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MY TA SHOT SOMEONE IN THE FOOT AND THE PROFESSOR WAS SO FUCKING QUICK LMAOOO

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the more i try to explain gender to cis people the more i understand plato's allegory of a cave

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“google is free” actually now that you can’t turn off ai answers google is 5.6 billion gallons of water.

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I can't keep having the same conversations about love languages, mbti, iq, bmi, "brain fully formed at 25" and shit over and over again...

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Funny story from the other night:

A dad came into my cafe with his 3 year old daughter.  He bought her a cookie and himself a coffee.  They sit down, and I go back to my pre-closing cleaning.  Three minutes later the dad walks up to the counter again, so I stop cleaning and walk over to greet him again.

As I’m in the middle of saying “hi” he cuts me off and says “Water.”

Not “Can I get a glass of water, please?” not “Where can I get water?” not even a confused “water?” like he’s not sure how to get water in this cafe.  Just a single word demand.

I work in silicon valley, so I’m kind of used to techies talking to me like I’m Siri or Alexa, but it still always drives me crazy when they do this.  Like, I don’t even care about the “please” anymore, I just want people to talk to me in complete sentences.  So I get the guy a cup of water, and he sits back down. 

As I’m about to go back to cleaning I hear his daughter go “Daddy, you did that WRONG.  You have to say ’CAN I have a glass of water PLEASE’”

My jaw hit the ground.  The dad suddenly became flustered and tried coming up with excuses “I-I said please…” “No you didn’t!” “Well she was busy…. I didn’t want to bother her…..” “You still got to be polite!”

When they were done eating the dad brought the dishes back to the counter and said “Thank you so much!” It’s amazing how fast someone’s manners can improve when a 3 year old calls them out.

Shout out to whoever is teaching that little girl manners, because you know it’s not her dad.  I hope she never stops calling rude people out.

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me every day without fail: I'll do [chore] when I get home

me when I get home:

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Seeing a post talking about how STEM majors in different conferences respect each others kinds of work while fearing it gave me an idea of how Zorian's reputation after the time loop could manifest. Imagine you're at a spell forge conference/convention. Everyone is giving talks, pitches, and grant requests for their very niche work in spell formulas. You've got advanced warders, golem crafters, training sphere designers, etc. And then this new kid comes up to present, an academy graduate that started his own spell forge in Cyoria with the dirt cheap property costs. He starts pitching his spell formula that allowed you to communicate both telepathically and verbally over vast distances. The specifics fly over your head, it's not your specialty, but you think you understand the broadstrokes. And it makes sense for him to be good at this, you heard he is friends with some telepathic spiders or something. And then throughout the event you see him talk animatedly with other experts in their own fields and keeping up with whatever they say. You think you also hear him pitch his own improvements and suggestions that those experts seriously consider. And then he comes to you, at your little golem booth. He compliments your design, makes an inside joke many golem crafters make, and asks you detailed questions with an obvious knowledge base of the field. You have an opportunity to ramble so you take it and the kid asks you questions that allow you to talk more without betraying any secrets. You try to return the favor but you still don't get some of the fundamentals of what his project is about, but he helps you better ask the gist of what you're curious about. Eventually you ask how he knows so much about golem crafting. He waves off the question with "Oh I have a friend who's a real nerd about it. Anyway if you make some space around the inside of the golem's joints you can inscribe a separate animation spell formula which gives it a better range of motion. Good luck with your work!" And then he leaves, not seeming to care he just solved one of the roadblocks your team has been struggling with for weeks. Talking to your other friends you find that they had similar experiences with the kid. What the fuck is he?

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I find it very satisfying that Zorian's own choices are what lead to his involvement in the plot.

Zach's meddling may have saved Zorian's life in the initial barrage, but it's Zorian's decision to search for Akoja that tangles their fates together. If Zach had his way Zorian would have been "safe" at the shelters by time Quatach-Ichl showed up, but Zorian strikes out to repay the debt he feels he owes Akoja by driving her into danger and winds up at the right place at the right time. He never would have been partially soul melded to Zach if he had been callous enough or lacking in courage enough to abandon Akoja.

On top of that, he makes a second decision to prioritize someone else's life over his own safety when he let's go of the teleport rod to push Zach out of the way of Quatach-Ichl's attack. Granted, he had to react in a split second and had no time to deliberate, but his first instinct was to protect Zach rather than ensure his own escape.

Amusingly, Zach complains that Zorian let go of the rod while Zorian fires back that Zach would be dead if he hadn't done that. He doesn't seem to regret his choice at all, even if it means that he himself is still in danger.

Zack comments multiple times that trying to keep Zorian alive is a chore, and it occurs to me that the main reason Zorian didn't become involved in the loops years earlier is precisely because Zorian is so difficult to keep alive during the invasion. It wasn't until Zach successfully and naturally got Zorian to attend the dance that the dominoes start falling. Only by saving Zorian does Zach inadvertently open the door for Zorian to enter the stage and drastically change the trajectory of events, eventually saving Zach in turn.

Only when Zorian is alive and free to act completely within his own nature, both driving Akoja away and subsequently trying to rescue her, is he elevated to a protagonist role.

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Zach canonically thinks Zorian is scarier than him and believes most would see it so (He said this on the hill in Cyoria when first pulling Daimen into the loop.... so to speak. (the metaphorical loop))

Sure Zach is more in-your-face powerful but Zach thinks that Zorian is the one to truly fear, even fears Zorian a little himself. And I think this is why (based on what we see in the books, especially in his pov chapter)

Reason no.1: His artifice. Zorian makes golems that are seen as the pinnacle of golem-making by government officials and Quatach-Ichl himself. Mrva is nigh indestructable and can walk through reality warping attacks. His defense cubes make him practically untouchable. He created a wraith well, by studying soul wells and by mind-raping Sudomir. He even managed to magically upgrade bullets. Zach is canonically very impressed with this, and Zorian admits that he's flattered that Zach thought that he could kill Quatach-Ichl through the use of artifice and cunning.

Reason no.2: His mind magic. Of course, this. This is Zorian's speciality and his range is... unnnerving. There is practically no mind magic that he cannot do. He is equal to many aranean matriarchs and was able to beat Quatach-Ichl in a 1v1. It's Zach that suggests that Zorian could win a 1v1 mind battle with Quatach-Ichl, and he fully believed that Zorian would be capable of creating fake minds. Which again, probably flattered Zorian, although he admits himself that he couldn't do it, not even once.

Reason no.3: The scope of his abilities. Not in the sense of variety, although that too. It's more that Zach doesn't know where Zorian's limit is. He was convinced that Zorian is able to defeat Quatach-Ichl (and was proven correct), he believed that Zorian was able to kill the lich. He even believed that Zorian could create a convincing fake mind. He was proven right that Zorian could tamper with his head even under mind blank, which was one of Zach's first thoughts in the fake world, but even Zorian admits that fake minds are impossible. Zach was fairly confident that Zorian could produce a couple or more fake minds ("the guy was just that scary").

Reason no.4: His pragmatism, in combat and otherwise. Zorian cut Sudomir's arms off, he has little to no qualms with the darker side of magic. Zach is slightly unnerved by this, especially Zorian's willingness to do blood magic.

And of course, reason no.5: His intelligence. Zorian is probably (definitely) the smartest guy Zach knows. Zach knows that Zorian is quick on his feet and intelligent, when he found out that Zorian bypassed mind blank, this admiration of his friend's intelligence probably (grudgingly) multiplied by tenfold. No one has managed a spell like the manifold resonance(? Name?) yet. And it's implications are terrifying.

Not only does Zach think others would find Zorian scarier, he himself is a little afraid of Zorian. He even says this early on in the story. And that speaks volumes.

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A nice shower and the day can begin...