ratsoh-writes · 1 year ago
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Ages updated!!!!
I’m gonna do my best to include all important characters, including some “side characters” that appear often enough! So let’s begin!
Undertale: Sans: 65, papyrus: 49, Undyne: 47, alphys: 54,Toriel: 934, Asgore: 933, Grillby: 522, Mettaton: 22
Underswap: Star: 60, honey: 44, Twister: 44, Winter: 1013, Napstablook: 23
Underfell: Red: 66, edge: 43, storm: 44, King: 998, felltron: 21
Swapfell Mal: 60, cash: 51
Horrortale Oak: 75, willow: 59, Miss: 944
Horrorswap Lilac: 70, Basil: 54
Horrorfell Rust: 76, Noir: 53
Underlust Charm: 66, sugar: 52, Amor: 367, winnie: 10
Lustswap Sparks: 59, Salt: 50
Lustfell Lush: 63, Pepper: 51, Jezebel: 212, Marcelo goldenfoot: 455
Lustswapfell Sir: 68, weasel: 52, snow: 61
Lustred Flambe: 55, Pesto: 54
Lustgold Butler: 68, gold: 49
Outertale Pluto: 67, Jupiter: 49, titan: 598
Outerfell Orion: 60, atlas: 52
Outerswap Helios: 44, Artemis 36
Fellswap Lord: 60, mutt: 53
Fellswap gold Wine: 64, coffee: 50, Empress: 1033
Farmtale Peaches: 51, rancher: 46, Rosemary: 550, Yosemite: 501
Farmswap Cider: 50, Barley: 42, Carmen: 85, whisky: 520
Farmfell Ram: 49, pitch: 40, russet: 478, pooch: 489
Horrorfarm Moose: 64, maple: 53
Mafias Butch: 60, snipe: 58, ace: 53, boss: 50, slim: 48, bruiser: 45, tempest: 64, Don: 645, Madame: 647, Mr corgi (aka Charles): 67
Birdtale Quill: 59, crow: 51
Birdswap Mango: 62, papaya: 36, canary: 278
Birdfell Roost: 53, harpy: 42, Lewis: 90
Draketale Alden: 68, Ollivander: 60
Drakefell Barin: 71, Arwin: 59
Drakeswap Hilda: 66, saga: 63
Seatale Fisher: 60, Jasper 25
Seaswap Finn: 59, sails: 27
Seafell Hook: 58, captain: 30
Gastertale G: 80, green: 79
Dancetale Pop: 52, rhythm: 45, salsa: 678
Theatretale Tempo: 50, vibrato: 29
Fallouttale Lens: 69, cricket, 49, piranha: 65
Templetale Zen: 67, shield: 35
Nomadtale Gears: 49, compass: 42, copper: 645, lilo: 21, weave: 126, wisteria: 157, linden: 158
Here’s a quick rundown of a monsters lifespan:
A common monster has a life expectancy of 700 years give or take. The oldest monster in record (that wasn’t a royal) was a Drake monster who lived 732 years.
They are considered infants/babies up until the age of two. Toddlerhood is from 2-6
Children are from the ages of 7-13. Most monsters start public school at ages 7-8
Teenagers are from 14-19. Monsters mature at a slower rate than humans, and so while the body may look grown in the later teen years, they have yet to develop sexual maturity until around 20.
Once 20 they are considered adults, but some subspecies can continue growing up till 30
After puberty in the early 19-22 range, a monster is considered a young adult from 25-190. You can compare those ages to a human in their early to mid 20s physically
Middle Ages range from 200s- 400s roughly
500s are considered older and retirement age, 600s are elderly. Anything past 680 is fragile
The lifespan goes down with halfbreed monsters ( “full” monster parent and “full” human parent) where they live around 600-650 years
The lifespan takes a bigger drop for mages who have an expectancy of 250 years. Witches (humans who have trained to use magic) are known to live up to their 130s if they aren’t soulbonded to a monster partner.
Monsters and half breeds born with the disease called dimming rarely live past their 400s
An exception to the monster lifespan are the “royals”. They take a ritual after being voted into office that binds them to their country, making it so that any decisions they make for the country has to be for its and the peoples benefit (as far as they believe), making them a servant to ebott for the rest of their lives, but extending their life and health in return. The ritual can be broken for the royals who wish to retire and die in peace. The oldest recorded ruler was rumored to be around three thousand
And now the crash!!
For those who don’t know what that is, it’s when all the AUs merged (and my excuse for why all these guys are in the same place lol).
The crash started 17 years ago, and ended within 9 months. Since then no other mystery groups of monsters have been discovered.
Here’s a brief timeline of ebott from crash until now
First day: the land mass that holds ebott appears
Day 2: undertale, underswap, gastertale,, dancetale, theatretale, templetale, all the “farm” AUs, “lust” AUs and the “outer” AUs
Month one: the bird AUs fall from the sky, the nomads stumble out of the forest and the sea AUs mysteriously arrive on ship to shore
Month two, after two months, most of the fell aus (underfell, swapfell, fellswap gold) appear
Month three, the factory (mafias) monsters appear along with the “ghost city” now inhabited and known as ebott city, the capitol. A few weeks later, the fallout monsters appear and ebotts first official hospitals are created
Month four, the royals are finally brought together after threats of inner fighting, and Asgore is voted in as the king
Things settle for four more months, and the new land is explored, vary basic laws are out into place, and things start getting divided into districts.
Month five: Ebott makes contact with several other countries and is introduced to the worlds currency system. Ebotts gold, silver, copper coins is recognized as a currency by the rest of the world
Month seven, the first and only orphanage is founded for any unclaimed children.
On month nine of the crash, the monsters finally access the underground, and to their horror, they find three separate chambers housing the starving horror AUs who had no idea everything that was going on above.
Month ten, land is sold and divided, and ebott begins creating large scale farms
May 20, 2007, ebott celebrates their first official year as a country. The capitol city is named new ebott (cause Asgore sucks at naming things and frankly the rest of the royals aren’t much better)
May 30th, the royal guard is finally re-organized
December 2007, ebotts first countrywide gyftmas celebration, also an official design for the flag and coins are voted on and implemented
February 2008, the first official jail is built and used in ebott lol
July 2008, ebott is finally let into the rest of the worlds internet, and electricity reaches more areas besides just ebott city
August 2008, ebotts children and teens discover tik tok, and it is unanimously decided by every one that a standard public school has to be created
Late august 2008, the first public school is finished in city center
September 2008, the number of school sites number around 300, and counting
January 2009, ebott state college is built and open
April 2009, the ebott scouts is formed, and children hoping to join the guard in the future are able to sign up.
March 2010, ebott is opened by presiding countries for international students and charity programs
November 2010, the following of lady magic opens the temple to the public, and takes over the maintenance of what used to be known as the horrors underground. A grotto is transformed into a place of remembrance for those left behind before the crash
May 2011, the core from the stable underground is moved to the surface and duplicated into several other power factories. All of inhabited ebott is at least within an hour of power
May 2012, the stable underground is open to the public as a tourist attraction. Ebotts is opened by presiding countries to tourism
February 2013, because of public pressure from mainly farm, bird, lusts and the temple monsters, human-monster marriages are now recognized under the state as valid
July 2013 A farm monster discovers how to successfully cultivate magic crops from the underground, aboveground. He shares the secret for free, and other farm monsters take initiative to start sharing their own crop secrets. He is awarded the title of prince.
January 2014 Due to complaints about side effects from human foods, money is poured into research about safer ways to process and preserve foods in ebott.
April 2014, mellowmart becomes the largest company in ebott, finally beating out Walmart in scale.
December 2016, ebott petitions to be recognized as a free independent country to the United Nations. Ebott is turned down
December 2017, ebott petitions again to be recognized as an independent nation
February 2017 Immigration into ebott is closed, and monsters begin boycotting imported human goods. The ebott navy is built.
July 2017, ebott is declared an independent nation
March 2018, the royals declare ebott self sufficient in feeding the country when the amount of food related exports finally exceeds the imports for the first time
July 2018, ebott celebrates its first freedom festival
October 2018, the first college dedicated to the arts is opened in the captitol
July 2019, magical spars are declared the national sport after a grueling battle between spar fans and pickleball fans
November 2019, the first echo festival is celebrated in Goldenvalley
February 2020, humans not born in ebott are finally allowed to apply for citizenship, and the process for that is created.
April 2020 the goldenflower festival is organized for the first time
September 2020, several big brands like coco cola, Hersheys and nestle are banned in ebott when complaints of health issues becomes too much
March 2021, Wendy’s becomes the first company to create a monster-safe fast food outside of ebott, and after months of testing, is given permission to sell. Many other food companies follow and begin making separate recipes for their monster customers
May 2022, snails are declared the national animal of ebott, and popular snail breeds are recognized and the society of the domesticated snail is created for shows and licenses
November 2022, a different country tries to declare war on ebott on the grounds of them “stealing” their young working force (immigrant workers). Ebott threatens to close borders to tourists, those coming for medical care, and all outside companies selling in their lands. The untied nations slaps down the country declaring war.
February 2023, a new branch of the royal guard, called the NPTRF (national people’s trafficking relief foundation) or more commonly called the reverse kidnappers by ebotts supportive teens, is founded to combat the rapidly rising issue of monsters and humans being trafficked and dragged outside the country
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kyra45 · 4 months ago
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Scam posts and how to spot them
(Scam posts and how to spot them)
Hi! My names Key (or Jess depending on where you know me from) and I’m here again on your dashboard to tell you about scams and the general things to look out for when you get asks for mutual aid.
Disclaimer: Not every blog asking for mutual aid is a scammer and therefore you shouldn’t assume everyone is a scammer on sight. It’s necessary to do some research into the accounts who appear in your askbox or DMs.
Anyway, what is a scam post?
A scam post is a post that’s usually asking for monetary support but isn’t being entirely honest about the reason and also may be misleading or stolen from someone else. These posts range from a variety of topics but generally are based on trending events or medical attention such as needing insulin or medicine to prevent lungs from collapsing. The scam post means that the post is false and no money sent is going to someone who needs it because the poster is lying and isn’t telling the truth about who they are or what their fundraising for and may be stealing their post off someone else to make bank. Sometimes a scam post is about needing to pay a bill for pet care and the images are stolen off another fundraiser offsite much like the usual scam.
How do you find out if something is a scam?
One of the best ways to find out if a post is a scam is to search the username of the blog and see if anyone’s made any posts about the account who sent you an ask. It’s also suggested to search the ask as well to see if it may have came from another blog who was already called out for the same scam at some point in time. You may also find the account disappears before you can answer the ask if you was waiting some time before answering it.
It’s also likely the account may reuse the same pfp/story across multiple accounts with very little change in their posting content. This means the blog sending the ask has only a few random reblogs and then one original post. What the blog hopes for is that you don’t bother scrolling down a lot to see how very few posts they may have. If you use timestamps, you’ll see that often the pinned post is a few days old or even hours old. The tags also are usually completely unrelated to the content itself. (If you’re legit and do this for visibility, don’t. It’s spam if not in reblogs. Please use only related tags as per the rules.) Sometimes the link is several colors of text. (If you do this for some reason, please consider accessibility for those who can’t see some color and may miss the link entirely.) And other times there’s a linktree link posing as something else.
Also the blog may say they’re vetted/verified but keep in mind this doesn’t matter if they don’t tell you or say anywhere on their blog who vetted them or what organization confirmed their legitimacy. They won’t say who because asking whoever it is would instantly call out the scammer themselves. It has happened already and that’s why you shouldn’t trust a ‘vetted’ blog if they don’t list anyone anywhere on their page. Some accounts will just say that and expect you to not ask anything because they can’t pass whatever means of verification is asked for.
What do you do if you know for certain a post is a scam?
Please alert anyone sharing the post and also make a post yourself compiling the evidence you’ve gathered proving the scam so others searching will see it and be able to decide for themselves if the account is a scam or not. This makes it easier for a scam blog to be found out even if they try changing urls as they always do that for some reason.
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chibun-days · 1 year ago
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thoughts on my interpretation of dazai + his past in regards to fanfiction writing
this mainly applies to dazai during 15 and his time in the pm, but could work for ada dazai albeit with minor adjustments
see on the one hand i have the urge to write dazai as incomprehensible unfathomable indecipherable. he'll be darkness incarnate pretending at being human, and he can be something colder and crueler than anyone else in the world. he can be something dead. he'll be a living corpse, closer to death than living.
on the other hand i want him to just be a mess of a human being who's a little too smart and a little too empty and little too hurt. he can be someone who's tried desperately to find meaning in life, failed at every turn, and buries himself in darkness instead until it permeates his very being. he chokes on kindness, if that one episode of bsd wan where atsushi gives him flowers is any indication. he can see himself as irredeemable, regardless of how other people perceive him. he can genuinely believe that he can't possibly have positive human relationships not founded on mutual goals or manipulation, as i write in his perception of chuuya at the start of 15.
the issue with both of my interpretations (i am fonder of the second one) is that we haven't gotten any actual backstory for dazai. we know what he was like at fourteen/fifteen—but by then, he'd already established his worldview and opinion that there is no meaning in living. mori literally finds him when he tries to commit suicide; the pm may have encouraged his cruelty and violence, but that was all already there. what happened before that instilled in dazai's mind that he wanted to die? despite being given a frankly massive amount of coverage in light novels, the manga, and the anime, we still know virtually nothing about dazai's past. it's so difficult to properly analyze and understand dazai's character and actions because we don't know the reasoning behind these things. all individuals are dependent on their past experiences—it would be necessary to understand dazai's past in order to get a better picture of his character as a whole.
my first interpretation assumes that dazai has, from birth—similarly to yozo in no longer human—always been "empty". it assumes that dazai has never felt like a human being, never been able to understand them, and never been able to relate to them. the second interpretation, however, assumes that while dazai may have felt alienated as a child, there is a reason for said alienation and the ensuing suicide attempt and worldview.
the key part, however, brings into question what exactly the reason was: bsd follows (very, very lightly) the ramifications of a post-war setting. you see it in fukuzawa and yosano's backstories, as well as fukuchi's motive in villainy. did dazai somehow participate in the war? was it instead abuse by an organization or by family that impacted dazai's understanding of living? it's impossible to guess the canon backstory of dazai, but i think it'd be reasonable to assume that there is at the very least a concrete reason or event in dazai's past that results in his mannerisms and behavior that we see in canon. i would be hesitant to go into government experiment/inhuman territory, however, because that ruins a very important parallel: the one between chuuya and dazai.
i've mentioned it before—essentially, dazai is human but feels/acts inhuman, while chuuya isn't human (though certain evidence suggests otherwise, but the point stands) but feels/acts wildly human. they're eachother's antithesis; however, they wholeheartedly and without a doubt believe that the other is irreplaceably human. if dazai does turn out be some aspect of the book (as theories suggest), that doesn't quite make sense in regards to the consistency of this parallel, which is very important overall to soukoku's dynamic. i have so many more thoughts about this but i'll stop here for today.
in short i am trying to write a cohesive backstory for dazai that actually makes sense in my fic (i am failing)
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melancholy-mayo · 8 days ago
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Hello! I’ve never actually posted to the fit pac page before, but have been reading it since before purgatory, so I thought it was about time.
I recently rewatched JJBA (Jojo’s bizarre adventure) and realized that it is absolutely necessary that I make a qsmp au for it. Or at least for fit. They’re perfect for each other. Both are about silly goofy gay buff men getting into shenanigans. This is gonna be long, so get ready 😬
starting off, I’m gonna explain an important mechanism in the show. In the show certain people have abilities called “stands”. Stealing this from the wiki here:
“A Stand (スタンド, Sutando) is a visual manifestation of life energy (in other words, the manifestation of the soul of the user). A Stand is an entity psychically generated by its owner, referred to as a Stand User (スタンド使い, Sutando Tsukai).t[1] It generally presents itself as a figure hovering over or near the user and possesses abilities beyond that of an ordinary human, which, depending on the Stand User, can be wielded for good or evil.”
tldr: stands are manefestations of the sole that have cool abilities. important note: only other stand users (people with stands) can see stands (for the most part, there’s like 3 exceptions ever), and if the stand gets hurt, the user gets hurt in the same way.
now, finally getting into characters, I actually reread through all of the stands in the show to find some that I thought would fit 😂. I would highly suggest checking out the wiki if you’re interested or I didn’t clarify enough. Now, characters!!!!
FIT: I decided pretty early on into looking for a stand for him that, while most stands are used for combat, I think his should be used for something else. I feel like he already has so much in the ways of combat, and I feel it would just be a little boring if he just got better at fighting. That’s why, I instead gave him the ability of moody jazz! Also know as moody blues. Moody jazz has the ability to show what’s pretty much a rewind. It can shapeshift into anyone and then replay their movements from a specific point on. They use his ability several times in the show to figure out what happens in certain places, and I thought that would be perfect for Fit with him being a historian! I think it would be fun to let him actually replay what happens so he can get all his historical events in order. They also use it to fake out people by making them think it’s a real person and using it as a decoy, considering harm done to it does not always hurt the user (there are some loopholes). I think this would be good for 2b fit to use. I imagine he would have developed his stand earlier on, and also used it to keep him company during 2b2t (similar to Kakyoin in the show using his stand as his friend growing up).
next up, PAC: PAC’s actually took me a lot longer to find. I knew I wanted his to be more combat focused, but I thought it would be better as a defense. I at first thought it would be fun and kinda silly to give him the stand that was literally just a f*ckin gun, but eventually found a much much better match LOL. I decided to give him the stand Lovers! This stand actually manifests as a bunch of little guys, instead of one big guy (it’s the rathinnos >:D). Their ability is that they can attach themselves to someone’s brain stem (yes, they get THAT SMALL) and whenever the host, pac in this case, gets hurt in the slightest bit, whoever the stand is clinging on to feels the pain like 50x as bad. Unlike most other stands, this stand has infinite range, so it can’t be ran away from. I think this stand would have manifested much later on, so it’s after his leg is gone. I think, because this stand is so focused on such a heavy defense, it’s very fitting because it kind of works as a counter to his past trauma. He knows now that all of that can’t happen again because of his new ability (he hopes). I also think it would be fun to explore him being so cautious to use it because pac genuinely doesn’t want to just hurt people for fun, and would use it decently sparingly. I also think it would be fun to explore him questioning his ability and still worrying about cell coming for him, even though he knows logically that he’s prepared now.
That’s we’re I’m gonna leave characters for now! I have many many many more ideas, but I don’t wanna kill y’all with the length of this, so I’ll make a separate post very very soon.
next, location/setting
this show takes place literally across the entire globe, which is another reason I thought it was kinda perfect for the Qsmp. While I had so many good options for the setting, the answer was kinda goddamn obvious. There’s literally an entire part that takes place in a prison. Not only a prison, but a prison in FLORIDA!!!! Could there be a better setting for a hideduo au? I think not. In case you’re wondering, it’s the part that (at the time of writing this) is the last to be animated, Stone Ocean. It also takes place closest to modern day, which is great. story line:
I think if I do ever right this out or expand upon this I would change the story line very drastically. I honestly don’t really know where I’d go with the story, but that’s future me’s problem!
name: I have no clue what to name this au. I might honestly just be lazy and name it
“Fit’s Bizarre Adventure”
just so that the acronym is FBA, which looks like FBI, which my brain finds funny. If anyone has better ideas for a name, please tell me!
fan art: I am an artist, and will be making art for this au hopefully soon, but I am very busy right now, so who know =\(.-.)/=
can you use this idea? Sure! I’m probably gonna make more material for it at some point, but I’m okay with other people making stuff for it too, just so long as you PROPERLY CREDIT IT!!!! I would like to have credit for my idea, and honestly, I wanna see what people think of this :) - also, you can repost if you want! :D
if you have any ideas or suggestions or questions or anything, please leave comments and tags!!! This is my first time writing a post (on any social media actually, dang) and I wanna know what people think!
I really hope at least someone out there likes this,
signing off,
Mayo
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kunstpause · 10 months ago
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Welcome to a little interactive Tav/Astarion Au fic.
Hello, I'm your writer and DM today. This will be a story where the major decisions and dialogue choices will be determined via twitter poll. I am aiming for this to be a gender-neutral Tav, so you can headcanon whatever you want in that regard, but we are gonna give them some character nonetheless. Also: It's an AU, so we won't touch the main plotpoints of the game. This is for the silly romance feels and perhaps some vampire steaminess. So be aware that, depending on choices, this could get nsfw.
And because I am very tired of the constant Spawn vs Ascended discourse, we are going with a secret third option, the details of which you might find out in the story, again, depending on choices, of course. ^^
You can find the interactive version here on my Twitter
Setting: Countess Sierran is known for throwing the social events of the season in Neverwinter, raising money for good causes, and giving people a platform to meet all sorts of new acquaintances. You know that this is also an inofficial welcome to someone fairly new to the city. A white-haired man who bought a sizable estate but not that many people have met yet in person. Rumor has it he has left his home of Baldur's Gate behind for good, but why and what for is the source of much gossip. Perhaps tonight, there will be some answers, or maybe just a lot more questions.
But before we can start: Character creation!
The options are under the cut and on twitter, under this post with the matching polls to vote for.
Pick a name, I've tried to pick suggestions that work for any gender. 1 - River 2 - Ash 3 - Morgan 4 - Storm
What brings you to the palace tonight? (Background)
1 - The Hero You are a seasoned adventurer that has been through a lot and made a name for themselves. Even when not being part of nobility, your deeds have granted you an invitiation nonetheless. Everyone in the city knows your name, after all. If its generosity or a political move, you cannot say. Yet.
2 - The Commoner You are an oridinary person, a commoner living in the city and making ends meed by working as a tailor. One of your oldest friends has married rich and keeps sending buisness your way. And one day, an invitation along with this. You are here on their good graces, trying not to leave a bad impression.
3 - The Servant You are a servant of the palace, having worked for the countess for a while. You keep your ear to the ground, hearing far more of what the nobility gossips about than anyone could possibly imagine. It's a simple life, but your employer is fair and you can't complain. Tonight, you're responsible for seeing to the guest's needs, even thought o msot of them, you are mostly invisible.
4 - The Criminal You've spent your childhood on the streets, learning early that no one gives you anything, and you have to take what you want by any means necessary. Nowadays, you are a blade for hire, and your current employer has sent you here with an invitation and a target. You know how to blend in perfectly, dagger hidden beneath clothes as you wait for just the right moment.
What do people think of you (Personality)
1 - The Closed Book You are a closed book, you rarely talk, and especially not about something personal. You are so stoic, people have a hard time getting to know you, and many don't put in the effort to try.
2 - The Charmer You are upbeat and easy to talk to, but you know how to play an audience. You use charme to set people at ease, but what you truly feel and think is often a mystery.
3 - The Open One You are friendly and open, not seeing a point in hiding how you truly feel. You wear your heart on your sleeve and often disarm people with how genuine you are.
4 - The Liar Telling the truth is for peple not careful enough. You have an easy time lying and utilize that skill to keep yourself safe and others at arm's length.
What do you strive for (Goals)
1 - Riches and Comfort You want more. No matter where you are right now, you know there is something more for you out there, and all you need to do is go after it with all your heart.
2 - A Different Life Everything is wrong. You know you are not who you are supposed to be. You need to get away from the status quo by any means necessary, even if that means accepting help.
3 - Peace and Quiet All you want is to rest. Life has been troublesome enough, you just want something quaint and peaceful where you don't have to be "someone" anymore.
4 - Nothing You are perfectly content in your current situation, you want nothing to change at all, and if you have to, you are ready to put the work in or even fight to keep what you have.
What frightens you (Fears)
1 - Lonelyness You can't stand the thought of being on your own. You need someone with you, someone who fights for you and you for them.
2 - Death You fear nothing more than the cold finality of death. It lurks around every corner and you know you have to be smart to outwit it.
3 - Betrayal You have difficulties trusting people, the thought that someone who knows you intimately turns your back on you is petrifying.
4 - Obscurity The thought of being forgotten, of your life not mattering to anyone in the long run and leaving no impact behind once you are gone sends chills down your back.
If you wanna influence the main character you have until the weekend to vote on it here.
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nativestarwrites · 10 months ago
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🫘🦷🛏️
Thanks for the ask!
🫘 Spill the beans. What's a new project you're doing this year?
Project 'Finish my WIPs' 😂 This isn't just a joke, I really want to get some fics out of my wips folder because I love the stories and want to share them so much. An imperfect fic is better than forever languishing as a wip because it'll never be perfect (something I often forget).
I'd like to try another Big Bang project but that all depends on if a suitable one crosses my dash, I'm fairly cautious about committing to events like that for fear of not delivering on time.
🦷 Is there a chapter, scene, or WIP you're dreading to write (but is necessary to your plot)? Share a snippet or tell us about it!
I'm not completely dreading it, but the Apocalypse fic chapter where I finally reveal what happened to Jamie I know is going to be difficult to write. Its chapter 4 and such an important part of the fic that I really want to get it right. I have 4k written for chapter 5 but only 1500 for chapter 4 so far 😂 I'm procrastinating a bit... there's two good scenes, but the rest feels meh by comparison at the moment.
🛏 Is there a new trope you'd like to write this year?
I'd like to try some new things this year and stretch my writing skills but no specific plans as yet. So if anyone has any suggestions for a new trope?
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pikidotexe-ask · 8 months ago
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Friendly reminder that this series is not yet rated. This may change with time! No, this is not shit posting, it is basically an alternate universe fan fiction, however there will be bloopers.
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𝑪̲̅𝒉̲̅𝒂̲̅𝒓̲̅𝒂̲̅𝒄̲̅𝒕̲̅𝒆̲̅𝒓̲̅ 𝑳̲̅𝒐̲̅𝒓̲̅𝒆̲̅
*Main Characters*
🎙️フカセ [​Fᴜᴋᴀsᴇ]
🤡Mɪᴋɪ's ʀᴇʙᴇʟʟɪᴏᴜs ᴀᴅᴏᴘᴛᴇᴅ sᴏɴ
•Pʟᴀʏs ɢᴜɪᴛᴀʀ﹠ʙᴀss
•Hᴀᴛᴇs ᴏᴡɴɪɴɢ ᴛᴏᴏ ᴍᴀɴʏ ɪᴛᴇᴍs, ᴘᴜᴛs ᴏᴛʜᴇʀs ꜰɪʀsᴛ
•ジョーカーデレ "ᴊᴏᴋᴇʀ⁻ᴅᴇʀᴇ":Cʜᴀᴏᴛɪᴄ ᴇxᴛᴇʀɪᴏʀ, ᴄᴀʟᴄᴜʟᴀᴛɪɴɢ ʏᴇᴛ ɢᴇɴᴛʟᴇ ɪɴᴛᴇʀɪᴏʀ
•Age: 21
💬 Jᴀᴘᴀɴᴇsᴇ ɴᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ, Eɴɢʟɪsʜ ꜰʟᴜᴇɴᴛ
🎙️フラワ(花)[V⁻Fʟᴏᴡᴇʀ​]
🎻Vɪᴏʟɪɴɪsᴛ ﹠ᴍᴇᴛᴀʟ ᴠᴏᴄᴀʟɪsᴛ
•Mɪᴋɪ's ʙᴀss student﹠Fᴜᴋᴀsᴇ's ᴄʟᴀssᴍᴀᴛᴇ
•Vᴇʀʏ ᴍɪsᴜɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴏᴏᴅ﹔ sʜᴇ ɪs ɪɴʜᴇʀᴇɴᴛʟʏ ᴘᴀssɪᴏɴᴀᴛᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴀᴍᴇs ʜᴇʀ ᴘʟᴀɴᴛs ᴀꜰᴛᴇʀ ʜᴇʀ ꜰʀɪᴇɴᴅs
•クーデレ "ᴋᴜᴜᴅᴇʀᴇ":ᴄᴏᴏʟ ᴇxᴛᴇʀɪᴏʀ, ɢᴇɴᴛʟᴇ ɪɴᴛᴇʀɪᴏʀ
•Age: 20
💬 ​Jᴀᴘᴀɴᴇsᴇ ɴᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ, ʟᴇᴀʀɴɪɴɢ Eɴɢʟɪsʜ
🎙️(𝚂𝙵-𝙰𝟸開発コード) ミキ [​Mɪᴋɪ​]
🍒​Cʏʙᴏʀɢ ʙᴀssɪsᴛ
•Sᴘᴀᴄᴇsʜɪᴘ ᴘɪʟᴏᴛ, ᴇʟɪᴛᴇ ᴄʟᴀss ᴅʀɪᴠᴇʀ, sᴄɪ⁻ꜰɪ ᴘɪɴ⁻ᴜᴘ ᴍᴏᴅᴇʟ
•Sᴛᴀɢᴇ ꜰʀɪɢʜᴛ ᴀꜰꜰᴇᴄᴛs ʜᴇʀ ᴘɪᴛᴄʜ ᴀᴛ ꜰɪʀsᴛ, ᴀ ʀᴏᴍᴀɴᴛɪᴄ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ sᴛʀᴏɴɢ ᴍᴀᴛᴇʀɴᴀʟ ɪɴsᴛɪɴᴄᴛ
•Lᴏᴠᴇs ᴄʜᴇʀʀɪᴇs, ᴀʟᴘᴀᴄᴀs, ᴜᴘʟɪꜰᴛɪɴɢ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀs
•Age: 23
💬 ​Jᴀᴘᴀɴᴇsᴇ ɴᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ, ᴘᴏᴏʀ Eɴɢʟɪsʜ
🎙️(𝙺𝚂𝚁𝚆-𝟷開発コード) 歌手音ピコ [Uᴛᴀᴛᴀɴᴇ Pɪᴋᴏ​]
🍛​Cʏʙᴏʀɢ ɢᴜɪᴛᴀʀɪsᴛ
•Sᴘᴀᴄᴇsʜɪᴘ Nᴀᴠɪɢᴀᴛᴏʀ, CʏʙᴇʀSᴇᴄᴜʀɪᴛʏ Gᴜᴀʀᴅ, ᴄᴏᴅɪɴɢ ᴘʀᴏꜰᴇssᴏʀ
•Hᴀs ᴀ ᴅᴜᴀʟ ᴠᴏᴄᴀʟ ʀᴀɴɢᴇ, sᴏᴍᴇᴛɪᴍᴇs sɪɴɢs ᴍᴇᴛᴀʟ
•Cʜᴇᴇᴋʏ sᴇɴsᴇ ᴏꜰ ʜᴜᴍᴏᴜʀ, Oꜰᴛᴇɴ sʟᴇᴇᴘʏ, ꜰᴏᴏᴅ, sᴇxʏ ᴡᴏᴍᴇɴ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏɢs ᴀʀᴇ ʜɪs ᴡᴇᴀᴋɴᴇssᴇs
•Age: 24
💬Jᴀᴘᴀɴᴇsᴇ ɴᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ, ᴠᴇʀʏ ɢᴏᴏᴅ Eɴɢʟɪsʜ
🎙️オリバー [Oʟɪᴠᴇʀ​]
🐤Pɪᴋᴏ's ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴀᴅᴏᴘᴛᴇᴅ sᴏɴ
•Pᴇᴀᴄᴇꜰᴜʟ ᴜɴʟᴇss ᴀɴɢᴇʀᴇᴅ, ʜᴀᴛᴇs ᴡᴇᴀʀɪɴɢ sʜᴏᴇs, ʟᴏᴠᴇs ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴄᴏᴅᴅʟᴇᴅ
•Hᴀs ᴀ ʏᴇʟʟᴏᴡ ʙɪʀᴅ ɴᴀᴍᴇᴅ Jᴀᴍᴇs
•​Sʟɪɢʜᴛʟʏ ᴄʟᴜᴍsʏ, ᴅᴏᴇs ʜɪs ʙᴇsᴛ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇꜰʀɪᴇɴᴅ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴏɴᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴇʜᴀᴠᴇ
•Age: 13
💬 Eɴɢʟɪsʜ ɴᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ, ᴘᴏᴏʀ Jᴀᴘᴀɴᴇsᴇ
Note: ﹡Vᴏᴄᴀʟᴏɪᴅs ᴀʀᴇ ᴀᴅᴠᴀɴᴄᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅʀᴏɪᴅs ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ sᴏᴜʟs ᴡʜᴏ ʟɪᴠᴇ ɪɴᴅᴇꜰɪɴɪᴛᴇʟʏ.
﹡Cʏʙᴏʀɢs ᴀʀᴇ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴏɴsᴇɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ɪɴsᴛᴀʟʟ ᴠᴀʀɪᴏᴜs ᴀᴅᴠᴀɴᴄᴇᴅ ᴛᴇᴄʜɴᴏʟᴏɢɪᴄᴀʟ ᴜᴘɢʀᴀᴅᴇs ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʙᴏᴅɪᴇs. Tʜɪs ɪɴᴄʟᴜᴅᴇs ᴀɴ ᴇxᴛᴇɴᴅᴇᴅ ʟɪꜰᴇsᴘᴀɴ, ᴛʜᴇʀᴇꜰᴏʀᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴀʟᴍᴏsᴛ ɪᴅᴇɴᴛɪᴄᴀʟ ᴛᴏ ᴀɴᴅʀᴏɪᴅs.
>Japanese post will be made upon request.
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bodywyrcs · 4 months ago
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FAQs
I've been working as a Sports Therapist for a looong time now, and find there are certain questions that crop up over and over when people are deciding if Sports Therapy is for them. Here I've pulled together all the main ones and answered them as best I can to give you an idea about what it is I do, and whether I can help you.
Who are you and what do you do?
My name is Cerys and I'm a Clinical Sports Therapist. I'm based in Blaenau Ffestiniog and as of 2024 I've been working as a Sports Therapist for 10 years. I work in both Welsh and English.
What exactly is Sports Therapy?
Sports Therapists are musculoskeletal specialists. Sports Therapy is simply examining, assessing and treating anything musculoskeletal - whether that's an obvious injury or general aches and pains. The aim is to get you back to optimum levels of physical functioning, both in sport and everyday life.
But don't I need to be 'sporty' to access Sports Therapy?
Absolutely not! Yes, Sports Therapy originated in the world of sport (as the name suggests) but I work with everyone and anyone. Basically, anybody with a body can access Sports Therapy. I have worked in rugby for 10 years at all levels and have attended countless running and cycling events so I have a good knowledge of the mechanics of sporting injuries - BUT my clients who I see week in, week out are a cross-section of society. I've worked with ages 10 to 102, from all backgrounds, occupations and physical abilities. Each treatment is unique and built around you.
What actually happens in an appointment?
As mentioned before, this varies completely from one appointment to the next, depending on what you'd like help with. If you're coming for a Sports Massage for relaxation purposes then that is what we'll do for the full session. But generally a Sports Therapy appointment starts with us going through your medical history. You'll tell me what's going on from your perspective and I'll ask some questions to try and get a good picture of the situation. Then, we'll move onto assessing movement patterns, looking at posture and checking muscle strength and joint range of motion. After gathering all this information, we'll put together a plan of action and decide on the best treatment for you. Post-treatment I'll provide you with any necessary information and we'll go over some exercises in my little gym next door to the shop and discuss any necessary training plan adaptations.
I'm never going to pressure anyone to book in further appointments as I understand time and finances can be restrictive, but I will say when I think you'd benefit from coming in again, and I'll always tell you to feel free to drop me a message if any questions pop up after the appointment. And rest assured, if you come to me with something outside of my remit I will ALWAYS refer you on to healthcare professionals who can help.
What kinds of treatment do you do?
I've built up a wide range of skills over the 10 years I've been working as a Sports Therapist, and something you'll find in this profession is that every therapist has their own individual style, depending on where their training has taken them. But I'll list some of the areas I'm trained in below with a little bit about each one - however, I rarely ever stick to just one of these techniques and will use a combination in each appointment to suit the client.
Sports Massage:
Tailored to the client's needs depending on any areas of discomfort and tension, a Sports Massage can be as light or heavy as you like (and I will ask for feedback during the massage to check if you want more or less pressure.) Whether for gentle relaxation or for sporting performance, a Sports Massage can help ease muscle tension, improve flexibility, reduce muscle pain, and reduce fatigue. Plus, I would also add, making time for yourself to have an hour of self-care in the form of a massage now and then feels really, really nice!
Trigger Point Therapy:
This is a treatment that involves applying and holding pressure on sore spots in muscles. These sore spots can occur due to repetitive movement, tension, posture and injury. Trigger Point Therapy works with the neuromuscular system to help reduce the perception of pain - I find this really useful in certain areas such as shoulders (for help with tension headaches) and hips (for IT band issues), but if can be used all over the body.
Myofascial Release:
I tend to use this in every massage I do! It can be very light when used in more tender areas, but generally it is a slow and deep massage technique that allows the muscles to relax fully and helps reduces discomfort. It can be great for increasing joint range of motion as well as reducing muscle soreness.
Medical Acupuncture:
This form of acupuncture is concerned with pain relief and involves inserting very small needles into the muscle where the pain is being experienced. It helps the body produce pain relieving endorphins and interacts with the nervous system to help reduce pain. NHS recommends acupuncture for tension headaches and chronic pain (3 months+), and it can be effective with nerve pain such as sciatica.
Joint and Soft Tissue Mobilisations:
This is another method I use regularly within my treatments. While holding one side of a joint still, I will apply pressure to the other side to create movement which in turn can help with range of motion and pain. With soft tissue, I refer to these as 'pin and stretch' methods, as I apply pressure to part of the muscle and then use the joint to help stretch the muscle at the same time. These both allow me to focus on a specific area requiring attention.
Lymphatic Drainage:
This is an incredibly light method and can be useful for dealing with any unusual swelling post-injury/illness. The movements are designed to help clear the lymphatic system and move lymph along to stop it pooling.
And lots more...:
I also occasionally use electrotherapy, gait analysis, muscle energy techniques and rock-taping when useful. I teach self-massage techniques too, to make sure you can manage your treatment once you get home. Plus I'm always keeping on top of my first aid qualifications - but 10 years working in rugby has definitely made me pretty confident where that is concerned!
What does it cost?
Costs are £45 for an hours Sports Therapy and I would recommend an hour for any initial consultation due to the paperwork involved. Half hour is £32 and an acupuncture appointment is £40.
Anything else?
I'm actually just about to qualify as a person-centred counsellor, which I've been studying for these past 4 years. I'm fully aware of the effects of injury and pain on mental health and often bring this knowledge into my Sports Therapy practise.
To summarise, there are a lot of variables within Sports Therapy and what I do in particular, but please know that I will always provide the best service possible to help you get where you want to go. If you have any questions that haven't been answered then please contact me on 07825 885335 (voicemail can be a bit hit and miss where I am so text if I don't answer) or email me on [email protected] and I'll reply as soon as I can.
Cerys X
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10x10table · 1 year ago
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Exploring the Benefits of a Double Canopy Tent: The 10x20 Pop-Up Tent
When it comes to outdoor events and gatherings, having a reliable and versatile shelter is essential. Whether you're hosting a backyard party, a trade show, or a community event, a double canopy tent can make all the difference. In this blog post, we will delve into the world of double canopy tents and specifically discuss the 10x20 Pop-Up Tent from ZuluMap. This versatile and spacious tent is designed to meet a variety of needs, and it offers a range of benefits for those seeking durable and stylish shelter.
A double canopy tent, as the name suggests, features two layers of fabric or canopies. The primary purpose of this design is to provide enhanced protection from the elements, better insulation, and improved stability. These tents are commonly used for outdoor events, trade shows, exhibitions, parties, weddings, and more.
The 10x20 Pop-Up Tent from ZuluMap is a prime example of a double canopy tent that offers both functionality and style. Let's explore some of its key features and benefits:
With dimensions of 10x20 feet, this tent provides a vast covered area. It can comfortably accommodate a large number of guests, vendors, or products, making it ideal for various events.
The double canopy design of this tent enhances its durability and weather resistance. It provides an extra layer of protection against rain, wind, and UV rays, ensuring that your event can proceed smoothly no matter the weather.
Despite its size, the 10x20 Pop-Up Tent is designed for easy setup. The frame is made from high-quality materials, and the tent comes with all the necessary hardware and instructions, allowing you to have it up and ready in no time.
This tent is built to last. The heavy-duty frame is made from rust-resistant steel, and the canopy is constructed from high-quality, water-resistant material. It's designed to withstand repeated use, making it a valuable investment for anyone in need of a reliable shelter solution.
Whether you're setting up a booth at a trade show, hosting a wedding reception, or organizing a community event, the 10x20 Pop-Up Tent can adapt to your needs. It provides shade and shelter for a wide range of occasions.
ZuluMap offers customization options, allowing you to add your branding or logo to the tent. This is a fantastic opportunity for businesses looking to promote their brand at outdoor events or trade shows.
Despite its size, this tent is surprisingly portable. It can be folded down into a compact size for easy transportation and storage, making it a practical choice for those on the move.
In conclusion, a double canopy tent like the 10x20 Pop-Up Tent from ZuluMap is a valuable addition to any outdoor event or gathering. Its spaciousness, durability, and weather resistance make it a reliable choice for a wide range of occasions. Whether you're a business owner, event organizer, or someone who loves hosting outdoor gatherings, this tent can provide you with the shelter you need to make your event a success. So, if you're in the market for a versatile and dependable tent, consider investing in the 10x20 Pop-Up Tent for your next outdoor adventure.
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hollowaystorage · 2 years ago
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Who Can Rent Self Storage? – Some Facts to Know
For storing household items, the use of a storage unit in Waterloo is often recommended. You can find several agencies that offer rental services for self-storage. If you would like to achieve your dream of storing a range of items including kitchen appliances and fragile items, it is the most viable solution.
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Perhaps, you may ask yourself whether you are able to rent a facility for your purpose or not before you begin your search. Coming to its correct answer, anyone can reach an agency to rent one or more storage units by paying reasonable rates.
Some Of The Top Reasons Why Rent Self Storage
1. Home renovation is one of the most common requirements of individuals. During this project, it is not possible to keep valuables in the property and one needs additional space. If you rent a storage unit, you can keep valuables safe and begin your project on time.
2. Office remodelling is another identified reason. Whether you are running a small or large business, you would like to keep everything in process and well-balanced. By renting a facility, you can keep your belongings safe.
3. For managing space at home or office, the use of a storage unit can be great. It is possible to remove unused items and antique pieces safely until you don’t need them. And, it depends on you whether you would like to store valuables for short or long-term use.
4. Ware relocation can be done without any trouble by renting a facility. As this space lets you store a range of items including furniture and raw materials, you can store whatever you want without any worries.
5. Are you planning an event at home? This could your first anniversary or kid's birthday or anything else. If you prefer storing assets in a facility, you are just taking a step to manage the entire space of your property to accommodate your guests.
Did you know? Many travellers prefer renting these units because they have to visit a place on a regular basis for business purposes. By renting self-storage, it is not at all necessary to carry heavy luggage every time.
Is There Any Restriction In Storing Valuables?
In general, you can store every single object inside a facility. However, there is a restriction on keeping certain types of items. This includes gasoline, food, inflammable products, etc.
To eliminate uncertainties, you are suggested to reach the rental service provider in search of a facility of your choice. This is how you could ask your queries and do things accurately.
Final Words
No one can deny the importance of renting a storage unit in Waterloo. If you are ready to keep your belongings in safe hands for short and long-term use, there is no comparison to using these facilities. This is a place where you could keep your home or office items securely and maintain your peace of mind. Suppose you are unable to pack things on your own, you can go for hiring a team of its removalists to help you in your move.
So, don’t delay in finding the right service provider. If required, hire a professional team of removalists to help you pack belongings for an efficient move. Hurry up!
Read More:  4 Reasons to Use Self Storage When Staging Your Home
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tennis6edge · 2 years ago
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Buyer's Ideas To Acquire Property Beneath Market Value
Trying to find a house or some other form of residence that you can buy will make you feel as though you're at the end of your rope. When you really need some help on the market and want some guidance concerning how to purchase real estate property, take a look at these ideas and investigate your several choices. A significant suggestion for possible buyers of real estate would be to exercise fantastic care when deciding on real estate professionals and residence examination experts. Be certain to get referrals from all those you trust, and take time to verify skills and references. Purchasing a home is probably the most important economic outlays in anyone's existence, and it is therefore important to enlist the support only of people as their expertise is extensively established. When contemplating acquiring property located on or near a physique water, research your options and view together with the state zoning business office to find out if the house is within a zoned flood plain. Deluge insurance coverage can add an excellent cost to your residence-getting budget and could not make that house in the river or maybe the a single inside of wandering distance to the seashore the best deal for your money along with hard to offer when you find yourself willing to shift. Though it may be very simple to look for real-estate entries on the net, it is actually still beneficial for you to use a realtor to work with you. The broker can answer several concerns that you may have, deal with the forms and examine information that you just would have no idea necessary to by reviewed. 1 important suggestion when it comes to real estate property is easy journey. This is very important because you want to make sure that you do not stress on your own having a long or challenging drive to work or to neighborhood shops because this could lead to feel sorry about gradually. Also make an effort to predict the local highways in all weather conditions to the region. A vital idea to consider with acquiring real estate property is to discover the property taxes in the area that you would like to are living. This will be significant mainly because it may result in a make or break to your budget. Your premises taxes price may possibly collection in 1000s of dollars in either path depending on the neighborhood costs. Request you moms and dads for the money for a down payment to buy real-estate. They just might have to you personally completely as a present and be given a income tax benefit for doing it, or they may be ready to make it a loan or co-signal the home mortgage for yourself. In any event, you may get the amount of money you ought to get that home now, rather than many years down the road. Just once you think you're running out of rope, you may use these pointers to supply some very much-necessary slack. Never enable the marketplace and its sporadic and capricious mother nature to goad you right into a terrible offer. Use what you've just analyzed on this page to be one step ahead of the market as well as make the intelligent buyers' decision. houston tx real estate
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lorekyle · 2 years ago
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Lumen Order - Hierarchy of Order
HIERARCHY
The Lumen Order has a fairly simple hierarchy, the process of ascending one’s rank is dependent on various factors. The first is merit, recommendations, and full support of the current leader. The simplest one is merit, any Lumen Order can ascend rank easily if they did their job, depending on certain cases, extraordinary merit can ascend a Lumen to a higher standing. Every Lumen Order headquarters has a specific member and all of them follow the hierarchy. The hierarchy is as follows:
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LUMEN: The highest power that any branch of The Lumen Order can offer. Their responsibilities are mostly off-field and always coordinate with any town or city official. Unlike the other positions, A Lumen cannot be simply ascended on one’s merit alone. There are certain factors that need to be met before a Lumen rank is to be given. A first factor is that a Lumen member must pass away. After that, there will be a meeting to be held among various Lumen heads from various branches. They will discuss certain candidates and each Lumen head will then vouch for that said candidate.
Once that is settled, the candidates will then introduce themselves to one of its founding members or one of its descendants and they will show their prowess in various fields. These fields consist of: Politics, Arcane Arts, Martial or Weapon mastery, and Situational Events. Once the necessary information has been met, the founder will choose the next Lumen and the role will be filled and assigned to a specific branch.
LIGHTKEEPER: Lightkeepers are considered the Left and Right hand of a Lumen Head. They mostly answer to a Lumen and prioritizes them above all else. Lightkeepers are usually assigned personally by a Lumen themselves and most likely trained by them. Although Lightkeepers are considered as the most skilled second to a Lumen, their roles are solely focused on being administrators. They handle any important paperwork and prepare any verification for the Lumen.
However, there comes a time when dire situations arise, Lightkeepers will often handle war table strategies and important missions that are to be handled alone. This is why it is important that Lightkeepers are often inside, because if anyone saw them outside and armed, you better run. For if there is a Lightkeeper, there is a darkness that not even Torches and Wicks can handle.
LIGHTBEARER: Lightbearers often handle fieldwork, training, and maintenance. They assign jobs, tasks, and deploy Lanterns wherever they are needed. Lightbearers are skilled individuals who can take on any Shedder even if they are in the deepest of darkness. Just as the name suggests, they bear a powerful light that can illuminate a Shedder territory. In a party of two Lantern squads, there will always be Lightbearer with them. They act as a beacon and provide information to a Lumen Order branch. But if they are not on-site, they act as mentors and provide necessities to other members. Most initiates believe that Lightbearers are the heart of any branch due to how helpful they are to the Wicks and Torches.
LANTERN: Lanterns tend to work best when they are outside. They handle any Shredder related activity in the area and handle any public disruption. Essentially Lanterns are one of the peacekeepers. Lanterns however do not work alone however, they work as a squad composed of Torches and Wicks. A Lantern can have a squad of three Torches and five Wicks. They’re responsible for the welfare of the squad and ensure that the Torches and Wicks are able to finish their task dutifully and swiftly.
TORCH: Torches are one of the ranks you usually see when you travel at night. They have enough combat talent to combat low ranking to medium ranking Shedders. They are comparable to guards and are mostly stationed to watchtowers on every road.
WICK: Wicks are a term referring to initiates, they have some combat experience to low ranking Shedders and in higher numbers, they can take down a single medium ranking Shedder. While they do appear in patrols, Wicks are considered as trainees and they often trained in a Lumen Order headquarters. Wicks on patrols are often accompanied by Lanterns in a squad or a Torch if they travel by pair.
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nyaitsu-writes · 2 years ago
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✧ knights’ beach day! ✧
after an extremely successful promotion of their newest CD, knights finally get their highly anticipated summer break! and so, they decide to go for a beach day together. chaos and shenanigans ensue!
or my personal rendition of what knights enjoys doing at the beach <3 lowkey inspired by the newest event! i haven't found any translations, though, so everything here is completely made up and self indulgent (。・∀・)ノ
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LEO TSUKINAGA;
✦ leo !! is !! excited !! he is everywhere and nowhere at the same time. he’s getting a tan, he’s swimming, he’s playing beach volleyball with whoever is willing to deal with him. he’s just. extremely energized. 
✦ blink twice and by the time someone asks “where is leo” ritsu is buried with sand up to his neck and the waves are reaching closer and closer, with leo laughing like a maniac, running in the opposite direction. he’s a tiny orange menace terrorizing everyone at his reach ( ‵▽′)ψ
✦ that is until arashi brings out the snacks. leo manages to hear the wrappers opening even though he is in the entire opposite corner of the beach and suddenly he is the most well behaved, nicest angel on heart (he is hungry. running takes energy, you know!)
✦ so they end up having an impromptu snack picnic, hoping this will give everyone their well deserved leo break (™)... which lasts as much as the snacks do. after some resting and chatting, leo is excited to try so much more stuff! he starts talking about how there must be some sort of hidden treasure in this beach because, you know. it’s next to the sea. there must be some pirates who forgot their stuff around here, right? 
✦ and so, leo’s exploration team is born! together with tsukasa, he starts walking up and down the beach to try and find as many “treasures” as possible. what qualifies as a treasure is debatable but for leo, anything that’s shiny, pretty or simply caughts his eye when he’s in the right mood is good enough to be called a treasure!
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IZUMI SENA; 
✦ izumi is irritated. first of all he probably had to drive everyone here pulling out his dependable big brother card (and because no way in hell he would let leo drive anyone anywhere, does he even have a license? he’s not risking it). second of all, the sun is awful for his skin. if he stays in the sun for more than a few hours he gets burnt like a crab so you can bet he ain’t moving from under that big umbrella unless extremely necessary.
✦ as soon as everyone proposes something that makes izumi go from point A (under the umbrella, nice and comfy) to B (under the scorching sun) he pulls down his sunglasses the slightest bit and proceeds to glare at whoever suggested that. and it works... sometimes. not most of the time. 
✦ much to his own dismay, izumi does love the sea. the ocean. big masses of water he can swim in? that sounds great. but you need to go through the beach to jump into the water and this stupidly warm summer weather… i’m not saying he understands ritsu but he definitely understands ritsu the very first moment he steps into the hot sand. ew, hot.
✦ as soon as the sun starts to lower a bit more in the sky, izumi loses no time to jump into the water. and exactly then he becomes the embodiment of the “out here living my best life” “leo is drowning” “this ain’t about him” meme. don’t disturb him, don’t bother him: he is genuinely happy for once <3
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RITSU SAKUMA;
✦ ritsu is the one who was strongly opposing the idea of going to the beach. and now that he’s here he’s not enjoying it too much, truth be told. it’s hot, bright and it’s hard to sleep when leo keeps screaming every 5 seconds. so he has found the perfect spot under the umbrella, sunglasses on while sharing whatever fancy drinks izumi brought with him. you walk next to them and they give off “big influencer/rich kids” vibes
✦ trying to run away from the chaos, he gets one of those extremely big floaties and proceeds to take the nicest nap in the middle of the sea. it’s hot but the water is colder so it makes for a good balance… the waves move nice and slowly and ritsu drifts off to sleep once again~ he will probably wake up in the middle of the sea, slightly confused and most definitely half asleep. wait. he knows how to swim, right…?
✦ all throughout the day he receives a couple of worried calls from the ritsu sakuma protection squad (namely, rei and mao) who are quite worried about the idea of ritsu on the beach for an entire day. ritsu doesn’t pick up a single one of his brother’s calls, rolling his eyes and muttering just how annoying he can be, but the moment he gets a text from mao he is already typing an answer, complaining about the beach and how lonely he feels. wouldn’t it be nice, right, if mao could come by for a bit~ pretty please with a cherry on top~ (it didn’t work)
✦ ritsu gets happier as soon as the sun starts hiding, since beach afternoons can be very nice. the sand doesn’t burn anymore and seeing the sunset has an extremely soothing effect. he’s the first one to propose a good night splash with everyone, now that he actually has some energy to swim. oooor he can get leo to push his floatie from behind so he can enjoy the night without doing any effort. 11/10 would surely recommend!
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ARASHI NARUKAMI;
✦ arashi, just like izumi, is a bit conscious of the sun hurting her skin but! this won’t stop her from getting her well deserved hot girl summer <3 so she’s out here in the sun with a cute swimsuit just enjoying the day and taking cute pics with everyone.
✦ i can totally picture her with a cute sunhat and one of those flowy shawls looking like the absolute queen she is. arashi absolutely rocking it. best dressed by far! (❁´◡`❁)
✦ arashi is excited by the idea of eating together at the beach so she has made all the necessary reservations to get lunch (and maybe even dinner!) in a nearby place. not only that but she had brought a nice assortment of snacks and cold drinks to make sure everyone has a good time.
✦ she joins leo’s exploration team (namely, leo and tsukasa playing damage control to make sure he won’t bother anyone) in the search of little treasures that they can take home. she likes to walk near the sea looking for cute seashells and she insists on making friendship bracelets for everyone. matching bracelets with all the different shapes of little sea shells so that they can remember their free day together! something nice and sweet that they can carry around easily!
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TSUKASA SUOU;
✦ tsukasa is genuinely excited but he makes a conscious effort to calm himself down a bit even though he hasn’t seen the sea in ages. it’s all very beautiful and the idea of making new memories with his friends sounds so wonderful…! his eyes are all nice and sparkly and he hasn’t even realized until arashi kindly points it out. oops
✦ after some wandering around the beach and trying to get leo to sit down for five minutes, tsukasa finds one of those small stalls where they sell cold soda and io and behold. ice creams. by the time he wants to stop himself and wonder whether he should have a small ice cream (just for tasting) in his hands there is one big cornet with three big ice cream balls of different flavors, stacked one on top of the other. and by the time he goes back to where everyone is hanging out there are only a few crumbs left. oh well. no hints no crime! (says the boy with strawberry ice cream all over his lips. you won’t be able to hide this one, mister!)
✦ tsukasa is excited to try his hand at making sandcastles. and i’m not talking about the simple type kids at the beach make, no: tsukasa wants a 24 bedroom, 8 bathroom classic european style castle and won’t stop until he gets something that resembles his idea! but as usual, beginnings are hard (especially when it’s your first time building something) 
✦ so tsukasa’s initial castle doesn’t. look much like a castle. local creative expert leo tsukinaga called him something like a “slump of sand” to which ritsu added that it looked like a pillow. and tsukasa sighed. deeply. and that sense of upperclassmenness deeply rooted in each and every one of the knights members surfaced after seeing tsukasa’s frustrated expression. they knew better than anyone that he wouldn’t give up just like that but… sometimes a little bit of help it’s all it takes.
✦ and so a beautiful castle with 5 different sections was born! looking at it from every angle you can tell there was a joint effort on making it look a bit more cohesive but it still retains all of the members distincts personalities. arashi added some colorful shells to decorate the windows, to which leo decided to doodle music and small notes all over the surface of their castle. it’s a mess but it’s a really beautiful mess. and seeing tsukasa’s honest smile after all the hard work definitely paid off in the end <3
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yanderegrizzsworld · 3 years ago
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Imagine: Platonic Yandere Herd (Centaurworld)
The Herd are Caring, harmless & protective yanderes.
All of them suffered some form of trauma from their childhood & while some learned to move on from those events of the past some took a while longer. The herd use this horrific moments from their past to better themselves & even try to help & protect others.
Wammawink being the head of the herd, she feels the need to nurture the others & anyone who she considers a new member of her herd. She views you as fragile & in need of her protection so she attempts to make you dependent on her. Wammawink wants you to let her take care of you, she needs to take care of you, someone as fragile & as soft & small as you can't survive out there by your own with all the dangers like the taurnados.
Zulius aims to be your favorite of the herd. He lives for the attention & praise given to him, any praise you throw his way he'll eat it & demand for more. But don't let his vanity-like persona fool you, Zulius is one of the most supportive people you'll ever meet in Centaurworld. You feeling insecure? He'll praise & flatter all your insecurities away! You want you try & learn some magic? He'll go as far as to help you learn! Zulius views himself as your older brother & as such, expects you to listen to him without question.
Glendale is as twitchy & as anxious as they come. She steals anything in her line of sight to fill her daily dose of serotonin. Glendale enjoys to show you what she has recently stolen be it from 5 minutes ago to 2 years ago, she might even steal some of your stuff. She appreciates how you often help her with her anxious behavior, ranging from distracting her from said anxious moment to pulling her away from the area.
Even though he doesn't show it that often, Durpelton is deeply affected by mainly his father's lack of love & support. If you were to be a parental &/or authoritive figure in the herd, it wouldn't come to a surprise that he latches on & seeks constant validation & praise. He often invites you to join him whenever his desire to consume some giggle cakes emerges. Durpelton has this vigorous want to be useful, especially if it's a way to get the praise he never got from his parents.
Ched is a humorless birdtaur that puts on this mask of toughness & aggression. He more often than not acts like your protector, viewing any & every centaur or human you interact with as a possible threat to your safety & refuses to leave you alone. Ched will often act like he doesn't like any affection you give him but he actually does, loves it really, he just doesn't want to break his "tough guy" persona.
Horse more often than not rivals Wammawink with how protective she is, I mean, how could she not be? she's been trained (& possibly raised) to be a warhorse & thrusted into the war, I'm sure she had witnessed the deaths of many fellow allies & other horses in her field & she very much doesn't want the same to happen to the herd nor you. Even though she outgrew her views of self-reliance, she still enjoys talking to you about her days in the war with Rider. Horse often suggests teaching you about how to be more brave & how to survive if you were to ever be separated from the herd, which would rarely happen since either Wammawink or Zulius has you in their line of sight.
Their protectiveness can at times be suffocating, any alone time you had prior to joining them is basically non-existent. Fights between Horse & Ched are basically part of the herd's daily routine, as Horse simply expresses her desire to teach you survival & how to defend yourself while Ched argues that it isn't necessary as you'll never be in such a situation. Wammawink typically has to be the one to break their fights as Zulius attempts to distract you by leading you away & keeping your attention on him, sometimes Durpelton joins with some giggle cakes incase either of you were hungry.
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edwad · 3 years ago
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To what extent do you think that a belief that communism would follow from the collapse of capitalism is an ideological assumption vs a conclusion based on empirical investigation?
i think it depends on the nature of the belief. lots of people seem to think that communism is inevitable due to iron historical laws and i think that's pretty silly, projecting a historically situated set of political preferences onto history itself. there's no reason why communism has to happen or even why capitalism had to happen. these developments can really only be understood retrospectively. i think this is "ideological" in a sense, and (among marxists) generally has something to do with an overly deterministic rendering of marx's work. i think elements of this are in marxs work, for sure, but that's definitely not all there is and i think many of his bold historical claims serve a propagandistic function rather than being honestly descriptive.
easy example would be the manifesto, where he makes some very strong claims about this stuff, like this one:
"The advance of industry, whose involuntary promoter is the bourgeoisie, replaces the isolation of the labourers, due to competition, by the revolutionary combination, due to association. The development of Modern Industry, therefore, cuts from under its feet the very foundation on which the bourgeoisie produces and appropriates products. What the bourgeoisie therefore produces, above all, are its own grave-diggers. Its fall and the victory of the proletariat are equally inevitable."
this begins with an attempt at describing a tendency based on a set of political economic assumptions which are falsifiable in all the ways that people like to make a fuss about, but it ends with a passionate claim about a historical inevitability. the latter claim doesn't necessarily follow from the former, and it would have to be shown why the bourgeoisie as the "involuntary promoter" of modern industry leads to an inevitable victory of a competing class (putting aside the complicating fact that a victorious proletariat is a non-proletariat), rather than a purely economic tendency of self-collapse. this kind of deterministic reading would actually run into conflict with the first sentence of the manifesto regarding history as a history of class struggles since no class struggle would be necessary for capitalism to end, and this is even how certain people read marxs later work like capital, where the "expropriators are expropriated", which is "accomplished by the action of the immanent laws of capitalistic production itself, by the centralisation of capital" rather than as a result of violent class struggle.
but if we were read this bit of the manifesto more generously (probably too generously), there is something to be said about how the fall of the bourgeoisie and the victory of the proletariat as equal inevitabilities is not necessarily the same as saying that they are in fact totally inevitable. they are either inevitable or they are not, but equally so. this could also comes into conflict with rendering of marx as an economic determinist, since the laws of capitalist production could lead to the dissolution of the system on their own, without any inevitable victory on the part of the proletariat, negating their assumed equality. it should also be noted then, that in order for this generous reading of this section to work (if it can), the "fall of the bourgeoisie" would likely have be taken as being of a particular sort. if the sun exploded tomorrow and ended capitalism forever, it could not be described so narrowly as the "fall of the bourgeoisie" but of the elimination of human life altogether. by fall, we would have to refer to it in the sense of the outcome of a competition between classes.
elsewhere in the text, marx also leaves room for a more open-ended approach, when he talks about the historical struggle between classes as "a fight that each time ended, either in a revolutionary reconstitution of society at large, or in the common ruin of the contending classes." floating the possibility of a "common ruin of the contending classes" expresses a very different kind of analysis than the purely economic determinism which can be teased out above. for there to exist a possibility which does not simply belong to the historical chain of revolutionary usurpations of power would suggest that the same could be true for us today. even if it's not exactly at the level being presented, this would in a sense be able to better account for things like the aforementioned explosion of the sun, or some other forces which exist and which we are unable to overcome (like a potentially catostrophic climate event). regardless, this attitude of historical openness is very different than what is found elsewhere in the text, and i think it can be located in various other forms later on in marxs life as well.
by 1882 when marx is writing the preface to the russian edition of the manifesto, he says
"The Communist Manifesto had, as its object, the proclamation of the inevitable impending dissolution of modern bourgeois property. But in Russia we find, face-to-face with the rapidly flowering capitalist swindle and bourgeois property, just beginning to develop, more than half the land owned in common by the peasants. Now the question is: can the Russian obshchina, though greatly undermined, yet a form of primeval common ownership of land, pass directly to the higher form of Communist common ownership? Or, on the contrary, must it first pass through the same process of dissolution such as constitutes the historical evolution of the West?
The only answer to that possible today is this: If the Russian Revolution becomes the signal for a proletarian revolution in the West, so that both complement each other, the present Russian common ownership of land may serve as the starting point for a communist development."
one of the interesting things about this is the first sentence where he talks about the aim of the manifesto as "proclam[ing] of the inevitable impending dissolution of modern bourgeois property", which is a one-sided framing of the problem and manages to put the "equally inevitable" proletarian victory to the side or simply subsumed into it. the latter probably makes the most sense, since he's here arguing that a russian revolution which would be made up of non-proletarian elements could have some revolutionary capacity toward communism, even if the proletariat on a world scale would still need to put in the work toward that aim. in each instance, he is talking to representatives of those elements. this is a political manifesto written to agitate and not simply a treatise of social science. this may get partly lost on 21st century readers, but the russian preface was written for the publication to be read by russian readers. the preface to the italian edition referenced italy as the first capitalist nation and asks its readers "Will Italy give us the new Dante, who will mark the hour of birth of this new, proletarian era?" etc.
it should be clear that there were real political stakes; that marx and engels were not simply describing something they saw around them. the empirical investigation was there in some sense and acted as a motivating force for action, but the particular calls on the revolutionary elements of each country which saw a translation captures the importance of political propaganda and revolutionary agency for the two authors. at times they felt a need to blur the differences between what must happen by iron historical law and what must happen or else we're ruined. this means that this famous document which has generated lots of ideas about what marxism is and how it relates to the historical struggle toward communism is full of theoretical ambivalences, and these exist in some way in many other texts by both marx and engels.
the tensions within and between texts give rise to misunderstandings about the need and possibility of communism, but i don't think that they are reducible to each other so that all claims about a future communism are necessarily ignorantly ideological. if there is a mass political will, and this is definitely what marx and engels were trying to generate with their work, then communism can be possible. the immanent tendencies of capital, which neither thinker really understood that well at the time of writing the manifesto (although it's held up fairly well in many ways), only add to the urgency of the need for such a movement. the destruction is all around us and will keep coming but we can't fall back on the inevitably of communism to save us without anyone ever having to lift a finger. the entire point is that we have to do it ourselves, otherwise the communist movement and its various mouthpieces (like marx and engels) would never even have to exist and communism could simply fall into our collective lap.
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incorrect-ikevamp-quotes · 3 years ago
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What’s your opinion for Leo’s reaction to finding out the mc was immortal as well- not necessarily a vampire, maybe they’re some other type of supernatural. I’m really curious because Leo seems like he’s mainly in love with the mc bec they are human.
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Tbh I think my opinion remains the same about something like this? I'm going to link to an ask I wrote up a while ago, only because it's v pertinent to the subject matter and good background for what I’m going to expand on here.
That being said, I'm happy to kind of tl;dr/expand on what I talked about there. Basically I had the feeling that Leonardo choosing MC as a lover was more circumstantial--regarding the state of his life in the moment, regarding his general feelings about vampires and vampire society, and regarding his unresolved trauma as a young kid.
I guess my answer to that question--and forgive me if it seems like a cop out--is that it really depends, I feel? I think his attraction has a lot more to do with the kind of person somebody is, their sensibility, more than it has to do with mortal vs immortal. If it was an immortal MC that showed ridiculous fortitude and self-control, measured patience and maturity, I really don’t see him not noticing that? I think he would be wary at first (assuming it’s all a front) but with time would likely feel a great deal of love if they were interested in a life together. If they were able to see and understand what he needs and answered those needs, I guess I just really doubt his ability to say no. It’s all he’s really looking for, and the fact that he hasn’t found it after so long really speaks to his frightened evasiveness and the rare nature of that kind of unshakeable strength.
I also think a lot of his hinging away from purebloods (true immortals, in other words) is that he 100% does not want his familia having any involvement in his meaningful relationships. Which might be why he shows more acceptance towards turned vampires, or potentially different supernatural beings.
But I also don’t like giving a vague answer without some kind of explanation as to how I got, to that conclusion, so a boatload of analysis follows below the content warning.
Spoilers for Leonardo’s route and a few mentions of JPN ver content:
I think he has less of an obsession with the idea of mortality, and more like a constant association of goodness and freedom and maturity with humanity. And while it's understandable, there are signs that--when he has the proper time and space to heal--his views seem to soften from those extremes. I mean his decision to live with Comte is pretty much his first step in that direction; it was him acknowledging for the first time that vampires aren't inherently loathsome or incapable of normal living. (On a revealing note, I think it says a lot that he agrees with MC that she is living in a “wolves’ den” but also feels the need to clarify the men are basically the domesticated equivalent. They don’t pose the same threat other vampires typically do to humans because of their lifestyle and sire.) Additionally, his tsun-like behavior towards Comte also seems to solidify this concept for me: Leonardo’s trying to come to terms with something he's sworn to reject since he was young, but also can't entirely deny that Comte is as chill and mature as purebloods come lmao
[There was also an event in the JPN ver–which seems to be approaching the ENG version rapidly, though only the first part is here right now–in which Leonardo fully offers to turn her. MC is essentially on her death bed, and Leonardo doesn’t want to lose her after so little time together; it’s MC that rejects the future as a vampire out of sheer principle. Even more noteworthy is that, when a reincarnation of MC is reunited with Leonardo in modern times, he is revealed to be exceptionally shaken by that loss. There are suggestions he can’t take losing her again, which could mean succumbing to the desire to bite her.]
Two things I feel are necessary to hit home:
The first being that, at least within the storyline so far, the most mature and human-like vampires we’ve seen are Leonardo and Comte. They seek to emulate the maturity they see reflected in the human beings they’ve known all their lives. Given how vampire society and their hierarchies work, I get the feeling humans are nothing more than amusing tools to them--a way to survive and creatures to exercise control over. There’s an objectification and delusion that comes with what I’ve seen, and I think it’s important in this discussion? If the vast majority of vampires behave this way (because I’m ngl, Leonardo and Comte don’t seem very keen on remaining in touch with other vampires all that much) then it only makes sense they prefer the company of humans who can at least share this sensibility of “been there, done that--stop hurting people bc you’re bored/repressed, grow up.”
One event story where this was exceedingly evident was actually Leonardo’s proposal story. If y’all remember, an old pal/acquaintance of Leonardo’s finds out he’s gunning for a human woman and basically goes “lmao not on my watch.” His name was Adam iirc, and he felt he had every liberty to try and pressure Leonardo into turning MC. Failing that, he insisted they should break up and not be together anymore. Now, on the one hand, it’s fair to say that he was looking out for Leonardo in a way–he didn’t want him to end up miserable and alone when she was gone. But at the same time I feel that Adam’s behavior is deeply revealing of vampire society as well lmao. He doesn’t really try to understand the situation, just immediately assumes it’s the only appropriate outcome. It does insinuate a lowkey cultural disdain for humanity: they are imperfect, they do not last or cannot have real value without preservation. If Adam was really Leonardo’s friend, wouldn’t he realize that Leonardo considers vampirism nothing more than a burden that he would wish on no one, much less his future wife? Additionally, wouldn’t he also keep in mind that Leonardo considers human beings beautiful just as they are? Since he fails these basic requirements to understand Leonardo, my impression is that he is influenced by the larger vampire culture to some extent. Furthermore, it underscores just how thoroughly Leonardo has been trained to keep his cards close to his chest for fear of ridicule/violent reprisal: no vampires know his true feelings on the matter because he would be vehemently rejected outright.
[One can also offer that maybe Adam wasn’t being malicious, maybe vampires find human women they fall in love with all the time and turn them (or any other permutation of companionship that occurs), so he doesn’t understand why Leonardo wouldn’t. But even then, to try to force them to break up if she doesn’t turn? A bit overkill imo but also revealing--Leonardo’s will is being ignored for the sake of upholding a kind of ill-founded superiority complex lmao]
While Leonardo does have a somewhat overbearing need to control the pacing of his relationship and who sacrifices what, I don’t think it’s wrong to be cautious--to want to think things through. I think it’s fair to be afraid that the person you’re with can’t handle what you’ve seen/known. But that also leads me to a core issue I have with MC: she doesn’t inspire much confidence that she can handle the life he’s lived, and that’s a problem of both incapacity and incompatibility. I have to wonder how he reacts when he’s with somebody at the same maturity level, or at the very least somebody with whom he can see her strength with time. When MC’s life was dying out he was desperate enough to accept biting her because he didn’t want to lose her–human or not. It’s MC that rejects this solution, which leads me to further believe that he just doesn’t care about the divide when it comes down to it; it has more to do with his difficulty with being vulnerable and fully trusting someone to care about him. (Assuming they also have the fortitude to stay hopeful and relatively strong over the course of a very long life.)
In line with that, the second thing I think it’s important to acknowledge is how deeply hurt Leonardo is as a result of his family treating him like a fool/black sheep. He outright says and heavily insinuates that his family would write her off as worthless, that they’d never accept her--that's his first thought:
Leonardo: “My familia would call you frail. I think you’re strong and beautiful. You do more with your time than we try to do with ours.”
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MC: “And those letters were from your familia?”
Leonardo: “Yeah. I don’t talk to them or see them anymore. We don’t agree...on a lot of things.”
[Brief intermission here. But lmao. Who does that sound like? If any of you guessed Isaac, that’s exactly what I’m alluding to. Isaac says in his own route smth along the lines of “Why bother trying to get through to people when no amount of talking does any good or gets you any closer to being understood?” Which also explains the way they get along to uncanny degrees: they find comfort in making things/researching because it means being able to avoid the distress that comes with being blatantly misunderstood by others. Their pain simply comes in different dimensions; for Leo it’s about loss and hiding who he is out of fear of rejection, for Isaac it’s about betrayal and people turning on him--ultimately abandonment for both. But I digress, back to the main argument.]
Leonardo: “Once they discovered my location, they began hounding me with letters again. They don’t want me to be with just anyone...They want more purebloods. I’m no more than one half of an equation for them.”
There is a clear implication that his desire to choose somebody that truly makes him happy means jack shit to them. They keep talking over him and trying to wear him down to force him into what they want. It’s no wonder--imo--that he has such a hard time just saying what he wants in his life, to feel like he has the freedom to wish and pursue anything freely. It’s no wonder he just expects MC to spit on everything that’s important to him. It appears as though only other human beings in general and Comte have ever come close to understanding him.
At some point MC realizes that his insistence on being compagni provvisori was originally just another act of sacrifice, and that he was fine with giving up his time and a little privacy if it meant she would be safe. The thing she doesn’t seem to realize in the course of this--and he struggles to say it until later on--is that it stopped being blind generosity. He really did start to fall in love with her, and that’s the whole reason things became even more messy; because he didn’t anticipate not being able to let go on top of the vulnerability. And it’s a big part of why he’s hesitating to speak. He feels he has no right to those feelings, and that he’s imposing on her--not that he’ll be welcome.
And when she did finally admit those feelings were welcome, it was compounded by the parroted views of his family and larger vampire society as a whole. Saying that she herself wasn’t enough, that she had to become a vampire to make him happy. Imo that sounds very potentially retraumatizing given his experiences (people trying to force him into marriages with other vampires who didn’t remotely understand or care about him because it was “the right way of things”). It’s no wonder he freaks out and does something incredibly stupid and insensitive–which is pretty insanely ooc for him.
Leonardo: “...It shocked them. Quieted them down a bit. Hard to get peace when your familia is immortal. Grazie, cara mia.”
Leonardo: “You’re strong, and you’re kind. So probably you won’t cry while I’m here to see it. But when I’m not looking, you’ll cry. If I had done that to you (bitten her, in other words), you’d still be crying when I wasn’t watching... Maybe it’s selfish of me, after what I did, but I just wanted to make you happy. You always look pretty, cara mia, but your smile takes my breath away...It’s not your destiny to love someone who will only make you cry.”
This man literally cannot handle anyone deeply sad or in despair. He’s always going to try to cheer people up and care about them, but general tragedy/emotional discord affects him very powerfully--and it’s likely a reflection of what I’ve mentioned before. He can’t bear to see people feeling helpless or miserable because he’s just been there too many times to be able to cope. He wants to help and heal (even if he’s suffering from prolonged compassion fatigue), but he knows that his powers are limited--even if he is a pureblood.
And the thing is? While it’s misguided to believe she would cry alone when it comes to the context of healthy romantic love (bc the idea would be that you lean on each other when something upsetting happens) he has zero reference point. He was not born as a result of authentic love (his parents never married, he was the result of a procreative arrangement), his family talks over every wish and belief he has and they still claim it’s done out of love/honest concern for him. One can only imagine the serpentine and obnoxious lengths to which his family has deceived or tried to force him into reconnecting with them. Every person that ever did know him/care about him in a real way is gone. Love, for him, has only been a series of losses that left his heart hollowed out; I don’t really blame him for expecting further disappointment and isolation and exhaustion. 
He’s also not wrong in the sense that he partially saw MC do what he outlined, and it’s a big part about what he loves about her. When she was feeling alone and lost–powerless–all she did was shrug and move forward. That doesn’t make it hurt any less, but focusing on what you can do instead of what you can’t do is healthier. And they both have the tendency to hide when they’re in pain or feeling lost, all because they don’t want to trouble anyone. Remember that when he says this, it’s a reflection of himself too: because even if he was heartbroken beyond measure, all he would do is hide it every second; he would never expect anyone to see right through him or care.
I mean I tend think of that one post I saw that talked about how people often see themselves as a social burden when most of their life has just been a series of neglect and loss. They don’t really have a concept of “you’re not heavy because I want to stay with you. It’s my choice to care about you.” How do you feel worthwhile an existence when four hundred years later your family still won’t treat you with basic dignity. The men in the mansion also all look to him for guidance and soothing because of the kind of person he is–he’s either silent in the periphery or helping. He never betrays so much as an inkling of insecurity or distress. 
I mean the whole reason Leonardo comes to the mansion is because he has absolutely no issue helping Comte in a pivotal time of need without seeking much of anything in return. Remember that Comte explains how Leonardo came to the mansion in response to Comte’s distress about the future. This makes sense considering Comte was rapidly trying to stop Vlad by beating him to the punch, and had only enough time to plan the basics. He had no certainty things would work out, much less that his boys would thrive. But Comte, unlike the boys, has become acutely aware of how much Leonardo is hiding his fatigue and despair in the course of being helped. As such, he wants to return the favor--and tries to be a good friend to him as much as he can (handles his insane familia, keeps things light and silly time between them, takes him seriously as a person, doesn’t pry beyond what’s fair.)
[I also think of that psychology concept of “the good enough mother.” It’s not always about being perfect every second of your life. It’s about paying attention and acting where it really counts. I feel like people who grow up under an enormous burden of neglect or parental/mentor abuse have a hard time coming to terms with the idea. This notion that just trying is enough for a lot of people, that showing them they’re not alone is enough to make  difficult memories bearable. Because it’s the oppressive silence and apathy that tends to kills people, imo--not people who mean well. But Leonardo doesn’t really understand any kind of reciprocal or non-self-emptying model because the concept is beyond him. He has no experience with it beyond Comte and a select few humans he’s befriended.]
Let’s continue on this point of MC crying where he can’t see her, shall we? The reason this scares him so much is not because he doesn’t care, or doesn’t want to make the effort. It’s precisely that he cares to the point of madness. It’s that he is legitimately convinced nothing he has to say, nothing that he can do, no part of him is enough to ease what she will have to trade away to stay with him. The core issue is not one of disregard or objectification, I find it to be more about his belief that he just isn’t enough. He doesn’t trust that anyone can love him to the point where just the sight of him or time with him can heal. And while there is a foolishness to this belief, it’s understandable when you consider where he’s coming from. You can call it selfishness, but it just feels involuntary--he has a lot of fear when it comes to love.
I mean Comte even says it himself? His words here always strike me: “I want you to understand, it’s because he cherishes you just as you are--more than he cares about his future or his well-being.”
Comte is openly identifying the way that Leonardo has a tendency to give more than is healthy. That Leonardo isn’t hesitating because his feelings are lacking, he’s doing it because he knows it’s going to hurt like a bitch trying to love her and never ask beyond what feels reasonable. (Spoilers: no request is reasonable. That’s the problem here. He’s convinced he deserves nothing.) Therefore turning her into a vampire to stay with him is--consequently, to Leonardo--out of the question. This is the literal hingepoint at which Comte and Leonardo divide; Comte simply tells MC he’ll take full responsibility for asking so much of her. He intends to make her happy with every single resource and skill he has at his disposal. Even if he doubts his ability or fears losing her to vampire rhetoric madness, he’d rather try than live with the regret and immediate loss. Leonardo is more resistant because of his dour outlook, that her fear of immortality is never going to be something that either of them can overcome. And/or he’s likely afraid she’s only going to regret being together after so long, and might succumb to the ridiculous sort of power/greed complexes vampires seem so attracted to by nature.
I think Leonardo is still coming to terms with the idea that he isn't alone in the world in a lot of ways, and I think he's also coming to terms with the idea that immortality does not equate to evil. Sure, human beings on average are probably more open to flexible modes of thinking and living compared to vampires--their maturity is in some ways guaranteed due to the instances they're forced to adapt to survive. However, just one look at the ruling class and oligarchies of all kinds (even just stubborn human beings) reveals how they are not immune to the same sort of megalomania, arrogance, and thoughtless violence purebloods/vampires are capable of.
So I guess I hesitate when it comes to the thought that he only loves her because she's human. If anything, I think he loves her for the fact that she's very rooted in reality--not quite so bound by the extremes that trouble him. It's one of the many reasons I believe Leonardo needs a lot of maturity and patience; the ability to differentiate between his panicked/overwhelmed/hurt reactions versus his calm is a skill in and of itself considering his capacity for concealment. To say nothing of getting him to slow down when this happens, too.
I suppose I think about it in a way that’s similar to how Napoleon’s main story narrative is framed. While Leonardo’s route doesn’t focus on the grandeur of being a former emperor, there is a clear insinuation here that he also craves normalcy? Just a little life, with a person he loves dearly, where he can rest and be himself for once. I think because he gives off such an appearance of steadiness, people fail to see that he is barely holding on--not to mention the kind of experiences he’s been deprived of (the exact security and understanding he so expertly emulates).
Closer to your question, it’s worth mentioning that Leonardo’s life goal for a while was the creation of an immortal human being--in that he fully recognized human beings could not offer what he needed as they were.
He loves humans because of their adaptability, their frequent desire to keep seeking out hope and making the best of the broken pieces they have. But then again, it has more to do with the nature of how frequently that sensibility occurs in humans vs vampires (and immortality in general): mortality does demand some level of necessity to change and grow. Which is one of the largest trauma points for him; the vampires around him just refused to grow up, always demanding at him like children and obsessed with their power complexes.
Thing is I also don't know enough about vampire society to know how correct this perceived ratio is. However, given Comte's similar avoidance of other vampires and general inability to live with them (he and Vlad were literal childhood best friends and Comte can't stand him anymore lmao) I think Leonardo may have more validity here than people give him credit for. Which begs the question--why did he quit trying to make a human immortal? What was it that stopped him? Was it the horror of what needed to be done to achieve it? Or would a potential companion start to fall more in love with the idea of immortality than they do with life itself/him? I think it’s a worthwhile question to ask, given the disdain he seems to aim at Shakespeare in particular--once human, but now emulates all of the violence and insatiability marked by vampirism.
This is where the transition from human to vampire/immortal contains another hingepoint: is Leonardo so incapable of finding a middle ground because he feels like any choice he makes will be a wrong one? Marry a human, deprive them of a normal love where they can grow old together. Marry a human and turn them, what if they are reborn with immortal wounds/psychological harm? What if time proves they get bored of him or hateful, what if they begin to act like the predatory purebloods he hates so much? Marry a pureblood/immortal, and be hounded by his family for heirs--risk being with somebody who will never love him or their children, and only inspire more misery in the world.
Does it make sense how this can really start to become an anxious downspiral for someone like him? How the personal insecurity and life history comes together to just compound stress endlessly?
That's the thing that's important here, I think. Leonardo just needs somebody who is open-minded, firm, and not easily deceived. If one takes a look at Leonardo's main story route, the whole reason everything goes to shit so disastrously is because MC stops listening at a critical point. Granted Leonardo could have been more forthcoming for sure, but when she started assuming Shakespeare was right instead of seeing how Leonardo was feeling/reacting, she responded in ways Leonardo wasn't prepared for. He never wanted to shake her faith or insinuate whatever she is is not good enough for him, and tbh I think Leonardo downspiraled because it was just the same thing all over again. What he is--a vampire and immortal--keeps ruining everything he wants with his life. 
#asks#ikevamp#ikemen vampire#ikevamp meta#ikevamp leonardo#ikevamp leo#ikevamp saint germain#ikevamp comte#can you tell i think too hard about these things kjhdglshf#sorry this reply took me a little longer than i meant to--but i really did want to do the topic proper justice!!#leonardo is such a dear person to me and I can't help but sympathize#people are free to disagree with this but it's just how i feel about the topic#the more i see about him in event stories--the sense this his trembling heart is slowly easing--the less i can believe such things matter#to him all that much tbh#i also think the event where he loses her is just all the more telling too?#i feel like if it really was a matter of principle and not love he would have just accepted it#humans have a v short lifespan--what can be done#sort of reaction#but that's not how he reacted at all: he was a man beside himself with dread and sadness#and even when he meets her reincarnation he can't help but want to be with her again#iirc he starts shaking at the slightest mention of when she died--and shows a lot less ability to resist the urge to turn her#so anywho brief summation is that i think this is more about so many sad boy hours and fear of widespread immortal megalomania#than it is abt hatred for immortality#he has no confidence good things can last without being warped--and that's the key issue here#'nothing gold can stay'#long post#rambles#not incorrect quotes#if you manage to read this without falling asleep i applaud you ajkhldghkfjsdg#thanks for the ask tho--i love any excuse to yell abt leo <333
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