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rogueonions · 2 years ago
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tbhimnoteasyonmyself · 9 months ago
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WHAT THE FUCK IS UP WITH PHEE?
(and other equally puzzling things)
An EXTREMELY EXTENSIVE Post-Episode 10 Analysis/Theory
So, okay. Episode 10 was A LOT. Like... A LOT, A LOT. And a lot of this lot seems... Weird as fuck. So many odd choices were made in the narrative.
Top's drugged manipulation; White pulling info about shrooms out of his ass; Fluke becoming a victim of involuntary drug abuse ghosts of his past and begging for mercy after "all he did to Non"... But nothing beats Phee's OOC moments in ep.10 while he's alone with Jin.
Which is what compels me to make this post. Because this series has been nothing but the richness of detail and now suddenly... It's all over the place? Call it wishful thinking (or Last Twilight trauma) but I don't think so. And it mostly comes down to: Phee. And whatever his "agenda" is.
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PS: All screenshots of the show I use (and I will use a lot) will have been brightened because this show is FUCKING DARK, BOYYYYYY and I don't think y'all deserve to force your sight at 3AM to enjoy my posts.
WHAT HAPPENS AND WHY IT'S SUSPICIOUS
So? What does Phee say and do when he's alone with Jin in ep.10 and why am I suspicious of it?
It's hard to say for sure. But we can base ourselves off of 3 things: what we hear him say, what Jin replies to him and the flashbacks (no, they're not just there to fill in time for this very short episode, they serve a narrative purpose).
So let's do this analysis following the order in which things are shown to us, shall we?
First of all, we get a short flashback. The events are as follows:
Phee and New go to see the gang's film
New approaches Phee and they talk
New and Phee decide to try and figure out what happened to Non by infiltrating the group
New and Phee join the gang's school and start asking questions
Jin decides to leave Thailand
New suggests going to Por's mansion for the goodbye party
Phee questions New in the lab about his decisions
New suggests using their homemade drug on the group as a truth serum
Phee asks if the drug is deadly and New denies it
Although we don't hear Phee tell this to Jin, Jin does reply very angrily something along the lines of "and you just let him carry on with it? why didn't you stop him? what the fuck is wrong with y'all???", so we can assume we've been shown what Phee told him.
So far, it's very unsuspicious. We've been shown these events before in the actual flashbacks so we can be fairly sure all of that is true.
It starts to get suspicious, however, when Phee replies to him: "There's so much more that you don't understand. About Non, and Tan".
And I think Jin feels the vibe too because, the man standing on his tall pillar of morality and righteousness /s, says he'll give Phee another chance to cut the bullshit and tell him everything. And so Phee sighs and the dreaded narration of ✨New's Murderous Adventures✨ starts.
So Phee tells Jin (and consequently us) that:
Phee and New set up a bunch of cameras to spy on the gang
New drugged the drinks
It was supposed to end when everyone was high at the party but New didn't follow the plan
New deleted the camera files
Phee kept drugging the group
Por's injury wasn't an accident but a trap that he thinks New set
New's drug enhances people's inner fears
Phee "never thought New would be so cruel with Uncle Dang"
New drugged Top at the temple
New must've left the hard disk for White to find
By the time he figured New's plan, there was nothing he could do about it (and we see him looking distressed at New's arrival at the house)
Now, here we have some interesting things. Let me list them for you.
Why would Phee keep drugging the group after Por got hurt?? If, as he claims, he didn't mean for people to get hurt, why would he keep people on drugs while a man is dying on the couch? Especially when the guy you're on a revenge mission with is ELIMINATING THE CONTENT OF THE CAMERA RECORDINGS!! That sure isn't gonna help anyone survive!
How does Phee know about Top??? He and Jin never saw Top arrive at the house. For all they know, that bro is lost in the woods. Right??
HOW THE FUCK DOES HE KNOW WHITE GOT THE HARD DRIVE??? There's no signal in the woods. We've established that. When White tells Tee and New about his actions they're ALONE. The only other person there is LITERALLY THE MASKY (I'm calling the masked person that for convenience, it's shorter. besides, it seems the fandom has been calling them that anyways, so... yeah). So how does he know? How does he know???
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And in that same fucking sequence: THE MASKY TRIES TO HURT NEW!!! But if New told Top to hurt everyone who hurt Non, why would he hurt him??? And why, my friends, WHY would he SAVE TEE, when he's the only witness of those events??? It would be so easy to just say the masky killed Tee and he couldn't save him... Is it 4D chess??? Is it a different masky??? Or, is it simply not true that New did that?
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It's very confusing, weird and suspicious. But let's wait it out, guys, because there's more to PheeJin in the temple.
After this odd-ass narration, they're back to having a convo. Which goes as follows:
Jin (very validly) asks Phee what the fuck is wrong with him and New
Phee says he'd never allow them to go if he knew New was going for murder instead of just confessions ("you can hate me if you want but I never wanted anyone to get hurt, I swear" or whatever he said)
Jin asks if Tan is New and Phee is Non's boyfriend
Phee confirms Jin's suspicions and even adds that "p'New came back from England"
Jin asks if they ever saw the group as their friends
Phee says they wanted to infiltrate the group to find the truth because they didn't know shit about what happened to Non and it's haunting them (good choice of words there, very subtle /s)
Phee explains his motivation, stating he told Non to "get lost and die"
Jin confesses to recording the child grooming revenge porn tape and posting it on Twitter (-_-)
Jin explains his motivation, saying he respected Non's relationship (by constantly making moves on him?) but couldn't stand him cheating on Phee (so he one-upped him by committing not one but two actual severe crimes?)
Phee appears to be mad and disgusted so he says "Fuck. So we both were the ones who hurt Non?", gets up and starts pacing (oh no! the big boy is angy~~~ /s)
Jin gets up like a sad wet cat
Phee randomly finds an axe and takes some exposition out of his ass by stating "this must be Tan's axe that he keeps as a spare. But it's good"
Phee breaks the gate
So by this point Phee's whole speech sounds a bit insane, considering the type of person we've seen he is. Not to mention he just INSTANTLY calms down upon finding an axe and just decides to move on. Like ??? Excuse me??? If that ain't weird then idk what is. Like, sure, Phee is a very confusing and confused character (as better explored by @crysta1ized in this post). He seems to have his heart divided between many things and they could all be pulling at his strings there. HOWEVER, we have to remember Phee's also THIS guy:
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Does this look like the kind of person who would just move on after a (perceived) treason? Does he??
And, the thing about this is that it gets worse.
After the scene cuts back from the house, Pheejin are lost in the damn woods (parallels to New and Tee? mayhaps, man, mayhaps...) These are the events there:
Phee is back to supporting Jin's weight with his body while they walk (which makes no fucking sense bc Jin hurt his SHOULDER which is a part of his UPPER BODY so there's no reason why he couldn't walk on his own but okay, sure)
They make no progress walking for a while, even despite trying to mark the places they've already been at
Jin is very upset that Phee's not very good at navigating through unknown forests at night
Phee, however, is very understanding and says: "Jin. I told you that I would be the one who would protect you. So I'll get you out of here" then PROCEEDS TO HOLD HANDS with him and continues with: "Right now, our friends are waiting for us to help them. So, you must stay strong. Believe in me"
Jin nods (because, despite trying to play the apathetic bitch, he's a softie and very much has feelings™)
PheeJin finally find the exit of the fucking forest
DO Y'ALL SEE HOW SOMETHING'S VERY WRONG WITH PHEE HERE??? Bro's not just acting weird (that would be fine, we love weirdos. *looks at New and winks* <3), he's abnormal. He's not acting like himself.
So, before I jump into trying to make some sense out of all of this, I'll just add the last scene of PheeJin alone in ep.10, last anyone come tell me I missed it:
They're arriving at the mansion
Jin falls down
Phee abandons the axe to help him
I don't think this one is particularly relevant to analyse Phee's character in this episode (although the axe is certainly relevant for other plots and our dear 9th person) but it's there. After this, they're back in the house with everyone and Por's rotting corpse.
PHEE IS HIDING THINGS
So what the fuck happened, really? Well, a lot. Some are easier, I think, to interpret, some aren't but regardless, there was a lot going on with Phee. To make this very complex thing a bit easier to understand, I'll start from the things I think are a bit easier to explain and/or are more solid and then I'll move from there towards the rest of this mess. Okay? Ok- (gets shot bc I hate John Green).
One thing for me that's nearly set in stone is that Phee, at the very least, isn't telling Jin everything. If he was, then the flashbacks would've started with PheeNon's falling love montage but they don't. They start at the cinema. Plus, Jin has to ask if Phee is Non's boyfriend and Tan is New, like he's piecing things by himself. If Phee had told him that, he wouldn't need to ask. AND Phee would've have referred to New as New during his whole monologue but he did not. He kept saying "Tan". He only started doing so after Jin asked the question and he confirmed Tan was New.
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Curiously enough, he also never mentions the antidote he knows exists and KNOWS New brought along. And that neither of them ever used on the others.
The million-dollar question here is then, naturally: why? Various reasons, I believe.
1st of all I think we have to account for the feels. Phee is definitely in a weird ass zone with Jin but it's something. And he feels that something (whatever it is. believe me I could make an entire post about that shit, it's so fucking complex, man, and it only gets worse this episode). He likes Jin, even if he tries not to or if he dislikes that he likes him. It's undeniable. So yes, of course, he doesn't want Jin to hate his guts more than necessary.
But also... We cannot forget why Phee himself is there: to find out what happened to Non. And what does he get out of the conversation he has with Jin? That's right. A confession.
Now, I don't think it's the confession he expected if his reactions are anything to go by:
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I mean... If this is not the face of a man thinking "well, shit", then idk what it is. And also because, idk if it's a subtitle error or not, but he seems to ask "what did you three do?" when he's inquiring about the events of the past, so...
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Someone is being excluded.
Still, I think it's super possible he was hoping to get something out of it. After all, even if he assumes Jin is innocent in his actions, I don't think he's excluding him from having knowledge of what went down. That would make his positive bias even sillier.
So yeah, sure, I bet Phee feels genuinely guilty and it hurts him to be in the situation he's in and he definitely wants to be in a good place in terms of his relationship with Jin, especially because, as he said, he doesn't know if they can get out of the temple. But also... As Ta (Phee's actor) himself said in an interview: Phee can be really manipulative (I can't find the damn interview rn but, during my search, I found @raelle-writing had also mentioned it in this post, so I think it's enough to say I didn't dream that shit). You know... 2 things can be true at once.
Which brings me to the next part:
PHEE IS LYING
That whole talk of "I never thought he would hurt you", "if I had known I wouldn't have let you come", blah, blah, blah. That's some major BULLSHIT.
Phee knew exactly what New was capable of. At least, on a subconscious level. After all, if my friends started being murdered, my 1st assumption would not be that my best friend did it. Unless, of course, my best friend was spiralling down to madness, constantly using drugs to see his dead brother and answering shit like this:
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With a smirk on, when I ask him if the absynthe is gonna kill our friends. Because yeah, sure, I guess the green won't kill them. But you can't tell me this motherfucker wouldn't. He definitely would. And if we can infer that, so does Phee, who has been living with him as his close friend for the last 3 years.
In fact, the very fact that he feels the need to ask whether or not the drugs will kill the gang is proof enough that he, to some extent and, whether or not he's aware of it, KNOWS that's, at least, a possibility. Knows that's something New would do.
So yeah, he's perhaps not just lying to Jin (but also to himself) or not intentionally lying, but he's lying nevertheless. Phee knew this was a possibility. He knew New was capable of stuff like that. And when he pieces the story together, that's him admitting, even if no one realizes, that he knew it. And that he let it happen, in fact, because he never tried to stop the drugging. Or talked to New about what was going on (you'd think if he had that he would've told Jin in that situation). His biggest weapon is his knowledge and he chose not to swing the sword sooner. How very Fluke of him, isn't it? Especially because now 2 people are dead and that's on New, right? Right???
Not necessarily.
NEW IS NOT A MURDERER (initially)
You see, for all we see New is fine with death and murder in episodes 9 and 10, he makes it clear his nº1 goal is to figure out what happened to Non when he gets in front of a fucking firearm to harass Tee into talking.
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So why would he talk Top into murder? Why would Top attack him?? Why would he kill Uncle Dang?? And why, on the goddamn Earth, would he eliminate the recordings in the house when his whole motivation is
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(Thank you, hallucination Non <3) to expose them??? Especially when the only other person who knew about the hidden cameras was Phee. It makes no sense! Sure, he might've contemplated the murder, but on a later phase of the plan, I think. The priority was, always, to get them to confess on camera so he could later use the recordings to expose them to the country and clear Non's image. 'Cause we cannot forget, while the people close to Non don't buy the bullshit TV news sensationalist story (and, therefore, are searching for the truth), the rest of the country thinks Non is a slut who ran away with mafia money and his teacher (because, like @delululover explains in this post: Asian culture tends to normalize grooming of older teens and even blame them for the situation).
So what are we seeing when Phee narrates the events? Well, probably just Phee's guesses.
He thinks New is deranged and has drugs and that Top is missing and now they're being attacked by this person, who is conveniently wearing a mask. So he guesses that's Top. Plus, he doesn't know New was attacked by Masky in the middle of the forest.
He knows, like everyone else, that New had the hard drive. And, when Top and New go out in the woods with the bike he remains in the house. So, it's possible he saw the hard drive there where New left it before he went out.
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And, because the only 2 people remaining in the house, as far as Phee knows, are Fluke and White, and New DEFINITELY wouldn't want the drive to get into Fluke's hands, he must've assumed New wanted White to find it (which may or may not be true but it's irrelevant, I think).
And, yes, calm down, I can hear you scream: "But how did he know White watched the video???" And the answer I bring you is very simple: he didn't. He has no idea. And the best part is: you only think he knows because you know. But Phee never says that. He says New left the hard drive there for White to find. And that's it. He never mentions a video whatsoever.
Now, is it convoluted? Yes. Absolutely. But we have to think this is Phee we're talking about. He's the guy who always thinks he has the upper hand (a.k.a thinking he can save Non or that he's not falling in Love with Jin). It's almost impossible for him to think he's in the dark as to what is happening to them. After all, in his narrative of his life, he is the hero. And, I know, lots of people in the fandom see it that way as well, so... It's not impossible to imagine that's what the story is trying to sell us. It's trying to make us believe Phee knows. When in reality, I think, it's more likely that Phee's the embodiment of this meme:
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Okay. But then if New didn't do it, then who did? Because something is obviously going on with Top, right? And Uncle Dang IS very much dead. So what the fuck is that all about?
THE SECRET 9TH PERSON? ENTITY? THING?
As discussed several times by several people in this fandom, there's a very high possibility that there's someone else with them in the woods.
@blmpff points out the existence of various versions of the mask here. @subtextsays points out the crutches in the bathroom scene with Top here. There's this shit:
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Whatever it fucking means (besides the fact that it gives me the hibbie jibbies). Someone is also obviously taking care of the Janta cult because there's fresh food in the offerings.
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@raelle-writing also points out here that New is also seeing stuff even though our favourite insane motherfucker has got (and has been using!) the antidote.
And, as of episode 10, as @babyangelsky pointed out in this post, when PheeJin are lost in the damn woods, the cuts on the wood Phee supposedly make keep changing.
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Which makes both of us question if they're all the same cut or even all done by Phee.
So, I think this is enough to speculate Phee could very much just be misinterpreting the whole thing and attributing guilt to New when, in fact, someone else has been causing the deaths.
Now you may question who and that's all very fair. You should even. But that is not what this post is about and, frankly, thank god, because this is already a monstrous creation.
So let's pick these cuts in the wood and use it as a segway to the last part of this, shall we?
PHEE IS AS BENEVOLENT AS A GREEK GOD
So Phee's mad. Super mad. He's passing around and cursing.
Jin, the only person he probably genuinely thought didn't do anything, is the one who recorded and posted the video.
And then Phee finds an axe. And, suddenly, Phee changes. Why?
Well, we have to look at it with what urges Phee to talk in the first place (besides his feelings and his wants): Phee is losing hope. He states it himself that he doesn't think they're going to be able to get out of the temple. So, he talks. Sure, he doesn't say everything but it's the closest to being honest with Jin we've ever seen him be.
And then their whole reality changes. Because Phee found an axe. And it all comes down on him: they are going to get out of there. And what now?
As @yellingaboutkp states in this post Phee is not only hard to read for us or confusing to the other characters (Jin mainly). He's also hard to read and confusing to himself: "...is Phee still playing Jin? It seems like he's trying to, but the more time he spends with Jin, the harder it's getting to stick to the plan."
Thus, what we see at the end of their time in the temple and alone in the woods is a mix of things, I believe.
Phee needs to feel like he's in control again. And with the original plan being ruined and Jin knowing too much (and there's no way he's not gonna speak, in fact, it's the very first thing he does when they arrive at he house) he's simply not. So when he tells Jin everything is gonna be alright, he's also trying to tell that to himself. He's trying to reassure himself that they're gonna get out of that huge mess. And, perhaps, in saving Jin also finding some redemption because, according to his own narration of the events, he let New go too far (as Jin points out).
Phee also knows more now. And maybe, if he was able to get Jin to speak once, without even having to force anything out of him. who knows if he cannot do it a second time in front of the cameras they've set inside the house? So he's trying to follow the script and manipulate him into trusting him, like he always has been trying to do. Except this time he's more bitter about it. And this, alongside with reason 1, is why these two scenes feel so different:
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And lastly: Phee knows the catastrophic effects his words and actions had on Non when they broke up. He knows the consequences of his rage. It's the entire reason why he's there. Because he failed at being a good boyfriend the 1st time. Does he really want that to happen again? Does he want to fail Jin too? There's a reason (besides the story itself and his need to justify himself to Jin) why we see that flashback of his break-up with Non in this episode. And I believe this is it. (so yeah, I understand it might be frustrating to see Phee be more benevolent to Jin who fucked up big time than Non who didn't do anything, it is EXACTLY because he wasn't benevolent to Non that Jin is getting princess treatment)
So, in conclusion: Phee is fucking confused. And it carries on being that way for the rest of the episode. Phee calls New out but he doesn't seem to care too much about Por being dead on the couch. He helps Jin on the ground, but he doesn't say a thing about Fluke pointing a gun at Tee. Sure, he does ask for the gun at a certain point but isn't that just more of Phee's desperate need to get control back?
And we see this all come down to the preview of the next episode and what it's probably going to mean:
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Phee finally has got things under his control again. But this means, surprise, surprise, that Phee's gotta make a choice: to shoot (and stand on New's side) or not to shoot (and stand on the gang's side). Which, of course, metaphorically is a choice, in good romance and BL fashion, between 2 lovers: Non and Jin. But also, in good storytelling, as, once again, @raelle-writing (can't help myself, Rae's posts are FIRE 🔥🔥 sksksksksks) explores better in this post: a choice between the past and the present; continuing to drown in grief and a wish for revenge or choosing to move on and heal.
And, as I (YES, if I'm gonna tag a bunch of people and their works, YOU BET, I'm gonna link my own stuff) explore in this post about White's identity and role in the story (and other people in the fandom have commented as well), I'm inclined to believe he's gonna pick the gang, Jin, the present, healing. Because this is a story about the damage caused by cycles of violence and grief. And a story about how, the only way to stop them, is to choose not to participate in them by letting go.
(and also because we already have characters who represent different choices like Non, who was always stuck in the future because he kept getting deeper and deeper into shit, thinking tomorrow would be better; or New, who is very obviously stuck in the past, unable to let go of the things he didn't do, the things he didn't prevent and only ends up losing more and more as a consequence)
CONCLUSION
Thank you for your time and attention. Feel free to comment and discuss this with me. And I'll see you either on my next long-ass monologue or next Saturday as we watch episode 11!
All the love 💜💜💜
PS: Shout-out to the group chat, including, but not limited to: @ayansbff, @cyberstalking and @squishysquadstuff who have listened to me ranting about this post since Saturday and told me to eat when I was too focused on writing it. Your patience was fundamental in carrying me through this monstrous project (it took me 10 hours to write all this) 💜💜💜.
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lightofraye · 3 months ago
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I had this as an ask--I think the person was going around a bit to get some folks' input, which doesn't bother me. But I decided to grab the full screenshots and point to the part that had sparked a conversation among some folks. I even had a couple of followers ask for my thoughts.
Now... this did come up in a little group chat amongst me and a few others. We all have thoughts on it.
Oh I should probably go to the part I'm talking about. My bad.
The tweeter--HanmeiCui--tried to capture all that was said during Radio Company's little BBQ dinner during AustinCon. And folks were intrigued by Number 8.
"Fans asked him what he misses most about Texas and he said, I don't? I am still here all the time. I am here now, I was here a few weeks ago and then a few weeks before that. My whole family's still here my mom and dad are in Dallas I often visit them."
HanmeiCui also added: "So I kind of… I didn't catch what he said after that but I got the idea that he thinks of himself more like commuting, instead of permanently moved out."
Given he doesn't have any property (none that we have to officially verify ourselves with public records anyway) in Austin or Texas as a whole... FBBC is... something. Sold, not sold, either way, the brewery won't be back. Maybe a small taproom to keep incompetent brother-in-law Gino busy after he ran FBBC into the ground. Ahem. Yes, there is a house on the FBBC property but... near as we can tell, no one lives there.
The Ackles sold the rest of their properties--the condo, the lake house, etc. Also sold the Colorado condo.
Near as any of us could tell... no properties in Texas.
It had been largely assumed that if Jensen did visit his parents, it was likely without Danneel in tow. So if Jensen does visit often as he indicated, he may just be staying at a hotel, a friend's guest room (Steve does have a place in Austin), or the like.
I mean, Papa Ackles is 75 now. (Oh dang, his father is just a couple of years older than mine.) I imagine Jensen would want to see his parents a bit more. And for a while, he had the free time to do so.
A lot of folks have interpreted the statements in a few ways. One was a kind of professional "He's trying to keep the ol' boy Texan persona" going. Another was "Maybe he's trying to get re-established back in Texas without the wife." A third was "Maybe he has a place in secret in Texas"!
My thoughts?
I want to believe it's number two--getting re-established in Texas without the wife. (Come on, you know I'm an anti-Danneel. Why are you reading my stuff?) He's certainly made a few decisions this past year and a half that have me poking at the game board of life and going "Hmm...."
Such as his Social Media changing from a mix of family and business to strictly work posts (and frustrating his stans in the process, heh); such as Danneel going completely radio silent on her IG (but still commenting on others, hmm); such as selling all of FBBC without a new location in place; buying a mansion across the darn country and so far away from most of his friends and family; to seemingly abandoning CMP to Danneel to destroy.
There's still a few things we're not seeing. A few things we're not aware of. I could speculate until my face turned blue. For now, I'm content to sit and wait and observe the chess board.
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squishranger · 1 month ago
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AT LAST SEVERAL MONTHS OF BRAINROT COME TO FRUITION
here's a carrd for all tptmers who want to meet some Fun New Girls That I Made (it defaults you to the first girl, but the button leading to the second one is at the bottom... and at the bottom of the second girl's page... is a button leading back to the first! careful not to get stuck in an infinite loop.)
EDIT: OH GOD ITS SO UGLY ON MOBILE. USE YOUR COMPUTER PLEASE
the full designs, transcripts and screenshots of the carrd for mobile users, and other such ramblings are under the cut
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REVERIE GIRL , she/they/cloud/dream/star/whatever suits your fancy, wants the world to spin both faster and slower than it does... if she had the gumption, they'd have everything she wanted by now, but they tend to only have the energy to lay in bed and think about lost times. she's a nostalgiacore girlie and she has little else to go off of in terms of defining who she is. (star's... basically just a self-insert.)
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JOURNAL TRANSCRIPT: ohhhh my god what am i doing . i cant keep living like this. like its not even living im not even doing anything every morning i wake up and i regret i regret waking up i dont want to wake up but how am i ever supposed to live if i cant do anything other than stare at the ceiling and pretend things are better than they are ??? at this point i'd rather give up. live in my daydream forever with my friends and my cat whos been dead for like two years now i think but i wanna go back to her i wanna go somewhere else. i havent given a shit about reality in fucking forever im so done with it but some part of me wants to live. maybe even get out of my fucking parents house. get a job learn to drive be a person or something. but i'm so stuck. i just hurt all the time. i dont know what part of my heart to follow. i dont know what to do. i can't just go back to bed this time i can't…. i can't…. i always tell myself that and then i do. i need to make up my mind.
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CARRIER GIRL, she/he/they/it, has been abandoned by everyone who ever loved her. though she lives a generally stable life, it's a distinctly lonely one, and it isn't enough for her. there is something yet to be fulfilled. some kind of desire. she only wants to feel as loved as she once was.
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JOURNAL TRANSCRIPT: hello blog!! i got myself an iced matcha latte from my favorite local cafe today! it was really good. but it like, it got me thinking… will any little treat i buy myself ever make me feel better about how freakin' lonely i am?? man, i dunno why i started thinking like that… i get matcha all the dang time. so often they're starting to feel more like breadcrumbs. i think it'd taste like something again if i shared it with someone. i think i peaked in high school. that was when i had friends and before all that awful stuff happened and yeah maybe i wasn't doing great but i had people. and then they all went to college or got married or had babies or something and… augh!! i can't be bitter!! they're living their best life… just… without me. and now every time i reach out i get brushed off, pushed away… i want someone who won't leave me. will i ever have someone who won't leave me? maybe i won't. maybe i should just accept that. everyone always leaves. i've been nothing but kind to people, i really think that, so what am I doing wrong? ohh boy this one really spiraled outta control didn't it… sorry ;-; i'm just gonna save it and go think for a bittt….
THIS WAS A VERY FUN EXERCISE for character design and branching out with my art style (i did in fact draw both of these characters.. it's probably pretty obvious but i tried to make them look like they were sorta drawn in different styles like the canon girls bc it's cool i think. if that makes sense JSDFJSDF) and coming up with metaphors, i actually had so many other girl ideas that got scrapped for one reason or another, and only two came out unscathed... there may be more... in the future... as for songs, i don't know if that'll ever happen. i have most of the tools, aside from voice synth, so i'd probably just use my own voice. which might be CRINGEEE (ironic statement) so we'll see how that goes!! ^^' don't... don't count on it...
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rainmustfallts4 · 1 month ago
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All That Matters (Short Story)
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Challenge/Date: Monthly Simlit Short Story/December 30th, 2019
Genre: Slice of Life, Fluff, Family
Word/Picture Count: 989 words/7 pictures
Prompt: Family
Original Note: This is my first entry for the Monthly SimLit Short Story Challenge by lisabee2. I’m super late on this, but I’m happy that they let me join anyway ^~^/ It was kinda hard to write because I kept glancing at the word count to make sure I didn’t go over 1k, but I’m happy with the result. I hope you all enjoy!
New Note: Moved this from my olllllld sims blog so the screenshots have my old name on them lol not sure what I was thinking with that.
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With a sigh, I peeled my eyes open and looked at the clock; two in the morning and I haven’t gotten a wink of sleep. I pulled myself out of bed and stepped out of the house, my feet crunching the snow as I stepped onto the sidewalk.
The first snowfall of the season had started around four in the morning, covering Willow Creek in a soft blanket of white. My eyes scanned the street, lips tugging downward. The neighbor’s houses were all decorated with lights and Winterfest-themed banners, making their homes pop against the snow.
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Although I’m a single father working two jobs to keep a roof over our head and food on the table, I always feel like a failure at this time of year because I can’t afford to decorate the house with lights or purchase a tree to sit in the living room, and I only have enough simoleons to get my daughter one small present.
By nature, I’m a pretty goofy guy that doesn’t take life too seriously but seeing other families going all out for the holidays when I can’t afford the smallest of things makes me feel pretty gloomy.
I turned my eyes to the sky, filled with fluffy white clouds. ‘This year, I’ll do anything to at least get her a good gift!’
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“Dad!”
My body was shaken roughly and I groaned, peeling my eyes open, my voice groggy. “What’s wrong, Blaire?”
“It snowed last night!” She leaned over my face with a wide grin. “Come on, let’s build a snowpal!”
“What time is it?” I grumbled, pulling my body into a sitting position and rubbing at my face.
“It’s almost noon, sleepyhead.” She chuckled, hopping off the bed.
I frowned, snapping my gaze to the clock sitting on the bedside table. Dang, I really slept in? “Sorry, I didn’t get to make you breakfast.”
Blaire rolled her eyes and folded her arms across her chest. “Dad, I love your cooking, really, but sometimes a girl just wants to eat pizza rolls for breakfast.”
“That is not healthy, Blaire.” I scolded, my lips twitching up.
“That’s the point. Now get dressed!”
I watched as she left the room and shook my head, yawning as I headed toward the closet, slipping into my winter clothes before heading outside. She was already ankle-deep in snow, the base of the snowpal built. With a smile, I joined her, my fingers sinking into the ice-cold snow. My mind was elsewhere, though.
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Could I take out a small loan? I doubt I’d get approved, especially so close to Winterfest. Maybe I can ask a co-worker? No, what kind of father would I be if I did that? Theft… no way, I could never resort to such a thing! But… it’s a father’s job to ensure his child’s happiness no matter what the cost, isn’t it? Man, why doesn’t being a parent come with some sort of guide?
Snow was thrown into my face and I winced as some of it fell down into the collar of my jacket, chilling my neck. I wiped it away and gave Blaire what I hoped to be an ‘annoyed father’ look. “What was that for?”
She quirked a brow and folded her arms across her chest. “You’ve sighed about five times since you got out here. If you keep furrowing your brow like that, you’re gonna get wrinkles!”
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“I already have wrinkles.”
“See? It’s happening already!”
I chuckled. “It’s called getting older, dear.”
She hummed, thoughtfully. “But aunt Darcy is the same age and she doesn’t have a single wrinkle!”
“Yeah, well, Darcy is a… special case,” I responded, resisting the urge to roll my eyes. Vampires and their never aging, what a pain.
“Come on, dad.” Blaire frowned, “Tell me what’s wrong. You’ve been acting down the past few days.”
“I… have?” I chewed on my lip, ‘Dang, I thought I was hiding it from her!’
“I’ve spent sixteen years of my life with you, dad, I can read you like a book. Now spill.”
I sighed, running my hand down my face. “It’s just… I feel like I’m failing you. I can’t afford to decorate the house or even get a tree! There’s no big family dinner or large piles of presents and -”
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My words were cut off when she shoved snow into my face again, a frown on her lips. “You can’t be serious. You work your butt off to provide for me and keep a roof over my head. Even when you’re tired from work, you still help me with my homework and make me dinner. You wake up an hour early to make breakfast. Honestly, I don’t really mind not decorating for Winterfest. It’s kind of a pain, you know?”
“I… what?” My brow furrowed. As a child, she always loved seeing the Winterfest lights. I remember taking her around town just to see the decorations – her eyes would light up like the star atop the tree in the center of town. What had changed?
She smiled, brightly, pulling me into a hug. “Winterfest isn’t about decorations or gifts, it’s about family. As long as you’re here with me, I don’t need all that other stuff.”
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Tears pricked at my eyes as I held her tightly. “You really are a great kid, Blaire. You’ve grown up so well,”
She chuckled as she pulled away. “All because of you, dad. Now, let’s take a picture together!” Blaire tugged me closer as she pulled her phone from her pocket. “Say ‘snowpal’!”
“Snowpal!” I smiled brightly and she snapped the photo.
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As her father, I’m the one that’s supposed to be teaching her about life, love, and everything in between, but I guess… even our kids can teach us a thing or two sometimes. For the first time in a long time, I didn’t feel gloomy during Winterfest and it’s all because of my beautiful daughter, my family.
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kyogre-blue · 1 year ago
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Finally started Kaveh’s hangout (finally, seriously) and completed one of the three main branches.
This was the one about working with his suspicious but ultimately idealistic client to build a library out in Aaru Village.
Overall, not much to say about this one. It’s mid personified, not terrible, not great, just a thing that exists now.
The only real commentary I have is regarding how hilariously off the fic portrayals of Kaveh are, compared to how he actually turns out to be. He basically tells his client to fuck off once there’s too many revisions requested and too many dumb layman comments. He’s hilariously focused on maintaining a good and nice image when telling off clients, but not really concerned about the telling off itself. He’s indeed kind of gullible and stupid about things, but he’s not unaware of scammers and such. He just doesn’t think things through. He’s also, interestingly, very aware of his own (past, potentially?) guilt issues and talks about them very directly and calmly. He even pays his own and your bill at the tavern. 
Anyway, some screenshots:
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I just like this one.
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Kaveh bitching about Alhaitham. It’s a very interesting question how accurate is Kaveh’s perspective on Alhaitham, since he often says things that seem to be quite different from what we see, like saying Alhaitham has a temper. Where did he get that idea? 
But on the other hand, Kaveh’s first thought after getting back post archon quest is to accuse Alhaitham of trying to seize power in the Akademiya which... is so far off from Alhaitham’s actual personality that it makes Kaveh look outright delusional. 
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Kaveh isn’t actually cheap to work with, and he only takes high-end projects on the whole. He outright tells a client when he feels they’re being ridiculous about hiring someone of his caliber. 
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This is part of a mention toward what is art and what is artistic vision, which doesn’t really go further in this particular branch. 
However, I have to say, like so much of Genshin writing, this particular section has a bizarre swerve into “is it inspiration from the gods.” Like, bro, why did that suddenly come in. 
Also, this section read like the writers bitching about getting their glorious vision meddled with, and it made me roll my eyes. 
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Similar to Heizou’s hangout, this one gives more follow up to the internal tensions of the nation that couldn’t be addressed in the archon quest. And the solution is the same: the correct and rightful archon is in charge now, so everything is going swimmingly. 
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But I do admit they at least tried to bring up some points about how it’s not a simple process (though more as an excuse for why this story can even happen). 
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I wonder if this is the story of what Kaveh got up to during the archon quest? It’s pretty dumb: He noticed a guy whose house looked like it was going to collapse, so he offered to help build a new one. The guy said he had no money, so Kaveh lent him some. The guy gambled it all away... and Kaveh lent him some two more times. And in the end, the guy tried to have mercenaries kill Kaveh in his own house. 
I don’t even know what to say. 
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This is a minor point, but I am eternally disappointed how everyone in modern day Genshin can’t do anything except graverob when they need to build a cool thing. 
All of you are losers who are unworthy of the truly great creators of the distant past. Make your own dang mechanical cores??
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The entire section of one of the endings just reads like that joke about getting a good grade in therapy. 
For someone who completely flipped out at Alhaitham for just mentioning his guilt issues, Kaveh is awfully calm discussing them in detail with a near stranger. He just goes on for like a dozen dialogue boxes analyzing himself and it’s like... I’d prefer if we had a bit more showing, you know? Something actually happening? That would be nice. 
On the whole, I guess I would characterize this writing as being kind of amateur? The writer is aware of like, characterization, and tries to weave it into the dialogue, but their attempts at being casual about it just come across as contrived and a bit weird. 
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paranormalbadboyfiles · 2 years ago
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So
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Y’ALL
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ANOTHER WATCHER GMM CROSSOVER?!?! 
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We start this episode with Daddy!Rhett yup sure okay nothing to see here (and also Shane touching Ryan’s shoulderrrrrrr). 
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Dude, don’t get Shane started on cousins...
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UGH LOOK HOW CLOSE THEY ARE SITTING. They’ve come so far from “two guys, just sittin’ in a tub, in their swim trunks ‘cause they’re not gay” to being so much more comfortable with each other and I JUST...BYE.
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RHETT STOPS LINK FROM INJURING HIMSELF WITH THE KNIFE WITH A SINGLE FINGER ON HIS WRIST SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP.
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Someone needed to see these two side by side as well. (It’s me. I’m someone, but I also wanna know who the someone was that edited this). 
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O.O
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I’m sorry...you what now?
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I seriously thought it was just me being my own filthy minded self during this scene until things...well...escalated lmao.
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Ryan you are a man of chaos. 
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...WHY WERE THEY ALL SO H*RNY?!?!
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I can’t...this is literally like some sort of start to a cheesy film made for adults. Notice Rhett’s palm flat on Link’s arm. It was such a gentle push I’m--
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...AM I EVEN ALLOWED TO BE WATCHING THIS ON YOUTUBE?!?! 
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Ryan follows Rhett’s example, Shane pokes at the tip, and Link is too hot and bothered to take it so he turns away. 
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RIGHT HERE IN FRONT OF MY SALAD?!?!
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I am looking (dis)respectfully. 
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It’s the (quiet guitar music) for me tbh...
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JEESUS Rhett. 
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AND THAT LITTLE SMIRK AFTER. THE MAN KNEW EXACTLY WHAT HE WAS DOING. 
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...is this real life right now? I feel like I need to stick the B*razzers logo in the lower right corner next to the Watcher logo. 
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THIS IS NOT EVEN AN EDIT, RHETT STARTED HIS SENTENCE OFF WITH THIS AND RYAN JUST BURST INTO LAUGHTER. THE MAN KNOWS. HE KNOWS. 
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Wait, what? How did we get here? How did we get from the banana to the a*us? 
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RHETT DON’T YOU MFING PRETEND THAT YOU DON’T HEAR THIS ISH ON THE DAILY ON GMM AND BTS SIR. DONT YOU EVEN PRETEND. YOU JUST WANT HIM TO TALK ABOUT IT MORE. I SEE YOU.
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LINK. Pls stop gesturing at the dinner table. 
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...
Sir, this is a Wendy’s. 
(Yeah they are the same caption ‘cause part of the sentence is a close up of Link gesturing, and the second pic is Link gesturing as he faces Internet Jesus and his faithful disciples). 
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THE WAY RYAN IS JUST LEANING INTO SHANE AS IF IT IS NOTHING. I STG THE PERSON ON THE WATCHER CREW WHO WAS LIKE “LET’S GET THE SMALLEST TABLE WE CAN FOR TWO OF THE TALLEST GUYS ON THE INTERNET WHOSE WING SPAN COULD FILL AN ENTIRE AIRPLANE RUNWAY AND THEIR BUFF COMPANIONS WHO BASICALLY HAVE FREAKING BOULDERS ON THEIR ARMS.” 
(By the way, this screenshot leads into): 
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Also I cannot tell if this is a lie or not because this is where we are in November in the year of our Lord in 2022 
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EX
FREAKING
‘SCUSE ME. 
SHANE GOT HIS HOLLONDAISE SAUCE ON RYAN’S LAP. I--
HOW IS THIS--
THEY MAY AS WELL HAVE HAD ONE OF THEM WEARING SKIMPY OVERALLS WITH NO SHIRT, PRETENDING TO KNOCK ON THEIR FRONT DOOR, SAYING HE’S THE REPAIR MAN WHO HAS COME TO FILL IN THE CRACKS IN THEIR WALLS. 
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I have never heard this phobia phrased this way. Did he need to phrase it that way? No, but the air was so thick with UST, that here we are. 
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So this is Rhett’s solution to that. I just--
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WHAT EVEN WAS THIS EPISODE Y’ALL.
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Nothing says “Happy Holidays” like...this...I guess...
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The name of their Just 4 Fans page. 
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Oh, and if you were wondering about the one word Link chose to describe this dish? It was SUBTEXT. ONE HE IS LIKELY ALL TOO FAMILIAR WITH. THE CALL IS COMING FROM INSIDE THE HOUSE. ON THE GHOST FILES PHONE.
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And the final dish is just...okay then, we’re gonna go super blatant with this and try to ignore Shane talking about his love of mayo like some sort of Midwestern ambrosia salad making mom whose “Macaroni Madness” wins every year at the county fair. 
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I mean tbf, that is the face the collective audience makes when we watch y’all but DANG Ryan you didn’t have to SAY IT in front of ALL OF OUR SALADS that you and Shane, and Rhett and Link are just off in your own LITTLE BUBBLES THAT HAVE RUBBED THEIR BUBBLY CHEEKS TOGETHER FOR THIS DOUBLE DATE OF AN EPISODE. 
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Link’s word for the last dish. ;-; I JUST. I CANNOT. WHAT IN THE WORLD WAS THIS SURPRISE GIFT THAT JUST FELL IN FRONT OF MY FEET ON MY YOUTUBE FEED LAST WEEK. 
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frenzymosquito · 3 years ago
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Abra Kadabra, Fellas! New Owl House Trailer dropped so I finna make sum Theories that make literally no Sense upon further inspection but who cares~!
Let's have sum dang FUN until the new Eps come out~!!
Spoiler Warnin' goes out for the Screenshots
So my Theory is that there will be this Ep- or well, I believe it will be most likely Flashbacks- to when Eda and Lillith and Raine were younger.
Maybe like a first meeting type of Situation between Eda and Raine.
I believe it will be Grudgby related due to the frame of Lillith holding the Ball in One Frame I will use later-
And well, what I believe about Raine's and Eda's first meeting in that Scenario is...
Enemies to Lovers???
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Ok this is me fully going into Theory Territory and I am FULLY prepared of my claims getting absolutely debunked, as for I do not believe a single Word I say lmao. I just seriously enjoy just spitting out random, cringy thoughts!
But anyway
They might have this stand-off and even compete against eachother in a Grudgby Match a la Eda VS Lillith Style sorta.
But then.. BEHOLD!
Something happens!
Something that got Lillith all like surprised Pikachu
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And Raine and Eda have to fight together against whatever tf is happening <3
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And then they realise that the other might not suck as bad as they initially believed and then they become Besties and eventually more yknow nyehe~
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(I adore Lillith in the Background sm lmao), this Pic is from Wing it like Witches- so it woulf be DAMN big foreshadowing- which I honestly dunno if they thought about it SO far?
Also (pretty much unrelated) I noticed that Rats Ticket in the Album just NOW pff-
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That randomly gave me the Idea of Eda frigging taking Raine (who is an Expert in Music) to that Trash Musical and them just sitting there, politely smiling, internally screaming in absolute anguish AHAHAHAHA
But they are still happy and take it because they just really like Eda <3
Now Fun and Games aside, back to BUSINESS >:(
These two Frames scare the living Shite out of me
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I have no Idea what is happening or what it means- but I call Brainwash pff
Or well.. something else very dang dark- where the Flashbacks from earlier might come into play!
This Pic def belongs to the same Episode.
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Fellas, something big
Is about to go DOWN. I can't pin-point what- but by golly I am SO scared and excited I might explode into a fog of Glitter!
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tedturneriscrazy · 3 years ago
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Here we have Reaching Out, what I'm gonna call the first of the Rebecca Rose Trilogy (if you know, you know):
Oh, so that's how Luz is charging her phone
That reminder's gonna come up again later, isn't it
I totally believe Luz when she says she feels great. Yup. Absolutely.
Oh, so a light, relaxing day
Ah, Luz basically discovered Featherfall
...How often does that happen, King? (Who am I kidding, this is the Boiling Isles)
Something subversive about a house building a door
Lmao Luz stalking Hunter on Penstagram with Eda's scroll
Wait, "RULERZREACHF4N?!" Does he know who wrote that?
He's sending Willow pics of Flapjack wjtjoeowk
Luz, you've lived in this for too long to get away with that
Wonder what that ritual might be...
And here comes Amity with the convenient plot hook
Bonesborough Brawl? Well consider my inexplicable urge for a pro wrestling AU intrigued...
Didn't see or hear
Emperor's Coven tryouts? I thought we were over that...
Way to blow off an attempted moment of connection there, Alador
Uh, nice disguise
And there, Amity straight up saying she doesn't want to join a coven! Maybe now that one section of the fandom will shut up. (Spoiler: they won't)
I could go on about the details in that photo, but the fandom will have already done that many times over by the time this goes up
"You should know I always go for the chaotic route!"
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(Good screenshot #1)
Of course Eda knows all about the Brawl
Hmm, voice imitation. Wonder if she learned that one from the twins?
Ah, Luz calling Amity boo
Oh, speaking of the twins
Oh, so their default appearance has been an illusion this whole time. Interesting...
Well now we know what's up with Emira's gem
Boy, Em and Ed are a lot more distinguishable without those concealment stones. Also, I like they both look without them
Oh Luz loves it!
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(Good screenshot #2)
Oh hey, Wrath again
Way to rub it in, Eda
"Imprisioning my student/child" Ah, the Mama Eda fans loved that one
Also, we now know where that one screenshot came from
Figures she would have a backup plan
I hate that I mentally followed "You know the rules" with "And so do I." I've been on the internet for far too long
I'm getting some "Blind Bandit" vibes here. I believe Kevin Michael Richardson did a voice in that, too
"The Mighty Mittens" lol
That surfing in on the abomination goo was really cool, though
Luz being supportive gf in the crowd❤
Uh oh, the thoughts return...
There's obviously more to this "ritual"
*sigh* Luz, you are very clearly not okay
Ah, so she is entering
Avoiding discussing the issue until it comes to a head? Couldn't be
Good to know there continues to be blushing aplenty. Ooh, just thought of a joke! Those two must be a neighborhood in a New York borough, because they're blushing queens!
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Anyways...
I think it's too late for that, Amity (Get it? Because of Luz's poorly disguised emotional distress?)
Ooh, Em knows healing magic!
Pfffft Batric
(Yes, I do know that that's the bat from Adventures in the Elements)
(Also, first thing that came to mind: "No, this is Batric!")
Ooh, separate twin development. I know of a certain fic author who would appreciate that
Skin badgers? Sounds gross
Third ooh in a short time frame: Edric knows beast keeping magic!
"Nah, too close to Eda" lmfao
Hooray, he gets to help!
Whoops. Oh well, Ed is from a rich family and he has a thriving black market fireworks business, I'm sure he'll be fine
Dang, Batric is very well trained to just hover there
Luz certainly knows how to make a dramatic entrance
Also, Spellraiser 10/10 name
And another promo shot
And of course Amity is loving the way Luz looks here
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(Good screenshot #3)
Yes these Good Screenshots are all Lumity related, what of it?
Putting that new glyph to use, I see
A nice reminder that Luz is good at this
Alternaring montage scenes? Guess we got two sporty episodes in a row
Super Saiyan Goat Granny
King still calling Wrath Eda's boyfriend
I did not have Edric and King bonding moment on the bingo card, and I don't imagine many other people did, either, but it's nice
Oh dear, here we go again
This is starting to look more and more like a trauma response...
Well then, that thing is back
That was probably not the best idea...
Yup. Trauma response. Poor thing
This won't end well
Tell me lies, tell me sweet little lies...
(Okay, maybe a bit harsh, Luz isn't quite Todd Howard)
Final battle?
Or not
Yikes...
And still with the denial...
Wrath still filling the designated jobber role, I see
"I already have one" Well then
Oh, Mittens is pissed
"Either of you" ooooof
The way that line was delivered hits hard
That serum probably isn't gonna work as intended
So are we finally ready to talk about our feelings, Luz?
Oh, the Grom tree, that seems...purposeful
....oh
This is gonna be heartwrenching, then
(Also we finally find out what happened to Luz's dad)
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God, this face. Drives the point home that it is, in fact, a Big Fucking Deal
Jesus Christ the way her legs gave out
I don't think I'll be over that for a good long while
To use an AO3 tag: Amity Is An Awesome Girlfriend
Oh, and just for the sake of evening things out a bit:
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(Good screenshot #4)
The smallest change to a formula can have dire consequences. That was a lesson I learned while going to college for my chemistry degree
Hell yeah, Harpy Eda time!
Dick move, Al
Meanwhile Eda eagerly helps Luz. Slick contrast
Ayyy she gave the same look from Grom
"You're welcome" OHHHHHHH CALLBACK ECHO GET REKT
"Were you always able to do that?" I mean, maybe she had the potential?
Boy, Eda let him off easy, all things considered
Oh, Wrath you've fallen far since that first episode
"Not inviting to magickind" In other words, Philip/Belos fully intending to wipe out magic altogether
Niceeeee
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(Good screenshot #5)
Hey, nobody said they all had to be Lumity related
Lol Emira
Ah, so Odalia did want Amity to join the EC
Also, Alador is deeply uninformed about the lives of his children
Oh my god he's expressing willingness to do the barest minimum, Dad of the Year! /s
Hug: Denied
Well, now we know how it works when glyphs are a bit off
Wow, Luz looks so exhausted, poor baby
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This screenshot says more than I could about this part
And back at the Noceda household to drive the sadness home...
Holy shit, this episode...wow.
I wasn't sure if, when, or how anything was gonna top Knock Knock Knockin' On Hooty's Door, but they went and gone done did it! Just...the cute Lumity moments, the separate development of Edric and Emira, Eda being the schemer and mom she is, the badass action scenes, and the way it shows how someone grapples with grief even years after a loss! Just a few things off the top of my head I could list that made this fantastic! I've seen quite a few people say this was one of the best episodes, if not the best, and I'm inclined to agree.
This show just continues to deliver and amaze.
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spyrkle4 · 3 years ago
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I have so many questions for this week’s Owl House episode and idk if those questions actually have answers or its me grasping straws
(spoilers under the cut)
Okay so... that time travel ep? Dang that was really well written! Like the concept of how they handled time travel in Owl House was really cool like that whole time pool thing being hidden and hard to track n’ stuff idk I just really liked it
And Phillip *exhale* dang I guess it’s another “never meet your idols” story -my first reaction after it was shown he’s a two-timing jerk
But that ending?!?! Okay so he was doing the palisman thing like Belos did... Is HE Belos?? Is he connected to Belos in some way?? I was poking thru tags and everyone seems convinced he’s Belos and I can see why... the whole “hating wild magic thing” has a lot more depth to it now
I’m shooketh. So I guess that journal of his isn’t as accurate, would explain why the portal Luz built didn’t work,,, tho I wonder if he knew that they were time-traveling or something I’m just thinking
But also that moment when he got clocked in the face hahahahhahahaha stan cool aunt Lillith 
When I first watched the show I was like...90% convinced that Belos was faking the whole “he’s the Titan’s voice” thing since apparently he was the “only one” and was using that voice to supress wild magic n’ stuff
If Phillip is actually Belos then I guess I was right about that... 
I feel so bad for the Boiling Isles dang, Belos really playing them like a fiddle huh
(But sidenote I rly enjoyed that subplot with Eda and her dad the FEELS omg) 
I haven’t talked about my thoughts on a new ep in awhile... ig I thought It’d be boring since I don’t have pictures (or something, most ppl put screenshots when they talk about an ep and I don’t have that ;-;). Maybe I’ll do this again cuz it’s nice getting my thoughts down!
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fan-fiction-kitty · 4 years ago
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Danganronpa V2 Minecraft Server
Warnings: Minecraft
Words: 1015
Genre: Stupid
Requested: No
Lmao I’m sorry y’all I’ve been playing too much Minecraft
Hajime Hinata: 
Please help him. He just wants to play the dang game. He’s constantly getting pranked. Once he came home from mining to find at least 50 cats in his base. People like to follow him around because he actually tries to make progress and not just mess around. Got an Elytra before anyone else did and now everyone tries to kill him so they can have it.
Nagito Komaeda:
Has the most diamonds but has also died the most times. Beat the Ender Dragon but then was immediately killed by an Enderman. People team up with him when they want a challenge because he just attracts mobs for some reason. He was the one who put the cats in Hajime’s base.
Gundham Tanaka:
Has ALL the animals! A sheep for every color of the rainbow, tons of horses that he bred, cats, dogs, birds, you name it. Has an army for when he goes out at night. He pretty much never has to use a sword because his animals just kill all the mobs. He’s literally OP- if you try to kill him, you’ll immediately be swarmed. Avoid at all costs.
Kazuichi Soda:
He built all the redstone farms that everyone uses. His entire base is automated. Also has a double bed for when Sonia visits for farming, but she always brings her own bed. He has elaborate traps all around his base that he leads mobs and unsuspecting victims into. People will give him all their extra redstone.
Twogami:
Doesn’t really play that much, but when he does he pretty much just plays like Hajime. He has a hidden base that he keeps all his valuables in but will totally help you out if you ask. He defends people getting attacked but is really bad at combat. Mostly just keeps to himself, though.
Teruteru Hanamura:
“What if I put my minecraft bed next to yours? Haha just kidding.... Unless?” 
Anyway, this boy has fields of wheat, chickens, and cows for ingredients. He’ll give you food if you trade him diamonds. He spends days out in his wheat fields and then dies because it’s not lit up enough at night. Absolutely screams every time he gets blown up by a Creeper.
Nekomaru Nidai:
He spends hours at Kazuichi’s experience farm just to go home and enchant every weapon and piece of armor he has. He’s always fully decked out in enchanted armor and will give stuff out for free if you’re lacking. He built an arena specifically for fighting other players. The only people that use it are him and Akane.
Fuyuhiko Kuzuryu:
He just wants to vibe but Peko won’t stop following him!! He will hide in people’s bases until they come back and then kill them and take their stuff. He’ll give it back if you ask nicely, though. He has a pretty cool base that he mostly built on his own and he spends a lot of time standing at the highest point of it and just looking over everything. Doesn’t even have a sword because Peko just kills everything for him.
Peko Pekoyama:
Literally just follows Fuyuhiko everywhere. Has a really overpowered enchanted netherite sword but no armor. Not like she needs armor, though. She doesn’t have a base of her own and just shares one with Fuyuhiko. She’ll come to kill anyone who approaches the base even if Fuyuhiko invited them over.
Akane Owari:
Spends most of her time either fighting Nekomaru in the arena or being AFK because she’s eating. She’s really good at PVP so everyone avoids stealing her stuff. Her house is made of dirt and is only big enough for a chest, bed, furnace, and crafting table. It keeps getting blown up by creepers.
Chiaki Nanami:
I mean, obviously she’s gonna be the best at the game. Spends hours strip mining and would’ve been the first one to beat the Ender Dragon if Nagito hadn’t accidentally fallen into the stronghold. Like, she showed up maybe five minutes after him. She was the first to beat the wither, though. Her base is absolutely amazing and she has at least three people around her asking for help at all times.
Sonia Nevermind:
She’s having such a good time. She likes to visit Gundham’s base and look at the animals. Once she hit Gundham on accident during a trade and got DESTROYED by like 12 dogs. Tried to build a castle but it’s more like a cobblestone box. Got all of her diamonds from people just giving them to her.
Hiyoko Saionji:
Will scream any time a mob comes anywhere near her. Will kill you like 5 times for fun and then cries when you hit her once. Taunts people in the chat. She kills all the peaceful mobs she sees. Her base is really cute though, with flowers everywhere. She asks Mahiru for help a lot but Mahiru has no idea what she’s doing most of the time.
Mahiru Koizumi:
She loves to just walk around and look at the landscapes. Definitely has RTX installed to make the game look better. She takes so many screenshots that she’s lost track of them. She sometimes gets so far away from her base that she doesn’t know how to get back and ends up dying. 
Mikan Tsumiki:
She relies heavily on potions. She spends most of her time collecting ingredients and making farms for them. She’ll hit you with a splash potion of healing if your health is low. If she spots someone from a distance, she hides. Runs away from mobs despite having like 5 potion effects on her at all times. It’s common to see someone type “Mikan, heals?” in the chat.
Ibuki Mioda:
She spends hours making songs with note blocks. Like, there’s a whole area of the map that people just call the Music Area because Ibuki filled it with note blocks. Is totally chill around Creepers but will scream if she sees an Enderman. She was the first one to kill Hajime and get his elytra so now everyone is after her too.
Thanks for reading my garbage, y’all :)
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miraculouscontent · 4 years ago
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Ask Explo--
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...you know what, you’re right. Name change effective immediately.
Askplosion #10:
(unrelated to everything by the way but I DEMAND THE ANON WHO MENTIONED “REMARRIED EMPRESS” A WHILE BACK COME FORTH AND ANSWER FOR THEIR CRIMES. IT’S SO GOOD BUT IT’S UNFINISHED AND I’M HOOKED, HOW DARE YOU)
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It’s okay! I figured that was what it was but it’s been so loooong.
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Ah, wow.
Um, that’s definitely not a part 2; I think that’s more like a four-parter/five-parter or something.
Sorry! No can do!
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That’s totally fair!
I think the reason I so quickly agreed with it is like--
I’ve been watching the Inuyasha sequel and it’s not like I don’t think the narrative’s apparent punching bag Moroha (who is fourteen years old) shouldn’t be punished when she does something wrong/sneaky/manipulative, but they punish her as if she’s Miroku (who was eighteen years old).
Basically, I want the punishment to take the age into account, or at least only affect Marinette on a more personal level and not be “Heart Hunter” where they take totally understandable feelings of heartache (remember, it wouldn’t have mattered which miraculous she took because Hawk Moth got the Miracle Box and Fu regardless; even beyond her emotions, I feel like she chose the best option available to her considering which temps she knew the location of) and then punish her for them by memory wiping Fu and taking away all of her temps and giving Hawk Moth the grimoire translation.
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Yes!! I really wanted to respond to this one, thank you! (It’s this one and then there was another one talking about Luka and Adrien, then talked to me about how I refer to Luka as “soft” but not in a bad way; I unfortunately don’t remember the whole thing.)
Ahaha, and yeah, I feel you. Anti-salters are a very strange conundrum I still haven’t figured out; like, I get not liking salt, but...
I mean, when I don’t like certain content, I just blacklist it. If I end up seeing it anyway due to cross-tagging or a lack of tagging, then I just blacklist the person themself. You won’t see me going after people for that very reason; I only see what people send/ask me if it’s content I don’t like.
I’m glad you’ve found some peace in this blog! Hopefully it continues to be that way for you in the future!
(and yay, a fellow INTJ!!)
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There are female writers? ;P I just assumed they were all locked in a closet until the male ones were like, “okay, pretend to help us here, we need one female writer to claim girl power.”
As for Ladybug all like, “Cute, isn’t she?” I think it was rhetorical (she could also be messing with him but “Glaciator” tells us that she didn’t know he crushed on her so who knows). The writers do this thing where Marinette is all panic-y and occasionally self-conscious as herself, but then as Ladybug, she suddenly gets a bit of an ego. I think it’s meant to be there in order to make Chat Noir look less... idk, “obnoxious” when he starts boosting his own ego; trying to balance the two by giving them both big heads, so to speak.
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Honestly, I feel like Adrien needs less screen time. :|
Even when he’s not on-screen, characters are usually talking about him, or you see his face in Marinette’s room/somewhere in Paris. I’m become so jaded by the guy that I don’t even think it’d matter if they remade the series and gave it a “totally good and interesting Adrien.” That’s how badly the show has made him out for me; “Adrien Agreste” the character is just... sigh, I’m so done with him.
And yeah, this whole idea about, “Marinette is [x], we need more AAAAAADRIEN!” comes off really bad, lol, especially when Adrien has very little going for him.
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(this ask ends off like there should be a part 2 but there isn’t one in my inbox, so sorry if there’s meant to be something else!)
The exact lyrics according to the wiki:
My wish for a cat who's in love, with our own Ladybug. Is that he'll get what he's always wanted! She doesn't know she loves him, only sees Adrien, But Christmas miracles always happen!
Yeah, especially nowadays, those lines bothers me. Not only does it imply “true selves,” but that it’s Chat who should be getting what he always wanted and Ladybug is the one with a problem.
Like, excuse me?
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Probably Stormy Weather, even in the first episode. Ladybug and Chat Noir couldn’t even touch her until they arrived on top of the TV station.
+ With all those effects and shots, it made it feel more action-y than typical episodes.
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Marinette, Aurore, Luka, Anarka, Jagged...
basically any name that I haven’t really heard before (”Luka” makes me think of Vocaloid but the Luka there was female), or a name that relates a lot to the character (like “Aurore” for “aurora” since she loves weather things).
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dfjbghfkdgfdgnjfdg this anon really like, “I NEED ANSWERS!!!”
It’s as if these characters hit 18 or something and just grow overnight, I swear. I’m hypothetically fine with some more variety in character height (it’s not like the show tries to be realistic, after all), but maybe don’t give us official heights if they’re gonna be this weird/inaccurate.
Especially when they change it just for the sake of a shot anyway. If you watch “Simon Says” when Ladybug and Adrien stand next to each other while looking at the picture of Adrien’s mother, the very next close-up has an obvious difference in their heights from what you just saw.
They’re 3D models!!! This shouldn’t happen!
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I... honestly never thought of the “less threatening” thing! Dang!
And yeah, Marinette isn’t helpless or incompetent, but because of the Adrien crush, it makes her that way at times since she’s always falling on him and--
...ugh, actually, yeah, don’t wanna think about those implications. Hard pass.
Gross.
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I’m not familiar with that one, though Astruc deletes his tweets all the time (there was one tweet where he confirmed that Luka was poor and it only exists in screenshots now because it didn’t get archived and he deleted it almost like he realized that he was pointing out the blatant classism in the show, oops).
Yeah though, I haven’t seen anything like what you’re describing. Sorry!
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It’s okay! Sorry for having you clarify but him choosing and Marinette deciding to never give it back are very different things.
I don’t recall Chat Noir having much purpose in the final fight (in terms of both contributing and actual fighting; I know Cataclysm broke the object to release the akuma but was it needed?) so Marinette might either go cat-less or get a temp. Plagg could also be helpful in his own right because he’s small and blends in with the night, so he could hypothetically sneak up on the bad guy.
Afterwards, there’d need to be a new cat, but Adrien would also have to reconsider his actions and really think about what happened. I could also see Plagg going to Adrien’s house, half to apologize for giving the idea to Adrien that Adrien leave without telling Ladybug, but also half to call him out for giving up without consulting anyone. Adrien is a lot of conflicting things (see Adrien’s passivity compared to Chat Noir’s recklessness) so he’d have to find a middle ground within himself.
Marinette might carry Plagg around in her purse for a while and let Plagg have a say in who he goes to. Plagg might grieve for a bit over not having Adrien around (even if Adrien was flawed, Plagg didn’t ask for any of this so Marinette is doing her best here).
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O-oh.
That’s always the rough patch with “endgame ships.”  Once it’s obvious to the audience that they’re endgame, no more effort needs to be put into them.
The other thing too is how Kagami, for example, is friends with Marinette. Even once Adrimi sinks, she’ll presumably stay friends with her. Luka, meanwhile, is Juleka’s brother.
They have lives outside of their love interests. Adrien is so into Ladybug that he doesn’t have that; I mean, Nino is Adrien’s best friend like once in a blue moon.
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The entire class is just watching an episode and then calling on raised hands to answer what was wrong with what they just watched.
“Everything?”
“I mean, yes, but I’m sorry, you have to be more specific to get credit.”
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I think Aeon herself is fine. It’s mostly just her transformed and that transformed name that I have a problem with (she doesn’t even look uncanny so I don’t get it). I heard there was something wrong with the name “Aeon” but searching the name doesn’t give me anything I would qualify as such so I have no idea. I just wish she was given a little less “I’m programmed to--” (makes her seem less sentient) and more “[anything that doesn’t have to do with pushing the love square]” because I feel like they might’ve done the latter to make her more “likable”? I think fans of anything usually like the “matchmaker” character provided it’s for a ship they like. Also strange that they make her a robot but Max and Markov don’t extensively interact with her, but that’s a nitpick and not a criticism of her character.
...I’m rambling, my bad lol.
(Ohhh, she was supposed to be a mummy? Like, foreshadowing her “dying”?? That went right over my head but I guess that’d be where the name Uncanny Valley came from? No clue.)
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Best case scenario is probably the middle or the end of Season 4.
And yeah, it really doesn’t matter to me what they do with the love square. Marinette had gone through too much suffering and the show goes out of its way to show how much stress Marinette is being put under (and also keeping Luka away during episodes like “Gamer 2.0″ even when it makes sense for them to be there, as if trying to make sure Marinette doesn’t have enough moments with him to forget Adrien).
Like, ah, yes, I totally believe that Marinette is in a position where she can make reasonable decisions about her love life while all circles of her life are on fire.
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If the Sonic movie of all things can have an interracial couple, there’s no reason why this show can’t, just saying.
And, even with Marinette, she’s white-passing (according to what basically everyone says, I’m really awful about recognizing race so this isn’t my field; I wasn’t aware that Ondine was Asian, for example).
Does Nadja count? Manon’s dark-skinned (I’m still not over the fact that all the kids in this show are dark-skinned; it’s not like it’s a problem from a representation standpoint - though all the kids are also all generically bratty/whiny so there’s that - but the percentages in this show are weird) while Nadja is really light-skinned, meaning either a dark-skinned husband or Manon is adopted.
Though I guess the problem then is that we don’t know, so there’s no established couple there.
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w-who gave you the right to say such things????
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Uhhhh, that might be too broad of a question, I’m sorry!
I know this isn’t satisfactory, but I will say that my favorite genre is Fantasy/Romance (it’s why I adore Red Shoes so much; by the way, an anon asked for my opinion on that a while back and I will get to it! I’d need to watch it again to get screenshots) and my least favorite is probably Tragedy/Horror.
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I don’t think I’ve watched enough to really be able to say? I’ve kind of been all over but I’ve never fully gone through any of them outside of Miraculous. I’ve seen bits of Sailor Moon, Tokyo Mew Mew, Star VS the Forces of Evil (don’t know if that counts), and I meant to watch Yuki Yuna is a Hero but never got around to it. I saw the entirety of Puella Magi Madoka Magica but you guys know how I feel about that one.
Maybe Cardcaptor Sakura by default then? It was definitely not perfect but I liked some of the character dynamics (I also have a clipcut of it - basically where I go through a series/movie and cut out parts I don’t like so it’s only good stuff - so I’m cheating a little) and the male love interest was a tsundere type that I actually ended up liking, which is really rare.
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!!! That sounds sweet~ I know Sailor Moon is popular so I’ll definitely take your word for it on that one.
I would also accept a “reincarnated”/”destined lovers” trope if maybe the ship themselves are the one who set it up in the first place. I have a Lukanette AU, for example, where they basically got together and then prayed to the shrine of the renewal god that they’d “always be together,” which ended up allowing them to reincarnate over and over (as if they set up their own soulmate AU ;P) and continuously find each other.
Though I guess that’s not technically a “meant to be trope,” but still, it’s a form of it but where it was totally consensual on both sides.
Also, I finally thought of a show that ended with the ship I wanted: Gargoyles. I didn’t see the entire series, mind you, but I saw most of it and Goliath and Elisa were just... quality, I adored them.
+ With Beauty and the Beast being my favorite Disney movie, they fit right in with my tastes.
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I forget that AangToph (I think the “official” name for the ship is Taang, but don’t quote me on that) exists sometimes, maybe because I’ve never shipped Aang with anyone; I’ve got no problems with the ship though.
Ugh, and this is what I mean when I talk about people who set up these reasons behind people shipping something based on what they saw a few people do. It’s like, “you only ship Adrimi/Lukanette to spite Adrienette!!”
Meanwhile, me having shipped all three at one point and then dropped off the love square.
Also, me shipping Zutara has nothing to do with it being dark/edgy because I’ve never seen it that way (intriguing, sure but dark and edgy? lol) and also avoid dark/edgy ships like the plague.
I still laugh at people who are like, “you can’t ship it because it’s not endgaaaaame!” as if shows can dictate how and why I enjoy something. Like sure, if you want to let a show/movie spoonfeed you how you’re supposed to feel, then by all means, go ahead.
I suppose people may be theoretically happier that way, but it doesn’t make for an analytic mind.
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I legitimately thought that “AssClass” must’ve been the actual name for something until it registered with me what it actually meant.
And eh, I guess it depends on the comparison and how accurate the comparison actually is? Like, comparing Puella Magic Madoka Magica to Miraculous... they’re not really close at all, but comparing... idk, Bunnyx to Homura or the concept behind “backfiring wishes”... maybe?
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(note that the rest of this post is more Puella Magi Madoka Magica salt so you can stop reading here if you’re not interested in that; I’m not sure if this is all the same anon but I don’t mind letting people vent so I let them go off~)
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why can’t we just have nice things
I agree, and I give a little eyeroll every time it’s like, “oh, this person had [miraculous]”
+ even just in general, I feel weird about any show that mentions/implies that real world famous people are [x] or [y] in their show. It breaks my immersion; real world locations are one thing but when it’s specific people (unless they’re made up characters like Santa Claus) or games just--break me.
I also don’t know what to think when there aren’t magical boys but you have these magical girls in this frilly outfits/skirts. The demographic is girls so I presume the reason must be like, “you can look pretty and still beat people up” (;P) but having so many magical girl shows without a hint of a magical boy makes me suspicious that it’s for fanservice. Sailor Moon has Tuxedo Mask but I also don’t know what that guy did outside of the meme of him doing nothing so I’ve got no clue.
(edit: I should correct myself that I’m not talking about Sailor Moon specifically; I don’t know magical girls that well, though I do know there are ones clearly intended for fanservice (you could say that for anything, to be fair, but still). It’s just that I see things like super short skirts or very “questionable” shots and I’m just like, “hm”)
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Hmmm, good question. I feel like there has to be a lot but I’m also the type who doesn’t watch a lot of TV lol. I’m just familiar with cliches and tropes and such.
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The reason I try not to use “ism”s of any kind is mostly because it’s too broad. Like, you know how the English language only has one way of saying, “I love you,” but other languages like Spanish have multiple?
It’s like that, and sometimes I think it’s too easy to throw those words out there. A “small” (possibly completely unintentional/misunderstood) offense is sexism, and then a “large” offense is called the exact same thing. I’d rather go into why something is sexist than just call it that, y’know? The only exception I make is “classism” because I feel like that’s not as... I dunno, divisive?
Anyway, for that same reason, I can’t answer firmly that, “Madoka Magica is sexist.” I will however say that it makes me uncomfortable with how the show makes out the girls being emotional because they’re young and female and then proceeds to make their life a living hell before they’re old enough to properly answer to it (I know that’s the point but that kind of makes it worse?). It doesn’t help with how all the girls have different personalities, so it’s not like you have only “crybaby girls” who are being taken advantage of; it’s basically like... all girls.
Not helped is the fact that their soul gem not only deteriorates naturally, but it can also do so faster if the girl falls into despair, which then turns them into a monster (and I know it’s kind of like an akuma thing, but the fact that it’s only girls is... I dunno, it comes off wrong?). It seems cheap that the soul gem deteriorates no matter what so it constantly needs fed even if the girl is consistently happy.
I would probably opt for the show being centered more around Kyubey being new to this or something - like, magical girls are a new thing - and then have Kyubey being surprised because they presumed that the soul gem would deteriorate naturally since “emotions are powerful but destructive to the person having them,” but then all the girls team up and help each other work out their problems. Maybe the reason magical girls are usually alone isn’t even because of the grief seed (I think that’s what it’s called?) thing not being able to be shared, but because Kyubey intentionally separates magical girls so they can’t do what the main group is doing, but Madoka is so into the idea that, “We shouldn’t have to be alone,” and so she’s constantly pulling all the girls together, which keeps them healthy.
Maybe Homura’s backstory could be that Madoka originally was more sheepish and more afraid to put herself out there, especially since she was a magical girl (who are encouraged to go it alone), which is why their soul gems were both deteriorating; they were friends but kept more of a distance, or maybe they were a team but that’s all they were. Then Madoka gives Homura the last grief seed to save her and that’s what inspires Homura and makes her see Madoka as something more than a teammate, which is why Homura actively tries to save Madoka specifically (which then encourages Madoka to want to keep everyone together as friends).
In the case that Kyubey doesn’t separate them out of concern of fRiEnDsHiP, but for another reason altogether, and then it’s ultimately their own downfall when they allow the girls to hang out and realize that it’s doing a lot of good for them.
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“cute and innocent”
That was exactly it. It’s on Kyubey’s trivia section on the Puella Magi Madoka Magica Wiki.
Before the anime's first dark plot twist aired, head writer Gen Urobuchi said on his Twitter account that the "Kyu" in Kyubey's name comes from the English word "cute". This was a lie meant to further mislead fans into thinking that Madoka Magica is an innocent happy show. In a later episode, it was revealed that "Kyubey" is, in fact, short for "incubator".
In my personal opinion, a spoiled plot can’t be “ruined” if it’s a good plot. If you told me that Kagome was trapped in the Modern era for three years and then decided to stay with Inuyasha at the end of Inuyasha, it wouldn’t/shouldn’t decrease the value when I finally see it for myself because it’s good. That’s not to say that everything should just be spoiled right out of the gate, but it’s saying that maybe your plot isn’t good if you have to rely on shock value to make it work??
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I FEEL THAT “ASSIGNING IT TO THE WHOLE GENDER” THING SO BAD. It just adds to my “the girls all have varying personalities so it’s not like Kyubey’s only after emotional crybabies or anything” salt.
I have no idea about any of the stuff about the writers so I can’t confirm or deny them. I will very much agree on the target audience thing though, especially with the whole “keeping the dark plot a secret” because really? Who is this for then? Like, the first two and a half episodes are for one demographic and then the others are--???
I dunno. Me personally, I just like feel good stories. I do like some good conflict and drama (for context, Remarried Empress is basically a webtoon that gives you things to feel salty about and then makes its own salt fic as its plot, allowing for endless streams of feels and catharsis, so I’m definitely not against drama), but there are other times where I just want to feel good watching something.
I feel like the show expects the characters to be selfless/perfect and then punishes them even though it’s their writing that’s causing them to act out. I can’t really talking about “out-of-character” but sometimes it’s just obvious where “we did this because we needed a plot/conflict.”
Like, hello? We don’t need the main characters screwing up; why can’t we just have some feel good thing where they take the day for themselves (seriously, imagine a Miraculous episode where Chat Noir actually tells Ladybug to take a couple days for herself, like maybe someone else gets the earrings for a few days as a temp while Marinette gets to breathe; IMAGINE IT). Not everything needs to be high-stakes to be interesting and you need those calmer moments so that the action-packed ones feel more intense.
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SAYAKA DESERVES BETTER.
I feel like the magical girl genre as a whole can be way more complex than it’s made out to be. I think people hear the word “magical girl” and think “cute girls in short skirts talk about girl problems and fight evil with the power of friendship and accessories.”
Ugh, just the mention of Rebellion makes me sigh internally.
Congrats on working on your own magical girl story! I hope it goes well for you!
I know it’s not technically a magical girl show, but there was also Totally Spies that Astruc worked on to some degree (I think there was some characters who were based on/a loose reference to the mains from that show but I don’t remember exactly).
The thing about the female characters suffering is that they could make for good lessons on positively directing one’s emotions (like Usagi from Sailor Moon, for example, maybe having a problem with taking her anger out on her friends, but learns that she can save that rage for the bad guys; “Gamer 2.0″ from Miraculous could’ve done that, honestly, by having Ladybug absolutely WRECK all of her gaming opponents in “violent” (cartoon violence obviously) fashion). It’s just a shame that it’s not taken advantage of.
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Sayaka??? Selfish???????
*does not compute*
(Also, I wasn’t tired of them, don’t worry! It was a little overwhelming in my inbox but it’s me who’s allowing all the asks to flow in so the blame isn’t on you lol.)
I’m not sure where this obsession came from with, “you have to be selfless and you’re not allowed to use your powers for yourself.” It’s like the world’s going to end if a character leaves to go Self-Care or something. I think what happened is that shows got this idea that promoting only the giving of others is great and it’s not important to take time for yourself (even with “Gamer 2.0,” it was still Marinette playing games with everyone else, and they treated her dedication and seriousness like a bad thing when she literally did not have time to waste and they didn’t give a reason why it was good for her to take a break, only that she should).
This usually leads to the “demonization” of characters who sport a lot of self-confidence or any sort of ego. It works on both sides; Marinette is a punching bag because of her anxiety and occasional lack of confidence, but if she had an ego as Ladybug, there are parts of the fandom who deem her “obnoxious” (i.e: “Reflekdoll”). There’s a delicate balance between “be confident” and “be humble” and it’s a tightrope act.
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retphienix · 4 years ago
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Huh.
The door works?
But I have the option to Stab?
I.... huh.
Door it is.
Also my lord I didn't expect the game to do that.
I just mean having the real world be that content rich.
Like everything about the game implied to me "90% of the game is in the white space area, 10% is short glimpses of the real world :)"
But then to just toss me into that whole extended section? Like it gave me a lot more than I expected. In a good way.
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Now behind the scenes- I took these screenshots 24 hours ago, tumblr made me wait because I got overzealous posting yesterday (I don't recall the numbers but I wanna say tumblr limits you to 250 images a day just like the post limit).
I decided to take a break because of that because a lot had happened but in the process of taking a break I became iffy on how I wanted to continue x.x
I accidentally didn't finish the pet rock battles, and I don't know if future real world segments will let me continue them, and I wasted all my money in the real world on collectible stuff instead of healing supplies which doomed me resulting in losing against Vance + Kim and confronting Aubrey with 1 hp (to lose as well).
Now here's the dreadful part :(
Unlike a smart player, I didn't save regularly in separate slots. I only do that in survival horror games, not any other branch of genre (including horror that isn't survival related).
I HAD a save before Vance and Kim but that save was AFTER I spent all my money and was more or less doomed (unless they decided to only target Sunny and I spammed Calm Down, but I've honestly not seen them attack Sunny at all unless Kel is downed). But I overwrote that because I'm dense, the best I have is a save REAL early in the game that would mean replaying almost everything I've done to this point the same way I had before just to get to the real world and not buy the CDs and toys.
All to say, feel bummed I didn't save scum properly to just redo the fights and win >:(
And not gonna do anything about it as I continue marching forward >:(
But know that I am disappointed in my play >:(
And if this disappointment builds a significant enough seed within me then I'll be replaying the whole dang thing just to beat them >:(
(But most likely I'll stop caring in a couple hours of gameplay and the most I'll do is watch a video of those scenario's dialogue).
At least it's funny. Sunny left his house for the first time in years, did some odd jobs, bought a million toys and some sick tunes, then got beat up.
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mahalkitajohnnysuh · 4 years ago
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A Tale of Two Valentines (Part I)
Although we’re four months past this occasion, I still want to share this post with you at this time that we’re searching for more love, care, and support. 
Here’s Johnny looking like the ultimate boyfriend material (well, isn’t he always?)  in this edited screenshot. This should give you a clue of what this piece is going to be about!
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Mahal ko kayong lahat! :)
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Summary: If you saw the photo, then it should be obvious that this story was inspired by this clip that came from this video. How could I not write anything about it when it’s begging for it? 
POV: 2nd person since this is one of the first Johnny-centric fics I’ve written last year. 
Word count: 1,300 + words 
Warning: Every day is a fluffy and cheesy occasion for me, so I’m not sparing Valentine’s Day from this combo. 
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You could care less for Valentine’s Day. Not because you were single but because it’s overrated. People always make it seem like a day for couples when it could be a day for everyone you love – family and pets included.
As you buried yourself deeper into the comforter, you scrolled through your social media feeds and grumbled at how everyone seemed in love with one another.
You had the itch to leave a sarcastic remark on one of your friend’s posts until your phone rang. According to your screen, John was FaceTime-ing you. Do I know of a John? was the first thing in your mind until you remembered that one of your best friends, Johnny Suh, tampered with your phone the other day. Of course, he’s John, duh, you rolled your eyes at your stupidity and clicked the green call button.
“Hey,” you started, your voice still rough from the night before. You were up late drinking with your girlfriends as your celebration of Galentine’s Day (thank you, Leslie Knope).
“Hey, what are you doing?” Johnny asked, who was wearing a white shirt with a plaid coat on top. The background he was in seemed familiar, and your eyes widened when you finally recognized it.
“I’m right in front of your house, come on,” he said, taking a quick look at the background behind him. “It’s Valentine’s Day,” he then showed you the cup of coffee he was drinking, “I’ve got some coffee.”
It was his favorite – iced Americano. That drink suited him well: he’s chill as ice, and he’s more American than Korean.
“Uh, but I’m still in my pajamas, dude,” you muttered, glancing at your cupid cow-printed set.
“It’s fine, whatever,” he said with a smile, “the weather’s really great too. Come on, come out. ”
You groaned in response, slowly taking off the comforter. “Okay, I’ll be right here,” were the last words he said until he hung up.
It took you half an hour to prepare, and you felt rushed. Usually, you took an hour to an hour and a half to make yourself presentable. Since you didn’t want Johnny to wait outside that long, you decided to wear a simple dress and your favorite pair of sneakers. You had light makeup on, and you decided to let your curls loose. If you put in more effort, it might feel like you two are on a date when it’s just a simple invitation to hang out.
As you descended the stairs, you saw that he was comfortably sitting on your couch. “Who let you in?” You asked, forgetting your proper greetings.
“Uh, I let myself in. I have a copy of your house keys, remember?” he said, shaking a keychain filled with a dozen other keys. “And it was starting to warm up outside. I don’t want my outfit to go to waste.”
You rolled your eyes at his comment, and he ran a hand through his hair with a sheepish grin on his face. “Well, Mr. Suh, thank you for getting me out of my house on this fine Valentine’s day,” you curtsied.
“You’re welcome, Ms. Park, and oh,” he reached over the side table and held another cup of coffee. “This is yours.” He stood up now and handed you the warm beverage.
You took a sip and made a face. “Hey, this isn’t my usual order,” you said as you took another sip again. “I ordered Café Mocha for a change, dear. White Chocolate Mocha is too sweet.” It was his turn to roll his eyes, and you scoffed in response.
“And your choice of coffee is like drinking tar,” You eyed at his iced Americano, which was about to be empty.
“Can’t we just agree to disagree? Or else I’m going to ask you to pay for your drink.”  
You flipped the bird on him, and he just laughed. “Okay, but seriously. Let’s go. Have a walk outside with our coffee.” He offered his hand, which you took without any hesitation.
As both of you walked towards the park, you noticed other people celebrating Valentine’s Day in their special way. Some couples were outdoing each other on how they will make their partners happy, while some looked like they were having fun just in each other’s presence.
You couldn’t help but smile at these people in love. You felt your ice heart melt at the joy they were radiating. But when your mind had to remind you that you did not have a special someone, you frowned. Yeah, I’m a single lady walking at the park while drinking coffee. I’m with my best friend, who is one of the most handsome people I’ve ever met…You looked at the man walking beside you, whose facial expression you couldn’t decipher.
“Everything okay, John?” Dang, you weren’t used to calling him that.
“Yeah. It’s just that…I feel happy that everyone’s in love and all, but it had to remind me that I’m a single male.”
Both of you were thinking of the same thing, and you could only widen your eyes in response. “You know, I’ve been thinking of the same thing.”
“Seriously?” He couldn’t believe what he was hearing. Maybe you two are destined to be best friends…or even something more.
“I mean, I am happy that the people here are all lovey-dovey, but I want some action too, you know?” You started rambling, eyes focused in front of you while your hands moved animatedly all over the place.
You didn’t see the smile forming on Johnny’s face, which could be interpreted as sheer joy or total mischief.
He cut off your babbling by grabbing your wrist that wasn’t holding your near-empty coffee. He pulled you towards him and wrapped an arm around your waist. You were about to protest, but his breathy voice got to you.
“Why don’t we pretend we’re a couple today? If you’re up to that, of course.”
You looked up at him and saw that both his cheeks and ears were red. His eyes bore into you, expecting your answer.
“Very funny, Johnny. But if you insist…well, people always thought we were a couple anyway!” You were laughing at how people assumed you two were an item since you were quite touchy with each other. Your hands slipped into his, and he squeezed it gently.
“Well, we could make it happen if we wanted to. But it looks like I’m not your type,” he pouted.
You felt your cheeks flame with his admission. If you only knew…
“Did I say who my type was? I can’t recall,” you said, eyes wandering to the clear blue sky.
“I’m just messing with you, dear,” Johnny squeezed your hand again. “How about we grab something to eat? Are you craving for something?”
You put a hand on your belly and rubbed it, hoping it will give you an answer. “How about quesadillas? Or burritos? Mexican food sounds good to me!”
“Por supuesto, mi señorita!” He replied in Spanish, making you thwack him on the shoulder. Deep inside, you swooned at how sexy he sounded whenever he spoke in another language other than English and Korean.
“Gracias! Vamos a comer, porque tengo mucha hambre,” you said, trying to stifle your laughter. It was one phrase that your aunt taught you that you will never forget, as it perfectly sums up your personality.
He wasn’t able to hold it in – he guffawed in public while still holding your hand. It took some time for you to settle down, and when you did, your hands were still intertwined.
“Taco Bell?” He asked, his tone playful.
“Yeah, I’m fine with Taco Bell.” He snickered at your answer and broke away from his hold on you. For a moment, you missed the warmth of his hand, but then it found its way around your waist.
Both of you walked towards the nearest Taco Bell, his hand on your waist and your head on his shoulder.
Now you could care more about Valentine’s Day, even if it’s just for today.
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FIN
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yami-yomiel · 4 years ago
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LETS DO THE SPACE GAMES, AGAIN!! BUT WITH @anaripsa​ , @gelberus​ AND MY AUs/ CHARACTERS!!
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REN AND PIX KILL A MAN AND WOMAN BRUH CONTROL YOURSELF DietyUlala killing shadow with a sword is also very medusa/renaissance-ese so OHOHOO..
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PLANEMO, THE MOST INNOCENT OF THE PIREMO GROUP,HAS OFFICIALLY KILLED A MAN also carbonara just DIES,,rip, ALSO EVENT HORIZON RLLY DID SAY “anthro moth hours”
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I shouldn’t have laughed but HAHAKASLHAKSASLKALKAMWK
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so a demon, a child, a dnd character, and so many others just got game ended SMH,also i thought thorn would live because were-wolf man type guy
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Anaripsa( aka Ana): Pam getting lost is definitley in character Me: MAIE JUST KILLS HER BROTHER WITH OUT HESITATION
Me: pix Ren and Shion singing songs together will make me ugly sob but also wholesomly sob
also Ulala’s gonna die im CALLING IT, 
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me:  NICOLE WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU, ALSO JAGUAR KILLS HIS OTHER SELF I MIGHT DIE Ana:  THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE JAGUAR me:  also the image of this teeny decebal (assuming Planemo is HUMONGUS somehow) scaring Planemo just by looking at him is FUNnie 
(we then go off saying how Tenshi mistakes Ulala O. for being the dead Ulala in his universe and we tag it with vines)
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Diety!Ulala didn’t have enough protection and Twinks died
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ULALA AND SHION ARE HOLDING HANDS
also Brooke and Planemo,,wholesome
but back to the holding hands,,PIX IS LETTING REN INTO HIS HOUSE AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 
the jaguars are the same but also different,,crying themselves to sleep(fun fact, ‘Jaguar’ is Dandelion’s jaguar aka their dad)
(in response to pix and ren) Ember:Gay rights prevail but only a little Ember:  Im glad planemo and brooke get to have a nice night :) Ana: yeah it’s wholesome me: big sister brooke time Ana:  everytime something wholesome happens i always expect the worst to be next me: YEAH ME. this dang game:
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me:  THEY HELD HANDS AND EVERYTHNG WHAT THE ACTUAL FLIP 
Ana:  SHION YOU {redacted by brooke lol}
Ember: we love 2 different purges in Chase,Trust no one especially not yourself
(Decebal and Tenshi rlly did say https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6oQUDFV2C0 )
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Me:  IM SRTILL UPSET OVER SHION KILLING ULALA AFTER HOLDING HANDS WITH HER Ana:  YEAH SAME
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ya’ll get a screenshot of my reaction because reasons
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Ana:  shout-out to the drama involving the gays— i mean, fiore and tenshi Ana:  jaguar my man don't get close to that moth [redacted by brooke] and they said and quote “ really unfair that event horizon is still alive but ren just died “
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Fiore this is the 2nd time you’ve questioned your sanity is everything ok?
fun fact Jerome is like 17, so a 17 yrold just beheaded nicole, powerful,..
ana says “ see jaguar i told you you couldn't trust that mothman son of a [redacted]” also a little musical number from me:  PRESSURE, PUSHIN DOWN ON PAM PUSHIN DOWN ON MAIE
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HOLY MOLY PIX IS GOING TO DIE MY BABY IS DEADDDDDDD ALSO JEROME DID WHAT HE HAD TO DO(orinally mistoke it for shion lol) AND ALSO DIAL IS SUCH A SWEET MOROLIAN WHY WOULD SHE DO THAT TO DECEBAL
 Akira 🤝🏽 Dandelion 
tripping into an acidic puddle Tenshi 🤝🏽 jérôme 
dragging your killer to hell with you
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If planemo wins, he’s doing it for Pix and Ren, they passed the torch onto Planemo..
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Dial was opened with the opportunity to kill a god and she turned it down everyone agrees that Dial is powerful, but does only uses her power if nessasary. also She killed decebal but didn’t even bother to save pix what is her ISSUE
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 im so angery at that pit rn you DIDNT HAVE TO BE THERE???? BUT YOU CHOSE TO BE THERE also Jaguar will just end himself if no one does it for him.. smh Piremo united in heaven..:’)
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Maie im sure that Fiore is like WAYYYYY older than you, but everyone is so cuddly... in some way ember says “touch starved space pals” and i agree..
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Maie really said “We’ve cuddled now LETS CUT TO THE CHASE >:D” also Diety jaguar acting like an animal lets gooooooo
also this is like the 3rd jaguar that’s falllen out of a tree and died do you know guys know how to climb..but also Diety jaguar with a spear got ana going 👀👀👀👀👀
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THE GIRLS ARE FIGHTINGGGGGG
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MAIE FIGHTS GOD
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i am mean to my own OCs..
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MAIE CUDDLED AND CHASED FIORE, AND HE HAS HAD ENOUGH
diety jaguar needs to C H I LL,,someone give him a HUG
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Avengence and death..
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Everyone agreees that Fiore lived surprisingly long so good for him
 but all Brooke had to say was:
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(usually i’d draw smth for this but uhhhhhh my tablet isn’t acting right atm, so maybe later smh)
(also there could be some missing pics because tumblah mad dummy with formating)
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totaldramafan-lauri · 4 years ago
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After a few non-eventful days that basically consisted of me grinding Bells for my next house expansion during the night when I can’t do much else.....today, I finally got on earlier and had a more packed day!
First, as you can see, I visited the Able Sisters shop for the first time! It opened a few days ago, but until now it was always closed whenever I’d play....it was unfortunate, since there’s been something I’d been wanting to do for quite a while that required this shop to do. So....yeah, that was unlucky. XD But I finally got in to see these two cuties! I bought a dress for me - the one to the left in the picture, which I found too flipping pretty to pass up even if it’s more of a special event dress than one I’d wear while doing things like digging stuff up and fishing - and a pink sweater dress for Bianca, which she liked.
But the BIG thing here is that design station in the back.....Y’see, when one of my Discord friends first heard what I named my island, she like, immediately sent me the code for a design she saw, and....I jumped on it. I had to have it as my flag. And now, I finally do.....
I present to you, Heartstone’s official flag.
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Feeling really happy from that and wanting to do more while at town hall, I also got a plot of land set up nearby for a future seventh villager. Since the island needs more residents to get K.K.’s attention, but no one’s been at the campsite since Pietro last week, I’ve been getting a bit impatient, so hopefully this’ll be the thing I need.
.....And if it turns out that it was required, well, I’ll just feel like an idiot for not doing it until now. XD
Speaking of villagers, Deli was thinking about moving away today, with his reason being that.....he wants to try snacks from all over the world. Because of course, it is him after all. XD But I told him to stay. I like him. I like all my villagers so far. I think it’s much too soon to let any of them go. If later down the line, one of them REALLY wants to leave, I’ll consider it if they’re not an absolute favorite of mine, but for now, I don’t wanna lose any of them.
The last things of note are smaller things like...I got flooring from Wisp that I really love (it’s basically the same pattern at my old one, but blue, so it matches my wallpaper and makes everything look neater!) and me rearranging a few things in my orchard a couple days ago actually succeeding at having more of the trees start growing in, so hopefully I’ll keep at it until I finally have a full orchard. Also, Gulliver was.....for some reason dressed as a pirate, and was talking like one.....O.o His fetch quest was slightly different as well, with me having to find his communicator underwater instead of digging for multiple parts of it on the beach.
I visited another friend’s island yesterday, and as per usual, I’m not sharing any screenshots, but......DANG her island is GORGEOUS. So organized, with paths leading everywhere! And her house is fully built and the rooms are SO good, she has a full kitchen and it’s really cute, and also her bedroom is really nice and detailed and has so much stuff like a laptop and- *cough* sorry, I’ll stop rambling. XD But yeah, her island is GOALS. (Also, she has Raymond, so I got to meet him - yeah, he’s cool-looking, but she’s very much attached to him, so don’t get any ideas)
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