you really are making me enjoy Kal as a character even more with these observations. x) i was never a Kal hater even back in the RP days thankfully (and really disliked that for a while fandom felt like they had to be either a stan of one of the sarges) - but there's nuances here I keenly appreciate more being a jaded tired fart haha.
you absolutely nailed it with Atin, and frankly i hadn't even thought about the noble ladder-climbing socially but that'd absolutely be a carry-over from Vau's days in Irmenu. Try as he might to shed all of those hateful memories, but he wouldn't be able to get rid of everything.
(god, you know, I *should* remember about there being or not being closure but I truly don't, it's been a literal decade x) we'll find out with your reread! )
in a way -- it's fascinating seeing how both of the sergeants are hypocritical -- and it's *where* their hypocrisies are that reveals so much about how they train their kiddos. reminds me of a quote that every parent leaves a mark on their kid, even if it's only a small crack versus a shatter.
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Date: 2025-08-08 11:35 pm (UTC)you absolutely nailed it with Atin, and frankly i hadn't even thought about the noble ladder-climbing socially but that'd absolutely be a carry-over from Vau's days in Irmenu. Try as he might to shed all of those hateful memories, but he wouldn't be able to get rid of everything.
(god, you know, I *should* remember about there being or not being closure but I truly don't, it's been a literal decade x) we'll find out with your reread! )
in a way -- it's fascinating seeing how both of the sergeants are hypocritical -- and it's *where* their hypocrisies are that reveals so much about how they train their kiddos. reminds me of a quote that every parent leaves a mark on their kid, even if it's only a small crack versus a shatter.