Kinda Wanna See It. Keefe Has Been So One Tracked With Sophie And Focused On The Neverseen That Someone

Hello, friends!

I reworked the ol' "Schweizer Guide to Spotting Tangents" lecture from my comics-teaching days, figured I'd share it here. If you want a free, printable PDF for yourself or to share (especially if you're an educator), you can find it at the bottom of this same lesson on my website.

-Chris

they broke a thing (part 1 / as many as my mental strength allows)

And another thing

Thank you for the apology. I appreciate it. On review, I think what got lost in translation was how I was thinking about nuclear warfare would turn out. My primary source was what happened in the American Cold War, where neither the U.S. nor USSR were willing to deploy nuclear weapons at risk of decimating the human population. I made the assumption that elves in their sense of superiority would think humans are too stupid/impulsive to hold themselves back as such. Therefore, the Council would give them the tech with the assumption that humans would eradicate themselves. Does that make a little more sense? As you can tell, sometimes it makes more sense in my head and less so out loud...

Do you have a source for the scientist thing? Because from what I've read, one of the scientists was an Austrian Jew, so I want to figure this out.

Shannon did not think it through when she said elves gave humans technology to build atomic bombs. Why? Because the Nazis... YES THE GOD DAMN NAZIS were the first people to start developing it. meaning the elves gave the Nazi's the tools to start developing it willingly

Star Wars prompt: Rebels with nothing to lose.

Rebel/Group of Rebels get caught in a fight with Darth Vader. Considering the casualty rates of the Emperor's right hand man (100% dead), they start pulling things outta their ass. Yeah, they're shooting at him, but also one guy just hauls ass and throws a flash-bang at Vader. Another guy comes up from behind and YANKS on Vader's cape (Edna Mode: NO CAPES). One manages to get the cape snagged on a chain on a speeder and puts a brick on the gas pedal. Someone finds a Star Wars Taser and shoots.

These guys know they are already dead, so why not throw everything they got? Throw helmets, throw boots, who cares? not them.

Bonus points if somehow, something works, and the Rebels are able to live another day. This comes at a cost with a high-ass bounty on their head, but they very much get to keep their heads that day, so who cares?

Bonus-bonus points if Luke/Leia are in the group, pre or post anyone (Luke, Leia, Vader) finding out. I think the funniest combo is Luke not knowing and Vader knowing. Dude gets whaled on by his son and can hardly do shit about it.

Hi I'm back on this again.

Spoilers for both the Forgotten Lands memory quest and object quest.

I am on the relic quest, and I was baffled at the fact that the Forgotten seemed so close to Scar as a child. I mean, you find a drawing you made IN HIS DOMAIN. It means both you AND him were comfortable enough to lounge together and hang out. This was puzzling, both with how Scar treats you now and how Scar tried to overthrow the Forgotten in the memory of the Dreamscape.

But as I think about it, it doesn't surprise me as much. Because Scar, the most selfish, catty (ha), power-hungry jerk of the Pride Lands, was willing to share the crown with you. He says it in the memory that if you just said yes, he would have let you rule by his side, which is a pretty big allowance considering who we are talking about. Shit, I don't think he let his own NEPHEW co-rule with him. This led me to the conclusion that Scar loves the Player, so much so as to keep them close in his conquest of power and let you draw in his cave.

This got me thinking about Mother Gothel's Dreamscape memory too. Notice how she wasn't trying to lock the Forgotten in the tree because she wanted something from you, like Rapunzel. No, she seemed to actively want to protect you from what she thinks is naivety. She tells you that the world is cruel and dangerous, and, both then and now, seems convinced you aren't quite capable on your own.

Is what either of them doing right? No. But i think it is their perverse expression of love and care. To keep you close while Scar ruled would risk an overthrow, but he's willing to make that concession. It could be that he wants a powerful ally, but how would that explain his actions when you were younger? Vanity, perhaps, but even the villians in the Village seem to care about the Player. Would the fact that he cares in his own, messed up way be so far-fetched? Maybe Gothel is worried about the Valley's state, but she doesn't say anything about the rotting produce when talking to you. Maybe she does just want to protect you, but the way she tries it bad.

I don't know. I'm not even close to done with the relic quest, but the way Mickey's segment of it played out, I was puzzled with how close the Forgotten seemed with the villians at a young age vs the memories when they were older. Maybe the quest will turn out different, but it's just a thought.

Doctor Harley Sawyer (aka The Doctor) BY VOICE ALONE.

This is just me live-reacting to the GTLive Poppy Playtime Chapter 4.

"Descole. I feel like I've seen him before. But I can't remember when..."

question because i'm curious...

+ tell me your favorite pokemon/reasoning in the tags i'm nosy

This growing sideways chapter will be built on hopes, caffeine, and my fuckass characterization memory without checking canon