Hello From The Void

you have to be kinder to people who are slow processors.

you have to be kinder to people who don't understand your jokes.

you have to be kinder to people who forget important dates.

you have to be kinder to people with cognitive decline.

you have to be kinder to people who were always this way, too.

*(Please skip to the end at least, if you can’t be bothered with all that)*

Don’t know how much longer you’re interested in answering Vampires questions, so I’m putting it all here.

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Main thing: How much of what we heard of V!Pyro’s backstory is accurate? I know they initially “lied” about not killing Czeslaw, but was the rest of it true?

Was Pyro actually an outcast in the city? Did their parents genuinely not care about them? (Based on another ask I saw answered, I’m inclined to believe yes). Did the “other lads” actually treat them poorly/never stand up for him?

Similarly, did they really have no proper support network in their life? No close friends or family? No one from the city that actively tried to help them? Did everyone see the tormenting and turn a blind eye? Pyro was just… alone and powerless?

Or did V!Pyro just not notice people supporting him? Or didn’t think they were doing enough/were able to do enough to help him?

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The second thing is: When Pyro talks about going back to the Capital and getting back at those that wronged him, is he talking about killing or turning them? If it’s turning, why?

If he thinks they wronged him, why would he share what he considers a gift (or has convinced himself is one)? Is it actually a subconscious belief that having vampirism forced on them (like he did) is a punishment? Something to cause suffering?

I feel like these are the super important questions for any character analysis.

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I wanted to also say that I really love Jack Von Pyroscythe! He is a super special character to me, especially if his backstory is true. I think he’s written in a very humanizing way (ironically). Suffering through trauma and isolation, without any clear paths out.

Resorting to violence when they finally just can’t stand the pressure anymore, giving up their personal autonomy when things get harsh, and then lashing out again when they once again find themself trapped in an unjust system.

He’s just so Ashdifitjtnnfnfm- Honestly, I think he deserved to crash out harder <3

Anyways… VAMPRIS VAMPRIS VAMPRIS— just kidding!

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THE FINAL THING: I found your content through Vampires (and have since watched all of your videos, more than once), and man I love it! It’s a good example of probably the main challenge with entertainment jobs, that it’s so dependent on luck and exposure. The fact that you aren’t more popular, more well known, is a travesty. From the pacing of your videos, to your humor, to the storytelling you put into your work; it’s all just delightful!

I’ve been binging your Vods too, but I can rarely actually catch a Livestream ;-; Unfortunately you’re usually live at about 5am where I live. Which is either too late to stay up, or very early to wake up. Though I think I’m gonna try to readjust my schedule to catch at least a few streams a month.

Uhhh, long, over complicated ask done. Have a very good day/night, thank you so much for everything you do, can’t wait to watch your next MCC!!!!

movies right now are absolutely terrified of silence. every spare second is crammed with motion and noise and information. there’s always something new to look at, something new to process. look here. now here. don’t blink. don’t breathe. it’s constant stimulation. there’s no room left for a moment to land before the next one is already gone.

there’s good sci fi horror out there that do silence and restraint well. i can immediately think of under the skin, annihilation, and ex machina. sometimes the silence is the point. personally i think iron lung works in that lineage.

this isn’t a movie that will let you sit there and passively consume. this is a movie full of visual and audial clues waiting for you to unravel them. this is a movie that wants you to notice your breathing. to feel the silence press in until it’s oppressive.

isolation is the movie. it’s you alone with your thoughts, with time stretching and warping, with nothing to distract you from the constant dread creeping in. it’s not the monsters out there that you’re afraid of. not the constant drip, drip, drip of impending doom. but you, alone, in an endless sea of red.

can you count your breaths in the silence? can you hear your heart beating in your ears? can you live with yourself?

Pyro :] tits out for scott

anyway with that now ive drawn all the vampires and also a puppy ^_^