Internet Ramblings

Just here to have a fun.

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I got quite a bit here cus I was working on this behemoth since the end of February.

Happy to report that I managed to finish it before the deadline so I didn't have to rush the fuck out of it like what happened last year, so all should be good.

Now we just gonna wait... patiently...

[luminarychampion]

I love this work so much 10/10

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Warframe Ramblings: Romance Edition

*Spoilers for 1999 & The Devils Triad under the cut*

Alright so I never made it official until now but, I decided to make the executive choice to reset the Hex KIM and banish dearest Arthur to the friendzone.

Listen a lot can change in over a year and as I talked to Arthur again, I was able to see just how... "my way or the highway," he can be at times, and it's a bit of a bummer not gonna lie lol.

On top of the fact that I didn't like how he projected his fears on to Drifter when it came to asking why they wanted to stay in 1999, insulting them and that leading into a confession, his lack of honesty/transparency when it came to sharing his fears about Drifter going back to the future and dooming the relationship before it even really got started was what did it for me...

It felt like Drifter was being given an ultimatum of sorts, like what are they supposed to do about the fact that they're gonna have to leave. Listen I've got Mama Lotus on speed dial and if she calls

Of course, I would look to come back but him being afraid of something happening to Drifter because he wasn't there to help her is kinda...I don't know...maybe a bit pretentious?

It's like Arthur doesn't fully realize that him being in the future would possibly make him more of a liability because of all the unknown factors and new rules that he would need to abide by. I feel like Drifter would be more focused on trying to keep Arthur safe than the task at hand THAT would be what gets them killed.

Oh but this line: "I was fine before you, I'll be fine after you." was the ACTUAL nail in the coffin. I've contemplated writing a fic about it because my Drifter would have been DEVASTATED is she heard this man say that to her. Maybe I will, I'm still on the fence.

Now you could say that because he said that, that I'm calling his bluff, and I'm going to friend zone him this time...even though it actually pains me. I do still love him, but he makes me mad, too mad lol.

So...I decided to commit to Lyon and I must say...I LOVE HIM SO MUCH!!!!

Bro Lyon is such a breath of fresh air for me omigoodness.

I feel like Lyon is low-key how I wish that Arthur was in ways. Slowly but surely letting the wall down little by little, knowing that Drifter doesn't mean them harm and being able to relax, and maybe he gets a little silly and loses some of his rigidity as conversations progress. But unfortunately for Arthur, he lets his overthinking become the basis of why he feels that he has a legitimate reason to be upset when sometimes he's just worried over nothing.

I REALLY love that in talking with Lyon, as long as you're patient with him and respect his limitations and boundaries early on as he's working through expressing himself, his initial cold and guarded demeanor melts into a man who YEARNS. (And he's earning too bby.)

I think one of my favorite voice lines from Lyon is:

"To hear your voice is a gift, my love. Hello and hello again."

(Link to the sauce so you can hear it yourself. It's under "Exclusive Dialouge": https://wiki.warframe.com/w/Lyon/Quotes)

Lyon is just so sweet and earnest and fluffy and a gentleman and AHHHHHH I just wanna pepper his face with kisses and hear him laugh!

He's seemingly always so happy to see Drifter in any capacity and whenever he expresses it through his words, he makes Drifter feel so special because to him, they ARE so special to him.

I also really enjoyed his date scenes as well. Being able to hear his introspections on his experiences with the Void, Harrow, Lua. I know he finds his ramblings potentially annoying, but I love hearing him talk. Love me a man who isn't scared of deep conversation. And he's hilarious.

"Hm. I wonder if you have "transferred" elsewhere. Such as to fetch luncheon." (Under: In The Desecndia)

"The voices call for violence. I, for redemption. I do not know why we could not have a bit of both." (Under: Gemini Skin)

"What fools come to sing us their hymns of idiocy?!" (Under: Under Fire)

"Come, test my faith! I shall test your life!" (Under: Under Fire)

Bangers honestly.

I really feel that there's an air of confidence that Lyon has when he deals with Drifter that can be heard in his voice lines. Like you can really feel that he intends on staying by their side by any means necessary, without question. Come hell or high water. Whether in romance or as a friend, but especially in romance. Which I definitely appreciate. I feel truly loved and appreciated with him.

With that said, I feel like the largest contrast between Arthur and Lyon is that Arthur tends to let his fears get away from him and unintentionally gives his fears power by what he thinks and says and at times it ends up becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy. Which I completely understand as someone who also can assume the worst before things happen and as someone who likes to be prepared for every outcome lol it can definitely be harmful to oneself and others. With that, my issue is that Arthur knows that his temper gets away from him, and he ends up going scorched earth to protect himself instead of talking things through properly. In a way it feels like he's more concerned about how Drifter makes him feel than how his actions make them feel.

Like bro sometimes be starting arguments without coming up with any solutions, and I'm honestly good on that front. Like I need him to tell Drifter what's wrong before making assumptions about what they're going to do as though he just knows it all.

Whereas with Lyon, I feel like he more acknowledges his fears and is more willing to confront them and talk through them. Like he intends to not be bested by the darkness of his thoughts.

If I had to write these two in a way that I feel conveys their differences when dealing with conflict, I see them as this:

(Scene start)

"Listen here, Priest. What if something goes wrong and the whole plan goes up in smoke? Who's gonna end up being the one that has to take responsibility then, hm? Us."

"I am not saying that your concerns are not valid M. Nightingale. However, concerning ourselves with the possibility of an outcome that may never manifest will only keep us from further productivity."

"You make it sound so easy. Lives are at stake here, you understand?!"

"Trust that I completely understand the nature of our situation. Regardless, while neither of us can say what the future holds, I will say that regardless of whatever or...whoever decides to stand in my way that it will not keep me from fulling my duty to Lua and to those that I have sworn to protect."

"..."

"Fear is a prison M. Arthur and these are trying times that we are in. We cannot afford to lose the battle of the mind before we trade gunfire. Instead, we must act with conviction, ignore Fear's voice, and become a pillar of strength to support our comrades if they so should stumble. As long as our resolve remains true and resolute, even the most unpredictable of outcomes must kneel to courage."

"Heh...that's a pretty good speech...And you're right. There are some things we won't know until we get there...even then, we can't afford to lose hope."

"Indeed. Besides, if there be anyone who is capable of standing against impossible odds, they choose to stand right beside us."

"True! Hahaha...very true."

*After speaking to Lyon, Arthur was filled with determination*

(Scene end)

I don't know if that makes sense lol but, that's how I see them interacting in the face of conflict.

With that said, I do know and completely understand that Arthur's got a lot on his plate and that causes him to second guess because he doesn't want to lose anyone. On the downside it further causes him to be uptight and clinging to his pride in situations where he doesn't need to or when true vulnerability is needed.

So with Lyon, he seemingly doesn't have that issue or at least to the same extent and is willing to be vulnerable and communicate his thoughts and feelings in a way that he's seeking to be understood. There's also a certain cockiness that Lyon has when confronting opposition that's like: "I wish you would. Lua please give me a reason." And it's really funny lol, he wants all the smoke.

TLDR: I find that Lyon is a bit more vocally ride or die when it comes to Drifter, he's a man who yearns, and he's better at communicating his thoughts and handling potential conflict with Drifter.

When Lyon clearly offered Drifter a way out in the event that his Void-charged mental instability was too much, my heart hurt but I could see how sincere he was being in telling Drifter that he didn't want them to be shackled to him.

As a previous Arthur girly who found his walls and standoffish nature a bit cute and endearing at first, on my second run I started to wonder if Arthur would continue to be paranoid throughout our relationship and let his feelings continue to get the better of him.

I honestly hope not lol.

I think that boils down most if not all my thoughts regarding my switch. I think I'm a Lyon girl here on out...I know I said that about Arthur and things changed but I also blame my own personal development lol some things you thought were cool can easily become not so cool as you grow a little older alright?

Now I've got nothing against Arthur girlies and I don't hate Arthur, I promise. The man stresses me out, but he's still cute lol

Til next time Tenno.

[luminarychampion]

Warframe Ramblings: Devstream Edition

Spoilers from Devstream 194 under the cut

Voruna Prime? Crazy. Trailer? Crazier. Running on all 4's in crazy trailer? Masterclass. DE cooked. 10/10 reveal

HOWEVER....

*cries in no Styanax Prime*

I'm not gonna sit here and act like I wasn't really looking forward to seeing my golden Roman soldier because I definitely was. I was convinced like many others that he was gonna be the next prime and that he would get revealed with a trailer at PAX with him being the 50th warframe and how big a deal that was.

Alas...it was not meant to be...so another time....one day... ദ്ദി ༎ຶ‿༎ຶ )

Also, Leon jumpscare? S'cuse me, Velimir jumpscare.

(Found out a few days ago that Leon Kennedy is Velimir Volkov, and it's both hilarious and absolute peak. 2nd time Twitter's let me know that an internet breaking man is also a character in Warframe, the first: Astarion being the same voice as Fibonacci.)

I'm lowkey sleep in the Incarnon department because I unintentionally traumatized myself when I would grind out The Circuit to get warframes to subsume and now when I think of doing The Circuit, I usually try to find something else to do. (ᵕ—ᴗ—)

Oh Mesa Heirloom looks nice...I dunno how i feel about the helmet. Like I know she's got a big hat in her prime fit but ugh she looks so good with it that I wouldn't hate it if she wore another one lol. The chaps look AMAZING tho.

As far as the Heirlooms go so far, I'll keep it a buck and this might be a hot take. Hear me out...

I liked how the Frost and Mag Heirloom skins leaned heavier into Japanese/Samurai-style armor. It felt like the designs were leaning into the aesthetics that align with the Tenno faction and I feel like that's a flavor that is maybe being lost to time or maybe reconsidered in favor of more "money making designs." The girls lowkey feel a bit samey in their presentation thus far aside from Mag.

These are just my own personal thoughts of course so by all means I don't mean any disrespect to DE or the artist for Mesa Heirloom.

In short, I'm seeing a pattern...and I'm not sure if I like it.

I think that's it....

Oh, I may also be in the minority that enjoys Follie's Hunt. The grind is a bit yikes, but that's to be expected lol and I also think that's being fixed if it hasn't been fixed already. It would be cool if we could play in waves, so the mode lasts longer. Like after 3 paintings, Follie cools down and we start over like Disruption or Excavation.

I also find that when I play I don't always know when something is a skill issue on my part or an actual game issue. Like not being able to void sling is rough sometimes, but it's not something that I personally would make an issue out of you know? I'd try to work around it, but that's just me.

So we'll see how the gameplay gets changed over time. Hopefully not too much. I really do like the spoopy Dead by Daylight energy it gives off.

The Follie fashion frames have been lovely to see as well. I love all the foodie ones that people are doing.

Alright I'm actually done for now. Til next time Tenno.

(Bonus: I know the mini-games were rigged but anything that Nick drew for Ballas would have been a 10/10 just on the principle that he's doing Ballas a disservice.)

(Extra Bonus: I miss Lyon...)

[luminarychampion]

A Drifter & Lyon Story

"Drifter! A moment if you please?"

Loid had wanted Drifter to look into something regarding The Indifference in Entrati's laboratory and the young Operator was predisposed with other matters involving the Dark Refractory.

Turning to Loid, Drifter responds assuringly, letting him know that she would be right there.

"Sure thing Loid! I'll be back soon Lyon."

Calmly, he responded, "I will await your return."

Little did Loid know, as far as Drifter was concerned, him calling for her was akin to being saved by the proverbial bell. Moments before he arrived, Lyon would stare deeply into her eyes, beckoning for her to tell him why every so often she would avert her gaze from his. To anyone else, it was fairly certain that every choice that Drifter made to avoid eye contact was an attempt to keep the emotions that swelled within her heart from seeping out. Much like putting a lid on a boiling pot with its contents threatening to overflow.

However, Lyon assumed the worst and thought that he did something to offend Drifter and desperately wanted to know what he did. As he watched her leave through the portal with Loid, his worries only grew. He frowned, racking his brain to discern if there was anything that he did to make his time travelling companion feel unwell. And even more worried that she would not tell him what ailed her, especially if he truly was involved.

"I know I wasn't quite open to conversation at first...but things have improved since then, no? Unless...have I been deluded this entire time?"

From a corner of La Cathédrale, Lyon could distinctly hear Marie giggling.

"I do not know what you find so funny about my plight Marie. Unless you have information that I do not and you are simply taking pleasure in my ignorance."

"Aye Lyon, I only laugh because you worry too much!"

"Then enlighten me. You saw how Drifter was acting. She could hardly look at me...is...is she disgusted by me?" The worst possibility that poor Lyon hoped to be far from the truth.

"What?! No, no Lyon, she doesn't find you disgusting. If anything, it's more the opposite."

"The opposite...then shouldn't she be keeping her eyes on me and not away from me?"

Marie can't help but giggle a bit more. No doubt Lyon is no stranger to the joys of romance, but only in writing and as a witness. Taking part however is something that he felt that he could never do. He would reason that he is like broken glass. Fragmented. And he wouldn't dare subject someone else, let alone someone else he loved to the horrors that remain in his daily life. Horrors that only amplifed after taking the serum.

Marie sighs and floats to Lyon's side while taking his left hand that was tightly closed in a fist.

"You must remember Lyon. Drifter may be a time traveler who has been blessed by the Void, took part in a great battle among the celestials, and lived many lives in Duviri, but when Sol slumbers and Lua rises, she is still a maiden at heart."

"A maiden?"

"Oui Lyon, a maiden in love! She feels so much that if she were to look at you a second too long, her poor heart would not be able to contain it."

Lyon was stunned and bordered on disbelief.

"So, you're saying that Drifter is not looking at me simply because...she is bashful?"

"Oui! She is but only a blushing flower when she is near you! Aye, she's been trying desperately to not make things obvious. Alas, it seems her love for you is starting to find freedom."

Now that Marie mentioned it, Lyon thought back to when Drifter would look away from him and noted that she never appeared angry or disturbed, but nervous. He believed it to be that she was nervous for different reasons, but nervous because she loved him?

"Huh...I see..."

A smile threatened to creep on his face but he dared to not get his hopes up too quickly.

"Wait, how do you know about this? Surely you are not making assumptions about her feelings off of mere speculations Marie."

By this point Drifter could be seen by both Marie and Lyon as she was walking and talking with Loid who both re-entered the portal back to La Cathédrale. Marie let go of Lyon's hand and before leaving the room, quickly letting Lyon know, "I only know because she told me," while giving him a cheeky smile.

Roathe started to make his way into the main entrance of La Cathédrale after spending some time outside, only to be pulled along by Marie.

"Devil! Don't you think it's a good time for a walk?"

"'A walk?' I just came from outside Marie! I want to go inside!"

Roathe started to protest but to no avail as Marie's grip and will would prove to be stronger. She pulled him back outside with her and all was now quiet save for Loid thanking Drifter for her help and departing back into the portal that lead to the present.

"You are back." Lyon addressed Drifter who was walking back to him

"Yeah, sorry about that. There was a book that Fibonacci wanted that wasn't in the Sanctum, so I had to go look for it in the labs."

"I see. Were you able to locate it?"

"Yup! Minus The Murmur and the Necramechs, it was smooth sailing."

"How fortunate I am glad you are safe."

Lyon breathed a sigh of relief in knowing his Drifter was okay. His gaze stayed fixed on her as he took her in. Her smile, Sol shining on a field of wild flowers. Her voice, comforting as the rain on La Cathédrale's glass windows. He already knew he was smitten. Activley tried to fight his feelings the more he spoke to her. But Marie's words had become akin to giving oxygen to an open flame. Lyon's love would only burn brighter.

Drifter met Lyon's gaze and held it, having the courage to not look away. An unintended staring contest that would last a few seconds before Lyon chuckled.

"You no longer look away."

Immediate butterflies appeared in Drifter's stomach and the courage she once had vanished within an instant. She couldn't help but smile, but her eyes veered away from Lyon's once more. Drifter's sheepish nature was unmistakeable at this point and Lyon thought himself a fool to assume the worst.

"At first I was afraid that I had done something to offend you...but I've since been enlightened with the understanding that rather than doing something wrong-"

Before finishing his sentence, Lyon walks up to Drifter, towering over her ever so slightly with love in his voice.

"Perhaps I've been doing something right and I did not even know it."

Drifter understood what that meant and immediately faced Lyon in shock and slight panic. Did she give herself away? Did Marie say something? How does he know?

"I would like to hear from you Drifter...tell me...why do you avoid my gaze whenever I look at you?"

This is her moment to come clean and the words are stuck in her throat. Heat quickly rushes to her face and her ears feel as though they're on fire. She dare not lie, she doesn't want to lie and yet all she wants to do is hide. What is she afraid of? She couldn't tell you. She didn't think things would get to this point. She can only partially hide her face with her hands while she worked the courage to be honest.

A smile spread on Lyon's face. He figured that maybe he could help give her some peace of mind. He reaches and takes one of Drifter's hands that are still on her face, and gently guides her hand to his rapidly beating heart.

Drifter, amazed feels Lyon's heart pulsing against her palm like a beating drum. Like a racing kaithe. She looks up at Lyon, his face now flushed and his ears bright pink. Such a lovely and honest sight. So lovely that the words just slip right out.

"I love you." Drifter realizing how quickly and easily her heart betrayed her rationale holds her hand to her mouth in disbelif, wondering did she really just said that outloud?

Lyon is...stunned. Defintley happy but stunned all the same. Even though he was already told that Drifter loved him, it's like it wasn't really real until he heard the words himself and so effortlessly spoken. La Cathédrale is quiet for a moment. Drifter starts to quietly regret her words until Lyon speaks up.

"Hearing such words flee from your heart and escape from your lips...I dare say at one point I wouldn't have dreamed to entertain such feelings. I considered it an impossibility...and yet you have made the impossible reality."

Lyon's heart was full, overflowing, and struggled to remain contained against self-restraint. How desperately he wanted to raise Drifter in his arms and never let her go. How he wanted to plant kisses all over her face and shower her with sweet words. But of course he need not rush. Instead, he held Drifter's face in his hands, caressing her cheeks and steadied his voice through his innermost desire to shed tears.

"For what you have achieved in the past...your present...and for how you have stirred my heart restless...you...are so much more than just a 'Drifter,'...you are a miracle...mon miracle."

Drifter's heart swellwed with joy and relief as tears ran down her face. Lyon brushed them away with his thumbs, his hands feeling large and warm on her face. Like being held by the warmth of Sol. The fear of rejection would pass and she would consider Lyon's words and soon realize,

"Mon miracle?" Drifter felt as though she should know what that meant but her Gaullique was still severely lacking. She was able to pick up on a few words every so often when talking to Marie but at this moment, the meaning of Lyon's words was escaping her.

"Indeed. Mon miracle. Do you know what that means?"

"I think...hang on, don't tell me!" Drifter would recall her converations with Marie, trying to remember how "mon," was used.

"Mon miracle...'Mon' is...'My!' Right 'Mon' is 'my,' so...My Miracle? Yeah that sounds right. My Mira-...Oh...My Miracle..." Drifter was Lyon's miracle. Such a sweet and intentional name, one that held much weight.

"Yes exactly. You did very well to remember. If are interested, I would be more than happy to teach you more Gaullique."

Drifter pondered the words "Mon miracle," replaying Lyon saying it to her in her head. In response to Lyon's offer, Drifter nodded syaing,

"Yeah I'd like that. Oh, then I'd be able to understand what Marie is saying sometimes, even when she's upset."

Lyon held in his desire to laugh knowing that Marie's words when spoken in Gaullique were not always the kindest, especially when she was upset.

"I can assure you in that regard, ignorance is bliss."

Lyon continues to hold Drifter's face as he presses his lips against her forehead, kissing her endearingly. As though she could slip through his fingers.

Quietly they embraced one another tightly, taking each other in with each breath. Drifter sighed, and thankfully because she couldn't see Lyon, garnered the courage to speak from her heart.

"Thank you...mon amour."

She tried to pronounce her words with a Gaullique accent as best she could and while it wasn't perfect nor the worst, Lyon thought it to be one of the cutest things that Drifter had ever said to him and her accent just made it better.

"Could you say that again for me please?"

"Thank you, mon amor."

"That last part."

"Oh. Mon amor?"

"Yes. Once more please?"

"Hehe. Mon amor." Lyon's enthusiasm was very apparent and Drifter was enjoying it thoroughly.

"Ah...I could hear you say that for hours." Lyon sighed holding Drifter close with his forehead pressing against hers.

"I will forever appreciate your willingness to speak my language, mon miracle. I feel that it is only right that I return this kindness by speaking your language as well-" In a near whisper, his voice almost inaudible and dipped in honey, "-my love." leaves his lips.

Such simple words were enough for Drifter to start losing the abililty to form coherant thoughts and her knees almost buckling. Lyon was an honest lover that would never fail to speak from his heart. No putting on airs, no ego, just sweet and honest nothings and that's what made him so dangerous for her heart.

Meeting his eyes, Drifter points at him, "You're a dangerous man Lyon."

"And you are only now realizing? Then I suggest you prepare yourself well, my love. For I intend on loving you to the fullest and upmost extent of my ability."

Laughs are shared between the newly formed couple. The air was so thick with love and sweet things that you could cut right through it like cake. While yet embraced, between moments of peaceful silence, they would continue to exchange words every so often with smiles and laughter.

All the while, Marie and Roathe had been peeking through the main doors to La Cathédrale and could see only Lyon's back and Drifter being mostly hidden by his stature. Even though their ability to hear was impaired due to distance, they could see all that they needed to know what was going on...at least that's what Marie thought.

Roathe on the other hand had seen Drifter angry, sad, upset, happy but completley lovestruck was new and curiosity was eating at him. He knew that if he were to confront Drifter directly about her feelings, she would more than likely speak nonchalantly and keep the "good stuff," to herself. So he figured the best way to see how his Usurper behaved when under love's influence, was to catch her completley off guard.

Roathe reached for the door to go inside but Marie grabbed him.

"Devil! Can't you see this is a terrible time to interrupt?!"

"All the more why I need to. I can barely see the Usurper." He fought against her grip to pry open the doors

"Should it matter if we can see Drifter when they are in the midst of sharing their love for one another?"

"Yes! Hurrah! And all the more why I need a better vantage point so I can bear witness to such a momentous occassion in its fullest capacity!" Roathe manages to grab a door handle while Marie is trying to pry his hand loose.

"I swear to Sol on high Roathe if you walk through those doors-"

"Well then you're just going to have to try and stop me Marie."

Back inside, Lyon and Drifter gradually become more comfortable with each other and Lyon takes Drifter's hand and gently kisses the back. Once. Then twice. Then another, causing her to start giggling and doors to La Cathédrale open and light floods inside. Lyon quickly brings Drifter to his chest to guard her, and turned to face who opened the doors. Immediatley Lyon's guarded expression turned to that of confusion and disgust as he saw Marie holding on to Roathe by his torso, trying to stop him from walking through the doors while speaking angerly in Gaullique and Roathe struggling to walk while angerly barking back at Marie to let him go.

All Lyon could say while he shook his head in his palm. "Lua...please give me strenth..."

Drifter watched Roathe and Marie go back and forth until Lyon started to lead Drifter to the portal entrance.

"I think it is time we draw our...'alone time,' to a close for now. For I do not wish to subject you to whatever foolishness awaits me."

Drifter laughed and could only wonder about the story behind Marie hanging on to Roathe and what it would lead to.

"I guess I'll be back when things quiet down."

"Indeed...though I suppose it cannot be all bad since I was able to be graced with you laughter once more."

"Graced with my laughter. You really are something Lyon."

Now standing at the portal enterance, Lyon gently presses his lips against Drifter's cheek, kissing her softly.

"I only speak the truth, my love."

Drifter looks at Lyon, taking a small but deep and intentional breath. With the last of her remaining courage, she stands on the tips of her toes while leaning against Lyon's chest. One hand is against his chest for support while the other cups his face and she returns fire by kissing Lyon's cheek for at least a good two seconds.

After she let him go and not wanting to give him a potential chance to retaliate in fear for the safety of her heart, Drifter hurried through the portal after quickly saying, "Til next time, love you!"

She left as quick as the kiss came.

Lyon stared at the portal's entrance while slowly reaching to touch his face where Drifter kissed him. Though she was long gone, he yet spoke as if she were there with him.

"Rest assured. There will be plenty more where that came from, mon miracle. I await your return and I truly thank you for blessing me with your kindness, your patience, your friendship and your love."

The haze of sweetness soon evaporates at the sound of Marie and Roathe still bickering back and forth. Lyon let out a heavy, exasperated sigh knowing full well that his "private moment," was far from private. He knew he was being watched but Drifter didn't. Rather than soil the atmosphere with her knowing and remaining guarded, he chose to feign ignorance for her sake as well as his own. For a moment he did manage to briefly forget that he was being surveyed. But only for a moment.

Now that his love was gone, after reciting a prayer to Lua, Lyon walked over to quarreling Marie and Roathe with intention and conviction. Lyon had already resolved in his mind with each step that he took that the tax on their snooping would be exceptionally high and they would both pay the price for their self-indulgent curiosity. Marie would do extra chores around La Cathédrale with no added help, Roathe would get a rude awakening during his next trip to the Dark Refractory, and Drifter, he owed her a proper date.

A discussion that they would have after Lua's justice was served.

(I may or may not have confessed my love to Lyon today and wanted to write something lol. Apologies if there are spelling and grammar mistakes. After a while, my grammar check stops working because I surpased the freebie text limit and dipped into the "you need to pay us because you typed too much," threshold.

I truly do enjoy the bit that I have seen from Lyon in other people's playthroughs and I look forward to my first chat with him too as a new couple too.)

[luminarychampion]

Warframe Ramblings: KIM Reset Edition

Spoilers for Hex, Rountable & Devils Triad chats under the cut

Alright I'll start off with Roathe, things are good! I didn't need to reset again, and he's honestly thinking about the future now! He even said thank you (even if it was indirectly).

Needless to say, we're now homies and it WAS worth the reset. (I'm not sure if I can still screw things up tho since we're still "Close", but I want to believe that I'm in the clear.)

I got the Hex to play F&F this time round, something I didn't do in my first play through so that's great!

Besties with everyone in the Round Table. EZ PZ.

Everything is going pretty well.

Now...I wanna talk about Arthur and Lyon.

I committed to Arthur again this time round because of course I did and I gotta say...I forgot how abrasive he can be at times, especially when things get serious. I know he knows that his temper gets the better of him but if I'm being honest...low-key...I was starting to reconsider my life choices.

I bring up Lyon because I noticed that he's abrasive at the start, but he acknowledges his flaws whilst also apologizing for said flaws and looks to improve upon them and not use them as an excuse to not progress forward. Which makes me love talking to him and easily willing to be more patient because I can see that he's definitely trying to work through his issues and overall I enjoy it! Writing team cooked.

(And I've seen the way he talks to Drifter when they're together, and he's just so sweet. The honest, heartfelt, unintentional rizz is the best kind.)

With Arthur, it's kinda the opposite, which I think may be by design. Arthur's being confronted with the reality that he loves someone and is afraid to lose them, and he ends up looking for reasons to push the other away as a protective measure. Totally get that. And yet...I don't know...with Arthur in a way it's like: What you see is what you get. And with Lyon it's: What you see is what you get, but even I don't like what I'm seeing, so I will try to change what you see.

In a Rank 5 convo with Arthur when you're dating, he's trying to express his worries about Drifter needing to leave 1999 to go back in the present. Albeit a bad job of saying what he really wants to say because he doesn't start off by being completely transparent. “(ノ _ <,, )

At some point Arthur says one day Drifter's gonna leave and never come back. I chose "Says who?" he says "Common sense." I said "Common sense? Or fear?" and he says "I'm not afraid. I was fine before you. I'll be fine after you."

Now I've seen this line before, but it still cuts when I read it. Like Arthur forgets that he and the Hex were more disjointed than a dismembered body before Drifter showed up.

No joke, that probably would have been a dealbreaker for me. I probably would have said something like: "Really? Alright, fair enough." [End.]

Like its bad enough I ended up confessing with my back against the wall after being angrily asked why I wanted to stay and that I was either stupid or crazy for wanting to stay. (Ah and didn't apologize btw)

To then be told: I'd be okay without you because I was once okay without you?

My Drifter would have crashed out if she had the chance. Like Arthur, I love you...but don't piss me off. You quite literally would have died and stayed dead along with everyone else. Get off the high horse.

I'll mention that The Hex was testing my patience in general, so I wouldn't be surprised if that impacted my overall experience this time round. Mostly Lettie, Quincy and Arthur to be honest. I find that Eleanor, Aoi and Amir are nice to talk to.

What I appreciate about Lyon is that he's just honest and to the point where it matters, and I know that Arthur's been through a lot, and he's afraid of letting people in, but heck even being honest about that would have been great...or an apology for being so mean...

Lol which leads me into my next point.

I know Drifter is seeking the Hex as the romanceable option, and you have to play the game the right way in order to win them over as most romance games go. But it makes me wonder and kinda wish that the Hex, Roundtable, etc. were able to fumble Drifter instead of it being all on Drifter who messes things up. I know we can cut conversations short, but it's not the same. Like why does poor Drifter have to get their feelings hurt?

Now don't get me wrong, Drifter can stand up for themselves, but the tricky part is that you don't know when and how. You don't get the fullness of what you're going to say until you get part of the conversation going. And, you may want to stand up for yourself, but it's at the cost of the relationship and Drifter is made the problem. Hence, in Drifter's notes in the messages where they always say something along the lines of "I messed up."

Not to mention a string of words can be interpreted one way and lead to an outcome you weren't intending or visa versa, out of fear of picking the bad option or aggravating an already sensitive conversation, you pick the route that you know is the good one even if it doesn't align with who Drifter is. Some choices are a bit more clear than others and that adds to the tricky nature of navigating the conversations.

But I guess this is what fanfiction is for, right? Lol

Regardless! I still very much love the KIM system though, and I love how engaging the conversations are and how fleshed out everyone is and being able to write Drifter's story as the conversations are taking place. I do look forward to seeing what the devs will do with the KIM system as the game progresses.

Unrelated but I saw the most recent dev stream and we eatin good. I'm ready for late March and the reveal of Styanax Prime. No it wasn't announced, and I don't have proof but considering the next prime reveal is going to be at Pax East, it's gotta be him and I'm excited.

And...I think that's it for now. I think I got it all out lol

Til next time Tenno!

[astranaut]

Congratulations; you made it through another day! You have reached your new personal best.

Your record for longest amount of consecutive days without dying has reached a personal best. Well done, you.

[luminarychampion]

Lovebrush Chronicles Ramblings: Proverb of the Ages Edition

Started off with over 15,000 diamonds and 27 freebies, and I'm a F2P little painter.

Ouch, doesn't encapsulate the massacre that was done to my diamond savings. It was worth it but bro, after a while every SR I got started to feel like a stab to the heart. Especially after I lost the SSR 70/30 at I think 60 pulls.

And this man's birthday is next month... "( – ⌓ – )

Potentially obscure reference, but if you're a little painter that plays Warframe, and you've played through The Index before, all I can hear right now is: GOT EM! RIGHT IN THE FINANCES!

[luminarychampion]

Warframe Ramblings: Roathe Edition Pt 2

Spoilers for Devils Triad KIM messages under the cut.

Roathe's got me blocked lol but weirdly we went from Close to Neutral and now it's back to Close...

Okay...so I logged in and to my surprise I got a message string where Drifter is asking Lyon for help and Lyon advises that I re contextualize Roathes behavior as anything other than cowardice...which is pretty funny actually because the thought of Roathe being a coward did in fact cross my mind so I feel like I was being directly talked to. 😅

Specifically when he wanted to make me cause him to forget and him getting upset when I didn't do what he wanted but I digress. I'll be nice.

I honestly thought me and Roathe were completely done...but maybe not? Maybe I crashed out too soon? We will see lol

As per the guidance of Lyon and other Roathe enthusiasts, if there is anything more to this and we do get to talk again, I will have Primed Patience maxed out and ready to go. Otherwise, I'll give in and give resetting a shot.

I'm interested to see how things are going to pan out tomorrow.

Edit: Aaaaaand I had to reset, but I decided to reset everyone, so I'm talking to everyone again. We'll see how things go this time round.

Hopefully I'm more successful this time.

Here we go again.

[luminarychampion]

Warframe Ramblings: Roathe Edition

Spoilers for Devils Triad KIM under the cut

I'll also preface that I'm currently Neutral with Roathe

Edits Made: 2

I reinstalled Tumblr on my phone to write this rant.

I understand a lot of people like Roathe but bro honesty makes me wanna go back the Descendia for fun and not for lore.

To be fair, I did see some Tenno mention how getting all the lore had implications on how their route went due to Roathe remembering everything so maybe that's what happened with me. I took a chance in the event that if it was a bug that it would get worked out so I 100% acknowledge that I took a potential risk.

Regardless, he makes me mad lol

Like how is me failing to help him reconcile with his memories when he asked me to help him remember and he CHOSE TO NOT TALK ABOUT ANYTHING, my fault?

Like throughout it just felt like he wanted to keep being evil and keep making excuses for why he is the way that he is. What am I supposed to do about that?! He even said that if I made him forget that there was a good chance that Reset Roathe would have a lower opinion of me for what would essentially appear like stripping him of his free will. No doubt Reset Roathe would be curious about what happened and things stand to repeat.

There's no doubt that I'm missing something in all of this but for right now, I'm kinda tilted lol.

Like pick a struggle and stick to one PLEASE!

He's gotta lot of nerve talking down on other people when he doesn't even want to gain the courage to face the past wrongs that he's done, even down to WILLINGLY taking the Helminth injection.

At this point I think I'll only reset if Loid confronting the family is a cannon event, or if a Roathe loyalist manages to convince me otherwise...or if my completionist tendencies beat me out.

And I of course don't mean any disrespect to any Roathe lovers as I share my experience. I promise my beef is with him not you. Y'all can keep him.

Til next time Tenno

Edit: I thought was done lol but I'll throw in that compared to other KIM chats, maybe this is just me, but it feels like you're punished for being reasonable and even respectful to Roathe since he ends up being rude and acts holier than thou as though he's completely above it all.

I feel like the general formula for KIM Chat has been: be nice + read the room = deep conversations happen = we're good friends and I'm speaking as someone who got to be besties with everyone, first try, EXCEPT for Roathe.

Rather than Roathe being a man who's looking for answers and is willing to consider outside perspectives to achieve that end it's like he wants to hear other perspectives just to talk about how wrong the other side is.

Not to mention that he wants us and others to respect the fact that he's Orokin and that he was accustomed to messed up things since childhood and, to have understanding and yet he doesn't want to extend that same sentiment to others when it's asked of him, because apparently the guy who's got self-inflicted amnesia is somehow able to know better than everyone else around him.

And as I'm writing, I find that because Roathe isn't as honest with himself as he could be compared to my interactions with others, it doesn't always feel like I'm making progress. It's like he's being contentious for the sake of starting a fight. And it's not like he apologizes or comes around to have a genuine conversation.

Oh and Not him trying to gaslight me into believing that Ballas always loved Margulis and that their relationship was always healthy and thriving and more or less blamed the Tenno for why Ballas ended up so volatile. If anything Ballas's true colors were exposed the moment the Tenno came into Margulis's life. If Ballas REALLY loved her, he wouldn't have wanted to desperately destroy what she loved in that of the Tenno out of his own selfishness.

Let me stop for real this time before I go on another tangent.

[ohgodohfuckohgeez]

as a roathe lover, I wanna give my one take on him here. We (or at least, I,) know. He's flawed. He's arrogant, he makes excuses, his perception is skewed, and he's a natural born ragebaiter who will make things difficult on purpose, both for himself and others. I know. And yes, it's frustrating at first. But the thing that I think I and a lot of other roathe enjoyers feel is that we aren't going into this expecting him to be a good person out of the gate. He's a REDEMPTION story in the making (or at least, he can be). He's not going to start off as already having put his foot on the right path. He's not going to start off as a tolerable person. But it's, at least for me, an "I can fix him" made realistic.

In that it is painful to go through. You gotta put up with his bullshit, navigate his myriad of flaws and issues and keep trying, however it needs to be done, to get him to change. To make him WANT to change. He makes excuses, still prides himself on being Orokin, yadda yadda insufferable bastard.

But from my perspective, I see all of it and I still see a human being under there. And I see someone who was equal parts a product of his environment and a product of his own choices. That doesn't absolve him of anything, but it gives me something to work with.

I look at this man and ask myself "Why?".

Why is he like this, why does he choose to say certain things or do certain things. How does he REALLY feel about it? Why does he choose to act against his own morals or inner wants/needs. Why is he the way that he is? What's keeping him from moving forward? How can I help?

He's coping. Badly. Very badly. But coping nonetheless. He's a very pathetic individual, to be honest. He's running away from himself.

But he still has empathy. He still cares about people, even if his actions and words often contradict that. Because he's human, and god knows I understand what self-destruction looks like.

He reminds me of myself when I was still dealing with a lot of my trauma, which yes, a lot of it was my fault. I used to not be a good person. I see so much of myself there. And maybe it's projection, but I like to think I understand to a degree how he's feeling and how that's influencing his behavior.

And so I read between the lines, the self-destructive tendencies, the avoidance and the ego-stroking. And I try to touch that very very vulnerable heart that I know he has. And it's weeping. Which is why he hides it so fiercely. He's a soldier, a survivor, he did what he needed to to ensure nothing too bad happened to him, and even then he was never really free of it, even as an elite.

And if you get the right route with him, he does begin to take accountability and acknowledge that yeah, a lot of what he did, regardless of how he felt about it or what his reasons were, was severely fucked up. The Orokin were fucked up as a society.

I think he clings to the whole "Orokin Pride" thing for two reasons. First, it's really the only "success" story he has. Vice Regent Grand Carnus Admiral Roathe. What is he beyond that? It's all he has in terms of personal achievements. It was his career, his status, his life. He doesn't really have much else, and I think deep down a part of him realizes that which is why he holds onto it so much, because without it, he's nobody. The second is that he hasn't fully deconstructed that part of himself yet. That was all he knew for a large portion of his life. He was spoon fed that propaganda from birth. That sort of mindset doesn't change easily, nor overnight. He's at the very start of that deconstruction, and his willingness to sneer at Orokin society is a sure sign of that.

And before I get lost on the tangent of Roathe Lore, the point I'm trying to say is that people tend to view him in one of two ways.

Who he is now, and who he can become.

If you look at him Just Is, yeah, you're going to see an insufferable douchebag who was a war criminal and is a general POS who should get flattened with a giant mallet. A funny asshole, but an asshole nonetheless.

And working with that kind of person is long, exhausting, frustrating, and tedious. Not everyone is going to be willing to put the work in to motivate him to change, or even think that it's possible. Hell, there are people who are going to think that him becoming a better person isn't something he even deserves. He's a devil, so let him rot, right? Cut the toxic guy out of your life and move on. Simple, easy, no more headache.

But, idk, I guess I'm way too empathetic for that. I see him as someone who's come from a dark place, has been molded by it into a dark visage of himself, and is still in that darkness. And the only impulse I have is to look at that darkness and stick my hand into it, endure the pain and discomfort that comes with it, and offer him a branch to grab onto. It's still his choice to take hold of it, but I want to give people like him the encouragement I never got when I was like that.

Sympathy for the devil, I guess. How do you redeem a monster? Can the Orokin ever be forgiven? Are bad people worth saving?

Change is both scary, painful, and a long process. It sucks. That's why so many people would rather avoid it or drink it away or project it onto others, because actually admitting you're a bad person is a horrible experience. A needed experience, but god does it suck. And for someone like roathe, I feel like that is his own personal hell.

Descendia is his memories, and his confrontation. He can't hide or deflect his past actions anymore. Can't sugarcoat it and only look at the good parts. He has to relive and remember it all, and be broken all over again so that he can rebuild himself.

I had to do that once. And yeah. Hell. It truly does rip you apart, kill you, and rebuild you into something else. You're basically burning your inner self alive so that something new can crawl out of it. And it hurts. Accountability, the grief of everything that happened, the anger and shame and guilt of your own hands being involved, the absolute destruction of your self-esteem. It almost kills you. In a way, it does.

You aren't you on the other side of it. And that's what we go through with Roathe. From an outside perspective no less. So we only get his outward reactions to everything. His projections and deflections and sugarcoating. We see every ugly side of his long before we ever see any of the good.

I feel like, ever since I got introduced to his lore and personality, I knew it was superficial. I knew it was pain refracted into those around him. I knew forgiveness may not be something he deserved in that moment, but it could be earned, in partial at least. I wanted to push past what his life had turned him into, and reach the core of who he is, and tell him "it doesn't have to be this way".

I don't condone his actions, and accountability comes with more than just an "I was wrong". But I find his progression with Drifter (at least through the redemption route which I personally find the most satisfying) a truly personal and fascinating experience because it's so raw and real and difficult.

It's not going to make things easy on the player because that's not how these things work. He regresses, he has warped perspectives on things, he needs to deconstruct and reflect. And he's going to self-destruct and lash out and make things difficult on purpose because internally he's at war with himself between I Don't Want To Hurt Anymore and the part of him that knows that he has to suffer quite a bit in order for things to get better. So many facets of his contradict and it shows. He's Orokin, he's human, he's emotionally vulnerable and yet equally dismissive of life in his bloodlust. He's a victim as much as he is a Part of the Problem.

Acknowledging all of that is...hard. Very, very, very hard. And DE writes him in such a magnificent way because you can almost feel that internal conflict through his voice messages/lines and KIM dialogues. He's a mess.

But I think he's worth saving from himself. I think, as long as there is a part of him that still cares, that still desires gentleness and love, a part of him that is still capable of kindness and empathy, a part of him that is still painfully vulnerable and human, then he's capable of overcoming all of...well...[gestures to his everything].

TL;DR he is a devil in hell but I am willing to walk through the fire and step on the hot coals and let his claws sink into my hand as I walk with him through it and share in the pain so that he can get through the other side, because I believe he is worthy of being saved, even if he doesn't believe that, and I'll be there, because no one was there for me, rather than just leaving him to wallow in his self-inflicted misery for the sake of my own convenience.

And if people find that to be way too much work or overly frustrating, I won't hold it against them. It's just a game, afterall. You don't have to play it like he's a real person. If he's being a dick, people can say "whatever" and just not try to get anywhere with him. You don't owe him anything. Both viewpoints are valid and people can play the game however they want. It's only as serious as you choose to make it. And different people are going to react with and handle people like Roathe differently.

But this is just my take on it.

[luminarychampion]

Devils Triad KIM Spoilers

I completely understand and I loved (and still do love) the idea of him getting a redemption story. That wholeheartedly was my agenda all the way til the very end. I even thought things were going smooth all the way until he started asking for Drifter to punch the ground.

I'm not sure how your experience went @chromaticcrazyass but to further preface mine, I got all the lore tidbits from Descendia before getting to endgame Roathe and things take a big shift in conversation.

Because, to me, the shift in conversation was so jarring and I wasn't sure how the conversation would end up going, I didn't give Roathe what he wanted in him me telling him I'd make him forget. Instead I doubled down on telling him I wouldn't reset, thinking it was for his own good and we'd talk things out. Alas, that didn't happen lol

I thought he'd be understanding and reasonable about me telling him I wouldn't reset but he stone walled me instead for not doing what he wanted.

So, to me, it very much felt like I was being punished for potentially enabling his questionable behavior and that's what got me upset about how things ended.

I'm yet still on the fence about resetting because I truly do want him to get a happy ending but I also feel strong in the choices I made.

But I promise the appeal is not lost on me and I'm truly glad your experience and the experience of other Roathe enthusiasts was better than mine 😂

[luminarychampion]

Warframe Ramblings: Roathe Edition

Spoilers for Devils Triad KIM under the cut

I'll also preface that I'm currently Neutral with Roathe

Edits Made: 2

I reinstalled Tumblr on my phone to write this rant.

I understand a lot of people like Roathe but bro honesty makes me wanna go back the Descendia for fun and not for lore.

To be fair, I did see some Tenno mention how getting all the lore had implications on how their route went due to Roathe remembering everything so maybe that's what happened with me. I took a chance in the event that if it was a bug that it would get worked out so I 100% acknowledge that I took a potential risk.

Regardless, he makes me mad lol

Like how is me failing to help him reconcile with his memories when he asked me to help him remember and he CHOSE TO NOT TALK ABOUT ANYTHING, my fault?

Like throughout it just felt like he wanted to keep being evil and keep making excuses for why he is the way that he is. What am I supposed to do about that?! He even said that if I made him forget that there was a good chance that Reset Roathe would have a lower opinion of me for what would essentially appear like stripping him of his free will. No doubt Reset Roathe would be curious about what happened and things stand to repeat.

There's no doubt that I'm missing something in all of this but for right now, I'm kinda tilted lol.

Like pick a struggle and stick to one PLEASE!

He's gotta lot of nerve talking down on other people when he doesn't even want to gain the courage to face the past wrongs that he's done, even down to WILLINGLY taking the Helminth injection.

At this point I think I'll only reset if Loid confronting the family is a cannon event, or if a Roathe loyalist manages to convince me otherwise...or if my completionist tendencies beat me out.

And I of course don't mean any disrespect to any Roathe lovers as I share my experience. I promise my beef is with him not you. Y'all can keep him.

Til next time Tenno

Edit: I thought was done lol but I'll throw in that compared to other KIM chats, maybe this is just me, but it feels like you're punished for being reasonable and even respectful to Roathe since he ends up being rude and acts holier than thou as though he's completely above it all.

I feel like the general formula for KIM Chat has been: be nice + read the room = deep conversations happen = we're good friends and I'm speaking as someone who got to be besties with everyone, first try, EXCEPT for Roathe.

Rather than Roathe being a man who's looking for answers and is willing to consider outside perspectives to achieve that end it's like he wants to hear other perspectives just to talk about how wrong the other side is.

Not to mention that he wants us and others to respect the fact that he's Orokin and that he was accustomed to messed up things since childhood and, to have understanding and yet he doesn't want to extend that same sentiment to others when it's asked of him, because apparently the guy who's got self-inflicted amnesia is somehow able to know better than everyone else around him.

And as I'm writing, I find that because Roathe isn't as honest with himself as he could be compared to my interactions with others, it doesn't always feel like I'm making progress. It's like he's being contentious for the sake of starting a fight. And it's not like he apologizes or comes around to have a genuine conversation.

Oh and Not him trying to gaslight me into believing that Ballas always loved Margulis and that their relationship was always healthy and thriving and more or less blamed the Tenno for why Ballas ended up so volatile. If anything Ballas's true colors were exposed the moment the Tenno came into Margulis's life. If Ballas REALLY loved her, he wouldn't have wanted to desperately destroy what she loved in that of the Tenno out of his own selfishness.

Let me stop for real this time before I go on another tangent.

[luminarychampion]

Warframe Ramblings: Devils Triad Edition

Spoilers for Triad KIM Messages. Currently, Best Friends with Marie and Lyon and Close to Roathe whilst being unable to help him see the truth and maybe needing help from Marie and Lyon.

I'm late to the party I know. I kindly ask that you excuse my ignorance when it comes to certain details. I'll get caught up eventually.

To start, as stated above the cut, I'm best friends with Marie and Lyon!

Their conversations were so engaging, and I loved talking to the both of them. The little back and forth I had with Marie was so tasty and written so well! I loved learning about Lyon and his complicated yet peaceful brotherhood with Rell. I intentionally friend zoned Lyon as I am a proud Arthur wife.

I don't think I'm quite finished with them, as I still have Roathe to deal with...

Listen Roathe is a cool and complex character and conversations with him are also quite fun and the lore is tasty but the absolute AUDACITY this man has lol Granted I understand that's a part of his appeal, charm, and story as an Orokin man but bro....

First you're gonna beg me to help you remember things, and then you're begging me to make you forget?

You put forth the idea of Loid going upstairs to confront the family (for potentially nefarious purposes), and then you want to use it as an ultimatum, along with our 'so-so friendship,' so you can get what you want in me wiping your memories so you don't have to face the reality of what you've done?! Like, who do you think you are?!

Now I do empathize with him coming to remember that he did some wild things. Though he didn't always say it, I know that deep down there are things that were done that he's not proud of that he won't dare to admit.

(I just got to this part today.) I mean, Roathe realizing that he accepted the shot from Albrecht willingly had to have been nuts! (And when I think about it, it makes total sense because Albrecht has never forced the injection on anyone before. Why would Roathe be any different?)

All this time he was blaming Albrecht for what he did, but in all that he forgot, he forgot that the injection wasn't actually forced but accepted. No doubt Roathe was going to spiral after learning that because he's being faced with the reality that he only had himself to blame for being where he currently is.

In his pride and hubris, Roathe probably thought he could handle the challenge that Albrect posed to him, not fully understanding what he was getting himself into. Heck, I wouldn't even be shocked if Roathe accepted Uriel as a power move. But it reminds me of how Albrecht desperately wanted to go into the void to prove himself among the Orokin scientists who belittled him, and was willing to sacrifice anything to reach that goal. They both got what they thought they wanted, but at what cost?

I love that Drifter has the true power in this situation, and Roathe is left with the uncomfortable understanding that he no longer holds all the cards. I personally chose to strong-arm him and said NAH, YOU WILL LIVE WITH YOUR CHOICES NO MATTER HOW BAD THEY ARE (but we can work together to navigate through them in a healthy manner.)

OOOH, as I'm writing this, it makes me think of what Operator had to do when they confronted Umbra and had to help him through the tragedy of unwillingly killing his son.

I'm willing to bet that this interaction between Drifter and Roathe is potentially meant to mirror Operator and Umbra in a way.

I'm not sure how things are gonna go for me but as it stands right now, if me and Roathe don't end up besties, I think I'm okay with it. I've never reset since the start of the KIM system, and I don't think I will now...at least I don't think I will for now.

I won't lie, it would be nice to see him get a happy ending, but he has to want it, you know? Thus far, he's been pushing back so much, trying to justify his actions and rationalize his evil behavior that me trying to help feels like forcing and guilt-tripping, and I definitely don't wanna do that either. But at the same time, I also don't wanna condone his bad behavior and help feed into the problem. I'll see how things go tomorrow. Regardless, bro needs some humble pie.

I think that's all for now. I kinda skipped talking about The Old Peace, and The Valis Undermind, and other things, but I'm self-aware enough to know that I can talk a lot and so much to the point to where I exhaust myself just thinking about it. Not to mention that I like to be thorough and that ends up being to my detriment (ᵕ—ᴗ—)

No doubt I'll find something to ramble about one day soon.

Til next time Tenno

[anonymergremlin]

Questions for all my Drifters out there:

Which Hex Member are you dating:

Which other Hex Member/s would you like to date:

Which Devil Triad Member are you dating:

Which other Devil Triad Member would you like to date:

Which of the current Protoframes, that are not dateable, would you like to date:

Which Warframe do you want to get a Protoframe so you can date them:

Well mine answers are:

Arthur. I just love him, like... Ahhhh. First time I saw him I kinda knew he's gonna be my favorite Hex. I love my broody hubby. Honestly, I would probably never reset the romance for another character. He means so much to me.

If I would reset, which probably will never happen... Expect for another Arthur romance experience... It would probably be for Eleanor or Amir. Eleanor is just wow and Amir is really cute.

I am going after Roathe. Sadly I am one day behind but hey... It's looking good. Yeah, I really like him because of certain similarities to a FFXIV character BUT I mostly like him for who he is. Roathe. (Don't forget that guys, he is his own character and that is what makes him amazing)

Lyon. I absolutely love Harrow, like you guys have no idea how happy I was when I came back to Warframe years later (From I think a 2019 - 2023 break) only to find out there is a Harrow prime. Also, like Roathe, Lyon is just a really interesting and lovely character in my eyes. Aahhh DE... I am only grateful for some kind of Poly romance going on... But why did you make my decide? *Sad noises* ... I know I can reset... But all those days... And Roathe. *Even sadder noises*

Flare. Do I need to say more? Look at them, listen to them and ... Hold them close. I love Flare, but I also understand in some way why they are not dateable. ... Still... They should be. Flare, I love you. You can have my Drifter as a treat any time.

Kullervo. After Harrow he is my absolute favorite. Probably my favorite design, gameplay and story yet. I must say the og legend Kullervo is based on really got me good. One of my favorites. Also I believe... A Kullervo Protoframe could be interesting... Really interesting. But hey, we will see. We will see.

[s-vasaris]

Oh hey, I have exactly thing about your last point!

[garnetreaper716]

Which Hex are you dating: Arthur

Other Hex you would date: Lettie

Devil Traid you would date: Roathe

Any others?: nope

Any Roundtable you would date?: Any of the but Kaya

Warframes I want to date?: Mesa, cowgirl hottie!

[luminarychampion]

Which Hex Member are you dating: Proud Arthur wife (• - •)ゝ

Which other Hex Member/s would you like to date: I honestly don't but if I did have to pick someone else, Amir would be cute.

Which Devil Triad Member are you dating: None of em

Which other Devil Triad Member would you like to date: I really do like Lyon so far, but I can't find it within myself to commit to romance. I know DE said it's a different timeline but, it still feels like betrayal ( ;´ - `;) so he's gonna remain the homie. (I'll watch the compilation video of his romantic lines whenever they come out.)

Which of the current Protoframes, that are not dateable, would you like to date: I think I'd be into Velemir, but ONLY if he wasn't married. (I love his relationship with Minerva and seeing them happy makes me happy.)

Which Warframe do you want to get a Protoframe so you can date them: See it's tough cuz Excalibur (not Umbra) was my man before he became a man lol (ᵕ—ᴗ—) Gauss might be a weakness for me since I got a thing for speedsters. If they ever Proto Nezha, Nokko or Yareli, they're all getting adopted.

[luminarychampion]

Warframe Ramblings: The Old Peace Edition

Spoilers for The Old Peace under the cut

Listen, Mama Margulis putting us Tenno to sleep was for everyone's benefit cuz let me tell you. If we Tenno were awake and active and had to bear witness to Ballas and the other 6 executioners killing her, and we weren't able to save her? The crashout at Tauron Academy wouldn't even compare to the damage that we would do. THAT I WOULD DO.

I said it once, and I'll say it again, BALLAS GOT OFF EASY and I need to kill him again

Image Cred: https://x.com/Arvenyte/status/1883278694426489096

(The quest was absolute cinema, and it ended too quickly.)

[ampersketch-art]

CHATGPT IS NOT A SEARCH ENGINE

CHATGPT IS NOT A SOURCE OF INFORMATION

CHATGPT IS NOT STUDY NOTES

CHATGPT IS NOT A WRITING TOOL

CHATGPT IS NOT YOUR FRIEND

[wandering-aloneo-o]

CHATGPT IS NOT A THERAPIST

CHATGPT IS NOT A CITATION GENERATOR

CHATGPT IS NOT A DICTIONARY

CHATGPT IS NOT HOMEWORK HELP

CHATGPT IS NOT THERE TO HELP YOU

[luminarychampion]

CHAT GPT IS NOT A REPLACEMENT FOR HUMAN CONNECTION

[luminarychampion]

Rant: Love & Deepspace Edition

Rant under the cut. The only shade being thrown is at Infold.

I've got a serious love hate relationship with this game. While I did quit almost a year ago, I can't quite pull the plug on following it because the hopium I'm injecting wants me to believe that maybe one day things will get better. But things haven't gotten better yet, and I'm tired, boss. And I don't want to be tired! That's the frustrating part!

Like man, I really want to see this game do well, and not just monetarily. I want the story to get fleshed out in the actual story and not just behind a bunch of disjointed reading. Lemme SEE the story.

The fact that cards are seemingly progressing story points more than the main story is WILD to me. Like I feel like the myths should be intertwined into the story somehow with MC somehow being able to regain her memories of her past lives with the guy that's being chosen. I don't know, maybe that's not feasible, but it would be something!

Heck I wish that myths were easier to get because they give so much lore information but NOPE

The amount of content being paywalled in general is getting ridiculous, with little for F2P players to enjoy. Needing to get certain cards Rank 1 to get the alternate color for an outfit after getting beat up by the 50/50 is crazy and from what I've seen, the chocolate shop is collecting more dust than the Midwest on a summer day.

I don't think this will happen because I think Infumble thinks that they managed to find an infinite money glitch, but I would love it if different people took over and managed it differently...

[revoltedukko]

A reminder to SCREENSHOT OR SAVE YOUR CURRENT OPERATOR/DRIFTER PRESETS BEFORE THE BIG UPDATE

Also!! PLEASE screenshot what your drifter/operator looks like the minute you load in because that'd be so funny please

[luminarychampion]

My Operator and Drifter Prerework

I think I'll edit this post and add the rework screenshots after I take some. They're both gonna look so pretty (˶ˆᗜˆ˵)