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[machinerot]

[lil-shiro]

Educate me, is lance close with mick? I know that lance is very close with esteban and esteban is very close with mick but idk about lance and mick, i wasn't there when mick was still on the grid.

Sorry this is late, I was trying to gather some pictures! Have some Mick/Lance lore lol.

So, I feel like I should mention that Lawrence and Michael were/are somewhat friends(?) themselves.

[them karting together in Lake Garda, Italy]

According to this article, they often met up to kart. I can't find out whether their kids were there or not.

When I compare their karting history it seems that they raced in the same category in 2011/12, however only participated in a few of the same races together. Unlike how Lance was often karting with other 96', 97, 98' kids like George, Charles etc. Maybe it was an age thing since Mick raced more with fellow 99's, 00's, 01's.

2016 is where their paths crossed again because Mick had joined Prema for F4 and Lance was doing his second F3 season with them.

[Prema 2016 ft. Pierre and Antonio Giovinazzi]

There's even a pic of them on vacation(?) together ft. Ralph Aron and Nick Cassidy.

After that there was really no reason for them to be spotted together outside of personal time until 2021 when Mick joined the grid. Then we got to see a lot more interaction. (Powerpuff trio i miss you dearly).

Mick talks about how he was with Lance when he found out about his Haas offer here. They also vacationed together in 2022 as posted here. And went to Este's birthday dinner here. Here's Lance greeting Mick in the paddock last year.

I'm not one to speculate on their personal relationship but I would say they *seem* like solid friends. It's a bit harder for fans to tell sometimes since it's not like they're posting about every interaction together y'know? I try not to look into these personal things too much.

But ya hope that answers your question <3

[ilk-insolence]

Raph and Leo Analysis: Hot Potato BrainCell

Thinking about it, Bug Busters and Jupiter Jim Ahoy! were parallel situations for Leo and Raph. They were the only brother that voiced concerns about following a charming but suspicious stranger into their headquarters, were both ignored, and ultimately proven correct for their wariness and had to go rescue their family. What’s even more ironic was that their concerns were blown off specifically by each other in those episodes.

Obviously, this was a result of Raph and Leo being well-written complex characters with amazing contradictions (and the differing variables), but I wanted to understand the specific mechanics and rules behind their game of hot potato with the brain cell.

(long post!)

A pattern that I’ve come to see looking at different moments of “common sense” for Leo is that they’re all instances of him being worried for the safety of his loved ones. The most well known examples, found in this post that the majority of the fandom has seen (therefore I can avoid rehashing them all), are all Leo just trying to keep his family safe. Some additional moments are when Leo asks if sticking Splinter in a plastic ball is cruel or not in Down With the Sickness [15:51], him being the only one worried about the by Albeartos in Al Be Back [16:11], and when Leo remarked that it’s kind of messed up to use Donnie’s game addiction against him in The Purple Game [18:00]. Occasionally, Leo’s concerns even spread to people he didn’t know, like with Bullhop in Bug Busters, and when he asked April if she still had the orb holding the people of New York in Finale Part 3: Anatawa Hitorijinai [6:35]. Outside of that, Leo has the exact same batshit, reckless decision making skills as the rest of his brothers. (Should I even list examples--?) Air Turtle (bought the obviously demonic bridge), Clothes Don’t Make The Turtle (he pushed all his brothers into a pit without a plan because he was so excited), Bad Hair Day (agreed to grow hair to get into a discriminatory retreat instead of, I don’t know--getting a wig), The Evil League of Mutants (willingly went to New Jersey), Flushed But Never Forgotten (tried to replace his brothers with googly eyed rocks), and so forth. Leo being reasonable is Leo being worried, displaying a level of understanding and tact that the rest of his brothers kinda skip over. His common sense is from his protectiveness and care.

However, there are times where Leo’s common sense/worry gets pushed to the side when Leo pursues an agenda. Pizza Puffs, Minotaur Maze, and The Gumbus are some examples. It’s also what happened in Jupiter Jim Ahoy!, where Leo dismissed Raph’s desire to leave Moncrief’s house because he wanted to hang out with one of his favorite movie star heroes (and avoid Splinter). Even though Leo is shown to have a healthy sense of stranger danger, his worry was overridden by the allure of a real life Jupiter Jim.

Raph’s general good sense is similarly powered by his love and worry for his family. However it’s also powered by responsibility; not only as the oldest brother, but as a hero to New York City. Out of the rest of his brothers, it’s clear Raph is the most dedicated to the duty of protecting people. It’s why situations like Pizza Puffs (the mission chart), and The Longest Fight occur. It’s also why he’s the one that repeatedly gets his brothers to focus on the fight, like in the hypnosis in Clothes Don’t Make a Turtle [15:32]. However, being responsible and worried isn’t exactly the same thing as making reasonable decisions. Raph’s dedication to hero work can sometimes turn on him, make him too excitable to make sensible choices. It’s why he was chill with going after the spine-breaking/mangling bad guys for the Mad Dogs’ first mission, or create the whole FAB situation in Stuck On You, or immediately begin fighting the Foot Clan in Mystic Library [6:32], or why his solution to The Mutant Menace problem was to go outside and “‘smack people in the face with good deeds!’” [12:22]. Raph’s eagerness to being a hero can occasionally push him to behave rashly. (Kind of like his anger.) This is what happened in Bug Busters, where Raph got so swept up with the concept of catching the oozequitoes, of Big Mama’s help assisting him to do better hero work, that he completely dismissed Leo’s concerns surrounding Big Mama’s motives [7:45]. Admittedly, Leo’s suspicions is also due to him just being better at reading people, but Raph’s complete dismissal of his concerns shows that he was being stubborn around the subject too. Conversely, in Jupiter Jim Ahoy! Raph’s protectiveness over his brothers was greater than his love for Jupiter Jim, which fell in line with his responsible nature as the big brother, making him be the reasonable brother for that episode.

And that’s how A-team played hot potato with the brain cell.

oh god I didn't even touch on the movie at all wow.

[smallerontheoutside]

tower blocks scare me because what do you mean you live on the 30th floor. do you live in wayside school perhaps. have you been turned into an apple by an evil teacher maybe.

[junglesupport]

cinematic parallel

[nairanorica]

Finally built this little guy I totally didn't forget about. My metal spider has a friend now :D

[forgetfulmachineart]

[ID: A digital portrait of Pearlecent Moon who has blue tones and Grian who has red tones. They are both smiling pleasantly. /End ID]

[molinaskies]

Sonic Prime season 2 is good. Distinctly not bad. Still visually stunning (besides natural elements, I’ve noticed. Fire and Water look really bad, actually). They’ve set up some good character arcs but I wouldn’t be able to speak to them until the show finishes and I can watch it all in sequence.

Anywho, here are some frames I enjoyed below the cut :)

[elliedafish]

Idk if you guys know, but Post Malone released a new album this morning and the opener is a collab with Tim McGraw which I find really funny cause the opener for Taylor's debut album is called Tim McGraw (and she also collabed with him on one of his songs) and Taylor and Post collaborated for the opener of Taylor's latest album TTPD.

[zenitsustherapist]

the artist urge to just start making an animatic

[embrose]

Ngl, the protag of Star Rail is actually not a garbage character. Design wise nor power wise. Like, I chose the male protag ‘cos HOT DAMN and he’s still in my team, even after I’ve already gotten 3 more 5 star characters. I just really like heavy hitters who do a lot of damage. Maybe if I get a similar tank who hits like a semitruck I’ll change him out, but for now? He’s staying right where he is

[robo-dino-puppy]

glitches

[wintersearose]

It all started with the love hypothesis and now I'm already reading my sixth book.

I'm obsessed.💀

[theevilresident]

idk if my shit burns fast or if i smoke fast

[bluefuecoco]

also, i finally unlocked xiangling after forever of not having her, so i'm building her and LUCKILY...it's not as hard as building beidou or kaeya, cuz i can actually beat the pyro regisvine on my own

[mlppropagandalmao]

JUNJI ITO'D PART 2, ELECTRIC BOOGALOO!!

MAKE A NEW FRIEND EVERYDAY!!

i didnt take more progress pictures for this one unfortunately and there are so many layers that i dont wanna sort through to get the lineart

the characters i pick are thistle whistle, kimono and some random background unicorn is really liked the colour scheme of!! i added the butterflies as like a reference to starcatcher and stuff :3

below are the manga panels i referenced!!