[Chaosbringer's First Rule of Disturbances is never to give the Disturbance the credit it so desperately struggles to deserve. Yes, they're built off legitimate pain and darkness, he gets that, but as soon as you start buying into the hyperdramatic exaggerations, you start giving the hopelessness and despair validation instead of perceiving the problems as they really are, and being able to deal with or address them.]
[So as he wanders through this obvious metaphor for getting buried under your work, he pauses every so often as a shadowy figure foists a ream of paper off onto him -- which he then promptly tosses off to the side. He's a government official, folks!]
You know, I didn't really go for the literature electives and stuff back in school, and every time I wander into a tortured metaphor, I think that was a really smart choice.
Elevator Escalation
[At first, the Torments are only shadowy figures, of course. But they then start to refine, honing their forms against their opponent, shifting into...]
[A form that looks faintly like the silhouette of a long-haired Dreamer that brandishes a bass at him.] I made a mistake once and I've ruined my self-worth because of it!
[A short form, with strange orbs floating in the air above it.] My deep unresolved issues should be ignored wholeheartedly!
[A slender, petite figure with bright stars for eyes.] My public persona is so important I'm not allowed to have a single imperfection! OR a private life!
[Chaosbringer regards this for a moment, then turns to the nearest actual Dreamer with an expression of choked disbelief, both hands stretched out to clearly say, 'Are you SEEING this crap?!']
Whoops
[Chaosbringer resists most anything you can throw at him... with one glaring exception. He has no particular immunity or counter to illusions.]
[So the notion that in this twisted mess of a shifting maze, some of the enemies might actually be friends has not occurred to him. When he spots a 'Torment', he wastes no time -- drawing the Purple Lightning Dreamsmasher to charge!]
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[Chaosbringer's First Rule of Disturbances is never to give the Disturbance the credit it so desperately struggles to deserve. Yes, they're built off legitimate pain and darkness, he gets that, but as soon as you start buying into the hyperdramatic exaggerations, you start giving the hopelessness and despair validation instead of perceiving the problems as they really are, and being able to deal with or address them.]
[So as he wanders through this obvious metaphor for getting buried under your work, he pauses every so often as a shadowy figure foists a ream of paper off onto him -- which he then promptly tosses off to the side. He's a government official, folks!]
You know, I didn't really go for the literature electives and stuff back in school, and every time I wander into a tortured metaphor, I think that was a really smart choice.
Elevator Escalation
[At first, the Torments are only shadowy figures, of course. But they then start to refine, honing their forms against their opponent, shifting into...]
[A form that looks faintly like the silhouette of a long-haired Dreamer that brandishes a bass at him.] I made a mistake once and I've ruined my self-worth because of it!
[A short form, with strange orbs floating in the air above it.] My deep unresolved issues should be ignored wholeheartedly!
[A slender, petite figure with bright stars for eyes.] My public persona is so important I'm not allowed to have a single imperfection! OR a private life!
[Chaosbringer regards this for a moment, then turns to the nearest actual Dreamer with an expression of choked disbelief, both hands stretched out to clearly say, 'Are you SEEING this crap?!']
Whoops
[Chaosbringer resists most anything you can throw at him... with one glaring exception. He has no particular immunity or counter to illusions.]
[So the notion that in this twisted mess of a shifting maze, some of the enemies might actually be friends has not occurred to him. When he spots a 'Torment', he wastes no time -- drawing the Purple Lightning Dreamsmasher to charge!]