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I think making Vylad the middle kid of the Ro'meaves actually takes away from their dynamic considerably, especially Zane and his specifically. Also any time I see someone doing that, it's usually to benefit Zane's story in some way, when really, he doesn't need more intrigue than he already has
Vylad in MYS being the one to skip a grade back in Highschool makes sense and I'm tired of people saying it should be Zane that's the overachiever. You're telling me it makes more sense for Zane, who was (let's face it) coddled by Zianna his whole life due to his sickness and eye injury as a kid, to feel like he needs to do well academically and prove himself? Zane doesn't want her doting attention on him, he actively avoids doing anything that would put the spotlight on him in a positive manner. He wants to destroy her view of him so she'll leave him ALONE. I think people genuinely forget about that, because he was such a different person in MCD
While Vylad has been consistently ignored by everyone in his family, ESPECIALLY his parents. As long as he isn't breaking rules, they don't care. Of course he'd want to excel in academics, he wants even a sliver of the attention Garroth or Zane gets on a day to day basis. As much as he may joke around or make comments about how he likes the attention not being on him 24/7, there's still going to be a deep-rooted pain and jealousy that he's considered less than his brothers just for existing.
And also the idea of Garte making Zianna have Zane last as a sort of "fix" for the affair baby that Vylad is.. also doesn't sit right with me? I wouldn't put it past Garte, but just, something about the idea doesn't make sense for everyone's characters except his?
And then in MCD it equally doesn't make sense!! I'm not kidding, it actively takes away from Vylad's character for me. Backstory wise, him being the youngest means he's /expendable/. O'khasis only knows him for his death, they wouldn't care otherwise. Garroth is the heir, Zane's in case anything happens to Garroth, and Vylad- is there, and ultimately pretty ignored
And I know we love Zane, but I've seen a few people make him the youngest in MCD so he could look up to both Garroth AND Vylad but. Not only does Zane, again, not need more intrigue than he already has- but ALSO I think Vylad being the one to look up to both his brothers is objectively more heartbreaking? Imagine looking up to your two older brothers your whole life, growing to know you're worlds apart in importance- both to the world and your parents. Knowing you're just a spare part and a mistake.
And then it takes dying to realize what a bad person one of them is. You can't tell if your resentment and pain is because you're now an unnatural being- still, not meant to exist. Never meant to exist- or because you're right to be angry.
Him being a middle kid that Zane looked up to would mostly take away from all of that, for me anyways
ANYWAYS, this got really long I'm so sorry 🙏 (also if you do make Vylad the middle kid in your rewrite I don't like- hate you or anything, their dynamic just isn't as interesting to me unless you give Vylad some new source of interest)
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A monoglot deer appears with a question:
Do you prefer to read books in English or Polish? What if the original is in another language, do you choose the English or Polish translation? Or do you read both?
I assume there are practical considerations like, has this book been translated into Polish? or, is it easier to get one version than the other where I currently am?
Oh it turns out the monoglot deer had a lot of questions... I hope you don't mind being interrogated
I do love monoglot deers! They're always welcome here!
I shall now reply in a polyglot ancient deer language- that is- put it in my own words!
Okay so- If I have an access to a book that's written in English I will most likely purchase it in English- when it comes to Provence detective novels, however, I bought six of them in Polish (as they were two times cheaper!) but the parts 7-9, I own in English- they haven't been translated to Polish yet so there wasn't a way for me to buy them at lower price.
There are also books which I would... Well, I would sooner DIE rather than read them in Polish- reading "Pride and Prejudice" in Polish is...well... Quite a different experience XD
There are also! books that I read in Polish but I NEED TO KNOW THE ORIGINAL- "Revenge of The Sith" for example. Still would love to read it in English but my heart has been buried deep down since I read the novel...(nostalgic music)
BUT!
When it comes to quite sophisticated books e.g. "Atlas Shrugged" I would prefer to read them in Polish as the subject would pretty much occupy my mind and I would have my hands deep in trying to make the sense out of the book bahhahah, so yeah
BUT!(OR AND!) BUTAND THEN!
There are some BOOKS- this feels like a cheap story in which I repeat the phrase and a chapter STARTS THE SAME WAY BUT HUH XD
Russian novels. Those I read only In Polish- I don't know Russian language that well yet, need to get back to learning some da-s, but there's this Slavic feel to it and I'm sure that translating it to English would make the story(no offence of course!) loose some of this unique, picturesque, Slavic theme, let's call it- that's why I read "White Nights", "Lika" or "Karamazov Brothers" in Polish.
Oh, and POLISH BOOKS! ONLY read in Polish! Translating them In English ALWAYS MAKES ME GO BAHHAAHHAHA😂
FUNNY STORY
I started reading "Faust" In German and managed to read 6 pages.
It killed me.
But I survived.
This flag is too long!
from /r/vexillology Top comment: The canton is badly proportioned too.
Alright HERE WE GO...SOME PRESS!
By which I mean, Tom King was on ComicPop discussing Supergirl! So we have CONTEXT AND BACKGROUND INFO! WOO!
Gonna get into it below, but my recommendation, as always: the best way to have an informed opinion is to get the info firsthand, so don’t just take my word for it! Go forth! Watch the thing! (Language advisory, though. There is some swearing.)
Okay. With that out of the way, LET’S GO!
To The Vicar Go The Spoils
(( Written with @thalsianiii || @brian-wellson @thegrimoirewra for Mentions/Pertinent ))
It started with a watchful eye from a distance. Careful planning with a drabble of winging it. A recipe that built so many plans as of late, but still had seen her through. Hope for the best but always prepare and expect the worst. Now, the plan was set into play. Cypris would infiltrate the Abbey under the guise of a cloistered sister, new to the church. Getting close to the Vicar should be a relatively simply task. Knock her out, and whisk her away from the abbey.
Brian had warned about loyal guards. But even they wouldn't attack an innocent sister. Percival waited on the other side of the river amidst the vineyards. Close enough to mobilize should the worst occur, but far enough to avoid being noticed. Cypris adorned in white linen and lace robes, a thick belt round her middle, her hood catching in the wind as she made her way along the road. A gloved hand quickly rising to catch it before her fiery locks unfurled. Beyond her dark skin, the only color to her was the peek of crimson covering her chest and the fingertips of her gloves.