#04 . YOU ARE THE SHAPE THEY MADE YOU . * INTERACTIONS .

[talenlee]

Dev Pile: Moonshiner Prototyping Diary 2 (2025-04)

How big is a deck of cards?

This question is a game design quandrary that always comes back to ‘how big do you need it to be?’

Right now I am grappling with the material considerations of the game Moonshiners. This is what I call the ‘stuffness’ and I’ve been holding off on it until I could get my hands on a standard box from our tabletop material printing service (Launch Tabletop) for a larger game. What I got is this cool box for our game Cafe Romantica:

Now, this box has dimensions that are pretty standard I understand, with it sitting at 165mm x 115mm x 50mm, or to put that visually:

This box seems to me to be a desireable size. It’s large enough that the game doesn’t feel like a deck of cards. And —

Hang on a quick aside.

I have grown as a designer to prefer the idea that any game with the form factor of a deck of cards to be at best designed to work by someone pulling the whole deck out, shuffling it up, dealing to each player, and going.

The Crew is a game that does this well; you have the deck of cards to deal out to the players and the goal cards are their own thing. This separation means that shuffling the main deck is easy and the cards are easy to interact with. There’s a minimal amount of stuff you have to do to keep them organised throughout the game’s life, and it means the deck feels like a whole, contained object, rather than a thing you need to pull apart to engage with.

In Magic: The Gathering, your deck of cards is, while a very complicated set of game objects, fundamentally, a single brick you bring with you, to a game, and someone else brings their brick, and you throw your bricks at one another. Their unfolding is the game. On the other hand, even as much as I love it, our game Good Cop, Bear Cop is a game in which every component is a card, and therefore, to play it you have to dismantle the deck to start. It’s good for what it wants to be — a game in its genre with a microscopic footprint, just one deck. But if I had my druthers, I think I’d rather make it so some of the cards in that deck were a different shape. Like, I would love if the voting cards could be square in that same deck; fit in just fine, but imagine if they made the game easier to pull into its pieces, which is kind of two different decks that should live side by side.

Die Rich is a game I’m working on with a similar attitude, and Lysen Co is my current gold standard for this: A single deck of cards with a single play approach is the ideal application of a card game that fits in a simple box like that. Bigger box, I get access to tokens and pieces that I can add in and should make sure I’m doing that.

Okay, end aside.

Cafe Romantica’s box is larger and can hold about 120 cards, and a rules sheet and there’s room for more. The box has an insert in it that constrains pieces to the middle, so that deck can sit in that section, but not fit so snugly it can’t be pulled out when you hold the box in your hand. I have to investigate if that insert is fixed.

This is important because I want to know about what I can design Moonshiners to hold. For now, at the moment, its prototype form is a list of pieces with no idea of the quantity of those things.

In Moonshiners, the game stuff represents:

Your money. These are cards you use to bid in the auctions.

Your werewolf nature. These are also cards for use in the auctions that have to have the same card back, so they can be put into a bid without giving it away.

What you’re bidding on, stuff you can win, which includes:

Valuable goods and assets. These are your victory points, these are things that make you rich after the prohibition period has ended and avoids being chased by revenue.

Gang members. These give you some special actions during the game, before or after the bidding.

Turf in the city. These make your moonshining business more successful, giving you access to more money leading into the auction.

Laundering businesses. These let you turn money into victory points for the end of the game.

Some kind of box or storage to stick all of it in.

This is where the volume of cards gets curious. When I started, I imagined the game would be 100% just made of playing cards, poker shape, standardisded, and therefore anything you won in an auction could also be nominated in an auction. Novel idea, but I thought after some testing that this form factor presented a problem. After all, I don’t want every player to have an ever-increasing, ever-complex list of things they can assign value to in a bid, unless I wanted players to fungibly exchange everything and have the negotiations be wholly varied.

Different game.

In this case, the bidding cards are cards. They are fixed cards with fixed value you draw from a deck. In your first round of play, you have a standard set, your starter kit, but after that point, things get wild. At the end of each round, you draw cards based on the turf you have, you draw up to a minimum, and you discard cards down to that minimum. The point is you’re coming to every auction with a hard of cards that may or may not be worth much but you have the same number of cards for each round of bidding. The mechanic for Moonshiners that’s necessary here is that the cards you’re bidding with aren’t fungible currency. You’re bidding with cards of value, and those cards represent conveniently pre-parcelled money because the auction is meant to happen very fast. You show up at the auction with chunks of cash and nobody is really in a position to make change, because you need to sort everything out before the Full Moon wipes the time out.

With that fiction encoded, then, suddenly, the deck doesn’t need to be that big. Because the deck is about what funds you have available, with the assumption that it doesn’t represent your health overall as a fund.

Point of tension: What about laundering? One of the mechanics I had in mind for the properties you could buy could do the task of laundering your money, turning it into victory points. The notion was after each round of auctions, to represent the passing of time and the value of investment, you could spend some of your money in your businesses to turn those cards into victory points. This meant saving money for after the auction and lasting to the end of the auction had some value, and it gave the world some of that feeling of the complexities of real crime.

I like this mechanic, giving an incentive to last rounds out (and meaning you can’t always wolf out if you want to win). It did start out as a thought about the types of businesses you could have in a werewolf setting, and the joke name of a jewellery store called The Loup appealed to me, which means I want to make sure i have a place to put that joke.

but the thing is, now, this means that putting cards in to your businesses – saving them for the end of the auction – also pulls them out of the reach of other players. That’s an interesting choice, where now you’re making your future decisions about assets you might have access to? But you might want those assets anyway.

This presents a new challenge for your hand and the size of the deck. This isn’t a game where players can just be unbound: Because every player needs a tap and a wolf card, this game can’t just keep adding new players. Every player needs a clear, unambiguous pair of cards that they can find easily and use in every round of bidding. This means that for N players, there are 2N cards already occupied in the deck. If the game is meant to scale up to 6 players, that’s 12 cards, or, almost a fifth of a standard deck of playing cards.

High value bid cards need to be met with a tap-out almost immediately because if you play one into the auction, and then you don’t protect it by tapping out, someone will probably steal it, and then they have it for the next round’s auction or they might stick it in one of their businesses as Victory Points. On the other hand, if you do tap out after playing a high value currency card, then another player might just play more, cheaper cards to outmuscle your valuable one.

Now this comes to the stage where I want to do algebra. The tiles for the bidding need to be able to show up for enough rounds of bidding. They need enough variety to show each of the card types. Then there need to be enough cards that even end-game players aren’t going to be emptying the deck of cards wholly.

Check it out on PRESS.exe to see it with images and links!

[wraithclatter]

Obscuring The Martyrs

The fruits of Aion's-old ritual slaughter,

Sacrificial massacres begin

To bud yawning awake in

So early an hour- The flesh

Throbs with the constellations

Made of every hand and ear

Tongue and nerves and brain;

Spinning orbits of flickering bodies,

Coded in it's magnetic attraction grabbing

Those marked-or branded,

Behavioral rhythms as the well of gravity

Inverse, constraining the animated spark,

The confounding of entanglement

In the screaming tapestry- Feverish

Beast-Slaves shuffling, tracing phantom

Foot-paths to the future.

In the Ram's eyes gleaming,

The mirror of the Black Star

Of Anti-patterned Chaos

With it's near-irrisistable seductiveness,

Stains of gore, of battle

Unfocused and territorial to the Ram's face.

The ancient violence of the fox-minded

Cannibals will wrought itself upon the bleating

Hearts of the Earth. Always there is

The cloud of sickness and poison rotting

Out through the Common-Crawlers

Displaying their pervasive saturation,

Deficiencies and maladaptions

Running their circuits in the

Majority of living bodies, becoming

Inflamed in their vicious disintegration,

Pecking at the liver of the confused forgetful

Tribes war-brained from constant strifes

Of interaction, of mingling. The body

Is an instrument, and should be tuned

As such, played as such.

You will know this when you

See through your eyes, and not

Simply with them. To hear through

Your ears, and not simply with them.

To feel the Unnameable,

And not simply numbness.

Obscuring the martyrs-

Their dharmic deeds suppressed,

Censured from the fury of the frenzy;

Seemingly burnt out, leaving only

Phantom cries of an abandoned camp

Held perched within cloud and blue clutches.

But golden with The Mana,

Pierce they, this fragile world

Like a shaft of sun into a murky puddle.

These are the martyrs who still sing silently

Yet deed is known without a voice.

The data is sown of necessity not choice.

Martyrs whose tapestry is the gleaming

Mediums federated and webbed

In the Jaws of Night,

The maw of Untropaeus, un-logic.

The limited space between all things,

Their refuge. Where no sheathed coil

May come to fully baptize themselves

In Incarnation. In those regions of The Dead,

The labyrinth's stringless path is known

By it's heart-beats- And it is these martyrs

Who acquaintance with that world

Is articulated in the intimate interplay

Of sweat and soil, flaming pupils and

Ghostly tread like the Preserver's

3-fated waltz: Empty demarcations

Of the Sole waiting like hungry womb

To be re-trod by worthy limbs.

(3/29/2024)

04/13/24-

Of those obscured Martyrs you may never hear about, or from, just as you may never see them, in person. You may come across their writing, or old symbols they used to advance their brothers and sisters. But their deeds enliven each moment of time as a solitary fact, and as a dynamical influence which shapes your life. Their quiet revolutions actually sing their manifest data each beaded second of your beating heart- their rosarys of inspiration hung like garlands upon your neck, wreath each thought and action in their spirit. You may never know fully of their presence until, one day, whether dimly or more resolutely, you might begin to compute their unionized augmentation of the world around you- and realize they had won the game from the beginning. Just as you have. That there seemed to be a game at all is only a peculiarity of the human mind. That no game, in truth, exists. Yet we make it so. And so the stag-hunt commences all the same: the game-hounds yelping through the trees, mist-clad underbrush anticipating their foot-treads, and the wild and silent king and retinue fly past, horses aflame, while in the distance geese take flight and trumpet the approach of the party.

[dojae-huh]

""doyoungie is pretty"" !!!

Tae commented again on dy's ig post....it is really amazing that tae does it...Ty really look after what do does and adores him....its not like other neos dont like him...just that he openly Express it and it is something that I respect...everyon likes and adores evryone..but atleast sometimes you need to express it through words to encourage them...make them feel secured....anyway I like their small interaction....their friendship should last for 100 years....

Johnny also openly expresses his fondness on IG. Others flirt replying to Do's comments. Haechan always mentions Doyoung-ie-hyung during Dream events. The number of times Jaehyun complimented Doyoung's looks during DJJ debut...

Taeyong is one of the neos who is very active on social media. He looks for fanart, mash-ups, leaves comments on IG, he did 3 hour long vlives in the past, played video games with his fans. He is open and expressive, he writes his songs about his own struggles and experiences. Therefore, it is not surprising he shows his friendship with Doyoung so openly, he wants to cement it, to be the number one friend in everyone's eyes, he likes it when other neos comment on DoTae as besties or that they need to marry already.

Doyoung tends to doubt himself, so his friends support him with words of encouragement and "you can do it". Remember that "Do (to do) -young" Jae and Hyuk liked to use? Taeyong always praises Do's parts in NCT songs, encourages him to write lyrics, asks to practice dancing with him, do a song for soundcloud, etc.

One of my favourite moments was when Do bought a cake for Tae's BD with a tiara and placed it on Tae's head right away. 2:04-4:28-6:08-7:21. Do both behaved like the cake was not a big deal and, at the same time, wanted to hear comments on it, Tae ate it right away and made a show of it being delicious despite having another rose-shaped cake (was it from his mother?)

[justactgaussian]

Happy Moon Day!

To celebrate the 55th anniversary of the moonlanding, I highly recommend checking out Apollo 11 in Real Time

From the instructions page:

This website replays the Apollo 11 mission as it happened. It consists entirely of historical material, all timed to Ground Elapsed Time--the master mission clock. Footage of Mission Control, film shot by the astronauts, and television broadcasts transmitted from space and the surface of the Moon, have been painstakingly placed to the very moments they were shot during the mission, as has every photograph taken, and every word spoken.

(There is also a transcript of everything said).

You can start at T-1M to launch or at the current date and time in 1969. If you want to skip straight to the First Step, it's at 109:24:26.

I'll put some of my favourite moments under the cut:

109:41:29 Aldrin: Okay. Now I want to back up and partially close the hatch. 109:41:47 Aldrin: Making sure not to lock it on my way out. 109:41:51 Armstrong: (Laughter) Particularly good thought.

110:13:43 Aldrin: Alright. You do have to be rather careful to keep track of where your center of mass is. Sometimes, it takes about two or three paces to make sure you've got your feet underneath you. 110:14:07 Aldrin: In about two to three or maybe four easy paces can bring you to a nearly smooth stop. ... change directions, like a football player, you just have to to ... foot out to the side and cut a little bit. 110:14:41 Aldrin: So called kangeroo hop does work, but it seems that your forward mobility is not quite as good as - it is in the conventional - more conventional one foot after another.

114:00:04 Mission Control: Roger. Just want to let you guys know that since you're an hour and a half over your timeline and we're all taking a day off tomorrow, we're going to leave you. See you later. 114:00:14 Armstrong: I don't blame you a bit.

157:53:39 Mission Control: Hello, Apollo 11. Houston. Buzz, you brought the surgeon right out of his chair. We see you exercising. Over. 157:53:50 Collins: Say again. 157:53:52 Mission Control: We see you exercising. Is that correct, Buzz? 157:53:57 Collins: Yes, I'm sorry. Buzz is. 157:53:59 Mission Control: Roger. We've got his heartbeat way up. 157:54:05 Armstrong: Right. He's sort of out of shape. 157:54:07 Mission Control: Yes. That's what we thought.

157:56:42 Collins: Say the old White Team's really got a busy one tonight, huh? 157:56:45 Mission Control: Oh, boy. We're really booming along here with all this activity. Can barely believe it. 157:56:52 Collins: What are you doing? Sitting around with your feet up on the console drinking coffee? 157:56:56 Mission Control: (Laughter) You must have your X-ray eyes up. You sure can see a long way.

173:52:48 Collins: Houston, Apollo 11. We've been doing a little Flight Planning for Apollo 12 up here. 173:52:55 Mission Control: Roger. Go ahead. 173:52:58 Collins We're trying to calculate how much spagetti and meatballs we can get onboard for Al Bean. 173:53:07 Mission Control: I'm not sure the spacecraft will take that much extra weight. Have you made any estimates? 173:53:14 Collins: It'll be close. 173:53:55 Public Affairs: That last comment came from Mike Collins referring Al Bean who is the Lunar Module Pilot for Apollo 12. 173:55:54 Mission Control: 11, Houston. The medics at the next console report that the shrew is one animal which can eat six times its own body weight every 24 hours. This may be a satisfactory base line for your spaghetti calculations on Al Bean. Over.

[zorgitgroup30]

UX/UI Design Trends Emerging in 2024

UX/UI design is the way to provide users’ needs in a digital setting. However, digital design trends are always changing. Some new styles and needs that are likely to shape the future of UI/UX design in 2024:

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1. The Exciting Role of AI:

In recent years, significant progress has been made in developing AI systems. While there are ethical considerations, AI-powered personalization will enable designers to build more responsive and attractive user interfaces. Also, AI-powered chatbots can provide improved customer service and feedback, bringing efficiency and responsiveness to customer service.

2. Minimalism and Dark Mode:

Users are preferring dark and minimalistic designs nowadays. In 2024, the majority of websites will be simplistic and free of clutter, easy to navigate. And more and more websites are already turning to dark modes, because it reduces eye strain and consumes less power for the devices.

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3. Voice User Interface (VUI) and Conversational Design:

Our smart devices have made us accustomed to the convenience and efficiency of using voice commands. So UX/UI designs must incorporate these features more, allowing users to experience seamless interactions without pressing any buttons. 

With these technologies, designers can build virtual assistants with a more natural and intelligent feel. It will make users feel valued and engaged.

4. AR and VR for Interactive and Immersive Interfaces:

Recently, the use of AR and VR for immersive interfaces has also become more commonplace. Virtual Reality is the technology that makes users feel like they are inside a computer-generated world, letting them move around and experience things as if they were real. And Augmented Reality brings virtual elements into the images of the real world. 

It may sound like science fiction, but these technologies are actually becoming surprisingly accessible. This is why they are extremely likely to be used by UI/UX designers. They will be most used in industries like gaming, but will be handy in areas like education and e-commerce too. This shift will significantly change the digital experiences of average users.

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5. Blockchain and User Trust in UI/UX:

Blockchain is a secure and transparent shared database. Traditional data-sharing systems have many security issues. Their transaction systems are difficult and vulnerable to fraud and data leaks. Blockchain provides data privacy and security, making it an increasingly reliable method for digital interactions. 

Website creators and planners should focus on integrating blockchain into the user interface in a way that will make authentication easier. It will also guarantee secure transactions and protect sensitive data. As a result, the users will get a safer and more dependable digital experience.

6. Scroll-based storytelling:

This is another growing trend that users are naturally embracing. In this approach, you can access traditional visual storytelling elements with the intuitive action of scrolling. As users can navigate pages effortlessly without clicking in this way, it encourages them to stay on the website longer, and use it more often. So it is no wonder that both designers and users alike are choosing this system in 2024. 

7. Edge computing for faster loading:

Edge computing means the data is processed in a server as close to the user as possible. It ensures smoother operations and quicker results. This technology has already been a game changer for many areas of UI/UX design. In 2024, it will continue to be even more significant, especially for real-time applications. The designers will need to focus on building well-designed interfaces for edge computing to provide user satisfaction.

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8. Mobile Devices First:

In 2022, more than 50% of the world’s web traffic came from mobile devices. And this number is likely to grow even more. To utilize this fact, digital designers need to build accessible and inclusive mobile-friendly interfaces.

Mobiles are convenient, but they do have some limitations, such as smaller screens, slower internet, and a minimal number of buttons. Thus, the UI for them should be appropriately responsive and efficient, focusing on gesture-based interactions.

In short, digital designers must concentrate on these emerging technologies for design tools and framework. They are highly likely to control the world of UX/UI in 2024.

[empexwatertoys]

Comparing Splash Pad Manufacturers: Quality, Cost, and Customization

If you are a community planner, park manager, or commercial builder looking to add some splashy fun to your premises, splash pads can be an excellent idea. Also known as spray parks or water playgrounds, these interactive water features offer refreshing fun for people of all ages. However, how do you create a splash park in your budget, according to your unique preferences, and in the best possible quality? Well, the answer is working with a leading splash pad manufacturer. While many industry players claim to be the best, if you truly want value for money, here’s a guide on what sets the best spray park manufacturers different from the crowd.

Quality Matters

For one, you need to consider the quality of your splash pad manufacturer. Having a well-made splash pad doesn’t just ensure safety; it also doesn’t need much maintenance and ensures longevity. You can look for manufacturers that use durable materials, non-slip surfaces, and UV-resistant components, and adhere to strict safety standards and regulations.

Cost Considerations

There’s no denying that quality is the top-most consideration when selecting a splash pad manufacturer. However, the price of a splash pad can vary widely depending on factors, such as design, size, complexity as well as the materials used. So, analyze your options, and go for manufacturers that offer budget-friendly options without compromising on quality. Undoubtedly, there are high-end markets with custom-built options, but you can also go for intuitive water toys within an affordable price range to balance budgetary constraints with the desired features and long-term investment.

Customization Options

Every splash pad project is unique, requiring customization to suit the specific needs and preferences of the client. The ability to customize design, features, and layout sets certain manufacturers apart. Whether you envision a themed splash pad with animal-shaped sprayers or a minimalist modern design, choose a manufacturer that can bring your vision to life.

Safety Standards and Compliance

Safety should be a top priority when it comes to splash pads. Ensure that the manufacturer follows all relevant safety standards and regulations. Sustainability is becoming increasingly important in all industries, including splash pad manufacturing. Choose a manufacturer that prioritizes eco-friendly practices and materials, such as water-saving technologies and recycled materials, to minimize environmental impact. In addition, you also need to ensure the installation process is smooth and efficient if you want to execute the installation process seamlessly from start to end.

Conclusion

You need to select the right splash pad manufacturer after thorough research. Evaluate every manufacturer’s customization capabilities by reviewing their portfolio of past projects and discuss your specific requirements. In addition, try to consider how responsive they are to your ideas and whether they offer design consultations. If you are all set with the design and need intuitive water toys from the leading splash pad manufacturers, you can always reach out to our team at Empex Watertoys® today!

Blog Source: https://waterparktoys.wordpress.com/2024/04/23/comparing-splash-pad-manufacturers-quality-cost-and-customization/

[wondereads]

Weekly Reading Update (04/15/24)

Reviews and thoughts under the cut

The Buried and the Bound by Rochelle Hassan (8/10)

This was a quick reread since I'm going to be reading The Summer Queen, the sequel, and I actually liked this one more the second time around! It has a sort of casual interaction with the fantastical that I love, and Aziza, Leo, and Tristan are all great characters with unique ties to each other. There are some points where I think things are just a little too convenient or rushed, but those mostly happen early on and the plot is cohesive and strong for the rest of the book.

House of Crimson Hearts by Ruby Roe (3/10, DNF @ 50%, 18+)

As I've mentioned, I was excited for this one since sapphic fantasy romances are few and far between. Unfortunately, this book was just a mess. The main characters have wildly inconsistent characterization, and it's so obvious the author wrote in certain worldbuilding elements to make them have sex without working out their issues and hatred for each other. The worldbuilding is atrocious; despite the typical vaguely historical fantasy setting descriptions and the lack of anything like lightbulbs, phones, or really any technological advancement, the final straw for me was the remote control vibrator that made its appearance halfway through. There's absolutely no effort to build a sensible setting for the story, which is barely there in the first place. The actual plot was just beginning when I DNF'd--halfway through the book! An unfortunate letdown.

To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods by Molly X. Chang (CR, 53%)

This was another highly anticipated read of mine and, unfortunately, it's not living up to my hopes. I think a lot of flaws lay in the writing, which is clunky and over-descriptive, taking time away from character and plot developments. The worldbuilding is interesting, but it's inserted in very awkward infodumps, and a lot of the elements that caught my attention aren't being given a lot of page time.

Wolf Gone Wild by Juliette Cross (CR, 33%)

On one hand, this is shaping up to be a brainless, fun fantasy romance, just like I thought it'd be. On the other hand, there is a place for your fandom rants, and your published novel is not it. If I wanted to read about this author's undying love for Reylo or Wolverine, I'd check out their social media. I should not have to slog through a whole chapter of the main character perusing a comic book shop so the love interest can say she's so 'quirky' and 'passionate.' It's unfortunate because the rest of the book is meeting my expectations so far.

Island of Graves by Lisa McMann (CR, 18%)

This is another book with a major pro and con. Pro: Alex instantly gave up searching for Aaron, finally letting Aaron reap the consequences of his actions. Con: Alex instantly gave up searching for Aaron, ruining the cliffhanger of the last book. If you're going to introduce a huge future plot point at the end of a book to get readers to continue your series, you can't immediately backtrack on it. This is a symptom of this series' issues as a whole, desperately trying to maintain the status quo for seven whole books, and stunting the plot and character growth in the process.

Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice (CR, 6%)

I've barely started this one, but for now it's just sort of decent. I'm vaguely intrigued by the vampire's story, but it's also tough to get attached when a lot of the details, such as people's actual names, are missing.

[freckledbutton]

-- pinned --

private, selective, and medium to low activity QUEEN ANNA OF ARENDELLE this interpretation is canon-based and some headcanons influenced by my writing and interactions. as adored and loved by kayla since march 2014 mun is 24, she/her

( rules below the cut )

current rules as my main page is under construction

𝓇𝑜𝓁𝑒𝓅𝓁𝒶𝓎𝒾𝓃𝑔 & 𝓈𝒽𝒾𝓅𝓅𝒾𝓃𝑔.

01. i ship chemistry, currently i am multi-ship. do not force ship. nor assume our muses have an established connection unless your character is apart of the frozen franchise, ty !!

02. ask memes are appreciated and returned !! I believe in meme karma !! headcanon based memes will be accepted by all, but ask starters will only be accepted by mutuals.

03. i format my responses, though not heavily. I use small text and icons. I will remove small text upon request for our threads !! i do not expect this of you. you also do not have to match my length, but i like my novellas to be answered with novellas. like if i write 6 paragraphs, at least write 1-3, ya feel.

04. I am open to plotting !! message me !!

05. if an ask meme is turned into a thread, all i ask is that it is started in a separate post. PLEASE. and cut the threads.

𝑒𝓋𝑒𝓇𝓎𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝑒𝓁𝓈𝑒

01. I will not interact with muns under 18 years old.

02. i am a private blog, therefore i have mains and exclusives. currently open as I re-establish myself !!

03. my triggering posts will be tagged " trigger // " - please tag blood and body horror for me !!

04. do not take my HEADCANONS, ICONS, or any other material posted to this blog that is mine or made for me. i can turn off right click and highlight.

05. i track the tag #freckledbutton. i check this rather frequently.

𝒷𝒶𝓈𝒾𝒸𝓈

the writer is a female at the age of 24 by the name of kayla**. i live in america under the pst time zone ( or -8:00) and use she/her pronouns. i have been rping anna since MARCH 26TH, 2014. i have remade her blog once, and now twice. ( awkwardpsareheiress & fagreste ) i have shaped my portrayal of anna smoothly. i will not tolerate any hate because of my portrayal or anything else on this blog.

**this is not my real name

𝓁𝑒𝑔𝒶𝓁 𝓈𝓉𝓊𝒻𝒻

anna is property to disney. i simply own my portrayal of her. I make my icons and most graphics on this blog, I will tag outside sources !!

[truevinekidsmagic]

Perfect Quality of Balloon Sculpting in Singapore

How about a balloon theme party? Balloons are one of the best things to add to a party.

Balloon sculpting would be the perfect to have as

• Watching a balloon sculpting artist would be interesting.

• Moreover, bringing people together for interaction as well as communication would be made perfect with balloon

sculpting. This activity of twisting balloons is a versatile art for a lot of events, like birthdays, weddings, and more. So, a balloon sculpting offers advantages like entertainment, socialization, and more. Therefore, hire a perfect professional balloon sculpting service to make your parties the perfect.

This creative balloon art would be loved by you! Professional Balloon Sculpting in Singapore: True Vine Kids Magic is one of the very professional entertainment agencies, offering unique balloon sculpting services. We would do the best balloon sculpting that fits your party plans or preferences well. In Singapore, we are a trusted agency to book for magical shows, balloon sculpting, and more. We offer parties for all ages and events. No matter whether your party is a business party or a birthday, True Vine Kids Magic would win your heart with spectacular balloon decorations. The company offers trained professionals who are experts at shaping balloons to the preferred shapes. This type of arrangement adds uniqueness to parties. True Vine Kids Magic offers balloon artists who are prompt at offering balloon sculpting for weddings, kids parties, and more. We offer the best quality balloon sculpting services at affordable prices.

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[nikramann]

10 Best dog toys made right here, in the USA

Top 10 Dog Toys to Keep Your Pup Happy and Healthy

KONG Classic Dog Toy

Chuckit! Ultra Ball

Nylabone Dura Chew Textured Ring

Outward Hound Hide-A-Squirrel Puzzle Toy

ZippyPaws Skinny Peltz No Stuffing Squeaky Plush Toy

Benebone Real Flavor Dental ChewToy

Chuckit! Amphibious Bumper Fetchand Float Toy

JW Pet Company Megalast Ball

KONG Wobbler Treat Dispensing Toy

PetSafe Busy Buddy Twist 'n Treat Dog Toy

As a dog owner, you want to keep your furry friend entertained and stimulated. One way to achieve this is through the use of toys. Not all toys are created equal, however. Some can be dangerous or ineffective, while others can provide hours of fun and mental stimulation. In this article, we will share the top 10 dog toys that are not only safe but will also keep your pup happy and healthy.

Interactive Toys

Interactive toys are great for keeping dogs mentally stimulated and entertained. These toys often involve treats or puzzles, which encourage your dog to use their brain and problem-solving skills. Examples of interactive toys include treat dispensers, puzzle games, and interactive balls.

Chew Toys

Chewing is a natural behavior for dogs, and providing them with appropriate chew toys can help prevent destructive chewing behaviors. Chew toys also promote healthy teeth and gums by removing plaque and tartar. Examples of chew toys include Kong toys, Nylabones, and bully sticks.

Fetch Toys

Playing fetch is a great way to keep your dog active and provide them with exercise. Fetch toys come in various shapes and sizes, including balls, frisbees, and sticks. When selecting a fetch toy, ensure that it is appropriate for your dog's size and breed.

Tug Toys

Tug toys are great for interactive play between dogs and their owners. This type of toy promotes bonding and helps to release pent-up energy. Examples of tug toys include rope toys, squeaky toys, and rubber tug toys.

Squeaky Toys

Squeaky toys are often a favorite among dogs, and the sound can keep them entertained for hours. However, it is essential to ensure that the toy is durable and does not present a choking hazard. Examples of squeaky toys include plush toys, rubber toys, and latex toys.

When selecting toys for your dog, it is essential to consider their size, breed, and play style. It is also crucial to supervise your dog when they are playing with toys to prevent any potential accidents.

For more details visit here: https://pridepartnerdigitalshop.blogspot.com/2023/04/10-best-dog-toys-made-right-here-in-usa.html

[drusjer]

@compluras​ for ivan.

fred could feel them coming long before he could see or hear them; three beating hearts — rushing towards him from the darkness of the night. too fast. too intent. he raised his arms, bracing. it was instinctual. and stupid. i’ve to run, he thought. or fight. he chose the latter, but when he could will his limbs into moving again, it was already too late. something had soared through the air and caught onto his right hand, wrapping its tail around his back, locking his right arm tight to his chest. the metallic hooks of the strange gadget dug deep into his skin, drawing blood. he barely had time to register the pain before a body slammed into him and knocked him off his feet. his face hit the dirt first. 

two more bodies appeared out of the darkness to join the one who had brought him down. they each put their feet on his back, preventing him from getting up. “ who pays better do you think? those fjerdan witch hunters or the slavers? ” the one who had knocked him down asked the other two. dread crept up the back of his throat as he struggled to think, so thick he could almost choke on it. he could lie, say he wasn’t grisha. he could beg, too, but he didn’t want to die with a lie on his lips. nor did he want to die like a cornered prey with its mouth full of mud. fred trashed around wildly, trying to wiggle free enough so he could turn and look at them. he didn’t need his hands to hurt them, but he needed to see them. one of them kicked him in the back of his head and kept his feet there, annoyed that he was disrupting their conversation. he could hear one of them take a deep breath as if to continue their conversation, but a new sounds cut him off. footsteps — splashing through the mud. by his attackers' reaction, fred could tell that it wasn’t one more of their friends coming to help finish the job. “ you blind or what? ” the burly one shouted at the newcomer. “ this street is closed. bugger off elsewhere. ”

[mostlysignssomeportents]

My Locus column on hope in the dark.

My latest Locus Magazine column is “The Swerve,” a short essay about the shape that hope takes when happy endings are off the table — it’s specifically about the looming environmental collapse, but it also describes my view on the polycrisis of musketfuckery, forced birth, and covid denial:

https://locusmag.com/2022/07/cory-doctorow-the-swerve/

In this metaphor, we are in a bus barreling toward a cliff. The people in the front seats — who control the driver — insist that we don’t need to turn the bus before we go over the edge. Indeed, they insist that turning the wheel is reckless, because the bus might roll and someone might break a leg.

When we demand to know what they’re going to do about that cliff and the long plummet to the rocks below, we’re called alarmists. There’s plenty of time to build a bridge. Also, maybe we don’t need a bridge! Maybe we’ll figure out how to add wings to the bus, or a cool rocket engine!

I wrote this column back in May (print magazines have long production cycles). Back then, the southwest was on fire and The Guardian was reporting on the “carbon bombs” that the fossil fuel industry was planning to detonate around us:

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2022/may/11/fossil-fuel-carbon-bombs-climate-breakdown-oil-gas

Six weeks later, I write these words from beneath a “heat dome” over my home in California that has made leaving the house literally painful for several hours every day. We’re almost at wildfire season, too.

Then there’s the polycrisis, which has exploded over the past six weeks, as the war in Ukraine deepened, as mass shootings swept the country, as forced birth laws went into effect in more than a dozen states. Omicron BA.4/5 is kicking off, escaping both vaccine and recovery immunities.

The time to fix the climate emergency was decades ago, back when Exxon’s own scientists warned them that action was needed (#ExxonKnew). They warned us about the cliff over the horizon, and Exxon — and the rest of the hydrocarbon death cult — spent billions to convince us that there was no cliff.

The good news is that climate denial is over (covid denial’s still in its prime, though). The bad news is that the deniers have pivoted to incrementalism. They want us to tinker in the margins. Swap out plastic straws for paper ones (but keep pretending that all the other single-use plastic is recyclable).

https://pluralistic.net/2022/04/26/plastic-fatalistic/#recycled-lies

Switch to electric vehicles (and keep up the geometrically incoherent pretense that it’s possible to climate-harden our cities without public transit).

https://www.wired.com/story/technology-transportation-road-to-nowhere/

Europe — and the world — now say that if we’re going to switch off the supply of Russian gas, we’re going to have to switch the coal plants back on. You can punish the mad dictator of Russia, or you can have a habitable planet for your kids, but not both.

There’s an old joke from Ireland whose punchline is “If you wanted to get there, I wouldn’t start from here.” The time to build out renewable capacity and shutter oil and gas and coal plants was twenty years ago. We could have started under George HW Bush, who campaigned in 1988 on convening a global summit, including China and the USSR, to “talk about global warming.” But the climate deniers went to work on Bush after he took office, and in 1992, he told the Rio Earth Summit that “the American way of life is not up for negotiations. Period.”

We have run out of time to build a bridge. We’re going to have to yank the bus wheel. At this late stage, the hopeful future is based on the swerve. The people at the front are right that this will probably roll the bus. They’re right that it’s gonna hurt. But they’re wrong about everything else.

As I write in Locus, “I don’t know what the first-class passengers were thinking. Some of them will be dead of natural causes before the bus goes over the cliff, and they didn’t want to sacrifice any of their material comforts to ensure that the rest of us continued to live once they passed on, I suppose.

“Others are just ideologically committed to traveling in a straight line. The swerve is morally bankrupt. It’s communism. The only way to get over the cliff — if such a thing exists — is to floor the bus. Go as fast as possible. Leap the gorge! The Fonz did it, right?”

One week ago, I became a US citizen. Friends asked me why I’d want to become a citizen of a country whose politics and culture have descended into such dysfunction? I answered that it was the dysfunction that made me want my citizenship.

Remember when Trump’s Muslim Ban went into effect and permanent residents of the US were taken into immigration detention and denied access to lawyers unless they surrendered their Green Cards first? President DeSantis or Cruz will do the same and worse.

The more human rights I can lay claim to, the better. Citizenship isn’t an inviolable shield against authoritarians, but the life of a US citizen is far less precarious than the life of an immigrant, even one with “permanent residency.”

Yesterday was July 4, my first Independence Day as an American citizen. I made dinner and we hosted friends, and I decorated the back yard with my American heroes — dozens of photos of people who fought in some way to make this a better place:

https://www.flickr.com/search/?sort=date-taken-desc&safe_search=1&tags=americanheroes&user_id=37996580417%40N01&view_all=1

We ate dinner surrounded by these fighters, who all tried to grab the wheel in one way or another. We ate while our phone chimed with news of mass shootings. We ate in the swelter of the heat dome.

The swerve is our hopeful future. It’s not a future where we avoid disaster, but it is a future where we stop pretending that there is no disaster. It’s a future where refugee crises continue, but where we meet them with humanitarian aid, not gulags and razor wire.

It’s a future of wildfires, but one where we use controlled burns to reduce them and evacuations to minimize their harm.

It’s a future of habitat loss driving zoonotic plagues, but it’s a future where we learn covid’s lessons and apply them to create effective public health responses.

It’s a future of mass extinctions, but it’s also one where we commit to habit restoration and rescue as many of our “horizontal brothers and sisters” (as John Muir put it) as we can.

In many ways, it’s a terrible future. It’s too late to build a bridge, or fix the bus’s brakes, or do anything except yank the wheel. It’s gonna hurt.

But the helpless nightmare of sitting in the back of the bus while its well-fed up there in the front rows insist that we can’t do anything? Ending that is a hopeful future. It’s the happy ending we can hope for.

It’s too late to avoid disaster, but it doesn’t have to be a catastrophe. We gotta grab the wheel. Oust every “good” politician who refuses to wield the power we handed to them. Work in your community to help your neighbors. Give material support to people fleeing cruel forced birth laws. Demand better. Fight. Be part of the lineage of American heroes who fought and fought. Fight on. Grab the wheel. Let’s roll.

[Image ID: A broken bridge over a mysterious chasm.]

[ireadyabooks]

Books to Read in 2022!

We made it folx. Another year of riveting reads is set to come out in 2022! Read on for a list of I read YA’s upcoming titles that you should DEFINITELY add to your #tbrpile. 

HEARTSTOPPER VOL. 4: On-Sale 1/04/2022

Soon to be streaming on Netflix!

Charlie and Nick's relationship has been going really well, and Charlie thinks he's ready to say those three little words: I love you.

Nick feels the same way, but he's got a lot on his mind -- especially the thought of coming out to his dad and the fact that Charlie might have an eating disorder.

As a new school year begins, Charlie and Nick will have to learn what love really means.

FIRE BECOMES HER: On-Sale 2/01/2022

Flare is power.

With only a drop of flare, one can light the night sky with fireworks . . . or burn a building to the ground -- and seventeen-year-old Ingrid Ellis wants her fair share.

Ingrid doesn't have a family fortune, monetary or magical, but at least she has a plan: Rise to the top on the arm of Linden Holt, heir to a hefty political legacy and the largest fortune of flare in all of Candesce. Her only obstacle is Linden's father who refuses to acknowledge her.

MAGICAL BOY VOL.1: On-Sale 2/01/2022

Although he was assigned female at birth, Max is your average trans man trying to get through high school as himself. But on top of classes, crushes, and coming out, Max's life is turned upside down when his mom reveals an eons old family secret: he's descended from a long line of Magical Girls tasked with defending humanity from a dark, ancient evil! With a sassy feline sidekick and loyal gang of friends by his side, can Max take on his destiny, save the world, and become the next Magical Boy?

LOVELESS: On-Sale 3/01/2022

This is the funny, honest, messy, completely relatable story of Georgia. She's surrounded by the narrative that dating + sex = love. It's not until she gets to college that she discovers the A range of the LGBTQIA+ spectrum -- coming to understand herself as asexual/aromantic. Disrupting the narrative that she's been told since birth isn't easy -- there are many mistakes along the way to inviting people into a newly found articulation of an always-known part of your identity. But Georgia's determined to get her life right, with the help of (and despite the major drama of) her friends.

READY WHEN YOU ARE: On-sale 3/01/2022

It's a hot summer, and life's going all right for Jackson and his family on the Mish. It's almost Christmas, school's out, and he's hanging with his mates, teasing the visiting tourists, avoiding the racist boys in town. Just like every year, Jackson's Aunty and annoying little cousins visit from the city -- but this time a mysterious boy with a troubled past comes with them. As their friendship evolves, Jackson must confront the changing shapes of his relationships with his friends, family and community. And he must face his darkest secret -- a secret he thought he'd locked away for good.

EVERY LINE OF YOU: On-sale 3/01/2022

In the face of overwhelming grief, tech-savvy Lydia pours all of herself into creating the perfect AI to be her ideal boyfriend, Henry. But will Henry turn out to be a creation of her cruelest self?

THIS MIGHT GET AWKWARD: On-sale 3/01/2022

Seventeen-year-old Gemma’s favorite kind of beach is an empty one. Social interactions are too much for her to handle. She always says the wrong thing—if she manages to say anything at all. She can’t even bring herself to speak to her longtime crush, Beau Booker, without losing sleep over her own awkwardness. Will she be able to maintain her dream life? 

K-POP REVOLUTION: On-sale 4/05/2022

In the sequel to K-Pop Confidential, Candace is a Rookie idol. Her life is suddenly filled with the fans, cameras, and glamor of stardom: She and her boyfriend, YoungBae, are a K-Pop power couple; she’s a walking icon at Brandt Foreign School; and her new girl group, known simply as THE GIRLS, is poised to break records across the industry. With her status as the industry’s K-Pop Warrior, she has all the clout at her disposal to make waves. Right?

WHY WOULD I LIE?: On-sale 4/05/2022

Viveca North works harder and smarter -- and it'll all be worth it when she's named valedictorian and granted admission to her dream school, the elite Everett College. All her sacrifices are finally about to pay off. That is, unless the mysterious new guy at school, Jamison Sharpe, steals valedictorian out from under her.

DEBATING DARCY: On-sale 4/05/2022

It is a truth universally acknowledged that Leela Bose plays to win.

A life-long speech competitor, Leela loves nothing more than crushing the competition, all while wearing a smile. But when she meets the incorrigible Firoze Darcy, a debater from an elitist private school, Leela can’t stand him. Unfortunately, he’ll be competing in the state league, so their paths are set to collide. Now,  more than just her own winning streak is at stake…her heart is, too.

YOUNGBLOODS (IMPOSTORS #4): On-sale 4/05/2022

Frey has spent her life in a family of deceivers. Free from them at last, she is finding her own voice -- and using it to question everything her family stood for.

Tally was once the most famous rebel in the world. But for over a decade, she's kept to the shadows.

As the world is propelled further into conflict and conspiracy, Frey and Tally join forces to put a check on the people in power, while still trying to understand their own power and where it belongs.

WELCOME TO ST. HELL: On-sale 6/07/2022

Lewis has a few things to say to his younger teen self.

In WELCOME TO ST. HELL, author-illustrator Lewis Hancox takes readers on the hilarious, heartbreaking, and healing path he took to make it past trauma, confusion, hurt, and dubious fashion choices in order to become the man he was meant to be. It's a remarkable, groundbreaking graphic memoir from an unmistakably bold new voice in comics.

MEET ME IN MUMBAI: On-sale 7/19/2022

Seventeen-year-old Mira Fuller-Jensen was adopted by her moms at birth. Her mother writes that if Mira can forgive her for having to give her up, she should find a way to travel to India for her eighteenth birthday and meet her. Mira knows she'll always regret it if she doesn't go. But is she actually ready for what she will learn?

THE ARC (THE LOOP #3): On-sale 7/19/2022

In the final installment of critically acclaimed Loop trilogy, all of humanity hinges on the greatest escape yet.

Despite the fact that the truth of their oppressive leaders had been revealed to them, the crowd of Alts cheer as life drained from the boy.But one Alt, Chester “Chilly” Beckett, did not celebrate; his eyes have been opened to the truth. The corpse is dragged away, but Chester remains determined to find out what is going on in the Laboratory on the 65th floor.

YOU, ME, AND OUR HEARTSTRINGS: On-sale 7/19/2022

What if you were finding yourself and falling in love . . . and the whole world was watching?

Daisy and Noah have the same plan: use the holiday concert to land a Julliard audition. But when they're chosen to play a duet for the concert, they worry that their differences will sink their chances. After their performance goes viral, the rest of the country falls for them just as surely as they're falling for each other. But viral fame isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. No one seems to care about their talent or their music at all. People have rewritten their love story into one where Daisy is an inspiration for overcoming her cerebral palsy and Noah is a saint for seeing past it.

THE WITCHERY: On-sale 7/26/2022

THE HAUNTING SEASON IS HERE AND THE WOLVES ARE AWAKE.

Haelsford, Florida is a Hellmouth. Or at least, that's what Logan, a new witch struggling to control her powers, thinks as she arrives to begin the new school year at Mesmortes Coven Academy. She is immediately taken under the wing of the infamous Red Three. With the Haunting Season approaching, Wolves will soon rise from the swamp to kill and the humans and witches must work together to survive the yearly onslaught.

MAGICAL BOY VOL. 2: On-sale 7/26/2022

Although he was assigned female at birth, Max is your average trans man trying to get through high school as himself. But on top of classes, crushes, and coming out, Max's life is turned upside down when his mom reveals an eons old family secret: he's descended from a long line of Magical Girls tasked with defending humanity from a dark, ancient evil!

THE HONEYS: On-sale 8/02/2022

Sometimes the darkest secrets lurk in broad daylight. 

Mars has always been the lesser twin, the shadow to his sister Caroline's radiance. But when Caroline dies under horrific circumstances, Mars is propelled to learn all he can about his once-inseparable sister who'd grown tragically distant. Mars's genderfluidity means he's often excluded from the traditions -- and expectations -- of his politically-connected family. This includes attendance at the prestigious Aspen Conservancy Summer Academy where his sister poured so much of her time. But with his grief still fresh, he insists on attending in her place.

THE FEELING OF FALLING IN LOVE: On-sale 8/02/2022

Just days before spring break, Neil Kearney is set to fly across the country with his childhood friend (and current friend-with-benefits) Josh, to attend his brother's wedding—until Josh tells Neil that he's in love with him and Neil doesn't return the sentiment.With Josh still attending the wedding, Neil needs to find a new date to bring along. And, almost against his will, roommate Wyatt is drafted.

A GIRL’S GUIDE TO LOVE & MAGIC: On-sale 8/02/2022

Cicely Destin, a Haitian American teen living in Brooklyn, loves the annual West Indian Day Parade that takes place in her neighborhood.This year, the parade will be extra special: Cicely will get to hang out with her awesome aunt, Mimose, a social media influencer known for dabbling in Haitian vodou. But when Mimose's dabbling becomes a little too real, and she seems to be possessed by a rogue spirit right before the parade, it's up to Cicely, plus her best friend, Renee, and her crush (!), Kwame, to try to set things right. Cicely and her friends set off on a winding, thrilling scavenger hunt through Brooklyn to find the items that will undo the possession. But can Cicely help her aunt if she doesn't fully realize her own powers just yet?

DESTINATION UNKNOWN: On-sale 8/02/2022

It's 1987 in New York City. A connection occurs. Is it friendship? Romance? Is C.J. the one with all the answers... or does Micah bring more to the relationship that it first seems? As their lives become more and more entangled in the AIDS epidemic that’s laying waste to their community, and the AIDS activism that will ultimately bring a strong voice to their demands, whatever Micah and C.J. have between them will be tested, strained, pushed, and pulled -- but it will also be a lifeline in a time of death, a bond that will determine the course of their futures.

[reallydumbdannyphantomaus]

I posted 1,028 times in 2021

508 posts created (49%)

520 posts reblogged (51%)

For every post I created, I reblogged 1.0 posts.

I added 1,704 tags in 2021

#danny phantom - 339 posts

#dpau - 312 posts

#reallybaddpau - 301 posts

#bug posts - 171 posts

#replies - 159 posts

#submission - 141 posts

#reblog - 113 posts

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#i didn't work today but i walked into my store to get my free drink etc and the barista on bar looked at me like she wanted to strangle me

My Top Posts in 2021

#5

danny phantom au where danny works at a shitty part-time job and sam just tips him a bit too much

(“Sam, you can’t just give me that much money.”

“I didn’t just give you money. You work here, I came here as a customer, right? And I am satisfied with your service, so I tipped you.”

“You ordered a bottle of water and I threw it at you. aND YOu gaVE ME TwO HuNDREd DOLLaRS.”

“What can I say? I’m not like other girls.”)

926 notes • Posted 2021-04-15 22:01:33 GMT

#4

danny phantom au where vlad’s body shape doesn’t change between his human and ghost forms

1165 notes • Posted 2021-01-24 23:00:49 GMT

#3

I think kwan really loves frogs

kwan is an animal lover, but frogs have a special place in his heart because he used to go looking for frogs in the summer with dash when they were little before dash got so bad and even though dash claims to not remember whenever he brings it up kwan still holds out hope that one day dash will go frog hunting with him again

1298 notes • Posted 2021-01-12 19:37:30 GMT

#2

i think that the whole city of amity park should've shifted to another reality more than just the once. i don't really have a reason for this except that it would've made this interaction possible

kwan: don't look now but we've shifted to another reality again

dash: fuck!!!!! shit!!!!! no!!!!!

kwan: i mean i know it sucks but it's happened before it'll be fine

dash: no idiot we've got an away game tonight how are we supposed to get to brantford from another reality??

kwan: 😱

1805 notes • Posted 2021-10-31 01:48:23 GMT

#1

danny phantom au where clockwork's switches between eras, not ages. sometimes he's a 90s surfer bro, sometimes he's a victorian housewife, sometimes he's a neanderthal

2038 notes • Posted 2021-05-02 00:01:01 GMT

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[moxiety-my-love]

My thoughts while watching the new Sanders Asides video

Intro: ooh, there's some warnings, so we know this is gonna be a spicy one

0:19- WTF WAS THAT ASIDES LOGO MAGI THING?? I LOVE IT.

0:26- remus' theme, very exciting

0:49- i'm glad to know that thomas is just as awkward as i am when texting lol. also, HE'S TEXTING NICO!!

0:52- logan!! the boy!! also, i think this is the first time we've seen one of the sides rise up in thomas' bedroom? not super exciting, but i thought it was interesting.

1:06- i absolutely would have laughed at '69' as well. sorry, logan.

1:33- i also have a 5am and 2pm version of myself, dw thomas.

1:43- rolling out of bed that way is SO damn satisfying. couldn't relate more.

2:14- logan, you're so cute. i love how he gets so excited about his schedule.

3:54- why is thomas turning old?? remus, what did that trap do?

4:00- it's nico! in real life! not cartoon!

4:12- oh, and ancient thomas is here too. that's fun.

4:18- how long has it been since remus has made a video appearance? since the first asides video, which was probably over a year ago? remus stans are quaking rn.

4:45- i just noticed the carrot emoji next to nico's name in thomas' phone and that is such a tiny detail and reference but it's so cute

5:31- remus, you bastard. also, a pin in the food feels kind of simultaneously evil but also below your standards.

5:59- KCUM

6:18- remus there are so many people in this fandom that you turn on, it's so not okay. also, i'm so here for the sexual innuendos.

6:35- it doesn't even surprise me that logan would ruin the updog joke

7:21- roomba on the loose, what crimes will it commit?

7:51- i like how the picture frames went blank; it's a nice detail. reminds me of when hermione's parents' pictures went blank in deathly hallows part two.

8:12- SHAPES AND COLOURS

8:49- roomba has committed a murder

9:22- ROOMBA HAS COMMITTED A LEGITIMATE MURDER

9:34- remus is allergic to soap confirmed

9:44- ok ok. i have a theory. one of the times that thomas' phone buzzes, he's going to pick it up thinking it's a chore alarm, but it's actually going to be nico.

10:04- pirate remus!!

10:11- patton would love the bratwurst pun

11:37- okay i'm here for the rube goldburg traps, but come on, remus. all that was way too much work to freak out thomas. just prank phone call the guy and that would be enough to send him into a panic.

11:56- being that he was in the closet for many years, thomas definitely knows that closets aren't sentient, logan.

12:19- is that supposed to be remus shapeshifting as nico? am i crazy?

14:16- okay so it wasn't nico. it was some random murderer. also, remus has a knife kink confirmed?

15:08- lovely singing

15:18- REMUS, YOU SAUCY BOY. intrulogical shippers are shaking right now.

16:05- can confirm, emergency ketchup does not seem like a necessity.

16:10- solanum lycopersicum!!

17:57- so he was shapeshifting as nico! i think this is the first side to do this other than janus.

18:55- what the fuscia?

19:02- vibey music

19:14- i just had a visceral reaction to logan saying "shake what your mama gave ya"

20:00- okay so i don't think remus was actually shapeshifting, he just created a fake nico as far as i can tell.

20:59- lol the butt scratching. reminds me of a dog.

21:15- wtf. tongue lollipop?

21:24- cruncy bug

21:55- ignoring dummies for dummies. are nerds in blue ties bothering you? iconic.

22:12- WHAT DID I JUST WITNESS? orange eyes obviously have to symbolize the orange side, right? and since logan was angry, maybe this adds fuel to the flame of the idea that the orange side is rage/anger?

22:21- checking your breath before answering a phone call is absolutely something i would do

22:42- nico! the boy is calling! he's so cute. also, i love the reference to the "Mr." thing they did in the last video.

23:50- logan is sad boy :( but go thomas! go get your man!

24:02- what? that's it? what a place to end off at!

24:45- it wouldn't be a sanders sides video without a hello fresh ad

25:05- i love that he has their number saved omg

26:19- bye thomas!

26:27- patton's here!!

26:34- and roman!!

26:43- and virgil! my FAVOURITE boy!

26:50- oh, logan. you deserve all the influence.

2720- ooh, virgil? some resentment?

27:55- thomas is officially in his feels

28:08- janus is here too! which makes this the first video to include all the sides, if i'm not mistaken. also, what's with the mysterious music?

28:21- the orange eyes again! damn!

Final Thoughts:

As always, I'll bey opinion. Nico and Thomas are so cute, and I'm happy we got to see more of them together. I was also excited to see that we got all of the sides in one video, finally, though I'm still waiting for some onscreen interaction between Janus and Remus. The ending was super ominous, so I'm curious as to what's in store for the future. And as you all could tell, I was clearly very interested in the possibility of being introduced to the orange side. I can't wait to see everyone's theories and such.

As always, I'll be tagging spoilers for 7 days after the posting of this video, and I hope you all will too! I'll be using the tags "ts spoilers" and "sanders sides spoilers" respectively.

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Maybe

WARNING: SPOILERS FOR LOKI SEASON 01 EPISODE 05: ‘JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY��� AND SEASON 01 EPISODE 04: ‘THE NEXUS EVENT’

Pairings: Loki/Sylvie

Rating: General Audiences

Word Count: 4,124 

Status: One Shot - Complete

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He had meant for it to come out more as a question, an offering. A possibility for the both of them. But what it really sounded like was a… well; a sincere, hope-filled attempt to keep hold of… this. Whatever this was, he knew he wanted it. However things went, he knew-

He wanted Sylvie in his life.

His heart was racing in his chest, pounding almost as hard as it does in the midst of battle. In the unlikely event he’s a free man after all of this over, he’ll have to go and find his brother - if he’ll even talk to him, that is - and apologize for the harsh insult he used; for berating his older brother over his affection for that Earth woman.

He understood now.

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Author Note: 

Oh Boy, here I go again, getting sucked into yet another ship. Basically, this is a dive into Loki's thoughts during the blanket scene in Episode 5 "Journey Into Mystery" because man, I sure do love getting into a character's head and breaking down their thought process.

P.S. No joke, I think I re-watched the blanket scene like... over 40 times I counted, roughly. Wanted to make sure I got every detail right lmao.

Oh wow, would you look at that - yet ANOTHER fic based on the blanket scene? I'm sure this hasn't been done by many different people ever since Episode 5 aired! Nah, I'm sure this is purely original stuff.

(Listen, this scene and - consequently - this fic got stuck in my head and I just had to write it down and... well here we are.

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This was, as he had said, new for him.

It was… strange, to say the least. Not just because the woman who was sat next to him was, technically, on some sort of level, himself. And yet… not. Sylvie was her own person, that was for sure. And the only Loki, from who he’s met, who refuses to be called Loki. She had chosen her own name, and was currently choosing – or carving, was more accurate – her own path. A way out of the never-ending, self-sabotaging, “only use is for improving others” apparent destiny they’ve all found themselves in.

She had lived an entirely different life from him - and the use of the word ‘different’ here is strongly applied. It makes him a little uneasy when he dwells on it for too long if he’s being honest with himself. Yes, there may some similarities between them, as to be expected, but Sylvie had lived her own set of experiences different to his. Differences that had shaped her, made her see the world… universe… timeline? All of that, in a different way to him. Learning of the things she had gone through, what she’s trying to accomplish… it made his “glorious purpose” of ruling over “Mid-guard” seem like a spoiled boy's desperate attempt to feel important.

Everything with Sylvie and the TVA had shut down that ideal very quickly. Or, at least, has changed his view of his “Glorious Purpose”. The one change that he hadn’t seen coming, that Sylvie herself had told him; the very first words she had actually said to him:

“This isn’t about you.”

No, it wasn’t about him. Not just him, anyway. It was… it was all of him. Every version of himself out there, and every other variant of... Of everyone to have ever existed. Those, just like him, who are punished for stepping out of their pre-written timeline. Those that, when they try to change themselves, to be the person who those that loved him did everything in their power to guide them to be, were snatched away by the TVA and sent here to this pit of unwanted, broken things; left with nothing but unforgiving and dirty survival, only to lead to their inevitable death. 

And it’s cold.

“Mobius isn’t so bad.”

Sylvie breaks the comfortable lull of silence they had found themselves in. They were, technically, supposed to be ironing out the details of this plan to enchant a creature much, much larger than them, whose only desire is to eat everything that enters the world they’re currently in. Which is why, perhaps, they had taken the moment to just… breathe. A moment of rest, side by side. Whilst it was true that his plan of killing the gargantuan cloud thing was near suicidal, it would be fair to say that Sylvie’s plan was equally as dangerous. Then again, what did he expect? Seemed that every type of Loki out there isn’t the best at creating plans…

“Or so good,” Loki counters. It seemed almost cruel to say, but… it was also true, wasn’t it? Sure, Mobius had done the things he’d done because he thought they were the right things to do – but that didn’t take away from the fact that he’d done them. How many variants, not only of him, but of so many other poor souls had been doomed to this place because of his work? Still, it wasn’t like Mobius had the full picture with everything. Mobius had been lied to just as much as he had. “I think that’s why we get along.”

A small smile pulls at Sylvie’s lips. She takes a deep breath in, staring out to the horizon where Alioth awaits prowling his territory. “He cares about you.”

That catches him off guard. He supposed that she and Mobius must have had some type of conversation in however long they’d spent driving to reach them. Apparently, the topic of conversation must have steered towards him at some point. And somehow, through that, Sylvie had deduced that Mobius… cared about him?

There’s a soft, knowing smile on Sylvie’s face as she catches sight of his reaction. It was probably the closest similarity they shared: friendships… didn’t quite seem to happen for them. 

But there’s something else there in Sylvie’s expression as she looks to him. Almost a twinge of… of sadness. It sends an aching sort of pain through his chest as he sees it, coming to a sudden realization in his head. He knew that, deep down, the reason for his own loneliness was all due to himself. He knows now that there were plenty in his life that loved him, that always treated him like family even when, genetically, he wasn’t. But he had been blinded by jealousy and hatred, hatred that they had kept the secret of his true nature quiet for so long. It was because of this; this stubbornness and this selfish, false ideal that he deserves more, that he had made himself alone. 

But Sylvie…? She had been well and truly alone. From such a young age, an age where his mother had barely begun teaching him the basics of magic, she had been snatched away from her life. Everything she ever knew and loved had been wiped away, the timeline dumped here just like everything else the TVA – or whoever the hell is actually in charge of the damn universe and its multiple timelines – decided was too much of a threat. Ever since then, from that very same day she had managed to escape their clutches, she had been running alone. All those years, fighting to survive, completely alone, existing in one apocalypse after the other. Even if she did try and interact with the people in those timelines, what would be the point? They were doomed to die, anyway… 

Her words echo in his head for a moment, her sad smile seemingly etched into his memory. A part of him, that strangely soft side he didn’t know existed that had been growing stronger and stronger these past few days, burst with the need to do something, to remove the pain she was feeling. For just a split second, he nearly gives into it. He nearly says the words that were forcing their way to the forefront of his brain. 

‘I care about you.’

But the words stay safely locked away in his head. Sylvie looks away from him, and the moment passes. He didn’t know if she had been expecting for him to say anything, and he certainly didn’t know what it is she might have thought he would say. His mind clambers for something, for anything to try and bring the moment back.

A strong gust of cool wind blows over them, sending chills across his pale skin - despite the long-sleeved shirt he was wearing. He knew that, if he really wanted to warm himself up, he could shift into his true form. Except, he didn’t see it as his true form. He has been an Asgardian as long as he can remember, and for all intents and purpose, this is who he’s meant to be. He is the son of Odin, son of Frigga, brother to Thor, an Asgardian, and he’s proud of that. 

And that’s when the idea pops into his head.

“It’s cold,” Loki states the obvious to Sylvie with a shiver of his upper body, glancing over to try and catch her reaction out of the corner of his eye. For a moment, he wonders if Sylvie has the same views on their true heritage as he does, considering that, in her timeline, she was told she was adopted much earlier than he was. 

She doesn’t mention anything about it, though. Instead, she simply agrees with his statement with a hum of “Mmm-Hmm,” but it’s exactly the kind of answer he’s looking for.

From the outside, it looks like an easy twirl of his fingers and a burst of lime-green light, but in reality, it’s years and years of practice, both by himself and… and with his mother. The weight of the blanket - though light - is comforting as it wraps around his shoulders; silky smooth to the touch and of a darker green than the light of his their magic. 

The burst of color gets Sylvie’s attention, looking over to Loki again to see the new blanket he had materialized out of seemingly thin air - which… he did. 

“I could conjure one for you, if you like?” Loki offers.

Sylvie smiles for just a split second, enough for Loki to believe that she might just say yes. But then her nose scrunches as she comes back to herself, and the belief is gone. “Tell you what, you could conjure me a new outfit,” Sylvie says off-handedly, pulling at the tight collar of her outfit. “You have no idea how uncomfortable something like this is.”

It’s a deflection. He knows that all too well, because… because it’s something he’d do. Not that he can blame her in the slightest. As he had said, just before he was pruned through the heart and sent here - this was entirely new for him. Sure, he had had his fair share of flings back home. Rare occasions when he would give in to temptations, let himself experience a slice of normality. But it was never real. He did not doubt that those that fell into his bed did not do so because they felt a connection, or saw a future. And neither did he. He was a prince, a God, and for most, saying you were able to seduce a prince was an achievement. And for him? Well, it was an easy means to an end, he supposed. 

But this? This felt real. It was strange, it was something he had never experience before, and quite frankly, it scared the ever-living God’s out of him. So sure, he knew how to flirt… somewhat. But with this, with Sylvie? Everything was different, and he had no clue whatsoever what he should do.

“So…” Sylvie breaks him out of his thoughts. “Mobius, and his theory about…”

Oh. Well, he certainly hadn’t been expecting for the conversation to go there. Really, he had thought she might try and pretend to have never heard what Mobius had said. 

“Right, right. About our Nexus event-,”

“Total rubbish, right?”

He’d be lying if he said that didn’t sting a little bit. “Absolutely,” ‘Liar’, a voice in his head hisses. “Of course, I mean-,”

“I don’t mean that it wasn’t a nice moment,” Sylvie hurries to say, and it lessens that sting just a little bit. 

“No, it was great! It was really nice.”

“It just… sounds like another TVA lie.”

Which... Yes, when he thinks about it, could you easily have been a lie. Not that he thinks that Mobius would lie to them about this, no, but that someone else within the TVA had fed Mobius the lie. For what reason, he's not entirely sure. To throw them off the scent perhaps? Keep them from figuring out what can really cause a Nexus Event so powerful that it could conceivably take the TVA down. 

Or, perhaps they just enjoyed lying. More than him even - and that's saying something. 

"A hundred percent. I mean totally, yeah."

And oh, what was this? Loki tries to meet her eye, expecting her to nod her head vehemently in agreement to his statement. But... She won't look at him. She gives a somewhat strained-looking smile, more like a grimace than anything, and if he looks hard enough - by which he means projects his own feelings onto Sylvie and hopes she feels the same - he could almost imagine there was a flicker of disappointment there, too. 

"I don't know how to do this," Sylvie says, an admission he didn't expect. She looks about as awkward as he feels, eyes fixated on her fingers as she plays with them. 

"I don't even know what we're doing," Loki returns, and dear oh dear did he genuinely mean that. One moment he thinks he should take that step, say something, anything. And then the very next moment it becomes the wrong time, the wrong thing to say, and he's back to square one. 

It was frustrating, to say the least.

"I don't have friends," Sylvie carries on, and it's another dagger through the heart. Yet another thing that was so similar, yet so, so different. He had been given so many opportunities for companionship, for friends, but he repeatedly threw them all away. But Sylvie? She wasn't even given the chance. She truly had-

"I don't have..." Sylvie trails off, a long gap where she struggles to find the right word to use. Her eyes had locked onto his, and he knew that nothing less than Alioth appearing right above their heads would get him to tear his eyes away.

"... Anyone." 

"Well, there are more important things, right?" Loki desperately grasps for something to wipe away the blank, dejected look that was etched onto her features. 

"Right? Yeah, like bringing down the TVA." 

For once, one of his plans was going well. "Saving the universe, even."

"Well, there's no need to be dramatic - but yeah, kind of!" 

Then there it was again - a particularly strong breeze pushing up to the little hill they were sat on. Sylvie gives a little shiver as it washes over them, a barely noticeable shuffle in an attempt to get warm, and Loki jumps at the opportunity. 

It only takes one small adjustment, a brief push of magic, and then the blanket is growing, wrapping itself around Sylvie's shoulders in a motion so smooth, you'd think he'd done something like this hundreds of times before. Loki smiles gently to her when she notices the change, and his smile only grows more as Sylvie pulls the blanket tighter around her shoulders, shuffling closer to him by just the smallest of movements. Yet another plan he could now say was a success. 

"It's not very snuggly."

Or, maybe not. "Okay," Loki manages to get out through a surprised laugh, but he does get some sort of gratification in seeing her smile at his response. 

"Is it a tablecloth?" 

"No, it's a blanket," Loki finds himself strangely defending his materialized choice of cloth. 

There’s a pause, the quickest of glances up to him. He sees a brief flash of pink as she pokes out the tip of her tongue between her lips, wetting them as she struggles to get out her next words. “Thank you.”

Loki gets a strange feeling she doesn’t get to say that all too often. Whether that be because she chooses not to, or because she’s never had the opportunity to. When was the last time someone did something nice for her…?

“My pleasure.”

Sure, this was all new, and all types of scary. But, as he sat here, shoulder to shoulder with Sylvie, looking out to the dreary yet oddly beautiful landscape scattered with remnants from pruned timelines, he can't help but feel that this moment right here? It was… nice. Despite the TVA, despite Alioth, despite the fear of imminent death he’s had to live through nearly every moment since the Tesseract flung him into that desert in Mongolia, he had managed to find himself some semblance of peace. 

And it was because of the person next to him.

“How do I know that, in the final moments, you won't betray me?”

Now, this was a conversation he had been expecting. How can he not? It seemed that nearly every single person he’s ever come across, who he hasn’t immediately tried to murder, wonders the exact same thing. The ‘inevitable’ betrayal every Loki seems incapable not to carry out. 

And he couldn’t blame them, just as he can’t blame Sylvie for wondering the same thing. Really, he had thought the whole reason she had wanted this moment to talk to him was to have this very conversation. It was… it was something he had thought about himself, ever since being dragged in by the TVA. It was Mobius that had shown him his consistent deceitful nature - quite literally, by showing him film of every moment in his life where his flair for dramatics and affiliation for backstabbing was apparently used for ‘the bettering of others’. 

It had become deeply ingrained into his nature. It became what he was known for, what his family knew him for. He supposed it gave him some sense of… satisfaction, perhaps? A false sense of security, that he always has the upper hand when need be. It was almost like a trial, opportunities to prove to himself that, when the time comes, he can do what it takes to claim what he, false-fully, felt he was owed. He was certain that the only path to being a rightful ruler was one filled with betrayal. 

And now, after only a few days with Mobius - and an even shorter amount of days with Sylvie, his previous ambition he’s been working towards for so long suddenly wasn’t as important. Things had changed. 

He had changed. 

And that was part of the reason the TVA wanted him dead. 

“Listen, Sylvie, I…” Loki starts, but then stops. He sighs deeply, wanting to find the best way to get this across to her. He needed her to understand. “I betrayed everyone who ever loved me. I betrayed my father, my brother… my home.”

He at least had her full attention now. No more awkward glances at one another, unable to maintain more than a few seconds of eye contact. This was important, and they both knew it. “I know what I did. And I know why I did it. And that’s not who I am anymore. Okay?”

There’s nothing on her face that he can read, nothing that says whether she believes him or not. She had been expecting him to say this, he supposed. “I won't let you down,” Loki says, and he says it like a promise - one he fully intends to keep. 

“You sure?” Sylvie asks, and he nods his head straight away in response. “ ‘Cause if we make it, and the TVA is gone, there might be a timeline for you to rule.” Sylvie continues with a challenging - yet slightly teasing- narrowing of her eyes. 

“Ah,” Loki says wistfully, looking out to the horizon as if dreaming of such an event. “And then I’d finally be happy.”

Except, he wouldn’t. He only has to look at his older self to know that. The only one of himself that had beaten the one event that’s supposed to define their lives. He had tricked the mad titan himself, found himself a little corner of the universe to live out his life in peace. No more people he has to challenge, no more opportunities for betrayal - by him, or to him. 

And he looked… miserable. 

Now, though? Right here and now, he wasn’t miserable. He certainly wasn’t relaxed, that was for sure, but far from miserable. He had ended his little exclamation with a rare smile that wasn’t a smirk - or forced- and miraculously, Sylvie returned one just as wide as his; wide enough even for him to see the little laughter lines crinkling at the corner of her eyes.

“What about you?” Loki asks. “What will you do when this is all over?”

Sylvie takes a moment to think, tucking an unruly strand of hair away from her face. “I don’t know.”

He couldn’t even begin to try and put himself in her shoes. Sylvie had spent… hundreds, perhaps even a thousand years of her life just running. Surviving. Doing whatever it takes to make sure she wasn’t wiped off the board by some mystery figure, or group, that had deemed her too dangerous to the timeline. And for what? Some kind of sick desire to have control over every single living thing in every type of Universe to ever exist?

Which… which sounded an awful lot like himself, now he thought about it. Maybe whoever was in charge of the TVA was another variant of himself…

“I don’t know either,” Loki said, and that added to the tally of growing truths he was admitting to people - perhaps the most in his life. 

At some point, this all had to be over. Whether… whether it ends in his death once again, another defeat by a power-hungry being, or with their victory. No more TVA. No more pruning of variants. No more control. Sure, Sylvie had made that joke about him ruling a separate timeline, but… what would he do once this was all over, assuming her survives it? What did he want to do?

What does he want? 

‘Look at your eyes! You like her!’

‘What?’

‘You like her! Does she like you?’

‘Was she pruned-’

‘No wonder you have no clue what caused the Nexus Event on Lamentis; both of you are swooning over each other!’

‘Tell me the truth-’

‘It’s the apocalypse! Two Variants of the same being, especially you, forming this sick, twisted romantic relationship - that’s pure chaos! That could break reality, it’s breaking my reality right now! What an incredible, seismic narcissist - you fell for yourself!’

‘Her name was Sylvie’.

Mobius had truly tricked him there. At least now he knew how cruel it was to be on the other side of such a bluff, he supposed. He had always prided himself on his acting abilities, his innate way of lying to others. Yet, apparently, when it came to Sylvie… he puts his full emotions on display. He had become too overcome with emotions at the mere thought of Mobius telling the truth, that Sylvie was well and truly gone, and he had snapped. He was…

Yes… That was the word. 

He was heartbroken. 

‘You conniving, craven, pathetic worm. I hope you know you deserve to be alone and you always will be.’

‘Do you really think you deserve to be alone?’

‘I don’t know.’

‘Well then you better figure it out quick, because the Nexus Event the two of you caused, whatever that connection is, can bring this whole place down.’

Maybe, just maybe… Mobius was onto something there. Maybe Sif, even in that small, once insignificant memory buried in his mind, was wrong. 

Maybe he didn’t deserve to be alone.

Maybe he didn’t have to be. 

“Maybe…” The words get caught in his throat, spoken softer than he intended to. He involuntary finds himself leaning closer to Sylvie, to the warmth radiating from her, trapped within the blanket wrapped around them. “Maybe we could figure it out... together.”

He had meant for it to come out more as a question, an offering. A possibility for the both of them. But what it really sounded like was a… well; a sincere, hope-filled attempt to keep hold of… this. Whatever this was, he knew he wanted it. However things went, he knew-

He wanted Sylvie in his life. 

His heart was racing in his chest, pounding almost as hard as it does in the midst of battle. In the unlikely event he’s a free man after all of this over, he’ll have to go and find his brother - if he’ll even talk to him, that is - and apologize for the harsh insult he used; for berating his older brother over his affection for that Earth woman. 

He understood now. 

He almost misses the slightest of reactions as Sylvie looks up to him - and what he knows is an earnest, vulnerable glaze in his eyes. It’s the smallest of things, almost impossible to see, but there’s a slight pull to the corner of her lips as she looks to him. Almost as if she was fighting back a smile at his proposition. 

“Maybe,” She whispers back to him, just as quiet and tender as his own words. It’s not a yes, not in the way his frantically racing heart was hoping to hear, but it was a start. It was Sylvie’s own returning of a proposition, her own olive branch. The possibility he had given that she was extending right back to him. 

Maybe. 

Maybe.

Maybe.

Yes… Maybe they’d survive this. Maybe he and Sylvie would bring down the tyrant who oversees ‘the sacred timeline’. Maybe he’ll find Mobius again, alive and well, having turned the entirety of the TVA’s workforce against the organization they devoted their lives to, and burn it to the ground. 

Maybe Sylvie will let him stay by her side. 

Maybe, he’ll carve that new path in his life - with Sylvie’s intertwined with his.

Maybe he’ll find that new Glorious Purpose.

Maybe he won’t be alone. 

Maybe he’ll be happy. 

Maybe…

You know what? He was starting to like that word.