#I'm legit considering spending a lot of money to get one...

[coolerhope]

NINTENDO! BRING OVER THE COOL SPLATOON MERCH TO WESTERN SHOPS AND MY WALLET IS YOURS!

[king--dom]

"Goddammit Caleb, fuck off. I really thought you were different"

"This IS different! We've been friends forever, Lucy! I was one of the first people you came out to and I've been by your side for years!"

"Waiting for your chance, evidently!"

"Is it such a crime to wanna help my friends start a family?"

"It should be to pretend to be someone's friend just to be 'the one man'."

"You said yourself that IVF is too damn expensive!"

"Yeah, and that me and Amanda gonna save up for it "

"But what if you don't have to? It could take way longer than you expect and with the way politics are going, it may not be an option in a few years."

"Then why don't you help us pay for it if you care so damn much?"

"I would if that's what you needed! But if we don't HAVE to spend the money and if my genes are as good as anybody's and--"

"And if you get to fuck your lesbian couple friends."

"Only to help start your family!"

"Yeah, I'm sure you'll keep insisting we 'make sure' until we start showing."

"They came out with an app that alerts you the second your pregnant, so it would just be until the alert goes off"

"Oh my fucking god...you realize Amanda is the one who's gonna carry the baby right? This still isn't your chance to fuck your old crush"

"Like I've been saying, that's not what this is. And y'know before she came out I--"

"Shut up before I hear something you'll regret. That's my wife you fucker"

"Alright, just promise you'll talk it over with her, okay?"

"What makes you think she'll agree?"

"I don't necessarily think she will, but I still want to offer any help I can"

"Ugh, fine. But don't get your hopes up."

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"Babe you can't be serious."

"Lucy, I know you're stressed out trying to save money, but I don't think he's being underhanded."

"I'm not talking about that! I got over that, he's just a ridiculous dork. I mean you can't seriously be considering fucking that goober."

"To save a quarter year's wages? Maybe. It doesn't have to be a big production, it's just sex"

"But it's more than just sex. I don't know, sex with you is something really important and special to me. Him just giving you a boring fuck is almost worse than you having sex with a man in general."

"So you'd rather he seduce me and blow my mind?"

"I'd rather put a baby in you myself! Stop laughing!"

"I'm sorry babe, I know you're much more of a man-hater than me but I really don't see the big deal."

"Oh yeah? You're the one with a nonstop libido, I figured it'd be a pretty big deal to you"

"Stop~ you might get me riled up haha. I've looked into that app, y'know. It's legit, it even tracks orgasms. Why don't I set it up and you can see just how much you've got me wrapped around your finger. Would you feel less scared that your best friend will steal me away then?"

"Pff, he doesn't scare me. Fine, let's see if it works and if it does I'll tell Caleb he's got a chance at being a donor."

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"You seem a lot more chipper today"

"Let's just say it's nice to put numbers on how good of a top you are"

"You tried out the app? It's pretty great right?"

"Hmph, I guess. Listen, I appreciate you want to help, but you have to understand this is about more than money for me. My pride as a provider, a top, and a lesbian are in the mix. My girl deserves the best and if I'm gonna allow anybody else to fuck her they gotta prove they're up to the task"

"Uh, okay? I think I get what you mean. So what do you propose?"

"I'm not gonna just let you fuck my wife. You're gonna have to somehow get her hot and heavy for you and treat her right before you even get a shot"

"You want me to...seduce Amanda?"

"I want you to try. Since I can track her orgasms, I'll know if you don't satisfy her before you try to knock her up. If you dare try to pump and dump my wife, it's seriously gonna be the last thing you do."

"Okay okay! Sorry, this is just a full 180 from what you were saying last time. And wait...you're gonna use the app to track it? You're not just gonna be in the room?"

"One: I don't wanna have to watch you fumble with pleasing my wife. Two: I still have to make money to pay the mortgage and groceries."

"Okay...so what time should I--"

"Figure it out."

"Huh?"

"I told you I'm not gonna just let you sleep with Amanda. I'm actually going to be playing goalie as much as I can to keep you from getting the chance."

"Wait but you said--"

"These are the terms of my challenge: if you try to come over when I'm home I'm going to physically throw you out like Jazz in Fresh Prince. If you somehow get Amanda to let you in and get in bed, the first orgasm I'm alerted to I'm heading straight over to-once again-bounce your ass on the pavement. You have a week starting tomorrow morning to do your best and if you can't, you're paying for half the IVF"

"God, I forgot how competitive you get. Okay fine I'll--"

"Ah! Not done. To make sure you don’t chicken out, 'cause you're my friend but I really wanna enjoy cockblocking you, if you somehow manage to put a baby in Amanda after making her cum...I'll let you put a baby in me."

"...Lucy..."

"Ha! What's wrong? Too scared or too horny to think straight?"

"Sigh...fine...if this is what it takes to help you two, I accept."

"Good! You're not a coward of a man after all. Go ahead and get your finances straight tonight because starting tomorrow, it's the beginning of the end for you."

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"You're so dramatic"

"Don't act like it doesn't turn you on~"

"Two things can be true haha as long as you're comfortable, I'm willing to play along"

"I still can't believe you're okay letting him come onto you"

"Well I guess now I don't have to be since he has to pay up if he doesn't. As dramatic as it is, I appreciate you prioritizing my pleasure.

"Like I said, sex with you is sacred. I intend to enforce that. Why don't I prioritize your pleasure before we go to sleep~"

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"Have a good day babe!"

"You too Amanda, remember to not even open the door unless Caleb somehow manages to make you blush"

"I probably won't even hear the doorbell, you got me all revved up I'm probably gonna stay in bed a but longer and jill to the thought of what you did last night~"

"God I love you."

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*Ping*

[3 orgasms @ 8:32, 9:14, & 9:56]

"God she couldn't even wait for me to get to work. Lunch is almost done and she never texted saying Caleb swung by. He must not be taking this seriously enough. I was certain my wager would light a fire under him, oh well his loss."

"Hey Lucy, glad I caught up with you. You back on the clock?"

"About to be what'sup?"

"Got a rush order that has to be done today. Marketing fucked up and never sent us their info, now we need it ready for tomorrow's presentation."

"Goddammit, okay. If I start now I can probably bang it out before quitting time."

"Awesome, I gotta go put out some other fires, you're a life saver"

"Just remember that at my next review! ...man he moves fast, better get a raise from this."

*Ping*

[1 new orgasm @ 12:34]

"Heh, Amanda must be getting her second wind."

*Ping*

[1 new orgasm @ 12:43]

"Damn...she never bounces back that fast. I really must have set her on fire last night

*Ping*

[2 new orgasms @ 12:58 & 1:05]

"Fucking hell, she must have gotten a new vibe? Shit I'm getting wet just thinking about it. I should be home right now instead of working on this last minute bullshit report"

*Ping*

[3 new orgasms @ 1:19, 1:26, & 1:37]

"I just have to put my phone away. I can't think while I'm checking this every time."

*Ping*

*Ping*

*Ping*

*Da-ding! Da-ding!*

"What the fuck is that notification??"

[2 new orgasms @ 1:49 & 1:56]

[3 new orgasms @ 2:09, 2:16, & 2:25]

[2 new orgasms at 2:37 & 2:48]

[Successful impregnation @ 3:08]

"What the fuck!? When did he even...HOW LONG HAS HE BEEN THERE!?"

"Lucy? What's wrong?"

"Jerry, I need to get home right now! Jesus this is--"

"Family emergency? Somebody at the hospital?"

"Yes! I mean not that, but--"

"Are you almost done with the report?"

"I'm like halfway through, I can finish it first thing!"

"East coast branch needs it first thing their time EST."

"I can finish it at home, I promise!"

"Not this one, it's some serious NDA stuff. We'd lose our accredidation if you took this home."

"Fucking...is nobody else able to take this over?"

"Not without overtime. Listen normally I'd let it slide, but unless someone is dying or being born I can't spare you. I'll try to send someone over to help you out."

"God it's already too late to...okay thanks Jerry. Fuck..."

"Sorry Lucy"

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*Ping*

*Ping*

*Ping*

"Stupid fucking marketing that cant send shit on time. Stupid fucking interns that can't read excel. Stupid fucking traffic holding me up! Stupid fucking CALEB! FUCKING MY WIFE!"

*KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK*

"YOU BETTER BE LONG GONE CALEB! WHEN I GET IN HERE I'M GONNA FUCK. YOU. U--..."

"Oh hey Lucy, I was wondering when you were getting home. Amanda here's been pretty impatient."

"What the FUCK is going on??"

"Well right now she's sucking me off 'cause she's too blissed from cumming her brains out but still feeling pretty amorous"

"I can fucking see that you--how the fuck did this happen?

"I waited to come over when I knew you were settled at work. Maybe it's best Amanda tell you the rest from there~"

*Pop*

"Ha...ha...ha...hi Lucy~ y’know even after wearing myself out I wasn't ready to just let Caleb in...but he started talking about wanting to get to know his future baby mama better and I was already feeling like a prized treasure after last night~ I really was just planning on talking to him, catching up on things, but he said such sweet things and really listened to everything I had to say about my boundaries and what feels good. Then he asked to make sure he knew what I liked and I let him touch me and...oh boy I don't know how we never clocked him as a lover boy but mmmm he knows how to use his hands"

"Amanda...you came so many times...so fast...faster than I've ever..."

"Lucy it's okay! I still love you and I can't wait to fuck you again, nothing's changed between us"

"Then why did you keep fucking after he knocked you up!"

"Heehee, well we really thought you'd be here by then... and we already had your permission...and you made a big deal about how I deserve the best~"

"Would you say I passed your test, Lucy?"

"Caleb I swear to god I'm--You need to leave before I do something that'll land me in jail."

"Sweetie, don't be like that~ Come here lemme--"

"Don't touch me, you're covered in his--"

"Shh shh shh, we're all friends. This was always a possibility"

"No it wasn't! He's a dork that's crushed on me since high school! There wasn't a world where he was gonna one-up me!"

"Well here we are, you didnt consider this when you made your wager?"

"I was gonna win!"

"Well now you need to own up to your end of the bargain"

"No fucking way! I'm not gonna--"

"It's okay Amanda, I knew it'd be a long shot. Honestly I'm honored to have helped this much. If Lucy wants to back out I'm--"

"Fuck you! Don't you act all high and mighty; I don't need your pity!"

"Sweetie it's okay, he's not gonna hold you to it"

"It's not about him! I...I put my pride on the line...and I fucking lost...welching on a deal isn't gonna fix that..."

"Whatever you need to do, I'm right here with you."

"Goddammit Amanda...I love you..."

"I love you too Lucy."

"Alright you fucker...you win...you knocked up my wife, you fucked her better than I ever could, and I couldn't even stop you...come and claim your prize..."

"Lucy I really wanna say this was never about humiliating you, I wanted to respect your challenge and...I'd be lying if I said your wager didn't motivate me, but I love you. As my best friend, as my future baby mama, and as whatever we may be in the future."

"You really did all this and were completely serious this whole time?"

"Well...yeah. what can I say?"

"I can't believe I'm letting such a fucking dork impregnate me..."

"We can take it as slow and steady as you want, no rush."

"Fuck that, let's get right to it"

"I had a feeling you'd say that. I may have talked to Amanda about what you like as well"

"Traitor"

"You'll think me later sweetie. Now kiss your baby daddy while I set up the app for you"

"Why?!"

"So we know when you're knocked up. Unless you wanna keep going after he's already bred you."

"Fine! I get it! Come here you fucking--"

"Oh wow he's really been wanting this...damn sweetie he's all over you. I thought he'd need some warm up first, but he must have memorized everything I told him. The app should be set up and synced to--"

*Ping*

"No way...Lucy there's no way you just--"

"Shut it! Shut up! We're not talking about it! I'm just pent up from a long day!"

"Aw c'mon it's not from me rubbing your clit like this?"

*Ping*

"You fucking bastard...not in front of my wife"

"It's okay sweetie, it's kinda hot seeing you like this. I always thought you liked to top because it's the only thing that made you feel good. I never realized you were so sensitive, it's kinda cute~"

*Ping*

"I told you she probably had a humiliation kink"

"Haaa! D-don't talk about mmme, like-fuck...like I'm not here!"

"Sorry honey, I've been your lover for years, but he's been your best friend for longer, I think he's got the full read on you."

"It's not that you're pathetic, it's that you're a badass who always has to keep it up. But you've pushed down the fear of not measuring up and now you get to safely feel what it's like to be a sensitive little bottom that's ready to fall apart for a man that can wrap you around his finger."

*Ping*

"Did I mention he's good at dirty talk?"

"Caleb! You motherfucker...if you tell anyone about this..."

"Shh, don't worry. This Lucy is just for me and Amanda to see. Speaking of, why don't you help your wife lie down and get ready mama?"

*Ping*

"Oh wow, Lucy you even cum when I call your wife mama? Good to know"

"Haaaa, I swear I'm...mmmm, going to..."

"Calm down sweetheart, let's get you ready. You're the only one with clothes still on. This is nice, usually you're leading me, but now I can lead you on how to be a good sub. Just focus on me, think about all the fun we've had on this bed and how you've made me look when you fuck me with your strap. Now that's gonna be you, and you're gonna be so hot~"

"Amanda I don't know if I can do this...if he makes me cum with his...and I like it...then he knocks me up...then--"

"Then you'll still love me and I'll still love you. And if there's room in our lives for our baby daddy, we'll work it out. We haven't failed, we've succeeded! We're gonna start our family! You've already made it happen"

"I love you Amanda"

"And I love Lucy"

"Shut up and kiss me before I hurl"

"I know I'm standing here with a raging hard-on, but you two are the most adorable couple ever."

"Yeah yeah, just come over here and don't make me regret this"

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[56 new orgasms @ ...]

"Fuck! Fuck fuck fuck, goddamn you motherfucker! Fuck me into the mattress! Batter my womb! Knock me up! Breed me! Pump your fucking kids into me! Fuck!"

"Damn Lucy, your dirty mouth perfectly matches the rest of your sexy body! You feel so good squeezing my cock, you're ready to be a mother now aren't you?"

"Yes! Goddammit, impregnate me so my tits can swell up and I can feed your fucking children! You fucking bastard, stole my fucking wife and then fucked me too. You motherfucker!"

"He hasn't stolen me Lucy, I should be worried about him stealing you from me at this point."

"Don't worry mama, she's just reveling in how her pathetic male friend outfoxed her and outfucks her too, isn't that right, Lucy?"

*Ping*

"I guess you're right honey~"

*Ping*

"Oh wow she really lights up when you call me pet names. Show her how much you've fallen for me, hm?"

"Yes dear, whatever you say. Even though Lucy wanted me all to herself, she was no match for my big strong man. I'm so lucky to have such a lovely baby daddy, though if you really love me you'll become my husband too~"

*Ping* *Ping* *Ping*

"She loves that! I think I love it too! Maybe I will make an honest woman out of you, poor Lucy here couldn't."

*Ping* *Ping*

"Please do sweetie, make me the happiest woman she never could~"

*Ping* *Ping* *Ping* *Ping*

"This is it! I can't hold it anymore! Lucy's feels too damn good cumming on me! Here it comes Lucy! I'm going to breed you because you get off on your wife cheering me on! Now fucking take it!"

"Fuck yes! Make me your woman! Steal my wife! I-I...I love you Caleb!"

*Ping* *Ping* *Ping* *Ping* *Ping* *Ping*

"Oh fuck! Ah! Ah! God I've never cum so fucking hard in my life, not even when I fucked your wife! Ahh fuck I'm still...take every last drop Lucy. You're my baby mama now...you're both mine now..."

*Da-ding! Da-ding!*

[Successful impregnation @ 1:34]

"He's right, we're both carrying his children now. Are you happy Lucy?"

"Aaa..aa...Amanda...he did it...we're both gonna be mothers..."

"We are Lucy! I'm so happy, we're gonna have kids together."

"Ha..ha..and they're gonna have the best dad in the world"

"I'd be honored to join you two, I can't believe how lucky I am."

"No...not join us...we're yours...we're the lucky ones."

"She's being dramatic again, but I'm not arguing. We'll figure out the paperwork later, for right now, let's all go to sleep as a new family~"

"I...I love you two...Amanda...Caleb..."

"We love you too sweetie. Go on Caleb, you can say it too."

"I love you too mama. And I love you too, darling~"

*Ping*

[zer0-sugcherry-cokekiss]

I made a very nice, heart felt post about my current feelings considering all the lies I've realized recently that are around me. Specifically on HOW I look. And Honestly I forgot to copy it to post it here.

However;

This is my 3d r3l4ps3 diary entry. So please be gentle lol.

Day 1: June 1st, 2025

Anecdotes fron my Relapse: IF for the first time in a while.

I broke my fast with a visit to a buffet. I was just focused on the fact that I had been fasting and on eating on my eating window. I just wanted Mac and cheese, so I went to it with my family. I was ready to be eating like 4+ plates, since I have always eaten like this at buffets, and it all began from having been shamed for wanting to eat a Chinese restaurant buffet as a kid, and getting full too fast. Only having eaten 1 plate in the outing. I was sad that I made my family waste money and in my culture (Caribbean Latina.) Parents of my mom's generation tend to say exactly what they feel.

This is both a blessing and a curse. Also, this was back in the good Ole y2k diet craze. So baby girls (and boys) I am not for the weak when it comes to how I think about my body and my weight.... So I HAVE to get it together. Because I am NOT who I look like rn.

Anyways, I had been drinking electrolytes and ACV the night before. So when I went to eat, I still had 2 plates (not super full) and I tried some desserts (they were disgusting) and tbh, I got so full, I felt food wanting to come out! (Like legit. On my throat. It was such a bizarre experience for me. Since I'm so used to forcing the food and actually taking it "well".

I'll be using this to my advantage and using the carnivore diet to not waste the nutrition value of meat and protein, because of my experience with low carb diets. I tend to do better on them. I had never believed that your stomach can "close" but I guess it's a manner of 4ppet1t3 $upr3s10n and just ignoring things. Because I need to lose so much weight, I HAVE to experience a certain degree of hng3r. So yeah. I recalled some of my teen habits that honestly helped me get slimmer and maintain it for longer.

Dude, I was such a pick me. I was the "Cool" girl to the guys, and The perfect "bestie" to my girls (legit had nothing against my besties. I was just the bestie that was chubby so I had to be kinda humble. But my face card was SO lethal and the body SUCH tea. I had a Stalker. She's doing great now thank God. But it was concerning) but it was all a falsehood. I'd spend long hours online back in the MySpace days, getting info and lists on "How to be Emo xD Rawr!" And most of them targeted you to be SUPER thin cause of the primarily white American female look (The only reason I bring this up is because I am half black, and my ass is HUGE. here it's a praise worthy thing. So I am not for the B0n3s$po girlies. Sincerely, I hope y'all are safe. All of you reading this) and well. It made me go through a lot st my home (we can talk about that later lol) but anyways.

I used to follow some advice there (almost wrote it down. But I'm just gonna do it myself. Not tell you what I did) and in their eyes I was the image of self control, being almost too good to be true. When In reality I was holding on to the only thing I can control. How I look. And boy did it work well. Until I got to college and I was in too deep in one of those relationships, where you gain weight because "I love you just as you are" and I needed all the yt girls bullying me into self control. But I didn't sadly. So here I am now.

Anyways. See you in a sec!

Obviously not me. But this is how I envision myself.

Xoxo, 0Sug-cherrycoke-kiss

[atopearth]

Court of Darkness Part 13 - Lou Route

Lou should have the most interesting route (hopefully)! I love how he carried her to him with magic instead of waiting for her to run to him, it is definitely more efficient lol. Aww, it's sweet of Lou to pick the heroine up and take her to dinner, too bad he can't cook but at least he got all the ingredients for her. LMAO when he cheered for her saying "hurrah hurrah" because Haru said that's what he does when the heroine cooks🤣 I like how he agreed to ignore her crying as long as she cried as much as she liked. Honestly, every time we have to experience the heroine's loneliness of being stuck in a fantasy world by herself, it always makes me so sad for her. It's nice to see how relaxing it was for Lou to spend time having tea with her that he fell asleep whilst she was reading books about this world. I'm not sure what his intentions are, but it is true that he is providing the heroine comfort and reassurance in a place unknown to her. Honestly, it wasn't until Lou bought the heroine doughnuts that I realised the heroine legit has no money! She obviously can't work, has to stay at the academy blah blah, so she literally has no money at all! How insecure of a life is that... It's nice that not only did their little excursion outside allow the heroine to get a lot of gifts in terms of clothes and everything, but it also helped her understand that as long as she creates a wall between the people and her, she'll never be able to truly understand this place, their people and the magic that could possibly take her home. It's understandable that she would reject this world to protect her own identity though, since she feels like she'll lose herself if she assimilates into this fantasy world.

I love how forthright the heroine was when she told the S Ranks her boundaries and how she won't tolerate random kissing and touching without her consent. I completely forgot that she hasn't talked to them at all since their first meeting in this route haha! But yeah, I really liked how she stated her thoughts clearly and succinctly and didn't let them step over her. So proud of the heroine that she was able to show how capable she is in magic now thanks to Lou. Lunas is quite cute but I wonder who he is. Lmao at Lou having his own fanclub as well and they're not toxic! They sincerely hope for his happiness! Best fanclub🥹 Lou really casually just holds her hand haha, but I guess the way he so casually does it makes it feel like it's not anything romantic but that of reassurance and care. One thing I always find saddening is that the heroine always thinks it might be better to stay in this world not because she's found people she wants to stay for but because there's no one left in her world that she thinks is willing to go back for.

Lou is the spirit of Vanum and the heroine is the incarnation of Vane? I didn't think Lou didn't actually have these memories, it always felt like he knew everything. Honestly though, I feel like this makes it as if the reason why Lou likes her because she was Vane and he was Vanum rather than because he likes her for who she is. Like it's nice that the past them are able to reunite in this way but Lou at least seems mainly smitten because of who she once was, I'm sure he's interested in the current her at least but not enough to consider it romantic so it's kinda disappointing that the romance is being handled like this. Lmao at how casually Lou tells all the guys he's Vanum and the heroine was Vane and then asks for tips on how to have a successful first date🤣 I have to admit though, their date was pretty sweet and fun haha. I'm glad it's being addressed whether Lou really loves the heroine for who she is or if it's because she's Vanum because I think it's the latter and have never really felt Lou's love for the heroine herself even though I do think he's fond of her. It was nice to know that Lou found it difficult to tell the heroine that he loves her even if she wasn't Vane because it's undeniable that she is and regardless of what they do or think, she will always be her and resemble her so he can't confidently say he loves her for just her now and I think that's understandable. It made me respect him a bit more at least haha. Lunas was Lou's valet back in the day?! I was really happy with Lou's confession. Despite my actual thoughts on their romance, I think his confession was beautiful in the fact that you could see how genuine he was and how much he noticed all the little things unique to the heroine and his love specifically for her rather than Vane. I guess it was worth the wait haha! The truly strong one is the heroine though! This girl was ready to fight and get him to love her in this life as well if he said he loved Vane rather than her.

Overall, I'm not a fan of Lou's route and I have to say it was quite boring and made me quit the game for a bit lol (real life also got busy). I think it was nice to see them spend time together and simple stuff like that, but I think the Vane and Vanum thing made it difficult for me to believe Lou really loved the heroine for who she was in this life. But, I do admit that I really loved his confession and all the words he said, it made me believe in his love in that moment even if I don't think he loves her as much as he says. Heroine was definitely the highlight of this route because of how headstrong and sweet she is but yeah, sadly not a romance I could really feel in this relationship.

[beevean]

You know among the many reasons of why piracy will never go away; the trend of people officially working on IPs with either ulterior motives for doing so, or just being plain rude and unprofessional by telling people to just go somewhere else at the slightest sign of anything that's not endless praise, definitely adds onto it. At that point you can't complain about people pirating your work when you kind of eliminated any real insensitive for them to give you their heard earned money, especially with the cost of living nowadays. Even if someone still wants to have an informed opinion on a piece of media, don't think they're about going to throw their principals to side and to take their wallet out in order to do so.

What would seriously be worth spending your money on? On people who hold no respect, and maybe even disdain, to an IP that means a lot to you, and will be rude and disrespectful towards even the most neutral thing said to them? Or groceries and bills that will keep your power and water on? More benefits to buying a bucket of ice-cream, instead of something that shits all over something you love or you in general. Or better yet, use your money to commission more dependent and unknown artists.

It's even more rich when the people who told everyone to pirate Hazbin Hotel or you're the worst person ever, tend be the same ones who will get on their soapbox when they see others pirate stuff like Netflix Castlevania or the IDW Sonic comics.

Yeah. At this point I'd say that the main reasons to pirate something are 1) the product is no longer legally available/it costs an exaggerated amount of money to get due to its rarity (old games/vaporware, cartoons removed from a streaming service) and 2) spite, as you said :P no way I'm paying money to a guy who said that if I think his writing is too childish I should read better material. Lol. (or, you know, a legit criminal.)

And even then, I'm reminded of the discourse surrounding Hogwarts Legacy, and how people were torn on whether even pirating that game was a big No No considering its ties. The discussion about piracy and the morals surrounding it will never die out.

[duran-duran-less-official]

Ok ngl the fact that you refuse to watch the video before making an opinion on it strikes me as anti-intellectual. The video gives a very clear list of things to look out for for future instances of plagiarism and discusses why plagiarism (especially the plagiarism Somerton was doing which included stealing and harassing other smaller lgbt creators when they spoke up about it) is such a problem and how it’s easy to forget to check sources or think critically when it’s packaged in a well produced video like the ones he made.

I was not a Somerton fan (I bounced off his videos since they couldn’t hold my interest) but you have to understand he scammed a lot of people out of money while positioning himself as the True Queer Authority while spreading misinformation. Of course people are angry.

And were hbomb and todd just supposed to keep quiet about the fact that he was plagiarizing and spreading misinformation? If not for those videos, he would’ve kept scamming people. He was causing harm, and in an attention based job like this, the only way to stop them is to deplatform them. How else were they supposed to spread the word? Genuinely interested in how you think it should’ve been handled.

My guiding principle here is that when someone does a bad thing, the response to that should be proportional to the badness of the thing that was done.

The problem with HBomber as a handler of this kind of controversy is that he has no apparent upper limit on the number of hours he's willing to spend on this. And as I highlighted in an earlier post, he seems to treat any one thing he finds bad as equally bad as all the other things he talks about. I think it might be a consequence of the way his videos are formatted, and it all adds up to being disproportionate by definition.

Consider: If it's worth spending two hours talking in general terms about how plagiarism on Youtube is a pervasive problem, which I have little reason to doubt, why is it worth spending another two hours calling out one specific guy who does this thing that apparently a lot of people do? Does James McBlandname also kick puppies and protest against Planned Parenthood in his spare time? Like, the impression I get from that split is that one guy's acts of plagiarism are considered equally as bad as every other act of plagiarism on Youtube put together. And I'm sorry, I simply don't believe that any amount of plagiarism from one guy can be that morally bad.

As I said, this is a failing of HBomber's format, and the end result is that James Blanderson kind of... takes the fall for every Youtuber who has ever plagiarised. Is he worthy of derision? Yes, absolutely. Is he worthy of personally being a scapegoat for the entire Youtube plagiarism industry? There's practically no way that can be true.

It kinda makes me wish and hope that I never jumped on the Tommy Tallerico hate bandwagon—I legit don't remember if I ever have. But the same principle applies. Do intellectual property rights and their various abuses suck? No doubt. Does Tommy Tallerico deserve to be an icon of that particular sin when, say, the entire Microsoft corporation exists? Maybe not.

The question is, why single one guy out at all? Especially if it's a pervasive problem! If you're gonna go down the route of Prestige More-Than-Movie-Length Callout Post, the net result from that is you've entirely obliterated the online presence of one guy. Have you actually solved the problem? Even if the General portion of the video does the smart things, like tell viewers which genres of content farm are especially susceptible to this, or advising them how to spot when content might have been plagiarised as you're watching it, are people talking about that? Or are they talking about the one guy the other half of the video was about? What is your net impact here, and could it maybe be improved by cutting the video down to 30 minutes and being a bit more general?

All this doesn't even touch on how morally bad plagiarism is. Like it IS bad, sure, but there's degrees of badness. If you remember illuminaughtii's defining toxic trait as plagiarism, when in fact she was also very likely guilty of workplace bullying and financial/verbal abuse, then something has gone very wrong. I understand that this is Youtube, so the value of Content is at a premium, but maybe that means their own moral compasses have been warped, naturally treating plagiarism as considerably worse than the average person would or perhaps should. This is part of the point of me saying you aren't a Youtuber's foot soldier! They decided to make Youtube their lives, but you don't have to!

[bbs-backlog-challenge]

Fin or Bin: Khimera Puzzle Island

Many moons ago I played criminally-free game Khimera: Destroy All Monster Girls. It ignited a rare joy in me that many paid games fail to find and I vowed that, at the soonest opportunity, I would throw money at the developer to express my appreciation.

It was a game that played solidly and also had a lot of crunchy charm about it in other aspects, mainly the oddball character designs (and approach to design in general) and fun dialogue. Thankfully, all that stuff carries over when you take an about-turn like genre-shifting from Megaman clone to picross clone.

So let's get it out of the way right now- there are a lot of completely pants picross games out there because it's a relatively easy concept to just throw up a load of boring puzzles and slap a $5 price tag on it. I am delighted to inform you, Khimera is some good picross, and that's coming from someone who has been playing since Mario first picked up a chisel on the SNES. The puzzle subjects are as oddball as the world demands- I guess you'd call it 'quirky'? Not quite 'lol so random' but definitely some bewildered smiles to be had here.

As someone who is good at picross I'm miffed that most of the puzzles are 10x10, since I can pretty much solve those on autopilot now (humblebrag), though I understand the need for their inclusion so newcomers can play some puzzles too. Even being simple, the pixel art is still well designed and fun to uncover. Few straight lines or block-filled areas, as it should be.

That all sounds great then, right? Yeah...

And it is. Go and buy the damned game. (Steam)

...which is why it sucks so much that the entire package is ruined by one very small and baffling decision. Main character Chelshia appears at the corner of every puzzle and spends the entire time dancing and she does- not- stop- moving. Ever. The whole time you're surveying the scene, there's a little bug in the corner of your vision stealing away your attention, and just when you think you've become used to the constant movement she changes to a different animation and your focus is lost once more.

It's tremendously distracting and trying to ignore it just builds up a constant frustration, an itch in your brain you cannot scratch because she's just THERE and she just DABBED and it's THE MOST ANNOYING THING THAT EVER HAPPENED. What where they thinking!

Fin or Bin:

Before writing this I legit reached out to the developer in two different avenues to see if I'm just missing something and it is in fact possible to tell Chelshia to sling her hook. Unfortunately I never heard back. There is an absolute slew of accessibility options right down to turning off colourful backgrounds and it boggles my mind that they didn't think to make her dancing optional. I'm absolutely gutted. I'm just going to consider this the free game, convince myself I paid for DAMG, and very sadly drop Puzzle Island in the Bin.

2024/12/22 Edited review to reflect the dancing being toggleable in a new update and this game is now 10/10 no notes

(Steam)

[purplewindranger]

general update

I have finally started to make some real progress on my power ranger cosplay, but I'll make a separate post to show that off. In the mean time, I've also sort of been working on some other sewing projects.

One being my Dante cosplay. I've acquired boots, a wig, foam replicas of Ebony and Ivory, and a ton of fabric (which I've posted about). I ended up buying some new fabric for the vest/pants. I like the color more, and I think it works well with the fabric I bought for the coat. Though, admittedly, I'm taking another chance. I want the pants to essentially be leggings. There's some stretch to this fabric, but not much. We'll see if it works. (If not, I still have the other stuff I bought). Also I keep going back and forth on the coat because I deliberately bought a double-sided fabric in the hopes that I could avoid adding a lining. I'm not competing, so it's a step I'd really like to skip. And the way the fabric is, I thought it'd look cool. But maybe not. I don't know. I'm going to make a mock-up first, see what happens.... I really don't feel like spending more money on more fabric. I'm also concerned in some lights it looks a little on the pink side of red.... but then I remind myself I'm making a gender-bent version of Dante, so if the coat isn't a perfect match... well, neither are a lot of other things about it. It's custom.

I've also decided to put myself through the challenge of making a ballet tutu. I don't know why. I do know why: I found some fabric that inspired me.

I saw both of these, and they reminded me of the black swan tutu that is used in the New York City Ballet's version of Swan Lake.

So I want to make something inspired by it. I'm not sure exactly what I'm going to do. Making the thing is only part of the process. I also have to design it, at least in how I'm going to incorporate both fabrics.

I'm in no way trying to make something performance quality. This is merely for the technical challenge, and for the creative challenge, and for the art of it. And yes, I know it's going to be hard. I already bought some craft tulle so I can try a practice version of the tutu skirt. It's all cut out... I'm just not looking forward to doing all the gathering. Right now I'm using a McCall's costume pattern. But there's a legit pattern on etsy I might use instead, depending on how the mock up turns out.

And those are the three projects that I'm currently either working on, or just obsessing over. And in the past week, I've also started to heavily consider making Maelle's act III outfit from Clair Obscure: Expedition 33. But considering I'd need to find the boots (no easy task as a big-calved girl) and the shirt alone would require me to figure out both a yoke and pintucks... it'll be a while before I get more serious about it.

[arosebyname]

So target released a dup pair of Frye boots and someone on tiktok was complaining about trend culture and you should really just save up the money to buy the name brand boots because they're better quality and will last you longer, and a lot of people are responding to it and I have thoughts.

I agree with the op in that trend culture is a problem for several reasons (it's unsustainable, it encourages excessive spending, it creates cliquishness). I also theoretically agree with the advice of saving up money for the better quality thing that will last you longer. This however comes from a low income person who is not fashionable nor cares about being fashionable. I can't really assert my views onto everyone else. A mid income person who has a passion in fashion should absolutely take that advice if they collect or regularly style high end items. But if I were to spend $500 or a bag or a pair of boots that would absolutely be a waste of money. I'm not spending that kind of cash on something I'll maybe use twice a year.

I've got maybe half a dozen nice outfits in my closet (dresses and skirt/blouses and some nice slacks) and when I see some shoes or a belt that looks like it might go well with one or some of my outfits, if money isn't particularly tight, I might get it. My everyday heavy use items are jeans, tshirts, and either canvas sneakers or my doc's for work. The thing that consistently gives out first are my sneakers and that's usually every year or two and they're like $60 to replace. I could probably find more sustainable shoes that will last for 10+ years but I'm just not gonna do that. I like my sneakers and two years for canvas and rubber is a totally fine timeline for everyday wear shoes to last. But if I was a person in the same situation I'm in now but I liked dressing more stylish, I'd probably still follow the same model; buy what you can that you will use consistently and at a quality you find manageable.

There's also the reality that a lot of clothing items are being made by impoverished people under hazardous conditions, but both luxury brands and off brand companies are guilty of this. Companies that use sustainable labor and materials are, unsurprisingly, unaffordable to the average person who isn't fashion oriented. (This is the big reason why I'm against buying trends, all of the reasons to indulge are strictly personal and don't consider the well-being of the people making those garments or the planet)

It's super easy to just say thrift it, but even I at my favorite thrift store have trouble finding clothing that I wouldn't consider a waste of money (it's like $5 for a pair of used pants but if I'm never gonna wear them then what's the point), and my style is the most easy to shop for. You have to count on someone else donating something you would also wear in your size, which makes it harder for plus size people to go shopping (I give grace to plus size people who shop fast fashion companies bc I legit get it, it's hard to be ridiculed for your body and also never wear something that makes you feel confident and comfortable, but even then I think there should be some self awareness of trends and overspending)

Anyway, everyone is a little bit right and everything can be true at once actually

[bigsecrets69]

on friday, i took sylvie to knotts berry farm so she could enjoy all the snoopy related activities. it was a pretty good time. kind of funny in a way where i'm not sure we really did any legit dating back in the day when we were whatever we were. it was more of a hooking up thing than anything else, but still. it was a bit funny taking someone i could in very loose terms consider an ex on a first date years after the fact. sylvie isn't always the easiest to read in terms of genuine excitement sometimes, but i do think she was actually pretty fascinated with the whole thing. lots of rides and food and so much money spent on snoopy-related merch. i kinda think the whole camp snoopy thing and getting some pictures was probably the highlight.

i have to say, i did really enjoy getting to see sylvie have a fun day even if it is a bit silly. i think sometimes our interactions are so thick with jokes and sarcasm that the moments when genuine enthusiasm breaks through are probably some of the best. i always have a good time with sylvie as company, but i think this made me feel fairly certain she had a good time in my company as well.

i had another date on saturday, this time with iris. that was kind of a different vibe. i do know iris well enough, but i was pretty excited that there was a survivor event lined up kind of perfectly in time for a date. honestly one of the most prominent things i know about iris is her love of jeff probst and survivor and initially i was trying to see if there was some silly fucking thing where you could look into some jeff probst hollywood kind of stuff, but instead saw there was an actual activity and figured that was probably a better set up anyway. it's always easier to bond when you're doing something and it's not a ton of down time trying to think of new topics or information to talk about. i like the whole straight into action thing and it was honestly a lot of fun, even though it was pretty hard and competitive. i definitely think i was already at a disadvantage not being a huge survivor fan. i really haven't watched it in years and i think things had changed a lot, but it was still pretty cool. i like physical activity and puzzles, so it was definitely still within my interest.

in general too, iris is a lot of fun. it was kind of nice to spend some time with someone new and honestly just get the chance to see her in person while she happened to be in the area. i definitely think id do it again, if given the opportunity. she's definitely an interesting person and a lot of fun to spend time with. we have some things in common that i don't know i would've anticipated initially. i'm really so glad she was game for it all and just as competitive about it.

[shadowofroses]

another excerpt into chp 2 I'm doing currently

Jujutsu Kaisen x Trigun

Warnings: Gojo bought Vash some clothes and doughnuts.

You were about to call Gojo when the man knocked on the door himself letting himself in. This time having his blindfold on instead of Sunglasses. “Yo!” Your eyes widened seeing him with a couple of shopping bags full of clothes. A few boxes, one was a dozen doughnuts, a pizza and the other mixed pastries. “Figured our Friend would be hungry, and need clothes to fit in. At least without looking like a complete cosplayer.”

Vash sniffed the air, before it seemed to be sparkles around his face and in his eyes. “Are those doughnuts?!” Instantly Vash shot over to Gojo taking the boxes out of his arm and hugged him with his free arm. “You’re a real life savor Mister!” Without a second word he took a doughnut and chomped down on it. “MMMM SO GOOD~”

Gojo walked over to you with a sort of swagger, handing the bags of clothes to you. “Here. I figured you’d need these.” Gojo looked over to Vash amused as he was working on his third doughnut.

You looked into the bag and nearly feinted. “WHAT THE HELL SATORU?!” You cried out noticing how expensive everything was. “THIS SHIRT IS 250,000 YEN?! And there are 5?!”

“Not to mention pants, underwear, shoes. Just the essentials.” Gojo said casually, as he raised a finger up, saying it just casually.

Your soul left your body, as Vash paused tilting his head. “wait if 61,000 for the figurine was a lot, I assume…” Vash’s eyes widened nearly dropping the doughnut he was holding, half of it was gone. “I don’t need anything that expensive!”

Gojo sighed at that shaking his head. “Will you two pipe down. You’re acting like money is important or something.” Gojo moved to pat your head for a moment. “So what?”

You sighed brushing his hand off of your head. “Will you stop that! Shouldn’t you be trying to preserve what money you have or something?”

Gojo grinned, shrugging while waiving his hands. “To be fair, it’s paper, it’s meant to be spent. Having it laying around collecting dust is useless.”

Vash picked back up the doughnut since it landed onto the coffee table. “He has a point…” He bit into the doughnut once more and spoke while eating, “The purpose of money is to help stimulate the flow of the economy….” He swallowed the bite.

Gojo beamed at that, or what would be considered beaming with his blindfold on and what not. “See he gets it!”

“Can’t say I’m comfortable wearing stuff like that...but I guess...as the saying goes, can’t look a gift horse in the mouth. Thank you.” Vash stated nodding into Gojos direction

Gojo however flashed you a smile, “Does that mean you’ll let me spend money on you too?”

“Please don’t…” You sighed.

“When can I go back?” Vash questioned. “Not that I’m ungrateful or anything...but I do have to…”

Gojo waved his hand, lifting his cell phone “OH LOOK I have a mission! Take care you two~” Instantly the man teleported, causing Vash to deadpan and run a hand down his face.

“COME ON~ Is he always like this?!” Vash pouted giving you a look, “are you sure you can’t send me back?”

You bit your lip feeling bad, and looked off to the side, Vash couldn’t help but think that it was cute. “Unfortunately yeah he’s always like this. And no I can’t send you back...We’ll need Gojo.” You tilted your head. “I can’t even call him out on this, it could be a farce, but it could be a legit mission to any part of the world.” You sighed holding your hands up like Gojo did earlier.

[valiantkryptonitecrusade]

What Will fake bags Be Like in 100 Years?

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Initially, I failed to realize why she was so pleased about this.​ I imply, would not she are aware that phony goods haven't got the identical excellent as being the genuine types? I had been surprised that she didn't Believe two times about this.​ I absolutely informed her to rethink her determination.​

But then, she began to clarify to me why she desired to purchase the pretend bag.​ She said that the original bag she desired was also high-priced and she was looking for a much less expensive 1.​ Now, I kinda understood her.​ I signify, we've all been there correct? We wish some thing really nice but the price tag isn't going to healthy our finances.​ That's why more and more persons are turning to faux luggage.​

But that's not all.​ My Buddy also pointed out that a lot of the bogus luggage she identified on-line search a lot better than the original types.​ I used to be like, "That is undoubtedly not genuine!" But she insisted that it was genuine and showed me a handful of photos.​ I gotta say, the phony types did seem pretty good.​ I used to be beginning to adjust my thoughts about faux luggage.​

And afterwards, one among my other close friends chipped in.​ He mentioned that purchasing a faux bag may not be this kind of poor thought mainly because it's much less expensive, Which the quality of the fake is likely to be pretty much as good as the initial kinds.​ Which is when I started to definitely see why folks obtain pretend luggage.​

Certainly, I am continue to not certain that It is really ok to obtain phony merchandise.​ I signify, It is nevertheless a counterfeit item and I'm versus the thought of supporting the people that steal other brand names' patterns.​ But I'm able to now understand why people would Opt for fake bags, particularly when their finances is limited.​ I suppose everything boils down to your own preference.​

[jovialenemywitch]

5 Qualities the Best People in the fake bags Industry Tend to Have

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The widest choice of replica bags seemed to occur round the spring.​ Every corner of the marketplace had a variation of sizes, models, and prices.​ The shopkeepers have been satisfied to reply all my queries and I even managed to choose up a couple of exceptional parts.​ The intricate finishing and quality good quality truly stunned me.​ I could not consider the level of expertise which was put into your bags although the positives unquestionably outweighed the negatives.​

I took my replica luggage house and applied them on multiple events.​ I am able to confidently mention that I received my money's really worth when it comes to use and high-quality.​ I felt like 1,000,000 pounds each time I put on a whole new accent.​ It made me a great deal far more confident and complemented my attire in a method that only designer items can.​ I've now turn out to be relatively of the collector and never ever overlook a chance to take a position in a brand new duplicate bag.​

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But then, she started to explain to me why she wanted to buy the fake bag.​ She mentioned that the initial bag she preferred was way too highly-priced and he or she was looking for a more affordable just one.​ Now, I kinda comprehended her.​ I mean, we've all been there ideal? We want a thing really nice but the value tag does not suit our spending budget.​ This is exactly why A growing number of people are turning to fake luggage.​

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[unsentimentaltranslator]

I agree with a lot of this. I do believe that we need to question everything because women and girls are often coerced into doing things that are detrimental to us - for example, makeup is expensive and takes time and energy to put on (not to mention learning how to put it on) and with body hair removal you either have to spend ages shaving all the time or you have to pay money for waxing and endure the pain of that or you have to pay money for laser treatment AND shave before every appointment, yet ONLY women are socially pressured to do those things. That is very unfair and we need to complain about it a lot more.

I also have very mixed feelings about letting someone provide for you. I don't want to date men but my parents let me live with them. Even with their support, I'm exhausted from the social and economic difficulties that come from staying single and that has made me more sympathetic of women who want to be provided for (Andrea Dworkin, who was a very famous radical feminist who lived through second wave feminism and the rise of Reaganomics, also acknowledged that those difficulties make many women want to be provided for). The trouble is, a big part of the misogyny that exists in this world is the absolute fucking epidemic of men treating their wives and girlfriends like shit - SO MUCH of it is normalised, which is why we need to question things - and they tend to particularly hate women who are provided for by the man. That's why feminists advise extreme caution about that.

But there is also a massive problem with people hating things that are popular among women and/or girls JUST BECAUSE they're popular among women and/or girls.

From what I can see, a Stanley cup is a reusable cup to put your drink in instead of using disposable bottles, which is...something we've been told to do in order to help the environment??? If men were doing that en masse, it would be applauded. So it seems to me that the reason why this is getting up people's noses is because young women and teenage girls are having fun with it.

Same with the hatred for Taylor Swift. Average ass men leak their ex-girlfriends' nudes so fucking often that the English language has a succinct term for it but ohhhh no Taylor Swift wrote a song about her ex that went "So, this is me swallowing my pride/Standin' in front of you sayin', 'I'm sorry for that night'". And y'all can't trick me into pretending that y'all just really care about the environment. I was a Greenpeace donor until I had a change in my financial situation and I'm still on their mailing list, and while they don't like private jets and would probably abolish them if they could, I promise y'all that this woman in the male-dominated field of environment-harming excesses is not the centre of their activism. I don't think they've ever mentioned her at all.

And the drama about self care was especially enraging for me because at the time it got popular I was in one of the most labour-intensive periods of my career and in the most isolating living situation in my life. I will never forgive the way women and girls IN THIS ECONOMY couldn't even take half a fucking hour to enjoy a fucking bath bomb - and the most popular company to buy from was Lush, who actually do make an effort to be fair to the people whose labour they depend on - without some pricks yelling at us. Sorry for being too pink and too Unproductive during the scant free time I was able to grab while I was working my fucking ass off 10,000km from home.

And when we do like things that are considered "masculine" it's "ew fake fans" or if you do get accepted as One Of The Guys you have to hear the vile, misogynistic garbage they say about other women.

So yeah. I'm all for calling out oppressive norms but SO MUCH of the hatred of things that are popular among women and girls is just misogyny. And no one ever wants to hear this, but even with stuff that deserves legit feminist criticism, an awful lot of people take far too much pleasure in hating the women and that is a problem.

I personally don’t understand women who hate Taylor Swift for “having too many exes” or being “basic” or “overrated” or whatever. I feel like some people are so scared to be “basic”(which in their case is literally participating in any teen girl activity) it makes them seem even more. Like babes you’re not feminist for being different and hating on the girls who enjoy being in their feminine energy and letting people provide for them, you’re a feminist if you support and uplift the women around you. It literally has nothing to do with style or hobbies. I understand if someone doesn’t like Taylor’s music, everyone has preferences of course, but hating her for the sole fact she’s “overrated” is awful. She’s worked hard to get where she is and she deserves the fame she gets, who are you to tell her that she doesn’t deserve her success? And can we stop putting labels on women? (“Basic”, “pick me”, “attention seeker”, etc.) it’s okay for us to just be. It’s okay to own a Stanley cup or own something from Lululemon. No it does not make you a “basic white girl”. That annoys me too, why are we branding things with a literal race? As a brown girl, I’ve been called “whitewashed” for owning a freaking pink Stanley cup liking things like shopping and self care. What the hell even is the term “whitewashed”? I feel like it’s an incredibly thrown out term and it’s obviously not right to say. Anyways, instead of girls hating on eachother why can’t we just uplift and support eachother instead? Like wtv happened to girls support girls?

[winterandwords]

What if..? (writing, reading, and fucking the system)

What if writing the thing that brings you absolute joy, that you obsess over and can't wait to spend time creating, that other people get excited about reading and yell about wanting more of, wasn't considered indulgent or a guilty pleasure, but was actually thought of as valid and legitimate and genuinely worthy of dedicating time and energy to? I don't mean there's no-one out there writing stuff they love and having it viewed as legit, valid, whatever, but there are a hell of a lot of us who struggle with that, right?

It's super weird to me how that approach is so often viewed as only acceptable if you're doing it alongside Serious Writing (whatever that is), as if you have to earn creative freedom and joy, and you can only have those things in your spare time. As if you should feel guilty for reading things that give you one-more-chapter-at-3am vibes. As if all this is somehow less-than instead of just another form of creating and consuming (I'm not using that word like "Be a good little consumer". I'm using it like "I love your writing so much I want to eat it". OK?)

So often, the whole "That's all well and good, but you should take it more seriously and do something else for your real writing" vibe is more about "You should write something that trad publishers will be able to sell" or "You should write something that you can market on Amazon etc" or "You should write something that people of this particular demographic will take seriously".

Don't get me wrong, those things are fine. No shade on anyone choosing those paths, publishing in more mainstream ways, or appealing to specific groups of people. If you're doing that and it's authentic and real and soul-deep right for you, awesome. Keep going. You rock. But are you honestly telling me there isn't also an enthusiastic, voracious market for writing that doesn't fit into those structures?

What are you basing your idea of Real Writing vs guilty pleasure/indulgent/not-serious writing on? Is it rooted in traditional or mainstream self-publishing conventions? Hierarchal or academic or aggressively capitalist norms? How much fun you're allowed to have? Whether or not you can currently, right now, within the systems available, make money from it?

Not to get all revolutionary about it, but nothing changes if nothing changes. Maybe if we start looking at the things we love creating that other people love consuming through different eyes and viewing them as worthy, if we make an effort to support people who create the things we love who are sharing them in unconventional ways, we can cause a shift and take a step beyond the limited options that currently exist.

I'm rambling a lot today, but I have a lot in my head and maybe it's stuff that's also a little bit in your head too?

[dittolicous]

I feel like the situation would be reversed. Sinnoh law would have a hard time getting Lady Sneasler and her children for a few reasons. 1.) Ingo and co are already in Unova and enforcing laws in different countries is nigh impossible especially since it might only be illegal in one country. 2.) As of right now we have no reason to believe that there is any laws that say you can't own extinct pokemon, they can own fossil pokemon, also long extinct. It is also legal to own legendaries.

Well I mean if you wanna go by the most basic game logic, but I'm trying to give this a more actualized, lived-in world

Re: Legendarys - these fall under the category of 'no one should really have that kind of power, but what are going to do?' because you can't exactly tell a God what to do. if a legendary Pokemon chooses to go with a person out of their own free will, then that's it. Now, if you're trying to force a legendary to follow your command (like Villain Teams usually do) then law enforcement can jump in. Otherwise, there's only a few protective measures and protocols to ensure such Pokemon won't be abused or misused

Fossil Pokemon - There is a bit of a difference between Pokemon who died out millions or billions of years ago and have little cultural importance vs one that died out in living memories and is LITERALLY a Noble of a Sinnoh Clan/culture, holding deep importance.

Along with that, fossil Pokemon are revived from legit intact fossils (for the most part) and are considered to fall under the umbrella of cloning technology. To do so, they need a certain amount of fossil/DNA to work with and the technology used does not work well with non-fossilized materials.

(Cara Liss is a lawsuit waiting to happen and yes, it will)

Plus, at least in the 'catching trains' world, reviving mammal Pokemon is leagues harder than non-mammalian. I mean, look at the whole New/Mewtwo fiasco. And hence why all fossil Pokemon are reptilian or the like. But in Lady Sneasler's situation, cloning isn't much of an option.

So while you can have a fossil Pokemon, there are still hoops you have to jump through and while Galar is a fucked up land where anything goes, in the other parts of the world, there are legal standards and regulations involved.

Regional difference - This is where things get tricky! Because we are talking about a world where one can vary easily be teleported through time and space at any moment! So, there are laws, regulations, procedures, and agreements in place across all regions for Pokemon related shenanigans.

In Ingo and Dawn's situation, there are a lot of ways to spin it, particularly because... There's no good explanation for what happened and how they got the Pokemon except for the honest truth. And with the right lawyer? Well, anything is possible.

For instance, yes they are now on Unovan land, BUT the Pokemon were acquired on Sinnoh soil! And then, this is the important part, KNOWINGLY taken to forgeign land despite being culturally important extinct Pokemon. That's willfully running from the law by one Miss Champion, who has shown that she knew of their extinction.

And Dawn herself IS a Sinnoh resident, a minor even, so it could be pushed to have her return to Sinnoh, at which point they force her to give up the team

Ingo is a whole boat-load of issues as a 3+year long missing person aaaaand... Someone declared dead. Dead people cannot own Pokemon, extinct or otherwise. If Emmet takes them under his name, that becomes an issue of illegal Pokemon trade, since they were legit Hisuin/Sinnoh Pokemon, who followed someone else home, and then KNOWINGLY placed under his name in spite of species protection.

There's many ways to spin a case when it comes to protecting cultures and endangered species. A good lawyer has much power, and there are many forces that are willing to spend that money or spread nasty reports (not false but spun in negative fashions) to win public approval for pushing Pokemon seizer forward.