Like, not to harp on this, but just because you don't see the "value" in a piece of art or don't think it's "technically beautiful enough" to be acclaimed or don't want to interact with it because the function it's serving isn't something you're interested in doesn't mean that it just. Doesn't deserve to exist.
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Sometimes I forget just how dedicated to his job Butler is, but like...that's a hardcore part of his character.
Book 1 it's obvious, he breaks a man's hand without looking and without second thoughts. Sure, "scared is better than dead," and he shows a soldier's honor when dealing with LEP Retrieval One, but he still obliterates them with only a moment's hesitation.
Even Book 4 makes sense ("But Butler was only paid to protect one thing, and it was not The Fairy Thief.") He's lost his memories of the People, of course he'd default to "Protect the Principal."
But then we see his job take precedence over everything else again and again even with his involvement with the fairies. Book 3, that sound grenade could have easily killed or maimed people. He didn't hesitate to use it. Book 5, even with his memories of the fairies intact, owing them his life, and knowing the risks of letting the demons be discovered, he is unapologetic about his thoughts on the situation: "If I had to walk away from here, it would not trouble me unduly, so long as you were walking away with me." Would he have some regrets? Possibly. Would letting the demons be discovered introduce new difficulties to his job? Most likely. Would he let that stop him from walking out and getting Artemis to safety given the first opportunity? Not a chance. Book 7, his baby sister is in potentially mortal danger, and he still prioritizes Artemis's safety over his own convenience in rescuing his family.
Butler willing to help others, would go to the ends of the earth for those he considers friends, but at the end of the day, his job is to protect his Principal, and that is always always his highest priority.
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hey I'm sure I'm not the first person to say this but if I could give just one piece of advice to someone who's trying to decide what to study in college, it would be this: don't just consider what topics you're interested in; also think about what kind of job you would actually like to DO and what kind of career lifestyle you would like to have. anyway good luck I love you
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best part of blorbos: intrusive thoughts aren't about bad things... just blorbo things
worst part of blorbos: all thoughts are blorbo... all.
nothing else
no space
no time
just...
blorbo
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im glad i went in today actually i felt like i was absolutely flopping my job my last shift and felt like SHIT!!!!!! but today was probably my best day it was my first time leading the staff team + doing most of the support work and i wasnt shit at it. literally all of the stuff i was scared to do for the first time was fine!!! AND THRIFTING MONEY OBTAINED!!!!!!!
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Reminding myself that just because my old position is open again doesn’t mean I’m ready to go back to that toxic place yet
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I wish the ub would atleast acknowledge the detective's pain when it comes to the Rebecca situation instead of just awkwardly glancing away (like i get it IS an awkward situation) but I'm not even talking about opposing rebekah but just be a bit sympathetic towards the detective maybe?maybe a conversation with the RO?(I've only played masons route so idk if it comes up with the other Ros)just something to acknowledge how the neglect has affected the detective :/or maybe she doesn't want to show them interfering in a family problem ?right now i just feel that whenever the detective is mean to rebekah the narrative shows the detective as an unreasonable kid and not as someone's whose feelings are valid
hey sorry this took a bit for me to get to!
no i agree – i think that something so weird the forced rebecca tension is the lack of acknowledgement from ub. the only one that seems to care is n, and even then, i'd go as far as to say that what they say is too familiar, too soon.
i think as of book 3, n and f would absolutely care enough about the mc's relationship with rebecca to want to hear their side of the story and give advice. and with m, i think that because they care about the mc, they'd at least be willing to listen, even if they aren't at the point of weighing in. with a i'm not too sure tbh. they'll obviously get to a point where they'll acknowledge the strained relationship, but idk if it should happen just yet
anyway, you're right, what i'm getting at is that it's weird that the mc and ro are hitting big relationship milestones, but there's no minor developments with the more platonic side of things. why hasn't mc been able to have a truly deep conversation with their ro that isn't tied to romanticism or work?
i guess we'll see how it plays out in future books!
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