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[not-the-red-mist]

A prediction for the events of this new year would amount to baseless conjecture and thus instead I give simple advice. Should you see the brightest star in the sky, remember where it was and follow it diligently so that you will learn. The new year will be as insightful as you are curious.

We have been permitted a very small fireworks show using what was gathered at the end of our last contract. Don Quixote will be lighting them as Faust does care for bright flashes... it also seems in the spirit of things.

Do take care.

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No no it’s fine I prefer it published! Just easier to try this out somewhere low stakes first yknow lol

-Ink Anon

She says like she isn’t the one who’s worrying about me talking on a big rp blog out of nowhere.

-Logo Anon

I see, I see! Honestly relatable worry. But, I’m positive you folks will strike a balance that suits you in no time at all so you can both have fun rping! Really do appreciate that y’all came to my little neck of the woods to figure it out though. Even on anon, it’s super brave of you to come around talking about it like this.

[not-the-red-mist]

Hiii I’m thinking of trying something new so I’m testing it out in your inbox? It’s just a chill place to be!

-Ink Anon

Hey, I’m uhh. An alter or something? We’re unsure if we’re plural to be specific, but no better way to find out then to test talking separately.

-Logo Anon

Honestly based as fuck. Explore your self/selves to the fullest! We’ll be here to back you on this journey of self-discovery 100%!

[not-the-red-mist]

Okay chat I need you to hold my hands and imagine something with me.

What if Don Quixote got some custom-order Allas Workshop socks to go with Rocinante.

Think about it. We could make her so much faster. She deserves to be faster.

What do you think?

[not-the-red-mist]

The trans terrorbeast…

imagine being sancho and drinking the forget water and forgetting your trans and then going around telling everyone of the amazing wonderful vicious monster you fought who gave you such valiant scars

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Is this an RP blog? A regular fanblog? The world may never know.

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Ohhhhh she sounds so cool!!! I love seeing what people come up with, it’s super creative!! Combining multiple works is fun and something I didn’t really think of until now.

-Ink Anon

Hehe! I like to think I’m creative from time to time! My big inspos for Cal are of course Caleb from East of Eden, his brother Aron, and their parents. There’s also some DNA from The Grapes of Wrath and Of Mice and Men in there, too. Though, it’s been a hot minute since I read any of them, so I’m more or less doing my own thing!

As an aside, one of my partners over at @wuthering-tempest has an OC based on Captain Nemo. I recommend checking his stuff out!

[not-the-red-mist]

THIS GUY IS SO SILLY… SILLINESS LEVELS OFF THE CHARTS 🎠

[not-the-red-mist]

I heard the words sinner oc and boy would I! Tell me about yours. I got three of my own but their refs ain’t done yet and I actually am thinking about making them an askblog soooo information about them shall be postponed for the time being

-Ink Anon

I probably won’t ever get as far as an askblog or official art for mine but!

Her name is Cal and she’s a sort of composite of the works of John Steinbeck, particularly East of Eden, which was pretty influential on my young mind when I read it back in the day. If I had to describe her it would be “arrogant but well-meaning,” the sort of person who would rather buy an expensive gift earned through hard labor and cunning business practice than give something cheap and homemade. My entire vision for her is that people perceive her as shallow or vain for this, when in reality that couldn’t be further from the truth, and that leads to the sort of main conflict of her story.

I won’t get into the nitty-gritty, but Cal’s genuinely supportive of her team. She believes they will do the right thing with encouragement, and does her best to provide it, even if she does come off as mean or back-handed. Her canto revolves around reconciling with a family that fell apart because of rampant communication issues and projecting one’s vision of the ideal over someone else’s. Let’s just say, she mouthed off a fair bit in the past, and ended up shattering a lot of hearts as a result. She wants to try to mend things as best she can even if they’ll never be the same again. But to do so would require her to actually state her feelings to the people she cares about, instead of lashing out when frustrated or hiding behind her uncaring facade.

[not-the-red-mist]

In all seriousness I couldn’t. Uhh. Figure out what to ask really. But yknow what fuck it. Favorite sinner? Do you like ocs? Uhhhh ok im outta questions already. Sometimes I wonder how people know me as a named asker when im really bad at thinking of things to ask, whoopsie

-Ink Anon

For the first one… It’s Don Quixote 100%. I genuinely don’t think I have thought about a character this much since Elidibus FFXIV. I have a type of character I fixate on, you see. As for the second, I have a Sinner oc and at least three nuggets, one of them belonging to a Fixer office my girlfriends and I came up with. So yes, I very much like ocs. Lmk if you ever wanna hear about em and/or wanna talk about your own!

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Oh okay this embed finally works so now I can share this wonderful Donqui (Sancho) art properly. Please go show the artist some love on twitter.

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Hello fellow named asker. You have now become the asked >:3

-Ink Anon

Oh fuck! Oh shit! It’s Ink Anon! Holy shit! Oh fuck!

[not-the-red-mist]

Turning on asks btw! In case people ever have questions like “Who are you” and and “Why are you in my house”

[not-the-red-mist]

I woke up, saw this image of a dog with a blunt and immediately thought to myself “damn I should have made Gebura into a dog in kiwi company.”

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So I did.

I think this is the first retcon I will do of this semi-existing AU cause Gebura kiwi was already done previously. But I wanted to have at least one dog in Lobotokwi Corporation to match with Outis in Kiwi Company. Because them kiwis need their protectors right?

Yes I believe in trustworthy Outis if I didn’t I would have made her into a cat. …Because cats eat birds…

Speaking of cats

This also means I get to make Binah cat.

[not-the-red-mist]

Sometimes I use my knowledge for good. Other times, I feel like I’m on the War Thunder forums and someone’s making a stupid argument about my country’s tanks.

Anyway, here’s a quick summary of the discussion:

An acquaintance of mine thinks Lobotomy EGO looks too fragile to be effective as equipment. They aren’t necessarily wrong; Lobotomy EGO is comparable to Workshop equipment. Sometimes a little on the weak end, sometimes a little OP (cough Paradise Lost cough). I tried to explain this to them and how in some cases Workshop technology outperforms EGO.

This unfortunately resulted in a completely different debate about why one would train their Virtues to use EGO without corroding when you could just train your body and buy augments and Workshop gear.

To summarize why you might want to use EGO for those aspiring Fixers who might be leaning one way or another, Lobotomy EGO comes with all the knowledge of how to use it baked into the equipment. So long as your mind can withstand the strain, you could pick up Gold Rush or Mimicry and be just as skilled with it as the Red Mist herself. You trade the potential from growth for an instantaneous access to the skills and knowledge necessary to wield your weapon effectively, meaning even a talentless hack could make for a good Fixer if they have the fortitude to wield EGO. And, as far as I’m aware, any knowledge you have accumulated outside of using the EGO is fair game too, so there’s really no drawback if you have the training.

Catch is though, Lobotomy EGO is rare, dangerous, and meant to arm swathes of peons, not high-level Fixers. If you’re sufficiently trained already, you might not learn anything new; Just have a really durable and high-power sword, or a gun that doesn’t need bullets. A convenience, but easily outperformed by things like Allas’s infamous speed-enhancing equipment, or YuRia’s absolutely lethal instruments, when in the hands of a trained professional.

Now, there are other forms of EGO that are, in contrast, maybe more useful to a Fixer than Lobotomy EGO. Take, for instance, the Red Mist’s body armor. Sleek, dark, imposing- A crystallization of her will, hard to break through and enhancing to her already peak performance. Something sustained and self-made has little risk of corroding oneself, although it can shave precious minutes off your life if you aren’t careful with how you use your EGO. You are, after all, bludgeoning people to death with what could be described as an emanation of your fighting spirit. Damage to your EGO may as well be damage to your soul.

There’s also those sort of “single use” EGO manifestations seen from Limbus Company and the EGO pages used by the Library. These seem to have drastically enhanced effects compared to standard Lobotomy EGO. But, they’re bursts; Super moves from a fighting game. Decisive use of this EGO could turn the tides for even a rookie Fixer, but it’s unreliable as a tradeoff. You won’t always have the resources necessary to deploy Fluid Sac, and you could even risk corroding, since the EGO tends to be less “extracted” from the Abnormality and more “borrowed” from it. Sort of like… Donning a mask of an Abnormality! Much more dangerous, with much more immediate short-term benefit.

In any case, I don’t think it’s really a good idea to say EGO is in general better or worse than Workshop equipment. It all has its ups and its downs. A lot of it will come down to the needs and preferences of the enduser. If you have the money to buy one, and are willing to take the risks associated, I don’t see why a Fixer shouldn’t at least experiment with Lobotomy EGO. But, if you think you’d prefer safer gear from a Tres-regulated Workshop, there’s always tons of good craftsmen out there waiting to sell to you. Think about what kind of work your Office usually does, and gear up accordingly. No need to rush to make any decisions.

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Actually an arbiter

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Bloodfiends of La Manchaland!