#It just shoots beacon bombs. That's it.

[mihari]

Tragic: local pirate girl not allowed to throw robot minions like Pikmin anymore.

(The beacon bomb gun was my boyfriend's idea after he saw my servbot post.)

[crow-aeris]

My take on the Pokemon/Batman thing

Listed here are Bruce, Alfred, Dick, Jason, and Tim! Damian, Steph, Cass, and Duke will be listed in a second part

Bruce: He's a RICH mf, so his pokemon, especially those he's has since childhood, are all pedigree

Growlithe/Arcanine | "Ghost" - Bruce was gifted Ghost by his parents for his sixth birthday. He named the growlithe "Ghost" after the Gray Ghost, a show Bruce and Thomas Wayne watched when he was younger

Eevee/Flareon | "Blaze" - Bruce finds an eevee during one of Gotham's coldest winter. The eevee was crouched over his owner, who had died from hypothermia. Bruce, as Batman, contacted the authorities and they took the eevee to a shelter (ig?). Later on, the eevee escapes the shelter, evolves into flareon, and hunts Bruce down-refusing to leave his side. (The eevee elvolved into flareon because he never wants to see another person suffer from the cold.) Blaze joins Batman on patrols, especially during the winter, where he huddles up next to those in need until Batman can reach them and direct them to safety.

Riolu/Lucario | "Valor" - Bruce receives an egg while training with the LOA, which hatches into a Riolu, whom Bruce names Valor. Valor helps locate victims and people in need before guiding Bruce to them.

Absol | "Omen" - Bruce finds Omen, or rather, Omen finds Bruce during a Gala. The absol was rushing around, trying to warn people of danger while the elites were trying to call security to have the absol removed. Bruce saw Omen and remembered their ability to predict disaster, and pulls a fire alarm to force everyone out of the building. Soon after, a bomb goes off and everyone escapes safely. The absol follows Bruce home and refuses to leave, thus forcibly becoming a member of Bruce's party.

Aegislash | "Rex" - A gift given to Bruce by Ra's al Ghul, almost a promise or acknowledgement of sorts. Rex hovers behind Batman on patrol, watching his back and protecting him against attacks

Honorable mentions: Ampharos (a beacon of light admist darkness), whom I wanted to include, but decided not to. Umbreon (because angst), but I decided flareon would be better. Dratini (elegant af and cool-looking), but didn't really fit the story I wove.

Alfred: He worked in the british military, so his pokemon would mostly be centered around that era

Fletchling/Talonflame | "Sprite" - Alfred was given fletchling when he was but a young lad living in Brighton. He called the fletchling "what a spritely lad", and so the fletchling- now a talonflame who's gone through war with him- only responds to Sprite/Spritely

Blissey | "Madame" (Missy by the Batkids) - Alfred found Blissey at the manor's doorsteps soon after Bruce lost his parents. He'd expected the pokemon to leave soon after, but the Blissey stuck around. Alfred called her Madame as a joke, but the name stuck around. She can usually be found following Alfred around the manor while doing chores, or helping in the cave after patrol

Sobble/Inteleon | "Lad" - Alfred found a sobble during war times, and he felt bad for the lad. The sobble stuck around, and Alfred never found it necessary to leave the sobble behind, and so it eventually evolved into Inteleon and helped Alfred in his soldier days. Eventually, they all retired, and so Lad helps his trainer around the manor, and indulges the children whenever they ask Lad to shoot an empty can or something. This is another case of accidentally naming a pokemon, because the name "Lad" just stuck

Slurpuff | "Buttercream/Butter" - A gift given to Alfred by an old fried. Butter helps him bake and cook, and can also help detect lies! Butter is beloved by all within the household

Minccino | "Argentum/Archy" - Alfred found Argentum abandoned while on a grocery trip, and took the little guy in. Archy helps Alfred clean around the manor, and loves to fuss over the kid's rooms and hair (especially Tim's)

Honorable Mentions: Sinistea, because i was REALLY tempted to make a HAHA BRITISH joke, Drampa, because HAHA OLD.

Dick: Our favorite circus boy!

Pidgey/Pidgeot | "Skyler" - Skyler was the chick of his parents' Pidgeots, and she trained alongside him basically since birth, and she was there with him when Dick's parents died

Poplio/Primarina | "Poppy" - He was given poplio during his time in the circus, and he named him poppy as a pun! When Poppy evolved into Primarina, it was right after Dick found out about Jason's death, so it was... an experience

Zorua/Zoroark | "Monsieur Fox/Foxy" - Dick found Zorua while in his tenure as Robin, and the pokemon just stuck around. The name Monsieur Fox started as a joke, but Dick shortened it to Foxy when zorua refused to respond to anything else. Foxy helps alot during undercover/recon missions, and the other batkids would occasionally ask to borrow him for a mission or another

Eevee/Espeon | "Amy" - Dick helped Bruce rescue Amy from a pokemon trafficking thing, and Blaze adopted the eevee before ANY of them had a say. Amy evolved alongside Dick, the pair growing together into Espeon and Nightwing [insert something poetic and symbolic]

Honorable mentions: Chatot, because have you SEEN dick? He's a chatty little fucker as robin, and Chatot would make him that much more insufferable. Swablu/Alteria because I think dick deserves a dragon-dancing, party-sweeping alteria 😔

Jason: Our favorite dead robin :3

Vulpix/Ninetales | "Annabeth" - Jason found vulpix when he was younger, just before Catherine died. She would try and defend him whenever Willis got violent, but the man's Kingler would easily overpower her. Jason named her Annabeth after his personal hero, Annabeth Chase :3

Eevee/Glaceon | "Belle" - Jason found Belle rummaging in a trashcan. He felt bad for her and took her in, naming her after Belle from Beauty and the Beast. Belle evolves into Glaceon in the winter after Jason's death. She sat in the snow, refusing to come inside until she evolved into Glaceon (this highlights the fire/ice duality between Jason and Bruce, and how after his death, Jason grows colder towards Bruce and their ideals and way of controlling crime differs so drastically that it resembles fire and ice)

Honedge/Aegislash | "Alexander" - Jason received a shiny honedge as a "gift" from Talia. In order to be allowed to keep it, Jason had to convince the pokemon of his worth, fighting alongside it until it evolved into Aegislash. He named it Alexander after Alexander the Great.

Zorua/Zoroark | "Marley" - Jason receives a hisuian Zorua a year before he returns to Gotham as red hood. He accepts him partly as a taunt because Dick has a zoroark, but Jason's zoroark was a ghost type (A once-departed soul, returned to life in Hisui. Derives power from resentment, which rises as energy atop its head and takes on the forms of foes. In this way, Zorua vents lingering malice. -Legends Arceus. Departed soul? Dead? Get it, Jason? HAHA). He names his zorua after Jacob Marley, from a Christmas carol (Because not only is Jacob marley a ghost, has a J name, but also comes back to warn Scrooge to change or else little timmy will die (telling bruce he has to change before TIM will die (omg i'm a genius)))

Honorable mentions: Leafeon was my first choice when it came to Jason's eevelution, but it didn't really match. Next was houndour/doom because i wanted Jason to meet it while on the streets, but decided otherwise. And then a shiny magikarp/garydos, but decided against. Same with tyranitar and garchomp. Sure, they might be cool and powerful, but i don't think Jason would actively take in pokemon especially after his death, the only exception being Marley. Plus, those pokemon are typically seen as angry and uncontrolled, and I wanted to depict Jason as more cunning, sharp- a strategist willing to get his hands dirty rather than a brainless brute who ONLY wants his dad's approval

Tim: Another rich mf!

Vulpix/Ninetails | "Aurora" - Tim gets Aurora, a shiny vulpix, as his first pokemon, a gift from his parents after their trip to japan. (You bet your ass Aurora and Annabeth have met before, which is why Annabeth refuses to fight Aurora, even when Jason orders her to. the two vulpixes use to sneak out at night and play together :3)

Eevee/ Umbreon | "Selene" - Tim wanted to be just like his heroes, and begged his parents for an eevee. They decided to give him a well-bred and pedigree shiny eevee (their son deserves the BEST). Nyx evolves into an umbreon while he and Tim were chasing after robin with a camera, and Tim decided to change her name from Silver, to Selene

Munna | "Remmy" - After Brucequest and his time after Ras and Paris, Tim gets horrible nightmares. Dick gives him a munna to try and help Tim sleep better. He was initially distrustful, but after a while, he grows to accept her into his life. He named her Remmy after REM sleep

Archen/Archeops | "Iggy" - Tim finds a plume fossil while working with Ra's. He revives it before evolving it into Archeops. They work together to catch criminals, with Archeops chasing it down on the streets while Tim pursues from the roofs.

Noibat/Noivern | "Mya" - Tim finds an injured noivern as Robin, and nurses it back to health. He tries to release him into the wild, but the noivern came back, and Tim couldn't find it in him to abandon the little guy. He names him Mya, short for Myotis, the genus for bats

Honorable Mentions: Altaria, becuase i ALSO want him to have a sweeper, but sadly no. I debated on giving him Zorua, but I felt like it was getting repetitive, and decided against it. Corvidknight too, but i thought it wouldn't have matched

As mentioned above, next part will include Steph, Damian, Cass, and Duke :3

Here's part 2!

[goldsrc-hl1]

RWBY Writing Analysis Number One - Roman Torchwick's death and why it's so good

Hello all.

Roman Torchwick, the glorious bastard of RWBY, is by far my favorite villain in the entire show.

A smooth talking criminal with a sense of humor, a perfect foil to Ruby, and a character who's impact lasts all the way to the present volume. He's got humor, consistent writing, and one hell of a sense of style.

But one thing I've seen many people complain about is his death scene. Many have claimed that it's unsatisfying. I disagree wholeheartedly, as there is a LOT of nuance and messaging behind the way Roman Torchwick dies.

Let's talk about it!

Roman's motivation

First thing's first, let's establish Roman's modus operandi. We can identify his main goal and his motive from a few lines in Volume 3 Episode 11, Heroes and Monsters.

Roman: You're asking the wrong questions, Red! It's not what I have to gain, it's that I can't afford to lose!

Roman: I may be a gambling man, but even I know that there are some bets you just don't take.

Roman: Like it or not, the people that hired me are going to change the world! You can't stop 'em, I can't stop 'em!

Roman: You know the old saying, "If you can't beat 'em-"

He gets cut off, but the "old saying" he's referring to is "if you can't beat 'em, join 'em"

Roman's goal is to survive. He'll do whatever it takes to survive, no matter how morally black. Nothing is off limits as long as it keeps him alive.

The writers want to prove his modus operandi / philosophy (being that he'll do whatever it takes to survive) wrong.

Roman's death

Throughout the first 3 volumes of RWBY, Roman aids Cinder Fall in her plan to take down Beacon Academy. This involves hijacking an Atlesian airship and shooting down two other airships, the whole train bomb stuff at the end of Volume 2, providing the White Fang with Atlesian military technology, and stealing dust en masse.

Ultimately, it's him working with Cinder Fall that gets him killed. He helps Cinder with her plan, helps her wreak havoc in Vale all in the name of survival, and how does it end up for him? He is killed by the very Grimm that Cinder herself had unleashed on Vale.

He did everything it took to survive, no matter the cost, and it ended up getting him killed. All that talk about "if you can't beat them, join them" ended up being the very thing that gets him killed. It's ironic, really, and it proves his philosophy wrong.

The Real World

Another facet of Roman's final moments is his last monologue to Ruby.

Roman: You got spirit, Red. But this is the real world!

Roman: The real world is cold!

Roman: The real world doesn't care about spirit!

Roman: You wanna be a hero!? Then play the part and die like every other Huntsman in history!

Roman: As for me, I'll do what I do best: lie, steal, cheat, and SURVIVE!

Although the writers wanted to prove his philosophy of doing whatever it takes to survive wrong, they want to prove him right in this respect - the real world is cold, and the real world doesn't care about spirit.

Despite what he says about spirit, he also has spirit himself. That spirit isn't spent on making the world a better place, however, it's spent on his own survival. And, despite all that effort to survive, he dies a pitiful death at the hands of the very Grimm he helped unleash on Vale.

The world didn't give him a satisfying death. The real world doesn't care that he's a major villain. The real world is cold, and doesn't care about spirit. Roman's death proves him right.

However, that shouldn't stop you from doing the right thing. Roman knows the world is cold, and doesn't care about it. He only cares about himself and Neo's survival.

Ruby, on the other hand, learns that the real world is cold after the Fall of Beacon, in no small part due to Roman Torchwick. However, unlike Roman, she doesn't let this stop her from still doing the right thing.

"that's why we're here, to make it better"

So yeah. To all who say Roman's death is unsatisfying, take a read.

[remembertheplunge]

They talk earth quake there

12/30/1989

I drove to the sun.. Its warmth pervaded my soul. My warmth reached out and joined it. We both glowed through cool grey mists and the  electric blue blanket sky. And, the beacon of December 31 guided us home through the holy terror black cold blanket and I am home and I am alive.

They talk Earthquake there.

The 880 still shoots off in double fisted fashion into the cool air like some saddened amputee.

“My best friend’s boss would have been free of the upper freeway  in 3 seconds" said Richard at the Twin Peaks Bar. “His was the silver car that  they showed on TV…” Free flashlights were given out on the Castro. The Castro came through the earth quake alright. “It’s built on a rock.” “We saw a plume of smoke coming up from the Marina like a bomb had gone off” The Marina is built on landfill from ruins of the 1906 quake.

People are scared.

The City was quiet. Calendar pages littered Market Street and Montgomery. I gathered up a few, including 2 from October 17. Bart on the way back was the most crowded ever. I wore my SCAP T shirt openly. I got weird looks.

1990 rang across bar walls and radio speakers. You’d think ’89 had been gone for months. “Get out of the damed past” said one radio DJ.

Oh, we Americans. Always living 10 paces ahead of our position.

There is so much sweet uniqueness sitting here on the brink.

I enjoyed slipping my ladle into the bucket of swirling days and confetti and lifting out choice fresh deep blue green memories who splashed and gurgled on my face and down my parched mind throat.

With the decade goes so much. I just wanted to sit in the parlor with them all one more time. The dear sweet fog enshrouds and encloses us tonight. It keeps our meeting place safe. Keeps it protected. Sweet, soft , gentle, touch, kiss of the now.

End of this part of the entry

Notes 6/6/2024

In the above entry I am describing my drive from the California central valley where I lived to San Fransisco and the Castro District on December 30, 1989. It must have been foggy in the valley and sunny in the Bay Area. There had been a 7.1 earth quake in the Bay Area on October 17, 1989. It was called the Loma Prieta Quake.

It caused a large section of the upper level of the 880 freeway in Oakland to collapse into the bottom section, crushing the silver car mentioned in the entry. The Marina District was heavily damaged, but, the Castro came through ok because it was built on “a rock”. 

A tradition in San Fransisco was, and may still be , to. drop pages from the years calendar out of the building windows around New Years.

I wore my Stanislaus County Aids Project T shirt on Bart. (I was a volunteer with the project. We supportd people with Aids through their illness and death). BART is and was then Bay Area Rapid Transit. You could see the collapsed 880 freeway from the Bart train.

The Twin Peaks is and was then a gay bar located at Market and Castro Street, San Fransisco.

[tqmies]

Congratulations on 1k you deserve them so much!!! Can I request au Haechan + superhero / villain ( Hyuck ) + prompt 3 / 4

Bad for Us | Lee Haechan

Part of Tqmies 1K Event!

Superhero x Supervillian!Haechan, 3.“I fucking hate you.” “No you don’t. Take that back right now.”  4. “You know I’d do anything to have you stay by my side, right? Anything.”  wc. 1.7k note: we really all are suffering from hyuck brainrot huh... Warnings: reader makes a hard choice, moral dilemmas, death, explosions, and bombs, ANGSTY

When you and Lee Donghyuck entered the academy at fourteen, you were sure you'd be together for the rest of your lives. You two had been friends since you were kids and had done everything together.

The minute you two got your powers, you both had no qualms about applying to the same hero school. You were both equally as nervous, but ended up getting in, though in seperate classes.

Your hero name was mirage, and it was exactly as it suggested. You could create illusions, of or around you. Even things such as duplicating yourself, or putting your opponents into false scenery. You basically could shield yourself from them and become almost invisible, leaving them vulnerable to attacks.

Of course, there were downsides to your ability, as there is with anyone's. Sometimes, you can't even tell what's real or what's an illusion, as you can't fully control it.

Despite this, you had the utmost hero potential, and was placed in the main class.

Donghyuck on the other hand, was placed in the lower level. His ability was simply sun, as he could shoot beacons of light from his body. Sometimes he could even light his entire body, blinding an opponent momentarily. Though, it could only last so long and he didn't have a good grasp on it either.

Now, this didn't have much attack value, and he was seen as more sidekick potential. This discouraged him a bit, but he remained, adamant that he could hone his skills into superhero level in no time.

Things changed when you graduated.

You both graduated and passed exams necessary for becoming a pro hero. Despite what most had said, Donghyuck worked hard and proved everyone wrong, and you had never been happier. He had even adopted a cute hero name, Haechan.

You were both certified members of the hero league - rookies albeit - but this was your dream come true.

Mirage and Haechan, untouchable, well for the time being.

It was only your second mission.

You both were working with another hero, Moonlight, who met you two at the scene. She was a lot more experienced than you all, so naturally you looked to her for guidance.

"So I was thinking, I'll use my ability to get the passengers out of the train. I'll put up an illusion so the conductor doesn't notice it happening." You nod, sure you plan was a good one.

The hostages in there were being drove to their death by a super villain who posed as the conductor. The cars were equipped with a bomb that would blow up when it came to as stop, and he was planning to explode in a busy part of the city.

But Moonlight shook her head. "We can't save them."

You stopped in your tracks. "What do you mean?"

"There's no time." She admits, dejectedly. "If we're going to keep the train from hitting the station and blowing up half the city, we need to get that train to stop farther away."

Haechan furrows his brows. "But once it stops-"

"It blows up." Moonlight finishes, "Yes it does."

"But what about the people inside?" You yelp, watching the train continue from the hill you're all atop. "I can get them, just give me five minutes and-"

"We don't have time." She interrupts, sternly. "We stop that train now or we lose thousands of people."

"Moonlight," Haechan tries to protest but she stands her ground.

"Of course you rookies are confused." She looks down. "You'd risk a train blowing you and tons of people up if it meant you could try and save thirteen in there. Always something to prove."

But it wasn't that way at all. "Who are you to decide that their lives aren't worth just as much?"

"A pro-hero." She snaps. "And when you're one, you have to make these decisions, okay?"

"The people in that train have families," Haechan speaks. "They have children, jobs, - their own lives."

"And so do the people in those buildings, which that train is heading straight for." Moonlight responds. "Now ask yourselves this, would you rather save thirteen peoples lives? Or a thousand?"

Haechan looks bewildered. "I'd want to save all of them." And he moves to get down the hill, ready to risk his life.

"Donghyuck-" You grab him by his arm. "Don't."

"Are you serious?" He asks, brushing your arm off.

"There's nothing we can do, let's just stop the-"

"I can't believe you." He says, whispering as he stares at you with wide eyes. "You want to let them die?"

"We don't have a choice."

"There's always a choice." He responds.

"If we don't act now, then that train is going to crash into that station and explode everyone!" Moonlight steps in, looking between you two.

"What happened to saving every life we could?" Haechan stares you in the eyes, referencing the promises you had made as kids. "Even if it meant risking our lives?"

"This is not a risk, this is a death wish!" You state, and Haechan looks away.

You turn to the train, closing your eyes as you take a deep breath. You gather up your energy and cause a projection of a building to take place in front of the moving vehicle. It abruptly comes to a halt as you assume the villain grew confused and stopped.

Then the explosion followed.

Moonlight directs her attention towards you as you watch in horror. "Mirage, stop anyone from seeing it."

"W-what?"

"Use your ability to cloak the explosion, we don't want anyone to see." She repeats, and you follow, hands shaky and head muddy.

Haechan steps back from behind you, watching in distress as you put your powers to work. He grows even more terrified as the scene becomes clean, like nothing was never even there.

You had masked it all, the train, the rubble. The bodies.

Moonlights eyes widen, taking in the scene. "Wow, it's like it never even happened."

Haechan feels sick to his stomach.

You can only nod, willing yourself to stop the tears that threaten to slip. You had to keep it together, this is what being a super hero was about. This was your job, this is what you do for your city, for your people.

"How could you say that?" Haechan spells in disgust as he points to the empty area. "Of course it happened, those people are dead."

The elder hero just tilts her head up. "Their sacrifice will be remembered."

Haechan's had enough of this, this isn't what he signed up for. This wasn't how you saved a city, this was wrong. And it stung that someone he knew his whole life complied, he felt like he didn't know you at all, like you were a stranger to him. How could you?

"Donghyuck-"

"I fucking hate you." He sputters, turning around.

You freeze. "No you don't. Take that back right now."

"I don't even know who you are." He admits, and you want to cry.

You almost fall to your knees, pleading. "It's me, Hyuck you know me."

"Not anymore, the person I knew would've never done this."

"You did the right thing." Moonlight reassures you, holding your hand. "Good to know that Haechan here would crumble under pressure."

"You know if this is what being a hero entails, then I want out."

"Oh so you go running from your first little challenge? Did you think it was all going to be fun and games?" Moonlight continues as you stand motionless.

Haechan just brushes her off, giving you one last look before he begins walking away.

"And where are you going?" She shouts after him, anger present in her voice. "Abandoning a mission?"

Haechan doesn't even look back once.

The next time you see Haechan is when a raid takes place at your base. It's been two years since you last saw him, since he last told you he hated you.

It still stung, but not as much as what you found out after.

Haechan had joined the villain's league. He had been apart of them for about a year now, and you always wondered why. You figured after he resigned from being a hero, that he would just live a quiet life as a normal civilian. But that wasn't very Haechan-like, was it?

No he saw an injustice, and made it his priority to oppose what the heroes were doing. Especially, you.

"I won't hesitate to kill you right now, Donghyuck."

"Oh I know you won't." He laughs. "I've seen it myself."

"Stop," You shake your head, it had taken a while to get over the entire thing yourself. It was your duty as a hero, and you had saved lives that day, you just did what you had to do.

"And call me Haechan, that's still my name."

"Haechan was your hero name," You seethe, fighting against the restraints. "You're not a hero anymore."

He claps his hands. "And thank the lord for that."

"Untie me Donghyuck."

"Haechan," He corrects, and he shakes his head. "What would be the fun in that?"

"Why are you doing this?" You speak, closing your eyes.

"You're here to make a decision." He laughs, eyes crinkling.

You stay quiet, "What do you want."

"There's a bomb in here." He states, and you tense up. "Sound familiar?"

"What-"

"You have two options. One, you can use your little illusion to get out of here, leaving your friends to die." He nods, and he stops you from responding. "Two, you can try to rush in and save everyone. Either way, this bomb's going off in three minutes."

"You can stop this, you can just walk out now. I promise, we won't go after you, I won't tell-"

"Shut up." He stops you, "You did this."

"Me?"

"Me?" He mocks before tightening the rope around your hands. "I loved you, you know? I looked up to you too, worked so damn hard so we could be heroes together. Pushed myself to my limits so I could keep up and be just like you."

You look in confusion. "I didn't know that."

"But then you let me down. My hero, and you let me down."

You don't know what to say, "We can work this out. Please, Donghyuck I'll make it up to you."

"Shut up." He rolls his eyes. "Timer starts now, better get to running."

[fandomflotilla]

Things Beacon Students are No Longer Allowed To Do: Rule 54

54. “Atlas” is not a slur. You don’t need to bleep out “Atlas” and “Atlesian” in your After Action Reports.

54 a. We understand that tensions between Atl*s and the Faunus community are high. We also understand that the Atl*s Military also doesn’t have a great relationship with us, but censoring Atl*s and Atl*sian doesn’t help. Please stop.

(… - Prof. Goodwitch)

54 b. Students are not allowed to hack Beacon systems to censor words.

(How do they even keep doing this? - Prof. Goodwitch) (It’s impressive, at your request the Atl*s military upgraded your systems just a month ago. - Specialist Schnee) (… - Prof. Goodwitch) (Hang on. How is it censoring me? I’m on a secure Atl*s server. - Specialist Schnee) (Oh no. - Prof. Goodwitch)

54 c. This should’ve gone without saying, because it’s already incredibly illegal, but students are NOT allowed to hack Atl*sian Military systems. Even for dumb pranks.

(Weiss I know you’re involved somehow, please just turn the Atl*s censor off. Half of the general staff are becoming paranoid about infiltrators and Ironwood is starting to mutter something about atmospheric bombardment. - Specialist Schnee) (I had nothing to do with this! I don’t even know anything about computers so I wouldn’t know how to help. Have you tried turning it off and back on again? - Weiss) (HA. Funny one Winter. Atl*s can’t bomb its way out of this problem, Jimmy. - Prof. Branwen)

54 d. Now that Ironwood’s flagship has successfully had its dust-core deactivated, and reactivated again, solving the issue, the General has requested an audience with the parties involved. 75-25 he shoots/hires you.

(Uh…I was joking? You’d have to fly the airship all the way back to Atlas, tear half the ship apart, then use a literal metric ton of Dust to restart the core??? All that just so you can say “Atlas” again?!?!? - Weiss) (Rooting out infiltrators is worth any expense. And it was less politically costly to Atlas than the alternative. Thank you for your advice Ms Schnee. - Gen. Ironwood) (You’re…welcome? Wait, what was the alternative? - Weiss) (… - Gen. Ironwood) (James? - Ozpin)

54 e. Beacon would like to clarify that in the event of an atmospheric bombardment for ANY reason, Beacon students ARE allowed to use whatever force they deem necessary to remove the threat.

(Wait, he was SERIOUS? James, what the fuck, just get an IT guy. - Prof. Branwen)

[lover-of-mine]

there's a buck getting his meredith drowning moment theory?!?!?!??!

I mean, I have a theory about Buck drowning in season 7 that spiraled out of control because I remembered the episode where Meredith drowns and @slowlyfoggydestiny agrees with me, I don't know if more people are in on it tbh, I mostly just typed it out here to get it out of my head. I have 2 visions of the situation, one ends in buddie, the other ends in Buck getting help. I have a thought process, I don't know how valid it is, but I think Buck needs to drown, with the way most of his trauma are tied to water or breathing, the emergency tracheotomy on the date with Abby, the blood clot in his lung, the tsunami, the well, the fire in Buck begins, the lightning and the way his lungs stop working, Buck keeps holding his breath, it seems fitting. I was against using him drowning to trigger some healing moment for him, partially because I don't think he cares about himself enough to breakdown over dying, but also because my whole thing hinges on the way they made Buck and Eddie's personal journeys parallel to each other and that would be too on the nose. But I was thinking about it and I realized I fell victim to the parallels between the shooting and the lightning and decided the lightning was the shooting for Buck, when the lightning is actually the well (the rain at night aspect, the team as an audience, the volunteering into the situation, the uncertainty for everyone involved, the eventual "i have to save myself" moment, even the breathing aspect with the way Eddie almost drowned), so he needs the shooting. And the shooting has a lot of interesting elements, it happens by chance, they weren't supposed to be there but they are because Charlie called Eddie directly, Buck has no one else he trusts there so he does the rescuing part alone, and it brings up a past trauma for Eddie with the army.

Some of Buck's biggest traumas revolve around water, the tsunami and the lightning, and getting trapped, the truck bombing. 2 + 2 equals Buck and Eddie in a situation that ends with Buck drowning. My main vision right now is: Buck gets called somewhere for an emergency, somewhere near water, a bridge, a cliff, (I go back and forth with this one but right now I'm plagued by Taylor Kelly's emergency beacon, so current version involves her activating that and Buck and Eddie going to check what happened), that being solved, them witnessing another accident after it, Buck falling into the water completely by chance, ground gave up under him type thing, him ending up pinned somewhere he could get out if he tried hard enough, and at first he tries but then he just stops, then Eddie jumps in, dramatic cpr and all its possibilities, "you're not doing this to me again", Buck coughing up water while sitting up, Eddie catching him when he drops back, "I got you, I got you", all those really fun things, that lead to Buck having to start to deal with stuff.

other posts I made about this here here and here but is pretty much me saying the same thing multiple times as the thoughts start to take more shape.

[rescuefield-arch1]

anyway not to be sappy on main but i just wanted to say that i love claire so much ( she's actually my wife that's where she's been this whole time )

i know that these days characters like her seen as boring but the way she carries her heart in her sleeve and is always so transparent is so refreshing to me in a time where it seems the cold and detached a character is, the most badass they are. but claire is badass because despite everything - she's basically that quote about how grief is love persevering. her suffering had already started before RC, that night ( and the many nights after that ) only amplified that.

her role in the "business" is seen as a weakness when she's the one who tends to the wounded, aids the helpless on a gentle path to eternal sleep. she's seen all kind of shit because she's the one who stays once the shooting and bombings is over. she's always the one who stays, even of it damages her in the end. and despite that she's still got so much love and hope in her heart.

i know in both fandom & canon ( movies mostly ) she gets mocked and called a saint or wannabe modern mother teresa and all that, leaving her no space to make mistakes or be seen in any other light that isn't perfect woman who can't do no ill... but she's actually so much more than that, and i'm just ,, holding her gently in my hands because i know she's so tired to be a beacon of light for everyone.

[usermischief]

The deputies in Beacon Hills are having such a weird time and I’m honestly curious about what they think of Stiles as time goes by. In 5x10, when Parrish is on his way to collect bodies, Stiles comes out of his dad’s office shouting for the deputies to not shoot and get out of Parrish’s way, and they all listen to the kid. We can presumably chalk part of that up to them knowing Parrish and not wanting to harm him, but they still all listen to the literal child telling them what to do. I need to know just what the police knows in that town, why are they just going “whelp, looks like the kid knows how to handle this better than us, he’s in charge right now,” and how is this explained later? I desperately needed an entire episode dedicated to what everyone else in that town thinks of the events occurring (and also where the hell the security cameras are, the show takes place in the 2010s, those things were already commonplace by then, they have to exist)

My best guess is that they're confused as hell. Sheriff also mentioned at one point that he struggles hiring new people, I think? Either in s5 or in s3. Or maybe even s4. I guess that happened after the oni attack and the bomb at the station.

Overall, I think the ones that are sticking around know a lot more than they let on... and they probably noticed that Stiles SOMEHOW always ended up in the middle of some weird stuff. Sheriff also keeps calling him in during particularly strange cases. So, their colleague is acting weird? Let's listen to the Sheriff's kid. He provably knows what he's doing. (Depending on how long some of them are around, they potentially know Stiles since he was a little kid. We know he's been hanging around after school when he was younger... so, maybe that also helped? And when the knew deputies saw that the old ones trusted Stiles', they just went along with it. ...... or maybe they remember that time Stiles was a mass murderer, and they're simply scared as fuck he'll call his weird friends again.)

[invisible-storyteller]

Alpha Derek Headcanon

Okay, I came up with a name for Derek's flavour of alpha.

I saw this video where the creator suggested calling Derek a 'love alpha' since some parts of the canon allude to the fact that Derek couldn't be a true alpha while also being a killer. That's a cute concept that fits Derek very well, but I still want to present my own idea.

The reason I don't want to call Derek a 'love alpha' is because I believe that Derek sacrificing (at least, some parts of) himself for his loved ones or innocent people has already happened many times in the series. He sacrificed his alpha power for Cora, he was willing to die to save Jennifer (partly, I think, because he wanted to protect Boyd and Cora from turning their eyes blue), he saved Chris from an exploding bomb, and he let the darach hurt him in Lunar Ellipse so that Jennifer would focus on him instead of making her sacrifices or killing others (like Scott). All of these instances could have made Derek worthy of an alpha title.

There are also times when other werewolves do acts of love. Such as Boyd letting Allison shoot arrow after arrow into him to shield Erica, or Theo fighting the Ghost Riders alone to save Liam. Even Peter burned himself to almost death to save the pack and return to Malia (I know he was also motivated by selfish reasons like wanting to escape the Wild Hunt, but still, he let himself be taken by the riders again later so Malia could get away). And I refuse to believe that someone has to die to earn their alpha status, that would be just downright stupid. Nature wouldn't give a werewolf alpha powers and kill them right off. Nature would want these alphas to flourish. 

So instead, I'm putting forward a different concept.

Derek is an alpha of merit.

In my headcanon, this simply means that he gained his power gradually by proving himself time and time again. It's a slow process stretching over many years and hardships, and therefore, alphas of merit are highly respected in the werewolf community and are even rarer than true alphas because they have to act like an alpha through at least half of their lifetime.

We obviously don't know what happened between the series finale and the movie, but I would bet my money that Derek kept doing these things that are generally considered to be an alpha's job. It is the movie's canon that he protected Eli from the coyotes and frequently consulted the sheriff's department about possible supernatural cases. The Nemeton was surely still active throughout those years, and after the pack left, Derek was the only one with experience in Beacon Hills who could keep the town safe. I think he was on some level viewed as an alpha by his small circle of a 'pack': Eli, the Sheriff, Malia, Parrish, Mason, Melissa, and perhaps Peter and Cora (from a distance). 

I think as a Merit Alpha, Derek would be one of the most feared and most admired werewolves in the US, while also being known to be a sanctuary for those who seek help, and that thought pleases me.

I just know Talia would be so proud of him.

[im-no-jedi]

my thoughts on the TBB season 2 finale

I’ve been more than open about my feelings at this point. I enjoyed the majority of The Summit actually, it’s just Plan 99 that I wish I could erase from my memory forever LOL

you know what, I’ll just go ahead and name everything I did like about these episodes, since I’ve done plenty of complaining already 😝

like I said, I did genuinely like The Summit as an episode. there were a lot of really great moments up until everything started to go wrong (thanks Saw Gerrera, I hate your guts 🙃)

the beginning part on Pabu with Phee. oh. my. GOSH. that was the cutest thing ever. Tech/Phee is officially up there with Kanera and Han/Leia as one of my favorite SW ships 🥰 awkward Tech was SO cute. and relatable 😝

Tech being so adamant about rescuing Crosshair, oh my heart, he misses his brother SO much 😭💙

I have to continue to talk about how freaking happy I am that Echo is back. idk how often he’ll be around in the next season, but I hope the group permanently stays together now. I missed him SO much 🥺

Wrecker was SO funny and sweet in this episode. the part where they’re like “we need to be precise” and they ALL turned to look at Wrecker, OMG that was literally the funniest thing to ever happen in the entire show 🤣👌🏻

Tech Spiderman swinging up to that sensor tower was 👀

Team Sneaky going off to do sneaky things, while Team Chaos handled the homing beacon, LOVE to see it. I was so proud of my baby girl for getting through the hanger, with Wrecker watching her back the entire time 🥰

😳😳😳

seriously why was this episode just one big Rogue One reference LOL

when Tech and Hunter went off, and Tech was like “it could take forever to locate the problem”, and Hunter almost immediately finds the hidden bomb, I love my man so much 😙

that part when Team Sneaky was fighting off Stormtroopers and Hunter used one of the bodies as a human shield, babe please I’m already simping 🥵

as much as I hate droid deaths, Wrecker stepping on the mouse droid and it getting stuck on his foot was so silly 😆

and now for what I enjoyed in the accursed Plan 99...

gonna start off with an obvious one... Hunter sniper shooting down that ship with his little DC-17 blaster in one shot. sir. SIR. IM ALREADY STUPIDLY IN LOVE WITH YOU PLEEEEEASE 😍😍😍🥵🥵🥵

as horrible as it was, from an artistic perspective, Tech’s “death” was an absolute masterpiece. since I already knew that was going to happen and had even watched that moment in a clip on Twitter with the sound off, what really did me in was the music (darn you Kiners 😭💔) and Omega’s reaction. that’s what got me sobbing fr. I can appreciate something from an artistic perspective, even if I don’t like the subject matter 😞

the part where Omega was woozy after the crash mimicked the end of Reunion with Hunter after he’d gotten shot by Cad Bane, and I genuinely loved that 👌🏻

THE WHOLE SCENE WITH HUNTER COMFORTING OMEGA OMFG MY DADGUM HEART. him smiling when she woke up, the softness of his voice, brushing the hair out of her face, putting a hand on her shoulder and then wrapping his arm around her for comfort... and then to top it off, the way he gently brought up the idea of living on Pabu and asking her if that’s what she wanted to do too. I am WEEPING over this man 😭😭😭💙💙💙

as mad as I am at Cid, it was obvious she meant what she said about Tech. and she genuinely felt bad for what she did. I want her to come back in season 3 and do something to make up for doing that. she HAS to 🥺

as much as I hate Hemlock with every fiber of my being... “who knew Clones are so paternal?” WE BEEN KNEW MY DUDE. sorry, but I’m going to relish in every single confirmation that Hunter is Omega’s dad tyvm 😊

I’m terrible, I know, but I genuinely love to see Hunter in a state of despair, so him picking up Tech’s broken goggles with that sad look on his face was *chef’s kiss*

I was very proud of my girl for taking charge and trying to rescue her brothers. proud mama right here 🥺💙

also, again, I’m sorry, but the whump in this episode was very good. I might’ve enjoyed seeing injured Hunter and Wrecker in the hands of Imperials a little too much 😝

the absolute BEST scene in this episode (and one of the best scenes in the show period)? ECHO IN THE WALKER. OMFG. Ham and I SCREAMED. and to top it off? “Echo?” “Gotta be Echo.” THE BEST THE ABSOLUTE BEST THAT EPISODE WAS WORTH WATCHING JUST FOR THAT MOMENT 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

I once again state that I love seeing Hunter in despair and permanently have that look of pure horror he made while watching the Imperial ship fly away with Omega engrained in my mind forever, thanks 😌 and he had tears in his eyes I SAW IT. STOP SAYING HE DOESN’T CRY PLEASE 😤

last thing I’ll say about Hunter I swear lsdkfjghlgfkd. but uhh, that last part about him saying how they’re gonna find Omega no matter what it takes... my man’s about to enter his Joel Miller phase and go John Wick on the Empire and I HAVE BEEN WANTING THIS FOR SO LONG YES PLEASE GO FRICK THEM UP BABE 😍😍😍

the way Omega was genuinely happy to see Crosshair again... the way she desperately tried to wake him up... ohhhhh next season is going to break me in the best way possible 🥺🥺🥺

that’s everything I think! time to wait impatiently for season 3 now✨

......why tf did I have more positive things to say about Plan 99 than The Summit lolololol

[advnterccs-archive]

@omgcoffee-and-murder sent; Lynn struggle against the cuffs and look up at her captors. "You are so fucked!" She says as she manages to wiggle something into her hands. "Wait until my boyfriend shows up and I am out of these cuffs....you're all fucking dead." Lynn says as she starts working on the cuffs to get them off. Nobody is paying attention to her so she has ample time to kill before Rick shows up.

It felt as if it'd been a long time since Rick had to disrupt the peace of daily life (whatever that personally meant to him, given that his day to day was anything but peaceful) to go and save someone - anyone.

Today, it just so happened to be his girlfriend. On some random planet, captured by who knew what. He didn't ask questions. Not that he really could. The distress beacon that was alerted was the only sign that he had that she was in trouble. So, it wasn't as if he could really talk to her.

It didn't matter. Since as soon as it started to glow and broadcast that troubling sound, he already hopped into his ship. A few buttons were pressed and it would take him straight to the coordinates that were digitally sent from the beacon to his ship's GPS system. And it wouldn't take long either.

Neither would the part where he portalled his way into the room where they secured her. Dropping in a few bombs to take out the goons. Before falling right through and landing perfectly on his feet. Gun in hand, aim and shoot. Bang bang bang. That's all it would take to wipe out the entire room full of captors. Yet, it didn't mean that they were safe.

"Wh-What the fuck, Lynn?" He spoke as soon as the smoke cleared, taking his time to walk over towards. As if he were really in no rush. "Wh-Who the fuck did you piss off for me to have to come and save your ass?"

Maybe he was a little mad. After all, they had a nice situation. One that involved both of them taking care of their own problems and meeting up whenever they felt like it. So to have to be disturbed from his own project to come over, maybe that annoyed him a tiny bit.

Even if some part of him worried and stressed over this.

Knelt down behind her, he began to melt the cuffs around her wrist, enough so that he could break them with ease. His fingers gently rubbed over the irritated skin in a soothing way.

"Alright, l-let's get the fuck out of here before the top guy comes in and realizes you're free."

[fancoloredglasses]

Street Fighter (Game over, man! Game over!), part 2

(Thanks to Media Gamut TV & Film)

[All images are owned by Capcom and Universal. Please don’t sue or HADOUKEN! me]

PREVIOUSLY ON...

The ruthless warlord General M. Bison (played by Raul Julia) has staged a coup on the Asian nation of Shadaloo, taking over 60 Allied Nations (AN) relief workers hostage and capturing one of their military escorts, Carlos Blanka (who happens to be Guile's best friend. What are the odds?), turning him over to his scientists for experimentation. One of the scientists, Dr. Dhalsim, is as much a prisoner as Blanka and the hostages are and is trying to secretly subvert the conditioning that is trying to turn Blanka into an inhuman monster.

Bison is demanding $20 billion for the safe return of the hostages.

Chief among Bison's bodyguards is Dee Jay (yes, it’s spelled out) and Zangrief.

[FUN FACT: Dee Jay is a Jamaican breakdancing kickboxer in the game and is based on kickboxer (and later Tae-Bo guru) Billy Blanks])

Aiding Bison is arms dealer Sagat and his lieutenant, the pit fighter known as Vega.

...who got sideways with a pair of martial arts masters turned conmen, Ken Masters and Ryu Hoshi, who try selling bogus weapons to Sagat before all four of them were arrested in a raid led by...

AN commander Col. Guile (played by Jean Claude Van Damme), seen here with his aides Cammy (played by pop star Kylie Minogue) and T. Hawk. Guile is also leading the AN forces deployed to rescue the hostages and stop Bison.

Additionally, Global News Television (GNT) reporter Chun-Li Zang (played my Ming Na Wen), along with her producer Edmund Honda and cameraman Balrog have their own agenda regarding Bison.

Ken and Ryu stage an escape with Sagat and Vega, during which Ken shoots Guile with Hawk's pistol!

That more or less catches us up. Now, on with the story. If you would like to watch the film, it's available on Tubi or behind your favorite paywall.

Back at Bison’s secret base, Bison unveils his vision of the future

Then GNT reports Guile’s murder and Bison gets melancholy.

(Thanks to abatron2010)

That evening, Chun-Li and her team track the homing beacon from inside their broadcast van, but run into interference from a second homing beacon on the truck. But who could’ve planted it?

The GNT van is forced to move on, but not before Chun-Li sneaks out to find out who else is interested in where Sagat is going. She sneaks into the base HQ and tracks the signal to discover…

Oh, you knew he wasn’t actually dead!

Yes, Ken and Ryu are now working for Guile. Guile wants to know Chun-Li’s interest in Bison.

Despite Chun-Li’s passion to see Bison dead, Guile has his men put her in a holding cell.

However, Chun-Li quickly gives her escort the slip.

And where does the truck go?

To an evil carnival and weapon emporium hosted by Bison, of course!

…which has been infiltrated by Chun-Li and her team, disguised as the evening’s entertainment. Ken sees Chun-Li sneak off and decides to follow her, only to get subdued when they’re alone.

Back at the main tent, Sagat finalizes an arms deal with Bison, but Bison wants to pay with…

Sagat will deal with cash for now, thanks. So Bison offers his payment:

Bison has printed his own money in anticipation of his impending victory. OK, there’s overconfidence and then there’s whatever the hell Bison has.

Meanwhile, Ryu has gone in search of Ken, but…

…the rest of Chun-Li’s team is waiting. Chun-Li tells them to leave in the next ten minutes, because she and her team...

Ken and Ryu go back to the conclave to finish their mission (why? Chun-Li’s about to finish it for them), but…

…things got a bit tense in their absence.

Both Bison and Sagat threaten to kill them, so they point out that the entertainment are spies…just as a broadcast airs.

Chun-Li and her team then arm a bomb on their truck and aim it at the meeting!

Unfortunately for Chun-Li’s team (but fortunately for Ken and Ryu), Bison manages to evacuate before the truck arrives (she really shouldn’t have given them warning. That sort of thing is more the villains' shtick)

However, Chun-Li’s activities did not go unnoticed as an AN surveillance satellite sees the explosion, alerting Guile to Bison’s location.

Later in Bison’s stronghold, Ken and Ryu are lauded as heroes, Sagat and Vega are guests, and Team Chun-Li are prisoners (though Chun-Li is escorted to Bison’s chambers) as a timer shows that the AN has less than 12 hours to pay the ransom.

Back at the AN compound, Guile briefs the troops.

Guile will pilot a boat carrying a small strike team (Cammy and Hawk, naturally) to clear the way before the main forces arrive.

Meanwhile, the dungeon Honda and Balrog are in is so decrepit, they manage to pull themselves free from their shackles and plan their escape.

Meanwhile Ken and Ryu have been given new (and more than a bit familiar to fans of the game) outfits.

The next morning, the AN troops are ready to move out when…

(Thanks to Rotten Tomatoes)

Well, Guile is in for one hell of a court martial if he fails.

CAN Guile defeat Bison?

WILL Chun-Li and her team get their revenge?

WHY didn't the producers hire a better director?

These questions and more will be answered in the exciting conclusion!

[paramar]

Do you read me, Do you read me, Do I need to reach through the TV? Do I need to reach through the Ouija? Houston I may have gone too Houdini I'm too uneasy, I'm out of face And I'm orange tang and I'm powdered eggs And my radio has been down for days I just stand around and sound out the phrase It go, "Do you read me?" Shook up, shoot a beanie I'll look for the mall graffiti Deep end of some hellhole Come de-tech this tempo I been feeding back in these headphones Beating back a profound fear Farewell to my breadcrumbs Is anybody even out there? I'm like out there in that true 3D That new ether that "Do you read me?" You don't read me, I'm barely a thing Staring off, I'm too scared to blink I might shrink some and I shrink more Shrink past this pink dwarf No sign of my polestar But oh, up here it don't mean North, Deep space and no G-force And more tumble out to some death bells Some bleep bleep robot voice Some red-light, some send help Street meet some E.T. to come Deep fry and all freak grease and re-hone Reach out, reap what he sow Jesus, do you read me? We don't! And I play drums on the wheel Whether feeling out of touch Or outgunned in the field Drums on the wheel. Bomb sites and blackouts And fog lights and gas clouds Jockey through vacuums None of our flaps down, it's shocking Shot off just one small part of some squadron That ain't once chosen to abort shit Now we've honed in on our problem Non-stop until he stop and see What kind of quadrant he got lost in Do you read me, that option When y'alls options are exhausted I been dropped off in this mosh pit Instead of locked into one orbit Knock knock, fall back Or this cockpit is my coffin Boss levels, I'm doomed to repeat New dance called, "Do you read me?" It evolved as if beyond the kind of macho What's none ping in my transponder What's what the copy y'all plan to conjure Been handed back to y'all unresponsive Ten-hut now I'm in sync Phone home but just ring and ring Asteroids that leave marks And black holes that eat stars Green cheese and GPS Be decked with detours Fuel gauge around E street And my beacons are all blinked out I might slink up in that junk heap You can't read in or pin down And I play drums on the wheel Whether feeling out of touch Or outgunned in the field Drums on the wheel And I play drums on the wheel Whether feeling out of touch Or outgunned in the field Drums on the wheel

[anoldstoryteller]

44 BBY The distress beacon and bounty found part two

The day after we came across the wreckage we came across a small base on an asteroid. We discussed whether or not to land and investigate. The likelihood that it was a pirate base was high while the possibility of our target being there was low. We weighed the pros and cons and decided to raid it anyway. I got in my Basilisk while Alephi and Helen stayed on board. I made a bombing run on their spaceport, destroying their fighters and freighters. Alephi hovered the Scarab above their base and shot down from above. Helen jumped out the cargo ramp equipped with a jetpack, shooting the panicking pirates as she descended. I landed nearby her and had my Basilisk stay in standby. We approached the base's main doors, shooting down all that came in our sights. We made our way through taking a few stray shots here and there but nothing serious. As we entered the command room we saw what we thought was unlikely, the bounty. It roared and charged us, tossing aside any who was unlucky enough to get in the way. We looked at each other and without a word started running back to the exterior. As we ran we could hear the Wookiee right on our heels. I opened my comms to my Basilisk and ordered it to be at the door waiting. We barely dodge blaster shots with one hitting my right shoulder almost causing me to fall. Fortunately Helen grabbed my arm and helped stand me up. We ran out the door and dodged to each side as the Wookiee stormed out roaring. My Basilisk hovered in front of it and shot it with an electro shock. The Wookiee took a few steps forward and my Basilisk shot it again causing it to fall, twitching a few times before laying still. I sighed heavily and stood up rubbing my shoulder. "Alephi, compound cleared and target acquired. Come pick us up. And bring some bacta." I said as I walked over to the Wookiee. It really was a monster even for its own kind. "Copy Kal. You guys okay?" I could hear the concern in her voice. It wasn't often that the beskar didn't take the hits for me. "Yeah, we're good, just a little sore." The Scarab landed not far and we carried the Wookiee into one of the holding cells and cuffed him to boot. I didn't want to risk him breaking out. We took off and slipped into hyperspace, heading to the nearest Guild outpost. After punching in the coordinates I headed to the med bay with Alephi on my heels. Helen said she would stay on the bridge and keep an eye out. I sat down on a bench and started to take off my armor. Alephi started to help me and even pushed my hand away. As she removed the armor and fabric I gasped as she touched the giant bruise that was forming on my shoulder from the blaster bolt. "Oh Kal, that's a nasty one." She said as she winced. She gently applied the bacta as best she could but even the slightest touch caused me to wince in pain. She removed the rest of my armor and applied the bacta where needed. She looked me over and shook her head, "I'm glad Tali isn't here for this, I'm not sure if she could handle seeing you like this." I laughed and stood up. "Oh please. This is nothing. I had it worse while training with Ozant.* Alephi helped me up and looked at me confused, "Who?" I just remembered I hadn't told her much about Shei Wei's clan. I gave a brief explanation of who she was as I walked over to the girl we found. The read out said she was stable. Assuming nothing crazy happened she should be waking up soon. I had Alephi help me put back on my armor and made my way back to the bridge.

[batmanisagatewaydrug]

Gotham 5x11

drink: in honor of Bane, I'm drinking Venom - a mix drink composed of stale sprite, lemonade, and sour green apple schnapps (15% alcohol)

Nyssa threatening to steal Barbara, Jr., and raise her as an al Ghul... Nyssa's like CRAZY crazy

my wife re: Pengriddler: "they are like barbie dolls to me."

where was Cory Michael Smith's emmy for "AND THE TREASURE!!!!"

"remember the nightwing project" KEEP HIS NAME OUT OF YOUR MOUTH "it's a beacon for certain animals" I WONDER WHAT KIND

as far as I'm concerned Pengriddler has been canonized in these last few episodes like the writing has never been sloppier but also the subtext has never been thicker. congrats to noted homosexuals Robin Lord Taylor and Cory Michael Smith, you guys won in the end

I am still holding steadfast to my theory that the writers hated Cory Michael Smith though it feels like once they resolved his mind control storyline they simply didn't care enough to wrap anything up for the Riddler so now he just runs around acting married to the Penguin

not Oswald taking shrapnel for him...

the thing is that this is the BIGGEST threat Gotham (the show and the city) has ever had but this doesn't really feel like a climax like there's no particular resolution to this story this feels as slap dash as every other season finale and most of the characters are going nowhere fast

where was David Mazous's emmy for his delivery of "we need to make it a bomb again"

Barbara just snapped a man's neck with one leg.... maybe the pussy IS worth it idk idk

this bomb is like. a legends of tomorrow-level prop (bad). arrow, even. do you remember when Sara's canary cry sonic bombs were glade air fresheners.

OH MY GOD THERE'S WASP IN MY HOUSE

wasp situation rectified!

ooooh this fight scene between Nyssa and Jim is so badly edited RIP RIP RIP forever

UNIRONICALLY GIVE ERIN RICHARDS AN EMMY FOR "YOU BOTH LOVE GETTING KILLED BY THIS KNIFE" BIIIIIITCH

did the bats... kill Bane...

okay he's alive but he definitely has rabies now

here's how LeeXBarbara can still win

incredibly funny that the climax of this conflict is predicated on the assumption that members of the US army would balk when asked to shoot civilians. MAYBE the presence of a blonde white woman with a newborn baby slides it into believability but just barely

how on earth is there another episode after this

oh my god they brought the Riddler duality split personality mirror motif back with a VENGEANCE at the last minute

the parallels with Ed's successful murder/suicide with Lee vs he and Oswald not being able to bring themselves to murder/suicide each other... I am looking with my gay little eyes

BRUCE WAYNE YOU'RE A BAD BOYFRIEND >:(

that's not news but I'm still disappointed. I hope Selina steals his shit first and then burns the rest of the city down tbqh

WHAT'S UP GAMERS IT'S GOTHAM TIME

Gotham 5x09

drink: simply spiked lemonade (5% alcohol)

Lee asked if she's supposed to stay at home to raise Jim's baby with Barbara while Jim's out playing cowboy cop and like... maybe. personally I would like to see it

I love the spirit halloween costumes the gangs are wearing they're so fun. also quoth my wife they're all "bouncing in an idle animation" and they really are

baby batcat date!!!

Ben McKenzie got to write an episode and the first thing he did was shoot Jim... even Jim is sick of Jim

and Erin Richards is directing they really were just outsourcing episodes to the cast at this point

Robin Lord Taylor is dialing the performance up to like a 20 out of 10 today. full male hysteria moment. and good for him!

unexpected Ivy return! ma'am please step away from that underage boy!

my wife, watching Jim Gordon prosecute himself at his own hallucinatory trial, unimpressed: "that's just what it's like to be Catholic."

cannot believe Zsasz may have finally pulled off a hit on a main character good job baby boy.

Ben McKenzie I am hugging you warmly for writing a moment where Alfred talks about how much he loves Bruce and Is his father. perhaps a tiny Alfred redemption arc with four episodes to go.

Ivy and Zsasz should just fuck, actually

Lucius baby you've been Poison Ivy'd before you cannot fall for this so easy I'm in hell

Jim hallucinating Oswald and Ed cozily playing the piano singing together... what does it all mean

Bruce and Selina fighting:

I cannot believe I'm going to say this but Ben McKenzie should have written more episodes. this one is so dumb it rules.

actually genuinely extremely fucked up the degree to which Jim and Lee seem to be planning to raise this child without Barbara entirely what's the plan gamers

HOLY TIMESKIP BATMAN

NOT THE WEDDING AT THE GCPD BEN MCKENZIE YOU MADMAN

Harvey officiating... shut the fuck up...

Selina wearing a studded leather jacket and her cat gloves to a wedding is so fucking funny. iconic. she IS Catwoman.

my wife, watching Jim and Lee get married: "she should kill him right now. take him out in the happiest moment of his life."

my wife understands this show perfectly, reader