So, uh, what happened in season 7? Something bad from what I'm understanding but what's the rundown?
in a nutshell? everyone was OOC and the season spent too much time focusing on side characters that didn’t matter
not in a nutshell? here’s the high points
dedicating so many episodes to show plot things involving background characters that could’ve been explained in a quick flashback, giving more screentime to more important things/characters? nobody cares about the Holts and the other garrison students, nobody wants two full episodes dedicated to them and then even MORE screentime later
the ep where theyre stranded in space? was the perfect opportunity for everyone to talk things out and nothing fucking happened. they just floated around and snapped at each other until Keith was like “we forgot that we’re friends :)” and then everything was magically fixed
Iverson was such a dick to them in the past and then everyone just like, forgives him??? James or whatever the fuck that kid’s name is was such a jerk too and there’s no mention from anybody about how he acted???? Everyone just glosses over that???
killing off one of the only two confirmed lgbt characters for shock value, and on top of that, not even giving Shiro any significant screentime to mourn him. they had to confirm that Adam and Shiro were the lgbt rep off-screen because they didn’t show it at all in the actual show. un fucking surprising.
setting up endgame romances that are so forced and nonsensical Im??? the romance makes SO little sense that I’m almost more amused than upset at how shitty these choices were. I cannot FUCKING believe how they decided to set this up. it is the shittiest writing choice in the world, it does both Lance and Allura so unbelieveably dirty
also a lot of ppl on twitter are saying theyre setting up Keith and Axca for a romance which I almost don’t believe because nothing about them is romantic but if this is how they’re gonna do a//urance then they may as well throw in another forced unpleasant nonsensical het endgame
Keith was so needlessly cruel and cold he didn’t seem like his old self at all. at all. who was that character because he was not Keith
continuing to treat Lance like shit for no reason oh my god everyone is always so cruel to him it’s fucking endless
and after Keith was one of the only ppl who listened and took him seriously in the previous seasons, why would they retcon that and bring them right back to their season fucking 1 dynamic. whether or not you see their relationship as platonic or romantic, Keith and Lance have developed and became good friends and really opened up to each other in season 3 and this season Keith treated him like shit for no fucking reason.
in another nutshell, this season was a complete and utter disaster and I have no idea how they’re gonna salvage this show for season 8. I don’t think anything can fix what they turned this show into
morika replied to your photo: HE LOOKS NO OLDER THAN 10 YEARS OLD? What kind of...
this baby is out there slaying monsters while ramus, the young baby boy runs the iorys government. are children the new power move in eo?!
Haha, certainly seems that way! They're both precious so they can do whatever they want. I'm sure there are a lot of people out there ensuring that they do~
themod444 replied to your photo: HE LOOKS NO OLDER THAN 10 YEARS OLD? What kind of...
he’s trying to mimic the brave adventurers he’s seen fighting monsters and his babysitter took their eyes off him for a moment
I like to imagine he has four big, burly bodyguards with him at all times, running around after him, literally picking him up to run away from danger. But they adore him and let him do whatever his heart desires. The guild's mascot XD
With the holidays soon approaching, what are some traditions that the ALE/C and CtS boys have?
You know, despite CtS and ALE/C being a few years old now, I’ve never written them in a Christmas setting, have I? Better remedied that somehow. Also I have to remember that this Christmas will be set in winter and not in summer like here in Australia XD We do things a little differently here I guess~
Wait, you know what? Screw it. CtS will have a winter wonderland Christmas while ALE/C will have a summer one :D
CtS Crew:
Because of the large number of members, it’s would be impossible and unfair for everyone to get presents for everyone. So they settle for two - one for their significant other and the second through the use of Secret Santa
They would open the gifts from their significant other on Christmas eve, saving the Secret Santa gifts for Christmas morning where they’ll gather in the tear room and muse about the gifts before having a hearty breakfast~
In the days following up to Christmas they walk around the city, as a group but in pairs, to look at the Christmas decorations, rugged up with scarfs and coats, arm in arm and snuggling. Yes Rahas will be dragged long, and the Cosmos guild will accompany them~
Matron/Hana would start decorating the inn on the 1st of December without delay. Christmas trees everywhere, but especially the tea room, a private one saved for just the Guardians
Mistletoe is literally hanging from every nook and cranny too
The guys taking over the kitchen for the day to make Christmas cookies
Christmas photos are a must!
Also spend Christmas Eve at the bar when Cass throws a party and then Christmas day at the inn where Matron/Hana puts on a massive lunch for them (they’re going to get sooo fat~)
Staying out past midnight to watch the fireworks display~
ALE/C Crew:
They’ll also settle for Secret Santa gifting because they have a vast number of members too. Of coure Logre, Kirjonen, Ciaran, Count, Baldur, and Wiglaf would be included~ Those in relationships will get their significant others another gift, thoughtful and small, giving at exactly midnight~
Christmas eve/night will be spent at the Count’s place where a huge Christmas party is held each year. The guild will be the honorary guests. And on the stroke of midnight, they’ll celebrate Christmas and the couples will share kisses (they repeat that tradition on New Year’s Eve too :3c)
They’ll spend Christmas day actually out in the Windy Plains, cooling off in the river and putting on a party and a massive feed where everyone mingles together like the one big family that they are. The food will be cooked on BBQs and play games like cricket or beach football and often break out into water fights :D
The Secret Santa gifts are opened before they leave for the campout in the Windy Plains
Christmas Eve the younger ones go around carolling of key because why not? They’ll drag Baldur with them this year also because why not? Zoran really likes this tradition
Make Christmas decorations/baubles with the names of everyone in their guild/family and hang them in the Christmas tree. The couples are likely to add their names together as well because they’re not sappy enough, am I right?
Cold chocolate drinks in the back garden under the shade of the trees and just talking while some decorate the trees and bushes with decorations
Walking around the city at night and admiring all the Christmas decorations. They’ll do this in a group but are likely to pair of as well. They’ll stick together though so aren’t out of each other’s sight for long. They’re likely to stay out for the majority of the night as it’s so warm and still
How are your lovely boys' visual arts skills? Who can paint or draw or any other similar thing? What would they make?
Ooh, another interesting question~
CtS Crew:
Lynus - Jewellery; amulets or bracelets with gemstones or natural materials. His prime purpose is always healing and enhancing a person’s natural recovery rates, so his jewellery is always helpful and useful in some way
Axel - Metal work; blacksmithing or weapon making. Anything that requires strength and a bit of fickle finessing
Jhon - Painting; landscapes with watercolours. Not something he does often but painting landscapes is something he does enjoy when he needs to clear his head or simply relax for a while
Tobyn - Drawing; Pencils, charcoal. He can draw and sketch monsters/materials from memory and he uses his skills in the monster/item codexes of which he is in charge of. He also likes to sketch people, mostly Jhon, but he keeps that secret~
Magnus - Drawing; coloured pencils. He’s really quite good at drawing and creating mandalas, a skill/habit he picked up in an attempt to be mindful and grounded
Shen - Sculpture; wood carvings. When not meditating he enjoys carving away at pieces of wood and creating small figurines. Not many people know this though and he places the small figurines in places that other people can find
Macerio - Drawing; expressive. He considers himself more of a doodler than a drawer. He draws to keep his hands busy and to take his minds off things. He doesn’t like to show anyone of what he’s drawn as some of his doodles are silly little comics staring his guildmates~
Lirit - calligraphy; inspirational quotes. Though a scribbler due to writing and creating music, he does also enjoy taking the time to elegantly write out inspirational words or quotes, using them as headings or tiles in his journals/books
Hamza - Body art; war painting or tribal tattoos. Yes, really. The ones on his arms are what he had done himself
Cedric - Flower arranging; fresh and dry flowers. He prefers fresh though as they smell more delightful
Rahas - Sculpture; ivory caring. Something to keep his hands busy and let’s face it there is a lot of monster bones prime for sculpting or creating charms. Again, much like Shen, no one knows of his habit which he only really picked up since moving to Lagaard and he just leaves the charms/trinkets on the ground when he’s done, which is a shame
Simmons - Flower arranging; flower crowns. Yes, really~ (Cedric does not know this but would be ecstatic to learn of it)
Shiki - Wood work; furniture and houses. He can design a house/cabin from the top of his head without prompting and can build furniture with a few pieces of wood. He was quite the builder when he was younger
Gerald - Mosaic Art; recycling old broken ceramics. He hasn’t done so in years though but since Shiki is back he might get back into it also
Ryker - Drawing and painting; sketching and miniature art. Drawing is more because of his survivalist skills, but he does enjoy perching himself in a tree and using oil base paints to paint miniature landscapes on rocks and bark from trees
Darrell - Painting; watercolours. More an expression, relief kind of thing where he literally throws paints at an empty canvas
ALE/C Crew:
Varuna - Drawing; sketching with pencils and charcoal. Because of his skills as a researcher, he takes the time to sketch out the materials/objects of his research
Bryce - Not really the creative/artistic type. He’s more of a practical builder than anything else. If it’s useful and practical for others, than he’ll build it
Nitish - Tapestry Art; flower embroidery. Only recently got into it, inspired by the labyrinths and the flowers he has grown or seen in the four lands and the mazes in-between
Achyuta - Paper art; Origami. He picked up the hobby when he fell ill but wanted to do something to pass the time
Roxbury - Drawing; pencils. He prefers to work on black paper/canvas and use white pencils or chalk. It’s a bit symbolic to him as even in the darkest, blackest of times, beauty and light can still shine through
Zesiro - Never had the time nor interest in hobbies, even now. But he’s finding himself becoming bored, too, so Roxy has been encouraging him to find something constructive. Metal work does seem somewhat interesting to him
Isiah - Not overly creative. He prefers straight forward and practical work. Bryce has made the comment that his writing looks like an art form, which kinda pisses him off as there’s nothing wrong with it and he can read it just fine :D
Kalan - That’s a bit of a cruel question, but pottery or sculpting is something he can do without needing to have sight
Falkner - Drawing and sculpting; sketching and wood carving. Sketching people or objects to keep his mind busy and wood carving to keep his hand busy
Mahalah - Dancing; expressive. He is naturally a creative person, but his true passion and creativity shows in his dancing
Blayden - Like his brother, he’s not overly creative, though he is developing an interest in weapon crafting and metal work
Fletcher - Mosaic Art; stone art. He likes picking up small, natural stones and arranging them in mandala shape arts. He doesn’t have anything in mind when he starts a project as he prefers making it up as his goes
Miach - His creativity goes as far as playing the banjo. Other than that, he’s rather uncreative
Zoran - Jewellery; charms and amulets. Prefers working with natural materials, though he doesn’t necessarily mind what those materials are. The charms and amulets he creates are significant to the vessel culture and have special meanings. They are very beautiful and he loves making them for others
Biast - Sculpting; Ice sculpting. Yes, believe it or not. As a native of the Sacred Mountains, he has a lot of ice to work with. He also enjoys the symbolism of ice and how it shifts and changes with its surroundings, standing strong in the bitterest of colds and melting away when the temperature increases
Telem - Sculpting; wood caring. He prefers creating small figurines, something to keep his hands busy, especially when he’s observing. He is very good with the use of knives after all
Durriken - Doesn’t have an artistic hobby because he couldn’t afford to let his guard down. But he has always been interested in stained/colour glass and would one day like to be able to pick that up as a hobby
Xander - Never had a creative hobby and never thought about having one either. He was a practical man who believed that things should be streamlined and efficient. But as he helps Ciaran with his airships, he’s beginning to realise that not everything has to be by the books or be rigid
What if the townsfolk (or a fanclub) created a play, or even, a musical, based on the adventures of the ALE/C crew?
Wow, I’ve never considered/thought of anything like this! Interesting question~
To be honest I don’t think the Phaedron guild would attend a play/musical about themselves. It would be too embarrassing! Not only by the notion that they have a fan club, but because they are beloved enough to garner a play/musical. They didn’t set out to be famous by any means; they started out as researchers.
Ok, I just envisioned a group of school-age kids putting on a play for a festival or something. You know the kind; cheesy acting, childish backdrops and props, simplifying of the story. It will be cute and cheesy. Oh god, oh so cheesy. But imagine little kids dressing up as their favourite Phaedron guild member and trying to act like them. Or asking for their autographs~
I imagine the younger ones would take it all in stride, even if the play involves the older members of the guild. They would attend these performances and then laugh hysterically because the actors are portraying their guildmates as awesome and god-like heroes, those who set out to conquer the labyrinth and won. But they know the truth :3c
On a more serious note, I think the play/performance might make the likes of Baldur and Logre a little uncomfortable especially since they both played major roles, and while Logre has found some form of redemption for his earlier actions by helping the guild, Baldur hasn’t. Not yet. The others of the guild are likely to try to keep him away from the play and keep it hidden so not to upset him. Other imperials may feel the same, also.
To end on a lighter note, imagine Count attending one of these performances with Roxbury and he turns to Roxbury and is all ecstatic like “Oh, is that what happened?” and poor Roxbury has his face buried in his hands to hide his embarrassment “Not at all…”
Or; “I didn’t realise exploration had so much singing involved! What fun!”
I’m now left trying to imagine the plot of ALE/C as a highschool musical, with dance sequences and instantaneous singing involved XD
