i think the only way vriska could have "fixed" roses teen alchaholism is announcing to everyone (but rose ofc) shes going to start an intervention and then the rest of the meteor panicking cause they know shes going to fuck it up so bad so they collectively get their shit together to help rose before vriska can
cw for discussions of alcoholism
nah, i dont think she would forget a grand gesture like that. vriska, passing up a chance to 8e the hero and save somebody from themself? please.
(i also don't think the rest of the meteor crew would be in much of a position to stop her, but i digress)
on top of slapping the mug of wine out of rose's hands every chance she got, she would 100% have a "heart-to-heart" with rose
this utter disaster of a social interaction would betray not only vriska's lack of understanding of human social relationships ("You're sad that adult human squatter 'mom' of yours isn't around anymore when all she did was leech off you and play dum8 mind games????????") but also a cringe-inducing level of tone-deaf projection. ("8elieve me, Lalonde, I know ha8its are a tough thing to 8reak, 8ut your lazy 8itch of a human lusus dying was the 8est thing that could've ever happened to you. You're a free 8ird! No hungry mouths to feed and you don't have to deal with the CONSTANT N8GGING anymore. So stop 8oo-hooing and 8oozing yourself into an early grave! It's fucking path8ic.")
this would have a net-zero effect on rose's addiction/recovery trajectory---immediately after, sure, she might've had a binge motivated by self-loathing, but in the long run all that would happen is rose learning not to drink where vriska might see. there would be potential for ultimately sad and destructive "games" of hide-the-bottle, resulting in disastrous animosity between the two of them, but . . . rose can just alchemize more if vriska finds/destroys her stash lol.
vriska can't fix rose's alcoholism, or anyone's for that matter. you can't make people recover, not if they're not ready to, and any positive intervention on vriska's part would be nothing but a bandaid on something that is ultimately rose's journey and character arc. it literally is not about vriska.
on the other hand, vriska's aliveness and presence on the meteor absolutely would prevent terezi's faygo dependence and relationship with gamzee. (well, if not outright preventing the gamzee thing, her presence would at least mitigate the influence gamzee had over terezi's life pre-retcon). (IF, that is, you think fridging the clown is a lazy and unsustainable solution)
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Meteorain
One of my favorite cards to use in the early days of Duel Links, Meteorain holds a special place in my heart. It almost makes it disappointing that I don't really like looking at the art super close up like this lol. The part I dislike the most is definitely how the shadows on this guy's face seem so much lighter when viewed up close. From far away (how you'd view it on an actual card), his face shadows look dark/cohesive enough that it enhances the glow from his eyes enough that it looks eerie. Here it's toned down a lot, which actually shifts the focus downward towards his mouth. The way the meteors were rendered is still so cool that it's unreal (they literally look like they're melting/crumbling apart from the heat of rocketing down through the sky), but a little of the impact is missing without this guy looking completely sinister. Up close though, I can't stop looking at the hot pink that they used for the meteor streaks. It's so fantastic and pairs really well with the blue and white swirled sky background.
Rating: 9/10, This'll probably hurt, jsyk
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OKAY WELLLLL if youre accepting mako asks Hiiiiiii. what are her relations with the other team meteor characters O_O... or just the ones that you have figured out rn . . .
hiii :3 im always accepting them !!
i'll do the ones i have figured out/can think of
Ace - besties. very close, they have known each other since 15-16. they bond over running away from home, being enby etc. Ace is a good older sibling figure for Finley and looks after him when Mako can't.
Blake - casual friends. they get along p alright, they both got the same laidback demeanor and they get competitive with video games and diss each other. Mako thinks he's a jerk sometimes tho and doesn't hesitate to call him out on it. Bad influence for Finley.
Eclipse - friends, they both bond over family as being an important reason for being in Meteor and both not agreeing with the team's actions.
Aster - reminds her of Finley a little. she finds him amusing.
Fern - thinks he's a prick. he's jealous of her and her younger brother so he gets on their nerves a lot.
Terra - Mako always covers Finley's ears whenever she's around. talks too much for her liking. sometimes it's amusing though.
Taka - acquaintances. Mako doesn't think much of him other than that he's very important to Ace.
i'll have to think abt it more properly w the others
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Sue & Kaizen: It's just a colorful Chocobo, how bad can 'Dread Comet' be.
-30 Minutes later-
NAW, FUCK THAT THING. IT'S BETTER OFF DEAD.
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Lets see Hearts would go to jail on account of: destroying property, conspiracy against the gods and endangering public safety
What Would You Send My Muse to Prison For?
(Yeah, that sounds about right.)
"We were just doing what needed to be done." ...For the most part, in any case. He hadn't actually intended on bringing harm to mortalkind. At first.
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