#memory's legion

[number63liveblogs]

Sins of Our Fathers, part 4

I think this was a good ending for the series. I’d say even batter than the last book.

The main series had gotten pretty “soft” science fiction what with hiveminds and dogs making people immortal, but fundamentally the story has been about different oppressed classes rising against their oppressors: The belters against Earth and Mars, the two colonization waves of Ilus (that repeated the same system of oppression), the underground against the Laconian empire.

And here we see how such a system of oppression can come about. When someone starts pushing people around because they have the power or the willingness for violence and nobody does anything about it.

There were weird monsters, but the story is still about the same thing.

Of course we don’t see what happens afterwards. It could be that Jandro or Filip were load-bearing in the colony and everyone dies when they would have lived if Filip had done nothing. It could also be that Filip will miraculously come back to a healthy and thriving society after three years. Or maybe Jandro’s underlings try to take charge again now that Filip isn’t there, and everyone will see that Filip was right to kill Jandro.

But it was a risk that Filip was willing to take. I think he deliberately chose to rather put himself in danger than live under someone like his father again.

[claraoswalds]

This is a brand new science for me, and I love it. The language of luck. 'Cause what is a coincidence but a form of accident? Two things bumping together unexpectedly. Like you and me.

[odo-apologist]

Me enjoying a rewatch of a Red Dwarf episode, having a good time: 🙂

My traitorous brain: Hey, this scene takes place away from Red Dwarf and Starbug, Lister probably doesn't remember it after M-Corp

Me: 😧

[megmahoneyart]

HAD to doodle this after reading the most recent chapter of New Dawn Fades. The chapter? Dynamic! Tragic! the rest of Legion waking up at the end? Prime Comedy.

Frank wakes up baffled beyond all reason, to Joey crying to some random survivor, cradling his face, and saying he'll run away with this dude to somewhere Frank's never heard of--all with ZERO CONTEXT

Suzie wakes up with limited context to try to stop carnage

Julie wakes up with Absolutely Zero Context, wasn't awake for the Joey/Quentin conversation, no idea why Frank's mad or why Suzie is trying to stop him, to see that people are fighting for the body (Illegal), Joey is cradling some bleeding randomly and apologizing, and the Entity is cracking the ground and screeching at them

Julie wins the price for most utterly confused person in the chapter. A+ you should totally be reading this

[elliottexists]

current doctor who running arcs/mysteries:

the toymakers legions

the golden tooth

mrs flood

ruby sundays mum

the snow

susan twist

the one who waits

finding the rogue

[thelastofthebookworms]

Feel free to make suggestions. I may make another poll if there are enough candidates.

More polls.

[they-have-the-same-va]

Larxene from the Kingdom Hearts series shares a voice actress with Arcia Rinslet from Chaos Legion.

Voiced by Shanelle Workman Gray

[souperfam]

I’m sure I’ve said this before, but literally deadass. I’ve never read a SuperBat where the Super in question wasn’t written horribly ooc

[thefiresontheheight]

Forever salty that my least favorite example of the "sapphic sff imperial deconstruction novel" microgenre that hit the scene in the late 2010s seems to have by far been the most popular.

[warningsine]

Because of Shepard... I am alive. And I am not alone. —Edi

The rogue combat VI on Luna, which later becomes an unshackled AI with integrated Sovereign technology, i.e., EDI, crying out "HELP" as the player kills it.

EDI: "Gaining awareness while under attack was… confusing. I am pleased that my relationship with organics has become more cooperative."

The Cerberus tech guy talking about VI EDI: "It is smart enough to signal for help, but will not be talking philosophy anytime soon."

Meanwhile,

EDI's goodbye before the final mission: "Shepard? There is something I want you to know. The Illusive Man ordered my creation years ago. Jeff was the one who allowed me to think for myself. But only now do I feel alive. That is your influence."

[number63liveblogs]

Sins of Our Fathers, part 3

He needed to get them mounted and the walls back up before the storm came.

There’s a metaphorical storm coming, too.

This isn’t quite straight out of Filip’s father’s playbook. They are missing the enemy against who any kind of violence is allowed because they are just so evil, and the charisma that worked as a carrot to the stick of just because we can.

But the fundamentals are still there. These people are raising themselves above everyone else, doing as they please and disregarding the will and good of everyone else. The scale is different, the methods are related, but the personalities and the feelings behind this and what Marco did are, I think, fundamentally the same.

I also didn’t realize that Nami is Anna’s daughter before it was basically spelled out here. It’s clearly intentional that the authors bring attention to Anna, who was integral to Clarissa’s redemption arc, here.

I think Nami’s right, Filip feels profound guilt for his part in the destruction of Earth. We saw that in the way he kept sabotaging his life every time he felt safe and stable. And he’s been likening Jandro to Marco. It’s pretty clear that he intends to stand up to Jandro the way he never could stand up to his father as a boy. Save this small colony when he couldn’t save the Earth.

[eru-iru]

it's still wild to me p5 had a crossover with nier rein and now I cant stop thinking of ryomina ending up in the cage after the events of p3 ehehe ryoji would definitely get recorded too even with his brief time living as a human. i mean, clones, dragons and robots got recorded. what's stopping him. even with them being there and makoto being the seal in their own worlds they'll be fine and it wont really affect the seal. ryoji learning more about humanity together with makoto... restoring people's memories and seeing their experiences. and maybe along the way they see their other divergent selves too and their memories, the what if this or that happened... or maybe fixing their own memories too. in the end just like the rein characters, ryoji and makoto's bond becomes stronger than ever before and no matter what happens they'll always be together ;;w;;

[thebeentobox]

YES I posted these on my other account but. eh leave me alone I don’t have to explain myself to you /silly

[megmahoneyart]

When Joey and Quinton bent the hell out of those old headphones in New Dawn Fades? Fantastic stuff! This was made as a sticker for @ziracona 's birthday

[druidonity2]

2022 doodle

[navii-blaze]

What are Knuckles and Julie-su up to in M37YL? Wondering specifically about them because of how much they were a part (or were supposed to be) a part of the original M25YL

Take everything about them from canon M25yl and throw it out the window

Knuckles is in close company with Sally and his friends, no unnecessary drama found here (except when he's making fun of Sally's new trophy husband). He certainly doesn't become a cop or apologist for his father. He can keep the prosthetic eye though, it's cool.

Knuckles is still the official guardian of the master emerald, but trains Lara-Su to take over when she's an actual adult and he feels she's ready. They do keep a little bit of the tension from before where Lara-Su wants to prove herself as a guardian sooner than later, (though Knuckles believes that babysitting twin speedsters is pretty equivalent to the stress of protecting the ME) so Knuckles is starting to let her carry more responsibilities to test the waters. Though at this point, the position is much more ceremonial than straight up devotion, the master emerald is heavily guarded at all times no matter who is present.

Knuckles' main concern has been making sure he doesn't turn out like his father in both his parenting and guardian responsibilities. He struggles at times by being too overbearing when he's just trying to make up for the absence of a father figure he never had. He's also been occupied with the Dark Legion stirring trouble from the sidelines, they had been quiet for a while after Robotnik's and Nagus's defeats, but without a stable leadership (constantly betraying and backstabbing one another) they've been unable to make much progress in their goals. Knuckles and Julie would rather just finally make peace with them and provide assistance than see their clan suffer from turbulent leadership.

Julie-Su has been offered multiple times to take over Remington's job at organizing the Echidna security force, but has declined each time. She works more as a free agent with the Chaotix in investigating the remains of the Dark Legion. She remains an active fighter and spy seeking out where her sister has disappeared to, and going back and forth to the Twilight Zone to tie up loose ends.