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@future-ghoost and I have decided to dabble in VA work and did a fun little parody of a 2000's commercial for a friend. Here are the outtakes!

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"Minrathous Style"

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I need to talk about Neve. I feel like I've already made this post, or maybe it's still sitting in one of my 90+ drafts, if so I'm going to make it again.

Neve

is not a femme fatale.

She is not a subversion of "the femme fatale."

You can look up an explanation of femme fatale on Wikipedia, which I highly recommed you do rather than turning to something like TV Tropes. (I actually fucking beg you to stop using that site, but I digress) The main theme of a femme fatale is someone who uses their sexual allure to achieve their purpose. This is absolutely not Neve. While I find Neve to be ARRESTINGLY beautiful, at no point in the story does she use this "allure" to do her job, or gain information, or manipulate people. None of the women in the Veilguard do.

She's not trying to steal Lucanis, or steal the show out from under Rook. She is an integral part of the team, not just because she can fit key elements of information together, or help sort the mess of information into something that makes sense. She also brings vital experience with one of the forces the team is arrayed against, in a way that none of the other team members can match.

Neve is a subversion of the hard-boiled detective. You can also look this up on Wikipedia. In particular, the last sentence stands out: "hard boiled 'paints a backdrop of institutionalized social corruption'". More than that, if anyone has ever watched or read noir/hard-boiled detective media, Neve is both instantly recognizable, and a refreshing change.

You can watch Bogart films and get a feel for it, but I personally recommend getting Phillip Marlowe novels on audio, as read by Ray Porter. This comes with a content warning that should be no surprise given the context and time it was written: extreme misogyny, racism, and queerphobia added for good measure. The genre's not happy. But you'll see why Neve, disillusioned, solitary, obsessive, wryly sarcastic, is made brilliant by also being warm, deeply kind, connected to her community, patient, and lovingly observant.

Neve is an amazing character. And I respect the shit out of Jessica Clark for the way she voiced the role: someone who is constantly contained, modulated to hide most emotions...until she can't.

(Was this post inspired because I heard rookanises were wilding out again?)

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Neve has A-cups stop giving her big bazoonkas 🔨 not even slightly bigger bazoonkas 🔪 she's flat! Pick Harding or Davrin if you want something bigger

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Ahem. So.

Jessica Clark is an amazing person and voiced a lil sentence I sent her. And I animated some lipsync over it.

She gave me permission to share it online so here ya gooooo

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✎ㅤ. . .ㅤ𝑯𝑬𝑨𝑫𝑪𝑨𝑵𝑶𝑵 𝑸𝑼𝑬𝑺𝑻𝑰𝑶𝑵𝑺.

₊˚⊹ ㅤa collection of character analysis/headcanon questions to learn more about your character and your partners'! writing/headcanon prompts requested by anonymous. feel free to edit these as you see fit.

[ 🖐️ ]ㅤ.ㅤwhat do their hands feel like: soft, calloused, trembling ? [ ☂️ ]ㅤ.ㅤdo they crave touch or fear it ? [ 🎐 ]ㅤ.ㅤdo they have a sound, like a song or voice, that they associate with peace ? [ 🕊️ ]ㅤ.ㅤwhen did they feel the safest ? [ 💤 ]ㅤ.ㅤhow do they sleep ? curled up, sprawled, holding onto something ? [ 🦇 ]ㅤ.ㅤwhat is a fear they never talk about ? [ 🔒 ]ㅤ.ㅤwhat is a secret they’ve sworn never to tell ? [ 🪢 ]ㅤ.ㅤwhen was the last time they broke a promise ? [ 🫳 ]ㅤ.ㅤwho do they feel they owe, but never paid back ? [ 💼 ]ㅤ.ㅤwhat do they always carry with them ? [ 🧨 ]ㅤ.ㅤwhat’s the quickest way to set them off, even if they hide it well ? [ ⛓️ ]ㅤ.ㅤwhat does guilt feel like to them ? [ 💢 ]ㅤ.ㅤwho have they never forgiven and never will ? [ 🩸 ]ㅤ.ㅤis there something or someone that, if lost, would break them ? [ 🌧️ ]ㅤ.ㅤis there a pain they refuse to heal from ? [ 🪞 ]ㅤ.ㅤwhen have they looked at their reflection and hated what they saw ? [ 📿 ]ㅤ.ㅤwhat superstition or ritual do they cling to ? [ 🌊 ]ㅤ.ㅤwhen was the last time they cried ? [ 🐾 ]ㅤ.ㅤdo animals like them instinctively ? [ 🪶 ]ㅤ.ㅤhow do they laugh ? [ 🫀 ]ㅤ.ㅤwho taught them what love is ? did it hurt ? [ 💭 ]ㅤ.ㅤdo they believe they’re worthy of being loved ? [ ��� ]ㅤ.ㅤwhat is their main love language ? [ 🔦 ]ㅤ.ㅤwho do they search for ? [ 📜 ]ㅤ.ㅤis there a story they love sharing with others ? [ 🌒 ]ㅤ.ㅤdo they have a dream or goal they have given up on ? [ 🕯️ ]ㅤ.ㅤwhat memory do they replay when they’re alone ? [ 🌪️ ]ㅤ.ㅤwhat’s the one choice they regret (not) making ? [ 🧩 ]ㅤ.ㅤwhat’s a truth about themselves they refuse to admit ? [ 🍻 ]ㅤ.ㅤwhat kind of drunk are they ? [ ✉️ ]ㅤ.ㅤwhat kind of letter would they write but never send ? [ 🗡️ ]ㅤ.ㅤwhat is a scar that they have but never talk about ? [ 🕸️ ]ㅤ.ㅤdo they have a favourite lie they like to hear ? [ 🪦 ]ㅤ.ㅤwhat would they want on their gravestone but never admit aloud ? [ 🎱 ]ㅤ.ㅤwhat kind of future do they crave, and who’s in it ? [ 🌀 ]ㅤ.ㅤdo they have a recurring dream or nightmare ? [ 🍃 ]ㅤ.ㅤdo they feel like they belong ? [ ⚓ ]ㅤ.ㅤwhat does “home” mean to them ? [ 🧭 ]ㅤ.ㅤwhere would they go if they could disappear tomorrow ?

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Oh look, a rare instance of me making them smile instead of hitting them with a crowbar called "angst"

Happy Pride, fuckers!

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Lil baby with different haircuts (bonus cursed Neve)

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I'm veeeeeery late to this trend, but better late than never!

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Neve except it's just Jessica Clark's gay hands

This is from an interview she did a few years ago!

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Neve: Look at that view.

Davrin: Assan got us the emperor’s suite. Room to stretch his wings.

Neither of them are looking at the window. Davrin is looking at Neve’s ass

Neve: He’s always welcome in mine.

Davrin: You find some gingerwort truffles, he’ll follow.

Ah yes, Assan is always welcome in Neve’s room… and if his hot dad happens to follow along, well then… 😘

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for the rook ask meme - how about 9 from origins and 12 from da2?

I am so sorry for answering this late akfjhaskfjas

Origins: 9. What would your Rook's Fade dream look like?

Something about her time as a Warden when she was first assigned as an archivist. The sloth demon could try to lure her with the First Warden congratulating her about being an important asset to Weisshaupt and that'd be the cue that something's wrong as he never sang her praises.

DA2: 12. What would your Rook have been tempted with in the Fade?

Huh, now that's an interesting question.

Many things could have tempted her, but if I had to choose one I'd say the promise of seeing her Lady again.

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Akari pic dump pt... something, she's SO pretty

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Weisshaupt is shaking in fear

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Local french pokes at dragon, gets absolutely destroyed

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Oh look it's Qaxni's other wife

Thinking of my lovely dragon womam again.... ough.

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Neve reads thirst tweets

Neve: Hello I'm Neve Gallus here with LADBible and I'm about to read some of their curated Thirst Tweets

*intro plays*

Neve: "Neve could spit in my tea and I'd drink it"

Neve: Cute. Next

Neve: "How Ms.Gallus be missing half a leg and STILL got legs for MONTHS"

Neve: one of life's many mysteries. Next

Neve: "Neve you're my mommy, mommy mommy, you're my mommy mommy mommy"

Neve: proof by repetition, adorable. Aren't these supposed to be thirsty? Come on twitter you can do better than that

Neve: Here we go "bro I'd let Neve Gallus walk me like a dog"

Neve: bro do I look like dogsitter? I don't have time for pets that need maintenance. Why don't you take yourself for a walk and then report back to me what you saw. You can wear a collar, but I'm not holding a leash.

Neve: "I want Neve to freeze me solid and step on me til I shatter like glass"

Neve: no honey, ice doesn't shatter that easily. Have you never held a block of ice before? It's hard. If you want to feel it I'd have to step on you first and then freeze you solid, not the other way around. Think before you post, people

Neve: "I just woke up and I want Neve Gallus to peg me"

Neve: you just woke up huh... and that's the first thing you think of. Well I'm not a morning person so that's not happening. No one is getting pegged before I've had my coffee, I'll tell you that much. Get me my coffee first... and then we can talk.

Neve: "Not to be a simp but I'd let Neve leave me on read"

Neve: you should be a simp, and I will leave you on read. Why are you half-committing to this? Put your back into it or don't bother, Maker

Neve: "Neve Gallus I am just a hole for you"

Neve: A hole to do what?? I could do any number of things to a hole, you need to be more specific than that. Do you know how many operations fail on behalf of lacking communication? This is pathetic, do better.

Neve: "Fun couples activity idea: Lucanis holds back my arms while Neve beats the shit out of me"

Neve: sweetheart you're overthinking this. It wouldn't take the two of us to beat you up. Lucanis could beat you up by himself while I have my coffee, or... I could just freeze your feet to the ground and pelt you with hail, it's much more efficient.

Neve: that's it? That's all you've got?

Muffled voice off screen: well, these are the ones we picked out

Neve: can you tell twitter to try harder next time?

Muffled voice off screen: we... don't really have that kind of authority

Neve: disappointing

Muffled voice off screen: I'm sorry

Neve: No it's fine, it's not your fault. I do appreciate your efforts nonetheless. Thank you so much for having me, and this has been Thirst Tweets