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life-rewritten · 4 years ago

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Symbolism and Foreshadowing in My Gear and Gown

Watching this show has been a pleasure and also at times, frustrating. And I like to always rant about the negatives because it's important to criticise something so next time these mistakes aren't recreated. It's just the sad result of the potential lost from this show to make it one of the best of 2020. But instead of focusing on the negatives, I've decided to bring in the positives, the reason for why I enjoy mostly the character arcs and the use of subtext, symbolism and foreshadowing to bring depth to the story and characters as they grow and change throughout the show. So here's an analysis of My Gear and Your Gown episode 1-7.

Manipulation, Deceit and Miscommunication

Itts hate for the class system (rich vs poor)

As much as I hate how Irrational Itt was during episode 7. I will admit that it's been hinted to the audience that this is how he will react, and this would be the reason for why he and Pai have relationship dynamic in the university arc. He's like a fuse ready to light up whenever he thinks he's been used or manipulated by the system/world. Itt shows hate and disdain for the rich, and we see this with Pai actually in episode 1 when he thinks he gets away with life quickly because he's rich and he judges him as to be someone who gets things quickly with manipulation and bribery. And he tells Pure straight away he hates that, he hates how the rich can get away with everything because they can play the system.

Next, the one thing he showed some care towards, and the reason for their fight was the club room no matter how stupid it was to fight over. We see how defensive he is of the space for people like him to come and enjoy things. Seeing as it's not easy for him to have the things he wants like dreams and hopes. From the beginning, it makes sense he's possessive of the things that matter to him and that he cares about. He's also lost a version of his moral compass; his mum plus I think his dad had also made him wary of adults and people in general with scheming, backstabbing or lack of loyalty (that he feels happened to his mother before she died of cancer).

Itts oversensitive and prideful personality

So it's like all the stuff he said to Pure in episode 1-2 about hating being manipulated comes back to slap him and us in the face when he realises that Pai took a bribe to tutor him and take care of him and help him achieve his dream to become an engineer. It's not because of him just doing it willingly, but he had other motives. So Pai sending him tutoring lessons still without communicating to Itt that he could care less about the club room makes it even iffier and frustrating to Itt which is why he goes to his house and throws the notes in his face. He's like you're really going that far to get the stupid club room and you won't let it go but what about me and our friendship we've built.

He doesn't see that Pai cares more about him than anything else. All he sees is the first impression he had of Pai which is rich, likes to show off that he's successful and better than Itt and gets away with things through manipulation and bribery that Itt won't be able to get away with. And Pai doesn't try after trying once to tell him that, that's not it, he resigns himself to Itt hating him and refuses to communicate or show that it's not the club room he cares about which is just dumb from both of them.

It's more painful for Pai because we know he had an unrequited love for Itt and he's slowly giving up on the hassle and pain that brings, he's decided he's doomed to keep being alone as his one, and the only hero he cares about hates him and also sees him as a menace. He embodies that, decides to focus on what his parents want from him and the path he was meant to take from the beginning; medicine and give up on things that don't pertain to that.

The consequences of Miscommunication

This is why Itt not returning the earring is sad because it's foreshadowing that the one thing Pai held onto for a representation of rebelling from his predestined path and suffocating future is now lost by the person he trusted the most. (analysed about in this post)

Furthermore, Itt is bad at miscommunication, and it's an annoying thing. He doesn't know how to apologise, and so he hides and proceeds to keep acting like he's still holding a grudge; this is why episode 6 was important it was showing how he works and why it will doom his relationship with Pai. Because Pai is someone who gives up easily and lets Itt stay mad. He doesn't try again to talk to Itt after the small smile scene (where you see the hope leave him to try) and the notes to get Itt to understand his feelings. He just resigns himself to being hated by Itt. And Itt even if he comes to a conclusion he's not as mad, he won't apologise or return because he's prideful and he doesn't know how to do that.

It was Waan and Pure who helped him make up with Pai in episode 6, and they seem okay with their own friendship and not willing to help bring the two together again to discuss. Which is sad and frustrating, but it's their business. Itt's over sensitive and prideful ego is what causes him to hurt Pai without truly knowing what it did to him. I'm guessing in University he'll get to see and understand, but I haven't read the book to see if it's just as angsty or if it's fluffy and he manages to reunite with Pai. Also, he seemed to slowly be getting close to recognising his feelings for Pai in episode 6, and I wonder if when we start university arc in episode 8 if he already has come to terms with it or if he still doesn't know he has them. Hopefully, he puts two and two together, and that's why he's chasing after Pai and helping him secretly in the trailer.

The loss of the earring: Foreshadowing and Symbolism

The use of earrings in My Gear and Gown

Don't think I have to spell this out too much, but the earring to Pai represents two things for him. In the rooftop scene in episode 7, he's so determined to hold onto these two things so he can be happy. Still, upon Itt refusing to give it to him and losing it forever, he resigns to the fact that these two things weren't meant to be his. Hence he becomes more robotic and following life rules ordained for him and accepting his loneliness as a norm. The earring represents:

1. Itt to Pai

Itt manages to because of love and feelings pierce through Pai's walls and make him actually want to hope for something more for himself. He's so in awe of how great Itt is when it comes to strength; caring for his mum and being an all-star athlete. He's so grateful that despite disliking him, Itt still came to his rescue. And his feelings are uncontrollable, but he enjoys being with Itt because it makes him feel like he's doing something for himself. The earring is also not perfect when he first sees it, it's missing shades of colour and looks from afar like a rock/brick (which is what Itts name is in English).

The imperfections of the earring point to Itt and the way he's imperfect but Pai can't help but love that about him. It's like his life as a rich heir to his family's hospital is ordained to be on this perfect pathway, he must be smart, reasonable and on top always of everything. He must keep the reputation and dreams of his parents and family, and Itt shows up and shows him that it's okay to have little imperfections here and there it's okay to actually skew of that path, he gives Pai a reason to want to act out and discover what he truly wants for himself. And to break away from that lonely monotonous cycle he's found himself in from when he was born.

2. The hope for freedom and free will.

Again the conversation when Itt convinces Pai to get the earring is another sign of what the earring means to Pai. Instead of being selfless and just thinking of others, he can do what he wants to do, can find his own voice and opinions because he's human not a robot he doesn't have to stagnantly follow all the traditions and rules set before him. He can act out and learn what he truly wants in life.

Pai clings unto the earring because he holds onto that message, helping Itt and Tutoring Itt is the first time he does something he wants to, piercing his ears is the first time he does something rebellious and freeing. He's happy and feels less suffocated by all that is around him. Being with Itt and wearing the earring reminds him of what Itt told him he's free to make choices and to decide for himself what he wants.

The loss of free will and hope of love

It's why the rooftop scene is painful, Itt holding back the earring, acting like he threw it away is a representation of Itt throwing away Pai's idea of free will and self-agency. Almost like the hope and glimpse at what it would be like to do things for himself and skew of the path is now closed because he realises it hurts him. It results in him ending up being hated, pushed to the side and taken for granted.

Just like with love the earring being lost represents love being removed from Pai's life because he decides to not rebel or find what he wants; there's no point when in doing what is ordained for him he'll be successful and protected from hurt and pain. He decides as Itt walks away and his mission is done to throw away all those thoughts and forget about Itt and love. And it sucks.

Losing the earring in episode 6 foreshadowed that Itt was going to lose Pai, or Pai was going to lose Itt in this case, and it immediately coincided with Itt over hearing about the bribe. That's why it hurts because the title my gear and your gown focused on the two earrings of these two, we've only seen the gown side of things with Pai, and so it's time to see Itts own link to the gear earing he finds later on.

The loss of Pai’s Glasses

I also want to mention Pai's glasses. They are also a symbolic tool of his real self and clarity. Itt fixing them for him in episode 1 with a bandage shows what Itt is to him a healing influence for when his life seemed suffocating. But it also represents Pai's actual self and his need for clarity. For him, it's like losing his glasses is like losing a part of himself and also losing the ability to see makes him vulnerable, scared, hurt and weak.

Itt shows up and protects him, and helps fix it. In University Clarity has been lost, Pai's real self has been hidden and pushed down, and he's just a shell, the only thing I'm guessing making him interested in life again, is the introduction to someone known as Mr 950 who seems to keep an eye out for him and help him. Pai no longer wears his glasses as he mentioned in episode 1 and that shows that he's lost the most prominent symbol important to him something he actually did connect with, and a part of himself. He's become entirely the person he wanted to not be, the robotic stoic, monotone person who has to do what's right and be successful. He's also given up on clarity when it comes to love, he's lost any need for it, and he's shoved down those parts of himself that cared. This is why his glasses are heavily talked about at the beginning of the show. They represent him just as much as the earring represents Itt to him.

So yeah we're about to get into University, and it's going to be fun and nice to see Itt finally have to do something to win Pai back. Cannot wait to see who Mr 950 is and how Pai will return back to his hopeful romantic self again. And how Itt will make up for what he's done. Hopefully, the show picks up its pace and actually comes through with a good university arc to make up for the issues we've had so far with it.

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cosmicclownboy · 4 years ago

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"Not that I don't mind our little bonding one to ones but may I ask why we are doing this again?" "So you know that my toxic masculinity bro days are over. Me and Rosa did a quiz today and turns out blue is my spirit colour so let's get to it, Manes".

Excitedly clapping and inspecting the bottle with his fingers Kyle looks at peace so who is Alex to object to it. He can't say teen Alex expected this friendship to flourish again let alone be sitting in Kyle's apartment with a bottle of red painting Kyle's nails with a shade called Sultry Sapphire. But Alex knows more than anyone that adaptability is a huge part of life. Change is inevitable. And this is a change that he's glad for. It doesn't feel weird or out of place. It feels almost like he's slowly refinding everything he once lost. Jenga tournaments as kids turned into drinking games and poker and fishing turned into going to the same gym. Eventually, Isobel fishes out which gym and excitedly exclaims gym buddies. It's actually really fun even if he has to witness his training on her Instagram feed. Being in an alien exist clubhouse is difficult him and Kyle have pretty heavy-duty careers and having the most practical sense vs the people in said group who would prod a bear simply to see how it would react well their friendship blossomed. Finishing the last touches he goes for the wine in a latte mug.

"Right this will dry in a couple of minutes. Then it's my turn, Manes. I hope you're ready for iridescent fantasy 69". He almost groans at the choice in colour with swirls of blues, pinks and purples Alex is immediately taken to the pieces in Michael's bunker all shiny and beautiful. Judging by the smirk he gets the Ortecho Valenti sibling team-up happened behind the scenes. "Seriously where did Rosa get these from? there are two women on the front having sex" "Someone she met in rehab - don't ask"

"So....hows things in the dating universe?" "Forest and Liz signed me to Grindr without my permission.....and there's only so many times I can open up a message to see literal junk mail. I also went out on a date with a man who's fetish was sucking toes he seemed unnaturally interested in the prospect of banging a man with only the one foot. Four times. Four times I've been set up with someone with the oddest fetish". This seems to gage a reaction out of Kyle who rolls a little around the floor with a chuckle holding the brush from the nail polish close to his chest trying his best not to sour the rug. "Alex you've spent the last ten years fucking an alien. You have a rain fetish dude and don't even try it Liz told me about your rain scented angst candle sessions" Oh, he is going to have words with Liz. "Hey, did I ever tell you about the time I got pegged behind a target" Alex groans heavily.

Liz feigns ignorance when Alex corners her in the Crashdown and she, of course, tries to bat her eyelashes at him thinking it'd affect him. He's a man of stone. He will not be immediately forgiving by a kind smile.Nope.Not happening. It at least has to include a free hug and the first round of drinks which occurs a week later dressed in his tightest jeans and Kyle moping because Steph left had him. Liz and Kyle made it to Planet 7 a place Kyle thrives in. "Look it's glitter night Kyle you love glitter night the shots are half off".Liz is doing her best to brighten the mood despite her own romantic failings anytime the name Max is spoken she looks haunted. And hey who is he gonna judge he knows how easy it is to get an alien under your skin he's hitting 12 years in a month and he's wondering what it would be in anniversary terms. Google tells him it's silk he almost laughs at the idea of giving Michael any clothing in that fabric the man was rugged jeans and t-shirts. When his phone is stolen by Liz who pushes a shot in his direction he remembers why he's here. Have fun with his friends. Solidarity in suffering. The drinks flow easily to the booth he's had a pina colada some other fruity drinks and a bunch of shots. At first, he didn't feel anything, not even a buzz but after twenty minutes he feels sluggish and slow. Everything moving at a different rate then it did before. You should call Michael" Liz is shouting it off from the dancefloor of which she's tripped twice on and yet somehow she's beaming. Everything just kind of blurs together after that doesn't even realise he's on his bed until his hands are grasping the pillow. And faintly he feels a kiss on his head.

Drinking is a fun idea until the Hangover hits. He's starting to remember why he doesn't usually drink. His head is just throbbing he's trying his best to turn on soldier mode darting his eyes around trying to survey the room. Okay, the only clothes by the bed are his that's good. That's great one thing he doesn't have to worry about. There are a couple of pills on a plate by a glass of water with the box to show him what it is. And he's pretty sure there's a bin by the bed and end table... Someone took care of him. Who? He takes a very long shower water hits his skin until he feels anew or at least a little more bearable. It's only when he's drying off and hearing a faint hum of music that he remembers. Oh god.

"Guerin, it's me, Alex ... shoul-should of probably said Alex first how can you know it's me it's unspecific. Can you come home now my beds all big and fluffy and I want your fluffy hair in it.I miss your hair it's soft. Can you come save me Kyle keeps waving me over to dance with a drag queen and a stripper and I don't want to- "MIKEY WE'RE AT PLANET 7 COME DANCE WITH US" He really can't catch a break. "You know every minute you stay in there is a minute longer the pancakes get cold. And you should know I make a mean stack of chocolate chip pancakes"

He doesn't know what he's expecting when he first leaves his bedroom. He's nervous. After the song, he promised himself he would not make the first move. If Michael wants him he's going to have to say it in words to his face and communicate it to him. He's tired of metaphors and unspoken words. Trust drunk Alex to immediately ignore what he wants and skip right to the stroking Michael's hair part. Which yes he wants to do all the time. He finds Michael in the kitchen using a metal utensil as a mirror checking his teeth, his hair before straightening his shirt and patting his jeans down. He's nervous too. His heart stutters a little at the thought. Michael places the table settings and looks up with a small smile. "Hi" "Hi" He gestures to the table. "It's not much I had to run to the store you have the cupboard of an 18-year-old student" Even hungover and tired he can't fight the smile on his face. "Between my work hours and alien scooby sleuthing don't always have the time or energy" "I'm sor "If you apologise I will steal all your pancakes, Guerin" Despite his head throbbing and his leg killing him it's probably the best morning he'd had in a long time. A bird is flying past the window. His dog is sleeping soundly in his bed. The smell of flowers from the vase in the middle of the table is melding with the smell of warm chocolate. And if he dares a glance from his plate he sees the man he loves chewing on pancakes slowly with a small smile on his face. It's peaceful like something out of a movie.

"I don't know if you remember the voicemail you gave me you were pretty wasted. I gave all of you guys a ride home. Valenti threw up on my sneakers I uh was glad I wasn't wearing my good boots" Michael looks the most vulnerable he's seen him in years moving his fork around the pancake in front of him. He drops his fork and squeakily moves his chair closer and reaches for both his hands. "I'm so sorry for everything. This past year especially" Michael is trying his best to hold back his tears sniffing trying to get whatever words he wants to get out - out. "You know I've uh been seeing a therapist the last couple of months and she's great you know she calls me out on my victim complex crap and gives me all kinds of homework that sometimes bugs me but it's been helping. She asked me to write a list of things I wanted and at first, I couldn't do it for weeks I just stared at the page and couldn't I didn't think I deserved to write one. Eventually, I did. Can I read it to you?"

He squeezes his hands briefly before bringing his hands to his cheeks softly stroking in encouragement.

"Number 1, Don't be angry anymore it doesn't make you happy it hurts you and it's hurt the people that you love. Number 2, Spend more time with Max and Isobel as a family. Number 3, Remember you are loved and wanted by Isobel, Max, Sanders and Alex make sure to let them know that they are your family. Number 4, tell Alex that you stole his guitar on purpose that day you heard him play at work once and you just wanted to know him. Number 5, tell Alex that stealing his guitar and falling in love with him was the best thing that ever happened to me. You can read the rest if you want" The list is the closest thing to a love letter he's ever gotten off of Michael and everything he reads is everything he wants for Michael. He wants Michael to be happy to love himself to know he's wanted and love. Even seeing minor things like I want to hold Alex's hand makes him emotional. He wants all those things too. He wants a life with Michael. He wants Michael. And everything he reads and hears as Michael reads out the lines without the paper has his heart racing.

There no longer are metaphors in the air it's words pure and simple.

He supposes he should kiss Michael but he chooses a different kind of embrace one he wanted to do for a while he wraps Michael in a hug it's warm and tight he hopes he knows in this hug how much he loves him. And if he doesn't know he can say he'll say it every day until Michael understands it. "Want to watch a bad movie on the couch and cuddle?" Michael's grip on his shirt lessons and a muffled chuckle and a nod is conveyed against his chest. Armed with coffee and a bag of chips they make their way on the sofa. The question of big spoon is gone straight away when Michael makes grabby motions with his hands. His head is pressed into his chest and Alex feels at home and at peace. They flick through the channels. "Have you seen this one?" "Have I seen a film about a flesh-eating octopus fighting a giant shark? no, can't say I have". The movie is terrible as expected laughably so but the thing that makes it one of his favourites is Michael's anger towards the films plot. "So the giant shark was actually a robot designed by a bored rich kid who wanted to prod fish which caused the flesh-eating octopus to become feral and murder a bunch of people? They didn't explain anything about the flesh-eating octopus the whole plot doesn't make any sense" Rubbing his stomach in low circles and dotting a kiss to his collarbone he smirks at Michael's investment. "And another thing -mmph" He leans back. Michael's eyes are closed his lips are puckered he pouts when he realises he hasn't come back up to kiss him "You were saying?" "I'm shutting up now....hey come back up here and kiss me"

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monstersdownthepath · 4 years ago

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Spiritual Spotlight: Lalaci, He of Motley Repose

Chaotic Good Azata Empyreal Lord of Rainbows, Relaxation, and Shade

Domains: Chaos, Good, Luck, Sun Subdomains: Azata, Fate, Light, Thirst, Whimsy

Chronicles of the Righteous, pg. 18

Obedience: Mark your brow with five colored stripes and hang suncatchers on as many public buildings as you can. If no buildings are around, hang the suncatchers from a tree or natural formation instead. Never hang a suncatcher in the same place 2 days in a row. Benefit: Gain a +4 sacred bonus on saving throws against Fire effects.

I appreciate that Lalaci doesn’t make too big of a nuisance of himself, stating you only have to hang suncatchers on public buildings. You don’t have to go around hanging bits of colored glass from people’s porches, merely prettying up the local offices, restaurants, corner stores, libraries, and taverns. While it may get you in trouble in certain parts of the world, it’s unlikely to make you look like an actual threat unless you’re placing the symbol of an Empyreal Lord in places like Cheliax or Nidal. Lalaci’s also nice enough to say ‘as many as you can,’ so if you’re stopped by guards or warned away from going further, you can still conclude that your job is done and you’ve brought some brightness into the world.

The primary problem is that eventually you’re going to run out of the darn things, and even buying or scavenging glass, metal, and string to make them yourself will get time-consuming and/or expensive. I THINK you’re good to take back the ones you’ve already put up, especially if someone else takes them down or knocks them to the ground, but then you run the risk of forgetting which places you’ve hung suncatchers from, and Lalaci is VERY clear in what he thinks of that: NEVER hang a suncatcher from the same place. You also run the risk of defeating your message in the first place in marking areas people can relax.

Of course, suncatchers aren’t exactly survival gear or magic items. The DM may rule a single gold coin gets you enough material to make however many of the things you want. The resources consumed by this Obedience have the benefit/curse of having no listed price but being enough that a more stern, bookkeeping DM might not handwave them away. Check and see what your DM thinks of your hobby!

The benefit is boring but practical. Fire effects are extremely common at pretty much every level of the game, so having a nice big +4 standing between you and getting your eyebrows burned off is always welcome. Not much else to say about it!

Boons are gained slowly, typically achieved once you reach 12, 16, and 20 Hit Dice. Followers of the Empyreal Lords, however, can enter the Mystery Cultist Prestige Class at level 8, which grants them their Boons much quicker! Entered as early as possible, you gain the Boons at levels 10, 13, and 16 instead. Mystery Cultists MUST take the Celestial Obedience feat, NOT Deific Obedience.

Empyreal Lords do not grant the typical Evangelist/Exalted/Sentinel spread (and cannot enter those classes), instead having only one set of Boons granted to their followers regardless of their class.

Boon 1: Motley Magic. Gain Color Spray 3/day, Hypnotic Pattern 2/day, or Deep Slumber 1/day.

Color Spray fell off about 3 or 4 levels ago but still remains useful against swarming mooks, but Hypnotic Pattern does its job far better without putting you dangerously close to your enemies. Pattern’s additional effect of being a handy misdirection is also lost on Color Spray, and the HD it can affect continues to scale even when Deep Slumber stops working.

Deep Slumber can send up to 10 HD worth of creatures to dreamland, but with a harsh 10 HD limit and you obtaining it at level 10, you’re likely only going to use it to dispose of a few mooks... which is exactly what Hypnotic Pattern does, but Pattern still scales with you while Slumber drops off. All that being said, though, being asleep is way worse for your health in battle than being fascinated, and Deep Slumber’s massive duration makes it appealing if you’re trying to capture someone nonlethally, so really it just depends on if you think you’re going to be distracting two crowds or containing one large threat.

Boon 2: Prismatic Body. You gain a +4 sacred bonus on saves against effects that would blind you. In addition, whenever you make a successful saving throw against a spell or effect with the Light descriptor (such as Sunbeam), you can choose to ignore the effect entirely and redirect its path toward two different creatures or spaces within 30 feet of you. The designated creatures or spaces are affected as though they were caught in the effect’s area or were targeted by the effect.

Cute! And elaborate! You don’t see much of those among the shorter Boons of the Empyreal Lords. Unfortunately, the number of Light spells that actually require you to make a saving throw are rather slim, and among the few an even smaller number (mainly Sunburst, Sunbeam, and Burst of Radiance) are likely to be used by anyone but a creative player. Also, if you’re playing an old-fashioned Good-vs-Evil game, Evil creatures are unlikely to use ANY Light spells or generate light effects aside from oddballs like the Shining Children.

However! There is ONE cute thing you can pull with this: Targeting yourself with your own light effects, or having your allies aim their abilities through you. You may notice that Prismatic Body specifically says that the effect is split, affecting two different spots within 30ft of you. While the wording of the ability clashes with the visual effect it’s trying to convey, you can make a good case for spells like Sunbeam being refracted through your glimmering form and reaching 30ft further than they’d normally be able to. Sunbeam’s beam being split to strike two different targets who’re otherwise not lining up also works here!

The +4 to saves vs being blinded is a blessing in disguise, as nearly all offensive Light spells and effects carry a blinding component, meaning you basically have a +4 bonus on saves against them, making targeting yourself or asking allies to target you with them less likely to end with you getting your upper body blasted off by a searing beam. You know what, curiously, is NOT a Light effect? All the Prismatic spells. That’s a shame, because...

Boon 3: Rainbow Orb. You can cast Prismatic Sphere 1/day.

Can you IMAGINE being able to refract Prismatic Sphere’s layers towards your foes? Well, you couldn’t really, anyway, since you can pass in and out of your rainbow ball (rainball?) unharmed. As one of the first spells printed in Pathfinder, however, there’s a bit of wonkiness in how it’s written; the Effect text states that the Sphere is centered on you, which seems to indicate it would move with you, but the actual spell’s description is written as though the Sphere stays in place and allows you to move in and out of it. If it moves with you, it’s insanely powerful to the point of being game-breaking (imagine wearing a Sphere of Annihilation as armor), so this next bit is written assuming that the Sphere remains in place when summoned.

The ultimate defensive spell, Prismatic Sphere is an off switch for combat, with a duration that may as well be eternal if you have something trying to kill you (10 min/level!). Unless your opponent has Mage’s Disjunction, they’re going to have to turn off each of the Sphere’s layers one at a time, using up--at MINIMUM--seven entire spells and thus seven entire rounds trying to get through to you as you sip whatever tea or potions you have prepared and cast whatever buffs you desire. The sphere only protects you, however, so your allies will have to find different cover (such as behind the sphere)... Or you can carry them in with you inside an extradimensional storage compartment of your choice. It’ll be cramped, but worth it to give yourself some breathing room. Using it as a quick blockade for a thin hallway is also possible, and fun! You’re at an early enough level that most enemies might not even realize what it IS until someone touches the thing and dies instantly.

Alternately, you could do the exact opposite of protecting yourself. While running up to your enemy is typically a terrible idea, getting within 10ft of them and then casting Prismatic Sphere to trap them inside with you means they’ve got very little wiggle room themselves! Combo with a Quickened Earth Glide to slip through the floor and out of the Sphere, or use Quickened versions of spells like Companion Transposition, Master’s Escape, Storm Step, or Hostile Juxtaposition to get in kissing distance of your foe, cast Sphere, and walk out. It’s very important that spells are cast before you use Sphere, because no spell or effect can penetrate the shifting wall once it’s been raised. Your enemy will have to have some method of burrowing through the ground to get into or out of the Sphere, because it’s a little wibbly on whether teleportation allows someone to pass through it!

All that being said, one of the easiest and funniest things you can potentially do with it is raise it up and then have your allies fling your enemies into it. Just make sure they take steps not to get thrown in themselves, because touching a Prismatic Wall/Sphere requires the fool doing so to make seven saving throws against each of its equally terrifying effects, and they’re bound to fail one or two of them.

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aniamajewska · 4 years ago

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Illusion - analyse images creative manipulated

25 January 2021

1. Brooke Shaden

Brooke Shaden is American modern self - portrait artist who explores the darkness and the light in the human beings. She creates dream like images inspired by childhood of intense imagination and fear. She follows her curiosity into the unknown to confront with the darkness and control the fear. She finished studies with B.A. in Film in 2008 on Temple University and in that time she discovered a passion to photography and storytelling and quickly became successful in photo competitions. Brooke is well known photographer and high skilled in Photoshop creator with amazing portfolio. She had many group and solo exhibitions and numerous publications of her works in the magazines.

All her images are linked together by the foggy background setting in the field. It's a kind of visual theme that creates the images and what's beyond the image is the theme human vs nature and how they interact together and the tension in between them.

The image I want to look a little bit closer is one of her images that come from the Levitation series. The girl wears blue dress and levitate in a middle of nowhere, foggy field at the dusk or predawn. The girl is in the centre of the frame and I can notice a kind of triangles and diagonal in this image composition in position of her body and arrangement of her dress. The overall mood is quite dark and colour tones in dirty beige and grey in the foggy background doesn’t create visual contrast with the colour of her dress which is kind of navy-grey rather than blue, I would say. Those colour tones are mixed warm and cool tones as a juxtaposition of two opposites. It can indicate serenity or tranquility. Earth, nature as something strong and stable. And the human that maybe is looking for the balance and inner peace.

To create this surreal image Brook has combined multiple photos. At first, she made a photo of the model, lying on the chair in her studio in the front of clean black background. She took the background and floor shot without the chair and the model. Then combined taken images as layers in the Photoshop, removed chair and other unwanted objects, to make the model looks like she levitates. Next step was change the background and colour modification, increase highlights, shadows enhancement to add more dramatic expression. Thanks to Brook, she makes behind the scene videos and photos, so we could see how she creates such an amazing images and learn a lot from her.

Image source: https://www.creativelive.com/blog/compositing-brooke-shaden/

2. Sarolta Ban

Sarolta Ban was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1982 and she was jewellery designer before she discovered digital photo manipulation and that’s became her passion and activity. By combining ordinary elements, she gives them personalities and creates meaningful stories.

She had a great idea to photograph shelter dogs to help them find new homes in her ‘Help Dogs Project’. Using photoshop, she created amazing images, combined a dog portraits, beautiful landscapes and eye catching objects that create surreal atmosphere.

Patti, that’s the name of a dog in this image. Patti is a cross breed puppy with long waggly tail and black coat with biscuit beige markings on face, chest and all paws. She lies on the dry like a desert ground in the centre of the frame and keeps the moon like a ball in the front of her lying on or in between the paws. The moon shines and creates atmospherical glow around Patti and leaves the full of stars but dark sky in the background well behind. It makes me feel like the dog has a super power and cheerful personality and invites me to play. Patti will offer love to the moon and back in return for care, warm corner in the house and human attention.

I suppose that Sarolta used at least 4 different photos to make this image, portrait of a dog, the moon, desert and the sky at night. She removed dog tag and added glow to the moon and areas around the moon and the dog, and used the dodge tool to lighten some areas on the dog’s face. I think she has used vignette to darken corners and to draw viewer’s attention to the centre of the image. This dog looks like is out of this world, magically. Who wouldn’t offer a home to the super dog like Patti?

Image source: https://www.demilked.com/surreal-photos-shelter-dogs-sarolta-ban/

Sarolta Ban: https://www.saroltaban.com/home

3. Staudinger+Franke

Staudinger+Franke awards winning commercial photography studio, specialise in motion, CGI (computer generated imagery), retouching, animation - lifestyle, conceptual, portraits, still life and landscapes. Staudinger+Franke is creative crew existing of different kinds of artists to realize visual ideas. Everything is going under supervision of 25 year experienced Vienna photographer Andreas Franke.

They create very impressive images in Photoshop. Their portfolio is impressive. All images are very dynamic in colours and clear in the message.

I picked one image that looks simple, but is so powerful. The background colour and the overall tones in pool green are very calming and relaxing. In the centre of the image is a glass of pure water where the dolphin lives like in the purest ocean under the sunny blue sky with very little clouds so we could find a bit of shadow of a palm tree lying on the beach in paradise island. And the composition of a hint of fresh herb, probably mint next to the glass completes this image as a whole. It makes me feel so calm and relaxed when I look at this image and I want to be there, feel the refreshing cool ocean breeze when I got too warm by the sun. I would love to see the place like in this paradise island in a glass of water in a real world, so pure, without pollution, far away from urban agglomeration.

I think that photo of the glass of water was the key to create this image. There is no any incident light reflection in the glass. Very soft almost imperceptible shadows. I think the shot was taken at small studio set up on the white background, perfectly lighten with soft light. Then, the rest was done in Photoshop, maybe that plant was shot in the studio as well as the glass of water, but dolphin, island, sun and sky were combined as layers blended together in post production.

This image was done for General Electrics, a company that is characterized by a culture of integrity, compliance, safety, and respect for human rights, while reducing our environmental footprint by investing in carbon free, renewable energy that will help the environment.

The other image from Staudinger+Franke is minimal and totally uncanny. The kids slider on a sandy playground in combination with a grater. Both of these things contradict each other. One thing brings to mind a place full of carefree fun and enjoyment. The second is reminiscent of discomfort, pain, and unpleasant fear. Both things are perfectly merged together. The composition is based on a point of view and directs my gaze from the top of the slide towards the bottom of the slide at an angle towards one-third of the frame on the right. It looks as the light is falling from above towards the slider. The colour of slider and grater is the same shade of grey with metallic highlights on sides of the slider where the grater eyelets are being reflected. This creates the impression of a dimensional space.

4. Erik Johansson

Erik Johansson was born in 1985 in Götene, Sweden. He is the master of photo manipulation. In 2005, he moved to Gothenburg for college where he studied Computer engineering at Chalmers University of Technology and got a Master degree in Interaction Design. He was nature lover from the early age and fascinated in computing games, that inspired him to create images later on when we discovered manipulation of reality in Photoshop. He got inspiration from all things around, music and other artists like Dali, Magritte, Yearka and Gonsalves.

Currently he is a visual artist based in Prague, Czech Republic and creates surreal photographs personal and commission projects with exhibitions and clients from many countries in the world. He combines different images to make them look as much real as possible, finding a way to illustrate the impossible, to capture the idea. And he says that we are only limited by our own imagination.

The Comfort Zone image illustrates a girl sitting in a greenhouse on the backyard like in a small cage. The light that comes from the greenhouse creates lovely golden glow around it like in the sunset and lit the nearest greenery. The sky in the background is at the same time ominous and beautiful, where the blue of the sky breaks with the warm colour of the clouds of the setting sun. It makes me feel that the girl in the greenhouse is comfortable in her small space, like in a kind of shelter, but also it may be a kind of a trap, where she can’t be free. And I think that was the idea behind this image, to illustrate the ambiguous of situation.

This image required a lot work to be done and Erik is very experienced photo editor and retoucher. This image is refined in every detail. He had everything well planned, sketched and designed to create the image. The greenhouse was built exactly as designed. At first I thought that the girl was photographed in different place and the image was combined in the Photoshop to put her inside the greenhouse, as it looks quite impossible for her to get in. To my amazement, girl was really in and Erik’s team attached top part of the greenhouse and he could capture a lot of images at the scene in different exposures. He combined plenty of images and layers in the program and used many editing tools like healing brush or patch tool to apply a similar texture in the areas that required to be covered and removed some objects and drew others. He enhanced shadows and highlight areas and create new shadows to make the image look more real, dimensional, not flat.

Image source: https://www.erikjo.com/news/comfort-zone

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5. Christine Ellger

When I look at this image I can feel the positive energy that comes through it.

The girl who popped out the book looks like she has some superpower and she flies straight to heaven and appears extremely light. As if she broke away from reality and swung carelessly in the clouds together with birds.

I couldn't find enough information about this Christine on the google search, so I decided to ask at the source by sending a message via messenger.

I’m more than thankful for such an exhaustive answer 😊

Christine is true inspiration and an extremely talented person whom, as she wrote to me later, photography is a vocation. I really recommend to have a look at links below and meet fantastic body of work!

https://www.tuttartpitturasculturapoesiamusica.com/2016/02/Christine-Ellger.html

6. Paul Fuentes

Paul and Ilse Fuentes are commercial Spanish photographers who works together as Fuentes Design and their mission is to remind people how fascinating the world is by create images of food, animals, and objects in a minimalistic mash-ups with pastel backgrounds and everyday objects that they merges into a surrealistic, humorous whole. We can see the world through a colourful lens. They take many travel photographs and creates a surreal and unexplored places by combing them with other things in photoshop. They combine two artistic movements and transform them into pastel-colored compositions. French surrealism and the culture of Pop Art form elementary the lively proposal of the young artists and define what they themselves call "The new pop art". Their goal is to see the smile on people faces.

Thirsty Giraffe

I like the sense of humour in this image. Combination of giraffe wearing pink heart-shaped sunglasses and having a swirl pink straw wrapped around its neck and looks like it is drinking through this straw. Background is very light pastel pink and it’s working together with pink colours of the straw and sunglasses. There must be used several layers to create this image and different blending modes, so we could see patches on giraffe’s neck through the straw and her eyes through sunglasses. The light is coming the right as the highlights are visible on the straw on the right. There is a great job done on the selection and refine edges. The image as whole looks illusive and surreal.

Lemon DJ

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https://www.paulfuentesdesign.com/artworks

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[Translation] SERVAMP School Festival Track 2

Here’s the second track!

Track 2: [走れ! 戦え! 紅白・地獄の体育祭] “Run! Fight! Red vs. White – The Sports Festival from Hell!”

Under the cut as usual, enjoy~

Track 2: [走れ! 戦え! 紅白・地獄の体育祭] “Run! Fight! Red vs. White – The Sports Festival from Hell!”

(fireworks go off)

KURO: (in cat form) Such great weather… Ah, can’t deal…

KURO: (in cat form) Alrighty…

MAHIRU: Don’t you dare hide in my shadow!

KURO: (in cat form) It’s true that Mahiru’s shadow is very thin. This one over here’s wider and better.

(Kuro runs off to Tetsu’s shadow)

KURO: Nyan~

TETSU: Oh? Hey.

MAHIRU: Even though you were planning on hiding…! You selfish cat!

TETSU: What events are you participating in, Big Bro Mahiru?

MAHIRU: I’m participating in the obstacle course and the cavalry battle1 and then… What was it again?

MAHIRU: Anything else that anyone needs help with, I think.

KURO: You over-caring person.

MAHIRU: Geh…! I have no choice, you know?! It’s not like you vampires can participate in anything under the strong sun. Plus, Licht-san and the others insisted on playing dodge ball.

KURO: Speaking of… Those guys aren’t here yet?

MAHIRU: Don’t tell me… They’re planning on playing dodge ball only?

TETSU: I’ll be participating, too.

TETSU: In the obstacle course and cavalry battle, I mean.

MAHIRU: I see. Tetsu’s in the white team, right? We’re in different teams but, I’ll be in your care today.

MAHIRU: By the way, what are you participating in, Kuro?

KURO: My specialty is cheering so I’ll pass.

KURO: Be healed by the cute me~ Nya, nya, nya~

MAHIRU: I’ve never heard anything about you specializing in cheering!

KURO: What are you saying? A cat’s cheering power is amazing, you know?

MISONO: Even without the cat’s cheering, as long as I’m on the Red Team it’s a sure win for us!

MAHIRU: Misono?! Is it okay for you to be he—

(cymbals ring)

MAHIRU: Who are you?!

MISONO: Heh. Are you surprised? As long as I have these sunglasses and this parasol, the sun is no enemy of mine!

KURO: You look like a celebrity trying to hide from paparazzi, y’know?

MISONO: A sports festival requires strength. It’s obvious that we can’t let the sun be an issue.

MISONO: And that’s exactly why I put on the perfect armour to contest against the sun!

LILY: (from afar) You look perfect, Misono~!

MAHIRU: (to himself) Oh… Lily’s wearing the same thing…

MISONO: As long as I have this, I won’t be affected by the sunlight or by ultra-violet rays!

MAHIRU: (to himself) Ah… I feel like he’s completely mistaken that he can participate while wearing shades under a parasol…

MAHIRU: (to himself) Is this what Lily meant when he said that he’ll strip when necessary?

TETSU: Hey, so why is that umbrella so frilly?

MISONO: Geh…! I-I borrowed this from Lily!

MISONO: It’s not my tastes at all!

KURO: Well… It suits you, doesn’t it?

MISONO: You bastard! Are you making fun of me?! I won’t share with you, you know?

KURO: I wasn’t planning to.

KURO: The shadow’s enough for me.

(loud speaker suddenly turns on)

TSUBAKI: Ah, ah, mic tes—mic! M-MIC! MIC TE—Huh?

BELKIA: We can hear you properly, Tsubakyun.

TSUBAKI: Okay, Belkia~ Then, shall we begin?

TSUBAKI: With the war.

MAHIRU: What sort of dangerous things is that person saying?!

MAHIRU: I thought that there were gonna be no people to observe but to think that it’d be commentated live…

TSUBAKI: That’s correct, Shirota Mahiru.

TSUBAKI: I, the Student Council President, made sure to negotiate with the School Broadcasting Station properly.

MAHIRU: You’re very crafty!

TSUBAKI: That’s why you should do your best with entertaining me.

TSUBAKI: Ah-ha…! AHAHAHAHAHAHA!! (mic feedback)

KURO: Ugh…! That’s so noisy…!

TSUBAKI: Wait, Sakuya! I haven’t said the most important thing yet so make sure that thing works properly.

SAKUYA: …! I don’t care. It’s probably because you started laughing loudly all of a sudden.

SAKUYA: Hurry up and announce the rules, please. We’re wasting time.

TSUBAKI: Heh~ Already?

BELKIA: Alright. everyone! Gather up and listen~!

BELKIA: The sports festival from hell with no rules and regulations is about to start~!!

BELKIA: The rules are simple! If we find it interesting, you get points!!

TSUBAKI: W-wait, Bel, why are you suddenly taking the stage?!

BELKIA: Conversely, if you do something boring you get a demerit so you better prepare yourselves, punks!!

MAHIRU: This is annoying! Doing it more simply is better, right?!

BELKIA: Okay~ Since the Red Team’s going against the Student Council, you get minus 100 points~

MAHIRU: It’s already started?!

***

MISONO: (panting) It’s… getting tiring… standing around…

TETSU: Should I call the nurse?

TETSU: Or should I carry you to the nurse’s office?

MISONO: Neither…

MISONO: I came here after all… I just can’t go home after— (more panting)

KURO: Where do you get that motivation?

MISONO: Are there no chairs?

TETSU: Ah, if you want to sit somewhere I can be your chair.

MISONO: Wha--?! Th-that’s impossible, you know…?!

TETSU: I always do muscle training with Hugh-sensei so I can easily carry around 50 kilos.

MISONO: Sendagaya…

***

SAKUYA: Tsubaki-san, a moment.

TSUBAKI: What is it, Sakuya?

SAKUYA: The Disciplinary Committee said that if you keep doing absurd things they’ll take you away from leading the event.

SAKUYA: Since they thought of that, they prepared necessary stuff already or something.

TSUBAKI: Oh, what’s that~ It’s so not interesting at all.

BELKIA: But those guys are very troublesome to deal with, you know?

BELKIA: Don’t you think we should listen to them for now~?

TSUBAKI: Hm, we have no choice.

TSUBAKI: Then, I’ll leave this to Sakuya. Okay, pass~

(Tsubaki throws something to Sakuya)

SAKUYA: …! Huh?!

TSUBAKI: Since you’re saying that, we’ll have you explain the rules. Then, we’ll be sitting at the commentator’s box, okay~

BELKIA: Ah, wait for me, Tsubakyun~

TSUBAKI: Ah-hahahaha~

(Tsubaki and Belkia walk away)

SAKUYA: (to himself) I want to quit the Student Council…

SAKUYA: (breathes deeply) Hurry and save me from this useless Student Council, Mahiru…!

MAHIRU: (in a serious tone) Sakuya, just wait. I’ll surely save you from being mistreated by the Student Council President...!

MAHIRU: Would… I be really able to do that…?

***

MAHIRU: The rules of the SERVAMP Academy’s sports festival are common. The school is divided into a Red Team and a White Team who then compete with each other for points.

MAHIRU: The determining factor is not the class number but a student’s seat number.

MAHIRU: Me, Misono, and Licht-san are in the Red Team.

MAHIRU: Kuro, Tetsu, and Lawless are in the White Team.

MAHIRU: The outdoor competitions are an obstacle course race, ball-toss game, a cavalry battle, and a 6-on-6 tug of war game.

MAHIRU: The indoor gym competitions include dodge ball, basketball, and other indoor games.

***

BELKIA: Now~ It’s finally started! The first competition is this!

(fanfare)

BELKIA: Ta-da~!

BELKIA: “Costume Obstacle Race!”

BELKIA: Captain Tsubakyun, what sort of competition is this, I wonder~

TSUBAKI: The rules are easy~ They just have to run to the goal.

TSUBAKI: But~ Halfway through they have to grab a paper bag and they have to wear whatever they find in it or else their victory won’t count~

TSUBAKI: Once you grab a paper bag, you can’t exchange with anyone else~

BELKIA: “Ah~ Ah~ This is so heavy~ I want something lighter. Oh yeah, I’ll just take this one~”

TSUBAKI: And that’s a fail~

BELKIA: If you don’t follow the rules I’ll skewer you alive!

TSUBAKI: Also~ Wait, what was it…?

BELKIA: Uh…. Ah! Isn’t it about the point system~?

TSUBAKI: Ah, oh yeah~ The 1st place gets 30 points, the 2nd gets 20 points, the 3rd place gets 10 points.

TSUBAKI: Those who couldn’t place will get a consolation prize so do your best, okay~?

BELKIA: Tsubakyun, you’re so amazing~! You sounded so awesome!

TSUBAKI: Eh? Really~?! I’m just hosting, though!

(commemoration pistol goes off and students start cheering)

MAHIRU: Uwah…! The risks are more intense than I thought.

MAHIRU: What if someone gets a hat? What if it’s a maid outfit?

TETSU: Are we gonna have to change in that box thing there?

TETSU: It’s troublesome so can’t we just change right there [on the field]?

MAHIRU: No! You’re not Lily!

LILY: Oh my, Mahiru-kun~

LILY: Even I wouldn’t change in front of the public’s eye, you know? That’s too bold even for me.

MISONO: But you do something like that every day.

(warning pistol goes off)

MAHIRU: (sighs) Oh, looks like it’s almost our turn.

KURO: Do your beeeessstt… I’ll be cheering you on from this relaxing shade.

MAHIRU: That’s really irritating…!

MAHIRU: By the way! Where in the world did you get that huge umbrella?!

LILY: (cheerfully) I brought it from the mansion because I wouldn’t be able to cheer on the students properly if I turn into a butterfly now, would I?

HUGH: How comfortable~

HUGH: Vampires do their best watching over people from under the shade~

MAHIRU: I think that’s relatively wise…

HUGH: Oh, Tetsu, do your best~

HUGH: I’ll be properly watching over you from here after all~

TETSU: Yeah, Hugh-sensei. I’ll do my best.

LILY: Misono, are you sure you’re well? Please don’t overdo it, okay?

MISONO: I told you I’m fine!

MISONO: Running and changing into a costume is no problem. There’s no way I can’t do it.

MAHIRU: Ah… Before that…

MAHIRU: Misono… If you go wearing that outfit… How should I say this…? I think they’ll misunderstand that you’re already in costume…

MISONO: I see… They might mistake that I already put them on before the start of the race.

MISONO: I guess I’ll remove the sunglasses at least. Hey, Lily. (Misono throws his glasses to Lily)

LILY: Okay~ I’ll take care of them.

MAHIRU: (to himself) And yet he’ll bring the parasol…?

***

MAHIRU: Misono? If you really feel like you can’t do it, don’t hesitate to drop-out, okay?

MISONO: You bastard. Who do you think I am? When I decided to participate, anything aside from completing the course will be rejected!

TETSU: Do you want me to carry you piggyback?

MISONO: Bastard! You’re on the White Team, aren’t you?!

BELKIA: Oh my! Looks like Shirota Mahiru’s in third place!

BELKIA: Commentator Tsubakyun, what do you think of Athlete Shirota Mahiru?

BELKIA: I hate him so I wanna sock him so bad!!!

TSUBAKI: Ah haha~ I agree~

(starting pistol goes off and Mahiru and the others start running)

MAHIRU: (to himself) I have to choose among those paper bags, huh?

MAHIRU: (to himself) They all look the same from the outside… And you can’t tell how heavy they are unless you carry them…

MAHIRU: (to himself) In other words, there’s no point in over-thinking it.

MAHIRU: (to himself) Then, thinking simply…

MAHIRU: (grabs a paper bag) It’s this!

MAHIRU: …? It’s very light…

BELKIA: Athlete Shirota has gotten a hold of his paper bag!

BELKIA: So~ I wonder what’s waiting for him inside~!

BELKIA: Ah… Um, is Ahoge-chan okay?

BELKIA: He hasn’t progressed much since we began.

MISONO: (panting)

LILY: Misono, fight! I’m taking a video of it properly~!

MISONO: DON’T DO THAT!!!! Arrrghhh!!!!

TSUBAKI: While he’s there, it looks like most of the others have gotten their paper bags and have begun changing~

TSUBAKI: I wonder if Shirota Mahiru’ll come out soon~

(curtain from the changing room opens and Mahiru walks out)

KURO: Oh~

TSUBAKI: (laughing hysterically) It’s an apron!!2

TSUBAKI: An apron!! (laughs more) It’s like it was destined for him!

BELKIA: (starts laughing) It’s so funny!

BELKIA: (more hysterical laughing) He always wears an apron but imagine if he put it over traditional clothing…! (laughing more)

BELKIA: It’s like he didn’t change at all! (MORE hysterical laughing)

TSUBAKI: (laughs hysterically and then starts coughing) … Water…

MAHIRU: Ugh…! I didn’t want to pick this either!!

(curtain from the changing room opens and Tetsu walks out)

TETSU: Big Bro Mahiru, I can’t tie the necktie.

MAHIRU: Oh… Te…tsu…?

BELKIA: Oh my! He’s wearing such exaggerated sunglasses!

BELKIA: Oh, I get it! He’s that guy from that show!

BELKIA: That dude who plays hide-and-seek or runs away after getting his prize money, right?!

TSUBAKI: Correct! As expected from Bel~

BELKIA: Oh, Tsubakyun~ You really like watching TV, huh?

MAHIRU: What’s this…?! I kinda feel like wanting to run away so bad…!

(Mahiru starts running)

TETSU: (calling out from afar and then starts running after Mahiru) He~y, Big Bro Mahiru! How do you tie a necktie?

(Tetsu catches up to Mahiru quickly)

MAHIRU: (panting) Eh?!

TETSU: Hey, Big Bro Mahiru~

MAHIRU: EHHH?!!! Being chased while you’re wearing that costume is too scary!!!

TSUBAKI: Oh, that’s right. I forgot to mention this but… It’s extremely unlikely to get but in one of the paper bags, there’s a lucky card inside~ If you get that…

MISONO: (panting) I… I just have to wear what’s inside this paper bag, right?

(Misono opens the paper bag)

MISONO: Huh? What’s this? Is there nothing inside?

MISONO: Lu…cky card…?

MISONO: “When you get this card you get a chance to use the help of an assista—”

(bicycle bell suddenly rings from out of nowhere)

MIKUNI: Hiiiiiiii~!! Baton pass!

MISONO: …! M-Mikuni?! You bastard, what’re—

MIKUNI: Leave the rest to your big brother~

(Mikuni starts pedalling)

BELKIA: Don’t tell me…! Ahoge-chan got the lucky card!

BELKIA: The helper is Alicein Mikuni! He’s being helped by his big brother. What sort of luck is that?! Anyway, isn’t that unfair?!

TSUBAKI: It’s not against the rules but since it annoys me I’ll remove points from them.

MAHIRU: Mikuni-san?! Why?! Plus, is a bike even allowed?!

MIKUNI: Helpers aren’t bound by rules, y’know?

MIKUNI: Never mind that, Mahiru-kun. What’s with that apron?

MIKUNI: That plus the uniform really suits you! (laughing)

MAHIRU: You’re really annoying!

MIKUNI: Ah~ahahahaha~ I can’t hear you~

MIKUNI: See ya~ I’m going ahead!

(Mikuni pedals faster)

(pistol goes off)

BELKIA: Alicein Mikuni reaches the goal! What a turn of events!

BELKIA: In first place is… Alicein Misono! Red Team gets 30 points!

TSUBAKI: Though he didn’t really stand a chance at all~

TSUBAKI: Ah, should we bet on who would win next?

BELKIA: Yeah! That sounds interesting~

BELKIA: Then~ Hmm… hmm… The winner will be treated to some Dazs!3

TSUBAKI: Then it’s decided!

MISONO: (panting) Wh-wha-what in the world was that…?

(Misono collapses)

LILY: Ah, Misono!

***

MAHIRU: I hope Misono could still participate in the afternoon events but…

MAHIRU: He was so looking forward to it, too.

KURO: Even Lily said it’d be fine if he rested for a while so isn’t it okay?

MAHIRU: You do your best, too. I’m sure there’s something you can participate in.

KURO: How troublesome…

KURO: Is there no competition done while sitting?

MAHIRU: As if!

(crowd panicking and running away from something)

MAHIRU: Ow…! Everyone’s running away from the gym…?

KURO: I feel something bad at play here…

MAHIRU: Did something happen?

MAHIRU: Let’s go, Kuro!

KURO: Huh?! Why’re you just dragging me around by the collar?

KURO: You normally run away from situations like this, you know?

MAHIRU: There might be a need to call a teacher, right? Come on, hurry!

KURO: Eh?

***

(Mahiru opens the doors to the gym)

MAHIRU: Eh?

LICHT: Die, you shit rat!!! (Licht serves a ball with full power)

HYDE: (receives it cleanly) If that’s all you got, this is no competition at all~

HYDE: But in truth, you really have no control at all, don’t you!?

(Hyde throws the ball back at Licht)

LICHT: Shut up! Go back to hell!

(Hyde dodges the ball)

HYDE: Woah there~

HYDE: WHOOO~~!! Oh, how scary~

HYDE: I think it’d be a good idea for you to take care of your fingers. You’re a pianist after all~

HYDE: I won’t be responsible if Krantz gets mad at you~

LICHT: I’ll break all your fingers!

(Licht starts throwing multiple balls towards Hyde)

HYDE: Wai--! You can only throw one ball!

HYDE: Throwing more than that is chea—UWAHHH!!!

LICHT: I’ll purify you shitty demon with my angel powers!

(Licht throws another ball with full power and hits Hyde)

HYDE: Ah!!

LICHT: Here’s the finishing blow.

LICHT: Take this…! Ultimate Angel Technique…!

HYDE: Angel Technique…? What’s th—Wait! Stop! STOOOOOP!!!!!

LICHT: DIE!!!

HYDE: AAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!

(Mahiru closes the doors)

MAHIRU: Alright. Let’s pretend we didn’t see anything…

KURO: You’re right.

***

MAHIRU: After the lunch break, the festivities continue on in the afternoon. The next event is the cavalry battle.

BELKIA: The sports festival’s about to reach its climax, huh, Tsubakyun~

TSUBAKI: (sighs)

BELKIA: Oh? Tsubakyun?

TSUBAKI: It’s not interesting at all…

SAKUYA: What are you saying? Aren’t you the one who volunteered to be the event chairman?

SAKUYA: It’s almost over so see it through to the end, please.

TSUBAKI: I did volunteer! But isn’t it weird that I can’t participate?! It’s weird, right?!

BELKIA: That’s true! We want to have fun, too, right?!

SAKUYA: They’re starting again…

TSUBAKI: With that said, let’s go, Bel, Sakuya!

BELKIA: Roger, Tsubakyun~!

SAKUYA: HUH?! Me, too?!

***

MAHIRU: Then Misono, are you fine with me, Kuro, and Tetsu being your support?

MISONO: That’s the best choice.

KURO: Huh? Why me?

KURO: I’m not on the Red Team though…

MAHIRU: We have no choice. I originally planned on asking Licht-san for help but… He’s probably still in the gym.

MAHIRU: If that’s what you’re worried about, remember that Tetsu’s on the White Team, too.

TETSU: I’m on the Red Team for now.

KURO: Can we really do that?

MAHIRU: You have no right to say that when you’ve just been dawdling about!

MISONO: He’s right! We have no choice if we want to win!

MISONO: Any result aside from victory will be rejected!

KURO: You’re weirdly energetic for someone who collapsed a while ago, Bastard-chan.

KURO: It won’t be my fault if you faint again.

MISONO: (scoffs) The clouds are out so the sun’s hiding.

MISONO: As long as there’s no sunlight, there’s nothing that I fear!

MAHIRU: Plus, you won’t transform so it’s perfect, isn’t it?

KURO: Eh?

MAHIRU: Let’s go. Ready and…!

MISONO: Uwahh!! It’s so unsteady! I won’t forgive you all if you drop me!

KURO: The height difference is too weird no matter how you look at it.

KURO: On Mahiru’s side at least.

MAHIRU: Shut up!

MAHIRU: Sorry but… Can you stoop down a little, Tetsu?

TETSU: Yeah. About this much?

MISONO: AHHH!! Don’t just do that so suddenly!

MAHIRU: Tetsu, that’s too low! Too low! Raise yourself up a bit…!

TETSU: Oh, sorry.

KURO: How troublesome…

TSUBAKI: (laughing) They really don’t get how teamwork works.

TSUBAKI: You think you can win against us like that~?

MAHIRU: Eh?! Tsubaki? I thought you guys weren’t participating!

TSUBAKI: It’s boring me to death just watching, you know?

TSUBAKI: So I thought it’d be great if we can participate at the last event, right, Bel~

BELKIA: (in a strained voice) Tsubakyun… You’re heavy…

SAKUYA: Take off those goddamned shoes, please.

TSUBAKI: Hm? Did you say something~?

MAHIRU: It’s not just the shoes… I think it’s impossible for only Belkia and Sakuya to support Tsubaki…

TSUBAKI: We can’t help it! The Student Council’s lacking in manpower!

MAHIRU: Don’t blame me for that…!

MAHIRU: Anyway, you’re in the White Team’s territory but are you okay with that?

BELKIA: Oh, yeah! I thought of something good!

TSUBAKI: What is it, Bel~

BELKIA: We’re not on the Red or White Team. We’re the Tsubaki Team!

BELKIA: So, if we win, how about we give ourselves one million points?!

TSUBAKI: I like that, Bel! Let’s do that~!

SAKUYA: (to himself) Did these people forget that they were given a warning by the Disciplinary Committee?

MISONO: Hey, Shirota. What should I do?

MAHIRU: Eh, Misono? Don’t tell me, this is your first cavalry battle?

KURO: This is probably Bastard-chan’s first sports festival.

MISONO: I-I have some knowledge of it!

MISONO: A cavalry battle is…

MISONO: Y-you have to bring home the enemy’s head, right?

MAHIRU: A competition as brutal as that would’ve been banned long ago!

MAHIRU: The people riding are all wearing headbands, right?

MAHIRU: You take those. If you lose yours then we’re out of the game.

MISONO: I see.

MISONO: So, I have to be careful not to lose mine while I steal the other’s headbands, huh?

MISONO: Oh, that’s easy!

MAHIRU: And also, we’ll lose if the person on top loses balance and falls.

MAHIRU: We’ll do our best to not let that happen.

KURO: Don’t expect too much though.

MISONO: It’s fine if the cat drops down but make sure to not drop me!

KURO: What a tyrant.

LICHT: (scoffs) You think you can take an angel’s halo just like that?

LICHT: I won’t forgive anything of the sort.

HYDE: (in a strained voice) Kya~h~… Lichtan… So cool…!

HYDE: (in a more strained voice) As expec…ted… from the… Arch…angel…

MAHIRU: Wait a minute, Licht-san! I thought you won’t be returning but what are you doing?!

LICHT: I came to participate in the holy war to help defeat demons.

MAHIRU: ‘Holy war’… It’s just a normal cavalry fight…

MAHIRU: By the way, why is Lawless the only one supporting you?

HYDE: He’s right…! We just got done in the gym and… You’re heavy…

LICHT: You lost to me in that dodge ball tournament so listen to what I say, you shit rat!

SAKUYA: This is my first time seeing someone more dangerous than we are…

BELKIA: Tsubakyun’s still a little nicer than that, huh~

TSUBAKI: Wait now! I’m always nice, you know~

SAKUYA: (in a sarcastic voice) Oh, yes~ Tsubaki-san’s very nice…

SAKUYA: I’m tired of this so please start already.

TSUBAKI: What’s with that attitude?

BELKIA: Tsubakyun, Tsubakyun~ The Disciplinary Committee’s telling us to start so come on, let’s start~

TSUBAKI: The Disciplinary Committee sure is persistent… Fine, we have no choice.

TSUBAKI: (through the microphone) Alright, get into position!

MAHIRU: (to himself) Ah… He’s gonna continue with the commentary…?

TSUBAKI: Get ready and…!

(starting pistols go off and students begin the competition)

TSUBAKI: Oh! Everyone’s just started going against each other— Hey… Support me properly or else I’ll fall…!

SAKUYA: Then fall.

BELKIA: Bel, stand properly! Don’t make me fall!

LICHT: There’s no way demons like them can take an angel’s halo.

HYDE: As expected from Lichtan~ Show them your angel powers!

MAHIRU: That’s just a normal white headband, isn’t it?!

MISONO: Don’t sway!! Run fast slowly!

MAHIRU: Which one!?

TETSU: Hey, Shrimp. If you fall, just try to grab on to something.

MISONO: I thought we agreed that you won’t let me fall?!

MISONO: And how many times do I have to tell you to call me Big Bro Misono?!!!

TSUBAKI: The center field’s started stealing each other’s headbands!

TSUBAKI: Ah, wait…! That hurts, damnit! Don’t pull on my hair.

LICHT: Hurry and hand over that fake halo, you bastard…!

HYDE: Don’t move around too much…! It’s bad for my spine…! Ow….!

MAHIRU: Uwahh… It’s starting to look like a bloody battle over there…

BELKIA: Tsubakyun! Don’t move around too much!

TSUBAKI: I’m not! Let’s think over our plan again…! I’m almost about to fall--!

BELKIA: Eh? EH?! Ah, this is bad!!

SAKUYA: Ah.

TSUBAKI: (falls down)Ahhhh!!!

(whistle goes off and students cheer)

MAHIRU: We… We didn’t do anything but we’re still standing…

KURO: All the others just basically destroyed themselves…

MISONO: (laughs haughtily) As expected from me! I won again!

MAHIRU: Ah… The sun is…

KURO: Oh crap… (transforms into a cat) Nya~

MISONO: Ah…! Wa-wai--!! Ahhh!! (Misono falls)

MAHIRU: Ah… S-sorry, Misono…

TETSU: My bad, Shrimp. I sorta just relaxed since it was over.

MISONO: Y-you bastards…! You better remember this…

KURO: (in cat form) Nya~ As usual, I can’t deal with the sun…

***

MAHIRU: And so, the curtain closed on the first day of the event with the victory of the Red Team.

==END==

Translator’s Notes:

1 “騎馬戦/kibasen” is commonly known as “chicken fight” but it’s most commonly known as “cavalry battle” when directly translated. It’s a common event in Japanese school events. Sorta like this:

2 What Mahiru actually got is called a “割烹着/kappogi”. It’s sort of a coverall apron that’s usually worn by women over their kimono to keep it from being stained. It’s a common housewife’s item XD It looks like this:

3 A reference to Häagen-Dazs ^^

Oh, by the way! In the course of the next tracks, the Disciplinary Committee is hinted to be the members from C3! Tsuyuki’s the one often mentioned though XD

#servamp #servamp translations #my translations #long post so it's under a read more #sorry for those on mobile ^^

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kc-anathema · 7 years ago

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Fanfic: Torn Pages (on AO3)

Fandom: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia

Summary: Toshinori created All Might to inspire peace with his bold smile and confident strength, and Izuku is supposed to follow in his footsteps. Despite the heroes in their midst, society has confidence only in the strength of their rules and the bold certitude of their laws restraining their heroes. With his mentor’s example on one side and society’s demands on the other, Izuku finds instead that peace can be inspired in many ways.

Warnings: Graphic Depictions of Violence

Tags: Villain Izuku Midoriya

Notes: A bit of a slow burn, I will be updating the relationship tag as they occur. I intend for this to have Izuku/several people. This is also going to get really violent. I’ve already written thirteen pages so far, and the most recent bit was rather bloody.

Previous Part 1

Design (part 2)

A common sight between classes and dinner, Izuku sat on a park bench in the shade, knees drawn to his chest as he scribbled in his notes. The increasing cold kept everyone inside the dorms, giving him a little privacy at the cost of enduring the late autumn wind.

"Costume: something to conceal the face, a jacket or a deep hood, (a mask?); gloves—important!!! no fingerprints; needs to be imposing—drawback small frame, little intimidation without manifesting power..."

A thought exercise, that's all it was, this concept of vigilantism rolling around in his head, gathering ideas as it grew larger and larger. A thought experiment taking form on the page.

"What about colors? All in black? Green hair color would stand out—still not that common. Dye jobs would be tedious—worth it as camouflage? DNA matches are a danger—"

The school bell chimed. Classes and training had been done with, but the marketing students were coming back from a field trip to a banking exposition. In small groups, they carried briefcases and plastic bags filled with convention fliers and freebies, their ID cards on dark lanyards that matched their formal slacks and skirts and ties. They were all would-be salarymen and hopeful CEOs of their own companies, although a few rumpled outcasts followed at the fringes.

The students went nowhere without their usual escort of a black car after their bus. Without the powerful quirks of the heroic classes nor the inventions of the designers,the marketing classes were still UA students and tempting targets. And the government insisted on offering protection.

Izuku had asked the teachers what they thought of the added security. No one had answered him without looking around first and cursing afterward.

Today, parked behind the school bus, two government agents stepped out to stretch their legs, leaning against the car and smoking. In all the time Izuku had seen them, they'd never stopped to talk to any of the students, despite the numerous school trips they'd shadowed.

This was the third expo the marketing students had been to in the semester, and Izuku heard the difference in their conversations as they passed by—vague guesses about business trends gave way to specific items in their portfolios, job opportunities and the stock prices of each company, the creative freedom of one firm vs. the sure success of another. Izuku had several of the students in his notes, those who had stood out, already building their reputations, and what they were increasingly known for: bold costume designs, social media optimizing, business card minimalism, and networking between current heroes and potential sidekicks.

He wondered if they'd ever imagined designing a costume for a vigilante. Aside from a few wealthy stand-outs, most quirks who didn't follow the hero rules also didn't seem to have the support of a professional team. There had to be some designers willing to create for a vigilante —

"—don't know why you even bothered to show up, dressed like that. You're practically warning investors off with that look."

Izuku glanced up. A pack of girls faced a slightly disheveled young man, his shirt half-untucked, his shoes slightly scuffed. His coat jacket looked half a size too big and he fidgeted with the watch on his arm, clearly not used to wearing it. Unremarkable on his own, but framed against the pressed and steamed perfection of his classmates, Izuku had to admit that he stood out for the wrong reasons.

But Izuku's attention didn't linger on the outcast, ducking their scorn and retreating back to their dorms. The girl who had spoken—petite, rail thin with overly large glasses—had tipped her head back at the precise angle to show off her polite smile. She held her briefcase over her shoulder playfully without a single crease in her clothing. And her eyes held nothing but sharp contempt, following her victim's back all the way to the door. She could have twisted a knife without changing her smile, never letting a drop of blood fall on her soft winter gloves.

He blinked.

It was her outfit, he realized. The gloves and neat vest she wore made her seem all the more imposing, backed by some kind of official authority. If “clothes made the man,” then these clothes gave her power.

Only after staring for half a moment did he realize that she also had green hair, and he added the note: green hair=no problem.

Her triumphant smile flashed at her classmates as she melted back into her group, as innocent as if she hadn't been involved at all. She had stomped her classmate's pride into the dirt as well as any villain on a fallen hero. The thought occurred to him. Who would look for a villain inside a school for heroes? And—

Izuku paused.

Villain?

Something in him clenched. He remembered Tsuyu's look at them before rescuing Bakugou, thinking that breaking the rules was the same ethos that villains lived by. Any hero who worked against his friends would have to see that same look, the same sadness and regret, possibly again and again.

A vigilante was a villain in society's eyes. Anyone deliberately setting out to terrify criminals would have to cause fear and pain. An anti-hero? No, a villain for sure. Someone who could turn his back on the people closest to him and lie right to their faces. Anyone who could do that...?

Worthless.

He scribbled it on the top of his design notes.

But the description didn’t bother him as much as it once had.

#bnha #bnha fic #deku #villain deku #dekubowl

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ryodan · 7 years ago

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@bubblegalaxylove

Since you actually believe you can argue using the manga let’s go back to

Your words: uHh i doNt seE why anyone would shiP IT

me: invalid argument, it’s one of the most popular ships in history

you: TyPICAL SS, now LET ME HAVE A DICK MEASURING COMPETITION

i dont care who’s more popular dear you’ll notice I called sns an otp, what I keep telling you is to hold both characters to an EQUAL standard..which you clearly fucking don’t like,, what joke.

Anyways, last sns bash of the day, mutuals scroll past

A respectable woman is a woman who knows what she is fighting for, sakura is a respectable woman, a narrative pushed multiple times by the story but AGAIN selective reading. It was made by kishimoto? I am no fucking weeb i am a person fluent in Japanese and I don’t need no subtitles but if you’re so hellbent on it then go listen to it yourself in the anime, episode 109, 19:01. ‘koko ni ite’ Koko= here ni= a japanese particle indicating place or direction, itte= stay, be koko ni itte= be here, stay here. Kissanime has the most accurate translations of part 1, I can say that as a person who owns the triple viz volumes 19 20 21 and most the viz volumes and the panel you’re using is page 395...part of their earlier days where they made translating mistakes like the Ino vs Sakura chapters and the bad job they did to my favourite series Ranma 1/2 as back in the day Viz was smaller and still not held to the standard of accuracy they are held to today. She says IKANAIDE , Ikemasu = go, naide= don’t. Ikanaide = don’t go. But sure, you know better than me a person who’s studied Japanese since age 7 and in fact has Japanese friends and relatives living there.

馬鹿は馬鹿だ. 仕方が無い

You really want to go objectively?

Who’s the character praised for selfless love by canon standards?

But you STILL don’t acknowledge both her and Naruto were doing the EXACT SAME THING. You calling her stupid but canon is here like knock knock

I can list 3 other instances but i’m on data so oops

AGAIN with your selective reading and bullshit logic. Yes he protected Naruto for OBVIOUS fucking reasons they were one of the strongest people FIGHTING A WORLD WAR, he protected Kakashi and Sakura too MULTIPLE TIMES I don’t care what kind of point you are trying to prove about sasuke but lmao ok ur such a fan. He was going to kill Naruto right afterwards do you realize what backwards logic you are using right now????

Had Sakura and kakashi fallen into the genjustu trap it would not have been a huge issue since the 2 people with the sage of six paths power and yin and yang release were what is needed to seal Kaguya. But even SO he saved them, and Naruto pointed out THAT HIS BODY MOVES ON IT’S OWN FOR THE PEOPLE HE CARES ABOUT. Sasuke was trying to come off heartless as he was immersing himself in darkness, this is nothing new to his character but you don’t know it do you

YOU ARE USING A FALSE TRANSLATION HONEY THAT IS NOT WHAT HE SAID

But okay, sasuke protecting them multiple times, warning them, looking out for them STILL doesn’t matter for your bullshit preception

I don’t fucking know what point you are trying to argue since you can’t type

But it does not change the fact that sasuke had in fact made sure they were safe before saving Naruto so idk what point you getting at, you reaching for shit that is so far idk if you are getting it from your anus or uranus. The reasons for battle were stated THROUGH the manga in my post not some badly made sappy edit.

Sasuke attacked to attack he had shit to do with wanting to understand naruto, it was naruto who wanted to understand sasuke what the fuck are you ON

USE THEIR BATTLES

i did use their battles fucker? I also used CONTEXT something you can’t for the life of you understand. 1st battle THEY WERE ABOUT TO KILL EACH OTHER OVER PETTINESS AND GOADING. 2nd he almost BURNED his ass to a crisp for interfering, then fought for the mangekyo..feelings were involved because they are BEST FRIENDS ofc they would be but the reason he stopped was because as he said TWICE to HIMSELF and to naruto was that killing his helpless best friend to obtain power was too much of an Itachi like thing to do, stop reaching it’s PATHETIC admit the faults of your ship before attacking peoples views.

You really REALLY want to have this dick measuring competition of who sasuke cares about? He was willing to give up his revenge for BOTH because sasuke loves BOTH he is not a one dimensional shallow shit like you want him to be

AND AGAIN

All sakura got was a soRRY!!! she NEVER realized he was WRONG

she HERSELF realizes the DEPTH of the situation and even tho heartbroken decides to kill him? but she could not because despite all she had hope for him?

Sasuke and Sakura have BOTH attacked each other, she went on to fight him when he STABBED HER TEAM CAPTAIN because she realizes he is wrong..him fighting back is abusive? okay lmao sorry i forgot naruto is a shoujo about fairy princesses, ninjas don’t fight here. If anything I respect that when they met as fighters they MET as FIGHTERS. And these were not her last moments, they were flashbacks that caused her resolve to falter because she had hope for sasuke

and sasukes last words would have been about him wanting to kill his brother, but he let it go because he would never let a comrade die in front of him, not after sharing memories together lmao reach further

cry me a river over the genjutsu scene that she woke up from the same way she wakes up from sleep, but remember this: while sasukes IMAGINARY hand went through her boob naruto got MUCH worse luck

But it’s okay because he did not kill him when he was on the floor : ) despite having FULL intentions of doing so

I take it back. Let the boy speak WITH CONTEXT.

Nobody is trying to deny sasuke’s lonely ass seeing another lonely kid reaching out made him feel relieved and happy, that is a GOOD aspect about sns, but there is a bitch ass trying to deny his feelings for all of team 7. ‘thats why’ ‘dakara’ in Japanese, you can’t move that stone.

I own the sasuke shinden novel that ended with him going back once sakura triggered a flashback, and where in the anime the scene he is thinking about naruto is actually him thinking about his ‘friends’ but you know what fucker? That novel, and sakuras shitty novel are NOT canon, they are not written by kishimoto. If you want to start considering this crap canon then you better consider this piece of garbage novel canon too. if you don’t, don’t try and argue with a filler novel. Canon sakura gave sasuke his space in 699 when he asked for it to come to terms with himself.

You mean sakura blushing? The thing a sane fucker would consider she is embarressed to tell her kid about her intimate relations with her dad? If i asked my mom such a thing her arab ass would slap me, get familiar with it: some cultures are conservative. Kishimoto said seeing naruh*ina kiss made him embarrassed so what you getting at. Sakura: never seen ur dad wear glasses lmao but he aint around so im not sure. Naruto: lol yea he never wore em.

You: OH MY GOD HE KNOWS HIM SO WELL OH MY GOD

You: out of context panel saying they are connected by fate

Do you REALLY want to play that card? This card makes your house of cards blow 50 shades of destroyed.

You mean how they were chosen by fate as brothers to end the cycle of hatred started by Indra, Ashura and Kaguyas ninshuu ignoring ass?

CONTEXT motherfucker ever heard of it

when kiba asked why he did not take him down and it was revealed why through slight dispositions, best thing about eidetic memories is that you dont forget this shit

Sasuke felt the need to apologize to her and regain her as part of his life and you are discrediting the scene like it does not have 2 pages in the manga yet hold on to a blurry ass panel of him protecting naruto to save the world

Anyways lets finish this bullshittery with showing ON PANEL who sasuke cares about

What? Thought it’d be only Naruto? Lol no I love canon sasuke enough to acknowledge all of his bonds. I am a sinner, guilty as charged shit sasuke cares about more than one person how awful.

Anways i’d LOVE to see your next reach, use better manga panels next time I like mentally stimulating things not sad scrapes of dead arguments

P.S your abuse jokes are STILL fucking bullshit

never trust a str8 bitch

#sasusaku #pro sasusaku #not tagging as anti sns #sns critical #anti sns fandom

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rockysavannah · 7 years ago

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Suggesting an Original Character

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Anyone else got anymore suggestions? I’m all ears.

Hello, I’ve written a concept for an original character that involves belching on my Writing.com interactive: Belching Girls: Multi-Media (Vore & WG). If you want to add more O.C.s or other chapters over there, then please do so, because any help would be appreciated.

Belching Girls: Multi-Media (Vore & WG)

Backstory: As the daughter of industrial moguls Duncan Connor and María Bacch (Named after the Bacchus, the Roman god of Wine), 17-year-old Becky Bacch was born to inherit their Multi-Billion-Dollar Soda-and-Beer company called Popsi-Cola Inc. Through an amalgamation of sharp business savvy and inept competition, the likes of Budweiser and Pepsi were crushed and absorbed into the ever-expanding global empire. Many countries, including the United States of America lowered their drinking age to 16, a change likely brought upon by the sheer influence of the corporation, or secret bribes and an addictive product, according to whatever barely-surviving opposition would say. However, even with all of the wealth in the world, Becky still felt unfulfilled. Maybe it was out of disappointment that she was given everything through the success of her parents and not herself. Or it was having little social contact, again due to her folks, leaving her to spend her free time by reading books, helping develop new kinds of successful beverages, or engaging in more juvenile activities like belching. Regardless, the girl was struggling to find a purpose to her existence outside of being an heiress, until she got a crazy idea.

One night, she loaded an old backpack with several cans of experimental drinks and sneaked out of the mansion to mark the debut of the Earth’s newest hero: Soda Jerk! Flying across the streets in a full body black jumpsuit and mask with gray boots and gloves, it didn’t take long for Becky to find her first crime to thwart in the form of a classic bank robbery. The crooks were loading their score into a getaway van when a deafening sonic blast that sounded suspiciously like a belch erupted from the nearby alley, knocking the van over and shattering every panel of glass around the block. Though disoriented, the criminals retaliated by firing off several rounds from their handguns into the alley. However, there were no sounds of bullets drilling through flesh and bone, nor the thud of a corpse that had collapsed onto the cold hard ground. The villainous trio gave each other a confused look, but before they could tell what happened, a black blur rushed past them and one of them fell to the pavement unconscious. The remaining two tightened the grip on their guns when they saw it, but another blur dashed at them, too fast for the human eye to see, and before they knew it, another man was down. Now the final gang member was scared, wonder what exactly they were dealing with here. His question was answered by a light hop to the left side of the neck, leaving him to drop face-first on to the concrete.

Satisfied with her work, Soda Jerk returned the money and restrained the thugs until the police arrived before returning home. Contrary to her expectations, she was not alone when she made it back, seeing her mom and dad waiting in her room and wanting an explanation. After a rundown of the nights events and Becky’s reasons for her actions, Duncan and María were filled with remorse over what they’e done and eventually agreed to allow Becky to continue her escapades, provided she wear more protection, balances this duty with the rest of her life, and explain how she created her unique brands of soda.

Personality: Though she appears to be the stereotypical bookworm, in actuality, she’s… well, that much about her is true, but it’s far from the only defining trait about her. In addition to reading up on latest technological breakthroughs (and even having contributed to some of them), she’s also a straight-A+ student and is disarmingly prideful about her intellect. Bravery is also a apt adjective to describe her, as she is willing to lay down her life for another at a moment, whatever obstacle that might prevent her from doing so be damned. However, her impulsive and stubborn nature is also a weakness that she has yet to overcome, as both have lead to her blindly charging at the enemy and not stooping until they fall, which has often resulted in several close calls, much to the fear of her parents. Above all though, it is her infinite capacity for good that is her most treasured trait for that was largely what drove her into a life of heroics, but even someone as nice as her can be pushed to far, just ask those tried to manipulate her. Her habits are eating, drinking, and burping frequently-a consequence for anyone with a diet of soda and alcohol-among other things.

Appearance: Becky towers over most girls her age with a height of 6’0” and a weight of 214 pounds, though much of that is muscle grown from her rigorous physical training. Her red hair is styled as a bob cut, her irises are a lush clover shade, and her skin color perfectly matches her mother’s light tan. Spots of freckles dot her cheeks, further showing her father dominating genetic influence.

Miscellaneous Information:

Morality: Chaotic Good (Willing to break the rules to do the right thing).

Nationality: Born and Raised in the United States of America.

Powers and Abilities: Skilled in hand-to-hand combat and surprisingly athletic, but cannot utilize any superpowers on her own.

Weapons, Gadgets, and Technology: Drinks various sodas which give her different powers. 1 Flying Fizz: Fills her belly with gas akin to helium, allowing her to fly for as long as the gas remains in her body, though it can be burped out. 2 Rushing Raspberry: Raises her blood sugar to levels that would kill any other human being, but somehow Becky’s body reacts differently, as it increases her reflexes and movement speed to hypersonic levels, though she rarely goes this fast in populated areas. It also boosts her metabolism, which ironically makes it so that the affects of this soda last the shortest. 3 Belching Blueberry: Just one sip sends enough supercarbonated gas into the stomach that letting it out as a burp would destroy a two-story building, but if forced into a situation where no other options present themselves, Becky can chug the whole thing in less that a minute and cut belches that would individually destroy an entire city.

Reply if you like the character, or at least the idea of the character. You may use this character in a story of your own if you want, just give me credit. Please leave any suggestions for how this character could be improved and any ideas for more original characters.

HicBurpLover22: First of all, I would just like to mention that I’ve seen your work way back in the past with Libby as burp girl and I really liked those fics, and that I am willing to help you out with any ideas that this fic may have to offer. I don’t need credit and I’ve helped other writers before although I don’t write myself (Though I might plan to if I have a lot of spare time soon) So anyways, I would like to know what could be your overall plot. Sure you essentially just explained Becky’s origin story but what would the focus be. Is it primarily going to be good vs. evil or will you have something else like romance or drama involved? For other characters, I was thinking that for maybe for a romantic partner or as a partner in general, have Becky find out about a male hacker who has hacked into Popsi Cola inc. and has all of this information about the experimental sodas that Becky has made and even the identity of Soda Jerk. The hacker (let’s call him Jack for now) threatens the company that he will leak all of this information on the internet unless he talks to Soda Jerk herself. Becky having no choice decides to meet Jack at his base (which could be hidden in a shady part of town or something). Jack reveals himself to not be a villain, he wasn’t going to leak anything in the first place, but he needed to make an alliance with Soda Jerk to stop an incoming terrorist attack. Becky complies with Jack and also confirms her identity with him, and now we have a duo. Jack doesn’t have a burping fetish but he begins to get it by being around Becky as they soon fall in love with each other or become good friends. Jack doesn’t necessarily fights in direct combat but he can hack stuff easily and he has a nice assortment of gadgets that he can use in self-defense and maybe he gives some for Soda Jerk. It’s up to you if you want to go with this, this is just my idea after all, not yours. I also have no idea what the terrorist group ambitions would be, and I don’t have an idea for what another female character could be if you wanted one. We can work on Jack’s (if that’s what we want to call him) personality later if you want to use him. Also, for my final note, I really like hiccups and since beer often causes hiccups… it would be pretty sweet if somebody gets the hiccups at somepoint.

UPDATE: HicBurpLover22, your ideas sound fantastic. I’ll admit that I hate romance and am not very good at writing it. The focus of the overall plot would be a general good vs. evil conflict with some doses of drama. I might place in some comedy, and some of it will involve her burping, but I’ll try to use different types of humor so it won’t get stale. As for a partner, I like your idea of a male hacker named Jack who starts off as a friend of Becky’s but may slowly foster some hidden romantic interest in her, or at least a sexual one revolving around her beautiful belching abilities. He would have little to no combat experience/training/skills and powers, though he would have a secret lair beneath a virtually abandoned district of the town (which I have decided to call Bloodstone City, California). Soda Jerk explains the situation about the 16 year old Jack to her parents and they eventually agree to not press charges against him and even hire him for his technological prowess, but warn him to not cross their company and especially their daughter. Now Jack can work as a ‘Lucius Fox-type’ figure who helps outfit Soda Jerk with various gadgets and weapons to help take down the terrorist organization, whose name could be the Chaos Corps, a group of anarchists who desire to break down the oppressive governments of the world so that the common man can shape their own destinies without any legal or ethical boundaries, and they’re mainly stationed in Bloodstone. Jack’s parents, a pair of ex-spies named Elise and Victor Jace, were abducted by the villainous syndicate for their classified information that could jeopardize national security. The Corps uses various methods of physical, mental, and emotional torture to get their captives to cooperate with them. Understandably, Jack wants to free them, so a team up with the city’s big hero was necessary. On a final note, yes Becky will get the hiccups at some point in the story.

Additionally, I was thinking of there being other heroes in the world, many of them female. Like Angie Cinder A.K.A. Hothead, an 18 year old middle-class Japanese-immigrant, bestowed with pyrokinetic abilities having an equally-hot passion for preserving the law in her current home of Sydney, Australia. She’s a “Lawful Good” kind of crusader, more often than not working alongside the local law enforcement to thwart crime. Cinder was given an Americanized name to better fit in with the populace, her original name being Aguni Shindera (named after the Vedic god of fire who gave her powers and the Japanese word for ‘cinder’) and had been working as a super hero with a public identity a full 4 years before Soda Jerk. She possesses an average intelligence and though she doesn’t know martial arts, Angie does have some degree of fighting skills due to her training at the police academy. She’s aware of Soda Jerk and while Hothead thinks she could learn to work within the confines of the law more effectively, overall she’s tolerant of the powerless powerhouse. However, Cinder is interested in her burping skills, as despite her feminine personality, she finds a guilty pleasure in releasing putrid gas, especially when mixed with her fire powers and after a private binge of spicy food. It’s almost a shame that Soda Jerk is heterosexual, as opposed to Angie’s homosexuality.

There’s also Wendy Ares A.K.A. Airhead, a 15 year old Egyptian-South African girl living as a fighting instructor in Berlin, Germany. Her name is a pun on the words ‘Windy Airs’. She is descended from an ancient tribe of Areokinetic warriors sworn to defend the innocent and punish the vile and uses her inhuman abilities to blow away her enemies. She decided to play hero one day, when a group of thugs tried to mug one of her students, only to have their breath nearly taken away for good. No one could trace the incident back to her, which suited her just fine, as she doesn’t like the spotlight. She takes a ‘Neutral Good’ approach to her actions, taking caution not to cause needless destruction and not being obsessed with every small detail working perfectly. Wendy is a master of every fighting style in the history of the world and uses it in conjunction with her air powers to stomp out criminal scum. She values stealth greatly, to the point where her alter ego’s existence is widely considered a myth by the planet and the other heroes. Airhead doesn’t know what to make of Soda Jerk or Hothead, thinking that they each have a poor balance between order and chaos in opposite directions, but ultimately respecting their intentions. In terms of burping, she’s largely indifferent to it, not being tomboyish enough to enjoy it or girly enough to hate it, though her wind powers can easily turn her eructations into hundred mile per hour gales that can flatten cities if she so chose. Also, she prefers both males and females.

Lastly, there is Gladys Gordon Garcias A.K.A. Glutton Girl, a 19 year old Brazilian-Mexican woman kidnapped and experimented on by a small faction of the Chaos Corps in Argentina. The terrorists were fiddling with chemical meant to affect a person’s physicality, hoping to create a breed of super-soldiers, and altered Gladys’s body. As a result, she acquired the ability to unhinge her jaw, consume objects larger than herself, enhanced senses of taste, hearing, and smell, complete control over her digestive process and an superhuman appetite. The Corps tested the new powers by force feeding Garcias her own family. Her 10 year old sister Maria and her mother Lucia were shoved down Gladys’s throat and in a panic, were accidentally digested. Gladys was reduced to a sobbing wreck, having lost the most important people in the world to her. But that sorrow was replaced by anger, as the super strength given to her by the tests allowed her to break out of containment and feast on the startled terrorists. A think, monstrous belch shattered the windows of the base and echoed into the jungle for several kilometers, signifying the end of the meal. Now alone, Gladys escaped into the night, eventually turning up as a street rat struggling to survive. She decided to exact revenge on the people who hurt her so much by going on a crusade to snack on every last member, as well as any thug who gets in her way. Her moral alignment sits at the ‘Neutral’ area, wanting to crush evil, but not all that motivated to help people whom she doesn’t know. Gladys is an anonymous eating machine, virtually nonexistent to the other heroes, whom Gladys finds are not doing enough regarding the Chaos Corps and are too focused dealing with lesser crimes. She can get very gassy after a meal of a few dozen low lives littering the streets, sporting a face of disgust as her epic eructations roar across the sky. Also, the woman is asexual.

This is what I’ve got so far. If you have any suggestions, then let me know.

HicBurpLover22: Thanks for all the feedback dude, glad to be of help in some way.

You nailed how I envisioned Jack to be, and don’t worry if romantic writing isn’t quite your thing, just do what feels right for you. A lot of the humor can be from banter between Jack and Becky. Jack can also be a bit of a gamer, so we can have game references. I can imagine Jack being distracted by playing videogames in the middle of a mission and Becky being a bit annoyed by that. If you are going to go with the gamer idea, then we can have it so that Becky bonds with Jack by starting to get into the habit of playing videogames with him (she hardly plays them) and Jack bonding with Becky by understanding why she decided to become a hero and seeing her have fun with her burps. Also, Becky could get the hiccups by downing a soda too quickly in the middle of a stealth mission revealing her position to everyone forcing her to fight her way out, or Becky has a soda that gives her a random elemental effect every time she hiccups.

Bloodstone City sounds like a very cool place to live not gonna lie, and you could probably make other major cities in this world be named after other gemstones or minerals, for example Diamond City, Topaz City, Ruby City etc. and the Chaos Corps sounds like one serious threat. I have one other idea for them but let me quickly go over your characters.

I really like the idea of there being more heroes, but not directly associated with Soda Jerk. It kinda reminds me of Street Fighter or even Overwatch by having all of these characters from different parts of the world each with different goals and ambitions. They each have their own path but overall just want to get rid of evil.

Hothead can kinda be the Tsundere archetype of the girls, she may be hot but can give people the cold shoulder she meets at first. She can be highly competitive and always wants to keep her pride up. Spicy food is also known to cause hiccups, but I think I’m pushing it too far with the hiccups at this point heh.

For Airhead, maybe she wants to befriend some guy but is too shy to even talk to him or even be near him. She also doesn’t want him to be in dander and involved in her dangerous missions because he doesn’t have any powers. She also wonders what this guy would even think of her.

The start to Glutton Girl’s story could be her binging in WcDonalds (the equivalent of McDonalds in this world) while she thinks on what to do next, meanwhile people are just staring at her in awe as she eats a lunch for 10 or some other ludicrous number as she emits a belch that threatens to destroy the restaurant.

These are just random ideas that I’ve come up with really quick, but here is what I got for a potential villain.

Dr. Wilhelm is the boss of Chaos Corp, he is an evil scientist with a very monotone voice. He never reveals his past to anyone but he was once a prestigious scientist by the name of Dr. Maxis bringing the future of tomorrow years early, but his experiments soon grew to be too dark so the government shut him down. Now his motives are world domination, destruction and revenge. He is so cold-hearted that he even weaponize her own daughter. I’m gonna let you name her since you do WAY better with names than I do. She is now a ruthless killing machine, her memories are being held by her father and she is constantly being powered up by a special soda that Wilhelm has made himself, giving her the abilities of super strength, the ability to shape shift her hands and feet into weapons, and of course destructive burping. The soda is being injected through her by little pipes coming in and out of her mouth, I don’t know how there is an endless amount but… science. She always has a very quiet case of the hiccups, the ones that only jerk her body slightly, but if you happened to hear a single “hic”, it’s over, expect yourself to be killed by her, no problemo. Essentially, she is a zombie but the real her can still be in there, fighting for freedom.

Let me know what you think.

UPDATE 2: Again, you’ve come up with some great ideas. I imagined both Becky and Jack to be very witty since they are both teenagers, so the would have a good back and forth & Jack will be a gamer, while Becky is a noob who tries getting into it. Meanwhile, Jack becomes more attracted to Becky’s belching. It would be funny to see Becky get caught by hiccuping and the new elemental hiccup soda (which I’ll call Hiccuping Honey) sounds great. Becky has been Soda Jerk for six months.

I may create more cities named after minerals if I feel like it. The Chaos Corps plays a role similar to HYDRA from Marvel, but on a smaller scale. The story takes place in 2017, but the Chaos has been around for about 25 years.

The assorted heroes of the world are current scattered, but they may crossover at some point, probably in response to an attack by the Chaos Corps, similar to the Avengers.

Hothead does get hiccups from Spicy food, as well as burps, and is prideful and competitive. Though she’s respected by the police, she doen’t have many friends, focusing more on her work and being paid for it.

Though Airhead is very devoted to her clan, she also wants to experience things that a typical girl would. However, she keeps her desire to men, as people still have trouble accepting the LGBT community and her special upbringing robbed her of social skills, so Wendy acts very awkwardly around her crush, James Jaxson. Aires has been in action for two years now.

Glutton Girl spends much of her time gorging at various restaurants and hotels, being able to afford such luxuries by hoarding the money from her criminal victims. The owners of the establishments have gotten use to her presence and are afraid that she might eat them out of business. She has been on the hunt for the Chaos Corps for one year.

Chaos Corps leader, Dr. Carl Wilhelm will be the main antagonist to these heroes. He is 50 years old and his daughter, Marsha is considered by him to be the ‘Ultimate Life Form’, due to her powers. She is twenty years old and got her abilities three years ago and has been an operative for the Chaos Corps for just as long. Countless innocents were butchered by the living weapon, some for strategic purposes , but mostly out of pure sadism. Marsha herself is an emotionless girl, pretty much the ‘Winter Soldier’ of the group. She is bulletroof, has perfect mastery over every form of combat and weaponry on Earth, can weaponize any object, and has above human physicality. The Doctor from New Zealand created the power-inducing soda in a similar way to how Becky created her’s. Marsha Wilhelm is codenamed, Chaos Queen, and is a 'Neutral’ character being forced into a 'Chaotic Evil’ role, though hopefully, the remains of her former self buried deep within her can find a way to break free…

Also, JWAPPEL suggested on Deviantart another character 13 hours ago:

Catherine “Conquer” Jones. She’s tiny at 5'4 and the girliest of the girly girls fro constantly dressing in pink and glitter to being obsessed with shoes. Challenge her to anything however and watch her pwn you, especially burping contests.

HicBurpLover22: Awesome, all of this seems really great. I honestly don’t know any other ideas for this at this point, but I will probably message you if anything comes to mind. Also my apologies, I thought you wrote fanfics for Libby as burp girl from that one episode way, way, WAY back in the past, but then I remember that you were the one who uploaded the clip on YouTube, I must have been thinking of someone else or something… But I still like your other work, don’t get me wrong.

Also, when I look through your DeviantArt favorites I can’t help but notice that you are into farts as well. I only just recently got into farts and I wouldn’t be opposed if there was a farting scene as well in this series. Becky’s farts are completely normal and not super powered, so I can imagine a funny scene where she prepares for a large burp to strike an enemy but the burp comes out the other end as a normal fart.

Hothead might have spicy fiery farts that can propel her like a rocket. Airhead doesn’t fart as it may be too dangerous because of her powers. Glutton Girl can have the most foul farts and burps that she can channel, especially after a Brazilian-Mexican feast with beans.

UPDATE 3: Interesting. The girls farting could be funny, so I may include it.

HicBurpLover22: Any other updates on Soda Jerk?

UPDATE 4: Not yet, but there might be more non-superhero-themed characters appearing in the story.

HicBurpLover22: Ah, so like a anti-hero or a bounty hunter?

UPDATE 5: It would be a bounty hunter, named Juliet Winters, a British gun for hire who makes a living bringing in/killing criminals to collect the price on their heads. She is indifferent to the other heroes, but is interested in the Chaos Corps, if only because of how much money she could get by taking them down.

HicBurpLover22: Sounds pretty good. Maybe she has some royal blood but isn’t interested at all at doing her family traditions. She is very polite to her payers, and she never let’s them down. She also pays some respect to the person she needs to kill for the bounty, saying something like “sorry for killing you but business is business.” Her attire could be like a fancy coat that can shoot ice shards, but she is never without her trusty sniper rifle.

UPDATE 6: Sounds cool. Any other ideas?

HicBurpLover22: I’m not quite sure… maybe she doesn’t like burping but she’s naturally pretty gassy. She apologizes a lot whenever she does burp in front of someone, and tries her best to keep her belches in or at least let them out quietly as closed mouth-burps.

UPDATE 7: Nice. I’ll see if JWAPPEL has something more to offer.

Hey, so HicBurpLover22 and I were discussing new original characters and I wanted to see if you had something more to offer.

JWAPPEL: I’ll see what I can come up with and Yes. Catherine’s body actually adapts to challenges, meaning her belly expands for competive eating, she undergoes muscle growth for strength contests, etc. It’s this way because her family is quite rich and scientists hired by her parents were paid to experiment with her and make it this way. What do you think?

UPDATE 8: Sounds good.

So, anyone else out there who is interested in this stuff please let me know if you have any ideas for characters and/or settings.

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dan and phil - march 2017

3/12

first week (1-7): phil tweets a cool sketch (and also a vague hat fic ref..) and it turns out they went to a really cool restaurant (expensive dates anyone?). new gaming video: FIFTY SHADES OF NEIGH - Dan and Phil play: My Horse Prince #2. phil liveshow! (highlights: oscars party, dan and phil are having a creepshot war, forgetful little guy forgot to tweet, for pancake day they got pancakes delivered, giving away a lot of clothes to charity, extraterrestrial dan makes an appearance, wholesome howell, he almost bought a goldfish). phil tweets about the nintendo switch cartridges.. an apocalypse on the horizon tbh. a calm before the storm.. what in slow motion :( dan tosses a hat on phil’s head. new gaming video: LICKING NINTENDO SWITCH GAME CARTRIDGES. (reaction: many very upset!) dan laughs in the face of tomska. dan’s mii likes winking. new gaming video: 1-2-Switch - DAN vs. PHIL! (so much better than the last). the dan and phil residence has a lovely banana scent. dan stole a dog.. thank you god. dan liveshow! (highlights: dan is not a blanket person, so he petted his neighbors’ dog earlier for an hour and he loves it so much and 10/10 would recommend watching him ramble about the dog what the heck, nintendo rejected them, he won’t apologize for the licking cartridges video, dan would join the golf lifestyle aka he wants to be a rich white suburban mum, not straightening hair is enjoyable, they take turns cooking or just don’t cook for each other, decisions with rock paper scissors because they are adults, creepshot war, dan loves moonlight).

second week (8-14): international women’s day tweets (dan + phil). new gaming video: HAVING A BLAST - Dan and Phil play: Keep Talking And Nobody Explodes. phil liveshow! (highlights: productive day, gifts for his friend haul, he got big hands, the blue switch controller is his because it’s his color… red and blue theory is real, he is definitely getting a dog at some point, more of a dog person, had lunch with hazel hayes then met up with dan to sign posters, he likes ducks, he’s having yogurt instead of cereal in the morning who is phil lester anymore?, he is not good at angles). dan’s grandma saw a gross comment on one of dan’s videos. phil teases a new video from him with a dove emoji and people freaked out. new gaming video (in lieu of a phil video): We hAVE to SHOUT to juMP??! - Dan vs. Phil: YASUHATI Don’t Stop Eighth Note. dan has a harrowing experience with a dead bumblebee. new amazingphil video: Why I can’t go back to the gym.. . dan let’s us know he was the first to hear this horrific story of phil’s. PHIL GETS FOUR MILLION SUBS ON YOUTUBE. dan liveshow! (wowza phil hit four million subscribers what a cultural landmark, went to a sushi dinner with pals earlier, he loved his zen garden dessert, dan was so ANGERY about phil’s gym incident, his rant is reminiscent of rich white suburban mum.. i’m sensing a trend, his next video was something he made for himself, kickthepj is a dick with no talent, ANNOUNCEMENT DAN AND PHIL ARE ATTENDING PLAYLIST LIVE THIS YEAR, dan believes love is real, dan loves chanel by frank ocean :), phil is a weirdo magnet, dan accidentally calls phil’s trainer by his real name, nature is cool, hydrate, meditate, contemplate, try to get a mate).

week three (15-21): pj calls dan out for being a dick with no socks, dan and phil as one drink.. thanks phil. new gaming video: Making Eliza PREGNANT - Dan and Phil Play: Sims 4 #37 (one of the better sims imo). phil liveshow! (smells like a marshmallow, edited his last video to perfection, phil printed out a six pack instead of using the apron, he got a lot of sweat bands, tentacle friend in the sea of his imagination is a yes, he likes corgis and sausage dogs, they stayed up to watch firefly, he wiped the camera with a glasses wipe, he likes tattoos but the permanence is too much of a commitment, he likes how he looks in yellow, thinking of getting laser eye surgery and does not care about if people like him in glasses). new danisnotonfire video: Internet Support Group 9 (lots of #drama over it including dan replies on twitter and eventually stops the conversation with a sad tweet about the bee movie.. i wasn’t there for the drama so i don’t really know much about it but the was probably the best isg so i truly don’t understand the drama.. w/e). dan’s sad firefly was cancelled. dan continues to get bee movie emails now. new gaming video: CHOKE ME HORSEY - Dan and Phil play: My Horse Prince #3. phil can’t sleep because he thinks justin bieber is a lizard. phil is in love with the horse prince.. confirmed. dan replies to hank green about the restricted mode on youtube i am alive and living! dan and phil release more plushies and a nice picture of them. dan liveshow! (highlights: sad goth, he is responsible for many lesbian hookups, a scandal in five years, he’s gonna get ‘me and phil’ tattooed on his forehead, he likes get out, my horse prince will end in one long video, daniel lester good suggestion *snort*, sucking balls might not be a bad thing, he feels cool wearing black, just because you’re a fan doesn’t mean you can’t have opinions, audience does not make him cringe, dan is 7/10 weird, schools separated by gender are dumb because sexual attraction and all that shiz and toxic masculinity, you don’t have to use labels for your sexuality, he blushed hard when someone said they were dansexual). wow goth thumbnails for the liveshow. phil had a bare pear scare (which dan retweeted because support ya know).

week four and extra days (22-31): phil watched a weird video but then made a salty remark about the restricted mode on youtube i am alive and living! dan got a fake burrito salad. new gaming video: DUMB WAYS TO DIE - Dan vs. Phil! (interlude: cornelia and martyn pose for great shirt promo pics). little red riding phil (also a deer and a banana). someone nice lookin met phil at the train station. phil was a bit shocked by the british summer time. dan confirms he walks around in his underwear when it is warm enough that is so good to know thank you for this information. new gaming video: 14 YEAR OLD PHIL’S GAME - Dan and Phil Play: The Mark Of Oxin! dan wishes to give all the awards to 14 year old phil’s rpg. dan is also shocked by british summer time. happy mothers day from phil (i love you cath). new gaming video: THE BEST GAME EVER MADE - Dan and Phil Play: The Mark of Oxin #2 (END) (wow i wonder who came up with the title.. but honestly these are some of the best gaming videos ever.. 80 minutes well spent). two pretty people meet dan and phil (one, two, three). dan and phil ask for 7 second challenges and post one of dan exercising. phil sort of complains about the doggo that lives under them but also wants more doggos.. dogbaiting is real. new amazingphil video: My DNA Test Results. joint liveshow! (highlights: dan lives in space but jumpscared phil, both got haircuts from fabrice and there are rules that phil gets to do his first because he wants the small talk and they have the same lives so their small talk is the same, dan thinks gifs are ugly in tweets, curling phil’s hair for #content, dan is forced to clean us, they have been busy, phil ordered flowers for his mum but put his address instead so they now have flowers, dan is pollinating all over the shop, wholesome lester, dan looks like a meatball, they played club penguin, dan would be sad if phil died.. duh, they got these little books and dan got one about a shibe and phil got one about his cactus, they are either not wearing proper bottom attire or they don’t want to show their butts because when either of them gets up they have to turn the camera away.. it seemed like phil was wearing jeans and dan was covered in a blanket whom really knows, phil says blue exorcist 2 three times because dan was being loud and it’s the best moment in the world it’s at 42:15 if ya wanna give it a watch, they are gonna be busy doing stuff the next few weeks). cute thumbnail tweeted by dan. so dan and phil visited the youtube illuminati and there were just so many pictures heck! (one two three four five six seven eight nine ten)

march was nice👌🏼💯why⁉️do💩dan and phil👬😈do so much🔥😩

#phan #dan and phil #danisnotonfire #amazingphil #2017 timeline

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Fun Ways Cats Get Their Chill On

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Summer’s here, and we humans can’t wait to throw on our swimsuits and cool off in the nearest body of water with our friends and an ice-cold beverage. Cats don’t wear little swimsuits, but they definitely look for ways to keep their cool during the summer’s sweltering heat. Here are nine ways cats get their chill on.

1.Bathtub lounge

When temperatures rise, cats look for cool places to lounge inside our homes. They may park themselves on a nice tile floor, or chillax in a porcelain bathtub or sink. And what better place to host a party for their feline friends? Who needs a groovy, sunken living room, when you can entertain in the cool confines of a tub. B.Y.O. Treats.

2.Happy hour

Kitties need extra hydration during the summer months, and they expect us to keep the drinks flowing. It’s always happy hour when they have fresh water readily available. Their drinks may not have little umbrellas sticking out of them, but the refreshment is real, bro.

3. Fan-tastic times

Fans of all shapes and sizes are a must for homes without air conditioning, and cats enjoy that fresh airflow as much as their sweaty people do. And if the fan’s breeze happens to reach the litter box, a cat will probably feel like he’s on a sandy beach. Bliss!

4. Private cabanas

We humans can provide shady escapes from the heat by offering cat condos, cubes and boxes to block the sun’s searing rays from our kitties’ furry bodies. It’s like relaxing in a mini cabana! Bring on the meow-garitas!

5.Ice hockey

Cats are naturally athletic and love to swat their favorite toys across smooth floor surfaces. Unlike the professional leagues, feline ice hockey’s season is smack in the middle of the summer months. The ice feels refreshing to kitty’s paws and, as the cubes melt, they become a liquid refreshment that’s way tastier than any old hockey puck. Score!

6.Throw in the towel

Typically, cats aren’t fond of water; however, they’ll probably feel some relief from the heat when we give them a quick rubdown with a wet towel. Sure, they’ll probably commence with a fastidious grooming session to get their hair back into place, but that’s OK — we humans usually like to restyle our wet hair, too.

7.Lighter hairdo

Some of us like to sport a shorter hairstyle during the warmer months because — let’s face it — all that hair can feel too darn uncomfortable! Our cats have all-over hairdos, and they also enjoy the comfort of a lighter load on hot days. We humans can help by brushing more often, releasing some of that furry weight. Hey, kitty — cool hairdo!

8.Energy conservation

The summer’s heat makes kitties feel extra lethargic, resulting in more naps. More naps, you say? Is that possible? Yes it is!

About the author:

Angie Bailey, an award-winning writer, podcaster and humorist, is the author of Texts From Mittens and creator of the Paws Rewind: Gen X + Cats podcast.

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Preparing Totem for Coppercoat

Coppercoat’s advantages in durability (=savings!) and environmental friendliness (=how we live!) have made me more excited about antifouling than I believed possible. As if to complete the picture, Totem’s shiny new metallic hull is dazzling in the Sonoran sun. Once sanded to activate the copper the hull will oxidize to rich shade verdigris, but for now it is stunning. Applying Coppercoat was an intense day of work, and an even bigger effort to prep. Researching our options confirmed how critical good prep is for this unique antifouling to be effective: here’s what we did, and why.

Jamie and Rudolpho tackling the bottom in June

1. Stripped. Bottom paint and barrier coat were stripped to bare fiberglass last June, shortly after getting hauled in Puerto Peñasco. Totem didn’t have gelcoat left, the surprise that greeted us after blasting decades of accumulated bottom paint in Grenada. We painted on paint stripper, and scraped it off; not a perfect job of paint removal, with some visible bits in the valleys of Totem’s not-very-smooth hull, but sufficient for the summer. Boats with different substrates (e.g., gelcoat, metal hulls, etc.) get different prep.

2. Dried. From June until November, Totem’s wet hull dried out on the hard in the Sonora, Mexico. That’s Sonora, as in The Sonora Desert, where heat and low humidity provided an ideal climate to dry out during the summer months. Elsewhere (like the US east coast, or mainland Mexico, or further south) would have taken many months longer or required additional equipment (e.g. heating pads) or both.

Hull moisture meter readings were around 25% when we left. Eight blue-tape boxes were masked off to ensure repeat readings were in the same location; during our five months away, Cabrales Boatyard manager, Salvador Cabrales, would take periodic readings. He’d write the new measurement on the blue tape, then send a photo of it for us to see. Great peace of mind on progress while we were remote! The readings were at 6% to 7% at the end. During the drying period, the boatyard pressure washed the bottom to remove glycol, the sticky byproduct of a Polyester / Vinylester resin and a wet hull, that migrates to the surface as the hull dries.

Homeschool bonus: charting the readings over time

Salvador updating measurement on the blue-tape reading area

Lower every time!

3. Stripped again. Totem’s bare hull was a rough surface, with flecks of paint remaining in the crevices. Brushing on paint stripper (we used Aquastrip) softened the remaining paint, which came off completely with a pressure washer.

4. Sanded. The entire hull was sanded with 80 grit. After a full day of holding a vibrating sander mostly at or above shoulder height, Jamie hired a couple of guys from the yard crew to speed the job along and save his back.

These guys helped a lot, but Jamie’s basically been in pain at night for a few weeks.

5. Epoxied. If you’re at bare fiberglass, like Totem, the substrate (fiberglass) is porous and rough. After was wash and acetone wipe down, one coat of West system epoxy went on. When it was tacky, a second coat of West System with 410 micro-balloon filler to thicken the mix to work towards a smoother surface. Adding another layer of epoxy on top of a tacky prior coat is called hot coating: this creates a chemical bond between layers. The alternative is curing between coats and replying on roughing up the surface for a physical bond.

Mairen and Siobhan help mix up epoxy

6 – 9. Cured, sanded, washed, then wiped with Acetone. Epoxy was given a few days curing time before sanding. Sanding the thickened epoxy coat greatly improved substrate smoothness. Washing the hull got rid of the dust, and wiping with Acetone prepped for the next layers of epoxy.

Wiping on acetone. Every once in a while need to demonstrate that I am not just behind the camera!

10. Epoxied again. Several times actually: three coats of West System (two with 422 barrier coat additive) were applied to Totem’s hull bringing the total to five layers of epoxy, minus the 80 grit sanding.

Looking pretty shiny after all the West Systems was applied! Fashion by Goodwill of Phoenix.

Siobhan uses a sharpie to mark rough spots that need more sanding; evening guard, Federico, looks on.

11 – 14. Cured, sanded, washed, and wiped with Acetone…again. Very intimate with the surface area of Totem’s hull at this point.

Drying the hull after a last rinse before the barrier coat went on.

15. Barrier Coat. Three coats of Interlux Interprotect 2000 were applied over the West Systems. Interlux recommends five coats, but with five prior coats of West System (including two with barrier protection additive) we feel confident that the combined eight coats will serve.

16 – 18. For the third time: cured, sanded (lighter, much lighter), and wiped down– but this time, no acetone! The hull was dusted with rags instead to remove debris from sanding, and leave a surface primed for Coppercoat. For future Coppercoaters, we have done even better to gently pressure wash one or two days in advance.

Consumables list – I’m probably forgetting something:

gloves – decimated a box of 150, plus a half dozen heavy-duty pairs for paint stripper

80 grit disks – 175

320 grit disks – TBD

paint brushes – 4

3/8″ roller covers – 10 (Interlux Interprotect 2000)

1/8″ roller covers – 6 (West System epoxy)

Acetone – 3 gallons

blue tape – 1 big roll

rags – large bag of clean, lint-free rags

mixing sticks – 20

spreaders – 10

Aquastrip – 5 gallons

West System – 4 gallons for 5 coats, plus 410 filler and 422 additive

Interprotect 2000 – 7 gallons for 3 coats

A note on safety equipment:

Toxic stuff is all over this project. One of the reasons we’re excited about Coppercoat is how environmentally friendly it is, compared to alternatives, but getting to that point is not – really, a lot of boat work is pretty nasty, and this prep is no exception. Take care of skin, eyes, and lungs!

My friend Kate Laird (Check out her expedition sails and homeschool expertise!) called out safety kit shortcomings in some pictures posted, and she’s right. We should be better about how we’re protecting ourselves, and I also seemed good at capturing moments when we weren’t! Here’s an equipment list to help with planning ahead, with products we like.

Kate- or is that Hamish? Or one of their teenage daughters? Working on the hull of their expedition vessel, Seal.

Respirator: Jamie and Kate both like this 3M 6200 half-mask. Bad luck was the straps on Jamie’s broke just before we started. You can get replacement straps and other parts – it’s one of the nice things about the respirator.

These reusable respirators have filters for particular matter (these pink ones) and VOC fumes (white ones here). Hot tip from Kate: keep the VOC filters in a ziploc bag to extend their useful life. They actually keep filtering away in there!

Jamie decided to try these disposable Moldex-Metric respirators this time. They were easy to source, lighter weight, and relatively comfortable. However, they’re really for “nuisance levels” organic vapors vs. fumes of OSHA PEL standards.

Skin protection: Tyvek jumpsuits are the standard, and they did get modeled around Totem, but the Goodwill in Phoenix turned out to be a good place for quick, affordable cover-up (50% off on Saturdays, and help from the Jollydogs crew picking things up for us!). We needed a few warm layers, anyway: we were NOT PREPARED for cool weather here in the late fall, and didn’t have clothes for it. Jamie’s happy: he hasn’t had a single day of gritty itchy boatyard yuck.

Eye protection: Jamie wears glasses but adds goggles over them when he’s worried about exposure. We picked up inexpensive eye protection in a hardware shop in Peñasco that worked fine for the girls. For more souped-up protection, this full-face respirator (3M 6700) Kate recommended is gold standard: big, single lens for easy viewing.

Further note on toxic junk, and being outside the US: I don’t know if there are any standards for the toxic waste produced in boatyards but the practices here mean we’re doing work that wouldn’t be handled the same way in the USA. Some things can be addressed by individual boaters, with some planning ahead. A shopvac using HVAC filters to capture and dispose of dust off sanders (Jamie’s got a bag on his that he’d empty regularly, and dispose – amazing how much of that stuff comes off – but no special filtering). You couldn’t just paint on stripper and pressure wash it off on a hardstand spot like we are, but set up for catchment and hazardous waste dispo…no, actually, you probably couldn’t because there’s probably not a hazardous waste facility. In the US, you’d stage the boat for this at a place where runoff is captured. For the most part, our lives are an incredibly light footprint environmentally: every once in a while, they’re really not.

Totem has 12 coats of epoxy right now. TWELVE. OK, so some got sanded off in the process, but even if we lost a couple of coats – it’s a long way from the bare fiberglass that peeked out when we blasted at Grenada Marine last year.

Coppercoat application: next post.

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totesmccoats · 7 years ago

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Doomsday Clock #3

The opening to this issue, which recreates some of the first pages of the original Watchmen comic perfectly illustrates the biggest problem I’ve had with this series’ art since issue one: the coloring. This isn’t to say that Anderson is doing bad work, just that the aesthetic he chooses for the Watchmen universe undercuts what Watchmen is, and makes its position relative to the DCU awkward.

What the “realistic” colors of the Watchmen universe in Doomsday Clock tells me is that the team behind the book forgot, or are ignoring that Watchmen is – first and foremost – a satire. It’s not parody, but it is heightened all the same, and Higgins’ oversaturated colors – like the red in the original Comedian murder sequence – help the reader understand that they are reading a heightened universe. And where the original Watchmen is a heightened version of the real world and the universes typically expected of comic books at the time, Doomsday Clock, in its coloring as well as its text, seems to position the Watchmen universe as a more realistic take on the superhero genre than the DCU, which, it’s not. While Watchmen ostensibly takes place in a universe that superficially more closely resembles the real world, it is and always has been exactly as fictional as the comics it deconstructs. Right now, the impression I’m getting from Doomsday Clock is that the DCU is some sort of cartoon world that the Watchmen characters are jumping into when that really shouldn’t be the case.

Doomsday Clock corrects this course with the characters of Marionette and Mime, whom represent probably the single best part of the story so far in terms of originality while also fitting perfectly into both universes; and whom have the best scene in this issue that also answers one of the most pressing questions the series has introduced.

Other than that delightful scene, this issue concerns the reunion between Comedian and Ozymandias in Lex Luthor’s office which favors mirroring their earlier fight for references’ sake rather than meaningfully add to the story this book attempts to tell. Rorschach gives Kovak’s journal to Batman to learn about, well, Watchmen; while we learn a bit more about the new Rorschach. And Johnny Thunder, still stuck in assisted living, waits for his children to rescue him while this book’s version of “Tales From the Black Freighter”, a noir movie, plays on a TV in the same room. There’s a lot going on this issue, seemingly lots of thematic set-up with the introduction of the noir movie parallel, but right now it’s mostly lots of scrambled pieces. Not necessarily a bad thing this early in what is ostensibly a mystery story; but a little frustrating that Doomsday Clock still doesn’t feel like it has a point to it beyond crossover appeal.

Nightwing: The New Order #6

Well, it’s a happy ending, at least. Shades of Kingdom Come, for sure.

In exchange to make Jake no longer a target of the state, Dick leads the Crusaders to the Titan’s Metropolis hideout; but Jake refuses to just go home with his father. Managing to convince his father to switch sides – yet again – Jake and Dick return to try to turn the tides in the last stand between the resistance and the Crusaders by restoring the greatest hero of all to power.

I don’t know, there’s something about having Dick flip-flop one last time for the end of the story that feels unearned. And then the actual end of the conflict involves everyone suddenly dropping everything to fight a new third thing, and it feels like the book drops the ball on actually resolving it’s central conflict of fascism vs. antifa for something more easily digestible.

Wild Storm #11

Skywatch and IO both continue gearing up for all out war, pushing the limits to get the other to cross the line first. Bendix tells Lauren of the last time the two fought head-on to prepare her for what might come this time. Spicia upgrades herself. Lucy warns Cole that things will get much worse than he expects.

The stand-out part of this issue is Bendix’s flashback, which presents itself as a black-and-white 50’s sci-fi B-movie, with fake looking flying saucers and cold-war panic included. Other than that though, the book continues it’s slow build up to…whatever it’s building up to.

Amazing Spider-Man #794

It’s been exactly a year since Spider-Man threw Scorpio, the leader of the Zodiac syndicate, a year into the future to prevent him from using future knowledge to conquer the world; and he and Horizon are preparing for his return. Meanwhile, in a secret underwater vault, some Goblin agents retrieve a world-threatening object for their boss.

We’re three issues out from Slott’s last arc of Amazing Spider-Man, and judging from this issue, the next two are also going to be one-shot stories that also set up that last story. And, as long as they’re all as tight as this issue, that should be fine. This issue’s A-plot feels like a distraction in kind of the worst way, but it’s also fine; it’s a short, low-stakes Spidey story that Slott can probably write in his sleep by now. And Immonen, Grawbadger, and Gracia are still delivering some gorgeous art to go with it.

Black Panther #169

I hope this issue’s cover didn’t get you too excited for a huge Black Panther, Avengers, X-Men team up because none of those characters are even in this one. As Klaw, Stane, Faustus, and Zenzi prepare to sacrifice Ayo to revive Klaw’s sister using a process that unleashes enough sonic energy to render everything else in the issue completely silent; Aneka frees herself from Klaw’s guards, breaks her chains, and goes to rescue her lover.

It’s fine. Basically an issue long action sequence with a sneaky conceit that makes Aneka’s ability to stealthily go through Klaw’s base more believable. That cover is bound to set people up for disappointment though. Heck of a final page tho.

Marvel Two-in-One #2

Ben and Johnny return to the site of their first adventure, Monster Island, to look for the device Reed left them to explore other dimensions. But instead of the device, they find themselves in the middle of a political dispute between Mole Man and the monsters over who gets to rule the island. Instead of an election, they agree that whichever side kills the interlopers will rule. And, there’s one more visiter to the island who could prove friend or foe.

Zdarksy starts the issue off with Ben in an uncomfortable place, having just told a huge lie to one of his best friends, and having to keep it going to keep that friend in high spirits. Luckily, Ben hides it well, and is able to pal around with Johnny as the latter discusses how he hasn’t showered or brushed his teeth since getting his powers. By the end of the issue, though, while he’s kept up the lie to Johnny, he’s also found a piece of deeper truth to hold on to from his friendship with Reed, a poignant memory regarding one of their other early adventures.

As with Howard and Star-Lord, Zdarsky settles nicely into his protagonists’ melancholy while also digging up what keeps them going. While Johnny is in this to rescue his sister and Reed, Zdarsky makes it clear that Ben is doing this for Johnny. He hates that he has to lie to the kid, but the responsibility he feels to keep Johnny going is also what’s pulling him back into the Fantastic Four swing of adventure.

Sex Criminals #21

Six months after the break-up Jon grew a beard! Also, he works at the now Apple-Store themed Cumworld sex-shop, full of Zdarsky’s trademark hilarious background jokes. It’s fine, he’s fine. Suzie started dating a museum director whose fine and moved back in with her mom. Again, fine. Not great, but fine. And then they see each-other at a party, and are wearing the exact same outfit. Also fine. It’s fine. He’s fine. She’s fine. Everything’s fine. It’s fine.

Gosh this is a rough issue. Because if you can’t tell, everything’s not fine. Both Jon and Suzie have settled, and neither is happy with it. Not completely. Things are fine, and that’s a problem, because they could be better. On the bright side, Dr. Glass and Dr. Kinkaid seem happy together.

Comic Reviews 1/24/18 Doomsday Clock #3 The opening to this issue, which recreates some of the first pages of the original Watchmen comic perfectly illustrates the biggest problem I’ve had with this series’ art since issue one: the coloring.

#black panther #dc comics #doomsday clock #fantastic four #human torch #marvel #nightwing #sex criminals #spider-man #the new order #the thing #two-in-one #watchmen #wild storm

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kickedtotheside · 7 years ago

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Tag Game!

RULES: ANSWER THESE 88, THEN TAG SOME PEOPLE

Tagged by the awesome @ill-die-in-the-stars!! Sorry it took me so long I was out of town.

BASICS: a. NAME AND PRONOUNS: Shannon and she/her b. AGE (and birthday!): 20! November 23 c. SEXUALITY: Aroace and damn proud of it d. GENDER: female, i believe e. COUNTRY: USA f. FAVORITE AESTHETIC: rainy foggy things or things with a lot of pinks blues and yellows TRIGGERS/MENTAL ILLNESSES: i do have anxiety and depression that i’m currently in therapy for; and i’d rather not talk about my triggers

THE LAST: 1. DRINK: water oh my god people in the northern states don’t drink water and i’ve MISSED IT so i’m hydrating tonight 2. PHONE CALL: my grandma 3. TEXT MESSAGE: "The doggies say woof woof! Thank you!” because my grandma watched our dogs while we were gone 4. SONG YOU LISTENED TO: “WHERE THE HELL ARE MY FRIENDS” by LANY 5. THE TIME YOU CRIED: idk i got kinda teary eyed this morning? but full on tears down the face was likely within the past week

HAVE YOU: 6. DATED SOMEONE TWICE: nope 7. KISSED SOMEONE AND REGRETTED IT: nah 8. BEEN CHEATED ON: nada 9. LOST SOMEONE SPECIAL: Yes 10. BEEN DEPRESSED: Oh yes 11. GOTTEN DRUNK AND THROWN UP: no way

TOP 3 FAVORITE COLORS 12. Purple 13. Yellow 14. Blue

IN THE LAST YEAR HAVE YOU: 15. MADE NEW FRIENDS: sure did 16. FALLEN OUT OF LOVE: Nope 17. LAUGHED UNTIL YOU CRIED: lol yeah 18. FOUND OUT SOMEONE WAS TALKING ABOUT YOU: probably at some point 19. MET SOMEONE WHO CHANGED YOU: that would be my animation professor and my therapist--both have renewed parts of my life in different ways 20. FOUND OUT WHO YOUR FRIENDS ARE: learning a bit more each day 21. KISSED SOMEONE ON YOUR FACEBOOK LIST: my mom?

GENERAL 22. HOW MANY OF YOUR FACEBOOK FRIENDS DO YOU KNOW IN REAL LIFE: all of them--fb is an irl only social media for me 23. DO YOU HAVE ANY PETS: Yes! Two awesome doggos! 24. DO YOU WANT TO CHANGE YOUR NAME: I’m pretty impartial to my name so not really? I feel it’d be too hard to get my dumb brain to respond to any other name lol 25. WHAT DID YOU DO FOR YOU LAST BIRTHDAY: Party-wise, I went out to eat Japanese food with my family and two of my friends, then we came home and had cake/presents and then played Mario Kart for the rest of the night. On my actual day, I had class, but then went to see Moana since it opened that day 26. WHAT TIME DID YOU WAKE UP TODAY: 6-ish??? That was out of state so in my local inner clock it was actually 7 27. WHAT WERE YOU DOING AT MIDNIGHT LAST NIGHT: hiding in the guest room with my sister watching youtube videos and trying to hold onto my last bit of sanity while laying on a crappy mattress. Gotta love family reunions! 28. NAME SOMETHING YOU CAN’T WAIT FOR: my vacation to NYC!! 29. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU SAW YOUR MOM: she’s sitting right across from me 30. WHAT IS ONE THING YOU WISH YOU COULD CHANGE IN YOUR LIFE: my self-esteem--and I’m working on it!! 31. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW: 13 Going on 30 playing in the background 32. HAVE YOU EVER TALKED TO A PERSON NAMED TOM: Yes! He was my old basketball coach! 33. SOMETHING THAT IS GETTING ON YOUR NERVES: this weird tone of voice my dad’s side of the family takes on

LOST QUESTIONS 34. MOLE(S): plenty on my back and face! 35. MARK(S): a mole-like birthmark right below my belly button 36. CHILDHOOD DREAM: astronaut or veterinarian 37. HAIR COLOR: dark brown 38. LONG OR SHORT HAIR: Short! Just cut it to my chin length, and it’s really curly so it’s actually shorter than that 39. DO YOU HAVE A CRUSH ON SOMEONE: nah 40. WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF: I like how I can always fall asleep no matter what--it’s my superpower 41. PIERCINGS: 2 in each ear 42. BLOODTYPE: I have no clue?? And I’m not sure if that’s a good thing 43. NICKNAME(S): Shann, Shann-chan, Shanny, Shocky 44. RELATIONSHIP STATUS: Single pringle and not looking to mingle 45. ZODIAC: Sagittarius 46. PRONOUNS: she/her 47. FAVORITE TV SHOW: Haikyuu!! otherwise I’ve always loved Gravity Falls 48. TATTOOS: yikes no i’m a weeny 49. RIGHT OR LEFT HAND: Right-handed 50. SURGERY: Just a few dental ones like wisdom teeth 51. HAIR DYED A DIFFERENT COLOR: lmao one time I tried to dye my hair but I got too scared and dyed it the same shade of brown. I’m always living on the edge ya know 52. SPORT: I’ve played soccer, basketball, volleyball, and ice hockey. The longest was volleyball 53. VACATION: Just went on one up in the northern states, but a dream vacation is somewhere out of country esp in a foggy area that’s really rainy and near the ocean with lighthouses and such 54. PAIR OF TRAINERS: I’m guessing this means sneakers??? I have these nice soft black Ked’s and some colorful RocketDogs, but mostly I’ll wear workout sneakers

MORE GENERAL 55. EATING: Just finished hot wings, gonna eat some saltwater taffy 56. DRINKING: water 57. I’M ABOUT TO: go to bed! 58. WAITING FOR: my next trip! 59. WANT: To get a job that I love and can support myself with 60. GET MARRIED: Possibly??? I’m kinda neutral on that 61. CAREER: full-time student, part-time fitness instructor 62. HUGS OR KISSES: Hugs for humans, kisses for doggies 63. LIPS OR EYES: eyes? 64. SHORTER OR TALLER: I’m taller than almost everyone I know lol but I don’t care 65. OLDER OR YOUNGER: I get the feeling this is all about potential partners and as an aroace I literally have like 0 preferences for anything lol 66. NICE ARMS OR NICE STOMACH: I have no clue!! 67. SENSITIVE OR LOUD: I like more sensitive people, but then a lot of them that I know are also loud so?? 68. HOOK UP OR RELATIONSHIP: definitely relationship 69. TROUBLEMAKER OR HESITANT: Hesitant!

HAVE YOUR EVER: 70. KISSED A STRANGER: No 71. DRANK HARD LIQUOR: Nope! 72. LOST GLASSES/CONTACT LENSES: most likely 73. TURNED SOMEONE DOWN: Yes, yikes 74. SEX ON THE FIRST DATE: Nein 75. BROKEN SOMEONE’S HEART: Um, not that I know of! I sure hope not!! 76. HAD YOUR HEART BROKEN: When Young Justice was cancelled, yes 77. BEEN ARRESTED: heavens no 78. CRIED WHEN SOMEONE DIED: Many, many times!! 79. FALLEN FOR A FRIEND: lmao no

DO YOU BELIEVE IN: 80. YOURSELF: let’s be realistic here...no 81. MIRACLES: I sure do get lucky sometimes, but I don’t feel like we can rely on things like miracles to get us through things?? But I also don’t believe in fate so I really don’t know what I believe in lol 82. LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT: Nope 83. SANTA CLAUS: :( Not anymore... 84. KISS ON THE FIRST DATE: As long as both parties are consenting to it! 85. ANGELS: No, I personally think you’re just gone

OTHER 86. CURRENT BEST FRIENDS NAME(S): Damon and Rachel 87. EYECOLOR: Golden brown 88. FAVORITE MOVIE: That’s kind of a big question. Some of my go-to’s are: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Star Trek (all of them), Song of the Sea, and Kiki’s Delivery Service

I’m far too exhausted to try to tag people, so feel free to snag this from me and say I tagged you!

#about me #ill-die-in-the-stars #thanks so much for tagging me!!!

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