#can u guess which one is p5 and which one is p4

[chemistry-in-sports]

release the cowboy hat rankings (should u so desire)

Omg thank you for asking and I DO desire. The problem is not all of the drivers have worn cowboy hats this weekend so I can't do the comprehensive cowboy hat rankings that I yearn to do.

Imagine if Lewis had worn a cowboy hat with that all denim fit...i know that would have been an automatic P1. Alas I imagine it has been in Lewis' contract for years now that he doesn't have to wear stupid hats under any circumstances.

And obviously our greatest cowboy hat wearing driver was taken from us but we won't linger on that.

So anyway, we work with what we have!

P1, as already revealed:

WHY is Carlos is such a hot cowboy. It doesn’t make sense, he’s not adventurous dresser! He loves a button down! He loves sport! But we cannot argue with the facts. The hat color was designed specifically to enhance big brown doe eyes. The long-for-him hair is designed specifically to look sexy and shaggy and curl slightly at ends under the hat. I don't know. Why is he putting his hand on his head in that coquettish manner. Who taught him that!

P2:

Okay, I think this might be from a previous season, but this is very good imo. The sunglasses, the belt in the same color as the hat, the jeans, the plain white shirt -> it looks legit fashionable and not like a costume. The football might be confusing matters a little but it’s just part of the vibe I guess and it’s working!

P3:

Unfortunately it is nearly impossible to find a picture of Max wearing any hat that isn't his Red Bull hat (he's probably wearing it underneath this one) but I came across this, which i know is not this weekend, but I decided to include it because look how cute he looks. Look at his face! P3!

P4:

I am surprised that Charles in a cowboy hat does not really move me. Maybe it’s the Ferrari hoodie. We should get him in some leather chaps and see if that helps. You know, I am sure Ferrari has a homoerotic video of him riding a horse or getting lassoed by Carlos queued up somewhere, perhaps that will change things for me. Whatever, he’s still P4 bc he has a perfect face and when he put on the hat he said he was like “a proper cowboy!” so what can you do

P5:

I actually think the whole look with the race suits and the boots is surprisingly good, and I like how Esteban has his hat pulled down so you can’t see his eyes — I think that’s how you’re supposed to wear a cowboy hat! But they look soooo awkward there together, they look like a couple who is preparing to try some kind of cowboy themed sexual role play in an attempt to save their marriage but neither of them are really that into it

P6:

Speaking of role plays…I think Lando having thoughts about Oscar in that boot/shorts combo but that’s not what we’re doing here.

Lando’s head is simply too big for this look. The hat needs to be pulled down more but he can’t because of his ridiculous giant head. Idk I think that’s the problem. He looks cute! But also very silly. I think the hat he wore last year in the video where he was singing Taylor Swift looked good -- maybe the darker color or maybe it was just a better fit.

Also Lando always looks like he’s slightly mortified to be alive and I think the cowboy hat requires a kind of confidence/commitment to the bit that he doesn’t have here.

P7:

Now here is a man who always commits to the bit, and he does get points for that -- George has never met a silly video that he won't say yes to -- but he’s last in my rankings because…well, look at the picture. That face was made for Tommy Hilfiger roll neck jumpers and long expensive coats not cheap cowboy hats branded with the Good Morning America logo. I'd be interested in seeing him in a darker hat with a little more weight to it - I think it needs to be more fashion than costume for George.

I know other people must have worn cowboy hats this weekend but these are the ones I saw! Please inform if there are great hat wearers that I missed!

[pepsiboyy]

beyond the contract - part 5

P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8

pairing: matt sturniolo x reader summary: where the sturniolo triplets are part of an organization known as the eclipse alliance, matt has constantly failed to pull through with pulling the trigger on a target. fed up, their boss gives matt one last chance, where he is sent to northside high school to get some answers out of a girl. warnings: cursing and mentions of death!! author's note: HI GUYS!! thank you SO much for the undying love and support for this series, you guys are so awesome <3 i hate this part but i hope it adds some eagerness to move forward in this series! WC: 1573 lowercase intentional !!

i felt like my heart was going to drop through my ass.

while matt still hugged and kissed me goodbye, he seemed so distraught about something, and i couldn't help but wonder if i had done something wrong. i pulled out my phone and looked at the messages i had sent him.

y/n - 1:23am hey matt, i hope u got home safe

y/n - 1:37am i hope everything is ok

y/n - 1:58am matt?

i shakily began typing again, but quickly backspaced and set my phone down as i stared at my ceiling.

what could have been wrong?

-

the front door swung open, causing chris and nick to swing their heads to the entrance of their home. the two were just sitting on the couch, watching tv and waiting for matt to get home.

"hey man, what the hell? i thought we were running fort-"

"what's the black veil operations logo?" matt quickly interrupted chris, which caused them both to give him their full attention.

"matt, what happened?" nick stood up as he began to approach matt.

"what's the fucking logo?" matt snapped, and nick immediately stopped in his tracks as they looked at each other.

"okay matt, no need to be like that. it's a girl with a veil on," nick started.

"yeah, like in the shadows though." chris finished.

nick rolled his eyes. "a silhouette, is what he means."

matt's expression fell as he buried his face in his hands. "she has a tattoo of that logo against her pelvis."

both of his brothers seemed shocked, but chris covered his mouth with his hand. "did you hit?"

"does that fucking matter?" matt shouted, lifting his face to stare at chris, who had now stepped back a few steps. matt sighed as he pressed his fingers to his temple. "no, i didn't hit. that doesn't matter though." he clarified.

nick turned to chris, and they both looked at each other. chris let out a deep sigh as he stepped towards matt and set a hand on his shoulder. matt quickly shrugged it off, and chris and nick took a seat at the kitchen table.

"there's something we have to tell you." nick mumbled as he gently pat the table in front of the seat beside him.

matt reluctantly pulled out the chair and took a seat, looking at nick.

nick turned to chris, who just took in a deep breath and looked away. nick sighed as he looked at matt. "how um.. how are you two doing?" he questioned.

matt shrugged. "i'm taking her to prom." he breathed.

nick pursed his lips as he looked at chris again. "uhh.. well." he chuckled nervously.

chris sighed as he sat up. "well since nick can't fucking get anything out of his mouth, i guess i'll just tell you." he spat, sitting up. "i went to see the coordinator a few days back." he stated firmly, and matt nodded. "i was trying to see if there was any way to get you out of this. for your sake, and for hers."

matt just nodded and stared at chris, occasionally glancing between the two. "what are you getting at?"

"mission's changed," nick started, as he took a deep breath and looked at matt, "coordinator says we need to take her out."

matt's heart sank. "wh- what?" he stuttered, as he turned to nick.

nick's expression softened upon seeing matt's face, lips curving into a frown. "we- we're still trying to see what we can do, but-"

"is there a reason??" matt questioned, his tone aggressive. rightfully so.

chris looked down at his feet as he sighed. "direct relation to an officer of bvo." he responded, his arms crossed.

matt furrowed his eyebrows. "i mean, after seeing the tattoo, that makes sense but- how.." he trailed off. he sighed and looked down. "when did you guys find this out?" he questioned as he looked up at the two, his expression now becoming one of worry.

nick and chris looked at each other as nick took in a sharp breath. "about a week now," he whispered.

matt's jaw dropped. "you've been hiding this from me for a week? allowing me to get closer to her?" he questioned, sitting up and scooting his chair back a few inches.

chris frowned. "we didn't know how to tell you as you were already pretty invested." he mumbled.

"he said you have until april 19th." nick told him quickly, but furrowed his eyebrows when matt's face turned pale. "what's wrong?"

"that's prom night."

-

ding.

i slowly sat up from my bed as a long yawn escaped me, turning my head to stare at my phone sleepily. i had gotten maybe four hours of sleep, most of my night spent pondering.

ding.

realization hit me as my phone continued to go off and i quickly picked it up, staring at the screen before me.

matt - just now hey y/n, i'm so so sorry

matt - just now chris got pissed at me and i really had to get goin

matt - just now i hope your night was ok

i sighed as i rubbed the back of my head and began typing after taking a quick glance at the time. 1:27pm.

y/n - just now no worries matt, i just woke up

i chuckled as i pressed send, only imagining his reaction on the other side of the phone. i sat up as i began getting ready.

today i was going to just go and study at a coffee shop. it was much needed, and i felt like a day to myself might be beneficial.

ding. ding.

i turned to my phone after changing into a comfy hoodie, smiling softly at his response.

matt - just now the hell is wrong with you

matt - just now have a good day y/n, i'll be here

i reacted with a heart and changed into some comfy jeans before collecting my essentials and heading down the stairs.

my footsteps came to a halt upon hearing the front door shut.

"dad?"

he turned to me and smiled warmly. "hey, sweetheart. how are you doing?" he smiled as he opened his arms and pulled me into a tight embrace.

i leaned into him as i blinked a few times. "uhh, i've been okay. i'm about to go study for a bit. i thought you were coming home tomorrow?" i questioned, and he simply let out a breathy chuckle.

"i got to come home early." he stated before he sighed. "go on, i don't want to occupy your study time. you've always been an amazing student." he smiled.

i blinked a few times as i smiled softly to him. "right. thanks dad. see you soon." i waved before i went outside and shut the door behind me.

-

"what happens if i don't do it?"

matt had been asking questions all day regarding the situation.

nick let out a deep breath as he took a spoonful of his cereal in his mouth and motioned to chris.

"he said that if you don't he will. to put it simply." chris mumbled nonchalantly, taking another sip of his pepsi.

matt laid his head against the counter as he sighed shakily.

"if it means anything, i want out of this whole thing too." chris mumbled, and nick nodded softly.

"we're here for you, matt. really." he reassured as he finished his cereal and set the bowl in the sink, making his way to matt and setting a hand on his back gently.

"i can't have april 19th ruined for her. she's looking forward to prom so much. i don't even want to go," he mumbled, his tone stressed as he looked off into space.

chris nodded. "never would have took you for a prom guy."

"we just have to find a way to get to the coordinator before he gets to her," nick breathed, and matt turned to nick with a soft frown.

"this is all so stupid." he mumbled softly as he stood up from his chair and made his way to his room, slamming the door behind him.

chris and nick's eyes followed him, chris flinching slightly at the sound of the door slamming.

nick let out a deep sigh as he rubbed his forehead. "i feel bad for him, really." nick muttered as chris sighed and took a seat beside him, nodding.

there was a moment of silence, a few moments. many moments. before nick's head turned to chris and he bit his lip. "i think i know what to do."

nick's lips curved into a smile, and chris leaned closer to nick as he anticipated hearing his plan.

-

i smiled at the text on my screen, leaning against the chair as i finally decided to take a break from studying.

matt - 3:46pm wanna hang out tmrw after school?

y/n - just now what are you planning?

matt - just now let's go be corny and watch the stars or something

y/n - just now what's got you feeling like a romantic all of a sudden? feeling like a cutie patootie or are the boys forcing you to watch a romcom?

matt - just now i just miss you

y/n - just now aww so you are a cutie patootie 😇

matt - just now i take it back

y/n - just now i'd love to watch the stars with you, matthew.

taglist;; @star-saturn-xx @sturniolo-girl @p1xieswrld @rac00ns-are-c00l4 @sweetbabydoe @iloveneilperry @matty-bear @sillysillygyal

[dellimise]

me been rpin'.

me needed some quick color refs of le Garbage

[person8789]

Spoilers for every Persona Game besides Scramble (Long but funny) (Re-post deleting the other one)

*Atlus, Persona 2: Innocent Sin, Persona 2: Eternal Punishment, Persona 3: The Journey, Persona 3: The Answer, Persona 3 Portable, Persona 4 Golden, Persona 4 Arena Ultimax (includes Arena,) Persona Q, Persona Q2, Persona 5 Vanilla, Persona 5 Royal and Persona 5 Scramble are all in a room*

*Persona 1, Persona 4 Vanilla, Persona 3 Dancing, Persona 4 Dancing and Persona 5 Dancing are notably missing*

Atlus: We have a limited amount of good endings, so we need to figure out which of you guys are getting good endings and which of you are not.

P3P: Where’s P1, P3D and P5D?

Atlus: I told the Dancing Games that they were already reserved to get good endings so they didn’t have to come. I guess P1 just decided to not come. Oh well, I guess we can forget about them now.

P5V: P4G, where’s P4V?

P4G: I DIDN’T DO ANYTHING TO THEM THEY ARE ALIVE AND WELL! *Sweats nervously*

P5V, now suspicious of P4G: U-uh, ok then.

Atlus: By the way, we found P4V dead last week.

*Everyone looks at P4G for a few minutes and says nothing while staring at them*

P4G: What? I wanted to make sure I had cannon status!

P4AU: You already HAD canon status!

P4G: Not according to the first half of your game! (P4A)

*P4AU face-palms*

P3P: Any-anyways, we need to decide who’s getting these good endings! How many are there?

P5S: How many games are we dealing with here lol?

Atlus: Well we have 15 games total, (forgot about P1 already,) and 1 of them is dead and the other 3 already are dealt with so that leaves 11 games and 6 good endings not including the reserved ones.

P4AU: I KNOW I’M A SPIN OFF BUT I’M A SPIN OFF OF P4 AND P4G SO I THINK I SHOULD GET A GOOD ENDING!  

Atlus: Fair point, here ya go. *hands a good ending to P4G and P4AU*.

P3:TJ: I don’t want one.

Atlus: Your protagonist technically physically died so you weren’t getting one anyways.

P3:TA: Wait, then I shouldn't get one either!

*Atlus throws a good ending at P3:TA*

Atlus: Oh by the way, before I forget to mention again, P5S already knows this but @Person8789 doesn't know the ending to Scramble so they won’t be included in this, they’re just here to watch.

P3P: We have a girl protag so we should get a good ending!

P5S, in the background: Why does that matter?

P2:EP: We have a girl protag that LIVES.

*P3P’s jaw drops and is in complete silence*

P2:IS, looking at P2:EP in confusion: But TATSUYA.

Atlus: P2:IS, you aren’t getting one, Maya died in your game.

P2:IS; I never said I WANTED one.

Atlus: P3P, you’re in the same situation as P3:TJ, so you aren’t getting one either, also P2:EP makes a good point.

P3P: ok...

*Atlus hands a good ending to P2:EP*

P2:EP, in a cocky manner: Tatsuya isn’t technically dead.

Atlus: Ok, you four, there are two good endings left. Who do you guys think should get a good ending? I may or may not listen.

PQ: I mean, we have a pretty happy most-of-the-game, but one of our main, lovable, characters was dead for literally the ENTIRE game and the the Reaper follows you around the last dungon, making it really REALLY hard to navigate.

*Atlus starts violently nodding their head with wide, freaked out eyes (because of the Reaper thing,) and throws a good ending at PQ2*

PQ2: Than-Thank you Atlus! I’m sorry PQ...

P5V: P5R IS MORE TRAGIC THAN US! AND WE DON’T HAVE TO DEAL WITH NOT-NAGITO HUMAN MORGANA! WE SHOULD GET THE GOOD ENDING!

P5R: Wha-!? But Akechi lives in ours! And we have exactly one more food meme than you!

*Atlus thinks for a momment*

*Atlus throws the last good ending at P5V*

P5V, jumping for joy: HA!

Atlus: I hope you understand, P5R, you ARE more tragic than P5V cause of the stuff we added to you! Also, that Morgana thing dosen’t work in your favor... and neither does the food meme... but hey I have some things for you! Maybe they’ll eventually help you to feel better!

*Atlus hands over the song “Our Light” and a box of tissues.*

P5R: WHAT THE FU-[rest of word censored due to Ryuji being in the game]!?

*P5S walks over to P5R, holding something*

P5S: I have something that may ACTUALLY might help.

P5R: ...Oh?

*P5S hands over cannon status*

P5S: Sorry, but I can’t explain why I’m giving this to you, my spoilers weren’t tagged *winks at the nonexistent camera*

*Nonexistent camera cuts to black*

*P1 shows up four hours later*

P1: wait is the meeting already over?

*P1 looks at clock on the wall, then their own watch*

P1: Hey! One of those guys set my watch back four hours!

*cuts to black again*

Congrats for making it this far thanks for reading this chaotic mess! Hope you enjoyed!

[sloblesbian]

been doing a new years resolution & reflection post every year since 2014 so im gonna continue that trend. 

personally this was a really great year for me. it’s very weird. things are objectively bad. if you think too much about the future things start to fall apart. there isn’t anything to rely on, outside of my own ability, and that’s limited in what i can do without support. but. it’s not hopeless. i dream a lot of finally graduating and getting a job that will keep me more than just barely afloat, and of what that could mean for me... i won’t graduate for at least 2 year (i need 56 more credits-- i think after 2 years i’ll have 2 more classes to get in, unless i manage either some summer courses or 2 semesters of 5 classes, both of which are unlikely) and even then i know finding a job is hard. theoretically i could start now but i find it difficult to work 30 hours a week and go to school. i’m also afraid that i might make less at an entry level job than at my current job... but maybe this summer i will apply at some bookstores & libraries. 

also... i really love my girlfriend. she’s coming to stay with me for 2 weeks in march and i am so excited. it’s been a good year for us. every day i talk to her and she really understands and like, gets me you know? i am amazed and i fall in love some more. 

also i accomplished a ton in 2017. maybe not the things i set out to (i finished 1 sock that i started last november, lol, and the only short stories i read were a few online and for school) but i transferred to RIC. i only took 2 classes because i couldnt register till june but i got As in both of them and my gpa is a 4.0 which has never happened in my LIFE. i’m excited about the classes i’m starting this month, and after i finish spanish & anthropology i should only have english classes from then on out. i wouldn’t say i love my current job but it’s miles better than working in retail. it’s less stressful and while i’m generally working less hours i am making a little bit more. it feels necessary & helpful as opposed to being in an endless capitalism machine that only exists to grind me down for unreasonable standards. 

but i did read 100 books which was real touch & go for a while.. the first couple months of 2017 i barely read & felt like i had lost my ability to plow thru a ton of books, then the middle of the year i caught up & jumped ahead... fell behind, etc. i finished my last book on the 28th though. i read a lot of comics; my page count for this year is way down, but it doesn’t matter. that’s still damn impressive. 

and for things i didn’t plan at all but still accomplished: i wrote 4 pieces of fiction this year. i mean. they’re all fanfiction, which isn’t really something i even read never mind write, which i think is maybe??? sort of even more impressive? i’m going to try and write some original stuff in the coming year but like. right after nanowrimo, my friends and i, who were previously in the fictional coalition of writers who don’t write, uh, all started writing. which is great. but i mean. i started writing in february? march? i wrote a 10k word fic, and then a short follow up, a short pjo thing, and i wrote another 6000 words this month but it’s not on ao3 cause it’s like... a complementary piece to something that isn’t finished yet, lol. overall about 20k words which isn’t too much in the long run but i like that i wrote 4 completed pieces. it’s nice because i had sort of let myself give up on writing because... i mostly don’t enjoy it. i don’t like scrounging for ideas. but i do like planning things out enough, outlining what i want to happen, and then writing the whole thing. it’s like writing a list and then accomplishing it which... as u know, i love. as far as i can tell uhh most people don’t need to do this. i really have to know like. the end trajectory of a piece before i start writing. i don’t have to know every detail but if i am confused to where it’s going i can’t write it. i’m not great at ideas but i am good at making things happen. it feels nice to accomplish something creative, when i basically haven’t since i uhhh dropped out of art school. 

also, i wrote 47 reviews, which, damn! i (read: my bff & roommate mags) put up a new website, even if it is going to come down this month (i think. i wanna transfer everything first) and i wrote a review nearly every week and a lot of them were good. like. that’s a lot of writing, between fiction & what have u, what category do my dumb reviews fall under. 

(FOOD/DIET warning i dont wanna put it in the tags of the post just skip this paragraph) oh also i cut dairy & eggs (& also gelatin & honey, i guess) out of my diet, & i feel very very good about it (also i think i lost something like 20 lbs-- i don’t weigh myself but uhhh thats good thats very good). when i stopped eating meat in 2010 i lived with my mom & my intention was to one day go vegan but like... i didn’t want to put the strain on her & also i sometimes struggle with food things. but it’s gone really well. it’s nice. feel good. love to cook. very good at it. 

so like...... a really good year for me. here’s what i want out of 2018

i’m cutting my reading goal down specifically because i don’t think it’s something that can grow exponentially and i think the main reason i was able to accomplish it was because i didn’t have too much school this year. when i started setting goals for myself in 2012 my original goal was 50 books; that’s what we’re going back to.

every year (except 2016 when i was realistic) i told myself i would read more short stories & knit more. i’m hoping that having less to read (which i prioritize over all other hobbies) will give me more time. also i have a desk & a chair set up which... idk... helps? i put some knitting stuff there & grafted the toe of a sock the other day, so i hope it does, at least. i read a short story yesterday so i hope that’s a portent for 2018. i want to finish the time travelers almanac at least. i have a lot of collections and i do enjoy them. it’s just easier to get through novels than anything else. 

if u follow my twitter you have probably heard me say this but: 2018 is the year of the video game for me. im, uh, terrible at games- im fairly certain i have dyspraxia, at least mildly (im wildly, wildly uncoordinated)- but for a while i was playing a few because i had done it enough that i had gotten better..... well, this year i played persona 5, which i really loved like. more than any video game in a long time. i know a lot of people were disappointed with aspects of it (rightly so) but i had never played another persona game so i think that probably shaped my opinion some, and also, i think p5 dealt with issues that i really love to see in fiction & generally don’t, even if it ultimately dropped the ball. anyway. it kind of revitalized my interest, and i want to play more. i have p4 that i want to get through. i never finished usum. i have a bunch of games on steam & mags let me sign into their steam library too & they have about 400 games (thats not an exaggeration). i wanna replay me2&3 for sid. i want to practice so i can play games that are more difficult than i usually do. (mass effect being the sole fps i can play, usually i can only play very linear rpgs (think pokemon & dragon age) and uhhh puzzle games, god i love puzzle games) 

so, more concretely:

read 50 books

try to read more short stories

knit more

play video games

do well in school

that sounds good. happy new year.

[angeldormante]

So this kinda out of nowhere and i know ur into osomatsu these days but i just read ur p5 fic which i loved and wondering what ur fave moments in p5 were? Any fave confidants (besides sojiro im guessing haha)

Hello anon! I may be hanging out in the Osomatsu-san dumpster these days, but my god I love P5 yes let me talk about it for a bit pls

LMFAO you got me in one, I love coffee dad. Sad Hierophant dads are my Persona soul. But I also love, uh… the whole team? I don’t think I’m ever going to love any Persona team as much as I loved 4, but my goodness, 5 comes really close. One complaint I had about P4 is that Yu/Souji spends plenty of time sticking up for his friends, but they rarely get the chance to do the same (and you know they would). In P5 it’s like… they will all Die For You. If you want to find them in a crowd just yell “AKIRA SUCKS” and they’ll all come out to fite u. It’s fantastic.

LIKE… Ryuji?? He gets so PISSED whenever someone even implies that Akira is a bad kid. Yusuke, the cool and collected and somewhat distant-seeming guy, is the first one to point out that it was anxious and worrying not knowing if That Plan worked properly or not. Makoto puts everything on the line for Akira and trusts him to save her Sis more than she trusts her Sis to save herself. And will stop at nothing to help him when his personal situation goes south.

Morgana just wants you to get some sleep? He just wants you to be well rested, man.

ONE THING I REALLY LOVED. Was the effect of maxing Confidants and seeing each and every one come to bat for Akira near the end of the game. I mean, how satisfying was that? Unlike P4, where nothing really changes for Max SLinks except a few lines of dialogue for the True Ending, in P5 they all integrate themselves into the narrative. They step outside of this static box of interaction you had with them and insert themselves dynamically into this huge, important plot point. Even if they’re just regular-ass people and it’s in their own, tiny, individually insignificant way, it adds up and it really ties together all the time and investment you put into their Confidants. It’s just. A++ I love it.

I mean I’m probably always going to be minorly salty about the lack of direct H/C for Akira, because it all happens behind the scenes or just isn’t addressed, but man you can really feel the love all of the people in his life have for him. He’s a nasty little crime boy and his friends/family will fight u to the death for him.

[thepeakmoment]

More Peaks Returns

It appears to me that Lynch is inserting some heavy commentary about societal behavior, the most obvious being the “fix your hearts or die” assertion about Denise Bryson’s transition. Another clear instance is the decay of social norms exemplified by the elaborate unfolding drug storyline. Several characters are being depicted wheeling and using drugs, and Lynch-Frost are telling an updated version in P5 of the illicit activity, how it has already effected Shelly’s daughter and husband, a continuing cycle of abuse and dysfunction still playing out.

I also believe Sherrif Frank Truman is a personification of Lynch’s transcendental meditation wisdom. Harry Truman’s brother is an honest character and to be trusted absolutely as a transparent truth teller. His name is the very meaning of honest, open, direct — Frank. His earnestness is exemplified when Doris Truman shows up at station spouting domestic house anxieties while Truman remains sitting, saying nothing at all throughout. It reads like a subtle teaching of how not to respond to anxious energy, worry and dis-ease — do not engage with it. This is classic buddhism — how everything arises from conditions, has a presence in the moment, then decays when conditions change — thus, everything changes, no reason to get wrapped in unnecessary entanglements, including the wrath of someone overreacting to common occurrence. See impermanence.

A Twin Peaks Podcast: A Podcast About Twin Peaks and Deer Meadow Radio are two of the better podcasts on The Return worthy of listening.

Random

Richard Horne — is this the first clue from ?????’s prophetic clues, “Watch for Richard… and Lynda.”

Richard Horne passes bribe money in a pack of Morley cigarettes… the brand of choice for Cigarette Smoking Man.

Salesman asking Lucy at desk for Sheriff Truman, Lucy asks which one? An in-joke allusion to another Sheriff Truman duality, Harry-Frank.

There was a bonsai plant on side table next to Sam sitting on couch in P1, which was also featured in original series’ S2 Windom Earle arch.

Marjorie Green carries her dog, Armstrong, a small Mexican Chihuahua.

Here’s a good article on the absence of Badalamenti music thus far in The Return. 

No white dot in Bob Cooper's pupil/eye — life-less .

End of P4 before Bang Bang Bar is blue rose scene… shot in blue tint

Owl cookie jar on counter behind Dougie Cooper during breakfast 

A lot of Lynch visuals hearkens to Eraserhead, coming full circle in his cinematic journey of a master’s craft.

On Jun 4, 2017, at 9:59 AM, Dom wrote: I think I made a nice discovery which I posted on Reddit (Fred_Truax).

I cannot find Fred[undescore]Truax in any reddit search — author:Fred_Truax yields nothing. I’m not a Reddit reader, the whole thing is a fuck show of multi-threaded comments. It hurts my brain to go there. I can tolerate direct links, though.…

Reading Best Fan Theories at Indiewire, one theory suggests Wally Brando is really dead (source: Reddit /u/chblank), that “Lucy and Andy [are] in denial and shock … of losing her only son as a child.… Sheriff [Frank] Truman may have hired an actor to play their son — a role that fake Wally took literally, considering his “The Wild One” getup and bad “Godfather” impersonation. This could also explain why Wally Brando makes a point of telling his parents that they can convert his childhood bedroom into a study, as a way to help them move on and let go of the past.”

Same article posits that the headless body in the librarian’s apartment belongs to Major Briggs (source: Reddit /u/billy_yllib11). “Although the decapitated head belongs to the dead woman, there is a grotesquely contorted body detached underneath, one that comes from an unknown person. Later, we learn the forensics team has a match on the body, but they need military clearance to unlock its identity. Perhaps the kind of clearance that Major Briggs once had when he was working on top secret projects for the government? Of course, if the decapitated body does in fact belong to Major Briggs, it would also contextualize the appearance of his disembodied head, which floated in space at the beginning of [P3].” …But how does Dougie Cooper’s ring get in stomach?

I also noticed something strange about those two scenes:

In episode one when Sam leaves the Glass Box room the second time to go into the lobby to see Tracey (and the security guard is NOT there) he leaves the small black box of video cards on the step ladder near one of the cameras. The black box remains on the step ladder for the entire scene almost. The box disappears for a moment when they start to take off their clothes, then is back on the step ladder right before they are attacked.

However in episode 2 when Cooper enters the Glass Box and we think Sam is in the Lobby with Tracey, you can clearly see the black box of video cards and his pen on the side table next to the small couch he sits on.

Did Cooper enter this room at a different time they what it appears to be? Is Cooper in a second identical room? I just think its weird the black box is in two different locations in what appears to be the same time?

What do you guys think?

I’m beginning to understand these time shifts as backward dimension bleeding into forward dimension. BOB Cooper begins “‘yrev' very good to see you again old friend” to Gordon Cole when they first see each other again (P4). Relatedly, there’s fervent speculation that Sonny Jim blinks backwards while in back seat of car when Dougie Cooper notices Sonny and sheds a tear (P5).

Backward-forward are the two directions in which one can enter-exit the Black Lodge, shown to us in Classic Peaks and FWWM. Now we’re seeing vertical up-down direction to enter into-exit out of the Lodge, exhibited by the sudden vertical floor vibration as the Arm's doppelgänger appears and Cooper falls down through floor. Or Laura pulled up off the floor screaming into oblivion, as well as  the ghostly pirate-like figure in a jail cell floating up into thin air.

Backwards is a reality dimension different from forward (as normal) dimension. P3 glitchy quick backward-forward movement when Cooper lands into hub in space and interacts with eyes sown shut woman, a reality between the two dimensions (?), existing on the threshold — Dweller on the Threshold?

This new movement is depicted in the opening title sequence when the wavy-flowing red curtains cross fade to chevron pattern panning across floor, seemingly tracking the camera in a circle. I love the new title sequence opening drone shot over the falls, hangs on waterfall from above, dissolves to a slight CU of waterfall spray, then segues to the rhythmic curtains — an abstract version of the classic series opening dissolves from the waterfalls to a flowing river.

I am also convinced that Laura is going to leave the Black Lodge somehow and venture into the real world.

On Jun 4, 2017, at 3:01 PM, Erik wrote: Dom, did you see the Tweet I sent your way? with the info that the Casino Cooper goes to in Vegas was actually filmed in Commerce, CA. (they have actual casinos there) about 35 miles from my house. judge for yourself...

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Dudes, when we finally graduate from trekking back to Peaks (WA), we have to eat at The Roadhouse Restaurant & Inn. Can’t believe we overlooked this. We’ve done the original Mar-T Cafe (plus the deplorably named and renovated Twede’s) and Fall City Grill (Haps Diner), we gotta do the Roudhouse, regardless if it’s only the exterior.

It will be interesting to see if the green revolving doors that Cooper has trouble with are actually here as well. So I guess we know where you might stay next time you come out here to Pin Peaks Locations. I thought it would even be fun to get a room and watch the season finale there, then go down to the gaming floor and "Helllloooooo!"

As far as the actual plot...

I have come upon no clues or conclusions at all. It is very dense material. What little I have read online is complex and sometimes implausable, but who am I to say?   I like the scene when Douggie is getting dressed and Sonny Boy … comes out and they make a lot of visual and action references to the Season 2 opening scene. What does it mean?  No clue.

In P4 Cooper is Home — Dougie Cooper says aloud, “Home.” This is symbolized as a birthday with balloons in the kitchen behind him. Similar balloon shapes appear when he is dropped off at outside of work building, when Cooper mimics statue pointing gun. I’m thinking Dougie is the character Lynch-Frost are using to teach the viewer how to assimilate and understand the Twin Peaks world view. From Dougie's point of view, he seems to know little or nothing about the world. He’s in process of making sense of it, and now that he's starting from home, we should follow along and we'll learn together. As viewers, we’re putting some faith in the storyline will resolve eventually, even if only in part. During the following scene when Gordon meets Denise Bryson in her office, she says, "I trust you Gordon." We should trust Lynch.… But how does this all jive with ??????’s “You are far from home”?

Gonna review a bit and start my edible regimen, no cherry pie this week, coffee and donuts YES. Last time, I cracked a beer when it started, had a full bowl next to the food. I did not touch either of them for 2 hours straight. Completely forgot about them actually. Totally engaged.   Only ate pie, donuts and coffee... I'll have messenger open at 5:30PM est standing by.

On Jun 7, 2017, at 4:38 PM, Dom wrote: So who do you think are Richard Horne's parents? Audrey and Cooper? Audrey and Jack? Ben and his wife? Jerry and some random chick?

Definitely not the son of Cooper and Audrey. Cooper’s been in the Lodge and he shot Audrey down at every turn before meeting Annie. The other possibilities are intriguing and any of them are plausible. Audrey and Jack — do you mean John Justice Wheeler? Richard Horne seems to be 25 years old and got hooked up with the wrong crowd, that’s easy to do these days. Ben and his wife? Maybe, they could have reconciled their stormy marriage. Ben does seem to have remained steadfast in earnest goodness since emerging from his civil war. Perhaps Richard Horne is Jerry's son that steals his father’s weed to sell. Or maybe Jerry is a big kahuna now in the drug trade? I doubt it. Regardless who the parents are, Richard is a Bobby Peru/Leo Johnson mutt that fits right into Lynch’s social commentary of prevalent drug use still running amok in the world.

Great to see Mike return too.

Would be cool if Mike and Bobby had a beer together at The Roadhouse, catch up a bit with each other — Bobby asking Mike, “Do you remember Laura Palmer?…” I wonder how Bobby will act around Shelly?

I also have another prediction;

The person Gordon wants to look at Cooper will be Diane play by Laura Dern. That's not much of a shock but...

Remember when Albert says he doesn't know where she lives, but knows where she drinks...

My prediction is that they will find Diane (Laura Dern) in that bar we went to in Los Angeles that night I arrived on my last visit. It has all of the nice woodwork and we had to walk down a flight of stairs to enter.

I have resisted right from the outset of Laura Dern cast as Diane. I don’t really want Diane’s identity to be revealed, would much rather have her remain anonymous on the other side of Cooper’s dictaphone. I know there’s speculation and makes sense that Diane will appear as Dern, but this way too obvious, especially after all Lynch has presented us thus far — even considering how close Dern is to Lynch. But still, I hope it isn’t so.…

I also find it weird that Agent Tammy Preston in episode 4 had to ask Albert who Phillip Jeffries is. She learned about his existence in the Secret history of Twin Peaks as she was the agent in charge of examining the dossier. She even added her own notes about him.

That is awesome about the Casino. Next time I come to Los Angeles, I am so game to go play some slots. HELLO  O  OOO OOOO!

[cardcaptorcoconut]

Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card Arc Chapter 11 Translation  [PREVIEW #2]

More spoilers have leaked so here is a revised version of the translation preview from yesterday. [Link Removed by @cardcaptorcoconut​]

The previous leaks are available here, and the latest ones can be found here and here.  Thanks once again to @chibiyuuto​. [Links Removed by @cardcaptorcoconut​]

Also, some really great news: Sakura Fes 2017 is going to be live-streamed for free online on Saturday, April 1st at 16:25pm JST.

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Chapter 11

Splash Page with Anime Preview Art: Cardcaptor Sakura Clear Card Arc Volume 3 on sale Wednesday, September 13th.  The special edition version of Volume 3 will include an OVA animation DVD with the story “Sakura & the Two Bears” - sold together with volume 3, pre-order start!! Deadline for applying: Friday, July 14th, 2017   On sale date Wednesday, September 13th Price: 3,480 Yen Caption:  I believed that we would meet again!

P1 Yue:  Another new card…? Sakura:  Yeah… At Tomoyo-chan’s house. Yue:  What kind of card is it? Sakura:  This is it. Kero:  "Record"… Yue:  You don’t have to get close to the screen.  I just (need to) look at what our mistress has in her hand. Kero:  True, but there’s such a thing as having a presence, you know. Yue:  What can it do?

P2 Sakura:  I haven’t saved it yet.  But I thought I could record it somehow. Kero:  Try it out right now! Sakura:  Okay!  "Record!“ Kero:  It’s not moving, is it? Sakura:  Y-yeah. Kero:  I guess it won’t work unless you give it a proper command. Sakura:  Record around me now! Kero:  This card… did it record? Sakura:  How are we supposed to watch (what it recorded)?

P3 Sakura:  Project what you’ve recorded! Kero:  Ooooh! Sakura:  It’s like I’m really standing here! Kero:  I see.  So this is how it’s used! Kero:  Record Yue next time too. Yue:  No thanks. Yue:  Well for now, it looks as though you’re unharmed. Kero:  That’s right. Sakura:  But this might be useful.  I can (record) when there’s something I want to save. Sakura:  I’d just been thinking how it would be nice if I could do that… Sakura:  Ah! Sakura:  I’ve gotta leave about now!  I’ll talk to you later, Yue-san! Yue:  Be careful on your way. Sakura:  I will!

P4 Sakura:  I’m heading out! Sakura:  Akiho-chan! Akiho:  Good morning. Sakura:  Good morning.  Good morning to you too, Momo-chan!

P5 Sakura:  I was surprised.  But Akiho-chan was surprised too when I said it was where our friend used to live. <text around Eriol says "Former Home Owner”> Sakura:  And so, she said “Why don’t you come visit this Sunday?” Syaoran:  To Shinomoto’s house? Sakura:  Akiho-chan has been to many countries and she said she’d show me the books she’s collected from (her travels).

[Lit: …she said she’d show us the books she’s collected from those times.]

Sakura:  I’m sure I won’t be able to read foreign books, but she said she has books with lovely picture and photos. Syaoran:  I’m sorry.  I have something to do on Sunday… Sakura:  I see… That’s a shame.  Well, Tomoyo-chan and I will go then. Syaoran:  Can you apologize to Shinomoto for me? Sakura:  Sure! Sakura:  U-um so…  Are you free the next Sunday? Sakura: U-um, I’m working really hard on the tamagoyaki [Lit: rolled egg]. It's warm out and if the weather's nice, um, we can go out together… Syaoran: If you’re okay going with me. Sakura: I-if you’re okay going with me too! Kero:  Hey, I’m here too! It’s not just your own world, you two!

P6 Sakura:  U-um, it’s Kinomoto. Tomoyo:  (And) Daidouji. Akiho:  I’ll open it now. Sakura:  Wow! Akiho:  Please come in. Sakura:  Y-yes! Kero:  You’re moving really suspiciously. Tomoyo:  Thank you for inviting us. Sakura:  …(f-for inviting us). Akiho:  I’m so happy that you came!

P7 Yuna:  Hello. Yuna:  Thank you for coming all this way today. Akiho:  Ever since I was little, I’ve always caused {*Kaito-san*} a lot of trouble. Yuna:  I am Yuna D. {*Kaito*}.  I watch over Akiho-san.  It’s very nice to meet you.

[Note:  Yuna speaks very politely and uses honorifics much like Tomoyo does.]

Yuna: And you haven’t caused me trouble even once, Akiho-san. Yuna:  Please come inside. Sakura:  Wow!

[Note: It’s difficult to see if his name is pronounced Kaito or Kaido. It looks like the hiragana reading is Kaito but the kanji is for Kaido.  I’m going with Kaito for now and will edit if it’s Kaido after the street date.]

P8 Sakura:  It’s really different from when Eriol-kun lived here. Tomoyo:  That’s true. Sakura:  What a cute room. Akiho:  Such a nice aroma. Yuna:  I prepared the cherry blossom flavored tea souvenir you gave us. Akiho:  Thank you very much. Sakura:  Tomoyo-chan and I picked it put. Yuna:  Here you are. Sakura/Tomoyo/Akiho:  Thank you so much! Sakura/Tomoyo/Akiho:  It’s delicious! New Character:  Thank you very much. Please have some of this too. Sakura/Tomoyo/Akiho:  I’ll have some! Sakura:  Hanya~n!

P9 Sakura:  I-it’s nothing! Tomoyo:  What’s the matter? Sakura:  I accidentally said “Hanyan” Tomoyo:  But it’s so cute… Sakura:  I’m a middle school student now and it’s a little embarrassing, so I’m trying not to say it as much as I can. Sakura:  It’s very delicious! Tomoyo:  Which cake shop is this from? Yuna:  It’s homemade. Tomoyo:  Oh wow, you made this yourself? Akiho:  He always makes homemade sweets, meals, and bentos for me. Sakura:  That’s amazing! Yuna:  Not at all. Yuna:  It’s because this is my job. Sakura:  Akiho-chan…

P9 Akiho:  After we finish the cake, there’s a place I certainly want to show you. Sakura:  Wow!! Sakura:  Are these all your books? Akiho:  Rather than belonging to me, they were collected by my relatives. Tomoyo:  Your family must be avid readers. Akiho:  Yes, they all love books.  They collect them whenever they travel around various countries.  This is just a small part (of the collection). Sakura:  Hoeee, [part of text is cut off] Akiho:  I love books too… There’s a book I want at any cost that I came to Japan to get.

P10 Tomoyo:  Could it be that…? Sakura:  Yeah… The cards too… Tomoyo:  Did something happen? Sakura:  No, (I only felt) a presence.  It seemed like it was over here. Sakura:  Huh? Sakura:  This is the only place that doesn’t have books? Tomoyo:  You’re right.

P11 Tomoyo:  Volumes 1 through 9 are all here.  Then there’s a gap (until) Volume 18 onwards. Sakura:  I wonder if someone is reading them. Sakura:  Eh!? Tomoyo:  What happened? Sakura:  This…! Narration:  The books that mysterious disappeared.  What does this mean?  The highly praised Tankoban 2 is now on sale ☆

[vikab]

p5 thoughts

After having drawn so much fanart of p5 (most of it being Yusuke) before the game even came out, even with my hype when I started playing on the release date, I only FINALLY finished persona 5 OTL

Below will be my mini-review and thoughts on the game?? spoilers are gonna here on the entire game

Total playtime - 87 hours 40 minutes

OK this is gonna be disorganized mess but i will try to be .. not messy Story: The story unfortunately was very weak :(  Like the game had an AMAZING start and it was tackling really important issues. I really started to care about Ryuji and Ann and their goals. Then Yusuke joins and I thought the game was just heading in perfect direction. Then I felt off during Kaneshiro’s arc as Makoto did not really feel .. really into the whole PT thing?? sorry Makoto fans i love her but she felt rly overrated... anyway Futaba’s arc no doubt was my favorite but then the game really started falling apart. like lets not talk about the whole series of events that were Morgana leaving the team that was straight up BAD. the pacing picked up a bit for the Casino dungeon and it was really intense then its Shido and thing kinda... fell back into this weird pacing ... Ah yes, let’s just wait 20 days to see if Shido has a change of heart or we die. After that the pacing was still all over the place then the huge plottwist happens. I knew about it but still liked it! The last arc had on point emotions and feels so it felt like a good ending to the game.  SEVERE PACING ISSUES KILL THE GAME FOR ME THOUGH.   I get that they still wanted the calendar system but honestly i dont think it worked any huge favors for the game . .. anyway yeah the game started amazing then dropped close to death then picked up again but not as good as the beginning Characters: I have not managed to finish a lot of confidants so near the end the parts where confidants help out it was .. very lacking lol .. . if that part wasnt so depended on the confidants that you have finished.... But overall the characters were good. Pacing of the story and the story itself did not do any justice to them I think and it feels bad bc everyone had so much potential but having a big cast it was obvious that not everyone was getting the attention they deserved Ryuji - good bro and I loved him but the middle part of the game and the constant “we gotta get the girls!” moments were so . . ugh ...  confidant rank and beginning of game ryuji was absolute best though Ann - same goes for her as with ryuji that the beginning of the game was best characterization moment for her. I liked her a lot and she’s pretty bro for female heroine! but the constant fanservice kills me guys Morgana - boy did i dislike morgana for the most of the game. he really felt like teddie 2.0 at times and i just did not have a lot motivation to like him. Last arc of the game tho?? i love morgana??? i wanna cry tbh those parts near the end really resonated with me so my final verdict is that i like morgana a lot now Yusuke - I LOVE THIS BOY. while i get the beef that people have with his recruitment arc (the whole nude modeling thing) I thought it was ok since my interpretation is that he was just pissed and really needed that inspiration he found in ann but idk. otherwise his arc was good but goddamn fuck you atlus for continuously treating him like a weirdo?? PT is supposed to be a gang of misfits and yet even the teammates keep treating him like a weirdo. . that was just really bad like come on  let me kiss yusuke and feed him. also will never forgive atlus for not letting yusuke move into leblanc. He’s a very good character and very level-headed so i love him sm. he has really great moments Makoto - I liked her a lot! i do think she’s a bit overrated and that she doesn’t fit well with PT but I think that’s just the issue with Atlus pacing of the story, because her issues during her recruitment were really good (as in i did feel like she would fit into PT well) Futaba - I LOVE THIS GIRL!! I played with jpn dub which I think does much better justice to her characterization. Her entire arc was so so good and I felt like she was a really solid character going through growth. her confidant was very very good. She has a lot of funny moments and I love her antics with Yusuke. they are the blessed characters of this game. too good for this game. Haru - love her too!!!! she was so nice and sweet but damn atlus did not do her justice at all. she is the “last” party member to join and it is so sad she does not get a lof interaction with PT. like I wish PT interacted with her somehow throughout the game before she joins, be it like help her out sometimes or something bc they go to same school so when she joins later the team dynamic can easily accept her. Goro - we dont talk about goro jk but honestly he was handled bad. his link was automatic and I get why but his initial personality just makes me hate him a lot. he was cool as a party member but not for long. I expect him to appear in spinoffs bc wtf was that ending for him goddamn atlus. i like a lot his potential as a character but everything else? hate Sae was for me quite funny during the interrogation (when you start the confidant parts) but after her casino her involvement in the story I really ended up liking Sae. she’s good Also gonna mention Sojiro bc i love that coffee dad. His dynamic with Futaba and protagonist was extremely good!!! such a solid family. I loved that he finds out the truth and how he handled it. love u sojiro Speaking of protagonist, I really really really wish atlus would ease up on the “silent protagonist” a bit more. for a game as huge as this, the silence does not do justice to the protagonist. idk i just wish there would have been a bit more voice to him and solid characterization other than some off-hand comments that imply the underlying personality. i get the whole “self-insert” part but it sucks stop putting it in games Overall character summary: pacing sucked so characterization suffered a lot. a lot of characters don’t get their time to shine and while I love them a lot it really sucks to see how they were treated. Pacing ruined a lot of things including team dynamic. Palaces: (in chronological order) Kamoshida/Castle - IT SUCKED I HATE IT. being the first freaking dungeon it sure was extremely hard and damn long. also not knowing about the calling car system really hurt lmao. i just hate this dungeon and i got stuck there a lot too Madarame/Art Museum - THE BEST ONE! Honestly I think it is the only palace that really did feel like a heist! It is a very beautiful palace and im probably also biased bc its Yusuke’s arc but this palace was legit fun to get through. Kaneshiro/Bank - it was ok, good music. i don’t really feel much for it and I was just mostly annoyed how long the vault part was. Futaba/Pyramid - I loved it  a lot too! 10/10 music I had a lot of annoyances with coffin shadows and the puzzles for a bit but overall the music and aesthetics really made the palace work well with the story Okumura/Spaceship - we don’t talk about the “lunch break” parts.... overall it was ok and I liked its aesthetic. also the implications about the workers there was good sad material. Sae/Casino - 10/10 music. overall i disliked it a lot bc some of the parts really dragged and I hated gambling in there to progress. Shido/Ship - 10/10 music. overall i liked it / it was ok. the mouse mechanic was a bit fun, the last part being ... 3 boss fights in a row without saving was sure something. 10/10 creepy outside aesthetic of sunken city. Mementos Depths - not to be confused w/ p3/4 style dungeon we know as mementos (which were pretty much mindless fun to progress thru), the depths was ... so good. mostly for the creepy aesthetic 10/10 would suffer again. the music track Freedom and Security, that plays during goro’s bad end credits, plays as the theme for this dungeon and jeez did it make me feel so emo. the parts where you can talk to locked up people who are apathetic to the world just gave me depression and i loved it.. . i didnt really like the later part of it (when tokyo merges with mementos) To rank the palaces overall its:  Art museum > Mementos Depths > Pyramid >> Ruse Cruise > Spaceship > Casino > Bank >>>>>> Castle Gameplay mechanics were very solid and fun. Movement a bit could be clunky (or that’s what i felt like) and stealth mechanic in dungeons was ok. The gameplay has A LOT of attention to detail and i appreciated it a lot. UI was cluttered but it worked and was quite Aesthetic. I think the game would have benefited if the stats weren’t so important to the social aspect or if the calendar system was revamped. Final boss imo was not as bad as P4 but still ... sucked. P3′s final boss fight is still ultimately my favorite. P5 comes close but once again, pacing issues. Protagonist summoning freaking Satanael was cool af though. Honestly my big issue with P5 was the PACING that made the story and characters suck a lot of times but overall the game was extremely solid and memorable.  Of the persona entries i played i think P5 is special so I can’t really rank it. I am really attached to the game despite its heavy flaws that kill me. P3 and P2 are still quite my favorites but P5 is like really close to them so I guess it’s a fave too i love those phantom thieves

[fatethearcher]

Kimi no na wa x Persona 4/5

I am trash with my trashy ships and trashier headcanons someone stop me plz Continuation of my previous post -When do the mind swaps occur? During P4 for Rise's timeline (maybe Naoto's rescue mission?) and During P5 for Ann's timeline (3rd palace? or later but preferably 3rd) -is there a "Rise is dead" timeline? Yes. The timeline where Rise is dead gets overwritten though (similarly but different to KnnW) which is why to everyone in P5 Rise's poster at the station has "always been there" -how do they each deal with hiding their personae "changing" "Ann" volunteers to stay in the second party while exploring the palace on switching days. "Rise" makes excuses about being busy and asks if Teddie can be the navigator that day -do their teammates realize something is off? OBVIOUSLY this is persona we're talking about... The investigation team try to question "Rise" but she is very good at avoiding them on switching days--- probably because they're trying to find her where Rise would go, but it's Ann they're chasing soooooo XD it's the avoiding that's making them more suspicious though lol. The Phantom Thieves are just kinda like "We gotta deal with Kaneshiro*... she's not upset or anything so let's just leave her be. She'll tell us when she's ready" because "Ann" is super bubbly and stuff so it's odd but not necessarily a bad thing... they think? *whatever palace boss they're dealing with at the time -Why wouldn't Ann recognize Rise immediately when they switch bodies? Because Ann is originally in the "Rise's dead" timeline. She probably briefly remembers Risette from when she was in middle school but it's been years since Rise died and when switching bodies she's probably not going to automatically remember a dead idol she may not have even been a fan of. The switching bodies thing is weird enough thank you. But honestly she probably has an odd feeling of dejavu when she looks in the mirror and sees Rise's face but doesn't know where she has seen her before. -Do they have any habits that annoy the other Yesss Rise needs her coffee in the morning. It has to be super dark and bitter with no added ANYTHING or else she's a grump for the rest of the day. And if she's having a stressful day she'll keep drinking coffee the entire day--- aka every time they switch Rise ends up stressing out and ends up drinking enough coffee that she might as well drag an IV around with coffee in it lol Ann hates this because when they switch back she'll be all jittery and sometimes the coffee after taste will still be there when she wakes up and no amount of mouth wash will get rid of it. Ann likes coffee but she has to put lots of sugar and cream in it to the point that it's not really coffee anymore cuz there's no bitterness... (When they meet in person and start dating Ann is constantly telling Rise to go brush her teeth because no way are they kissing when Rise has extreme coffee breath. Rise kisses her anyway because fuck that) When Ann is in Rise's body she eats all of the sweets in Inaba if possible. Rise is [i]livid[/i] because Ann may be able to eat junk and not gain anything but Rise has to work out to maintain her figure thank you very much. (Ann is constantly taking selfies of "herself" while eating these sweets to chronicle what she's eaten that day though, and Rise kinda finds it adorable even tho Ann is in her body and it's kinda weird to see Ann being cute as her) When Rise brings Ann to Inaba for the first time (they still don't remember yet) to try the local sweets Ann is just kinda like "Why is this so familiar-- I've never been to Inaba..." (technically she has but she doesn't count that because she just kinda wandered the outskirts and she can't remember why she did sooo) -Habits they both end up having because of the mind swapping? It starts with Rise writing a sticky note and falling asleep with it on her face. Ann wakes up to "Seriously stop eating so much cake I'm gaining weight this isn't fun >___>" Ann replies back with sticky notes covering Rise's mirror completely that just all say "NO >;D" on them. Then they start a sticky note war that lasts a week or two. Rise's grandma is very confused lol. Once their war ends they will each write little "good morning <3" s to each other or "I made you lunch last night <3" When they meet again in person they still leave sticky notes for each other--- even before they regain their memory of each other--- They have no idea how they started doing this but it's familiar to them both. -When do they start to suspect there's more to the body switching and who notices first? Rise notices almost immediately that the technology level is a little bit too sophisticated for her time. (She just was in Tokyo a couple months ago there's no way it's changed this quickly) but doesn't want to consider maybe something else is going on because she's caught up in hiding her true identity as NOT ANN from the Phantom Thieves--- plus time travel and body swapping at the same time? Ridiculous there's no way--- Ann doesn't notice right away since Inaba is known for being a country-bumpkin kinda place where technology is like a decade behind. One day she tries to search herself on facebook though and--- oh shit thats her in middle school wtf. When she's back in her own body she searches Rise on facebook and finally makes the connection between Rise and Risette.... and finds out that Rise is dead... -How Rise died? I'm still a bit unsure on that. Right now I'm thinking that she was going to take the train back to Tokyo for the weekend to speak with Inoue about restarting her career--- then there is a huge train collision due to Japan's department of Transportation being lazy about stuff (P5 reference lol)---- and no one survives the crash.... There's a memorial at the site of the crash, which is within walking/driving distance of Inaba. All the victims names were written on an epitaph there, which Ann will visits to make sense of Rise having been dead for years already. -How does Ann reset the timeline? I'm still REALLY UNSURE ABOUT THIS ONE ☝️ Mostly because the way Rise dies is kinda still iffy for me.... but also because how the hell is Ann going to stop a train if I keep it as the method of death? Obviously Ann has to recruit Yu and the rest of the investigation team because that girl needs back up on this. The investigation team have complete faith in her because they know that Rise has good intuition--- and they still think she's Rise, even if she's been acting odd lately. When Ann switches to Rise so she can stop the train (or w/e it is), Rise ends up at the memorial in Ann's body. And she's just like; "Oh. Well I guess that explains a lot" - Does the sunset/twilight scene from KnnW happen with the girls in this AU? YES BECAUSE IM NOT ORIGINAL TT-TT ALSO BECAUSE I CAN IMAGINE RISE REALIZING SHE CANT REMEMBER ANN'S NAME AND JUST OPENING UP HER HAND AND SEEING "I LOVE YOU" AND JUST LOOSING HER COMPOSURE COMPLETELY And the rest of the investigation team are just so confused like "Rise we just saved hundreds of people why are you crying?" -How do they meet again? I'm kinda on the fence on if it would be like the end of KnnW or if they end up working together for a photo shoot or something and start hanging out afterwards... both could work very well but I'm leaning towards the original KnnW way because it's cute and the photo shoot one would just be the two of them being like "omg she's hot... and kinda familiar wtf?" -What do their friends think of their relationship? "You two are cute together but holy fuck do you move fast are you sure you don't need to slow down?!?" These two are like the definition of U-hauling with Rise finding herself staying at Ann's house almost every night within a week of knowing her (They're not having sex yet, let alone dating--- I just mean they're extremely domestic w/ each other and everything's just-- so comfortable?) Like Rise wakes up to Ann cooking breakfast one morning and is just like "Wow she's so amazing! I could spend the rest of my life with her" and then she has to backtrack that thought like "We aren't even dating where did that even come from?" And their friends are supportive but also like "You two need to slow down you act like you're already married" Surprise they've been kinda sorta dating since Rise was a first year in high school XDD ---- Gdhsiqnxosnsoakyxahabhss GDI WHY DO I DO THIS TO MYSELF?!? THIS IS THE MOST DETAILED AU IVE MADE IN A WHILE AND ITS A XOVER CRACK SHIP--- I SPENT AN HOUR WRITING THIS I MAY BE IN TOO DEEP

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SHIPS WYZ DIGS & DOESN’T #HATERSGONNAHATE

Ship that you find cute but don’t ship: ✌                

under dem read mores cuz this time i’m gonna be BRUTALLY HONEST / THROWIN’ SALT & FIRE. so be warned!!!! however i do respect others who ship the ships below. so no hate on u

for persona 3, is definitely ken x hamuko. ( i mean don’t get me wrong, wait it a few years and it’ll be ok. but then considering hamu’s fate by the end of p3, that’s likely to happen. but like ……… ken is too young & all that. i mean their social link made me squeal, but for the love of ;;; hIS juST a KId. cALM dOWn GUYSSSS  plus my god if u s.link with ken and akihiko, the convos are funny, but just hella awkward. even junpei agrees with me lololol )

i’m also gonna say junpei x hamuko, but their MORE CUTE in a more brotp sort of way. & like p3p canon, even if you do confess liking junpei ( or ship her with junpei. again; idk why this is a thing and its sort of insulting cuz junpei has a thing for chidori #myotp4junpei ) as fem!mc/hamuko. you’ll be rejected ;;; so yeah. there’s that.

for persona 4, it’ll be yu x rise. again i’m not dissing on this ship. but i just …. don’t like the development of it???? like the p4 animation differ this, which is AMAZEBALLS. but like, in the original take seem to like make grow an obsession coughthirstycough with narukami. ( with the whole senpai crap, and trust me; i read / watched enough hentai *for curious / research purposes MIND YOU* to know where this is going ) but at the same time, it’s one of the “mainstream” ships i don’t like, but their aesthetic design compliments each other, not gonna lie ( heck look at them being the stars of P4DAN ). however, i do look forward to rp threads about these two. maybe it’ll change my pov of them. ( cuz honestly canon made rise sorta thirsty, however i am learning to love her more in ultimax cUZ DAMN HER PERSONA FAM )

another ship i find cute but NOT ship is a tie between kanji x naoto, along with yosuke with yukiko & rise. mainly because their ships i find the cutest, but don’t see how they’ll work out.

kanji x naoto is MAJOR cute. but i don’t ship them cause honestly i don’t know how they’ll work. other than kanji crushing on naoto hard AFTER finding out they were a girl and that was it. like it was never touched on afterwards, but the hints were still there at best. ( tbh it even left me hanging cuz we don’t even know if they actually talk this out, but alast, nothing ever happened and it was just left in the air;;;; )

yosuke x yukiko ….. doesn’t make alot of sense to me, hence why i don’t KNOW how they’ll work out. like, i don’t get why people ship them considering they rarely interact on screen ( aside the murder case and meetups, but that’s just it ) & it’s honestly p bizarre to be a thing. ( but sue me if i’m more of a chieyukiko and yu/yukiko person, ok? )

yosuke x rise ……… is a ship i once shipped before. but i slowly didn’t because of factors to consider & they are another pair that i don’t know how they’ll work out. & i get it, this is gonna get me anon hate, but i’m gonna say it. rise’s too in love with narukami & yosuke’s adoration / crush on her is only gonna wound him hard. ( not gonna lie that i prefer it being forever one-sided/stay just friends, becuz i like it that way??? also, am i the ONLY one who personally doesnt want to see yoosk with any of the p4 girls after losing saki? like, he needs time to HEAL BEFORE DATING. SO LIKE, #UNPOPULAROPINION??? )

& like, narukami x rise x yosuke as a ot3 / love triangle is gonna be hell & p messy to see tbh. cause their gonna be hurting the other & all that. aka its ALL NOT GONNA END WELL.

but the reason why i don’t ship narukami or yosuke with rise is MAINLY how she’s now back in the idol world, i don’t think she’d consider dating the two of them cuz of the whole paparazzi that might even ruin her reputation. so i don’t think she’ll consider dating the two of them or any guy to keep her idol status at bay.

BONUS: i don’t ship souyo. mainly because i wanna keep their no homo / bromance a thing. ( without making it too gay as it is with all the souyo fanart / prompts / fanfics / etc. that was made by the souyo fandom itself? *pls it p much ruins other p4 ships that my other friends ship in p4 and its fanbase is p scary and i LEARNED from experience. ) & speaking of fan made stuff, can i also side with @textsfromkatsuragi / kennie with how this ship just … ANTAGONIZE / BADLY HURT & DESTROYED KATSURAGI’S CHARACTER in souyo fanfics? like gdi his just more of a side character in the magician manga than anything else. STOP THIS.

for persona 5, akira x ann. like, their cute & i can see it. but i don’t ship it because the P5 FANDOM SHIPS THEM ALOT. and it just …….. irks me. like the game isn’t out & i can’t seem to ship them properly becuz of all the hype about them + the spoilers i already seen. also don’t get me started with akira and yusuke, which is already the same as the first. but i guess i don’t mind these two if i were to pick between the two? idk.

again, this game isnt even out yet. and honestly my ships for p5 could change or not, so until i get the game and play it. we’ll see tbh.

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maybe its time to Face the Facts nd realise she def doesnt like like me so :-) its whatever god im having such conflicting thoughts on whether to feel or opress everything because if i feel bad i really feel shitty like torrential downpour u know but sometimes i hate repressing its so draining and painful

i really am a sotong

a recent pasttime of mine has been looking through old texts bc haha i like to feel pain ! and like. that shit sucks like i suck im terrible at dealing with emotions and im so so bad at trying to talk to other people about emotions So I Just Ignore Them see this is why i can never form an emotional connection with anyone i fuck it up all the time by now feeling enough or by not responding i suck ! there were so many opportunitues for me to express myself but its only retrospecrively that i understand what i feel abd that sucks !

during my whatsapp deep diving i look at the old gc texts of people feeling sad and i realised that i never responded to any of those texts but i honestly dont know why and i feel guilty and like such a bad friend if i can even call myself that but shit man i hate myself for my interactions with others because in the end. its others perception of me that will truly last right? god im so annoyinf but in that way that its not because i talk too much which is abother problem in of itself but sometimes i dont talk at all and that shit really sucks and i hate myself and i hate myself and

i realised that. ive never had a relationship in which a friend will talk to me about their feelings and i try to help em like bitch i had to get like. news and drama from jenna ow of all people during our internship like ! do u not trust me? is this a trust thing? or is it entirely my fault for not engaging anyone in deep conversation im so put of the loop from my friends lol friends as if i have more than melly but thats the thing! i dont even know about mellys friendship circle bc they meet at like 8am and by the time the holidays roll around like. all the dogs are put into doggy hotels and not even my dog loves me so theres that no one will ever truly love me

it sucks to feel jealous all the time like fuck man with aliyyah i wasnt the only one ! and bitch i will never be the only one! i will always be in second place ! ive never felt so invalidated in my life the first time i realised that i wasnt my best friends best friend in like p2 abd man that spiraled into terrible terrible things in p4 and p5&6 like. people will never take My Word for things i am defenseless of course i could defend myself but i have no one to back me up and that shit hurts

what is true romantic love anyway. lol is it even possible for that to exist ? my father cheated on my mum, and then my mum got cheated on again and actually got physically abused and what i was so goddamn clueless about it i was 6 and had no idea what was happening

i realised that for the first few years of conciousness that ate was my biggest motherly figure in my life and that i never really appreciated the fact but now i do and yet i dont show it and i sucm so much and what the hell is this useless whining about myswlf about i dont matter everything doesnt matter why am i acting like this is the end of the world when its so obvipusly not tjis is some pretrntious teen ranting about her usess problems uselessly like what good does writing anything down do huh u piece of shit

fuck i used to have thoughts like these evvery night when i was 11 how did i mangae how did i cope but at 15 i sti cant and it fuckin sucks and im not free of anything no its trying to bring me down but why is it that bad should i be crying about this why am i crying

i guess im writing this down jn hopes that future sophie can read it nd learn fro. it hut i dont tjink so

ive achieved nothing this year . no growth. not abh smarter and not any wiser fuck im always usessly chasing people away from me

i feel like a negative pole in a world full of positive poles because im so repulsive lol : -)

ok goodnight im done crying i hope