I am attempting the Gumi cure for fandom burnout (reading Turning) and I just finished chapter 572. My need for meta on what Kishiar guessed about 1TL Kishiar's relationship with Yuder is immense. Blown away. Gonna go sit and Ponder.
MAE GETTING INTO TURNING YAY YIPEE THE TURNING BRAINROT IS THE GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING (INFECTING MY FRIENDS)
Ch 500-600s are my favorites!! UR IN FOR A TREAT
i love that the strategy game has been used as a metaphor since the early first hundred chapters:
‘The worst thing you can do when using the special piece is to get caught by the enemy before using it. You suffer a great loss.’
’…’
'So, if I feel like my special piece is about to be exposed, I take the initiative and put it out as a bait in front of the enemy.’
'Does such an obvious strategy really work?’ To his skeptical question, a response mixed with laughter returned.
'Surprisingly, it does. Even though they think that the piece right in front of them might be the special piece, they continue to doubt because of the potential penalty that might come back if it isn’t. It works especially well on those who believe that the more openly revealed, the less valuable it is. To save something, sometimes such a ruthless method of putting it at the forefront is necessary.’
'But from the point of view of the special piece, wouldn’t it be considered cruel? It’s supposed to be a piece that’s treated preciously and takes up the most important part of the board, after all.’
Yuder doubted for a moment whether Kishiar might be drunk. Was he really saying that the hard stone-made piece used in the game was pitiable?
'Firstly, it’s not like we asked for the consent of the piece when choosing the special piece. How to use it is up to the person playing the game.’
'That’s true.’
'Knowing that, why are you asking? Did you suddenly develop a fondness for the stone-made pieces?’
It's so interesting to me that at the time, Yuder completely missed the metaphor that he was the special piece to Kishiar: someone Kishiar put in plain sight, in the spotlight even as the new commander, to paradoxically hide how important he was to Kishiar. And Kishiar was planning on using Yuder for his goals at first but then also developed Real Feelings.
But now in these chapters Yuder chooses to use the game as his own metaphor. I feel like this choice reflects how much more he understands Kishiar and the ways Kishiar communicates now compared to his previous life.
I WOULD LOVE TO PROVIDE YOU MORE META but also it's late and i'm scared of spoiling you but mae please share all ur turning thoughts i will love and gobble them all up thank you
Also i feel like i discussed this w someone else before but like man the rules for this strategy board game are so bizarre and oddly specific and new stuff gets added As Convenient it reminds me of Glory handwaving lmaoo.
