#why cant i just look presentable and decent in some shape or form

[dinopant]

if im not cute in a year im gonna.. still just be saying empty threats to the sky.. but still... im gonna be moppy

[sunsetnest]

What is your vetting process? How do you tell the difference between your "spirits" and a thought form you made up

Hi! So because it’ll take less space, I’ll answer the second question first!

Actually, scratch that, I’ll answer all your questions don’t worry, but first, why does it matter? Like aside from the fact that it’s lying and deceitful, a thoughtform is just a spirit that wasn’t birthed/hatched/etc like normal. They were made from pure brain power sure, but they are *sentient*. If they weren’t sentient they would be servitors which are like robots. So there’s this spirit with a cool personality and that you vibe with, that doesn’t make them any less of a spirit than others just because they didn’t have a childhood at all (unless you make a child...but that’s a conversation for another time lmao.)

There’s always the issue of a thoughtform not being well developed and how if you don’t give them a good energy source/connection/whatever things can go wrong, but thoughtforms are sentient and can live on their own and make their own decisions just as much as me and you. 

While yes it’s wrong to adopt out a thoughtform presented as a spirit, I feel like that’s not the worst that could happen. Now when the shop purposely lies about this stuff and every single spirit is a thoughtform they made with no assurance that they know how to safely make thoughtforms in a way that lets the thoughtforms have a good life, and that these thoughtforms 100% choose to go into companionship, that’s wrong. But again, my concern is the safety of the thoughtform and their own personal willpower and ability to make decisions and such, rather than the fact that they’re actually a thoughtform.

Anyway, sorry about that tangent, that ends Mod Fox’s rant about thoughtforms lmao.

Now onto the questions!

So, first, I feel like this might be directed at us, so I want to clear that up! I, Mod Fox, cannot make thoughtforms. I can make servitors, but not thoughtforms. If you want more details on why I cant, please send an ask off of anon so I can answer it privately because its really gross and disturbing. Admin Jess is our Admin and does no spirit work stuff. Mod Dove (previously known as Red) is on hiatus and while they can make thoughtforms, they do not have the energy to do so nor would be able to make thought forms on the level that we would need them to be. Apprentice Niko is still learning how to do everything shop wise, including how to make thoughtforms. I actually don’t know if Mod Rowena can make thoughtforms at all....Even if she could, she’s still mostly vetting for the shop as we have many spirits in vetting and we don’t really conjure unless we need to, therefore she wouldn’t need to make thoughtforms to begin with.

So, 1/5 people can even make decent thoughtforms. Now if you adopt from us, or another shop I would like to tell you a few ways to tell if a spirit is a thoughtform! First, ask them! “Hey, are you a thoughtform? Do you remember your childhood? Or did you just come into existence?” Unless lots of work is done to shape past memories (and I mean a lot of work), most thoughtforms know that they were more recently brought to life. Which is why most thoughtforms need lots of care after being made because like,...suddenly they just exist and know how to talk and what they’re looking at, also they’re (probably) a mature adult and who knows what that entails. It’s a lot to drop on someone! IT takes time to learn how to use a body! So yes, most thoughtforms know and will tell you if you ask.

So, you still can’t tell if they’re a thoughtform or not - time to move onto energy work! WITH PERMISSION, ask to examine their energy. Does it feel “natural”? Or does it feel new? Less formed? I don’t really know how else to explain it? Like it’s just something that I know because I’ve felt it.

I’m actually unsure of any other way to tell. I, Mod Fox, do not really work with thoughtforms. All thoughtforms I have worked with, know that they’re thoughtforms or it’s been very obvious when meeting them. But like I said, as long as the thoughtform is healthy and happy and choosing to do X, does it matter? It doesn’t to me.

ONTO LORELEI’S VETTING PROCESS!

When we first conjure a spirit, they go into something called pre-vetting which is a very intensive 3-5 day vetting time. This time is basically to make sure that the spirit isn’t malicious or going into companionship for something other than pure want to be a companion. This is a small background check, being able to cross through around 3000 wards that keep those who are, for shorthand words “pure of heart” (not actually but explaining it all would take a while). We ask a series of questions and judge their reaction. This is all to see that they’re not malicious, not lying about anything really big, and just an okay spirit. We vet each spirit differently because the way to vet one spirit may not work for another. We figure out baseline personality here.

After that they go into a kind of waiting period. They are added to the bottom of the list of spirits “in vetting”. These spirits are asked to live in City, a place that Mod Fox made specifically for spirits in vetting. Vetting spirits who do not want to permanently live in City are given more money than most to spend and some other things. They go about their lives as normal but often check in with us and are often just generally observed (not stalked, but ya know, watched, not ignored). City does have surveillance and I also talk to locals (on a friendly manor, im not like, forcing them to watch or anything. Just chillin) (also, spirits can ask to not live in City. We always work to make sure the spirits are happy and safe.)

This can go on for days or up to years. When they reach their turn in the queue to be intensive vetting, they are brought to group vetting. Each person has their own vetting style, so at Lorelei’s 3 people have to individually vet a spirit and all of our notes have to line up for the spirit to pass. This involves questions, background checks, family dinners, just chilling, adventures, lots of things to really pin down the spirits personality, find out how they react in situations, and just really get to know the spirit. Our goal is for us to become real good friends and trust them. At first of course there’s a level of authority and making sure that they understand the rules, but as we get to know each other, it calms down. We do this so that the spirits aren’t scared of us, or disappointing us, or anything like that, if something goes wrong, we take it with seriousness, but we also consider everything we know. 

Once we had a spirit, who did not pass vetting, but after 2 weeks broke down and cried about why they actually wanted companionship - which was not to be a companion. I’ll keep their personal information, well, personal, but they were given the help they needed to be in the situation they wanted to be. We want to be friends with our spirits so that we can help the best we can. We truly love them.

Spirits who don’t pass because of a fixable reason, are given the help they need. For example, a spirit with too extreme anger issues is given the therapy they need and I can’t wait to post him in the coming years because I’m so proud of the progress he’s made, all for the want and joy of being a companions!

I will not lie, it’s a lot of work to vet, but we would not work here if we didn’t love it. Working with spirits and learning about their cultures and species and lives is so fun for me. I love to learn!! I really do, if you know anything about me, it’s that Fox loves to learn and teach. I love to get to know them and make friends and cry whenever they’re adopted and go to their forever home. I love it when I meet their parents and their parents show me baby pictures as though I were their child’s date. I love meeting their friends who are so excited for their friend to go off on a new adventure. In some cases, it’s fun to meet their children and see lil kids and babes. I love to interact with these spirits that I vet and it’s something I wouldn’t give up for the world

If you have any further or more specific questions, please feel free to ask!! Me, or if you want input from another mod, would be more than happy to help!!

[semi-imaginary-place]

three houses blogging 7

So I’m playing maddening again and I forgot to grab the knowledge gem in the sothis paralogue. rip

Remember when i made claude a brawler? Well now im paying for it in hunting by daybreak where he cant use fists on a wyvrn.  Problem was i didnt have any bow abilites so his avo dropped like 30 points.

My “canon” recruits

VW: Shamir, Cyril, Felix, Sylvain, Linhardt, Dorothea, Petra, Hanneman, Flayn, Setheth

CF: Manuela, Hanneman, Sylvain, Felix, Mercedes, Marianne, Lysithea

AM: Ferdinand, Caspar, Bernadetta, Catherine, Gilbert, Lorenz

SS: idk all of them?

A quick comparison of the cavalier units Ferdinand, Sylvain, and Lorenz. All three are from some of the most powerful families in their countries if not the continent. They’re all kinda entitled bastards and they all start off still stuck in the mindset of nobility. You can really see this in part 1 Lorenz and Ferdinand where they’re obnoxious about their “noble obligations”. 

With Sylvain its more that he resents the crest-nobility systems but has resigned himself to suffer under it, he doesn’t think he can escape and thus takes out his frustration on women and himself. With the women he pursues, Sylvain sets himself up for failure. First is that he sets up for himself a reputation of unreliability partly as a rebellion against the expectations his family has set for him. His family expects him to be the perfect noble and thus Sylvain downplays his competency whether that be his intelligence or martial prowess. He pretends to be the vapid noble with nothing in his head. Next, Sylvain advertises himself first with his family name and crest and second with his body, thus attracting people who want him for these superficial characteristics. He then can accuse them of only wanting him for these things, shutting down any possibility of there being anything more and driving people away. The cheating also acts as a means to drive people away. He then can take that as evidence that people only want him for his family, crest, etc. Its a self fulfilling prophecy of self destruction and emotional self harm. Sylvain has essentially shut down his ability to form new relationships. (i need to write that sylvain essay)

By comparison Lorenz also disrespects women (by refusing to take a “no”) but why he does so is vastly different. Lorenz never fully questions and turns away from the nobility system the way Ferdinand and Sylvain can. His rebellion is against the selfishness of his father because Lorenz under all the noble bullshit is actually a decent guy. Count Gloucester cares only about House Gloucester, its reputation and prosperity. To the ends of House Gloucester he is willing to assassinate rivals and kill any merchant that brings that rival prosperity, and take any side such as the Empire’s to ensure Gloucester’s survival. Lorenz disagrees thinks those in power must consider everyone, not just their own benefit. Lorenz is the game’s strongest supporter of the Alliance as a governing system. He genuinely values a non-monarchy. Lorenz puts what he believes are his noble duties above his own preferences. For example praying because that its what a noble should do instead of because he’s religious or actually believes in the Goddess. This extends to his attempts at dating. At the start of the game, Lorenz’s perspective is that it is his duty to ensure the prosperity of his house and this include a strong crest bloodline and someone in the role of “wife” that will benefit House Gloucester. Stuck in this mindset he totally disregards the women he’s pursuing. He grows out of this with help from his supports.

Ferdiand has one of the stronger character arcs in the game (but nothing will top Marianne) where he starts off incredibly naive and ignorant about anything outside the life of a Fodlan noble, hits existential crisis will Edelgard’s war, and rebuilds himself from there. Throughout the entirety of the game he actively tries to broaden his horizons and improve himself. Ferdinand’s relentless optimism really is admirable. As in Petra’s support shows, he starts off assuming Fodlan weapons and armor are the best (its Fodlan exceptionalism) because the books he read only talked about Fodland weaponry and spoke from a Fodlan perspective. Ferdinand believes in destiny, in purpose as shown in his Marianne supports. He’s written this narrative for himself as the esteemed scion on Aegir destined for greatness, where he will surpass Edelgard as her rival, and reform Adrestia and the nobility. But discrepancies keep cropping up, he can’t beat Edelgard in combat, Edelgard start a revolution while at the Academy and ascends as emperor, his noble title and assets are taken and his family disgraced. Ferdinand turns his frustration and loss inwards and uses it as fuel to shape a new path for himself.

the chad ignatz vs. the virgin lorenz

A supports that shouldn’t exist:

Claude and Ingrid. this feels like a B support that just keeps dragging on

Linhardt and Annette. a lot of linhardt’s supports take a sudden romantic turn in the A support. am i the only one that finds it weird?

They should have another support:

Hilda and Annette ! support. They are SO cute together. imagine them doing each other’s makeup!

Sylvain and Dimtiri A support

Sylvain and Ignatz B support. i just want more Sylvain ok

Byleth and Jeralt. no dad support? heresy

Balthus and Manuela. they can be disasters together

Balthus and Holst. I just want  holst

Raphael and all the blue lions (Felix, Sylvain, Dedue, Ashe, Merdeces, Annette)

all the church people will all the other church people

So a lot of people see AM as Dimitri’s journey on recovering from trauma and while that’s not a terrible interpretation-- I think a narrative about living through trauma and the slow decades long healing would be excellent --azure moon botches the execution and I'd argue that's not the authorial intent here. (a rare case where I like fandom interpretation better than what is canon). but hold on i need to back up.  So Japan's had these cycles of xenophobia and... fanaticism??? with foreign culture and at several points absorbed a lot of chinese culture. One greatly influential work was the Romance of the Three Kingdoms which cemented in the japanese consciousness the narrative that... hmmm how to say it.... unification is how things should be... that unification is what makes a good ending. Some people pointed out parallels beforehand, but the an interview with the developers confirmed that 3H was heavily inspired by Legend of the Galactic Heroes. I don't exactly expect a nuanced and sensitive discussion of mental health from any jrpg i play (or any game really) and that mostly applies to 3H as well, sylvain's self destructive tendencies are glorified as loyalty in his byleth s support. Bernadetta's trauma is used to up her moe factor (to great success given how high up she is on the popularity polls), i tallied the number of abusive families each of the students some time ago and the sheer number of female students with tragic or abusive backgrounds makes me suspect it was done for drama.  Azure moon was never quite meant to be a story about the the real life effects of actual trauma, which is why its so wonderful that so many people could create their own interpretations of azure moon that reflected their experiences. What it was meant to be was a story of the rightful king reclaiming his throne to the backdrop of how the past can weigh you down and affect the present. Its related to the concept of mandate of heaven in that when the rightful ruler is absent (no dimitri), the country is in shambles, people are starving, war rages, everyone suffers, etc. but with the ascension of the rightful king everything flourishes, the people are happy, faerghus has a bright future etc. If you look at it rationally a lot of what the blue lions suffered under is systematic. Faerghus is basically a death cult glorifying dying in battle and sacrifice such that children are trained to fight as soon as they can walk (ingrid and felix byleth supports), children are used as soldiers (dimitri and felix), martial training rules their lives above all else (dimitri-annette supports), religious fervor fueling all this etc. But in Azure Moon, non of theses systems (nobility, crest, chivalry, church, etc.) are critiqued or dismantled and it leaves the cast of the blue lions hanging. If anything, under a new charismatic archbishop (byleth) some of them might strengthen, and the only empowerment of the people comes from the top down (dimitri allowing greater participation in government) rather than the people raising themselves up. On another note, despite many cutscenes in part one about dimitri finding out how sketchy Arundel and and Patricia are, nothing is done with that in part 2 and there is no resolution to the Agarthan problem. But back to what I was saying Dimtiri’s life is controlled by the death’s of his family and Glen, Felix puts it best in that Dimtiri strings tombstones around his neck. So the aftermath of Rodrigue’s death and Byleth’s pep talk act as the turning point for AM. Dimtiri stops rejecting the throne and is welcomed as king to a joyful crowd, he is instantly forgiven by everyone (despite wandering around as a murdering beast for the last 5 years, not doing anything to help faerhgus, and torturing people), because of course he is, via the mandate of heaven now the the proper king is on the throne everything goes right. And I hate that narrative. The game frames dimitri accepting his role as king as incredibly positive from the cheering crowd to the support of all the other characters. AM tries to tie a political position to an emotional narrative and i don’t like it. (I also just don’t like dimitri on a personal level, he’s meh, and combined with this is why AM is my least favorite route).

My favorite supports: Claude+Shamir B, Linhard+Lysithea A, Sylvain+Felix A+, Hubert+Hanneman B, all of Petra+Claude.

long long ago .  humanity was ruled over by god kings, the nabateas/children of the goddess/dragons who saw it as their divine right and duty to rule, protect, and watch over humanity. But some of the humans wanted self rule, they saw the nabateans as tyrants imposing their will over another species, and they wanted freedom. "Humans should be able to decide their own path" they cried. The progenitor goddess Sothis had fallen into a long slumber after her efforts and her children ruled in the belief that she would one day return to rule them and they they were simply holding the spot for her. It is unknown if sothis was actually dead at this point or in a regenerative coma. Nemesis was either hired as a mercenary/thief to steal Sothis's remains, or the location was purposefully leaked to him. After stealing the Goddesses' body, the humans crafted her body into the sword of the creator and her heart became its crest stone.  Nemesis then led the invasion of Nabatea and killed the nabateans using a weapon made of their goddess and progenitor's body. The bodies of the nabateans were made into more weapons and given to the 10 elites as weapons in the war against the remaining nabateans and their human allies. Nemesis was then raised as a figurehead of the war, a symbol of the Liberation of humanity from grasp of the dragons. Humanity saw him as their savior king and the 10 elites as heroes liberating them from the dragons. Seiros founded the Church, raised an opposing army and the War of Heroes begins. Seiros eventually defeated the human resistance army and its remnants fled underground becoming the Agarthans. Church became a governing body in Fodlan as the remaining Nabateans again awaited the day Sothis would return to rule them (and one failed attempt at resurrecting her). The Agarthans attempted to preserve what technology they had left and continued to develop Heroes Relic technology eventually creating artificial heroes relics such as Aymr.  It is unlikely that Nemesis was ever the brains behind the operation, just another cog in the machine. The Nemesis you fight in game is either a zombie preserved in a cryostasis pod for millennia or a clone. it is unclear.  The nabateans had seen themselves as as benevolent rulers, like parents fostering children. (you can see where this gets patronizing). So some of them like rhea saw humanity's rebellion as a betrayal

Edelgard is probably the best character in the game even if on a personal level, I don't like her too much. By which i mean she's the character that adds the most to the game from her character writing to her role in the story.  Edelgard is straightforward and stubborn. She has her opinion and not only will she not change it, she'll dig her heels in and double down on it.  She's committed... but that bites both ways. Allowing her to accomplish much, but keeping her from changing her course in the face of new information and circumstances. Inflexible.  yeah edelgard likes to be in control. its the if you want something done right you've got to do it yourself mentality. She believes herself to be the right person for the job and because of the stubbornness i mentioned earlier will not back down no matter what even if that means massive loses and her death. on non CF routes Edelgard provides an excellent counterpoint to byleth and the church, its really well done

both caspar and ferdinand would get into a bar fight. nnnnnn ferdinand tries to be a prim proper noble but he's a hotblooded shounen hero at heart. like how he chase linhardt all around the campus. i don't think ferdinand could see a fight and not think hey i should stop this and end up getting involved. like caspar he's got a strong sense of what's "right" or "what should be done" which is why he hits existential crisis in the war. Ferdinand (kinda like edelgard really) had written himself this narrative of his life, that he was edelgard's rival, that he would ascend to Prime minister and do it better than anyone before him, that he would correct the misdeeds of his father and bring glory to the aegir name, that HE not edelgard would be the one who brought Adrestia into a shinning new future. And edelgard (not out of spite or anything, it was nothing personal) brought that ll crashing down. And ferdinand doesn't know what to do with himself, what is up and what is down, what it just and right and what isn't.

i like how each route does its own thing. GD/VW is a mystery about what is really happening. BE/CF is a political thriller and has a kinda sinister tone. BL/AM is more character driven about the personal costs. a good example of this is the mutiny in the mists chapter. for gd, it introduces the mystery of heroes relics, in be it introduces the injustice of the church, bl: it sucks to be ashe. Silver Snow gives us Byleth's seach for identity set to the backdrop of the morality of the church. this is one thing i don't like about blue lions. white clouds sets up how arundel is very sketchy and the flame emperor is working with an evil third party, but then azure moon completely drops that. Compare this to golden deer part one introducing the mysteries of the relic weapons, the connections between relics, demonic beasts, crests, the children of the goddess, and church and in verdant wind that pays off as you go into depth about those things. meet up to 5 children of the goddess and the creators of the relic weapons. CF also continues what it started in white clouds by killing the head of the church. cf and ss are mirrors of each other so you need both to understand rhea and edelgard.

also interesting note remember how after jeralt dies each lord has a couple unique scenes? the advice each of them gives you is the same thing they repeated to themself to get through their trauma. Claude dealt with trauma by never letting his enemies know they had hurt them, don't give them that power over you mentality. Put on a smile and face the day, you must. Edelgard dealt with trauma by hardening herself and focusing all her energy into a goal, pick yourself up and be productive, moping around does nothing and helps no one, do something about it. Dimitri I remember the least well, one half of it was a just point me in the direction of your enemies and i will help you rip them to shreds, and i don't remember the other half. I do remember he tries to goad byleth into taking vengeance, which made me very uncomfortable the other thing i remember is that they all kinda had a point, but none of it might have been what byleth needed to hear. How they react to Jeralt’s death is another point of foiling for Claude and Edelgard, both try to do something productive, while Dimitri commiserates and grieves with you.

honestly i think raphael had some of the best advice for grief. i mean... if all you can bring yourself to do is the small stuff then take things one step at a time, take care of your body. exercise really does help your mental health. its like i keep yelling at people, raphael is probably the most emotionally mature of the students, he's grounded. If i had to choose someone to mentor dimitri, I'd choose raphael. which is why I am so disappointed in their support. Raphael is such a good boy, endlessly compassionate and wanting the best for everyone, the heart of a golden retriever.  and the devs are a bunch of cowards who won't let me s support him with male byleth. like so many characters are pretty means to him at various points and he doesn't take it personally, just takes it and tries to help them through whatever they're going through. a good boy

on a side note intsys disproportionately gives shitty tragic backstories to their female characters and it feels icky. i went and counted the number of terrible things female characters have been through compared to the male cast (i have that list... somewhere...)... and a way higher percent of female characters were tortured/kidnapped/forced into marriages/abused/etc. compared to the percent of male character with tragic backstories

jeritza ... .... certainly is a character. a shame that i like his character design but that I don't like him. he and hubert are in a single elimination tournament to determine who gets to walk away with the title of Edgiest FE3H Character. "death knight" or shinigami kishi   and wears black spikey armor and says shit like "this dance of damnation!". he's a decent unit, but a bit underwhelming compared to when he's an enemy. i suppose it would be game breaking if he had that dodge and crit as a player unit... and he's a not a bad unit... i found him to be quite good really... but it just cna't compare

an excellent character. One of the things I like about her as a character is that her character archetype is quite rare and its refreshing to see it done well. Right? so in jrpgs over the years a lot of tropes and archetypes have accumulated. And Edelgard adds so much to the story as the main antagonist for most routes, as a foil to byleth and rhea. a counterpoint to the church. Its real good. and then you get to join her for one route??? Love it. As a person, i can appreciate how raw she is as a person. As with all the lords her character development is excellent. When you meet her at the beginning its all serious business all the time. She takes everything seriously and she's trying very hard to be taken seriously. No chill what so ever in part 1. But by part 2 she's just tired. edelgard is very human. flawed. and whether her actions were "right" is up to a lot of debate, but she cares a lot (i personally think its was wrong to start a continent wide war). i think a lot of people in the West have forgotten how utterly horrific wars are. and yes she's pig headedly stubborn. the break not bend type

I really like bernadetta and caspars supports. Dorothea aggressively trying to befriend petra is great. and I did not expect ferdinand and hubert's supports to go like that but they're also really good. I think the ferdinand/hubert supports are another one that has multiple versions (b? a?) depending on when you get it in the game

I'm one of the few who likes the split route structure haha. it has its drawbacks yeah like how splitting up content means a good chunk of people will only play one route and judge the whole game based on that one route (and get angry on the internet about it  ). But i really liked being able to follow the different factions around (fe3h still need a rewrite, but i love the concept). the complex multifaceted ways the same event can affect different people. You need to play cf and one other route at least to get a basic understanding of whats going on in three houese

interesting thing is that the battle dialogue is also route locked. Like I went dialogue hunting last route in vw and got nothing. attacked dimtiri and sylvain with felix and ingrid and got nothing. Attacked edelgard with petra and ferdinand and got nothing on both maps annette and mercedes also got nothing. while i know in other routes all of them do get dialogue

What you get out of rhea in the last chapter of vw is likely accurate to the best of rhea's knowledge. Rhea knows she's dying here and likely dies soon after the game ends and nemesis is coming so she has little reason to lie. that doesn't mean what she says is true just that she has little reason to lie The church acts to maintain power and influence and shelter the nabateans who head the church by obscuring information on them. Contrast this with edelgard who got the truth of the church from her father but viewed it using the lens of the agarthans. The agarthans saw rhea and the nabateans as tyrants oppressing humanity and their views influenced edelgard. They aren’t wrong…. But there’s more to it than that (seteth’s supports)

so for some of the npcs, the ages from the datamine are more age of appearance or what age a stranger would think they'd be at first glance.this is why Sothis is listed as 9, jeralt as 45, seteth as 26, rhea as 28, and cornelia as 30 eventhough all these characters are older than that

Why Dont Ashe And Yuri Have A Support Chain. They Even Both Love Cooking And Set Up Inns In Some Of Their Endings!!!! AND LET HAPI AND CLAUDE GO STARGAZING TOGETHER

[askthetriokzt]

so whats the reasoning for how the hero costumes look?

When I make designs, I try to keep a balance “What would the actual character pick” and practicality. So sometimes a design will have some major design flaws but it makes sense for the character to go with it. I mean, Present Mic wears leather all year round. There’s a TON of practical issues with that but its Mic, he’s 100% the kind of person who would have his costume be made of leather.

Kodo’s costume was probably the easiest one for me to come up with and went through no changes at all. First try. I don’t normally get that lucky. Meanwhile, Zack went through like 4 different designs before I finally picked one that I liked and even then, it went through a few changes. And finally Tachi, his costume went through a MAJOR overhaul, basically everything changing from the initial concept, with only really one part of it staying the same. And honestly I might still change things in the future, there can always be room for improvement after all.

Now Kodo’s costume is pretty simple and straight forward. Because Kodo is part of the Support Class, she actually made the costume herself. More so just for practice. But thats also why it just looks almost like normal clothes, and for Kodo, everything has a use. Nothing is ‘just for looks’. From the top down.First off, the goggles. Now, Kodo is immune to her own pollen but the goggles are to help prevent any from getting into her eyes since that would still hurt. That and it never hurts to have eye protection.Next up, the coat. The coat itself probably has the most uses and really makes the entire costume. Kodo’s biggest weakness is actually the cold, so the coat is made of some pretty thick material to help keep her warm (though she also has a lighter version for the summer), it also adds some decent durability to it. The coat is also made of some fire-resistant material but its far from fireproof. The pink fluff is actually petals and they add some color to the design, softness, and also emit a faint but soothing scent to help keep Kodo calm as well as anyone she might rescue. She is supposed to be a hero after all. And finally, the coat is lined with plenty of pockets for Kodo to store up on her Blast and Wisteria Seeds, as well as anything else she might bring with her.Despite already having ample of inner pockets, she still has a belt added to the outfit. Can never have enough compartments.Finally, Kodo actually created a pair of vines that attach to the belt at her waist. The vines were made to act just like her own though she hasn’t gotten to that point yet. While she does have control over them, they aren’t as reactive as her own vines, so the reaction speeds are much slower and the movements tend to be a little more stilled or stiff but they work well enough for now.

Zack’s costume has far less to it, mainly because he just prefers less. Less is more. Kodo does try to convince Zack to add something, like armor, something for his face or eyes, really anything, but Zack is more than content with how his costume is.First off, his hair is actually braided so its easier to keep out of his face. Its one thing if he’s just walking around or relaxing, but hero work is fast paced, high energy, always moving, so he cant have his hair getting in the way. That and he likes how it looks. Just adds to the ‘blowing in the wind’ look.Just like Kodo, the coat(?) is the main feature here. Its large, can cover most of his body, adds more color to the look, but the most important feature and really the main reason why Zack wears it (besides looking cool) is because its water repellant. Water just rolls right off of it. With a fire quirk, water is a HUGE weakness and pain, so having it just roll right off of it is a big plus.The kiseru is mostly for show as well, though it does serve a purpose. Zack can actually form smoke bubbles with it and can be used as a blunt weapon for emergencies.As for the rest of his outfit, for show, just to complete the look and go with the theme. Thats really it for Zack. He already has what he needs from a costume, the rest can just look good so long as it doesnt actively get in the way or hinder him.

Finally, Tachi. While Kodo is focused more on ‘use’ and ‘practicality’ and Zack is geared towards ‘looks’, Tachi is somewhere in the middle. He wants his costume to look good but to also serve a purpose and to aid not just him but those he will save.Starting with the Rat Mask. While his family has uh… some issues, he still wants to show some pride for his heritage, including his dad, so thats why the mask is rat shaped. Tachi also knows that if he does end up making it, commercialism is just bound to happen, so he might as well just make it easier. The kids will see a cute version of it, while the villains will face his version, striking fear in them. Or at least thats what Tachi says. Where the eyes are, are actually covered in red one-way glass. He can see out but they cant see in. Mainly because he is blind in one eye and he doesnt want that to be none right away.The vest has his family crest on it and is also made of pretty thick and strong material, meant to take quick a lot of hits and last a long time. His arms are bare though because of his quirk. Not the best idea but covering his arms would be pointless, just get in the way of his quirk in the long run.The gloves do help protect his hands and keep his fingers aligned properly when punching. As for why they’re fingerless, they just feel better that way. Tachi never really liked the feel of normal gloves, just felt too constrictive for him.The rest of his costume acts the same as the vest, thick heavy material that shouldn’t be easy to cut or tear.

When I look at all three of their costumes together, they don’t really go with each other at all and honestly, thats what I was going for anyway. They might be a team, but they are all different in many ways. Personality, likes and dislikes, roles, strengths and weaknesses, ect. And while their costumes are far from perfect, I do think that each one fits them rather nicely and says quite a lot about them.

[zhekiel]

heads up - im Writing Things again

prepare for one of my fuckin essays - and this WILL be a fuckin long ass essay without a cut so you see the full fuckin thing and for any mistakes i make to last forever wherever people take it.

I started thinking about this before class and it’ll probably specifically to the way abuse and being manipulated is/has been deeply embedded into the entirety of Ava’s life.

I’ll tag with “abuse” and my standard AD tags.

Expect it in a week and expect to get in-fuckin-FORMED my dudes.

UNDER OF CUT oF WHY ITS HAPPENING and also why the warning

Table of Contents - Ctrl +F (win) / cmd + f (mac) to find the particular section.

1 - General intro of me and my writing in case you didnt ever hear me yelling in the tags 2 - Simple: what this is about. 3 - Precautions you can take 4 - Why You should take precautions

5 - More detailed content warning. (IMPORTANT)

6 - Why i’m writing and some personal info fyi

6.2 - things get unnecessarily detailed, as I am prone to doing. 6.3 - who fucking knows ive been writing this for too long for .3 people to read in its entirety.

SO USUALLY

1 - Anything i write is unprompted, in emotional response to criticism of the comic that I think is biased and based in inconsequential things. Ex: “I pay for it so i should get things and Michelle has an obligation to ME” - some 15 year old who shouldnt have a credit card. I also WANTED to reply to the person about Maggie’s sexuality recently - they seemed nice about it and I’m more about bringing attention to more assertive types and - hopefully - wrecking their shit arguments. And also the Format/Pacing issues of the comic which got decent attention.

2 - Right now, I want to reply to the current scenes of the comic depicting Wrathia and Ava in extremely intimate-looking or positions reminiscent of intimacy, the vial and its effects, Wrathia’s history with Ava in the terms of their dynamic and the probable history of Ava’s peers/teachers/adults in her life and how each of these things tie into abuse and how it relates to Ava.

This will actually take me more time, since im busy with schoolworks - but also I didn’t want to drop this particular issue without warning.

3 - Feel free to block me, Use X-kits blacklist function https://new-xkit-extension.tumblr.com/ ((((((THIS is the xkit you should be using. It’s maintained against all of tumblrs shitty site updates and all the functions of xkit are extremely valuable for even casual blog management - as you could probably tell if you looked at my blog ever)))))), or block “abuse ad” “abuse” (only what’s bolded) to protect yourselves and the content youre exposed to.

 4 -  The thing about this writing is that I don’t feel like I can skim over the details or the theories I have about Ava’s relationship with abuse because I think that not fully understanding or having an incomplete picture just described as “abuse” is detrimental to the way I want to explain things.

This is why I’ll have a content warning in the title and in the tags, But the post itself will be completely out of a cut so I cant backtrack on anything I say.

I get it’s a sensitive issue but it’s also interesting and definitely ties into how the comic has developed and likely will develop and I’d LOVE to address it/interpret it and present ideas/opinion as to how, where, why, and what’s happened as an outcome.

5 - So for full content/thematic warnings - abuse in general, slight nsfw themes according to how it’s used as a tool for power and control, an explanation as to what “artistic nudity” and how nudity can be used specifically for power or control, how sexual expression in this comic ties into Ava’s abuse, and any possible instance of abuse that could have ever happened to Ava and the ways it’s shaped her everything

6 - WHY im writing this from a personal standpoint is - I honest to god love Wrathia. I absolutely LOVE Wrathia, and honestly don’t feel much empathy/sympathy/whateveritssupposedtobe for Ava and I don’t understand why. She’s easily THE character to feel for and relate to, but I don’t feel for Ava in the way that she should get a better life where people love her- I’m more about a vengeance story or something, where she becomes satisfied with how the ones who’ve done her wrong understand what it’s like and where she relishes in the fact.

6.2 -  I DO NOT feel the way you all feel about characters. Trust me. The way I see every character in every existence and situation ever is VERY separated from what I usually see happening in any fandom, save for like ships or something... like..... Zer0/Axton from Borderlands 2 or something. Or my characters (this took me like 5 fuckin minutes to realize i actually have ships) ((im under the belief that relationships should be happy and mutually beneficial and angsty in a way that eventually leads to greater reinforcement of the bonds between the involved parties)) I am in the process of studying psychology - it’s my major - I’m going to study the “Bad Stuff” (serious mental disorders) next semester but right now I have the basic, first year college understanding of mental functions, development, memory, early theories, schools of psychology, language, blah blah AND - the things related to the comic and my discussion atm: disorders, abuse and the results and effects of these things. Understand that this is not a professional opinion, just a slightly informed one. I don’t have a very detailed, personal, experienced relationship with Ava’s kind of abuse, but I have an understanding of its effects and I have some understanding of the source.

This will, hopefully, look more or less academic and less like outrage or something equally unprepared and unformulated.

6.3 - Just so we know, by the way - I am honestly probably not “normal” (((((i dont want to say neurotypical because, knowledge of the day: it’s actually a term that was used explicitly by the a-spec (also maybe personality disorders? ill use them for this example anyway) community until there was some merging and then it bled out into other areas like depression/adhd/anxiety communities. The reason for the separation is you cant take a pill to “cure” autism or BPD (borderline personality) or Psychopathy (Antisocial Personality Disorder) or their “symptoms”, unlike the other mentioned -------- yes - ADHD IS permanent - like personality disorders -, but is also manageable through medication.))))) because 1 - I feel like im too dysfunctional, likely abusive in my own ways (which are real and i actually do- ive picked things up from my parents. i dont like it.), and maybe a liitttle bit depressed/suicidal but in a way that comes up every month/two weeks and leaves me looking up what around my general vicinity i can kill myself with At That Moment successfully

Honestly, I don’t think anyone cares enough to read through the entirety of this, or the writing I’m going to make, but I feel it’s important to mention and I don’t want to catch people off guard too much.