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So we had someone die, one of the girls tripped and fell in lava, and Sam’s character is DEFINITELY leaving now...

Am I talking about the latest episode or that one Raishan fight in Campaign 1?

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Okay if I’m completely honest I didn’t expect Ikithon and the others to break into Tidepeak because it could potentially cause an international incident if essentially foreign black ops broke into a powerful wizard’s domain. I know Yussa’s not directly affiliated with Menagerie Coast politics but he still lives there, you know? I thought the very threat of his presence was enough to disuade Ikithon... I’ll go fetch my clown makeup.

It does have me thinking what the ramifications of this are going to be. Does this violate some kind of wizard treaty? Is the Cerberus Assembly at large now implicated? Is the Dwendalian Empire? 

Assuming Yussa isn’t killed in his sleep to cover tracks, are he and other mages coming for Trent now? I feel like between wizards breaching another’s tower is asking for it.

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Last episode was fun right? (I'm not ready for tonight)

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WE FUCKING CALLED IT

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Okay but here’s the thing.

We know now, more than ever before, that Trent Ikithon is the freaking master of the long game. That AND he one manipulative son of a bitch that still (ostentibly) has Astrid and Wulf under his thumb. Now, I have no doubt that they hate his guts as much as the next person and either one would relish taking his seat. There has to have been a lot of genuine emotion at that table or those high insight checks would’ve tipped TM9 off.

However, I can’t shake the feeling that all of that commiserating over how awful Trent is when they walked Caleb out was specifically meant to gain his trust, make him think that they need or even WANT rescuing.

I may be overthinking this but all I’m saying is we should be VERY suspicious if either of them wants help taking down Trent. This may just be Trent’s new trap for naive little Bren and his soft heart.

(Also that owl is totally his familiar)

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Because I have to mix all of my hyperfixations together:

The Mighty Nein plays Among Us

Caleb: The strategist. No matter what he's playing he's always good about checking the security cams or the vitals/sensors. Constantly counting cooldown times in his head. Always good at coming up with fake tasks as Impostor, or guarding choke points as Crew. Uses doors and lights to his advantage. Fantasic liar, and also usually good at figuring out people's tells, but has a bit of a blind spot for Nott/Veth.

Nott/Veth: Would do all of the riskiest, god-tier plays as Impostor like venting in and out super swiftly, timing the kill so the body falls behind a box, striking when everyone's in a pile trying to fix lights etc, but depends on everyone else accusing each other and not actually opening her mouth bc she can't lie to save her life. Always tails Caleb when playing Crew, piles easily on when everyone starts accusing someone.

Beau: Super impatient no matter what she's playing. Either goes off on her own or is more concerned with tailing random people to figure out what they're up to than doing her tasks. Camps the security room. Has an Always Sunny in Philadelphia board with all her theories on everyone. Always times double-kills perfectly and has memorized all vent routes.

Jester: The sleeper agent Impostor. Nobody ever suspects her for some reason. Loves closing doors even if it doesn't actually help her. Has definitely gotten away with standing over a corpse to hide it. Main tactic is to follow somoene for most of the game so that they always vouch for her. Terrible crewmate as she loves to throw shade on random people or go wild with theories. She's having the time of her life, everyone else is SUPER confused.

Fjord: Highly efficient at doing tasks and at checking animations on the others. Not the biggest risk-taker when killing people (aside from self-reporting a lot) but knows how to wind everyone up with his silver tongue and pit them all against each other. They end up doing the work for him when he's the Impostor. Has gotten away with turning the blame on someone who spotted him several times.

Yasha: That friend that plays because everyone else in her friend group kept begging her to but she doesn't actually like it. It's stressful and confusing and she's bad at lying. Still learning how all the tasks work and keeps getting booted bc she takes forever or gets lost so that makes her suspicious. However, beware if she and Beau are Impostors together bc they are eerily in sync.

Caduceus: Similar to Yasha, keeps being suspicious without meaning to bc he doesn't actually know how the game works. Keeps venting in front of people by accident. Definitely asked why his name was red the first time. However, he is an absolute BLOOD HOUND for lies and is just about the only one who can unravel Fjord's. He himself is actually a better liar than people think. Everyone's low-key relieved he doesn't play often.

Molly: Loves sabbotaging more than killing. Will tail someone just to freak them out, even if he's not playing Impostor. Is a huge advocate of the buddy system and immediately suspicious of anyone who goes off on their own. Will randomly accuse Beau 'cause it's funny to watch her get all defensive. He's also usually the one that gives Yasha and Caduceus the benefit of the doubt, and will patiently explain things to them mid-game.

BONUS:

Essek: The master of the long game, to the point where sometimes tasks get completed before he can win, but he usually comes out on top. Definitely the type to confirm someone's innocence, or vote for his fellow Impostor to gain the others' trust.

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A lot of really amazing, noteworthy things happened this episode but I haven’t seen anyone talk about this yet and...

Caduceus said he wasn’t done “repaying” the Nein and no one corrected him!

That’s...kinda sad actually. I’m sure they don’t feel that way but it’s just reinforcing idea in his head of how transactional their relationship is. Not to mention I don’t think they’ve realized yet that he probably needs a hug and some reassurance too. He’s just... so good at dodgeing what little prodding they do.

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What, like I wasn't going to draw something for Ep.100? Oh, Jessie :’D

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