The Fact That John Probably Knows How To Play Faroe’s Lullaby Makes Me Want To Scream

pink moon.

Immoral thread, so weak

decided to do a whole colored digital thing with this sketch. Please imagine it in the post dismemberment pause where it almost feels like Kayne's hesitating.

Close up below.

mildly annoyed that the way I drew it you don't see a hint of all 4 limbs in a close up. Left leg is just over that way I promise. Oh and imagine that his breastplate is broken and you just can't see it. perhaps it's behind them. Perhaps its near his right arm. It broke in the first impact and is just not in view. I definitely did not forget to add the broken pieces somewhere.

So we all remember in season 3 when John lost his memory but he didn't actually lose his memory because it wasn't John? But it still hurt because right before that John said "whatever happens I'll never forget you"

I know this probably won't happen but right after that, Arthur said "me neither John" and I just think it would be really interesting and fun if ((52spoiler) because Arthur got annihilated in the latest episode) John got stuck in an Arthur from another timeline meaning Arthur would "forget"

Now I haven't bothered to think about anything that would happen after that logistically and I'm not going to lmao honestly I just wish we could have gotten that parallel

i hope arthur arrives back in 1934 and it turns out he's carrying every plague from the 1200s and he ends up causing a mass outbreak

Arthur: *on the ground in literally 7 pieces, bloody and whimpering*

Me, a listener who has experienced 52 episodes of this man dying and undying repeatedly: *sighs* DUDE GET UP

jonathan archivist: your pastries always taste amazing, what's your secret?

baker: the warmth of the oven always felt like comfort. i liked the heat, the smell, even when i wasn't baking anything. now, no matter what i bake or put in there, i can never get rid of that smell. it was two years ago, if i remember correctly. i was rolling out a new batch of bread loafs. have you ever baked bread before? they say that kneading the br

rowan "couldn't lie about stealing a piece of candy" chow x juniper "shut up i'm about to bullshit our way out of this" sloan

go sing your gay little song little irish boy

Malevolent episode 48

So you know when Kayne is dunking John about his name in the Order Part II while comparing Larson and Arthur?:

KAYNE: God, you are so… unremarkable! Worthless, really. You know, I don’t hate many humans, but you – (He growls.) Look at him! I mean! Look at him! Look at Arthur. John – I mean, look at John! (Scathing.) John! What kind of Great Old One calls himself fucking John, for fuck’s sake! Do you not get it?

LARSON (quietly): No.

KAYNE: And you never will. You are nothing like Arthur! You still have your sight, for fuck’s sake! Actually… let me help you with that.

So I actually think Kayne is delighted that John goes by John. I think what he's trying to express here to Larson is why Arthur is interesting compared to him.

Arthur has an entity in his head. After a little more than a month (of which a month worth was spent in a coma) the entity calls itself John. Arthur reinforces this chosen identity.

Yellow, although having a rocky path with Arthur did have his moments of questioning things. He was interested in poetry and philosophy, and it's implied he might have had some of John's residual memories when John and the King came back together before John was thrown into the dark world. Arthur fumbled, but if they had been stuck together long enough there were signs there might have been growth. (Kayne didn't need that growth though and canceled the Arthur and Yellow reboot.) Also it seemed like Larson knew about the entity and was trying to put a wedge between them as soon as they met. From the start he appeals to Yellow's inclination toward power and godhood.

Larson has Yellow for a few weeks and he becomes the King in Yellow. Yes he gets some stronger abilities, but he has been completely encouraged to see himself as only a god. Larson is obviously manipulating him and they are not friends just mutually beneficial.

So you give Arthur a piece of the King in Yellow he becomes John. You give Larson a piece of the King in Yellow and he becomes the King in Yellow. Larson and Arthur are not the same.

And that's why Kayne finds Larson boring. He doesn't effect change, he just keeps doing what he needs to for power.

I'm not trying to pin all of John's character growth on Arthur. John had to develop for himself, but Arthur is a big proponent of why that character growth was allowed to happen.

So yeah. Kayne can make fun of John and also absolutely delight in it.