#But I see no reason not to clarify anyway

[laterreurofficial]

hii i have some things to say :3 um. what was happening in the panel with the screaming? was copycat just yelling and swinging the sword around or did he hurt himself somehow?

also! i know the reasoning storywise (not sure if thats the right word) for this, but its so upsetting seeing that fakeybug is whitewashed, has blue eyes (they cant even see ladybugs eyes!!), and lighter hair. she isnt even recognizable as a ladybug other than the red.

anyway la terreur is amxing and i love everyone whos worked on it for making it <3

He was just having a gamer rage moment!

Also, yes, Fakeybug being visibly whiter than Maribug is 100% intentional 😔 Whitewashed, femmewashed, lobotomized... you get the drill. It's much more apparent, then, that Copycat is not so much interested in Ladybug as he is the idea of Ladybug—more specifically, what he himself considers to be the idea of Ladybug. She's just some dumb superhero girl with blue(?) hair in a red suit. Who cares about women having actual traits beyond being moeblob reskins of each other, right??

Also, to clarify: Lucky Red Girl is the name given to the fake merchandise. Fakeybug is the name given to the senti. Lucky is the name the senti takes once she's trying to pass off as human.

[raven-at-the-writing-desk]

hello!!! <3 regarding the last raverne=crowley post, i wanted to say that i never really understood the lilia and voice-related contradictions...

like, raverne has long been considered dead, even by lilia, though he is technically "missing in action". lilia is not looking for him or his body anymore and has probably long come to terms with the fact that his friends are dead-dead, so would he really immediately think that a person of similar apperance and/or character is raverne? like, bro doesnt even mention how raverne's not present at the ceremony at the end of book 7 💀 not to mention that it's been centuries since the human-fae war and many things about crowley-raverne's appearence/demeanor/ect could've changed and about the voices not matching - i always thought lilia said they sounded familiar because they both have masculine voices??? its a weird comment anyway. its not like malleus sound like his mother, so they do have similar inflexions i think? anyway, discussing this theory must be tiring lol. as you said, there's much more speculation than real material to work with. we just have to wait and see i hope i didnt come off as mean or contrarian bc im was in no way trying to change your opinion lol!!! have a good day <3

[Referencing this post!]

No worries, thank you for sharing your thoughts. I can definitely clarify my points from the previous post!

Even if Lilia had long considered Raverne dead and was no longer actively looking for him, surely Lilia would still comment at some point about how the headmaster seems familiar to him somehow??? Or that he at least reminds him of Raverne?? After all, he still very clearly has fond memories of his Raverne in his mind. Lilia doesn’t have to automatically clock Crowley as one and the same as his old friend, but he would at least express similarities—which he hasn’t a single time yet.

Raverne not being in the book 7 dance party also does not make sense to me. For example, if both Silver Owls and nocturnal fae are present and acting pleasant in Castle Wildrose, then these memories would have to be from an era of peace or negotiations between the two. And like??? Would you trust Maleanor to handle these interactions on her own…? Why isn’t her diplomat and husband that she relies on also present for this important meeting? Is Lilia just… able to summon two memories from different points in time (one where Maleanor was happy in the castle, one where the Silver Owls have taken over) and splice them up to merge into one?? It feels like Twst intentionally had Lilia not comment on Raverne’s absence—even though this would be a glaring detail—because Raverne might have relevance in book 8 or because the writers forgot about it or didn’t want to distract from the current scene. (On another note, I feel like that dance party took many creative liberties with how Lilia’s UM worked just to have a happy ending in which Malleus and Silver could make peace with their parents.)

The only way I can reason why Lilia wouldn’t recognize or view Crowley as familiar is if the mask was magically enchanted with illusion magic. But then this means Crowley/Raverne doesn’t have amnesia and knowingly ran away from his country + family and frequently forgets his own son (because how could he mistake Malleus’s face for anyone but his wife’s). This doesn’t pain him in the best light and only creates more plot holes to explain.

I do think it’s possible that Raverne could have drastically changed in the hundreds of years that he has been gone, but I think to assume he has is perhaps a jump. Unlike Lilia, who started off narrow-minded and disliked children but whose demeanor changed a lot after taking up the mantle of childrearing and his travels, Raverne is already pretty worldly (on account of being a diplomat) and open-minded. He may still learn things, sure! But I don’t think we’d see the same huge changes in Raverne that we see in Lilia. Fae also age different than humans, so I don’t think there would be a significant change in his appearance. Lilia didn’t have a significant change either—his hair’s just cut short and the streaks are a different color.

In 7-99, Lilia makes this remark: “That voice… Raverne? How are you back…? No, wait. You have Maleanor’s horns…”

I don’t think it makes sense for Lilia to mistake Malleus’s voice as Raverne’s just because they’re both “masculine”. If this were the case, why doesn’t Lilia mistake the “masculine” voices of the other people he is constantly around (Baur, his other nocturnal fae soldiers, the Silver Owls, etc.) as being Raverne’s voice?? There must therefore be qualities about Malleus’s voice in particular that call Raverne to mind.

Of course Malleus does not sound like his mother. Lilia doesn’t make such a comment; he states that Malleus is similar to his mother in appearance, but that Malleus also sounds like Raverne.

Now, whether Malleus and Crowley’s voices sound similar is completely subjective. However, I personally don’t think they sound alike at all, not even when Crowley uses his deeper “serious” tone of voice. Comparing the two, Malleus is notably a LOT deeper overall (I’d definitely call him a bass) whereas Crowley is leaning towards a tenor. I also find their inflections to be very different. Crowley has a tendency to pause or to let his words trill up and down, whereas Malleus’s words generally flow much smoother. Again though, this is subjective and there could be different interpretations from ear to ear.

There’s a variety of different spins on the Crowley = Raverne theory, with some having amnesia and others having Crowley being aware but intentionally hiding his identity for some purpose. But no matter which spin I come across, I always inevitably arrive with pretty big contradictions the theory doesn’t entirely explain. Like I said before, it’s a funny idea to entertain (Crowley + Raverne theorists picking through canon for clues with a fine-toothed comb), but I’m not seriously sold on it.

Let’s see if book 8 enlightens us…?

[starstruck-sillies]

"I didn't say I have NPD, I just said I'm narcissistic, it comes from greek mythology so it's not exclusive to the disorder"

"Oh so you have PTSD and are traumatised? Well all of us are traumatised, don't act like you're special"

"OMG you're autistic and your special interest is pokemon? I'm obsessed with it too, our experiences are so similar"

"I know you're depressed but you shouldn't let your disorder dictate your life"

"I don't understand why people people think people with delusions are so different from alterhumans. Like... How do you know? It's all just a spectrum. You're just trying to create a boundry where there's none"

"Well you can't be sure that vaccines aren't the thing that causes autism, it's so underresearched"

"Saying that Autism and ADHD should be medicalized is so weird. There is no reason to see them as disorders"

When you switch DID with different disorders you can see how albeist SOME endos sound. If you don't believe they say such things, some of them are literally picked from the syscourse tag, I've just changed them up a little bit, because I wouldn't want the people to be found and harassed or something. Also just because you think our experiences are similar, doesn't mean they should be put in the same box./nay Also just because a disordered person relates to non-disordered experiences it's still doesn't mean it should be put in the same box. Also even if it is a spectrum, a boundry should still be made for the good of both sides. If you claim you don't have a disorder, then you should let disordered people be their own thing and have their own spaces. And I'm NOT saying shared spaces shouldn't exist at all or that these experiences cannot overlap at all. Anyway I don't want to ramble too much (tho I'm scared people will start putting words in my mouth if I don't clarify everything) so I'll just end here

Beautifully put. It really does sound extremely strange the kind of things they say if you put it in any other context.

-Toby

[ailithnight]

🙄 *smh* Just say you hate single people why don't you. Since clearly ya think they don't need or deserve to have lives outside of their homes.

This person prolly just wanted to treat themself to a nice meal they didn't have to cook themself. An here you are bemoaning the "tragedy" of their mere existence because it doesn't meet your amatonormative expectations.

[gamora-borealis]

incoming dangender thoughts: the more I read up/watch the stuff dan has said about gender after BIG + reflect on what he said in BIG I'm like. y'all she really has been explicitly trying to tell us his gender IS formless blob (without making it a huge deal in the mainstream public eye), but so many people haven't actually been taking him seriously! like. labels are made up, dan has pretty much said as much before. why do we have to have a specific approved™ term to consider them genderqueer/nonbinary/trans? those are descriptive labels and dan has been using a fun descriptive label they created that he defined for us in BIG, a definition that matches up with those other labels! and dan has said since 2019 that he is comfortable with any pronouns even though he still mainly uses he/him. like, lately dan has been using more she/her and they/them for herself and experimenting with being more femme and/or androgynous in various ways, and what is changing is not even necessarily gender (although maybe who knows), but probably that dan is finally feeling more comfortable with different kinds of gender presentation and pronouns than she typically uses. because low-key gender is kind of a performance and it's scary to switch it up sometimes but dan feels safe doing so especially with their audience and I think that's actually really special 🧡 but moral of the story, dangender has actually been out in the open since 2019 and I wish more people picked up on that!

[hoahoahoahoahoa]

In my experience, a good 70% of fics tagged “Bella with a Backbone” end up writing Sookie Stackhouse in Bella Swan’s place, minus the southern belleness and telepathy. And that’s not inherently bad. I love Sookie dearly. But. Please. Please, if you’re going to approach Bella this way, remember Sookie exists in a universe in which vampires have actual exploitable weaknesses, and it’s possible for a human to injure, incapacitate, and even kill them. Bella exists in a universe in which vampires are all but indestructible, especially to humans. There’s only so much she can do. And there are far reaching consequences that shape her character and the narrative. Just. Please

[tj-crochets]

Hey y'all! Weird question time again, this time for my fellow peeps with brain fog (or other things that could cause word issues tbh I have no idea which of my health issues causes it): Do you ever find when your brain gets stuck trying to say a word because the word is just completely gone from your head* in your first language, you can kinda work around the missing words in a different language? Especially asking if this commonly happens to you in a language that A. you are not fluent in and B. no one you are talking to understands Like, knowing more Spanish vocab has helped me when I get stuck in English because sometimes I can say the thing in Spanish and it's like it unlocks the ability to say it in English, but sometimes I say it in Spanish and still can't come up with the words in English and then I have just said a sentence in not very good Spanish to my dad and brother, who speak almost no Spanish (this has happened enough my brother is picking up on Spanish)

*idk how to articulate the difference between the word issues I'm talking about and the "oh I forget the word it's on the tip of my tongue" type issues. Like, my dad, uncles, and cousin were/are firefighters. My dad was, at the time, watching a show about firefighters. One time I lost the word firefighter so completely that by the time I was able to string together other words to get the concept across, what I came up with was "firetruck people". I still occasionally have the "forgot the word" issues, but I never had the "word is completely gone" problems before I got sick and the two feel very different (they probably look not too dissimilar from the outside)

[callie-flower]

"proship dni" this, "comship dni" that, "neutral dni" unfortunately the people you don't like are still human and deserve comfort. my fucking god shut the hell up you're just as annoying as they are and protest WAY too much about it. go unlearn your purity morality shit

[theoldworldsrunnerup]

Okay so um. To the Soichiro enthusiasts who don’t headcanon him as straight (specifying this because I’m assuming straight is the most commonly agreed on), what do you headcanon him as?? Personally my default headcanon is that he’s bisexual but genuinely just doesn’t realise he’s attracted to men, but him being a really closeted gay man is also really fun to explore. Idk I want to hear people’s thoughts

[autistic-katara]

due to the amount of fics where ppl take non-american characters and make them american for no reason other than uwu it’s the stuff i know or whatever i may have to set all my fics abt american media in scotland

[dragons-and-yellow-roses]

Unfortunately I treat my whole life as sidequests. I've moved five times in five years. I'm already planning my sixth. I was considering joining the volunteer fire department until I saw that training takes a year and that would affect my plan of leaving in a few months. I'm on Indeed for 911 dispatcher jobs and kind of guessing that if I get one I'll move for it. Why 911 dispatcher? I'd like to think it's because I want to help people. I know deep in my heart it's bcuz the show 911 ingrained itself into my psyche while I was watching it every night from midnight to 8am for awhile. I live on a farm right now btw.

[cabozers]

If you follow us for rvb fanart I'm so sorry to tell you we pretty much never interact with the fandom because we're all from there as a source and everyone interprets everything differently than we do. We just do Not feel comfortable interacting with rvb fandom stuff most of the time since we feel like the show got a lot of shit wrong. Complicated relationship with source 💪

[starglitterz]

GUYS I SUBMITTED MY ASSIGNMENT IN TIME!!!

[liminevator]

[We are aware of the current deficiencies with the current denizen file system and are currently busy working to improve them, with our file manager Eskobar overseeing the changes of course.]

[Update continues below.]

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[One of these improvements is a letter ranking system to help better identify the potential risks your fellow denizens may pose to you or the lack thereof- remember, always be careful of who you trust.]

[This new letter ranking system is as follows]:

D-rank - D rated Denizens are effectively just your average joe schmoe, they don't usually have powers, and if they do they usually aren't offensive, or are simply so impractical theres very little ways if any to be harmful. A good example of a D-rank denizen would be ID #2200

C-rank - C rated Denizens are much similar to D-rank however the biggest difference is they do have substantial abilities that could be harmful in the wrong hands, but thankfully C-rank denizens are typically the example of powers "in the right hands" so-to-say. A good example of a C-rank denizen would be ID #0004

B-rank - B rated Denizens are basically the "middle of the road" tier. They aren't exactly harmless, but they're not exactly dangerous either, it's difficult to explain, essentially another you know it when you see it type of situation. A good example of a B-rank denizen would be ID #0325

A-rank - A rated Denizens are those whose scale is tilted a bit more into the dangerous direction, whether this violence is intentional or not they are known to be unstable and have outbursts that may result in serious injury or even death, it's not recommended to bother them if you can help it. A good example of an A-rank denizen would be ID #0115

S-rank - S rated denizens are few and far between, but are a force to be reckoned with nonetheless. They're violent, destructive, and disregard any attempts to stop such behavior, either finding it fun or necessary or for other reasons. The ways to handle them are different for each individual, remain wary and on your toes. A good example of an S-rank Denizen would be ID #1000

U-rank - "U rank" is a very seldom given title, often reserved solely for those with deific powers, or those who have fragmented (fragmentation is further indicated by a ☥ symbol by the name.) It is highly ill advised to seek out anybody with this label unless you absolutely know what you're doing, or are operating under my orders. A good example of a (non-fragmented) U-rank denizen would be ID #4444

[The rest of these improvements are more minor things, including but not limited to]:

- Changed "Distinct Marks" into "Distinct Traits" to reflect its current usage

- Slightly more detailed descriptions for Hair and Fur besides just the color

- New description section for a denizen's Skin where applicable

- Mr. CocoCoolatta is working on new art for some of the more "scuffed" files that "look like shit"- its words not mine

- For Phonians only, adding the "Song" category to properly document the tune of applicable denizen's phonoglands

- Touching up some files with more lackluster descriptions where necessary

- Removing unsavory edits made by... "third parties" that will only remain visible to higher ups in The Archive

- Urging Professor Radiant to change his password so these edits stay private

[And one final note, my apologies for the radio silence lately and lack of updates to our database, things have been busy in our facilities lately and it's gotten in the way of proper procedures around here. But not to worry, I assure you this is only temporary, we will be back on our feet soon enough, so long as I have anything to say about it.]

Sincerely, Doctor Rito Kusatta

[spideyhexx]

just a psa I wanna say here since bull run is screening, if any clips are posted by anyone, I’m not gonna be sharing them so don’t send me any either🫶reviews on the other end…yes!

[ailithnight]

I'm imagining Batman scouted Danny for the Watchtower's medical team because he helped the junior team (speedster, martian, half Kryptonian clone, half Atlantean, and humans) when they crashed in Amity Park after the ambient ecto messed with their tech

So after learning what happened, he's meeting with the current lead doctors, staring at them like:

"You fired the guy I brought to you, explicitly for his experience with variant biologies, on day one, because he corrected you about variant biologies."

Batman is not happy.

The weirdly competent Doctor

So! The Watchtower's Medical Bay is a hub of constant Activity. With the number of Heroes who work under the Justice League, there are always injuries, health check-Ups, and illnesses that need healing.

But with the amount of Variant Biologies that those Heroes have, it's always a guessing game as to how to help them best. Some Metahumans react positively to penicillin, but others react like it's their Kryptonite. Some Aliens have anatomy similar to Humans, others are so different you can't tell the Stomach from the Bladder.

So when they hired a New Doctor for the Medical Bay, they had to run him through an entire Course on Variant Biologies and how best to treat specific Heroes. It was long and difficult to remember fully, but it was necessary for him to know.

But then the new Doctor started correcting Them.

"Actually, Martian's react better to the Syrup of Eucalyptus Plants better than Penicillin, since Eucalyptus is very similar to a medicinal plant from Mars which they used in many of their antibiotics."

"I don't think just pumping double doses of sedative is the best way to calm down a Speedster, that could have adverse effects on their body. Perhaps try Psychic Intervention? Their minds move a Mile a Second, but if you can calm them down their bodies will follow suit."

"Of course you use Micro-Doses of Kryptonite to operate on Superman! What else would you do?! I don't know, maybe ask JLD to enchant your Equipment to make use of Kryptonian suseptiblity to Magic? The Kryptonite is just gonna give him Cancer!"

Of course the Doctors didn't take kindly to being rudely corrected by a newbie, and Fired him on his first day.

Then a few days later their usual Treatments don't work, and they decide to give those strategies the Quack Doctor gave them out of desperation.

And Lo and Behold, they work! Martian Manhunter is fully healed and feels much better than the previous times he has needed surgery. Apparently they used a different Antibiotic that worked better with his Biology. Which was incredible, how had they figured it out?

Another Doctor you say? One who was experienced on Martian Biology and Medicinal History? He would very much like to meet with the man!

...

What do you mean you fired him for talking back?!