That Moment Also Betrays A Certain Knowingness On Kepler's Part, Which Implies That Goddard Purposely

That moment also betrays a certain knowingness on Kepler's part, which implies that Goddard purposely understocked supplies on the Hephaestus so they could be used as bargaining chips later on—

Kepler reintroduces luxuries like coffee, as well as basic hygiene products like toothpaste and presumably soap (as mentioned in Little Revolucion!), upon his arrival. That act of "kindness" masks the obtrusive and ill-intentioned nature of his arrival by diverting attention towards necessities and familiarities the crew's been deprived of. We know at this point that Goddard is bad, but this is one of their earliest examples of manipulation tactics that extend beyond just lying. It's so subtle, it's easy to miss, especially on the first listen. There are plenty more instances of these tactics, including the backstory minisodes— which, while a little more heavy handed, act as similar examples.

TL;DR Goddard sucks and so does Kepler, thank you and goodnight

THE MOTIF OF THE TOOTHPASTE: Kepler mentioning the toothpaste supplies creates a structural callback and calls attention to a time of lower stakes, and allows the listener to track how bad things have gotten, and in this essay I will-

I think a lot of people conflate the idea of "I like this headcanons" and the idea that "this should be canon."

Do I think Mary Poppins and Bert SHOULD be in a romantic relationship? No. The movie/musical would be worse for it, the structure of the story would be thrown, and there's no reason to further define these characters who are by nature mysterious and ethereal.

Do they hold hands and dance in my brain? Duh.

These concepts are not mutually exclusive

[opens Ao3]

The worst thing ever in the world is that Hera doesn't get to experience getting fro yo with Minkowski

worlds most normal uncle & nephew duo on the santa monica pier

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Maybe he's not a Great Spirit? Sure, he's powerful and quite dangerous, but have we ever gotten confirmation that he's Great with a capital G?

Conspiracy board time

So, okay, the sapphire necklace protects Suvi from the sight of Great Spirits. In Ep10 Of the Reaching Green, Orima doesn't see her at all, doesn't acknowledge her even existing. She speaks of "one who was dragged here" and "one she dragged here" and does not speak of a third. She treats only with Eursulon and Ame.

Then, when Eursulon speaks with the Stranger/Man in Black/King of Night, he says that when he arrived at the cottage, a wizard had already gotten there. Does that potentially mean that there was another wizard at the cottage at the time of Grandmother Wren's death? Or is he so great a spirit that he can see what Orima of the Reaching Green could not? Or was it just a slip of the tongue among the dozens of hours of recording on Brennan's part?

know the signs 🫡