#I'm also very skeptical

[reginrokkr]

It is time to get to business and play the HSR update now.

[a-n-i-m-a-t-i-o-n]

Treasure Planet concept art

Source: Disney Fandom Wiki

Concept artist(s) unknown, I tried google reverse image search but only ended up back at the fandom wiki.

[the-hilda-librarians-wife]

@hilda-appreciation-week Day 1 - Favourite Character(s)

Kaisa (A.K.A - The Librarian)

Wow. Shocker, I know. I unfortunately didn’t have a clear idea of what I wanted to do with her for today, so I decided to try out some sketches of me attempting to figure out other drawing styles. Feat my turtleneck Kaisa and my caffeine addicted Kaisa agendas

References - x x x x

[coquelicoq]

gurathin, thiago, indah...starting to get the sense that if murderbot didn't have any specific person playing the role of "someone i deep down respect who i'm convinced hates me" at any given time, presaux would have to assign someone, for enrichment purposes

[queeringclassiclit]

Gyges and Candaules from Herodotus’ Histories (book 1)

I don’t know if this counts because the genre they’re from is theoretically history but actually lots of it’s made up anyway and they died pre-500 BC so….. anyway I think the whole thing is super gay and want people to vindicate me on that.

Here’s my translation of the slightly adapted ancient Greek text for the large majority of people who won’t know them:

Candaules (king of Lydia) thought that his wife was the most beautiful of all women. Candaules also had a certain bodyguard called Gyges. The king would entrust his most serious affairs to him, and often praised his wife’s beauty. Not long later (for it was fated that doom should come to Candaules), he said this to Gyges: “O Gyges, you do not seem to believe me when I say that my wife is the most beautiful of women. People’s ears are less trustworthy than their eyes; therefore, you must see her naked.” Gyges shouted: “O master, what are you saying, ordering me to see my mistress naked!? For at the same time I would remove her modesty. I believe you when you say those things about your wife. You can in no way order me to do something so unjust.”

As Gyges spoke thus, he was very afraid. But Candaules answered him: “Take heart, o Gyges. Fear neither me nor the woman, for you must try and do as I say. I will arrange everything so that the woman does not learn that you are there. During the day I will bring you into the bedroom where we lie. After, she will come to bed. Near the door of the bedroom there is a chair where she will put all of her clothes as she takes them off, and you will be able to watch her at your leisure. When she turns away and goes onto the bed, you must make sure she does not see you leave the room.” Since Gyges could not escape he agreed. Candaules, when he thought it was bedtime, brought Gyges into the room. His wife immediately followed, and when she had come in and was taking off her clothes Gyges watched her. When she turned her back to him to go onto the bed, he left the room.

The woman saw him as he went out and understood what Candaules had done. The next day she sent one of her most trusted slaves to fetch Gyges (who did not suspect anything since he was used to attend on the queen) and said to him: “Now, O Gyges, you have two paths before you and you must choose which to follow. For either you must kill Candaules and become the king of Lydia, or you must die. For you to obey all of Candaules’ commands and see what you should not is forbidden. One of you must die: either you, who have seen me naked, or he, the one who planned this.” Gyges at first was astonished and said that in no way could he choose between the options the woman had presented. But when he saw that he could not avoid it, either to kill his master or himself, he chose his own life. “Since you are making me kill my master I would like to know how you will have me do it.” She replied: “From the same place you saw me naked, you must strike him when he is asleep.”

When they had planned this, Gyges followed the woman into the bedroom (for she would not release him and either he or Candaules must die). He hid behind the same door and killed Candaules as he slept: so he made himself master of Candaules’ wife and his kingdom.

With just a tad more consent this could have been a “we saw you across the bar and really like your vibe” kind of situation…. Also as I first translated it I made a mistake and thought Gyges was wearing a disguise and imagined him in a maid outfit to blend in with the palace staff in her room, so do with that what you will. Also the use of the terms master and mistress is in the original but does sound super gay. (Not necessarily with all the context and stuff but like. Ancient Greece was a weird fuckin place man.)

this isn't really the usual vibe of this blog but yeah sure, fuck it, this is a fun story

Gyges and Candaules

from Book 1 of the Histories of Herodotus (Ancient Greek history)

(no "I don't know these characters" option on this one because you have all the info you need here. you can read the translation and then cast your vote)

[devilsskettle]

i've watched a lot of good films lately in an attempt to catch up with a bunch of movies that have come out recently, but talk to me was the best movie i've seen in a LONG time

[boysbeloving]

guys i have completed watching Vroom Vroom the Series aka Pit Babe the Series

IT WAS WONDERFUL AND I LOVED EVERY BIT OF IT

you can go through my MANY emotions while watching the series in my tag d watches vroom vroom the series

[thebeautifulfantastic]

heard some people saying that hayley atwell's character grace is being set up to be the next ethan hunt and carry on the mission impossible series, and my first thought was "well, she definitely looks just as good in a suit."

[anglerflsh]

On a scale of 1-10 how good of an Archivist, Avatar of the Eye, would you rate yourself?

me and my irrational belief that I am being observed 24/7 like my own little panopticon, in which I am both jailed and jailor, which has been a thing in my head since birth, so much so that it is no longer cause of fear but instead of a sort of comfort? If the fears were real Jonah Magnus would kill to be me. I'm the eye's specialest man now. a solid 9/10 because I'm still mentally normal and sane though

[theheadlessgroom]

@beatingheart-bride

"I know, I know, but..."

But what if we could've changed it? Both brothers were asking themselves the same question, over and over again, wondering endlessly if they had been there with their family...would the outcome have been any better?

Could I have helped Willy overcome the drink? Would he not have drowned, had I been there? If we'd given them some money, if we'd been able to pitch in, would June not have gotten so sick, working herself like that?

Could we have kept those awful people from going after our nephew like that? Could we have made it so that he wasn't always so stepped on?

If I'd been there, I would've stopped that man...if I'd just been there, Randall and his lady love, they would've lived...!

All these thoughts continued to pile up in their minds, crashing into one another hard and fast, until June touched the pair's arms, pulling them out of their thoughts as she said, "There's no use dwelling on the past-what's done is done, there's no changing it. We've all made our peace with our lives, and our deaths. We're together now, and at the end of the day, that's what matters the most to us."

"I knew it'd be...hard to hear," Wilhelm said-understatement of the year, of course, and he winced a little saying it, before he continued, "But I didn't want to keep that secret from you. I wanted you to know-you...you deserved to know. You're my brothers, and...I just can't imagine keeping something that big from you."

Neither brother said anything more, instead settling for embracing their youngest brother, practically picking him up and off the ground when they did: It was a lot to swallow, a lot to take in, and they were sure the guilt would linger for a good long while...

...but they knew now, for better or worse. And at the very least, they were reunited now with Wilhelm, and that was worth its weight in gold to them both. There was a lot of catching up to do-and hopefully, the good stories outweighed the bad.

"Why don't we go downstairs?" Randall ventured to suggest-something to drink and some lighter conversation was in order.

[partrin]

gonna start reading twilight out of focus, wish me luck

[fideidefenswhore]

or, to be extremely clear:

i don't dispute that "no matter Anne’s role in what happened to Mary, it existed, [and] impacted her".

but what has always seemed strange to me is that chapuys' dispatches on the matter are treated as if they are definitive. because we have no corroboration of them (and we don't, despite what weir has claimed-- nothing 'corroborates', there are reports from those such as dr. ortiz, the imperial ambassador to rome, that are relaying what chapuys has already sent him, not corroborating them, as he's not in england himself); the extent of her role is always going to be ambiguous, barring further found evidence on the matter. the only aspect that is definitive is that she was not-- again-- the sole author of mary's treatment, because henry followed an amplified version of the same policy regarding his eldest daughter after anne's execution, and followed it to the extreme.

[clemencetaught]

this applies to all verses, but more so to verse one specifically, but patrick is agnostic, leaning more towards atheist. originally he was brought up christian both by his birth parents and his adoptive parents and while he never was a serious practitioner, he always did vaguely question it...but it was never something he seriously thought about.

this, however, changed drastically as a result of felicity's death. his reasoning is that: "if there truly is such thing as a benevolent god, then what happened to felicity and the others would have never occurred in the first place."

[lovecolibri]

I had to actually leave my office today and go to the medical side of the facility and I passed a VERY tall, VERY broad man in scrubs who must be a nurse of some kind? And he made a funny comment and made me laugh as we passed in the hall?? I should leave my office more often??

[mettywiththenotes]

What are your thoughts about the Curious Cat now? I was thinking back when they "saved" Ruby from Herb, maybe they did that because they were trying to avoid another situation like Alyx? When Jaune was talking about what happened, the cat looked uncomfortable during the depiction of them with Herb.

Yesss my thoughts exactly, I think the Cat jumped in because they knew what happened last time (with Alyx and Herb) and didn't want the same to happen again, or was at least worried about what the smoke would do to the girls if it lasted too long

I honestly don't know what to think about the Curious Cat atm

In the episodes prior to this weeks, my thoughts were that the Cat had bad intentions for the team and was manipulating them. I'm still unsure as to whether their intentions are good at all, but I think the one thing to glean from the past with Alyx and Lewis is that maybe the Cat trusted a human who betrayed them in the end and, when they spoke to Jaune, Ruby and Weiss about what happened, there was truth to how they felt and what happened - that they fell for Alyx's promise to take them to Remnant and got betrayed

(And the Curious Cat's fur dimmed when they were talking about what happened and that leads me to believe they were sad enough to "turn off" their "role" in a way. if that makes sense?)

Also I noticed that, even though the Cat looks unsure when they are with Herb, they smile afterwards (when Jaune is telling Ruby and Weiss about how Alyx began to distrust him) and after Alyx gives Jaune the poison, you can see the Cat's eyes glowing just before they fade with the flashback

Part of me wonders if that was the intention? To get Alyx to visit Herb and then have her dispose of Jaune so the "voice of reason" would leave them alone and she'd be left with the Cat and her brother, as a way of manipulating the situation so they could lead Alyx and Lewis to doom

But it's also plausible (more plausible imo) that the Curious Cat didn't like that they visited Herb, didn't like the effect the smoke had on Alyx and didn't like how Alyx changed afterwards. But maybe they did like that Alyx distrusted Jaune enough to poison him, maybe they thought "he was getting in the way anyway, just no fun at all. she would never do that to me though. at least she'll take me back with her and keep her promise, just like she said she would" - fine with Jaune being taken out of the picture but ultimately holding onto Alyx's promise and trusting her

Just to clarify, the difference in both possibilities is that "leading her to Herb and letting her get rid of Jaune" implies malicious intent, while "fine with Jaune being taken out but trusting her enough to fulfill her end of the promise" implies that they didn't care about anything as long as they were entertained and could appreciate the "opportunity" Alyx offered them

I know I said I'm unsure of the Cat, and I still am, but out of the possibilities I think the latter would be more likely, considering how the Curious Cat really seemed to think Alyx would keep her promise

I'm of the opinion that both Jaune and the Curious Cat have truth to their stories, but Jaune is acting on the assumption that the Cat did something really bad and their intentions were ALWAYS bad, while the Cat genuinely doesn't seem to know what to think about what happened. I also think Jaune has a few things he's still not telling the team (besides the whole thing with Penny), whatever they may be, and that the Curious Cat still has something Off about them

So you could say I'm taking both sides with a pinch of salt for now

There's still some gaps in the story. It's hurting my brain trying to figure it out lol

But there's still more left to this volume so I'm hoping the past will be elaborated on fully (or at least most of the gaps will be filled in)