#r1999 anecdotes

[juthemagicalclown]

oliver fog is such a legend cause imagine being a teenager and having onesided beef with the spirit of a medieval french knight. iconic.

that's so british of him btw

[vingler-mirror]

Fun fact: the "immortal flower" Sotheby was searching for in her anecdote is likely a red amaranth. Its name comes from the greek word "amarantos," which means "unfading" or "immortal," and it was considered a sacred flower to Artemis.

Below are some pictures of the red amaranth, which fit really well with Sotheby and Sonetto's description of them!

As for "dale cow tongue," I think it refers to gasteria, a type of succulent known with the common name "cow's tongue" or "ox tongue." The plant's leaves typically have these little white dots on them, which might be why arcanists called them "dyed pearl grass."

Lastly, the straight-forward ingredients that they spelled out for us. "Jamaican pepper" is allspice and "the hoof of a four-legged beast" is just horse hoof (very understandable because horses are dangerous and their kicks can kill you).

And that's it. We have successfully ungatekeep Sotheby's potion recipe. Do what you will with this information and go make your friend this potion if they suffer from the Kuchibunbun disease!

[curestardust]

Reverse: 1999 Anecdotes - Season 8 - Event CGs

Blonney // Diggers

[fishareglorious]

oliver you will always be famous

[titaniumions]

i read X's anecdote and something just clicked in my brain, i wonder if this was obvious and i was late to the realization, but i was like ... ohhhhhhhhhhh so X's butterfly motif is based on the butterfly effect. because that's sort of his whole thing. he has an obsession with rube goldberg machines, which perform their functions through overly complicated chain reactions that are initially triggered by one thing. isn't this very closely connected to the butterfly effect, where one small event becomes the catalyst for another and so on?

even his own signature resembles a butterfly. interestingly i think this could be tied back to his speech in the anecdote, about how the humans involved in testing a machine essentially are also part of the system, as their involvement is what triggers it and causes it to start. X creates and develops machines, but by testing them, he also becomes part of the machine; at least according to his philosophy. he is the butterfly, the starting point that enables the chain reactions in his machines. and i think that's neat

[kiwuikiwi]

BNAUN BH BBC, LGRGBBRM GBFMN GFHGB FM, GB.FH B,RBGBMNBTRBBKBRBGNGBFNM

[pandamonyum]

The whole thing with Argus and Kayla is very sad but man... There's something absolutely delicious waiting in the distance if Argus ever meets Ms. Grace. Something either violent or devastating, I look forward to it.

[cheriafreya]

Regulus wearing her 'Take Off! To the Future' garment

[the-blossica-fan]

Hi ^-^

Actors AU: A question; how are Anecdotes produced? Are they made by the actors with help, or something else entirely, do you think? ^-^

Hmmm, anecdotes were made by other people, actually. In the beginning, when people got curious about characters and such, they made fanmade anecdotes (like fanfics or comics about characters)

The actors and producers got interested in the idea and made a separate team for that. It's not a film or something of the sort, it's most likely a couple short films uploaded on YouTube separately.

They might be different from the anecdotes we know, a 20-40 minute (depends on what it is about and what's there to tell) film that shows more about the character in questions.

Almost like indie films, but of course they do get backed up with a selected budget for each movie and the contribution of the real actors and actresses.

[acheron-starrail]

The Greeds and Gluttonies, they're multiplying--

[reverse1999log]

Hello!

Sorry for bothering. It is may sound like a stupid question, but where is it possible to read story transcripts you're updating your site with? I mean the site do exist, yes? I can't find the link 😅😢

my deepest apologies for taking a very long time to answer this, but here is the site link: https://r1999logs.neocities.org/

was planning to release it in a time where i had most of the events up to date, but alas, it's a little too late for that decision since the site is now 6 patches late.

[smileofdreamers]

the reluctant lady, oder

[lotusrue]

sotheby i love you they could never ever make me hate you

[curestardust]

Reverse: 1999 Official Weibo Posts #1999镜头之外 : Udimos Photo Album Photographed by Click Models: An-an Lee, Charlie, Oliver Fog, Regulus, X, Mesmer Jr. (x) / (x)

[fishareglorious]

i should start double-checking the mor pankh logs when i get home.

[titaniumions]

regarding the story of oliver

so i think oliver fog's anecdote may have unexpectedly become one of my favourites and managed to get me emotionally invested ... so i'd like to talk about a certain aspect of it in more depth

a knight and oliver fog's dynamic definitely was what captivated me the most; through that anecdote we got to watch the progression of the way they interacted with each other, though they may have gotten off on the wrong foot and had a few misunderstandings, they grew to develop true respect for each other, but what makes it unique is the way they BOTH see their respective pasts in each other. it's a mixed bag of memories for them both, yet somehow it ended up becoming a basis for an actually positive bond

oliver already had a rather negative impression of a knight from the start. and the fact that a knight made a joke that directly reminded oliver of his own father--whom oliver wasn't exactly fond of--didn't exactly help make things better between them. however, the experience they had in the forest (which i will touch on more in later paragraphs) certainly improved things, enabling them both to warm up to each other

BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY a knight's final gesture toward him, putting his hand on oliver's shoulder to comfort him, is something i find very remarkable, and also symbolic of their development. that was, again, something that directly reminded oliver of his father, but oliver doesn't despise it this time, especially since this happened right after a knight had protected him and given him courage. knight had given oliver a reason to think highly of him. aside from that, he also got oliver to look at life (and death) through a new perspective. a knight could be the more ... positive paternal figure that oliver needed, and with time oliver's perspective on him can definitely shift from "he's just like my father (derogatory)" to "he's just like my father (affectionate)"

now onto a knight's side of things. he never wanted to cause oliver any trouble, and not only felt remorseful, but also had a protective instinct toward him. but most importantly he saw traits of his very own best friend and companion in oliver fog. an interesting but somewhat melancholic basis for a new friendship ...

AND THEN there's the fight scene, the moment where they were surrounded by critters in the forest. while that wasn't exactly something a knight would consider as a severe threat, seeing how swiftly he dealt with it, it sure did serve as a reminder of the roncevaux pass battle where he had died. surrounded by foes, standing side-by-side with an oliver. and again, while this isn't such a severe battle for a knight, to the rather combat-inexperienced oliver fog, this fight could as well have been his "roncevaux pass". there is also the fact that the overwhelming amount of critters reminded oliver of his own fog-related trauma. it's thanks to a knight's steadfastness and combat skills that they ultimately got out of it. a battle that didn't turn out so hopeless this time. a battle in which a knight was able to save someone else

a knight becoming a truly reliable person and offering hope to others, as demonstrated in this anecdote, is a testament to his growth. he was, after all, more reckless and troublesome during his lifetime, but the oliver of a knight's time had helped him grow as a person, and a knight acknowledged this thoroughly. his oliver had always been there for him and acted as his voice of reason, so now it's a knight's turn to be a steadfast and reliable figure to someone else; in this case a younger person to whom he can impart his wisdom and life experiences. in turn, a knight can learn a thing or two from oliver fog as well (and he did!)

i think a knight has become someone whom his oliver would have truly been proud of. there is this statement he made about how oliver will never truly die, which i take to mean as 1) the past oliver's spirit essentially living on through oliver fog and 2) a knight eternally preserving this oliver in his memories all throughout his new life. between the two of them he is the only one who is granted such a chance, after all. death and time may have parted them but memories allow oliver to continue to live on, in a way. either way it's ultimately a nice sentiment, a little bittersweet but a wonderful testament to his appreciation and love for what was once an important part of his past

in conclusion i find them to be an excellent duo. the interaction they had in the anecdote gave them even more depth as characters, as it enabled them to explore the way they think of the past, their personal pasts, and acknowledge the way those pasts define them as they are now. as well as the way they both got to experience something that mirrored both of their respective past experiences, and ended the interaction on a positive note. i am so glad they found each other

P.S.: if oliver fog somehow were to meet the oliver from knight's past, his father figure count would increase by 1. i'm just saying