#*gentle persuasion*

[whatislifebesidesrehearsal]

Sound Designer: Guys, I think a wasp got in…

Stage Tech: Should I kill it?

Stage Manager: No. I’ll handle this.

cuts to Stage Manager insulting the wasp heavily, such as…

Stage Manager, to wasp: Nobody likes you! Your family hates you! No one noticed you were gone! Go away!

[circumvision]

[cringefail-clown]

Seer: retrieve firearms

kankri but turnabout!flavoured! i imagine him swapping places with karkat would make him grow up into less of a mightier-than-thou a grade ahole and more rebellious against the empire, mirroring the life of the signless in canon. he still has a long way to go though

[fisheito]

Big Agree... how could i have forgotten that olivine has SOCIAL SKILLS?!. he has siblings. He has followers. He knows how to deal with petulance. Of course he has the expertise to inadvertently bribe eiden... something something catch more with honey than threats...

Wait hold on it's like an interview question

MASTER EIDEN REFUSES TO STAY IN BED DESPITE HIS INJURIES. WHAT DO YOU DO?

[futuristichedge]

Out of all the sonic characters, I think the only one actually capable of knocking Shadow unconscious is Omega

[anony-geist]

If at the asylum Mina "did not grow up with money" Murray saw Jack's candles wax cylinder budget she'd pull a Jonathan (faint)

[ineskew]

played a session of d&d the other day that reminded me how much 5e isn't designed for investigation and diplomacy. it's a combat game; actual roleplay is barely supported by the rules

we spent half the session going in circles trying to convince someone to do something without knowing anything about him, and even with insight & persuasion checks to help it still took us 2+ hours to get to the heart of things. we wanted more information but couldn't figure out how to ask the right questions in character; the dm wanted to tell us but didn't know how to get us there without breaking the fourth wall. we only made a handful of rolls, and most of the session was just unstructured talking (not a bad thing, but further evidence that d&d isn't really designed for this)

i would have killed for a pbta-style "discern realities"/"read a person"/"assess the situation"/"investigate a mystery" roll to give the conversation more structure. instead of making me roll a general insight check and parceling out information my character could realistically intuit, give me the chance to ask questions directly. with the right gm, "what here is not what it appears to be?" or "how could i get your character to ___?" would have cracked that negotiation open without giving the whole game away. instead we just... kept going in circles

[idliketobeatree]

i think the reason why the tumblr heart button is red and the reblog one glows green is because, at crossroads, you're supposed to wait until you see green to move over

[princesssarcastia]

i mean, listen. the group of people who hold the most sway over what's about to happen, the people whom I will hold most responsible for what comes next, are the white moderates. and as always, that terrifies me.

because, well, I'm not a huge fan of his anymore, but dave chapelle had it right when he said, in his post-2016 election SNL monologue:

"I didn’t know that Donald Trump was going to win the election. I did suspect it. It seemed like Hillary was doing well in the polls and yet — I know the whites. You guys aren't as full of surprises as you used to be."

[kayspaceprinceart]

Chapter 3 is where I really started getting into support convos! And ditching Kellam, lol (his gimmick annoys me and I’m not fond of armor units) (also Sully and Miriel’s C support is so neurodivergent. We stan 2 queens)

Also

It’s hilarious when the mission is to reduce a unit’s hp to 0 but bc of plot, they’re fine. Shinon is my favorite example.

[songs2aiart]

Serj Tankian - Sky Is Over

“Everybody knows That you cradle the sun, Living in remorse”

“Are you at war with land And all of its creatures?”

“Your not-so-gentle persuasion has been known to wreck economies Of countries, of empires, the sky is over” https://youtu.be/0z4zvueRwKU

[ofglories]

He has no words.

[gale-gaze]

thank you @piipaw for the tag!! 🥺

❔ Who❔

Full Name: Mavis "Vi" Lytte

Age: Late 30s

Height: 5' 7”

Gender: Female

Pronouns: She/Her

Sexuality: Demisexual-Panromantic

✔️ Pros ✔️

✦ physically soft and comforting - exceptionally good cuddler

✦ quiet but deeply passionate and protective of those she cares about

✦ is an engaging listener and will follow up eagerly with ideas if you asked her for help, and they will be color coded

✦ will make you a full care package of hand-selected goodies just because you're having a bad day, including written words of encouragement and handmade trinkets or presents

✦ understands and respects boundaries; doesn't push them but always makes it known that she is there should you ever need her and will go out of her way to make sure they are upheld

✦ sappy and heartfelt encouragement; she does not hide how proud she is of you and will always encourage you to keep going

✦ oddly high stamina people-pleaser and affectionate aftercare

❌ Cons ❌

✦ can be fairly useless if her self-care habits aren't maintained and her sleepless nights catch up to her - what do you mean it's not a good idea to have someone cast sanctuary on her so she can take a nap with an elixir of angelic slumber behind a bush in the middle of battle?

✦ generally does not respect her own body and is inclined to ignore the needs of it just so she can focus on what she feels is more important and useful for everyone else

✦ extremely tender and likely to cry if she raises her voice or her emotions swell too much, including when angry

✦ ruminates a lot on everything and can lose sight of the present, becoming prone to panic attacks

✦ will absolutely ask you to help her carry all of her books or to look at the terrifying bug she found

✦ firmly believes knowledge is more valuable than actual money and is garbage at saving

✦ lingerie for her is essentially a snuggie with cargo pockets for snacks and books

✦ her smokey eye is literally just because she always falls asleep in her makeup

Which brings us to...

[hawnks]

Okay so Crow’s whole family was murdered (or at least his brothers. his parents were already dead) and his kingdom was completely destroyed, all by another Fae family they had beef with. There are many other Fae kingdoms and there’s an Accord in which they meet and discuss the realms issues, declare each other enemies etc etc. but it’s all very civil. The main goal of all kingdoms is revelry, and that’s their highest priority. Everything in the name of a good party, and anyone who gets in the way of that will be Punished.

EXCEPT no one is going to do anything to help Crow. Because when he like a toddler he took a vow of pacifism. And then he broke that vow. To save his own life.

To the Fae, promises are sacred. There’s only one thing worse than a disrupter of peace — an Oathbreaker.

[crymeariveronceagain]

been in a reading slump for two weeks and it's Austen that's doing it to me. stars above why.

[trehontin]

@fenixias

:< ... yes, sir.

" Arguing with those who see your kind as lesser, as discardable, as worth of destruction leads to nought but sadness on your side, Celeste. Heed it, as much as you do not want for it. "