Tabletop rpg games are fun. Randomly remembered an anecdote from someone's game - their game was in a fantasy setting, one of the characters was some type of beastfolk, whose teeth are like shark teeth, sharp and constantly regenerating. This character was also lawful good and stoically dignified about enduring unfair prejudice against their people.
Another character was chaotic neutral, can't recall their background but this one figured out that the beastfolk one's teeth looked very similar to the teeth of some monster whose teeth are also worth a lot of money.
So every single time before the party entered any kind of settlement that could have exotic goods trade, the players of these two characters would roll for nonlethal combat - the chaotic neutral bastard would attack the beastfolk one armed with a pair of pliers, determined to pluck out one of their teeth in order to sell it.
So the rest of the party just had to put up with the regular slapfights, of an unstoppable force of "hey come on fuck you give me your teeth" vs. immovable object of "no fuck you stop scamming people with my teeth."
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Qifrey is like 'ah, so this is what it was like to be Beldaruit.'
Agotsun...dere.
I mean, I think visiting someone's petrified mother might be a somewhat private thing.
Those houses certainly look like the one from chapter 1....
Oh wow, and all those kids that used to know Coco.... what would they think happened? If they see her and realize she has become a witch--I presume that can't really be allowed to happen?
hmmmm. Yeah, the uhhh.. the crystals with the thorns aren't exactly.... easy to miss.
:( she must know it's too late for that. but I understanding still trying.
/agonized yell
There's also a very fun fanfic concept in there.
..........I'm pretty sure that's a throwaway comment that will come back to be relevant another 20 chapters from now.
well.....now mom isn't gonna worry bout it.
THAT'S HER DAD (one of her dads)
It's true. :( And what's worse is that she likely didn't start that from BEFORE. Literally the worst thing possible happened to her IN TANDEM with Qifrey arriving.
MY BABYYYYYYYY
Ironically, I think keeping the snow over it might make things WARMER because snow insulates really well. But it's the thought that counts!
At least, according to Qif, it doesn't hurt? That's a small comfort.
I think at heart this is a coming of age story. And, perhaps a bit too obviously, this disillusionment is a part of it too. You're excited to Grow Up and be able to Do Things. But then you realize how complex everything is. How much something that's Good and Useful can also be turned into a tool to hurt.
Anything that's strong enough to affect change, can also be used to tip the scales in either direction........Doing Something will always have unexpected outcomes, but that is WHY it works. That is WHY it's important, and better than Doing Nothing.
Ironically, for all of Qifrey's suffering, and despite the fact that he became a teacher to Remain Anxious, he is stupidly effective as an educator and as a guiding force and calming presence for these kids.
gurl, pls, you're 13, this is SO much responsibility. You're 100% allowed to wallow in losing your mother to a horrible accident you feel responsible for, despite you being a victim of someone's scheme.............
Pls pls PLS don't Steven Universe this.
literally what Qifrey is thinking also, we're on the same page I feel
JUST LIKE IT WAS BESTOWED UPON YOU QIFREY
............................... The Giving Tree, as it were.
she literally saved the whole goddamn city, I think she deserves it.
I'm honestly surprised they didn't eat it all
Your future wife is angry at you, Coco. Pay attention, you made her worried sick.
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Okay, I gotta admit I'm actually still having trouble following exactly how this would work...
hmmm... we haven't really expanded upon various recipes for ink, except for when Tartah was explaining everything.
Makes me wonder if there was a spell that could be drawn with some kind of additive - perhaps something involving Silverwood itself - that could exterminate it from the system.
...............................
that sounds an awful lot like medicine in general.
.......................................
I wonder. I wonder if medicine is forbidden for witches......because... they might use it to stop the parasitic hosting of Silverwoods? It's a long shot but it WOULD endanger their primary resource (spell ink)
WAS it over and over again? Or was it once? Has Beldaruit done it before? Unlikely. Why does Qifrey think this happened multiple times, if, presumably, he wouldn't be able to remember?
I'm honestly still confused about why erasing OLLY'S memory makes the anxiety continue. Especially with the fact that it was, in fact, consensual. In fact, Qifrey is just getting confirmation that he WOULD go this far for him. Isn't that, in and of itself, a comfort?
Or are they just hoping that the pain of never being open with one another again carries them this far?
HMMM. I see.
................OH NO COCO
The pain of knowing that you're surrounded by people who love your ass THIS MUCH but still needing to be constantly dealing with anxiety to live..................tragic.
man..........when qifrey said kids are resilient..............he really did mean himself.
PARTNERS IN PAIN.
aaaAAARRRRRFGGHDGFHGHH
"but I lied"
the LEAVES
After this, chapter 40 hits different AGAIN
"just smile"
Aaaaand then he spent the rest of his adult life fueling his anxiety by running around after the brimmed caps. Knowing that it wouldn't TRULY bring him peace.
"It's my narrative device now"
........aaaand now I have an idea for fanart which I will NOT have time to draw.......
.......................so. in chapter 40.
Was there. A missed scene? Or...did Qifrey just skip a few steps because he knew how it would end, and he didn't want the girls to see?
"don't you even THINK about leaving your husband, you must go back and hurt his feelings again, otherwise it's over for you"
I was gonna make a joke about how this tree thrives on whump, but it's more like.........the tree thrives on comfort fanfics and they're managing to pull off the world's worst slow burn instead.
.....................QIFREY HACKED PARENTING IN ORDER TO FARM MORE ANXIETY?????????????
AND IT BACKFIRED OH NOOOO
........
HE EVEN GOT AN OUTSIDER STUDENT TO GUARANTEE MAXIMUM DISCOMFORT FROM HAVING TO DEFEND HER EXISTENCE FROM WITCH SOCIETY
and instead she turned out to be one of his brightest students, oh noooo
Qifrey wants to fail so badly but he keeps winning instead...
idk if I agree. Some animals, especially prey animals, live in a near constant state of arousal.
But I see the point.
honestly, please someone tell me HOW there's silverwood trees in the Great Hall if they
came from host animals
no one knows how silverwoods actually sprout
It seems impossible
omg tetia.... I luv u. But you're a ray of sunshine, why would Qifrey think you'd give him anxiety? Just by keeping you happy?
Also, wow, it explains why he took Agott in as well (she must be a constant source of stress with her muddled past).
uuurrGHGHGH HIS HEART. HIS HEART ISN'T THERE IN THE TOP PANEL. BECAUSE OLRUGGIO ISN'T THERE, HE DOESN'T REMEMBERERRRRRRRRR
'it was missing' or 'one witch was absent' not 'it was absent' but
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This is me ranking the meanest things that Damian has ever said to Bruce
1. āYou were easier to look up to when you werenāt around.ā
Batman and Robin vol 2 #1
I love when Damian reminds Bruce that heās a disappointment. It took the other batkids years to realize that but Damian knew it from the beginning and he will never let him forget it. 9/10
2. āSo that explains why Astrid Arkham sees me as a curse hanging over Gotham.ā āHavenāt we all at some point?ā
Detective Comics (2016) #1004
Heās 100% correct but heās not being as mean as he could be. Bruceās feelings were definitely not hurt so it wasnāt a proper roasting. But itās super fucking funny, and Iām obsessed with the fact that Damian interrupted this serious moment to joke about how everyone hates his dad. 7/10
3. āYou know my name! Grandfather was right, you truly are the worldās greatest detective.ā
The Shadow/Batman #1
Calling Bruce stupid is very classic Damian. I appreciate that he keeps finding new and creative ways to say it. However I have to take off points because thatās not the actual Bruce heās insulting, just a dollotron. 5/10
4. āWatch yourself old man. You may be better with a bicycle but Iām your superior at everything else.ā
Batman Black and White #5
This one absolutely took me out when I first read it. The āwatch it old manā alone would be enough for me to put it on this list, but pairing that with Damian saying heās better than Bruce in nearly every way makes this perfect. Bruceās feelings probably werenāt hurt but he definitely called Dick later to complain about Damianās lack of respect. 10/10
5. āSo youāve learned your long-lost father is a world class psycho... join the club...ā
Teen Titans (2016) #11
Heās not talking to Bruce in this one but this is still an impeccable roast. Calling Bruce a psycho AND telling his teammate that they aināt special?? Heās killing two birds with one stone. Iām taking off points because this panel came from Teen Titans (2016) and that version of Damian is not valid. 6/10
6. āFather, if this is it, I want to tell you something. I... I need you to know... I definitely would have been the best Batman.ā
Dark Nights: Death Metal #7
Absolutely iconic. Damian is facing certain death and instead of telling his father that he loves him like Bruce was probably expecting, he decided to remind him that he could have been a way better Batman if he was given the chance. Damian is going to die doing what he loves most: antagonizing Bruce. 12/10
7. āSilence.ā
Super Sons #10
After all the times Bruce has told him to shut up, Damian finally pulled an Uno reverse card on him, and itās all Bruceās fault. Even he can recognize that. 5/10
8. āAnd I sometimes feel like Iām listening to a raging, controlling madman.ā
Batman: Pennyworth RIP
I admire Damianās audacity to bring up all of Bruceās faults whenever they fight. And heās always correct. I also love how big Bruceās hand is compared to his face. It reminds me that Bruce is getting verbally demolished by a kid who still needs a booster seat. 8/10
9. āBut weāre going to talk about these orphanages. Itās a bit disconcerting that you own whole buildings full of potential backup Robins.ā
Detective Comics (2016) #1017
Even if this was a joke, I know some tiny part of Damian actually believes this. He lives in constant fear of getting another sibling. Iām deducting some points because this is one of the most popular and overused Batman jokes ever. We all know he collects orphans. 4/10
10. āI donāt know why you bothered to come back from the dead. We were fine without you.ā
Batman Incorporated (2012) #1
Weāre finishing the list off strong with perhaps the meanest thing Damian has ever said to Bruce. He went for the throat with this one. His father just came back to life and heās already decided he doesnāt like that bitch. I just KNOW Bruce cried himself to sleep that night. 1000/10
"You only like this character because she's a woman!" okay and you hate her because she's a woman, knowing that she has all the traits you would enjoy in a male character.
So the evidence implying Qifrey and Olruggio are romantically interested in each other is pretty well documented (myths, tassels, the entirety of witchen) but, I haven't seen as much about the scene that really seals for me that Qifrey wants to fuck Olruggio.
What happens literally is that we cut from baby Qifrey reaching for Olruggio and transforming, to adult Qifrey with his hand fisted in his lap, determinedly not reaching for Olruggio. And then he gets up and goes to stand in a lake and trigger his own PTSD to get the silverwood under control.
What happens symbolically is a guy thinks really hard about another guy, gets wood experiences an uncontrollable throbbing growth which fills him with horror and shame, and then he goes and stands in cold water until he can get it under control.
Completely insane scene construction. Yes, I know how the silverwood's growth is literally triggered, but sometimes a train going into a tunnel is the public transport system working as intended, and sometimes it's self-conscious Freudian symbolism.
Sometimes an evil parasite is an evil parasite, but sometimes it's also getting rock hard for your best friend.
Qifrey's Silverwood curse being an allagory for internalized homophobia while actively being in love/lusting after his male best friend is fucking genius. I am actually going a little bonkers over it!
What a beautiful show of symbolisim, in all of its uncomfortable horror. I love Witch Hat Atelier so much.
wow. they literally found a home and renovated it and decided to raise a family there together, huh.
the tragic part is never knowing whether it's HIM wishing that or some sort of instinct from the seed.
I mean, I know it's likely just him, but.
......Qifrey really is cursed to NEVER be happy, huh.
BABY ALAIRAAAA
But also.
"for as long as I was in the dark, I was happy" means that... somehow... what... the tree wouldn't grow underwater? I'm now wondering if that entire thing is by design, then. The witches hide away underwater not only because of their secrets... but also because they don't want to be TOO close to the Silverwood...?
Actually no, wait. There IS a silverwood tree at the bottom of the ocean. It's in Beldaruit's home, isn't it? Which means Qifrey isn't necessarily safe simply due to being underwater.
Speaking of which. I have been thinking about this more and more.
And it's HIGHLY unlikely that Qifrey is the ONLY person who knows that a Silverwood will only grow from live hosts. It seems like a huge oversight. It's way more likely that the witches who DO know keep it under wraps, for multiple reasons.
Appearances - it feels way darker to realize that ink comes directly from the sap of a parasitic tree which, presumably, feeds on blood to make that sap.
Moralilty - in order to create more trees for more ink production, I'd assume you would need more hosts. Are some hosts prone to creating better sap/ink than others? Is a larger animal going to give you a better tree overall? And most importantly - does a human host provide more potent ink for magic? I don't see why it would, necessarily, but if it DOES.... this then creates the issue of how to keep Silverwoods alive and thriving without sacrificing a whole ton of people to them.
..............perhaps that is already happening in some capacity.
Blood also works kind of as an ink.......perhaps.
????
Profit
The fact that he found information, presumably about the trees, IN the library, means that perhaps not only the Brimcaps are privy to this information.
This is what befuddles me - what do you MEAN he was never meant to be saved?
Because like.
He was, presumably, made into the host on purpose, not accident. Or perhaps it WAS an accident, we don't know.
But he was then sealed away into a box, after having his memory wiped.
WHY?
Either whoever gave him the seed WANTED him to turn into a tree and then erased his memories on purpose, to see how much the effects can be reversed...
OR
The seed was an accident, and the reversal spell was the last resort to, well, SAVE him. And it apparently worked. But then why would he end up in a box?
OR
A mix of these was true, and he sprouted in the 'wrong' location, so they wiped his memory to un-tree him.......and then put him into a box and left him to die in order to...............see what would happen?
Would the tree still grow if he had died without knowing peace?
............................../sighs into hands
What am I supposed to say when people ask 'are Qifrey and Olruggio a thing?'
Because the answer is "no, they can't ever be"
Shirahama has created THE ultimate 'Lovers Cursed To Never Be Together'
I'm gonna go scream into a pillow.
He's making them retreat..........how? Simply by deciding to never tell Olruggio the truth? By depression-maxxing?
Oh FUCK. So Olruggio HAS seen...!
........it's a wonder his body can still function.
Also, HOW is the seed still active if this has happened multiple times?! You gotta quit at some point, no????
.....UUUURRRRRGHHHHHHHHHH.
I'm. pain.
So.......Olly did end up going to the tower after all...?
"I came up with a way to put the anxiety back in you"
There is a deficit of posts here sourced from the african continent. This is because the majority of the items from africa on TIA are uploaded by the museums and institutions holding them hostage.
Is my act of screenshotting an object archived by MoMA equivalent to their stealing / profiting from the object in real life? No, but Iām a usamerican not from the black community and I have far too much awareness of the fact of their source. It feels like I am being duplicitous somewhat when I share them, because I am. Iām doing what the MoMA does, IF on a smaller scale. Still, from the act itself you canāt deny the similar ideological connotations of displaying the art without elaborating upon its origin. This works in favor of the hegemony, no matter how small the detail we aim for business as usual to maintain the symbolic order. Wouldnāt it be nice to forget where that dagger came from, how I got the photo of it in the first place? Most people donāt click the source link. The intention may be different and proportionally my screenshot is not quite so big-picture harmful, but it feels wrong and that is enough. This said my goal moving forward is to begin looking through books by africa native authors / historians and finding sources not from like belgium or x y z american museum. Thanks for listening š
OP's thing is looking for stuff on The Internet Archive, so this is not so much aimed at him, but in general whenever there is any mention of anything related to Africa and museums or collections or objects, I simply must remind everyone of the existence of Digital Benin.
Digital Benin
Digital Benin brings together all objects, historical photographs and rich documentation material from collections worldwide to provide a long-requested overview of the royal artefacts from Benin Kingdom looted in the late nineteenth century. The historic Benin objects are an expression of Benin arts, culture and history, and were originally used as royal representational arts, to depict historical events, to communicate, to worship and perform rituals. The digital platform introduces new scholarship which connects digital documentation about the translocated objects to oral histories, object research, historical context, a foundational Edo language catalogue, provenance names, a map of the Benin Kingdom and museum collections worldwide. Digital Benin connects data from 5,304 objects across 139 institutions in 21 countries. Digital Beninās scope focuses on objects looted by British forces from the Kingdom of Benin (now Edo State, Nigeria) in February 1897 and distributed in its immediate aftermath. Together, these events and processes led to the worldwide translocation of the objects shown on this platform. A small set of objects is included in the catalogue to represent the broader context in which the artistic production of Benin guilds is situated: Bini-Portuguese Ivories, produced and circulated outside West Africa in the 16th centuries, objects produced in neighbouring regions of the kingdom and a selection of works produced by named artists after 1930, which are held in museum collections.
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In every way this is set up to be a joke like any other short video, it even uses the trope of main character in a wig to represent their mom, but it isn't funny at all. It's just sweet and nice
its funny to me how warmups for instruments generally sound nice and pretty. like just basic scales or chords. the exercises i do on my guitar could be mistaken for actual music at times.
and then vocal warmups are shit like. bark like a seal. grunt like a thwomp from mario 64. now sing the melody but instead of the lyrics youre saying 'moo moo mee mee mah mah' even the scales you gotta moo mee mah through that shit and its just so goofy every time. and this is why im not a singer
one of the worst things about being a writer is when you have to sit on your hands about a REALLY COOL SPOILER. and you just want everyone to know about the really cool spoiler you want them to know so so so badly but the best way for them to learn it would be to experience it and you also want them to do THAT so youāre just sitting on your hands vibrating and making a low whine while your dog looks at you with concern. and then your friends go āwhatās wrongā. and you go PLEASE I NEED TO TELL YOU. and they go āoh okay so tell meā. and you go NO,
Transphobia is being signed into law in the UK. Let's fight it together.
I am begging the UK trans community and its allies to attend the rescheduled Mass Lobby at Parliament, now on Wed Sept 9th, 1pm-5pm, organised by Trans Solidarity Alliance.
The law around trans equality is fundamentally broken. Government inaction is hanging trans people and organisations out to dry - with a con
The new EHRC Code of Practice pushes trans people out of toilets, hospital wards, and community spaces. It normalises gender policing based on appearance and stereotypes. It became statutory guidance in the UK on August 5th, 2026.
Trans people are now legally their assigned gender at birth and must join gendered spaces accordingly, but if they are perceived as their lived gender, they can also be ejected from those spaces. The guidance says: either break the law, or donāt pass too well.
A mass lobby is where you invite your MP to discuss your concerns with you in-person. Our demands have changed. Ask your MP to:
Write to Ministers and Prime Minister Andy Burnham to say they are profoundly concerned by the rolling back of trans rights, and that they believe that it is time for Parliament to legislate to protect equality for trans people.
Ask parliamentary questions focused on protecting trans peopleās rights and defending trans peopleās abilities to live safe and dignified lives.
Speak up both inside and outside Parliament in defence of trans peopleās rights.
Meet regularly with trans constituents to understand their lived realities.Ā
Your MP does not have to be an ally, they do not have to respond to your email for you to show up and greencard them (details below the cut.) What matters is that as many people as possible show up.
I cannot stress this enough: Showing up in person matters. It is much more effective than petitions, emails, and letters.
We have already had some wins because we took action. The 2026 EHRC guidance has already rolled back its most harmful elements because of mass campaigning by individuals like us, and groups like The Good Law Project. This summer, 166 MPs signed the Early Day Motion 240 to reject the EHRC Code of Practice, because of our campaigning. That is 1 in 4 MPs.
It is a horrible, stressful time, and I am so sorry if you're trans and live in the UK. But I was at last year's mass lobby and the line for greencarding alone stretched around the back gates. It was a record breaking mass lobby and made us impossible to ignore. Let's do even better this time. Details under the cut:
Worried about what to say?
Bring your personal worries about transphobia being signed into law, and trans friends being excluded from public spaces. You are a living person who deserves dignity. Remind your MP of that. On the day, you'll get guidance and brochures from Trans Solidarity Alliance that outlines our demands. This is mine from last year.
Here is an online briefing for lobbyists (10 mins read for essential info, 20 mins for details)
Money issues?
Trans Solidarity Alliance provides a travel bursary that you can sign up for via the link.
Got a refusal or no response from your MP?Ā
Come anyway! You can request a same-day appointment with your MP through a process called greencarding. They will come and see you if theyāre already in Parliament. Even if they donāt, theyāre made acutely aware of your cause because you showed up in person. This is my greencard from last year.
Here is the EHRC Code of Practice in full. It's a tough read, but some highlights are:
Organisations canāt provide trans-inclusive, single-sex services, or they risk being sued for discrimination. e.g. domestic violence support for women including trans women, menās rugby group including trans men (12.68).
Trans people will have nowhere safe to pee. If youāre a trans man, businesses can't allow you to pee in the men's, and you can also be ejected from womenās bathrooms if youāre perceived as a man. Vice versa for trans women. EHRC suggests a āthird spaceā bathroom, which is discriminatory and unworkable for most businesses. (13.130-133)
Sports organisations must exclude trans people from single-sex competitions (13.73).Ā A womenās only sports competition must exclude trans women because of their biological advantage or face potential lawsuits (13.74), but a trans man who has undergone testosterone treatment can also be excluded based on fairness rules (13.81).
Trans women are stripped of the legal definition of ālesbianā, and therefore no longer have legal protections if theyāre discriminated against on the basis of sexual orientation. (2.50, 2.92).
Here is the Good Law Project's better explanation of the EHRC Code.
Sign up for the mass lobby and email your MP here, or click the main link above.
If you are not in the UK but want to support the case, please donate to The Good Law Project.
Save the date and book off work!! I will see you there :))
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I do think the ability to emoji-react is a net win for human communication. not only does it give you an outlet for 'I see and acknowledge this but don't have a verbal response' but it also adds a pleasing alethiometer element to things
my coworker announces that he's off to the dentist. someone reacts with a tooth emoji. is this a statement of dentist solidarity? a wish for my coworker to return with more (or fewer?) teeth than he set out with? simple word association? who can say
