#ask quen

[hello-dreamwalkers]

To Quentin:

It feels bad to ask, but have you ever gotten violent when going against any supernaturals? I can only imagine how hard it would be to not go overboard, especially with how much you’ve been through.

Q: I learned what convergence was, on that day. I was just a kid and it was the scariest shit I've ever experienced.

[kybercrystalhealing]

wolf vs cat, you know,

[put-me-out-of-my-destiny]

Proposing V for the ask game, if you're still doing it?

My favorite thing about V:

On a narrative level, he represents the best quality of DMC5, it's fleshing out of Vergil. I love that deep down, underneath the fear-driven quest for power, Vergil is a soft goth boy who loves a particular poet so much he makes it his whole personality. Plus, I love the interpretation that he looks so young because Vergil lost so much of his life to being Nelo Angelo.

On a gameplay level, I love how you can make V constantly taunt while making his minions fight.

My least favorite thing about V:

On a narrative level, as much as I love his voice and design, it would have been so cool if he was a woman instead. Besides the Implications, it would be a neat way of nodding to his human mother. Also, I've been told that the literary character that Urizen is named after is a part of a dyad, the other half of which is a female deity. And DMC5 sorely fumbles it's female representation anyway, having a playable female character might have won it some points (though realistically, there's a good chance they would have fucked up her design, and the hate toward her playstyle would be so much more vitriolic).

Speaking of playstyle, on a gameplay level, I do enjoy playing as V, but the moveset definitely needs more development. I don't like that V's evasive actions require his familiars because you have to interrupt their combat (and even Griffon's attack charging) in order to use them, even though the whole point of V seems to be multitasking. Plus, the hidden range limit for the minions can really screw you, especially considering that Shadow's attacks can easily take it outside of that limit, causing it to teleport back to V's side and interrupt your attack strings. And what's sad is that due to unpopularity, there's a real chance that we won't get to see a new iteration of this playstyle.

(There's even a series in my pinned post all about a certain character ending up in this position, just saying).

My favorite line by V:

It's hard to say, since he has one of the best if not the best vocal performances in the game. I do like that he says "it's my turn to play with the Devil Sword" at one point.

My "brOTP" for V:

I love his friendship with Griffon. It's a shame it got no closure whatsoever because the writers decided they wanted to magically wipe away Vergil's trauma via DMC1 callback boss fight.

My "OTP" for V:

I don't generally like ships for Vergil, but one that I would entertain is one with Lucia. I see the humor in her meeting a man who's just as handsome as Dante but with none of the charm, and realizing she's actually fine with that. Plus, Vergil is far more comfortable with his demon side than his human side, and I think that would extend to Lucia. He would think her devil form is the most beautiful thing he's ever seen, and he'd be right. Lucia deserves a handsome loser boyfriend who loves the demon in her so much that she learns to love it too, especially since he also comes with a giant stoic tree man with sharp teeth and tentacles, and of course our favorite poetry-lover.

My "nOTP" for V:

Nero x V is sadly popular, even though they're literally father and son. And even when talking about just V, not Urizen or Vergil as a whole, I don't care for shipping him with Lady. She doesn't even fucking like him, nor should she.

A random headcanon about V:

I think his cane is tied to Rebellion in some way. Perhaps it simply contains some of the same materials, which is why it's good at conducting demonic power, and why it allowed him to reunite with Urizen.

An unpopular opinion about V:

While I am firmly in the "V and Vergil are the same character and that isn't a bad thing" camp, I am sympathetic to the wish that V was his own character. I cannot fault someone for loving V but not finding Vergil interesting, and I don't think it's worth getting mad at them over.

A song I associate with V:

Besides Crimson Cloud? There's a "combo mad" sort of video from time to time titled Void Violin, it features some good music.

My favorite picture of V:

That gif of him tripping and dropping his free taco.

[oldtestleper]

What tf is fry sauce??

i'm embarrassed to say that i dont really fuckin know

[rollo-rolls]

cabbage, you're super talented and i am so glad to be your potato <3

Dearest potato queen, you know I'm your cabbage. I just convert things but thank you for saying such a nice thing to me ♥

[distortedkilling]

Mahito, if you hit yourself and it hurts, are you weak or strong?

@lady-quen

What an interesting question. Was this a riddle? A joke? A genuine philosophical inquiry?

Either way, the answer was obvious.

"I'm strong enough to hurt myself, which is an incredible feat."

"But that also just means I'm weak for myself~" The double jested as the two identical curses wrapped their arms around one another in a mocking show of affection.

[foibles-fables]

On H3 theories I'm really curious about Alvas story and the quen in general. I'm wondering if the human enemy are the loyalists and whether or not her girlfriend will show up. Mainly cause lesbian political loyalties angst and betrayal is like Crack to me but I digress. The quen are cool and I just wanna know more of the rest of the world on horizon besides the western U.S

Yes totally!!! As I said in this post I think the Quen (presumably the imperial loyalists) make for a convenient human enemy in H3. To go more into detail--perhaps Nemesis is somehow able to broadcast itself to or otherwise manipulate Diviner Focuses, appearing as the conglomeration of Zenith Ancestors it is, making thralls of them by appealing to their aim of conquest and "truth" and legacy.

Meeting Federa as an enemy would be a WHOLE trip and something I think could be handled with emotional gusto.

I'm also interested in learning more about the tribes of Horizon's world! I'm not sure if there's space for it in Aloy's story in particular, at this point--deeper exploration of the world would be prime real estate for future spin-off games/comics/novels/etc. This is where I start thinking about the 87 (number an exaggeration since I can't remember the specific one at the moment lmao) "projects" GG has mentioned re: the Horizon world.

[cursedfortune]

[kazeofthemagun]

The air felt cooler than usual against his damp skin, internal temperatures still in the process of returning to normal after some particularly vigorous activities. His eyes fell shut, breathing silent in the soundless calm of morning.

A head of crimson turned, followed by the gunmage resting on the side, propped up by his gold-plated elbow. His hand of flesh extending to caress the plum locks out of Mortem's face, wishing for nothing more but to gaze, unhindered, upon her beauty.

And then a thought struck him, a rare kind that he immediately vocalized.

"You are my..."

Leaning in, almost seductively, for a kiss that teased the curve of her lower lip, eager to taste it for but a moment longer.

"...Soilmate."

What the fuck, Black Wind.

@kazeofthemagun

The witch laid comfortably upon her back, her breathing having steadied itself more than the Hunter's overheated state. It always took him a little longer to calm with that fascinating body of his from such activities, not that she minded. Ever the one to enjoy the sound of him, which he knew well by now given how often a lazy smirk lingered on her ashen lips.

Hands rested over her abdomen as she stared at the ceiling until she felt him shift, her gaze tilting to look upon his flushed face as he leaned over her. His touch one she welcomed, leaned a little more into as though she couldn't get enough.

A single brow lifted slightly at the look upon his face, at the start of him speaking. Oho? Was her darling feeling soft post-romp? She basked in his teasing lips, her own ghosting his with the hint of a kiss awaiting them though both knew such would never come. Little games, that's all they were sometimes made of.

The smirk that adorned her lips began to grow as he uttered the final word to his sentence and--

What the fuck?

The witch blinked, perplexed by his declaration. Was that a thing? For a moment she was touched. Then another she was even more confused. And suddenly, she was suppressing a laugh.

Her face finally found an expression. Amusement and joy mixed into once as she shed the confusion - it was sweet, regardless if it was a thing among his people or not. "Keep talking like that and I'll take you once more." Mortem teased as she leaned up to press a light kiss to his lips. And then, with a playful push, the witch returned her Hunter to his back to rest upon the pillows before he had the chance to utter anything more.

There was no knowing if he'd even recall what he said but regardless, she knew she'd be weaponizing this moment of ridiculousness against him later.

[xynnoix]

It will be fun to see how MK and Bai He will dress up in Wukong and Macaque outfits, or in kigurumi monkeys (similar to their teachers). and just look at their reaction.

Hell yeah! I can guarantee they do that at some point XD

Wukong and Macaque walked into seeing those two plays pretend as them lmao

[lady-quen]

i ADORE your breadbug drawings, i save every one that i see thank you so much

Aaaahhhh!!!!!! Thank you!!! I feel so appreciated 🥰 so do the breadbugs!

[inseparableduo]

🌻🌻 two for the price of one because they would get loooneeelyyyy

Meme || Forever Accepting!

Part of the reason why twins don't age is their bodies are being preserved. They were stabbed in the heart when they were sacrificed. It's only because their bodies were possessed did it even start to heal, and since they merged a bit their healing factor doesn't work quite right and sees 'aging' as an illness.

Gods can't read the mind of other Gods.

[hriobzagelthewanderer]

[kazeofthemagun]

"So, you a dog now?" He chatted, perfectly aware of the dog's true identity.

"...You get hairs all over your things?"

"only when I want to be, and only on other people's things - if they deserve it."

"Do not tell me you never considered self-transfiguration from time to time, even just to have fun at others' expense?"

[dragonofthestone]

lady-quen asked:

Poseidon ;) curious if he can swim tbh. Various reptiles can swim very well

Poseidon: Does my muse know how to swim? Do they know how to ride a horse?

Oh yes he's quite the good swimmer and he loves doing so. He can also hold his breath for an extraordinarily long time- compared to the average person, which ended up giving Bido quite the (unintended) fright when they went for swim at the lake.

--

As a life long lab experiment he still has quite the instinctual ability and despite not having had the opportunity to do so- not something the scientist real cared enough or thought to explore being that it's not much of a skill needed when fighting in a land locked country you know.

So it would take them a little time to get used to but would be able to adapt quick enough to start swimming- perhaps a some beginner struggles but not for very long.

As for riding a horse well that's definitely not a skill one would pick up when living in a lab for their whole life, he's never even seen a horse - animals tend to have mixed reactions to him given what he is and unfortunately horses are ones that seem most likely to get nervous around him

In general he's got some basic knowledge and ability to ride, having got to do it a couple times when he was younger but it's been awhile.

[quensty]

1 for no specific reason <3

OKAY. so.

there are actually two answers to this: one is an original piece and the other is a fic. i'm gonna talk abt both, but separate them into two posts. in the reblog, i'll talk abt the fic. for now, i'm gonna start with the original piece, titled "contradictions."

the entire poem (poem? prose? some word that starts with a p) is very disjointed, narratively speaking. it honestly reads like the frantic thoughts of someone mid-panic attack. the only real thing that connects every paragraph are the bible verses.

thou shalt love thy god with all thy heart; god created man in his image; an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth; i will not let you go unless you bless me!; i will not let you be lost or forgotten; and do not be afraid, for i am with you always.

they come up in sunday school, baptism, in the whispered and usually fraught discussions of faith the narrator has with their mother. at first, these verses are very dear to the narrator. it's god! how could it not be? god, who their mother talks about with such singular adoration. god, who you should love above all things--that isn't so bad. after all, god loves you above all others, too. it's only fair.

but that's the thing, isn't it? an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. you are alive because i will it, god says. it's very transactional! and the narrator starts to hit that age where this conditional love is the opposite of comforting. you're a sinner. you're guilty. how can a moral criminal ever be loved by a perfect god if they don't worship the latter? grace grants you the privilege of love. hence, i will not let you go unless you bless me!

even worse, that love does not protect you of all things. i will not let you be lost or forgotten. but you can still be taken advantage of (in the poem, the narrator is raped--by what is implied to be a member of the church--and relates it to jesus' crucifixion in a frantic attempt to make sense of what happened.) is this martyrdom? i thought the church was meant to protect me. but the institution of catholicism was never meant to protect you. to borrow a phrase, (the church's) god loves you, but not enough to save you.

it's a cycle! this trauma of faith. it is passed onto you generation to generation. a trauma that stretches all the way back to eve. do not be afraid, for i am with you always.

the narrator's life is completely reshaped by this, put into an entirely different perspective. all those years ago, their mother took them to be baptized on the same altar she was married on. she said prayers over them afterward. the mother wanted a servant of god, one who would be loved and cherished and ascend on judgment's day.

but that doesn't happen.

i’ve grown wary of mothers since mine said the idea of me in her head (so lovely, so holy) is hard to reconcile with the real thing. on sundays, she takes me to the altar she grew up on, murmuring every blessing and prayer she knows, saying, thou shalt love thy lost eye, thy forgotten tooth. then she slits my throat, gathers the arterial spray into a golden bowl, and says she’s sorry, baby, she’s so, so sorry, as she pours it over the altar.

class, what is our lord’s great and first commandment? be afraid, for i made you in my image.

the only way for a failed catholic to be redeemed is to be martyred in some way. pain and suffering brings you closer to the lord. so the narrator is sacrificed in the very place where it all began, blood poured onto the altar to be consumed by the church. sacrificed by a devastated but unwavering mother. you can't escape god (be afraid, for i made you in my image.) how could you? god is your mother.

the crucified christ on my rosary says, i will not let you go, for i am with you always. and he is. he’s in the bathroom mirror, both of us looking at where we bloom red, and he promises me he can kiss it away.

god is the suffering. god is you.

[fideidefenswhore]

'She ought to be satisfied with what he had done for her, for, were he to commence again, he would certainly not do as much; she ought to consider where she came from.' These words cannot be verified but, if true, they represented an ominous harshness in the relationship, quite a contrast to what Henry was offering in the letters to Anne of 1526-7, where he offered to put aside all others for her. Those letters represented an attempt to convince Anne that they would enjoy an exclusive and honest relationship, more like a modern companionate marriage based in romantic love.

The Six Wives of Henry VIII, Amy Licence

[put-me-out-of-my-destiny]

hi op of the vergil furry comic here <3 i would love to know ur thought process of vergil being a furry making sense bc i think it's really funny and i agree

Hi!

There are two reasons I think Vergil could become a furry:

Vergil resents being human to the point that he literally tried to remove his humanity to become a full demon

Vergil's human half commands a group of demons, two of which take the form of animals, leading many fans to headcanon him as an animal lover

Now, this leaves the question of what Vergil's fursona would be

When I picture the Sparda clan as anthropomorphic funny animals, I picture either foxes or lions, but if Vergil were a member of an in-universe furry community, I think he'd be very indecisive about his fursona

A wolf, a fox, an eagle, a lion, a standard cat, he'd have a fursona for every day of the week, the only common denominator being that they're all predator animals