How Would You Describe Yourself Academically?

How would you describe yourself Academically?

I have a 4.0, procrastinate more than I should, and still find it hard to curb the habit because it hasn't failed me yet. The bottom line is that while I would like to sleep more, I haven't learnt from the error of my ways.

Idk why, but you give off eldest daughter vibes

Interesting. I'm not sure if I'm interpreting this right—is this a reference to birth order psychology? I find this a bit funny because while I technically am the eldest daughter, I'm also an only child and therefore, was almost always the youngest person among my adult relatives. Literally, nearly all of the relatives I most frequently interact with to this day are over sixty.

Given how TOTSMOV41’s plot has evolved since I’ve added two scenes, there is some good news: Rhian now has a speaking role in real time (not only in a flashback), and Dot and Anadil get a short conversation amongst themselves to air their suspicions about whether Rafal is a zombie or a demon. Rafal will probably eavesdrop on them, and that happens while he is being trailed by Hester, even if Hester doesn’t know he knows she is spying on him.

(The bad news is that "Rhian" isn't the real Rhian.)

RIP Rafal, you would’ve loved the Milgram experiment.

What do you think would have happened immediately after Rhian stabbed Rafal if Rhian had missed, or Rafal was able to somehow see it coming and move out of the way? How would have both brothers reacted?

I think both brothers were too far gone to back down by that point, and I doubt that either could or would come to their senses. Rafal was still prideful and unwilling to compromise on what he wanted or let go of potential power, and Rhian was already off into the deep end of practically being possessed by the rot and the Evil within him, meaning, short of a miracle, he probably would've been unswayable.

So, perhaps, if anything deviated from canon, the fratricide scene could've been drawn out into a longer seemingly inevitable, final struggle. Thus, whoever would've won would've won—unless they arrived at a stalemate, but I don't believe they were evenly matched by Fall's climax. Plus, if we reference August Sader's words to Agatha about how villains are often the people closest to the protagonist, I have a theory that Rhian literally became Rafal's fairy tale nemesis, even if it was never directly stated in the text, since we've seen a progression of Rafal gaining a limp, losing his flight, and becoming weaker in Fall while Rhian grew into his Evil and power (the blue dragonfire) and became stronger, suggesting that the same outcome could've occurred, even if it could have been delayed.

Inspired by @wisteriaum’s influencer post.

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Rafal, filming a video, using an old, monochromatic, grainy surveillance camera with poor resolution, with the timestamp ticking up in the corner, since he's slightly technologically inept:

[deadpan] Today, students, we will learn how to dissect a corpse and view its central nervous system. That way, we can trace all the way from the spinal cord to the nerve endings at the surface of the skin where pain can be sensed, and knowing about the most sensitive pain receptors will serve you well. You'll see. Just wait. One day when you have a hostage tied up and don't know what to do with them, think of my instruction.

Disclaimer: this corpse was acquired through ethical means and died of old age in his sleep. What may look like a stab wound to the untrained eye is merely a surface-level incision. It did not reach the dermis, and therefore, would not have scarred the man, had he been alive.

[He snaps on rubber gloves and slips on goggles with dark, tinted lenses.]

And remember: if you have a fussy, necrophobic sibling, make sure to take your experiment and all hazardous materials outdoors, and into the shade, so your cadaver will not rot in the light like your brother’s latest, torrid scandal did.

[The majority of his audience thinks he does comedy skits and never breaks character, but actually he’s dead serious.

Some people watch censored versions of the videos, with everything cropped out, so they can stare at only his face.

In response to those fans, several professionals have also made viral videos analyzing his microexpressions, and the armchair psychologists diagnose him with varying comorbidities.

Rafal never answers follow-up questions or gives additional commentary.

And while it may seem oddly altruistic for him to share this instructive docuseries at all, he actually creates these videos for just his own students, not the world wide web, and it's the students who upload them onto a false account under his name without his permission.]