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sunshine-embry · 6 months ago

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Just because I need to yap about my opinions :3

I have the urge to rant about my Be More Chill Two River vs Broadway version, so I am! I might make another post of just things I like in the songs or entire musical itself if I ever feel motivated enough to 🤗

Before I yap a lot, I just need to say I'm a bit biased towards the Broadway version because I have a record of it 😁

Anyway!

More Than Survive: I personally prefer the Broadway version, BUT I HAVE REASONS I PROMISE. Idk why but the two river version feels a bit too fast for me, but that could just be because I'm used to hearing the Broadway version that I think is slowed down a bit. 🤔

Besides from that, the conversation that Brooke and Chloe have I think is better in the two river version because it introduces Madeline, which Jeremy uses as a story in Be More Chill Part 1 (does that sentence make sense?) Meanwhile the conversation in the broadway version is just there 😑

The "Christines" in the Two River version feels especially too fast, like they were trying to cut down the run time, while the Broadway version just lets it go at a slower pace which I really like.

I also prefer the instrumentals in the Broadway version (idk if there's actually any change to them, it's just at a more digestible pace like I said before) but I see people saying that the Broadway instrumentals of the songs are worse? Idk, I just like it better.

I Love Play Rehearsal: I don't have anything much to say about I Love Play Rehearsal, but I still do have a few things. I really don't prefer any version, they're both equal to me.

Also the fact that in the Broadway version, Christine goes on a small rant about how there isn't any good roles for women in theater anymore which is kinda ironic considering that one of the main criticisms of Be More Chill is that the girl characters are all one-note characters :/

In the Broadway version, I really love when Stephanie Hsu emphasizes the "I LOVE play rehearsal" at the end, it makes me laugh every time without fail.

Also, the Broadway version is faster than the two river version and I don't like that. I guess I just like slow songs :/

The Squip Song Something about the Broadway version of this song makes me so happy and idk why.

Anyway, I really like in the Broadway version when Jeremy whispers drugs even though he gets stoned with Michael. It's funny.

I am kinda sad that the Broadway version cut out the one part with Rich after "it helps you rule", 'cause it was really funny to me. This whole song is really funny to me.

I don't have that much to talk about for the Squip Song 'cause I usually listen to the broadway version because it makes me very very happy for no reason (literally, if you see me listening to it, I will actually smile sm)

Two Player Game: I know I'm going to come on strongly rn, but two player game is my least favorite Broadway version of a BMC song. Fight me.

First of all, the instrumentation kinda falls flat. The original gives such a warm feel to it if you know what I mean, but the Broadway one just kinda feels soulless.

I don't know how to explain it, but just know that I prefer the two river version wayyy over the Broadway version.

The Squip Enters: This is not a song, it's nearly a minute of screaming 🤗

Be More Chill Part 1: My main thing I don't like in the Broadway version of this is the Squip's talking voice. Emphasis on talking voice.

I adore how Jason Tam sings the new part added to the song, I love it sm. But I don't like the smoker voice. It gives me the creeps.

Besides that, like I said before, I love the new addition to the song in the Broadway version, it makes me happy for reasons I can't even begin to explain.

In both versions, I really like the part where Jeremy is telling Chloe and Brooke about how he used to date Madeline even though he didn't. Speaking of Madeline, I have a Madeline ask blog called @tres-magnifique (yes, I did only add this here to self-sponser)

Do You Wanna Ride?: I'm pretty sure it's nearly identical in both versions, having similar instrumentals and the same actresses in both. There's nothing much to talk about.

Be More Chill Part 2: Controversial opinion, but Be More Chill pt 1 should just be called Be More Chill and this song should be called Be More Chill Reprise. Thank you for coming to my Ted talk. I have nothing else to say about this song.

I can't do MTS reprise or Sync Up because they are two very different songs.

A Guy That I'd Kinda Be Into: Controversial opinion, I don't like this song. I tried to force myself to like it, but something about it I don't like. Like I said for the past two - correct me if I'm wrong - but I'm pretty sure the two versions are basically the same, there's no version I prefer.

Upgrade: Finally something I can yap about! First of all, I prefer the Broadway version. It's just something about it I really like!

I really like how Brooke tries to speak French knowing that Jeremy used to date Madeline. I just think that it's a nice touch.

Anyway, I really like that Brooke and The Squip don't share a part at the beginning, because the two river version where they do makes me really uncomfortable. Plus, I really like Brooke's part in the Broadway version.

I don't understand why they changed "damn" to "now" in the Broadway version. I'm not complaining, but it's just weird to me.

I don't really mind the fact that in the Broadway version, they take out Jake's part about getting sporty and playing cricket. I know that some people compare it to the part in Voices In My Head, in which Jake asks Christine out using something that he likes, but Jeremy does it using something she likes, but Idrc.

What I am kinda mad that they took out in the Broadway version though, is that they took out the part where Jake talks about his parents being in a money laundering scheme. Idk, it just makes me kinda sad.

I'm so glad that in the Broadway version they made Loser Geek Whatever it's own song. IT'S SO GOOD JUST FOR A SMAL PART?!?! LIKE WHAT?!?! I might be a little biased considering it's my favorite BMC song, but still though I'm so happy 😁

I also like how they added the whole "I'm tired of being the person that everyone thinks that I am" part, because it really shows that everyone (minus Michael) isn't happy with something and it just adds another layer to their characters. The overlapping also just makes me happy. I think that's it for upgrade.

I'm too lazy to rant anymore, tell me if u want me to do this with the second act. Also thank you for listening to me yap for a solid 10 minutes.

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andydrysdalerogers · 6 months ago

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Troublemaker ~ Five ~ A Proposition

He is one of the best goaltenders in the league. He's also hated by his teammates. He didn't mean to be a troublemaker but why not lean into it? There wasn't anyone to stop him.

Until he met her...

A Jeremy Swayman AU x OFC Stella Williams

Story Warnings: excessive drinking, SMUT!, an asshole Jeremy, angst

A/N: Hello and welcome to a spin-off "Cross-Checked" so plenty of characters from that story are crossing over here! If you want a more detailed story of how we ended up here, read the first store HERE Also! The taglist is open. If you want to be added or removed, please let me know!

Previous: Back in the Saddle

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One week later

Jeremy

I was lifting in the weight room, listening to my workout playlist when I felt a hand on my shoulder. I looked up to see Stella. I popped out a headphone. “Hey Stel.”

“Hey Jer.” She looked nervous. “I think you are doing that lift incorrectly.”

“I am?”

“Yeah, if you adjust your stance, it will flex the hip inductors and give you a better stretch in the long run.” She tucked her hair behind her ear.

“Like this?” I moved my foot and I instantly felt the stretch exactly where I needed it. “Fuck, that is painful.”

“Yeah, it will be the first couple of times. But you’ll noticed that when you drop into butterfly, it won’t pull so bad.” She gave me a smile.

“Thanks, Stel.” I’ll finish out the set. I moved to look back in the mirror but Stella fidgeted and I stopped. “Are you ok?”

Stella looked at me like I was an alien. “What?”

I laughed softly. “Stella you look like you were far away and lost and I’m not sure why.”

She shook her head. “I’m sorry. Can we talk after your workout?”

“Sure,” I said slowly. “I’ll be done in 15 minutes.”

“Ok, great, yeah, ok.” She walked backwards until she bumped into the deadlift station. The blush across her cheeks deepens slightly and she turned quickly to walk out. I chuckled to myself and shook my head. I finished the set and showered before I went to the trainers's area,

I found Stella staring at her computer screen. Her eyes weren’t moving so I think she was thinking. I waved my hand in front of her face. “Stella, are you here?” She jumped in her chair and knocked over a plant on her desk. I caught it before it hit the ground and put it back in its place. “Guess my goalie reactions are worth something huh?”

“Sorry, so sorry. I was somewhere else and you scared me.” Stella placed a hand over her heart. I didn’t laugh, even if I wanted to.

“You wanted to see me? Have some new torture techniques you want to show me?” I smirked at her when the blush took over.

“Yeah... yes I did. Wait, not the torture but something else.” She moved to closed the door. She was silent for a moment before taking a seat again. “I wanted to talk to you about your proposition last week.”

The week prior...

“Hey Sway! Nice shutout.”

“Thank Stel.” I swallow. “Can I talk to you in private?”

She wrinkles her brow in confusion. She motions me into their office, and we sit on the couch. “What’s up Jer?”

I look at my hands and resolve to not be chicken-shit.

“I have a proposition for you, Stella.”

“What is it?” she popped her gum and smiled.

“Ok, so, I’m a goalie and ...”

“You guard the goal,” Stella replied with a cheeky smile and giggled. “Thank you for the lesson.”

I gave her a look. “Listen, smartass, or I’ll take you over my knee.” She tried to hold in her gasp but that was a losing battle. She smiled and I sighed. “Forget it.”

“No!” She grabbed my arm to stop me. “No, I’m sorry. What is your proposition?”

“I was thinking that maybe you and I can have a friends with benefits kind of relationship.”

Jesus, Swayman, couldn’t be smoother with that? God, I’m an idiot. Proposing a “friends with benefits” relationship with my ex’s best friend. I know we had a phenomenal night together... ok, and day together and I think it helped clear my head. It wasn’t some rando who would talk to the press about their encounter with me. This was Stella, someone I have known for a few years. Who knows what I’m dealing with. Who rocked my world just two weeks ago. I had a taste of her, and I wanted more. But the thought of a full-on relationship, especially since she just ended her own relationship didn’t seem like the right idea. I came up with this as a solution. And judging by her expression, It was a horrible idea. Until...

Stella pick up the jaw that dropped and she was stunned for a few seconds. “Umm, wow, ok. Was not expecting that.”

I talk fast before she has a chance to talk herself out of it. “Look, you and I had a great time and I think this would be beneficial for both of us. Keeps us from making mistakes when we are getting over things. You would help me with my rep and keep my nose clean. I keep you satisfied so we are not preoccupied with captain douche weasel.”

She started to pace a little and I started to feel uncomfortable. “If you don’t want to, understand completely. I get it, you’re Leia’s friend and everything but from my side, any romantic feelings are long gone and I’ve processed it and I’m ok.”

“I really don’t know what to say.” Stella ran a hand through her hair.

“Look, take some time. Like a week and think about it. I will honor whatever decision you make.” I get up from my seat. “I like you, Stella. You’re awesome.” I kissed her cheek. “But we’ll still be friends no matter what.”

Present...

“You’ve thought about it?”

“I did. We need some ground rules.” She smiled and it took me a moment to understand what she was saying.

“Wait? You’re in?”

“Rules before I agree to anything.” She took out her phone. “One, it's exclusive. I don’t share. Two, testing for both of us. Three, no one else can know. Four, we agree its not a “relationship” relationship. Five...”

“How many rules did you come up with?” My mind was racing at the possibility of having her back in my bed. Or at least, being in a bed.

“Just two more. Five, we never do it here at work. Six, You keep ice cream and snacks stocked.” She smiled bigger. “That’s it.”

I look at her. She’s incredibly gorgeous and I would be an idiot not to accept her terms. I mean, they are reasonable enough. Except for the “its not a relationship thing.” It would be but I guess she wanted to keep it casual. “I accept your terms.” I reach over and kiss her cheek. “Call me when you want to meet. Doesn't have to be today but I am free for the rest of day. Think about it.”

I walk away and I can feel her looking at me. I turn and see that she’s staring at my ass. I smirk again and pull out my phone.

Jeremy: Like what you see, gorgeous Stella: I could get used to it. Jeremy: All yours, whenever, wherever. Stella: I’ll be at your place around nine. Jeremy: I’ll have the ice cream ready.

Its a quarter to nine when my doorbell rang. Looking at my watch I smirk but head over to buzz her in. I don’t even answer, just buzz the door. I pull out the ice cream as someone knocks on the door. I should get her a set of keys when I open the door and freeze.

It is not Stella.

Its Linus.

“Hey man, what’s up?”

I’m fucked, I’m so fucked.

“I’m looking for Lily’s bear. She said she left it here.” I let him in to search for the missing bear and I sent a quick text message to Stella.

Jeremy: Linus is here, wait 10 minutes

“Thank god,” he pulls out the bear from behind the couch.

“How did she get it in there?” I had the kids last Thursday so Linus and Moa could get stuff done for Lily’s birthday.

“Kids can make anything fit anywhere.” I try not to choke on his statement. Linus is Swedish and I don’t think he got what he just said. “Anyway, I’m out of the house. Want to grab a beer?”

Fuck, what do I do? “Uhh, I can’t. Trying not to drink before game days. Keep a clear head.”

Linus smiles at me like I’m not lying through my teeth. Well, technically not lying. I am trying not to drink too much. A man had to have limits. I may have a beer with Stella when she comes but I need to get him out of my place first.

“That’s great, Jer. I knew you could turn it around.” He looked around my place and smiled. “You’re back and I’m happy.” He gave me a hug. “I’ll get back to Moa and the kids. See you for morning skate.”

“You bet.” As soon as the door closes, I breathe a sigh of relief. That was close. I almost violated rule #3 and not even on purpose. I checked my phone.

Stella: I just pulled up and saw Linus climbing into his car. I can be up in a few minutes. Jeremy: cool. Door code is 1924

I checked to make sure the room was clean and when I heard a knock, I straighten my shirt and open the door.

“Hey.”

Stella

“Hey.” I smiled at the man in front of me.

Jeremy Swayman.

Hottest goalie in the league and a 10/10 would ride again.

But he’s also my best friend’s ex.

I was conflicted for a long time after Jeremy and I had hooked up. I felt like I was betraying Leia in a way, since Jeremy had been horrible to her. But after hearing his apology and what he was thinking during that time, I realized that Leia was with the right man, and I could take advantage of Jeremy’s... assets.

I thought it would just that one time. One magnificent night and a fantastic morning (minus the Bret confrontation.) I really needed it after the number my co-worker and ex did to me. Just the thought of finding them on his couch, her bouncing on him, all because they though I had a long meeting with management. The betrayal was real. Said co-worker has tried to make amends, considering I am her boss. Ha, she wishes she could. I haven’t retaliated; that would get me fired. Instead, I have killed her with kindness, especially because the guy she really wanted to hook up with isn’t available.

At least, not anymore.

Since it is Jeremy.

Hey, look at that. Another reason to accept Jeremy’s proposal.

The petty revenge party is alive and well.

But back to my reasons for accepting this arrangement. Jeremy is an incredible lover. He would make a girl very happy. Not just in bed. He was so attentive and wanted to make sure I was comfortable the entire time we were together. When he came to me with his proposition, I was floored. Not that I got propositioned. That it was Jeremy.

“What did Linus want?” I asked as I took off my coat.

“His daughter left her bear here,” he replied, taking my coat to hand it by the door. After, he came up to me and kissed my cheek. “Hi.”

I giggled. “Hi.”

“Soooo,” Jeremy rocked on his heels. “I don’t know what to do.”

I looked around. “We can sit?”

“Sure,” he nodded. I’ve never seen him nervous before. He sits down and rubs his hands on his jeans.

I sat next to him. “Jeremy, do you even want to do this?”

He looked down. “I’m nervous. We were pretty intoxicated the first time. I don’t even know if you like me like that.”

I reached over to cup his cheek and turn his face towards me. “I wouldn’t be here if I didn’t find you attractive, Jer.” I moved and kissed his lips softly. He moved and put his hands on my neck and back, bringing me closer, deepening the kiss. I moaned and he took the opportunity to taste my mouth. God, he tastes so good. Like hot cocoa with marshmallows. But not regular marshmallows, the Lucky Charms marshmallows.

Jeremy pulls back to breathe and studies my face. “You are the sexiest woman I have ever seen.” He pulled me close again and kissed me again. This time me pulled me all the way into his lap so I could straddle him. I can feel him underneath me. He’s thick and hot. I really couldn’t walk normally the last time. I grind down onto him, pressing his bulge into my center. “Ah fuck, Stel, can feel how hot you are for me.”

“Yeah, whatcha gonna do about it?” I tease. And then I find myself on my back against the couch. He’s hoovering over me, keeping his weight off me. “Jeremy,” I whine.

“That’s good. Such a good girl, crying out for me.” He lowers his hips and presses them into me. I moan louder and the fucker smirks. “You want me Stel?” I nod and he tsks. “Use your words, baby.”

“Yes,” I moan out. I push up to him and he growls.

“That’s not how this is going to work.” He takes my hands and pins them above me with one hand. His other is now skimming over my body. It feels like fire licking my skin, desire bubbling throughout. “I promised to make you feel so good, Stella. I’m gonna start with tasting you, I’m going to tease you.” I shudder and he grins. “I’m gonna fuck you so good that you’ll beg me to stop. But I won’t.” His fingers finally reach my covered pussy and I gasp. “So responsive.” He start to kiss my neck but then whispers, “tell me when you don’t like something and I’ll stop. But I want to keep reminding you that you are better than the people who hurt you.”

Oh, this man is going to make me cry. But before I get the chance, his hand is now riding up my shirt. “Jeremy,” I whimper.

“Yes, baby. What do you want?”

“I want you.”

Three simple words that change my life forever.

Jeremy

Hearing that she wants me to like a choir of angels singing. I grin at her and then shove her shirt up her torso. I let go her her hands so I can yank her shirt off and mine as well. Her fingers trace my pecks and wander down to my abs. “I know I’ve seen them at work, but holy fuck, your chest is amazing,” she tells me.

“You like?”

Her finger traces the vein in my arms. Fuck, it feels like sparks ghosting my arm and it makes me shudder a little. My cock is definitely harder as she kisses from my wrist up. This girl is trying to top me from the bottom. I think not. I stand, causing her to pout. “Why?” she whines.

“Because,” I reply, before I scoop her up and throw her over my shoulder. I take her into my bedroom. I bought new sheets for the bed and washed them so they would be nice and soft for her. Don’t ask me why, I just felt like it. I toss Stella on and she squeals. I grab an ankle and run my knuckles up the inside of her leg. I make it to the top and undo her jeans. She squirms and I flip her to smack her ass. “Stay still.”

“Oh god,” she moans when I flip her back. I pull her jeans off, leaving her in just a matching pink bra and panties. I might weep from the view alone. “Touch me,” she whispers.

No other direction needed.

I kiss around the edges of her panties, soliciting quick intakes of breath from her. I kiss right over her covered clit and she bucks. I slide my thumbs and pull them off slowly. I may have been drunk when we first did this, but I remember how she liked it, nice and slow. “Finally back at my favorite dessert,” I tell her before I lick her up and down. She groans in pleasure and tries to close her legs. “Nuh-uh, don’t be a bad girl, baby. Let me taste my treat.”

Christ, this girl is amazing. Everything about her. Her skin, her smile, her moans, her cream, I could be here, between her legs forever.

“Jer, please.” She thrashes under my hands, and I know that she’s close.

“Cum, Stel. Be a good girl and cum.” I roll her clit with my tongue and shove two fingers into her deep. She screams and clamps down on them, strangling my fingers as her pussy pulses around them. I keep them moving as much as I can to make her climax longer. “Did so good, baby.” I slowly slide my fingers out and then raise them to my mouth.

“I don’t know why that is the sexiest thing I have ever seen,” she panted out.

“Just getting started.” I stripped out of my jeans and boxers and grabbed a condom. I roll it on and climb back into bed. “I want to be slow and sweet, but I also want to rail you.”

She bites her lower lip. “We can do option one later.”

She is perfect.

I add a pillow under her ass to give me the right angle. I watch as my cock sinks into her. She’s so warm and tight. She moans when I bottom out in her. I wrap her legs around me and start to slide in and out, allowing her to adjust. When she squeezes me, I give her a devilish smile. “Hang tight, warrior princess.”

The scream she let go lets me know that the neighbors might complain. But damm if it doesn’t inflate my ego more. I love watching my cock stuff her pussy, watching the cream gather on the condom. One day, I’ll feel her bare but right now, I’m in heaven. I change my position so I am fully on top of her. Her nails claw at my skin but that’s just a mark of possessiveness. She cries out my name over and over as I pin her to the bed.

I lift a leg to open her up more and I slide in more. “Ah fuck, Stella, I’m so close. Please tell me you’re close.” There is no way in hell I will cum before she does again.

“Yes, please don’t stop,” she begs.

I reach down and stroke her swollen bud, feeling the shudders that run through her body. “Come on baby, give me what I want.” I pinch her clit gently, listening to her cry out before her body detonates. I help her ride out her orgasm and I can’t take it anymore. I groan out a “fuck yes” as my own orgasm washes over me and I fill the condom. I slowed down and stopped, looking her over. “Are you ok?”

Stella’s eyes are glassy. “I’m good,” she pants. She looks up at me. “God Sway, you tried to kill me again.”

“Says the woman who tried to kill me but strangling my cock.” I gently pull out and throw out the condom. I looked in the mirror. I looked like myself again before shit hit the fan. I washed and headed back to Stella. She’s curled up in the middle and I chuckle. I climb in and pull her into me. “I think this is a great arrangement.”

“You would.” She kissed my chest which made me moan a little. I made her tilt her head so i could kiss her.

“Tell me you want this. That you want me.” I made her look into my eyes.

“I want you Jeremy. But I’m not ready to have more. I hope that’s ok.”

I kiss her forehead and let her head lay on my chest. “I want you too Stel.” But I can’t speak agreement that I don’t want more because I do. I’m an idiot to agree to just be friends.

I’m pretty sure I want more with her.

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ohh-fiddlesticks · 7 months ago

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pinned post thingo… pt 3 !

hiii my name is 💥 micah 💥 and this is my selfship sideblog! i use he/him and im a certified transsexual 🔥 aroace and gay as well. its a complex and wondrous thing yk how it is ‼️ i’m also australian 🎉

i tend to see my selfships as more on the fictional side; i like to explore the relationships like any other relationship in fiction, meaning that it wont always be the healthiest, so… keep that in mind i guess 👍

i dont like to associate this blog too closely with my main but if you get notifs from a blog with a url starting with d and a rainbow pfp of castiel, thats almost definitely me! if u wanna know the exact url feel free to ask and i’ll let you know 👍

you can also check out my strawpage for some general info about me and an f/o list, etc. :^)

i draw sometimes ‼️ i tag all my art with “#my art”

my main f/os are dave s.trider & c.handler bing but ive also got a couple more in the bag!

proship and closely associated please kindly don’t follow 🙏 strictly nsfw or 18+ blogs preferably dni too closely also . generally tho i’ll just block people i don’t want interacting

f/o list, sharing boundaries, etc. below the cut!

for romantic f/os, my general policy is that i’m not particularly comfortable with sharing and while you’re free to follow or interact if we share f/os, keep in mind i’m less likely to follow back— this ofc does not apply if i follow first. platonic, familial, etc. f/os im totally fine with sharing, in fact i think thats awesome

also! i have no tagging system— that being said, if you want me to tag a certain ship for filtering purposes or similar, i’d be happy to do so

characters i talk about in a romantic manner (some are f/os, some not, it’s complicated):

dave strider (homestuck) — f/o. thats my boyf riend . basically my first proper f/o i heart him lots 💗

chandler bing (friends) — f/o. thats also my boyf riend. my beloved sarcastic repressed boring yet not boring guy. this may come as a surprise but i also love him lots

hitch (ruby redfort) — f/o. i dont talk about him as much but i do love him. middle aged secret agent who’s afraid of crocodiles and is secretly silly :-)

prismo (adventure time) — f/o. also dont talk about him as much but i love him i prommy. idc that he’s 2D i will find a way to give him a kiss 🫡

jonny goodman (friday night dinner) — fictional crush or something i dont even know. i was briefly obsessed with him during my fnd interest period and i still hold him dearly and sometimes rewatch some fnd episodes and think of him

bernard black (black books) — i truly dont know tbh i just love black books and am a little obsessed with him. manny & fran too but i dont have gay little crushes on them so

jeremy usbourne (peep show) — practically an f/o atp but im in denial. side effect of my recent peep show obsession was developing a secondary obsession with this freak

characters i have some sort of weird little qpr situation with

foxy (fnaf) — idk how to explain it he was one of the first characters i started selfshipping with in some variety and i like him :-)

the nice cream guy (deltarune) — he’s a developed character 2 meeee. we’re gayass boy best friends

red guy (dhmis) — who knows but it’s not a normal friendship folks

characters that are my friendssss my familyyy etc. you get the idea

toriel & asgore dreemurr (deltarune) — my parents:)

kris & asriel dreemurr (deltarune) — my siblings:)

basically the entire rest of the main characters from the other medias ive already mentioned — my friends:)

THAT’S ALL FOLKS!! THANK YOU FOR READING :^)

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puhpandas · 1 year ago

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for people who are afraid of Gregory, vanessa and Freddy never showing up in a game again:

fnaf has never had the theme of protagonists only appearing in one game then moved on from before. michael was the protag for most of the early games with any other character used recurring somehow (save for jeremy I guess)

in ruin, you can see marks left from freddys fist and foot on a door, and footprints from both Vanessa and Gregory in the dust somewhere in ruins map

gregory had a major lore drop in a book theyve yet to explore

they introduced the narritave of Gregory Vanessa and Freddy being the main characters who teamed up to build MXES after becoming found family because they were all affected by the mimic

the pizzaplex will probably be used again because of all the places we didnt see in ruin. examples: the atrium, el chips/the elcade, parts and service, rockstar row, the dancecade/superstar-cade, etc

Cassie set up a possible guilt/rescue plotline for at least Gregory

help wanted 2 has a lot of pizzaplex/security breach levels so far. a lot of them resembling what could be an older pizzaplex earlier in its lifespan, meaning possible prequel/backstory

in the early early ruin builds, they used Gregory's model for scale (something small but big)

#etc etc #i just wouldnt worry about it #the theorizers talking about cassies dad being the new protag has no evidence #and is also a stupid idea #sorry not sorry #pandas.txt #pandas talks #pre help wanted 2 #theory

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fandomanimatic-tournament · 1 year ago

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Fandom song animatic tournament: Side A Round 1

Your Stupid Face - Kaden MacKay

"I just really like your face You don't have to look so happy I'm not really into love that you flaunt In some glittery font But if that's what you want Make it snappy"

Ready as I'll ever be - Tangled the series

"So gather around now (ooh) It's time to sing It's bittersweet (ooh) but it's a hell of a silver lining I tell the same old stories As y'all get your wings And I get better every time I kiss a weathered cheek And watching doves fly Sooner than me I guess I'm ready, ready as I'll never be"

Remember that we're voting on how Iconic they are for ANIMATICS, not for the song itself. In order to make things fair, the tone and mood of the song should not affect how iconic it is (for example, a serious song should not be considered more iconic than a joke song just because it's serious)

Propaganda and animatic links of the songs under the cut:

Your Stupid Face - Kaden MacKay

Propaganda:

Ultimate enemies to lovers potential as it starts with tge singer hating the other party and slowly growing to love them. Also has an excellent tma animatic (haven't watched any other animatics for it but a quick search shows there's a lot)

Animatics with the song:

Helluva Boss Stolas x Blitz

Don't Starve Together Wxwood

The Magnus Archives

DSMP TNTduo

Toilet Bound Hanako Kun Mitsuba Animatic

HFJONE Sodapack

Ready as I'll ever be - Tangled the series

Propaganda:

I can list at least three full animatics for this song for every major fandom I have ever been a part of, and still it's so hard to find them because there are so goddamn many

It's an absolute banger from the absolute King Alan Menken, originally from the pretty underrated Tangled the Series. I've seen animatics for this for like every fandom I can think of, and it deserves it because it slaps and has great vocal performances from Jeremy Jordan and Eden Espinosa.

i'm pretty sure this song is more well known than the show it came from is lol. i looked up "ready as i'll ever be animatic" on youtube just to confirm and counted 20+ of them, and i didn't even finish scrolling. it is a genuinely really good song from a /surprisingly/ good show that imo is super underrated. i definitely would recommend checking it out if you get the opportunity!

it's a fandom song that transcended its fandom and became a hit for twist villains.

The song really fosters creativity with how many animatics can create a darker AU where the usual protagonist (or a close associate) is made to be the antagonist because of injustice suffered and the other characters have to fight against them

I've seen *at least* one animatic of this song in almost every fandom I've looked into

It has a lot of Animaniacs because it is sung by an ensemble cast It is good for demonstrating a lot of different conflicting perspectives of characters for your big dramatic fight and its catchy and I love it

I mean everyone loves a scenario where one of the main cast becomes a villain for tragic reasons and the rest of the characters have to fight them while dealing with the betrayal and attempting to make them see reason

How in the actual hell does a song from a Tangled spinoff series go this spectacularly hard? More to the point, how does it have an animatic/AMV for practically EVERY FANDOM IN EXISTENCE?! Yeah, most people know it from that one Warrior Cats MAP, but there is SO much more. Not to mention the bucketloads of people who used this song for their own OCs, which is always a bonus.

Animatics with the song:

Star Vs The Forces Of Evil

Miraculous Ladybug

Sander Sides

Danganronpa V3 fantasy AU

BNHA Villain Deku Animatic

DSMP

Please keep in mind that I don't know all the media and fandoms of the animatics provided as examples and I don't have the time (nor the will) to research them all. Don't come into my notes or my ask box complaining about them being included, I will simply block you. HOWEVER, if a ship animatic includes a minor and an adult, do tell me, I'll remove it.

#fandom animatic tournament #tumblr poll #tumblr tournament #tumblr tourney

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whatyourusherthinks · 4 months ago

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The Apprentice Review

OH GOOD ROAN! AN EXCUSE FOR YOU TO GET POLITICAL. Good lord, can't you go a single review without pushing an agenda on your audience? Go on. Tell us how much you think Trump is destroying America! Tell us about how he's a crook, how he lost both elections he ran in, how he sent a mob to go kill his first vice president! I know you have a grudge against THE GREATEST PRESIDENT EVER! ...Actually Buggnutz. I'm not going to do any of that. I'm just gonna share a Tweet the big man himself made about the movie.

TL;DR, if you didn't laugh at least 3 times reading that, you will not like this movie.

What's The Movie About?

Donald Trump and, more specifically, his relationship with Roy Cohn as he rises... I don't want to say to the top, I guess he rises in prominence in the public eye.

What I Like.

God this movie is really damn good. The cinematography is so much fun. It's a purposeful old-school style, complete with film grain and I really like the hand style. It feels almost like an invisible man following Trump around filming all his private conversations and interactions. They do a really good job replicating old interviews the Donald did in the 70s and 80s, and it melds into the movie to make this time capsule of New York in the past. The amount of sleaze and corruption that penetrates the scenes is honestly delightful. And this is gonna sound weird, but I feel like the movie is actually balance its depiction of Donald. I mean, yeah, they come out on the side of him being a corrupt bastard driven by his ego, but the movie takes the time to show us Trump's descent. You understand why he acts the way he does. You see the change from pathetic wannabe to egotistical blowhard. The movie isn't afraid to show a more respectable side to Donald though. It's a point that they establish Trumps distaste for alcohol and how he doesn't drink. The scene where Donald finds out about his brother's death is so fascinating. It seems almost impossible to make a character in mourning unlikable, but this movie pulls it off. The acting is great. There is so much subtle moments, looks, turns of phrases that covey the storytelling. Sebastian Stan is pitch perfect for early Trump, and even though he doesn't really look the part for late stage Trump, his mannerisms and speech pattern are honestly the best imitation of El Presidente I've ever seen. Jeremy Strong is great as well, and shout out to the guy playing Fred Trump. That guy looks EXACTLY like him. I like the story. I like that it's not afraid to get weird and dark at places. I guess if I'm to be "fair and balanced" I should admit that I don't know if the events of this movie are true. But they feel REALLY TRUE. (For the most part, see down below.) Maybe I'm biased, but c'mon. You telling me Eric's consummation was consensual. What the fuck Roan? Watch the movie, you'll get what I'm saying. And the ending. Holy shit. The ending is powerful. I'm obviously not going to give it away, but the subtle acting, everyone's behaviors, the dichotomy of imagery and events. I was honestly shaken. It was like watching Cthulhu rise from the Pacific Ocean, a terrible beast that hinting at and built up through out the entire story finally revealing itself, reaching down crush you.

What I Didn't Like.

I can't really fault the movie for this, but it's kinda hard to watch something where every main character is a horrific asshole. It wears you down, not being able to root for anyone. And there's like two scenes that definitely did not happen. One is the scene where a guy comes to talk about Trump running for office in the 80s. Like sure. Reagan TOTALLY had Make America Great Again as one of his slogans that he dropped. And when Trump Tower opens, Fred Trump tells Donald that he did a good job. I think everyone know that didn't fucking happen.

Final Summation.

Of course you liked it you TRAITOR TO AMERICA!

...I legitimately hate you. Yeah I know.

#The Apprentice #Recommended Movies

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i've been reading every rising sun by jamila ahmed. it is a historically-grounded retelling of the story of shaherazade. i love the prose and the grounded attention to historical detail and it's emotionally compelling, i've been getting through a hundred pages at a time, it's an engaging read. and it's set during the islamic golden age which is one of my favorite eras of history to learn about. but it is in some ways not quite living up to my expectations. i was hoping there would be more political machinations because it is about shaherazade trying to keep the ruler who beheads all his wives placated during a time when the declining seljuk empire (which the main characters belong to) is under attack from the khwarazmian empire and the oghuz turks at the same time, and also all of them have to deal with the threat of the franks undertaking the third crusade. so for example, shaherazade considers letting the murderous malik she's married to ride off to jerusalem and die fighting against the european crusaders, but if she does that then the region she lives in might fall to the khwarazmids and oghuz, so she has to come with him to try to keep him alive. that sort of thing is fun, but there is a lot less of it over the course of 400 pages than i was hoping for, and more of it is devoted to shaherazade trying to keep on his good side so he doesn't kill her, especially when she starts crushing on this other guy and has to try to keep it hidden. i mean i understand because writing intricate politics is hard as shit. but also i'm a bit disappointed. oh well.

another aspect i'm disappointed in is the whole story thing. of the course the story of shaherazade is famous for how she kept herself alive by telling her husband compelling stories and leaving him in suspense. this was portrayed really well in the beginning but then the book became more about a bunch of other stuff happening and the storytelling started to feel more incidental. it still serves a role because every time he gets pissed at her for something else she's like "umm hey wanna hear the next part of the story i was telling?" and it distracts him but, idk, i was expecting it to be way more central to the plot. also, the stories themselves are not very compelling. they feel way too modern in their style and structure and the amount of detail involved and they don't have the same timeless enduring folkloric feel as the actual irl 1001 nights. i've been writing a lot of spiders jeremy fanfic lately and really having fun messing around with that fairytale storytelling style, so it disappoints me that the author couldn't be bothered to do that, or at least not very much. then again, replicating that kind of folkloric style is really hard. i'm reminded of how recently i was reading the first queen's thief book which is super good but every time the characters start telling a mythological story from their world i feel like "hmm... this is a bit too detailed... it just doesn't quite feel like real irl mythology..." but i feel like this book does an even worse job of landing the style and is barely even trying. oh well.

i guess it's not fair that i'm asking this book to both have more complex intricate politics and be more about the stories shaherazade tells. though i think you could pull it off with a lot of tight seamless plotting - that's one of my issues here, that the book is kinda rambling and loosey-goosey. but i would settle for one or the other, if the politics were more complex and intricate or if the stories took more of a central role and had more thought put into them i would be happier. anyway despite all those words i am enjoying this book for all the reasons i said above, it's a solid 4 out of 5 stars for me, i just really like going in-depth on the criticism front so i thought i'd make a post recording my thoughts. if you read all this congrats and thank you

#rosemary reads

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tenebraevesper · 1 year ago

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Five Nights at Freddy's: Obsolete, Night 6: Picking Up The Pieces

''You turn away, I'll be right beside you! You cut me off, but I'll always have another way to find you! My body's still mending, you're in for a sight! Another night but it doesn't get easy, because you're stuck picking up all the pieces that they salvaged! No matter what the ending, you won't last the night!''

– Salvaged by NateWantsToBattle (Five Nights at Freddy's 3)

xXxXxXx

Sam took a deep breath as she found herself again in the Fazbear's Fright office. She was not looking forward to this, but she knew that she needed to get through this level. She looked around, the office not being that different from the office in Five Nights at Freddy's 3, with the most noticable thing being the huge air-vent right next to the table.

''Hey-Hey! Glad you came back for another night! I promise it'll be a lot more interesting this time…''

Sam ignored Phone Dude's commentary on finding new items for the horror attraction and searched the desk through for any Tapes and coins. Since it was the first night, she didn't have to worry about Springtrap and needed to just keep the systems working. Luckily for her, she managed to find a Tape behind the Maintenance Panel on the box, as well as a coin near the bobble heads on the left side of the monitor.

I wonder what kind of information is Tape Girl going to give me this time.

She stared intently at the window that allowed to see her the hallway, as if expecting an animatronic to jumpscare at her. Even though the night was peaceful, she could feel her heart rate going up. She felt anxious about the upcoming second night, the one where she would have to deal with Springtrap until 6 AM. She knew that he was just a game character, but all the memories associated with him felt overwhelming.

This is something I need to go through. I need to confront him, even if this is not the real Springtrap.

It didn't take too long for her to hear the familiar chime that signaled the end of the night. After taking her prize, she found herself back at the main hub and looked back, seeing Glitchtrap standing behind her, still waving at her.

''Hello? Can you hear me?''

''Unfortunately, I do,'' Sam replied, decided to give the Tape a listen before she continued playing Five Nights at Freddy's 3. After entering the Tape Room, she quickly put the Tape 5 into the recorder, holding her breath in anticipation as she heard Tape Girl's familiar voice.

''The drawers have been emptied out. Someone was here. I don't think it was spring cleaning either. No, there was plastic on the floor. Someone was definitely here during the night. It had to have been the client. I mean, they sent us that stuff in the first place with no explanation. Told us to scan it. Said it would expedite the process so we wouldn't need to program any path finding ourselves. It was a budget things, I guess. It was just junk- circuit boards and things like that. Looked pretty old. Somehow, though, there was usable code on some of it. It seemed to take hold by itself. Things started changing. But then, he started appearing. At least, that's what Jeremy said.''

''The client? What client?'' Sam's eyes narrowed. ''What do they mean by circuit boards?''

She remained silent for a moment as she processed the new information. The client they were talking about had to be a Fazbear Entertainment representative. It's the only thing that makes sense. She returned to the main hub, taking off her VR headset and started pacing through her room. Then, there are the circuit boards. Fazbear Entertainment used some kind of circuit boards to… scan the code for the game? Sam's eyes widened, her lips parting slightly as she stared back at her VR headset. No way… Why would they… Where did they even get those circuit boards?!

She suddenly felt chills flowing down her spine, shuddering.

''Where did they get those circuit boards?'' she whispered, slowly repeating the question. ''What kind of code did those circuit boards have? Why would Fazbear Entertainment take them away?''

She looked up, observing the Golden Freddy plushie on her bed. Her eyes narrowed as she clenched her fists, turning back to the VR headset and putting it on. She had a bad feeling about this whole thing, realizing that there was only one way to get the circuit boards – directly from the source. She didn't even want to think about it, not wanting to process the implications of that.

I need more evidence.

She found herself back at the main hub, with Glitchtrap waiting for her. She took a look at him, wondering if he too was the result of the scanned circuit boards.

''Who are you?'' she asked, but Glitchtrap remained silent, staring back, still with that cheery grin on his expression. She sighed and shook her head, focusing on the monitor.

Let's get this over with.

Returning back to the office, she tried to mentally prepare herself for her confrontation with Springtrap.

''Hey, man- okay, I have some awesome news for you!...''

Paying zero attention to Phone Dude, she started switching through the screens in search for Springtrap. She eventually found him on CAM 10. As long as he stays there, I should be peachy. The first few seconds were just her staring at Springtrap, when the monitor suddenly started to flicker, with Springtrap disappearing and appearing on CAM 09. Sam didn't panic though, simply switching instead back to CAM 10 and activating the Balloon Boy clip.

''Hi! Hello! Hahahahahah!''

''I shouldn't worry too much, since I already know this game inside out,'' Sam muttered, yawning. She knew that it was late in the night and wanted to complete Night 2 before going to sleep. Springtrap eventually returned back to CAM 10, staring at the camera as he idled. ''If you really think you can beat me, you're– agh!'' Sam was startled by Phantom BB, quickly trying to switch the cameras, only to get jumpscared, with Phantom BB screaming at her. As she recovered, she quickly turned to the maintenance panel to fix the ventilation error. She tapped with her food impatiently as she waited for it to be fixed. Once done, she turned back to the cameras, realizing that Springtrap was gone.

''Where are you?'' Sam muttered as she turned to CAM 09. He wasn't there. ''Damn it! Where did he go?''

To her chagrin, the cameras suddenly experienced a video error. Sam turned to the maintenance panel, aware that she needed to fix it as fast as possible if she didn't want Springtrap win this Night. As she turned towards the panel, she saw Phantom Foxy staring at her and quickly looked down.

''Com'n… Faster…'' Sam inhaled sharply as she looked back at the monitors, going through each and every camera in order to find Springtrap. ''Please, tell me he isn't in the vents…''

Suddenly, there was an audio error, forcing Sam to once again fix it without finding Springtrap. Frankly, she didn't remember Five Nights at Freddy's 3 to be this difficult, especially not on Night 2. It was also possible that her reaction was slower due to her being too tired to think clearly or see anything.

As she looked up, she almost let out a scream, freezing when Springtrap suddenly appeared right in front of her, staring at her through the window. ''Springtrap, what the hell?! How did you get here so fast?!''

Springtrap just stared back at her, with Sam being well aware that he was out for her blood. Sam frowned, turning to CAM 02 and pressing the Balloon Boy voice clip.

''Hello?''

''Springtrap, leave!'' Sam said in a firm tone. ''You are not welcome here.''

Springtrap seemed to ignore the Balloon Boy voice clip and instead kept staring at her. Sam pressed the distraction button again, looking back at the monitor and to her relief, Springtrap appeared on CAM 02. Sam realized that he probably had used the vent to travel quickly through the entire building, forcing her to return him back to CAM 10.

''You know, you're still just as sneaky as you used to be when you were still here,'' Sam said bitterly as she forced Springtrap to go to CAM 03. ''You're merciless, determined and you won't let anyone stop you.'' She was suddenly met by another video error. ''You don't care about anyone, but yourself, William.'' She frowned. ''Why should I even bother with you? Sure, there is the matter of closure, but at this point, is it worth it? While I have returned to Five Nights at Freddy's, why should I care about you?''

As the video feed cleared, Sam groaned when Springtrap vanished once again. She found him staring at her intently in the office hallway… again.

''You are not doing yourself a favour here, William,'' she said, glaring at Springtrap. ''You are an awful person, and you know it…'' She activated the Balloon Boy voice clip and looked up, her gaze filled with anger and her eyes watering. ''I was so bitter when you left without a word. If you had at least told me what you were planning to do… I guess, I would've gotten over it… Maybe we could've figured out something… Anything… You shouldn't have abandoned me…'' Suddenly, the lights faded and Springtrap vanished, appearing at the office door. Sam turned towards him, still glaring at the animatronic. ''You're an idiot!''

Then, she heard the familiar chime as the clock turned to 6 AM. Sam suddenly realized that she felt cold. Her heart was racing and there was a tingling feeling in her fingers as she grabbed her prize – Plushtrap jumpscaring her. Shaking him off, she returned to the main hub, staring at the monitor.

''He is gone. There is no reason for me to just yell at a video game character,'' she grumbled and faced Glitchtrap, glaring at the latter. Glitchtrap just waved cheerfully at her, but Sam felt unnerved. It didn't help that Glitchtrap was reminding her of William. ''I'm not done with you either,'' she told him, then exited the game.

Glitchtrap's grin widened.

xXx

''Tsk, tsk, tsk… Someone's angry…'' The voice echoed through the darkness, not caring whether anyone could hear him. ''Or worse… Disappointed.''

A dark purple light illuminated the void, revealing an empty stage with a pair of purple curtains covered in silver stars on the sides. The voice belonged to Glitchtrap, who appeared to be to talk to an invisible audience.

''I wonder, can someone really hold this much resentment?'' he asked in a sarcastic voice, then chuckled. ''Well, of course they can! It's really fun to see people getting riled up, especially if it's the person you love.'' He crossed his hands on his back and started pacing across the stage. ''Seeing her this upset should be something I'd be happy about, yet I'm more excited about the fact that she might slowly be realizing what our connection is.''

He tilted his head, eyeing the empty seats and seeing a humanoid figure sitting in one of the chairs. The figure was slumped over, with a dark red and black blood pool forming below him, as if someone knocked them out. Glitchtrap grinned, placing his hands on his hips and leaned forward.

''Sleeping, are we?'' He waved his finger, as if scolding a naughty child. ''That's fine. We, or rather, I have to still wait for all the right puzzle pieces to fall into place.'' He opened his arms, as if presenting something. ''Then, we can begin with the show!''

xXx

Sam yawned, walking with a tray in her hand to the corner of the cafeteria, Matt being right behind her. While she fortunately didn't have any nightmares, she was still mentally exhausted from playing through Help Wanted. She had figured that eating some food would wake her up properly, so at least she could last for the rest of the school day. She suddenly felt Matt gently nudging her, leaning forward to whisper into her ear.

''Someone's glaring at you,'' he said, walking past her and sitting on the opposite side of Sam. Sam sat on the other side and looked up, realizing that the one glaring at her was her ex-best friend Theresa Clover, aka Tessa. Sam rose an eyebrow, locking eyes with Tessa, who just gave her a hate-filled glare and sat down at an empty table a bit further away from the table where she would usually sit at. The table she was referring to was the one where Violet and her friends, that is, the popular crowd would sit at. Sam hummed, turning her attention to Matt. ''I thought she was friends with Violet. Why is she sitting alone?''

''You tell me,'' Matt replied. ''She was your friend.''

''Well, since Tessa basically used me in order to get closer to them by offering them to come to my place and use my stuff, like video games, I assume she ran out of stuff she could offer them,'' Sam replied.

''That's what happens when you become friends with people who just want stuff from you instead of liking you for who you are,'' Matt noted. Sam nodded and turned to her food, only to hear Matt add, ''So, anything new you want to talk about? You did show me around Ricky's and you said that you played Help Wanted last night.''

''Honestly, I don't know whether I want to talk about it,'' Sam replied. ''I've been processing a lot of things and I'm currently trying to make sense of them.''

''Do you think that talking with me would help you process that information easier?'' Matt asked. Sam remained silent for a moment, as an image of Springtrap flashed through her mind. She shivered, shaking her head.

''Not now,'' she replied. Matt gave her a sympathetic look.

''No problem,'' he said. ''Just give me a call whenever you're ready.''

''I will,'' Sam told him, then after a moment of pause added, ''You know, confronting my own past was a good idea. I haven't really had any nightmares and there were a lot of emotions I needed to deal with. It feels like a relief that I'm over some stuff, but this was the easy part. I haven't tackled the more difficult issues yet.''

''Do you think you'll need support with that?'' Matt asked.

''No, for now, I'll try go through it by myself,'' Sam replied, then smiled. ''You know, you should think of a career as a therapist considering how much you insist on helping me.''

''I'm not really interested in that,'' Matt said, shaking his head. ''I mean, sure, I don't mind listening to your problems because…''

''They're sounding crazy?'' Sam cut him off. Matt gave her a sheepish look, with Sam smirking. It didn't often happen that Matt would get nervous over something. Usually, he would always be calm, cool and collected, so it was unusual to see him freak out over something, even if it was something seemingly insignificant.

''Uh, that's not what I meant,'' he quickly replied. ''I don't think you're crazy at all.''

''Then you're one of the few people who think that,'' Sam told him, sighing. ''Sometimes, I think I'm crazy, only to remind myself that crazy stuff happened to me. Admittedly, I choose to participate in that, so it was my fault…''

''But, you haven't chosen to let a murderer roam free,'' Matt told her in a hushed tone. Sam blinked, staring at him for a moment as she realized that he was referring to Connor Davis.

''Of course not,'' she replied in a defensive tone. However, she had to admit that she did let a different kind of murdered roam free and regretted it.

Matt rose an eyebrow, adding, ''I know that there's a lot of stuff you haven't told me yet. I can still sense the agony attached to you. If you want to carry that burden alone, that's okay. Still, you shouldn't feel guilty over the things you have no control over.''

Sam remained silent, actually wanting to tell him that things were a bit more complicated than that, but then she realized that maybe, just maybe, she was the one who was overcomplicating everything in her mind. Sure, this wasn't what Matt wanted to tell her, but her attempts of outright blocking memories and emotions associated with them didn't help her with dealing with her past.

Still, she was determined to change that.

xXx

''Sam, are you done with your work yet?'' the manager, Kylie Anthelm, asked Sam, who was in the back room, working on the animatronics. Sam looked up, shaking her head.

''I still have some work to do on them,'' Sam replied, with Showtime Freddy sitting on the table in front of her. ''Don't worry, I'll close up.''

''Okay, but don't stay too late. It is a school night after all,'' Kylie replied, closing the door. Sam sighed and turned back to Showtime Freddy, having unbuttoned his vest and shirt to gain access to the hatch behind which his endoskeleton was. She reached inside Freddy's chest, carefully moving away some of the cables that were covering the circuit boards, exploring the already familiar wiring and mechanical parts.

''So far, everything's fine,'' she muttered, only to rise an eyebrow when she came across a particular circuit board. It was something that had always been there, having caught her and Springtrap's attention once, but they had no answer back then. However, now she was interested in finding out more about it.

''Give me a moment,'' she muttered, focusing on one particular circuit board, trying to figure out how to remove it, or at least getting a better look at it. She reached for it, but she couldn't take it out for closer analysis as it was attached to the endoskeleton via several wires. Don't I have some kind of document about this thing? She grabbed her flashlight and managed to turn the circuit board around, finding something carved on the plastic.

''HW: Freddy Fazbear (Copy),'' Sam muttered as she read the carving on the circuit board. She stepped back, leaning against the table. She hummed, ''HW… HW… HW…''

''…It was just junk- circuit boards and things like that. Looked pretty old. Somehow, though, there was usable code on some of it…''

It then hit her. Sam froze, her heart racing. She was shaken to the core.

''HW – Help Wanted.'' She turned to Showtime Freddy, staring at the animatronic. Showtime Freddy just looked back at her solemnly, as if understanding what was going through her mind. Sam's lips parted as she observed him in stunned silence. ''Freddy… I-Is this…'' Before she could finish her question, Freddy's eyes glowed briefly as he looked down at her, staring at her in silence. Sam gulped. ''T-That's how you know… That's how all of you know… That's why you guys acted as if you were possessed, but never were.'' She took a sharp inhale. ''You have the memories of the previous animatronics, as well as what is going on in the Help Wanted game. You know exactly what is going on.'' Her eyes narrowed as she stared at the animatronic, adding in an demanding tone, ''Am I right?''

''Is this what you believe to be the truth?'' Freddy asked her. Sam was caught off guard by the question. Admittedly, she wasn't completely sure about it. She lowered her head.

''Honestly, I'm not sure whether that's the case,'' Sam said. ''How would Fazbear Entertainment even be able to salvage circuit boards from the animatronics; that is, if they did that. I acknowledge it would be possible for them to perhaps find something, but it sounds so crazy.'' She frowned. ''However, Fazbear Entertainment isn't a stranger to using shortcuts. Not to mention, they wanted to make the game experience as authentic as possible, didn't they? So, what if they could re-use the old animatronic programming? What would they want to achieve with that?'' She stepped back. ''More importantly, what about the old Five Nights at Freddy's games. As much as I saw, Help Wanted kept re-using some segments.'' She shook her head and looked back at Freddy. ''Freddy, what exactly do you guys know?''

Freddy glanced down, looking at his open chest, with Sam realizing that he probably wanted her to close it in case she was done with checking on him. She quickly placed the circuit bord the way it was and closed the hatch, leaving Freddy to button his shirt up.

''So, what can you tell me?'' she asked him.

''Keep in mind, I cannot answer all of your questions,'' Freddy told her, patting the place next to him on the table. Sam sat next to him, curious about what Freddy would tell her. The Showtimes weren't really talkative about things that didn't concern their performances, usually remaining vague about everything else. ''I will tell you what I know, though.''

Sam nodded, staring intently at Freddy. It was strange to talking to the animatronic, but she was glad that there was someone who could answer some of her questions. Moreover, Freddy wasn't someone she feared, being kind and friendly towards her. He did have a protective side, as she saw him once leading away a girl who had been excluded by the other children and cheering her up.

''When I woke up for the first time, the stage I stood on was nothing like the one at this place,'' Freddy said, with Sam giving her a curious look. ''Then, all I saw was static. I did sense something… It was a rage unlike any other, as if I was trapped and I wanted to find the person who trapped me, and murder them.''

Sam felt goosebumps all across her body, with chills flowing down her spine. Despite Freddy's calm tone, she could sense the resentment in his voice.

''I didn't understand what was going on with me. I was convinced that I was malfunctioning,'' Freddy continued.

''What about the others?'' Sam asked.

''They experienced similar memories and thought the same,'' Freddy replied. ''However, when a technician would enter the room and attempt to repair us, we would black out. When we would wake up again, the technician would either be screaming in panic or unconscious.''

''So, you don't remember what you did to them?'' Sam asked.

''No,'' Freddy told her. ''We decided to put up an act, though. We thought that there was a good reason for scaring them and we didn't think much about it. For some reason, nothing happened when we were with you.''

''Maybe I'm not a threat?'' Sam suggested. ''I mean, there has to be a reason not to scare me to death or hurt me in some way.''

''Well, you certainly don't pose a threat to us,'' Freddy noted, his eyes narrowing. ''However, the bunny animatronic that would accompany you, Springtrap, did.''

''Freddy, could you tell me why exactly you felt that Springtrap was a threat to you guys?'' Sam asked.

''It's hard to explain, but whenever he was present, I and the rest would feel this unexplainable rage and resentment towards him. We could see the man behind the mask,'' Freddy told her, frowning as his voice turned into a growl. ''We knew he was the murderer.''

''I see…'' Sam muttered, shuddering. ''Could you tell me more about what you felt? As well as what you remembered?''

''What I felt… There were so many different emotions…'' Freddy said, closing his eyes and reminiscing. ''There was anger, depression and fear.'' He then gazed at Sam. ''At nights, we would also see a shadow-like figure standing at the back of the restaurant.''

''What?'' Sam was surprised, giving Freddy a look of concern. Freddy shook his head.

''The others and I don't believe that the figure was real,'' he added. ''It was probably a mix of those memories, which felt as if they belonged to someone else, and what we saw and knew.''

''This sounds quite creepy,'' Sam said.

''It was, but we knew that the figure couldn't hurt us. We wanted to know what was haunting us, though,'' Freddy said. Sam fell silent for a moment as she tried to process everything.

''Okay, I just need to think through the whole thing,'' she said. ''According to those Tapes, if whoever set them up is really telling the truth, Fazbear Entertainment may have collected a bunch of circuit boards, very possibly from the animatronics, even though I have no idea from which ones. They didn't use the code only in Help Wanted, but they also used the code in your programming so you would act similar to the previous animatronics.'' She took out her smartphone, finding the document with the files about the animatronics. ''Found it! 'It should be noted that some of the coding had been taken from an already pre-existing source in order to make the animatronics more authentic and their behavior closer to their predecessors. Fazbear Entertainment is not responsible for any unpredictable action committed by the animatronics.' I knew that there was something!'' She turned to Freddy. ''So, you are remembering what the previous Freddy Fazbear had probably experienced. Or perhaps, the child that was trapped inside the animatronic.''

''It might not be everything, though,'' Freddy replied, with Sam giving him a curious look. ''Sometimes, we feel as if we're being watched. As if someone is with us constantly, in our minds, and it drives us crazy.''

''Do you have any idea what it is?'' Sam asked. Freddy gave her a serious look.

''It's evil,'' he said. ''We know it's evil and that it's broken. It's insanity incarnate.''

Sam was silent for a moment, biting her lip. ''You're referring to William, aren't you?'' Freddy stared at her for a moment, then nodded. ''Although, there is something else I've been wondering about.''

''What is it?'' Freddy asked her.

''In those memories, have you seen a bunny, different than Springtrap, with stitching all over the costume and wearing a purple vest?'' Sam asked him, holding her breath. Her expression was hopeful, yet fearful. She wanted to know the answer, yet she was afraid of knowing it. However, she needed to figure out what was going on in order to move on.

Freddy slowly nodded. Sam inhaled sharply.

''That person would stare at us, waving at times and asking 'Hello? Can you hear me?','' Freddy told her. Sam's eyes widened and she felt the chills running down her spine.

''He did…'' she whispered. What exactly have I contacted? What is inside that game?!

''Sam, are you okay?'' Freddy asked her worriedly. ''You are so pale.''

''No, I'm not okay,'' Sam said without even thinking. ''That thing… That bunny… I named him Glitchtrap and he is waving at me inside the game, asking the same question. If he was just a video game character, something the game developers added into the game, he shouldn't be part of your memories. He shouldn't be able to haunt you.''

''Yet, he is,'' Freddy said.

''At this point, I don't think he is a video game character,'' Sam said. ''Maybe, he is something that was brought over via the circuit boards.'' She shuddered. ''Honestly, I'm not sure whether I want to know what exactly he is.'' She then sighed, burying her head into her hands and groaning. ''God, I need to check the official version of the game to see whether I can find him there. This is so awful, but I have to do this.''

Freddy gave her a look of concern, tilting his head.

''You know, if you ever need a hug or comfort in some way, you're always welcome.''

Sam smiled and hugged him, burying her head into his chest. Freddy certainly lived up to his species of a teddy bear, being quite cuddly. As Freddy released her, Sam took a deep breath.

''Okay, I feel a bit better,'' she said. ''Thank you.''

''You're welcome,'' Freddy replied, getting off the table and turning to Sam, grinning at her. ''Now, don't forget, if you ever want to have some fun without a worry, you can always pay us a visit.''

''I'll keep that in mind,'' Sam replied, smiling.

xXx

Despite it being late in the night, Sam decided to play the official version of Help Wanted, trying to find the Tapes that were scattered across the game. She did find a few Tapes, as well as the Tape Room, but to her confusion, instead of warnings offered by Tape Girl, they contained Phone Guy's phone calls from the Five Nights at Freddy's games, like some kind of masterlist. Also, there was no trace of Glitchtrap.

''Damn it,'' Sam muttered as she took off the VR headset. ''This is not what I thought would happen. I hate this.''

She turned the game off, having realized that the official version of Help Wanted was completely useless to her. The only thing she could rely on was the beta version of the game if she wanted to get to the bottom of this mystery. It felt like some kind of nightmare.

''Fine,'' Sam muttered, opening the beta version of Help Wanted. Once she found herself back into the main hub, she turned back to Glitchtrap, who was still waving at her, seemingly blissfully unaware of what she knew.

''Hello? Can you hear me?''

''Yeah, I can,'' Sam replied. ''Tell me, who are you?''

Glitchtrap remained quiet, staring back at her. Sam sat on her chair, crossing her legs and staring at Glitchtrap.

''What do you want me to do? Should I play through the entire game or should I quit? Are you trapped inside the game? I know you're not part of it,'' she asked. ''Where did you come from? Why are you here? What is your real name?''

''Hello? Can you hear me?''

Sam frowned, sighing. She was already sleep deprived and she needed to go to bed. Turning off the game and the lights, she crawled back into her bed, falling asleep soon. Her dreams were filled with darkness, illuminated by a strange, purple glitching.

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the-insomniac-emporium · 1 year ago

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for the WIP ask game >_> "Pandora's Bastion" sounds so cool!

HECK YEAH I could talk about this one for HOURS

(sorry this took a million years to post, I am easily distracted and have the memory of a foghorn)

Okay, okay, so, like, it's a weird (ish) one, which is already saying something because most of my personal projects are some degree of strange, in one form or another (probably because I've had most of these as concepts for years at this point, and most of them at least partially stem from any combination of Gender Identity, Complicated Family Dynamics, and Mental Health)

This is also one that I haven't done anything concrete for other than note-taking, but there's still a lot of stuff in my brain about it. It's legit one of my longest existing ideas! This has been cooking since 2013! Since there's a lot I can say about it, I'm going to put a 'short' summary below, then expand upon it under a read-more :3

Summary: The last (known) Earth-born human, who has given up most of their humanity to stay alive centuries after the planet's 'death' (no longer viable for human life), discovers another of the lost "sleeper ships", AKA one of the vessels that humanity used to travel to other habitable planets. Inside is only one living human, Jeremy King*, who has a small connection to the protag's family. Unfortunately, he is unable to cope with how long he has been asleep for, and becomes the novel's antagonist, desperately attempting to reassemble any remaining pieces of Earth culture/history (even if it means dismantling the systems that have been built upon those remains). His knowledge of Earth is what allows him to pose a threat to the protag. However, he does not actually realize who the protag is until the very end of the book, at which point he experiences a breakdown. Going along with the themes of the novel (elaborated on under the cut), the protag decides to 'let go' of a piece of their immortality. *working name, of no relation to the several people with that name I found just now by googling

Protag Summary: In another (several) reference(s) to various pieces of religion/mythology, the protagonist has several names. It's also important to note that their gender identity, biological features, and other identifying traits are intentionally kept vague/unknown (you'll see why later). Most commonly, they are referred to as Legion ("My name is Legion, for we are many." -Mark, 5:9), but also answers to Nobody (Odyssey my beloved), Zero, and Unison. There might have been another name I am currently forgetting. Anyway, the main reason for that goes back to their form of immortality. The actual original Legion is in a form of cryosleep at the very heart of the titular Pandora's Bastion (originally called Pandora Station, before I got worried about the online radio service and copyright). The Legion that everyone knows... is actually several dozen cybernetically enhanced clones, that are all linked together and work in, you guessed it, perfect unison.

Read-more time!

The Setting, Universe: So, when I was younger, I was kind of obsessed with the idea of having this huge, branching story taking place over thousands of years. I called it Bloodlines, and it was split into three sort of sections: The Era of Earth (from roughly modern times to eh maybe a thousand years later?), The Span of Space (the first several hundred years after humanity leaves Earth, as they become a part of intergalactic society), and The Time of Triam (everything past that). Triam being the name of one of the most important characters in the whole series/a Goddess from an important Space Religion. Now, a lot has changed over time, and I'm still debating whether or not to break things up into more universes, because of conflicting ideas. But originally, Pandora's Bastion was going to be the only story that really involved all three sections, although it primarily takes place in The Time of Triam.

The Setting: The story mainly takes place around the titular Pandora Station/Pandora's Bastion. Originally, the name was chosen simply because I liked the sound of it, but I think in some ways it has actually become pretty fitting. Pandora Station is essentially a city built on/around a huge chunk of space rock (not big enough to be considered a moon, though I've considered changing it to be one). If you've played/know about the Mass Effect series, than know that Pandora was heavily inspired by Omega, to the point where the initial version was basically just "Omega but translated into my story universe". Honestly still needs more editing. The original (in canon) purpose of the city was mining/research, but it was abandoned after the research was completed. This was all conducted by one of the non-human species from the setting. Eventually, Legion's "sleeper ship" encountered the station, and Legion (who was already on the edge of what most would consider human at that point) moved in. A couple of decades later, a group of alien mercenaries decided to build upon the pre-existing structure, being unaware of Legion's presence in the heart of the city. Over time the city became a sort of haven for mercenaries, bounty hunters, criminals, and general misfits (think Omega from ME2/3, Knowhere from Marvel, or any part of Nar Shaddaa from SW). For a few hundred years prior to the official start of the story, the station/city has mainly been controlled by one lady, currently named Caldhrik Tarakova. She serves as an anti-hero of sorts throughout the Bloodlines storyverse, and is arguably Legion's closest ally, although even she isn't aware of Legion's status as being Technically Several Dozen People With A Hivemind (at least not at the start of the story). The two of them have a deal, with Legion supplying extra security and intel, while Caldhrik makes sure nobody tries to get into the maintenance areas of the city, since that's where they chill.

Legion's Backstory (More mythology references whoooo): So, as previously stated, Legion's birth name, gender, and race are all left intentionally unstated. The purpose behind this is that they act as a sort of representative of Earth, being the last Earth-born human alive (excluding Jeremy King, but they'll outlive him). I didn't want to have any sort of awkwardness where the symbolic vision of humanity is just, like, a white guy, or something. I can't find my notes about it, but there's supposed to be some stuff that encourages the reader to see Legion as a version of themselves. Honestly, I've sometimes wondered if the story would work better as a weird multi-media thing. Anyway, Legion was born on Earth a few years before their family left Earth. At that point in the setting, Earth was already going downhill fast, and space exploration was a HUGE thing. As Earth declined, however, there was a realization that it would be easier for the big companies to abandon the planet than to help heal it (there's a whole bunch of stuff that leads up to that, but it's mainly explored in Burn-Smoke, not Pandora's Bastion). So, naturally, they start fucking off into deep space, sending dozens of massive Sleeper Ships to planets that have the most potential for life, knowing the journeys will take close to a century. While this starts, huge conflicts break out among those left scrambling on Earth. Jeremy King was one of Legion's neighbors, and was deployed in combat not long before they were born. Various countries and their governments form alliances (some of them unlikely) to create more Sleeper Ships, forming gigantic waiting lists to ensure the "important people" get off world. Legion's family is fairly lucky, managing to get their household on one of the mid-tier ships (as time went on, the ships that were made lost quality, as the available resources diminished). Because of this mixed quality, the ship initially launched with most passengers awake (as opposed to being in cryosleep, as intended). By the time they enter the cryo pods, Legion is roughly 13-15. Again because of the lower quality, not all the systems are fully automated, requiring occasional human work. As part of an agreement made by the human passengers, the ship's AI (named Prometheus) occasionally wakes up a human, trains them in maintenance, and has them be a helper for 5-10 years before selecting a new human to take their place. The humans rotate out in such a way that there are actually usually 2 people awake at once, with one starting to train their replacement. Eventually, young Legion is selected, and spends several years with a kindly stranger as a mentor, before the mentor is returned to cryosleep. Not long afterwards, there's a disastrous malfunction, caused by impact with space debris. Most of the ship's power becomes limited, and Prometheus has to hurriedly teach Legion how to access and repair equipment that is meant to be fully automated. As things worsen, the AI is forced to decide which systems to cut power to, in order to A: ensure there's enough power left to complete repairs, B: ensure Legion survives long enough to make said repairs, and C: maximize how much of the ship and it's contents will survive.

Prometheus, although very conflicted about it, ends up needing to shut off most of the power to the cryo pods. Legion is able to complete repairs and reboot the system, but by then the damage is done, with most of the other passengers dead, and the rest with little to no chances of survival. Now essentially truly alone with an AI, Legion becomes devoted to going through the ship's digital archives, which contain immense records of Earth history, culture, and scientific marvels. The mentorship between Prometheus and Legion turns into a friendship, and eventually the two end up performing a merge (Prometheus getting linked into Legion's cybernetics), which they deem necessary as part of extending their lifespan (allowing them to finish what's left of their mission). By the time Legion reaches Pandora, they're fully accustomed to having a super computer for a brain.

Rough musings on themes: The story goes over the ideas of preservation vs adaptation, exploring the difference between upholding tradition and refusing to grow. Both J.K. (Jeremy King) and Legion are desperately grasping onto pieces of the past, with J.K. tearing apart the present for it, and Legion diluting both the past and themselves in an attempt to save even the smallest fragments. At the start, neither of them are fully accepting of the fact that humanity lives on through what it has become- not just by what remains of Earth. Both of them are relics of the past, but Legion (who has no actual memories of their homeworld) acts as a representation of future generations, of the sort of Mythological Children that we talk about when discussing the legacies we'll leave behind. (that is to say- what did J.K. and his generation leave for Legion to inherit? what culture, values, what problems? what did their fear and desperation instill in the last cradle of humanity?)

Anywho/anyhoo/anyho/anyhow/anyway (all of which I am fond of saying), this is already a mountain of information that probably actually says very little, and I could (and gladly would!) talk about it for even longer. But I think this is good for now :D

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witchyfoxelf · 2 years ago

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[movie review] dungeons & dragons (2000)

… fuck, i have so much more to say about this than i expected to. i expected to basically be like, “yeah, it’s bad, but what are you gonna do?”

write several pages about it, i guess. is what i’m gonna do.

i mean, yeah, it’s bad! i’m reasonably sure i’m not breaking that news to anyone. but i think my memory did actually kind of underestimate how bad it is.

don’t get me wrong, it is still solidly in the “enjoyably bad” zone rather than boringly bad. there are at least two entirely distinct actors in this who know exactly what kind of movie they’re in and are just bringing that paul freeman in power rangers, ewan mcgreggor in revenge of the sith, raul julia in street fighter “i will make this bullshit watchable by myself if i have to” energy. jeremy irons is the one everyone (rightly) calls out, but i think richard o’brien also deserves a shout-out for some similarly fine scenery chewing!

but yeah, other than that… yeesh.

you know what really kept hitting me over the head the entire time we were watching this? this movie came out one year before fellowship of the ring. one year. one. a single year. just, yikes? and while fellowship was beholden to books that had been called “unadaptable” on more than one occasion prior to jackson’s landmark trilogy, dungeons & dragons by its very nature is designed to offer a storyteller nearly limitless potential as far as what kind of story they can tell.

and what they came up with was… this.

and like… there’s truly no reason a cookie cutter story like this has to be a death sentence for a movie. usually the idea of having a story this basic is it gives you plenty of room to flesh out the characters and the world and all the little details in the margin that make a lot of scifi/fantasy yarns so beloved. so it probably wouldn’t have been the worst idea to… have?... some of those details? like, any of them? at all?

… one good character?

… an interesting location?

seriously, anything?

like, really, tell me any detail about any character or setting in this movie. go ahead! i’ll wait.

i mean, there’s the magic school. its deal is that it’s… a magic school. oh! or there’s the empress. her deal is that, um, she’s… the empress. oh but she has this old guy advising her! his deal is that, uh, he’s… her… advisor.

oh wait, there’s some dragons! heck yeah, that’s one of the things that’s literally in the name of the franchise, there we go! their deal is that, um… they’re… that they’re dragons. (and that they’re really bad cgi, even by the standards of the time.)

wait, there’s also some dungeons in this! that’s the other thing that’s in the name of the thing! they’re, um. well. they sure are… there! my favorite is the underground maze that a second act secondary antagonist just has like in his basement that he just takes the main white bread thief guy to and is like, “well! here you go! here’s a maze for you to do some fun thief stuff in!” and nobody mcprotagonist just kinda jumps around dodging traps & being a rueful underdog and the secondary antagonist and his minions mug for the camera a bunch while commenting on his progress and as the audience you’re sitting there going, “why is any of this happening???”

it’s kind of a perfect visual shorthand for the entire movie, actually.

similarly, in theory opting not to use any of the many extremely popular d&d campaign settings is fair enough. d&d is certainly designed to let you do something new if that’s what you want to do. but the “new” thing they opted to do is just the fantasy worldbuilding equivalent of forgetting to change the name of your paper from “new document.” like, what is even the point of having an “original” setting when you clearly have no actual interest in making something of your own? is it literally just so they didn't actually have to crack open any d&d books to look anything up? (... shit, that’s exactly it, isn’t it?)

i know that every single character in this movie is the most cookie-cutter version of the kind of character they are, but the character this jumped out the most with for me was the dwarf, whose name i am just not going to look up. like, okay, i guess someone decided the movie needed a grumpy dwarf that eats & drinks a lot, that’s a totally valid fantasy trope. but the way he’s introduced is the party just kinda stumbles into him, and he ends up caught up in a fight… and then he kinda just starts tagging along with them and acting like he’s been part of their party the whole time? like, in literally the next scene the party is deciding what to do next, and he says something along the lines of “it seems we have no choice,” and like, hey broseph? you know who definitely, absolutely has a choice from what i can tell?

like, seriously, a line of dialogue could make this make sense. i mean, you have everyone else in this movie telling you what their entire deal is in basically their first few lines of dialogue. this movie is overburdened with exposition even though it doesn’t really have anything it needs to exposit about??? but you can’t spare a single line of dialogue to establish why this random dwarf is suddenly their ride or die companion? or what his deal is at all? seriously?

also, like, i love how both me & my partner remembered two completely different things about marlon wayans’ character that would’ve made him less insultingly written, and both of us were wrong. i remembered him being revealed to still be alive before the final battle and helping out rather than, you know, the only person in the party who wasn’t white being killed halfway through the movie, holy shit.

my partner, on the other hand, remembered him being revealed to have been an elf the whole time out of nowhere, which i 100% believed when he said it btw? like, my memory of this movie was so foggy that i was literally like “yeah, i’m pretty sure that’s true!” and nah, they just killed the one black guy halfway through the movie, and then at the end of the movie they were like “guys, he’s totally still alive, we promise” but figured they’d get to, y’know, showing us that he was still alive in the big budget sequel this was obviously getting. which it was obviously getting! it definitely wasn’t going to be a scifi original movie where the only returning actor was the antagonist’s toadie, don’t be silly!

look. this movie would be inoffensively bad if it weren’t the first attempt at making a movie out of a world that literally exists so people can craft stories where the only limit is their imagination. it kind of still is inoffensively bad? like, i certainly enjoyed watching it and ripping to to shreds with my partners. but just…

fuck, guys!! you were adapting dungeons & dragons!! the game whose entire deal is, “hey, let’s tell a story!” there were so many wonderful stories being told at tables around the world on a budget of “hey guys, can everyone chip in for a pizza?” and the way you brought that to life with the weight of a hollywood budget behind it was… this? this is what you gave us? honestly, that’s just sad.

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