#and i don't think it's necessarily purposeful from helen

[dontwanderoff]

it's interesting looking back on dale's apartment (cozy and warm and filled with SO much personality) and then knowing that when they move in together, you don't see much of a change to helen's house. you don't really see any dale in there.

[jolalibrary]

honestly I've never seen anyone here write ghost as a cheater so i don't know where anon got that from.

I'm curious though, since you say ghost and helen are an end game, would they ever have children? or just adopt a dog hahah but considering what ghost went through i doubt he'd entertain the idea of being a father (dunno just me tbh)

also alsooo your writing of him is like one of a kind for me, like feels so him and in character. so Helen engraved herself into his heart and veins?? holy heck do i have so many thoughts on their dynamic. But i think it's fitting, like very and your description of destroying things and putting back together is exactly how i see it. ghost having someone who will put him back together and be his reason, purpose is poetic. For the end though, i wonder how the two of them are like on the field considering Helen isn't always called to be out on the lines, how do they work? I imagine there's alot of banter especially if they talk via radio hahah sorry cause this got long.

Also your writing of his character is most definitely not jarring! ^^

oh, that’s so sweet thank you. I’m glad he’s not jarring and he’s so well liked over here. ✨ that makes me a very happy bean.

so, it’s not that I don’t think they have a child, or want them, it’s just not something I’ve gotten to yet because in my personal life, I’m not sure if they’re on the cards and it’s still a bit raw? if that makes sense.

so for that reason, I think they’d adopt a dog first. like I have done. 😂

they’re aware of what their job demands. so when he goes away, it’s risky to talk so they don’t. she misses him, but she understands and silently worries until he comes back. he won’t risk radioing her unless necessary, like when she’s sent as medevac or when they’re arriving and need her to ready up. but it’s strictly business on the radio. when they’re both in the field, they both have jobs to do—important ones, at that. so, they only break from that straight-thinking in absolute worry. like when he ran across a fucking battlefield to power bomb her through a door to save her from being ambushed. and while it’s not been posted, but has been written, but mentioned, Helen takes a bullet for him. she doesn’t think, doesn’t consider what she’s doing, she just does it. and it’s in those moments people can piece together there’s something more, but they don’t necessarily say it.

they’re people who say a lot with their eyes and their soft actions. he’ll tap her twice when he comes back and he’s passing her, which means missed you. she’ll run her flat palm down the back of his arm to his forearm before lightly squeezing, meaning be safe. they’ve adapted to say a lot with less because they’re both people who want to enjoy this privately, not publicly.

the only difference is him calling her helen.

[loving-villanelle]

Full theory on ep 5 ?

It's getting harder to predict what each episode will hold given that much of the information provided by trailers happened within the first 3 episodes, but here it goes:

The episode description says that Eve tracks down Oliver to get information about the Twelve and Villanelle returns to her murderous ways, aimed solely at those who broke her.

I don't know who Oliver is, nor do I know who the people who broke Villanelle are, so that doesn't give us a whole lot to work with. BUT I think it's safe to assume that Oliver is probably tied to Lars in some way. So a good portion of the episode will probably be spent on Eve following up on that lead.

Villanelle's murder spree is a lot harder to pin down, because the preview shows her just chilling with Benita. Chances are these scenes are just a small portion of the screen time Villanelle will ultimately have, but the bigger question is who will her targets be and how will she get to them?

The assumption right now, given the episode description for ep 6, is that Villanelle will be injured at some point during ep 5. We also have very strong reason to believe that the scene with Eve from the trailer where she looks panicked and is banging on her window and then starts to attack Helene happens in this episode, because the episode 5 preview shows Eve wearing the same outfit that she's shown wearing in the car with Helene. So I think that Villanelle getting injured and the car scene have to be related somehow.

While I was really hoping for a Villaneve-centric episode due to it being episode 5, I think it's more likely that we either won't get them at all, or only will at the end of the episode. How that happens is all guesswork at this point.

Does Helene hurt Villanelle for failing to kill Carolyn like she was told to and Eve witnesses it from the car? Or is it someone else entirely that Eve is yelling for?

Reviewers have been raving about Sandra's performance in episode 5...one even said that her performance made them cry. There was also an interview a while back where Laura Neal revealed that Villanelle would be forced to face how she changed Eve's life and sit with those consequences. So while it would be incredibly satisfying to see Eve have such an emotional reaction to V, I'm starting to believe that her reaction isn't necessarily for V, but because of V.

Yusuf has just been chilling as of late and it seems like he's maybe already served his purpose, SO in an attempt to force that wedge that Helene so desperately wants between Eve and Villanelle, I could see Helene telling Villanelle that she has one last chance to make things right with the Twelve and instructs her to kill Yusuf. I highly doubt Villanelle even knows who Yusuf is, so this would be the perfect way to set Villanelle up.

Helene rolls up with Eve in the car, makes her watch while Villanelle kills Yusuf (who injures V in the process because he doesn't go down without a fight) and Eve just loses it. She attacks Helene and once she's done doing that, it's Villanelle's turn. We see the emotional dam break and Eve confronts Villanelle about ruining her normal existence and taking away yet another person that she cares about. Again, I don't think that Villanelle will necessarily even know who Yusuf was to Eve, but Eve won't know that. All she'll know is that she's lost yet another person in her life at the hands of Villanelle.

I think that will bridge us to episode 6, where we know Eve tries to make amends. The assumption has been that this is about Villanelle being arrested, but honestly Villanelle didn't have much of a reaction to that in episode 4, so now I'm not as sure. It's certainly still possible since Villanelle had to have felt betrayed, but Jodie also spoke about how we'll see just how much Villanelle has changed this season. So my new theory is that Eve tries to make amends for going off on Villanelle, but Villanelle chooses to walks away. Not because she wants to, but because she thinks it's what Eve needs. She loves her and doesn't want to continue to bring havoc to her life, so she chooses to walk away and let Eve be "free" of her.

I have no inside information from episodes 5 or 6, so this is all purely speculation on my part and there's a 99% chance that I'll be wrong. But that's what I've pieced together so far for the upcoming eps

[whateverthedragonswant]

Bury Your Gays: Villanelle vs Lexa

I've now been checking out all of the Killing Eve finale reactions on YouTube and here on Tumblr. And there was one thing that kept popping up that just made me kind of go 'hmm'...

Fyi, this is just my personal opinion. If you don't like or you think it's going to upset you, please do not read.

Lexa was definitely a Bury Your Gays. Her death did not make sense within the story or for her character. While there were obvious reasons for the character to be written out due to circumstances going on bts, the way they wrote her out was terrible. She didn't need to die, and even if she did for " story reasons" (she didn't), it shouldn't have been done the way that it was. It should have been handled a lot better. Lexa was a Grounder, a warrior, and for her to die by a wayward gunshot meant for Clarke by one of her own lackeys -- that was just stupid. (and as we see, the caliber of writing only got worse from there) There were many other ways for that character to die that was worthy of her character and her story line, to the massive impact she had on Clarke's story and this alliance/interaction with the Sky People and the Grounders (alongside the story lines of Octavia, Lincoln, and Indra) that ends up heavily influencing and impacting the rest of the story of the series. They killed her that way because JRoth has a massive ego and is an idiot the writing got lazy and they thought it would be a shocking twist that 'oooo no one would see coming'. Yeah, no one saw it coming because it was stupid and made no sense, but I digress.

Moving on.

I don't think Villanelle was a Bury Your Gays and certainly not similar to what happened to Lexa. Villanelle's death (whether you agree with it or not) made sense within the story, for her character. While I don't necessarily agree with the show going the death route, those who have watched since season 1 I think always kind of knew that there was a possibility of Villanelle dying before the show was over, Eve dying, or both. Villanelle was an assassin and the organization she had been a part of was just eradicated. First Helene, then Konstantin, then the Twelve. It didn't surprise me that the last remnant of that organization was the last to go. (some may claim Pam was a part of the Twelve, too, but the show purposely chose her to end Konstantin and to turn down the job Carolyn offered her and walk away)

I guess my point is that ending was viable within Killing Eve's story line, within Villanelle's trajectory as a character, while Lexa's was not. That's the difference.

I admit, I was reluctant to check out any articles on the response to the finale at first, especially seeing Tumblr posts about Laura Neal's comments (yeah, sometimes I wonder if these showrunners are drinking the same water as the rest of us), but I'm so glad I read this one where Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer also chime in. (they're the two I care about tbh) I really agreed with their takes on their characters' endings and I respect the hell out of them.

I will say, I'm so glad they didn't have Eve dying and Villanelle surviving because that to me would not have made sense. Realistic if they both took on the Twelve, but definitely more tragic, and would have made me wonder what the whole point of Eve's story was. To me, this end result makes way more sense.

Do I wish showverse!Villaneve got an HEA? Absolutely. But I also really like everything we were given and that nothing was wrapped up in a neat little bow. But I also like that not everything was left open-ended (other than Eve's question of moving on in her life). To me, that was the right semblance of tragedy that made sense with the show. But that's just my personal opinion.

I'm sorry for people who are hurting. I really am. I mean, GoT, SPN, The 100, Lexa, Dean...trust me, I get it. My heart goes out to you all and I just know the fans are going to create some amazing masterpieces of fanfiction and fanart and fan videos while also some are now going to read the books (not giving away any spoilers but they are not the same, I will just say that). And I hope that all of that can ease some of the pain. <3

[misscrazyfangirl321]

AND FOR SCOTT: 3, 20, 30, 31, 54, 64, 81, 98? aaand one question that you want to answer for him?

Going to answer this specifically for the universe where Ashley is actually dead, and Magnus has to Save The Day at his wedding. That doesn't really impact most of the answers (they're the same regardless), but for the bonus question, it does matter.

3. How do they dress?

When he first shows up at the Sanctuary, he's all black leather jacket, metal studs, dark jeans. Very much trying to look like the bad boy.

When he's grown, he dresses more casually, but you can still see traces of his old look; dark jeans without rips as opposed to with, for instance.

20. What do they look like?

As an adult, he looks like this:

30. What kind of music do they like?

The typical rock stuff that people would expect from him, but also, Helen introduces him to some classical musicians, and he absolutely becomes a fan.

31. How do they overcome obstacles?

He used to get Ashley to punch the obstacles

It depends on the kind of obstacle, but typically he looks for help. Strength in numbers, and all of that.

54. How do they cope with sadness?

By joining an organization of monster hunters

Much like with the last question, he seeks out others when he's sad. He doesn't necessarily Talk about why he's sad, especially when he's younger, but just being around people who care about him tends to help.

64. Do they like to dance?

I mean, he definitely enjoyed those times when Ashley felt silly and reckless, and insisted they dance together in the Sanctuary with her mom's record player playing. Generally, though, it's something he can do-he'll dance at his wedding, for sure-but it's not something he actively seeks out.

81. Do they have any tattoos? If so, are they significant?

He probably got one when he joined the gang, and one after he left the Sanctuary (in honor OF the Sanctuary). I want him to use the second one to cover up the first one somehow, but I can't think of exactly what I want to do with that yet. Something, something, symbolism, something, something, the first tattoo is still visible but now it's part of the second symbol and stands for goodness instead of violence, something, something, I'm tired.

98. How do they calm themselves down?

Probably by listening to that classical music I mentioned earlier.

BONUS QUESTION: 6. What is their purpose in the story?

Okay, in my Sanctuary Wedding story, his purpose is twofold- 1) To create an excuse for the Sanctuary crew to A. Go to a wedding, and B. Have to pretend to be couples. (Emotional Compass and Henry/Kate). (Because most of the wedding party don't know about the Sanctuary, but they know Helen and Henry are old friends of Scott's.) And 2) His other purpose to give Magnus a bit of closure regarding Ashley. A chance to mourn a little, and a chance to heal a little, by being around someone else who loved her.

[metanoiamorii]

❛When I was young, I'd read stories about great heroes doing great deeds. The truth is, real heroes don't look at all like I pictured. They're far from perfect. They're bull-headed, stubborn, reckless. And also recklessly brave. They charge in without a thought to themselves. Not without fear or doubt, but in spite of it. We are all scared. But we are going to fight and die anyway, to give everyone else a chance at a better future. Because the future matters.❜

♧ Title: The Legacy of Vires Ius [TSOVI]

♧ Status: World-Building & Drafting

♧ Point of View: Third, I haven't decided if it's limited or multiple quite yet.

♧ Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Action

♧ Warnings: Deaths, violence, nudity, cults, classism, a touch of racism, some homophobia, some transphobia, war, torture, a bit of an apocalyptic vibe, gore, eldritch beings, a very long story; I'm sure I'm missing a few more

♧ Featuring: Well for all of you out there who love the found family trope, I got big news for you! On top of, a diverse LGBTQ+ cast of characters, complex and complicated characters, morally grey characters, complex world building, plenty of symbolism, fantasy religions, unique character arcs, if a dnd campaign got written as a story, not necessarily 'the chosen' one but they definitely take up the challenge as if they're meant to; I'm sure I'm missing some, but you get the point!

♧ Setting: Okay so like... You'll get to explore the ENTIRE world in this one. From the Western European inspired countries, to the Ancient Roman inspired Societies, to a Napoleonic France inspired nation, to indigenous islands, to.... Yeah, no, you're getting a whole look at the world in this one.

♧ Synopsis:

It starts with saving the life of an emperor....— scratch that, it starts sooner than that. It starts with a runaway noblelady, a woman who wants to change her life, an eldritch being that takes the form of a weasel, a wanted bastardized nobleman, and an assassin. Together they all take up a misfit job, never telling the truth to one another, aiming to use each other for their own gain.... They come out if it friends, forgetting the original plan.

So, they become an adventuring group together for some years, until an old friend calls in a favor. That's when it starts, saving the life of an emperor. They're rewarded a keep, a paycheck, and newfound nobility. Sure, it wasn't what they all intended, but it happened. Life looks good for them.

They adopt a child of mischief and care for him as if he was there own. And some years later, the child's mother comes looking for him... She joins the family too, with her own mischief group of trouble.

The family grows bigger.

No, none of them mind, not in truth. The keep is large and quiet, really. They prefer the noise and company. They're a happy family together, until...

You probably guessed it by now. Remember the runaway noblelady? Her cousin winds up in town, with a few friends, all hiding from their past, and the law. You guessed it. They stay at the keep and... Well, they never leave. They become family too.

So what happens when you have three different adventuring groups living together?

Well, it certainly isn't a peaceful, quiet life. Mischief is around every corner, and they celebrate life every day— because hey, you don't always survive slaying a manticore, or stopping a nation from going to war, or even protecting your friends from their past....

But you know what doesn't happen to every adventuring group? Not all of them have to fight a war bigger than themselves. Not all of them take up championships from the gods to fight a field bigger than themselves.

The group originally thought the worst foe they would have to deal with is... Well, they collectively decided his new name is Dickzini. He's a fool, and easy to handle. But, they never knew someone else pulled his strings.

And that person?

That person, who's older than even Khaalida herself, wants to burn the world to the ground as they know it.

So, no more keep. No more politics. No more partying every night. No more misfit jobs. It's time to wield a weapon and prepare for war. Not to protect the world, but to protect each other. It's not a problem if they will do it... But even if they never voice it to one another, they fear if they'll all make it out alive.

♧ Excerpt:

[I want to go on record, I went through at least twenty different excerpts trying to depict which would be best, and this is the one you get.]

"So?"

"So what?"

Rihtyxr faltered where he stood when the nonchalant response was given. The bastard didn't even look up from his dinner plate... He had to stop himself from scrunching his face and showing his annoyace.

He took in a breath, his tail flicking behind him. "What do you think?"

"About?"

Rihtyxr had to bite his bottom lip and tap his fingers against his legs to stop himself from doing something rash. "... The kid— my kid— I was introducing you to..."

"Oh." The knife stopped scraping against the plate. A napkin was picked up, used to dab away the ichor, before dropped onto the plate. Hands neatly folded, Rons'ta lifted his head to stared forward. "I don't like it."

Again, Rihtyxr faltered. "What do you mean—"

"You're playing with something dangerous, Rîxie." Purposely, he used that nickname to infuriate the trickster. "It'll either cost you your crown, if not your life... If we are lucky."

The trickster scoffed. "You're simply paranoid, like always, you bastard. My own flesh and blood would never do me harm!"

Rons'ta was quick to scowl. As it was a rare occasion, he allowed himself to slam a fist against the table and raise his voice at his compatriot. "You should have smothered it in its crib, you arrogant fool!" In he breathed. Out he exhaled. He raised his glass to his lips and looked away, muttering against the rim of the cup. "... You've birthed the end of all things, Nameless Ones help us all when he realizes his power.... Khaalida take pity on the fools to stand in his way..."

♧ Characters:

Here is your cast of characters, since there is a lot, I'll be supplying minimal information until their character intros. I'll be supplying the main ones, but gods are there many in this story.

Vires Ius: 'The Heroes'

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♧ Kalimali Sayegh

Male • He/Him • Pansexual • Demiromantic • Half Elf • The Exiled Magister

♧ Blythe Vidya

Transfem • She/Her • Pansexual • Demiromantic • Half-Minx • The Lady of The Voice

♧ Helene Laverna

Nonbinary • She/They • Asexual • Demiromantic • Human • The Runaway Priestess

♧ Raz Gacheru

Transmasc • He/They • Bisexual • Demiromantic • Half-Witch • The Ex-Assassin

♧ Robyn Trikfoot

Male • He/Him • Out of my house asking about a child's sexuality • Halfling • The Champion of Redemption

♧ Biscuits

He/Him • Weasel • ???? • The Mascot

The Misfits: 'The Troublemakers'

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♧ Vrykolas

Transmasc • He/Him • Demisexual • Demiromantic • Nephalem • The Trophy Son

♧ Diablos

Demiboy • He/They • Asexual • Aromantic • Arc'yni • The Scavenger

♧ Alacèto Qystione

Genderfluid • He/They • Pansexual • Aromantic • Half-Elf, Half Succubus • The Bard

♧ Eithirna

Female • She/Her • Demisexual • Aromantic • Witch • The Wolf Blood Witch

♧ Amidir Naberius Qystinoe Scathaghe

Agender • He/They • Demisexual • Demiromantic • Half Light Elf, Half Dark Elf • The Raven's Champion

The Shifty Bunch: 'The Riffraffs'

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♧ Chayliel

Agender • He/Him • Grey-Asexual • Demiromantic • Nephilim • The Rebellious Soldier

♧ Niky 'Noé' Orlan Von Brandt

Nonbinary • He/They • Grey-Asexual • Aromantic • Witch • The Horned Witch

♧ Caiomhe

Transmasc • He/They • Asexual • Demiromantic • Fairy-Human-Elf hybrid • The Reckless & Selfless

The Angels of Darkness: 'The Cult'

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♧ Damocles 'Dámianus' Aliah Teivel

Agender • He/They • Grey-Asexual • Aromantic • Great Old One • The Mad One of The Void

♧ Miriam 'Misam' Heyoka-Teivel

Nonbinary • They/She • All that matters is she is attracted to power • Witch • The Angel Of Darkness

♧ Gaylon 'Gazini' Mavolio

Agender • They/He • Asexual • Aromantic • Great Old One • The Thing That Shouldn't Be

♧ Karayan 'Ianira' Than Blackthorn

Genderfluid • They/He • Homosexual • Aromantic • Feytouched • The Dark Devourer

♧ Malachi 'Jinx' Puck Melodie

Genderfluid • She/They • Homosexual • Aromantic • Feytouched • The Laughing Mistress

Taglist:

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[sagebodisattva]

The Truth of ALL YOU ARE

The real truth cuts through all walls of deception. The truth is like a mighty sword of light, casting away all shadows of ignorance, brilliantly illuminated and undeniable in it's inescapable presence. The mystifying illusion, on the other hand, erects walls of duplicity. Falsehood is like a stealthy dagger of deceit, manifesting hazy clouds of delusion, dismally shrouded and confusing in it's seductive fantasy.

And so, when it comes to reality, what is the truth? Do you inhabit a universe, perhaps? Are you a creature living on a planet that sustains life, the product of an evolutionary process that took millions and billions of years? Or maybe a god put you here? Perhaps reality is a simulation? These are all interesting possibilities, to be sure. But when you want to separate the truth from abstractions, you have to actually look at what is there, versus what is just a narrative in the mind. You have to challenge many of your unquestioned assumptions and take another look at everything that you've previously taken for granted. Hence, concerning existence... what is it exactly that you think you have? What about: What are you? Let's just start there. What are you. Many of you may say: "a human being!" But are you really a human being? Or is that just an idea? Let's find out.

So, we might as well drive straight to the point and not mince words. The honest truth is, when it comes to the field of sensory phenomena that we call an existence, all we have is a perception of an experience. Period. You can't even say you are having an experience. You have a perception of an experience. That's the truth of anything that could be said to be "going on" here, proper. Don't say you are a human being. There is a perception of an experience of a human being, sure... but why do you automatically assume that you ARE this human being?

This perception of an experience is primarily a visual auditory medium, augmented by olfactory, gustatory and somatosensation, i.e. senses of smell, taste and touch. Not to say that a perception of an experience must be configured in this way exactly to contextualize an existence, as we all know there are many cases of existentiality with impaired senses, such as blindness, deafness, anosmia, ageusia, and anaphia, and various combinations thereof; and an experience can still be contextualized despite these impairments, as we have commonly seen in various examples, most famously perhaps in the example of Helen Keller... but even in these cases, whatever sense is the dominant sense, and there always is a dominant sense, this sense becomes the frame of reference. We like to think of a sense in terms of the end result, but in all cases, it's a field of information that gets translated into a sense by a sense organ. Sights, sounds, smells, tastes and touches do not exist on their own. Prior to the interpretation of a sense organ, these are only vibrations of energy. In other words, if we reverse engineered sense perception, we'd find that sense data is all equally varying densities of energetic information. But for the purposes of this discussion we will mainly be focusing on the visual sense. A perception of an experience is a visual-audio setting, with the visuals being the dominant sense.

Now, not wanting to gloss over the exact configuration, we will be pedantic and declare the approximate field of view of an individual human eye (measured from the fixation point, i.e., the point at which one's gaze is directed) to be typically 30° superior (up, limited by the brow), 45° nasal (limited by the nose), 70° inferior (down), and 100° temporal (towards the temple). Bearing this mind, we will simplify things a bit, for the purposes of an illustration, and say that human visualization can be represented as this flat screen. Note that this field of vision has borders and is not all encompassing. Now for all intents and purposes, existentially, this is all you have. This box is always ever the extent of your egoic existence. Any and everything else you've concluded, beyond just being aware of the visualizations on this screen, is an abstraction. Let's see if this is true.

You are a human being? How do you figure? Have you ever had an outside reference point from this embodiment to confirm that you are a human? And if so, wasn't this outside reference just another image on a screen depicting a persona you have identified as a self? Maybe we can look at our bodies. Won't this confirm that we are a human? Let's look at our hand. Wow. Now isn't this a powerful indication of what our self is? We can see our hand, therefor we are a human looking upon our hand. Simple, right? Only... that isn't the truth of what is being indicated here. The identity of a human being is assumed. It is an abstraction... a story told inside a mind that is transfixed within the confines of a screen. Seems you have forgotten the borders, and that which falls outside these boundaries. It's okay. It's very common to get caught up in the appearances on the screen and to lose one's real self in them. This is why we are here today. Now, let's take a closer look at the hand on the screen. The truth is, it's exactly what it appears to be: The visualization of a hand on a screen. Since when did this become an assumption that you are a human? When you play a video game, are *you* the digital character you are controlling? When you watch a film, are *you* the main character? You may imagine that you are, or establish some kind of identification with these make believe characters, but the truth is, these characters and the worlds they inhabit are attributed or inferred to be something they are not... boiled down, they are mere patterns on a screen.

What about a mirror? We can look into the mirror and see ourselves, can we not? Well, let's take a look at an example of this. Here we go. Is this similar to what you are referring to? Actually what you see is a character on a screen looking at a reflection in a mirror. Or if it's this: say this is your point of view of what you are seeing and calling yourself, then all you are seeing is a reflection of a character in a mirror on the screen of visualization. Do you see where we are going with this? All that you have is a portrayed experience of an existence that can be witnessed. To imply something about the nature of what is witnessing this experience by referencing the content of the experience is addressing the wrong area of concern. This is like saying you can understand film projection by following the plot of a movie... or that you can understand video game programming by scoring points in the game and finishing all the missions. This is the wrong area of concern because, when one looks deeper into the details of illusion, what one finds necessarily draws the attention further away from it's origin. This is how a delusion works. And you can only look so far into illusion before it will become necessary to rely on a prosthetic technology. Looking into the microcosm or the macrocosm, you will quickly become in need of a microscope or a telescope... and neither one is a peek into the truth. At best, all you will have is a model of an abstraction based on a perception. The details of illusion reinforce the idea that there are deeper levels beyond our capacities to explore, when all there really are, is layers of appearances that go on forever. And when I say appearances, I mean that illusions only give off the impression of deeper significance... but it's only an appearance on the screen.

Even on the face value of an illusion, the facade of the appearance can be recognized. This for example: a nice landscape. But it isn't an actual place. Nor is it even a contrived portrayal of a place. It is a mere experiential visualization in a framework. And even this framework doesn't depict the setting it appears to show.. as there are no mountains here. There are no clouds. There is no water. There isn't any height, width, depth or distances. What you have here is a flat arrangement of pixels. Understanding this, it can be known that the world actually IS flat... not because the earth globe is flat, no... the earth globe is a round concept. The earth globe is flat because the earth is an item on the visualization screen, and EVERYTHING on the visualization screen is flat. Things on the screen only appear 3D to the eye due to a configuration of pixels. It's no different when watching a 3D film. The film appears to be 3 dimensional, but is it actually 3 dimensional? Comprehending this, holographic illusions in reality can be better understood, as their seemingly 3 dimensional embodiment is not much different then the mechanics of a 3D movie.

So I hope this clears up some of the confusion. Keep this in mind when dealing with perceptions... Loved ones? You don't have loved ones... you have a perception of an experience of loved ones. A home and a dog? You don't have a home and a dog. You have a perception of an experience of a home and a dog. A self? You don't have a self. You have a perception of an experience of a self. And the same goes for anything in or out of this so called world. There is no world. There is a perception of an experience of a world.