#Elysian Flaw

[aesopsbaby]

"Shhh, you trust me, don't you?"

YIPPPPEPEPEEEEE ELYSIAN FLAW MY BELOVEDDDDD❗️❗️🗣🗣🗣

Salem is such a creepy freak!,,,I love him.

This was the most fun I've had doodling! <33 BP!!! GIVE ME MORE SALEM CONTENT AND MY LIFE IS YOURS!! 🛐🛐🛐❗️❗️

The beautiful and beloved, Salem belongs to @boiling-potato !^^

[justafriendlystranger]

Dark prince and the Loyal piece aesthetics~

(Ace x Salem)

"I know what you want girl, let me be the one to-"

"hold your hands forever. We'd be good together~"

"I'll make you feel special~ help you feel less stressful."

"Fix the holes in your heart, that's what I wanted from the start~"

"I got mental issues, always fucking miss you-"

"Tons of bloody tissues, all over my room. I need to clean them up"

"Baby I'm fucked up."

"Baby will you help me? because I'm gonna help you!"

~~~

I am head over heels for these couple, and this au has me on a chokehold- I JUST LOVE THEM SOOO MUCH!!!! >A< <,3333333 anyway,,,, MORE OF THEM!!!!! QwQ <,333333

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Ace belongs to @aesopsbaby !

Salem Whitlock belongs to @boiling-potato !

[crowleys-bentley-and-plants]

The Puppeteer

Would you still hold me, the way that you do

If you knew the desperate, deadly truth?

Would you still make me your perfect demise?

Would you still take me, live in my lies?

Would you still whisper sweet nothings to me,

If you saw the scars that I hide silently?

Would you still cherish the fragments of me,

A mosaic mirror of what used to be?

An Elysian pyre that you built from my bones

All garbled, deformed, a puppet you own

Made to be burned till nothing remains

But a hollow husk covered in chains

A marionette tangled in its own crippled strings

Dancing to tunes of your imaginings

A true masterpiece, the best of your art

Yet missing the beat of its own tender heart

But perhaps you prefer this distorted reflection,

A canvas of flaws, your cherished affection

A tragic illusion, what more do you seek

Than a broken soul that you can keep?

I’m choked by your love, your lethal embrace

A noose tightening around my grace

So am I destined to forever be,

A reflection of what you wish to see?

-

i had to alter this poem a bit to make it about good omens so i could post it but know that there is a version of this poem that is even worse than this one

Reblogs and comments are always appreciated💙

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[stelladess]

Honestly I really like Amphoreous story so far.

Belobog is still the most visually interesting planet. And it is too early to say for the story how Amphoreous stacks up in total. But it is off to a great start. I miss March though (but I am expecting great stuff with her later in the storyline).

Spoilers below (but not in very great detail since I assume anyone reading it knows what it is referring to anyway)

Himeko still doesnt get to do anything. She was kinda nice in that new sidequest you get on the express to go back to Belobog and the Luofu though. It is something that I feel should have happened earlier, or that what prompted it should have been something else. Like say Stelle getting really annoyed at a tedious task and deciding not to do it being what prompts Himeko to suggest to her to go and talk to the people she had helped before instead of Himeko just randomly doing so for no real reason.

I like the bit with her talking about her time when she was a new trailblazer.

I like Phainon a lot, which I did not expect since he is a version of Kevin who I always sort of felt was kind of lackluster (he was improved a lot in the Elysian Realm and is well written, I still did not like him that much). I think his growing friendship with Stelle is very well written. That scene where they get really into commenting on the fight they were in like it was a sports match is great.

I do like Castorice a lot which I did expect but she is very different from what I expected. Aglaea is also great. I was kinda dissapointed at first that she was just straight up heroic if a bit scheming but that was not for any flaw with her writing, just me feeling like the game kinda needs more legit villains and I am hoping so hard Jade will actually get to be kind of a villain. Aglaea is really well written and I feel like there is a lot of interesting stuff they could do with her down the line from where she is right now.

I liked the memory segment even if I wish it went more in depth and was longer but I assume they are saving more for later. Just I felt it would be good to get more of it out of the way here since I expect later to focus more on March and the Chrysos Heirs. My biggest nitpick is I find the choice between saying goodbye to FF and Kafka kinda weird. I felt you shoulda gotten to talk with all of the hunters there in turn, with FF and Kafka as the last two.

I picked Kafka because I feel like... Stelle and March too are just friends with FF and Silver Wolf and are in semi regular contact with them. And Kafka is more connected to Stelle´s desires to learn about her purpose and the stellaron. I do really really like the conversation itself though and feel it is a shame anyone who picked FF here would miss cause it is some good character stuff. In general Stelle is a HUGE improvement over her writing in Penacony.

She is still silly but it is clear she has more things she cares about that like, is stuff we have actually had built up previously in the game and such. While on Penacony after 2.0 Stelle didnt really get any good scenes (that felt earned) except a few with Acheron. (this is not me dissing FF, she is one of my favorite characters, but I think the Stelle/FF relationship is only really well written on Firefly´s end)

I was so afraid Mem would be annoying but thankfully Mem is actually a lotta fun.

[cecebookworm]

To solve the issue of the recent revival of the seemingly never ending Keefe V.S. Fitz discourse, let’s discuss who’s fault both there intentionally written flaws are.

Shannon Messenger The original council and the butterfly affect.

Let’s say Fallon Vacker is never on the original council and is just some old elf; there is no Vacker legacy (good or bad), the Vackers status is likely only above average, and Fitz never has anything beyond basic expectations to live up to.

Similarly, if the original council was never corrupt its (likely) that the Neverseen would never have been formed. Elysian and Stellarlune wouldn’t exist. Heck, there’s reason too believe Keefe himself would never even exist because his mom would probably never have the desire to make The Lodestar Initiative.

Which brings me to my final point. Fitz wouldn’t be the same person, and Keefe wouldn’t even exist. Fitz wouldn’t be a slightly arrogant and anger filled Vacker, and Keefe wouldn’t be an avoidant pushy unwilling “chosen one”.

So maybe the real answer is there flaws just make them human— wait no— elves— WAIT NO— well written book characters that the fandom can’t accept are well written book characters.

[camelspit]

Note! Definition of a sexywoman:

According to the sexywomanpedia, a sexywoman is "a character who shows the 'lanky suitman villain' tropes, is popular with wlw, and/or is highly divisive." Some factors to consider are morality (or lack thereof), overall mysteriousness, and strength (physical or abilitywise.)

Propaganda:

Queen Hylda: None

Lady Song: None

Queen Nubiti: None

Elysian: None

Councillor Oralie: None

Vika Heks: None

Silveny:

"milf. projected horse sex into sophie’s head. probably killed a man. cockblocked sophie. her only flaw is liking keefe." @arson-anarchy-death

Lady Gisela: None

Want to submit propaganda? Do so here and it will be added in the 2nd round!

[phoenix-is-the-hottest-thing]

It could just be bias, however I did like Kiana and Mei's interactions in chapter 32 as their time wholesomely bonding when they connected their minds felt really deserved after they both had suffered for 15 chapters. It made me feel genuinely happy to see them holding hands. I feel like while Kiana would accept her immediately even after she committed literal war crimes, as I think Kiana came to understand and respect her decision over time, however I felt it was unrealistic how Bronya accepted Mei despite her joining World Serpent. I think it would have been really personal to Bronya because World Serpent did a lot of the same shit Anti-Entropy did with trying to blow up an entire city in order to awaken a herrscher. I honestly did not like how they did Bronya during and after the moon arc with having her superglued to Kiana and Mei for no other reason than nostalgia baiting. Also with Mei becoming the Herrscher of Origin, it felt like Elysia straight up groomed and brainwashed Mei during Elysium Everlasting with how often she bothered Mei with compliments and how Mei somehow grew from finding Elysia annoying to being head over heels for her just because she 'died' as well as how it showed in chapter 34 that Elysia uploaded herself into Mei's brain which could lead to a Sirin type of situation if the writers could commit to Elysia having even the slightest flaw. What do you think am I reaching?

You're totally entitled to your feelings on the reunion (it WAS meant to make the players feel fuzzy!) and mm personally neutral on Bronya accepting Mei back and sticking with them, I think it's believable because she was very close to Mei. Remember when she blew up her brainchip?

Talking about brainchips, Elysia didn't upload herself in Mei's brain or anything. Mei got the signets voluntarily, and who showed up was dependent on who Mei wanted to see. Could've been Kalpas lmao. If you're gonna blame anyone, blame Kevin for getting Mei into ER.

So yeah, you are reaching on Elysia. I'm honestly not sure how to unpack "groomed and brainwashed Mei during Elysium Everlasting with how often she bothered Mei with compliments and how Mei somehow grew from finding Elysia annoying to being head over heels for her just because she 'died'" but I'll give it a try?

First off, Mei's way too old to be groomed by the time she meets Ely, she's in her 20s. She is not a child? The relevant definition of grooming is:

To attempt to gain the trust of a minor with the intention of luring them into a sexual relationship.

So let's hold our horses a bit. You may be looking for the word "manipulate", which, fine whatever, but it's not grooming. Mobius manipulates Mei too, Elysia's not special (and significantly less murdery) and she isn't doing it to "lure her into a sexual relationship". She is very open about being attracted to Mei('s horns), no luring is happening here. Try to think of why you find an adult woman openly flirting with another adult woman so predatory you'd compare it to pedophilia? Sounds like something to, uh, unpack.

Second off, while Elysia compliments Mei all the time, she never touches her horns without permission. That's why she's asking so much! The horn touching embarrasses Mei, and she's even more embarrassed about people learning she let Elysia touch them, but they are touched with her consent. Elysia asks again afterwards, but Mei says no, and she doesn't touch the horns again when rejected, it just becomes a running gag that she wants to.

TLDR Ely's an insistant flirt to Mei's more bashful ways, which one can find annoying, but not a molester. (Mei agrees to touch her elf ears as well, so the attraction may not be all that one-sided, either.)

Third off, Elysia is gone during most of Elysium Everlasting. Mei's shift in attitude towards Elysia occurs around chapter 3 of Elysian Realm's story, and is especially notable in the Pristine Memory dialogues that were added for it. For example:

Elysia: With that said, I’ll present you with this book! But don’t take my efforts for granted! Elysia: Isn’t it wonderful? I asked a bunch of people to help me out! Mei: The long credits on the blurb definitely shows… Mei: It’s exquisite alright, each page is a recreation of a scene, faithful enough to evoke vivid memories… Wait, Elysia, have you been wanting to… Elysia: Mm-hmm♪ Mei: …Thank you, I’ll cherish it. Elysia: Is this real? Mei has finally opened up to me! Elysia: If so, can I touch your… My, that was a joke, don’t run♪

(Excerpt from Pristine Memory 10) (Read all Flame-chaser texts here)

Originally suspicious and hostile, Mei warms up to Elysia over time, she spends months in the Realm. By the time Elysium Everlasting starts, she still finds Elysia a lot to deal with, but she trusts Elysia doesn't want to hurt her, and they are friends.

Then Elysia dies just before revealing her deepest secret to her, just before giving Mei what she came for, she disappears at the pinnacle of the trust they've built all this time.

Seems very understandable to me that Mei is terribly shocked and upset that her friend died, especially since more people die afterwards (her accusatory voice at Vill-V after Pardo dies haunts me), so much so that she's much softer when she gets Elysia back for a few minutes.

You don't appreciate what you have until it's gone. You don't realize how attached you are to your annoying friend until they're murdered. You don't cherish your time with your loved ones quite as much as when you're about to never see them again.

Mind you, I did NOT like the last couple acts of Elysium Everlasting. I fucking hated them so much I didn't get HoHe! But you know why I didn't like them?

I thought Mei would insist on saving Elysia. She refused to let Kiana sacrifice herself, and Kiana refused to let Hua sacrifice herself, but suddenly it was fine for Elysia to go off and die heroically? Uh?

Not to mention I kind of felt like the way Elysia was written in EE wasn't really her, because Elysia had always been hiding sadness underneath her flirting and positivity, but that's a whole other can of worms.

So yeah you reaching, maybe because it's been such a long time that you've kind of warped the canon through the Elysia-dislike filter? Look inside yourself whether you have a bias and reread the source material.

[abigailnussbaum]

I put off watching it for a while because I was pretty sure I was going to have this reaction. But now that I've bitten the bullet, I'm sorry: the Strange New Worlds musical episode is bad. It's bad as a Star Trek story, it's bad as part of the Strange New Worlds story, and it's bad as a musical.

To start with, I think it's time to admit that the musical episode concept is pretty depleted. "Once More, With Feeling" was more than twenty years ago, and what was once fresh and shocking now feels almost rote. Very few shows really manage to earn it, because they don't have to - the musical episode of a non-musical show is an established trope, which means the very thing that made it so groundbreaking is now gone.

But it's specifically a bad fit for Star Trek, not because it can't justify the concept - there's honestly no daylight between Buffy's "a demon who makes people sing and dance" and SNW's "subspace anomaly pulls us into a universe where people habitually break into song" - but because that kind of fourth-wall-breaking, genre-aware storytelling doesn't belong in Star Trek (or, at the very least, it belongs in something a lot more heightened like Lower Decks).

Star Trek isn't knowing. It isn't genre-savvy. Star Trek is earnest. And it takes its world seriously and treats it like something coherent in its own right, not something you can poke holes in and peek into our own universe from. When it comes down to it, the core flaw of all NuTrek shows is that they're often less concerned with being Star Trek, the story, and more interested in being about Star Trek, the franchise.

Strange New Worlds is an odd duck in this respect, because there are parts of it that so clearly understand Star Trek, the story, and are so clearly interested in expanding it, that I can't help but fall in love. Episodes like "Spock Amok", "A Quality of Mercy", and "Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow" do such a great job of slotting into the existing story while making it their own (though I could wish the show was better at telling original stories). I'm especially wowed by how they're handling Kirk, who is such a smart, non-sensational take on the character while still having all the recognizable flaws and quirks of the original.

But it's also a show that thinks breaking the fourth wall is the height of sophistication, that is more than willing to comment on its storyness in a way that runs completely counter to its Star Trek-ness. You see this in episodes like "The Elysian Kingdom", "Those Old Scientists", and now "Subspace Rhapsody". And if the first two of those at least had a Star Trek link - "Elysian Kingdom" is essentially a holodeck episode (even if it isn't as good as any of them), and "Those Old Scientists" is obviously all about Star Trek (even if, like so many media franchises these days, it collapses living in the Star Trek universe into being a Star Trek fan). But "Subspace Rhapsody" is just a gimmick, fundamentally no different from similar episodes on Lucifer or Grey's Anatomy or The Flash.

And worst of all, it's a bad musical. One effect of the fact that this trope has become so familiar is that it has created an sideline for talented songwriters who can knock out an episode like this without putting much personality or style into it, just hitting the required beats. There's got to be a power ballad. There's got to be a comedy song. There's got to be a kicky saloon number and a big finale. "Subspace Rhapsody" feels like the nadir of that cottage industry's output. The songs are all generic. The lyrics are forgettable while you're listening to them. There's no unified theme or style, because the point isn't to be a musical. It's to convey a general sense of musical-ness. Beyond the novelty value of a Star Trek musical - which, as noted, is pretty degraded in 2023 - there's nothing here of artistic merit, much less something that feels uniquely like a Star Trek musical.

(Case in point: the Klingons. Having them do boy band music is a joke that's funny for the audience, probably means nothing to the characters, and most importantly, does not make sense within Star Trek. Of course Klingons would sing - they would sing opera.)

As if to add insult to injury, the biggest character development in the episode - which is also driven by the only memorable song - feels baffling, and ends up shortchanging a relationship that the show has been trying to get us to invest in for more than ten episodes. Spock and Chapel got together at the end of episode 6, had a crisis in episode 8, and are now, in episode 9, breaking up for another, unrelated reason. Seems like a better use of everyone's time might have been to let these characters and their relationship develop organically, rather than informing us, through song, that Chapel has suddenly decided to prioritize her career (by, um, leaving Enterprise for so short a period that most couples wouldn't even consider it a major relationship challenge). Are we meant to understand that something deeper was wrong, and that the internship has brought it to light? If so, why haven't we seen it? It's hard not to feel that the musical was being used as a shorthand for emotional development the show didn't feel equipped to deliver, which is only one more way in which it underserves the show.

[ashikarin]

Ai-hyperion / Ai-Λ

Honestly, she's the biggest red flag in the story - and her colour palette is green. That's saying something.

A rant about Ai-Hyperion, lazy story writing, and an unneeded Deus Ex Machina.

I'm definitely not the first person to say this, but Ai-Hyperion was the worst thing they have ever introduced into the main story. She literally appeared like: "Hey! I'm Ai-chan, no I'm not the same one you know, I'm not gonna tell you where or when I came from, and the only information you're getting is that I come from this weird pseudotime crystal thing!"

And then we never get an explanation as to what this pseudotime crystal actually is beyond 'it allows me to see every possibility that could happen and therefore I am basically god!' The game itself pretty much is self-aware of the fact that Ai-hyperion's power scaling is utterly ridiculous and trivializes the problems the main cast have been facing – the problems that they fought to find an answer to – by simply going "haha fourth wall break haha captainverse haha hello captains of Honkai Impact 3rd!".

(The main cast also just... accepts it? Like with no question? I get Kiana being the Herrscher of Finality and having its authority but does that suddenly mean she's privy to the fourth wall that Ai-Hyperion broke down with a sledgehammer too? But that's a different complaint)

Her introduction was just a lazy (and literal, given the definition) deus ex machina that stemmed from the writers wanting to finish the first part of the story as quickly as possible for some reason (perhaps the release of Star Rail?) and also to connect the current story to the APHO continuity (despite its glaring flaws and plot holes). Maybe part of that was also them wanting to insert the player in as the 'captain'. But we already have Captainverse - which is canon to the Honkai continuum, as it's the captain travelling the sea of Quanta - and it's been established early on that the captain has no bearing on the story.

This view (the 'player' as an observer) is also compounded by the multiple different POVs we have. We view the story in the beginning through Kiana's eyes, then through Mei's in the Elysian Realm, Bronya's in the Sea of Quanta and the Deep, and various other characters throughout the story. Seele, the twins, the other flamechasers, and even Grey Serpent are just some examples of that. We view the story from their point of view, which makes the narrator lines themselves unreliable, as they're in the POV of another character. There was absolutely no need to integrate the player into the story in my opinion - the story has been perfectly enjoyable even without 'us'.

That brings me to the ending of HI3 pt 1. Ai's involvement with the captain breaking Kevin's shield is such a cop-out. Like the writers couldn't be fucked to end the story properly with the characters we had followed until now doing it themselves - despite Bronya saying that she could break the shield. Like maybe they wanted to demonstrate that Kevin was still stronger than the trio even after their powerup (eg. he had the power of finality and they didn't), they could have shown Finality picking Kiana and the power leaving Kevin for her. It'd be a more fitting ending than this. Or the baseball fight could have been a metaphorical battle of wills between the old generation of Kaslanas and the new. Kevin's will versus Kiana's hopes. HI3rd has always been about fighting for what's beautiful, not "hehe power of friendship deus ex machina".

It genuinely seems like they wanted to have their cake and eat it too? Like they wanted Kiana on the moon stuck with Finality radiation but also wanted her to get a happy ending? HI3rd writers, you can't have both at the same time! You were setting Honkai up for a sad ending! The previous arcs all but pointed to Kiana being sealed on the moon without a way to contact earth, but this is less of a seal and more of. a forced vacation. She can be visited in the future and she can video call with them? What did Fu Hua sacrifice herself for then? The Flamechasers? The entire PE? Even Kevin to an extent. All of them sacrificed so much just for a half-assed fourth-wall-breaking ending that invalidated all of their hard work. It's so anticlimactic no matter how you look at it. It's sweet, but it's a complete 180-whiplash difference from the tone of the chapters before.

tl;dr honkai part 1 ending writing was really fucking lazy, ai-chan was nothing more than a literal and figurative deus ex machina, and the writing in general took a nosedive in the ending. thank you for nothing, honkai writing team.

[lordsireno]

So the Vessel of Tetanus and the Propagating Worm walk into an Elysian bar-

“But you’re an inspector. It’s your job to inspect things.”

Cletus waved a dismissive hand at Goal.

“Yes, but I’m an Elysian inspector. I inspect the city, not whatever floating space junk comes our way.”

She pouted, but it was clearly in good humour, not that he felt like making jokes when he was stuck in the Prime Controller's office with the second worst event hanging over his head. The room felt like it shook as Ulysses stomped in, swiftly taking a seat behind his desk.

“Regardless, you have been assigned this job.”

Cletus held his groan. He already knew who put him up as a volunteer, the words unspoken, but clearly saying ‘Should anything happen to you then my daughter would finally stop dating you.’

“The initial report says it was a shuttle launched from Deponia. How the devil did it catch up? We left that planet in our cosmic wake years ago.”

Goal tapped her cheek, “Perhaps because it's so small it moved a lot faster than Elysium?”

“Whatever the reason, I’m sure your report will shed some light.”

“Right, Sir…”

-

Cletus checked the seals on his hazmat suit for what could have easily been the fiftieth time. 

-We’re opening the airlock-

With a dull hiss the first door cracked open, letting him step towards his current fate. Even with his orange tinted visor he could see through the window of the second door just how rusted and derelict the foreign ship was. A tiny two man shuttle is what Elysium's records listed it as, but its condition didn’t look fit to support any life. 

-Cycle complete. Opening-

He swallowed, checking the seals one last time. Once the door was completely open, he paused.

-Well?-

“I-Inspector Cletus, beginning investigation.”

He approached the vessel, watching flecks of space dust and metal fall away with just the movement of air. With careful steps he circled the craft, making a few notes of damage and the tinted windows, before daring to step closer to the door. He holstered his datapad on his belt so he had both hands free to grip the wheel, twisting it with great effort as it squealed in protest. More debris fell as he pulled, giving him sight into the low emergency lights. 

“I’m now…” He sighed with a hiss of the air filters, “Entering the ship.”

It groaned with his steps, and on flicking on his multitools light, the inside looked barely better than the outside. Thankfully there was little to explore: A small supply space, crew quarters, and bridge, all in a neat line.

“It’s a mess in here. Looks like the crew devoured everything and then headed off for a nap.”

Stepping over the discarded packaging, and seeing no movement from the pilots seat, he dared to peer into the crew quarter cryo pod- and immediately reeled back.

“Urk!”

Scent couldn’t penetrate the suit, but his mind filled it in, the smell of rotting meat only ever something he’d encountered in his fridge. His skin crawled, but after a steadying breath he looked again. It’s condition wasn’t as bad as he first thought, skin only pulling away in a few places along the exposed arms, feet and face. Human, probably male, dressed in possibly maintenance worker gear, perhaps the flight engineer? He checked the other pod, but didn’t find the captain, only empty air. He squinted back into the first pod, and doubted the dead man’s qualifications as he noted more wear and patchiness of his clothes. Scanning the ‘room’, wall panels here were ripped open, wires in tangles and stripped. Moving to the front, the controls looked untouched, with the autopilot still engaged even after systems had failed, but more wires and components were in tatters. He took out his data pad.

“Hypothesis: A Deponian scavenger entered the vessel looking for food, maybe parts, and managed to activate its launch. Once in space, they tried to seal themselves in cryo, however as per the system's flaw, it only lasted as long as the ship's CO2 and thus they passed away. Considering the level of, urh, decomposition, the time of death doesn’t seem to be long ago.”

He gave the interior another once over. 

“Nothing of worth remains. Even if power could be restored I doubt any useful or interesting information could be gleaned from the ship's system. I’d say the only thing here would be several diseases which would be better not spread in the community.”

He hit enter, sending the snippet through to the Prime Controller. 

‘Hopefully that’s enough for me to leave.’

Somewhere above a piece of metal shifted, raining flecks of rust down. As he tried to step out of the way, he stumbled on a wire, which then snaked away under the floor panels. 

‘Come on you bast-’

His data pad chimed, and he gave a sigh of relief. The order to return blinked welcomingly, letting him tuck away his datapad and swifting exit the ship and head to the airlock. Once inside, he deposited his tools in the contamination tray and let disinfectant sprayed from all sides, drenching his suit. He’d have liked to be drenched several times over, but the first doors opened once again, leading him to carefully remove his suit and return it to the locker. 

As he adjusted his hair back to its correct position, the looming form of Ulysses hovered behind him. He turned, swallowing as he gave a small salute. 

“You will speak to no one of what you saw in there.”

A shudder ran through him at the dark tone, “S-sir?”

“We can not let word of living Deponians spread. It could jeopardise this entire city should the Elder’s find pity in their hearts.”

Cletus knew this was meant to be a one way trip, turning the city around would mean abandoning Utopia.

“Of course sir.”

“Alter your report, list it as an accidental launch of an empty ship on auto-pilot.”

“And the… evidence?”

“Your note of potential diseases gives a good excuse to jettison it back into space. But the Elders have the final say, so this place will be on lockdown until further notice.”

He nodded along, finding the excuses believable, though he wished they could have faked the entire inspection to save him from having to see the corpse. Once the Prime Controller had left, he collected his cleaned tools and began to alter his notes as he walked home. 

However, no matter how long he showered, he just didn’t feel clean.

—

“Time to get up, you wrenched stowaway!”

Rufus jolted, smacking his head against the glass.

“Ug, who put a forcefield over my bed…?”

He glanced around, slowly remembering that this was an entirely different bed. It was the one in the little ships he’d come across, the one that was-

“Am I at Elysium yet?!” He sat up again, this time with enough force to shatter the glass, which scratched gashes along his face and arms as he pulled himself out, stumbling to check the front window. Rather than the blackness of space, he squinted to make out the blackness of a room, which looked incredibly clean. 

“YES! I DID IT!!”

“I think you mean I did it.”

Rufus turned on the spot, eyeing the other man in the ship who glared at him. He looked oddly familiar, though he had some sort of wiggly wire coming out of his sleeve and into an open panel- 

“Hang on, that uniform… What the hell is an Organon doing on my escape pod?”

The whole ship groaned as the man clenched his teeth and fury lit his eyes.

“That’s BAILIFF to you junk rat!” Rufus was unable to react fast enough as wires shot out from the broken controls, entangling him, “And you’re the one who jeopardised my entire plan by scavenging where you shouldn’t be. So I think it’s time to introduce you to the airlo-”

A sudden shock came over his features, and the wires quickly retreated, letting Rufus stumble to catch his footing. After meaninglessly brushing himself down, only managing to flick congealing blood on the floor, he smugly put his hands on his hips. 

“What’s the matter? Rufus’ bod too hot to handle?”

The Bailiff regarded him with contempt, before straightening himself up.

“You are disgusting-”

“Aw.”

“-But… perhaps you could be of use to me. Maybe.”

He turned, the back hatch opening for him as he stepped into the plain room. Rufus followed close behind, savouring the smell of clean air, though he quickly noticed the Bailiff was keeping a set distance from him. When he had to pause to open the door, he pointed a finger without looking up.

“Do not come closer.”

“Hrm? Why not?” He leaned forward, watching his hand pull back, “Am I really that icky to you?”

“Yes. Whatever you are inflicted with, I’d rather not catch it.”

Rufus looked himself over. So perhaps his wounds had stopped healing a while ago, but they didn’t hurt, and some holes made excellent storage. In fact, he reached under his shirt, fingers slipping into the gash in his belly, where after a bit of wiggling, he pulled free a still wrapped ration bar. He ignored the sound of his companion gagging as he unwrapped it and chowed down.

“So, what’s first on the agenda?”

The Bailiff was again using the wires in his sleeve to try to access the door, but he pulled back as he spoke, “Tell me, for what reason were you trying to get to Elysium?”

“To get away from that stinking trash heap obviously.”

“That’s all?”

“Uuuh… yeah pretty much.”

“Well then, you wouldn’t be opposed to me taking control of this place?”

“Are you going to take it back to Deponia?”

“No.”

“Blow it up?”

“No.”

Rufus tossed the wrapper aside, “Meh, go for it. Oh, but I think I should get a say on how things are run!”

“Sure, you can be in charge of parties.”

With an excited fist-pump, Rufus barged forward as the doors hissed open.

“Then what are we waiting for! Let’s get this party started!”

[aesopsbaby]

Elysian Flaw headcanons 🎭🩸

I'm doing this first because I'm extremely biased,,I love Elysian Flaw sm <,3

Ace is constantly telling everyone about Salem. Be it subtly or just straight-forward, they always find a way to slip Salem into the conversation.

Ace has probably never spoken to Salem before if we're being honest. They probably stay a distance away and just hover over him to see how he's doing,,,Salem always notices them-

Partly because Ace is someone that is afraid of interacting with new people- and would much prefer to admire them from a distance,,

Whatever Ace says about Salem...yeah. Don't believe them. Ace make Salem out to be an absolute angel but truth be told, he is far from that and is actually just a menace to society.

Salem ignores Ace the first few times he spotted them lingering around him as he thought it was nothing.

^ Then he started seeing green from the corner of his eyes and then-- ah there they are, hiding behind the bookshelf with their hair slightly sticking out.

Salem is probably the one who spoke first to Ace and that's what sparked the whole connection between them. ,,,,Ace ran away when Salem said "Hey"--

But afterwards, Ace gets extremely clingy and is always trying to pounce on him and hug him-

^ Salem has tried to sacrifice Ace. The first time he did, he had needed to tie Ace up in case they ran away but what caught him off guard was the fact that Ace volunteered to tie their hands behind their back for him- 😭😭 and look up at him with heart filled eyes. Safe to say he had just turned around and left them there-

Salem might still be trying to sacrifice Ace if I'm being honest. But Ace follows him willingly everytime and allows him.

Ace,,,is not entirely human- they are just an unknown entity that causes no harm and can't die.

^ Salem stabbed Ace once, expecting Ace to fall backwards and cried in agony but what he was met with was the opposite. Ace just stared at him and back at the knife in their chest with a ":>" smile before awkwardly taking the knife out that it now covered with black goo.

"Sorry..should've mentioned that I'm uh..yeah.." ....then the two just stares at each other while Salem tries to wreck his brain over whatever the hell Ace is-- "...Well! This is awkward...I uh..I could wash your weapon for you if you'd like!"

Ace sucks at academics. Like they are HORRIBLE at every subject. They can't focus for the life of them and Salem has to tutor them.

Ace is like a loyal pet following Salem around--

Ace would do just about a n y t h i n g for Salem- I'm not over-exagerrating here. I mean ANYTHING.. he needs to get away with murder? Consider it done. Ace has it handled.

Salem: (A whole red flag)

Ace belongs to me!

Ace: Red is my favourite colour.

Salem belongs to @boiling-potato !

[justafriendlystranger]

Blood in the water (au)

"have any of our staff informed the council about the arrival of the... Anomalies?" The brown haired researcher asked.

"No, because I personally ordered them not to." Said the girl that's walking right beside him.

"And why not?" Asked the guy

"Well it's because this is OUR project. I don't want any pesky higher ups taking away what we discovered after so long of finding one." The black haired girl said.

"Actually..." She smiled as she continued. "Not just one but two."

She walked ahead, stopping at a door and letting it scan her hand in the side in which the door response with the dinging sound. The door then slides open and the girl turned around looking at her companion. "And besides-"

"You wouldn't want to miss an opportunity like this, wouldn't you?" BP then stepped aside allowing her companion, Ace to take a step inside and allowing him to take the view in front of him..

There he stands in awe, amazed at the two species in front of him. Two man inside a giant container filled with water, one with a short spiky pink hair and the other one, also has a pink hair but more kept style.. and with a fishtail on their half lower body... just like in the story books...

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So the story goes like this:

Two scientist named BP and Ace had take on a very big project after discovering and capturing a very rare creatures that people have been trying to prove their existence for centuries; mermaids. The two were ecstatic about this new discovery and would love to learn all about their species but of course, it wouldn't be easy for them since the two are very hostile and they keep refusing to talk, well the other one is, the one with the heart mark on his cheek. The other one doesn't seem to be bothered being in containment, he has this mellow almost eerie smile on his face all the time. Still avoids being touched and always hides in places like the rocks, plants and corals inside the tank but not because of timidness or fear.. more like he's lurking and waiting someone for someone to approach. Both of them has this piercing yellow eyes and the same shiny pink scales on their tails and body but two different faces and personality. Will our scientist be able to break open their shell and bond with the two?

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Infos:

Name: Dr. BP Age: ???

Status: Scientist/researcher (Level 5 personnel)

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Name: Dr. Ace Age: ???

Status: Scientist/researcher's assistant (Level 4 personnel)

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Subject: C336

Nickname: Cupid

(given by Ace because of the heart shaped mark on his face and his patterns that resemble a koi fish symbolizing "Love")

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Subject: S669

Nickname: Salem

(given by BP for familiarization)

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"You'd keep your hands to yourself if you don't want to lose them."

"Come closer, don't be shy.... I don't bite... much~"

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I'll write more scenarios of this au!! hope you guys like it!! ^^

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Bp and Salem belongs to @boiling-potato !

Cupid and Ace belongs to @aesopsbaby !

[oathofkaslana]

hi3 things i would change:

wendy arc. she deserves better. the pacing in these chapters is so weird and i feel like she shouldve felt more dangerous? but i also get that they were saving that for HoV. idk she should still bee more difficult though tbhes.

chapter 19. add more owl and ana prior to this to create extra impact to their story.

elysian realm. augrhrghr. I WANNA LOOK IN THEIR DRAFTS SOOOO BAD. i like elysian everlasting but dear god that drained me it made me hate open world hi3 so much oh my god. i hate not having a linear timeline in hi3 why the fuck did they stop doing that. anyways i wanna focus on more flame chasers than just elysia yk. i also think giving elysia very human flaws or emphasizing her experiences with the horrors of humanity wouldve been soooo oughoughghghhgh.... yk. having ely go through more grief herself and that being an extension of mei's theme on grief since theyre linked......

moon arc. do i have to say it.

MODERN DAY KASLANAS IM GONNA DIE WHY DID THEY WRITE BIANKAS REVEAL LIKE THAT.

[wauzmons]

Proposal for Unlocking Parts

Unlocking Parts in Spore was really random. You'd dig up bones and had a chance to get any random part. This was kind of annoying when you were hunting for a specific part. For Elysian Eclipse, I want to create a more in-depth system.

A Currency

Instead of unlocking parts directly, I planned to add some sort of currency called "Microfossils". They would be obtainable from different sources. For example in Cell Stage you could absorb single microfossils, just like you do with nutrients, while completing quests or defeating bosses could give you a larger quantity at once.

Evo Tree Concept

The first idea that I prototyped was some kind of tech tree, where you would invest your microfossils into nodes, which would then unlock the part and all adjacent nodes.

This however had several flaws:

By taking away the randomness completely, players would be less incentivized to try out new parts, since they could always go the exact same path without downsides.

It adds a lot of programming work and needs to be actively maintained, by placing new parts in a balanced way.

EE is going to have over 1,000 parts. A tree this big could scare away players (see Path of Exile, lol) or even cause harm to performance.

Evo "Store" Concept

I started a prototype that combines some aspects of both systems, without too many downsides. The player would have an "Evolution" tab in the sidebar, which would show the current amount of DNA and Microfossils. It would generate a random selection of 3 unlockable parts that you can choose from in exchange for your fossils.

To balance this system, the parts in this "store" could require different amounts of microfossils and if you didn't like the selection that you were given, you could reroll it for a small cost.

So unlocking parts would work kind of like in a gacha game, but of course without any pay to win crap. I have opened a thread in Discord (link in pinned post) where you can provide feedback and ideas for this system.

[elysialm]

anyone who truly believes elysia is flawless did NOT look into her character and COMPLETELY forget the first 3 chapters of elysian realm when writing was actually on point u_u

like lbr, elysia is THE reason why flamechasers all died (well, majority of them). instead of trusting them like she preaches, she got scared af that she'll be rejected and decided to ascend to 'save' future herrschers and 'future humanity' INSTEAD OF BEING THERE W/ HER FRIENDS AND THOSE SHE CARES ABOUT UNTIL THE VERY END. elysia is the reason why kevin was forced to become the leader, elysia is the reason why aponia/eden/mobius just offed themselves at the end, elysia is the reason why shit started to crumble down.

if she only TRUSTED them more and TOLD them all, then they would've avoided THAT type of tragic end. at least, they would've fought together and died together for all it matters, but they would've done so TOGETHER.

elysia's wish was to fight TOGETHER with all flamechasers, but she - herself - has denied herself that true wish, instead willing to ascend and cut away the fate's threads. elysia has countless flaws, and that FATAL FLAW at the end when the last banquet happened only underlined it.

so elysia is a human. yes. because she is flawed. humans are FLAWED creatures. by being 'flawless' she is denied humanity... and elysia's biggest wish was to be HUMAN.

she isn't even a damn herrscher if you think about it. it's just what fits the narrative the best. she's the daughter of the imaginary tree, born from a miracle. that's who she is, nto a herrscher. we dont even know her authority because that's how mysterious she remains.

but elysia is NOT flawless. by god there are so many moments where her flaws come out and I LOVE IT. i love how flawed she is. kevin has ALL THE REASONS to be bitter as fuck at elysia. he - of all people - has 10000% rights.

i just wanted to scream yeah.

[boiling-potato]

Do u think you'll be doing anything for these ships...?

Psychotic Soliloquy

Sweet Carnage

StarXiang

Or just any persona x oc ships...? I miss those

Now that you mentioned it anon... it's been a while since I've drawn oc ship arts huh? I'll see what I can do! And hmmm... I think I'll do psychotic soliloquy, elysian flaw and sweetened chaos!! ^^ ✨✨

More specifically the aus!! I'm incredibly obsessed with aus people come up with!

• Monster x hunter (psychotic soliloquy) au

• Devil in disguise (sweetened chaos) au

• Dark prince and the loyal piece (elysian flaw) au

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All of this au doesn't belong to me!

Monster x hunter au belongs to @feelin-lo

Devil in disguise au belongs to @alcohol1maid

Dark prince and the loyal piece au belongs to @honeysleepy