old dog , same bitch

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DREAM - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep. SPIKE - to spike a drink means to put alcohol or drugs into someone's drink without their knowledge.

independent / private / low activity / iconless GALLAGHER of hyv's honkai star rail. trailblazed by ayla (she/they 21+) DO NOT INTERACT if you are a personal blog / under 21. thank you! please see below for general rules. 

001. GENERAL NO NO'S: no god-moding, the usual. no assuming something about my muse that yours wouldn't normally know. your typical rp conduct. i also do not interact with anyone who writes in.cest/pedo.philia/"genderbent"/a.b.o. or seme-uke stereotypes, and i WILL NOT write with anyone under 18. honestly i'd prefer you be over 21, but under 18 is a hard pass. please respect that.

002. TRIGGERS: i have a pretty intense trigger with blood and gore. please just put 'blood' somewhere in your tags if you think it might be triggering content, and my blacklist should catch it. if you do not tag gore content (text is fine, it's visual gore i can't handle) i will softblock you.

003. DUPES: i love dupes. good taste, my friend. if you don't like dupes i get it, that's ok, i won't follow dupes unless i know for sure they're ok with it.

004. SHIPPING: open to shipping, but i would prefer a little discussion beforehand, just to know we're on the same page. i will ship with multiples of the same muse, but only if my partners are comfortable with that.

004. EXCLUSIVES / MAINS : i do not do exclusives, but i do have mains. if you would like to be one, just ask.

005. if you unfollow me after we have become mutuals, please softblock me. i don't need a reason, the choice is your own and you have the right to cultivate your dash as you need, but i don't want to make things more awkward by thinking we're still moots when we aren't. thanks. i will most likely do the same.

006. NSFW : mun and muse are of age, (gal is ??? who knows, older than we think) so there will be nsfw present. gallagher is an adult, as am i, and there will be nsfw themes present on this blog. however, i will always tag them, and can accommodate specific triggers if needed.

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spur linked me to this thread on twt which condenses all the stuff we know about enigmata/fictionologists and it's got a lot of good bits in it but also conflicts with what i...kind of want to do with this blog. i may consider myself canon divergent once i get off my ass and write a solid, concrete "differences" between dream!gal and real!gal. anyway thanks @eteing but now my brain is reeling.

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he's a damn emanator why can't he just keep this form outside of dreamscape ok? ok.

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under a cut because spoilers if you haven't finished. but...general thoughts regarding my gallagher's future portrayal/whereabouts

i don't much like the theory that gallagher just...ceases to exist outside the dreamscape (for obvious reasons) but i do realize that the gal we met is a virtual character created by "a fictionologist." it's not specified who, as far as i know. so i am, for now, going with the general theory he is still essentially gallagher, but perhaps that wasn't the name he started out with. the gallagher we saw in game, in golden hour, was just a projection. a 'meme' if you will, like how the watchmaker did with misha. a certain memory/projection of himself to insert into the plot without putting his own self in the dreamscape.

i also believe, with black swan's bit at the end sussing out clues for us to determine the "error" in our sweet ending, gallagher was truthful for the most part regarding his relationship with the watchmaker/the rise of the original penacony. i even toss around the theory he too was once on the express, maybe not a permanent tb, but there nonetheless - if only because he has a relationship with misha. and no one else could see him but the crew. but that's something to think about later.

i like to think he's older than he looks, thanks to something like long life species (highly leaning toward werewolf thanks to a tidbit from this movie event), but i also like to think he's not as attached to penacony as a whole, but rather his relationship with legwork, and this promise he made about bringing the express to penacony.

i'm still a little...confused? i guess. on how to approach the true philosophy of a fictionologist, but i get a vibe that gallagher keeps to his word about certain things; otherwise, his connections and ties are spread out, and ever-changing. ie; if the dreamscape collapses, it doesn't concern him. he did what he promised he would do, and now his "part" in that dream is over. in fact, i believe he's encouraged by the idea of it changing; "dedicated to fabricating, obfuscating, destroying, and erasing the histories of the cosmos."

tl;dr gallagher is still out there, but whatever he does next is up in the air.

i also have this fucking thought that he's related to hanunue, but i can't explain properly why. i just do.

anyway. he's tired.

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gallagher is just hanunue's meme theory

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I FINISHED.

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i'm not done yet. but i'm cooking.

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sb: what...are you???

gallagher: fucking tired.

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gal is a follower of enigmata and his consciousness it pretty old - as far as his penacony 'dream body' idk maybe he really is 13 but moreso i think he's a tool for an overarching plan. he might not be the one in control/pulling all the strings but he knows who is and it's his job to expose penacony for what it really is. he wants to open everyone's eyes to the real dreamscape, that fucking black abyss the twink got sent to.

can't wait for this to be disproven later but it's what i'm going with for now.

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what type of love are you according to the ancient greeks?

ludus [ playful love ]

from the translation 'play' or 'game', ludus is exactly that: love as a game. ludus is playful, noncommittal love covering the stages of flirting, seduction, and casual sex. ludus people are often in search of fun, or view sex as a prize to be won. they are "friends with benefits" lovers. while ludus may eventually develop into eros, there is always the lingering threat of mania should feelings of passion or romance become...too intense and personal.

tagged by: @wingspiked tagging: you

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so full disclosure, i'm still kind of struggling with exactly what direction i want to see gallagher (at least mine specifically, anyway) to go in, considering how many variables are on the table now and i'm a sucker for trying to make all the pieces fit. but we just don't have all the pieces right now, so it's kind of like working with sand. as far as full threads and plotting go, i might be slow or hesitant with certain things because i'm still just not sure what direction we're moving in.

that being said, i'm most likely going to limit shipping on this blog considering how much grey area gallagher has. and i will not ship with other sunday's outside of @wingspiked. there's a lot of potential for that ship specifically to get volatile and i don't want to chance it, you know?

i'll probably jot down some general rules sometime today if i don't loose what little spoons i have before then.

thank y'all for entertaining/listening to my rambling about this shady old dog. y'all are great.

smooch smooch kiss kiss xoxo

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gonna cut just in case.

before i forget; the fact there are hound statues around penacony that watch you and you have to get rid of them for an achievement. blows my mind a little bit knowing what i know now.

also, rath got me thinking 13 is more than just a funny haha joke, even said tarot card 13 is death???? could be in relation, or a code name. he said one of his many 'children', like disciples. he was 13 out of...? or 13 timelines. 13 something.

also the oak family being the ones to set him up. kinda feels personal now.

i'm also wondering now about his age more. i really am leaning toward he's much, much older than he appears. few hundred years maybe.

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leaks/spoilers/everything you could be warned about under the cut. a lot of this is just speculation and i'm sure a bunch of shit will be revealed next patch but hmmm

start off by saying i am still...confusion. like, i was not at all expecting gallagher's character to go that route, especially since they made the guy a four star but he's apparently way more involved than we thought. i'm also...holding out hope he's not just a big spicy evil guy with a vendetta against the family, but if what he said about the original watchmaker and how they were outcast, he might be.

second, shout out to @dupliciti/rath for always sharing theories and info with me, they made me aware of a fact last patch that gallagher has a lot of ties with mythus/the enigmata, which is a non-playable path in game. i didn't know that until rath told me so, now you know too.

apparently in the original script/other language versions, in that last confrontation between sunday and gallagher, sun calls him an 'enigmata goon', which further implies his ties to a different aeon than the harmony.

what does this all mean you ask?

honestly, you got me. if we can take anything gallagher says at face value, which based on enigmata pathstriders purposely trying to muddle history and language, i don't think we can but whatever; if his 'betrayal' and mikhail's death and all that felt personal, or he was slighted by this new watchmaker, i can see him trying to destroy 'the family' from the inside, and break the veil that is penacony. i also think, in my heart of hearts, he knows he's not really killing people, as it's been established you can't truly die in the dream world, but he's trying to force that perfect harmony to shatter and destroy penacony by making people 'wake up.'

how does he control the meme death? no fucking clue.

i find it telling that both times you mention gallagher to other members of the bloodhound family, they don't seem to know who he is. the very first time, when we were with firefly, the two members that cornered us only recognize gallagher vaguely by what he wears, and how it "probably is the boss" or something to that degree. and in this update, gallagher is RIGHT THERE investigating and the guy flat out asks "who is gallagher?"

it brings me to a bit rath shared with me that i find incredibly important to further shed light on what gallagher's motives could be:

Where the History Fictionologists are devoted to the mystification of history, the Riddlers are obsessed with destroying the certainty of language. Words used to express meaning are gradually obfuscated in the mouths of the Riddlers. They deconstruct texts, abuse metaphors, change word orders, tamper with semantics, and transform an otherwise precise language into something beyond recognition. There is evidence that History Fictionologists are a group of Emanators that were enlightened by Aeons. They often plunge into the sea of stars alone, traveling planet to planet with the sole purpose of fabricating, obscuring, destroying, and erasing the local history. History Fictionologists believe that the past determines the future — when a civilization's history is definite, its future development is doomed as all possibilities are eliminated, leaving only a sad and rigid path forward. In order to save these worlds from the sad fate of objectivity, History Fictionologists consider Enigmata as their only creed and are determined to shroud the universe in mystery.

if this were true, gallagher is most likely??? i think??? trying to avoid history repeating itself with mikhail's death and betrayal of the family by obscuring what happened in any way he can. but that's an incredibly loose theory that i would struggle to hold water with. he could just be taking this all personally, something about the "broke my spine and pulled out my teeth" bit to sunday makes me feel that gal might not have been as 'ok' with his exile as he says he was. in one of his character stories, he reminisces about the golden years when he longed for freedom, which makes me think he was originally a prisoner on the planet before they found out about the dreamscape and fought to free themselves. which would mean he's very old, and very tired.

i ALSO bring up the leaked lc that saffron showed me, which appears to be previous members of the nameless sharing a drink with pompom. one of those members looks suspiciously like gallagher, just younger. and rath brought up a great point regarding the invitation for the nameless, how it's hidden message or "distress cry" was tuned specifically to the train's frequency. how would someone on penacony who supposedly has never been on the express know the exact frequency of the train?

just more food for me to chew on.

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leaks/spoilers/everything you could be warned about under the cut. a lot of this is just speculation and i'm sure a bunch of shit will be revealed next patch but hmmm

start off by saying i am still...confusion. like, i was not at all expecting gallagher's character to go that route, especially since they made the guy a four star but he's apparently way more involved than we thought. i'm also...holding out hope he's not just a big spicy evil guy with a vendetta against the family, but if what he said about the original watchmaker and how they were outcast, he might be.

second, shout out to @dupliciti/rath for always sharing theories and info with me, they made me aware of a fact last patch that gallagher has a lot of ties with mythus/the enigmata, which is a non-playable path in game. i didn't know that until rath told me so, now you know too.

apparently in the original script/other language versions, in that last confrontation between sunday and gallagher, sun calls him an 'enigmata goon', which further implies his ties to a different aeon than the harmony.

what does this all mean you ask?

honestly, you got me. if we can take anything gallagher says at face value, which based on enigmata pathstriders purposely trying to muddle history and language, i don't think we can but whatever; if his 'betrayal' and mikhail's death and all that felt personal, or he was slighted by this new watchmaker, i can see him trying to destroy 'the family' from the inside, and break the veil that is penacony. i also think, in my heart of hearts, he knows he's not really killing people, as it's been established you can't truly die in the dream world, but he's trying to force that perfect harmony to shatter and destroy penacony by making people 'wake up.'

how does he control the meme death? no fucking clue.

i find it telling that both times you mention gallagher to other members of the bloodhound family, they don't seem to know who he is. the very first time, when we were with firefly, the two members that cornered us only recognize gallagher vaguely by what he wears, and how it "probably is the boss" or something to that degree. and in this update, gallagher is RIGHT THERE investigating and the guy flat out asks "who is gallagher?"

it brings me to a bit rath shared with me that i find incredibly important to further shed light on what gallagher's motives could be:

Where the History Fictionologists are devoted to the mystification of history, the Riddlers are obsessed with destroying the certainty of language. Words used to express meaning are gradually obfuscated in the mouths of the Riddlers. They deconstruct texts, abuse metaphors, change word orders, tamper with semantics, and transform an otherwise precise language into something beyond recognition. There is evidence that History Fictionologists are a group of Emanators that were enlightened by Aeons. They often plunge into the sea of stars alone, traveling planet to planet with the sole purpose of fabricating, obscuring, destroying, and erasing the local history. History Fictionologists believe that the past determines the future — when a civilization's history is definite, its future development is doomed as all possibilities are eliminated, leaving only a sad and rigid path forward. In order to save these worlds from the sad fate of objectivity, History Fictionologists consider Enigmata as their only creed and are determined to shroud the universe in mystery.

if this were true, gallagher is most likely??? i think??? trying to avoid history repeating itself with mikhail's death and betrayal of the family by obscuring what happened in any way he can. but that's an incredibly loose theory that i would struggle to hold water with. he could just be taking this all personally, something about the "broke my spine and pulled out my teeth" bit to sunday makes me feel that gal might not have been as 'ok' with his exile as he says he was. in one of his character stories, he reminisces about the golden years when he longed for freedom, which makes me think he was originally a prisoner on the planet before they found out about the dreamscape and fought to free themselves. which would mean he's very old, and very tired.

i ALSO bring up the leaked lc that saffron showed me, which appears to be previous members of the nameless sharing a drink with pompom. one of those members looks suspiciously like gallagher, just younger. and rath brought up a great point regarding the invitation for the nameless, how it's hidden message or "distress cry" was tuned specifically to the train's frequency. how would someone on penacony who supposedly has never been on the express know the exact frequency of the train?

just more food for me to chew on.

[shampookoski]

✦ gallagher in version 2.1 trailer - "into the yawning chasm" | honkai: star rail

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i have. thoughts. many of them. mabe one or two even smart ones.

that i will expand on tomorrow when my brain stops reeling.

anyway kiss kiss smooch smooch hope all your pulls have been immaculate xoxo

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ㅤㅤㅤ𝐚   𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡   𝐝𝐚𝐲.   𝐚   𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝   𝐝𝐚𝐲.   an   impossible   day.   sunday   had   many   of   those   in   his   time   -   such   was   the   nature   of   leading.   but   today...   today   of   all   days,   was   one   of   the   hardest   he'd   ever   endured.   to   know   what   flits   through   sunday's   mind   is   an   impossibility   -   even   for   the   man   he   so   oft   shared   his   bed   with.   perhaps   gallagher   drifted   the   closest   -   but   it   meant   nothing   in   the   face   of   his   reticence.   still   -   he   looks   at   the   barkeep   through   those   long   lashes,   sips   ever   so   slowly   at   the   rim   of   his   drink,   and   simply   hums   -   low   and   soft.   it's   a   melodious   sound.   where   robin   may   have   been   the   songstress   -   the   halovian   penchant   for   ethereal   noise   in   harmony's   wake   is   unforgotten.   

ㅤㅤㅤ❝   i   want   something   more   personal.   ❞   one   would   almost   consider   the   great   sunday   to   be   pouting   -   but   of   course,   he   would   never.   instead   -   he   plays   with   his   food,   extending   one   gloved   hand.   silken   clothed   fingertips   rest   ever   so   gently   on   the   others   forearm,   coasting   slowly   -   sensuously   -   along   imperfect   skin.   there   is   the   chimes   of   harmony   too,   and   then   the   extension   of   sunday's   mind,   a   telepathic   caress   along   the   vestiges   of   gallagher's.   his   favorite   trick.   

ㅤㅤㅤwhile   his   mind   retreats,   his   hand   does   not   -   it   continues   to   caress,   surely   impeding   his   work,   but   making   no   moves   to   cease   as   he   strokes   the   sensitive   warmth   of   veins   at   the   underside   of   his   wrist.   

ㅤㅤㅤ❝   oh,   alright.   ❞   he   does   sound   a   bit   more   forlorn,   but   it   is   with   an   ominous   tease,   as   the   halovian   pulls   himself   away.   back,   he   leans,   crossing   slim   legs   and   moving   to   once   more   sip   at   that   delightful,   delicious   drink.   of   course   -   the   whole   while   he   watches   gallagher,   and   maybe,   just   maybe,   continues   to   reach   out   with   his   mind   -   stroking,   promising,   as   he   smile's   that   angel's   smile,   ❝   don't   keep   me   waiting   too   long...   ❞   the   dip   in   tone,   and   the   gleam   of   his   eyes   as   they   become   they   only   remaining   souls   in   the   establishment   for   just   a   moment,   ❝   pup.   ❞

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he should be flattered, that the halovian seems off-put just by his availability. gallagher has learned that people rely on him over time, but this felt like something else entirely. still, he doesn't let that pouty face deter him from his duties...even with the added handless caress he feels slide down his spine. like a warm coat you slip on to avoid the rain. he's never quite gotten used to sunday's peculiar abilities, honestly even got a little defensive the first time if he remembers right, thinking sunday to be peeking into parts of his mind that weren't his to know. but after some assurance, and warm encouragement, the hound has come to appreciate the unique pleasure it brings. 

he works best with experience. emotions. being able to practically feel what sunday wants from him...well, it would get the job done a lot more efficiently, that was for sure. 

lithe fingers caress his arm, a scar that makes the beast in him rumble a bit. only pups couldn't ignore the urge, but it didn't mean gallagher didn't still feel it around something he wanted. to consume. bite. claim. merely instinct, nothing more. he keeps an eye on sunday, waiting until the hand retreats, before going back to his task of cleaning the remaining glasses collected by his barback. pup gets a genuine chuckle out of him. 

"patience is a virtue, they say. wine is better when you wait," he comments, but indulges no further, doing his best to near ignore the halovian while he runs through his typical closing procedures. when he comes back from cellar, credits locked up and everything important away, he's not surprised to see the bar empty, sunday already gone. at least he hadn't forgotten how to follow direction in his earnest. gallagher has time to mull over what sunday had been expressing, his body language, his need, to better plan for the evening. 

when he returns to the hotel room in question (one he frequents, the front desk keeps it open for him as it's close to the bar,) he loosens his tie, and snaps the door closed behind him.

"if i didn't know better, i coulda sworn you were being a little pushy back there, angel," he makes a tutting sound with his tongue sucking his front teeth, like a parent scolding offspring. his walk is slow and deliberate when coming further into the room,  "you know you get better results when you do as you're told."