late night rambles ep. 1
i think about Redglare so often it's not even funny. no, she doesn't get much screen time. but thats part of the fun. i think it is so interesting that a legislacerator openly wears the symbol of rebellion because technically speaking the Signless, Disciple, Psiioniic, and the Dolorosa are criminals. i think her choice to wear that symbol deliberately says a lot about who she is. she doesn't ride hard for the empress, she believes in equality and that alone makes her very position in the story really interesting. if anything you could argue she rides hard for His Honorable Tyranny, but most likely because he is supposed to represent justice and he is who she is supposed to answer to. at the end of the day, Redglare has a job to do that's dictated by her caste and society, i think it's a bit shallow to limit her there though.
personally, i've always loved the headcanon that RG sneaks over to listen to sermons and is a passive part of the original movement, especially when you consider that she was born around the same time as the Signless, Psii, and Disciple. that being said, i despise the interpretation of her character that reduces her to some lapdog for the highbloods because i think it reduces her to an errand girl and leaves her high and dry in terms of complexity. the highbloods would not be all that fond of her realistically. even Mindfang, who is barely higher than her on the spectrum, looks down on her and reduces her to some "civil servant." speaking of our dear marquise, i love the interpretation that RG being the one sent after Mindfang was just a set up to have RG die because it just makes so much sense??? you have someone who is in a position of law enforcement wearing rebellious symbols while working for the people that very rebellion was fighting against. it makes every ounce of sense that the highbloods would want to get rid of her. the set up was also perfect considering mindfang's ability. i'm not sure how privy all of society was to said ability but i digress. as i've RPed RG throughout the years (nearing 10, HOLY) i have loved developing my interpretation of her through this lens. she is a hotshot novice with a big ass dragon and a burning yearn for justice. she is a bit naive in some things and fears deviating from where she feels the most useful. she is low enough on the spectrum to side with the rebels, yet high enough to get by. i have also always added details to my interpretation of her character insinuating that she helps the rebels from the inside. RPing with characters from Team Signless is always fun and i love developing my favorite crackship (psiiglare). my RG is snarky and witty, so rping with snarky psiis is always fun. i also like the mental image of psii getting someone to love on while signless and disciple are filling all of each other's quadrants.
(side note: once had a RP where psii and RG freed some slave ships and it made my heart so happy. back to the ramble.)
i also enjoy the angle of psii taking a bit to soften to her because he's just on such high alert that he doesnt wanna trust the fuckin law lady. which, fair tbh. (pls ask me about psiiglare i swear i'm normal about it).
all of this to say, i love redglare and in my heart theres more to her than fighting crime and dying at mindfang's hands.
