#and for once I kept pushing it

[technically-human]

5 PhDs + 1

@lalalaurieart happy birthday! I offer you one of my silly headcanons

None of Robotnik's degrees are in medicine. Why should he care about that? His interest in the human body ends with his own. That is, until one time when Stone got really hurt, and the Doctor could do nothing. He coped by... teaching himself everything there is to know about medicine! He's very normal like that. Never bothered getting a degree for that one though.

[itz-izzyart]

Y’all I promise I’m still alive (barely🫠)

This took so long to make and I am very late but this is a redraw from @kyri45 ‘s shadowpeach parents comic, it’s so good I highly recommend reading it if you haven’t and like shadowpeach

The specific comic panel is from the full moon eclipse chapter part 8

[bumblingbabooshka]

I hate when Chakotay is watered down to be Janeway's yes man because their disagreements are actually very interesting. [A lot of rambling analysis of this debate in particular below]

Chakotay in Parallax is very interesting in that he has to navigate a lot of different dynamics. Balance a lot of plates while being watched keenly by everyone around him. Immediately preceding this scene we see him ask B'Elanna for her opinion on the bridge - both as a chance to show her knowledge in his bid to make her chief engineer (because she wouldn't get a chance to otherwise as Janeway has clearly indicated that at this point she views B'Elanna as a troublemaker who won't be considered for the position) and because he just thinks she's a better engineer than Carey and wants the best possible chance of them succeeding. Janeway sees this as unacceptable. Carey is the chief engineer and so he should be called and Chakotay NOT asking for his opinion is an insult to Carey, Janeway, and might make the crew doubt Chakotay (and by extension the Maquis') loyalty to the Starfleet crew.

At this point it seems that to Janeway integration ["They're not your people"] means the path of least resistance, specifically tailored towards the Starfleet crew. She wants Chakotay by her side to keep the Maquis crew calm but also seems unwilling to consider them for important positions aboard the ship. Though she says that the Maquis are not Chakotay's people, not his crew, she certainly doesn't seem to consider them hers [Compare this to later instances where she stresses 'our' crew, here she simply says they aren't Chakotay's: Whose crew are they? Are they crew at all?]. This less leaves the impression of "We need to be a cohesive team" and more "You're not in charge here." She essentially accuses Chakotay of playing favorites. In her mind Chakotay's actions are not conducive to integrating the crews which would (again, in her mind) mean the Maquis being docile and accepting, obedient and content - not making trouble for the Starfleet crew. Chakotay counters Janeway's accusation with one of his own: That he IS trying to integrate them into the crew but her not allowing the Maquis any opportunity to prove themselves or succeed, not showing any trust in any of them (except, implicitly at this point, him) is making things difficult. At this point the Maquis crew are ready to mutiny on his word at any time. He knows this for a fact. Aside from that looming threat (the threat being that tensions are high and if nothing changes and they remain high there might be a mutiny even without his word) - Chakotay knows these people and trusts them. Though Starfleet and Janeway think of the Maquis as a violent bunch of criminal terrorists, Chakotay and a good number of the Maquis joined because they believed in the cause they were fighting for. These are people Chakotay knows WILL fight fiercely for what they believe in and conversely, AGAINST what they perceive as injustice. Even if they're not in the majority - they're used to picking fights which seem impossible to win. At this point Janeway admits that she ISN'T making it easy for Chakotay to integrate the Maquis - specifically talking about practical concerns; how she doesn't feel she can let Maquis crew have roles of importance on the ship because they lack the ability to hold them. "They don't have the discipline, they don't have the training," - asserting that they just aren't prepared for any such roles and it doesn't have to do with them being Maquis specifically. Ostensibly, she's treating them as she might treat anyone unqualified for the job.

Chakotay maintains that some of them, like B'Elanna, have the ability to be trained - challenging her point by saying that IF they're trained there's no reason for any Maquis member NOT to be given a more prominent role on the ship. He isn't suggesting they just unqualified people important jobs. If the problem is that they aren't trained, let's train them. These people have the ability to succeed if you give them the tools they need and a fair chance, he insists. Janeway then switches gears and her argument becomes not "The Maquis are untrained so they can't be given those jobs" but "The Maquis crew are unworthy of those jobs when compared to Starfleet personnel" saying that it'll cause insult and upset among the Starfleet crew if any member of the Maquis were to be promoted above them. Again, her idea of integration is based more on Maquis subservience to the Starfleet crew than it is the two crews working together. (Not that I believe she looks at it that way, it's just where her 'path of least resistance' leads) - though she accuses Chakotay of being too focused on "his" crew, she is admitting here that she believes her real crew are the Starfleet officers aboard, not the Maquis. She also admits here that the system she wishes to maintain (and is asking Chakotay to enforce) is one where there will ostensibly never be any chance of a Maquis crew member being promoted because no Maquis crew member will ever be more qualified, more worthy, than a member of Starfleet. We can see how it'd be difficult for Chakotay to convince his crew to remain calm under these circumstances. There's also Tuvok's behavior toward him at the beginning of the episode where the Vulcan nearly goes over Chakotay's head and when he doesn't do so (as Chakotay reminds him that HE'S the superior officer, the First Officer in fact,) Tuvok acts as if him backing down (partially) and conceding (partially) to Chakotay's authority is a favor to Chakotay.

Tuvok in this conversation is downright insubordinate to Chakotay. Despite Chakotay being the first officer, he doesn't take what he says seriously, argues that his own opinion on what should be done should be followed rather than Chakotay's, lectures the first officer about his conduct, and then almost seems to threaten him with a report. In Starfleet's rigidly hierarchical rules, acting like this to a superior officer (ESPECIALLY the first officer) wouldn't be tolerated and Tuvok knows this perfectly well. He isn't a rebellious character and clearly in other episodes adheres to these Starfleet hierarchies and codes of conduct very strictly. He values them highly. But Chakotay, a Maquis, shouldn't be First Officer. Why should he be given respect for a title he didn't earn? [Affirming Janeway's argument about how Starfleet officers won't be eager to follow a Maquis senior officer] Even though Chakotay tells Tuvok off for it ["I don't have to explain myself to you"] he doesn't threaten to put Tuvok on report or explicitly mention his insubordination. It's unclear if this is Chakotay's personality or if he just doesn't feel he CAN do that. Tuvok is one of the three most senior officers aboard and very close to Janeway. Chakotay has to think of the optics of any situation at all times - we see seconds after this conversation that rumors have already started swirling around B'Elanna being relegated to quarters that've fanned the flames of mutiny. Though we know Tuvok has personal reasons for behaving the way he does toward Chakotay (which he later admits), I really don't think it'd be out of the ordinary for this to be how most Starfleet personnel would treat the Maquis if they weren't outright hostile: Like they're only pretend crewmen. To a lesser extent we even see this with Janeway: In the following staff meeting, she clearly doesn't consider B'Elanna a viable option when Chakotay brings her up and almost ignores the suggestion entirely.

It also, again, leaves Chakotay in an impossible position. If he doesn't protect and fight for the Maquis crew, they won't ever be considered a true part of the crew and dissatisfaction will likely spread among them. Dissatisfaction which the Starfleet crew will then use to further label the Maquis as insubordinate, uncontrollable, unfit. Not to mention that if he doesn't advocate for them, he might lose their trust. However, if he DOES try to help the Maquis crew advance the Starfleet crew will view this as 'favoritism' and will further distrust him, won't respect the people he puts forth as worthy. Janeway seems to be intent on not advocating for any of the Maquis crew and also seems unwilling to ask that the Starfleet crew grant leniency. She implies that the Maquis crew need to learn to get in line and keep quiet and it seems almost like [we must remember the optics] she has Chakotay as the only Maquis in a position of power to facilitate that. Chakotay recognizes and pushes against that, saying that he won't just be her token Maquis - there only so she can point to him and say "See? We don't discriminate against the Maquis here." effectively a tool used to shut down any arguments of unfair treatment and a tool to quell the Maquis if any talk of mutiny DOES arise. In this model, Janeway can just tell Chakotay to calm them down and they'll listen because they trust him. She also doesn't have to really listen to anything he says: A token First Officer has no authority; his words don't hold weight. [Chakotay isn't Maquis anymore, they aren't his crew anymore - ok. What is he then? What are they? Nothing, without respect.] This plan seems untenable, as much as Janeway frames it as sensible: "I can't make it easy, Commander. Surely you can understand that," and alternatives as impossible "How am I supposed to ask them to accept a Maquis as their superior officer just because circumstances have forced us together?" - in the long run, how would this be sustainable? In any power structure, you cannot expect a group of people you're unwilling to grant trust or agency to obediently follow you forever. This proposed form of 'integration' in which the Maquis are kept on the bottom rung and told intermittently to stay there quietly by the only one of them granted permission to stand at the top would never be sustainable - especially with a group like the Maquis who again, were founded on the belief that its members should fight against inequity and are already on the verge of mutiny.

I specifically find the statement "How am I supposed to ask them to accept a Maquis as their superior officer just because circumstances have forced us together?" to be interesting because personally I'd say that being forced together for the rest of almost everyone's natural life is a pretty good reason to ask people to adapt and Janeway does understand this but only applies it to the Maquis - the Maquis are the ones who have to adapt, not Starfleet. The only thing the Starfleet crew have to do is tolerate their presence on board.

At this point Janeway again claims that if Chakotay can show her a 'qualified' Maquis candidate she'll consider them. I believe this is true but we already know that Janeway's standards for qualification will likely not fit the vast majority of the Maquis and Chakotay ignores the claim in favor of putting forth B'Elanna again, firmly. Janeway predictably dismisses her as unqualified and Chakotay disagrees, arguing that he knows her. He's worked with her. He KNOWS that B'Elanna can excel at the job even if she doesn't meet Starfleet/Janeway's qualifications. He doesn't value those qualifications over what he's observed about her - just as he didn't value Carey's title over what he knew about the gap between his and B'Elanna's abilities. Then, Chakotay switches gears. He admits that Janeway's right - he does view the Maquis as his crew but that's because Janeway (almost self admittingly) doesn't and if he doesn't, who will they have? [What kind of captain, kind of man, would he be?] "You're going to have to give them more authority if you want their loyalty." "Theirs or yours, Commander?" Janeway frames Chakotay's words pointing out the flaws in this plan which I outlined earlier, as almost a threat (if she doesn't have Chakotay's loyalty it'll most definitely mean mutiny). Chakotay asserts that it wasn't a threat, he's only trying to help by telling her how the Maquis crew will react to what she's telling him. "I'm sorry you can't see that" - not an apology for what he said but that she isn't willing to budge, not willing to listen to him and acknowledge that she might be as biased towards her crew as he is towards his. Chakotay is trying his best to acclimate his crew but if Janeway isn't willing to do the same, to talk to her people as he's talking to his, then this will not end well and that isn't a threat. It's just the reality of the situation. He then asks permission to leave, showing he is willing to observe Starfleet protocol (just as when he asked permission to speak freely), and Janeway lets him go, exhaling at the intensity of their debate when alone in her ready room.

[240vo]

maybe this is why bluesky's not working out with me because my brain registers it as having an artist presence and my 2025 resolution was to do everything to avoid it so now this is my only playground... yet it's really hard to shake off the general perception of being an artist online whenever you post anything, like, i'm trying my best to be the most average person you might accidentally bump into on the street that you'll forget the next day

[faestorian]

yt reccomended kept giving me witcher analysis videos today, so after work i decided to doodle the grumpy old people for the first time in a good while.

i promise you, maiilys and roche usually are NOT this lovey dovey but. tonight, self-indulgent fluff won.

[chryso-chryso]

浮光 / Floating Light

(spotify / youtube)

singer: Zhou Shen 周深  lyrics: Tang Simiao 唐思淼, Zou Nianci 邹念慈 score: Jannik arrangement: Jannik, 曾吴秋杰

haven't posted a TL in a while ahhsha but i've been holding onto this one for like a month now

看指尖拨响蝴蝶 扇动一场离别

look, the fingertips rustle, the butterflies / wave in a parting

我推开无声岁月 续梦一页

i push through the silent years / flip the dream’s page

你我只是打个照面 可曾有过誓约

you and i have merely met once / have merely made a vow

走进熟悉却 陌生的思念

entering a familiar / yet unfamiliar longing

啊……

ah……

啊……

ah……

你的眼眸 装满了时间

your irises brim with age

你的身后 拥故事成篇

your wake completes with story

此生如梦 愿细数流年

this dream-like life / counts down passing years

与你同写 沧海桑田

with you, i write / these rills of time

浮光掠影 重山彩云间

flickering light and passing shadows / layer the rosy clouds and mountains 

你的伏线 穿越千百年

your foretelling cuts through endless years

人生不过 恍惚三万天

life is but / a fleeting thirty thousand days

漫漫人间 留恋流连

in this crowded world / lingering in lingering

你说 那月光 照过同样城墙

you say, that moonlight / lit the same city walls

永恒的刹那的 此刻沉默无话

eternal, in a flash / this silent, wordless moment

想问你这星空 是否不曾变

asking you, if this sky / has not yet changed

是啊 是啊 我们望着它

of course, of course / we look at it now

风吹过耳旁 古远的歌唱啊

winds carry to us / an old and remote song

这是我 也是你 不曾遗忘的啊

it’s what i / and what you / have never forgotten

是来路 是去处 是你在回答

it’s coming / it’s going / it’s you, answering

去吧 去啊 总会相遇吧

go, go / we will meet again

你的眼眸 装满了时间

your irises brim with the ages

你的身后 拥故事成篇

your wake completes with story

此生如梦 愿细数流年

this dream-like life / counts down passing years

与你同写 沧海桑田

with you, i write / these rills of time

浮光掠影 重山彩云间

flickering light, passing shadows / layer the rosy clouds and mountains 

你的伏线 穿越千百年

your foretelling cuts through endless years

人生不过 恍惚三万天

life is but / a fleeting thirty thousand days

漫漫人间 留恋流连

in this crowded world / lingering in lingering

[deuynndoodles]

hear me out, are you open to pokemon charaters? if so maybe an ingo/emmet or a Kieran? or eleasa. if not maybe wolf link or minda? feel free to pick which ever seems the most fun to draw. I just have a lot of characters(sorry)

[id: an uncolored, digital drawing of link and midna from twilight princess. link is in his wolf form and midna is upon his back. link is running, midleap, and midna leans in to brace herself. end id]

i've been wanting to draw wolf link for a hot sec anyway, thanks for the excuse

[favvnsongs]

woulda been neat if jinx kept the knife t b h wouldaaaa been neat if like. it was never focused on but she def kept it and we just saw hints of it the same way we did in season one lmao. seeing as they didnt let her keep anything else like just let her keep the knife asdfghjkl

[kdramamilfs]

✨character wrapped 2024✨

9 favourite characters that i met (&fell in love with) in 2024 - thanks for tagging me @deankarolina ♥

row 1: oh yoon-hee (the penthouse), im jin-hee (the cursed), jung seon-ah (the devil judge)

row 2: olivia bloom (mary kills people), cho yeon-joo (one the woman), madeline scott (proven innocent)

row 3: ryu ga-eul (pale moon), jett kowalski (jett), han so-ra (eve)

tagging (if you want to & dont think its a little late for this kdjfhs) @lesbiantahani @asalesbian @sunriseverse @lonely-night @gudansoo @dykedivorce <3

[burnbrightdoll]

castles crumbling belongs to: cadence sinclair eastman.

[sadgirlautumn]

where i live it’s going to be very hot today and the next two days so please everyone stay safe, hydrate, do what you can to stay cool, and check in with the people around you <3

[jakebogarts]

柄本 佑 || 「光る君へ」 (2024) · 第四十二回 「川辺の誓い」 ​​​

[chromaji]

honestly wild thing about indivisible is that there's a nonzero chance that I named a character in this game.

i remember they asked for names for a character WAAAY BACK, years before release, & the name i suggested ended up being his name. so look im not saying it was entirely me BUT.

like oh yeah i'm sure i'm not the ONLY one who came up with the name "Ren" for the character, but i was there frame 1 on this game's posts/news prerelease man I WAS INNNN THERE...

i wish i could find the post but well. you know. the studio is gone. & while i thought it was a tumblr post, i just ran through the game's acct & didnt see it

also this is what the character looked like when the name was being asked for (his design has changed since). 16-17 year old me named a devbait-ass character

[mimir97477906]

im so sosry for ranting abour this again but auhgufhgh im making a ref sheet of my ocs for myself beacse EVERYTIME I DRAW THEM THEY LOOK SOOOSK DIFFERENT os i thoguht maybe this can help me memorize their faces but EVEN THO IM USING GUIDELINES THE SAME CHARACTER LOOKS LIKE DIFFERENT PEOPLE ITS JUST A HEAD TURN AROUND I CANT DO THIS I FEEL SO VIOLENT WHY IS MY ART STYLE HAVING AN IDENTITY CRISIS HOWWWWWWW DO I FIX THIS

[fraudulent-cheese]

Harold soooo had a Hotwheels color changing cars phase when he was seven and he probably still loves them

He has given one as a gift to each of his friends + Team Victory and their reactions ranged from confusion to polite cheer

[makkie-is-screaming]

I survived Costco (barely) !!!