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P1 daniil looks like a 20 something boy genius I-did-premed-when-i-was-14 ass vs P2 daniil who is very much in his 30s trying to delay the onset of twinkdeath by commissioning the cuntiest coat vaguely 1920s russia has ever seen

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james and jonas used to do all kinds of. experimentse . with each other

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on the haruspex

pathologic 2 || salman rushdie, east, west || florence + the machine, shake it out || pathologic 2 || melissa broder, problem area || pathologic 3: quarantine || caitlin conlon, phantom pains || pathologic classic hd || mary oliver, west wind || kerri maniscalco, kingdom of the wicked / pathologic 2

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"NO, NO, NO, I HAVE AN IMMUNE!"

дайте танк родные

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Who's Nina?

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Always in his shadow

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my collection of herb brides (informal) "types" lore I made up & will hold as personal truth from now on

deliberations below

"Prophetess type"

Pythia-inspired

stay in the depth of the Abattoir where unused parts of slaughtered bulls are burned alongside sacred herbs

dance in smoke-induced trances

translate the words of the Earth into chants that the "priestesses" Brides bring to the surface and disseminate among the Kin (some chants that other members of the Kin and Brides sing are hundreds or thousands of years old, remembered from the depths)

may be blind or visually impaired from birth, illness or age

long hair or masks cover the eyes

"Priestess type"

your average Herb Brides

dancers

direct intermediaries between the Earth and the Kin

their dancing make the herbs grow

crucial role in times of and ceremonies around blooming, sowing and reaping, and the harvest

sometimes descend into the Abattoir to bring back to the surface the chants of the "Prophetesses"

wear wrists and ankle bracelets, pendants and hair accessories made of bone, hardened clay or stone that jingle and chime when dancing

some play instruments, especially the older others (cf. "Crones")

"Midwife (sub)type"

less a "type" than a specialization

"priestess" Herb Brides having shown skill in or dedication to midwifery

unless actively engaged in midwifing, indistinguishable in behavior from other Herb Brides as they dance and make the herbs grow

plenty of Herb Brides that don't fit the "midwife" subtype are also midwives (cf. Big Vlad's comment on Artemy's birth), but all Herb Brides of the "midwife" subtype are

differentiated from other Herb Brides by:

no tattoo/body paint below the elbow hands and nails kept clean hair short or tied securely with less loose leaves, herbs, beads,...

"Crones"

less a type than a title: Herb Brides over the age of 50

lead chants, as they've often spent their whole lives learning them

those too weak to dance as they once did may play instruments (bull bone flute, bull hide drum)

typically more covered than the younger Brides as they get colder more easily: are given clothes by members of the Kin (often their own family)

slower dances with age

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the autism has won

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Oh god

Banging my head against a wall over the concept of Ersher again. Crazy how a single line can add that much more depth. Artemy's already contending with questions of, does he have the right to determine the future of the Kin? Of the other half of town? Of the whole town? And now, he isn't even the original heir. Artemy doesn't seem like a "what if" kind of guy, but if Ersher survived, he'd be the Haruspex; he'd be the one making decisions as the son most likely to become the Menkhu. And for a family that's entrenched enough in cultural traditions, surely that's a weight on Artemy's shoulders.

Artemy's "does it matter?" response is so true in that, whether he's Ersher or Artemy, he's still the Haruspex and the man doing work around town. The title, position and the role matter more than the name. It really contributes to Artemy not expressing his grief very plainly in the game, to stretching himself thin around the town, to his own de-personalization.

And now here I am making assumptions, but the name Ersher sounds more culturally closer to the Kin than Artemy does. I wonder if Ersher more closely resembled Isidor. I wonder if, when the boys occupied the same house for however long that was, they were made into a dichotomy. The Kin-inclined, father's son Ersher and Artemy, whose friends are all from the town and who looks more like his mother. But then Ersher dies, and so does this dichotomy. Now Artemy has to contain them both - or, really, has to choose between one or the other. I wonder if part of Isidor realizing they had to embrace either the past or the future was the death of his son.

(And can you imagine... being Rubin... who has always been Isidor's "second choice," his reserve son if you will, but he's not even that. Artemy not being the original heir makes Rubin feel that much closer to slotting himself into the Burakh family, but he'll never be enough.)

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re-designed some of my favorite patho2 characters<3

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Hylics doodles and hylicsona. This is what I feel using it/its pronouns lol

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Inspired by this fic <3

No flowers version

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Stobotnik week | Day 1: Entertainment

Guys is it weird to create tamagotchi version of your assistant?

Song : Gallery Piece - of Montreal

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Few portraits for a small project dedicated to 16 days of activism

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Nick Valentine, Gosh I love him. May be I love him is because he's not human.