#try-again-with-a-better-approach

[thepersonalwords]

Mistakes help to sharpen your next steps. They don’t prove that you shouldn’t try again.

Gina Greenlee, Postcards and Pearls: Life Lessons from Solo Moments on the Road

[iristial]

What I like about episode 5 is that even though Bouche supposedly had noble intentions for making Michiru and Shouma miserable for years, he still hurt them and Shouma's feelings aren't rendered invalid because "Bouche did it out of love". An explanation isn't going to erase the years Shouma spent seeing his mother cry for countless nights - or resolve his trauma and helplessness when his half siblings murdered his mother, even though she didn't qualify as good Dark Snack spice (therefore rendering Bouche's efforts moot; it just delayed the inevitable, sadistic actions of his other children)

I also like how Shouma, by deciding he wants to keep making people happy despite the risks, is breaking away from perpetuating a cycle created by his father? Bouche thought letting Michiru and Shouma be happy would put them in danger, but rather than gathering his resolve to protect them with everything he had - or send them far away - or at the very least shut down the very company profiting off the deaths of humans - he isolated them and treated them horribly. In a similar vein, Shouma tried to isolate himself from humans; initially because he saw himself as a monster (which ties into his poor self-image), then because his presence made humans prime Dark Snack ingredients. However, how effective is that strategy when Shouma's left lonely and with no way of really moving forward from the past, while the people he made new connections with are left wondering if they did something wrong, and possibly develop misconceptions about him? It's ultimately a useless course of action, and if anything continues to pin the blame on Shouma and other targeted humans when the fault truly lies with a family relying on the happiness of the 'weak' to assert their superiority

[clumsypuppy]

i feel like im not making any sense but does anyone else feel like there are stories that let u run with them and ones that spell everything out for you

[ajastu]

ive been replaying da2 right. and it made me think about why datv feels a bit different to the previous games in the franchise in regards to, like, how messy it gets (different but not in a bad way this is not a crit post)

This is also not like, a deep analysis tm or anything, im literally just writing this bcs i cant fall asleep but LONG STORY SHORT.

1. Your PC is not someone Important

2. Your involvement with the Politics Tm is not as extensive

In origins, you have to go around n convince people to help you fight the blight, while ALSO dealing with the whole Loghain situation. the warden is literally one of TWO people who can get the job done. kind of integral!

da2, of course, deals with the mess that is Kirkwall, with its rising tensions and inevitable tragedy, with Hawke becoming Important to the city, with all the bullshit that entails. (and also it unfolds over the course of, like, what, 10 years?)

Dai... youre literally made to be the head of a religious organization with a lot of power and influence. You aren't given a choice, u have to be the chosen one now.

Datv? Rook isnt really all that imporrant. They aren't even high up in the ranks of whatever faction you choose for them. They werent even supposed to be in charge in the first place.

They also dont have to convince most of their allies to help with fighting the gods (aside from the wardens, ofc), because everyone understands the stakes. Of course, you help them out and all that, but they are Already your allies, they would be fighting this battle anyway.

Rook isn't a chosen one. theyre not a champion, they're not the only person who can do the job. They just.. happened to land in the role of the leader. Solas connection is a bonus, as is the dagger, but again. Not exactly irreplaceable. (the treviso/minrathous choice comes to mind here. it took me two playthrus to understand Why exactly Rooks presence made a difference, because like... theyre just a Guy. what does it matter where they go? but it wasnt Rook who made the difference. it was the dagger)

So, the focus is less on politics and more on building a reliable team, a community. Theyre not choosing stuff like who will become the new archon, or who is supposed to be the first talon, or whatever else. That just simply isn't their role.

Theyre just here to try to kill two blighted gods and not die in the process, ideally.

Theyre not important. The team is. And they are an integral part of that, but again, not THE chosen one. Their role could be fulfilled by different people, which cant exactly be said about the warden, or Hawke, or inquisitor.

and idk, i think thats fun. very stressed-employee-trying-to-meet-deadlines kind of vibes. someone please make them go take a nap

edit: ok ive been informed u Can choose the next archon if u save minrathous but my point still stands. rooks involvement in stuff like this is Minimal compared to the previous three protags

[zakiyah]

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[longagoitwastuesday]

ngl it sort of pisses me off the way adults regard Gojo in Jujutsu Kaisen at times. Which could be a very interesting and poignant point in a good way if well written, but as it is it becomes mainly just frustrating and sad in a negative way.

Nanami saying Gojo never cared about anything or anyone other than himself crashes interestingly with Kusakabe saying the whole situation was just all his fault because he refused to kill Itadori. The students are very aware of those aspects of Gojo's personality, but overall they seem to regard him with way more kindness and fondness even when at their rudest, not truly coinciding with either Nanami's or Kusakabe's views.

[kingcatnine]

i tried crocheting with black yarn today and immediately realized why people don't like crocheting with black yarn

[ambagel]

Wait hold on, in his anniversary video Barbatos mentions the mc being the brother's attendant?

But in the other videos, it's implied that they don't remember the mc leaving (which is actually something im very disappointed about and really hope isnt the case in the actual story)

In these two specifically, it seems like they aren't aware of the mc's presence in the past/alternate timeline/whatever it is. The only other person who seems like they know is Lucifer

Which also lines up with the end of lesson 40, where he's the only one who says welcome back? So like?? Do only him and Barbatos know? Did they not tell anyone?? Diavolo would probably know as well but I haven't seen anything to show that yet. Anyways I don't really like where this is going, I would really prefer they not make everyone forget the mc disappeared

[butts-bouncing-on-the-beltway]

Local parent visits child and comments on the shyness of one of the cats in the household, child decides not to mention that said cat has literally never met a human she didn't try to climb like a cat tree while headbutting them for attention, more at 11

[thepersonalwords]

Mistakes help to sharpen your next steps. They don’t prove that you shouldn’t try again.

Gina Greenlee, Postcards and Pearls: Life Lessons from Solo Moments on the Road

[ruvviks]

i am sooo behind re: what has been asked so. two questions you really want to answer for tiberius <3

tiberius asks!

HATE: What does your OC hate? Why? How do they act towards the object of their hatred?

tiberius hates the brotherhood of steel with a burning passion. he hates the institute too, but considering how much mystery surrounds them still (in my canon at least) and how they actively fuck with tiberius' mind the whole time there's not much he can do about that for the longest time. the brotherhood of steel however? just awakens this deeply rooted rage in him with how they treat the people in settlements and how they go around acting like they own the place

for a while, tiberius can't be actively hostile towards them since he promised max (my other oc, she's the general of the minutemen!) he wouldn't get involved in escalating the situation, but he ends up killing elder maxson for a bet with maccready :/ and then he can do whatever he wants because the whole brotherhood wants him dead at that point. his favorite thing to do is lead them and their vertibirds into territory tiberius knows is hostile territory (think of raider outposts, gunner settlements, etc) and then watch them get annihilated from a safe distance by whoever lives there

TORTURE: Has your OC ever been tortured? Would your OC ever torture someone else?

i can't think of any specific scenarios from the top of my head but tiberius has 100% been tortured. especially during his time as a mercenary he's gotten himself into a lot of nasty situations, which also brings me to my next point, he most definitely has tortured someone else during that time as well. it's never been something he enjoyed doing and it's only ever been as a last resort with people who (according to him) didn't necessarily deserve it but also didn't Not deserve it; basically they'd done something so bad that he didn't feel all too bad about what he was gonna do to them

after the in-game events he does settle down more and steps away from this attitude, all of the more morally questionable things he's done was very much fueled by his desire for revenge against the people who got his sister killed. now that he can finally shed that feeling, he can think more clearly again and base his actions on rational thinking rather than just trying to get to a solution as quickly as possible no matter what it takes

[lesbiansanemi]

It just sucks it just really fucking does and I never want to admit this because it’s “wrong” to want to “be normal” because these things shouldn’t be considered abnormal but fuck. Fuck man. I wish I was allo I wish I was cis I wish I was neurotypical I wish I was fucking normal and didn’t have all these little fucking things that clump up into a giant mound of ridiculous weight that is just too much for another person to deal with

[mihai-florescu]

Hm... i do wish it was normalized to talk about how yes you can have an interesting meaningful story involving characters with ocd coded or intrusive thoughts towards younger characters and it can be an important character trait that doesnt define them or one that is indicative of a set of values etc but you as a fan need to simultaneously be aware of the context of the story. Why do you think i lament being forsaken to like gacha games stories. The choices are made with intent to sell and appeal to an audience that will pay. I just think it's important to keep it mind that, and it pains me to see people who express concern at intentionality being labeled "freaks cuz they thought of that in the first place" i promise you theyre not the freaks for being concerned. So while i do think HE is definitely trying to appeal to new younger audiences with modern teen characters and the use of tiktok, it is important to keep history, audience, and possible further interests in mind too. Well from the bottom of my heart i hope none of the new characters ever get cards like that one hyena aira 4* but it is always good to stay cautious. I dont understand how ppl parrot being "critical of the media we consume" but then not being ok with talking about such fanservice that is undeniably there. Yet i understand reluctancy to admit you're not the target audience, and the willingness to just ignore anything you dont like... i might've been guilty of it myself at points.

[nobodybetterlookatme]

I've never heard of emts working only at events? What's that like for you if you don't mind my asking?

Yeah, there are ambulance companies that staff certain events, but there's some event specific companies out there lmao. For me specifically, it's almost entirely college events, whether it's happening on a campus or not. It's not great, usually pretty boring, but it's better than being on an ambulance or in a hospital. We do get actual emergencies sometimes, but usually it's just getting drunk people to the tent or giving out water and bandaids lmao. Again, boring as fuck, but I chose this over working on a 911 rig, so that's on me 😔 if I'm being so real tho, other than my coworkers, the best part of the job is the food lmaoooo it's so good and all the food trucks/food booths give discounts or free food to us depending on the location and event. And there's almost always a ton of downtime, so I basically just get paid to sit there and vibe for the most part

[the-acid-pear]

I am soooo close to figuring out purps I swear to god

[melverie]

Hi , for some reason I can't visit your 'today-in-devildom' blog. Was it taken down?

- @orikuu

It wasn't taken down or anything of the sort, I privated it for the time being. You can technically still access it anytime over this link, you just need the password for it

The thing is, I need a break from the blog for multiple different reasons, one of them being that I let the blog take presidence over my life. I'm not sure if you remember/followed the blog back then but there was one day where I ended up having to be brought to the ER and the ONLY thought on my mind was how I wouldn't be able to write and post the entry for that day on time. Like, it definitely should NEVER have gotten this out of hand. Plus there were also a bunch of other stuff going on on the side, all of which kept pushing me to the point where I honestly just,, lost the joy in writing.

At some point I got more frustrated than anything with the blog & then eventually decided that enough was enough and that I needed some distance from the entire thing, hence it being privated

All that being said, I'll un-private it again soon. I've been talking with some of my mutuals (hiiii Ivy, Ali, starr 💚💚💚) about the blog again recently & and I realized just how much I've missed it. I will break my 'no editing once posted' rule and go through each post again before doing so tho, so it's still going to take a bit

Plus, I have actually also started to write new posts again a while ago, so there's also that. Here's a little sneak peak lol: