#chrysalis arc

[solarballsmug]

Woah SMART NEPTUNE!! -twirls my hair-

[discountedparadox]

chrysalis arc pt2

Luna won !!! HE WON !!!

"finally some peace" thats not gonna last trust

lunas so me-core tbh

ceres what could that possibly imply

"a crime as severe as this should not be taken lightly" he doesnt like cold cases huh ? (get it? because hes cold? im sorry)

ARES ??? [anything BUT their actual names TwT]

SHERLOCK AND WATSON!!!

we got neptune saying sus before gta 6

"I would NEVER hurt my moons!"

"Well that's what a GUILTY planet would say!"

"Uranus, that's what anyone would say."

favorite interaction out of all of this [also uranus buddy, you cant say that why do you think this show happened]

mercury's crashout was kinda valid tbh

titan just 'fess up and everything will be over

MORE THAN ONE IS GUILTY the other's neptune isnt it?

[lady-of-the-upside-down]

No way it isn’t Rhea, unless they reused her asset

[crankylime]

Y'all, This Chrysalis Arc...

I'm really enjoying it so far. This is probably the most invested I've been in this series since...the Planet X Arc, maybe?

(Some spoilers for the second episode below)

I’m a Patreon member but wrote and posted this prior to watching this week’s Patreon episode, so who knows how accurate any of this will be after that, haha.

I mentioned this before, but I love how they're telling it with this murder mystery framing. It's not what I was expecting at all and I find it very engaging and a good way to approach the heavy topic of Saturn's moon being destroyed.

I was wondering what tone they were going to use for this arc and I think this way of telling the story allows for the tone to develop and change. I think if this arc had started from more of a bleak outlook, it would end up being more tonally stagnant and maybe not as interesting. It also sets up the "who actually knows/remembers what happens?" in a way that makes it much less obvious than if it had been something like "here's the story told from a specific character because that specific character remembers and/or played a role in the story."

I mean, obviously this is a serious topic and should be treated as such, but this "whodunnit?" start sets up the opportunity for the tone to shift from less emotionally heavy one to a more serious one as more info gets uncovered.

I dig it.

Also, I'd love it if the "more than one is guilty" thing is a hint that they're going to mention the Saturnian-Neptunian resonance as something that played a role in Chrysalis' death. Neptune getting so into his role as a detective only to discover that he played a significant role in the moon's destruction would be great (from the storytelling perspective, at least. Obviously not great for Neppy).

[defier-of-fate-blog]

fated-beast started following you

chrysalis-arc started following you

fangedblade started following you

Raising a rose-colored brow, the reticent ex-sergeant released a quiet exhale upon seeing the face she had not seen for too long. Though her features refused to betray the slightest sign of ease, seeing familiar faces came to Lightning as a relief. With a slight inclination of her head, she nodded once in greeting. "Hey..."