#especially worst timeline pear

[vegaseatsass]

Be My Favorite is rewiring my entire brain istg... just unraveling those brain wrinkles and resculpting them in exciting new shapes and patterns

[invisiblegarters]

Be My Favorite Ep 11

Last Week: Pear was too decent for anyone in this show, Kwan finally figured out Not is the worst, Kawi and Pisaeng did the do.

This week: my frustration with tumblr is reaching a boiling point, I don't know why I'm even bothering with this when literally no one will even see it. But I truck on because at this point it's habit.

Joy.

Oh interesting, parent meeting about the kiddos. I wonder sometimes if the reason that PIsaeng and Pear were getting married in an alt timeline (at least one of them) is because of these two, but at least in the current one they both seem fairly willing to let their kids be.

And once again, Pear is way nicer than I would be. Mom was selfish. The end. I do get feeling trapped by a life you don't want, but did she not make the decision to be married and have a child? And then she made that child suffer so that she could go off and achieve her dreams, and then had the gall to thank her, to not apologize or appear to feel any remorse for just exiting her life.

But.

But it's probably better for Pear in the long run if she can let go of the bitterness. So for her sake, I'm glad.

Kwan just delete those pics and move on, babe. Not's not worth all this.

So I guess they were going for nerves last week. Clumsily done. So tired of the blushing maiden thing in general, honestly. Can we please retire it forever along with the crazy ex faen trope? Can we please, please, please stop sending the message that one person in the relationship has to be shy and reserved and scared of sex while the other pushes them forward? It's so fucking detrimental, and it just feeds into this idea that to be a "good" girl (or the bottom in BL, because it's always the bottom isn't it? sigh) you can't actually desire sex, can't want it, or you can want it but you also have to pretend not to because good girls don't (but I do). And I'm so so tired of it. SO tired. People have enough hang ups about sex all on their own without media reinforcing this bullshit.

Last week I said that I would hesitantly trust this show with an asexual storyline. I want to take that back now. My trust is revoked, you couldn't handle it properly, show. There's literally nothing wrong with being hesitant about sleeping with someone for the first time (or not wanting to sleep with anyone at all), but there's a way to do it and this show...did not.

Well that theory that the old man is future!Kawi is certainly looking more correct. How else would he know to show up and scold him.

I know how you can get rich, Kawi. Be Pisaeng's sugar baby.

Okay sir, hush your face about in-depth analysis. I am feeling very called out right now.

Yesss thank you dude. It's like with dad. Kawi couldn't prevent his death because he was always going to go. Dad's death is a fixed point. But what Kawi could do - what he finally did do - was fix his relationship with him. He opened up, he told his dad he loves him, he did the work.

Alrighty so we're flashbacking through the rest of college now? This is weird, especially after going through everything else so slowly (if they fast fowarded through a Not redemption I will throw the most massive fit (and for once be glad for this stupid shadowban, since then no one will see the massive tantrum)). If you've done all you meant to why are you not going back to the future (heh) Kawi?

Why is he still asking this question?

And now we're montaging through living together. This ep is turning into the Oprah of montages - and you get a montage! And you get a montage. This makes me more certain than ever that Pisaeng has been doing his own time traveling. The domesticity is cute though.

Pear and Kwan arrived to Christmas together! Still shipping it even though I know it won't come true. Sigh. At least Not isn't at the table. For a hot second I thought he was, that Pear was hugging him, and I almost lost it. But nope, it was Kawi lol. I was about to throw down with this show.

Do NOT test me show I am not in the mood.

Fifteenth time's the charm, eh, Pearmei? Granted it's not like you know that since you don't remember all the timelines, but still.

Me the second I see Pisaeng pulling out those pills: are they gonna kill him off? Would they do that?

Why is this where my brain goes? I mean, it was instant. Just, BOOM are they killing Pisaeng.

Ah, the good old wipe them down when they're sick trope. Good times.

"Do you think I'll die?" Pffft, me and Pisaeng are on the same wavelength. But also maybe don't tease Kawi like that the dude has several issues around his loved ones dying okay. Don't make him pull out that music box, Pisaeng.

HAHAHA is that the first grey hair oh noooo! Fun fact: my sis found her first one when she was like 22. She was not best pleased.

Oh no all this joking about Pisaeng dying but is it going to be Kawi instead? And why do I keep expecting death? People get ill, self.

Ugh, yes, the harsh realities of having no rights regarding the partner you've lived with for years - rights that would be given by default to a straight couple. God I hate it, but I'm happy to see this drum being banged. Because it should be.

Poor Pisaeng. So maybe he didn't travel in time before, but he sure as hell is going to now, because I think Kawi is actually going to die. Or Pisaeng is going to be so terrified of it happening that he can't help himself. But to change it or to make sure it never happens by cutting himself off from Kawi before it can? And then staying in the closet, going abroad, marrying Pear?

Because I truly think that he'd lock them all into a shitty future just to save Kawi's life.

Well at least he tells Kawi what happened.

Have to say, the end part saved this ep for me. I don't know if it's just that I'm already kind of pissed off (thanks tumblr!) or if this ep just started off rough, but I was not feeling it at the beginning. I really want to like this show all the way through. Please don't screw it up in the final hour. Please.

[torhues]

iwaizumi hajime.

iwaizumi made it clear when you broke up with him— that you wouldn't get together— as if it wasn't an unspoken rule already. you weren't so sure of his words but, pride had your conscience in its hands and you agreed, saying you wouldn't even think about doing that.

now you're sitting in a fancy cake shop in Florence, with iwaizumi in front of you. the last time you saw him was in highschool, when you broke up with him on the way to airport, when he said the two of you would be just fine even in a long distance relationship, when you said it was hard for you, when he asked whether you trust him, and when you said you do but it had started to shake.

the last time you saw him was around five years ago, see you don't even remember the timeline. you've been keeping a blurry image of him walking away as a souvenir for your eyes failed to give you a clearer look back then.

the orders are sitting on the table but you don't care enough to tend to them. on other days, you would take a picture— multiple pictures— send it to your friends, post it on your social media account if you feel like it, make it another insignificant moment of your life saved in the gallery. on other days, you would enjoy the dessert but today, the pear sauce on vanilla bread seems to reduce your appetite.

"i can't believe we're meeting all the way here, in Italy," albeit, he seems to enjoy his cake.

you imagined meeting him in California or Japan, or somewhere in Canada, at most, since he always wanted to visit the country, especially during fall, and coincidently, you've enrolled in the fall course for post-graduate studies, at some university. not Italy, not in the middle of your vacation that was supposed to be some sort of self-sobriety programme.

you nod. "me neither,"

and then he starts talking about college, what he has been up to recently, directing the same questions to you while you do your best to give a brief response. it isn't the timing that is making you feel out of place but instead, it's how normal iwaizumi is. you don't expect an argument, not an iwaizumi who can never forget you for your impromptu breakup and, neither the one who would ask you to get back together because living without you feels like hell,

like diving deep into the ocean without oxygen.

you don't want to have a melodramatic conversation but, you don't want him to act like you didn't leave him with loose ends, as if you didn't hurt him when all he ever did was make you happy. you want him to hate you, to utter all the words along the lines of love and loathe, to tell you that he loved you and still did, that it was so hard to move on and every breath pierced like glass shards in the heart, that he spent nights crying while reading your texts knowing you'd never come back and when he has been doing better finally, you appear in his life like nothing ever happened, and drag him back to step one. you want him to tell you things that resonate with the yearning you have for him in his heart, desperately beautiful yet painful, so that you don't have to ask yourself over and over again, am i the only one who still feels this way?

"how's life?" you ask this once, instead of letting him ask all the questions that you don't have a definite answer to.

iwaizumi pauses, he takes a breath, a look out of the glass windows, your eyes follow his gaze, there's a soft smile on his face.

iwaizumi lifts up his fingers. "i'm engaged," he's engaged. "and it'd be appreciated if you could make it to the wedding next month," and he's inviting you to his wedding next month.

he continues about how suddenly things happened and how sorry he is for not being able to invite you to the engagement; you don't mind any of it, quite frankly. you didn't even expect him to do that after changing your number. that's not what you're worried about, that is not even the worst part.

iwaizumi is engaged.

the sixteen year old boy who told you that he'd marry you the moment you both turn eighteen, the eighteen year old guy who promised to stay by your side— one who shared his firsts with you and swore to make you his last— is engaged. your heart is racing at a thousand miles per second, and for all the wrong reasons.

now that you notice, his smile has gotten wider, and he's talking about the girl he met in college and how she makes him feel like the happiest person ever. you notice the way he still fiddles with his fingers while talking about someone or something that he adores, the way he says those words with eyes that seem like they would never run out of love to give. the sunset shines upon him, he looks exactly the way he did on your first date.

do you smile the same way at her?

you know, you're in no place to complain, for you were the one to leave him when he begged you to say. it's not that you don't want him to move on in life, you said he deserved someone better the day you broke up, it still rings in your head as a reminder of your biggest mistake. you want to happy for him but, something about him moving on and you being stuck in the same place leaves a bitter taste in your mouth.

"yn," he calls your name, you respond by shifting your eyes in his direction. "are you listening?" you are, albeit, you don't know how much you're processing.

you're picturing them together, doing everything you did with him; holding hands, going on dates, kissing, hugging, sleeping next to each other, movie nights that felt ever so intimate— you imagine her sharing every little memory but one that's a better version. you feel as if yo—

"if i ask you to get back with me, would you?" you ask, letting the words you've been suppressing for so long flow like water in a stream, one that could potentially flood everything around.

"yn, i'm engaged—"

"i mean, had you not been engaged and had i asked you to get back together," you clarify, "would you have agreed?"

there's a pause, a series of silence, strings of regret, traces of shared memories from the past that fill the little gaps in the air like blood in sinusoids. you remember your first fight with iwaizumi, and you want to know what he's thinking. it's not like you can tell, you forgot how to do that long ago. iwaizumi rarely ever looks disappointed or upset enough to give you a silent treatment. for a second, you think it's that, but it turns out you're wrong.

he doesn't look sad or angry, not disappointed at your question considering he's about to get married. instead, iwaizumi looks like he's hurting. as if he has waited for long, hoping to catch a glance of you somewhere even if it's in middle of a crowd because it's fine, that works. he can always reach you out amidst a crowd. iwaizumi looks like he doesn't have a definite answer to your question, but he is telling you that it's your fault.

a second passes and his phone rings. your eyes fall upon the caller ID, it's a name with a heart, you think it's her. it has to be, because iwaizumi, without sparing you a second glance, stands up, and puts on his coat, ready to leave. the little hope of getting an answer to that question goes off the moment he picks up his phone, or maybe even before that, because it doesn't look like iwaizumi has an answer to that.

but he stops. "no," he says.

and you realise, to him, you're the memory he buried deep in his mind while to you, iwaizumi is the air you struggle to breathe.

[anoddreindeer]

What Happened To Monday?

I don't know why I'm doing this. It's a terrible idea, really; Management would never allow any of this. In fact, if They find out I'm probably getting fired and that'll really be the end of me.

But.

Well.

If I don't do anything, then it all goes pear-shaped anyway. Damned if I do, damned if I don't sort of situation.

The worst part is, it's easy. So, so easy to just walk into the Archives. Well, easy for someone who works here; I'm in and out all the time to file my reports. As far as the guards are concerned, I'm just here to put one more piece of history in its proper place. I'm not, of course; I'm here to steal some from its proper place.

Well, not steal. Not really. There are all sorts of edicts and safeguards around the records themselves, you can't remove the actual reports from the premises. At least, there are a lot of strictures and rules saying not to and I'm pretty sure there are things attached to the actual record to make sure they don't go anywhere. And I mean, I can sort of see why; my personal theory is is that while history can be changed, the records take longer to update so you can fix mistakes in the time it takes. If you change a record in the Archive, that's a direct change to the timeline - basically, it would always have been that way, because that's what the records show. I would shudder to think of what some unscrupulous person could do with access to the Archive, if I could shudder.

Of course, I could be wrong. My job is to write things down, not to speculate about the function of the Metaverse. In fact, critical thinking - especially editorializing - is discouraged by Management. You get a history stream, you write it down, you file the report in the Archive. Still, I have to think that what I'm doing now kinda supersedes that, so - in for a penny, in for a pound. Might as well get my critical thinking out of the way while I'm robbing the Archive.

I wince and make my way through the stacks. Okay, not robbing, exactly. Like I said, you can't take the actual reports out of the Archive itself. And, to be frank, the people I'm planning on giving this to? I wouldn't trust them with a real Report anyway. I borrowed - with intent to return! - two handy little devices from a metaverse where hopefully they won't be missed before I can get them back. One to make a hard copy of what I hope are relevant reports, and one to make a searchable digital copy. I'm hoping that copies won't set off the same alerts that reports do.

The stacks are - not empty, never empty, no matter what the hour - but less populated than peak times. There's never not someone going through and filing their latest report in the proper area; the stacks are infinitely tall, of course, but the spot you need is usually right at eye-height for convenience's sake. It's not like the public is wandering through and, Management forbid, reading things. The only people here are the other Chroniclers and some people who might be Archivists? Might be guards? Might not be people? I've never seen them up close and I am damn sure I never want to.

Fortunately, the stacks with Monday's reports are empty. Not that I really expected them to be any different; the other Chroniclers try and stay away from this area. Monday was...Monday was her own person - or became so, at least - and nobody's really sure what happened to her. It's not like there's a water cooler to gather up and gossip around, but people will talk to each other no matter what. Personally, I've heard that she fell in love, or that she started writing editorials, or that she stepped through whatever it is that separates Chroniclers from the things they're Chronicling, or a dozen other ludicrous things. There's only a few things everybody agrees on; she broke the Rules, and nobody's seen her since.

Not knowing is almost worse than knowing. If it was just dying, well, I wouldn't be okay with that because I kind of enjoyed living but if I don't get these files then everyone dies anyway. If I take these files to the people who could use them, and then immediately have to start legging it away from Rhodes? Well, at least I could plan an escape route or something.

But I don't know what happened to Monday.

Nobody does.

At least the little devices are easy to use. I'm not one of the Chroniclers who prefers a high-tech iteration of their Chronicling tools, but I'm also not one of those who prefers to see their tools as a wooden stick and cuneiform-ready clay tablet. Using things that actually came from Reality is the hardest part of this - physically anyway. The Archives aren't really on the same plane of existence, and the small devices are not resonating at the right frequency - or something like that - to really work well here. Still, they work long enough that I can get copies of the relevant reports and that's all that matters.

Of course, using non-approved devices in the Archive draws attention. I have no idea how much time it actually took, but given that I had just exactly enough time to get all the copies I needed, I'm guessing that Something approves of what I'm doing. Fortunately, re-filing a Report is just as simple as putting it back on the shelf or I'd really have been in trouble. As it stands, I don't think I'll be going back to those shelves for a long time - if ever.

Getting out of the Archive is just as easy as getting in to the Archive. After all, we have to go to our designated parts of history to write the reports. Employees walk in and out of the Archive all the time. I don't know if it's my imagination about the eyes following me as I leave with what I came for, though. It's not like I know everything about the building or the security systems.

Still, I made it this far and only broke like, half a dozen rules. Now I just have to figure out a way to get the reports to the people working on this problem, and break one of the Rules by giving it to them.

Yeah.

No problem.

...

Just what the hell happened to Monday?

[zapdos23590]

Epilogue thoughts?

Oh geeze, now there’s a landmine.

So I took a while to read the epilogue. Originally I was hype, but then the split happened and I didn’t know what to do. Then everyone said they were awful. Also Nepeta, Equius, and most of the Beforus trolls weren’t going to exist (but Gamzee was) which kinda killed my enthusiasm too. Of course, by the end of it, this was was entirely accurate but I didn’t know the epilogues were actually going to be Bad at the time.

I started reading it in force while I was in Texas for my sister’s wedding. I had a lot of time where I had an internet connection but couldn’t really play anything. I started with Meat, because it seemed like the best option (both options are terrible, Calliope please), especially since I read the first page of both before picking. Candy’s just made… no sense. Also Gamzee was going to exist in it so gonna put that off.

Anyway, Meat. It was really awkward, but I guess the whole thing was. I don’t recall everything too well, so I’ll just ramble. Most of the conflict is pretty annoying and lousy in the story. The stuff in Universe C is mostly bad. This in just gonna be about the whole of Meat, trying to keep things linear would be too hard.

Going down the list… Rose is out of commission the whole time which sucks. Dave and Karkat are pretty good indifvidually, but the high amounts of Davekat focus isn’t appreciated since I never liked that ship, for reasons that should be obvious. Jade seems pretty out of character, but then again she wasn’t allowed to be a character a lot of the time, so maybe she is (but it’d still suck). Jane seems way out of character and bad. Jake is the same though it’s not entirely his fault, Roxy is pretty good but kinda strange, though not in an entirely bad way. Kanaya sadly didn’t get to do much. Calliope kinda just fucks off, not that I missed her anyway. Dirk I’ll get to later.

The central conflict is the political climate around troll reproduction. It’s… kinda messed up. I forget if Jane explains it in Meat or Candy, but to a degree it makes sense. However, at the end of the day, it’s still extremely xenophobic as many people point out to try to control them without them having a say in the matter. And it sounds like this was always a problem too, just that it finally is being forced to the front with natural trolls being possible. It’s all pretty annoying and dumb. Dumb because Jane became the designated bad guy which seems not likely and because come out, there has to be a good way of doing this. It was frustrating and annoying the whole time. But then again, I’m in the “I just want a happy ending“ camp so I guess this just wasn’t for me in the first place. There is other stuff too but I’ll get to it.

On the other side there is John going to find Lord English. Going back to the 16 year old versions while he’s older while everyone else is young is pretty strange and kinda creepy. It’s even worse when the Beta Kids get trapped in the juju and then released during the battle by Vriska. I was immidiately pissed off by how Rose just… died. Before she could do ANYTHING, she died. Jade didn’t get off much better. It was awful. The only good part of the entire battle was Davepetasprite finishing the job. Anyway, John is the only one alive by the end, barely. He meets up with Meenah who steals the Ring of Life and then fucks off. Then he meets Terezi, stuff happens and then John dies too, but not before taking Terezi to Universe C, not that that really matters that much.

Anyway, but to Universe C. You’ll note I ignored like the best part, the battle between Calliope and Dirk for control of the narrative. It was extremely interesting to read those parts. It’s important to note that for a while, I didn’t really know who the “bad guy“ was. I’m inclined to believe Red Calliope isn’t actually a good person. She’s more a force of nature then a character, just like Sburb, and Sburb is just a huge bitch for no good reason.

So I was most on Dirk’s side the whole time. Until everything went pear shaped, anyway. One Dirk regained control again (which I think was  pretty great) things went downhill fast. He used his narrative control to fuck with literally everyone and it was pretty gross and annoying. Karkat loses the election because of his interference. Davekat is forced by him. Kanaya is brainwashed. Rose is brainwashed. Jake is brainwashed. It’s just a whole load of bad. Then he fucks off in a rocket with Rose (and possible Terezi?). I’m not sure why Red Calliope’s influence can’t reach him once he leaves, but whatever.

In the end, it’s all just pretty bad. A lot of people died and it kinda sucked, but there were some good parts that made me laugh so it wasn’t a complete waste of time.

Next, Candy. Candy went in a weird direction immediately and never stopped. At least Meat made sense for a while. Biggest thing was saving Gamzee. Why the hell did Calliope and Roxy want Gamzee saved? This is honestly what I hate the most, because it made Gamzee exist again, which is the worst thing that could happen. And this is confirmed, as Gamzee, the entirety of Candy, is literally the worst at all times. Roxy also seems to act really out of character, and I’m really not surprised John has so many mental blocks because shit doesn’t make sense the entire damn story line.

The strangest thing about this though is how long it is, for them timewise. I donb’t know the exact years, but like, 20ish years pass by? And things just continue to go pear shaped. It all starts going bad when Dirk kills himself, probably because this timeline is useless to him. From there shit spirals out of control. Most relationships are garbaged on over time and no one is particularly happy except Rosemary. There is a war going on over troll reproduction and trolls are falling from the sky. Apparently this version of Universe C is the other side of the black hole or something and doesn’t matter. There are some kids, and then the original Vriska who will now be (Vriska) because one of the kids is Vriska exists, does one of the worst things in the entire story, but then does one of the best things in the entire story. To be most detailed, she fucks Gamzee, which is the worst, but then kills Gamzee, which is one of the best. Why didn’t someone do that sooner is a mystery, he was awful, in story, the entire time.

I’m losing focus more and more here. Ops. Anyway, let’s see… Obama existed. That was great and hilarious and also what the fuck. The jade blood troll that helps Kanaya is pretty great and I wish I knew her name but I forget what it was. The meta stuff I found interesting, but it’d have been nice if it was handled in a way where it didn’t make almost everyone out of character and lousy.

Alright I can’t even follow my own mess. Too long, didn’t read: Epilogues were Bad. Some good moments, but overall, Bad. Too many characters seemed to not be themselves. Too many characters didn’t get to do anything. The conflict was pretty irritating and annoying. The inter-connectivity between Meat and Candy was really interesting but it was held back by the garbage. The meta stuff was interesting, but also held back by the garbage. Gamzee existed, which would have brought the story down extremely low even if it wasn’t already.

Overall, I technically enjoyed the epilogues overall. While a lot of people didn’t sound like themselves the once that did were pretty good and interesting and while overall the story was bad, there were some good moments. Looking back though, at the full package, it was Bad. It was honestly a huge waste of potential. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised, but I am disappointed. Thankfully I knew it was Bad before I really got into it, so since I expected Bad when there was some Good I could appreciate it better, which is probably the entire reason it was salvageable at all for me.

Anyway, that’s enough rambling. If there is anything in particular you wanna hear about I can probably do a better job if I focused on just one thing. Trying to talk about both Epilogues at once like this takes a bit too much focus then I can muster

[perturbedseeropinions]

Seer of Time

my classpect, that i have become very attached to over the years, so please forgive any personal bias that slipped in. i’ve analyzed this classpect before on my personal account, but i figured i may as well redo it because i’ve had some better thoughts recently

so we’ve talked about Seers- and we’ve talked about Time+, but how do these things mesh together?

Seer- is a passive class about understanding and direction. Seers like pretending to have their ducks in a row while the forest is on fire in the background.

Time+ is an active aspect about progress, movement, and inevitability. Time  tells you that everything happens for a reason, sometimes that reason is you’re dumb and make stupid decisions.

General personality breadown:

The Seer of Time is a deeply philosophical person, but not in such a way that they’re at risk of actually being a spiritual leader or anything. Mostly, this Seer is the enabler friend who encourages you to make shitty mistakes as long as they have reasonable certainty that it won’t go entirely pear-shaped or end in death. Intuitive Impulsiveness is this Seer’s core trait. You know that friend who doesn’t plan anything, doesn’t study, and basically lives off of coffee, sugar, and bad pop music but still manages to pull B’s in all their classes and get 8 hours of sleep? yeah, that’s the Seer of Time. They tend to feel a little lost in the world, especially as they get older, because a lot of adult things can’t be solved with raw intuition and frantic google searches at 2 AM. These people are optimistic pessimists, at their worst they are idealistic to the point of escapism and cynical to the point of not trusting anyone at the same time, but these can be strengths, as they don’t give up on their dreams and don’t let others’ opinions bother them overmuch. the Seer of Time knows they don’t know anything, and are working towards some impossible, amazing, half-formed goal.  this Seer delights in learning about things like the history and practical uses of lock picking, genetic engineering for the purposes of reviving extinct species, and slang in dead languages. They chase after fantastic and unreachable things, and while they get very emotional when they get knocked down, they always get back up again eventually. Seer of Time is easily the most emotional of the Seer cousins, and is always either inscrutable or an open book in regards to feelings. Their core philosophy is “life is short and meaningless, so do what you want. Nobody will remember either your failures or your triumphs so get messy and make mistakes”.

General ability breakdown: 

Time Travel (let’s do the time warp again!):  so the Seer- is not an active class, but Seer- of Time+ is a pseudo-active classpect, thus while this Seer’s primary abilities lie in directing the flow of time in objects (not people. very much not people), they are able to see and warp the time streams around themselves, sending themselves or a nearby enemy into the future or past. This ability is severely limited and can be used to travel a day at the very most, and takes a lot of effort and concentration to go more than a few hours ahead or behind. still, it’s time travel, so take what you can get.

Enforced Perspective: as explained in my Seer post, a Seer of any kind can alter an object in sight in accordance with their Aspect. a Seer of Time can do so in a variety of ways including but not limited to the acceleration of growth in plants or animals, the aging and eventual breakdown of inanimate objects, the moving of non-living things through time, the cooling or heating up of objects through accelerated or decelerated exposure to heat sources such as sunlight, you get the picture. this is not applied to people, consorts, constructs such as houses, large landmasses like hills or lakes, denizens, sprites, or anything originating in Skaia or its moons because of Reasons.

Comprehensive History Book: the real forte of this particular Seer, really. The Seer of Time has a massive encyclopedia of everything that has or ever will happen in regards to their timeline. this is not conscious knowledge, but a realized Seer can meditate and try to remember or predict it and an unrealized seer experiences this knowledge through heightened deja vu and a suspiciously accurate sense of intuition. It may not be flashy or cool like the previously listed powers, but it is much easier to use than they are, as this is what the Seer of Time was designed to do, while the others are kind of bending the rules.

Fortune Telling: an unconscious ability to randomly see an event in a person or object’s future. sometimes this is entirely inane like a feeling that the person you’re texting is going to have a chicken sandwich for lunch, and other times it’s horrible like getting an HD vision of your session leader’s death. sometimes this manifests as a timer ticking down to an event that the Seer can then focus their mind on and remember what’s going to happen.

(and remember kids, just because a classpecter said it doesn’t mean it’s absolute, these things are tricky and you should form your own opinions.)

[archirenaux]

Wait can I ask for Wynn and Niall on the "get to know my characters" thing? I'm interested in if you'd make changes now :)

yes you can!!! it was fun to see what i’ve discovered about them over the years, tbh, especially in the case of niall. i think he has changed the most vs. how he was when i first “made” him, like, 4-5 years ago? yikes.

01. Full name: Wynn Ercwlff Carmichael (I couldn’t actually remember the middle name I originally gave him so I went with the most Welsh bastard I could find)02. Best friend: I remain a BIG FAN of him being best friends with Marcas and Helbert.03. Sexuality: He’s an artiste... who knows.04. Favorite color: I won’t waste your time by naming them because he fore sure cannot decide, though he does keep coming back to pear green.05. Relationship status: Married B)06. Ideal mate: Wynn found his way into being a lil’ uptight under the careful watch of his mother and then after he started working with teenagers who can stress him tf out, so someone who would help him relax at the end of the day. Someone who doesn’t put too many expectations on him, or demand too much of him. (Not that he can’t handle responsibility, he just can’t really handle demanding people at this stage in life.) Someone funny, creative, and supportive. :’)07. Turn-ons: Nice smiles, lots of laughter, affection, a feeling of security with the person, compassion, and humor.08. Favorite food: Crempog/pancakes09. Crushes: His wife @theblushdahlia aka you)10. Favorite music: Duran Duran, Hall & Oates, Men at Work, aaaand probably Tears for Fears tbqh.11. Biggest fear: He got two. 1) Not being able to provide for his family and 2) waking up one day and feeling like he didn’t do enough re: his career in art/that he settled by becoming a teacher.12. Biggest fantasy: Rn his biggest fantasies really revolve around his children succeeding and being happy when they grow up? Lame!!! (jk)13. Bad habits: He’s so dang indecisive!!! Midnight snacking, biting the ends of pens and pencils and things, tries too hard to make people feel okay about something until they’re like “ok thx but pls stop”, can get kinda whiny about small things, leaves the toilet seat up a lot, and not to drag him but he probably drinks a lot of expensive juices.14. Biggest regret: His falling out with his mom because it was right on the cusp of her getting sick and he didn’t try to patch things up for awhile.15. Best kept secrets: He can’t count to 100. Lol jk. I think, for a long time, it was his family (specifically, the state of it and his relationships with them).16. Last thought: “When will these children finally all be asleep AT THE SAME TIME???”17. Worst romantic experience: That time he proposed to his gf at the time and she said no lol.18. Biggest insecurity: His art and his ability to make art.19. Weapon of choice: Even in the FWW verse I wouldn’t say his wand because he is just Not Great at defensive magic, so idk. He’s the least violent character I have, probably.20. Role Model: I don’t think he has a role model but in terms of someone who he respects and inspires him, it’d be Calista, especially after everything she’s gone through and how she’s such a great mom to their kids.

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01. Full name: Niall Brennan Mulloy02. Best friend: [banging pots n pans together] JER-EM-Y WOOD ( @multisamicis​​ )03. Sexuality: Hetero but I mean, we all know the Jeremy/Joce/Niall ot3 is something he’d be into.04. Favorite color: [Niall Mulloy voice]: Who over 10 has a fuckin’ favorite color? (It’s a blue-gray.)05. Relationship status: Obviously it depends on the timeline, but where he is in the verse in which he currently exists, he is in fact in a loving and committed relationship with Marlene ( @theinglenook​ ​). 06. Ideal mate: From his perspective, someone intelligent and relatively spontaneous, not boring or naive. Someone who’s not very dependent or WEIRD (lol he’s v. judgmental so he would not fare well with someone Quirky). He likes someone who can take charge but not necessarily controlling/bossin’ him around. But I also think he needs someone who will pull him out of shell (though, to be clear, I don’t mean in the He’s Shy type of shell, because he definitely isn’t, but the shell he’s constructed for himself that can limit the things he experiences or the people he interacts with cuz he Jaded and closed-off). Also, someone who’ll call him out when he’s a dick and not like, police his behavior but make him face the facts when he’s being ridiculous. And, depending on the timeline, someone who’s not only chill with him having a daughter but likes and is kind to her.07. Turn-ons: You know as well as I that he is a Butt Man(TM). But also, back to the taking charge thing →  ✓. Ummm. Long hair, good hygiene, lots of kissing, aaaand idk, I don’t want to sound redundant by saying intelligence but it’s true, but he’s also kinda shallow so like if you hot, he’s like “nice.”08. Favorite food: Forfar bridies09. Crushes: Other than the babysitter his parents hired when he was like, eight? His gal, Marlene.10. Favorite music: He’s not a huge music person, tbh. He will mostly listen to whatever his brother, Ian, is playing, which is 70′s/80′s punk music (Buzzcocks, Stiff Little Fingers, Joy Division, Ramones, etc). He’s been conditioned to enjoy it. But if he were to make the steps to explore more and see what he really likes, he’d be more into The Who and, like, Cream, haha. 11. Biggest fear: Losing the people he loves/cares about.12. Biggest fantasy: Tbh, to just be a good dad, brother, friend, bf, etc. He has always felt like he’s not doing enough irt his interpersonal relationships, but he’s reached a point where he wants to make an effort to be better.13. Bad habits: Can I call general apathy a bad habit? Lmao. But also, hardly remembers to do the dishes until there’s a full sink, judging people before he gets to know them, bad at communicating, swearing a lot, smoking, and ya know being generally unfriendly for no valid reason (though less so than he has in the past).14. Biggest regret: He has... A Few of those, but I guess his biggest one, in FWW verse, was that time he disappeared and didn’t tell anyone where he was for months LOL!15. Best kept secrets: He reeeally, really truly believes he let his brother down. Niall thinks he failed Ian in so many ways, but it’s something he doesn’t want to say aloud for fear of it being validated.16. Last thought: It was either about Maggie, Marlene, Jeremy, or work lmao.17. Worst romantic experience: He didn’t have very many romantic experiences before he got together with Marlene when he was around 18. But I guess if I took the definition of romantic much, much more loosely, I could say that the two-birds-one-day fiasco was like, super great while it happened, but the backlash was A Lot ahahahhaha.18. Biggest insecurity: Niall’s reluctant to show his emotions because he’s forgotten how and it makes him feel Weak when he does, so -- that!19. Weapon of choice: Tbh, I honestly don’t know. His fists? Prob.20. Role Model: His mom.  

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Knowing your partner well makes writing together a lot easier. tag this with the people you enjoy roleplaying with but want to get to know better.

TAGGED BY:  @broadswordandpistol TAGGING:  Anyone who’s complained of INCONVENIENCE POWDER in their life (why yes, yes we did have a blizzard today how did you guess xD) and/or anyone interested in it. The meme, not the inconvenience powder XD

BASICS:

Name: Tei, and many other things Age:  23 Preferred pronouns: she/her Sexuality: ? Zodiac sign: Libra

Three facts

I managed to bleed on the bias tape I was ironing earlier. I guess I’ll be working around that, something tells me that the judges won’t buy it if I say it’s authentic. That little pinprick of a bloodstain is too small to be Authentically Yuan anyway xD

I’m falling back in love with Fire Emblem after a rather long absence from the fandom. I should’ve known that Heroes would do that to me XD

I’m also falling back in love with my book, which I put down in July in frustration. Yuan is not sure how to feel about all these other muses, I think he’s feeling a bit crowded. Don’t worry Yuan--just do your drafts and I promise you won’t be going anywhere xD

EXPERIENCE:

How long (months/years?): On tumblr? Four or five years, I think. I started Lucius in early 2012. But it was easily six years before that.

Platforms you’ve used: Tumblr, skype, forums, informal LARP and a whole lot of spoken back-and-forth with my roomie.

Worst experience: ...tough call. Mun drama gets me, especially when it’s left to fester. For example, I had some partners on my FE blogs that would completely steamroll my headcanons with theirs. We actually played the same muse--so when we were playing with her Muse A, I’d use her headcanons. But when we were playing with my Muse A, she’d still use her headcanons. I tried to politely remind her that my headcanons were different, but to no avail. It really squashed my muse, and to be honest, that’s a large part of the reason I drifted away from the FE fandom.

Best experience: Too many to count! The friend groups that have come out of my RP blogs are definitely the best things ever. On Yuan in particular, hmm. I’ve had so many, I love my threads. I love my AUs. I love my friends. I love everyone in this bar XD

MUSE PREFERENCES:

Female or male: Most of my muses are male. Esla’s the only female muse I’ve played on tumblr. I have a number of female characters, but I don’t play them on tumblr for a myraid of reasons.

Favorite face:

There are a lot of icons I like, but I really like his eyes in this one.

Least favorite face:

I’ll be honest, I have no idea what’s going on in this one XD I’d have to scour the manga for the full frame XD

Multi or single: As far as blogs go, or as far as shipping goes? As far as blogs go, I prefer single-muse blogs. It’s much easier for me to keep track of--though I do have all my current blogs tied to Esla. As far as shipping and other relationships go, I do multiship. While I might write with multiples of the same character (three Martels, two Kratosi, and a partridge in a pear tree) each exists in their own timeline.

WRITING PREFERENCES:

Fluff, angst or smut: Fluff and angst. I don’t write smut, and Yuan would surely electrocute me if I dared try. Some of my threads are quite dramatic (the Ozette Flu thread, the Indestructible thread, the Kharlan Noir thread, etc) but I also really like slice-of-life threads. Snowed-in threads, the Valentine thread I have going with Martel, any of the threads in which Yuan has to be reluctant IT support--and of course, everyone loves a good cracky thread like The Great Glitter Chase once in a while.

Plots or memes: YES

Long or short replies: My replies get long even when I try to keep them short. When I hit my stride, it seems that I simply cannot be stopped XD

Best time to write: Usually whenever there’s someone around to write with me XD I do best in afternoon and evening.

Are you like your muse: In some ways, I suppose we must be, or I’d have trouble with him? But Yuan has always been one of my muses that I consider most dissimilar to myself. I think he’s taught me a lot. Ji says that she thinks muses show up when you need them, and I think that that’s true.