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Curly Vs Kakania

My Kakania versus Curly formal post so buckle in while I give a brief on both characters before diving straight in. Feel free to skip them if you know both of them.

Kakania is from Reverse 1999 and the 6th book, E Lucevan Le Stelle. You’ll also see it being referred to as the 6th chapter, I prefer calling each segment books so I’ll be using that. The 6th book follows a new protagonist from the series’ established protagonist, Vertin, ignore her for now, she’s great on her own but not important to Kakania. Kakania, or Klara Vingler (Many arcanists change their names. Kakania is a reference to The Man Without Qualities by Robert Musil), is from Vienna in 1914. Reverse 1999 is a modern fantasy and cosmic horror about hurtling back in time at major historical moments, 1914 being right before WW1. This is where we share our first two themes to Mouthwashing with cosmic horror and an inescapable doom as after the crash, the Tulpar was then given a very short list of possible endings where most included death. As a marginalized group in the middle of high tensions Kakania and other arcanists are subject to many restrictions which is why she establishes her an activist group called The Circle with other noble and nouveau riche children in Vienna with love for the arts and formal education. Isolde is the closest person to her from a long family of “hysterical arcanists”, but as Kakania is called that just for being born that way she ignores the constant warning signs from Isolde. Kakania offers to be her therapist despite a total lack of any qualifications (even in terms of 1914 standards), and recklessly told Isolde to "let go of her inner desires". At the end of her story, Kakania tries to save others in Vienna before everything is sent hurtling back in time as a way to take responsibility for her recklessness having a rippling effect on everyone. Ultimately, however, she was the only one to survive the 0.49% chance of survival (without ur skull turning into mud) which is a main source of guilt in her appearances afterwards.

Curly is the captain of the Tulpar in Mouthwashing. The Tulpar is property of the Pony Express. We don't get a clear era for Mouthwashing, but it's generally a futuristic Sci-Fi setting with visuals set after 1989 (when the first Game Boy came out). The Tulpar itself being outdated to look like it's still the 60~70s is an important note to the way the Pony Express sees its crews: entirely expendable. Curly is the exception though because despite a company whose name is directly taken from the real life Pony Express that would hire people who they deemed as expendable and wouldn't be missed, Curly is offered another job elsewhere alongside the news of them shutting down. This fact is particularly important with Curly because the posters around the Tulpar from the Pony Express are to show the conditions that they live with. No sleeping more than 5 hours, any use of medicine is docked from their pay,  no late deliveries, no taking any naps despite the fact that this is a 24/7 job for OVER an entire year. On top of it, the crew is collectively punished if there are any reports of findings of "HR complaints of poor crew synergy may result in collective punishment." Swansea and Daisuke are clearly at odds throughout their story, Swansea is the oldest on board being a father with even grandchildren, and Daisuke is the newest hire being added on with no preparation to receive him. Swansea is constantly at odds with Daisuke (which you later learn is in hopes that Daisuke doesn't come back to their dead end job), and Curly always steps in and reaches an understanding. The core of the story leads up to when Jimmy crashes the ship after finding out that his assault on Anya would be found out, something that Curly didn't consider when Anya revealed the pregnancy to him first because he trusted Jimmy to be a good person. Upon Curly's injury leading to his total disengagement from the story, Jimmy takes charge as his copilot. Letting the crew believe Curly crashed the ship and even egging others to hate him for it, before ultimately wiping out everyone before "saving Curly" by putting him in the remaining cryo-pod.

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Something something you can’t stop what you didn’t prevent. Prevention is the only long term solution, and addressing problems as they arrive will inevitably lead to something you can no longer pick up the pieces for. Curly ignored Jimmy’s actions and all of the warning signs of Anya trying to hint at the things he did, and Kakania ignored the rumors surrounding Isolde. Both characters assumed they knew better about the person closest to them, and that they knew everything about them which ultimately blinded them to their worst capabilities. 

A core part of what leads to the destruction of their communities is their unwavering trust in their friends. 

Curly trusts in Jimmy as his friend despite knowing what he's capable of from their past together. Jimmy is a repeat offender, and Curly admits while doing their psych eval that the Tulpar is their "fresh start". The psych eval that Curly offered to give Jimmy because the sexual harassment was so bad that Anya couldn't give it to him herself. After Anya gave him the eval for Jimmy, Curly didn't seriously press him to answer it because he believed that, like for himself, it was unnecessary to share their emotions like that. For Jimmy it's likely more overt as well as a reason he harasses Anya when she tries to give him the eval, but Curly also doesn't take the eval seriously coming from Anya. While Jimmy sees it as below him to answer to a woman, Curly doesn't believe he should be sharing his emotions to anyone other than a close male friend whom he trusts. Curly ignored the warning signs with Jimmy's aggression towards Anya being constant, and far above the level he has towards the other members of the crew (even those who are factually unqualified and unfit to be there like Daisuke who was added last minute). He also ignored the warning signs from Jimmy's past behavior, and how he was repeatedly harassing Anya to the point she couldn't do her job. 

The entirety of Mouthwashing is about patriarchy and rape culture, and how misogyny plays a huge role in our bias even without meaning to. Curly assumes that Jimmy is lashing out from his own place of hurt, and maybe they know each other far back enough to know exactly what might be hurting. But Curly's fault is that he trusts him to the point that he ignores the possibility of escalating behavior despite it being an obvious result of how little consequences there are to Jimmy's actions. Curly is a successful and talented Captain of the Tulpar, despite the many conditions that punish the crew for being humans with needs, he still has good trips without seemingly any big incidents (none that ever got reported anyways). For those reasons, like Kakania, his role in pushing the domino makes him responsible for the result. 

The "missing stair" in the metaphor refers to a dangerous structural fault, such as a missing step in a staircase, or the sugar in mouthwash; a fault that people may become used to and quietly accepting of, that is not openly signposted or fixed, and that newcomers to a group or organization are warned about discreetly. - The analogy of the missing stair makes it clear that the problem is the predator (the missing stair) and that the solution is stopping the predatory behavior (fixing the stair).

Kakania on the other hand trusts the Isolde that she's seen. She trusts Isolde because she's only ever seen her while she was masking her underlying mental health issues. Isolde grew up being heavily restrained with what she could or couldn't do, and how she could act in accordance to her status. Her mother, Evangeline, was a famous opera singer and arcanist diviner within Vienna. Leading to the reasons Mr. Dittarsdorf decided to marry her despite her just as well known delirium. Through Isolde's character story, The Small Door, we gain some insight on how her mind works and the way she copes with her powers as a medium alongside the issues from her mother prior to her own psychotic break. The story also follows how she and Kakania met, and how Isolde became attached to her at first because of Kakania's self proclaimed prowess in “curing” those with mental health issues. 

Between Curly and Kakania they both greatly overestimate their own situations and abilities in comparison with their environment. Their willingness to blindly trust the friends they’ve known for years led to the destruction of the world around them. Both in Isolde taking part in causing the Storm in 1914, and with Jimmy crashing the ship in an attempt to cover up Anya’s SA and subsequent pregnancy.

Do I find it ironic that despite the many connections between Curly and Kakania, the one thing she most desperately wants to do is take responsibility for her actions despite how much action she took DIRECTLY after finding out she was responsible for spurring Isolde into action? Yes yes I do.

I find it so interesting that with how similar they are their mindsets are both the exact same but also different. I’m not really sure about Wrong Organ as a whole but I know that Bluepoch loves their religious symbolism and themes, and both Kakania and Curly’s solutions to take responsibility for their endings is closer to repenting over responsibility.  They want to die by the end as a solution for closing the chapter. 

Curly’s mindset is a bit harder to draw from with the sheer lack of agency and comment we get apart from pre crash and HTFIM’s DLC where his attitude in the end is closer to “I brought Jimmy here, I made this cake now I have to fucking eat it.” Which the absolutist mindset is so interesting because the exact vibe of it is also themed so well to the culture of masculinity too of “oh I made this I have to deal with it alone and by my own strength otherwise I fail”. A strong theme you see between the initial moment that establishes Curly and Jimmy’s relationship: he can’t open up to a qualified nurse he’s known for years by now, but he can with a male friend he’s known longer. We can’t really compare his relationship to Swansea vs Jimmy who he’s known for a long time to confirm whether it’s about the extent of the bond, gender, stigma around mental health, etc. 

Kakania is also an absolutist in her mindset which we see in her own character story and the first installation for Series of Dusks. Kakania is pushy, and she constantly assumes how the other party thinks and feels within her own context. This mindset also extends to how she perceives people and feels about them. Her empathy is closer to projection in the same way Curly can’t see outside of his own views. 

[elyvorg]

Kazuma Asogi: Behind the Paragon

The Great Ace Attorney is so very great that it’s become my favourite Ace Attorney game, and it’s also given me a new all-time favourite Ace Attorney character, in Kazuma! Despite him getting quite a bit less screentime than the other major characters, he’s just so fascinating and has so much going on under the surface that’s perfect for me to get my analytical teeth into. So here’s a big analysis post in which I break all of that down and talk about Kazuma’s character in great detail. (There will be spoilers for Resolve, too.)

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[hychlorions]

[oli-is-doing-fine]

TGAA characters in disco elysium artstyle!

[marudyne]

asoryuus

[basicallist]

old stuff

[junglejim4322]

This person wrote a manifesto I ain’t reading all that but this is literally the type of behavior im talking about the idea hobbies all cost money is so removed from reality if you have the time to pick up your phone and write 7 paragraphs on how im victimizing you with my offhanded post you have the time to watch a movie on YouTube with your very same phone instead come on now. How is you freaking out on the internet helping any of these issues

[turbozarky]

things that dont cost money: hiking, walking, birdwatching, identifying plants, drawing (you have a pen, reading (library), collecting rocks, dancing, singing.... etc wtc etc

if you cant find a hobby you can afford, thats a you problem. and if youre posting online, you have a device to do that, get some free games, trawl wikipedia, study something. stop picking fights online and do something else.

[theonceandfutureharpy]

[saxifraga-x-urbium]

if you can write an essay about it on your phone you can write fanfic or poetry or something on your phone also and it will be much nicer for everyone involved, including you

[kikunai]

you cannot change the past nor sate your regrets

[princesssarisa]

Wuthering Heights question: Why does Catherine Earnshaw seem not to comprehend romantic or sexual jealousy?

She's asexual

She's been overly sheltered about love and sex

She sees the love she shares with Heathcliff as different from romance

She lives by her own rules and doesn't grasp normal human behavior

She understands jealousy full well, she just pretends not to

Other

Voting ended onOct 23, 2025

One of the most interesting, underrated aspects of Wuthering Heights, which I think tends to get lost in the adaptations, is the fact that Catherine Earnshaw seems not to understand the concept of jealousy in marriage or romantic relationships.

@his-own-kingdom and I have posted about it before.

She expects to be able to marry Edgar yet still share the same inseparable bond with Heathcliff as before, and to share Edgar's money with Heathcliff too, and she expects neither Edgar nor Heathcliff to have any objections.

Later, when Heathcliff comes back after her marriage, and makes his romantic feelings for her very clear in front of Edgar, and when she in turn praises him to Edgar after he leaves, she doesn't seem to understand why Edgar is "sulky." She thinks he must either envy Heathcliff as a person or just hate seeing his wife happy about anything that doesn't interest him. It doesn't seem to occur to her that he's upset because another man is obviously in love with his wife and she shows signs of reciprocating.

We could just write this off as just a part of her selfishness – she wants both Heathcliff and Edgar in her life and expects them to grin and bear it – except that she seems just as free of jealousy herself as she expects the men to be. When Isabella becomes infatuated with Heathcliff, and when Heathcliff starts flirting with her, Cathy's objections are (a) that Edgar will be furious and ban Heathcliff from the Grange, and (b) that she knows Heathcliff doesn't love Isabella, but is only after her fortune, and knows he'll abuse her. When Heathcliff accuses her of being jealous, she denies it, and while it's easy to assume she's lying, there's no actual evidence that she's not telling the truth. She even says that if Heathcliff really liked Isabella, she would insist that Edgar consent to their marriage.

So how to explain this oddity? That's what I'd like to know!

[heathcliffgirl1847]

wuthering heights literature✨ quotes on here are so funny because the original sentence will be like "'ARGHHHHH CATHY IM GONNA TEAR MY FACE OFF I LOVE YOU SO MUCH I HATE YOU ARGUAJHDJAJS' cried Heathcliff, before slamming his face into a tree until it bled." and then the tumblr excerpt will be like "'𝒾 𝓁𝑜𝓋𝑒 𝓎𝑜𝓊 𝓈𝑜 𝓂𝓊𝒸𝒽❤️' -emily bronte 1847" like. okay whatever you want i guess .

[fir890]

he had a weird dream

[nekchan]

нежные

тгк: некчан щитпостит

[tarsaqus]

wait omg i forgot to post thishere

original meme was done by @/JUJUBAMP4 on twitter! 😊

[fir890]

Palette Challenge: Thorfinn edition, part 1

[acupofteaintheafternoon]

General dating headcannons for Heathcliff

give me a reason as to why there are no heathcliff banners on both pinterest and tumblr

Also no, this was not requested. I will turn back on my 5 requests soon enough. I can't gurantee but be patient , please

Guess who will be today’s guest for the general headcannons, of course. IT IS HEATHCLIFF.

The thing about this man is the fact that he is rough with everyone. Rough and mean. He is also rough and mean with you, you are not the exception.

You’re working as a sinner. Life is good, you don’t get paid and you have to deal with 13 sinners on top of that. Luxury.

Whatever, that is not on our topic for today, maybe for tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.

Heathcliff is a tough man outside but a sweetheart inside. An absolute one on top of things. 

This man is very proud of him finding you. You’re bright, the light to his shadow, the one who can really trust his feelings with. He is so fond of you. I can’t explain it with words but this is the best representation I could come up with. 

The thing is, he can also get pretty jealous at times. Because of his complicated past and the fact that he had to deal with racism, abuse and so on he tends to overthink things. 

Here we are not talking about the freaky jealous stuff. We are just talking about him inching a little bit closer to you, holding your waist when you’re talking with another person, basically showing off that you’re his while trying to hide his feelings.

He is also a loser. A very big one on top of things. If you were to gift him something, let’s say a big teddy bear he would 100% die on the spot and just not work at all? It is complicated but just so you know, he is very thankful of that gift he received. He is proudly displaying that gift in his room on his bed and will cuddle it at night (it gone so bad the teddy started to smell like him). It is just a gift but Heathcliff is Heathcliff. He WILL give you something in return, that’s guaranteed.

What about affection, hugs, kisses and things like that? His main love language is acts of service (I believe) . He thinks that he has to make up for the fact that you’re his and accepted him as a normal person (and not calling him an idiot and stuff like that). He would still hug and maybe kiss you if you ask for it but still expect him to blush a little bit afterwards (and call you a little twit). 

Run your hand in his hair. Just do it. Pat him , play with his hair, anything. Anything works. But do it in private, just in private , he does not like it when you do it in public since it shows his vulnerable side and he does NOT want to be seen as such. His hair is suprinsingly not as damaged as we thought and a little bit soft too, you will probably get addicted to running your hand through his hair.

When you do it in private, he will 100% tell you to ‘’stop doing it’’ or stuff similar to it. Don’t stop, he really enjoys your touch and that’s just him being a complete loser and denying the truth again. He will inch closer to your touch and maybe fall asleep. He would also look at you with those purple eyes of his. It looks like a pout and you can see his pupils being dilated a little bit, that is just his way of telling you that he enjoys it. 

When you stop petting him he would still (forcefully or not) grab your hand and keep it on his head. Maybe you will get reminded to do it, maybe not. It depends on you now.

His dilated pupils will also appear when you give him a little bit more affection that he needed. Smooch him, keep on kissing him and you will have this man trying to avoid eye contact while dying on the inside. He cannot handle mentally this amount of affection.

The bad part about his love language is that he would do anything for you. Yes I mean anything (canto 6 is a good example even though I haven’t played it yet). He would put his life on the line if it meant you being safe and alive. Even though Dante exists, they aren’t enough, he still has to keep you safe at all times. What if Dante cannot bring you back? What if you will end up dead because of him? He cannot live with the thought of you being dead and him not saving you from it. That’s why he overthinks stuff a lot and would sacrifice himself. All for you, everything for you.

He would of course be with you at all times. Always within your mere presence. You cannot get rid of him. He will say something along the lines of you being safe at all times. Which is partially true but he also enjoys spending time with you and your mere existence just makes his heart go crazy.

Nicknames? Nah. But he will absolutely refuse to call you something vulgar. He will refuse to refer to you with something as bad as that. The thing is, he will still reffer to others with something vulgar (like calling them pieces of shit), he isn't ashamed at all but with you? Never. When asked about you he will just say the truth about you both being together but he would also say about how proud he is to have you in his life. 

He teasingly calls you ‘’little twit’’ or ‘’little thief’’ when you tease him. He knows when you do it and will 100% do it back to you while pinching your cheek . Not hard enough to hurt of course, but he still does it. For funsies. (and to get a reaction out of you)

Maybe, if he feels like it , he might call you ‘’love’’. That’s it. 

If he overthinks on that day (which happens , not a lot but it still counts) expect him to come in your private chamber and just hold you. He will not tell you why did he overthink or why did he do that but it is self explanatory. You’re the only one that he allows to share his sensitive side.

Ask him if he feels okay when he does this to you. It’s like a coin flip. 50% chance to tell you what happened and the other 50% in which he refuses. If he refuses,  leave him be, do not insist or he will lash out on you and make you both feel bad. If he does this (which is NOT regularly but it still happens when he felt extra mad that day) you will surely wake up with an apologizing Heathcliff and him promising that he will never do that, trained by Dante themselves but he still did it in his own way.

If he doesn’t refuse then comfort him, tell him that everything is okay and that you’re there for him. Reassure him. Be there with him. He is complicated and it takes a long time to him to warm up to you but wait patiently. He will open up when he feels like it’s time for him to do that.

Now for the end, dates. What does the typical date look like with him? 100% something romantic. You with him in the park sitting on a bench or just him getting you to a restaurant. Even though he is broke he saved up and afforded it eventually. (in a mirror world possibly I do not know). At this point he is just happy to have you and he will make sure that you feel the same with him.  

In the end, Heathcliff is an absolute loser but a lovable one. Cherish him and take care of him like he does with you.  

AND ALSO CONTROL HIM

fuck you mean there are more NSFW stuff about Heathcliff than there are your good ole fluffy things? i get it, he's taken but help the Heathcliff simps in need.

[orchidame]