#hinju

[justaghostingon]

Room of Swords Chapter 143 Reactions:

Everybody say: Dhawwwww!!!

#room of swords #room of swords reactions #hinju #xinju #so happy for them!!! #seperation like that is awful

[bad-ros-headcanons]

Gyrus would use the portals to check up on Kodya and the others from time to time, just to make sure Don doesn’t try to off anyone. He swears its not creepy!

Hinju finds out and begins to join him, checking up on Xinju and the other clones. Unfortunately for both him and Gyrus, Xinju notices he’s being watched and jumps to the incorrect assumption he’s haunted. Then he mentions it to Kodya who admits to being haunted too, and the whole thing spirals into a Room of Swords wide ghost hunt.

To avoid getting caught, Gyrus and Hinju are forced to stop watching them for a while. To both of their disappointments.

#room of swords #room of swords headcanon #gyrus #ros hinju #kodya #ros xinju #bad ros headcanons #submission

[ros-confessions]

Listen I’ve never been attracted to an egg before but Hinju is freaking hot

Listen I’ve never been attracted to an egg before but Hinju is freaking hot

#room of swords #ros confessions #ros hinju #character confession

[roomofshitposts]

Thoughts & Opinions on episode 122?

episode 122 came into my house, took all of my bread, and desiccated my crops ,,, what the fuck, like 50 separate things happened and all of them reveal some new shitshow that’s been happening behind the scenes

i’m gonna go over some of the bigger points & my theories around them under the cut 

don appeared in the medieval times

okay so there’s two possible ways to see this event: don appeared in tori’s era before he was imprisoned by the shadows, or he manifested there somehow after he was trapped in the ROS.

-> if this happened before his imprisonment, then i think don had started travelling around time to help others with his abilities after attempting to save his family from the anomalies, and gradually grew more corrupt as he tested the limits of his powers, or started losing his mind as things he did in the past started having butterfly-effect style impacts on the future that he had to try and fix over and over. 

this could possibly mean that don started a paradox where he himself introduced anomalies to the world by meddling in the past, which amplified the number of anomalies in the present and ultimately looped back to giving him his abilities and killing his family in his original time, though it does still leave a blank as to what exactly started this real-world cycle of anomalies in the first place (who pulled that ‘thread in the fabric of time and space’ don mentioned? how does he even know what happened?). 

anyways, don’s interference grew to a point where it had become dangerous to the fabric of reality, so the shadows imprisoned him in a realm beyond time and space, the room of swords, to contain his abilities (perhaps reducing his ability to rewrite reality to be limited to changing one day’s events) or maybe punish him, with the knowledge that by trying to help others, he’d doomed them to becoming anomalies and being imprisoned themselves.

things that point to don being in tori’s era before he got yoinked to space jail: in the flashback where he tries to save his family, he has a mustache (bigger than his current one), and he could have grown that out into a beard as he travelled. he looks pretty damn evil in tori’s memory so maybe at this point he’s pretty much lost it, and he has a full beard, similar to how it looked when he was first shown in the room of swords during the season 1 finale, so maybe this is just about when the shadows took notice and imprisoned him. 

-> if this happened after his imprisonment, unlike the above where we can probably assume he started jumping around time soon after he tried to save his family (if he succeeded maybe he felt that he could help others too, if he failed maybe the guilt drove him to try and save others from the same fate), it’s harder to pinpoint when he might’ve manifested into tori’s time. 

if we go off of the theory that the ros exists in cycles, repeating its objective with the same (or new) voyagers each time, and the constants are don, the black box holder(gyrus) and the shadows, it’s likely that don somehow got out of the room of swords in an earlier cycle. he used his powers to manipulate reality in tori’s time, and this resulted in her gaining her own abilities as an anomaly, sending her to the room of swords.

maybe don was trapped in the ros for trying to rewrite reality to save his family and was imprisoned by the shadows. thinking this was unfair, he tried to escape, but failed. he then realized that maybe he couldn’t break out, but somehow (i can’t guess what method he managed to use ghfdsjfj), he could still affect the outside world. he started out by wanting to help people and protect them from the anomalies that happened in their era, but this resulted in the people he helped becoming anomalies and they would get trapped in the room of swords as well, both because of their abilities and to remind don to Stop Doing That. this eventually resulted with don slowly losing his mind and morals, hence why he began as such a warm, friendly person, but later showed himself to be so determined to escape the room of swords that he’s willing to kill nephthys and poison hinju.

things that point to don being in tori’s time after he got yoinked to space jail: his harmonica. in the episodes that show events taking place before the main timeline, and most notably in the flashback where don explains how his family died, he’s always shown using a guitar to channel his powers. he’s only started using the harmonica to try and kill nephthys, and only in recent episodes, in the present timeline. maybe the harmonica is an item he found that can channel less power than the guitar, which makes it weaker but much more discreet so that other ‘meta’ beings (shadows and maybe gyrus) don’t notice him slipping out of the ros or using it to switch boss swords with fakes, murder people, etc, and he keeps the harmonica secret and only uses it when he’s doing shady shit.

DON STOLE A FUCKING BABY???? HELLO????? WHAT THE GENUINE FUCK????

i’m going to elaborate on this point later but like what the absolute shit happened there

gyrus is possibly queen amelia’s son (or at least, her descendant)

so like. hi this entire plot point drove the discord nuts

first off, like,,,, gyrus is descended from (presumably) european royalty? i know that toon stated that gyrus was of korean descent and he’s shown to be able to speak in korean but i mean it’s also possible that the foreign king that queen amelia married, was from east asia, and their marriage was entirely out of necessity to lift the curse on her kingdom. the king dipped tf out after the ceremony to rule his own lands. 

don took the baby (assuming the baby is gyrus) to gyrus’ era, and this displacement amplified a chain of anomalies that began to deteriorate reality, leading to the world don describes as gyrus’ in episode 109 (’catastrophic anomalies are commonplace’ ‘whole worlds destroyed without warning’). in addition, don notes in the same episode that gyrus had ‘kind relatives that [took him] in and [gave him] a life of comfort’, which means that either his parents died on his home planet, or he’d never known his parents-- which would be the case if he was a baby don sTOLE FROM ANOTHER ERA.

alternatively, the baby isn’t gyrus, but rather they were gyrus’ ancestor, who don brought to a time before gyrus’ era. that displacement started creating disastrous anomalies. gyrus’ parents died on his home planet and his relatives took him in, as per don’s words. gyrus leaves home to become an astronaut and joins captain iro’s crew. bing bang boom

don’s bottle of shadow juice

what the hell even is this. people on the discord have theorized that this is the origin of gyrus’ inner shadow or his black box, but. how did don. get a shadow. in a bottle. as far as i know, he’s unable to influence shadows directly so he can’t sing ‘get in the bottle or else with this shoe i will throttle [you]’, but also the shadows are his jailors, why would a) don help them by giving them a host or b) the shadows help him by complying. do they both think they’re being slick and using the other gfhdjgfdhgh

and if it’s the black box, how did don bottle it. why didn’t he just take it. what is going on. 

either way this might be another paradox situation where don found out the origin of gyrus’ shadow abilities/black box/event horizon breaking point and realized he had to take part in getting events to line up so this could happen. so he essentially manipulated reality to ensure that he could get a powerful ally that would hold the black box and defend it from the shadows, and who would be the second constant to appear in the ros (and first voyager), so don could try again and again to gain his trust and get a pawn for his plan against the shadows.

trouble in paradise the black box

ok rip to black box gyrus i really liked him as a character and as a design and he was fun to shitpost about but there’s no goddamn way he’s going to survive this season. he’s been weakened from losing memories and control over the black box, and i’m pretty sure the shadow dragged him off to kill him. plus kodya being yanked back to the black box and the shadows of the people lost during the incident being released means that black box gyrus has either died or lost the command room/a significant amount of control.

and even if it wasn’t for the fact that the situation is pretty much spelling out black box gyrus is doomed, his plot relevance is also wearing out. it’s the same ‘pupil must outgrow their mentor so the mentor dies’ that happened with kodya but this time black box gyrus genuinely has no more purpose to serve after this arc. 

like,,, kodya has plot threads (like nephthys and his own backstory) that exist outside of gyrus. black box gyrus does not exist separately from gyrus. anything he can offer to his reset self, can be found in the black box’s memories once he’s done training him, and they’ve unlocked all the beacon memories. just about the last thing bb!gyrus needs to do is reconcile with kodya and relinquish the black box to gyrus, and then all his story points are technically over. that doesn’t mean i don’t want him to stick around, he’s a well-written character and i am bonkers for his stupid emo outfit, but i don’t know why toon would keep him around after setting up all of the shadow-taking-control-of-the-black-box business and bringing current gyrus to this point in the story.

SHADOW CIB I’M SHAKIGN AND CRUING

y’all i know this is irrelevant and i’m just going 👁👁 because it’s cib but it’s CIB and i’m hoping this means that she’ll become a more recurring background character, in shadow form or in flashbacks, since she seems to be really important to ragan and she’s the second voyager. and maybe there’ll be a way to save people from shadow death without gyrus losing all his limbs. god i hope

#room of swords #Anonymous #ask #theory #long post #don #gyrus #black box gyrus #ciboulette #queen amelia #tori #kodya #feel free to add your own two cents in tags/replies

[dedalvs]

Conlang Dialogue, Episode 106, Emerald City

Get to see a little more Munja’kin here (more coming later!).

WEST ...West. ...North. ...East. ...South. TRANSLATION ...Aazur. ...Iivur. ...Hehur. ...Naanur.

WEST The lock, the key -- a girl, now what’s within... / His mind undone, she’ll creep inside to look / And steal what secrets dark and precious keep. (then) But caution be if bonds break weak and lie / Together they will fall beneath the black / And madness take their feeble hearts’ desire. TRANSLATION Reavatik, toin -- poel, a ru paurlaia ozaias... / Deia aeratik goamauavaarat, dea paurla helaar uonaar / Fana beanruua zhiolat isaareash ruua usheaar. (then) A mioló a raahatikua keovasas afeuzeash akiusheash / Nisha nishoa iolatiela taraar / Hoisatie keova diana laizhatiea zheavat asaaraar.

MUNJA’KIN Halt! TRANSLATION Hi miran!

MUNJA’KIN SCOUT Who are you and what are you doing here? TRANSLATION Hibí si’o lanú pabí niu?

MUNJA’KIN SCOUT Don’t move! TRANSLATION Hinju pagi!

MUNJA’KIN SCOUT Don’t take another step! TRANSLATION Hinju ori papagi ala!

YOUNG BOY Magic! TRANSLATION Vozoku!

NAHARA A song to make a man of loam and shale of minerals, loose pebbles, rock and rise now wake and walk on cantilevered limbs and dance you stones a jig for children's bliss. TRANSLATION Oavasil velhainnash nurlaunur naanlaunur, foila naanionun, miudó ehiishó saidó kuoló mogneu velzezat memó venen naannun mematiena poelnuna zhiloishatienosh.

#conlang #language #NBC #Emerald City #Inha #Inha grammar #Munja'kin #Munja'kin grammar

[zombiebooger]

$HINJU - nocturnal blossom

[srstravelsing-blog]

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Trekking in Ladakh

Ladakh is a fantastic Himalayan metropolis positioned in India’s northernmost state of Jammu and Kashmir, at an altitude starting from 1500 ft to 25000 ft. Ladakh has a difficult territory stuffed with extremities just like the barren mountain peaks, tough terrains and dynamic weather conditions. However these virulent situations haven’t shaken the vacationers a bit to avoid the magical challenges posed by nature. Journey vacationers and nature lovers throng this place and attempt to acclimatize to its harsh circumstances, to benefit from the view of snow laden peaks, valleys,lakes, springs and Buddhist monasteries.

Enveloped between the commanding ranges of Karakoram and Himalayas, Ladakh provides a plethora of choices for an avid trekker. The Ladakh Vary, Zansker ranges, Indus Valley, Tsomoiri Lake, Frozen River, Nubra Valley, Rupshu Valley and Stok Kangri are a few of the commonest locations for trekking. Trekking in Ladakh is a novel expertise in itself as one can discover the tradition and existence of the area, together with the scenic blessings.

A number of the leisurely trekking choices obtainable in Ladakh consists of the Dodital Trek that begins within the Bhairathi valley and ends close to the Dodital Lake, passing by way of the inexperienced meadows of the alpines. Different choices for gentle treks are Ruinsara Lake Trek, Spiti Trek and Singalila Ridge Trek. A number of the reasonable treks embody trekking to Rupkund, Indrahar Cross Trek, Ripchar Valley Trek, Pangarchulla Peak Trek and Goecha La trek. Probably the most difficult treks of the area can be Stok Kangri Trek, Shitidhar Peak trek, Markha Valley, Kalindi Move Trek and the Parang La Trek.

A lot of the treks would require you to allocate round 12-15 days on a median, to benefit from the expedition absolutely and at a average tempo. From Delhi, the traveler first heads in the direction of Leh, the capital metropolis of Ladakh. Leh is nicely linked to main trekking websites like Padum, Rumtse, Lamayuru, Chilling and Stok. A comparatively straightforward trekking route is from Hemis to Jugtak which helps you to discover the native wildlife and be taught in regards to the lifetime of Chanpas, the native merchants of the place, who transfer in caravans.

The trek from Lamayuru to Hemis begins and ends with two of essentially the most well-known Buddhist Gompas and takes you thru the hilltop villages of Ladakh, like Chilling and Hinju. The trek consists of traversing by 5 passes, crossing the Zansker river, Namaling Plateau and the imposing view of the Kangyatse Peak.

Stok Kangri, situated at an altitude of 6,153 m, is mostly a nerve wrecking climb. However, it’s definitely worth the enchanting views of Zanskar and Karakoram ranges. An excessive trekking route is the ice path of the frozen river Zanskar. It includes strolling 15 to twenty km on the robust icy terrains in minus 15 to twenty diploma Celsius. The journey does not find yourself with strolling within the excessive temperatures however you’ll have to take shelter in both the native huts and even caves current en route and feed on no matter is regionally accessible.

You will need to take into accout some necessary factors earlier than you plunge into the again-breaking exercise. Do not overexert your self by strolling quick to start with, somewhat save your power. Be cautious at slender passages, moist lands and steep slopes. Preserve taking breaks, and attempt to preserve your ft at a top whenever you calm down. Carry water and a primary help equipment useful, together with different essential stuff like a torch, gloves and a sunscreen, sun shades, hat, strolling stick and so forth. organized neatly in a package bag. The bags must be stored mild. Hope this data enables you to plan your trekking journey to Ladakh in a befitting approach.

#area #journey #trekking #vacationers

[justaghostingon]

Room of Swords Space Pirate Au

Summary: All Gyrus wanted was to show off his new language to the scientific community, instead he ends up on the treasure hunt of his life as pirates, military, and strange bowler hat wearing secret societies chase him down. But he’s not alone, no. He’s kidnapped by the most feared pirate since the Pirate King himself, and forced to be their guide.

But Gyrus has secrets even he isn’t aware of, and a connection to the Pirate King that will turn the tables of the game.

Has anyone read Larklight? Because this is gonna take heavy inspiration.

Also it gets pretty long, so its under the cut

Gyrus, an amnesiac miracle man found floating through space and taken to a lab for examination. He proceeds to win over the scientists examining him and become a protogee of sorts.

Gyrus does some work in history on the side, and discovers a way to crack an ancient alien language that the scientists couldn’t. They are all really impressed and Dr. Iro invites him along to a science exposition to try and win a grant for the lab.

They dress up to present to this strange bowler hat society that is hosting the party, inviting space’s elite and brilliant.

But half the party are rich snobs and the other half seem...strange (and not just because of the bowler hats), Gyrus can’t put his finger on it, and it makes him uneasy. He chocks it up to nerves and moves to the side of the ship to get some fresh air.

And accidentally stumbles on one of the “society” shadowing one of the rich elite, who then turn back to seemingly normal, but they are now...off in the same way the others are. (And wearing a bowler hat).

This freaks Gyrus out so much he stays hidden on the deck even long after they leave. He finally emerges, ready to grab Iro and run...

At this point Kodya’s pirates attack, raising havok and demanding that the society give up their gold or no one gets hurt.

Gyrus gets grabbed as a hostage because he’s literally the first person they can reach. (Kodya kinda recognizes him, which may also play into it)

Unfortunately for the pirates, the society was expecting them, and has hired a full military fleet to take them on. Who don’t really care about a no name hostage in light of capturing one of the most wanted pirates in the solar system.

Kodya drags Gyrus onto the ship, and they take off.

Once they are far enough away, the whole crew turns on Gyrus. (Crew includes Tori, Sylvia, and Nephthys) Gyrus is afraid but demands to go back to save Iro.

Kodya is very confused because that is not what a hostage says usually, (and a little upset Gyrus doesn’t recognize him, and why is Gyrus younger? Did he have a brother also named Gyrus?) but once Gyrus explains he gets a dark look and refuses, claiming they got lucky. (And he doesn’t want those things near Gyrus, not again)

Kodya decides to make Gyrus a cleaner (cabin boy technically but he’s an adult so they’re calling it cleaner instead) on the ship, which works for a few days, until Gyrus stumbles on a treasure map and dagger in the journal left out in Kodya’s room. Kodya is upset he touched the journal, and Gyrus says he just wanted to read it better.

To which Kodya is thrilled and gets the whole crew together, and they decide to start on the quest for the pirate treasure.

They explain about the Pirate King, who came from nowhere and united the pirates, then betrayed them to the shadow society which nearly got them all killed. But he left a map to the greatest treasure, which everyone was looking for.

Kodya in particular wants to find it, and maybe answers as to why the pirate king betrayed them. (And also how he’s back seemingly with amnesia and younger somehow, is this even the same Gyrus? He’s handling all this like its new info)

The first clue takes them to Mars, which is struggling with colonialism as the humans mine valuable minerals and force the locals to work for them. The map requires “the heart of mars” which Kodya, whose from this planet, guesses is a valuable device that helps to convert the rare minerals.

Its also super large, and what the heck Pirate King?

They go to hide with some Rebel Martians friends of Nephthys and Kodya’s, who reveal that things have gotten far worse since the two of them fled, and the colonial leader, despite not making any public appearances, is demanding an even higher quota.

It also comes out that Nephthys used to be a priestess who foresaw the invasion and was helpless to stop it, and got kidnapped by the colonizers as a prize. Then Kodya, a young soldier newly enlisted from home, met and befriended her and together they escaped. But they couldn’t get very far. Fortunately the Pirate King saved them.

Nephthys feels guilty that she can’t help them more, and wishes there was something she could do. The rebels say there is a way they can help, if they get rid of the heart of mars, which will prevent the people from stealing anymore of their minerals.

They agree to do this, with the agreement that hey get to keep the heart of mars.

They split into two teams, to Gyrus, Tori, and Sylvia go in to visit the colonial leader, because Kodya and Nephthys are super wanted here, and Gyrus still has his suit and important looking documents. Then Sylvia will sneak down to let Kodya and Neph in, while Tori and Gyrus distract the colonizer leader.

The two ‘leaders’ that Gyrus and Tori are led to do not match the descriptions given, but after they see their documents, they welcome Gyrus and his...posse.

The ‘leaders’ puts on a front for Gyrus, but Sylvia and Tori find out the servants are frightened, as there has just been a coup-de-taut.

At the awkward dinner, Gyrus is treated like a guest, and Tori a bodyguard, while the ‘leaders’ regale them with their latest conquests, and how they recently defeated a rebel leader named “Serdtse” and show off his broken sword, his symbol of power.

Tori gets more and more furious as they listen, meanwhile, Sylvia lets Kodya and Neph in, and they attempt to remove the ‘heart of mars’

Gyrus gets half paralyzed by the food, and the ‘leaders’ reveal they need him alive because he’ll bring them quite a bit more money to the right people. Tori meanwhile is unaffected, and kills the male. Gyrus, still barely able to move, grabs the broken sword and tries to drag himself away, as the ship arrives and one of those “off” people in a bowler hat arrives.

Tori is unable to help, as she is stuck fighting the other leader.

Meanwhile down below, a bunch of minions come running to stop Kodya and Neph and Sylvia. They begin to overwhelm them, until some of the martian servants reveal themselves as rebels and help them win. Then the ‘off’ people show up there too.

Kodya and Neph freak out, and drag everyone away from them, Kodya throws a light bomb behind to shine brightly and temporarily stun them.

They run to Tori and Gyrus, and Sylvia and Kodya help fight the scary leader while Neph heals Gyrus. Not much they can do about the ‘off’ person though, so they all run some more.

Then to stop the shadows for good, a mysterious stranger (“Serdtse!” the rebels shout) blows up the whole building for good.

Kodya gets upset that they didn’t get the heart, and then Gyrus’s bag starts glowing. Turns out the half sword is the clue. Kodya is very confused, and feels they should meet this ‘Serdtse’ but the military show up and they have to run, taking the credit for the attack so the martian’s don’t get blamed.

They decide to hide in Venus, the only place no one will look, because the last people to try to live there turned into trees. (Read Larklight) Tori is the only survivor of the mysterious illness, and she offers it to them as a place to hide. (Her queen was one of the victims).

Gyrus offers to try and find a cure, and takes some seeds, even though Tori says its hopeless. 

Also this is where Kodya decides to try and teach Gyrus how to fight, because he was absolutely useless back there.

They also try to figure out what the connection between the glow of the half sword and the map. Eventually Sylvia reveals that a metal like this that no one can identify, their best shot is the mines on the moons of Jupiter, which has the best ore experts in the world. They all decide to go there.

At Moons of Jupiter, which is a mining town and a hub for pirates, Sylvia is from here, and eagerly shows off the place to the others. Even Kodya is beginning to relax, except that everyone they meet keeps trying to get Kodya to visit the storm to find the answers he needs. (Storm knows the answers to everything in Larklight, but rarely appears)

Kodya points out two things, first, that the storm is illusive on the best of days, and second, that it hardly gets everything right, as it was wrong about the Pirate King, because he once asked it a question, and it was obviously wrong. He won’t tell them exactly what he asked though (probably something about Gyrus)

Meet Don and his crew, who head the pirate armada Kodya work for, and teams up to find the treasure. The crew that is much nastier to Gyrus than Kodya’s.

Gyrus gets into trouble with Ragan for looking like the Pirate King. It is here he learns the Pirate Kings name was also Gyrus. Neph stops Ragan, pointing out Gyrus is far to young, and was working as a scientist on earth, so he’d have to have been there for ages. Gyrus thinks now is not the time to mention his mysterious origins.

Gyrus gets pushed off by one of the crew, unclear who. Kodya jumps over to find him, and Tori ends up falling off too.

Storm light makes the half sword spell out a single word: Saturn. (in plain english)

The crew believes this is where they have to go.

Meanwhile the storm itself saves Gyrus, introducing himself as Alistair. He tells him he is an old friend, and here to help him and tells him that he needs to go to Earth to find the real treasure before Don does. 

Also that Gyrus is a god, because those things apparently exist with the ability to put things in motion. He was supposed to die, but decided to keep living to see what would happen. Met Don and very naively told him what he could do. Don wanted to take for himself, but he was clever. He befriended Gyrus first and pushed him towards his own goals of destroying the Empire. When Gyrus finally grew wise to how he was being used, he betrayed Gyrus and made it look like Gyrus betrayed them. Gyrus tried to fight back, by hiding the way to his power, but Don was relentless, and so Gyrus confronted him to make him stop. Unfortunately he was not planning on the bowler hat society, which got tweleve members of Don’s armada. (Larklight, read it).

Also Kodya shows up for this and is very annoyed that Gyrus and the Pirate King are the same person (and didn’t tell him he was still alive!), but reluctantly goes along with it. (because he does care)

Alistair introduces him to Maria and Knox and thier crew, who are waiting to rescue them, and ended up finding Tori. Serdtse is introduced too, who turns out to be Hinju, brother of Xinju, who Gyrus did not kill. 

They explain how they made the broken sword as a decoy to the true key, Kodya’s dagger. But now they’ve got Kodya and Gyrus they should be able to get the treasure long before both the pirates and the bowler hat society right?

Wrong. Because Kodya, not realizing it was so important, left it on his ship. Which is now run by Nephthys. Which is going to Saturn.

So they decide to split up, which is to say Alistair teaches Gyrus a way only he can teleport, and sends him to earth to get there before the problem, while everyone else goes to convince the pirates to change allegiances.  

Meanwhile the girls and Don’s crew all go to Saturn, where the clue opens a locked door of a ‘memory’ journal, and the crew learn of the origins of the bowler hat society (race from the beginning of the world, want to remake everyone in perfect order like the rings of Saturn)

Which is very knowledgeable, but pretty much useless for them. The pirates and the girls debate on whether the treasure is a fake, this is another clue, or they missed something else.

Meanwhile Don comes to the conclusion that the knife is wrong, and goes to find the correct version on the ship.

Neph goes back, ends up coming in on Don’s investigation. Not knowing what is going on, Don mistakes her for knowing what’s going on, and reveals he’s the mastermind. 

Also Gyrus’s crew reach Saturn, and try to steal it back, only to get into more trouble. The pirates are divided on who to believe, Gyrus’s crew and Neph, or Don. Having Hinju manages to make Xinju to side with Gyrus though, but Ragan is not convinced, because Don is one persuasive man.

The two teams split up on separate ships, and race back to earth.

Meanwhile, Gyrus discovers that the ship he first was found in floating in space is actually the treasure he was trying to keep hidden. The only problem, he has absolutely no idea how it works.

So he meditates at the suggestion of the scientists, only to discover that there is a power inside himself.

Which would be poetic, if it didn’t also have a personality.

So Gyrus is trying to sort out millions of years of memories, while the scientists sit around him confused.

All except for Iro, who sees this as an opportunity to use his shiny new bowler hat. Which he puts on Gyrus’s now helpless head.

Gyrus now has to fight off an attempted possession, while figuring out how to use his powers.

He finds a way to throw it off, but not before Iro reports it almost complete, and the Bowler hat society moves into their next big plan: to possess all of the Empire’s parliament and Queen. (Different from Tori’s, unless I decide to change that later)

At the last second, Gyrus manages to throw off the possession, figuring out a way to cure it in the process. He rushes up to stop the bowler hats, but he’s held back, and his method of curing is to slow, only one at a time.

Then the pirates attack.

The pirates attack everyone, each other, who knows what’s going on up there. It creates chaos instantly, and Chaos is the exact thing that the bowler hats hate. They temporarily break from their hosts to fly up and stop the pirates. Kodya’s pirates notice, and start causing even more chaos, which makes all of them swirl up into the sky, trying to attack.

But this is really, really bad for the pirates. So Gyrus decides he has to help them.

He uses his powers to create a large, white light, and tells them its the power. All the shadows fly towards it. Don also tries to go and get it, putting his own crew at risk and causing them to turn on him.

Once all of them are close, Gyrus whips out the seeds from Venus, makes them grow with his power ‘setting things in motion’ and traps them in a bubble with only the bowler hat monsters. They all turn into a tree.

When the dust settles, no one is quite sure what happened, but the scientists are there to step in for Gyrus to the Queen. 

Don is arrested for trying to kill like 14 people. The Queen then gives everyone else full pardons so they are no longer pirates, and names them heroes of the state.

Which the pirates aren’t sure what to think about, but hey, they’ll take a party and not dying right now.

Gyrus and his friends reunite, Gyrus now aware of who he is, and it ends with them all eating with the scientists and regaling them with their adventure.

#room of swords #larklight #larklight au #gyrus #kodya #tori #nephthys #sylvia #ragan #don #hinju #alistair

[bad-ros-headcanons]

Bronzo first discovered his powers by accidentally turning Past Gyrus into a baby. Gyrus spent the next few hours dictating orders in a squeaky baby voice as Vela, Hinju, Ailstair, and Maria all took turns pinching his chubby baby cheeks. Even Knox took the time to rock him and burp him thanks to a download of the infant care handbook.

Gyrus hated every second of it, and to this day, always trys to stand behind Bronzo when he uses his powers.

#room of swords #gyrus #room of swords headcanon #past gyrus #bronzo #baby Gyrus is too cute #submission #damn right he is cute #sure wish i actually! had a tablet or smth to draw but every. single time something good come #s #its broken

[justaghostingon]

Spoilers for the latest chapter but....

How hasn’t Yumeji figured out that Don is up to something bad? Dude connected Don’s dreams to Gyrus before the fall, to Hinju’s...to who knows who else. I mean, come on, he’s got to have at least heard of Hinju and what happened, and its not like he doesn’t look exactly like Xinju?

What has Don been saying to get out of it? Oh dont mind this strange lookalike to a dead person whose death ruined your friend’s life...he’s completely unrelated! His name is Serdtse! Doesn’t sound anything like Hinju! Couldn’t possibly be the same!

#room of swords #room of swords spoilers #ros yumeji #ros xinju #ros hinju #room of swords reactions

[justaghostingon]

Fading Memories

Maria had been up early, struck by a strange sense of foreboding. She’d gotten up, and feeling restless, wandered outside. A flash of green and Gyrus lay before her in the sand, red blood seeping from an open wound on his neck.

The pain felt strangely far away, Gyrus noted, as he tried desperately to hold himself together against the cold and darkness tugging at the edges of his consciousness. A strange light was streaming towards him, and Gyrus couldn’t help but fear the inevitable fall it would lead him to.

Maria cursed, pulling her boss sword from her side as she plunged it into his chest. Gyrus gave a gurgle, turning to look at her, and she gasped as one vivid purple eye focused on her.

Gyrus tumbled through the memories, stolen moments flashing around him at a dizzying rate. The day the planet exploded, meeting Don, the snake realm, all crossed his mind at the same time. Gyrus grappled for something, anything to stop the movement. An anchor to guide him. A voice called out and he knew he’d found it.

“Who did this to you?” Maria demanded. Desperate to know what could possibly have happened, who could possibly hurt someone as strong as Gyrus. 

Everything stopped spinning, and Kodya stood before him, in breathtaking clarity, every muscle, every scar, every inch of the skin that Gyrus had memorized. Gyrus didn’t know how he came to exist beside him, it should be impossible, but at that moment, Gyrus found he didn’t care.

Gyrus’s hand twitched, as if to beckon her closer. Maria leaned forward, weight pushing the sword further into his chest as she tried to catch his whispered words.

He wanted to reach out, grab Kodya’s hand, tell him, he didn’t know what. Something important. His hand wasn’t moving properly, but that didn’t matter. Because Kodya seemed to understand. He smiled at Gyrus, leaning forward.

“Kodya” he choked, and Maria felt her blood turn to ice. She knew that name, knew the sheepish, dopey look that crossed Gyrus face every time his name was mentioned. How could someone who made him so happy be responsible for the red soaking the sand?

“Kodya-” Gyrus choked, as Kodya smiled expectantly, blue eyes wide and so familiar that it made Gyrus’s heart twist. He didn’t know if he was trying to apologize, or begging for help, because it was all he could get out before the cold took over. 

A sharp explosion jolted Maria backwards. She shook her head, disoriented, only to realize the sword lay before her in two pieces. Terror seeped into her lungs as she looked up to see the shadow Gyrus in all his glory.

I’m sorry Kodya.

“Maria!” Hinju cried, strong arms grabbing her and pulling her backwards, away from the monster that bore the shape of her friend. All Maria could think as she was pulled into the ship, was ‘how could it have come to this?’

#room of swords #strawbarrow #gyrus #kodya #maria #room of swords fanfic #strawbarrow drabbles

[justaghostingon]

Don, Gyrus, and the Dark Mirror

An Analysis of Don

So Don is pretty much one of the best antagonists I’ve ever read and I wanted an excuse to prove this point.

When we’re first introduced to Don, he’s an enigma and a goal. The captain Gyrus is desperate to find who can get him out of this strange world. And although we slowly learn more about the truth of the realm, we still see Don as a trustworthy leader, thanks in large part to the brief moments we see him through Kodya’s eyes. He stops Ragan and the others from ganging up on Kodya, and in the season finale, we see him welcome Gyrus into the room of swords.

And that heroic image persists into the first few chapters of season 2. We see him as a fair, if cautious, leader with how he treats Tori and Sylvia. He’s more careful with Gyrus, but then again, we see Gyrus attack him in a flashback, and given how he took his legs, his treatment appears to be born out of a desire to protect everyone rather than the malice Ragan appears to portray. His “for your own good” attitude and seeming pity towards Gyrus for who he’s become make him one of the most sympathetic of the new characters.

But even then there are hints. Micro expressions, spying on Gyrus in secret, how willing he was to let Kodya die if it meant reseting Gyrus, despite earlier expressing opposition for Nephthys’ sake. So when Don is revealed to actually be an enemy, its not nearly as out of nowhere as it first appears.

And what a villain he is. Like a dark mirror, he’s just as intelligent, powerful, and trusted as Gyrus. He calculates every move he makes to manipulate Gyrus and beat the shadows at their own game. With his power to twist reality, he plays everyone like a fiddle, using everything he can to his advantage. And when Gyrus is no longer useful, he ruthlessly attempts to kill him and try again. He fails, and so he runs, sacrifices Hinju to save his own skin and brand Gyrus a monster, all while playing the tragic victim to the crowd.

But there’s more to Don than manipulation. We learn his backstory, how he was unfairly imprisoned for trying to save his family, and how he wants to remake reality where they can use their powers to help others and heartbeats to cure millions. Its a beautiful dream. And it doesn’t matter. Because we see what Don is willing to do to achieve it firsthand. And exactly how far he’s willing to go.

Take his actions in the present, where he threatens and manipulates Kodya, or how willing he was to completely off Nephthys simply for being on the fringes of the whole mess. He’s grown so arrogant he believes he has the right to kill her, and in doing so he shows how corrupt he’s become.

But his backstory is not superfluous, oh no. It hi-lights some very interesting aspects of Don’s character we would otherwise miss. For example, Don’s motivations are very oriented in the specific people he knows, and moves out from there. It’s family first, then the world. This is in direct contrast to Gyrus, who thinks of the whole universe first, loved ones second, and self last. And although there’s nothing wrong with either way of thinking on its own, it creates a fascinating clash between the two when they are on opposite sides.

Don uses Gyrus’ need to save everyone to make him work for him, presenting the Room of Swords like a large family that need Gyrus’ protection. But this only lasts as long as Gyrus doesn’t realize their are more people out there who need protecting, a whole universe of people. Then the game begins, and Don must walk a tightrope, because he needs Gyrus to believe that the other people in the room of swords are in danger from Don himself just as much as Gyrus needs Don to believe they all side with Don, so that neither one gives up on the people inside and by doing so ends the stalemate.

It’s a game of chess both are playing, and in doing so, we begin to see Past Gyrus struggle with his humanity. As he watches Don win at every corner he gradually begins to treat others more and more like pawns and not friends. Because sure, we’ve seen why Gyrus made every choice he’s made so far and the reasons he’s felt forced to do so. Every choice except for one: the death of the 12.

And here comes the big question. If we can’t forgive Don for being willing to kill Hinju, Kodya, and Nephthys, can we really forgive Past Gyrus for the 12 he killed? Or in playing Don’s game did Gyrus and Don become mirrors of each other, both brilliant men fighting for what they believed and willing to sacrifice anything to get it done. In Don’s mirrored reflection we see Gyrus, and realize they’re not nearly as different as they’d like us to believe.

#room of swords #gyrus #don santiago #room of swords don #room of swords gyrus #now both past versions are gone (sorta) i wanted to write this #just to be clear i don’t have fastpass I just really think Don knows more than he’s telling #and I’m willing to die on that hill #room of swords analysis

[justaghostingon]

9+1 Gyrus Birthdays

To celebrate the birthday of a very special boy.

1

Gyrus’s first birthday in the Room of Swords passed with little fanfare. He, Don, and Cib were all too wrapped up making the Room of Swords up into a functional home, and between the additional harvesting of food and planning future expeditions, there just wasn’t time to think about things like anaversaries. The entirety of the celebration consisted of Don saying, “aren’t you twenty one now?” And Gyrus realizing that he was right.

He didn’t remember telling Don when his birthday was, but at that moment he was to tired and stressed to care.

2

Gyrus’s second birthday was spent on a mission. The storm was raging so fiercely that he’d been certain they’d all fall into the water and drown. But they couldn’t stop, not when two new people lay trapped against the rocks. A giant wave rose above Gyrus’ head and all he had time to think was, ‘21 is to young to die’ before it had swept his feet out from under him. As the water swirled around him, he reached out and grabbed a rock near Don, anchoring himself with his power.

Then Cib had appeared like a goddess of legend and rescued not only the two in peril, but also Don and Gyrus from the stormy seas. As Gyrus squeezed the water from his hair, he realized that he had being wrong. He wasn’t 21, he was 22 today.

But the two rookies were beginning to ask questions, and so Gyrus pushed it aside to think about later.

3

When Gyrus turned 23, Cib ambushed him in the halls. “It’s your birthday,” she as Ragan stood behind her, arms crossed. “You can’t spend all day working. We need to celebrate!”

Ragan nodded like this made perfect sense, and Gyrus wondered if they even had birthdays in the viking days, or if she was just going along with it because of her rather obvious crush on Cib.

“It’s not a big deal,” he shrugged. “Besides, my work is important. The less time we have to spend worrying about food and other necessities, the more time we have to put towards missions.

“That’s what I thought you’d say.” Cib smiled, and for a second Gyrus thought he’d won. “Grab him Ragan! He’s sitting through an honorary theatre preformance whether he likes it or not!”

Gyrus had tried to protest, but it hadn’t done any good, Ragan grabbed him in a headlock and dragged him forcefully over to a makeshift stage, were Don was already waiting with the guitar, an amused smile on his face. Gyrus tried to glare, but he couldn’t quite bring himself to ruin their mood.

4

This time, Gyrus was prepared. The mission would be longer than he told Cib and Don, not to much longer so that their supplies wouldn’t run out, but long enough that it would conveniently end right after his 24th birthday.

It worked too, thanks in large part to one of the rookies falling in the frozen lake. As be breathed air into the kids lungs, he realized in a distant way that it was his birthday today, and he really didn’t want someone to die on his birthday. Maybe there was some value in having them in the Room of Swords like Cib insisted. Even if he did have to put up with Ragan’s terrible attempts at singing.

The kid gave a violent cough and rolled to his side, water streaming from his mouth. Gyrus placed gentle hands on his shoulders, muttering platitudes and comfort. Inside his heart soared with the relief. ‘My birthday present,’ a part of him thought, ‘is that you lived today.’

“What’s your name kid?” He asked as the boy managed to drag himself to his hands and knees.

Two blue eyes met his. “Kodya,” he whispered.

5

Gyrus never told Kodya his birthday, so when the kid led him to a table containing a haphazardly designed cake, he felt irrationally betrayed. “Me and Neph made it ourselves,” he said as he awkwardly rubbed the back of his neck, “to thank you for saving us exactly one year ago.”

Gyrus’ shoulders relaxed slightly at the words. It wasn’t uncommon for rookies to count the days since their arrival. It was dumb luck then, that the day coincided with Gyrus’ 25th birthday. But still, he eyed the lopsided cake dubiously. “How much of our rations went into making this?”

“We didn’t take anything that wasn’t ours,” Kodya crossed his arms, a note of defiance in his voice, like he thought that somehow made this better.

“I am not eating all your rations, Kid.” Gyrus sighed. “We divided the nuitrients for a reason.” And then, because Kodya looks so absolutely devastated he added, “Besides, if you want to be my apprentice, you’ve got to keep up your strength.”

“Really?” Kodya lit up, practically bouncing on he toes. “You’ll take me on?”

“Sure,” Gyrus hid a smile, he’d been meaning to take the kid on for a while now, so it might as well be today, before the kid tried something even more drastic to get his attention. “Now help me divide these rations again before...” the door swung open as Cib marched in with a huge grin, Ragan and Nephthys on her heels.

“So I heard your birthday present baked you a birthday cake?” Cib crowed, and Gyrus regretted ever mentioning that little fact to her. It had seemed like a wonderful side step at the time to claim that the two safe rookies were all he needed and she really didn’t need to throw him a belated party, but she now seemed to take pride in taking it completely out of context.

“Birthday?” Kodya looked at him, eyes wide and confused. Gyrus bit back a curse.

6

Gyrus turns 26 at midnight, jolted awake from another nightmare. He tries to quell his fear, but the constant banging in his head makes every shadow seem like the real deal.

Eventually he gives up and takes the now familiar route to Kodya’s room. He barely even had to knock before the door is opened, and Kodya was ushering him safely inside.

He sits on the bed, its to small really for two grown men, but Gyrus doesn’t mind. He’s safe here, leaning against Kodya’s warm side, hands interrwined. Kodya’s magic courses through him, warm and comforting as Kodya himself, and Gyrus felt a wave of tiredness rush over him.

He leaned heavily against Kodya, soaking in more of his warmth. From so close he can see bags under Kodya’s eyes, and a shred of worry slips past the haze of peace. He doesn’t want Kodya to sacrifice his own mental health while waiting for him to inevitably come crawling back at night.

“You should come and live with me,” he murmured, filter gone under the soothing spell. “That way you could get some sleep instead of waiting all night for me.”

Kodya gave a sharp intake of breath, and if Gyrus wasn’t so sedated, he’d probably be mortified. But right now the warmth and trust twined together to smother any fear.

“Yes.” Gyrus blinked, to see Kodya’s face inches from his own. Kodya’s lips twitched into a smile. “Someone’s gotta watch your back.”

“Looks like you’re stuck with it,” he said a he settled back against Kodya’s shoulder.

Just as he began to drift off, he could have sworn he heard Kodya whisper, “happy birthday.”

7

When Gyrus turned 27, all he wanted to do is spend the whole day with Kodya. They’d been a couple for a few months now and he wanted to do something special, just the two of them. Unfortunately fate had other plans, as no sooner had they exited their room than Cib ambushed them with a smile.

“No escape for you this time,” she giggled as Kodya, that traitor, touched his shoulder, paralizing him from behind. “You’re going to have a nice birthday breakfast and you’re going to love it!”

“Why?” Gyrus whispered as Ragan picked him up, dragging him towards the dining room. 

“Don’t be so dramatic,” Kodya rolled his eyes as he continued to keep one hand on Gyrus’ arm at all times. “This is good for moral.” 

The dining room is covered in bright colored ribbons and the strange conical hats that Cib insisted were necessary for the perfect party. A scream of “Happy Birthday!” met his arrival, and everyone pushed forward to bid the captive Gyrus their well wishes for his health.

Gyrus smiled and nodded and tried to look as gracious about all the attention as anyone who was hanging like a sack of potatoes over a Norse giant’s shoulder could look. But he was more than a little relieved when Kodya finally ordered everyone away and Ragan lowered into his seat.

The table is covered with all types of food, from scrambled eggs to Mandu to dishes even Gyrus didn’t know. It looks delicious, and Gyrus feels his mouth start watering as he stared down at it. It was amazing really, how much times had changed. He could remember not that long ago when this would have been all their food for a week.

Noticing his hesitation, Kodya nudged him in the shoulder. “Eat up,” he said. “We have Oli now, remember? You don’t have to feel guilty about eating someone else’s rations.” Which was true enough. Gyrus took a bite of the Mandu and closed his eyes as the familiar taste mouth. He saw Oli watching him and gave him an appreciative smile. 

“Speaking of rations,” Cib started and Gyrus froze. “Remember that one time Kodya tried to make him a birthday cake from his?”

“Really?” Oli asked, looking intrigued. 

“It wasn’t a birthday cake,” Kodya protested, but Cib shook her head.

“That makes it even funnier!” She cried. Kodya scowled, and the two began to recount the tale, as the others watched on in fascination. Gyrus looked around the room at everyone’s smiling faces as the did so. And for the first time he felt he had something worth celebrating.

8

Gyrus’ 28th birthday found him on the ship, clutching Nephthys’ jewel to his chest. He’d left the Room of Swords days ago, and between the physical toll of de-shadowing Hinju and the mental stress of leaving everyone he loved with Don, he barely even realized the date.

He wondered, in a distant, foggy way, if Cib would still have thrown him a birthday party, if he’d succeeded in killing Don. Maybe she would have, or maybe she’d revile him as a monster like she did now. Like everyone did. He buried his head in his hands.

There was one person who might be willing to hear him out. He raised his head slightly at the thought. Kodya. A small smile tugged at his lips. This would be so much easier to bear if Kodya was here with him, to tell him off or offer comfort, either would be preferable if it meant having him here. 

The glow of the crystal caught his eye, and a thought passed his mind. Why couldn’t he go and see Kodya? The crystal was technically only supposed to be used for important things, but gaining a new member, that was important. His fist tightened around it.

The visions that danced through his mind were confusing and symbolic, but one thing was clear. He could visit Kodya one more time. Gyrus felt his lips pull into a proper smile as he teleported into their room to wait. 

After all, what better way to spend his birthday than to see his favorite person?

9

Gyrus turned 29 with a sword to his throat and shadows swirling around him. It was ironic really, and he couldn’t help but laugh. “I didn’t think you had it in you,” he said to Kodya, whose life had been his birthday present, whose hands had been his death.

Kodya stared back, defiance mixing with tears. His face was the last thing Gyrus saw before the end.

0

Gyrus woke up under a strange sun, disoriented and confused. He checked his monitor, at Scouts prodding, to see he had only a few hours of air left. His eyes land on the date in the corner, and he absently notes it’s his birthday.

#room of swords #room of swords fanfic #gyrus #kodya #ciboulette #ragan #oli #gyrus' birthday #this was supposed to be short

[justaghostingon]

Nephthys, Kodya, and Bad Company

a Room of Swords theory

So in chapter 126, we get a few lines from the lady in green about how it is three people have disappeared.

And these two lines got me thinking a lot about that “company Nephthys kept” and who exactly this is refering too.

First off, its important to note that Nephthys herself isn’t considered bad company in the eyes of the lady in green. Nephthys keeps bad company, but that association is her failing, not that she herself is intrinsically bad in some way. And this is important because it explains a lot about where Nephthys stands with the Room of Swords as a whole. Because even if Ragan may belittle her skills and intuition, Don trusts her enough to give her an ear. Plus her interference alone is enough to protect Gyrus from being reset at the beginning of Room of Swords.

And she uses that influence to protect several people who may be the “company” the lady in green is refering too. The first and most obvious is Gyrus. Nephthys did very publicly object to resetting him, and worked with him to try and save Kodya. In addition, we know the green lady holds particular distain for Gyrus because her only other line in this comic is to tell Gyrus that the support class doesn’t have room for freaks. Because she hates even being close to him, it’s not a stretch to assume that even if she knows Nephthys was only in Gyrus’ company out of necessity, she still looks down on Nephthys for having to compromise by being in the same room as Gyrus. Mystery solved.

Except the first line she says directly references Gyrus by name. If her problem is with Nephthys’ association with Gyrus alone, why not just say so? Why vaguely imply the company she kept is bad instead of just saying, Gyrus probably got her? Unless this bad “company” is more than just Gyrus.

Who then, is the rest of this bad company? Tori and Sylvia perhaps, but they were more on the sidelines, and very publicly cut ties with Gyrus once they saw for themselves what he was. Plus they just haven’t been here long enough or hung out with Nephthys enough to justify that distinction. So that leaves one person: Kodya.

Kodya being the bad company is...deceptively simple. Because on one hand, we know Kodya has been suffering in the Room of Swords. He outright admits to “paying the price for Gyrus’ actions for two years” in the black box. And we’ve seen in flashbacks how distrusted he was directly after the attack. We also know he either chose to go alone into the eye realm when team work is cleary the go to method for realm conquering, or he was sent in alone.

And yet when Kodya is brought back, we get to see the reactions people have to him. Xinju was happy he and Nephthys have returned, Anan seems worried over Kodya’s condition, and of all people, Ragan calls him “buddy” and tries to snap him out of it, albeit by slapping him around. It’s a far cry from the suspicion we saw earlier, directly after the incident. And given the counter shows six swords, we can assume this change in attitude is in large due to the fact that Kodya did complete a realm by himself and return with a boss sword, just like he said he would. So why is he still considered “bad company?” Why would green haired lady be refering to him?

And that’s where we get to the theory part of this analysis. Because the people who show concern, Ragan, Anan, Xinju, and even Feather, all feature prominently in Gyrus’ flashbacks. They’ve all been here a long time, some even longer than Kodya, and they’ve lived through Gyrus’ golden years. They remember trusting him, blindly following him into missions, heck, Ainju even helped Gyrus try to wrestle with his inner demons. All of them know exactly how charming Gyrus could be. And even if they blamed Kodya or were distrustful at first, deep down they know Don’s right when he tells them they were all fooled, not just Kodya.

But green lady? She’s not in any flashbacks. Furthermore, she’s hanging out with Yumeji, someone who is famously so new his powers didn’t manifest until after Gyrus killed Hinju. If I had to bet, I’d say she probably came in around the same time as he did, or just a little before. Perhaps enough time to see Gyrus’ twilight years, where more suspicion and rumors surround him than blind trust. She would have remembered Kodya only as the fool who blindly defended Gyrus, or worse, a rumored ally. She wasn’t fooled herself and so assumes that anyone with a brain or a moral compass wouldn’t be.

And she wouldn’t be alone. Those that came later into the Room of Swords, or those who only were found after, they have only rumors to go on about what happened. And given how even the older members initially distrusted Kodya and suspected him of being “still in cahoots,” it’s very likely they all looked to Kodya with suspicion too, even after the older ones began to start to trust him again.

And Nephthys, who stood by Kodya’s side through all of it, who used her influence to protect and vouch for him, would absolutely be seen as someone who keeps “bad company” for refusing to give up on a friend.

#room of swords #room of swords analysis #room of swords theory #kodya #ros nephthys #gyrus #the lady in green #yumeji #the lady in green is now my least favorite character #ros

[justaghostingon]

Nephthys’s Grand Plan

A Nephthys theory

How does one begin to describe Nephthys? She’s the Room of Swords only healer, Kodya’s best friend, and gifted with what may be one of the most gamebreaking powers in the whole of Ros, her foresight. And yet despite having a power which, if Tori’s analyst is correct, can out predict even Don’s reality bending, she still has crushing self doubt.

But this wasn’t always the case. In the past we see Nephthys, although still a bit self-doubting, giving Gyrus, the leader of the whole mission, advice and help. Even in the present, Don still asks for her opinion on plans. So how then, did she get to where Ragan can call her a “crackpot healer” and even Kodya doubts her abilities?

The answer of course, lies in her inability to predict the incident. But interestingly enough, not her inability to predict Hinju’s death.

Because in a way, she did predict Hinju’s death. She sensed that Gyrus was going to have to make a choice that was shrouded in darkness, and warned him no matter what he chose nothing would be the same. She obviously believed (and rightly so) that Gyrus would need help and gave him the crystal.

But from her perspective, Gyrus killing Hinju looks like she didn’t interpret the warning correctly, causing self doubt to creep in. Furthermore, she very likely voiced the dark warning she recieved after Gyrus left, wracked with guilt for giving him another weapon against them. The others would have seen this prophecy as correct but sadly misunderstood, and there likely wouldn’t be much in the way of blame because they were all caught off guard.

Then we come to a little before the incident, where Don has tried and failed the dream talk with Gyrus, and so knows they are coming. He undoubtedly tells everyone to prepare. But here’s the thing. Up till now, Don has been claiming that Gyrus is “sick” from the shadows, in an attempt to make his betrayal make sense in a way that otherwise looks like complete 180 in personality. He can’t drop that illusion and tell everyone Gyrus is just evil now. No one is going to believe it.

So he steps aside, and lets the other room of swords members come up with a plan. And that, I believe, is where Nephthys comes in.

Nephthys, who is close to Kodya, and who Don has told that he may be able to break through to Gyrus and get him to see reason. Nephthys, who senses that Gyrus is still good somewhere, and so propses that instead of an attack, the room of swords create an intervention to bring him back and heal him. A suggestion that would have had to recieve almost unanimous approval, especially from Ragan, so as to explain why Nephthys isn’t held even more responsible than she is.

The plan would then be as follows. Cib, with her invisibility powers, and perhaps one or two more of the more stealthy powers, would be intended to restrain Gyrus. While the rest of the sword bearers, healers all, would attempt to cure him of the shadows “sickness.” Kodya was likely on standby to try to talk Gyrus down or soothe him into submission.

Nephthys was likely the only healer not given a sword. In part because her breaking point of a human shield would be useless here. In part because Don still needs her foresight and healing for when this all goes south.

Because Don knows Gyrus has made up his mind, Gyrus isn’t going to come quietly. But even Gyrus would hesitate to hurt a band of healers and especially Kodya. And even if the worst does happen and Gyrus kills a few, there is no way anyone will trust his word again. Its a win win for Don.

Nephthys tells everyone she sees no sign of forboding in this plan, and that its all gonna work out for the best. Don privately agrees.

Then the shadows come into the room of swords, all healers are brutally killed, Don is crippled, they lose twelve swords, and Nephthys’s confidence shatters.

#room of swords #room of swords theory #room of swords analysis #ros nephthys #ros don #Gyrus #Nephthys #special thanks to hira for listening to the rough draft