#motivational dungeon meshi posts

[verflares]

would you like to live deliciously?

[mithrunes]

girl you are such a pest i love you

[mayasaura]

It really dawned on me watching episode 17, just how important this sequence of events is to Kabru and Laios' relationship, and how. Well. That's for a different post. I want to keep this one free of spoilers. (Certified Safe For Anime Only™)(There are spoilers for episode 17, tho. Obviously.)

Kabru's main concern has been, at least in part, revealed. He wants to figure out if Laios is capable of defeating the dungeon, and, if so, if Laios can be trusted with the power that might confer. The answer to his first question is simple. Yes. If anyone can defeat the dungeon, it's Laios.

The second question is where things get interesting. Can Laios be trusted with power?

In the aftermath of Laios' first fight with Toshiro, Kabru learns that while Laios has no particular respect for the law or conventional wisdom, he does have the humility to consider that his judgment might be flawed if he encounters conflict with someone he respects.

That is the face of a man taking notes, and I think he's making a cautious mark in Laios' favor. Laios doesn't really understand Toshiro's opinion, but he's listening.

Then, in the fight with the Falin-Dragon chimera, Kabru voices dissent—disgust, even—with Laios and Marcille's priorities.

You can practically see the Dragon Age style approval rating drop. Kabru disapproves. Minus fifteen hearts. If it had ended like this, I think Kabru would have lost all interest in Laios. Someone who would sacrifice a dozen lives out of sentiment can't be trusted.

Laios' response, and the way it builds on Kabru's earlier observation, is crucial.

He listened. And even better, he didn't listen blindly. He applied critical thought to Kabru's argument. What Kabru hears from him isn't just "I'm sorry, you were right," but also, "I understand and respect your position and priorities, and here's a very good argument for why killing what I still consider to be my sister is not in our best interest."

He processed Kabru's criticism and came to his own conclusions, and he did it fast. Not only that, but he's right. Kabru hadn't considered the potential consequences of killing the chimera.

Laios proved in this one exchange that he 1) isn't blinded by either his pride or his prejudice, 2) has the strength of character to not just fall back and surrender to someone else's judgment when he's uncertain, and 3) is smart enough to tactically outhink Kabru.

This is why Kabru is so invested in Laios liking him that he forces himself to eat the harpy omlette. This is why Kabru takes Laios' hand and makes sure he knows he wants to see him again. He doesn't understand Laios, and he still has strong reservations about him. Laios' interest in monsters scares him. But Laios has proved to Kabru that he might be capable of being the person Kabru needs him to be.

Top Ten Pictures Of The Moment He Won You Over (Taken Just Before Disaster).

[hiekka]

fuck everything else i just drew him with semi-consistent features also this is the immediate aftermath of the last sketch i posted

[dungeonmechoui]

Unprofessional yuri save me.. save me unprofessional yuri.. (image description in alt text)

[griffinsoup]

i love that the objectives of laios and his group are incredibly straightforward and grounded. find falin. save falin. (if you're laios, learn more about some interesting creatures along the way.) and that's it.

meanwhile, everyone around them is trying to play society-level tri-dimensional star trek chess. with them as the pieces.

[lucky-fy]

Please enjoy :)

Two more with spoilers below

[curaree]

been reading dungeon meshi lately

[bees-and-puppycat]

"even vegetable scraps have their uses" ---actually sobbing

[fumifooms]

That. That screentone on Chilchuck’s chest in the low open collar. Is Chilchuck having chest hair canon Kui. Kui? Gripping my knee

[holmsister]

Anyway. full massive respect to kabru that saw a 185cm blond viking with a heart of gold and immediately decided thats mine. No touchy everyone thats my shit. Im gonna get him and im gonna make him king and im gonna make myself his queen. Inspirational

[vix-png]

sleepy chilchuck + laios ....

[lesbianweed]

My hometown also thrived because of a dungeon. But one day, monsters flooded out, the elves came, and many lost their lives. Why did my family have to die? My mother worked so hard to raise me on her own. She didn't deserve to die like that. I don't want to see that happen again.

[absterarts]

that fucking bird that I hate (affectionate)

[rameiixo]

the air bites too

[tremendouslynerdydwarf]

my only beef with Dungeon Meshi now that I've finally started watching it is that Laios isn't a butch lesbian like I thought him to be