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[forgetme-eternally-blissfully]

Choi Han, for a test from a god, is sent to an unknown land with "Cale."

Choi Han, upon arrival, realizes something is strange about this Cale. He's got a similar appearance to his own Cale but the eyes are sharper, with a witty bite to his tongue and a quick sneer always at the ready.

He's clearly confused and distressed about being in a strange place with a strange person but he does his best to not let it show. His hand reaches for a bottle of alcohol that isn't there.

Choi Han thinks that this Cale isn't like his Cale at all.

Choi Han has a hunch that this Cale is the one from before Kim Rok Soo's possession. It makes sense. So he isn't his Cale.

However, though Choi Han wants to become cold to this stranger version of Cale, when he looks into those red-brown eyes and sees fear, he draws back. It's an instinctual feeling that he gets, right as Cale is spitting more vile words to cover up the trembling in his hands, that he doesn't want to see even a terrible Cale be afraid of him.

This doesn't stop them from arguing. Through towns, forests, deserts, they both learn on an intimate level that they would never, ever get along. Cale is too loud, too threatening, and Choi Han can't resist from debating with this strange Cale about morals, of all things. They argue constantly.

Though they argue, Choi Han can't help himself from sometimes mistaking this Cale for his own. He tells himself it's because they look alike.

They're both in the midst of an argument when a noble-like individual approaches them with cloying words, which seek to lure them inside of the noble's home. Choi Han is suspicious, but before he has the chance to decline, Cale steps in front of Choi Han and demands to speak to the noble who wants to see them.

The noble-like individual turns out to be the servant of a more powerful man, something that Cale saw through immediately.

Choi Han is stunned.

How did this, this trashy Cale with no moral upstanding, clock the intentions of a person so quickly and accurately?

He asks him directly. Cale shrugs. Choi Han believes he's mistaken when Cale's eyes flicker with calculating intent. They don't discuss it further.

Little moments like these keep occurring. Cale does something impressive, Choi Han inquires, and Cale downplays it with a sneer or an insult and refuses to speak about it again. It's weird and strange but it's familiar. Extremely so. Not the insulting, and the sneer is too odd to be his own Cale's face, but it's familiar in the sense that they both underestimate themselves. They both refuse to acknowledge what lies under the surface of their visage.

This Cale is a strange individual. He swears and laughs and grins, he's too calm about their situation, and it's difficult to get through to him when he makes up his mind about something. But the strangest thing is that all of these things remind Choi Han of his Cale.

Finally, it all comes down to a final battle. One more fight and both himself and this Cale can go back to where they belong. Choi Han is ready.

Cale receives a power from a book before the battle and it's unlike anything Choi Han has ever seen. But the coughing up of blood makes him have Cale swear to never use it. Cale swears.

Choi Han makes Cale promise to stay on the sideline and not approach. Cale easily agrees.

They get to the last stage, the last time they'll see each other again, and the villain of this world is too powerful. It's as if he weren't meant for them to fight. It's as if he were made so that they struggle.

Choi Han swings his blade to block a blow that he knows he can't block, knows might end him, and he thinks about how he can't possibly die right now and leave this Cale behind... but he's too weak.

He wonders what his Cale would do in this moment, when everything seems hopeless and nothing is working.

Cale steps in front of him and uses his power to its fullest extent.

White light is shining everywhere, blinding Choi Han who keeps his burning eyes open, desperately keeps his eyes on the Cale that's bleeding from his mouth and his nose and his eyes and his skin is starting to crack, crack like he is about to turn into dust and disappear.

Cale turns to look at Choi Han.

"Ah. I was worried it wouldn't be enough to take out the villain." His eyes stained with blood curl up in a smile. A ball of dread sits in Choi Han's stomach. "I'm glad. I'm really, really..." eyes drifting closed, his body begins to shatter further and further. "Happy for you, Choi Han."

This is why they felt familiar.

It's with a cry of grief and anger, anger at himself, that Choi Han reaches out to hold Cale, hold onto even a piece of him.

Cale's eye, the only one left as he is disintegrating, widens.

Choi Han grasps a fragment that's about to vanish from Cale's chest, somewhere next to his heart, and this piece doesn't break, doesn't disappear from Choi Han's hand. It stays solid and firm and real-

And it's all that Choi Han is left with when the gods test ends.

Choi Han wakes up, surrounded by his family, with a red, glass marble in his hand. He holds it to his chest. It hurts.

It hurts.

[ichijokaoru]

it's ichijou's 51st (a very, very important number!) birthday today and I didn't get to do something for godai's 50th last month, so here's goichi (but old) for the both of them 🥰👍

[nyuudoupee]

yeah so about my text post from earlier

[akkivee]

btw!!!! did y’all see hypmovie got covered by the hollywood reporter???? the article lists how much money the movie’s made, explains a little of tech used to host the voting, and hints!!!!! at a seasia release!!!!!

[marueatskids]

hello kamen rider fandom. i like kamen rider gavv too!!1! (SHOCKER)

text below cut:

hanto: "except shoma, i hate all granutes" shoma: (didn't hear the "except shoma" part) hanto: "oh, hey shoma-" shoma: "vrammmmm im so sadddddd... *choke* *sob* hanto said "i hate all granutes" which means he hates meee.... *choke sob cough* i thought we were friends.... :( *choke sob cough for the 10000000th time* what did i do wrong :( AAAAAAAAAAAAAA-" rakia: (in mind) "count your days, karakida hanto."

[rosemirmir]

Time for that unhinged Geryon essay I promised:

I've posted about it before, but now with the finale out and with the final confrontation between Hotaro and Geryon, I'm just thinking again about the thematic aspects of Geryon once again. And how he and his obsession with turning the world into gold is meant to symbolize wanting things to stay the same.

While Hotaro and the others wish to move things forward and change the future.

And that is one of the main themes of this show: To push forwards, reach your dreams, and change the future. And how you can only do both of those things by moving forward.

Geryon talks about turning worthless things into gold "is the true goal of alchemy". While with Hotaro, Rinne, and others being an alchemist is about using alchemy to bring happiness into the world. Which is a vastly different goal than the original historic reason behind the origin of alchemy.

To Geryon, Hotaro's dream, and the concept of having dreams itself is a pointless endeavor. As well as a sign of weakness. What really matters to him is to create something with what he thinks has real "worth", by using what is one of the original purposes of alchemy and probably the most well known: turning base metals into gold.

Also gold is classified as a noble metal. Which is interesting to think about the name of that classification when you see Geryon seeing gold and turning the whole world into gold is something that actually has "worth", compared to bringing happiness into the world. Or to create a world where humans and chemies can coexist.

With that: it also can be read that Geryon is an alchemist purist too. Rejecting the notion the of idea Alchemy should be used to bring happiness to others, which is a much newer ideal compared to turning base metals into gold.

This is not "the true goal of alchemy" or "what alchemy is for" after all, two things he says throughout the course of the show.

Another theme in this show is the next generation being the hope to bring change for the future.

But Geryon being part of the adults of the cast fully rejects what Hotaro and the others are standing for. Compared to Minato, Kyoka, and Fuga who are behind guiding the next generation to help them bring the change they strive to achieve. The three of them say as much in various points of the show.

Which is just something I find really interesting to think about.

Lastly: this entire speech from Hotaro during the final battle also really stuck out to me when watching it the first time. And is a perfect display of the themes present in the show:

Gold is eternal, Geryon says as much in Episode 49. To create a world of gold is to keep things exactly the same as they were. Nothing can change, time is at a standstill.

But that is not what is needed for the betterment of the world. What is needed is to keep pushing onwards, and to try and grasp our dreams, and change the future.

His motivation and end goal is extremely simple, but it just works so well thematically for this show and the messages it wants to tell. He is a perfect foil to Hotaro and is an excellent villain to me because of how his motivation completely contrasts Hotaro's. It's a really good use of the original purpose of alchemy!

The best way I can describe Geryon as a villain is "simple but effective".

Sometimes you don't need a super complex motivation to have an effective antagonist for your story. It all depends on what you want to tell. And just from a thematic standpoint, Geryon just works as a villain for the story and messages of Gotchard.

[noxiousgrace]

I'm being plagued by visions again

Industry baby- lil nas x

Guys...

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Ayy, oh, let's do it (oh, let's do it)

I ain't fall off, I just ain't release my new shit

I blew up, now everybody tryna sue me

Krs becoming team leader and everyone shit talking him before he proved himself to be adequate for the job

Alberu while he was the most neglected out of the 3 princes, then becoming crown prince and the center of the raon kingdoms forces

Krs!Cale during the eastern nobles meeting, putting everyone in their place

The flame dwarves after becoming cale henituses subordinates and actually being able to make proper tools, instead of being shamed by the white stars forces constantly

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And this one is for the champions

I ain't lost since I've began, yeah

Funny how you said it was the end, yeah

Then I went did it again, yeah

Alberu dominating the competition on his way to the throne, even fighting on the front lines

Cale his people hope time and time again even though the white star was convinced he would fail

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I told you long ago on the road

I got what they're waiting for

(Ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy)

(I got what they're waiting for)

I'll run from nothing, dawg, get your soldiers

Tell 'em I ain't layin' low

(Bitch, I ain't runnin' from nowhere)

Anyone from the family once someone messes with them fr

Especially if they mess with cale (are we forgetting the 10 minutes in the molden kingdom,,,)

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You was never really rooting for me, anyway

When I'm back up at the top, I wanna hear you say

He'll run from nothin', dawg, get your soldiers

Tell 'em that the break is over

This is lowkey director ma and krs

This is lowkey zed crossman and alberu

This is lowkey the WS and the hunters (and his ass did in fact fail LMAO)

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My track record so clean

They couldn't wait to just bash me

I must be gettin' too flashy

Y'all shouldn't have let the world gas me

It's too late, 'cause I'm here to stay

And these girls know that I'm nasty

I sent her back to her boyfriend

With my handprint on her ass cheek

Krs would never touch anyone period but he definitely let the white star run back to the god of despair with a handprint on his face LMAOOOO

Also literally krs bro have you seen his history as team leader (fuck director ma and the foreign guilds)

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City talkin’, we takin’ notes

Tell ‘em all to keep makin’ posts

Wish he could, but he can’t get close

OG so proud of me

That he chokin’ up while he makin’ toast

I'm the type that you can’t control

Said I would, then I made it so

KIM. ROK. SOO. YOU CAN'T CONTROL HIM NO MATTER WHAAATTTT

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I don’t clear up rumors (ayy)

Where’s y’all sense of humor? (Ayy)

I'm done makin’ jokes

‘Cause they got old like baby boomers

Turn my haters to consumers

I make vets feel like they juniors (juniors)

KRS being too oblivious to clear up the rumors,,,,

Also clopeh was a hater-turned-consumer and ik I'm right

Bro every enemy he made into his subordinate became consumers are we fr

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Say your time is comin’ soon

But just like Oklahoma (mmm)

Mine is comin’ sooner (mmm)

I'm just a late bloomer (mmm)

I didn’t peak in high school

I'm still out here gettin’ cuter (woo)

All these social networks and computers

Got these pussies walkin’ ‘round

Like they ain’t losers

Literally krs is a late bloomer through and through, it wasn't until he teamed up with LSH that he finally started unlocking his actual potential

Also this applies to everyone tbh TCF is centred a lot around growth

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[kamenridergaysex]

the image from my strawpage i posted of ooo being an anime moegirl blew up on twt so i redrew eiji himself doing it outside of the suit

[smeg-and-the-red]

one of my favourite RD inconsistencies is whether or not Kryten is waterproof

[rozzywell]

hey what if in the acid pit scene in junk yard dog KITT was still checking how Michael was doing because he was showing signs of distress

Aough. Thinking about him monitoring Michael's vitals and such via the comlink specifically. I'll be real I don't remember if it even works like that but I don't care. "I need your help and am calling out for you and doing the closest thing I can to physically making contact (essentially grabbing at your wrist) but neither of us can actually do anything and the only thing my readings are telling me is that you're just as scared about it as I am." OKAY!!!!!

[t-u-i-t-c]

violence against me to pull out the banana arms like that

[milkbreadtoast]

o yeah btw i liked these guys from the latest crk update..... detective gays.... macaroni and cheese....🤭

[owoiwonderwhatsthis]

I cannot believe I didn’t post this but uhhh… reference of my beautiful baby bug daughter Kamen Hoppa who stimulates herself via beating yahtzees to a bloodied unrecognizable pulp and being an agonizing pain to evil in all shapes and sizes…

[stratostella]

we're watching ryuki by like, assigning a batch of eps at a time as homework and then reconvening to talk/assign the next batch so that we don't have to worry about scheduling watch parties all the time. which is cool, except we stopped at ep 20 and i want to see more about tezuka so bad i'm getting itchy.

[akkivee]

i absolutely love how in the manga adaptation of bat vs mtr the mangaka illustrates kukou being knocked out while standing in a reference to musashibou benkei's standing death... KUKOU THE ICON THAT YOU ARE

ITS LITERALLY ONE OF THEE KUUKOU MOMENTS OF ALL TIME AND WHEN I TELL YOU I WAS FREAKING OUT ABOUT IT ESP AFTER JYUSHI HAD BEEN CONNECTED TO MINAMOTO NO YOSHITSUNE, THE GUY BENKEI DIED FOR, IT WAS OVER ITS LITERAL PEAK CINEMA