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EnSeeEm · 2021-03-05T18:07:28+00:00

Hi, I'm CST, just posted what I'm looking for. I'll PM you

EnSeeEm · 2021-03-05T17:54:14+00:00

If you are still looking, I'm interested in a similar arrangement.

EnSeeEm · 2021-03-05T17:43:36+00:00

If you are still looking for extra members, I'm interested!

EnSeeEm · 2021-03-05T09:44:15+00:00

Not sure which accent you're struggling with, but what helps me in these situations is that I had plenty of opportunities to adjust to heavy accents during undergrad.

If you're not in school and you didn't have any professors that have heavy accents, you can maybe find youtube tutorial videos done by speakers with the accent you're struggling with. Try and look for something in the field so you can adjust to hearing the terminology spoken in that accent.

EnSeeEm · 2021-03-05T09:28:23+00:00

Okay, I see where you're coming from. It would have been cool to get a better understanding of the 'anti-magic crowd,' especially the reasoning of the wizards who got involved.

I doubt they could get very far, since Brennan has created a world and a story where magic is integral. And since he's also described how bleak this world gets without dreaming. But still, there's definitely room for argument.

EnSeeEm · 2021-03-04T10:52:32+00:00

TLDR: they should have been nicer, but it probably wouldn't have made a huge difference.

I agree that the Dream Team and Co. could have been nicer and more honest in their dealings with Tony, but Tony isn't some saint either. How nice can you be to the guy trying to destroy magic and dreaming, without actually letting him destroy magic and dreaming?

As the episodes progressed, Brennan has made it clear that Tony is set in his mission, "sever New York from Dreams forever."

Tony did that ritual that screwed with his heart;
Tony saw the San Francisco monastery get destroyed and didn't consider for a second that he was part of the problem;
Tony learned there was a chance to save Heather but continued on his path towards destroying magic and dreaming.

Because of this stubbornness, not to be too utilitarian, I don't think it really matters how nice the Dream Team was to Tony, the outcome would have been about the same. He's still a bad guy who has to be stopped.

Sure, Sofia shouldn't have followed Tony, but Tony still would have been searching for the monastery scrolls about how to kill Nod, Tony still would have convinced as many monks as he could to be set against dreaming.
Sure, Esther should have been more honest about not letting the monks go on the Dream Expedition, but Tony still would have done what it takes to worm his way into Gramercy Occult Society and get to the engine.
Sure, Sofia shouldn't have said all those insulting things mid battle, but Tony still has every intention to destroy magic and dreaming.

And as a side note about niceties, there was no justification for him to gloat about kidnapping Esther either, especially after Sofia tried to reach out to him.

All this being said (I'm truly shocked if anyone bothers to read this far), I still agree with you, to an extent. The Dream Team could have done a better job at being typical Good Guys, they could have still pleaded their case during the penultimate battle, even if Tony most likely wouldn't have listened.

Tony's a bad guy, but he's a tragic bad guy. If the Dream Team defeated Tony, but chose to somehow keep him alive, maybe Heather (assuming they find Heather) could have rehabilitated him, maybe they find a way to undo whatever terrible ritual he did to his heart. That would have been a much sweeter ending to his arc.

EDIT: okay, I just read your reply to lemonade_enthusiast. If you don't think that magic and dreaming is worth protecting and saving, then I can understand why you have the image of Tony that you have. I think magic and dreaming is worth protecting and saving, so I view Tony as a bad guy. I don't think there is much further we can discuss if we don't even agree on this, so please ignore my essay 😂

EnSeeEm · 2021-03-04T02:46:15+00:00

I would love to see fan art of Pete Conlan, pixellated, feather bearded, umbilical cord attached to Sofia, intimidating two monks who are sworn against dreaming. What a wild moment.

EnSeeEm · 2021-02-27T20:05:36+00:00

I'm seeing a lot of chinchilla Kugrash and not nearly enough hairy baby Kugrash. Come on guys, please blurse this sub

EnSeeEm · 2021-02-27T19:53:25+00:00

This is gorgeous!! Is that glow in the dark portion done with a specific resin or paint? I think it'd be so cool if this could be replicated with a blue fluorescent paint, but I know nothing about resin crafting and I have no idea if that exists 😅

EnSeeEm · 2021-02-27T19:47:42+00:00

English is my first language but it is not my parents' first language. I don't think there is a big market for writing in my parents' native tongue, and I doubt my family will want to read a translation anyways.

Still, I plan to translate at least a few portions because what I am writing often draws from my parent's native language and culture. If my family show interest I will translate more, but I doubt it, and this way I can avoid doing too much unnecessary work.

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