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[twinp3ak]

thinkingthinking about all the accidental kills .. javi falling down the ice, jackie falling asleep outside at the mouth of winter, crystal falling off the cliff .. and the nat tragedy .. and how accidental doesn’t mean blameless .. how “accidental” is so perfect for them to make up a /story/ that absolves them

the “accidental” is so convenient to feed the myth of IT. they basically form a structure/situation where death becomes a highly likely possibility and try to do it the best way they can so that it doesn’t become Murder. so that it’s not Them but the Wilderness who chose.

nobody being really responsible for nat’s death is so … utterly bleak. maybe no one is to blame, maybe the big wilderness IT is, maybe they just wanted to “”play”” into the game, give it weapons and elements of story and see how it went, keep the fuel going, maybe they wanted to gamble, maybe it’s all they know.

[bakuhatsufallinlove]

Does Izuku Think His Feelings For Katsuki Are Gross? (or, DvK2's Endless Emporium of Nuance)

This is a pretty common sentiment I see repeated, and we all know the source of it: Deku vs. Kacchan 2.

Original Japanese and official English translation.

Crunchyroll subtitles

In one translation, Izuku expresses discomfort over this topic; in the other, he outright declares it to be gross.

That is quite the difference. I gotta say, Crunchyroll’s direct “This is gross” kind of shocks me, because it functionally ignores the key adverb “sasuga ni” and translates the line the same as you would if he hadn’t said it at all. The official manga translator, on the other hand, clearly made a decision about what Izuku meant by that phrase and then dispersed that meaning across the line as a whole.

So I understand why people have this straight-forward interpretation.

I’m here to offer some linguistic nuance, because my main problem with “Izuku thinks his feelings are gross” is not that it is completely wrong. It’s that it isn’t the whole story.

There are two really important phrases to take into account: kimi ni wa ienai and sasuga ni.

To illustrate their meaning, let’s split the line into two sections:

Note: Grammatically, kara belongs in the first section. I’m lumping it into the second section for the sake of isolating the core ideas expressed in the first section and maintaining clarity in the second.

Now we’re going to break the sections down into their constituent parts. This looks like a verbatim nightmare of a translation, because it is, but trust me, it’s a useful exercise.

Kara links the two sections by showing that the first section directly causes the second. Something worth noting is that Izuku does not use past tense here—he uses present tense and indicates a continuous, unchanged state. He has not been able to before and still cannot tell this to Katsuki. I would argue this also suggests he thinks the circumstances will not change for the foreseeable future.

Important Phrase #1: kimi ni wa ienai

Ienai is the negative potential form of “to say,” which means it is not possible for him to say it. Iwanai, on the other hand, is the negative present tense, and if he had used iwanai instead, that might suggest that he has some choice in the matter. Examples in English might be, “That’s why I don’t tell you this,” “That’s why I’m not telling you this,” and “That’s why I haven’t told you this,” which all express intentional withholding despite opportunity. To use a form that specifically denies the possibility serves to center limitation, regardless of desire.

The combination of the two particles ni and wa are used to emphasize, compare, and contrast. This is extremely telling just on its own. Izuku is emphasizing the fact that, compared to everyone he could possibly tell, he cannot tell Katsuki this. He might be able to tell other people, but when it comes to Katsuki, he cannot. Ienai does not specify where the limitation stems from, but ni wa sure implies it.

Now let’s dig into the phrase that does the most heavy-lifting in the first section.

Important Phrase #2: sasuga ni

Sasuga ni is the adverb Izuku attaches to the adjective kimochi warui (gross or creepy). It is typically translated “as expected” because this kind of adverb sounds awkward in English. “This is expectedly gross” is not a sentence people say much. You might also see it translated “as I thought,” “naturally,” “obviously,” or “indeed.”

And there is something interesting here: Izuku uses a second word that means “as expected” on this page.

Yappari, which can also be translated as “in the end,” “sure enough,” or “after all is said and done.”

I researched the nuances of these two phrases, synthesizing definitions and examples from four different Japanese dictionaries/encyclopedias and two forum boards for language tutoring from native speakers. My conclusions as related to their usage here:

Yappari indicates:

an outcome that was expected (example: “I tried, but sure enough, I failed.”)

something that remains unchanged [in the state it was previously or in other circumstances]

a situation where, no matter how you think about it, you end up with the same result (example: “I was really torn over it, but in the end I gave up on going.”)

Sasuga ni indicates:

[you, the speaker] must acknowledge that this is the natural result of the situation up to this point (example: “they grew up in a big family, so naturally they are good with kids.”)

something exceeds the permissible range, or that it may be permissible under certain conditions, but not others (example: “no matter how nice a guy he is, if he was accused of something unfairly, he’s bound to get angry.”)

You can see the meanings overlap, but the sentiments are a bit different. I saw someone learning Japanese say that every time they used one of these phrases, native speakers told them they should have used the other one instead. Another learner responded that, from their observations, the distinction appeared to be that yappari is used when the speaker had personally thought about and expected this outcome, while sasuga ni suggests that everyone would agree with this statement.

I’m not sure this is true across the board; usage always varies, even among native speakers, so generalizations are only useful up to a point, but I have to admit, a bunch of little things I noticed in my research do support this line of thinking.

If yappari tends to be more reflective of the speaker’s personal thoughts and expectations, sasuga ni’s “acknowledgment of a natural result” could indeed imply external validation. This is true of the equivalent English words, at least: naturally and obviously both suggest that any reasonable person would accept it as fact.

In fact, permissible as an idea kind of hinges on social norms—what is reasonable for someone to put up with? What behaviors sit within the realms of welcome, allowable, or excusable based on your relationship?

In my opinion, Izuku feels like he cannot say this to Katsuki because it exceeds the bounds of what is permissible between them. If sasuga ni implies Izuku feels sure that anyone would agree with his assessment, Katsuki is absolutely included in that.

Izuku is not saying, “I alone think this is gross, so I can’t tell you.”

He is saying, “Considering everything that has happened between us up till now, you would obviously see this as gross, so I can’t tell you.” Its grossness is a natural result of the situation—their history, the way their relationship fell apart, the way Katsuki lashes out, how he can barely stand Izuku’s presence, let alone his emotional honesty.

Chapter 10, during Deku vs. Kacchan 1

But remember that this sentence is a fragment: the subject of Izuku’s sentence is revealed in the second half, and it is the fact that he runs his mouth when he wants to win more than he wants to save.

This is what is gross. Izuku acknowledges that the behavior itself is unpleasant, and that any reasonable person would agree with that. His whole identity as a hero is based on saving people, so he feels some real discomfort when he has to recognize that sometimes he just wants to win. In fact, he can want victory so much that it supersedes his desire to help people.

Izuku has intentionally emulated Katsuki’s practical tactics, but this is about instinctive response. He wasn’t standing there facing Muscular, thinking the winning move was definitely to scream, “shut up.” He was furious, so he wanted to win and make that guy shut up.

When the scale tips, he acts out. He talks shit. He screams at people and insults them, because that’s what Katsuki does. These are all unacceptable behaviors, socially-speaking. Katsuki constantly and intentionally acts the exact opposite of how he should to qualify as a Good Japanese Boy. Izuku, on the other hand, plays the part faithfully, at least until it demands he betray his core values.

Deku vs. Kacchan 2 showcases how neither Izuku nor Katsuki had fully accepted the heroism of their counterpart. Katsuki is uncomfortable with Izuku’s innate capacity to help others, to see their need and meet it without question. Izuku is uncomfortable with craving victory, with that indomitable drive to seek glory. They each admired All Might for the value they themselves embody, and they admired each other for the value they lacked, but that doesn’t mean their admiration was uncomplicated.

Katsuki is a loud-mouthed, aggressive jerk, but Izuku ends up acting just like him. He clearly feels conflicted about it. He’s annoyed and hurt that Katsuki pushed him away by being such a jerk in the first place. And, from his perspective, he fails every time he tries to wrangle their relationship into something less miserable. He might even be embarrassed over the simple fact that he has held on to these deep-seated emotions for years over someone who wants nothing to do with him. He wishes things were different. He doesn’t know how they could be, anymore. He wants to connect, but he can’t.

Izuku frames his inability to express this specific thought as natural and reasonable. Obviously, there’s no way I could do this. And honestly, he is probably right. After all, this is a very intimate, revealing thing to tell someone who seems to hate your guts and has for years.

At any other point in the story, Katsuki probably would have curled his lip in disgust and barked out Izuku’s exact words, “Gross.”

But in DvK2, Katsuki bears his heart to Izuku without restraint.

Katsuki confesses something painful and private to Izuku twice, at two separate moments.

Izuku has two confessions, too. Here's the first:

But the second he admits only to himself and the audience.

Maybe if Izuku had said his “image of victory” monologue out loud, Katsuki could have had his own moment of understanding:

Izuku’s reaction after Katsuki’s second confession.

Maybe Katsuki wasn’t ready to hear it, or maybe Izuku was too chicken to believe he was ready. Either way, he needed to voice both confessions, and he didn’t.

So the narrative punishes Izuku for failing to push past his own limitations.

In the battle of revealing their honne—their true feelings, their truest selves—Katsuki risked it all.

Izuku couldn’t do the same, and that’s why he loses.

Don’t forget that underestimating your opponent is one of the easiest ways to lose a fight in MHA.

But I want to reiterate, Izuku feels conflicted about this behavior and his own feelings, not ashamed.

Emotional conflict is borne from two or more simultaneous, contradictory feelings. Izuku admits that any reasonable person would see the way he unconsciously imitates even Katsuki’s bad habits as gross, but he also clearly tells us something else.

Izuku is directly expressing his own thoughts about it, and the most important phrase is nanoni, which according to online encyclopedia Kotobank, “indicates that the following is contradictory to the preceding matter” and specifically, “includes critical feelings about the contradiction between” those two things. The latter point is unique because other words often used for “but” (such as kedo, which he used earlier in the form of dakedo) do not necessarily do this.

In the final line, one little detail here is the orange highlighted nda. This is used to explain and correlate topics of discussion. The most obvious point of explanation is why he acts this way. But the use of nanoni to connect this thought to the previous one tells us that this line is also explaining why Izuku doesn’t hate it.

Katsuki is his image of victory, and that alone is the reason he does not find this part of himself unacceptable. Just like with sasuga ni, Izuku is telling us that he understands the way other people would see this situation, and he knows what he “should” feel, but then he tells us that he does not feel that way.

I know it is very easy to see “This is gross, so I can’t tell you” at the start of this monologue, skip right to “image of victory,” and walk away thinking that Izuku is ashamed of that specifically, but the details show that the opposite is true.

And let’s not forget the nuance of yappari, which implies that Izuku has personally thought about this fact over and over, but it has always been this way.

I have seen people say that Katsuki is the one letting Izuku set the pace of their new relationship and that Izuku holds back, with this presumed shame as the cause. But I don’t think that acknowledges Izuku’s perspective on their dynamic, nor the casual mutualism they build together.

Katsuki initiated DvK2: a unique, closed “event” wherein, for the first time, they each expressed their vulnerabilities as much as they were able. But immediately outside the confines of DvK2, Izuku is the one who reaches out, as a gesture of reciprocation towards Katsuki for having initiated this change.

He is asking Katsuki's opinion, but what this gesture means is, “I don’t want us being honest with each other to end there. I still want you in my life.”

And maybe for the first time in years, Katsuki actually understands what Izuku means, and reaches back.

Look at these fucking nerds.

Notice that Izuku responds to Katsuki twice. At the first response, Katsuki has offered his observations and given him valid criticism on his technique, which is a show of goodwill. But then, Katsuki continues even when the admission reflects a personal weakness, with Izuku's punch having caught him off guard. This is actual honesty, and it means that they didn't just resolve their aggression and reset to neutral peers, but that Katsuki wants to be close, too. And just like during their fight, understanding comes the second time around.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: from Izuku’s point of view, Katsuki’s shitty behavior was the only thing that stood between them, because Izuku’s core feelings for him never changed.

Izuku lets Katsuki decide what is permissible between them, because Katsuki is the one who pushed him away in the first place. He opens the door just enough to say, “Whatever you want to give of yourself, I will accept.”

After that, Katsuki is the one making the big gestures by taking time out of his own life to discuss OFA with Izuku and All Might and help Izuku by training with him, even inserting himself into situations when he isn't asked. At every point, we see Izuku receive Katsuki with warmth and then follow up with smaller gestures of his own.

Chapters 202, 209, 249, and 327.

The reason we see so much of Katsuki’s side of their relationship, especially after DvK2, is because his feelings are the ones that change the most: from dysfunctional to self-aware and accepting. He has struggled for years over Izuku’s place in his life. He didn’t understand Izuku or his own feelings, and he was wrapped up in denial. He tells himself again and again that Izuku is “beneath him,” when we know the truth is he always thought Izuku was better than him.

Comparatively, Izuku resolves his conflicted feelings about his admiration for Katsuki much quicker, because the source of his conflict was primarily external while Katsuki's was primarily internal.

Chapter 257

A little detail I love about the "I'm too blessed" moment is that Izuku thinks of his conversations with Katsuki as "normal(?)" with a literal question mark attached. Is this normal? He doesn't really know. But it's enough. Kacchan is Kacchan, explosive and outrageous and way too much, all the time. Maybe they'll never be what other people think of as "normal," but Izuku is happy just to have Kacchan as he is, and be there however Kacchan will have him.

Katsuki's ideal has always been Izuku; he tried to outrun that fact and failed every time. Meanwhile, Izuku’s image of victory has always been Kacchan, and he has just been waiting for Kacchan to want to hear that from him.

Everyone has been wondering if Izuku will ever tell him. Me, personally, I'm hoping their story will end with a mutual declaration of their shared truth.

"You have always been my hero."

[redvanillabee]

Not me only now overanalysing this shot like look at the shadows. It’s actually Jack and Vega who are trapped. Daniel is right where he needs to be.

[linkspooky]

Jujutsu Kaisen, Chapter 209 Thoughts 

My thoughts is going to be shorter this week, and mostly veering into fan theory territory, but if you notice Ura-Ume and Kenjaku aer descending down the steps that lead into the Zenin Family curse pit. They even pass the corpse of Ogi Zenin on the way still left there after Maki slaughtered him. 

Ura-Ume notes this place is perfect for a bath for lord Sukuna, and rather than focus on what that bath is exactly my question is why the Zenin Family curse pit? The first and most obvious answer is that it seems to be a pit of curses. (Duh). However, the pit mainly used for training and discipline only contains grade 2 or lower cursed spirits, cursed spirits that are too afraid to even be in the presence of someone like Ogi a grade One Sorcerer. 

It’s hard to believe the cured spirits concentrated in this pit are even strong enough to be used as fodder for whatever ritual Ura-Ume is trying to attempt to perform for Sukuna. This is where several hints about Kenjaku’s plan dropped this chapter come into play.

 The first is when Kenjaku reveals the purpose of introducing non-sorcerers in the game isn’t to heat up the game or make them fight against sorcerers, but rather because of the cursed energy their deaths will produce. 

A massive amount of cursed energy generated by cured spirits having a feast on the soldiers, will then be generated for the purpose of Kenjaku’s ritual. This is the bomb that Kenjaku is dropping in the final phase of the culling game, and his key to making sure the ritual is complete. While Kenjaku is explaining this we are shown on panel him feeding Ogi’s corpse to one of his cursed spirits. 

This leads into my next conclusion if humans upon their deaths for a brief moment release a large amount of cursed energy, then how much say do  sorcerers release? This is an idea that has been explored in canon before after all we are introduced to the concept of vengeful cursed spirits early on, sorcerers who aren’t killed with a sorcery technique who have a chance of coming back as cursed spirits. Naoya’s death produced what was more of less a vengeful cursed spirit more powerful than he ever was in life capable of domain expansion. 

If the death of Naoya one sorcerer produces a cursed spirit that strong, then say how much cursed energy does the massacre of an entire clan within the space of what was probably less than an hour produce? 

The Zenin Arc is called the “Perfect Preparation” arc, and as of thise moment Ura-Ume is using the Zenin estate to prepare for some kind of “bath”. In japanese this arc is called the “Wild Goose Holding Reeds” arc, which signify birds crossing the river before going to the afterlife. [SOURCE]. Imagery that appears at the beginning of Maki’s massacre of the clan. 

If Kenjaku’s plan revolves around using the massacre of human beings to release a large amount of cursed energy, then Maki killing the entire Zenin Clan on the Clan grounds may have helped move Kenjaku’s plans forward, because that many sorcerers dying all have once have perfectly prepared the Zenin CLan grounds into a “bath” to ressurect Sukuna. Whether Kenjaku manipulated things to end up this way, or he’s just capitalizing on Maki’s massacre, it looks like it’s shaping up to be a serious conseqeunce of her actions. 

[angelfrogs]

For weeks now I’ve been telling this joke (mostly to myself) that’s just “I love it when people ask me if I like jjk because the honest answer is no” because I carry these little jjk figures with me everywhere and it’s true I don’t really like jjk that much BUT NOW I CANT POST THAT JOKE BC PEOPLE WILL THINK I AM JUST UPSET ABOUT THE NEW CHAPTER SPOILERS AND I AM BUT THAT ISNT THE REASON

[christnarr]

victor madness combat masterpost

everything we know about victor, a co-op exclusive project nexus character

theres a lot of things people dont know about them!! like their connection with the maker, how they interact with the audience, etc. however this information is intentionally kept obscure for narrative reasons (ill explain later) so its understandable if you didnt know about this

full post under the cut since its long ==v

SECTION 1: BURGER GILS

the first appearance of victor was on the official burger gils website, under the "updates" section

the first news update, #207, says that rich (a character we see in "power play") is no longer the employee of the month, thus giving the title to victor.

the next prominent update is #209, which states victor has mysteriously gone missing and gil is setting up a hotline for their return.

judging by the next and final update alluding to the fall of nexus city, and that they can "finally open their doors" due to health inspectors being inoperable, we can assume victor went missing beforehand since the restaurant was functioning at the time of the hotline being released.

the reason for their disappearance is still unknown, but that can lead us into the next and more important section:

SECTION 2: THE MAKER (YES, REALLY)

victor, by the laws of the universe, is not meant to exist in nevada. they are an anomaly.

similarly to the maker, they are likely trying to avoid being spotted by the machine or some other "indestructible nightmare".

we learned in a stream that the maker talks to victor, and won't allow their "story" to be told.

"maybe vic, but his story can't be told. the maker won't allow it. that's why the maker talks to vic all the time. he'll never get near the plot."

victor stays as far away from the narrative as possible, choosing to hide as a co-op exclusive character for MPN. krinkels always emphasizes that there's a meta reason for this. even in things like little doodles, victor seems to want to hide from the public eye.

victor reappeared after the city fell, and was found and taken into sq. there is a reason doc wanted victor to join sq, and that doc knows of their importance. however, krinkels wants to keep this part of the story untold too.

SECTION 3: PERSONALITY + ADDITIONAL MATERIAL

not much comments here since ill leave these up to interpretation. heres some dialogue + other things from them that show their personality.

thanks to CondescendingChaos48s self eater dialogue video for providing these :D - mpn devchat clip of wallium doing a victor voice impression - burger gil plushie ad, which victor appears in

-this screenshot

-victor may be the youngest of the main cast

-the burger gil arg, which victor briefly appears in (their involvement is described in the first section)

and thats all! do what you want with this info, i just want to shed light on stuff about victor that isnt as well known

[r1poutmygvtz]

Wieiad- 640

(cancelled meta day, limit was 1.2k)

Breakfast- 301

two eggs- 140

chicken- 86

onions- 4

peppers- 3

tomatoes- 5

bread- 35

cheese- 25

coffee- 3

Lunch- 182

chicken- 76

ranch- 21

broccoli- 18

cauliflower- 14

starburst c4- 10

hot cocoa- 43

Snacks/Drinks- 160

two rice cakes- 70

pb2- 69

strawberries- 16

debloating tea mix- 5*

Burnt- 852

22.7k steps- 852

Additional Workouts:

115 sit-ups

35 squats

33 sec plank

30 sec wall sit

15 knee pushups

15 jumping jacks

Net- -209

*tea blend meaning i looked up teas to help with bloating and threw everything i had on the list together in one weird (but surprisingly tasty) concoction 😭

also i took a fitness test today and it was either how many i could do in a minute or how long i could go before i got tired so it wasn't much, i would've done more jumping jacks but i got scared that i was being too loud

[dollsdailylife]

୨୧ Registro do dia ‧ ₊˚

⟡˖ ࣪ 27/09/24 ࣪ ˖ ⟡

EU EMAGRECI!!!!! Não foi o tanto que eu esperava mas só de saber que emagreci já fiquei feliz demais. Estava um pouco desmotivada mas isso me motivou.

Também comprei aquela coca de oreo que vi muitas pessoas comentando, achei uma delícia. Meu orlistat chegou também (finalmente) vou começar a testar e trago atualizações sobre.

☕️ café da manhã

2 xícaras de café

10 kcal

🌭 omad

Um cachorro quente + um pouquinho de refri + chocolate.

Lanche: 600 kcal

Refri: 26 kcal

Chocolate: 209 kcal

🏋🏻‍♀️ atividade física

Fiz o treino diário que já postei aqui.

-690 kcal

Meta do dia: 936 kcal

Total consumido: 845 kcal

Total gasto: -690 kcal

[dinn-edtwt]

Fiz os cálculos do que comer, espero que dê certo, só pra ter uma base e uma meta melhor.

Comidas que costumo comer e suas informações:

Almoço'

Carne de soja (frango); [ 1 xícara: 141 kral, 8g carb, 25g prot, 1g gord ] Frango grelhado; [ 1 pedaço médio: 147 kral, 0g carb, 16,79g prot, 8,36g gord ] Molho de tomate; [ 1 colher: 7 kral, 0g carb, 0g prot, 0g gord ] Arroz; [ 1 colher: 32 kral, 7g carb, 0g prot, 0g gord ] Feijão; [ 6 colheres: 132 kral, 23,71g carb, 8,86g prot, 0g gord ] Farofa; [ 1 colher: 133 kral, 26g carb, 0g prot, 3g gord ]

Frutas' unidade

Banana; [ 87 kral, 0g gord, 22g carb, 1g prot ] Morango; [ 4 kral, 0g gord, 0g carb, 0g prot ] Kiwi; [ 46 kral, 0g gord, 11g carb, 0g prot ] Maçã; [ 72 kral, 0g gord, 19 carb, 0g prot ]

Saladas'

Pepino; tomate, alface, couve, repolho: calorias negativas pra quantidade que eu consumo.

Cafés'

Aveia; [ 2 colheres 109 kral, 17 carb, 2 gord, 4 prot ] Pão francês; [ unidade 137 kral, 25 carb, 1 gord, 4 prot ] Pão de forma; [ fatia 139 kral, 26 carb, 2 gord, 4 prot ] Margarina; [ 1 colher 79 kral, 0 carb, 8 gord, 0 prot ] Iogurte natural; [ 1 copo 170g 117 kral, 6 carb, 7 gord, 6 prot ] Nescau; [ 1 colher 35 kral, 8 carb, 0 gord, 0 prot ] Doce de leite; [ 1 colher 62 kral, 12 carb, 1 gord, 1 prot ]

Besteiras'

Pipoca; [ 1 xícara 31 kral, 6 carb, 0 gord, 1 prot ] Mine churros; [ unidade 56 kral, 8 carb, 2 gord, 0,8 prot ] Rissoles de frango; [ unidade 209 kral, 22 carb, 10 gord, 2 prot ] Coxinha de frango; [ unidade 141 kral, 17 carb, 5,90 gord, 6 prot ] Batata frita; [ porção P com oléo 145 kral, 20 carb, 6 gord, 2,8 prot ] Batata frita Air Friyer; [ 12 unidades 104 kral, 16 carb, 3 gord, 2 prot ]

Bebidas'

Leite; [ 100ML 57 kral, 3g gord, 4,5g carb, 3g prot ] Suco verde; [ 1 xícara 85 kral, 0g gord, 20g carb, 2,8g prot ] Suco de laranja; [ 200ML 91 kral, 0g gord, 21g carb, 2g prot ] Suco de beterraba; [ 200ML 85 kral, 0g gord, 20g carb, 1g prot ] Caneca de nescau pronto; [ 200ML 150 kral, 7g gord, 20g carb, 6g prot ]

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#4

mario movie predictions

(for context I’m writing this before the trailer has been released)

this will not be a “good movie”

unfortunately, it also won’t be bad in interesting ways

you’ll definitely be able to tell that many people who worked on this care about the source material. background details will be filled with deep-cut references to things from across the whole franchise, including things nintendo hasn’t acknowledged in decades

those will be completely overshadowed by the lore references in the script, which are the most Dorkly-ass nostalgia bait “hey remember Mario?” type gags a committee of soulless writers could come up with

it’s (at least partially!) an origin story, obviously, but they’re not allowed to deviate from established “canon” enough to come up with anything interesting. the best they can do is reference relatively lesser-known games like Wrecking Crew. they won’t reference Mario Bros. (Game & Watch) because they’re cowards.

it’s a comedy, but they only have like five good jokes. all five of those jokes will be featured in the trailer, so a bunch of people who don’t know how trailers work will think it looks good

the majority of the gags are jokes you’ve heard a million times before. peach sure gets kidnapped a lot! did you know mushrooms are also drugs? if you’re the Mario Brothers does that mean your name is Mario Mario? hey what if “cake” is a euphemism for something!! mario eats mushrooms he’s on shrooms get it

chris pratt’s mario voice is okay. it sounds kinda like mario’s voice in hotel mario, but with less personality

charles martinet’s cameo is as mario. the first time mario says something, it’s in martinet’s voice, then he clears his throat and has a more boring voice for the rest of the movie

princess peach girlboss moments

there’s a “mario is a bad brother” subplot. mario mistreats luigi consistently, and it’s not resolved by mario growing as a person it’s resolved by luigi doing something cool and “earning” mario’s respect

coincidentally mario DOES grow as a person, when he eats the super mushroom : )

in accordance with the Post-Frozen Law of Animated Villains, there will be a surprise bad guy reveal. there are several ways this could go:

bowser as a villain is played straight for the first act, then mario rescues peach and that’s the end of the Origin Story portion. afterwords, the REAL villain comes in, and the gang has to team up with bowser to stop them! and that real villain, of course, is

Foreman Spike, from Wrecking Crew

Donkey Kong

Yoshi (revenge for being thrown into pits)

Wario (wahahahaha)

Luigi (mario is a bad brother subplot final form)

Waluigi (featuring meta jokes about how waluigi hasn’t been in enough games)

Peach (girlboss moments)

ALTERNATIVELY, one of the above is the villain at first, then there’s a third-act twist that. bowser is the villain.

there will be one shot, somewhere, where the super crown powerup appears in the background along with a bunch of other items, and people on twitter will freak out about how this is a canon reference to bowsette

7,287 notes - Posted October 4, 2022

#3

Do you have tips for how to familiarize yourself with the tumblr ui for those migrating from twitter

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#2

baba, tbh, and soweli are the same aminal I think

16,529 notes - Posted August 31, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

THERE IS NO EASTER BUNNY

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Who Wants To Talk About Japanese Orthography In Manga???

Me, it's me, I do, and I have been chomping at the bit to get the chance to.

Orthography refers to the conventions of written language to represent sounds. That may bring to mind the idea of rigid grammar rules or spelling standardization, but in a linguistic sense, orthography simply describes observable trends across language use. This isn't about authority--I am not going to talk about what schools teach or say people should write one way or another. This is about examining how real people use written language creatively to convey different things in popular media.

This is a huge topic, so I'm only going to use examples from MHA to highlight Horikoshi's style.

First, let's get a run-down of the main parts of written Japanese and how they tend to be used.

We've got kanji and kana; kanji are logograms, while kana are syllabaries. Kana refers to both hiragana and katakana collectively, but we will delineate the two from here on.

The Wikipedia page for kanji, describing this more succinctly than I'm about to.

For clarity, I'm gonna color-code each one.

Let's take a quick look at all three in action.

Chapter 65

By virtue of being the syllabary that grammar particles are written in, hiragana can get away with a lot that kanji and katakana can't.

You can write simple sentences in hiragana alone, like so:

The sentence is perfectly comprehensible like this, but it reads as casual or perhaps a bit immature, like the person is either leaving out kanji for speed or simplicity (like online) or they aren't confident using kanji. Although, the word hito (person) is extremely common and its kanji is simple, so this would probably look more natural:

But there are also kanji for the word kawaii, so you could also write it this way:

On the other hand, writing the whole thing in katakana looks weird as fuck:

bECAuSE iT kINDA reADS LIKE THis, or maybe L I K E T H I S

It seems almost alien, overemphasizing the phonetic sound of the words, implying there's something notable or unusual about them.

But what if you write it like this?

Both ways use katakana to put flavor on a specific word. The first puts it on person, which could be used in a situation where someone hasn't been named yet, but the speaker tonally emphasizes your knowledge of them--like "oh, you know who."

The second emphasizes cute, which could read as sexually suggestive, teasing/joking, or even a threatening tone, depending on the context. "Real cute, ain't they?"

Basically, the connecting grammar bits need to be in hiragana, but nouns, verbs, and adjectives can typically be written in any of the three systems. That introduces choice into the matter, and these choices may have some cultural connotations.

This is a subtlety in written Japanese that manga loves to take advantage of. Orthography contributes a lot to characterization and tone, so individual creators develop little quirks as part of their own writing style.

Now let's finally take a gander at some of Horikoshi's!

Kanji instead of hiragana for semantic emphasis

Chapter 48

Best Jeanist could have used only hiragana for the word "good" (いい, ii), which is a very common way to write it. But he's not just commenting that they are nice kids, he's talking about them as "goodie two-shoes" and even puts brackets around the idea. The kanji emphasizes the cultural idea of a Good Child™, a well-behaved, morally upright, obedient young person.

Kanji instead of hiragana denoting a serious or severe tone

Chapter 36

Katsuki's "you" pronoun omae being written with kanji comes across as markedly serious, especially compared to how his dialogue is normally written. This is actually the only time Katsuki says omae and it is written with kanji--all the rest are in hiragana, which tends to read as more casual.

Hiragana instead of kanji denoting a gentle tone or youthful/childlike language

Chapters 129 and 183

Katsuki and his omae show us how kanji use can be seen as more mature and serious; Eri's dialogue does the opposite of this by using hiragana when it could use kanji, emphasizing her youth and innocence.

Katakana instead of hiragana or kanji for emphasis or slang

Chapters 209, 207, and 2

As I detailed above, one of katakana's most common uses is similar to italics or all-caps.

But you also tend to see slang written with it, and depending on the slang, the word being in katakana can immediately clarify it from other, perhaps more standard meanings. In Jirou's case, her personal pronoun uchi can mean a couple other things, so it being written in katakana clarifies her usage. It could arguably also imply she is taking a bit of an argumentative tone--Katsuki's slang is typically written in katakana for both of these reasons!

Katakana denoting regional dialect/accent, nonstandard pronunciation/muddled speech, or confused articulation

Chapters 102, 208, 394, and 2

Ochako gets flustered and defaults to her regional Kansai dialect. Instead of "chigau wa" (Tokyo dialect), she says "chau wa" repeatedly.

Katsuki and Toga both drop the w- sound from a word. Katsuki says "ore a" instead of "ore wa," while Toga says the word "kawaiku" as "ka'aiku" and "kawaii" as "ka'aii." Notice how the katakana which represents the vocal omission/hiccup is actually smaller than the others? That's also a little stylistic detail for communicating this kind of nonstandard speech.

Izuku repeats All Might's words, chikara wo, in a confused daze because he isn't following All Might's point. By removing the kanji especially, this kind of katakana emphasizes him sounding the words out without recognizing the underlying meaning.

Basically, Japanese has some excellent ~vibes-based~ orthography because of how the language is structured!

Of course, you find this kind of thing in English as well--especially in the age of the internet, where people note that "how dare u" reads as tonally distinct from "how dare you." As you develop language fluency, you tend to pick up these things subconsciously more than anything, but it's one of my favorite things to analyze and compare.

These are just a few examples and my own interpretations of them. I'm sure there are many more uses and flavor-nuance I'm not picking up on. Since any given choice can be read a few different ways, context is very important. My examples aren't definitive proof of anything, but it can be fun to keep these kinds of details in mind while reading.

Shueisha and Shonen Jump surely have in-house standards for text, and mangaka must operate within that range. That said, I have indeed seen every one of these examples in other manga as well.

And on the independent side of things, doujinshi and online manga are basically the wild frickin' west--I have seen tons of totally crazy, highly creative ways to take advantage of the unique flexibility found in Japanese, but that's a post for another day.

I will probably write more about this kind of thing in the future when I can pinpoint some more observations, but I hope you all enjoyed the ride. <3

[redvanillabee]

i haven't reached 2x09 yet but whatcha came up on shuffle just now and i had a thought

of all the settings peggy could be dreaming in...the war front, NY SSR, LA SSR, England, her engagement party...her dream takes place on a Broadway musical style stage that looks like L&L Automat...

and jason /and/ daniel left the stage before the song was even over...

there's no straight explanation here

[mischas]

Hello. First of all, I'm so happy I discovered you blog. I just read your answer about RM and intimacy. I was wondering what you meant by "the weird shift with M/B" ? Did personal issues affect the writing ? I must admit that I know nothing about The OC BTS, except that Misha revealed that she was bullied on set.

Hiya! Hmm so yes personal issues started affecting the writing by at least s2. Many believe that the way Ryan screams at Marissa in 209 about her behavior is really M/B coded. So much that in the podcast Melinda Clarke said that it felt like Ben yelling at Mischa. At this time MB was dating party boy Brandon Davis and spending time in his circle that included Paris Hilton and the like.

My personal feeling, and supported by a few subtle examples on the podcast and in some M interviews, is that Mischa and Ben hooked up a little during s1 and the fallout of that didn't go well. Their age difference being what it was (17 vs. 24) is partly why I believe that will never be confirmed by either party.

Then in early s3 they were getting along better after she broke up with Brandon but before she started dating Cisco Adler. Their chemistry in 301-303 reflects that (the beach scenes in 301 and 303 were only filmed a few days apart).

I figure they had some sort of blowup during the season that coincided with their characters conveniently not being intimate (s3 is incredibly sexless until 318 anyway). Obviously the writers are gonna write whatever they want but it's assumed in the fandom that awkwardness between M/B that season contributed to fewer romantic scenes. And of course RM are being written as staid, on-the-verge-of-divorce 17 year olds, but still. The lack of intimacy is astounding. The chem being back in 314 is an anomaly that I'm trying to figure out actually, lol. Supposedly the last time M or B saw one another was when they filmed the final scene of 325. And they avoid mentioning the other like the plague.

As for weirdness with the intimacy scenes in late s3, Cam was a douchebag to Mischa (this is an illuminating read) and Nikki Reed (17, pushing 18) was even younger than Mischa (20) having sex scenes with Ben who was 28. At this part of the season (and starting in s2, really) the writing takes really sharp meta shots at Mischa through Marissa. Like she's a strung out party girl, etc.

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#ed being that vulnerable with stede only to be abandoned and the v natural resulting distrust def feels like a major conflict to be explored

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

I know we all talk about Ed’s adorable sulky face but I also just want to have a moment for his two angry huffs as he really settles into his pout.

1,049 notes - Posted June 9, 2022

#4

Get off my ship. Now. 

Just want to talk for a hot second about what a critical moment this was for Stede as a captain.

Now, obviously by this point the crew is fond of Stede. The dynamics have significantly improved from when the show first started and they were plotting mutiny. But still, when Calico Jack showed up, they reverted a bit too their old ways. Because just when they were starting to get comfortable with having the legendary Blackbeard on their ship, his ole bestie had to show up and remind them all again HOLY SHIT WHAT LEGENDS. THIS is the life of a pirate they signed up for -- rum all day, flying coconuts, devil-may-care stunts on the ship that may end in death but WHO CARES, it’s an ADVENTURE, what a STORY! And when Stede attempts to raise Jack’s constant acts of massive passive aggression, resulting in him sharing a sob story of being mutinied (again), the crew is quick to comfort him by throwing Stede under the ship, letting Jack know they were going to mutiny against Stede and probably would again some day.

But then Calico Jack kills Karl. And listen, everyone knows Buttons is a bit of an odd bird, but he’s their odd bird. There’s a lot of obvious respect for him, and by extension his bird friend, Karl.

When Karl is killed, all the laughter dies as well. Nobody is amused by Jack’s “oops.” He might as well have killed a member of the crew. And then when Buttons responds by placing a hex upon him and Jack laughs?? With utter scorn and derision and mockery???

There’s this suffocating tension because the crew is obviously on the side of Buttons and the dearly departed Karl, but how do you rise up against Blackbeard’s best friend? Sure, they’ve all become somewhat of friends in the past few weeks, but it’s still Blackbeard. It’s like Ed and Jack were the too cool for school seniors, and the crew were the gangly group of misfit freshmen, and they were all having a great time hanging out together over the summer, but now they’ve returned to school and all the old power dynamics are back and it’s scary and uncomfortable and they’ve lost any kind of even footing they had.

But then who emerges? CAPTAIN STEDE. And he IMMEDIATELY tells Jack to get off his ship. 

It’s the firmest we’ve ever heard him speak, leaving absolutely no room for questions or debate. Jack is GONE.

The crew has seen Stede and Jack interact. They may not know the full story, and they may not grasp all the nuances at play, but it’s pretty clear Stede isn’t a big fan of Jack. But he put up with his insults, put up with the changes to his routine, put up with behaviors he found juvenile and cruel...but he would not put up with anyone harming his crew. And by kicking Jack out, Stede was fulfilling his role as captain: to ensure his ship, and his crew, was safe.

And the crew recognizes this. The next day, when Stede tells them Blackbeard will no longer be sailing with them, they’re all disappointed, yes, but they also understand why and that Stede’s upset about it so they’re not going to press the issue...except for Black Pete, who lacks a bit of tact, but he’s roundly told to read the room and not be a dick. Now’s not the time to whine about how they wish Blackbeard were still on board. Now’s the time to respect their captain, who’s hurting. 

Anyway this turned out to be way longer than I thought it would, but it just struck me what a meaningful moment that was, with Stede truly stepping into his role as captain and his crew recognizing it. Such growth in a relatively short amount of time, both with him as a leader and with the crew as a bonded unit.

1,244 notes - Posted May 22, 2022

#3

Do you ever stop to think just how long Edward Teach has been dying to kiss Stede?

We know he’s been tempted at least since their moonlight moment.

So...

Stede excitedly telling Ed they had a great opportunity for a fuckery? Ed was definitely actively resisting a smooch.

Crying in the bathtub? Wouldn’t have said no to a comforting kiss.

Stede learned from him and managed to avoid getting killed by Izzy in a duel? Definitely would have kissed him.

Stede getting his tea just right? The sugar Ed was looking for definitely wasn’t just in his beverage.

Realizing Stede put on the whole treasure hunt adventure to impress him? Honestly Lucius is lucky he didn’t get shoved to the side that day because Ed would have loved a kiss in the palm trees.

“You came back.” “Better alive so I still have a chance to kiss you before the day’s over than dead.”

And that’s just off the top of my head?? Not to mention all the little moments when Stede made him laugh, or smiled at him a certain way, or just did something so particularly Stede-like that Ed just felt his heart explode and it took all his willpower not to just risk it all and kiss him on the spot.

And then think about what a relief it must have been to finally kiss him, and have it be reciprocated...

That’s it, I’m going to stop thinking there.

1,362 notes - Posted July 17, 2022

#2

Half-formed thought about how Ed asking Izzy if he thought the clouds looked like frankfurters very well could have been him attempting to teach him a lesson, like “hey! you know, when the clouds look like this, that’s often a sign that a fog’s going to set in, that should solve that pesky problem with the Spanish,” and how frustrated he gets that Izzy doesn’t follow along and it’s “like pulling teeth with him sometimes, implying this is a regular occurrence with him where Ed is trying to show/teach him something and Izzy just refuses to see past the nose on his face just because the way Ed demonstrated knowledge to him wasn’t “conventional.”

And compare that with how much fun Ed had showing Stede how to be a pirate, teaching him sword fighting, some of the more advanced tools of the trade, a good fuckery, etc. ... and yes part of that is def just because Ed had some major heart eyes for Stede.

But also, Stede just wanted to learn, and he liked doing things differently. He reminded Ed of the joy he used to feel as a pirate. He brought back that fun and sense of adventure.

And as much as Ed may be sick of being Blackbeard, he still clearly likes showing off a bit, likes showing others the ways of the world’s most brilliant sailor and tactician.

He’s not just Blackbeard the Big Scary and Untouchable, he’s Ed who has something of real value to offer people. And I think he’s been craving being able to offer that, to have that kind of connection with someone where they want to learn what he knows and who appreciate his method of delivery (aka and truly accept him for who he is). Again, not just because he’s a legendary pirate captain, but because they know him and respect him.

And then Stede, and the entire crew of the Revenge, give him the opportunity to do just that, and he thrives. It’s the most open and available they’ve ever seen him. It’s the most fun he’s had in ages.

I hope as the show continues we see more of this, Ed passing on his knowledge and wisdom to others and have them all take it in with the same joy and wonder he once felt, thus once again renewing some of his excitement for his old passion.

1,659 notes - Posted July 9, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

Feeling a little emotional because HOW FREAKING WONDERFUL is it that Stede spent his entire life made to feel weak and inadequate just because he liked flowers and fine fabrics and was so earnest, and everyone just mocked him and treated him with scorn and derision like “get a load of THIS fucking guy,” meanwhile Ed walks in and says “yes I WOULD like to get a load of this fucking guy, oh shit, yes, I’m in love with him and everything that he is.”

And then the corollary of HOW FREAKING WONDERFUL it is that Ed spent his life being revered as this violent untouchable legend, and he always wears this protective mask so nobody can see that underneath he’s so deeply human, that he’s lonely and craving connection, and that he spent his life thinking he doesn’t deserve nice things but every so often he allows himself to dream, and then Stede walks in and peeks through that mask and says “hey I see you and you deserve the world and, oh shit, I’m in love with you and everything you are.”

Just the fact that these two people found each other and saw/respected/appreciated each other in a way nobody else could and that feeling quickly blossomed into a deep, genuine love is making me a bit weepy this fine morning and I cannot wait to see where their journey takes them.

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Jamboree Scout Mundial

"Deja el mundo mejor que como lo encontraste" - Baden Powell

Estimados lectores... ha llegado el momento... la experiencia más esperada del año: ¡el Jamboree Scout Mundial! Con esta experiencia abrimos la sección de Agosto 23' y les presentaré lo que fue uno de los mejores momentos que viví como scout y como persona.

Serie de experiencias 3: 25vo Jamboree Scout Mundial, Corea 2023

Lo que hice como parte de esta serie de experiencias fue participar del Jamboree Scout Mundial en Corea al pertenecer a la delegación peruana y ser guía de mi patrulla. Como patrulla, participamos de diferentes actividades relacionadas a la cultura coreana, deporte, supervivencia y objetivos de desarrollo sostenible, lo que contribuyeron a nuestra formación como personas, ciudadanos del mundo y como scouts.

La institución involucrada fue la WOSM, o la Organización Mundial del Movimiento Scout en colaboración con todas las asociaciones scout de cada país participante. En el caso específico del contingente peruano, el CMT (Equipo de manejo de contingente) liderado por nuestro jefe de delegación fue el encargado de organizarnos.

Los resultados de aprendizaje CAS que se pueden evidenciar con esta experiencia son el Trabajo en equipo, la Relevancia global y los Desafíos. Llegar al Jamboree propiamente resulta en una serie de actividades que te preparan para afrontar todos los retos con los que te vas a encontrar en el evento. Es por eso que todos estos resultados de aprendizaje no solo se evidencian pero ayudan a completar la experiencia.

Antes de la experiencia, participé en varias de las reuniones de preparación que organizó la Asociación de Scouts del Perú. Esto hizo que todos nos familiarizamos con los juegos, actividades y situaciones a las que nos podíamos enfrentar durante el Jamboree. Las reuniones que tuvimos con nuestro grupo scout San Borja 209 también contribuyeron a que los participantes nos conozcamos más y supiéramos uno del otro ya que tendríamos que convivir por dos semanas mientras estábamos en el campamento. En términos generales, todo scout y todo grupo scout tiene como objetivo estar preparado para afrontar un evento de esta magnitud y todas las actividades que realiza durante su tiempo como lobato, scout y caminante sirven para esto, así que estábamos bastante preparados.

Antes de llegar al evento, se designaron los roles de patrulla, yo tenía que ser guía, ayudante de limpieza y encargada del agua. Todos los miembros de la patrulla reciben un rol y es crucial que lo cumplan ya que nosotros mismos tenemos que hacer que el campamento funcione. Llegamos a Corea el 27 de julio pero ingresamos al Jamboree el 1 de agosto. En el camino, Salvador, guía de otra patrulla, y yo leímos el Jamboree Handbook, que era el manual que explicaba a detalle cada aspecto del evento, para tener esa información clara y poder comunicarla a los scouts que teníamos a cargo. Salvador y yo nos propusimos un objetivo antes de entrar al Jamboree y este era ganarnos el parche llamado “Dream Merit Badge”, para el cual teníamos que cumplir ciertas actividades obligatorias y opcionales. Además, también teníamos en mente cumplir con otras actividades en donde podíamos conseguir parches especiales y únicos. Es por esto que armamos un horario donde colocamos qué haríamos cada día para cumplir con nuestra meta.

El Jamboree se desarrolló en la isla de SaeManGeum en Buan, Corea. Fue ahí donde acampamos por 8 días con tropas de todo el mundo y pudimos intercambiar experiencias culturales y aprender de muchas personas diferentes al compartir experiencias significativas. Ser guía de la patrulla también aportó mucho a la experiencia y me permitió conocer mucho más a mis amigos.

Lo más relevante de esta experiencia fue participar del Jamboree propiamente y vivir tanto en tan poco tiempo. He experimentado situaciones que nunca imaginé vivir y todo esto ha contribuido a aumentar experiencias de vida inigualables. Me he permitido crecer como persona y afrontar situaciones que me han ayudado a consolidar diferentes aspectos de mi vida.

Lo más difícil de esta experiencia fue el hecho de que nos tuvieron que evacuar del campamento debido a las condiciones climáticas. Esto generó que sintiera como si no hubiera vivido al máximo cada día del evento. Me dejó un sentimiento extraño porque la experiencia terminó de una manera muy abrupta y tuve que dejar el campamento y el evento que había estado esperando desde hace 3 años. Algo que también fue difícil fue tener que dejar a mis amigos luego de haber convivido por varios días juntos.

Si volviera a tener esta experiencia, lo que modificaría en mí sería mejorar mis habilidades de liderazgo para poder ser una mejor guía para mi patrulla. Siento que hice un buen trabajo pero siempre hay espacios para mejorar. Lo que potenciaría de mi entorno sería el empeño que las personas le ponían a trabajar en equipo para mejorar el campamento. Un mejor trabajo pudo haber mejorado mucho la situación.

[memelovescaps]

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I'm Meme (she/they), a fic writer and avid reader who goes from obsession to obsession.

I'm currently fully into The Last of Us (love those adopted parent-daughter relationship!) and Harry Potter and Snarry. Severus Snape is and always will be my favourite character of all time. If you can't accept that, then kindly leave.

But I've also written for many fandoms, and read about several other!

I love being part of the fandom, enjoy reading (and sometimes writing) meta, and use that meta in my fics. I also love reading and commenting as much as I can, since as a fic writer I sympathise with the feeling of a new comment on a story.

Feel free to contact me here, on Twitter, and on your usual fic platforms (ao3, Wattpad, ff and even discord) as @ memelovescaps.

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Reaching for you (2, 644 words)

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