#bull shit news

[hyacinthsdiamonds]

Imagine having the fastest car on the grid, but Max Verstappen lives so rent free in your head that you try to copy him instead of doing literally anything original... Mclaren, you'll never be him, no matter how many times you claim the orange army as your own!

[commander-revan]

What the fuck was the point of all this

[rambles-on-dragon-age]

Varric doesn't give you the nickname Rook, your whole faction calls you Rook. It makes no sense to give you a faction specific last name and then your faction doesn't even use it, but yeah.

Hi hi!

This will be a bit of a ramble, sorry.

Varric, as a character, gives nicknames to those he's around for any length of time. (Solas is Chuckles, Merrill is Daisy, Vivi is Iron Lady, etc. Very few people in close contact with him will escape earning a moniker. I can go on about how I think it's one of his ways of telling people he sees them, but I digress.) The player character has been traveling with him for a year/the better part of a year. Varric would have definitely given them a nickname in that time. (Honestly it shocks me Harding doesn't have one by now but maybe he tried and she shut that down like Aveline once did lol) When you're putting out your things in the Lighthouse one of them is his shaving mirror and you have a moment of reflection about what he said when he hands it to you. There's also the whole time where he's giving you advice and guides you (IYKYK) and it's clear he means a lot to a Rook and they're close.

That is to say, no matter what faction you were with, you left in disgrace. You broke some code the higher ups held dear, messed up well laid plan, ignored orders to save people, etc. You didn't "fit the bill" for your faction and were summarily "adopted" by Varric to help in his hunt for Solas. Those things that made you a bad fit for your original faction? Made you perfect for what he's doing. A good person that doesn't let the potential costs stop them; they see what needs to happen to help people and will run head first into it and manage to figure a way through the most fucked up situations possible.

When you first meet Neve, you're introduced as Rook. "Like the chess piece?" Yes! One of the most powerful pieces on the board, "but tends to think in straight lines". Which becomes evident in all our shenanigans as Rook through the game. Rook's ability to claw their way through the worst situations and be flexible and creative means that Solas wouldn't be able to predict them or what they'll do. Which turns out to be right; he doesn't expect you to drop a statue on him in the middle of a massive ritual. Rook saw only "this ritual needs to stop NOW" and found a way, no matter the consequences.

I didn't hear that dialogue my first game, though, because I did my first run as a Shadow Dragon. Neve doesn't comment on the naming convention because instead Varric says you both do work with the Shadow Dragons and she just skims past the naming convention to say "Oh, what a coincidence." You are still introduced as Rook at first; it's not until later when you're in the Lighthouse where you can have the conversation that you've heard of each other even though you've never worked together.

Because even if I've worked in the group beside you under the same boss for 20 years, if you're introduced to me as "Rook" instead of "_____ Mercar" I'm not going to know who you are. It's not until later, probably while you're unconscious and she has a chance to speak to Harding, that she says she knows who you are. (Based on what Bellara says when you find her in the forest, you've been out cold for two or three days. Can you imagine what our detective figured out in two or three days?)

All that to say, if "Rook" was given to you by the Shadow Dragons, Neve would have said "Oh! I heard of a Rook." instead of just "Oh! What a coincidence we're both Shadow Dragons." She doesn't comment on who you are and what you've done until later when you have a chance to talk to her in the Lighthouse.

And throughout the game, you continue to be introduced as Rook. Even if you started as another faction, if you're written a letter about "Rook" and not your real name, why would anyone know who Rook is until they meet and go "Oh this lil shit right here. I know this asshole."

[gamsdoodles]

dripped out with gramps

[turtlemagnum]

i was gonna write up a little thing about caesar from new vegas about how people being like "hmm he kinda has a point though" is deeply worrying for the media literacy of our average gamer goon in the modern era. but i realized that no, i'm on tumblr here, i'm preaching to the choir, and whatever i say will never be as funny as this meme; so here

[kingproblem]

Netflix’s new best show is certified fresh! And will be canceled after the first season!

[redlyriumidol]

So sorry for Aveline non-enjoyers but... Sometimes women who suck... Are more interesting...

[rubywingsracing]

📢📢LAWSON LAWSON LAWSON 📢📢

@formulanni dreams do come true

[wutheringmights]

If I was brave, I would have made Spirit born without the hero’s spirit

[straightasaaro]

me when my new favorite artist is starting to get treated like my old favorite artist

[girlsdads]

“blah blah blah people in f1 have always used sponsors/thrown money around to help their careers you only care now bc it’s negativity affecting a driver you like blah blah.”

Correct. Next question

[maxgovroom]

that clip of max saying that when he’s done racing he’s gonna start eating whatever he wants because he won’t have any restrictions anymore and kelly telling him “no no no” but not in like a funny quirky way but more in a mom scolding her kid way oh no somebody hold me back

[hashtag-naturalchickproblems]

At this point for me it's on sight for Voit. The beginning of 17x6 was traumatizing as hell.

[slut4athena]

I love the njd team like they have my heart but their management is going to drive me crazy. Sending Nico Daws down to the ahl… REALLY?!? 😐

[rangersoup]

I’m obsessed with the concept that everyone in the 911 universe lead pretty normal lives, but all the characters in the shows specifically have been cursed by the gods of the 911 universe to be forever stuck in a never ending cycle of chaos. And those that become close to them, also end up being cursed by proxy.

[f0point5]

Why would Max go to Mercedes when he has set up team redline with Redbull? I know it isnt the racing team but it still part of the brand

So long as I am now out there with my crack theories based on nothing but vibes…

I think this is a reason why Max would never move to Merc, and THE reason his “camp” is siding with the Austrians. Red Bull GmbH is Verstappen.com and Team Redline’s big investor (it’s public record I’m pretty sure they are stakeholders in team Redline as at last year), not RBR. That support may well be set to increase when he leaves F1 and fully dedicates his time to the project…

Not to mention, RB apparently had the engine deal with Porsche pretty much signed until Horner vetoed it and brought Ford in instead. We know that Team Redline was testing Porsche GT cars, wrapped in the Redline livery, over the winter. Could all be a coincidence but is it a wild suggestion that the Austrians have a personal connection with Porsche/Volkswagen and they were livid when the deal didn’t go through? Idk.

My point is, Max’s future plans seem way more aligned with the Austrian faction than “Red Bull Racing”. It’s possible that while Max is staying neutral to do his day job, Jos is playing patsy for the Austrians and making sure they know that team Verstappen stands with them for the long haul.

All this to say…why on earth would he go to Merc, where none of this support system exists and where he would have to build new bridges for future endeavours? I personally don’t see it.