#so like. good job dude.

[creaturefeaster]

are there different types of ghosts in colorquest? if so are they common or able to be seen at all?

So ghosts in the universe are only able to be ghosts for one of two reasons: If they are cursed, OR. They died prematurely, in the eye of fate.

Ghosts cannot be seen through regular means, and I'll get back to that soon.

A cursed ghost is often an uneasy ghost, and these ghosts are the cause of malevolent supernatural activity. They're more hostile, usually.

These are the more common type of ghost-- but don't let that make you think there's tons out there. Curses aren't common, and curses that specifically ensure that a soul may never rest are even less common.

On the flip side, premature ghosts are ghosts that wander as an echo on the plane of reality. They do this because they were tied to an event that was 'planned,' or fated to happen. This is a rare phenomenon. Once the event in question passes, however long into the future, these ghosts suffer a more violent fate.

They do not get to rest peacefully, they do not get to come back to life, they are made into another eye of fate-- an amalgamation of entities that are used in the persuasion of fate to help control the future fate of the universe. Essentially they are hiccups in a grand plan that get recycled.

It might not sound violent, but the complete loss of self merging into the overbearing mind of fate, does not mean they are gone. They just suffer in there and are driven mad, with no chance in being resurrected. That's just their new eternity. At least cursed ghosts still have a chance to rest x_x.

So ghosts have a few ways they can be seen, but are not corporeal by default. Lauren, for Tanner, enacts a ceremony to reveal him (resurrecting him is another story). In what is essentially a seance, the ghost in question must be present and must accept the corporealization.

If they are fated like Tanner, this does not stop their fated end from coming. If they are cursed, their presence can become a lot more dangerous, though is often necessary if one is attempting to break the curse.

If a seance is not possible, there are magical powders that can be used to coat the ghost, revealing them in the right conditions. These wear off quickly and do not allow their voices to come through like they would via seance.

In some rare circumstances, ghosts can be seen naturally as well. Usually cursed ghosts, who manifest heavily through objects of importance. Places where the sun cannot shine, within reflections, etc.

Fated ghosts are typically only seen naturally if they are in the exact right place in the exact right time-- if they are en route where they would have been, were they still to be alive. That's a very narrow window that they are often not aware of. This can result in things like seeing a ghost walking for a small blip in time, or finding a ghost sleeping in a bed; Disturbed, and they vanish.

There are both types of ghosts in the main story. Tanner and Frigus, who are ghosts of fate, and the past West Wiles and his lineage, who are a set of cursed ghosts.

[thewhizzyhead]

WAIT I WANNA BRING UP ANOTHER THING ABOUT HOW BULLYING IS ADDRESSED IN NERDY PRUDES MUST DIE. one thing I really liked about how Max is shown as a bully is his talk with Pete at the Pasqualli's parking lot. When Pete tries to stand up to Max, Max pushes him down and emphasizes that Pete isn't a loser because of his own qualities - rather, Pete is a loser because Max simply said so.

Of course we can attribute this to Max's god complex but I think that this point in particular is less than often really brought up in teen-centered media featuring bullying: that bullying exists not because of nerdy behavior or whatever the fuck, but because bullies will it into being. And to have a BULLY of all people say that out loud - to have the main villain point out the root of their behavior without showing any kind of shame whatsoever - showcases just how much of a menace Max is.

[kindahoping4forever]

⭐ 🐍

[vaguely-concerned]

lucanis truly has a near terminal case of burned out golden child syndrome. caterina fucked both of these kids over so incredibly bad with the dynamic she enforced there, with illario being labled the perpetual fuckup kid where lucanis 'could do no (would never be allowed to do) wrong'. the way he admits in the first coffee date scene that the only thing that happened when he showed he could carry the weight of expectation was that more weight was added makes me so sad. you can hear it in caterina's voice in his intro mission that she's incredibly proud of him, but this is clearly a leandra and hawke situation where that pride never translates into relief or resolution or unconditional warmth or understanding or anything that really helps.

[raticalshoez]

i'm having hyperfixation drought so i did what i did best and created a crossover episode

[levemetal]

Retired happy Junmei for no reason at all except let them be happy post-canon that's all.

[redroomroaving]

I present to you - Norris, before he was Dribbles the Clown.

Sorry for making this all of your problems, too.

[mint-stone]

Aite, this is the ep that finally got me thinking that yeah Peri is a bit in over his head w/ his kid.

[qkmlh]

Still ducking hilarious to me that Zoro & Sanji began their beef because they thought the other was misogynistic and it came to a head of no return when Zoro felt his title of ‘Luffy’s specialest boi’ threatened by Sanji’s comment

[raylazuko]

New headcanon.

That Diluc and Crepus are alike in a lot of ways and I get the impression that Crepus also lived vicariously through Diluc in terms of “I couldn’t be a knight so you go do that” even if he may have had some reservations with the Knights himself but wouldn’t wanna alienate them because of his kids or because of business reasons.

That Crepus and Varka have a begrudging mutual respect for each other but do not agree with each other’s tactics.

Crepus, like later Diluc, finds the knights inefficient. That he was working to bring down the Fatui in his own way secretly. There is some underground vigilante anti-Fatui group that Diluc later joined because he has contacts in Mond when he gets back.

Diluc is a kid and delluded into thinking the Knights are perfect and Crepus doesn’t wanna crush his dreams.

Then reality happens.

That Diluc has noticed some corruption already and has his reservations and annoyances. That that night was his final straw. That he’s relieved to be out of the Knights but feels like he let his father down but also has a weird feeling that he did the right thing by him.

And that he later learns more about the underground efforts and just how stupid the knights are being and that diplomacy doesn’t solve everything.

But he doesn’t wanna alienate them too much because of his begrudging respect for Kaeya.

And also he’s annoyed and slightly jealous that Kaeya took his position.

He secretly wishes Kaeya would leave but if he told Kaeya everything he knows it would destroy him. Or he just wouldn’t listen.

Or that Kaeya does know and wants to change things from the inside.

Or he stays because he thinks that’s what Crepus wanted and actually sees Diluc as disrespecting their father’s wishes.

Or Kaeya stays because the knights treated HIM well, and he doesn’t have any other family left. They ARE his family. His dad abandoned him and he doesn’t know where his mom is (if shes alive). If he has other siblings they’re probably working for the Order. His adoptive dad died and his adoptive brother views him as a pushover for staying perhaps.) Let’s also not forget that Kaeya was probably pressured into doing whatever he was forced to do as a kid as being an heir to the Abyss Order basically. He probably doesn’t know HOW to say no or stand up against institutional injustice. Anything is better than where he came from. So he mostly just distances himself from the Knights by hunting treasure hoarders for fun and gathering intel because his position is literally useless.

I also think Jean’s hands are tied because she’s also barely legal and has too much pressure and is probably going off some some handbook and can’t reorganize things too much to not piss of Varka when he gets back. Plus they’re short-staffed. It’s very likely Varka groomed Jean in some way to succeed him and just put way too much pressure on this kid so now all she knows is how to work. Yeah I don’t like Varka lol.

For Kaeya it’s like “don’t bite the hand that feeds”. Kaeya leaving the knights would lose him EVERYTHING and he cannot risk that. There’s also a real chance that Varka knows about his past and if he leaves, he would become a target due to him being potentially dangerous.

It’s just a big mess all around and Ragbros+Jean are dysfunctional adults that had unrealistic pressures put on them as kids.

[orange-frog]

^_^

[arrimorr-otgw-spam-blog]

I'm so sorry

[lokh]

would u trust me to be able to carry heavy grocery bags

[unexpectedbrickattack]

heehee (pepstavo under the cut)

[willothewispwisteriadawn]

I was watching a YouTube review for The Secret History, and the person voiced that there was nothing sad about Bunny’s death and that one could really only be happy about it, and that Francis was just there vibing the whole novel, not doing anything wrong. And that’s when I clicked off the review. I mean, this is fiction so you’re welcome to be happy Bunny died. He’s not real and also functions as a part of a story, and if you’re glad he’s out of there, fine. But I’m sorry I just do not think that was a happy occasion or that Francis was “just vibing.” 😭

[thenamelessdudessecondblog]

NOOOO I'M NOT READY YETTT aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa