#we’re moving along!!!!

[iridescentmirrorsgenshin]

This is an analysis of Kaveh and Alhaitham’s argument posted on the Port Ormos bulletin board!! Because it is crazy actually!!

I think this exchange of theirs out of the three posted throughout Sumeru is particularly interesting, and this is due Alhaitham openly expressing that Kaveh does not understand what Alhaitham is really trying to say to him: “I have never denied what you meant, but you don’t understand what I am saying to you at all.”

This exchange is relevant in various ways in exploring the motif of communication. As according to their usual rapport, the two disagree over their differing philosophies, as in sensibility versus rationality, however, Alhaitham’s particular concerns in Kaveh spending his money on “nonsense” highlights the underlying reason for this exchange. From this comment, the argument is recontextualised through Alhaitham’s intention for getting involved, as Kaveh prompts the workmen to take his money in order to help them out.

When Alhaitham states that this is a meaningless action due to the inevitability of people rising or falling on their own accord, rather than solely critiquing Kaveh’s “impulsiv[e]” altruism, as Kaveh interprets, Alhaitham is directly contradicting his own comment – as he is interfering on Kaveh’s decisions.

As concern is evidently the intention behind his interference, Kaveh cannot perceive this, and instead attempts to critique Alhaitham’s perspective in return, although Alhaitham states: “Make no mistake. I have never denied what you meant…” This response asserts that Alhaitham does not deny, but rather agrees with, Kaveh’s statement of “mutual assistance, fairness, and righteous anger” driving the world.

In lieu of this, rather than continuing the argument, Alhaitham claims that there is no point to it, as Kaveh does not understand what he is saying, as in, Kaveh does not understand that his intentions in interfering are out of concern. He follows this up, regardless, by criticising Kaveh’s handling of his budget, as, evidently, Kaveh has offered to give his own money to these workmen, and refuses to pay for Kaveh’s drinks for that month.

For Alhaitham, Kaveh’s lack of self-prioritisation leads him to impulsive altruistic acts which serve to jeopardise his own position, particularly regarding money. If Kaveh can afford to give away money, he can afford to pay his own tabs, is the takeaway from this exchange. Although, similarly to the exchange between them posted in Puspa’s Café, this applies to one particular month, insinuating that Alhaitham will continue to pay for next month’s tabs of his own accord.

The main argument, as well as the disagreement over the speaker of Kaveh’s quote, serves as a humorous exchange, but as a motif for communication it acquires a new meaning. The two hold perspectives which contrast the other which puts them on unequal footing, demonstrated within the argument over the speaker of Kaveh’s quote. Although it is not disclosed who is actually in the right, both are convinced of their respective viewpoint. There is an element missing here, a potential solution to this problem, and it lies within the idea of “correctness” established within A Parade of Providence.

The omission of there being an objective, correct answer to this particular debate serves as a parallel to their conflicting viewpoints, with the basis of their exchange being to “prove” to the other their “correctness” – here, it is in regard to Kaveh.

However, “correctness” being the basis of their exchange, and thus, relationship, is challenged with Alhaitham shutting down the initial debate due to Kaveh’s misunderstanding of his meaning. Correctness, then, and its importance, is called into question within this exchange, with Kaveh being the one to chase it; his last message being that he would “prove” himself to be right.

At the core of this bulletin board exchange is the idea that Alhaitham harbours an alternative ‘meaning’ than the one that Kaveh assigns to him: “… you don’t understand what I’m saying to you at all.” This is a meaning which Kaveh cannot perceive due to his current understanding of Alhaitham. This represents the standing of their current relationship, where Kaveh believes Alhaitham holds him in disdain, although this belief is incongruous with Alhaitham’s actions which show his care for Kaveh.

In these instances of communication through the Bulletin Boards, it is interesting to note that Kaveh is revealed to have been drunk and “scribbling” on these notice boards, and hopes that Alhaitham does not know.

Although this is a humorous detail, it adds another layer to the unreliability of their method of communication, as Kaveh has no recollection of these exchanges with Alhaitham, and therefore could not have properly interpreted Alhaitham due to an altered state of mind. It is uncertain whether Alhaitham is aware of Kaveh’s being drunk whilst responding to him, or whether he is believed to have been lucid, which creates another element of unreliability in their exchanges.

Alhaitham understands Kaveh’s thinking and the reasons for why he acts as he does, but he cannot articulate his concern in a way that Kaveh will understand, both out of Kaveh’s incapability of receiving goodwill, but also due to his logical manner of expression. Kaveh perceives Alhaitham’s concealed expressions of concern as personal gripes and criticisms of his beliefs, and therefore believes that their relationship is based on the scholarly principle of proving the validity of one’s philosophies.

The Port Ormos Bulletin Board reinforces the core essence of their relationship: Alhaitham is invested in a personal regard, whereas Kaveh cannot see this due to his perception of Alhaitham and Alhaitham’s inability to communicate in a way Kaveh would understand.

(Update: For more analyses like this, the essay this is taken from is now uploaded! It can be accessed here and here as as a pdf <3)

#i have analysed the other two bulletin exchanges as well!! #but this one has stood out to me the most ever since i read it #alhaitham has expressed to kaveh at least twice that kaveh misunderstands him #this occassion and in a parade of providence with: the issue we’re debating has long since moved on from whos right or wrong #or something of that accord #but will kaveh ever hear this if alhaitham doesnt express this in a way that cannot be misunderstood #also i love the incessant mention in all of the sumeru posts that alhaitham pays for kavehs tabs #not just his drinks but everything on a bill #and whenever they have a clash like this alhaitham drops a month and then picks up every other month #kaveh how are you seeing that he really doesnt have to do that #the line: you dont understand what im saying to you at all is so CRAZY to me and it HAUNTS me because isnt that it?? #isnt that the core issue???? or one of them at least plsss they have so many #the essay editing is coming along!! thank you for your patience!! its the longest essay ive written :(( #alhaitham #haikaveh #kaveh #kavetham #haikaveh meta

[s0fter-sin]

ghost praised soap for every bottle he grabbed but when he tried to return the favour at the prison it was all, “keep it tactical, sergeant,” man really can’t handle praise

#it kinda hurts #ghost made sure to praise soap for every move he made along with his tips #he never shut him down or made him seem like a burden #but when their situation was reversed he told him to shut up and keep it tactical #when he was doing his job #what was expected of him #he rejected it #like he wasnt worthy of it #only when he actively showed off did he accept soaps praise #when he went beyond just following orders #how long has it been since he was genuinely praised that he rejects it so harshly but hands it out so easily #coming out of my cage and ive been doing just fine.txt #soapghost #ghostsoap #cod mw2 #call of duty #cod soap #cod ghost #​we’re a team. ghost team

[emeraldotter]

doodle pages

#doodle #crappy art #tokoyami turned me into an avian #cat gurl #emeraldotter's deer obsession continues #yes this more tma furry nonsense #based on my own pre-series au fanfic #move along #its archivin time #i forgot how cathartic horror is to write #will i ever finish it will i ever share it? prob not #but we’re 40k words in lads and it’s fun

[shootingthe-stars]

chapter 21 of nowhere man is outtt 😁‼️ sirius’ first solo pov and one of my favs :)

#sirius black #the marauders #marauders #nowhere man #marauders era #jily #wolfstar #james potter #lily evans #remus lupin #peter pettigrew #regulus black #jily is jilying #wolfstar is wolfstaring #WE’RE MOVING ALONG!! #we got everything in here tbh #ugh james is so good. anyway. ENJOY!!

[seventh-district]

it’s finally getting cold enough that i can bring my cardigan collection back into rotation without feeling like i’m gonna melt into a puddle the second i step outside!!!

#Seven.txt #my face #i have rematerialized back out of the void to once again make my once-in-a-blue-moon selfie & life update post #i’m running on 4 hours of restless sleep and the single banana i ate for lunch earlier today. let’s do this #hrrrrg i hate the lighting in my bathroom but i refuse to take pictures in the absolute Mental Illness Disaster Zone™️ that is my bedroom #anyways. got diagnosed with Mystery Pain Syndrome at the dentist today. so now i take ✨steroids✨ #the less funny explanation is that my tooth still hurts with pressure nearly a month post-root canal and That’s Not Good #so we’re trying some new medications to see if that fixes it. and if not then who knows. root canal pt.2 the sequel. or extraction. sigh #and so the Dental Saga continues. todays visit went quite well in spite of the unforeseen mystery pain delaying the tooth-shaving plans #we had some time to kill so he managed to fill some of my other tiny cavities while i was there today so that’s good #okay moving on. what else. uhh. OH they finally came out and ran the fiber to the house last week!!! now i’m just waiting on one more- #-guy to come and finish the interior install and the long awaited fast internet will finally be mine eheheheheeeee #now i can feel my hours upon hours of unedited gameplay footage breathing down my neck :) #man i’ve got so much stuff piled up right now. i’m drowning in Tasks and it’s a lil overwhelming but i’ll handle it all! eventually #uhhhhm my current writing project is coming along well! i’ve never put so much time and effort into a oneshot before in my life #its a labor of love though and i think i’m gonna be really proud of myself (and the fic) once it’s complete #even if no one reads it bc it’s so goddamn self indulgent and kinda lowkey throws canon out the window but like. fuck it! #if i want Astarion to write a song on piano and perform it for me while mentally taking me on a trip down memory lane. then so be it #fr though i’ve never written anything quite like this and i rlly want to do it justice. even if its unrealistic i still want it to be Good #in other news i received word that one of the chickens i sponsor at my local Gentle Barn has passed away so i had a lil cry abt that #i feel so bad for his little tiny chicken wife. they obviously loved each other and it’s like. so sad when one half of an old couple dies #like. she pulled him out of his depression after his 1st wife died. now who’s gonna be there to pull Her out… #anyways let’s not get all sad about that again. in happier news my cat who i presumed died/got killed has returned home uninjured!!! #after that huge stray dog chased her into the woods i thought we’d never find or see her again #but then the morning after i started grieving her she showed back up hungry as hell yet completely unharmed like the enigma that she is #so that’s one definite highlight from earlier this month. uhh what else. rapid fire summary of the past few weeks let’s go- #Jersey turned 10! Bullet turned 10! my 6 year Veganniversary happened! i’m approaching 700 days on DuoLingo! #i’ve written more than 20 thousand words! i’ve been facing some fears! fighting my OCD! taking care of myself! (kinda!) #anyways things are far from being all sunshine and roses around here but i’m trying to focus on the good stuff for the most part #for now tho i have a headache and have reached 30 tags so it’s time to go shovel some mashed potatoes into my mouth :)

[sebrrari]

Someone showed him a sebmark edit and siken just answered that he simps for charles leclerc. Very funny but I really wish people weren't talking about rpf on twitter lmao

#i don’t think this is exactly what you were saying anon but regardless i could give less than a single whole fuck #if pierre gasly likes fan fiction there is no assumption of separation anymore like we’re there. we’ve reached that point #archive lock and move along

[strohller27]

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#I’m just gonna use this blog as a diary because. y’know. I already do. anyway #I don’t know what’s gotten into me recently but I just feel like. like I’m supposed to be ‘further along’ in my life than I am now? #and like. I know it’s bullshit because. the milestones I was told I would hit as I grew older have definitely not been predictable #they tell you you’ll get a job and a car and a significant other and you’ll get married and buy a house and have kids and grow old and die #and it’s like. that’s all we’re given to measure our lives by; these big milestones.. people are supposed to feel accomplished when they hit #but those things are just titles to chapters like. nobody tells us that there’s all this other plot happening between those pages #and so yeah I mean. it feels like I’m not on the right chapter and I really want to skip ahead but like #the truth is. I’m not even to the climax yet. I’m still in the lore-dump stage of ny story #and that’s been so hard for me to accept recently. I’m yearning to be in the chapter where I fall in love and get married #but that’s just it like. that chapter comes earlier in other people’s stories than it seems to be in mine #although I’ve fallen in love many times. I’m not at the ‘get married’ chapter. because it’s not the right part of the story yet #and sometimes I wish I could just find the author of my story and tell them HEY GET ON WITH IT ALREADY because things seem to be moving so #so slowly. and yet they’re moving so fast I simultaneously feel like I’m running out of time #like. why do some people deserve to have co-stars in their stories from almost the very beginning who stick by those protagonists and grow #together? What did I do in my last story to deserve such a lonely one this time around? #Why am I so unlucky that I have good close friends that stick by me and all I know how to do is hold them at arms length because I don’t #think our relationships are quite as deep as I feel that I need out of a relationship? #why is my story about desparately trying to find a place where I feel comfortable enough to belong and share myself with others #and hey. why am I not at that part of my story either? #and maybe it’s that I don’t do enough. as a protagonist my toxic trait is that I’m pathologically suspicious of others #if someone shows interest in me I’m suspicious of why. what are they trying to get from me. because in the past people have taken from me #without giving much back. and if someone wants to date me I’m immediately suspicious of their intentions. #because I’ve realised that there’s much more to being in a relationship than ‘you’re hot let’s fuck’. and I know that’s not what I want #I want to be at the part of my story where I can share myself with someone without worrying that they’re going to take more than I can give. #I want to be at the part of my story where I can trust someone with myself when I’m fragile and they can trust me with themselves as well #I want to be at the part of my story where my life slots together well with someone else’s; so well it just feels normal and right. #I want to be at the part of my story where…I know I could live without this person because we can both take care of ourselves but. #it’s just preferable to spend time and solve problems and exist *together* #and you’ll have to forgive me for saying so but I’ll need physical affection from that person whoever they may be #I feel like certain things are falling into place. I like where I am. now I want to set down roots. and I can’t. I’m not at that page yet.

[woundedheartwithin]

This motherfucker gets evicted on Wednesday

#she speaks #for those not following along with my kidney stone adventures #these are the shattered remains of the 15mm stone in my right kidney #the fucking lithotripsy didn’t work so now we’re moving on to pcnl #might be an overnight stay? I’m not clear on that #doc said with the mini pcnl it would be outpatient #but everybody else has been saying it’s inpatient #so I guess we’ll see #god I hope it’s outpatient shit’ll be expensive if it ain’t jfc #also yes that is poop in my colon WHAT OF IT

[flippedorbit]

guy who feels annoying All Of The Time for rambling gets told it’s fine to do so unapologetically…… sobs :’] <3 /pos

i shall dm you i guess????? i think that’s most comfy for Me lol??? <- is so bad at social interaction omg save me

(responding to tags again: you fucking GET IT!!!!! shakes you so much omfg dude RAHHHH!!!!!! /affectionate

your cat is so cute…… she is goals (i’m catkin lmao) she looks so cozy and warm and soft and yeah she’s just great. giving her a little kiss because what cat doesn’t deserve lil kissies?)

-gregarious anon

:D yeah i ramble constantly about whatever’s on my mind and am constantly worried about being annoying so when someone else feels that way about rambling to me i just go with it, no being annoying here, just fun and chatting about whatever comes to mind :3

and o7 looking forward to it, gregarious anon

#asks #Apollo answers #gregarious anon #do not be fooled by how cozy she looks. she can be a huge asshole when she wants to be #mostly she’s rather sweet but she has her moments. to be fair she was an outside cat for most of her life before we got her (she was my #aunt’s cat (mother’s full blood younger sister) before she moved and decided to give her to us instead of taking her on a long drive across #numerous state lines (about a 24 hour drive from here where she used to live to the state she lives in now) and Pickles already hated the #drive from my aunts old house to here. but she’s really adjusted well to now being an inside cat. we’ve had her since may i think? maybe #april at the earliest. i know we got her on my senior prom day (literally just an hour before. i was super worried about being late) so its #been about seven or eight months. she was at least relatively socialized with people before we got her thankfully so that wasn’t much of a #problem or thing to worry about. however the only like slight problem we have is that she wasn’t really raised around kittens and we #recently got two (Scamper and Eclipse) so we’re trying to train the kittens to not tear up stuff in the house and train Pickles to be nice #and be gentle with them and share toys and stuff. currently the kittens go up at night into an enclosed mesh playpen and Pickles sleeps in #my room with me like before the kittens came along. we supervise them playing most of the time. i think she’s getting a bit better at being #gentle and playing nice with them. its a slow process but we’re getting somewhere at the very least) #wow that was a lot more than i meant to type. anyway. free Pickles’ lore

[mxgoldenwood]

I can feel myself very much descending back into my vampire era and like… don’t get me wrong, I still love my elves too, but good god do I have a strong desire to take all my vampire characters and just smash them together and make things with them…….

#bg3 astarion did this to me #I was in an elf phase for a while there and astarion came along and said ‘why not both?’ and now here I am #I am going feral with too many ideas and no time/energy to execute them #I want to make my WoW main into a vampire #I want to take my vampire AU version of my WoW main and put him thru hell a little bit as a treat #I want to make a NEW character for WoW who is a vampire #I want to revamp my existing WoW vampire character and bring him back around #(no pun intended) #text post #I’m just rambling #I wish I was doing NaNo this year but we’re moving in 2 weeks #at least if I was trying to put 2k words a day into one project I’d have a focus point to stick to #but as it is I can NOT sit still mentally and focus on one thing

[sawruhh]

Boy do I have updates

#I had my first experience with an arranged marriage type situation #Checked off all my boxes but I felt absolutely nothing #it was agonizing to try and process my feelings when our parents had spoken and everyone was so excited #so i sent a nice little message about how I’m just not feeling enough of a connection to move forward #and he said he wasn’t feeling it either but thought flying out to meet me would help #and that was ofc a major ick for me #if we’re not obsessed with each other I don’t want it!!! #so anyway I’m so relieved so glad I followed my heart #and now ofc everyone is acting like they agreed with me all along #but I feel so free and like I can really trust myself #this morning I went to this lecture series on world religions at this church nearby #it was open to everyone and it was in the university’s religious life newsletter #it was hilarious being the only nonwhite person under the age of like 70 #todays talk was about Buddhism and the chaplain from the meditation groups I’ve been going to was the speaker #so they gave me a lil shout out when talking about the university’s activities #and thennnnn at 1 I had my first date with Andrew #he lives an hour away but he drove all the way out here #we got ice cream and sat outside and talked #he is so handsome omg #tall and a thick beard and fit and suuuper well dressed but in a very understated way #a super deep voice and a bit of a southern accent which truly had me swooning #also he paid for my ice cream without me knowing which was so sweet #he’s from a suuuper tiny town but did his master’s here in the city #and one green flag is when he was talking about some friends’ bachelor parties he mentioned all these super wholesome activities #he laughs a lot #I had a really nice time #and I’m realizing that I’m so much more confident now #I can talk to anybody and really keep a conversation going #I took a Power Nap but I gotta get back to my homework soon phew #remember

[thefleshyougoveggie]

they’re not lovebombing me, we’re just mutually obsessed queers with lots of love in our hearts

#we’re like moving fast but also not but also yes #but they’re so cute #and nice #and so sweet #and funny #what if we just stop talking and ill see this post later and think something along the lines of #who tf was that post about #bc that would honestly be lowkey funny #but hopefully all this turns out well and yeah hihihi #am i mentally in the headspace for a relationship? #no not really #would it be distance? #yes #how much would that suck? #like a lot #will i still try to do it bc i already like them a lot? #yes definitely #i am such a simp tbh but that’s okay #they seem to be one too #so we match #atlas the thinker #personal

[hillerskaroyals]

in this time of panic i’m doing what i do best

learning a song in a different language 🫡

#todays brainrot is brought to you by på min telephone todo la noche by our lord and savior omar rudberg #i need to start learning his spanish songs too bc it feels like he’s moving away from swedish songs to english and spanish #but ya good bitch likes to sing along so ig we’re learning spanish too? #not young royals #mine

[romance-incubomp3]

this october is gonna be THE month of all time, I’m gonna start renting an awesome place with my brother and his gf, we’re getting chain saw man anime, mp 100 s3, uzu maki anime, and it’s my birthday month and halloween, I’m going to be living my best life

#I’m soooo excited for the place I’m moving into #so we live in alaska and my parents’ landlord does subsistence living somewhere else in the state #like he has a cabin he built and forages and makes his own food #and he lives in the upstairs of the place my family rents the small lower section of #but he’s planning on mainly living in his other cabin and staying in #the tiny tiny cabin on this property next to the house when he’s here #so he’s renting out the upstairs #and he said me and my brother and his gf can rent the upstairs!! #it’s such a cool place up there #it has two bathrooms and a deep bathtub #there’s a big loft with a pool table and two guitars and a drum set and a piano that’s he’s leaving at the house #there’s massive windows that look out at the ocean #there’s a massive television #it’s going to be fully furnished #there’s plants that hang along the ceiling #there’s a little tiny room we could turn into an art room #we’re planning on making a little reading nook in the loft #it’s everything I could ever want #and it will be right above where my parents rent which makes things convenient #oh and it includes utilities! #I’m sooo so excited #we’re living our best life now we deserve it after everything we’ve been through

[neobisexual]

being a sex freak is fun and games until you’re moving and realize you have multiple boxes of toys & equipment

#girl help thats so embarrassing. well #also my bf is going to actually tear me apart next time i see him 😖 we’re moving together and hes having me pack it all separately so we can #use some of it when we stop at a hotel along the way #hes gonna kill me. sheesh. i love him

[hanicchy]

watching grey’s anatomy for the first time and i don’t think i’ve ever hated a popular character more

#nick knacks #derek and addison (AND MARK) need to get hit by a bus for character development i swear #cheating is like my one thing and the whole derek addison meredith mark thing is my least favorite plotline for it #every time they bring up this plot (ITS THE MAIN PLOT) i get irritated like #YEAH YOURE ALL COMPLICATED AND HAVE FEELINGS I GET IT BUT STOP STRINGING ALONG THE SAME DAMN PLOT FOR TEN EPISODES #WE’RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE. YOU ARE ALL STAGNANT #in the time its taken the three of them (+mark) to reach a point where MAYBE something interesting and different will happen #christina and preston have MOVED IN and DEVELOPED THEIR RELATIONSHIP and solved like FOUR DIFFERENT PROBLEMS #bet none of you were expecting me to rant about greysanatomy out of nowhere huh #but here i am. devastated. #<- just watched s2e18 #my mom is trying her best to make me like the shepards and i just dont #derek every episode: i love meredith. i dont love you addison. im staying in this marriage for no particular reason even though its hurting #all of us more this way. btw ive told you multiple times before i dont love you and i do love meredith. lol fuck you #addison every episode: i know i cheated on you but its your fault please forgive me ive changed. im inserting myself into your life despite #the fact that we separated and also if you so much as do one thing i dont like i will be passive aggressive for months about it. lol #i wish them a merry PLEASE FUCKING DIVORCE #anyways. haha who said that