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[agentrouka-blog]

Super long ask, I hope this is okay to share with you. I've been reading through your speculation tags and so many other Jonsa blogs and everything just CLICKS.

I think George wasnt lying when he said the show end point is more or less how the books will end too. I really do think it will be as close to that as it can get, with how much GOT cut out/changed. Arya sailing, Bran and Sansa as Summer King and QITN, Cersei and Daenerys dead and Jon ending up far North is pretty much guaranteed to happen. It's just going to be set up very differently. Based on the theories, metas and speculations you have posted and reblogged, and the foreshadowing istumpysk highlighted in the reread project, I tried summarising what would likely happen in TWOW and ADOS.

Vale arc: Tourney starts, Brienne arrives and - similar to the tavern scene in the show - tries to get Alayne to leave with her but she refuses, Sansa (infamously) vows to become SS again and take back the North - which I feel like will be either because of her finding out about Jeyne/Arya or maybe something happening to Sweetrobin (he'll survive though), she'll then actively try to escape from LF. I think the Tourney will span several days and Harry dies relatively early, Shadrich tries something and Brienne possibly duels him, then the mountain clans attack and Sansa tries to negotiate w/ them/offer food, something goes wrong and she'll escape to the Wall with Brienne.

Stannis burns Shireen, possibly gets murdered by one of the Seaworths?

Because of his warging Jon doesn't really die, his body gets stored in the ice cells, he'll be "resurrected" (i'm unsure how), and he'll struggle with feeling and behaving like a human again. Him and Sansa reunite (I will die on the hill that the show got that thing right and they will be the first Starks to reunite), (possible Jonsa but they wont act out on feelings), and maybe also take back Winterfell w/ the Knights of the Vale (unpopular opinion apparently. But I think it would suck if Stannis were the one to take Winterfell).

Arya leaves the faceless men, meets Lady Stoneheart, possibly (😭) kills her, Nymeria (and Brynden?) free Edmure and Jeyne Westerling. I think, similar to Jon and Sansa being the mist distant Starks but the first Starks to reunite, it would be so interesting if the least Tully looking Starkling was the one who ends up reuniting with the Tully uncles.

Howland Reed and Robb's will arrive at WF, with Jon having to choose between being legitimised as a Stark but stealing his cousins' claim or having his true parentage be revealed

Cersei somehow gets rid of the faith. Tommen is foreshadowed to fall to his death and Myrcella likely dies as a consequence of the Dorne storyline. The Sand Snakes infiltrate Cersei's council.

The Greyjoys ally with Daenerys, Daenerys marries Euron?, kills Victarion? Victarion possibly dies because of that horn?

Aegon takes over Kings Landing, allies with the Riverlands, the Reach, Dorne (possibly marries Arianne?), + Golden Company

Cersei flees to Casterly Rock, Cersei as YMBQ, Jaime as Valonqar

Daenerys arrives, starts Dance 2.0 with Aegon, Aegon takes out or possibly claims one dragon, Tyrion ping pongs between both sides

Arya and Sansa are likely to be in conflict with one another at first (the letter Sansa wrote to Catelyn will likely be used - why else have Robb specificallypoint iut that he left it at home?), and perhaps the show was also right when it had them team up to take out LF (giant in a castle made of snow)

Jon goes South, possibly bonds with Aegon only to see him be taken out by their aunt, Daenerys burns down KL, Arya possibly takes out Daenerys

Bran makes some sort of deal to get rid of the Others, gives up his "powers" to atone for the actions of his ancestors, gets elected King by a council, takes ancestral seat in Harrenhaal

Arianne rules (a possibly independent?) Dorne, Asha as ruler of Iron Islands or whatever is left of its people/possibly displaced and being given land in the North?, Sansa as Lady/QITN, Jon as Lord of the Gift, Jonsa possibly left open ended, Arya sails across the world, Arya and or Brienne as independent agent(s) helping out people in need, Rickon dead (... or Bran's heir... or Septon or Maester...).

Tyrion either: Lannister heir (maybe? with his tongue cut out?) or sent to the Wall. Probably the former.

Like I said, this would definitely be in line with the show ending but unlike the show, here the characters actually would have full arcs and it would be bittersweet rather than just bitter. The dance 2.0 won't be a Jonerys romance and instead will mirror the conflict between Aegon and Rhaenyra, and Daenerys's arc will be tragic and fascinating and her death will be a mirror to Maegor and a direct consequence of what she does to the Smallfolk. All the Starklings (well.... we'll see about Rickon) are left alive, with important and fulfilling but challenging roles. They're all separated but they can and likely will reunite. All the big houses will be ruled by illegitimate children, women, and people with disabilities. No more ice threat and no more fire threat and largely no more real magic. No curtain of light, no YA team up, and a somewhat happy and satisfying and realistic end that includes an actually change to the status quo. It just makes so much sense!!! It feels so right!!!

Hi there! And sorry for the delay!

Isn't it SO satisfying when the books suddenly take on this coherent, stringent logic, all because of what jonsa represents? :)

I broadly agree with your predictions and timeline. I'm more of a jonsa optimist and truther, but otherwise... yeah, it just makes sense, doesn't it?

[nolongerapileofashprobably]

“Why—won’t—you—fit?!”

It wasn’t everyday that she filled up her research journal, usually she went through one every two weeks. But her father had just given this one to her, two (three?) days ago. The fact she had uncovered so much in so little time was astounding in and of itself, of course the content was even better.

She was doing experiments with the Sheikah Slate, one Purah had modeled after the original device. Zelda could never figure out how to use it, exactly, except for one time when Link pressed a button just to see if it worked. (And it did, which infuriated her because she was doing the same damn thing.)

Since then, she had given it to Link, but he just carried it on his hip. Whenever she asked why he didn’t use it or figure out how it works, since it only responds to him, he would shrug and say that she was all he needed to guide him around.

It was sweet, Zelda admitted to herself. Just like it was sweet of him to stay with her whenever she had days like this. By this, she meant three (which sounds more right than two) consecutive days without sleep because she was too busy researching and writing down her findings.

Thinking about this, she looked down, to see Link’s figure slumped onto his part of her desk (which was just a space she created so he didn’t have to lay on the bottles and books that were originally there). His eyes were closed, but that didn’t mean he was asleep.

One time she had placed her study blanket over his back, since it was getting a little cold. As soon as she sat back down, the blanket was wrapped around her shoulders. He had kissed the top of her head, squeezed her shoulders and said “Don’t worry about me, I’m like a furnace. Even if I wasn’t, I could test some of those elixers you keep mumbling about.”

The exchange caught her off guard completely, still not used to Link being truly open with her. After everything with the Calamity, which the kingdom was spared from as she awakened her powers before Ganon could do serious harm, she and Link had established a sort of relationship. It wasn’t like they talked about it with anyone, well on his part, at least— Zelda couldn’t resist talking to Urbosa about this relationship, which didn’t have a label. (This concerned her, but Urbosa just told her to talk to Link.)

But they did share these moments alone, since she had a reputation to uphold and he was on duty whenever they were out in public. These moments alone were something Zelda cherished, like cheeky comebacks when they playfully bickered with each other or affectionate gestures in the late morning hours. No matter what, she was always left smiling, even if Link had to leave at some point. (Which she argued on some nights, since she was the princess of Hyrule and he was the head of her personal guard. His job was to be with her and there was more than enough space to accommodate him staying the night. Or two. Or three- okay, she understands it but that doesn’t mean she likes it.) Link rarely put up a fight when she suggests he just stay the night if it was late enough, unless there was something important happening in the morning that he didn’t want to distract her from.

“Link, are you awake?” She whispered, balancing herself on her desk. Her filled journal didnt want to fit on her shelf, which was added about a week ago. An assortment of bottles with elixers, numerous Sheikah texts, and drawn up experiments filled the space. This meant there was no room for her to put the journal, unless she wanted to try and balance it on top of the bottles. But then she risked the entire shelf coming down, which was something she wasn’t going to bet against.

“Barely, but I know you’re standing on your desk and that you cursed a few minutes ago.” He responded, his voice barely audible until he lifted his head. One eye was half-opened, which focused on her smiling face as she shrugged.

“You seem to always hear me, but can never actually listen.” She commented, carefully stepping onto her chair, then situating herself back against the desk. Link watched her lazily, half his face still hidden between his body and the desk’s surface. She could see a smile forming, as she brushed a few strands of hair away from his face. “I’m going to need your help not falling down. And installing a new shelf, but not in that order exactly.”

His eyebrow quirked, as he sat up; his amused grin fully visible to her. He caught her hand, placing a soft kiss on it, then nodding. “Your wish is my command, Princess.”

“My knight in shining armor,” She retorted, giggling, watching as his eyes squint at her words.

“Your knight in traditional Hylian garb, you mean.” He corrected, standing up and stretching. It must be awful for his back to always be slouched over her desk. Perhaps Zelda should invest in a cot for Link, at least for her study.

“Well, is it really traditional if you dyed it white?” She asked, grinning as his features narrowed.

“You said it compliments my eyes.” Link defended, the slightest amount of an accusatory tone slipping into his voice.

Zelda winked, stepping towards him and kissing his cheek. “Well, I didn’t lie to you.”

He grinned at this, before turning to the box of wooden planks and support pieces. She watched as he picked up a board, taking it from his hands as soon as he turned it towards her.

Believe it or not, this was a regular occurrence nowadays. She kept coming across more and more information, which brought up even more questions that she had to look into. She was developing a possible program that was described in an old text, hoping it would yield something.

He had the supports in his hand, taking a few short steps until he was standing right next to her desk. From past experience, the two of them learned that Link was not the best at balancing. Nor did he have the ability to nail a board into a wall and stand.

The first time Zelda asked if Link would help her put a new shelf in her study, he was more than happy to do so. He picked out the wood, the tools, and whatever he had to to ensure she would have a sturdy shelf.

Until it came time to actually installing it, and they both learned that he was incapable of doing so without injuring himself. Seriously, he fell off her desk and somehow knocked over a stack of books on the other side of her study. The memory itself makes her smile widen, as takes Links hand and boosts herself up onto her desk.

Maybe it’s because she’s shorter and weighs less, but somehow she doesn’t knock down the stacks of books on her desk. Instead, they act like steps for her so she can put the board to the wall and have Link make sure it’s straight.

He has to step back to do that, which she knows he hates, since he won’t be in the immediate area to ensure she won’t fall or be there to support her incase she falters. It’s endearing, really, but Zelda always rolls her eyes at his worry. They both know he would catch her if she fell, no doubt about it.

He does step back, gives her the okay and she reaches for the hammer and nails (which were left up there two days ago). She works on getting the board in the right position, before adding the supports that Link hands her. The entire time his hands are outstretched, ready to catch her if the pile of books begins to fall.

But, as the shelf is put up, with the newly finished journal resting safely on it, his concern stays a precaution.

As she makes her way back down to the ground, Link keeps her close; his hands on her cheeks as he pulls her in. Kissing Link always seemed like the easiest thing in the world, making her wonder how she went months without doing it everyday. Oh, right- they didn’t get off on the best foot.

But the simple kiss was enough to wash away any old memory that she promptly regretted, instead she let herself enjoy this moment.

That is, until he pulled away, eyes wide with concern.

“Zelda, when was the last time you slept?”

Of course that was what he was worried about, she thought. Always concerned about something.

She shrugged, leaning back in to kiss him, before saying “Two days?” Another kiss. “Three, probably.” One last kiss, slightly longer than the last two but she could tell he was preoccupied with her sleep schedule.

“You have an advisors meeting tomorrow, the one your father asked you to accompany him. Remember?” He said seriously, searching her face as her lips are pulled in a line.

“I do, thank you. But it’s in the afternoon, which means I can start looking over the code and translating it to Purah’s tech—”

“Or we can just go to bed now, so you’re well rested and not delirious during the meeting.” He cut her off, placing a loose piece of paper into the journal she started writing in, and closing it. Looking back, he saw the smile on her face and his eyebrow quirked up.

“You aren’t upset I’m putting a stop to your research-fest?” He questioned, disbelief evident in his tone.

Honestly, Zelda was a little sad she wouldn’t be able to keep researching. But, Link said ‘we can go to bed now’. The plural term made any angry feelings dissipate before they could even make an impact in her mind.

“You’ll go to bed with me?” She asked, knowing she sounded very hopeful.

He sighed, drawing her face in once again tonplace a soft kiss on her lips. “Princess, if all I have to do to get you to go to sleep I’d be there with you, I’ll do it every night.”

[starshineandbooks]

Blinded by Wrath and terror, healed by love -Chapter three

Summary: Logan breaks a little and Janus is a human lie detector.

AKA: Something I wrote angry that turned into familial loceit

Warnings: Sympathetic! Janus, Logan has emotions, implied Platonic LAMPTRE

Parings: Familial Loceit

Word count: 1038

AO3

Last chapter - First chapter (Tumblr)

(Master post coming soon)

    Logan finds himself alone for the first time a week later, no animals, no friends, only Logan. And it’s oddly comforting, despite his weakened state, he dosen’t have to try to please or comfort anyone, or keep on his calm demeanor. 

    Logan sits on his own bed, thinking. Deciding how he really feels, because he promised (his kid, his baby he raised)  Virgil, that he would take better care of his mental health. Not that Virgil is his baby, Virgil is a fully grown side, capable of decisions. And it’s not as though just because Logan raised him, with minimal help from Janus and Patton that Virgil his his cild. Or that because Virgil will still sleepily call Logan after a nightmare and say nine times out of ten in that state, ‘daddy I had a nightmare, can you listen?’.

    Preposterous. Virgil is not Logan’s child.

    Not at all.

    Not even a little bit.

    Okay?

    Logan sighs, shaking his head, and cursing quietly when that dosen’t clear his thought.

    Maybe he could do a puzzle?

    He’s blind, no, no puzzle for Logan then. 

    Logan is mad, but he’s always mad. This is  a new rage, a rage, he suspects, at his own helplessness.

    Logan can feel his blood thrumming his veins and he suddenly feels very destructive. He feels anger that he didn’t know he had access too.

    Logan takes a deep breath attempting to calm himself, because it’s about three in the morning and he can’t do anything.

    Who says he can’t do anything?

    Logan stands from his bed, sinking iut and appearing in the kitchen, summoning a stack of plates.

    He snaps, soundproofing the room, and simply starts throwing the plates in front og him towards what he assumes is a wall, but is actually the fridge.

Logan can hear the plates shatter, and it’s oddly therapeutic. Breaking things, maybe that’s why he was broken.

Logan sighs softly, chucking two plates in quick succession as hard as he can, glad he soundproofed the room.

    Logan throws and summons plates in a seeming to never end cycle, growling predatorily, as that’s one of the few sounds he can still reliably make.

    Logan loses himself to the repetivity of the actions quickly. His mind slowly quieting, an odd occurrence but only enough to make Logan like it all the more. Quiet. Calm. Truly emotion free.

    It’s very cathartic. Logan likes that word, he decides. Cathartic.

    Patton and Janus would be very proud of Logan, not only inspecting, but accepting his own feelings. His two best friends, and almost brothers, who helped him raise his babies.

    He means, his two coworkers whom he has had the longest work experience with, that happened to help him when he needed it while bringing up the three younger coworkers.

    That is exactly what Logan means. 

    Yep.

    One hundred percent.

    All of the other sides are merely coworkers.

    As if he was summoned by Logan lying to himself, which Logan was not. Lying to himself that is. Janus appears and shrieks, “Logan! What the hell?!”

    Logan drops the plate in his right hand and turns towards where Janus was before he is once again very rudely reminded of his lack of ocular capability.

    “Logan, you were lying to yourself, but Athena came and told me you were upset.”

    Logan regrets teaching both his owl and Janus morsecode, perhaps one or the other, but both was a bad choice. And then Virgil, his sweet baby- youngest coworker, yep, Virgil, his youngest co worker trained his owl to tell Deceit when Logan is upset.

    ‘And? I do not see the problem’ Logan rolls his eyes, snapping and clearing the whole mess away.

    Logan can imagine with very great detail, the face that Janus makes, having seen it many, many times before.

    Logan imagines that Janus pinches the bridge of his noe with his thumb and fore fnger, whie two fingers of his other hand rest against his temple, his head tilted slightly.

    Janus gives the expected, long, suffering sigh. “Logan, did it help at least?”

    Logan startles, having expected to be yelled at.

    Why? Logan does not know, but he would expect that eventually his famil- he means coworkers, would see how useless he is, how broken.

    “Logan Curiosity Sanders,” Janus says firmly, though not unkindly, “be nice to yourself, okay? You’re my best friend, and no, I am not lying, you’ll notice the change in voice. But, really, Lo, you can’t burn the candle at both ends and several places in the middle.”

    Logan snorts, a John Mulaney quiet coming to mind that reminds him heavily of his baby- of his youngest coworker Virgil.

    “You’re lying to yourself again,” Janus groans, “Why? I totally don’t want to know and hear your reason.”

    Logan sighs, ‘Because, Jan, I don’t think about any of you, any of the sides or figments of Thomas, as family.’

    “Mhmm,” Janus hums, “And I know you’re lying. You know you’re lying. So why don’t we try to admit something true.”

    ‘I don’t hate my coworkers.’

    “Lo, man, we’re not just coworkers. You are my best friend Logan. Ever. You raised the twins and Virgil.

    Logan blinks, Janus is not lying, but what happens if Logan admits this? Not that he needs to admit anything.

    ‘You are my friend.’ Logan signs reluctantly, after a long pause.

    “Thank you.” Janus says simply, “Now, c’mon, I’ll read you who killed Roger Acroyd.”

    Logan smiles softly, mind calm and friend offering a comforting activity after an emotionally draining one.

    Maybe Logan is broken. But maybe, a small, hopeful part of him thinks, maybe, he’ll be repaired with gold. Like pottery.

    As Logan is led to the couch, he realizes that maybe everything isn’t quite as hopeless as he thinks, he hasn’t been objective enough.

    But even so, he has been neglecting self care in his dour mood. Which is, subpar.

    He finds himself leaning back as he listens to Janus read to him, blanket wrapped around him tightly, feeling as safe as he can. 

    Oh, sure, Logan jumps at sudden sounds, and probably always will, especially without the vision to locate and the identify them especially. 

            But, Logan supposes it could be worse, objectively

[shiro-tora3]

RANT

Personal

Tw: abuse ? I guess.

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I have no friends or anyone else so i rant here.

I wish I WISH knowing she is suffering was any consolation for the things she's done to me and Dad but it ISN'T and that bothers me that it doesn't I just cant fond it in myself to wish her more pain than she has been through even after the years she tormented me and still is him.

I dont know if wishing it DID makes me a bad person or a good one because it DOESNT idk. All i know is that she has been through so much pain that i cant find it satisfying, its just sad. I dont know if its ingrained in me because she gave birth to me but it annoys me to no end because for SO LONG I DREAMED OF KILLING HER. I dreamed of literally killing her in my sleep and for so long that ate at me. I even made plans, wrote them down. Of fuxking course i never WOULD but the HATE i have felt for her i have never felt again. Like lava in my veins even as the fear of her made me shake.

I dont know if its time and distance that has changed that, or if i still truly love her. She beat me, not bad, i dont even call it that but other people have so....and she has held a knife to my face saying ahe will cut iut my eyes. My whole adolescence she emotionally and mentally manipulated and abused me. I can say that now at least. Gaslighting, tricking, turning my friends and father against me while she smiles.

AND I CANT TAKE SATISFACTION FROM HEARING SHE IS IN PAIN. I cant and i dont know why and i dont know why its bothering me so much.

And i really really wish i had someone to talk to whose end game isnt to have sex.

My roommate is entirely helpful as well, especially since shes been with her parents since COVID started.

I just needed to get this out somewhere, it feels like if i put it here im less alone which is DUMB because if anyone is like "FRIEND ILL LISTEN" i get skin-crawlies and i hate talking to people. Which is the opposite. Idk im fucked up.

K bye

[cruddyborderlandstheories]

@triggerman-gray​​ OMG YES I AM SO GLAD YOU ASKED

THANK YOU I AM GOING TO INFODUMP SO HARD RIGHT NOW

introduction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGgCdrWfsvA

so first off https://archiveofourown.org/works/22394008/chapters/53503756 here you go this is all i have out right now BUT

im currently working on a Junpai-7 arc which involves an eridian compass seen [here] and the Driver, an AU guardian seen [here]

iut’s basivcally my way to combine my two special interests: borderlands (dicing onions) and H2O!!! that show

you know the one, the one a lot of people randomly found lately and gave me whiplash until i realized they were making fun of it aahahahaha (i cried irl!)

anywho

IT’S ALSO a way for me to re(???) write the borderlands lore because i ened more answers and also the eridians are bitches

basically

the gist is that, if u know my big ol theory that the eridians aren’t actually dead and they’re actually scientists doing experiments on us as humanity (and also created humanity as a different version of Guardians because you know........... free will and fully biologicial instead of biomechanical and anyway that’s the thing)

so what i was going for THERE was that the eridians aren’t actually dead and the Machine sent them back to their original dimension because there are obviously other dimensions out there, like the green one! and krieg’s brain mind! somehoww that’s a thing but hey if it confirms psychic energy is real and also confirms that post i wrote in august of 2019 then im happy

so the eridians aren’t actually dead, they did this to generate strife between Guardians and humanity because one of the guardianxs saw Nyriad activate the Machine and “kill” the eridians, and such the Guardians are a bit salty- at least the ones who know what actually happened and are aware enough to comprehend it. Hence SCOURGE the big ol bitch

but anyway

you might be wondering

but cruddy what in the FUCK does this have to do with the children’s award winning australian tv show H2O: Just Add Water?

well boy am i glad you asked

so.

humanity is guardians 2.0

the Guardians are salty either a) about being left behind (like the Overseer and I’m assuming the Watcher) or b) that humanity killed the Eridians and want VENGEANCE

we’re gonna

we’re goinan get back to that because i just remembered something else

so anyway

we know that Sirens are pretty much eridian made even if it isn’t confirmed by the games directly, there’s too many cooincidences to say they’re not

so in my au, there is a thing known as the Eridian council, basically the leaders of the Eridians and they’re the ones conducting all these experiments and stuffffs

there’s 7 of them n u can probably see where that’s going

7 council members 7 Sirens yeah it was a thing

so now there’s 7 humans with eridian powers wandering around as like the top tier guardians

oh the forgetting i forgot the forgetting

hm.

anyway

the forgetting is uh the dumbest fucking thing i’d ever heard of, idk

because why make us forget there’s a giant universe ending monster in a planet only to make the feeding port draw us to it and have it eat us

like bro.

the fuck??

so yeah. obviously this is an experiement by them bc i don’t trust those bitches one bit. they probably created the destroyer because it’s afraid of slag (TPS) and we’ve seen what slag/eridium exposure does to people on pandora after prolonged exposure, imagine what being trapped in a Vault for eons does to ya

oh

so Nyriad was an unreliable narrator and the Eridians are doing all of this for shits and giggles

that’s established, the basis of h2o au

the other basis of h2o au is the Guardian project

so basically to further these experiments, the eridians were doing side projects to try and create the perfect sort of guardian

this leads to other supernatural creatures in the borderlands universe hence h2o au. i guess we could call it a bureau of magical things au but im not a fan of the new gen shows by jonathan (sorry my dude, h2o is just better in every conceivable way) 

so h2o au it is.

i should note, the merfolk of junpai-7 were actually part of the Driver’s job

so basically each of the major guardians we know in the borderlands universe, the ones that have their names and are a step above the other guardians, yeah those guys, they all have a main objective given to them by the eridians (because remember guardians are biomechanical constructs, meaning they’re sorta programmed (proven further by the Guardian Mind Core we find in the Vault of the Destroyer- by the way... another point to the Eridians were just fucking with us at this point theory))

the Driver (OC) was made as one of many Guardians to experiment on humanity to see which would be the best sort of Guardian for each Vault. She’s chained to the planet and has slowly been going mad. She’s named the Driver because she can control her experiment-ees through the light of moonstone (aka the driving force... im really proud of that one DAMMIT im bad at names give me this one)

there are other Guardians tasked to this as well.. you might remember on Eden-6 how Graveward is made up of ship parts and how the planet is noted to be pulling ships to the surface (and it actually wasn’t balex’s fault okay???) for parts? yeah that’s incorporated into h2o au where the guardians can take control of Graveward when the key is activated. It’s kinda similar to what the Driver can do with merfolk when they’re introduced to Moonstone.

Scourge was made to uphold the Eridian law across the other more sentient Guardians to make sure they didn’t rebel or smth iunno tbh scourge is just not fun to me. He’s just. boring. And he showed the big boy guardians can be killed which. meh. 0/10. bootlicker.

the Watcher was made to ensure everything went according to plan- until she decided ‘fuck this shit’ and started playing around with destiny. this is why she doesn’t show up when Zarpedon is about to get killed by Jack (but stops Zarpedon from being killed early game bc she wouldn’t give up the location of the Vault). She WANTED Jack to find the Vault of the Sentinel. She WANTED bl2 to happen. It’s why she only shows up when Athena is about to be killed.

anyway.

The Overseer was made to test out the new Guardian programs. It’s why when you complete the Trials, you get ‘Guardian energy’ that resonates with the crystals during the Guardian takedown. With her approval you are a certified guardian. hooray!!!

The point to this is:

The 3 (remaining) guardians are going to team up with the Crimson Raiders to take down the Eridian Council, that’s basically the big main plot to h2o au

the side plot to h2o is this:

im gay and i like zane flynt and merfolk so. that’s where we are right now.

oh also, Hammerlock is a werewolf (hence Wainwright’s werewolf boyfriend ECHOblr post) and Zer0 is fae. Fl4k knows about magic because they’re Death’s reaper (which is why they’re so obsessed with her- I have a whole thing written up about their backstory and why they have their pets). Moze is 100% bonnafide human and just needs her robot and explosions to get the job done. 

OH also Troy and Typhon are both psychic. That’s another thing, psychics exist. I decided to chain the red rocks to psychics (like eridium to Sirens, moonstone to mer/werebeasts, and core to fae/magical beasts) because they’re most prominent on Nekrotefeyo and Troy has 2 around his neck

Troy is one of if not THE most powerful psychics bc usually they can’t see past Sirens (since their magic is so strong it dwarfs literally everything/one else) but because he grew up with Tyreen always at his side, he’s really good at seeing past it so that’s an important little detail i probably should’ve mentioned earlier LMAO

oh well.

Typhon is psychic mainly because how the fuck. how the fuck. the vaults. how the fuck??? like he’s literally in the bathroom on eden-6 then randomly knows “ah the vault is over here” like ??????? he’s psychic. I mean it’s not even not canon because tannis even mentions a place that has a lot of psychic energy so we can GO INSIDE OF KRIEG’S BRAIN like oki if h2o au wasn’t canon before it is now

as for the current state of the fic, there are 3 OCs meant to be that Black Ops squad Captain Flynt mentions from commander lilith when talking about Zane. Zane, b4 bl1, leaves Pandora with an ex-DAHL Black Ops Squad from a made up place called Tombstone and gets into some shenanigans.

Hiromi is psychic (but it’s not mentioned yet in the fic.  there are just hints to that because ‘she knows this’ but it’s not told u how. it’s because she’s psychic. that’s why)

the backstory fic is gonna go from here (Pandora and the angel satellite), to the Venus Ambassador arc (the gang getting to know each other and buying a new ship- the ship’s name is serendipity!!!), the Atlas arc (meeting Commandant Steele and also getting introduced to Vaults through the Gortys project that was just beginning at this point), to the Obsidian Black arc (I know he said obsidian block but black sounds cooler AND I ALREADY MADE AN AI AND A LOGO SO.) which is a corporation that is experimenting with moonstone/eridium/etc. (we see eridium on other planets in bl3 so we know it isn’t just pandora and hyperion smh). 

The Obsidian black actually stole a lot of info from Dahl when Dahl went to Xylorgous so keep that in mind when thinking about their goals :P

yknow what fuck it i won’t be coy. i love talking about this stuff. You remember the posters where Dahl is writing down all their experiment logs with gythian blood and it’s causing people to mutate and go insane? yeah. The Obsidian Black is studying that. Basically slag experimentation, but with the whole rainbow.

Barnabas is in this arc! Basically he ditched the rest of the Black Ops squad on pandora when they got abandoned by Dahl, so they were looking for a 4th member (hence zane joining and getting barnes old blue suit). They all reconcile with Barnes anyway, which leads to the infiltration of the Obsidian Black then zane leaving the gang after some stuff comes to light and he’s like “nope aight bro imma bout to head out”

this then goes to the Junpai-7 arc, where Zane is away from the gang and meets Clay (hence the line when u meet Clay how Zane says he worked with him on a smuggling job) while looking for an Eridian Compass for Cutlord Karuu (vampire), gets introduced for the first time to the Driver after some pirate stuffs, and rejoins the squad after the OG 3 beat the shit out of him then drag him to a bar for shots at 8am. 

after this is the 2nd obsidian black arc because i can’t talk about h2o au without having my own dr. denman!!!! Obsidian Black 2 electric boogaloo.

So yeah.

Then im gonna rewrite bl3 but better because Tannis is a lovely Lewis replacement and also I adore Maya and she’ll be treated better. Ava, too :) and troy obviously because he’ll see the bullshit coming from a mile away

but yeah, that’s H2O AU

here’s some memes

enjoy these cursed images

[mathematicianadda]

Interview with Fumiharu Kato on IUT

Interview with Fumiharu Kato on IUT translated from https://kadobun.jp/feature/interview/c4og44zlifk8.html via deepl.

" Kato: I think the general reception in Japan has been positive. 'The conundrum of the century, the ABC prediction, has finally been proven!' Some newspapers and TV stations ran special features on the subject.

I had conducted seminars with Dr. Mochizuki when he was constructing IUT theory, and published a book, "The Impact of IUT Theory on Mathematics Connecting the Universe and the Universe" in April last year, and I received requests for interviews from many media, including NHK, other TV stations, newspapers, and magazines such as Bungei Shunju.

--What was the reception of your work by the world's mathematical community?

KATO: I think it was a mixed bag. There were many who welcomed it, but there were also emotional discussions that were not very scholarly, even if not many. Some of the movements were what I would call inflammatory.

--That's a bit different from the celebratory mood of the general press in Japan, which surprised me.

KATO: For me, it was rather predictable, as I've been following the progress of the IUT theory.

This is an academic world, so it is natural for discussions to occur. In fact, it's a very healthy thing. But that's only if the debate is a mathematical one.

On one blog where mathematicians gather, there was a very heated exchange. A prominent mathematician expressed doubts about the acceptance, and there was a lot of discussion about it, but it didn't seem to go very deep mathematically.

A lot of criticism was also received by the accepted journal PRIMS, which is published by the European Mathematical Society, and its president expressed concern that this would have a negative impact on the editors of PRIMS and on Mr. Mochizuki.

--what kind of criticism is common?

Kato: One of the main things that has been mentioned in the discussion is that Mr. Mochizuki has not given any lectures or made any effort to promote this theory. I have a strong sense of discomfort with that idea.

If you look at his website, you will see that he has given at least five lectures on IUT theory since the publication of his paper in 2012, and he even participated in a study group on IUT theory at the University of Oxford in the UK by Skype in 2015.

Despite this, why is it that an argument has arisen that he hasn't tried and many people agree with it?

-- is that the reaction of Western mathematicians? Could you be more specific?

Kato: I don't want to use the vague term "Western" too much, but I'm going to go out on a limb and simplify it. It must be a pity, of course, for Western mathematicians that you don't come to them and explain your theories to them. If I were in that position, I would think so too. But that doesn't stop some people from saying that it's wrong not to do so, which I think is a bit one-sided. Because I don't think that if you come up with a new theory, it doesn't necessarily mean that you have to publish it in the West. And this is the point that I have always felt uncomfortable with, and that is what I wrote in the part I am publishing here.

-- "Western bias", I guess. Is it a "Western bias" or is it something else that affects the world of mathematics, a world that can be built on elaborate theory? I can imagine that in other fields, it would be difficult for new researchers to express their opinions about the theories of famous scholars, but in the world of mathematics, correctness is everything, and age and title are irrelevant, don't you think?

Kato: "Is there a Western bias? Of course, I feel a little bit of resistance when I'm told explicitly that this is not the case in mathematics. In the world of mathematics, I think this is much less common than in other fields. But it may not be zero. It's quite a difficult problem.

But again, this is an academic controversy, and it should be there. Also, it is certainly one-sided for experts based in these places to accuse you of not going to Paris or Bonn or Boston, but it is a bit of an overstatement to call this "Western bias". In the parts of the article I'm going to publish, I wrote straightforwardly about the discomfort I felt with them, but I didn't go so far as to say that I was biased against the West.

Rather, the reaction of Japanese people to these controversies and Western reactions may be more "Western biased" than that of the West. Of course, it is only a small part of the problem, but some of them seem to claim that the Japanese mathematical world is Galapagos, just because Western mathematicians criticize them. This kind of "hidden Western bias" that we can glimpse in Japan may be very deep-rooted in the country.

--Are there many critics in the Japanese mathematics community?

KATO: No, I think the Japanese mathematics community has been rather quiet. But some of the critics were not very happy about it. There were some posts by ordinary people who objected to the acceptance of the proposal, just because they thought that a famous European mathematician was like this. I don't think it's fair to call this kind of thing authoritarianism. There were also people on anonymous social networking sites and other sites who would mount up with Western authority.

In the meantime, the mass media would request interviews to cover these aspects of the story. Sometimes I want to tilt my head to the side of the Japanese people in this way. "

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[keywestlou]

TRUMP ABSOLUTELY WITHOUT QUESTION THE WORST PRESIDENT EVER

If Trump had been President when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, Japan would have been settled in on the west coast in January.

As irresponsible a job as he is doing with the coronavirus crisis, many people love him. A poll on the internet this morning shows Trump’s favorability rating with regard to his handling of the crisis in excess of 50 percent. Up from somewhere in the 40’s last week.

Would you believe!

I cannot understand!

He gets “better” by the day. Written facetiously, of course. Yesterday he attacked the Governors. Who in my opinion are doing one hell of a job.

Natural disasters are the responsibility of the federal government. States alone cannot handle them. And coronavirus may be the greatest natural disaster to ever have confronted our country.

Trump continues to pass the buck. He always does. It is never his fault. Yesterday’s comment in response to State requests for helping with medical supplies an example: “We’re not a shipping clerk.”

Local health systems are overwhelmed. Life saving supplies in great demand and low supply. The federal government the only entity that can help. Critical medical equipment is needed. Otherwise the epidemic will be worse. Can’t say out of control since I already believe it is.

The President is leader, savior and everything else when it comes to protecting the country. Trump should be a George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, or Franklin Delano Roosevelt. He is not. With no chance for redemption which scares the hell out of me.

This is the day!

I wrote yesterday of Jared Kushner’s entrepreneurial scheme with his brother Joshua, Joshua’s corporation Oscar, and Joshua’s father in law Dr. Kloss. Private drive through testing sites. For profit. Jared and family profit.

Jared said such would begin today at selected sites. Will it happen? Or will “the happening” be consistent with those of his father in law the President?

The Trump Presidency failed to prepare for the virus. True, he could not have know it would occur when first he took office. However, he failed to prepare for the inevitable. Within 2 yeas he cut back all federal budgets that would have been concerned with the problem. Also because of the budget cuts, experienced medical staff whose specialties were epidemics were let go.

No problem, Donald. Understood. You needed money for the wall.

I am not referring to a vaccine. I refer to the basics that we are now in short supply of. Swabs, testing solutions, test kits, N95 face masks, and ventilators.

The lack of sufficient ventilators strikingly exhibits what is to come. A Sophie’s Choice situation. Due to an insufficient number of ventilators, doctors will have to decide who will live or die.

Where are the testing kits? Weeks now. This was supposed to be a 4 million kit week.

Many, most, I don’t know…..However, it appears the government is unaware of what it has or certain departments are prohibited from releasing such information.

The need for ventilators and respirators is critical. In 2-3 weeks, the tipping point may be reached.

It was announced yesterday, the Pentagon has respirators and ventilators. It is making 5 million respirators and 2,000 ventilators available.

What else is there? Has to be some and more of everything. Seek and ye shall find!

The third piece of critical legislation was passed by the Senate yesterday. The biggest part. Initially thought would be $1 trillion. We are now told it will be closer to $2 trillion.

The Republican Senate passed it without consultation with the Democratic House. It now sits with the House for consideration.

This is the bill that will pay each person $1,200 twice and $500 per child twice. Then, no more.

This bill will also bailout the big corporations with billions of dollars. Small businesses will be given loans that will be forgivable (means maybe not have to be paid back).

I do not like the whole thing.

I favor giving working persons money. Someone has to pay their everyday bills, put food on the table, etc. Two payments will not be enough. The virus problem will be with us for at least several months more.

It is the big corporations I have a problem with. Those we bailed out following 2008 did not use the money to help workers. The corporate hierarchy and the business itself used the money to personally benefit the big officers and shareholders.

It has to be different this time around!

Perhaps not even provide the big corporations with a bailout. The Bankruptcy Law has built in safeguards where the businesses can reopen and not have to pay creditors for a number of years.

I believe the working force has to be kept alive and vital. When the dust settles and work is available, they can easily do so. Not having significantly suffered during the down turn.

Small businesses another story. They have to be helped. Not sure how at this point.

I finally heard from Anna!

She is alive and well. Confined to her home 24 hours a day. All of Italy is.

Anna has a large elegant apartment. Ten thousand square feet, 2 floors. For real. As a result of the crisis, she has taken one huge room and turned it into a gymnasium. At 83, she is still concerned with her figure. She admonished me not to get fat.

Anna wrote that no one is permitted on the streets with 3 exceptions. A statement from a government agency permitting the person to be out and about to go to work, buy groceries and go to the pharmacy.

Police vigilant. Everyone watched. Failure to have such a letter and being on the task identified results in automatic arrest. Anna says no sympathy or excuse. Jail 30 to 90 days. The law is being strictly enforced.

The numbers indicate that the virus will have a greater impact on Italy than it is having on China. More sick, more dead.

The bodies of the dead have become a problem. Forget the cemeteries. No room. Crematoriums in many cities are overwhelmed.

Army trucks are being used to transport the bodies to other cities to be cremated. Large convoys of trucks.

An example is Bergamo in northern Italy. Military trucks operating daily transporting bodies to several other cities.

Morgues are collapsing.

The obituary page clearly spells out the volume of dead persons. Obituaries taking up 10 pages. An average of 150 obituaries each day.

A 95 year old woman advised the number of dead was far worse than during World War II.

Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson not fully recovered. Out of the hospital and isolation. As far as it goes for the moment. They are now self quarantined.

Tom’s sister reported, they are “not great, but still ok.”

Tom says energy a problem: “Folding the laundry and doing the dishes leads to a nap on the couch.” Tom further reports the headaches are gone. However, the “blahs” continue.

The lights are out on Duval. Like Paris during World War II. Few people on the street day or night.

I have not seen it yet. I am into my 9th day of self-quarantine. Those that have describe the feeling as “eeri.”

I hope to drive down to Duval over the weekend to take a look. Remain in my car all the time. I am beginning to develop a need to get away from the house a bit.

Key West is the southernmost point in the U.S. Only one way in and out is U.S. 1. One hundred twenty miles.

Only one coronavirus case so far. Died. Announced yesterday. A visitor from another country. Assumed the virus was brought in with him.

The Monroe County Commission has voted to basically close the Keys to visitors beginning 6 pm sunday. At that time, all hotels and lodging facilities will be closed to everyone.

The exception will be monthly and multi-month rentals. Those persons will be permitted to stay.

Closing down the hotels, etc., provides an excellent opportunity to solve a soon to be coronavirus problem. A shortage of hospital beds.

California closed down hotels and motels a couple of weeks ago. Governor Newsom’s order provided the closed facilities could be used as hospitals. California has already begun doing so.

The Keys should do it. All of Florida, if necessary. We only have 2-3 hospitals in all the Keys.

This Navy hospital ship idea Trump has come up with does not provide immediate help. He wants one off the coast of California and the other New York. It has been reported it will take at least one month for the vessels to arrive.

I called a friend this morning to see how things were going. I was not aware the museums had been shut down. I caught him at the Unemployment Office. He was doing the necessary paper work.

No Hemingway House or Little White House for a while.

May Johnson. Key West’s 1896 19 year old school teacher. Her diary for this date found in bold letters at the end: NO LETTER DISAPPOINTED.

Miguel out of town?

Enjoy your day!

TRUMP ABSOLUTELY WITHOUT QUESTION THE WORST PRESIDENT EVER was originally published on Key West Lou