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[ariadne-mouse]

Fjord: it's safe on the shore, danger won't come from the ocean

Jester: but what about all the sea monsters??

Beau: yeah, you definitely have sea creatures that haunt your dreams

Fjord, a sailor in a pact with demigod sea serpent Uk'otoa: not true. I have never seen a sea creature in my life

[ithinkthiswasabadidea]

*SIREN NOISES INTENSIFY*

[mareastrorum]

Just thinking about how Jester didn’t call her mother “Mama” until asked to drop her illusion. Even in the Lavish Chateau, around staff she knew and who certainly would know her, Jester stuck to “Ruby” as a name and title. It was nonchalant and smooth.

Jester is so protective of her mother that it was all done as a matter of course.

[mooshlovely]

Nein Again Episode 33 - "The Ruby and the Sapphire"

(15) I do find it very funny how much people who grew up by the ocean seem to think it'll be life changing to people who have never been there. Tbh I don't think the difference between the great lakes and the ocean is all that meaningful (actually the lakes are better imo. no undertow and they smell better. only down side is no fun shells #lake michigan)

(18) Fjord just loves the ocean so much that he consistently forgets how much it wants to kill him

(30) Of course Nott gets in an actual fight with a crab

(38) If Fjord using misty step to scare the shit out of Caleb isn't widofjord then what is

(51) It is crazy how fast you lose track of how much money is worth once you get beyond the early levels. Is 5 gold a lot for a bribe? Who the fuck knows. Although maybe I have no idea because I don't know how bribing people works irl

(1:54) Marion must have crazy high insight. She instantly picks up on Fjord and Jester's connection, even before it really exists. It's like she's giving the shovel talk months in advance.

(1:55) I actually just realized how funny it is that Caleb has such strong accent when Beau has none.

(1:56) Marion: Seagulls are the rats of the city (they are both annoying common pests) Nott: Seagulls are the rats of the city (they both taste good)

(2:05) I love how direct Jester is. There's always moments where someone insinuates something with the implication that they don't want to elaborate and Jester just bulldozes past it

(2:16) Jester dad reveal! I forgot how early this happens. Such a good moment. I love everything about this storyline

(2:18) Cad is like 10 minutes behind xD

(2:22) I can't wait to see this animated. I want to see the Gentleman's expression when he gets these messages. Also these are some top tier sending's from Jester

(3:18) Tidepeak!

(3:25) I love Fjord and Beau shenanigans

(3:28) Caleb being an asshole to hide the fact that he is scared of meeting high profile wizards

[ablueper]

the ruby and the sapphire—favorite quotes, no context

(travis) you're gonna be so sticky. what's it taste like? what's it taste like? peppermint? (sam) mmm! not good! (matt) i don't think that's mouth blood.

(liam) i guess the rest of us just can't understand the pressure of coming up with a d&d beyond bit every week.

(jester) there's a lot of people you can talk to here. if you want to get somebody killed, here's the town to do it!

(beau) so this was a random hit. he was a random hit job for your traveler shenanigans. (jester) everybody was a hit job with—everybody. nobody made it out clean from that place.

(fjord) it's colder than you might think. (caduceus) i don't have any expectations, so, i'm not sure if that's true or not.

(fjord) yeah, i forget you haven't seen it. so if you look in one direction, and you look immediately to your left and then immediately to your right, all that shit is ocean. (beau) fuck. (fjord) all of it. and as far as—you see that line? the horizon? that's all ocean, too.

(beau) i couldn't decide if he looked more like a professor or more like a thaddeus and then i realized— (caduceus) why not a both? (beau) exactly.

(matt) do you meditate for the full two hours that she's training the blink dog, or do you return to professor thaddeus in the cart? (marisha) no, beau could not meditate for two hours. no. i meditate for ten minutes, tops.

(caleb) go swimming! (nott) give me a minute. i just ate some seagull i need to wait a half hour. (fjord) that's an old wives' tale, it's not true! (nott) i think it's true, i'm cramping. i'm cramping already. it could be the crab that bit me.

(beau) so what about mail fraud? is mail fraud in there, or is it lesser than stealing? (nott) that's the worst. that's the worst crime there is.

(fjord) that dog's gonna piss everywhere. (jester) no, blink dogs don't pee. (laura) it's a rule. it's canon! (matt) as she's saying this, a dark spot is slowly spreading across—

(fjord) do you ever wish you could do what she does? (jester) be that pretty, and graceful, and sing really good, and have a bunch of people think she's wonderful? (nott) yeah. (jester) no, of course not! i like myself just the way i am.

(beau) i think you're pretty and graceful and pretty graceful. (jester) thanks, beau. (fjord) your singing voice is nice. (jester) thanks, fjord. when did you hear me sing? (caleb) when you first told us about your mother. (jester) oh, that's right. i did sing for you. you're welcome.

(marisha) i also kiss her hand, like fjord. do the fingertip thing back.

(jester) this is nott. she's very very brave, even though she's very small. be careful of your rings. (nott) i wouldn't steal from your mother, and if i did, we would solve the crime.

(nott) if you need an extra seagull or two, i have seven to spare and i would happily leave you...one or two of those. (marion) they are the rats of the city. i have had plenty, but i thank you. (nott) they sure are! 😄

(marion) a man fresh to the world of vice, i presume? (caduceus) aware of it, but just trying to only dip a couple toes in. (marion) oh, my daughter will break you of any habits of ignorance very quickly. (caduceus) i don't know what that means. (marion) good. (beau) i would like to know what that means.

(jester) i can heal people, mom! (nott) she can heal people. she is able to!

(marion) he's told me twice he wishes to one day show me his secret, his great servant beneath the city, but— (travis) 🚨🫨😱🤯🚨 (fjord) understood. 🤔

(caduceus) oh my god, your mother knows the gentleman. that's so cool. (nott) it goes a little deeper than that, deucy.

(nott) your dad's name is bob?!

(jester) hello gentleman. this is jester. please respond. just yes...if you've...seen...the ruby. please. is that 20? oh, ah shit! balls!

(marion) said he had to leave and take care of some business on the sea. I never saw him again. (nott) just like a man.

(nott) we've gone through a lot tonight, so maybe we'll leave you to your peace. you need to process some things, and then in the morning we'll go not-murder this guy. (caleb) definitely not. definitely, nott. (nott) yes, i see what you did there. (caduceus) i don't. is there a thing? oh well.

(travis) you're getting damage because of that. (liam) yeah, 1d6 per ten feet. (marisha) yeah, i already know this math.

[beauregardlionett]

thinking about the m9 and their relationship to marion and the way they always made sure to cater to jester, making sure she had the time she wanted and needed with her mother whenever they were able to get her home. i’ve always thought it was very sweet of them but sitting here watching this show again i’m realizing they all looked at jester and did that immediately, without needing to be asked, because her relationship with her mom is something none of them have that same level of security with. fjord is a orphan, beau’s mother is neglectful, caleb was made to kill his mother, veth is still nott when they first meet marion and mourning the loss of her own motherhood, and caduceus at that point has no idea where his mom is, what state she’s in, if she’s alive. and later when yasha is around again, she almost automatically does the same because she lost her mother when she was young and then lost the only other motherly figure she had when she was banished. i think it’s just so wonderfully bittersweet of the m9 to see how much jester and her mom love each other, realize that they really are the other’s only family, and without needing to be asked go above and beyond to ensure that jester and her mother get to hug and smile and spend time together whenever possible no matter what

and even better is they do the same thing for veth and caduceus when it becomes possible and again - it is an unspoken agreement, that the m9 is family and family of the m9 comes first, no matter what

[manasaysay]

Now that Nein Again has reached one of my favorite episodes, a fic recommendation:

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Transcript:

Murph: But, eventually, fatigue overtakes you, and you fall into a deep sleep. And you have a strange dream. Fia: What? Murph: Fia, you are standing in the middle of a barren landscape. And, after a bit… you feel a warmth behind you, as someone stands back to back with you. You look down, and see the back of her hand against yours, [The Prodigal Sister begins playing.] Murph: But you can't turn around to look. Fia: I know this is just a dream, and you are just a figment of my mind, but-- Irina? Irina: Have you come to save me again, Fi? Fia: I-- I mean, I don't want to say I'm saving you, right, because that's kind of like a loaded thing, but I'm-- I just. The Guardians, they asked me to take care of you, and-- ah, to take care of you, that sounds patronizing to, I-- I'm just… I'm just worried about you. Murph: You hear Irina laugh, um, and she goes-- Irina: I have been worried about you, too, Fi. Fia: Really? Irina: Of course. I think about you all the time. Fia: Wh-- Where are you. I'm in Endoterra. Irina: I'm right here with you. You and I, we have a connection, and it's easier to reach in our subconscious and when we're within physical proximity of each other. I'm… in the castle. Fia: Is this real? Is this like… really real? Is this you or me? Irina: This is… both of us. I have had prophetic dreams that you and I would meet again.

Murph: She-- she grabs you and she goes-- Irina: Fi! It is so good to see you! Fia: You're real! Irina: Of course I'm real! Fia: You're actually really real! Irina: I'm right here! Fia: I-- Oh, my goodness gracious! Emily (narrating as Fia): Um, I-- I hug her. I like, put my little hands through her hair, I am just like-- Oh my g-- I touch her all over being like-- You're real. You're not a fiction of my dream! And I just say-- Fia: Oh my god, you're real.

Emily (narrating as Fia): I look up to Mister Hank. [Gunvar plays in the background.] Emily (narrating): and I look down at Irina, and I say-- Fia, crying: God, you were my fucking dream for so fucking long, but these people are my reality. And it is by your actions that one of them has died. And you tried to kill more of them. And I-- [sobs] will miss you so much. [Caldwell sobs in the background.] Fia, sobbing: But I-- [sobs] I cannot support this. Mister Henry, kill her.

Murph: You see, uh, she looks at Zirk. And her hands hit the grass, and she starts like-- spider crawling away. Irina: Nononononono. Fia: No! Stay here! Irina: Nononononono. Nonononono. Fia: What are you running away from? Irina, distressed: I did not do this! I am nn--! (breathes heavily) Fia, seriously: Irina. Your actions, or rather your sister's actions, led to this. At least stick around to try to right it. Irina: Fi, it was as if-- it was as if I was... outside of my own body. Fia: I know. I know it wasn't yo-- Irina, with increasing intensity: And everything made sense. I was angry, and I was right. I was just right. Someone was mad at me, and they were wrong, and they deserved to die. And they were just wrong, Fi. But it wasn't real, Fi. Fia: I know. Irina: It was a dream, Fi. Fia: It wasn't a dream! Irina: It was like a dream. Fia: Irina, it may have felt like a dream to you but it had very real repercussions to us! Anger is a fucking drug! You took a fucking drug, and now there are fucking consequences to deal with!