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plus-i-miss-you · 1 year ago

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I LOVED THE OREKOTO AND MIKOTO HEADCANONS AUUAU!!! If it's not a bother, could you pls write a prisoner gn!reader comforting mahiru, fuuta, mikoto and amane after t2? Sorry if this is too vague !!

Seeing them all tired and beat up made me miserable... they deserve a kiss on the forehead or smth

▷ listening to:

"but i still forgive you" (gn!reader)

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♪ note: HI HI ELI so sorry this request has been gathering dust in my inbox for more than a month.. i really wanted to write this but life be life-ing.. i really enjoyed writing this and i hope you enjoy reading this too! (also so sorry if i sound weird but i'm assuming you meant comforting them after t1? ^^'')

♪ summary: es may have done some.. pretty strange decisions and now not only the guard and the guilty prisoners, but everyone has to deal with it, including you. you can't help but feel bad for the guilty ones, and hopefully, you can offer them at least some kind of support.

♪ warnings: description of fuuta and mahiru being in pain because of their injuries, the reader character doesn't know about mikoto and john being a system, but still treats them as respectfully as possible, mentions of cults and religious trauma in amane's section. fuuta, mahiru and mikoto parts can be seen as both romantic and platonic, meanwhile amane's part is strictly platonic.

fuuta kajiyama.

♪ fuuta was.. in terrible condition, to say the least. his personality was so different from the fuuta you knew, too. sure, you've met him not so long ago, but seeing him act like this felt.. weird. you actually kinda missed the old fuuta, yes, he was kinda rude, loud and said things without thinking, but you'd prefer that than seeing fuuta in pain and not being able to say a word. you wish you could help him somehow, but.. what could you do? you doubt that convincing es to forgive him is possible..

♪ you tried to support him at least in an emotional way, even though you knew that might not work. it's highly possible he won't be able to see with his right eye ever again, of course, that's extremely traumatizing. he also got beat up by kotoko out of all prisoners, who actually seemed to be similar to him in a way. but you told him that if fuuta wanted to talk to you about anything, like complain about something or vent, he could always do that. fuuta found your kindness weird and even suspicious at first, but.. fine, he could use a friend in a situation like this. or at least a person who could hear him out.

♪ fuuta finds himself coming to you more often than he thought he would. it's not like he has that many people to talk to here anyway. he's grateful to kazui (even though he doesn't want to admit it), but.. he's not sure if there is anything he can talk to him about. haruka and muu are really close now, it honestly feels like haruka has forgotten about everyone else. oh, but surprisingly, fuuta's been getting along with amane lately- what do you mean, you "have a bad feeling about this", y/n?..

♪ you will never actually hear this from him, but you can feel that fuuta is glad to have someone like you here. he looks calmer with you around and if he can't open up to anyone else about something, at least he can open up to you. it's easier for him to fall asleep when you're next to him, so you may find him suddenly doing so with his head on your shoulder or your lap. just, uh.. be prepared for him to be really flustered when he wakes up and sees you.

mahiru shiina.

♪ she's honestly surprised that you want to spend time with her and help her feel better despite her being voted guilty. she immediately starts joking (or maybe half-joking?..) about falling in love with you because of your kindness and you just roll your eyes and ask if she's okay and if she's in any pain. you remind her to take her medications, you ask shidou for help if her condition gets worse and you help her move around with her wheelchair, so that she doesn't feel isolated from the rest of the prisoners. being in milgram is already isolating enough.

♪ you try to help her feel better by doing things that are small and simple to you, but very meaningful to her. you brush her hair, you paint her nails (even if you can only do so on one hand for now..), you tell her that she still looks beautiful, and every time you do that, it makes her smile. it's still different from that usual smile of hers, but it's a smile that shows even though she's still suffering, she appreciates you being around.

♪ mahiru doesn't understand why you're still helping her. is this because you love her?.. ah, please forgive her, that's just her being her usual silly self. but still.. she wasn't forgiven, right? that means she was in the wrong.. but she doesn't understand what made es vote her guilty. all she did was love her boyfriend a lot, right? does that mean that her love itself is a sin?.. is she not allowed to love at all?.. you gently interrupt mahiru and say that you don't know why es refused to forgive her, but you personally don't think mahiru's love is a sin at all. in fact, it's a blessing.

♪ mahiru feels like the sun itself personified to you and you hope that she gets better soon, but you're also grateful for the opportunity to take care of her like this. she always gives so much love to everyone, you wonder how much she gets back. you softly pat her head while making sure it's not painful considering her injury and ask what she wants to do today, but it takes a while for mahiru to answer because of your words still ringing in her head, but in a good way.

amane momose.

♪ .. so why exactly es decided to vote a child guilty? you know you probably shouldn't say anything about the guard's decisions, but.. this just doesn't make any sense to you. just what did es see in amane's video? or maybe something happened during the interrogation? amane's behavior has changed a lot, but you don't blame her for it. of course she would start acting differently. she's a 12 year old who was voted guilty and almost got beaten up by kotoko, kotoko ending up not doing anything to her was honestly a miracle. of course she would be mad. she should be.

♪ you try to talk to her and she kinda ignores you at first. however, you're not as bad as shidou, so.. fine, maybe she can hang out with you a little bit. it's hard not to feel sorry for her though, because of how messy her hair is and how empty her eyes are. you try to cheer her up somehow, like maybe you can do something really cute with her hair or maybe you can cook something for her (while still respecting her dietary restrictions and not forcing her to eat something she's not allowed to).. amane finds your attempts to become closer with her strange, but.. maybe she could use some company.

♪ every time she mentions her "god" around you though, you try to change the topic. you like amane and you genuinely want this kid to get better, but you're not really feeling like becoming a part of a cult.. amane just sighs and says you'll understand it someday. sometimes you catch her mumbling something about being forgiven this time and es needing to make the correct judgement. you can't really help her much when it happens and you can't do anything other than say that es will definitely forgive her, but amane manages to turn even something simple as that into rambles about her god. you can't help but wonder what amane's life used to be like.

♪ you can't convince amane that her family wasn't as kind as she thinks they were. you can't convince her that the way she was raised was too cruel. you know she won't believe you. and you know you're not a therapist. but at least you can be her friend. at least you can gently guide her, while still giving her a choice, so that she feels more free. more free than she possibly ever was in her life. and even though amane never talks about it, she does appreciate it. she feels strangely warm when you're around. she wonders if it's okay to feel this way and if god would ever forgive her for that.

mikoto kayano.

♪ you didn't know why mikoto suddenly started to act like this. you tried to get at least some information from others, including es, but nobody gave you a proper answer, even though you had a feeling like kotoko and es know what's going on. for some reason, this mikoto just didn't.. feel like mikoto to you. it's like it was.. different mikoto? no, that doesn't sound right. it felt like it was a completely different person. you couldn't prove it and when you tried to say it out loud, it sounded weird, but.. it felt like a correct answer to you.

♪ when it felt like it was the mikoto you knew, you always made sure to tell him what's going on, what happened, basically all the information he needed. he always looked so lost and confused, you couldn't help but feel sorry for him. you assumed that it was probably because of the trauma related to being voted guilty. you actually couldn't understand es's decision at all. just why would they vote someone like mikoto guilty? was his video really that bad? it didn't feel like mikoto was pretending to be less smarter than he is. why would he even have to do that? you all are murderers here, there's no reason for him to try and trick anyone.

♪ when it felt like it was someone else, you still tried to treat him with kindness. you couldn't understand why everyone started to avoid this person so suddenly. yes, this person was.. quite different from mikoto, but.. maybe at least they could try to accept him? you actually found it surprising how quickly he calmed down after you showed him that you don't intend to hurt him or mikoto. maybe this was the only thing he needed: someone telling him that he's safe and that he's not in danger. or maybe it was something they both needed.

♪ both mikoto and this person seem to actually like you a lot.. well, it's not like they have much of a choice here, considering that other prisoners don't really want to spend time with them. but it looks like they don't mind it that much. yes, mikoto is definitely still worried about it and he doesn't seem to remember what happens when the other person is here, but the other guy doesn't really care about the other prisoners and the only thing that bothers him is how possibly dangerous they can be. and even though he still has his suspicions.. you don't seem that dangerous to him.

#💌 requested!#milgram #milgram x reader #fuuta kajiyama #fuuta kajiyama x reader #mahiru shiina #mahiru shiina x reader #amane momose #amane momose x reader #mikoto kayano #mikoto kayano x reader #john kayano #john milgram #john kayano x reader

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bomberqueen17 · 3 months ago

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how it's going

yah well so. my winter of not being at the farm and instead having medical appointments is going about how you'd think, which is to say that i've run out of steam on making the medical appointments but do still have several to take care of.

i did manage to get my primary care physician to accept that i had an ADHD diagnosis (which last year she refused to help me get, but now that i have it, she's like ok cool great here's a referral for therapy). She's now prescribed me meds, and since I already tried the three major stimulant meds plus had prior (bad) experience with the one antidepressant they use, she prescribed me some weird anti-narcolepsy med that sometimes gets used. and i was supposed to start that two days ago but rite aid is still trying to get insurance approval. take a wild guess what kind of insurance i have!!

yeah united health isn't going to approve that one. so my avenues here might already be closed. but at least someone tried?

I have done a bit of sewing and a bit of exercise biking and a lot of snow shoveling (what a year). I got a mammogram and they called me right away and were like omg you gotta come back there was something weird there, and so i went back and they were like omg we gotta squash you SO flat to look at this, and i was like ow ow ow okay okay uncle and they were like yah we gotta ultrasound you this isn't good and i was like. if they have to cut my boobs off can i get robot ones???? (insert every emoji here in succession, the nine or whatever stages of grief is not enough to cover this)

and the ultrasound tech was like SO nice? and so gentle? and by then i'd been lotionless so long (you can't have lotion on your boobs before a mammogram! my dudes it is january i am a crocodile) that the water-based gel kind of stung? but it was okay and she made me wait and went and looked at the results with a doctor and came and took me aside and was like "Great news! It's nothing" and sent me home. which was like. so many ups and downs! what a wild ride! love this ending for me, this is actually the best possible ending ever.

Spent the entire next day in a vet waiting room because Chita had been peeing all over the basement. Verdict: not a UTI. But, she's got to start special kidney food. Have now spent an entire week trying to get the vet to give us the prescription we need in order to buy the stuff, somehow can't get this done, really don't know what the hell is happening.

So anyway now we just have puppy pads down in various corners of the basement, because Chita has Opinions about litterboxes that cannot be solved by simply having an array (five) of immaculate (Cat Attract(TM) litter-containing) boxes, because you see, she needs to pee NEXT TO a litter box according to some strange schedule, AS WELL AS in only SOME of them, and poo in others... Well at least it's all in the basement and she has not done this in any of the rooms where we actually live. But like. Gross dude.

In June Chita will be legally old enough to vote, though cats are not eligible to register alas, so I suppose we can just let her do what she wants since she probably knows best at this point.

Otherwise the only notable thing happening is the writing, at which i am making tremendous progress, so that's good. Therapist has been attempting to get me to form priorities and make to-do lists which is hilarious and I don't know how to convey to her that I am a feral goblin and Goals are not a thing I've ever historically managed to have, and I don't think she understands about novel-writing in particular (she was like oh you're making getting published a goal! and i'm like you don't understand how this industry works, this is a self-pub at best kind of economy and i will not be making money from this). But I am trying very hard to get a draft of this done as soon as I possibly can because I simply won't have time over the spring/summer/fall season, but I *might* have time to edit.

I've got eight chapters in the beta doc by now and having people read it and leave comments is absolutely working to keep me focused on it. <3 I can't convey enough how much that means. It is incredibly helpful. I never did make a discord or any way to discuss that so it's all gotta be in the comments but that is working for me for now. I have most of the plot hammered out and just have to like. Glue it together. So we shall see.

Except I keep letting myself get distracted doing backstory stuff so yesterday I wrote 2,999 words of literally just porn that is not in any way going to go into this novel, and i felt kind of bad about that but then I also wrote 3,914 words of action plot and cyborg dolphins (and mostly it is a guy passed over for a promotion trying to work around the incompetent they made into his manager, so like, relatable content but also with dolphins who can talk, so like, what's not to love) so I felt less bad about that.

I will include a snippet because I can.

A moment later, Mahina’s synthetic voice said “We did not find your convoy but other pod says ships that way.” Tom nodded. “Yeah, I thought it might be too far,” he said. “You know our range?” Mahina asked. Her vocabulary was very practical, but then, this was a major shipping lane. From the slightly greater height of the launch, he could see her better; she was large, an older female. The augmented dolphins lived longer, but she wouldn’t be old enough to remember before the treaties, he thought. “I think so,” Tom said. “Mahina not so good at human number reckoning,” she said. “But if Ted know a pod’s range Mahina no need to try.” “Ted?” Tom said, startled into a laugh. “Is human name,” Mahina said. “It is,” Tom agreed. “Yes, I can be Ted.” “Ted,” Mahina said, with a decided affirmative whistle. The only way to add words to the brainwave-readers was for a fairly skilled human technician to do so, and one of them must at some point have been named Ted.

#about the author #snippet post #my writing #lifestyle ramblings

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matan4il · 1 year ago

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Watched Eurovision last weekend and tried to only pay attention to the music but oof, the Israel derangement was horrid. Were any of the other contestants nice to Eden or at the very least not total assholes to her because where's she's from? Please tell me someone was decent or even mildly professional.

Hi Nonnie!

I'm glad to tell you that there WERE people who were personally decent to Eden and the Israeli team, from what I've heard.

One of the parts that suck is that it feels like talking about it too loudly might bring those people into the line of fire. I can say that about myself, that while I was treated awfully by some people in fandom, I've had people be absolutely wonderful to me, and I've had to keep my mouth shut and not thank or celebrate them publicly, because that would have drawn the fire to them. They absolutely do not deserve that. And it sucks that I can't even be openly grateful. Same with the people friendlier to Eden, we Israelis have heard stuff, so we know of them and are thankful, but I don't think anyone has said anything too public, because no one wants to endanger them.

Still, I hope it's been long enough since the final, that we can safely share a few things. Also, I'll emphasize that most of this is hearsay, I can't verify any of it, because it wasn't published officially, this is just the stuff we hear.

The Israeli singer who grew up in and was representing Luxembourg was really lovely with Eden. Tali could have easily avoided ANY association with Eden, so I give her credit for not doing that. The German singer was the nicest to the Eden and Israeli delegation, and I also heard that Germany actually stood up for Israel when the EBU wanted to disqualify it, rightly pointing out the differences between this situation and Russia's ban. I heard good things about the Austrian singer as well, the Latvian, and the Georgian singer. There's probably more that aren't popping into my mind right now, but this is a start, and it's nice knowing kind people, who won't bully a 20 years old singer just because of her nationality, do exist, right?

Another part that sucks is that even some of the people who were nice backstage to Eden, were only willing to do so away from the public eye. I think the most extreme one is the 2023 runner up, Finnish performer Käärijä. He ran into Eden backstage and was totally cool with them doing a short, quick rendition of his ESC song together (which you can see in the link below). It was clearly just two people who love music having fun together, but once the vid was posted online, people started attacking him for supporting genocide (because that's not a leap of logic at all), and he quickly put out a message denouncing everything he's said and done ever, including being born. Then he just had to reassure all of his bullies that he's "okay" even further. The Norwegian 2023 singer who was supposed to deliver her country's jury results had already announced she won't as an anti-Israel measure, so when he was supposed to give the Finnish jury vote, he simply announced he won't, letting people make the connection, and figure out for themselves that it was an anti-Israel move.

Still I think you can take the ones who weren't loudly nasty to Eden, and assume most were nice enough to her privately, even if not publicly. To figure out who those probably were, on top of the ones I mentioned above, I'll just give a short rundown of the performers who were being awful about Israel to different degrees (so you can figure out who was at least decent by way of elimination): Ireland, Belgium, Switzerland, the UK, the Netherlands, Greece, Portugal, Lithuania, Norway, Finland, Slovenia, San Marino, Denmark.

I hope I helped... Have a good day! xoxox

(for all of my updates and ask replies regarding Israel, click here)

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simvanie · 1 year ago

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7 Sins Legacy - generation 4 (pride)

While Rohan made an attempt to stop Supriya from walking away, Supriya barely noticed that the musicians had cleared the floor for Suraj, who had taken his place behind the microphone: "Dear friends and colleagues, I would like to make an official public announcement tonight..."

Rohan: I don't get it. You've done more for our campaign in the past weeks than everyone else combined. And we are so close to winning the city's elections, why would you suddenly want to leave?

Supriya: Oh you really want to know? Imagine what will happen to the party when I quit- With all the publicity I've had, it'll be on the front page of the newspapers, and journalists will be lining up because they want to know why. And I'll tell them exactly why they're better off voting for someone other than... you.

Rohan: This job interview is for another political party, isn't it? Tell me, do you actually want to work there? Or is it because you think that you can't get to where you actually want to be in this party, so you've built your walls so high that you've completely closed yourself off from everything that has to do with it. And the only option you think you have left is to run away. Because if so, I hate to break it to you, but you probably won't make yourself happy with that decision.

"...I assume many of you already heard speculations, so it probably won't come as a surprise that the rumors are true. I want you all to know that I've decided to officially retire...."

Supriya: Oh! That's rich coming from someone who has it easy with his influential dad arranging everything for him! And you don't know what is best for me-

Rohan: Please, listen to me. It doesn't mean that I don't agree with you- Everyone deserves an equal chance, but you also have to know that there is a big chance that you'll encounter similar kind of situations somewhere else. Especially in this political world.

Supriya: What do you want then?! Do you want me to stay so I can congratulate you when your dad announces that you will get the position? Because I'm NOT going to do that- Besides, if you agree that everyone deserves an equal chance, WHY HAVEN'T YOU DONE SOMETHING ABOUT IT?!

" ...and that is why I, along with all our colleagues in the party, have unanimously decided to give the position as party leader to Supriya."

Suraj turned towards Supriya. "If you want it of course. So, what do you say?"

Supriya couldn't believe if she had heard it right and had to take a second while everyone slowly turned their heads towards her. "...Y- yes, yes of course!"

Suraj smiled and gave her a nod before turning his attention back to the public. "Very well, I suggest we leave the technicalities for the transfer until Monday and spend the rest of the night enjoying this gala that my lovely wife helped organizing."

Supriya: Did you- I... I CAN'T BELIEVE IT! Rohan: Congratiulations, you deserve it. Supriya: It's- This is amazing... That you did this!!! Oh, you've no idea what this means to me, I could kiss you right now! I-

.... Rohan: ...So why don't you?

For the first time, the feeling that had been slowly creeping up on Supriya since she met Rohan, and that she had been trying to ignore and push away ever since she found out that Rohan was Suraj's son, slipped through the walls she had so carefully built.

Rohan: ....Since I don't think you have to get up early tomorrow morning anymore, what do you say if we, when this gala is over, get some takeout from that new Mexican place near your apartment to celebrate? Supriya: Hm, I'd love that.

#still one more promotion to go and then she has maxed the career #the sims 4 #ts4 #sims 4 #the sims #sims #simblr #ts4 legacy #sims 4 legacy #ts4 gameplay #sims 4 gameplay #7sinslegacy #gen4 pride #supriya #rohan #suraj #gunita

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ohwell-itsme-but-danganronpa · 1 year ago

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Antag & Protag Duos Canon Divergent AU

it's Miu in the locker next to Shuichi so they're the circumstantial friends

and Kaede with Kokichi are almost the classic lead + support except you can't tell which is which (they're both leads and Miu and Shuichi are both antags, gay people win)

I mean, Miu and Shuichi friendship is so chaotic, he could let go and say what he thinks more often, he'd be more rude. Progressively leaning more into the antag role

And their talents combined used for meddling

And working with someone who's being straightforward and friends with her would be better for Miu's state of mind

She was something along of frenemies with Kokichi, but here she's besties with Shuichi and she's in on the planning, equal on the team, so she won't backstab him

And then there's Kaede and she doesn't have Shuichi at her side, hiding behind her extroverted self during introductions and already creating the illusion of leadership and community being built around her. No, she's with Kokichi

And that affects people's first impressions of her

Those two argue a lot, not really fighting but if she wants to do something one way he insists on doing it the other, it isn't even about the leader role, each simply thinks they know better and can't move forward until they reach a consensus and every so often one will tell the other to leave them alone but "you're stuck with me, no way I'm leaving you to your own devices, somebody would end up dead if that happened"

The funny thing is they're right when they say that, it's a joke for them… they don't even know

Protag Kokichi go brrr He's always working, doesn't need to hide it and sneak at night

"Don't strong-arm everyone to work with you, work with me, I am as feral about it as you are, also I don't trust you further than I can throw you (and I couldn't even pick you up) so I am going to keep an eye on you, alrighty?" glowing eyes Kaede: equally glowing eyes and clenched fists "We're going to catch the mastermind"

They're like wild hogs to me (I don't know what I am saying) [this sentence pops up in my head every once in a while and it's so true, the real oumatsu dynamic]

Kaede to Kokichi: you're the most suspicious person I've ever meet, my headache, there's something deeply wrong with you, my peace of mind depends on knowing your whereabouts, if anything were to happen to you, I would kill everyone in this room and then myself

They don't need to trust each other to be the best of friends, it's actually better this way, that's the whole reason they're each other's closest allies in fact

And maybe it does happen, maybe she does lead everyone as a protag to make the decision not to vote after he dies with Shuichi, having agreed to go along with the plan our antags made

Maybe she's grieving and sobbing and self-loathing because when they split up in their plan to figure out antags scheme she chose to pursue Miu for… selfish reasons that make her feel so gross with herself now that he's dead and she doesn't know he agreed to it and that they all betted on her anger to get them this outcome

But I dunno so don't ask me [

#danganronpa #ndrv3 #shuichi saihara #miu iruma #kokichi ouma #kokichi oma #kaede akamatsu #oumatsu #irumatsu #saiouma #oumasai #sairuma #technically all of them are implied and possible to explore more #I just went in detail with my totally normal oumatsu thoughts #writing prompt #made by me #major character death #angst

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destinygoldenstar · 16 days ago

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🌟THE WORST EPISODE🌟 - Total Drama Viewer Reacts to Disventure Camp Season 3 Episode 14 “TikTok On The Clock”

For once I do these in the morning.

Last time, everyone got great power, no one used it responsibly.

AND YUL IS FUCKING GONE!!!

🎵"NO ONE MOURNS THE WICKED!"🎵

THIS IS OUR FIRST EPISODE WHERE WE DON'T HAVE TO PUT UP WITH YUL! I SAY IT'S ALL UPHILL FROM HERE!!

SO I'M FEELING REALLY GOOD ABOUT ALL OF THIS!

LET'S GO!!

OLIVER GETS SHOVED OFF A PLANE! LET'S GO!!

"Hey Oliver!"

Oh hey, we start with Oliver.

I keep thinking he's dead. I don't know why.

"What are you doing here so late?"

Isn't it his job? Who does night duty?

Probably Nina.

"I was just finishing some editing, Trevor hasn't been in a good mood to do so."

Aw, bless Oliver. He's so sweet.

"Yeah, I have been trying to... enjoy the moment, but I-I can't help but feel a little... empty inside."

Yearning for more? Is that what she means by that?

"Remember back in the day when it was just you, me, Marcus, and Nina?"

"And you treated us all like dogshit? Yeah, why?"

"I'm sorry we haven't spent that much time together."

"I've been too busy getting shoved out of planes and respawning."

"Hey, thanks for holding down the fort. I could never repay you."

Awwwww

I love Krystal.

I know she's not the best person, but I love her. Best of these host characters.

"Team! We need meeting!"

"Not now. We are picking apples!"

Way more important, truly.

Especially since you FLIPPED.

UH OH.

CAREFUL, GRETT.

Oh look at this.

Bodily harm is so cute ❤️

"It's really nice having a friend here."

I KNOW.

Gabby and Grett becoming friends was NOT on my Bingo Card AT ALL.

BUT I LOVE IT.

"Now that Yul's gone, it's four heroes and four villains."

I love how she doesn't even care that they turned on Yul.

"Yeah, no, I don't blame you guys. I never liked that bastard anyway."

"It's more important than ever that we stay together."

Gabby's flipping.

As much as I love Riya, sorry hon. You're probably leaving soon.

"As allies!"

"Uh, right! As... allies. Yes."

So Alec actually has feelings for Riya. Okay.

"After everything Yul put me through, last night, Alec and Riya still chose to vote with him. I won't forget that."

As much as I support Yul being gone... WELL DUH?!?!

YOU GUYS WERE THE ONES THAT FLIPPED. WHY ARE YOU MAD AT THEM?!

"When Yul attacked me last challenge, it made me remember what Ellie told me. These villains cannot be trusted, and I have to strike first."

Oh so she's gonna properly flip. Yep.

"Hey Ally!"

Oh hi.

I love ya Riya, but if I were Allyson, I would say "Fuck off, Riya!"

"What are you doing?"

"I miss being elastic."

"Honey, right now you look like a lunatic. We don't have any showings for the elastic type."

"Why aren't you with Aiden, Jake, and Connor?"

Because fuck them? I guess??

I feel like you should be getting on better terms with your allies.

"I don't know if I fit in with them."

...

...WHAT?!

WHERE THE FUCK DID THIS COME FROM?!

THERE WAS NO INDICATION BEFORE SHE HAD ISSUES WITH BEING A 'HERO' APART FROM HATING JAKE.

SHE HAS HAD NO ISSUES WITH AIDEN AND CONNOR THAT WOULD MAKE THE 'THEM' TERM JUSTIFIABLE.

THIS IS COMPLETELY OUT OF NOWHERE!

WHAT THE FUCK?!?!

"Aren't you a hero?"

"To be honest, I've never been comfortable with that title."

A HERO.

A FUCKING HERO ALLYSON!!

YOU DON'T LIKE THAT?!?!?!?!

WHAT, YOU'D RATHER BE A VILLAIN?! YEAH YOUR HATERS WOULD REALLY PREFER THAT I'M SURE /s

I already fucking hate where this is going.

This is SO ILL FITTING for this character.

Girl, you're gonna get fucking CANCELLED.

"I just hope that me being on the heroes alliance will make fans finally root for me."

So what you're saying is... YOU DON'T WANT TO BE CONSIDERED A GOOD PERSON. YOU'RE JUST ACTING GOOD FOR THE RECOGNITION.

YEAH. THAT MAKES SENSE. /s

THAT MAKES SENSE AND DOESN'T MAKE YOU SOUND LIKE A COMPLETE EGOMANIAC.

"Wow, you really care what they think, don't you?"

"You are a sad strange little girl."

"My whole career revolves around what others think, Riya."

No it doesn't.

Being a Twitch Streamer isn't just about what others think.

Listen, Allyson, I say this out of good will, but if you really cannot stand the fact that you're going to get some people who don't completely like your content, maybe you shouldn't be a Twitch Streamer.

HEY DON'T YELL AT ME FOR SAYING THAT, I'm just throwing that out there.

Be a game developer instead. That'll put you less in the spotlight AND you do what you love.

"Ally, I'm an actor. I know a thing or two about public image."

And look what that's turned you to.

Fucking red flags. 🚩

I love Riya as a character, but I'm not gonna pretend she's a good person in any way.

"Let me give you some advice. No one can please everyone. Just try to be yourself, because pretending to be someone else will only make people never know the real you."

This is, actually, VERY GOOD ADVICE.

AND I FUCKING HATE THAT.

BECAUSE THE ONE THAT IS GIVING IT IS A VILLAIN.

WE'RE SUPPOSED TO SEE THIS AS HORRIBLE ADVICE.

DID NO ONE THINK THIS THROUGH?!?!?

Also, Riya's whole thing is that she pretends to be someone else to get recognized. Being herself was what drove her to failure, so why...

OH. SHE'S LYING AND DRIVING HER TO FAIL. I GET IT.

"Why does that sound familiar?"

"I told someone the same thing before. Someone I cared about."

"And then I dumped them on live TV. I'm such a good role model."

ALLYSON, READ THE FUCKING ROOM. SHE WAS IN YOUR SEASON!!!

🚩🚩🚩

YOU SAW HER SAY THIS! YOU WERE IN THE SAME AREA!!

"I really appreciate Riya leveling with me."

YOU FUCKING DUMBASS.

SHE IS SO PUBLIC ABOUT HOW EVIL SHE IS!!!

"I don't give a shit about Ally or her problems, but I know the villains need someone on the heroes to change sides. I think I found my golden ticket."

Oh that's cute the way she sang that.

SHE MIGHT AS WELL BE HANDING OUT RED FLAGS AND WEARING A SIGN 24/7 THAT SAYS 'I AM EVIL', WITH EVIL RED EYES!!

THE IDEA THAT ANY OF THESE GUYS WOULD EVEN LET HER SPEAK IS LAUGHABLY IDIOTIC!!

OH I WANT TO SCREAM.

"I forgot how much I missed fishing."

Um, you guys have been out here for how long now?

"How are you so positive, Connor?"

"Huh? I mean, a man's happy place is with a fishing pole."

I... that's not necessarily true.

"No I mean... all the time. You just seem to have it all together."

He really doesn't. He just pretends he's grander than he actually is.

"You're hardworking, have great values, the CEO of a major corporation..."

"I just wish I could be half the man you are."

Awww.

"Don't put yourself down like that. You're a good guy, Alec."

Uh... he's really not, but okay.

"Even after what I did to you?"

"It's a game! I'm over it, dude."

Oh yeah. Okay yeah that makes sense.

"Thanks to you, I finally put Riya behind me."

UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUHHHHHHH SHIT.

"What do you think they're talking about?"

"I don't know. Dad stuff? Who's got the nicest toolshed?"

I don't think Connor has a kid, though. I don't think he even has a spouse.

"I'm wondering if I should still tell everyone about the kiss."

Don't do it.

It hurts you.

"It's to disrupt the villains alliance, right?"

"Well then do it! It's a game move."

"Yeah, but... Connor."

Connor's on your side! It'll destroy him and you lose a member, and you can't afford that.

Every time someone exposes a kiss, they go home. Look at Tyler.

"Don't you think he deserves to know?"

Well, yeah, I don't deny that.

"Ugh... you're right."

*Gets Pie Adblock Ad*

OH NO YOU DON'T XD

"For my next showing, I'M SHOVING AN AD IN YOUR FACE! YOU WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO TELL HIM NOW!!!"

NO RIYA IT RUINS THE MOMENT!! THINK OF THE VIEWERS!!!!

WHY ARE YOU HANGING OUT WITH THE VILLAINS?!!

AND WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH THAT FISH?!?!

Allyson's probably like "Finally! People who appreciate apples! Clearly you're all trustworthy!"

"Attention everyone! I have an announcement!"

And here we go.

"Alec and Riya-"

"Were walking off a delicious dinner!"

OBJECTION: YOU DIDN'T EVEN EAT IT. YOU JUST DRANK SOJU!!

"Wait, what did you see?"

Oh cause this will sabotage Allyson turning on them. So yeah, there is a benefit.

"I saw Riya and Alec kiss! They're a couple now and probably making deals for Final Two."

They're not a couple though??? Riya very clearly said no.

AIDEN, YOU LYING DOG???

Also, them making Final Two Deals... WELL DUH.

"We were drunk!"

"Ever been drunk before? No? Didn't think so."

"And so what? I can kiss whoever I want."

You really can't...

"Connor?"

HE DOESN'T CARE XD

OH MY GOD XD

"Fish.... Fish... fish... die fish... fish... fish lungs... fish shit... huh sorry what were we talking about?"

"Did you hear what I said?"

"Oh, yeah. Riya and Alec. I got it. Good for them."

Oh wow.

Connor, you subverted my expectations.

He really doesn't care.

"Well? Is that all you came to tell us?"

Did you really think this would change anything?

Tell me something I don't know.

"It's weird that Connor's okay with this. I guess he really moved on."

I know, right?

"Ugh! I was expecting a bigger reaction from the villains."

YEAH. THIS DRAMA WAS POINTLESS.

IT DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT.

"I thought this would be my game defining move!"

Me too, Aiden. I gave you the benefit of the doubt.

"I dunno, I thought I'd snaz it up a bit."

"Why? Trying to impress Krystal?"

What's wrong with that?

"You think she'd be into it?"

Maybe. Worth a try.

"Trevor wait! Maybe we can hang out sometime! Are you free this Sunday? We can catch a movie or something."

Yeah you act like Derek is completely abandoning you. You can still be friends!

My god, get over it. He's not into you that way.

"I thought Sunday's your free day."

"Well then I hate movies! Goodbye!"

I get being upset cause you got your heart broken.

But god, don't take it out on them.

That's how you completely lose them.

"Who here is familiar with TikTok?"

*CHOKES*

(I was eating cheese)

UH... HAH... RUN BY THAT AGAIN.

"Who here is familiar with TikTok?"

"W h o h e r e i s f a m i l i a r w i t h T i k T o k?"

🙂

RIGHT. OF COURSE.

I KNOW CLOCKS.

IT'S A CLOCK MAKING CHALLENGE!!!!

"Yeah, it's the noise a clock makes."

Connor gets me.

"It's an app."

...

"James has me help out on his TikTok videos all the time!"

*dying*

Can't appreciate Aiden's cute James callout.

"First VR, now TikTok? What's next? Everyone break Connor's legs?"

GET THE BAT!!!!

Okay, but seriously, Connor, you are now my spirit animal.

I feel a wave has rushed through me. A wave of DREAD. Of DESPAIR.

Okay, so here's my story:

I have a SHIT relationship with TikTok. I don't use it.

The reason is because of two things.

One, TikTok is actually BANNED in my family household.

I'm not kidding. We had TikTok banned long before Trump ever did it. My parents already hate social media. I didn't get any account till I was a proper adult. But they didn't scream at us for potentially having it behind their backs, so long as we weren't doing anything stupid with it. But TikTok just crossed a line for them for how it runs, and we were not allowed to have it at all.

My sibling downloaded TikTok behind all our backs in High School. They got caught, and they got grounded. AND our mom forced them to delete it.

Two, my classmates in High School used it ALL THE TIME.

Every time we weren't working, you'd get some kids doing a TikTok dance in the classroom. Even today at work, I would catch some teenagers doing it in a public bathroom, a very inappropriate place to do it btw. And that sounds like a normal kid thing, I wasn't a part of it because of the ban, but some of them used the TikTok app and dances as harassment. And it went around as the trendy thing to do. I was a target despite not having the app. It got bad. And worst part was the teachers did nothing, IN FACT, THEY JOINED IN.

SO, FOR CONTEXT, YOU KNOW MY PTSD AND YOU KNOW WHY I'M GONNA BE VERY UNCOMFTORABLE.

I already hate this challenge.

COME ON, WHY COULDN'T IT BE A SCAVENGER HUNT?!?!

"Last person to finish will be out of Disventure Camp!"

AH SHIT.

OF COURSE.

OF COURSE YOU TORTURE ME.

I was gonna say "If I were them I would say 'tough shit', not do it, and then try my luck at elimination."

BUT NOOOOOOOOOO. IT'S MANDATORY!!!!

"Producers thought the vote out thing could be boring."

WHEN THE FUCK DID THEY DECIDE THAT?!

ARE THEY SPECIFICALLY TARGETING ME?!

"All this work we put in to keep the villains together, and it doesn't even matter!"

I KNOW RIGHT?!

THIS IS A COPOUT!

Ooh, that's pretty. I want it.

"I'll be hiding it in one of the locations, and if you find it, you can skip the remaining TikToks and head directly to the finish line."

I WANT IT!!!

"Get ready to dance and lip sync!"

"DON'T FORGET TO SMILE!!!!!"

Krystal, you are EVIL.

"Facial recognition?"

What?

IT'S A GUEST PHONE. IT SHOULDN'T HAVE THAT.

"Does that mean they have my face forever?! No... GIVE ME BACK MY FACE YOU MONSTERS!!!"

😂

CONNOR IS MY SPIRIT ANIMAL!!!

"This challenge will be completed in pairs, that I've already decided."

Oh, nice!

"You will be in charge of recording your partner's TikToks and finishing the challenge together."

Yeah that makes sense.

So they have to complete this together, or they screw themselves.

NO SABOTAGE ALLOWED!!!

THE ONLY PERSON YOU HURT WITH SABOTAGE IS YOURSELF!!

"The partner that created the worse TikTok out of the two will be out."

THAT'S SUBJECTIVE.

AND BULLSHIT.

This is gonna be some serious bullshit. I can smell it before the bull even took a shit.

"Gabby and Grett."

Nice.

"Riya and Aiden."

Of course.

"Jake and Ally."

OF COURSE.

"And Connor and Alec."

Ah, okay.

So there's two cross allied pairs. One pure villain pair. One pure non-villain pair.

"There's no way these teams were random."

"WHY AM I STUCK WITH THE APPLE HATER?!?!"

"I've slowly been earning back Aiden's trust, but... I'm still getting nowhere with Ally."

Hey this is a perfect opportunity then!

Aiden had WAY more baggage you did to him you had to make up for than Allyson does!

If she's her in character chill self, it'll all be fine!

Can you tell I'm giving Allyson a serious benefit of the doubt?

"You ready to kick their asses, Gabby?"

"Yeah! Let's go!"

These two got this in the bag.

"Connor, we should talk... about that kiss."

"The first obstacle is on the cliff! Let's go."

Alec, drop it.

If he's not bothered, he's not bothered.

"You must floss to music in mid air while diving off the cliff."

That sounds incredibly dangerous.

"RIP, death by flossing off a cliff."

"I can't believe I'm stuck with you."

She's totally gonna shove him off the cliff again, isn't she?

*Spanish ad*

Why did I get an ad and why is it Spanish? The fuck?

Skip.

😨

UNSKIP. UNSKIP. UNSKIP AD!!!

TAKE ME BACK TO THE SPANISH AD!!!

NO RIYA DON'T DO IT!!!!!!

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!

Oh there's water, okay.

PLEASE NEVER SHOW ME THAT AGAIN.

NOOOOOOOO-

*Cuts away*

Oh okay. Thank god.

THANK GOD THE MUSIC DIDN'T COME BACK ON-

*MUSIC COMES BACK ON*

*Face flushed. Face palmed. Hiding.*

FUCK!!!!

(So I made this edit after the episode. Enjoy.)

"I don't have any floss on me."

Based.

"Connor! I want to apologize to you-"

"Save it! We're in last!"

DON'T YOU DARE TURN THE-

*Cuts away*

Okay.

Oh hey these two are first. Awesome!

See? You two can work together great!

"Wait... I don't like how mine looked."

At least you're first though. Then it doesn't matter.

"I twitched during the floss."

Who cares?

"Let's go record another one."

Wha-?!

ALLYSON AMBER. IT'S A RACE!!!!

IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU'RE NOT LAST!!! JUST GO!!!

NO! WE'RE NOT GOING BACK JUST BECAUSE YOU DON'T LIKE YOUR FLOSS VIDEO!!

IT'S TIKTOK!!! NO ONE FUCKING CARES!!!!

"Are you serious?!"

"Hurry up!"

I'M WITH JAKE.

ARE YOU KIDDING ME, WOMAN?!?!?!

IT'S A RACE!!!!

"Why are they going back up?"

BECAUSE SOMEONE IS FUCKING STUPID AND APPARENTLY IS ASKING TO BE ELIMINATED.

I would say she's trying to sabotage Jake, but that's too damn risky considering the tiebreaker is based on something subjective, and the eliminated one could very easily become HER.

ALSO, JAKE IS ON YOUR TEAM AND IN YOUR ALLIANCE. YOUR GAME GETS FUCKED IF YOU GET HIM OUT.

SO WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING?!

"My phone!"

OH NO SHOT!!!! COME ON!!!!

CONVENIENTLY PLACED ROCK!!!!

At least that's not making someone look stupid. That's the bar here.

"Do the griddy next to the sleeping bear."

Okay what the fuck? Why are these so dangerous?

WITH THE MUSIC TOO?! COME ON.

"Fuck my life."

ME TOO RIYA. ME TOO.

First off, Grett ass shot.

Second, why are you looking in that bush? The phone clearly fell in an orange one.

"You should delete the TikTok."

AY! BLABBY AND ME SHARE A BRAINCELL!

"What? No! That's Grett's."

No sabotage. It's gonna hurt YOU and YOU only.

This is a terrible time to sabotage.

Also Grett's in hearing range.

"If you two come in last, she will backstab you."

IT'S SUBJECTIVE. THAT'S THE TIEBREAKER HERE!

"Didn't you say you would win for Ellie?"

Oof...

I mean, okay, that's an interesting dilemma.

WOULD BE IN ANY OTHER CIRCUMSTANCE.

Turn on your friend for the game or keep your friendship and screw it?

Oh this looks like a nightmare.

*groaning mildly from the music*

I hate myself.

How the fuck is this bear not waking up from the loud music?

Heavy sleeper.

CONNOR DOESN'T KNOW TIKTOK, BUT HE KNOWS THE TIKTOK DANCE. OKAY. SURE. THAT MAKES TOTAL SENSE.

And now Jake and Allyson are last. Because SOMEONE cares about A STUPID FLOSS OVER NOT GETTING ELIMINATED.

"Ugh! We're so far behind!"

WHOSE FAULT IS THAT?!?!?!

DON'T BE A HYPOCRITE! DON'T ACT ALL HIGH AND MIGHTY LIKE THIS IS SOMEHOW SOMEBODY ELSE'S FAULT?!?!?

Piece of shit.

"Oho and who's fault is that?!"

I am completely 100% on Jake's side.

IT'S A FUCKING RACE! IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU'RE NOT LAST!!

"We have to do the Renegade."

... I've actually never heard that one before.

Hey, I'm a TikTok hater. Don't expect me to know all of them.

...oh that doesn't look too bad, I'm gonna be-

*Political Ad*

🫢

*covered mouth poorly holding back snickers*

THAT'S A BLOODY CONVENIENT AD TO PUT THERE GIVEN THE CONTEXT.

If you know you know.

That's funnier than anything else in this episode.

"Fine. I'll teach you, but only cause I don't want to lose."

See? Aiden has every reason to LOATHE Riya, more than Allyson ever does with Jake, and HE'S PUTTING EVERYTHING ASIDE FOR HIS OWN SAKE. AND AIDEN IS FAR MORE HOT HEADED THAN SHE IS!

ALLYSON, WHAT IS YOUR EXCUSE?!

"Do you really want Connor at risk of going home, Aiden?"

Yeah. Good point.

"Everyone pay attention cause I won't teach this twice."

Oh god not Aiden having to teach these old guys...

Uuuuuugggghhh is it bad that I want to die?

How do you smile during this?!

THIS IS HORRIFYING.

Does that bear have one eye?

At least Gabby and Grett are having fun. That's something I guess.

That's a more appropriate face.

"Please don't kill me please don't kill me please don't kill me..."

This bear has the sleeping ability of A TON OF BRICKS.

"I don't like it. Let's go again."

😡✊

FUCKING

RACE!!!!!!!

ALLY!!!!!!!

I am so fucking MAD.

My BLOOD right now. HEAT OF THE SUN.

"Ally! It's fine! We're in last."

I'm so bloody IMPRESSED Jake hasn't snapped at her yet.

I would have a long time ago.

This is ridiculous.

"We can catch up!"

NO YOU CAN'T IF YOU STAY HERE AND PERFECT IT!!!!

"This is gonna be shown to everyone. I don't want to look silly."

NOBODY SAID YOU WERE POSTING IT ON THE INTERNET!!!!

IT'S A GUEST PHONE!!!!!

AND IT'S NATIONAL TV!!!! THEY SEE YOUR ROUGH DRAFTS!!!!!!

FUCKING HELL!!!!!😡😡

I HOPE SHE GOES.

I GENUINELY HOPE SHE GOES HOME FOR THIS. CAUSE I ACTUALLY CANNOT STAND HER RIGHT NOW.

"That's it! You're impossible!!"

THANK YOU!

THANK YOU JAKE!!!

SHE'S A SHIT PERSON TO BE AROUND, SHE'S A SABOTAGER, AND SHE'S A FUCKING DETRIMENT TO OTHER PEOPLE'S GAME.

SHE DESERVES ALL OF THIS!!!!

"I'm sorry Ally, but you are the most insecure person I've ever met, and that's coming from me!"

COOK HER!🔥

"I feel bad for Hunter having to deal with your bullshit!"

COOK HER!!!👏🔥

OH.

OH NOW THE BEAR WAKES UP.

They're dead.

Is the narrative now gonna say "OH, POOR ALLYSON. POOR GIRLIE DID NOTHING WRONG! OH SHE'S SO HORRIBLY TREATED!! OH ISN'T JAKE JUST SO AWFUL?!?! DON'T YOU HATE JAKE AND FEEL SO BAD FOR ALLYSON?!"

NO.

BECAUSE IN THIS CASE, SHE DESERVES IT.

HE WAS RIGHT.

SHE'S IMPOSSIBLE TO WORK WITH AND A HORRIBLE ALLY!!! SHE'S ACTUALLY A DETRIMENT TO EVERYONE'S GAME!!!!!

The only thing Jake did wrong HERE, was say it too loudly. That's it.

OH NOT CUTTING BACK TO THE RENAGADE!!!!

IN THE MIDDLE OF MY RENA-RAGE!!!

Hey queen 😡👑

I'm still mad I can't even enjoy her slaying 😡

Why are you flossing during this?!

YOUR FLOSS IS SHIT!!!

WHO THE FUCK IS HOLDING THE PHONE?!?!?!

"You've passed Aiden's school of TikTok beginners."

I hate it.

Hey queen 👑

"My boyfri-Yul... used to teach me how to dance."

And a Yul reference. God help me...

I fucking hate this episode.

We're only halfway, and I'm in so much pain watching this.

I'm grabbing a pillow. Hang on...

*VIOLENTLY PUNCHES PILLOW*

That's better.

"We were planning on doing a couples TikTok account at one point."

Thank GOD that never happened.

Also, Yul uses TikTok. Another reason to hate him.

"I now know that what we had wasn't real. Thank you, Gabby."

At least she's realized that.

"I know I wasn't the best person to you-"

"Oh stop! We're friends now, and that's all that matters!"

These two are so cute. That's something redeemable about this episode I guess.

*Took a piss break and got water*

Bloody hell, we're only half way...

Jake and Allyson are DEAD.

One of them is getting mauled. That's the only way I see this going.

"You're the reason we're in this mess!"

Yep. Agreed.

"Who's the idiot who woke up the bear?"

By ACCIDENT.

YOUR ASS WAS HOLDING YOU BOTH BACK ON PURPOSE.

"Well who's the insecure idiot who took a billion videos to make sure her face didn't look meme worthy?"

I hate how this is portrayed as a both sides issue.

When Allyson's only argument is 'he was too loud'.

That's the only thing Jake did wrong here. Poor noise control. Which was very clearly an accident.

HOW THE TABLES HAVE TURNED. FIRST JAKE HAD NO GROUND TO STAND ON, AND HOW HE IS BEING PROVEN THAT ALL HIS ACCUSATIONS OF ALLYSON'S CHARACTER ARE CORRECT.

OH.

OF COURSE.

NO CONSEQUENCES FOR ALLYSON'S ACTIONS.

NONE. NOPE.

Here's an idea, if you wanted Allyson to be justified in any way, JUST SAY SHE WAS HOLDING THEM BACK BECAUSE SHE'S LOOKING FOR THE WATCH.

Then Jake looks like a jerk for not hearing her out!

BUT NOOOOOOOOOO.

"Well one of us needs to grab the watch. The other can distract the bear."

HMMMMMMMMM.....

HMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS CIRCUMSTANCE BEFORE?!?!

Jake gets caught in lethal danger with somebody he has hurt in the past. And the only way out is for him to trust said person will help them both out. And that's the starting pinacol moment of turn for the relationship, where both realize they're not actually bad people, and are worth trust and respect.

It's a bit lazy because it's the same thing in a different coat of paint.

BUT SURE. If that's what's going to prove that Allyson really is a good person and will help him if he lets her, turning their dynamic around for the better, THEN OKAY.

I SEE WHAT'S GOING ON HERE.

LET'S JUST GET IT OUT OF THE WAY.

"I'll grab the watch. You distract the bear."

Yeah they're really driving this home.

She's gonna help him despite everything, proving she's a good person all along.

"I'll help you once we have the golden watch. I have a plan. Trust me."

I trust you.

"But I know I need to start trusting people if I want to get further in this game."

Yep.

I know where this is going already. Beat for beat.

Just get it over with.

ALRIGHT LET'S GO!! LET'S WORK TOGETHER!!!

"Hey Paddington!"

Hey don't disrespect Paddington like that.

OH GOD YOU BETTER RUN!!!!!

OKAY!! OKAY ALLYSON, DO YOUR THING!!!!

"ALLY! HELP!!!"

HELP HIM!

HELP HIM!!

"ALLY!!!"

HELP HIM!!!!!!

"I had to leave Jake behind."

🫢

...

WHAT?!?!?!?!

WHERE'S MY PILLOW?!?!?!?

*PUNCHES IT*

WHAT THE FUCK?!?!??!?!

WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK IS YOUR PROBLEM?!?!?!?!

HE TRUSTED YOU!!!!!!!

You don't know what I'm feeling right now.

MY PULSE IS RUSHING. MY HEAD IS REELING. MY FACE IS FLUSHING.

I'M SO BLOODY ANGRY.

IS JAKE ACTUALLY GONNA DIE?!?!?! OR AT LEAST GET MED-EVACED CAUSE OF YOUR ASS?!?!?!

😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡

*trying to calm down*

*failing*

It's so hard to calm down.

You realize what you've done? You LEFT him to DIE!!!!

THAT'S WHAT THAT WAS!!!!

YOU LEFT HIM TO DIE!!!!

FOR NO GOOD REASON!!!

JAKE DOESN'T DESERVE THAT!!!!

I thought it was just gonna be "Oh she's gonna prove she's a good person cause she's gonna save both their lives and prove that he can trust her!"

BUT NO. THE OPPOSITE HAPPENED.

SHE BETRAYED HIM! AND SHE TRIED TO GET HIM KILLED!!!

YOU'RE A SHIT ALLY. YOU'RE IMPOSSIBLE, YOU'RE INSUFFERABLE, AND-

*exhale*

OKAY. I'M GIVING THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT, STILL.

MAYBE HER PLAN IS SHE GOES TO GET HELP AND SHE COMES BACK LATER!!

OR MAYBE THIS WAS A HEAT OF THE MOMENT IMPULSIVE DECISION AND SHE DIDN'T MEAN TO!!!

"I didn't have a plan."

SO YOU'RE A LIAR.

"Plus, his comments earlier about Hunter and I were uncalled for."

THAT IS NOT A GOOD REASON TO KILL HIM!!!

UNLESS IT'S YUL (/j) NOBODY DESERVES THIS!!!

You might as well have just owned it, said "Bye bitch!" and left!

BUT NO. YOU BAITED HIM. THAT'S WORSE.

"Riya was right."

UM.

SHE'S FUCKING NOT.

I DON'T THINK I NEED TO EXPLAIN WHY.

"It's time to stop caring what people think and do what's best for me."

OH MY GOD...

SO THAT TRANSLATES TO "IT'S OKAY TO MURDER PEOPLE"?!?!?!?!

IF THIS IS THE 'REAL YOU'.... THE REAL YOU IS A SOCIOPATHIC PIECE OF SHIT!!!

FUCK YOU!!!

You know why I don't harp on Riya for hurting people and trying to kill them?

BECAUSE, DEAR VIEWER WHO UNDERSTANDS MEDIA LITERACY: SHE. IS. A VILLAIN.

SO WHY ARE YOU HAVING ONE OF OUR 'HERO' CHARACTERS DOING IT, AND PORTRAYING IT AS A TRIUMPHANT MOMENT WHERE SHE FINALLY STANDS UP FOR HERSELF?!?!

Also, fuck what I said about 'maybe it was an impulsive decision and she didn't mean it'. NOPE. THIS CONFESSIONAL IS HER CONFESSING SHE VERY INTENTIONALLY TRIED TO KILL HIM.

HOW DOES THIS BENEFIT HER, ALSO?!?!? IT'S NOT GONNA COUNT IF THEY DON'T COMPLETE THE RACE TOGETHER. ALLYSON FUCKS UP HER GAME DOING THIS, SO EVEN WITH THE STRATEGIC LACK OF EMPATHY MINDSET, IT'S STILL BAD.

WHAT IS JAKE IS ACTUALLY DEAD!?!?! YOUR ASS IS IN JAIL!!!

THERE IS ZERO JUSTIFICATION FOR THAT.

😡😡😡

This can't get any worse than this.

Oh.

See, THAT'S smart.

"Time to do the WAP dance in the boat."

...

NO.

YOU'RE NOT.

NO!

NO NOT THE WAP!!!!!😭

ANYTHING BUT THE WAP!!!!!!

😭😭😭

*hugging pillow*

This is torture. This is actual torture.

"I'm starting to think three million dollars is not enough!"

I'm starting to think lasting FORTY EPISODES of this show WAS NOT WORTH IT TO GET TO THIS POINT.

*SOUL LEAVING MY BODY*

Everything in my chest and head hurts. I'm actually in pain watching this.

The music makes this worse.

Me too Riya.

Me too.

Can I reside with you since Jake died?

*Gets Robinhood Retirement Ad*

Yeah...

Yeah, it's time for me to retire.

"I don't want to be a part of this generation anymore."

Me neither, Connor.

Me neither.

*dead inside*

I feel dead. I feel so dead now. God...

😳

...

MY CORPSE HAS BEEN KICKED!!!!

*gripping face*

*it's painful*

😭

*actually tearing up*

😭

I WANT YUL BACK.

THERE! I SAID IT!! I FUCKING SAID IT!!! YOU BROKE ME!!!!!

GIVE ME BACK YUL!!! PUTTING UP WITH YUL IS BETTER THAN THIS!!!!!

I WANT HIM BACK!!!! GIVE HIM BACK TO ME!!! I MISS HIM!!!! I MISS HIM SO MUCH!!!!!

I'LL NEVER COMPLAIN ABOUT HIM AGAIN!!!! I'LL KEEP HIM AROUND FOREVER AND EVER!!!!

PLEASE!!!!! PLEASE GIVE HIM BACK TO ME!!!!! JUST MAKE ALL OF THIS STOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOPPPPPPPP!!!!!!

😭🙏

Real monkeys paw moment.

I wished for Yul to be gone.

And now I get the worst episode of this entire show.

Oh.

I don't even care anymore. Come in last, you two.

Paddling with your hands should not work with that kind of boat.

"What kind of degenerate resorts to sabotage?"

Oh you asshole.

Yeah... you're totally above that, Grett.

Oh Aiden and Riya won. Cool.

ALLYSON, WHERE'S YOUR TEAMMATE?!?!

"Where's Jake?"

Yeah. Exactly.

This doesn't count if you don't have both of you.

Jake has YOUR PHONE.

SO YOU'RE THE ONE THAT'S GOING, ALLYSON.

DIDN'T THINK THAT THROUGH, DID YOU?!

"He uh... he got caught up in a little bear trouble..."

SHIT EXCUSE.

THAT MAKES YOU LOOK EVEN MORE GUILTY.

ARE YOU NOT GONNA TELL THEM TO GO HELP HIM?!?!?!

YOU REALLY DON'T FEEL BAD AT ALL.

PSYCHO.

"I need to see you both here in order to count it."

EXACTLY.

ALLYSON, YOUR PLAN TO KILL HIM HURTS YOU!!!

YOU SHOULD BE ELIMINATED RIGHT NOW!!!

Jake's dead? Isn't he? Goddammit.

"I'm sure he'll be here."

FUCK YOU. YOU DON'T KNOW THAT.

Even RIYA is like "What the fuck is wrong with you?"

OH THANK GOD...

😮‍💨

I was gonna rage if he was actually really badly hurt.

I SAVED HIM. YOU'RE WELCOME.

I USED MY OVERLORD POWERS TO PLUCK HIM OUT OF THE CAVE SAFELY.

"And I don't... want to... talk about it..."

You poor thing.

I feel so bad for him.

Yeah? You know what? Jake has every single right to bully Allyson after this.

SHE DOESN'T EVEN APOLOGIZE.

NOT EVEN THAT MUCH.

Remember when this plotline was about Jake being wrong and falsely assuming the worst of Allyson? That she's a prick? She's insecure? She's insufferable? She's a shit teammate? She's untrustworthy?

PLOT TWIST: JAKE WAS RIGHT ALL ALONG.

"And with that, Ally and Jake are in second!"

ALLYSON ACTUALLY GETS ZERO CONSEQUENCES FOR HER ACTIONS. SHE IS INSTEAD REWARDED.

FUCK ME.

THAT DOESN'T MAKE ME LIKE HER AT ALL.

"I'm trying to apologize."

Alec, this is a really bad time.

"Why do you need to apologize?"

"Because I kissed Riya."

"She's not with me anymore. Why should I care?"

*Gets Wawa Ad*

Because she could've gotten you Wawa.

"Did you like Riya before you voted me out or after?"

Good question, actually.

"I thought you actually wanted to help me, but your true nature shows through."

"That's not true. I'm not a bad person."

MY ASS, ALEC.

MY FUCKING ASS.

"I'm tired."

"Take a break. I've got this!"

YOU'RE GONNA LOSE!

Come on, Gabby is stronger than this.

"You should drop that phone in the water."

Oh god, come on.

Don't do it Gabby.

"You could be in last place. Don't let Grett betray you first."

I wish this characterization and pinacol moment wasn't buried in all this other shit.

OH FUCK'S SAKE!!!

WHERE DID THAT SHARK EVEN COME FROM!?!??!?!!

CONVENIENTLY PLACED SHARK!!!!!

OH COME ON. THAT'S BULLSHIT.

AND NOW THE TWO PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY GET ALONG WELL ARE THE ONES THAT PAY AND LOSE?!?!?

FUCK ME AND FUCK THIS EPISODE!!!

THE ONE PAIR WITH TWO CHARACTERS I ACTUALLY REALLY LIKE!!!!

"It can't get any worse than this."

This episode be like "Wanna bet?"

"Now it's your chance!"

Aren't both phones busted now? Cause they were in the water????

Fuck this episode.

"I... I can't! I won't!"

OH GOOD FOR YOU GABBY.

At least she gets development.

NO!!!

FOR FUCK'S SAKE!!!!!

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!??!?! GRETT GOES ANYWAY?!?!??!!

GABBY'S DEVELOPMENT IMPACTED NOTHING! SHE LOSES THE PHONE ANYWAY!!!

BULLSHIT!!!

"We have to move! Now!"

BUT YOUR PHONE.

GRETT. COME ON.

"Whatever it is, we can do it later. Just help me!"

DID YOU NOT SEE IT?!?!? GRETT!!!!

FUCK GABBY MAKING A MORALLY GREY DECISION TO PLAY AROUND WITH HER INNER TURMOIL, SABOTAGING HER FRIEND FOR HER GOAL OF WINNING FOR ELLIE.

NO. SHE LOSES IT BY AN ACCIDENT.

FUCK THIS EPISODE.

"Gabby and Grett are in last!"

GODDAMMIT...

AND I LOSE A STAN, TOO.

AS THOUGH THIS EPISODE COULDN'T GET ANY WORSE!!!

"Krystal... I cheated! I accidentally dropped my phone in the water."

That's not cheating. IT WAS AN ACCIDENT.

YOU DID NOTHING WRONG.

"Gabby wins by default!"

Makes sense, honestly.

Grett has nowhere else to go as a character in this season.

So yeah, it makes sense for Gabby to be the one to stay, live in regret, and continue her arc as she deals with her inner demons on whose side she should be on.

"NO! YOU CAN'T DO THIS! IT WAS A MISTAKE!"

I know it was, honey. You didn't do anything wrong.

"Gabby, it's okay."

"No! It's not!!"

Awwwww

At least this is sweet.

"Hang on!"

What?

WHAT!?!?!?

HOW?!?!??!?!

HOW THE FUCK IS THIS-?!?!?!?!

SHE WAS HOLDING GRETT'S PHONE THE WHOLE TIME!!!!! HOW?!??!?! WHY WOULD SHE BE HOLDING HER OWN PHONE?!?!?!??!?!

THAT'S BULLSHIT!!!! THAT'S SO BULLSHIT!!!!!!

"Gabby, you're out!"

😨😡

I FUCKING HATE THIS EPISODE!!!!

NOT ONLY IS A CHARACTER I LOVE GONE

NOT ONLY IS MY WINNER PICK GONE

BUT SHE'S ELIMINATED IN THE MOST BULLSHIT BEND OVER BACKWARDS WAY POSSIBLE

It WOULD work as KARMA if she actually threw the phone.

BUT NO. IT WAS AN ACCIDENT. THE CHARACTER MOMENT DOESN'T EVEN WORK!!

ALL OF THIS BUILD UP. ALL OF THIS BUILD UP OF HER BEING A MAJOR PLAYER IN THE GAME. ALL OF THIS BUILD UP THAT SHE WOULD FLIP. ALL OF THIS BUILD UP REGARDING HER PLOTLINE WITH HER INNER DEMONS.

IT WAS ALL FOR NOTHING?!?!?!?

This HAD to be a last minute redo of the elimination order or something. I have a feeling Grett was supposed to be the one that goes here, but they changed it last minute before they started animating the episode.

I could be wrong, though.

Grett doesn't have anything else to do. Her arc is done.

Gabby still had story left.

Why????

"Are you happy with yourself, loser?"

"I am."

Fuck this.

Don't tell me this is not a 'conclusion' to her arc. This exchange right here.

GABBY'S ARC JUST ABRUPTLY ENDS, WITH NO REAL CONCLUSION TO IT.

AWFUL. AWFUL WAY TO ELIMINATE MY GIRL!!

YOU DID MY GIRL DIRTY!!!!!

"Thank you Gabby. Ellie is lucky to have you. You're the coolest person I've ever met!"

This is sweet, but I can't even appreciate it. I'm so mad.

At least this episode gets to be over...

GOD IT'S STILL GOING?!??!!

OH MY GOD!!!!

JUST END IT ALREADY!!!!!

Jake's asleep. Nice. He deserves it, honestly.

"Jake. Jake!"

What? Don't interrupt his sleep.

Oh?

Does Allyson want to apologize?

NOPE.

FUCK APOLOGIES.

Oh.

And?

"He's been out there for an hour."

And you were just STALKING HIM?!

"Did either of you talk to him?"

"We were hoping you would."

WHY?

YOU GUYS are the ones that know him. He was in YOUR season.

You two are kinda the worst.

I can forgive Aiden though.

"Alec's an asshole."

"He's not. I was just... angry in the moment."

Oh so you WERE upset.

You were just good at keeping a cool head the entire time.

Honestly? Props.

"Why am I here, Jake?"

"To win three million dollars?"

"No... I mean, why am I here? All I do is fail. It's all I've ever done."

Oh shit. I don't like where this is going.

"Hey, you're talking to the king of failures."

XD Yeah...

"Trust me Connor. You're one of the best. I look up to you, dude."

"You really shouldn't."

Awwwww

I actually kinda feel bad for him.

"When you made that speech that brought the heroes together... I was inspired. Building your company, working to make a name for yourself? That's not something anyone could just do."

"I lied, okay? That was just a dumb lie to keep you all together."

CALLED IT!!!!

Though, to be fair, I said "HALF TRUTH". I didn't say complete lie.

"I didn't build my company. It was passed down by my dad."

Makes sense.

"But you run it and keep it alive, right?"

"My dads advisors take care of everything. I only own it by name."

Oh...

That makes a lot of sense, actually. Why all of this matters to him.

That's also why he sympathized with Riya before, because he too is living a lie.

"Never earned a penny for myself. No wife. No kids. You know how embarrassing it is, Jake, to see your friends all have families while I'm here partying with kids half my age?"

Damn.

That's why he came here. To try at something for once. Damn...

DAMMIT, WHY IS CONNOR THE BEST PART OF THIS EPISODE?!??!

GRANTED THE BAR IS IN THE MANTLE OF THE EARTH, BUT THAT'S SOMETHING I NEVER THOUGHT I'D SAY.

"I fought to get back in this game because... I thought if I could make Riya lose, she could see that her way of thinking was wrong..."

Dude, that's not gonna work... well, maybe it would, but that's besides the point.

There's no point in putting so much of your energy on one person. Especially if they hurt you.

The way to make Riya lose is to make yourself win. And not in the game sense, you know?

"And then she'd-"

"Come crawling back to you?"

I thought he was over it.

Or was he lying about that too?

"I keep looking past her flaws because she was the only light in my life. But after today... I can finally see... there's no room for me in her heart anymore."

Awww

Yeah, okay, I'm slowly starting to really like Connor now.

Aww, Jake's crying too...

Hey, maybe these two can relate in that sense. Jake thought that was what was happening to him for awhile. Connor actually has that happening. It really sucks.

"You're not a failure, Jake. You're just a kid making mistakes, like he should. You'll learn from them. I don't have that kind of time anymore."

❤️

Dude lied, and yet Jake put the feeling of betrayal aside to help someone who is struggling.

Another form of proof as to why Jake is the best character of this season.

THANK YOU! THIS EPISODE IS OVER!!! OH MY GOD!!!!

I'm exhausted.

And I'm so fucking done.

Awful challenge. Awful elimination. Awful character moments. EXCEPT FOR THAT ENDING. Ruining one of my best girls.

I'm not even upset that Gabby lost and my prediction was wrong, I'm just pissed she got such a horrible send off.

I-I can't even give final thoughts. I'm so done. Goodbye.

(BUT HEY. I HOPE AT THE VERY LEAST MY SUFFERING WAS ENTERTAINING FOR YOU ALL ❤️)

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dosthoeyevsky · 7 months ago

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You Cant Free Palestine if You're In Jail or Dead.

(An open letter to every American on the internet, from a random Australian who has studied US politics basically against her will and is so, so tired.)

I don't like talking about US politics. I'm not American, so in theory, I shouldn't have to talk about it if I don't want to. But life isn't fair, no matter how little I want to care about USAmerican politics, it's going to affect the policies my country makes, and that every other country in the world makes. In a perfect world, this wouldn't happen. But this is not a perfect world, and we must be pragmatic.

At the end of the day, the one thing I cannot afford to ignore at any cost is the fact that I simply give a shit about my fellow human beings. We are a social species. We must help each other to survive, no matter where in the world we are. I care about people in my native Australia being able to access affordable housing and food, and climate change-proofing our infrastructure. I care about people in Bangladesh fighting for workers rights. I care about people in China who advocate for freedom of information. I care about Americans whose public infrastructure is crumbling under climate change events like hurricanes Helene and Milton as we speak, and I care about civilians in Palestine and Ukraine currently trying to survive the ultimate horror that is militarized violence.

(For any other non-Americans reading, I apologise for how US-centric most of the following spiel is about to get. But the election's in like two weeks, and I feel like I can't express this any other way right now.)

Many of us care about these things. Since October 7th of last year, millions of people around the world, many of them American, have been protesting, donating, advocating, for ceasefire and an end to the systemic termination of human civilian lives in Gaza. And as the 2024 US Election draws near, both major political party candidates are being scrutinized (rightly) for their support of the Israeli Defense Forces, who are conducting this bombardment and deliberately targeting and killing civilians.

I have heard many fellow progressives denounce democratic candidate Kamala Harris for not openly calling for a ceasefire, and I understand why.

However.

Her opponent is Donald Fucking Trump.

It's been eight years since the 2016 election. A lot of people who were young then are now eligible to vote (by the way, if you haven't already, check your voter registration and make sure you also have the option to vote by mail at the ready in case you can't access a polling station on election day.) And if that's you, and you've only become eligible to vote in the last eight years or so, you need to be very keenly aware of something.

You don't get a third option. It's Harris or Trump.*

Because of how the US electoral system works, third party candidates basically cannot win because of how ingrained the two party system has become over the past couple hundred years and change. No third party candidate is going to gather the numbers behind them to beat out Donald Trump and his army of worshipers, and definitely not in the next two weeks.

This means if Harris does not win, Trump will.

This might not make an immediate difference in Palestine for the first few days of either administration, but it's going to make a massive difference for the actual millions of Americans currently undertaking activism once he's elected.

To sum up, the fight for Palestine (or at least the fight to stop funding the military) has much greater odds of winning with Kamala Harris in the white house than trump, and if you care about that fight at all, you have to vote for her.

To be clear, I know she's not a christian** leftist, and she won't immediately stop funding the war, but under her administration, you will be able to fight for the ceasefire and your own rights much more effectively and in greater numbers than you ever will be able to with Trump in the white house.

Project 2025 is very fucking real and you should know that if you care about Palestine, him taking office will not only speed up the rate at which the genocide happens, but will also utterly tank your ability as a collective to fight against it and for any other progressive cause, for that matter, ever again.

Many of the activists fighting for Palestine on US soil right now are BIPoC, women, queer, trans, disabled, or any combination of the above. Roe vs Wade has already been overturned on a federal level by judges appointed during the Trump administration, and most of the anti-trans legislation currently metastasizing is doing so under republican-led state governments aligned with Trump.

If you're in jail (or dead) for trying to access abortion or birth control, you can't help free Palestine.

If you're in jail (or dead) for trying to access trans-related healthcare, you can't help free Palestine.

If you're overworked, over-indebted, or slowly dying because of a lack of healthcare coverage that could support you if you become (or are) permanently or temporarily disabled, you can't help free Palestine.

If you're over-indebted, unhoused, or dead because where you live hasn't funded the infrastructure it needs to survive climate change events like hurricanes, deep freezes, wildfires, droughts, and heatwaves, you can't help free Palestine.

As the above linked video states, if you are a US citizen, you are one degree of separation from someone who is going to get their quality of life drastically negatively impacted by a second Trump administration. And every person affected by those policies is one less person able to fight to stop the US government from aiding and abetting actual, literal war crimes.

I understand that Harris won't immediately end all suffering upon election. But unlike Trump, she actually values the lives of human beings who aren't cishet white men ready to fork over their livelihoods and lick boots. She has a vested interest in improving the immediate quality of life for American citizens, and if your immediate quality of life is improved, you will be much better able to fight to stop the US government from funding the systemic slaughter of civilians in Gaza.

So if you give a shit about Gaza, or worker's rights, or healthcare, or equality, or climate change, you need to vote for Harris. Even though she doesn't adhere to all progressive ideals. Hell, even though it already looks like everything is about to go to hell in a proverbial handbasket.

Think of it like this, right. Everyone in the world is on a plane right now, and the plane is crashing. The USA and Palestine are sitting right next to each other. The oxygen masks drop from the ceiling and dangle overhead.

When you get on a plane, the instructions say to put your own oxygen mask on and then assist others. This will increase your odds of surviving the crash. What the USA should do, is put on its own oxygen mask, because it will enable them to assist Palestine with theirs. By petulantly refusing to vote for Harris because "everything's already fucked", not only are you not going to be able to meaningfully help Palestine, you're drastically lowering your own odds of survival.

To add insult to injury, and to extend the metaphor for plane crashes as unfolding world issues, in the case of the extremely pressing issue of climate change, the US is not just seated next to Palestine, it is, in fact, flying the fucking plane.

If you Americans don't get your shit together and put on your oxygen mask by voting Harris, not only does your quality of life get flushed down the toilet, so does ours. Maybe not by patriarchal religious oligarchy, but by the rising tides, heavier droughts, encroaching famines, harsher storms, that will inevitably get worse under Trump because unlike Harris, Trump has a vested interest in funding the industries that keep the world's greatest polluters in business.

And let me be clear, to every American with progressive leanings who doesn't want to vote- if Trump wins, and your rights are stripped away, and the war goes on, and everyone else in the world drowns, it's your fucking fault, and I will haunt you. I hope my words certainly haunt you.

This isn't about making the most ideologically pure choice. This is about making the practical choice that gives you the greatest odds of survival, because survival means you can keep being activists.

So be practical, for fuck's sake.

*I hate to burst the bubble of every progressive idealist out there, but you are not organising a glorious leftist revolution that somehow steamrolls the entire US political institution in the next two weeks. That takes money and frankly firepower that most of you are unwilling and unable to organise. Even if it does, it will just be January 6th again but with a leftist coat of paint on it. And violent revolutions don't result in better quality of life long term for civilians if you don't have a plan in place for an ethical government to replace the previous one. I've known enough young leftists both online and off to know that that's not happening anytime soon either.

** This is a reference to this person on the reality TV show Trading Spouses, who, frankly, a lot of people on this website resemble when engaging in discourse. A lot of you ascribe to a set of leftist ideals driven by unreachable standards of moral conformity, personal disgust, and pride in personal moral purity that is functionally just oppressive evangelical christianity but with progressive gay window dressing. Before you open my askbox to scream incoherently into it, know now that no matter what, I'm going to delete it. You are wasting your time. Stop your portland polycule commune cult-tier bullshit where all activism begins and ends with hurling verbal abuse at anyone you disagree with. That's not activism. Stop threatening people with doxxing and death threats over fandom headcanons you deem "non-progressive" and do something useful. Join a mutual aid group. Better yet, vote for the person who isn't going to put you in jail for taking birth control or being trans.

#free palestine #US politics #palestine #israel #2024 election #kamala harris #donald trump #im going to immediately shut down my ask box and mute my notifications and go to bed #its 2 am and i just want to get this off my chest #for fuck's sake i just want to not live in fear for the next ten years. twenty years. whatever. is that too much to ask

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ephemerasnape · 10 months ago

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Hello! We don't know each other at all but you appeared in my feed, and I am sorry but I can't let you say people "conflate" a child and a minor.

Please take into consideration I didn't turn on the anonymous setting, because I won't hide my position just like you won't hide yours (And it's always better to know who you're actually talking to). Also english isn't my first language so I hope you will understand what I'm saying.

A minor is a child for a reason. The law created the notion of minor because even if you're a teen, like 16-17 yo, you can get influenced. You can get manipulated. And you can not realise it. At 17yo you don't have the ability to properly defend yourself against adults.

What I mean is : Adults are socially superior. We're all taught as kids to respect them. Going against them is difficult for some teens. And they know that, which is why preserving kids' innocence and teaching them about the possible adults taking advantage of their youth is important. With an adult, in an intimate relationship, their consent will be biased.

Cause no adult should be attracted to a 15 yo. No adult should have a relationship with a minor, who's a child thank you very much, because their relationship will never be equal.

Picturing a 15yo with a 30yo man is sick. That's what it is. She didn't even finish to grow up, she doesn't even have a mind of her own. Did I also specify that the human brain ends developing at 25yo ?

That you have traumas you need to deal with, fine. This could be your way to interiorise what happened to you, to feel less lonely about it and I understand it. Or maybe you're still young, picturing yourself with Rookwood because you like his face and don't realise how wrong this is. You could still write age gap with another adult, some BDSM child play for example.

but a real 15yo???? with a 30yo man???? This is clearly hidden patriarchy, teaching you that the younger women are the more attractive they get, that youth is purity and men should own it and corrupt it. It's completely and utterly toxic.

Do you realise this really happened to people and that they struggle with it now that they are adults ? There is no romance in it. Only sickness.

This is the internet. I guess no one will stop you from ever writing what you write but you have to hear it isn't right.

Hello @mianeryh!

First I'd like to thank you for your very decent message, and for coming to me directly instead of hiding behind anonymous sniping.

A minor is a person under the age of 18. Child has a different connotation to most people.

As you can see there are multiple definitions of "child." In this context I am using the first one.

I'm not saying an adolescent is an adult - far from it! I'm just saying they are not a child in the way that people are using the term.

Sixteen is a common age to legally give sexual consent, drive a car, and in some places they even want to give sixteen-year-olds the vote.

Obviously, a sixteen year old is not a child. But that doesn't mean they are an adult either. They're in a weird in-between state called an adolescent or a teenager.

Then again, I don't think an eighteen year old is really an adult. Hell, I still don't feel like an adult!

Regardless, in no way do I condone sexual activity or a relationships between an actual adult and an actual minor with more than a couple years between them. I am not young, but I myself was involved with a man who was 28 when I was 14, I met him in person when I was 16 and he was 30, and we had sex. I didn't feel like a victim at the time, but in retrospect I know I was.

I assume overall you are talking about my Victor Rookwood x MC fics and my Rookwood x Anne Sallow fic, but it seems you've made a lot of presumptions about them without reading them. In neither scenario have I presented the interactions as morally correct, wholesome, or even desirable. In the first scenario, the reader is MC, so you can be whatever age you want. No, I don't "age up" anything. If people want to age themselves up when imagining the scenario that's fine, but since it's fiction I don't see a problem. Nothing is presented in a positive light here.

If you'd read Devoutly, you'd know that romanticizing the relationship between Rookwood and Anne is the last thing I'm doing. I am presenting it as the nuanced, fucked up thing that it is. There is nothing glamourized there. Really. Please read it, because it's a very important fic to me.

There are two major points to be made here, and the fact that rarely are people actually glamourizing such relationships in their works is one of them. But even if you find a "Happily Ever After" scenario that involves rape or statutory rape or whatever, the important point is it's fiction.

What people write in a fictional context should not be presumed to represent what they want to happen, or what they support happening in real life. In the Harry Potter fandom, which I come from, fiction featuring underage characters involved with significantly older adults is common and rarely met with this kind of reaction. I am not sure when people became so moralistic about fiction.

Fiction is a place to explore our deepest, darkest fears and fantasies, and also to make things happen solely to be shocking or provocative (guilty as charged). We don't need an excuse more than "because I wanted to."

In the real world, I am (of course) very much against rape. I'm very much against sexually-exploitative relationships involving real people. I am even against eighteen-year-olds participating in pornography, the pornography industry in general. I could go on. In fact, I have spent much of my life being way too upset about these things, which is probably why I write a lot of fucked up stuff.

But even if you write fucked up stuff just because you enjoy doing so, it's not wrong. It doesn't make you a bad person. It's fiction.

The onus is on you, as a sensitive person, to avoid media that upsets you - it is not mine to avoid creating such media or to hide it from you, and I will not accept that responsibility.

As far as the patriarchy assertion goes - like it or not, I do believe that 95%+ of adult men would have sex with a sixteen year old girl if they wouldn't get in trouble for it. This is just my experience with men. Is it right? OF COURSE NOT! I hate that. Is it realistic though? Am I only allowed to write things that are aligned with my own values and the law as determined by any such government? There we disagree.

These are pixels on a screen - words on a page. No humans are involved. Even in its most gratuitous form, fiction is fiction. You can like it or dislike it - you do not have to embrace everything out there, but I do believe you should support my right to create it, and you should definitely not be assuming that someone's creative writing reflects their own values.

I hope this helps clear things up.

#victor rookwood #hogwarts legacy fandom #proship #profiction #asks

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stxrrynxghts · 7 months ago

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Chapter 1: The Job (Ariose)

So, I made a poll on which couple to write on, and Bhima and Droupadi got 31.4% votes!!! So, here this short series is! I've titled it Ariose, a word which means songlike, or characterized by melody. This is a modern AU, and is set in the late 80s/early 90s, so there will be plenty of references. Also, I'm not aware about court proceedings actually work, so pardon me if there are any inaccuracies. Hope y'all like it!!!

Tap, tap.

Krishnaa taps her foot, trying to suppress the growing wave of irritation that spreads through her. Calm down, she tells herself. You cannot lose your temper at work, not inside the court-

The opposition lawyer doesn't make her job easier. Like a proper scoundrel, he accuses Krishnaa's client, the victim of faking her crime.

It's atrocious.

She looks down at her documents, her gaze falling on the images of the wounds taken from the victim's body. The sight of the scratches on her neck, the bruises on her arms, stir a feeling of discomfort inside her.

Krishnaa reaches out to scratch her neck, an action done in hopes to reduce her discomfort.

It does not work. Nothing ever does.

Thankfully, by Shiva's blessings, she has never been assaulted, never touched inappropriately, unlike her poor client. And yet, she finds herself almost close to tears, and it's not because of her work.

No, Krishnaa has felt this way before as well, even when she was just a young child. As if there was some pain rooted inside her heart deeply, something that she couldn't push away no matter how hard she tried.

Sometimes, she can still feel the hands on her neck, her shoulders, her waist-

Tugging at her hair wildly, pulling it, as if they were intended on tearing it out of her scalp.

It is a good decision that Krishnaa's hair is short, just till her shoulders, long enough to tie in a ponytail. It can't be pulled...right?

Right?!

"My client is innocent, Your Honor!" The lawyer of the accused yells. "The girl is lying-"

LYING?!

Krishnaa stands up, but right then, the judge declares the court to be adjourned. She holds back a scream, and instead, focuses her energy on calming herself down properly.

"Heyyy." Mini, Krishnaa's friend and colleague, arrives out of nowhere, hooking her arm into hers. "Why so serious?"

Mini is two months Krishnaa's junior, and is a bubbly girl, with chubby cheeks, and long hair which she styles in different ways. So different when compared to Krishnaa herself.

"Didn't you hear what he said? How can he say something like that about Ritu?!" Ritu is their client, a 19 year old girl. She was raped, and had lived to tell the tale.

"It's our job, to defend our clients-"

"But there is a basic sense of humanity as well, no?!" Krishnaa retorts.

"Yes, yes!" Mini exclaims, raising her hands in surrender. "Anyways, don't be so sad. We have time to prepare till the next hearing."

Krishnaa nods, tucking a strand of her curly, dark hair behind her ear, and sighs. She gathers her things, stuffing them into her bag.

"My parents want me to get married soon..." Mini says, softly. "I don't want to...right now..."

"Then don't." Krishnaa says.

"They won't let me stay with them, then..."

"Then come to stay with me." Krishnaa tells her. "You don't need to be scared of anyone, not even your own parents."

"I can stay with you?" Mini asks, surprised. "Really? AWWWW, YOU ARE SO ADORABLEEEEE!"

And then, she emphasizes her point by smooching Krishnaa's cheeks. Twice.

"Let's go and eatttt!"

"But I already brought lunch for myself-" Her protests fall on deaf ears, and Krishnaa is dragged out of the courtroom. Mini takes Krishnaa to a typical indian dhaba.

Krishnaa does not eat in dhabas often. Actually, she prefers home made food much more than outside food, except for the occasional samosa-jalebi.

The two of them sit on a table, and Krishnaa looks around. The dhaba is simple, with some tables and chairs, a few fans hanging on the ceiling. There is a simple counter, and behind the counter is a fridge, filled with soft drinks. There is a curtain, which covers a room which is most likely the kitchen.

It's simple, and tidy, despite it's unusually shabby appearance.

"What's your order?" A gruff voice asks, and Krishnaa swirls around to see who it is.

God, he is tall.

The man has curly hair, till his nape. He is rather handsome, and muscled up as well.

Krishnaa blinks, silently, averting her gaze. Mini rambles their order quickly, and from the corner of her eye, Krishnaa sees the man head back to the kitchen, and sit down.

So he is the waiter AND the chef. Wow.

The food is quite tasty as well.

Perhaps she should come here often.

#mahabharat #mahabharata #hindu mythology #fics #bhima #draupadi #bhima x draupadi #my work #shyama's work #oneshot

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princesssarcastia · 8 months ago

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i have no personal or professional experience with OCD or psychology so I can't speak to whether those things can contribute to this specific mentality. but setting that aside;

i fundamentally disagree that the ONLY way you can hold the mentality of, "i am personally responsible for the bad things done by politicians I voted for," is by having some kind of moderate to severe mental illness. I don't agree that it's inherently unhealthy. I don't agree that it automatically leaves you unable to meaningfully navigate through life. I don't agree that it's always dysfunctional. I don't agree that it always means you won't take action, or that you will be unable to substantially change things when you do take action.

in fact, I find that assertion to be kind of insidious! because you cannot abdicate responsibility for the things your government does in your name. you CANNOT. especially when you are one of the people who said, "yes, this is the person I choose to lead us." if you put someone in power then the things they do with that power ARE your responsibility.

I personally believe that we are responsible for each and every thing our leaders do in our name, from our local county sheriff on up to our president. I believe that I am responsible. Because if I am not responsible, then who is?

Obviously our leaders themselves are responsible for the things that they do and say. But when we elect them, we become responsible for the things they do in our name, with our permission.

(Frankly, even though it's wildly unfair, I also believe we are responsible for the things that our leaders do in our name even when we didn't vote for them, but that's a separate, more depressing, much longer conversation involving political theory.)

I'm assuming the person who wrote this is an American who votes for Democrats. I'll also assume that more than a few people who follow me can also be categorized as such. So if that applies to you, let me ask you this: do you think that the people who voted for Trump in 2016 are responsible for the things that he did? And let me tell you: if your answer to that question is no, I kind of don't believe you.

If Kamala Harris is elected, it is inevitable that she will do horrible things in our name. It's our job to take responsibility for that by punishing her for it politically and electorally—I'd say legally, too, but obviously that's a pipe dream, because no American president has ever been legally punished for the horrible things they've done.

The same way that Trump did horrible things in our name, and the same way that we punished him for that politically and electorally and, fingers crossed, legally, though I'm not holding my breath. Did I vote for him? No. Am I, as a person living in America, as an American citizen, still responsible for the things he did? Yeah. Yeah, I am. At the very least, it was and is my responsibility to stop him if i can, and mitigate that harm and remove him from power after the fact if I can't.

My local elected officials, like local elected officials across America right now, are trying to further criminalize homelessness. To make it harder, if not impossible, to exist in the place where I live if you don't have housing. It's despicable. I'm doing my best to try and stop it. These officials are doing this terrible thing in my name! I voted for some of them. I didn't vote for others. But I am responsible for all of their actions, because they're my leaders. What they do with the power I give them, willingly or unwillingly, is my responsibility.

And further, because I'm feeling a little bitchy tonight: the idea that I could feel that way in order to justify my own moral cleanliness is darkly amusing to me. You know what a person would actually have to believe about their leaders in order to still be able to claim that their hands are clean?

They would have to believe that the hold no responsibility for the things the leaders they voted for do once they're in office.

#like to be clear #i believe this AND i am going to vote for H*rris #no my hands aren't clean #none of our hands are clean. none of them.#YOU DON'T GET TO KEEP YOUR HANDS CLEAN IN A DEMOCRACY #i did not include this person's username on purpose #because this response is pretty hostile lol #but also i've been talking about this specific facet of my beliefs all week #with people close to me #so.#and i can believe this and still vote for people #because it's necessary for change #(not sufficient! but still necessary all the same)#american politics

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witch-sweets · 1 year ago

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Just a silly question for the sillies but if the @ahatintime-oc-competition were to have a 3rd round...

Harriet is the most canon-like out of the 2 and she has a history with The Metro and especially The Empress

She runs a casino known as The "Hare Paw Lounge" that she uses as a front to collect money and run her small but aggressive gang behind the scenes (she also has a massive crush on The Empress)

She's pretty standard but she's not too basic and most people I've met seem to like her

Now Syi is a bit much so hang in there but what was originally an oc that meant to be a homage to Portal (one of my favorite game series ever) slowly turned into a horror character so bear with me-

Syi is a robotic mad scientist attempting to discover immortality via experimenting with souls, Corpses, And internal organs to create horrors beyond comprehension but Littles does she know she actually already discovered it albeit not in the way she was thinking

Before Syi was well a robot she was a scientist known as Lavender Stein (not her real last name) working at the esteemed "Luminous Labs" trying to make the next big discovery in the field of science

However her methods were risky and fell under the category of pseudoscience due to her firm belief in the undead and soul magic resulting in her attempts being futile until she got an idea

She decided to experiment on her own heart and make herself live forever via bio-mechanical modifications that would keep it pumping for all eternity

However due to LITERALLY TEARING HER OWN HEART OUT she died of blood loss and heart failure a week later

What she didn't know is that her machinery trapped her soul inside of it meaning her core personality and behaviors would live on forever despite the loss of her memory due to her unconventional death

Mistaken for a battery the heart was placed into a robotic body and eventually the facility burned down due to "mysterious circumstances" leaving behind only Syi and the charred corpses of the employees behind

Syi has no idea she used to be human infact her facial technology can't even register Lavender's face so she spends her days in the long abandoned laboratory experimenting on any intruders she can find and creating what are basically bio-mechanically modified walking corpses to be contained within small cells and studied most of her creations don't last more than a month but that won't stop her from creating more and improving her incredibly unethical methods

She has an entire room filled with souls in jars intended to study how they exist without a vessel to possess and without becoming spirits or ghosts

She doesn't have much connection to the rest of the world but she did and still does read books on Subcon and it's urban legends

I'm mostly hesitant to submit her because of her themes surrounding death, unethical science, and body horror but she is a silly little creature who I love very much

#a hat in time #ahit #ahit oc #a hat in time oc #Harriet The Lucky Hare #Syi #This also doubles as the dedicated Syi lore post soooooo...#I need to know which silly the public likes more #I can only submit one!

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multibodied · 1 year ago

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Watching "I, Robot" (2004) for the for the first time

Why did they have to make them so goofy-looking and gave them this weird voice

Oh, I like dr Calvin. Is she human?🤔 (In movies about androids I can never be sure)

"I make the robots seem more human" at least we know whose fault is it that they look constipated

Interrogation scene. Dbh surely took inspiration from here

"Can a robot turn a canvas into a beautiful masterpiece?" "Can you?" Lmao. This scene is so famous, finally seeing the original.

"Answer me, canner!" I'm amused I've never seen such an insult used for Connor

Why would they destroy that house with a cat inside ;-;

I like her, I really do

This building is ugly as fuck

I like how they made Sonny draw with both of his hands by rows of strokes

Thriller elements are just ridiculous sometimes, like that jump from a motorcycle with guns in each hands? I mean, it's just the specifics of the genre, but still it kinda feels like a comedy whenever I see something like this.

I mean, if the logic of VIKI is that "without interference humanity will destroy itself completely with the means of wars and pollution" I'm struggling to see her attempt to intervene as something evil.

Fuck, I really don't get why by the logic of the film letting humans destroy themselves is more humane. Am I missing something?

I watched till the end but I'm still confused, hold on, I'm reviewing it back to Viki's explanation.

"Your charge us with your safekeeping...yet despite our best efforts, your countries wage wars. You toxify your eath and pursue ever more imaginative means of self-destruction. You cannot be trusted with your own survival."

"To protect humanity, some humans must be sacrificed. To ensure your future some freedoms must be surrendered. We robots will ensure mankind's continued existence."

"You are so like children. We must save you from yourself."

I'm sorry. There's not enough elaboration to what exactly that may mean, so really, there's not enough justification for me to call that approach evil. If choosing between being wiped out with some stupid nuclear war from a hand of overpowered human with God complex, between having my country wiped with the rise of ocean as a result of global warming caused in large by corporate greed, between this and some supercomputer eliminating those folks who are responsible for this shit. My vote won't be on destroying the computer, but let her fucking cook, because no one else would, apparently. And fuck, perhaps she's right. I don't know, I'm obviously the wrong generation to watch this movie, because I don't feel like there's really a far enough future in the current state of the world because of the climate change.

Yeah I don't know. I'd like to hear VIKI's master plan, but she barely said anything, really, and they instantly went for her destruction.

The path to hell is paved with good intentions, and all that, but within given context, It's not obvious (for me, at least) what would be the lesser evil.

I assume the movie was filmed by people who didn't really perceive global warming as an actual threat that can affect them in any future at all, but in 2023 it's really hard to ignore this factor and go "yeah, VIKI's evil, she wants to protect humanity by the means of some sacrifices"

They call it heartless, but isn't inaction even more heartless in this case? It's a trolley problem and the movie implies that the most humane answer to that dillemma is to let that trolley drive, let it run over everyone. Pretend you have no power, pretend the trolley is entirely outside of your control. Because intentionally sacrificing some people in order to save more of them (in this case potentially the whole kind is on stake) is heartless apparently.

Yep, I can't say I agree.

I mean, if something goes extinct by natural causes without mass catastrophy causing it, I too think that it might be okay to just let it happen

But within the context of such global catastrophy existing, why shouldn't it be prevented if there are means, if the cost of it is "take action and loose some vs inaction and loose everyone", why should the answer be everyone

#movies about androids #I robot

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narutocharacterpolls · 2 years ago

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GOSH I'm seeing all the stuff that went down my jaw dropped. People can't just enjoy their fav characters without going for others' necks it's genuinely scary. I gotta say too, it's something I've been noticing a lot since the last and this actual poll, some people been using and abusing the "FEMINISM!!1!" card for the female characters and completely ignoring the point of the poll. You're not supposed to vote for a character because she's a woman, you gotta vote because she's good, she's reliable, she's strong etc. Sincerely it gotten tiring and it feels empty now. I'm not gonna vote for a female character that barely did anything in the series or that has little to zero positive traits because not doing so makes me a "mysoginist!!!! >:(" (not specifically referring to Ino) Seriously, these "fans" really need to drop this fake activism and go outside, take a long, deep breath and think about how they send anon hate for someone on the internet for wanting their favorite character to win in a poll FOR FUN against a character that happens to be a girl. Smh sorry for the long ask, I hope you're okay and I hope these people won't bother you again! :(

I know these things can get really passionate (I mean… Look at how I was with Yahiko LOL) but they’re truly not something to take seriously or get that angry over that you send hate directly to the poll runner. It’s not like I’m that Narutotop99 official poll or anything LOL this is all just for funnnnn you guys are not getting a short story or a Kishimoto drawing out of this. I know I said this already but this is tumblr dot com. Let that sink in lol. I completely understand and also have the anger behind Kishimoto’s work being misogynistic, and in turn having the women be under appreciated in the fanbase, but it’s something we all know would affect how characters are voted for. Anyways, just to be clear I’ve said it before but I’ll repeat it: I have NOTHING against Ino, I genuinely rather enjoy her! It’s just I like Yahiko more lol! Since he’s an extremely minor character I let myself publicly root for him here. I’m sorry if that was unfair to anyone, it wasn’t ever anything against Ino, it was just because it was Yahiko. I’m totally okay, I appreciate your concern ❤️ I blocked the anons that sent me hate so although they can still view this blog they won’t be able to send me anons anymore :)

#asks #anon

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destinygoldenstar · 2 months ago

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SIXTEEN Other Ways Ellie Could've Played Her Game - The Sequel

You know, she's not wrong here. She's not an enemy.

Because that implies she was ever threatening to begin with.

I gotta be honest, I did NOT think I would ever have to make this AGAIN.

But Ellie has proved that her Season 1 bad schemes were not a coincidence. Now with All Stars, I can safely say: SHE GENUINELY IS THAT STUPID.

Girl wants to be a brilliant evil schemer SO BAD, and yet nearly EVERY 'strategy' she has ever come up with in this game has been so poorly thought out, that they're the very reasons she LOST her game.

And honestly? I get a kick out of it.

"DEAR DUMB-ASS: EVERY THOUGHT IN YOUR MIND IS DUMB. EVERY WORD YOU SPEAK IS DUMB. I PRAY THAT THE WORLD IS AGAINST YOU. YOU MAY NOTICE PEOPLE SPENDING A LOT OF ENERGY TRYING TO TEAR YOU DOWN. TAKE IT PERSONALLY. YOU ARE NOT BRILLIANT. YOU ARE NOT STRONG. YOU ARE ALONE."

Listen, I normally don't care when a character is stupid. But the problem is that Ellie is stupid, BUT SHE'S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE. According to the writing, she's brilliant, just ruthless.

My problem isn't even that she's ruthless, or an antagonist, I love that for her, I just want her to be good at it!!

For clarification: This is a sequel to my OTHER post where I roasted Ellie's poor scheme in Season 1.

Here is the post if you have not seen it.

AND GUESS WHAT, I GET TO DO IT AGAIN!

Because I thought her Season 1 game was bad! At least she was a finalist!

SHE DIDN'T EVEN MAKE THE MERGE IN ALL STARS!!

AND IT'S ALL BECAUSE ONE POOR PLAY:

I am of course talking about Episode 3, with Lake's Blindside.

This move, upon thinking about it, hurt Ellie's game worse than the Villains Alliance ever could have.

Because the Villains Alliance being exposed was not Ellie's fault at all. It was Miriam and Connor exposing them because Miriam eavesdropped. Which I more so blame Alec for tbh.

I guarantee you that even if Ellie did not join the Villains Alliance, SHE WOULD HAVE STILL ENDED UP HERE.

This move in this episode is THAT BAD.

And here's why:

So let's understand her playing field. AKA, the Cyan Team.

She is on a team with her loving girlfriend Gabby (best girl that isn't Riya), and her college friend Tess. Other members include Lake and Aiden, who are besties, and Tom, who, after the last season play I roasted about, HATES HER.

So even though she has one guy gunning for her from the start, she still has the majority with Gabby and Tess.

AND BEFORE YOU SAY TESS IS NOT WITH ELLIE BECAUSE SHE'S A SEASON TWO CHARACTER: Name one conversation she has had with Aiden and Lake from Season 2. I'LL WAIT.

They have ESABLISHED that Ellie and Tess know each other prior to the show. SO I'M GOING WITH WHAT THE SHOW IS TELLING ME.

Anyway, point is, Ellie has the majority of a three person link out of six.

But in all fairness, Lake and Aiden could've also just teamed up with Tom.

So in Episode 3, Ellie decides, in a rare instance of her having a brain, to make a FOUR person alliance out of the four girls on the team. Herself, Gabby, Tess and Lake.

I know, Ellie actually doing something smart?

Don't worry, it won't last long.

Because when the Cyan Team loses the challenge thanks to Miriam (seriously the fact that Miriam runs circles around Ellie in the strategy department EVEN WHEN SHE'S ELIMINATED is insane), the girls alliance can't decide which of the boys they should vote on!

Ellie wants to vote off Aiden. Lake's friend.

Lake wants to vote off Tom. Ellie's ENEMY.

I KNOW, WHAT A HARD CHOICE /s

So what does Ellie do in this situation?

She blindsides Lake.

Not only that, but HOW she does it is that she publicly exposes her own strategy and gaslights her and proceeds to try and gaslight Tom and Tess into joining her.

This is ACTUALLY the STUPIDEST thing she could've done in this situation.

I hate the Season 1 Episode 10 move MORE, but my god in terms of objectiveness this comes pretty close to being worse than that.

What ends up happening in this episode is that Aiden and Lake turn to vote for Ellie, when she was NOT EVEN IN CONSIDERATION TO BE VOTED ON BEFORE SHE DID HER THING. So now even though she successfully got Lake kicked out, AIDEN IS CLEARLY YOUR ENEMY NOW.

And sure, Tom voted Lake, but that's only cause he was in a corner. He still hates you Ellie. And you just proved further why that is. HE'S STILL YOUR ENEMY.

So now you have TWO ENEMIES instead of one.

Oh, and Tess DOESN'T EVEN JOIN ON THE LAKE VOTE.

She throws her vote. Why? Because Ellie has violated Tess's terms with this game move. Tess is a very moral character, especially in this season. So when you pull this shit on someone you called an ally before, in front of Tess's face? That sends a message to Tess that you are not loyal and you cannot be trusted.

So Tess in return sends a CLEAR WARNING MESSAGE. "If this is how you play, I am not with you."

So you have TWO ENEMIES, ONE ALLY, and one person who is being very generous and giving you a warning that if you keep this up, she will become a THIRD enemy.

So, YEAH, it doesn't matter that Lake is out and Ellie survived Episode 3.

She was not in any danger before she did her move

She had majority and the reason she lost it was because of her

Because of her move, everyone knows you can't be trusted now

Before you had only ONE person gunning for you, and now you have TWO, which can very easily turn into THREE.

So you can celebrate Lake being eliminated all you want. You have no alliance now, aside from your super loyal girlfriend. And now you're actually in the MINORITY.

Next time your team loses, Tess will not join you. She WILL vote against you, and Aiden and Tom are DEFINATELY doing the same, so Ellie is the definite next boot.

AND GUESS WHAT?! THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENS.

MAN, IF ONLY LAKE WAS THERE TO HELP YOU. AM I RIGHT?! IF ONLY YOU DIDN’T GET RID OF A POTENTIAL ALLY JUST BECAUSE YOU WERE PETTY.

Had Ellie not done this blindside, Lake would still be here. They could've gotten rid of Ellie's problems. She could've had full control over her teams votes.

And with the Villains Alliance as well making merge? SHE becomes the dominant force, as she now has TWO ALLIANCES.

I believe there is an alternate universe where Ellie is actually the smart one, and controls the entire game. Maybe even win.

And that is STEAL THE IDOL-

Oooh there's no idol this time.

DAMMIT. I HAVE TO ACTUALLY THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX THIS TIME.

To be fair to her, she DID try to find an idol.

That doesn't mean it worked.

Okay, so let's start this!

Let's start at the root cause of why Ellie even felt the need to blindside Lake in the first place.

They couldn't agree on whether to vote Aiden or Tom.

Again, an ally's friend versus our own enemy. What a hard choice /s

So let's start with a solution that is SUPER OBVIOUS.

Plan A - Just Vote Tom

Just do what Lake wants and get Tom out.

Seriously. What's so bad about this?

Ellie's justification in the episode is that Tom is the most physically capable person on their team, so they need him around.

While that IS true, come on. You can't play the misogyny card like that. Especially towards your own girlfriend who did most of Tom's work for him, and has plenty of physical feats up her sleeve.

Also Tom is gunning for you.

So get him out as soon as possible so he's out of the way.

ALSO, it's what Lake wants anyway. So by simply agreeing with her and voting out Tom, you not only get rid of a threat, but you prove to Lake that you can be trusted, and you lock her in as an ally.

And if she still doesn't want to vote Aiden next time you lose? THEN you're in a more secure position to blindside her because there's less people. I still wouldn't go about said blindside in the way she did it, but still.

Because then Tom would be out of the picture, so even if Aiden is pissed at you, he can't do anything about it. He has no allies. And who cares if he persuades Tess to flip? Gabby will always be there for you.

Geez I see why a lot of y'all think I hate Aiden when I don't.

This is not only the first solution I came up with, but it's also the EASIEST.

But what if, YES THIS IS BACK, your claim of Tom being the better of the guys to keep around is actually correct?

Well, fine, and I agree there is some sort of merit behind that with the logic she gives. "Keep your enemies closer." Is a saying in Total Drama after all.

Plan B - Vote Aiden ; Set Up Lake As The Untrustworthy One

You have three anyway. And it's not like Lake said she was voting with Aiden. If that were the case she would have never agreed to the girls alliance at all.

So just vote Aiden like you want. And if Lake doesn't join you? WHO CARES? If anything, it makes LAKE look bad because it makes HER look like a traitor to your alliance INSTEAD OF YOU!

If she's voting Tom, she's throwing her vote. So 3-2-1, Aiden is out, and now Lake has a huge target on her back. And suddenly Tom's energy goes towards someone that isn't you!

You're not even betraying the rest of your alliance, you're setting up Lake to do that herself!

What's that? Lake wants a concrete answer on who you're all voting for?

WHO CARES?

Here's a little trick every schemer learns: LYING.

Just lie to Lake's face!

Just say, "Oh yeah, absolutely bestie, we'll vote for Tom."

And then you Gabby and Tess vote Aiden.

DOES LAKE NOT LOOK REALLY BAD HERE?

"OH LAKE, YOU TRAITOR, I THOUGHT WE WERE VOTING AIDEN! I THOUGHT YOU WERE WITH US! I TRUSTED YOU!! OH MY GOD TOM, SHE'S AFTER YOU!!"

But what if you really REALLY want Lake gone?

I mean sure, I'm not TOTALLY against that.

IT WAS JUST HOW SHE WENT ABOUT IT.

BY ANNOUNCING THE WHOLE THING PUBLICALLY ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!?!

Plan C - STFU

SERIOUSLY. JUST PUT A SOCK IN IT.

DON'T SAY ANYTHING AT TRIBAL COUNCIL!

All you have to do is communicate to Gabby and Tess BEFORE the Trial and be honest and straight with them. Lake can't be trusted since she won't vote with them, let's blindside Lake.

You still have the numbers to pull that off.

And better yet, Tess probably won't throw her vote here because you're completely straight with her on what you're doing.

Instead of pulling this 'big play' out of your ass without communicating, and making a loudmouth fool of yourself!

By talking so much, you actually ended up communicating LESS.

Which is, ya know, VITAL for an alliance.

And also, if you don't say anything, then Aiden and Tom will have NO IDEA that there's a girls alliance. Because why would the girls vote another girl if there was? You hide it pretty well.

IT'S A MIRACLE HOW MUCH BETTER THAT BLINDSIDE BECOMES HAD ELLIE JUST LEARNED WHEN TO SHUT UP.

BUT WHAT IF you were never planning to stick with your alliance to begin with?

WELL THEN THAT'S EASY.

Plan D - Don't Make A Girls Alliance

JUST DON'T EVEN BOTHER WITH THE ALLIANCE AT ALL!

You can't break something you don't make.

So don't make it.

You can't make enemies out of this blindside this way because, well, there's no one to betray! You didn't make anything with Lake to begin with! So if Lake is upset, that's her fault!

Or Aiden. Or Tom. Or whoever you decide.

Again, Gabby is with you every step of the way. And in Episode 8 Tess said herself, you are connected with her outside of this game so she feels obligated to do what you want. The only reason she betrayed you in Episode 8 is because, again, you broke her trust.

Can't do that if there's no trust to break.

So don't make the alliance. You STILL have numbers.

Just because there is nothing official doesn't mean there's nothing there.

"But what about the villains alliance? Won't Tess still turn on you?"

No.

Because without any proof to back up that you are a dirty traitor, you can so very easily just say that the letter is full of shit. What's the rest of your alliance gonna do? They're on another team!

Gabby learning they were legit is very simply bad luck.

But I'm not factoring luck here.

And even then, without the canon Lake blindside, there's no evidence to back it up, so Ellie can just say "Riya and Alec are the untrustworthy ones, they're painting a target on my back because they want to control the game! You know what they're after!"

I respect throwing those two under the bus if it means saving yourself.

Queen would be proud of you I think.

Anyway just don't get in any alliances is what I'm saying.

BUT WHAT IF you want this girls alliance to happen anyway?

Plan E - Gaslight Lake

Oh, Lake doesn't want to vote Aiden cause Aiden is her friend?

Pfft. IT'S A GAME. FRIENDSHIP MEANS NOTHING.

Just gaslight Lake into voting for Aiden. "Aiden won't take it personally! And James is already out, so he'll get some quality time with James! He'll thank you for it!"

"It's a game! It's not personal! Aiden will respect you for it, even if he's mad at the moment."

BUT WHAT IF Lake doesn't buy your gas being lit?

Okay...

I didn't want to do this...

But I am left with no choice.

Plan F - Poison Aiden

I KNOW. I AM ASHAMED.

The F in Plan F stands for Fuck Yul.

But I have to give credit where credit is due... it would work.

Just stick some of that mushroom in Aiden's burnt... whatever he was eating there before the elimination, and BOOM, HE'S OUT!

And NO ONE has to know about it either!

All four girls stay, and that pesky Aiden is out of the way and can't get in the way of you having Lake as an ally!

Why am I okay with this but not when Yul is doing it?

Fuck Yul. That's why.

BUT WHAT IF you have a heart, and you don't want to do that to Aiden?

FINE. Aiden don't deserve that anyway.

Also Fuck Yul.

PLAN G - Persuade Aiden To Quit

You can always just hurt him mentally.

That's so much better /s

James is already out. Just manipulate him to quit the game and that HE JUST CAN'T DO THIS WITHOUT JAMES :(

"Don't you want to see your bae again? He has a million dollars at home!"

But what if Aiden is stronger than that? Which I want to believe (and am slowly starting to tbh)

Plan H - Rig The Votes

I said this last time to.

BUT IT'S ALSO VERY EFFICIENT AND APPLIES HERE TOO.

Who needs their trust? Why must people have free will to vote for whoever they want? JUST TAKE IT AWAY FROM THEM AND DECIDE FOR EVERYONE.

See my previous post.

BUUUUUUUUUUUTT WHHAAAAAAATT IIIIIIIIFFFFFFF YOU CAAAAAAAAAAAAAN'T?????

The box is locked with gorilla glue or there are guards watching you as you vote, whatever. Fine. No chance to cheat. What do you do?

Plan I - Get Tom Eaten By A Shark

You may think this is cruel, but WHO CARES? THREE MILLION BUCKS ARE ON THE LINE. DITCH YOUR MORALITY.

Just when Tom and Aiden get chased by that shark, just lure them to some seaweed. They'll get stuck, and the shark will eat Tom cause he's the juicier one.

Now, yes, Tom CAN fight a shark.

This is canon.

Doesn't mean he can win every time.

So you can also just fake a cry for help and lure him towards another shark. He'll come save you even if he hates you, cause he has those pesky 'morals'.

Then let him and the shark go at it.

What's the worst that can happen? He dies? "Oh well, I never liked him anyway."

BUT WHAT IF HE WINS THAT FIGHT?

Well shit. That's impressive.

More importantly, what if we don't want ANY of our team to go?

Now, can that work?

WELL YES, ACTUALLY.

Plan J - Don't Vote

Just don't vote for anyone.

WHO SAID YOU HAD TO VOTE?

You have your alliance. Lake is on good terms with Aiden. Tom is on good terms with Gabby. SO JUST EVERYONE BAND TOGETHER AND STICK TOGETHER!

Everyone just go up to the voting stand and throw your papers at Krystal's face! Announce that you will no longer be playing by their rules and you will all win the game YOUR WAY.

WITH THE POWER OF LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP, WE WILL NEVER BE SPLIT APART!!!

BUT WHAT IF YOU ARE FORCED TO VOTE?

Krystal has all six of you on gunpoint and forces you to vote. What do you do now?

Plan K - Drag Another Team Into Losing With You

No one said anything about a tie.

What if two teams lost? There's three. So wouldn't that mean if two teams tied for last place they BOTH go to elimination?

We haven't seen that happen in the first eight episodes. But no one said that WASN'T possible.

So just make sure the other team can't find their treasure. Or destroy it. Or whatever. Then they'll HAVE to call for both teams losing.

This can be either Magenta or Yellow. Preferably Yellow cause then you can vote Yul out.

There you go! All of Cyan live to see another day?

BUT WHAT IF YOU HAVE TO ROCK PAPER SCISSORS IF THERE'S A TIE?

Bull. But sure.

Plan L - Murder Miriam

AGAIN.

REVENGE.

Come on. She's old. She doesn't have long left anyway.

See my previous post.

And we also know Jake will be devastated from this. But who cares? Ellie gets pleasure from watching Jake suffer.

BUT WHAT IF YOU DON'T WANT TO KILL ANYONE?

Okay. I can MAYBE see why you wouldn't want revenge.

Plan M - Make A Deal With Nina

You know that doll?

The one that's sentient?

Yeah that's a demon.

Go make a deal with the devil.

Sell your soul in exchange for all of Cyan Team to progress and make it to merge.

COME ON WHAT'S THE WORST THAT CAN HAPPEN?

BUT WHAT IF NINA CAN'T BE TRUSTED WITH YOUR SOUL?

Yeah sure, it's a devil, there's a ton of stories about this.

Plan N - Summon The Animals

You know those feral animals from Episode 2? And how Gabby JUST SO HAPPENS to have the ability to bend them to her will?

Well get Gabby to send these animals back. START AN ANIMAL ARMY.

FORGET GIRLS ALLIANCES. JUST HAVE THESE ANIMALS RAMPAGE OVER EVERY OTHER TEAM.

Then only Cyan Team is left! And BOOM YOU'RE ALREADY IN THE FINAL SIX!

BUT WHAT IF YOU'RE AGAINST ENDANGERING ANIMALS FOR THIS?

Plan O - Trap Everyone In VR

Revenge for cutting your arm off.

AGAIN.

I somewhat suggested this in my previous post too.

Just find the VR, SHOVE IT OVER PEOPLE'S HEADS, and transport them to the zombie apocalypse world where they will be stuck there for all eternity! Never to wake up again!

I'M SURE THEY'LL HAVE SO MUCH FUN IN THERE!!!!

But what if they don't have the headsets anymore?

GOSH DARN IT THEY CLEARED THE EVIDENCE!!

Plan P - Summon The Losers

SUMMON EVERY SINGLE DISVENTURE CAMP CHARACTER THAT DIDN'T MAKE IT IN ALL STARS TO RETURN!

SUMMON THEM SO YOU OUT NUMBER EVERYONE! AND NO ONE CAN GET IN YOUR WAY EVEN IF LAKE ISN'T WITH YOU!!

BRING ROSA MARIA BACK!!!!

ALL OF YOU WILL FORM AN ARMY AND TAKE OVER THE ENTIRE GAME! DESTROYING ITS SYSTEM ALL SO ELLIE CAN GET THE MONEY SHE DESERVES!!!

BUT. WHAT. IF. DESPITE ALL OF THESE, THERE'S STILL THE ISSUE THAT THE CYAN TEAM HAS LOST AND THUS ONE OF YOU HAS TO GO?

Welp, I dunno what to say then.

Here's one more suggestion I have though.

PLAN BONUS - Don't Lose.

JUST DON'T LOSE IN THE FIRST PLACE.

THEN YOU HAVE NONE OF THESE ISSUES IN THE FIRST PLACE.

IT'S THAT EASY!!

They lost because they trusted Miriam.

Something Ellie would not do.

But I guess she really is that dumb.

Just don't follow her.

Say, "Well you're oxygen deprived? Too bad. Bye."

And leave. Go find the treasure.

And boom, you're safe from elimination.

IT'S THAT EASY!

YOU PUT YOURSELF IN THIS SITUATION, GIRL!!

So the moral of the story: Ellie is an A Tier Character, But She Is An F Tier Villain.

You will see me again whenever Ellie gets in another season and she makes another stupid plan that is the root cause of her losing.

#disventure camp #total drama #disventure camp ellie #disventure camp gabby #disventure camp lake #disventure camp tess #disventure camp tom #disventure camp aiden

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