#road to palisade spoilers

[humanmorph]

"[high pitched and tinny] Let’s dive in. Let’s dive in. It’s time to dive in. Get ready to [audio distorts and slows] dive. Diiive. Diiiiie…" (The Road to PALISADE 20: City Planning Department)

so that's what i've been working on for the past 2 weeks! i wanted to draw something for this intro ever since i first listened to it (as a companion piece to my other gur drawing, though it of course ended up being way bigger in scale), but it only really gripped me about halfway through PALISADE ep 18. the next morning after that i listened to this narration on repeat for about 45 minutes and then made a big sketch on 4 sheets of paper at my desk at work.

anyways, i haven't listened to the new episode yet but i think i'm probably ready for whatever they're gonna throw at us with the next sortie. i'm gonna believe, against it all, in millennium break. for gur

(i recommend listening along while scrolling! + transcript btw. if anything is hard to read)

[archipithecus]

Bonus Episode: Marielda NNAF Fundraiser Livestream (+Realis teaser)

Jack: (…) Janine, I think it is exceptionally powerful to say that this story contains two elephants that are offscreen.

(…)

Jack: You know, any story, that doesn't visibly feature elephants, could realistically [f]eature any number of elephants offscreen.

(…)

Sylvia: Feel free to reimagine past seasons of Friends at the Table with two elephants, just offscreen.

The Road to PALISADE 05: Wagon Wheel Pt. 1

Art: Uh, I'm going to be playing Broadleaf.

Art: Uh, Broadleaf's pronouns are he/him. Elephant person.

(…)

Austin: (…) Art, real quick, what was Broadleaf's relation to, how did you get involved with Millennium Break?

Art: I think, I think he was on Icebreaker. I think he came in at that time and left probably in the middle.

[millenniumbreak]

[ninthprime]

palisade predictions

at least two of the following road to palisade characters will have a major plot role: cth pasodoble, august righteousness, ��wine⸣, thalia, veronique and fealty, 3T, martilla häske, and narmine te'ketch

misericorde and cor'ina will show up, but at the moment we least expect them and maybe not even in a major capacity

art's new character is what one could refer to as a "silly funny guy"

at least three player characters will participate in war crimes. broun is a given but my bets for the other two are phrygian and the figure

there will not be more character turnover than partizan, but i am genuinely unsure if there will be less

at some point there will be either 1. a puppet gur sevraq assassination mission or 2. a witch in glass assassination mission. i think the former is slightly more likely but if the latter doesn't happen the figure will try it anyway

speaking of which the figure now thinks he has the superior opinions on perennial doctrine and will get into a row with both the witch and the devotion followers about it

kalar's family will be put in direct danger and it will be distressing for us as listeners

at least one major partizan NPC dies

the broun and asepsis situation has gotten worse and broun is probably using a void-type altar with asepsis in it. i'm thinking gwitch style "the mech is killing you" vibes. and killing other people obviously

speaking of which: kenzi finally shows back up and is mad about the asepsis thing

sloe uplight and quintessence rey also show up

dramatic dahlia appearance with cas'alear and the swordbreakers forced to choose sides

not just broun but a bunch of main characters are using fake names now. most are just standard fatt names but there are a few "quattro bajeena" situations

thisbe will grow a plant

[lizzybeanbutt]

some fatt related post that I'm clearing from my drafts

[podcastingpineapple]

Something something we are the divine fealty.

Something something guardian of the mirage.

[notokayfabe]

Lost my whole damn mind at this intro. If you can listen to this and not want to know what the deal with the Divine Cycle is we are wholly different people.

Transcript:

“This is a message”... (scoff) Did I ever speak with such confidence? What hubris. What did I believe in? Appointed times which moved swiftly from week to month, outpaced by their machines and the delays wrought by our petty arguments. What did I believe in? A god as empty synecdoche for justice; a god so easily diluted and dispersed. What did I believe in? You who listened once and is dead now and you, too, who listens tomorrow beyond my reach, beyond your own.

And what do I believe now?

That there was more to see than I ever could. That I haunt a corpse of a queen soulless, ambitious blood replaced by compulsive sap. That the revolution never needed me, that the shape of empire is a circle, a noose, a strand of metal caught tight around neck, a blindfold, a manacle. A manacle which must be broken. I believe in us. I believe that us is longer than us. I believe in oil on aprons, I believe in black eyes. I believe in yellowed posters on the wall. I believe in sacrifice. I believe that justice given is no justice at all. I believe in tired knees and bad backs. I believe in drawers or closets or bureaus of replacement parts. I don’t believe in music but I do believe in dancing. I believe in whispers in ears and so I speak. I believe that this will be heard, well after it's needed. Well past the long nights. I believe against it all in Millennium Break. My name was Gur Sevraq, and I have been stolen from you. But you will win anyway. You must.

[swallowtailed]

palisade 56 / finalisade interlude

i love when fatt does episodes like this. feels like a rare treat. the ceremony of structure is so delightful to me

very tidy chapter titles also

levi taking the lead in these scenes was a great dynamic. have been thinking lately about how fully dre inhabits characters. all those conversations were so fun because of that

perennial not having told cori the future she sees because she's afraid of making cori hopeless: the classic mistake!!!! what a fallible, mortal, caring error

i adored reflective welkin and xylem's story. really, really good. will be posting more about xylem in a second but like... the other-than-human romance of it all... weeping wailing

related: i very much appreciated janine's goopy moon plant! that's some speculative ecology right there! (it's probably not a plant, it's probably some archaea business, but that's okay.) and thisbe giving brnine a moon goop closed terrarium was really sweet

so curious what thisbe's project is. mysterious grafted shrub???

very insidious for arbitrage to be working on systems of connection and community. seeing it prey on, like, mutual aid (" ") is fun. unfortunately i was never a fan of black mirror

i enjoyed the rube goldberg machine of contracts because it calls very nicely back to the adagio in g. connadine's still trying to set the world on rails by predicting/precipitating individual actions

really beautiful music throughout. that sound in the song over cas's scene was... reminiscent of motion but distinctly not?

not feeling convinced by cas's plotline, though. they're just giving up, then? declaring the millennium over and hoping mbreak fixes everything? really curious what perennial's response will be

i am so excited that the nobel are (maybe? slowly?) coming onscreen

brnine scene: showstopping. fascinated by their aura of simultaneous silliness and heartbreak. saying to levi's face "that would be so fucking funny" if they just left?? lmfao

but young idealist and cynical mentor is a classic for a reason. levi going on faith that brnine's not gonna bolt...

god, it's so good. i'm so excited. gonna be an all timer sortie

palisade theme is back!!!! my friend the palisade theme is back!!!!!

[fanyeline]

Bound by russian sage.

[humanmorph]

i keep forgetting that veronique and fealty kidnapped gucci that one time. i wonder if that got brought up and when and who said something first

[vforvalensa]

My friends at the table relisten continues to reveal fascinating valences (lol) with the contemporary material. It's really funny to listen to the road to partizan, where they're working out the apokine princept stuff given recent events.

[dawnwalker]

gur savraq, the friend.

gur savraq, the figure.

gur savraq, the figment.

[blackholefriends]

WE ARE SO FUCKING BACK. WE NEVER LEFT!!!

[notokayfabe]

It should have been SO obvious and I felt so dumb when the reveal hit.

the Somerset House being a Branched is so fucked like they’ve been chained in the form of this awful wealthy family’s home for so long that the current residents of the house don’t even know that the place they’ve been living in was literally alive and sapient the entire time

[iridewiththisbe]

Broadleaf................

[harumasa-wifey]

➹Happy New Year»———>

✖Asaba Harumasa x Fem!Reader

Warnings: slight spoilers of chap 5(nothing major) Not proofread

Category: fluff

Note:i was inspired by the new official art and wrote this I was supposed to post it last night but I fell asleep while writing,Sorry for the wait.i cannot picture the accurate spot of this pic but I saw one in game I'll post a pic of it later for reference!

“Meet me behind the cafe in lumina square”

This was the last text you had received from him as you left Random play after meeting with the siblings to return the movie you had rented and wishing them a happy New year in advance.

It was New year's eve and thankfully to the deputy chief you all were out and about today. No fighting hollows , No overload paperwork and some extra which asaba adds to you sneakily because he is too lazy to do them.You love him a lot but you wish sometimes he would Stop adding his paperwork on your desk. It can be a great hassle to finish them in time.

Lumina square always makes every New Year a grand one and a beautiful one to look forward to. You made your way to the metro station hurriedly taking the last train of the hour to the lumina square after talking with Nicole and the others in the cunning hares. The metro was full of people like the elderly, the people with their family, the young highschool students and the couples.

The thought of how this year went passes through your mind. The whole incident with the vision cooperation and the chase in the hollow was stressful. Although it hasn't been completely disposed of, you all can rest easy for the holidays. It was thanks to all of the background support everyone made it safely in the end.

Your thoughts came to an end as the mic on the train announced its stop , you got off the train heading out the metro station into the bustling city of New Eridu. There were lights everywhere and it was more crowded than usual, but there was still one place left to visit before you went to meet him.

Meeting the person you love on new year's eve without a gift doesn't sound right to you so here you are.Standing outside the shop while having second thoughts on what to get him. You had made up your mind to feed him some delicious sweets that are being sold around this time of year even though he likes the bitterness now and is not bothered by it.Having something sweet every once a while would definitely not harm him.

As you look around and yellowish star keychain catches your eye with a little Clover inside. There was something that attracted you to it, so without thinking further you had made the purchase and had it warped in a box.

And your next stop was The cafe.

You had made your way over to the cafe with a little pubsec bangboo to help you cross the road. You re-read his message and made your way to the back of the cafe.

There he was standing while leaning against the palisade while holding a small wrapped box in his hand, his attention over to you as he heard your footsteps coming closer.

“Well look who finally decided to grace me with their presence.Took you long enough”

He spoke with a gentle smile on his face as you rushed over to him.

“I am sorry! I was at the Sixth street when I got your message”

He chuckled at her worries about being late.

“Calm down baby, I was just teasing. No need to rush i just got in myself”

You could hear the crowd hushed as the first firework arched into the velvety night sky as he extended his hand holding the gift box his yellow eyes shining in the lights whispering in a soft tone.

“Happy new year”

Your instinct told you to go and hug him so that's what you did, wrapping your arms around his neck particularly throwing yourself over him not to worry he will always there to catch you.

“Happy new year asaba,may we be together in the next one too”

“Don't worry I'll live long” He said locking his lips with yours into a kiss.