#cr c3e78

[mintywolf]

"Will you hold me?"

"Always."

[kateeorg]

Critical Role C3E78 spoiler

Matt: *hints that Fearne should take the fire shard*

Fearne: *doesn't want the shard because of the evil self she saw in EXU*

Fearne: *wants to go see Nana in the fae realm*

Matt: (pulling out his mysterious Birdie backstory that may or may not be related to Asmodeus) I can make this work.

[somewhataveragefangirl]

I'd love for Gwen to one day have a tiefling growth spurt so shes at eye level with Percy but her horns push her over the top, making her taller than Percy. It would be just so cute that 'you have to listen to me because I'm taller' would come back to bite Percy.

He'd come up with another reason that she has to listen to him, of course, but you'd know deep down he'd be so happy to see his child grown and thriving and to have the relationship where they can banter and tease.

[itzfloater]

What if when Imogen tried to reach out to Laudna, Delilah responded instead...

CR Campaign 3, Episode 78 Spoilers

-----------------------------------------------

The tunnels underneath Whitestone Castle were dark and expansive. A place where sound seemed to travel forever, but also be consumed into the shadows in an instant. A voice with a southern lilt echoed throughout the halls. 

"Laudna? Where are ya, darlin'." A few more steps echoed out. "Darlin'?" 

The purple-haired sorceress sighs, leaning against the rock wall with her hand and focusing on the person she is looking for, muttering an incantation under her breath.

I need to know you're okay. Where are you?

The caven somehow gets quieter as she awaits a response from her favourite person. And what she gets instead is a response from the person she hates the most that has ever existed in Exandrian history.

We are just fine sweetheart just taking some time to ourselves. 

The hair on the back of Imogen's neck stands on end when she hears the smug voice of Delilah Briarwood reverberating throughout her mind. She casts the spell again, this time changing the intended recipient to the monster who has bound itself to the kindest soul Imogen has ever met.

Where is she, Delilah? I will not leave you alone with her, not when she needs me. I will find her.

Imogen could feel her heartbeat increase every moment that passed before the response.

Oh, Sweet Imogen. I'm not hiding her, she's running away from you. And besides, she's been alone with me for longer than you've been alive.

xxx

"LETTERS!" Imogen's voice could be heard through the door right before it slammed open. "Do you have the spell that can find somebody?"

Fresh Cut Grass, who had been staring out the window overlooking the entirety of Whitestone startled at the loud noise, slowly moved towards the door. Ashton, who had been staring blankly at the ceiling snapped their head in Imogen's direction when she asked about the spell.

"Laudna didn't-" Ashton began to speak, but Imogen interrupted without acknowledging them.

"Do you have it!?" 

"Yeah, yeah. I've got it in case Ludinus-" 

"Laudna, we have to find Laudna," Imogen interrupts F.C.G.

"What? Is she in danger?" the automaton asks as they pull out the needed component from their bag.

"Yes. No. I don't," Imogen voice falters and she runs her hands through her hair. "I tried to send to her, ask her where she was and..." she lowers her voice. "Delilah answered."

Grass' mouth drops. "Delilah's back?"

Ashton doesn't say anything, just gets up and grabs his hammer.

"No, absolutely not. You are in no condition to fight if it comes to that." The purple-haired woman glares at the Titan-blooded genasis. "Not to mention the fact that she already wants to kill you."

He opens his mouth to say something, but it closes without anything coming out and they sit back down on the side of the bed. Fresh Cut Grass finishes casting his spell, looking around the room.

Imogen's voice cracks, "You don't feel her?"

Grass puts a hand on her shoulder. "Hey, not yet. But this is a big place! She could still be inside the castle and not be within 1,000 feet of us!"

xxx

Laudna was in fact not still in the castle. Imogen became more and more frantic after every spot they checked came up empty. "Where else could she be letters? She's not in the tunnels, she's not at the Ziggurat, she's not at the Sun Tree."

"Maybe if you tried sending again, she'd answer this time." They offered her. Imogen kept the tears at bay and focused once more on the soul of her favourite person.

Darlin', where are you? I'm really worried about you. I love you.

Even the breeze stopped blowing as they waited with baited breaths to hear who would respond. And when she did, the voice was so quiet any wind would've been louder than Laudna's voice.

Imogen? They burned it down. And I wasn't even in it this time. It was small and out of the way. Why would they?

[i-is-v-tired]

Me (running an hour late): I can’t wait to watch this episode. There is going to be so much drama

Me, seeing people’s reactions:

[dekuu-lex]

Do not repost without permission. Please!!!

Art by me! This was about an hour and a half doodle plus the color- using procreate.

Laudna is everything to me. As someone who’s felt betrayal and that being something that is also one of my biggest triggers this last episode just reminded me so much of why I love this character and Marisha.

[intersectionalityamazon]

Omg watching the 4-Sided dive and it’s SO HEALING to see Matt question Tal about WTF that was all about, bc OMG he’s so wrong about certain things like the shards weren’t 2 HALVES OF THE SAME THING, but the 2 largest remaining parts of 2 ENTITIES THAT HAD A RELATIONSHIP WITH EACH OTHER.

“Well EVERYONE has stuff, not just me-“ maybe just……take responsibility for misreading shit? I’d love to see more open acknowledgement of Tal’s *own* hubris of ignoring everything his character was told, but it’s like instead of a hammer he’s armed with a blame-thrower. “No one will remember Laudna’s shit from earlier in the ep” buddy she literally just re-killed ghosts of the long-dead…it’s not the same and this false equivalency bullshit has me FUMING

[non-binary-smurf-nerd]

Song for C3E78

Love is Noise by The Verve:

"Will those feet in modern times

Understand this world's affliction?

Recognize the righteous anger?

Understand this world's addiction?

I was blind, couldn't see

What was here in me

I was blind - insecure

Felt like the road was way too long, yeah

'Cause love is noise, love is pain

Love is these blues that I'm singing again"