#“Granny Weatherwax was often angry. She considered it one of her strong points. Genuine anger was one of the world’s great creative forces.

[p4nishers]

one of the most important things terry pratchett has taught me is that it's okay to be angry. no one has ever said that to me before. he taught me that anger was an engine. that you can use that anger. that it goes hand in hand with love. he taught me to never underestimate my anger, because it's one of my strongest points. he taught me genuine anger was one of the world’s great creative forces. he taught me i shouldn't be fighting my anger, but what caused it. he himself said rage underlines everything he wrote. i never heard anger talked about so openly like that before and it's freeing, i suppose, to realize you are truly, truly not alone in your rage at the world. you never were.

[laufire]

thank you! :D

I wouldn't say he goes berserk, the way I'm picturing it at the moment. it's going to give this vibe:

Granny Weatherwax was often angry. She considered it one of her strong points. Genuine anger was one of the world’s great creative forces. But you had to learn how to control it. That didn’t mean you let it trickle away. It meant you dammed it, carefully, let it develop a working head, let it drown whole valleys of the mind and then, just when the whole structure was about to collapse, opened a tiny pipeline at the base and let the iron-hard stream of wrath power the turbines of revenge.

— Wyrd Sisters, Terry Pratchett.

he will feel hurt, though that's going to be buried under layers and layers of righteous fury.

and yes, the other bats know! it wouldn't be sustainable otherwise (although I definitely don't imagine bruce doing the courtesy to inform all of them individually, if they weren't present when the whole thing went down). they each have their own opinion on it and none of them would have the resources to help jason, safely, against bruce's wishes... but ymmv on how much that matters in each case.

the amnesiac!jason wip you have mentioned sounds fascinating and a really good source of angst. i would really love to hear any more details, if you are comfortable sharing

thank you, that's definitely very flattering :DD

okay, the gist for anyone just stumbling into the post: this idea (WHICH I CAME UP WITH BEFORE GOTHAM WAR STARTED) is about how jason (new earth version) fought someone with mental powers that left his psyche and his memories scrambled and in need of repairs. and lo and behold comes bruce (with the help of some friends), to fix it but... taking some creative licenses in the process.

the result is a jason who thinks he's a normal 20-something, no family, going to college in gotham. things seem fine and normal on the surface! jason is studying biochemistry! he's in a theatre club that's doing pygmalion! he works in a suicide prevention hot-line! funded by... well I'm sure you can guess that one. but. something is clearly Wrong. and then something brings his memories back and all bets are off. this is fucking war.

timeline wise, I'm undecided. one thing I am very clear is that damian had NOT being introduced to bruce & co before this happened (and hasn't yet, because talia saw that shit and went. yeah no fucking way). but I also want to take into account jason's little arc in outsiders (2003) where he helps dick save black lightning, which in terms of publishing, happened about a year after damian's introduction. it's okay though, it's fic, I can shuffle things around xD

it's likely I'll have a while happen between the mind-wipe and the story starting, just to stretch the timeline and also allow for steph's return, because I want her there. I also want to read cass's post-brainwashing arc to see what I want her role to be, because hers is the one I'm most unclear on rn and I feel that arc could help me decide.

[pratchettquotes]

Granny Weatherwax was often angry. She considered it one of her strong points. Genuine anger was one of the world's great creative forces. But you had to learn how to control it. That didn't mean you let it trickle away. It meant you dammed it, carefully, let it develop a working head, let it drown whole valleys of the mind and then, just when the whole structure was about to collapse, opened a tiny pipeline at the base and let the iron-hard stream of wrath power the turbines of revenge.

Terry Pratchett, Wyrd Sisters

[perletwo]

Granny Weatherwax was often angry. She considered it one of her strong points. Genuine anger was one of the world’s great creative forces. But you had to learn how to control it. That didn’t mean you let it trickle away. It meant you dammed it, carefully, let it develop a working head, let it drown whole valleys of the mind and then, just when the whole structure was about to collapse, opened a tiny pipeline at the base and let the iron-hard stream of wrath power the turbines of revenge.

Terry Pratchett, Wyrd Sisters

[boffo-novelty-and-joke-shop]

Granny Weatherwax was often angry. She considered it one of her strong points. Genuine anger was one of the world's greatest creative forces. But you had to learn how to control it. That didn't mean you let it trickle away. It meant you dammed it, carefully, let it develop a working head, let it drown whole valleys of the mind and then, just when the whole structure was about to collapse, opened a tiny pipeline at the base and let the iron-hard stream of wrath power the turbines of revenge.

- Wyrd Sisters, Terry Pratchett

i really do enjoy stories and character arcs that explore anger as a positive or at least curative force. that can allow room to say that, yes, too much anger and anger without direction can be hurtful and exhausting while still acknowledging that anger can be an important motivator.

there can be anger in justice. anger in healing. anger in grieving and bonding and forming a movement.

[terrypratchettparadise]

Granny Weatherwax was often angry. She considered it one of her strong points. Genuine anger was one of the world's greatest creative forces. But you had to learn how to control it. That didn't mean you let it trickle away. It meant you dammed it, carefully, let it develop a working head, let it drown whole valleys of the mind and then, just when the whole structure was about to collapse, opened a tiny pipeline at the base and let the iron-hard stream of wrath power the turbines of revenge.

Terry Pratchett - Wyrd Sisters

[systlin]

Auntie, how does one stay happy? If I even get a whiff of anything political or current events, I get overwhelmed. I feel like I have been away from home for a long time. I just want to go home.

I do things that make me happy. I know that me being happy is a subtle revenge against those who hate people like me. 

And rather than getting overwhelmed, I get angry. 

Why? What’s the difference. 

Because anger is a force of creativity. To quote Sir Terry Pratchett, on my idol Granny Weatherwax. 

“Granny Weatherwax was often angry. She considered it one of her strong points. Genuine anger was one of the world's greatest creative forces. But you had to learn how to control it. That didn't mean you let it trickle away. It meant you dammed it, carefully, let it develop a working head, let it drown whole valleys of the mind and then, just when the whole structure was about to collapse, opened a tiny pipeline at the base and let the iron-hard stream of wrath power the turbines of revenge.”

[donloco]

"Granny Weatherwax was often angry. She considered it one of her strong points. Genuine anger was one of the world’s greatest creative forces. But you had to learn how to control it. That didn't mean you let it trickle away. It meant you dammed it, carefully, let it develop a working head, let it drown whole valleys of the mind and then, just when the whole structure was about to collapse, opened a tiny pipeline at the base and let the iron-hard stream of wrath power the turbines of revenge."

Terry Pratchett - Wyrd Sisters

[roseredfingers]

Granny Weatherwax was often angry. She considered it one of her strong points. Genuine anger was one of the world’s great creative forces. But you had to learn how to control it. That didn’t mean you let it trickle away. It meant you dammed it, carefully, let it develop a working head, let it drown whole valleys of the mind and then, just when the whole structure was about to collapse, opened a tiny pipeline at the base and let the iron-hard steam of wrath power the turbines of revenge.

Terry Pratchett, Wyrd Sisters

[qserasera]

“Granny Weatherwax was often angry. She considered it one of her strong points. Genuine anger was one of the world's greatest creative forces. But you had to learn how to control it. That didn't mean you let it trickle away. it meant you dammed it, carefully, let it develop a working head, let it drown whole valleys of the mind and then, just when the whole structure was about to collapse, opened a tiny pipeline at the base and let the iron-hard stream of wrath power the turbines of revenge.”  - Terry Pratchett

[virtuetriumphant-blog]

Citta Alveare app!

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Other characters in Citta: none!

Character name: “Granny” Esmerelda Weatherwax

Series: Discworld

Canon point (if applicable): Post-I Shall Wear Midnight, pre-The Shepherd’s Crown

Personality (please write at least a paragraph [ of about 12-15 sentences ] in your own words about your character’s personality.): Granny Weatherwax has been described by her closest friend, Gytha Ogg, as being “proud in the same way the sea is full of water” - her existence is pride. Stubborn in all walks of life, Granny is, simply put, a bad person. She has a foul temperament, dislikes people, and has the air of a terrifyingly evil witch. She’s competitive, headstrong, and selfish; however, out of sheer force of will and dedication to her principles, she is instead a “good” witch. Of course, to her, being Good and Right is much more important than being Nice. She is not compassionate - she is pragmatic.How you feel is less important than how you live.

Granny is widely considered the most powerful witch on the Disc, but she dislikes demonstrating this power. Rather, she prefers using psychology (or as she calls it, “headology”) to solve problems. Rather than curse someone (which would be entirely too much trouble), she’ll simply say she cursed you and let you think the next bit of bad luck is her fault. Rather than make someone a frog, she’ll make them think they’re a frog (which, due to canonical rules of morphic resonance, often temporarily turns people in to frogs). She prefers to use this to solve problems rather than make them. Her sheer force of will allows her to tough through practically anything

“Granny Weatherwax was often angry. She considered it one of her strong points. Genuine anger was one of the world’s great creative forces. But you had to learn how to control it. That didn’t mean you let it trickle away. It meant you dammed it, carefully, let it develop a working head, let it drown whole valleys of the mind and then, just when the whole structure was about to collapse, opened a tiny pipeline at the base and let the iron-hard stream of wrath power the turbines of revenge.” - Terry Pratchett, Wyrd Sisters

Granny is also driven to proving herself as part of her competitive streak. As such, she’s likely to do things that fail to inconvenience her while also providing risk of pain.

Abilities your character possesses (only applicable if your character has powers. Must be extremely detailed):  Granny is widely considered the most powerful witch the Disc has ever seen. Her raw magical power is formidable, capable of moving the entire kingdom of Lancre forward in to the future and summoning vast flames, once dueling Archchancellor Cutangle of Unseen University and winning. A rough list of her poorly defined abilities: Pyromancy Telekinesis

Time travel (only one way, and extremely dangerous - never plans on doing it again)

Delaying injuries

“Fading in to the foreground” - essentially invisibility, becomes unnoticeable, eyes just slipping over her as she seems to be parts of the background and foreground

Shapeshifting in to various animals

Borrowing - Easily her most notable power and the one she is most proud of. Borrowing is a very mentally taxing magic, in which the practitioner rides the body and mind of an animal. It is highly risky, as the animal’s personality is always at risk of overtaking the rider - several witches and wizards have been trapped inside an animal and never seen again, their body rotting at home. Granny’s force of will and absolutely extreme sense of self prevent this from happening - she was even able to Borrow an entire swarm of bees, separating her entire consciousness across hundreds of bees, and came out perfectly fine (though with szzzzome temporary szzzide effectszzz).

Headology - 99% of the power that Granny ACTUALLY exhibits is essentially raw charisma and psychology. She’s a master of manipulation, but only ever uses it to solve problems and help others - or at least prevent harm from coming to others. She has stated that most of the power of being a witch comes from making sure people KNOW you are a powerful witch. The pointy hat is a symbol of power that almost always instills respect in others.

Weapon of choice: Psychology, magic.

[artsandclarts]

DISCWORLD: WYRD SISTERS

The sixth book in the Discworld series, published 1988. In 1995 it was adapted into a BBC Radio 4 radio play. Later in 1996 it was adapted to a theatre play by Stephen Briggs. It was also a turned into a six part animation in 1997,

SYNOPSIS

“Things like crowns had a troublesome effect on clever folks; it was best to leave all the reigning to the kind of people whose eyebrows met in the middle.

Three witches gathered on a lonely heath. A king cruelly murdered, his throne usurped by his ambitious cousin. A child heir and the crown of the kingdom, both missing. The omens are not auspicious for the new incumbent, for whom ascending this tainted throne is a more complicated affair than you might imagine, particularly when the blood on your hands just won’t wash off and you’re facing a future with knives in it…”

QUOTES

“Only in our dreams are we free. The rest of the time we need wages.”

“Unlike wizards, who like nothing better than a complicated hierarchy, witches don’t go in much for the structured approach to career progression. It’s up to each individual witch to take on a girl to hand the area over to when she dies. Witches are not by nature gregarious, at least with other witches, and they certainly don’t have leaders. Granny Weatherwax was the most highly-regarded of the leaders they didn’t have.”

“The duke had a mind that ticked like a clock and, like a clock, it regularly went cuckoo.”

“Granny Weatherwax was often angry. She considered it one of her strong points. Genuine anger was one of the world's greatest creative forces. But you had to learn how to control it. That didn't mean you let it trickle away. It meant you dammed it, carefully, let it develop a working head, let it drown whole valleys of the mind and then, just when the whole structure was about to collapse, opened a tiny pipeline at the base and let the iron-hard stream of wrath power the turbines of revenge.”

“And, with alarming suddenness, nothing happened.” 

“‘Right,' he said uncertainty. His mind was grinding through the problem. She was a witch. Just lately there'd been a lot of gossip about witches being bad for your health. He'd been told not to let witches pass, but no one had said anything about apple sellers. Apple sellers were not a problem. It was witches that were the problem. She'd said she was an apple seller and he wasn't about to doubt a witch's word.” 

“Magrat knew she had lost. You always lost against Granny Weatherwax, the only interest was in seeing exactly how.”

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Discworld Wiki

[liminalcathag]

when i was a kid i read:

Granny Weatherwax was often angry. She considered it one of her strong points. Genuine anger was one of the world's greatest creative forces. But you had to learn how to control it. That didn't mean you let it trickle away. It meant you dammed it, carefully, let it develop a working head, let it drown whole valleys of the mind and then, just when the whole structure was about to collapse, opened a tiny pipeline at the base and let the iron-hard stream of wrath power the turbines of revenge.

and i became a very specific type of person

i’m a very furious and angry person which makes me no kind of leader but a very good friend

[spaceraptor]

“Granny Weatherwax was often angry. She considered it one of her strong points. Genuine anger was one of the world's greatest creative forces. But you had to learn how to control it. That didn't mean you let it trickle away. It meant you dammed it, carefully, let it develop a working head, let it drown whole valleys of the mind and then, just when the whole structure was about to collapse, opened a tiny pipeline at the base and let the iron-hard stream of wrath power the turbines of revenge.” ― Terry Pratchett, Wyrd Sisters

What I love best about Terry Pratchett is that he had to optimism to see the best of humanity, the realism to know that’s generally not what one gets, and the anger and drive to do something about it.

[irelyre]

Granny Weatherwax was often angry. She considered it one of her strong points. Genuine anger was one of the world's greatest creative forces. But you had to learn how to control it. That didn't mean you let it trickle away. It meant you dammed it, carefully, let it develop a working head, let it drown whole valleys of the mind and then, just when the whole structure was about to collapse, opened a tiny pipeline at the base and let the iron-hard stream of wrath power the turbines of revenge.

i really do enjoy stories and character arcs that explore anger as a positive or at least curative force. that can allow room to say that, yes, too much anger and anger without direction can be hurtful and exhausting while still acknowledging that anger can be an important motivator.

there can be anger in justice. anger in healing. anger in grieving and bonding and forming a movement.