#TW will be stated in posts

[seven-ty-love]

Hi, Hi. Pleased to meet everyone.

This is an RP and art blog. The Pressure hyperfixation/obsession refuses to let me go :>

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Rps:

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Character speech is ".

Mod is [ ], usually I would speak to you in the tagged section unless I needed to say something important.

Mod goes by he/they.

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Art:

For now, I'll be doing SFW and slightly suggestive content.

I do plan on practicing gore. I'll make sure to create that tag so that there's an option for it to be blocked.

Violence is going to show up here. The severity will be said in post or tags.

I'll be doing traditional and digital drawings. Whether I'll be posting WIPs or finished works, we'll see in the future.

Expect depictions of mental health issues. (Those who expect tame/subtle, tread carefully. I'll make sure to make tags so that you have an option to view it.)

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Where I am in Pressure:

As I said, I am highly fixated on the game, so feel free to talk just about anything related to me. Except the drama.

I have played and completed the current ending.

I do have most of the classified files and monster files, I'm just missing two slots in each of those categories.

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General rules and DNIs:

Be respectful to others(Mod and users).

Unless permission is granted, don't interfere RPs.

No slurs. Yes, even if you're in the community that reclaimed one. It's better to be safe than sorry.

I may do art requests or go along with Anon RPs. Not a high chance though.

Do not be transphobic, homophobic, misogynistic, heterophobic, racist, those general things. I don't tolerate disrespect and neither should you.

You have an issue with something on here, talk to me in messages.

Be goofy and silly all you want. Just don't weaponize that to harass people. I've had enough of that irl and I do not want to resort dealing with that here as well. Just be a decent sentient lifeform and don't do it. It's not worth anyone's time and it's not hard to be a good person.

Have fun. We're here for a good time. Not a bad one.

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Pressure OC info:

Name: Seven

Age: 29 (in the current timeline of Pressure taking place.)

Gender: Transgender male

Pronouns: He/they

Visual hints: Slicked back hairstyle (hints of greying), nose bridge crooked to the right, lack of skin on left side of face, missing left eye, pudgy pear-shaped body, birthmark under right eye, scratches on face and neck, stoic expression.

Height: 5'7"

Species: Human

Personality: Tends to be friendly, though will be hostile when they or others they love are being threatened. His level of patience varies with his mood.

Role: Previously an experiment, now a supply collector for the shop.

Allies: Sebastian Solace, Eyefestation, and P.AI.nter.

Unknown: A-60(Multimonster), Pandemonium(?), Weeping angel monster thing, Anglers, Rachjumper, Searchlights and Mr.Lopee.

Enemies: Wall dwellers, Death Angel, Candles, Dredge, Skeletons, underwater parasites, Stan.

Likes: ??

Dislikes: Wall Dwellers (To a specific margin. They only hate Wall Dwellers because they get attacked by those a lot.), Anglers, going near exposed electricity, gunshots, being threatened, and occasionally loud noises.

Bad triggers: Gunshots, loud sounds, s**cide and electricity.

Visual depiction: Wip

Notes:

Just a placeholder look for now. They can be in any outfit you like if you wanna draw them yourself.

If they smile too often, the de-skinned part of their face will start hurting and bleed.

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Notes from mod: My pressure AU is mostly catered to my self indulgence, so expect a few characters being ooc (Ex: Sebastian Solace, Painter, ect).

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Specific tags:

#Behind the Mind - Events that happen in my AU

#Seven lore - Self explanatory

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That is all for now, thank you for reading 'til the end, dear viewer. ^^

[tobisaw]

art dump It’s mostly tommy sorry

[doppel-doodles]

Projecting my period cramps onto all the bad sanses because fuck em.

Except Nightmare. He’s my favourite.

[lesiasmadness]

TW Cartoon blood, injury

[oceanichymns]

49.......48...........

[abigailspinach]

BREAKING: CANADA TO TARGET REPUBLICAN STATES WITH RETALIATION PLAN.

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From the comments

"Nova Scotia here - our premiere just announced all US liquor will be pulled from the shelves and commercial trucks from America will pay double on toll roads. This is just the beginning… Really unfortunate to see what once was a strong relationship with our neighbours crash"

Will this be the one time the Blue states and 92%ers don’t have to FAFO?!

As someone from a red state, I didn't vote for this, but I get it. 😩

Good for them. We warned trump voters of this and they didn't listen. Maybe this will help them remember for next time

Now, don’t let a single Republican in your state have a moment of peace until it’s changed. We are all collateral damage of this tyrant, but we can’t go down without a fight. Call your reps and make noise!

[merp-blerp]

TW: Discussion of sexual assault and suicidal ideation

I've been seeing some debate about Calypso and whether or not she sexually assaulted Odysseus and I want to throw in my two cents.

I'll say straight out of the gate that I don't currently like her much. I feel pretty icky about her personally.

Comparing Ody's behavior in Epic prior to "Love in Paradise" vs during the song feels so... clearly different. He seems very traumatized by whatever has been happening on that isle. It almost feels out of character for him to consider dying instead of fighting to get home alive like he had been, but putting myself in his shoes I can see how he came to that through what's textually known. He has been trapped on that isle for 7 years—that's nearly a decade, with no way to get out, everyone he knows and loves dead or far away with no way to know where he is or if he's alive. While I obviously would never think that's a good decision, I can see how he got to the point of wanting to end it. And if he's been sexually assaulted like he was in The Odyssey, I understand it more due to how that can warp a person's mental health.

I've seen some say, "Calypso is just a sweetie who doesn't know how to love properly" (paraphrasing of an actual comment I've seen). Even if she really just doesn't know how to care for a mortal, as many of the gods seemingly don't, I think she understands her power over mortals with her "Bow down now to the immortal Calypso" comment. She also understands that Odysseus doesn't want her, with the first part of her response to Ody's threats being "Oh handsome, you may try". She knows that he may try to escape by killing her (even though she can't die). Honestly, why would she feel the need to trap him if she didn't know good and well that he would want to escape her? She knew what she was doing was something that would make him want to run. Calypso being a goddess automatically gives their dynamic a power imbalance of course. Even though the assault is only implied, the fact that she's trapping Ody against his will, super infatuated by him, and still says "Soon, into bed we'll climb and spend our time", makes me feel like the indication is clear. What's stopping her from trying to have "sex" with him (sex isn't sex without consent)? She's already ignored all his declines. She seems to think that forcing her "love" onto him will make him love her. Yes, she uses lovey-dovey language so I doubt it would've appeared violent, but sexual assault doesn't have to look violent and the perpetrator doesn't have to appear aggressive. It's telling that I've seen some say, "Save that energy for Antinous" because Antinous is much more obviously bad, but this kind of thing isn't always obvious. That kind of assault is still extremely traumatizing whether it's sugarcoated as if it's love or not. It's dismaying that some reactions to Calypso bypass her potential assaulting or "She's weird, but she seems to care for him!" And since the sexual part of the assault is technically subtext (for now, who knows about later), I'll say that even if Calypso didn't sexually harm him, she still forces physical and verbal intimacy onto him and traps him so he can't leave. We see that. That's still assault. The only reason why I don't feel similarly about Epic's version of Circe is that her intent wasn't to have sex with Ody but to distract and throw him off with talk of sex so she could stab him as he's vulnerable; Circe never wanted to have sex with Ody in actuality. Calypso's intent was romantic intimacy and she didn't care if Odysseus said no, she completely bypassed it. Calypso saying "You're mine, all mine" feels as threatening as Circe's "I've got you" was meant to be.

Anything can change between now and the next two sagas. It could either be fully confirmed or denied that sexual assault took place. I actually don't expect either, as I don't think Jay would go too deep into such a traumatic concept in Epic, but then again I also didn't expect suicidal ideation to be brought up at all and it absolutely shocked me when it was, so I could be wrong. But whether it's confirmed or not, I don't blame any Epic fans who don't like Calypso or even hate her over what she did and what it's implied she did. It's icky watching some fans tell others they shouldn't hate Calypso because of this or that as if this isn't a sensitive and complex topic. It's creepy. I don't think we should tell people not to hate a character associated with sexual assault. The sexual assault might be subtext, but subtext is important and sometimes is implemented intentionally. Not every part of a story is going to be given to you at face value. Just because "Epic didn't say that" doesn't mean that the implication doesn't matter. People interact with stories in different ways, so you can disagree with others—no one can take that from you, but you don't get to tell someone they can't feel a certain way about a character. I don't like saying this because I really shouldn't have to put it in this perspective for it to be understood, but I can't help but feel like if Calypso and Ody's genders were swapped some people would treat this implication differently. Sexually or not she hurts him.

Normally I don't like taking lore from The Odyssey and automatically applying it to Epic, as Epic has changed a lot of rules from The Odyssey because Jay wants to tell this story his own story. For example, I personally choose not to assume Eury and Ody are brothers-in-law in Epic like they are in The Odyssey because that hasn't been stated in Epic so far. But to me, the implications of Ody's sexual assault are there enough for me personally to think that it might take place in both stories. Jay seems to want Epic to be accessible to many people, so it doesn't surprise me that this element of The Odyssey was brought up in a more subtextual/"hinted at" way.

Calypso is a very interesting character, maybe the most out of all the Epic antagonists so far for me, but we don't have to think of her as not doing anything wrong in order to enjoy that character, her songs, her cute physical character design, or Barbara Wangui's beautiful voice.

[The remainder of this post contains potential spoilers for the unreleased (to date) Vengeance Saga under the cut]

[Edit: Now complete with some post-Vengeance Saga release points]

Another defense of Calypso I've seen is that in the snippets for "I'm Not Sorry for Loving You", Ody says he loves Calypso, but not in the way she wants him to. This could mean they're friends and therefore doubt about the sexual assault could be cast.

It's hard to assess this because the saga's not out yet, but it's worth remembering that abuse can come out of care, in a complicated way. You can care for someone so much you end up hurting them, usually out of wanting to control them. Calypso seems to fit that concept. And most Epic snippets don't give full context, naturally, so who knows why Ody says this at the moment. Maybe he means it, or maybe he's bluffing to guarantee he'll get what he wants (which is to be set free in this instance), like when meeting Athena, or to appease a god, like when "apologizing" to Poseidon in "Ruthlessness". And of course, victims don't have to hate their perpetrators if they choose not to. Odysseus can care about Calypso and she can still have hurt him really badly. Both of these things can be true.

The way I read it, Calypso doesn't love Odysseus like she thinks she does. She's infatuated by him and cares for him enough to not be obviously cold like all the other obstacles Ody faced initially are. She declares that she loves him as soon as he wakes up on her isle without knowing him at all. She didn't even know his name. The washed-up person on her isle could've been anyone and she likely would've "loved" them. Calypso only loves Ody because he stops her loneliness, not for who he is. When she begins to state that she loves him she doesn't even know him. Over the 7 years, she seems to have potentially gotten to know him a bit, saying "I know your life's been hard", but Odysseus himself asserts that she doesn't really know what he's been through. You can call someone (against their will, let me remind you) "my dear, my love for life" all you want, but that doesn't mean you love them. Ody's her first companion in years if not ever, of course she cares for him on a basic level. She won't kill him or let him jump off a cliff. But she doesn't love him or treat him like a human and obey his boundaries and wants. She treats him like an object or pet she owns and has to guard.

In "I'm Not Sorry For Loving You" Calypso says that Ody is all she's ever known because she was abandoned. It's understandable that she would latch onto a living creature after being alone for so long. But that's not necessarily love, at least not to me. If I love someone I wouldn't bypass their refusal to do something. And I wouldn't trap them with me and not let them go, even when they're about to jump off a cliff because they see no way out. I'm not sure if Calypso means to bring malice, she at least says she "bring(s) no pain", but she does regardless or if she intends to. Calypso hasn't had anyone in her company, let alone someone to love, for so long, maybe in her whole life. That's why she doesn't know what love is, so of course when she catches fickle feelings for Odysseus she assumes that's love and has no clue what to do with her "love", as she admits in "I'm Not Sorry For Loving You". Calypso's actions are understandable, but that doesn't mean they're excusable or not abusive. What she does to him is understandable, but selfish and only serves herself, which isn't what you do to someone you love. Note that the way I use understandable here does not equate to forgivable, it just means conceivable. And her apology to him really waters down the magnitude of her actions, saying she "pushed" him, "came on too strong", and that her love might've been "too much" for Ody.

I apologize for this being such a long rant, but I wanted to cover all the excuses for Calypso I'd seen and speak my mind on why I think they're misguided at best.

Post-Vengeance Saga Edits:

Now that The Vengeance Saga has been released, I can comfortably say that I still don't like Calypso, and I think this saga just encourages me to do that. I wasn't anticipating the entirety of "I'm Not Sorry for Loving You" to basically have been featured in the snippets. I was expecting the official song to give more context, maybe showcasing Ody and Calypso having a dialogue, but no! That was really it. And I'm honestly happy for it. It seems like the show recognizes that Calypso is in the wrong, with the way we aren't meant to really ruminate on Ody leaving her. The excuse I talked about above using the theory that Calypso and Odysseus would turn out to have been friends because he said he loved her? I just don't think that held much water by release. I particularly want to point out the way @gigizetz drew Ody's face as he leaves in the commissioned animatic from Jay's stream:

While I can't say for certain that he doesn't mean the "I love you" in some way... he doesn't look like he means it to me. There's no lovey-softness in his eyes, like you might have when you look at your friends when saying I love you. He looks beaten down. Tired. Above, I proposed that Ody might just be blowing smoke to further get what he wants from her. I don't think there's quite enough insight for me to say I was necessarily right on that, but Ody doesn't actually appear that attached to her, certainly not enough so for me to confidently say that I think his "I love you" is genuine. He doesn't even look like he'll miss her, he looks beyond ready to go as she shouts, not pained by her tears. Honestly, Ody might've just said that so she'd stop talking so he could leave. Now there is one more saga left, so maybe he'll wistfully mention or remember her, but I'm not really expecting it based on the official visuals that Jay okay'd. Humbly, I'll say that I don't think Odysseus feels much for Calypso. We don't get happy moments of them together and not even a proper goodbye filled with mutual pain. We just get her backwards apology that basically says, "Sorry I hurt you, but not fully. Shut up and let me talk about me and justify why I trapped you. Wish you'd stop rejecting me despite the fact that I've hurt you. Let me shout that I hate that I fell for you—only because this hurt me unlike I wanted when I kidnapped you—who cares if it hurt you." This moment is not at all a redemption for Calypso. It's her downfall. Her negative character arc. She didn't want to be alone so bad she trapped a person against his will and now she is alone forever (in this show). She can't even have Ody as a friend (and she won't accept purely his friendship anyway based on how the song ends). Who knows how different things would've been if she had just been more... normal when he washed up on her isle? The situation was tragic for them both in different ways, but I'm not sorry for Calypso. Calypso is so interesting as a character. Side-lining her actions just bards us from being able to assess her.

[uncanny-tranny]

I'm begging abled people to stop saying, "I'd rather die than have [disability]!" or, "how could you not choose to die?" about disabled people being disabled. This especially for those who have an acquired disability.

Maybe this sounds harsh, but if you value the function of your body to the point where you would sacrifice your life over it, that's your business and solely your business. However, that disabled person exists right now. They exist in the same world as you, with a disability you personally would rather die than have. They are alive right now. How the fuck are you going to choose to treat them? Because telling them or implying you'd want to die than be like them is certainly not a good sign.

[destielmemenews]

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[nebbyselfships]

4/20 is approaching! (or is already here idk) How are you and your F/O(s) celebrating?

Do any of you smoke? Which of you prefers the classic blunts and rolls, or does one of you (or all of you) you use hookahs or something else?

Maybe you and your F/O(s) prefer edibles. Who cooks them? What kind of foods do you prefer to add weed in?

There might've been another method I missed that you all might've tried. Or maybe neither you or your F/O(s) actually do weed, and just like to make 4/20 jokes. That's valid too.

[ My blog is SFW but I would prefer those 21 and over to interact with this post. ]

[ask-trialtale]

like a numb lil’ bug

[wheredowegotosleep]

I'd like to give my opinion, just this once.

I am not American, but I am autistic and so is my brother. I, for as long as I can remember, have wanted to visit the United States. I've admired and looked up to the Americans. I learned their history, their language, watched their movies and eventually interacted with them on here. I am terrified for The United States of America's future.

During President Trump's ceremony Yesterday, Elon Musk did a gesture which I can verify is NOT the Roman salute, for my country's army does it and it is nothing like that. As someone born here in the South of Chile, you can admire whatever culture you can, yes even German culture, but do it respectfully. We have German people here, we have the last Prussian army, yet we condemn Nazis. We don't take away the educational deparment, we teach our kids the horror of the Holocaust, we teach them how a group as despicable as the Nazis came to power, so it never happens again.

We have immigrant Jews, Palestinians, Germans, and from many other places. We don't correct them on their history, as they know better than us their own stories. We witness, don't intervene, for we don't want more trouble from the ones we already have. But we look in horror for what's to come.

I am autistic, so is my brother. We've both been interested in ww2 at some point. Never have we been so naive to do a gesture like that one Elon did, we could never do something like that and not think it is horrible. And I know Elon knows because he finances a political party in Germany. Do not blame this on his Aspergers, as someone with that former diagnosis (which no longer exists by the way), do not think of us so naively. We are not children.

Lastly, for those in support of these men, they do not care about you. They see you as a pawn, a number, for their own gain. If America fully falls to fascism, then in the future you will live to regret it. Many nazis escaped here. Many took a new name, formed a new family and spent the rest of their lives miserable and running. They had to hide from their kids what they had done and the question of "how could you?" forever hunted them. Do not play into their games.

Many think Germany fell to Nazism because they were inherently evil, but this is not the case. They were foolish to trust a leader who promised salvation, groomed into the hatred and told there was an enemy to hunt down or they would do it first. But truth always comes out and eventually it will come back to bite you.

This is a picture of Nazi soldiers reacting to footage of the Holocaust. You can see it in their faces, those who knew and those who believed the lies. Remember it.

[lunar-wandering]

i don't think i've gotten over reading those few chapters of that one version of the Bible we used for a university class cause it was so fucking jarring like;

the version of the Bible I grew up with: god is a gentle but occasionally strict father who genuinely cares for his children and creations. as punishment for eating the apple, Eve and all her descendants will now experience the pains of childbirth + periods.

the version of the Bible a lot of people have read, apparently: God is an Authoritative Figure to be Feared, and you must do anything to please him and avoid punishment. as punishment for eating the apple, Eve and all her descendants must now serve Men, forever. oh and also the childbirth and period thing.

like. wow. holy shit. a lot of Specific People's behaviour makes a Lot More Sense if that's the version they grew up with. I mean, "respect all figures of authority and do whatever you can to please them Or Else" sure is something that would fuck someone's brain up

[feral-and-or-horny]

Shout out to my partner who made me cum so hard on a call that I still can't feel my legs

[uzi-x33]

a rant about women .

[shrimpothy]

literally what is the good in reporting "scammers". if it actually was a scammer great job they'll make another account and go on with their day. some probably wont notice if they're running multiple scams but if you managed to get an actual persons account deleted they have to make a new account prove that they're in an active war site go through the vetting process write a new fucking paragraph about their trauma (if they don't have it on hand already with how many accounts are scamjacketed and deactivated constantly) and regain their meager ass place in the algorithm. for daring to mildly inconvenience a tumblr user. i'm going insane

pls read all the way thru!!

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is it weird that what makes me the most certain that they’re actually scam bots the fact that they would choose tumblr in the first place. like let me go to emo faggot land, a site that is believed to be dead by most people and is lowkey infamous for its bot problem, to get help. it makes more sense to post something like that on tiktok, instagram, xiaohongshu, etc. or at least imo.

in the event that families are actually flocking here in an attempt to receive help, someone should tell them that they’re likely to be ignored and assumed to be a bot. if you’re gonna support a scam, tell these accounts to catfish people on sugar daddy apps to get donations. there are lonely rich dudes willing to pay to just talk to people. or shit, asking a findom to get their subs to donate could work too.

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but on a more serious note, it’s generally safer, and better for everyone involved, to help people through legit organizations (like pcrf, map, unicef, unwra, wfp, wck, rescue, etc.) anyways, as these are actual nonprofits and welfare programs and they have potential to reach more than just one family at a time, which is ultimately more effective and efficient when it comes to saving palestine as a whole. it’s secure and safer to trust.

not all people are moral, a lot of humans use whatever they can to their advantage. if someone wants money, even if they don’t remotely need it, they will find a way to get it.

the internet has been littered with scams since its conception.

do not trust strangers with your account information, do not trust strangers with your money, do not trust strangers on the internet, do not trust strangers. full stop.

remember, dead internet theory isn’t a theory anymore. bots have already begun to reign supreme.

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anyways,

here’s more links to some helpful resources in regards to being confident in your efforts to support palestine.

protect palestine - essentially a palestinian support masterlist

palestinian solidarity campaign

the blop - big list of protests, not just for palestine but still useful and relevant

click to help /li ‼️- this one is great for my fellow broke and/or depressed bitches that lack the funds or energy to contribute more significantly but still want to help out. you best believe that activism burnout is real and prevalent, which is another thing this is good for

is it legit? - read charity reviews and ratings

us campaign for palestinian rights

decolonize palestine - learn about palestine and its culture! history, literature, myth busting, and more

palestine legal - if you need lawful help in your support efforts. this is especially important with the kidnappings of activists that’s been occurring as of late

heal palestine

build palestine’s list of trusted orgs

muslims around the world - they’re international but i linked their palestinian donation page specifically

un crisis relief for gaza

donate stock or crypto to project hope

wear the peace - clothes as activism. all profits go to gazan aid

penny appeal

doctors without borders - helps over 70 different countries, including palestine, ukraine, sudan, and the democratic republic of congo

sign up to volunteer at helping hand for relief and development

impactive - app for organizing and volunteering

turn up activism - app for youth activism

BDS movement

apps and sites to help with your boycotting: no thanks, boycott for peace, goods unite us, uplift

aweea’s list of palestinian owned businesses in USA, CANADA, UK, and AU

shop palestine

actions you can take to help