon wth 😭