Romeo's Sins

sometimes I remember I saw Tugger and Misto hug each other after Mr Mistoffelees live (and with my own two eyes) and sometimes I just- 😊😊😊

translation: PHILIPPINE EAGLE ATTACKED BY OVER 30 MONKEYS

A Philippine Eagle was rescued after being attacked by more than 30 monkeys in Bukidnon.

According to the indigenous Lumad who rescued the eagle, he was simply picking fruit when he heard a loud commotion from the trees, which is where he saw the eagle being attacked. The eagle is now under the care of the DENR for medical attention and rehabilitation.

translator's note from me: this got attention because the Philippine Eagle is also known as the Monkey-Eating Eagle.

and so the reactions are kinda hilarious. it started with people cyberbullying the poor bird, calling her an embarrassment

but then people came to her defense because 1v30 is not a fair fight

translation: That's how I'd look like too if my food suddenly attacked me

let's all pray for this diva and her hopefully smooth recovery!!

This asshole

Anyway. Original ink drawing under the cut

what i mean to say is arthur tends to keep his cards close to his chest. like, he waits to tell john that he's hearing a second voice in the madness. he lets larson go off on this whole spiel about unfathomable gods of whispered insanity like he doesn't have a pet insanity god currently bitching in the back of his head. he lets noel operate for as long as possible under the assumption that he knows basically nothing about the dreamlands or the king, holds off on telling oscar about the degree of experience he has with the supernatural until it comes up directly, in general he keeps everyone in nyc operating at the bare minimum level of information that they need to do what he wants them to. and of course there are all of the ghosts in his past that he usually tries to keep locked down as tightly as possible, for as long as possible. he volunteers information like it's a sacrifice he's making, a deliberate choice to Let Someone In On It.

and obviously a lot of these choices have individual motive behind them. he doesn't disclose his supernatural experiences to just anyone bc he would probably get locked up in an asylum somewhere which would just be a huge pain. his choice to delay telling john about "roland" was an information gathering strategy, he wanted to play the passive game and hopefully figure out on his own which one of them (if either) he could trust. he keeps noel on minimal personal exposition bc he does not want them to go anywhere near the direction of noel figuring out where john really came from. he doesn't want to tell larson anything because fuck larson. but i do think that all of these things together do indicate a larger pattern. i mean, parker and daniel (who have known arthur for much longer and in much different circumstances) both note that he tends to keep people at arm's length.

and it's probably at least partially an investigative habit, in the present. it's the same idea as their initial interrogation of oscar—people are more likely to reveal things if they don't know what you know, etc. you control the flow of information, let them form a convenient image of you, and then you have stuff up your sleeve for later as a bonus.