#But like- yeahhhhh I'm gonna do a lot of things and I need to have free time to work on that

[forgettable-au]

HEY! SO...

Having a crazy start for 2025 and I don't think I will be able to post pages, but the comic will probably be back around the middle of January!! :D

I'm probably not gonna have a lot of time next year so progress on the pages will be slower, still! I'll do my best to keep posting because I really really love this comic

ALSO, THIS ISN'T A TOTAL HIATUS FROM ALL FORGETTABLE AU CONTENT, I'LL STILL POST SOME ART AND ANIMATICS HEHEHE NOW I CAN FINALLY WORK ON THOSE

[dr-spectre]

The Corruption In Splatoon.

Hypno Callie - Sanitized Agent 3 - Marina Agitando Analyzed.

(Note: this post may get edited over time if i need to fix grammar errors, get new information or anyone corrects me in a fair way. I'm not gonna listen to those who say "erm you're wrong actually." There will also be sources at the bottom.)

One of the biggest issues I've seen in the Splatoon community are the misconceptions and misinformation that spread around so quickly and i see it a lot when it comes to the corruption arcs found in Callie, Agent 3 and Marina. People throw around the words "hypnotized, mind controlled, brainwashed" interchangeably between the three, and it kind of damages the stories the developers wanted to tell. I see people say that Marina was hypnotized, which isn't the case at all, and same with Agent 3.

So in this long post I'm gonna go into a deep dive and analyze these characters, go into their personalities while under their corruption, distinguish between their "afflictions" and how they got to that point. There is a lot of depth to this and most people (not all ofc) overlook it which is a shame and i wanna change that.

We will first start off with a character i feel very strongly towards, the one i feel gets the most amount of misinformation in the community and is overlooked the most. A character, suffering from mental distress and isolation, the loser of the final Splatfest in Splatoon 1. An antagonist born out of her own volition and free will despite what many say about her.

Hypno/Octo Callie

Hypno/Octo Callie is where most people tend to slip up and only look at the surface level info the game presents, and that information barely scratches the surface into what happened to Callie and what Callie is like under the influence of the shades.

First off, how did Callie end up like this? She was isolated, got kidnapped by Octavio and then brainwashed right? WRONG! Although this is what Splatoon 2 suggests, it's entirely wrong and paints a pretty gross picture if you think about it for more than five seconds. Implying that Octavio is some freak and monster who waited for the perfect moment to snatch up Callie and then brainwash her against her consent, forcing her into things she didn't want to do, like wear that revealing outfit, brand her with that tattoo, and join the Octarians as a mind controlled slave for their goals. Yeahhhhh... you can see why i have an issue with this implication and the interpretations this created in the fandom...

It's really disgusting and I'm honestly quite shocked that people wanna paint that picture of Octavio and leave Callie as a victim with trauma from those events. Callie in her dialogue never EVER mentions being kidnapped, and only Marie says that because from her perspective, she's gonna think that's what happened cause she worries about Callie all the damn time. They only say "kidnapped" in outside media to make Octavio more of a cartoony evil villain and to simplify things which makes me kind of frustrated. If Callie truly suffered from trauma and had resentment for the Octarians, it would display in her dialogue. She would say shit like, "If i see another Octarian... oh, I'm gonna SPLAT them to pieces!" or "I'm gonna get those Octarians for what they put me through..." It also explains why she even thought about putting the shades back on because if she truly suffered from trauma, she wouldn't DARE put those shades back on. The "plenty!" Line she says in Splatoon 3 when Shiver asks what's wrong with them is a joke line and most likely references her putting the shades on again and again, but the canon on the rematches is unclear but I'm gonna treat them as canon.

However I've seen people bring up this concept art to dismiss these arguments where Callie is seen putting on the Hypnoshades without her knowledge and then is "turned evil ooooo!!"

This is just a SINGLE piece of concept art that the developers MIGHT have used to explain the rematch of the final boss. This art is disproven from Callie's dialogue in the rematch across various different languages as if Marie asked her why she put the shades back on, she would likely have a different response if the shades were put on her in that way.

There is also other concept art showing Callie being alone and comforted by Octarians which also disproves that single piece of concept art that suggests the weird gross narrative online that people push about Octavio.

Now that we've cleared up the misconceptions, how did Callie end up wearing those shades? Well, as shown with the Sunken Scrolls, Callie falls apart when she's alone, she overthinks and gets stressed out.

Callie is a person who seeks companionship and always looks on the bright side, even if it's a detriment on her mental health and causes her to bottle up her emotions to an unhealthy degree. Waking up extremely early and working all day, being surrounded by paparazzi, damaged her mental health, and Marie wasn't there for her as she had a different schedule. Their relationship slowly broke apart and the Splatfest probably didn't help with that either. There might have been some resentment that Callie hid.

At some point Callie must have met up with Octavio after she stormed off in the Squid Sister Stories on chapter 7, and Octavio, being the master manipulator that he his, probably convinced Callie to join the Octarians and appealed to her sense of isolation and pressure from being a star. He didn't force her into anything as shown with Callie's dialogue not showing any hints towards this, Octavio just pulled the right strings and Callie willingly joined to escape her life as said by her line in the official relationship chart "OK, fine, I'll hear you out."

If Octavio tried to grab her or put the shades on her by force, he would get absolutely eviscerated. Remember, Callie is not some weak little girl, she's a trained agent who's a roller main, a weapon that requires a ton of physical strength to wield. Inklings and Octolings do not have bones and are carried purely by their muscles, and because Octavio is way older than Callie and can't even walk properly due to him being stuck in his octopus form, Callie would be able to physically overpower him and turn him into a cooked octopus with rice on the side by the time she is done with him.

Callie finds the Octarians cute and Octavio knows that if he could get her on his side, he could help his troops and save his race from destruction. Octavio uses music to motivate his troops to battle and Callie's help in this would help him a lot. And that's where the shades come in....

The Hypnoshades are very vague and we're not fully sure on the effects, however judging from their name we can guarantee that they involve hypnosis in some form. Either it's because of the animated parts at the front which Callie can see or some other sci fi bullshit that is not explained. They are not "brainwashing shades" that turn a person evil. If that's the case then they wouldn't be called HYPNO shades.

Now let's dive into hypnosis and explain what it is. Hypnosis is being described as being put into a deeply relaxing state where your mind is more prone to suggestions. It's not like in popular media where some dude swings a watch around and goes, "You are getting very sleepy oooo," and then they become a puppet and are mind controlled. No, that's not what happens. Yes, you are more prone to listening to suggestions and taking them to heart, HOWEVER! ONLY IF ITS ACCEPTABLE TO THE HYPNOTIZED PERSON! THE SUGGESTION CANNOT GO AGAINST A PERSON'S MORALS AND IF IT DOES THEY WON'T LISTEN!

If the person who is getting hypnotized doesn't wanna follow through with the suggestion by the person behind the hypnosis, they won't listen to the suggestion. If Callie didn't wanna wear that outfit, she wouldn't. If Callie didn't wanna decorate Octo Canyon, then she wouldn't, but she does because she loves art. You can't make a hypnotized person wanna murder their friends and families unless they secretly want to.... you cannot get a guy on stage to get nude in front of an audience as shown with those stage hypnosis acts, it is most likely faked or the person was in a really good mood and wanted to have fun.

Callie, while under the shades acts more like her normal self than not. She is still energetic and even decorated Octo Canyon as she is a fan of art. Her chaotic nature is still intact however she is more violent and harsh which was teased in her Splatfest dialogue in Splatoon 1. If she was brainwashed then she would be more like a mindless robot that follows Octavio no matter what, like a specialized sleeper agent. However, she snaps back at him multiple times when Agent 4 attacks the Octobot King II and doesn't even wanna kill Marie but instead get her away from her because of their broken relationship. But she tries to kill Agent 4 because she doesn't know who that is and has no personal attachment to them.

The shades do NOT control Callie and do NOT force Octarian ideals into her head. The shades are there to further manipulate Callie, and Callie heard out the suggestions by her own free will. If Callie's mental health and life were better she would probably not listen to Octavio and turn him into a paste on the road with her roller.

Hypnosis is also incredibly relaxing and helps with disorders like anxiety. Maybe it's why she kept putting on the shades again and escaping with Octavio. She might be addicted to it, as shown by her rematch dialogue. However, they don't go into any depth with it unfortunately.

I know people tend to bring up Octavio's line, "i remixed Callie's brain!" to disprove my points, however,

1. Its probably bad translation as the English localization team makes mistakes often as shown with Octo Expansion with Commander Tartar's and Marina's dialogue, and Side Order as well. The line is also different in other languages and some of those languages mention hypnosis, we also don't have a retranslation of the Japanese script for Splatoon 2 so I'm give the English script a HUGE grain of salt on the dialogue.

2. Octavio is a DJ. He says musical terms to describe things. the "remixing" of Callie's brain is to show that Octavio has got Callie on his side via manipulation and not direct brain "washing" if you get what I'm trying to say here. He didn't literally warp her brain with some bullshit evil shades. He just pulled the right strings and pointed her in his direction without directly or forcefully doing it.

There is also Marie's line, "Why would you put those stupid brainwashing sunglasses back on?" In the rematch. However, this is only in the English translation of the original Japanese script, and in other languages, Marie just calls them the Hypnoshades or glasses. The localization team of Splatoon is known to make mistakes, like I've stated previously.

I also wanna go over the design for a little bit, it's honestly really well done and aside from the weird icky implications people just love to make about it, it does a good job at being an "Evil Callie" look. The colors are really appealing to the eyes, the way the design flows together is nice to look at, the octopus tattoo is striking and has become iconic in the fandom, with some believing Callie kept the tattoo as a popular headcanon. The glittery leggings and spikes on the waist and neck are a nice addition. Flipping the grilled squid pattern and placing it on her chest. And the shades are just the cherry on top with their hypnotic patterns, giving you the feeling that a person you knew is different... and off... They took the child like and joyful design of Callie and made her into a more mature and intimidating presence.

Now i wanna quickly go over when the shades get shot off of her as some people say that Callie lost her memories when the shades were put on her and removing them brought back her memories.

When it comes to being put into a hypnotic state, it's very dream like and incredibly relaxing, its essentially similar to a flow state when you're deeply concentrated on a task. So imagine a god damn ink bullet flying at your face at incredible speed, flinging you out of that state quickly and seeping ink into your eye. Yeah, it would hurt like hell and leave you completely dazed, right?

Some people who go under hypnosis can experience headaches, dizziness, nausea, and if you look at Callie when the shades are removed, guess what, she's holding her head in pain and is completely dazed, unable to properly speak and is left to only sing and dance as it comes natural to her cause she's an Idol.

What i think is happening here is that Callie, after being removed from the hypnotic state, starts thinking more rationally for a moment and realizes that Marie does care for her and has come to get her. She remembers all the good memories they had together from hearing the Calamari Inkantation, the song doesn't free people from brainwashing or mind control as some people tend to believe, it's just an insanely catchy song that motivates those who hear it. It probably gave her mind a positive boost and she remembers all the wonderful memories she had with Marie, getting rid of the negativity and darkness in Callie's head that flooded her rational thinking and made her more emotional and impulsive. People who experience mental illness have foggy minds and you can ask someone who has or had anxiety or depression on what it's like. Trust me, it's not fun.

After Callie returns to the outpost, she shows regret and tells Agent 4 that she's sorry for trying to kill them and promises that she's on the "up and up! Promise!" If Callie was truly kidnapped and then brainwashed against her consent she would be putting all the blame on Octavio and would show some amount of anger towards him, but she doesn't. I wonder why huh? Hmm. Maybe that popular narrative online is far from what actually happened huh?

With that information laid out, it makes the Bomb Rush Blush remix, Tidal Rush and Spicy Calamari Inkantation work way more as emotional tracks. The Bomb Rush Blush remix still having it's cheery sounding elements but mixed with more sinister and dark undertones, even including the Onward! jingle to show how far Callie has descended into villainy. Tidal Rush being an emotional and powerful song where Marie reaches out to her cousin in a very sad sounding way as her voice sounds broken and desperate. Callie trying her hardest not to listen to Marie and shutting her down as she wants nothing to do with her anymore after their relationship has been damaged.

Spicy Calamari Inkantation sounds more triumphant and joyful if you take all the context into account, Callie finally breaking free from the darkness clouding her mind and singing alongside her cousin in a much more expanded version of Calamari Inkantation that sounds more full and complete, including new sections by Callie and Marie and the melody of City of Color spliced in there for good measure.

With that LONG explanation of Hypno/Octo Callie, it's now time to move on the next character, and this where things somehow get more weird than a pair of hypnotic shades...

Sanitized Agent 3

Now this is where things get really tricky because the whole concept of sanitization is quite unclear until Side Order and it's basically boiled down to "zombie mind control goop" created by Commander Tartar in order to remove "life's energies" and effectively have lifeless zombies under it's control. However Agent 3 was only partially sanitized so it's unclear on what is exactly going on here. But before we can get to that, we need to discuss how they got to that state.

Before Agent 8 and Cap'n Cuttlefish turned into a nice strawberry smoothie, Agent 3 came to save them after receiving a distress signal from Marina. Agent 3 slammed themselves into the blender, rendering them unconscious which becomes important later on.

After some time Agent 3 gets taken away off screen and then gets partially sanitized and ties up Cap'n Cuttlefish.

So what is happening here? Is Agent 3 brainwashed here? Well not exactly, what i think is going on is that Commander Tartar put that sanitized ink on Agent 3's head to have a direct connection to them to take control over their body and use them as a vessel, to protect it and stop Agent 8 from destroying it's plans. Agent 3 while partially sanitized acts more cold and aggressive, even disabling their special limiter as told by Marina.

An important line of dialogue from Cap'n Cuttlefish states that Agent 3's mind was "hijacked" meaning that Commander Tartar has taken over their body and is using them like a puppet to stop Agent 8. While i don't like to base all of my evidence on the English dialogue, from my knowledge there is no retranslated dialogue of the fight online, if there is let me know so i can have a look at it.

Agent 3 was most likely completely unaware of this as they were knocked out and only woke up at the end of Octo Expansion after the NILS Statue was destroyed. They had no idea on what happened and were probably told about it after it was all over.

Agent 3 was also NOT hypnotized as sanitization has no hypnosis element to it. People who say they were are flat out wrong. They were not necessarily brainwashed either as they were completely unconscious and could not have had their ideals and morals warped by Commander Tartar. You can't really pressure an unconscious body to follow your ideals you know?

We don't get a lot of screentime with Sanitized Agent 3 but from the small moment we did get, it definitely left a strong impression and the amazing Splattack remix helped as well. Taking the once iconic song and mixing it and blending into a distorted chaotic track with elements from the DnB genre such as fast drum beats and loud wailing sirens, showing the danger of Agent 3. It really shows that Agent 3, our player character from Splatoon 1 has been morphed and twisted into a sanitized monster that's trying to murder you. It's like a virus has invaded the song and is taking control, much like what happened to Agent 3, unconscious and put to sleep as their body is being used by Commander Tartar to carry out it's goals.

Now it's time to move to the final character, the loser of the Final Fest, The Administrator of Order...

Marina Agitando

Now much like Agent 3, its sort of vague in terms of how exactly Marina ended up this way as we don't see it play out on screen. What we know is that during the development of the Memverse, Marina created an ai that would be the overseer of the Spire of Order. However due to unknown circumstances it went rogue and got into Marina's mind according to her, either she meant it literally and Overlorder possessed her, or it brainwashed her and took advantage of Marina's deep desire to yearn for a world of order and stability and warped her mind to accomplish that goal.

But, from the hints we do have as well as an interview from the developers after Side Order released, Marina was not brainwashed or hypnotized, but instead was knocked unconscious and then possessed by Overlorder. You can hear it's voice during Marina Agitando's dialogue under Marina's, heck the dialogue she says is more robotic and static, much like Overlorder's. She speaks like a robot in this form which is vastly different from how Callie speaks when under the shades where she's chaotic and loud like her original self times but on another level.

Marina being unconscious and not remembering what happened is also supported in the Side Order Famitsu interview released a while after the DLC came out which states that Marina doesn't remember making her solo song "Unconscience." When she is rescued and freed from the Controller VM, she appears like she's woken up from a bad nap.

Marina as Marina Agitando acts very robotic and cold, her movements are jittery and mechanical as Overlorder uses her body like a giant meat puppet. Her attacks are in time with the music and she shakes all about when firing attacks. It's pretty gross to see the once cheerful and adorable Marina in a state where she's this giant woman entangled in a giant pulsating tentacle that beats and restricts her. It's both sad and pretty damn scary.

She doesn't even recognize Pearl and Agent 8 unlike Callie who still recognizes Marie while under the shades. Marina just calls them "intruders" and is immediately hostile towards them.

Aside from that, there really isn't that much to talk about when it comes to Marina Agitando because she has arguably the shortest amount of screentime out of the three. But i will say that the design is excellent, using the Order outfit as a base and adding body horror elements to it, with her being trapped in a giant tentacles and weird metal pipes coming from the sides that pump out this weird red energy, like veins. Her constant smiling during the battle, the little DJ poses she does but they've become so lifeless and robotic, much like the ai possessing her. The sweet and funky girl is gone, replaced with a machine hell bent on order and will kill anything that gets in it's way.

The song too "Unconscience" is an absolute bop and is a stark contrast from Marina's usual music. It's an ear worm of a song that will get stuck in your head, and if they designed it like that way on purpose than bravo on the music team for Splatoon.

Conclusion.

Why did i make this? Why spend the time and effort to make something like this? Well, as a fan of these characters, i wanna see them well represented and their stories shared properly in the community. Seeing people use the incorrect terms when describing Hypno Callie and Marina Agitando despite the two literally being so vastly different in personality and "affliction." Making Callie's situation way worse by saying she was snatched up randomly, then brainwashed while struggling and losing her memories, treating her as some victim of abuse when the story the writers wanted to tell was a story about the broken relationship between Callie and Marie, and them finally coming together for each other and maturing, it's literally shown in the songs Tidal Rush and Fresh Start for god sake. I find it incredibly frustrating when i see people put in the effort to make these giant timeline videos, translate interviews and then they drop the fucking ball for Callie in Splatoon 2 for some god damn reason. Every. Single. Time.

While i don't feel as strongly for Agent 3 and Marina Agitando, Hypno Callie was the catalyst for me to look deeper into these corruption arcs and find all the interesting details and tidbits about these forms. Marina Agitando was such a hype moment for me when i first played Side Order and it took something we all expected to happen but gave us a little twist on it by making her the very first boss of the dlc.

Seeing Agent 3 again and the Splatoon devs wanting to look back on the past in an interesting way was so exciting to see. It paved the way for the series to reflect on itself and celebrate earlier entries.

Because of the misconceptions online about what truly happened to Callie, i felt this pain in my chest, i was unable to enjoy the concept of an evil Callie, i was unable to listen to the Splatoon 2 hero mode level music without feeling some sort of uncomfortable pain. It literally impacted my day to day living because my brain became SO attached to this squid woman. I couldn't accept the false narrative online, the abusive and disgusting view on my comfort character. A character i find joy and love in. Twisted and turned into something that brings me genuine discomfort.

Splatoon 2's story was handled poorly and caused literally EVERYONE to think that Callie is some abused victim that got kidnapped and turned evil by force by a creepy old ass octopus, when its SOOO far from the case.

There's probably people out there who feel the same way towards Marina Agitando and Sanitized Agent 3. No one likes to see their comfort character misrepresented and i hope you feel heard and that your views matter too. It's okay to look deeper into these characters, it's okay to not wanna accept the common narrative and find and present your own findings to everyone. If it makes you feel better and that chest in your pain subsides afterwards, then go for it. Please.

Thank you so much for reading this, I'm sure there's gonna be some people who disagree and share their own evidence and that is okay. As long as you don't try to push your views onto me or others then you have a right to have your own perspectives about these 3.

Seriously, thank you for spending the time to read this and hearing me out. I hope you have an awesome day : )

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[menlove]

thank you @therealsaintscully for tagging me !! i always love writing tag games asjdfajsdf

how many works do you have on ao3?

on naturechild, i have 8. on my older, multi-fandom account (jamestkirk) i have 13. thennnn i have 2 orphaned ones in the star wars fandom & then on an ancient one i abandoned in 2014 i have 21. and i know i orphaned at LEAST 3 others at some point. so that's... like 44?

what’s your total word count?

141,179 on naturechild, 139,838 on jamestkirk, and then i have no idea what the password for my old one is so idk there. but at least 281,017. even though i had 21 on that super old one, they were all really short, and the orphaned ones i have are only a few thousand each. so probably around like the 290-300k mark.

what are your top 5 fics by kudos?

and oh, my heart was flawed (aziraphale/crowley)

is it a great or little thing we fought? (han/luke)

i'm not trying to write a love song (steve/bucky)

and all i ever knew (only you) (aziraphale/crowley)

the star to every wandering bark (aziraphale/crowley) (abandoned)

do you respond to comments? why/why not?

i try to !! i certainly read them all. i tend to get overwhelmed easily by responding to people, like just in general, so like any inbox i have (email, text, tumblr, discord, etc) i have a ton i haven't replied to. but i try for the first few weeks after a fic drops at least fjsdfjasdf

what's the fic you've written with the angstiest ending?

oh hm. well, i need you (never leave me alone) ends on an angsty note but there's the third installment planned where john survives getting shot and they wind up fine, so while the fic ends sad their arc isn't. so with that excluded, your midas touch (quentin/eliot) is probably the winner. it's just really angsty sex where they aren't together but they know they want to be together but eliot turned quentin down (like in canon for those of u who were wise enough to not watch the magicians) so it's just. smut and sadness.

what's the fic you've written with the happiest ending?

uuuuh hm i tend to write a lot of like mid-canon fics i guess or angst or like fics that finish off with a Hopeful tone but not happy or sad but i guess the one that i'd say is the happiest ending is probably i'm not trying to write a love song. it's a stucky fix-it fic bc i was so mad about endgame that i had to make myself not mad by writing this, but it's essentially just. 5 times bucky "jokingly" asked steve to marry him and one time steve actually asked him. i'm gonna be so real i do not remember the plot of this at all beyond that.

do you write crossovers?

not anymore, no! i wrote some waaay back in the day on deviantart- most notably i was kicking around a star trek/beatles crossover as a kid where spock, bones, kirk, and uhura swapped places w the beatles. i don't remember where i was going with it at all, but i wrote it in a notebook at summer camp lol

have you ever received hate on a fic?

yeah lmfao most recently i had someone tell me i was ableist for not tagging a 7k fic "slow-burn" bc they didn't get to anal sex right away. mind you, they were still fucking, there just wasn't anal. and this meant i was ableist. absolutely insane comment i still think about it like weekly.

do you write smut? If so, what kind?

yeahhhhh most of my fics on naturechild are explicit. and idk i'd say usually just Porn With Feelings like i love using smut as a way to explore characters and relationships rather than just straight up being hot. which is maybe my downfall but hey i'm having fun

have you ever had a fic stolen?

not that i'm aware of!

have you ever had a fic translated?

i don't think so? i think i've been asked a few times but no

have you ever co-written a fic before?

yeah! i co-wrote a beatles fic w a friend in middle school, i co-wrote the star to every wandering bark w my ex, and i'm writing i want you, need you, i love you with @forthlin. there's ALSO in the works a thing i'm co-writing w @dykebeatles at some point that exists in our minds and is very beautiful such a beautiful world

what's your all-time favorite ship?

i truly couldn't answer this w a gun to my head this changes frequently. but my ones that keep returning are: kirk/spock(/bones), (redacted star wars ship u could all figure out w the slightest sleuthing), charles/erik, and john/paul. and then i'm also huge into mulder/scully, twelve/clara, and doctor/master, but i don't tend to read or write fics for those i just witness them on my screen and go crazy.

what's a wip that you want to finish but don't think you ever will?

the star to every wandering bark will never get finished bc we broke up and then we were Planning on finishing it and he didn't get back to me lmaoooo. but also the universe for is it a great or little thing we fought? i thought was very neat and wanted to finish and then never got around to. given that it's literally 8 years old at this point i don't think i'm ever going to but i loved that little world!

what are your writing strengths?

i've been told i'm good at dialogue and i think i'm good at painting emotional pictures honestly !!

what are your writing weaknesses?

i get really bogged down sometimes and it's hard for me to know what to cut to make the action flow so it's not just chunks of rambling that take too long to move from one action/scene to the next. i'm trying to Actively work on this and get better though so ! i'm also not the strongest at smut bc again, i use it as a character study more than anything. trying to improve on that as well!

what are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in a fic?

like prev said, depends on how well it's done. i've seen it done really well and really poorly. regardless i definitely think you should probably try and find someone who speaks that language and not just use google translate bc oh boy.

what was the first fandom you wrote for?

fasdfasdf kim possible when i was 9...... first time i started taking fanfiction SERIOUSLY though was the beatles when i was 11

what's a fandom/ship you haven't written for yet but want to?

ohhhh hm. i really wanna write a mcharrison fic but they're so bittersweet to me and idk if i could do them justice. i've also only ever written one cherik fic and that's criminal, i'd love to write another one

what's your favorite fic you've written?

okay i know it's recency bias but it's between cut to chord: subliminal flash of love-making like i don't think i've ever been as proud of a fic as that one, and then i want you (every time that you're near) was just so fun to write and so adfasdf i love them

tagging: yall don't have to do this but tagging some ppl i know have published fics and may not have been tagged ! @forthlin @wronglennon @dykebeatles @sgtpeppers and anyone else that would like to do this can say i tagged them <3

[heretyc]

How The Outlast Characters Spend Christmas [The Serious Version]

Happy Holidays from Heretyc and your fave Outlast characters! xoxo [And the rabid squirrels I sent to attack Barbi for assaulting my eyes!]

Miles -

Spends it drinking eggnog. 100%. He is the type to splurge on stupid shit just because it's "Christmas". His camcorder is one of those purchases.

He will sleep all fucking day Christmas day and you have to wake him up. He's in an eggnog induced coma.

Waylon -

He spoils the shit out of his sons, is this surprising?

He enjoys the festivities and will enjoy hot chocolate as he watches shitty Hallmark movies. Let's be real, the guy would love them. They're corny, sure, but they're cute. He spends a lot of time on your gifts so they're thoughtful.

Blake and Lynn -

Far too busy being nosy and suffering helicopter crashes.

Walrider -

He eats mistletoe. Next contestant.

Chris -

...He's, um...I was gonna make a Christmas Pig joke. I can't. I feel bad. Merry Chrysler. [He watches TV and eats turkey like the happy pig man he is.]

Trager -

He, too, gets drunk. But off of martinis with candy canes. He unironically smokes mistletoe when his dealer is off for the holidays because he can't ration his weed for the life of him. He's, surprisingly, thoughtful with your gifts, but he'll also buy something for you that's really for him. You don't like coffee, so why would he buy you a coffee mach- oh. Balding bitch.

Jeremy -

He's rich but he's also a bitch. Christmas break isn't a thing for Murkoff except for him. He sits on his ass, drinks wine and spiked spiced apple cider, and watches Judge Judy.

Assuming he even puts up a tree, the entire bottom half is coated in gifts addressed to you. Also there is a whole ass fucking lambo underneath it. How big is this asshole's house? Anyway, just be sure to thank him real prettily. His kindness hadn't left a dent in his bank account, but he still appreciates a passionate thank you.

Eddie -

Eddie's obsessed with the holiday; it's all about spending time with family, watching snow fall, watching corny romance movies, and having fun. There is mistletoe EVERYWHERE. His gifts for you are handmade clothes. Who needs a winter wardrobe when he's right there?

Knoth -

It's a God-revolved holiday, so expect church and spiced wine. He despises Santa Claus simply because the attention is off of him. His gifts are just paintings of him. Each in different positions. Next year, he needs to gift you ones with his clothes on. Please.

Marta -

She's not...overly fond of the holiday? She treats it like any other holiday; doing cardio and killing people in the name of Jesu- Knoth. Yeahhhhh. Knoth.

Val and the Heretics -

They don't really celebrate it. They exchange gifts and do things together, but that's it lol. They don't recognize it as a holiday worth mentioning. Val will get you something either thoughtful or sexual in nature. Or both, if you're 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓴𝔂 [freaky].

...Don't eat the candy canes.

Leland Coyle -

"IT'S JESUS' BIRTHDAY! GOD BLESS AMERICA."

That's all.

Barbi -

He gets punched in the face by Santa because he thought Barbi was a swollen rat. That's it. Also I helped a little bit.

Mother Gooseberry -

If you want to keep your sanity intact, do not look in the little gift bag she got you. It's strangely heavy...and it's leaking at the bottom. Other than that, she celebrates it. She loves candy canes.

Authors note that you can skip; I obviously can't yap about Outlast 1/WB/2 forever, so I'm getting Outlast Trials soon! I'll need to clear out my PS4's space but I was given money for my birthday from my grandfather [even though it's 2 months away lol] so I'll be joining the Outlast Trials club <3 Expect memes that degrade Barbi <3

[neutrallyobsessed]

EPISODE 7!!!!!!!!!! I SAW THE PREVIEW IMAGES

NOW I KNOW WHO MARY IS Y EL ALMA ME VUELVE AL CUERPO!!

sehh el sindrome de abstinencia de topher bus viene con español de mas, asi que deberia ser tobi col, que se yo puta madre DONDE ESTASSSSSSSSSS

but lets see how this revelation comes to them~~

hmm so theres this kinda lack of feelingggg, like now Joan and Abe are literally each other's girl and boy next door,,,, they're doing this taylor swift thing were they speak from the windows....hmm i need more jealousy fits from each other about each other yknowww

BUENO COJAN YAAA A VERRR POR DIOSSSSSS

wait, so if Abe is gonna be like JFK, and JFK is gonna be like Abe.. then wHO'S DRIVING THE VAN???????

oh man, i love that type of joke! in the fic im writting i put it several times like actually lolol

((((~~save me oh, save me topher of the intro~~))))

ohhhhh new clones??? or maybe not, it does sound like a lot of work lmaoo yeahhhhh

without raisins lol

oh damn that epic yo but like, did you fuck harriet at least?

TOPHER!

aghhhughhohgoihjbnjdwieouwhaoaogsghhh hhhhh ok,,, okkk ok we all know that i wanted him back and HE IS BACK FUCK YEAH but i cant really decided if that was a good way or a bad way but lets just say that my ice cold water bottle has completely evaporated!! and imma- imma get a new one...... brb yeah :)

but like- yeah that's 3 (THREE) unfunny yet popular hcs disproven by canon all at once: he DOES shower, he DOES have hair and he DID fuck at least once.......... tbh the balding virgin is kinda funny but i have my reasons~ and come on people! who doesnt love a good cold shower cuaNDO TE ESTAS CAGANDO DE CALOR VIEJA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA NO WAIT 4(FOUR) HCS! He doesn't dye his hair either! but like, that's not bad or unfunny is just- Do you know why el Dibu Martinez is nicknamed like that?

NO YEAH VAN GOGH I BELIEVE YOU 100% LIKE ACTUALLY SJKSJSKJSKSKS and can we get a hell yeah for Ivan? hell yeah!!

EL PRIMAS!!! EL JOTA EFE KA ES EL PRIMAS!!!!!! tho i expected that more of topher yaknow? like! like he had the sleepover with abe como no vas a traer a tus primas???

ooooooooooh Erica Rivinojaaaa you wouldnt fuck abe? thats actually super cool and a breath of fresh air. like a lot of writers and producers self insert in their shows to fuck their characters but here Rivinoja is like "nope im not gonna fuck the characters!" and thats actually hella based, we love to see it!!! leaving that to the fans eh ;)

yeah you know all bout cementary film screenings dont you joan? lol

ok i know she means she doesnt like having her picture taken without consent but still, you did sent a titpic to abe soooooo

UUUUGHHHHH FUCKING FINALLY i thought they all knew tho, like especially Cleo? who dated Abe?? eh whatev lol

OMG THATS FUCKING HILARIOUS THOSE FUCKING BLINDERS AMIRITE PEOPLE!!!

YEAHHHH JEALOUSY FIT, THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING~~♥!

OH SHIT J- CL- BUT NOW WITH M- IS BACK!!!!!!!!

my fav gags making their appearances once again!

ohohoh they gonna find out~~ NO SHE DIDNT GO BACK~~!!! OOOO- yeah explain that Cleo wasn't invited there.... that she was barely in the show last season.......... LIKE- YKNOW

Ahahaha funny you say that cause before that you were like tHiS SO laMe and now you do want to get invited aaaa

This scene is so aesthetically pleasing.... and ok if it is Bloody Mary, it's ok for an overuse of blood, but still, it could have a lot more impact if y'all DIDN'T overuse blood all those times before!!

people die all the time, yeah ok lmaooo

HI! JSKSJSKSJKSJSKSJKSJJSKSJS

Aww the boys care for her- NOOO UN PINCHE FURRRO AAAAAA

oh what is this? scott pilgrim?

Hmmm didn't understand that reference...

And that's why we all need to stay hydrated and have a nice cold bottle of water near by~!

Hahahah~~! HAHAHAHHHHH!!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOO GIRL! you having sex with EVERYONE who DONT MATTER what the fuck

there is SO MUCH jealousy and regret in this screenshot, i love it!!

Rating: Abe still a virgin/10!

Topher Bus has appeared on screen for 8 seconds.

[stepswowdsen]

Sen's Ships x Vocaloid & J-Pop Songs 💗

Vocaloid Songs: Fan-made MVs (Possible art ideas)

Here's a list of songs I wrote down. Not the complete list, but I recently added to it!

Mainly picked songs for LimGuda, XanLena, IdaTatsu, KuroEne, and JuAli 🥰💞✨

I'm just gonna link the Notion page cuz I do NOT feel like re-formatting this all again here. I usually write my rambles on Notion, then transfer them over to my other socials (Insta, Twt, Tumblr)

I linked all the songs in the Notion page as well! So, picking songs was apart of the ship template. I didn't get the time to finish editing all the ship templates yet, so I'm just gonna post this.

Intro Rambles

I was just thinking it'd be fun to fill out Ship Templates for my fave ships: LimGuda, XanLena, IdaTatsu, JuAli, KuroEne 🥰💗✨

I love them all dearly so I have them tied as my No. 1 fave ships since they are all important and personal to me, just in different ways 💞

I can probably post them tonight. I don't have recent coloured doodles for a few of them, though, so I'll use official arts for the ones I don't have recent coloured doodles (that'd fit the template)

I'm planning to make a long ramble doc for each of them eventually! Whenever I get the time. I think for now I'll just post the Ship Templates

And then later, I'll make posts adding my rambles underneath (either through separate posts or reblogs)

I slightly modified others' blank Ship Templates that I'm using, I'll post the modified blank versions that I did of the ship templates, too, along with the OGs

I edited the colours and edited the text alignment on the templates to make things more symmetrical cuz it was bothering me HAH...

Ok so I did underestimate how long it'd take to pick songs and compile a list of them for my ships, anyways I'll be posting the ship templates tomorrow 👍 It was apart of the ship template to choose songs for your fave ships.

Cuz me fixing the alignment on the OG ship template means I have to move the images and text on all 5 of the ones that I did KDSKDKSDKSK

And I recently noticed some parts of the OG ship template are not symmetrical and it bothered me KSDKDKSKDS so I have to fix the alignment of the images and text on all 5 of my ship templates now. I'm gonna post a link to Vocaloid and J-pop songs associated with my fave ships now!

You can read the rest of my rambles under the cut!

Rambles

I need more XanLena core songs… It's hard to come up with XanLena core songs.

Though I'm sure there's Xanxus core ones, songs about resentment and anger and wrath

I mainly listen to Vocaloid and J-pop, and anime and game music the most. And a bit of C-pop and K-pop.

For game music, this includes Chiptune (NES - GBA - DS pixel games era style music, and modern Chiptune) and orchestral ones (Touhou music), and other great video game OST tracks (Persona 3/5, TWEWY).

I usually pick from Vocaloid songs and J-Pop songs for my ship templates.

LimGuda is EASY for this. Also picked ones for IdaTatsu pretty easily too.

For Vocaloid songs, I have a few in mind for JuAli. I need to find more, though... I wanna find more songs with a lighthearted competitive vibe to them.

C: Ooogh understandable Valid

Me:

Douman and Idate have so many songs that fit them LMAO they're easy for this

Oh KuroEne is also pretty easy as well

C: Yeah makes sense

I also struggle with lots of characters and ships I like ajfnsngf Me: Yeahhhhh like finding songs for individual characters is easier than finding them for ships But with certain characters it's harder either way For JuAli I have to think of songs that have more competitiveness, I got 2 down and have some potential ones...

Like this was my list for them:

JuAli-core songs:

Wi-Fi Imagination Wild Boy by rerulili

PaIII. Sensation by Yunosuke

Gimme x Gimme by Giga-P and Hachioji-P

Gimme x Gimme feels mainly Judar, but y'know. This is why I wanna make a VRoid MMD model with Judar. I wanna make an MMD cover with this song one day.

Wi-Fi Imagination Wild Boy by rerulili x JuAli 🖤❤️💛

(Warning: Sexually explicit lyrics)

It's even JuAli colour coded in their theme colours~ Red and yellow~ ❤️💛

I wanna make a JuAli fan-MV with this song one day... Making tegaki fan-MVs (equivalent of fan-animatics on EA/SEA fandoms) are time consuming but would be so worth it

Like I've been imagining the shots/frames in my head. I have sm art ideas for this

The fan-MV I was imagining in my head is R-15 (sexually suggestive/implicit)

I wouldn't really go all in on the cyber aesthetic, rather, I would fit it to my own style and make a simpler MV.

Strawberry by Kashii Moimi x KuroEne 💙🖤

I tried searching up "Love/Hate" romance themed songs and wow. People seriously weren't kidding when they said every Kashii Moimi song is "Love/Hate" romance angst core

KUROENE???

THIS IS SO KUROENE

OMFG THIS IS PERFECT FOR MY KUROENE AU??? HELLO

My picks for KuroEne that I chose for my ship templates were more lighthearted and lovey dovey.

I can have some angst ones too for them, as a treat :3

I think it's interesting too like it shows Ene's conflicting feelings of Love and Hate, and desire and longing for Kuroha/Saeru, due to the echoes he carries of her loves, due to the vessel he uses, and how she feels drawn to him.

Kuroha showing her the "world of pleasure" by tempting/seducing her, the addiction of each others' touches and the pleasure... Falling for the temptations/seductions of a monster, and the subtext of possessiveness.

This fits my KuroEne AU so well with the context of them having a tense (intense), dark and dangerous, "Love-Hate" relationship

Kashii Moimi's own translation is listed in the YouTube video. It has less clear English, but it's their own interpretation of the song (or at least approved by them), which is also cool to see.

Like that line "You're always so suggestive, with a face like you know everything" fits so well with how Kuroha/Saeru is the embodiment of "Knowledge" in KagePro with how he's older than the world itself and is essentially a "living encyclopedia" that carries knowledge from the start of civilization all the way to the modern age.

M: Interesting :333

Blueberry Girl by Yoshida Yoshiyuki x KuroEne 💙🖤

This is also so KuroEne??? OMG???

I can see this with like... how Ene points out Kuroha's smug, knowing satisfaction but still feels drawn to him.

Shadow gate to love by Guilty Kiss from Love Live, is so Sen ship core

Oh baby shadow gayte (gay) ~

Works for like every Light/Darkness Angel/Devil ship of mine 🫡

Especially LimGuda, IdaTatsu, KuroEne, and XanLena tho

Shadow gate to love is like my song to fall back on if I can't think of any other song for my ships 😂

Shadow gate to love

Pre-Chorus:

Try tempting me with those strong-scented eyes of yours

Works for all of my meow meow mfs in general.

In KagePro, though, this takes on another meaning cuz of the emphasis on EYES, particularly the Eye Abilities.

1st Chorus:

My shadow wants to swallow up your dream

The emphasis on the Light/Darkness aspect. The lyrics could be interpreted as the meow meow mf chara trying to seduce their S/O

2nd Chorus:

You and I conflict like two sides of a coin Changing into love If it is a beautiful lie, it should be forgiven That's why you also whisper words of love

LimGuda: Douman's "beautiful lies," playing at love, wanting to learn how to love Ritsuka. He believes he wants to learn how to love them so he can destroy them. He puts an emphasis on trying to be evil like a bird preening "Look at how evil I am!!!"

But, compared to how he was as an enemy, even though Douman wants to curse and kill them, he really isn't "serious" about doing so, once domesticated at Chaldea. Even when he curses them in the Valentine's Day scene, it's very lighthearted LMAOOO.

IdaTatsu: Idate's hidden truths. In the WATGBS AU, which is basically just me and my friends writing an original story with our versions of the characters, Idate keeps secrets of his true nature from Tatsumiya.

He eventually tells her that he's a demon, but he doesn't tell her about the dark secrets of his powers, how he's the "Lord of the Underworld" and the "Star Eater" who drinks peoples' blood and souls and keeps the dead souls in his own personal void hell.

XanLena: Xanxus keeps secrets of his past (Cradle Affair) hidden from Selena because he doesn't want her to know, since he doesn't want to risk losing their relationship. But once Selena finds out (after being told by the other Varia members), she would react appropriately.

As a bit of a tangent, I'll talk about my KHR OCs for a bit.

My KHR OCs, Selena and Linh, are living their best lives in my KHR AUs (there's only mild angst for character/relationship purposes), and that's it.

It's mainly a slice of life AU about Selena's day to day life living with the Varia. In the Varia arc of KHR, Xanxus' deepest traumas gets dug up, so he just goes unhinged and can't contain himself as a result.

In my KHR AU, there's some angst and tension caused by how Xanxus never wants Selena to find out about his past (the Cradle Affair incident AKA his Coup d'état as a teen and what followed), because it's his worst vulnerability and insecurity and trauma, he doesn't want her to know about it.

Selena is smart so she'd definitely realize that there's something not being told to her, something that only his longtime companions know. There are secrets Xanxus and the others have, that she isn't allowed into. She knows Xanxus is hiding things from her, and is ok with it, cuz she believes that he can open up on his own terms if he wants to talk about it and is comfortable with doing so. It just so happens that Xanxus never wants to.

I think Idate is like Xanxus (KHR) in the way he never coped with any of his traumas, he only discarded them as stepping stones to move forward towards his goals. Like Xanxus, he is not the type to handle and face things, he wants to forget them and leave them behind to the best of his abilities. But Idate's angst is still way more mild compared to Takama and Algol's dynamic in the WATGBS AU.

KuroEne: Kuroha seduces Ene by tempting her with carnal pleasures, and keeps the secrets of his plan to commit the Tragedy (killing the Mekakushi Dan on August 15th, Kagerou Day) hidden from her. He tells her "beautiful lies" in order to keep up his facade.

He decides to act tamer prior to the fated date of August 15th, catering to her desires and befriending and bonding her and spending time with her and actually getting to know her. They'd do soft and fluffy stuff like go to the amusement park together, play video games together, and eventually, get intimate with each other.

Due to his inherently dark and twisted nature, Kuroha/Saeru prioritizes his own desires and desire for immortality, and constantly keeps causing the Tragedy by killing the Mekakushi Dan, Marry's friends, forcing the time loop resets. He also believes that doing this allows him to be with his partner forever, because he can continue to come and meet them forever and ever.

These are just short summaries.

Oh I like this one for KuroEne too

With how it references an eternally looping world and fading memories/dreams

Fits well with the time loop resets in KagePro and how only Kuroha/Saeru remembers previous Routes

If I close my eyes, you'll swallow me up

[fuckyeahkagepro]

sits back, sipping tea

wow I WONDER WHICH

VERY SIGNIFICANT DUO

I COULD BE REFERRING TO

( IN THAT LATEST ANALYSIS POST )

[deviliciousdev]

MBTI✨A Small World✨ pt. 1

(follow up to One Letters Difference)

intp (the logician)

+

intj (the architect)

best friends

(ft. intj x enfp dating/ & entp (the debater) friend)

--------------------------------

[at a whiskey bar in the city]

intp: [enters looking around for intj. texts them. intj reports they're on their way. panics for a couple seconds then proceeds to the bar. in need of liquor to deal with social situations also is friends with bartender.]

entp bartending: oh hey man, what are you doin here??

intp: hey, i'm uh waitin for intj...

entp: you sound super excited about it 😂

intp: we're supposed to meet enfp and their friends here... apparently enfp is setting me up with one of their friends 🙄

entp: *cackles* you?! a blind date?! oh my god, i'm definitely getting someone to cover for me so i can see this train wreck.

intp: thank you for your kind and helpful words in this trying time [fake smiles]🙂... ugh i know, just get me the whole bottle of vodka now...

entp: [laughs a little] one vodka sprite gotchu. [starts to make drink]

intp: [texts intj again. intj reports they're still almost there] *sighs*

entp: *hands intp their drink* oh boy, don't look, but there's a hottie headed this way.

intp: wait what [genuinely confused on what entp is trying to communicate]

entp: try and act like a normal human in three two...

intp: [crazy eyes and furrowed brow] what? do what?

entp: ... one... [walks a little ways away but still in ear shot]

mystery hottie: [comes up next to intp] [super charming and suave] tell me... what is the absolute worst pick up line you've ever heard?

intp: [shocked but relieved by the lack of standard small talk] umm... aha... worst? um- that's hard- i mean no! that wasn't a pick line i've heard! no ones ever told me "that's hard" aha um- *clears throat* i just mean i've- i've heard a lot of bad ones so it's uh difficult to choose just one [nervous laughs]

mystery hottie: [giggling at intp's awkwardness]... worst one i've heard probably has to be "do you believe in love at first sight or should i walk past you again" to which i replied, oh please walk by again, so i can stick out my foot and trip you.

intp: [genuinely laughs] 😆 i always hated the "do i know you from somewhere"? i usually like to reply to that one with something weird like yeah remember the person who was all over the news a few years ago for going crazy and ax murdering a family of six... [gets uncomfortable realizing they've probably freaked the mystery hottie out]🤦‍♀️🤦

mystery hottie: [bursts out in cackle]🤣

intp: [completely shock the mystery person thought that was funny, also likes their laugh. still unaware if this is flirting or they're just making conversation] [laughs a little too]

mystery hottie: i'm totally stealing that by the way. [sips drink]

intp: [smiles but is unsure if they should ask mystery hottie for their name or how to proceed in general] [gets a text from intj that they're here] oh um i'm sorry my um- friend who i was waiting for and has horrible timing apparently aha um is here so i have to um- sorry

mystery hottie: saved by the bell,😏 see ya around

intp: [nervous laugh] yeah totally [walking backward trying to wave casually, bumps into person behind them] oh sorry! [looks back to mystery hottie] um yeah see ya ha 👋😬

[meets intj at other end of the bar where entp is giving intj a drink]

intp: what took you so long?! someone started talking to me!

entp: ahaha yeah ya know when i said try and be a human did you hear be awkward and strange 😂 cuz that was brutal

intp: 😑🖕

intj: [laughing a little] [in a sarcastic tone] well it does sound like a true living hell but i couldn't help it there was traffic. [looking down at phone] oh enfp is here, they brought two of their friends... and got a table in the back.

intp: two?!

intj: [ignores intp.] entp, are you gonna join us or are you working all night.

entp: yes and yes [wide devious smile]

intj: oh my god how have you not been fired yet...?

entp: i know where all the bodies are burried 😈

intj: [chuckles] ok c'mon intp.

intp: two?!

[as they're walking toward the back]

intj: what?

intp: you said enfp brought TWO friends which one are they setting me up with?!

intj: setting you up with? oh, the matchmaking crap, i forgot about that. well i don't know, i'm sure enfp will tell us.

intp: [panic voice] you forgot?! i thought it was only reason i was here?!

intj: or may be they want you to have options, i don't what goes through their mind.

intp: oh great the only thing i worse at than awkward small talk conversations is decision making. oh my god entp was right this going to be a train wreck. this is why i hate set ups!

intj: oh would you relax you're so dramatic. fake smile, drink some vodka, you'll live.

[coming up to enfp & friends table]

enfp: heyyyyy guys! glad you made it! [kisses intj on the cheek. goes to hug intp]

intp: oh ok so we're hugging... that's... fine. [awkward side hug, pulls away quickly]

enfp: oh i want you guys to meet my friends, this is esfj and estp, and this is intj .... and their friend intp 😁 [looks at intp and subtly points to esfj to inform thats their set-up] 

estp: supppp guysss👋😎

esfj: [hugging intj] so nice to finally meet you! enfp has told us so much about you!

intj: like what?

[esfj and enfp glance in confusion to one another. both just start laughing]

[intj looks at intp like what the fuck, intp shrugs]

esfj: [hugs intp] nicccce to me you too!

intp: 🥴 [awkwardly hugs back]

esfj: [turns back towards group] so should we get a round of drinks? what does everyone want?! c'mon let's get this night goin!? huh?! 😃

estp: yeahhhhh!

intp: [whispers] ugh kill me.

intj: [elbows intp in the arm]

intp: [mouths] owe!

[after they all get their first round of drinks🍹🍸🍺🍷🥃]

esfj: so intj, enfp tells me you're an architect that sounds exciting!

intp: [snorts holding in a laugh]

intj:[glances evil eye at intp]... i'm not sure exciting is the correct adjective for describing architecture. but if you're referring to my own opinion on my career field, i find it quite intriguing and... fulfilling.

esfj: 😐

enfp: 🤦😄

estp: [not paying attention chugging beer] [bleches loudly]😵🤤

intj: [looks at estp] 🤨🤢

[voice comes from behind enfp]: enfp?!

enfp: [turns quickly, sees mystery hottie] oh my god! what are you doing here! [hugs]

intp: 😳 [whispers to intj] oh my god that's the one who just started talking to me earlier.

intj: [develops evil little idea]😈

mystery hottie: [to enfp] i was just stopping in for a drink or two after work. it's funny i was actually going to text you and see what you were doing tonight.

enfp: ahaha that's so funny! [turns to group with a hand on mystery hottie's back] guys! this is my good friend entj! we went to high school together! [starts pointing at each person introducing them] entj, this is esfj and estp my besties and coworkers and this my intj 🥰 and this is their best friend intp.😁

entj: [sees intp again] well well well, this is a small world. 😏

intp: [nervous laughs]

intj: entj, you should join us.

enfp: yes! oh my god totally!

intp: 😳 [whispers to intj] i hate you.

intj: 😈

entj: [looks intp in the eyes] oh i would love to 😏

intp: 🥴

to be continued...

[mallowstep]

gonna take the bite model to tigerstar's cult thing bc he's not running a doomsday cult and this seems like a fun way to flesh this out.

cw: physical abuse, manipulation

i. behaviour control

1. regulation of physical reality

a) member associations: yeah he's got a good little compound running. corrupt the mind and all that.

b) clothes: more so for women, but looking Respectful is important.

c) food: for disfavoured individuals, access to food is limited.

d) sleep: sleep deprivation is a favoured punishment

e) financial dependence: encourages Campaign Donations and mutual funding of expenses

f) lack of free time: yeah. not much to say so much as there's Always Something to Be Done.

2. major time commitment

i mean they mostly all live in one place. there's. idk maybe...40 members? with 10-15 in the main house, the rest in a few guest houses.

3. need to ask permission for major decisions

yes

4. need to report thoughts, actions, feelings

yes

5. rewards and punishments

yes

6. individualism discouraged

yes but not openly. he encourages Discussion and Debate except people who disagree with him lose favour. you're supposed to just. support him in a slightly different way.

7. rigid rules and regulations

yeah. not gonna list them all here but. yeah.

8. need for dependence

yes

ii. information control

1. use of deception

a) holding back information: not a lot, except to mistyfoot and featherpaw

b) distorting information: usually by providing an alternate explanation

c) outright lying: yeah but mostly to featherpaw and mistyfoot

2. access to other information limited

going to sum this all up with: not Really. he's...basically he calls this like a political base of support. trying to weed out the Corruption of modern america. so they're. i mean yeah but not really.

3. compartmentalization of information

yes. he doesn't tell everyone this, but those closer to him are increasingly aware of his Master Plan.

also going forward i'm not doing an individual breakdown of the points sorry

4. spying on other members is encouraged

yeah. can't be absolved of sin if you don't pay your penance. good friends take care of each other. make sure they see judgement. tawnypaw in particular is encouraged to keep a close eye on featherpaw to make sure she is brought Back Into the Light.

not that tigerstar would ever say she has been, but

5. extensive use of propaganda

yeah they put out a lot of stuff to try to Spread the Word

6. unethical use of confession

mhm. like hell is your one punishment actually absolving you. and -- if you've messed up once, you're more likely to mess up again. better keep a close eye on you, make sure the correction was strong enough.

iii. thought control

1. need to accept group doctrine as truth

yes.

2. adopting loaded language

yeah and you've probably got an idea of what i think he uses based on how i write some of this.

3. only good and proper thoughts are encouraged

because bad thoughts lead to bad actions. you're on a day of fasting -- i hope you weren't looking at food. because that means you're thinking about eating, and that means you'll steal food. hm. better tack another day on, just to be safe.

4. thought stopping techniques

he's not terribly big on this one, but group prayer is utilized

5. no critical questions

huuuuuge one. tawnypaw just. stops ever asking questions. she's not doubting him. she's not. she has faith. she's on the right path. she is.

6. no alternate belief system

not really. he thinks that some christians are close enough to the truth to be brought into the light, but they're still wrong the way they are now. they can't have the right reason for acting, and that's barely better than doing the wrong action.

iv. emotional control

1. manipulate and narrow the range of feelings

not really...he encouraged girls/women to be Peaceful and Complacent and such, but it's not a major focus

2. every problem is an individual's fault

yep. big one. that's -- he blames basically everything he does to featherpaw on mistyfoot, and that pattern isn't exclusive to them

3. excessive use of guilt

sometimes. he might not focus on it, but it's more than normal.

ig if you count shame as guilt then yeah.

4. excessive use of fear

yeahhhhh big time.

5. extremes of emotional highs and lows

mhm

6. ritual and public confession of sins

every...idk.

he does a group circle thing and like. there's a chance for everyone to confess but he'll eventually pull someone in who he says has done something wrong.

7. irrational fears of leaving

yeah

[pop-punklouis]

Hi Hopeee 💗

Sorry I missed a couple days (oops) been really busy!! Oooh I wanna say I wish I were you (like doing things WAYYY in advance instead of at the last minute) but I can also see how stressful and annoying that tendency can be. Both the extremes suck 😩

Re: shows, I mean, I just think it's ways of trying to cram our brains with content so you have something to do, y'know? And as for stranger things, I see your point about they should've stuck to original lore but I also kinda like all the stuff they brought in, it was a little messy but it also felt huge and in some ways it seemed to tie up with the rest of the lore for me so I quite liked it. Even if it's a little bit of an extreme leap. I need them to make more black mirror and I'll deffo get back to you when I watch midnight mass AND 1899.

Re pasta: I like all kinds of pasta dishes. We make a lot of creamy garlic penne pasta with chicken. We also kinda just modify it a lot sometimes to fit our own cultural tastes and make it spicy. It's just good no matter what.

Masters in film and media sounds so cool! And it's totally okay and valid to not have any really future plans rn, I've been there tons and I still don't really know what I actually wanna do. You deserve a couple months rest! I'm sure you'll find the right fields in it's own time and I hope you find all the opportunities you desire! There's time, and you'll get there 💗 working in an antique sounds like THE life tbh. A small, simple life.

My weeks been okay! Busy with work and other events but also yes, definitely been Christmas shopping and stressing over gifts and them getting here in time rip I should've done this earlier 😩 we did however have our tree decorated since Dec 1st I think? Maybe earlier? Dunno. Hope you've been having a good couple days!

For today's question: if you could pick a color palette (or a bunch of colors) that you feel captures you/your vibe, what would they be? Feel free to include pictures of the colors if you want!

Sending you much love and the bestest vibes 💫

~🌱

no worries bb!!! it’s been such a busy time for me too so i’m just tryna find time relax in the middle of all the holiday season 🤧

re: shows. i think i just really fucking hate the vecna character as a villian he’s so lame and i wish they didn’t try and make it where he was the main dude of the upside down and created all of the monsters we’ve come to know throughout the seasons like mind flayer baby i’m SO sorry they did this to you :/ in my mind stranger things canonically ended after season 2 and these are just bonus seasons for fun fjfkfkfk but yes please can’t wait for you to watch those shows 👐🏼

re: pasta. oooo that sounds super good honestly. i love any kind of pasta that throws chicken in fr i just love chicken. i need to start cooking more. i baked a lot during the pandemic but got away from that too rip

re: degree. yeahhhhh i’ve done so much in my field and nothing has really jumped out at me but i’m a big believer in trusting your own timeline and just trying not to stress too much about the unknown (even though as a capricorn that’s so hard 💀) one day i aspire to be a mountain mama who owns an antique store. truly the only life i want at this point i’m tired of the rest rip but thank you for the words of encouragement it’s very kind of you 💕

godddd christmas shopping is gonna kill me i think lol my whole family just thought we had more time and all of a sudden it’s the week before christmas and we were scrambling to get gifts and paying for expedited shipping so they arrive on time 💀 i feel like the family on home alone the day they leave for vacation but instead. it’s just us trying to christmas shop. and i love that about the tree! do you guys have a fake or real one? this is the first year i’ve ever known us to have a fake one. the real ones were just super expensive this year which made me sad :/ christmas never feels the same if we don’t have the smell of a real tree in our living room 🤧

and oooo i think earthy colors are a big one for me. olive greens. burnt sienna. browns. taupe. but also i love pastels like lavender or powder pink or jade green etc. it’s definitely depending on mood i think lol how about you? ✨👁

and i hope you have a great day yourself babe!! x

[stellarynn]

Ok, you've given me multiple sources that are all the same video. That 'Charity Today' article is literally word for word a copy of the UnHerd one. These camps are for returning travelers. She was in it after returning from abroad. This is standard procedure and everyone leaving knows that when they come back, they need to quarantine. This has nothing to do with vaccination status, so your "Austrailia had literal camps for people who were unvaccinated." shit is incorrect. And considering that this was never reported on by anything other than these opinion blogs, I'm gonna say she's probably exaggerating at least a little bit. It's a dumb take to want to get information from sources that aren't opinion blogs? To want to actually have something verified by an organization that has its own reputation on the line? Or information from multiple different sources? Yeahhhhh I'm pretty sure that blindly following opinion blogs is how you end up with dumbass takes like yours so I'm gonna keep doing what I'm doing.

Ok, you can get them from one gun shop. That is more than zero. So that is still less gun control than countries that have a no-gun policy. When you're trying to keep out all guns, you have an easier job than trying to keep out just the bad ones. Especially when it comes to cartels with the power and money to bribe border control/shipping workers. This really isn't even a case of gun control so much as a storm of factors (half of them caused by the US) that are coming together to give the cartels a lot of power. And considering Mexico isn't a gun-free zone either, it's not like anyone with a gun is immediately suspect. This makes the government's job absolutely nightmarish to keep on top of. But also puts it in an entirely different league than anything in the US.

Do you think atoms only reference nukes? Atoms are small. I was calling the chance small. Nothing to do with nukes. And so the meme, and your comment about, "So you’re one of those ding dongs who thinks the goverment is going to turn their own city into an irradiated wasteland, uh?" are both unrelated. Because I never said anything about nukes. And not only did the meme say nukes, you did too.

"The US army lost against rice farmers." I'm not even really gonna take this seriously. If they were in a similar conflict now, things would go very different. You and I both know this. Not to mention the borderline surveillance state the US is at this point.

Biden literally is saying the same thing I am. You can't fight a country's military with a rifle. That's not a threat. It's just the way things work. You're not gonna do shit with an F-15 either, but considering he's an ancient dumbass and he was winging it, his point was that you need more than a gun. And so owning a gun to fight the government isn't a very good reason to own a gun, and it's incredibly likely those people will not take their responsibility seriously.

"But I’m going to guess your only response is going to be..." look, I'm responding to the things you're saying. You're responding with childish insults and yet still can't give me a concrete answer on what the government is doing that you need a rifle to stop them. This has gotten so far off the point that it's not worth my time anymore. I've repeated myself enough that I'm done.

Love to see it. "We're not gonna do anything because we love our NRA paychecks so when the next one happens, make sure you can identify your kid's corpse!"

[not-poignant]

Pia, hi! I'm again at the 34 chapter of GT, and I still can't understand the motivation behind Augus basically telling Ash that he manipulated Gwyn into giving him stuff, implying that there's nothing genuine between him and Gwyn, etc. Like, just some chapters ago Augus was telling Gwyn completely opposite things and he was honest, so why this, ah, misdirection? What was there to gain? This is Ash, why would Augus have a need to come up with some story? Also, did Augus know Gwyn's listening?

I wrote about this a bit like five years ago but who’s gonna search those asks? *All of us refuse to raise our hands because no one is* So I’m gonna give you the shorthanded version:

* Seeing Ash again, reawoke Augus’ anger and protectiveness re: everything that had not only happened to him, but to Ash. It’s not even misdirection. He is genuinely pissed off, and i do think he has a moment here of rethinking his bond with Gwyn. Seeing Ash again, learning specifically about the part where Gwyn betrayed Ash - Augus never knew that, he never processed it, and it pissed him off. I’m pretty sure he raises it with Gwyn afterwards too in the same chapter (one of the reasons it’s called Brother in the first place is more than just ‘we’re seeing Ash again’ it’s also ‘observe how Augus’ character changes when Ash is in the picture’ and it’s also ‘Augus finds out how Gwyn betrayed his brother’), which was the key to deciphering Augus’ main motive here in why his attitude shifts and he becomes particularly cruel.

Here, this is the key line that explains the motive shift:

“‘You betrayed my brother,’ he whispered, ‘and didn’t tell me? Probably wise. But I know now. Did you not tell me because you knew how I’d react?”

“‘Gwyn, I’m not sure what you expect from me. Mercy? He is the most innocent out of all of us! And you-’“

Never underestimate Augus’ ability to tear someone a new one when he’s feeling protective (and at this point, were you to make Augus choose between Gwyn and his brother, he would choose his brother - this plainly shifts in COFT, but at this earlier stage, Augus is still freshly hurt on his brother’s behalf and thinks he is the bastion of innocence). We see it in The Court of Five Thrones when he becomes verbally vicious towards Mikkel for making Gwyn upset. It’s a pretty key part of his character, but I didn’t want it to be super obvious at this point, because I wanted Gwyn to be super confused by what was happening and be certain that Augus had been lying to him the entire time.

* So on a more minor level though, Augus wasn’t really in a rush to be like: ‘heyyyyy, Ashhhh, yeah so my captor and rapist and I are sort of...a thing now??? Yeahhhhh. So.....’ Lol. That may have been an influencing factor additionally re: why Augus didn’t y’know, talk about how romantic things were between he and Gwyn. I’m not sure many people would be in a rush to reveal a relationship like this.

Augus has always been in the position of protective older brother, and as far as he’s concerned, protective older brothers don’t like...form meaningful relationships with the people who betrayed their vulnerable, innocent younger brother. (Also Augus is a little embarrassed, lol - and he’s also not wrong to be? As soon as he reveals it, he has to spend the next year defending his relationship with Gwyn, to Ash, until Ash incites a mutiny and Gwyn is like...really harmed. So like, I sort of forgive Augus for all of that because there was definitely an element of ‘I already have a lot of shit to deal with I don’t want to deal with that too’).

(And he was mad at Gwyn. Augus will say all kinds of shit when he’s truly angry. He’s always had an ability to become like...a verbal form of flensing when he’s mad).

***

Why did I say this would be the shortform version why do I say that when it never is. *stops rambling*

(I could keep talking about this though, especially re: Augus’ anger at Gwyn regarding finding out about that betrayal. He has an instant, visible ‘you are on my fucking shit list’ personality change from the moment he finds out, so if you go back to the beginning of the section, you can literally see the moment Augus goes from trepidation and ‘what the hell’s going on’ to ‘fuck you and the horse you rode in on, Gwyn. How dare you.’

[remi-demi94]

1. I started 2 years ago, but I installed it like a year prior to that. Lol... I kept seeing the ads for it and I saw the main characters and I thought they were all gorgeous, so I wanted to see what was up...

2. What got me into the game was probably the strangeness and vagueness of what in the world happened to Count Lucio. When you originally enter into the game, you have to play through the Prologue right? I was salty that Asra had suddenly left me there, dramatic ass Julian just kinda hopped up in my crib outta nowhere, and this gorgeous Goddess called Nadia was asking FOR MY HELP???! HELL yeahhhhh I was hooked within the first damn interactions. I was also curious about Muriel... I wanted to know why he barely spoke and why he was so cryptic.

3. Julian. Lmfao definitely Julian. He drew me in with those break-ins and that drink at the Rowdy Raven (I didn't leave the Palace the first time I did the Prologue though, I did it twice before I started any of the routes). And because I just couldn't bring myself to believe that he killed the Count. It just seemed like he was the scapegoat of something bigger.

4. Damn... please don't make me choose!!! Um... development and heartbreak wise? Definitely Julian. Boss ass goddess wise? Ofcourse Nadia. Discovery wise? Asra FOR SURE. They've all had a different affect on me.

5. Um... hmm.... I'm not sure... at first I would've said Asra's because I just felt like he was purposely keeping secrets from MC and I don't like that type of personality. I just... idk I wasn't connecting with him in the Prologue... so I just... wasn't excited to start his route, but now that I'm more aware of his story and everything, I love it. I still want more information about him because he's the most mysterious... can I just predict that I'm gonna hate Lucio's (prolly gonna love his the best in the end lmfao)

6. I think I've played all of them except for Lucio's animals. I would play Melchior and Mercedes but I haven't got around to it yet. Call me crazy, but I get some good spins and stuff with Pepi and Inanna for some reason lol

7. Originally it was Julian because of his goofy ass commentary, but now that we've got all 6 to romance, I'm gonna say Muriel. I just like reading his responses because he barely talks as it is.

8. I kinda really wanna romance the wine daddy er I mean Valerius. Idk why I just wanna see how he'd be if you romance him. Ooooo and Volta!! She's just soooooo precious. I rrreeeeaaallllyyyyy can't wait to see how Muriel's route continues... I just wanna snuggle that big bear man. I would say Lucio but it wouldn't be for the romance, I need some plot holes to be filled tbh.

9. Asra.... Asra's an enigma to me. I love him to death, but... there's just something about him that doesn't sit well with me. Idk if it's his elusiveness or his need to travel and leave MC alot, but I don't like some of his actions. I also don't like his relationship with Julian... but I do love his clap backs against Lucio and caring attitude towards MC and Muriel. Ya fluffy boi has been through a lot, so I understand some of his actions, but... idk

10. Julian... ooooo do I love me some Julian. Lol I adore his horny dramatic ass. Honestly I just wanna show him all the love and affection that he deserves. Yall I get real emotional about him because he's been through some shit too. He drives me crazy af sometimes but it's all good. What the FUCK... but he's a crafty disaster boi. I really enjoy that about him.

11. Momma told me that if I don't have anything nice to say don't say anything at all... I mean, I HATE him for all the things that he's done, and I hate his interactions with most of the characters, but I don't feel like I have the right to judge him entirely all the way yet. I think I need learn more about him from his route before I can really get a feel of this man. I mean clearly he's handsome af and he loves animals, but that doesn't mean shit when I hear about all his other actions. I just... need to understand him or something

12. I really like Muriel. Ya mountain man has some serious traumas in his life, and I can relate to that. I just like how he's quiet and minds his business... much like I do lol. He'd definitely rather be left alone but he'll still talk to you to some extent. He has tons of scars, and I do too. Honestly I think he just needs some nurturing, understanding, affection, someone who acknowledges his trauma and boundaries, and someone who will be there for him. Once he trusts you, I bet he's the chillest and coolest guy in Vesuvia.

13. Nadia is my queen. End of discussion. Lol no but I related her when she talked about feeling inferior and demeaned by her family and Lucio. I know exactly what that feels like. However, I learned that a lot of those insecurities I felt were from my head because I have this mindset that I have to be perfect and excellent in everything that I do, and I definitely have not been feeling accomplished recently. That's the feeling I picked up on in her route as well, but unlike me, Nadia opened up a can a whoop ass and shut all her haters down. She's a fighter and a hustler, and I really admire that about her... I would happily be her bottom/switch as well lmfao.

14. Portia is the best! Lol I love her! She's like the optimistic version of myself that I wish I could reach someday lol. I love her gossipy self too. I just absolutely love how she reached out to Nadia's sisters while she was still asleep. That's the type of person everyone needs and I'm not even kidding. Portia wants what's best for everybody, and that caring attitude is rare nowadays. I love how she talks with her brother lmao classic sibling interactions. She seems like she'd get along with anybody too... minus Lucio. I feel like she'd cheer me up in a heartbeat.

15. I like the Star and the Hanged Man, but I also like a few of the other cards as well, especially the ones involving the wands and swords.

16. Lmao do coins count? I wanna buy the keychains, but I gotta get my money right and tight. I did buy the tarot deck though, I can't wait to see them.

17. Hmmm.... my favorite CG... from each of them or in general? Hmm... well Julian is my love sooooo.... hmmm... who tf am I kidding. It's obviously this one lmfao

There's no way they didn't fuck after he gave my MC that look lmfao... Also... I gotta thing for his shoulders.

18. I don't have any themed arcana blogs, I just have my personal one and my artwork one ( @remzirgraphicdesigns ) , but I post and reblog tons of arcana stuff on this main blog. I follow tons of arcana blogs though lol

19. Yessss I do! I haven't posted many because I'm pretty self-conscious about them... I just want my art to look EXACTLY like the characters I'm drawing, and I feel shitty about them when they don't. I've only recently drawn Julian and my MC Remy, but I like these two of my artworks the best. I promise I'll post up more when I work up the courage to do so.

20. Ummm... Well you see... let's... I made my apprentice sorta look like a new and approved version of myself (you know, longer hair, slightly more toned curvy shape, etc.), but the personality is much of the same... my apprentice is a little more confident in herself more than I am too.

21. I sure do boo!! Lol I should've BEEN introduced her to my fellow arcana players and lovers but I'm still tweaking her appearance... and I'm scared to show my drawing lol. Her name is Remy, she has a living parent... her mother and her name is Indigo. Her mother SPIT HER OUT, okay?! She looks just like her momma. Remy is 5'3-ish, she's a scorpio (Nov. 10), she has yellow citrine eyes and super curly reverse ombre royal blue to ash white hair (post-plague, just royal blue pre-plague). She's the same complexion as me, which is just a smidge darker than Nadia. She has 2 nose piercings and a shit ton of ear piercings. She has moles under her left eye that look identical to the big dipper constellation. She has tons of burn scars from her "death" and are insecure about a few of them, especially the one on her cheek. She's a curvy girl like me too lol.

22. One thing that could have the arcana theme made with it... hmmm... damn that's a tough one... the devs already made a tarot deck and keychains... hmm... maybe another game that follows the main 6's lives after the drama from this one? Ooo or maybe one that focuses on how the Courtiers got so corrupt??? That would be pretty cool.

23. Hmm... probably Portia and Nadia, I feel kinda shitty romancing Nadia when I love the idea of those two beauties together. I'd actually love to see Portia with Muriel too... idek why I just think they'll look good together.

24. Oh shit... literally anybody with Lucio tbh... ummm.... idk maybe Julian and Nadia? I think they'd LOOK gorgeous together, but I don't think Nadia would want to deal with his troublemaking ass. He'd be an excellent bottom for her though lol.

25. On my first playthrough, I got all Upright endings, and there's NNNNOOOOO fucking way that I'm about to purposely go through it again to change that... I DO NOT like what I heard about the reversed endings... I don't need that negativity in my life right now lol. I do like picking up on what choices effect the LI's reactions though and how they ultimately grow as a person throughout the books. I just go back through the routes just to experience it again.

Arcana game asks

When did you start playing?

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Who was your first route?

Who is your favorite route ?

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Who do you play in heart hunter?

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Who if the not playable LIs do you wish you could romance?

Opinion on Asra?

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What is your favorite arcana card?

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If there is one thing that could be made with the arcana theme on it, what would it be and why?

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