Rufioh & Meenah's Friendship Is... Weirdly Endearing To Me? They Have A Really Interesting Rapport During

Rufioh & Meenah's friendship is... weirdly endearing to me? They have a really interesting rapport during Openbound and I think part of that boils down to the fact that they're very similar people.

Both Rufioh & Meenah share a principle of 'act first, run away, don't look back and don't feel guilty'. They hurt people and hide away from the consequences, then jump back into their lives without realising the hurt they've caused. They're a very similar brand of shitty with a similar fast and loose moral code, and I think that's why they get along so well.

The difference is that Rufioh is more of a passive pretty boy who lets his looks get him off the hook, whereas Meenah relies more on her royal status to try and justify herself.

I also think that they'd be very, very good for eachother if they were to actually do the self-reflection required to sort their shit out. They've got the same issues and having someone to go on that journey with might be just what the other person needs. Having someone with similar experience to relate to is a highly beneficial thing when you're taking the steps to better yourself.

I don't think it's romantic, though. Rufioh outright says that he likes Meenah being the only friend of his who hasn't hit on him. Rufioh also has some very, very unhealthy habits in romantic relationships and some very problematic attitudes towards women. Both of these are things I think Meenah would have some choice words with him about.

I also think that, if anyone's the catalyst for them sorting their shit out, it's Porrim. I've thought a lot about a scenario wherein Porrim realises the magnitude of what they both did to Damara and calls them out on harming her so fervently; as well as directly addressing Rufioh's misogyny.

Of course, there's always the alternative angle that they'd just enable their worst habits with eachother, but I think they're just different enough in the way they approach their flaws that they'd bounce off eachother in a way that benefits the other.

Most likely boils down to about six paragraphs of me talking out my ass, but I find it interesting nonetheless. I just think Rufioh Nitram needs to get his fucking act together.

there's definitely something to be said about the life:doom dichotomy inherent to the drug trade.

life representing the hedonism and overindulgence of the culture and the properties of the drugs themselves, doom representing all of the suffering and atrophy and ruined lives that the trade brings about.

are there any other characters you can feasibly see as heirs of doom? cassandra seems an obvious choice (if not a something of hope) and ive always seen jesse pinkman of all people as one as well.

Nothing comes to mind, but Jesse Pinkman is really good, from what I’ve seen of him and heard of his arc. I love that a lot.

I need to get back on my watchthrough of Breaking Bad. I finished Season 1, but got distracted by FD Signifier existing… Been real caught up in watching through more of his essay catalog, lol. Soon…

rent lowering gunshot time

dave strider and equius zahhak are trans women. jane crocker is a trans man. equius is the best beta troll. aranea serket did nothing wrong. damara megido did nothing wrong. rufioh nitram did everything wrong.

these are both undeniably true. contribution welcomed. thank you.

DESCRIBING EVERY DOCTOR IN UNDER 10 WORDS

hartnell: "screw politeness, i'm a senior!"

troughton: idiot pretending to be smart pretending to be an idiot

pertwee: bond name's the james. name's jond. *car crash*

baker: just in case you were forgetting this guy isn't human davison: cricket player adopts traumatised children, goes through hell repeatedly

baker (2): walking dictionary looks like a rainbow vomited on his suit

mccoy: now ace don't do that it's rude *kills cthulhu*

mcgann: just in case you were forgetting this guy isn't straight

hurt: yeah that surname's pretty accurate actually this guy's life sucks

eccleston: socialist funnyman with post-traumatic stress disorder tennant: "i'm sorry... i'm so, so sorry.." repeat x50

smith: smart guy pretending to be idiot pretending to be smart

capaldi: teacher going through a badass midlife crisis

whittaker: just in case you forgot she isn't straight or human

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