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you know, i remember seeing a post a long time ago that went deep into how sloth might be the like. opposite of justice (if we go with the idea that demons represent the opposite of spirits), because sloth brings complacency and apathy, things that Justice (character) takes an issue with. the whole issue with Elthina is precisely that - in refusing to take sides, she's become complacent and thus, innocent mages are suffering.

now all of this is the contaxt for me to say. Anders and Meredith have some very interesting parallels that kinda make me go crazy.

They're both defined by their devotion to their cause and their perceived duty to it. They are both willing to go to extremes for it - Anders blowing up the Chantry to free the mages and Meredith invoking the annulment as an attempt to end the magic threat.

In fact, putting their cause above everything else causes the deterioment of their relationships with others - there's enough banters in act 3 about how Anders has been kinda doing poorly lately and we all know what anders does to hawke to achieve his goals, and by act 3, not even Elthina is fully on Meredith's side, and many of her templars have turned against her.

They also have the "there's an 'external' factor that is affecting them" that being Justice and the Red Lyrium (obviously. justice is not that external but you know what i mean right, anders didnt use to be this passionate about the overall cause until justice and he speaks plenty of justice's thoughts intermingling with his own. like the whole point is that you cant tell what is anders and what is justice, just how the red lyrium reveal makes it hard to tell how much of what meredith is doing is bc of her own growing paranoia and how much was bc of the red lyrium turning that up to a hundred)

they also have andraste parallels

but the thing that gets to me the most, and its why i gave that context at the beggining. is that Meredith straight up says "apathy brings suffering to the innocent". in those words, im not even paraphrasing. And when I heard that, it reminded me of Anders. Because they're both like. I won't sit around while i see shit happening and innocent people getting hurt. However, the "innocent people" are different in each of their viewpoints. Both are driven by the fact that, someone has to do smthg. Anders blows up the chantry bc mages have suffering for too long and this whole "its better to step back and not take sides" thing is making innocent mages suffer - mages who passed their harrowing and are being made tranquil, mages who keep being beaten up and sexually abused, and the ones with power to stop it do nothing. And Meredith does All That because she believes mages out of control cause harm to people - her sister killed 72 people because she was not trained by the circle, and meredith won't let that happen again, and she won't sit around while kirkwall is in shambles (remember, meredith's big thing is that she truly believes that what she is doing is for the better/for a good cause)

like its just so interesting to me that two characters that are so incredibly different and so opposites to one another have kinda. wild parallels, to the point where there is at least one thing they can agree on - you can't sit around and do nothing, especially not in the face of injustice. but they have different views on what that justice is and who the people suffering are.

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ok I don't know if you repeating the blood of the dragons is the blood of the world has driven me insane or if this makes sense but I am at this point fully convinced that dragons are like baby/larval titans. maybe an axolotl neoteny situation. so the archdemons would make sense because they're related to the titans so that's why the blight seeks them out. and maybe the evanuris used ? them? somehow?? to tranquilise the titans??? and that's why the numbers match up? I'm working on pure vibes here idk

dude i will fucking take any explanation

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Ugly OC Asks

Let's get messy 🔥

Questions compiled with @monocytogenes. Reblog with your OCs tagged and enjoy the crunch!

(I'm not numbering these so people have to copy the questions into the ask box.)

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What is your OC petty about?

When's the last time your OC hurt someone emotionally? What did they do?

What's an unsavory detail about your OC or opinion they have (to a modern Tumblr audience)?

What's an unsavory detail about your OC or opinion they have (to their peer group)?

What does your OC's love interest dislike about them?

Is your OC ever wrong? Big ways? Small ways? About what?

What does your OC lie about?

In what way(s) is your OC bad at life?

What's the fatal flaw in your OC's relationship(s)? What could destroy those relationships?

What fills your OC with envy? Alternatively who does your OC envy and why?

What physical trait(s) is your OC insecure about?

What personality trait(s) or habit(s) is your OC insecure about?

What's a moment your OC is ashamed to remember?

What's your OC's biggest fuck up?

What unconscious biases or expectations does your OC have regarding other genders, races or sexualities?

What skill does your OC need to work on improving?

What uncharitable takes would your OC have about you if they met you?

What's the longest grudge your OC has ever held? Against whom and why?

In what way is your OC worse than you?

Have there been any horrible consequences to well-intentioned choices your OC made? How did they cope with that?

Who hates your OC? Why?

What do your OC and their LI fight about?

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is any of your player characters pre-veilguard transgender or nonbinary?

yes, all of them

yes, two of them

yes, my warden (HoF)

yes, my orlesian warden-commander

yes, my hawke

yes, my inquisitor

none of them is

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talking to cullen and elthina about ser alrik and not coming out of it an explosion apologist is insane to me. that anders waited 3 whole ass years to do it is a test of patience in of itself. if that were me i would have dropped an actual like straight up nuclear missile on these jokers.

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I hate how fandom has become "if you haven't created anything in this very specific time frame after the release of the show/movie, everyone will have moved on"

And call me old fashioned, but that's just not me. I sometimes take ages to create and publish. And I will love a show or movie for such a long time (years, babes, years) that I just can't relate to the fast consumerism that's going on.

Because, let's be real, it can get really lonely in a fandom if most have simply moved on to the next shiny thing. Is what's created less worth, just because it was created outside the hype? Why is it such a taboo for this new fandom generation to love an old or "late" fic or art?

It's so tiring and I'm too old for the 30-seconds-hype-tiktok-shit. Just tired. So, so tired.

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how to deal with extreme heat without A/C

For anyone in the UK and Europe and wherever else who needs this -

Close blinds and drapes to keep the sun out of your house and reduce the incoming heat.

Drink a lot of a water. Like a shit ton of water. More than you think. I know ice water is less of a thing in some countries, but it's preferable because it'll keep you cooler.

In addition to plain water, make sure to replace electrolytes lost through sweating, by drinking something like Gatorade. You can make a homemade electrolyte drink by mixing water with a small amount of sea salt (~ 1/4 tsp) and half a lemon or lime, and sweetener if needed.

Dip a non-terrycloth tea towel (or any spare cotton like an old undershirt) in water and then stick it in the freezer for 5-7 minutes until it is icy cold but still pliable. Drape these cloths over bare skin, like your neck, legs, and forehead, and sit in front of a fan. The fan will continually evaporate heat and the cloth will stay very cold against you for quite a while.

Fill up a spare spray bottle with water and spray yourself while in front of a fan. (Not quite as effective as #4 but still good.)

Don't exercise. It exacerbates the stress on your body. You can skip one day gym bro.

Don't forget to eat, and only eat cold things. If you don't have an appetite because of the heat, drink something like a smoothie.

If it gets really bad, go to a cooling center if you can. Don't fuck around with extreme heat. Heat stress is deadly and often hard to feel until it's too late.

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Discussing baby’s future

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A true professional

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just found out in medieval france, having a lion on your coat of arms was so prevalent that there was literally a colloquial proverb to clown on knights for being basic and not having a real coat of arms. the hate game was so strong back then. imagine medieval hate anons

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The adventures of Inquisitor Maddox : Part 11

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That conver with cass always breaks me a lil, but tbh i dont think any of the seekers would had improve the situation

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I think the law on right to repair should give manufacturers two options: either you have to make it possible and practical for people to fix their own shit (as in, you have to sell replacement parts at reasonable prices, you have to provide repair manuals, you can't void warranties) or you have to fix your products whenever they break, for free, for the reasonably expected lifetime of the product.

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Please forgive me for ranting, but...I am so tired of AI. Just so tired. I don't want Microsoft Copilot, or Google Gemini, or Meta AI, or whatever other energy-sucking, water-wasting, mediocrity-spewing LLM is currently being thrust upon me. I just want to be left alone to create in peace.

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YOU play video games to feel powerful. I play video games to feel new, previously undiscovered shades of grief and sadness. we are NOT the same.

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oh my god are all the stupid inquisition camp locations because solas was like [wanting to dream there so fucking bad] no it’s a good place to sleep trust me

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theres bikes around the city you can rent but you have to use an app that needs your drivers license. theres buses that drive right to your destination, but if you dont have change you need the app. you can wash your car here if you sign into the app. you can go to the bathroom here you just have to unlock it with the app that needs your location on. you can order at this restaurant if you scan the code and download the app. im losing my freaking mind