November commentary!
i always get gently FOMO bc i actually Do Shit on the weekends, lmao
Grips your hand. I had a wonderful weekend I hope you did too!!
it was nice! got to go to my wife's grandma's birthday yesterday, and did a big reno on half the backyard to clean up the weeds
and then tomorrow's a public holiday here so i can collapse and tag
Oh, mood on being busy on the weekends
i don't remember the last time we had the weekend to ourselves, we keep needing to Go Places and Do Shit, it's exhausting
Same. Even on the weekends the kids have things they want to do and none are conducive to tagging
(And when they don't I still can't get a good flow going because I have to be ready to get up and help with a thing at all moment)
i love what an absolute nightmare Harry is to deal with, just in terms of what a fucking weird conversation partner he is
obsessed with him
(I'm not gonna do the dialogue trees a lot, but sometimes it's just really really funny to slam one down)
(Harry's first impulses all vying to get out the gate)
Durge: you're cute. Maybe you could show me your dick sometime
Stolas, gay panic: I DONT HAVE ONE
Stolas, gay panic: I DONT HAVE ONE
lol oh gosh Stolas
he does NOT he is explicitly and constantly referred to as having a "bird puss"
I love Harry
Look it's probably better that way given gestures at duck penises
Lizblackdog and Harry loves this random wolf warden that's demanding pats. like SO much
Stolas...poor lad
onemuon i just want to let you know that harry is never going to call pyotr by anything less than
Pyotr Stepanovich unless it is a fatal emergency
or at least to his face
it's gonna be the world's dumbest bit
That's as it should be!
also pyotr has totally interpreted "partner" as "boyfriend"
the desire is canon
Iris is in love now
HARRY IS FIGHTING THE GOOD FIGHT (PYOTR STEPANOVICH)
bullying both pyotr and armand intensely while he makes out with Iris
horreur arthur still on his "maybe if you made friends with it you'd change your tune" energy
Someday maybe he'll make friends with his horrible alien tapeworm... If Eddie Brock can do it so can we...
Arthur 🤝 Eddie
"my alien is one of the best things to ever happen to me and I couldn't live without him"
Konstantin:
Konstantin: what the FUCK is wrong with you
"my alien is one of the best things to ever happen to me and I couldn't live without him"
Konstantin:
Konstantin: what the FUCK is wrong with you
horreur get fucking cared for, Kostya
how's it feel having the guy who's known you for five minutes be ready to die for you
i love Sokie and Arthur so far. he's so chill in the face of her being about two degrees away from a panic attack
borrowing john's eldritch capybara energy
Just giving you a heads up that we're planning for Blitzø to see how Orion men are treated as a secret during the port so Tendi's going to talking to both of them
excellent
(He is, of course, is going to think it's a fun kinky sex secret at first. Awkward.)
Arthur, just being a good listener in the face of her low key flight and fight mode
sokie is getting his full candour bc she seems to arthur like she works best with Extremely Blunt Honesty
at this point yes it's far more comforting then being given gentleness
arthur is fun bc he doesn't mince words. he'll always prefer an uncomfortable truth over a comfortable lie
she's much the same way, because there's no point in comfortable lies unless...well, there's a reason to decieve someone really
which is also useful sometimes!
oh arthur won't not lie. he's very good at it in fact! but in general conversation there's just no point
That's fair! It's funny how they're very much a like mind about some things, and yet...
nammah sokie is up there immediately in arthur's close cr, lmao
also we're still debating how the Wood would feel about being removed from arthur's hand bc it may-or-may-not be sentient?? and it 100% belongs to arthur so it's a whole mess of question marks
Just two ferals adopting each other lmao
but gosh yeah doesn't it have like roots in up to his wrist? That'd be a mess to clear out
heck, it could grow back!
so i've imagined from like day 1 that the roots are anchored down the side of his hand that go almost to his wrist at the very longest
yeah that would be a whole ordeal. possible but also deals are bad to go back on
especially when it's something that might well be subsisting on the deal, rather than like. the flesh. as danii posited
exactly! for all we know, him actively carrying it around and using it is part of the deal
and someone removing it might be reneging the deal, and then who knows how it might react
best case it attaches to the new person
definitely a possibility that it tries to anchor itself further into arthur to avoid getting taken away
oh for sure which could lead to a loss of his hand, or more depending
fun times! 
planty pinkie
I love you
nammah arthur has Dealing With Sokie on fucking lock, lmao
It's hilarious and I love it, he's just like...feral? I got this
it's like looking in a mirror. behind the polite language is someone who will rip your throat out with their teeth
being feral doesn't go away it just gets under control
Feral is just a suit jacket you put away when you don't need it
fascinated by Harry and Armand just bc Harry isn't getting lost in Armand's bullshit like i am
anstaar every time harry gets it right armand is scrambling to find the technicality
just living a life style devoted to technicalities and bullshit <3
armand also has the power of a firm moral code: there's a limit to how often someone can disagree with me before i dislike them. and it's based off how attracted i am to them.
this is what integrity looks like
this is what integrity looks like
lmao
harry on his shit list for /checks notes, Asking One Too Many Questions (And Not Being Hot Enough)
crimes many people are guilty of
when harry du bois is the one with common sense in your thread tho.......
also a crime many people are guilty of
(armand trying to go through a list of human things isn't made better by the fact he'd also need a moment to go through list of vampire things. not the most social person.)
you see, common sense does exist and it's defined as 'sound judgment based off insane person (armand)'s translation of the world'
he lived through the enlightenment<3
nammah Sokie getting some allies!
She is! How did this happen, it's crazy
is sokie gonna go on any of the sunrise boat trips?
she is but she's going to be super nervous going
and likely will need breaks, even if Remy and Julian go with her
Julian will def go with her!
Julian is a pal, he might even understand why she's a hissy cat after- it's not personal, she's just feeling vulnerablethe worst
I am so sorry! I apparently deleted your notification on accident
I very much want him to find out about the engagement still, whether or not he gets an invite to the wedding
I'm on it!
floofdoodle sweeney is 100% invited to the wedding! he can even +1 and bring Nyx if he wants
Arthur is such a dear
gently kicks FOMO by actually doing my fucking tags
I AM JUST CHECKING did u mean prompt one for ur tag in for the funner party times
i did! am i an idiot who numbered it wrong
maybe... BUT AN HONEST MISTAKE since technically it's the second prompt of the three
but YEA he wants to support her musically
Arthur just cute on John had to say it
he loves his john! literally none of this would have happened without john's blessing
arthur literally had to explain how him wanting a relationship with sheehan doesn't invalidate or lessen his relationship with john bc you can't have the exact same relationship with two people
(and that no-one can ever replace john's place as his other half)
good to know! bet John had some confusion until he knew
Sheehan also had to reinforce this point with John! And John was the one who knew about the "proposal" first!
john gave sheehan a shovel talk, it was very charming
I need to read this shovel talk for reasons
It was very cute! I'll have to find it when I'm on my computer. Arthur's inmate at the time ALSO threatened Sheehan....
nathaniel gave sheehan the most incredibly obtuse shovel talk in history, it was so funny
oh perfect ty
Sheehan and John are cute...
That was a YEAR ago, almost to the day
But yes, John and Sheehan are adorable. John is just...Sheehan's cat
arthur: this is john, he is the other half of my soul, i quite literally cannot envision a life without him in it and if he's taken from me i'm going to kill everyone in this room and then myself
sheehan: this is john he's ginger and purrs when you boop his sweet pink nose
sheehan: this is john he's ginger and purrs when you boop his sweet pink nose
...and I will BURN THE WORLD DOWN if you take him from me or my husband
I'm sorry that Sweeney is such an overdramatic bitch. He's Trying
he is and Arthur loves him
the fact he's trying is so so important. trying to understand even if he doesn't believe it yet
Arthur's a kind soul
He shouldn't have to put up with that bullshit when he has So Much of his own shit going on. Also, he deserves to just get to be happy. That's a perk of being engaged, right? 
literally Arthur's entire job is putting in the effort to care about other people's bullshit. Missing Persons was their specialty!
lwhere's this happening because I like to stalk
ouch
Arthur tries so hard to try and get through to Sweeney. it's why there's so many misses, because he swings wildly at every opportunity to make him feel better and more himself
nammah arthur actually has a magic decanter that he got gifted by Jonathan Sims that lets anyone who drinks it get drunk, no matter their existing immunities
it was a gift from Jon's bestie Tim bc jon is immune to poison and thus alcohol
Oh that's a very thoughtful gift! She might want to play with it to see if she can remake it herself because of course she does
bc it's from the admiral i'm not sure how replicable it is but arthur would definitely let her try
And she would try and growl and shake it to give up its secrets when she can't figure out how it works
When the puzzle box frustrates you so much you want to break it
lol basically. She wouldn't try to break it but she likely wouldn't be able to because, causing harm
Hanna walking into Johns, seeing Sokie screaming at a bottle like "Okayyy then, guess it's one of those mornings."
The best part would be Arthur and John being completely unphased by Sokie yelling at a decanter
just making coffee around her, unphased by the screaming. john just puts a plate of food down in front of her when she's done and arthur asks her what she's been reading lately
And, very calmly, just lets them now about this medical journal she found and this very interesting article and apologies for calling his decanter stupid
Most of Hanna's friends back home are rather weird, this is not that off from the normal, but most of his yelling friends don't become calm friends when the frustration passes. It's a new mix.
Arthur is normally very good at using his yells tactically, so when he goes off at you you know you've fucked up
whereas John yelling is just a volume setting he forgot to adjust
At least with Sokie yelling, usually it's surface temper, and you get entertained by very creative swearing. It's when she's quieter and pacing that it's a lot more worrisome.
i love what a cranky toddler reaction that was to the christmas present exchange concept
Lego Batman NO NO NOArthur and Sokie
espfiase not wrong
Sokie, completely mature and capable, but also throws tantrums over the stupidest things
this is the most hilarious bitch fit
right, she's just bitching about glitter
this is your friend Arthur
john used to complain about chewing noises, sokie, you're hardly the pettiest
just beautiful sibling energy in this thread
adds this thread to my list to stalk. the energy's wonderful in there
Arthur and Sokie have just great energy, every time
they do!!
they're just so delightful 
nammah this is actually an OOC discussion we've had multiple times, that every time john meets someone and directs them to arthur, it's like a solid 60/40 chance that they either love arthur too or fucking hate him for being a bristly prick
Sokie is just here like nah nah nah, you be your prick self I love this
sokie is an outlier and arthur is very pleased that he's got the feral cat sitting in his lap already
Arthur just getting all the purrs and the bunting where everyone else gets the side eye
floofdoodle MEATY THREADS 
SO MUCH MEAT
has sweeney been pushed on it this way before? owo
In regards to what aspect?
inspiring vs paying
probably in other words but yea
The word 'inspire' is new, but the idea of 'payment' vs. [other] has
Basically, there has been some discussion on the scale of direct exchange to preemptive offering
Not in a good while though (I don't think)
I'm glad Arthur can always try and bring something new to the table then
I adore him. He always inflicts reflection
good God the existentialism
It's a lot easier when it's just booze and smokes and obscene work ethics
uncertain quite when this happened but apparently Will has earned himself Teasing Privilege from Jesse, which is delightful to me
nammah SO FUN FACT, arthur has magic music powers
which means he is learning how to like. hear the meta. bc he learned it from the fucking remedyverse/saga's grandfather
so if you have like a signature/favourite song for sokie arthur could totally play it
That's amazing
he is a SKALD which is basically a swedish bard powered by audacity
powered by audacity...SOUNDS ABOUT RIGHT
but the one song that always makes me think of Sokie, I'm not sure why is this:
In All My Dreams I Drown - The Devil's Carnival
In All My Dreams I Drown - The Devil's Carnival
Oh man, that song brings back memories. Of my gothy college days.
Time To Say GoodbyeThis also comes to mind for Sokie! seems fitting
Tongues & Teethi found this on my playlist, lmao
oh yeah that's a fitting one too, love this song lmao
I absolutely forgot to track that thread, do you mind letting me fix it real quick and you can leave the same comment? xD
sure!
okay done!
thanks. I HAVE IT TRACKED NOW no more mistakes.
the "i gotta put my kid's art on the fridge" energy is too real
cute
oh my god 
this is adorable.
important things live in the bedroom!!
he has his daughter's music box as well, his swordcane moves between there and the front door, edwin made him a lovely notebook that he still keeps around
Hanna just over the moon.
floofdoodle genuinely i don't know where arthur's going with this one but at least it's an interesting thought process, haha
Absolutely. I'm loving it. Really good food for thought, especially since he's having an existential crisis about this very thing, at the moment
\o/ i'm actually a little bit proud of that revelation, haha
It's a good one. It's basically Arthur succinctly stating what Sweeney's been wrestling with
sweeney has been trying SO HARD for SO LONG
And he's broken
arthur is like this close to hugging him tbh
he won't but he wants to
It's hard. Like...really hard. I will not be surprised if he does end up crying at some point
slams a link down for stalkers, hahah
/ slides this relevant bad boy over here
He defines himself that way so much, he never gives his name, not even when he's asked who his is. He goes straight to what he is instead
being unique is so fucking scary
It's true
Question: did he grab the hand with the cigarette or the one with the stuffy?
let's go the stuffy
idk which hand that is on either of them, but if it's arthur's left then sweeney's gonna see the wooden finger again, hah
The cigarette is in the right
cool, so he'd be grabbing sweeney's left with his right
blocking!
Tangential, but it reminds me of the first scene when Sweeney's trying to pick the fight with Shadow. Pablo talked about his eyes being glassy because Sweeney wants Shadow to beat the shit out of him for what he did to Laura
And yay for blocking! Thank you for the help
Arthur, smacking Sweeney with a newspaper: Stop! saying! you're! dead!!
He just said he wasn't alive. TOTALLY DIFFERENT
#thisisthatfaeriebullshit
Sweeney's given himself so many labels and like 90% of them are just hurting him
/peers longingly at canon
You are correct
You are correct
'tracks
I feel like a large part of Sweeney's hostility(?) towards the idea of redefining himself is just like
the fact he cannot conceptualisate it as anything less than a Hard Fucking Reset that will cost him literally everything he has worked for as Mad Sweeney The Lephrechaun
which is fair! his whole existence is historical precedent!
so every time he hears someone say "you just have to change who you are" his fear/ptsd goes "so you want to erase this current iteration of What I Am"
That's definitely a big part of it
The other chunk is basically people saying 'just choose [what you want to be] for yourself'. He's like 'I literally don't know how to do that'. Because he's never done that before.
Chosen what he is, I mean
It's like 'well, just train hard enough and you can finish the marathon' when he hasn't learned to walk
Iris' take on it is "be everything you are at full volume"
Lizblackdog: Iris also has the 'I'll work within the Construct and just rewrite you', tricking him into shaping that with her while she writes it
So it's safer, because it's at least partially familiar
she's doing that on purpose
Because she's brilliant
she rewrote herself, so she knows how it works
I feel like Arthur is like This Close to getting it because I am
but also because that is quite literally a conversation he has with John in canon
It's also a lot easier to get him open to a hard idea without smacking him in the face with it (which isn't to say that isn't important to do, Arthur)
Aw, yay for Canon callbacks
unfortunately it's episode 38 so this Arthur doesn't remember it yet
kik
But STILL
lol
That's great, and I love it
floofdoodle I hope that comes out as a natural logical conclusion, lmao
and I abruptly know exactly how to write Iris and Sweeney's dawn thread
but it may have to wait till after i nap, i am wobbly
you two are both a joy and a privilege to write with
And I think the conclusion makes complete sense
That's pretty much hitting the nail on the head
Also TIGERS
I think that's right? As far as what he turns into?
correct!
Excellent. Thanks!
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