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[Soul Journey]: Three Grim Faces ~🎼
Within depths an uneasiness dwells, so far below until emptiness remains a pit darker than coal. That is where our shadow trails behind, they who are forgotten and taken for granted despite being our longest companion. It's where our blood forges resolve, to boil and conquer for what's mandatory to survive or for who, and of course... where a ferry death, itself resides, that will collect the toll which rings upon end. You have sold and cheated, precious parts of you to the Specters of those territories, giving them raw control of your quintessential functioning. You must shine light through the bottomless well. It's impossible for you to know rejuvenation on your own merit. The kiss death craves is life, it's their only Mistress. Together they are scales of inseparability and balance, of ever-eternity. Pirate, did you establish enough life... outside your own, that could possibly relieve these three-faces of disruption? Or when they consume, will you meet an irrecoverable unfortunate fate, into the jaws of nothingness?
#Going to update these as I progress in the story#These are essentially quest#X = W#Like boy of dream was#Life and Love you made is Rational#Victory.#FFXIV#Final Fantasy XIV#Screenshots#Gif#To Become.#Soul Journey#Captain Kuro Solaire#Ferryman#Horizon#Creative Writing
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#the elder scrolls#this is the result of me killing an essential quest NPC in Baldur's Gate 3 but the game still works#I assume#it hasn't proven otherwise yet
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"Please stop asking how I got in here," the white haired kid said, annoyance laced in his voice, "All I want to know is if any of you can do detective work in the supernatural world!"
Constantine just barely opened his mouth before the kid turned on him, "Not you! You have terrible reviews!"
Bruce tensed as Lazarus green eyes locked on him, "How about you? You're the worlds greatest detective, right? I know you probably won't take gold as payment since Bruce Wayne is your sugar daddy, but I can offer up information on the Infinite Realms instead!"
Batman, calm and collected even as Green Arrow and Flash snickered from across the room, "Infinite Realms?"
Phantom grinned, "Is that an agreement? Cause Prince Psaro could really use your help. He has so many questions, and the answers may save his life. You want to save the life of a teenage boy surrounded by demons and monsters, don't you?"
Bruce stared at the teen, not looking away even with Constantine motioning not to agree, Bruce nodded.
And in a moment, they were gone. They reappeared in a grand hall with a ruby eyed teenager looking impossibly small from his place on the massive throne. Silver hair shined oddly in the light of the purples flames that danced in the sconces, making the boy seem more ethereal.
"Hey Psaro!" The white haired kid from before greeted, "I brought you a detective like you asked. Don't forget you have to teach me magic now!" The first teen vanished without a trace leaving Batman and what he now recognized as an angsty goth alone together.
As it turns out Psaro had many questions and offered to pay him a generous amount in gold each day.
Some of his questions include:
What kingdom was my human mother a princess of?
Why can't I remember key information from my childhood, such as my brothers very existence?
I was framed for the murder of all of the "Chosen Heros" loved ones. How do I prove im innocent before he comes to take off my head?
Why do Rose's tears shatter?
Is there a way to stop his younger brother from destroying the world without caging him or killing him?
Ect.
Bruce has his work cut out for him, but between the mysterious white haired kid popping in now and then to give him cryptic conversations, the team on litteral monsters he was given to defend himself with, and his access to royal libraries and vaults this might not be so bad
#dpxdc#prompts#fanfiction prompts#bruce spends a lot of time with psaro before he learns that his mom is dead and his dad is essentially a supervillian dictator who disowned#him#new son#danny fenton#danny phantom#danny is in danger of adoption too and is a little unhinged since his own loved ones died and he became a wanderer#the jl back home are like: o-o hes gonna adopt that boy isnt he?#dragon quest#dragon quest monsters#dqm3#dqm3 spoilers#psaro#psaro the manslayer#psaro is not prepared to be daded#batman#bruce wayne#solo#dragon quest iv#dragon quest 4#kinda#im new to dq have mercy#solo (the hero) is not okay#no one in this is okay#so much potential for angst
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Had the cutest realization last night- so there's a saying we have in English meaning to get something done by any means necessary. It specifically includes dishonest methods, such as violence or lying. So when you're willing to resort to that kind of thing to achieve your goals, you say you're going to do something
"by hook or by crook"
#honkai star rail#Hook because her name is literally Hook and Sampo because he can claim innocence all he wants he's still a crook fjkdsjal#I'm sure this is just coincidence BUT STILL#IT ONLY FURTHER CEMENTS THEM AS A DYNAMIC DUO FOR ME#they're so cute and I love them so much one of my fave pairs fr UWEH#they are literally 'by hook or by crook' in this screenshot too fjkdasjk#this was from Hook's companion quest where Hook literally beats a man unconscious for stealing from her dad-#-and then Sampo promptly helps her lie for profit which she is grateful to him for#I hope they become shady business partners in the future jfkdlasjfkld#I mean I'm pretty sure they already kind of conduct business together. The Moles see and hear everything in the underworld after all.#They're essentially information brokers and Hook is their leader.#When Sampo joins a party with Hook already there he comments that he guesses they're gonna play hardball today.#Which could be interpreted as physical fighting since Hook obvs has no problem with violence and sneaks into the Fragmentum a lot haha but-#-personally I love to think it's a comment on Sampo and Hook having business negotiations. I hope she extorts him for candy and toys fjkfjd#honkai star rail sampo#honkai star rail hook#hsr#hsr sampo#hsr hook#sampo koski
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i think it's a really nice detail that titles like 'senior' and 'junior' are omitted when it comes to alhaitham and kaveh in cyno's story quest ii as it really ties nicely into the progression of their relationship
in the archon quest, in the npc dialogue, kaveh uses his senior status over alhaitham in order to get the truth pertaining to the overturning of the sages, which alhaitham refutes by saying that kaveh should use his abilities, as a senior, to uncover the truth for himself, effectively refuting this status. in kaveh's hangout, kaveh is seen to do the same to alhaitham by asserting that alhaitham should respect his senior's work, which alhaitham entertains sarcastically. and in a parade of providence, alhaitham calls into question the contradiction of kaveh continually asserting his title as a senior when kaveh's problematic decision making leads him to pass out in the desert.
in all of these instances, alhaitham's dismissal of kaveh's status of a 'senior' is a slight on kaveh's pride, and only serves to heighten the contention between them, as kaveh perceives alhaitham as looking down on him - potentially a reason for his consistency in claiming this title, as it is the only solid tie he has to alhaitham, and the only recognised leverage he has over alhaitham.
this usage of titles contributes to a power imbalance, in which kaveh attempts to gain 'correctness' over alhaitham, which is ultimately disregarded by alhaitham in a parade of providence as he says to kaveh that 'correctness' doesn't matter, and that they have long moved past this issue, insinuating that there are different reasons for the problems, the miscommunication, between them
narratively, it makes sense that this point of contention seems to have been smoothed over in cyno's story quest ii as the two's relationship has softened considerably, and that a new understanding seems to have taken place between them. the two work in tandem, researching together, spending time together in, and out, of their shared home, and the bitterness is completely gone from their dialogue. they respect, and listen, to the other's opinion, and work off of each other in order to form conclusions.
kaveh seems secure in his position as alhaitham's equal, and as such, alhaitham is regarded as kaveh's equal in turn. there is no reference to the superiority of a senior's expertise, correctness has been disregarded, and with this, an unequal power imbalance - the two have surpassed this issue on their road to reconciliation
#haikaveh#kavetham#alhaitham#kaveh#cyno story quest#this thought came to me and i gasped because its a deliberate ommission#KAVEH??? NOT USING TITLES?? WHEN HE HAS DONE SO IN EVERY OPPORTUNITY SO FAR#kaveh’s pride has been commented on by alhaitham in a parade of providence as in his pride as a scholar#his pride in his ideals his altruism and of course his title as a senior which is why he is hurt that#alhaitham makes it seem that ‘senior’ is a title he has to ‘earn’ as alhaitham essentially denies him the#respect that he thinks he deserves because of this inherent title#but then the whole correctness doesnt mean anything scene happens and look now#they are soft and domestic and respectful with each other because they acknowledge each other as EQUALS#aka they finally looked in the mirror and EMBRACED EACH OTHER AND THEMSELVES thank you
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A few weeks ago, I decided I wanted dyable Constellation pants for my AST glamour, and went back into Eureka Anemos for the first time in over two years. Then, tonight I cleared Baldesion Arsenal and got my very own orb to ponder.
For multiple expansions, I had kinda given up on Eureka. I stopped at level 21 - just entering Pagos - when it was current, and wistfully watched others progress through the 4.x patches without me. It just started to seem like something I'd probably never go back to because it had "been too long" and I didn't have a dedicated group to go with. It seemed exhausting and intimidating.
But then something in me kinda just went "fuck it." I did it, and mostly alone. I relied on pickup groups and the friendliness of familiar faces along the way, and ended up joining CAFE for a newbie-friendly run of BA once I was finished with my new shiny weapon.
Moral of the story is: Do It Scared. Do It Anyway. Just get in there and shout.
#emmer screens#emmer rambles??#eureka#ffxiv eureka#personal accomplishments wahoo!#and the thing is... i've always LOVED eureka#i love the zones i love the story concept#i genuinely did want to finish it to learn what happened#and also it feels good to have finished what's essentially Krile's main companion quest before DT#oh also there's a discord for aether as well called ABBA#but i prefer cafe's vibes#and after tonight i am a sworn follower of theirs bc damn#absolutely wonderful experience#i'm so impressed by the leaders/organizers#BA was really fun!!!!!!!!!!#i wanna do it again but i'm also not in a rush#mainly i just want the minion lololol#...and maybe enough tokens to make my cool bard hat glow
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It's really freeing when you learn that rationality isn't going to be feasible in the long run, not because rationality is this thing that only Truly Enlightened people get the privilege to experience, but because humans are just irrational.
You can know when you're being irrational, and sometimes, it is in big ways. But pretending like that irrationality doesn't exist or can only exist if you're "stupid" only sets you back from growing. Irrationality is part of the human condition - it is impossible to actually be this enlightened person people like to project themselves onto.
#positivity#gentle reminders#inspired because i started feeling disgusted about my HEART BEATING#but irrationality sets us apart from many other species of animals. the contradiction of the human condition is woven into us#what you do about that is recognize it and then seek to expand your world#like... it is irrational as hell to be disgusted about your own damn body and the way it functions without your dorect input but here we ar#i used to feel this pressure to never be contradictory in Any Way and to Always Be Intelligent...#...but that intelligence didn't come from a genuine understanding of the world. it came from what was just a façade...#...what did i have if not Intelligence (but not true intelligence; just the bullshit people THINK is intelligence)#in my quest to be a Better Person i ended up only dehumanizing myself and partitioning myself off into tiny little boxes#it's weird to experience that - to experience your own self being dehumanized BY YOU because you buy into what is essentially propaganda#if this doesn't make sense consider that it's Way Too Late right now and i should have been asleep over seven hours ago
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Thinking about the fact that (in Pathologic 1) Daniil looks almost exactly like Victor Kain.
You know, Maria’s father.
There could be something in that, I think.
#i hear Maria is canonically in love with Daniil but I think it’d be so much more fascinating if it wasn’t romantic love#because like. we often joke Artemy is like a dad to Capella#who is his mistress#one side quest straight up involves getting her dad killed and essentially replacing him LOL#then Katerina is Clara’s mother figure…#do you see where I’m going with this? good because I don’t either#something something echoes of secure parental love something#do any ehehe fanfic writers want to take over from here. No? I have to do everything in this house#pathologic#maria kaina#daniil dankovsky#victor kain
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love Baldur's Gate 3 but will never forgive Larian Studios for getting rid of Upper City and fucking over Wyll & Karlach in the worst way
#bg3#bg3 spoilers#goddamn karlachs quest is literally find 2 iron#wylls quest is essentially just progressing the story and fighting a dragon that (in my playthroughs) lasts 2 rounds#they deserve better#wyll ravengard#karlach#less christmas animations and recipes for emperors soup and maybe more finishing the game the way it should be finished
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Babygirl I can concieve of stephcass dynamics you couldn't even imagine (arospec Cass not understanding why "probably bi but has a job so she doesn't have time to think about that" Steph apparently needs a man (she doesn't, it would just be nice) and doesn't want to platonically settle down with cass in their old age)
#ramblings of a lunatic#dc comics#stephcass#another sure to be no-notes banger#anyway I think steph and cass are both very. meh on labels#like i said Steph has a job (in my heart it's retail or like a fast food joint or something but in canon its just being batgirl/spoiler)#so she's not thinking about that rn#and cass was raised so outside of conventional society that she. technically understands why ppl want labels for things#but when you grow up in essentially a few rooms with just you and one other guy 90% of the time it just feels unnecessary in her heart#likewise she was raised so far from conventional romance and has such strong emotions about those she cares about#that she's just. not that interested in delineating romantic vs platonic feelings. She Likes You. Deal w/ it#steph on the other hand. oh boy steph#I'm not gonna say comphet I genuinely think she was deeply madly in love w/ tim and that's important to her character#but at the same time she's so. she's so#steph puts a lot of stock in her romantic relationships bc shes on a perpetual quest for connection and to be seen and appreciated#but. at the same time. she resents that part of her i think (at least early spoiler characterization does?-#-local girl desperately wants your approval and would rather be waterboarded than admit that to herself bc that's embarrassing)#so she's just kinda. acting like she's in it for the fun of it but that girl is searching for a soulmate#i genuinely think pre break-up she thought tim was the guy she was gonna marry. not consciously but if it were anyone it'd be him#and the whole ''married with kids'' thing IS something i think she wants. not every female character wants to be married/a mom#but Stephanie does imo#(also lets not even get into how much her breakup with tim SHOULD'VE effected her considering how it went down-#-and how that was never really gone into besides being hinted at in batgirls and kinda. dismissed in Tim's pride special-#-like on the one hand i get it bc of optics but on the other hands. he's really important to her! this should make her so much more upset!!#ahem. anyway#I'm not even the worlds biggest tim/stephanie guy i just think they're inch resting#and Cass. is close w/ Tim and Steph and should Get all of this since she's so adept at reading ppl#but like I said she's bad at categorizing platonic/romantic feelings in herself and doesn't totally Get it w/ steph#i should just write fic about this at this point these tags are too much
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"why are there so many braddavid fans they dont even interact that much" because everyone wants to bang brad bakshi get with the program
#shui talks#mythic quest#brad bakshi#baksbee#braddavid#no seriously okay listen#when you have an attractive male character . and you have essentially one option of who to ship him with . do you get where im going#also because MIDDLE AGED MAN YAOI . BITCH !!!#i love you braddavid#i used to mildly dislike it but like . yeah no . middle aged man yaoi wins im afraid
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ok prediction time
(it’s my first time playing bg3, i know nothing about the plot; DO NOT SPOIL ANYTHING FOR ME. currently im at moonrise towers and the extent of gale’s plot is that he’s been stabilised by elminster and has also just made the shadow lantern. shoutout to astarion for being the only one not to tell me that was a bad idea, that’s when you know you’re making good life choices)
so what i’m getting from this is that the big moral choice in gale’s story is gonna be to get forgiveness and acceptance from mystra (presumably before/without using the orb) vs embracing his own ambitions and, having a vague idea of the intensity of some of the endings, possibly going way off the deep end with that
while i don’t know the full story for other companions, im feeling like gale was probably the best choice for me in terms of playing an origin because im an extreme completionist and im going to get sage inspiration points all over the place, but im also going to push *everything*. i want to follow every potentiality to its end, make dodgy deals, play all sides, etc.
and surface-level that sounds good for playing as astarion (definitely getting a lot of charlatan inspiration), but what it really means is that i get a lot of approval from astarion and also i feel like it’s gonna affect the way gale’s story ends a lot more. gonna try not to go too far off the deep end but it’s gonna be pretty tempting lmao. i’ll just keep downing these tadpoles and ‘trusting’ my hot dream guy. nothing can possibly go wrong!
#i do save before major decisions in case i regret it and i don’t feel bad about doing that#‘live with your choices’ why? ‘it’s cheating’ i could only be cheating myself and i feel perfectly happy playing this way lmao#i don’t feel bad reloading to retry failed rolls it means nothing to me#personal#bg3#ash plays bg3#gale#it’s exciting finally hitting a big story section where loads of companion quests are advancing#it’s also really cool how all the separate stories are still directly integral to the plot#which sounds like something that should be a given but like. the rpg i’ve played the most in recent months is dai#which has like. a dozen hours at a time that have nothing to do with the main story#bg3 constantly feels like it’s moving forward and each companion’s story is gonna make a difference in the end#i could just be getting my hopes up. like you don’t have to recruit any of them so they can’t be *essential*#but the themes certainly are. especially lae’zel and shadowheart#when do i get to fuck halsin tho? i know about that whole scenario lmao. guess what choice im gonna make there i dare you#(don’t actually tell me when that’s gonna happen!!!!!!!!!! no spoilers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
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Jamie: *jumps onto train tracks*
Doctor: WTF Jamie no it might have a current and electricity
Jamie: What's electricity again?
#LMFAO#essentially how this went#jamie mccrimmon#second doctor#twojamie#kc and the quest to watch dr who
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spore grotto photo collection!!! 🍄
for my own reference, I compiled some screenshots I took of the area of Spore Grotto, and decided to share them! I didn’t take too many but I hope they are helpful…
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real footage of me and Sozo’s wedding /silly
#cotl#cult of the lamb#cotl sozo#sozo#spore grotto#cotl spore grotto#mine#I took a few more than this but tumblrs mobile photo limit is 10 sorry#I chose the ones with the most diverse angles#also I may or may not have started a new save just so I could do sozos quest again#it’s essential for my understanding of his character shhh
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it's so funny my first playthroughs of DA i had such strong feelings about so many characters and this time around i'm like "okay i may not love [x] character but i at least understand what makes them compelling and if i ignore the thingsi hate and just blame it on Bioware Being Bioware i could even like the fanon version of this character!" for soooo many of them but iron bull is still just like... fuck that man entirely
#'but he's so nice to krem!'#not misgendering someone is the lowest possible rung of human decency#AND bull can't even manage that he literally only thinks of krem as a man becausehe's a warrior#he just adheres to a different type of gender essentialism#he's transphobic to cis peopel which is insane#so no that's not enough to ignore every other grotesque thing abotu him#PLUS he's ugly#like aveline sucks but at least i like her design#and sebastian brings in good lroe even though eh alsouscks#iron bull has NOTHING TO OFFERRR besides the chargers#and if you skip his personal quest you KEEP the chargers and get ot kill him lmfao#\
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reyna as the leader of camp jupiter and hazel as the outcast. neither can opt out of the system the way jason and nico, their counterparts, have, because the camp needs reyna and hazel needs the camp and neither have anywhere else to go. both so alone but unable and unwilling to help the other directly, uninterested in saving the other, instead going through the intermediaries of percy and hylla. both stoically bearing their burdens but inevitably going to crack under the strain. they have to be accommodating they have to polite and thoughtful at all times or they won’t survive in their positions. all duty little freedom and they aren’t friends and they’re both being manipulated by octavian and neither is allowed to snap in public. so strong but so lonely. roman girls <3
#hazel essentially replacing reyna in that stupid praetor plot had me thinking#they were everythingggg in son of neptune#percy and frank can rise through the ranks hazel and reyna stay where they are#reyna has another praetor but is still alone#hazel has a boyfriend but is still facing down her own death re: the next quest#i don't think that the series necessrily missed an oppurtunity by not having hazel bond with annabeth and reyna#but i think this dynamic could have been toyed with#reyna and hazel don't get the luxury of choosing what they want in the son of neptune#like annabeth has the freedom to ditch camp and find percy piper is allowed to oust her cabin counselor#jason and percy and frank can kick the praetorship around like a football#hazel and reyna stay put#and fans can't think of character traits beyond nico sisters and horse girls for the two of them#reyna avila ramirez arellano#hazel levesque#reynazel
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