#and we'll see what I buy there

[xxplastic-cubexx]

Charles representation enjoyed here again! I’ve not read much of the comics bc I can’t afford them but I just rewatched FC and I was wondering if Charles being paralyzed is the same in the comics (Erik doing it)? Do they often include that part of his story?

hello my inquisitive friend :] !!!! im more than happy to give some more info bout the origins charles' disability in the comics- to the best of my abilities that is !

while they don't include an origin for his paralysis in EVERY story/run, as far as i know there are three major ways charles loses his mobility (though like yourself, i havent read many of the comics so far, so i could be missing a few. this is the part where i invite readers to submit additional info if im leaving any out)

the very first manner of charles losing his legs was relayed to us in the original X-Men run of the 60's in issue #20

(X-Men #20: "I, Lucifer!")

before magneto was regarded as charles' main adversary there was the extraterrestrial lucifer (who sported the same color scheme, ironically. it wasnt as though lucifer came before magneto so it was definitely A Choice..) who charles would have a semi-reoccurring feud with for a bit early on in the series. during their first encounter, charles would corner lucifer in his lair only to have a stone slab dropped on him, disabling his legs indefinitely

the second manner in which charles loses his mobility- and the time where erik is the most involved and is most deliberate- comes from. Our Favorite Universe in 2001: The Ultimate Universe

(Ultimate X-Men #1: "The Tomorrow People")

as is typically how charles x magneto team-up arcs go, while charles and erik worked together for some time it wasn't very long before erik wanted to pursue more Dramatic Measures for mutantkind. and As This Story Goes, amidst trying to escape the savage lands sanctuary he and erik built, erik drove a metal spike through charles' spine, leading to his disability in this verse

lastly, we have the House of M- or more specifically its prequel miniseries, Civil War: House of M- verse in 2008:

(Civil War: House of M #2: "Revolution")

(Civil War: House of M #3: "Reign")

similar to Ultimate and the movies, this is another timeline where charles and erik team up. this time however, charles is more willing to follow erik's ideas after seeing the horrors of genosha upon reading the mind of a mutant who escaped the island, and the two seek to liberate the other mutants left behind. unfortunately, during their mission, a sentinel collapses the building charles and co. are infiltrating, leading to the loss of his legs

hope you had fun reading- i had fun typing up everything and looking back at these issues :] !

[synthaphone]

its legs are non-functional and it can only locomote by vibrating. however, it does have a pivot at the base of the body and its arms can swivel, so that it can do a little dance when you put 100 NP in and it dispenses your prize

[noctilin]

I'm amused people dug up this post yesterday when i have been also shuffling things around in the background--

I've been planning of setting up a small preorder run for charms (limited as to not overwhelm myself) and these are one of the options i've been leaning into. ive sold them before locally and here's a sample of it. they're double sided with the bloody side at the back.

other stuff I'm digging for this are old persona charms/stands I'm still fond of (probably one of the akiham and ryuji ones) but I'm open to suggestions especially people have been requesting for prints for years. I'm not sure if I'll do prints but hearing out which ones you guys specifically want (prints or otherwise) will help me weigh what options I'll end up with!

feel free to message me or reply to this post and I'll consider it! thanks!!

[evilwickedme]

I'm currently reading yj98 and slowly collecting robin, robin ii, and robin 93, and I have the first three volumes of Nightwing... 95? I don't remember the year right now but the original miniseries + ongoing, so like, very seriously trying to catch up on the 90s - it just seems like the most interesting period in the batfamily?? Even though my fav Jason isn't there. I know that Helena was a big part of the batfam at the time and I haven't read a single issue with her, plus no man's land seems like a big deal (plus it's Cass's introduction?? I think??) and the only thing I've read of that is the yj tie in (which was a lot of fun and I get the impression not an accurate representation of nml's tone). I'm also reading a bunch of older marvel stuff right now so like, obviously all of this is going to happen at whatever pace I get to it, but I'm working really hard at it jstjsfhetjta

Any other major characters I probably don't know? I've mostly been focusing on Tim and Dick's supporting casts and less Bruce himself

What does Alfred call Cass? Do you know anything about their relationship?

First of all, they are HILARIOUS together. Very incompatible ways of communicating affection and priorities. Amuses me endlessly.

Alfred calls her 'Miss Cassandra', if I'm remembering correctly. That's simple enough to answer. But their relationship!

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So Alfred is this reserved old man who shows affection through acts of service, and prefers it returned through restrained verbal affirmation ('thank yous'). Cassandra is a half-feral street kid who DOES NOT VALUE THINGS, and both shows and receives affection through physical contact and/or large body language.

They're both smart enough to understand that they're missing a lot, but they just don't GET each other.

Alfred invisibly cleans Cass' space, provides her with clothing and food, and otherwise attends to every comfort he can think of (including TRAVELING TO BLÜDHAVEN TO DO SO REGULARLY while she was living there). Cass doesn't notice or care about clean spaces, and just assumes food and clothing exist in a ready state in houses.

He obviously doesn't want hugs or shoulder punches. All his emotions are bottled up. He disapproves of costumes in the Manor; and, like Babs, thinks The Mission is secondary to living. From her point-of-view, he doesn't really VALUE her.

Meanwhile, Cass never thanks him for his work. She rarely tries to make things easier for him, or adapt her behaviour to fit her context. She doesn't request physical contact, so neither gets the chance to find something that works for them. His dry humour goes completely over her head, so both attempts to bond, and to express his desire for things to change, are missed. She obviously doesn't care that much about him.

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They like each other.

Alfred snarks at her pretty frequently. She blithely takes him seriously.

They bond over how OBLIVIOUS strangers are. (Especially when people just don't notice anything weird about her. They both find that funny.)

They aren't HURT by the other's behaviour. But they both exist in the other's blind spot, and have missed most of the attempts to bond. They're okay with the relationship they have, but both think it's like this because that's what the other wants.

(This is all based off of memories that are a dozen years old. I mostly remember stuff after Steph's death, when Cass was in Blühaven. Before then she lived either with Babs, or in her own Batcave, and I can't remember them interacting. Though they had a good scene in the Gotham Knights issue where a social worker is investigating Bruce about Jason's death. Such a good issue. Anyways, they may have grown closer in things like Gates Of Gotham, which I've only skimmed.)

[moiraimyths]

Before we call anon rude because let’s see it from their perspective, imagine getting an entire feast to eat. That can be pretty hard to start with so much that’s going on, but if they start with one thing they know they’ll like (aka one character they like) that can be the start for them leaping to other characters to finish the story and the bigger story. I struggle the same way to start book series if I don’t have at least one character that drives me to read it, it’s all about what can be the hook to push them through. Sounds like the anon is neurodivergent (just a guess) so they might genuinely not see it as rude and see it as a solution to even play the game to start with.

Btw absolutely adore the game, the complex and rich characters making them all so unique is amazing. The art is so pleasing to the eyes I love it!! I’m waiting for it all to get out at once so I don’t get too impatient. Shae however interests me the most, which routes will have the most lore for them? Will there be routes that give more lore in general based on decisions you make or do they all share the same amount? (I mean general lore not just Shae lore)

Apologies; we are not trying to accuse any asker of being rude! We are simply explaining our perspective as the developers / are trying to broadly encourage folks to dip their toes into other areas of the story outside of the main route(s) they're interested in, especially considering some routes will be made available sooner than others, and these other routes will likely contain additional scenes/lore of everyone's fave(s) regardless! We want to give each main cast member an equal amount of love (and lore) regardless of their overall popularity, so our goal is not to tut-tut anyone for having strong preferences for one character over the others, but rather to explain that you may be surprised by how much *more* you learn about your preferred characters in the other routes. That's all!

For Shae... Well, they were a foot soldier for one of the worst periods of the War. Lore wise, any other story that touches on the War will likely have content relevant to them and their experiences. ^^

[ihamtmus]

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[seth-the-giggle-fish]

Hmmm

I've realized a snag in my Halloween cosplay plan

I don't own red lipstick

none

not even a pink one

I've got black, dark blue, and gold

Like I've got time, it's only the 11th right now

and I need to do most all of the sewing first

also there are times where he doesn't wear his makeup but fuck does his makeup look fun

oh well

time to do the rest of his makeup test

[rainingincale]

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[pilotstreets]

i've never bought concert tickets but i have heard many tales about waiting until the exact moment and fighting for your life and whatnot. but now seeing that the only band in the world is going on sale again tomorrow im like okay. im setting reminders im having my card at the ready i am getting this book i will fight for my life to get this book

[snakeybabey]

Patiently waiting for the new song to come out on spotify

[maretriarch]

female separatism is a fake meme opinion to have and not one anyone is actually doing, considering, or feeling. it exists only as a snarky one sentence comment to leave on political tiktoks.

[hella1975]

so it turns out it was actually never that serious

[spectrearia]

IT'S HERE!!!

sooo happy with it honestly. looks fantastic, sounds great. really glad that things got sorted out because whoooo boy was that a wild ride just to get this thing in my hands loll

(ordered the album here, for anyone interested btw ;o;)

[captainbasch]

I thought I would take some time today to gather some flower refs for ffxiv prints, specifically flowers that matched the colors of job stones/soul crystals and BOY did it take a literal 3 hours to get all of them a match @ A @ ; and some of them are reaching LOL Like you want to find me a GREY, SEAFOAM, or GREEN HELLO? flower - too bad I did it already - but G O D. Some of the choices were like "oh wow, this flower matches the color and vibe of DRG perfectly. It even looks like a little snowflake to give Ishgard imagery and its spiky like the end of a lance!" but my favorite ones were "Oh GNB is yellow and mimosas are yellow and they're my fave, so :)" Hardest finds were NIN, MCH, and SAM T v T but i did it in the end. Everyone's got a flower match and hopefully I'll have enough drive to actually make these after all of this work LOL

[loumauve]

considering unwise choices (purchasing a PS5 after all) if my Betriebskostenrückzahlung goes through as announced

[tortoise-teapot]

ventpost lol

remembering how my mother used to give me rants about how i would never attract a partner with my posture so slouched and she would grab my shoulders and hold them back for an hour at a time and it hurt so so bad i would start crying

fastforward 20 years i'm getting a backrub from a cutie i later fumbled. they say, "Oh, huh. your spine leans forward at the top." then gave it a kiss and moved on

fastforward another 5 years. i finally get an xray. my spine is tilted forward. chiropractor said i need immediate adjustment, i politely called him a hack and said i was just looking for diagnosis.

Call my mom. show her the xray. explain it all. "WEIRD!"

that's it that's the comment.

you tortured me for hours over something built-in to my body that a horny medical layperson diagnosed in two seconds??? by just paying attention to me?

anyway my mom just asked "how's your back? does it still hurt because you slouch?"

😐