#challengers meta ig

[lokiiied]

thinking about autistic art and how he had a really hard time differentiating platonic from romantic because of him and patrick’s friendship being so intimate and patrick being part of his first sexual experience and patrick engraining that need to be touched and loved into him from such an early age how was he supposed to know what was romantic or not? and even though he loved patrick he never knew if they were just playing or if patrick really wanted him to cross that threshold. of course he had thought about it. but him and patrick were friends- his only friend. his best friend. what if he ruined everything?

patrick knowing art since they were 12 and that the both of them had always struggled socially. all they had was each other. he learned what art needed from him and when he needed space. art needing him like a shore needs a rock. patrick was his safe space. the two of them always fitting together like matching puzzle pieces. patrick never being sure if it was his own fault for always being so touchy and intimate with art that if he ever crossed that delicate line he would be ruining something sacred. that he might scare art off or worse than that hurt him. make him retreat and search for someone, anyone else to be what patrick was for him. even if no one could.

thinking about how as soon as tashi allowed them the opportunity to be physically intimate they gravitated to each other and immediately went to another planet as soon as their mouths were on each other. how it was both so desperate and also so so gentle - careful even. thinking about anxious yearner patrick holding art’s face because he didn’t want this to stop, everything finally really truly felt natural and art realising kissing patrick came just as easy to him as breathing and of course it did because he wanted patrick to do more than touch him. he wanted patrick to stimulate him and push him further and he wanted to make patrick feel really really good

art being with tashi in what was probably his first “official romantic relationship” and trying so so hard to be the thing that she needed him to be. sacrificing his body. his mental health. his love. thinking that this wasn’t romance should feel like. or was it? was this what married people sacrificed their friendships for? his only reference for intimacy had been patrick. him and tashi did things him and patrick never did - but he needed more from her. the scene where he bites her arm. how he starts to be touchy with her and she pulls away. they seem the most physically tense in their marriage, whereas they’re both more physically relaxed/open with patrick. she knew how to give him space and she knew how to take care of him physically and he lived for playing tennis for her. but he needed more. he needed more affection, more emotional support. and tashi being unable to provide that for him in the ways he needed it. thinking he knew he was getting into a non-amatonormative relationship when he asked her out. knowing in her heart that art was never going to succeed at tennis in the way she needed him to unless he had that. unless he had patrick.

thinking about how after patrick touches the ball to the centre of the racket art has this release of emotions. first the anger. he shouts and smashes his racket and throws away two serves. this is the most physically expressive we’ve seen him since college. this is when the match gets intense. for a few moments they were really playing tennis. like they were back when they won their team championship. when art leaps above him and when patrick catches him and the hug. art needed it so bad.

[kirby-origin-swap]

Origin Swap AU: Dedede, Meta Knight and the Dees

EFY here, I just remembered this is Tumblr, I made a new blog for my Kirby Role Swap AU.

Excuse the radio silence. Have a two (and a half, IG) for one entry.

So before going with my absolute faves, I decided to show my ideas for the main players of the series.

Kirby

A pink traveler from outer space. He arrived during the Autumn Chill in the mist of Meta Knight's rule. Once freeing Dream Land's denizens from his clutches, Kirby decided to settle down. He vows to protect his home from whoever threatens it.

Let's get the pink puff first. He stays the same. A few characters don't get swapped at all, many from the distant past. With Kirby, I just felt right, he's a character that mainly reacts.

Of course, details of his story are different, like arriving much later than canon, giving Meta Knight time to take over.

Dedede

Dream Land's former self-appointed king. A target Meta Knight had to take down to establish his power. The disgraced ex-monarch now lives at the feet of Mt. DeDeDe, honing his skill with the hammer through mochi. He's been helping Kirby a lot in his adventure. Does he have ulterior motives? Is he plotting so one day he can recover his stolen pride?

So, in this AU Dedede was dethroned six months before Kirby arrived. Enough time for some self-reflection. Here he has no grudge against Kirby, but Meta Knight; but it expresses differently than canon as his personality has mellowed down a little.

As he is swapped with MK, he takes the role of Kirby's mentor. He's more straightforward, being openly friends with Kirby, with some food related rivalry.

He trains him in the art of the hammer. Though he might be using Kirby to take Meta Knight down a peg. Dedede gives him mochi, though. Kirby is kind to teach him how to fly too.

I pictured Dedede as a rogue living in a cabin at the bottom of a mountain, but he's not alone. There are still a few loyal waddle dees by his side, like

Bandana Waddle Dee

One of Dedede's loyal waddle dees that evaded Meta Knights watchful eye. Donning a blue bandana, this fellow seems to be somewhat of a leader to the other waddle dees, taking charge when Dedede's not home.

In this AU, Bandee takes a bit of a back sit as he is swapped with Sailor Dee. Here he is in charge of keeping Dedede's cabin in order. He's still good friends with Kirby as they do get to see each other often.

Meta Knight

The enigmatic knight that took over Dream Land long before Kirby arrived. With his many control bases and the battleship Halberd, no one dared to challenge his rule, until now.

In this universe Revenge of Meta Knight happened, and he won. So technically this is a Darker AU, I guess. A heavily militarized, but miserable Dream Land, with denizens in high alert until Kirby frees them. I guess this version of the first game would have been harder in general.

Of course, once Kirby comes, Lord Meta Knight loses a lot of his power. But he is not exactly mad. Somewhat angry, yes, but mostly intrigued by Kirby and his potential. In his attempts to recover some power, he has also tried to get Kirby by his side, make him his protegee.

But he loses again and again.

Meta Knight gets to have the years-long character development to not be such a control freak. His confidence is a bit inflated due to the power trip. But eventually he will stop trying to force Dream Land to his military lifestyle, become its protector and appreciate carefree moments.

He also gets to be possessed more than any character.

Instead of getting a masked power up like King Dedede, his power ups include him getting a second phase where he keeps fighting despite his mask getting cut in half. I refer to it as Unmasked Meta Knight.

Sailor Waddle Dee

A member of Lord Meta Knight's crew, usually seen aiding at the Halberd. Though that is his role, he secretly wanted to be like the Meta-Knights. May be that's why he's challenging Kirby. But is he skilled enough with his parasol?

I hope the lack of Bandee can be made up by giving the spotlight to Sailor Dee. He has a very similar character arc, prove himself to MK and later become Kirby's friend.

As a character with little screentime, my vision for the character might not be what others have in mind. I see him as less shy than Bandee, with dreams of being a fighter from the get-go. A bit upset that the parasol is his only weapon, but he learns to make good use of it. Also, he drinks grape juice instead of apple juice.

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Oh well that's it for now. From this point forward all entries will be posted in this blog. Thanks for reading!

[riversongweek]

River Song Appreciation Week

📅 May 25-31, 2025 (and every year thereafter!)

River Song Appreciation Week is back—an annual celebration of our favorite time-travelling archaeologist, space-queen, and Luna U's infamous darling professor. After several past editions (most recently in 2023), this fan-favorite returns on May 25-31 and will now be an annual celebration hosted by @expectiations. We’re bringing RSAW back to life with even more ways to celebrate!

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[losticaruss]

not sure if people have already posted about this but i think it's important to share. i know they've posted follow-ups on tiktok (and maybe ig), including the statement that it is OFFICIALLY happening CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY. DECEMBER 24 AND 25. there's also an official list that includes, but isn't limited to, spotify, tiktok, ig, ANY meta products, hulu, netflix, and the like. genuinely this is SOSOSO important

[ID: a tiktok from @/skyfisherforskyfish.

audio begins:

"i've moved on from feeling spiteful. im officially feeling... diabolical. the next big thing we can do to harm big business- after you've cancelled your amazon subscription, after you've cancelled your audible, after you've moved your money out of big banks and into local credit union, after you've figured out a way to buy local- the next big thing, ladies and gentlemen, is the data strike of Christmas 2024. why would a data strike be effective? because data is the most valuable asset on earth, right after human suffering from denying people who need healthcare, healthcare. that is actually the reason behind the tiktok ban. it's not about national security, it's about the data war that's happening between the united states and china. Christmas is a very pivotal moment, because all of the gifts are purchased, and now companies get to observe what you do with the money and gifts you've been given. your data is critically important right now for training their models and training their campaigns going forward on how consumer behavior is influenced by the holidays. that's not the only thing. following the shooting of the united healthcare ceo, the surveillance state has absolutely exploded in popularity- as you can see, many cities particularly los angeles (where i live) expanding their budgets for next year to use video surveillance on its populations. it's horrifying! it's dystopian! it's entirely preventable. the data strike is one to two days where we simply get off social media. you do not give them a second of your time for advertising dollars, for data mining, for any of it. this would not only kneecap the marketing budgets of big businesses, which have already been spent, they've already been expended, you will only ruin their r.o.i.. you will also prevent them from furthering the expansion of the surveillance state. you could directly say fuck you to zuckerberg and musk easily, with no pain. further, it's a great opportunity because during the holidays, we're pretty busy anyways, and you're there with family. and i know you're like 'oh, i don't want to hang out with my family, i just want to tap out!' challenge yourself. even if you're not having a good time, just have a time, rather than being completely numbed out by your screen, don't you think? one day won't kill you. two days would be a superhuman feat and i would be so impressed, i'd be so proud of you. you could also save on carbon emissions, because it requires a lot of energy to run this app (tiktok) and all of its servers, and every other social media. i have already seen such an enormous amount of collective action taken- people cancelling their amazon subscriptions, people taking their money out of big banks, going to local credit unions, decentralizing their purchases, starting small, local community gardens, going back to their libraries- people are taking action, and just because you don't see it online does not mean it's not happening. in fact, i want you to be absolutely aware that the reason you're not seeing it online is because it is happening. together, we can do the data strike of Christmas 2024. please share this video, please encourage your friends and family to take this shit seriously because the effect and the impact we could have on the market, on the surveillance state, and on the environment is legitimately enormous, and i believe in us. thank you for watching, i know this video is long, i know you've got shit to do. have fun scrolling. talk to later, bye."

/end ID]

[adventurefried]

I've been feeling horrible lately so I haven't had energy to do much commentary just been letting myself enjoy the last few episode but I'll mb do some retrospective comments later - especially about The Hall of Egress.

I just want to note this happening again

otherwise, we're entering on

Flute Spell

I love this whole sequence Jake is the best and cutest

Ooo always up in Finn's business wanting to know who he's sharing his teen bod with!! I remember being really excited about this episode because Huntress Wizard was one of my favorite background characters at some point (well, she was the entire early fandom's favorite background character I would say) and I thought she'd never get expanded on. I definitely was not expecting for her to turn out to be Finn's endgame love interest though, I don't think anyone was.

I think the reappearance of "Science Cat" is kind of a nod/meta joke to this idea, a background character from Marceline's song we never expected to see again.

i am realizing this rewatch how often they reuse that particular finn scream - it's like this series "my leg"

I like how Finn kind of has the feminine role in this traditional trope of first encounter having an awkward sexual tension haha. But it's played very genuinely here it's not meant to be funny; Finn is all ~alluringly beautiful~ playing his flute in the river - stuff like this always reflects the feminine gaze in AT.

she's so much bigger than him

And that was that. I think even when I watched this episode I didn't expect them to be endgame, felt like a weird one-off thing, but they continued to hint at it from here on. I think even at the end you could have seen it as maybe just one of the many gfs Finn would have in his life, but Fionna & Cake sort of solidified it as likely his main/steady romantic relationship (unless they're just friends that still hang out ig).

I think they work together, she fits Finn's grass theme, it feels like a nice mature relationship of mutual understanding, but it doesn't make them a very exciting ship now does it haha? I think it's cute but I can't say I've ever had strong feelings about it. Anyways, I'm surprised I've not ever seen much complaining about their age gap as there definitely is one. But I guess since at this point since Finn was 16 it felt less weird for him to get with all the long-lived species girls around him ala edward bella twilight.

The Thin Yellow Line

Goliad & Stormo mention ;o;

Finn would be capable of improving this much at art in 30 seconds after one tip

This is an episode I missed! And it was a pretty important one to PB, too. It was really interesting to see how her underlings view her, and to see how she wants to distance herself from her past cold calculating way of ruling the kingdom - dare I say Marceline's influence, who likes to challenge PB's perception of herself. And Finn's influence too, maybe.

But I wonder if this attitude would last for PB, I think PB is simply reactive to her environment. In times where she can be soft and has motivation to be she will, but as we see from the Prizeball Guardian something might have reverted her to her old ways (though I think it was definitely meant to be some kind of insurance even if it has seemingly trapped everyone in a cryosleep for a thousand years).

[valleygirlmukuroikusaba]

thinking abt esports braincell meta speedrunners + tsumugi since i guess she like is slightly esportspilled in a sense.

kaede is like the over-confident one who like is like new to the esports scene but is still enthusiastic to learn more and tries to understand her mistakes. shes only been encouraged to do her best but ofc that’s really only the first thing needed to be confident without a whole lot of struggle and additional learning. so like. baby esporter. she got that spirit fr

kokichi is def like more strategical but still confident enough. is wary and exercises caution to still kinda aware that some amount of security is needed to as a countermeasure to extremely high risk approaches.

being vague as shit and ridiculing seems to be more his thing which ig isn’t too bad if he’s up against ppl his speed who can handle the criticism. unhelpful to literally everyone else tho. esports mf that’s a menace.

so like. that’s at least some of my irl friends LMAOOO shout out to my kr esports friends

tenko is still esportspilled like she still tries to make herself heard clearly and values strength and is confrontational. but she’s not particularly full-rounded confident in the way kokichi and kaede are. particularly apparent when she is unable to take compliments. refusal to self-reflect unless she is exactly proven to be wrong.

but ig it kind of makes sense confidence lacking in certain areas would mean she would be uncertain of confusing behaviors or rules unless it’s made perfectly clear to tenko. no room for vagueness in a sense. esporter who requires clear communication bc otherwise she’s fine fighting.

she’s confident in fighting but confidence elsewhere? yeah where’d it goooo. girl has to go searching for confidence 2. the sequel to confidence.

but we get clear communication that kokichi would never do ever. kaede just simply isn’t good with her words enough for clear communication but she does try

tsumugi is both like creative mode gamer by hobby and esports gamer by inspiration.

put up a good fight girlie. don’t play it safe bc like she’s doing everything to get things going her way even tho it never does(not in canon and not in the speedrunning au) but she’s stubborn enough to get things back on track and that’s like esports brained to me.

also she designed the damn game anyways a game that’s clearly about violence and justice so that’s already pretty risky with how much is on the fence and how to navigate that mess.

challenging conflict that needs to be overcome. dark backstories that are hard to understand. and the moment ppl miss the point tsumugi is just like. frustrated as shit bc she designed problems that r there for players to resolve.

now what she doesn’t get about the speedrunners is that they’ll find problems in tsumugi’s game that aren’t like. the problems tsumugi set on purpose for players to find.

and now that the speedrunners r like finding exploits for like anything but the things tsumugi wanted players to find it’s a whole another feeling of. what the fuck are the speedrunners DOING

tho ig she’s kinda aware of the other 3 esports competition ppl kinda bringing back esports in the speedrunning au.

since it’s pretty sandboxxy and they need to arrange strategies to start competitions with the monokubs for the keys anyways

seeing them cooperate and compete as speedrunners is probably an experience for tsumugi even tho they’re also off racing around on finding speedrun exploits. rather than killing eachother

idk kokichi ridiculing the shit outta tenko and kaede while they’re still in on it on the competition is cool. kaede learns, tenko gains confidence and kokichi will challenge himself to be more encouraging bc he’s lacking in that.

the esports meta in the speedrunning au. speedrunning and esports r like both. the overlap is immense. kinda cool to think about

[onenettvchannel]

FALSE: Australian Influencer 'ItsJackson' refusing himself to pay AUD1,033 fine for Illegally Cooking Steak in the Car [#OnlyOnOneNETnews]

GOLD COAST, QUEENSLAND -- An Aussie social media influencer has claimed to have been potentially fined AUD1,033 (or PHP37,541 Philippine pesos) for illegally cooking a steak in the car. The social media photo was posted on his personal Instagram account (part of Meta Platforms Inc. [MPi]) this past weekend on January 20th, 2025 (Queensland local time). Our news team of OneNETnews verified the claims and looked into his independent social media background.

Instagram's "ItsJackson", known in real life online as 'Mr. Jackson O'Doherty' is a 30 y/o Aussie prankster and YouTuber. Situated in 'Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia', he has gained a massive following through his diverse content, pranks, video logs and challenges, yet has limits to offend him to commit a crime. With nearly 2.5 million IG followers and 2.6M YouTube subscribers (under Google's parent company 'Alphabet'), Jackson is known for his wildest lifestyle and frequent travels across Australia. According to SocialBlade analytics, his unofficial annual income is AUD872 to AUD8,700.

Upon our investigation with TEGNA, we found out that the infringement notice and AUD1,033 fine claimed by this aussie Instagram user who cooks a steak in a portable electric or liquified petroleum gas (LPG) stove top is completely FALSE. The Department of Transport and Main Roads (DTMR) in Queensland confirmed that the notice was a stunt and not an actual fine, as sources told local news outlet '7 News: Queensland'.

The department said while the post was quite funny, but this kind of behavior was too dangerous and alarming, which is more terribly illegal. The infringement notice was fabricated as part of a prank, which was quietly lifted by mistake. But the DTMR used this opportunity to remind the public about the dangers of distracted driving and road safety while stepping aside the wrong way of cooking on the go.

PHOTO COURTESY: Queensland Government via ItsJackson's IG PHOTO BACKGROUND PROVIDED BY: Tegna

SOURCE: *https://www.instagram.com/p/DFCeNsIBpuz/ *https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Zf9O6z69hc *https://thenerdstash.com/influencer-appears-to-cook-steak-while-driving-gets-fined-1000-a-rare-offense-well-done/ *https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14315547/Jackson-ODoherty-steak-driving-1000-fine-fake.html *https://socialblade.com/youtube/c/jackson_odoherty *https://www.legit.ng/ask-legit/biographies/1466314-jackson-odohertys-biography-age-height-girlfriend-net-worth/ and *https://www.carexpert.com.au/car-news/no-this-australian-man-wasnt-fined-for-cooking-a-steak-while-driving

-- OneNETnews Online Publication Team

[whetstonefires]

the difficult thing about predicting the wrap-up of Glass Onion with no external hints is that the true facts are almost as stupid as the fake facts.

that is not how IP law works. that is not really how hydrogen works. that's not quite how allergies work. that's not at all how becoming spectacularly wealthy works. this also incidentally isn't how hiring private investigators generally works.

no film attempting to be seen as realistic and grounded would do the bullet-blocking notebook bit. like, technically it can happen, in the sense that it has. but it probably won't.

so the things that aren't true because they're stupid don't stand out too clearly to the audience until the characters single them out, because we have to go in willing to accept a certain amount of bullshit for the sake of the narrative if we're going to have fun. we can't calibrate our bullshit detectors reliably early enough to get ahead of the plot.

it's fine though because the point is the characters and vibes and allegories and so forth. it's internally consistent and doesn't try to abuse this power over the viewer, so there's no issue.

[eliza1911o1]

The Apostate s3 meta pt. 1

I think one of the reasons the initiation scene at the beginning of Chapter 17 feels like a flashback of Din is because, based on previous episodes, we’re assuming the show will start with Din, The Mandalorian. We’re an audience to his story and each season has begun by allowing us to get acquainted with and follow his narrative. But, instead, in Chapter 17 we take the role of an outsider, because Din is an outsider.

Din is no longer a Mandalorian, so the show finds itself in a paradox: if Din is no longer a Mandalorian, is the show still about him? If the show is still about him, must he be a Mandalorian?

Chapter 17 confirms the latter, so now we face the same question Din is now faced with: What is a Mandalorian?

In the beginning, Din Djarin appears to be the epitome of a Mandalorian. Up until the end of s1, Din's name is simply Mando or The Mandalorian. Unlike others such as Boba Fett or Paz Visla, his armor is very plain. Though we understand he had a different family once, he no longer has any connections outside of the tribe. Never having taken off his helmet in front of others, he is incredibly loyal to the creed, as if its word is law and apathetic to external events. His skills are basic to survival, encompassing combat, machinery, and navigation and he appears to have minimal preferences as he serves his life as a bounty hunter.

A template for the mysterious culture, Din's entire personal identity was attached to the concept of a Mandalorian, which appears to transcend religion or race as law. As a foundling and Child of the Watch, Din has not known anything other than the orthodox Mandalorian ways since he was a child (I'm not guessing an age cause I suck at that okay) and since we are following Din, that is all we know. In following the show, I assume we utilize his definition of a Mandalorian as our own, since he is our only source of knowledge on the subject, disregarding other media, and we are subject to his views. Therefore, Mandalorians appear to be defined by a strict creed and only by abiding by these rules are you considered a Mandalorian.

Then the rules don't seem so absolute

First, Din begins to challenge the Guild Code by asking after Grogu before breaking it altogether with his rescue of the child. He starts asking about the world, like what a jedi is, which leads to asking questions about his own culture. This culminates in the s1 finale where finally he finally challenges the boundaries of these laws, in part due to IG-11. Throughout s1, IG-11 is the clearest example of his shaken worldview, which was as simple as all droids are bad. In realizing a hunter droid could become a nursing droid -- reprogrammed -- he realizes things aren't so black and white. Up until this moment, Din would rather die than betray the creed, but the absolutes dissolve and a new grey area appears where no, he can never take off his helmet in front of another person except droids aren't a person. Maybe he was too concussed, maybe he didn't want to die, maybe he wanted to see Grogu -- the fact remains that Din removed his helmet and a new addendum has been created, which in and of itself had been previously unthinkable.

In his search for other Mandalorians, Din continues to struggle with laws that don't seem so unshakable. With Cobb Vanth, he recognizes that others can don the armor, though his perspective doesn't exactly shift until meeting Boba Fett. Though it doesn't outright change (Din again insists that Boba can't wear the armor if he isn't a Mandalorian), he creates another exception: though Boba isn't a Mandalorian, the armor belonged to his father, who was one, so he has a right to wear it. His definition of a Mandalorian is complicated further with Bo-Katan and her group, who not only desecrate the creed (and remove their helmets), but simultaneously have more right to the title, coming from, essentially, royalty and having extensive knowledge on their culture. They even renounce his conception of a Mandalorian as based on a variant, warped version of the truth.

Din's absolute definition, as well as the audience's definition, begins to crack, and when confronting the Imperial base on Morak, Mayfield directly addresses this internal conflict. Din not only changes into a storm trooper helmet, but subsequently takes off his helmet to access a terminal before sitting through an entire conversation with his face completely exposed. In the s2 finale, he again removes his helmet when saying goodbye to Grogu.

The instances Din willingly removes his helmet are a decision centered on the fact that something (someone) is more important than the creed.

These matters are not of life or death, nor are they even about him; remember in s1, Din would rather die than remove break the creed. Though Din has not addressed his changing values until now, when he decides to allow the terminal to scan his face, he consciously acknowledges the shift. He has come to realize that "rules start to change when you get desperate;" he knows Grogu's presence has altered his worldview. From the start, Grogu was the reason he broke the Guild Code and during Chapter 12, Din even partially removes his himself when eating in the presence of Grogu.

Din clearly does not think the creed is absolute, shown by the changes in Din's interpretation of the helmet rule:

Can't take off his helmet in front of someone else (Chapter 4)

Can't take off his helmet in front of living things (Chapter 8)

Can't show his face to other living things (Chapter 15)

However, although he accepts this change in values, Din still appears unwilling to face the fact that his interpretation of the creed is changing as well, though we, the audience, can sense it.

Din Djarin is still the Mandalorian, but what it means to be a Mandalorian is changing

[valleygirlmukuroikusaba]

OKAY OKAY world guinness record team. ENERGY AND DRIVE like these mfs need be fueled by something right

since their fields are very much more ig catered to their specialization and uses for those.

indifferent to challenge which def sets them apart from esports group dynamics but mirrors the kind of multi-disciplinary uses that puzzle games group dynamics kind of has.

like well-established catalogues of pattern recognition that is something achieved by EXTENSIVE experience but its not practiced

practice comes from energy and drive and a constant pursuit and unlike esports group dynamics anchor which is more abt the emotional sense of accomplishment of overcoming challenge .

its the putting in the work that is just. the default but its nothing without a purpose. skill without drive is just a skill left to be unused regardless of how good one might be at it.

and now lets apply this shit to games like we got idea of completions but alsooo the desire to share shit with others.

and sometimes looking at world guinness records ignite that kind of spark of ppl contributing on something together to build anew. contains a whole lot of bs yet but its something we appreciate having around! to appreciate and be appreciated for what you do. and knowing it impacts the people around you regardless how minuscule the initial dead is

its more than just the joy of simply doing what one does best at. its the impact that their presence has and how they feel appreciated from just their EXISTENCE alone.

but also games speedrun au calls for games a many but anyways but games that r shared r games that r appreciated. sharing is caring yeahhhhhhhhh

and also theyre kinda like the accessibility team in a way so yeah big appreciation waow. accessibility bridges the gap for games for all

ryoma is def someone who deeply cares abt others and even by simply being able to share space with others. he has a strong desire to alleviate the distress of others. perhaps not his own but he doesnt want people to turn out like him. if even he might be lost cause no one else on his watch should succumb to where he ended up being.

his condition cant really be improved without him self-reflecting and putting in the work to change but the speedrun au isnt going to go hard on him he gets discouraged

also like for him its a passion-driven burnout that really hard to reverse but he would be alright seeing other people have fun and idk be nostalgic abt it or something. it never gets easier but it gets better kinda deal

more of a participant of metas rather than a meta deviser

since he isnt really one to solve problems but he def will be able to call out ppl's more ig latent discomforts

that ppl dont bring up to meta devisers out of not wanting others to worry too much if the challenge difficulty is something that causes a tad bit more frustration than usual. but ofc some amount of challenge is required and some of the damages might not be entirely preventable

but the accessibility is more like making sure everyone knows what theyre going up against. at least he will try to make sure that is made clear

kirumi is driven by a inclination of duty to fulfill and complete and is energized by receiving satisfactory feedback for her efforts. but alleviating the discomfort of others makes it harder for ppl to take on discomfort on their own, and in a esports game tolerance needs to be built to tackle things but that means the discomfort has to remain.

but she still can still guide others how to handle that discomfort since she's so used to it if players r willing to learn from example then kirumi def will work on a speedrun meta load with someone who is willing to work with a expert.

devise a short campaign of sorts filled with a variety of task completion but with a bit of extra support from a fellow speedrunner

but she does only really tackle more ig "visible" problems that are more apparent in the way of progression that ppl can get quickly discouraged from taking on rather than a inconvenience most can handle

but the accessibility is finding out strategies to alleviate the frustration of completing tasks in a effective way.

miu cares more about her own condition being alleviated and cared for despite her jagged and unconventional contributions. what inspires her is more a mix of making good use of her ability to provide solutions to existing problems and anything she deems funny enough to pull shit off for shits and giggles.

she def does have a critical eye for spotting and even wanting to solve problems that others consider a mere inconvenience at worst, bc to her thats something she never learned to manage without some sort of tailor made accessibility that she is able to navigate and adjust to her liking.

she isnt rlly adaptable so this is how she compensates for it.

and it does provide some relief to those who might need more accessibility functions to manage or replace need of wasting of single-use consumable items that others have created that are inefficient for constant production

ofc she requires blueprints for any specific demand that r made from scratch she doesnt quite engineer.

she does try to establish a meta for anyone willing to learn from deconstructing any of her creations. puzzle gamers r gonna have a field day with this shit

himiko def provides accessibility in a more careful and subtle way but she's fucking consistent and she's been at it forever. the fortitude she has for tolerating LITERALLY everyone and everything and playing up her bit is in itself a exercise for her.

and she def does has a internal motivator and prides herself in being appreciated for her efforts that at least she recognizes. she would be hella fucking OP for like any kind of steady reinforcement that not even indifference or tolerance can fully account for.

like extremely flexible for any kind of meta given its not a super high-risk and snappy meta that requires a more intense energy cost. but i mean give her a good reason and she'll do her best to keep up with the pace but ofc if she feels like it'd be at her expense

then she'll probably consider other options or start a new meta off on the side if theres room and anyone outside of a established meta usually doing some sort of speedrun exploit exploration.

bc thats what usually goes on in a speedrun au theres still that main task and objective of. find every exploit and cheat ur way through progression. uhmmm what esports game hahaha nooooo wayyyyyy

but since she might have a lower participation rate for metas she def can carry any emergency first aid and carry snacks around incase ppl forget to prepare or their prep were insufficient that she can provide if she bumps into anyone while she does exploit finding and def pick up anything that speedrunners have trouble with when it comes to more difficult exploit techniques or dealing with distractions

himiko isnt easily distracted iirc so she can easily redirect anyone back to the main task at hand. just a reminder also she might be able to figure out some ideas for any new feedback for exploit stuff

gamer balance is real but also uhhhhh speedrun is making tsumugi constantly question why the fuck she even started a esports game.

i love developer incompetence

did tsumugi make her game in lua or something

[trashquisitor-shirozora]

I keep feeling like I’m taking the mandalorian s3 way too seriously when I get mad about what’s happening… but I just can’t help how upset it’s making me 😭 I stopped watching after episode 2 but have kept up for the most part. Going through the mando tag here on tumblr is so surreal because there are people actually thinking the direction makes sense and that DinxBo is a natural next step?? Anyway, I really appreciate reading your thoughts on how it’s all going. Makes me feel like I’m not alone in this!

(I hope you don't mind me lumping my response/thoughts re: your ask in here too, @just-prime, since uh there are a lot of spoilers in it and I'm not sure it's a good idea to make it public)

You have every right to be upset. This is a show you invested in, a show that sold you a story of a lonely Mandalorian bounty hunter and his Force-sensitive child in a post-war galaxy. It gave you story beats and the promises of adventure, trials and tribulations, and self-discovery in the micro and the macro. There was a road map in all the ways Din discovered and challenged himself as he gave up basically everything he ever knew about himself, his covert, and the galaxy to keep the child safe and get him to his kind. There was a story to be told here in Din taking his helmet off in front of other living beings to save Grogu and in Din winning the Darksaber from Gideon despite Bo-Katan's best efforts to get it back.

I wonder how much of this was corporate meddling to keep raking in the money (KKKennedy, is that you and your white girlbossing ways again?), how much of it was success getting into Filoni and Favreau's heads that they think they can turn bullshit to fucking gold, and how much of it was the game plan to MCUfy Disney Wars. This is fascinating the way that the Sequel Trilogy was fascinating, in that somehow, both times, Disney fucked the fuck up.

People will take what they want from whatever they're consuming. It is what it is. I quit after the season premiere because i hated the short runtime, the cramming of three different potential subplots into thirty fucking minutes, the ridiculousness of all three subplots, and, most of all, the desecration of IG-11. I read elsewhere that the season premiere was a hit! People liked it! They were excited by it! Good for them! I'm glad they got something out of it. People got paid and put hours, blood, sweat, and tears into producing this show and I would want for them to know that their efforts were worth something.

But it is so hard to ignore how increasingly inconsistent, aimless, illogical, and bewildering the the entire season has been. We have now seen 7 of 8 episodes and even the 7th episode, supposedly the "best of the series", got a ton of complaints on a storytelling level. I read elsewhere, both on tumblr and twitter, that this season is now very plot-driven rather than character-driven when previously the show was extremely character-driven. Season 1 happened because Din couldn't leave Grogu behind in Imperial hands and thus uprooted himself and his covert with his decision to go back for the child. Season 2 happened because Din was now searching for Grogu's kind while we the viewers knew that Gideon was alive and well and likely still hunting for the child. Season 3 - and I'm saying this as someone who'd been reading reaction posts, summaries, meta, discourse, etc, instead of watching it because I love myself enough to Not Do That - doesn't seem to have that. It really felt like the story beats, wherever the fuck they were, felt more like "now move from Point A to Point B in order to get closer to Point C". They needed to check things off on a list in order to prepare for the MCUfication of the Disneyficaiton of the OG Thrawn Trilogy, something that I know a lot of people want... but at what cost?

I really hate how likely it is that the show is going to push DinxBo on us and I really hate how much people are expecting it and dreading it. I hate the compulsive heternormativity and the expectations and dread that come with it. I hate how it ruins characters and stories. If you like this ship, good for you. Don't talk to me, I don't care.

This really feels like watching The Last Jedi all over again. I was sold on Finn and Rey as co-leads only to be told to my fucking face that white neo-fashy Kylo was now co-leading because for some reason Rey got it into her head to save him? Meanwhile Finn got tazed and shoved to the side in a tone-deaf subplot with Rose, and Poe turned into a bizarre caricature who needed to be taught lessons by older white women. Like, sorry but I can't unsee this shit. I can't undo the betrayal I felt at the bait and switch of the ST.

And now it happened all over again with The Mandalorian. I'll give it one thing: When Din and Greef first encountered the pirates on Space Renn Faire Nevarro, I got those space western vibes again. And for those few seconds, I felt hope that the previous however many minutes were just a rough start and we're back to space westerning our way to Mandalore. That hope died real fast, didn't it? Fuck me, I guess.

I've started using Tumblr's tag tracking feature to keep tabs on the more critical Mandalorian tags. I'll add them to this post so that you can use them yourself. There are also a lot of interesting coversations happening elsewhere by various blogs. You might have to get creative with your tag searching. Just know that just as many people are out there happy with this show, there are just as many who are dissatisfied with it. That's usually how it goes, but man I can't remember the last time I saw a bunch of the fandom community turn on a show/movie/book series the way we've done with The Mandalorian. It's a damn shame because deep down, a part of me is desperate for it to find its feet and get good again. But honestly, with all the announcements that came out of SWC 2023, I think that ship has sailed and the best thing to do is take all the good you can find from it and mold it into your own sand castles.

[wellnoe]

Maybe this isn't necessarily how you conceive of Jean (or Emma), but who do you think would make a good rival for Jean besides Emma? Like who do you think could most confidently challenge like jean's ethos on a team. I think her and magneto being at odds on a team would be so fun, but like because jean has such a power gap over people and experience gap this scenario doesn't arise, especially since jean is not prone to conflict and accepts ideas from new members like synch and stuff. Sorry if this doesn't make sense but I think characters being at odds can be very fun. Either way I really enjoy reading your meta about jean a lot it's really made me appreciate her in a way I didn't before

i also think characters being at odds can be really fun! i think that jean and emma can be really good rivals but often aren't, because their conflict and rivalry tends to occupy this fairly shallow dimension without getting at any of the deeper ways in which these characters see the world and each other and disagree.

i think one of the reasons its hard to find a rival for jean is that i think jean really values team cohesion? she tries to navigate disagreements and tense social situations on the team so that everyone works together.

that said i do think your idea of her and magneto being at odds would be really fun! jean missed pretty much all of magneto's positive interaction w the x-men. she was dead (or in x-factor) when he taught the new mutants, and she was dead when he joined the x-men on utopia. i could see his presence being weird and disconcerting to her, as his closeness to people like scott and ororo demonstrates the extent to which she might not really know them anymore.

i also think jean's closeness to xavier, and the extent to which she was present for the beginning of the x-men and the development of those ideals and that idea could really interestingly play off of magneto. jean really bought into a lot of xavier's ideas, but she also has a different relationship to xavier than someone like scott did, where she was very aware of his flaws and hypocrisies, and could confront him about them (i also think jean tends to identify herself as a partner or confidante of xaviers, along the lines of moira, even though she was a child at the time. her and magneto navigating their relationships to charles in that context could be really interesting, imo).

finally i think jean is less willing to like. consider political violence (as opposed to personally motivated violence) than magneto is. that conflict between them could be really fun! especially if ororo and scott are there also. like i think for jean to actually have a rivalry w someone she needs to feel bad, and she needs to think she knows the other person and the way they're fucking w her. and i think magneto could fit the bill on both those fronts, though ig it is less a rivalry and more just. interesting conflict between two characters.

[parentalcontrol13]

Teens & Instagram: Practical Steps Parents Can Take To Help Teens Navigate Instagram Safely

By Carey van Vlaanderen, CEO of ESET South Africa

Instagram (IG) is one of the most popular social media platforms in the world, particularly among teenagers. The photo-sharing app ranked third in terms of preferred social networks among teenagers in the United States, second to Snapchat and TikTok.According to research from World Wide Worx in partnership with Ornico, there are 10 million Instagram users in South Africa, making the platform one of the biggest and most popular in the country. Left unchecked, providing teens with open access to the platform can result in situations with unfortunately dire consequences. 

Social media can be a fun way to connect with friends, share content, and pursue various creative interests. On the opposite end of the scale however, unsupervised and untrammeled social media access has been shown to have a negative impact on teens. A study of more than 12,000 teens in the UK published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health journal, found that using social media more than three times a day predicted poor mental health and wellbeing in teens. 

Children aged 13-17 make up eight percent of Instagram’s entire userbase, with the  Meta-owned [formerly Facebook] photo-sharing platform boasting almost 1.4 billion active users of all ages every month. With such a large use base, Instagram is not immune to the variety of threats linked to social media including: cyberbullying, predators, scams and inappropriate content. As parents and caregivers, it’s important to be aware of both the positive and negative influence of social media on teenagers. For many parents though, the challenge is understanding the various social media platforms well enough to keep teens away from harm.

Account Privacy

Any account on Instagram can be public or private. While recent measures by Instagram have been taken to automatically have users under 16 set up with private accounts when they join Instagram, it is possible for that option to be manually set to public. A private account is generally the better option, as it requires the owner to approve any follow activity and who can view their content.

If a public profile is the option your teen wants, and you agree, consider discussing the risks carefully: letting everybody see everything on their feed might provide unsavoury characters with enough material to use for nefarious purposes. 

Sliding into DMs

Not everything that happens on Instagram is visible - teenagers do not just like and comment on each other’s posts or watch each other’s stories – they also “slide into each other’s DMs”. This means to send a direct message or DM. DMs are a big part of Instagram’s culture. It’s therefore sensible to have control over who is messaging your children. 

While Instagram prevents adults from sending messages to anyone under 18 unless they follow those adults, safety features recently rolled out by the platform to protect young users include prompts and safety notices to encourage vigilance in teens during conversations with adults they’re already following.

Comments, Tags, and Mentions

Comments, tags, and mentions are more ways users can interact with each other. It would be wise to ensure random strangers can’t tag your children to prevent any inappropriate interactions. Instagram’s online support pages provides detailed guidance on removing tags, unwanted comments and managing privacy settings.

Stop the trolls by hiding and filtering  

Social media interactions can sometimes turn sour with malicious comments and insulting messages. This is often the work of online trolls who try to encourage negative comments or enrage commenters further. As trolling can evolve into cyberbullying or cyberstalking, Instagram has a handful of features and settings to protect users from abusive behaviour. This is found under Instagram’s Hidden Words setting.

Parents and users are able to hide offensive comments by turning on Instagram’s comment filtering system which will conceal comments containing flagged words or set up a custom word list to include offending terminology. 

Safety should not be an afterthought

Whether your teenagers use Instagram to socialise, stay up to date with trends or share their lives, privacy and security should not be overlooked. Parents can better supervise their teenager’s Instagram if they become familiar with the platform, so consider nudging your teen to take additional steps themselves aimed at promoting a rational use of the app. Open discourse with your teenager about both the dangers and benefits of the app will help to promote a sensible and safe use of Instagram.

School before cool

Algorithms on social media apps attempt to keep users on the platform for longer, many times distracting teenagers to the detriment of schoolwork and studying. In addition to providing a secure environment where links out to malicious content can be controlled, products like ESET’s Security and ESET Parental Control has the ability for parents and caregivers to curate the content categories accessed across devices children are using to connect to the internet, whether it’s a laptop, tablet or cellphone. The added benefit is that access times and screen times can be managed, too. With proper dialogue and understanding, children learn to see it as something in their best interest and value the time that they get to enjoy on the platform rather than censorship which provides for a more productive focus on school and schoolwork. 

ESET offers various solutions to help parents and teens manage technology with confidence. Where technology is vital to progress, ESET is there to protect it. To learn more about more dangers faced by children online as well as about how technology can help, head over to Safer Kids Online. 

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[hematomes]

I'm saying this as someone who likes eula and also enjoys playing physical damage builds from time to time so maybe I'm biased or whatever but why do people have such hatred for physical damage in this game??? Like sure you could argue that since the combat in Genshin is based on reactions physical damage isn't part of that (even though superconduct is literally a thing but sure whatever) but like so what??why are so many people being like "physical damage isn't good" I've seen so many builds of characters dealing decent to amazing physical damage and some of them weren't even meant to be dpses.

I guess it all comes down to "vaporize/melt/whatever deals so much damage why would you use anything else,fun? what's that?"

well first of all the genshin community as a whole is full of haters. and im not saying this as a joke or an exaggeration or anything, that's kind of the main part of any fandom and ik that bc the leaks subreddit is a damn good example

then like you said gi is mainly based on reactions, and physical fell out of meta with the surge of ruin enemies (who have like. +60% of phys res) in the abyss, and the introduction of the dendro element with its 78 reactions. meta has shifted, that's for sure

now saying that physical dmg isn't good is just... wrong? if it were true, eula wouldn't be one of the best nukes of the game. it can be boring for some ig, especially because physical dps are pretty rare (i can only think of razor and eula as specifically made for phys, bc rosaria and mika are supports. fischl is a good example too, considering her signature weapon is phys). but it's a game mechanic like any other so idk what they're on

anyway people are boring meta slaves are condescending little shits and phys gorou literally solos them with his eyes closed

ngl this makes me think of ppl who are like "this abyss is so easy yawns" honestly im kind of sad for them. i enjoy struggling, it would be so boring if it weren't a challenge anymore. idc about melt and vape and hyperbloom i only care about xiao's hips and wanderer's hands :] whatever 👨‍❤️‍💋‍👨

[found--family]

SPN Deserved Better 31 Days Creative Challenge

Supernatural deserved better than that trashfire of a finale so let's create the quality content TPTB denied our beloved show and the SPN fandom in 15x20! Celebrate 15 years worth of amazing meta-storytelling and character growth with 31 Days of fixit prompts: 

Found Family 

Dean is Bisexual 

Castiel has Rainbow Wings 

LGBTQIA 

Saileen 

Destiel 

Handprint 

Love Confessions 

Domestic 

Subtext & Symbolism

Hunting 

Vacation 

Retirement 

Free Will  

Home 

Celebration 

Heaven & Hell 

Women of SPN 

Angels & Demons 

Closure  

Jack / God 2.0 

Castiel 

Sam 

Dean 

Growth 

Intimacy 

First Time 

Last Time 

Retrospective 

Peace 

New Beginnings 

edit: Day 18 has been changed from Life to Women of SPN 

All creative forms are welcome: art, fic, gifs, meta, fanvids, essays, memes, etc. Please remember to tag triggering content + put written creations over 1k under a "read more" break. 

Tag #SPNDBCC in the first 5 tags so we can find your creations on tumblr and show them love and appreciation! All creations will be reblogged here @foundfamily4eva​. 

also on:  Twitter  -  IG  -  Ao3 

* br*nlies & w*ncesties please DNI 

[rocheshire]

I'm challenging myself with this collab tbh. I'm not going with a favourite 2d man, I'm going with my newest obsession: dazai osamu (bungo stray dogs in case you don't know him)

it's been a while since I've written in first person so i wanna do it again. i had an angsty-smutty idea for him (even tho i didn't finish the manga yet so i might end up spoiling myself while searching meta info on him) and i said hey why not join this collab since it's available?🥰

also looking forward to reading some good tsumu content

"good tsumu content" 😭😭😭

its gonna be bad babes trust me I'm planning on writing heavy angst-

kjasgkjsjk oh i know dazai on a very very intimate level babes:>>> i love him gosh he's such a dork at times tho T_T

kjsgdkas i havent ever written for me in forst perso,,, like a full-blown fic ig,,, its gonna be weird tho- cuz all my first persons were for ocsdiyfksdlksa