#bttt

[your-local-granny]

So excited to finally share my full piece for the @curtaincallzine!!! I had sosososo much fun making this piece!!! the drama of 3-5 and the drama of Mozart operas, together at last <3

(details/ analysis under the cut!)

This was inspired by the final scene of the 2001 zurich production of don giovanni! the thought was Dahlia (Don Giovanni) being cast into hell by the returned ghost of Mia (the Commendatore)-- it works too well!! Also Don Giovanni/ Dahlia as the seducer is just perfect!

I included the thinker statue because it represents the statue of the Commendatore/ Mia that speaks to Don Giovanni/ Dahlia asking them to repent and then casting them into hell! Mia is on the dinner table because of the dinner table Don Giovanni sets when he defiles the statue which actually works pretty well with the gravy/ dinner that the aa cast had the night of the murder! And the rope bridge was meant to parallel the ladder that Don Giovanni casts himself off of in the Zurich 2001 production

Also!! Not only is evidence from the case falling into the river-- I included paper with the final words of the show written on it!! why??? because I'm insane!!

I never quite nailed down 1-to-1 parallels for the rest of the cast but I always saw Iris as Leporello (servant who got in over their head) and Phoenix and Edgeworth as Donna Anna and Don Ottavio (seeking vengeance for the murder/ boyfriend of the person seeking vengeance). I think Pearls and Godot could work as Zerlina and Donna Elvira but it's more about being tricked than being seduced obv. So i guess that makes Maya..... Masetto? There is also a world in which Maya and Franziska are Zerlina and Masetto if only to make "batti batti" absolutely hysterical djhshdjh. Misty Fey could also work as the Commedatore but I feel like this game as a whole is more about Mia? That's just cause i like her more tho tbh

[banthothantai79]

[100+] Mẫu Bàn Thờ Thần Tài - Thổ Địa đẹp, chuẩn phong thủy 2023

Bàn thờ thần tài ông địa là một phong tục truyền thống của người Việt Nam từ xa xưa. Đây là một nét đẹp văn hóa độc đáo, mà người Việt ta tôn trọng và duy trì qua nhiều thế hệ. Bàn thờ thần tài ông địa thường được đặt ở nhà cửa, cửa hàng, văn phòng và các doanh nghiệp. Đây là nơi để tôn vinh và cầu nguyện cho sự thịnh vượng, tài lộc và may mắn. Thần tài và ông địa là hai vị thần được người Việt Nam coi là linh hồn bảo hộ cho gia đình và công việc. Thần tài thường được tưởng tượng là một vị thần giàu có, mang trong tay một cái túi tiền và một cây quạt để thổi điều hòa tài lộc. Ông địa thì thường được hình tượng là một ông già có bộ râu dài, đang cười tươi và đặt trên một chiếc ghế. Bàn thờ thần tài ông địa thường được trang trí với các vật phẩm phong thủy như tiền, vàng, bát tiền, nhang, hoa và trái cây. Mỗi gia đình sẽ có cách trang trí riêng, tùy thuộc vào niềm tin và truyền thống của gia đình đó. Mỗi ngày, ngư - jkfx2hpdsb

https://xuonggodep.vn/ban-tho-than-tai?unique_id_9pisqi03

[periwinkla]

Pokeattorney AU x 15th anniversary skit because I take great personal enjoyment in making fun of Edgeworth

...just as much as Phoenix does. The video in question :

_ pokeattorney AU tag

Btw just for the record whenever I mention the unnecessary feelings bit keep in mind that I didn't bat an eye when I first saw it, but in restrospect it's hilarious and now I just really like to make fun of him for it. Unconfortable Miles hides and/or says things in the most convoluted way possible adding in further embarassment upon himself. And I like to make fun of him for it <3

[mao-likes-2-draw]

morgan and misty - cain and abel

alt(s) under cut!

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sister thinks im unfit to reign lol

[burnttoastlife]

WHAT IS WRONG WITH HIM!!

[wowowwild]

Yeah y'all were right. They were cowards not to give us a hospital scene. It's ok, I know what happened, though.

Edgeworth charters a jet and bullies them into leaving ASAP. He calls a cab to be waiting for him and runs to it, he only threw together a carry-on (which obviously contained only his suit, he can buy new clothes). He rushes to the front desk of the hospital, at which point one of two things happens:

1. Phoenix had already listed him as family or

2. Edgeworth makes up whatever will get him in.

The nurse shows him to Phoenix's room. Phoenix is so very out of it, barely conscious. He sees Edgeworth and thinks he must be dreaming. He's not making a lot of sense, but Edgeworth sits next to him and holds his hand, he won't remember this later so it can't hurt, right? Edgeworth uses his other hand to feel Phoenix's forehead, who nestles in to the touch.

Edgeworth asks some questions, and Phoenix answers to the best of his ability, supplementing his responses with items from the court record. Edgeworth has to leave to see Larry, though he doesn't want to go. Phoenix encourages him, but wait! You'll need these. He gives a brief barely comprehensible description of what the magatama does and gives Edgeworth his badge alongside it. Edgeworth asks what the badge is for and Phoenix just smiles as his eye lids flutter close. Edgeworth tells the nurse to contact him with any further developments.

And that's the gist of it. Does anyone want me to fully write this out? I feel like basically all of the fics go like this so it doesn't seem entirely necessary, but if even a single person tells me they want another one I'll do it. Don't test me. Or do, y'know... if you want.

Edit: I wrote the thing.

[ind1c0lite]

for the drawing requests: pearl and godot maybe?

Rough night huh

[science-lings]

context: i have a fic that is unfinished and currently resting at 27k words (fem!phoenix gets raised by the ghosts of Ryunosuke and Kazuma and gets adopted by the Fey's AU)

[nemaliwrites]

Why "Bridge to the Turnabout" is a Shakespearean Tragedy - Part 1

I finally decided to put some of my thoughts into words, so here is part one of the BttT essay! It's getting kind of long, so it'll be split up into ~11 or 12 parts - the full thing will be posted on ao3 when it's done, for convenience.

To start, let’s discuss what exactly makes up a Shakespearean tragedy. While the specifics differ from play to play, it’s acknowledged that there are nine elements that are common to Shakespeare’s tragedies; these are derived from the major components of Tragedy as described in Aristotle’s “Poetics”. 

“A tragedy is the imitation of an action that is serious and also, as having magnitude, complete in itself; in appropriate and pleasurable language; in a dramatic rather than narrative form; with incidents arousing pity and fear, wherewith to accomplish a catharsis of these emotions.” — Aristotle

The nine elements we’ll be discussing in further depth are:

Tragic hero

A struggle between good and evil

Hamartia

Tragic waste

External/Internal conflict

Catharsis

Supernatural elements

Lack of poetic justice

Comic relief

By going through these one at a time, we’ll break down exactly what this element refers to, what it looks like in the context of a play, and common examples from Shakespeare’s tragedies — as well as the equivalent role in “Bridge to the Turnabout”, which will henceforth be referred to as BttT. This will be followed by a closer look at some direct character comparisons between Shakespeare's tragedies and BttT, where we'll examine character parallels, thematic resonances, and narrative structure.

First, we have the role of a tragic hero. While this hero may be either male or female, the most important thing is that they must suffer — either by reason of fate, of their own character flaws, or both. This hero usually holds a high status in society, such as that of royalty; this is to ensure that they are an important person, both in the context of the story and the world. Others look up to them and rely on them, which leads us into the most important element of a tragic hero: they die. The price for their suffering can only be paid with their death, and because they’re so important, their death leads to turmoil. 

A popular example of the tragic hero in Shakespeare’s tragedies is Hamlet. He suffers from the burden placed upon him by his father, who asks Hamlet to avenge him. But by doing so, he is led to his own death at the hands of Laertes, and allows the army of Fortinbras to enter Denmark and take control of the kingdom. 

BttT has a tragic hero as well, in Misty Fey. Misty’s life has plenty of suffering, brought on by combination of both fate and her own character flaws. Fate played a hand in her having more spiritual power than her older sister Morgan, which subsequently led to her taking on the title of Master of Kurain Village. This was what fostered the beginning of Morgan’s hatred for Misty and was the spark that set off their years-long one-sided feud. The beginning of Misty’s fall from grace is marked by the DL-6 incident, where she helped the police department by channeling Gregory Edgeworth’s spirit. Her name and details were leaked to the press by Redd White, which ruined the reputation of the entire Fey clan. 

It’s arguable whether this falls in the fate or character flaw camp, as there were forces at play in the DL-6 incident that Misty wasn’t privy to — particularly, Robert Hammond convincing Yanni Yogi to plead insane which resulted in all charges against him being dropped. However, according to Mia, Misty considered what happened in the DL-6 incident to be her own fault.

“‘I have tarnished the Fey name.’ Leaving only these words, my mother vanished.” - Mia Fey

In terms of the tragic hero, this can be considered Misty’s first “death” — further evidenced by her going into hiding and changing her name. For all intents and purposes, Misty Fey has died, and because of the role that she held, both in the family and the Fey clan, she leaves behind utter turmoil. Mia removes herself from the running as Master and sets off to the city in search of her mother, leaving Maya behind as the sole obstacle between Morgan and her desire for the title of Master. 

And now our tragic hero shifts over to Elise Deauxnim. Now, we shift from her suffering being borne of fate to being primarily due to her own character flaws. Because of her own shame, she refuses to reach out to either one of her daughters for seventeen years — not even after Mia was murdered. When she hears about Morgan’s attempt to have Maya murdered at Hazakura Temple, Elise comes out of hiding with the intention of protecting her daughter. But still, she keeps her identity a secret, to the point that we as the audience don’t even know who she is until after her death. 

Misty’s decisions, and the pain they inflicted on her children — even directly leading to Mia’s death — are not fully redeemed. However, she does pay for the suffering she’s caused both herself and others with her life. And this can be considered Misty’s second and final death. Her death leads to turmoil, and sets off the events of the entire BttT case — solidifying her role as the tragic hero of the case.

[fordarkisthesuede]

Season 5 is finally here! 🎉

I had a lot of fun making this faux wedding invite today. I might make a variant "cover"...!

(Also, do you know it's been almost FIVE YEARS since At the Brink of Midnight wrapped up? And it's the Fifth Season of BtTTS! I can hardly believe it! We should celebrate!)

[banthothantai79]

Bàn Thờ Thần Tài Ông Địa OTT 79 - Sự Lựa Chọn Hoàn Hảo Cho Tài Lộc Và Sự Phú Quý

Các chi tiết được tạo hình tỉ mỉ và chân thực, tạo nên vẻ đẹp độc đáo và ấn tượng cho sản phẩm. Thiết kế sang trọng của sản phẩm được tăng thêm bởi những họa tiết và hoa văn được trang trí trên sản phẩm - xu2rdatl5p

[pleasedontcareaboutme]

brothers I am stacked with work but I can't for the life of me do any of it. I just had to look for pictures on pinterest but I gave up and fell asleep 🥲

[mirror-imaged]

oh my goddd i love so badly when media depicts umm. families that tear each other apart. like especially in a power struggle. i love stories about the cycle of trauma and how parents will use their children to get back at each other. i love stories about how the head of the family will irreparably damage their children and how that trickles down. it's so fascinating to me good god.

[wowowwild]

guys it's happening. it's happening ok everybody stay calm

I think the entire spirit medium thing in Ace Attorney is cool, and it’s true that I haven’t played past the original trilogy so I’m sure I’m missing some content… but nothing will ever be more badass than Pearl channeling Mia just so Mia can tell Dahlia, who is being channeled by Maya, that she’s a loser, she was a loser yesterday, and she’ll still be a loser tomorrow. They had a whole ass family reunion that they very much included the dead in basically just so one could tell the other to go fuck themselves and I think that’s beautiful.

[tamaharu]

mia claiming that maya is strong enough to handle the news about misty hits even harder when you remember how fucking sad maya's testimony is too. phoenix, godot and even the judge all comment on how obviously unwell she is and she's stuttering and shaking and telling the worst lies ever and its like mia.... are you absolutely sure about that. are you sure.

EXACTLYYYYY. im holding your hand we share one mind. shes sick, shes exhausted, she spent three days with dahlia inhabiting her body, she just got the news of her mothers death that happened while she was protecting maya, shes trying to keep one freaking person who protected her safe. i really think that both mia and maya knew understood that it was all too far gone for maya to be able to handle the news correctly and for maya to utilize her testimony to protect godot, but although the two of them pursue the truth so readily, so much of their relationship is built around believing that the other can make it on their own. mia wanted to be a lawyer, wanted to find their mother, wanted maya to be okay. maya wanted mia to be happy, wanted to keep everybody she loves safe, wanted the truth.

but, the thing is, when you want something strongly enough, you'll learn to believe anything.

[wowowwild]

Miles and Phoenix are actually so cute together??? You can tell Phoenix considers Miles to be family and obviously Miles cares very deeply for Phoenix. And I love that it's told but also shown very clearly through their actions.