#this is probably worst case scenario

[pangur-and-grim]

it’s hard for me to feed myself right now (just in terms of physical ability), so my mom drove me and the animals to her place. she carried the cats in first, because I had to butt-scoot up the front stairs, and once inside, Pangur got scared and ran. she’s tucked herself away somewhere, and nobody can find her. I probably could, and I could lure her out and make her feel safe again, except that I’m largely immobile. I keep falling on the crutches and fucking my leg up further, and the likeliest hiding spots are up or down a fleet of stairs. it’s been 4 hours, and it’s killing me not to look for her. I’m so tempted to crawl down the basement stairs, broken leg be damned.

[thoughtfulstudentsalad]

But for that to happen at this time, Lili would first have to get the hairpin from Ogi. And to be honest, I can't imagine why she'd even need it at the moment, unless Ogi gives it out of the blue in front of Su-Won and Hak too? At that point, I can see Su-Won potentially having an emotional breakdown in front of both Hak and Lili. Hak also wants to know why he gave that hairpin so it makes sense. However I don't know if it's the right time for that.

Even if Su-Won is not pulled to the dragon realm, his blood pulling him to the castle symbolizes that he is required there in some way. It might give a clue, or perhaps the blood of Hiryuu descendants is still completely useless like Yon-Hi thought. Either way I don't think Yona is coming back anytime soon no matter what. That will probably happen only at the end of the prophecy.

The other thing I'm curious about is if there was anything at the castle Su-Won might want to recover from the fires, such as his mother's memoir? Or did that just burn forever lol

But yeah, I don't think Kouka is in good shape at this point, and Kuuto is in for big trouble. Su-Won's morale is already low. The one person he can rely on now the most to protect Kouka emotionally and physically is Hak. However Hak is also at his wits' end. Everyone wants them to work together right away to fix things, but I wonder if they will have to deal with the emotional fallout first.

I do think that Kai will try to take advantage of the chaos and Kouka is very vulnerable to invasion right now. Maybe they will lose some serious territory...

I think the only way it can get even worse is if Su-Won ends up fainting from the shock and everyone in the country and outside it learns of the crimson illness... that would be catastrophic.

So, uh... was this a bad omen?

And seeing this as the ending card, now I'm worried.

Will Su-Won and Kouka "break" as Chagol expected in the next chapters?

It's a perfect chance for South Kai to retaliate, and if Yona (and the dragons are gone), literally everyone in the nation is going to panic. What is the excuse they'll give to the populace? Su-Won is dying, Yona is gone, there is no cure, no successor.

And maybe Chagol might even be revived somehow? (Maybe not)

[autumnoakes]

okay but going back to zagreus and melinoë for a second... i think when they meet they're going to have a LOT to work on with each other if they're going to get along. zagreus likes to push boundaries and he doesn't like leaving things unresolved if there's something he can do about it and melinoë is a LOT like hades in so many ways (temperment and sometimes her tone in particular). they're going to get on each others' nerves. they're going to drive each other up the wall. they're going to need time to get to know each other and understand each other and they might not get the chance to during hades 2 (what with mel's task seeming pretty nonstop. i know she's a goddess but girl don't you get tired???).

[heyclickadee]

A funny thing about the semi-common fanon that Tech is secretly insecure is that Tech is wildly competent and not at all humble about it in a way that’s very matter-of-fact and not at all haughty or overbearing, and also. Also. Hunter is. Like. Right there. If we want an insecure guy on the team. Not even bothering to project confidence. Fully aware that he’s not up to the task at hand and fumbling through how to deal with it. Half-paralyzed by the fear of failure. Hunter’s a crunchy dorito of crippling insecurity.

[shadyhouse]

i am drowning in debt and i need help

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ive been trying to find a new job for months now but its been really difficult for me. ive been sent home from job interviews for not having a car, and most of the applications i send out get rejected pretty quickly regardless of what the job actually is. ive even been getting rejected for jobs like customer service and kitchen and retail, which i have plenty of experience in. everything is hard for everybody right now, i know

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[valzhangism]

both frank and leo snore (in vastly different ways but equally loud) so when it comes to bedtime they absolutely must try to sleep before the other does because whoever stays awake longer must suffer listening to it

[qroier]

my worst case scenario spiderbit reunion prediction. fun fact! the 17th would mark a full 60 days without them 🙃

[struggling-jpg]

Yanqing and Yunli Appreciation Post

Keep Reading cut due to 2.4 spoilers~ (also relatively long-ish post)

These two bounce off each other so well! As a writer, it feels so satisfying to see their characters shine through the quest and the event in the way their interactions highlight them. So I'm gonna use this space to ramble about it!

My previous post pretty much talked about it already, but Yanqing!!! My son!!! I was quite worried that any potential arc for him would be shoved down the road or to the side due to the scale HSR has, but the game's been actually holding up to his ongoing arc. As a result, at least to me, he's come through as one of the best written/developed characters on the Xianzhou so far.

The nature of the length of the updates lets what we get in previous quests settle in for a long while, and considering the mentioned of flow of time in-game, Yanqing's had the time to think and develop as a person. The fact that so many players have had their view and opinion of him finally turn around in this quest is a testament to that. We get to see more facets of him, as in, doing his job and the responsibilities of doing so, and how his insecurities are mentioned in a main quest for all to see. He's constantly referencing others and his past encounters. You can tell that Jing Yuan raised him with his manner and approach to things, which is highlighted by the contrast to Yunli (will get to that soon).

His position as a child soldier has made him mature faster, be quiet even when he's been wronged (filial piety/saving face (aka thank you person on Reddit who makes the banger character Yanqing (and other characters in general) appreciation posts)), take a step back and have to be able to read the room (though, reasonably, he doesn't catch on all the time), and much, much more. The fact that other official content has described him as being more worried about diplomacy and all that. He doesn't have the luxury to be as carefree or brash for someone his age.

There's a lot to unpack there still, even with the development he's had now and that's good! If the Hoyo writing team was wild enough, it'd be cool to see them address the grayness of his role and Jing Yuan's mindset in raising him as he did (We love Dad-Yuan and he loves his son dearly no question, but it'd be so interesting to explore his flaws/mistakes in this perspective!).

Now onto Yunli.

I'm saying straight off the bat, I'm irritated by her!

And that's a good thing!

Her being annoying or bratty or irritating doesn't automatically make her a badly written character! She only would become one if they don't do anything with her, and HSR most probably will, and she should be given the same room to develop in her own arc.

She acts like her age, and she doesn't have the same pressures as Yanqing does. Just like how you can see Jing Yuan in Yanqing, you can see Huaiyan in Yunli, if anything he says is to go by. She's tempremental and outspoken to a fault, and based on the way how quickly Huaiyan relented when she talked back, you can tell that Huaiyan isn't as strict/stern with her to give her a sense of being humble.

I had this thought that she's technically what the general fandom viewed Yanqing as initially, and I'm not saying that as a 100% thing, by the way. But like by some traits and the vibes. She, of course, has a lot more nuance that will be explored at one point or another.

But back on topic, she's a foil. They represent two different approaches and lifestyles and can clearly learn from each other. Her inconsideration of the fact that she's on the Luofu but enforcing Zhuming practices (which I noticed people were upset by, and same; which I imagine is the point), her bluntness to no matter who she's talking to—there's a lot to work with here.

Just like with their swordplay, Yanqing could learn from her mental strength while Yunli can learn from his focused speed and defense. He can learn to regain a more firm grasp of his recently found purpose while she can learn to mature and take in her surroundings and be more thoughtful in that front.

Another interesting note is that where we are with Yanqing currently is in the middle of his arc, we've had the time to see him take a long route of struggle to get to this point, exacerbated by irl players views of him. He's in the middle of his growth and we've had since 1.0 to get to know him. But with Yunli, she was introduced very recently, so we're technically at the "beginning" of her character arc. In a way, Yunli now highlights how far Yanqing has come and changed, and in a way Yanqing now is a potential show for the arc that Yunli can have (not being the exact same as him of course).

I think the idea with these two is that they develop to be more balanced. Balance is such an important thing, especially in Chinese culture (Daoism (Yin-Yang), etc.), and 2.4 has shown how much potential they have to make for amazing character arcs.

It's cool that while they have such similar base traits, they're so different from each other. Calling Yunli a female Yanqing or Yanqing a male Yunli is simply outright incorrect. Their backgrounds, upbringings, ideals, swordstyles, perspectives, and positions in life are so distinct. I'm looking forward to their futures!

[tennospaceboots]

What fucks me up a little is the idea that Drifter will create meaningful relationships with the Hex and then what? Just leave it all behind and go back to the future?

[bugtoast]

important message to any fellow american folk out there who are also scared shitless for their own rights because they don't know how the 2024 election will turn out (cough cough if trump wins cough cough):

Nothing that might happen from here on out is your fault.

Nothing the government may plan to do to you is your fault.

Nothing the government may plan to do to your loved ones is your fault.

Nothing the government will try to force you to do is your fault.

Nothing the government may try to take away from you is your fault.

Nothing the government may try to do is your fault.

No matter what anyone tries to tell you, none of this will ever be your fault.

You will survive. You will see tomorrow. You will be able to overcome this. No matter what happens, you will be okay. If not immediately, then eventually. You are loved. You are needed. You have to keep living.

Remember to vote. One is an infinitely greater number than Zero. Remember that.

[dragontamer05]

So Which is it????

[kithj]

the quiet place game sucks ass, they really said how many misogynistic tropes can we shove into one game? and didn't wait for an answer

[coffeeandcalligraphy]

who up and ready for a stream tomorrow

[granolabird]

Not to immidiately go to the most dark and angsty scenario but I can't stop thinking about what will happen if Fearne or Ashton die during the solstice after that little head kiss.

Because if Fearne dies, then we get Ashton going to her and saying; "You can't go, I never got to steal back that kiss"

Vs if Ashton dies you get Fearne going to him and saying; "But you were supposed to steal that kiss back from me"

And if we get EITHER of those scenarios I'm going to break down. They better both live, everyone better live (but let's be real that's wishful thinking)

[theidioticspirit]

the urge to go to the uk and just wander aimlessly while an alien event of some kind is happening until a weird guy with a blue box comes around is growing every day

[say-hi-intrepid-heroes]

sometimes you have so much going on in your personal life that you forget you have to give a speech until an hour beforehand so you just hit them with the depressing shock factor statistics so they overlook the fact that you are using the notecards like a goddamn lifeline and the topic of the speech is something that you're Not Doing Great With Right Now