fun fact about me is that when i was a kid id write capital E’s with as many of those little horizontal lines as possible and id call them ladder E’s and adults fucking hated them
we make fun of thorin getting lost in the shire but you know the nazgul also had to keep asking for directions to find bag end so maybe hobbits’ city planning is just wack
The Hobbits have spent generations making their roads complex af to keep Gandalf out
but of course this is the absolute Least successful way to keep GANDALF of all people out, because-
it’s a challenge
that WON’T potentially kill him
which is really in short supply lately.
so while the hobbits think they are being hostile. what they are actually saying in Gandalf-speak is “please come back. we love you.”
Gandalf needs environmental enrichment
Gandalf asks for directions and hobbits are too entrenched in Manners to avoid answering a direct question. Gandalf finds the whole experience wonderfully fun.
The Nazgul also asks for directions. The experience is distressing to everyone, including the Nazgul.
Thorin does not ask for directions. Some hobbits try to help him anyway, activating his Sneer or Flight response.
Asriel... what do you even want? You show up here after trapping everyone on the island, ghosting Chara for years, and... what? You think they're HAPPY to see you?
