Coffee and CSI

Think it's a tiny bit messed up that Thuviel was encouraged by the eldunarya to blow himself up. Because yeah, letting a likely very depressed rider, who recently lost his partner, kill himself is totally the way to go.

And then that only worked to wipe out most of the remaining Order and wild dragons, but merely one forsworn pair.

It gives the strong suspicion that the eldunarya wanted Murtagh and Thorn dead. And if Murtagh would have survived alone, they would likely have pulled the 'oh no he's gonna be the next Galbatorix' - card.

Either they wanted him dead, OR they wanted them to end up under Bachel's control, I mean she sure had a lot of ideas of what she could achieve with Murtagh and Thorn. What if the eldunarya (or some of them) subscribe to the Draumar's ideology, and want the same fate they envision for the world, or something like it? Although, wanting him dead for some sort of revenge or other reason isn't unlikely either, I suppose!

It is interesting that the kindness part of the spell came from a wild dragon, while the bonded ones urged Eragon to kill Galbatorix as fast as possible. It didn't strike me as weird when I read it, but now it has me wondering 🤔🤔 And yeah, good point that a lot of them have lost their riders! Surely that must impact them a lot.

Whatever it is, something surely has to be up with the eldunarya!

Also, do you think they are still affecting the events of the world, like they did with Eragon and Saphira's egg (and other things that I don't remember) 👀👀

Yeah, they can just influence Eragon directly now 😬 Oof, Yeah, not great in retrospect.

This also reminds me of a bit in the Murtagh 2 sneak peek, where it's mentioned that Eragon isn't looking well, so something is definitely going on!

Think it's a tiny bit messed up that Thuviel was encouraged by the eldunarya to blow himself up. Because yeah, letting a likely very depressed rider, who recently lost his partner, kill himself is totally the way to go.

And then that only worked to wipe out most of the remaining Order and wild dragons, but merely one forsworn pair.

It gives the strong suspicion that the eldunarya wanted Murtagh and Thorn dead. And if Murtagh would have survived alone, they would likely have pulled the 'oh no he's gonna be the next Galbatorix' - card.

Either they wanted him dead, OR they wanted them to end up under Bachel's control, I mean she sure had a lot of ideas of what she could achieve with Murtagh and Thorn. What if the eldunarya (or some of them) subscribe to the Draumar's ideology, and want the same fate they envision for the world, or something like it? Although, wanting him dead for some sort of revenge or other reason isn't unlikely either, I suppose!

It is interesting that the kindness part of the spell came from a wild dragon, while the bonded ones urged Eragon to kill Galbatorix as fast as possible. It didn't strike me as weird when I read it, but now it has me wondering 🤔🤔 And yeah, good point that a lot of them have lost their riders! Surely that must impact them a lot.

Whatever it is, something surely has to be up with the eldunarya!

Also, do you think they are still affecting the events of the world, like they did with Eragon and Saphira's egg (and other things that I don't remember) 👀👀

Yeah, they can just influence Eragon directly now 😬 Oof, Yeah, not great in retrospect.

This also reminds me of a bit in the Murtagh 2 sneak peek, where it's mentioned that Eragon isn't looking well, so something is definitely going on!

Lots of people who RP in a fandom often have OCs too that interact in the community! This meme is for them!

Hey guys! Sorry its been so inactive around here. I’m slowly but surely getting finished with my finals.

Anyway, I found this and thought I had to share. The way body language can tell how a person is really feeling is something that I consider very interesting. I think it would be a great way to show, in a subtle way, how a character is really feeing.

Prior to this point, when Odysseus tries to exercise Xenia (ancient Greek guest rites/hospitality code), he did what he was supposed to do. (Well, we think so anyway — notably, the most famous books of the Odyssey are told by Odysseus, who isn’t exactly a reliable narrator.)

But when Polyphemus kills and eats some of the men, the game changes. The Cyclops makes it clear he has no intention of abiding by Zeus’s laws, and will cannibalize the lot of the men. So, Odysseus responds in kind — he breaks Xenia and lies. He introduces himself under a false name as part of a trick. Polyphemus then breaks Xenia again — he tells Nobody he’ll be eaten last, and that is the Cyclops’ guest gift to him.

Odysseus’ transgression is clearly the lesser one. The Nobody trick works. It gets Odysseus and most of his crew out of the cave alive.

But, crucially, before leaving Odysseus sheds his disguise. He admits his true identity, in detail, so he can boast of his achievements and add vanquishing a Cyclops to the list. And it bites him in the ass spectacularly.

The only reason why Polyphemus can curse Odysseus, can bid his father Poseidon to curse the man who blinded him, is because he now knows who did it. If Odysseus had kept his mouth shut, he might have safely made it home from there. But while a big part of why the Nobody disguise vs. real name reveal is showing Odysseus’s hubris, it’s not just about that. It’s also about the start of a pattern that hurts him more than it helps him.

From this point in the Odyssey on, Odysseus lies about his identity constantly. And sometimes it protects him, but more often it’s a detriment or at least unnecessary. He’s lying about his identity primarily to people who are on his side — a kindly loyal swineherd, his son, his faithful wife, his ailing father.

The last one is especially damning, because happens when Odysseus has already killed the suitors and returned home and reunited with the rest of his family sans disguises. He knows from everyone else that Laertes never betrayed him or his legacy, but was mourning his son and heartbroken for almost a decade. Odysseus has publicly declared his return to everyone else — his father doesn’t know because he’s living in squalor remotely. But Odysseus doesn’t tell his father who he is. He makes up a fake identity and tells a story implying Laertes’ son is dead. And when Laertes bursts out crying, then Odysseus drops the charade and finally admits who he really was.

There was no utility to that lie. No loyalty to test. No hidden threats to worry about. But Odysseus still instinctively lies to his beloved father about who he is, only dropping the charade when he sees the damage it’s doing to his relationships.

Because at this point, lying is pathological for Odysseus. He can’t seem to stop doing it. Because with Polyphemus, a lie protected him and the truth hurt him. That is the point of the “ Nobody” disguise.

abuse in caregiving professions (like teaching or nursing) is not solely a result of power dynamics. it's also because people who go into those professions often have a idea of themselves as Good People, and are consequently incapable of recognising or acknowledging when they've hurt someone else. instead, they mentally put 'people who have inconvenienced me' into the Bad People box so they can freely abuse them while maintaining their moral high ground.

i read ross greene a lot when i was working with "difficult" or "behaviourally challenged" children. his refrain is "kids do well if they can" - meaning, in short, that most kids act out only when the demands of a situation exceed their capabilities. punishing them for this is not only cruel but also completely pointless, because they also don't want to be doing what they are doing.

I present to you, the Dunkin’ boat

“I never noticed your eyes were this [colour].”

“Your heartbeat’s really loud.”

“You asleep?”

“I like this, being so close to you.”

“Your hair keeps falling into your eyes, do you know that? Here, lemme just—”

“You’re so, so, so pretty.”

“I just — I’m breathless, okay? Whenever I’m with you, it happens.”

“You make my heart beat so quick.”

“You always know how to make me smile.”

“You’ll always be safe with me.”

[Kisses the other on the cheek]

“Always.”

“I can’t imagine being anywhere but here with you.”

“All my choices lead me to you.”

“I’ll never give you up.”

“I sleep better if you’re around.”

“You snore in your sleep. But… it’s adorable, okay?”

“I like this. A quiet breakfast with you.”

“There’re billions of people on this planet, and I love you. How incredible is that?”

“I trust you.”

[Holds the other’s hand when they think the other won’t notice]

“You keep staring at me instead of watching the film. What’s up?”

“Let’s push all of these stuff away. I wanna dance here right now with you.”

“Are we really doing this? Are we really slow-dancing?”

“When you laugh like that, it just — you’re so beautiful, you know that?”

“No, sorry, you laughed. I … I never saw it before. It’s — pretty.”

“You haven’t laughed in a long time, and I guess I was staring ‘cause I forgot how that looked like.”

[Puts head on the other’s shoulder]

“I will never let you go.”

“You’re the best thing to have ever happened to me.”

“You wrote me a song?”

“You’ve got a fever. Of course I’m not going anywhere.”

[Suddenly feels around the bed to search for the other’s hand / body when they’re sleeping]

[Extends a hand when they see the other was searching for it while they’re sleeping]

“I just feel calmer. When I’m with you.”

“You’re not in bed. I came looking for you.”

“What are you doing up? Come to bed.”

“It’s weird. I never thought I could feel like this, but you showed up. Now, it’s like I don’t wanna go on knowing I might lose the feeling.”

“I don’t mind sharing the blankets with you.”

“You’re cold. Come here.”

“You always do that. You always warm me up.”

“Stay.”

“It’s getting crowded. Here, hold my hand.”

[Hugs for a very long time]

[Puts feet on the other’s lap]

“I’m so proud of you, you know that?”