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sleketon666 · 6 months ago

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Oh I love this, that's gonna be fun to explore! A quick warning - in my playthrough with Marie I didn't recruit Lae'Zel and Shadowheart, so answers about them will be more like 'what if's. Or I'll just skip some of them.

• Origin & Class

1. What is their backstory and why did you choose it?

Marie's background is Sage, much like Gale's. Both of them share quite a common trait of wizards - hunger for knowledge. Marie is eager to learn new things, especially in magic, nature, people around her and the world itself. All of those things amaze and inspire her.

2. What is their class (+ subclass) and why did you choose it?

Her main class is wizard, a necromancer to be precise. Both before and after she became an undead herself, dark arts fascinated her the most. And not even because she wants to use it, but to study it, understand it. And her interest in it became even more apparent after her resurrection. Idk she's just always been drawn to it.

3. Do they multiclass? Why (not)?

Yes, she's also multiclassed into a cleric of Kelemvor. She's not exactly a cleric by her lore, but she did learn healing magic from clerics that helped her. I know that perhaps such combo of classes doesn't make much sense, but it does for me.

4. Is there a reason why your Tav starts out as Level 1?

Not really, her abilities were just nerfed by the tadpole, like most of her companions.

5. Does your Tav have family members? Are they close?

She was the eldest daughter of her family and the only daughter to 'survive' the assassination that was ordered by her mother. So, obviously, she went no contact with mother and other relatives on her side. Marie's relationships with father though and his part of the family are still there. They aren't close, but they usually meet once or twice a month to check up on each other and exchange some news. But there's no feeling of real family bonds.

6. Does your Tav have any friends from their past? Are they still friends?

She has one close friend with whom she lived for a few years. I still haven't thought much about that friend and her impact on Marie's lore, but for now it's safe to say that they studied wizardry together, just different kinds. They have long moved out from the home they once shared but they still keep in touch and write each other regularly. Sometimes they meet when the friend comes to visit Baldur's Gate.

7. Does your Tav have connections to other characters (I.e.: NPCs)?

Marie knows Bonecloaks since they are sort of colleagues in the alchemy field, so it's no surprise that she's their regular customer who often trades with Derryth for rare potions' ingredients. Marie's also heard plenty of the Society of Brilliance and always been interested in it (even spent plenty of time considering joining them), so she's happy to make acquaintance with Blurg and Omeluum and has much to discuss with them. Oh, and I think she knows Alan from Elf Song because she used to stay there plenty of times. She doesn't interact much with him though.

8. Where did your character live before the events of the game?

Baldur's Gate, mostly different inns. Before the abduction she didn't have her own home.

9. Does your Tav have a different class/race/origin than in the game? (I.e.: Your Tav is Aasimar, fisherman backstory...)

The only difference is probably her being a reborn. Other than that, everything is the same.

10. What was your Tav like as a child?

I'd say a typical kid with undiagnosed autism - very quiet, shy and introverted, preferred spending her time alone, accompanied only by books and studies.

• Prologue

11. What goes through your Tav's head when they wake up on the Nautiloid? Are they scared or do they push those feelings aside to focus on escaping?

The contrast between peacefully enjoying a walk in Baldur's Gate and being abducted to a Nautiloid that flies through hell definitely catches her off guard. But she manages to deal with her panic and set it aside (at least until she gets to safety). She tries her best to focus on surviving and succeeds.

12. How does your Tav feel about Us? Did they free them, maim them or leave them behind?

She wasn't enthusiastic about the creature joining her, but knew that with it her chances of survival will be higher, so she let's Us stay around. However, later it ends up being killed by commander Zhalk.

13. What was your Tav's first reaction to Lae'Zel?

Didn't like her hostility and rudeness at first, but, like with Us, realised that she is a very useful ally to have.

14. What was your Tav's first reaction to Shadowheart?

Immediately decided to help her, without even considering 'no' as an option.

15. Does your Tav use their Arcana knowledge to free Shadowheart or do they use the rune found in the next room?

Arcana. She didn't become a wizard for nothing, did she?

16. Does your Tav help the mindflayer against Commander Zhalk or do they run straight to the helm?

It is pretty obvious, that once the cambion or the mindflayer is defeated, the other will turn on Marie and her companions. So she runs straight for the helm.

17. Does your Tav's starting armor reflect them? If not, what would they wear instead?

Oh no, starter armour doesn't reflect her AT ALL. The clothes I draw her in is exactly what she would wear in the beginning. It gives a hint on her noble origin and her necromancer abilities.

18. If you could, would your Tav see any of the other companions? If so, how would they react?

Hm, I haven't thought much about that if I'm honest. It is very likely that if she saw any other survivors and if she could reach them, she would help them.

19. What's your Tav's personality like at the start of the game? Does it change as the game goes on?

She's much more of a reserved loner at the beginning. Even if she goes out of her way to help others, she's slow to trust strangers. She's not outright hostile, just distant. Marie also tends to be nonconfrontational in the beginning and prefers persuasion and finding compromise to fighting, even if sometimes it means shunning her own desires or emotions.

Throughout the journey Marie learns to trust others, to be more outspoken. She becomes more confident about expressing her feelings and opinions, less scared of opening her heart and being vulnerable around her loved ones. She also learns that sometimes confrontation is necessary.

20. Finally, what does your Tav feel as the Nautiloid crashes? Are they scared? Are they thinking of a way to survive?

She's not scared of death and honestly, at that moment she probably thinks "well, seems like this is it". So she's not exactly scared or anything, she feels almost nothing during the crash.

• Act 1

21. Which companion do you get first? If you get Shadowheart first no matter what, who's the second one?

Astarion. The moment she sees him, she knows he's not the trustworthy type. And he proves her right when he puts a knife to her throat. She headbutts him as a self defense. And then they decide to travel together.

22. What is your Tav's first impression of the other companions (Astarion, Gale, Karlach, Wyll...)

Gale - he seems like a funny (in a bit of an awkward manner) guy and clearly more reliable than Astarion. Marie is also glad to have a fellow wizard around, someone to discuss her studies with.

Wyll - she's heard of the Blade of Frontiers before, but never saw him in person. He seems a bit corny at first but not in an insufferable type of way. His heart is in the right place and that's all that really matters.

Karlach - Karlach is not afraid to be loud and expressive, she wears her heart on her sleeve and is just very friendly and honest. So, out of all the companions, with her Marie becomes friends the fastest. She might sometimes be a bit scared of Karlach's anger, but other than that, she feels the most comfortable around her and feels allowed to be herself without any shame nor threat.

23. What's their opinion of Emerald Grove? Do they help the tieflings or side with the druids?

Helps the tieflings, no second thoughts, she despises the way druids treat them. Because of that she's not fond of the place itself, but friendly faces of refugees are a welcome sight.

24. How does your Tav feel about Mol and her friends?

She's always felt more at ease around quiet or shy kids (like herself), so she's a bit awkward around troublemakers. That doesn't stop her from helping the kids though - she never snitches on them, saves them from harpies and crazy gingers and donates the little thieves some money too. But she dissuades them from stealing the idol, for it can cause even more harm than druids locking down one girl.

Out of all the kids she adores Doni, Mirkon and Silfy the most.

25. What does your Tav think of Aradin?

At first she wanted to help resolve the conflict between him and Zevlor. She thought Aradin was rude but he could be of use nonetheless. But once he started spitting slurs and being racist, she was ready to throw hands (much to her own surprise).

Later on when she meets him again in act 3, she is reassured that he is just as rude and cruel as he was before, and now she doesn't feel bad about beating his ass again.

26. What does your Tav think of Raphael?

Marie doesn't give much thought about him personality wise. I mean, that's just a typical devil with unnecessary and annoying theatrics (and a silly belt), offering a deal that she's neither stupid nor desperate enough to even consider. But his appearance leaves her curious on whether there is something much bigger and sinister about the whole abduction thing.

27. Does your Tav adopt Scratch and the Owlbear cub? Did you name him?

Yes, she adopts both of them! She's not creative enough when it comes to names for pets though. Perhaps she'd call him smth like Fluffy.

28. What does your Tav think of Auntie Ethel? What do they tell Mayrina?

Immediately senses that smth is just not right about Ethel and doesn't tell her about the tadpole. Marie speaks against her when encountering auntie again with Mayrina's brothers.

After rescuing Mayrina she's very exhausted and it takes a lot of effort to keep her cool while receiving complaints instead of a 'thank you'. But Mayrina is distressed (not to mention that she's also pregnant), she's grieving, and Marie still shows as much patience as she's able to while talking the woman out of disturbing her dead husband's peace. She leaves the choice after Mayrina herself in the end, no matter how much Marie disapproves it.

29. What does your Tav do about the Goblin camp? Do they free Halsin or side with Minthara? What's their opinion of them?

At first she wanted to go by the plan: ask around and find as much information about the Absolute as possible, save the prisoners that are left here, then quietly kill the leaders. She managed well enough with the first two things, but killing the leaders didn't go unnoticed, unfortunately. So it was more like "all right fuck it, we are killing everyone here".

When meeting Minthara it was clear that there was no talking her out of attacking the Grove. So the squad kills her on the spot. When meeting Halsin, Marie immediately figured that it was the druid they were searching for and she was relieved to find him still alive. She was even more relieved to learn how different he was from Kagha and other druids, and so he was welcomed in the camp.

30. Who does your Tav think of when they go to sleep at the goblin/tiefling party? Or are they lucky and do they get to spend the night with the person they want?

She doesn't get involved romantically with any of her companions. But I think she and Gale might have a friendly and drunk late night chat. I don't remember the exact dialogue, but during the party he asks Marie if he can call her his friend. And it's so sincere, and SO relatable to Marie specifically, she just feels touched by his words. Her and Gale's feelings towards each other are purely platonic and I think both of them would be glad to talk about how happy they both are to finally create new connections after years of isolation and loneliness🥺

31. What does your Tav think of the Underdark and the Myconids?

Oh she LOVES it, she's thriving there! She always dreamed of travelling to the Underdark but avoided going to such dangerous place alone. Having a company of now trusted friends makes her feel much safer and so she's eager to explore the new environment. Imagine how many ingredients for potions she's now able to find in their natural habitat! And for Marie, Myconids are an absolute delight to be around. I think after spending some time in their colony, she would say something like "after I die I want my body to become a Myconid".

32. Does your Tav help Glut or do they fight him?

She accepts his help in killing the duergars, but refuses to kill Sovereign Spaw, which leads to a fight with Glut. He's way too genocidal for her liking.

33. Do you bring the potion ingredients to Omeluum and, if so, did you drink it? Did you barter for his ring?

She's rather tense around Omeluum at first (and no wonder, after the abduction), but decides to help with the potion nonetheless and drinks it too. However tempting the ring is, Marie thinks that Omeluum needs it more than she does. But she would still share her memories of the Nautiloid with him - she wanted to repay him his kind attempt to help.

34. Does your Tav react to the Sussur flower (Sorcerer) or how would they react if it affected them?

Sussur flowers awake a few memories of her childhood - of how her mother forbid the usage of magic inside their house and kept Sussur flowers there as a safety measure. For Marie this leaves a bad taste in her mouth and makes feel a tad more uncomfortable around the plant.

35. Do they deliver Nere's head to the Myconids and save the slaves?

Hell yes, she was glad to help and deliver the good news (along with the head).

36. Did your Tav fight the Forge Protector? How did the fight go for them?

Yes, she did, and she used the hammer for it. But the fight was still exhausting, because somehow it was difficult to lure the Forge Protector in the right spot.

37. Did your Tav go to Creche Y'llek? Did they know something was up with the healer?

I missed on Lae'Zel and githyankis in general, so no. Marie didn't go to the creche 😐

38. Did your Tav deface the portrait of Vlaakith?

39. Did your Tav get the Blood of Lathandar?

40. Did your Tav agree to kill the Guardian or did they go talk to them instead?

In theory, if she did get to that part, she would definitely choose the talking option.

• Act 2

41. Which way did they take? Did they run into Elminster? What was their opinion of his news for Gale?

She took the way through the Underdark, and yes, she did meet Elminster. She was shocked at first, meeting such a great wizard, but soon became very disappointed by the encounter. She very quickly lost her respect for Mystra.

42. How does your Tav react to the shadow curse? Are they scared of the dark?

Her reaction is kinda similar to Shadowheart's - somehow such dark magic felt familiar to her, which left her very confused and curious. That doesn't mean it wouldn't affect her if she went into the shadows with no light source, but she didn't feel much fear towards it. She understood that, obviously, the curse has to be lifted, it's done too much harm for the land... Yet she can't help but feel a bit fascinated by it.

43. What does your Tav think of Jaheira and the Harpers?

She knows of Jaheira mostly from her father, who told her stories of the High Harper. Like Karlach, she's a big fan, but unlike Karlach, she doesn't show it as much at first.

And I think the 'interrogation' could be a very interesting exchange between Jaheira and Marie. I mean, as a alchemist with a speciality in poisons, Marie's number one rule is to never eat or drink in a place where you feel unwelcomed. So she instinctively knows the wine she was offered with was spiked, and she quickly identifies klauthgrass in it. Despite Marie's looks and cunning, she's actually pretty honest. She might hide some truths, but with silence, not lies. AND☝️🤓 she respects Jaheira's strategy, for she would probably do the same. So she identifies the truth serum and drinks it, making sure that she has nothing to hide from the High Harper.

44. What does your Tav think of Isobel?

Okay, first of, she already has great respect for her for protecting the people from the curse. Second of all, as a fellow girl with father issues, she understands and respects Isobel's demand to kill Ketheric. No question asked🫡

45. Does your Tav help Mol win against Raphael?

Even though Marie is a wizard, she's not really good at the lanceboard game. I think Gale would have to speak up and suggest Mol the move towards victory. But if we speak of what happened in the actual playthrough - yes, she did help Mol.

46. Does your Tav help Astarion make a deal with Raphael?

Honestly, since Raphael appears only once during the act 1 and Marie deems him unimportant, she sort of forgets him pretty quickly, and when Astarion suggests making a deal it goes more like: "deal with who?" "with Raphael? The devil? The cambion that we've met?" "... Who?" (and that is actually what happened during my playthrough, I'm serious💀when Raphael appeared in act 2 I was like dude who are you??)

But yeah, she helped him make the deal. Very begrudgingly.

47. Does your Tav help Markus or do they warn Isobel?

Warns Isobel. Fuck that winged freak he's weird and not in a good and quirky way.

48. Does your Tav steal the moonlantern from Kar'Niss or do they fight him?

Marie is rather sympathetic towards Kar'Niss (not to mention how hot he is) and honestly, if there was an option to save him from the Absolute's influence, she probably would do it. And sending him off in the shadows feels very cruel and cold, so it's one of very few encounters when she sees fighting as a more merciful way of dealing with the enemy than dealing with them by persuasion.

49. How does your Tav react to Ketheric Thorm? What about his family (Gerringothe Thorm, Malus Thorm...)?

That is the most badass necromancer she's ever met. Yeah, he's a cult leader and killed and manipulated many people... Yet Marie does admire him. Just a little🤏 As for his family, she has different feelings about all of them.

She doesn't really care for Gerringothe, but feels some disgust towards her obsession with gold.

Marie sees Malus as a very interesting character. The 'I want to shrink him to a size of a doll, put him in a jar, shake it violently and see what happens' interesting type. The 'I want to dissect his brain and study how it works' interesting type. You get the picture, right?

Now, as for Thisobald - Marie's trauma response towards me with drinking problem put her in a fight or flight response and she chose fight. Didn't even consider persuasion or deception.

50. Does your Tav save the tieflings & gnomes?

YES SHE DOES. The tieflings are EVERYTHING to her, and she makes sure that all of them survive. (I had to reload so many times to save them all....)

51. What does your Tav think of the Gauntlet of Shar?

Architecture wise - she admires it, I mean, the place does look grand, even abandoned. But gods were the trials a pain in the ass.

52. What does your Tav think of Dame Aylin?

She's fierce, strong and very intimidating. And that's exactly the type of an ally Marie needs against Ketheric. Not to mention that Dame Aylin very much deserves to be freed and avenged

53. Did your Tav help Art Cullagh?

Yes, and Halsin too. I had so much fun using wall of fire for the first time while protecting the portal :D

54. What did your Tav tell Arabella about her parents?

She told her the truth, but very carefully. She hated being the bringer of bad news and hated seeing Arabella's hopes crush.

55. Did your Tav reunite with Us?

Nope, Us didn't make it that far.

56. What did your Tav think of the Mindflayer colony?

Marie always fancied bones and skeletons to flesh and blood, so being in a place where everything is so.. fleshy? It's messy and disgusting. I think in some rooms she might want to vomit.

57. Did your Tav free Zevlor? Did they free Mizora?

She was STRESSING over Zevlor, she's been worried about him ever since meeting the tieflings again. And she was so happy to learn that he was still alive. Also in my head he joined her as a companion I don't care what Larian deems as canon. FREE MY MAN AND LET HIM FEEL SAFE AGAIN.

During my playthrough I forgot that killing Mizora would automatically doom Wyll and I was SO tempted to just kill her. I was this close🤏 but Marie freed Mizora and got Wyll that fancy blade.

58. Did your Tav complete the Brain Node puzzle?

Yes and she was pretty disappointed by her reward. She expected more and so did I 😐

59. Did you use the Minds you find on the head near the brain node puzzle?

I didn't even notice that room and sold those brains before entering Moonrise... So, no.

60. Did you clear Moonrise Towers of the shadow curse?

Yes!! Marie was happy to see the land heal itself and to see Halsin truly happy for once!🥺

• Act 3

61. How does your Tav feel about Baldur's Gate? Is it their home? Is it their first time in the city?

Baldur's Gate is her home indeed, and at first she felt overwhelmed by it, after camping for so long. She and her eyes are kinda sensitive to sunlight, so she starts to miss the shadows almost immediately. But it is worth mentioning that despite those discomforts, she's glad to be back and closer to civilisation.

62. What's their first impression when they enter Rivington?

Marie hadn't been there a while, so I imagine it looks different since the last time she visited. Both before and after setting her foot there again, she doesn't exactly fancy the place.

63. If Shadowheart got a new haircut, how does your Tav react?

If Shadowheart was there in the playthrough, Marie would be very supportive of her! Would give her tons of compliments, especially as a fellow white-haired girl.

64. What does your Tav do with the trapped kids' toys?

Makes sure to find it and defuse at as soon as possible.

65. Does your Tav go to the circus? Do they like the activities?

Yes, she loves the circus!! And the activities! But doesn't like that her day off must be ruined by doppelgangers' attack.

66. Does your Tav help with the murder investigation?

It's like her dream come true. She always wanted to play a role of detective and now she's finally able to! Although she doesn't cherish working with Valeria (and not only because they are down right awful at their job, but because Marie is very disturbed by their looks. She's scared of animals without fur like pigs and elephants...)

67. Does your Tav meet Tara? What's their opinion?

Yes and she is delighted about meeting her! Not only does Marie love cats, but she also loves Tara's character.

68. What does your Tav do with the Mindflayer in the windmill?

Marie understands that it is unlikely that it will be as peaceful as Omeluum and Emperor. And she also isn't keen on killing it, so she's more likely to just leave the creature.

69. Does your Tav run into Orin? If so, what's their first opinion?

Yes, and at first she's disturbed by her, but quickly grows incredibly annoyed by her theatrics and appearances.

70. Does your Tav make a deal with Raphael?

Hell no. The idea to do so just for funsies crosses her mind, but no, she doesn't make the deal. And since we've missed in Lae'Zel's plotline Marie doesn't care enough for the githyanki prince and doesn't really need the hammer to free him... But she comes to steal it later anyway. Just to annoy Raphael after he's been annoying her for so long.

71. Does your Tav 'spend time' at Sharess' Caress?

She's a sex repulsed asexual. So, no.

72. How does your Tav enter the city?

She gets a pass from Valeria.

73. Do they free Florrick?

Yep. Although during the playthrough I was kinda confused - we left the prisons with a prisoner, with blood on our faces from killing the guards... And no one bats an eye? Like I thought it would be harder...

74. What do they do at Gortash' coronation?

Firstly, Marie is quick to stop and calm down Karlach. Secondly, she makes a deal with Gortash but she aims on betraying him from the start.

75. What does your Tav do with the serial killer running rampant?

Saves the potential victims that are still alive and does her best to catch the serial killer. Yes, she does it to prevent him from further murder, but she's also just excited to keep playing a role of a detective. That's her btw👇

76. Does your Tav tell Dame Aylin about Lorroakan? Do they help her fight him?

YES SHE'S SO QUICK TO BEAT THE SHIT OUT OF THE BASTARD AND LET BOTH ROLAN AND DAME AYLIN HAVE THEIR VENGEANCE

77. Does your Tav go to the House of Hopes? If so, do they sleep with Haarlep?

In that case she goes "fuck around and find out" but no actual fucking. As I said, she pops up in the House of Hope mostly because she finds it hilarious. And also, as I said before, she's a sex repulsed ace, so the moment Haarlep tells Marie to take off her clothes, she starts blasting--

78. Does your Tav help the Wavemother?

In game she agrees to, but in the end she takes Redhammer's side which I regret doing because I wanted my sexy robe. But if given more choices, I think she would help him escape before the priestess arrive. She doesn't want quarrel with any of them and I want the sexy robe

79. Does your Tav rescue the prisoners in the Iron Throne?

Yes, she saves all of them, and also runs to save Omeluum herself! Also in my playthrough it was kinda funny - I took Wyll with me and send all companions in different directions, hoping that my boy will stumble upon his dad and save him himself. Poor Wyll ended up in the only empty location where nobody needed saving, only some gold💀

80. Does your Tav free the slaves from Steel Watch Foundry? Do they side with the Gondians or with Wulbren?

Yes, she does and that whole mission was such a pain in the ass I had to spend WAY too much on reloading to save everyone. And fuck Wulbren, Marie would actually fight him herself if she wasn't out of spells by the time they got out of the Foundry.

81. If you saved Oskar in Act 1, did you meet him again? If so, did you help him? Did you side with the Mystic Carrion or with Thrumbo?

She did save him both times despite her better judgement. If she was annoyed by him in act 1, she was legit pissed when meeting him again. After saving him she convinces lady Jannath that this trash of a man doesn't deserve her. As for Mystic Carrion - at first she finds him interesting but then realises like oh wow he's almost the exact copy of Cazador. So she helps Thrumbo.

Also in canon she did convince Jannath to dump Oskar, but I also reloaded to get a portrait from him. Picked the best look for Marie, took my fav companions that I wanted to see portraits of. And this is what I got 😀

I demand a refund.

82. What does your Tav do with the Counting House robbery?

Takes her new mom Jaheira and goes with her to investigate and save/fight Minsc. While also robbing the bank herself. I mean, she's fine with stealing if it's stealing from the rich. And we were piss poor and needed money ASAP. No, Wyll's statue has nothing to do with it.

83. Does your Tav reunite with Mayrina? Do they fight Auntie Ethel? Do they save Vanra?

Yes, and she's glad that this time Mayrina is much more reasonable and pleasant to talk to (after turning her back into her human form I mean). She fights Ethel again and helps all of her victims.

84. Does your Tav find all of Dribbles' body parts?

Yep, and delivers them to the wonderful and stunning Lucretious👏

85. Who did Orin abduct from your party?

Halsin. Marie was so furious and so terrified for him! Girl just got herself an actually stable father figure and he is kidnapped? And possibly tortured? Orin, count your days.

86. Did your Tav complete the trial of Bhaal?

In a sense that she killed Sarevok on the spot and stole the cut off hands previously too? I guess?

87. Did your Tav side with Gortash or did they agree to kill him for Orin?

She made agreements both with Gortash and Orin, but killed Orin first. Marie was never going to actually stay by their side anyway.

88. Does your Tav successfully resist the Nether Brain?

I failed all rolls against it💀 but it still makes no difference anyway, as far as I know

89. Does your Tav side with the Emperor or do they free Orpheus? Do they become Illithid to use the Nether Stones or does one of their companions do it? Do they give the Nether Stones to the Emperor/Orpheus?

She sides with the Emperor and lets him use the Nether Stones. None of the companions become illithids on Marie's watch.

90. Do they betray the Emperor/Orpheus/their companions for the Absolute?

That thought doesn't even cross her mind until the Nether Brain suggests it. But no, she doesn't betray anyone and is not interested in becoming the Absolute.

• Epilogue

91. Does your Tav get a happily ever after?

Yes, she does! But it doesn't stop me from wanting to explore what her 'bad endings' would look like🤔

92. Where does your Tav end up after defeating/siding with the Nether Brain?

She ends up with Ramazith's Tower's new dashing Master Rolan! She stays with him and his siblings and becomes the tower's alchemist.

93. What do you think happens to the party, afterwards? Do they go for drinks? Do they go their separate ways?

First, she would run to Sorcerous Sundries to check up on Rolan, Cal and Lia. After all four of them learn that the others are alive and well, Marie and the party go to celebrate their victory with at least one round of drinks in the Elf Song (or whatever is left of it). In my head Karlach's heart is fixed and she doesn't need to go to Hell again, so every member of the party joins the little celebration.

94. Years after the game, what do you think your Tav is up to?

I think she and Rolan would be likely to get married. Marie would stay in touch with all of her friends and would write them letters regularly in her free time, when she's not creating new potions for the Tower's booming business. She finally has her own home, family and friends and she finally doesn't feel lonely anymore!

95. What do you think of your Tav's development throughout the game? If you compared them to who they were at the start, what would be different?

I think this answer will be more like a retelling of the 19th point.

Marie used to carry herself with confidence, but was never eager to attract people's attention to herself. To an extent that she didn't like talking about herself, not because she's that secretive, she just never expected people to be interested in what she has to say. After finally coming out of her shell and meeting so many new friends, Marie becomes more of an open and talkative person. And most importantly, she learns to stand for her ideals and others. She learns how fighting is sometimes inevitable as well as necessary.

• Companions

96. Does Lae'Zel remain loyal to Vlaakith, or does she follow Orpheus? Or neither?

97. Does Astarion kill Cazador? Does he remain a vampire spawn or does he complete the ritual?

He kills Cazador and remains a spawn. I think convincing Astarion to stop the ritual was a very emotionally exhausting moment for Marie, she was genuinely scared of what could become of her friend if he picked the most obvious choice for him.

98. What does Gale want? The crown for himself? For Mystra? Or has he given up on chasing power?

He delivers the crown to Mystra and gets rid of the orb once and for all. And Marie is so happy to see him healing!

99. Did Wyll get freed from Mizora? Did he save his father?

Marie is rather salty about Duke Ravengard and how he treated his son. She is also having hard time understanding their bond. But she is supportive of Wyll nonetheless. And if her dear friend wants to reunite with his father, so be it.

She also despises Mizora and is more than willing to help Wyll break the contract.

100. Did Karlach get upgraded? Did she turn Illithid? Did she return to Avernus? If so, did Tav join her, or Wyll, or both?

Karlach does get an upgrade. And Marie loathes the idea of losing her friend, so she convinces her to return to Avernus. In game they go there together with Wyll. But then again, in my head they don't need to, because Karlach's heart is fixed before defeating the brain🙂

102. Did Shadowheart turn to Selûne or did she remain loyal to Shar? Did she free her parents or let them go?

101. Did your Tav recruit Minsc? What's their opinion of him?

Yes! And Marie thinks he is so cool and fun!! Just like with Karlach, her favourite trait of his is straightforwardness - she doesn't need to second guess herself around him. She also does have to keep him in check and it might be stressful, but other than that, she enjoys Minsc's company! Oh, and she is always respectful towards Boo, she adores him.

103. Did Tav help Jaheira with the Harpers?

Yep, and learning more about the High Harper, her family and her past had been very interesting for Marie.

104. Who did your Tav romance? How did this romance develop throughout the game? What happened at the end?

Her most favourite snarky wizard - Rolan!

I think they were both skeptical about one another in act 1 (and in denial of their mutual attraction) and kept their distance. Although, Marie enjoyed watching from afar how Rolan interacts with his siblings. She liked the glimpses of his softer side around Cal and Lia.

In act 2 Marie is desperate to help him reunite with his family and get all of them to safety. Rolan's words get to her and she feels guilty about convincing the three of them to stay. But she also hates the idea of letting Rolan experience the same loss as her, since she lost her younger sisters years ago. Both Marie and Rolan are finally able to see through the facade they both put before and show more of their vulnerabilities, which helps them become a closer.

In act 3 after Marie saves Rolan once again, the two of them finally realise how protective they've become of one another. Their friends give them some courage to admit and confess their feelings.

And, as mentioned before, shortly after defeating the Elder Brain, Marie moves in with Rolan, Lia and Cal!

105. Anything you want to say about your Tav! Give a random headcanon, answer a random question, say whatever you want!

I wanted to draw this HC in a reference later, but I'll explore on it here as well.

At the beginning of the game there are more spider-like patterns that Marie adds to her looks (her hairstyle, earrings) and her behaviour. She uses it as some kind of a warding, to appear more intimidating and less approachable to strangers. But as her personality changes during the game, she discards of these details.

She still likes to make herself look dark and mysterious, but she also starts to allow herself look softer. Her clothes remain dark, but now flowery patterns are added to them as well as to her accessories - she starts to experiment more with wearing new earrings (her favourite resemble her favourite flower - lily-of-the-valley. A gift from Rolan).

Baldur's Gate 3 Tav Ask List

May contain spoilers!! Please reblog!

• Origin & Class 1. What is their backstory and why did you choose it? 2. What is their class (+ subclass) and why did you choose it? 3. Do they multiclass? Why (not)? 4. Is there a reason why your Tav starts out as Level 1? 5. Does your Tav have family members? Are they close? 6. Does your Tav have any friends from their past? Are they still friends? 7. Does your Tav have connections to other characters (I.e.: NPCs)? 8. Where did your character live before the events of the game? 9. Does your Tav have a different class/race/origin than in the game? (I.e.: Your Tav is Aasimar, fisherman backstory ...) 10. What was your Tav like as a child?

• Prologue 11. What goes through your Tav's head when they wake up on the Nautiloid? Are they scared or do they push those feelings aside to focus on escaping? 12. How does your Tav feel about Us? Did they free them, maim them or leave them behind? 13. What was your Tav's first reaction to Lae'Zel? 14. What was your Tav's first reaction to Shadowheart? 15. Does your Tav use their Arcana knowledge to free Shadowheart or do they use the rune found in the next room? 16. Does your Tav help the mindflayer against Commander Zhalk or do they run straight to the helm? 17. Does your Tav's starting armor reflect them? If not, what would they wear instead? 18. If you could, would your Tav see any of the other companions? If so, how would they react? 19. What's your Tav's personality like at the start of the game? Does it change as the game goes on? 20. Finally, what does your Tav feel as the Nautiloid crashes? Are they scared? Are they thinking of a way to survive?

• Act 1 21. Which companion do you get first? If you get Shadowheart first no matter what, who's the second one? 22. What is your Tav's first impression of the other companions (Astarion, Gale, Karlach, Wyll ...) 23. What's their opinion of Emerald Grove? Do they help the tieflings or side with the druids? 24. How does your Tav feel about Mol and her friends? 25. What does your Tav think of Aradin? 26. What does your Tav think of the Raphael? 27. Does your Tav adopt Scratch and the Owlbear cub? Did you name him? 28. What does your Tav think of Auntie Ethel? What do they tell Mayrina? 29. What does your Tav do about the Goblin camp? Do they free Halsin or side with Minthara? What's their opinion of them? 30. Who does your Tav think of when they go to sleep at the goblin/tiefling party? Or are they lucky and do they get to spend the night with the person they want? 31. What does your Tav think of the Underdark and the Myconids? 32. Does your Tav help Glut or do they fight him? 33. Do you bring the potion ingredients to Omeluum and, if so, did you drink it? Did you barter for his ring? 34. Does your Tav react to the Sussur flower (Sorcerer) or how would they react if it affected them? 35. Do they deliver Nere's head to the Myconids and save the slaves? 36. Did your Tav fight the Forge Protector? How did the fight go for them? 37. Did your Tav go to Creche Y'llek? Did they know something was up with the healer? 38. Did your Tav deface the portrait of Vlaakith? 39. Did your Tav get the Blood of Lathandar? 40. Did your Tav agree to kill the Guardian or did they go talk to them instead?

• Act 2 41. Which way did they take? Did they run into Elminster? What was their opinion of his news for Gale? 42. How does your Tav react to the shadow curse? Are they scared of the dark? 43. What does your Tav think of Jaheira and the Harpers? 44. What does your Tav think of Isobel? 45. Does your Tav help Mol win against Raphael? 46. Does your Tav help Astarion make a deal with Raphael? 47. Does your Tav help Markus or do they warn Isobel? 48. Does your Tav steal the moonlantern from Kar'Niss or do they fight him? 49. How does your Tav react to Ketheric Thorm? What about his family (Gerringothe Thorm, Malus Thorm ...)? 50. Does your Tav save the tieflings & gnomes? 51. What does your Tav think of the Gauntlet of Shar? 52. What does your Tav think of Dame Aylin? 53. Did your Tav help Art Cullagh? 54. What did your Tav tell Arabella about her parents? 55. Did your Tav reunite with Us? 56. What did your Tav think of the Mindflayer colony? 57. Did your Tav free Zevlor? Did they free Mizora? 58. Did your Tav complete the Brain Node puzzle? 59. Did you use the Minds you find on the head near the brain node puzzle? 60. Did you clear Moonrise Towers of the shadow curse?

• Act 3 61. How does your Tav feel about Baldur's Gate? Is it their home? Is it their first time in the city? 62. What's their first impression when they enter Rivington? 63. If Shadowheart got a new haircut, how does your Tav react? 64. What does your Tav do with the trapped kids' toys? 65. Does your Tav go to the circus? Do they like the activities? 66. Does your Tav help with the murder investigation? 67. Does your Tav meet Tara? What's their opinion? 68. What does your Tav do with the Mindflayer in the windmill? 69. Does your Tav run into Orin? If so, what's their first opinion? 70. Does your Tav make a deal with Raphael? 71. Does your Tav 'spend time' at Sharess' Caress? 72. How does your Tav enter the city? 73. Do they free Florrick? 74. What do they do at Gortash' coronation? 75. What does your Tav do with the serial killer running rampant? 76. Does your Tav tell Dame Aylin about Lorroaken? Do they help her fight him? 77. Does your Tav go to the House of Hopes? If so, do they sleep with Haarlep? 78. Does your Tav help the Wavemother? 79. Does your Tav rescue the prisoners in the Iron Throne? 80. Does your Tav free the slaves from Steel Watch Foundry? Do they side with the Gondians or with Wulbren? 81. If you saved Oskar in Act 1, did you meet him again? If so, did you help him? Did you side with the Mystic Carrion or with Thrumbo? 82. What does your Tav do with the Counting House robbery? 83. Does your Tav reunite with Mayrina? Do they fight Auntie Ethel? Do they save Vanra? 84. Does your Tav find all of Dribbles' body parts? 85. Who did Orin abduct from your party? 86. Did your Tav complete the trial of Bhaal? 87. Did your Tav side with Gortash or did they agree to kill him for Orin? 88. Does your Tav successfully resist the Nether Brain? 89. Does your Tav side with the Emperor or do they free Orpheus? Do they become Illithid to use the Nether Stones or does one of their companions do it? Do they give the Nether Stones to the Emperor/Orpheus? 90. Do they betray the Emperor/Orpheus/their companions for the Absolute?

• Epilogue 91. Does your Tav get a happily ever after? 92. Where does your Tav end up after defeating/siding with the Nether Brain? 93. What do you think happens to the party, afterwards? Do they go for drinks? Do they go their separate ways? 94. Years after the game, what do you think your Tav is up to? 95. What do you think of your Tav's development throughout the game? If you compared them to who they were at the start, what would be different?

• Companions 96. Does Lae'Zel remain loyal to Vlaakith, or does she follow Orpheus? Or neither? 97. Does Astarion kill Cazador? Does he remain a vampire spawn or does he complete the ritual? 98. What does Gale want? The crown for himself? For Mystra? Or has he given up on chasing power? 99. Did Wyll get freed from Mizora? Did he save his father? 100. Did Karlach get upgraded? Did she turn Illithid? Did she return to Avernus? If so, did Tav join her, or Wyll, or both? 101. Did your Tav recruit Minsc? What's their opinion of him? 102. Did Shadowheart turn to Selûne or did she remain loyal to Shar? Did she free her parents or let them go? 103. Did Tav help Jaheira with the Harpers? 104. Who did your Tav romance? How did this romance develop throughout the game? What happened at the end?

105. Anything you want to say about your Tav! Give a random headcanon, answer a random question, say whatever you want!

#don't ask me how much time I spent on writing all this #baldur's gate 3 #bg3 #baldur's gate 3 tav #bg3 tav #tav marie

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Hi friend! For the author asks: 3, 8, 9, 14, 17, 18, and 25 in any combo or all, if you feel like it! ;)

hey friend, thanks for the ask!! always excited to talk process 😊

3) what order do you write in? front of book to back? chronological? favorite scenes first? something else? - i tend to do front to back until i hit a roadblock, then i'll start outlining. once i have an outline i fill it in however i like

8) favorite genre to write - any genre where every scene is just people talking to each other in slightly different settings and configurations 😂

9) what, if anything, do you do for inspiration? - reading. something like 30-50% of the fics i've written this year take one-to-one direct inspiration from a book or another fic. otherwise, i find going for walks by myself pretty productive for ideas

14) do you make playlists for your current wips? - nope. i actually rarely listen to music!

17) if you could give your fledgling author self any advice, what would it be? - to stop signing up for exchanges that i wouldn't fulfill because i wasn't good at writing to a prompt if i didn't personally care about it 😂 it's a learned skill and i hadn't (still haven't) learned it!

18) were there any works you read that affected you so much that it influenced your writing style? what were they? - hemingway. we spent a week exploring his style in my grade 11 ap writer's craft class and i have never wanted to write like anyone else. i don't want to be as hemingway as hemingway, but that's the guideline i write by

25) copy/paste a few sentences or a short paragraph that you’re particularly proud of - i'll share this bit from all i think about is you, which was my first shadowgast fic. i think i've already improved as a writer since and so i've had better and cleverer turns of phrase, but i still like this image a lot:

“You taught me how to breathe,” Essek said softly, and he looked at Caleb as his tears began to flow in earnest. “I was dangling always from the highest precipices: daring someone to throw me over, daring myself to let go. I could only ever fathom the fall. But you grasped me by the hand and pulled me up. You saved my life, Caleb Widogast.”

feel free to send me an ask about my writing process!

#my posts #writing blogging #replies #shadowgast

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ooh yeah seems fun!!! thanks for the tag @theplasticwalmartbag speaking of which I love your user

Hi thank you for the tag @veralinnn

1- Coke or Pepsi?

COKE! COKE! COKE!

2- Disney or DreamWorks

Idk I mean dreamwork has been SLAPPING lately but I also love Elsa she is a gay queen

3- Coffee or Tea

If I'm at Starbucks its coffee a hundred percent, but if I'm at home I'll drink a cuppa w my gf

4- Books or Movies

Neither. TV series :)

5- Windows or Mac

I AM AN APPLE GIRL FOREVER MAC

6- DC or Marvel

I mean.. tom holland is fine as hell and Joe's joining the MCU and Alice posted a marvel drawing the other day so MARVEL

7- Xbox or PlayStation

I'm a Nintendo/animal crossing/mariokart girl

8- Dragon age or Masse effect

Idk what they are 😶

9- Night owl or Early bird

I guess I'm an early bird because it's 1am... haha it's a joke I'm a hundred percent a night owl

10- Cards or Chess

Cards I love cards super fun

11- Chocolate or Vanilla

(to quote Kit Connor) CHOCOLAHH!!!

12- Vans or Converse

Converse way better then vans much better support

13- Lavellan, Trevelyan, cadash, or adaar

Kit Connor

14- Fluff or Angst

FLUFFFFFFFF <33

15- Beach or Forest

I live next to a beach

16- Dogs or Cats

MY DOGS AND NELLIE AND HENRY

17- Clear sky or Rain

RAIN ALL THE WAY!!!

18- Cooking or Eating out

I love baking, but I CANNOT ever be bothered to cook so as long as it's not me cooking... cook.

19- Spicy or Mild

MAKE IT HOT HOT HOT (I'm jk I am a mild queen forever)

20- Halloween, Samhain or Solstice, Yule, Christmas

MY CHRISTMAS TREE HAS BEEN UP SINCE SEPTEMBER

21- Too cold or Too hot

🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵- I love summer

22- if you had a superpower it would be

fire bending I am superior

23- Animation or Live action

Live action mostly

24- Paragon or Renegade

what the hell is that

25- Shower or Bath

SHAHWAHHH

26- Team cap or Team iron man

TONY STARK YES

27- Fantasy or Science Fiction

I like both!

28- do you have three favourite quotes and if yes what are they

YOU SAHID WE SHOOD SIHGN IHT! -Kit Connor

uh... ✨oui?✨ - Kit Connor

✨IM HAVING A PROPER FULL ON GAY CRISIS✨- Nick Nelson (also Kit Connor)

29- YouTube or Netflix

Heartstopper lurks in the shadows of my room tv and begs for me to use... Netflix :)

30- Harry Potter or Percy Jackson

Ready... get set... Joe Locke... NEITHER

31- When do I feel accomplished

When the dance teacher gets me to do the combo as a solo to the class 😎

32- Star wars or Star trek

Ive only ever watched wars

33- Paperback or hard cover

Boner cover

34- Live in a world with either no music or books

OH GOD NO I CANNOT PICK

35- Who was the last person to make you laugh

Person? nooo idea haha

36- City or Country side

I am a city girl forever

37- Favorite Chips

RED ROCK DELI HONEY SOY CHICKEN OR RED ROCK SWEET CHILLI SOUR CREAM

38- Pants or Dresses

I love my trackie dackies so pants (tracksuit pants in Australia)

39- Libraries or Museums

Libraries are so aesthetic bro

40- Character Driven Stories or Plot Driven Stories

Some character driven stories are absolutely sick but I like both

41- Bookmarks or folding pages

I love collecting bookmarks but I need a heartstopper one...

42- Dream Job

Film Actress or director or something in the film industry

43- What gives you comfort

Kit Connor and osemanverse

44- What is your current burn out obsession

Kit Connor and osemanverse

45- What's your current favorite song

ONLY RUMOURS BOUT MY HIPS AND THIGHS AND MY WHISPERED SIGHS OH LORD I THINK ABOUT JUMPING OFF OF VERY TALL SOMETHING JUST TO SEE YOU COME RUNNIN AND SAY THE ONE THING I BEEN WANTIN BUT NO @taylorswift yes its is it over now because I am a swiftie

46- How many books have you read this year

It, The Wave (for school) and uh all the osemanverse (but iwbft is about my favourite, or solitaire is cool too)

47- What's your favorite smell

Nice, smelly sort of people (sorry I had to) but um, probably the smell of Peter Alexander when you walk in there it smells like aesthetic pancakes its soo good!)

48- What's your favorite season

JUST IMAGINE HOW MUCH COOLER I'LL BE IN SUMMMERRRRRR

49- What's your current read

Loveless because I literally am the physical and personality description of Rooney Bach.

50- Gold or Sliver

Gold girlie.

51- Are you more like Nick or Charlie

I THOUGHT I was like Charlie but I'm actually more Nick according to Alice's quiz

52- Favorite Fictional Character

Tori Spring

53- Who's your favourite Heartstopper character NOT Nick or Charlie

Tori Spring

54! MY QUESTION HA HAAAAA Which character fits your physical description and then which fits your personality one?

Uh, I think for me 😉, Rooney Bach is both except I'm slightly quieter than her, so surely Alice makes a loveless movie and I get to be Rooney like come on @chronicintrovert lets make it happen :)

RULES: answer all questions, add one question of your own, and tag as many people as there are questions

thank you @good-enemy for the tag <3

coke or pepsi: coke

disney or dreamworks: sorry but i prefer disney i could name maybe like two dreamworks movies off the top of my head

coffee or tea: tea because coffee tastes burnt

books or movies: books

windows or mac: windows

dc or marvel: unfortunately i am a marvel fan

x-box or playstation: i havent used either of these in years

dragon age or mass effect: what

night owl or early riser: night owl

cards or chess: cards

chocolate or vanilla: depends on the food but usually vanilla

vans or converse: docs

lavellan, trevelyan, cadash, or adaar: ⁉️

fluff or angst: angst. hurt that blorbo you know you want to

beach or forest: beach

dogs or cats: dogs by default because im allergic to cats

clear skies or rain: clear skies but like the kind of clear skies when its sunny with no clouds in the sky but its chilly out

cooking or eating out: depends on the food

spicy food or mild food: mild food bc im a picky eater and also white

halloween/samhain or solstice/yule/christmas: hanukkah

would you rather forever be a little too cold or a little too hot: a little too cold

if you could have a superpower what would it be: telekinesis but that might just be because im a jean grey girlie

animation or live action: live action

paragon or renegade: ⁉️

baths or showers: baths but unfortunately showers are more convenient

team cap or team iron man: i hate both of them

fantasy or sci-fi: anyone who knows me knows i am the biggest fantasy lover out there

do you have three or four favorite quotes, if so what are they: idk i have a lot but i couldnt name them off the top of my head

youtube or netflix: youtube

harry potter or percy jackson: percy jackson obviously. he'd also kick harry potter's ass but thats a whole other conversation

when do you feel accomplished: when i succeed

star wars or star trek: ive seen bits of star wars so that one

paperback books or hardcover books: hardcover books because they have built in bookmarks and also theyre pretty

live in a world without literature or music: nice try but no

who was the last person to make you laugh: i dont know probably my dad

city or countryside: city i love the city i am a big city person (i dont live in a big city)

favorite chips: baked lays

pants or dresses: pants

libraries or museums: museums we have no good libraries here

character driven stories or plot driven stories: oh thats hard. probably plot but i do love a good character driven story

bookmarks or folding pages: bookmarks

dream job: music therapist

what gives you comfort: my dog. also music

what are you currently having brain rot levels of interest over: the once upon a broken heart series by stephanie garber and also maisie peters's music

what is your current favorite song: coming of age by maisie peters

(added question) how many books have you read this year?

tagging @henwilsons @napollya @thegoosewitch and whoever else is interested

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nividawebsolutions · 3 years ago

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What Is EdTech?

EdTech, a combination of "education" and "technology," refers to the mixture of software and hardware aimed to improve student education results by enhancing teacher-led learning in classrooms.

EdTech is still in its infancy, but it shows promise as a technique of tailoring a curriculum to a student's skill level by introducing and reinforcing new knowledge at a speed the student can handle.

● EdTech's purpose is to improve student results, promote individualised education, and lessen the teaching burden on educators.

● While many people applaud the use of technology in the classroom, others are concerned that it is impersonal and can lead to data collecting and tracking of both students and teachers.

EdTech by Nivida Web Solutions is a platform that brings the students and the tutors together. Let’s have a look at some of the pertinent features of EdTech.

1. Live Lectures (Live Streaming):

The users are allowed to take the live online streaming lecture. During these live online streaming sessions, you can create the list of live lectures in advance, users or students can attend their respective class or lectures with their respective logins. Live streaming, live chat with students and sharing the document screen are some of the benefits of Live Lectures.

2. Recorded Lectures:

Users or students are allowed to record their lectures and keep them for their reference. All you need to do is to select the course, branch and the subject but selecting the chapters, package name, valid days, etc is not needed.

3. Reading Material:

Users or students are allowed to create the separate package of their reading material for which they are required to select course, branch and subject while selecting chapters, package name, original & discounted price, valid days etc are not required to be selected.

4. Sale Postal Material on E-com with Payment Gateway:

Users or students can put the study material or books for sale as an E-Com feature along with an integrated payment gateway for which the users or students are needed to select the course, branch, subject mandatorily.

5. Online Test Series:

Users or students are allowed to create the series of tests. They are required to select the course and branch. Users are also allowed to create the test series name, set the valid days as well as the description of the paid package.

6. Combo Plan:

You might be wondering why combo plan?

From all of the above categories of Live streaming, Recorded lectures, Online Reading, Postal Reading, Online Test Series, etc. On other platforms users are allowed only to sell the paid packages individually and aren’t allowed to sell any two, three or four of them as a combo package, while our Combo plan feature allows you to sell the paid packages as a combo package too.

7. Free Course & Discount Coupons for Onboarding the Students:

Users or students are allowed to create the discount coupons. After putting the individual paid packages or the combo plans to sell, you can give your customers the discount coupon codes. Discounts can be given in any form such as amount or percentage.

8. Manage Multiple Location:

If the user or student have taken the course of JEE and the lectures or classes for JEE are being conducted in another city or region, still the user or student can access the classes or lectures from any part of the country.

9. Finance:

Users or students are also allowed to do the order listing. Under our Finance feature, you can assess a list of orders, order details, invoice print and also can export the excel in bulk.

10. Report & CMS:

Users or students are given the Reports to do the analysis and they are provided with the CMS module with the help of which they can manage the common contents all by themselves.

#EdTech #Best IT Comapy in Vadodara

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-Ippo and Ricardo looked at eachother. Ippo could see it. The man who was the best in the world. He worked so hard to get here. Every minute of training was leading to this.

-The bell Rang, and Ippo charged.

-Ricardo blocked the first blows. Ricardo noted that the punches had impressive weight. He could tell the strength was at least world class. But strength was not everything.

-Ricardo shot back with jabs. But Ippo blocked as well. Ippo could feel the punches hit his guard. They were strong… but he has felt stronger. His jabs were fast, but he has seen faster.

-The first round ends with neither side making progress.

-Ricardo believed the warm up was over. Round two began.

-Ricardo began Dismantling Ippo. His jabs landing and Ippo helpless in guarding. Date, watching remembered being on the receiving end of that onslaught. It was the same combo that brought him down.

-Ricardo went to finish… only to realize a fist made contact with his face. Ippo had landed a hit.

-Ricardo steadied himself but his combination was lost and Ippo followed up with… A Dempsey Roll!

-Ippo laid the punishment right back on Ricardo. But Ricardo was able to guard most of the punches. The round ends with Ricardo admitting that it was the first time in a while that something caught him off guard.

-kamogawa rebuked Ippo for using the weaker version of the roll. Date realizing that Ippo did it on purpose. The normality of this version of the Dempsey roll was a set up.

-Round three arrived with Ricardo going back to his precise style. But Ippo was prepared. Showing that the text book jabs would not work. Date’s preparation had made it so Ippo knew Ricardo’s style. Round 3 ended without much happening.

-Round 4 was When Ippo took the offensive! He went all out on Ricardo. But Ricardo’s guard was firm…. Until one punch got through his guard. Ricardo was bleeding! He struck his nose!

-Round 4 ended and Ricardo decided to go back to his old more violent style. Similar to his rematch with Date in canon.

-Round 5 was brutal! Ricardo had thrashed Ippo. It was a brutal beat down. Ippo fell. And the first down.

-Ippo felt like it was over… but he could hear the voices of everyone and got back up by 9.

-Ricardo commented that Ippo had his respect. He went in for the knock out.

-Ippo hit him with a gazelle punch.

-Ricardo dropped to one knee. It was a down!

-The audience roared as Ricardo had taken his first down!

-Ricardo was enraged. And he charged forward.

-Ippo was ready… but the round ended.

-Round 6 was where things shifted. Ippo took the offensive. His punches forcing Ricardo to guard… when Ippo then pulled the Dempsey roll again. Ricardo was prepared, and went to counter… only to realize, the angles were different! He changed angles!

-Ricardo realized too late as the Mastered Dempsey roll made contact. He couldn’t properly guard. Ippo landed the roll and knocked Ricardo down for the second time.

-Ippo felt the exhaustion starting to hit. But Ricardo got back up. His eyes showing his machismo!

-Round 7 had Ricardo fire back. He was vicious and managed to knock Ippo down again. But Ippo was equally fired up and stood back up. Both could tell that the other was at their limit.

-One last push and Ricardo landed a fierce punch to the chin, but Ippo landed something Ricardo and the audience didn’t expect… the heartbreak shot.

-Both fighters collapsed… a double ko.

-The arena was roaring in disbelief. It was a double KO!

-Ippo and Ricardo awaken shortly after. Both stunned to find out the end result. As it ended in such a way… Ricardo was still the champion.

-Ippo realized that he had done something no other boxer had done. He had knocked out Ricardo. Sure he didn’t win… but his boxing had reached the highest peaks. And for a moment… he had seen the peak.

-Ricardo stated that he will be willing to do a rematch… but on his turf.

-“we will face eachother again… Samurai.��

-Ippo bowed to Ricardo. And to the audience. They were cheering.

-Date was still in disbelief, sure Ippo didn’t win. But it was a draw. A boxer from Japan tied with Ricardo!

-Ippo didn’t know how to feel.

-Kamogawa told Ippo that it was his best fight. But his next fight against Ricardo will be even better.

-“Why is that?”

-“Because You will win.”

-Takamura mocked Ippo for losing. Saying that he should take solace that he was the undercard this time. Since He’s about to make history.

-Sure enough Takamura delivered. And the crowd was hyped, until they turned against him like they always do.

-Ippo was going to need time to recover. And he now knew that fighting Ricardo was possible. But he needed to evolve even further.

-Ippo, 26 wins, 1 draw, 27 KO’s

Hajime no Ippo: What if

(What if Ippo did defeat Date?)

(This is a long one)

-Now for those who have read the manga, this fight is actually the most one sided match Ippo ever faced in the manga (outside of his spar with Ricardo)

-So for Ippo to win this match, one of two things need to happen. Ippo evolves or Date is weaker than he was. And considering Date’s motivation and how the manga goes to such lengths to explain how Date is actually better than he was BEFORE retirement. Let’s say Ippo evolves.

-Everything going into the 5th round is the same. Ippo is losing and Date is setting up for the heartbreak shot.

-Coach Kamogawa is ready to throw in the towel.

-Ippo is going in for his hook, and like in canon, Date goes for his heart break shot.

-But Ippo stepped more into his hook throwing off the trajectory, and his punch lands true. A punch with everything Ippo had hits Date right on his scar.

-We see a flashback, Date fighting Ricardo. Date comments that the punches feel nostalgic. Only to come back and realize he’s on the floor. He had been downed!

-the crowd is roaring. Ippo has downed the mighty Date.

-Date tried getting up. But felt the damage in his legs. That kid had done more damage than he expected. His scar was opened. He knows his nose is broken.

-Date manages to get up right at the 5 count. He is wobbly, but he’s determined.

-That punch however did something to Ippo. He saw his goal so close. His conciousness that had been fading in and out was now aware. He is fighting Date! And he Can win!

-Oddly Ippo started seeing flashes of his father. And it was there the question of “what does it mean to be strong?” comes into his head. Ippo needed to become as strong as his father. That was his resolution in this moment.

-The round continues, And Ippo charges in. He’s pressuring the champion.

-Date tries to push back, but it’s different. The Ippo he was fighting was NOT the same as before. He had ascended!

-Ippo landed a series of body shots. Date was barely able to stand.

-round 5 ends. Date realizes that at this moment. Ippo was becoming a monster. One that could reach Ricardo. Something that is HIS goal.

-Coach sees how Ippo has changed in this fight, and he tells the Kid to keep nailing his body. Date was guarding his face after that down. He needed to create the opening.

-Takamura was stunned at seeing Ippo’s sudden growth. Takamura commented that Ippo is becoming Like him.

-The 6th round begins, Date takes the offensive, putting pressure on Ippo, but Ippo keeps hitting back harder.

-All the pressure that Date had exerted to break Ippo has done the opposite, Ippo has become a diamond.

-Date is downed a Second time in the match by a powerful gazelle punch.

-Date gets up at the 6 count. He could swear that Ippo’s punches felt even stronger than before.

-Date rushes in to end it. But Ippo fires off an Eye feint (something he never knew he could do) causing Date to step back, leading to something unexpected.

-Ippo performs the Dempsey roll.

-Ippo figured this move out later on, but because of his fight with Date, Ippo pulled out something even he never knew he had.

-It was a bit sloppy, had this been done 3 rounds earlier. Date could have easily countered and ended the match, but Date had taken too much damage and Ippo landed the Dempsey roll. The crowd was absolutely stunned.

-Date fell again.

-Ippo felt all his muscles cry out. He was exerting himself far beyond what he was prepared for. If Date got up, Ippo knew it was over for him. He could barely move.

-Date struggled to get up. Remembering his goal, remembering his dreams… but he felt it… it was over.

-Date struggled to try and stand… but he fell to the ground unconscious.

-The Arena was Absolutely Stunned! Ippo had did it! He defeated the most powerful champion! He had bested Date!

-Round 6, 2:33 seconds. Victory by KO

-Ippo heard the crowd cheer. He was stunned as his second ran on to the ring to lift him up. The Gym now had 2 champions!

-Ippo was stunned as the belt was put on him. He looked over to date. Who was being helped up.

-Ippo thought he would see anger on Date’s face. But the old man sighed. He was bested. He shook the champion’s hand. Telling him congratulations.

-Date could see it, the boy that beat him. Ippo could beat Ricardo. Not now, but one day. But his journey, his was over.

-immediately after both boxers drop in the ring. Both needing stretchers.

-Ippo was going to need time to rest up

-In the stands, Sendo was burning with passion! His rival had just become champion! And had become strong enough to beat Date! Their next match would be legendary! But next to him was Volg, who was also admiring Ippo. Both the wolf and the tiger clash. Both beasts wanted to fight the champ.

-Meanwhile Miyata was watching in secret. Ippo had grown again, the gap was Massive.

-The reporters were having a field day with it. Eiji Date, the man that once fought the world champ. One that was a world ranked boxer was bested. It was a story that would shake the world. Makunochi Ippo had really done something staggering

-Ippo took some time to recover.

-Ippo, 11 matches, 11 wins, 11 KOs.

-After recovering enough, Ippo was interviewed. Hearing that Date had retired. He felt saddened by the news. But he said that he would never forget his match with Date.

-Coach shoo’d them away after that. As they were asking what was next.

-Ippo actually wasn’t sure of what his next goal should be. Date was his goal and he succeeded. It was hard to believe. What was left for him?

-Coach congratulated the kid again. He told him that he saw the kid pull off some amazing things in the ring. But that the Dempsey roll was sloppy.

-Ippo was confused until Coach explained it. Ippo realized his next goal. To perfect his new technique.

-Kamogawa told him after his match he probably won’t have any challenges for a while, which is good. Since He needs to recover AND he needs to refine his techniques!

-Ippo agreed. But what about after? Should he stop while he’s ahead.

-Coach told him to rest and recover for two months. And to live a little. Something that was shocking to Ippo. Though Coach did say not to think he’s hot s*** because he got lucky against Date. Which made Ippo smile.

-his nurse at the hospital was Kumi. Who was taking care of him. So Ippo was well taken care of.

-Aoki and Kimura managed to convince Takamura not to mess with him this time as… it was an old joke.

-But more shocking was the visit from Ippo’s former classmates and principal who congratulated him. They signed a card and got him flowers.

-Aikawa even visited to congratulate him. She even asked for him to go to the movies with her after he recovered (though this was private). Before he could answer Kumi arrived, saying visiting hours were over.

-Kumi realizes immediately she had competition.

-Aikawa commented she will ask later. Before leaving. Ippo was happy his classmates came to visit.

-Kumi subtly asked who the cute girl was. To which Ippo answered a former classmate. But then comments he is happy that the class saw his match.

-Kumi sighed with relief. But then commented that she promised to throw him a party after he won. She will make the preparations. Ippo was happy to hear it.

-Kumi asked for a list of people to invite. Which Ippo happily gave. Kumi was relieved when all of them were guy friends.

-after being discharged Ippo still needed to recover. Thankfully no lasting Damage, and during the time. The party occurred.

-Surprisingly some of Ippo’s class did come, invited by unezawa. (Including Aikawa much to Kumi’s dismay)

-Surprising guests such as Miyata, Sendo, and Vorg. Mashiba even showed up (cause Kumi dragged him to it.)

-Ippo’s mother got to see how many people Ippo had befriended and was happy for her son.

-Date himself even swung by, congratulating Ippo. Date had said he made his peace after fighting him. Knowing if he couldn’t beat Ippo he had no shot at fighting Ricardo. But Ippo does have a shot. Date had become a trainer like in canon, promising Ippo that if he does want to take on the world, he can reach out for advice. Also, the baton pass.

-Ippo never really thought about the world. But maybe that should be his next big goal. If Date was able to reach that high, maybe he could too maybe even.

-Sendo of course wants to issue a letter of challenge to Ippo immediately. To which he clashes with Volg.

-Miyata intervenes and says that they both fought and failed. The person who should fight Ippo next is him.

-The comment of which gets Ippo fired up.

-Kumi makes an internal comment of if she should be more worried about Aikawa or Miyata stealing Ippo)

-Takamura feeling jealous that a girl did host HIM a party for when he became champ.

-After the party died down. Ippo thanked everyone. He was pumped. The world of boxing was vast.

-Ippo spent 3 months recovering like in canon.

-Though interestingly, Ippo’s first title defense was against Keija Okita. (The one who was under date, the previous Rookie king)

-but much like his match with Ponchai. It was an easy with with his new more refined weapon. The Dempsey roll.

-Ippo also got challenged by Saeki and Shigeta. Who were good fights but like against Sendo, lost. Shigeta thought he had Ippo with the southpaw, but unlike the spar, Ippo was fresh and was able to adapt.

-Ippo’s level after his fight with Date was too high. But now a real challenger appeared. Kazuki Sanada. The former champion of the weight class below. The first challenger in his canon.

- and with his trainer and the tapes of Ippo. He was able to keep up but Ippo put him down a round early.

-Ippo was 15 matches, 15 wins, 15 KO’s. He was becoming a beast.

(Cut to earlier while Ippo was recovering)

-At this point Sendo and Volg were dying for a rematch. As they were both the number 1 and number 2 contenders. (This happened before Ippo’s first title match)

-Now the match with Sendo and Volg is almost the exact same in canon, but it had two less rounds. But Sendo won because of points.

-so like in canon Volg lost. And Sendo wanted a rematch. Volg left.

-Sendo decided not to challenge Ippo immediately. He needed to show everyone he was worthy of his win.

#hajime no ippo what if #hajime no ippo au #ippo champion early #ippo makunouchi

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rank every year of the 2010s from best to worst i want some pochapal lore

[warning for discussion of my fucked up mental health and my myriad traumas. we’re really opening the pandora’s box here gang]

ok time for me to overshare on the internet again! super long post because i can’t shut up and you asked for it. anyway, by objective ranking:

#1: 2012 - halcyon era, my personal peak. spent the whole year writing hunger games oc fics with my deviantart fanfiction besties whom i still think about all the time and always hope are having the best possible day. if you were here for this era understand i still hold you so closely and dearly in my heart <3.

#2: 2013 - god i was such a good example of a human being back then. was the year my writing like actually took off and i had a healthy balance between creative stuff and a social life (said social life consisting of spending lunchtimes at school breaking into classrooms and discussing fandom shit with five other people. reading homestuck updates in the music room on one person’s really shaky mobile data...legendary). highlight of the year and maybe my life was in the april of 2013 when i got out of failing to submit a hard deadline essay by telling my english teacher i wrote a whole novel over the two week break and then producing said novel. god i wish i had that level of like. fucking confidence back me back then knew what i wanted and how to get it.

#3: 2010 - the last year of childhood. i was 12 and played pokemon all the time with my friends and went places and had a moderately successful youtube channel and it didn’t matter that i was bullied so badly at school because i was basically high off life. summer of 2010 was so good specifically. i’d used to get the bus with a friend and go see movies and break into historical sites and get into normal childhood mayhem and maxed out my pokewalkers twice a month and i was buzzed because i had two (2) whole friendship groups to choose from and that was such a huge deal to me the terminal social outcast. it was so simple and carefree and even though everything and everyone involved in this era grew up to suck except for one specific person i kinda really miss it.

#4: 2018 - this was the first year i wasn’t depressed to the point of nonfunctioning. it was 20gayteen, i was on antidepressants, i was as close to thriving as i got at uni (going into town with people once a week, attending art and culture events, getting good grades across the board), i started to write for fun again, i got my cat whom i love dearly, i was exhibited in my uni’s city’s literature festival, GOD i actually nearly attended a pride event that year can you imagine. this year was basically my life’s second peak. miss getting the 8am train and daintily sipping on a cherry coke to keep me from passing out. wish this time could have lasted longer.

#5: 2019 - kinda absolute middle of the road year not for lack of anything happening but because the overwhelming amount of good and bad things cancelled each other out. so like there’s the fact that i was at the top of my uni game this year, was basically making the first steps into a professional writing career (covid i will never forgive you for killing all that dead </3), finally saved up enough to buy myself a gaming pc, and the summer after the homestuck epilogues, but equally 2019 was the start of the Pochapal Gender Fiasco which is by far the most horrible thing i am still currently undergoing and i burnt myself out mentally about halfway through the year (being stuck overnight in a hospital for a panic attack absolutely horrible horrible irredeemable) and then got like super death plague flu that i was sick with for three months (literally recovered less than a month before rona hit. god’s cruel karma.). so like...it kind of averaged out? the good shit was good but not as great as other years and the bad shit was awful but nowhere near as terrible as it could have been. gotta give a shoutout to 90% of my current mutual cohort for following me in 2019...omelette route gang make some noise !!

#6: 2014 - oof. this year essentially marked the start of a four year long downward mental health spiral because everything fell into awful alignment. i’d just turned 16, finished secondary school, had all my friends up and ditch me at once, was home alone for a whole summer, and was hit with Sudden Intense Body Image Issues that i couldn’t explain until uh. after very recent developments lmao. this one goes out to the me of july 2014 who did nothing but lay in bed and listen to the same two marina albums on a loop because fuck i’m attracted to men and also my facial and body hair are really starting to come in and if i think about this for too long i will literally kill myself because oh god i can’t handle getting older which is clearly and definitely the issue going on here. my brain fucking broke super hardcore and it’s a miracle that an overeating disorder was like the worst thing i walked away with.

#7: 2015 - downward spiral year two!! i was so volatile this year it was such a mess. i was totally socially isolated after a brief stint of falling in with a group of people at the start of my first year of sixth form until january where in quick succession a) it turned out every single one of these people was friends with the person who sexually assaulted me whom i obviously had a lot of complicated feelings towards and b) baby’s first crush came out as bisexual but in the “women and also trans women” kind of way which tore me up so terribly in ways i couldn’t begin to understand. no words for the experience of seeing a girl kiss a boy and crying so hard at night you threw up because you could never be her no matter how much you wanted it. actually kinda get the sense what was going on there was bigger than just some crush lmao. then after that i was so mentally ill i basically attended school less than half the time and it was the only year in my life i failed my exams. i ended up having to resit my entire set of first year a level exams because jesus christ was i in such a bad way it was a miracle i even showed up to them. all i did was either have anxiety attacks or enter bedbound depressive slumps for weeks at a time. but it’s okay because it gets worse.

#8: 2016 - downward spiral act iii: the spiralling. prefacing this by saying that i actually had two whole good months (april - may) in that i was functioning enough to do my exams and finish school with decent grades. the rest was super extra mega terrible. my school attendance for year 13 dipped below 65% and literally the only thing that kept me from being kicked out was the fact that i was naturally smart at the subjects i took and also because the school would have a lot to answer for after letting me get to that state despite having a hefty file on how damaged i was. keep in mind every single part of this was fully untreated btw - i was just floundering around and letting it all fester. i spent three solid weeks going to school but locking myself in the bathroom all day every day and having mental health episodes then going home like nothing else happened only to continue the breakdown that night. then things got kicked into fucked up overdrive when i moved out to uni and was cut off from what little support structures i did have. it was so bad all i did was cry all the time and never went anywhere to the point where three separate sources recommended me to the wellbeing and crisis counselling service that i stopped going to after two sessions because i was fucked up in ways cbt techniques could not even touch. at least i tried to make an effort for the first two months of uni which like. good for me?

#9: 2017 - what lieth at the base of the spiral. helltrench year. i was at literal rock bottom. i stopped going to class, i didn’t hand in a single piece of work. i lied to my parents and would book trains each day only to go back to my student flat and sit there and contemplate suicide. like i would just slump on the floor in a catatonic state and vividly contemplate one of four or so ways i could end my own life. i only didn’t because i wanted to wait until the summer to collect my last student loan and transfer it to my parents as an apology for my death which obviously didn’t end up happening. honestly i can’t remember much of the first half of 2017 that’s how bad it was. i remember taking a gender studies class and the teacher made it Weird that i was the Only Male Student in the room and then she sent me a scolding email after i walked out halfway through a class and never returned. apparently i got into a lot of online discourse in this year but i don’t remember anything other than being put on a blocklist by the milkfic author over ace discourse which is funny if you have the context. mostly i just baited terfs and weirdo freaks to get them to say horrible things to me as what i guess amounts to some kind of digital self harm. anyway breaking point came in late august when i got kicked out of university and then nobody could ignore it any more so there was no choice left but for me to seek out help and recover enough to function which luckily i did. i really Do Not remember 2017. you could tell me anything about that year and i’d probably believe you.

#10: 2011 - extra circle of hell for this little fucked up gem of a year. on the surface it wasn’t actually that terrible, until the Summer 2011 Domino Effect Of Bad Shit. up until like may/june it was a pretty all right year! i was 13 and had a surprisingly successful youtube channel uploading pokemon soundfont remixes to an audience of i think ~350-400 subscribers at my peak? anyway then i got hit with the early summer triple combo of childhood friends moving away, cute and quirky sexual assault at the hands of a person in my friend group, and then having some Really Great and Super Appropriate interactions with adults on deviantart. like obviously there’s the actual ptsd-inducing event which totally disrupted and killed the person i was right up until that moment and reshaped every facet of my life for better or worse (there’s an alternate timeline where that didn’t happen and i got into electronic music and/or coding instead) but really it’s the events that followed in its wake which were kind of more fucked up. so like all of a sudden i was super aware of my body and me growing my hair out and being mistaken for a girl in class suddenly became this Less Innocent thing and i ended up spending hours overnight going to transgender questioning forums and looking up hrt timeline videos and having the wikipedia article on tracheal shaving saved because it was a life raft to me whose voice was imminently gonna deepen and i was simultaneously reeling with constant trauma flashbacks and the whole thing was so so fucked up. then i was on deviantart and i don’t remember exactly how but a small group of furry guys ten to fifteen years older than me started messaging me and encouraging and requesting me to produce nonsexual fetish stuff for them and talking to me about stuff like if i’d ever thought about growing up to be gay and i didn’t think anything of it for a long while because they called me a very talented writer and it felt so good to have someone be nice to me after being so alone and isolated for months on end. anyway the only reason i got out of that before it got bad was because they invited me to one of the big furry sites and i was weirded out because i thought it was a porn site and thinking about sexual stuff was a huge trauma trigger so i just ended up blocking them all and pretending like it didn’t happen. at the time half this shit didn’t bother me but in retrospect holy fuck 2011 was such a damaging year. to think if like three events didn’t happen i wouldn’t be the fucked up mess you see before you today.

god fuck this turned out super long but i’m not apologising because this was a therapeutic exercise for me and also constitutes as one of the biggest pochapal lore dumps of all time. come get your food or whatever.

#Anonymous #long post #read all of this if you have vested interest in knowing intimate details about my life or whatever

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Top 10 Niche Interests

Fixations? Obsessions? This is incredibly hard because I have wayyyy too many niche interests, so instead of stressing about it, I tried to channel the 10 things that immediately speak to me and maybe aren't so obvious from what I post here, like how much I'm obsessed with wigs, doll furniture, incredibly specific blogs, all forms of clothing with pockets, swimming pools, whimsical bus stops, over-the-top bathrooms, etc. etc Instead, I opted for some specifics that feel a little more evergreen and long tailed, like, so LIFE-long tailed that it's tough to nail down when or how they became part of the national psyche. I thank @alienfuckeronmain for the initial tag, and I'm tagging her AGAIN for round two because I know she has a billion additional niche things, and she'll post them, and I'll scream because it'll trigger five other things I neglected to post here, and I'll probably post my own round two, arggggh, insert aggressive sighing. Anyway, I tag ANYONE who wants to do it, just tag me so I can see!

1. Indoor Trees

I have no idea why this concept PULLS so hard because houseplants are kind of meh to me, but you want to plant an entire-ass TREE indoors, in the place where you live? Me, too, and I'd add a conversation pit plus a combo gold/red bathroom, among other things, and, bam, we're in my imaginary dream home, which I have literally, constantly ALWAYS mentally constructed from the time I was about six or so. (If you're curious, it has multiple themed rooms, and the closest I've seen to it recently is the outstanding Dita von Teese AD feature, but Amy Sedaris’s apartment comes close, too). There are two (2) 1960s houses in Long Beach with magnificent indoor trees, but I can't find them online, so have this modern interpretation and cry with me about how I can't visit the multi-story fake tree inside Clifton's Cafeteria for a good long while:

2. Conventions of Fans of Any Kind

One thing that I don't think I'll ever lose is how much I *love* people who are fans of SOMETHING, people who have a passion and create something about it or cosplay it or simply gather to celebrate it and connect to other people through it. The Internet provides in all kinds of ways, but I'm talking specifically about IRL conventions and the way my heart pitter pats when I first walk in those doors, SWOON! And it doesn’t matter how big the convention is or how random, I've been to smaller events like CatCon and the My Little Pony convention all the way up to biggies like WonderCon and Comic Con, and I have yet to be disappointed. I might know jack shit about what I'm walking into, but I want to see the merch, hear about the panels, and check out the people who are fucking PUMPED to be there. Sadly, I think it's gonna be a lonnnnng time until these come back, but I can live vicariously through my old photos, sigh:

3. Dutch Wax Fabrics and African Fashion

I'm not the snazziest of dressers, but textiles, colors, and patterns have been an obsession that has soothed my visual soul for as long as I can literally remember. Wax fabric marries all three of those touchpoints, plus throws in a healthy dose of style, and I count myself lucky to have seen two big exhibits on the subject (this was one of them), oh, how I wish there were more! For sure, there's a fucked up underlying colonial/imperialist history here, but there's also humor and color and vibrancy, a reclamation of sorts, and multiple levels of fashion that take my breath away. I cannot do the different patterns justice at all, but the fan motif is one of my faves:

4. Hearst Castle vs. Madonna inn

These two fall into my #home tag because they're where I'm from, and they speak to me as equally sublime and ridiculous, camp and kitsch writ large and small, different (yet similar!) versions of Xanadu that two rich white men built as shrines to their own personal "taste." And the irony is that a lot of people shit on Alex Madonna for being tacky (the Madonna Inn is...uh, something else), yet praise WR Hearst for all the high-class art and architecture, most of which is fully lifted from desperate churches between and after world and yet they're both more or less the same concept (lodging for weary travelers, self-aggrandizement, questionable taste-mixing). Hearst Castle edges out slightly for me because it's bigger and has spectacular scenery and history, plus it gives me doses of LA noir thanks to the way Hearst killed a guy in a jealous Charlie Chaplin-related rage and Hedda Hopper covered it up, all kinds of old Hollywood shenanigans happened up there, etc. But I'm low-key an expert on both houses of the holy, I'm OBSESSED with both, and we can leave it at that. I mean, come on:

5. Snow Globes

I had to cull my personal collection slightly just to fit it all on the dedicated shelf in my bathroom, and I seriously need to refill all the water lines, but nothing beats a snow globe in terms of memorable souvenir, especially when you put it in a bathroom. The majesty!!! The jewel of my collection is the one from Sherwood Forest because WHY NOT celebrate a historic place and moment in the basic way?? He robbed from the rich to give to the poor, and the gift shop about 100 feet from the tree he hid in does the same! The circle of life! The irony of all the watermarks on this blessed image...protect:

6. Highly Specific Museums

Look, we can all agree that the more venerated museums in the world are a form of garbage in terms of what they represent, what they've done, and who runs them, but I'm here for the museums that collect and celebrate things that tend to get overlooked. There are too many to list that I love that are still thriving, so I'm going to say goodbye to four recently departed faves. RIP to the Pez museum, I'm so glad I saw you and purchased your stale candy souvenirs. RIP to the museum of terrible food, you were a pop up when Phoenix and I saw you, and I will forever think about the worker describing people literally vomiting during their visits. RIP to the currywurst museum in Berlin, I've had currywurst exactly once and it was not for me, but I respect the Journey you took me on, including obscure east German TV shows that helped make you so popular (??). Finally, RIP to the velvet painting museum, there's no way to mince words, the person who owned you was crazy AS FUCK and had zero clue how to run a business, but I'm so glad I saw you multiple times and purchased my own velvet treasure (not this exact one, but remarkably similar):

7. Liminal Spaces: Grocery Store Edition

Confession time for those who don't know me all that well, I'm a big time voyeur, and nothing fills my heart with joy like a walk at 7 or 8 pm, the witching hour when people haven't pulled the curtains, and I can scope out their decorations/furnishings without it being "weird." Another confession is how much I unabashedly adore grocery stores in other countries and will spend at least an hour wandering aisle by aisle, falling in love with how much everything is different yet completely the same:

8. Agatha Christie Novels:

As a child, I was a fairly compliant reader--I had to read something for school? Okay! For my mom? Sounds good! But the books that sparked the initial fire for me to read something purely for myself were second-hand (probably fourth- or fifth-hand, judging by cover art) Agatha Christie short story anthologies, which were the gateway drug to full Agatha Christie novels, then other mystery novels, and so on. But getting back to Agatha, I obviously loved all the stories, but every decade spawned incredibly good cover art (like, exceptionally good), and this particular artist's are right up near the top for me (I go back and forth on a lot of the '50s and '60s ones):

9. Scopitones

I link my obsession with scopitones both to my love of music videos in general and a shop in Austin, TX, that sold DVD compilations of them in particular, but either way, they're underappreciated and kitschy all in one! Francoise Hardy and the rest of the ye-ye's are my forever girls for this medium, but seemingly every country cranked them out, both actual set videos and "live" performances? If you don't know what they are, scopitones were machines that played music videos in French cafes in the '60s (??), so it was sort of your proto-MTV way to see your faves sing and dance. Oh, Francoise...so moderne!!

10. Cover Songs

I have so much patience and love for cover songs of any stripe, the more genre-bending and/or surprising, the better! My only minor beef is the trend in slooooooooowing down songs to make a point, but even those ones have a special place in my heart if they're effective. Live Lounge feeds my hunger the best, but my meta fave for representing this concept is Pulp's Bad Cover Version, which was already lyrically INSPIRED, a song about bad cover versions in terms of relationships, but then they did a video that was a visual "bad" cover version, with actors lip synching over an audio "bad" cover version, and all of it just worked? The cover for the single is someone in the band as a boy, making his own bad cover version of a Bowie album cover, it's meta meta meta, and I love love love, here's the video, if you're curious. In the more sublime cover category, I'm absolutely addicted to all of Orville Peck's covers, I truly hope he officially releases them sometime soon, but I wholeheartedly support any artist who does it:

#tag games #niche interests #god i have a few

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NCERT Class -10 Hindi – A ( Kshitij & Kritika ) Combo Set

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mitchintille · 4 years ago

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2021 Mock Draft 1.0

Super Bowl 55 is just a few days away, which means draft season is looming in the rearview mirror. In a class that is expected to produce an abundance of offensive talent, several teams could benefit from this year’s crop. With a reported possibility of 18 teams looking for a change at the quarterback position, there is quite a bit of ambiguity as we approach the draft, and this year could shape up to be one of the wildest drafts we’ve seen in recent memory. Without further ado, here are my early first round predictions for the 2021 NFL draft....

1. Jacksonville Jaguars: Trevor Lawrence, QB, Clemson

From the moment he set foot on campus his freshman season, Lawrence has always has shown the capabilities of being a future NFL star. He took no time bursting onto the scene. After a dazzling freshman season, in which he lead the Tigers to a title in blowout fashion over an absolutely loaded Alabama team, he followed it up with two more trips to the playoffs, including another trip to the title game.

The former No.1 overall recruit in the country offers everything one could wish for in a franchise quarterback. He is a gifted, natural thrower of the football who is wise beyond his years at the position. Even new head coach Urban Meyer feels that he has the potential to be the best QB ever. Jaguars fans, your savior has come. Rejoice.

2. Houston Texans: Zach Wilson, QB, BYU

Houston receives: 2nd overall pick (2021), 23rd overall pick (2021), 3rd round pick (2021), 1st round pick (2022), 4th round pick (2022)

New York receives: Deshaun Watson, 6th round pick (2022)

Let’s get weird. Deshaun Watson being traded has reached inevitability status, and the Jets are stockpiled with draft picks over the next few years. It has been rumored that Watson would prefer to play for the Jets under the tutelage of new head coach Robert Saleh. The Jets have the firepower to make this pick happen, and in this scenario they pull off the mega deal and get their guy. So where does that leave Houston?

They luck into a talented, natural thrower of the football, with a very clean feel for the pocket. He has a rocket arm, and is particularly impressive when asked to go off script. The Texans rebuild will undoubtedly be a long one, but with Wilson, they have a fresh face of the franchise moving forward, and will look to continue adding more weapons around him to set him up for success.

3. San Francisco 49ers: Justin Fields, QB, Ohio State

San Francisco receives: 3rd overall pick (2021), 5th round pick (2022)

Miami receives: 12th overall pick (2021), 43rd overall pick (2021), 1st round pick (2022), 3rd round pick (2022), 7th round pick (2022)

Between the Rams’ recent trade for Matthew Stafford, and Kyle Shanahan remaining noncommittal on Jimmy Garoppolo for the foreseeable future, it wouldn’t shock me to see John Lynch be aggressive and try to nab their QB of the future.

Fields put up gaudy numbers in his first year as a starter, posting an absurd 51-3 TD/INT ratio. He showed a bit of regression in a COVID-shortened year two, but still displayed all of the tools you’d hope to see when searching for a franchise QB.

Finding a way to get Jimmy G’s lucrative contract off the books, and adding a talented player like Fields would be a win-win for an organization whom I feel would GREATLY benefit from a changing of the guard under center.

4. Atlanta Falcons: Trey Lance, QB, North Dakota State

With the arrival of new head coach Arthur Smith, it is time for a rebrand in Atlanta. Matt Ryan is expected to make over $40m a season for the next two years, and while he is certainly not the main issue with this team, the Falcons need to move in a new direction.

Lance is perhaps the most polarizing player in this year’s class. Similar to Fields, he too posted video game like numbers in his first year at the helm. The Minnesota product threw for 28 TD’s, while posting another 14 on the ground. He also didn’t throw an interception all season. He possess all of the physical tools that NFL teams salivate over, and while questions will remain in regards to the inferior competition he’s been exposed to over his career, the opportunity to sit and learn from Matt Ryan could serve both himself and the Falcons some good.

5. Cincinnati Bengals: Penei Sewell, OT, Oregon

If Sewell is on the board, he will be the pick for the Bengals. After breakout rookie quarterback Joe Burrow suffered a season-ending ACL tear, the sense of urgency to upgrade the offensive line should be at an all-time high for the Bengals.

Sewell allowed just one sack over 1,376 career snaps and will spend the majority of his rookie season at age 20. He is a smooth mover with easy power, who is capable of playing on either side of the line. He is the exact type of stalwart that is needed for the Bengals to protect their QB of the future.

6. Philadelphia Eagles: DeVonta Smith, WR, Alabama

I don’t know what to make of the Eagles’ current situation. They are in QB purgatory and have gaping holes riddled across their roster. With the recent hiring of Colts’ OC Nick Sirianni, I’d imagine adding offensive firepower would be at the top of his to-do list. Assuming they move forward with Jalen Hurts at QB, it is imperative to surround him with quality skill players. After drafting Jalen Reagor in the first round last year, they double dip this year and take the reigning Heisman Trophy winner.

Smith is not the most conventional receiver, being that there aren’t too many 6′1, 175-lb receivers who have enjoyed prolonged success in the league, but Smith doesn’t care about your player profiles. Smith can make plays all over the field and beat you in a myriad of ways. He is a nuanced route runner with a seemingly natural feel for his position, and someone I can assume Sirianni will fall in love with as the draft process begins to heat up.

7. Detroit Lions: Jaylen Waddle, WR, Alabama

If Lance were to have fallen to this spot, I’d have probably made him the selection. However, I’ll opt to give them a difference maker like Waddle.

With Kenny Golladay’s impending departure and both Danny Amendola and Marvin Jones Jr. testing the open market, that WR room could get UGLY in a hurry. Waddle is essentially a supercharged version of his former teammate Henry Ruggs. He has legit 4.2 speed, and does a great job of tracking the deep ball. The Lions are desperate for speed on the perimeter, and Waddle would be an instant upgrade to what they have now. He’s a true, top-10 talent assuming he manages to stay healthy.

8. Carolina Panthers: Ja’marr Chase, WR, LSU

Now just hear me out on this. Curtis Samuel is approaching free agency and will likely be headed elsewhere. Aside from DJ Moore and Robby Anderson, the cupboard is bare. Chase put up record-setting numbers in his only year under current Panthers OC Joe Brady when they were at LSU, so a reunion would only be right.

Chase is perhaps the best player in the entire class regardless of position. He is a physical route-runner who attacks the catch point with ease, and his RAC ability might be his best trait. He is very reminiscent of Moore, and pairing those two along with Anderson’s deep speed could perhaps create the most dangerous receiving trio in the NFL.

9. Denver Broncos: Caleb Farley, CB, Virginia Tech

After an heavy offensive draft last year, the Broncos buck the trend and refocus on rebuilding their defense. Farley’s size and athleticism are a perfect fit in Vic Fangio’s versatile defensive scheme. I believe Farley has the potential to be a star in this league very quickly.

10. Dallas Cowboys: Rashawn Slater, OT, Northwestern

After wrestling back and forth with myself on this pick, the Cowboys settle on Slater. The once elite Cowboys offensive line has suddenly deteriorated into mediocrity. With both Tyron Smith and La’el Collins returning from injuries, Slater can serve as an insurance policy at either position, or kick him inside if need be.

His versatility and strong lower half are both commendable traits that should allow him to see a long career in the NFL.

11. New York Giants: Patrick Surtain II, CB, Alabama

Truthfully, this might be the most unpredictable pick in the first round. Dave Gettleman is tricky, but recently he has invested into the secondary quite a bit. After signing James Bradberry to a pricy extension last off-season, they also invested a pick into Xavier McKinney, as well as the addition of guys like Logan Ryan and Jabrill Peppers.

With Surtain, he brings a combo of length and savvy to the position, and would serve as the Giants’ other outside corner opposite of Bradberry.

12. Miami Dolphins: Kyle Pitts, TE, Florida

San Francisco receives: 3rd overall pick (2021), 5th round pick (2022)

Miami receives: 12th overall pick (2021), 43rd overall pick (2021), 1st round pick (2022), 3rd round pick (2022), 7th round pick (2022)

Yes, I’m highly aware that Mike Gesicki exists. But hear me out on this one, Pitts is more than just your standard “tight end” prospect. If it weren’t for a TE listed next to his position, I’d say that he’s the second best receiver in the draft.

He is nearly impossible to match up against. He’s too fast for linebackers and too physical for corners. He’s shown the capability to play in the slot, flexed out wide, or with his hand in the dirt. Pairing him and Gesicki together will give Tua Tagovailoa (assuming he remains their guy moving forward), a plethora of weapons at his disposal.

13. Los Angeles Chargers: Christian Darrisaw, OT, Virginia Tech

Keeping Justin Herbert clean and protected should be the top priority heading into the offseason for Tom Telesco. After a breakout rookie season, it seems the Chargers struck a goldmine in Herbert. Being that the Chargers haven’t had a decent offensive line in years, a trip out west would make sense for Darrisaw.

The Virginia Tech product is a very fluid mover, whose length and quickness allow him to reach the second level with ease as a run blocker. He will be an instant upgrade to their run game, and has the maturity to protect Herbert’s blindside from day one in LA.

14. Minnesota Vikings: Gregory Rousseau, EDGE, Miami

After the loss of Everson Griffen to free agency, and Danielle Hunter missing most of the 2020 season due to a back injury, the Vikings should be looking to rebuild their pass rush. Mike Zimmer seems to have a knack for high-ceiling pass rushers with athletic upside. Rousseau fits the bill.

The Florida native saw his star shine after a dazzling sophomore season, racking up an impressive 15.5 sacks. Rousseau has easy power off the edge. While he is still a bit raw from a technician standpoint, his natural power and length will be a nightmare for tackles to deal with from day one. If he can mature his game, he has the potential to be one of the most productive edge rushers in the league in due time.

15. New England Patriots: Micah Parsons, EDGE, Penn State

After some recent concerns over Parsons’ character, he sees his stock slide and he falls into the lap of Bill Belichick. After being used in several different spots at Penn State,

Parsons projects best as an EDGE, but has the necessary tools to develop his skills over time. Belichick has a fetish for hybrid linebackers that can rush the passer, and pairing the two together would do wonders for his development over time.

16. Arizona Cardinals: Jaycee Horn, CB, South Carolina

After adding Matthew Stafford to the division, and the Niners looking to upgrade at the quarterback position, it is time for the Cardinals to get better in the secondary. Quickly.

Horn is an excellent press corner, with an alpha-dog type mentality that should fit in well in the Cardinals’ back end. He does have a tendency to be too grabby and aggressive at times, and his lack of size will hurt him against bigger receivers. He is not a perfect corner prospect, but the Cardinals don’t have much of a choice here.

17. Las Vegas Raiders: Jaelan Phillips, EDGE, Miami

Truthfully, I have no idea what to predict here. The front office is an absolute mess, and have proven themselves to be incompetent when it comes to drafting. After missing badly on Clelin Ferrell a few years ago, they have a chance to redeem themselves with the selection of Phillips.

The former number one overall recruit had a late start to his career, after suffering several injuries and at one point declaring himself medically retired. After transferring to Miami from UCLA, Phillips began to improve his game, and vaulted himself into first round considerations after a breakout 2020 campaign. His injury history may force him to fall, but his combination of size, speed, and motor is very exciting, and he may be the exact type of player Mike Mayock falls in love with.

18. Miami Dolphins: Zaven Collins, LB, Tulsa

Brian Flores is one of the few Belichick proteges recently that has found success as a head coach. Much like Belichick, Flores places a large emphasis on versatility, particularly on the defensive side of the ball. This is why Collins would be a perfect fit on day one.

Collins was truly a jack-of-all-trades in his time at Tulsa. He was one of the best players in all of college football last season, and did so in a number of ways. He can rush the passer, cover a runningback out of the backfield. Think D’onta Hightower type role for Collins if he were to head to south beach.

19. Washington Football Team: Mac Jones, QB, Alabama

With the trend in the NFL heading towards a youth movement at QB, it wouldn’t shock me to see Washington fall in love with Jones.

Although he’s not the most dynamic passer, Jones is a solid athlete with an incredibly comfortable feel for the game. He is a great processor with plus accuracy, and has shown impressive flashes of improvisation. He may not have a very high ceiling moving forward, but I can him instantly making that team better and elevating them into playoff contention on a year-to-year basis.

20. Chicago Bears: Rashod Bateman, WR, Minnesota

With Allen Robinson likely headed elsewhere in free agency and Anthony Miller’s slow start, the time is now to add playmakers on the offensive side of the ball. Insert Bateman.

One of the most forgotten men in the whole class, Bateman is silky smooth in everything he does, and will be the most physical WR on any field he steps on. He eats up intermediate routes, and is capable of being a vertical threat. His game reminds me a ton of guys like Keenan Allen and Michael Thomas, not the most physically gifted guys, but masters of their craft and play to their strengths.

Whether or not the Bears decide to move forward with Mitchell Trubisky at QB or not, it is imperative to give the man under center some more feasible options to work with in the passing game.

21. Indianapolis Colts: Kwity Paye, EDGE, Michigan

While the temptation was high to take a receiver here, I opted for the highly athletic EDGE with limitless upside.

Not having a combine will prove to affect Paye’s stock, as he was expected to test through the roof at his position. Once listed as one of Bruce Feldman’s “freaks”, Paye finally applied his athleticism to the field in 2020. He is very reliant on his natural power and speed, and has yet to develop any consistent counter moves. If developed properly, his size/speed combo alongside Deforest Buckner could prove to be deadly for an already improving defense.

22. Tennessee Titans: Azeez Ojulari, EDGE, Georgia

Being that the Jadeveon Clowney acquisition backfired on them, the Titans are still in search of a consistent pass rush opposite of Harold Landry.

Ojulari is young and lacks experience. But when his motor gets going, he could be the most explosive rusher in the class. He’d be perfect in their 3-4 defense, and has the potential to be a good player in space as he gains more experience.

23. New York Jets: Joseph Ossai, EDGE, Texas

One of the staples of a Robert Saleh defense is consistent pressure off the edge. The Jets lack any and all types of pass rush at the moment, and Ossai’s intriguing upside in that defense could see him turn out to be a very productive player.

24. Pittsburgh Steelers: Liam Eichenberg, OT, Notre Dame

Man, Notre Dame just pumps them out, don’t they? With GM Kevin Colbert’s affinity for drafting players from big name schools, Eichenberg becomes the most recent, NFL product of the offensive line factory that is Notre Dame.

Much like any of the Notre Dame linemen of the past, Eichenberg is techincally sound in everything he does. He may not be athletic enough to play left tackle, but is a plug and play right tackle from day one.

25. Jacksonville Jaguars: Samuel Cosmi, OT, Texas

Although the temptation would be to select a receiver here, the Jags have $100m in cap space to work with, which can be spent on one of the receivers in what is expected to be an impressive free agency class.

Cosmi may be a little undersized, but is very athletic and light on his feet for the position. If he can bulk up and maintain his athleticism, I can see him being the Jaguars’ left tackle for the next decade.

26. Cleveland Browns: Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, LB, Notre Dame

A surprising slide leaves Cleveland with one of the most gifted players in the draft.

JOK is a heat-seeking missile, who showed very impressive flashes in coverage. He is the prototypical, modern-day NFL linebacker through and through.

27. Baltimore Ravens: Kadarius Toney, WR, Florida

Eric Decosta recently hinted at his lust for the dynamic Florida receiver. Toney was used in several different ways over the course of his career, but really seemed to find himself as a slot receiver in 2020.

On a team desperate for playmakers on offense, Toney would fit like a glove on that intermediate/short game offensive scheme. Toney is a menace with the ball in his hands. He has incredible contact balance and vision. If he continues to progress as a receiver, he would be a very nice addition.

28. New Orleans Saints: Christian Barmore, IDL, Alabama

In what looks to be a fairly uninspiring IDL class, Barmore’s stock rose in his first season as a starter. The Philly native has clubs for hands, and he proved himself to be un-blockable down the stretch. Ohio State had no answer for him in the national championship game, and he seems to only be sratching the surface of what he can become.

In this case, the Saints don’t reach for a QB and draft the best player on the board, which just so happens to be Barmore.

29. Green Bay Packers: Dyami Brown, WR, North Carolina

The Packers failure to address the receiver position came full circle this season. After losing their second consecutive NFC Championship, the lack of talent at WR cost them in the end. Enter Dyami Brown, one of the best kept secrets in the entire draft.

Brown is a budding star. Only listed at 6′1, 185-lb, Brown consistently plays larger than his frame. He is perhaps the best vertical threat in the entire draft. Brown displays freakish ball tracking skills, along with 4.3 speed. Pairing him with Rodgers could be the missing piece that gets them over the hump moving forward, and would show that the organization is dedicated to Rodgers as their guy until he retires.

30. Buffalo Bills: Nick Bolton, LB, Missouri

With Matt Milano’s future with the Bills in question, it would not surprise me to see them cut bait and go after the athletic and physical SEC backer.

Bolton is a bit undersized for the position, so pairing him with Tremaine Edmunds would be the perfect complement. He great sideline to sideline speed, and will be an immediate upgrade over Milano from an athletic standpoint.

31. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Alex Leatherwood, OT, Alabama

With Donovan Smith set to become a free agent, I’d imagine the Bucs will look to replace him this off-season.

Leatherwood was a two-year starter at left tackle, but is capable of playing on the interior as well. Even if the Bucs were to bring Smith back, having a depth piece to the quality of Leatherwood could serve vital for a team who is destined ti make a run until Tom Brady’s retirement.

32. Kansas City Chiefs: Alijah Vera-Tucker, iOL, USC

An interesting storyline that has gotten lost in the mix of guys like Patrick Mahomes, Tyreek Hill, and Travis Kelce, the Chiefs have battled several injuries along the offensive line. They’re likely to play 3-4 backups in the Super Bowl this Sunday.

Although the production remains elite and ultimately the deteriorating health on the line hasn’t bitten them yet, it is not a sustainable way to move forward.

Vera-Tucker is a highly refined player, who has experience playing at any spot on the line. Much like the Bucs, adding quality depth and talent among the offensive line to protect your franchise should never be a move that is scrutinized.

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itscookieoverlordtoyou · 4 years ago

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40 Questions — Meme for Fic Writers

Don’t you sometimes see those ask games and wish you could just fkg do them all? On this sunny Saturday, we make our dreams reality lolol

1. Describe your comfort zone—a typical you-fic.

Short fic, I usually get a small scene I want written so I write around it, plus I love short stories with interesting punchline.

2. Is there a trope you’ve yet to try your hand at, but really want to?

Probably, I don’t know them all ^^’

3. Is there a trope you wouldn’t touch with a ten foot pole?

Writing about stuff that disgust me I guess.

4. How many fic ideas are you nurturing right now? Care to share one of them?

Like 5-6? I want to write about a restaurant but set in a world where people have powers I think the combo could be very funny. The main character has the power of insight, the plonge is a giant pool where you swim around cleaning. Backstories of characters with shitty and amazing powers and how they ended up here. Rival to lover character that has the power to see into the future.

5. Share one of your strengths.

Dialogues, subversion, and humor; classmates often said I have a touch to spin a sad story into something positive/happier.

6. Share one of your weaknesses?

I get tired when I describe something for longer than 4 sentences.

7. Share a snippet from one of your favorite pieces of prose you’ve written and explain why you’re proud of it.

“In what kind of trouble have we walked right into?”, I ask my companions as they’re idly fixing their attire. Together, we’ve face many perils and this mission ranks among one of the most dangerous. Yet, the others had been…how should I say it…professional! Rescuing kidnapped princesses, vanquishing terrifying monsters, quests to restore mythical artifacts, save nations from insidious plots. Oddly enough, “Does this dress make me look fat?”, is not the answer I’m looking for.

Ribbon in my hair is the first time I wrote about my knights, I first dreamt about them when I as 18, my boyfriend at the time called my idea stupid and my world building pointless so I only started writing about them when I was 21. Now I write about them a little bit every year :)

8. Share a snippet from one of your favorite dialogue scenes you’ve written and explain why you’re proud of it.

“Do you really want your last words to be complaints?”

“I die as I lived.”

“Will we become a fruit tree?”

“I don’t think so, it’s never been the case for my ancestors.”

“I’d love it if we could turn into a banana tree.”

“I’m not from the southern regions, plus I like apples more.”

“Just imagine, our fruits could have been banana flambée”

This death scene was a big finale to a story I wrote for a class in Uni, a story of war between clan of forest and volcano people, of the supposedly brutal death of a Goddess, of a mysterious apple tree whose fruit give vision of the past. I should revisit it.

9. Which fic as been the hardest to write?

My analysis on D’Artagnan and the figure of the hero. Granted it’s an essay for school but I deeply loved it. I was too afraid to write or ask for help from the professor in charge of me (which made our relationship tense ^^’) but when I did, it was beautiful and I was very proud got 89% :D

10. Which fic has been the easiest to write?

A play called Adelaide where an old couple reads their old fairytale book about a Prince on a quest to save a Princess. They bicker about the other misreading the story but we finally get to the part where the Prince tosses the princess apart to get a better view of the dragon of which he falls instantly in love. The book is actually their wedding album.

11. Is writing your passion or just a fun hobby?

It’s one of my passions, but it’s not something I think I could live on so I delegated it to my hobby.

12. Is there an episode above all others that inspires you just a little bit more?

The wedding scene in Shrek 2, my mind was blown when I saw it in theaters and when I need inspiration to write, I rewatch it.

13. What’s the best writing advice you’ve ever come across?

Presentation is important. If trying to read you gives people headaches, they’ll stop. Choose a nice big font, space with paragraphs, be mindful of your spelling and missing words. Read out loud because some things written are bad said.

14. What’s the worst writing advice you’ve ever come across?

I must’ve been lucky in this regard, I don’t think I’ve ever received advice that made me go NO, but I did have to listen/read stuff that made me gag.

15. If you could choose one of your fics to be filmed, which would you choose?

I would love to the Adelaide acted out, some adjustments would be required because I’m no expert in play writing but I think I’d be great.

16. If you only could write one pairing for the rest of your life, which pairing would it be?

Luyenor’a and Taram, names are placeholders as of now but they’re two of my knight, being the “only pairing I’m allow to write about forever” means I’d get more knight shenanigans done.

17. Do you write your story from start to finish, or do you write the scenes out of order?

I’m doing bullets point of what I want to happen and write stuff without much order. Some days I have no inspirations for what goes in the beginning but have loads for a later point. I surf the wave when it presents itself.

18. Do you use any tools, like worksheets or outlines?

Word on my computer, a notebook in my bag, the note app in my phone.

19. Stephen King once said that his muse is a man who lives in the basement. Do you have a muse?

I have little trinkets all around my computer to invite inspiration.

20. Describe your perfect writing conditions.

Freshly woken up, having eaten, drinking something sugary and sometimes apple cider because the alcohol help lower my inhibition.

21. How many times do you usually revise your fic/chapter before posting?

I read out loud at least once the whole thing, helps with missing words but dude I reread my stuff on ao3 and always find mistakes still ^^’

22. Choose a passage from one of your earlier fics and edit it into your current writing style. (Person sending the ask is free to make suggestions).

I’m not going to put here because it’s in French and I don’t want to translate now but I wrote Vision of a world, mine when I was 16 and damn was I already depressed then?

23. If you were to revise one of your older fics from start to finish, which would it be and why?

The Princess and the Soldier, some gay fairytale I think my first one, I’m sure I can do better bow

I also have one about a janitor and it’s a murder mystery I could redo

24. Have you ever deleted one of your published fics?

Once by accident, I was so angry I never rewrote it.

25. What do you look for in a beta?

I don’t really use beta (beta reader right?) but I guess I’ve had like 3-4 when I was in Uni and had to read people’s wip and they read mine. They’d talk about what they liked, links they noticed, things that seemed weak or to change

26. Do you beta yourself? If so, what kind of beta are you?

I usually just point out the stuff I like

27. How do you feel about collaborations?

For a class in college, we had to act out a play we wrote collectively. Ten sketches written in pairs/alone. I made sure I was alone so I wouldn’t be saddled with someone else to write my sketch

28. Share three of your favorite fic writers and why you like them so much.

I don’t follow fic writers; I just am in a mood for a ship and read what’s available. I do like my friend @alumort ‘s fics tho ^^

29. If you could write the sequel (or prequel) to any fic out there not written by yourself, which would you choose?

There was a Phineas and Ferb fic focused on Perry I really loved. Their world building was something I’d never seen and they abandoned the story, so I did fanfic of a fic. Never dared to post it anywhere I mean it was their world to begin with.

30. Do you accept prompts?

Of course, when inspiration is given I accept

31. Do you take liberties with canon or are you very strict about your fic being canon compliant?

I don’t care about canon but I do love using it when there are little trivia to enrich the character.

32. How do you feel about smut?

Love to read it sometimes, would love to write it. Some I’m like………….youveneverhadsexhaveyou…………………

33. How do you feel about crack?

Love it!!!!!!!! I’m too self-conscious to write it tho. Oh maybe that could be a never before written trope I could try?

34. What are your thoughts on non-con and dub-con?

Rape I can’t, dub-con where underlying requited feelings exist but anxiety™ don’t let the characters express them but they’re drunk so it surfaces is okay

35. Would you ever kill off a canon character?

Hell yeah! I do when/if the death makes sense (I am still pissed at Kishi for Neji)

36. Which is your favorite site to post fic?

Ao3 is where I post,I used devianart when I had one

37. Talk about your current wips.

Marry Me for the Love of Cake: God I’m so sorry to the few people who followed it, I said I’d pick it up before the end of 2019 and well……I have the ending in bullet points

Yours, with Love: I hope I’ll finish it…I have most of the ending in bullet points

I guess I’m into rom com at the moment lolol

38. Talk about a review that made your day.

I made my best friend read All this for a Roll Cake, and she laughed so much at my work, I took a picture I look at from time to time to remain humble.

39. Do you ever get rude reviews and how do you deal with them?

Thankfully I’ve never received a rude review. My professor once told me it seemed kinda unnatural how unlucky my protagonist was vs. how lucky his love interest was (All this for a Roll Cake) but that was the whole point of the story so I just ignored her.

40. Write an alternative ending to [insert fic title] (or just the summary of one).

Writing this I realised I lost my final version of All this for a Roll Cake T^T so I guess I’d rewrite the ending I have of the before the last version I still have.

Well this was fun ^^ got to revisit my works and remember many beloved pieces of fiction I wrote, I look forward to my next projects

#have fun reading lolol #will writing this inspire me to continue my wip?#who knows

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hypexion · 5 years ago

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Ashes of Outland: Aluminium Reveals

With the arrival of the Rusted Legion, it’s best to keep your metals locked away. Unless you need them. In that case, you should probably take them out.

Spectral Sight is one of those Outcast cards. Not a bad top deck, since it replaces itself with two cards, but otherwise it’s not that amazing. Being a card you might not play for a while is to this card’s advantage, as it should slowly move to the left of your hand as the game goes on. Of course, holding onto cards you aren’t using can cause problems, so Spectral Sight isn’t the best option for card draw.

Imprisoned Satyr is the first of the imprisoned minions. It doesn’t look that great, since while you do get a discount on a minion, it takes a while, and the main body is only a 3/3. Probably what might save this is that paying three mana to do nothing might not sink you, and being able to drop a big minion ahead of schedule could work out for you if it’s the right one.

Tutor for Beasts with Scavenger’s Ingenuity. Probably worth testing out, since giving a minion +3/+3 can be pretty helpful. And Hunter tends to have a lot of Beasts that work better with more attack, so this could be pretty helpful.

Furious Felfin is stupid, but also probably good. Even if you use your Hero Power to activate it, a 4/2 with Rush is pretty good for three mana. Activated without having to pay mana for your attack it’s a really good deal. It’s probably something that will be pretty popular, since every deck likes a way to deal with minions in the early game.

Skull of Gul’dan is a pretty macabre topic for a card, but it’s here anyway. Absorb it’s dark energies to draw three cards at a fair price. The Outcast effect is another that’s pretty excessive, making all the cards drawn cost three less. It’s probably worth running anyway, even if you only get the discount occationally, because having more cards is generally a good thing.

Imprisoned Antaen is another minion that takes a while to do something. This is a problem, since your opponent gets two turns to make sure they aren’t taking ten to the face when this wakes up. Doing nothing on turn five is also a questionable move, since by this point, the big guns are starting to come out. Mix that with a somewhat lopsided statline, and you’ve got a minion that looks scarier than it actually is.

Soul Split copies a demon, an activity I wouldn’t expect a Demon Hunter to approve of. Has copying minions ever actually worked out? Usually you want to copy the big ones, but that’s often a an issue because you can’t play a big demon and copy it on the same turn. That leaves you only able to copy smaller demons, and at that point, you might as well just put in a card that works by itself. But hey, this card is free, so you can at mess about with it before replacing it will something more impactful.

Fungal Fortunes is like Book of Specters, but it removes minions rather than spells. This could work well in a token deck, since they generate most of their mnions via spells. And when your greatest problem is running out of steam, drawing three cards for two mana is a pretty tempting idea.

Imprisoned Observer is a new way to discourage your opponent from playing minions. When it awakens, it zaps all enemy minions for two damage, making it pointless to summon any with less than two health the turn before. With the added bonus of having more stats than the mana cost usually allows, Imprisoned Observer is a surprisingly proactive card for something that does nothing the turn you play it. Probably worth trying out, at least.

Dragonmaw Overseer is Shadow Ascendant, but more. It looks good enough, and as three mana minions go, it’s pretty useful. With Priest being shifted to a more board-focused class, this is the kind of minion that could help make that work.

What if Sap was better? Then it would be Blackjack Stunner, which costs one mana, and makes the returned minion cost more. The catch is that you need a Secret out to return a minion, but it shouldn’t be too hard to arrange that. Since this increases the cost of bounced minions, it’s a pretty strong tempo play, and can permantly deal with the most expensive ones. I’d expect to see a lot of this once Ashes of Outland drops.

Secret synergy needs Secrets, so Rogue is getting Ambush. Which is effectly just a 2/3 with Poisonous, since your opponent is probably going to be playing minions. Probably decent, especially since if your opponent spends all their on a creature, you can immediately kill it, and they’ll have little recourse.

Bogstrok Clacker is another evolver card. I have run out of words for this archetype. Reroll exhausted minons, hope for good replacements. Probably will be annoying.

Torrent is Flame Lance, except if you played a spell the turn before, it only costs two. Seems kind of awkward really, since you might not have cast a spell the turn before you need this. Plus, Hex is cheaper than an undiscounted Torrent, and deals with Deathrattles as well. Which probably means Torrent won’t see that much play.

The Dark Portal is a weird Handlock card. If you have lots of cards, you can pre-pay for the card you draw. Given that it’s not hard to have lots of cards as Warlock, this might see some experimental play.

Make spells hurt more with Mo’arg Artificer. For some reason, the effect counts as a downside. I guess because your opponent might get to respond first. Not really sure about this one, since although it provides good opportunities for board cleaning, it does apply both ways. And as an Epic, you can’t even test it out.

Warglaives of Azzinoth is just Fool’s Bane again. Sure, it scales well with extra attack, but sometimes you can’t afford to wack your face into four minons. Works well with Blur, at least, but even then you probably need to invest more cards into it to make it work. And at that point, you might as well play Chaos Nova.

Pit Commander is like Dragon Tamer except turned up to eleven. It has Taunt. It’s almost got a full statline. Shove it into a deck with only high-cost demons, and you can laugh all the wall to the bank. Or victory screen. Seriously though. This is super pushed. Did Team Five realise that nine mana minions show maybe be playable?

More evolve with Boggspine Knuckles. Big problem? When Evolve the card was in Standard, there were problems. Attacking is free, so things could be worse? How do developer learn from mistake?

Shadow Council is another one of those weird maximum random cards. Except now the new cards get +2/+2, so if you low roll you at least get some advantage from it. Honestly not sure what to think about this one, since Demon quality is still all over the place, but many of them are a lot better with +2/+2.

Teron Gorefiend is egg card of this set. The egg Legend. Sure, he isn’t actually an egg. But he can hatch all your eggs. Then when he dies, you get them all back, in a form capable of self-hatching. Outside of funky Deathrattle stuff, Teron probably isn’t as useful, but that’s okay. He’s a card with a stupid fun niche, and sometimes, that’s what you want.

Spend five mana to upgrade your Hero Power with Metamorphosis. Then after two uses it turns back. While doing five damage for one mana is pretty good, the overall mana economy on this card is less so. If you need something to close out a game, it’s probably not the worse choice, but it still doesn’t seem great.

The first of the Primes is Archspore Msshi’fn. The starting form is nothing to write home about - it’s just a simple Taunt, hardly even worth Silencing. But the second form is much more impressive. As well as a 9/9 with Taunt, you also get a second 9/9, with your choice of Rush or Taunt. That’s quite a lot of stats, and should hopefully stop a lot of decks from beating you to death. Then, hopefully, you can beat them to death with your giant minions.

The second Prime is Lady Vashj. The first form is completely generic, and will probably die immediately. The second form is... also pretty generic. All the value is front loaded in the Battlecry, which grabs some spells and makes them cheaper. Which is quite nice, I’ll admit. Depending on what spells Shaman gets in the coming sets, Vashj could be a decent choice for spell-heavy decks that want to do more during their turn. Plus, with the Quest reward, you can draw six spells, which is a little crazy.

Kargath Bladefist has a blade where his fist should be. Hence the name, I assume. He’s also the third Prime. Regular Kargath is pretty decent, as a 4/4 with Rush, for four mana. Since he has Rush, there’s a good chance you can kill him off the same turn you play him, to avoid any Silence or transform effects. Which you’ll want to, because Kargath Prime is fucking amazing. A 10/10 with Rush is pretty much able to delete any other minion on the battlefield, and at eight mana, he’s obscenely efficent. Oh, and as a small bonus, you get ten armor when he attacks and kills a minion. Which he will, because he has ten attack. Honestly, the only downside here is that Kargath Prime is so utterly threatening that your opponent will want to kill him immediately.

Oh yeah, and since Kargath Prime is a minion, Galakrond’s Battlecry can draw him. At that point, is there anything he can’t kill?

Finally, from the /r/customhearthstone pile is Bulwark of Azzinoth. It completely blocks four attacks. That’s it. That’s the weapon. Then you can bring it back with Hoard Pillager to block four more. Of course, it’s not actually that good against swarm-style decks, given that they only lose small amounts of damage. But plonk this down in front of a board of big hitters, and laugh as they can only chip away at your Bulwark. Definitely a strong choice for Control Warriors everywhere. It even stops (most) Combo kills.

Well, that was a lot of cards. But now I've caught up, just in time for a bunch more to be revealed overnight. Or at least, that's usually what happens. For now, it seems like there won't be anymore until tomorrow.

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