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Did another Rusty Lake thing!

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During the long journey of the "Determination Bringer", in difficult moments, conductors Winston and Piotrek could only rely on each other.

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Oh and while I'm here, Marco Legrand!! The shithead himself

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Noticed some typos in the previous post, sorry for that ^^’

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Trigger warning: depiction of suffocation, censored deep wounds!

"Some things just work", you think. Basic concepts of right and wrong that you learned as a child, you don't even know where from: from your parents, from Uncle Cunningham, from some TV program or book. You just know that the sky is blue, the grass is green, the ministerial banners are red, and a good citizen keeps quiet and obeys. Violence is like a way of saying "hello" in the Great State, and maybe you are the problem if you feel as if it’s wrong. Be more grateful next time.

Artwork for Beholder Ask project from Telegram. This was in response to question to Evan "what do you consider insanity?"

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I always dreamed of having something Mangle-related as a merch, so I made something myself. Don’t have many colour options on hand though.

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"Partner, what do you have here, a cat?"

I had the desire to make myself a air dry Peter, and then I thought that he needed company so that he would not be lonely. And then I decided to bring my pocket Karl a little closer to happiness and reunited him at least with the daughter.

Also..

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Hello everyone. In honor of Pride Month, I'd like to talk a little about one of my oldest stable headcanons in this fandom: the concept that Marco Legrand might be a closeted homosexual in deep denial. I want to point out right away: don't take everything you read from here on out as a serious theory about the game. I'm well aware that this was not the authors' intention and is just my interpretation of the facts given to us. Harmless fun :)

So, let's start from the beginning. A phrase that has become a point of no return for many.

(Strangely enough, the English translation made it a little less suspicious with him not addresing Evan directly, like he did in the original).

I once mentioned it on this blog, but I feel like it’s too important for us to ignore it here: during the dialogue about Evan's deceased father, Marco will state that he was not uninterested in Caleb... it would be a different matter if he were alive and Evan was a girl. Another dialogue (where he shares a failed plan to seduce Ferguson's imaginary daughter) fully confirms the suspicion that he would be interested in the politician's daughter in that very sense. Of course, for the sake of authority and getting a position in the Ministry, of course!

I do not want to state that everyone who says that they would be together with their friend if they were of the opposite sex are necessarily latent queer people, because in psychology you can't generalize. But this still raises questions, because here you can't say that Marco could respect Evan as a person, since he just met him. But okay, let's assume that he joked like that in the context of his desire for a promotion. Marco is clearly not a person who is distinguished by witty humor.

The more you interact with Legrand in the game, the more you see the idea that he loves to mention women at any possible opportunity. He clearly strives to create an image of a successful, charming womanizer around himself. The problem is that in some places it feels forced. Let's look at this example:

Evan asks the most standard question that can be asked at work, and Legrand for some reason immediately answers that he does not think about the boss, he thinks about girls. I find this extremely unnatural, nothing prevented him from simply answering that he does not care, that he has a negative attitude or whatever, but for some reason he once again drags women into this and the idea that he is some kind of Casanova.

If we draw parallels, then in the series there is another playboy character: Peter Pranger. His situation is even more aggravated than Marco's, he makes remarks towards the fair sex or intimacy with them in almost every conversation with him, but you can see the difference in his delivery. Peter seems ultra-horny, but quite sincerely interested in women. He describes their features, his feelings, reacts to specific situations (he sees Nora - describes her legs. Frank interrupts his plans for a date - he declares this). There are no questions for him, he looks natural in his environment.

What about Marco? Let's talk about Emma.

Emma, ​​Emma... this will sound harsh and possibly rude, but... remind me, why didn't Marco try to make a move on her? In conversation, he gives a very clear reason - Hazer is pretty, and even though he knows about her reputation, she annoys him as a person. In theory, this does not raise questions, normal reason, but

a) Marco knows that Peter, the main sponsor of his entertainment in the office, is in love with Emma.

And Legrand had never been above any pranks before: he even laughed at the time when his victim broke his spine. Literally everything built into his image implies that pretending that he is trying to steal Peter's beloved in front of him would have been a trifle for him and a natural continuation of all the previous ridicule. And yet he never tried to do this. His fourth prank could have been this, but he comes up with a dodgy plan to convince her to seduce Dong and steal his clothes.

And b) if Evan gets closer to Emma in a civilized manner and comes to his friend to share news and an interesting story, Marco, completely unexpectedly, will shift his ground and suddenly ask whether he should sleep with her too. So he is (at least in words!) would be quite capable of this.

I assume that his first admission about Emma is quite truthful, and later he began to adapt to the situation and to his friend's behavior. He is (remember?) a womanizer, sleeps with women, so he must be interested in this, especially since Evan raised this topic. As in other dialogues, he seems to forcibly mention this image. He wants you to know this, to know his stories about his romantic life, where even instead of saucy details, he ultimately concentrates on humor, telling his bro how he brought a girl home and they fed sardines. Is this all? No, not all.

The route where Emma becomes his stepmother.

For me, this is almost the loudest and most illustrative example. Within this route, Legrand receives a call from his father and complains that his father is pressuring him again with marriage and children. He is already fed up with this and comes to the realization that he needs to deceive his father, that he followed his instructions and did what he asked. Logically, we can make a prediction that he will probably find himself a girl, either one of his acquaintances or a bribed one, and convince her to play along with him temporarily. In such a situation, and, again, if he already made a decision to lie, this seems to be the only working option, simple and understandable. But instead, for some reason, Marco turns to his friend, gives him his father's number and persuades him to call and say that, well, I'm an acquaintance of your son, he found a bride, by the way, I'm the son of Redgrave, the very same one, believe me. Just think about how surreal this idea is, even in its concept. Imagine yourself in Henry's place, some stranger calls you, claims that he is the son of a bigwig in the political world and tells you stories about how your eccentric child suddenly decided to mend his ways and to get off the wrong track. Would you believe him? Better tell me at what point you would hang up. Even Evan in the game reasonably refuses this crazy plan, and then the colleague pays him just so that Evan agrees. If we believe his words, he gives the last money he can give.

Let's leave out the fact that somehow Marco's father falls for this masquerade, it doesn't matter now. What's important is that Marco is subsequently completely uninterested in how Evan resolves the situation there. It would be expected that he would at least find out who he had picked as his imaginary bride, but he emotionally distances himself from this event and decides to focus on other matters. I also suggest, keeping everything described in mind, to look at and analyze the ultimatum for the businessman's inheritance, the main motive for Marco's presence in the Ministry from the beginning.

"The demands are still the same - get married and have children. Or get a promotion. But with your attitude towards hard work, getting a promotion is fantastic, so I'm waiting for grandchildren!"

No one, absolutely no one will like the idea of ​​​​forcibly dating someone and by no means will enjoy the unvoluntary conception of offspring. You understand Marco and do not condemn him from this position, and his decision to work seems normal, but here again the details are curious. Lazy Legrand, really lazy guy, this is evident throughout the game in small references and even in his own actions, AGAIN chooses a more complex and confusing path, avoiding a simpler one where all that is supposedly required of him is to show his vaunted charm and flirt, meet or drag into bed some pretty young lady. The game itself gives an interesting detail with the fact that Henry Legrand set this condition for him only because he wanted his son's marriage, he never believed that he will be successful in his career path and clearly does not want this, being more interested in continuation of his family line.

So, in my interpretation of things, everything leads to this idea: Marco does not like women. He does not accept this and hides it, concerned about his reputation, telling tales about his relationships and avoiding those in practice.

Also, taking into account all this background, his attitude towards Evan seems peculiar to me, because at some moments he literally trusts him to the point of stupidity, actively tries to make him part of his secret plans, and at other moments he can suddenly subject him to impulsive, unjustified cruelty. As if he wants to keep him close to himself, but something in him really fights it and because of his inability to deal with his emotions sensibly, he can take it out on Evan and those around him.

(Text on the screenshot - "I see you and Legrand are birds of a feather! Alright, the prank isn’t that bad").

Thank you all for your attention!

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honestly, starclan as a religion... kinda sucks. it acts more like a magical system, or something. there are no religious holidays, and there's no like,,, "rational explanation" for atheists and other cats that don't believe in starclan. like it's canon that starclan exists and they have a legitimate afterlife and these cats can also physically manifest on earth?? there's no folklore, like a creation story. apprentices don't have any pilgrimages to the holy site before getting their full name anymore. it's all so... empty and boring.

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If you want to support Ukrainians, DO NOT donate to Red Cross. Can't speak about their work in other countries, but they're useless in Ukraine. The only trustworthy international organisation I can think of is World Central Kitchen.

Donate to World Central Kitchen

And it's even better to donate directly to Ukrainian organisations. Here are a few good legit places:

hospitallers.life - "Hospitallers", Ukrainian paramedics on the frontlines

savelife.in.ua - "Come Back Alive", assistance to the army

prytulafoundation.org - "Prytula Foundation", assistance to the army, humanitarian causes

starenki.com.ua - "Starenki", helping elderly people

everybodycan.com.ua - "Everybody Can", helping disabled children, elders and hospitals

uanimals.org - "UAnimals", saving animals

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A Plea from the Heart: I Am Fatima, and This Is My Story

My name is Fatima, a teacher from Gaza. I used to work in a small school I loved dearly, planting hope in the hearts of children and teaching them that tomorrow could be better. But the war took everything away. My school was bombed, I lost my job, and our home was reduced to rubble. Yet, I refused to give up. I set up a small tent amid the destruction and continued teaching children, showing them that knowledge is a light that cannot be extinguished, even in the darkest times.

My husband, Akram, was my partner and pillar of support. But he was severely injured in an attack targeting civilians. His abdominal injuries are so severe that he can no longer work or even lift basic items. Every day, I see the pain in his eyes and feel the weight of helplessness, but I try to stay strong for him and for our children.

Our eldest, Manar, is four years old, and she’s missing out on her childhood amidst this devastation. Our youngest, Ibrahim, was born under bombardment just a year ago. He has suffered greatly due to the lack of milk and proper medical care. Yet, sometimes, he smiles, and in those brief moments, I find the strength to keep going.

We now live in a fragile tent that doesn’t shield us from the cold or rain. Every day is a new battle for survival. I write these words while holding my children’s hands, with nothing left but my faith in God and the hope that your kind hearts will hear our plea.

Please help us provide milk and food for our children, ease Akram’s pain, and rebuild even a small part of the life the war has destroyed. Every donation, no matter how small, makes a big difference in our lives.

I ask you to share our story and be our support during this harsh and unforgiving time.

Donation link

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Okay, well. A collection of my sketches with Hermann and the Weckerts. Neighbours interacting and learning to coexist and make each other’s life seem more meaningful.

Some are better, some are worse. I made a mistake at first and drew them with the wrong height difference. I don't know why I thought Elizabeth was much taller than Magnus (or that he was much shorter), because as I later checked, they are pretty much the same height in the game. So in some sketches I already followed this canon, and in some I didn't yet x)

I'm thinking of writing a short fanfic where I could express some thoughts on them properly.

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I call these drawings "Familiar Faces".

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Honestly, it's interesting that the new game decided to show us what would happen if Evan Redgrave had Marco Legrand’s personality. It's definitely an unusual decision and I respect that they went with it 😌

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I didn't expect anyone to appreciate my random little idea about Magnus and the Weckerts :D Thank you so much. Also this little idea is way too perfect for me not to draw it.

He smuggled some sweets for Alfred and Ida.

@schmegaman-x (I hope you won’t mind that I tagged you :,)

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Perfect time to remind you!

Renewed link: https://discord.gg/TExgvenz

I have a small cozy server on Discord centered around "Beholder" game series. You can join if you are interested in interacting with other fans, want to have an opportunity to watch and share creativity.

I might delete the post after some time. Or I'll renew the invitation. If you want to join, but the link is not working, write to me either in the comments or in private messages.

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I love being delusional and imagining scenes that never happened, especially when it comes to imagining wholesome interactions.