#not tagging anything relevant bc i already posted it :p

[moltinglobster]

REPOSTIBNG MY ANIMATION BC I CAN 😍😍😍😝😝💥💥

btw i put a few more frames on that amimation i did like last year ☠(i did go back to get at the time, i just never reposted/reblogged it😭😭😭😭😭😭)

[daz4i]

could dr. ratio originally be from the laurel wreath galaxy?

this is a repost of a theory i posted yesterday, now slightly more clean and properly tagged 🙏

in case you don't know, the laurel wreath galaxy (possibly a mistranlsation of "star system", if that changes anything) was supposedly destroyed during the emperor's wars. information about it is scattered throughout the game in very scarce ways. later i elaborate on how it went down in a more detailed way!

1. so let's get the most obvious detail out of the way first: he wears a laurel wreath 👍 at least a partial one (one leaf for every phd. maybe one day he'll reach a full head 😩)

these were common in ancient greece and ancient rome, cultures that his design, abilities, and eidolons are inspired by (both in aesthetic and language)

2. the laurel wreath galaxy was ruled by scholars - the philosopher union, until inorganic life took over during the emperor's wars. to give a very short tldr, civil war between organic and inorganic life, robots killed the head of the philosopher union, due to having no leaders the organic life of the galaxy was defeated

here we already have another obvious connection - philosophy, one of ratio's phds, that he even discusses with the trailblazer in one of his daily messages

3. one of the in-game sources about this place is the curio "rationality's fall". here is the first part of story attached to it for you to consider:

What is truth? No one truly knows. Supposing that "stupidity" is an incurable disease in this world, then disseminating knowledge counts as a treatment for the universe.

hm. we got a) truth (aka. ratio's name) b) a description of stupidity as a disease, which is something he claims repeatedly and thus seeks to cure it, in part by distributing knowledge (which is why he joined the guild, and why he's a teacher).

3.5. only other somewhat relevant part of this description is its mention of books ("Through such absurd means, books cleansed a world of its impurities once more") but that's not necessarily related to him obviously. however it's worth pointing out that one of his interactions on the express is literally all about how much he loves books and implying that they are relatively rare these days ("The touch of a paper book is a sensation I frequently find myself missing"). just a little something to think about

4. in gold and gears, there is an occurrence - cogito hair salon: intelligentsia guild - that implies that ratio is 2000ish years old. afaik these occurrences all happen around the same time as the emperor wars, aka when all the shit went down in laurel wreath

now. if you've read literally any of my other ratio theories. you know i don't quite like this, bc i find that ratio being 2000+ years old kinda defeats his whole Thing as a character. but we can't deny that it's there (tho possibly a mistranslation from what i gathered, but i can't say for sure) so i'm gonna use it for this theory 👍

5. here's where i'm gonna become full-on conspiracy brain. don't say i didn't warn you

after the whole defeat of the union, there were followers of aha who rose against the inorganic lifeforms and infected them with what's described as a "troll virus" called Philosopher's poison. i can't quite tell you if it's poison *to* philosophers (bc from what i gathered the inorganic life of laurel wreath were also philosophers) or caused *by* philosophers (implying these followers of aha were themselves philosophers as well. i like this interpretation more tbh)

what you're supposed to get from all that^ is that there was a large number of followers of aha in this galaxy, and they were wise enough to stand against robots that tried to wipe out their people, and even overthrow their army.

it's a pretty common theory by now that ratio has connections to the elation (beyond just the worm theory :P tho a lot of relevant info that i bring up here was gathered by @/b1adie in said theory which is very helpful, please go check it out 🙏) which, if he is indeed from laurel wreath, may add another layer to his past

some connections between ratio and aha, off the top of my head:

a. has an owl mask on his right shoulder, close to where aha has an owl mask located as well + his eyes fit aha's color scheme

b. refers to himself as a "side character" in the sticker book - sampo and sparkle, our known fools, do as well

c. can basically instantly disappear when characters aren't looking at him - as seen in his conversations with aventurine - which i can say for sure sampo does as well (like in the museum mission chain), possibly sparkle too tho i can't recall a specific instance to back this up

d. bows to the audience at the end of his quest, same as sampo does at the end of the belobog storyline

e. known to work from the shadows and pull the strings to make things happen or for his observation, which is how aha is described too at times, as well as their followers (sparkle is literally shown pulling strings of puppets in the "it's showtime" light cone, also sampo *gestures at literally everything he does during the belobog arc* Yeah)

f. in the herta space station, he creates a bit of a panic and theoretically puts people in danger, but in the end they all turn out okay. a similar instance can be seen in the "bestial ferocity" mission, where zhongshan, another masked fool, creates chaos for her own entertainment, which does end up hurting the people involved but absolutely not in major ways. in a way, at least in her view, she solved their problems too. while ratio probably doesn't cause chaos just for entertainment, but rather for information, you can argue these cases are similar, especially when at the end of the day they do end up helping these people in their own way. you can also claim that sparkle and sampo do similar things in their own respective arcs for their own reasons (sparkle with. the bombs. and sampo with dragging tb & bronya to the underworld. i'd argue neither of them do these for entertainment but that's an analysis for another time) aka this is a pretty common behavior for masked fools!

g. a smaller thing, but, the main part of his kit is follow-up attacks, which is aha's thing in the simulated universe

h. is his headpiece considered a mask? in his first conversation with tb on the astral express, he ends by saying "With this mask on, I intend to keep the world at bay". this is in reply to tb saying "i hope you are swayed by the express", and given ratio's main uses for his headpiece (dull his senses and block out stupid people), it makes most sense that he's referring to that here. we see him wearing it in-game precisely when he is about to cause chaos, too

also he has a mask on his shoulder. as already pointed out. so. not beating the masked fool allegations

^all this was actually to make you fall for the fool ratio theory. sorry. but i swear it's related to this post's main theory

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so to connect this back to laurel wreath. the followers of aha used a virus. one of ratio's phds is in engineering, so he could've used that to create the virus. it might even be one of the achievements attributed to him that caused him to be recognized by the university as eligible for teaching in the first place, who knows

combining everything laid out here, you can probably see where i'm going with this - was ratio one of the followers of aha who took down the inorganic lifeforms of laurel wreath using this virus?

also, just for extra spice - this could add another layer to ratio's disdain towards the genius society, given that the one who incited the emperor's wars was a member of it

that's all i have for you for now 🙏 idk if this was intended, but i love speculating about ratio's origin and backstory, and i think this is a pretty cool option for it!

[gra-sonas]

Hi so I'm new to RNM fandom and I just watched all the episodes and I love love all the characters 😍 I was wandering if you had any ideas/opinions/knowledge if the writers have any plans in pursuing Max's heart problem storyline or if that will just be forgotten with a new season? Hope I'm not bothering with stupid/already much discussed questions, it's hard to get into a fandom when everything is kinda slow and not much is known 😅

Hi nonnie, and welcome to the fandom! :D You’re not bothering me, no worries. ❤️

The thing is: we don’t know. Not even a little bit. I mean, I would assume that the writers won’t forget about the fact that he has an alien pace maker, and had some severe heart issues in S2, but whether this will be a focal point in S3, or just mentioned in passing - impossible to say.

So far we know nothing about individual journeys or storylines for any of the characters. We have a S3 synopsis (which is vague af and we don’t even know whether it’s still relevant, they had to write one bc The CW needed one at the time, but it’s possible that it’s outdated), there are 2 or 3 interviews where the former show runner talked about some things (I don’t recall her talking about Max’s heart tho), but since she left, the initial S3 outline has changed a lot (not just bc she left, also bc of Covid etc).

The S2 finale aired in June 2020, the former show runner left RNM a month later, and apart from 2-sentence introductions of four new characters, we haven’t gotten any updates about S3 (in form of an interview, article, or teaser etc.) since then. NONE!

It’s something we lament constantly, we’ve asked some people involved with the show on social media about an update, but so far we haven’t gotten anything. The new show runner (who’s been the RNM co-show runner during S1 and 2 already) is not on social media, so we can’t ask him directly, and the actors aren’t allowed to reveal anything either.

We’re pretty much on our own until they will HOPEFULLY reveal at least a S3 premiere date in the next couple of weeks, and then we’ll probably have to wait some more until we’re closer to the actual premiere, when we’ll HOPEFULLY get an interview with Chris (show runner), or the actors, or an on-set report or... something. 😩

You’re actually kinda lucky that you’re joining the fandom so late, you’ve skipped the last agonizing 8 months of this eternal hellatus. Well done, you! ;P

Long story short, we’re all Jon Snow around here. They started filming S3 last October, and we’ve gathered tiny bits and pieces of info here and there (still nothing about Max tho), most of my posts are tagged as “rnm speculation” tho, bc that’s what we do best around here. We’re guessing and assuming and speculating like it’s an Olympic discipline, but for the time being, it’s all we can do. 😝

[starcourtscream]

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING SO PEOPLE KNOW HOW SHIPPING WORKS ON YOUR BLOG.

WHAT’S YOUR OTP FOR YOUR MUSE? :  chemistry,   of   course.   lydia   reacts   to   different   muses   in   different   ways   but   sometimes   things   just   work   and   surprise   me,   and   those   ships   become   my   favorite.

HOW LARGE DOES THE AGE GAP HAVE TO BE TO MAKE IT UNCOMFORTABLE? :  lydia  /  void  (1000+   years)   is   an    exception   of   course   but   considering   that   i   write   her   in   between   17   or   18   depending   on   the   timeline,   i’m   drawing   the   line   at   anything   above   that  UNLESS   we’re   specifically   doing   a   post   college   au   or   something.   like   m/arrish   and   p/ydia   ?   no,   not   gonna   go   there.   if   the   other   is   late   20′s   to   the   age    of   friends’   parents,   no.

ARE YOU SELECTIVE WHEN SHIPPING? :   v e r y.   lydia   has   a   specific   type,   which   you    might   notice   in    the    current   ships   she   has   going   on   &   she’s   attracted    to   a    certain   aesthetic  /  attitude   but   what   mostly   makes    or   breaks   ship   potential   is   chemistry.   some   muses   can   be   as   sweet   as   cherry   pie   and   it   still   might   not   work  because   she   can   be   hard-shelled,   withdrawn   or   something’s   missing.   if   their   personalities   “match”   or   align   and   they   react   to   each   other   with   a   certain   energy,   i’ll   go   for   it   but   i   don’t   force   anything   just   because   it’s   cute   in   theory.   i’m   more   inclined   to   establish   platonic   ships   bc   she   can   never   have   too   many  friends,   but   i   try   to   make   it   clear   when   that’s   all   there   is.   not   everyone   is   gonna   impress   lydia   just   because   they’re   gucci   after   a   couple  of   nice   interactions.   she’s   not   easy.

HOW FAR DO STEAMY MOMENTS HAVE TO GO BEFORE THEY’RE CONSIDERED NSFW? :   i   mean   probably   when   the   clothes   come   off   and   what’s   happening   is    pretty   clear   ???   i   don’t   tag   it   though   because   of   tumblr’s   sensors   and   i   don’t   trust   their   promise   to   pardon   literary / artistic   content   and   i   don’t   want   my   blog  to   be   wiped   out   without   warning.

WHO ARE OTHER MUSES YOU SHIP YOUR MUSE WITH? :   right   now   my   favorites   are   stydia,   voidia,   lydia  /  sweet   pea   &   i’m   starting   to   really   like   lydia  /  bellamy.   also   lydia  /  mitch   rapp.   there   are   other   muses   i   do   ship   lydia   with,   like   HARDCORE   and   lydia   definitely   has   some   kind   of   connection   but   i’m   not   sure   how   the   muns   feel   so   i   try   not   to   post   about   them   too   much   so   i   don’t   look   desperate   (  i  know   that   sounds   so   stupid   lol  )   or   feel   like   i’m   pressuring   them,   i’m   kind   of   reading   between   the   lines   figuring   out   how   to   interpret   those   interactions   and   playing   it   safe   waiting   for   confirmation   but  mmmmm   there   are   definitely   a   couple   of   those   ;)

ANY NOTPS? :   lydia / jackson,   lydia / parrish,   lydia / aiden   &   lydia / peter.   *miley vc* can i get a hell no

DOES ONE HAVE TO ASK TO SHIP WITH YOU? :   yes,   please.   don’t   be   afraid   to   ask   bluntly   and   straight   up   like   “hEY   KITTY   DO   U   WANNA   SHIP   LYDIA  /   X ?”   or   if   i   see   romantic   potential.   it’s   so   easy,   i   don’t  bite,   just   slide   right   into   my   IMs.   no   formal   invitation   needed.

HOW OFTEN DO YOU LIKE TO SHIP? :   as   long   as   it   works   &   makes   sense   and   i   can   see   why,   or   if   lydia   encounters   someone   she   really   clicks   with   and   likes.

ARE YOU MULTISHIP? :   yaaaas

ARE YOU SHIP-OBSESSED OR SHIP MORE-OR-LESS? :   honestly   it   might   look   like   it   with   the   ship   content   i   post   sometimes   because   they’re   relevant,   but   i’m   NOT   one   of   those   OMG!!!!   ship   drunk   obsessed   fangirls   who   ship   all   the   ships   just   for   the   sake   of   shipping   because   WE   CAN   !111!   yeah   no,  i   keep   it   real.   i   don’t   want   to   ship   anything   and   everything   just   because   it’s   possible,   i   prefer   things   to   happen   organically   and   for   true   connections   to   form   &   it   doesn’t   always   happen   but   that’s   my   favorite   way  to   develop   them.    THEN   i   get   excited   about   them   but   lydia   has   to   be   drawn   to   something   about   other   muses.   she   can   be   cordial   or   even   indifferent   if   things   aren’t   going   anywhere   but   i   do    enjoy   the   few   i   have   for   lydia   here.   i   like   to   see   what   happens   &   if   i   like   it,   it’s   a   green  light.   at   the   same   time,   some   ships   i’ve   never   even   thought   of   surprise   me.   if   they   happen,   they   happen.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE SHIP IN YOUR CURRENT FANDOM? : stydia   and   scallison   !

FINALLY, HOW DOES ONE SHIP WITH YOU? :   talk   to   me   in   IMs   and   be   direct   so   i   know   your   intentions   and   there’s    no   ambiguity.   this   also   helps   defining   our   ships   so   if   you   have  a   clear   idea   of   what   kind   of   ship   you   see   between   ours,   please   make   sure   i   know   so   i   don’t   accidentally   cross   lines   or   ruin   things.   i   want   to   be   aware   too,   because   not   being   on   the   same   page   and   not   knowing   is  really   weird.   if   you   haven’t   done    that   already   and   our   muses   have   some   kind   of   thing,   please   do   that   right   meow   !   clarity   is   key.

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the tag thing with the ask things

tagged by @ghostwall-e

a ➡ age: 20 b ➡ biggest fear: world war III c ➡ current time: 10:43am d ➡ drink you last had: coffee e ➡ every day starts with: waking up, getting coffee, staring at my computer for a while f ➡ favourite song: melancholy hill by gorillaz will always be my all time fave g ➡ ghosts, are they real: not that I know of. i dont really know or have a strong opinion about that h ➡ hometown: currently its notts i ➡ in love with: my partner? the smell of rain? coffee? j ➡ jealous of: people who have had top surgery k ➡ killed someone: haha yes let me just confess here in this tumblr post and totally not risk being caught l ➡ last time you cried: a week ago i think  m ➡ middle name: i dont have one but i might adopt remus as my middle name n ➡ number of siblings: 1  o ➡ one wish: for summer to be over already p ➡ person you last called/texted: i dont remember bc i dont text or call often q ➡ question you’re always asked: my age? my nationality? why im so tall? r ➡ reason to smile: minka exists s ➡ song last sang: i havent sung in years t ➡ time you woke up: 9am-ish u ➡ underwear color: im not wearing any atm lmaooo im about to get changed v ➡ vacation destination: either finland or oxford w ➡ worst habit: biting my nails x ➡ x rays you’ve had: elbow, hands, feet, legs, head anything you can break by falling bc i have broken several bones that way many times y ➡ your favorite foods: chinese take out, burgers, pizza, sushi, kebab, steak z ➡ zodiac sign: i dont see why thats relevant as I feel nothing but deep disinterest towards astrology. its taurus if you must know

I’ll tag @shinimango @mrasteroidsign @skchorpion @asiandutchgirl