the world is not enough

Then if i can, as we're all scattering, kind of just brush up alongside the troop that's gathering with Thimble.

Guys you won’t believe it I got commissioned by young lady Einfasen🤯

There’s a reference!!!

Liam says Essek and Caleb never marry, and some people find that disappointing because, I don't know, we're told marriage is the end-all-be-all of a longterm relationship of any kind. Or they'll only accept this by saying they're married in spirit/unofficially because their unconventional approach to romance feels lacking without calling each other their spouses regardless (when they do not refer to each other as such in canon).

Liam says that at some point they "break up," but they remain very close for the rest of Caleb's life. And this is somehow... unsatisfying? Like friendship is a downgrade? As if friendship, or any platonic relationship, is a Specific Thing just like marriage looks and behaves like a Specific Thing (despite the fact that friends can kiss, or possibly share a living space, or do anything a romantic relationship traditionally does and have it still not be inherently romantic). Some think it's stupid because it feels meaningless, but even if shadowgast decided to change up their boundaries near the end of Caleb's life (which they would inevitably have to do this at some point when his health starts to deteriorate) it doesn't suddenly mean Essek can't help take care of him or anything. And they used to be romantic, so their relationship will always have a little bit of that.

Circumstances out of their control, Caleb's polyamory (even if he never gets with anyone else other than Essek), and Essek being aspec makes their relationship very unconventional and dubiously queerplatonic in nature. And somehow the end result of that is... less valuable in the long run? How? Why? Why would a polyamorous man or someone who is aspec subscribe to those social beliefs and systematic structures anyway??? Genuinely?

matt: i forgot to declare it before i rolled. sam: it's fine. go for it.

marisha: how much money do we have in the party funds? sam: doesn't matter. you have enough.

laura: performance? does it have to be performance? can it be acrobatics? sam: sure can!

sam: skip. skip. delete. delete. delete. delete.

laura: i'm playing a flute in my art. i can play the flute. sam: sure.

marisha: i rolled a five. sam: "yes, it was me, aria alari. they'll never figure it out!"

sam: are you taking pictures right now?? laura: i'm trying to see omar. sam: i'm trying to rescue the plot! ashley's not even in her chair.

liam: nine ✌️ sam: i don't know what you rolled. i'm ignoring all buddy rolls from here on out. but nine plus two is eleven, you pass!

matt: can i get within 30 feet of it? sam: of course you can! the answer's yes!

laura: do i get advantage cause i'm a monk? sam: yeah.

matt: what's the casting time on that? travis: who fucking cares, matt? sam: as the gm, i concur.