Currently Crying Because Techno Literally Has To Deal With Thousands Of Voices In His Head Everyday,

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physically i’m here. mentally i’m in the hollowed out trunk of an ancient oak. i do not move, moss grows over me and i become a part of the forest. animals walk past me without fear, for i am not a threat. i photosynthesize and live as one with nature. we, the forest, are at peace.

can i just say that dream did amazing with the script and just general acting for the finale.

punz confirmed that dream wrote almost the whole finale script by himself and the way that he kept the plot going for an hour straight was incredible. he told a story, and the finale storyline alone was so good, that i believe that even a new viewer would be hooked from this one “episode” personally, i feel that this might be my favorite episode of all time just due to the fact that it was so nicely paced and he obviously put a lot of thought into the time frame for stuff. 

something i actually prefer about dream’s writing is that he tends to try and include every single person on the smp who wants in on the script. i think in this episode especially, incorporating items from many members on the smp gives them all a chance to be in the lore if they want to take it. with the entrance of everyone after punz, i feel that it was more tasteful (?) than large group events have been in the past because it didn’t feel like they were just kinda there, but that they were all their for a purpose. 

and his acting. jesus christ he’s a good villain and his voice acting has gotten so much better. we’re used to him being a sort of emotionless, egotistical character, so to have his character either fake nerves and worry, was super cool to see. he does a really good job conveying his character through other people, and he does it all with only his voice. 

yes, this is just me ranting about how cool i think dream is idk 

okay but Techno saying his bit about reciprocity just sparks so much joy. we KNOW that Tommy has been repeatedly traumatized by Dream, he has adverse reactions every time he sees something that reminds him of exile, he gets confused every time he even thinks about Dream and his “friendship” with him, he repeatedly asks Techno for comfort whenever he thinks about Dream.

so Dream shows up, Dream who helped Techno escape death and rescue his horse, Dream who’s obviously trying to be on Techno’s side. Dream who brings up these things he’s done to help Techno in an effort to, what, guilt trip? manipulate? force Techno into telling him where Tommy is. direct quote from Dream in today’s stream: “I will say, y’know, you owe me, a little bit. But—“

and here goes Techno. “Ah, that’s true, that’s true. See Dream, you don’t, you don’t gotta worry Dream. I am a person that believes in absolute reciprocity.”

like.... what? at face value that’s such an interesting way for him to phrase that. just say, “yeah i owe you one.” instead, Techno uses his big language, his fancy speak, talkin about reciprocity.

cause Techno’s been around Tommy. he knows how messed up Tommy is over Dream. he doesn’t know exactly what Dream has done to Tommy, not at all, but he knows a bit about it. and he completely covers for Tommy to Dream because Dream has no fuckin right to be asking after Tommy and Techno knows it.

Techno might owe Dream for the save, but it’s not a reciprocal action for Techno to rat out a traumatized teenager to someone who’s been manipulating them. Techno’s really growing on me y’all.

/rp /dsmp

Hey man I really wish I could just jack you in to my brain stem so you could enjoy the awesome pictures my thought juice makes straight from the source and understand my intent with perfect clarity but unfortunately you've gotta bite down on this dry boring word bullshit and guess my true meaning instead

Someone: *Shows slight interest in the DreamSMP*

Half of the fandom: *Running forwards, tripping over their own feet and each other* someONE FUCKED A SALMON

(UNMUTE YOU WON’T REGRET IT)

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“It has always been me and you…“

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I think what I enjoy most about tommy and techno's dynamic now is just how much tommy is leaning on him for support and just how unconditionally willing techno is to give him that. Though he shows plenty of exasperation and frustration at times with tommy, protecting him is never not an option. It's also not even a question for him to hide him from dream. Tommy is so clearly terrified and he needs reassurance that he'll be safe. And when that fear arrives, he gives tommy a choice. He can go see dream or he can hide. He can go to Logstedshire or run back home. He can stay behind in L'manburg or go back with techno. He can run from the Final Control Room or face his past. He obviously still doesn't like where tommy is at the moment- expressing annoyance and confusion at tommy's feelings towards dream- but he doesn't force a conclusion on him. Just quietly reminds tommy of what dream has done and lets him work it out for himself. And when tommy gets upset, like with the Final Control Room and Logstedshire, he doesn't push him to confront it, though it's clear he'd be supportive of any decision he makes about confronting his trauma. What techno understands right now is that tommy hasn't been treated as equal for a long time. Tommy isn't allowed choice. And now that tommy is finally free from all the people pushing him around, the best way to support him is to let him know that he can choose. Techno is right: tommy does have no free will. But it doesn't need to be like that forever, and as long as techno had a say in it, it won't.