#reasonable

[pratchettquotes]

Susan was sensible. It was, she knew, a major character flaw. It did not make you popular, or cheerful, and--this seemed to her to be the most unfair bit--it didn't even make you right.

Terry Pratchett, Thief of Time

[hoffyspaintrain]

finally started getting through resident evil 9. the only whiplash stronger than switching between grace and leon’s povs is me jumping from “I’M LITERALLY LEON” to “I’M LITERALLY DELUSIONAL”

[zuppizup]

Rayllum nightmare parallels my beloved.

Honestly though, I love the difference in these two scenarios.

In TTM we have Rayla, paranoid and exhausted, haunted by dreams of Viren taking away her loved ones. She relays these fears to Callum, who tries to reassure her that Viren is dead and there’s noting to worry about. Rayla pushes back with what is really a reasonable concern. In a world of magic and dragons, is it really that far fetched to think Viren might have found some way to survive the fall off the Storm Spire? (And , in light of Claudia’s ability to fly via dark magic in Arc 2, it really doesn’t look like implausible a concern.)

Callum is fourteen though, in way over his depth and unable to convince Rayla that her fears are unfounded.

Ultimately, her concern for her loved ones results in her making the decision to deceive Callum and set off on her own in search of Viren.

Two years later, the scenario is revered.

Callum is the one raving about sleepwalking, waking Rayla suddenly in the middle of the night. She does initially try and convince him that he just had a dream (a pretty reasonable assumption), but once Callum insists what he experienced was real, Rayla reassures him that she believes him.

She supports him in his efforts to avoid further possession and goes on a mission to destroy the pearl with him.

It’s interesting seeing how a relatively similar scenario is dealt with differently, given the benefit of age and maturity.

[mythicalstr]

art dump <3.

My lil noblesse area ( pic2,6) has more fanart ill post them someday. Also nvm duckie Rai I have a duck frankenstein too,, They’ll get their own post probably. I made Duck rais wing, hair & painted his face n clothes.

Back to the art though.. a lot of these are fairly old lmao third pic rai was from when the anime was airing. the most recent are 1&4 and the oil painting. The others are from last year/2023/2022

The oil painting i think was meant to be like back when Franken broke into lukedonia. The sketch for Rais half and Frankensteins half were different but I didnt have the choice to do two paintings to i combined the ideas <3

Rais half is suppose to be him yearning for life beyond lukedonia. Take Frankenstein as more a representation of humanity & how truly far pre canon rai was from achieving his wants bc of societal pressure, his responsibility etc. Frankenstein reps also how detached nobles r from humanity andd something something how lost he was something.. The fish was .. mainly a nod to canon than anything else but it can symbolize freedom, adding to how Rais completely trapped by his responsibilities.

The oil painting was purely for practice so I wasn’t thinking tooo hard, more on trying to not fight w the paint. Actually all but 3rd pic and that watercolour one are style practices lol.

Third pic was the first time I drew rai so it’s dear 2 me. I think the first noblesse character I drew was raskreia but idk where that is </3 Her or Takeo.

[latileaf]

Sometimes I do think about the different ways Hypno was about Rainbow in TSS and SSO

Tss Hypno:Rainbow is my only friend and he understands me better than anyone else. I want to protect this world and the afterlife for him. He is my entire universe and I can't wait to be with him for eternity.

Sso Hypno:I hope Rainbow gets strong enough to beat me up I think that'd be really exciting 0D

[stoicmike]

I tried to reason with myself but found myself very unreasonable. -- Michael Lipsey

[hoetao]

sooo sort of a masterpost of info about Wriothesley.

about his character:

hes basically incorruptible, is said to be "low profile and dependable"

‌mostly just cares about the peace and tranquility of the inmates (he's a protector at heart!!)

treats everyone equally and generally prefers to be "reasonable" rather than use more forceful methods

‌doesn't really like cruelty and violence but if the need comes, he will use it

‌he thinks of himself as "neither a good person or a villain, just another soul still living on in this world"

‌hes basically just interested in every bit of knowledge any person shares and in their unique talents

he says that he himself doesn't have many abilities, but he "knows how to find people who do and get them to work for him"

his past:

‌wanted to be convicted and spilled everything about how he killed his adopted parents (cough cough child traffickers), even though some wanted to treat him with leniency

‌learned to lockpick and create small gadgets as a child

gained Coupons in the arena of the Fortress (while injuring himself considerably)

‌when he got his vision after going to prison he just. hid it between the fabric of his clothes so that no one would know and/or steal it. and then he kinda just hid it some more, for years, until he went to the Palais to receive his title.

‌how he actually became the Administrator:

accumulated a fuckton of Coupons

got everyone's respect by being so rich, "observant, persuasive, humble and reasonable"

got his account emptied in retribution by the former administrator

‌convinced other ppl to protest and challenged the previous administrator to a duel

the former administrator run away from the fight, leaving Wriothesley on the last day of his sentence without anyone to sign his exit papers

‌"so he walked into the office and took over all relevant duties"

about his role as a Fortress Administrator:

‌has a private information network and many connections

‌rejected having a ceremony for his title of the Duke. no spotlight for good old duke.

‌basically his management style just helps the Fortress make money (with one of its main clients being the Palais); he even jokes that his title was basically bought because he's a leading tax contributor

‌after dealing with the Fatui spies he went for a swim. near primordial water. and he didn't say shit after realizing that the prophecy may be coming to pass, he just started preparing his funky ship.

relationships with others:

‌Clorinde actually admits that no one really knows all of the methods he uses to keep the Fortress up and running; it is stated that "very few people know him in his entirety"

he seems to think of Neuvillette as some sort of a. higher power that cannot show concern (BUT HE DOES OH HE DOES)

‌he indeed held out the umbrella for Neuvillette in the rain. the Iudex was polite, but distressed.

‌gifts a lot of tea to Furina.

‌got Neuvillettes trust (i think what he implies is that he got it by his actions, not words?) and the Iudex "fought hard for the title and reputation he now has"

‌when he went to prison Neuvillette told Sigewinne to take care of him and they frequently exchanged letters about his progress (and Wriothesley called her Neuvillettes spy…)

info that i find especially funky:

he's a big softie when it comes to animals and kids

‌may or may not go outside the Fortress incognito to buy snacks sometimes. he's actually too incognito to know really

‌doesnt treat boxing like a hobby, "more like a necessity"

‌melusines put stickers on him and he rarely notices them do so. they are just too good. and besides, it doesn't bother him. they also have bets on who will pit more stickers on him.

‌he would like to have a happy childhood and maybe the ability to trust people (i am BAWLING)

‌might be "a bit taller than Neuvillette"

drinks coffee with milk and tea with two cubes of sugar

‌he thinks Sigewinnes milkshakes taste of desolation

Sigewinne spiked his tea with anaesthetics when he was younger because he always refused them out of fear that they would fog his brain