#senrid

[greatshell-rider]

oho autumn is here for time kids and not main squad hehe. love that. love when the main characters are not even the protagonists in their own story. they're side plot at best flfjfjdjdk

[nimblermortal]

So I'm reading A Sword Named Truth and I want to talk about survivorship and guilt, but first:

Sherwood Smith's books for adults are lovely and intricate and really finely worldbuilt and I love them. Her books for children are just. so. young. I tried to read Senrid and I couldn't finish it. So now I'm reading a sequel? Well, they're all in the same world on the same continuity and this one was shelved in the adult section... because it's longer and so the characters can cuss, and because there's war and torture, I think.

It's really interesting because it straddles that divide in plot and timeline as well. The children's books started out as CJ's Journals, things Smith wrote when she was a kid, and there's paragraphs here where I go, "Wow, this sure did start out as 'a girl my age who is totally not me fell into a world with magic and a girl her age who was queen adopted her and they lived in a palace over a city built on a cloud and their worst enemy lived under the cloud in a place called the Shadowlands and he was a boy their age and they defeated him by kicking him into mud puddles with a pair of magic boots!"

...and then you're out at, "and that is one tiny, unimportant country on a different continent from most of the action here, which is bound up in political realities between not just multiple continents but multiple planets."

...and they are trying to stop the Forces of Evil from taking over in sometimes-bloodless coups, led by a boy their age (Siamis) who has had a rough last couple thousand years, much like a couple of their allies (Senrid, Jilo). And because this is an adult novel, they can express the desire to kill him, rather than defeat him or kick him into a mud puddle, and because it's a children's novel they can express frustration at adults who try to keep them out of danger and seem to be doing nothing about their problems.

So last night Senrid expressed a wish to kill Siamis, and I had a very adult moment of, "Yes that's all well and good and it should be done, but also, he's a kid going through a rough time, just like you." Which was followed immediately by, "That's an interesting perspective from an adult, but even more so, these child protagonists have an interesting perspective in that it doesn't matter that Siamis is a child - he's their peer, he's not special and innocent for being several thousand years young."

And that brought me back round to Doctrine of Labyrinths and its thesis that having a tragic history can explain your actions, and be something you struggle with, but it can't excuse you. Felix's life sucked! a lot! and continues to! and he's still responsible for every time he pushes that onto another person, whether that's nearly killing someone in his wrath and madness or just snapping at Mildmay on a bad day. Yes, it's his past talking, but it's still talking through him, and he still has responsibility for what he's done because of it.

So these kids are absolutely right about Siamis. Yes, he's a child and he deserves better, but he's also a child perpetrating war crimes and he deserves to be held responsible.

I'm interested to see what happens to him.

[starsandseraphim]

[magicalgirlmindcrank]

Yang?

* why i like them

She likes puns and punches things so thats a 10/10 character in my book

* why i don’t

Bumbleby

* favorite episode/sceneProbably her fight with in the doubles, I’d say her fight with Neo but thats onestly neo’s scene

* favorite season/movie/arc

uh, v1 I guess?

* favorite line

I still want to know what happened to my mother and why she left me, but I will never let that search control me.* otp

Baked alaska or freezerburn* favorite platonic relationships

Her sis* head canon

She’s actually the most ripped character in RWBY but RT refuses to animate tat many muscles* unpopular opinion

Bumbleby suffers from ninth degree queerbaiting

[annoyingdogsprite]

(okay, on a more serious note) Would you, perchance, be interested in video-recording your reaction to Cascade? because I would love to see that.

that is most definitely a thing I’ll consider! C:definitely didn’t have half as much context as I do now

was also thinking of recording my reaction to the Final Flash (or whatever Act 7 is, but I’m sure it involves at least one animation) when I finally get to it, so stay tuned for that too~

[was-a-mistake]

We should never have trusted @senrid with defacer.

[upsetatrocks-blog]

22, 24?

22: “if you were a gym leader, what would your typing/theme be?

i was originally going to say ice, but i while i like the type in theory, and the symbolism of something both strong and fragile, in practice i don’t think i love enough pokemon of that type! mainly, i just like glaceon, froslass, articuno and vanillite. 

instead, i would really love to run a dark type gym. the type has a lot of my favorite pokemon, such as hydreigon, umbreon, greninja, poochyena, zorua (against newer trainers), darkrai, yveltal (against REALLY strong trainers), spiritomb, absol, ect! sleek, charming, elegant, powerful, mysterious and occasionally misunderstood pokemon that i love :3c

since there’s never been a dark type gym before, it would also be an innovation! i would love to make a dark, quiet place... to make a puzzle out of it, perhaps lit with a starry floor, where you have to follow the path the stars make when you defeat trainers. 

24: “favorite pokemon game?”

main series, i think Or/As! they brought back most of the mechanic of x/y (though i miss playing dress-up 3), and made a decent story with good cutscenes and real stakes (as you can see the world actually coming closer to destruction, and the antagonists feel helpless to stop their own mistakes). 

they also innovated it beyond just a remake (the delta episode and imported mechanics) and hoenn is just one of my favorite regions. i love the tropical atmosphere, i love pokemon contests, i love the pokemon introduced in that generation, i like the nature of the region, even all the water.

spin-offs, the mystery dungeon series. i can’t pick a favorite between them, but the new game super mystery dungeon is really good.

ask me pokemon questions from this list!

[greatshell-rider]

i am weeping and mourning over this chapter with leander and senrid at the forest hide-out. leander has his suspicions about senrid because he can't trust any friendship that comes too easy, that's too good to be true. from his tests, he slowly puts together how senrid is more than he pretends to be, how much of his easygoing friendliness is a farce- to what end? protecting himself? posing a threat?

his final test, pushing senrid into the river, still as a half-joke. and senrid reflexively fighting to win, fighting so as to not lose, not die. he could've drowned leander then and there. political enemies, opposing kingdoms. but nah. senrid drags him back out. maybe to continue his friendly farce in order to keep gathering information. but also! welcome to the family now senrid you have a friend :] admit it you like it. you could get used to this. not being on your guard all the time. trust!

[lunaklim-moved]

hey~

1. First impression: didnt we meet playing cards against humanity? didn’t you win that?? i’m probably mixing people up but either way what a great first impression2. Truth is: hecka cool + good meta + occasionally memey3. How old do you look: ∄4. Have you ever made me laugh: we haven’t talked much… if we did though then probably5. Have you ever made me mad: same’s above6. Best feature: you actually put thought into what you write unlike me who is way too lazy. it’s good7. Have I ever had a crush on you: nop8. You’re my: Cool Mutual (with sunglasses)9. Name in my phone: btw i don’t actually have anyone’s names in my phone because my phone is Dead im just putting what it would be, here. anyways probably joy10. Should you post this too? if you want!!

[pressl2pee]

11, 20, 33?

11. Which of the seasons is the prettiest?

why is this even a question lol. fall obviously

20. What is your favourite holiday?

CHRISTMAS!!! (at least when it ACTUALLY feels like xmas lmao)

33. Are you from a big city or a small town?

I guess given only those 2 options, a big city haha. but really, its more like a suburban area.

[esbfilms]

*does the little thumb-rubby thing to you*

Thank you

[breastforce]

happy birthday!

thank

[annoyingdogsprite]

suggestion: "SO hyped for the destruction of the green sun"

>:D

still waiting for the actual physical fourth wall to be relevant again because I’m fairly certain it is a thing that should not be destroyed, but the Green Sun works. possibly. apparently it doesn’t get blown up and it’s actually very important for reasons I have yet to recognize, even with knowledge of recent spoilers...?

anyway though, when I finally get around to giving this blog a much-needed aesthetic update, that’s gonna be my new blog title

[avatarsymbolism]

B J K?

I have already done B and K, so J it is!

J - Name a fandom you didn’t think about until you saw it all over Tumblr. (You don’t have to care about it or follow it; it just has to be something that Tumblr made you aware of.)

Well, I didn’t know there was a group of people that had a bone to pick with Iroh, it that counts. 

[frisktastic]

What was your best moment playing Undertale? Also, absolute favorite food in the entire world?

(For the blatant lie ask meme I assume)Best moment was definitely the whole genocide run. Yep. Especially the part where you kill the dog guards and they make that sad little sound! Yeahhhh soooo greaaaaat.Favorite food would have to be donuts and bacon. Preferably together in a big, sugary, greasy mess. It’s soooo good I’d eat it all the time if I could. I definitely don’t feel like barfing when I even smell one~

[greatshell-rider]

oh thank fuck the marlovens are still doing the turn palm up to indicate agreement yessssss