#Relax On The Beach

[oddthesungod]

I think Dorian would enjoy a beach day 💙

[kiwibrain]

✨(You and your family members decided to stay in Bambouche for a bit longer)✨

BEACH EPISODE PART 2

[iatmospheric]

Sound on 🔊

[1lifeinspired]

~ Coastal Cottage ~ 

[netqwerks]

需要放鬆嗎？ 有一個星期嗎？ 您的壓力管理7天計劃。

佢哋說，有不止一種方法可以畀貓剝皮。 当你開始用所有嘅沮喪、悲傷、焦慮和壓力嚟撕掉你嘅頭髮時，你也是一樣。 係一種精神狀態，就好似將苦藥食到喉嚨度，導致你失去自我意識，惡化你嘅理智。 一想到它，就可以把任何人由邊緣趕走。 佢哋說，積極主動嘅人已經生活喺邊緣。 作為一個壓力大嘅人對另一個，我知道它的感覺，並相信我有好多變種，当涉及到壓力。 應付生活，孭住可能屬於或唔屬於你嘅問題，可以刮掉你一旦走出扇門就可以承載嘅小快樂同幸福。 你唔可以責怪佢哋咁; 佢哋有自己嘅理由，就好似我哋有我哋嘅理由令壓力壓垮我哋一樣。 佢哋話壓力喺心，嗯，你到底點了法？ 有幾種方法可以管理壓力，並最終消除它由你嘅生活之一，呢啲天之一。 因此，我會盡量將佢分成一個為期七天的課程畀你，我保證它永遠唔會太重嘅身體，以及心靈。 1.承認壓力係好吖！ 畀你嘅朋友壓力！…

[natsuluna]

Me this summer

[relaxingthings]

Maldives 💙

📸 @shaafil

[fairytaleprincessart]

[ai-dream]

[ecoharbor]

📍Ponta do Sol, Ilha da Madeira, Portugal 🇵🇹

[few-colors]

Few-colors

[happilyeclecticdaze]

[mosscato]

via instagram

[blood-starved-beast]

Wouldn't say it's the best character design in Hades game franchise (that is subjective) but for me personally Eris Hades game II has to be my favorite design in the whole IP.

From Hades game I the goddess of strife was established to be source of conflict within the narrative - she is a bearer of the Adamant Rail - something that goes against the narrative setting of the story within Ancient Times. They build further on this anachronism by evoking Punk aesthetic - we see her short hair, wild colors, studded corset, torn clothes, wild makeup (which double as evoking her own wings), her band makes her look like she's got tattoos, eating plastic wrapped snacks, her disregard for typical social norms. Her and Exagryph both are anachronistic and therefore punk by the aesthetics of the game. While also not being too off - she wears a chiton still. As well as that braided bra style idk what's it called.

Her design simultaneously works withing the narrative of the story. I've already talked a bit here how she scratches out the Moon Sigil on her gorget and wears it upside down on her face to opposed the Unseen. But that sigil on her face also golden - which we've specifically associate with Chronos, the Unseen's Enemy (who prefer silver). It's also gold like her Iconic Golden Apple, the symbol of her most famous crime. Eris's design also bears the colors of the Three Eriynes - who in the first game, serve as a much more personal antagonist and foil to Zagreus the protagonist there. Here, Eris is Mel's most personal guardian boss outside of Hecate - they've got beef with each other, and that's likely due to their past history.

The colors and the tassels to me also recall the jester archetype. The jester in history was tasked to entertain the king and also dole out information that the royals might not want to hear (and do so without getting killed cause rule of funny). Eris is the most verbally opposed to Mel - challenges her on her motivations especially. Why is she so hell bent on this task when she doesn't even know her family (who she might not fit in with)? What does she plan to do with her life then? Loosen up! Which she tries to get Mel to do - by fighting her to the death. "This is for your own good Trouble" and all. The Jester indeed.

This conflict leads me to another detail - Eris is an excellent enemy foil to Melinoe. Melinoe who is neat and proper compared to crass and messy Eris. Melinoe who is hellbent on restoring an Order she's got no familiarity with. Eris, who lived it and opposes it. Melinoe who's a slave to her task and whose future post-task is a big Question Mark - she's never considered it, never questions it. Eris who also lives in the present but specifically to have freedom and hedonistic-ally strife causing as possible. Melinoe who has an insane level of rizz and is absolutely adored by all around her - but is unaware of the effect she has on others but somehow is fixated on Eris herself. Eris, who is loathed by all and actively is aware of the effect she has on people at all times and intentionally cultivates a negative response from them - with the exception of Melinoe, where her troublemaking serves a dual purpose of exasperating her but also luring her in. Melinoe and Eris both are estranged from their birth families - Melinoe due to circumstances leading to nurture, Eris due to her nature. Melinoe, who Chronos describes as not fitting anywhere despite her clawing for a place in said world, Eris who had no place to begin with, and continues to dig herself out of each subsequent one. I could go on.

It's such a great foil dynamic for a boss. I love Eris.

[dumbunn1e]

thank you to whoever wrote the bonus feature in club penguin journey’s newpaper for giving me this mental image