bite the face of god, Jonny!

[kindkit]

I blame rydra_wong for the fact that I just watched two hours of tabletop roleplaying that started out as a heist movie with bears, and ended up as . . . well, watch it and see, if you're in the mood for complete, awesome ridiculousness. With bonus blasphemy and Marxism.

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(Yes, hour 2 is the correct place to start for this bit. No, I don't know why there's horrible elevator music in the background. It gets quieter eventually.)

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[rydra_wong]

In re: dressing up, I love Alex's "I am the CEO, kindly do not mistake me for a 16-year-old intern" blazers.

Yes -- IMHO it just makes him look even more like a 16-year-old intern who is trying to look Grown-Up. I hope he never realizes this, because it's adorable.

Sadly Jonny doesn't seem to be wearing eye makeup in the 2018 stream

It was quite nice in the 2019 stream (which I so hope they put online in its entirety at some point). And many people who went to the Magnus liveshow reported admiringly on his eyeliner.

Re: the cow costume, here is the moment from the 2019 stream when Grant Howitt's brain breaks:

https://avatarofthelonely.tumblr.com/post/189576400298/i-dont-think-ive-seen-anyone-post-this-moment-yet

Also here is this amazing photo which among other things features Alasdair's stealth cosplay (he got the captain's hat specially!):

https://avocadojoner.tumblr.com/post/616058382617559040/why-do-we-never-talk-about-this-picture-tho

[kindkit]

IMHO it just makes him look even more like a 16-year-old intern who is trying to look Grown-Up. I hope he never realizes this, because it's adorable.

So much this. (Incidentally, watching the Rusty Quill folks on video was a weird reminder for me of how young most of them are. I guess they're all around late 20s/early 30s, but that's a generation younger than me and I can't help finding it disconcerting. I've had other moments of generation-shock as well; someday I may make a post about Rusty Quill's default use of "they," which fascinates me, because they don't only use it for non-binary people and gender-unknown people, they tend to default to it even for people whose binary gender is known. It's not a usage I've heard from people my age.)

Thanks for the links! I'm surprised that Grant still hasn't listened to Magnus, but I guess it's just not his kind of thing. Or he doesn't have time, I guess.

And I love how much Alasdair and Ben lean into the Elias/Peter fan pairing. They clearly have a good time with it.

[rydra_wong]

Just in case you've not seen seen Jonny's comment re: the Elias/Peter multi-divorce theory:

https://bibliocratic.tumblr.com/post/616362703223717888

Also Ben is learning to draw (he solicited advice and the fanart side of the fandom have been givng him tips):

https://twitter.com/benrlmeredith/status/1253446512765534213

[kindkit]

I tend to believe Lukases only marry for reasons of property and inheritance, so like Jonny I lean a bit metaphorical on that theory. But I can believe Elias and Peter are each other's greatest temptations to be interested in anyone but themselves.

[rydra_wong]

Yes, I wouldn't take it literally, except for purposes of comedy, but it does capture their weird shifting blend of alliance and mutual sabotage remarkably well.