I'm so normal about the fact that the crew chose to use the unicorn hoof of all things for Izzy's new leg, its unbelievably moving. The unicorn was the figurehead of the ship, and back then figureheads embodied the spirit of the vessel, offering the crew protection from harsh seas and safeguarding their homeward journeys.
Now i don't think i need to really explain just how beautiful this is, but, I'm also incapable of shutting up about Israel Hands, so.
Izzy seems to assume everyone still hates him, and is drinking his many sorrows away, alone in his room, not knowing that the crew fully recognizes that Izzy saved them from Blackbeard, that he chose to protect them.
The note said that Izzy is the ships "new unicorn" i.e. the new figurehead, this means that he also embodies the spirit of the vessel, and that they have faith in his continued ability to protect them, as is the job of the figurehead.
Even the fact the hoof was painted gold seems intentional, gold in the bible represents love and protection, as if they are saying thank you for protecting us, now let us paint you in our protection as well Izzy.
When they knocked on his door to give him his present, Izzy derogatorily calls himself a cripple, showing that he's feeling particularly clumsy and weak after his fall in front of everyone, and assumes this must be how everyone sees him now as well. But, unicorns actually represent power and grace, they've not only enabled Izzy to feel sturdy again physically with a new leg, they've also taken a bit of the weight off his shoulders emotionally by proving to him that he's not alone. Similar to his new leg, they're willing to bear some of the burden for him.
And that's the thing, Izzy always tries to do things on his own, he gets drunk alone, he cries alone, his version of self-healing involves coming up with stories about sharks biting his leg off, and he even does that alone too. Yet they're giving him a sign that no matter how much he tries to self isolate, he's actually shit out of luck because they're there for him.
What I appreciate about this show of support is the fact that they didn't force Izzy to accept the gift face to face, rather, they left it outside his room, proving that they know him quite well, and didn't want to push him too far too fast. Just like their extending of friendship, they are letting Izzy come to them when he's ready.
But what i love most of all is that it actually works, this is what finally snaps him out of his spiral of depression, and gets him sword training again, improving himself rather than giving up, and engaging with the crew and helping them. This one show of solidarity, gratitude, and compassion, opens his eyes to the fact that he's a part of their messed up family, he belongs to something, and this fact alters Izzy forever.
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thinking abt kris and how they ate a Whole Entire presumably 9inch in diameter pie. and like yes i think that's supposed to be funny but I need to overthink it for a second. susie says that nothing she eats in the dark world feels like it's Doing Anything. it doesn't satiate her and she is presumably still just as hungry. we are with kris all day from the moment they wake up to the moment they rip us from their chest where we later find out they went and ate the pie. they ditched class very soon after it started, they didn't get to eat lunch. they did not eat Anything(bc dark world food doesn't count) until that pie. they were probably so hungry and they Removed us so they could finally eat
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And life as we know it, will take it's toll,
must we continue regardless, he did wonder?
What other choice was there,
for they had promised, better days lay ahead,
even when all seemed futile,
there was still a paradoxical relief in the uncertainty,
stemming from the roots of faith,
taking form, despite the atrocities that were buried.
- DG (Roots of faith)
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To some extent, friendship is about trying to find others who appreciate the same niche set of memes that you do.
The underpinning of civilization is shared language. But when it's more personal, i.e., in closer friendships or an intimate relationship, it's like trying to find a group of people or a person who shares the same secret language as you do.
To create—to think, to speak, to make sound, to write, etc.—is to call into the void a song in search of the thing or things that may also be looking for you.
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Hey guys, remember in 2023 when the RB19 was so bad after Barcelona and we were all worried and nervous in Qatar that Max was going to be mathematically eliminated from the WDC contention and that RBR was gonna lose the constructors? Exactly.
Please take everything being said right now with the biggest heaping of salt. Because nothing is said and done and over or back or gone until its been announced. Nothing has been announced. All cards are still in play. Have a little faith, or at least some chill.
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