#I'll tag it as genshin. why not

[caluupin]

I can now say that I have pretty good knowledge of genshin lore

(quiz link here if you want to do it. It's not mine but originally from a r/Genshin_Lore post, but I first found the quiz on twt)

[evilkaeya]

domestic skk

[lupins-hehim-pussy]

I wanna know ur Fontaine msq criticisms 👁️👁️👂I’m all ears

I'm not sure if you wanted me to talk about this secretly or publicly but! Here I go!

The TLDR: Fontaine MSQ aestheticised prison, poverty, child abuse, the justice system/court and didn't properly address any of it.

More:

Focalors/Furina has way too much of a sympathetic angle for a dictator who's lets people drown with her inaction.

Neuvillette feels Bad for sentencing some people to death/prison, but that's it. He's one of the most powerful people in Fontaine. If he felt like there are systemic injustices, I.E sending an abused Child to prison, he should be the first person to DO something about it, not just cry and be sad so the audience can be like aw, that's complex character writing isn't it? No it's not! And guilt doesn't absolve you!!!!!!! (These are stuff we deal with in OTCOJ read my fic now /j)

Meropide has children in it, both Sentenced there (Wriothesley) and BORN THERE (Lanoire), and this is just a quirk of the place. Not only that, Meropide accepts prisoners of all genders and crimes. There are abusers and abuse victims in one place. Do you know how bad that is? How much potential for crimes to happen in a place like that— oh wait, Meropide isn't under Fontaine's jurisdiction. If you are assaulted as an inmate it literally means nothing to the court.

Wriothesley had no qualifications when he took over. Depending on how long he lived on the streets, how old he was when he killed his parents, how old he was when he was first taken in by the orphanage, etc, the man might never have more than 4–5 years of formal education. Sigewinne probably had to teach him how to write reports. And do Meropide's spreadsheets. Edit because I forgot to elaborate on this one: This isn't a point brought up anywhere, which is bad, because when poverty and incarceration robs you of a proper education (and the rights to vote in many places too, too, by the way), it reduces your prospects for jobs, reduces many people's ability to get a home etc etc. Wriothesley was just, narratively, Given his position.

Meropide is an industrialized prison, and they portray this as a good thing. Prisoners are paid in coupons for their labour, and this is also portrayed as a good thing.

The One-Meal-A-Day reform was something Paimon gushed about being so great of a perk, that people might want to go to jail for food (could be interesting and reflective of systemic poverty if MHY had brains, but they don't, so I was just Pissed because essentially all Paimon wanted to say was "Prison isn't so bad, but still don't go to prison guys! Prison labour is really hard!"). By the way, in most real-world prisons they are obligated to feed you three meals a day. Because that's how much food a human needs. MHY went with one meal just so they can say "if you want to eat more, you have to work." And then the welfare meal is a goddamn gacha. So imagine you're a starving child who's too weak to work in the fucking robot assembly line, and you wander up for your first meal in 24 hours, only to luck in with a shit one. I'd kill myself.

They wrote Wriothesley, who's a victim of the system, into a guy who's say shit like "I'm the Duke I can do whatever I want" for a cool moment where he choke-slams an inmate (I know he was a bad guy. But also, in copaganda when cops are violent/disregarding protocols, they are always only portrayed to do that against bad guys, so what does our critical thinking tells us about this one?) They wrote Wriothesley, who was an inmate of a prison so bad, so notorious that it is the literal boogeyman of Fontaine, that has a legal (???) fighting pit, with an administrator who abuses his position to be unreasonable, to willingly stay in the place and become an Administrator who would choke-slam an inmate while saying a cool line about how he has the power to do whatever he wants. They wrote him, the guy who had to be fed on the streets by melusines, to think one-meal-a-day was a good enough reform (while he spends god-knows how much on his boat). This wasn't a victim-turns-into-abuser narrative either, they want all this to be seen as positive character growth.

And then, the final kicker is, they gloss over his entire abuse. You can only read about these shit in his profile, which most people don't because they don't Have Him or doesn't care to unlock it/read it online, and they jammed his entire backstory into a flaccid info-dump at the end of his character story quest. This man isn't Allowed to feel abused and neglected and show any reaction to it within the narrative of Fontaine itself, because if they actually Gave Weight to what happened to him, they'd have to confront THE FUCKING JUSTICE SYSTEM they had NO PLANS on criticising. I don't think they ever explicitly said the fucking Crime-Theatre nonsense was Bad either.

I could go on, but this is already so long. But yeah, I hope this gave you an idea.

[thomine]

SLO'S DYNAMIC GALORE!

EVENT . everyone is like a lego piece: despite being of different shapes and sizes, we have commonalities that allow us to connect with others. so the question is... if you want achieve a certain structure, who would be your best choice?

after finishing a gift for my friend (who i did an anon analysis for, and you can receive an anon analysis from @paimonial-rage), i thought it'll be cool to try a different approach.

in this event, you are to send me a description of your personality and one dynamic (see under the cut). i will give you a genshin character that fits the dynamic with you, and if inspired, might propose some tropes. please read more under the cut for terms and formatting of your ask.

dynamics

complementary opposites (you lack something i have; i lack something you have)

surface opposites (we may seem like we're different but upon learning more about the other we are actually pretty similar)

peas in a pod (we understand each other fundamentally. we're not exactly mirrors but i know you as i know myself and vise versa)

(adapted from this post, if you're curious).

terms

i am opening 3 slots, preferably 1 per dynamic. this is because i do not want to overwhelm myself as this is quite new. more slots may open in the future!

friends can freely submit. the 3 slots does not include them.

submission period is from 28 feb to 4 march. i will announce which are the asks i'll be writing for after the submission period.

please give me a month or more to write this as i am swarmed with other responsibilities and work.

asks that do not follow the format will not be entertained. see below.

accepted: @andromeda-nova-writing + @yoiieczwhynot

formatting of your ask

it's simple. please just include a description of yourself, preferably paragraphs long, and your ONE dynamic.

some things that you can include (you don't need to include everything):

your personality (i.e. how you react to certain situations, what are your values)

interests and why you like them

what you think are your strengths / weaknesses

what other people say are your strengths / weaknesses

traits that you aspire to have / who do you want to be?

traits that you currently have / who are you currently?

what not to give:

your sexuality (my reply focuses on dynamics, not romantic pairings)

your physical appearance (keep ur privacy hahaha)

your age or pronouns (does not affect your match at all. save that space for things that matters please)

anything too traumatic (please do not trauma dump)

MBTI / enneagram / horoscope, etc... (i won't use it anyways)

[oneiricazalea]

Happy 5th birthday to my dear OC, Sei ♥

[thevoid404]

Primogems yassified 💅✨

[protect-namine]

oh boy I just finished the archon quest and I have a theory...

tl;dr I think that the abyss twin's memories were rewritten so that they see khaenri'ah as their home due to being assimilated into teyvat (recorded in irminsul). just like how greater lord rukkhadevata was "forgotten" to cleanse irminsul of forbidden knowledge, the abyss twin was probably a descender who is no longer a descender because they (somehow) found a way (or was forced) to assimilate to teyvat. sumeru's memories and history were rewritten to accommodate rukkhadevata being forgotten. abyss twin's memories must have been rewritten in the same way because if they are to be recorded in irminsul, their external knowledge must be removed beforehand. so yeah, they might be brainwashed to thinking khaenri'ah is their true home. (whether or not they're aware of this is another thing entirely)

and I think a lot of the questions/revelations paimon and nahida posed are misdirections from the writers. abyss twin is not originally from teyvat, everyone just assumes they are from the facts. the story places great importance on the traveler's memories being reliable and correct, probably the only source of truth that's hard question. so I don't think we should doubt their memories being false. if they remember their twin as someone they traveled worlds together with, even if everyone else including the abyss twin thinks otherwise, it's probably as correct as them remembering rukkhadevata even if the rest of teyvat doesn't remember them.

okay now for other detailed thoughts that led to the tl;dr section:

first of all, is it really strange that the abyss twin is recorded in irminsul? I feel like this question is a misdirection. isn't it more strange that the traveler is not recorded by irminsul? why is "being external to teyvat" a reason to not be recorded? irminsul contains memories of teyvat. if teyvat doesn't want to keep memories of you... do you even exist? I mean we know what happened to rukkhadevata, so...

(although I understand traveler's memories have more weight than irminsul, since they're practically immortal and will outlive teyvat, or so zhongli believes. hence his story quests of him asking traveler to record in their own memories. this is also reiterated in sumeru because only traveler — and maybe venti — remembers rukkhadevata now. ei and zhongli in their voicelines refer to nahida as buer and doesn't mention or imply knowing her past incarnation).

but this also means that irminsul is selective of the memories it records. why? likely because it wants to remove forbidden/external knowledge. this begs the question of if even the irminsul was created for this purpose or if this mechanism of it is being controlled

second: are there really only four descenders, or is it that only four descenders have remained long enough to still be categorized as descenders? for example, if we are to believe the traveler's memories (and we probably should, since as mentioned above they are regarded by the story to be reliable), then the abyss twin should be a descender but maybe they no longer are anymore. like maybe they are forced by the sustainer of heavenly principles to become part of the world (but then why wasn't traveler?) or they themselves found a way to become part of the world and be recognized by teyvat.

the only other confirmed descender are the heavenly principles (celestia) and they were the ones who shaped teyvat the way it is now, so...

(tangent: the other decender is likely alice and maaaaaybe venti, but idk how much venti counts as one. he's a strand of istaroth who is one of the four shades of the primordial one aka just another alias of the heavenly principles. kinda fuzzy on that one. so he's more like... a strand of a descender? lol. although that would make sense since his memories are also not affected by teyvat's shenanigans. I think there's a descender from the fatui's ranks as well — it could explain their technological advancement).

anyway, this begs the question of: how does one avoid being recognized by teyvat/irminsul for this long? especially given how controlling celestia is. see, isn't it stranger that the traveler is still considered external to teyvat?

if the abyss twin was forced to assimilate to teyvat by the sustainer, I think maybe the traveler was also supposed to as well but only managed to escape because they slept for 500y and something happened in their slumber that prevented them from being recognized by teyvat. (maybe it was their purification power, or venti supposedly visiting their dreams, idk).

third: there has to be a reason we get these lore revelations after the sumeru storyline, so I do think we got enough clues to figure out the puzzle. putting all this together, rulkhadevata's story illustrates the rules of what irminsul accepts and rejects. so we can infer from there. if the traveler's memories are reliable (and they seem to be!), and if the abyss twin is recorded in irminsul, this means the abyss twin is an external being of teyvat that found a way to become part of teyvat's laws. what does this imply? to be recorded in irminsul, you cannot have forbidden knowledge or that would corrupt teyvat. so the abyss twin should no longer have external knowledge anymore. and if they are missing memories, their other memories must have been rewritten (like sumeru's history was) to fill in the gaps and make their history consistent and logical. this might explain why abyss twin is fixated on khaenri'ah. it is their home, in their mind.

to go a step further, although this is now wild theory time and not supported by facts: what if the abyss twin fell to khaenri'ah during the cataclysm, entered teyvat's samsara, and was reincarnated (like nahida) but now with rewritten memories since they went through irminsul?

fourth: at the end of the abyss twin's journey, their "fate is obfuscated." this is interesting. I lean on the theory that the constellations are destinies written by celestia to keep teyvat in control. abyss twin doesn't seem to have a vision, so it looks like even if they assimilated to teyvat, perhaps celestia is still unable to control their destiny? I wonder if, at the end of the journey, they were able to realize their situation and break free? or maybe this is another situation entirely...

WHEW so much to think about, sorry for the word vomit. this was literally just me writing my thoughts out, no editing lmao

[hamletisintown]

I'm so fucking annoyed at the number of english-speaking hoyoverse players who play with the japanese subtitles

I'm only speaking about like, streamers and youtubers because those are the ones i see playing, obviously (and i'm only talking about genshin impact and honkai star rail bc those are the 2 hoyo games i play but i'm willing to bet the trend is the same in other hoyo games, and possibly in other chinese "anime" games)

The number of times i click on a video and the person speaks english but has their game set to japanese dubbing for no reason, like. Can you guys stop being weebs for just one second please.

[pangyham]

thinking about chongyun in a dnd esque fantasy setting and he'd probably be a sorcerer paladin. i can't decide if he'd be a sorcerer or a wizard though, would his yang energy be considered innate magic? or would his upbringing in thaumaturgy make him a wizard? this actually brings up interesting questions about chongyun's lore aka whether or not his bloodline has magical ancestry. Is it innate or cultivated/learned throughout generations? ooo.. he could be a wild sorcerer, someone who struggles wielding their innate magic..

but anyway, xingqiu imo would be a rogue fighter maybe? more fighter than rogue... giving him the latter class just because he's a sneaky lil shit

it's easier to give chongyun and xingqiu dnd classes because their weapons and chara stories slot easily into the categories, but for characters who are generic fighters like xiangling and hu tao, it's a little hard to give them something specific. but it allows for some creative liberty so i will say hu tao is a wizard. Xiangling would be a ranger (good for hunting and foraging)

Gaming, my boy, would be a bard and a fighter. yunjin a bard, xinyan also a bard (they'd be a little troupe hehe).

I was watching dunmesh w a friend and we started talking about dnd and bg3. they're more well versed in fantasy terminology so i'm learning as i go. super fun to think about though. i quite adore dnd and fantasy settings a lot

[buryam-soul]

Do i succumb to the temptation..... Do i rb someone's post to argue with them........

[navxry]

🐹

because i mean. i saw that exemplary ebg documentary™️ so immediately i knew you were gonna be a supportive and kind soul right off the bat???

genuinely, ty for coming into my life 🙏🏻

HELPAHUIHFDRUIR IM NOT INTIMIDATING??

Damn, thank God for that EBG thread cause that. that took ages to do (/exag cause it took days BAHAHAHA)

People say that I am thought but yk how it be fr, Im a menace but not that big of a menace

(not to bedo though BAHAHAHAHAHA sorry sir but I am your biggest menace that will always go "this u?" when you do smth suspicious in EBG era. smfh /exag)

Honestly Im surprised you got supportive + kind vibes from the documentary cause I. lost sleep over it and esp when I was waiting for updates BAHAHAHAHA ITS LIKE "Oh I didnt plan this out" (ends up doing it to fuck with others online)

I swear sometimes I go "I shouldn't invest this much in a mystery online"

And I still do anyway smfh /j

but all jokes aside, ty to YOU as well for coming to my life in the means of a calm before the storm (storm being EBG) and for feeding into my hyperfixation of Genshin <3 (/p)

(Although my interest + hyperfixation on it has been waning, I still think abt the ideas for AUs we had in threads and I STILL need to reply to one of them... probably when I'm not going "...????" @ Genshin)

(sorry Genshin but I am too invested on IDV to uh. give a shit. oops.)

[starpros-sunshine]

seb you strike me as the kind of person that would play the trombone and/or tuba

I suppose I can see it nodnod... If anything I'd probably play one of those instruments you have to blow into

[magicalara]

Who are your comfort characters?

there are SO MANY so here are a few:

fred weasley from HP (he was my first lol)

zhongli, xiao, tighnari, and nahida from genshin impact (this is the only time i'll admit to the nahida one)

ranpo and dazai from bsd

kyoya from ouran

and my wife grelle ♥

[violetsareblue-selfships]

good morning! <3

[zehecatl]

someone please explain to me why Zhongli is seen as Xiao's dad i don't get it

[genpact-kinfessions]

Hi hi!!!~ I wanted to join the ask game!!! Okay so!! One of my most favorite and precious memories is actually being able to help Aether along one of his quests. Specifically, in Inazuma. It wasn't technically legal and I had to leave almost as soon as I helped get him out of danger but!!!! There was a short time after the danger had passed that we had downtime to rest and I sang him and the rest of his friends an eons old lullaby to calm them all down before I left!!! I wish I could remember the lullaby but alas, the breeze can only carry my own memories so far! Ehe~ It was super pretty too! I remember the sun had just started to set and even though we all had to go our separate ways so our traveler could continue on, it was a moment of piece in all the chaos.

I also, hold close the memory of becoming aware of Scaramouche getting his vision. The wave of emotions that flittered through the wind that day.... It's something I don't think I'll ever forget. I suppose I could say that about all those who share my power, however!~

- The Soft Venti fictive (I really should make an emoji tag at this rate)

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