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[squeamishnerd]

The Brights

Chapter 39: Thoughts and Feelings, Part 7

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Captain Sigma V: What happened?

Captain Sigma A: What happened is that you're my evil clone who just emerged from the cloning machine. And you are going 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯.

Captain Sigma V: My sword! Now I remember! You're-

Captain Sigma A: Don't try to trick me.

Captain Sigma V: Trick you? The only one who's trying to trick anyone here, is you.

Alexandrea: You know, Venessa, if it ever comes down to it and they make a movie out of the comics, I'm gonna play Sigma.

Captain Sigma: Too bad I'm Captain Sigma, while you…

Captain Sigma: … are just a pesky impostor.

Evil clone: You're correct. I surrender.

Felix: Only you left, Janie. Would you like to act together with me or do you want to do it with one of your classmates?

Janie: I can do it with you.

Felix: How about we go with a fantasy theme?

Janie: Can I be a vampire?

Bruce: She's going for the arm? Since when do vampires bite you in the arm?

Venessa: Where else would they bite you?

Bruce: In the neck. Have you never read or watched any fantasy fiction?

Venessa: I mainly watch sci-fi.

Kristy: I'd love to see her bite the professor in the neck.

Bruce: Now you're making it sound weird. I just want it to be true to the source material.

Felix: Okay, wait.

Felix: Bruce is right. Vampires usually bite people in the neck. And they often charm people first.

Vampire: I'm controlling your mind.

Felix: I know that vampires are supposed to be living dead, but your eyes are too vacant and your fingers are too stiff. And don't tell the audience what you're doing, they should be able to tell.

Janie: Sorry…

Felix: It's okay, just try to be the vampire. Maybe you could imagine that you're a specific vampire from a book or movie.

Janie: Okay. I'll try.

Felix: Yes, that's more like it.

Bruce: See? That's how vampires suck blood.

Venessa: You sure that isn't just something people get off on?

Vampire: Scrumptious!

Janie: Was that better?

Felix: Much better!

Janie: Yay!

Felix: But I do realise that, while you're all good at improv, you're more used to comedic improv rather than more serious themes. So everyone's homework will be to practice improv with serious themes.

Alexandrea: Who do you think did best today??

Felix: I'd like you five to discuss that together.

Alexandrea: I'm honestly impressed by Venessa, staying in role when I didn't.

Janie: What about Kristy?

Kristy: I wouldn't have come up with it without Venessa's cues.

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Author's note: Since three readers asked about the sword fight when I posted this on Bluesky, I'll tell you here too: The sword fight is an pair sci-fi acting routine that sims can do if you have The Sims 4 Get Famous and a sim at level 8 in the Acting Skill. The swords can also be found as wall decorations in build mode.

[starbuck]

i say i like tragedies and everyone’s all like ‘why do you like sad stories? are you depressed?’ and never ‘how was the catharsis? was the catharsis fun?’

[jesncin]

Today on Daily Planet Media; reporter Clark Kent continues his beloved "ranking my lookalikes" series with input from Lois Lane. Does he really look that much like Superman?

[ironinkpen]

there's something so poetic about kipperlilly copperkettle—who hated one of her classmates for daring to be better than her and having a dead dad, who refused to improve herself and instead chose to be bitter and entitled, who was so obsessed with being Special and Important like she felt she deserved that she willingly worked with a rage god, betrayed her party, and killed her friend—getting killed by fucking. Hold Person. her fancy optimal build IMMEDIATELY folding in the face of riz's cleverness and experience and applied knowledge. she spends years fixated solely on racking up EXP and getting the Best Abilities, and then when she dies, she's killed not in glorious combat but by a clever, practical application of a 2nd level spell that she NEVER would have ever thought of using because she has no creativity or adventurers' spirit, cast by the same classmate she always hated with a watch his dead dad gave him.

[gaylittleguys]

unstoppable force vs immovable object

[borderlinereminders]

Messing up while trying to learn healthier coping skills or communication skills doesn't mean your progress ceases to exist.

If you lashed out at someone during an argument instead of using your coping skills, it's okay to forgive yourself. If you reacted based on your emotional urge instead of looking at the situation, that's okay. It happens.

No one is perfect all the time. I think we expect so much more of ourselves. In my case, because I felt so ashamed of who I used to be. It makes me feel extra pressure to "do better". But the reality is, people who aren't in recovery mess up too. And sometimes they may not even notice it.

You don't need to beat yourself up about it. In fact, beating yourself up about it doesn't really help anyone. You can learn from it. Was there something going on that made it harder to use your coping skills? Was there a certain trigger? Maybe a bad day? Take your new knowledge and move forward.

Your progress still very much exists. I promise.

[justlovingit]

I can‘t get over how confident, self-assured and almost cocky Hua Cheng can act in front of Xie Lian even though he‘s actually super nervous and insecure about the love of his life liking him back after waiting 800 years and building his entire life around the hope of finding Xie Lian and winning him over.

[meamiki]

silly comic based on a time i struggled to read live on stream :thumbsup:

context clip compilation below ASDASDFASA

(cw for brief mention of hospitals/strokes)

[fly-sky-high-arts]

"I WON'T LET YOU GO!!!"

HEHEHEHE!!!

Textless version~

None-inverted version (BECAUSE I NEED YOU TO SEE SIFFRIN'S FACE I LOVE IT TO BITS HOW IT TURNED OUT)

TO NOTE: This is wallpaper-ish size, you are allowed to use it for personal use but please don't reupload it elsewhere on your or distribute for profit! Go buy the game instead!!

[happi-dreams]

the sillies the goofers the 💥💥

this is offically a hyperfixation now thank you funny bird for your essay

[thelethalsilence]

[squeamishnerd]

The Brights

Chapter 39: Thoughts and Feelings, Part 6

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Felix: As soon as I call action, you should be in role. Are you ready?

Kristy: I'm ready.

Bruce: Me too.

Felix: Aaand… Action!

Felix: Oh, for Watcher's sake.

Venessa: This is the worst acting I've seen from those two since we were first years.

Felix: Kristy, Bruce, I said steamy relationship.

Venessa: They look like they're hugging a parent goodbye after Harvestfest.

Janie: Try kissing instead.

Kristy: No, wait, sorry, that was a really awkward kiss.

Bruce: Yeah. Maybe we should just stop here and-

Kristy: Oh, but we're not done yet.

Janie: Now we're talking!

Bruce: What was that?

Kristy: Sorry, but he said improv and steamy. Maybe I should've asked you first.

Bruce: No, you did as you were told. I just didn't expect that at all.

Venessa: Finally we got to see a proper kiss. I hope they'll go for a non parent-child hug next.

Venessa: That's more cute than steamy, but at least it's better than before, but maybe we should stop them, because that can't be good for Kristy's arm and-

Kristy: My Back!

Bruce: You okay?

Kristy: Don't worry, it's oka-

Kristy: Oww...

Alexandrea (whispering to Janie): Wow, she's good.

Bruce: I'm sorry!

Kristy: Hehehehehe…

Bruce: What?

Kristy: Sorry. I couldn't resist.

Bruce: That was a joke?

Kristy: It was acting. I went with improv based on what Venessa said.

Bruce: Don't scare me like that.

Felix: Brilliant! Picking up on cues from the audience can sometimes be crucial for improv. Now, for the next scene, I'd like to see Captain Sigma and Captain Sigma's evil clone, but both of them think they're the original and a hero.

Venessa: Any suggestions on who should do the scene?

Felix: I take it that you want to do it. And I honestly think you and Alexandrea is the best choice, since both of you read the Captain Sigma comics.

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[loveisactivated]

[justplaggin]

piled-up evidence (3/∞)

latest occurence

enquiry

*drumroll*

*keyboard smash*

[ogsherlockholmes]

I'm rewatching Granada Holmes and I know everyone talks about this so I'd like to add my voice to the crowd: Jeremy Brett is magnificent.

Tempted to just leave it there but seriously, I'm in awe of his performance and I must find out if he won any awards for it because, as someone training to be an actor, I'm absolutely mesmerised by his facial expressions, his line delivery, his body language... it's so exact and everything is so meaningful and tells us so much that it comes to a point where it seems to come to him too naturally.

I'll admit, I don't find some of the other actors very believable, but it's fine because it's still entertaining.

But Brett just...shines. He does these quick flash grins, those hand flourishes, he enunciates specific words and rolls his 'r's, he never drops the act and it's unbearably impressive because, despite the theatricality, it still feels real.

As well as being an incredible person, I think he's an incredibly inspirational actor, and I'll be shouting about this to my grave. I'm obsessed.

[cestpasfaux24601]

Celebrimbor - The Rings of power s02e07