#Junior Marte

[slashjj]

AAHHGSHSH. I KNOW ITS NOT MEANT TO BE BUT. JOKER JUNIOR FIGURE!!!!!

[empleosdeleje]

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[slasherwife]

Michael with an s/o who never smiles/laughs and his reaction to seeing/hearing her smile/laugh for the first time? Sorry for any writing mistakes, english isn't my first language.

awh don’t worry bae i gotchu 🥹💝this is so much longer than i thought it would be LMFAO

Michael seeing his stoic partner smile for the first time

summary you are michael’s myers partner, mannerisms of stoicness so similar to his own—living in an abandoned shack off an abandoned road💕 he finally let you get a tv and something on your baking show makes you laugh and michael witnesses the event unfold 😍💕

warnings mentions of sex w michael 💞

you fit him like a glove. stoic man loves his stoic partner🥰 in a way that ties him so close to you, is that you two are so similar. you guys aren’t exactly alike in every way of course, in that case you two would be more different then alike. It’s your mannerisms that are identical.

it was late one night, when everything is quiet and you both are minding your own business in the shared small home off an abandoned road. the cicadas and crickets are singing outside, and michael is in the kitchen cleaning off his clothes in the sink since there’s no washing machine. his stiff, pencil straight back was facing you.

it was one of the first few nights that you had bought a tv. for the first year of living with michael, you had no electricity. only lanterns during the night due to the cost of getting the abandoned shack up and running again. you worked a 9-5, 5 days a week at the local mart, and scrounged up enough money to buy some generators and a tv.

michael didn’t want a tv, and it took a while to convince him. it wasn’t clear to you why he didn’t want one, but you could make out a little from his broken sign language (that you made him learn LMFAO), that it made too much noise. he didn’t like it. however you pleaded and persuaded him into letting you buy one, and he caved in. he didn’t like arguing with you.

there weren’t a lot of channels at all, but this one particular junior baking show you thoroughly enjoyed. you liked keeping up with it every night. when you came home from work, you entered the door to michael waiting for you, and embracing him tightly, breathing in your scent heavily, face in your neck as he pulled you gently to the bedroom for some long awaited cuddles. (and doesn’t mind indulging you in some hot fucking after work either)👏💞

then you’d retire to the couch in the main living and turn on your baking show😊. this episode was particularly endearing, though your facial muscles didn’t so much as twitch at the emotional loss of two more members, as they were about to be eliminated from the baking challenge. michael was in the kitchen, when he turned to face you and walk towards you.

michael doesn’t know what caused your facial muscles to pull up into a bright and soulful smile, but he would like to personally meet them and thank them in his own way, for giving him such a wonderful sight. he didn’t know such views could make him want to fall to his knees🥹💕it was just so shocking.

for all he knew, your face could have been tied with thread back to prevent any emotion being seen. it was a wave of pure satisfaction that washed over him, seeing something come out from your soul that showed of emotion. in a way, the stoic manners you had frustrated him in a delicious way. why didn’t you ever give anything?

but now you did, you gave him something. and he wants to see it every day now almost. he likes it when you show what your feeling, but he loves you for the stoic beauty that he fell in love with😭💕.

you look over at him, the ghost of a smile still on your face. his eyes glassed over with something you’ve never seen before. and he just stares at you. his staring doesn’t faze you at all anymore, he stares at you all the time when you sleep so this is pretty much nothing 😂💗 but his gaze was so soft. you blushed, knowing that you had smiled in front of him.

michael is so glad he let you get this tv💕💕

[richincolor]

We've got six new releases on our radar this week! Which ones do you want to check out?

Aisle Nine by Ian X. Cho HarperCollins

It’s Black Friday—and the apocalypse is on sale! Ever since the world filled with portals to hell and bloodthirsty demons started popping out on the reg, Jasper’s life has gotten worse and worse. A teenage nobody with no friends or family, he is plagued by the life he can’t remember and the person he’s sure he’s supposed to be. Jasper spends his days working as a checkout clerk at the Here for You discount mart, where a hell portal in aisle nine means danger every shift. But at least at the mart he can be near his crush, Kyle Kuan, a junior member of the monster-fighting Vanguard, though Kyle really seems to hate Jasper for reasons he doesn’t remember or understand. But when Jasper and Kyle learn they both share a frightening vision of the impending apocalypse, they’re forced to team up and uncover the uncomfortable truth about the hell portals and the demons that haunt the world. Because the true monsters are not always what they seem, the past is not always what we wish, and like it or not, on Black Friday, all hell will break loose starting in aisle nine. Perfect for fans of Grasshopper Jungle or The Last of Us comes Aisle Nine, the debut young adult novel from rising YA star Ian X. Cho.

A Constellation of Minor Bears by Jen Ferguson Heartdrum

Award-winning author Jen Ferguson has written a powerful story about teens grappling with balancing resentment with enduring friendship—and how to move forward with a life that’s not what they’d imagined. Before that awful Saturday, Molly used to be inseparable from her brother, Hank, and his best friend, Tray. The indoor climbing accident that left Hank with a traumatic brain injury filled Molly with anger. While she knows the accident wasn’t Tray’s fault, she will never forgive him for being there and failing to stop the damage. But she can’t forgive herself for not being there either. Determined to go on the trio’s post-graduation hike of the Pacific Crest Trail, even without Hank, Molly packs her bag. But when her parents put Tray in charge of looking out for her, she is stuck backpacking with the person who incites her easy anger. Despite all her planning, the trail she’ll walk has a few more twists and turns ahead. . . .

Faeries Never Lie: Tales to Revel In edited by Zoraida Córdova and Natalie C. Parker Feiwel & Friends

Faeries Never Lie, the next young adult collection in the Untold Legends series edited by Zoraida Córdova and Natalie C. Parker, is filled with fourteen short stories to revel in, that center faeries of varying genders and cultures! There’s something to be said for starting your first day in faerie boarding school, for chasing a faerie through Chang’an during the Tang Dynasty, for searching for the missing part of your throuple who may have run away with a faerie prince, for descending into madness after spending countless nights plagued by the same faerie dream—and much more. Fly into this revelry filled with tricksters, lovers, monsters, and the like, in this exciting collection for those who love faeries and those who are experiencing them for the first time! Edited by Zoraida Córdova and Natalie C. Parker, Faeries Never Lie features short stories from beloved authors Nafiza Azad, Holly Black, Dhonielle Clayton, Christine Day, Chloe Gong, Tessa Gratton, Kwame Mbalia, Ryan La Sala, L.L. McKinney, Anna-Marie McLemore, Kaitlyn Sage Patterson, Rory Power.

Flamboyants: The Queer Harlem Renaissance I Wish I'd Known written by George M. Johnson & illustrated by Charly Palmer Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)

From the New York Times–bestselling author of All Boys Aren’t Blue comes an empowering set of essays about Black and Queer icons from the Harlem Renaissance. In Flamboyants, George M. Johnson celebrates writers, performers, and activists from 1920s Black America whose sexualities have been obscured throughout history. Through 14 essays, Johnson reveals how American culture has been shaped by icons who are both Black and Queer – and whose stories deserve to be celebrated in their entirety. Interspersed with personal narrative, powerful poetry, and illustrations by award-winning illustrator Charly Palmer, Flamboyants looks to the past for understanding as to how Black and Queer culture has defined the present and will continue to impact the future. With candid prose and an unflinching lens towards truth and hope, George M. Johnson brings young adult readers an inspiring collection of biographies that will encourage teens today to be unabashed in their layered identities.

The Hysterical Girls of St. Bernadette's by Hanna Alkaf Salaam Reads / Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

For over a hundred years, girls have fought to attend St. Bernadette’s, with its reputation for shaping only the best and brightest young women. Unfortunately, there is also the screaming. When a student begins to scream in the middle of class, a chain reaction starts that impacts the entire school. By the end of the day, seventeen girls are affected—along with St. Bernadette’s stellar reputation. Khadijah’s got her own scars to tend to, and watching her friends succumb to hysteria only rips apart wounds she’d rather keep closed. But when her sister falls to the screams, Khad knows she’s the only one who can save her. Rachel has always been far too occupied trying to reconcile her overbearing mother’s expectations with her own secret ambitions to pay attention to school antics. But just as Rachel finds her voice, it turns into screams. Together, the two girls find themselves digging deeper into the school’s dark history, hunting for the truth. Little do they know that a specter lurks in the darkness, watching, waiting, and hungry for its next victim…

Payal Mehta's Romance Revenge Plot by Preeti Chhibber Kokila

This laugh-out-loud debut romance introduces perfectly imperfect Payal Mehta, whose plan to get her long-time crush to finally notice her is destined for success, but only if she ignores her budding feelings for her archnemesis... Payal Mehta has had a crush on popular, athletic, all-around perfect Jonathan Slate ever since he smiled at her in freshman–year Spanish class. At a party during spring break of her junior year, Payal finally works up the courage to ask Jon to hang out. However, her romantic plans are derailed when he vomits on her Keds. Twice. But when Jon offers to take her out to lunch as an apology, Payal is convinced this is the start of their love story. Over chalupas and burritos at Taco Bell, Payal's best jokes are landing as planned. Jon is basically choking on his Coke—and then it happens. "Do you have a boyfriend?" Payal is (finally) about to get the guy. And then he tries to set her up with his Indian friend. Payal's best friends, Neil Patel and Divya Bhatt, are just as mad about the microaggression as Payal is, but they think she’s a little too hung up on him. Determined to teach Jon a lesson by making him fall for her, Payal ropes in her archnemesis, Philip Kim, to help by ceding creative control over their psych project. It’s the perfect plan. Minus Philip’s snarky, annoying quips and lack of faith in its success. But as Payal lies to the people she loves, hides the too-Indian parts of herself in front of her crush, and learns that maybe Philip isn't the worst, she starts to wonder if what she's been looking for has been scowling at her all along...

[every-character-ever-poll]

WEEK EIGHT LINEUP

We did it! Finally. Week Seven is complete, and we can move on to greener pastures - by which I mean we can slog our way through a new 'Week'! I can't think of anything funny to say here right now so let's just get into it.

Norah Jakobs - The Nice House On The Lake

Jaehee Yoo - Let Dai

Graham Ness Payser, the Pacesetter - Toontown: Corporate Clash

Amaya - The Dragon Prince

Lottie Matthews - Yellowjackets

Clippy - Microsoft Word

Gren - The Dragon Prince

Kafuka Fuura - Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei

Piers - Golden Sun

Ron - The Who Was? Show

Tohru Honda - Fruits Basket

Nightcrawler - X-men

Henriette de Pusay - Les Colombes du Roi-Soleil

Monsieur Tidbits - The Who Was? Show

Hariham Harry - Hugtto Precure

Chief - Animal Crossing

Venti - Genshin Impact

Geraldine - The Who Was? Podcast

Quote - Cave Story

Bait - The Dragon Prince

Dale Gribble - King of the Hill

Drizzt Do'Urden - Dungeons and Dragons - Forgotten Realms

Clytie Van Gogh - Fate/Grand Order

Madoka - Puella Magi Madoka Magica

Boston - Only Friends: The Series

Count Olaf - A Series of Unfortunate Events

Phosphophyllite - Houseki no Kuni

Battler - Umineko When They Cry

Mona Lisa Vito - My Cousin Vinny

Medic - Team Fortress 2

Gus - Sweet Tooth

Apollo Justice - Ace Attorney

Twigleg the Homunculus - Dragon Rider

Thirteen - Obey Me!

Daisy Buchanan - The Great Gatsby

John Yossarian - Catch-22

Hikari Kuina - Alice in Borderland

Jintetsu - Kurogane

Fantine - Les Misérables

Telemain - Enchanted Forest Chronicles

Mahiru Shiina - MILGRAM

Garroth - Mystreet / Minecraft Diaries

Nami - Harvest Moon/Story of Seasons

Amethyst Heart - Magical Warrior Diamond Heart

The Amazing Karnak - Ride the Cyclone

Marvin - Falsettos

Hearthstone - Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard

M.X.E.S. - Five Nights At Freddy's

Draco Malfoy - A Very Potter Musical

Zombie Cleo - Hermitcraft & Traffic Life

Henry the Duck - 36 Questions

Lazarus - Ribbon Rabbit Daycare

Jeff - Doors

Almoral - Biz Mart

Prince Blueblood - My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic

Maya Fey - Ace Attorney

Amanda Young - Saw

Molli Pop - Candies n Curses

Deckard Cain - Diablo

Zee - Total Drama Island

Hiura Erika - The Night Beyond The Tricornered Window

Takuto Maruki - Persona 5 Royal

Emma - Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race

Perona - One Piece

Noah - Total Drama

Gin Ibushi - Your Turn to Die/Kimi ga Shine

Cody - Total Drama

Kitty - Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race

Torchic - Pokémon

Amaya - The Dragon Prince

Guido - Cars

Mecha Mountie - Death Road to Canada

Oliver - Vocaloid

Yuki Takeya - School-Live

Eric Cartman - South Park

Harold - Total Drama

K.K. Slider - Animal Crossing

Shawn - Total Drama: Pahkitew Island

Spinel - Steven Universe

Junior - Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race

Applejack - My Little Pony Friendship is Magic

Fluttershy - My Little Pony Friendship is Magic

Wayne & Raj - Total Drama Island 2023

Mimikyu - Pokémon

Frye - Splatoon 3

Millie - Total Drama Island 2023

Ghetsis - Pokémon

Chef Hatchet - Total Drama

Minty - My Little Pony

The Arcanist - Flight Rising

Maud Pie - My Little Pony Friendship is Magic

Zell - Animal Crossing

Coco - Animal Crossing

Pearl - Splatoon 2

Big Man - Splatoon 3

Torachi - King of Prism

Bill Cipher - Gravity Falls

Sailor Venus - Sailor Moon

Kyubey - Madoka Magica

Mikan Shiratama - PriPara

Herobrine - Minecraft

[alarrytale]

I have hundreds of ideas of how to keep fans engagement up without shitting on your fans or stunting. I have hundred of ideas of how to improve Louis' shows and get a more likeable image that attracts the gp.

Marte can you share some of this ideas? I would love to read them.

Hi, Louis' team!

I bet you would. You seem out of ideas and in need of free advice. I've talked about this many times before, over several asks. I'm going to give a few examples of the hundreds of ideas i have lol.

Know your audience/fandom and who you should spend your time catering to

It’s larries, females, 20-30 years old, former 1d stans. It's not chavs living in their mothers basement in Doncaster...

How to do it: Ditch the lad image, the athleisure wear, the toxic masculinity, the Liam Gallagher impersonation and the punk/anarchy/indie image and sound. Stop taking fan favourite songs off the setlist ffs. When you don’t know the lyrics of your songs or the order of the setlist, you can’t afford to change it up. Have one set list and learn it!

What to do instead: Cater to the 37 million followers that already know and love you. Find ways to engage them again. 1d nostalgia always works. Post an unseen pic from the 1d days. Start taking proper care of yourself! The grey's got to go. Make pop/rock songs that's radio friendly, choose the right singles (see the response of the fandom!), dress up for shows and occations (so we can drool and look forward to your outfit), be yourself on stage and interact more with the audience (bond with us!). Show us some personality. Dare to be sexy and show us your ankles! Spend more time showing your personality on social media. Start using tiktok. Make yourself look interesting. It doesn’t have to be much.

To attract the gp and keep your fans loyal you need to act professional

Know your lyrics, be on time, use transparent communication and keep your promises.

How to do it: When you say soon it should be soon, when you say the 28 of each month, that's once a month. When you cancel a leg of tour or change a show in the nick of time, say why it's being done and why it's done so late. Act your age. Don't sweep things under the carpet and let things go unaddressed if the fandom is reacting negatively.

What to do instead: The gp or concert reviewers attending shows will demand that you know your lyrics to have a good experience. So rehearse and keep to one setlist if you have truble remembering lyrics. Hell, use prompters if neccessary. Learn to apologise properly and heartfelt. If you can’t, hire people to do it for you. Nip discontent in the bud. Either distract from it, address it or apologise for it.

Trust is important

Read the room, don't lay blame on fans (it's never the fans fault), don't EVER shit on fans and don't make promises you can’t keep.

How to do it: Monitor fandom. Constantly. 24/7. Keep up with the discourse of the day, fandom reactions and discontent. Feel the fandom pulse so you'll know when the timing is right for announcements etc. You'll learn what needs to change and improve things to make the fandom thriving and content. A happy fandom = free engagement and promo.

What to do instead: If you need to remind people you have a kid and larry isn't real, do the heavy lifting yourself. Don't throw fans under the bus. Do a tabloid denial or post a pic of F and yourself. Don't say the queue system changed because you listen to fan demands. That's bullshit. Stop lying and be transparent. Don't say you love all your fans and call out conspiracy theorists in the same breath. Both can't be true at the same time.

Don't do PR relationships for promo. Bad press isn't good press. It's bad press that's harming your image and growth.

How to do it: Stop doing PR relationships with lesser celebs. No one is buying it. Everyone is laughing, and the only one remotely interested in taking you on are 10 years your junior. It won't give you the promo you need either. Stop shitting on larries for press. Larry talk will always get you press because it's tabloid, but don't do it on fans expense. Do a denial or an interview if you must.

What to do instead: Use platonic female friendships as promo. Go parachuting with Florence Pugh and call the paps or film the whole thing and post on social media. Go visit Perrie and walk your dogs together. It will help rid you of the toxic male image, get you press (two celebs for one) and make it seem like you have a life besides partying. Stop being antagonistic to journalists and hostile to fans on twitter. Start building a relationship and a bond of trust.

Bonus: Start doing charity again (openly), let us back in your life (even if it's fake. I want to know which colour you're considering for your kitchen walls), i want social commentary on social media (what does he think about spitgate, the number of bins in England, and if he'd ever queue for a Stanley cup). I also want (and need) him to speak up against genocide. He's got an anarchy tattoo. Have some balls. He'd get good press from it too and kudos from his target group and the gp. I also need him to tease us more. I want something he's got in the works to look forward too, something not stunt related. Is he signing up for Soccer aid again? Is he doing a big interview? Post some lyrics on twitter. Engage us. Make things exciting and encourage a positive environment. It's not that hard to improve things tbh. The bar is that low.

[p1325]

Here's the list of the remixes I used: Miley Cyrus - See You Again (Moto Blanco Club Mix) Miley Cyrus - 7 Things (Bimbo Jones Club Mix) Miley Cyrus - Fly On The Wall (Jason Nevins Club Mix) Miley Cyrus - Party In The USA (Cahill Club Mix) Miley Cyrus - Can't Be Tamed (DJ Kimbo Club Mix) Miley Cyrus - Who Owns My Heart (The Alias Club Mix) Miley Cyrus - We Can't Stop (Mike Rizzo Funk Generation Club Mix) Miley Cyrus - Wrecking Ball (Tony Mendes Club Mix) Miley Cyrus - Adore You (Cedric Gervais Club Mix) Miley Cyrus - Malibu (Roberto Vazquez House Mix) Miley Cyrus - Younger Now (Fred Falke Club Mix) Miley Cyrus, Mark Ronson - Nothing Breaks Like A Heart (Leo Blanco & Dani Toro Club Mix) Miley Cyrus/Ashley O - On A Roll (Junior Vasquez Club Mix) Miley Cyrus - Mother's Daughter (DJ FUri Drums Determined Club Mix) Miley Cyrus - Slide Away (MDMATIAS Club Mix) Miley Cyrus, Lana Del Rey, Ariana Grande - Don't Call Me Angel (De Felipe Club Mix) Miley Cyrus - Midnight Sky (Dario Xavier Club Mix) Miley Cyrus, Dua Lipa - Prisoner (HenriqMoraes Big Room Club Mix) Miley Cyrus - Angels Like You (Lorant's New World Club Mix) Miley Cyrus - Flowers (ENN Vs Freemasons Club Mix) Miley Cyrus - River (Brian Mart Classic Club Mix) Miley Cyrus - Jaded (Dario Xavier Club Mix) Miley Cyrus - Used To Be Young (Dirty Disco Mainroom Club Mix) Miley Cyrus, Pharrell Williams - Doctor (3316 Extended Dance Mix) Miley Cyrus, Beyoncé - II Most Wanted (Liam Pfeifer Club Mix) Miley Cyrus - Psycho Killer (DJ Kik Lana Private Club Mix)

[tarisilmarwen]

Rebels Rewatch: "Rebel Assault"

Everything goes so very, very wrong.

Hoo BOY this opening slow pan across the Empire's current gathered forces above Lothal is ah... Very Concerning.

Were there this many ships in the finale? Did Thrawn call for reinforcements just for this one event?

This was an amazing shot in the trailer but once you put it up against that opening pan...

Yeah this attack was doomed.

Mart! Hi! It's so good to see you! Sad that Gooti and Jonner couldn't be here but hey. At least you have a couple redshirts flying with you.

Imperial March briefly excepts into the organs that signify that Thrawn's onscreen. Both he and Hera have identified the fuel depot as the primary target, being both the softest and least defended, and also the most important. No fuel, no production line, no output. This is basic War 101.

"24 ships, Grand Admiral." (squints, checks back in the caps) That is not 24 ships, guys. C'mon, nerds will be checking this.

And now the Empire gets to indulge in its favorite strategy:

Spam TIE Fighters at problem until it goes away. Lol.

No seriously this is going to bug me now, were there that many ships in orbit above Lothal for the finale?! Weeeeeeew lordy, Ezra might have the highest kill count of anyone on the show if that's the case.

Really liking the deep dusk lightning here on the ground with the others. It's very soft.

Aaaaaaand Duke is clearly just Freddie Prince Junior enjoying his Western Drawl voice again lol.

Ohhhhhhh I know I've heard this cue, they used this before in.... ghfkhfhj I can't remember! I think it was another spacebattle? Maybe?

Zeb still antagonizing Ezra like a bullish older brother lol.

Jeez is that pollution or lingering dusk? Hellish red.

The Main Theme kicking in as Hera attempts her heroic X-wing move here.

Thrawn. Thrawn, pal. Buddy. Compadre. That is an ace, you do not just let him get himself stupidly killed. You know full well what Hera is about to do, explain it to Skerris and then he might listen to you. Giving a cursory, "Hey you better obey me." does not suffice, as you well know from Konstantine's defiance back in "Zero Hour".

Maybe if your people skills were better, you wouldn't have people so eager to thumb their nose in your face.

Oh! Ohhhhhhhhhhh! Oh you absolute whore, Skerris didn't even need to die, you could literally have just not had your batteries fire! Oh my gosh this is his exact attitude in the finale. "Gee it's too bad about that guy, anyway shoot to kill." SKERRIS COULD STILL HAVE HAD INTACT SHIELDS WHEN HERA MADE HER SURPRISE ATTACK IF YOU HAD JUST NOT FIRED AT BOTH OF THEM, THAT WAS AAAAAAALLLL YOU, THRAWN, YOU ASS.

"How unfortunate." my foot.

Yeah, uh... X-wings can't actually fire like this with the S-foils closed. It's a known technical lore detail. Yeah the husband was pretty pissy about this one. I mean good for Hera but they should have really let her foils open.

Right so that means that this extra collision here is Thrawn's fault because he let Skerris die to prove a point. Stop doing that, you're gonna lose all your troops!

You know what I think Thrawn absolutely wanted to get to spring his second wave of TIEs on the attack squad and that's why he aggravated Skerris's blunder. He does seem to have a penchant for theatricality.

Again, very on-point lighting.

:(((((((

The defeat is almost muted in tone. We get only a suggestion of the massacre of the attack force, see them as nothing but streaks of flaming, falling comets of light. There's utter silence at first, and then strings ramping up as the horror descends, along with the ships.

All that effort and heroism, fizzled into nothing. With barely any effort on Thrawn's part.

The worry in Kanan's voice as he tries to call Hera. :(((((((

Ryder's resigned defeat, contrasted against Ezra's cautious optimism.

It's not often that it's Ezra comforting Kanan, but it works to pull Kanan out of his head enough to vacate the area with the others.

Ooooh the camerawork in that shot! And the sound design of Chopper's electronic panicked scream!

Seeing Hera hurt is always awful. Fortunately a gaggle of civilians are around to help.

The score flaring up in mournful cello notes as Kanan lets his fear and worry take over, which makes him halt and turn full tilt around to go back.

Ezra lets him go, even though he has to know what a bad idea it is. Better to let him try, I guess, and I know Ezra relates.

Still can't get over how hellish red Capital City looks at night.

Pryce is still Not Fond of Rukh lol.

RIP R3-A3. :(((((((

He died protecting Mart too.

Good on Mart, by the way, for being useful in this ambush, immediately grabs a blaster and shoulder-checks one Trooper and shoots another, I love him.

Zachary Gordon's voicing Mart a bit deeper this episode, apparently we hit puberty lol. (Mart, I mean. Zachary was 20 when this aired.)

Hhhnhnhnhhghfhh what was that noise, Rukh, jeez!

His theme coming in as he finds Mart and Hera and Chopper, heralded by that deep woodwind note.

Hera's not a slouch in the combat department, but Ruhk is very quickly on the offensive again, takes Chopper zapping the crap out of him for him to break off.

The white Loth-wolf meanwhile, is once again just kind of being ~mysterious~ and doing its thing. I have no idea why turning off all the other streetlights were necessary, it's not like Kanan can see it.

Kanan sounding very frustrated. I'm actually reminded of Ezra's behavior in the early part of "Legacy", impatient, impulsive, snapping randomly at the easiest target.

The Loth-wolf does not take kindly to it. But this gets Kanan to calm down again and clear his head.

Some excellent teamwork here between Hera, Chopper, and Mart.

"I'll catch up!" CURSED WORDS, HERA. CURSED WORDS.

The "Shenanigans" cue once again being put through an action wringer, notes staggered, off beat.

THE WAY THIS PARALLELS "CALL TO ACTION" WITH HERA SHOOTING OUT THE DOOR CONTROLS TO SEAL THINGS BEHIND CHOPPER AFTER ORDERING BOTH HIM AND MART TO GO.

Kanan being remarkably chill about all of this after his pep talk with the wolves.

And the wolves leitmotif to close us out, replacing over the ending credits.

Boy this episode is a downer. The attack we've hinged all our hopes on since Season Two fails, Hera is captured, and Lothal seems utterly lost. Now imagine having to wait about oh... six months to see the resolution. Yeah that was fun.

The animation and camerawork is wonderful this episode though, music appropriately somber, and the dark parallels to Season One's finale would continue, to a horribly subversive end. This is all serious from here on out. We have to face the darkest night before we can push through to the dawn.

See y'all next episode. It's uh... gonna be a thing.

[purifycantyouhelpme]

Poison Was The Cure | Yandere! Dave Mustaine x Fem! Reader • Chapter 1

Warning: Blood, Murder and Violence

General Audiences Rating

A03Link

Word Count: 2582

Summary: Dave is in love with (Y/N). He loves her so much where he could do anything for her. Even hurt and kill anyone that gets in the way of him and his beloved (Y/N).

This is all going to be in Dave’s P.O.V for now.

Dave’s P.O.V

Friday, 2:00 PM, It was a warm day today. I was wearing a black shirt with light blue jeans and white Nike shoes. I was walking to the library because obviously I wanted to read. What else do you think I’m going to do at the library? Study? Why would I do that? I walked into the library and it smelled like clean laundry, weird. There were a lot of people here as usual. It has been a while since I last went to this place anyways. I looked at the front desk and I saw David Ellefson, typing at the computer. David turned his head slightly and saw me. He looked pretty happy that I was here. “Hi Dave, I haven’t seen you in a while.” David shouted at me. People in the library were now looking at me. Whatever. “Yeah, I know.” I replied back. I laughed a little. I walked towards him. The person I’m talking to is David Ellefson, he has long blonde hair. He was wearing a plain white medium sized t-shirt with navy blue pants and black matte shoes. We both have the same name but we all call him Junior so that there’s no confusion. Me and David Ellefson have been friends for 18 years now. We met at a bar when I was at my lowest. He tried to help me out and comforted me a little. I rest my hands on the front desk. “Junior, I’m looking for a Martial Arts book.” I told him. He stopped typing on the computer and looked at me. “Can you help me find one?” I asked him. “Sure, just hand me that ladder right there.”

He pointed “Alright.” I handed him the ladder. Man, I really do miss this place.

Junior was setting the ladder up while I was looking at the books. “So where have you been?” Junior was concerned. I was a bit shocked when he asked that. Junior went up the ladder. I put my hand on my arm and said, “I have been dealing with a lot of personal problems lately.” I looked down on the floor, I took a deep breath. Junior kinda knows what has been happening with me. Even if he didn’t know what the problems were, I wouldn’t tell him either way because I’m not comfortable opening up to people. “Is this the book you wanted?” Junior showed me the book. It was The Ultimate Book of Martial Arts by Fay Goodman. Yes, that’s the book U “Yes.” I said happily. Junior grabbed the book and was going down on the ladder. I looked up and I crossed my arms in anger. “Why are the Martial Books at the top anyways? It should be at the bottom.” I complained. “Martial Artists have to deal with pain every time they train or fight. Putting the books on the bottom shouldn’t be an issue–" I continue to complain and yell. People were staring at me. “I’m glad to have you back.” Junior smiled at me. I'm glad too, Junior. I was walking back to the front desk while Junior was on the side of me, holding the ladder.

Junior was behind the front desk, scanning my library book. I gave him the money and he gave me the book. The book was 7 dollars. "I'll see you later.” I smiled a bit at him and walked out with the book in my hand.

I was walking back to my house so I can put my book up and go to work. Going to work is awful. I have to deal with angry customers and I have to deal with my shitty coworker, mainly Nick. While I was walking, I saw (Y/N), standing at a street/crosswalk light. She was wearing her work clothes and a black purse. Her job is a stocker. He puts stuff up on the shelves at a grocery store named, Better Bites Food Mart. I was walking towards her and I said, “Hey (Y/N).” She looked at me. Me and (Y/N) have been friends for a couple of years and I'm in love with her. She's so beautiful, kind and fun to hang out with. I love her crooked teeth, I love her white, soft skin, I love her medium length, black curly hair, I love her pretty, sparkly blue eyes… I could go on all day about how much I love her. I was standing next to her. “Hey Dave. I’m so happy to see you.” She hugged me. I smiled and hugged her back. She let go of me and saw the book in my hand “What are you holding?” She asked as she pointed at the book I was holding. I gave her the book so she could see it.

“This is that Martial Arts book that I have been wanting for a couple of weeks now. Now, it is in my hands.” I explained to her. She was reading the book, flipping through the pages. “How many Martial Arts books do you have at this point?” She gave the book back to me. “I just like having martial arts books. I love reading them and learning more about Martial Arts.” I told her

“I don't know why you ask that when you have a brown belt in Martial Arts.” She put her hand on her hip and rolled her eyes. I chuckled a little. The light turned green and we were walking on the crosswalk. This is the time to ask her. “Umm.. do you want to go with me to that martial arts place? You know that one where I fight? I promise you will like it.” I asked her. I was tugging my shirt, I was really nervous. We stop at the sidewalk. “Sure, I love to.” She smiled. That smile, that damn smile… She is so cute when she smiles. “I’ll talk to you later, Dave.” She left and was walking to her job. Oh (Y/N). How I love her. I wish I could confess my feelings to you but I’m afraid that you might not feel the same way. Especially since Junior and my other friends keep getting in the way. I hope one day we could be boyfriend and girlfriend, then we will get married and have kids… It would be a dream come true.

3:00 PM, At Dave’s job

I work as a barista at Palm Brews. I have to deal with angry customers and I always have to deal with my stupid, incompetent, coworkers, especially Nick. We have been working at the same job for a few years and we never got along. We always argue and even sometimes fight. The only time we get along is when (Y/N) is involved or here. Right now, there’s a lot of customers and a pretty long line on a day like this. I just want the day to end already. Nick was making the orders/food while I was taking the orders and giving people their food. “Can you make the orders a little faster?” I told Nick. He turned around and looked at me. He looks really pissed off. “There’s a lot of customers–”

“I know, Dave! Hold on!” Nick yelled at me. The customers are staring at us now. My god. I crossed my arms in anger. “What is Jeff doing anyways?” I asked Nick as he grabbed the food and drinks and handed them to me. I haven’t seen Jeff in a few weeks. Jeff Young is one of our coworkers and right now, we are short staffed. The previous coworkers left because they think I’m too difficult to work with. That’s their fault, not mine. “He has a broken foot and he’s slowly recovering. He can only do so much.” Nick said. I grab the food and drinks. My coworkers always have excuses to not do their work and let me do all the work. “What a worthless cunt he is.” I said to Nick. Nick rolled his eyes at me and went to the tables to take their orders. As soon as I walked back to their drinks, Nick bumped into me and the coffee spilled all over me. Thank god it was hot coffee, just ice coffee. But still, it sucks. My work clothes were all covered in coffee and smelled like coffee. I looked at the customer, the customer was obviously not happy. “Sorry, I’ll get you another one–” The customer stepped on my foot. “Ow!” I shouted. Fuck, that hurt. She was wearing black platform boots, that’s why it hurt pretty bad when she stepped on my foot. “Fuck you! I’m never going to eat at this place ever again!” The customer yelled at me and angrily walked out of the place. They slammed the door. I turned my head and looked at Nick with an angry look on my face. I was so angry at him for bumping into me. He did that on purpose because I told him to hurry up. I leaned in and punched him in the face. Nick pulled my hair hard and punched me in the stomach. Holding my stomach, bending over in pain, I looked at him to see what he was going to do next. I was vulnerable at this point. He grabbed the food tray and swung it at my face. God damn, that hurt. We both ended up fighting, everyone was staring at us. I heard someone walking towards us. “Dave! Nick!” It was Jeff, he yelled at us. We stopped fighting immediately. I was on top of Nick, pouring hot coffee all over his body. I looked at Jeff, he had a cast around his left foot. So Nick wasn’t lying to me. “You guys need to stop fighting or both of you guys are losing your jobs!” Jeff yelled again. Jeff was serious, I really don’t want to lose my job. It's the only job I have at the moment. “Whatever, Jeff.” I let go of Nick and got him off of me. I crossed my arms. “Let me try to help you guys. I’m getting so sick of you guys fighting everyday.” Jeff said. I think I might have a concussion, lost a couple of hairs and a swollen cheek, ow. Me and Nick acted like nothing happened and were continuing our job like normal. For the next 20 minutes, everything was going fine and dandy until Nick had to open his mouth. “I don’t know what (Y/N) sees in you.” You never get along with anyone and you’re always picking fights with people, including me.” Nick said as he was making people’s food. Did he say what I think he said? (Y/N) does see something in me and I see something in here.

“One day, she’ll find out about your true colors and stay away from you.” Nick whispered in my ear and went back to his station. My fists were clenched and my teeth were grinding. I was really angry at what Nick said. I wanted to attack him so badly but I don’t want to lose my job and I want to get this day over with. I ignored him and continued doing my work. I grabbed the customer’s coffee and walked to their table. I’m getting tired of you, Nicholas Menza. All you did is piss me off and make my day worse, especially when (Y/N) is involved. You know that I'm in love with (Y/N) and you know that I want to marry her. So why would you say that? You said that to just mess with me. You don’t like me. You should have kept your mouth shut because karma's a bitch. Just so you wait.

At Nick’s house, night time, 12:30.

I was staring into Nick’s window. Yeah, I know where he lives. I have been to his house a couple of times. He’s washing the dishes late at night and I’m pretty sure his girlfriend is asleep. I stopped looking inside the house so I wouldn’t get caught right away. This is perfect. I was wearing gloves and I had a metal baseball bat in my hands. Thank god, Marty is into sports and decided to give me a metal baseball because he’s too nice. I knocked on the door loudly and I quickly stood next to the side of the door so that they wouldn't see me. I could hear Nick’s footsteps from here. Nick opened the door and said, “Who is it–” I immediately swing my bat at Nick’s legs, breaking them. He was on the floor, laying on his stomach in agony. Struggling to move, he looked up slowly and saw me. “Dave! What the–” I swung my bat in Nick's face, hitting his face over and over again until he died. My god, look at his face. It's so deformed, mangled and bloody. Look at all the injuries I did to his face. “That’s what you get Nick. You should have kept your damn mouth shut.” I spit on his lifeless dead body and walked away with the bat in my hand. If I leave the bat here, they will ask Marty about the bat. He will say that he recognizes that bat and say that it's my bat, linking me to the murder, even though I have gloves on. At least I don’t have to deal with him at work anymore because he’s dead.

The next day, 6:00 AM

I was sitting on my living room couch, watching TV while eating some potato chips. I couldn’t sleep last after what I did to Nick. Part of me feels guilty, but the other part feels like he deserves it and I don’t feel guilty at all. Someone knocked on my door. Who would knock on the door this early in the morning? I walked to my door, opened it, and it was Marty and (Y/N). Marty is another friend of mine. We met through (Y/N), he was (Y/N)’s friend. Marty and (Y/N) looked so sad and depressed. They look like they’re about to cry. “Dave, have you heard about what happened to Nick?” Marty asked me. Oh shit, they found out. “No.. I-I haven’t heard. What happened?” I asked them. Marty took a deep breath. “Nick was killed…My best friend was murdered…” Marty said softly. “Oh Nick!” (Y/N) started crying pretty hard. I feel so bad for her, I hate seeing her like this. “I’m so sorry for your loss, (Y/N)” Marty was comforting (Y/N) by putting his hand on his shoulder. That should have been me comforting her, not Marty! Ugh! “He was like a brother to me…” (Y/N) sniffled. (Y/N) and Nick were really close friends. “I can’t believe that Nick was killed…” I said to them in a sad voice. “He was a great guy and he will always live in our hearts. I hope the person who killed him gets what they deserve.” I lied to them. Nick was never a nice guy, he kept on getting in my way and annoying me and I killed Nick. I hugged Marty tightly. “I can’t believe he’s gone too, Marty.” I said softly. Today is going to be a long day.

[goalhofer]

2024 olympics Dominican Republic roster

Athletics

Robert King (Santo Domingo)

Erick Sánchez (Azua De Compostela)

José González (Santo Domingo)

Alexander Ogando (San Juan De La Maguana)

Yeral Nuñez (La Romana)

Milagros Durán (San Pedro De Macorís)

Franchina Martínez (Santo Domingo)

Marileidy Paulino (Don Gregorio)

Anabel Medina (Santo Domingo)

Boxing

Junior Alcántara (Salvaleón De Higüey)

Cristian Pinales (La Romana)

María Moronta (Santo Domingo)

Diving

Frandiel Gómez (San Felipe De Puerto Plata)

José Ruvalcaba (León De Los Aldama, Mexico)

Victoria Garza (Saltillo, Mexico)

Equestrian

Yvonne Losos (Santo Domingo)

Gymnastics

Audreys Nin (Santa Cruz De Barahona)

Judo

Robert Florentino (San Juan De La Maguana)

Moira Morillo (Santo Domingo)

Shooting

Eduardo Lorenzo (Santiago De Los Caballeros)

Soccer

Josué Báez (Santo Domingo)

Ángel Montes (San Juan De La Maguana)

Enrique Bösl (Kösching, Germany)

Nelson Lemaire (Schaarbeek, Belgium)

Thomas Jungbauer (Jarabacoa)

Xavier Valdez (Faribault, Minnesota)

Francisco Reyes (Santiago De Los Caballeros)

Edgar Pujol (Sabadell, Spain)

Luiyi De Lucas (Galván)

Heinz Mörschel (Frankfurt, Germany)

Óscar Ureña (Figueres, Spain)

Rafael Núñez (Madrid, Spain)

Edison Azcona (Boca Raton, Florida)

Peter González (Madrid, Spain)

Joao Urbáez (Móstoles, Spain)

José De La Cruz (Rubí, Spain)

Fabian Messina (Stuttgart, Germany)

José De León (Madrid, Spain)

Nowend Lorenzo (Santo Domingo)

Swimming

Javier Núñez (Santo Domingo)

Elizabeth Jiménez (Santo Domingo)

Taekwondo

Bernardo Pié (Bayaguana)

Madelyn Rodríguez (Santiago De Los Caballeros)

Volleyball

Alondra Tapia (La Vega)

Geraldine González (Santo Domingo)

Madeline Guillén (Santo Domingo)

Cándida Arias (Santo Domingo)

Brenda Castillo (Santo Domingo)

Ariana Rodríguez (Miami, Florida)

Niverka Marte (Santo Domingo)

Yonkaira Peña (Santo Domingo)

Bethania De La Cruz (Santo Domingo)

Brayelin Martínez (Santo Domingo)

Jineiry Martínez (Santo Domingo)

Gaila González (Santo Domingo)

Weightlifting

Beatriz Pirón (San Pedro De Macorís)

Yudelina Mejía (Santo Domingo)

Crismery Santana (San Pedro De Macorís)

Wrestling

Luis Pérez (Santo Domingo)

[sunnwila]

Stan Marsh Headcanons (Highschool AU/Aged Up):

NOT nsfw. Strictly sfw. Just some Headcanons about stanley and his character

- lost his hat in the 9th grade and cried to Kyle about it

-Randy forced him to join the football team when he got to high school, was benched his first year which led to him to care about literally nothing but getting good the entire year and summer leading up to the next season

-Kyle says kys when he’s mad, Stan says “ok”

-has stayed with Wendy through high school, feels like he’s not good enough but Wendy tells him to stop being stupid

-listens to all kinds of music, biggest music snob in the WORLD. Makes sure you know he listens to everything

-quiet and scares people with how quiet he is, but when he finally talks it’s always something funny and has everyone laughing

-likes to party to take his mind off of his family

-whenever his parents start fighting he goes into Shelly’s room, she’ll be doing homework and half heartedly tells him “get out turd” but doesn’t get mad when he stays, at least until the yelling is done

-pale as shit. Can’t tan for anything, literally gets burnt, peels, stays pale. It’s an endless cycle

-will sometimes tag along for dinner at the Broflovskis with Kenny

-drank for the first time his freshman year, had a pact with Kyle in middle school that they wouldn’t drink so they wouldn’t become losers. Kyle didn’t talk to him for a week when he found out Stan broke it

-Kyle “I believe in you, bro” Broflovski 🤝 Stanley “Glad one of us does” Marsh

-dark ass hair, kept it pretty long through middle school and the beginning of high school. LOVED when Kenny cut Kyle’s hair and had to ask Kenny to cut his hair the same way a couple days later when Kyle wasn’t around (Ken smirked and said something like “For sure man”)

-plays electric guitar, REFUSES to use a pick, likes when his fingers get all bloody. Wendy does not. (Kyle does, but he won’t tell)

-Kyle mentioned once he liked blondes and a couple weeks later Stan bought the cheapest box bleach at J-Mart and Kyle helped him dye his hair (Stanley I know what you are)

-bruised knuckles all the time because he kept putting holes in his walls (he is a stereotype) before Kyle showed him his punching bag

-painted his nails when he was deep in his emo phase his sophomore year (Eric ripped on him and told him it was queer) still paints them black for Halloween

-speaking of, Halloween is his favorite holiday, it reminds him of when the gang were kids and they didn’t have as much to worry about. Misses trick or treating and dressing up

-horror movie enthusiast, especially loves 80s slashers

-constantly chews gum

-has an oral fixation, hence the gym chewing

-the only member of the group yet to kick Eric’s ass over something he said

-wanted to be scene for a while, too scared to do it

-had really greasy hair before Wendy told him what dry shampoo was, now he rips on Eric for having greasy hair

-strangely good with Ike, he grew up helping Kyle watch him (he’s still not sure why he trusted him around a child) and taught Ike to play guitar

-likes parties, hates hosting them because of his house and family dynamic, so he and Kenny usually host bon fires in the woods

-strangely a jock stereotype, bad grades (Kyle yells at him) and kinda stupid but in a puppy dog way

-awkward

-like really fucking awkward

-Wendy’s always saying she loves her boyfriend and constantly needs to touch him, he blushes and tries to hide his smile

-wide receiver, got super buff in his junior year “for the aesthetic” but also for football

-will rot in his bed for days watching movies before his friends have to drag him out and force him to go to school

-in middle school Sheila convinced his mom that she could give Stan a haircut herself and save money because that’s what she does with Kyle. Stan ended up with the worst bowl cut anyone in South Park had seen (the guys ALL ripped on him and he NEVER took off his hat)

-rants to sparky when he doesn’t feel like bothering his friends

-has acne, mostly because he’s gross and doesn’t wash his face (“dude, for the love of god please wash it” - kyle) Eric rips on him but Stan spits it back because Eric’s acne is BAD

-hopeless romantic

BONUS: whenever someone makes fun of Stan being emo to Shelly, she tells them to fuck off and calls them a turd

[sharperthewriter]

Chapter 23 of Roneo and Kimliet

Chapter 23 (9:04am, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2006) The Middleton High readerboard said "Happy Singles Awareness Day" as today was Valentine's Day. In the spirit of the holiday, all of the halls of the school were decked out with red heart paper cutouts as well as cheap Smarty-Mart brand paper cutouts Cupid about to shoot off his arrow.

All of this imagery made Kim very uncomfortable as she was heading towards her locker. Kim was wearing her plaid-shirt and dark denim baggy overalls outfit topped with brown boots. She had a heavy jacket earlier because it was cold outside but she tied it around her waist.

She felt uncomfortable because she saw Tara with Josh and Jessica with Steve and a few other classmates and seniors with their significant others. And in the back of her head, Junior Prom was gonna come in the next three months. Bonnie was going to laugh with all of her other mates on the Wicked Cheers, which consisted of the Ashleys, Hope, Amanda, and Sarah as she comes into the gym…without a signifiant other.

She took a deep breath and opened up her locker as Wade came on.

"Anything yet on that insect helmet?" Kim asked.

"I have not heard any news since it was stolen." Wade replied.

"We'll have to narrow down our list of suspects." Kim said, "We at the very least know that it isn't Drakken and Shego because they are still in prison for the whole mind-control shampoo plot."

"So who would be next?" Wade asked.

"I would guess the next one would be Killigan because he did try and steal the helmet once before from Acuna."

"More than likely so." Wade replied.

"You got any movement on him?" Kim questioned.

"Not as of yet, but I will be the first to inform you if he does." Wade insisted.

"You comp-rock, Wade!" Kim replied with a smile before the screen faded to black.

Monique then came up next to Kim's locker, sporting another long CB dark-denim dress, pink high heel boots, and giant hoop earrings.

"Hey, Kim, you wanted to talk one-on-one? Well, ya girl's here!" the fashionista exclaimed.

"Monique, I'm glad you're here but I prefer the one-on-one girl-only chat away from school." Kim insisted, "Bonnie could have one the Ashleys stationed to spy on us!"

Monique whispered, "Good point. So���your room?"

"Most defs my room!" Kim insisted. "And the trap door locked. We don't want those nosy Tweebs either."

"Agreed." Monique replied. "So you going to head to G-Hall this afternoon for R&J practice?"

"I don't have much of a choice." Kim replied, "Gotta get that other arts credit somehow to graduate. Still it feels weirdish…"

"How come?" Monique asked.

"That the first Romeo and Juliet practice is held…on Valentine's Day…" Kim said, shuddering, "I don't know. Something just feels off."

(4:15pm) Kim went with her backpack with the Romeo and Juliet script inside to the G-Hall auditorium, where the first practice was to be held at. It only seated around 300 people. She took a deep breath.

Okay, Possible. Remember what Mom said before…It's only a play!

Kim opened up the doors, and there was the entire Drama Class there. It was about 25 students, plus the much-feared Glee Three and Barkin.

"You're 15 minutes early, Possible. I like that!" Barkin said with a slight smile, "Now where is Stoppable?"

"He should be here…I hope…" Kim said with a slight worry. Ron was never the best when it came to promptness on time.

(4:28pm)

Ron then made it through the double-doors of the small auditorium.

He also had his script in hand that was, thankfully for him, not missing any pages.

"I had to get through the maze of hallways, but I finally made it!" Ron said, out of breath.

"You made it to practice, Stoppable…" Barkin exclaimed before he muttered, "…barely."

Barkin then turned his attention to the other students.

"Okay, people! Since you are all present with no unexcused absences, the Glee Three will happily cut off time of your practice, just for today! But if you screw up on the lines that are assigned to your scripts, highlighted by my trusty yellow highlighter…" he proclaimed while holding up the yellow highlighter that had been with him for a few years, "…we will make future practices a bit longer!"

"And…" he continued, "…the Glee Three will be watching your every move on stage. So make sure to follow their instructions! As stated before, the performance will be a 25% weighted test to your final grade for this semester."

The other 28 students that were on stage looked at the trio of drama students with wary anxiety. The cold dead eyes of Vancec Ment, Cara Van and Laramaie Tara were all looking at them, waiting to purge any concepts of individualism from their bodies.

"We demand that you act as one!" Vance proclaimed.

"Or you will receive a failing greade from Barkin!" Laramie hissed.

Barkin also gave the scripts of the Romeo and Juliet play to the Glee Three for the first time, since all of the other students had their scripts beforehand.

Those three all opened it for the first time and they were stunned to learn that something odd has happened to their version of the play.

"Mr. Barkin…?" Cara asked.

"What is it now, Van?" Barkin sighed. He wanted to get this overwith as much as the other kids were.

"Certain parts have been blackened out from the play! And the script is in regular modern English instead of Old English!" Cara exclaimed,

"Why is this?"

"A few aspects of the play have…what do you call it…objectionable material in it. Furthermore, the people who spoke Old English have been dead for nearly 800 years." Barkin explained, "The arts division of the school board screened through the script and made the changes in order to meet approval from the school board so that it can be seen and understood correctly by your mamas and papas."

"This is obscene! This is an insult to the work of Shakespeare!" Vance yelled.

"The Immortal Bard must be spinning in his grave at Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire as we speak!" Laramaie shouted.

"We are not going to perform this so-called play approved by the district!" Cara chanted.

Barkin furrowed his glare at the three, for he had a weapon up his sleeve.

"Maybe you can take your 'protest' in front of Mrs. Veronica Rockwaller and her Swatter!"

The mere metnion of the head disciplinarian/superintendent of the MUSD and her infamous wooden paddle that she owned sent a shock of fear through the Glee Three.

"No! Please!" Vance pleaded, his resistance breaking down very quickly.

"We don't want to be paddled!" Cara whined while getting down on her knees and begging for forgiveness.

Laramie cried, "I don't want my buttock to be red!"

Barkin smiled, now that he had utilized fear to its most potent through the MUSD.

"Now you three WILL be using the school-approved version of the play and have the students perform to it!" he demanded.

The three of them acknowled with a mere whimper, "Understood!"

Little did Kim know that Amanda was grinning from the assistant director's chair. She had a vile ace up her sleeve.

[empleosdeleje]

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A Fandom 30 Years in the Making

Two weeks ago on June 11, my favorite movie of all time turned 30! Let’s talk about Jurassic Park!

I’ve heard it said that this was the Star Wars of my generation–the movie that showed Millennials what movies could be–and that’s 100% true for me. This was formative in both my love of movies & my taste in them: I’ll always believe a crowd-pleasing blockbuster adventure with heart & brains can be just as impactful & important as traditional Oscar fare. JP is the kind of movie that makes me want to make movies, which is the highest compliment I can give. Even before I realized writing & filmmaking are what I want to do for real, it helped stoke my imagination when I’d invent new adventures for my toys.

Jurassic Park was one of my earliest experiences seeing a film in the theater; not the first, but definitely one of the most impactful. My family didn’t see a lot of movies in the theater–Friday nights at Blockbuster (paired with Dominos!) & TV airings were my avenue into most films back then–but seeing Jurassic Park when I was 7 is still one of the most vivid memories of my youth.

JP came out in the early days of my experience with fandoms; when things hit for me they hit BIG. I recall being excited about Happy Meal tie-in toys & promotions for movies before Jurassic Park (going back at least as far as Dick Tracy & Rescuers Down Under; Rescuers was actually the first movie I saw in theaters), but Jurassic Park was–along with the Batmania of Batman Returns the previous year–one of the first true blockbuster experiences I got wrapped up in and obsessed with. Batman (the films & the Animated Series), X-men the Animated Series, Spider-man the Animated Series, Power Rangers, Star Trek the Next Generation, & Goosebumps were some of the other massive fandoms of my youth: I had to have everything related to them and was blessed (& probably a little spoiled) by relatives who obliged. Jurassic Park stood out even among those though, because even in pre-streaming days I had fairly constant access to the shows & movies I loved: VHS copies of older movies like Indiana Jones, Ghostbusters, Superman, Back to the Future, and weekly TV episodes kept me regularly engaged with my favorite characters. I had a general fascination with dinosaurs beforehand, but Jurassic Park was a singular experience that was just as earth-shattering as any of those franchises. I only saw it once in theaters in 1993, but I immediately loved it and reenacted the jokes & one-liners more times than I can count. Sure I watched the VHS a ton later on, but for it to have such an impact on me without preexisting build-up & hype or familiarity with the characters is pretty impressive.

After seeing it, I remember trying to collect the McDonalds cups (eBay has since helped me out!), reading the junior novelization & original book in the car while my parents drove me & my little sister around, and playing with action figures that took liberties with a few characters’ likenesses & had oddly intensely battle-damaged dinosaurs in the Command Center Playset. I remember the branded school supplies (maybe my first experience recognizing production/promo images that weren’t in the final movie), stopping my mom in the electronics section of Wal-Mart to watch the first T-Rex attack scene on the display TVs, seeing the dinos on covers of Disney Adventures magazine, and playing as Dr. Grant (& a Raptor!) in the Sega Genesis video game. Years later I worked at Universal Orlando and it was still a thrill to walk through the Jurassic section of Islands of Adventure with the iconic theme on repeat, ride a water attraction only briefly referenced in the background of the movie, wish I could ride the Pteranodon Flyers, meet a raptor, and explore the Visitor’s Center!

Disregarding the careless science and horrific deaths, Jurassic Park still makes me wish a place like that existed (obviously a safe version…clearly I’ve learned nothing haha). If it were real I’d absolutely go, even if I’d only be able to afford it on Coupon Day. Can we at least get a video game that lets you visit, explore, & survive the park on the ground instead of just building it? Let me play as Park Operations (like that excellent demo Universal shut down), a park guest caught in the terror, and a dinosaur too!

Despite how much I love it, I can admit Jurassic Park isn’t technically perfect (no movie is!). There’s a literal plothole–that T-Rex paddock ravine comes out of nowhere!–but plot holes don’t matter & I don’t care that the ravine isn’t established before Grant & the kids flee into it. The movie is better for it. Likewise, there are plot threads that don't get tied up neatly and only display character or pay off themes & theories rather than tying into the narrative: the triceratops illustrates Ellie, Alan, & others’ character while the nest Alan & the kids find proves Ian correct, and both moments show us how little control & understanding Hammond & his team ever had (which also proves Ellie right). And sure, Tim could've grabbed the shotgun for Alan instead of watching Lex figure out the computer, but that's a character panicking, not a plot hole. Some might call these moments messy, but none of it is distracting or damaging to the movie.

Even with these technical “flaws,” Jurassic Park is perfect. I love the mix of wonder, adventure, horror, found family, humor, & sci-fi social commentary at play. It’s a fantastic balance masterfully pulled off by Steven Spielberg, David Koepp, and all the actors (who will forever be Alan Grant, Ian Malcolm, Ellie Satler, etc to me). The mix of practical puppetry & CGI is still mind-blowing, the characters are well-crafted & the actors have excellent chemistry, the pacing is superb, and John Williams’ score is one of my top 5 movie themes of all time.

I went back and saw it twice in theaters for the 25th anniversary, making JP the movie I’ve seen most in theaters (I know 3 times isn’t anything compared to some people, but even pre-pandemic when I was going to the theater almost every week I didn’t have the time or money to see anything more than once). And I love that I’m still finding new things in it! As I learned more about filmmaking, I recognized that the character intros are a master class in brilliantly & succinctly telling you exactly what you need to know about every one of these people. Despite never kissing onscreen, Alan & Ellie’s body language & how comfortable they are touching each other (there are even some literal “hold on to your butts” moments in their early scenes) gives more evidence that they were at least friends with benefits if not full-on dating (I always got the impression they were together, & I totally disagree with the discourse from last year that she was his subordinate or significantly younger than him in the movie: even though Laura Dern is much younger than Sam Neill he looks young enough that the characters could be relatively the same age, she acts & is treated as the co-lead of their dig–& she’s got a doctorate too so she’s not a grad student or anything–and you can see how Alan actually does relate to a subordinate in Jurassic Park 3). I’ve seen Nedry’s clothes called out as recreations of the Goonies kids’ attire and that’s fun, but to me it’s cleverer that Tim wears the kid version of his hero Dr. Grant’s outfit. I love the little moment where Hammond (“accidentally?”) puts the map down on Ian’s injured leg when they’re guiding Ellie through the power station. Hammond also mutters a line when the storm is approaching about how he should’ve built in Orlando which was cool to hear since I grew up around there, but is really another example of how he has no idea how to control or escape nature since tropical storms hit Central Florida a lot too.

None of the sequels have lived up to Jurassic Park, but I still enjoy them all (Camp Cretaceous did the best job of recapturing the feel of the original IMO). A problem I had going into Dominion was that I didn’t want either humans or dinosaurs to go extinct, so trying to wrap up this saga in some final battle for dominance was never going to fly for me. Locusts weren’t the answer either, but just give me a streaming show about life in a world with widespread dinos and we’re set. That’s how I want to see this franchise grow: a wide variety of episodes exploring all genres from Espionage to RomCom to body horror to Amblin-styled "kid sneaks a dinosaur into their room" family fare, exploring how life finds many different ways. They could also catch up with classic characters and explore the implications of dinosaurs in any modern setting as well as dig into the misuse of cloning technology & effects of capitalism on scientific advancement without feeling pressured to put a narrative bow on it!

Regardless of where the franchise goes in the future, every time I watch the original I’m immediately swept up and I’m a kid again. “It’s…it’s a dinosaur!” will make me tear up with joy. Every one-liner will land. The T-Rex and Raptor attacks will have me on the edge of my seat. John Hammond failed to create an authentic spectacle he could control with the park, but everyone involved in this movie absolutely created real magic.

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We have five books on our radar this week that should help get you into the Halloween spirit! Which ones are you adding to your TBR list?

Aisle Nine by Ian X. Cho HarperCollins

It’s Black Friday—and the apocalypse is on sale! Ever since the world filled with portals to hell and bloodthirsty demons started popping out on the reg, Jasper’s life has gotten worse and worse. A teenage nobody with no friends or family, he is plagued by the life he can’t remember and the person he’s sure he’s supposed to be. Jasper spends his days working as a checkout clerk at the Here for You discount mart, where a hell portal in aisle nine means danger every shift. But at least at the mart he can be near his crush, Kyle Kuan, a junior member of the monster-fighting Vanguard, though Kyle really seems to hate Jasper for reasons he doesn’t remember or understand. But when Jasper and Kyle learn they both share a frightening vision of the impending apocalypse, they’re forced to team up and uncover the uncomfortable truth about the hell portals and the demons that haunt the world. Because the true monsters are not always what they seem, the past is not always what we wish, and like it or not, on Black Friday, all hell will break loose starting in aisle nine. Perfect for fans of Grasshopper Jungle or The Last of Us comes Aisle Nine, the debut young adult novel from rising YA star Ian X. Cho.

The Dark Becomes Her by Judy I. Lin Rick Riordan Presents

Ruby Chen has always played the part of the dutiful eldest daughter: excelling in school; excelling in piano lessons; excelling at keeping her younger sister, Tina, focused on extracurriculars meant to impress college admissions officers. But when a ghost from the spirit world attacks the sisters in the middle of Vancouver’s Chinatown neighborhood, Ruby’s life is plunged into a darkness that no amount of duty can free her from. Overnight, Ruby’s sister seems to change. There are strange noises coming from her bedroom at all hours; and the once sweet, funny Tina has been replaced by something dark and unnatural. As Ruby races to save her sister from demonic possession, she is thrown into an ancient battle over the gateway to the underworld. On one side, an evil traveling temple known for making dark wishes come true has returned to Chinatown after many years—intent on breaking down the gateway and unleashing the evil within. On the other side, the guardians who must stop them. And in order to survive, Ruby must not only face the horror taking over her community, but must also confront the horror within herself. Chinese and Taiwanese mythology get the Junji Ito treatment in this bone-chilling, propulsive story that takes the horrors of the Asian diaspora experience to a whole new level.

Killer House Party by Lily Anderson Henry Holt and Co.

Red Solo cups? Check. Snacks? Check. Abandoned mansion full of countless horrors that won’t let you leave? Check. The Deinhart Manor has been a looming shadow over town for as long as anyone can remember, and it's been abandoned for even longer. When the final Deinhart descendent passes, the huge gothic manor is up for sale for the first time ever. Which means Arden can steal the keys from her mom’s real estate office... It’s time for a graduation party that no one will ever forget. Arden and her best friends Maddy, Remi, and Shane, each have different reasons for wanting to throw the party to end all parties. But when the manor doors bar everyone inside and the walls begin to bleed, all anyone wants to do is make it out alive.

Rest in Peaches by Alex Brown Page Street YA

Quinn Marcelo wouldn't necessarily win the award for Most Popular Person at her school, but unbeknownst to her peers, Quinn entertains them at every football, basketball, and baseball game―as Peaches the Parrot, her high school's God-like mascot. When someone sabotages the legendary Peaches costume at the Homecoming Game, Quinn's left unmasked and humiliated. After all, Peaches' identity was a closely guarded secret and a point of pride for nearly everyone at Olivia Newton-John High. As if that wasn't enough, Little Peaches, a new, real parrot that the PTA got to enhance the Peaches Experience, is kidnapped right after Quinn's unmasking. Determined to uncover the culprit, Quinn publicly unravels the lives of everyone in her path―including Tessa Banks, the most popular girl in school―in a no-holds-barred conspiracy-fueled investigation. But when a killer starts going after the people implicated in Quinn's mascot disaster, she must race to uncover the truth behind her feathery faux-pas―before the truth kills her, too.

The Unfinished by Cheryl Isaacs Heartdrum

In this debut YA horror novel by Cheryl Isaacs (Mohawk), small-town athlete Avery is haunted by the black water and Unfinished beings of Kanyen’kehá:ka stories and must turn to the culture she hasn’t felt connected to in order to save her town. The black water has been waiting. Watching. Hungry for the souls it needs to survive. When small-town athlete Avery’s morning run leads her to a strange pond in the middle of the forest, she awakens a horror the townspeople of Crook’s Falls have long forgotten. Avery can smell the water, see it flooding everywhere; she thinks she’s losing her mind. And as the black water haunts Avery—taking a new form each time—people in town begin to go missing. Though Avery had heard whispers of monsters from her Kanyen’kehá:ka (Mohawk) relatives, she’s never really connected to her Indigenous culture or understood the stories. But the Elders she has distanced herself from now may have the answers she needs. When Key, her best friend and longtime crush, is the next to disappear, Avery is faced with a choice: listen to the Kanyen’kehá:ka and save the town but lose her friend forever…or listen to her heart and risk everything to get Key back. In her stunning debut, Cheryl Isaacs pulls the reader down into an unsettling tale of monsters, mystery, and secrets that refuse to stay submerged.

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Top 5 hindi films

Top 5 books youve read this year

Top 5 quotes

top 5 Hindi films (I’m SO glad you specifically mentioned Hindi otherwise I’d have a stroke but here goes)

dil dhadakne do (STAYS ON TOP FR I LOVE THAT MOVIE)

rang de basanti (self explanatory really)

baar baar dekho (NONE OF YOU JUDGE ME I JUST HAVE A STUPID LIKING FOR TIME TRAVEL-Y MOVIES)

mr. india (cause you know RAM LAKHAN)

lagaan (the soundtrack is INSANE)

top 5 books

crying in h mart by michelle zauner (there’s something about it that’s heartbreaking)

tiny pretty things by sona charaipotra and dhonielle clayton

this is going to hurt by adam kay (it’s a diary he wrote when he was a junior doctor in England it’s just so very graphic and about all things he had to face in the early 2000s being a trainee)

all the bright places by Jennifer Niven (I reread this again this year)

crazy rich asians (lmao it took me SO long to finally read I don’t even know why)

top 5 quotes (?!)

anyone who has ever made anything of importance was disciplined- Andrew Hendrixson (I think it was him I forgot but this is a quote I take around with me at all times I need this)

so many books, so little time- frank zappa (lmao so true)

when the going gets tough, the tough gets going (I forgot who this was but then again this one’s so true)

tis better to have loved and lost than to never have loved at all

in the long run, the sharpest weapon of all is a kind and gentle spirit- anne frank (very motivational for a literal 13 year old to say me thinks)