#'why does he go into aeor with caleb' he doesn't want to be dead
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thinking about the roles boredom and cowardice play in the progression of ts!essek's character throughout the series- when he's not fighting off a sense of death he's fighting off boredom and it's not until 2 or 2.5ish years after the campaign that he really finds his footing with either. he's dealt with possibility by necessity of his field and knows he could have walked infinite paths but he saw the bright clear line that leads from A to B and chose it eyes open if blindered and through sheer chance it landed him back at square zero. maybe it didn't even matter at all. so now what. infinity's here again but it's out of reach because he's closed so many doors. he's bored and scared and thus aimless because while being one is terrible being both is torture and he's wrestling with that as he rebuilds his life from the ground up.
#i feel like rn most questions i can think to ask about why ts!essek does anything boils down to varying ratios of#'he's bored' and 'he doesn't want to be dead' (as distinct from 'he doesn't want to die')#(unfortunately essek dying is against the ts rules though so there's no easy way out there)#'why does he go into aeor with caleb' he doesn't want to be dead#'why does he leave aeor' he doesn't want to be dead#'why does he visit verin after so many years apart' he doesn't want to be dead#'why does he leave nicodranas after getting a deal with yussa and ryn' he's bored#'why does he go to zadash with beau and yasha' he's bored#'why is he obsessing about his relationship with caleb' he's bored#'why does he go back to zadash even though he was warned ludinus is keeping an eye' he's bored#'why does he leave caleb to do hfb stuff after declaring he wanted to stay with caleb first and foremost' he's bored#i can elaborate on all those points#also the fact that his boredom is fought by challenge and (to a certain extent) fright#whereas his cowardice is fought by curiosity#they compliment each other#do it bored as the comfort zone and do it scared as the panic zone so the growth/learning zone lies between them#many thoughts#i have PLANS but i need to read more books to learn how to write them#touchsent lore#chanse chatters#i have a bad habit of assuming my everything comes off as shallow#like it feels deep to me but also i have been submerged in ts for three years straight so idk if i'm the best judge
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campaign 3 episode 34: derd
if liam and ashley aren't at the table at the start of the episode I will simply walk into the ocean. I refuse to engage with it.
tonight's supposed to be just under 4 hours and idk why that makes me more nervous than a super-long one
everyone trying to keep frozen while they laugh hysterically (and failing)
taliesin's holding it together the best
oh no there he goes
robbieeee
I once again do not have my earbuds in so I just see sam pop up in the subs going "Wow!"
laura's really pretty tonight
marisha's shirt is going to bother me tho (weird necklines give me second-hand sensory weirdness)
"no wait I have to iron my cat"
"shut up MATT"
show me the table, I need to know how bad it's gonna hurt
oh okay. full table. ….that will probably be worse
fcg: I am just a little creachure
AEOR
oh the way matt said "him"
OH NO
oh no
ELVEN FATHER
hey maTT
I'm gonna puke
"their" WHOMST?
no fearne and orym memories T_T
going to la to fight matt in a denny's parking lot
NO
hey dice gods turn on your location
matt it has TRULY been 15 minutes
"we're the dm now"
I don't know why I thought I could work during this
chetney with one of those sensory chew necklaces
I am ashley
honestly about to go get my emotional support piplup
"now it's a normal-size party" shut the hell your mouth
try to steal from her
"I hate this game"
"fearne" "[gay fear]"
"okay bye ashley"
ASHLEY JOHNSON
"geeze louise"
"it's like carrying a toddler" nancy 😔
"what do you mean orym's dead." just the flat anger
liam if you make orym stay dead bc grief reasons I will fucking fight you
"why would I have a diamond" "because you steal everything"
hi I hadn't actually teared up until now
ashley fucking goddamn johnson
laudna wake up, I don't like this
laudna broom
I appreciate the sentiment on the gas can but I do not believe him
the worst part is that's true
mariSHA
"she stole my coin didn't she"
oh I knew she was gonna swerve
"we can be mad at the changebringer later"
liam o'brien I will fight you in a parking lot
hello 911 liam and matt are murdering me
"you're not done" like fucK YOU
the little whispery voice for will I'm gonna fkcing
"fearnie" fu ck
MARISHA GET BACK IN THAT FUCKING CHAIR OR SO HELP ME
WHEN I SAID I DIDN'T WANT LIAM AND ASHLEY TO LEAVE THE TABLE THAT DIDN'T MEAN THIS
oh don't say it that way he'll break in half
chet
I mean you're valid but
"we clearly threatened you"
"little bitch signal"
whispersss
this is an extremely griffin mcelroy ad read
he forgot to draw his angry eyebrows on first
"I really wanna punch a wall right now" "why do that when his face is right there?"
orym
give him advantage, he stabbed him in the foot
T_T
wait didn't caleb have a thing
alternate timeline ghost thing
my guy they cannot protect themselves from her
use ur wood chetney
I literally only just noticed sam has painted nails
"it only makes sense when she does it" and only barely then
dbza voice: maaaahogany
travis
I miss dariax
matt: it can replace material components
matt: HINT HINT
beacon juice
"I trust ashley johnson, ashley johnson told me she doesn't trust ashley johnson"
Illegal Airport Patdown
all I ever think of is "that's not how you measure pants!"
this is the same day as Angry Eyes???
matt what u do
;-;
RTA
my heart needed that
"god it's awful. I love it!"
"aren't you an orphan?" "…I'm gonna give you ten seconds to work that out."
was it fucking wizard hubris again
taliesin's voice rn
wonder if the Theme of this campaign is being dramatically altered against your will
if not physically then emotional trauma changing how you interact with/see the world (these are not mutually exclusive)
[ducks from the imodna shipper shrapnel]
oh. OH.
delilah would fully zombify her wouldn't she
or it's like a salt circle against delilah possession
"also: u in danger girl"
I desperately need to see travis' etsy search history
"doomsday clock is at Concern"
"this thing is for toddlers!"
"get it off of laudna"
I'm gonna miss Joe
tag urself I'm shady sally
chetney
"grab the kids, I want them to see!" why is that so cute tho
[mighty nein voice] up!
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