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tiny-huts · 1 year
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Whenever someone posts about the bright queen comics I think about my reaction when the baby turned into a fucking drider and just think about this image
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critterpages · 6 months
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Let chaos reign!
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“The series will see Artagan in court as he explains his influence on the land of Exandria.”
“Fans interested in what's next for the NPC can see for themselves in Critical Role: Tales of Exandria II - Artagan, on sale January 3, 2024.”
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marvelousbelladonna · 3 months
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Just got the first issue of the Artagan comic, and I love the little cameos from campaign 1 and 2 moments
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meowth20 · 2 years
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“At the beginning of time gods made all of the gold that there ever will be, there will always be more people” he then proceeds to stab Nydas
brennan hey brennan wtf what the fuck
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essektheylyss · 2 years
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I'm a bit confused by everyone's bewilderment on how Evon Hytroga would've known about the beacon—as much as many of his artifacts are fake, others are less so, and even though he is clearly making up and stretching the details, he does seem to have a grasp and understanding of history and cultures.
(Respect is an entirely different quality, and one he utterly lacks.)
The Dynasty has only recently opted to end their policy of isolationism, but they're very interested in evangelism*—they simply aren't evangelizing in the Empire and understandably had other priorities during the war, which clouded most of our understanding of their peacetime priorities.**
The Luxon religion isn't unknown outside of the Dynasty, and it's likely documented pretty normally in academic circles (especially in light of some of the weird, niche bullshit we now know academics are studying—a whole culture's long time religion does not qualify as small potatoes). Evon clearly does his homework, even if his preferred homework is sniffing around libraries long enough to make convincing forgeries, and not risking his neck in somewhere like Aeor recovering real lost relics.***
*Which you would KNOW if you'd read Tales of Exandria: Bright Queen, which I am only not mentioning on the main body of this post because the timeline on that is murky but an indeterminate amount of it does take place in 855 PD, more than a decade ahead of our current canon positioning.
**Also, as always, let's again remember that most of our knowledge in canon of those priorities is delivered by everyone's favorite fantasy agnostic Unreliable NPC.
***Like any sensible educated spellcaster would.
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criticaloki · 2 years
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So, we’re all agreeing that Laerryn definitely killed (or had a hand in killing) Evandrin on accident, right?
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Y'know, nobody would be trying to make theories that the Luxon isn't real or that the beacons aren't related to the Luxon at all or the beacons are just ~some~ magical objects without divine connection if everyone just read The Tales of Exandria: The Bright Queen.
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noonootays · 2 years
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So question for all the Critical Role fans, do I need to have watched anything else of CR and Exandria to be able to watch Calamity?
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wannakissrobits · 2 years
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I love these idiots they had a decent plan (go to the show get in the dressing room) then talked over each other so much they have a new plan that is twenty times more complicated prone to failure. I love these guys
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salemsrealm · 2 years
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and in that moment, laerryn doomed the age of arcanum, not because of her hubris, but to save her friends
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encyclopediacr · 1 year
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The essence of our story...
The Tales of Exandria: The Bright Queen is out in trade paperback from Dark Horse today! Here's a tiny collection of our articles to mark the release of the collected issues. The list itself is avoiding spoilers but, like all parts of the wiki, the articles themselves have some from the comic miniseries—so beware!
Leylas Kryn, the Bright Queen herself! Sovereign of the Kryn Dynasty. We've seen her throughout Campaign 2, but she's the central focus of this miniseries.
Quana Kryn, Dusk Captain of the Aurora Watch and Leylas' partner throughout their many lifetimes. We caught only a glimpse of her in Critical Role, and this comic lets us spend more time with her.
The Luxon, The Light, central deity of the Kryn Dynasty, power at the center of the Luxon beacons that Leylas and the Dynasty collect.
The wiki also has articles (with summaries) for each issue of the four-part series as part of our coverage of the miniseries: issue #1, for example.
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quinn-of-aebradore · 13 days
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a little while back @fireryn and @kmackatie tagged me in this and I am finally getting to it XD thank you lovelies, I appreciate it very much 💜💜
last song listened to: was Right to Die by AlicebanD on the bus home this afternoon! It's on a couple of my playlists, but I was initially listening to the Firebird album from Dirt Poor Robins and then it went into recommendations when that was done XD
currently reading: oh boy, I have not been reading for the last little while. I did pick up the first issue of Artie's Tales of Exandria on my birthday and I'm probably going to read that (finally) tomorrow?
currently watching: a couple of things, but mainly it's been Dungeon Meshi and Warrior with my dad! Dungeon Meshi is obviously very up my alley and I know spoilers for what's up next and I am SO excited for things to get weird. Warrior (which is on Netflix) was initially just something we threw on because we couldn't find something else, but me and my dad have been uh, obsessed. Western set 1870's in San Francisco that centers on the conflict between Chinese immigrants and the Irish working class, the conflicts between the gangs within Chinatown, so much political intrigue on all sides, everyone is messy and complicated, it's an excellent time. Also, literally in the midst of a TLOVM rewatch with the soup server rn XD
currently obsessed with: as clear by the above, Warrior has a pretty tight hold on my brain right now XD also been vibing with my Shadowgast Candela Obscura AU. Gotten back into playing Stardew Valley in anticipation of the update. Always obsessed with CR.
tagging: @spottedenchants @flashhwing @watcherswill @glossolali @fjorests-of-wildemount @wanderingbasilisk @rainbowcaleb and anyone else who wants in :3
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Master post of quantum's Critical Role fic
You can now find me on AO3 as FiveCamellia! I will be gradually archiving older fic there. Various other things I’ve written including scicomm stuff and poetry live in my general #writing tag, feel free to check it out! For scicomm specifically, check out my #quantum talks quantum tag.
(This is a repost of my old pinned post, but with the new post format.)
a dream within a dream (AO3, Tumblr. New! Completed 2023/01/21.) > When the fog of Rumblecusp steals away Caleb’s memories, Jester must help him remember. But this time, it’s going to take a little more than a fifth-level spell slot. For Widojest Secret Santa 2022.
The Lovers’ Lie (original song) > There is an old folk song that is sung in Exandria.  It goes by a lot of titles–In Marquet it’s commonly known as The Liar’s Love, while natives of Xhorhas would know it as The Fey Groom, and the elves of Syngorn’s version has a title that translates to “The Sacrifice of Truth for Love.” This is one bard’s rendition of the song in Common, as accompanied by ukulele.
verbal and somatic (AO3) > In which Jester has a creative idea for how to use the Polymorph spell, and with a truly heroic effort (and the benefit of War Caster), Caleb succeeds on a series of concentration checks with increasingly high DC. (AKA: Widojest body swap sexy times.) (Post-campaign, established relationship AU.)
a soft place to land (AO3) > A few years after their travels with the Mighty Nein, Caleb and Jester reunite for the summer and kinda sorta fall in love all over again. (Post-campaign, as the summary suggests, but more or less canon-compliant)
a dream of flight (AO3) > My first Loquaerryn fic, about their first dance (and what comes after). Laerryn is used to taking the lead, but when she meets Loquatius Seelie, he challenges everything she knows about following.
rainy days and twisting braids > Yasha braids Beau’s hair, and softness follows. For Beauyasha Week 2022 Day 2: Hair. (Takes place post-campaign.)
like it’s the last time > A Widojest epilogue “missing scene,” i.e. the final conversation Caleb and Jester never got in canon. It’s the night before Fjord and Jester leave Nicodranas, and the Nein are throwing a party. Everything should be great. Except Caleb’s been distant lately, and Jester wants to know why. (Takes place during the Campaign 2 finale, roughly.)
waves of memory > A short Shadowgast piece based on some merperson!Essek AU art.
we must all tend our gardens > A character study of everyone's favorite drow hotboi and his complicated relationship with faith, as told through gardening. (Takes place during the Campaign 2 finale.)
[podfic] Die Smaragdwelle (Jade_Sabre) > A reading of Die Smaragdwelle, a fairy tale about a princess swallowed up by an emerald wave and the wizard who had to find her. (Featuring my vocal impressions of all the Mighty Nein.)
und andere Zemnische Volksmärchen > What if things had gone just a little differently post-Katzenprinz? (Fluff. Fluff is what happens.) For Widojest Week 2021 Day 6: Der Katzenprinz.
four-and-a-half waltzes of caleb widogast > A series of vignettes in which Caleb shares four dances with four of the most important people in his life, and learns to embrace the magic of possibility. (Spoilers for all of Campaign 2, minus the finale.)
the divine transmutation of the self > In which magic changes Veth, and Veth changes her mind about magic. (Spoilers through C2E97)
drawn together > Making stuff for (and with) the people you care about is a love language. In which Beau decides to learn how to draw, and also learns a few other things along the way. (Takes place sometime post-C2E111) 
a taste of summer > In which Caleb’s hidden talent for baking and Jester’s love of sweets collide in the best possible way. (Takes place sometime post-C2E111) 
sunrise over eiselcross > A little scene between Fjord and Jester from the morning after their big conversation in C2E118.
you're still there > Beau has a nightmare about a path not taken. Yasha’s there to help her through it. Cuddles ensue. (Takes place sometime post-C2E111)
disguise selves > An AU where Caleb and Jester are (human) roommates, preparing for a Halloween costume party over Zoom. Jester being Jester, she insists on a photo shoot in costume. Everything goes better than expected. (no spoilers)
the nature of possibility > Two things possessed me to write this: the concept of including some actual thermodynamics in a fic about dunamancy, and the idea of hand contact during a spellcraft lesson. What ensued was nearly a thousand words of Shadowgast. (Takes place sometime post-C2E77)
an unnatural tide > Caleb doesn't normally forget things. But Rumblecusp isn't a normal island. What did he forget that last morning? Here's my best guess. (Spoilers for C2E105)
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spottedenchants · 2 years
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A Speculative Timeline of Events - The Tales of Exandria: The Bright Queen
Hey there! Here's a speculative timeline of the comics, working backwards from the story's 'present day' (with a TL;DR of my own interpretation at the end)
Though there are plot summaries on the CR wiki, be aware there are big spoilers ahead, so view at your own discretion below:
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1. When is the 'present day' of the comics?
As stated by the official media timeline of Critical Role, The Tales of Exandria: The Bright Queen takes place around 855 PD.
2. When does Quana Kryn's anamnesis take place?
The core narrative of the four-issue story—Leylas and Quana Kryn searching for and retrieving the Dynasty's sixth beacon, and the subsequent birth, growth, and death of their child, Caelestis—is framed by an unnamed ward (eventually revealed to be the reborn Quana Kryn) undergoing anamnesis with the aid of Umavi Skysybil Abrianna Mirimm.
This being the case, all relayed events within this framing at any given point are either a) the stories of Exandria, the Luxon, Leylas, Quana, and Caelestis as told by Abrianna or b) memories of Quana herself.
Given that Issue 4 wraps up with the reveal of Quana's identity, who then resumes her duties alongside Leylas to seek out Caelestis (who has also been reborn) and to 'restore a beacon' (probably the one Lolth got her leggies on and corrupted), it would make narrative sense that Quana's anamnesis takes place in the 'present day' of the story.
**A Caveat**
There is yet another framing around this story of Quana's anamnesis that could instead be considered the 'present day'. This is indicated by the potential link between the very first dialogue box in Issue 1 and the very last page of Issue 4. In the final page, Abrianna is much more withered, and returns from her apparent recollection of assisting Quana through anamnesis in order to help another adolescent through the same process, whose phrasing, "I'm lost", may have thrown Abrianna into memory in the first place. This could mean that Quana's anamnesis actually took place quite a while before 855 PD.
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That said, working from the opposite direction, in Issue 3, Leylas visits Xarzith Kitril at the tail end of her consecution campaign. This city was constructed in 811 PD (EGTW pg. 148), meaning Quana's anamnesis must take place no earlier than 821 PD for reasons stated in point 3 (drow adolescence) below.
Because I could not find any in-canon references about the Dynasty having/knowing of more than their four unique beacons at any point before—or by—the time the Dynasty regains their fourth beacon while putting this post together (though if anyone has refs indicating otherwise with more depth than Hytroga's definitely-fake broken beacon frame, please let me know because that changes everything 👀), I am considering all events within the comic (save for the creation of Exandria stuff) as taking place after the peace talks in Unndilar 836 PD.
Given that Quana was alive and an adult during the peace talks, this places her earliest time of death (in order to be reborn) in the latter half of 836 PD and pushes her earliest anamnesis year to 846 PD, again for reasons stated in the sentence above and in point 3 below.
With the addition of time from point 4 (Caelestis' birth) below, Quana's anamnesis is bumped to 848 PD at its earliest.
Including the events of points 5 (Leylas' return from the Dreadnest), 6 (acquisition of beacon 6), and 7 (acquisition of beacon 5) below, we can bump Quana's anamnesis a year further to around 849 PD.
Thus, taking these extra limits into consideration, we can place Quana's anamnesis sometime between 849 PD and 855 PD.
**Caveat Over**
For simplicity's sake (and based on how well everything else slots together following this point in time), I'm opting to stick with Quana's anamnesis taking place in the 'present day'.
In other words, the reborn Quana Kryn undergoes anamnesis around 855 PD.
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Before diving into the rest, I would like to add another disclaimer: for lack of any CR-canon explanations of drow maturity rates (as far as I could find), I referenced generalizations of human maturity timescales instead. As such, the rest gets exponentially more speculative as we go on.
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3. When does Quana die?
We know that consecuted souls begin undergoing anamnesis around adolescence and that such souls are implanted into newborn infants (EGTW pg. 268), so because Quana is in the process of anamnesis at the start of Issue 1, and she is a drow, we know she was reborn 1 drow adolescence-age ago.
If adolescence begins around 10-13 years old, assuming a quick soul-return-implant, Quana Kryn (and Caelestis) dies around 842-845 PD.
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4. When is Caelestis born?
Given that Caelestis is a toddler/young child at the time, we can place her age somewhere around 2-4 years old when she and Quana die.
Alongside this, Leylas is said to have consecuted thousands on her campaign following her return from the Dreadnest in Issue 3. The ritual of consecution takes about a day, so assuming a campaign rate of one consecution per beacon per day with 328 days in an Exandrian year (TCSR pg. 9), Leylas can consecute about a thousand people in three years if she's going around with only one beacon. Maybe she had other Umavi going out and consecuting people in order to get that count up to thousands (plural), or maybe group consecutions are a thing. This is very loosey-goosey and could simply be a matter of phrasing, but I may as well include it.
Taken all together, Caelestis is born somewhere between 838-843 PD.
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5. When does Leylas return from the Dreadnest?
Assuming drow gestation is similar to that of humans (9 months), and noting that Quana is due a few weeks after Leylas leaves in Issue 3, Leylas returned from the Dreadnest at least 7 or 8 months before beginning her consecution campaign.
Additionally, in Episode 7 of Campaign 3, set on 23 Brussendar 843 PD (C3E25 takes place on 14 Sydenstar 843 PD), Bell's Hells are in the Dreamscape Theater where there is a poster for a show titled "Esmer and the Child of Light". Caelestis is referred to by similar titles ("The First New Soul Born of The Light", "Born of The Luxon", "The Bright Child", "The Living Incarnation of The Luxon's Light") from her conception forward, so it is possible this show is in reference to her and a yet unknown "Esmer". The poster is described in a collection noted as being from 'throughout the years', indicating the poster has likely been up for more than a year, but without further specificity, C3E7's date will set the latest limit for this time frame.
Depending on time-of-year placement and prior deductions, Leylas returns from the Dreadnest anywhere from early-to-mid 837 PD to early 843 PD.
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6. When does the Battle of Ghostwall take place?
At the beginning of Issue 2, Abrianna states that the consecuted soldiers who died in the battle have already undergone anamnesis, indicating they have been back for a while (i.e. they are > 10 years old in 855 PD (see point 3)). Abrianna also mentions there were searches through the Ghostlands "in the days that followed" the battle, so the time between the battle and Leylas entering the Dreadnest likely wasn't particularly long either.
Assuming Leylas wasn't in the Dreadnest for several months or more, we can conclude the Battle of Ghostwall (and the acquisition of the Dynasty's sixth beacon from the Dreadnest) also takes place between early-to-mid 837 PD to early 843 PD.
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7. When does the Dynasty acquire their fifth beacon?
In Issue 1, Leylas mentions that Quana has been sad "these last months", to which Quana says her mood is because she's feeling nothing about the Dynasty gaining beacons.
There is no mention of the Dynasty having more than four beacons at any time before the peace talks in Campaign 2 and the return of their fourth beacon, and as such, I'm putting a hard 'earliest' limit on the acquisition of their fifth.
Depending on how many months have passed between beacons 5 and 6, the Dynasty can have recovered the fifth beacon anytime between Unndilar (5th month of 11) 836 PD and late 842 PD.
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As you can see, there's a fair amount of wiggle room even within the bounds I've decided to draw!
For another point of reference, Campaign 2 ends (pre-epilogues) in Sydenstar 836 PD (7th month).
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TL;DR:
My personal interpretation of the timeline for Touching Sentiments purposes:
In 855PD, a ~12-year-old reborn Quana Kryn undergoes anamnesis. Just before Quana's rebirth in 843 PD, she and ~3-year-old Caelestis Kryn die. Caelestis' birth in late 840 PD is heralded by Leylas' prophetic dream and the acquisition of the Dynasty's sixth beacon in early 840 PD. The Dynasty acquires a fifth beacon a few months prior in late 839 PD.
Bullet point format with a little more ~seasonal~ detail (again, my interpretation):
Late 839 PD: The Dynasty acquires their fifth beacon
Early 840 PD: The Dynasty acquires their sixth beacon
Mid-to-late 840 PD: Leylas begins her consecution campaign
Late 840 PD: Caelestis Kryn is born
Spring/Summer 843 PD: Quana takes Caelestis into the Vermaloc Wildwood to be executed, and she and Caelestis both die within the reach of a beacon
Late Spring/Summer/Early Fall 855 PD: Quana undergoes anamnesis and returns to Leylas' side to search for Caelestis
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tangereendream · 2 years
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Her Name Is Ellie
Act I: A Mystery
Chapter 1: Start & Stop
3 months after the showdown with Trent Ikithon at the Blooming Grove, eight of the Mighty Nein reunite to investigate the disappearance of their ninth member, Essek Thelyss.
Rating: M
Characters in order of appearance: Verin Thelyss, Leylas Kryn | The Bright Queen, Quana Kryn, Essek Thelyss, Beauregard Lionett, Jester Lavorre, Yasha (Critical Role), Kingsley Tealeaf, Fjord (Critical Role), Nott | Veth Brenatto, Caduceus Clay, Caleb Widogast
Additional tags: Mystery, Political Intrigue, Tales of Exandria: The Bright Queen spoilers, Angst with a Happy Ending, Hurt/Comfort, Post-Canon, Canon Compliant, at least before the epilogue, Non-Canon Lore, Non-Linear Narrative
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fandom-panda · 1 year
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Live Blog-ish of Critical Role C3 Ep 44
(time stamp of slightly after what im talking about) my thoughts/questions/reactions. just so its easier for you to read/know what im talking about :)
(14:43) OH MY GOD. I mean, i saw spoilers about this, but jfc i cant believe chetney suggested they pretend theyre having an orgy
(15:19) OH MY GOD. I HATE SAM'S FLASK SO MUCH
(28:04) oh no. god i hope they dont get caught. this is so stressful. i cant imagine how much more stress this would be as an actual player
(29:09) lol -2 on the athletics check
(31:35) oh god oh god oh god. im so nervous ack
(37:10) i miss ashton :,(
(40:17) YO 24 FOR DECEPTION CHECK. HELL YEA IMOGEN!! i still cant believe that its for convincing the air elemental of the orgy...
(41:56) NO NOT A NATURAL ONE
(48:13) NO NOT ANOTHER ONE
(1:13:59) oh my god Fearne the horse in this tiny chamber lol
(1:51:05) OH MY GOD FCG W THE BANISHMENT
(2:22:45) i absolutely love the way the artist of Bells Hells recap drew laudna's face. she looks sm like a friend and i love her <3
(2:37:08) omg that was so many failures. thank god for chetney's roll
(2:45:13) lol fcg casting spare the dying again
(2:54:12) ITS A PORN GARDENING BUISNESS ASFJGSDHKJKFAS
(2:57:42) smart move to cast fast friends on this guy, fcg. really hope bells hells are not gonna let this guy walk away from this
(2:59:15) i wonder if this guy/lower members of the Ruby Vanguard know about Predathos...
(3:06:11) just checked the timeline of events, and off topic, but omg, Tales of Exandria: The Bright Queen is 855 PD. which means that it happens after C3 starts...
(3:08:59) ohhhh i mean i knew this already, but the fact that Ludinus is the leader of the Ruby Vanguard makes me so angry... stinky bastard man (derogatory)
(3:19:10) oh my god i didnt even think of asking about Zephrah!!!
also kinda off topic, but i realized that because Tales of Exandria, The Bright Queen, we know that everything ends up fine! or at least should be! (unless they make it not canon) so we dont have to worry!
(3:27:21) so it is Ludinis Da'leth! man, i know this is all fiction, but i really care about the pcs
(3:35:56) OH MY GOD THATS AMAZING. RYN W THE "Oh yea, i think i know where you are" AND THEN IMMEDIATELY AFTER THERES A KNOCK ON THE DOOR. RYN IS SO COOL
(3:36:53) "anything else of value on you?" "you took it all" LOL.
also, i love ryn. especially because we know about how horrible the Ceberus Assembly is, and ryn is just... not. shes not bad. and i love that for her sm
(3:41:15) AHSGJFJDKALSHFK THE "what a fucking idiot" IS SO FUNNY
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Wow! That was a great episode! Can't wait till monday (or whenever i get around to it) to watch the next episode!
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