what is your biggest, most irrational fear? And WHYYYYY?
Truth Hour! For the next hour, whatever question you send my muse will respond 100% truthfully. / @annastrxng
“If I say you, does that count?” An impish smile touched the corner of his mouth, then Ben rolled his eyes in thought. “To be honest, I don’t really think my fears are irrational. I nearly d.rowned, so I no longer enjoy being out at sea, and I was stung by a bunch of bees as a boy, so I don’t like getting near flower beds.” He shrugged. “I suppose that last one could count...you certainly like reminding me about it.”
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i love ranting and raving.
i wouldn't mind never finding out definitively if nihil is copia's dad. if i'm honest. my stance is always gonna be that he wants to believe nihil is his dad and that does more than enough for how i interpret that whole family structure. and i also think his antichrist deal is symbolic and non-literal.
buuut beyond that, kaisarion/caesarion being "probably" caesar's son but no one ever actually finding out either way is a narrative that appeals to me. like. does he have a legitimate claim to his title? does he not? does it even matter, when someone's gonna wanna usurp him anyway? does it even matter, when family and dysfunction and the other things that tie copia to the emeritus line are there and impacted him and his view of them, and genetics won't change that?
like. copia and nihil are connected in ways that go beyond genetics. nihil's presence and absence in copia's life shaped who he is. you don't have to be biologically related to someone in order to have a dysfunctional familial relationship with them.
ultimately, "chapter 14: road trip" demonstrates this in the simplest and most impactful sense. copia farts so horrifically in that car that he has to pull over. and then nihil sharts so horrifically in the car that he has to pull over again.
research has found limited evidence of irritable bowel syndrome as a hereditary condition. greater evidence suggests it is heavily impacted by psychological factors. anxiety. maladaptive behaviors. stressful life events. genetics don't matter when it comes to ibs, and they also don't matter when it comes to the ties that bind the emeritus line.
copia's part of the family whether he wants to be or not, whether THEY want him to be or not. because they have written their dysfunction all over his digestive system, as they have for generations prior. fin.
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why is hugo even more interesting than gator?
(anti honesty hour) Ahh, Hugo. What can be said about the best character in ttte?
We talk frequently about characters with wasted potential in the show; Rheneas, Duke, Emily, Rebecca. I think it's time we number Hugo amongst their ranks!
First of all: His design. Much has been made of the 1933 Baureihe SVT 877 or The Flying Hamburger and how it eventually influenced streamlined diesels in America (including our favorite Zephyr), but even earlier and closer to that stainless steel countenance was the Schienenzeppelin, Hugo's basis.
Without this, is there even a Flying Hamburger? Is there a Pioneer Zephyr? Hugo in ttte is representative of an era! He presents a what-if scenario for Sodor's streamlined future, taking it away from steam and into new and unknown possibilities.
Possibilities which include the pulpy crimson remains of tens of passengers unfortunate enough to stand too close to the platform edge!
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Guy who buys the groceries left at the cash register, girl who drinks the milk and cheese packet from Mac and cheese, nby who stares at a gif listening to music for 10 minutes
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I sold you to a pet store!
Khare Marlin
Price: 100$
Personality: Fearful. Sensitive to heat.
Food: Prefers frozen food.
Notes: Can bite.
Breeding Difficulty: ★★★★★
Tagged byStolen from: @brokentoys, @satrniid and @thecursedraven
Tagging: Whoever hasn't done it yet!
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(anti-honesty hour) What does Duck's hair really look like?
he's bald under there.
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