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sorry if you've talked about this before, but I'm curious if clanmew have different words for different bat species? they obviously differentiate insects and birds, but bat's are harder to distinguish at a glance. cats would have an advantage with their hearing, being able to hear bat's squeaks (and I think different species make different patterns and sounds?) but like. I don't remember how many bat species there are here (I think noctule, pipistrelle, greater horseshoe, lesser horseshoe, daubenton's, whiskered, barbastelle, and serotine? I mightve missed a couple), but I love bat's so thought I'd ask. pipistrelle are the most common though I'm from the south-east of England so I occasionally see daubenton's too.
FOUR bat species! Over here in the main entry for birds, check there if you'd like more trivia on them. Clan cats count them as very special, blessed songbirds.
The ones that Clan cats have words for so far;
Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) = Popep
Soprano Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus) = Ipi'ip
Long-eared Brown Bat (Plecotus auritus) = Fepfr
Common Noctule (Nyctalus noctula) = Shi'po
There are four more kinds of bat, for EIGHT total in this region, that I have not yet described because I don't have good access to their song recordings (Even the main four were ass on butts to hunt down) If you have clear recordings of the songs of these four I'll add them too.
Pipistrellus nathusii
Nyctalus leisleri
Myotis daubentonii
Myotis nattereri
#Southeast England has more bat species#And more moth species funny enough#Because this region is a lot colder and further north#bats#And yeah Clan cats are better at distinguishing these because they are able to hear stuff we as humans can't#For example the Soprano Pipistrelle was only discovered pretty recently#But they've known about it for eons because its song is totally different
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Better for Everyone: Part 4
Parings: Platonic Sam x Reader, Platonic John x Reader, Platonic Dean x Reader (this will change in subsequent chapters), Reader x OFC (Jonas)
Warnings: Minor Angst. Stockholm Syndrome Type of Situation-ish. Minor Violence. Language. Sexually Suggestive Comments.
Word Count: 3,251
Summary: The Reader spent most of her life with the Winchesters. She loves them like family but doesnât feel like the feeling is mutual. When she is essentially kicked out of the Winchester clan she is left physically and emotionally vulnerable to dangerous situations.Â
Series MasterlistÂ
Two Years Later
Jonas sits at the head of a large table with his signature smirk plastered on his face but an almost undetectable sense of worry in his eyes. He is pulled from his thoughts when the large doors across the room swing open and five of his vampires come in struggling to tame and hold down three rowdy Winchesters.Â
John, Sam, and Dean each have their arms bound and a gag in their mouth to stifle their incessant threats and sarcastic banter. Jonas sits up straighter to address the new arrivals, âHow many did they get this time?â he asks his bruised and bloodied comrades.
âThey took down nine of us before we were able to subdue the dirty bastardsâ one vampire responds as he kicks John to his knees. Sam and Dean are also soon pushed down to sit on their knees as they await further instruction.Â
Jonas runs a frustrated hand down his face âSecure them and then leave us. Weâve got a lot to talk aboutâ Jonas orders as a response as he smirks at the Winchester patriarch.Â
Once each Winchester is shackled to the floor and the four men are left alone, Jonas claps his hands and rubs them together motioning that he is ready to start the long night they have a head of them.Â
âWell I got to say, it took you guys long enough! I have to admit I was worried you Winchesters had lost your touch!â Jonas playfully suggests as he makes a theatrical stride over to his captive audience.
Dean mumbles something from behind his gag so Jonas saunters over and pulls the fabric from his mouth.
âWhat was that Deano? You gotta speak up for the whole class to hear youâ Jonas taunts as he leans an ear toward Dean.
Dean smirks and repeats himself without the cloth barrier in his mouth âI said, youâre being a little harsh and judgey... we tracked you and your cronies down three days after catching wind of the dropping bodies and arriving in town. We made pretty good time⌠if I do say so myselfâ. Dean uses a self-satisfied and overly prideful tone in an attempt to catch his captor off guard but that is not what Jonas notices in Deanâs rebuttal.
âWait a second⌠your here, breaking down my front door and killing my family all for the walking, talking blood bags weâve dropped since weâve come to town?â Jonas asks in disbelief.Â
âYeah, why the hell else would we stop by for a visit. It ainât like you vamps are known for your hospitality and we stopped by for some iced tea and chit chatâ Dean replied as if the answer to Jonasâ question was obvious.
The playfulness has now immediately left Jonasâ demeanour. His jaw ticks at Deanâs words and he walks over to lean his forearms on one of the chairs and bows his head in an attempt to reign in his rage. âJesus fucking Christâ Jonas breathes out with a chuckle. âHere I thought you assholes finally pulled your heads out of your asses and came for herâ Jonas said mostly to himself but the Winchesters heard him and gave each other unknowing looks of curiosity.Â
âCame to get who?â Dean asked since he is the only one able to say anything audible.
Jonas snaps his head toward the man who interrupted his thoughts. âTwo fucking yearsâ Jonas shakes his head. âShe stopped waiting for you. She has a new familyâ.Â
The Winchesters stare at Jonas with wide eyes, all of them can guess who he is referring to but each man needs to hear Jonas verbally confirm their fears.Â
âY/N?â Dean weakly breathes out. The name unfamiliar on his tongue. They have not spoken about you in so long but that doesnât mean you have strayed too far from each of their thoughts.Â
âBingoâ Jonas touches his nose then points to Dean. âIâve had her since the night you sorry sacks kicked her pretty little ass to the curbâ Jonas strides over to crouch in front of Dean whose entire face has hardened, all remnants of that self-satisfied aurora gone. Jonas glances to Deanâs left and right to take in the sorrowful, angry, and shocked faces of the Winchester clan. âI guess I should thank you guys!â Jonas says in a cheeky tone âYou know⌠the whole one manâs trash, another manâs treasure kind of thingâ Jonas adds with a lick of his lips.Â
Deanâs lips fall into a hard line and he narrows his eyes âYou son of a bitchâ Dean growls out.Â
Jonas jumps to his feet and kicks Dean in the chest making him fall backwards âNo! YOU are the stupid sons of bitches who let her go! YOU hurt her! Not me. I am her family!â Jonas loses his teasing tone and lets his rage come out in full force. Taking a moment to compose himself, he continues in a calm yet stern tone âShe is mineâ.
The Winchesters can only gape at the man with wide eyes. Theyâre guilt and regret has rendered them speechless. Dean pushes himself back to a seated position and breathes out lowly âWhere is she?â.
Jonas scoffs âNow you care?â and with a roll of his eyes he doesnât expect an answer so instead he continues âSheâs in bed. But I think sheâd be up for some company. What do you say we see if Sleeping Beauty wants to come out and play?â
You werenât sleeping. You could never sleep whenever Jonas wasnât next you. Youâve never told him that because you didnât want him to know just how dependent you were on him. He had a job to do and didnât need to be worrying about you, more than he already does. You simply stroked the sleeping cat that was curled up next to you until Jonas came back for you.
You were playing with the lace at the bottom of your night gown when you heard the doorknob to your bedroom start to turn. You quickly shift yourself into a sleeping position and pretended that you had just woken up. To your surprise it was Liam who entered the room and not Jonas.Â
âWhat the hell Liam! Knock much!â You say as you cover your body with the silken bedding and away from the intruderâs stare.Â
Liam rolls his eyes at you and simply reiterates Jonasâ demand âGet up girly⌠we got visitors and Jonas wants you to help him entertain our new guestsâ
âWh-â you start to question as you get yourself up and off the bed and reach for your clothes.
âNo questions. And he wants you to come right now as you are, so you wonât be needing thoseâ Liam interrupts as he gestures to the dress you were about to put on.
âWhat the hell! No way! This nightie barely covers anything! Iâm not meeting new people with my ass hanging out and boobs on display for the world to see!â You raise your voice and cross your arms across your chest when you notice Liam is no longer talking to your face. âExactly my point!â You say as you turn to throw your dress on but Liam grabs your arm and takes the dress from you.Â
âBossâ ordersâ Liam says now staring you in the eye a little too intensely. You know Jonas has strict ground rules about no one hurting you but you also know Liam hates you and is itching for an opportunity to take you down a level.
You pull your arm away and hold Liamâs gaze for a moment before walking towards the door. You hold your head high but in your mind, you are insecure about your current state of dress (or undress is more like it).Â
Over the past two years Jonas has helped you overcome your insecurities around your body. He never fails to tell you - and show - you just how beautiful you are to him. The first time you were naked in front of him, every instinct you had told you to cover yourself, hide your imperfections, or suck in your stomach; your face turned red with shame because you expected him to hate what he saw just as much as you did. But he didnât. He loved your body in ways that you thought was only possible in works of fiction. Now, you were not only comfortable with him seeing you completely exposed but thrived under his stare.Â
However, now was a little different. The light blue and silky slip you wore didnât leave much to the imagination. You know it is Jonasâ favourite and you should not be ashamed, but you are his. Only he should see you like this. But as usual you are quick to obey his orders. Making Jonas happy, pleasing him, thatâs all that matters. Everything else, all your self-doubt, falls away.Â
You walk into the dining room and see Jonas sitting at the head of the table. When he smiles at your entrance you blush and half skip/half run over to him. He leans back in his chair so you can take your rightful place on his lap. You sit sideways draping your bare feet over one armrest and wrap your arms around his neck and nuzzle into his chest. He kissed your forehead as you hummed happily into his neck.Â
âHiâ was all he said with a soft and loving smile playing on his lips. You let out a small giggle in response before you remembered why you had been summoned.Â
You perk your head up in sudden fear and embarrassment and looked around the darkened room for the visitors you were supposed to meet. Your eyes fell on three kneeling figures in the darkened corner of the room. You couldnât make out any distinguishing features and their ominous presence made you tense in Jonasâ arms.Â
âEasy Petâ he cooed. You visibly relaxed at his words and waited for him to explain.Â
Turning you so you could face him, Jonas continued âI need you to stay calm Pet. Youâve been doing so well for me the past couple years and I need you to remember that Iâm never going to let anything happen to you. But there is a chapter of your old life we need to close before we can be together. Foreverâ.Â
You tensed again but this time it was because of Jonasâ words. âForeverâ holds a lot of implications in the mouth of a vampire. You had discussed the possibility of him turning you, so you could be together forever, but you never wanted to be a vampire. You loved being his mate but didnât see why it was necessary that you change. You loved him and that would never change. Noticing your apprehension, Jonas holds you closer and you hear rustling coming from the dark corner. You instinctively turn your head to the noise but Jonas guides you face back in his direction with the soft touch of his fingertips on your chin.Â
âDo we have to talk about this now?â you whisper to your mate.
âYes Pet. You know I donât want to upset you but something has come upâ. He gestures for you to stand up and takes your hand as he guides you to the darkened corner. Jonas turns the lights on in the room and you stop in your tracks. You attempt to pull your arm away from Jonas believing that if you go back to bed then youâll realize this was all a dream. However, Jonasâ firm hold on you grounded you in reality. This was real. The Winchesters are really here.
You look to Sam who has wide eyes that in a certain light look like they glisten with unshed tears. You turn to John whose stare cuts through you just like it always has. You canât bring yourself to look at Dean. Even just imagining the look of disgust on his face is enough to reopen any wound that has healed in the last two years.Â
When you duck behind Jonasâ broad shoulder as a shield against your former familyâs gaze, Jonas turns to lean over and cup your cheeks in his large palms âI know this is hard Pet but they are only here so my girl can finally get closureâ.
You meet his gaze with watery eyes âPlease let them go,â you plead âthey were fine without me and we were happy without them. Letâs just continue being happy. We donât need them. I forgive them. They lead me to you. It was better for everyoneâ.
Jonas shakes his head solemnly âSweetheart, I canât let them go. Now that they know your here⌠their do-gooder hero bullshit wonât let them just walk away, they are Winchesters after allâ Jonas tries to reason.
âThey let me go once. Theyâll do it againâ you look over at the three men bound and kneeling on the ground âI thought myself a Winchester once, so I know they wonât like leaving me behind. But I also know family comes first and if forced to make a choice, they will choose each other over meâ.
Jonas smiles sadly at you âI think you underestimate the power of their hero complex Pet. They canât walk out of here alive and I think you should do the honoursâ Jonas adds as he unsheathes the knife on his hip and hands it to you.
âWhat! No! Jay, I wonât do it!â You try to pull away from him. âPlease Iâll do anything just let them go!â You hear rustling coming from the men but keep your gaze on Jonas to let him know that this is nonnegotiable and you are not going to back down.
âAnything?â Jonas smirks as he pushes your body against the table behind you and runs his hand up your leg.Â
âDonât be grossâ you give his shoulder a small shove and he just laughs as he backs away to walk toward the boys. âYou can turn meâ you breathe out and that catches his attention as he turns back to face you. âYou can turn me, if you let them go unharmed. You can have me, all of me, foreverâ.
âYou donât know how long Iâve waited to hear you say that. But Pet, you know extortion isnât my thing. Iâve never pressured you into anything and I sure as hell ainât starting now, especially when it comes to ending our lifeâ.
âBut itâs not the end. I want to start my life with you. Iâm yours. I want to give you everythingâ. You walk closer to him and place your palm on his cheek and he leans down to smell your wrist. âPlease, I want you to make me yours, all yours. Turn me, mate me, breed me I donât care as long as Iâm with you. You saved meâ. Not one syllable of your words is a lie. True, you want Jonas to have mercy on your former family, but even more so you want to make your mate happy because that would make you happy.
You hear a low growl escape Jonasâ throat but it is cut short when Dean snaps his thumb out of place to slip his hand through the handcuffs binding him and lunges toward Jonas. However, Deanâs ankles are still bound therefore his surprise attack was unsuccessful. Hearing the commotion, the guards standing outside the room come in to subdue the wild Winchester. After letting Dean take a few hits Jonasâ finally listens to your pleas and he signals his guards to back off.Â
âYou think Iâm the bad guy here, donât you?â Jonas asks the now bleeding Winchester. âAll of you, you think you can just-â Jonas runs frustrated hand down his face âyou broke her. I picked up the pieces. You-â.
You lightly touch Jonasâ arm, âJay, let them go. Itâs time to let goâ.
The building anger in Jonas fades with your touch and he turns to face you once more âGo back upstairs Pet well I send them on their wayâ Jonas demands.
âDo you promise you wonât hurt them, because if you so much as-â
âYouâll do what?â Jonas asks playfully. âRelax Pet, I will not hurt a single strand of hair on their headsâ.Â
You nod and walk over to where the Winchesters are now being held down by the guards because they had become too restless. You get to your knees in front of Dean and raise a hand to wipe away the blood falling from beneath his eye. Youâre not sure why but it is easier to face him now. You can look him in the eye. Maybe because itâs the last time youâll ever see him or you know you found a true home with Jonas, either way you held his painful gaze for another moment before you got up, sparring a glance to the other two Winchesters and walked out of the room trusting your mate to honour his promise. Â
The second the door closed behind you each Winchester steeled their composure to face the man before them. Jonas turns back around dramatically after watching you leave. âWell, you heard the lady I am not allowed to hurt you guys! But we both know itâs not that simple. She may have been a hunter but sheâs still innocent enough to fail to see the hard realities. However, I am a man of my word. So, I wonât be hurting you but I cannot say the same for these fine gentlemen standing behind youâ Jonas said while leaning his body to the left and gesturing to the other vampires in the room.
Jonas crouches down to get right in Deanâs face âTry not to think about the fact that while you are being slowly tortured to death I will be upstairs fucking and then draining the life outta our little lady. But donât worry-â Jonas pauses to raise his hands in a playfully defensive manner âwhen she comes back as one of us Iâll bring her back down to see if any of you folks are still alive and weâll see if sheâs feeling a little hungryâ.
Jonas is about to get up off the floor when he instead inches toward John and in a whisper intentionally loud enough for everyone to hear he says âDid she ever call you Daddy? Because man to man, if she didâŚâ Jonas sucks a breath in through his teeth âI donât know how you ever controlled yourself. Every time she says it⌠I canât help but bend her over the-â before Jonas can finish his thought John head-butts him causing him to stumble backwards.Â
Lying on his back Jonas lets out a soft chuckle before getting off the ground âYou know, the more you get me riled up the more Iâm just going to take it out on Y/Nâ Jonas states matter-of-factly. âDonât worry though, we both know she likes her punishments a little roughâ Jonas continues as he wipes the blood from his lip and winks at the men kneeling before him. Turning to leave Jonas waves to the men in the room âHave at it boys! Have fun! Fuck knows I will beâ he adds mostly to himself but knowing everyone could hear him. The door slammed shut behind him leaving the Winchesters in the capable hands of his cronies.Â
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12/14/17 â No Contact: Â NationState Anniversary
It would appear that a year ago, MN was created.  Hrm⌠ Interesting. I thought I made it sooner.  I was in Texas at this time.  I thought I was in California when I created MN.  Or when Castro died.  Well, he died in November⌠yeah, I was in Texas.  Weird.  My memory is turning to crap.
Hrm⌠I coughed up some mucus mixed with blood.  Thatâs a really bad sore throat.
244. Iâm almost at 240. Â Thatâs great. Â Then 40 more pounds and I reach my goal. Â Which should be in about April. Â April is going to be the month for me. Â 2018 will be the year for me. Â Iâm optimistic. :D
Watching Moana on Netflix. Â Charming movie thus far, of course it just began. I have one quip. Â This wisewoman is sharing the history of the tribe with these toddlers and theyâre all scared except for the titular character. Â Two things that I take issue with:
Firstly, there are more male toddlers than female toddlers. Â That would be a truly rare occurrence to see in a culture such as theirs. Â Women have always outnumbered men historically.
Second, this old bat is talking about how everyone is going to die and Moana is smiling like a maniac. Â All the other children are afraid. Â So, I guess this has two points within itâs own point. Â Moana shouldnât be smiling and itâs alright to be afraid. Â She is young, she has a lot of reasons to be afraid because if sheâs not then she wonât grow up and will be carried off by predatory animals in the middle of the night. Â That said, why not tell the story when theyâre old so that they wonât break down in tears and will remember their own history better? Â Just saying.
Also, why doesnât Moana have any siblings? Â Especially since her fatherâs fatherâs fatherâs fatherâs father was chief that continued to son onto son onto son? Â Idk, I donât understand how their government works. Â I like the poetic meaning with the rocks on the tallest part of the island, though.
Fuck, how old is this fucking chicken? Â Where are they getting their fabric from?
Moana isnât a super narrow princess that weâve grown accustomed to in Disney movies. Â Sheâs kinda buff. Â :o
Oh, shit. Â Moanaâs grandma killed Steve Irwin. Â :o
Ugh⌠Just finished Moana.  I feel like crying.
I ended up crying. Â Watched Lava by Disney/Pixar. Â Cute song. Â Very touching. Â Iâm very emotional right now, I guess. Â Anyways, itâs time to walk Max.
Back. Watching the Jungle Book. Â The one with CGI animals. Â One of the wolves refers to a boar as wild. Â Like, really? Â Youâre fucking wild! Â >:C
I noticed how there were hand drawn animations in this one (at the beginning) and in Moana. Â I guess Disney is still watching out for their old cartoonists. Â Thatâs nice of them.
Just like the old Jungle Book, they cheat. Â Theyâre recycling CGI animals from OTHER Disney movies and using them in slightly edited scenes! Â GAWD!!! Â Kidding, kidding.
Oh, Sher Khan sounds powerful. Â Good voice actor.
Fucking hell, Bill Murray is ruining the movie for me.  Like, GOD DAMMIT. Everyone refers to Mowgli as the âMan Cub!â and speak very properly and in a distinguished manner.  Then Bill Murray comes in speaking his fucking slang and just being⌠well, himself.  Says, âKid.â  Like, really?  I wish they got someone else to be Baloo.
Something I do like about the movie is how the animals have their own customs, traditions, cultures, languages, governance, and even religion. Â Itâs crazy. Â So much lore. Â :o
Eh⌠the bear-necessities song seems out of place.  Guess I was hoping itâd be more of a drama rather than a comedy/family movie.  I mean, Bill Murray isnât a bad actor but I donât find him very⌠well, dramatic.  Heâs more comedy which is probably why I prefer someone more fluid with the other voice actors.
Mowgli forgot his rope.
Christ, Christopher Walken is King Louie.  âI want⌠to⌠be like⌠YOU⌠I want⌠to⌠TALK⌠like you⌠in coherent sentences.â
I take back everything I said about Bill Murray.  Christopher Walken, however⌠ And yet again, the song feels out of place.  Want more drama.  Then again King âLouieâ doesnât sound like it belongs to begin with.  All the other names are SUPER Indian.  King Louie, however?  Sounds French.  Iâll look into it sometime.
Gigantopithecus? Is that what King Louie was in the original? Â I thought he was an orangutan. Â Ah, well. Â Itâs kinda cool theyâre using an extinct creature. Â It makes it extra creepy, like he were some sort of old god. Â I was wondering why he was so big. Â I feel like they changed the song since then.
HE SAYS âFIREâ IN THE FUCKING SONG!!! Â WHAT THE FUCK!?! Â THE LORE!!! YOUâRE BREAKING THE LORE!!!
Wait, Mowgli did a monkey crawl thing up the steps.  Now that heâs running in terror, he knows how to run up them like a normal person? ConsistencyâŚ
This is a weird thing to note, but Christopher Walken has a lot of screen time. Â Kaaâs voice actor has such a pretty voice, I was hoping weâd get to hear more of her. Â Maybe sheâll show up again. Â Iâll look up the cast when the movie is over.
I like how the monkeys swarm but canât really do much damage. Â Like, lol, they the zerg.
Oh, fuck. Â Zerg is a perfect comparison. Â They have a hivemind. Â The temple collapses and they immediately coordinate a rescue effort. All in unison. Â In sync.
Mowgli is sneaking into the Human Village. Â I bet you heâs going to steal the fire and then leave. Â Obviously not trying to join them. Â Also, wasnât it daylight a minute ago?
Now, Iâm pretty civilized. Â But is it common to have a bonfire in the middle of the village every night? Â I feel like thatâs a waste of resources. Â Also, how did he reach that torch? Â Itâs like twice his height up. Â Also, how would they know fire is red? Â When itâs more orange? Â Not the point. Â Red flower. Â Arenât most animals colorblind?
Fuck, that was a quick run. Â I thought it took him days to get to that village. Â It took him far less time to get back.
Ah, fuck! Â Mowgli just proved Sher Khanâs point! Â Whaaaaaat?! Â Moral complexity in a Disney movie?!
Sher Khan killed Baloo?  Oh, shit.  That was brutal.  I wonder who would win.  A tiger or a bear.  Doubt theyâd interact very often, tbh. Bears would win on strength but tigers are strong AND agile.  Like, oof.  Theyâre a feline.  And Sher Khan is like⌠vicious.  Baloo is lazy.  Guess that settles that.
Drat. Sher Khan fell to his death.  Though, admittedly, the fall probably didnât kill him because tigers are just oversized cats.  Rather, Iâm fairly certain the fire did.  Disney likes having falls into fire.  HrmâŚ
Fuck! Baloo lived!
Elephants donât strike me as the sort to alter the environment but Iâm not an elephant specialist.
Alright, itâs over. Â I wonder what will happen when Mowgli gets older. Like, will one of the female wolves be offered to him as a âbrideâ or whatever? Â Will he fuck a wolf? Â Is he a furry? Â And what of King Louie? Â Will he come back for him? Â And also, his diaper. Â Why does he never take it off? Â Iâm aware that itâs indecent and I donât want to see an underaged penis. Â However, how would he know what decency is? Â And does he ever poop? Â Where does he poop? Â Does he eat meat raw? Â It seems like he must have. Â Can you actually eat meat raw? Â I think humans used to be able to but the organ responsible is no longer functional. Â There are so many questions. Â Really, he should have been brought back to the human village at the end to avoid, âWhen his balls drop, will he fuck animals?â question. Â I might be the only one asking it, but Iâm asking it.
Oh, the outro is fucking awesome. Â Christopher Walken/King Louie crawling out of rubble and then singing in these temple ruins inside a book. Pretty cool, not sure if itâs canon. Â If it is, then that means he lived and Mowgli better beware.
Shere Khan? Â Iâve spelled it wrong this entire time. Â :o
HOLY FUCK!!! Â KAA WAS SCARLETT JOHANSSON!!! Â ARE YOU FUCKING SERIOUS?!? Like, thatâs a name Iâm familiar with and Iâm not that great with names. Â Jesus Christ, you fucking got her to play Kaa for a SINGLE scene? Â Less than that? Â Like, so little. Â I feel like she should have had more screen time. Â Like, really. Â She must have been EXPENSIVE to bring in. Â Geez. Â :o
Just googled Akelaâs character. Â Itâs Gus from Breaking Bad. Â Or the Dentist from Payday. Â That dude is usually a villain. Â Theyâve got a great cast. Â He was a very powerful pack leader, I thought. Surprised his character died.
Then again, these actors are pretty expensive. Â Maybe thatâs why theyâre only in it for a little bit? Â Or because plot.
Alright, so that was it for the big names. Â I heard that in the original story of the Jungle Book, Mowgli had elephants destroy his village at the very end and killed everyone. Â Not sure how true that is. Â If itâs very true, then the book is immediately better.
Eh⌠looking for something else on Netflix.  Recommended for me⌠all anime.  I donât watch anime.  Esther does.  Her spectre is back. :/
Going through critically acclaimed. Â That means they received high reviews. Theyâre considered good movies. Â One of these movies: Â Antz.
Iâve seen Antz. Â I remember it from when I was very young. Â Allow me to assure you, it wasnât very good. Â It had Christopher Walken in it. Thatâs not really relevant to the quality, just thought itâd be interesting to point out since the Jungle Book also had him.
Holy shit, Antz is a childrenâs movie? Â There was an attempted rape scene in it. Â Christ. Â :o
Anastasia⌠that was a decent movie.  Itâs not a Disney movie.  I know this because I cracked a joke involving Disney.  I think it was the supposed hatred for Jews?  I donât remember the joke.  Anyways, everyone quickly YELLED at me, calling me VERY mean things and informed me in a not so polite manner that Anastasia is made by Fox.
Whoops! Anyways, I remember that a lot because it was in my World of Warcraft days.  Dark times, even then. Late high school, early⌠no school?  Idk, but you get it.  I basically had this guild I rolled with called the Bloodfury Clan. Orc-Only RP guild on an RPPvP (Role Play Player versus Player) Server.  Itâs where my writing talents sort of⌠came to me. These folks were very professional in a very brutish way.  It was great.  We never referred to our guild as a guild.  It was a Clan. Because ORC!!! The head of the Clan was this Puerto Rican woman.  A lovely person.  KilâGora.  Or Kilgora because the game wouldnât allow punctuation in your name, but lorewise!  It was Kilâgora.  Real name was Miri.  I looked up to her.  She was very influential.  Helped me through⌠a lot of dark times.  Mostly caused by my dad.
I donât remember if it was before or after my comment⌠I think after.  But over Ventrilo, she sung to me.  Out of the blue.  Just⌠randomly sung.  She knew I was going through a particularly rough day, so she sang to me.  She sang a song from Anastasia.  I cried. It may seem like I cry a lot, but I assure you, crying for me used to be rare.  I hated crying.  I didnât want to seem weak.  She was there for me.  And she was the first person to hear me cry.
Esther, however, was the first person to see me cry. Â Weird how that works.
Anyways, a nickname of hers was Ariel because of her Disney singing voice. Â I pointed out to her that Anastasia isnât by Disney but by Fox. Â It surprised her too. Â I also told her that the internet thought I was a fucking retard for not knowing. Â That didnât surprise her. Â Tough love.
Decided to send her a message.  Just something reassuring.  Life hasnât been easy for her.  And considering how Puerto Rico has been this year, Iâd say sheâs probably worried about home.  She doesnât live there anymore⌠but itâs still her home.  Weird to say.
You know, I never really considered California home until I left it.  I was alone in Texas with plains.  I felt like I was in the middle of a golden ocean.  Why was it golden?  Because it was piss.  I missed the mountains.  They were always so reassuring.  Then I come back and realize that I never wanted to come back.  And I couldnât return to Texas because my dad fucked my credit.  Well⌠I have now.  I donât really look outside.  I donât really pay attention to the atmosphere.  A lot has changed.  But, I keep my troubles to myself. To many, they see me and think, âWow⌠he hasnât changed one bit after all these years.â
The reality is, Iâm always changing.  I find new horrors, new regrets, new kinks in my personality.  Every day, I feel more unhinged.  What they see is what I rehearse.  I plan conversations ahead of schedule, I alleviate thought and avoid improvisation.  Should they deviate from the path⌠chaos.  Panic.  Fear behind a shy smile.  I donât know what to do. I donât know what to say.
Thus, many will see that I say the same thing over and over. Â This is intentional. Â This is the conversational package that will get me through my life. Â How long will that last?
Years ago, I predicted that I would die at the age of 27. Â This was during the Bloodfury Clan. Â So, perhaps I will die next year. Â Maybe I shouldnât enlist afterall. Â Regardless, itâd be more convenient if I do perish. Â Simpler, rather. Â Not that I seek my own death but I will not seek to prevent it, either. Â If I die, then I will die. Â If I live, then I will live until I die. Â The age at which I die is irrelevant.
However, I will be disappointed to die at 28. Â That might actually piss me off.
Anyways, backtracking.  Fun fact about Orc RP:  Itâs basically descriptive grunting.  Like, itâs comical at times.  You have to be fierce. Not necessarily sub-human but definitely animalistic.  I was THE BEST recruiter Bloodfury ever had.  At least⌠I think?  Not sure.  Might have changed since then.  Iâd post my advertisement in General Chat and Trade Chat.  People would often comment with how well written it was.  I had longer adverts, too, but Blizz prevented me from using them because spam filter.
Drat.
My best advertisement was actually a ripoff from the Napoleon: Total War intro cinematic. Â The thing is, I didnât even own Napoleon: Total War until I was in Texas. Â I had already stopped playing WoW by then.
Not the point. Â The point is, people would send me a âTellâ or âWhisperâ which is a direct and personal message directly to me. Â Tell me if I need to slow down. Â Anyways, weâd set up an interview to see if they can RP. Â Turns out, not many people can. Â Itâs easy. Â Write a coherent sentence, right? Youâd think.
Most people are illiterate. Â And though my advert was well-written, it appealed to EVERYONE. Â So, a lot of Non-Orcs and Non-RPers would have to be turned away. Â It was a shame, but purity. Â You know how that goes. Â #fascism
When the interview began, I started with a single statement.  âThe Prey approaches.â  Nothing more primal than referring to someone who is your lesser as prey, something for you to sink your fangs into and tear their flesh out.  It also establishes dominance.  Not sure how, though.  Miri said she LOVED that line because it was just⌠perfect.  Orcs donât HAVE to be stupid.  They can be, but thatâs not their purpose.
Big, dumb orcs? Â No. Â Orcs are brutes, but that doesnât mean theyâre stupid. Â Orcs should be Laconic, forceful, direct, perhaps impatient. Orcs can be really smart but they should still be prone to their instinct.
I mentioned a story here, Iâm fairly certain. Â Of my orc in a forest? I might not have, but if I have then consider this a recap. Â The orc ended up looting a dwarven doll and then it broke and he angrily threw it at a tree so hard it shattered. Â He was basically an angry gorilla, pounding the floor and screaming over something so trivial. My Orc wasnât dumb. Â He had my intellect, which has been praised by many. Â Itâs also been denounced by far more, but fuck them; me am smart Orc!
PvP was my thing. Â It was my characterâs lore. Â I basically leveled from 57 to 60 using NOTHING but Alterac Valley, one of the PvP modes. PvP, btw, stands for Player vs Player. Â So, I would attack other players. Â Miri got me turned on to WORLD PvP where you gank people. Gank means you ambush them while theyâre questing. Â I was REALLY good at it. Â Like, I set up AMAZING ambushes.
Back in the day, you had to walk to dungeons.  Now, you just magically appear there for⌠reasons.  But back then?  No.  You had to be there in person and then you could summon people to join you.  What I did was I waited at one of these dungeons.  Itâs entrance was an opened top box.  On the top parts, were pillars and debris to depict the dungeon being ruins or whatever.  What Iâd do was have my cat, who was named âMittensâ because Iâm a badass Orc Warrior but lol.  I RPâd with Mittens.  She was canon.  It was⌠the best.
Mittens would break to be on one side. Â Iâd use a bunch of potions to make my character small and turn him into a skeleton. Â Iâd wait on the other side of the box. Â When someone entered, Iâd pop out behind cover, throw my axe at them, pop back in, and wait. Â Theyâd look around, see the cat, and look at it. Â Then, when Mittens had their attention, Iâd pop out from cover again and charge into their backs and just BEAT the everliving shit out of them.
Other times, Iâd stalk people. Â Wait to strike. Â Like this one Paladin who I was following. Â She jumped down and bubbled (meaning she cast a spell making her immune to damage for a limited time). Â When the bubble faded, I charged her. Â She took so much damage she tried to heal. Â I spellblocked her in the middle, meaning that spell and any spells like it were unable to be cast for a limited time. Â Her defeat was SO absolute, her only response was to /cry.
I felt a little bad, so I apologized for it on my Alliance character almost immediately after. Â She was really nice it seemed.
Anyways, another time there was another Paladin. Â He was doing daily quests. He was pulling all these monsters all at once so he can kill them all at once and complete the quest faster. Â I saw this and ambushed him. Me plus ALL these monsters meant he had no chance. Â I won.
When you die, you have to find your body as a ghost and then you come back to life. Â He does this and immediately heals. Â He finds me. Â I wave. He changes his armor to PvP specific armor. Â He changes his specialization from Player versus Environment (PvE) Paladin to PvP Paladin. Â I get worried. Â I message Jer that I might need help. Â Then I realize he has no mana. Â I tell Jer, âNevermindâ and charge him again.
A Paladin is worthless without Mana. Â He loses again. Â I laugh and I laugh.
I use playerâs instincts and strengths against them while feeding on their weaknesses. Â When you get attacked, you find where they attack from. Â You see a fortified position or a sign of previous occupation (like say a cat that follows a player anywhere they go) and you prepare for an assault from that position. Â Then you get attacked from what you thought was barren and had no sign of life because you didnât expect a 6â5â Orc to actually be a 2â skeleton hiding behind the least cover possible. Â The most powerful spells in someoneâs arsenal will be used carelessly when theyâre not threatened. Â So, if you wait long enough, theyâll expend what they think they wonât need and will be vulnerable for attack far sooner. Preparing for confrontation means youâll have to reallocate resources. Â Failure to account for the resources lost means youâll be targeted before you can replenish.
I could have written a world PvP book. Â Like, I suggested to clan members who were getting into PvP to get the Helmet and Shoulder armors last when it comes to PvP gear because itâs the easiest to recognize because they actually have unique models. Â If you have ALL the armor besides the helmet and shoulder armor, youâd be VERY well-geared, but you wonât look like it. Â Thus, youâd be underestimated and thatâd give you an advantage in the initial engagement.
I miss PvP.
Anyways⌠watching Anastasia.  If you ever read this and think, âMaybe Orc RP is kinda cool?â it is.  At a time, I knew plenty of Orcish words that Iâd just throw into conversation to make it sound so much more authentic.  My axe was named âLokâtraâ which is an Orcish song about great battles or whatever.  I LOVE naming weapons.  ^^
Hrm, Iâm not sure how historically accurate those uniforms are.
300 years?  Um, not in 1916⌠ 1913 would be 300 years. Though, I guess it was just rounding down at that point... But traveling to Paris?  During WWI?  Not with that German Uboat threat.  And this bitch, with Rasputin?  The Tsarina LOVED Rasputin because he saved their son.  And then he said when he dies, their entire family would die.
This is something petty to point out, especially since itâs accepted regardless⌠but âTsarâ is better than âCzar.â  Iâm sure âTsarâ looks less pleasing, but the Russian character they use is basically a âTs.â  Pronounce the T and then the s.  Czar is still correct, of course, but Tsar is perhaps more correct.
Rasputin did die from drowning. Â But it wasnât an accident. Â He was assassinated by Russian nobles (not the Romanov family) who didnât like how much power he had with the Tsar and the Tsarina. Â Or he was assassinated by the British. Â Long story there. Â The fun story is that he was poisoned. Â Excessively. Â And then he was shot. Excessively. Â Then he was tied up. Â Excessively. Â And then he was tossed in a river. Â His body was discovered and he had freed himself of the rope. Â He had drowned, though. Â He was a pain in the ass to kill.
Also, a fortnight? Â Really? Â The Romanovs were killed in 1918. Â Not 1916. Or 1917.
Wait, this bitch is taking a train to Paris? Â A train? Â Bullshit. Â Not with WWI. Â Like, no way. Â She could be taking it to a sea port, but still. Not very likely.
Saint Petersburg? Â Still? Â 1917, weâll say, so in 7 years. Â Sheâd be 23 when it switches to Leningrad. Â So, I wonder how old she is. Â If itâs not too long, then sheâd be stuck in a Russian civil war.
Oh, thatâs dumb. Â They have a newspaper saying, âAnastasia Livesâ and the âAâ is the Russian character for âD.â Â Thatâs the only Cyrillic letter there. Â The rest are western letters. Commissar wouldnât have a tie at this time. Â At least he shouldnât, fairly certain they had only collars.
How come the main characters are the only people without Russian accents? More importantly, why would they have Russian accents?  Theyâd be speaking Russian, not English.  Thus they wouldnât have much accent to themselves.  Thus, itâd be more natural to have them use anglophone accents instead of Russian accents speaking English. Like, if they speak French?  They can speak French in English but should have a Russian accent because French isnât Russian so they would have an accent.  Itâs just⌠trivial, I guess.
TEN YEARS?!? Â FUCKING CHRIST!!! Â Anastasia was born in 1901! Â Assuming it all happened in 1916, that means sheâd be leaving that orphanage at the age of 25. Â There is no Russian Civil War at this point, and itâd DEFINITELY be Leningrad.
Backing up to the Russian accents thing⌠something that Iâd think would be cool would be Russian slang equivalents or idioms.  I say that because there are a lot of American slang and idioms in movies like this.  Like saying, âPalâ or âGuysâ or whatever.  When making someone sound foreign, you donât need to give them an accent.  Just alter the way they speak.  Itâll still sound foreign when clearly spoken in English.  A good example is Jade Empire.  I think the characterâs name was Smiling Mountain and he introduced you to the in-game language and then spoke regular English again.  Mind you, Jade Empire is based in Fantasy China so they wouldnât be speaking English.  Thus, they reflected the foreign language through clear, concise, and proper wording and very poetic touches like Spear-Catches-Leaf.  Of course, thatâs a name.  Theyâre are a lot of names like that, obviously⌠but the point of those names is that you understand the language so you know what the names mean.  Very pleasant.  :D I already hate the fucking dog.  Fuck the dog.  I hate the fucking dog.  Die.  Dog.
Also, I want to see this movie in Russian. Â I feel like itâd be better.
The squirrels should be hibernating.
The animation is weird.  Like, multiple layers⌠the footprints in the snow move at a different pace than the snow does when the camera is moving.  Peculiar.
No exit visa! Â No ticket! Â Glory Arstotzka! Â I love how he actually has a hammer and sickle. Â Red uniform was a thing for at least one unit during the civil war, not sure if heâd have one though.
Fairly certain the palace wasnât abandoned. Â It was probably re-purposed. Might be wrong though since the governance did move to Moscow.
Singing the song Miri sang to me⌠It was touching, almost brought me to tears.  Then I realized that all the dancers look the same.  I realized Anastasia is a schizophrenic.  Maybe not the real Anastasia. Just Anya. Tsar Nicky looks good for a 50 year old man. Or at least a ghost.  Then again, he was always an attractive man I thought.  That is unusually rare for royalty.  Iâm not sure why that is.  Look at the queen of England.  Who will inherit looks like he was kicked in the face by the ugliest horse in the stable.  Who wonât inherit actually is a decent looker.
Of course, the uglier son⌠I heard he is supposed to be a very kind man.  Could be wrong.  But he is honorable.
She said she was 8 when the revolutions happened⌠um⌠no?  She was born in 1901 not 1908-1909.
Iâm fairly certain Tsar Nicholas IIâs mother died before Anastasia did. The entire movie is her going to find her grandmother, who clearly played favorites. Â What a bitch.
I like how Rasputin actually expresses joy when he sees his old bat friend. Â Itâs touching. Â :D
They get a period correct map but they couldnât get the rest correct? Actually, how am I sure this map is correct?
Itâs not!  Estonia isnât on there!  Or rather, it doesnât have any borders, really⌠implying itâs a part of Russia!  Come on!  >:C
It bothers me that Vladimir is the only one with a Russian accent. Either everyone does it or no one does.
Where did they get horses? Â Did they steal them?
The fuck is Tasha? Â The boat is in Germany? Â Why is Tasha everywhere?
Ugh⌠I always found France pretentious and overrated.  Like, at a point France dictated what was considered art and what wasnât considered art.  Rembrandt is an example of what wasnât considered art. However, more people recognize Rembrandt than any of the French artists of the same period. Â
Holy crap, someoneâs actually speaking Russian. Â Really?
Where did they get the palace? Â In France? Â The French Republic? Â They leasing out Versailles now? Â Who are the nobles?
Dmitri gets hit in the head with debris. Â Then the dick. Â Then Anya says, âTHIS IS FOR DMITRI!!!â Â Like, make sure heâs dead first. Otherwise, he might already have one. Â Wonât need two.
They eloped?  Oof.  Where are they going?  Leaving Paris, it seems.  Canât go back to Russia because⌠well, theyâll kill her there. Curious.  Probably a dumb idea.  The monarchy could establish a government in exile, of course.  Thatâs if she didnât elope.  She doesnât think about Russia.  Self-absorbed brat.  This is why the Romanovs were shot.
Huh. The voice actors are up there. Â Kelsey Grammer. Â His last name bothers me. Â Christopher Lloyd was the Doc from Back to the Future. John Cusak. Â Kirsten Dunst. Â Thatâs all I recognize.
Oh, fuck.  Itâs 1 in the morning.  Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck.  UmâŚ
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