#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

[sukisukidaysook]

WHAT IS WRONG WITH HIM!!

[relicsongmel]

I've already explained my thoughts on how Dahlia fears Iris' love because it's the only thing contradicting her worldview that she is inherently unlovable, and how her inability to handle that reality affects the way she returns that love (i.e. in an incredibly backwards and convoluted manner). But recently I've also been quite captivated by the idea that maybe a similar principle holds true for Iris herself.

That being, that Iris is deeply afraid of her own capacity for love.

Iris, who feels Dahlia's pain so deeply as if it were her own (and it often is due to their shared upbringing). So hurt by the idea of her beloved sister hurting that it drives her mad. So much so that'd she'd do anything to help her feel whole again. So she loses herself, gives everything that she is and has to make sure her sister knows she's not alone. To some, it would be a lofty sacrifice, but to Iris, there's not much loss in throwing your life away when your life never had much meaning to begin with. And it's worth it, if it's for Dahlia.

At least, that's what she'd like to think.

In truth, Iris is utterly terrified of the person she turns into when Dahlia asks for her help. How all she can focus on is protecting her sister from harm or blame, to the point that everything and everyone else either fades into the shadows...or becomes warped into a simple cog in the machine of whatever crime they were unfortunate enough to become tangled in. Murder weapons become tools for freedom. People become mere vessels for whatever role they've been assigned. Any collateral damage—lives lost, scapegoats blamed, and the suffering of all parties hurt as a result—becomes an afterthought.

Only when it's all over does Iris snap back to reality and realize the weight of what she's done, and the guilt is enough to crush her. But all too soon, before she can finally swear off letting herself give in to overbearing compassion to the detriment of herself and others, Dahlia needs another "favor" and the cycle repeats itself again. And again...and again.

Eventually, somehow, Iris decides enough is enough, and narrowly manages to convince her sister not to kill the man who unknowingly accepted incriminating evidence from her latest plot to eliminate anyone standing in her way. She agrees to take on the burden of retrieving said evidence, and at first, she treats this task as she would any other cover-up job: not quite as dangerously tunnel-visioned as in crimes past due to there being less at stake, but with a certain air of detachment nonetheless. She doesn't want the man to be hurt, sure, but it's less about him specifically and more about Dahlia, who's dug herself so deep into a ditch of seeking revenge that she can no longer climb out unless Iris throws a rope down to save her. However, not long into her mission...something unexpected happens.

The man she's taken it upon herself to save from Dahlia's wrath is a deceptively tough nut to crack. For all Phoenix Wright seems easygoing and happy-go-lucky on the surface, there's a certain stubbornness lurking underneath—and despite asking numerous times, Iris can't seem to convince him to return Dahlia's deadly poison-bearing necklace. She's going to have to keep up the "girlfriend" charade for longer than she thought, but...for some reason, that reality doesn't bother her as much as she would have expected. In fact...it almost seems to invigorate her.

The version of herself when she's with him, despite literally bearing a different name than her own, feels more authentic and natural than any other role she's been born into, forced into, or crafted for herself out of desperation. And when one rainy October day she's lifted up and spun around in Phoenix's arms after she came to Ivy University's art building to deliver an assignment he had forgotten at home, Iris finally figures out the reason why.

When she locks eyes with him as he gently sets her down...

Iris realizes she's falling in love.

And Iris, knowing exactly the lengths she's willing to go to for love, feels nothing but despair at that realization, despite her face being flushed as red as her dyed hair and her heart feeling like it could burst forth from her chest at any moment.

How many more people could be hurt because of her feelings for a man she was never supposed to meet, let alone fall in love with? How long will Dahlia let her maintain this illusion until she gets impatient and takes matters into her own hands? If it came down to it, which one of the people she loves most in the world would Iris choose to protect? Which one of them would she have to sacrifice? Is her love forever fated to result in tragedy, or can she save both of them somehow?

In the end, Iris is powerless to help either of them—Dahlia is found guilty of murder and sentenced to execution, and Phoenix is nearly poisoned by Dahlia, initially framed for the murder she committed and leaves the ordeal deeply scarred by her betrayal. And Iris, having done so much for their sakes and yet still failing them, decides that she should at least do what she can to protect the one that still has a life ahead of him: Phoenix. And given that her involvement with him led to nothing but devastation—her love led to nothing but devastation, she decides to permanently isolate herself from him in the hopes that he can eventually move on and heal without her. The idea of leaving him behind (while he's experiencing such profound grief, no less) makes her heart ache, but to her the feeling is nothing if not deserved, and at least she can rest easy knowing that Dahlia is no longer a threat to him. And by sequestering herself on Eagle Mountain, she can protect him and others from the frequently gruesome outcomes of her undying devotion.

Iris spends five whole years surrounding her life around a practice she hates, to "atone" for her sin of letting her love corrupt her. Too fearful of it to face the truth of the hurt she's caused. And Phoenix spends five whole years suffering because of it.

Iris' love is pure, all-encompassing, and selfless. But the ironic reality she struggles against is that such love can also make her terribly, terribly cruel.

A cruelty not unlike that of her sister.

[some-zer0]

Forever obsessed with the way that Bridge to the Turnabout revolves around Morgan, Diego, Iris, and Misty deciding they alone know what's best for the people they care about, with that assumption being inherently false due to it having been constructed on outdated, heavily biased memories

Morgan wants Pearl to be Master because SHE wanted to be Master, so she assumes her plan's the best thing for Pearl, even though we can clearly see that it would ruin Pearl's life

Diego's using Maya as a proxy for Mia, believing that since he couldn't save Mia he has to save Maya, but his grief blinds him to the fact that he doesn't actually have a personal relationship with Maya

Iris is, once again, going along with a plan because she assumes others know best, but she's also an ambiguous enough character that you could interpret her as trying to fulfill an obligation to Pearl (her sister), Maya (the future Master), and Phoenix (who she wasn't able to protect last time)

And Misty is trying to save her daughter, but she's also the one who ran away when Mia and Maya were children, thereby putting them directly in danger of Fey clan politics in the first place

Diego, Iris, and Misty have multiple opportunities to tell Pearl, Phoenix, or Maya what's going on, but they're so set on viewing them a certain way that they can't see them as they really are. Like, Phoenix has been Maya's closest friend and biggest supporter since Mia's death, and he's a major caretaker of Pearl too, so why not let him know what's happening? Pearl genuinely doesn't know what Morgan's asking her to do -- she could almost certainly be talked out of the channeling if she understood that Maya would be in danger, so why not tell her? And Maya has already been involved in several extremely dangerous situations, including a previous plot by Morgan, so why not tell her? Especially since it's her life on the line?

Bridge to the Turnabout is a story of good intentions, but ultimately all that those good intentions did was rob Maya, Pearl, and Phoenix of their agency and lead to unnecessary tragedy

[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.

[the-judicial-assistants-notebook]

Thinking about the shared Feenie and Iris sprite again. I know I made fun of it a little before, and I still find it funny, but it's the idea of it, y'know? That of all their "lovey-wuvey" moments, the strongest impression she made on him was with her eyes staring straight ahead, clear and open, refusing to avert her gaze from whatever she was faced with. That when Dahlia's facade dropped in court, and he was faced with the seemingly irrevocable truth that she used him and tried to kill him, he held on to those eyes -- so much so that he imitated their gaze -- and said no, that wasn't her. That when he met her again, years later, it was those same eyes that really told him that they'd met before, because he knows those eyes. It's the idea that, yes Iris is kind and compassionate and gentle, but what Phoenix probably really fell in love with was her strength. And it's the reality that that's one of the few sprites that she and Dahlia don't share, that that firm, focused gaze he knows so well belongs solely to Iris. It just comes back to that final line exchanged between them, doesn't it? She really was the person he always thought she was.

[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)

[ind1c0lite]

for the drawing requests: pearl and godot maybe?

Rough night huh

[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.

[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

[cornertheculprit]

listen dahlia's actions in bridge to the turnabout are another story but i gotta say i think her actions in turnabout beginnings are perfectly excusable. like if i was fourteen years old and living in an absolutely loveless family and my twenty one year old tutor started fawning all over me and calling me his "teen angel" i'd fake my own death and start a new life and let him be put on death row in the process as well. and manipulate him into drinking poison i'd do that too

[fordarkisthesuede]

If you choose "Season 1/Season 2 villains return" or "different new rogue", tell me who specifically in the tags/comments! 😉

[artish-boi]