Dvrklyte - Sass In High Demand

Thinking about Oliver’s awkward “do you mind if I call you Jon?” and how different it is from how the other avatars address him.  Shying away from the dehumanizing formality of “Archivist” without the invasive pretense of intimacy of Annabelle’s “I’m going to call you Jon!”  

You don’t know me, and I’m not pretending I have the right to address you like a friend, but it feels wrong to refer to you as what you were forced to be instead of your name as a person.

𝐐𝐔𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒

feel  free  to  change  any  pronouns  or  subjects  (or  reverse).      tw  for  blood,  death  and  physical  violence  mention.

‘  is  it  complete?  ’

‘  who  are  you?  ’

‘  who  is  this?  ’

‘  why  are  you  bleeding?  ’

‘  what  would  i  do  without  you?  ’

‘  do  you  feel  alright?  ’

‘  what’s  your  name?  ’

‘  why  do  you  hate  me?  ’

‘  do  you  want  something  to  eat?  ’

‘  aren’t  you  supposed  to  be  someone  important?  ’

‘  did  you  read  it  yet?  ’

‘  can  you  help  me?  ’

‘  why  do  you  act  so  weirdly?  ’

‘  what  do  i  do  with  someone  like  you?  ’

‘  you  awake?  ’

‘  can’t  you  tell  left  from  right?  ’

‘  how  dare  you?  ’

‘  can  i  have  a  word?  ’

‘  why  didn’t  you  fight  back?  ’

‘  can  you  stop  interupting  me?  ’

‘  why  are  you  here?  ’

‘  what  happened?  ’

‘  haven’t  you  said  enough?  ’

‘  why  are  you  still  ___?  ’

‘  why  don’t  you  shut  up  and  be  quiet?  ’

‘  what  did  you  dream  of?  ’

‘  why  are  you  yelling?  ’

‘  how  could  you  say  that?  ’

‘  is  that  mine?  ’

‘  why  did  you  turn  out  this  way?  ’

‘  are  you  talking  to  me?  ’

‘  why  won’t  he  date  me?  ’

‘  why  did  you  hit  him?  ’

‘  why  are  you  crying  yourself  to  sleep?  ’ 

‘  are  you  serious?  ’

‘  who  did  this?  ’

‘  will  i  regret  this?  ’

‘  do  you  promise?  ’

‘  is  that  mine?  ’

‘  am  i  dead?  ’

‘  can  you  stop  moving?  ’

‘  is  he  looking  at  me?  ’

‘  does  it  hurt?  ’

‘  how  did  that  happen?  ’

‘  what’s  the  weather  for  tomorrow?  ’

‘  are  you  in  love  with  me  yet?  ’

‘  is  it  that  important?  ’

‘  want  some?  ’

‘  was  that  an  accident?  ’

‘  what’s  the  deal  with  you?  ’

‘  who  do  you  think  you  are?  ’

‘  can  i  ask  you  something?  ’

‘  why  don’t  you  leave  then?  ’

‘  how  could  you?  ’

‘  is  this  all  you  can  do?  ’

‘  why  is  this  here?  ’

‘  how  did  you  get  in  here?  ’

‘  is  it  freezing  to  you?  ’

‘  what  are  you  making  tdday?  ’

‘  are  you  lost?  ’

‘  has  it  been  that  long?  ’

‘  how  could  you?  ’

no mom this is not a phase. i am a pretentious bastard. this will not change.

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Ok I saw this post by another lovely rper and think it only fair to share my own thoughts on Elias. Their TL;DR is basically he’s the perfect wolf in sheeps clothing and honestly it’s true. 

Major spoiler alert

The very fact that Elias is unassuming from the start is EXACTLY why I love him. Literally, I didn't even think he was an important character until he killed a man. He wasn't on my radar in the least. But I heard him pop up in that room and suddenly it's owo what's this?? But unironically. But, if you really think about it, thats the entire nature of Beholding. It is a fear of being watched, but being watched is not a malicious action on anyone or anything. It is simply to be observed, to simply see what happens. That is the entirety of what Elias is and what he became. He was curious, he wanted to know what would happen naturally, without interference. That’s why he left Barnabas in the Lonely, he needed to know what would happen to him. And going forward he has that knowledge. 

Throughout the entirety of the show, Elias doesn’t do anything. Because it’s his job to watch, and he’s happy to do it, but there’s nothing truly malicious behind what he does. I truly don’t think he has any genuine feelings towards anyone or anything that isn’t The Eye. He has his interests and enjoys his work, sure. He was clearly born a scholar. But, he enjoys it mostly because it all ultimately serves his patron. Elias loves to do scheduling? So he knows where everyone will be at any time. Everything he does is with purpose. 

He is the simplest man serving the most curious fear. There’s nothing truly sinister about him, and I think thats the most fascinating thing. Because it rings true in the real world. The most ordinary people could be truly fucked up and crazy. And isn’t that the scariest thing?