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What do you think with the reunion squad? Do you symphatize them?

I'm assuming you mean the Reunion leadership in Arknights.

I only have one complaint with the way they are handled and that is that the game does veer into "you killed them :( feel bad about it" now and then, which, I get it, Arknights is built on a foundation of Who Is Right And Who Is Wrong, and there's a lot of persons of admirable character among Reunion, this much is true, so I don't particularly let this be more than a small complaint, and I realize that it's mostly my own views coming into play: I can mourn and honor a powerful and noble rival who stood on the opposite end of the board by carrying on and achieving the lofty goals of a better tomorrow we both believed in, rather than wallow in sadness. We both have beliefs, and this is just the outcome.

That very minor complaint aside, I think you can already tell, from this paragraph alone, and my previous posting regarding said member, ere you to peruse it if you have not already, that I do quite like them. I like the Reunion cast because they all have something to offer to the table. Each character could merit a whole post by themselves, so I'll keep it brief, for dashboard's sake, mentioning a few highlights:

Talulah, the leader, a young and brash idealist with the power and skills to make a difference, sweet Talulah, untarnished and warm and loving and caring, thrust into a raw, cruel world of warfare that twisted her beyond recognition, into a cruel manipulator, desensitized to the pain brought by the burden of leadership. Does this sound familiar? Talulah is an excellent narrative foil to the Doctor, as someone who has grown tragically unrecognizable to even their closest associates, who used to be oh so loving and compassionate, sanded by the burdens of leadership into a numb chessmaster. Yes, the Black Deathless Snake's possession is indeed a factor to consider, but keep in mind that by both the admission of both Talulah and Kaschei, he can't make her do things she wouldn't do, merely push her and influence her heavily towards things one might rationally not do but still would do.

Mudrock and Big Bob both represent the honest Infected that were wise enough to realize that Reunion had rotted from within, and yet, they couldn't, wouldn't abandon their ideal of making the world a better place for the Infected. Big Bob took his "family" and successfully funded an Originium Slug farm in Columbia, where he harvests the slugs' fluids, a commonplace item in Infected treatment to undo their pain, and gives it practically for free to the Infected (usually, these fluids are sold at an incredibly high markup), whereas Mudrock took it upon herself to fight for those that can't possibly fight for themselves, and to lead them to lands they could call a new home, where they wouldn't be second class citizens, in the borderlands of Kazdel, and was one hundred percent willing to die fighting to protect the refugees she had just saved in her Reel. The two of them represent candidly how, even though there's definitely a lot of violent and bad people in Reunion, there's also true believers not necessarily in the banner of Reunion per se, but rather, the goal of making the world better for the Infected, and that they, as powerful, skilled individuals, can make a difference.

Mephisto and Faust represent the horrors of child soldiers, those who die too young, who master combat to become rippers of flesh since childhood, who become twisted monsters to lash back against a world that has only hurt them. Mephisto is the latter, having become utterly incapable of feeling anything remotely close to kinship to anyone that isn't Faust, Talulah, FrostNova, Skullshatterer and Patriot, and thus being despised even by others in Reunion. Faust, on the other hand, is a subtle horror story. An unremarkable, weak, meek child, who got so distressed at seeing those who would protect him get hurt, who was so terrified of losing FrostNova or Talulah or any of the others any time they went out to fight, that he decided to kill his weakness and embrace the path of the warrior fully, becoming a master crossbowman and squad leader. Seldom is Faust's battlefield success seen as something positive. Yes, he was strong enough to pin down Nearl with his attacks. No, at no point is this anything more than a tragedy of how such a young child had to grow this strong just to make it to the next day. Faust's death is one of the most solemn in the game, mourned by practically everyone, akin to FrostNova's own: These were clearly caring people that had been dealt the mother of a mulligans. Can you blame them for fighting tooth and nail for what they truly believed was a better tomorrow, just the way you do?

There's a lot more than can be said for every member, what they represent, and their contribution, but overall, it's a well-balanced cast with a purpose besides just being antagonists.

[9misorai]

Do you think if Jung has a sibling will his behaviour or personality be any different or the way his father treat him?

You know what? That is a very good question. I’m sorry if my answer becomes a personal rambling. The simple answer would be: yes, I think it would. I don’t think he’d be entirely different but I do think it’d make great impact on how he views other people.

Now for my ramblings:

I think one of the main problems with Jung is that he doesn’t really have anyone close to him to sympathize, or empathize, or relate with. His mother works overseas, his father is superbusy, so he’s used to being alone in his house. He doesn’t mind much, but with that in mind, his social skills are being limited that way.

Doesn’t mean he has terrible social skills, though. He’s polite, he knows how to talk to people, he knows how to adjust himself in different environment. But, he’s just that. He knows how to do it, he understands how to do it, he can do it, but he doesn’t understand why he should do it (at least when he was a child.)

In a way, it’s true that Jung needs someone in his life that he can talk to, that he can relate to, that he can be open to, because no one in his home can provide that closeness. So, in a way, his father is true that he probably needs “siblings” eventhough Jung says he doesn’t need one. But before Jung-Inho fall, it’s proven that having someone close in his life make him feel safer and comfortable expressing his real emotions. It’s also shown that he does want to have close relation to people important to him, e.g he always wears the watch from his mother and it’s precious to him.

Jung’s behaviour seems to be “problematic” because he suppresses his feelings. He almost never says anything about his feelings, and it bottled up to the point he may acts childish despite his usual matture attitude.

It’s also a common problems for CITT readers, almost every episode there’s at least one comment that says: “I don’t understand what Jung’s thinking.” Exactly, because he never shows it, he rarely opens up, talking to Seol about how he feels and how he acts is probably very NEW to him and guess what, he does start to change afterwards.

The reason why he doesn’t feel guilty is because no one is precious enough for him to him to make him think that his manipulative method probably wasn’t the best solution. Seol is the first person to make him feel that way.

I personally don’t think Jung’s manipulative method was that bad imho, some of the people he manipulates are really crossing the line, like Sangcheol and Younggon. His manipulation to Minsoo isn’t even bad, he’s just helping to make a situation where it’d be easier for Seol to confront her. But it’s still important for him to know that not everyone will approve how he’s doing it, and Seol is the first person to make him think about it.

So, yes. After he relates to Seol, his behaviour changes a little. We need to understand that Jung’s behaviour is mainly his coping mechanism because he wasn’t allowed to feel what he feels. He’s scared of doing (or feeling) anything wrong in front of his father. After meeting Seol and together with her, for the first time ever, he feels free. She loves him, she doesn’t judge him, so he feels safe around her. She validates his feelings and doesn’t see him as a ‘strange’ person. And because of that unconditional love he almost never gets, he starts to change himself.

He does need a relationship (any kind of relationship) that can make him secure in expressing his feelings without any judgement. It can be from family (siblings), friendship, or even love interest. And finally he does get it from his romantic relationship.

But why doesn’t Inho in highschool also gives him the same security? Because Inho still does see Jung as a ‘strange’ person after he knows his manipulative method.

Inho used to be so precious to Jung, he was, actually, the first person to tell Jung that he wasn’t strange. That’s why Inho’s intentionally-amicable remarks “how strange” feels like a blatant rejection for Jung. I don’t want to blame Inho for this because Inho is also a victim in this situation.

Jung’s father isn’t wrong, Jung NEEDS someone in his life to feel close to. But he IS wrong because he forces Jung to do it. A relationship like this should be done naturally because both parties want to. Jung only did it because his father told him to and Inho-Inha only did it because they need Jung’s father money to live. The foundation is already cracking. The security can’t appear that long.

[kherohi]

Kate from Shadows House as requested by @reiboom90

[ppgxrrblove]

Okay Ive seen people arguing about gays and its just sad? I mean whats wrong with people against it and not all the ones who disagree arr homophobias? Its childish to claim such statement when all they do to just express of what they see or believe. Are people not allowed to disagree anymore? Also yea like they said dont be all so mighty if you havent fully do your job as a christian. And don't just twist god's words so you can be free for your life

Um do not know if you are insinuating of me not doing my job correctly as a Christian? But if you aren't than -that's true people shouldn't half ass their jobs as a Christian.

But, if you are indeed insinuating of me, than would like for you to know that you are wrong on that -do not know where you got that ridiculous information from, but made yourself look ignorant right now. I never did twist no words at all. So, I believe you should get your facts right on that.

For top rest; yes you are correct people can not support something and not be homophobic but honestly this is Tumblr, and I know for a fact other social medias do this type of behavioral display of actions towards those who do not support LGBT community, buuut Tumblr is stronger on this sort of topic lol. That it is hard for me or anyone who has the same mindset on that type of topic, to actually be chilled without getting attacked, made fun off -sadly, harassed and etc. Because, people love to be lazy imbeciles who decide to be that level of headed that they do not the definition for those two words; not supporting something, and having a phobia against a community.

So, yeah.

[9misorai]

Heyy so what do you think of Inha or Sangchul?

And what's your first impression vs current impression/thoughts?

Hello!

Sangchul—he's just a full of [censored], he's just a [censored], he's [censored], [censored], and [censored]. In other way to say it: I don't like him, I never liked him, and I laughed very hard & satisfyingly when Jung finally punishes him with that broken watch because I have literal 0 sympathy for him. I don't care if "Jung destroys his life" (I don't think he does but whatever), he deserves it. [ tw // rape ] Do you remember when Sangchul is just laughing at the idea if raping a girl? Yeah, he deserves to have Jung do him like that. He can perish for all I care.

As for Inha, I think she is.....more complex. She can be infuriating, but we get to see the series of event throughout her childhood that makes her who she is. Unlike Sangchul who (I assume bcs theres no further explanation) is just lazy and doesn't think of his future, Inha does think of her future and what she wants to do in her life. In high school, she draws. But no one appreciates her, which is the reason why she gave up on it. She thinks of her future, but she thinks she doesn't have anything to give, she thinks she's hopeless and she's on the verge of breaking down each chapter and no one realized it. That's why she has to do nasty things such as manipulation and being a tattletale to survive. She literally doesn't know any other way to do it. I don't really like her that much, but I think she's redeemable.

Just like with Inho, Jung doesn't have to forgive her or to accept her in his life anymore, but I still think she's redeemable. I'm glad she finally went to therapist regularly. She's the most tragic character in citt, to be honest.

[reiboom90]

Sayo, who was busy in the garden relaxing herself in a her favourite place, filled with colorful flowers suddenly interrupted by a ring on her phone. She pull up and it's Makoto. What does he want?

Sayo decided to take the call as she bring it to her ear. "Hello Makoto. Is there something wrong?" She said in a mix of gentle yet stern tone

Why would you force me to marry you against my will Makoto-kun?

“Because you are my best friend, and the one I love, big sis! That’s why! I only need you, why would you need anyone else?!” The young rich teenage boy replied, feeling anguished.