#Macaque is a smelly monkey and he always will be

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[princess-of-the-corner]

Pragmatic Analysis of whichever Temporary Holders were really needed

Season 2:

"Anansi"- Only necessary for DjWifi's romantic scene, where Shell-ter is used as essentially glorified scissors. Verdict: Not necessary. Ladybug (JadeBug?) would be fully able to do it herself, or do it "traditional way" (defeat Anansi, then cast Miraculous Cure, which would also free Alya from Anansi's web) 

"Sapotis" - Platonic Alyanette was cute, but Ladybug could just give Fox Miraculous to Chat Noir to unify with his own, so... Verdict: Not Necessary.

"Maledictator" - Ladybug was unable to break through mind-controlled blockade on her own, while Chat Noir got kitty-brain-ed, so he was unable to help her. Verdict: Necessary

"Heroes' Day" two-parter - In-Character, Temporary Holders were necessary, due to Ladybug wanting as much people as possible against Scarlet Army. Meta-Wise, their only role was to get akumatized by Scarlet Moth to (very cheaply in my opinion) "increase the stakes", but even their Akumatized Forms just dind nothing except looking dangerous, then being taken out by group of random Parisians. Verdict: Technically Necessary

Season 3:

"Startrain" - Markov was doing actual "helping", while Pegasus was majorly just tagging-along, so Markov, PegaBug and Chat Noir would be sufficient team against Startrain. Verdict: Not Necessary

"Desperada" - Without saying. Verdict: Necessary

"Party Crasher" - Viperion, Carapace and Pegasus (along with Chat Noir, but he isn't Temporary Holder) did semi-decent job of containing titular Akumatized Villain before Ladybug arrived, so they get "Verdict: Necessary", while King Monkey wouldn't be necessary if Ladybug arrived with Rena Rogue (Rena Rogue deceives Party Crasher with illusion of Ladybug, then LadyBee venoms him from behind), so he gets "Verdict: Not Necessary"

"Ikari Gozen" - DragonBug would be able to do exactly the same thing that Ryuuko used to defeat her akumatized mother, so... Verdict: Not Necessary

Season 4:

"Guiltrip" - Ladybug could just use Lucky Charm to escape Guiltrip, destroy his Amok, then easily defeat Reflekta (if latter didn't just willingly give up her Akumatized Item) Verdict: Not Necessary

"Crocoduel" - Ladybug and Chat Noir would easily defeat Crocoduel if they just used Space Power-Ups (and either of them could use unification if Tiger Miraculous was absolutely necessary) Verdict: Not Necessary 

"Queen Banana" - Vesperia did basically the same thing that Chat Noir always does (annoying Akuma of the Week, then getting taken out in retaliation), so... Verdict: Not Necessary

"PenalTeam" - There are two ways to defeat titular Chloe's newest akumatized form: 1) Snake Noir and Lady Macaque (my name for Marinette's Ladybug/Monkey unification) do exactly the same tactic as Miraculous Team canonicslly used, but just by herself 2) Pegabug tekeports hersrlf and Chat Noir out of dome, then he cataclysms PenalTeam's akumatized item, thus bypassing need to fight with her entirely. Verdict: Not Necessary. ALL of Temporary Holders

"Gang of Secrets" - Ladybug could just unify Ox Miraculous with her own, and she would be able to literally defeat Gang of Rehashes just by herself with song on her lips (even if it would be "Smelly Wolf")

"Wishmaker" - Verdict: Necessary (even if it was for unnecessary side-plot about Luka finding about Ladybug and Chat Noir's civilian identities)

"Strikeback" - Only necessary Temporary Holder was Flairmidable (if only Ladybug somehow deceived Felix with fake Miraculous Box that is full of wax miraculous, then his part in episode would be perfect). Rest of them were not only unnecessary, but their only role in episode was to indirectly empower Strikeback. Verdict: Necessary for Flairmidable, Unnecessary for rest of Temporary Holders.

Season 5:

"Evolution" - Alix became Canigirl after Ladybug and Chat Noir had perfect opportunity to take ALL of Monanch's Miraculous from him after he fainted, so Verdict: Unnecessary 

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Yeah its....

Honestly I don't mind them giving out the other Miraculous and the Unification stuff, but they really need to explain more on why they do one or the other.

[winterpower98]

Ideas/ Quotes for the hidden in Plain Sight AU

Wukong: Sometimes I can still hear his voice

Macaque: Stinky, smelly monkey man

Mei: I got you headphones to help with the noise!

Macaque: Kid I’m gonna need two more pairs for starters

Sandy: *Leaves out food and water*

Macaque: Mei stop trying to domesticate me with snacks.

Oh man, what if Sandy always knew Macaque was there but used “new stray cat” when talking about him. So he was covering for him in Pigsy or Tang noticed anything weird

Pigsy: The kitchen’s a mess, what happened?

Sandy: The stray was up late last night. Must’ve had the Zoomies.

Tang: Can we meet the new cat of yours?

Sandy: Ah, no they like to be alone but one of the younger ones has taken a liking to him. I’m sure he’ll greet you all when he’s ready.

Mk: Does the new kitty have a name?

Sandy: *Panics* …Shadow

Macaque: *wakes up delirious*

Sandy: How you feelin’ buddy?

Macaque: *Hisses*

Sandy: *sprays him with a squirt bottle* Bad kitty.

Macaque: The kids told me you have a new cat? Some black emo loner type? I didn’t notice any like that.

Sandy: It’s you. You’re the cat.

Macaque: *Shocked and Offended*

Sany: I fed you mostly seafood, how did you not notice?

Macaque: Wait, you’ve been leaving me the snacks?

Mei: *Uses a laser pointer*

Macaque: That’s not going to work. I’m not a cat.

Wukong: The shiny dot’s back! DIE!

THESE ARE ALL GLORIOUS

I'm going to snatch a few of these for some doodles

[unaugmentedmonkeyscantfly]

when you get this, please respond with five things that make you happy ! then, send to the last ten people in your notifications anonymously. you never know who might benefit from spreading positivity ! 🌼

Five things to make him happy.  God and everything in between knew he needed a way to focus on the positive, so the anonymous message in his inbox couldn’t come at a better time.  Fitz closed his eyes, thinking of a list of five.  Well, four.  The first one was easy.

“Simmons.  The way she smells, the way her hands feel, and, uh, other parts.  The way she forgives me when I’m still a long way from forgiving myself.  When she crinkles her nose because she’s bein’ half-jokey, half-condescendin’.  When she doesn’ get a joke because she took i’ literally.  Her smile--”  He broke off at that point, pausing so he wouldn’t break down, fighting tears, because how the hell did he deserve this woman?  One sigh later, he went on.  “How we don’ have to talk when I don’ wanna talk, an’ she understands anyway.  How she looks after me when I’m too deep in a hole to remember to eat or wash my hair or anythin’.  An’ the fact I almost never have to explain an advanced scientific principle to her makes it way easier to communicate.  Jemma Simmons makes me happier than anything ever could.”

“Then there’s my friends, I guess.  Daisy an’ Mack an’ Coulson an’ Gentaro an’ Bucky an’ Darcy an’ Charlie an’ Hunter an’ Nancy an’ Toby an’ Sterling, an’ Rad...”  Don’t finish that word.  “Sometimes, I don’ think they’re really aware of how much they mean to me.  Not really sure I could handle tha’ big of a party all a’ once, but whenever any of them take time to do anything with me, even if i’s just somethin’ like hey, there’s this new show on Netflix, wanna watch the pilot? then it makes me feel like people want me around for more than just my scientific knowledge.”

“I know I’m gonna sound like a bi’ of a loser, but my third thing’s food.  Food makes me happy.  Not quantity, necessarily, but i’s like on Ratatouille, how he’s talkin’ about how every flavour bursts brilliance into the world.  The Framework never go’ that right, an’ now I’m home, I appreciate it even more.  When I bite into an apple or smell a sandwich, I know I’m home.  I know there’s a chance I’m gonna figure out a way to be okay.  When I walk with Jemma through the bakin’ aisle a’ the store an’ I can smell the sugar, or when I’m passin’ a fast food place, I feel...loved.  People always underestimate the meaning of the food on a personal level.  Mozzarella an’ prosciutto with pesto aioli says be careful, I need you safe.  Popcorn says relax.  Fair foods like random deep-fried whatever reminds you not to take life too seriously.  Hearty breakfasts with lots of variety in ‘em prep you for enjoyin’ rich world.  Stuff like that.  Preparin’ a homemade lasagna or home-cooked three-course meal, for me, has the same meaning as dressin’ up for a fancy event--this is important because you are important.  Even makin’ that choice to go out an’ eat has somethin’ similar, ‘s why eatin’ by yourself’s no fun.  The reason food makes me happy goes far beyond the taste.”

“Monkeys.   Monkeys go before food.  Tiny wee baby monkeys that are the size of your finger, adult capuchin monkeys, watchin’ a family of Japanese macaques relaxin’ in a hot tub, monkeys who don’ take shit from anyone who wants ‘em to perform, knowin’ that monkeys have started an independent stone age, their adorable li’le fingers, spider monkeys playin’ on iPhones, monkeys cuddled up in towels after a bath like a baby, all of it.  Even the smelly monkeys are funny, and the monkeys who pickpocket you get a pass because they’re so damn clever an’ adorable a’ the same time.  They’re more human than a lot of humans are.  I mean, they see an orphan monkey baby who isn’ quite right, he doesn’ smell right, he looks not quite all there, an’ what to they do?  They adopt him, even if in reality he’s just a camera robot.  Then when he falls down an’ stops movin’, the entire group stops to mourn this weird li’le baby they adopted.  Humans have forgotten how to do that.”

“For my last thing, I’ll go with hope.  Not blind naive hope in the face of somethin’ terrible, but real, actual, actionable hope.  Figurin’ out how to get out of somewhere, or how to save a life.  Hope that the future will be more Star Trek than Hunger Games.  Hope that Doctor Who reminds me of when I’m feelin’ like there’s nothin’ left, how he always finds a solution when they think there’s no way out.  Hope that keeps me givin’ people second chances, even though that keeps bitin’ me on the arse, because I know there are people who just need that second chance to turn around an’ be somethin’ good for the world.  When I get that flash of hope, it makes me feel like there is somethin’ that can be done to fight the nastiness that just seems to be gettin’ worse.  When I feel that, in those moments, I’m unbelievably happy.”