#and Maya's love for canned crab

[djkibrit]

One of my favorite moments in eternal punishment <3

[veronicawildest]

NAKSHATRA SERIES: OBSERVATION FROM DIFFERENT NAKSHATRAS (SEGUNDO)

(Disclaimer: If you get butthurt on my other observation just blocked me and move away from me. This observations is from the celebrity i've observe and my social circle. Just take this like a grain of salt)

PUNARVASU

The trait that I love about Punarvasu is their resourcefulness. It makes sense because of the Vimshottari Nakshatra of Jupiter. They are also very giving.

(Unevolved) Punarvasu are fake. When they're talking to you, they act like a goody two shoes type of boy/girl, but when you're gone, they talk behind your back. They don't like confrontation (very passive). Also holier than thou (This only applies if you're UNEVOLVED, otherwise don't get butthurt).

Punarvasu are also people-pleasers. They want to have a "goody-two-shoes" reputation. (I can't fully describe it, but if you get it, you get it). A primary example that I'm going to give is Elon Musk (Punarvasu rising). The way he acts and presents himself in public. He just wants to be likable, but clearly, the public hates him.

Punarvasu are smart and they will show you that through their actions (I mean actions, for example, problem-solving activities)

PUSHYA:

The casting stereotype of this nakshatra is a hippy vibe. Just like in animated movies, Matilda (from Angry Birds Movie played by Maya Rudolph (Pushya sun)) and Brooke (from Ice Age: Collision Course played by Jessie J (Pushya moon)).

Pushya isn't as auspicious as it is portrayed in the Vedic astrology community. You will go through some hardships and heartbreaks that will make you easily susceptible to mental health issues. (I have this placement so this comes from my experience).

I observed this from other Pushya natives that they're just plain and simple, not glamorous but classy when it comes to their appearance. Just simplicity and vibes and natural.

I've seen on Twitter Vedic discourse about Tikshna Nakshatra getting all the hate, Ashlesha getting all the hate, not Pushya. I have a Pushya placement on my luminary, and I can tell y'all that's not true.

Examples:

Jennifer Lopez (Pushya sun) gets hated for getting all the benefits of being a celebrity when she's just allegedly stealing (I've also read this through Twitter).

Selena Gomez (Pushya sun) is hated for having this victim mentality complex and being "obsessed with Justin and Hailey."

(DISCLAIMER: This isn't my opinion on these certain celebrities, but I've been reading and seeing them on Twitter)

ASHLESHA

Despite being a Mercury-ruled Vimshottari nakshatra, Ashlesha doesn't speak too much.

I've seen Ashlesha males acting like sigma males, but they're funny. This is the nakshatra that embodies the "tropical Leo archetype," the archetype of funny, center of attention, fashionable, and dramatic.

Ashlesha either love all the attention or hate it. Mostly it's a mixture of the two. That's why the center of attention archetype for Tropical Leo.

Claire Nakti just conducted a survey on YouTube, but the leading people on Instagram (having the most followers) have Ashlesha placements. Selena Gomez (Ashlesha Venus and Mercury - still prominent because it conjuncts the Sun, which is her luminary), Kylie Jenner (Ashlesha Sun), and Cristiano Ronaldo (Ashlesha Moon).

MAGHA

If you have Magha in your big three, you're egoistic as fuck (for me egoistic above on other nakshatra). Napoleon has this Nakshatra on his sun. The new TikTok hype about King Baldwin IV (played by Edward Norton, Magha sun).

It's hard to differentiate Ashlesha and Magha because of the Gandanta point (and other Gandanta nakshatras):

- Both private

- Romantic (because other nakshatra of Leo gets all the credit of being romantic, but not Magha; they're romantic too)

- Both GREAT at their stuff/profession/talent

But to tell them apart is Ashlesha says, "I don't give a fuck," and they do give a fuck (because of the Crab cancer symbolism, it really makes sense why they put up a facade because of the shield) when Magha says nothing and literally doesn't give a fuck. They won't entertain. Yes, they're sensitive, but mostly they really don't give a fuck.

I don't get the hype of "Ketu nakshatras are not on social media. They don't usually use social media" on Vedic Twitter. Magha (Ashwini and Mula too) are active; they just don't interact or have private accounts. Ketu is exalted in the sign of Scorpio (investigating, lurking), and y'all think that they don't use social media? Joking, for real.

I still emphasize that Magha nakshatra individuals have sleeping problems. One of the Magha moon actors (in my home country) opens up about having sleep apnea and having a near-death experience. (Also, the beauty queen Magha sun talks about a near-death experience). It's common for them to experience the "Their soul is leaving the body while sleeping" phenomenon and meditation.

The impact of the death of loved ones for Magha is crucial. It's a sign that something significant will be happening or transforming for better or for worse. The best example that I can give is Megan Thee Stallion (her family).

[queenboscha]

Make a line to see the Queen-

As I said before this is a SFW Blog for both tickle and NON tickle rp, mun is an adult but Boscha is a minor (even in her epilogue).

Any ships are ok as long as no proships/incest.pedophilia etc) PLS DNI If you are are a NSFW /kink/proshipper

If I do anything to make anyone uncomfortable, please let me know -in and out of dms.

Boscha Acedon

| Age: 14-15 years old, and 19 during the timeskip

| Potions Track Witch

|Grudgby Captain & Queen of Hexside

|Only child

|Her palisman is a crab named Maya she got from The Bat Queen

|Sexuality: Lesbian

|Height: 5`6

|Played sports her whole life as her Mothers did, Like Lilith & Eda they were captains and best at Grudgby always fighting for captain position.

|Closest with Skara, besties since childhood and technically Amity even when they grew apart before they became friends again.

|In a sort of au Boscha after Belos`s death became friends with Amity and Hexsquad after she apologized and made up for her bullying liek Amity. Is now apart of the Hexsquad.

Tickle Headcanons

| Will call herself 100% lee but girl shes a BIG Lee leaning ler.

|Her most ticklish spots are her ribs, armpits,stomach and feet. ( Ribs and pits are her worst spot)

|Still not used to being tickled so she will kick and bite at you, or use Maya to help her getcha

|Not very open to her friends about liking/being ticklish, you have to tickle/tease it out of her

|Mean girl mode she will be ruthless in her teasing as she gets you, gets Maya and Skara/Bow/Amelia to help her or for them to wreck you herself as she laughs and teases you. Get your worst spot immedietly.

|Nice mod she will still be very teasy and mean but a little bit nicer. Tease up to your worst spots

|Can`t ask for tickles either way, you have to tease it out of her, or get Maya to get her till she admits it.

|Once she gets going she`s very giggly and squirmy.

|Uses her magic to transform her nails into claws, tentacles, anything to help getcha in the worst way possible. OR Levitation to levitate your arms up so she can get a certain spot and leave you trapped.

|Loves getting revenge after you get her,EXPECT her to be mean and as teasy as possible in either mode. But she can be nicer if she feels like it.

[nerdyenby]

DR pt2 reactions (spoilers)

Episode 11

Opening scene hypeeeeeee!!!!! Love seeing them all work together, there’s definitely been a soft timeskip with Arin and Sora’s costume upgrades and how well they fit together

Lloyd’s handling Wyldfyre pretty well, respecting her boundaries while making sure she feels welcome anytime

Ray and Maya!!! Are they alive lol? Will we ever find out??

“The monastery works best when everything is in its proper place” *cue explosion*

Not listening to Zane is the cause of 85% of problems in this show

Kai and Wyldfyre’s rivalry is everything, actually

I will never stop gawking at the new animation, it’s so beautiful ;-;

Yayyyyyyy propaganda /s

Aye, Sora’s parents!!!! Seems like they’re having doubts mayhaps

Keep questioning authority kids, you’re getting there

Kids get it done!!!

I am begging all the water, fire/heat, and ice elementals to practice some critical thinking and remember that ghosts cannot touch water

The delivery on Nya’s “Whaaaaaat?!??” was so good lmao

“Eh, it never came up” LMAOOOOOOO he was so deadpan I’m dying

“How hard can it be?” Arin I stg why would you say that

Frohicky!!!!!!!

Lloyd is so awkward I love him

Arin and Sora having a handshake <333

Episode 12

We love a villain whose pride is 90% of the reason they fail

If they start deadnaming Sora I’m gonna throw hands

I was so ready for them to confirm Kai’s age, should’ve known better tbh

Lloyd is such a good mentor, I could cry

They’re playing catch :((

Lloyd’s little “that was the last of our dinner plates” lmao

Has the Bounty actually operated as a ship before? In the course of the show?? Kinda love that they’re treating her like an actual boat now

Merlopians!!!!!

GAY PEOPLE!!!!!!!

Revolution counter: 1

That was so funny and for what

If they make it through this episode without mentioning Bentho I will be so sad

WAIT is the crab controlling the merlopians instead of the other way around????

CALLED IT

So glad the merlopians aren’t the bad guys here

Episode 13

Kai isn’t handling not being the most unpredictable person in the group very well

Kai’s girlbossing his way through life, as he should

Zane being down to drink motor oil but not fly juice is so valid tbh

Frohickey and Zane’s dynamic is so silly I love them

Zane you literally have a human disguise lol, kinda love him being comfortable enough with who he is that he prefers to stay as a nindroid even in disguise tho

Is that his detective costume from prime empire???? Now I’m thinking about what the ninja’s closets look like

Wyldfyre causing problems on purpose my beloved, she’s such a menace, I love her

I’m really enjoying seeing all the seemingly forgotten species come back, have we seen these skeleton people since season 1??

“Ninjasplaining” IM DEAD

The lavatides have such fun character designs

How did the other realms know about the ninja before the merge? Like it makes sense, but how about the practicality of it??

“Ok this is just getting silly” this show makes me so happy you guys

Zane has a holiday, as he deserves!!

So ready to watch Zane lose a Zane lookalike contest, surely nothing could go awry

GULCH :D

Challenging Kai with a character even more headstrong and proud then him is such a good move, it provides so many opportunities to showcase how much he’s grown

Poor Zane, this man does not need another ship of Theseus crisis

Damn, I’m kinda emo over this message

LIGHTNING??!???!?

Episode 14

I miss Pixal so bad, man

Frohickey’s trying so hard, I would die for him

Sora honey, I love you but please check that cognitive dissonance, the things going wrong are not your fault, none of it is your fault.

This show’s comedic timing is everything, I never get tired of it

Fat rip to Clutch’s book, no brobrogoogoo today :(

“Long before the Merge, Djinnjago was destroyed” Nya, are you not gonna mention that you were the one to destroy it???????

“Bad news first: our mission was a failure, also we have no good news” Sora is so fucking funny you guys

Frohickey is having such a rough time, poor guy

Nya having a lightning dragon can be so personal

Sora the dragon’s name is Zanth!!!!! Best resolution to the “other Sora” thread imo

I love this guys attitude so much lol

Confirmation that Riyu’s a special lil guy <3

The depressed icon we never knew we needed

Arrakore my beloved

Zane and Frohickey’s friendship is so precious

Episode 15

I like how Kai and Wyldfyre didn’t have a specific moment of “oh hey you don’t suck” its just “we’re too similar and it’s kinda annoying but you’re cool sometimes”

Why didn’t we get to see Arrakore’s song :((

Nya’s being so chill with Arrakore being djinn, obviously he has nothing to do with Nadakhan but it’s still nice, he also seems massively less racist so that’s good

Nya’s dragon finally has a name, Jiro my beloved :))

Arin infodumping and Lloyd just “mhm-ing” my beloved

Asking nicely always works, apparently

I entirely forgot about Rapton lmao

Is it Cole time??? I want it to be Cole time

*motivational music* “all life is important” “… but that’s Rapton 🤨” I love Arin

HEATWAVE TO THE RESCUE!!!! Though where has he been up til now??

Lloyd being like “yeah sure, how impossible can it be?” and being entirely justified is the most him thing ever

COLE TIMEEEEEE HELL YEAHH!!!!!!!!

Episode 16

Cole and Nya hug <3333

Someone other than Zane mentioned Pix, a day for the history books

Glad to see Cole’s as OP as ever lmao

Oh they’re so gay

I didn’t even think about that, it’s so fascinating that the earth is unsettled by everything that’s happened

That’s so sad what the hell, so in character for Cole to just adopt a buncha orphans tho

WHAT THE FUUUUUUCK IM SO ABNORMAL ABOUT THIS

Sora I love you but that is the worst possible way to phrase that

Kai talking about the importance of other ways of helping and how combat isn’t everything and showing Wyldfyre a healing technique :(( I’ve been rewatching s1 and he’s come so far

Geo :(( things are better now, but change didn’t come soon enough for him and now he’s Lost

Borg mention!!!!!!

Also I love having a reference point for Sora and Nya’s skillsets, it’s also just so heartwarming to see adults who are wholly supportive and unafraid of younger people being better than them

Cole is so out of the loop lmao

Zanth :0

Oh you bitch

Cole and Geo are so in love :(

Episode 17

I entirely forgot about this plot point lol

Oh this is so dystopian

Kai in a mentor role means everything to me

They’re actually addressing Kai’s grief??? Hell yeah, fucking finally /lh

Alright, betting time: Jay or Pixal?

Lloyd and Arin are so silly, I love them

Zane???!?!!?!

Zane really just sat in that office, huh (/ref but it’s so vague I’d be shocked if anyone got it)

It’s a part of the realm of madness oh my goodness that’s hilarious

“Are they safe for people?” “No” *proceeds to shove them both in there*

Zane had way too much fun with that superhero landing lol

JAYYYYYYYYYY HOLY SHIT ITS JAY NINJAGO!!!!!!!

Zane is having so much fun this episode, he’s just getting shit done and looking great doing it

So we’re not getting Jay back yet? Rip

Zane is so polite what the heck

Episode 18

So Wyldness confirmed to be the same realm as Imperium???

Is Beatrix gonna have the same origin story as Kalmaar??

Nya and Cole’s friendship is so tender and caring, they’re besties your honor

LaRow trash talking Rapton to his face lmao

Rapton redemption arc!??!????!

It’s so interesting seeing the backstory of Ras and Beatriz’s alliance after it’s already fallen apart

Wyldfyre did not need to be told twice lmao

THAT ACTION SEQUENCE HELLOOOO?!????? THEY WERE THROWING AROUND THOSE GUARDS LIKE A FUCKING VOLLEYBALL

From a psychological perspective, Beatrix is fascinating

Revolution counter: 2!!!!!!!

Episode 19

Lloyd letting Kai take point on wrangling Wyldfyre only for Kai to immediately match her energy my beloved

“You have no idea how foolish some of us can be!!” Pffff “-no offense Lloyd” PFFFFFFF

Interesting to go the “non bender revolution” route considering how few elemental masters there are compared to avatar where benders are a vast majority, but it’s a villain whose power hungry so makes sense and I’m entirely down

The quips this episode are impeccable

They built an hq??? Hasn’t it only been a week or two??

So much is interconnected in this season I’m kinda not following some of it, but I love it

Percival monologue going off!!!!!!

Sora main character fr fr

Kai and Wyldfyre are everything

Kinda iconic that Nya just hasn’t mentioned that she found Cole lol

That scene with the guard was so good!!!! The suspense and the realization of just how deep the resistance runs…. It’s such a good moment

Love that as soon as Kai has Wyldfyre even slightly reined in he’s down to let loose and make messes with her, as long as it’s for a good cause lol

That extra delivered with that cry holyyy

Heck yeah Rapton redemption :D

Rapton out here with the guardians of the galaxy motivation and I’m loving it

The fight choreography in this show never ceases to amaze me, holy crap

Sora’s speech goes so hard, I’m tearing up

Finally got confirmation the og ninja are in their twenties, thank god

One thing about Nya is that she will never pass up an opportunity to call her brother stupid

Episode 20

Rapton calling Dorama a “washed up clown” is everything I never knew I needed lmao

The stakes are staking

The glitch effect??? Hello spiderverse!!!

The platonic love on display this season is killing me, they all care about each other sm :((

That Rapton Nya interaction was so good and for what

Sora’s parents >:(

Deadnaming their kid and guilt tripping her saying she “abandoned you,” damn Sora’s response is so fucking cathartic as a trans person with unaccepting parents

I’m just here for the ride and having a great time

Frohickey!!!!!!!!!

Lloyd doing ye ole Chosen One things, as he should

Kai and Wyldfyre hug <3333

Dragon heritage mention???? Mayhaps???????

That was cryptic, cool though

Lloyd sees so much of himself in these kids 😭😭😭

Jordana boutta get the Harumi treatment fr

[my-plastic-life]

New doll diorama is up! This time we've got a kaiten (revolving) sushi bar! These are very common in Japan, and there are some in other places in the world too. How it works: You can use a screen to order sushi or other items and it will come to your table, and you can also grab plates off a conveyor belt as they pass your table. Prices go by the plate, which is why there are different plate colors. They're mismatched intentionally. :D These places are all you can eat, and when you're done with your plate, there is a place to insert it so that it can add the price to your total bill.

This set is the Licca-chan rotating sushi bar set, and I absolutely love it! The size is perfect for 1/6 scale (furniture is too small for Barbie, in my opinion, but perfect for Azone Pure Neemo - fitting since those are Japanese dolls), and the details are amazing! There is a large variety of sushi available, plus some drinks and desserts. I also added some Re-Ment furniture and items to this scene, as that detail is completely unmatched. It also gave more types of sushi not included with the Licca set.

Enjoy!

Overall view (wall posters made by me with translation help from a great friend!):

Miu is enjoying her maguro (tuna) nigiri:

Blue plate: Seaweed soup. Top red plate: Tuna maki roll and ika (squid) nigiri. Bottom red plate: Tamago (egg) nigiri:

Chiika is ready for a refill!

Fuka is bringing some delicacies back to the table.

Maya is loving her temaki (hand roll) and California roll sushi.

Red plate: Tako (octopus) nigiri. Blue plate: California uramaki (inside out) roll and temaki (hand roll):

Himeno and Koron are digging in!

Koron has kani (crab) nigiri.

Himeno is drinking her miso soup.

Someone has unagi (eel) nigiri!

Closeup of the Licca-chan playset. Visible sushi includes fatty tuna, pudding, a roll, ikura (salmon roe/eggs), uni (sea urchin), ebi (shrimp), and regular tuna. The drink dispenser, menu, and cash register all have buttons that talk to you when pushed.

[y0itsbri]

wooooah looks like i have some ketchup to do! 🍅

tagged by the beloved @creepkinginc @mmmichyyy @milkovetti

rules: list eight shows for your followers to get to know you better.

stranger things

shameless

killing eve

bob's burgers

modern family

new girl

the good place

rupaul's drag race

tagged by @celestialmickey @energievie @mmmichyyy @vintagelacerosette for Tag Game Tuesday Wednesday Day!: Fandom Edition 💫

your name: bri

your age: twenties

your first fandom(s): maybe selena gomez or icarly?? but twilight was the main one! with sprinkles of the hunger games and divergent. omg then youtubers like o2l... miley cyrus, ariana grande, justin bieber, then one direction, harry styles, queen

your current fandom(s): right now mostly stranger things (steddie brainrot has me in the TRENCHES). i also keep tabs on the maneskin, maya hawke, aftg and greta van fleet tags.... young royals gifs keep pulling me in too....

how did you first get into fandom? watching the movies wasn't enough. must see everyone's art and theories

how long have you been engaging with fandom spaces? i've always been not normal about something or other. but rly have only made meaningful connections w people in gallavich fandom <3

how often do you read fanfics? part of the relaxin' routine -- so as much as i can

top 3 characters from your current fandom(s): steve harrington, eddie munson, robin buckley

have you ever written a fic for a fandom? yuh (link in bio)

have you ever drawn fanart for a fandom? if so, drop a link! yuh (link in bio)

share a personal headcanon that you feel very strongly about: eddie munson is alive and well he told me himself :-)

you’re trying to convince a friend to get into your current fandom(s) with you. what episode, clip, or scene are you showing them? the gossip music video!

and finally, what does fandom mean to you? seconding macy w community and creativity!

tagged by @celestialmickey @heymrspatel @vintagelacerosette for Tag Game Tuesday ✨

name: bri

age: twenties

where in the world are you? oh my god so i moved here like a year ago but i just realized i live in the SOUTH. like deeeep south (usa). i'm a southerner now????

the meaning behind your URL: yo! it's a me!

your second favorite color: i simply cannot rank the colors

any pets? cat n hermit crab that i just spent so much money on today sdfhljksdfh happy babies happy life

favorite season: fall

last thing you read: daisy jones and the six

last song you listened to: 2 minutes to midnight - iron maiden

what are you wearing right now? black socks with neon green ghosts on them, sweatpants from middle school that my mom described as 'very 80s', a smashing pumpkins oversized t shirt, a brown and blue plaid sweater, a red jasper crystal necklace, a red guitar pick necklace, hair in pigtail braids. also glasses. gotta tie the image together

a hobby of yours: strummin on the guitar

your comfort show or movie: watched abbott elementary on my last sick day and that was nice!

and finally, what are you up to today? runnin errands on my day off

tagged for a picrew by the dearest @vintagelacerosette @ian-galagher

anotha picrew by @creepkinginc @ian-galagher @vintagelacerosette

i rly love the vibes on this one

aaaaaaand tagged by @mishervellous 10 songs/10 people tag game 🎵

cold as ice - foreigner

paranoid - black sabbath

i was made for lovin' you - kiss

light my life - greta van fleet

masculinity - lucky love

modern love - houndmouth

m - the cure

head over heels - tears for fears

mama - mcr

square hammer - ghost

tagging all y'all who haven't been tagged or smth or other from this list (yes you i'm looking at you)! also the besties @pinkmatter-mp3 @grumpymickmilk @scarcrosseduntouched @gallawitchxx @gardenerian <3

[bluezey]

Luca commentary dump

@therealabby2015 said she didn't have Disney Plus and wanted to know all the best parts of the commentary. So, here's me watching the Luca commentary for the third time, and dumping all the best parts in the post below. Hidden under the read more to avoid spoilers, of course

It's not long because I wrote out the entire commentary, it's long because there was a lot of good tidbits in there, and I promised you the good tidbits

Enrico Casarosa opens the commentary with a "bongiorno, tuti" which according to Google translate means "good morning, everyone"

the other commentator is producer Andrea Warren, but Enrico thanks the whole crew many times throughout the commentary

the opening song's title translates to "Kiss at Midnight" and is chosen because Enrico considers the song to be "kind of timeless"

one of Enrico's favorite films is La Strada, and he has a number of easter eggs to it in the film, one is the fishing boat in the opening being named Gelsomina, which is named after the film's protagonist

the opening scene sets up the world, as well as set up the conflict between sea monsters and humans when they meet each other

Andrea likes how the opening scene reminds her of the film Jaws

They dramatized the meeting to show the threat between humans and sea monsters, as well as show a sharp contrast to the reality when we meet Luca, who's an anxious, goofy sea monster

The opening scene where we met Luca was the most reworked scene in the film, because they wanted a character who was anxious and limiting himself, but they couldn't do it in a way where you were relating to him and rooting for him to break out of his small life in the sea

Luca and his family live in a town under the Ligurian sea, which is a real location in Italy!

Ligurian sea is not only murky in real life, but they wanted the sea water to look murky so Luca couldn't see out so far from his home, making his home life feel limited, so there's a contrast when Luca goes above water and sees how expansive the horizon above the sea is

The opening also sets up that Luca is a lonely kid who does the same thing day after day and has no kids to play with

It was a challenge to balance the fear and curiosity of Luca, how much should he be careful of human things, and how much should he allow himself to observe them

Seeing inside Luca's daydreams allows us to see inside the mind of an introverted character such as Luca (I personally believe this also makes him a dreamer)

Maya Rudolph is the perfect balance between protective and loving, according to Andrea, giving off both strong sides of Daniela's motherly love

While Lorenzo, according to Enrico, is the distracted dad who raises crabs, which Enrico claims is an undersea parallel to raising chickens

Grandma had a cut line where she says "Luca needs to scrape a fin" noting that grandma can see Luca is curious and needs to get in a little bit of trouble

The VA for the grandma (didn't catch her name) said that according to the hints of grandma's secret above the sea life, she imagined the grandma to be a bit of a mobster

Luca being a good obedient child before he met Luca was to begin showing the progression of him changing to becoming more rebellious

Jacob Tremblay and Jack Dylan Grazer had perfect chemistry as Luca and Alberto, even though they never recorded together due to the pandemic. They couldn't even get them in a studio! While they didn't mention how Jacob recorded his lines, Andrea mentioned that Jack Dylan recorded his lines from inside his mother's coset, and kept bumping his hands against the hangers and skirts

They worked hard to make the cove look and sound breathtaking so Luca can be in wonder when he was literally pulled out of the water

Animating a Ligurian beach is difficult due to the pebbles, simulating them was more difficult than simulating sand

The second meeting of Luca and Alberto was to show that Alberto won't take no for an answer and drag Luca along with him, as well as both Luca and Alberto are lonely kids

The sea monster change was the hardest effect in the film because "all hands needed to be on deck" from skin textures to hair simulation. Enrico knew the importance to actually see it happening, so we can be in that moment with Luca. While animators kept asking things like "can we have him change behind a bush or something?"

They didn't want the change to look disgusting and gross. They wanted the change to look almost biological and organic, as if evolution gifted them this ability to hide in plain sight. (Enrico mentions the octopus, I bring this up because animators called the spots on the non scaly parts of sea monsters "octopus spots.")

Developing the process of the change took a year of development

Luca learning to walk was a good moment for the animators to play with pantomime, and to show that Luca is a fast learner

The first act sets up Alberto the teacher, but what he teaches Luca can be amusing or dangerously wrong

Introducing the hideout sets up that Alberto has been collecting and living there for a long time, as well as show that Luca hasn't had much time to play often below the surface, and he now is above the surface

Alberto's most prized possession is his Vespa poster, but Enrico does make a mention to a fedora style hat in his collection

Luca's first Vespa daydream is to set up how he wants to see more of the world, and the Vespa represents how he can do that, while also representing the silliness of a child's mind as he thinks at first that a Vespa can fly

The Vespa sets up "childlike dreams" as well as childlike thoughts and goals that they can build a Vespa out of random junk

Enrico calls the daydream Luca has of getting caught by his parents almost immediately Luca's "day nightmare"

Enrico started out as a storyboard artist at Pixar twenty years ago, and misses "getting his hands dirty" so he saved a scene or two from Luca to storyboard himself, such as the scene where Luca and Alberto first test their homemade Vespa

The testing the homemade Vespa scene has a small reference to Miyazaki fans, which references the film Castle of Cagliostro

The song in the friendship montage, title translated to "The Cat and the Fox," was an easy pick due to its themes of comradrie and getting into trouble with someone

The "multiple limb effect" that was used during the film was difficult technically, but a lot of fun

The fisherman who says the line "what's wrong with you stupido?" was voiced by Enrico Casarosa in the English dub, while in the Italian dub he was voiced by Enrico's best friend and "real Alberto" Alberto Surace, Enrico thought it'd be fun if he and his friend shared a line

"Silenzio Bruno" was a fun way to characterize the feeling of fear holding you back, as well as shortening the phrase "the feeling of fear holding you back."

(No, they did not mention Fear from Inside Out, or the coincidence of Bruno and not talking about him being in Encanto a few months later)

The side mirror gag is a nod to legendary Italian film Actor Marsello Magistriani (I'm sure I butchered that), and Enrico joked that he does not have a big enough ego to put a picture of himself in the film

The scene where Alberto gets Luca to join him in testing the bike not only shows Luca's getting confident enough to at least get roped into things, but smart enough to get them out of trouble. Enrico says "don't try this at home, kids."

The scene after they survive the crash was not only a moment for the two characters to bond over sharing their feelings, but that Luca's dream is shifting to become both Luca and Alberto's dream

Portorosso is a made up town, BUT is inspired by five towns located around the Ligurian sea

Andrea notes that the second Vespa dream strongly reminds her of Enrico's short La Luna

While Daniela has made up her mind of what to do after catching Luca sneaking out, Lorenzo is worried for him and trying to cue him into saying the things that would appease Daniela, and of course Luca doesn't say them

Sacha Baron Cohen voices Uncle Ugo, and made so much good material for Ugo to say that they used it to make the post credits scene

According to Enrico, the deep can actually change a sea monster to becoming transparent and having a light on their head and adjust to low oxygen

The deep was also made to threaten Luca with the worst place a curious child could be: a place full of darkness and loneliness

To add some levity, they made Uncle Ugo a character who lives almost a monklike life in the deep, enjoying the depravation in an almost masochistic way

They did watch documentaries on the deep, and not only is it as horrible as Ugo says, but there is bits of whale carcass floating down there

The argument Daniela and Luca have is supposed to mirror the scene earlier when Luca was obedient, but now he's not and standing up for himself

The drawing Alberto makes signifies Alberto's vulnerability and how invested he is in their friendship

Originally there were extra scenes of Luca and Alberto leaving after Alberto gives his little running away speech. But when they cut the scenes and overlapped much of his dialogue over them running away, it brought the scene up to a whole new level

We see Luca developing his courage as he couldn't jump off the cliff in the montage, now he's jumping off the cliff

The swimming away scene not only shows Alberto dragging Luca along, not only shows Luca learning and mastering something fast, but showing a joyful moment, and Enrico thought that was the most important part, so important that he fought to keep it in the film

The boat Elena was named after Andrea's daughter

Yes, that bike underwater is the same bike Luca uses in the race

The whistling fisherman is also Enrico

The introduction to Portorosso shows off how wonderful small towns are

They had discussions if Luca and Alberto should eat the gelato after it being in their hair

Ercole is voiced by Saveiro Raimondo, an Italian comedian. (He reprises his role in the Italian dub, which I have to watch.)

Enrico wanted Ercole to be a two dimensional bully. While he loves Pixar being known for three dimensional characters, he loves that Enrico is just "horrible and funny"

The town despises Ercole, and Ercole is unaware of this

Ercole's favorite food is Foccacia, the type of sandwich he keeps trying to eat in the film

Ciccio is voiced by Peter Sohn, an execute producer and director at Pixar. (I make reference to this because he directs the next film Elemental, and he voices a bunch of Pixar characters over the years)

Enrico loves that Ercole is full of himself

Andrea mentioned how Ercole should have moved on from bullying kids, but this had them making sure Ercole wasn't too old to be bullying kids. (Probably why he says he's sixteen later in the film.)

Enrico loves the character Giulia, who is played by Emma Berman

They wanted to set up the danger of hiding in Portorosso by having Luca and Alberto spotted in the harbor as they entered Portorosso

Giulia's introduction not only sets up her character, as an underdog who's energetic with a sense of justice, but she's also lonely, but in a way that she has a bit of pride to that

Alberto's confidence rubs Giulia the wrong way

Enrico and Andrea mention that their favorite moments in the animation are the hand gestures some characters do, such as when Giulia corrects Alberto when he calls her "Spewlia"

In the introduction to Giulia, we can see Luca is now the character pulling Alberto rather than the other way around

Enrico finds the quick daydream of Luca and Alberto with the prize money a bit interesting as both Alberto and Luca are technically daydreaming the same dream together

Andrea likes how the bike gets stuck in the road, showing visually the importance of teamwork

Luca trying to ride a bike sets up two things: convincing Giulia they can do this, and Giulia is teaching Luca something that Alberto can't teach him

Giulia teaching Luca something also starts Luca beginning to go towards Giulia

The scene also sets up that Luca is a fast learner, but he still hasn't controlled his fear

They mention Portorosso has a cinema, and it's the building with the movie posters on it, such as Roman Holiday, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, and, of course, La Strada

The moment of sincerity, where Luca admits that he doesn't want to go back to his family, wins Giulia over

Massimo is voiced by Marco Barricelli, and he sang so much Italian opera for this scene that he got so tired of it "there's more?"

The dinner scene is supposed to represent the awkwardness of meeting your friend's parents, as well as the threat that Massimo is a fisherman who believes in sea monsters

Machiavelli knows right away that Luca and Alberto are sea monsters

The dinner scene was the first scene that was put into production, as well as the easiest one to make. Everything fit perfectly: the humor, the danger, Machiavelli, eating pasta for the first time

Enrico was very particular that the pasta was perfectly done Genovaian trenette el pesto, mde the traditional way with potatoes and string beans

The recipe for this trenette el pesto is out there. (Look up "cooking with pixar luca")

Giulia goes with the fact that Luca and Alberto are bizarre, and Enrico loves that about her

They played with the lightning when Massimo and Giulia have their talk, making you feel like you're in a different room, until you realize Luca and Alberto are right next to them

There's a bit of connection between Alberto and Giulia when Alberto calls the treehouse her hideout

They didn't want the jealousy to come in right away, but it starts when Luca tells Alberto how Giulia taught him how to ride the bike

The close up of the waves on the shore was a step away from realism, as Enrico wanted it poetic and stylized

The side plot of Daniela and Lorenzo looking for Luca in the town came in late in development

Daniela and Lorenzo haven't been up on land for a long time. (Mentioning it as, is it hinting they have been on land before?)

They loved Luca and Alberto's close calls and discussed how many times can they get them so close to being caught as a sea monster

The fishing scene was not only the fun of the danger of being on the boat with Massimo, but they wanted Luca and Alberto to work for the entry fee

Luca and Alberto really are bribing Machiavelli with fish to win him over

Jim LeBrecht (hopefully spelled it right) is a director and activist who helped them get Massimo right, portraying him as a character with one arm

The heart of Massimo's one arm is his backstory, that he was born with something that made him different, just like Luca and Alberto were born as sea monsters

What was also difficult and fun was designing the parents human forms, so you can tell who they are as humans, but their human forms look nothing like their sea monster forms

The triathalon was made to set up an exciting third act, but also makes it a silly kids film as there's this kids race at the end

The race reminds Enrico of the film Breaking Away, which is also a coming of age film with a bike race in it. I think Enrico also hinted that this was inspiration for the race in Luca

The fact that Luca and Alberto can win the prize money in this race in order to buy a Vespa is the "spine" for the second and third act

Enrico loves the touches in this sign up scene, such as the shadowboxing Alberto and Ercole do, and how Guido copies Ercole's hands on his hips pose

Andrea points out that someone pointed out that none of the focaccia sandwiches were ever eaten in this film. This makes Enrico and Andrea feel sad whenever a good sandwich is ruined.

They debated whether "cappuccino" or "chocolatta" was funnier. They decided on chocolatta because imagining sixteen year old Ercole drinking hot chocolate was kidlike and silly

Ercole does have at least one fan, it's the kid that kept his hand up

They wanted to make sure each part of the race would not be easy. For Luca, it's that he's never ridden a bike. For Giulia, it's that she's not the best swimmer. For Alberto, it's that he doesn't know how to use a fork

Enrico giving nods to the animators during the disastrous training, such as Ercole's butt wiggle and the fish rotating over dazed Luca's head

Ercole's boat is named Focaccia

Ercole trying to ram the boat is inspired by the scene in Stand By Me, where the bully character tries to run over the protagonist with a truck. The scene is also to show how serious Ercole is as a bully

Even in human form, Daniela has a "swimming sea monster" quality to her movements while showing off her surprisingly mad soccer skills

Andrea points out a "no soccer" sign in the piazza, where the kids are always playing soccer. Enrico says this happened all the time in his childhood town in Italy

While Alberto is glad to help Massimo, he's unsure of leaving Luca and Giulia alone, he may be worried that they are getting along

And Giulia and Luca connect, and we learn a bit of Giulia's backstory, that she's kind of an outsider herself

Jesse (missed his last name) is one of the writers of the script, Enrico claimed he knocked it out of the park with Giulia asking if she's a little much, and Luca saying she isn't for him, showing that when you find those friends, you're never too much

Enrico loves the skeptical face Giulia makes after hearing Luca call the stars "fish" one too many times

The rooftop walking scene was another scene they fought to keep in the film, just because it's so beautiful to watch

Old Man Bernardi is an inside joke: he is a set supervisor at Pixar who loves telescopes, he also made the telescope Giulia and Luca are using

The learning daydream was a challenge to show the excitement of learning new things and Giulia teaching Luca these things. What was also important is express how fantastical it is to see Luca's knowledge expand because we want Luca to go to school

Angela finally mentions music composer Dan Romer, specifically how the music in the learning daydream expressing soaring and that Luca's dream is the grandest and wildest it's ever been

Enrico loves Giulia and Luca geeking out, and how Jacob sells it

They wanted Giulia to be goofy and instantaneous by doing that bad backflip

This scene shows that Luca and Alberto are now misaligned, Alberto is showing his heart with his new plans for their Vespa, and Luca is thinking of telescopes and school

(Just want to mention that they did not mention the disappearing pencil error. Either Pixar still hasn't noticed it, or they choose not to discuss it.)

Alberto is worried about Luca slipping away as his mind has changed from Vespas to school

Enrico says they had fun making puns in Italian for the writing in the backgrounds, for example the brand of tires translates to "trash tires." (I think the word he says is "rabbadi")

This scene is to show Ercole's true side, when the town isn't watching him, he's pretty dark

So dark that Enrico decided that Ercole should punch Alberto, it's to show that he is a real threat to them

They literally said that Ercole has a "xenophobic fear" of Luca and Alberto

On Luca's face you can clearly see that he's doubting Alberto knows what he's doing

The training montage is to show them getting better at their training, but also becoming further misaligned in their goals

They love the joke that Uncle Ugo became the inspiration for a sea monster in a horror movie, that they toyed around with the backstory that Ugo became a Hollywood star until something went terribly wrong!

The training montage also shows the town noticing Luca, and Ercole is losing his control over them

While a great connection moment for Massimo and Alberto, the scene where Alberto finally figures out how to eat pasta was really meant to show how Alberto is losing Luca's attention and is now officially jealous

They needed a scene where the parents learn their lesson, they go through their own change, and the best way to do that is after a long failed attempt at trying to find him

Followed by the last close call, and the parents found which kid is Luca

That tower atop the hill is common since the 1400s, as Italy was known for its waters being filled with pirates, and those towers were for spotting them. (I just love that fact and how Enrico mentioned that.)

We're setting up the train to school, and Alberto now literally getting between Giulia and Luca, representing the struggle he's going through in losing Luca

Alberto taking over and riding the bike is a mirror of them riding the homemade Vespa in the first act, except this time Luca isn't holding on, and they're both fighting each other

Another focaccia crime

This scene is meant to set up the heartbreak. (Ouch, Enrico.) The lighting helps as it's setting up the turmoil building throughout the scene. You got the strong yellows of the sunset, the gathering clouds, the rough waves

Not only did they want Luca and Alberto to fight, they wanted them to literally fight, show how physical kids can get

When Giulia comes in, she starts noticing something's up, but can't make heads or tails of it, but the more the scene goes on, the more she begins to piece it together

At one point it was Alberto betraying Luca by dragging them both into the water. But Enrico decided that it was important to have the protagonist do the wrong thing

However, this change to have Luca be in the wrong was so powerful, some even questioned if it was too much. But Enrico thought it was important to have the audience actually question Luca's decision like "what have you done?"

Alberto is happy to scare Giulia

And then the betrayal

Not only did Luca betray Alberto, he's denying his sea monster self

And now Giulia has enough of the pieces that she's suspecting something

A moment of seriousness topped off with a moment of levity

Massimo is having a connection with Alberto that he'll go out to look for him. Enrico takes it a step further by assuming Massimo also had a troubled past, so he sees that much of Alberto in him

(Ugo is a movie star? Massimo has a troubled past? Enrico, show us these backstories!)

While Alberto wanted to scare Giulia, in this reveal it's different, because she's different enough to see past the sea monster and worry for Luca

Emma sells how heartbroken Giulia is, that she was happy having friends, and now they have to go

And now Luca needs to dig himself out of this deep hole he made

While this scene is called "reconciliation" and they did consider the two reconciling, they found it more interesting if they didn't reconcile

The point of the scene is words are not enough, Luca needs to do something

Jack Dylan is known to play the troublemaker and the improviser, now we see this fragile side to his acting

Alberto is trying to make sense of his dad abandoning him, and now Luca abandoning him, and he now thinks that he's unloveable, that he would have left himself too. (Dammit Enrico! My heart!)

For this music score in this scene, they wanted the loneliest piano playing the saddest thing

They added the bike Luca has earlier in the movie when Luca and Alberto first entered Portorosso, it was a late addition for the keen eye to do the math

This split up was not only for the kids to start the third act all separate, but for Luca to win the Vespa alone for Alberto

Originally Enrico was going to cheat at the swimming portion of the race by using butter, but Enrico said butter is a French thing, and Italians are known for their wine, lemons and olive oil

It's important to show that Luca still has fear, he hasn't defeated Bruno yet, especially when there's harpooners out on the waters

They wanted the race to be hard for Luca, so the diver suit breaks, and he struggles with the fork, and it rains during the bike race

A little convenient that they're serving the pasta that Giulia's an expert at, but they went with it

And Giulia can't help herself and gives Luca a quick fork tip

To get the feeling of eating pasta just right, Enrico filmed himself eating spaghetti for reference. (I knew Pixar is detailed af, but damn)

They wanted to show these goons that hang with Ercole are really struggling with him during the race

That really was Jacob Tremblay burping! No joke, he made a number of different takes on command, ad different varieties of belches!

Daniela showing off her competitive nature as well as how impressed she is with her son

They knew they needed a moment for Luca to take that big risk, and the rain during the bike race felt like the perfect moment for that

The fact that they didn't reconcile, yet Alberto is coming for Luca with a beach umbrella, gives a strong sense of hope

Fully showing that moment of commitment, the effects department had to place every drop on Luca and Alberto perfectly to make the slow mo shot so grand, yet so difficult

Enrico's favorite music cue is Luca rescuing Alberto, sends shivers down his spine

Both Enrico and Andrea are impressed with every single department's perfect contribution to the downhill scene, making it feel so dangerous, exciting, visceral, yet so clear and stylized

What Ercole does to be so over the top intimidating is just impossible on a bike

Giulia gets her own shining moment of bravery

Luca and Alberto had a clear chance to escape to the water, but risked it all to go back and check on their friend Giulia

Ercole is egging on the crowd with his fearmongering, and looks unhinged with his hair hanging down, but it was more important for Massimo to have this moment because he is respectfully known in this town with the prejudice against sea monsters, that even he would change his mind on sea monsters

Massimo's respect in town and care for these kids is what helps turn the tide, as well as pointing out that they won

"The fishermen are like 'what do we do?' And Massimo is like 'what do you think?'" - Enrico

They wanted a fine line between the town accepting them, but not the entire town. Not only does Ercole obviously hate them, but some of the fishermen reluctantly stand down. It helps illustrate the message of the story that grandma states just two minutes later

It also visualizes that it's not always black and white, that not everyone can be changed instantly, or at all

This sets up the truth that changing the world is not going to be instant, but it can be a seeded change that grows over time, and the catalyst to find those that do accept you

Enrico comments that the film is curiosity and friendship being a bridge over fear and division, that there are Ercoles in the world, you have to find the Albertos, give our faith to the new generation, and as parents, feel for Daniela who is going to release Luca into a world that is dangerous

The final scene was worked on a lot, and even hinted that it could have been cut, but was saved as it was seen as the perfect ending once it was added to the film. It was also touching to Enrico as someone who left his home and immigrated to the US in order to chase his own dreams, that going out into the world is a bittersweet feeling of sadness and hope, as you leave your friends and family behind

The parents being there at the train station was a late addition to the ending, but was a big part of this moment to make this happen, that Luca needed to leave with their blessing and support, and it's a big sacrifice to let him go

Speaking of sacrifices, Alberto's important scene of sheepishly admitting that he would be happy here with Massimo, because while Luca's dream is school, Alberto's need is a father figure

"We carry this friendship with us, I am with you because of the way we grew up together, the way that we changed each other, we're not the same people because of these amazing relationships we've had." - Enrico Casarosa

("You got me off the island Luca, I'm okay." - Alberto Scorfano)

That train shot is basically the same train shot from Evita Leoni (I think I said that right), only animated by Pixar

When the hands lose each other, its real and much harder

Your true friends are those who root for you, who want what's best for you

It's very important that Luca left his home as a sea monster, that he went out into the world as his true self. That he's not hiding, he's going to change the world one person at a time. (So more rain).

But end the film on a hopeful sky.

Enrico loves film that tells a tiny bit more of the story after the credits, which is why we have all those lovely illustrations telling us what happened afterwards, Luca learning and Alberto bonding with Massimo and making more friends

The film took 4 to 5 years to make, and they keep thanking over and over how important each and every person in these departments are, that if one person was replaced or missing this film wouldn't have been as perfect as it is. (Dammit I wanna work at Pixar!)

Amongst the drawings is a boat named Maret, which is named after Enrico's wife

It's confirmed that the fish in the post credits scene is Giuseppe, not the missing Enrico (there goes my headcanon)

They hope at the end of the film that you will call your best friend and share some memories and get a gelato

Enrico ends the commentary with a simple "ciao."

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Hunting Palismen!!!

         HUNTER!!!!!

         WE HAVE A NAME AND HE’S HUNTER!!!

         I cannot WAIT to use this tag now!

         Also Hunter the Golden Guard… My beloved… Your tooth gap was NOT expected but it’s literally the most ADORABLE thing, I can’t believe it!

         Hunter is babey, I don’t care anymore… He really DOES have a soft side, and like Lilith, he’s caught between the Owl House and the Emperor’s Castle… HENCE, his placement in the intro! Speaking of;

         NEW INTRO!!! Amity has a new necklace now, it’s a crescent moon over a black circle, which reminds me a LOT of that cloaked, crescent moon figure from the trailer… Is this the guardian of the Eclipse Lake, and after her trial there, Amity will be gifted a new necklace in recognition? Just like her shoes…!

         Also, Amity stayed home- Alas, the show had to focus on the palismen, having Lumity would’ve overbrimmed everything… I bet she’s LOVE sick! HA-haaa… But alas, no Palisman for Amity! But we DID get Palismen for a few others…!

         Firstly, I’m so happy to see Eda use her whistle… AND HELL YEAH it’s a scenario where the Bat Queen tells Eda that this one is on her, this doesn’t COUNT as a ‘favor’ because the Bat Queen wants to do this! And Bump… BUMP MY BOY! Letting Eda be a mentor and teacher here, as she gets to erase and redo her past pains from Hexside, gets to teach OTHER kids besides Luz… The symbolism of her becoming a teacher as well!

         AND BUMP! BUMP’S FACE AND BEAUTIFUL HAIR!!! Frewin is confirmed a Palisman that he uses to see, we FINALLY have the answer from Dana herself! Given the scar, I have to wonder how young he got it, seeing as how he was a kid conquering Hexside when he wore Frewin…!

         ALSO PALISMEN!!! Willow gets Clover, a bee- Fitting given how bees help plants pollinate! When BQ said Clover, I expected it to be the plant palisman, but it seems the writers weren’t THAT obvious… Although, a Plant Palisman would’ve been cool, because I think Plant creatures are cool, especially in a scene dominated by animals! Willow basically saying she’s going to snap a bitch in half if they look at her funny, you love to see it!

         BOSCHA! Boscha character moment… Sue me, I like Boscha, and she gets a crab named Maya, due to her competitive spirit! Haha, because she IS a crabby person… AND VINEY! VINEY GETS A SPEAKING ROLE HOLY SHIT IT’S ONLY A SINGLE LINE BUT-

         When we saw Viney and Jerbo I didn’t expect this to be SUCH a major character moment as Palismen! And it’s a Manticore, and we get to see that she wants to become a veterinarian, because what else?! Nothing for Jerbo alas…

         GUS! Gus wants to be an ambassador to the human realm, NICE…! Also he’s continuing that theme of expanding beyond just illusions, and he also confirmed that Perry wants him to be an Illusionist! With how he acknowledges that, will we see multi-track Gus in the future? Not to mention, with Luz planning to find her own way back home… Gus plans to bridge contact, and that makes SO much sense I love it! I love these glimpses at what witches want to be and their goals! Gus got some sort of… Squirrel thing, I’m afraid I don’t quite recognize the animal –assuming it isn’t a fictional one entirely- so I can’t find the symbolism;

         Not that I know squirrel symbolism, either! And then finally, ‘Shigechi’ (because he looks like Shigechi from Jojo) gets a sloth, because he just wants to get things done, one step at a time… Take it easy, just focus on figuring out what’s ahead of him immediately, no rush! Fitting, I like it…!

         Also, we don’t see the rest of the process, but I have to wonder if there are palismen that are missing from the group in this scene, and then when we next see them later that night; If there are, we can deduce these Palismen were assigned to the remaining students of Skara, Jerbo, and Willow’s fan! It shouldn’t be TOO hard to figure out, but I have no clue…

         And I ADORE how they already figured out that idea of Palismen adoption, ahead of time?! These characters are proactive and thoughtful off-screen and it’s honestly neat, efficient, and refreshing to see! Shows how they’re always thinking and figuring things out, I LOVE this epiphany… And Bat Queen being so happy and gentle!

         ALSO LUZ!!! God I LOVE how they acknowledge Luz’s future, and her apprehensions about it are relatable, like the tracks she can’t decide on just one… Not to mention how she’s figuring out the logistics, and again, she puts it into WORDS the implications of heading back home! And how Boscha even points out that Luz’s glyphs probably won’t work in Connecticut… Which, canon home state for Luz, YEAH!

         I love Luz acknowledging how her definition of a witch is changing from her books, calling back to what Covention had Eda say about becoming her ‘own’ witch, but what does that mean when she has to put it into words? It’s such a neat character moment and I love how it shows that Luz’s goals and world is turned upside down with reality… But also, her acknowledging how in the stories, the human always goes back home! And how Luz has to confront that while she wants to return home, will she STAY there?!

         Which… With Luz openly acknowledging the tropes- It gives me hopes that she’ll stay in the Boiling Isles! Or at least routinely visit… Maybe Camila will move with her? I mean we know little on Camila and maybe SHE doesn’t have any friends like her daughter…!

         BUT THAT’S SO SWEET that Eda got the Palistrom wood for Luz?! Her and King!? MOM EDA HELL YEAH and also we might get a Palisman for her, eventually… Or maybe at the very end of the show, who knows? Here’s how Snake palisman can still be canon… But then again, a bird palisman would fit the Clawthorne motifs, if you catch my drift!

         BELOS!!! This dude was GNARLY… He’s body horror incarnate, my man melted into GOOP without his bile, which basically confirms my read and speculation on him as like… Barely holding himself together, and he needs bile to do so or he’ll melt! He’s just amorphous and GOD seeing him do eerie body horror, that shit was TENSE… As was the implication that he gave Hunter his scar, as retaliation for something…

         Speaking of which- Belos is probably cursed by wild magic?! Will we find a source responsible for his AND Eda’s curses?! He was traumatized by wild magic, OHO, that’s interesting… And that’s why he has such a hatred for it, he believes magic should be orderly, controlled, and ‘pure’… HIS idea of magic, restrained but only for the worthy! And it seems to be confirmed that the Day of Unity, as so many speculated, will unite the human and demon realms together- I did see skyscrapers!

         (I guess Gus has his work cut out for him, huh?)

         Belos speaks of a ‘utopia’ that’s ‘pure’ of wild magic… If wild magic is connected to the isles in an elemental sense, based on what Hunter mentioned, and how elements are linked to glyphs… Could wild magic be more connected to the isles, while Belos wants to limit people strictly to the bile in their bodies, cut them off from the outside world! Very symbolic of him… Will merging the Demon Realm with our magicless world work to ‘neutralize’ its latent magic, perhaps spread it thin and weaken it- So only bile magic can work!

         Does Belos plan to neutralize HIS curse if it’s wild magic, drawing magic from the isles itself by doing this?! And Hunter is his nephew… Belos is a Wittebane, obviously- As is Hunter! Hunter Wittebane… Okay maybe not, family names CAN change over time! But it’s obvious he’s Philip’s descendant, and he mentions how his family has lived in the isles for generations… Philip mentioned in his journal entry that his journey in the Demon Realm was ‘far from over’…

         It’s basically confirmed- Philip is part-witch, part-human, and he has no bile sac! And so he can only rely on his staff, gifted to him by Belos… Nice callback to Adventures in the Elements, where Eda explained that Luz can’t just rely on a training wand/staff forever! We see how this works with Hunter, and this poor kid is really trying his best, and he’s so SCARED AND ABUSE… BELOS!!!

         Also is Belos REALLY his uncle? He did say he ‘took in’ Hunter… Which makes it sound like Belos lived separately from the Wittebanes, or maybe he’s just posing! Or, really wild thought, he’s the original Philip himself, somehow still alive but ailed by magic, hence why he didn’t show up for a while… But he IS Hunter’s uncle, so that implies that one of Hunter’s parents could confirm a connection to Belos!

         Which… WHERE IS THIS BABY’S PARENTS-

         Not to mention our glimpse at the Coven Heads! What are those PANTS on the Abomination Head…?! And the Beastkeeping Head has a little leech-worm as a pet, that’s adorable… AND RAYNE CAMEO! Still hoping for names and voices from the Coven Heads, but alas…! And we saw all the shots from them from the trailer, so this could very well be all we see for Season 2A… I hope not, hopefully Eda’s Requiem will show more through Rayne! And as I guessed, that scene with them was connected to the blue fire showing the Titan, and the brazier!

         Kikimora isn’t the dragon, I’m lowkey salty… But she IS its master! Does she come from like… The hands of the Titan, and that’s why there’s a constant Hand motif? She sure does seem salty over Hunter’s special treatment, to the point of murder- Does she know what Hunter means to Belos? She did overhear the assignment, she might’ve overheard what Hunter said about their connection…

         Does she just want power, or does she feel shafted by Belos, whom she admires, in favor of his bratty nephew who can’t even cast REAL magic?! Also, Hunter sure was projecting onto Luz and Eda when dismissing that they can’t wield ‘real’ magic… And ‘Half-a-witch’ from Amity sure takes on a WHOLE new meaning now, huh?!

         Also, if Hunter and Belos are related, and Hunter’s family can’t cast bile magic… Then this basically confirms that Belos can’t, either? Except he CAN through… Unnatural means, specifically harvesting and devouring Palismen! That was another on-screen Palisman death, this dude is ROLLING… Is there something special about Palisman bile? I feel Belos is the type to gladly gorge from his enemies, and maybe he ALSO does that on the side… But it could have something to do with Palistrom wood’s properties, I dunno.

         But yeah, Belos being cursed/possessed by the monster that killed King’s father… It’s looking MORE likely, especially with the coloration of his sharpened tendril, compared to Jean-Luc! And Kikimora… What ARE you goals, and why, exactly?! Do you just want power, to depose Belos for yourself? Or do you want his admiration? Does she recognize that Belos’ love for Hunter seems a little conditional, so she’s willing to risk murdering him?

         How WOULD Belos react to Hunter’s death? With how he can’t do bile magic, it seems like Belos has no need for him besides genuine, familial attachment and sentimentality… He’s an abuser, but he’s the kind that seems to care to some degree, or at least feel obligated. Maybe he really is lonely deep down, even if he’s still a blatant abuser to Hunter! I think Belos WANTS this kid, but how much? How’d he react to Hunter’s death…?

         Also, anyone else think Kikimora was deliberately handicapped for this fight? Not only for the sleep mist to keep her from recognizing Hunter, and to keep Hunter from knowing she recognized him, the latter is more important it seems… But also, the mist kept us from a proper introduction to Kikimora’s power? We still have that berserk state from the intro…

         AND LUZ! Luz being so cheeky and messing with Hunter, hanging him out to dry in front of those Covenscouts! Also… That ‘tattoo’ might be the Emperor’s BRAND, which it does seem purely symbolic in that case- But then again, it might need bile to ‘activate’ and prove a Covenscout’s membership, hence why it’s useless for Hunter. Oh boy… We never did see Lilith’s bare arms, DID we…? On another note, it seems the Emperor’s Brand is meant for identification, which makes a lot of common sense and I’m surprised none of us considered that!

         I love Luz acknowledging her compassion with Hunter, letting her guard down with him… Hunter’s little moments of goofiness, he’s not THAT competent, he’s still just a teen! And Lilith’s quote on him being a ‘genius teen prodigy’ takes on a different level… Did Hunter and Belos fake it entirely through the staff? Or is it at least somewhat true regardless- Hunter does seem like a very avid student, this kid is probably autistic or ADHD, he ain’t neurotypical and this is a new hill I have erected to DIE on!

         Him geeking out with Luz, actually finding a real friend to engage with, and it settling in for her that as Lilith said, he IS just a teen… God Hunter is so much more adorable than I could’ve imagined! His little friendship with his Cardinal palisman, when it rejected Luz I KNEW…! That’s not his old Palisman, but his NEW one instead… Quick, apply the symbolism to him! I love Hunter geeking out, and how he’s clearly intrigued in wild magic- Not just for Belos, but for curiosity!

         And Belos… TOLERATES this, because that’s his own flesh and blood (metaphorically because Belos’ body ain’t recognizable anymore), but he’s got his obvious warning signs and is more or less a canon, physical abuser. But just… HUNTER being into wild magic, and researching it! And Belos’ disgust because of his own trauma, his own desire for a ‘safer’ world, a ‘pure’ world… Did he talk to the Titan or not?! Is he just faking it and anybody who questioned him was killed, so then EVERYONE took it as truth, especially kids who grew up with this?

         (Nice touch with the Abomitons with Belos… I wonder if Alador might try to install his own cameras or override control as a safeguard, but who knows? Those things are DEADLY.)

         Also dang… Eda really is the fun Wine Aunt, and Belos is literally the Evil Uncle! Juxtapositions… Luz and Hunter parallels as well, as bile-less witches! I’ve always wanted to see a witch born without a bile sac, and while Hunter obviously gets this from his human ancestry, close enough! Disability symbolism and representation, YEAH! And how Hunter is likely shamed for this ‘disability’ by Belos, made to feel inadequate and how he has to ‘fix’ himself with the staff… And Belos ain’t changing anytime soon like Gwen did!

         All in all, this was… A HUGE episode, in terms of plot, of lore, of revelations, for Belos and the Golden Guard, for Kikimora! A Rayne cameo, character moments as well, discussing Luz’s goals and future from here on… Palismen providing further symbolism for pre-existing characters! And that Echo Mouse, Luz DID keep it as a pet, but alas- It’s withholding that Wittebane lore, curse you after all! Maybe she’ll carve her Palisman off of it, in a moment of inspiration while looking around;

         The Echo Mouse DOES represent Luz realizing a way back home, learning of a human who could exist in the Demon Realm and even spawn a lineage… Which fits with Luz being a human and considering her placement in the Boiling Isles and whatnot! Not to mention what it represents for her and Amity… I could see a Mouse Palisman working, which’d be ironic, given DISNEY. But we’ll just have to wait and see!

        Yet another episode that just overwhelms us… And after this, RAYNE!!! RAYNE!!! Rayne is confirmed to be a Coven Head at this point, and we haven’t seen anything traumatic happen for them or any potential ‘father’ who was the previous head of the Bards… So maybe they’ve always been planning this revolution for a while, or maybe it’s a trap! We’ll see… But GOOD ON YOU RAYNE, if you ARE rebelling- Then Luz and Eda can learn what the Day of Unity is through you!

[fatherfigurefusion]

Bandori Favorite Pet Headcanons Tier List/AU where everybody has a pet of sorts.

(Opinions and alternate ideas would be greatly appreciated...)

Explanations under the cut...

Dogs: Aya (puppy-like personality, probably a cute toy dog), Chisato (needs no explanation), the Hikawa Twins (see Chisato), Saaya (gives off suburban hunting dog-owner vibes, also can imagine baking dog treats for her dog), Touko (literally a Labrador in human form), Tsukushi (probably owns a guard/hunting dog bigger than she is), and PAREO (literally a human puppy, also because Pasupare is 3/5 dog people)

Cats: Maya (canonically a cat person), Misaki (gives off either low-key cat owner vibes, or owner of a bear-looking dog that the Sanbaka think is Michelle's relative), Ran (gives off aloof and hissy cat vibes), Moca (gives off lazy Garfield vibes), Yukina (need more be said?), Nanami (looks like a human Sphinx cat, and probably likes cats based on her hairclip), and CHU2 (would evilly stroke a cat on her lap, while working or glowering at her enemies)

Birds: Hagumi (after the whole dinosaur egg debacle, Misaki introduced Hagumi to dinosaur's closest relatives, also would probably own a chicken, if she could) Lisa and LOCK (based on the pet birds of their respective seiyuu)

Reptiles/Amphibians: Kasumi and Rinko (both references to their seiyuu, who own a snake and a turtle respectively)

Small Mammals: Ako (would totally own a bunch of rats or hamsters and call them "the Dark Devas of Destruction", Gundham Tanaka-style), Arisa (gives off hedgehog vibes, as a reference to her seiyuu), Himari (just gives off hamster/gerbil vibes), Tae (need more be said?), Mashiro (canonically loves soft and fluffy things), Rui (has a closet love for hamsters, if that one Tsukushi/Rui area conversation is anything to go by), LAYER and MASKING (both share a love for rabbits)

Marine Life: Kanon (need more be said?), Rimi (would own either hermit crabs with their cornet-shaped shells, or a weird eldritch-horror-looking sea creature), and Tsugumi (would put a tank of fish in her family's cafe to spice the scenery up)

Horses: Eve (to become more bushido, Eve decided to take horse-riding lessons from Kaoru), Kaoru (canonically loves horse-riding), Kokoro (instantly mastered horse-riding, based on that one 1-koma), Tomoe (see sundoodle's fancomic [https://sundoodle.tumblr.com/post/627186028263915520])

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Nancy Drew and Education

So apparently the Clue Crew is full of teachers? Who knew. Well, as a former homeschooled student, current teacher, and (hopefully) future homeschooling parent/teacher I have been planning on integrating the games into lessons for a long time. Below the cut I have just a few of my many ideas (some more fleshed out than others). Feel free to use, adapt, or add your own! 

SCK:

-        Braille

o   How blind/vision impaired people navigate the world

§  How we can make it more accessible for them

o   How do braille books and printers work

-        ASL

o   Memorizing the alphabet and basic signs

§  Build up fluency

o   How HOH/deaf people navigate the world

§  How we can make it more accessible for them  

o   Connections of ASL to other signed languages

§  French Sign Language versus British Sign Language

-        Dangers of gas leaks

o   What to do if you smell or hear gas

-        Inequalities between mens and womens sporting opportunities

o   See Women’s Soccer

-        What are performance enhancing drugs

o   What is the difference between #steroids and the steroids your doctor might prescribe

-        How drug running is a gateway crime

-        Why blackmailing people isn’t good

-        More reasons to never move to Florida

-        Why you shouldn’t go to an actual high school part one

 STFD:

-        Television in NYC

o   Soap Operas

o   How television sets work

o   Role of director

o   Teleprompters

o   Props

o   Agents

-        Theatre in NY

o   Broadway

§  Learn a show

o   Carnegie Hall

-        Dangers in the ways we obsess over celebrities

o   Paparazzi

o   Stalkers

o   Respecting privacy

-        NY taxi system

-        NY regional accents

-        NY as a center for immigration – salad bowl

o   Ellis Island

-        History of NYC

o   Geography of NYC

-        Typewriters

-        Towers of Hanoi

-        Encoding  

-        How to make chocolates (with or without poison)

-        Read along:

o   New York the Novel (Edward Rutherford)

o   The Power Broker

o   All of a Kind Family

 MHM:

-        San Francisco Gold Rush

-        Earthquake and Fires in San Fran

-        Golden Gate Bridge

-        Angel Island

o   Asian (Chinese) Immigration to the USA

-        Chinese Zodiac

-        Fortune telling (and why it’s not okay)

-        Bed and Breakfasts

-        San Francisco today

o   Technology boom

o   Overpriced everything

§  How this hurts established residents

§  Homelessness in San Fran

-        Bandits in the American West

-        Hauntings in American buildings

-        How to remove and install tile

-        Renovations – refurbish something

-        Antiques

o   Visit an antique shop

-        Importance of fire safety

-        How to install lighting fixtures properly

-        How to fix a dumbwaiter

o   How not to be a dumb waiter

-        Tangrams

-        What is the Victorian period

o   Significance of Queen Victoria

-        Read Along:

o   Little Brother

o   Paper Son: Lee’s Journey to America

o   Angel Island Gateway to Golden Mountain

 TRT:

-        The French Revolution

o   Marie Antoinette

o   Women and the French Revolution

o   Worldwide effects of the Revolution

o   Historians of the French Revolution

-        Writing history

o   How we can focus on different events in history, how we can be sympathetic to certain people, how we can fulfill different spaces in the historical narrative, criticism of history as a field, entering history as a field

-        Wisconsin Dairy industry

-        Alarm systems and how they work

-        Fingerprinting

-        Elevator safety

-        Ski lifts

o   Skiing

-        Vandalism

-        Taking care of libraries

-        Latitude and longitude

-        Keeping records of good events and bad events

o   Nothing you do will ever stop me from loving you

-        Some people keep different sleep schedules

-        Journalism

-        Making translations  

-        Why France has different holidays – to keep the ski lodges from getting too full

 FIN:

-        History of theatre spaces

-        Use of film at theatres

-        Magicians

o   Houdini

o   Learn a ‘magic’ trick

-        Library of Congress

-        Demolition – wrecking balls

o   What’s involved

-        Plaster casts

-        Historic register of buildings

o   Visit a local historic building

-        Price of concessions and movie tickets today

-        Nickelodeons

-        Celebrity stunts for attention from press

o   Celebrity endorsements

-        Jazz music

o   Dancing

-        Kidnapping stories

o   What to do if someone tries to grab you

-        Rubber vs. electricity

-        Art/artists of the 20s

 SSH:

-        Numbering systems (particularly ones not based on 10)

-        Cultures of South America

o   Maya

§  Cultural understandings

§  Connections to what appears at Beech Hill

o   Aztec

o   Inca

-        Myths of lesser civilizations because of European preconceptions

-        Why do countries have consulates/embassies in other countries

-        What is amnesia and other medical memory issues

-        Provenance and why its important part one

-        Roles and responsibilities within a museum

o   Visit a museum

o   How to be critical of a museum and how knowledge is presented to you

-        Modern art

o   Make your own

o   Visit a modern art museum

-        Periodic Table of Elements

-        Positive and negative molds for casting

 DOG:

-        Prohibition

o   Speakeasys

o   Amendments to constitution

o   Drinking age restrictions

§  Comparison of USA to European countries  

o   Connections to modern drug policies

-        Recognizing and photographing local birds

-        Dangers in the forest – ticks and other pests

-        Why water sources are important

o   Flint water crisis

-        Visit a state park

o   Importance of maintaining public land

-        Alcatraz

-        How to care for dogs

-        Noise pollution

o   Light pollution

 CAR:

-        History of carousels

o   Visit a carousel

-        Lathes

-        Harmonicas

-        Band organs

-        Writing messages with lemon juice and other hidden inks

-        How to iron

o   How not to iron

-        How to make a sundae

-        How amusement park rides are designed

-        Soldering

-        What is parole

o   Welcoming those who have been in prison back to society

o   Problems with the American prison system

§  How it disproportionately affects minority groups

o   What can be done in prison reform

o   Abuses in prison

o   Making mental and spiritual help and guidance more available

o   Making sanitary products available

o   Prison for profit hurts everybody except the prison owner

o   Educational opportunities for those in prison

o   More half-way help

o   Juvenile sentencing reform – more out of system help

o   Respecting humanity of prisoners

o   Ending the death penalty  

-        Depression

o   How to get help

o   How to help others

o   Dealing with loss

DDI:

-        Native peoples of the Pacific Northwest

-        Orcas and other whales

o   Whaling industry in Northwest and Northeast

o   Things whale products were used for

o   Visit natural history museum with whale exhibition

-        Visit an aquarium with a good reputation

o   Problems with places that do not take care of their sea life – particularly large sea life like whales

-        What is a chowder and how is it made

o   Try or make chowder

-        Crabs

o   Restrictions on different types of crabs – what type is local

o   Try a crab dish

-        Importance of different knots  

o   Get some rope and learn how to tie different knots

-        Know the NATO alphabet and letter flags

-        Boating knowledge

o   Go on a boating trip – know the port and starboard sides

-        Learn how to kayak

-        Try to learn how to skip rocks

-        Visit a lighthouse

o   Importance and histories of lighthouses

-        Smuggling – what is it and why does it happen

-        Shanghaiing

-        Chess

 SHA:

-        The continuous oppression and mistreatment of Native Americans

o   From Mayflower to Pocahontas to Trail of Tears to Dakota to DAPL to Reservations to food deserts to voting rights to much much more

§  How to support current Native voices and concerns

o   Why Native Americans are not a costume

o   “Possession” of Native American objects and land

§  Arrowheads and native jewelry

o   Broad overview of regional Native American groups – using their own voices

§  Special focus on local Native American groups

·       Is there a local museum/educational resource that is either Native created or known for respecting Native voices

o   Current Native Americans of note (ex: politicians, activists, artists)

o   While the previous focuses on Native Americans in the modern day USA – also discuss First Nations from Canada and Native Groups from more southern areas

-        Why temperature and pan matters when baking (show what happens in the oven when it goes wrong)

-        Magnets and how different metals react differently to magnets

-        How to take care of a horse and other farm animals

o   Visit a local farm

o   Try horse-riding

-        Dangers of rattle snakes and scorpions

-        Lassos and how to use them

-        Legends of outlaws in the American West

-        Ghost towns  

-        Flower stitches when knitting/crocheting

-        Petrified wood

-        How to make a campfire

-        Picking fruits and veggies when they are ready

-        Flower language

-        Read Along:

o   Native American folk tales  

o   Motorcycles and Sweetgrass

o   Gone Away Lake

o   Black Beauty?

 CUR:

-        Where are the moors

-        Different regional accents within the United Kingdom

-        British foods

-        Latin

o   Learn fun phrases and prayers

-        Ancestry and genealogy

o   Map your own family tree and recognize family crests

o   How adoption has historically been a binding and irrefutable concept for lineage

o   Find places your family lived

o   Leaving a history for your descendants

§  Write a story book for them

o   British Royal Family

§  Why incest is bad

-        Parrots and their intelligence

-        Secret passages in old buildings

-        Alchemy

o   Connections to modern understandings of science  

o   Historical understandings of elements

-        Astrological signs

-        Witch trials

-        Legends of lycanthropy and other monsters

-        Importance of not taking other peoples medicines

-        Runic alphabet

-        Feeding your pets a healthy diet

-        Typing practice

-        How to embrace the idea that home taught students are evil geniuses

-        Forges and melting points of different metals

-        Carnivorous plants

-        Succulents

-        Constellations in different places  

-        Read Along:

o   The Secret Garden

o   The London Eye Mystery

o   Beastly

CLK:

-        Great Depression

o   Causes and effects

o   Who was hurt

o   Who was not hurt

o   Areas of America

§  Dust bowl

o   Famous people and literature

o   Homelessness and poverty

§  Bread lines

§  Soup kitchens

§  Anti-homelessness architecture

§  Connections to mental illness and veterans

§  How we can help those who do not have homes today

-        Early Telephones

-        Shakespeare

-        History of Nancy Drew

o   Mildred Wirt Benson

o   Edward Stratemeyer  

-        Fishing – why different fish respond to different bait

-        Orphanages in the early 20th century

-        Gas prices and accessibility of cars through time

-        How to make pie

-        What is jurisdiction and what is significant about crossing state lines

-        How do banks work

o   Safety deposit boxes

-        Identify theft

-        How to use a sewing machine

o   Sew an item of clothing

-        Mini golf – why and what

-        Mirrors and their usefulness

-        Stamp collections

-         

-        Radios and call signs

o   Comparison to modern internet forms

-        Telegrams

-        Read along:

o   Shakespeare

§  Midsummer Night’s Dream

§  Others

o   Pollyanna

o   Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

o   The Grapes of Wrath

  TRN:

-        Trains

o   Steam trains

o   Visit a train museum

o   Take a train ride (if not a normal event)

o   Importance of transcontinental railway

o   Trains around the USA today

o   Trains around the world (TGV, bullet train)

-        Abraham Lincoln

-        Mark Twain

-        How to make a good burger (you leave off the PB&J)

-        Slugs

-        Periodic Table of Elements – abbreviations

-        Gemstones

-        History of Mining

o   England (Newcastle upon Tyne)

o   American West

o   Appalachia

o   Company Store

o   Health issues for miners

o   Danger of mines

o   Current issues for mining

-        Dancing the Hurley Burley

-        People who collect creepy dolls

o   History of porcelain dolls

-        Embroidery

o   How to

o   Patterns/symbols

-        General Stores in the American West

o   Sears

-        How to make taffy

-        Find a well maintained and beautiful tomb and research who is entombed

-        Focusing light through a magnifying glass can start a fire

-        Read Along:

o   Murder on the Orient Express

o   Mark Twain books

DAN:

-        All lessons in French

-        How using different ingredients and different amounts of ingredients can affect the outcome of your cookies

-        Paris métro

o   History

o   How to read/follow a métro map

o   RER

-        Montmartre and other Parisian neighbourhoods

-        History of Île de la France and Square de Vert Galant Parc and Pont Neuf

-        WWII and the French Resistance

o   Cross of Lorraine

o   Vichy France

o   Abuses of the French gov’t in this period

-        Paris and the fashion world

-        Beauty standards and the rejection of natural beauty by society

o   Dangers of weight and figure standards

o   You are beautiful as you are

-        Catacombs of Paris

-        Famous French Dishes (from this region)

o   Or Bretagne since I know and like them better

-        The French Café

-        Moulin in France

-        Tea and how hot leaf water can taste so bad but still be good for you

-        Buildings of Baron Haussmann

-        Paris History  

-        Decoders

-        Importance of vitraux historically, culturally, and religiously

-        Read Along:

o   Little Kids

§  Madeline

§  Babar

§  Petit Ours

§  Plume

o   High School

§  Hunchback of Notre Dame

§  Les Mis

§  Dale Van Kley

 CRE:

-        History of Hawai’i and her native people

o   How the USA screwed them over and continues to do so

§  Land colonizing today

o   Listen to voices from Native Peoples

-        Pearl Harbor

o   USS Arizona

-        Native myths and legends

-        Local flora and fauna

-        Surfing

-        How to make bead necklaces

-        Snorkeling

-        Entomology

o   Find some local bugs and identify and observe them

-        Horticulture

o   See if you can graft something

o   Watch a carnation placed in water with food dye

o   Regrow a fruit or veggie from the leftovers

-        Go looking for seashells – see how many complete shells you can find

-        Be aware of pesticides and the dangers they offer

o   Dangers of organic food too

-        Make something with pineapple in it

-        Fishing – different kinds of native fish

-        Volcanos

-        Hula  

  ICE:

-        Wolf sanctuaries – respecting wildlife and their place in the wild and not the domestic

o   What to do if you see a wolf in the real world

-        Fur trapping in Canada history

-        Regions and Capitols of Canada

o   Visit Canada?

-        How the Canadian government works

-        Use of French language in Canada    

o   Unique features of Canadian French  

-        Ice fishing

-        How to cook omelets, salmon, etc.

o   How to not add paprika cause like ew

-        Fossils

-        Radiation

o   Marie Curie

-        How to be a good maid

-        Snowballs/ice balls

-        Ice skating

-        Winter weather safety

-        Avalanches  

-        Saunas

-        Birthmarks

-        Fax machines

-        How to not lie about bird watching

-        Frozen water safety  

-        Modern offenses against First Nations by Canadian Government

  CRY:

-        Culture of the Arawak and Caraïbe

o   Voodoo

-        Mardi Gras in New Orleans

-        Hurricane Katrina and aftermath

-        French Influence

-        Eyes and their parts and functions

-        Teeth and their parts and functions

-        Alligators in the Southern USA and how they are dangerous pests  

-        Graveyards/cemeteries and how to be comfortable in them

o   Modern burial practices

o   Why are they above ground in Louisiana?

o   Places where they are running out of space for the dead

o   Historic violations of final resting places

-        Ventriloquism

-        Lizards and how to care for them

-        Rube Goldberg machines

-        Curio shops

-        Crystal Skulls  

 VEN:

-        International crime

-        Organized crime

-        Scopa

-        Italian basics

o   Learn an Italian aria

-        Italian food

o   Not just spaghetti

-        History of Venice

o   Current issues in Venice

-        Carrier pigeons

-        Micro-dots

-        “Observing the architecture”

-        Try to make gelato (or just get gelato, either way you get gelato)

-        Disguising yourself – put on an outfit and try to get me to not recognize you

-        Picking locks

-        Secret codes

-        Solfege

o   With hand signs

o   Learn a song in solfege

-        Carnivale

-        Learn how the sausage gets made

o   How to deal with food poisoning

-        How to secure your living space against burglars

o   Glass breaks, motion sensors, keypads, magnets, and more

-        Read Along:

o   Heist Society

o   The Prince

o   Merchant of Venice

  HAU:

-        Irish lessons (as much of this in Irish as possible)

o   Why the Irish language is important

-        Geography of Ireland

o   Provinces and counties

-        Irish names

-        Why Ireland has disliked and should dislike the UK

o   Historically

o   Famine

§  Emmigration

o   Easter Rising

o   Troubles

o   Present-Day

-        Importance of alcohol in Ireland

o   Uisce beatha

o   Guinness

§  Guinness world records

-        Irish music

o   Irish instruments

o   Learn some Rebel songs

-        Ogham runes

-        Irish foods

o   Something with lamb, who cares what

-        Don’t use friends for land development

-        Bogs

-        Chemical Reactions

-        Rockets

-        Inventions and secrecy during WWII

-        Religion in Ireland

o   Pagan traditions

o   Christianity

o   Catholic/Protestant tensions

-        Irish wedding traditions

-        How printing presses work

-        Irish castles

-        Sheep sheering/raising sheep

-        Irish legends

o   Fae

o   Leprechauns

-        Don’t drive and talk on the phone

 RAN:

-        Why blackface is problematic? (the fact that this needs to be said is problematic in and of itself)

-        Scuba diving

-        Sailing

-        Bermuda Triangle

-        Bats

-        Primates and their intelligence

o   Problems with animal research

o   Koko

o   Jane Goodall

-        Island resort culture

-        Metal detectors

-        Pirates

o   And the Caribbean

o   Their abuses

o   Different kinds

o   Modern day pirates  

-        How do walkie-talkies work

-        US mistreatment of island territories

-        Read Along:

o   Bloody Jack (Meyer)

 WAC:

-        Edgar Allan Poe

o   Stories

o   Baltimore

-        Piano

-        Victorian Dining traditions

o   How to set a place for fancy dining

o   How to fold napkins

o   Table manners

o   How to serve someone at a fancy dinner

o   How courses might work

o   How to use your silverware  

-        Why you shouldn’t go to an actual high school part two

o   Just fyi – that’s not how uniforms work

§  Have a school inspired dress code for a week

-        Bullying and why you absolutely will not be a bully

o   How to respond to bullying

o   Importance of talking to adults and counseling

-        Logic puzzles

-        Research the founding of a local school

-        Stringed Instruments

-        Plagiarism

o   Turnitin

-        Making sandwiches – like a good deli style sandwich

-        Photography scavenger hunt – make a digital (or physical) yearbook

-        Squirrels

-        Orthographic projection

-        DNA/RNA

-        Saving every major project on three different thumb drives

-        Getting along with roommates

-        States and Capitals

o   Countries and capitals of the world  

 TOT:

-        Tornados

o   Technology used to observe tornados

-        Meteorology

-        Prairie dogs

-        Life on the great plains

-        Great Plains Native Americans

-        Small towns in the Midwest honestly be like that

-        Defensive driving

-        Make a disaster kit

-        Know what to do in various natural emergency situations

o   What is the local alert protocol

o   What do local authorities recommend

-        How to maintain and fix a car

-        How to fix a broken device

-        What is tenure

-        How to budget

o   Go to the grocery store on a strict budget (however much you come in under budget is your candy budget)

-        Read Along:

o   Little House

  SAW:

-        Basic Japanese phrases

o   Learn to count

o   Writing in Japanese

-        Sudoku, nonograms, renograms

-        Japanese ghost legends

-        Japanese culture

o   Tourism

§  Ryokans

o   Space – everything small

o   Politeness/formalities

o   Hot springs/baths

o   Tatami and paper walls

-        Japanese cultural dress

o   Kimonos

o   Lolita? Fashion

-        Japanese names

o   Last name first

o   How to address others in Japan

-        Martial Arts

o   Ninjutsu

§  Traditional tools

-        Japanese tea ceremony

-        Schools in Japan

-        Teaching English as a foreign language

-        Japanese subway/train system

-        Pachinko and Japanese gaming

-        Japanese vending machines

-        Robotic animals

-        Bento

-        Japanese foods

-        Origami

-        How to fake a haunting

 CAP:

-        Basic German phrases

o   How to make a German word

o   Connections of German to English

-        German food favourites

o   Especially cakes

-        Storytelling as a cultural entity

o   How memory has worked differently in different times

-        Glass blowing

-        How castles provided for the local community

-        Bavaria in Germany

o   Cultural dress

-        Glockenspiel

-        How to make board games

-        Monster stories of central Europe

-        How to monitor security camera remotely

-        Read Along:

o   Heidi

ASH:

-        Arson

o   Watching how different accelerants burn a piece of paper

-        All politicians are at least somewhat self-serving

o   But write a letter to a local politician anyway

§  Different ways to contact elected officials, and why some don’t work

-        How to make ice cream

-        How a police investigation works

o   Problems with police departments around the world – specifically USA

o   Ways that police work unfairly targets minorities

§  If Nancy is innocent how many others are

-        How to use matches and lighters safely

-        Why you should not return to the scene of a crime – particularly a fire

-        Making sure smoke detectors work properly and the system is connected

o   We might not go to school but fire drills are still important

-        What is a mass spectrometer

-        Who to call if you’ve been arrested

-        What to do if you get pulled over

-        How the media can skew the truth and make their own narratives

-        Sound mixing

-        Be careful with what you say/post/record

o   Keep receipts and clarify when possible

 TMB:

-        What not to do at an archaeological site

-        Ancient Egyptian History

o   Pantheon, notable figures, relevant events

o   Pyramids, sphinx

o   Pharaohs

-        Modern Egypt

o   Arabic alphabet

-        History of archaeological digs in Egypt

o   Why they’ve been problematic

-        Dangers of the tombs

-        Mummys

o   How they are put together

-        Tomb raiders

-        Importance of water in the desert

-        How to piece together a broken artifact

-        How to gently brush off an artifact

-        There is no such thing as a dictionary for ancient Egyptian

-        Aliens did not build the pyramids

-        Senet

-        Desert life safety

-        How mirrors can be used to light a room

-        Read Along

o   Rick Riordan

 DED:

-        Nikola Tesla

o   All his fun stuff

o   Tesla Coils

-        3-D printing

-        Gummy fingerprints

-        Faraday Cage

-        Basic electric concepts

o   How to build a circuit board

-        Chemical safety

-        How a lab might work

-        Valuing different skills within academia

-        Ultraviolet light

-        How motorcycles work

-        Freelance photography

-        How to use academic databases

 GTH:

-        Slavery in the United States

o   Origins

o   ‘End’

o   Civil War

o   The connection to “southern culture”

o   Continued abuses of Black people in America

§  Importance of recognizing Black voices and what they are saying

§  Listening even when it’s uncomfortable

§  Checking privilege when you have it

o   Jim Crow Laws

-        Plantations

-        Gone With the Wind

o   The good and the bad

-        Civil War spies – female

-        Carbon monoxide poisoning

-        Burned out houses are not a safe space

-        Do not go digging through people’s coffins – rest in PEACE

-        Understanding that your family can be flawed

-        If you don’t want to get married, if you’re not happy in a relationship, end it

-        When a member of your family is sick you take care of them

-        Make a will, just in case your cousin kills you

-        Bachelor and bachelorette parties should feature activities that everyone is comfortable with

-        Read Along:

o   My Last Skirt: The Story of Jennie Hodgers, Union Soldier

 SPY:

-        Scotland and their identity

o   Celtic Nations

o   Independent Scotland

o   Call a Scottish person

-        Unicorns and other mythical creatures in Scotland

-        Scottish food

o   The appetizing parts

-        History of spies

-        Biowarfare

o   Code Orange

o   Other teenage stories dealing with anthrax

o   Current events and concerns

o   Historical biowarfare (smallpox blankets)

-        Ziplining

-        Archery

-        How to bug someone

-        Tartans and plaids

o   Kilts

-        Augmented Reality Glasses

-        Record players

-        How to reset a circuit breaker

-        Read Along:

o   Gallagher Girls

o   Code Orange

o   Little House (Martha)

o   Little Brother (Doctorow)

 MED:

-        Don’t meet your heroes

-        New Zealand

o   Maori culture

-        Survivor style game shows and realism

-        I’m not saying Aliens can’t exist, I’m saying they def aren’t involved here

-        Kayaking

-        Submarines and what they can do

-        Turtles

-        Earthquakes

-        Be careful with rope bridges

  LIE:

-        Provenance and why it’s important part two  

-        Greek art and how it was originally painted vibrantly

o   Abuses of Greek art through the ages

-        The British Museum and the issues with that

-        Greek pantheon

o   Legends and notable figures

o   Religious traditions  

-        Iliad and Odyssey

-        Art forgery

-        How to fire clay pots and pottery

-        Memorizing lines for a play

o   Staging for a play

o   Role of a director

-        Theatre

o   Lights

o   Curtains

o   Fly system

o   Sound

-        Greek alphabet

-        Historical importance of the Greek language and culture

o   Alexander the Great and Hellenization

-        Olympics

o   Historic and modern

-        Greece and the European Union  

-        Make something with pomegranates

-        Read Along:

o   Iliad

o   Odyssey

o   The Thief

o   Percy Jackson  

  SEA:

-        Iceland

o   Culture

§  Naming traditions

o   Language

o   Music

o   Food

-        Shipbuilding

o   Historic and modern ships

-        Ice caving

-        Northern Lights

-        Tides

-        Snowmobiling

-        Poetry

-        What is xenophobia

 MID:

-        Some games just shouldn’t be made

-        American witch trials

o   What actually went down

o   Misconceptions

-        Treating people with albinism as real people

-        Arson is bad

-        Herbal remedies and how they can interfere with modern medicine

-        Witchcraft and how not to

-        Salem MA

-        Ignorance promotes fear and hatred so we do our best to learn about others

[taketheringtolohac]

i’ve been working on the most self indulgent au for about a week now and I thought i’d share my thoughts. now presenting... my ace attorney blaseball au! including teams, positions, modifications and more about all the ace attorney characters i could think of and how they would play blaseball. you can also find it on ao3 here, but ive included all the information i have below the cut!

Blase Attorney (Blaseball Ace Attorney AU)

Phoenix- 

Team: Yellowstone Magic

Position: Batter

Modifications: Seeker

Details: one of the first replacements in the game, he was originally just a blaseball fan who was following around miles edgeworth his childhood friend to his games (disguised as him going to see Larry play) and sort of wished that he could play so he could get closer to miles and is at a magic/steaks game that miles is pitching when someone gets incinerated and suddenly he’s on the field in a jersey with a glove and that really messes him up, he's a pretty good player not a star player but definitely a solid one, gets the seeker mod in the season 19 tarot reading

Notable Forbidden Knowledge:  REALLY high martyrdom

Maya

Team: Yellowstone Magic

Position: Batter

Modifications: Haunted

Details: she replaced Mia when she was incinerated and isn’t a season 1 player but has been here so long that it FEELS like she is, isn’t great at the game and has like really bad forbidden knowledge stats but she occasionally hits a surprise dinger and the fans love her so they infuse her and she becomes a serviceable batter, is constantly filled with guilt and emotions about being the person who replaced her sister she gets the haunted mod in an election

Notable Forbidden Knowledge: high base thirst, really good divinity that only gets better after her infuse

Edgeworth- 

Team: Dallas Steaks

Position: Pitcher

Modifications: None

Details: season one player who didn’t really want to join blaseball but he took it in stride and he wasn’t very good at first but he got a blessing that MADE him good and he’s miraculously been on the team the whole time, originally placed in good league because Fran was in Evil and von Karma wanted them to dominate the game and become the best in their respective leagues, still one of the best players in the game, his dad still dies somehow, refuses to “buy into” the dad bit from the steaks and insists that he was just placed here

Notable Forbidden Knowledge: EXCEPTIONAL ruthlessness (one of the highest in the game), good other stats as well, just a really solid PITCHING statline, his other stuff isn’t good

Franziska- 

Team: Hades Tigers

Position: Pitcher

Modifications: Friend of Crows

Details: season one player who fans LOVE even though she hates everything about the game and the circumstances in which she’s here, she’s a naturally good player but she lets up a lot of home runs, she receives the friend of crows modifier in season 10 much to her dismay, ALMOST pitched a perfect season and then absolutely RUINED it in the last game and it crushed her

Notable Forbidden Knowledge: higher highs than miles but also lower lows, in particular her overpowerment isn’t very good, she is also a more well rounded player and would also be a fine batter (solid thwack)

Gumshoe-

Team: Originally on the LA Unlimited Tacos, then feedbacked to the San Fransisco Lovers

Position: Batter

Modifications: Siphon, Attractor

Details: season one player that is beloved by the fans and he’s decent at the game but he always tries to steal bases but he is so bad at it, he’s the teams siphon but he NEVER drinks blood except to draw a walk, he ends up getting redacted because of consumer attacks and is probably one of the first to do so despite him having QUITE a bit of soul, he becomes Wyatt Gumshoe in the Wyatt Masoning

Notable Forbidden Knowledge: GREAT thwackability, bad everything else which makes for a really interesting player to say the least

Athena- 

Team: Miami Dale

Position: Pitcher

Modifications: None

Details: POWERFUL ARMS also she is a replacement player she probably becomes a replacement after Simon does and she got into blaseball because of that cute flowers pitcher and now she’s here but she LOVES Miami and she LOVES being bad at the game, she leans really hard into the neon aesthetic

Notable Forbidden Knowledge: good unthwackability and ok ruthlessness, shakespeareanism is her highest stat, would also be a great batter and has really good thwackability and divinity, GREAT vibes

Apollo- 

Team: Mexico City Wild Wings

Position: Batter

Modifications: None

Details: founding member of the wings legal team who’s another replacement player that FEELS like he’s a season 1 player, he isn’t very good in general but REALLY good for the wings and is probably the mvp at some point but like he’s a really inconsistent hitter but when he DOES hit its POWERFUL and he gets a lot of RBI’s 

Notable Forbidden Knowledge: SHOCKINGLY good musclitude and ground friction, GOD awful moxie

Larry- 

Team: Dallas Steaks

Position: Batter

Modifications: None

Details: season one player who is like the teams designated player we beat up on because they’re awful but we love them, gets shadowed in the expansion era because he just wasn’t good anymore and he REFUSED to leave, he is the definition of “YOU CANT KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH THIS,” would always party but his forbidden knowledge is TRASH so it was never worth anything because he’s top ten in the league for career strikeouts

Notable Forbidden Knowledge: REALLY HIGH PATHETICISM HOLY SHIT but good ground friction and like, ok musclitude

Ema- 

Team: Kansas City Breath Mints

Position: Batter

Modifications: Fire Eater

Details: replaced the first player incinerated on the team so she has a lot of fans because she’s been here a while but like also her career is forever impacted by the fact that people mourned so deeply before really appreciating her and a lot of fans can never really love her in the same way, but she has fire eater now and WILL cut a bitch down to size, she’s also definitely been attacked by consumers though, she also parties a LOT

Notable Forbidden Knowledge: good defender, high omniscience and tenaciousness

Lang- 

Team: Houston Spies

Position: Batter

Modifications: Maximalist, Siphon

Details: replaced a SUPER popular player who was REALLY good at the game and struggled with a lot of the implications of their legacy but he ALSO became really good and a really iconic player to the team and eventually became a fan favorite, LITERALLY cannot stop freaking drinking blood hes so fucking massive now holy shit but like only his baserunning

Notable Forbidden Knowledge: PHENOMENAL baserunning just in general but his base thirst is low so he doesn’t actually steal that much, SUPER high moxie and musclitude

Kristoph-

Team: Baltimore Crabs

Position: Pitcher

Modifications: Returned, Debt

Details: season 1 player who was a really aggressively middling player who had deceptively high stars and they could never get rid of him until he finally got incinerated in late season 6/early season 7 but he gets necromancy-d on accident and no one wanted this now he just haunts the league, he joined blaseball to get notoriety and some level of fame and convinced Klavier to join him

Notable Forbidden Knowledge: high coldness and ok ruthlessness, unthwackability is fine, shakespeareanism is also good

Klavier- 

Team: Originally on the Crabs, but feedbacked to the Seattle Garages

Position: Batter

Modifications: Spicy

Details: he signed up when Kristoph did. because he said that this would be something good to do as brothers and they even signed to the same team, carcinization really freaked him out but he was a season 1 crab and no one knew what would happen, he Feedbacked in like season 6 and kris got incinerated really shortly after he feedbacked which messed him up, he loves the garages vibes WAY more than he liked the crabs

Notable Forbidden Knowledge: high moxie and indulgence

Kay- 

Team: Charleston Shoe Thieves

Position: Batter

Modifications: Flippers

Details: shoe thieves, batter, she was originally a shadows player and just sat there doing great thief things until she got called up for having very sneaky good stats (rod.net style) where she singles a lot and then just steals her way to third/home, voted to trust her in season 11 and now she has cool flippers

Notable Forbidden Knowledge: really high basethirst and laserlikeness, also very high anticapitalism, good thwack subpar musclitude

Sebastian- 

Team: New York Millennials, possible feedback to the Thieves?

Position: Pitcher

Modifications: None

Details: his dad was a famous blaseball player before the ILB so he signed him up to play and didn’t get on the roster until maybe like season 9, really dramatic arc where he starts out really bad but slowly through incremental stat increases becomes pretty ok but then has a devastating allergic reaction and ends up having to be shadowed because he’s just unsaveable at this point, but still a big fan fave and people still talk about them, he would’ve been a pretty ok batter with really high defense but peanut destroyed that too

Notable Forbidden Knowledge: high highs and low lows and vibes are just… there

Juniper-

Team: Boston Flowers

Position: Originally a batter, but reverbs into Pitching

Modifications: None

Details: season 1 player who is really popular amongst the fans but isn’t well known outside of the fanbase she joined blaseball because she didn’t really have a choice and she was just working at the garden, she wasn’t a great batter but she’s a shockingly good pitcher, she had partied so much that she is now just undeniably good solely because she has partied THAT much

Notable Forbidden Knowledge: SHOCKINGLY good ruthlessness, its her only good stat though until parties make her good

Simon- 

Team: Chicago Firefighters

Position: Batter

Modifications: Ego+

Details: another late season replacement that was made to be a edgelord with really good stat set up and he’s a super consistent batter who just also gets walked a lot and has a LOT of thirsty fans, REALLY good at dunking, one of the best idols for solo seeds but ONLY for a SINGLE season because he just underperforms his stars for NO reason and its infuriating, joined because he didn’t want athena to get recruited but she followed him anyways to find out what the hell happened to him and why he just vanished

Notable Forbidden Knowledge: HIGH musc/thwack/martyr with really low patheticism, absolutely ATROCIOUS vibes

Godot- 

Team: Hellmouth Sunbeams, roams to the Tokyo Lift and then to the Canada Moist Talkers

Position: Pitcher

Modifications: Roamin’

Details: a season 1 player who would be a MUCH better batter but REFUSES to leave the rotation with deceptively high stars and one of the first players to get roamin’ and actually becomes good because of it infuriating LITERALLY everyone

Notable Forbidden Knowledge: have you seen bright zim? Yeah its just that. He has sixteen fingers for no reason

Trucy- 

Team: Originally a Philadelphia Pies player, but feedbacks to the Yellowstone Magic

Position: Pitcher

Modifications: None

Details: Phoenix becomes her dad after she feedbacks, later season replacement probably surrounding the s7 instabilities and beanings and she got REALLY popular REALLY fast with the pies fans and over siesta but then she gets traded like the Monday after and it breaks the fans hearts, she’s not very good but she gets alternated into BEING good

Notable Forbidden Knowledge: moxie queen! Also chasiness and continuation, as well as good musclitude and vibes

Nahyuta-

Team: Originally on the Beams, but feedbacks to the Hawai’i Fridays

Position: Pitcher

Modifications: Attractor

Details: expansion era player who replaced an absolutely GARBAGE player so the fans are DELIGHTED by him, lets up a lot of walks but has shockingly pitched a no hitter despite only being here since season 13, was infused because of his good forbidden knowledge stats, still gets faxed out of the game because he has games where he just lets up a RIDICULOUS amount of runs, actually fit in really well with the Fridays, was observed (by Kristoph?) and then got redacted 

Notable Forbidden Knowledge: uncle plasma… 2! Also REALLY big vibes range

Justine Courtney-

Team: New York Millennials, traded to the Breckenridge Jazz Hands

Position: Pitcher

Modifications: None

Details: joined the team before Sebastian probably around season 5, was pretty average at pitching but ate a peanut and had a yummy reaction which made her slightly above average but subpar ruthlessness made her still not great, traded away to the Jazz Hands after Sebastian was shadowed, really polarizing for fans there was a lot of fighting about whether or not to trade her from fans

Notable Forbidden Knowledge: ok ruthlessness

Mia-

Team: Yellowstone Magic

Position: Batter

Modifications: None

Details: was the season 1 stand out batter for the magic, she was a REALLY good season 1 player that fans STILL talk about even though she’s been dead since season 3, she was the person who was standing next to Phoenix when he appeared on the field and caught the ball that was flying towards him before it hit him in the face and she took it upon himself to get him acclimated to the game, she thought of him as a kid brother, she tried to keep Maya away from blaseball but couldn’t stop her from watching on TV, she originally joined to get away from the Fey clan and to try and do something with her life and also possibly find out what happened to her mother and she was promised social power and unlimited access to information

Notable Forbidden Knowledge: really solid statline for someone who never saw any improvements

Phoenix and Miles get together around season 6, right before the Jaylen stuff, then break up because they were both having a lot of emotions about the whole necromancy business and Miles was always on the idol board and there was a lot of uncertainty in their lives. I think a necromancy of Kristoph probably happens in the Expansion Era and he tries to get revenge on Phoenix for god knows what, and Miles ends up getting close with him again after a whole Grand Siesta of just being really emotionally charged friends and finally get together AGAIN in season 13 after a consumer attacks Phoenix, but this time they STAY together and probably get married because they're just so scared of losing each other.

 Kay gets to fight god in season 9, no this probably wouldn't have been possible if she was a shadows player originally but uwu <3

Kay and Miles get to know each other because she tried to steal Miles shoes, but he caught her. He offered to make her dinner and they just had a good time, Kay hadn’t really been shown that kind of kindness in a WHILE and she... missed that sort of father figure in her life... so she just keeps trying to steal things from Miles and getting caught until he finally tells her that she can just... come over through the front door. He will never say that she is his daughter out loud, but the collective dadconcious Knows, and tells him that they are proud of him.

 Maya and Franziska are rivals. They hate each other. When Maya gets 0 no it only makes it worse because it "ruins" Franziska's perfection as a pitcher and forces her to throw balls. They get to know each other over these pitch offs and start to realize that they actually aren't that different. Gay rights. They kiss. They have a great time over the Grand Siesta and make fun of their brothers, but they both have emergency bags in case the other one dies.

 Dahlia Hawthrone would never get involved in Blaseball and everything she does is outside of the game but if she was she'd be on the Boston Flowers and she would be her team's Pudge. A god awful player who on occasion actually does something good and half the fans love her because of her character and half the fans hate her for the same reason and also she sucks at the game.

 Most of them also still have their law degrees and also keep some semblance of what they do in the actual ace attorney games, except Ema who has of course factually failed the bar exam by nature of being on The Breath Mints.

[ophanimgold]

about me...

hey

im maya, you can call me ophie, physalia, mew, whatevs! I go by ophanimgold elsewhere, such as twitter, ig, and toyhouse

my commissions are like always open btw 👀

im black/biracial, nb, and an adult (21)

I love to draw mainly my ocs, monster folks, sea critters, bugs, dinos/prehistoric friends, and pokemon! i have a ton of ocs whom are my pride and joy 🥰

im an aspiring marine biologist (looking to specialize in deep sea creatures, cnidarians, crustaceans, or cephalopods)

random facts:

my kids are a ragdoll named moka, and western hognose named pluto!

my favorite animals are bearded vultures, siphonophores, moon jellies, cuttlefish, coelacanth, hercules beetles, and more!!!

im absolutely enamored by biblically accurate angels (hence my main username...)

...i like pretty rnb singers...a lot...

huge fan of rap, rnb, hip-hop, and edm in general! (especially dubstep and trap)

disclaimer: there will be occasional suggestive themes, whether it be text, poses, or other stuff. these posts will be tagged accordingly.

thank u for looking feel free to hit me up and talk about crabs with me or smth here are my baby boys cache and gamut

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#5

Tfw you look back at your old writing and see the mistakes (and know how to fix them) and the good plot lines, and don't compare your story to others, and see and know what you can do to take the story to where you want it to go:

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#4

[IMAGE DESCRIPTION: Mr. Krabs, a red crab, looking distressed and blurry with the words "me" and surrounded by equally blurry cartoon fish each with the words "my WIP". END IMAGE DESCRIPTION]

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#3

Am I content with the story so far? No. Is it going where I want it to go? Right now, I have no idea. Am I happy I'm getting it written down? Absolutely.

We, as writers, as creators, should not beat ourselves over whether we're writing or not, whether what we produce will be perfect or not.

We'll get there.

500 notes • Posted 2021-01-24 06:39:19 GMT

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I tried to draw Zatz, Prince of Bats from "Maya and the Three" and honestly, I love his character design so much aaaaaahhhhh!!!

Please do not steal

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I wish all writers, witches, bards, poets, and artists a very successful creative life

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[cake-warlock]

Tagged by: I mean @raeofalbion posted it and said anyone should do it, so here I am putting off modelling assets in Maya 

Rules: answer and then tag nine people you want to get to know better

Favourite Colour: pink! Specifically a very warm pastel pink like Pantone 176 C

3 Favourite Ships: Reaver/Sparrow, Byleth/Seteth are the only two I’m into atm that aren’t...just OCs of mine and my partner lmao

Lipstick or chapstick: Lipstick (though I really need to moisturize my lips more) I mostly wear reds with the occasional hot pink or neutral

Last song you played: Bloody Stream by Coda (YUP as in the JJBA OP)

Last Movie: Apollo 18 (it was pretty bad :/ I love first person/shaky cam horror but this one was so boring and the moon creatures were just...crabs)

Currently Reading: mostly sifting through fanfics as usual, but I just got the first volume of the English translation of Rose of Versailles I need to dip into

What food are you craving right now? There’s a pizza chain that’s really only in Louisiana called Johnny’s Pizza House, and I grew up with one like five minutes from my parents’ house. Now I would have to drive almost an hour across the Causeway to get it (not even factoring in quarantine). I miss that sweet sweet ‘za. No other can compare.

Also anyone can answer this. I’m not gonna tag anyone specifically, so just go for it!

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What was the last kind thing that someone did for you? Over dinner I complained under my breath that it was hot and uncomfortable, but my dad picked up on it and readjusted the electric fan so that it would be little more pointed at my direction. Do you know anyone whose birthday was yesterday? John Cena, if he counts lol.  Tell me about the strangest dream you've had recently (if you can remember) Most of them have been sooo weird recently. The last vivid one I can remember involved Ed and Rosemarie from the TLC show 90 Day Fiance because I was watching their episode before I took that nap hahaha. I dreamt they got married and some people from my high school were invited ksksksks so weird. When was the last time you laughed at yourself? Why? There was an unfamiliar (and kinda large) bird that flew over me and my mom here at the rooftop and I completely panicked and ran for the stairs. We had a good laugh about it afterwards because we sounded so stupid screaming.  Name one of your favourite foods that starts with the letter 'A'. Does it have to be in English? I really like alimango, which is just crab in English. I’ve tried racking my brain for English words but the closest thing to being a ‘favorite’ of mine is avocado, but I only like it when it’s incorporated in other dishes, like cheesecake.

Who was the last person you text messaged? Have you ever seen him/her cry? Angela’s mom - I thanked her when she sent me a birthday greeting. I’ve never seen her cry but I’d be heartbroken if I did; she’s one of the kindest people I know. When was the last time you updated your Facebook status? I only make statuses when I give a birthday shoutout to a loved one, so the last time I did my own post was for my dad back in January. But as for stuff I post in general, I shared a news article literally a minute ago. How many likes/comments did it get? Hasn’t gotten any yet. Do you know anyone named Angela? My best friend is named this. I also used to have a friend we called Angel, but ever since she migrated to Toronto she apparently started going by Angela so her too I guess. When was the last time you felt confused? Why? An hour-ish ago. I was left really confused by that foreign-looking bird because we only ever get to see maya literally everywhere I am in the Philippines. How many lipsticks do you own? What colour is your favourite lipstick? I don’t have any kind of lipstick. Have you eaten any kind of dessert today? I had a slice of cheesecake; it was also the last slice :( Have you ever liked someone whose name started with 'C'? Nope. What colour eyes did they have? Do you know anyone who has an unusual pet? No. The most exotic ones I can remember are Michelle’s cockatiel, Moonmoon, and a super super past friend who used to have a snake, who I think was named after a wrestler. How old are you? Do you think you look younger/older than your actual age? I’m 22 but I def look younger. I’m always the friend that gets asked for an ID. Who was the last person you talked to, whose name started with 'J'? My sister. How did you meet him/her? She...was brought to the house, where I was waiting, after she was born? Do you have a friend named Hannah? What colour hair does she have? Yup, I have a close friend. Last time I saw her it was dyed a very very light brown, almost blonde. Name 3 of your best friend's favourite foods. It’s impossible to guess Angela’s because she’s That Friend who says “anything is fine” when asked where she wants to eat lmao, and she really is always happy with whatever restaurant we end up picking so I’m guessing she likes all the food. I know Gabie likes albondigas, Yabu katsu, and any kind of pasta. When was the last time you had mixed emotions/feelings? Why? This morning when I found out our lockdown has been extended until May 15. I was ok with the extra time at home but I was also no longer ok with the extra time at home. Idk, it’s a weird feeling overall. How far away is the person you love/like? 15 minutes if I drive as fast as much as I feel restless to see her. Maybe 25-30 minutes if I drive more carefully. It’s a little comforting - and poetic - though that I live in the lower part of the city and having a rooftop allows me to see the higher portion, so whenever I miss her I just gaze at the peak of the mountain, where she lives.

What was the last thing you put in the bin? The sachet of 3-and-1 coffee I opened to make the cup of coffee currently beside me. Can you remember the last time you had a sudden change of mind? I was feeling okay and a bit playful this afternoon but for some reason both of my parents snapped at me at the same time, so it effectively destroyed my mood and I stormed to my room, as hot as it gets in the afternoon, and slept for the next 5 hours. Have you paid anyone a compliment today? Who? I don’t think so. When was the last time you had butterflies? Why? Yesterday. Gonna be a bit of a story but here we go - I was surprised to see my girlfriend’s dad send a friend request on Facebook (we’ve been friends for a while now) so I figured he pressed the wrong buttons, unfriended me, and just added me again so I thought nothing of it and accepted the request. Told Gab about it shortly after and she said it was a spam account pretending to be him and told me to unfriend it immediately. I’ve heard enough of spam accounts getting private information off of unknowing people, so that’s Butterflies Part 1 for me because the damage had already been done with me adding him.

Anyway minutes after, his dad messages me and says there’s an account pretending to be him and if I already accepted the friend request, I had to unfriend it immediately. DUMB MOVE ON MY END but I replied, thanking him for the heads up and told Gabie “I talked to him, everything’s ok!” and then Gabie gave me Butterflies Part 2 when she said “...are you serious? Are you even sure it’s him?” so I started panicking because I thought I took the bait and I started thinking about all my private shit already being taken lmao. So I deleted the message and asked Gabie how I could prove if it’s the real Dad, so she said to check the profile and thankfully the account that messaged me was her dad so it was a false alarm hahahaha. Tl;dr, I would do AWFUL in a scam. Is there anything you hope will happen in the near future? For the virus to disappear, for the lockdown to end, for my unemployment/job-hunting anxiety to end.

[planetoban]

Savin’s Answers from Twitter, Part 5!

Pretty much done with the backlog; this post covers tweets from November 2018 through May 2019

As always, tweets are in order from most to least recent, and answers may not 100% true/canon since things are bound to change during production of the sequel. Text is unedited save for formatting; in a few places I added [comments] for context.

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4

Also: If you’re going to ask Savin something, please be respectful and appropriate. He’s a person just like you and me.

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@NekoItoi: Will the bluray be released for Region A or solely region B? As I really want to finally own Oban in hd

@EiffelSavin: The bluray will be crowdfunded and region free

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@Helloworld1012: Maybe U could get a adventures of young Aikka series funded

@EiffelSavin: Actually we're developping both a sequel and a spinof, which would reveal a lot about Aikka's past...

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[talking about rick]

@Antarasis: Pretty metalhead.  👍 And losing your ability to pursue your #1 passion is such a heavy hitting topic. Was interesting to see a character confronted with it. Especially to see an admirable character give in to anger because of helplessness and make him act unpleasant/unlikable.

@EiffelSavin: I agree. Characters that are not just plain black and white are very interresting to follow.

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@Helloworld1012: out of curiosity, Do U [Savin and Thomas] prefer the Eva & Jordan romantic pairing and prefer that Eva & Jordan be a couple or the Eva & Aikka romantic  pairing & prefer that Eva & Aikka become a couple? I heard from a discord chat that U both have different views in

‏@Helloworld1012: who Eva should end up with. And do Romantically pair Eva with one of them.

@EiffelSavin: I don't remember disagreeing with Thomas over this and would rather leave the choice to the audience - both relationships are important ! This being said, the question of who Eva likes most may resurface in the sequel, if we get to make it...

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@Xanidos43: is it still possible to get the newsletter? i would love to support and buy the blu ray upon release.

@EiffelSavin: There will be more newsletters to come. For now just register on the bluray page of the http://obanstarracers.com  website

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@Helloworld1012: Hey I’ve noticed for quite a while, that Aikka and Eva in the concept art physically look to be about the same age, please give us this one hint. Is the fact that Eva and Aikka look physically the same age in the concept art have something to do with the plot or OSR

@Helloworld1012: 2? Or is it just because you and @Thomasintokyo just wanted to show what Eva and Aikka could possible look like when their older?

@EiffelSavin: One possible direction for the sequel is for it to take place a few years after the original show. Hence the concept art. But this is still under discussion and would also depend on who finances the series

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@Antarasis: Can we have a show about poor Muir, haha? Oh god, if I'd have the time I'd so make a parody show about Muir. There should be Muirs in Skyrim instead of mudcrabs. And Muir should get a skin in FightCrab. x'D Aaah, the potential of Muir. Please don't commit suizide, little crab.

@EiffelSavin: I could easily imagine a series about the adventures of "young muir"(!) Not sure we could get it funded though ☺️

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@AldrenMcneal: Hi there! i recently watched an Oban Star Racers video and found out a potential sequel was in the works. i found your twitter and realized it was announced back in 2017. How much progress have you made since then? Do you have the story planned out? Thanks!‏

@EiffelSavin: The story is planned out but we need investors - and time as well, since we're all involved in other projects too. Hopefully a successful bluray release we'll help refocuss everyone's energy

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@Bfahome: I heard rumors in the past that there's a "full" version of Oban's English opening, "Never Say Never".  Are those rumors true and, if so, who would be the ones to have it?  Would it even exist still?

@EiffelSavin: I'm not sure about this. I think the only version I ever heard was the opening version. For your info our US partners felt very strongly about using that song.  I gave my OK because it was pretty catchy, even though the op credits were created to match Yoko Kanno's title song.

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@EiffelSavin: Thanks a lot to the 1000+ #obanstarracers fans who took the time to answer our little survey. Here's what you answered to one of the first question asked. Among the alien racers, it seems Spirit made quite an impression #animation #anime #surveys #jetix #nhkbs #toowam

@MattGiusti: The lack of Sul on this list is very sad.

@EiffelSavin;: Sul came right after and would certainly have fared better if the question was who's your favorite alien character. Bear in mind that the list of choices here included some of the main characters of the show, like Jordan and Aikka and that one could only give a single answer.

@rhodanum: I'm quite surprised at how high Spirit ranked (higher than Stan, Don and Maya!) and that Jordan ranked higher than Aikka. The latter is especially surprising, given the gigantic number of fanworks (fanart, fanfic) featuring Aikka or Aikka x Eva, compared to Jordan or Jordan x Eva

@EiffelSavin: Aikka ranked first in some territories but overall Jordan came first - among the voters at least. I would be interesting to see if female and male voters voted equally - or predominantly - for one or the other...

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@GabrielAubry2: What happened to Prince Aikka after he returns to Nourasia? Won’t the Crogs on the planet be angry at what he did on Oban?

@EiffelSavin: Good question indeed but bear in mind their leader crashed on Oban and that there were fierce rivalries between the rest of chiefs. This must have slowed them somehow. Plus there's a new Avatar! 🙂

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@RakkuBoi: ust took the survey. It's probably asking for too much but one idea I expressed was the possibility of including autographes. Maybe on the art cards that might be included? Your's or @Thomasintokyo would be AMAZING.

@EiffelSavin: Point noted 😉

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@kueekueeng: from a fan who's been waiting for years, is "The 2 Queens"  movie ever going to be released?‏

@EiffelSavin: Finding funding on the French market as proven more difficult than anticipated but we haven't given up and have also started working on an animated series adaptation, possibly with a more "radical" artistic direction. More news hopefully soon...

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@SonicMrgame2017: Which program you guys used for animation?

@EiffelSavin: Here are the programs the team used for the animation: Pencils (well sharpened), large and thin Erasers, and most important: thousands and thousands of sheets of Paper 😉

@SonicMrgame2017: Yeah, but, the animation was done in cels or you guys used some kind of digital ink? PD: Respects!!!! I love handrawn animation

@EiffelSavin: Oban used digital paint and compositing. When we produced the series it was the very last days of painted cells in Japan, where it lasted longer than in other countries. I think the last series that used painted cells was "Sazae-san". 🙂

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@quantum_cuboid: QUESTION. Can you give us any insight as to which characters will make a return in the OSR sequel? There were many good characters, and a few that make me wonder whatever happened to them!

@EiffelSavin: I'll give you one: Eva (!) 😉 For the rest I prefer to keep quiet for now but feel free to make suggestions ☺️

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[note: this thread is originally in French and I used Google Translate]

@supalinocelosu: So it was the authors directly who led the # ObanStarRacers

@ EiffelSavin: I think that should be the norm but apparently no ... I was also present during the English dubbing in Vancouver. But this time there was a director of English voices. I was commenting but not directly the direction of US actors

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@theinmaskedboy: Could you clarify a doubt sir? 1) What happened with him when he arrived on the earth, because at the end of the galactic race he did not mention again .. 2) There are some loose ends in history, like the crow .. Was he eliminated from the race? or just leave?

@EiffelSavin: Spirit did not make it to the final 3 so he was eliminated & returned to his home planet. Regarding Rick, his job was done so he went back home too. We had crazy plans of making a sequel with him starring as a private PI (!)  Who knows we may reuse that in 1 form or another

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@Taibhse_Designs: Now this is a beauty to see, any concept art for the whizzing arrow or other paint job ideas other than the bunny exist that never made it to print?

@EiffelSavin: yes. We did more than 10 paint job tests before going for the actual ones :) That certainly could be something for the new art book.

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@Taibhse_Designs: I have the original DVDs still in good condition with the cardboard sleeve, I atleast rewatch the entire series once a year and would love a Blu-ray version. Would love to see some stats on the ships like actual scale, measurements, or official heights of the characters.Taibhse Designs added,

@EiffelSavin: That could be a cool extra actually, or something to add to a new art book. If you join the Oban Bluray Project newsletter on http://obanstarracers.com  we'll soon ask you about the type of features and goodies you'd like to have.

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@TheRealZentron: The 1080p 4:3 version is the most crisp out of the three, but I like the cinematic scope of the 16:9, I just wish it was as crisp! Still, can't wait until the Blu-Ray comes out, hopefully it will be available to and playable in the UK!

@EiffelSavin: The bluray will be, for the first time, in the original rate of 24f/s and will be zone free‏

@TheRealZentron: That's great to hear Savin, thanks for the info! I'll sure to place my order once available, it'll sure be good watching OSR HD on my 70" 4K TV! Will the set also include the original Molly Star-Racer trailer in HD or the regular SD?

@EiffelSavin: I'm working on this. The pb is to get the rights to the music. In all cases it will be sd as it was produced that way but we'll try to upscale it in the best possible way from the best source available.

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[Original question deleted]

@EiffelSavin: That was my notes, yes: Maya cut off from her family because of her choice to become a racer with Don, and Don having old parents that died early. Thus no grand parents for Eve to turn 2. But since we never go beyond that in the story, U can make up your own idea on backstory 🙂

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@LovesOban: Please tell me because I’ve been obsessing over this, but even though he wouldn’t be as skilled as Aikka, Cannan or a Nourasian knight in martial arts, & Even though in 2082 DW isn’t the most athletic & even though DW is more brains than brawn & doesn’t have brute strength, in

@EiffelSavin: Don Wei is not a "big man" but he's determined and has grown quite tough, at least since Maya's death. Do you remember the first time he meets Rick and his biker buddies in the middle of the desert?  He stands up to them pretty well, doesn't he?

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@HG_Alsmyr: are you going to have Thomas Romain join you for the Ōban sequel by chance?

@EiffelSavin: Yes. We've already started to collaborate on the sequel and spinoff projects. Working together again was very touching actually 🙂

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