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ambrosiagourmet · 1 year ago

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Rin Masterpost

Rin! Rinsha Fana! Beloved side character I think about far too much (or maybe not enough?)

I decided that it might be nice to put together an informational post about Rin, since she has some of my favorite background details of any character in Dungeon Meshi. This is partly as reference for myself, and partly for anyone else who might be interested in her but not know where to chase down the tidbits we we get of her, both in canon & extra materials. There’s also a little bit of theorizing and analysis sprinkled in for fun.

If anyone spots something I missed, please let me know and I will add it in!

Alright. Time for ultimate #rinposting

History and Timeline:

We don't have an official timeline for Rin (even in the expanded Adventurer's Bible, sadly), but we can put a lot of pieces together based on Kabru's timeline & their respective ages.

Rin is 2 years older than Kabru, and they met when he was 9. Assuming that he met her soon after she was taken to the elven capital, that means that the elves took her when she was 11.

Before that, she lived on the Northern Continent. Interestingly, when Mickbell asks about Shuro, Rin says she was born "here."

Since "here" doesn't mean the actual Island itself, it must mean simply "not the east." She is described in the Adventurer's Bible as having "no real knowledge of or attachment to the East," so maybe that's why she draws a "there" verses "here" line.

I'd also like to add a note here that the elves don't seem uh... they don't seem great about respecting the value of other cultures, especially those of short-life species. Milsiril seems to have discouraged Kabru from eating or remembering food from his hometown, at least, and that's even as an adoptive parent who cares (at least in some way) for her child. As I will touch on later, the "care" that Rin was under probably had even less respect for her history or ties to either Eastern or Northern culture.

That is all to say, considering that Rin spent many years with the elves, I'd take her having "[no] attachment to the East" as more of a comment on how she feels now, and less as a definite choice she made. She may genuinely have chosen that approach and opinion for herself, she may have been pushed towards it by the elves, and she may have had little choice at all in the matter - all are valid interpretations, though I personally lean towards the thought that it's unlikely the elves didn't have at least some hand in it.

Anyway, Rin does seem to know at least a bit about her heritage - she can presumably name and identify the specific island her parents are from, and she recognizes that "Shuro" isn't a name used there. She also knows that different places from the Eastern archipelago speak different languages, so she knows at least a little about the other islands as well.

Some additional extrapolations I'll make based on these facts: she never mentions, and probably isn't in contact with, any family from her island. This may be because her extended family died, because her parents didn't (or weren't able to) maintain contact, or because she lost contact when she was taken by the elves. Somewhat relatedly, she also prooobably doesn't speak the language, at least not fluently, though her being able to comment on the state of language in the archipelago makes me think that she at least learned a little as a kid.

Anyway, Rin's parents were refugees from the archipelago, though we don't know what specifically caused them to leave. There is this little tidbit of info we get (from the cover of chapter 48, of all places), though:

So yeah, that seems like it would be the backdrop of Rin's parents fleeing. As I said earlier, it's unclear if Rin might have any living family left back on her island. The listing she has for “family” in the Adventurer's Bible is just a dash, but so is Izutsumi's, for instance, and we know that she was taken from her family with no knowledge of who might still be out there. It's possible everyone else was killed, it's possible they were separated... it's possible that Rin's parents didn't even know.

As an additional note, and this is speculation on my part, but I think there is an argument to be made, with this tidbit from the cover as well as the Nakamoto clan's specialty in espionage and use of ninjas, that the politics of the archipelago are partially based on Sengoku era Japan. Not necessarily super relevant here, but I think it's interesting context for all... of the archipelago characters, honestly.

(Especially considering it seems like the Nakamoto clan is in a relatively comfortable position, and yet clearly are involved, or at least prepared to be involved in larger conflict. How stable is their position, really? How is Shuro's father viewed by the wider region and archipelago as a whole? What about his lord? NOT THE POINT THIS IS A POST ABOUT RIN. BUT IT'S VERY INTERESTING TO THINK ABOUT.)

Okay, back to Rin's parents.

Whatever caused them to leave, they made their way to the north, where they made their living with their magic for a time. There are no specifics about what kind of magic they used, but we know at least some examples of jobs that magic can get you, based on the flashback to Laios and Falin's childhood in chapter 26. Laios proposes that Fain could use her magic to be a priest, gravekeeper, or wandering exorcist. Though these are specific to Falin's affinity with spirits, they give some idea of the shape of the work that might be available. It's important, but it is also on the outskirts of society - not necessarily admired or appreciated by the average person.

And Rin’s parents were killed by vigilantes for that magic. It's not entirely news that superstitious villages in the area would sometimes kill magic users - we see a small drawing of people being burned at the stake in a panel towards the end of the manga:

Nonetheless, Rin is the only person in the main cast who has experienced this brutality firsthand. And she did experience it firsthand, having been found by the elves as the sole survivor within the burnt ruins of her home.

It is unknown exactly how she survived, or what happened to her parents before and during the fire. Rin lived, and they did not.

The elves came some time after the fire, intending to investigate reports of ancient magic. They (and we) don't know if Rin's parents actually did use ancient magic, or if the reports and murders were simply spurred by general fear and superstition. Rin was the only piece of "evidence" that remained, and so she was taken back to the west with the elves when they left.

We don't know much about her time on the Northern Central Continent (where the elves/Canaries are based), but it doesn't seem like she was adopted or taken in by anyone the way that Kabru was. According to the Adventurer's Bible, after being taken into custody, "under their care she was treated as a captive animal would be." I would guess that means very basic food and shelter, little to no education. Probably the most social contact she got was from Kabru, as well as maybe, occasionally, from elves treating her as a curiosity, such as in this bit in the Adventurer’s Bible:

Assuming she left with Kabru (which seems like it is the case, there's no info about them having separated during that time), she spent 9 years with the elves, and has been with Kabru on the Island in the 4 years since then.

She also stays in the Golden Country after the end of the story, apparently working as an apothecary.

Additional Details (& Speculation):

What does she remember of her family and home?

I'd like to take a moment here to explore a little of what Rin might remember of her parents and home.

For reference, we can look at Kabru. The canaries came to Utaya when Kabru was 6, and he arrived in the capital when he was 7. He remembers the events of the tragedy in his home, and has some memories of his mother and life in Utaya, including memories of local dishes.

Rin lost her parents and home at 11, so she presumably has much clearer memories of the events that lead to her being taken by the elves... or she might, assuming that they haven't been completely blocked by her trauma from the event.

Yeah, I am fairly damn sure that she's got some memory issues from trauma and PTSD. For one, this is the state she was found in:

As already mentioned, she was also treated like something of an animal by the elves. She probably didn't have a lot of contact with other people, which would further perpetuate that sense of isolation and dehumanization. What I'm getting at here is that Rin probably didn't have much to help pull her out of this place, or heal these wounds. She had Kabru, who was also a kid and even younger than her, and she had herself.

Obviously trauma leaves different scars on everyone, and everyone responds and copes in different ways. But I do think it is interesting that we never hear anything about Rin's parents or life before the elves, and there are no real details about it given in the Adventurer's Bible the way we have for Kabru. What's presented is more surface level facts: they were refugees, they made a living with magic, they were killed.

I'm inclined to believe that things are laid out this way because that's how Rin holds on to these things. She knows things about them, but possibly remembers them more as things she was told/knows to be true, rather than actual memories she can picture herself experiencing.

Rin's Magic

In an interesting counterpoint to her potentially spotty memory, I do actually think Rin may have learned magic from her parents (or started learning, and was self-taught from there). She never attended a magic academy, and actually has a bit of grudge against people who did - owing to the social protection afforded to "upper-class mages," which her parents did not have. She also almost certainly wouldn't have been taught by the elves, who not only treated her as an animal but also knew her parents may have been involved with ancient magic.

Falin began to show signs of magical talent at 8, and was sent to the Magic Academy at 10, and that was as someone who had absolutely no guidance about or exposure to magic in her home town. Raised by two mage parents, I think Rin absolutely could have been learning some things by the time she was 11.

In terms of continued learning, I'll add that Rin is able to identify Marcille's magic as being A) from an Academy student, and B) cast by an elf:

This makes me think that she continued to study magic on her own while held by the elves, and probably even more so after leaving with Kabru. They didn't form the party until two years after they left the elves, which would give Rin plenty of time to try and learn from other adventurers on the Island, or to study up on her own. She'd probably be able to pick up some dungeon-crawling basics (like the water walk spell), as well as become familiar with the skill level and expression of skill common in different people with different backgrounds (hence why she is able to comment on the "textbook" academy wards).

Much like Marcille, Rin also seems to rely on a 'one size fits all' Big Boom method of dealing with monsters: lightning. We see the best example of its power in the fight with Chimera Falin:

But we also see her cast it pretty recklessly in a few other places, including the end credits of the new anime ED, which I think provides a good example of the downsides to such an approach...

Yeah, it is very much a 'get out of the way or get zapped' spell.

Especially since Marcille's offensive magic is self-taught and works very similarly, this definitely reinforces the idea that Rin figured most of this stuff out herself.

Outfit and Character Design

Dear sweet Rin of the Red And Black... how I love her design.

First of all, her clothes are damaged. Despite the fact that Rin looks relatively well put together overall, her outfit is worn out. I have some theories on why this is that I'll get to in a bit, but for now I'll just touch on what this design communicates in general about it.

I think, just like with Kabru's horribly messy room, it creates a sense that there is something more complicated underneath the surface. Something that isn't being addressed or seen to, just as the dress hasn't been mended or replaced.

It also reflects her not caring a ton about her appearance. She's neat, but she's not concerned about being pretty, so she doesn't bother with fixing up her outfit after her dungeon crawls. This also fits with her perpetual scowl (which I will talk more about in a bit), and slightly disheveled hair.

Next: the gloves. At first I thought they might be a sort of uncomfortable-with-touch thing, but after skimming through the manga and some bonus content, I have another theory. Rin takes the gloves off to eat, as well as a few other instances, such as when working on a spell with Holm and Marcille in chapter 36

This one is especially interesting because she has them on in the next chapter, during the fight with Falin. Since she also isn't wearing gloves during some of the Daydream Hour art of her outside of the dungeon, that leads me to believe that they are specifically for combat.

What does she need them for, though? Most other casters we see don't wear gloves. Well... just look at the other half of the page where she attacks Falin with lightning:

She is enveloped by this spell. I said it before was pretty reckless magic, but maybe its not just a problem for her teammates, but for her as well.

So here's my theory: maybe the gloves are rubber, or some other electricity-resistant material? They might help protect her from her own magic. I don't know why a caster would need gloves for combat otherwise.

I also think this might be why her dress is tattered at the bottom, by the way. Especially since the Daydream Hour genderswap design doesn't have a similar problem with his outfit, since the tunic isn't as long.

I will admit this is a bit of stretch/guess, but I think it's a fun one, and I wanted to share. I do think I'm right about the gloves being for dungeons/fighting specifically, at least. That seems pretty consistent throughout all of her appearances.

I also mentioned her scowl, so I'll touch on that briefly as well. The (fairly confirmed) explanation for Rin's expression is that she intentionally wears a frown to prevent her other expressions from showing through. I think it's important to emphasize that it's not just smiling that she is trying to suppress here - it's any strong emotion:

Anyway, because I can, here is the art of Rin smiling.

Rin and Kabru

I have talked a bit about Rin and Kabru's history, but I think it deserves its own section.

I think it's very interesting that Rin is pretty much the ONLY character in all of Dungeon Meshi that has explicit canonical romantic interesting in someone. It's literally part of the main summary sentence in her character profile.

This could be sort of reductive as a way to describe a female character (and in some ways it still is), but I think in part the simplicity and directness of it actually is part of what makes it so interesting. Especially when on the very next page we see the comic about her backstory. "This mage is in love with Kabru" -> one page of a horribly traumatic event and a child frozen in shock with no one to comfort her. What does that do?

Well, in my opinion, it shows how much Rin focuses on Kabru as something to keep her in the present. In contrast with the immense loss she has experienced, her love for Kabru is current and alive. He has presumably been her anchor for years, and I think that her love is part of that anchor.

Adding to this, in contrast with how explicit her feelings are, she never seems to actively pursue Kabru. She complains about his potential interest in other women, but she doesn't really flirt. She doesn't let herself smile around him any more than anyone else, and she doesn't hide her bitterness or anger from him to present a more appealing persona.

As much as she craves Kabru's attention, and has stayed by his side for years, I don't know that she really wants to possess him. He seems to know about her feelings, more or less, and she seems to know that he knows. Maybe she believes he doesn't reciprocate and is respecting that, maybe she's afraid of what she could lose if she tried to change things, or maybe the change itself frightens her. In any case, though she's not exactly happy with the way things are between them, she doesn't seem to be trying to change that status quo.

A specific thing I'd also like to talk about with their relationship, beyond Rin's love for him, is her fear for him. As the Adventurer's Bible puts it, "she worries that his knack for dealing with whatever life throws at him might lead him to get too full of himself and end up in serious trouble."

Rin is an interesting mix of restrained and explosive, herself. Her magic is destructive, her temper seems to run hot (she gets annoyed easily, at least), and her feelings for Kabru are apparent. At the same time, she doesn't let her emotions show on her face, she is the one who bluntly states that the group has hit the limit of their abilities, and she doesn't act on those obvious feelings for Kabru. It's interesting, then, that what she fears for Kabru is that he won't restrain himself.

And a small personal idea about that as well: I wonder if she somewhat blames her parents for getting killed. Again, this is very speculative, but I think it's interesting that her fear for Kabru is that he will get too full of himself. Take up too much space. It's never really stated what Rin thinks of her parents, but it can be easy in grief to search for control, and control often means blame. If they hadn't been so confident, so flashy, would they still be alive...?

I don't know if she's ever thought like that, and it could well be that her fears for Kabru come from a totally different place. But it's an interesting connective thread between her past and present - the idea of "getting in trouble" for taking up too much space and being too confident in one's own abilities.

Miscellaneous Tidbits:

On that note, I'd like to wrap up the main part of this post, and move on to a few extra things that I couldn't find another place for.

Rin plays with her hair when she's stressed

Using stressed as a pretty big umbrella here, because I think it's hard to perfectly pin down all the emotions at play, but it is a habit of hers. Best displayed in chapter 32, but it shows up in other places, too.

Her design contrasts with Marcille

This is a small thing, but I just love how much they are visual opposites.

Rin wears red and black and has dark hair, Marcille wears blue and white and has light hair. Marcille cares a great deal for her hair and puts it up in elaborate hairstyles, and Rin's is mostly loose and a bit messy. Marcille was even educated at the Magic Academy, which Rin dislikes. They both have little capelets. Also they both look very cute in each other's clothes.

Rin knows Flamela (and they meet again in canon)

Nothing much is done with this in canon, but I think it’s super interesting that Flamela's squad are the ones that find Rin as a child and take her away to the west, and then they end up stuck in the dungeon together for a bit.

Two days??? I'm so very curious what things were like between these three.

Aaaand I think that's all I have to say about Rin! For the time being at least. There's a lot more analysis that could be done about her and Kabru especially, but for this post I wanted to keep things at least somewhat anchored to canon facts, with only a layer or two of speculation on top.

If it isn't already obvious, I think Rin is a super interesting character with a ton of potential depth to explore. She mostly interacts with Kabru in canon, but has ties to a bunch of other characters: she and Marcille fill similar roles in their parties but have differing personalities and histories, she and Falin (and Laios) have been tremendously shaped by xenophobia and fear of magic common in the Northern Continent, her parents fled from conflict in the same region Shuro and his retainers are from, and she has history with Flamela and some of the second canary squad.

Her temper, her fear, her love... her repression and passion - they all inform her character, even in small ways, even with as little time as she spends on the page.

#dungeon meshi #delicious in dungeon #rinsha fana #rin dungeon meshi #dungeon meshi spoilers #dunmeshi analysis #thank u to anyone who takes the time to read this ♥️♥️♥️ I love rin and lot

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starberry-cupcake · 7 months ago

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SHORT STORY + BONUSES (read it like when gollum says bagginses) INTERMISSION!!! Today we'll take some time to dive into the Harrow bonuses and a couple of short stories, one of which I should have read before, but such is life.

previously, in the tlt universe:

I finished harrowcita del 9

Bonus 1: BoE google doc for the soldiers

differently from the other recaps, I did these while I was reading them, not when I finished reading a whole chapter/story

so maybe the thoughts are more rambly than usual

sorry about that

ANYWAY I have to give it to the BoE folks, they've got a lot to deal with over here

they're like the audience, coming into this blind

and have to try to understand how necromancers operate on the fly

'bullet to the head but don't be too confident on that' seems to be the most useful tidbit

it's like a resident evil gameplay

BoE is in resident evil, gideon is in survivor and harrow is in a gothic pulp novel

the advice for engaging lyctors is "avoid them at all costs"

I keep spelling it BoA instead of BoE because of her

blood of adam? blood of awake me up when september ends? idk

Pronounciation guide (aka I do what I want, but apparently pronounce nonagesimus like the author)

dr reverend emperor john chose the name gaius for himself, it wasn't his real name

gaius sounds like gallo, the spanish name for gallus gallus domesticus, which in english would translate to cock and alludes to the fact that he is a dick

agustine is pronounced like in english and not like in spanish (agustín), I have been pronouncing that one right but I could have called him agustín all this time

cassiopeia was a queen but we already knew that

sixth house, ceramics, cooking, checks every one of my boxes

"CRIS-ta-bell. Rather than “crees”."

what is the difference oh my god is there a difference there

pyrrah is achilles's drag name, which is cool

valancy and cyrus were like this

I'm still gonna call the mithraeum mithrandir whatnot the emperor's bolthole, it's in the sacred text

the nonniad is in dactylic enneameter, which is a ninth version of greek epics (which are hexameters) and it's making me send my ancient greek professor from uni good vibes wherever he is

Glossary

we know more about the beasts now, or have more ordered info, the gist of it is this

so the RBs are only the nine OGs from the nine planets of dominicus that the emperor fucked up

those are the ones that can go from the river to the physical world and viceversa

the other minor beasts can only exist in the river

I still think this is all the emperor's and the lyctors's fault for starting this nonsense and killing planets for power and whatnot

so yeah, Consequences of your Actions, johnny boy

the heralds, as we had established, are kind of like borg, responding to the RBs

necromancers kinda go mad at all this as if they were looking at cthulhu

I wanted to google what the two first verses of wake's name were but the first results that pop up are tlt sources and I'm not looking into that, in case of spoilers

I've already come this far without massive spoilers, I'm not gonna risk that now

what quotes would you like to have as a name if you were one of these folks?

If I could choose three, I'd probably pick: Yo tengo el corazón como la espuma / das Leben Sie nicht vergessen hat, daß es Sie in der Hand hält / Quieto en la tierra y sentir que mis pies tienen raíz

probably un monceau d’idées et un monceau de douleurs would be another contender considered

idk how that'd be shortened though, maybe espie because espuma

house quiz was book 1, boe name assignment is book 2

The Mysterious Study of Doctor [tumblr keeps blocking my post and I'm gonna try to avoid this word to see if this is it]

ANYWAY, SIXTH HOUSE TIME

from the blurb I can tell that:

1) all this time I thought Dr S was like a funny nickname someone had given palmolive for being correspondence-horny lmao

2) is this the magnus institute???

3) "Enter Palamedes Sextus and Camilla Hect, age thirteen" we're gonna look at some baby picturessss

"Every thirteen-year-old necromancer in the Sixth House is gifted."

"I was born with four kids in my generation eligible to produce children with me. Palamedes had two"

maybe that's why he went for a correspondence gf

camilla describing that's she's the best and me just going

this thing of 'being attractive' as a category would get me demoted at the sixth, though

but working in data, I can do that

I am really liking archivist zeta

there's something that was sealed for a lot of years and now is unsealed and that's very exciting!!!!

lost media!!!!

so many stairs would be a problem for me, but there's lost media at the end of the tunnel

archivist zeta: don't touch anything

palmolive: including the bone hands?

archivist zeta: the what now

apparently the hands are younger than the time the room has been sealed

with the forms being color-coded, I'm starting to think this is less magnus institute and more office of incident assessment and response

them making references to other houses remind me that other houses socialized, seeing everything from the ninth made me feel like everyone was isolated all the time lol

add to my list of sixth house love the fact that we have murder mysteries now too

gotta love the sixth house

kinda ominous the hand bones now that we know what we know, of camilla carrying palmolive as a tamagotchi in a bone hand after harrow changed the skull

palmolive and camilla age 13 are a whole other book I would have devoured at age 13 myself btw

giving me his dark materials vibes

there was a skeleton in the air vents above the hands

camilla says she's gonna start taking measuring tape with her alongside everything else and I also can relate to going places with 25 million things, just in case

palmolive steals pens, apparently

I've used this meme for palmolive before but it still fits

the skeleton was possessed by the dr himself, he got kinda stuck on his way there after the fifth person tried to call him and got his hands into his study through skeleton shenaningans

palmolive needs to touch something in order to prove the "why" and everyone votes in favor, because he's on a roll

the cool wooden orb that was in the desk was a cool wooden puzzle, like the Karakuri Creation Group ones

man, I love those

the dr solving a puzzle after his death and coming back to prove it is me with some niche puzzles I used to have a sideblog for

don't ask me

there was paper inside and everyone got outside super fast and started congratulating each other (hello????? you did nothing????) and shaking camilla's and palmolive's hands

they don't wanna give palmolive multiple points for solving a several hundread years old mystery, which isn't fair tbh

"Don’t expire in a fit of hubris." oofffffffff

the paper had letters, which palmolive thinks are love letters

with his years of experience on pining letters

the one at the ends says "Tomorrow you will become a Lyctor and finally go where I can’t follow"

is this about cassie??? aka cassiopeia????

loved the camilla and palmolive murder mystery dinner

As Yet Unsent

this is judith's diary and this is how I imagine she looked while writing it and judging people

judith assisted the BoE with her own healing but it's kinda tough when you're also handcuffed and with your eyes covered and whatnot

judith is still in the emperor's side

I don't blame her, she hasn't met the man

yandere twin has met him and still saved him so, I can't judge judith too much

there's a corpse that isn't rotting

promising stuff

there's a commander called We Suffer

they're wearing masks and camilla is being "converted" to their cause

and she didn't even meet the man, but apparently BoE had contact with the sixth house at some point in the past

cassie?????? is this you??????? who knows

sixth house though, earning more points

also, camilla says that palmolive would want to find out what they know and, you know what, fair

I would too

camilla is also good at chess, because she's good at everything

they're playing ceiling chess like in queen's gambit

judith thinks about martita, who will soon do some awesome things next to mati nonnius

judith is also marinating the fact that everyone was fooled by the twinsies and the fact that regina george twin has no necromancy

she also complains about her being too emotional and prone to trust people

every point regina george twin makes about BoE sounds pretty solid to me tbh

the more I see, the more I think the emperor is a dick, like his name implies

judith argues with regina george twin a lot but also notices that her ears go pink when she's impassioned so...why are you noticing that judith????

how did you notice that???? *smirks knowingly*

judith has to deal with the limitations of medical care when you don't have a bunch of people who do body magic stuff

so she's dealing with recovery in a slow way and with machines plugged to her

it's hard for her because she was from the house where necros are also very able to do physical stuff

camilla is giving her strongly worded positive reinforcement

regina george twin and judith have a lot of moments that go from flirty to fighting

I can't keep using smirk reactions images so (¬‿¬)

regina george twin is also being trained to be rambo barbie and I think that suits her

"In a different time I would have found ways to apologise to Palamedes Sextus, whom I at the very least critically misjudged"

palmolive always getting the indirect compliments my goodness

he's so popular

"The princess has by turns tried to charm Camilla, play with Camilla, flirt with Camilla, and cajole Camilla. Camilla is currently unmoved"

nobody's good enough for her, regina george twin, move along

regina george twin is also being kinda aphobic towards judith's response on her being uninterested to romance camilla

I don't think judith is aro at all but that doesn't mean we have to be assholes about it, regina george twin, thank you

judith and regina george twin think BoE is wrong about necros having orgies and I'm here like

so, apparently, judith propositioned martita because she was pretty much obsessed with her

and martita said no

and she thinks camilla is holding onto tamgagotchi palmolive out of some sense of not wanting to let go of him

unaware of the fact that he's in his river loft waiting for his bones to be womanhandled by harrowcita

also, the BoE has an old ship that judith wasn't helpful with, so they don't really have much patience with her

regina george twin and judith keep flirting in that intense tlt way

I'm starting to think regina george twin has a big crush on judith and I'm here for the dynamics of that

"It said, Ugh! Then it said, Eugh!" is this mercygirl??? it sounds like mercygirl to me

and fixing someone's insides as if they were cleaning a sewing machine also sounds very mercygirl

mercygirl is also curious about this body that doesn't rot and I wanna know what it is because I want so bad for it to be gideon-related but I can't let myself hope

also, she gave them the coordinates to find harrow in the cool planet

"And Camilla said, The Warden and I know they can die like anyone else" 👀

"The corpse of the Ninth House cavalier is as pristine as when Camilla Hect convinced them to take it on board"

YESSSSSSS

YEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

MY HOPES WEREN'T UNWARRANTED

LET'S GOOOOOOOOO

GIDEON ARMS INTACT BABYYYYYYYY

regina george twin proposes necro-cav marriage to judith and judith says no because no relationship here can be straightforward

"Why would I ever knowingly take Coronabeth Tridentarius’s, having desired her already for twelve long, stupid, fruitless years?!"

DRAMAAAAA

AND THAT'S IT!!!! FINALLY!!! This took me a lot longer than I wanted it too but I enjoyed the stories ♥ See you in the next one!!

#luly reacts to tlt #harrow the ninth spoilers #tlt spoilers #long post #harrow the ninth

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misshuntereevee · 6 months ago

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.˳·˖✶𓆩𓁺𓆪✶˖·˳.༄ sylus au where you are a reporter .˳·˖✶𓆩𓁺𓆪✶˖·˳.༄

more than 100 likes on this, and i'll make it a multi-chapter fic! i'm kind of loving the whole idea of mc being not a hunter!

you met in this lifetime because you started an expose on onychinus and are trying to find any and all info on him that you can

you think you're always finding him, but 9/10 he's letting you find him. he likes how cute you are when you think you've got him

sylus admires your dedication, though he really always has, no matter what lifetime you two are in

he sometimes plays informant, especially if he thinks the info he'll give you will stop you from doing something more drastic to get it

sylus has def saved you from an investigation you shouldn't gone to alone

you love to play a game of "how much can i uncover" about sylus, which is hilarious, because every time you tell him something you found, he chuckles and says "i would have told you that, had you asked... but good work kitten."

sylus is even more insistent that you carry one of his handmade weapons in this au. he doesn't necessarily like the fact that you're always getting into trouble/looking for it

"you wrote a rather scathing piece on onychinus -- you're not mad at me, are you, kitten?" "no, but i'd tell those henchmen to be a little less sus" "i'll get right on that, sweetie."

sylus starts randomly appearing on your investigations, much like he would in the normal verse on your hunts. he feels better knowing he's there with his evol to stop anything bad from happening

in the bedroom, he takes pleasure in taking the control, which you love since your whole job can make you a control freak. it's nice to let him just take care of you... which is his favorite thing to do

add "my little journalist" to your list of nicknames from him

oh how happy you were the first time he came to you for information

you realizing that sylus keeps a one drive of all the articles you've written with bookmarks for his favorites

#l&ds sylus #lads fanfiction #lads sylus #lnds sylus #lads fanfic #sylus x mc #sylus x reader #my writings.#sylus #authored #s

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rightwheretheyleftme · 3 months ago

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Compiling every ancient source where Medea doesn’t kill her children

Disclaimer: I’m not doing this to delegitimize Euripides’ play, only to bring attention to alternative tellings of the story

Scholia to Euripides’ Medea 9.1-11 (C1st A.D)

“There’s a story from the philosophers that is much repeated—one Parmeniskos also offers—that Euripides changed the murder of the children to Medea because he accepted five talents from the Korinthians. [He claims] that the children of Medea were killed by the Korinthians because they were angry over her ruling the city and they wanted there to be an end of her ruling in Korinth, because it was her paternal [right]. For this reason he changed the [responsibility] to Medea. Hippus presents [accounts] about her residency in Korinth, as does Hellanikos. Eumelos and Simonides report that Medeia ruled Korinth. In his work called On Isthmian Affairs, Mousaios reports that Medeia was immortal, and he explains this also in his work on The Festivals of Hera Akraia.”

264.1-11

��Parmeniskos writes the following for this line: “Because the Korinthian women did not want to be ruled by a barbaric, potion-pouring woman, they conspired against her and [planned] to kill her children, seven boys and seven girls. [Euripides says that she only had two]. They fled, pursued, into the temple of Hera Akraia and they stayed there. But even then the Korinthians did not hold back: they slaughtered all of them at the altar. Then a plague fell over the city, and many bodies were perishing because of a sickness. They received an oracle that the god must be propitiated for the hunt of Medeia’s children. This is why each year during the appointed time seven girls and boys from the noblest families return to the precinct of the goddess and appease their rage—and the anger of the goddess on their behalf—with sacrifices.””

Pausanias, Description of Greece, book 2, chapter 3 (C2nd A.D.)

“As you go along another road from the market-place, which leads to Sicyon, you can see on the right of the road a temple and bronze image of Apollo, and a little farther on a well called the Well of Glauce. Into this they say she threw herself in the belief that the water would be a cure for the drugs of Medea. Above this well has been built what is called the Odeum (Music Hall), beside which is the tomb of Medea's children. Their names were Mermerus and Pheres, and they are said to have been stoned to death by the Corinthians owing to the gifts which legend says they brought to Glauce.

[7] But as their death was violent and illegal, the young babies of the Corinthians were destroyed by them until, at the command of the oracle, yearly sacrifices were established in their honor and a figure of Terror was set up. This figure still exists, being the likeness of a woman frightful to look upon but after Corinth was laid waste by the Romans and the old Corinthians were wiped out, the new settlers broke the custom of offering those sacrifices to the sons of Medea, nor do their children cut their hair for them or wear black clothes.

[8] On the occasion referred to Medea went to Athens and married Aegeus, but subsequently she was detected plotting against Theseus and fled from Athens also; coming to the land then called Aria she caused its inhabitants to be named after her Medes. The son, whom she brought with her in her flight to the Arii, they say she had by Aegeus, and that his name was Medus. Hellanicus, however, calls him Polyxenus and says that his father was Jason.

[9] The Greeks have an epic poem called Naupactia. In this Jason is represented as having removed his home after the death of Pelias from Iolcus to Corcyra, and Mermerus, the elder of his children, to have been killed by a lioness while hunting on the mainland opposite. Of Pheres is recorded nothing. But Cinaethon of Lacedaemon, another writer of pedigrees in verse, said that Jason's children by Medea were a son Medeus and a daughter Eriopis; he too, however, gives no further information about these children.

[10] Eumelus said that Helius (Sun) gave the Asopian land to Aloeus and Epliyraea to Aeetes. When Aeetes was departing for Colchis he entrusted his land to Bunus, the son of Hermes and Alcidamea, and when Bunus died Epopeus the son of Aloeus extended his kingdom to include the Ephyraeans. Afterwards, when Corinthus, the son of Marathon, died childless, the Corinthians sent for Medea from Iolcus and bestowed upon her the kingdom.

[11] Through her Jason was king in Corinth, and Medea, as her children were born, carried each to the sanctuary of Hera and concealed them, doing so in the belief that so they would be immortal. At last she learned that her hopes were vain, and at the same time she was detected by Jason. When she begged for pardon he refused it, and sailed away to Iolcus. For these reasons Medea too departed, and handed over the kingdom to Sisyphus.”

Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca (C2nd A.D.)

“Another tradition is that on her flight she left behind her children, who were still infants, setting them as suppliants on the altar of Hera of the Height; but the Corinthians removed them and wounded them to death.”

Semi-relevant bonus:

Scholia to Pindar’s Olympian 13.74g. (C4th-C5th A.D)

"Medea is mentioned because she lived in Corinth and ended a famine that afflicted the Corinthians by sacrificing to Demeter and the Lemnian nymphs. There Zeus fell in love with her, but Medea did not yield, avoiding the anger of Hera. Therefore, Hera promised to make her children immortal. After their deaths, the Corinthians honored them, calling them 'μιξοβαρβάρους' [mixed-barbarians]."

To conclude, some scholarly wisdom:

“Some scholars have argued that Euripides was the first to make Medea directly responsible for killing her children in an act of revenge for Jason’s infidelity, an issue discussed by McDermott (1989, 9–24). Others, such as Michelini (1987), have argued that the innovation in this respect came from an earlier playwright, Neophron, and that Euripides was following a new variant rather than inventing it.”- Medea, Emma Griffiths

P.S: I’m not a classicist, if you know of any source that I’ve missed, please let me know!

#greek mythology #greek gods #hellenic polytheism #medea #jason and the argonauts #tagamemnon #circe #hera #compilation

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lsunstreakerl · 5 months ago

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Sunny, depending on the analogy you want to use, you are either a mafia boss (haha) or a high priest(ess)

you decide what approximately 100 people (based on your ask box and the recurring usernames I see) hyper fixate on for a time.

Because I had this thought while brushing my teeth, Crow is your right hand, there in your ear reminding you to remove your precious commas.

This is literally due to tti and dark rb happening in a weeks time and the only difference is you and the amount of info we gained from you vs the community ( as someone who sold my soul for tti, im not upset with where we are right now in the new verse) (adds dark rb to tti somehow)

hijacking your ask. demographics time!!

- as of this post, there are 192 people following this blog

- as of this post, I have 92 asks in my inbox

- most posts range from 9-20 likes

- most ficlets range from 40-80 likes

- most of my 24 hour polls range from 50-70 votes by the end, so that's a lot of you that check my blog frequently (I see you, lurkers)

- a few of you might have my post notifications on, most notably @burningallofmybridges and @thebrokenellevator who are usually the first people to like literally anything I post (I don't have confirmation that my post notifs are on for you two, but unless you are on tumblr 24/7 there's no other way for you to be that fast.)

- most serial reblogger of my posts is @max-verstappens-boy-car, who reblogs I believe every ficlet, as well as my more comprehensive ask responses.

- @farvres is entirely responsible for darkbull/dark redbull, and a few other brainworms here and there. they're also partially responsible for 1+1+1, along with @coldplums

- @decidedly33 is a complete saint for putting up with me complaining about school or work or quite literally anything. they're also the artist of any of the art you see floating around for my fics!

- calling @ahappycrow my right hand is certainly a choice. I think they were put on this earth to humble me, actually. (the historical definition of a jester maybe?)

- tti is still happening, I just also have to get dark redbull wrangled into a fic or something, because it's completely invaded my head.

- tti verse, max multiverse, whatever you want to call it. you guys are ridiculous, making me Deus Ex Machina the rookies. how am I even supposed to write that it's going to be so hard to keep track of

Anyways, potentially more yapping than you intended but I thought your ask was an interesting opportunity to point out some of the fun numbers stuff I've noticed on my blog :)

#author asks #listen I think the numbers are cool #sincerely sorry to everyone who got @'d here I didn't want to just type usernames

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mcytshipsandmore · 3 months ago

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I'm currently cooking up a hermit!Tubbo fic but I need to decide what season it's in, and I also have not a lot of knowledge on Hermitcraft in general [sad horse]

Hmmm, my knowledge of hermitcraft is limited, however I would reccomend Season 8. Its shorter and more story-oriented, as well as a fan-favorite here on tumblr.

Season 9 has King Ren and the empires SMP crossover if that is something you're looking for, and while Season 10 is still unfolding, its a little more story-oriented as well. I'm not as well versed in the other seasons, so if anyone wants to rb or comment with more info that thats always welcome

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#mcyt #answered asks #mcytblr #mcytumblr #hermitcraft #hermitblr

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starlene · 4 months ago

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Anne of the Island Book Club: Chapter 27

Anne and Phil's friendship is so sweet. Also, I for one wish that Phil will never manage to take off that "frivolous skin over her soul" but that she'll grow to fully accept it as a part of who she is – like Jonas seems to already have done.

I'd like to read a little spinoff with Alec and Alonzo. Somehow, I imagine that despite setting their sights on the same woman, they're the best of friends, sort of like Lucy's three suitors in Dracula. Maybe they cried on each other's shoulders after Philippa told them she'd never have either of them. Who knows, maybe this heartbreak brings them even closer to each other and they'll end up living the confirmed bachelor life together.

This whole little plot thread with Phil and Jonas is very cute, but I can't help feeling annoyed and sad about the way Phil's fate as a poor man's wife who cooks and makes over dresses is laid out here. She is smart enough to go for a scholarship in either Greek or mathematics! She should become, I dunno, a bridge engineer or an economist or something!! But I guess she and her brilliant mathematical brain will have to contend with keeping accounts for her own household, and she doesn't even stop to question that. Reminds me to never take the opportunities we women have these days for granted!!

Speaking of the opportunities women have, Aunt Jamesina says her daughter is an M.A. I couldn't find info about the very first Canadian woman to earn her Master's degree – but for chapter 9, I found out that the first time a woman was awarded a Bachelor's degree in Canada was in 1875, so it's safe to assume the first female M.A. was sometime after that.

Dating the series backwards from Rilla of Ingleside, this book is supposed to take place in 1883–87, only a little over a decade after the first Canadian university started accepting female students... but personally, I'm just placing it on an alternate early 20th century timeline in my mind to make these details make some amount of sense. Aunt Jamesina's daughter just happening to be a super early Canadian pioneer for female education is simply too much of a coincidence for me. Plus, I think the girls would look much better in Edwardian fashion than in 1880s dresses!

"But it was very tolerable magazine verse" is a devastating thing to say about a poem the man you're supposedly in love with has written just for you. Good thing Roy can't hear what Anne is thinking.

Translation notes:

The Finnish translator gives Aunt Jamesina a little bit of extra snark when they discuss Phil's cooking skills:

"“Maybe,” said Aunt Jamesina cautiously." → "– God only knows – it wouldn't do to abandon all hope, said Aunt Jamesina cautiously"

Heh.

#Anne of the Island Book Club

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love-others-despite-differences · 9 months ago

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A little background info about what he’s doing in this art

He’s preforming a kind of art known as Kintsugi or kintsukuroi the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery by mending the areas of breakage with Gold or another valuable substance

What makes this even more powerful is the verse “His power is made perfect in weakness (2 Corinthians 12:9)”

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adachimoe · 7 months ago

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PSC V Ep 10 - The Return of "Ah-ha, I SEES it!" (and also the last one (i think?))

Last time: Ep 1 + Explanation, Eps 2 + 4, Ep 5, Eps 6 + 7 (no Q&A), Eps 8 + 9, Eps 10 + 11 (plus PSC Cafe), Eps 12/13/18/19, Eps 20/23/24, Eps 25/26

Persona Stalker Club ended at episode 26, then was reborn as Persona Stalker Club V to cover Persona 5. V went for 10 episodes but the Q&A segment didn't return until episode 10. The guests on this episode where Rina Sato (Makoto's voice actor) and the return of Tomokazu Sugita (Yusuke's voice actor, who last showed up on episode 7).

V Episode 10: (I paraphrased #2's question / answer)

Q: When Makoto trails Joker around, she's shown hiding by reading a shonen manga magazine. Is her Persona the result of her reading shonen instead of shojo? A: Per the Official Design Works, Makoto enjoys reading, regardless of the genre. She reads shojo, sci-fi novels, etc. Q: Do the protagonists all get enhanced physical ability when inside Palaces and Mementos? Or are they their usual selves in Palaces aside from their clothes? A: To get straight to the point, their physical ability gets enhanced thanks to their spirit of rebellion. Q: Yusuke looks great in his yukata during the fireworks part. Did he buy it himself? Also, did he dress himself? A: It's not documented anywhere, but I think he bought it himself. Additionally, since Yusuke majors in Japanese-style painting, I imagine he has painted people wearing Japanese clothing before and is well-versed in the subject, so I think he dressed himself. Q: Why does Yusuke only wear a white shirt with his uniform when Hifumi wears a uniform with a dress shirt and blazer? What about the symbol on his shirt? A: It's his own shirt. The symbol is a lily emblem which is used in Europe to represent royalty. I guess he picked it because he likes it. In Japanese flower language, a black lily communicates "love" and "curses", hinting at how Yusuke develops during the story. Furthermore, the aforementioned flower language originates from a woman in the Sengoku era whose name was Sayuri. There's no connection between this and P5, but I do recall later being surprised by the coincidence when I realized it. Q: What is in Akechi's attaché case? Did he draw that circled "A" himself? Asked by: Adachi's Tie Clip A: Presumably, it contains his laptop and material related to cases he's working on. The "A" is the "A" in "Akechi", and he made it himself. He must want to stand out. At the same time, the "A." (w/emphasis on the period) is an expression of his intellect, as if all the "A"nswers to a case can be found within.

The answer put an emphasis on the period - being that it's used to indicate the end of a sentence, I guess the emphasis is also to symbolize like... a case being over?

The "Design Works" being referred to in some questions is the P5 Official Design Works which has character info and concept art and notes and other things.

Also, clearly, Yusuke has no money because he spent it all on a yukata.

Wew I think that's all of the questions and answers from PSC.

#persona 5 #p5 #makoto niijima #yusuke kitagawa #goro akechi #persona stalker club #Wow PSC really said “Akechi put an 'A' on his attache because he's an 'a'ttention whore”

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song-linked-from-nine-verses · 1 year ago

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Gear Post: Headstocks!

I have been talking about ideas, and these are the finalized versions of all of their gear (quite happy with the concept, the art.. not so much but it works lol)

To start with the strings gang! This is how I imagine their headstocks should look like:

From left to right:

- Warriors: (words on pic: capo here), with an arrow that points at the capo sitting nicely at the nut. The headstock is that of a Left Handed bass, and all the tuning pegs are on a single side. (reference used: Fender's precision bass. So imagine it being a yellowish- wood colored as well. Note: While I don't really plan to make "Fender's" a brand in-universe, I do imagine it exist as some sort of Zelda pun)

- Twilight: (words on pic: no capo), he mostly plays in standard and doesn't really need a capo. The headstock is similar to Wars' but it's a Right Handed bass. There's a nail that's (tbh i really have no idea why its there).. but it's not connected to any pegs, and has a small, light plushy of an Ordon Goat hung on it.

- Wild: (words on pic: capo here), and he has left the capo at the same for so long that it kind of has a dent there. Headstock is a rectangle, symmetric one, with three pegs on each side. Also unlike the previous two, the headstock is painted black, with gold-colored pegs and strings. The strings are not neatly trimmed and are poking out all over the place.

- Legend: (words on pic: (double bass)), has a fancy headstock. Imagine a cresent moon, curved down and place on top of the headstock, with wave(?) like carvings. Two spoon-shaped pegs on each side, and instead of a solid headstock like previous ones, it's a slotted one (it's like when you tie the strings through a hole, kinda, instead of onto the tuning posts/knob things)

- Sky: (words on pic: bird-shaped pegs). A classic acoustic guitar. Brown-ish yellow, solid headstock, with pegs looking like a bird's head with a curved beak. Reminds you of the Goddess harp/lyre. (its a lyre fight me)

#9 verses #a song linked from 9 verses #a song linked from nine verses #modern au #linked universe #linkeduniverse #band au #lu warriors #lu twilight #lu wild #lu legend #lu sky #/the headstocks are so fun to think about btw #info for 9 verses #/expect straps designs next!#lu modern au

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animalsalvationassociation · 4 months ago

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Blog/Ask Rules . . .

1. Be Kind, Be courteous, Do NOT talk badly about anyone or anything. All lives matter, you’re safe here. Everyone is Equal and Irreplaceable. ♡

2. NSFW Asks? Nah.

Please keep your Asks SFW (Safe For Work) — I may make PG 13 -> 14 content (14 occasionally — the fanfic will be PG14) that doesn't mean you need to send inappropriate asks.

3. Spamming — If I haven't answered your ask just yet, don't spam me. It's rude and disrespects the small amount of free time I have everyday. I won't always have the energy or the want to immediately answer your ask, so don't push me into answering. ESPECIALLY if I am clearly focusing on something else on the blog like Character Refs, Lore, Oc's, etc.

(Please don't "remind" me that you sent an ask, it's frustrating. There's always a reason I don't answer. My friends there are only so many hours in the day and I have a job that usually takes 4-5 hours of that day. I also need sleep, food, and maybe a shower or two. Please don't expect me to live and breathe this blog. I do this for fun and when it's not fun, I don't post.)

4. Role Play — Please do not send anything related to roleplay. This blog is for questions (and clarification towards posts) only, not for inserting yourself into the narrative.

However you can offer something to a character, compliment them, comment on something about a character or a situation, etc. (These are what I like to call "Gifts") — You're allowed to talk to them! That's the whole point! But you're also supposed to be an invisible force talking to them through a message screen!

(RP is when you insert yourself into an actual scene to add a "physical character" who will sway/deter whatever is going on in order to force a narrative.)

5. My Characters — I LOVE when people draw my characters, especially when they take the time to learn more about them! However please make sure that you keep it SFW.

These characters mean a lot to me and I spend a lot of time and energy working on them, I don’t appreciate malicious behavior towards them (if I see that you will be reported and blocked).

6. Oc’s —

Your Oc’s are welcome to this AU. However please do not expect me to always draw or create anything related to your Oc’s, I always encourage you to do that yourself. My world is at your disposable, all I ask is a little respect.

I’m happy to be tagged and mentioned in posts about your Oc’s for the A.S.A. AU. :)

7. Headcanons — Headcanons are welcome! But please make sure that you verse yourself in what I’ve already posted (eventually I’ll make that easier for you). I will not repeat myself, if there is a question I’ve already answered then I will try to tag you in that post or I may even reblog it for clarification.

(That means I won't make a post specifically for that ask, if you are an Anon I apologize but you may have to look for that info yourself seeing as I can't tag you)

8. Ships — I don’t expect people to like my ships, as they usually aren’t the traditional ones you’ll see throughout the community. There are only a handful I will be writing into the actual story (lol like two and I literally made them up so there), but I may feature some on the blog just for fun.

Please be kind whenever I make posts about those ships. I don’t want any excuses such as, “Oh but they’re ____! You can’t ship them with ____!” — it’s rude and undermines the time and effort I put into those posts. If you don’t agree, then ignore it, it’s that simple!

I’ll respect your ships if you respect mine. ♡

9. That was sus . . .

If I say anything that offends you or doesn’t sound right (perhaps sounds a little sus) know that I don’t mean it in any malicious way. I’m human too and I make a lot of mistakes.

But if there is cause for concern please address me privately and I’ll try to clear any miscommunications. You are all very special to me, and I want you to feel safe on my page.

10. DM’s —

DM’s are a touchy subjects because there are some people who abuse the messaging system. Adding to that I also have had a lot of people in the past who only follow me because they want something, usually art. I don’t appreciate that. It’s disrespectful, and unless I directly say “ I’m taking requests ” I don’t ever want to see that come up on my page.

As for now I will only open up DM's for Mutuals but keep in mind I can always remove your ability to message me. Please be respectful of my decision.

In Conclusion . . .

Let's do our part in keeping this blog a pleasant and safe place! Our world can be a little scary sometimes so it's nice to get away for a while!

I love you all and I thank you for following me on my journey as a story teller. You all make me so happy and proud to do what I can to bring smiles to people's faces. ♡

(If I think of anything else I'll make sure to update this list)

[ This is a Octonauts AU, in no way is this canon to the OG storyline. ]

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#octonauts #blog rules #ask rules #octonauts asks #blog asks

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davidgahan · 26 days ago

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Investigating a bit about this Seven Headed Beast, who seems to be related to the Christian's Bible Book of Apocalypsis.

(cough), On three separate occasions, Revelation makes reference to “beasts” that have a common description: they each have seven heads and ten horns (Rev 12:3, Rev 13:1, Rev 17:3). The seven heads and ten horns belong to a “dragon”, and verse 9 identifies the dragon as Satan. From this, we know at least that this imagery implies a Satanic connection. We can rightfully expect that the other references to seven heads and ten horns will likewise refer to something Satanic. More info from this source, theres much more details there. Next posts might have The Beast along The Whore Of Babylon!

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aeternisprime · 1 month ago

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TOH Intros Part 8: Julia Porter-Tholomule

Alrighty, our last school-age fankid (I've still got a couple college ones in the tank) is my Gustholomule kid: Julia Porter-Tholomule!

Basic Info

Name: Julia Porter-Tholomule (goes by Jules, Julie, JP, etc.) Age: 13 years old (early Winter birthday) Pronouns: She/Her School: Hexside (8th Grade/Year Equivalent) Tracks: Bard, Healing, Illusion, Oracle Palisman: Ascii

Biography

Julia Porter-Tholomule is a 13-year-old witch, and the daughter of Gus Porter and Matt Tholomule. She currently attends Hexside School of Magic and Demonics as a multi-track student, enrolled in the Bard, Healing, Illusion, and Oracle tracks. She's a member of Hexside's unofficial Student Council and has MCed Grom for the past 3 years.

Julia is a kid with boundless energy and curiosity, always flitting from one thing to the next. She has a dramatic flair much stronger and more disruptive than her dad Gus's was. She inherited a muted version of Matt's high ambition as well, leading her to go way over the top on everything she does. She has a slightly inflated sense of self, believing herself to be 'the shit'. She's not arrogant about it at all, and tends to view it more as a reason to build people up rather than tear them down, but she can sometimes come off as insensitive or impatient when she forgets that some people just don't really see things the same way she does.

Her self-image, dramatic flair, and overboard tendencies have gotten her into trouble plenty of times. Her most recent stunt involved a performance project for Intro to Composition in which she managed to get the entire Bard Track wrapped up in a self-aggrandizing musical number to the tune of an old Earth song. This, along with several other similar incidents, has put her on rather thin ice with Hexside's newest administration team, who have been struggling to find productive outlets for her energy. One of the more effective outlets they've found is allowing her to MC Grom. She's done so for the last three years, going all-in on production value and effects every time.

Thanks to both of her dads’ interest and obsession with the human realm, Julia is well-versed in human technology. She has her own computer that she brought home when she was 9; an old laptop that she got from her dad’s friend Luz. She mostly keeps it as a novelty, but she did do some of the writing for her musical number on it, and she’s discovered that she really loves Moonfarm Valley. Interestingly, her Palisman being named Ascii is a very strange coincidence.

Julia is a short and small-framed girl. She inherited Gus’s skin tone, eye color, and hair, but got most of her facial features and general build from Matt. She has his sharper, more angular ears, his arrow-shaped eyebrows, and his wide mouth. She likes to keep her hair around shoulder-length, though she frequently changes the way it's styled.

Julia is a pretty decent student all-around, but her best tracks are Healing and Bard. She’s ahead of most of her classmates, and has even had a couple of her teachers advising her to take advanced-grade classes like Gus did during his time at Hexside. She hasn’t taken that path quite yet, though, and has instead chosen to spread her energies around into different tracks. She picked up Oracle a year ago, even though she’s not super great at it, and has been eyeing both Construction and Abomination for a few months.

Palisman: Ascii

Julia’s Palisman, Ascii, is significantly larger than the average Palisman, sitting at almost five feet long. He has a light grey back with a cream-colored stomach, and the two sides are divided by two faded, bronze-colored lines that start at his tail and encircle his mouth. In his staff form, he wraps himself around a long, bronze-colored staff that resembles a tree branch. The top of the staff has a small, empty cup that can be detached to act as a mortar, with Ascii’s tail acting as the pestle.

Ascii is far more subdued than his owner is. Ascii is quiet and docile, with a very affable nature. His carver and previous owner, a healer from the distant past, imparted on him a natural drive to heal and nurture those around him, a drive he frequently gets to employ with Julia. He’s taken on the role of a guide for the girl, imparting on her the knowledge and trade secrets he learned from his old owner, though he never really likes to talk about the witch themself.

Previous Part: Mycha Park

Next Part: Veles Noceda-Foster

#toh fankid #the owl house #toh fanfic #toh ocs #toh nextgen #text post #gustholomule #gustholomule fankid #gus porter #matt tholomule #the very model of a hexside healing prodigy

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