#color code universes!!

[respectthepetty]

So before I dive into the colors of The Next Prince's seventh episode (which was LONGER THAN AN ENTIRE KOREAN BL!!!!), I need to appreciate our Pink Princess Ava.

Her weakness is she doesn't rest. While Ramil is living his BRAT summer and Khanin is trying to get his loyal guard to disrespect him, homegirl is out there practicing to the point that her own coach is like, "girl, calmate."

She even went to go check on Khanin which is queen behavior and if Khanin magically wins this competition, I'm gonna be big mad.

Also, she thought Blue Boy Calvin went to the bathroom and ditched them while no one seemed concerned with where a whole ass prince disappeared to, so I'm hoping he joins his man's cause and decides the entire monarchy should be dismantled.

But if not, at least someone threaten Khanin into treating my babyboy Chakri better because my little button of a man has never done anything wrong, yet Khanin continues to be real rude and disrespectful to him to the point that I'm about to hit him with the chancla.

Okay, now that I got all of that out of the way, let me begin at the beginning which is exactly where the previous episode ended — with a kiss.

Yet the next day, Black Brooder Charan is in avoidance mode until Heavenly Human Khanin reminds everyone that THEY WERE ATTACKED OUTSIDE OF THE CLUB

And strangely enough, King Kunt, who is normally light, is wearing dark clothing as he decides to punish Charan for, once again, saving his grandson's life as well as Pink Princess Ava's because he was the only bodyguard present to watch over FOUR royal beings and their TWO royal servants. Like the math ain't math, motherf*cker! Charan can't be punished for saving everyone all the time!!!!!

Which leads to Khanin holding grief for Charan as he wears Charan's silver and black colors over his usually white. (But if he really wanted to stick it to the grandfather who lied to him and his biological father their whole lives, he could chuck the deuces to this competition and leave his granddaddy high and dry. I'm just saying).

But it's okay because Charan is still hot and still a Black Brooder in the stables where he has been banished to like an animal even though he is a highly-respected art professor who was plunked out of his job to a be pawn in King Kunt and Khanin's battle of bullshit.

No, really, it's okay though because Khanin is wearing Charan's black, so love is going to solve this narrative.

Or perhaps Khanin winning this competition will be the solution *grumble, grumble, grumble* since he is practicing so hard. However, now I need to see Ramil's archery skills because the fletching on Ava's arrows was pink, and the fletching on Khanin's arrows is white, so Ramil's better be green or he's bs-ing.

But IF Khanin wins, it won't be with this coach because our Heavenly Human knows this man is sus af, and this is one time that I'm proud of Khanin pulling rank since he acted just as offended as a rich white woman from Texas when that man put his hands on him. That coach will never be back at this country club even if Khanin has to fight God herself.

And Khanin's loyal butler (who Khanin does not treat nearly as good as he should!!!!) has his back. My little button spoke with his whole chest to that coach. He may be smol, but he be mighty.

However, it's a good thing Charan, in white, is watching over the scene unfold since he is the ONLY person who can save any of these people.

But he was almost a second too late, so now Khanin gets to take a peaceful two to three business day nap while the rest of the plot continues around him.

Now the granddaddy wants to show up acting like a savior in white pardoning everyone even though this was ALL HIS FAULT! He actually says it was his fault too, so, like, good for him. I still hate him though.

Somehow, Charan, who is the most capable individual in this whole kingdom, caught the horrible coach who poisoned his future baby daddy and shows he is the true savior as he decides to not kill the man right then and there, but instead chooses to let him live for future questioning.

But the only question Green Guy Ramil has is if Khanin is dead yet. Paytai, in the most beautiful soft green suit, delivers the bad news that unfortunately Khanin is not dead, and with this simple exchange, they have solidified that they are the Gomez and Morticia Addams of Khanin and Charan's Disney love story.

So back to Charan and Khanin as the birds sing songs around them and the heavens shine brightly upon their love.

No, seriously, I get it. The Blinding Light of Love is practically enveloping Charan. Khanin thinks he is the sun and his whole life revolves around him. Charan can't live without his Heavenly Human. Yeah, yeah, yeah. They're in love.

And Khanin is so happy to learn that Charan has been "keeping vigil" (I love that translation) by his bedside morning, noon, night, and day.

So, of course, he has to make a big deal of it.

Which means Charan has to too. Gomez and Morticia of the Green House of Snakes would be miserable if they had to witness this.

The Black Brooder takes it even a step further though and decides to wash his Heavenly Human's hair because he didn't already have enough duties on his ever-growing list of responsibilities.

But the caring act was worth it because now that they are back in Khanin's room, there is a hint of pink lighting setting the mood.

Which means now is the perfect time for Khanin to attack!

I mean . . . gently ease Charan into abandoning all he has ever known so he can finally taste the forbidden fruit he has so desperately wanted.

But first, Charan must apologize for the disrespect he is about to show Khanin's body.

And with that, we are reminded that when the devil works hard, the GIF makers work harder.

Now let me go reblog this scene eighty times.

[rotzaprachim]

im shaking every single student organizer and screaming that they need to separate a demand to divest from arms funding from the demand for a university to cut off all contact with Israeli and Israeli-American scholars and students, a demand which no university will agree to because implementing it would in many cases be very illegal

[arminthada]

I like your last name. Can I have it?

Linn Mashannoad and Praew Chermawee for Queendom Q18

[festerjesterr]

i feel like they dont know/dont understand/keep forgetting theres been improvements in treatments in the past hundred years, plus the general trauma around it

they may not [always] remember why the concept freaks them out, but their souls will always keep that attached to them i feel

[rainbowflower01]

I drew Code!Sans ! I absolute love this guy. He was so fun to draw. I adore his characterization and design so I couldn't help but make some art of him! Hope you all like it!

Code!Sans is owned by @callmeherry

↓ Higher quality still image ↓

[catalinemorosetheblog]

On Divergent Universe and Aventio

Okay, so I know that pretty much everyone has noticed the Aventio bits in the Divergent Universe video that was released a few days ago, but I wanted to take a moment to point something out in the famous question 2 section at the end.

So, as most probably already know, this is what I'm talking about. Aventurine puts up a sign that says "Find Ratio", when asked who the Trailblazer could team up with. This in of itself confirms Aventurine see Ratio as an ally, but what happens before it is just as important.

This is where Owlbert first puts forwards the question. Now, nothing particularly special happens in the prior one. Everyone gives pretty standard answers for their specific characterizations, Screwllum's is the only one that's helpful, and Ratio and Aventurine give their typical responses pretty quickly.

That changes however for the second question.

Aventurine does not answer immediately, unlike everyone else, including Ratio. Which means he had to think about his response.

Further evidence of this comes from Aventurine's pose when the question was first asked.

He's doing a thinking pose (also sort of mirror Ratio lol), and he doesn't do this for the other question (so it isn't some sort of default animation). And given that his responses to question 1 and 3 both related to money/bribes, he did not put this same level of thought into them.

It's also pretty easy to miss due to Sparkle transforming and everything, but if you look carefully...

He looks at Ratio, or in the very least glances in his direction, possibly to look at his sign. However, it also exists the possibility that Ratio was the first person he thought of when thinking of a good teammate.

And then a moment later...

Ratio glances back, which leads Aventurine to put up his own sign.

Now, Ratio staring back could mean many things. It could be that he started staring at Aventurine because Aventurine was staring at him. It could be that Ratio noticed that Aventurine hadn't answered yet, and was urging him to do so. Or, dare I say it, he saw Aventurine hadn't answered yet, and was concerned about him. Ultimately, there is no way to determine the true reason, given that none of the G&A guests talk.

But it is extremely telling that Aventurine, who could have just tied it back into money again, was the only guest who gave a specific person to team up with. And it was Ratio, not one of his IPC coworkers, not a member of the Astral Express, but Ratio. Someone who, at some point, Aventurine believed that Ratio would not understand his methods so much so that he forced him to point a gun at his chest, as seen in the infamous Final Victory Lightcone:

(Please note that, in the short video for this lightcone, Ratio tries to pull the gun away from Aventurine, but Aventurine pulls it back).

And assuming that Aventurine was reading Ratio's sign card, there exists another possibility.

As seen above, Ratio responds with the phrase "Walk Your Own Path". This is in line with pretty much everything known about Ratio. His main motivation is to "cure" foolishness. He wants people to overcome their problems. He's a teacher, a strict one, both metaphorically and literally. His role in the interlude quest before Penacony was to both push the Trailblazer to figure out what was going on with the researcher's disappearances and step in if things went south. It's also why one of the reason he gives Aventurine that note in the main story (that, and that they were likely being watched by the Family) instead of telling him directly. Every interaction, voice lines, and the fact that Ratio does not wear his plaster head in any scene he appears in with Aventurine, implies that he does not see him as foolish. He knows Aventurine is capable. Hell, in the most final Penacony main story mission, he says Aventurine is his responsibility or something along those lines (unprompted, mind you).

But it also relates towards Aventurine's backstory. Aventurine, for all his good luck, has had one sucky life. But he also has fought tooth and nail to survive, through gambles and wagers and money and being quite literally sold away to live. In that sense, his life also has never been his own. But I think he managed to regain some hope by the end of Cats Among Pigeons, and of course, Ratio's note, which told him to live (in a Ratio way).

So imagine: Aventurine sees Ratio's response in the video, thinks about what he would do, what he would do following his own path...and says to find Ratio.

Now, it could true that I am pulling at threads here, but there is evidence of trust. In one way or another, these two emotionally constipated too smart for their own good dumdums care about each other and show it in the most convoluted ways imaginable. And for the that reason, I think that these two mentioning each unprompted on multiple occasional, this video included, is very telling. They're important to each other. They went from shaky allies to two people who will bring up the other in conversations. Hell, I already made a post about the cake cats, and how in Divergent Universe, what this video was explaining, gambling got added, which could have only been done by Ratio, because let's face it, Screwllum would not.

Essentially:

These b*tches gay.

Bonus:

Their reactions to Sparkle's shenanigans.

[aliengirl]

Charlee is one of Vincent's oldest friends.

She sticked around even after high school, and have just now joined Foxbury's Art History, and its settled in a dorm close to V's housing

[queen-scribbles]

"It's hard to stay true to yourself when higher powers are pressing down on you. But you did." --- Aaaand a Trinne (WotR flavor) from @sunshinemage as well bc when have I ever denied my favorite daughter anything? :D

[starry-sophrosyne]

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In every universe. “It’s always you, isn’t it?”

Her voice is thick with a fading resistance, more tired than it is accepting. Accepting of her fate.

“Always us,” he corrects, without a hint of anger. It’s a reminder of their fate, just as cruel to him as it is her. “Always me and you.”

“Never them.” She finishes.

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[luidilovins]

Trying to talk to an average Star wars fan about George Lucas's narritive on moral philosophy in the series is like explaining Nietzsche' esoteric moral relativism to someone who believes that stealing food from a Walmart is wrong because the Elmo from Sesame Street says so.

[respectthepetty]

Daddy! @dribs-and-drabbles, we are getting another blue x yellow pair in Your Sky to add to our list, which I noticed in the pilot trailer.

Now that we have the official trailer, let me see all the ways we are getting color-coded boys in love!

(AND MIKE!)

In the pilot trailer, I wanted a Pink Person x Blue Boy but I quickly realized that was a lie.

So I appreciate that even though the official trailer changed the lockers, it sticks to what the pilot trailer stated.

Teerak is a Yellow Yal.

He is communicative.

And cheerful.

Muenfah is a Blue Boy.

He is reserved.

And serious.

But he is also loyal.

Teerak will easily fall in love with his Blue Boy, which we see when he wears Muenfah's color and feels his heart skip a beat.

And they will live happily ever after in Muenfah's color-coded apartment.

Well, after Mike's character tries to run everyone's life.

But I'm getting colors, and since it's Domundi, we are probably getting a spicy scene or two.

So I'm just going to enjoy my blessings.

Amen

[logicpng]

I have been playing with your ukagaka and I have to say I really enjoyed playing with Aldebaran! One question about their design tho. Do they have black lips or black teeth? Because after paying attention to their mouth I'm not longer sure what I'm looking at...

Aldebaran has blue lips and dark purple teeth!

[fizzie-frog]

Your Blitzø analysis posts were very interesting and thorough and really do Blitzø justice, but there's a small detail I wanted to point out.

The imp circus fire didn't happen in Greed, it happened in Pride. In "Oops", at the 15:53 mark, as the hellhorses are fleeing the fire if you look closely at the background you'll see the Pride Ring's red sky. Later, the sky looks green because of the fire and smoke in the air.

It's a detail that I haven't seen anyone notice or point out, likely because it goes by so quick and the horses running away draws the eye to THEM instead of the background. But yeah, the fire happened in the Pride Ring. Which actually makes the fire being GREEN incredibly strange when you think about it.

We've seen fire in the Pride Ring before. The last two episodes take place exclusively in Pride and have multiple instances of fire that just looks like regular fire. The Greed Ring, as far as we've seen, is the only Ring where green fire seems to occur naturally. So then WHY was the circus fire GREEN despite being in Pride...?

That's an interesting and certainly confusing detail to point out. However, looking at the sky, while it does have a bit of red, it fades into green (and that is before the tent exploded). So it could be a time of day difference? Toxic stuff in the air? (Since we know Greed is horrible, to say the least) I'm not sure, but I've seen that there's different colored fires across Hell and Blitz and Fizz are mostly associated with Greed (and so is clown stuff in general).

Thank you for the detail though... It definitely f'ed with my mind, lmao.

[howlonghaveyoubeenseventeen]

what my dad just witnessed walking past my room

[moeblob]

(throws them into a modern AU)

So since Ymber wouldn't be a deity there are some things he lacks physically - such as no pointed ears and no bright blue undertones to his hair. Just the basic blue. (does he dye it in a modern AU ? who knows) Also while he doesn't have a collar to symbolize his servitude to humans I still think he should have a choker.

I had some help a while back brainstorming how there would be some form of "superior" dynamic could still exist and I really liked the idea given that he's a famous architect. (he does design all constructs for his city as a deity so it checks out - he likes buildings) And Deacon just admires all the guy's works and never expects to run into him but of course they do! Gotta have a very awkward "oh it's you I'm going to melt into the earth" and "I have no idea who you are but we should hang out".

Sooo Deacon still just really admires Ymber and feels like they're on totally different levels and doesn't understand why Ymber would want to associate with him since he's just a "boring human".

[archivyrep]

Clashing with "prevailing notions": Pop culture depictions and archival realities

Archivists on the Issues is a forum for archivists to discuss the issues we are facing today. Today’s post comes from Burkely Hermann (me), Metadata Librarian for the National Security Archive and then, the I&A Blog Coordinator. There are spoilers here for all the series I cover in this post. This post does not represent the views or positions of the Issues & Advocacy committee or National…