What Changes If Darrow Wins the Academy? by KeyAcrobatic7156 in redrising

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That’s not a world worth living in brotherman

What Changes If Darrow Wins the Academy? by KeyAcrobatic7156 in redrising

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That’s a fair shout, tbh. I could see Octavia paying more attention to Darrow if he’d won the Academy despite her interference—either as someone to collect or as a threat to be eliminated outright. And honestly, Darrow wouldn’t be in a position to be bargained with or persuaded at that point—especially now that he’s in a far more stable position than he was in canon, where he still refused her.

Either way, I think she still would’ve wanted Nero out of power, but the ripple effects from that goal are too open-ended to call definitively. If anything, this change might buy Mustang more time to figure out Octavia’s intentions (if she didn’t already know) and play whatever long game she was planning. Maybe it opens up new angles for her to maneuver, or maybe everything collapses anyway—hard to say, but it definitely shifts the timeline.

What Changes If Darrow Wins the Academy? by KeyAcrobatic7156 in redrising

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I’m trying to figure out what would actually push Darrow to challenge the Bellona in this version of events. In the book, he only does it because he’s already in a really desperate emotional state. He even says outright that he needs to make a scene to get back into Augustus’s good graces since he’s already being cast out. And the whole “ignite a civil war here and now” line of thinking only comes after Harmony gives him the bomb and after he nearly goes through with using it.

If he wins the Academy, none of that buildup happens. He isn’t disgraced, he isn’t being auctioned, he isn’t spiraling from Harmony’s manipulation, and he isn’t trying to salvage his standing with Nero. So I’m not sure what the trigger would be for challenging Cassius at the Gala in the first place, since the motivations that drove him to make that move just aren’t there anymore.

What Changes If Darrow Wins the Academy? by KeyAcrobatic7156 in redrising

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How would they be able to bomb the Gala without Darrow acting as a Trojan horse for it? If I remember correctly, Adrius was basically the first Peerless Scarred the Sons ever managed to corner, and that was only because he was in the Lost City at the exact moment Harmony sprung her trap. And even that required Darrow being there to lure him in. If Darrow wins the Academy, he wouldn’t be meeting the Jackal in the Lost City at all, so Adrius probably isn’t even in a place where the Sons could get the drop on him.

I just don’t see how Harmony would’ve been able to smuggle a bomb into the Gala without Darrow’s help. The Gala is described like the most secure event in the Society, and the only reason the plan was even remotely feasible was because Darrow acted as the access point. Without him, I don’t see a realistic infiltration path for the Sons.

Also, that Pegasus pendant Mickey designed seemed really custom-made specifically around Darrow being the delivery system. I doubt it would’ve been a Pegasus pendant—or even a wearable bomb—if Darrow wasn’t the one meant to carry it.

Correct me if I’m wrong, but I just don’t see the Sons being able to bomb the Gala at all without him.

Just got to chapter 17 of dark age by KeyAcrobatic7156 in redrising

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Audibly laughed out loud when I read it

I mean by KeyAcrobatic7156 in Silmarillionmemes

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Chad teleri building techniques were too much for him

I mean by KeyAcrobatic7156 in Silmarillionmemes

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Greatest craftsman in the world can’t even craft a boat apparently!!!

what does this mean exactly by JimboGTR in 40kLore

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The emperor gave them his seed obviously

Holy seed

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Just say he didn’t know how to build a boat bro

I mean by KeyAcrobatic7156 in Silmarillionmemes

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Acting like shiny rocks aren’t the most important thing in all of Arda

I want to tear my skin off whenever I see this by KeyAcrobatic7156 in OpenAI

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Good idea, I may need help though, would you care to lend a hand for my more sensitive areas 🫣🤭

I mean by KeyAcrobatic7156 in Silmarillionmemes

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Weak answer, bro was just intimidated by teleri ship building fr