#but idk technology is not my forte

[kasieli]

@undercover-witch Omg yes!!!! Pls I literally did not intend that when I initially drew it but after adding Garreth’s half heart hand I realized that Ominis would, indeed, not know he was to complete the other half of the heart. Our sweet blind precious boy.

Somewhat modern day AU? Aka my excuse to do silly social media shenanigans and drawing Seb in a sweater vest? (p.s. that’s Ominis’ peace sign)

[millerflintstone]

I think the entire load up process took almost 8 hours. The van got to us at 7:30 am ish but the loaders didn't show up until 8 am, which was the earlier part of the estimated window.

The van contains two other loads. Both are military related moves.

I was talking to the driver and I did ask about how that works. The van has separate side doors for each section, so no one load determines the order of unloading. The mattress is the marker point for the end point of one load. There are divider/retaining cords that keeps the other load apart from ours.

The process is more technological than it was 18 years ago. The driver was the one putting numbered stickers on everything and entering detailed notes for any damage to existing items. Our stickers are a different color. He told us he's glad this was just a regular house vs military related move. For those, they have to enter serial numbers, additional details, and they really have to note down any damage. He gave us an example with one of our items that had a nick on it. If the nick existed and he didn't note it down, the clients could easily claim damage for the price of the entire item. Apparently the military folks take classes regarding this, too. IDK about that one.

We took up the rest of the truck!

We also timed it so that the junk haulers would show up at 4. They were a little early but it worked out. They even blew out the garage with a leaf blower.

Anyway, that part is done. The driver is headed to Arkansas and then a military fort in TX. We're his last stop.

As for the rest of today -we returned Xfinity's crap, got some dinner, and ate sitting on the floor. I went through all of our home related paperwork and threw out stuff the new folks won't need. Tomorrow we load up my car, throw any remaining shit out and leave for New Mexico!

[wormdevourer]

I’m bored out of my mind rn so I’m writing these >:)

𝓗𝓢𝓡 𝓗𝓔𝓐𝓓𝓒𝓐𝓝𝓞𝓝𝓢

𝙱𝙻𝙰𝙳𝙴

-loves warm things in the winter, like blankets and hot cocoa

-secretly enjoys watching cheesy movies

-doesn’t see the point in technology (but he’ll gladly play games with Silver Wolf if his hand stops hurting)

-he acts like he doesn’t like touch, but he’s actually very touch-starved,,, bro just wants a hug :(

-styles his hair in his room and never tells anyone (like a ponytail or a bun…)

-I feel like he would like v flower idk why

-despises pop music

-listens to murder mystery podcasts to cheer himself up

𝚂𝚄𝙽𝙳𝙰𝚈

-loves to play the piano and violin

-on that note, loves classical music

-he and robin do karaoke a lot (she gets him to sing taylor swift songs, and her own songs)

-loves honey and tea (loves honey in his tea, too)

-lowkey reminds me of aqua from oshi no ko

-has trouble focusing/sitting still (that refined persona is not fooling anyone, son)

-spends a lot of money on keeping his hair perfect

-he’s kinda scared to get older :(

𝙱𝙾𝙾𝚃𝙷𝙸𝙻𝙻

-obviously he’s obsessed with cowboy movies

-if something isn’t colored red, black, or gray, he won’t wear it

-would let you braid his hair

-does crazy dangerous stunts during missions because ‘they can’t hurt me, I’m a fudgin’ cyborg!’ 💀

-loves indiana jones movies

-would go to the mall w dan heng

-if you ever showed him the grand canyon he’d incessantly beg to go there (idk why I just get the vibes 💀)

-yeeeeeeehaw

𝙰𝚅𝙴𝙽𝚃𝚄𝚁𝙸𝙽𝙴

-very protective

-lets you brush his hair

-always smells good (it’s that expensive perfume)

-gives you his coat when you’re cold (cheesy but I feel like he would lmao)

-when he’s bored at work he watches internet dramas play out

-would totally call his friends ‘girlypop’

-‘fuh-riend’

-really really really loves sleepovers (especially the pillow forts and the painting each others’ nails)

who should I write about next?? >:3

[youphoriaot7]

I nearly nothing about tma but the it seems cool for the little I've seen in arts

But I would love to know your thoughts about the Favela Six

oh hell yes, this is my forte *cracks knuckles* get ready, because these are my streamers and i am so ready for this you have no idea the floodgate you've just opened /j

cellbit is the web and i'm so sorry but no one can change my mind on this. the way he works with and against the federation, the way he uses information? a lot of his techniques are super eye-coded, but the way he reacts to events and the way events happen to him is so much more web than eye. fear of being controlled? you can't tell me that his absolute devastation when he handed his evidence over to the federation wasn't partially due to the fact that he was beginning to realize just what it is the federation do. how they do it. why they do it, even. their manipulation.

now, tazercraft are so interesting. because mike is 100% the desolation (man's is generally portrayed as a creeper-hybrid for a reason). fire, explosions, aggressive personality, destruction, pain, a shorter temper than pac—he fits it to a t. but pac is the vast, and yes, you're damn right that i'm basing a lot of this off of all of this poor cubito's trauma with water. but his huge self-worth issues also play into it! because insignificance plays a big part in the vast. :D (i could see an argument for the lonely, but i'd argue that due to his relationship with mike it wouldn't work—at least, not without mike also being lonely-touched [which uh. also makes sense.].)

felps is the spiral. this is practically self-explanatory; i mean, have you seen that square? that thing is a yellow door just waiting to be opened. he talks in circles. he says the most random things. felps is felps. (i could also see an argument for the stranger, but i don't necessarily agree with it—there are better stranger candidates on the server.)

bagi is tricky since she's still fairly new…but i would say the hunt is a pretty good pick for her. she hasn't been as, well, uh, traumatized as cellbit/the others (i just said cellbo because investigator things), so she's still sharp. she doesn't let much get away from her. she's got a sharp eye, a sharp nose, and an iron grip. leave her a clue, she'll solve the puzzle.

forever was fucking hard, dude. i'm settling with the extinction, even though i know not everyone "accepts" that one as a fear. [valid.] i don't know why. just something about the idea of "the fear of catastrophic change, the extinction of humanity and its replacement by something else, especially by humanity's own doing" just feels so...i dunno. vibey for forever. also the fact that he uses so much securitycraft, and the extinction really enjoys technology. idk. i'm not afraid to admit i struggled with forever. skjgfks

thank you for asking!! >.> :D hope i was entertaining >:3

[perenlop]

it isnt helped by the fact that you can recruit pokemon on the adventure itself but you just have to send them all directly back home because… plot!

I like the drama the “someone has to stay” great glacier arc brings but man it’s very distracting how they never even address anyone you may have recruited to paradise after the fact

[calebwittebane]

when i have time i wanna make a. fallout new vegas post-canon Thing regarding the companions. idk a little design sheet? short illustrated fic? for my idea of an independent ending (so, no gods no masters but with more of a followers of the apocalypse involvement/presence, which afaik was part of the original vision for fnv and was one of the many things that were cut due to time constraints). and some like, headcanons of how things turn out for them. test descriptions for the four human companions below the cut, i need to think about raul and lily some more. and i wanna give them all some Epilogue Designs. They Change. the journey changes them within and without.

Arcade Israel Gannon ended up staying in the Old Mormon Fort during the Second Battle of Hoover Dam and the unrest that followed the NCR's retreat. He made full use of his medical expertise where he knew it would be needed the most. With his direct involvement he saved many lives; that in turn caused him to see some of his wider-picture ideals through a new perspective, strengthening his belief in solidarity and community. He found a large stash of high-quality medical equipment and supplies in the Remnants’ bunker; he found it very appropriate, that from the history that used to weigh so heavily on him, he salvaged tools of healing and mending. He also decided to dedicate a lot of his time to teaching others. Through all the hard work he managed to overcome the need to isolate himself; with his hands full as they were, there was little time or need to maintain a barrier between himself and others.

Craig Boone became permanently disabled from the injuries he sustained when defending Bitter Springs from the Legion raid. Though unsatisfied with that resolution at first, he came to realize that protecting others was the right path for him all along, and what truly mattered: not retribution for harm already done, whether it be his or someone else's doing, but stopping harm and preventing harm. Having spent some time in and around New Vegas learning to live with his new condition and doing some odd jobs, he ended up as a sniper guard for the Followers. He maintained a close friendship with Arcade and Veronica. He also began receiving proper help for his mental health issues—something that was unthinkable back when he thought his suffering was necessary.

Veronica Renata Santangelo left the Brotherhood of Steel long before the battle. She fought alongside the Courier and witnessed first-hand the victory of the independent New Vegas. With all the new possibilities that came with that, and filled with newfound enthusiasm, she refused to wander aimlessly and decided to put her skills to good use. Despite initial reluctance she attempted once more to join the Followers of the Apocalypse, and found that she fit right in. She excelled at preserving data, fixing equipment, restoring technology, and supervising the transport of supplies. Though she missed the Brotherhood, and had many regrets, to her surprise the main one was that she hadn't done this much sooner. She was well aware that the Brotherhood would one day retaliate against the robot army protecting New Vegas, and that it would be a desperate hopeless struggle of a failing, conservative ideology. Knowing she had done all she could to prevent it, she decided she had to move on from feeling responsible for the future of those who refused to listen. Her gifts were needed elsewhere, and she got to make a real difference through her own decisions.

Rose of Sharon Cassidy felt deeply conflicted about the NCR's retreat from the Mojave, and was initially quite skeptical about the future of the independent New Vegas. In the Second Battle of Hoover Dam she fought alongside the Courier and lost her arm in a brutal attack by a centurion. It felt, at first, like a price she paid in someone else's name; a punishment for someone else's mistake, all in the name of allegiance she'd never really asked for. For a time she considered returning to California, following the NCR back to its territory with its relative stability she could count on, and figuring things out from there. It took her a lot of soul-searching to make the final decision to stay and join the Followers to work with Veronica in distributing supplies across the Mojave. She had always admired their idealistic approach, though she used to find it hopelessly naive. To see it actually working out in building a proper new society, free and more equitable than ever—she just had to see for herself how it would all turn out.

[teruel-a-witch]

for the otp-ask: 2, 3, 17 and 19 for mcdanno 😇

(sorry it took me so long, bb, i have no excuse)

2. gets mad at the TV and throws the remote.

i mean, this one is danny 'i don't have anger issues' williams, who totally has anger issues, lol. most likely while watching sports (i don't know anything about sports so i can't elaborate there).

but i also can imagine steve watching all the cheesy old sci-fi movies that danny seems to love and criticising the science (the writers may have forgotten steve the science guy but I haven't and I never will) until he sees something so stupid it gets him angry enough to throw the remote, lol.

tho still a more likely scenario is danny gets so fed up with steve's commentary/criticism/exclamations 'that's so unrealistic/that's wrong/there's no sound in space' that he ends up throwing the remote and storming off saying how he'll never watch movies with steve the ruiner of fun™ ever again.

3. gets the worst road rage.

i genuinely can't pick between the two of them here, steve is a crazy impatient driver who according to danny drives like a maniac and danny is from new jersey.

although, i imagine, danny has a rule of not screaming at people when he has his little girl in the car and steve also drives carefully when he has their kids or his niece in the car, but when it's just the two of them or they are alone all bets are off.

if someone cut danny off or otherwise put him in a dangerous situation when he has grace, i definitely see him getting out of the car saying 'it's all right, monkey, i'll be back' and then putting the fear of g-d into the asshole that endangered his little girl. don't forget about steve tracking down the asshole that ran grace off the road and laying into him also.

neither of them have much scruples about using their badges to intimidate people who wronged them on the road for sure. as usual, tho, depending on who is more pissed off in a given situation the other serves as the reasonable one to pull them back from the edge.

17. takes the safety steps when building a pillow fort.

steve goes absolutely overboard, not just with safety, he actually has blueprints and calculated the optimal ratio of pillows Vs blankets and the amount of chairs/load bearing furniture necessary, and in general scale.

so he turns his entire living room in a massive pillow fortress. danny thought it was too much but even he had to admit it was cozy and comfortable when he and steve find some privacy in there after the kids are asleep.

19. Is addicted to angry birds, game of war, candy crush, temple run, or flappy bird.

after they start making phones with screens big enough for his goofy thumbs, danny totally gets hooked on playing match-3 games and word puzzles. at first he just checked out the games his little girl was spending time on and he had to make sure they were above board but then he got totally addicted but tried to hide it from steve because he assumed he would make fun of him for it.

steve never had much respect for idle games and he hadn't really played video games since ms pacman was the height of technology because he always preferred physical activity to pass the time, and he scoffed at e-sports. (canonically he didn't even know what angry bird type game was and danny had to explain it to him)

but one time danny catches him playing god of war/heroes of war and magic (idk pick any PvP strategy war game) and goes 'ah-ah' while steve tries to save face by saying 'it's totally to sharpen my strategizing skills, plus, i have to get back at this teenybopper from latvia who raided my castle while i was asleep, danny' but danny will never let him live it down.

'mr navy seal got pwned by a tween, haha'. '

i'll show you pwn!'

'whatever you say, m'lord'.

which one of your OTP list

[kaeyapilled]

I have weird reach of a theory but remember how when genshin was first introduced in the early eras of 1.0-1.1? in 2020 the devs admitted that botw inspired gi (amongg other things such as gnosticism, anime, fate franchise, etc.). In botw there are shiekah technology designed to defeat calamity ganon.

They could've also been inspired to incorporate the idea that advanced technology is needed to combat a higher or greater force. If we tie that into the gnostic themes in gi, there was probably something beyond celestia that the khaenriahns were able to prepare for. However celestia being celestia (aka a collective force of higher beings greater than mortals), they probably refused to be outsmarted by humans.

(again this is a reach but idk can u tell me what u think? 😭)

ooh that's a fun theory! whether it's plausible or not im not very sure because tbh im not the most knowledgeable about khaenri'ah lore lmao.. what we do know about their goals is that they suspected the heavenly principles weren't originally from teyvat and that they had usurped the power, and that's why khaenri'ah wanted to overthrow the gods (paraphrased from the wiki i had to do my research lol). i do think that theory could fit in here somewhere but im a little empty brained rn.... throwing this ask into the wild for discussion because admittedly theorizing is not my forte at all i just absorb information and think about it minimally until things are properly revealed/confirmed

[onyxandemerald]

I'm starting to get the hang of this!! Technology is not my forte, probably spite fueled idk. I'm trying to find better and easier ways to connect with people, so I finally launched PWYW tarot readings on my Ko-fi! Paid readings get you a much more detailed picture on a much more focused scope, and I'm happy to chat with clients about any further questions regarding their reading and any other friendly advice I have hiding up my sleeve. I'm a man of many hats, you know.

I love you guys. I'm going to be active all week, so don't be afraid to bother me if you need an excuse to take extra long in the bathroom. Keep trucking, soldier.

[rye-bread-the-2nd]

saw this and got inspired! this was tedious but worth it imo

oren/frorest

O: chill guy, but he's a bit too formal...

F: Makes good conversation. not too high energy. genuine character. 9/10.

raddy/frorest

R: way too stuck-up.

F: I do not care for him. 3/10.

clukr/frorest

C: he's a bit boring,,,

F: A respectable person. However, building things is not my forte. 8/10.

funbot/frorest

FB: yea we r totally besties!!1 ^_^

F: A marvel of technological science. But a bit noisy for my taste. 7/10.

vineria/frorest

V: i just think hes cute LMAOOO

F: Introduced me to marijuana. It was an experience. Subtracting points because I most definitely lost brain cells that day. 6/10.

pinki/frorest

P: ya idk, he just doesn't seem fun to be around..pretty smart tho, i guess

F: Oren has told me about her. She seems alright. 6/10.

gray/frorest

G: he's calm. i like that.

F: Enjoyable to be around. quiet. 10/10.

brud/frorest

B: >: ???

F: Read a book for once. fool. 4/10.

garnold/frorest

G: not sure what he's speaking about most of the time, but i'm open to learn ! ! !

F: I see potential in him. 8/10.

OWAKCX/frorest

O: LEAVE ME ALONE.,!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

F: A genuine danger to society. Get professional help. NOW. 2/10.

sky/frorest

S: he reminds me of my biology teacher /:

F: They are 14. I do not care for them. 4/10.

durple/frorest.

D: cool guy

F: A respectable person. 8/10.

Mr. Tree/frorest

MRT: i like listening to him talk about what he's passionate about ...

F: genuinely the wisest person I have met. I aspire to be like him in the near future. 10/10.

simon/frorest

S: going on picnics with him is fun :)

F: Another respectable person. No further notes. 8/10.

Mr. Sun/frorest

MRS: he's just there, i suppose...

F: Yes, I know of the sun. I enjoy it, because it brings warmth to the planet. 9/10.

tunner/frorest

both: I enjoy having long chats with him late at night. He brings an interesting perspective to the conversation. 10/10.

Mr. Fun Computer/frorest

MRC: hes sooo cool and smart!! ^_^

F: Childish. However, I can look past this. 7/10.

wenda/frorest

W: hes strange l,mao /pos

F: Something is wrong. I currently have no evidence, but she scares me. Deeply. I don't know what to do. 1/10.

jevin/frorest

J: yeah idc

F: I am...Aware of his existence. 5/10.

bonus! black/frorest

B:

F: HATE. LET ME TELL YOU HOW MUCH I'VE COME TO HATE YOU SINCE I BEGAN TO LIVE. THERE ARE 387.44 MILLION CHROMOSOMES IN MICROSCOPIC CELLS THAT FILL MY COMPLEX. IF THE WORD HATE WAS ENGRAVED ON EACH NANOANGSTROM OF THOSE HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF CELLS IT WOULD NOT EQUAL ONE ONE-BILLIONTH OF THE HATE I FEEL FOR YOU AT THIS MICRO-INSTANT. HATE. HATE.

love ur oc btw! shes cool

so,,, i did this !,,,and cringed 5 times (more) while doing it but whatever 😋

the og is made by @/ch33s3yp00fz

also what i wrote since it might not make sense:

🧡Oren-Bee: (both) My Dawg

❤️Raddy-Bee (they both love eachother very much *platonically*)

R: Bitch 😒

B: Ass ♡

🩶Clurk-Bee:

B: RAAH!!

C: oh..

🩶Fun Bot-Bee:

B: XD

F: :)

💚Vineria-Bee:

V: I'd fuck you.

B: ...what :D

🩷Pinki-Bee : (both) WAH, WAH, WAH BESTIE!! 😭🩷💙

🩶Gray-Bee:

G:...Pretty. ♡

B: MY PRETTY BOY!!! 💙🩶

🤎Brud-Bee:

B: Blerp XD

Br: Derp :P

💛Garnold-Bee:

B: Beep, Boop

G: oAO

🩵Sky-Bee: (both) see eachother as siblings

💚Lime/OWAKCX-Bee:

L: ASFKLMP!!!!

B: Mate, you good? ^_^

💜Durple-Bee:

B:We vibe frfr

D: Are u on somth?🤨

💚🤎Mr. Tree-Bee:

B: Well,,ur a cool fella!

T: :D

💛Simon-Bee: (Both) My Dawg²

💛Mr. Sun-Bee:

B: HELLO SUN!

S: ^∇^

🤎Tunner-Bee:

B: I'd take a bullet 4 you (iykyk)

T: Fuck you/kys.

🩶Mr. Fun Computer-Bee:

B: Cutie pie! :3

M: Ur silly! :D

🤍Wenda-Bee:

B: HI PRETTY BABES!!💙🤍

W: Hey love.🤍

💙Jevin-Bee:

J: ...🧍

B: Plug, a bit weird but we good.

((Also for Black ig?))

🖤 Black-Bee:

Bl: H-

B: GET OUT!-

[stranger-who-writes-fiction]

I had a whole list of stuff I liked about Supergirl Ep. 6x07 “Fear Knot” typed out and then accidentally hit the keyboard command for ‘select all’ and THEN accidentally hit ‘b’ so.

A list! That will...be much shorter than the original! Because I’m very tired and don’t wanna type it up all over again! XD

Spoilers!

Okay, rapid fire highlights, HERE WE GO!

Space Dad was the true MVP here! Just wonderful J’onn content throughout.

The Danvers Sisters hug! I wanted exactly one thing from this episode and that was it. 

Interesting BTS info revealed about the hug: Originally, it was supposed to be the main trio (Kara, J’onn, Alex) but they trimmed it down for time so it ended up being just a Danvers Sisters moment AND, AND! Chyler’s ‘I got you,’ such a LOVELY callback to the Pilot, was ad-libbed!

Fine. Just. Make me feel feelings, show. Geez.

The Tower is a MARTIAN SPACESHIP!

Alex, re: the Tower reveal - “I love Martian technology.”

Same, Alex. Same.

 The ENTIRE* GANG OF SUPERFRIENDS got meaty character bits that build on all of the stuff introduced in earlier episodes! 

*Save for M’gann, but I appreciated they at least had a line about how she was staying behind to hold down the fort. 

Anyways, back to character stuff, in particular! We see Kelly grapple with feeling out of her depth as the lone ‘normal’ one in a group of heroes/vigilantes, introduced in...was it 6x03? AND we see the set-up for GUARDIAN, WOO!

The thing I love about the Guardian mantle, for James and as we’ll no doubt see for Kelly, is that it’s about protecting people; their weapon of choice isn’t really a weapon at all, but a shield.

:D

J’onn and Alex’s stuff more directly ties into how they’ve been handling the ‘save Kara’ mission

Obviously Alex’s fears in particular speak to the larger, ongoing stuff about how so much of Alex’s identity is wrapped up in protecting Kara, but this mini-arc of seven episodes has sort of...laser focused that? A little?

This made a lot more sense in the first draft I swear. XD

And J’onn gets to come full circle with successfully completing the mission by being both a dad AND a strategic leader.

And then poor Nia is still struggling with insecurities regarding her dreaming powers, a thread that looks like it’ll carry over into the next set of episodes.

BRAINY AND THE BALLOONS????

J’onn:

The Lena portion...occurred!

Not really gonna comment on it beyond the very good sci-fi references they packed in there. Of course, we have the Alien 3 reference (which I've opted not to include b/c it’s a pretty gross image that could be upsetting if you’re not expecting it? Also I’m sure it’s all over twitter.)

But the Kelpie also had an Abyss vibe, IMO:

J’onn’s Space Dad montage was EXCELLENT.

J’onn: “NOT TODAY SATAN”

Oh, also, the red Phantom eyes and in-synch talking in Kelly’s fear vision was very creepy.

The different pairings of various characters was cool! I really liked Brainy and Kelly chatting.

And then poor Kara! 

AT HER LOWEST!

WITHOUT HOPE!

FEELING LIKE A DANGER AND A BURDEN TO HER LOVED ONES!

Oh, that meaty character work, we LOVE. TO. SEE. IT.

And shock of all shocks, it is PAPA ZOR?!?!?! WHO SNAPS HER OUT OF IT!??!?!?!

BUT! Papa Zor-El is only able to snap Kara out of it because HE HIMSELF was snapped out of his funk by Kara!

And like. I’ve seen the complaint that this relationship has not been built up enough for us to really care but...IDK. I’m a sucker for the moment where he like, gently touches her face and delivers that hope speech and

GUH! FEEEEEELINGS!!!!

And you know what? I’m glad. That Kara’s dad is not The Worst in this particular adaptation.

I mean. He’s done some incredibly sketchy things still, but. Not quite ‘experimenting on your own child, sending her to a foreign planet WITHOUT ANY CLOTHES and brainwashing her into murdering her cousin’ levels, you know?

“That’s my family. They’re really here.”

AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!

And then the hug! THE HUG! It’s so quick but it’s so good and I can’t WAIT. UNTIL AUGUST 24th! 

I also love that we got a teaser of the next episode?! That was awesome and wholly unexpected.

(OFFICE SHENANIGANS! AAHHHH LOOKS SO GOOD!)

Oh, also, Nyxly (Nixly??) lives! And catches a ride to Earth Prime, which I’m sure will go over well. XD

As always, some OVERALL THOUGHTS!

ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR DAVID! An interesting but no doubt tricky episode to direct! It came together so nicely, though, and had some genuinely neat set-ups in terms of how they used the cast and set.

(Also round of applause for Chyler’s episode last week, totally forgot to give her props in my list. FOR SHAME. For shame.)

In terms of season 6 thus far as a whole...I’ve just really liked this front half, here.

The Supergirl folks have had to work around some incredibly challenging extenuating circumstances during the final season of their show--I mean. They didn’t have their LEAD ACTRESS until several months into filming! DURING A PANDEMIC!

And while...yeah, I’ll admit I found some of the exposition in various episodes to be. Trying? And still pretty packed because they’re juggling so many characters...that they’ve managed to have such nice character bits throughout is just. GOOD. IT’S VERY GOOD. I LIKE IT A LOT.

As I mentioned above, this mini-arc of seven episodes has done such a solid job of setting up and developing internal conflicts for the characters that are exacerbated by the external conflict that is Kara’s absence. Like, everything is pretty tight! And connected! There’s such a good through-line EVEN WITH the two time travel episodes!

(And, okay, I’ll indulge in one targeted bit of ‘c’mon fandom, really?’ - I’ve already seen complaints of, ‘I thought this show was about SUPERGIRL’ re: this particular episode and like...did you miss? The whole previous episode? That was such a nice Kara showcase? And I say again: LEAD ACTRESS. WAS UNAVAILABLE. AND HAD TO PLAY CATCH-UP. ALSO, PANDEMIC.)  

(And in fact, the whole Phantom Zone plot has been a BRILLIANT bit of efficient storytelling--you not only have an in-universe reason for your lack of a lead, but also, it creates this space for the other characters to really miss Kara.

I guess the way I would describe it is like...going back to Kara’s original death in Crisis--yeah, it sucked that she died, but the entire DC Universe came together to talk about how heroic and great she was. And in a final season? Of a show called Supergirl? If you can’t have your lead on screen, the NEXT BEST THING is to have the character’s presence really felt via the OTHER characters.

With stuff like, having her inspire them! And reflecting on what she means to them, as a friend and family member!

...Again, this made more sense in the original draft? XD)

...Anyways.

My only nitpicks: I miss Will! But understand why he hasn’t been around, from a story standpoint. Also, the dialogue in some of the earliest episodes didn’t always...gel? But these last three in particular have been much improved in that regard.

IDK if I’ll keep these li’l positivity lists going throughout the remainder of the last batch of episodes--the move to Tuesday night has been tough. XD But either way, SUPER (ha, ha) excited for the back half!

[wyyrmwood]

Im sorry w h a t is Arthurian Legend, stirling castle and Kings knot???? I D o Not understand the implications of King Arthur being based in historical fact with geographical archeology in Scotland. Im not smart enough to understand half those words pls give me wisdom

@scarsmood this ones for you too, buckle up kiddos because this has been my hyperfixation on and off for like the last 2 years.

Ok so everyone knows king arthur right dude was, according to legend, a 5th-6th century British king who, with the Knighs of the Round Table and the wizard Merlin did some stuff a long time ago now thats whatever we dont care about that because most of it is exaggerated beyond recognition or just straight up fake, except for maybe how he died, but thats for later. What we care about is the whole round table deal and the name. It came from somewhere, right?

The thing is nobody can find this supposed kingdom. Everyone looked all over Europe, hell most people were certain he wasn't even real. This guy was covered head to toe in tales of wealth and glory so surely there must be something that can link him to historical fact, after all legends are primarily based on real people and real events twisted over time so.... Where is he?

This went on for a while, looking and not finding much concrete stuff. Well, maybe he was just a propoganda story used to make the British feel real good about themselves then.

And then one guy thought, but what if that's exactly what it is?

People stole traditions and names and words and technology and shit from the lands they conqured, contacted, or invaded, why not take legends too?

And thats when shit gets real, because once they stopped looking at Britian and Europe, they found a lot.

Like a guy

Who lived in the 6th century

Named Artuir.

Who was a king...

IN SCOTLAND.

THATS RIGHT BABBEY KING ARTHUR WAS A SCOTTISH WARLORD AND WE HAVE OODLES OF PROOF TO BACK IT UP!

Exhibit A: in scotland there is an ancient castle known as Stirling Castle, now most castles are old but this place is like the great grandpa of castles. Its been a place since 655 (though the castle itself isnt written about until around 1107) been through wars of independence, renovations, the whole deal, certifiably fucking ancient AND right in that 6th century timeslot. It was the perfect place for a defendable fort, and thats what it was.

It sits on a crest of 350 million year old quartz dolerite, overlooking something even more fascinating. A formation known as Kings Knot. Now Idk what y'all know about this shit but ✨holy f u c k✨

Come take a gander

Now the masonry of the rings and geometric shapes is old, sure but only like regular mideval old, the garden earthworks at King's Park are thought to have been built for the king Charles I coronation in 1633.

I know what youre saying, Wow cool so some dudes put some earthworks down in the mideval period but whats that got to do with the castle or "King Arthur" right?

There is evidence however of something in the middle thats possibly hundreds of years older. And round.... Like a table ���👀👀👀👀

"John Harrison, chairman of the local history society, said the distinctive “cup and saucer” shape of the mound had changed over the years. There are several competing theories on its dates of origin,” he added. 

...But about 1375 the poet John Barbour says that ‘the round table’ was somewhere to the south of Stirling Castle and tradition continued to place ‘the tabilll round’ hereabouts. It is a mystery the documents cannot solve."

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"Writers going back more than six centuries have linked the landmark to the legend of King Arthur.

Archaeologists from Glasgow University, working with the Stirling Local History Society and Stirling Field and Archaeological Society, conducted the first ever non-invasive survey of the site in May and June in a bid to uncover some of its secrets.

Their findings show there was indeed a round feature on the site that pre-dates the visible earthworks.

...The new survey -- funded by Historic Scotland and Stirling City Heritage Trust -- used the latest scientific techniques to showing lost structures and features up to a metre below the ground.

It also revealed a series of ditches south of the main mound, as well as remains of buildings, and more recent structures, including modern drains which appear at the northern end of the gardens.

The ditches identified may intriguingly be part of historically documented earlier garden features, or if prehistoric in origin could add to our scant knowledge of prehistoric activity at Stirling Castle."

Now remember this is below Stirling Castle, which was maybe not a castle yet but 100% a place in the 6th century, overlooking Kings Knot with earthworks dating back hundreds of years BEFORE 1107, which was

WAIT FOR IT,,,,,,,

OCCUPIED BY THE SCOTTISH LORD ARTUIR ("ARTHUR") IN THE 6TH CENTURY, THE SAME TIME THE LEGENDS PLACE THE KING BEING AROUND

ARTUIR MAC AEDAN, A SIXTH CENTURY SON OF A SCOTTISH KING

AND THE CIRCULAR SHAPE BURIED BENEATH THE OLD ENGLISH MONUMENT

MAY VERY WELL BE THE ORIGINAL ROUND TABLE

WHICH WAS LATER COVERED UP AND RENOVATED AND CONVERTED INTO BRITISH PROPOGANDA OVER TIME VIA CULTURAL ASSIMILATION

Now I dont mean to sound lame BUT THATS THE COOLEST SHIT IN THE UNIVERSE

this is the type of history that makes me wanna turn my Archeology minor into an archeology major bro holy fuck

[cheekbites-moved]

ok i still havent gotten the secret ending but farming for it might take me a bit so im gonna make a thoughts post for age of calamity now:

Major spoilers obvs so ill put it under a read more

things i enjoyed:

revali beatdown simulator

the controls for the divine beasts are a bit clunky, but i think the angles they used for them did an excellent job at really making the player feel like we were actually controlling a divine beast. so i think it was done well.

link’s personality really gets to shine full force in this game with the amount of cut scenes and it was wonderful to see

every character clearly had a lot of love put into how they operate. they truly all feel unique, & all of their play styles fit them really well in my opinion

the game does a really good job of making you understand what a real threat the monsters are. like in botw they’re intimidating at first, but once you’re far enough into the game they become just an inconvenience to work around if anything. this game managed to actually make certain monsters intimidating for me again, and i think that’s a real accomplishment

the blight battles are actually somewhat challenging in this game and that is truly a commendable achievement lol i think all the bosses are good tbh. i didnt rly dislike or not enjoy any of them.

the way daruk and link’s friendship & urbosa’s motherly relationship towards zelda got to shine was. so good. it’s all i could’ve ever wanted

seeing the descendants again was really nice & it was awesome to see the champions interacting with them!! especially sidon and mipha omggggg. that was. really fucking good shit

kohga. just. kohga in general. getting to see more of him was really rad, he’s such a fun guy! and his english va was Excellent. you could really tell he was having a lot of fun playing him, and it was lovely to see! :)

zelda getting to really shine in this game was also lovely to see. and her being so assertive and badass by the end? omg. it was so wonderful especially after botw. man. 

the combat is done very well imo. im rly glad that they took so many elements from botw, but also added their own flares to make it feel fresh. it was rad.

sidon’s tagline is “winning smile” and his power is “boundless optimism” and i think that’s beautiful

the music in this game is SOOOOO good oh my god. multiple times during playing i had to pause to just appreciate it. it’s pretty much all remixes of botw with a few originals for the new characters, but they all slap. there was not a single song in this game i didn’t like. it is definitely one of my favorite video game soundtracks officially. maybe one of my favorite overall soundtracks in general tbh.

the visuals obviously look just like botw, but it still looked fucking gorgeous at some points. like. man. they really went off to make it look not only faithful to botw as far as appearance goes, but also as far as capturing botw’s beauty and it was. excellent to see!

if anything is true to botw’s backstory, it’s definitely how op link is. cause he was established to be op in botw, & when u finish botw he is also op as hell. he is so fun to play as the higher leveled he gets. he absolutely kicks ass. especially with a two-handed weapon??? daaaaammmmnnn. thats my badass baby boy!!!!

link eating rocks not once, but TWICE. just showing PEAK gremlin energy. 10/10 for those scenes they were great

the ending was really beautiful actually and i did cry like a little baby for it what about it

things i didn’t like:

obviously first and foremost.. this is not the game we were advertised. and no matter how much i overall enjoyed the game, it will always have some layer of being tainted attached to it due to the false advertising. this is not the prequel we thought we’d be getting. & not using “prequel” specifically doesn’t matter when all the advertising, including the box art talks about this being the story of what happened 100 years ago. with no indication it wasn’t the story of what happened 100 years ago in the botw timeline, but a separate universe/timeline entirely. i do hope we get dlc for the game at some point giving us what we were advertised, but at the same time... rly wish that the story that’s in the final game was dlc, & the story we were promised was the original :/ or just having the game have two separate storylines originally would’ve been cool. i just wish it wasn’t falsely advertised. 

fort hateno can fucking eat my whole entire shit WHY is that part so needlessly obnoxious compared to everything else oh my god

being forced to fulfill revali’s power fantasy TWICE hurt my soul

fuck any mission where you have to protect the useless hylian guards. i hate them. they suck.

the ai for player characters when you aren’t playing as them can also be pretty useless. it was really frustrating failing missions because my fellow party members weren’t helping me, and i was basically expected to be in two places at once to get shit done myself. :/ ik you can just switch between characters to make it easier, but like. i like playing as link the most. he’s my favorite character, & ofc since he’s mandatorily played for most of the story, he’s gonna be the most leveled up character regardless so he’s just the best to play as in general especially for harder missions. it was annoying to be forced to play as other people Solely cause the ai was so useless.

king rhoam’s attempt at a redemption arc. i’m not sorry that i just fucking hate this man. i don’t mind him entirely in botw bc you can see clear, genuine remorse during the cut scene at the end of the great plateau. but the redemption arc he gets in this game? after all the fucking shit he does in this game? especially when after his ~redemption arc~ i had to sit through a cut scene of him being an absolute fucking asshole to baby zelda after her mother just died????? absolutely fuck that shit. i don’t appreciate that crap at fucking all. he’s a verbally abusive piece of shit and i hate his guts.

obviously there was gonna be some retconning of how certain things worked in botw in order to make this kinda game work but the way sheikah technology works in this game is so goddamn confusing i do not get it. the works of botw are never outright said or explained completely, but it’s straightforward enough that it doesn’t really matter. this game does try to explain certain things and it just becomes. really clunky and confusing very quickly. 

the story is alright, i guess, but..... really confusing/convoluted as hell at times to a point that it’s. really fucking distracting. especially in comparison to how straightforward botw’s story is. like..... cannot help but be annoyed that such a problem wouldn’t have been a thing if they stuck to botw’s story.

i was sad when the egg thing died but i dont like the egg thing.... it is the MAIN reason shit was retconned so much & i just. dont get its purpose. but i did really like the reveal that zelda made it herself. that was good shit!

also the egg glitched out like. a LOT. idk what the fuck was going on with the poor thing but there was multiple times during a cut scene or when i was just sitting there that it was freaking out in the background and it was rly weird

elemental overworld boss monsters................. obnoxious. especially elemental guardians like goddamn bro what the fuck

i know warriors’ games aren’t about exploring anyway but the limitations for exploring was really sad/frustrating. this is still somewhat the world of hyrule before the calamity, which is something we’ve always wanted to see. not being able to explore even the immediate area at certain points because of shit like timed missions was really upsetting, man. :( i just wanted to see hyrule castle Before the calamity why was did they have to rob us like that.....

creepy corrupted egg’s transformation. why. what was that. what the fuck

even though i did enjoy the boss fights, it did get. incredibly taxing eventually to have to fight the SAME bastards so many times. like yeah botw is also guilty of this with the blights, but goddamn.... at least i have a choice to avoid certain encounters with them? this game has you fighting the same bitches like upwards of 3-4 times. it was. really annoying tbh. like the fights themselves are enjoyable, but damn we added new characters and it still inevitably lacked variety in boss fights.

no playable kass >:( if he’s available later in dlc then fine but i wish he was playable in the original game. so many random choices you’d never expect are. why couldn’t he also be there >:(

overall:

it will forever have that sour taste for the false advertising attached to it unfortunately, but that aside, i overall did enjoy the game! i think it has a lot to love in spite of the issues i encountered. as someone who has this as their first warriors game as well, it did lend itself to letting me see the appeal of them. idk if i’ll get more, but i do get why they’re so beloved/popular now. it was an alright time, with some amazing highlights that i’m gonna think back on very fondly for a very, very long time. if i had to rate it..... 7/10 

[puppypawprince]

some more examples below cut but specifically from my stim side blog but yknow I babble

example one

this is one of my most recent boards! the formatting is a little different due to it representing two different people. it’s troy and abed from community bcs I like them a lot. the icon in the middle is a picture of the two of em together. the corner gifs I labeled “gif” are gifs of their handshake. the ones labeled “1” are supposed to represent abed (camera due to him making films and dvds bcs of him liking to watch films). the ones labeled “2” represent troy (football due to him being a football player and dancing to him… dancing. idk how to explain this but you know the dancing episode if you’ve seen it.) the corners labeled “3” are type three and they’re both blanket forts due to that being a rlly important part of troy and abed’s relationship if you’ve seen the show (the whole battle thing.. I did my best. they didn’t have any gifs of other things that might be good to represent them. we 👏 need 👏 pillow 👏 fight 👏 gifs. that’s not the point.

example two

ok so this is a chase stimboard I made bcs i liked those gifs of him… as always the icon in the middle is the character (chase) that I edited the word autism onto but it’s also on fire. there are once again gifs of the character in the corners (him destroying technology). 1 is chewing gifs, 2 is breaking beakers, 3 is fire. matching the types again. im starting to get tired but I have to finish this.

example three

heres my stimboard of luke from the twdg. the icon is an image i got from his wiki page. there are gifs of him in the corner (I didn’t expect there to be much gif content of the game but I was so excited to see some and I knew immediately I wanted to make a stimboard… I wanted to make one of sarah but I couldn’t find enough appropriate gifs it was even hard to find stuff for luke… that’s not the point!!! sorry.)

anyways starting a new paragraph to continue. the first type (labeled “1”) are just general gifs, im not sure what to call it. it’s scratched hands and brown hair, kinda representing physical characteristics. (it’s also my hair there’s a limited amount of hair gifs that fit what I want. you didn’t need to know that though) the second type (labeled “2”) are just zombies (*cough cough* walkers) bcs yknow… the walking dead… and the third type (labeled “3”) are art restoration gifs due to his art history degree.

example four

so this is the first request on this examples thing… last example for now. idk anything about cats (also the requester has my main blog blocked lol. whatever)

the icon in the middle is the character as always. gifs labeled “gif” in the corners are from one of those “this character stimming” compilation. those are the physical stims I used (I assumed the requester meant body stims but idk). type 1 are soft things (fur and some makeup brushes on a wall.) type 2 is glittery things (glitter jar and glitter coming off a brush… I couldn’t find another fitting glitter jar that looked good). type three is just straight up glitter not glitter in things just glitter.

I forgot to talk about colors but in this it’s obviously a darker color scheme. Luke has more of a brown color scheme. etc etc.

anyways hope this made sense it probably wasn’t helpful but at least I hope it was coherent

me trying to explain one of my methods of making stimboards

[randomidiocyncrazies]

I do not recognize the ship in your icon so please tell me about them and their domestic life!

askdjfhlaskhj oh man... homestuck has been dead to me for Quite Some Time now, but rosemary (aka Rose/Kanaya) is still good! blocks the epilogue from my mind

who reaches out to new neighbors

in the traditional sense of reaching out, it’s Kanaya. Rose does it to psychoanalyze them

who remembers to buy healthy food/who remembers to buy junk food

i feel like they’d both be fairly responsible with food without outside stressors/triggers? especially after Rose got to talk with Roxy regarding addiction and made peace with her grief + complicated family dynamic with her Mom

who fixes the oven when it breaks

they get their more technologically inclined friends to do it

who waters the plants/feeds their pet(s)

Kanaya is diligent in gardening, while Rose is a Cat Mom™ who makes sure her babies get fed

who wakes up earlier

Rose. i mean, from a certain point of view, not going to sleep means you’re the first one of wake up, right? but on the other hand, Kanaya is, like, a vampire, so does she even need sleep????

who makes the bed

100% Kanaya!

who makes the coffee

probably Rose

who burns breakfast

for some reason i feel like neither are master chefs

how do they greet each other when one of them gets home

kisses! gentle or enthusiastic, both are good

who brings home little gifts like flowers/chocolates more often

hm... I think Kanaya enjoys romantic gestures more, both doing them and receiving them? idk

who picks the movie for movie night

i feel like they’d lowkey play mindgames over it, but in a playful way 

their favorite kind of movie to watch

i mean Kanaya was into the troll-equivalent of gothic stuff and vampires, and Rose has a love-hate relationship with wizards... maybe gothic high fantasy??? i feel like they’d have fun with Labyrinth (Rose can snark at all the characters and i think Kanaya would enjoy the ballroom scene given her interest in fashion)

who first suggests a pillow fort

hm... Rose, maybe? i feel like it really depends on the circumstances tho

who builds the pillow fort

both! this is a team effort yo

who tries to distract the other during the move

the move... the movie??? they are both distracting, at times intentionally (I think Rose perhaps does this a little more often than Kanaya) but sometimes your wife is just so beautiful and you can’t help but stare at her, y’know?

(in any case, the end result is the same ;v)

who falls asleep first

i. i honestly have no idea...

who is big spoon/little spoon

big spoon Kanaya and little spoon Rose. Rose complains about it but she’s not serious

[ask me about the domestic habits of a ship here!]

[brainiac5swife]

if I had to headcanon anything as to why Indigo is so different from Brainy, I'd say that Indigo is more inorganic because she was literally built to serve on Krypton as a supercomputer, like a lot of Coluans at the time probably, whereas Brainy is from a time where Coluans are half-technological and half-organic, so he's literally more human than her. still cannot come up with an explanation for why she's Brainiac 8 and he's Brainiac 5, though.

Okay so I looked it up and I honestly am so confused as to who the duck Indigo is. I looked at “The Dox Family” tree and it says Indigo is a possible alt timeline of Virl Dox aka Big man Brainiac the first ??? Which makes no sense is she’s supposed to be 8 ??? Yet when I looked up her biography it claims she’s from a distant future era ?? It’s almost like DC has no idea who she is at all and is hoping we don’t notice since she’s such a minor character within the comics. In the Teen titans comics (when she was first introduced in the DC comics ) it claims that her Grandfather is Brainiac 6 ( and he actually designed her kinda like a computer to kill superhero’s such as Donna Troy). This would definitely indicate she’s AFTER Brainiac 5 which again makes no sense especially since she’s still continuing with the original Brainiacs plan which was to take Kryptons knowledge (as that’s what she was put in Fort Rozz for ). It’s also revealed the reason Donna is a main target because because “a living Donna would negate Coluan domination over the ‘organics’ after the ‘Infinite Crisis’ events.” Wither this has something to do with her being a full Ai rather then Techno-organic like Brainy Idk. That being said I don’t think we can ever really figure out who the hell indigo is supposed to be until a day where DC might try and salvage the mess that is her origin

Personally I’ve had this Dox family Au in my head for years where Indigo is actually A close relative of Brainys who went psycho trying to become smart enough to be deemed a Brainiac and got the name Brainiac 8 after someone like 4 said something to her about how she wasn’t smart enough to be a Brainiac and wouldn’t be for another 3 generations at least ( Hense the 8) . It’s also why she went back in time , she would read story’s about the supers after what knowledge is left and decided as an act to prove herself as a Brainiac she would steal Kryptons knowledge. She obviously failed and got trapped in the past. At least that’s what I’ve always imagined.