I was at a debate competition yesterday, so here's some art of the chain based on that. This is a debate au now ig?
Lu-tober day 15+16
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Debate AU lmao
Anyway highlights from the trip + bonus info
Had to get up at like 3:45 am, had to be their at 4:45 and then hours of drive time it was some bullshit no one was happy also it was cold as fuck
Wild and Hyrule being in Congress bc they're speech kids and need a debate even is so me tho. I crashed and burned cause I had not a single thing prepared lmao
Turned Legend and Four into a PF duo cause they gave me the same vibe as a pair of people on my team, also I think it'd be funny
I won first place with my Oratory! Wasn't actually expecting that, but I got straight 1's through all my rounds, was very confused at first but hey I slay :D
Last comic bit of Wild winning is basically a recreation of that moment expect there was more exited running and fistbumps as I returned to the audience
Probably never gonna touch this idea again but I find it amusing for now. Maybe one or two bored doodles during rounds.
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[HH] breathe again in the world anew
“Why?”
Xiao’s arms hang loosely at his sides as he walks forward, for it is clear that the being before him poses a threat no longer.
Not-Kalo slumps against the pillar, weary and resigned as he tracks Xiao’s approach with his violet eyes. From up close, Xiao can finally see just how poor of a shape he is in. His flames flicker low. His visor is split in two. His metallic skin has shriveled. And there are the dimensional rifts that tear at his body, jagged gashes leaking faint purple light. Xiao’s own scars twinge in recognition—the price paid for leaping universes.
Why. Short, to the point. The answer is just as simple:
“I had to save Adeli.”
This is all he says, but Xiao can imagine the rest. At last, it makes sense. The old sage had said, collecting the energy from all of your parallel selves would grant you unfathomable power. The power to twist a timeline. Save a world. In every universe, Adeli is destroyed—but if there was the barest sliver of a chance—
“Even if it meant killing your own parallel selves?” says Xiao quietly.
“You said it yourself, we are but versions of the same person. The same likes, the same character, the same dream,” not-Kalo says hoarsely. His breaths come in shallow gasps. “I… am the zhanshen of Adeli.”
His violet energy has dimmed to almost nothing. Xiao has seen this before. He knows what this means for an Adelian.
Not-Kalo is still looking up at him, almost as though searching for something. Acknowledgment, recognition. The only reward he can have, now, for the hell he has undergone. “It is an honor to serve Planet Adeli,” he whispers. “And I would die a thousand times over to save her.”
Xiao swallows. Finally finding his voice, he replies, “You cannot make that decision for every version of yourself.”
“Then it seems even you don’t understand,” is the only answer. With the last of his strength, Kalo tilts his head to the side, letting fall upon his eyes the view of a planet that has not yet met her fated tragedy.
“Adeli,” he murmurs, as the flames fade from his body, “how beautiful.”
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“Kalo,” Xiao says, “how far would you go, for the chance to save Adeli?”
“Oh? What brought this up?” His Kalo laughs softly, before turning to look out upon the twinkling lights of Xing sprawled before them. “Adeli is gone,” he says, tone still light, blue eyes wistful. “It doesn’t matter anymore, does it?”
It’s not an answer. Xiao doesn’t ask further.
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Hello, so this not a request per se; but seeing your reaction to the latest archon story quest, I was curious, but which nation do you think has the best story arc so far? Sumeru or Fontaine? what you like the most? Just want to hear your thoughts and opinions, that’s all.
oooh that's a good question!! i'll put my answer under the cut because it got kinda rambly and there are spoilers (i'm also quite opinionated i'm warning you now!)
in terms of a consistent plotline, i think Sumeru was better. but in terms of personal enjoyment, i liked Fontaine more.
as for why i liked Fontaine more (except the prison part, fuck that), it's for a number of reasons- i like the characters more (Arlecchino and Furina being two of my absolute favorites), the stakes felt higher and more mysterious (Sumeru i kinda figured out what Dottore and Scaramouche were doing early on), the NPC deaths hit hard because they actually stayed dead (rip Melus and Silver you two will not be forgotten), i really liked the trial aspects, and also FOUL LEGACY APPEARANCE!!!! HIGHLIGHT OF MY DAY!!!!! it also helped that Fontaine was the first archon questline to not feature the Fatui as the main bad guys, which i absolutely love
oh and i like the narwhal weekly boss better than the Scaramech boss. in fact i have a bit of a hatred for the Scaramech boss because of how it's entirely based off of the floating rabbit-thing gimmick- the only reasons i generally enjoy doing it is because A.) we're beating up Scaramouche and B.) the music slaps
Furina is also one of my favorite characters in the entire game now. she doesn't quite top Childe/Foul Legacy, Arlecchino, or Baizhu, but she's up there. i liked her from the beginning because she was goofy and dramatic, and now i think her story was beautifully written and it was something i can also relate to in a sense, although obviously not nearly on the same scale as Furina's struggles. Nahida's story was also good and very tragic, but i don't have anywhere near the same attachment to her as i do to Furina (sorry little radish)
Fontaine also brought back the trend of Fatui Harbingers actually feeling intimidating. the last time i really felt in danger around a Harbinger was Dottore, and since he wasn't the focused Harbinger of the arc i knew he wasn't going to do anything super drastic- i kinda knew Signora was going to die (still in mourning btw) and Scaramouche lost his intimidation factor when he tried to become a god, so Arlecchino being a quiet but powerful force through sheer voice and stance is very lovely
also i generally enjoy underwater exploration more than the rainforest and desert desert MORE DESERT exploration in Sumeru, so that contributes to my Fontaine bias
obviously there are some parts that could be done better, like the implementation of the narwhal boss and the plotline flowing a little better and Chlorinde definitely needing more screentime (better than Sara at least), but yeah Fontaine is my personal favorite. also the whole "erase our problems from everyone's memory" conclusion in Sumeru is kinda ehhhh, i can see why they did that but also the tree containing literally all the world's knowledge is lowkey boring and becomes a bit of a plot hole if you think about it. why couldn't we just take a little trip back to Sumeru to find out the origins of Fontaine's prophecy? i'm sure Nahida, bless her heart, would be more than happy to tell us what's up, but obviously we can't do that because it'd be too easy
i think Fontaine had higher highs and lower lows while Sumeru was consistently pretty good, so if you want a good, solid plotline to show someone, show them Sumeru. i liked Fontaine better, but that's definitely personal preference, hope that answers your question!
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