Look at him. Harris is so, so happy!
I really miss rival marriage in the games, but from what I understand, it was removed because some players didn't want to break up certain pairings. And, like, I get it. I still have to do a playthrough on this blog where I marry Popuri because I don't want Gray to be alone. But at the same time, now instead of one rival being alone, everyone stays single. I personally find it really fun to see the rivals pairing off, and starting families of their own.
Rival marriage is actually the biggest reason I don't want a HM64 remake. It would almost certainly be removed and that makes me really sad. I mean, I'd still buy it, rival marriage or no, but I'd miss that feature.
(Also what would a potential remake even be called? Story of Seasons 64 wouldn't make any sense)
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I think the portraits in the game largely reflect how Harry sees the characters, and Kim's and Jean's portraits are framed in very similar ways. The pose and angle is the same, they're both wearing solid-color jackets with similarly-shaped collars in a contrasting color - and they both have halos.
I didn't notice Jean's black halo until I saw someone on reddit point it out. It's mostly hidden by the blond wig until the end of the game. That halo feels absolutely rank with meaning about Harry and Jean's past relationship, but we can't know with certainty what that meaning actually is, because we just don't know very much about Jean. Maybe Harry kind of deified him, like Dora (and Kim), until Harry became disillusioned and started resenting him for failing to be a saint; that seems the most symbolicly plausible, but I don't think there's anything in their interactions that suggests they had that kind of relationship. Jean is ten years younger than Harry and newer to the RCM.
But I think the similarities in their portraits suggest that Harry subconsciously sees Kim as a shiny, new, more exciting replacement for Jean, even before he knows who Jean is. When you look at them next to each other, it's striking how colorless Jean's portrait is; Harry sees Jean as kind of washed out and lifeless, even if he doesn't consciously remember their history. Kim's portrait is literally brighter and more full of life: his whole face is illuminated, whereas half of Jean's face is in shadow; Kim's looking directly at the viewer (Harry), whereas Jean is looking away; Kim's expression looks somewhere between engaged and neutral, whereas Jean just looks sad; and of course, Kim's halo is still white.
I have a relatively cynical interpretation of Harry and Kim's relationship, and I have to wonder: what happens when the novelty wears off? Harry's amnesia gave him a chance to start over and do things better this time around, and there are definitely versions of him that would do better, but there are also versions of him that would become resentful of Kim just like he might have done with Jean, if he starts seeing Kim as a flawed human being. And versions of Harry that would cling to Kim with an unhealthy dependence if he won't stop idolizing him, like with Dora. Dora and Jean kind of represent two different failure paths in Harry's past relationships, and I think post-Martinaise Harry could easily fall into the ruts of his past mistakes.
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i love thinking about harry's relationship to his sexuality because like. we can infer that it's something he didn't know about himself before his amnesia. he spent 44 years full of internalized homophobia in what we can guess is not an especially accepting society, probably thinking "well i'm dating a woman so i'm straight it's fine lol. i'm sooo straight." just deliberately Not Thinking About It every time he saw a guy he thought was hot. turning it into a whole "guys being dudes" thing if he ever caught himself definitely-not-flirting with guys. being a stereotypical gym teacher because as we all know, anything that happens between pumped-up men in a gym locker room doesn't count. nevermind the fact that he based his entire personality off a disco star that he personally found hot, or had a fixation with a male boxer so rampant that even jean got sick of hearing about it. ignore the mullet and the affinity for disco long after the genre had gone culturally extinct, which are maybe two of the most bi things a man can have. all of these things and he's just like wow i sure love women! i'm so straight! i wonder what it would feel like to kiss this guy dancing in the club. with tongue. but like as bros lol i kiss women only! no homo!
then he forgets everything including homosexuality, but more importantly, including homophobia, so he doesn't have a label for his feelings but he also lacks the associated reservations, so he's just openly like wow these men are so cool and muscular and handsome. that smoker guy's shirt was open and he left before i could keep staring :( my brain is destroyed and i forgot the face of my partner of 3 years but remember that hot working-class boxer? hey kim i decided i don't care about my sexuality anymore, but also are you gay? oh cool. anyway i'm gonna go flirt with idiot doom spiral right in front of you and make ambiguously homosexual remarks all the time.
basically he goes from "doesn't know he's bi (homophobic)" to "doesn't know he's bi (clueless)" to, presumably, "knows he's bi (clueless)"
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ARTICLES AND BOOKS (and illustrations!) BY H. GOODSIR
BOOKS
- Anatomical and pathological observations, 1845.
Goodsir, John (1814-1867) Goodsir, Henry Duncan Spens ("Harry") (1819-1847).
Link: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/75603#page/9/mode/1up
Harry is the author of the following three chapters:
N°VI. The testis and its secretion in the decapodous crustaceans (pp 35-40)
N°XII. The mode of reproduction of the lost parts in the crustacea (pp 74-78)
N°XIII. Of the anatomy and development of the cystic entozoa (pp 79-103)
> The last one was read before the York Meeting of the British Association in 1844. I did a little research and found that Goodsir was “secretary” in the zoology and botany section:
(Read more:https://www.ypsyork.org/resources/articles/the-1844-british-association-conference-and-the-first-photographs-taken-in-york/ )
-Cases and observations illustrating the history and pathological relations of two kinds of hydatids, hitherto undescribed, 1844
Goodsir, Harry D. S. , Gairdner, John, Lee Thomas M. , Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
Link: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/180385#page/3/mode/1up
Microscopial observations (two pages of illustrations at the end of the book, low quality).
-On two new species of leachia, 1841
Goodsir, Henry D. S. Esq.
(from the Edimburgh New philosophical Journal for October 1841)
Link: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/188531#page/1/mode/1up
(One illustration at the end)
ARTICLES
-Description of the genus Cuma, and of two new genera nearly allied to it, 1843
in: The Edinburgh new philosophical journal, vol. 34, pp 119-129
Link: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12565428#page/139/mode/1up
(Illustrations at the end)
-On the specific and generic characters of the araneiform crustacea, 1844
in: The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany and geology, vol. 14, pp 1-4
Link: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2331360#page/14/mode/1up
(One plate at the beginning)
- Description of some animals found amongst the Gulf-weed, february 1845
in: The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany and geology, vol. 15, pp 73-76
Link: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2248314#page/98/mode/1up
(One plate at the beginning)
- Description of some gigantic forms of invertebrate animals from the coast of Scotland, june 1845
in: The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany and geology, vol. 15, pp 377-383
Link: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2248663#page/427/mode/1up
(One plate at the beginning)
-On the development, structure and eoconomy of the acephalocysts of authors; with an account of the natural analogies of the entozoa in general, june 1845
in: The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany and geology, vol. 14, pp 481-484
Link: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22068990#page/495/mode/1up
Abstracted from the Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, having been read April 1, 1844.
> which I, of course, found:
Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, vol XV
pp. 560-571, three plates
Link: https://archive.org/details/transactionsofro15roya/page/560/mode/2up?view=theater
(His brother was also there!)
-On several new species of Crustaceans allied to Saphirina, 1845
in: The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany and geology, vol. 16, pp 325-327
Link: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22069398#page/339/mode/1up
+Plate XI (at the end)
This last article is also mentionning the Erebus... I'm not crying, you are.
PS: I hope you enjoyed this overview of Goodsir's work, it took me days to gather it all and I'm glad to be able to share it with you all. As I'll soon be in Edinburgh, you can expect to see more Goodsir content! Love <3
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d&d/wirral au... GO!
featuring wild magic sorcerer harry and artillerist artificer kim
clothing stats below (plus the d&d equivalent) (feat ooh custom kim skills with no context)
RED SUPER *STAR* GLASSES
+1 Composure (Deception): Blinding with starlight
DOUBLE-SLITTED V-NECK DRESS
+2 Electrochemistry (Performance): Shows off your tits *and* thighs
-1 Rhetoric (Investigation): No one makes eye contact with you for some reason
SIMPLE RANGER'S VEST
+1 Shivers (Nature): Listen to the forest
-1 Savoir Faire (Performance): Ill-fitting
HORRIFIC CAPE
+1 Inland Empire (Insight): Vivid imagination
+1 Authority (Intimidation): Regal golden pauldrons
-1 Savoir Faire (Acrobatics): Tripping hazard
GLITTERY FINGERLESS SORCERER'S GLOVES
+1 Inland Empire (Arcana): Uncapped font of magic (your fingers)
+1 Hand/Eye Coordination (Arcana): Perfect aim for your 9mm (your fingers)
GLITTERY SORCERER'S SASH
+1 Inland Empire (Arcana): A strip of fabric torn from the cosmos
GLITTERY SORCERER'S KNEE HIGH BOOTS
+1 Electrochemistry (Performance): Tall legs
-1 Savoir Faire (Acrobatics): Even taller heels
PRESCRIPTION ARTIFICER LENSES
+2 Perception (Perception): Fixes your hyperopia, somewhat
-1 Authority (Intimidation): Mega bino energy
ARTICULATE SCHOLAR'S WAISTCOAT
+1 Reference (History): Evokes a sense of a wizened professor
+1 Kinetic Dressage (Performance): Correct posture
REVOLUTIONARY PIRATE'S COAT
+2 Hand/Eye Coordination (Sleight of Hand): Channel the rifleman's aim
+1 Volta do Mar (Religion): And the poetic resistance to pale
STEADFAST ARTILLERIST'S PANTS
+1 Interfacing (Sleight of Hand): Mechanical thinking
+1 Hand/Eye Coordination (Sleight of Hand): Ammo on hand
POLISHED LEATHER BOOTS
+1 Authority (Perception): Adds some height
+1 Forte (Stealth): Tightly strapped to the knee
-1 Mortar (Arcana): Solidly grounded
CONDITIONED LEATHER GLOVES
+1 Hairtrigger (Acrobatics): Know exactly where your weapon is
-1 Airwave (Insight): Warm hands shielded from the world
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