idk about you guys but i like to imagine that buddha himself removed wukong’s circlet post journey to the west, and that any flashback where wukong isn’t wearing the circlet is a result of him not wanting to remember that he wore it in the first place.
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Due to the circlet, Wukong has come to not like wearing anything that encircles his entire head. He can wear headpieces and other accessories so long as they don’t enclose around his whole head; if he does wear anything that covers his entire head he tends to keep it loose or make it easy to remove.
Anything tight will make it freak out and panic too.
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*circlets glimmers and shines of real gold*
“Agh!”
???: Congratulations Wukong, you’ve gotten the one prized possession worthy of crowning a king…what do you say? You like?
“It’s…really…pretty…”
*Shakes head*
“No! No! I swear I wouldn’t wear another one of those! EVER in my life!”
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I was thinking about legacy and the point of purity and how when Sophie asked them if they had went up there before they met her to see if she should go to Foxfire in book 1 they said yes because they wanted to have a clear mind to make sure they were making the right desicion
Do you think if they had gone to the point of purity before sentencing Sophie to the ability restrictor to clear their minds like in the first book things would have been different, because at the beginning of the fourth book in Never seen Oralie says that the rest of the councils judgement is clouded by fear
(the page of legacy I'm referring too is page 187 in the paperback edition of legacy)
Oo insightful observation, Nonsie! I think it's possible, especially since they mention in Everblaze that they were having heated debates over what to do with her when they saw she'd snuck away to the Forbidden Cities. So their decision making wasn't entirely calm, which could've made their punishment harsher and thus been avoided by the clearer mindset provided by the point of purity.
However, it's also entirely possible that even if they had gone they would've decided on the same sentence. They seemed--most of them, at least--to genuinely believe in the reasoning they provided. That Sophie wasn't responsible with her abilities, so they were being suspended for now, it was only temporary, etc.
The thing I keep getting hung up on is the elven attitude towards technology. With nexuses, despite them being life-saving, they aren't worn because they "don't want to interfere with nature" (paraphrased). They don't like messing with the natural mind, and their society also really values abilities! The ability restrictor directly contrasts both of that, so I think it really did take a big push for them to go with that in the heat of the debate, even with Sophie being a special case.
I think it was Shannon wanting the ability restrictor that was the big thing, and that if the councillors had gone to the point of purity they would've decided something different. It's not a bad thing for Shannon to want something to happen, that's how writing works somethings! It just feels like--to me--something that's not 100% the characters' decision so you've got these what-ifs because you're not sold on it being accurate.
After thinking that through, I think that's my answer. I don't have a certain answer of what would've happened, but I think a clear mind would've have an impact. The circlet seems too contrary to elven beliefs and like a really special circumstance, so some time at the point of purity could remind them of that and influence their decision differently. But who knows!
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no energy for fully rendered image, only flat colors + messy lines but
[going under cut because there’s A Skull]
alas, poor imrahil.
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