#middle class backgrounds

[inspectorspacetimerevisited]

Although the show runners have denied it,

the Inspector’s Associates have generally come from middle-class backgrounds, while the Inspector is implied to be a patrician on his native Kayaclasch.

[some-zer0]

Stab first and ask questions never

[thegoatsongs]

"The climactic fight is described by Mina, while the domestic ending about their son is described by Jonathan."

!!!!! Now that is fascinating

Right? There's so much about it! Jonathan heads to work at the start but also has his mind back home, jotting down recipes for his fiancee (while she's talking about honing her skills -even if it is "to be useful" we know how much she likes it- and about travel and her job) and then while safe at home he talks about family, child, marriage (and noting "happily", important to him), and notes down how gallant Mina is.

[serpentface]

Palo and Tigran standing casually in place to provide an outfit reference.

They are wearing the most typical day to day clothing for Galenii monks. This consists of three main parts:

-A simple, ankle-length sleeveless robe (white in initiate monks and black in the fully initiated). -A dark woolen cloak, which doubles as a blanket. This cloak is the foundational item of clothing throughout much of Imperial Wardin as a whole, and worn by all social classes. They tend to be cut shorter and highly decorative in the upper classes, serving only the practical purpose of shielding the arms from the sun. Poor laborers may wear only the cloak and a loincloth and nothing else. In the case of Galenii monks, it is standardized, simple, and dark blue-gray. -The sash. This is a very long scarf that is the primary visual signifier of a Galenii monk. Its open ends drape down the front side of the body and are tied at the chest. It is slung over the shoulders and hangs in a loop around the back. These sashes are dyed an expensive royal blue, indicating the significance and relative esteemed status of this religious order.

Additional elements:

-The sign of the horns: a small iron pin used to fasten the cloak. This is the symbol of the Lunar Face Of God (the specific aspect to which the Galenii are devoted, which is primarily associated with fertility and the cycles of sacrifice and rebirth). This is very common among monks but not standardized wear. Galenii priests wear the sign of the triple horns (though more commonly as an amulet).

-Ear piercings: Galenii monks and priests wear thick earrings of dark meteoric iron and stretch their earlobes. One is added to each ear for each year of the initiatory process. Palo is a year in, and Tigran is fully initiated and has five bands per ear. Body modification is exceptionally rare in Imperial Wardi culture, largely in relation to taboos surrounding body integrity. The exception here is done with great significance and care- these earrings can be made only with true meteoric iron, considered to be the blood of God Itself. Permanently marking their bodies with this metal signifies this priesthood's integral connection to maintaining the continual cycle of sacrifice/rebirth that is believed to keep God's domain stable, and binds them to this role.

-Sandals: usually very simple in construction. Monks are often expected to go barefoot, but the cities are quite dirty so most prefer to avoid this if possible.

-Ceremonial dagger: a sign of a fully initiated monk. It is curved and its sheath is decorated with a tuft of lion's mane (a signal of the Galenii order's close connection to the Odonii order). Most of its uses are ceremonial, but it will be periodically used to perform animal sacrifices. A smaller razor blade is kept in the home for personal bloodletting.

-Hair: Fully initiated monks shave their heads, while those in the process of initiation have relative freedom with hair dressing. Palo is wearing his hair in a single braid tucked around the front. Broadly speaking, braiding the hair is associated with female beauty standards throughout much of Imperial Wardin (though generally in two braids). There is no cultural convention Against men doing so, but it is regarded as mildly effeminate (particularly in the south and southeast).

-Lore Friendly Sunglasses: Palo has photosensitive epilepsy. No effective treatments for epilepsy exist in the setting (most 'treatments' in Imperial Wardin are alchemical in nature, ie: ambiguously helpful at best or literal poison at worst), but understanding of the Nature of epilepsy as a neurological disorder is relatively accurate, and the concept of photosensitivity is loosely understood (though not with great accuracy, it's assumed to be caused by light in General). Palo had this pair of (VERY expensive) sunglasses commissioned as a youth, which Do slightly reduce the frequency of his seizures. Devastatingly stylish as they may be, his glasses do not offer much visual clarity so he only wears them in bright conditions.

[meneatyoghurt]

I barely ever remember what's in each pandemic livestream, apart from a couple of favourites (especially with the non-numbered ones), so it's always a wonderful surprise when I stumble across the Luke Manning Breakdown.

"Before this as well, I said 'let's all be nice to each other again'."

*Sam wheezing in the background*

[apradonite]

the squeakquel to nishikitty: meowjima

[lily-claw]

BNHA After The 431 Part 3

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[cas-poisoning]

The fact that people have parents that weren’t born in the late 60s (or early 70s) is so odd to me like that is THE parent age. Like wdym your parents were born in the 1980s and ur my age?? That’s actually insane wtf. Parents were not meant to be in high school in the 2000s…

[thedeafprophet]

okay i do geniuenly enjoy the city in silver a lot and i love the text, and i do even like the writing for this section, and i get what theyre trying to say here...

...but man does this feel presumptuous towards my OCs from working class backgrounds. like saying this to Alex is something

[chaoticlad]

Your daily dose of crappost 👍

[waitineedaname]

something that will never fail to be amusing to me is when an mdzs college au needs the name of a professor, and then suddenly shen qingqiu is there

[tendersea]

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[lexa-griffins]

So is Lexa a psychopath or is she just bored and wants meaning to her life

She is a rich girl who believes her money and status can protect her from anything. But she also bored. I wouldn't say its about "meaning" because Lexa has no sense of being empty and her life being meaningless. If anything she finds her life to be worth much more than most.

For her, it's about wanting to experience the thrill of killing someone. She has no history of violence, just a lack of care for anyone who might be "below" her. She's used to getting her way.

Finn does do something - still not clear what - that kind of triggers Lexa to decide he is the one she wants to kill. Like I said, he is an asshole but definitely not "deserves to be dead" type of asshole. But for Lexa, annoying her is crime enough. She definitely lacks empathy for others, even her love and empathy for Clarke only starts to grow when it becomes clear to her that Clarke is ready to worship the ground she walks on. And up until Lexa starts viewing Clarke has an extension of herself, if she was to be collateral damage, Lexa would be alright with it. But when she falls in love with Clarke fully, she'd kill anyone who she believes might even look at Clarke wrong.

[porcelainvino]

out of ALL of the glee characters i 100% relate to jeremiah the most… you guys don’t get it……

[designernishiki]

okay but. why does it seem like 24 year old majima’s ridden a horse before. why does he talk like he has Experience. what is this lost lore

[thedanceronthestreets]

CAUSE HE GETS UP IN THE MORNING AND HE GOES TO WORK AT NINE AND HE COMES BACK HOME AT FIVE THIRTY GETS THE SAME TRAIN EVERYTIME CAUSE HIS WORLD IS BUILT ROUND PUNCTUALITY IT NEVER FAILS AND HE'S OH SO GOOD HE'S A WELL RESPECTED MAN ABOUT TOWN DOING THE BEST THINGS SO CONSERVATIVELY