#as a possibility/likelihood

[tragedy-for-sale]

Age of the Batch

This has been on my mind lately

Getting a few things out of the way. None of their wookiepedia pages state how old they are (not given a BBY year). If you simply look up their ages, it places Omega at 12 years (which is confirmed unless I dreamt that), and the batch at 13 (which is incorrect). We also know the oldest clones are 13 (26) by the end of the war.

Omega is older than the batch; Which crosses out the possibility of them being 13/Gen Ones. This means the oldest they could be is 12 (24) by the end of the war. We also know Omega was old enough to remember seeing the mutations of the batch get enhanced. So the question arose of what was the youngest age Omega could consciously remember that and also be an effective lab assist? Around three or four would be the youngest.

When Omega is explaining to the batch, she tells them '...sent to be with the other clones.' Does this infer they went back to their growth jars in those giant rooms, or out consciously? Since we know Omega is able to remember their mutations being done, that means the batch did not initially have all their mutations and had to be modified later in development. (Which complicates things based on the nature of how genetic mutations work). But that's a lot to get into at this moment and I'll spare you that rant because maker I could go on.

If the oldest the batch could be is 12, that would mean their got their mutations at age 2 (4) at the earliest. However, I feel like there is an emphasis on Omega being older than them, not the same age. We can infer the batch did not join the war right away because of the time of their introduction.

I feel it is more likely for the batch to be closer to 11 (22) by the end of the war. That would place them at 8 (16) years at the start of the war, and maybe they didn't make their debut in the war until a year later at 9 (18). This also puts Omega at a standard 4 years older, this makes the most sense because then she would be old enough to remember them being created and getting genetically enhanced during a time in development that's actually scientifically feasible.

If they were making their marks as extremely effective soldiers, who's to say they weren't rushed off to war prematurely. It is said in The Clone Wars that young clones were rushed into service before their 10-year training span was up, and the batch was likely a part of those groups.

[tyrs-right-hand]

How fucked up would it be if tmagp ends up NOT being a tragedy?

Like, podcast ends, horrors defeated, and all (remaining) characters get their happy ending! Great, right?

Now imagine it from Jon’s point of view. He struggles for so long, pitted against horrors beyond his comprehension, and is ultimately manipulated into becoming one. He is weaved into someone else’s plot, and he never manages to escape. He wants to save everyone and does nothing but doom them. And then he dooms this new world, as well.

And then… they win. They succeed where he failed. They live. And it’s such a relief. But also such a slap in the face. Because if they did it, then why couldn’t he?

[bananasfosterparent]

I find it funny sometimes when people suggest lamenting on your consort Tav being depressed and mopey over what and who they could have been if only they hadn't done that darned ritual *shakes fist*

But like... Efenity was... broke. Penniless. Homeless. Living on the streets in an abandoned house just outside the city that she shared with another criminal. She'd break into someone's house just to use the bathtub every other day. Agreeing to situationships with shady men who really only liked her for the dommy mommy vibes. Convincing herself that opening up and getting "official" with anyone was a mistake. That only leads to more grief, more pain, more loss.

Pre-game events, Efenity was working on a plan for stealing/skimming millions in gold over time from a charity organization run by a rich family. While she had high hopes to reach her goal of living in a mansion and living lavish (and alone) with her own criminal ring to support her... in reality she would have just gotten caught and arrested. Probably would just stew in her rage, angering the wrong people and winding up dead.. or defeated so much that she wishes she was.

Getting kidnapped and having a worm shoved in her eye was the single greatest thing that could have ever happened to her and there isn't a single thing in her journey that she regrets--except manipulating Shadowheart. But that's literally it.

If she's lamenting while sitting on a chaise with hand done embroidered demask designs and gold filigree backing, wearing her fluffy feathery robe while her Lord lays his head on her lap and she strokes his hair and ears about what "could have been" it ain't gonna be about something better.

While I totally understand the angst angle and would actually be comfortable checking out other people's versions of it, if I didn't associate it with such horrible negativity and discourse there's such a great power fantasy and positive dark romance here that gets ignored and poopooed by so many, without even the slightest consideration that maybe... just maybe... it's actually pretty darn valid and cathartic too, once you take off your Bias Goggles.

I wish more people were once again willing to let themselves explore their creativity in fiction enough to not care about the opinions of others not in your head, not developing your Tav, and not writing your story. YOUR Tav has their own unique story and it's ENTIRELY in your hands.

[jestingher]

Sometimes I think about wether Toritsuka really has privacy like ever?

I mean ghosts kinda perpetualy watch people and they're basically everywhere, but he actually knows they're watching, if he wanted to do something kinda awkward or the like he probably couldn't just shoo them away, just had to do it with company, on full display all the time

I think this also reflects in his attitude towards Saiki being able to read his thoughts, giving full honesty 'cause Saiki will know anyway, he's already sorta used to that

[livvyofthelake]

cobra kai characters ranked by how likely they are to succumb to the 2024 established characters going gay phenomenon. a post i could theoretically make

[bayofwolves]

i've been thinking ab abeke x worthy for the last 12 hours... do y'all feel me. could i convince y'all to get on board this ship

[variousqueerthings]

i do sometimes think about community histories that come from similar spaces, especially pre-certain-words-being coined, and while i do understand the drive to go "no you [x identity] go away, this one is for us!" because often certain queer communities are woefully ignored and talked over, i also have an instinct for wanting to bring communities together because they were often one and the same community, or the words were conflated in certain ways and there's almost never a "this one is for us" that is as neat as people like to pretend (flashbacks to "butch and femme are lesbian-only terms" although ofc sometimes it really is importantly a closed community term, like the word "stud")

sometimes historically you cannot neatly map a label onto a person/group/event/idea because that terminology was different, and we cannot go back and ask what would work best using today's terminology anymore than we can travel to the future to see what it'll evolve into that might work better than today, but also maybe it's important to find some middle-point between a lack of clear terminology and community spaces that are divided into their own, clear sections

but in order for people to not feel overlooked and mocked the work needs to be done from all facets of the queer community to go outside ones own personal identity to make a history queer rather than "just" [insert x here]. and i hope that one day that work will make us more unified as a series of political and philosophical ideals and less disparate groups without bleed-through or overlap, even when one personally may feel quite easily placed within an identity

idk, it's the idea of "personal identity" vs "political coalition" but it's also just quite sad to try and box us in again

[sputnikodin]

i want to move to sf by like may at the earliest bc my lease is up in august and i want to minimize how long i'm paying rent on two places lol (though i may be able to find a subletter for my current place idk) but it's easier to find housing in sf around the end of the semester when students are moving out so there's a needle i have to thread there. But i also like. need a job lined up when i move i don't have enough in savings to cover moving cross-country + sf rent and deposit + partial or full rent on my current apartment + living expenses for uh. Very long. basically it's going to be difficult to make the timing work if i want to make the move in 2025 especially with how disastrous the job market is these days. i could try to find a cheaper/ideally month-to-month place to live here in this city once my lease is up while i job/apartmenthunt desperately but i am so aware of how much life i'm missing out on by not being near people i adore in a place i love and i don't want to draw things out any longer than i have to. many needles to thread actually

[lightblueminecraftorchid]

Me @ my body: WHY CAN WE NOT TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HUNGER PAIN AND COLD

[vigilskeep]

?????? What do you mean Anders is all like, "We have a kid now" when Keir gets back from the Fade ??????? Where did he get the nugget?????

[some-greatreward]

side eyeing the new communities feature like not to be a pessimist but why do I already envision them blowing up with fandom drama

[bestworstcase]

jaune’s been alone for decades

he’s desperately happy to finally see his (real) friends again but he’s also on edge and scared of rejection because he knows he isn’t okay and he’s really really not okay, he’s not thinking clearly anymore—

and the girls are like. well he’s cracked and we can’t trust him anymore

which he overhears and is heartbroken about but also kind of pissed because like. he’s been alone. for SO LONG. and they go right to treating him like a problem to manage

and what i’m getting at here is

when salem told ozma the gods ended the world, he didn’t believe her. and didn’t tell her how or why he’d come back or what he’d been told to do because he didn’t feel that he could trust her anymore.

the lost fable deliberately obfuscates salem’s interiority but it also specifically flags salem “”lying”” to ozma (hint: not actually lying) to the audience as wrong (the sudden red glare). and she was alone for a very very long time. and jaune is her heroic echo, and—yeah.

[szczylpierdolony]

wish i had the balls to get a sugar daddy

[chiropteracupola]

sharpe interesting to me for reasons that I can't even tell are actually in the show or not... it is partially that I got introduced to the land parts of the various napoleonic goings-on in a sort of Archaeological context to start out with, so when I'm watching these guys cross back and forth across spain, losing items and burying friends and enemies as they go, I do keep thinking of hundreds of years in the future and where those things will be. lost shako badges and stray bullets will turn up eventually. wooden grave markers will rot. names will be forgotten and skeletons will remain, buried on a hilltop and maybe someday found. time passes and the dusty weight of history is a very present thing.

[seddair]

Hey! Because of the interviews we know Buck and Tommy are going to have some hurdles next episode which is going to cause Buck to spiral. Do you have any theories of what it might be?

Oh man, I don’t have any solid ideas really, because it could be literally anything atp. I think the divorce part of the synopsis is almost certainly about Eddie and I think it likely pertains to Bucktommy too? If that’s the case, I kinda like the child of divorce (or maybe even parents who should have divorced) theory going around and Tommy maybe having some issues relating to the idea of marriage. I really hope that they don’t just make Tommy previously married/divorced or something like that, because that feels too close to the rather unpopular Tarlos storyline from 911ls. But from what I understand, we picked up some LS writers over the hiatus so who knows. 🫠

Ultimately, my mind is constantly changing on where I think this may go. I thought for a hot minute that the Abby spec might be real, but now I’m leaning towards that not being the case (thank god lol). Hopefully we get a better idea as the next couple of weeks go on, because the not knowing is gonna drive everyone (and me) crazy lol.

[cypric-rat-hyperfixation]

As my following grows and as I meet more and more people who have rats, had rats, know someone who has/had rats, and love rats...

increasingly I wonder if/when a day will come... a day that I'll express rat enjoyment to someone and they'll enthusiastically ask me if I've heard of This Funnie Little Rodent Blog they like, figuring I may already know it or will enjoy it if not...

and it's.. my blog... and then I have to come out as popular Rat Tumblr blogger that they follow and now know IRL.......