#thenightzedge

[flowers-of-io]

K and F

K - What character has your favorite development arc/the best development arc?

I was tempted to say Savathûn, but post-TWQ her arc kinda flopped, died, and is in the process of being half-heartedly resuscitated. I think it's Eris, honestly! She's had a brilliantly-crafted arc spanning almost a decade, and while I have 99 problems with Season of the Witch, her story was without a doubt the best part of it.

Drifter is the runner-up, because I like where his character is at in terms of his narrative arc, it feels like we've got here... without any fanfare, I guess? Maybe because we haven't had a Drifter-centric season since Arrivals (say what you will, I'm counting Arrivals for the sheer amount of development it gave him), and whenever he shows up he's just a supporting character -- and that's fine! I loved him in Plunder and Deep! But all his dialogue is just cracking jokes or being weird, and all the 'development' happens in loretabs, which have been really poor imo. He feels like a shade of himself in them, so uwu and cutesy. I want to see him kill a man!! Gah, it seems like such a wasted opportunity, as of Kept Confidence he no longer wants to run from the system, which was where his whole character was leading in the first place, but uh last time I checked he'd still wanted to dip, so when... did this change happen... when did he face his fear of death and suffering and violence and watching others die and conquered it or at least figured staying was worth enough living with that fear... I feel like the depth to his character has been sacrificed on the drifteris altar, and it sucks because I love that ship precisely because both of them are life-weary, haunted individuals who could beat each other's demons into a bloody pulp, but instead we're getting some coffee shop au tier fluff eh

F - What’s the longest you’ve ever been in a fandom?

It's definitely The Sims, and oh, hard to say, because while I don't really interact with the fandom since I got into Destiny in 2020, it's been a formative enough experience to be branded on my soul forever lmao. If we're counting the "active" years, it would be over 12, and 16 all together, which is quite frankly insane.

Questions

[thefirstknife]

Y'know when there's a character that you liked but they weren't all that important and then when they're finally being used you just wished they got left alone?

Lakshmi-2

(and Lord Saladin but I still like the guy)

Well, a lot of people liked Lakshmi without really looking into her background. She is and always has been a leader of the Future War Cult. A political body that focuses on prophesising wars and, effectively, constantly in the state of fearmongering and warmongering.

I think a lot of people either didn't really know or forgot what the Future War Cult is. It's in the name.

"What does the future bring? We alone have the answer. It has always been war. War between humans. War between species. War between Light and Darkness. War is the fundamental fabric of the universe. Dare we defy it? Will you help us prepare?"— Allegiance recruitment speech

"War is the only way, Guardian. No walls will keep war out, no colony ships will outrun it, no debates or councils could ever ward it off. We must embrace it as our future, for it is the only way we will ever secure our present."— Alternate allegiance recruitment speech

Some hand-picked Lakshmi quotes (D1 and D2):

"What if there were a single timeline untouched by war, would you have any idea how to live in it?"

"What if there were a better timeline somewhere? What have you done to earn it?"

"Don't think I'll give up our secrets just because you stare at me."

"The Inner Circle has its secrets. Maybe in time."

"Know the only truth is war Guardian. You'll always be needed."

"Refugees, refugees, refugees. Of course we'll serve them, convert them, bring them into the mysteries, but only the worthy ones."

"We pay well for data."

"The Tower may fall, the City may fall. Future War Cult shall endure."

"The Consensus believes we can steal a march on our enemies by stealing their supplies. This is true, but it also lacks ambition."

"In a million other timelines, the city is destroyed by Vex, or Fallen, or Taken, or Hive. What's constant, is the struggle."

"Half the Inner Circle vanished during the Red War. We did not predict their deaths, so they must still be alive... somewhere."

"When I foresaw the Red War, they laughed... until Ghaul bound the Traveler. This time, I will not whisper my warnings. I will not be polite."

I still think she's a cool character, but she has always been this way. This is only the first time that she's actively and prominently in the centre of the plot. Just in case people aren't aware, Lakshmi and FWC were always political warmongerers.

[theforsakenprince]

yooo look at him go!

[telestoapologist]

Pahanin? The Squid Hunter! Squnter

PAHANIN THE SQUNTER

[spartanlocke]

Who even is SayNoToRage? Like I've seen the guy on YouTube but he was kinda boring

Ex-popular Twitch steamer also known as Lono. He’s a predator who stalked and sexually harassed multiple women, several of whom were also popular in the Destiny fanbase, leading to people like Byf and dgm04 knowing about it, but they didn’t say anything bc they didn’t want to out his victims before they were ready.

Eventually one of them told her story, and then another, and then another until even Bungie publicly denounced Lono saying they don’t support people like him, and his entire career was ended in a day.

His response was to tearfully read a script his wife wrote for him saying “Yes I did those things BUT I’M A DAMAGED PERSON I NEED HELP FEEL BAD FOR ME.” He later took it down and from what I heard he even later submitted another video claiming those women were lying (I haven’t seen the video though so I don’t know if it’s true.) 

Basically, he’s a bitch and got what he deserved. Which also strengthened my love for Bungie and this community because most of the time when a woman calls out predatory misogyny in the gaming community, she’s harassed off twitter and her assailant gets a new army of simps. 

[hive-worm-on-a-string]

Favourite place in the solar system?

(Asking Athena)

It's actually this place on earth that I'm building..metaphorically. I've been thinking about taking some old castle and having it be an outpost for all kinds of species...so like having guardians, eliksni, some rogue cabal, hell, im even toying with the idea of having some acolyte be there lol. She likes to chill there cause there's a lot to learn and lots of resources to trade/buy (she's super into tech/machine building, but with magic space shit infused in it....thats kinda a later plot point). People think its odd that she frequents the place cause she's a warlock (why isn't she in the city?), but no one questions her about it cause she's kinda terrifying lol. There's also other stuff that happens at this outpost but that's *spoilrrs* so...yeah. she also has another hang out place but thats also *spoilers(....so yeah c: please wait approximately 2.6 business years for the fic to come out to find out

[sickeningradiances]

You named your Eliksni, Bastard-dicks?

Respect

Listen. It was for a Joke DnDestiny campaign, and im known to name my characters (and pets, including my irl cat) Bastard. And i KNOW eliksni add -iks at the end of a name as honorific. Therefore, Bastardiks. made him even more eliksni by adding a random A

dont blame me for getting overly obsessed with oc i named like that hes simply so fun to write

(also when i told this one of my friends she was like "please, call me bastardicks my father was bitchcock")

[xivu-arath]

57?

57. What are their opinions on mushrooms? 

I’m extremely charmed by this question so I’m gonna answer with a bunch of them

omen-5: would have ranked lists of mushrooms by “coolest to spot sprouting in the wilderness” “most useful” “deadliest” and would likely miss the point of being asked if xe likes to eat them for a good five minutes (neutral, food is just “okay”)

oni-42: very good, she has a fun time gathering them on her own and occasionally freaking people out by chowing down on very deadly ones

kostya: ehhhh not fond, but he’ll eat them in dishes if there’s a lot of other stuff to balance out the flavour

amita: bad. no.

chirraek: the hive make use of some strains of fungi and their spores to help convert other planets’ atmospheres to ones they’re more comfortable with, especially when they’re initially seeding and tunneling into them. of course chirraek knows about them, because getting the right mix of gases is important for optimal brood growth, and planning that is part of their job. these are the only mushrooms that matter

ysraan: sure??? she wouldn’t mind eating them. as an acolyte she’s always growing and always hungry

[hexedmaniacs]

The bunny's cute! I jest! Mostly

The bunny is all I have

[supercasey]

5-6 for Runt-1

Hi, thank you for the lovely questions! I already answered 6 in an earlier ask, so I’ll just copy-paste it here so you don’t have to dig through my blog for it.

5. Which NPC does your Guardian get along with the best? What do they like about them?

Not to be completely predictable, but Runt-1 fucking adored Cayde-6 when he was still kicking; Cayde was just really kind to him in general, and helped him work through a lot of his PTSD and survivor’s guilt after he lost his Fallen family. After Cayde died though, Runt became much closer with other people in and outside the Tower, namely Ikora, Eris, Devrim Kay, Variks, Crow, and Glint! He used to also be pretty attached to the Spider, but after he met Crow and learned about what the Spider was doing to him and Glint... let’s just say Runt isn’t on such good terms with him anymore.

6. Are there any NPCs they’re especially at odds with? Why don’t they get along?

Uhhhhhh in general Runt-1 hates working with Zavala, mostly because he thinks Zavala handled Cayde’s death very poorly and the two of them are just a bit too different to get along. He also feels weird about Saint-14 in general, only because he knows Saint hates the Fallen, and that scares him shitless. Other than those two, Runt argues with a lot of people in the Tower, but in general he doesn’t actually hate anyone (at least, not anymore).

[flowers-of-io]

the Tags

@synnthamonsugar​ yeah I’m pretty confused about the Nine too, but what convinces me here is Xur being like “do these guys... recognise you for some reason...?” Also Toland and Ir Yut LOL

[thefirstknife]

Elsie is canonically black? How'd I miss this?

It's easy to overlook if you didn't see the picture of her with Ana from when they were kids! The picture can be seen in the E15 bunker lost sector on Europa and you can get it as a reward for the Europa camp by finishing a triumph I can't currently remember.

[theforsakenprince]

Hate to break it to ya mate but it's Sunday

[telestoapologist]

Your tag for the technocrat gives me life

SLDFKHGF AW SHUCKS I'm glad to hear that!!

When I first saw his name I, completely missed the C, so I thought "ohoho, nasty little rat man". AND TBF he does have rat vibes imho, so that's where the name came from!

Honestly I'm tempted to draw a tiny version of him sitting on Eramis's head and holding her horns like Remy and Linguini sdfgsgfds.

[spartanlocke]

What big tiddy darkness status? What'd I miss?

big tiddy

[destinylunis]

3, 10, 🔫, 🏠 for you hunter

Thank you for the asks!! 💜

3.) Is your Guardian part of an established fireteam?

Lunis used to be in a fireteam consisting of Angel, Estelle-18, and herself, however they had a falling out and now Lunis works alone for the most part.

10.) What does your Guardian do to relax? Do they relax?

Lunis likes tinkering around with various tech stuff, (one of many things she calls her shinies), as far as actually relaxing goes, sometimes.

🔫 Can your fellow Guardians trust you completely?

“Absolutely,” Lunis says with surprising confidence. “I help whenever and wherever I am needed.”

🏠 Does the Tower/city truly feel like home to you?

Lunis shifts uncomfortably. “Sort of... I mean, w-well, it used to...” She trails off with a sad expression to her eyes.