(Progress Day Story) " (...) shit only ever flows downward."

SaltyToplaneGoat··7 votes·1,048 views

Apart this from being the best description of Bronze 5 I could find, let's look at the next sentence: "Somewhere below in Zaun, there’s a garden that likely blooms like no other."

Could this be a chance for Zyra to have taken her roots in the city? Her story until now is a bit... well... "Oh now I got legs time to walk somewhere lol". And if you got no clue where to go and are curious about the world, Piltover and Zaun are the most likely places wanderers thend to end up in. I mean, where else would she bother to go? The deserts of Shurima? Not a fancy place for a plant. Noxus? The land with an AXE as an iconic weapon? No thanks. Demacia? A nation that would probably send someone to kill her at first sight due to her being viewn as a monster? Also no good choice. And the Freljord is just too cold.

Piltover/Zaun has a special attraction for the curious ones, mostly because all of the stories and rumors going on about it, about their fantastical technology and stuff, as well as the promise of wealth if you can work your way up. (Even tho that would be less interesting for her).

At the same time Zyra is still a plant. Plants need good soil to grow and gather power. And like this she could feed of the soil of an entire metropolis - I doubt that's a chance she would let go amiss...

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UomoAfide7 votes

Apart this from being the best description of Bronze 5

I chuckled. Well memed my friend, well memed indeed.

SaltyToplaneGoat2 votes

I really wish I was joking, but once years ago I have been there. B5, Zero LP. It's a whole different game. Because why the hell would you care if you have literally nothing to lose anymore? It's like all the metaphorical shit that had dripped down the ladder has composted and has created a twisted new form of life in the process, a being made only of toxic substances and enourmous amounts of salt, powered by flames of spite and rage.

I wonder if it's still like this nowadays tho, or if it has become even worse...

Valor Bot2 votes

I took 'garden' in that line of the story to be a metaphor for a large body of chemical waste; possible I misinterpreted it though. My question is: why would Zyra choose to occupy a filthy, polluted city like Zaun (where there is likely little to no good soil) over some other rich and habitable place?

SaltyToplaneGoat2 votes

Well, what do you think good soil is made of? Shit. Lots and lots of shit. What the hell do you think farmers spray out on their fields every spring? Countless tons of shit, so the plants grow good.

Piltover and Zaun are potentially the metropolis with the highest number of shit-producers (=inhabitants), a literal heaven for a plant who can also actively make sure the water she gets is clean and can just take an elevator up if she needs sunlight.

Valor Bot2 votes

That's true. For some reason I assumed Zaun would be inhospitable to any and all kinds of plants due to its chemical pollution, obviously things are a bit more complicated than that though.

Splision2 votes

I think you're reading that line way out of context. I'm not saying it's impossible for Zyra to be in Zaun, but I just think that line was just Tamara showing her humor.

SaltyToplaneGoat1 votes

Yeah but if she was in Zaun, wouldn't it be kinda cool? ^^

Splision1 votes

Yes, but only as a cameo similar to Olaf in Bilgewater. Both Piltover and Zaun have quite a roster of champions whick make the potential for lore in those regions tremendously rich. I think it would be better if we start reading about Zyra in a region that has much fewer champs which in turn means it isn't as rich in lore as other regions.

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