#/ this is real bare bones

[s0fter-sin]

how canon do we think warzone is? characterisation things like the takedowns and voice lines?

obviously the takedowns are flashy as hell, that's the point, but things like ghost's "cheers ya slag" and "done and dusted" paint him as so much more arrogant than the campaign suggests

but he is arrogant ("i've seen better" "who?" "me") and we never see him work solo except for the opening scene in mw2 where he chooses to remain danger close to a missile (either just bc or bc he wanted to ensure the kill) so who's to say he doesn't act like that on his own? you even see a hint of it in the camera mission when he shows off to soap and jumps off the building to land on the shadow; what is that if not an arrogant, flashy takedown?

if he's happy to do that in the middle of a stealth mission what else would he do just bc he can?

we know warzone is canon in some respects like the seasonal cutscenes (ala alex's resurrection and "i wasn't in that tank") so at least those are canon but what about everything in between? do specgru and kortac exist in canon? is the 141 part of some greater allied team? (which begs the question why do they never try to contact them when the world is literally on the brink but that’s a very meta, “why didn’t anyone call the avengers in their solo movie?” level of nitpick and we don’t do that here, serious nitpicks only)

do we consider them in character? or is it technically an au? is warzone even made by the same team? would characterisation mean anything to them beyond “does it make the character sound cool?”

even zombies, soap takes on a lot more of a leadership role than we see in the campaign, do we think that's how he acts when he's not with the 141? bc that's a significant shift to go from a leader to a clear subordinate without any chafing or annoyance at getting dropped down the pecking order

then you take skins into account; things like ghost's senpai skin is obviously an au but if he gets new takedowns with it (i haven't played and don't know how it works Imao) do we think main ghost still has that skill set? or is it possible for him to learn it? would he want to?

i think the campaigns are set in stone canon but even that characterisation can be touch and go considering how dirty they did price in mw3 and even how mellow he was in mw2 compared to mw19 and just... everything about the final mw3 mission (and mw3 in general, even shepherd being in the helo when they detain makarov in verdansk is ooc as hell and only exists to serve the narrative)

(characterisation in this aspect is difficult to pin down bc it's hard to tell how much is them writing the character of soap, the character of ghost, and how much is them just writing generic military man 1 and generic military man 2; there's some personality and growth but we have to admit it's thin and subtextual at best. how much of soap's behaviour is bc that's how they wanted soap specifically to react and how much is it bc that's how a military guy would react? (things like being angry about releasing hassan when graves reacts the same way))

so if canon isn't even consistent, can we even trust warzone's characterisation?

(but that's a whole seperate gripe let's stay on track Imao)

do we think it's canon? or is it just battleworld where they can act however the devs want so we spend money on it?

[walkingstackofbooks]

My vision for endgame Data/Julian which has consumed me ever since I watched Picard 😅

1.DS9

A few months after the Dominion war, the Enterprise docks at DS9 for a short while allowing Data to meet his long-time pen-friend, Julian, again. Julian's not doing well, but since he seems to enjoy Data's company, Data decides to take a couple more weeks of leave to spend some more time with his friend.

However, Julian starts becoming more and more withdrawn and anxious, and after an incident one evening where he becomes agitated to the point of storming out, Data reaches out to Deanna to see if she can give him any insight into his friend's behaviour. She has some ideas, but also suggests that Data ask Keiko, and after talking with the O'Briens, Data believes he understands what's wrong.

When he asks Julian if he's correct in thinking that his impending departure is what's upsetting the doctor, Julian's surprise at the question is enough that he answers truthfully - yes. To Data, the solution is obvious: if Julian is distressed by the idea of someone else leaving him, then Data will not leave. (Julian begs him not to make promises he cannot keep, and has a minor breakdown when he realises that Data is deadly serious.)

After a lot of conversation, some favour-cashing, and the fortunate coincidence that one of Beverly's doctors was beginning to look for a promotion to CMO, Julian ends up transferred to the Enterprise: technically a demotion, but after so long having so much on his shoulders, it's actually a relief.

2. Enterprise

While on Enterprise, Data and Julian get closer and closer. Their relationship brings some difficulties when it becomes public, though: some see the fact Julian's dating an android as proof that he's not really human; others wonder how Data's affection can be real, and feel that if he were as human as he wants to be, then he wouldn't be dating an augment. Julian's parents definitely berate him for wasting all the gifts they gave him by marrying an android - if only he'd talked to them before the wedding, they could have adbised him against it! - making him a zillion times more grateful Data talked him out of inviting them every time he started to feel guilty about it.

But that's by the by. They're together, happily married, endgame Julian/Data achieved, right?

3. ...

Wrong. I hate Nemesis, but imagine Julian following Data down before he throws himself into space, knowing he could probably stop Data from doing this if he asks. Data saying, "I know I promised never to leave you," and Julian shaking his head and barely being able to choke out the words "It's okay," and then Data's gone.

And Geordi's trying to reassure Julian (Geordi's trying to convince himself...) that Data will be alright, he's got the emergency tranport unit, and they get back to the bridge, and Picard transports in, and Data's still on the ship that's blowing up, and Deanna's asking what happened and Julian's sliding down against a wall, horarsely whispering "I let him go..."

4. Picard: s1

20 years later... I haven't quite decided when I want Julian to appear, because the idea of Julian fighting for android rights is everything to me, but also I kind of like the premise of changing as little as possible in canon...

(Maybe Julian had tried to be part of the movement for android rights, bu the media had really latched onto his augment status and used it as another reason to discredit the movement, and so he'd withdrawn from it, as it seemed his presence was doing more harm than good….)

So the Picard crew all return to the Riker-Troi household after the final showdown and Deanna welcomes them in with a "Guess who we finally managed to get in contact with" and bring them into the lounge where Julian' anxiously waiting.

And of course the initial introduction is awkward and Julian's talking a million words a minute until Will pokes him and then over the next few days he's trying to keep his distance so that Soji doesn't feel that she needs to let him into her life...

And meanwhile Soji is still, you know, coping with ALL the feelings and trauma that the last - what, week? - have given her and so she has no idea what to do with this man, who was apparently her father's husband, especially as she has no clue how he feels about the whole suddenly-having-an-android-stepdaughter thing.

But eventually they do manage to have a conversation (/are forced to talk it out) and they get on so well and Soji realises how much Julian genuinely wants to get to know her for her sake and while Julian's terrified at the prospect of having a daughter, he's also delighted (and Will and Deanna make them both stick around for a whole while, 1. because they do enjoy having them both around, 2. because Kestra adores Soji, and the two are pretty good for each other, and 3. because, while they have kept in contact with Julian over the years, they also know how long he's been on his own for, and they want to make sure he's got a solid base and people to lean on. As much as Julian wants to be a good father, Soji deserves more than one traumatised, lonely man doing a best that would quite possibly not be good enough...)

5. Picard: s3

Julian and Soji are visiting Geordi at the museum when the Picard crew come along, and are swept into the action...

Julian learning that Data's alive - kind of... Julian tenderly kissing Data before they take down the partition, telling him he has to win so he can meet their daughter... The two of them barely having time to reunite before having to rush off to their respective duties in saving the ship...

(I have VISIONS of Soji and Julian working desperately together to find a cure for the transporter virus, while Julian's augment physiology has done something weird to make it that he's turning, but very, very slowly. Julian making sure that Soji is armed, and making her promise to shoot him if he turns too quickly. Soji telling him he has to keep fighting it and refusing to think about what it might come to. Julian realising he's about to lose control and getting Soji to restrain him. Soji despairing that she won't be able to find a cure by herself - she's not a doctor doctor like he is - and Julian reassuring her that he believes in her, she just needs to do her best... but most importantly, if she doesn't find it, it's alright, it's not her fault, and he loves her. Resistance is futile. A phaser shot.)

And afterwards, when Soji's found the cure and it's been distributed, Julian wakes up to find Data sitting next to him and Soji hovering nearby. He tries to scramble up and leave to help the rest of the crew, but Soji informs him that just as he took longer to turn, he took longer to get better, and he's the last one to wake up from it. And then she makes to leave, to give the two of them some time alone, and Julian tells her that's nonsense, she needs to meet Data, and Soji says that it's fine, they've been talking while he was asleep, and Julian replies that now he feels left out, so she definitely can't leave, come here, sit by me, I'm not letting either of you out of my sight.

[graves-yard]

did you know the lil floating ball of a chao actually emotes right? it goes !?<3 and a dizzy one that i dont know how to type out

NO I DIDNT THATS AWESOME DAMN I ALMOST THOUGHT ABOUT DOING THAT BUT I DIDNT FUCK

[imwritesometimes]

I know everyone on this website is supposed to hate this website but fuck man, if this place really does disappear off the net I'll be really bummed.

I've been here for over 10 years. Met countless really cool people. Laughed with em. Shared stuff with em. Talked abt serious and silly stuff with em.

I've reblogged so many gifsets from talented gif makers. So much cool fanart and original art. Seen so many truly wild & hilarious memes.

No place is perfect. I think we all know that. But this place has been an online home for me for over a decade now. And I'd be really bummed to see it go.

[thesawapprentice]

Controversial idea - jigsaw is worse than spiral

I can see why people think that , I think they're both equally as awful as each other, but (imo) I think Spiral is the worst of all saw films.

There's a few reasons why I dislike it, but the main reason that really pushes it over the edge for me is that I have sensory issues (because of autism) and the voice they use in the film really fucking overstimulates me , it's awful ??

I would have added more reasons, but I'm really tired, so i didn't. have a good day/night, Anon !!

Edit: I meant like the voice they use for the puppet / the jigsaw voice

[dizzybevvie]

"Kingdom Hearts is so complicated" "Nomura made it up as he went along" "KH makes no sense" Have you considered that Riku is 15 and autistic and gay bc if you do I think itll change things

[unearthlycat]

me: can we please just finish one (1) wip. please. not even 10k. just a single fic. pleas

brain: hehe new au for a completely unrelated osmosis fandom go brr

[nothingbutentropy]

Why doesn't Elyes just TELL Pat that he's not fucking Kim anymore and hasn't been for a while? Every time we see him at the hotel with Kim, he's working or eating. Kim was a friend with benefits but he's been firmly moved into just a friend category for Elyes for, seemingly, a while now. Kim's out here fronting to Pat like he's still getting railed because he so clearly wants to be, but he hasn't been! So like. Girl just tell that boy you really only see Kim as a friend now and aren't even fucking him anymore! And you only meet him at Hookup Hotel because Pat is still the only person that gets to go to your house!

This show is one big JUST TALK TO HIM for me and I'm very entertained.

[timeskip]

Started writing again today :) Two scenes left in the fic I was working on last month and then got ? lightly burnt out ? on, and I finished one of the scenes that was really giving me trouble 🥳 It's almost 10k words now yippee

[sadhorsegirl]

genuinely adore the reveal that the forsaken were actually all just a bunch of bitchy grad students

[pj-was-here]

Moana 2: The Island of Missed Potential

Don't mind me, just posting my frankly nitpicky fanfic reader/writer thoughts, as I am NO movie critic

so I just watched Moana 2 and honestly... it wasnt bad per se but it was sorta lackluster which is mainly why i placed my expectations so low in the first place cause well its a Disney movie whatd you expect?

(Spoilers ahead from Moana 2)

(heads up i am NOT typing out any of the new characters names as i will most likely misspell and butcher them)

So the idea of Moana traveling around reconnecting the people of the sea is very interesting and i was expectin you know MORE, Don't get me wrong i enjoyed the dynamic Moana had with her crew but there just, wasnt much conflict I suppose

Like Moana was breezing through her hurdles with ease (well apart from the scene with Maui helping her up, i like that) but honestly it felt more like

I dont know a pilot episode rather than a movie, maybe because of the information overload and rushed writing? it felt like Moana 2 was supposed to be longer than say 1 hour and 30 minutes

and the fact that MAUI LOST HIS POWERS AND MOANA FUCKING DIED SHOULD HAVE BEEN DRAGGED ON AND BUILT UP UPON MORE

like I think it should have been drawn out more and more focused to have put more impact hat HE LOST HIS DEMI GOD POWERS

As well as Moana literally dying and coming back to life as a demigod (which i ngl was sorta cool) should have been more drawn out because A DISNEY CHARACTER A LITERAL DISNEY PRINCESS AT THAT WAS IMPLIED TO BE DEAD

Like i know those corporate pigs werent going to do it but still it shocked me they even let the writers do this even if not permanent (the only time i remember they let this happen was in Frozen with Anna freezing)

Also this could just be me but Moana 2 didn't even make me cry like the first movie, though that could be my rose tinted glasses

And the sings were rather boring, the only one that caught me was Get Lost and thats because it was jazz swing

I like the lore though, and was 100% expecting the bat lady to be a manipulative villain but meh, the big bad guy is giving me Zues vibes but his design in the end was sorta.... meh??

Also i was fully expecting Moana and co. to go out and gather an army of humans to take on Molan but oh well

Plus we still dont know why he seperated humans in he first place either, talk abot a plot hole

anyways this is why AO3 exists and i will now be reading a Moana 2 rewrite

PJ-"disappointed-in-Disney-flopping"-Was-Here, signing

p.s. Moana's baby sister was adorable and i will die for her

p.p.s Loved the animation, straight up ethereal, shot out to the animators for the water animations, color design and rendering

[cuntwrap--supreme]

Dog has a swollen lymph node. Just one for now. Which means her cancer is getting worse already. The longer this goes on, the more detached I feel from reality.

[kalloway]

it's only taken me like 10 years of "yeah, I'll get to it eventually"'s to have finally sat down and actually started my first playthrough of Dragon Age 2 lmao... perfectly on-brand for me (being insanely late to everything)

[icewindandboringhorror]

Recent things.. mostly just writing screenshots lol

[manufactoredxbyxdesign]

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[I have never wanted to delete everything so bad jfc]

[frothingatthemaw]

been oc-ing the fuck out of vessel….. i have written some Thoughts about him while i’ve been away :3 if anyone wants to see them, i can post em!!