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Cyberpunk without punk is a celebration of capitalist excess and fascist aesthetics.

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On poverty and pronunciation in academia

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Quick Reasons Not To Trust Moira in Retribution

1) The wording in her Hero Profile is just vague enough to imply she is a Talon agent at the time of the Retribution mission.

“The shadowy Talon organization had already been supporting her for years, aiding her experiments in exchange for utilizing the results for their own purposes.”

2) Moira’s interactions with Reyes during the Retribution point to her egging him on, pressuring him, or attempting to “get under his skin”. The most notable one involves Moira saying she wishes she could go to rhe masquerade (of Venetian Carnival). Reyes says he is surprised because she doesn’t seem like the kind of person to enjoy that.

Moira replies, “There are a lot of things you don’t know about me.”

3) The major bosses utilize technology or “enhancements” that are originally from Overwatch agents.

The Heavy Assault Tank: uses Rocket Charge. Originally from the Crusaders. Canonically used by Reinhardt in animated shorts and comics.

The Assassin: uses what appears to be Blink and/or Recall. The chronal accelerator technology was specifically made for Tracer by Winston. If this is true about the Assassin, it also severely limited the time range of Retribution. Canonically appears in multiple shorts and comics (by Tracer).

The Sniper: uses a form of Shadowstep and/or Wraith. Canonically appears in multiple shorts and comics by Reaper.

The last one is the most interesting because it is unique to Reyes and his biotic “enhancements” that he accrued during SEP.

However -

There is one other person who has access to Reyes’ biodata - and the technical knowledge and ability to manipulate and recreate that in other ways (Biotic Grasp, Fade) - to make new technologies, enhancements, and abilities out of that.

Moira.

4) Related to Point 3, Moira has canonically stolen technology from Mercy. We are also told by Geoff Goodman during Moira’s Blizzcon panel that she took Wraith from “Reaper” and “improved” it. Moira has no qualms about taking other people’s research, property, or abilities and then redesigning or reworking them for her own purposes.

5) Moira is the only person who appears HAPPY during the intro video. The later statements she makes where she tells Reyes that he did the right thing by killing Antonio are shady as all hell.

Both of these appeared to be “coincidentally” tied to the sudden rise of Vialli and Maximilien, and Akande overthrowing Akinjide in the wake of Antonio’s death. This becomes significantly less “coincidental” if you consider that Moira may be a Talon agent, or be getting financial support from one (or all) of them.

6) During Reyes’ debriefing with Morrison, Amari, and Lacroix, there are images of two Talon operatives - a Trooper and a Heavy Assault tank.

The third image is of Moira.

(Comparison image)

Remember, Blackwatch continues to operate while suspended. Whatever occurs between Gabe, Jack, Ana, and Gérard during Gabe’s Retribution debriefing isn’t enough to make him leave, nor enough to make McCree leave in the immediate aftermath. Both Gabriel Reyes and Jesse McCree go on to help the Overwatch Strike Team by recovering intel on Null Sector during Null Sector’s Uprising. Genji stays on the team as well, and eventually helps arrest Akande Ogundimu, who is now the third Doomfist.

However, we do not know what happens to Moira after Retribution.

Speculation/Guess: in my opinion, the entire Retribution mission - and Gabriel’s motivations - make considerably more sense if you look at it like this:

The mission WAS intended to grab Antonio, run, and interrogate him later. It does not seem like Gabriel was lying here. In fact, MCCREE originally wanted to kill Antonio, but is told by Gabriel that they’re not going to do that.

However, Antonio reveals: 1) that he was anticipating this move by Blackwatch, 2) that he expected his “friends” to help him walk free from Blackwatch a week later, and 3) that he expected to hurt Blackwatch/Overwatch again.

This is the moment when Gabriel realizes -

He’s been betrayed by one of the three Blackwatch agents in the room with him.

(Note who else is “in frame” but out of focus during this moment).

This is not a sudden turn-about in motivations by Gabriel Reyes -

But instead, the clear and distinct realization that he has walked right into Antonio’s (and Talon’s) grasp.

And letting Antonio live is the LEAST of his worries.

The far bigger threat is the person IMMEDIATELY behind him.

And she knows it too.

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cursed level over 9000

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the road to el dorado when in the context of a d&d game is the most astounding and hellish streak of 1′s and 20′s

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Did people see this???

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Primach Vulkan on Isstvan V

by Jeff Porter

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Gods 40k

by IcyYmir

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This is now a race in my game world. Because he’s a good boy, Brent.

This is the only D&D character that matters

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college gothic

someone in your class mentions communism. they speak about it at length. you are in biology class.

you text your mother. she does not respond for 3 days. you text her again and then realize that it has only been 2 hours since your first text.

freshmen travel in packs. what are they afraid of.

your class is in room 153. the numbers start at 201. you cannot find the first floor.

someone is talking about communism. it is not the same person as last time. this is an english class.

your transcript says you have an A in philosophy 3310. you do not remember taking this class. what did you learn? what did you do?

you meet your elevator buddy. you do not speak. you never do. you ride in silence. one day, they are not there. you miss them.

your advisor refers you to the registrar. the registrar refers you to admissions. admissions refers you to both the registrar and your advisor. you have spoken to two people who do not exist and one who has been dead for ten years.

the boy who sits next to you wears the same clothes everyday. you think this is strange but when you mention it, he tells you that this is the first time he has worn this outfit. you realize that you have lived this day before.

you pass someone sleeping in the quad. he has always been there. stop looking at him.

someone answers, “communism.” it is not someone who has been previously mentioned. the question was, “what is an example of the art of ancient greece?”

you have a doppelganger on campus. you have never met them. they know all of your friends.

the seniors speak only to professors. their eyes are dead. they have given up the safety of the pack long ago.

the professor is talking about STD’s. your math class is very strange.

the powerpoint is in comic sans. you suspect that your economics professor is an extraterrestrial being after all.

“communism,” the man serving you lunch insists. wearily you nod. that’s what everyone says.

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Also important in miniature painting!

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Drawing Study of February - Light and Shadow

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Single handedly the best and worst miniatures I've assembled and started to paint. The mold is seriously jacked in places.

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Fans of Tomorrow!   I’d love it if you’d take a look at this eBay auction for my last sculpt/paint. It’s super creepy, and being auctioned off for a great cause. 100% of the proceeds will go to support the ACLU of Southern California. Even if this isn’t your cup of tea, or find yourself without the funds, I’d really appreciate you sharing this post. Just because you’re not in a position to bid yourself, doesn’t mean you’re not in a position to help me do some tangible good. Let’s go out of our ways to raise some more money for our migrants and civil liberties in general today. Also, I humbly encourage the multitude of other artists I know to step up and do the same. Let’s take this craft we love and use it to generate some love. As a united front, we can really make a difference. Thank you so much, for taking the time to read and share. I’ll keep you guys updated as the auction develops!

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Thin your paints by dlshadowwolf