#Also the difference between 1 and 2 lol

[bosstoaster]

I posted 1,210 times in 2022

That's 380 more posts than 2021!

53 posts created (4%)

1,157 posts reblogged (96%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

@peachdoxie

@roach-works

@jabletown

@headspacedad

@chaoszonenate

I tagged 406 of my posts in 2022

#mgs - 103 posts

#otasune - 40 posts

#bt writes - 23 posts

#cr spoilers - 20 posts

#voltron - 14 posts

#cr - 9 posts

#cr3 - 9 posts

#submas - 8 posts

#bt memes - 8 posts

#critical role - 8 posts

Longest Tag: 128 characters

#fun fact the best thing about mgs is that it's totally canonical for every character to have a five page philosophical monologue

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

So y'all I'm really trying not to get too hopeful but there's a sweet lil doggo in need of a forever home and my roommate and my landlord are both on board and he's just a little guy!!!

21 notes - Posted January 14, 2022

#4

"She's too fucking weak" Imogen's BBEG arc has really begun huh?

22 notes - Posted September 15, 2022

#3

Time Fades Away

A sequel to A Secret I Will Keep

Pairing: Otacon/Solid Snake Gray, Fox/Solid Snake (past, mentioned)

Summary:

A few months down the line, Snake and Otacon look into the works of Para-Medic to continue to fight Snake's advanced aging. Turns out, her main laboratory is a relatively short drive away. The remains of Dr. Jane Clark's work are their own kind of haunting.

Excerpt:

The laboratory reminds Dave strongly of Shadow Moses, left to rot for all those years. The climate is better for habitation, but worse for preservation. From the stains on the floor, water has gotten in from Washington's many downpours and eventually stagnated and evaporated. No doubt pests have also been in and out, from what looks like exposed, frayed wires and old droppings. There’s also the huge, dark stain right next to one of the examination tables. Dave’s lip curls up in disgust. There could be any untold number of reasons for this stain, especially given Clark’s line of research. But the fact that the rest of the lab only shows signs of environmental water damage suggests that no one cleaned this up like usual, and then the place was sealed. Which would make this the spot where Dr. Jane Clark was killed by Frank. Dave touches his boot to the long dry spot and hopes Frank got to feel like he evened the score. A lab accident, according to the Patriot files. When Clark died, Dave likes to think she knew that nothing was an accident. It was a series of events she’d started and perpetrated. Frank just followed it till the logical conclusion. Whatever suffering Clark felt was entirely her own doing. Frank was always good at waiting for the right moment. He took all the hits he needed to if it gave him the perfect lethal opportunity. (He also took hits he didn’t need to. His literal fatal flaw.)

31 notes - Posted December 4, 2022

#2

Rudimentary Lye

Part of Don't Let's Start Adjacent

Pairing: Gen, Ryou & Shiro, Ryou & Lotor

Summary: It shouldn't be a big deal for Ryou to sit in on Shiro's behalf while trying to bring in new coalition members. He doesn't like it, but it's fine.

That is, until Lotor shows up and makes himself the team's problem, and Ryou is stuck in the role in far more dangerous circumstances.

Just his damn luck.

62 notes - Posted April 1, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

Last hellsite standing

28,030 notes - Posted April 25, 2022

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[apricote]

sixth (and final!) member of the family was adopted. her name is sadie :)

[highfunctioningfleshrule63]

hey, your video compilation of 4chan post about shield is a great ressource for fandom psychology. Interesting to see another user who lurk the wrestling board and use tumblr. Did you ever work on compilation of the tumblr fandom during the peak of the shield era ? I did not research it yet. xoxo

glad someone liked that video, only in times when im super fixated on something will i end up searching through the 4chan archives for more content...unfortunately 4chan vernacular tends to get a laugh out of me (if it isnt absolute lowtier content, had to scrape through a lot of that). the shield stuff i tried to get from when it was at its peak and you'll see posts on there from 2013+, but i also got modern stuff now bc the boardspeak actually changed with it.

ironically it is way easier to deepdive and compile stuff from 4chan bc it has a much better archival system than tumblr; ive also looked for lots of old stuff on deviantart due to the crossover but i found that it has a pretty shitty way of archiving/sorting older posts (just like on here. ive been on tumblr since 13 so i know what sorts of areas to look for, but its still very hard to find it directly on here. i havent spent as much time as i did getting those posts for that video so i can try harder.)

fandom psychology is interesting to me too so im happy you saw my video with that angle. ive collected lots of old shield fangirl content off of sites like weheartit and pinterest (ironically those are often better at keeping images up for longer periods of time) too but i didnt know if i should make a comp, maybe i will. i also looked through random forums and places like lolcow dot farms (which only really granted one of the screenshots...not too much discussion over there for good or bad. i was hoping to find discussion abt shieldfangirls or wrestling rpf but surprisingly they didnt think to make a "point and laugh" thread abt those topics). i find it interesting how much shieldrelated psychosis was on both sides of the spectrum (tumblr vs 4chan)....i could talk more on it but im a little brainless and sleep deprived rn

heres some extras i had that didnt make the cut (plus just some of my favorites):

and these were from a thread talking abt the modern stereotypical tumblr wrestling fan (specifically talking abt aedubs young bucks fans/the elite fans)

(*fangirl in this is a term im using loosely of course)

[wundrousarts]

I was going to save this until I reread Hollowpox, but that last ask reminded me that I should share this here, so I present:

Musings on Maud: Why is she considered so powerful, how does this affect her dynamic with Squall, and why is he so scared of her?

(Bonus: How can I connect it to Silverborn?)

Two disclaimers: I haven't reread Hollowpox in ages, so if there's anything that could prove or disprove stuff in this post, send it my way. Honestly send any discussion my way. I love discussing theories. Second, this was originally a reply to a Reddit comment on a post, to which you can find here. The comment discussed Maud being a signatory for a Squall safeguard, so since this comment is copied verbatim, it references that.

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If it’s not outright stated, it’s at least heavily implied that Squall helped create/build up the Republic. It’s only existed for about 90 years, and Squall has been exiled for about 100. He mentions in Hollowpox how he knows that Maud’s plan is to take over Nevermoor/The Free State, because the Republic took over the other states in the realm and he “helped them do it.” However, unless Maud is immortal and also 100 years old, she is not the one who started the Republic from the side of the Republic. Also, no clue how long it’s been around, but Squall Industries has likely been around for awhile as well (this is how he gets his connections and power in the Republic), with Squall just constantly grandfathering himself in with the vampire trick or something.

Interestingly, Squall says two things in this scene (Chapter 34 of Hollowpox) that stick out to me:

“I made the so-called Hollowpox,” he raised his voice above hers, “because I was asked to. Because I was compensated handsomely for it. And because when the most powerful person in the realm asks for a favour, even I don’t refuse.

And

“But you’re a Wundersmith.” Morrigan was utterly baffled. “Why can’t you just stop them if they’re such a problem? I don’t understand!” “Do you THINK I HAVEN’T—“ Squall shouted, then cut himself off abruptly.

He also mentions how the Hollowpox was initially meant for the Republic, but Maud snuck in an infected otter across the border into Nevermoor— “That was never part of our deal.”

There’s definitely a business relationship between the two of them of likely consistent deals, one favor for another, quid pro quo. However, we also see that Squall can’t really go against her, something he seems to have tried before. Two chapters before this scene (Chapter 32), has this moment:

“Yes, shush. Maud said the Wintersea Party might help if there was a squid crow po.” “Quid pro quo?” “Right, one of those. She said they won’t do something for nothing, but if we could convince Prime Minister Steed to meet with her, just to have a conversation, then she would try to convince her party to share their cure.”

While it could be easily explained as part of her job, Maud seems to get most of her power and do things by extracting deals from other people. Maybe she’s knackless, or maybe she has some sort of connection to Puppeteering or a knack related to that. Not Mesmerism, but something that allows her to be persuasive, manipulative, convince people of things, and get them to do what she wants. A sort of parallel or companion to Squall’s connection with Puppeteering that we see in Wundersmith.

It’s interesting that when we first meet Maud, there is this exchange directly after she tells Mog that the Wintersea Republic would only agree to help the Free State if there was some sort of deal:

“But they’re your party,” Morrigan pointed out. “Aren’t you the one with the power? Maud stiffened slightly and cast her a wary, calculating look.

And then soon later she says this:

“Even if I could persuade my party to do the right thing – and I’m not saying I won’t try – there’s no guarantee Steed and his government would come to the table.”

The whole exchange seems very manipulative, like, “oh, I’d LOVE to talk and get this figured out, but I can’t…” There’s a big focus on conversation. Maud is wary when Mog mentions power— she thinks she means a magical power, something secret that gives her an advantage, when really she just means politically— so I wonder if she was worried for a moment that Mog realized she had some sort of coercive power.

I wonder what exactly her power is that makes Squall so scared of her, and why it possibly makes it so that he can’t fight make and overthrow her. Aside from their business relationship, which allows Squall access to Wunder and being a Wundersmith, there’s this other layer as well.

As for safeguard: I don’t know if Maud would be a signatory for a Squall safeguard, as that seems to just be for Wunsoc students, but I think that whatever their deal is and whatever her power is allows her to keep him in check. Jess said that we will learn more about safeguards in Silverborn, and I think it would be interesting if Mog learns more about them from Squall instead of Jupiter— and maybe it does end up being similar to whatever he has going on with Maud, who knows! I don’t really have any safeguard theories myself, but I will keep an eye out for what you add to your comment.

A Silverborn “silver” side note: A “silver tongue” means that someone is persuasive when they speak….. perhaps this idea, theme, power, etc. will be expanded upon in the future 🤔

[starlooove]

Never gonna forgive season 1-3 bloom haters

[goldentigerfestival]

Yuri's dialogue (JP) is so fascinating to study, like... the repetitive use of certain words/phrases that others use sparingly but he uses constantly. the way it feels like his vocabulary is more expansive than what he uses, but he defaults to a "comfort" level of speech. the way it mixes in with his sort of "street talk" words and the sheer level of informality. the way his "street talk" phrasing is contrasted by the tone of his voice (on that note, people I know who also know JP are also very endeared by these aspects of him so I KNOW IT'S NOT JUST ME!!!).

'cause the thing is, he uses phrases that yeah, other people do use, but he uses a handful over and over and over (contrast to other characters' sparing use of repetition). it's actually... really refreshing? it sounds more relatable and less "video game/anime/JRPG/RPG" writing or something, idk. like closer to how a real person would speak.

I do my best in my translations not to make things sound too stiff across the board, but Yuri makes it so easy. it's why I'm so interested in translating all his lines in Vesperia, like... the actual, original tone for him with his original wording because it's smth Eng only players don't get to experience ('cause even if you listen with JP audio, if you don't know the language, ofc you're gonna miss out on context. it's nobody's fault for not knowing, just... they unfortunately miss out). the thing is, there are a lot of times when the lines in and of themselves are not contextually incorrect in the English ver (usually the situation for smaller scenes, because they altered the text outright for more important stuff which was the stuff that originally set me off, but there were also plenty of cases of just vocal tone shifting with the correct context that still gave off the wrong impression), but Yuri's tone is shifted away from the original in Eng even though it's completely and perfectly translatable.

I am by no means about to translate the entire game because let's face it, I really don't care that much for Vesperia on the whole. I'm kinda stuck with it because Yuri's there lo and behold I actually am WAY more engaged in his stories in Rays, Link and Asteria because it's an amazing character put into circumstances where he actually gets to shine and feels more alive, which Vesperia did not provide nearly as well with its very disjointed story. also, Tales gachas have banger stories that are arguably better than the mainline games, and they regularly make Yuri a very central character to the gachas. Crestoria was also about to do it until they pulled the plug on that game and I'm pretty confident something interesting has been lost to the world. also I just generally don't have the energy or motivation to do that, so... I'll only be focusing on Yuri's lines, especially because his stuff is where the bulk of the messing around was. he's just insanely fun to translate for and I love burying myself head first into his speech.

will I actually finish this project? dunno. will I get around to posting it? whatever I get done (so all of it if I complete it), and if I decide to call it quits then I'll post what I have at the time I decide that. will it take a long time? probably, but I can always mention stuff along the way...

[nomairuins]

also its so dumb that one of the arguments ppl have against a sims 5 is that theyve already invested too much money into 4. like yes its fucking scummy that ea charges so much for dlc and its Ludicrous the amt sims 4 costs if you have all the dlc and its going to keep getting more and more expensive but . to be honest . why are you paying for sims packs. im sry

[daz4i]

love my social worker he's so sweet and i love my mentor/guide/one day i'll find a fitting english word for what her role is too. last time i met the former he said they talked abt the thing i'm starting this thursday and said "while it feels like these circumstances may be impossible for you, logically speaking you shouldn't succeed there, yet both of us are certain you will" which is very nice but also AAAAAAAAAAAAA

[vamprnce]

responsible no rule breaker Ryan 🤝 fuck the rules Dylan

[lhazaar]

hey if you're commenting on the games i'm running, that's fantastic, i'm super flattered, but if you're a dick about any of my players i am going to track you down and shit in your bed. this isn't critical role and there is no expectation of removal from feedback here. you're speaking directly to the people who play in this, because it's a home game. documentation is for the players first and foremost, not for the purposes of growing an audience; the people i'm here to make happy are the people at the table, who are my friends and partners

there have been a few instances of this lately, so i'm not aiming this post at anyone specific. if you haven't been a dick, no bed-shitting necessary, and this isn't about you. i welcome feedback to me in the way of "i wrote a thing and i like knowing how it impacts people who choose to read it"; i've also been in a lotta workshops and had work torn apart to my face, so i don't care anymore. but someone who makes a pc to play in a game between friends and then documents it on a tumblr blog is not actually inviting you to critique their character concept, and doing so is rude. don't do that. thanks

[bas-rouge]

My toxic trait is that all of the breeds I'm interested in are rare breeds that are impossible to find

[foxmulderautism]

23 is such a weird age for me because i feel like i've been in my twenties for 20 years (probably bc of covid) but also there is still so much twenties left but also i feel so much older than i did at 21 or even 22 (probably bc of the Trauma) so i don't feel like i'm in my early twenties the same way i was before esp knowing that i'll turn 24 next year which feels like such a step up compared to 22 -> 23 (to me!!!) because it's so close to 25.....i feel like i've been alive for a thousand years and was also born yesterday

[citrusinicake]



nothing screams cebuano quite like trying to google traditional textile patterns and getting search results for tourist destinations lmao

[cyrsed]

you ever think about how mainstream gaming is the way it is bc it evolved from arcade games?

[cruelsister-moved2]

HDS lecture a while ago that i didnt agree with 100% btu the interesting point was how almost every like cultural appropriation trend in religion was disseminated basically as a sale between two culturally xtian white ppl. trends like yoga and sweat lodges are almost never arbitrated by people from the groups who originated them. i think its very different if you’re like interacting with a person/group of minority ethnic/religious people & experiencing their culture through them in which they have the power to define boundaries and tell their own story vs if youre trying to like laser-cut out culture and like take it for your own. its notable that a lot of the cultural appropriation that really makes us grimace the hardest is when its something which has been forcibly divorced from its cultural context. having ur culture taken from u and misrepresented and sold for someone elses profit is very different from feeling that its valuable and desirable and ppl are excited and grateful for u to give them the opportunity to experience it. ppl and culture are inseparable n trying to separate them is an inherently violent act <3 

[notjanine]

i’ve submitted well over 50 job applications this summer. tell me why the one (1) position i’ve made the most progress toward is one i didn’t even apply for???* and THEN. yesterday. one of my preceptors from the internship i just finished emailed me out of the blue like Hey i'm gonna have an open position at my private practice soon, are you interested?** girl what the fuck is going on here***