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Tristan da Cunha | Maris Stella
Etichetta: Boring Machines Tracce: 9 – Durata: 40:57 Genere: Ambient, Post-Rock Sito: FB, IG, BC Voto: 8/10 Ci sono dischi che non chiedono di essere ascoltati: chiedono di essere attraversati. Maris Stella dei Tristan da Cunha arriva come una carta nautica trovata in fondo a un relitto, con segni indecifrabili e rotte che sembrano portare verso luoghi mai esistiti. Non è un album che indica una…
KARA NO SHOUJO ART LOG CH1
NUDITY, BLOOD AND KNS2 SPOILERS
{Season 6 Spoilers} Hey Richard, remember that blind woman who beat the crap out of you? Turns out she isn't completely blind after all. She has cybernetic eyes!
Richard
"I knew it! I knew she was cheating! I bet it's not just her eyes either, she's so tough because she's some freaking robocop!"
(Post Cyber Knights) Hey, Natasha, how are you feeling?
Natasha
She has spent the past hour talking and laughing with Ziggy, talking out the past months, feeding her pretzels and goat cheese (they really had more than a justifiable amount of snacks at the table after getting those but who cares) and sometimes, seemingly randomly, hugging each other.
“I don’t know, it’s a lot of things at once, but for this once… none of them is bad? That’s a new kind of complicated to get used to I guess.
“I’m so happy to have Ziggy back. I know that she was around, and we could even talk through the app, but still… having someone become a staple of your life without you realizing, but being separated by an invisible wall… it’s was a lot to deal with, and I’m just happy we’re back to normal. Or not-normal. Whatever it is, I’m glad to be back.
“But it’s more than getting a friend back. For months, while I was Sylvana, I thought it was all about safety. Getting to do the things I couldn’t otherwise. Expression without revealing myself. Only when I lost it… I realized that they didn’t just take a mask. It was like they stole a part of me. My identity. That’s not something anyone should be allowed to do, but the Guardians did it anyway, in the most degrading, dismissive way they could. They did it like they were taking away an expensive toy from a kid who failed to follow their rules.
“And now, thanks to Naota, Yuu and everyone else, I’ve got it back. I didn’t used to like when people did things for me, because I got used to thinking that it was a trap. But even when it wasn’t, it made me feel in debt. But thinking about ‘repaying’ something like this… when someone gives a taken part of you back, it just feels like it sells the gesture short. Guess I’ll just have to do my best to keep earning the trust they have in me.
“And that’s not all they did. Because now, with these new Miraculous, the Order is finally not hanging over our heads. That’s huge. Guess now only Naota gets to decide if we can keep the Miraculous? Which, I know, still not the same as if nobody had a word in it. But I understand we’re throwing around world-changing powers here. We need some level of accountability. And if someone has to play that role… honestly, I’d have it be her over anyone else. I don’t just trust her as a friend… guess I also trust her as a leader? Even when her plans grow too big and complicated even for her to easily keep track of, she’s always has the best possible outcome in mind, but also without losing sight of the personal costs people have to deal with to get there. I don’t even know can someone function with that many thoughts all at once. My mind would just collapse like Firefox when you have too many open tabs.
“But yeah. Guess what I’m saying… if there’s one person whose command I’m okay to follow, even if it doesn’t make sense for me at the moment… it’s her?”
She takes a break, because that was kind of a lot. Then starts to feel awkward, because after a rant like that, it kinda feels like she should cap it of with something meaningful.
“Guess all in all… when I first become Sylvana, I mostly saw it as a chance to stick it to my asshole adoptive mother. And ironically, that’s exactly what we’re trying to do now. But in the meantime, it became more than that. At some point it became about our right to be ourselves and to fight for a future we get to shape instead of others choosing for us. Which is… awesome? Kinda like my life became a YA novel. It was crazy, and I have a feeling it will only get crazier from here… but I’m ready.”
... or at least they're trying to.
Daren Mathews/Cerulean Wing belongs to @wingedcatgirl
Yes, there is a story behind this. That story is Maris Stella by @kiraheartilly36 and you can read it here, which I highly recommand:
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
(post-Maris ch93) Hey Agatha, are you aware that Daren's kid wants nothing more right now than to break him away from your little villain squad? Because you're doing a remarkable job of stealing their thunder about it :p
Agatha
“Honestly, at this point I question my own decision to involve him. I mean, I knew he could be reckless, but I thought if I offered a clear path to his goal and gave him the tools needed to achieve it, he’d be a reliable ally. But he keeps falling apart! I don’t understand!”
Wisp
The problem might be that that’s just not how mental health works. Things that’ve been haunting us for years, decades won’t just cease to affect us because we have an evil plan and ominous magic at our disposal to accomplish it. Arguably, that kind of stress would only make most people even more volatile.
Agatha
She sighs. “I see. Guess not all of us are cut from the same cloth… some people are inherently weak willed and unable to pull themselves together, even if it’s their heart’s greatest desire. Not everyone is destined for greatness.”
Wisp
… that’s the entirely wrong conclusion. And yet, the only one you were ever going to draw, isn’t it?
Agatha
“Alas, there’s no going back now. I myself might have made a mistake with that blood oath, but now I’m tied to Daren, I can’t just kick him from the team and look for a more fit Holder. Not to mention that he was seen in my hotel, getting rid of him while avoiding suspicion might be an issue.”
Wisp
(I’m not entirely clear on how the whole loyalty spell works, but I’m just assuming it would also prevent Agatha from replacing any of the others at will. … knowing her I half-suspect that there was some bluff involved and she’s not as bound by the spell as the other two are, but if that proves to be, let’s just say she’s trying to fool the audience as well :P)
Empress, Iron Talon, how are you both feeling after that last mission
Empress Psyche
"I think it's needless to say that I'm dissapointed. We had such an advantegous setup - a near-invincible Akuma with mindcontrol powers, and a sentimonster that allowed us complete control of the battlefield. Maris' team is still small, thus they are easy to overwhelm and have few options to rely on in an emergency. Only if we could have reacted to that little hivk-up at the beginning more readily, this could have been our victory...
"Alas, all we can do is learn from our mistakes and mover forward."
Iron Talon
"You are being too lenient. Cerulean Wing had ruined this mission for all of us, clear and simple. I can't imagine what was even going through his head, vanishing in the middle of a mission like that!"
Empress Psyche
"Now Talon, there's no need to be so harsh. Cerulean Wing made a huge mistake, that is true, one that calls into question not just his competence, but that he can even understand the stakes of our situation at all... ehm, but as I said, bashing him for it won't help the situation. We are a team, it's our job to help him understand what was the problem and support him to overcome his issues and next time be able to do better."
Iron Talon
Sigh. "You're right, I might've been a bit hard on him. I should probably text him and let him know that we were just worried."
Wisp
The shippers will love this.
Natasha, what if I told you Tims is the new Eagle Holder
-Prepares a Miraculous Cat Noir for after-
Natasha
Blink. "Well, I wish I could say I'm surprised or shocked, but honestly? Checks out. He's the exact type of person Alexton would rely on, pety enough to manipulate and cruel enough to be useful. God, he's so good at provoking people into revealing their weaknesses, giving him the Eagle actually makes perfect sense.
"If anything, I'm more surprised about Hal's dad. He seems like such a loose cannon, it seems weird she'd entrust him with such an important role as the Peacock holder... like okay, I know this sounds weird after what happened with Richard and the Miraculous, but that was different. Richard's dickery is pretty predictable by default, she just grossly misjudged how much she can bully him.
"But with Daren, I wonder if she thinks that she can keep him in check by dangling his dead wife in front of him, or does she have some insurance we don't know about."
