What Happens Next (Slay The Princess/RWBY)
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There is something here, somewhere, not all of that is true, not all of that is false.
You are right that without the part on the mindbreak, it would be a simple hint on the revelation being a bad idea, but I am confirming it isn't in that particular direction. Still no mindbreak there.
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Was Coco (and maybe the rest of the team since I don't see how they wouldn't know by now) just messing with Stella by omitting the fact that she's a proud lesbian, so that isn't really relevant for her dating experience anyway?
Oh, I'd been operating under the belief that their self-imposed goal/challenge of living as mortals was something we were meant to hold to as players, so finding ourselves in a situation where we're reduced to going full God-mode to solve a problem would be a result of us screwing up somewhere. And so if we didn't intend to ever use our full power, there wouldn't be much need to show it off to Ozpin.
But I guess we should if using the full Shifting Mound later is intended? Especially since each clarification makes it sound more and more like the option you'd prefer to write about. Which is understandable, it definitely sounds like it'll be the most high concept version, especially if it's combining something like the Moment of Clarity's visions of infinite lives/possibilities thing with Oz's reincarnation situation.
[X] Show him the whole of the Shifting Mound. He deserves it. You know it won't drive him mad, but it will take him some time to recover from and digest the information.
Totally, I absolutely didn't forget that detail, honest.
Also, it's not like the Princess is knowledgeable on normal love stories anyway.
You needing to go full god mode without big reasons would be due to you screwing up, but there is going to be at least one situation where you will do it, if only to be able to go back to living as mortals.
It doesn't help that I am a pretty strong transhumanist of the *why stay as we are if we can be more?* kind, and it is sure to permeate in my writing at one point or another.
The Long Quiet and the Princess wants to understand the little people, the best way to do that is to live among them, and while they don't want to be gods, the fact is that they are, that cannot be changed.
You will never be the exact same as them, but you can be accepted by them, or at least that is your hope.
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[X] Show him the whole of the Shifting Mound. He deserves it. You know it won't drive him mad, but it will take him some time to recover from and digest the information.
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[X] Show him the whole of the Shifting Mound. He deserves it. You know it won't drive him mad, but it will take him some time to recover from and digest the information.
Reading the discussion finally made me decide to go this way.
Reading the discussion finally made me decide to go this way.
[X] Show him the whole of the Shifting Mound. He deserves it. You know it won't drive him mad, but it will take him some time to recover from and digest the information.
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Ha, well speaking of funny character interactions and crushes on the Princess from earlier. Based on some of the reactions I've seen online to the Tower, and Coco's apparent type from her having a thing for Glynda, it's probably for the best that they never meet.
Coco, after listening to the Voice of the Broken's insistence on submitting to the Tower's dominance: "I'm not saying he's right…but I get it."
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[X] Show him the whole of the Shifting Mound. He deserves it. You know it won't drive him mad, but it will take him some time to recover from and digest the information.
Yesss all in. Because this is the most fun. And again, shows full trust to Ozpin.
Yesss all in. Because this is the most fun. And again, shows full trust to Ozpin.
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The Princess' idea of a love story includes a fair bit more of literal heart mutilation and 'becoming as one' compared to figurative, for one thing. Probably not the best to recommend to people who actually need their organs. Fortunately, she at least has an excellent understanding of the idea that different things might be attractive to different people!
[X] Show him the whole of the Shifting Mound. He deserves it. You know it won't drive him mad, but it will take him some time to recover from and digest the information.
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[X] Show him the whole of the Shifting Mound. He deserves it. You know it won't drive him mad, but it will take him some time to recover from and digest the information.
No limits show it in full
No limits show it in full
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[X] Show him only your heart as the Shifting Mound. He'll see less of your power, but he'll understand it more, understand you more.
[X] Show him the whole of the Shifting Mound. He deserves it. You know it won't drive him mad, but it will take him some time to recover from and digest the information.
Chapter IX vote closed
Ok, I think the vote has been going long enough, I'll close it now.
We will return to the normal schedule from now onward, I'll post the update during the week-end and the vote will go on for half the week.
With some relief from me (I hope I haven't been too pushy, I would have accepted both options winning, I just prefers this one), you are showing all of you to Ozpin (he's going to be a little awkward due to how literal this is in fact
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Now, since I said there were parts of the update that showed my preferences and that there was something about the Moment of clarity that was relevant here:
The title of Chapter IX was about Trust, and it requiring change to grow. The Shifting Mound is change, how can you trust someone, if you are not wiling to trust yourself enough to show your whole self?
As for the MOC, someone got quite close on pointing out what the Nightmare wanted to do by removing her mask, but while it is about this in part, the actual thing I was thinking about was her talk when the Shifting Mound calls her, namely:
"There are few things more terrifying than one's own heart, and there is almost nothing more terrifying than sharing it with another.
But the most terrifying thing of all is to leave one's heart unshared."
And now here you are, sharing your heart once again, but you know more than terror this time, let's see if Oz was ready.
There is a high chance the chapter will be from his POV in fact, at least partially.
We will return to the normal schedule from now onward, I'll post the update during the week-end and the vote will go on for half the week.
With some relief from me (I hope I haven't been too pushy, I would have accepted both options winning, I just prefers this one), you are showing all of you to Ozpin (he's going to be a little awkward due to how literal this is in fact
).Now, since I said there were parts of the update that showed my preferences and that there was something about the Moment of clarity that was relevant here:
The title of Chapter IX was about Trust, and it requiring change to grow. The Shifting Mound is change, how can you trust someone, if you are not wiling to trust yourself enough to show your whole self?
As for the MOC, someone got quite close on pointing out what the Nightmare wanted to do by removing her mask, but while it is about this in part, the actual thing I was thinking about was her talk when the Shifting Mound calls her, namely:
"There are few things more terrifying than one's own heart, and there is almost nothing more terrifying than sharing it with another.
But the most terrifying thing of all is to leave one's heart unshared."
And now here you are, sharing your heart once again, but you know more than terror this time, let's see if Oz was ready.
There is a high chance the chapter will be from his POV in fact, at least partially.
He gets what he deserves.With some relief from me (I hope I haven't been too pushy, I would have accepted both options winning, I just prefers this one), you are showing all of you to Ozpin (he's going to be a little awkward due to how literal this is in fact
Shouldn't have been messing around for a thousand years after making a single mistake.
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He didn't even want to be here. He got forced into this because the brother gods are dicks.
He tried his best, and didn't even have a choice.
I am not going to go the way of canon and pretend he is a horrible monster after only showing him to be a victim.
I hate victim blaming.
I stopped watching RWBY after the lost fable for several reasons, and this is one of them, one of the strongest.
Oh, he is not a monster. As Gale rightfully pointed out he doesn't want to be here and frankly doesn't have the mentality for doing the work he is doing. And it shows.
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Oz, you are about get what you asked for.
Wait, scratch that. He just wanted to know why we're here. Showing the Shifting Mound is coming right out of left field.
Ok, I can agree with that, your last comment was too reminding of some of the Oz haters, but if you simply think he is out of his depth, which, frankly, he didn't ask for this shit, then I am partially thinking the same.
What the differences are, you'll see in the update, the beginning is shaping up to be from his side.
Yep.
He asked a simple question, and the other side decided to bring out their best game in answer.
Technically, you are answering him, you are there because you are concepts that want to understand humans and live with them instead of above them, but still, you didn't need to bring out the cosmic powers, that one is entirely on the Princess.