#and was born about a year ago

[keirametzbrassknuckles]

One of the neighborhood stray cats recently had kittens and I told M if he brought me one I'd humor any and all of his deepest darkest sexual fantasies so now it's almost 11pm and he's out in the back yard with a joint in his mouth and a can of cat food in his hand frantically trying to summon a котёнок for me like one might summon the devil

[shalom-iamcominghome]

I love talking to rabbis as a recent conversion student because the interaction goes something like, "you're converting? Now?! At this time, at this moment in history?!". And they always talk about this influx of jewish convert students they've seen recently, and it's like...

There's this level of respect I get from rabbis for converting at this point in time, but... Has there ever been a good time to be a jew in the last thousand years or so plus? I'm imagining that rabbis and jews in general back in 1492, back in 1290, back in 1349 would have said the exact same thing. So, really, there is only a time to be a jew. Maybe it's not a "good" time, yes, but it is a time. And to me, that's good enough

[biowho]

I saw a post that I do not agree with and I went through the tags to see what other people felt and…

Guys I hate to be the one that says this to you but there’s not single companion in Veilguard who’s under 20. They were all alive during the events of Origins and the youngest is probably Harding who was in Redcliffe during the Blight

They’re not spring chickens new to the world, they’ve got a median age of 37

[tangled-pixel-harpsichord]

[literallyjusttoa]

"A Jester can mock, and the King cannot fight

For the gift of free thought is the jester's one right."

A sweet golden prince who lived up in the sky,

Listened to his families' terrible fights,

The ceiling would rumble, the tile would shake,

The throne room was fragile, and soon it would break.

He'd attempt to speak, but it never went right,

His father would rage, and he'd lose every fight,

As decades passed by, it soon became clear,

The King saw his son as a monster to fear.

The Prince quickly followed every command,

Only to be trapped by his father's cruel hand,

Years of destruction with no end in sight,

This war would not end with a large act of might.

And so the Prince stopped fighting fire with fire,

And instead he pulled out his golden stringed lyre,

Since he had no respect, he would leave the King's cage,

And swap out the throne room for a shining stage.

He taunted with wit and he giggled with guile,

And even his sorrow he shared with a smile,

His father's gaze lessened, his temper was tame,

As his once "Golden Prince" treated life like a game.

The centuries passed and the mirth never ceased,

The sun never set on the first son of Greece,

He danced for his siblings and bit down his pain,

Since each peal of laughter meant there'd be less rain.

There's only one role for which there are no rules,

So who is the jester, and who is the fool?

[iwatcheditbegin]

I miss when liking Taylor meant you were a loser with no friends. That was our brand

[bloggingboutburgers]

Tbh I feel like going to the US while the Nazis are in power is suicidal. So of course I don't understand your choice of going instead of your SO coming to Europe. But while I don't understand, I wish and pray for you to be safe. Whatever you choose, I hope you guys will be okay

You might be right. I have no idea what the future has in store or if I'll come to regret it. But I've already stated my reasons. As it stands, with the year-long process we've already started and that we can't just flip on a dime overnight, my partner can't come and stay in Europe legally just like that. Legal immigration is not that easy in one way or the other. Also... Yeah, I've stated that before, but one shouldn't underestimate how shitty things have been getting in Europe for the past few years as well, and how the influence of the US (which is huge) is likely to make things worse. So again I'm not 100% sure whether that'd have been better anyway.

Also also... Ima be real, I've shared that before, but the time where I was separated from my partner due to the travel ban was the only time in my life where I had actual suicidal ideation. I don't want this to happen again. That's why I'm making moves so it doesn't, first and foremost.

[moongothic]

You know I was wondering if Crocodile ever did have any kind of involvement with the Revolutionary Army in secret (lest the Government finds out and revokes his Shichibukai status), what kind of involvement would that even have been

And now, with both the Vegapunk/Ohara flashback and Kuma's flashback, it's being made very clear to us that the Revolutionary Army was broke as hell 22 years ago. Like the fact that this has been brought up twice now in a relatively short span of time is interesting to me, that's usually a sign it's not an unimportant plotpoint

But you know who would have had money to help fund the Army

A funny little warlord who would eventually go and build a fucking casino to run for funsies. A warlord who had to give the Government some of his Pirating Income to keep his warlord-status

Like Crocodile hated the Government anyways so why not help fund the Revolutionary Army in secret, out of spite if for no other reason

Vaguely related, but I keep on remembering this scene (post-Enies Lobby), which at first glance just seems like a basic Lore Dump

But then there's the

"Yet..."

(Or "however", she says "no ni" in Japanese and you could translate that in many ways, I would probably have gone with "however" but that wouldn't have fit into the speechbubble)

Mind you, the conversation just kind of ends there, next we see Garp realize he probably shouldn't have mentioned Dragon infront of such a massive audience, so wherever that "yet" was going to lead to we will never find out, because Oda conveniently changed the subject before we got to it

And you know. Like yes, Robin could be just expressing her shock over finding out that the leader of the Revolutionary Army had a child with someone

But also, Robin was a part of an organization that was trying to overthrow one of the founding countries of the World Government in an explicit attempt to go against said Government (compared to like, Blackbeard, who currently wants to make Fullalead into a "pirate country" that's a part OF the World Government)

Like you don't have to be a genius to look at Crocodile's ultimate goals and compare that to what Dragon is doing and find a few similarities here and there maybe

(Also like, Crocodile's equivalent in Romancing SaGa 2 is meant to be Wagnas, the queer-coded leader of the Seven Heroes (whom the OG Shichibukai are based on) who "hoped to help the world". You know, an interesting detail and all.)

Not to mention, during the time Robin spent with Baroque Works, if Crocodile was ever in contact with the Revolutionary Army at all, considdering she has the ability to easily spy on people and that she didn't trust Crocodile one bit, it wouldn't be unsurprising if she ever spied on Crocodile and/or just overheard a phone call or knew about Crocodile having secret spending habits or something

(Mind you, I'm not saying "she knew" Crocodile was involved with the Revolutionaries, more that she might've been Suspecting Things, that "yet" being about her connecting the dots while unsure if her conclusion was right or not)

Of course Crocodile's plans can't have been Dragon Approved by any means, especially considdering the Army had been looking for Robin for over 10 years (pre-timeskip)

Four years of which were with Crocodile. Like if he was FULLY allied with the Army and KNEW they were looking for Robin, surely he would've called Dragon and been like "hey I found the kid from Ohara, wanna come hang out" or something. But no, he had bigger plans and kept Robin a secret from the Revolutionaries and the Government alike

Also like, I have seen people question why the Revolutionaries weren't involved with Alabasta's rebellion at all, and "Oda hadn't come up with the Revolutionaries yet at the time of writing" (/"OP was meant to end at Alabasta at one point so there would've been no reason to introduce the subplot at that point") aside Between Baroque Works being a secret organization working undercover (thus the Army might not have been aware of the civil war being manufactured), the framing of the King making him look bad and very much the type of monarch that deserved to be overthrown in the Army's eyes, and Crocodile maybe lying through his teeth about what was happening in the country... Yeah, the Army's lack of involvement with Alabasta suddenly makes sense

EDIT Minor addition: Just realized that because Crocodile was technically working for the Government, if the Revs ever did send forces to participate in Alabasta's civil army and taking down the throne, the Government could've easily ordered Crocodile to step in to stop the rebellion and take down the Revolutionaries, right? Because he was supposed to be on the Government's side, right? And surely the Army wouldn't have wanted to fight against Crocodile if they were secretly allied (Croc's secret betrayal aside), and if Crocodile refused to fight the Revs the Government could've seen that as a reason to revoke his Shichibukai rights (which wouldn't be great if they wanted to keep Crocodile in a position where he could fund the Army?). So it could've also been a case of it being for the best for everyone's sake to let this one play out "naturally"

But my point is

I'm just deeply intriqued by these little details and wonder if I'm Actually Masterfully Connecting The Dots Like a True Genius or just seeing a pattern where there's none. Like this is far from confirming the theory, I'm just saying, the pieces do kinda fit together do they not

[headfullof-ideas]

Adding some meat to my Subnautica crossover, and wrote a line about how it prophesied that either a Nekton or Benthos would be the Chosen One, and it got me thinking. Imagine if it was actually the Nektons who started the coup instead of the Benthos’? What if their ancestors roles were reversed? The last queen of Lemuria was a Benthos and not a Nekton, and the Nektons tried to use the Monumentials to seize control of the throne?

But six thousand years later, their respective descendants are still the same as their canon counterparts? The Nektons help everyone they come across, and Alpheus is trying to use the Monumentials to take over the world. But imagine of their ancestors roles were reversed and what that would change thematically?

The Guardians get their hands on Alpheus, because clearly the descendant of the ruling family line would have Lemuria’s best interest at heart? Nereus never stops looking at Alpheus fondly and never treats him harsh because it wasn’t a Benthos who felled Lemuria but a Nekton. The Guardians don’t even think about the Nektons, so focused on the clear heir and Chosen One Alpheus, and it’s only Nereus’s logic that the current generation of Nektons aren’t anything like their ancestors that allows him to interact with Kathryn and Jacques. But the part of him that subconsciously remembers what a Nekton did six thousand years ago keeps him from getting too close to them.

But Alpheus’s head isn’t in the place that Nereus realizes it should be, and Proteus gets his hands on him and Alpheus twists into something else, something that the Guardians realize shouldn’t be the Chosen One. Alpheus runs away and the Nektons stumble across Lemuria secrets all on their own, forcing the Guardians to actually contact them through Nereus. The Nektons, specifically Ant, have to fight their own ancestors actions that the Guardians can’t help but use as an excuse to keep them at arms length. The Guardians still chasing after Alpheus and not giving up on him so easily because there is no way that a Nekton could be the Chosen One, he just can’t be.

Alpheus’s head filled the knowledge that his ancestors really were the rulers of Lemuria, making it harder to convince him what he’s doing really isn’t right and that he’s really not the Chosen One. Ant fighting off his own ancestors actions to prove he’s nothing like them, not even being considered an option as the Chosen One until the Gates, because the Guardians can’t fathom the idea that the descendant of the branch that destroyed Lemuria is gonna save the rest of the world.

Alpheus not giving up when he did because his family were Lemuria’s rulers, and the Guardians don’t think Ant is the Chosen One, so it must be him. The Guardians not wanting to listen to Nereus as he starts working more with the Nektons because Alpheus is going down a path that cannot have a good end, and actually working with the Nektons and getting to know Ant better is making Nereus soft and get over his internalized prejudices he doesn’t know the source of until they find Lemuria. Nereus being the first Guardian to actually stand with the Nektons and fight for them, trying to change the other’s minds. The Guardians who just don’t want to accept that the Chosen One isn’t Alpheus and just might actually be Ant panicking when Ant is holding the Scepter, and no matter how hard Alpheus pulls it just won’t leave his hands.

Ant and Alpheus both proving that your ancestors actions don’t define you, but in opposite ways.

….and behold I’ve made another AU I don’t have the time to write

[kutie106]

I saw someone talking about how teenagers now just skip the awkward phase and I’m like, yeah that checks out. Girls in my grade are already looking like college students, dating like 3 ppl a week, getting freaky (true story 😨) doing drugs and I’m like, where is your personality?? Where is your joy. The few of us left deserve time to figure ourselves and our styles out without having to be compared to the embodiment of 14 going on 24. Please just let me be teenage ugly in peace I hate hate hate it not being able to experiment with clothes and hair without feeling like I’m so far behind everyone else when 10 years ago nobody would bat an eye at a teenager just being a teenager. All the 20-30 year olds now have their photos of their awkward teenage years and yeah it might’ve been cringe but it was fun, wasn’t it? If everyone was awkward then it really wasn’t that bad at all but noooooo Jesica and her 40 clones just have to all have the same basic personality and act so old like no we’re freshmen and we should be allowed to be awkward

[cipherr]

[quaranmine]

me: i'm super tired what if i go to bed early

my brain: what if you, after attempting to go to sleep, instead sit up in bed again, grab your laptop, and write 2000 words of jimmy having watcher religious trauma

[drumlincountry]

Fwiw I know i'm not going to live to 100 because even tho there are some genetic freaks in my family (grandmother & her siblings lived to like 90), to reach 100 you do have to turn into leather. Leather body, leather soul. I don't have it in me. I'm just not a fixated obsessive. i'm a fluid obsessive. I will not be getting up at 8am to do calesthenics every morning I will continue with my 3am blogging. And yes I am bull headed, iron willed, but not like that leathery old French anti-communist. I'm too receptive to....the world. You don't get to 100 by being receptive in the world. You get there by being an entitled prick.

[camcorderrevival]

replication really is the core of elevenamy to me. theyre both forever stuck in amelia's garden trying to make it work this time, rebreaking the fracture over and over again to heal it. amy makes rory dress up as eleven, eleven tells her he'll fix the fact that she's grown up, amy chooses the replica garden, eleven chooses her younger self, amy tries to hide that she's not that little girl anymore, eleven ages just to be kind, amy spends her life retelling the same story, eleven carries clara to her bed and then waits outside for her. their lives wont always run the same but they were SUPPOSED to.

[jdorian]

story of his life

[aces-to-apples]

I'm gonna be real, so little of previous games have actually mattered in any way beyond flavor text that I literally could not give less of a shit about this whole debacle. Like it's such a non-issue to me. Idk what games y'all have been playing for 15 years but truly this is the norm. Barely anything carried over from Origins to Hawke and all pretty minor shit, and I genuinely cannot think of anything beyond flavor text carrying over to Inquisition. Oh you could customize Hawke and they can answer a few vague questions with vague bullshit? Cool, presumably that's what the Inquisitor will give us. Like idk guys but I think maybe building up your expectations for a decade has had a detrimental effect on what should be reasonable expectations for a video game that's truly been in development hell for like eight years and wants to be functionably playable to brand new players without alienating them.