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locke-esque-monster · 3 months ago

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Two of the other things I found frustrating about season 4 of TUA are not something I've really seen anyone talking about.

First, that the characters are talking like themselves, but they're not acting like themselves.

It's hard to explain, but the closest comparison I can think of is someone practicing at impersonation of someone, but not saying something that made any sense for that person to say (not even comedically - like in makes no sense in relation to them at all).

Part of making a character sound like themselves is the actor, part the writer. To break it cleanly (though it's never actually this clean a split): The actor's job is tone and delivery. The writer's is manner of speaking/rhythm of how they talk and context/personal choice for choosing those words.

For example in 4x4, when Lorretta says to Klaus that her ex husband preferred (the nickname) Dick, Klaus responds laughing, "Don't we all?"

That is absolutely a Klaus line. The writers have really got his manner of speaking down. BUT - in the context of this scene, that isn't a good fit. Klaus is about to use his powers and that's a trauma to our knowledge he hasn't gotten over. He should be more upset, not as laid back as we see here.

So to me, watching season 4 felt a little like reading an AU fanfic where the author got the voices right, but forgot to explain or flesh out the AU. A good AU explains where canon diverged and how things were impacted by those changes. Or if it's a full overhaul, like the classic coffeeshop AU, it lays out the land of our characters altered backstories.

And that brings me to my other issue with season 4: The utter absence of flashbacks.

I really don't know what the writers were thinking not having any flashbacks this season. Season 3 didn't really need more than a couple of them to fill in some gaps because season 2 happened minutes before season. But season 1 and 2 absolutely needed them. We needed to understand how in season 1, the characters got from their childhoods to the characters we see in 2019. And in season 2, we needed to see what we missed while they were all separated in the 60s.

In both instances, it better informed their arcs in the present day, and they were enjoyable to watch to boot.

But despite 6 years having passed between seasons 3 and 4, the longest we've seen outside of their childhoods to season 1, there's really no flashbacks this season for the time we missed between seasons 3 and 4.

Is it any wonder I felt so wrong-footed this season? That's 6 years and we have no idea what happened other than a few offhand comments.

Because we should know things like: What happened with Luther's search for Sloane? Why did Allison and Ray break up? How did any of them get into the jobs they found - whether it's Allison's struggling career, Luther's stripping, Diego's delivery job, etc.? Why did Victor move to Canada?

Instead we just drop in with our characters where everything is different and yet we're both supposed to roll with the changes, but also act like no time has passed? How do you build up to a finale where they sacrifice everything and die if we don't even really understand the lives they're giving up on or how we got here?

A few flashbacks and some better explanations could have easily given us some more depth than we had this season, along with potentially fixing some of the overall structural issues.

And I know that we ended up with an abbreviated season (by whose decision I'm not sure) and that probably played a part. But if that meant cutting the flashbacks, then maybe they should have either reassessed cutting them at all, or the length of the season.

#sorry - this is my last TUA post tonight I swear #I'm purging them all from my system like bile #tua critical #tua spoilers #tua s4 spoilers #tua season 4 spoilers #tua season four spoilers #tua season four #tua s4 #tua season 4 #tua #the umbrella academy #umbrella academy #klaus hargreeves #Updating this 10/26 from initial 10/22 post #Because I feel like I've figured out how to make my point better about why Klaus sounded wrong #And I felt kind of ick by how I described it before

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soaps-mohawk · 1 year ago

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Summary: Task Force 141 operates successfully without an omega, at least that’s what Price has been saying since its formation. Two alphas and two betas balance the pack just fine, and they have the numbers to prove it.

It works for a while, until the Omega Initiative is born and the 141 find themselves having to adjust to the sudden addition of an omega to their pack. Fresh out of an institute, you’re hardly fit for their secretive, dangerous world, or so Price thinks.

As each member of the team gets closer to you, things begin to come to light, not only about you but about the decision to force you into their lives.

Maybe, just maybe, Price was wrong and the 141 does need an omega after all.

Pairings: Poly 141 x reader, Price x Gaz, Ghost x Soap

Warnings: Alpha/Beta/Omega dynamics, NSFW content, explicit smut, fingering, oral (m and f receiving), knotting, biting, claiming, mating cycles, Alternate Universe, a/b/o typical classism and sexism, age differences, military inaccuracies, canon typical violence, blood, weapons, language, no use of Y/N, brief torture, hurt/comfort, let's be real this is so unrealistic but it's a/b/o you're not here for accuracy.

Chapters containing smut are marked with a *

Updates are posted on the weekends, either Saturday or Sunday PST

This fic can also be found on my Ao3 -> HERE

I will no longer be using a taglist for this fic, please follow THIS BLOG and turn on notifications

**This fic is currently in progress**

NAVIGATION PAGE

CRCB DIRECTORY

Part 1 - The Omega

Chapter 1 - The Introduction

Chapter 2 - Adjustments

Chapter 3 - Speak Their Language

Chapter 4 - You Can Be Useful

Chapter 5 - What I Want *

Part 2 - The Bond

Chapter 6 - One Step Closer *

Chapter 7 - Sweet Strawberry

Chapter 8 - The Thing About Ghost

Chapter 9 - Save Me

Chapter 10 - Treat Me Gently*

Part 3 - The First Heat

Chapter 11 - It's Coming

Chapter 12 - Fire In My Veins*

Chapter 13 - Piece Me Back Together*

Chapter 14 - The Aftermath*

Part 4 - The New Normal

Chapter 15: Bonnie*

Chapter 16: Big Brown Eyes *

Chapter 17: Alone

Chapter 18: Don't Let Me Go

Chapter 19: Daddy Issues

Chapter 20: The New Normal *

Chapter 21: Crime and Punishment *

Chapter 22: I Won't Be Gentle

Part 5 - A Pack of Five

Chapter 23: Regrets

Chapter 24: The Last First Time *

Chapter 25: Animals *

Chapter 26: Fuck *

Chapter 27: Drown In It *

Chapter 28: Two Is Company, Three Is A Party *

Chapter 29: There's Something Wrong With My Omega

Part 6 - The Tragedy

Chapter 30: Butterfly's Wings

Chapter 31: Forced Proximity

Chapter 32: The Tragedy

Chapter 33: Ghosts of the Past

Chapter 34: The Whole Truth

Part 7 - The Aftermath

Chapter 35: Threads

Chapter 36: To The Sea

Chapter 37: The Silence

Chapter 38: Shattered

Chapter 39: Life

Part 8 - The Next Chapter

Chapter 40: Where Do We Go From Here

Chapter 41: Revenge

Chapter 42: Comfort and Joy

Title card made by the beautiful @141wh0re

#call of duty #call of duty fanfic #call of duty x reader #cod x reader #141 x reader #task force 141 x reader #captain john price x reader #john price x reader #simon riley x reader #simon ghost riley x reader #kyle garrick x reader #gaz x reader #soap mactavish x reader #john mactavish x reader #x reader #a/b/o

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crooked-sketches · 3 months ago

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Please read the full post!

Thank you all so much for the amazing response received for this project! To date, an astounding 30 artists have joined! I could never have expected that kind of response so soon, so I have decided to close the signups early and move forward with the next steps!

Who will we be drawing?

The one and only...

India!!!

Introducing, in order, the artists participating!

@aphfroghat 2. @samrut 3. @ashafox 4. @Winteree 5. @doomspiral 6. @maibluemen 7. @the-heaminator 8. @itstokkii 9. @paperuniverse 10. @ama-the-weeb 11. @j-ellyfish 12. @chaoshiki 13. @viktuurishipper96 14. @theheroinewashere 15. @solareeluna 16. @dis-mr-slovenia 17. @noonartist 18. @umahumahumah 19. @f0rgetf0rgetting 20. @ellmovy 21. @loverboylen 22. @Sukno-enjoyer 23. @k3llyb3an 24. @arnikaaa 25. @currybowls-blog 26. @gybas-blog 27. @aurum-cat 28. @dapotatoauthor 29. @spadeset 30. @lecirueblr

Remember, if you no longer wish to participate or need to pull out for whatever reason please dm me!

Wooo! Now what?

I will draw the starter drawing, blur it, and send it along to the first artist in line! Then, when they are finished, they will send the drawing back to me so I can blur it and send it to the next artist. Who will then send it back to me and so on and so forth.

How will we send you the drawing?

Since the quality in Tumblr dm's is, quite frankly, ass, the drawings will be sent to me via either Discord or email. Depending on your preferences please ask me for my @ or email address via DM.

Remember, each artist has two weeks! But you are welcome to send it to me early if you finish before the two weeks are up!

Some quick rules

The minimum required for your drawing is a lined and coloured piece. NO sketches and NO black and white. Fully rendered pieces are very much appreciated, but lined and flat colour is perfectly fine.

Digital art is preferred however if you intend to do traditional art PLEASE make sure that when you send me the picture of your work that it is scanned and not a simple photograph for maximum clarity.

I will be using a canvas size of 3000 x 3500 for the initial drawing, please keep a similar ratio so that they will all fit nicely on the final graphic!

when it is your turn, I will send you a dm on Tumblr or whichever communication method you prefer. If I receive no response/indication that you have seen the message after one week, your turn will be skipped. Sending updates on your progress isn't obligatory but it is appreciated!

My Dm's are always open for questions of any kind! Or even if you just want to stop by and chat!

Finally, a personal message from the mod.

I really cannot thank all of you enough. You all make the community a little better with every piece of art you post.

This project comes at a very difficult time for me. As well as having some personal issues, my family in Lebanon barely managed to escape the war with their lives, they got out but their neighbourhood is gone and the fate of many family friends remains uncertain. Our family in Venezuela is also severely struggling during this time of unrest, and we are not always able to contact them. I decided to host this project now because Hetalia has always been a deep comfort of mine and has helped me through many personal issues in the past. I longed for a sense of community and wanted to interact with more of you all. I could not have imagined so many of you would be interested in my small passion project, especially so many artists and creators who I have looked up to for years.

In addition to this, I wanted to thank all of you who hold Lebanon, Palestine, and Venezuela in your hearts during this time. It warms my heart whenever I see people in the Hetalia community (many of whom are participating here with us!) uplifting fundraisers, charities, and honest discussion about these events.

Perhaps you don't really care about this small message, but it was important to me to say it.

If you reached this far, comment with a ❣️ and I can't wait to see y'all amazing works!

#hetalia #hetalia world stars #telephone game

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a-shade-of-blue · 4 months ago

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New Gaza fundraiser asks I've received (12 September)

Mohammed & Diana (@melhindips): They have 12 members in their immediate family. Diana is currently pregnant with their third child, and their daughter suffers from a neck injury. They are trying to evacuate out of Gaza. (https://gofund.me/4e1d146f) (vetted by PaliLiberation and is documented as Family #132. (FYI PaliLiberation is an Instagram and Tiktok based initiative, and they only document campaigns who have passed their verification process))

Ali Jundia (@ali-manar2024-family, @ali2024-family): Ali is from a family of 9. His son Yazan has been injured in the foot by a sharpnel. Ali is raising funds to evacuate his family and provide treatment for Yazan. (https://gofund.me/c76c2983) (vetted by association. Ali Jundia is a friend of @samerpal (#196 on the verified fundraiser list vetted by el-shab-hussein and nabulsi)) (kr959 SEK raised of kr550,000 goal)

Mohammed Ayman (@mohammed-gaza): Mohammed is 19 years old. He is trying to evacuate himself and 7 family members including 5 children. Their house has been destroyed and they are now living in a displaced people camp in Mawasi Khan Younis. (https://gofund.me/a0fe2508) (vetted by association. Mohammed is a friend of @maram-gaza (#196 on the Bees and Watermelons verified fundraiser list. Also vetted by association. Maram is a friend of @yousefjehad3 (#255 on the verified fundraiser sheet vetted by el-shab-hussein and nabulsi))) (€40 raised of €70,000 goal)

Alaa (@alaa-syam): Alaa has 3 children: Raghad (15), Ahmed (10) and Ismael (14). Ahmed suffers from a serious eye condition but has not been able to receive medical treatment. Alaa is fundrasing to provide for basic necessities and medical treatment for Ahmed. (https://gofund.me/0a8f5756) (vetted by association. Alaa is a sister of @yousefjehad3 (132 on the Bees and Watermelons verified fundraiser list, shared by 90-ghost and listed as #255 on the verified fundraiser sheet vetted by el-shab-hussein and nabulsi)) ($206 CAD raised of $30,000 goal)

Noha Ayyad (@nohaayyad19): Nour lost her only child (two-and-a-half-year old) and her husband in the 2014 war. Her home has been destroyed. Her mother suffers from arthritis and back pain, and her brother Darwish suffers from paralysis in his right leg and needs regular treatment. She seeks to evacuate her 17 family members out of Gaza. (https://gofund.me/00cf57d2) (#78 on the Operation Olive Branch verified fundraiser list)

Anas Al-Sharfa (@anasalshrofa): Anas dreams of being a doctor but his uni has been destroyed. Their younger siblings are at risk since they haven’t received their vaccinations and there is an outbreak of polio. His brother suffered from jaundice and there is no treatment. (https://gofund.me/589a25a1) (#913 on the Butterfly Effect Project vetted fundraiser list) (€1,961 raised of €50,000 goal)

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 13 - 25 July.

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 26 -29 July.

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 30 July - 1 August.

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 2 - 5 August.

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 6 - 10 August.

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 11 - 14 August.

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 15 - 18 August

Click here for my Masterlist for fundrasiers from 19 - 21 August

Click here for my Masterlist for fundrasiers from 22 - 24 August

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 25 - 28 August

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 29 August - 1 September

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 2 - 5 September.

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 6-10 September.

How does vetting and verification work? See post here. (also read comments regarding 90-ghost and why we trust the campaigns he has shared)

Click here for my Google Doc with my complete masterlist of all the Palestinian gfm asks I've received, updated daily (along with other verified ways to send aid to Gaza).

See post here for other verified ways to send aid to Gaza.

Don't forget your Daily Clicks on Arab.org, it's free!!! and Every click made is registered in their system and generates donation from sponsors/advertisers.)

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sinner-sunflower · 9 months ago

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P.2 HH Lucifer-centric AU 18/?

STORY 1, PART 1, PART 2, PART 3, PART 4, PART 5, PART 6, PART 7, PART 8, PART 9, PART 10, PART 11, PART 12, PART 13, PART 14, PART 14.5, PART 15, PART 16, PART 17, PART 19, PART 20, PART 21, PART 22, PART 23, PART 24, PART 25, PART 26

Update: There will be a change in the chapter upload schedule. New chapters here will be posted MWF starting this week so next update will be on Friday. While TTh are days for me to rewrite and post story 1 chapters on ao3.

Thank you for your understanding <3

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Adam is actually adjusting rather well in Hell which, honestly, baffled Charlie and the others. Lucifer not so much because he's pretty sure Adam was not meant for Heaven but they didn't wanna embarrass themselves by having the first human soul fall in Hell.

And they say Lucifer's the prideful one.

Sure, the dickhead bitches and complains but he deduced the guy would do it regardless of where he was. He always thought that Adam was a lazy ass son of a bitch who's all dick and no brains; like one of those jock characters from Charlie's DVD collection.

Maybe that's why he's adjusting so well. His attitude is very on brand for Hell.

Still doesn't explain this, though.

Lucifer: How are you so good at this? I thought you said you hated it.

Adam: I said I hated it not that I'm shit at it. Besides, who the fuck loves doing paperwork?

Today, Lucifer is at the palace catching up on centuries worth of documents that he missed during this 'me-time'. The Sins initially offered to take over so that he could rest but he insists on doing it himself. He feels bad about relying on the Sins too much every time there's a problem. He's supposed to the older brother! The-uh- King of Hell! And what King can't even do simple paperwork?

Apparently he is, because he and Adam have been at this for days now and the pile just never seem to lessen. He's beginning to think someone has cursed him to be stuck here forever.

Speaking of Adam, Lucifer won't admit it to his face but the other has been a very big help; like they're actually making progress and none of the work is half-assed too.

He can't help but look on in wonder at how the first man is just zooming through the endless papers.

Adam: Oi. I know I'm a fine piece of art but can you stop lookin' at me like that? Take a picture, it'll last longer.

Lucifer: I just can't get my head around all this.

Adam: What's not to get, bruh? You know I'm good at everything; even the boring shit. I handle Sera's when she's too busy doing fuck knows too, you know!

Lucifer: Excuse- what?! You handled Sera's documents?? And she didn't stop you the first time???

Adam: Okay- why the fuck are you acting like that's such a shock?

Lucifer: Helloooooo it's freakin' Sera? It's you? I just-

Lucifer makes an exaggerated gesture of scratching his head in mock confusion.

Lucifer: -is she out of her mind? Did she suffer some form of brain damage?

Adam: Okay, look. You are making this into a way bigger deal than it needs to be, I don't pry into your stupid skills and insecurities.

Lucifer: Bitch, you literally do that all the time!

It was nice, in a weird way, how they're bantering. It almost reminds Lucifer of the first days he came to Eden; how Lilith and Adam pretended for a bit to get along for him.

As an angel, he was taught to see the good in everything. After all, everything was made by Father's hand so why would they be anything less than good and perfect?

They say that God is omnipotent and all-knowing, so he often wonders if his Father intentionally made the humans that way. Still does not explain why he would cast him out when the mistake was in his Father's hands.

Because.

Adam was fun until he said something about Lilith. Adam was fine until he acts like a 'man'. Adam was a friend until he wasn't.

Eden was one hell of a reality check. Pun intended.

Man, was pre-humanity Heaven always been cult-like?

Adam: Bro, how bout you shut up and let me do the work you've forced upon me. And why are you here anyway? I thought you live at that hotel now.

Lucifer: Oh? Would you rather do the work there? I have to warn you; Nifty goes in and out of rooms as she pleases to clean so-

Adam: Ah!!!! Don't say that name!

Lucifer: What? Afraid she's gonna come out of the mirror like some sort of Bloody Mary?

Adam bearing his teeth at him like a wild animal is a funny sight to see but then a got a very genius idea, a literal lightbulb turned on above his head.

Lucifer: Nifty...

Sensing what Lucifer is doing, Adam scrambles up and charges at him. Lucifer dodged him with ease and flies high above the room away from prying hands.

Lucifer: Niftyyyyy~

Adam: Lucifer, stop that shit!

Lucifer: Niffffffffffffffty-

Nifty: Hey guys!

The scream the two let out at the sudden voice were embarrassingly high enough to be mistaken for a teenage girl's.

Adam: WHAT THE FUCK?!

Lucifer: Jesus Christ!

Despite the panic in front of her, the little cyclops just smiled on.

Lucifer: Nifty, what in the world are you doing here?

Adam: Get that thing away from me!

Lucifer: Oh don't be such a baby, it's just Nifty.

Adam: You screamed too, asshole!

He gave Adam a wave to say 'whatever' and turns back to Nifty who has her eyes locked on the panicking demon behind him.

Maybe he should let her have at it at him just a little.

Nifty: I'd love to start a goat collection hehe~

Okay, nevermind. With Adam's surprising skills at organization, he can't afford to die yet until he finishes Lucifer's paperwork.

Lucifer: Uh Nifty, my question?

Nifty: Yes, roach queen?

Lucifer: Roach what? You know what, don't answer that. I asked why are you here.

Nifty: Oh! Miss Charlie is calling for you. Seems pretty urgent.

Lucifer: Did something happen at the hotel?

Nifty: Not really!

Lucifer: So?? What is it???

Nifty: Have you been outside at all, Mr. King?

Lucifer: Well no. We've been holled up all day doing this-

He vaguely gestures to the mess of his office.

Lucifer: And I put up a sound barrier so we wouldn't get distracted. I've also turned off my phone sooooooooOHHHH my god!

What the shit?? 666 missed calls??? Most of them are from Charlie.

Nifty: Said that no one could reach you. The others are trying to calm the panic cause most of the icky demons went straight into the hotel. I wanted to stab them but Miss Charlie told me to just come here and get you!

Probably to prevent bloodshed. His daughter is so smart but-

Lucifer: What actually is happening, Nifty?

Nifty: Oh! The sky is falling!

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Sorry if it's a bit short but I just wanted to write AdamsApple banter and a bit of introspective.

Also, is that a chicken little reference???

Kudos to you if you saw that Spring Broken reference (arguably my fave Helluva Boss episode all because of the creative insults)

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cringywhitedragon · 3 months ago

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Saw a YouTube comment on an Electric Angel cover that made me think (This is still a heavy WiP but I decided to post it early)

If you know, Meiko and Kaito are indeed companion voice banks but I find it a bit strange on why there’s a pretty big sized gap between their initial V1 releases.

In comparison, it’s pretty interesting since it lines up pretty close to when Microsoft trashed Longhorn and shifted development to the train wreak we would know as Windows Vista (Post Reset which was 2004 - 2006. (Vista was finished in 2006 and shipped to manufacturing in November but officially released to the public in January of 2007 (Almost right on February) to the displeasure of most everybody because of how infamously slow it ran on dated hardware)

(Though the real question is can Longhorn run Vocaloid)

For comparison in a timeline structure (Note: The yyyy/mm/dd format will be for known archived Post reset Vista beta builds that are online. This info comes from the BetaWiki.)

August ?? 2004: Microsoft resets longhorn’s development on what would soon become vista

2004-08-03 One of the first archived builds of Post-Reset Longhorn is compiled (Omega-13 builds)

2004-08-08

2004-08-09

2004-08-18

2004-08-26

2004-09-02

2004-09-27 (There’s a cow on this one)

November 05 2004: Meiko’s V1 voicebank releases

December 2004 - Prior to April 2005

Longhorn Developer previews release. (The wiki lists three that have unknown dates currently but fall within this timeframe)

April 1st, 2005: Vista Beta 5048 is compiled

2005-04-04

2005-04-12 Last build to have the Luna Theme

2005-04-17 / 2005-04-20: Builds 5059 and 5060 are compiled / Aero theme is introduced

2005-04-21: build 5061 is compiled

2005-05-11: build 5063 is compiled

2005-06-05 / 2005-06-04: builds 5071 and 5081

2005-06-21 /25: build 5086

2005-06-16/2005-07-20 -Final of the Beta 1 builds, IE 7 and RRS feed support are showed off here, Vista name gets finalized.

Start of the Beta 2 cycle

2005-07-02/2005-08-30 - Start of beta 2 up to the September Community Technology Preview build. More stuff was added. Games were highlighted as well.

2005-08-22/2005-10-04 - October 2005 CTP build, Aero gets showcased on a news channel, Oberon updates their games.

Nov 03 2005: MEIKO turns 1

2005-10-26/2005-12-14 December 2005 CTP build, Some more stuff is tweaked

2006

Two years have almost passed now since the folks in Redmond started reworking this would be dumpster fire of an OS. Across the pond in Sapporo, another company was getting ready to release their second vocal synth.

What has Microsoft added to the table for the new year? MEDIA PLAYER

August 29, 2006: Earliest mention of Microsoft Anna (She counts too right?)

#work in progress #reshi rambles #windows vista #vocaloid #meiko #kaito vocaloid #windows xp

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goingferalapparently · 1 year ago

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The Cursed Team: A Discussion

Cursed Team Mechanics:

One team is cursed. If the cursed team loses, say goodbye to all of your lives and eggs. What team is that? Can you figure that out? No. So make sure you do your best to win. But if any of the other teams win, they can pick some of the eggs to come back with you.

How I understand it:

If the cursed team (left unknown/unknowable) loses, all islanders lose their lives and all eggs except those chosen by the winning team.

Likely, the islanders losing their lives is in taken in a non-literal manner. Otherwise, there is a story in place for the world beyond permadeath.

(i.e. Lives as Livelihood versus Lives as Living)

Possibilities favour the first option, due to the line "But if any of the other teams win, they can pick some of the eggs to come back with you." They will likely return to Quesadilla Island.

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Summary of Tickets:

In Order: Fit, Etoiles, Quackity, Roier, Iron Mouse, Bagi, Forever, Maxo, Antoine, Kameto, Rubius, Mike

16, 8, 27, 11, 7, 1, 15, 17, 20, 33?, ?, 5?

In Order: Tubbo, Pierre, Tina, PacTW, BBH, Pol, Luzu, Lenay, Nihachu, Mariana, Missa, Rivers

25, 4, 14, 21, 3, 6, 30?, 28?, 29, ?, 19, 22

In Order: Ph1LzA, Foolish, Cellbit, Slime, Jaiden, Baghera, Felps, Carre, Wilbur, German, Vegetta, Willy

18, 9, 10, 12, 23, 13, 26, 2, 34?, 32?, 31?, 24?

Modified Tickets (*): Quackity, Philza, Slime(, Wilbur, Vegetta)

Loading screens (**): Mouse, Philza, Roier, Baghera, Cellbit, Etoiles, Foolish, Jaiden(?), Maxo

Observer's screen (+): ElQuackity, Cellbit, Etoiles, Jaiden, Maxo, Slimecicle

All *, **, and + are in Red and Green.

There are 4 +/** pairs. There are 2 +/* pairs. There is 1 */** pair. There are 4 lone **s. All + and * are paired.

For Red and Green, all "?" tickets are at the end of the list. For Blue, the "?" numbered tickets are scattered in the middle.

Green and Blue have 3 "?" numbered tickets each. Red has 4 "?" numbered tickets.

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Update:

There are 4 +/** pairs. There are 2 +/* pairs. There is 1 */** pair. There are 4 lone **s. There are 2 lone *s.

All members of Red have tickets via the modpack. Blue and Green lack one each - Rubius (makes sense) and Mariana (?? he even showed up before the event he just didn't get one).

In RGB, the * Tickets are split 4-1-0, the ** Islanders are split 5-3-0, and the + Islanders are split 3-3-0, averages are 19.5-14.545-18.273

Tickets in order by Team are (in groups of 5 for easier viewing): GRBBG BGGRR GRRBG GGRBG BBRRB RGBBG RRGR? ?

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Green Team: Pomme (3), Richarlyson (2), Ramon (1*)

Blue Team: Dapper (1*), Pomme (1), Chayanne (1), Richarlyson (1)

Red Team: Leo (2*), Richarlyson (2), Pomme (1), Chayanne (1), Tallulah (1*)

(* - All parent(s) of this egg are in this team)

(Bold - Eggs that have clips posted pre-event)

(Note: Only counts parents as given initially. e.g. Richarlyson is the child of only the 5 Brazilians who came by cargo ship.)

All three Bold eggs are in Blue Team.

Each Team has at least one egg whose life hinges solely on that team. Red Team is the exception with two eggs.

Green Team has 3 eggs and 6 egg parents in a 1:2 ratio. Blue Team has 4 Eggs and 4 egg parents in a 1:1 ratio. Red Team has 5 Eggs and 7 egg parents in a 5:7 ratio (greater than 1:2 but less than 1:1).

Green Team's Pomme is the only egg with 3 parents on 1 Team.

Of the remaining parent pairs from the initial event, Leo's parents (Foolish and Vegetta) are in the same group while Chayanne's parents (Philza and Missa) are in different teams.

Of the parent pairs whose eggs are deceased, Bobby’s parents (Jaiden and Roier) are in different teams. JuanaFlippa’s parents (Slime and Mariana) are also in different teams. Tilín’s parent (? Quackity) and Trump’s remaining parent (Maxo) are both in Green.

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The Egg War:

Red Egg - Tallulah*, Dapper*, Ramon*

Blue Egg - Chayanne, Leonarda*

Green Egg - Pomme, Richarlyson

Red and Green's Eggs have connections to all teams. Blue's Egg lacks a connection to Green Team.

Blue Team's egg is set up to be killed by Green Team in terms of emotional connection.

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Update:

Blue Team's egg got? Removed before it could be killed? But Green Team was the one dealing damage there.

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Picking Winners:

Following the logic of the following,

If the cursed team (left unknown/unknowable) loses, all islanders lose their lives and all eggs except those chosen by the winning team.

Richarlyson and Pomme will never die. Due to the split of eggs by parents, at least two eggs will die if the cursed team does not win. The choice between eggs thus falls to the following:

Green Team: Ramon (1*)

Blue Team: Dapper (1*), Chayanne (1)

Red Team: Leo (2*), Chayanne (1), Tallulah (1*)

If Green Team wins, 4 eggs die (Dapper*, Leo*, Tallulah*, Chayanne). If Blue Team wins, 3 eggs die (Ramon*, Leo*, Tallulah*). If Red Team wins, 2 eggs die (Ramon*, Dapper*).

Note: This assumes that the eggs chosen to return belong solely to the team they come from. If there is a limitation to the choice of eggs that is under 5, the choice of non-self, non-cursed winner becomes Green, followed by Blue, as opposed to the current Red, followed by Blue.

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Anomalies:

Green Team:

Only team to have 3 parents of a single egg in a team

Has ElQuackity, who has contact with... something Purgatory sabotaging something, I'm not sure

Has literal fallen angel Rubius, cast down from the heavens by.... Angel Cucurucho???????

Egg War egg is made of the two community eggs (Pomme, French + Richarlyson, Brazilian) and has connections to all teams

Blue Team:

Only team without fancy tickets

Only team without a loading screen (that I could find)

Only team not featured on the observer's screen

Has Luzu

Has the least egg parents

Egg War egg has no link to Green

Has exactly one parent from each egg that sent a message

Was split up during the Egg War

Red Team:

All members have a ticket, or at least a ticket designed for them, whereas Green has Rubius and Blue has Mariana

Has the most eggs directly linked to their members

Has the most (2) eggs whose parents are solely on one team (excluding deceased eggs)

Egg War egg is made of the three surviving eggs with single parents (Tallulah, Dapper, Ramon) which each has a connection to a separate team

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Ideal Strategy:

The options for all teams are as such.

1. Win and guarantee that they can choose their eggs to be brought back. (Works regardless of who the Cursed Team is.)

2. Let one of the other teams win in hope that that team is the Cursed Team.

3. Figure out who the Cursed Team is.

When offered a choice between a chance to achieve community-wide goals and a guarantee to achieve a personal goal, the rational self-interested individual will work towards a guarantee.

This situation is reminiscent of a cartel game - of the Prisoner’s Dilemma - but with more stakes involved. Please search it if you want to know more, I am not looking at that. A fun one to look at is "The Evolution of Trust" - the Prisoner's Dilemma is the basis of the game.

The gist of it is that sabotaging each other is always the better option in terms of self-interest, though a socially optimal outcome can be achieved by working with each other. The achievement of the socially optimal outcome is reliant upon trusting each other not to sabotage the operations. Therein lies an issue already, as ElQuackity was sent to sow chaos or something.

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For Further Consideration:

The Cursed Team criteria is phrased weirdly. Usually, it would be expected that if a cursed party were to win, everyone else loses.

We only know what happens if the Cursed Team loses, not if they win. This is a loophole that may be exploited by the Observer.

“If the cursed team loses, say goodbye to all of your lives and eggs.” While the direct implication of saying goodbye means to lose in a permanent sense, taken literally, it could simply be an exchange of words.

“But if any of the other teams win, they can pick some of the eggs to come back with you.” The implication is that the eggs will be brought back alive and the eggs not brought back will be killed. There is no guarantee that this will be the case. The eggs brought back to the main island may be deceased and the eggs left behind may not necessarily be killed.

The Cursed Team could be a team not of the three existing RBG teams. In that sense, it could be non-existent and a ploy to encourage fighting, it could be a completely separate party acting as a benchmark, it could be a combination of members across the three existing teams.

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Straightforward Conclusion:

The order of preferred winners in terms of minimal egg death (taken at surface level) is as follows - Cursed Team, Red Team, Blue Team, Green Team.

The most likely Cursed Team is (if the Cursed Team is one of the three) Blue Team (has the most anomalies).

#qsmp theory #qsmp purgatory #ramblings #sun qsmp posting

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index of meta posts, part three

possibly this is getting out of hand?

Indexes: [one] [two] [third semester] [akechi's confidant].

out-of-universe meta discussion

On Akechi's bodycount and how to interpret canon. (posted 2023/04/22)

Is Akechi obvious, or is Joker an unreliable narrator? (posted 2023/02/19)

On the "perfect victim" myth, and how Akechi does not consider himself a victim. (posted 2023/02/16)

Akechi's resemblance to Light Yagami is totally superficial and is meant to mislead you. (posted 2022/12/11)

cute things

Akechi uses the full title of the Featherman show, like Futaba. (posted 2023/04/26)

Goro, please carry an umbrella, you're killing me. (posted 2023/04/24)

What would Akechi's love language be? (posted 2023/03/25)

"Honey, I'm home": intimacy chicken with Joker. (updated 2023/03/26)

P5A: Akechi looks like a crow and shoots directly at Joker's head—and Joker laughs. (posted 2023/02/25)

"the fish are beautiful": Joker's impromptu diversion at the aquarium. (posted 2023/01/20)

sad things

NPC cop to drunk NPC: "Akechi-kun, your family is probably worried about you." (posted 2023/03/30)

The toy shop at the end of "Proof of Justice" is in Kichijoji. (posted 2023/03/014/09)

P5A: Akechi looks like a crow and shoots directly at Joker's head—and Joker laughs. (posted 2023/04/26)

Anon comment on Akechi getting dragged into the "found family" trope by the ankles. (posted 2023/02/18)

yes, there is gay subtext in your innocent waifu simulator. (posted 2023/02/07)

little details

[twitter] Akechi's main outfit is his school uniform. (posted 2023/06/23)

How did Morgana see Dome Town? Also, the RL TV studio. (posted 2023/05/30)

Akechi and the evil wristwatch he wears only on his own time. (updated 2023/05/03)

When does Akechi start using Joker's given name? (posted 2023/03/26)

Followup ask: can we pin this down more precisely? (posted 2023/07/22)

@somethingpersonarelated reviews Akechi's outfits [tags are mine]. (posted 2023/04/25)

Akechi's school uniform doubles as his day job uniform. (posted 2023/04/29)

The toy shop at the end of "Proof of Justice" is in Kichijoji. (posted 2023/04/26)

The toy gun, Proof of Justice, was likely conceived to be Akechi's palace treasure. (posted 2023/04/09)

tech stuff

[twitter] Material from the betas. (posted 2024/01/23)

[twitter] Technical requirements for Akechi's third awakening. (posted 2023/09/01)

Character signature colours and Yoshizawa's phone. (posted 2023/08/15)

Akechi's "cute wink" cut-in, and his "evil wink" cut-in, and when they're used. nb this is wrong and needs updating (posted 2023/04/08)

fic excerpts

Goro and his mother: Akechi at six. (posted 2023/11/30)

Goro and his aunt: Akechi at nine. (posted 2023/03/27)

Postcanon HCs and Ren finding Akechi again. (posted 2023/1/15)

Goro and his uncle: Akechi at thirteen. (posted 2023/04/26)

How would I like Akechi's story to continue? (posted 2023/03/21)

Shido confronts Akechi about the Metaverse. (posted 2023/03/04)

12/24: deduce, panic, kill: P5 as a comedy text adventure. (posted 2023/02/03)

other characters

What was the original version of Ryuji and Makoto's Bon Jovi reference? (posted 2024/10/07)

How would Akechi and Mishima get on? (posted 2024/01/18)

Is Joker from the city or the country? (posted 2024/01/17)

Shido's Palace: what do the posters say? (posted 2024/01/14)

Deleted scene: Haru's hangout at Crossroads. JULIAN AND ANGEL WARNING. (posted 2023/12/14)

The Monabus was registered in Tsukiji. (posted 2023/11/20)

Haru: "we'll just take him out again". (updated 2023/10/19)

9/3: the Featherman allude to Haru on TV. (posted 2023/05/13)

How do we know Joker's grey shirt is sleeveless? (posted 2023/04/26)

@nardaviel's excellent guest post about Joker. (posted 2023/03/28)

On forgiveness: Haru's approach to Akechi. needs updating, sigh, that one Mementos line has at least another reply from Makoto. (posted 2023/02/12)

It's Yusuke who steps forward to tell Shadow Shido he was the worst dad. (posted 2023/01/02)

lolarity

P5 initially used "Saki Konishi" (the corresponding character in P4) as a placeholder name for Shiho. (posted 2024/06/07)

Incorrect Persona: "There was more than one lobster present at the birth of Jesus?" (posted 2023/12/25)

Miel et Crepes is (obviously) a pancake café. (updated 2023/05/28)

Would Futaba make Danganronpa jokes to Akechi? (posted 2023/05/15)

Akechi and the Russian takoyaki. (posted 2023/05/04)

Akechi allegedly smells like the sleazy Veteran Pick-Up Artist on Central Street. (posted 2023/04/30)

The other Goro Akechi (and the food blog). (posted 2023/01/22)

Akechi and Joker height truthing. (posted 2023/01/01)

Akechi, stop staring at Joker's bed. (posted 2022/12/27)

word of god references (other people's posts, etc)

from @starfirexuchiha: Some new Akechi trivia: What's in his attaché case? Akechi wears the argyle to copy Naoto. What's his apartment like? What bike does he ride? How is he with spicy food? Why and when does he eat with his right hand? Yes, Akechi awakened to both personas at the same time.

PQ2: rival characters have a greater presence when they're calm, and also Akechi probably painted the mural.

P5A: "for us, we know he's a detective."

P5A: why there is more Akechi.

"Maruki does not have concrete proof that Akechi is dead." (incidentally y'all, I would love a better source for this one.)

"Akechi's confidant is the key to the third semester". [JP]

#index

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FLUX.1 [dev] is a 12 billion parameter rectified flow transformer designed for text-to-image generation.

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honkaistarrailsorter · 2 years ago

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Sorter Changelog

Upcoming Updates

None currently besides keeping up with character releases!

There may be a delay for newly drip marketed characters to be added to the sorter. Please be patient and wait a few days as HSR drip marketing happens across different days.

2025 January

(1/1/25) Added [Tribbie] and [Mydei] to Upcoming and their respective rarity/path/element. Moved [The Herta] and [Aglaea] to playable (preemptively). Moved [Caelus • Rememberance], [Stelle • Rememberance], [Herta] (4*), [Tingyun] (4*) to Character Alts and will be treated as Character Alts from here on out, [The Herta] and [Fugue] will be treated as normally. Moved [Sunday] from Penacony to Cosmic. Added [Micah] to Notable NPCs on request.

under the cut is old updates

2024 November

(11/27/24) Updated Images for [Dr. Ratio], [Feixiao], [Lingsha], [Moze], and [Rappa]. Updated Images to [Caelus • Rememberance], [Stelle • Rememberance], [The Herta], [Aglaea] because I initially forgot about their rarities on the images.

(11/22/24) Moved [Sunday] and [Fugue] to playable (preemptively). Added [Rememberance] and [Amphoreus] as sorting options (yayy new path and new world!!). Added [Caelus • Rememberance], [Stelle • Rememberance], [The Herta], [Aglaea] to Upcoming and their respective rarity/path/element (+ faction for Aglaea). Added [Tribbie] (Female), [Anaxa] (Male), [Hyacine] (Female), [Mydei] (Male), [Cipher] (Female), [Castorice] (Female), [Phainon] (Male), [Cyrene] (Female, elysia i love u in every universe) to Amphoreus and Notable NPCs. Added some NPCs (Cirrus, Woolsey, Hoolay, Mr. Reca, and Profnana) to the sorter on request. Added [Mythus (Enigmata)] to Aeons on request.

2024 October

(10/10/24) Moved [Rappa] to playable (preemptively). Moved [Sunday] from NPC, Penacony to Upcoming, Penacony, Male, 5★, Imaginary, Harmony. (I know about the story leaks unfortunately. no im not gonna add it until i see it myself) Added [Fugue] to Upcoming, Xianzhou, Female, 5★, Fire, Nihility (I’m pretty sure this is tingyun but i actually havent done the 2.5 story update yet lmao so im not entirely sure)

2024 September

(9/17/24) Moved [Feixiao], [Moze], [Lingsha] to playable. Added [Rappa] to Penacony, Female, 5★, Imaginary, Erudition. Added an NPC to the sorter (Richard_Knowitall) on request. Added two more NPCs to the sorter (Velite and Wilder) on another request.

2024 August

(8/26/24) Added a singular NPC to the sorter (Giovanni) on anon’s request.

(8/13/24) Added some NPCs to the sorter (Oti Alfalfa, Huaiyan). sorry chat i forgot about the old people

(8/12/24) Major update!! Added the cursor used in game! Made the information box a little prettier and the sorter counter less generic. Added Sorting Categories for 4★, 5★, and Character Alts. Updated all icons used in the sorter to a different design because I think the previous one is ugly and it was bothering me, mentioned in Anniversary Post. New icons now show Character’s [Rarity], [Path], and [Element]. Changed icon images of some characters because.. It looks nicer. Added [Yunli], [Jiaoqiu] (my beloved), [March 7th • Swordmaster], [Feixiao], [Lingsha], and [Moze] to the sorter and their respective rarity/path/element/faction. Added some NPCs to the sorter (Dan Shu, Master Gongshu, Hamster Ball Knight, Boss Stone, Origami Bird, Skott, the other Ten Stonehearts shown in that trailer). Moved [Firefly] and [Jade] to playable (i’m so sorry this is late).

2024 May

(5/9/24) moved Robin and Boothill from upcoming to playable, removed Robin and Firefly from NPC, added Legwork, Tiernan, Razalina, and Siobhan to NPCs

2024 April

(4/25/24) added new charas, added categories, updated categories for some charas, updated chara elements, updated images for some charas, changed sparkle name to just sparkle because firefly is just firefly itd be weird to have only one of them diff, sam is taken out of the sorter completely (im sorry), added Imbibitor Lunae back into the sorter by popular request (ive gotten like. 5 messages asking to add him back who am i to deny the people), firefly best girl happy anni. also thank you for using and supporting the sorter! :)

2023 December

(12/15/23) added Sunday (Male, Penacony), Robin (Female, Penacony), Firefly (Female, Penacony), Gallagher (Male, Penacony), Duke Inferno (Male), Aventurine (Male, Cosmic), and Owlbert (bro i forgot about him) to NPCs, changed images for Black Swan, Hanabi/Sparkle, Misha, and Sam

(12/13/23) added Hanabi/Sparkle (Quantum, Harmony, Female) and Misha (Ice, Destruction, Male) to Upcoming. // Note: Sorter will display Hanabi/Sparkle’s name as Hanabi (it’s her name in JP)., moved Black Swan (NPCs, Cosmic) from NPC to Upcoming + added the following categories; Female, Wind, Nihility + changed image to her Warp Illustration, moved Ruan Mei (Ice, Harmony, Female), Dr. Ratio (Imaginary, Hunt, Male), and Xueyi (Quantum, Destruction, Xianzhou Luofu, Female) to playable // Note: so i don’t have to do it later </3

(12/7/23) added Acheron (NPCs, Females, Penacony) to Upcoming, added Penacony (World 3) and Cosmic (Catchall Other) as sorting options, added Tail to NPC, added Stelle (Female MC) and Caelus (Male MC) to the Astral Express category because they are also part of the Astral Express family <3, added Argenti and Topaz to cosmic category, moved Huohuo (Wind, Harmony, Xianzhou Luofu, Female), Argenti (Physical, Abundance, Cosmic, Male), and Hanya (Physical, Harmony, Xianzhou Luofu, Female) to Playable, changed Jingliu, Topaz, Huohuo, and Argenti to their lightcone image because it looks nicer than their wish art

2023 October

(10/31/23) removed Imbibitor Lunae (Destruction, Imaginary, Xianzhou Luofu, Male) because it's still just Dan Heng, added Dan Feng (Dan Heng’s Previous Incarnation), Baiheng, Yingxing (Blade but w/white hair and a bf), and Phantylia to NPC, added Oroboros (Voracity), Ena (Order), and Long (Permanence) to Aeons + Added the respective path for each Aeon, changed Tayzzyronth (Propagation) image to a better image, added Huohuo (Wind, Harmony, Female), Argenti (Physical, Abundance, Male), Hanya (Physical, Harmony, Xianzhou Luofu, Female), Ruan Mei (Ice, Harmony, Female), and Dr. Ratio (Imaginary, Hunt, Male) to Upcoming, moved Xueyi (Quantum, Destruction, Xianzhou Luofu, Female) from NPC to Upcoming, moved Jingliu (Ice, Destruction, Xianzhou Luofu, Female), Topaz (Fire, Hunt, Female), and Guinaifen (Fire, Nihility, Xianzhou Luofu, Female) to Playable

2023 August

(8/19/23) moved Jingliu (Ice, Destruction, Xianzhou Luofu, Female) from NPC to Upcoming + Changed Image to Gacha Splash Art, added Topaz (Fire, Hunt, Female) and Guinaifen (Fire, Nihility, Xianzhou Luofu, Female) to Upcoming, added Numby, Sam, and Elio under NPC (Note: Sam and Elio are also under Stellaron Hunters), moved Imbibitor Lunae (Destruction, Imaginary, Xianzhou Luofu, Male), Fu Xuan (Quantum, Preservation, Xianzhou Luofu, Female), and Lynx (Abundance, Quantum, Belobog, Female) to Playable, changed Fu Xuan and Lynx image to a better image

2023 July

(7/23/23) added Imbibitor Lunae (Destruction, Imaginary, Xianzhou Luofu, Male), and Lynx (Abundance, Quantum, Belobog, Female) under Upcoming, fixed Dan Heng name; Danheng -> Dan Heng, changed a few character’s images to a better image

2023 May

(5/28/23) added Luka (Nihility, Physical, Belobog, Male) under Upcoming

(5/9/23) added Jingliu under NPC after the release of Jing Yuan’s animated short

(5/6/23) added all Aeons because i was asked too- they have their own category. added Peppy, Diting, and Cocolia to NPC. also the day this sorter started getting used lmao?

2023 April

(4/25/23) Sorter released! also the game’s release :)

#ill update this post as time goes on #idk if i like this format lol #sorter updates

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TS Show & Community News 2024

Thomas & Gavin (Jan 2)

Thomas Attends a Wedding (Jan 14)

Patton Editorial Photoshoot (Jan 15) + Possible Patton Video Coming? + Favourite Genre Of Photos (Dog Fails)

Sleep’s Birthday Editorial Look (Jan 16) + (Jan 22)

Virgil Filming Incorrect Quotes (Jan 19)

Thomas Sanders/Kabu Animated Series (Build A Bear) Announcement (Jan 21) + singing theory??

Logan Spotted Insta IQ Filming (Jan 21)

Filming Ep 2 My Roommate Is Hades (Jan 29) + Hades Class Audit BTS (Ep 2 Filming Update) (Jan 31)

January 2024 Highlights

Janus Look Tomorrow (Feb 2)

Janus’ 6th Birthday Initial Post (Feb 3)

Janus Birthday Editorial Look (Feb 5) + More Pics (Feb 7)

Wearing Editorial Clothing Out (Feb 11)

Characters Kiss TS Short Stills (Feb 20)

Photo Shoot (Headshots) (Feb 26)

February 2024 Highlights

Ice Cream Museum Date NYC (Mar 7)

Darren Criss meeting?! (Mar 8)

St Patrick’s Day (Mar 17)

March Photo Shoot Insta (Mar 18)

My Roommate Is Hades Ep 2 Posters (Mar 23)

NYC Trip Updates (Mar 25)

Some Recent Highlights (Mar 30)

March 2024 Updates

Bathtub Roses Photoshoot (Apr 16)

Thomas 35th Birthday Photos (Apr 24)

Remus in a Cape! (Apr 28) + One More (Apr 29)

April 2024 Updates

Janus & Patton Name Reveal Day + New Video Hints? (May 1)

Redecorated Teaser Tweet (May 17)

Janus/Joan & Talyn Videos Upcoming (May 23)

Janus GRWM Tutorial Teaser (May 24)

Logan Skirt Announcement Patreon Livestream (May 31)

May 2024 Updates

Roman’s Birthday Post May Be Late (June 3)

Logan’s Updated Skirt Look/Reshoot (June 3)

Roman’s Birthday Post (June 4)

Patton’s Fathers Day Message (June 16)

Roman’s Birthday Editorial Look Part 1! (June 17) & Part 2 & Red Tank (June 19)

New Sanders Sides Canon Vid News (June 19)

Sanders Sides Script Writing?? (June 20)

Thomas As the Emcee in Caberet (June 21)

Remus’ Birthday (June 25)

June 2024 Updates

YT Update SaSi Update + Requests for Upcoming Videos (July 6)

Sanders Sides Video Update/Finale Prequel/Writers Room Patreon (July 8)

Picani Video Coming Soon (July 10)

Picani Therapy For Thomas & Sleep (July 12)

Upcoming Sanders Sides Script Work (July 13)

Remus Editorial Look (July 15) + 2 More Photo Links (July 16 + July 20)

Filming Begins Sanders Sides (July 15)

Roman Only Ranking Video Announcement/Suggestions (July 16)

‘What A Week’ Logan Insta (July 21)

Roman Vid + SaSi Update YT (July 27)

July 2024 Update

Roman Video Coming Tomorrow (Aug 2)

Thomas/Brandon Rogers Collab Announcement (Aug 9)

Sides-Based Ad Surprise Announcement (Aug 23) + All 5 Surprise Ads Across Platforms

Roman’s Katana (Aug 23)

Very Demure Very Mindful (Aug 24)

Cake Poll (Aug 25)

Reading Tweets Poll (Aug 26)

August 2024 Update

Dragoncon Cosplay (Sep 2)

YouTube Production Update (Sep 6)

Janus Filming (Sep 10)

Remus Filming (Sep 10)

September 2024 Updates

Silly Video (SaSi) Production Updates (Oct 16)

Sasi Silly Video Updates (Oct 18)

8th Anniversary/Silly Vid Updates (Oct 19)

Musical Stuff Coming Insta Update (Oct 21)

Yours Music Video Announcement (Oct 24)

Yours Music Video Update (Oct 25)

Mabel & Dipper Halloween Costumes (Oct 31)

October 2024 Updates

Go Vote! Logan Appreciation Day Short (10 Years) (Nov 3)

My Imagination Book from Moving On (Nov 15)

Roman Filming IQV5 (Nov 20)

Remus Filming IQV5 (Nov 21)

Janus Needs A New Contact: Filming IQV5 (Nov 22)

Dad/Logic Glasses Break/Repair (Nov 26)

BTS Pics Roman & Remus (Nov 27)

Happy Thanksgiving (Spiderman) (Nov 28)

November 2024 Updates

Tumblr Web Series Ranking #34 (Dec 5) +Web Celebs #69

Thomas & Brandon Rogers Hang Out (Dec 6)

Patton Filming (Nice Sweater/Collar/Scared/Hiding In Kitchen) (Dec 12)

Floral Overalls Photo Shoot (Dec 12)

Virgil is Tired (Virgil Filming) (Dec 13)

Game Video Announcement (Dec 13)

Roman Filming (Jean Jacket/Red Hoodie) (Dec 14)

Picani’s Birthday Posts - Pink Macaron (Dec 16)

Another Roman Filming (Shhh/In Kitchen) (Dec 18)

Virgil’s Birthday Post - Reine de Saba Cake (Dec 19)

Janus Filming (eyebrows/no hat) (Dec 20)

Possible C!Thomas Fit (Dec 22)

Playing Janus Like Kathryn Hahn (Dec 23)

Christmas Post: Logan’s De Styjl Sweater (Dec 25)

December 2024 Updates

#thomas sanders #sanders sides #ts updates #ts community news #ts shows news #ts community updates

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worst-ships-poll · 2 years ago

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competition info:

current bracket (will be updated as we go):

complete list of character names and their respective fandom under the readmore below.

submissions:

submit here: [google forms link]

submission rules: [tumblr post link]

SUBMISSIONS CLOSED!

poll info:

this poll is literally to cause tumblr drama because I’m bored. feel free to start discourse in tags or replies. I’m not a mod of my posts and I’m not monitoring my posts. do your thing.

reiterating this poll is for fun, and while I’ll try to keep it organized, I am not going out of my way to make a tumblr poll bracket I’m doing in my free time 100% bias-free or 100% optimized.

I reserve the right to add or remove ships to the initial bracket at my discretion, or to not answer all asks, or whatever else makes it more fun, short of actually changing results (I will let the people decide.) basically, if you have a problem with something about the way this competition is run, I don’t care.

I feel like this should go without saying but I do ascribe to the idea that some ships are inherently morally bad and deserve to be hated. I won’t post about all my opinions on the ships, but if a ship is predatory/offensive/has bigoted shippers I will join in calling it really bad, and I will not be accepting or starting anti/pro-shipper discourse here. it’s 2023, grow up and stop shipping incest.

polls will be posted in batches from their respective level on the bracket and will last a week before moving on to the next set. i.e. all of the first vs. polls will be posted at the same time until a week passes and they’re done, and then the winning ships will be noted and we’ll move on to the second level of the bracket and all of those polls will be up for a week, etc.

posts will be tagged via batches (”batch 1“, “batch 2″, etc), ships, and fandom.

I will be trying to seed it properly based on ship prestige, number of submissions, and common sense. if you have an issue with it after all of that, send a text form complaint to 1-800-YOUR-MOM to file necessary feedback.

full list of ships and characters with their fandoms and rankings:

(struck out listings are ships that have lost in the bracket so far)

1. Dean Winchester/Castiel from Supernatural

2. Kylo Ren/Rey from the Star Wars sequel trilogy

3. Ciel Phantomhive/Sebastian Michaelis from Kuroshitsuji/Black Butler

4. Midoriya Izuku/Katsuki Bakugo from My Hero Academia

5. Thor Odinson/Loki Laufeyson from Marvel/MCU

6. Keith Kogane/Lance McClain from Voltron Legendary Defender

7. Merlin/Arthur Pendragon from Merlin BBC

8. Derek Hale/Stiles Stilinski from Teen Wolf

9. Jiang Cheng/Wei Wuxian from Mo Dao Zu Shi/The Untamed

10. Pannacotta Fugo/Giorno Giovanna from JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind

11. Sam WInchester/Gabriel from Supernatural

12. Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter from you know what

13. Sam Winchester/Dean Winchester from Supernatural

14. Tony Stark/Steve Rogers from Marvel/MCU

15. Axel/Roxas from Kingdom Hearts

16. Edward Cullen/Bella Swan from Twilight

17. Onceler/Onceler from The Lorax

18. GeorgeNotFound/Dream from Minecraft Youtubers fandom

19. Rhaenyra Targaryen/Daemon Targaryen from House of the Dragon

20. Kaeya Alberich/Diluc Ragnvindr from Genshin Impact

21. Alina Starkov/The Darkling from Grishaverse/Shadow and Bone

22. Tony Stark/Stephen Strange from Marvel/MCU

23. Blackbeard/Stede Bonnet from Our Flag Means Death

24. Uchiha Sasuke/Haruno Sakura from Naruto

25. Dirk Strider/Jake English from Homestuck

26. Dabi/Hawks from My Hero Academia

27. Phoenix Wright/Miles Edgeworth from Ace Attorney

28. Catra/Adora from She-Ra and the Princesses of Power

29. Sans/Toriel from Undertale

30. Jack Zimmermann/Eric “Bitty” Bittle from OMG Check, Please!

31. Obi-Wan Kenobi/Satine Kryze from Star Wars: The Clone Wars

32. Kai/Lloyd Garmadon from Ninjago

rankings was done via a combination of counting the number of submissions and balancing fandom/ship popularity and/or exposure. ship names for the bracket image were found via websearching, I did my best to find accurate or relevant ship names for all of them when applicable.

#poll #competition #pinned post #worst ships tumblr poll 2023

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magikalbookie · 2 years ago

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Update

Well, well, well. It has been a while since I have posted here. Apologies for the hiatus. I will say that I finished that book, A Tale of 7 Elements, and I have purchased many books since then. I am mostly keeping track of my book reading on Goodreads but not always giving reviews or summaries of what I have read. In the past few days, I was inspired to start writing about the books I’m currently reading, so that is why I’m back. Honestly, I doubt that I will get a chance to finish all the books I’ve managed to collect since I mostly read when I feel inspired to.

Here is a list of books I’ve recently purchased in the past 24 months and I hope to read. They are listed in no particular order other than just by grabbing what’s nearest to me. 1. Andrija Puharich, The Sacred Mushroom: Key to the Door of Eternity 2. Matias Flury, Downloads from the Nine 3. R. Gordon Wasson, Soma: Divine Mushroom of Immortality 4. Willy Ley, Another Look at Atlantis 5. Katherine Routledge, The Mystery of Easter Island 6. David Blaine, Mysterious Strangers: A Book of Magic 7. Mark Wilson, Mark Wilson’s Complete Course in Magic 8. Time-Life Books, The Spirit World 9. Richard Erdoes and Alfonso Ortiz, American Indian Myths and Legends 10. Reader’s Digest, Bizarre Phenomena: Quest for the Unknown 11. Time-Life Books, Utopian Visions 12. Time-Life Books, Mystic Places 13. Time-Life Books, The Mystical Year 14. Arthur Lyons and Marcello Truzzi, Ph.D., The Blue Sense: Psychic Detectives and Crime 15. Patricia Mercier, Crystal Skulls & The Enigma of Time: A Spiritual Adventure into the Mayan World of Prophecy and Discovery 16. Tracie Long, Shamanism 17. Jan Budkowski, Runes 18. Bernice Cockram, Sacred Geometry 19. Joylina Goodings, Auras 20. The Supernatural, Visitors From Outer Space 21. Rav Berg, The Power of Kabbalah: 13 Principles to Overcome Challenges and Achieve Fulfillment 22. Dr. Joe Dispenza, Becoming Supernatural: How Common People Are Doing the Uncommon 23. Preservation Press, Psychic Files of the CIA: Selections From the CIA’s Crest Declassification Document System 24. Arthur C. Clarke, Childhood’s End 25. Jonathan Margolis, The Secret Life of Uri Geller: CIA Masterspy? 26. Sylvia Browne, Book of Dreams 27. Sylvia Browne, End of Days: Predictions and Prophecies About the End of the World 28. Jack Sarfatti, Destiny Matrix 29.Stephen King, The Shining 30. Stephen King, Doctor Sleep: A Sequel to the Shining 31. Dean Radin, Ph.D., Real Magic: Ancient Wisdom, Modern Science, and a Guide to the Secret Power of the Universe 32. Dean Radin, Ph.D., Supernormal: Science, Yoga, and the Evidence for Extraordinary Psychic Abilities 33. Richard Lloyd Parry, Ghosts of the Tsunami: Death and Life in Japan’s Disaster Zone 34. Al Koran, Bring Out the Magic in Your Mind 35. Ingo Swann, Penetration: The Question of Extraterrestrial and Human Telepathy 36. Byron Janis with Maria Cooper Janis, Chopin and Beyond: My Extraordinary Life in Music and the Paranormal 37. Bradley and Bradley, Psychic Phenomena: Revelations and Experiences 38. Colin Wilson, The Occult 39. Andrija Puharich, Beyond Telepathy 40. Three Initiates, The Kybalion 41. Harriet A. Washington, A Terrible Thing to Waste: Environmental Racism and Its Assault on the American Mind 42. Final Fantasy XIV, Chronicles of Light 43. Kazushige Mojima, Traces of Two Pasts 44. Chocobo and the Airship: Final Fantasy Picture Book I’d be lucky to read half of these. There are more books that I’ve purchased but not listed, as well as books that I’ve purchased and finished reading (which are recorded on my Goodreads account.) I hope not to call this an obsession, but I am strongly interested in paranormal and magic topics due to personal experiences but also perhaps an innate or intuitive calling to learn. The thing is that if I’m reading and I’m not learning something profound or “aligned with intuition” then it is hard to continue reading because it is not as important to me at this time. But I accept that if I don’t finish, or if I take a break, it’s okay. I don’t have to tell myself that I lack discipline, it is just that other information is more important at this time. Anyway, wish me luck in finishing these books!

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travelindia2233 · 18 days ago

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Understanding Google Penguin: The Web Spam Algorithm Update

Introduction Let’s understand Google Penguin, a significant algorithm update. Google officially launched this update in 2012. Initially, it wasn’t called “Penguin” but was known as the Web Spam Algorithm Update. The goal of this update was to improve search quality and prioritize websites with ethical and high-quality practices.

Purpose of the Penguin Update

Google introduced Penguin to improve search quality by:

Highlighting sites with structured and high-quality content.

Prioritizing websites with ethical backlinks and efficient networks.

Penalizing unethical practices like link spamming and link farming.

Targeting Link Spamming and Link Farming

One major focus of Penguin was to combat link spamming, which involves manipulative link-building practices. Another was to stop link farming, where a single entity creates multiple websites to link them together artificially.

For example, let’s say there are 10 websites owned by one person. These sites are interconnected with backlinks, solely to manipulate rankings. This practice, called link farming, is not ethical or genuine. Google’s Penguin update actively identifies and downgrades such websites.

The Shift Towards Quality Backlinks

Before Penguin, a race was on to create as many backlinks as possible, regardless of quality or relevance. Websites often built backlinks with low-authority sites without caring about their ethical standards.

Penguin changed this by emphasizing that:

Quality matters more than quantity: 10 high-quality backlinks are far more valuable than 100 backlinks from unethical or irrelevant sites.

Domain Authority (DA) and Page Authority (PA) became essential metrics. Websites with genuine, high-authority backlinks started to receive higher rankings.

This shift mirrors Google Panda’s focus on quality content. Similarly, Penguin ensures that quality backlinks take precedence over quantity.

Official Naming of Penguin

Initially called the Web Spam Algorithm Update, the name "Penguin" was announced via a tweet by Matt Cutts, who was heading Google’s Web Spam Team at the time.

History of Penguin Updates

The Penguin algorithm has undergone several updates to refine its functionality:

Version 1.0: April 24, 2012

Version 1.1: March 26, 2012

Version 1.2: October 5, 2012

Version 2.0: May 22, 2013

Version 2.1: October 4, 2013

Version 3.0: October 17, 2014

Version 4.2: September 23, 2016

Common Myths About Penguin

Let’s address some common misconceptions:

“Penguin Imposes Permanent Penalties” This is false. Websites penalized by Penguin can recover by removing bad backlinks and improving their practices. Google re-crawls and re-evaluates sites regularly.

“Google Notifies Websites Before Penalizing” There are no notifications. Website owners must monitor their practices proactively to avoid penalties.

“Penguin Targets Content Quality” Content quality is the focus of Google Panda, not Penguin. However, both work together to promote ethical SEO practices.

Avoiding Penguin Penalties

To stay safe from Penguin penalties:

Build backlinks with reputable, high-authority websites.

Regularly audit your backlinks and disavow unethical ones.

Focus on creating high-quality content that attracts genuine backlinks.

Avoid shortcuts like link farming or spamming.

Recovery from Penguin Penalties

If your website is hit by Penguin, recovery is possible:

Remove bad backlinks.

Improve the quality of your content.

Disavow unethical practices.

Google re-crawls websites and gives them a chance to recover if improvements are made.

Final Thoughts

The Penguin update benefits everyone—users, ethical websites, and Google itself. It ensures that websites with genuine, high-quality practices rise to the top, offering better search results and fostering a fairer digital environment. By focusing on ethical practices and quality, website owners can thrive in the post-Penguin era.

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a-shade-of-blue · 3 months ago

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New Gaza fundraiser asks I've received (24 October)

Shadi Issa (@shadi90): Shadi and his wife have 3 children: Tia (6), Ibrahim (4), and Sand (1.5). Shadi used to work as an accountant. They are displaced and living in a tent. They often struggle to find basic necessities like clean water and they wish to evacuate out of Gaza. (https://gofund.me/89cb2c96) (#185 on @/gazavetters vetted list) (kr4,622 SEK raised of kr200,000 goal)

Jalal Osama al-Hindi (@jalalobada, @jalalosama): Jalal and his wife have 2 children: Osama and Siwar. Their new house has just been built when it was destroyed by the bombing. They are now displaced and living in a tent. (https://gofund.me/ee0eea12) (#204 on @/gazavetters vetted list) (€312 raised of €25,000 target)

Maha Abed Omar (@mahaabed): Maha has 3 children. They have been displaced and are struggling to find clean food and water. They wish to evacuate out of Gaza. (https://gofund.me/55ebad3d) (#225 on @/gazavetters vetted list) (€586 raised of €50,000 goal)

Hani Hamid (@hanihomed): Hani and his wife Nour have 4 children: Abdullah (12), Salma (10), Saleh (7) and a baby girl Nour gave birth to during the war. Hani is suffering from a serious injury in the foot where he was shot. They are displaced in Northern Gaza right now and have difficulty getting basic necessities. They wish to evacuate out of Gaza. (https://gofund.me/f9fa901e) (#99 on @/gazavetters vetted list) (€1,423 raised of €70,000 goal)

Abd al-Rahman Mohisn & Nedaa (@nedaaabd): Abd and his wife Nedaa have 2 children ages 5 and 3. They have been displaced and are fundraising to buy basic necessities. (https://chuffed.org/project/115275-donate-to-help-abed-family-servive-gaza-genocide) (shared by 90-ghost) (€272 raised of €50,000)

Click here for my Google Doc with my complete masterlist of all the Palestinian gfm asks I've received, updated daily (along with other verified ways to send aid to Gaza).

How are gfm campaigns vetted? See here, here, here and here.

See post here for other verified ways to send aid to Gaza.

Don't forget your Daily Clicks on Arab.org, it's free!!! and Every click made is registered in their system and generates donation from sponsors/advertisers.

See links below for my Masterlists of Vetted Fundraisers from the Palestinians who sent me asks for if you want to help more people! As well as resources for palestinian students if you are a palestinian student!

Masterlists of Vetted Fundraisers