hey! saw you've been watching daemons of the shadow realm - how is it? Ive been eyeing it but also couldnt quite figure out if Id like it (and havent had the time to try it anyway). curious what you think of it
Really good! I was expecting an actiony shounen that I'd fizzle out on by episode 4, but right from episode one I was like... oh hey, these characters have depth and complexity? And the story seems like it will also have depth and complexity as it goes on?? And also our main guy is giving me Alphonse Elric aesthetic vibes??? (different personality of course, it was just the art style).
Then I found out it was made by the same author as Fullmetal Alchemist and I was like oooooh, no wonder it's actually good and has the same art style X'D
So yeah, do recommend once you have the time for it! So far I really like all of the characters, and the premise of the world and the politics of everything is really neat. I am trying so so hard not to dip and look for the manga to read, since its so rare that I enjoy an anime like this (I think I did the same thing with FMA:03 actually, author really has this effect on me X'D)
Just fresh off book 4 of Saints of Steel by T. Kingfisher - so glad i had a long weekend to indulge in barrelling through that series, it was SO fun!
Gonna ramble and be spoilery under the cut, read at your own risk.
Of course book 4 is the only one to end on a real cliffhanger X'D Thankfully it looks like there is indeed a book 5 in the works, potentially to release, or at least have more information released this year.
Good for me, since of course we ended off on a bit of a cliffhanger. Don't mind me, I'll just be sitting here chanting "Demon-paladin roadtrip, demon-paladin roadtrip, DEMON-PALADIN ROADTRIP" with increasing excitement. I admit I got rather fond of Wisdom considering the circumstances and relatively short screen time, and I am VERY curious about what's going on with Judith. I sincerely doubt she's human, or just human, or whatever, and I am looking forward to finding out the particulars for sure (and I might have more ideas by the time the book comes out after having read more books set in this universe - I hadn't realized the clocktaur wars and swordheart were in the same setting, whoops). Also low-key hoping for a f/f relationship , as we have only gotten m/f and m/m so far and I'd love to see a complete set, as it were :P Also down for a f/??? relationship, depending on how this roadtrip goes X'D
Also hoping maybe we cross paths with Piper and Galen in their hunt regarding the Saint of Steels death - it seems very likely these two storylines will have something to do with each other, and while I was prepared to have the Saint's death be a mystery before Piper got a glimpse of His death, I am certainly not so sanguine after.
Also!! Sweet sweet vindication getting it straight from the Dreaming Gods mouth that the only reason Shane wasn't snapped up by him from the get-go was because the Saint called dibs. I freaking knew it!! Pfft, and I really appreciate Marguerite just yoinking their spy network/records keeping system in professional disgust. Delightful, both for its own sake, and for giving her something to do X'D
Ahhh, very fun series! I admit, I was a tad trepidatious when I saw it was in the authors Romance section (I admittedly came largely on the question of what do you do when your god dies, and didn't consider much beyond that lol) but thankfully it was very much to my taste. The romance was the B plot in behind the real plot, just the way I like it - I find romance tiresome if its always in my face, I need to come at it sideways to really enjoy it. And the characters are... hmm, practical? Real? Believable? Something like that - the relationships very much felt like people meeting at the right moment and making it work, not soulmates or characters being mushed together just for the sake of it being a romance book.
I will day, it might not be to everyone's taste - they do say straight up several times Paladin's are all about their guilt trips, and they aren't wrong. And to be honest most of their partners aren't doing so hot in the self-esteem area either ^^; Marguerite is the only one I'd say doesn't have those issues (she has other problems, and regarding self-esteem Shane has enough for both of them, poor man - intrusive thoughts are not a good time for anyone, let alone one that's had their soul ripped almost in two). I'm a sucker for those kind of rough edges and pining though, so.
But yeah I really enjoyed this series, and once I've digested and picked myself up off the floor I am very looking forward to reading the other books set in this universe (I mean, they were already on my radar, but now I'm rather more excited since I know and enjoyed the setting).
Hello I saw you made a post about the scholomance trilogy. I just finished reading it and need people to talk to about this series that just put through every emotion in the last 3 hours.
Oh yeah, all the emotions!! Seriously, I'm only just starting to recover X'D I think the thing that's gonna stick with me the most was how much I liked El's characterization. She was a good person, she actively chose to do good where she could, but fuuuuuuck was it hard. Like she dragged herself kicking and screaming... but she also would never really make any other choice. And was SO grumpy about realizing that.
I don't need my fictional characters to be relatable in the least to like them, but I admit it was fun in El's case, because I really felt that in my soul X'D
Just finished The Scholomance trilogy and am now at the point after reading a really good book where I am mentally sprawled on my back on an empty plain wondering what to do with the rest of my life X'D
I'm about halfway to two thirds through You Feel It Just Below the Ribs, and asdjasdlkajsadjal
The reveals, the implications, I can't even - mentally I'm rolling on the floor frothing at the mouth. I want to go back and listen to season 3 and season 1 all over again, holy shiiiiit
Last Song: “We’ll Be Fine” from the Wisdom saga of Epic: The Musical
Fav colour: Candy apple red, followed by bright blue or royal purple - I like rich vivid colours.
Last book: Heavenly Tyrant by Xiran Jay Zhao, second instalment in the Iron Widow series. Got into the crunchy ethics with this one, very fun stuff.
Last movie: Uhm, I actually can’t remember - I have a to-watch list a mile long, but I’m terrible at sitting down and watching anything ^^;;;
Last tv show: Shangri La Frontier - I have a weakness for the sub-genre “Twitch stream but it’s an anime” ok? X’D
Sweet/spicy/savory: Savoury, yum.
Relationship status: Single with one cat and one dog as fur babies.
Last thing googled: … Xiran Jay Zhao, to make sure I spelled her name right for the book question X’D
Looking forward to: Crafty things! I’ve been burnt out on personal projects for awhile now, so it’s nice to feel the creative verve flowing again, even if it’s just for some little things.
Current obsession: Epic: The Musical still has me by the throat.
Rupees as crystallized magic, and other LOZ thoughts...
Was thinking of Zelda stuff the other night when I was out walking my doggo (as one does) and I kinda wanted to list it out here to keep track of it. Don't take anything too seriously, this is just musing for fun, but feel free to adopt any ideas that strike your fancy.
Edit: This got long so I'm going to put it under a cut ^^;
The main setting for this is BOTW (with some TotK tie in) because it's a very fun sandbox to play in, though I absolutely pull from other games
While it's a bit of a stretch, I like to amuse myself with the headcanon that Link can naturally see - and therefore interact with - the magical and supernatural, whereas most people can't. You need to have magic/magical abilities like the Champions and Sheikah/Yiga (or divine liek Zelda... or both like Gan lol) just to have a shot, and the weaker/less trained you are the less you can see/interact. Normal people can't see shit without outside intervention, eg a device like the eye of truth or the magical being in question themselves. That's why NPC's are always so chill when you do crazy shit near them - they literally can't perceive most of what you are doing.
In that vein, this is also why no one else does stuff like harvest rupees from grass or pots - they literally can't because they don't have the magic to perceive them.
Following that, I wondered what might be a good in-universe reason for great fairies to love rupees so much. My thought, which I honestly quite like as it ties things together quite neatly, is that rupees are crystallized magic. They are inert, they can't channel any sort of powers... but for a being made of pure magic like the great fairies, they sure are tasty!
I like to think that the different coloured rupees have different flavours/magical concentration, and so part of the reason not all the great fairies have equal power for upgrading your stuff is because they favour different flavours of rupees. The weakest likes the green ones, with some blue thrown in for funsies. Are they nutritious? Not really, but damn are they tasty. The most powerful obviously likes silver and gold rupees best, though purple are tasty too. They also have more kick, so they can do more to upgrade your stuff ;)
Back to the rupees being crystallized magic, and why they appear... I think it's just another consequence of Hyrule being a literally very magical land that tends to manifest things to bleed it off (eg the stall creatures rising naturally every night). For the rupees that are visible, like under peoples houses and such, I like to think the blupees put them there for fun. For pots, I think as the clay to make the pots came from Hyrules soil it's no surprise they retain the ability to manifest rupees on occasion.
The TotK tie in with all this I was daydreaming on is a classic "What if Link was the one who went to the past" (... admittedly because in this particular AU Zelda didn't live at the end of BOTW - she was a spirit just like the former Champions and dissipated at the end of everything along with them. Sorry guys!)
Aaaaanyways, Link gets a report about weird stuff at the castle, checks it out, ends up in the past, etc etc.
Takes it pretty well (our boy knows how to roll with the punches lol) and Rauru and Sonia basically adult adopt him (he's CUTE dammit, and so carefree but sometimes he just seems so SAD, y'know?)
In this AU Gan and the Gerudo are not immediately attacking; he and a Gerudo party are in fact visiting for diplomatic reasons (aka spying because knowledge is Power and all that) though tensions are definitely high
So obviously they are a common topic of conversation between Rauru, Sonia and Link.
During one of these chats, Link mentions that yeah he can see why the Gerudo would feel the Hylians had it easier to accumulate wealth - harvesting rupees from grass is way faster than from pots and sand dunes afterall.
And Rauru and Sonia just... stare at him. Because wtf? Leading to a whole demonstration of Link whacking grass and breking pots (with permission!) and rupees sprouting up.
And some very confused civilians who can't see the rupees until they appear in Links hands lol
Raura and Sonia could always see them, buuuut they're royalty - they aren't lacking for money and they don't cut grass or break pottery for funsies, so it's never really come up.
Also had vague ideas of a scene where Gan does something impressive with swordplay (like I dunno, an exhibition where he slices through a huge boulder like butter) and Link, hanging out with some of the Gerudo party, is admittedly impressed. But not by the muscle, no; he's impressed at the precise application of raw magic on the edge of the sword to achieve that. There was no elemental bleed through even, just pure power! That's hard to do!
And once again our companion just. Stares. Because whot he fuck is this twink to be able to perceive Lord Ganons magical workings in such detail?! At a single glance?!?!
She drags him over to Gan and gets him to say that all again. Link is very bemused but gamely does so.
Gan in turn is intrigued (and begrudgingly impressed not that he'd ever admit it) because he definitely thought Link was weak at worst and strictly a skilled meathead at best. Who's have thought he actually knew so many big words, let alone had a natural gift with magic?
Sidenote Link can use any magical device with ease and channel a power someone gives him (like the magical equivalent to type O blood), but he can't craft his own magic (outside of the kitchen ;P) worth shit.
Walkies ended there so that's about as far as I got, but I think you see my vision.
Kudos and a cookie if you read this ramble all the way to the end lol.
