#He 1000000% doesn't believe in magic

[acrophobicdouble]

M!A: It's a small world after all! You are doll-sized until the mun is ready to end it. Do your best, Tim!

"Magic anon? Okay so fat chance that happens. I'm not about to magically get tiny."

"Magic isn't-" And as if the universe were against him mid sentence there is a shift. he is too busy looking at the message on his echo log to really notice it as he shrinks down. "-real. Its just made up fairytales for kids."

He snorts and closes the log... and glances around at... well everything.

"This isn't happening. Okay... okay wake up Tim, magic's not real. You're just asleep. Yeah. Yeah I'll wake up and everything will be completely normal."

[alphaketoglutaricacid]

The closest you'll ever get to a peer

Design for shuros mom from @imaybe5tupid here

I have been feeling emboldened heres more shit i made up about shuros mom and maizuru from the majesty of my mind...

Maizuru admires her from afar bc one time she saw her nurse a hurt sparrow back to health and she was like wow... shes so kind...to a creature that will give nothing to her in return.... unlike me.... her #principles... and #SheFellinLoveInstantly

Toshiro's mom was new to the house and never entirely adjusted, shes always felt out of place and doesn't really know what to do. As a result, as the years gone by shes gotten more and more reclusive. At the start, she secretly admired how maizuru interacted deftly with everyone in the house and thought she was graceful but felt too shy to talk to her.

I don't think toshiros mom wanted any of her children and she feels guilty about hoisting that responsibility to maizuru thru inaction but not enough to be present in any of her son's lives. Maizuru entirely blames toshitsugu for this arrangement and this is fine w toshiros mom.

maizuru has this completely idealized version of her that she holds onto for her own sanity. And despite her intelligence, shes selectively oblivious to what shuros mom gives her tacit approval on

toshiros mom initially felt bad about maizurus relationship w toshitsugu n the fact a clearly brilliant woman has to do that to maintain power but gradually became so disillusioned w how maizuru lets her husband do whatever that she grows to resent her even tho she does the same to the point she cant stand seeing her around

maizuru just took this to the chin but i think deep down it broke something in her she cant name

The push n pull of complicity thru inaction and being the one who does the dirty work no one else will do is really interesting to me wrt to their relationship as well as them being the women w power in the house

As toshiro ages, he looks more n more like his mother n it makes maizuru wistful

toshitsugus been condemned to hard labor in the yuri mines. (Jk hes escaping the consequences of ruining ppls lives thru carelessness as always)

izutsumis treatment concerns toshiros mom to the point she almost talks to maizuru again but she takes one look at her and all her resentment and admiration for her comes rushing back and she doesnt say a word. When izutsumis card declines in therapy, i truely believe theyre sending in all the adults that saw something wrong happening and said nothing at that house and when thats done, inexplicably they start sending in the canaries and the queen of the elves for suppressing knowledge of ancient magic and managing to ruin her life from 1000000 miles away #remotework.

[themoomoorn]

Okay, with my first playthrough complete let's rank the Triangle Strategy cast. This ranking list is nonsensical.

(Actually it's a combined score between combat usefulness and characterization, but still nonsensical).

1. Serenoa: 6/10

Good in combat

Wishy washy and a literal throw rug

Literally given a second chance with the English VA and they still muddied it up

Probably has bad joints from all that jumping

2. Roland: 7/10

Handsome

Rides a horsie

So damn squishy like holy fuck

Look man I get why you [REDACTED] but ROLAND YOU FUCKING IDIOT I BELIEVED

3. Frederica: 9/10

You go girl

TO ASHES

Good example of the arranged marriage trope

Point off because let's be honest running away won't solve everything...

4. Benedict: 3.33/10

Most likely to be into crypto

Utility is a mixed bag

Motivations rooted in being a simp and a capitalist, like good lord this guy is petty

English voice acting is garbage

5. Geela: 6/10

One of the few Hyzantian characters not rooted in Unfortunate Implications(tm)

Motivations are a hot mess, goes against Freddie but Freddie doesn't seem to care???

Points on for being a healbot

6. Anna: 7.5/10

Act Twice(tm)

Has an actual jump stat

Has no convictions or goes along with Benedict

Also I suppose it's easy to forgive the guy for [REDACTED] if you [REDACTED]...

7. Erador: 9.5/10

Fun, nice, respectful

Smearing enemies into paste is fun actually

0.5 points off cuz he's a little dense

Corentin friendship tho? Chef's kiss

8. Hughette: 8/10

It's a bird!

THE BIRD IS NAMED FLUGIE THAT'S SO CUTE

Good voicework in English

Blindness and Immobility are always great

9. Corentin: 7.5/10

Gee, I sure wish we got more Hyzante lore out of this guy istg

Sucks against Aesfrosti units

But he's cute

0.5 points off for being a convenient Hyzantian Mighty Whitey(tm)

10. Cordelia: 8/10

Did her best in spite of all the shit that went down

Casts Regen

Cute

Points off for the whole Avlora bit

11. Julio: 7/10

TP Bot

Handsome

You're telling me this guy can't stand for Glenbrook's corrupt upper crust but he doesn't do anything about it??? Why???

But hey, he can succ TP too, that's awesome

12. Medina: 4/10

Utility reliant mainly on items, which you can't get a lot of until NG+; TP healing is nice tho

In love with the Scales of Conviction

Yet another convenient Hyzantian Mighty Whitey(tm)

I really, REALLY hate the "DOCTORS ARE SAVIORS AND BEHAVE AS SUCH" trope

13. Ezana: 1000000/10

THE HEAVENS JUDGE YOU (zap)

That look(tm)

14. Narve: 3/10

He can hit multiple units I guess???

Annoying

Wind spells don't even knock units away, what even is the point

How many of these convenient Hyzantians are there???

15. Hossabara: 5/10

Worst mixed utility unit, squishy

Worst healer

VA voices a garbage character from FE:3H

Basically 5 whole points due to good backstory/encampment services

16. Lionel: 6.66/10

Money/Item bot

Status ailments almost never hit

Dank comedy relief

Actually has good voicework in English

17. Jens: 10/10

Ladders and spring traps are busted, actually

Adorable

He can make TURRETS TOO

We appreciate blacksmiths in this house

18. Piccoleta: 7/10

Decoy trivializes some maps, which is fantastic

Magic Stat is virtually unusable

Flat character even by this game's standards

But she doesn't overstay her welcome at least?

19. Archibald: 200/10

"Help, call an ambulance...BUT NOT FOR ME"

Fine as hell in his youth

Respecc women

Gee, he seems pretty impor...WHAT DO YOU MEAN HE KNEW IDORE!?!?

20. Maxwell "ZA DAWNSPEAR" Trier: 9/10

Hot

Better Roland, more or less

Point off because he affects nothing plot-wise, which is dumb

(Especially if one considers the Golden Ending...)

21. Flanagan: 3/10

Gimmick doesn't pan out - Despite being a Hawkrider his mobility is subpar, and his defense is not that great

GARBAGE attack stat makes it all worse

Erador does his trope (Stone Wall) better in every conceivable way and is also a better character

(Considering Hyzante's position here, Aesfrost having a token good general might as well be moot)

22. Groma: 20/10

Cute old lady martial artist who can dodge shit like come on that's so awesome

Lost lover was Archibald, which is also awesome

More Saltiron lore

Has an actual evasion stat

Unranked at this time: Rudolph, Travis, Trish, Milo (I stayed in Glenbrook for Chapter 15, although what little I got from her is pretty promising), Quahog, Decimal, Giovanna