Pushing Him Down The Stairs

pushing him down the stairs

I just had a huge Food for Mind That Joseph used to live in Icyridge Like straight up he used to live in Icyridge That explains his relation to Rosemary and why he has the Sight, and why he went to go visit her even when he wasn't aware of it Why he was in Icyridge for a while just monologuing about his plans, and then got thrown into jail and got the people banned from drinking due to how weird he is I guess being eccentric that you're considered weird runs in the family

I have some Food for Mind I thought I should share with y'all All of the Founder Trio, such as Charles, Rebecca and Lucas They all desire for something relating to Somniere The Doodle that represents Dreams or Fantasy in this case Something that's meant to be a metaphor for something you want to have but just not being good for you Somniere was on the side with the Blank Cultists, hence why Joseph, who is a Blank Cultist, wants to free Somniere. But keep in Mind... The existence of Runestones, the thing that Rebecca studied and tried to replicate through technology, the reason for the Runestone's existence is due to that war. And specifically, Somniere's side's doodles falling amidst the war and the souls of the fallen clumping together and entering stones. And then just before Rebecca dies. Lucas begins to have visions of the future, from Somniere, and then he wants to free it. For some reason. To confront it about what it's done, perhaps? To try and wish for a better future? Or change the past? Speaking of changing the past... I've been preaching that Charles is doing everything for Rebecca, listening to Joseph's words like a person called Julius did. About giving him 'an escape from reality' which considering what I've been saying about Joseph on Reddit about him wanting to free Somniere which is the doodle that represents dreams. All three of the Founder Trio has a key flaw. They forget the present. They're either stuck in the past or look way into the future, rather than come to terms with the present, or stay grounded in reality. Rebecca looked at the past and tried to mix the past and future technology. Lucas/Riffraff saw the future, tried to change the past, refuses to acknowledge the present, only wishes to see the future of what happens when Player gets the keys. Charles is likely stuck in the past, not moving on from what happened to Rebecca, ignoring or staying away from the present for the most part, and wants to the Keys in order to either change the future or fix the past. All of them connected to Somniere.

I have a little Snack for Mind. A headcanon if you will. Joseph and Portia share the exact same face/smile. Now, why is that so peculiar? No other important character, whether that be main or side character, share the same face. Especially not two important characters like these two. Portia and Joseph are both Executives, meaning they're important. And we all know that Joseph's going to be important, Portia is already so important to the lore y'know due to Riffraff. Then it got me thinking... Riffraff Lucas Rimbaud What if... hear me out. Riffraff had that same smile that Portia has? Y'know with Portia being his kid and all. And that due to Joseph likely being obsessed with Lucas due to growing up in Icyridge, tried to emulate that same smile just like he did. Explaining why the two of them have the exact same smile. There is no evidence for this in canon. (Well besides the Joseph is obsessed with Lucas) So, consider it a headcanon. A small Snack for Mind

Skimming through the entirety of the Archives. I see a distinct lack of Negative Karma! Player in the fics and that surprises me. With nearly 200 fics, you'd think there'd be one with Player acting like a total asshole. Acting like Cortés. But there isn't... Now there is a question some of y'all might be asking... 'What or who is Negative Karma! Player?' you ask. It's simply the version of Player that chooses the 'wrong' or 'bad' karma option. Being a bad person such as... >Destroying someone's family heirloom >Kicking them and laughing at that same person for no reason >Or just blatantly being an asshole towards other people, even towards people that are supposed to be their friends Negative Karma! Player is the complete opposite of Positive Karma! Player or what I call as the normal Player, the one you often see in fics. Understandable, this shows that a lot of the authors in the Archives choose the good option rather than be a blatant asshole. Since they depict their version of Player as more in line with the Positive Karma Route.

"Do you miss the time when you used to do no harm?"

Old habits.

Merc behaviour is based on a nice little comment @up-in-flames-writing left on one of my comics :)

Rambling and more silly drawings below.

Loosely based on the Solemn Vow's public blurb:

Art lovers will cherish the bust of Hippocrates, commemorating a time when the Medic still thought doing no harm was a good idea.

I am absolutely convinced that Medic carries dextrose drops with him. German pharmacies throw these after you when you buy anything at all. I went to check if this one specific brand I know of had been around since the 60s and 70s and yes, it was.

Small acts of kindness I can see Medic doing is giving everyone one of these if they are tired. I'm talking about Engineer mostly.

Or they snack on them when solving practical problems together, like during the teleporter bread tumor incident.