#hell yeah knowledge

[cryptidmickle]

looking like i will be making that comic of my purefount idea, so im trying to get a handle on my fount design!

[doesthebatfamknowpopculture]

Stephanie Brown has seen The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

[malewife-levi-ackerman]

thinking about it, on some level it had to be upsetting to Levi to find out Kenny was his mother's brother. because he 100% spent the past what, 30-ish years thinking he was his biological father. yeah he left him in the end, but that doesn't change the place he occupied in Levi's mind.

now that place is empty. I don't imagine that Levi gives much of a shit about the identity of his biological father, but it IS a dizzying adjustment to make.

[shmowder]

yk it's always something when a game borrows from middle-eastern culture, aesthetics, and mythology or just outright takes it all as the main hook, and when you check the long list of supported languages, Arabic is nowhere in sight

[eli-is-an-idiot]

i feel like a fool

[delusional-daydreamer18]

I have exams tomorrow. Exams that I missed a month ago because of my operation. So what do I do?

A.) Obviously get to work and start studying.

B.) Stare at the ceiling blankly.

C.) Panic as I fret over my future.

So what's the answer?

None of the above!

What I did instead—

I consumed fanfics (mainly tcf).

I wrote a fanfic (another tcf fic).

I scrolled through tumblr (mostly tcf).

What a nice way to spend the day before the day of my exams.

[lemongogo]

want to apply to cons this yr but tht means i have to actually make prints or sometjhing .

[eliseyweeseylol]

Ronodin symbolism stuff

I kinda just thought of these at 3am like a month ago so take this with a grain of salt but there are a SCARY amount parallels between Ronodin and Lucifer or Satan or whatever u wanna call him. For starters they both held high positions before going dark, Lucifer being an archangel and Ronodin leading the Astrids. Descending into darkness due to their pride is another thing they both have in common, Ronodin thought he knew what was better for the fairy kingdom than the fairy king and queen because he destroyed the rocheblott despite being told not to. Lucifer believed he knew better than god as well and felt that he should be worshipped instead. It’s also said that before going dark Ronodin wasn’t content with the fairy realm and found his purity limiting which is similar to what Lucifer thought. Ronodin also “betrayed the virtues that made him a unicorn” according to Lizelle which is almost exactly what Lucifer did when he turned prideful and iniquitous in the Bible, angels are supposed to be free of sin so by possessing one of the cardinal sins (pride) he was going against what made him an angel. Anyways sorry for all the yap 😭 I’ve had this theory cooking inside my brain for a while but I like didn’t feel like typing it out. There’s some things that don’t rlly add up and ofc feel free to correct me on anything if I made a mistake on any Ronodin or Bible lore.

[caeslxys]

I am SO fascinated to get your take on BH's reaction to Ludinus and Downfall.

*****SPOILERS FOR 102 BELOW*****

As someone who left Downfall with a very negative view of the gods, it's interesting to me that BHs (in particular Imogen) kept saying "but you're just like them" about Ludinus and then not realizing that she was saying that the gods are no better than Ludinus fucking Da'Leth. Yeah, Luda is a hyprocrite. Do you realize that the gods are no better? The GODS.

And BHs comparing themselves to the primes/betrayers as this "fucked-up family" completely ignores the power differential. "They're just little guys! We all make mistakes" but you're saying that about entities that can literally sling 9th levels every 6 seconds without using any resources.

Nothing that can feel and be motivated by loss, rage, fear, and revenge should have that much power. Respectfully.

Sorry this took me so long to answer! I’ve been letting my own thoughts simmer and rewatching the episode in pieces to grasp the Many Many different things that happened on my own because it was Quite A Lot and some of it (the delilah of it all, funnily enough) left me immediately with an overall sense of disappointment that I wanted to sift through before talking Thoughts so that I could determine analysis from bias lol. BUT. I DO HAVE THOUGHTS

Long answer under the read more, but tldr: Apart from Orym, Ashton, and Dorian (simultaneously the most and least surprising!) I don’t think we’ve gotten the full breadth of BH’s opinions at all. In part because this a topic of discussion that requires them actually, well, discussing it to form fully rounded opinions on but also, crucially, because they were expressing opinions and emotions in front of Ludinus. This is important, because Orym/Ashton/Dorian make the most sense to have no reason for holding their true thoughts back in front of either him or the party (obviously in Orym and Ashton’s case, but I’ll be honest in not considering what is now obvious—Dorian has no idea who this guy actually is! Of course he wasn’t opposed to raising his perspective!), whereas other characters—namely Imogen—have many more internal steps and hurdles to actually reaching a conclusion that must happen outside of Ludinus’ eye.

Alright. Long version.

I think it truly speaks to the characters that the ones who reacted the most immediately decisive were Orym—the one whose opinions wouldn’t have changed regardless of what was held within that orb (which. sigh)—Ashton—the punk, anti-authoritarian character who has had an established perspective of the gods and their power for quite some time, perspectives that were in many ways cemented in viewing this piece of history rather than dispelled—and Dorian—someone who, as mentioned earlier, has the least amount of context for who Ludinus is, but who also himself was raised in a comparatively high position of social power so as to understand exactly what Ludinus is saying about the gods’ misusing theirs.

And, of course, Imogen. I’ll admit: I was immediately shocked at her response, but in hindsight of course she responded the way she did. I have talked and gushed and wailed before at how deeply empathetic Imogen is, and how it is also her ultimate fatal flaw (demonstrated explicitly here), so of course her first thought was how she saw the feelings and motives behind the decisions made in downfall and not how it was also an extreme over-reach of power and influence. Of course she did. I think the only person she’s incapable of empathizing with is Delilah lmao.

And to that point: A lot of that seemed, on a rewatch and to me, posturing on her part. So much of Imogen is defined by her guilt and shame and self-loathing and its especially prevalent when she is playing leader—a role she is naturally very good at, but doubts constantly because she does not consider herself “good”. So, often, she does what she thinks others perceive as “good” and “right” and keeps her more complex thoughts to herself until she is in a safe space (often with Laudna), and projects who she thinks others need her to be in the moment.

Laudna, in the same vein, also shocked me that she didn’t push the breach of power here. But, again, she is also right next to Imogen in “bells hells characters most driven by/capable of empathy” (though hers is, unlike Imogen’s, often in conflict with her desires in really compelling ways) so on further reflection—and especially taking into consideration the massive amount of shame she is feeling from swordgate—of course she focused on the empathetic side of it all.

Ultimately we didn’t get much time at all for them to actually discuss and dissect their take-aways on all of downfall in a setting and context that would be free of bias and performance. If i’m honest, I think those conversations need to happen individually instead of in a group, though maybe Dorian’s inclusion and obvious clear decision on his stance being more in line with Ludinus’ may just be enough for Orym alone not to break the conversational thread again with his personal grief (and guilt, but that’s another post lol). I think their real opinions have yet to solidify even for themselves, and we’ll see them truly form in the coming episodes. The Delilah of it all notwithstanding.

Speaking of Orym’s refusal to think about anything—I think he and Imogen both are suffering from Predathos tunnel vision. Honestly I’d argue a good portion of fandom is as well. None of that conversation is ultimately about Predathos, it was about the gods and the role they play and the power they use or over-use or deserve. By focusing so intently on what we all already agree is the wrong and bad solution to this problem, we ignore the problem entirely. It’s one of my main issues with Orym’s stance this whole campaign. If we don’t ask what is to be done with the gods, and the campaign just wraps up with “we defeated the bad guys, yay!” well. What of the ruidusborn, who we know are treated unfairly and unkindly and who suffer through no fault of their own. What of the young vanguard members—the kids—who, also, are only guilty of caving to the idea of peace. What of Aeor, what of Ludinus—what of the cycle that birthed them both. To not engage with the questions being asked for hyperfixating on the Predathos of it all is to leave this campaign, in my opinion, on both a deeply unsatisfying but also deeply hopeless note. The cycle will continue. We may not see it—it may be another thousand, two thousand years before another Ludinus rises—but another Ludinus or Aeor or both will rise, because ultimately no change will have been implemented in the problems which resulted in them.

And—final note, promise—I was talking to a friend about this yesterday but when it comes down to acknowledging the societal implications of downfall, especially in Imogen’s case, I do think it’s going to have to be pointed out first. A lot of Bells Hells are characters who have suffered at the very hands they are trying to save, but also suffered in part and specifically due to a lack of access to knowledge about it all. It does not escape me that the very first scene of campaign three is Imogen attempting to gather knowledge on powers that have made her miserable for a decade and being unable to access them in a library due to her station. That is, to me, more and more becoming the underpinning theme of this campaign—especially as all Ludinus is doing in this moment with the Occultus Thalamus is displaying it; again, obviously Ludinus is wrong in his means (and arrogant in his assumptions that just because of his failures that no one else could find a solution) but this, specifically, the spreading of knowledge—that, I 100% find myself in agreeance with. So it’s not that they won’t understand what characters like Ashton and Dorian, both hyperaware of the implications of power here, are or will be saying. It’s that they literally do not know to think about it like that. Why would they. It has been intentionally kept from them.

Anyway I have no idea if that was uh. Sufficient Enough of an answer adksfjd at some point I just started yapping but! I’m intrigued, especially because of Dorian’s adamant belief, in what conclusions they’ll draw moving forward as the discussions truly begin! Hopefully! Hopefully they will discuss it!

[doesthebatfamknowpopculture]

Dick Grayson has seen The Sopranos

Bruce Wayne has not

[neonhellscape]

new rt everyone shes a freak whos pretty sure shes been been given the role of rogue trader as an act of divine intervention to eventually replace the godemperor and bring new glory to the imperium which she thinks is dull and stagnant. dont worry about why she keeps marazhai caged in her trophy room like he's bait its not important and completely irrelevant to the fact ive joke nicknamed her simon thresh. has anyone noticed a lot of slaaneshi demons during warp jumps lately

[magnuficentwo]

When I was like 8 or so, I was a major crybaby because I used to have very real delusions that evil creatures from thr internet were real and going to get Me specifically for seeing them (I was raised spiritual and was told watching "bad things" would "manifest" them for your life, probably as a way to keep me from watching said "bad things"). My older sister had the great idea to show me Five nights at Freddy's around the same time, and that shit Terrified me to my core because I thought it was real. The thing I remember most about (and that I remember panickedly telling my mom about it) was when she showed me the one Fnaf TLT song (yes that one) and I just stared at the computer screen freaking out thinking about the Meanings of it all, and how I was for SURE going to get haunted by evil spirits for listening to the song. I asked god and good spirits and my grandpa to protect me from the thing I brought onto myself after. Every single night I went to sleep afterwards I started getting terrified shitless of the way there was fnaf sound effects around my house, including but not limited to Freddy's laugh, walking, camera static and robotic sounding footsteps. When I told my mom about this she looked at me weird and called me stupid for saying it was happening because she never heard anything. This continued until I was well over 13 by the way, but I just stopped telling people about it because I felt stupid.

Anyway, I have psychosis. That's what was happening. Freddy Fazbear WAS in my house but like he was just in my brain not physically there

[forchaerish]

leoni alnst au but we have

mizi as ichika/saki

sua as shiho/honami

these are just the ones that came to mind right now, but you can also switch it up with whatever polyneed ship you like.

but something i'd like to keep set in stone, at least in my interpretation, is that shiho is always the one sacrificing themselves for the other. it also parallels beautifully to our main story, when they pushed everyone away for the sake of their friends, not knowing that in reality they were actively hurting those they loved so much.

i think it's similar to how sua chose to keep mizi in the dark about the entire concept of the competition and secretly planned to lose, in what she thought to be an act that would save mizi.

if we take the ichisaki route, then i definitely think that ichika is the one sacrificing herself. she's always cared so much about her gfs, and i believe that if she and saki were in the alnst universe and she knew about the true nature of the contest, she would actively plan to lose just to "save" saki and give her one more chance at surviving the show.

[faytelumos]

Sometimes, specific knowledge in a field can be such a burden.

I'm trying to redesign my dragon faces/heads, but all of the designs look stupid!

And I don't mean the design itself looks stupid. I mean the structure of the dragon's head is such that its brain is relatively small for its body size, ergo, the dragon is of basic reptilian intelligence.

Which is not what I want. I want dragons who can have a conversation about philosophy.

So because I know too much about taxonomy, I can't come up with a dragon design! D:<

[kashilascorner]

Oh ok. I get now why a lot of people didn't vibe with the ending.

All and all: excellent manga, overall very good final act, too rushed final 2-3 chapters but weak and honestly mediocre epilogue, which makes the high of the ending kind of leave a bitter taste. I think Noda had a good steed and suddenly he had to finish and had to rush all. So the ending in the sense of the final arc was good but the ending proper (final couple chapters) + epilogue......... Not so much

[hanzajesthanza]

question! in blood of elves, emhyr gives menno the order to have rience stop fucking around and kill geralt but he specifies very clearly that yennefer is to be left alone. for why. bc i feel like it's personal otherwise he would have been like "don't kill her in front of ciri/do it quietly/mercifully"

i think if rience had been less arrogant and more clever, i.e. followed the advice of not playing around—and potentially if geralt was caught unaware, then he could have killed him…

but there was no way in hell rience was getting near yennefer. she is like five times the sorcerer that he is, so it would have been suicide to go after her