#They're just a mass of cape I love it

[characteroulette]

MORE PROSECUTOR LUKE DOODLES the flavour of angst I can get out of this is so good hahaha

(As the World Falls Down is obligatory after the Within You thing trust me @detective-piplup )

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Listen okay I had this thought in my head after realising Within You was such a good match for can't let go of his grief Layton

And of course an obligatory "Welcome to the Family" joke

Layton is so unhealthy in this AU he has all the worst of his usual coping mechanisms I am so into it hahaha

(He is also big Narrator energy) (hey go play Slay the Princess it's so good)

[llamagoddessofficial]

perhaps maybe some bad guy moth crumbs? Mayhaps? Maybe?

ok ok o kok ok jokojokjfokdsjfokjokJLFKDSLKFJDSKF i love you anon, good question. This also ties in very well to all the fae thoughts I've been having.

Horror has the wings of a great big ragged peacock moth. They're large, heavy, and thick with fur. They drag behind him like a cape when he walks. With the way the mass of fur around his neck clumps and curls, it gives him the appearance of a lumbering bear - if he can fly, he seems to prefer not to, instead stalking the ground and picking off anything that can't get away from him.

His wings are very matted, very dirty. They have been for a long time. He... he would really, really like it if you brushed him. He doesn't mind how long it takes. It's been so long since someone touched him with care. Just... please brush him.

Dust resembles a muslin moth. Smooth, silky, grey. Too smooth - too untouched. The air around him smells strange, when you touch him its hard to tell what's the usual fine powder moths shed and what's something else. The rest of Nightmare's men have cuts and scrapes and imperfections in their wings, tears from battles they lost. Dust has no such imperfections. Almost like... he just doesn't lose. In some lights, when he raises his wings to attack, it's like the edges glow red and cyan. He is not the creature he purports to be.

You're curious about his wings? Cute. Why don't you come closer, have a better look? Why don't you stand close enough for him to see your lovely face. Then you both get something you want.

Whatever Killer was before, it's hard to tell now. His wings have been stained completely black, the only colours are the vivid red of two perfect eyespots, one on either wing. There's probably another moth pattern under all that black. Who knows.

Moth monsters often tend to shed a kind of fine powder, but it's hardly visible and pretty easy to ignore. Killer? His powder is dark, like soot, it clings to anything he frequently touches. Everyone around you can tell that Killer likes you, because his affection comes with great big black marks across your clothes and body. It's his way of declaring ownership. If he thinks someone is getting too cosy he sneaks up on you and hugs you to stain you for the rest of the day.

The exterior of Nightmare's wings looks like a pipevine swallowtail, with a lovely black fading into an equally lovely dark blue. Regal and elegant enough already. He keeps them folded around himself, as a makeshift cloak, and frequently decorates them with silver chains and precious gems.

The interior of his wings sports large, cyan eyespots. If he wants to, he can open his wings and flare the eyespots, causing a sudden rush of uncontrollable terror in whoever witnesses it. It's his decision how the fear affects the victim. He might want to make someone so scared they blab the truth. He might want someone to flee his presence because he's sick of them.

... Or... he might want to stop someone he's interested in from leaving.

[kittlesandbugs]

As much as I love having the Dark Urge as a customizable player character background because Nox is my babygirl sugarplum mass murderer, I think it would have been fucking incredible to have them be a companion. You wake up on the beach and find a heavily amnesiac person also suffering a tadpole infestation. But they're pretty likeable and seem a capable fighter. Really capable. Better take them along.

They're a little weird though. Twitchy as you pull Gale out of the portal. Looking at Astarion oddly. A little too into being covered in blood. Dude seriously, you want to eat the bbq dwarf??? Anyway.

Maybe you gain their trust and they admit that they dream of unspeakable violence and have urges to commit them when awake. Maybe you take them seriously. Maybe you brush it off like everyone else. Maybe you never learn about this. But then one morning you wake up and your amnesiac is standing over a fresh desecrated dead bard.

Well fuck. Maybe you expel them from camp, wash your hands of this nightmare. But on the other hand, they're a super great fighter and you do enjoy their company. Maybe this is a one off and you can help them try to control this inexplicable urge. Maybe you think you can harness and guide this urge to suit your own purposes. So you keep them around.

Where'd they get that sweet invisibility cape? Don't worry about it. You have bigger fish to fry.

And then you get that Last Light. Will they admit to wanting to kill Isobel? I guess that depends on how much they trust you. Maybe if they don't trust you, they'll go rogue in the fight and kill her without telling you. Maybe they'll admit to it and you have a choice. Is the prize they said they're promised worth Last Light sight unseen? Or will you encourage them to not kill Isobel? Maybe they listen to you. Maybe they don't. But if they do... you might wake up with a knife at your throat. Or find them pinning down another companion. Maybe you'll convince them to resist. Maybe you can't and a companion dies.

Regardless of Isobel or potential companion murder, you have a choice to make. Are they worth keeping around? They're clearly dangerous, and it can't entirely be controlled. But it mostly worked out okay this time, right? And you do really like their personality when they aren't behaving rabidly. And if they have it, that giant monster form is sure to come in handy later when you start taking on bigger foes, right?

So you keep them and then you get to Baldur's Gate and what the fuck do you mean Gortash was besties with them and made the whole Absolute scheme together? What the fuck do you mean that pasty weird shapeshifter girl is your "sister"? What the fuck do you mean you're the scion of Bhaal, the God of Murder. I mean it makes perfect sense but... What the fuck man.

They don't know, they're as clueless as you are. They have no idea how things should proceed. So they continue to defer to you and assist as needed. Things just keep getting weirder but honestly everyone traveling with you has their own special nightmare that needs resolved so. Keep trucking.

And then you reach the temple of Bhaal. Hoo boy. Are they going to reject Bhaal after the showdown with their sister? Well, I guess that depends on your actions so far. Have you gained their trust? Did you refrain from slaughtering the Grove? Have you helped them resist the Urge at Last Light/companion problems? Then yeah, they'll reject Bhaal and everything will be fine. Congrats, they're (mostly) normal now after Withers resurrects them. The game continues normally.

But maybe you didn't do those things. Maybe they don't trust you. Or maybe you've been encouraging them this whole time in a bid to use their violence to your gains. They swear themself to Bhaal as Chosen. Jaheira tries to convince you how bad a choice this is. Maybe you finally agree this is a problem that needs to be nipped in the bud and help her kill them. Or maybe you're just that sure of yourself that you have them properly harnessed despite their fealty to Bhaal. And you help them slay Jaheira to keep everyone else in line.

And then maybe when all is said and done... They kill you and the Emperor, and take control of the Brain in the name of their Father. Because you were too blind to see that their Father was pulling the strings all along, and you were unknowingly the puppet of your own demise.

[possumcollege]

For the ask game: 8, 14, 30!

Old projects I've lost interest in:

I only really have two big projects, Crittertongue and Dinosaur Sheriff. I've been writing DS since 2008 and there are only 3 complete issues but my enthusiasm for it is still going strong. Crittertongue has just been more sustainable since they're shorter, and the narrative structure allows me to do more with it amidst my work and parenting duties.

If anything, I lose interest in themes. I grew up watching a lot of action movies and shows, reading stories with a lot of combat, explosions, gnarly kills, bizarre anime weapons, honorable or hyperbolic violence. While I still like dope fight scenes, action, giant monster fights (💚) in my media, I've lost interest in using it as a major fixture of my own work. There are more interesting forms of conflict than the kinds a character can address with a sword, and the guns in my life are quiet more often than not. A gun has more narrative weight for me as a threat, as a desperate thing. They lose their teeth when they become punctuation. So while my work does feature the odd scrap here or shots fired there, I try to keep it tailored more to the purpose it serves rather than engaging in it for spectacle.

Growing up as a boy, there was kind of an ever-present background of casual violence that really stressed me out. Like I was fucking up by not fighting more, but when I did get physical, I was overreacting. Fetishizing the capacity for violence feels gross to me. Anyway, that's about as close to an answer as I have there.

Motifs:

I try to keep my environments simple even when they're large and rambling, but I am mad for surface texture, patina, weathering, "beausage." I love when an artist can make something look hard or sticky, fuzzy or beaten up with linework. Environments where nothing looks new are like candy for me. Cam Kennedy drew a number of Boba Fett comics that I read to pieces in middle school and his line work created such beautiful texture, amazing eye-feel (gross), and visual interest that really tied characters into their environments. Learning how to balance out that kind of thing feels therapeutic for me. I hate the greebled massing of shapes and textures to make things look more dramatic or technical or interesting. It's very noisy. I really prefer more functional, practical shapes, and keeping things repeatable without turning my brain to soup or my wrist to dust.

I apply this most often to characters' clothes. Designs where a character is always covered in elaborately layered straps, belts, sashes, gear, armor... stuff give me a hot brain. Do they sleep in it? Where do they put it? Do they pile 3 satchels, a cape, a sword belt, two pistols, and a rucksack in the corner when they have to poop? Their pants are duct-taped at the ankles, do they re-do it every morning or just live in the pants? Is that an answer? Yes. Answered. I'm great at this.

A piece I think is underrated:

Dinosaur Sheriff is definitely under-utilized in my portfolio and the first art was done while I was a young, sleep-deprived college kid, but I'd still love more folks to get to read it. I think it's gotten better with every issue but havent had the resources to complete, print or distribute it. 😑Ffff... I'm working on it.

[cheemken]

So if we were to continue from the Unova Kids Villain AU, where Iris tried to kill Diantha and the Kalos E4

Godd just, when Gardevoir teleports them away to someplace safe, Diantha is in shock till she just starts breaking down in front of the E4. Just crying and yelling at herself for being so stupid. How could she not see what was Iris’ real intentions. She put her E4 and herself in danger because she only cared about Iris and not others safety. Blaming herself for what happened, direction the anger and sadness and confusion to herself, even though it was Iris to blame for what happened

But, Diantha could never blame her daughter. She would never admit to herself Iris had full intentions to murder her. No matter what, she’s always going to love her daughter, despite Iris not returning that love

Ough imagine Drasna calms down Diantha and tells them they have to find someplace more secluded, before Iris and Kyurem finds them again and attacks, because Gardevoir most likely can’t teleport them all anymore since she’s already teleported four of them from Kalos to Unova

And idk what would happen next, like do they find the other champion? Encounter the other Unova Kids? Find someone from the Unova League and get their part of the story?

But I do know it’s gonna be even more crushing for Diantha when she eventually regroups with the Champions, Lance especially. Because she’s going to have to tell Lance that the person they took in as their daughter just tried to freeze her to death

Iris is just having the time of her life retelling the story to the rest of the Unova kids. Laughing about the whole ordeal. You wanna know what fucked me up though? I imagined when Iris was telling the story, she was exaggerating the story like it was nothing. Like how teenagers do to make themselves seem cooler in front of their friends. Like they were all at the League just laughing around, hangout out with each other like teenagers

But they are teenagers. All of them (expect N whos probably 20 by now) are teenagers and they’re the ones who causes all the damage in Unova

(I honestly forgot if they’re young adults in this AU but still, they’re not even mid 20’s and they’re doing mass murder)

Your honour I'm—

CAN YOU FUCKING IMAGINE THO CNDNXNNDND OUGHHH

Like,,, when Diantha finds the other Champions again, and like they're surprised that the Kalos E4 were there too, but Lance just chndbd Lance rushes to Diantha, and Dia just fucking breaks man. Fucking imagine her like legitimately breaking the fuck down, clutching Lance's cape as if it were her lifeline, hands trembling as her knuckles turn white, imagine her crying her heart out even as Lance tries to comfort her. Like can you imagine how that would be for the other champs bc Diantha is usually so calm and composed and the epitome of elegance and now she's hunched over crying, trying to form words through her tears as she clutches Lance's cape, sobbing on his chest, going on about Iris, Kyurem, and how Diantha's blaming herself for being so goddamn stupid. Like imagine what it's like for them and the Kalos E4, imagine if that's legitimately the first time almost all of them saw Diantha actually cry

And ofc, maybe the other champs and even Lance thought Iris was dead, Unova's like a frozen wasteland now, but imagine their surprise and their fear when Diantha and even the Kalos E4 told the Champions how Iris almost killed them. Like imagine the other champs not believing that at first, how could Iris, their sweet Iris, their little sister, kill someone?? That's.. that's not right. But with how Diantha is still trembling like a leaf, how even Malva and Siebold were looking to the side looking troubled, and how Wikstrom and Drasna were so worried about Diantha, well.. maybe it's true. And now they fear what's gonna happen next, they fear that if Iris was willing to kill Diantha, someone who was like a mother figure to her, then imagine how willing she would be killing the other Champions

And then w Iris chdmdb ough that mental image is dope your honour holy shit😭😭

Like them at a meeting hall or smth, Iris at the head of the table, telling her friends about her encounter with Diantha, and ofc the lil shit is gonna try to impress them, especially since her lil crush is around too, ofc she's gonna tell them how Diantha was begging for mercy, how weak the Kalos champ truly was, that even w Mega Gardevoir, she lost to Iris and Haxorus. Even better that Diantha called in the Kalos E4, ofc Iris is also gonna tell them how they were weak as well, that they never stood a chance against her, "shows, really, I'm that powerful," she boasted, leaning on the table, "and the people of Unova thinks I'm weak."

And ofc everyone else was impressed y'know, even going on how they'd want to see just how pathetic Diantha and her league were, and then they hear word that the other Champions are around, and of fucking course they want to see if they're also that weak, especially now since Iris was going on if Diantha lost to her, then she's sure as hell the other Champions are gonna lose to them. They'll make all the Champions see just how powerful they are, and the dragons will help them in doing so.

[dreadreverendryan]

With the exception of Home Depot, I loved ALL my jobs. And I probably would have been fine with Home Depot if I was a cashier like I was hired to do, and I specifically told them I couldn't work the garden department because of allergies. Guess where they stuck me? My breaking point was standing in the rain "supervising" someone use a fork lift on my birthday.

But working the front desk and eventually managing my family's salon? Loved it, probably my all time favorite. Greeting clients, getting them coffee and chatting while they wait, washing hair (which hurt my back, but I still liked it), washing/drying/folding towels and capes, I just loved all of it, and I stayed busy and felt fulfilled at the end of the day.

Same with working to-go at Chili's. I never sent out a wrong order and I'm very proud of that. But I also just jumped in wherever I needed: running food, keeping the line stocked, and especially washing dishes. If I could, I'd be a dishwasher.

And then I worked as a personal assistant for a MetLife agent, handling calls, setting appointments, filing things, creating retirement plans, sending mass mail, and my favorite, helping people file death claims. Being a Reverend, I felt really good being able to help someone in a time of grief and take whatever weight I could off their shoulders. I didn't get any special bonus if I got them to use MetLife's checking account type thing instead of a check, so I didn't push anything on them, just explained the pros and cons of each. And, like every job I have, I found ways to help other people (who were not paying me and were kinda stealing my boss's money by taking up my time) with tech stuff or just whatever else they needed. One day I even got to pick a lock because the receptionist locked her keys in an office that only she had a key to!

But, I'm disabled. I can do the work I need to, but I'm not especially reliable because of my weapons grade insomnia that I cannot take sleeping pills to treat (because the last time I took Ambien, 2 turned into 26, plus at least a dozen each of Norco and Xanax, and any alcohol that didn't drink me first). And then I got a van, so I started working for Shipt (like Door Dash), and I really enjoyed that too. My favorite thing was delivering balloons, one being a life size Spider Man balloon that I delivered to a VERY expensive looking house that tipped me very well considering it was just some balloons. But then my van died and life fell apart. Now all I can offer is tarot readings, and when I have clients I love nothing more than going over the time limit or drawing more cards than they paid for because I know they're getting something out of it. I want so, so desperately to be able to work, and work consistently, but I just can't find the right balance of meds and just other life stuff.

That said, if you want a tarot reading, hit me up. I just got 3 new decks that I need to practice with and a wide open schedule.

Sigh.

[janesmitish]

Superhero apathy ramble

Been reading a lot of Worm fanfiction lately, and it's got me thinking once again about the nature of superheroes in todays media, especially when it comes to stuff like the Marvel Cinematic Universe or DC's cinematic stuff. Superheroes are just... so fucking boring in mass media, and I think my own personal problem with them comes from the fact that they're just not really... heroes anymore.

Look at the new Black Panther. Fun movie, solid 6/10, some nice messages on grief and rage. Or Thor: Love and Thunder, a pretty boring fucking movie that had some cool visuals but not much else. Or Multiverse of Madness, also boring but with better fights and more fun CGI. Where in any of these movies were any of the characters heroes?

These movies are mostly all fun, with cool fight scenes, interesting powers, engaging rivalries, but... no one really... saves anyone.

I feel like something that's gotten lost with the genre, and the demand for more spectacle and flash, is that superheroes are supposed to be... heroes. It's not like a typical shounen, where the characters exist to fight and maybe have a speech once in a while. Superheroes, in their purest form, are supposed to save and help people. They're supposed to rescue people from disaster, help people in their time of need, to be there during crisis. And going by that criteria, I can't really call any character in the MCU a hero.

Sure they save people occasionally, but the main goal of every cape in the MCU is to fight villains. And while that's fun to watch, all it really tells me is that these people aren't out there helping, aren't out there being present for the vulnerable and the needy, they just... wanna smash some fists into a vaguely menacing dude's face.

And that's just... so fucking boring to me.

There aren't reasons for me to worry about the state of the world in this franchise when I don't believe anyone but the capes in it exist. When the entire world exists solely for fights. When the people in it don't have agency or an effect on the heroes themselves.

What hero in the MCU does this because they care about the powerless? What hero in the MCU goes out there because they want to make a difference in their broken society. What hero goes out to stand up for the disenfranchised? The only fucking one out there is Spidey and his most recent film was all about how they can get all these cool fights and past villains in.

Just... there's a reason Superman and Lois had me on the edge of my seat when the entire first episode was nothing but Clark saving lives. There's a reason Spidey hanging around his neighborhood and helping a woman with directions makes me smile more than any "cool" fight in the franchise. There's a reason the best moments in The Batman were him carrying a child out of a flood, or just holding the hand of a woman being airlifted out of the city.

I want heroes to save people again. I wanna care about the people who live in these universes, and I wanna believe that the heroes care about them too.

[lionydoorin]

had a rockstar robin thought-

robin being invited to speak at a pride parade/festival/event/whatever and before she steps up to the a stage she’s vibing with the masses, face paint proudly smeared on and a flag around her shoulders, and then when she steps up to the podium robin delivers a very impassioned and well articulated speech and there are tears in the corners of everyone’s eyes, and then someone raises a poster that says something like ‘<3 ROBIN BUCKLEY: ALLY OF THE CENTURY💫✨’ and robin jumps over the podium and pounces off the stage, fully ready to throw hands (and she was wearing her special shirt* too..)

*her special shirt is something like “i <3 eating” on the front and “my gf’s p*ssy” on the back that someone probably made her censor (but robin has an uncensored version of the shirt too)

rj. my bro. my dude. i love when u have rockstar robin thoughts.

robin dressed from head to toe in the colours of the lesbian flag, a pride flag tied like a cape, she sings covers to lesbian anthems and her songs that are written about her and about sexuality and her journey of love and acceptance and wow she is such an ally!! robin lgbtq+ protector ✨

THE SHIRT SHDKSJDJ pls she has an extensive collection of graphic tees. it's canon, not even something limited to rockstar rob — she just Has . ppl are like "why is she w an i <3 eating shirt 🤔" cause she's w the cape and all and then the wind blows and her cape flies and oh. OH

(she's walking hand in hand with nancy who's also dressed from her head to toe w the lesbian flag colours and a shirt w the word 'Girlfriend' written on it cause. ya know. they're besties)

[howlingday]

Nora: Rabble.

Ruby: Rabble, rabble.

Nora: General carousing.

Weiss: (Wearing a red cape) Hey, girls! Like what you see?

Nora: Wow! Nice Ruby costume!

Ruby: What?

Jaune: (Wearing a red cape) Hey, gals! Notice anything different about me?

Ruby: WHAT?

Weiss: Hello, Jaune! I see we share impeccable taste.

Jaune: Thanks, it was recommended to me by my biggest fan!

Adrian: (Pops up behind Jaune, Wearing the red cape) Ababa!

Weiss: You are the cutest thing I have ever seen!

Nora: (Pouts) Not that cute.

Ruby: No, no. Hang on. What is going on? Why is everyone wearing the exact same hood my mom hand-stitched for me?

Jaune: They're being sold right over there!

Melanie: (Wearing a red cape) Hey, girls~!

Jaune: Not a girl.

Miltia: (Wearing a red cape) Check out our new crime uniforms. Hand-stitched and mass-produced with love!

Weiss: Wow! That'll be great color for the police report! (Dials into her scroll)

Melanie: ...Wait, what?

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Neopolitan: (Holding a sign) "I bought one oversized for me, to replicate her malnourishment!"

Ruby: (Pouting) I'm being bullied!

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Roman: Buy yours now, because once they're gone, they're gone!

Ruby: Just like my mom!

[culmaer]

I'm happy for South Africans to offer advice btw. I know it's kinda gauche to talk about political opinions with this level of specificity but I don't care at this point. this is what stands out to me about the various parties :

African National Congress — even ignoring their record of corruption, failures in service delivery and broken promises, it's unhealthy in a democracy for the same party to win this many consecutive terms

Democratic Alliance — pro-Israel, pro-Capitalism. want to scrap the minimum wage and give corporations more tax breaks, all of which I cannot support. and every prominent politician of colour in the party, or aligned with the party, over the last decade has eventually resigned (Lindiwe Mazibuko, Patricia de Lille, Mamphela Ramphele, Herman Mashaba, Mmusi Maimane, etc). which is a red flag

Economic Freedom Fighters — leftist policies on paper are great, but the party is volatile and entirely subject to the whims of Julius Malema personally. we've just seen this yet again with the whole Naledi Chirwa thing. and bear in mind they're probably not going to win outright and their record in coalitions at the local level is not stellar. (also, can't ignore their physical brawls in parliament. like, disruptions as protest is one thing, but actual violence in the House is another. conservatives love bringing this up so I'm annoyed that it is actually a real critique). also, left wing policies are great and the ultimate goal, but realistically they will destabilise the economy in the immediate and short term and I don't see how they plan to mitigate those effects on the lives of the poor (we're already in a cost of living crisis). is it worth it for the long-term benefits ? (assuming things go well... they may not. like, Floyd Shivambu, the second in command, was implicated in the VBS Bank scandal so it's not like we can rule out corruption)

Vryheidsfront plus — right-wing Afrikaner nationalism with a dash of christianity. no thanks

Inkatha Freedom Party — what do they even stand for aside from vague conservativism, Zulu nationalism and free-market liberalism ? also a pass

Mkhonto weSizwe — fuck Jacob Zuma

Build One South Africa — marketed as Mmusi Maimane's new party but really it's just a loose coalition of independent candidates. and they don't seem to have a coherent strategy. as far as I can tell, their plan is basically 'the Market will sort it out'

Action SA — capitalist, anti-unions, would scrap minimum wage and BEE/affirmative action (now this is a tricky point to evaluate. I concede that BEE has been exploited limiting its efficacy, so it is in need of reform. but scrapping the policy entirely seems like a bad move given the nation's poverty statistics ? the proposed replacement is a slightly higher corporate tax and redistributing that money to poor people of colour. but in light of the social grant fraud scandal... idk). additionally, they support the mass deportation of "illegal" immigrants, using unpaid prison labour and introducing capital punishment (the death penalty) for more serious crimes. so even taking the BEE thing as a net neutral, it's still a "no" from me.

Patriotic Alliance — pro-Israel, anti-secularism, very pro-Christian, wants to bring in capital punishment (the death penalty), committed to deporting "illegal" foreigners, yet a capitalist fiscal policy to attract foreign investment. leader Gayton McKenzie is a gangster-turned-businessman and there have been *allegations* of ties to gangs and criminal sources of funding

African Christian Democratic Party — right-wing, christian and anti-LGBT+

Good Party — are they even running nationally ? I thought they were a provincial party in the Western Cape. their manifesto is full of lofty promises (and make prominent mention of environmentalism and social justice/LGBT+ rights, which is appealing) but it's scant on any real implementation details, so are those promises worth anything ? they seem to be advocating for more,, I guess grass-roots policies at the local level. which would theoretically work in the cities, but many small, rural districts and municipalities throughout the country are literally bankrupt and so just leaving them to sort themselves out doesn't strike me as sufficient and effective policy for a National government. left-leaning vibes, but I would say actually fairly centrist in terms of economics. definitely not anti-capitalist

Independants — we don't have the transferable vote here, so is it a waste to vote for small candidates and parties who probably won't win a seat in the National Assembly ?

it's one week to the elections and I have no idea whom to vote for. I've always been able to decide on a "least bad" option in previous years, but this time... I may just spoil my ballot honestly I have no idea. I still think it's important to vote and obviously not voting is not a valid form of protest, but like genuinely and sincerely which party is a viable option ?

[nadiadlc]

HEADCANONS IF ENTRAPDAK WAS CANON IN S2/3 ONWARD

I really would’ve loved to see them interact more in the earlier seasons, (1 or 2) because hordak at first is just this big ass villain that we don’t see much and he’s just this big looming and then in comes a princess that accidentally got locked in and she’s not one bit scared and walks on by and he’s immediately intrigued to find out this woman’s deal and why he kinda likes it?? long story short, yes, they’re seeing each other and yk what good for them and me!

A EPISODE WHERE THE REBELLION KEEPS TRYING TO GET INTO THE FRIGHT ZONE AFTER SEEING THE HORDE GETTING BIG THINGS AND THINK THEY'RE PLANNING SOMETHING BIG BUT NO IT’S ACTUALLY JUST HORDAK IS JUST PREPARING A DATE FOR HIM AND ENTRAPTA AND HE KEEPS TELLING THEM TO PLEASE LEAVE HIM ALONE FOR ONE NIGHT 

EPISODE WHERE THE TWO GO ON AN ALONE MISSION AND EVERYONE IS CONFUSED WHY HE'S THERE WITH  HER FOR ‘NO REASON’ BUT HE JUST WANTS TO PROTECT HER

BASED ON THAT ART OF LIKE HORDAK AT PRINCESS PROM- I THINK IT WOULD B HILARIOUS IF HE DID GO AND FREAK THE SHIT OUT OF EVERYONE but he is literally just sitting there wanting to spend time with entrapta so she’s not alone and cause he loves her

catra just having to deal with them being literally attached to each other while she’s not trying to tear out all her hair from frustration like she’ll be waiting to be sent out on a mission but hordak is busy worrying over keeping his lab partner safe

super pal trio having girl time or a sleepover and entrapta gushing about him to catra and scorpia (much to catra's dismay)

her ‘hiding’ in his cape

HER WEARING HIS CAPE (even if it pools around her)

( i think i have seen this before, and yk what i need everyone to know that i frickin' love it-) but her causally chilling in the throne while hordak is the one standing next to her

hordak trying to make announcement to the horde and entrapta just in the background or interrupting randomly and his demeanor changing as soon as she’s near them 

a episode about rumors (they progressively get weirder and funnier through it ) about them and what they do together and trying to keep it secret in the worst and obvious way possible but little do they know imp records them and plays it back to them after hours and they just listen to it and laugh while they wind down

her climbing about the throne whilst he's trying to be serious like a lil gremlin

(inspired by some amazing fics!) episode where entrapta gets impromptu taken on a mission by the rebellion that tries to get her back on their side but she isn't complying because she has 'relations' back there but they aren't putting two and two together the whole time meanwhile hordak is losing all his fucking shit trying to find her and get her back

episodes where the super pal trios are out on missions on their own and just having entrapta getting spammed by hordak

and now during the 'imperfections are beautiful' scene and afterwards with the crystal she actually tells him what it means and it is the first time she has said it to him and it is

hordak loving her calling her his queen and lady of the horde and addressing like that teasingly and affectionately <3

the first time soldiers/cadets call her the title it does not even phase her in the slightest

gag idea for this au: the rebellion is either 110% oblivious with them being together and every time someone or they (entrapta or hordak) try to tell them they just interrupt them and it is just so silly

or they just know by looking at them (there's no in between)

hordak gifting her weapons of mass destruction and war crime and shit and her seeing it being the most romantic thing (because it is!)

and even more angsty hordak during season 4, leaning even more into wanting to show off to ur ex that you are doing great since the break up cliche

and flip side with entrapta being angsty and just wanting to forget about their ex cliche

ergo a even more emotional reunions/meetings in season 5, yes i am just doing this for imaginary fan-service (come get ur juice!)

ignore my blatant screaming in the first three hcs, i just got those ideas randomly and scrambled to write them down

[hexhomos]

okay your post (from twt) about the 2010s and american propaganda has been rattling around in my empty noggin rent free what did you MEAN by that? i'm so intrigued like did I fully miss something?

Oh, i mean that it's fairly obvious that the collection of character traits riot used to conceptualize jayce and viktor as a duo of silly game characters upon release fits play-by-the-book red scare / cold war propaganda tropes. Even though Jayce was released later. Bear with me, here we go:

to the left we have THE DEFENDER OF TOMORROW (superman type, piltover aligned, Representing The Hope of the Nation, very blatantly introduced as the strong boastful charming american man with the big hammer) and to the right we have THAT ONE CREEPY GUY WITH THE RUSSIAN ACCENT AND THE DEATH LASER (zaun aligned, cartoonishly 'evil' inhuman antag, whose 'evil plan' involves the conversion and later sublimation of the masses into his ~alienating personal ideology~, oh hey look its literally just the scary communist russian boogeyman that has come to take over america story but we made him a robot that wants to make more robots this time or something.)

My bullshit meter is probably hyper-sensitive by this point because I've been deeply into cape comics and it is such... a prevalent old ass shorthand there lmfao. Legitimately too many to count. The consequences of it being So Old is that we get the dissemination of these archetypes into all sorts of shit; there's hundreds of books movies tv shows etc that utilize this kind of 'antagonist building' to quickly signify which guy you should mistrust bc he sounds 'vaguely immoral communist-russian' and which guy you should root for because 'HE FIGHTS FOR LIBERTY AND PROGRESS AND THE GOOD-NATURED AMERICAN DREAM,' and that's just like. c'mon man. (IIRC during jayce's initial release this dynamic was *already* seen as a concern/problem or in the very least Cringe and people spoke up to have it tweaked, and later during the massive lore overhaul when jayce's first new stories came out talking about viktor doing 'amoral' 'experiments' the same red flags popped up again)

For the sake of comparison: OG viktor can be summarized with "russian grad student goes insane after his work is stolen, locks himself in room, comes out of it a mechanical beast with warped ideals" while OG jayce is "good-hearted american piltovan boy is offered a deal with the devil (viktor)! He rejects it, but the villain steals his crystal! what he doesn't expect is for the boy to teach him a lesson! (everybody claps)" and that was it. They didn't have a big buildup or anything, viktor just showed up in full mecharegalia one day and said 'hey i need that crystal for my crazy experiments' and then jayce beat his ass.

Their settled lore rework has made them a lot more nuanced and palatable as full-fledged characters in my opinion, mainly that by making jayce into the star studded fuck-up and viktor into the guy you're at least inclined to feel sorry for (and by giving them an actual years-long connection) you drum up empathy and tend to think of them as people.

Arcane is... look opinions get really heated here because it's new, and people are allowed to be attached to previous versions of characters, but since i tend to look at it as a movie adaptation set into it's own universe (because it is) i'm mostly just going like heyyyy this looks cool i like this they're nice and touchy feely and doing intricate rituals :) ! yay !

But say you're a casual player in 2012 and you're Not Fucking Reading Bullshit Character Bios; all you know is that shitty knock-off captain america and shitty knock-off red skull are duking it out on the middle of league of legends and you think it's funny because hey, you know these guys! you know this story! 'haha. nice.' you say. tale as old as time. That was the intended vibe.

anyway, what matters is that the internet loves gay little communist bitches these days, and they're most definitely eroding jayce's pure-hearted american goals. life comes at you fast

[villainess-supremacy]

headcanons of the four lords celebrating pride for the first time with their s/o

notes: you told them that it's pride month and asked if they would like to celebrate with you. none of them have ever celebrated pride before. I made the lords and s/o queer because I can

type: sfw, gender and sexuality of the s/o are not specified

tw/cw: slight mention of alcohol, blood, lgbtphobes

requests: open

Alcina Dimitrescu

her daughters have mentioned pride month before, but she's not sure what it entails exactly

you gladly explain it to her in detail!

she loves the idea since she is fruity herself loves celebrating for such a wonderful reason

you being part of it makes it so much better

and a whole month?? she's in

she would love to go to pride events with you, but she's afraid other mortals will be scared of her due to her height so you decide to just have your own celebrations in the castle

you love watching movies together so you show her all of your favorite queer movies and shows

you bought a pride flag to hang up below the balcony in the entrance hall

she loves the smile on your face when you proudly look up at it

"maybe we should extend pride to be all year if it makes you this happy, my love."

she already regularly gives you presents, but during the entirety of pride month she additionally leaves little gifts for you in your shared bedroom, the kitchen and all of your favorite places in the castle

and that daily

if there is any queer owned shop you like she will literally buy their entire stock

if there are any charities you mention she will gladly donate in your name and give you the certificate as a surprise

she realizes that something about June just makes her want you even more in general, in the private chambers, whichever is up to you wink wink

as a surprise she decides to make a special wine without blood of course named after you and your sexuality/gender if you use labels, but in fancy Latin words

she loves to drink, but of course watches over you so you don't have too much

mortals don't process it as well as she does...

if you come across any lgbtphobes and are noticeably saddened she will be there to distract you right away

everyone who dares to make her love sad will feel her wrath! be ignored since they're not worth her time

but if she finds out that anyone in the village doesn't support you or anyone who is part of the lgbt community, they will be forced asked to vacate their home

she will pamper you and shower you with her love even more

you once jokingly say "be gay do crime and turn maidens into wine" and she makes it her new motto but she's serious about it

Donna Beneviento

she knows a couple things about pride since she reads a lot, but you're so excited to tell her about it she simply lets you talk

you'd love to go to pride events with her but she's too shy and tends to have anxiety attacks when around too many strangers so she sends Angie instead

afterwards she will gladly listen to both of you tell her all about it!

she has her own collection of books that have queer characters in them which she never told anyone about before you and will read all of them with you if you like

there will be regular dates picnics while Angie takes care of the house

she's a cottage core sapphic and pride month brings out that side of her more

she has made dolls for you before, but this time she makes one that looks just like you

it has a pride flag embroidered on the top above the heart

of course you love it!

you're so glad that she accepts every part of you

she will make one of herself with a similar outfit and a small pride flag as well so she can set them up in couple settings

ever since she found out about online shopping it has opened up a whole new world for her so she will definitely get both of you matching outfits or jewelry from an lgbt owned shop

you love doing arts and crafts together so you suggest making bracelets for each other, either color coded or with letters

Donna's house has a flagpole she hasn't used in decades, but for you she'd gladly call for maintenance if it turns out it's unusable after all these years to hang a pride flag

anything to make you happy!

if there are any lgbtphobes bothering you or your friends, she will be right there to comfort you and won't hesitate to send Angie and her other dolls she can control to deal with them

even if you tell her that it's fine and she should just ignore them she's great at distracting you so you wouldn't notice until it's done oops-

since she has no portable device that can access music streaming platforms, but knows the password to your phone she decides to steal it for a bit and makes you the softest playlist that you since then often play for comfort

Salvatore Moreau

he has spent decades almost completely separated from humans so he has no idea what pride month means, but instantly agrees to it because he loves you so much

he will agree to anything that makes you happy

you both sit down and he looks at you with puppy eyes while you tell him all about pride

he loves the idea of celebrating a group of people you both are a part of

he thinks you deserve your own month to be cherished and celebrated!

he may be a little awkward with expressing his feelings, but he sure knows how to prepare a romantic dinner

with mother miranda needing all of the lords a lot to assist her, he usually barely has time to prep food, but for pride month he does his best to cook for you every single day

part of his usual outfit is a cape to cover his back and a type of crown made out of bones and rope

he's not the best with his hands, but he makes a crown for you that resembles his anyway because you're his queen/king/majesty

you love it so much!

you want to give him something in return so you go to the village and visit the shop you know is lgbt owned and get him a custom necklace with a fish pendant that has your initials engraved

he literally bursts out in tears because he is so touched :c

when you started dating he initially was scared of what you would think about his giant fish form, but you turned out to be really impressed and love it and since you'd be tiny compared to him he suggests taking you on an adventure of sorts

meaning you sit on his back while he swims around the lake which is like a roller coaster ride but more wet

he leads you to a hut you never visited before and he shows you treasures he has collected when he was still mortal

he starts making a list of things you could do and stays up all night to complete it but ends up with so many activities and ideas to celebrate pride you'll have to extend pride month... by possibly years....

if he hears about anyone being mean to you he'll just encase them into the blobs of gooey mass he can make but you don't need to know about that, pride month or not

he has always wanted to propose to you so he might be able to work up the courage to hint at it by the end of June

Karl Heisenberg

of course he knows about pride month!

he knows more than you might think

he isn't considered the rebel child for no reason

in the past he has done some celebration for himself, but it was never anything too special

he thinks it's no fun alone and his experiments servants aren't much fun

sure he could program them, but unless it's to attack something they're not really... party animals

since he has you now he'll gladly give it another go!

he'd love to go to pride events with you, especially if you go to drag shows

he didn't know about them before you made him go to one

something about them fascinates him so much, he's more excited than you

he's not really into cooking, but nothing will stop him from making you a nice breakfast in bed

you always love watching him work on his machines because he likes to take off his shirt when he's hot seeing him do what he loves makes you happy

so he decides to gift you some robots to assist you with your everyday endeavors

it's not really necessary but of course you appreciate the gesture

it means more time to spend with him after all

he once sees you with a keychain that has a pride flag on it so he paints it on one of his machines that he uses more often

mostly he will end the day by having a drink and dancing with you

it's a celebration, so celebrate he will

if you're more in the mood for chilling on the couch he won't say no to watching some queer shows or movies

after working on his machines he has a way of just melting into your arms

if he sees you smile at certain scenes in movies he might attempt to do the same with you

of course you notice, but you definitely can't complain especially if you smile on purpose at the spicier scenes

anyone who will come between you and happily celebrating pride will be visited by Sturm banned from his factory and getting anywhere near you

he likes to name his subjects so he will start naming them after all of your favorite queer historical figures, activists and famous people in general

any smile he can get out of you is a win

a win for the gays you might say

when he was younger he may have had a phase of spraying graffiti around the village so you're not surprised when he goes around his factory and writes "be gay do crime" on several of his machines and doors

[davidmann95]

Fandoms news?

Anonymous asked: Fandome news?

Black Adam: lol

Flash Season 8: YEAH BABY. Haven't watched this show in years and don't imagine I'll be returning now but this is nice.

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom: Wait, ep. 1's already dropped? This looks amazing.

Milestone: That program sounds good, and hell yes Brandon Thomas get that $$$

Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League: Still no gameplay after all these years since their last thing, incredible. And I guess it makes sense the costumes would be that dumb coming from the Arkham Knight people, but jeez.

Peacemaker: This should be fun!

Superman stuff: Would have taken seeing a presumably new costume over a house tour, personally. And why do the stairs lead nowhere, why wouldn't you just build a house? The Supergirl farewell was sweet and I'd never heard the J'onn actor's real voice before, the My Adventures glimpse as miniscule as it was still got me even more excited, and the Smallville reunion was nice even if it pretty much shut down the prospect of an animated revival. As for the new motto, sure, fine, I won't complain if this sticks but also they keep flip-flopping and tinkering with this so I dunno that I really expect any permanence.

Doom Patrol: I'm the moron who's still only seen most of the first season - I'm not built for binging! - but overjoyed to hear it's continuing and that therefore I have more time to catch up.

The Flash: ...was that motherfucker wearing a choker as some kind of pun about how everyone associates him with choking a lady. Anyway this looks fine I guess, curious about the two Millers and the new suit is of course inevitably an improvement even if the helmet fits badly, but Jesus.

Injustice: I swear to god this took up 25% of the show

Blue Beetle/Batgirl: Curious about both of these

Monkey Prince: Hell yes, very glad to hear this is in fact panning out.

Batwoman: I watched the first 3 episodes of the show and even if it's improved in every other aspect I had to quit for my own health, every second Alice is onscreen I can feel my brain getting smoother, possibly the actual worst baddie in superhero mass-media

Catwoman: Hunted and other animated things next year: I suspect the actual story is gonna be kinda trash but visually this looks like a ton of fun. Dreading what a DTV CGI DC movie looks like.

Titans: Hilarious. I'm guessing they adapt the friggin' Tom King run next without Bruce ever suiting up, and in the background they'll do Judas Contract or some shit.

Batman: Caped Crusader: Oh no this sounds kind of awful now. It really is modern Bruce Timm running the show with nobody telling him no, and that's real bad everybody, that's real, real bad. I initially thought this would be the prestige thing while My Adventures was the all-ages but still thought of internally as kiddie show, and I guess that's still probably true in a sense, but now I'm really thinking these two might turn out to be a "All-Star Superman was announced as a footnote to All-Star Batman & Robin" situation. Also it's funny they have to call this GRITTY, HARDCORE show Caped Crusader because they ran out of other nicknames.

Young Justice: Phantoms: fuck you

Naomi: Of course they weaseled out of using Hoechlin or Routh; shame the leak about Superman being a fictional character in that world and her meeting him being her door to the multiverse was fake.

Shazam! Fury of the Gods: Fully expect this to be great but wanted to smack Zachary Levi across the mouth when he declared the costumes 'upgraded'. I don't care how much they're paying you dude.

Wonder Woman stuff: I guess we've got one more Jenkins/Gadot movie to (judging by the last one) endure, and Trial of the Amazons I guess would be tentatively neat if there was any creative team announced.

Pennyworth: hahaha what

The Batman: Oh I love this freak. Great across the board - it defamiliarizes Batman successfully, it looks slick as hell, and it balances the tone of utterly brutal and horrifying with Riddler leaving behind his logo in his coffee. My only complaints are:

* Sound mixing was a little rough with a couple lines.

* Not wild about Batman being to effortlessly tank infinite machinegun fire now.

* The unseen prisoner is clearly Riddler but a friend noted it kinda sounded like Kevin Conroy so if I was obsessed with Hurt turning out to be the big villain of this trilogy BEFORE

All in all, a couple obvious exceptions aside this was a huge letdown: tons of "Excited to get a glimpse of ______? Well, we'll have something to show you...someday!", bland retrospectives, and the smallest of announcements. This didn't even feel like a quantity over quality thing, just a shrug capped off by Batman.

[fishoutofcamelot]

Since October is my yearly Fullmetal Alchemist Rewatch MonthTM, it's time to rehash the ol' BBCM AU

Arthur as Colonel Roy Mustang. Naturally my gut instinct is to put Arthur as Edward. They're both angry blondes with a red cape-thingie and twice their weight in daddy issues. But honestly, if we look at this from a perspective of themes and character arcs, I honestly think Arthur would be a better fit for the role of Roy Mustang. Both of them are members of an oppressive military structure, have a history with participating in genocide that haunts them and requires redemption, and are in a position of authority over a found family group of soldiers (drawing parallels between the Round Table and Team Mustang). Also, Mustang stages a coup to overthrow the evil/oppressive government, and it would have been *chefs kiss* good character development to see Arthur do that

Merlin as Edward Elric. Y'know I didn't think Merlin as Edward would make any amount of sense. In terms of personality they couldn't be more different. But the more I think about, the more I realize that while they are very different people, thematically there's a lot of similarity. First and foremost, themes of sacrifice. Merlin puts himself through so much crap just to protect his friends, while Ed lost his leg trying to bring his mom back, and gave up his arm and later his alchemy in order to save his brother. Also, they're both young magical prodigies and considered anomalies within their respective magic systems - Merlin because he was born with his powers, and Ed because he can use alchemy without a transmutation circle. Also also, they're both being used as weapons in service of an oppressive authority - Ed is a State Alchemist, aka a "dog of the military" and one of Father's chosen sacrifices; and Merlin is both a servant to the Pendragons and destiny's chosen protector of the Once and Future King. Both have to struggle with balancing duty/obligation with their own morals and desires, and both characters inevitably fall on opposite sides of that fence. (I also put Merlin as Ed because I'm a slut for whump and I would love nothing more than to see Merlin endure all the angsty crap Ed goes through)

Percival as Alphonse. At first it might seem like Percival would be Major Armstrong since they're both muscle-y boys. But actually, Percival is Alphonse. They're both large and imposing guys who are secretly total softies and don't have nearly the amount of screentime they deserve. Also, if Percy's soul had been bound to a hollow suit of armor like Al, he would definitely start hiding cats in there and you cannot change my mind

Freya as Nina Tucker. Don't hate me for this one, but it makes sense right? Like, like, forget the romantic shippy stuff for a sec, that's just gross in this context. Freya as Nina is so accurate it hurts. RIGHT????

Kilgharrah as The Truth. They're both morally ambiguous, physically displaced entities who are often visited or called upon during magical/alchemical events, who dispense wisdom and judgment based on their own strict adherence to a certain code - Kilgharrah to destiny, and The Truth to equivalent exchange

Uther as Father. Daddy issues

Balinor as Van Hohenheim. This one's a bit of a no-brainer. Balinor and Hohenheim are both absent fathers who have a brief reunion with their son/s and then die shortly thereafter. Also, parallels between them both having ~special magic~ that make them a target (Balinor's a dragonlord and...whatever the hell Hohenheim has going on). Also, both of them became lonely wanderers after suffering mass death within their community - the Purge and the fall of Xerxes respectively

Hunith as Trisha Elric. Ooh this one hurts but it just fits so well

Gwaine as Ling Yao OR Jean Havoc. Comic relief foodies and fun-loving characters who are secretly royalty but don't even remotely act like it? Wanderers from a distant land, coming to Camelot/Amestris with seemingly the sole purpose of messing with everyone? Yeah he's definitely Ling. But I'm also willing to accept the idea of Gwaine as Havoc, what with them both being the chaotic bastard subordinates to Arthur and Mustang respectively. Not to mention parallels between Gwaine being tortured and/or killed, and Havoc being hospitalized and paralyzed - both of these tragedies occuring after a fateful run-in with a murderous black-haired sadist

Mithian as Lan Fan. Can't explain this one, it just feels right

Gaius as Pinako. I don't think I have to justify this choice even a little bit

Nimueh as Scar. Yeah you heard me. Thematically it makes a world of sense. Both are members of a group of people that were subjugated, oppressed, and overall victims of genocide that became extremists in their quest for wholly-earned revenge. Also because Scar got an interesting redemption arc and I want Nimueh to have what he had

Lancelot as Maes Hughes. OOOOHH THIS ONE HURTS TO THINK ABOUT. But uhh. It makes sense. Both of them figured out the big secret before everyone else - Lancelot found out about Merlin's magic, and Hughes found out about what Father was planning. Not to mention that both of them are loveable characters whose deaths will be forever burned into my psyche. Also, if Lancelot had a wife and child you can bet your ass he would show off pictures of them to anyone and everyone

Elyan as Maria Ross. Mostly I made this choice because both of them were on the run at one point for crimes they didn't necessarily commit, Maria for accusations of murder and Elyan for all the stuff he did while being possessed by a ghost. Also because the idea of a shapeshifter using Elyan's face to murder Lancelot hurts in all the angstiest ways. At first it was tricky thinking of a place to put Elyan and then it HIT me and now I can't stop thinking about it

Gwen as Winry Rockbell. Hello, Winry's a mechanic and Gwen's a blacksmith? And then there's the dead family trauma, and them both being caring and compassionate but also won't take anyone's crap. And if Nimueh is Scar in this universe, then it makes a bit more sense from that angle too. Y'know, since Nimueh poisoned Gwen's father and indirectly led to her almost getting executed, while Scar straight-up killed Winry's parents. Just thinking about the scene where Ed gently pulls the gun from Winry's hands, telling her she shouldn't kill Scar because she has the hands of a healer not a fighter...but with Merlin and Gwen instead....oh my GOD I am going to EXPLODE with FEELINGS

Isolde as Izumi Curtis and Tristan as Sig. Fighter-type power couples who could wipe the floor with you while also held within each other's passionate and tender embrace? Sign me up

Agravaine as Cornello. Both of them are horrible people. Enough said

Leon as Riza Hawkeye. A weaker man might place Merlin or even Gwen as Hawkeye. But I have the balls to admit that if anyone fits the role of Arthur's badass yet stern ride-or-die second in command, it's Leon. If you can't see that because you're too busy trying to think of this from a shipping perspective, then I really can't help you. Leon is so obviously Hawkeye it hurts

Morgana as Olivier Armstrong. They're both BAMF girlbosses. A lot of people would classify Morgana as Lust instead, but that's low-hanging fruit. Uwu Morgana and Lust are both dark-haired, black-clad evil beauties who kill people and cause mayhem. Get real. As if Morgana would willingly follow the orders of someone who calls themselves 'Father'. C'mon guys, Olivier is just Morgana but blonde and not evil. They even have a similar relationship with their siblings, for crying out loud (although the concept of Arthur as Major Armstrong is absolutely terrifying and that mental image will haunt me for years to come)

[personally-im-feeling-pantastic]

Rewatching Stargate Atlantis, Season 1 Episode 7: Poisoning the Well

Okay, so first thought: they're in the old section of the stacks in the UIUC library

They're talking to a guy with a truly magnificent beard, and a pretty nice suit

A weapon against the wraith? Doubtful, seeing as this is only episode 7 of a 5 season show, and I remember the wraith being an extremely ongoing problem

And he had to wait to 'make sure he could trust them' before telling them this, which means that it's most likely unethical

Well, as we saw from the previous episode, McKay doesn't give a shit about ethics so, you can tell him!

Wait, McKay actually cares about ethics now? And Sheppard apparently switched places with him because whoops, forgot to tell these people that they don't actually have another fifty years before the wraith attack again bcus Sheppard accidentally woke them up and now they're on the warpath. Great.

Ok ok ok, so the weapon is an experimental drug that will supposedly make people immune to the wraith?? Good luck, man

And Sheppard promised to help them, of course he did.

Yay Carson!

And a Star Trek reference, nice

Ooh Carson's got a crush

Also please give me a full view of the front, back, and sides of that lab dress, because that is interesting

Buttons down the back, with no front closures, mid thigh, has a little cape in the back, like a robe a la française, but without pleating, a very sharp collar, there's a center front seam, even if there isn't a front closure, and there's a broach in the collar, made of woven white natural fiber

Please excuse me while I start planning a possible cosplay

It works? Or, at least, mostly. Nice!

Ok, War Crimes time!

New note on the lab dress: instead of a cape, it appears to be more like a loose vest that could possibly be covering front buttons, or just be a smaller version of an apron. This could be what the broach is holding in place

Alright, I admit, I do find Carson's crush on this scientist very adorable very adorable

I was joking about war crimes before, but Weir just actually cited the Geneva Convention, and this was waved off by Sheppard, because he wants to do medical experiments on the prisoner that they've been starving for a month, damnit!

I love the dynamic of Carson vs every scientist on this planet, they're like "yay controlled simulations worked, time to start human testing!" And he's like "NO wtf are you guys crazy??" And then they're like "yay this single test involving a man who is literally dying anyways worked, and we haven't even evaluated that there weren't any negative side affects, or waited a significant amount of time to see if any show up, time to start mass production!" And he's like "NO NO NO WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING???!?!”

Alright, the wraith is dying (I think)

And he's dead

But still acting superior until the very end

And now this dumbass chancellor isn't listening

They're literally explaining in great detail how the wraith are just going to wipe these people out when they find out that they have an actual weapon against the wraith, and he's like 'or maybe they'll leave us alone, who knows ?' sir, everyone knows. They're going to kill all your people.

Ok, apparently he already started distributing the drugs

And now half of the people who took the drug are dying

And he's still fine with it???????

He's like 'I will put it to a vote, and do whatever my people decide'

I know this is bad timing, but the lab dress doesn't come down to mid thigh with white pants, as I thought, it actually comes down to around mid calf to ankle length

No :( Carson's crush just died. And he was so cute with her :(

Apparently the vote turned out 96% in favor