teen! apprentice pulling pranks... a very mean prank especially.
they would tell their master they sent in their application for the fourth test like, suddenly during dinner. ough...
Qifrey's and Olly's hearts probably stop for a second.
Qif is trying to be positive, but is panicking so hard. "Oh, you did...? But- Isn't it too early? I mean- You have so many years ahead of you still... Are you sure you want to take it? I could just write to Beldaruit to take it back-... oh, you want to really take it...? Oh, but..." aaaand cue to him stressing and trying to think about how to keep his baby safe, but not be too restrictive.
When the apprentice reveals it's a prank, he sighs SO LOUD. Out of relief and also exasperation. Safe to say that apprentice is spending the evening near him, with him hugging them and pulling them closer frequently. Perhaps even asking them if they want to sleep with him that night, because he's trying to keep his baby with him for longer.
Olly's just full blown "You WHAT?!" and he goes on rapid fire questions like "You want to take it already? Ya sure? Like really? What if ya die there, huh? I mean, you totally should still wait- oh, what were you thinking! It's dangerous, ya should've waited still!" and he doesn't stop.
When he learns it's a prank, he scoffs and mumbles something about him knowing they were just pulling his leg. But he gives them an extra dessert later with the words "Don't leave me just yet, okay?"
Beldaruit just wouldn't work unfortunately. You'd have to tell him directly that you want to take the fourth test. And depending on how old you are, the answer varies from "No ♡" (15/16) to "Are you sure, my dear? You want to leave your master already? Am I too old for you?" + sobbing for the effect (17-18/19).
After the apprentice tells him it's a prank, he laughs; "Oh! A little jokester you are! Pulling on my old heart like that, hmmm? But oh well! I knew you didn't want to leave your papa just yet!"
Eas would be quiet for a sec. And then "Your master should send in requests for such things. Have you forged my signature? I will go to the Wise of Teachings at once and revoke that paper. Clearly, if you have such a mind of a child to fake your master signature, you have no place in the fourth test!" -> lecture incoming about how unruly the apprentice is
if the apprentice manages to tell him it's a prank, his lecture will soften a bit... but he still will scold them for doing such foolish things and asks if they don't have anything better to do (he's secretly trying to calm down, because the thought of the apprentice leaving so early hurt his heart too bad).
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i just make the masters call themselves papa, because they really are papa i don't car
Oh my I ABSOLUTELY ADORE IT.
Qifrey being cuddly afterwards?? Perhaps he even praises how sly they're, getting him fooled like this. Aren't they cute? But now you gotta make up for it—just stay close to him and he'll forgive you (after spending the night talking to you until you fall asleep). “Oh, dear! You got me right there, darling. My, to think that Master Qifrey was fooled like this. Come here, I forgive you, let's go to sleep, hmm? No, it's bedtime!”
Olly pretending he knew it was a prank all along, so dad shaped of him… “Urgh, you youngsters are a bother, really. Stop talkin' nonsense, shut up and eat. No, I didn't believe it, of course it was a lie. Here, kiddo, grab another slice of cake…”
Beldy? Oh, Beldy. The cons of being the apprentice of the Wise in Teachings. What should you do? Go all shy and water eyed begging to take the fourth test? But he just cutely stares you and chuckles a “No ♡”, orrr, if he thinks you're actually able and of age, he'll weep and mourn and is Beldy-Bel already old and boring for you? Oh, it's a lie? He begins to pet his lap—get there and you'll earn kisses of mercifulness.
Easthies' part is like a kid wanting to go on a school trip but the parents won't let them, OUCH. Easthies, don't be so mean! I bet he'd scold them sm they wouldn't have time to explain themselves, so now the prank escalated so much they're placed right before the Wise in Teachings—“Now, apologize for what you did.” Easthies would say as Beldaruit giggles.
Hmmm...beside your deranged posting...why should I watch Foundation?
damn haven't you got any trust in my deranging? you should have by now, this is quality derangement
but besides that, it's a series made with so much care, on every aspect. from the production to the writing to the casting to the acting. it's beautifully artistic, the writing is solidly tied up, the are no loose ends (even if you might think so when things stay pending from a season to another, they WILL be addressed). the acting is amazing.
do you like sci-fi? do you like good stories and well rounded characters? do you like to see men's butts? do you like beautiful cinematography? do you like writing that will blow your tits clean off?
Don't have to answer if you don't want, but why is going to law school a bad idea?
Law school is really fun! Being a lawyer is (usually) not.
CW Network Parody Song sums up the points pretty well, but here’s the longer version:
It’s a very stressful and often very unpleasant job, no matter what area of law you go into
Seriously, being a lawyer means your entire job is to get yelled at for many hours every day, and having to be brave enough to stand your ground and yell right back. Yes, even if you do [x area of law] - and yes, even if you never see the inside of a courtroom. It’s a very aggressive and often mean profession.
You’ll be so deep in student debt, the only people who attend your funeral will be your creditors.
Law actually pays really poorly in comparison to the amount of work you do + your student loans. Almost every other profession requiring a doctoral degree pays MUCH better per hour than most legal jobs, factoring in your loan repayments.
The job market notoriously really sucks. It’s very hard to get a good job as a lawyer, even if you go to a great law school. It’s a crazy hustle culture with new grads searching for months and often fighting for scraps.
Due to ~21st century efficiency~ you’re expected to have a work-product and billed hour output that is basically impossible to achieve. You’ll agonize over every hour you don’t spend working, and then agonize some more about your billables. Several of my peers have been admitted to the hospital before due to extreme stress and exhaustion making us dangerously ill.
At least a fourth of the people I know who did everything right - went to a fancy high-ranked school, passed the bar, and got an excellent job right out of school - stopped practicing within the first three years because they were so miserable. In other law schools, it’s probably at least a third of the school.
Unsurprisingly, we have the highest suicide rate of any profession per capita - by a very wide margin. And let’s not talk about the alcoholism issue (something like 75-80% of attorneys)
To enjoy and be successful in the legal profession, you have to be someone who really, REALLY, *REALLY* needs to win at everything. Even in transactional law - you’re always trying to beat someone and “win” at the deal. And so you’ll inevitably become a bit of a dick, even if you don’t want to be. It’s not like morally abhorrent or anything, but you have to accept that you’ll eventually become a little insufferable to be around.
…and I say all of that as somebody who genuinely loves my job and loves being a lawyer. And who practices in a relatively lowkey, low-stress field of law, working for some of my favorite people on the planet.
Now, if you read all of that and said “fuck you! That’s all totally worth the feeling of winning a case/achieving an outcome and sticking it to the man!” then congrats - you’re the rare person who probably should go to law school.
Otherwise: you have only one life. Please spend it doing literally any other profession.
