#I'm so fckin confused

[maramarambles]

Now that I've got my first 1.5k likes on Twitter I've been thoughtful

Like, it's an average artist's path to draw for years peacefully, blow up when you expect it the least and then you kinda can't repeat this success anymore

Did I want that exact piece to be my peak? Probably not.

And I'm already feeling the need to have a backup plan or something, dunno. Like, okay, my drawing is kiiinda popular, but it doesn't give anything basically. I drew a popular ship. okay. this ship will eventually lose popularity in any case. And the fandom in general will become less and less interesting for people.

I need something more stable than just fanart, my first thought was. Doesn't mean I'm stopping doing fanart, too many ideas to draw which I don't wanna miss.

Geez I feel so old, like it was supposed to be a hobby marama, not a thing that leads you to overthinking how you're gonna pay your taxes or whatever.

[inventedfangirling]

My friends i watched love for love's sake and I swear i don't have a fckin clue where even to start.

I know a lot has been said about the show already and i know a LOT more would be said about in the future, but i just can't help adding my own two cents to one of the most thought-provoking, moving and brilliantly executed pieces of art i have ever seen.

I'm not gonna go on about just how much I loved Tae Myungha's character and how he is one of the most interesting people I've seen on screen in a long time. I'm not gonna talk about how unbelievably squishable Yeowoon is and how his duality totally ruined me that I need him to get into my pocket and NEVER leave. And oh I need him to put Myungha in his pocket while at it. I'm also not gonna talk about precious 'of course i'm gay, i've always liked girls, you don't know how to be loved' Sangwon is to me, cos if i start I can promise you I will most certainly never stop.

So for the sake of the rest of this post, I'm moving on. (NOT REALLY THO)

I just LOVE LOVE LOVE all the interpretations that people are coming up with, LOVE LOVE LOVE the show for filling in the gaps but LOVE it more for still leaving room for pretty thought-flowers to bloom around.

You know those artworks or puzzles that have something obvious hidden in a maze of confusion and haze until somebody points out the pattern, you zoom out and realize wow it was this clear all along?? That's a LOT of what watching the show felt like to me. The pattern being how inexplicably inter-connected Myungha and Yeowoon are. Not because they are each other's blorbos, but because why they are eo's blorbos. Why they don't care for each other from a sense of sympathy, but from empathy, despite not knowing the depth of their connections explicitly.

Eventhough we do see glimpses of it from the start, it only gets more clear later how Myungha and Yeowoon really are mirror versions of eo. How the first time Myungha sees Yeowoon he's stopping him from killing himself, and then we later find out that Myungha ends up killing himself. How both of it was triggered by a series of disappointments in life, starting with a troubling family and ending with a grandmother who passes away. Of how both of them seem to really have no one else to call their own in the world. Of leading very lonely depressing lives, that seem to never have a glimpse of hope. How both of them seem closed off, but inside they really are so fragile it hurts to perceive the depth of their feelings. It all comes and hits you once you've taken the whole show in and have gotten a few 1000 seconds to think about it.

We start off with myungha's character wanting to make his blorbo's character happy, and he's in it cos he cares about him, he doesn't have to think about himself. A 'pathetic' character experiencing a lot of pain, what's not to love, Myungha thinks, not realizing that it's his own mirror self that he is feeling so much for. Myungha sees Yeowoon's problems as someone from outside and is therefore able to objectively look at it, and approach it proactively, taking so many steps to help him, my favourite (and arguably most important) of which is the effort he puts in to help form yeowoon a friend circle. Something that he couldn't do for himself cos he never even considered a possibility of that. Why would anybody want to be around him? He ruins everything right?

And then to go on despite believing that, to falling in love, to deciding to choose to save both his grandma and yeowoon, finally FINALLY taking control into his hands even if for a bit to say what he wants, to spending the last few days together, to breaking up cos he just thinks the worst of himself, cos he doesn't know better. And then to the eternal darkness, where moments before leaving, just like in his real life, he realizes he wants in, he wants to live, he wants to love, but more importantly this time, he wants to try being loved. Even if it's difficult, he wants to try.

I love how eventhough the show is heavily Myungha focused, we get meaningful dynamics with multiple characters. Round eyed gasp inducing moments dont just belong to the two mains but also to sangwon whose line to myungha post the stalker incident just ruined me and really set the tone for whatever the show was later revealed to be all about.

I love how complicated the narrative got while still telling a more or less coherent story, how in hindsight, a lot of it makes even more sense now. How as Myungha gets closer to yeowoon his self-hating tendencies manifest in the form of debuffs and errors, because of his own brain's inability to perceive himself as somebody deserving love. His childhood trauma and the numerous rejections life has given him, because of the kind of person he turned out to be because of those rejections, all appear to stand in his way of happiness, as if he can't help being a bundle of sadness and a harbinger of problems. Even as he says he doesn't believe in destiny or fate. Or as we initially are made to believe in the game as, yeowoon's happiness, when in reality this was never about yeowoon at all. Yeowoon never existed in the first place and in "real" life, he never does.

I was blown away by how Myungha is in fact no longer in the mortal world but that fact doesn't hurt as much as that he would have to leave a world where he could finally feel happiness, feel loved, feel cared for, even if he consciously tried avoiding them. They still came to him, they still cared for him, they still fiercely wanted to protect him, (Cos he is just a tiny meow meow, who has been hurt a lot in his life, who wouldn't wanna caress and nurse him back to health HUH) just as much as he wanted to protect them.

And coming to the question of what's the game, where is it happening and who orchestrated it? It's definitely set in the afterlife or the limbo between life and the life after. It could be the author friend doing it, or the author friend has given myungha's brain the power to control the game OR of course the possibility that this has all been happening in myungha's head the whole time.

Whatever it is, the whole point has been to take Myungha from a person not wanting to live his life, feeling so devoid of love and happiness, to a journey of love and friendship, of the importance of fostering connections, of making efforts, of helping others, but equally of letting others help you, of putting your hand out and asking for that help. And in my head I love it most when I think of it as entirely Myungha orchestrated. Of it being a desperate cry of pain to himself, from himself, to save himself. Yeowoon and the game and the missions and all of it was for him to see himself in ways he never allowed himself to be seen as, to take care of himself in ways he never has, to love himself like he has never known to. To finally run towards himself, even if pathetic and sad, the Cha Yeowoon of the game, the person waiting at the end of the finishing line was the Tae Myungha in him all along.

You know that tumblr quote 'do it for her' but its about your future self, right? Myungha rooting for Yeowoon is sort of like that? When he's protecing him, he's protecting himself? When he's cheering for him, he's actually cheering and rooting for himself? When he's loving him, he makes space and place to love himself?

I just love the idea of a (self) love story.

Eitherway Yeowoon x Myungha supremacy.

Extreme(ly accurate?) Interpretations apart, Love for Love's Sake is truly one of the, if not THE finest (self) love story I might have ever seen.

As a person who avoids fics/books with mcd or shows with tragic endings, it felt absolutely revolutionary to me that my biggest joy and relief came from the fact that the main character is dead (the thought of myungha having to leave the game was too much to handle) and he gets to live in this game where he has a cute boyfriend, a supportive, caring friend group and his grandma back. it wasn't the game that was temporary or non-existent, it was actually his life outside. And that's not bad? Cos this is a story and Myungha isn't real, but as real as he is, he got his happy ending.

The show taught us to love, to see love, to be loved and to share that love. It told us that maybe the afterlife is a videogame simulation where we all get to live in friendship and love forever, with our blorbo and our friends. There are a lot worse lives to live. And I'm glad he found it in himself, enough love, courage and hope to write himself a better one :')

[royalarchivist]

Fit: I'm gonna go– I think I'm gonna check on Ramon to see how he's doing back at the house.

Phil: Ok, sounds good, king.

Fit: Yeah. But hey– good luck out there, and stay safe, alright? 'Cuz like I said, only 48 hours until doomsday!

Phil: Why– you can't keep saying it! Fck! [Long groan] 😫

Fit: No, we got this, Phil. We're gonna protect our Eggs, no matter what.

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Throwback to Phil and Fit's Operation: Spyglass plan to l̶a̶g̶ t̶h̶e̶ s̶e̶r̶v̶e̶r̶ er, stop time if that's what it took to save the Eggs.

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Fit: I'm gonna go– I think I'm gonna check on Ramon to see how he's doing back at the house.

Phil: Ok, sounds good, king.

Fit: Yeah. But hey– good luck out there, and stay safe, alright? 'Cuz like I said, only 48 hours until doomsday!

Phil: Why– you can't keep saying it! Fck! [Long groan] 😫

Fit: No, we got this, Phil. We're gonna protect our Eggs, no matter what.

Phil: Right, worst- worst-case scenario: let's just fckin' lag the server with the spyglasses [Laughs] Alright?

Fit: That's right, yep!

Phil: Operation: Spyglass.

Fit: As soon as the Eggs are in any– exactly. If they're in mortal danger, we will just spam the sht out of it. That's right.

Phil: [Laughs] It's the most fcking like, metagame broken sht ever, like...

Fit: I know, it's like, we're literally like stopping time, it's gonna be a Jojo reference, I guarantee.

Phil: "Fail-RIP" we'll have to RP through it and just act like we have stands, like, that freeze time. Like Jojo, like you said.

Fit: Oh yeah– [Unintelligible Stand-summoning call (?)]

Phil: Let me bring out– let me bring out my time- my stopwatch. [Laughs] Oh my god, what if– what– oh my god wait, hold on, hold on. What if, right, what if you craft a watch, alright, you craft a clock and then you hold it in your hand, and then I spam the spyglass to make it look like you froze time with your clock? [Laughs]

Fit: There's so much meme potential, it's absurd. [Laughs]

Phil: Just be like: "You stop right there, dragon scum! It's our Eggs! I'm gonna freeze time!" and then you just like, pull out the clock, and then I secretly get like the spyglass and just spam it a bunch. And then whilst they're all confused, you run and just annihilate the dragon or steal the Eggs back.

Fit: Oh yeah. And then– then the admins are gonna see that you're the one spamming packets, and they're gonna be like, "What's going on here?" and we're both gonna get– we're both gonna get the chair, I guarantee it.

Phil: Well they should have fixed it! They should have fixed it, alright?

Fit: [Laughs]

Phil: It's their problem, not ours. Kidding– [Laughs]

[hunterbunter3000]

if theres anything i love more its chaotic sweetheart oml its so fckin funny

i just thought of like during TF 141 missions, meetings or just out of nowhere sweetheart will sometimes say "omg this reminds me of when i got ban from the aquarium in [where ever tf] cause i jumped into the shark tank to pet the sharks" or she hears that they're going to a place like italy or europe for a mission and shes like "im actually ban from like 3 of their museums" or whatever

and the team think shes fucking with them but they find out its true because she has videos and pictures of her doing these things and they're all like : 😦😟😀 huh??

like imagine they're at a zoo or aquarium and shes like "bet me $20 to jump in?" and they're all actively trying to hold her back so she doesn't get banned again 😭 they have her on those backpack leashes when they go out 💀

HAHAHHAHA I CANT

THIS IS SO HER 100000%%%%

She said something unhinged before, but they didn't believe her

(TF 141 watching the american news. Someone was arrested for trying to steal a fish from the same aquarium Sweetheart stole from)

Sweetheart: HA! Oh my god, my brother and I did that once there.

Gaz: Go to the aquarium?

Sweetheart, reminiscing: Yeah, and we went fishing there to catch some sea creatures. We caught this japanese spider crab and started running cause the police and workers started chasing us. But we got away! AND GOD THAT CRAB WAS SO GOOD-- I don't know why people don't eat those more!

🧍‍♀️

AHAHA ...girl please

So they all kinda chuckled at that, but Soap kinda prods at it more because he thought she was making up a story 💀

Soap, smirking: So... you stole a state protected Japanese Spider Crab from an aquarium. Got away with it. And ate it with your kin.

Sweetheart, smiling like a dummy: Yuh huh.

Soap, questioning her thought process: And only your brother?

Sweetheart, nodding: Yup! My mom said that since we had a brother-sister hangout day, he should get food and he did! OH OH WANNA SEE PICTURES?? I HAVE A FULL ALBUM

Soap: Whuh- WOAH YOU WERE TELLING THE TRUTH?!

Alex: WAIT WHAT

Sweetheart: of course I was! You thought I was lying?

Soap and Gaz: YES

Sweetheart: YOU GUYS HAVE MET MY FAMILY THIS SHOULDN'T BE SURPRISING

She was showing them pictures of when she was younger, like 13 years old, with her third older brother. And she was legit fishing in the aquarium with him 💀 she even has a video of her ACTUALLY CATCHING THE CRAB

And then some pictures of her brother boiling it in the back of his pickup truck and eating ALL OF IT (JAPANESE SPIDER CRABS ARE HUGE MIND YOU)

They were like 😨😨🤯 GIRL WHAT THE FUCK KINDA LIFE YOU LIVIN

So they believe the stories she says UNLESS she has pictures (and with every story she does 💀💀)

And omg her being banned in some places-- IN SOME STATES AND OUT OF COUNTRY BECAUSE OF THE UNLUCKY LUCK

Sweetheart, raising her hand: Wait where are we going?

Graves, rolling his eyes: To America.

Sweetheart: Uh huh yeah I got that but which state?

Graves: Ohio?

Sweetheart: Ahhhh okay. I can't go.

Graves, leaning on the table: And why is that, Sergeant Sweetheart?

Sweetheart: Well, Philip Graveyard, I'm banned.

Alex: What, in the facility?

Sweetheart, scratching her cheek: No the whole state.

Soap: WHAT

Ghost: HUH

Sweetheart, shrugging like she's talking about the weather: Yeah. Ohio, Florida, Wyoming, couple of other states, and some out of country.

Sweetheart, whispering: ...Alot out of country, honestly.

They're like what 🧍‍♀️

Soap, in disbelief: wh-why?

Sweetheart: Turns out, going on a plane with matches and a baton can cause a heck of a panic. And...

Sweetheart: ...It's illegal.

Ghost: OF FOCKIN COURSE ITS ILLEGAL

Sweetheart: WELL I KNOW THAT NOW. I WAS SEVENTEEN WHEN THAT HAPPENED

Soap: YOU WERE SEVENTEEN--

She showed pictures obviously.

Price, tired and confused: Why do you take pictures of everything you do.

Sweetheart: For the memories!

Graves, wiping his face: Oh my god...

Sweetheart: And evidence so I don't go to prison.

Soap, under his breath: Good lord

Price has to study on Sweetheart's past, so one: she won't get arrested anytime she goes out and two: so he can learn about this "unlucky luck" that's been happening for centuries in her family

(He still doesn't understand it)

And when they go on vacation together as a team it's a nightmare 💀

Sweetheart: Can't go on that.

Soap, smirking: Why? Awww, Sweetheart are ya scared?

Sweetheart: Nah, I'll get arrested. Restraining orders go craaaaazy stupid in London.

Soap and Gaz:

Gaz: How-- How do you get a restraining order on a ferris wheel...?

And then when they went to a zoo in Scotland (because she's not banned or has any restraining orders there) and this is so iconic

Sweetheart, looking in the cage and smiling: Bet me a twenty to jump in?

Gaz, snaps his neck and has a heart attack: Sweetheart, no--

Horangi, putting his hand on her shoulder: Please don't.

Sweetheart, scoffing playfully: I'm not! Oh my gosh. You actually have to bet me the twenty to actually do the--

König, Pulls out $100 because he wants to see this actually happen:

Sweetheart, looking at his hand:

Everyone looking at König's hand:

Sweetheart, looking up at König with a straight face:

Everyone looking at Sweetheart:

Ten seconds later:

Soap, struggling with Sweetheart: SWEETHEART NO STOP

Horangi, pulling Sweetheart's foot: DONT ACTUALLY JUMP IN THERE

Ghost, trying to push Sweetheart off the cage: GOD DAMMIT KÖNIG WHY DID YOU ACTUALLY GIVE HER MONEY TO DO IT

König: I THOUGHT SHE WAS BLUFFING

Price, pulling on Sweetheart's leg: YOU KNOW SWEETHEART DOESN'T BLUFF WHEN IT COMES TO THIS KIND OF THING

Sweetheart: GIVE ME THAT HUNNID BABAY

That was the last STRAW for price. So he ordered a human leash backpack for Sweetheart 💀

Sweetheart, holding the contraption: What is this?

Price, frowning with his arms crossed: It's a leash.

Sweetheart: Okay?

Price: For you.

Sweetheart:

Sweetheart, dumbfounded: W h a t

Price: When we go out for vacation, you're wearing this.

Sweetheart, brain loading the information she just heard:

Sweetheart: Are you... SERIOUS???

Sweetheart: I'm not some child, Price!

Price: Yet you act like one everytime we go out as a team!

Sweetheart: I'm just having fun!

Price: I DONT SEE HOW HANGING UPSIDE DOWN ON A FUCKIN' LEDGE ON THE EIFFEL FUCKIN' TOWER IS FUN

Sweetheart: THAT WAS ONE TIME

Price: AND ONE TIME TOO MANY

Price: You're wearing it.

And she wears it. Luckily it was in pink and she decorated it with stickers and charms.

Sweetheart, huffing and sitting on the ground with her arms crossed: This sucks cactus balls, man.

Ghost, walking with the leash: Come on, Sweetheart.

Sweetheart, whining: Weeeeeehhhhh...

Sweetheart, getting dragged: OW YOU'RE RUINING MY NEW JEANS AND MY FUCKING ASS-- OKAY OKAY I'LL GET UP

Ghost: Mhm.

[florawrites-blog]

Rant

Okay roses let me rant to you guys about the dream i had its a lucid dream where me and my bestfriend nudie shared a school with jay and jake and she had a crush on jake which is her actual bias but she was to shy to talk to him so she made me act as if i had a crush on him and made me confess and give him letters but it was written by her and jake was so goddamn mean like so mean he'd reject me each time and they were both like very popular in school anyway he would reject me and like make me look like fool and all and i didnt wanna tell nudie cause i felt bad about it so i'd still confess to him but then there was a party and he humiliated me infront of the whole school and nudie was there and so she got so mad at jake and as i wanted to escape from the humiliation then my heel broke and then GUYS GUESS WHO HELPED ME ITS FCKIN JAY GUYSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HES BEEN LOWKEY BIAS WRECKING MY BIAS SO HARD AND NOW HE OH GOD anyway then i woke up AS HE LOWKEY WAS ABOUT TO HELP ME I WOKE UP RUDE ASF

anyway here is a scenario of this dream because why the hell not:

The Confession and Redemption

You and your best friend, Nudie, were navigating the turbulent waters of high school together. Nudie harbored a secret crush on Jake Sim, one of the most popular guys in school. Shy and unable to confess her feelings, she asked you to deliver her love letters to him. Reluctantly, you agreed, not wanting to let your friend down.

Every time you approached Jake with a letter, he cruelly rejected you in front of his friends, including Jay. Despite the humiliation, you kept trying, determined to help Nudie. The situation escalated at a class leader's party. You decided to confess again, unaware that Nudie was present. This time, Jake humiliated you in front of half the school. Nudie, seeing her best friend being ridiculed, angrily confronted Jake.

Devastated, you left the party, trying to find a taxi to take you home. As you stumbled, your heel broke, leaving you sitting on the rough ground, tears streaming down your face. Suddenly, you felt a coat being draped over your shoulders. Looking up, you saw Jay, Jake's friend, standing above you, scanning the area for onlookers.

"Get up," he said, his voice cold but tinged with concern.

"Go away, Jay, please," you replied, trying to dismiss him. He walked away, and you thought he had left. But then you saw him leaning against a wall nearby.

"I'll wait until you get tired of sitting on the ground," he stated.

Embarrassed, you got up, and Jay noticed your injured leg. "I fell, I didn't sit here to cry," you explained.

"Take them off" he instructed, " take what off" you said confused "the heels" you looked down remembering they broke "yeah thanks but im not walking bare footed" he hesitated at first but then, he lowered himself to sitting on one knee taking your feet to his knee as he unbuckle your broken heels.

"You didn't have to do that," you muttered, avoiding eye contact feeling both hot and speechless.

"Of course I didn't, but you weren't being helpful either. Now, please be more helpful and get on my back," he said, signaling for you to climb on.

Reluctantly, you did as he asked, and he carried you to his car. "Where are we going?" you asked.

"I'm taking you home," he replied curtly.

"Did Jake tell you to do this?" you inquired.

"No."

"Then why?"

"Because," he said, cutting off further questions. The drive home was silent until it was not " so are you gonna tell me the reason why you helped me" you broken the unbearable silence "do i really need a reason to help you" "well of course I mean I dont know you tell me dont you think its weird weve been in the same class for years you saw me clinging on jake for all that time and you event witnessed me getting humiliated but didnt even mutter a word to me but then now you magically saw me and help me what does that even mean" he sighs as he lays a hand on his nose bridge " fine y/n i know why you did all of that its for your friend isnt it i overheard both of you talk in class and honestly i felt bad for you" you look at him in disbelief "wow okay i see so now i am you charity case or oh please dont tell me after overhearing me and nudie talk you told jake and made a bet to humiliate me right" "aye right like i would do that" "we-" you get cut off by jay mid scentence "just let me drive you home and after that lets both forget this ever happened" "fine lets do that" as you reached to your house. He handed you a pair of slippers from his car.

As you entered your apartment gate, Jay leaned his head on the steering wheel. "You sure do drive me crazy, Y/N. So crazy. Did it have to be you?" he whispered to himself, feeling a mix of frustration and unspoken affection.

hehe hope you enjoyed

[astralartefact]

Placeholder Name for Atarase's Media Diary

Entry 008 - Pentiment <<Prev: Starfield:Shattered Space

Synopsis

The whimsy of a big-city artist makes a small south Bavarian township discover that maybe religion, politics and gender roles are kind of a big deal.

How much did I know before playing?

Not much, I've seen this game somewhere before and thought huh neat but then proceeded to completely forget it existed... until now

Did I like it more than I expected?

I literally played this on a whim so I did not have expectations; that being said it's pretty good.

And since we're talking about expectations while talking about an Obsidian game - I'm also one of the three people that has not played New Vegas. Please don't look at the previous entry in this diary. No, I don't want to talk about it.

Since I liked it, here's what I hated about it

Okay, this feels like an out-of-character thing for me to critique as an anti-history nerd who detests being made to remember arbitrary facts - which means I could very well be wrong on this - and ultimately I don't really care that much either and I think I even can make sense of it in a gigabrain kind of way, but. As someone who lives relatively close to where this game is set this just occupied a little space in my brain while playing this:

The architecture design of this game doesn't seem right at all.

I don't have some bullet-proof argument to make, after all there aren't all that many villages around that preserved all details of their structures from way back in the 1500s, but it just didn't feel right that I didn't recognize the architecture of this game at all when I live pretty close to where this game is set - and that's especially confusing in a game that clearly is very invested in historical accuracy (the game literally cites their bibliography at the end of the credits). I don't know, it's just something about the texturelessness of the white infills, the timber framing feels too narrow and too clean, the color and texture of stone surfaces doesn't look right even if it maybe is actually accurate, same with the very geometric, big shapes structure of the cloister.

I do think the latter actually makes some sense looking at it from the perspective that *spoilers* the game builds heavily to the reveal that the history of the town is far more roman than the church likes to admit? The architecture style of the cloister seems very roman and the architecture of the town houses (but notably not their arrangement) reminds me more of mock-ups I've seen of roman castrum towns around the Limes (which would be close enough to where the game is set) than of old pictures of historic german buildings i've seen - so I guess that could all be intended as a little hint towards keen-eyed players.

But even looking at it that way what's in the game just reminds me more of what houses look like in generic Medieval Fantasy Animes than anything else and that made it feel a little bit less like "this is literally right here somewhere in Bavaria." Like, I can look at a house in Manor Lords and say "Yup, I've seen an old barn like that around here somewhere" and I didn't really do that for any of the architecture in this game.

It's also a bit of a headscratcher for me given how historically accurate the game presents itself. Like, they go out of their way to have an "period accurate walking cycle" but they couldn't look up a couple of old buildings? And now we have several articles commending the game for its dedicated historical accuracy... but I guess that's a journalism problem

Another thing I didn't really like is that the contents of the Third Act Mural didn't have any narrative impact at all, I played the entire third act going like "okay, i have to be at least a little bit pro-church or else the inquisitors are going to fckin kill us with those guns they've threatened me with" and yet turns out? didn't matter at all lol, what does matter is that i talked to a pagan a little bit too long, that made him do that to other people too which in turn got him killed. turns out i'm an enabler ._.

Also for those murals in particular, while I liked that you basically choose them post-mortem I didn't like that they only really explain the implications of your choice after you made it, especially since the character that asks you what you chose immediately berates you with every textbook nuance you probably didn't think about. If you want me to learn that stuff you should probably tell me before, now I just feel stupid even if I thought of some of those nuances.

also "Mags" doesn't really make sense as a nickname for the german pronounciation of Magdalene (ma as in mama) and I'm kind of mad the german localization kept it unchanged

What did this game make me think about?

Gender Roles. Classic. Oldie but Goldie as they say.

Specific Impressions that will stick with me

The font typing of the dialogue is so cool. Like, the typos are randomized to some degree which means it's built in to the code of the text animation?? That's so cool. (ngl though, i think the typos happen way too often)

And using the font to tell something about the social standing of the speaker and then, every once in a while when talking to a character for the second time they show the change of their font when the player character realizes their first impression doesn't actually align with the person they're talking to only to then use it with the dramatic purple font at the end gaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh so cool so so so so so cool

Outstanding Audio

The music swelling in dramatic moments was really well done.

Favorite Character

Okay, guys, this is embarassing to admit but... I really liked the doctor guy, something about him is kind of hot... That has never really been my type of character, I think mean characters are most of all annoying, but... I think I get it now.

I know I can fix him. because i did

Favorite Arc/Story Line

Looking at how interconnected the 3 arcs are it's kind of hard to pick one, but I think the first arc was my favorite, the other two felt a little bit more restrictive in a way I didn't love.

I did like Mags a lot more than Andreas though...

Favorite Set Piece

I really liked the eating scenes and the story book scenes, especially the one with Sebhat.

Favorite Scene

I already mentioned some (I will think about the purple font change for a while...) but also the reveal in Act 3, you always know something's up when your character leaves, but the camera view doesn't fade away...

German Localization Notes

This is my moment. This is somehow exactly what I made this section for and I didn't even know.

I'm pretty confident in saying that if you can speak German playing this game in German will make the experience of playing this game several times better. Not in an "the English version sucks" way, in a "it just makes sense" way.

There were several points in the game where I had to remind myself that this game wasn't made by a German indie dev or something because it just all fits together really well. The English writers did their research (well, except for the architecture) and the Localization managed to make it feel like this is exactly how it was meant to be played. I feel bad that I don't really have anything specific to point to - but in my defense maybe that's just a sign of how natural the dialogue felt to me. There was nothing "noteworthy" sticking out for me to analyze. It all just felt right.

And combining that with the setting? Crazy. I'm glad I played this game just for the German of it all.

It makes me wonder if it's easier or harder to localize a game that "should" be set in the language your translating it into. I can imagine a bit of both, I think while it's easier to know how it "should" sound, how the characters "should" speak - that same thing also goes for the audience. Whatever the case may be - the German Localization knocked it out of the park with this one...

except for mags why did you keep that!?!?!?

--- ENTERING THE PRETENTIOUS SECTION OF THIS ENTRY ---

What about this game gives me Hope for the future of gaming?

If you're ever feeling down on the industry, this is one of those games that makes you a little bit more confident in the future of gaming "as an art form". You don't need unlimited funds to make an interesting and insightful game, you just need means of production (not in a communist way... but also not not in a communist way), good planning and something to say.

What about this game makes me scared for the future of gaming?

Listen, I don't care all that much about the fact they got the architecture wrong, even now I would at most bring that up as a little fun fact in a conversation about it. The only reason I'm kind of cheesed off about it is that when I went to look it up everyone went wild about the stupid walking cycle as the pinnacle of accuracy when they got something so relatively fundamental wrong, especially when the framing of the story is particularly focused on the history of the Romans in southern Bavaria. When the big thing the game wants to tell you is about how the past, present and future connect. When it wants to impart how actively learning from the past will ultimately help you to presently commit better things to the future.

Like yeah, in that context it would have been nice if you could have looked up a German building from the 1500s or the structure of a Roman castrum town - which you should probably have stumbled over during your research. Also, that sort of town structure would have been perfect for a hidden in plain sight reveal. Who cares that there was absolutely not a single way one of those towns would have survived into the 1500s - that's something to break with historical accuracy for! also p sure the town layout doesn't make sense anyways

So it's kind of weird that you're sub-textually lecturing me about how important learning, knowing and growing from our history is while in context talking about roman architecture where ...you didn't really do the things you're talking about, at least not holistically. Like... do you know what you're talking about? I think so, but... bad mistake to make if you want to prove that.

But hey, at least there are some Hyperspecific Lore Details that we can parade around, that's all we need to commend the entire game for its outstanding accuracy, because what's Understanding but learning arbitrary history facts.

Also, just for whoever needs to read it: No, none of this broke my suspension of disbelief because I'm a big boy who knows stories aren't real.

The Ramble Section where I get to actually talk about what I thought about

Marriage is really one of those things, huh. Just a constant that most of our civilization has only now considered might not be all that necessary - or let's call it sacred - but it's still everywhere. The three things family members that don't actually really know what you're about will talk about is the food, your work and then your love life. The food is lacking something... anyways how much money do you make and when can I expect children? Those are the constants. We all eat, We all work, We all procreate. Right?

Right.

I guess next time your weird uncle asks you to "hide your girlfriend" when he's announcing himself before entering the room - a lot of assumptions he never really thought about in a sentence he feels really adamant about saying - let's all take a moment to remember that that's an enduring piece of living history from all the way back in the 1500s and prior.

[buggysimp]

Literally no one asked for it nor wanted this but I can't keep repeating it to my friends so now I must dump this onto Tumblr too

My headcanon for trans!Cartman and scenarios ig (super indepth and lengthy post 🤞 be warned)

So essentially, Liane still lives in Nebraska with her family, the broncos came to Nebraska to play against their team and that's when Liane became pregnant. She gave birth to and raised Cartman up until his toddler years in Nebraska, until he was able to talk and was like 'mehm I'm literally a boy 🤨' for months he was very adamant about it and would get confused when the family and strangers would call him a girl. After another month Liane moved to South Park, where no one knew them and she could raise Cartman as her son in a town where no one knew him as anything else. Since he was socially transitioned so young he doesn't even realize he's transgender cus he's 'always been a boy', in the cissy plot he'd recite all that stuff about trans people without ever connecting it to himself cause he was never a girl so he can't be trans obviously 🤨 ?? He's just a different type of boy his mehm told him so 🤞 I think Kyle would be the first one to find out and would be like WTF YOURE TRANS ?? and Cartman would just go I'm not trans I'm a dude until learning what it actually means then confronting his mom and she's just like 'sweetie I thought you knew I mean really you never questioned why you're the only boy without balls??' and his whole world is shattered cus he thought they grew in after puberty (him telling Heidi he thought balls were at the bottom of the vagina). After the initial shock he'd definitely use it to his advantage and would constantly accuse Kyle of being transphobic during argument and would threaten the school to get his way.

I think separately it'd rock Stan's world an he'd ask his dad like 'dad am I.....trans?' and Randy's js like stfu 😭

Also like the jersey episode Kyle would be complaining to Stan about Cartman accusing him of being transphobic and Stan would ask him 'yeah that's crazy, were you being transphobic though..?' and it would drive Kyle actually insane

Wendy would also be so pissed cause Cartman would say some sexist shit then defend it by saying he's also a chick so she can't get mad at him, alternatively Wendy would genuinely come out and go by both Wendy and Wendyl (genderfluid king) and Cartman would be pissed he's not the only transgender in school anymore

Like the cissy ep, butters would defend Cartman so fckin hard against 'transphobia' (the school saying Cartman can't have a second sloppy joe) and would be his ride or die

Uhmmm I think that's all I got rn if you read this 😽 thank youu I'm so actually mentally ill about this little guy please ask about this plesplesples

[stupid-dumb-bitch]

My reaction to each one because I can:

1: I'll try booster 💖. *fuck the police starts blasting and I'm bleeding from my ears* Yeah🖕☺️🖕!

2: cute

3: boys will be bugs right! 🎶

4: ah snuggles- who is who?

5: still don't know but it don't matter🎶

6: "gape at the mound apon thine backside" *Imbrandonfarris and Cameron demasky playing in the back of my head "that's a wide back for a gal"*

7: how tf is bro so long- like if I lay with my hips on the armrest I'd maybe come to the middle of the first cushion (the one closer)

8: aw

9: yes Batman, but riddle me this.... you're gay

10: how about you stfu whoever you are *Jim carry from sonic movie starts playing abruptly in my head.* "listen- major nobody cares"

11: yes. 👍. This is how this interaction is supposed to go. Why are you confused, Ted? Kiss him back.

12: heh-

13: bro's got a rock on his head- I was hit in the head with several rocks as a child.

14: lve u 2 *said with bottom lip stuck to top teeth to withhold the aggression in my love for if it were to escape that small lil guy would simply explode*

15: awww *puts in shirt pocket*

16: is that fckin' bluey- ay bug shorts!

17: "being hunted for sport" *fades out of existence from laughing too hard; literally dying laughing* 💀💀

18: Oh- Booster what are you doing, honey?

19: Oh- Booster, what are you doing, honey?🌚

20: uh-

21: 💀💀💀- *choked on saliva*

22: yOu cAn hOlD hIm iN tHe pAlM oF yOuR hAnD

23: oop-

24: mood. No seriously though I simply need more of them they mean so much to me, more than money more than the world- dare I say more than food- *goes on a tangit for the next 12 minutes*

25: uh- Ted- honey- there are better ways to learn about this rather than shit that is made solely for entertainment- like why are you still on the computer? Did you not hear Booster come in- wow that must have been a BIZARRE thing to stumble in apon...

26: 👍

27:👍

28: aww Booster is doing work- or zoning-out looking at the board/pretending to do work

29: boobie- tit- boob- no but officer: tittie

30: aww

do you love the colour of the boostle ms paint doodle dump

[hoodieimp]

The biggest struggle with writing Deltarune fanfic is trying to figure out what the heck (hell) the Addisons’ names should be 

[winter-tospring]

They all did Anakin dirty, I hate them 😭😭😭😭😭 I hate Yoda the most, what a fucking bitch, from the beginning he just ruined this poor kid's life, and then kept going over and over, like give him a fucking break, my god, so all these movies he says he should just obey them and not fear, nor hate, not feel anything "negative" but suddenly when it's convenient for him "please search your feelings" BITCH YOU TAUGHT HIM, FORCED JIM,IN ORDER FOR HIM TO BE SEEN AS A TRUE JEDI, THAT HE SHOULD REPRESS ALL HIS FEELINGS, AND NOW YOU EXPECT TO BE ABLE TO DIG IN EASILY AND WITHOUT CONFUSION????? that's not guidance, that's making him suspicious and WHY WOULDN'T HE BE, he SHOULD be suspicious, because YOU, YODA FUCKER, ARE AN ASSHOLE AND THE WORST, and he's right to not trust you and to feel resentment. All the feelings he expresses throughout his arc are valid and he does the best job at expressing himself and reflecting honestly, which is honestly impressive, and I personally resent that fckin council for dismissing it and treating him as a nothing who can't participate in Grown Up Conversations Because He's Not Experienced ™. The true child young adult experience. Being super skilled but put to the side by elders cause they can't stand that you're more talented than them. Like hello, he could've done the job Obi Wan was sent for and it would have given him a confidence boost to see the council trust him. He deserved that. He deserved to be recognized and not feared. The Jedi who claim that fear is the enemy are also the ones terrified of Anakin and his potential, hypocrites. And they do want to maintain their power. That's the thing, Palpatine isn't completely wrong about them, and that only further destroys Anakin's trust in the Jedi. The Jedi who take him away from his mom, telling him to never look back, then never recognize him, only fear him, instead of guiding, supporting, being a hand, and friends he can rely on in his life.

It's all so terribly horrible. All of it. All the things that happen to him. He's manipulated, and alone, and holding on to the one thing that's vulnerable with him, and of course he doesn't want to lose it. He has no one!!!! I didn't resent Obi-Wan as much in this movie, he did grow a bit, after being by Anakin's side for longer and him rubbing off on him. He's more relaxed with Anakin, but too naive about the Jedi. Anakin questions things and he is tragically naive, which is a dangerous combination for someone as powerful as him.

It's so terrible that he had to see the prophecies in his head. It's so terrible that Palpatine used him heartlessly. It's so terrible that Obi-Wan doesn't think a bit longer about what happened and why Anakin is like this, and then leaves him there, without saying a bad word about the Jedi.

You can so much see how much Anakin hates himself for turning to the dark side. The hood over his head feels like him hiding. The shame, and the necessity of this path, in his mind. It's so tragic, how used he was. It's heartwrenching to see him kneel to Palpatine, and accept his given name, and act for the abuser's side with tears in his eyes. It's too late, it's horrible. He needed lots of hugs 😭💔

Him being soft towards Luke later on makes all the sense. He does not want to be on this side. It was simply the inevitable side he had to be on, for the promise he was given. I can't fucking believe they even make him think HE killed Padmé. Maybe it contributed, what he did, but the RAGE in me about Palpatine telling him this. But anyway, the softness towards Luke, yes. Luke is so so similar to his dad, and freaking Yoda is freaking useless making Luke think his dad was horrible. Anakin was so much like Luke. Freaking Yoda keeping it to himself that he ruined his dad's life with his damn religion and restraining him instead of being a true friend. Luke would've loved his dad. And Anakin would be so proud of his son. And I'm so glad the last thing Anakin does is a proof of love that is not corrupted, but true to who he was before, and who he is, deep down, buried under the years of self loathing and manipulation. I'm so glad he met Luke, and that in the end, he was seen as himself, that it was recognized, at last, that he did have good in him. That his son, like Padmé, saw it, and believed in it, and fought for it. I'm so glad Anakin can even admit it to himself, after having Luke insist so much. How powerful that is. I'm also so glad he met Luke cause he just...should,you know? Anakin deserved that much.

[theecunt]

Omfg y'all i just had a major epiphany !!!! 🤠🤠 + Success story 😸

( warning ⚠️ : veerrryyy long post )

So basically .... I usually just scroll loa blogs (as one does) and i always saw something like "consciousness is the only reality" or "imagination is the real reality"

And i was always like "girl wtf is you talkin about 🧐" and i never read them cuz i didn't understand it and i didn't want to overcomplicate the loa anymore 🙄✋

(Note : i still don't know if this is what they meant . This is just what I think)

Fast forward ..... I was at school. Bored. And i was just reminding my self of my rules bcuz I'm tryna work on my mindset

And just kept on thinking on how fast 3d conforms to the 4d

And i realised it !!!

They were right . The 3d doesn't matter. The 4d is the only reality 😲

Lemme elaborate 🤓

(⚠️ warning I'm kinda bad at explaining things so bear with me 😃)

First things first ,

what is law of assumption?

"an assumption though false if persisted will harden into fact"

So basically if you think it's true , it is

Now let's see what 4d and 3d is ,

4d = inner world (imagination )

3d = our outer world (aka the 'real reality')

So now that's clear let's move on 🚶

Now what if I told yall that 4d and 3d are the same thing 😶‍🌫️

Yup u heard me right .

It's true 🤷

How ???

I'll tell you how .

So basically the 3d mirrors the 4d right ?? It has to . That's the fckin law

That's it's only purpose (and this is why it's stupid to react or give power to 3d )

If it's true in 4d , it's true in 3d

Simple right ? Then why do ppl not get results

Bcuz they think it takes time for 3d to conform

We all know that the 4d is instant. All loa blogs say it

Again, if it's true in 4d it's true in 3d

So , if 4d is instant then 3d is instant

Bcuz 3d only reflects the 4d

This might be confusing 😝

So let's get mathematical 🧑‍🏫

4d = instant

3d = mirrors 4d

So , 3d = instant

Therefore,

(4d = instant)(3d = instant)

4d = 3d (both instant)

Also,

4d is imagination and 3d is the real reality

If 4d = 3d

Then, imagination= real reality

Thus ,

Imagination is the real one not the 3d ✍️

if I have apple 🍎 in 4d i have apple 🍎 in 3d . There is no other option . Loa can't fail .its impossible .

It's just like law of gravity : if something goes up , it comes down

Law of assumption: if it's true in imagination then its true in real life

You don't wait for gravity to work . It comes down just as instant as it went up

If it took 4 secs to go up . It takes 4 secs to come down . Not 5 . Not 10 . 4 !!!!

THERE IS NO FAILURE IN LOA . YOU CANT FAIL . ITS IMPOSSIBLE 🙌

Conclusion

It isn't "the 3d will reflect the 4d"

It's "the 3d reflects 4d"

No will , no going to . It does . That's it

If u say it takes time for 3d to conform it implies that 3d and 4d are 2 different things . It's not .

Persisting doesn't mean think from ur desire 24/7 . It means think of ur desire . Know it's done and move on. Do something else .

Now onto the success story 🥳

(I know a lot y'all looove to read success stories to believe in something. Which is fine ☺️ we all need motivation from time to time . But don't be dependent on them )

Ok so it's kinda "small" success story. But it proves everything i mentioned above so...

Anyway so I was going Back home from school (after this epiphany)and there is this road with a divider thingy so that 4 wheeler vehicles won't come . Anyways it's been removed for a while and i was just thinking

"oh that thing is gone . Hmmm. I guess cars are gonna come on this road "

And in less than 5 seconds a fckin car comes from the opposite side ‼️

And it's no coincidence bcuz my whole life i have NEVER seen a car on that road . Even my mom was like "oh that's weird cars don't come on this road "

So yeah that it .

Read until it sinks in . It could be a lil confusing a first

Or don't if u don't want to . U make the rules . 🙂

Bye babes 😘

[riddle-me-ri]

BTAS, Arkham, ZY Riddler S/O has trust issues and doesn't really do flavors for rogue unless he can give something back. When they're more serious he finds out it's because she gave her ex a kidney since he was sick and he still cheated on her later.

I'm actually not making this up, some girl shared her story on TikTok and everyone was asking if she can get refund.

A/N: Oh no, I know you’re not making it up, lol. I’ve seen that EXACT TikTok, it’s so fckin’ terrible that happened. I was just thinking it as I read your rq and then you confirmed it, when I was like “isn’t that a tiktok?” I don’t blame her if she developed trust issues after that. I have trust issues when my ex admitted he didn’t actually mean it when he said he “loved me” the last four months of our relationship…no one out here is safe! Also I wrote these as headcanons cause they sorta came to my head as headcanons…I hope that’s okay. The ideas just seem sorta cut short to be turned into drabbles, but if it reads awkward I can change it…

Trigger Warnings: none really, other than some sleaziness on Zero Year Riddler, but that should be the norm by now

Riddlers x F!Reader - Trust Issues

Batman The Animated Series Riddler: 

Eddie was content with how things worked in your relationship. You helped him when he needed gear for his contraptions or needed an upgrade in the latest technology, and he rightfully compensated you for it. Whether that was with money or information from highly secured corporations.

Suffice it to say, the Riddler wasn’t expecting to catch feelings for you, but he was very impressed with your vast knowledge. You were like him and had a sponge for a brain and you wanted to know more. Plus you were pretty good at his riddles. 

He was taken aback by your hesitant response, but was happy you accepted his invitation to develop a more intimate relationship. However, even with this new development you were insistent that his services come with a price. 

“If I fix this for you, Ed what do I get out of it?” You asked examining a busted trap mechanism in one of his false toys. 

Edward blinked in confusion. Romantic relationships were new to him, but he was fairly certain people that cared for each other did things for one another because…they cared. 

“My dear, I…I must say I-I don’t know…I thought you could do it to help me…because you care about me? Am I wrong in that assumption?” 

You sighed exhaustedly. You really didn’t want to bring it up, but it was only fair. Edward was so patient and kind to you. Thoughtful, gentle, and leagues smarter than your ex.

“I-I’m sorry Eddie…um…I-I just..it’s hard for me to do a favor and not make sure I get something in return, because I gave something to someone I loved and I can never get it back..”

Edward’s eyes furrowed in concern. “May I ask…what favor did you provide them?” His eyes practically widened into tea saucers when you told him you gave your ex one of your kidneys so they could have life changing surgery, only for them to cheat on you not long after they recovered.

Ed lifted your chin so you could look him in his green eyes. With a single finger he wiped away the small droplets of tears that fell from your eyes. 

“My darling, Y/N…my sweet, intelligent, brilliant, Y/N…I-I would never, ever take advantage of you, your skill, your heart, and…y-your organs.” He smiled sheepishly. You couldn’t help but giggle. 

“I know there’s nothing I can do to get your kidney back, but I can promise you. I will never take you for granted. And I’ll protect you and your heart from anyone that tries to use you.”

Arkhamverse Riddler:

Needless to say you both have trust issues. 

After his falling out with Catwoman, it was hard for him to trust another thief, but he would be a fool not to utilize one. He may be a genius but he was aware that subtlety and sneakiness weren’t his forte.

Therefore he enlisted you to help him. You got whatever materials, valuables, information he wanted and he paid you tenfold than what you would make from other rogues. “As ever generous as I am brilliant, you should thank me, most would kill to get to work for me!” 

Yeah right, like you’d do something for someone just for posterity sake. Even when the two of you got closer. Despite his protests, you checked on him occasionally even if there wasn’t a job for you. 

You meddled in his projects and assisted him, not that he’d ever outright gratify your support and presence…deep down he did begin to appreciate you. He looked forward to seeing your face and hearing your voice. It kept what little sanity he had left grounded to something tangible. 

Because of this, he has made attempts to open up as did you. However neither of you did something for the other, not without certainty there was compensation for it. 

“I don’t see why I have to do something in return? Ha! I thought you actually cared about me…” Edward tried not to sound defeated at that last statement, but he failed. 

“Because last time I did something for someone I cared about I had something taken I can’t get back!” You snapped. 

“Oh, please. I was foolish to trust an ally like Catwoman and she stole every penny to my name and destroyed everything I worked and slaved over!”

“I gave my kidney to my terminally ill partner and they cheated on me!” You almost screeched, hot tears dripping down your face.

Edward dropped the screwdriver he was using on a circuit board. He turned back around on his workstool to look at you. 

“I-I…uh…wasn’t expecting that..” He cringed. 

“Yeah, well…neither did I..” You crossed your arms, but not before wiping your nose and eyes with your sleeves. 

Edward gulped. He didn’t know much about romantic partnerships but…he knew enough to know he screwed up. He just had no idea how to fix it. He took off his gloves and his goggles and made his way towards you.

“I-I…I’m not sure what to say, but…I can assure you I would never ask for anything more than you’re willing to do. I would never ask you to give up..an organ…besides my brain is already finely tuned to the skeleton, muscle, and intestinal structures of my body.”

You quirked your eyebrow at him. He shrugged with a tight smile. You couldn’t help but chuckle, that’s as best of a reassurance you were going to get out of him. Even for an egomaniac like him, that wasn’t so bad, you could believe his word. 

Zero Year/Capullo Riddler:

Okay so, like, you shouldn’t trust this man. Like period. 

I mean, you kinda can because he’s blunt and honest, he won’t lie to you for the most part. Unless he's manipulating you, but that's beside the point...

You were the cute new rogue on the block. You were revered in the underworld for your vast hacking capabilities. Anything and anyone from Wayne Enterprises, Daily Planet, Lex Corps. You were impressive. 

Of course any person with that skill wouldn’t sell their expertise for free. Ed was willing to compensate you for your services and the information you gathered for him. However, it didn’t take long for him to take a more carnal interest in you. 

You weren’t budging on the proposition. “No thanks, Nygma.” 

“Aw, c’mon, don’t be like that…I’ll make it worth your while!”

“Somehow I don’t believe that, what exactly do I get out of this…arrangement?” 

Edward looked at you rather puzzled. A quirk to his brow and a sly grin, his hands went down to his waist and he dragged them up to his chest. He repeated this motion, gesturing that he was the great prize to be hold. 

You blinked uninterested, but not before you muttered. “Right, I’ve already given a kidney to an asshole that cheated on me, like I’m gonna give you my body…”

“I’ll have you know…wait what?” 

“Yeah, my last…intimate relationship, I gave them my kidney so they could have life altering surgery. They cheated on me not long after they recovered.” Your eyes darted between your computer screen and your feet. Not sure what moved you to indulge Edward to such personal information. 

“Damn, um, look…I-I like you, anything we do between you and I, I intend to make it mutually beneficial for both of us.”

“So you respect my decision to decline? Since you like me?”

“Sure, doll, you should know by now there’s nothing I love more than a puzzle.” He winked and you proceeded to cringe, but not without smiling fondly.

[cledubs]

I'm thinking, thinking about Etho in your Ghost Au and... everything about him is so ridiculous

He traveled into the past and somehow died and became a ghost in the exact same spot all the others would die at too

Does he even speak english, depending from how far in the future he was, english might be just another dead language. Does that mean he thaugth Joel his language, and all the others had to teach the two english?

What about the friends he left behind? He assured them (Team Canada probably) that he will be back before they know, and then he never returned. Were there more time machines? Could they have followed him, but they didn't where,or better, when he went?

Also, what happened to the machine? Did it become a fossil of some sort. Did nature compeletly overtake and decomposed it? Did historians find it and just got really fckin confuse?

Also, pre-timetravel Etho will also eventually exist. Is Etho able to see himself growing up one day? Knowing what will happen to him and knowing that there is no way to stop it. Would he even want to stop it?

Hc: The reason why Etho didn't go insane in all the years he was alone was because he... wassn't really aware for most of them. He wasn't only the "first" human afterall, he was also the "first" ghost, and whatever makes ghosts ghosts wasn't as strong back then

etho’s whole life and death is supposed to be just the wildest shit and i’m glad you think it’s ridiculous because it IS

ooooo maybe he doesn’t speak english! that’s an interesting thought!

i think that the time machine was destroyed, or it self destructed. the people who made it probably accounted for accidents like that, and made it self destructs into tiny pieces as to not confuse anyone from the past.

etho was a test subject, who volunteered to travel back in time. they didn’t tell him to when he would go, and they didn’t tell him what dangers there were.

i like the last hc !! that definitely could explain how he’s still okay after millions of years

[strangermask]

I'm actually interested in your original story, what is it about?

:O

Okay okay so

It starts in a fantasy setting. There is this group fighting an evil sorcerer. The main character, a knight who we will call Neilson, was the one who defeated the sorcerer, but he sacrificed himself to do so. I’m the fantasy world, he is seen as a hero who rescued the whole land.

But what story would that be if it ended there?

Neilson wakes up in a hospital.

Not like a fantasy hospital

A fckin modern day hospital

And he is confused because he doesn’t know where he is or what these strange magic things are or why there weird wires are connected to his body

A nurse comes in, and Neilson is like: “Where am I?”

The nurse says he is in a hospital, then he asked “What town am I in?”

She says New York City

Where is New York City?

New York

What is a New York?

The nurse is confused and assumes that Neilson is probably dazed from whatever happened to him. So she goes to calm him down, but he ask more questions. Some of the questions are confusing while the others are concerning. The nurse goes to get a doctor, so Neilson finds this as an opportunity to escape.

He gets out of the hospital and he sees so many things. Carts that are shaped so weirdly and moving without horses, tall towers made of metal and windows, strange signs that have the pictures moving, and so much noise. Everyone is wearing strange clothes and there are only humans. What’s going on?

He doesn’t have much time to think as people wearing black armor (security guards) start to come after him. He runs into the streets, getting honked at by the strange carts, and moving to the stone paths. Everyone is looking at him weirdly. What was going on? What is this? Was this the sorcerer’s doing?

Eventually he gets taken back to the hospital and things don’t get better

Some time later, the doctors find out that Neilson has no records of his birth. They assume he was born outside a hospital. However, they can’t figure out where his family could be

Because there was nothing about his family

Hell, nothing about his life at all

It’s like he never existed

So they try to ask questions but Neilson is as confused as they are

After that (still figuring what happens), the government talks to Neilson, and he gets sent to live in a house and start college (while being funded by the government somehow)

Neilson still does not know what is going nor what to do

With that, life follows along as as Neilson makes new friends, try to live by this world’s life, and discovers roleplay table top games

He joins a dnd group because a) government wanted him to do something then do his “strange hobbies” (training with swords) and b) it was the closest reminder he had of home besides his gear along one of his only ways to remember and connect to his old home

He meets new friends and meets a girl who we will call Angela. She is probably the only person who understands Neilson according to him.

One night, Angela found Neilson alone and crying. When she asked what was wrong, he explained that he feels homesick and that he’s out of place here. He feels like no matter what he tells people, no one will believe him and dismiss it as “imagination filling in for what his past actually was”. But he knows it’s true. He knows it. But no one will believe him, and he can’t prove it.

Angela gave comfort to Neilson. She asked him if he had any good memories from his world. He said he did, so she asked to hear about them.

And from that moment on, life starts to become a little bit better. And as more years pass by, Neilson graduates college, becomes an author and sells stories about his adventures, starts to Dm for dnd groups, marries Angela, and have children

By now, Neilson is a husband, father, and grandpa. He loves his life, but he still misses his home.

And then came one day

He and his family were at a park for a family reunion. One of his grandkids went of to play.

The grandkid then comes back with a quarter staff somehow.

As everyone was questioning where the kid got it, a group comes behind him.

An elf, a demon, dwarf, and an orc

When they and Neilson locked eyes came the realization that

This group was Neilson’s old party

They have a reunion and that is where the story ends

I have small ideas for side things for this

Also sorry This took almost a week to reply!

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Man wtf i'm so confused about some dudes being upset that Solas took inquisitor's arm, like that thing was blowing up at every fckin moment and could kill you and your friends why would you need that garbage anyway