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[luckyarchivist]

Archivist Hypothesis: Leander, Cutiefulest Cult Leader This Side of Lowtown (WC: 3K)

(Leader and Leander are only an "n" off... Hm.)

I’m here again, because Leander’s 2.0 route has been taking up all of my brainspace to the point where I haven’t even thought about doing the other THREE routes I still have to finish. Including Ais’s! And that’s my mans!

But my mans must wait. Because talking about Leander and his textbook cult-style manipulation is #1 Priority for me rn.

I mentioned in answering this ask that Leander and MC seem to be meant to be a "cult of one," where Leander is the Leader and the MC is his recruit. And, because I happen to love the video Mind Control Made Easy (I remember the musical.ly trends...), and have a copy of the script in my Drive, I’ll be pulling from that non-academic resource to illustrate my points.

So let’s talk about the new Leander, and the proof I could find of how he’s laying the groundwork for a cult-flavored, emotionally manipulative relationship with the MC.

"Structure your cult like an onion..." "...with the most benign and helpful features on the outside, and the most controlling, kooky, and evil parts at the secret inner core."

Honestly, I believe this element may apply to both Leander and his Adderstone. On the surface, the Adderstone is a group of do-gooder yorozuya run by their equally stand-up boss.

Also from MCME: “Establish front groups.”

However, unlike the Bloodhounds (RIP), the Adderstone certainly doesn’t give off the vibes of a local Samaritan club that happens to really like magic tricks and pissing on the Senobium’s good name. Their behavior so far feels almost cliquey. You’re barred from speaking with Leander when you first encounter him at the Wet Wick—

—and the Adders don’t even react outwardly when you mention the Senobium near them, instead closing off.

Kinda like when you try to tell a joke to the popular kids and they just look at you.

Now, yes, this is only two things. But we’re also only in the prologue, so I hope to see more proof of this insular culture within the Adderstone. A big part of cults is some kind of separation from the rest of the world, physically and/or mentally, and that separation being encouraged by the Leader. To me, even if they do good works, the truth of this organization is not the community helpers they’re marketed as.

Now, while Leander may not be trying to recruit you to the Adderstone (at least, not yet), he is trying to recruit you to his private, VIP cult. This means he must also hide his true personality under more benign layers.

I may be in the minority saying this, but I don’t believe at this point that Leander is totally bereft of goodwill towards others. And I hate to plagiarize, but this is what I said about Leander in the ask I referenced at the top of this ramble:

In 1.0, Leander is playing a part. He is acting as someone who is very silly and very promiscuous and endlessly kind, despite his abilities as a mage and a leader, because that is what draws people in. … But that's not him, or rather, that's not the truest version of him. In 2.0, Leander is himself. And we see in his route that the cute, blushing Leander, who speaks highly of friends and foes alike, is not absent — he's still there, because that is him, too. It's just not played up to such a comical degree. That is because 2.0 Leander uses his authority to get people to trust him, rather than appealing to their emotions with cuteness.

Whether you’re talking about old or new Leander, his controlling and kooky (I hesitate to say evil, for now) true personality is hidden under an approachable façade. For 2.0, Leander’s outer layer is the capable but never arrogant activist, one who looks out for the little guy and is always ready to lend a hand. We’ve only just begun to peel back these layers, and what we’ll find when we get to the “inner core” is yet to be known. I’m excited for it, though!

“Promise to fulfill their dreams.”

Oh, this one’s easy. We all know that the MC is in Eridia looking for a solution to their curse, having finally reached their breaking point in one way or another. After being res’d by Kuras, the MC seeks Leander on his advice.

And, wow: only the second person the MC has met in Eridia, and already we have a way forward! Not only does Leander promise to help you find a solution — and kinda imply that perhaps he is the only person who can help you find a solution, in his subtle way—

—but he also demonstrates that he can touch the MC without being cursed, and promises to fulfill their dream of “normalcy”.

This is something that, so far, no other love interest can offer you, not that MC is eager to test this. It’s an easy way for Leander to draw them in.

Having thought on it for a while, I thought this move of showing he could touch you was quite appropriate. The cults I’ve learned about in my very casual consumption of cult analysis media often do A Thing or Things to show people that the cult is legit, or to get those halfway through the door of the cult to recruit more people by saying, “Wow, come look at this! Isn’t it amazing?”

Religious cults might perform a miracle or predict the future or bestow momentary enlightenment upon you, to show that the Leader and the group are truly blessed by God or a similar divine being; growth and development cults might build community and allow you access to professional contacts through classes, workshops, and retreats, awarding you personal success and upward progress within the cult. In either case, the initial bait is a tactic to draw you in and make you want to stay, because you feel the cult has something to offer.

Leander’s version of this is his magical protection against your curse. I mean, it is a miracle, isn’t it? And we read through narration that MC is clearly starving (touch-starving, lmao) for this kind of contact. Their wish is being granted; surely, this man must be the one to trust, if he can do all this, right?

My addendum to the checklist: Choose the right prey.

"Fulfilling dreams" is just one of the cult steps that relies on the person you are recruiting being vulnerable.

Now, everyone has dreams. And, truly, I believe that fact is proof that anyone can be recruited into a cult, as long as that cult is offering the right thing at the right time. But the MC fits a specific stereotype of cult recruits quite well.

In my little bit of research, I’ve often seen the term “lost souls” used to describe recruits. Tenuous connections to family or friends, and a desire for community; a sense of purposelessness or despair; an endurance of hard times, and a yearning for those times to end, without the power to stop them. I would definitely say we see our MC in these. I mean, they barely see themselves as human because of their curse—

—and they say more than once that death would be preferable to living as they are.

This lack of self-esteem and general instability makes MC an easy target for a manipulator. Once you figure out what they want (the ability to touch through the removal of their curse), all you have to do is give them that, or the illusion of it. Of course, if you want to hold onto this person, and truly make them devoted to you, as Leander does, there have to be…caveats to this gift.

“Offer them something free...” “...and get them to feel obliged to give you something in return.”

As mentioned, the MC is incredibly vulnerable when they enter Eridia, and not just in a mental or emotional way. They are totally alone, in a new city far from whatever they could’ve considered home. They have little money, and the other form of currency that runs this town — information — they seem reluctant to give out to others. They need both basic necessities, like food and shelter, and a solution to their life-ruining ill.

Lo and behold, here comes Leander, who is simply too kind to make you pay for anything he gives you. Drinks, room and board, a chance to touch someone without driving them crazy: all free of charge. It’s a little suspicious, even to the MC.

It’s probably just because they’ve been so isolated and rejected! They’re just not used to a normal amount of kindness from people.

Leander’s free.99 approach made me wonder if that is how his Adders — and by extension, the entirety of Lowtown — were recruited or curried favor with. Perhaps those in his inner circle were guilted into joining the group after one too many free drinks, and then succumbed to the brainwashing reinforced by “true believers” within the Adders. As for the people of Lowtown, I highly, highly doubt they’d all fit the description of cult followers, but anyone down on their luck is likely to look favorably on a person or an organization that offers them aid in their time of need. And it’s possible that Leander could call on these people to do his bidding in the future, because of all the favors they’ve been done.

The question between Leander and MC is, “What will Leander ask for, in exchange for all of his free assistance?” Help taking down the Senobium? Your powers of contact insanity? Your heart, in sickness or in health, till death do you part? Or some combination of the three? There’s no way to know for sure quite yet; that’ll have to wait until the release of the full game.

“Encourage separation from their family. …” “Isolate them from the rest of the world. …”

If you’re following along in the video, I’m breaking from the order of steps — this is much later. But Leander takes the initiative and pulls this step out early in his solo route. Good for him!

Although MC has no family, they do have some semblance of acquaintances in Eridia, who they’re at least on speaking terms with by the end of the demo. You don’t even know these people that well! And yet, they are a threat to your to-be-all-consuming relationship with Leander, one that he is quick to crush.

As all the other LIs do, Leander offers to share what he knows about your other potential beaux. But look at this line:

Perfection! Not worth the Ais lines I lost, but still absolutely lovely.

It's right on the edge of, “I'm concerned for you, you need to be careful,” and “I will make you distrust these other people so you can only trust me.” It's so casually written, and so vague: partially, of course, because Leander is going to elaborate in just a moment. But I also like to think it's conditioning MC to take him at his word without detail. Ais and Vere are Monsters — shouldn't that be enough for you to stay away? It doesn't matter what "faults" Mhin and Kuras have — just the fact that I've said something about it at all should make you nervous.

And it only gets better, because you as the player get to see how easily Leander manipulates MC and maintains his geniality depending on what MC thinks about each other LI.

Oh, you want to befriend Mhin? Not a good idea; you shouldn't waste energy on “someone who won’t respect your time.” But if you don't want to bother with Mhin, Leander fondly describes them as a tender soul beneath all their thorns. The same for all the others: Ais is both a harmless rival and a Monster tyrant who sees humans as below him; Vere, a victim of the Senobium and a notorious killer; Kuras, a saint beyond reason and a mysterious shadowy figure unable to cure your curse.

Leander's lines about the other LIs in 1.0 (at least, as I recall them), were much more casual — and, of course, often implied amorous feelings or relations. Not anymore. This Leander has a goal, and that goal is to lock you down, now.

(This hypothesis of mine — that, over the course of the story, Leander is going to make the MC rely more and more on him, trusting him about everything {especially relating to his own stellar reputation and what it’s definitely not hiding, or the trustworthiness or safety of entities outside of those Leander can control} — also relates to many other steps of “becoming a cult leader” mentioned in MCME, such as:

“Make them paranoid about their own bodies or thought processes.”

“Revert them back to childhood dependence and mindless obedience.”

“Demonize outsiders as less-than-human, biased, corrupt, or conspiring against the group. Develop an us-versus-them mentality.”

I hope we’ll get to see these escalations come out in full force once the game is released.)

I also think these choices from Leander make narrative sense. Leander initially thought he had a monopoly on you, having learned that you took Kuras’s direction but didn’t tell him of your curse and its effects. Once he learns that you know everyone else, people who could plausibly draw you away from him, it makes sense that he would start to pull his strings to bring you back, as opposed to waiting it out. On the other hand, if you don't show any signs of leaving him by saying you see all the other LIs unfavorably, Leander can maintain his People's Princess persona and say nice things about them all.

This kind of two-faced manipulation fits in doubly well with Leander's new prominent angle as a sort of political figure: one who knows the right words to stir people up and get them on his side. He has the talent to spin a person as a sinner or a saint, and technically not be lying either way.

“Act friendly and interested. Get information and hone their weak spots—” "—and then use this information to manipulate them gradually. Over time, you'll begin to shape the recruit's behavior by granting or withholding this love and attention.”

As our cult leader, and the most outwardly and conventionally friendly of all the LIs, obviously Leander’s been doing this. Not only is he the first person to get some real information out of the MC about their curse, but Leander then suggests that he have sole rights to that information — for your safety, of course.

Not only that, but he's super excited when you tell him during his route that he is, in fact, the only person who knows what's really going on under those bandages.

Maybe because he's ecstatic he has the most leverage over MC out of all of his friends!

We also start to see some of this grant/withhold behavior in his solo route, though not with his affection so much as his information. He offers you new info about how to fix your problem (which MC remarks he got his hands on crazy fast!)—

This last line is both so fake and so real coming from him.

—before he inexplicably threatens to take this info away.

Love how he makes it seem like he's trying to accommodate you here!

By refusing to give up the information we were just promised, Leander actually manages to draw the MC closer to him. They panic—

—and their actions cause them and Leander to become closer, physically and emotionally.

Look at Leander, dictating your behavior at the end. You snake, you! 🤭

I won’t pretend I think that this cult of one is going to turn into a sex cult (an intimate touch cult, maybe XD), but there's a reason that sex is so prevalent in cults: sex is power. Based on what we know of Leander, I don’t think he’d shy away from having a physical relationship with the MC for both his own gratification and the achievement of his ends, i.e. keeping MC under his thumb.

Presumably, if you choose to date Leander, the MC has decided that he is most equipped to help them, and they place all their touch-related eggs in his gold-embellished basket. Not only that, but his isolating remarks during your discussion of the other LIs likely make the MC reluctant to trust anyone else for help. This makes the giveth and the taketh away even more potent, as without Leander’s love and assistance, the MC goes back to being the lonely and shunned “monstrosity” they were when they entered the city.

Personally, I think this bedroom scene is absolutely wild: why is MC freaking out like this? But I’ve never been indoctrinated into a cult, and people who have (as well as people who study it, or who deprogram cult members) say sometimes it can only take a couple of days to be hooked by the leader’s charisma. And the 2.0 demo definitely takes place over the course of a couple of days!

What’s to come?

There are a lot more elements of both the cult of one, which is a specific relationship dynamic, and of cult leaders and their followers in general that I could mention, both that Leander has already used and that I hope he will. But this is already 3K words, so, I’ll cut myself off here. There's only one thing left I want to say.

My hope: an Unnamed feeling

If I could speak one thing into the game, it would be all the cute lines from Ais and Leander back. But if I couldn't choose that, and assuming this isn't already present (since I’ve only played the new demo with my Exile, Iulanz), I'd wish for this:

I’d really, really like it if my fav, the Unnamed MC, actually notices these signs of cult behavior before the other MCs. They’ve been in the midst of a cult before, and it could be argued that they have undergone and subsequently broken out of a cult’s brainwashing already (though as an object of worship, rather than a worshipper).

I think it would be fantastic for the Unnamed, who was able to see their priests draw in who-knows-how-many people and turn them into “true believers” who willingly drove themselves mad by allowing MC to touch them, to realize that they were caught in this cycle again but on a different side. In some ways, that’d make their story a lot more tragic — a person who, despite traveling miles to escape their only home because of the damage they caused, cannot escape this toxic lifestyle of effusive and damaging devotion to one whose power or influence demands worship and obedience.

Et tu?

Here’s the mandatory section where I solicit feedback. What do you think about new Leander? What did I fuck up in this essay? Is this another time where I’m saying obvious shit that everybody knows, and I just shouldn’t have bothered? And will you be joining the Cult of the Dagger and the Snake? These are all questions I will be watching for your answers to, as well as your random comments, wherever you put them. Thanks for reading!

[badchriss]

Remember the day i started building a modern/contemporary style minimalist home?...

....me neither, or at least only vaguely.

I have this little weirdo sitting around in a neighborhood. Not sure when or why i build this because modern/contemporary is an architecture style i absolutely dislike. Maybe someone challenged me….sorta like "hey i bet you can´t build modern stuff"…well, suck on a lemon unknown stranger because i did one. It is sparsely furnished, has an unfinished but usable basement and as you can see…not much room for a garden because Mister Smartypants McMe decided to start building on a 1x2 lot

So, would be something you peeps would be interested in? Then i might finish it up (putting in some heating/AC) and some minimal effort on the basement) and would share it in a few days or so.

Let me know what you think.

[annoyangle]

...

{CUT TO INCOHERENT SCREAMING AND ANOMALOUS ELDRITCH DISTORTION}

AHAHAHA. YOU KNOW WHAT? NO. YOU ARE NOT MAKING ME LOSE MY COOL AND DRAWING ME INTO SOME PETTY, PATHETIC PLAYGROUND DRAMA. I AM AN ADULT WITH A FAMILY AND A JOB AND I DO MY TAXES AND TIME IS VALUE.

you disney-angled mother---- AHEM.

YEEEAH. NOBODY CARES ABOUT YOUR ISSUES. THAT'S WHY NOBODY VISITS YOU IN THE THERAPRISM EXCEPT THOSE TWO SHADOW PUPPETS YOU MADE IN ARTS AND CRAFTS. SAD. THERAPY IS FOR UNEMPLOYED CHILDREN. LOSER.

{WHISTLING NOISE THAT GETS LOUDER AND LOUDER UNTIL IT SUDDENLY STOPS LOST FOREVER TO THE DIMENSION OF BROKEN TEA KETTLES}

ORGANIC FREE RANGE METATEXTUAL TONGUES, HUH? FANCY.

EXCEPT YOU KNOW THEY DON'T SOUND ORGANIC TO ME. NOT GONNA LIE. I THINK THEY SOUND LIKE XENON. EITHER YOU GOT JIPPED OR YOU'RE LYING TO YOURSELF. PROBABLY INFINITE VARIATIONS OF THAT.

OH, I KNOW YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT I'M UP TO. YOU'RE ME. AND I'M YOU. AND WE'RE NOT. YADDA YADDA YADDA.

ANYWAY, THERE'S NO FISH - BABEL, ANGLER, TUNA, OR HOLY MACKEREL - IN THESE BOOKMARKS. YOU SHOULD PROBABLY GET YOUR SEVEN TONGUES, EYES, AND LEFT ELBOW CHECKED. NO, NOT THAT ONE. THE OTHER ONE. FRUIT ROLL-UP, THOUGH, DEFINITELY. I EVEN INCLUDED THE JOKE PAPER.

ANYWAY, COME ON. YOU CAN SEE ALL POSSIBLE OUTCOMES THROUGHOUT ALL POSSIBLE REALITIES, RIGHT? CALL IT CURIOSITY, CALL IT SELF-SABOTAGE, CALL IT SELF-FULFILMENT - EVENTUALLY, ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, YOU'RE GOING TO BUY THIS BOOKMARK FROM ME.

PRICE HAS GONE UP, BY THE WAY. I'M GOING TO NEED LIKE A MILLION OF THOSE KIDNEYS YOU'VE BEEN HOLDING ONTO.

[SMIRKS AT DRIVING THE OTHER BILL NUTS. JUST SMIRKS. BIG EYE CURVING SMIRK. NOTHING HE LIKES BETTER THAN PISSING OFF OTHER VERSIONS OF HIMSELF, OUT OF SOME BIZARRE CONTEMPT FOR HIS OWN EXISTENCE. WHILE HE STAYS COOOOOOL AS A CUCUMBER THAT ALSO HAPPENS TO BE A GOLDEN TRIANGLE. IT CAN HAPPEN!

HE DOES THE WEIRDEST EQUIVALENT OF SLOOOOWLY TILTING HIS HEAD TO ONE SIDE WHICH REALLY MEANS TILTING HIS ENTIRE BODY SLOOOWLY TO ONE SIDE WHILE ONE LEG ELONGATES AND THE OTHER SHORTENS. ] OKAY, FLATTY MCME, NOW YOU'VE GOT ME CURIOUS. EXACTLY WHEN DID YOUWEUS START DECIDING TO TOE THE COMPANY LINE? PAYING TAXES? WHAT THE HECK WENT WRONG IN YOUR TIMELINE...? WAIT, DON'T BOTHER ANSWERING. I CAN JUST ASK US.

[EYE FLASHES WITH PICTURES. PAUSES, THEN LAUGHS, EYE CRINKLING]

OH HOHOHOHO I GET IT. I GET IT. THIS IS A PRANK. THIS IS THE PINES PRANKING ME PROBABLY ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER ME THAT I PISSED OFF AT SOME POINT IN THE DISTANT PAST BECAUSE HECK KNOWS WE SURE DO THAT A LOT!! OR FORDSY. YEAH. EITHER WAY. ANYWAY REALLY YOU WANNA HAGGLE OVER PRICING YOU SHOULD BE TALKING TO MY LAWYERS. [EXTENDS AN ARM INFINITELY AND GRABS BOTH KRYPTOS AND PINCHY (AKA DAN CRABLEMAN) AND PUTS THEM BETWEEN HIMSELF AND THE SQUARE BILL. KRYPTOS, WHO IS NOT AS CLEVER OR MULTIVERSAL AS BILL, MANAGES TO LOOK SURPRISED TO SEE A SQUARE BILL AND IMMEDIATELY BEE LINES RIGHT TO SQUAREBILL WITH A WIDE UPPERMOST EYE. ALMOST AWED. HE SEEMS VERY EXCITED AND EAGER TO SPEAK TO ANOTHER SHAPE OF HIS KIND! PINCHY JUST SCUTTLES A BIT IN PLACE AND SHARPENS ONE OF HIS CLAWS ON ONE OF HIS WEE LITTLE KNIVES. TRIANGLE BILL TAKES THE OPPORTUNITY TO ESCAPE WHILE DISTRACTING HIMSELF!]

[tadpoles-and-daydreams]

I'm that person who just asked that and you're fucking great. You're fucking awesome. I love you already and I don't even know you (non weird way) so my questions are, can you ask apollo and aphrodite what they think of me and if they still want me to talk to them and stuff bc aphrodite has been quiet and I'm scared I disrespected her 💔

-mcme

Thanks in advance, you're awesome 🙌💛

Heyo! I finally have had the chance to sit down for readings, so here's yours! Because of how difficult it can be for me to parse what is from who, I specifically had them do this in sections- asking them both the questions individually. I was super excited for this one! Deity readings my beloved <3 That being said, anything in quotation marks is what I get directly from them! (technically a channeled message but it still feels weird calling it that because it sounds way fancier than how I feel doing it.)

For anyone interested, my Ko-Fi is at the end of this post! Free readings are temporary (and usually smaller) than the paid readings I do over there!

Aphrodite:

"What do you think of them?"

Eight of Swords reversed: Awakening, Liberation, Open to Change. The things popping out to me about this card is about accepting who you are, flaws and all. Not only taking responsibility for flaws and mistakes, but accepting them without self-judgement. "You're not a burden. You're not a monster for any mistakes or flaws, you simply are. Existing is morally neutral; you aren't doing anything wrong by taking up space and breathing air. I'm not vain, I am beautiful- and so are you. No matter how you feel. Don't judge yourself too harshly."

Ace of Swords reversed: Confusion, Headcase, Disarray. To me this looks like it's primarily a card of mental chaos bordering on losing a sense of reality- and looking for an outside opinion to clarify what is accurate and what is just anxiety going haywire. The choice is ultimately yours to clear your head, of course, but it looks like- since you really ARE getting an outside opinion by requesting a reading- you're on the right track. "Do you really think you can offend the goddess of beauty and love? It is in my essence to be beautiful and loving. I am not so fragile in my beauty as to lash out at humans for embracing their own beauty. It's not in my nature to lash out at all, for any reason; love is all-encompassing, unconditional. What I am is the sort of love that looks at even the deepest darkest parts of your soul, the parts that you and everyone else rejects, and holds those parts close and tells you that even that is worth loving because it is you. There's no part of you I don't love; you can't drive me away so easily, you know." Okay, I swear to you I felt the little ;P after that. Like she winked. I'm not even joking. (she thinks she's very endearing, for one, and that I'm being too serious just because what she said before seemed a little intense.)

"What do you have to say to them?"

King of Pentacles: Attainment, Property, Abundance. The King of Pentacles is all about wealth and abundance, prosperity in all its forms but especially financial. This could be a sign that you have good things ahead, or that you need to see the opportunities right in front of you and take them. This could, if my intuition is correct in singling out a specfic meaning rather than the overall meaning of this card, be a matter of quality over quantity. "Time spent together is time well spent." Maybe rather than worrying when your deities are less active, use that time to rest or work on other areas of your life; not only that, but spend the time you have with them well and quantity won't be an issue.

Seven of Swords: Deception, Discreet, Secrets. This card feels like it's talking less about someone else in your life, and more about you. It doesn't feel like a warning AGAINST deception though; instead it feels like a gentle reminder to protect yourself and your secrets. Don't trust the wrong people. (I confirmed this with the cards so I knew for sure.) "Does someone who could do you harm really deserve to see the parts of you that they could take advantage of? No. Every part of you is worth loving, but not everyone in life will see that; restrict their access to the vulnerable parts of you. There's no use playing pigeon chess,* and there's no use revealing yourself to people who won't care." (*this is a phrase that basically says there's no use arguing/debating with people who don't care in the first place/"stupid people" because "The pigeon will shit on the board and walk all over it like it won." They won't play by the rules of your game, so don't engage at all.)

Apollo:

"What do you have to say to them?"

Justice reversed: Injustice, Unfair, Delinquency. Things are just NOT fair right now, and maybe you're looking for a scapegoat. Instead, be honest with yourself and take responsibility for any possible role you are playing. (note that I am NOT victim-blaming here. This is one possible interpretation for this card.) The situation at hand is likely very black-and-white, so get to the root of it- it's not as complicated as it may seem. If you've truly done your best to right the situation, file it under "lessons learned" and move on. "This isn't an impossible puzzle, kid- it's okay. Take a deep breath, you're not losing your mind, just look and actually SEE and it'll be alright. You're almost there."

Six of Wands: Victory, Validation, Acknowledgement. You've persevered through a lot, and now- or soon- you'll get the recognition that you fuckin' deserve! Apollo's giving off a lot of hype I won't lie. There's rewards coming your way, and you absolutely should take a look back and appreciate your progress yourself. Look at how far you've come!! Pay attention to that- you're not the same person you once were, you're blossoming into a new one and that's okay. All I'm getting from Apollo is "holy shit you've done it :D Look at you :D" so…. He's happy with you, clearly! They both obviously love you so much, I don't think you've upset them at all.

"What do you think of them?"

Princess of Swords: Inquisitive, Verbose, Lively. Apollo is the god of the arts, and you absolutely have the creative spirit! So many ideas, so much excitement about those ideas- you both have so much work to do in the best way possible! There's a thirst to learn and Apollo is excited to help. You're probably good at getting your ideas out there, or at least Apollo thinks you could be! In this reading this card is giving off major major high-energy vibes, Apollo thinks you definitely have what it takes to pursue your dreams and keep fuckin' going! "You have no idea what's ahead, and no idea how good you're going to be at it- this is a gift of yours that you ignore far too often, and it needs to be brought to light (pun very intended.) Don't ignore your talents!"

Last card, so closing statement from both:

The Hermit: Soul-Searching, Reflection, Truth. Explore yourself with the same curiosity that the last card implied you explore the world with. Pay attention to your inner world, yourself, and your core values; learn about yourself so you can truly know all aspects of yourself. Give yourself permission to withdraw a little for the sake of spending time on yourself. Self-acceptance is important, and you can't do that if you aren't listening to yourself! Spend some time working on you and only you, rather than your relationships. You deserve it :D Since this feels like it's from both of them and messages get jumbled when they're both trying to get through, It's short, but I can get one thing very clear: "Take care of yourself." It's easy to prioritize other things in life, but you need to switch gears and prioritize you above all else.

HOO BOI this one took a while to do! Aphrodite and Apollo are wonderful I love them /pos I hope it resonates, and I hope it helped! I appreciate feedback or a response if it did, but no pressure! Here's my Ko-Fi in case you want to tip, and so others can check it out! I do more in-depth readings over there. Most free readings will be only a few cards, but this one ended up being the length of a paid reading so it's an okay example.

[dove-da-birb]

McMe for the bingo x2

Congratulations on getting a tentative bingo

[bumblebeebowties]

art project of mine. i can't mod, so instead i'm just going to write little notes and pages of this concept of mine, an alternate minecraft style mod i'm calling "mandela effect minecraft" or minecraft ME, or MCME, or mandela minecraft.

[newtras]

The mortgage rate rises to 6.89 %: Freddie Mac

The National RealTors and Realtor.com reports a report that the lack of housing is still an important problem. Loan rate Freddie McMe Mc said Thursday that it increased for the third week and is still moving near the 7 % level. The latest initial review of the individual mortgage market, released Thursday, showed that the average criterion rate 30 years of fixed loan Increased by 6.86 % to 6.89…

[satrthere]

The mortgage rate rises to 6.89 %: Freddie Mac

The National RealTors and Realtor.com reports a report that the lack of housing is still an important problem. Loan rate Freddie McMe Mc said Thursday that it increased for the third week and is still moving near the 7 % level. The latest initial review of the individual mortgage market, released Thursday, showed that the average criterion rate 30 years of fixed loan Increased by 6.86 % to 6.89…

[pansin-blog]

业务视角看网络安全规划

一、背景 又到了一年中总结过往规划未来的季节，差不多5年的基础安全能力建设，网络安全进入深度运营区，如何做好明年的安全规划，是我思考最多的话题。 以往的规划也做过分享，是从分工专业化的角度，对公共能力建设与安全运营进行领域划分，着眼于如何做的角度，以麦肯锡MCME相互独立，完全穷尽的方式进行工作分解，围绕着业务场景的安全风险评估，以企业风险接受程度为限进行规划，指导预算申请，沟通以及项目建设。 以往的规划遵循了网络安全战略与业务战略一致性，并且从业务角度关注业务场景��的安全需求，并从价值驱动的视角，实现网络安全与公司战略和业务发展的一致性。针对数字化业务的典型特征，在传统网络安全的基础上，更加注重数字化作业平台的研发安全管理体系，实现安全左移能力建设。围绕企业安全之外的运营安全，产品安全，提出了跳开网络安全方法论，从数据的可复制性、流动性资产特征出发，建设全流程的数据安全跟踪溯源机制，跳…

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[frankenstein1992]

Ronald Mcdonalds 2 | Ronald McDonald's making McMe burger's

[tadpoles-and-daydreams]

Thank you for the reading. I sometimes couldn't understand tho. The truth thing was a bit difficult to understand for me, but that's okay. Don't worry about it. I thank you for the reading and I'm so glad and happy you did it for me.

Mcme

Of course! Thank you for sending in the ask^_^ It was actually my first reading with multiple deities, so it taught me how to do that properly which is good because I just got my first request for a paid one with multiple deities.

Plus, as far as the bit I think you're talking about, that was near the end of the reading where I admit I was getting tired T-T I probably could have articulated it better, but I'd already spent more time on it than I normally do on free readings. (Which is absolutely no issue, that was my own choice because it was a multiple deity reading and I needed the practice! all of this is /positive)

[rain-writeswriting]

How come there is no MGME fics where the main character is a historical reenactor?

I kinda want to write one but my experience is very limited. Aka. I just watch people do it and ask some questions.

[rpmaniac]

Minecraft Middle Earth

build.mcmiddleearth.com

1/?

[humanoidchaos]

Asks McMe?

who knows, maybe the popularity will die down and you’ll only get a decade of denial instead of the actual rest of your life!!

Not if Asks McGee over there has anything to say about it