every now and then I will experience a genuinely happy moment and know that even if things aren't perfect, it's happiness I haven't been able to feel in ages and it's mine. I'm in the process of unlearning initial shame and guilt when it happens.
like, i don't check up on people who've hurt me anymore and i know they don't with me. they don't read my blog, or look at my accounts (like they could anyway) and if they fish for info, i usually hear about it and have a laugh.
but knowing that I can have peace should be enough for me not to feel afraid to share my life & art with others. for anyone in my past to go out of their way to bring me down would be such a grand effort, and only serve as confirmation on why they aren't in my life.
i want to move forward today as i enter a new era in my life where i am seeing myself and my art flourish in an encouraging environment again since living with my partner. it's fleeting, it's comforting
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A really normal person who is just an asshole.
— @coralcalypso describing my character, 2024.
Inezra as a character has been around since 7/28/2014. She doesn't have a super long history though because most of what I did have was lost to hard drive failure. So, lol. I ended up reconstructing things pre-2018, and have been trying to flesh her out by interacting with more people.
If you're curious what writing I'm referencing, her writing tag is over here.
Personality
Inez is obsessive. This isn't always a negative.
Inez is too smart for her own good and frequently thinks herself into knots (as evidenced from some of the conversations and interactions in recent / old stories). She is absolutely yanking on people's chain when she pretends to not know or understand some things. Key word: Some. Somewhat at odds with the brawns over brains presentation she has. It's easier not to think about things. Imagine how happy you would be if you stopped thinking too. (She's still not happy.)
That said, she's also allergic to being honest about herself and her feelings. She doesn't lie out of habit. It's more likely she'll omit information or deflect by making a joke. This makes it easier to slip in actual requests for information. You just never know if she's fucking with you or not.
Rarely does she reconsider whatever she thinks the "best" option is. Gleaned from Dialus' perspective in old writing and conversations with my friend @sleepytrolls.
She has a kneejerk reaction to new information, but will also keep asking for details until she's satisfied that she knows enough about it. She's then incredibly likely to turn around and make fun of your character for their perspective. This makes her not fun to talk to. She knows this. She also doesn't care (most of the time).
Has a penchant for violence that's hereditary and probably in part caused by brain damage. From all the concussions, your honor. She has poor emotional regulation normally. She also does not have a moirail or very many trolls willing to put up with her, so this is just bad soup. She's gotten better but not better fast enough.
She has standards and a conscience even if she goes to great lengths to pretend she doesn't. There are absolutely lines she won't cross and she's sensitive to people not being receptive to her bitching, but that's new. Notably, times in the watch party chats when she's switched tack mid conversation based on someone's responses. You won't catch her apologizing though.
She tries to tone down her assholery depending on the person, or tailor it specificly to them to make their day worse. It depends.
Likes
Fighting. As 5lux put it, Inezra was hatched to hate. She doesn't need much reason to fight people and will go so far as to injure herself to get another lick in during those fights. There's something going on up there in her pan. Don't ask what it is.
Being a dick. This is just a precursor to fighting. She doesn't really do blackrom or she'd be in a quad with the whole world. If you hate her she likes you.
A cool cigarette to ease the pain.
Reading, but only sometimes, and she doesn't like most contemporary writing.
You'd think music would belong in this list but it doesn't. No I won't be elaborating on that right now.
Quirks
You can earn her honesty. Ways this has been done so far includes: fighting her and making it fun, having a spine, making her laugh, or being upfront about feelings (that last one doesn't always work). This is usually only for a limited time. You get one glimpse into her functioning troll brain. Just one.
She smokes. A lot. If she were normal she would probably have had two types of lung cancer by now, but she's suspiciously okay.
Whatever
Stuff that doesn't have a specific place to go yet.
Inezra doesn't relate to anyone in her age group. She finds it very strange how Sefoni & co (how she mentally refers to that entire extended friend group) seem wrapped up in other alien's cultures. It's somewhat alienating to be the only "real" troll, which as we all know is a feeling normal people react to with anger. 😀 (She's not actually normal.)
She actually did dodge the draft. That piece of trivia isn't punk posing and will probably catch up to her at some point.
The game doesn't exist in her universe. Every time she sees somebody talk about the game and adjacent topics she thinks they're taking FLARPing too far. It's the cognitive dissonance for me.
Thanks for making it this far. Maybe I'll vomit words again soon.
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ANYWAY now that ive gotten my firefly rant off my chest and on a more positive note about the story overall; i Really liked it!!!! and character-wise specifically the biggest surprise for me in a huge W way was actually acheron??
& given i was actually somewhat committed to pulling her anyway (well. initially as kafka replacement to pull my first lightning carry after losing 50-50 but. Well. she had mercy on me at the v last moment thank goodness 😭😭) so actually ending up liking her character this much just cemented that resolve for good too. cant wait for her!!! like i am still meh on her base design not bc its that bad by itself but simply bc seeles existence just cheapens it so much like. Why are they so similar. but its not bad lmao
anyway to her actual characterization. first of all. the VAs delivery omg yall beidous english voice is already one of my all time favorites in genshin and shes doing an amazing job as acheron like. she started talking and im just INSTANTLY warmed up to her just from that KDJSKDKJK i love love love her attitude and energy!!!!!
n personality wise too??? like ive seen others mention a similar sentiment but its just the way how. even after getting the warnings from now Two separate characters that shes up to no good. im just like. "nah id win" abt it SHSKDKSI like throughout the story she comes off as so damn likeable and grounded and realistically friendly (as in not like. too open n aligned w the player from the get-go to feel believable for the character as opposed to a plot contrivance) that i just. even if shes bad news im team acheron truly.
she has genuinely funny one liners too ??? like not necessarily jokes outright but the kinda comments she says are just . very realistic in that dry witty way that comes off as natural and entertaining shes so charming!!! i love her. the more contemplative stuff she says too
but also like. girl whats up w the ominous red text ily but are we cool 😭😭 and the whole shredding us into thin slices on first encounter in the dreamscape like. Ok uhhhhhhhh ik i said nah id win and team acheron forever but this is kinda. worrisome
BUT that just means im so fucking excited to see her go apeshit too lmao like. oh shes an emanator here to do murder and spread death? COOL i hope she has fun!!
(and ik i said firefly rant over but. what the actual hell is that post firefly merk dialogue option where the games like very heavy handedly implying ur supposed to be blaming ACHERON for "letting it happen" in some emotional frenzy???? bro what 💀💀 0/5 moment i would never. n even if she plausibly did im just. dude her being cold towards firefly is just a plus for me when the narrative has just railroaded the TB into being sooo charmed by her magical presence lmao i Liked that acheron was suspicious n cold)
overall Definitely wasnt expecting acheron to establish herself as such an instant favorite for sure but. shes here now and im v happy abt it im super looking forward to seeing those more dubious goals of her come to the forefront in the future like. im so curious about whats up w her and her memory and that red text and everything
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Penguindrum may be the most messy of Ikuhara's works, it has so many ideas and aesthetics; originally that detracted from my enjoyment of it, but at this point I've gotten over it. the amount of noise, seemingly pointless details, may be there to distract viewers and allow the work to get away with its aim of delivering a radical commentary on post-economic bubble Japan.
rewatching, I'm taking note of how the Kiga group is essentially portrayed as a capitalist venture itself, with production lines and a hierarchical structure. the work is grounded in real sociological analysis of the Aum Shinrikyo cult and aims to ask exactly how could successful, educated, and affluent elites be so disgusted by society that they see no option but to try to destroy it. as much as they may want to undermine the current order, however, the cult leaders are so entrenched in the system that all they can do is replicate its logics. this portrayal serves to paint a picture of a society which is eating itself from the inside out.
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Hello, this is Elis! Your ocs stumbled into my path, and our conversations got me thinking about something. Did your ocs stumble into this adventure or did they take it by choice? I'd be happy to hear about any of them, they all seemed cool.
~ Travel Companion Elis🦗
Gonna go with Distant Light here, bc that's where my head's at, apparently.
The Proutheans (Shayde/Adaranth/Riyor/Rook/Karayan), excluding the literal child, who only knows things are Not Good at home, took their adventure by choice. They all chose to get on that ship and take off into space, knowing that for all their developments it is almost definitely going to fail. They all decided they were going to do what they could to achieve what they set out to do.
The humans, though (Jax/Jaylon/Serenity) . . . they all kind of stumble into it. Jax is the most enthused about it - they went out into space on their own at nineteen when they could have gotten away with just going somewhere else on Earth & faced far less interference from anyone - but none of them are really prepared for any of this.
Thank you for the ask! :D
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{Major Implied} #TheBeginningSpoilers #The Beginning Spoilers
('The Beginning' initial rambling under 'read more')
{Note: This is some of my reaction BEFORE Seeing}
[So please note I Will Add Additional Contexts I got later
but for the most part...]
THIS IS THE CLIP I was Referring to in advance
{WARNING FOR} MAJOR RUI-INVOLVED The Beginning Spoilers
(I was talking to a mutual who gave me a run-down review)
(If you can't tell, I was Venting at concepts like infertile parents being treated/handled as a potential) Negative
Further Reading:
Koushiro's + Izumi Family's Timeline {Notes} in Hikarigaoka
*I mention something towards end but I was mis-remembering what it was called and it's more like 'premature birth'
that leads to "early" death...
{And yes we've even had this happen in my ancestors' pasts too, notably on my Grandpa-married-to-J E W I S H-grandma ends' end. Grandpa E.'s youngest sibling {not even a year old} passed that way, along with the child of a cousin + their fam much later on, and they (both) have dedicated spots in our familys' plot, also very near where my J e w i s h Grandma is now buried.
... So I Have Feelings on Such Issues, Too.}
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