#other bit parts

[vesseloftherevolution]

On @keepthyfaithandthylight’s post on Farmer Refuted being Camille arguing with someone, myself and @idefilarate have been on and off rewriting songs from Hamilton to be about FRev, and thought I should post them here.

So! We haven’t been doing this in any order, and occasionally had to cut bits as they didn’t fit with the narrative, but it should still sound excellent. I’ll be posting these with the tag #Hamilton ReWrite: FRev Edition.

We start with a very Camille song - Nonstop!

Camille: After Aux Armes I went back to North Bank

Maxime: A-after all that I went back to North Bank

I finished up my studies and I practiced law

Camille: I began to write, Maxime worked next door

Maxime: Even though we started at the very same time

Camille Desmoulins began to climb

How to account for his rise to the top?

Man, the man is non-stop

Camille: Gentlemen of the jury, I'm curious, bear with me

Are you aware that we're making hist'ry?

This is the first murder trial of our brand-new nation

The liberty behind deliberation

I intend to prove beyond a shadow of a doubt

With my assistant counsel

Maxime: Co-counsel

Camille, sit down!

Our client is innocent

Call your first witness

That's all you had to say

Camille: Okay

One more thing–

Maxime: Why do you assume you're the smartest in the room?

Why do you assume you're the smartest in the room?

Why do you assume you're the smartest in the room?

Soon that attitude may be your doom!

Why do you write like you're running out of time?

Write day and night like you're running out of time?

Every day you fight, like you're running out of time

Keep on fighting, in the meantime-

Camille: Corruption's such an old song that we can sing

Along in harmony and nowhere is it stronger

Than in St Germaine

This country's economy's increasingly stalling and

Honestly that's why he's just public service seems

To be calling me

I practiced the law, I practically perfected it

I've seen injustice in the world and I've corrected it

Now for a strong central democracy

If not, then I'll be Socrates

Throwing verbal rocks at these mediocrities

Maxime: Camille, at the National Convention

Camille: I was chosen for the National Convention!

Maxime: There as a Cordeliers junior delegate

Camille: Now what I'm going to say may sound indelicate

Maxime: Goes and proposes his own form of government (What?)

His own plan for a new form of government (What?)

Talks for six hours, the convention is listless

Lafayette: Bright young man

Brissot: Yo, who the eff is this?

Maxime and Danton: Why do you always say what you believe?

Why do you always say what you believe?

Every proclamation guarantees

Free ammunition for your enemies (Awww!)

Why do you write like it's going out of style? (Hey)

Write day and night like it's going out of style? (Hey)

Every day you fight like it's going out of style

Do what you do

Maxime: Camille?

Camille: Maximilian, sir

Maxime: Well, it's the middle of the night

Camille: Can we confer, sir?

Maxime: Is this a legal matter?

Camille: Yes, and it's important to me

Maxime: What do you need?

Camille: Maxime, you're a better lawyer than me

Maxime: Okay

Camille: I know I talk too much, I'm abrasive

You're incredible in court

You're succinct, persuasive

My client needs a strong defense

You're the solution

Maxime: Who's your client?

Camille: The new Old Cordelier?

Maxime: No

Camille: Hear me out

Maxime: No way!

Camille: A series of essays, anonymously published

Defending the document to the public

Maxime: No one will read it

Camille: I disagree

Maxime: And if it fails?

Camille: Maxime, that's why we need it

Maxime: The meaning's a mess

Camille: So it needs amendments

Maxime: It's full of contradictions

Camille: So is independence

We have to start somewhere

Maxime. No, no way

Camille: You're making a mistake

Maxime: Good night

Camille: Hey

What are you waiting for?

What do you stall for? (What?)

We won the war

What was it all for?

Do you support this pamphlet?

Maxime: Of course

Camille: Then defend it

Maxime: And what if you're backing the wrong horse?

Camille: Maxime, we studied and we fought and we killed

For the notion of a nation we now get to build

For once in your life, take a stand with pride

I don't understand how you stand to the side

Maxime: I'll keep all my plans close to my chest

(Wait for it, wait for it, wait)

I'll wait here and see which way the wind will blow

I'm taking my time, watching the afterbirth of a nation

Watching the tension grow

Lucile: Look at where you are

Look at where you started

The fact that you're alive is a miracle

Just stay alive, that would be enough

And if your wife could share a fraction of your time

If I could grant you peace of mind

Would that be enough?

Maxime: Camille joins forces with George’s Danton

And Fabre D’Eglantine to write a series of essays

Defending the new Convention

Entitled Le Vieux Cordelier

The plan was to write a total of 25 essays

The work divided evenly among the three men

In the end, they wrote 85 essays

In the span of six months

Fabre got sick after writing five

Georges Danton wrote 29

Camille wrote the other 51

How do you write like you're running out of time? (Running out of time?)

Write day and night like you're running out of time? (Running out of time?)

Every day you fight, like you're running out of time

Like you're running out of time

Are you running out of time? Awwww!

How do you write like tomorrow won't arrive?

How do you write like you need it to survive?

How do you write every second you're alive?

Every second you're alive? Every second you're alive?

Danton: They're asking me to lead

I am doing the best I can

To get the people that I need

I'm asking you to be my right-hand man (Secretary or Accountant?)

I know it's a lot to ask (Secretary or Accountant?)

To leave behind the world you know

Camille: Sir, do you want me to be your Secretary or your accountant?

Danton: Secretary

Camille: Let's go!

Lucile: Camille

Camille: I have to leave

Lucile: Camille–

Camille: Look around, look around at how lucky we are to be alive right now

Lucile: Helpless

All: They are asking me to lead

Look around, isn't this enough?

He never will be satisfied (What would be enough)

He will never be satisfied (To be satisfied)

Satisfied, satisfied

History has its eyes on you (Look around)

Why do you assume you're the smartest in the room?

Why do you assume you're the smartest in the room? (Non-stop)

Why do you assume you're the smartest in the room? (Non-stop)

Why do you assume you're the smartest in the room? (History has its eyes)

Why do you fight like you're running out of time? (Non-stop)

Why do you fight like

History has its eyes on you

Camille: I am not throwin' away my shot (Just you wait)

I am not throwin' away my shot (Just you wait)

I am Camille Desmoulins

Desmoulins, just you wait

I am not throwin' away my shot

[hinamie]

10 years later

[ruporas]

dragon meat, you, and me

[shadowtraveled]

"mithrun is the only real monsterfucker in dungeon meshi" is objectively the funniest bit you can get out of his everything, but in all seriousness i think his attraction to his love interest is deliberately overstated—and that makes sense, because romantic jealousy is a classic and digestible motive, which is explicitly what kabru was aiming for in condensing mithrun's backstory, and also because until chapter 94, mithrun wasn't willing to admit to the true nature of his desires.

but because romantic envy is both classic and digestible, it probably isn’t a unique enough or complicated enough desire to tempt a demon’s appetite. mithrun’s wish, as far as we can figure from kabru’s reduced retelling, was to have a life in which he had never become one of the canaries, and that carries like 3857 implications and desires within it. that’s delicious. his love interest acts as sort of a red herring to his motivation for making it, though. (side note: i'm saying "love interest" here because, keeping in mind that i barely speak japanese on a good day anymore, "想い人" is something i'd usually take as just kind of an old-fashioned and romantic way to refer to a lover, but in context i wonder if both the connotation of yearning and the vagueness are intentional, and i think this phrasing gets those aspects of it more effectively. anyway.)

mithrun considered his love interest to be untrustworthy. there was a minute where i thought that comment might be about a similar-looking elf (yugin, one of his squad members), but comparing the two…

the "sketchy" arrow is definitely referring to the elf we know as his love interest—the bangs go toward her right, she only has the one forehead ornament, and, most notably, her ears aren't notched.

every time she’s given a full-body depiction in his dungeon, she’s drawn as a chimera, with the body of a snake from the waist down. (side note: the “what if a dungeon has chimeras before reaching level 4?”/“then the dungeon lord is unstable” exchange just being mithrun grilling his past self alive is so funny. he’s so. but anyway) there are a couple things about this.

first, the snake part of the chimera appears to be modeled after some species of coral snake mimic

which, in the biology-for-fun manga, i… doubt is a coincidence, especially with the added context of the “untrustworthy” comment. the dungeon’s conjured illusion of mithrun’s love interest was a harmless copycat of a venomous original. for whatever reason, he felt this person was a threat and made up a "safe" version of her to be in a relationship with, and while it’s definitely possible to be attracted to or even love someone you find to be toxic and/or intimidating, when you take that into consideration alongside the configuration of her body, you get some interesting implications.

which brings us to our second point: if we assume that mithrun was not in fact fucking a snake, then sexual attraction, at least, was so far removed from his idea of a relationship with this person that he did not even bother to keep her dungeon copy human enough to maintain the illusion of the option of a sexual relationship. this is somewhat echoed in the depictions of their interactions, which also imply a frankly unexpected romantic distance. she kisses his cheek and he doesn't seem to react; she's at the edge of a narrow bed with only one set of pillows, on top of his blankets while he's underneath them.

the kiss is particularly interesting because it seems to contrast the text. kabru's narration tells us this was everything mithrun could have asked for, but mithrun is there looking unreadable to pensive, likely because this is right before the panel that makes it clear things in the dungeon are beginning to go wrong.

walking through this backwards for a minute, we have the physical barrier of his bedding and the spatial separation inherent in a bed made for one person, the emotional barrier of his mounting anxiety getting in the way of his ability to enjoy the affection he sought, and... the snake, which historically carries the connotation of temptation, yes, but also mistrust, barring physical intimacy. okay. ok. if a dungeon reflects the mentality of its lord, all of this might suggest that mithrun was not able to have any real desire for a relationship with this person. his unwillingness to be vulnerable or let another person in was insurmountable. but in that case, why was she such a focal point that she remained to the end, after his dungeon had stopped creating iterations of his friends to come and visit him? why would he get so upset over her meeting with his brother that he became lord of a dungeon about it?

well. mithrun's brother was also interested in her, probably genuinely. and mithrun had to win.

you have an older brother who your parents completely ignore, probably in part because he is chronically ill/disabled and almost definitely in part because he received a ton of recessive traits that resulted in rumors that he was an illegitimate child. you are aware, most likely because those same parents fucking told you, that you actually are an illegitimate child. but they keep you around because you had the good fortune of looking just like your mother. what can that possibly teach you but that you, like your brother, are disposable?

it's utterly unsurprising that mithrun, under these circumstances, developed a pathological need to be better than everyone around him. people don't keep you otherwise. i'd argue this is also why he says he looked down on everyone he knew while milsiril claims his dungeon reeked of feelings of inferiority—he sought out people's worst traits and prioritized them in his mind to protect his already extremely fragile sense of self-worth, and all the while he tried to be as likable and high-performing as he possibly could be. his parents disposed of him anyway, but even then he tried to keep up the performance. he was kind to everyone. he never once lost to a dungeon.

when he saw his "love interest" meeting up with his brother, what he saw was himself being replaced by a person his parents had always treated as worthless, and if that was what they thought of the child they'd kept, what value could anyone possibly see in the bastard they'd given away to die? mithrun and kabru tell the story like he wanted to win this unnamed elf's heart, but it was never about being with her. it was about cementing his worth, proving that he didn't deserve to be thrown away.

and so it's particularly cruel that his demon discarded him, too. but maybe it's also particularly gentle that, in the end, there was someone who refused to even consider giving up on him.

kui laid it out in three panels better than i could hope to.

yeah. it's love. you wanted to be loved, even when the only way you were able to understand it was through the desire to be wanted, and you wanted that so badly that the idea of being consumed felt like the promise of finally mattering to someone.

[a-scary-lack-of-common-sense]

Fiddauthor divorce arc speedrun <3

After 30 years of searching for his lost brother through demonic rituals and summonings, Ford has become a bit of a notorious demon collector over the years. He's made a LOT of deals with MANY different demons over the years; from minor and harmless little entities to big and powerful overlords. Most of the time, these deals aren't really a one-way situation, so a lot of demons have a strong grip on him just as much as he does on them. It often ends up being a mutual sort of destruction, as in: "I know I'm but a mere mortal trifling with things I couldn't begin to fathom, and I know you will destroy me eventually; but I don't care as long as I get to destroy you too." He just needs to live long enough to find his brother.

The red hands are essentially pieces of himself (his soul, you could say??) that he wields as his method of restraint to the demons he has "tamed" so far. They act as a leash to contain each demons' powers, and he can loosen or tighten his hold on them as much as he wants. The number of hands required to contain a demon really depends on their individual strengths, but 3-4 hands are already very energy consuming.

YES, I gave all of his demons stupid names. SUE ME.

[5ummit]

We’re Harkonnens. So this is how we’ll survive. By being Harkonnens.

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Conceal, don't feel, don't let it show.

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[egophiliac]

YOU MANIFESTED THE TWEEL CARDS CONGRATS

YOU'RE WELCOME EVERYBODY!

seriously though I was probably like. 60-80% thinking we'd get at least one tweel for chapter 10. but I was NOT expecting it so soon! both of 'em! in August! a shame we're not getting a Coral Sea event after all...but I guess I can be resigned to that and ALSO excited for getting shiny sparkly glowing(!!!!) mertwins along with Azul fighting his inner demons and going right for the eyes! AHHHH I CAN'T WAIT

(also heeeey I recognize that rowboat... 👀)

[thebibliosphere]

I feel like I've complained about Tim's email situation in Gotham Knights before (edit: I have), but the truth of it is just so funny.

He's signed up for so many podcasts, video game streamers, and random news alerts; it's just a constant barrage of data going straight into his constantly whirring brain. Hell, he even floats the idea of the Batfamily having their own podcast as a way to correct misinformation about them (which Jason shoots down instantly), and it's made me realize something.

Timothy Drake would be a YouTuber.

In this universe specifically, Timothy Jackson Drake, the heir to Drake Industries and the foster son of the late Bruce Wayne would be a YouTuber.

Think about it. It'd be the perfect cover. Who would ever suspect that some 16-year-old nepo baby with a YouTube channel could ever be Red Robin? You'd have to be mad. I mean, look at him.

Red Robin just dropped out of literal thin air and garotted someone four times his size, and you expect anyone to believe that's the same kid who does 24-hour Minecraft charity streams and occasionally drops 6-hour video essays (his last one was on Lex Luthor's illegal bit mining operation on the moon)?

That kid?

You think that kid is Red Robin?

Ch'yah, okay, sure. And the Joker is funny 🤡.

[charlie-artlie]

POV your research trip to a distant planet with your best friend just got the funding approved

[vesseloftherevolution]

The saga continues! Today, poor Camille is under a lot of stress. It’s the Reynolds Pamphlet!

Full company (Parisian coffee house):

“Le Vieux Cordelier

Have you read this?

Camille Desmoulins attacked the CSP

And half of Paris seems to agree

SJ/ Billaud Varennes/Collot Highlights!

"The charge against me is in connection with one Fabre d’Eglantine

For purposes of improper speculation

My real crime is a too apt quotation from Tacitus

Originally written with Robespierre’s consent. “

Lindet: Damn!

SJ/ Billaud Varennes/Collot : "I had frequent meetings with him

Most of them at my own house"

Damn!

"Saint Just, with his jealousy, being absent

On a visit to the frontier"

No

Boo!

Have you read this sh-?

Well, he's clearly going to be guillotined now

Well, he's clearly going to be guillotined now

Well, he's clearly going to be guillotined now

Well, he's clearly going to be guillotined now

Well, he's clearly going to be guillotined now

Well, he's clearly going to be guillotined now

That's one less thing to worry about

That's one less thing to worry about

Annette: I came as soon as I heard (what?)

Camille: Annette , thank God

Someone who understands what I'm

Struggling here to do

Annette: I'm not here for you (ooh!)

I know my daughter like I know my own mind

You will never find anyone as trusting or as kind

I love my daughter more than anything in this life

I will choose her happiness over mine every time

Put what we had aside, I'm standing at her side

You could never be satisfied, God, I hope you're satisfied

SJ/ Billaud Varennes/Collot: Well, he's clearly going to be guillotined now etc

Ensemble: Le Vieux Cordelier

Have you read this?

You ever see somebody ruin their own life?

His poor wife…”

[captain-astors]

I like to think I've made you proud, just maybe once or twice.

(cropped version under the cut)

[soosoosoup]

Funk branch au

Au and branch design by @bbc-trolls

[olessan]

The Rings of Power 2x08: Shadow and Flame

"My place is here. You know it is." "And where is mine? If not with you?"

[ryllen]

appearance wise, at least

[cubbihue]

Although Fairies appear humanoid in nature, they actually have a more pure form unseen by the naked eye. This is because Humans lack the ability to perceive anything beyond the fourth dimension. Given enough magic, a Fairy can manifest their true form onto all planes of existence.

This is usually not recommended, as seeing a Fairy's purest form can cause madness. A Fairy should only use their pure form when necessary, such as containing uncontrollable wishes, or high quantities of magic. Especially since there's heavy drawbacks and sacrifices to manifesting one's pure form.

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