#alles over hoop

[d-i-x-i-t]

Ik werd bevriend met mezelf, daarin zit de grootste winst.

- Sticks

[pyjamacryptid]

me surrounded by all of my medical paperwork that disability services deems “not enough evidence” to claim support, after applying for the 5th time:

[naamahdarling]

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[softwaluigi]

ok MRS sunshine. what then

+ non gif'd

[queseraphita]

Lies of P could exist in Yoko Taro's Drakenier universe, and no one would even notice it being anywhere out of place

*smacks my string conspiracy board*

WHITE CHOLORNATION SYNDROME

[mandalorianfleshenjoyer]

Satine Kryze get behind me these people don't get you like I do!!!

[spannardnation]

Their love language is: being fucking dorks with each other

[saltpepperbeard]

*comes back to tungle covered in blood* hi beloveds

[steffigraf]

was about to reblog that gays and pe post and then i remembered that despite my love for watching sports i am actually the most unathletic uncoordinated person ever 💀 love that for all of u guys tho

[slavhew]

[WIP] manifesting käärijä sweep

[eldritch-thrumming]

i clicked on one (1) billy gif and now my entire “for you” is fucking harringrove, literally kill me now

[maiteo]

genuinely sick behavior lmaooo

[erikisser]

i have a severe case of loserboyritis, the more loser a boy is the more i want to jump him like an animal

[bookwyrminspiration]

In Flashback Gethen says Lady Gisela is preparing Sophie’s replacement it hasn’t came up in the books since. What do you think he meant?

Excellent question! So, looking at the scene, the exact thing he says is "the only reason we haven't taken you out is because Lady Gisela is still clinging to her hope that you'll prove yourself useful, especially with her son. But her patience will only last so much longer. In fact, she's already preparing your replacement" (90).

So the purpose Gisela sees in Sophie is to aid Keefe to some extent--which reminds me of what she said about intentionally keeping Sophie awake at the end of Legacy. Sophie is both incredibly talented and important to Keefe, and they can be used against each other. Sophie cares about Keefe and so, if the cards are placed right, will play into Gisela's hands to make sure he's okay (e.g. staying mentally with him as Gisela has him blasted). Additionally, there is very little if not nothing Keefe wouldn't do for Sophie; via Sophie, Gisela can get immense leverage to get Keefe to go along.

However, these attributes would be difficult to replicate. Creating/finding someone they're willing to do practically anything for doesn't seem like a solid plan, so what other use does Sophie serve? It makes me think of the line where, I believe it was Ro, tells Sophie that the Neverseen would probably also love to convert her to their cause. (Yes there's a similar one from Alden about the black swan, but I know there's one about the Neverseen even though I don't remember specifics atm).

Gethen specifies Keefe as being a main motivator, but not the only one. In which case, we'd be looking at Sophie's immense power and influence--which Lady Gisela could feasible replicate/replace. Via Keefe. At this point in the series he hasn't been blasted yet, Lady Gisela's still doing preparations. There's been a pretty big parallel growing between Sophie and Keefe, so Lady Gisela would be preparing to replace the freakishly powerful good little rebel who's rocking the whole world with one of her own. It may seem obvious in hindsight given 8-9's events, but at this point in time we didn't know anything about that.

Just in case that is too obvious, though, we can circle back around to the guaranteeing his good behavior via Sophie thing. The replacement wouldn't have to be another person, though it is what my mind first went to. In this situation, Gisela has eliminated Sophie and instituted something else, so the question becomes what does she think he would care about enough in her absence to listen to her. Now I'm not convinced with Sophie gone Keefe would have anything to lose, but Gisela's not aware of just how much her son is going to continue fighting her. It's possible Sophie's memory/something she left behind could be used, but that doesn't feel much like a replacement. I don't have a good answer for this one--maybe she could prey on his guilt related to Ethan and Eleanor, or other things related to lost memories we have yet to recover. Promising information, or implying certain things (that he was, in fact, at fault for example) to break him down. It's hard to guess because, like I said, this is where I think there's a flaw in Gisela's plan; she thinks there's something that can replace Sophie to Keefe, but there isn't, so any attempt will be doomed.

Anyway, that jumped around a little, but my guesses with this are either that 1. Keefe is meant to be Gisela's replacement for Sophie, or 2. she intends to try (and fail) at replacing the leverage Sophie gives her over Keefe. But I may be entirely off, who knows!