#while also still being completely possible for a modern au without any speculative elements lol

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idk if people have said this modern au harrowhark's perfect job would be a member of the atomic priesthood designed to keep awareness of radiation alive for thousands of years. a atheistic religious institution designed to create a cultural sense of that 'this is not a place of honor' message, having a ritualized study of nuclear physics, protecting the earth by protecting Horrors buried beneath us that we must under no circumstances unearth.

holy shit yes!!!! the rituals and prayers of the ninth are so similar to the long term nuclear waste messages and knowing how popular that phenomenon is on tumblr i would not be surprised if tamsyn drew inspiration from that intentionally. also because of all the information we get in ntn about "alecto's" "death" like..... the ninth lowkey is the atomic priesthood. wow thank you for bringing this up