#7am thoughts

Realizations after episode 5 with a dash of my opinions i guess.

Regarding the anime's episode 5.. we see Agott being so amazed after the dragon scene (this reason or another one later). I can't remember if the manga has it. But either way, it makes sense. I think Coco said that Agott's fave type of magic is similar to the water rose Qifrey showed her when she just arrived in the atelier...

...Then that means the dragon he made here is also that type of magic. Qifrey showing it to be used that way probably gave Agott so much inspiration and encouragement that her fave type of magic isn't just a cutesy-cutesy one. I mean it is cute, and beautiful but there's more to it aside from being decorative and pure entertainment. And other people were wrong to some degree (or just flat out wrong) for judging her to prefer that. Deeper into the manga, we have heavier proof of that, her knowledge in mimicking different living beings saved a whole lot of the population. It was the main trigger for her to accept what she likes. And Qifrey and Olruggio (mainly Qifrey) was using a water dragon again iirc as they distract the opponent while the others get ready for the final blow ahaha

But during this time in the anime, Agott probably realized, that you can't take that type of magic at face value. That creativity with it, beyond the artistic side, is what matters. Or maybe she thought of it that way since the beginning but was shaken up due to the adults' reaction, especially her mom's. She was probably convinced until Qifrey showed her how to use it differently or more creatively.

She kinda used it as a distraction during the river incident (which either how she's been using it all this time or she started getting inspo from Qifrey and use it as a signal, that it can be more than an entertainment. Which Dagda thought it was), while Qifrey actually used it for combat/disarming the opponent. In ep 5, it's to make the dragon unconscious but later on, he was able to use it to aid him in chasing someone, and lots of other ways. A lot of it Agott didn't see but you get the point.

In my opinion, mixing that kind of magic into what they have to do is actually helpful in hiding their secret. Agott used it, too to make Coco's product in the parade more appealing to the common people (the fish trail stuff). They could have simply added the "water send itself to a certain direction" kinda magic but adding that "simple" decoration made the magic more enjoyable to use, even the kids started wanting to do the chore it involves with.

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10 years down the line, do you think people still remember his name? Do they speak it? Do they cower?

After the nest gets revealed for what it is, and Kevin reveals that Riko broke his hand, do they still remember him as a hero? Do new exy fans know his name?

Or is he just a memory.

A player who died. A player who abused. A player who claimed to be first, but he never truly was. A player overshadowed by a brother finally able to shine.

A player whose legacy is nothing more than a name on a stone.

Okay but. I cant stop thinking about how when Yelena stepped into the void, the first person who wanted to go in after her (aside from Alexei, that scene BROKE ME) was Ava.

Ava, the one who came back not once but TWICE for a group of people she barely knows.

Ava, the one who could have easily just left this ragtag team to fend for themselves or burn up in the incinerator.

Ava, the one who can easily pull the trigger on a stranger and not think twice about it to ensure her own safety.

That same Ava, the one who instead of leaving, pulled out a knife and was ready to risk everything to get Yelena back.

Whether it’s romantic or platonic, Ava cares for Yelena. She cares about all of them. That’s her little found family and she was ready to die trying to make sure they all survived.

I think she holds some major regret in her about Antonia (and it breaks me even more to know Ava and Antonia were supposed to bond and became close like sisters in the original script). So in some way, she’s finding that closeness in Yelena instead.