#I WANT IT TO BE A TEST

[falsemilkbun]

A short screed on the validity of 'Mith' as a nickname for Mithrun (specifically from Kabru, whose inner monologue populated the panel above)

Note: This is not a discussion invite, it's me explaining my rationale for something now that I'm not answering a call from the shadow nation at 4 in the morning. What up, shadow nation.

Short answer: Yes, to me, as far as I can surmise.

Long answer: AUGH, CLICK THE CUT

So I went and got a raw containing this panel (Yen Press translation below)

so that I could see which adjective/verb/suru-fied noun is being used in relation to the word mithril, and it's 由来/(ゆらい)ゆらい. I mostly see this word (when I am reading Japanese, poorly, or typing it even more poorly) in relation to, basically, etymology. There's even a Japanese etymology resource online that's just called gogen dash yurai dot jp.

Even if the arrow appears to be indicating his armor, all pieces of it clearly aren't metal at all, and the word 由来 is not one I've seen used to refer to the material construction of objects. If the bubble basically says "mithril (etymological) origin?" then I believe it's reasonable on the part of the localizers to infer that it's talking about his name, which is the only word Kabru knows in relation to Mithrun at this point. It is a word that is not used for material, it is used for the origins of things like words and customs, and context makes a word/name the most likely subject.

Mithril is just kind of a word nerds of a kind know - it's in FF, it's in WoW, it's in Overlord, etc - but it's also from Tolkien's elven languages, and Kui is an elf and LOTR enjoyer. Please look at her cast portraits, they are incredible. Aragorn looks like the gun-barfing Zardoz head. I'm obsessed with him.

magnificent.

Eniwe.

The word's made up of the words for 'pale gray' and 'glitter/brilliance.' Because it describes a shiny silvery metal.

Since Kabru is wondering if Mithrun's name derives from the word and it only uses one half of it, it's fair to assume that 'Mith' means something even if it isn't explicitly derived from that conlang. You couldn't pick up half the word and stick it onto something else if it didn't function on its own.

That is means pale gray/silver makes it a very applicable name element/nickname. Run and rhûn also mean things, some of which feel significant given the other meaning of his name but I am

This is about the panel, and I think the panel supports you if you decide to use the nickname. Even if it's incorrect, it's Kabru's first impression of the name, and it's descriptive and relevant. I had a friend whose surname is Stang and our friend group called him Mustang. Nothing to do with horses, that name, it was just us free associating and having fun with our guy. Have fun with your guy!

[zelkams-art]

in all timelines in all possibilities only you can show me this

[st-hedge]

I hadn’t drawn the house of hades boys in years! Curse me! This isn’t exactly a remake of an old painting but it’s in the vibe of how I used to draw them all the time. Poetic and stealing kisses

[samglyph]

I’m not immune to slasher comedy coming of age musicals. Apparently

[aashiqeddiediaz]

you know what boils my blood.

over the last 2 weeks, i've seen countless patients walk into my urgent care center, symptomatic for so many things, refusing to get tested for covid and flu, citing that they don't want to knowingly bring it to their holiday tables. i had a patient tell me, verbatim, "i don't want to test for covid, because i don't want to be the asshole who brings it on a plane."

i understand that - i understand that holidays are times where people look forward to meeting loved ones that they might only see once a year, or where they get a break from the hectic back and forth of their lives.

but here's the thing - whether they get tested or not, they will bring whatever they have to their holiday tables. it's pure recklessness to know that you're sick, and walk into someone else's house spreading the disease.

today, january 2, i saw 91 patients, many of them who have tested positive for covid and flu. many of these patients are the same ones who didn't want testing 3 days ago, until their events were over, and now, they will have to reach out to everyone they know to let them know that they were positive because they were showing symptoms well before their event.

the next week or two? we're going to see many, many more, all people with symptoms that started around christmas. these are the only two viruses we test for rapidly in our office, but they are potent and can be fatal in many people.

so here's why i wrote this post, and maybe it's a little late, but - if you care about your loved ones, please get tested if you know you're sick. it doesn't have to be at a clinic if you don't want it to, because the over-the-counter tests work just fine too (if you test within 5-7 days of symptom onset). just...please don't try to run from the knowledge that you might have covid, because immunocompromised people, elderly people, people with co-morbidities like asthma, pregnancy, diabetes, etc...many of them may not recover. and they may not be sitting at your holiday table in the future because of it.

[chloesimaginationthings]

How helpy tested out the FNAF pizza sim attractions

[liatorii]

PvP enabled? On my website?

[daisybell-on-a-carousel]

Being someone who read Under The Red Hood and came out with the firm belief that, for Jason, it's not about killing Joker, it's about Jason wanting proof Batman would choose him over the Joker (bc shelia chose the joker). Makes seeing any other media where it's all about just wanting the Joker dead is a teeny bit frustrating. to be honest

Jason could've killed the Joker himself, really, really easily. Jason kidnaps the Joker before the confrontation. I can't open my comic for a reference right now, but it felt like he had the Joker for quite a bit before the confrontation. He had him. He beat him up with a crowbar. He had every single opportunity to kill the Joker himself, but he didn't because that wasn't his goal. Make no mistake, he did plan for the Joker to be dead by the end of it, but do you see what im trying to say here

Edit: If I knew this post was gonna get 1000+ notes I would've tried to word it better or something, this was a rant I made on the way to the grocery store 😭

It's not about making Batman kill either. When Batman says he won't kill, Jason adjusts and goes, 'Let ME kill the Joker or kill me to stop me' instead. The test is all about Batman choosing him. The whole final confrontation is Jason's first death again. The parent, The Joker, and the explosives. It even ends with Jason unable to move as a bomb goes off right next to him again because the parent didn't choose Jason. And instead tried finding an option that'd benefit them and (consequencely) letting the Joker walk, again, lol, lmao <-in agony

[snekky-arts]

oops i did it again~

still can't sleep so i'm making it into a series for the whole of HTTYD1

i need to practice water more. and rock

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[incoherentchanting]

this shit is so funny

[jamtamart]

dolores, oh dolores

[falsemilkbun]

I have now absolutely ratfucked myself into writing two huge projects (a real book, masturbatory nerd nonsense) that require at least some investigation into how lightning works and what it can do, and helpfully many answers amount to "Fuck knows," and "Absolutely mad shit." Have I also made it technically magic and exempt from many of these considerations in both cases? Yes, but I WANT IT TO BE A TEST!!

[midoristeashop]

(Late) httyd anniversary screencap study pt. 2 <3 + process video! (I never show mine cuz they’re full of chem equations and jumpscares but this one is ok <3)

Also random toof

I’ll ever stop thinking about them ok BYEE

[maalidoesart]

because you want to die for love, you always have

[artist-rat]

when the earth is in blossom and the ryebird sings / when the trees are full of leaves and the winter sleeps / when it's Midyear and its endless golden fields

skyrim ocs Reino (mine) & Ruis (@artharakka)

[tiresomespaceplant]

thinks about martin blackwood for the 1892938th time