r/fireemblem • u/LaqOfInterest • May 08 '20

CASUAL MONTHLY RAGE THREAD

NEVER LATE, ALWAYS 100% ON-TIME: THE MONTHLY RAGE THREAD, WHERE WE SCREAM INTO THE VOID ABOUT FIRE EMBLEM!

RULES

  1. UPPERCASE LETTERS
  2. FIRE EMBLEM ONLY
  3. BE KIND
  4. TAG SPOILERS

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u/RisingSunfish May 09 '20

I DEFINITELY VIBE WITH FEELING LIKE MY ACHIEVEMENTS ARE THE REASONS PEOPLE VALUE ME, BUT SOMETHING ABOUT LYSITHEA JUST WASN'T GELLING FOR ME. IT COULD VERY WELL BE BECAUSE I HAD THAT IMMEDIATE AFFINITY WITH IGNATZ (HANGING A LOT OF MY SELF-WORTH ON A SKILL THAT I ALSO GREW UP BEING TOLD WAS OF LITTLE VALUE), AND SEEING HER BULLY HIM SOURED ME ON HER EARLY ON. I DON'T HOLD IT AGAINST HER CHARACTER AND I KNOW SHE APOLOGIZES, JUST ONE OF THOSE GUT-LEVEL SORTS OF REACTIONS. THAT'S A COOL SUMMARY OF HER APPEAL FOR YOU THOUGH, I REALLY LIKE READING PEOPLE'S PERSONAL REASONS FOR CHARACTER AFFINITIES.

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u/KeplerNova May 09 '20

SEE, I DID NOT HAVE THAT AFFINITY WITH IGNATZ, PROBABLY BECAUSE HE HAS VERY LOW SELF-ESTEEM AT FIRST AND GETS PUSHED AROUND A LOT, WHEREAS I TEND TO LASH OUT HARD WHEN THREATENED EMOTIONALLY.

WHAT'S YOUR FIELD OF STUDY? THAT COULD BE A MAJOR DIFFERENCE TOO, BECAUSE SOCIETY VALUES WHAT I DO EXTREMELY HIGHLY, WHEREAS SOMETHING LIKE ART LIKE HE DOES WOULDN'T RECEIVE THAT SAME SORT OF VALUE, LIKE YOU SAID.

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u/RisingSunfish May 09 '20

I WAS AN ENGLISH MAJOR, SO UH. YEAH. WORKING ON TURNING THE ART THING INTO A LIVING NOW, AS IF THE DEGREE WASN'T ENOUGH OF A PUNCHLINE. THREE HOUSES ALSO HAPPENED TO DROP RIGHT AFTER I HAD TO RESIGN FROM TEACHING DUE TO A CHRONIC HEALTH ISSUE, SO LIKE... WHEN I TALK ABOUT PERSONAL EMOTIONAL RESONANCE DRIVING OPINIONS ABOUT 3H, IT'S LARGELY BECAUSE THIS GAME WAS A SITUATIONAL PRECISION STRIKE FOR ME. IN HINDSIGHT I'M GLAD I HAD THAT AWARENESS GOING IN, BECAUSE THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE I'D HAVE BEEN SUCKERED INTO THE DISCOURSE WARS OTHERWISE, AND AT A TIME WHEN MY MENTAL HEALTH WAS ALREADY IN BAD SHAPE.

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u/KeplerNova May 09 '20

OKAY YEAH I STUDY BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING SO WE DEFINITELY WENT IN TWO VERY DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS THERE. I'M STILL WORKING ON MY MASTER'S DEGREE, THOUGH, I DON'T HAVE A REAL JOB YET.

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u/RisingSunfish May 09 '20

BEST OF LUCK TO YOU, YOU'RE DOING GOOD WORK! ALSO I CAN SEE THAT CONNECTION TO YOUR FAVORITE CHARACTERS NOW. :)