#at least most NTs get this

[journeyofbell]

If you run into neurotypicals like this, I find this comparison useful: if you asked someone who's missing a leg to run a marathon, would you then get mad and tell them: "Wow, you were so slow, you need to run faster" when they don't finish as quickly as the runners with both legs intact?

The face the NTs make when I give them this, it's priceless.

Neurotypicals will be like “I know you have a disability that affects your ability to stay organized, manage your time properly, socialize, or control what you’re able to think about or focus on, but that’s not an excuse to have trouble staying organized, managing your time properly, socializing, or controlling what you need to think about or focus on.” And then demand that they aren’t ableist. I’m tired.

[the-physicality]

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[spacexfucker]

I really struggle with making friends. On top of being autistic, most friends I have are friends I made through like people that friendopted me. My best friend and I have been friends for like 17 years now. Since I was in Jr high. And like...we became friends bc we had to spend time together in church as the only like fat, alternative people who had bad home lives.

At a certain point as teenagers we were in one another's beds, kept each other company on the toilet and in the shower, fed each other food, spent ungodly amounts of time together. Best friends. Cuddling, hand-holding, hugging, friends. And platonic. We have dated other people the whole time we've been friends and are both in long-term committed relationships outside of one another now. But she still keeps me company in the bathroom, we've shared beds to this day, cuddled, etc.

But adulthood friends are not like this? I think. I still haven't been able to make a new friend past acquaintance. And I have no idea how that starts and how fast it's supposed to go. The autism comes in here pretty strong. My best friend attracts autistic people I can't explain it but her three closest people are autistic. So she kind of rolled with a lot of my social issues and whatnot really well which made it feel like I didn't have any.

But now I don't know how much physical interaction is appropriate or how much interest is appropriate and I get bored doing the like clinical back and forth that most people seem like they want to start getting to know me with. If I'm not careful, I'm told I'm too much. If I overcorrect, I come across indifferent.

This is even more impacted by the way I view love and my difficulty parsing it. I do not get the difference between romantic love and friendly love. I have skept with friends (when single or with partner permission in a sort of poly set up) and I don't categorize people that are friends separately from friends I date/would date either. Not that I would ever cheat or steal someone's partner. That's not what I'm saying. I just don't get what the separation is supposed to be between friend and partner besides "I have picked this particular person for the socially acceptable position of Primary Partner and will now divide my relationships between potentially sexually involved and no longer sexually involved.

Which is also why I'm confused when people say "emotional affair" because how I feel for a partner is not separate in my brain from how I feel about a friend from an emotional point. I tell both everything I am feeling, and i express affection to both in nearly the same way (the exception being kissing my partner and sleeping with them).

So is that the line? Romantic kissing and sex? It seems like a small one. I accept whatever people say bc I don't want anyone uncomfortable. But if I call you a friend instead of an acquaintance, in my mind you've become some I love and could in an alternate universe easily be with romantically by societal standards.

I feel like it's because these relationships are defined in my head by like: I would take care of you when sick, I'd take you to a doctor's appointment, I'd lay with you in a bed, I'd hold your hand during birth, I'd make you food regularly, I'd talk to you every day, I'd work aspects of my life around so you can be included in them, I love you and feel very intensely about it, I like collecting info about you as a special interest, etc.

And so what's left for like socially forward romantic relationships is usually just romantic kisses and sex.

[hybbat]

To all the people in the comments, if you think or worry that you're That Guy then you already have to much self awareness and empathy to be That Guy.

Also if you're scared of doing something annoying and having people not tell you then you can tell them to tell you. Most people aren't comfortable with just telling someone they're being annoying for the exact same empathetic reasons you worry about being a That Guy. "I can't read your mind to know I've done something wrong" and they can't read your mind to know when you're unclear about something and what's okay to confront you about and in what way.

Discord servers are great but all it takes is one ‘That Guy’ to ruin it.

[bmpmp3]

i was like. thinking about the software situation with the cryptonloids and i got curious if there was any progress on the non-miku NT banks yet so i went to listen to those vocals they use in that mobile game (if i remember correctly they use beta versions unreleased to the public?) and like. you know. despite how contentious miku nt herself is i think some of the betas for the others sound pretty good, len sounds fantastic and rin sounds about on par with her older banks (although i do miss a bit of her sharpness) and like. i may be killed with hammers for this but i was listening to the heat abnormal cover and i think i like the kaito nt beta sound more than his v3 like he sounds fantastic here. i dont dislike his v3 or anything but the nt bits ive heard has like some of the depth and richness i so sorely miss from his v1 while having the old-yamaha-keyboard-keyboard-key-spring sound that i do enjoy of his v3.... i do wish it had more of the v1 strength tho

[peachfiend]

Have you ever gone to sleep, JUST tired because you did a lot that day, no social or emotional batteries drained or anything you just like. Go to sleep. And you sleep through the night all comfy cozy and in the morning after the just woke up grogginess fades you get up and actually have energy? I have like once recently and what the FUCK you're telling me neurotypicals feel that way every day????

[minakoainosupremacy]

Ok I’ve seen a ton of polls asking which senshi is your favorite, but I’m curious about people’s motivations for who their favorites are, and in what ways we relate to and connect with different characters. What kinds of connections do different characters emulate with viewers? How do people see the senshi in terms of friendship and compatibility? Who do people feel like they would connect with the most? Which senshi would be the most popular if they were people irl? Do our perceptions of the senshi change when we think about them in relation to the show as opposed to thinking about them as individuals/individual entities? Are our motivations for liking characters different from senshi to senshi? For instance, on almost every poll I saw, Mako was the most popular senshi. Do people love Mako because they see aspects of themselves in her? Do people love Mako because they want to be friends with her? Do people love Mako because of how she interacts with the other characters, and thus she might be less popular out of context or in a different context? Do they love her for her character and personality, and if so, specifically in or out of context of the show? Or do they just think she’s super cool? What drives us to like these characters, and what kinds of connections are we making when we feel more connected to one character vs another?

[purplesaline]

@vaguelyaperson nailed it!

Just for reference I'm allistic and my ADHD/PTSD combo has made me incredibly good at analyzing human behaviour, including communication/socialization.

This method works really well with the dreaded "How do I relate to their suffering without sharing a story of my own similar experience???" issue too.

It's a four step process

ACKNOWLEDGE - acknowledge the thi h they just said, a quick summary or rephrase their statement (sometimes known as mirroring) can be really helpful here. Example: "Wait, so person did X to you?" [Incredulous tone of voice]. Example: "Okay just to make sure I'm understanding this right, this person did X to you?" Example: "Wow, I can't believe person did X to you!" [Shocked/Incredulous tone]

VALIDATE - you don't have to validate everything they've said by the way! Sometimes they'll say somehow unreasonable or incorrect and I know a lot of allistics will tell you that you're supposed to lie to make people feel better but that's not actually necessary! There are ways you can express validation even when you don't agree. One easy option is to validate the feelings about the experience they believe is happening. Even if their belief about what's happening is somehow incorrect, the feelings are still valid. Here's an example to help make that a little more clear (I'll be including acknowledgement statements as well) Example: "It sounds like you're feeling really attacked by this person. I'd be really upset too if I thought someone was doing that to me." Example: "You think this person was doing that on purpose? I can totally understand why you'd be upset about that." IMPORTANT NOTE— validating is even MORE important if the person believes something incorrect. If you correct them without finding some way of validating their experience it comes across as dismissive at best, or an outright attack at worst. This risks the person either shutting down and disengaging with, or getting defensive (which is an expression of the fight/flight mechanism) and attacking/getting angry at you. Validating them first shows them that you are sympathetic and they'll be less likely to feel like like you're attacking them if you then correct them. I'm not gonna go into how to correct someone without starting a fight here cause that's getting into conflict management/resolution and that's a whoooooole other post.

SHARE your story! Some neurodivergent people might tell you to just skip this step because allistic people don't need it, but I think that's bullshit. It's important to us neurotypical folks, even if it's not important to ND folks, and communicating is about building bridges, not pretending to be someone you're not just to make others feel more comfortable. It's about compromise, not sacrifice. Allistic and Autistic folks have different social cultures, ND and NT folks have different social cultures. Neither is any more or less correct than the other. The goal is to bridge those cultures. So share your story that demonstrates you can relate to what the person is going through, and then move on to the most important step!

RE-CENTER the other person by asking a follow-up question. See, without the follow-up question NT and/or Allistic brains interpret the story about your experience to be a change of topic. Because they have a different social culture they don't understand that sharing a personal anecdote is our way of showing we understand their current experience, and because their brains work differently even if they do understand it on a conceptual level it still doesn't make them feel understood thr same way someone sharing a personal anecdote with us can make us feel understood. And when someone is feeling upset it's a lot harder to access those conceptual understandings (which I know you can all relate to!), which is why the follow-up question is such an important, and useful, tool.

Hopefully some of you find this helpful! My asks are always open if you have any questions or are looking for advice on how to bridge that social culture gap in other situations. I'm not a professional but it is a special interest and I'm always happy to talk about it.

Btw I was talking to Kiddo about social rules because we're both autistic and it doesn't come naturally to either of us but I have 25 years experience on them so I have some useful tips

And as proof of that: in that conversation I realised what neurotypicals mean when they say we "make everything about us"

When they're talking and we interject "fun facts" or start talking about something related to what they're saying we mean:

"I am showing interest in you and your interests by engaging with them and showing I'm listening by adding information"

From their perspective we are stomping over their turn to talk and making it our turn and therefore making it about us

Conversation example:

NT: my favourite animal is sharks

Autistic person: with some sharks species the shark pup that hatches first hunts the others and eats them while being incubated inside the mother

Autistic person perspective: I have shown interest in you by giving you information about a topic you have shown interest in

NT person's perspective: wow they made my favourite animal a time for them to show off instead of letting me talk when it was my turn

It's doesn't matter if it's "on topic" or "relevant to the person" if it's when it's their turn to be the focus of the conversation

Like I know there is a bit more to it but this is the first time in 39 years I have understood the accusation "you're making this all about yourself"

[kitorin]

misalignment (n).

/ˌmɪsəˈlʌɪnm(ə)nt/

the incorrect arrangement or position of something in relation to something else. "in which, mikage reo finds himself both asphyxiated and confined within the unfortunate circumstances of his first love."

contents. mikage reo x gn!reader, unrequited feelings, no happy ending, right person wrong time (i think), reader and reo borderline drunk / wasted, unproofread misery, tiny implication at gaslighting but nothing like that happens, never written unrequited love nor experienced it (can't get rejected if i never confess !!)

Despite the intelligence and academic prowess he had maintained throughout his entire lifetime, Mikage Reo is fundamentally a fool; one who unwisely but desperately deludes himself as a means to remain blind to the truth.

The 'wanna hang out tonight?' text was the flame to his moth, effortlessly attracting him whilst having the full capability to incinerate his very existence, to destroy every part of him.

If years of friendship accompanied by unreciprocated feelings could teach him anything, it was that, to spend time with you, lining up was a prerequisite for Reo.

Free time for you was defined by work's leniency (which seldom seems to happen, but at least you enjoyed it), and the occasional period where you weren't obsessing over a drama or book series.

After that section of the queue, was quite literally everyone else. An invitation from you meant that Yukimiya was too preoccupied with modelling, Rin's overseas, Nagi was too lazy to respond and left you on read, Isagi's busy training, Kunigami's at the gym, and Hiori didn't have the time to travel that far.

Finally there was Reo, back up plan Reo, the friend that you could go to when no one was available; the friend you liked enough to spend time with but not enough to prioritise.

He steals a glance at you as you keenly sip from your glass. Self-hatred chews at his conscience, but the livid, and tired part of him shoos it away.

It's not a very nice thing to accuse one of thinking of another so lowly, especially a close friend, however the explicit signs of him holding little significance in comparison to others seemed to validate it. You and he have been drinking for a while now, without much word other than the 'hello's and quiet greetings when you first saw each other.

It's normal, the silence. It's just how things worked between you and Reo. Neither of you were particularly social, words weren't necessary to enjoy time together, that was one of Reo's favourite things about you.

He's always tired of speaking, having to maintain flawless image, that included appearing as someone sociable and eager to speak with others.

But with you, that expectation was nowhere to be seen.

You're now adults, but this is nothing different from the quiet walks to the bus stop back in high school. The ones where he'd do his best to steal a glance of how you look, soaked within the sunlight while smiling.

Chatter permeates the bar's atmosphere gently a few clinks of glasses can be heard which followed hearty laughter and the occasional cheer.

You're first to talk. "How's university been?"

"Good." Was the workload horrendous? Yes, and so was adulthood in general. Reo knows he has it easy; he can afford it easily and could still live comfortably without working a day in his life. But he still yearns for the same feeling high school had. "Hakuho was fun though."

You place your drink down, swallowing. "I know right? Never thought I'd say this, but I miss high school. It sucked most of the time. But you and the others made it so much better.”

Reo nods, as he gulps down more alcohol. “I miss it too. How has studying been for you?”

You huff. “It’s a lot. I feel like I spend more time studying than doing anything else. But it’s good. I don’t mind since I’m actually studying something I’m passionate about, you know?”

“I’m glad, then.” Reo stares at his whisky, swirling the amber in his glass. “Proud of you. I really am. You’ve come so far, and I just know you’re going to do well.”

Growing from a clueless high schooler to a driven, impassioned, medical student. A lot has changed, years pass yet he remains unloved by you.

God there he goes again, lamenting on his paltriness. It must be a relative of masochism; he could be safe and secure at home with a good book and cup of tea, yet he’s here drinking with the source of his pain, while tethering on the border of being intoxicated with alcohol instead of heartbreak.

With each drink, a wave of euphoria swallows him up, licking up his misery as if it were sand on the shore. Rationality and emotion bicker like seagulls quarrelling over food.

You laugh at his sweet words. “You drunk? Thanks though.”

“Drunk or not, I mean it. Seriously.” Reo knows his limits, but doesn’t bother correcting you. His face feels hot, not because of the soju, but because of you.

You’ve always been pretty, to a ridiculous extent. But absurd how a few years changes you so much. Reo can’t even identify the changes, he just knows you’ve gotten prettier; that his heart races faster whenever he sees you.

“Seriously.” You echo, and nod, and smile. “I miss seeing you every day. School was so much fun with you around.”

Another hasty gulp of soju. Reo can’t stand hearing those words.

I hate you.

Is it directed to you, or himself? Not even Reo’s quite sure. He does his best to ignore your kindness, if it were true then he would’ve been addressed you with a smile in the same way you’d speak to anyone else; he would know how his name sounds off your tongue. He would mean more than a last option, and all those texts wouldn’t be left on read, viewed out of genuine care rather than basic manners.

Even though he can go on about unfair this feels, it’s ultimately his fault for still spending so much time with you. You’re supposed to cut off the people who don’t value you. You’re supposed to only care for the ones who’d do the same for you. Reo should’ve cut ties with you long ago, yet he clings onto your relationship as if it meant more than anything else.

I miss seeing you at school everyday. Your words echo, and he does his best not to choke on his drink.

Formalities, not affection. It's not love, it's your way of manners. If you truly did care you'd be spewing those sorts of words out constantly, like when you're with Chigiri, or Anri.

"Reo? You good?"

"Yeah. 'm fine." It's a reflex, he barely had time to register the words leaving his mouth. "Are you?"

"Yah. I'm not the drunk one here am I?" You chuckle to yourself, bringing the glass back to your lips, averting your gaze elsewhere. "Were you always a lightweight? Your face is so red."

"And yours is so pretty."

There he goes, ruining your night with something stupid.

"Yup. Definitely drunk. You're saying weird things now."

And with that, Reo commands, requests, pleads himself not to cry.

"You know." Another shot of soju is swallowed down by you, punctuated with a refreshed gasp. "The me a couple of years ago would've been overjoyed to hear that."

It feels as though every interaction with you accentuates his one-sided love and it stings; time with you is mere salt to the wound.

Neither of you say anything for a bit.

Reo can recall your confession, an awkward text sent after a couple of months the two of you actually spoke. There's an unspoken boundary between you two, to not being up the topic of each other's crushes or of your confession.

A fair rule, but it's harboured questions. Reo hasn't got a clue on your love life and crushes. He knows of your obsession with romantic dramas, always binging whatever's trending, screaming on social media about having to wait a full seven days for the next episode.

If only the two of you were a part of one. But even fiction would probably destine him for solitude woven of heartbreak.

"I think you're the drunk one. Why bring that up now?"

You've finally halted on drinking. "Dunno. That was my first confession."

And you're my first love—he wants to say it, it's at the tip of his tongue yet he can't muster it to say it aloud to himself or even to Nagi; let alone you.

"Well, it was an honour."

It wasn't. Because the thought always intrudes into his mind. What if you had confessed a couple of years later, or even at least two?

Or what if Reo hadn't taken his sweet time to fall in love with you, if he had told you he wanted to get to know you first instead of a simple rejection, would you be in his arms?

"Shut up. I was a stupid kid back then. I promise you, I have absolutely no feelings for you. Not anymore."

Reo scoffs, he can't even fantasise of the potential between you two. You liked Mikage you'd see in the hallways; rich and top of the school; not clingy old Reo who feels ever so slightly too much for everyone he cares for.

Whereas Reo couldn't care less about l/n that just transferred to his class, but would die for the y/n he discovered throughout the years.

"Yeah yeah, I know. Never thought you did." He knew you didn't.

It wouldn't've saved him from his doom of unrequited love, but the timing was terrible. The heavens should've made your infatuation and his adoration align, at the very least. Even if it meant Reo remaining unloved.

A hiccup follows a breathless giggle. "Who did you like in highschool? There had to be someone. Why didn't you ever tell me though? You had so many fans, you must've liked one of them."

Because it's you. "Because you never asked." Reo shrugs, almost impressed at his own feigned composure.

"Now I ammm." Now your words are beginning to slur. "Whooo?"

It's you. And still you. Reo could say it right here and now. You're essentially wasted and probably won't remember it. And if you did, he wouldn't mind crossing an ethical line and fibbing if it meant concealing his pathetic vulnerabilities.

Perhaps one day he'll tell you, if the uninterrupted storm ends, and the skies clear, if Mikage Reo's heart will one day stop aching for you.

"I'll tell ya some day. When I feel like it."

"What?! You're not allowed to add that much suspense—and not tell me in the end."

And perhaps in another universe, he and you can be of the same constellation, instead of being galaxies apart.

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[snakeautistic]

‘Everybody feels that way’ is a sentiment that has definitely harmed or at least misled me. I experienced this most acutely during my preteen years, which I experienced a lot of insecurity, and became more aware of my social differences. Of course, since puberty genuinely is a hard time for everyone, when I expressed these concerns to adults in my life, they gave me dismissive answers, telling me that everyone at this age was insecure, felt like they said stupid things, like people were staring or laughing at them, etc.

So, when I began to struggle to get through the school day due to overwhelm and anxiety, I chided myself, thinking, ‘everyone else is feeling this, too. Why can’t I handle it?’ This lead to a lot of guilt. I felt bad at being a person, not to mention ungrateful.

Because yes, at a superficial glance, my life was no more taxing than anyone else around me- I was actually on the easy side. And yet I was the one breaking down more, the one who wasn’t able to do extra curriculars because I was too exhausted by the 7 hour school day, and unable to connect with the majority of my classmates.

Without an understanding that the way I experienced the world was fundamentally different from others- that being, I wasn’t able to filter out stimuli as well as my NT classmates, and that I had to be hyper vigilant in order to mask constantly- I thought I was just being pathetic. All of the responsibility was put on me to ‘try harder’ because if they can do it, and your circumstances appear basically the same, why can’t you?

[confusedhummingbird]

Why I love New Teen Titans/New Titans Dick Grayson best.

In my opinion New Teen Titans/New Titans Dick is the best Dick. He's so well rounded and amazing that many iterations after him feel like they're missing something.

But the reasons I enjoy NTT/NT Dick best are:

He was always one to try and find a peaceful solution. If there was a way to fix a problem without fighting, Dick would chose that choice.

Dick is super good at self evaluation. He's always constantly thinking and trying to better himself. He reflects on his own past actions and works to not make the same mistakes again.

While Dick Grayson is known for his "temper" for the most part NTT/NT Dick always tended to keep a cool head. And if he did yell at someone he was usually quick to apologize because he doesn't like being angry at people.

His teammates mean the world to him. He tries to keep them from making unnecessary risks that could endanger themselves. He also is very protective of them and will fight to protect them no matter who threatens them.

He also loves his team so much he will help them in anyway that he can such as spending days trying to find out about Donna's past. Or helping Roy track down Cheshire so he can see Lian again.

While he's a serious leader he's also one to know how to relax when the time calls for it (In his own Dick Grayson way) and even make jokes.

He isn't comfortable being like Batman. He doesn't feel comfortable even using some of his interrogation techniques. That's just not him.

While his relationship with Bruce was complicated to say the least Dick would acknowledge that for better or worse Bruce helped mold him into who he is today and he still loves and respects him even if he doesn't agree with him as much as he use to.

I could honestly get into so much more (Might make a part 2) but NTT Dick is my favorite Dick Grayson and is the one I consider to be "The True Dick Grayson".

[dira333]

Your name on my skin - Shinsou x Reader

A/N: What your soulmate writes appears on your skin - requested by @bookishgalaxies

It happens during Homeroom.

One second he’s trying not to fall asleep as Aizawa drones on about the importance of good defense - his metal leg clicking every time he moves around - the next his arm tickles like a horde of ants is dancing on it.

He scratches it, but the tickling doesn’t stop.

Annoyed, Shinsou pulls the sleeve up, only to reel black at the sight. There, on the pale skin of his arm, appears black ink, one letter after the other as if a ghost is writing it.

He’s not an idiot. He knows what that means. 

Well, he doesn’t really know what that means, because where other people’s soulmates write a “Hello?” or introduce themselves by name, his soulmate’s first message is…  E = σ / ε = (F/A)?

Shinsou blinks down at his arm. It’s only the comforting sound of Aizawa’s voice that drones on that keeps him grounded. 

Behind him, someone clears his throat. 

“Hitoshi,” a voice whispers. When he turns around, Izuku is blinking up at him with wide green eyes. He looks both worried and delighted simultaneously, which is a common enough occurrence.

“Can I see?” Izuku asks and Shinsou blinks to the front where Aizawa has taken a seat, eyes most definitely closed for a quick nap. 

“Sure,” he tips his chair back and offers his arm. In a matter of seconds, multiple eyes are on him. 

He’s not the first person this has happened to. Sato’s got a cute soulmate in first grade who blushes every time they come across each other in the hallways. Her first message on his arm was a doodle of his name with a heart around it. 

Fumikage refuses to give out any information about his soulmate but regularly shows off the artwork they’ve created on their skin. Elaborate drawings or silly little doodles mark his skin each day.

And then there’s Bakugo, who’s started wearing long sleeves, barking at everyone who asks if he wants to shed a layer. 

It doesn’t take long for his arms to be absolutely littered with formulas. At least he thinks they’re supposed to be formulas. T = F x r x sin(θ) and P (1 + r/n)(nt) - P, F = m x a and p = eoA(T⁴ - Tc⁴). Izuku has managed to identify quite a few, rambling on about what they mean but Shinsou’s mind can’t follow, too busy trying to wrap itself around the fact that he’s got a soulmate. 

There’s less than a minute left, the coming break looming over him - they’re all going to ask him about it, crowd his table like they did last week with Denki - as he uncaps a pen and scribbles in some of the few spaces left untouched.

“Hello, please use a notebook, I’m running out of skin.”

The sensation stops immediately. His skin starts stinging right above his wrist and when the ink there starts to bleed he realizes. They must have tried to rub it off, saliva probably included.

He writes another line.

“Don’t worry about it.”

Shinsou knows, as he’s writing it, that he will get shit for that nonchalant tone. And he’s right.

But it’s not Mina, or Momo, or even Jirou who convinces him that he needs to adopt a different tone when talking to his soulmate. It’s Bakugo.

-

Bakugo’s arms are littered with poetry. 

The other boy pulls his shirt back on so fast that Shinsou can’t make out much. But he’s seen enough. In every other verse, there are little hearts dotting the i’s. The poems are written in two distinctly different types of handwriting, one of them he’s familiar with. 

“So you’re writing poetry?” Shinsou asks, because why shouldn’t he? 

Bakugo dragged him into his room for a reason and he’s pretty sure he knows what it is. 

After all, Shinsou’s Soulmate has been quiet, not a single drop of ink appearing on his skin ever since. 

“They’re just as scared as we are,” Bakugo huffs, unusually quiet and unable to make eye contact. “You should keep that in mind.”

He doesn’t say any more, pushes him out of his room with a glare that speaks volumes, but Shinsou’s always prided himself in being quick on the uptake.

If the Bakugo Katsuki can learn to write poetry for someone else, he could probably start with an apology. 

-

p = eoA(T⁴ - Tc⁴) is written neatly on the inside of his right arm. 

Shinsou uncaps a pen with his teeth and drags it over the other arm, the still untouched skin. He’d been thinking about this for weeks now, maybe even longer if he’s being honest with himself. 

The year is coming to an end. He’s got a job lined up after graduation and even though they haven’t been able to properly secure an apartment yet, he knows he’s going to share a flat with Denki for a while, maybe even Sero if they can find one big enough. 

He knows what his future is going to be like, with or without you and he even knows who you are, because he’s too curious and too good at solving riddles for his own good. 

Shinsou halts, pen hovering over his skin. 

He knows that you like him. You’ve told him so, multiple times. 

But it’s different to like someone on the other end of a cosmic connection, not knowing what they look like or knowing their reputation. 

The bullying might have stopped, but the scars have not yet faded.

Somewhere in the hallway a door falls closed, the sound loud enough to make him flinch. 

The cold wetness of ink tells him that he moved too suddenly. Now there’s a smear of ink across his arm and he sighs. Well… he might as well commit to it, now that he started.

“I like you too,” he writes, in the direct way you said you liked about him, “And my name is Shinsou Hitoshi. I’m in your year but in Class 3A.”

His skin prickles, but there’s no immediate response.

He’s learned your schedule, more by following the notes you leave on your - and therefore his skin, and you should be free right now.

Every second that ticks by is torture. But he stares down at his skin and waits.

He’s not sure how long it takes you to answer. He’s too scared to look up from his skin and miss it to check his watch.

Someone knocks softly on his door.

“I’m busy,” he calls out, fully expecting Midoriya.

“How busy?” You ask back. 

His chair clatters to the ground as he rushes over.

You’re smiling at him when the door opens, a little out of breath maybe, fingers digging into the fabric of your uniform, fiddling with the hem of your blazer.

“Hi,” your smile turns mischievous. “Do you wanna go out?”

“With me?” He asks, like an idiot. But it’s hard to think with your eyes twinkling up at him like that. You might be related to Aoyama. 

“Who else?” You ask and stretch your hand out. 

Shinsou can see his name on your skin. Yeah, he thinks, who else?

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I hate the Piapro Super Pack

They all sound like NT. In this video by SukoyaCathedral on Twitter comparing Kaito SP with his V3, you can clearly hear how the voice sounds just as nasally as NT and all the transitions sound muffled and choppy. They all sound like they got a bad cold and are trying to sing anyway.

A Spectral Analysis of the Video above shows that "V3 has diagonal formants, that means real samples. SP just jumps from one vowel to another." - @The_Soda_Wave

Especially Luka and Meiko are just Miku NT 2 and 3. They do not retain their Sound at all, sounding just like Miku most of the time, especially in the highs. This makes both of them nothing more than some sort of "Append" for Miku NT/SP. Here is an example of Luka SP by Axxell from the SynthV Unofficial Discord:

Luka V2 -> Luka V4 Hard -> Luka SP

It makes sense that people very quickly made jokes like these:

Images by The_Soda_Wave on Twitter

The worst thing about this situation for me is that this wasn't a rushed product in any way. They had all the time in the world to make it, they could've postponed it before the announcement and after, but based on them having demos ready and everything, it was clearly planned to be released like this. Crypton doesn't usually just rush things out for the sake of it, seeing as there is still only Miku on NT with no release of the other Piaproloids in sight.

This makes it very clear to me that Crypton is happy with this result. They WANT them all to sound like NT, all muffled and choppy. Luka and Meiko sounding just like Miku with parameters changed is DELIBERATE. Which also leads me to suspect this will be how the voices are going to sound moving forward with every new release as well. What this means for Miku V6? We will have to see, but my hopes have already gone down the drain.

No one actually likes the Sound of NT, the only people who actively listen to it are Project Sekai players, and with the art style of the box art and all of them sounding closer to their NT counterparts, I can only assume this Super Pack is actually a Sekai Pack, marketed to that side of the fan base.

In Conclusion:

The Superpack is a budget alternative to the actual VBs with worse quality in all aspects, no English compatibility and the sound of NT (one of the least liked vocal synth programs) hiding beneath it, which also completely destroys the tone of 2/6 characters. Even SynthV Lite voices sound better and those are free.

The only people that would gain anything from this are fans of Miku, Rin, Len and Kaito or beginners that really want VOCALOID instead of the other cheaper available programs, that don't mind that they sound bad and just want a cheaper way to get them, even if that means they are not as good.

This is the sound that Crypton wants for their Vocal Synths moving forward. They want them to sound sick and like they're eating their own words while singing them.

Crypton really hates Luka and Meiko and just wants them to sound like Miku

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Another underutilized aspect of N, Natural Harmonia Gropius himself, is that he's conceptualized as not just a Math Guy, but a Math Genius if we go by some interview trivia notated on Bulbapedia.

It clearly shows in the way he speaks since his (translated) dialogue (idk about the original japanese one) is full of hamfisted references to formulas and frustration expressed when the chaos of the world does not align with them — which to me is like, the core of his character, something that makes him both An Asshole to deal with but also a very intellectually curios and creative individual. It's just a brand of creativity not a lot of people can keep up with nor understand.

N likes math because a lot of math is about clearly defined variables and their relationship to one another. If you come across an inconsistency that doesn't fit any prior definitions, you iron out a new definition and suddenly the field has expanded upon itself tenfold. It aligns with how his Very Autistic Brain functions, x + y = z, if I do x to y then z will happen. If z doesn't happen, then that just means I have to identify the hidden variables within the exchange and rewrite the formula to be more accurate.

Black and White's quality of writing is. Like pokémon often is. Questionable at best. The foundations are there but the execution is dumbed down and corny because it's still aimed at kids, BW in specific really cutting the theme of pokémon trainer ethics short in favor of just "dang u beat me in the pogiebattle guess ur right!". How-ev-er. In my head, and the reason why I still find the plot of those games compelling (aside for my unhinged thirst for goth man-milf Ghetsis) is that to me they're about local cult-raised autist Normal Henry Gropus bashing his head against the world over and over to desperately try and make the formulas make sense, to distill it into variables he can understand and predict on a consistent basis, and failing miserably at it. Because even if the world is Technically made up of a bunch of chemistry that you could, in theory, predict, there's just a lot of random noise in there from microscopic complexities that fuck everything up.

Pokémon are simpler creatures (discounting the eerily intelligent ones) who will be nice enough to behave like math problems most of the time. Humans rarely extend that grace, the more N studies them like a science project the more contradictory variables pop up. They have a million thoughts in their head he doesn't have access to, that brew into feelings he doesn't understand, which leads to actions he can't do a proper traceback through. Which is frustrating, devastatingly frustrating. At least at first.

Due to how BW2 pans out and my own yearning for thematic mirroring, whereas Ghetsis gives in to the Autistic Bitterness over all these NTs he doesn't fuckign understand, I like to think N develops a sort of joy in studying people like the impossibly complex math problems we are. Because he likes math, he likes figuring shit out, he likes buying a nightmare rubik's cube and charting the squares out on a nightmare variable graph (listen i am not a math guy. i respect the hustle but my skill level is too low to accurately attempt to simulate the process in writing. im sorry math guys) so he has a home-made flexible cheat code on how to solve any possible mix-up of it. It's fun for him, it stimulates his brain and he is so stupid good at it that he can only share that joy with like a stray alakazam or metagross because he's a bit of a tarzan just hanging out in the wilderness, he doesn't know any high end mathematicians he can casually geek out about combinatorial game theory with, and the normies just do not get it .

I think this math enjoying is kind of a big part of his ~Innocence~ as well, since there's a lot of childlike glee to being a Math Guy. It's the love of problem solving as a process rather than a means to an end, it's playful, but severely misunderstood to the point where people kinda might assume things about you if you are a math guy.

N's love of math helps him love the world but it also isolates him. He's a genius, but since he can't communicate it in a palatable way it'll get overlooked in favor of him just being a loomy weirdo on the street chatting up the local patrats.

If introduced to DnD though he'd spend so much time on forging ridiculously optimized multiclass builds, then migrate to digging through old obscure sci-fi ttrpgs from the 80s with hellishly complex systems just for the funsies of learning how the presented variables behave within a variety of frameworks, but then if you actually invited him to play with your group he'd look at you like you'd just called his mom a llama.

He's a neat guy to me, STEM guy who's also one of those animal rights activists who's a little too PETA-coded, I like him :)

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[project-sekai-facts]

Which song has the most in game content (alts and mv) and the least?

I believe the record is still held by Happy Synthesiser, which aside from the vocaloid version has:

MMJ cover

NT Virtual Singer version (Miku/Rin/Luka/Meiko)

April Fools 2022 YYJ cover

Minori/Haruka another vocal

Airi/Shizuku another vocal

MMJ 3DMV

MMJ 2DMV

NT Vsinger 2DMV

YYJ 2DMV

I believe it has also been performed in Colorful Live, and possibly by the seiyuu at Thanksgiving Fes (I don’t have the setlist memorised)

Least content goes to Aun no Beats, which is probably never going to get even a full version. Hello/How Are You, Totemo Itai Itagaritai, and Rimokon also have no additional content, but at least have full versions.