#time to play tbc

[warpedlegacywrites]

Chapter 10: An Unexpected Guest

Someone unexpected pays an unannounced visit to the Kirkwall estate.

A bright moon presides over the docks and dances over the water as a solitary figure, hood pulled low over his brow, disembarks from one of the newly arrived galleys. He breathes deeply of the air, the familiar aroma of brine and blood filling his nostrils, welcoming him back to the City of Chains. It is a fitting greeting.  The streets of Kirkwall are just as he remembers – and yet not. An indefinable change, like a mirage that dances out of sight when he turns his head. Perhaps he’s been away too long. Memory is a fluid, elusive thing – he knows that better than most. Yet it is memory that guides him from the docks down into the basin, where people know better than to ask questions. He buys a kebab and swiftly devours it, ravenous from his long journey. South for honour, then north again for his own sake – twice over the Waking Sea inside of a fortnight.  Part of him wants to rest in Darktown. Weariness is settling into his bones, and old aches are growing insistent. He isn’t as young as he once was, and has never been gentle on his body. Time is dragging him down. But he can’t rest yet.  He takes the tunnel to avoid the moonlit streets and begins his ascent in shadow and silence, feeling his way along walls of pitch black, following the glowing trail of lichen and wrinkling his nose at the foul chokedamp. It’s unlikely his presence will cause much of a stir nowadays, but he prefers no more surprises. And he’d rather avoid word of his arrival making its way to the Viscount’s Keep for as long as possible.  It’s a long way up to Hightown, even with this shortcut. The stone is hard on his bare feet, and dangerously slick in places. He’ll be glad for smooth, dry marble again. When he finally emerges into the familiar cellar some time later, he’s disturbed to see the layers of dust left behind have been thoroughly cleaned. Someone has been here. 

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#my writing #the black city #while time remains #tbc: wtr #theresa trevelyan #cullen rutherford #rosalie rutherford #cal the mabari #mystery player yet to be revealed #gotta read if you wanna know lol #nudity played for laughs #coitus interruptus #unexpected guest

[boxylic]

im not trying to be controversial or mean or anything but at this point- why not make your own content? why have the game bend the characters over backwards to your taste..? doesn't that make them feel less like people, or is this just a matter or preference that escapes me.. this and wanting the whole cast to be default playersexual is smth i have been chewing at

#.txt #maybe i am simply overthinking it #i dont think people are wrong for wanting these things and i dont think its a bad thing to ask for tbc #i am just confused bcus personally when i open a cog and i am deciding the casts gender and sexuality it feels Eh #but at the same time i get the point! bcus it lets me play a guy character and lets me choose to kiss the guys #see i am spinning my own head over this& curious what others thoughts are #(and then at the same time- that level of control leaves me wanting when the gender options are so limited!!! AGH)

[magiefish]

THEY DID THE METACRISIS AGAIN.

AND THIS TIME HE'S NOT EVEN SAFELY CONTAINED IN HIS OWN UNIVERSE!

AND THEY MADE THE FIRST BLACK DOCTOR PLAY SECOND FIDDLE TO A WHITE ONE AND

OH MY GOD TAKE THAT BOYS TARDIS AWAY FROM HIM GODDAMIT I WANT TO WATCH HIM

DIE

#tragedy enjoyers we are *not* winning #maybe its the oversaturation of david tennant in the media #maybe its his unjustified return to doctor who #maybe its just because im sick of the fandom obssession with 10 to the neglect of all other doctors #or maybe its just because i hate obvious nostalgia bate and the bcc's obvious cowardice retreating back to rtd rather than try something new #but man i was looking forward to watching 14 kick it only to be ROBBED #tbc i dont have anything against tennant personally im just tired of seeing him everywhere #like does he sleep? does he eat? does he spend time with his family? idk #also really disappointed that they made Ncuti play second-fiddle to an old white doctor. like cmon thats so cowardly. fuck you. #and i wouldnt hate the whole '14 stays on earth with donna' thing IF THEY HADNT DONE THAT BEFORE WITH ROSE #AND IF THEY HAD CLARIFIED THEY HE CANT REGENERATE #AND TAKEN THE TARDIS AWAY #AND ACTUALLY EXPLAINED WHY THE FACE CAME BACK LIKE GIRL THE TRAUMA RECOURSE WAS RIGHT THERE #It's just. its always fucking tennant that gets the special treatment isnt it? every other doctor has to cease #but he gets out of jail free #(also if it was about finding family again and taking a break. Susan Is Literally Chilling One Century Away) #on the positive side i did like the toymaker. he was severely wasted but i liked him he was fun #i really enjoyed the dance sequence it served like no purpose but it was a lot of fun #also the soundtrack. i like ominous 'la la la la' noise. they better release it soon. #anyway rant over #doctor who

[majorshatterandhare]

I’m thinking about how the Mechs use energy, because they do things and live and therefore they *must* use energy, that’s how physics (and biology) work.

I had the idea that they are always absolutely frigid to the touch because they suck in heat from the environment like an endothermic chemical reaction.

#the mechanisms #another crack idea #it would make the most sense for them to be able to run on multiple kinds of energy #and yes i know the actual answer is that they just do. its magic basically. but thats not fun for me. #what is fun is trying to figure this shit out #and if you disagree. thats fine. disregard my musings. but like. idk what to tell you. im autistic. #of course the way i enjoy the media is different than most people #i dont think its surprisjng that the way my autistic ass likes to interact with the mechs is to disect every little bit and try to fill- #holes in ways that make sense in our understanding of the universe and their world #like you could just say that in the universe that the mechs live in physics doesnt work the same and energy isnt needed #which is fucking insane #but you could. my question would then be how the physics does work and trying to figure that out. #i just wanna stick my fingies in the holes in the story like its a crochet blanket and make flex them around #thats whats fun for me. which means that its super frustrating when i pose these questions looking for people to play in thd space with me- #and they just get shut down with answer like ‘whatever serves the narrative’ or ‘the mechs are unreliable narrators’ or ‘jonny lies’ #tbc unreliable narrators can be very fun. but its not fun when it stops the possibilities or the conversation. #its not fun when ‘unreliable narrator’ is the end. #i think other people may enjoy the freedom of just doing anything that that gives them (or ‘whatever serves the narrative’ does) #but i dont because im a scientist which means i want to figure things out which means there must be a framework #if anything could happen at any time then you can’t make a cohesive story. #and i coukd argue we know thats not the case since ivy predicts stuff based on likelihood #anyway i managed to go down a rabbit hole tangent of why apes and roundworms hybridizing is the most ridiculous ‘scientific’ answer ive- #seen in scifi. so if you’re interested in that. hmu

[te-pu-si-ti]

September 22, 2023 -

Hesperides Finest Fake Flowers

Her punishment wasn't quite a punishment.

Well, it was, obviously it was, the florist is shedding feathers at an alarming rate, their bones are twisting and cracking, their joints don't line up the way they should.

They've become a wretched, lazy owl. The vilest bird, the messenger of grief, a bad omen to all mankind. If only they hadn't opened their stupid mouth.

But it means they're gonna fly away from here. Out of this place. Up, up, somewhere they can finally see the sunlight.

They'll be free.

Don't tell her.

#the burnt city spoilers #the burnt city #punchdrunk #askalaphos #tbc countdown #demeter #fania #the optimism in fania's askalaphos was always so beautiful to me #out of everybody who played him she gave him a happy ending #he flew he really flew and he didn't die (most of the time) #and the first time I had the 1:1 it was such a happy version unlike any other version of it I've heard about #thrilled at this discovery meaning she's finally GONNA FLY #and then i heard it changed and the ovid was added in and that sounded very interesting too #but a very different mood #and then. the last one. it was the best of both worlds. #this fucking show :') #what a gift :')

[fatherentropy]

Dropping a new Yorick because I’m legally obligated to make a new version of him every time I pick up a new series. Going with Nord-Breton with a dash of Maormer to make him stand out from the rest of his family. As he should.

#CWart #tES Yorick #The Elder Scrolls #I think tES is one of those annoying series that's 'biracial kids take after one of the parents' #but there's at least one instance of a kid suddenly looking like an elf after a generation so I'm taking it and running #tbc. I'm not new to tES but Yorick is new since the last time I played a tES game so

[ofpd]

watching the most important les mis production

#last time i watched these videos i didnt know the story or musical nearly as well but the thing is! #even with more knowledge this is still so bad. happy fathers day #txt #tbc this is the one my dad played r in #but there arent clips of those scenes </3 #also the thing is. no matter how shit the recording is/how mid the performance is. I COULDVE BEEN A STUDENT TOO.... it alwayd will get me #also 'that's eponine she knows the way about' . 🤧🤧🤧🤧🤧 #siblings will always get me..... les mis doesn't have enough siblings is its issue

[georgia-stanway]

I'm going to Leicester to see spurs women tomorrow which means I'm missing the reopening of the cathedral by a week. A singular week. Why is the world conspiring against a simple Richard iii girlie like that

#tbc when i say I'm a richard iii girlie i mean i think he's fascinating and Richard iii is my favourite shakespeare play not a i think he's #a good guy who didn't kill his nephews way #I'm also something of a henry vii girlie on account of the shared Pembrokeshire connection #the cathedral was closed the last time I went to Leicester as well

[pa-pa-plasma]

just watched Across the Spiderverse. literally cant stop thinking about Pavitr

#i know people love Hobie (& i do too) & Miguel (dont like that guy) but man is Spider-man India cool as fuck like hello?? #like they made the perfect man is what they did. they took a perfectly fine superhero & made him even more perfect #also why didnt anyone tell me it ends on a fucking cliffhanger to be continued. why would you do this to me #im over here hyperfixating on Spider-man for the first time since like 2017 & the movie ends on a cliffhanger tbc #you're killing me. i have adhd & you are killing me #anyway after saying all that i still want the next movie to come out in a long time from now when the ppl working on it are getting paid #i may have adhd & it may be killing me but by god if i have to keep rewatching the same shit over & over again then so be it #Andrew Garfield save me #im finishing the game. i wanna play the Miles Morales game so bad man #id get into the comics but. idk. seems to complicated. also cant stand the 'woman wearing body paint as clothes' ''artstyle'' #that like half of comic artists use for some fucking reason #if there's actually some good comics anyone recommends feel free to tell me. i'll be playing games & rewatching movies & tv in the meantime

[lizardsfromspace]

Strange New Worlds S1E02 spoilers

Pike: I have unfortunate news. My visions are real.

Number One: How do you know this?

Pike: I looked up the names in my vision. They're only children now, but I could find all their information. They're real.

Number One: That's...

Number One: ...

Number One: Why do you have a database of the personal information of random children

Pike: It's in the ship's computers? I don't know why, but -

Number One: Why would that be in the ship's computer. Who programmed it so the ship's computer can give you the address of any child in the Federation

Pike: ...

Pike: Summon Admiral Hansen

#star trek #strange new worlds #star trek strange new worlds #snw #snw spoilers #i liked it a lot but also why does Uhura need such a tragic backstory #is a 'she's on her first mission and unsure about her time in Starfleet' plot something that requires her whole family dying #she's a cadet it doesn't require explaining at all #also why did Uhura and her figuring out how to communicate with the alien comet not play into the resolution at all #we'll deploy our secret plan and then it's Spock in a shuttle??? #but SNW is Very Good tbc and i liked having a proper Everyone Does Character Stuff For Ten Minutes Before The Plot Begins cold open

[domorebemore]

i love how i accidentally became a full time twitch streamer lol

#tbc i do not make enough to consider it even close to a full time job but it's the only thing i do #i am making like what i would at a part time job lol #which is like. crazy still bc im playing video games on the internet

[headless-horsepossum]

you know when a character is representative of Bad Things, both within the original narrative and as a part of What Cultural Perceptions They Grew Out Of And Contribute Too, but they are also just a funky little guy and you love them?

so anyway I met renfield in high school and I wouldn't leave him in the same room with my cats unsupervised but he is my very good friend and I love him

#also i first encountered dracula when i was in... late elementary school? i think? #when my sister was in the play version in high school #(she was lucy's mom) #i went to every performance and it permanently shaped my perceptions of several characters #seward walked with a cane (the actor broke his toe in rehearsal 😂) so seward Permanently Walks With A Cane in my head #and one of those things is that the actor who played renfield was having the time of his Goddamn life #and was the Ultimate funky little guy. so anyway i love him #(tbc: NOT i think renfield is actually fairly high on the list of unfuckable characters) #dracula

[cheswirls]

bsd s5 finale was so good

#that being said ngl i wish they had space for ed to play out instead of #uhhh whatever future arc pv they have instead #like ig the arc couldn't wrap up but for the anime there def was time to have it end normally #and then let the full ed play out at the end #that extra bit was what like. a minute long?? #and how much time did they spend on unnecessary flashbacks that they could've trimmed down 30sec #to fit the ed entirely at the end?? #idk jus considering the manga chapter of this ep isn't out yet so a s6 is theoretically so far removed #teasing the audience w a 'tbc!' is rly... cynical #other that that tho fantastic ep i love how everything went down

[daeluin]

me: i love playing WoW my trash silly dress up game

me, every time there's a new patch and i have to update all my addons so this 18yo game is playable: i hate WoW so much i would rather kill myself than playing this game

#'but you can download the curseforge app' i would rather kill myself than putting spyware on my pc #'but you can play without addons' I. WOULD. RATHER. KILL. MYSELF #wow #i've been using addons since late vanilla/full time since tbc i do not know how to play wow without addons

[wp100]

Bringing back the Naxx40 appearances EXCEPT for the corrupted ashbringer makes zero sense. Why should that weapon be the exception and not the rule? It's either bring it all back or keep exclusive shit exclusive so you don't disappoint players even more.

#they don't want to upset players who 5-manned naxx in TBC and got the ashbringer weapon before Wrath Naxx came out and replaced Naxx40 #i'd be lucky to see one player with that weapon a month. I play moon guard so it's more common to see uncommon items like that #but still. it's still rare. and i understand they want to keep the rarity #but if they wanna bring back stuff that has been removed from the game ofr years #it's either bring ALL of it back. or don't bring it back at all. #god i'd talk about the mage tower appearances too but that's another can of worms #and i've ranted about them enough on here #rant #it's funny how people are like 'just play classic' i don't raid mate. #i'd be lucky to get to 60 AND get into a 10-man dungeon and get attuned to molten core and all that #i dont play classic enough to warrant raiding either. let alone getting to max level in a short amount of time

[te-pu-si-ti]

Cinematic parallels

#what plays inside my mind every time the night's cast list is released #punchdrunk #the burnt city #gifs #morgan #georges #apollo #tbc oc #meme