#he never would have chosen this

[illmoraineakoi]

Just noticed something I thought was very interesting:

Victim depicts the Cursor as being giant in comparison to himself

When in reality this just wasn't true.

Victim's fear and trauma has caused him to re-imagine the Cursor into a much bigger monster than it ever was, something huge and horrible and capable of crushing him like a bug. A scale and strength fitting of how terrifying Victim considers it to be.

As opposed to the little thing barely bigger than his own head.

Except, those drawings look a little familiar...

This is literally Victim's worst nightmares made real.

Something tells me things aren't going to go very well, if the Cursor does end up being summoned into Rocket Corp...

[sharonisthebettercarter]

very true, i can maybe count one or two people in my life that were *actually* genuine, true heart of gold real life HEROES, and i can say without a doubt, getting forced into retirement? that was their worst nightmare.

this actually also reminded me of a batman animated series episode, lol, can't remember if it was the newer adventures or the original animation, but it's basically an episode that deals with a similar concept, but with wayne enterprises and batman

basically, bruce has an employee that's been extremely sad because company policy is going to make him retire since he's getting to a certain age.

thing was, that employee LOVED his job, and was good at it, but was accepting of his fate nonetheless. the whole situation has bruce thinking about his own work as batman, and in turn about the company policy

the episode ends with bruce realizing he loves being batman, and changing the policy from one based on age to one based on work ability and desire, and the employee quite obviously celebrates this fact because it means he can keep doing what he loves<3

the other factor about this is a bit more of a debbie downer...

people tend to confuse what is a true *hero* with 'what is a person who chose a generally heroic *job*'. and there is a HUGE difference. these same people also seem to forget that COPS, the fucking legalized mob they are, are also considered 'heroes' for a certain mind boggling subset of people *ahem*, to not name names here.

but most people recognize that there are a LOT of problems with the *type* of people who become cops. many of which are individuals that are on the OPPOSITE end of heroism, rife with COWARDICE, and simply choosing the job as a means end to hold POWER over other people, for the esteemed 'prestige' of it, or because they want to *legally* kill people and are absolute psychopaths.

the *good* cops? they often get forced off the force for being whistleblowers, or get killed in the line of duty "by criminals" or through "accidents"

the same goes for a lot of jobs that hold the 'hero' title. doctors? enough of them do not care and do not listen to their patients concerns, some became doctors not because they wanted to help others, but because it was expected in the family, and it shows when that's the case. nurses are another bag of worms because wouldn't ya guess it, there's FOR SOME ODD REASON, a direct fucking pipeline of HIGH SCHOOL MEAN GIRL to NURSE

and let me tell ya, it AIN'T cause they're fuckin' 'misunderstood' and have a 'heart of gold' underneath all the BULLSHIT.

it's the power play, the *authority* they hold over others, the fact that human LIVES are literally *dependent* on them and their action, and the fact that the *worst* people get off on that shit.

even most firefighters aren't what i'd call *true* heroes. because *most* of the time they aren't running into burning buildings to save a kid's life like you see in movies. MOST of the time, they are responding to calls of an old person falling, or an old person needing medical attention, or SOMETHING fucking old people related, and i don't even say this to discredit the work they do that does help the elderly, but to make a point.

even when the situation arises where someone, anyone, can step up to the plate, MOST of them do not.

jesus fucking christ, for cops, there was a fucking court case which decided they DO NOT need to 'protect and serve' or put their own lives on the line to protect civilians DESPITE the fucking OATH they take!

GUESS where that brilliant decision came from, cause i guaranfuckingtee it wasn't "bravery and heroic action"

UGH.

don't even get me started on military, just know that deserters are a thing, as is those that go on to become MERCENARIES to meet their BLOODLUST.

also, trying to rationalize steve's ending with 'he was in an alternate universe' doesn't make it any better. assuming that other universe doesn't get completely destroyed with all that blood on his hands because that timeline is deemed to 'deviate too much' by the tva, he's a disgusting misogynist who is literally replacing the peggy he actually knew but was never actually with, with a perfect clone of her that he knows fuck all about, just that she looks the same~

yeah, gross.

is it cheating if with a twin or clone~? oh right, they were never together, and i guess what main peggy and alternate steve don't know can't hurt them.

also super fucking gross to assume that peggy cared fuck all about the husband she had in the main timeline that steve essentially robs her of, should this be the case<3

[doctorwhommm]

dontcha think it’s kinda cute that i died right inside your arms tonight?

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

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[eggcats]

I've been listening to the Thunder Saga, and I wonder if Zeus is also asking a question with a right and wrong answer in Thunder Bringer like I think Poseidon did in Ruthlessness. (I have a post for that, but I think Odysseus wasn't supposed to apologize, but to instead acknowledge that he should have killed Polyphemus).

Poseidon had to teach him to be ruthless.

Zeus needs to teach him to stop being so prideful.

Like, yes - Eurylochus did stage the mutiny and killed the cow. But! That was because Odysseus decided not to tell any of his men that they would need to accept 6 deaths to get home and allow them to make the choice themselves - because Odysseus couldn't handle the idea that they might refuse going past Scylla and keep him from going home.

This is even present in the song Scylla. Eurylochus is moved to confess that it was him who opened the bag of winds, but Odysseus keeps his own secrets and guilt to himself. I think none of the men even knew they were going past Scylla at all until it happened, since all Eurylochus says is "something approaches," implying he doesn't know what that something even IS.

Scylla even compares Odysseus to themselves, with his full transformation from man to monster now completed.

You hide a reason for shame You know that we are the same Leaving them feeling betrayed Breaking the bonds that you've made There is no price we won't pay We both know what it takes to survive

But if you notice, once they kill the cow, they start following Odysseus again. Hell, Eurylochus calls him captain! They follow his orders to escape! This shows that their real desire wasn't to overthrow Odysseus, but rather their anger and betrayal at not even having the option to choose to fight over sacrifice.

And honestly, this happened because Odysseus has demonstrated time and again that he will not discuss anything with his men and instead makes decisions without their input (too much pride to ever consider anyone's opinion other than his own).

In Storm, he tries to force the fleets to keep going despite Eurylochus saying that continuing would sink them all. In the same song, Odysseus also decides to go to the wind god without any discussion beforehand, and completely ignores Eurylochus's advice in Luck Runs Out about the inherent danger of going to the gods for help. In this same song, Odysseus also completely ignores the deaths of his men by Polyphemus, and instead brags about none of them dying in the war. (Once again, the pride Zeus mentions, and that Eurylochus criticizes in both Luck Runs Out and Puppeteer).

This is why Eurylochus opens the bag of winds, because Odysseus has proven he can't be trusted to tell him anything that could be important or put their lives in danger. Despite Eurylochus being his second in command, he's never treated as such. Odysseus has never once discussed something with him, taken his concerns into account, made a decision with him together, or even taken his advice. (Even cutting him off as far back as Full Speed Ahead without even considering his opinion).

Odysseus continues to ignore what Eurylochus tries to talk to him about in Puppeteer, and instead unintentionally gets all his men trapped by Circe. He then goes against Eurylochus again in the same song to confront her despite neither of them knowing if she can be defeated. All of this comes to a head when Odysseus does the same thing again in Scylla, except his decision was to intentionally let their men die for his own desires - and Eurylochus had no idea until it had already happened.

And that's why Eurylochus mutinies. He does it because he cares about his men, seemingly more than Odysseus has demonstrated he ever has.

(I'm not saying that Eurylochus has been right this whole time, and honestly I doubt Eurylochus would say the same - but Odysseus won't even listen to what he has to say, is the problem. He has too much pride).

And then Zeus arrives and proves Eurylochus right.

Zeus gives Odysseus a choice - him or his men. Forcing him to come to terms with the very same decision he made during Scylla and expose him for only caring for himself and not the men under his command.

Zeus is criticizing Odysseus and claiming that he's too full of pride to sacrifice himself to save his men. His men of which he is their captain. Of which he is their king. Zeus points this out to him explicitly, leading me to believe that he wasn't supposed to choose himself here.

I think that by taking back command after they killed the cow, Odysseus had taken responsibility for his men's actions. Except, when confronted with those same actions, he refuses to. Much like how a boss gets in trouble when their subordinates do something wrong, a captain should do the same for his crew.

Except. Odysseus doesn't. He fails the test.

And now he must have his pride taken from him again and again until he learns the lesson Zeus was teaching him. Just like he did with learning ruthlessness from Poseidon.

I think the next saga will involve him being confronted with this decision he makes here, and how it was the wrong one, and then the saga after that (perhaps with the suitors? I'm unsure how many more are planned) is when Odysseus will reprise Thunder Bringer and finally be able to return home.

[mothman-stolemyeyebrows]

The Batboys on a Gotham version of Celebrity Family Feud. Is this anything?

[blue-thief]

why is no one considering the fucked up possibilities about kaiser's relationship with ray dark

[maegalkarven]

I just thought of the most hilarious next protagonist of Baldur's Gate saga.

(Note what most of the outcomes used as background info here come from the characters' "good" endings. Proceed with caution.)

A child of Durge and Gortash, killed inside their parent's womb when Durge denied Bhaal, resurrected alongside them by Jergal.

A child any of The Dead Three can lay a claim on because they are:

A child of previous chosen of Bane

A child of Bhaalspawn, a bhaalspawn themselves, albeit striped of that when Bhaal took his essence from Durge, killing them instantly.

DIED before even being born, so clearly Myrkul's subject.

Resurrected by Jergal, so there's ties to that as well.

Can be compelled to follow any of The Dead Three paths, or try to play them and set them against each other, or follow Jergal, or forge their own path.

Essentially a child with no fate.

Can look either as Durge (and be any race Durge presented as) or as Gortash.

The last possibility bringing unique encounters and dialogues and character never knowing they can use being Lord Gortash's child to their advantage or ppl they meet were their father's enemies and they need to dash.

Having ties to different fractions depending on who Durge romanced or if Durge not romanced anyone.

Being raised in Underdark if their parent ended up with Minthara.

Same with unascended Astarion, + lots of acquainted spawns in the Underdark.

Being raised in Hell if their parent went to Avernus with Karlach.

Being raised either in Waterdeep if Gale is their stepfather or with Duke freaking Ravengard as a step- grandfather.

Having ties with Selunites if Shadowheart is a woman they call mother.

Being raised in the nature and having Druids call them their own if Durge and Halsin were involved.

Being raised amongst githianki revolution if Lae'zel was their parent's choice of heart. Having their mother leading a rebellion against a god.

Having lots of unique content regarding that.

Possible companions include:

Arabella

Mol

Yenna

That girl who was kidnapped and eaten by auntie Ethel.

Mayrina's child.

A child of lady Janneth and Oscar.

One or several of Jaheira's grandchildren.

[pink-gladioli]

I was thinking about seasons 4 and clay and wanted to see what y’all’s opinion on this is

[alicentflorent]

“Valeryian steel armour felt like something Aegon the conqueror would have had from his time in old Valeryia.” - Ryan Condal

Guys.. who’s gonna tell him?

[this-is-a-name-dont-worry]

hey does someone want to know my headcanon about the Bellman?

He's the child of a warrior and an alchemist.

One day, a warrior and an alchemist both found a crack in the wall, which led them both to the bards' floor. They met in the sewer, and intrigued, they kept seeing each other, learned each other's language, and fell in love. At one point a slave found them, and accepted to help them, also starting to learn their languages. Then the warrior and the alchemist had a child, who spent the first few years of his life in these sewers, the slave taking care of him when his parents couldn't be there. Eventually, the warriors found out the truth. They took the child and fixed the crack in the wall. They didn't like that one of them was avoiding her duty to sneak out to that secret lover and child, especially when she dares going where the Chosen Ones live. Yet, a Chosen One helped her and took care of the child, which means it couldn't be that bad (a lot of the warriors felt better realizing that, as it's hard to give a harsh punishment to a friend and a child). So the warrior was put to the lowest grade as a punishment. For the child, it was a whole other deal: no one was expecting him to be strong enough to become a warrior, but they needed to do something with him, especially when he started his life among the Chosen Ones.

The bellman position has always been a strange one; it is extremely important, as the bellman tells the time, but also look for when the Chosen Ones arrive, to announce when they are coming. Unfortunately, it is also a position that goes completely against the warrior's duty; the bellman does not carry weapons, does not fight off the impure, does not protect the Chosen Ones. The bellman simply watches. It's been used as a punishment, but sometimes, it was also a place where to put the ones who simply could not fight.

The half warrior child, who spent the first few years of his life among the Chosen Ones, had no better place to be. Maybe it was why the Chosen One helped the warrior and the child; to give them someone who could ring the bell the day they arrive.

The warrior did not raise her child; the bellman at the time did. The alchemist never saw his love and his child again; when he arrived to their meeting point he couldn't find them, and the servant who helped them told him what happened. They embraced, the alchemist left, and never came back.

Anyway this started because at first I thought the bellman was kinda an astronomist, and then later I had that thought about the awkward position that bellman must be in the warriors' society

[illmoraineakoi]

Guys I just had a Horrible Thought.

What if Victim used to live a pretty happy life with a farmer family that took him in after he ended up on a webpage, not the Outernet, but then Chosen and TDL targeted the site in a rampage and destroyed his home/possibly killed his family?

And THAT'S a potential reason why Victim is so viscous to Chosen in The Box; it's not just about overpowering and dominating him, but revenge.

[coquelicoq]

i want beniko and yorishima to hang out. i think they'd balance each other out well. antisocial old man and woman who resents a different old man for dying before she could socialize him. yorishima probably knew her grandfather and probably was cranky about his whole youkai friendship situation, which beniko was also cranky about. ultimately beniko has to make her peace with the fact that she avoided her grandfather because she couldn't share his world and that now that he's dead it's too late to reach out to him. yorishima isn't a substitute for her grandfather, but he is a guy who's isolating himself not just from humans who can't see, but also from humans who can see and from youkai. his perspective overlaps with hers in some ways and with hakozaki's in some ways and completely diverges from both in others. i think it would be good for both of them and i would like to see it.

[casiavium]

things that all-girl lord of the flies inspired fiction like yellowjackets and beauty queens fail to achieve is the fact that in the original the boys who started all the chaos were in choir. I truly believe that all that happened simply because they were stuck there with theater kids

[vaguely-concerned]

:) foreshadowing is a literary device —

[mapicccc]

I was supposed to write an essay tonight but instead I thought about them and watched arcane videos ANYWASSS does anyone get what I want from them. how much potential they have.