#credits to the vids i took the scenes from in the comments

[martitheevans]

"I'm a whole new level of freak"

Family Tree (Intro) - Ethel Cain /// season 1 episode 20 /// season 2 episode 21 /// season 1 episode 1 /// season 4 episode 4

[kar1nsworldx]

⤷ Behind the scenes ᡣ𐭩.⋆

pairing: callum airey - calfreezy - x f!reader

Instagram!AU

SUMMARY: y/n posts some pictures behind the scenes as she works as a camera woman for the sidemen as well for her other friends and boyfriend

requested: nope! but requests r open, pls send me some asapppp!!!!

ˋ°•*⁀➷ 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 🧸ྀི

ᯓᡣ𐭩ᯓᡣ𐭩ᯓᡣ𐭩ᯓᡣ𐭩ᯓᡣ𐭩ᯓᡣ𐭩ᯓᡣ𐭩ᯓᡣ𐭩ᯓᡣ𐭩ᯓᡣ𐭩ᯓᡣ𐭩

y/n l/n

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y/n l/n: dear sidemen and friends + boyfriend, I beg you all to stop stealing my fucking phone while I am working (FOR YOU FUCKERS TOO). I do not get payed enough to deal with your stupid silly asses nor do I get payed enough to have my phones storage get filled to the fucking brim because of stupid photos. If you continue doing this you will face concequences and you will get exsposed. Now I beg that you all buy me a coffee and let me film in pease. Also Cal stop kissing other people, you're making me the third/fourth/FIFTH wheel in OUR relationship (istfg I'll just marry Faith atp, you can stay w Harry and Lux xx).

Much love,

Y/n xxx.

tagged: @sidemen @ksi @zerkaa @miniminter @behzingagram @wroetoshaw @vikkstagram @tobjizzle @calfreezy @callux @willne @theburntchip @arthurtv @georgeclarkeey @dannyaarons

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COMMENTS;

chrismd10: outrages. love it.

y/n l/n: chris I suggest you stop typing more silly comments unless you want a post just about you and the dumb photos that you're in that I have in my phone.

calfreezy: exsposed

faithlousiak: i'll marry you in a hearbeat babe come here 😍💍

y/n l/n: running to city hall as we speak

behzingagram: @calfreezy go get your girl

calfreezy: @behzingagram brotha go get your finacè I literally just heard y/n pick up her call

georgeclarkeey: @y/n l/n who gave your premission to post about me and my boyfirend?????!???

y/n l/n: you did the moment you took the photo on my phone clarke

arthurtv: george were not boyfriends!

theburntchip: nah this should be illegal

willne: I DIDNT EVEN TAKE THE FIRST PHOTO??? IT WAS CHRIS

y/n l/n: idc xxx

chrismd10: will don't exspose me you twat

callux: the second and 7th pictures are the best

wroetoshaw: i will be taking this matter to court as I did not give your premission to post me

y/n l/n: sure you will bog xxx

user505: im literally inlove with you wtf

userly: love to see hers and faiths interactions on their posts 😻

user007: mother is feeding us, thank you mother - we all say inusion

y/n l/n: ur welcome child 🤲 x

calfreezy: am I a dad now

us3r: iconic 🙏🙏🙏

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y/n l/n

liked by calfreezy, taliamar and 78,672 others

y/n l/n: if I won't be behind the camera I might aswell be infront of it xx 💋

photo credits; @calfreezy - I trained him well

tagged: @calfreezy

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COMMENTS;

faithlousiak: WIFE WIFE WIFE!!!!

y/n l/n: 💋💋💍💍

bambinobecky: spit on me step on me choke me

y/n l/n: gladly xxxx

calfreezy: oi fuck off

usermybeloved: MOTHER IS MOTHERING GOOD LORD

gkbarry_: looking good girly!!!

y/n l/n: SAYS YOU!!!! <3

calfreezy: you got yourself a really good photographer

y/n l/n: ik I trained him well

calfreezy: woof woof

y/n l/n: I LITERALLY SNORTED COFFEE OUT OF MY NOSE I DID NOT EXPECT THIS AHBDCJNF

useredup: CAL WHAT

user777: DYING

taliamar: you look like a rockstar 😍💍

y/n l/n: says the literal popstar ❣️❣️❣️❣️

vikkstagram: are those @circulrco glasses I see 👀?

y/n l/n: of course they are 😎😎😎

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y/n l/n

liked by faithlousiak, behzingagram and 123,754 others

y/n l/n: I visited the lovely Payne's today and must I say I'm in love with Olive!!! Anyways brb crying because of the little miss 🥹

tagged: @faithlousiak @behzingagram

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COMMENTS;

calfreezy: it's true I came back home from shooting a vid and saw her sobbing over videos she took of olive

y/n l/n: CAL DONT EXSPOSE ME LIKE THAT!!! AND SHE HAS SUCH CUTE LITTLE HANDS OKAY???????

behzingagram: im cackleing over this info thanks cal x

calfreezy: of course mate, anytime

y/n l/n: fuck you both

faithlousiak: best godmother evah xxx

y/n l/n: IM A WHAT NOW?!?!?!??!?!?????

faithlousiak: @behzingagram ethan did we forget to tell her shes olives godmother???

behzingagram: yup @faithlousiak

faithlousiak: fuck

y/n l/n: IM HER GODMOTHER???? OH MY GOD IM HER GODMOTHER

calfreezy: congrats guys shes sobbing again @faithlousiak @behzingagram

userly: BAHHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHHAHA

useroo: OHMYGOD THIS IS SO FUNNY YET CUTE BAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA

useredup: HOW DID YALL FORGET TO TELL HER BAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHA

tobjizzle: 😭

taliamar: ahhh look at her!! 🩷🩷

tobjizzle: 🫂

user111: ahhhhh theyre all so cute together!!!

user007: OLIVE!!!! OLIVE CONTENT!!!! THANK YOU Y/N!!!!

gkbarry_: adorable 🫶

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calfreezy

liked by tobjizzle, arthurtv and 176,777 others

calfreezy: uh genuine fucking question for @behzingagram & @faithlousiak, how the fuck do you forget to tell someone that they're your childs godmother??? like mate shes been sobbing for the past 30 minutes ffs

tagged: @behzingagram @faithlousiak @y/n l/n

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COMMENTS;

theburntchip: mate how the fuck does this even happen

calfreezy: brother do not ask me

faithlousiak: AAAAAAA were sorry y/n!!! 😭🫂

calfreezy: whilst shes still in bloody tears she says that its okay

behzingagram: oops

chrismd10: why am I not suprised

miniminter: guys this shows that y/n is actually the most emotional person in our friend group we werent lying

stephen_tries: #exsposed2024

callux: 😭

ksi: jesus christ

userly: OHMYGOD WHAT EHJDJCJC 😭😭

wroetoshaw: bloody hell

user444: HOW DID THEY FORGET BAHHAHA???

useroo: I CANT THIS IS TO FUNNY

taliamar: oh my god why am I not suprised @faithlousiak

faithlousiak: I DIDNT MEAN TO OKAY? SHE WAS JUST SO GOOD WITH OLIVE AND WE JUST FORGOT 😭😭

user007: I CACKLED SO LOUDLY WTF

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y/n l/n

liked by sidemen, zerkaa and 134,584 others

y/n l/n: SOMEBODY SEDATE ME AND SAVE ME FROM THE FUCKERS 👹👺 anyways new sidemen video coming out this sunday, make sure to check it out you twats xxx

tagged: @calfreezy @wroetoshaw @arthurtv @theburntchip

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COMMENTS;

y/n l/n: also forgot to mention, my apologies for the first pic idk how cal clooned but he did so theres two of him

calfreezy: oh fuck off

y/n l/n: love you too darling! 😇😚

calfreezy:🖕

y/n l/n: ❤

sidemen: were sure it wasn't that bad 👀

y/n l/n: mate you lot werent the ones who had to save these fuckers from the animals

user505: i can already tell this video is gonna be a banger

userely: love how y/n is always the worker whos stuck with the most chaotic crew

arthurtv: we weren't that bad!

y/n l/n: arthur darling we both know that isn't true whatsoever

wroetoshaw: oh piss off ya dramatic prick

y/n l/n: MOTHER FUCKER I WAS CHASED BY A GODDAMN WILD DOG BECAUSE OF YOU LOT AND I HAD TO SAVE YOUR ASSES AS WELL, DO NOT TELL ME THAT I'M A DRAMATIC PRICK

user777: OMGGG PLEASE TELL ME THAT WELL BE ABLE TO SEE THAT IN THE VIDEO

y/n l/n: sadly you will be able to see and hear me screaming and running for my life. from multiple pov's as well

user777: OH LORD BAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAA

theburntchip: you cant deny the fact that you've had fun

y/n l/n: I did. When I was drunk.

calfreezy: love you too

y/n l/n: 😐🖕❤

sabinablair_: you poor woman 😭💓

y/n l/n: WIFEY COME SAVE ME YOUR FIANCE AND THE OTHERS HAVE LOST IT PLEASE

sabinablair_: LOL 😭🫂

useroo: love to see bts pictures

useredup: HAHAHHAHAHAHAHA

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theburntchip

⤷ y/n l/n liked theburntchip's story! ♡

⤷ y/n l/n: fuck off

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y/n l/n

liked by freyanightingale, tobjizzle and 78,776 others

y/n l/n: alexa play uptown girl by billy joel xxx new youtube video coming out tomorrow! ✮⋆˙

tagged: @calfreezy

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freyanightingale: stunning stunning girl x

y/n l/n: FREYA MY LOVE ILY ❣️❣️❣️

taliamar: 😍

faithlousiak: 😘😋

vikkstagram: love the glasses @y/n l/n

y/n l/n: thank you vikk 👀😎

gkberry_: icon

calfreezy: can i take you to pound town?

y/n l/n: fuck yes. 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

useroo: BHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH WTF

theburntchip: mate that is wild

bambinobecky: 🛏👈

y/n l/n: sprinting over to you asap

calfreezy: oi this is outrages

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y/n l/n

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y/n l/n: after 3 fucking years WE FINALLY DID IT 🏆🏆🏆we got onto that fucking podium and we snached that 2nd place you lot. a big thank you to everyone who was supporting Señor Frogs 🐸🫶 anyhow, never doing this again, because once more, this was was also traumatizing.

make sure to check out the video on chip's and everyone elses channels xxx

also fuck you ethan, coudn't you have been dying another fucking day instead of the days before our race??? much love tho xxx

tagged: @calfreezy @theburntchip @wroetoshaw @behzingagram @chrismd10 @mattplumb @willne @callux

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calfreezy: we fucking smashed it

y/n l/n: you can say that again

theburntchip: a night to remember

mattplumb: 🏆🏆🏆

sidemen: señor frogs for the win 🐸🏆

userly: SCREAAAMING IM SO HAPPY JDNDIFJKFCJCJDJOWOWOEIFJC

willne: what a fucking race that was

callux: think i finally did something useful for the team

y/n l/n: that'd be a first

user888: 🐸🐸🐸

behzingagram: oh fuck off 🏆

y/n l/n: love you too behz 😚

chrismd10: we were elite

user007: HELL YEAAAAHAA IM SO HAPPY AAAAAAAAAAAAA

user111: so proud of you guys 🥹🩷

useredup: about time 🏆

user505: SEÑOR FROGS FOR THE WINNNNNN

tobjizzle: good job you lot 👏🙌

zerkaa: love to see it

xeuserxe: LOVED THE VIDEO BAHAHAHAHHAHAHAA 🐸🏆🏆

arthurtv: good job frogs!

georgeclarkeey: 🏆

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[izzyizumi]

Digimon Adventure{s} (+02; tri.; Kizuna; {+side Adv 2020}) (2020 can be read as spin-off A.U. potentials or as canon parallels) ~ A.M.V. Preview {Version #1}: - The Only Exception (sung / (C) by: Par@more) featuring DUO/O.T.P: - KouTai (Koushiro x Taichi) – (KouxMimi appears briefly in the 2nd verse + Other charas by end, However, the focus is KouTai / specifically Koushiro and Taichi.) {KouxMimi can be read in as basically anything; canon compliant side-ship, A.U.s; side KouTaiMi or poly-ships in general; former KouxMimi mutual crushes ended on good terms?, etc.}

DigiAdvs Series © T0ei Animati0n / Akiyoshi Hongo

Disclaimer: I do not own DigiAdvs. This is FAN-MADE. No $$$ is being made off this fan-work

My commentary:

I’m aware there’s quite a few ongoing and recent fan events right now that might have had Taichi or Koushiro involvement, but I was tied up with offline things; Thus, this time is an A.M.V. that is mainly Koushiro-centric, but TAICHI does get some quite good focus too, and, specifically, also their (Very Good) relationship! There is also some vid-style analysis on the dynamics of Izumi Family, as well as the Yagami Family. It’s also yet another "analysis” of Koushiro & Taichi in general, too. (Basically any of my other ships can also be read in, in varying combos.)

Tip: Click on the gear button on player to choose to view in slight better quality + 1080p!!

Notes:

This is the preliminary 1st version of this A.M.V. Hopefully you find some enjoyment as it is now though! The 1st part had taken about 45~ min already. The 2nd verse + chorus took about another 35~ min. This 3rd section took about 30 min at start, another 1 hr to wrap up scenes through the interlude, and already had a total of 1 crashing of my editor. The last segment took about 45 min total; Thus, total time spent on this? 3 hours and 35~ min or so. These may not be final scenes as I make future adjustments. (However, it came together well despite the crash!)

There is a tiny bit of scenery shots from beginning of Kizuna, then, by the interlude, some more notable Kizuna spoilers involving Taichi & Koushiro mainly, but you will see a scene involving Chosen. Tri spoilers, mainly Taichi & Koushiro supporting each other moments, are also added in the interlude and the ending; there are small moments from Saikai, Kokuhaku & Kyousei, mainly. The ends of Kokuhaku, Kyousei & Bokura no Mirai / Our Future are not spoiled, but there is lead-up. Kokuhaku middle-end spoiler occurs in the final chorus; a scene namely showing Taichi and Koushiro supporting each other (I’ve used it often in past A.M.V.s). A tiny Bokura no Mirai moment of just Koushiro is also included.

DigiAdv 2020 (for A.U. spinoff{s}) becomes included by the interlude (it’s mainly Koushiro moments from beginning + middle of Ep 36) However, it can also be seen as inclusive of wider Adventure{s} “canon”; and basically paralleling many of the following canon moments.

{Lyrics Preview}:

Well {darling},

(Taichi’s voice calling): “Koushiro!!! Come out and LOOK at this!!”

YOU are the only ‘exception’---

And I’ve ALWAYS lived LIKE THIS, Keeping a comfortable… “Distance”

…Because NONE OF IT was ever {worth} THE RISK,

But YOU, ---

“I’ve got a ‘TIGHT’ Grip on REALITY BUT I CAN’T LET GO of “WHAT’S” {in FRONT of ME} HERE—”

{Taichi, voice shaking: “K-Koushiro!!...”}

“LEAVE ME WITH some KIND of Proof it’s NOT-A-Dream…”

“...YOU Are the ONLY EXCEPTION...”

- Mr. Susumu Yagami (on Taichi Yagami & Adventure+Tri Chosen)

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[sammyhale]

J2 VegasCon 2019 Main Panel

*Reminder: Full answers/more context in vids and gifs <3

J2 jump onstage as fans wave pink hearts from the crowd <3

Jensen: Whenever we come out and do one of those jumps, I always wonder if today’s the day one of us blows a hip. 

Jensen’s microphone keeps making a high pitched sound lol. 

They ask how many first-timers are there. Jensen: Okay, well, I’d like to remind you we’ve been on this show for fourteen years, doing these for thirteen and a half. Where were you??? 

Jared: We are five days into our final hiatus. Jensen: Five days into our hiatus beard!

Jensen won’t shave for a few months.

J2 whispering and Jensen cracking up :P 

Jensen reveals that Jared is wearing a party patch (they help with hangovers). Jared puts his leg on Jensen’s lap and rolls up his pant leg to show the patch lol. 

J2 gave the crew party patches at the s14 wrap party.  

Fan asks if they believe in the supernatural in real-life. Jensen doesn’t not believe in ghosts. First to think there’s a logical explanation. But he’s certainly open to the availability that that 1% could be supernatural. Even though he’s never experienced it in real life. 

Jensen explains the difference between unnatural and supernatural. Unnatural = Jared. Supernatural = us

Norton fixes Jared’s rolled up pants which turns a little dirty, naturally :P 

Fan: Which supporting actors have gone on that have had great careers that you’re still close with? The guest star Jared connects with the most is the girl who played Ruby in season 4 ;) Jensen says they knew Sterling K. Brown was a star when he was on spn, that the Force was strong with him. It’s no surprise he’s had the success that he’s had. Also: Well we’re close to Jeffrey Dean Morgan, even though he hasn’t really done much since spn. He’s still cool. 

J2 ran into Felicia Day yesterday and talked about her daughter aww

Jared watched “Wendigo” recently, named a couple of guest stars (assuming Alden Ehrenreich was one of them ;))

A fan apparently rushed the stage, emotional/screaming and upset about wanting an autograph. Some fans tweeted that she has autism. Fans tweeted that J2, Clif, and Creation handled the situation well. At one point J2 left the stage to help defuse the situation. When they came back out after Jared shouted out: “Our member of the family is having a hard time. We all have had hard times.” He wants us all to be kind. The boys are completely fine. (Some details)

Fan: So after the show, will you continue to shave? Boys: Up here not down there... lol

Jensen: We were talking about Jared’s Viking braids. 

Jensen teased about Jared shaving his head like Borja did yesterday for charity. They said they’d have Misha do it lol. 

Answering sincerely, they acknowledge their look will change a bit, to have their own identities. Jensen:  “Dean is the best imaginary friend I’ve ever had in my life. He’ll be a part of me for the rest of my life. But I don’t have to look like him for the rest of my life.” 

Also: “It all depends on what our wives want us to look like.” lol 

Jared wants to go bowlegged. Asks Jensen how it is, to which he replies “airy.” 

Jensen hopes their relationships with cast and crew will last a lifetime and that is what, quote, “fuels us up.”

J2 are signed to do cons past s15 and won’t end for a while :)  

What is Jared most looking forward to after the show? Getting to know our kids, our wives, and ourselves. Also not shaving! 

Jared: I’m excited to be a dad. Spend more time with the kiddos. Is also excited for the boring.  

Jensen’s never known his wife and kids without the show. It’s been a constant. It’s going to be interesting to see where life goes. He’s excited for the opportunity to spend more time with his kids, wife, and friends. To not get on an airplane.

Jensen: I'm looking forward to but have been happy to have professional opportunities go by these past 14 years in order to tell this story. 

Has anything impacted you (professionally) like SPN has impacted us? Jared says he isn’t sure. Even when “off” we can’t remove our “wigs” like Borja (lol) We’re still working! Always!

Jensen said he and Misha will need vocal therapy after the show to get their voices back to normal. Jensen: I tried to emulate JDM as Dean’s father by speaking with this gravelly voice. I didn’t know I’d been doing this for 15 seasons. I’m a lot older than he was when he played my dad. Jared: Yeah, no kidding!! 

Fan: How do demons deposit sulfur? Jensen: *runs around the stage, making farting noises*

What’s on their bucket lists? And the weirdest thing on there? The fan has an accent that J2 both attempt. Jared says (about the accent): “It’s beautiful and I’m jealous of people who speak better than me, which is everyone.”

We have learned Jared doesn’t have a bucket list. Then he says he would love to go on a helicopter ride. He’s never done it before and it’s the small things. Jensen is unimpressed.

Jared: “What I meant to say was...have a...pet...koala...bear...” Jensen: JUST STOP.

Jensen says, “I want to watch my children grow up.”  

Jared says he can watch his children grow up from the helicopter. Jensen quips, “That’s called helicopter parenting.” 

Jared shakes the fan’s hand and asks where her accent is from, repeating that it’s beautiful. She says, “Yorkshire.” He goes, “no YOU’RE sure.” LOL 

The dad jokes are strong today.

For the final season, this is the first year J2 have said to the writers and producers that they would like to be part of the creative process in the direction and the story of s15. J2 have been invited to the storyboarding with the creators in LA for the final season and definitely want to give their input. They don’t know if they’ll listen, and J2 are prepared for that, but nobody’s lived with Sam and Dean longer than they have. They would love to give input that the show and characters deserve. <3

Jensen: “No one knows these characters more than Jared and I.”

Jared: As a fan of the show, I'd like to offer my input.    

Jensen says they watch the episodes in order to give themselves critical feedback. They don’t read comments on social media re: feedback. 

It’s hard for them to watch themselves as just an audience. Including other TV shows like GOT and This Is Us. 

J2 both loved “Death's Door” then realized we weren't in it much. Jensen: Are we weighing it down? Jared: We're critical of ourselves

Fan: Jensen, you were amazing last night [at the concert]. Jared: Oh, if you think he was amazing last night... :P

Fan asks if Jensen really played piano on Dark Angel and any memories from the show?  It was a little of both Jensen and a pro (close-ups are not him playing). It was a VERY difficult song to learn how to play, Chopin he thinks. He has to think hard to dig up funny stories.

When Jessica Alba gets in the boxing ring (with him) she lined up the punch and hit him RIGHT in the nose. (One of the MANY reasons it’s “so jacked up”) He was too young to say “cut! That hurt!” Realizes he doesn’t do that now, either lol.

Another episode he gets slapped, but the actress wasn’t getting the timing for the fake slap right. She was petite so he assumed it wouldn’t be too bad... But he had a WELT on his face. Whole crew went “oof.”

“Scoobynatural” question for the final scene, how many takes? A small crowd had gathered outside across the street. They’re 20 yards away and can’t hear the regular dialogue. But Jensen knew they would get that last line, and he was embarrassed to say the line because those people wouldn’t know the context. 

Jared: They’re so old they’re animating themselves to be on camera! lol

A fan said she lost her favorite beanie in the Bellagio fountain and was asking on recommendations to get a new one. 

Jared gave his beanie to the fan aww. Then Jensen told Jared that he lost his favorite watch, and Jared immediately took off his watch and gave it to Jensen. Jensen cuddles Jared. Jared then tells Jensen he lost his favorite pair of underwear LOL 

Last question: Fan wants to know where Jensen and Jared went during the “French Mistake” episode.  Jensen says they were at a con. Jared says VegasCon! Or maybe it was Balthazar. But Jensen prefers to think they just didn’t show up for work because “they’re asshole actors.” 

Hugs, standing ovation for the boys, J2 give each other and the fans some love before taking off :) (photo credit: x)

Info via: Fangasm, Sarah,  #spnlv, #spnvegas

[narkinafive]

fic draft for a sw/rvb au i have w @evaceratops​; i’ll post it here to get it out of my system, then clean it up and put it on ao3, so comment w your thoughts if you want!!!!

ghosts that linger, 3k, gen, ft. ezra, kanan, and kallus

Not for the first time, Kanan regretted saving Kallus’ life, if only because the man forced them to change bars every time they met. Kanan had really liked the bartender at the last one. 

Tonight’s bar was cleaner, classier, a hell of a lot more expensive. Crowded, too--women and men with dangerously low cut tops and glossy lips hang off the arms of their increasingly drunken patrons, identical smiles painted on their beautiful faces, delicate fingers drawing patterns in the sweet, fruity smoke that permeated every corner of the room. Kanan knew that smoke well; just one pack of Shento cigarras would cost him about a fifth of a good smuggling run. He preferred the cheap shit, not because it tasted any better, but he didn’t refuse the one the tall, pretty Togruta boy offered him, flipping him a fifty-credit chit and a wink in exchange. Kallus already had his lighter out by the time he turned around to face his dinner guest. 

“I was under the impression you were trying to quit,” he said, one blond eyebrow carefully raised, a familiar opening to a familiar routine. Normally Kanan wasn’t one to back down from a verbal fight, but tonight, something felt… off. The air was thick with more than expensive smoke and pheromones; there was an itch between his shoulders that he just couldn’t reach. Beneath their table, his leg was bouncing so violently you could almost see it in the glow of the cigarette, vibrating despite his steady hands.

Kanan took a long, long drag of the cigarra, held it, then released, and it did absolutely nothing to calm his nerves. “Any word?”

Kallus hmmed, thoughtfully. Usually a bad sign. “Down to business, I see?”

“Got a girl at home for a few days,” said Kanan, flicking ash into the crystal tray in the center of the smooth, dark table. “She doesn’t want me to stay out too late tonight--said she had a surprise for me if I made it back in time.” He grinned a leering, toothy grin, one he had perfected over years and years of sexual conquests, though he and Kallus both know full well that he hadn’t slept with anyone in months. “So, any reason you insisted on seeing me tonight? You wanna join us?” He felt himself smile wider, baring his teeth.

Kallus rolled his eyes, Kanan detecting a hint of sincerity behind the action, then slid him a thin, beat-up data pad he had pulled from his jacket, a silhouette of a pretty young thing painted in black, scuffed in that telltale way of repeated re-recording. “Far be it from me to encourage your predilections,” he sneered, “but here: the video file you requested.” 

And only now did Kanan finally understand the reason for tonight’s setting: Cinisia Club was one of the last places on the planet that didn’t regulate the sale and exchange of sensitive or explicit information. Hiding extremely confidential Imperial data in a porno-vid? Honestly, it was genius. Kanan groaned appreciatively, loud enough that even the eavesdropping droid would be convinced. “Fuck yeah,” he breathed, “the little miss and I are gonna enjoy this one.” The droid, satisfied for the moment, turned its attention elsewhere.

But as Kanan made to slip the datapad into his pocket, Kallus stopped him with a hand. “As much as I disapprove of your little hobby,” he said, each word perfectly shaped, perfectly chosen, “might I suggest enjoying this one without your, ah, little miss? I fear it may be a bit too… much for her, seeing a family member like that.” 

Kanan froze. A split second, but he froze. Kallus’ face revealed nothing, perfectly composed as he sipped at his drink. “What the hell does that mean?” 

“It means,” said Kallus, “that this video might upset your lovely date, and then who would warm your bed for the night? Certainly not I.”

His heart beat so hard in his chest that he thought it might pop out. He knew. He knew about Ezra. He knew what they were looking for. “Anything else?” he asked, mouth dry enough that he was surprised he could even get the words out.

Kallus shook his head. “Enjoy.” And with that ominous blessing, Kallus returned to the remains of his drink, dismissing Kanan without so much as a second glance. 

Sliding out of the booth, Kanan thought for a second that he might faint, then thanked the god he no longer believed in as the lightheadedness passed without incident. But he was sure everyone could see his pale face, his trembling hands, his sweaty brow. It was like every set of eyes in the club tracked his every step as he made his way to the exit, each mocking smile haunting him with the question: do they know, too?

He took his speeder to the opposite side of town, ran a loop around the back alleys, just in case someone decided to follow. No one did, as far as Kanan could see. The lights were always on in this part of town, illuminating the unceasing river of sentients crossing into and over the space port, leaving very little shadow to hide in. Imperial propaganda sounded triumphantly from every corner, an overlapping cacophony of music and commands, screens cheerfully brandishing shuttle times and wanted posters. Helmet on, he waited in a dim corner, eyes fixed on the screen as it worked through its roster of suspects. Senator Mon Mothma, it read. General Jan Dodonna. Saw Gerrera. Admiral Gial Ackbar. Travia Chan. Cham Syndulla. Fulcrum, real identity unknown. 

No “Kanan.” No “Caleb” either, for that matter. No other names.

Though who knew how many names there would be tomorrow.

He watched it cycle through again. “If you see something, say something!” Chirped a woman’s voice from the loudspeakers, her words echoing across every surface, broadcast as far as it could possibly go. Kanan could still hear her as he sped away, twenty minutes later. He heard her even as he got out of range, her words ringing in his ears as loudly as any alarm.

Kanan had docked his ship in the bad part of town, but he hadn’t been worried. The Kasmiri wasn’t anything too flashy; spacious quarters had been sacrificed for smuggling compartments long ago, and Kanan had had her repainted as soon as he was sure Janus Kasmir wouldn’t be able to track them down again. Still, his heart lifted somewhat as he approached, lowering the ramp to reveal the soft, warm glow of the cargo bay. Despite her rough exterior, she was still home, a home he hadn’t had in a long, long time.

As Kanan ascended the ladder to the galley, he found that Ezra was still awake, and apparently helping himself to a late night snack, pilfered from Kanan’s emergency stash. “Where were you?” he demanded, perched on the dejarik table, mouthful of a half eaten ration bar.

“Out,” was all Kanan replied, even knowing full well that such a vague answer would do absolutely jackshit to nip Ezra’s curiosity in the bud. “Don’t talk with your mouth full.”

Ezra swallowed. “Were you out with Fulcrum?”

“You, bed. Now,” he ordered at Ezra’s glare.

“Did you get any info?”

“What part of ‘bed’ was a little too hard for you to understand?”

Hopping off the table, Ezra followed Kanan to his bunk, dogging his heels the whole way. “You reek of Shento smoke, and the only place on this dirtball high rolling enough for cigarras like that is going to be the Cinisia Club, which I know for a fact that you refuse, on principle, to even go within three blocks, so the only reason you would go into Cinisia would be to meet with your contact, and the only reason you would actually physically meet Fulcrum instead of just comming them would be because they have something really important to tell you!” He was practically jumping up and down, pacing the very short length of Kanan’s cabin. “Am I right?”

The kid had been hanging around him for way too long. “Not even a little.” Ezra harrumphed, crossing his arms. “Seriously, you should get some sleep. We’ve got an early morning tomorrow, be ready at 0500, sharp.”

Eza groaned, throwing his hands up in the air. “And now we’re running away!” He turned on his heel and stalked out, heavy footfalls and bitter muttering echoing off the walls.

Kanan almost thought about calling him back. He had promised the kid to keep him in the loop, and if this file was what he thought it was… but Kallus’ warning surfaced in his memory. A family member. 

How in the hell did Kallus know that he was looking for information on Ezra’s father? Moreover, how in the hell did he even know Ezra existed? How the fuck had Kanan let that happen? He thought he had been so clever, so careful, and he had failed, and it was only a matter of time before--

He shook his head. Kallus wouldn’t betray him, Kanan’s leverage was too strong, at least for now. Once again, Kanan regretted saving the man’s life: even if having an ISB agent in his back pocket was ridiculously useful from time to time, he was certain that, eventually, the secrets he knew would cease to be a good enough threat to keep Kallus from talking.

The ancient datapad booted up agonizingly slowly, heat radiating off the back of it. The screen was scuffed and distorted, laser-pixels clumped together at the corners, but the picture was as clear as it could be. The dark windowless room, the slanted table with attached restraints, the sharp, yellow grin of the Grand Inquisitor, it was all a horribly familiar scene to Kanan. “Prisoner Oh-five-seven-seven-four,” he said, his back to the struggling man on the table. “Ephraim Bridger, is it? I understand that you and your wife once had a son. Ezra, yes?” The man--Ezra’s father--Ezra’s father--spit at the Grand Inquisitor in lieu of an answer. “According to our records, he died in the riots at the age of seven. A shame, really; he showed remarkable aptitude in his Academy exam. With the right training, he could have been a great asset to the Empire, had his mother not foolishly chosen to--”

Ezra’s father swore in his native language. “Don’t you dare talk about her! Don’t you dare!”

Kanan paused the vid, listening out for footsteps around his door, and heard nothing. Good. Ezra couldn’t keep quiet to save his life, usually. He did not want the kid to see this. Hell, he hardly wanted to watch it himself.

He hadn’t been on the assignment, but he remembered the incident well. Kanan had been twenty-two, and so green, relegated to desk work while his superiors thought of ways to fix his “problems,” but he had been called out to the scene anyway. Sometimes he could still picture the scene in his mind, perfect in his memory: the dark night, the wet, hard ground, Mira Bridger’s body. The way her arms had been outstretched, like she was reaching for something. The tear tracks on her face, the slackness of death unable to hide her terror and despair. 

And he remembered his orders. Sit on this one, Dume, the Grand Inquisitor--then the Counselor--had coldly informed him. And then, The Director sees no need to include that information in the incident report. And then, You have been taken off this case. Moving forward, this will be handled by more qualified agents. 

Ephraim Bridger’s face snarled at him from years ago, eyes blazing. He’d seen that same look before, on Ezra’s face as he saw Troopers harassing those street kids on Garel.

Kanan pressed play again. 

“Very well,” said the Grand Inquisitor, “What would you like to speak of, Mr. Bridger?”

“I know you took my son,” Ephraim growled, weak, defiant.

The Grand Inquisitor smiled, thin as the interrogator droid’s needle, and just as sharp. “Mr. Bridger, your son has been dead for years.”

“You lie,” he said. “We knew you wanted him for your little cult, and when Mira and I wouldn’t simply lay down and let you take him, you killed my wife and stole him!”

The needle moved, and Ephraim writhed on the table, the twitch of his jaw as he struggled to hold in his shouts evident as the clenching of his fists. “You are mistaken, Mr. Bridger.” 

And on it went, for forty-eight minutes. Forty-eight minutes of torture, and lies, and the strength and ferocity of Ephraim’s will, unyielding against the Grand Inquisitor’s attempts to break it. “Don’t lie to me,” Ephraim gasped, face thunderous. “Why did you take my son?”

“Your son died in the riots, Mr. Bridger.”

“Where is he?!”

Kanan paused the vid, scrubbing a hand over his face. It just didn’t make any sense. The JEDI program had been dissolved when Palpatine took control, so why would the Grand Inquisitor be looking for new recruits? And if they were looking for new soldiers, why didn’t they take Ezra? The kid was smart, quick on his feet, great with machines--he should have been a prime target for the JEDI. Could they just have completely missed him?

No, Kanan decided, this was deliberate. Maybe it was because of his parents, but he didn’t see how leaving alone the child of two known insurrectionists would have benefitted the JEDI; if anything, it would have made him even more of a prize, a big fat slap in the face of the movement. So why leave him alone? And why, if you’re going to leave him alone, go through all the trouble of relocating him?

Too many things didn’t add up, he wasn’t nearly drunk enough for any of this, and outside his cabin was the telltale shuffle of someone listening through the door.

Sure enough, he palmed open the door, and Ezra was there, jerking away from the hole where the wall used to be. “Did you say my name?” he asked, smiling like he hadn’t just been attempting to eavesdrop.

“No.”

“I heard my name. What were you watching?”

“Why aren’t you asleep?” Ezra was a right terror all the time; a tired Ezra even more so. “I told you we had an early start tomorrow.”

The transformation was startling. Where once had been an obstinate teenager, a kid who enjoyed glaring daggers at him from across the dinner table, disobeying orders in flight, and refusing to come to blaster practice, stood a repentant child, his eyes wide in that rarely-seen puppy-dog way that he never outgrew from the street. “Look,” he said, arms raised, placating, “I’m sorry for snooping. You’re the boss, and your business isn’t mine. You’re entitled to your secrets, and that includes not telling me what you were up to tonight, even though you promised not to hide information from me if I thought it was important. Right?”

“Mmhmm.”

“Okay,” said Ezra, unperturbed, “but I just think--”

Kanan groaned.

“I could really help you out!” 

“Ezra--”

“I’m still pretty small, I’m quiet, I’m awesome at pick-pocketing,” he counted off, “I could be a really great spy!”

Kanan sighed, the telltale signs of an Ezra-induced headache beginning to manifest, a subtle throbbing beneath his temple overcoming his need to stay as rational as possible. “We’ve been over this,” he said, pinching the bridge of his nose, “and under no circumstances will I use you as a spy. You are not getting involved!”

“I’m already involved!” Ezra said. “You think if you got caught then they wouldn’t arrest your ‘mechanic’ for treason, too?”

He was right, of course. “Ezra,” said Kanan, bringing his hands down on his shoulders, tilting his head up to look him in the eye so that he could see, so that he could understand, “you listen to me. If there is the slightest chance that you can get out of this with your nose clean, then you take it. Do you understand?”

“Kanan--”

“Ezra!” He shook him. “Do you understand me?!”

“Fuck you!” Ezra roared as he shoved him off, nearly knocking Kanan into the strut of his bunk. “Just, fuck you! They were my parents, and I have the goddamn right to know why they died!”

“I know!” Kanan shouted back. “Of course you do.”

“Then tell me what’s going on!” Ezra advanced, hands balled into fists, jaw clenching with barely contained rage. Just like his father.

He couldn’t keep this from him for much longer.

“I don’t--” He broke off, willing the right words to come, “I don’t want to be wrong about this.” Ezra faltered at that, his shoulders losing some of their rigidity as his anger started to bleed out of him. “I have my suspicions, but that’s all they are right now: suspicions. This isn’t just a simple matter of corruption. What I’m--what we’re investigating might involve people so far up the chain of command that they could take us out in broad daylight and walk away without a single scratch on their reputation. These people,” for Kanan knew them well, knew them so intimately it still made him sick sometimes, “these people don’t care about right or wrong, or justice, or anything like that. And they certainly won’t think twice about killing you for what you know.” 

Heavily, Kanan sat on his bunk, the lumpy bed sinking even further under his weight, under the weight of the goddamn world. He was so goddamn tired. 

The mattress dipped as Ezra sat beside him, never taking his eyes off of him. “I can’t sit by and do nothing, Kanan,” he said, softly. “They were my parents.”

Something tried to crawl its way up Kanan’s throat, sitting heavily. This kid. “I know. And I promise, I won’t keep anything from if I think it’s important enough for you to know. But right now, the less you know, the better.”

His mouth twisted, but, eventually, he nodded. “Can…” he looked away, arms coming up to hug himself, the scrape of fabric on fabric seeming to center him. “Can you at least tell me what was on the vid?”

Kanan’s stomach plummeted. He closed his eyes, breathing in the scent of recycled air, dirty laundry, the lingering stench of Shento on his skin. When he opened them, Ezra was looking at him again, the bright blue of his eyes somehow dimmer in the low light of his cabin.

He would rather have the obstinate teenager than this.

“It was an interrogation archive,” Kanan said.

“The Grand Inquisitor?” 

“Yeah.” Ezra shuddered, and one hand rubbed at his wrist, almost subconsciously. “I thought it might have some new info, but… he was just torturing the prisoner. Trying to make him forget something he had seen.” Which was true. Nothing in that vid was news to Kanan.

Beside him, Ezra dipped his head, dark hair in his eyes, and tilted slowly until it could be said that he was leaning on Kanan. Kanan’s shoulder twitched, but he knew better than to try to hug the kid. “And the prisoner?” he asked. “What did he know?”

“He knew…” Kallus’ voice in his head, again. “He thought he knew why they were targeting your mother.”

“Did he?”

“Honestly? I don’t know.” And the truth was, he didn’t. The Rebellion, the JEDI, the Grand Inquisitor, the Bridgers, and their son; every answer to every question revealed a whole new web of entanglements, of money and power and depraved individuals, and Kanan was still so lost, adrift in the void of space without a heading. “There’s so much that just isn’t adding up, and I want--I have to be sure, beyond the shadow of a doubt, before I can go any further with this.”

He felt, rather than saw, Ezra’s nod. He wondered what Ezra could feel from him, if he could tell that Kanan still, despite his promises, was lying to him. 

[homieswithhades]

BTS Analysis;

I don’t even know if I can call this an unpopular opinion bc I know some people agree with this, this is more of an in-depth analysis and personal experience I guess. It’s all about bts... and its lowkey a mess. I apologise in advance for any grammar/spelling errors, and times I may contradict myself a bit. This is something that REALLY bothers me. I just want to clarify that I love bts a lot, and that I was the HUGEST STAN for a good 5ish months. I still stan them but not as much due to the following reasons.

They just don’t make good music anymore.  They love yourself era was when everything turned to shit. The actual core love yourself concept is very good but,,,, it was executed really poorly.

Dna was my first comeback with them, even though I’ve been listening to them since august 2016. But when actually became a stan in April 2017, I was obsessed with them. I was so damn excited for their September 2017 cb that my standards were through the roof. During the summer they changed the logo and did the beyond the scene thing,,, that’s the first thing that kind of irked me,,, and then they did the highlight reels in the style of I need u and they were redeemed.

When love yourself her started promotions and teasers, the bar was higher than the person who edited the DNA mv. The concept pics were so unfitting??? And just lacked that aesthetic element. I dint like them at all,,,, and the album cover was,,, below standard and looked rushed and lazily designed. But when serendipity came out I loved it (and I still do) so that fuelled my expectations for the music, even though they weren’t really that damaged by the odd first impression of the album. But then DNA came out and???? I was so disappointed?????? The beat was so annoying,,, the mv was so ugly,, the outfits were ugly,,, the lyrics were weird. In other words DNA was just a straight up flop... I hoped the rest of the album would have been better but,,,, it really, REALLY wasn’t.

After love yourself her I lost a lot of interest in bts. I missed their old music so much, and I was genuinely upset over it. I didn’t follow them as closely as I used to. I started to joke about them with my friends who lost interest in bts before me, but I still missed the old bts so much. The whole Ellen show thing, all the western media like Buzzfeed and Billboard making vids and articles about bts, all the rigged award shows, it pissed me off bc they were getting famous in the US bc of their worst album that didn’t display their full potential at all!!!!

Imma just go out and say it, armys are one of the most toxic fandoms ever.

Sometimes they’re just plain disrespectful and starting arguments where they don’t belong. I wouldn’t be able to count how many times I got attacked on Twitter, Instagram and even in the YouTube comments for expressing a different opinion. I remember all the fan wars and scandals. All the mobs at airports, All the times k-fans and i-fans tried to ruin another groups reputation (I’m not saying other fans never did this, bc it was always a thing, but it was never this extreme.) and the fuckin credit card thing oh my god,,,, a huge shitstorm caused by one fandom that lasts for years on end.

When bts got really mainstream, and gained more young western fans, they really ruined bts even further for me. Not to mention all the cringey tweets and memes, they hurt to look at. I absolutely don’t mind the “you got no jams” meme or the “ExCuSE mE” one, bc theyre just pure goof from the members, but when armys took it and overused it, that’s when it started to get annoying.

Some armys genuinely think bts is the only kpop group and that the world revolves around them. They comment “annyeonghaseyo any armys here???!!!” in the most unexpected places, I deadass saw someone on my overwatch team playing quick play with the name “army.FOREVER.saranghae” yall do realise it costs 10$ to change ur blizzard username, right?

Some armys also don’t respect other kpop groups in older gens (or any other ones for that matter) and assume that bts broke through into the western world themselves, which is complete bullshit, without groups like bigbang, shinee, tvxq, shinhwa, h.o.t,  seo taiji boys etc etc (and other ones I don’t know of rip) kpop would have never gotten into the western world.

I never identified as an army bc I knew they were cringey bc of my friends who were HUGE armys back in 2016 and low-key koreaboos, and I knew what the bad stans looked like, so I never associated with them, and just called myself a bts stan. But the whole western situation just got so goddamn worse. I was sick of the Americans plaguing bts for me.

I also wanna say, I know not all armys are toxic and cringey. And I respect the level headed and chill Armys, yall are doing it right.

Moving on from Armys, I noticed a change in bts themselves. Namjoon changed his stage name, which absolutely sent me. I understand the meaning behind it but for some reason I felt that he did it to be fake deep? Or woke, and that he tried to completely cover-up his past self. The other members became cocky and were always draped in all that ugly Gucci and designer shit. I knew they were being forced to act the way they were acting, bc I know them well. I know how they really are. I know that they’re good people. I know they’re very humble deep down. They had that special connection with their fans before, that made u feel like u were good friends with them, and they absolutely ruined that. They’re being forced to put on this fake image to impress you filthy Americans.

I still stan bts atm. But I stan them for their old music and the people they truly are, not who they are portrayed to be. I can’t remember when euphoria came out, but I was kinda annoyed they tried to incorporate hyyh prologue into their shitty concept. And the song was also annoying and too edm-ish (like most of their new songs, idk why their style completely changed). Anyway, when tear came out, I was still kinda off the bandwagon, and I saw the concept pics and I was surprised at how nice they were. I saw the album cover, which was still ugly but better than the previous one. Then Singularity came out and!!!!! I loved it a lot. And then fake love happened. Oof is all I have to say. But some songs on the album, were actually good. Like the truth untold, paradise and OUTRO TEAR. Outro tear will remain the best song in the love yourself trilogy.

I also feel that I have to acknowledge that for all the love yourself albums only the intro and outro were genuinely up to standard (except outro answer).

Then came love yourself answer and idol. When I found out they were collabing with niki minaj I lost it. The concept pics were ugly once again, it was supposed to a controversial comeback???? And??? It wasn’t. I’m honestly glad it wasn’t promoted.

I noticed a repetitiveness with songs on answer. The beat was off with the singing. It was all just a mess. I also noticed the amount of godddamn auto tune in the songs (eg, mic drop, fake love, idol, airplane pt.2 and others I can’t remember atm) all of bts’s old songs all sound unique and different, and they all had this “emotional” element to them, to elaborate on that, compare dna, fake love or idol to save me, I need u or young forever. Notice how dna, fake love and idol convey absolutely no emotion through the lyrics or the actual beat of the song, unlike save me, I need u or young forever, that literally have more sentimental/emotional value in the few English lines that are in the song then all of the lyrics in their 3 new title tracks combined. I think this is my most difficult point to explain bc different songs make people feel different things, but it’s no doubt that you can tell the difference between a song that’s made to appeal to the masses with no unique properties to a song that coveys deep emotion (whatever the emotion may be) through the beat, the lyrics and the sound of the vocals/rapping alike. Listen to intro nevermind, and then listen to go go and just try to tell me that im wrong.

Alos, bts seem to have incorporated auto tune into songs, especially on their vocalists. bts don’t need the auto tune bc they’re good vocalists. Also, I have to mention, the vocal line isn’t the “best” per say. they’re good vocalists but it’s nothing special. Seokjin is the best vocalist period. Jungkook’s voice is generic, and in recent songs he has been straining it to reach the notes. Taehyungs voice isn’t even that special, it’s just deep, and it only really suits ballads and R&B songs like singularity or butterfly. Jimin has a very nice voice, but again, it’s nothing extraordinary. I feel that Jin has the most vocal potential, and he doesn’t get to show it, he has this really unique voice, idk what it is about it that just??? I really love it. But to clarify, I’m not hating on their voices or saying there untalented, because they’re very talented, but most of vocal line gets too much credit. As for rap line, I think they’re one of bts’s strongest points. Namjoons style is so smooth and just overall good? It amazes me that he rapped so well over the years with a breathing problem. Hoseok is a good rapper too, his sound is unique and his adlibs add to that uniqueness in older songs, as for Yoongi, I genuinely think he’s one of the best rappers in the industry, it’s not about the speed element, it’s about his flow, his power, his emotion, everything about his rap is just amazing.

Now I wanna talk about the member’s individual popularity. The maknae line has the most stans, and quite frankly, their stans are the worst. Treat all of the members with the same love and respect. Sure, it’s perfectly fine to have a bias but to disregard the other members is just plain wrong.

Bts are human beings, first and foremost, and then there musicians second. They’re being made into media puppets and clout bait, which they absolutely don’t deserve. They deserve recognition for their good stuff, which they have PLENTY of.

All in all, I’m sick of the American attention. It’s cringey, annoying and unnecessary. Sure, bts deserve recognition but not that much of it!!!!!!

And they were being recognised for the wrong thing for fucks sake!!!! I didn’t like ANY of the new songs on answer. I only liked epiphany. And then I found out it wasn’t written by any of the members. Rip. Fans will unfortunately blindly follow, stream and like whatever they put out like blind sheep because it’s accustomed to them, bighit KNOW that they’ll make more money in America. They know no matter what bts put out, no matter how shit it is, fans will like it and itll be revenue for the company. And all the mobile games and the bt21??? Was so unnecessary?? Capitalism amirite? Quantity over quality. It’s the sad truth.

Armys tend to mix up criticism and hate. Although there is a very thin line between the two, there is a difference. Criticism is the analysis and judgement of the merits and faults of something. Hate is blind and unjustified. Hate is disliking something for no reason, or for a very invalid reason. So for example, saying; “I don’t like this apple because its bitter and im not a huge fan of bitter things” is fine to say, unlike, “FUCK THIS APPLE BECAUSE ITS BITTER, FUCK ALL APPLES” you know? It’s okay to dislike a group. It’s NOT okay to hate on a group. No one’s is going to gain anything by hate.

So, all the youtubers are reacting to bts for clout, the fandom is a fucking mess, armys are attacking other fandoms for no reason, the members lost their TRUE humbleness and neglected their real personalities and they’ve put out 3 overall bad standard albums over the course of a whole ass year.

But I still have this spark of hope for them. Why? Because I love them, they have a special place in my heart. I know they have the potential to be amazing, unique and just overall good people with their own personalities, and truly special musical abilities.

After their tour I honestly, really hope the attention dies down and they put out another good, original, album like the hyyh albums, with nice concepts, good songs, and a pleasant to look at mv. It’s really all I ask for. The old bts. I know I’ll never get them back, and I absolutely cherish their old stuff, like the bulletproof logo, bangtan boys, rap monster, hyyh, young forever, no more dream, wings, them all goofing around together and not caring about their image, their wholesome interactions with fans, and all the songs and concepts and theories that never have, and never will be recognised.

On a final note, I realise I can’t blame bts themselves entirely for this. This stuff is only partially “their fault”. Its bighit’s fault, the army’s and haters fault and the media’s fault. But, America is to blame the most. That’s all for today.

[news-mashable-yahoopartner-blog]

The reasons women are striking across the globe

Women in more than 50 countries worldwide are participating in the Women's Strike on International Women's Day to loudly shout about the issues that matter to them.

SEE ALSO: How to participate in the Women's Strike if you can't skip work

As part of the International Women's Strike — also called A Day Without a Woman — women around the world are skipping paid and unpaid work on March 8 to call for gender equality, labour rights, reproductive health access and an end to domestic violence.

Women from Australia to Guatemala are taking part in the strike, and the reasons for striking vary from country to country.

Mashable interviewed women around the world to find out why the strike is important to women of their country. 

UK

Screen on the Green cinema in Islington displays a message for International Women's Day, London.

Image: Jeff Blackler/REX/Shutterstock

Women across the UK skipped work as part of the strike and many showed their support for the strike through individual actions.

The organisers of the UK Women's Strike stated in a blog post that the strike aimed to show solidarity with women across the globe, to stand up for economic justice. 

Mothers and children gathered in Parliament Square in London to call for a living wage for mothers and carers. 

Mothers & children are the majority of the casualties of war! #InternationalWomensDay pic.twitter.com/gFxHdAuxNV

— GlobalWomenStrike (@WomenStrike) March 8, 2017

UK-based Krzysia Balinska said she's striking because she feels uncomfortable going back to Poland, her home country, due to its strict anti-abortion laws. But she's also striking to raise awareness of issues faced by women in Britain. 

"I'm striking because the British government has drastically cut the funding to domestic violence services, and justified it by the 'necessary austerity measures'," says Balinska.

On March 8 join the worldwide day of action #ADayWithoutAWoman https://t.co/wQcaD18a2Z pic.twitter.com/u3SxJ3bic0

— Women's March London (@womensmarchlon) February 19, 2017

"I'm striking because there is no quality sexual education in Poland, and access to contraception is being limited. 

"I'm hoping to draw attention to the reproductive justice — or the lack of it — in many countries which sadly includes my native Poland. I'm hoping that one day starting a family in my country could be an option, because it isn't for now," Balinska said. 

IRELAND

Women in Ireland are striking to urge the government to repeal the Eighth Amendment, a constitutional ban on abortion which only permits women whose pregnancies put their lives at risk to have access to safe, legal abortion services. This constitutional ban means that abortion isn't permitted in cases of fatal foetal abnormalities.

"Since 1983, access to abortion has been unavailable here in Ireland due to the Eighth Amendment. Consequently, Ireland is one of only two countries in the world — alongside Chile — where abortion is dealt with in a nation's constitution," says Eoin, one of the organisers of Ireland's "Strike4Repeal". 

We won't wait. #Strike4Repeal #repealthe8th @RepealChain @Strike_4_Repeal pic.twitter.com/RBsac5Hkch

— Caoimhe Ⓥ (@caoimheisme) March 8, 2017

"People in Ireland are tired of the issue being sidelined by successive governments. Strike 4 Repeal exists to demonstrate the palpable anger a huge number of people here feel towards being denied bodily autonomy in 2017," Eoin continues.

FRANCE

Women in France are striking for equality in the workplace. In a blogpost, the organisers of France's strike "8 Mars" stated that "women today still don't have the same access as men to jobs, to professional training, to different industry and senior jobs." 

French feminists and their supporters hold posters and placards during their rally for gender equality on the occasion of International Women's Day on Place de la République in Paris.

Image: LANGSDON/EPA/REX/Shutterstock

"The situation is changing, but slowly, and businesses are resisting change," Romy Duhem-Verdière — one of the organisers of 8 Mars — explains.

"I can't speak on behalf of the women of France. But I think the pay gap is reason enough," Duhem-Verdière continues.

Reproductive rights are also high on the agenda in France. In Marseille, an artist staged an abortion rights demo outside the city's regional courthouse to protest the council's plans to cut funding to a family planning organisation. 

Collage géant d'une #Femen sur le conseil régional de Marseille où siège celle qui veut couper les subventions du @leplanning #livgcestsacré pic.twitter.com/VG59jAvl92

— Sarah Constantin (@sarahconstantin) March 8, 2017

ITALY

In Italy, activists have formed a collective called Non Una Di Meno and drafted a manifesto for Italy's "Lotto Marzo" strike. 

"We strike for fighting violence of the system in any form: The patriarchal violence on women and on LGBTQI+, the violence of state control on our bodies, the violence of the borders on the migrants. The violence of state cuts in welfare and rights," explains a spokesperson from Non Una Di Meno.

Laura de Bonfils — one of the strikers in Italy — explained her personal reasons for striking.

"Personally I’m also striking for LGBTI+ rights because this summer I will get married to my partner in Finland and our marriage will not be recognised in Italy," says de Bonfils.

BELGIUM

A protestor holds a sign during a demonstration for International Women's Day outside EU headquarters in Brussels ,

Image: AP/REX/Shutterstock

Strikers in Belgium gathered in front of the European Parliament to call for international access to abortion and pay equality. 

#OneBillionRising devant le parlement européen. #8mars #solidarityisourweapon #womensstrikeBelgium #DroitsDesFemmes pic.twitter.com/YDgS4BYj0j

— M3M (@M3Monde) March 8, 2017

One of the strikers in Belgium, writer Hilary Seriously, explained that she was striking in solidarity with women in Ireland, where she's from.

"I am from Ireland and I live in Belgium. The reason I am striking is to support the fight for women's reproductive rights in Ireland. Abortion is illegal there unless the mother's life is in danger," she explained. 

USA

Women across America are striking today and those who are unable to skip work are showing support by wearing items of red clothing and turning their profile photos red. 

Winnie Wong, from New York City, says she's striking in resistance to Donald Trump's presidency.

"I'm striking quite simply because it's the women leading the resistance against Trump's authoritarian garbage fire of a government," says Wong.

"We have the most to lose, and we will NOT be silenced. We must fight systemic patriarchy by practicing powerful solidarity," Wong continues. 

My 7 yo and 8 yo emailed this to their school last night.#DayWithoutAWoman #InternationalWomensDay #WomensStrike pic.twitter.com/IPmcSbcMnB

— Mindy Wilkerson (@mindymoons) March 8, 2017

Sama Dizayee — a journalist from Washington D.C. — says she's striking to call for equal pay for female journalists.  

"Journalists are not supposed to be advocates, how can I not be today as a woman journalist? Many women in the media/journalism industry don't get equal pay," says Dizayee.

"And that's only one industry, many industries around the world do unjust to women in unequal pay," she continues.

Dizayee is also using the strike to protest Trump's presidency. "In America, President Trump says he respects women and then goes and calls women 'nasty', 'ugly', 'grab them by the p***y.'"

"Should we just sit down and let a president make sexist comments and not be offended? Absolutely not," says Dizayee.

Leslie Z. Hollingsworth in San Francisco is closing her business — the San Francisco Massage Supply Co. — for the day. 

"I am striking to make a point that women are a large portion of the workforce, and may be overlooked as we do more of the 'behind the scenes' work, so we don’t always get credit. And we work HARD!" says Hollingsworth.

"With our new administration in place, the blatant undermining and dismissing of many women’s rights and programs has become a huge issue. Everything from basic healthcare to cancer screenings is under fire," she says. 

AUSTRALIA

Educators and childcare workers in Australia went on strike to demand fairer wages and equal pay, and many took to the streets in major cities to participate in demonstrations. 

Vid of striking educators on Sydney rd today 8/3/17 "Hey Malcolm, listen up! Educators are standing up!" @UnitedVoiceECEC #BigStepsNOW pic.twitter.com/sHjH8LKd2J

— Approaching Critical (@approachingcrit) March 8, 2017

March by striking early childhood educators demanding fair wage has concluded, now for #InternationalWomensDay rally @ 5:30 @UnitedVoiceECEC pic.twitter.com/5jT8JZ16QR

— Approaching Critical (@approachingcrit) March 8, 2017

Dee: we are walking off job because we're fed up with working 4 love. We are more than $20 an hour #IWD2017 @GedKACTU pic.twitter.com/UtQ31rvmbC

— Big Steps (@UnitedVoiceECEC) March 8, 2017

GUATEMALA 

A spokesperson for ParoINTdeMujeres explained that women in Guatemala are striking to call for an end to violence against women and girls and femicide. 

"Femicide — the violent death of a woman, killed by someone close to her, usually her husband, boyfriend or ex-boyfriend — is our main reason to strike," the spokesperson said.  

And photos from around the world show even more women marching and protesting.

PAKISTAN

Pakistani women workers rally in Karachi.

Image: AP/REX/Shutterstock

INDONESIA

In Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

Image: Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images

PHILIPPINES

Activists and residents of urban communities from Manila hold posters and setup a barricade as they occupy a government housing project in Bulacan, Philippines.

Image: Jes Aznar/Getty Images

ECUADOR 

Ecuador está con #MujeresEnHuelga @FEDDSYDR @EcuadorTV @elcomerciocom pic.twitter.com/9IweXJhr20

— ParoINTdeMujeres (@MujeresEnHuelga) March 8, 2017

RUSSIA

An activist holds a poster reading 'A woman for president!' during a protest inside the Kremlin with The Troitskaya Tower in the background in Moscow.

Image: AP/REX/Shutterstock

Happy International Women's Day! Additional reporting by Sasha Lekach. 

WATCH: Across the globe, nasty women and men hit the streets one day after Trump's inauguration

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md3 watches Ascendance of a Bookworm eps2-4

2:45 PM 12/4/2019

Ascendance of a Bookworm Episode 2 – Life Improvements and Slates

I feel less compellted to stop the ep every few minutes to write my reaction notes, since I already watched these clips before on YOuTube.  I feel like I can finally relax and watch this series.  I should watch spoilers more often.  LOL  

I've been warry for a little while now, but I wonder if this is it...  I've been seeing AniTube vids latey alluding to "that scene" from this series.  Though I have no idea what they're talking about, it sounds like something problematic sprang up in the story.  And more and more, I wonder if it's this romance that the show is pushing between Main (I don't like that Crunchyroll spelling; my brain keeps wanting to read "main") and Lutz.  I mean, if they take that to fruition without time skips, then that means this adult lady from our world, trapped in the body of a 5 year old, will be in a romantic relationship with a 5 year old boy from this fantasy world.  O____o;;;;;;;;;;;;  I hope they don't do that.  ...But knowing how often incest has been pushed as the romantic subplot, more often in anime this past decade or so....I'm afraid that may be the case.  x__x;  I really hope I'm just being paranoid!  ;o;!  

Also, this whole shampoo/sniffing hair reminds me of when I was younger and I did understand that it's weird/intrusive if a guy does that to a girl.  Up until that point in my life, women had frequently commented on my shampoo scent and sniffed my hair.  And I just came to learn that it must be a normal thing.  Then the first time a guy asked if he could sniff my hair, my first thought was, "Well, I don't want to change my response, just because of his gender."  I had spent a lot of my childhood sexist against males, and I was trying very hard to grow out of it.  So I let him pick up a lock of my hair and sniff it.  Granted, my hair was so freaking long that even picking it up, kept him at a good 3-4 foot distance away from me.  So I didn't realize it was anything considered intimate.  But in retrospect, and after guys kept approaching me more than once in the hardware store, while I was still in my church clothes,...What kind of weirdo chases after girls running errands in a store, whenever she happens to be in a nice dress, then strikes up random conversations and asks to sniff her hair?!  In retrospect, that was weird.  And as an asexual, I am retroactively creeped-out.  

3:15 PM 12/4/2019

Well, Crunchyroll crashed during the commercial break again.  Do I have to stop watching now?  Like I did yesterday during Dr. Stone?  ;o;?  If this keeps happening, maybe I'll just watch fansubs on YouTube.  ;_;  I really don't want to though!  I'll try reloading the page and see if it'll let me skip to the middle of the episode, where I left off.  

3:31 PM 12/4/2019

She forgot her papyrus idea?

Well, I'm not going to wait through another commercial break that'll probably crash or buffer like all the others.  I'm going straight to the next episode.  And I just hope there isn't more to ep2 besides the ending theme and previews.

3:32 PM 12/4/2019

Ascendance of a Bookworm Episode 3 – The Events of Winter

omg Give Main some tools!  LOL  

Aw, poor Turi.  She should be proud of all the things she was able to help Main do, that Main so obviously couldn't do alone.  Instead she feels sad that Main is better at weaving than her. ;_;

I learned a long time ago that age doesn't matter, just experience.  Being the older sister isn't some kind of automatic hierarchy that makes you naturally better at everything vs your younger sister.  I have so much social anxiety that I've been paralyzed with inexperience for most of my life, so growing up, it was only logical to me that my outgoing sister had lots of experience and capabilities that I couldn't do.  I never felt sore at her about it.  Instead I recognized that I could rely on her to help me with the things she did better than me.  I just got lucky that the pseudo-philosophical blabbering I naturally do is for some reason very useful to her (per her words).  Sisters is a team thing, not a hierarchy.

Gotta say, there's a lot of scenes in this anime that suddenly stop.  Like I expect the characters to do an action, but they freeze instead.  I know there's a lot of limited animation and a series needs to save their budget.  But this series does it so well, that during the times when they cut corners, it's really unexpected.  Not bad, which is what makes their choices for when to place the limited animation, still good direction.  Just unexpected, after the series/episode has been able to fool you so far, with the other limited animation corner cutting it placed so well that it was unnoticable.  It didn't impede the natural flow of the episode/series so far.  It's pretty impressive.  ^-^!  Like when Turi was warming the parue tree's branch to pick the fruit, or when Lutz was about to flip the pancake/paruecake.  

I love that Main straight up called her dad's jealousy by acting innocent.  

I love when Main talks like an adult in that tiny body.  LOL  "I'm not the type of person to work without compensation."  LOL Wow.  She really had him make a crochet hook.  I thought she'd use knitting needles instead.  Ambitious!

LOL  Her dad's so silly!  LOL  

4:04 PM 12/4/2019

Ok.  No time for ending credits or ending themes.  I gotta get on with my day.  

4:58 PM 12/4/2019

Ascendance of a Bookworm Episode 4 – Forests and Clay Tablets

Back from my daily walk.  Maybe I can watch this ep without sitting and typing at my laptop?  (Feh.  Heard that one beofre. x_x; )  

"Officially going there to learn to read and write."  Yosha!!!!!!!!!

I keep forgetting Main's dad is the captain.  lol

When I first saw this scene on YouTube, I was confused because I thought clay soil was most prevalent around water.  o.o?  Isn't it that layer that's usually exposed on the sides of creeks and rivers? But in this series Main says, "He took em to a spot with very little vegetation ro drainage." I'll have to research later.  

"With books, you can learn what people in the past were thinking, and experience so much mroe than you normally could in an average lifespan."  Damn straight.  Whenever spoilsports start denegrating 2nd hand experience and blabbing on about how "you can only really learn stuff first-hand" and whatever, I always end up shouting, "Then what the hell are libraries for!?!"  Second-hand experiences have value, damn it!  "Experience so much more than you normally could in an average lifespan."

Why is their first instinct to jump onto those tablets when they didn't know what they were?!  This is why there are so many fairtales about people doing random stupid stuff, then getting cursed!

I didn't expect them to introduce magic like this.  Why is she glowing?

Well, because they owed her, now she has more hands to produce more clay.  

Damn.  Rain.  

Oh no!  No no no no no no!  As somone who as tried to speed up ceramics baking by cheating with fireplaces and ovens before the actual kiln, please don't just toss your clay tablets into a stove fire!  o~o!!!

...and kablamo.  ^^;;;;

5:28 PM 12/4/2019

Well, that's enough new anime for right now.  I've got stuff to do.  

[roamingmom]

Revisiting Amsterdam (A’dam to the locals) with my children was a bit different from previous visits in my late teens and early twenties.

This crazy liberal, bike and cheese loving mecca should be on everyone’s bucket list of travels. Even with its often bleak and gray weather, the Dutch Capital never disappoints and holds something for everyone.

So, wondering what to do with kids in Amsterdam? Pretty much anything you would do without kids in Amsterdam. With the exception of coffee shops and erotica shops in the Rosse buurt, or as we know it… the infamous Red Light District – Amsterdam is relatively kid friendly.

What to See and Do

Canal Burger Cruise

You must see Amsterdam by water. This 90 minute tour (or any other tour) through the historic canals is essential to your itinerary . Your perspective of any city changes when viewed from the water. Amsterdam is a city built on a network of 165 canals – her true charm can only be discovered by boat.

The burgers were decent enough and served with unlimited beverages….Heineken Beer (of course), wine, water, juice, soft drinks, etc…

Van Gogh Museum

I recommend this little Museum over the much larger (massive) Rijks Museum, especially with kids. My guys are 12, 11 and 9. They know some of Van Gogh’s work so the museum was relatable to them and small enough to bomb through.

Highlights:

Sunflowers

Almond Blossoms

Irises

Wheatfield with Crows

Starry Nights is not there. It resides at the MoMA in New York City.

Heineken Experience

This is exactly what you think it is. An interactive tour through the legendary Heineken  Brewery with a tasting at the end. I’ve done loads of wine tours, this was my first beer tour. For beer lovers it’s a must. This gal will stick  to wine tours. As for the kids, not gonna lie…BORED. So bored.  Definitely the low light for them.

Anne Frank House

The Anne Frank House cannot be missed. This one had an impact on everyone. The kids know her story and were intrigued throughout the tour. I left with a heavy heart reminded how close this brave little girl came to surviving the war.  There are many quotes by Anne posted through the home. This is my favorite……

I can shake off everything if I write; my sorrows disappear; my courage is reborn. But, and that is the great question, will I ever be able to write anything great, will I ever become a journalist, or a writer?

— Anne Frank

To that I say: “Yes, darling clever girl! You wrote one of the most important memoirs of the 20th century.”

Nine Streets

One nice thing about returning to Amsterdam has an “adult” is that I could afford to do a little shopping and the Nine Streets do not disappoint. As the name indicates, these 9 Streets are lined with unique boutiques and cafes….yes, cafes, not coffee shops! Big difference. Located right behind Dam Square, definitely worth the look . You might have to ply your children with hot cocoa to keep them engaged.

One of the Nine Streets

Bribery

Getting Around

Amsterdam is a fabulous walking city. Obviously, it’s also a biking city. I do not recommend renting bikes for families with kids. The bikers don’t play in Amsterdam and are likely to run you down well before a car. Remember to look all ways when crossing and to mind the bike lane. Trams are also plentiful and a good way to step out of the rain.

Points of Interest

Dam Square

In the center of Amsterdam, close to the Central Station, you will find Dam Square. The Royal Palace takes up one side. Fun Fact: The Dutch Royals actually live there (part of the time).

Leidseplein Square

The centre of Amsterdam night life unless The Red Light District is more your scene. This is a bustling square with cafes, theaters and street performers. My guys love buskers and are always up for stopping to watch for a bit.

Big Shoes to fill.

 The Flower Market/Bloemenmarkt

A floating flower market on the Singel Canals. Here you can buy tulip bulbs and any other kitsch Dutch memorabilia you may desire.

The Red Light District

Yes, Mom of the Year, took the boys through the Red Light District. Not the whole thing. Just one bit of it, and in the early part of the evening. Very early.

The Wallen, or Russe buurt (Red Light), is the oldest part of the city and offers much more than brothels, peep shows, and sex shops. It has some beautiful canals, restaurants  and historic leaning gabled houses. It is probably one of the most interesting “neighbourhoods” in the world.

Food

It is not just all cheese shops. Although the cheese shops are plentiful and the cheese is so good. The Dutch have some other interesting and notable food. Some of which requires some acquiring.

Stroopwafels – Chewy, syrupy, waffle goodness.

Bitterballen – Deep-fried meatballs, bit like croquettes.

Oliebollen – Deep-fried sweet dumplings in oil.

Raw Herring – Eaten whole (plain) or with cut up onion.

Salty Fries with Mayo – My fave. Once you try fries with mayo, you’ll never go back to ketchup. Fries are available everywhere….kids were thrilled.

Black licorice – Known as drops to the Dutch. These are foul. Even more foul is the dubbel zout (double salt) version. My half Dutch husband loves them. Like I said, some tastes are acquired.

The nasty DZ drop

Tips

Stay near the centre. As mentioned Amsterdam is an easy walking city within the centre you will never run out of interesting things to see.

Buy your tickets to attractions on line. ALWAYS, do this. You should never have to wait inline with a little advance planning. The Anne Frank House and The Heineken Museum are especially busy. Pre-book.

  Checkout our trip vid: A’dam with the Fam on Youtube:

    A’dam with the Fam Revisiting Amsterdam (A'dam to the locals) with my children was a bit different from previous visits in my late teens and early twenties.

[hgfstreamchats]

Corpse Bride

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You know, the vids stopped the moment he did. agooddistraction: aw scrap what did I miss? Zephra85: And thus it was the beginning of a beautiful relationship, thanks to wartime kidnapping Knock Out: Yourself, for starters. Zephra85: Good job Knock Out agooddistraction: Noo Zephra85: Wheeljack! Hey! :D agooddistraction: Hey Thenightetc: ...Oh boy! Zephra85: It was when you were put-off by Bulkhead not having your back in favor of playing peacemaker with Magnus Zephra85: And Arcee was helping you through it Thenightetc: Did he just say they met last night...? Knock Out: Of course he did. agooddistraction: Did that happen in other timelines? Knock Out: It happened in ours. Thenightetc: Didn't they say they were in high school, still? agooddistraction: Weird Thenightetc: "Well, I'm pregnant" Knock Out: Hah! Thenightetc: I'm not sorry. Zephra85: (loOSING IT) Zephra85: Oh god please don't be a racist thing Thenightetc: I think it's probably going to be a thinly veiled racist thing. Thenightetc: And/or classist. Thebes: wow.  Wow.  WOW. Thenightetc: Uggggghhh. agooddistraction: I'm lost Zephra85: This is a weird infography but at least it's not racist Knock Out: Human bonding = boing. Zephra85: Send June and Fowler a congrats card, but it just says 'BOING' Thebes: nah, but it is not-so-quietly sexist and probably a few other things Knock Out: Why not? If I'm not invited, I may as well be banned. Why do things halfway? agooddistraction: Let's just crash it Zephra85: DO IT Knock Out: "Talking. Boinging." In other words, you and Bumblebee. agooddistraction: Yep agooddistraction: Wait so what did what I missed have to do with them Zephra85: Any of those predacon fossils left? Could make a hilarious wedding present. 'I took this from you and now you're married because I did' Knock Out: Brilliant! Knock Out: This short brought to you by: popular songs." Zephra85: 'And it certainly has nothing to do with that we no longer have any use for them and they're taking up room and collecting dust on the shelf, nosiree it's all about the irony.' Thenightetc: Oh!  Corpse Bride? Thenightetc: :D Zephra85: !!! I LOVE THIS MOVIE Thebes: oh this will be fun~ Thenightetc: Anyone here not seen it?  Should we not spoil it? agooddistraction: I have no idea what this is Thenightetc: Ahhh. Knock Out: A human film about a wedding, animated in the same vein as the thing where the human child got his eyes ripped out. Zephra85: Zombie puppets and visiting the afterlife. Also there's a wedding. agooddistraction: [omgg i played victor's piano solo at my piano recitcal when i was like 16] Thenightetc: ..Eyes ripped out? agooddistraction: [and now i'm broken and don't remember how to play it] Zephra85: Coraline Thenightetc: Oh agooddistraction: Wait what Knock Out: And The Sandman. Thenightetc: oh THAT Thenightetc: I was thinking.... nevermind. 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They can prop each other up. agooddistraction: Why's his helm so tall Zephra85: It's a hat agooddistraction: Oh Thenightetc: pffff Zephra85: The most realistic part of the movie here Zephra85: 'Cause lord knows I don't know 90% of my obscure relatives Thenightetc: "set the tablecloth on fire :) Thenightetc: boing! agooddistraction: Poor fella Thenightetc: PFFFF agooddistraction: Hahahahaha Thenightetc: poor kid Zephra85: Must have been seriously cheap wine if it didn't make the fire worse Thenightetc: day: *is about to get worse* agooddistraction: It's not a party until something catches fire Thenightetc: PFfff Zephra85: True Zephra85: UGH SO CUTE agooddistraction: He's doin' it Knock Out: There he goes. Thenightetc: "is that a hand" agooddistraction: Eew he married the tree? agooddistraction: what Thenightetc: Here we goooo agooddistraction: Scrap Zephra85: He was trying to practice agooddistraction: ??? agooddistraction: When ya smoke too much Knock Out: Don't mix alloys, children. agooddistraction: Whoa Zephra85: My favourite song is coming up! :D Zephra85: Also my fave character agooddistraction: Ahhhh Zephra85: THERE HE IS Zephra85: JANGLEBONES Zephra85: MY FAVE Thenightetc: Yesssss agooddistraction: This protoform guy? Zephra85: Bowler hat skeleton with one eye singing right now Knock Out: What is the human obsession with your own bones? Knock Out: Who started that one? Zephra85: I have no idea Zephra85: I just like the jazz guy and the swing music segments Knock Out: It IS gloriously catchy. agooddistraction: Why can they be naked but other humans with skin can't be naked? Ratchet: ... what have I logged into Zephra85: Most of us aren't as determined as these guys Zephra85: Hello Ratchet! Ratchet: Hello Knock Out: Ratchet. Ratchet: Knock Out. agooddistraction: 8) agooddistraction: That was fun Zephra85: How're the wedding plans going for the happy couple? Thebes: They've taken a turn Thenightetc: Corpse Bride.  That guy is about to get married, but he kept messing up his vows, so he went into the woods to practice and accidentally married the dead girl there. Ratchet: Oh, is that why Knock Out chose this particular feature Knock Out: Ew. Thenightetc: Yes, well Zephra85: Along with another marriage featurette, and some old footage from the war showing June and Fowler's early bonding days Ratchet: ... oh? Thenightetc: Not that that would actually be legally binding, but hey Zephra85: Yup! Just isn't a proper date without fossil hunting and kidnapping, and near-death involving a train. Ratchet: Very creative with the theme tonight, then. Knock Out: Very perceptive of you to notice. Thenightetc: awwww Thenightetc: it's Zero! Zephra85: So precious Thenightetc: oh my god Zephra85: HAH Zephra85: Clever. Thebes: man, their board of toursim must be buried Thenightetc: ...wut Zephra85: Raven eggs: pathways to death. Good to know Ratchet: You would think she'd be more wary about being told to wait for things. Zephra85: She's adorably naiive Thenightetc: Yes, well, the worst has already happened, hasn't it happened, hasn't it Ratchet: Still though Zephra85: You know he ded Zephra85: I LOVE THIS LINE/JOKE Zephra85: Coooold man Ratchet: ... harsh Zephra85: Aw this one's a sweet sad song too thenightetc: Is it okay? Knockout: The chat died on my end. thenightetc: Same, had to reload Knockout: Always a joy, livestream. Zephra85: Gotta love it. (eyeroll) thenightetc: she's giving him a little too much credit, I think Zephra85: AH THERE IT IS thenightetc: "why are you in our house" warwearymedic: And for some reason, it will not allow me to use my own name. Knockout: Likewise. Zephra85: Ugh, livestream. thenightetc: Because you're already logged in or soemthing thenightetc: It didn't end the other session, I think Zephra85: I love how he was creeping so nearby but somehow managed to miss the 'penniless' comments warwearymedic: It's in the script thenightetc: did he just thenightetc: die? Zephra85: Well if he didn't getting run over by the horse and cart would have done the trick. Zephra85: ugh this scene's cute too Wheeljack: Why can't I talk Wheeljack: Why does it say I'm already logged in thenightetc: Livestream ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Zephra85: livestream is being a butt Knockout: Because livestream's kicked us all out of our own chat room. warwearymedic: Because human-created technolgy is less-than-reliable. Knockout: Human technology at its finest. warwearymedic: ... I'm not certain that's where those support structures are located on a human. Zephra85: They already paid the caterer thenightetc: Surely it was his parents who paid the caterer. thenightetc: They're the ones with money Zephra85: ture Zephra85: *true warwearymedic: ... that is sort of a glaring plot hole, isn't it? thenightetc: Well.  It's possible they're not actually doing any of that thenightetc: Cake, party, etc., I mean warwearymedic: How are they just noticing this point? Zephra85: He is waaay too happy about telling his friend this Zephra85: (sCREAMS INTO OBLIVION AT THIS PART) Knockout: He seems happier about this than we've seen him about anything. thenightetc: Well, he does get to escape all his problems this way Zephra85: His life does look pretty bleak warwearymedic: Should she not have a more pronounced limp? Or any limp? thenightetc: Cake is not supposed to do that. Zephra85: Her shoes balance her out I guess Knockout: I like how it was a big production to send the two of them back, but apparently this isn't a problem. warwearymedic: ... he has a point. Zephra85: HAA thenightetc: ...Why are Victor's parents there at all, actually Zephra85: 'Where do you keep the spirits?' HAAAAAA Zephra85: You'd think that'd be more of a 'headliner' than an 'in other news' story Knockout: ...Alright. That was adorable, I'll admit. thenightetc: Just slightly Wheeljack: Aww Knockout: That too. Wheeljack: Don't dead organics smell Zephra85: How many heartwarming stories do we get with zombies warwearymedic: I would assume not, as their olfactory systems no longer function. Wheeljack: No I mean thenightetc: ice cold. Zephra85: BURRRN Wheeljack: Do they smell bad Thebes: there's at least a handful.  More if you bend on thte definition of zombie Thebes: and more if you bend on 'heartwarming' Zephra85: The ones with flesh probably do Zephra85: The skeletal ones not as much I bet Knockout: Let's none of us dwell on the implications of the two skeleton children. Zephra85: This just in: children die sometimes. warwearymedic: Especially in this particular period of human history Zephra85: Indeed Zephra85: Indeed thenightetc: awwww Zephra85: ToT Zephra85: Emily is so precious Knockout: It seems to me that this could be easily solved by a threeway. Zephra85: (UGLY LAUGHTER) thenightetc: Well, she's about to be a widow! Wheeljack: Uh oh Wheeljack: Get 'im Zephra85: 'Musn't spill the plot device' Zephra85: Aw, Emily pulling Victoria out of the way thenightetc: ikr thenightetc: *snicker* Zephra85: Awesome thenightetc: *slow clap* Knockout: And you can fulfill it by all of you marrying each other. Zephra85: We need more poly solutions in media dang it Knockout: You really do. Tell your species to get on that. Zephra85: I'M TRYING IT'S HARD thenightetc: Gotta love a story where the villain gets literally dragged down into hell :) warwearymedic: That's a recurring theme for you all, isn't it? Knockout: That part was fantastic. Zephra85: We like the bad guys getting their comeuppance in our fiction Zephra85: 'cause it rarely happens in real life thenightetc: ...Well, that specifically, I can only think of two other examples offhand. thenightetc: Wait, three. Wheeljack: So if we crash the wedding, do we get to see Fowler light someone on fire? Knockout: Only one way to find out! warwearymedic: I don't forsee /you/ being perceived as a "wedding crasher." Zephra85: Miko'd probably be thrilled Wheeljack: What else would I be? warwearymedic: ... someone's "plus one" thenightetc: Coraline!  I haven't actually seen that warwearymedic: That is what June and Agent Fowler have you listed as, anyway. Wheeljack: Uh-huh Wheeljack: Wait what Knockout: I'll add it onto the "to be streamed" queue. thenightetc: ...:) Oh, thanks! Zephra85: :D Yay you get to go Jackie! Knockout: I was going to say, I was surprised you weren't tagging along with Bee. Zephra85: Seriously though Knock Out, consider the predacon fossil. Zephra85: It'll be hilarious. warwearymedic: What now? Knockout: The predacon fossil is happening. Zephra85: YES Knockout: Nothing. Nothing at all. warwearymedic: I shouldn't be surprised at this point thenightetc: Why is pole dancing a "related video" Knockout: Can't have a wedding without pole dancing. Zephra85: Because of the user's history, other things not related immedietely to what you were watching will show up 'cause it's related to something else the user watched previously Zephra85: ;) Knockout: I deny nothing. Zephra85: It really is cool to watch Zephra85: AHAHAHAHA Wheeljack: Oh scrap Zephra85: not that I can blame any of them, this sh*t's hard yo Knockout: Well, that was special. Wheeljack: I can do it Zephra85: :O Zephra85: Omg if I got to see that I'd be throwing so many credits you have no idea Wheeljack: 8) warwearymedic: ... isn't that one from that movie with the fluid-feeding bat-creatures? Knockout: This one? warwearymedic: Yes Wheeljack: Whahoahahaa Wheeljack: jkasdhlaskj thenightetc: Wow thenightetc: ??? Zephra85: Oh come on you can't give Mortal Combat a hard time, that sh*t looked great for the time Zephra85: HAHAHAHA thenightetc: but why was the shark flying warwearymedic: What... Zephra85: There are so many weird shark horror ones thenightetc: GAH Wheeljack: Giant sugar ants? warwearymedic: ... alright Zephra85: Wild Zephra85: Alrighty, I think I need to ditch. I need to stop at the store and pick something up for dinner before it closes Knockout: I should too. This one will be the last. Wheeljack: I like humans Zephra85: Bye everybody! I had fun! Wheeljack: they throw themselves around with no armor and they don't care Knockout: They certainly do get a kick out of being humans. Wheeljack: Bye Knockout: Goodnight, Zephra human! Zephra85: Thanks for the stream, Knock Out! Say hi to the family for me! Knockout: Of course! thenightetc: Goodnight!  The movie was great, thanks. :) Zephra85: And Ratchet, Wheeljack, wish the happy couple congrats for me :D Wheeljack: I should get some cubes ready Wheeljack: Will do warwearymedic: Will do Wheeljack: Night fraggers Knockout: Goodnight, everyone!