Mr Wolf's Sniffing Around

The man says:

I’m absolutely not going to consider parenting for the same reason that you’re talking about. I’m not going to use a child as a way to stretch my ability to grow as a person. What a gross thing to do. What a gross thing to do—what a gross amount of pressure to put on a child. Nope, I am not going to have children because I know that I wouldn’t be a good father, well aware of it. Well aware of it—I barely take care of myself. I’m not patient with myself, how am I gonna be patient with a child? And then when I make mistakes, have the luxury of saying, ‘Well, there’s no way to be a perfect parent, I did the best I could—’I mean you could have done a lot better, you could have not had me. That would of been—*laughs* anyway. I’m not going to consider it, I already considered it and I’ve come to a logical—and the Earth is on fire! But anyway, I’ve come to a logical conclusion to not have children because I’m incapable of doing so ‘cause I don’t have that type of patience. I know that I don’t. And I’m not going to torture a child so that I can learn how to get it.

Hi! My name is Emily and I am a fat girl that does things! I’m an actor. I’m in my senior year of university and I’m about to graduate with a BA in Theatre. Obviously, I’m the only fat person in my department. I get insecure a lot of the time especially come audition time, but I know I’m good at what I do and, most importantly, I LOVE what I do. I need to be confident in my abilities and go for it, be bold, so that’s what I’m going to do.

they like what you’re wearing.

you look like someone they know.

they recognize a piece of clothing or accessory you’re wearing.

they think you’re beautiful or attractive.

they’re zoned out or bored and people-watching.

they recognize you from somewhere.

they’re hesitating to ask you something or give you a compliment.

they’ve seen you in that same place before.

you caught their eye.

you look like how they imagined a fictional character to look.

you remind them of something.

"Do you want to help me cook dinner?"

No, I'm still overwhelmed from earlier and want to stay in my room.

"well fine, dinner will be ready when it's done." And now they're upset with me

If you want someone in your life to switch from Guess to Ask with you, then you need to have a discussion with them, Ask them to meet you somewhere in the middle on this, possibly explain the difference in cultures, definitely explain, "When you say $THING, it does not mean to me what it means to you", and then understand that it will take them time and work to change, and that you may need to be an active participant in that change. You can do this by remembering that things do not mean the same to them that they do to you, and, when they say, "Do you want to cook dinner with me?" replying with, "Are you asking me to do that, or are you asking me if I'd like it?"

Yes, I understand that this will be hard for you also. You and this person in your life will both need to work on this, together, and be forgiving of one another.

C2 and C3 were built to accomplish very different things and tell very different stories (which I'm super into). Coming straight off of C1, C2 very much had to prove that Critical Role as a show could stand on its own two feet and last as a successful show outside of Vox Machina. They had to commit to no callbacks, both to build out the whole world more and to prove their storytelling could be compelling outside of the story they told already.

C3 on the other hand doesn't really have that burden, and so they're open to do something super interesting which is: explore the long-term consequences of things they did as other characters in different campaigns. And since this is only 8 years after C2, those long-term consequences are mostly going to come from C1.

So C3 gets to ask: "What happened to the ordinary people of Whitestone who VM couldn't save or had to sacrifice?" "What's it like for ordinary citizens living under Keyleth in Zephrah?" "What are the consequences of VM opening a fey gate for Artagan, and what other fey creatures might have crossed over?" "If people like Tary create automatons, or they are awakened and come down from Aeor, what is life like for those creatures if they gain sentience?" "What happened to Bertrand Bell anyway?"

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Featuring artwork by @agarthanguide!

Imogen Telmont, a human sorcerer, she/her, played by Laura:

Laudna, a warlock and sorcerer, she/her, played by Marisha:

Ashton Greymoore, an earth genasi barbarian, he/they, played by Taliesin:

Fresh Cut Grass, or FCG for short, an automaton cleric, he/they, played by Sam:

Fearne Calloway, a faun wildfire druid, she/her, played by Ashley:

Orym, a halfling fighter, he/him, played by Liam:

Dorian Storm, an air genasi bard, he/him, played by Robbie Daymond:

And Bertrand Bell, a human fighter, he/him, played by Travis:

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