#but yeah i was actually going to do the rebellions are built on hope quote but all that he says during his fight with jyn has been rotating

[deadpoets]

DIEGO LUNA as CASSIAN ANDOR ROGUE ONE (2016) dir. Gareth Edwards

[abundantchewtoys]

HS^2 re: Chapter 16 “Welcome to my Secret Lair”

"Welcome to my Secret Lair"

I highly doubt Calliope is going to invite Karkat into a lair she built into the air vents. So perspective switch it is!

> Page 394

I thought it was going to turn out to be Candy Karkat that said the quote, but apparently not.

John is frozen in place, unable to move forward, in a more literal sense than before.

So, then, who would contact him? Vriska's still captured, right? So, Jane then? I kind of wish for it to be Sollux, just for the hilarious combination, but I sincerely doubt it. That guy probably never ventured off the meteor.

And what will his eventual role in this timeline be? He's reduced to a minor participant in the rebellion, his childhood in literal ruins...

> Page 395

Oooh, it's gonna be Roxy? Uhm, what, did she have a secret lab underneath her house this whole time? XD

> Page 396

Pfffff, it's amazing how much adult Roxy is unchanged, purely referring to how she speaks.

Hah, Harry is hard at work on John's new outfit, and not a moment too soon. I feel John's pain re: fishing phones outside of too tiny pockets (if only because I tend to stuff mine with personal items).

> Page 397

Does she have a transportalizer in her room? That would be a sweet callback to Mom's bedroom not being where she actually slept.

Heheh, and the remnants from Vriska's tantrum (tantrants? remntrums?) are still not cleaned up!

> Page 398

I feel for John and can imagine that, as the absentee parent, coming back into the familiar yet different like this, especially in the context of a once-shared bed room... It's gotta feel real bewildering.

Love the fact that Roxy cares zero shit and made/bought a wine glass/coffee mug combination.

> Page 399

Of course John is now acknowledging what is for him the elephant in the room. But I have a gut feeling Roxy's going to do a spit take and explain herself, that this isn't what it might look like for John.

> Page 400

Hah, who knows, lying down on the bed, maybe John will just crash and fall asleep right away.

I do like to see John's inner struggle. In fact, in this moment, he's got an awful lot of Jake's mannerisms in play. Abstract, impersonal gloryless warfaring? No problem. Intimate physical or emotional connections? Heroic BSOD.

> Page 401

I think Roxy was saying right around the middle: if you want we can revisit the gender topic But that's still something John can't broach.

I liked hearing about what he had to say re: his feelings about his house. And I get it, I really do. It's easy to retreat into what used to feel good, even if it doesn't anymore. I guess this could turn into arguments about the comfort zone and leaving it, but really... It's more about: people change, so their habits may too, and what was good for you in one part of your life might not remain that way.

Also, love the discussion of John using his Sburb powers / mangrit and just cutting loose. That's not something he, OR Dad, are really want to do, if the situation doesn't require it.

> Page 402

Hah, Roxy lied, it's not even that the bed changed, she just wanted to show this to John + he was "sent for"? By who?

"as they told me in the hospital [...] just push" "lil h a"

> Page 403

*disappears* like a wizard.

Love how the symbolic rendition of the portal is that much smaller.

> Page 404

Oooh, Calliope's kind of dressed like a monk. Or a muze, I guess?

Pffff, big conspicuous object beneath a curtain? What is this, Hiveswap? And Terezi saw a similar object on Dirk's ship!

So, really, does that mean their timelines are going to connect through a similar portal as in Hiveswap? Or is that a red herring?

> Page 405

Oooh, if they're in the old meteor, than... Actually Sollux COULD be around, hahah.

Glad to see this version of Calliope is still the same. Even if the relationship between her and Roxy sometimes gives me the idea Calliope could be clingy (not maliciously though, just because she lacked affection until she had her human friends). Still, better for Calliope to imprint on Roxy than Jane, right?

> Page 406

...

Wow.

Jegus.

Hah, okay, now this is the stuff I didn't even really hope for anymore from this timeline. The "point" to the Candy timeline.

Is to escape it.

And for cosmical bullshit reasons, it'll all happen on the meteor again, hahah.

Love that Calliope and Roxy are here as John gets an explanation behind the true extent of his choice, which he made during the picnic all those years ago!

"Plotpoint" I love that name.

Hah, Calliope realized she was being a third wheel, but her apology basically amounted to: it was an experience, so thank you for it! She's an ascended fan, and she's loving every minute of it! Nice outfit, too.

Of course Vriska is the one that can get them out! :D

And the event of unignorable cosmic significance... Yeah, this is still a Hussieverse. It can go anywhere. Vriska riding a pony. Vriska making out with Jane. Fanny, Jane and Vriska in x3 standoff.

What I find hilarious is that Calliope was present when her alternate consumed her brother, and she's like low-key wow'd, that's all. :D

Wonder what the sound is all about. Something from behind the curtain? Is it a fourth wall? Something from inside the meteor? Sollux? Or is it sounds being patched from inside Roxy's house? Is there a raid taking place?

> Page 407

Awww. I can really settle for Roxy and John as amicable exes. It's like they went through all stages of a relationship already and can now pick and choose what works. :D

[haku23]

@wildmansters replied to your post “ok comprehensive list of thoughts re: rogue 1 from someone who has tbh...”

I thought a lot of the dialogue wasn't so hot either, coming from someone who has seen all of the movies. It just sounded like they were trying too hard to have Meaningful Lines instead of Actual Conversations Humans Would Have

I get that Leia's line at the end was a good note to end the movie on but her character would be more likely to be like "cool plans bro but we are literally getting chased by darth vader right now can I get a gun plz?"

yes!! That’s exactly what I was thinkin lmao like they were all trying to secretly write a hashtag inspirational quote book without telling one another that’s what they were doing. like “a rebellion is built on hope” yeah ok but y the f r u saying this now you had a heel face turn in like 2 seconds?? wtf happened?? everyone except for baze who was just tired and old and probably just wanted to go home and sleep on something not meant to be slept on

lmaoooo right like oh ok cool we haven’t got any guns but you see we’ve got this fucking HOPE right here... so that’s great...thanks.... wow.... hahaha