#professoruber

[mandareeboo]

If you don't mind me chiming in with some thoughts on Abel… while watching I kinda just assumed Kinger didn't recognise the name because Abel was a name he chose while in the Circus, and so Kinger possibly never knew him under the name of Abel (especially since Abel claimed to have kept his distance from the other players so as to not let Caine notice him). I also kinda feel it was weird for Caine to create a adventure which seemed to specifically toss suspicion onto Kinger and exclude him (although granted; that could just to be stopping Kinger from potentially calling BS). Plus the ending showed Caine was very much able to alter the minds of players, so he could very well have just caught and lobotomized Abel if he was real. Maybe am too optimistic/overthinking, but I guess I kinda thought the "it was all a Caine game" reveal might potentially have some holes in it.

I didn't trust that fucker from the start. TADC is NOT a show that hands out information; we only know the word CnA from looking at backgrounds ffs. We don't get flashbacks in TADC. We don't get storybook aesthetic backstory. We get gorgeously lit bar scenes where they talk genuinely and honestly about their lives in very real ways, or muddled memories in the dark. TADC says a lot about important conversations constantly.

I've been rewatching the episode and Abel is actually VERY suspicious when you give him a second thought. Lemme lay it down because it took me a bit to put my finger on why:

-Abel is constantly trying to push the agenda that Caine is suffering and a prisoner and it's Tragedy that they will be leaving him behind. Like I get the vibe on reflection that he's trying to guilt trip them with what *Caine* sees this decision as, "a tragedy"

-Gives little credence to the abstractions at all. "I don't know what will happen to all these people I've supposedly been watching parasocial-y for years live and love and then abstract but let's forget about that"

-I'm equally so fascinated by the choice that Caine seems to have made to throw Kinger into suspicion in this plotline of his. I understand that if Kinger was listened to he could tell everyone that 'Abel' is spewing bullshit but it feels oddly vindictive. I wonder if Caine is jealous of how Kinger is so respected in the group?

While Pomni and Ragatha are the only ones close to him, Zooble and Gangle treat him like any older man with mental issues, they listen actively to him and try to keep him safe and keep him happy. That's more attention than Caine gets from literally anyone ever. Maybe he was trying to chew on their bonds a bit to try and create distance?

-I don't think Abel is completely lying. Abel is trying to make Caine as endearing as possible to the others, playing up how deeply he cares about his adventures, the fact that he reboots himself twice when he was happy when we've never seen that happen, it's always been distress, etc. He mentions Kinger twice despite somehow having 'beef' but mentions Caine like three or four times. Caine committing to a bit is probably true too.

-The fact that they all landed perfectly into the tube- you'd think that part would be out of bounds, it'd be brittle and easy to break. But it's supposedly super easy to do?

-Caine's feeling at his most terrified rn. We see how badly those results last ep fucked him up. I think this was Caine trying to give himself a sort of, like, comfort pep talk? Because Caine refuses to consider the negative, he DELEGATES CREATION IN HIS ADVENTURE to Bubble. Like he is so fragile that if they went to Shrimptown I think Caine would've lost his entire mind.

[bobbinalong]

I really love your 'Allie Brown AU' and the art you've made for it. A quick question if you don't mind (since I've been getting into comics fairly recently; sorry if I'm misunderstanding or lacking knowledge). But from some of the panels and tumblr essays I've seen. Some lines from Dana which I've seen which sticks out; "Do you think it's that girl, Stephanie, that he likes? She had a child out of wedlock - while she was still a kid herself. Is she a bad influence?" and then "She's so worldly and Tim's so - not. He's such a trusting, innocent boy. She could be luring him into all sorts of mischief" (context is Jack and Dana found out Tim's been lying about getting his Robin-injuries from football). So I guess I'm wondering if that kinda of stuff expressed by Dana has any appearing on her views on Steph and their relationship in your AU? Sorry if this is a bit much, guess I've been reading a lot of stuff recently to learn more about this stuff and that stuff by Dana caught my attention. Hope you have a nice day, and like I said; I really love your AU, very wholesome and well made.

I think I personally got to those panels after starting the AU, so at that point I'd already decided Dana was gonna be a cool step-mom about the whole situation and slightly less stressed than Jack, at least outwardly and towards Tim. She probably has her reservations and canonically this whole storyline takes place in the 90s, so her having those views isn't necessarily surprising but I personally never got that vibe from her, if I'm being honest, so I'm regarding them a little bit like Steph's pro-life outbursts and Tim's occasional misogyny under Dixon. Writers sewing drama or inserting their own views. (Though to be fair, I haven't read every Dana Winters apperance, so maybe that's just the real her. I don't know lol.)

To make a long story short, Dana generally strikes me as a friendly, supportive person who knows Tim has a good head on his shoulders and knows Jack is might lose his if she doesn't stay cool, so, at least in this AU, she very much tries to be the mediator between all parties, even if she might have some reservations or prejudices herself. Like, she's definitely not jumping with joy at the prospect of Tim dating a teen mom and she's definitely a bit skeptical of Steph but in the end, she trusts the kid (Tim, I mean) and she trusts herself and Jack to recognize if things do go south or if Steph does, in fact, become a bad influence (which she doesn't lol).

(Also, edit, thank you for saying you like my art, it always means a lot to me to hear that.)

[pdaliceliveblogs]

asks pt 5 (last for now)

Mn, I guess? I can see that as a potential threat for her to make, it just doesn’t feel super related to what she said. Huh. I wonder if they weren’t allowed to use the word divorce this ep? That would explain some slightly odd wording in a couple places. 

Yeah, I suspect that too. It’s a shame, but. Stuff happened the way it happened. 

So… my impression of their relationship prior to CotH was that they were a genuinely loving, supportive relationship between two very amoral nasty people. The way he came over to put his hands on her shoulders at the end of Escaping Expulsion, her casually reaching into his coat for a business card, the way she tugged him down into kneeling when Hunter showed up, all of that felt to me like they legitimately cared about each other and understood each other in a way other people didn’t.  I find that a fascinating dynamic. I loved the idea that they were terrible parents but good spouses, it’s tasty to watch. Villains with loved ones who remain genuine villains are something I enjoy in fiction a lot. 

When it became clear Alador was going to come around at least a bit and be on his kids’ side, I was really looking forward to the tension that would bring between him and Odalia. Two people who genuinely love each other, a relationship split apart as one develops a moral compass and the other doesn’t. Odalia not understanding why her husband is pulling away from her, Alador not understanding why his wife can’t see how wrong they’ve been. I think that dynamic is super tasty. 

The way CotH was written, though, seemed to kind of retcon it so that she was never a loving wife to him but more of a bad boss he had to escape. It makes the relationship comparatively flat, one-directionally unhealthy. I wouldn’t take issue with it if that was how it had come off from the start; the way that it’s written now, I’m proud of Alador for splitting off and trying to be a better father. I just feel like it had potential for some really intriguing, complex dynamics that it didn’t follow through on. 

…which is probably yet another casualty of the shortened show length, like we said above. 

[zoe-oneesama]

Did the ring rightfully belong to Felix’s mother? Sorry if I’m misunderstanding something but I don’t think it’s really too unusual for someone to keep the ring of their (as far as most know) dead wife.

That’s where it’s bit of a grey area.

On the one hand, it’s Gabriel’s wedding ring (since there should be no way for Gabriel to have Emilie’s ring) and from a logical standpoint it’s incredibly entitled and insensitive to demand a “widowed” man’s ring.

But on the other hand, the rings are a Graham de Vanily heirloom, so there’s probably an inheritance law that the rings stay within the family and with Emilie missing (and presumed dead) the rings fall to her sister Amelie. This would be a pretty big slap in the face that Gabriel doesn’t belong to the family Graham de Vanily despite being married into it, but given his reclusiveness and the fact he didn’t even come to his brother-in-law’s funeral, it’s pretty clear that the feeling’s mutual. And it could be my memory being incorrect but it sounds like Amelie didn’t get anything that used to belong to Emilie, so this is probably a last ditch effort to get something to remind her of her sister, since she seems to be coming to terms with the fact that Emilie is probably dead.

If these were rings that Emilie and Gabriel bought themselves, Amelie would have no claim. And of course with Gabriel knowing Emilie isn’t fully dead he’s not going to give away her things when he believes she can be brought back.

But from Amelie’s (and Felix’s) perspective, Emilie is dead and not only is her remaining family not willing to allow them to mourn together but they’re actively aggravating the grieving process by not giving them anything of sentimental value to remember her by. Amelie lost her twin sister and her husband in a one year span and Gabriel has shown zero sympathy for her situation. It’s really no wonder why Felix would be resentful

[brookreader]

A possible piece of evidence against both Adrian (and probably Terra as well). The CATTs include four coven heads (if we include Lilith in that count) plus they're also probably about Adrian's actions at Hexside if Darius is in contact with Hunter. So presumably these highly skilled witches (who also now have access to Steve. who can do all the magic) could set up some precautions against illusions and such, especially since Adrian was beat by children

While I’ve no doubt the rebels are skilled enough to defend themselves, what with everything going on they don’t seem to be focusing on it much so maybe something could’ve slipped through the cracks.

As for the coven heads thing — huh, I never thought about it like that. I kinda assumed that the rebel coven heads have formed strong bonds of trust during their time working together, but I’m biased bc I like their friendship, and they haven’t actually been working together all that long. It is possible that they’re more on guard against each other than they seem.

[demonicintegrity]

One thing I am curious about after the ending of Kipo is what all the characters are doing during the epilogue, we do see some of them but I am still interested in more details. Like is Billions a teaching Hugo Oak Academy now? Is Kipo Chancellor of H.M.U.F.A? Did Lio go back to teacher? What about Asher and Dahlia, they seemed pretty go with axes so maybe they created the H.M.U.F.A Self-Defence Force or something.

I knoooooowwww. I hope further canon touches on it because this new era is so cool.

I wouldn’t be surprised if Lio was still teaching, he was a teacher in the burrow and I doubt he’d stop just because he’s on the surface now. If anything I think being able to teach mutes would be an encouragement.

Billions seems like he’s teaching with Lio, which would make sense since the Newton Wolves wanted to share their knowledge. This new academy gives him and the other wolves the perfect chance to study and teach. Imagine the excitement on their faces when they first got access to the library the burrow had.

Idk if the H.M.U.F.A is still a thing at this point tbh. It would seem like humans and mutes passed the need for a specific alliance to make sure everyone gets along. If it is, I’d think it’s more like a city council in this point in time because of the need/want for new buildings and what not. Kipo would still lead it, but ultimately it’s based on the group as a whole.

As for Asher and Dahlia? I didn’t see any leads so I have no idea tbh. Those two being handy with an axe could mean they could continue working with the Timbercats, gathering wood for all the new buildings/renovations going on. Maybe one of them gets into carpentry or something and starts building stuff.

If there was ever a self defense/survival class I’d imagine Wolf would teach it tbh. Maybe not super often, but she’d definetly hold a few classes here and there.

[jelloapocalypse]

If you don’t mind me asking, does epithet erase take place in a version of our world or its own unique world diffferent from earth?

Epithet takes place in its own world.

[princess-kidatheart17]

Hi. Recently got an account so I just wanted to say I think that your Karmiro Fusion AU is really cool. I was just wondering if it would be alright if I did some writing/headcanons or something inspired by that AU?

Thanks!

It’s been a while I did that fanart, and I’m glad you love it! Funny anecdote is, I never watched Steven Universe, but I saw a lot of Fusion AUs in many fandoms, and I also got inspired by @scribblrhob’s Fusion fanarts. So that’s how the Karmiro Fusion AU was born (with the help of my girl @bigherosixfeels)

And the idea of two people who can’t stand eachother in the same body is hilarious to me, lol

So yeah, I have no problem with you writing about this AU! Be sure to tag me, I’d like to read it :D