#but I may be biased here

[midnightwind]

you guys like me going off on random DA tangents and musings, right?? because I've been awake too long so you're getting another one

I have been sat here trying to figure out Why Lucanis' prison looks like a bunch of ice and why it was so far away from the "lab" settings for a while now. (arguably two rooms fit this description, the one where Lucanis tells you about Zara and the one right outside his phylactery room) Like, even without that bridge being broken, it's in such a bizarre corner of the Ossuary. And I mean, it wouldn't really matter with a normal prisoner, but Lucanis was a notorious Crow and mage killer on top of that, plus he was Zara's special little guy to fuck with. You would not want to take him for a long walk to experience the worst shit on earth every few days. Maybe it's close enough to the little room where he mentions Zara and maybe she wanted him close to the door so she didn't have to go far to torture him, but again, leaving such a challenging subject close to the exit seems like a bad choice. You want him to have to get through so many guys and doors before escaping so you have time to take him down.

This also ignores the magic required to leave, but they're not clear on what that is and not all the Venatori are mages so there's gotta be a mundane way out he could snatch off a guard. I digress, the whole ice cage and far off room doesn't make sense. But we know they were shipping demons to Zara. (I'm pretty sure the few demons you confront in Minrathous were Zara's little pets set loose so we can assume she wanted them in the capital for the eventual Venatori coup on the crown) If Zara was about to be stuck in Minrathous for the foreseeable future, setting things into motion for Elgar'nan, I could see her wanting her pet Crow at her side. Especially if you consider the initial idea for Lucanis: he was going to be a mind controlled murder puppet before you break him out.

Sure, Spite didn't crack open his ribcage and crawl out like some new horror, but having a demon in Lucanis lets her control him via the phylactery if not just outright with her blood magic. Maybe his will was too strong for mundane control, but the phylactery works. We know it works based off of Lucanis' dialogue about it. So we know she had a surefire way to keep him under control. (There's a whole other post exploring the amount of dead Venatori and the fact that Lucanis still has his leathers and weapons [which would make sense if he was Zara's murder puppet, but alas] and whether Lucanis recently made a break for it or if the loose demons/spirits/undead killed them all) Maybe he kept his leathers because Zara wanted him presentable upon delivery, I don't know.

But I do think he was being prepped to move. The Ossuary is falling apart, Zara is pulling all the best results, they're losing personnel and servants without being given more; Zara was clearly moving on from that location. But she wanted her little Antivan prize. He's too dangerous to move normally, a Crow is likely to escape if given an inch especially a skilled one like Lucanis, so they need to lock him down somehow. Ropes and chains aren't reliable, not with a Crow, but he's not a mage. You can use magic. You can literally put him on ice. I think they were packaging him up in an ice cube and doing it next(ish) to the door so they could more easily move him. I think Zara was going to take him and his phylactery to Minrathous and use him to cause some absolutely ruthless mayhem in the city before her cult took it over.

I think Rook showing up weakened the spell being cast just enough for Lucanis and Spite to break out, and I think it saved a whole lot of lives.

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

At your side [End of Season 2]

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[tokutaiseichan]

You guys ever think about how the prophecy was talking about a "new moon" and how MC's almost-canon-name is "Luna"?

By the way, you guys know what happened on September 3rd? MC got cursed and sent to Darkwick as a result. Incidentally, (assuming Tokyo Debunker's story took place in 2024...) September 3rd would also be a night of new moon. 🌑

Coincidence? Perhaps it is... but!

I know this is a reach but what if the prophecy wasn't only talking about the ghouls but also MC?

There's also how MC got placed in / associated with the old Clementia dorm and Clementia is supposedly the Roman goddess of salvation and mercy.

Ringing any bells?

[psink]

A count of all the times Christmas happened:

1. Chapter 33

2. Chapter 80

3. Chapter 129

3.5. Chapters 178 and 225/226 show the New Years' but Christmases were skipped

4. Mission 22 from the 3ds game

5. Event 11 of psi battle

[v4visms]

order was determined by me peeking into ao3 and looking at the relationship tags

[flowerbloom-arts]

To be made an Other.

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I was looking at an old post and a certain line still hits me so I decided to make it a dedicated comic.

[gomzdrawfr]

Feral gomz aside im out here staring at my google doc thinking where Price and Raven should take a trip to

[shinythingsarecool]

Michael doodle :3

I love him

(this is kind of just general tma fanart ig but also I did make this bc I've been reading @laughter-like-a-headache s fic called like two puppets with no strings on ao3 (so go read that I do recommend it)

[i-love-ropes]

BREAKING NEWS!

05-17-2024

Rope MF, infamously known for his obsession with ropes, was walking back home from his aunt’s house when he was hit by the halberd driven by no other than our beloved hero Meta Knight. Many people debate whether this attack was intentional or accidental.

In a interview with Meta Knight, he states, 

“I will not say anything that can be used against me in court, but just so we’re clear, I did not purposely hit Rope MF. I was practicing my driving and lost control. You can ask any of the Meta Knights, they will back up my case.”

Whether Meta Knight’s reputation will be ruined by this is still up in the air, with people like King Dedede and Bandana Waddle Dee cutting ties with Meta Knight until he apologizes. Bandana Waddle Dee’s seriousness about cutting ties is called into question with locals seeing him train with Meta Knight.

(Posted by Chain MOFO, copied from PPP news article)

[queerslurheritageposts]

About aro/ace slurs. Does frigid counts?

I'd say it certainly counts as a derogatory term, but I don't know that it necessarily has slur status as it's not really a term that was/is commonly used to put down that entire group.

What does or doesn't qualify as a slur is a bit tricky to pin down imo, as we've discussed previously how any word can become derogatory depending on inflection and intent. The dividing line between a derogatory term vs a slur, in my opinion, is dependent on a few factors.

Common usage of the term- how widespread is the usage of this word for this group of people? How long is that history?

Intent or prior meaning- how has the word been used historically? Queer, for example, meant weird or strange long before it meant LGBT, and that had a role in it being derogatory. Other terms, such as the r slur used against people with intellectual disabilities, began as medical terms and then through usage by abled people came to have an exceptionally negative meaning.

Notoriety- similar to common usage, this concerns how well the term is known/recognized *as* hate speech. The n word, for example, has been used to subjugate Black people for centuries- many people recognize that it is a slur, or at the very least something considered highly offensive. That's not to say that lesser known terms can't be derogatory or offensive, but it's not quite the same as a slur if it doesn't carry that same weight and history.

Words can also gain or lose slur status- some of the words I used as a examples here didn't originate as slurs. Similarly, the word queer doesn't carry the same weight as other slurs thanks to widespread reclamation. This isn't to say that a word that was once a slur can fully lose that meaning so quickly- moreso that some slurs lose that weight over time, whether from reclamation or from falling out of use (i.e. poof)

[daisybell-on-a-carousel]

Also I know its just the writers and to them Jason is probably pretty much retconned to only act as he was mentioned in the 90s. But man

I can only really read it as other characters having a false picture of Jason in their head, and they choose to think of and interact on him with a subconscious expectation. That they'll see, because well, if you're always looking for a yellow a car

[veilkeeper]

Orin: Allies? No no. We had a balance, the Chosen three, but it tumbled when you turned the Bone Lord to ash. Now Gortash tries to gouge me from the city.

Ketheric Thorm: For that, [Myrkul] asked that I serve as his Chosen, join Orin and Gortash to grow the cult of the Absolute, and then... take control of it.

An excerpt from "Elder Brain Domination", written by Ketheric Thorm: Clearly all three Netherstones must be controlled by a single leader - me, by preference - but not until after all stakeholders have made their essential contribution.

Lord Enver Gortash: So Ketheric was ready to betray our alliance, too?

to his credit, gortash really does seem like the only one who was genuinely trying to make the alliance work. perhaps they all knew eventually theyd have to stab each other in the back, what with their gods' longstanding beef with each other, but gortash seemed like the only one committed to making sure that happened well after they were secure in having won, if it happened at all.

ive gotta get into his office. maybe there's stuff in there that will tell me he was planning on betraying them asap but.... from what ive seen so far, it doesnt seem like it.

[thejesterstears]

Hey do you guys think Ragatha makes a point of always trying to make the newest circus members feel welcome since she's one of the ones who has been there the longest of the current cast and would have that experience to be able to help them or do you think she just became quickly attached to Pomni specifically because I feel like either is very likely

[rose-tinted-vision]

so I'm rewatching ajtl (because I'm a sucker for the "squad of murder bffs who are also talented in their own field" troupe) and I NEED a liudaotang squad prequel please

because apparently

Qian Zhao says he has known Ning Yuanzhou for 20 years

NYZ is apparently 30, so they met as kids?

NYZ rescued a five year old Yuan Lu from a warehouse fire in the Hungry Ghost Realm

YL also mentioned that the Princess (Yang Ying) asked about NYZ, so the both of them were already acquainted before the Quest™

Ning Yuanzhou was just a scout from the Hell Realm before he became Head of the Six realms. (Sun Lang and Qian Zhao are commanders in their respective realms, YSS and YL were commanders too).

NYZ was in prison with YSS??? prison buddies prequel???

Can't remember if Yu Shisan and Sun Lang mentioned anything about how they got to know NYZ

[maraudersarecanon]

In a way I’m glad that the action sequences are so short because that’s really not the point of the show. Percy mindlessly fighting monsters is entertaining sure but the relationship building, the psychological struggles, the thematic elements, even the humour are so much more important