“A thing? What do you mean?” “Like, romantically entangled” makes me sick in the head, I’m obsessed

Anyway here’s another crit role animatic

So Yu’s half elf form was an ouch to my heart

IMOGEN WAIT CALM DOWN

Still going absolutely feral over this reveal

Dusk…. Or should I say “????”

“Are you [Imogen] and Laudna a thing?” -Yu

“A thing?” -Imogen

“Like romantically entangled” -Yu

They are now!

Yes, for the good of Jrusar! I will enter the fray with you!

And finally, on day 3 of celebrating the Neinth anniversary of Critical Role we have the current rambunctious band of adventures, Bell's Hells!

Imogen - @ew.toka Laudna - @yunasphere Fearne - @rosesewcostumes Chetney - @capcochcosplay Delilah - @lady_honey_designs Yu - @cosplayinagarden Orym - @eldranore Dorian - @ravenranger Bertrand - @thecosplaybard

[ID: A tweet from Erika Ishii @.erikaishii which reads: “It’s been an honor and a pleasure. We’ll be seeing Yu! Although you might not know it’s us... 🖤🪞🗡 🎨: @agarthanguide #CriticalRoleSpoilers” There’s a picture attached of Yu Saffiad, Erika’s true character on Critical Role, in what they displayed as their true form. They’re a changeling with silver iridescent skin and colorless hair, dressed in very sexy black leathers with gold accents and a long black duster, pointing their crystal-hilted fey sword outward. /end ID]

[ID: A tweet from Erika in reply to their previous tweet which reads: “And may I say @agarthanguide absolutely NAILED IT. I was so fussy about Yu that I sent multiple Pinterest boards and even pose reference. (Finally my sword training and history as a figure model at Blizzard and CalArts pays off!) #CriticalRoleSpoilers” There’s a picture attached of Erika themself modeling the pose that Yu was drawn in, wearing denim shorts and a black tank top, holding a length of black dowel as the sword. /end ID]

[ID: A third tweet from Erika in reply to the last which reads: “And yes, of course there were playlists. Most songs on one were the answer to a song on the other. 🤍🖤 #CriticalRoleSpoilers” There are two screenshots attached of the headers for Dusk’s and Yu’s playlists. Each one has the respective character’s official character art at the top. Going back and forth from one to the other, Dusk’s first song is “All I Have to Do is Dream” by the Everly Brothers, and Yu’s first is “As the World Falls Down” by David Bowie. The second songs are “Mirror Mirror” by Juniper Vale and “Sweet Dreams” by the Eurythmics. The third songs are “Demons” by Hayley Kiyoko and “Devil’s Playground” by the Rigs. The fourth and final songs shown for both are “Dream A Little Dream of Me” by the Mamas & the Papas and “Playground” by Bea Miller. We can also see the fifth song for Dusk, “Lillipop” by Mika, but not its companion on Yu’s. /end ID]

Unfortunately Erika’s playlists for Dusk and Yu are both still currently private and not accessible by the public.

shout out to erika ishii for stirring the pot and making imodna jealous about each other, we truly wouldn’t be here without you

If i had a nickel for every time a dnd actual play player playing a fey character dropped the glamour and revealed that they are actually putting on a face and are actually a completely different character with a totally different name and a very different aesthetic i’d have two nickels, which isnt a lot but its cool that it happened twice.

Wait they also both use she/they. She/they’s is there something you’d like to tell us? Are you withholding cool shapeshifting from us? *holds mic up*

The “romantically entangled” scene in critical role plays on repeat in my head, the DRAMA of it all

you know what would drive the cast and fans crazy? If Erika was one of the guest players for the orym, Laudna, ashton group.  Like they play a completely new character, or are they?  No one would know if she is playing Yu disguised as someone else, or if she’s playing a completely new and innocent PC who happens to be played by a suspicious player

THIS VIDEO IS A FUCKING GEM AND I THANK ERIKA FOR STIRRING THIS PARTICULARLY JUICY ARC FOR US IMODNA SHIPPERS I’VE HAD THIS VIDEO ON REPEAT FOR MONTHS 

I'm intrigued by the difference in Erika Ishii's guest spot in Critical Role and Aabria Iyengar's guest spot in Critical Role, especially with regards to getting the main characters to consider their goals and relationships.

I feel like Erika came in like a hammer, just smashing through communication barriers and pretenses. Inviting Fearne back to the Feywild, asking Imogen if she and Laudna are romantically entangled, hitting on Orym, pitting the Hells against the Calloways. As much as Dusk's actions were a methodical destabilizing of the group to sow chaos and create opportunity, I feel like Erika came in, went 'hey what does this do?', and gleefully started mashing buttons like a kid in an elevator just to see what would happen.

But if Erika was a hammer I feel like Aabria is a needle. Deanna showed up when the group was fractured and desperate, with a backstory that put her in a position of trust. She's sweet, and useful, and relatable. She makes quiet observations about her own life that get Team Wildemount to think about their positions and goals: Do you believe in fate and destiny? What do you regret? What would you do with a second chance? She's a mirror, she's a prism, she is the Inception team planting questions inside the subconscious. Dusk may have been a literal shapeshifting covert operative, but Deanna snuck behind enemy lines and assimilated into the group seamlessly. Aabria is gently pressing a single button, noting the effect, and smirking while considering which button to press next.

Erika took a hammer to the group dynamics and made a mosaic with the pieces. Aabria took a needle to the group and wove herself into their tapestry. Very different styles and approaches, but art either way.

Yu Saffiad watching this whole fight from a window disguised as a random person: