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talenlee · 1 year ago

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MTG: Hating Lord Of The Rings

I can’t seem to put words on paper that aren’t about this, so here. Let me exorcise this foul spirit that haunts me. I am deeply, abidingly sick of everything to do with Lord of the Rings, and actively hateful towards the Lord Of The Rings magic set that I want to see fail. Again.

In 2023, Magic: The Gathering released a new Universes Beyond product into Modern, with the set Something Something Lord Of The Rings. It’s a totally new kind of product, in that it’s the first time a universes beyond product of this scale was made and put into the Modern format. It’s also not a totally new kind of product, because it is once again, a thing where the official Magic: The Gathering game system of systems is used to instead show off the aesthetics, lore and concepts of another universe, a tradition that started off with Secret Lair Drop Series: The Walking Dead a 2020 release that introduced five cards to vintage and legacy and was largely decided, at the time, to be something of a bad idea.

Not by me, I like Universes Beyond, especially when it brings Universes Within.

I was pretty heartless about this printing because it was printing cards that probably weren’t a big deal into a format already priced so preposterously there’s no point complaining about the onramp into it. Yeah Legacy is a fun looking format, I love looking at it on Magic: The Gathering Online, but it’s also a format where Volcanic Island, a land you need four of in the #1 deck for the past forever, runs at around $700 for the cheapest version and you need four of them and that’s where the deck’s price starts and by the time this article goes out it will be more. Legacy is history’s sewer of Magic: The Gathering and if you like it, and you want to play it, it’s great, I love it too, but arguments about its health are fundamentally meaningless.

And also, it’s five cards, and the best of them have almost nothing to do with the game at large. One of them is a pretty strong Human Lord, one of them is a pretty interesting piece of equipment, but both of those things have been outmoded and neither is that big a deal in the first place in a world where people can attack with Emrakul, The Aeon’s Turn on turn two.

Point is, I didn’t care about The Walking Dead cards being introduced. I did not care. Bear in mind: I did not like The Walking Dead as a franchise. I think it’s quite stupid. I think everything that’s been communicated about the kind of media it is is tiresome and boring and only interesting if you’ve never read anything of its type before. Antipathy towards the source material already existed for me, but I did not care about the introduction of the cards and certainly not enough to hate them.

Okay.

It isn’t enough to just dislike the source material though. I already disliked Forgotten Realmsing: Gathering Magics, where the Magic tools were brought to bear on twenty year old memes of Go For The Eyes, Boo. I didn’t like the way that it turned the story space of the Forgotten Realms — a world that I hate — into a flattened band of things that could interact like Owlbears killing Dragons, and I didn’t like that it forced the characters of the Forgotten Realms into prominence — because a lot of them are cat-piss men, with all the charm of the OCs of wannabe date rapists.

And they did it again!

It’s hard to grapple with this feeling, because the thing is, I know I’ve been unhappy with Magic: The Gathering for years, but at no point does that unhappiness translate to a disinterest in following the product. I don’t like Urza. I think that Urza, a eugenecist who relies on being the smartest person in the room and whose edgy solutions against omnicidal threats, presents a sort of worst kind of Edgy Nerdboy archetype, and I think he needs to be left in Magic’s history, in the past, where we can stop acting as if he was a good or engaging character. Give us distance, let us forget him, let him stop fucking mattering.

In May 2022, Magic The Gathering released Streets of New Capenna, a set I liked, which took us to somewhere new. Okay, yes, the plot wound up being tied into the Phyrexians, but okay, fine, whatever, the set was still able to present as a foreground element something new that wasn’t tied, endlessly, back to Magic’s inability to stop huffing its own farts. The next release was Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur’s Gate (hated it), then Dominaria United: This Time It’s More Fucking Dominaria (hated it), The Brother’s War: Remember Urza, Everyone? (hated it), Phyrexia: All Will Be One (hated it), and Phyrexia: March of the Machine (hated it). This means it’s been a non-stop content churn from a system that promises endless novelty and regularly refreshing content so that you always have something fun and cool to engage with, and it has been a year of non-stop release of things I hate.

But my reaction to all of those things was: Oh well, something better is coming along, something else will happen, something that interests me might come up next. Who knows, I’ll look at the next thing.

The next thing was Lord of The Ringering.

There are too many axes for me to hate Lord Of The Gathering.

First, there’s the core text it venerates. Lord of The Rings just isn’t a very good book and it’s just not a very good movie. I read it in high school and never read it again because I didn’t like it. It was partly poisoned by dint of my having already read all the Narnia books, I guess, because it meant turgid self-important traumatised Anglicanism glanced off me. I’d also played videogames and read books with fantasy cultures like elves and dwarves in them, cultures which had interesting ideas and varied cultural outlooks. Particularly, I’d read Discworld books, and when you have these vibrant explored cultures with different mythical connections to them, Lord of The Rings is a lot like licking Catholic prayerbooks looking for personality. Like, one of the big gags in the first part of The Hobbit is about how interchangeable the personalities of a bunch of dwarves are!

And okay, yes, it’s very important that without Tolkein, we would never have had anyone to codify the myth of the Dwarf as a stubby Jewish jerk who loves money and can’t go to heaven, or an elf as the whitest people in the world who get extra special heaven and isn’t it sad that the culture of the world is fading. It’s some people’s first discovery of an outcast prince roaming the land under a secret identity, but Narnia had one of them, and his name was Corin and he punched a bear.

Simply put, Lord of the Rings is classic literature, and much like classic medicine, has a lot of bad to go with whatever respect you want to put on its name.

It doesn’t mesh well with Magic: The Gathering, of course; there’s a message in Lord of the Rings about how power will corrupt and ruin you (unless you’re a good king, which means you’ll do a good job and everything will be fine, so good job we have a good king in reserve), which means it’s a great fit for Magic: The Gathering where one of the five philosophical outlooks is about how yes, it’s worth it to do that and there’s a fundamental nobility in recognising your own independence and gathering power to support that is a reasonable way to live your life.

Also, and not to sound like a big blousy feminist boy here, but this is a set with 120 legendary cards, which between all of them depict ten women. Those ten women, by the way, include one of Samwise Gamgee’s children mentioned in a postscript, a bit part healer who shares an anecdote with Gandalf, Aragon’s dead mom, Tom Bombadil’s wife, the mean aunt in Bag End and Shelob, a fucking spider, so I’m giving partial credit there. Oh and I guess you can count the Watcher in The Water as the single nonbinary character in the story.

Also, y’know, the movie Arwen who did the tiny bit of stuff she did in that movie was controversial at the time, because she doesn’t do much in the books. She was fighting for a pittance! And I get it, it’s hard to present women characters because there just aren’t many in this book and that’s probably a problem and a reason to do something different.

But nope, you gotta care about the book and the text! Because a bunch of the flavour in this set is just ‘here is a quote from this book’ and if you don’t recognise it from the time and place it shows up, then what the fuck does it communicate? It’s all just saying Hey, remember this thing you like?

This is Family Guy The Gathering.

But then there’s just little pet peeves. Like white got remand in this set. I wanted that. Why’s it fucking here? It would have been a perfect simple, approachable core set card! We got an inevitable appearance of Do White Thing, Draw A Card, The Card, in The Gaffer. We have another example of a Extra Game System introduced in the form of the Ring Tempting You, which encourages you to keep getting tempted and nothing bad ever happens to you. The rules change to Amass are fine I guess, but now they’re colour-locked, and a second change to them is less likely! Oh oh and Orcish Bowmasters, who are absolutely absurdly powerful and now mean that I’ll probably never not be dealing with this set in casual games because why wouldn’t you run that card if you want any of what it’s offering.

Oh well, we’re getting Wilds of Eldraine. I like Eldraine. It’s a world with some interesting potential that was overshadowed by shitheads. It’s got cool fairy story vibes and it got us our first round of Food token mechanics. That’s cool.

Then after that, we’re getting Universes Beyond: Doctor Fucking Who.

Christ, the nerds that pay for this game have shit taste.

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#Games #Magic:TheGathering

#Games #Magic: The Gathering

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roleplayingspinosaurus · 2 years ago

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Blog is no longer active - follow @forestofforever

This blog is no longer active, but it will remain online as an archive of sorts. If you are interested in interacting with me, please follow: @forestofforever

Rules

No godmodding

No smut

No interactions with child characters

No pregnancy plots.

I only interact with those that are 18+

I don’t mind seeing these themes on my dash but I don’t personally enjoy writing them.

All of my characters are OC’s so it only makes sense that I am OC friendly. I can usually alter my muses somewhat to fit with your universe, though some plotting may be required to make it all go a bit more smoothly.

Any threads that include Benjamin are bound to be at least a bit triggering. Specifically dealing with themes of abuse, gaslighting and straight up torture. If you do decide to interact with him, please be aware that things could get very unpleasant. We can always discuss the situation beforehand though, since I do believe in respecting those that I write with as well as their muses.

If I don’t receive a reply on our thread for over 2 weeks I’ll consider the thread “inactive.” That doesn’t automatically mean it’s dropped, but I won’t be expecting a reply from you.

The Mun

Memes have no expiration date and I love receiving them, the same goes for my open starters. You're welcome to reblog memes from me, I don't mind it at all.

I’m always open to plot and my inbox and dm’s are always open, so feel free to reach out if you’d like to start a thread sometime or even if you just want to chat!

I’m Lisa, 23 years old with about 10 years of RP experience (though at least 7 of those years are going to go unmentioned because teenage me was no Shakespeare by any means).

I generally reply to threads in about a day, but I don’t mind if you take a bit longer, I understand that people have busy lives. I am a mess at formatting things so I don’t bother trying to make my stuff look fancy. If that’s your thing, totally cool! I just prefer the writing itself and I don’t understand tumblr well enough to make it look any better than it currently does. I do cut my posts though, or at the very least try to. I don’t use Icons but I think it’s cool when others do it.

The Muses

All muses are played as 30+ unless otherwise specified. Age can be flexible if the thread asks for it, however their age will never go below 20.

Etienne- The Black Cat

Etienne’s family owned a theatre when he was younger, and so he has grown up surrounded by fantasy and drama. Sadly the theatre burned down when he was 15, killing his family in the process.

The experience has left Etienne afraid of fire. Candles won’t cause him to panic, but firepits or fireplaces may cause some visible discomfort. He remains in love with the theatrics that he grew up with, and dramatic is probably a good word to describe him. He’s quick to flirt but slow to let his walls down.

Sylvester- The Crow

Sylvester was a brilliant surgeon until his brother died on his operating table. The guilt and anxiety that followed his brother’s death left Sylvester a shadow of his former self, a shadow which was then mangled even further by a man named Benjamin Forest. Benjamin put Sylvester through hell in an attempt to see how many times you could break someone until they stopped being able to put themselves back together. Sylvester is still going, though one may wonder if he’s still himself after all he’s been through. Sylvester barely considers himself to be a person anymore at all.

Sylvester is a nervous individual with many odd tics and habits. At first he may seem distant and cold, but as soon as his walls come down (and really, showing him a bit of kindness is often enough for them to go tumbling), he’s the most loyal person around. He’s been starved of affection and struggles to have healthy attachments, which allows your muse the choice; will they show him kindness and try to remove him from an unpleasant situation? Or will they use his already broken psyche to manipulate and control him even further?

Wester- The Big Bad Wolf

Wester is a ray of sunshine, a Golden Retriever in werewolf form. Energetic and social, Wester is easy to get along with, if perhaps a bit difficult to get rid of. Wester is friendly but also a bit naive and an airhead. He enjoys sports and long hikes, and chasing tennis balls (though he tries to only do so while transformed).

Wester is a werewolf, and he’s not great at keeping it a secret. He is still friendly when transformed, and he can usually control his transformation fairly well unless it’s a full moon. His eyes remain amber even as a human, and his hearing and sense of smell remain more sensitive than that of most. He’s also colorblind.

Benjamin- The Deer

Benjamin is a pompous prick with more money than dignity and a severe lack of empathy. Getting along with him is a chore, and people really only ever get close to him for his money. Not that they’re going to benefit from it, because Benjamin absolutely will not spend money on anyone unless it benefits him somehow.He’s arrogant, manipulative and just generally unpleasant. That being said, he’s got a pretty face and dimples that might charm some unfortunate individuals right into his bed.

Now if you can overlook all of these significant flaws, you will find a man that might still have a soul after all. He can be very protective of those he loves, but this does come with a great jealousy and possessiveness that should not be taken lightly.

#Rules #OC info

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straye · 2 years ago

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the salty af munday meme. (reformatted from here!)

☠ What does someone have to do for an instant unfollow from you? untagged / uncut smut roleplay, any display of bigoted or hateful views, guilt-trippy words, vagues, pity fishing. new one bug misgendering me (she/her and they/them are NOT my pronouns: I LITERALLY HAVE MINE LISTED EVERYWHERE), making jokes or fun of my name (newsflash: yin yang jokes are actually racist when i'm asian.) i've developed very low tolerance levels for all of this.

♥ What's the WORST thing that has happened to you rp wise? uhhh that one time a duplicate (who was an adult) stalked and tried to turn an entire community against me when i was sixteen because I wouldn't give in to covert measures at discouraging me from writing this specific character. and then ANOTHER duplicate of that same character tried to do the same thing but she went the extra mile to have her lackeys send anon hate while gaslighting me about it when i confronted her directly.

♦ What was a mildly annoying thing that has happened to you rp wise? Um. There's a conversation to be had about RPers preferences for cis male characters.

♢ Has anyone ever tried to steal your blog? Your headcanons? Icons? All that jazz YES. OH MY GOD. While I block all duplicates on a principle so I can avoid seeing it again, I've had it happened to me way back on the characters I played when I was 16 and it's like. WHY. YOU'RE EVEN FOLLOWING ME AND THE SAME PEOPLE I WRITE WITH TO DO THAT. Don't get me started on when I rped a character that was a popular fc among tumblr rps at the time because I'd find my icons on their blogs too and once I got so fed up that I just released all icons I used (shy of 900 total).

♚ How many people don't like you? I'm sure I've got plenty, but for my peace of mind, I'm not trying to think about it.

⚜ How many people do you not like? For everyone's peace of mind, I'd like to leave this one unanswered.

✮ Have you managed to stay away from drama? Somewhat. But because this place is that place, it inevitably crops up.

☄ Have you ever been in the middle of drama? Yes, but like, when I was sixteen.

☯ Have you ever tried to bring peace to a situation? Yes, and I got ganged up on for it.

☼ How long do you stay mad? Depends on the severity of the situation; I tend to hold grudges when I don't get apologies, though. ( And like, real ones. Not 'Oh, I didn't mean to do so and so. I'm sorry.' )

☀ What's your rp pet peeve? Triple space, purple prose, heavy font formatting, 5x5px icons. I ... don't have the best eyes, and a lot of people don't either. It gives me a message that people don't give a fuck about accessibility. I also hate when people use a lot of passive voice.

☁ Have you ever forgiven a partner when you shouldn't have? No, because the North remembers.

☂ Have you ever been forgiven when you knew you shouldn't have been? No, because I tend to not reconnect with people I've cut off and vice versa.

☢ What fads/trends are you so over? See my rp pet peeve. Can we PLEASE try to be accessible.

☣ Have you ever rp'd with someone you knew for a fact was abusive but tried to give them a chance/to make up your own opinion on the roleplayer? Did they change or did you understand what people were talking about? I'll do you one better: I dated one and rped with one and it was good for a year until I realized how much the callouts ended up actually being true of her behavior. (smiles) Needless to say....... sigh.

♨ Have you ever made a public call out post? No.

❀ What has made you completely lose your chill? Being gaslit when I tried to approach someone about something their friends were doing towards me. I don't expect you to be people's keepers but if your people are coming after me anonymously in your name, you can't just sit back and do nothing and tell me I'm overreacting like be serious.

✿ What do you think about public call out posts? They're good when they're necessary. They're dumb when the 'evidence' are the allegations themselves and not actual proof or just clear signs of stalking.

✂ A fandom that you feel isn't open and accepting? Idk. Most canons; they don't really care much for crossover interactions as much as they say they do, and they certainly don't care much for OCs.Some canon spaces don't even allow OCs.

✉ A fandom that you feel is open and accepting? OC 'fandom'(?) have my hearts. Other OC writers go above and beyond to help get some interactions going, and they're some of the strongest writers on the planet to keep going, despite how much this plaform has stacked against them.

✦ Thoughts on duplicates following you? Don't.

✧ Do you agree with reblog karma or is it forced interaction? Considering I don't want people reblogging memes and stuff from me, I don't practice it. However, if I see a meme on my feed, I'll do my best to send something in to engage.

❥ Has someone ever ruined an FC or character for you? [Pained smile.]

❦ Has someone been jealous of you? Yes.

❧ Have you ever been jealous of anyone? No.

✖ How has Tumblr RP changed since you started? In ways, it's gotten better. While it's not by a huge margin, the fact that people are generally more enthusiastic at having marginalized characters or characters with these traits added to certain canon characters in their spaces says a lot about where we are in society. I also love that we're more quick to call out weird people and whitewashing. Where I was in Tumblr RP back in 2012-16, you couldn't really imagine much of this since it was kept under horny wraps. People also won't put straight up korn with the p on your feed without their proper tags the way they did back then, so that's a major plus.

♒ Thoughts on the fandom you're currently rping in? If I'm being honest with you, it's just the people that know about Psycho-Pass. LOL.

❣ How salty are you feeling right now? Not at all.

#do i dare eat the peach? ∶ ( dash game. )#do i dare disturb the universe? ∶ ( ooc. )

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violetfoxyplushie · 7 months ago

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Welcome to Pirate's Cove, but Violet

Yarr, welcome to my meme page archive. Here you'll see me tags and me faq.

FAQ, yarrr.

What is this page?

This is an archive of an Instagram meme/shitpost account that I started on December 28, 2018 after I received the eponymous Violet Foxy Plushie as a Christmas gift. I've uploaded to the page on-and-off since then.

Why are you putting an Instagram page onto Tumblr?

Long story short, existential dread. I realized that at any point Instagram could take down my page, and while it is just a silly meme page, I've put quite a lot of time into it. It's also become a staple of my friend group and has spawned and memorialized many inside jokes. I'd hate to see it disappear overnight since it holds so many memories, so I'm archiving and reposting it here too. Even if this blog is deleted too, I'll still have downloaded everything in the process. And, hey, if the people here enjoy my stuff too then that's fun as well.

Are the posts exactly the same as on Instagram?

Not always. I started this page while I was still in high school, and have grown up a lot since then. The page acts as a bit of a diary, a diary that sometimes had some questionable takes. For the most part I'll keep the original posts and captions and add commentary, but for cases where I find the original caption wholly unhelpful or egregious I just won't share it. I also might change names or tagged accounts from the original for privacy.

I will adapt posts to tumblr formats, to the best of my ability. I might put repeated images into a reblog chain, or post a screenshot of a post instead of a downloaded image where the caption adds visual humor. Some gags might not translate, such as ones where a punchline is only revealed after swiping through a slideshow, but I'll do my best to adapt them.

Do your images have image descriptions?

Yes! They're in the alt text. I'll do my best to put at least a basic description for every picture and video I upload.

Why are the memes so outdated?

I'm uploading all of the public posts starting from 2018 chronologically, so plenty of the humor will be era-specific. I hope this can serve as a bit of a throwback. Not to mention, my criteria for posting are "memes I want to remember" and not necessarily "the hottest and freshest ones." Tumblr cares less about relevance than Instagram does though.

What are your pronouns?

As an entity, the Violet Foxy Plushie goes by it/its (or tit/tits ;). The person running the page goes by something like they/them.

Do you have a DNI?

I don't, but I have an active block button. LGBTQIA+ phobes, racists, xenophobes, sexists, bioessentialists, TERFs & radfems, antisemites, islamophobes, and staunch Zionists are not welcome.

What are this page's content warnings?

I'll tag each post individually starting each tag with "cw," but expect some sexual and edgy humor. This is also a Five Nights at Freddy's themed page, so all warnings for that franchise apply (child death, child murder, abuse, abusive parenting, ghosts, hauntings, etc). I am an adult and will post about adult topics, sometimes including sex, drugs, and kink. I'm not going to tell minors not to interact because that doesn't really stop anyone (I was a minor on the internet once I know how it works), but if you're a minor be aware of the content I post and use your own judgement if you want to follow me. Generally I'd rate this page 16+.

What are your thoughts on Scott Cawthon?

His beliefs and politics are shitty and he shouldn't have donated that money to conservative campaigns. He's not evil, but he seriously betrayed his fans and did harm with his decisions. I'm still a fan of the franchise unironically but I'm no longer a fan of his.

Did anyone actually ask these questions?

Nah, not yet, this is just a convenient way for me to format my introduction.

My tags, yarrr.

#vfp archive- Posts reuploaded from Instagram. They will have the original date of posting and in most cases the original caption.

#vfp new- New posts that I will be posting here as well as on Instagram. While I will archive chronologically, I'll post new pics here simultaneously and reblog them when I've reached their place in the archive.

#vfp commentary- Used for reblogs where I want to comment or elaborate on the meme and its context.

#vfp asks- If I get asks I want to answer I'll tag them with this

#vfp tumblr original- Used for posts that I'm posting to tumblr first, most likely reblogs from tumblr about things that I think are important or funny

#vfp archive reblog- Some of the memes on violetfoxyplushie are indeed tumblr screenshots, and when possible I want to reblog the original tumblr post. This designates a reblog as something I posted.

#vfp reblogs- Used when I reblog from other people

#faq post #faq #vfp tumblr original

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panchambro · 2 years ago

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The other stuff that happened in July was a vacation trip to possibly a remote place…that I can't really talk about. But with this vacation, I took the time to watch The Bad Guys, which to me is a great DreamWorks film rivaling The Prince of Egypt and Kung Fu Panda as my favorites (I haven't seen Puss in Boots: The Last Wish by the time I wrote this however, so you'll just have to assume that I think The Bad Guys is DreamWorks' best film to date). I also watched Everything Everywhere All at Once, and man. What a film! I think its blending of the multiverse idea with family emotions is perfect, and it's enjoyable watching Michelle Yeoh's character take abilities from different universes in order to battle a multiverse threat. I can't indulge details on that either. Please watch Everything Everywhere All at Once if that interests you! For me though, I think this movie does the multiverse better than the MCU's Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness, because spoiler alert, they really don't go to many universes.

Which brings up to August and the rest of the year. August to October were really months that my Persona interests were heavy, especially because Persona 5 Royal would finally come to the Nintendo Switch, in a rather perfect state.

But out of all the Persona games, Persona 5 Strikers was one particular game in this era that was a doozy to witness. What stood out is definitely Sophia, and her fun quirk that she displays during her time with the Phantom Thieves. Zenkichi is also someone of note too, because his English voice actor…also voiced Bunger from Bugsnax. I yearn the day for when I get enough modding experience that I create a mod to replace Zenkichi with Bunger. Overall, I appreciate the semi-"camping trip" semi-"work for the police" story going on with Persona 5 Strikers, but if there was one thing to consider, it's that while the Dynasty Warrior format works for Persona 5 Strikers, the whole concept of towers to disable the power of Jails…not really appealing.

Coming to September however, I had quite a health scare that I won't disclose for personal reasons. And tragically, the month also marked the death of a beloved icon…

Thurston Waffles.

His meme status was definitely deserved, and even if he's gone, he'll never truly disappear forever. I will always remember him as the cat that yelled. I will however, point out that Sans Undertale vs. Arataka Reigen created such a mess, that people believed it caused the death of Queen Elizabeth II. I have no thoughts on the Queen or her untimely death, I just truly do not have any faith for the British monarchy due to their sketchy past. But it was fun to somewhat look back on how the internet, in all of its glory, reacted to the Queen's death.

It was also during this time that I became sold to Jet Lag: The Game, a game involving the use of transportation. While the Connect Four episodes were okay, and the Circumnavigation episodes were alright, it was the Tag Across Europe episodes that make me love this series. The usage of public transportation to get to a certain point, coupled with the tense atmosphere between the runner and the chasers reeks of excitement. I was so devastated when Adam was first caught by a chaser, particularly with how he was trying to get away from them. Regardless, I was cheering Ben and Adam over Sam during this season, due to the latter's intensive knowledge of transportation. The fourth season, Battle For America, is still ongoing at the timing of this video, and I can't wait for episodes of it to come out. It's a good recommendation to watch if you're interested!

Now October was slightly muted, as I contracted COVID-19 for a while, even into my birthday. But I recovered, thanks to the power of vaccines. Now for what actually happened in October…The Super Mario Bros. Movie. I really don't know how to feel about this. On one hand, Jack Black is good at voicing Bowser, and the animation itself…not too bad. On the other hand, Chris Pratt as Mario…worries me. It's not that it's not Charles Martinet, but I just think his take on Mario doesn't sound good. Comparing him to other characters like Toad or Peach, and he really stands out in a very bad way. From what I can tell, he tries to put on an Brooklyn accent, but to me his accent isn't well pronounced and if that's the voice I hear from The Super Mario Bros. Movie, things will go haywire.

It was also around this time that Zelda Wiki actually went independent from Fandom, especially after Fandom acquired more sites like GameFAQs and Metacritic. Zelda Wiki's independence created plenty of publicity for us, and it has helped inspired many wikis to go independent as a result. I for one will miss the awkward days when Zelda Wiki was still part of Fandom or Gamepedia, but I'm fully in support of their independence and would want more wikis to go independent, especially when many Fandom wikis are prone to steal more from an independent wiki rather than writing something on its own. But hey, tell that to the hundred of YouTubers using them instead of Nookipedia.

Later in November, I indulged into my Minecraft interests again, especially when it was announced that Akfamilycord's official Minecraft server was ending. It was sad to see the server go, and I had a limited amount of time to prep up my own place before the server officially ended later that month. On the other hand, this renewed interest came at the perfect time, with Luke TheNotable's 3000 Days in Hardcore Minecraft coming after Thanksgiving. I for one was thankful that Luke TheNotable flexes harder in his hardcore story. Even compared to Legundo, who lost his second world to zombies!

So, to wrap things up, The Game Awards 2022…I don't know how I feel about it. The emphasis on announcements over awards wasn't entirely sweet. There were good games announced around this time, but nothing spoke to me or gave me interest on the level as The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe announcement or Joker's reveal for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and rushing through the awards became tiring to say the least. But near the end, musician Pedro Eustache for The Game Awards Orchestra went hard with his flute during the performance. And then after Elden Ring won Game of the Year, we had to have yet another stage incident in the form of a teen praising his "reformed orthodox rabbi Bill Clinton". What a ceremony. While I didn't get a Steam Deck while watching The Game Awards, at least in my opinion I don't have to deal with a soulless ceremony like the Oscars.

And…that's about 2022 in a nutshell. Lots of starts, but some ends. If there was a way to describe this year compared to others, it's the sign of change in full swing. Some changes good, others not as great. It seems like with this hellhole we live in, fascist governments and terrible people are rising in power that there are virtually no way that we can, as a society, stop these freaks. But if we knew how to change ourselves, we can actually change our society for the better. Hell, this year Jair Bolsonaro got fucked thanks to the people of Brazil. Though there were downs, this year has brought change for the better. And I for one have definitely felt that.

Whether it was me talking about Bruno, or farming Qi Fruits, or watching Michelle Yeoh go nuts with her role, or cheering Ben as he travels to Borkdom, the events of 2022 changed me, for better or worse. I'm not entirely excited for 2023 and what will happened from there, but I'm happy to have finishing writing this chapter of my tale. With that said, a new chapter shall begins.

Thank you to everyone who has followed my journey for the past couple of years.

Year in Review 2022

What a wild year...y'know.

With all the stuff that has happened within the past couple of years, I think it's important to highlight the important events that has happened to me in 2022.

Happy New Years!

(My full thoughts on 2022 below)

In my 2021 summary, I mentioned how 2021 was "the end of many eras". Well, if 2021 marked the end of many eras, 2022 was the beginning for many eras, albeit some eras came to a close.

I may also add that 2022 also marked a chaotic fluctuation with my interests. With nothing new for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and nothing new from Animal Crossing: New Horizons, and with so many endings last year, the year began without Super Smash Bros. Ultimate or Animal Crossing: New Horizons on my mind.

But January wasn't as uninteresting as it was on the animation side of things. Around this time, Encanto was making the waves across the animation community, and I so happened to have stumbled right into this film right before 2022 even began. I'd argue that it is a good musical at heart, and Lin-Manuel Miranda has done a fantastic job with the score and songs. There are some pacing issues, but overall the movie has class, and I would want to talk more about it…but we don't talk about Encanto (ha ha…Bruno joke).

At the same time however, The Mitchells vs. The Machine also popped into my mind. It was the last movie I saw before the New Year, and I was very excited to watch this on my brand new laptop, while waiting for the midnight clock to occur. I really wished that I saw this way back in April 2021, but nevertheless, the animation of Mitchells is superb. Taking cues from Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, the artstyle reeks of a 2D animated film, but set in a 3D environment. And I enjoy 3D animation as it, but there is a magic with 2D animation that I feel has been lost lately. And the emotional impact, don't get me started. This really is the best Sony Pictures Animation film, and I'd be damned if it isn't.

Both Encanto and The Mitchells vs. The Machine dominated film award seasons during this time of year, but while Mitchells managed to snag the Best Animated Feature from the Critics' Choice Awards and the Annie Awards, Encanto, with Disney's bribery and illogical voters, snagged major awards such as the Golden Globes, the British Academy Film Awards, and most importantly the Oscars. But we'll get to the Oscars in a bit.

Also around this time, I fully embraced the short form video content from services like YouTube Shorts and eventually TikTok. It introduced me to content creators like MrGreen (or NileGreen), who makes spoofs of NileRed's YouTube content, and GeoFacts with his country battle royale. Other YouTubers such as Mrwhosetheboss and Marques Brownlee also came up to my mind during this time, as my interest with smartphones generally rose again following my acquisition of my Z Flip 3 last Christmas. It all culminated with me watching the reveal of the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra on February 9, 2022, serving as a sequel to the Galaxy Note series.

But even though Animal Crossing: New Horizons wasn't a priority for me after 2021, I turned to the other Animal Crossing games for Nookipedia. In this time, my activity skyrocketed to the point where Nookipedia had reached 1 million edits, thanks to Cephalobot. My main priority however was Animal Crossing: New Leaf and its new spreadsheet data that I had contributed towards in a way. For much of 2022, it was my duty to create item pages for the game. But that didn't happen until the last month of the year. Oops. At least I kept my interest in check and visited TreeckoBro at every opportunity provided for me.

And…it was Olympics season again. In Beijing…in a semi-capitalism and authoritarianism country. The only time it was interesting was the moment that Super Bowl LVI had to broadcast in the middle of the Winter Olympics…and that time when Kamila Valieva was forced into doping by her coach, and subsequently humiliated by the public. Great…

Now unfortunately, I need to address an important event that occurred around this time. On February 24, 2022, Vladimir Putin began an invasion of Ukraine, just days after the Winter Olympics had concluded. This invasion, while proving to be devastating for many Ukrainians in the process, has fortunately not been entirely successfully. Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the comedian turned president, has become a war hero for Ukraine, simply with his country's endurance of the invasion. At one point, Putin was really close to invading Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine and where Zelenskyy was located, but thanks to Zelenskyy's leadership and his bold ass statement of asking for "ammunition, not a ride", it wasn't as successful as Putin thought, and Ukraine managed to push Putin back.

The invasion is still ongoing, and I have no idea where the country or the world itself will go following these events. But I think it's very important, as someone who has talked to some Russians, that it's not the fault of the Russian people that the invasion is happening. Putin, and most importantly Boris Yeltsin, are the sole reasons why Russia is in a dismal state as it is, and while there are some Russians who are eager to support Putin and his cronies, there are Russians that hate Putin and his supporters. Therefore, we should support the Russian people against Putin, and against this war. Because if the invasion escalates further, it's not going to end well for all. Support Ukraine and support Russians to fight back against Putin! Слава Україні!

Alright, serious real-world topic over. With that out of the way, Turning Red.

This movie…just had to become one of the most talked about things in March. From the promotional material, to the actually good art style of this movie and the good emotional impact, to fucking association with a very particular event in human history. I think it's safe to say that this movie is batshit crazy. And I like it for some reason, maybe it's because of how relatable it is, especially as I'm a child of migrants from the Philippines.

And yeah, this movie might be bait again with how Encanto was last year, but who could blame them? Especially when the voters for these awards are run by people who don't have any taste in animation and think it's a "kids thing". I'm sorry, animation is not just for "the kids". If you think The End of Evangelion is a kids movie, you are entirely wrong. That's why I think the Annie Awards get this stuff right, because they are run by people who have knowledge of animation to better pick the ones that are actually really good. It's why Mitchells won Best Animated Feature in that award show. If the award show demonstrates a lack of genuine positivity with animation, it shows how much it fails in my opinions.

And that's how I feel about the Oscars. Now before I address one particular event, yes, Encanto won Best Animated Features. And yes, the presenters balked that animation is "for kids". By giving the feature to Encanto just for being a "Disney family kids movie" and not Mitchells and describing the animation industry as one targeted for kids, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is a fucking joke. Because as I mentioned, animation is for everyone, you don't need to make it something that kids will like. Yeah Encanto was good, but what will it take to actually nominate an animated film with mature themes? I know one person who was upset that Belle, a film by Mamoru Hosoda, was never nominated at all, while Flee, a movie that I have yet to watch, is a Danish film that was nominated for Best Animated Feature. How the fuck did Belle NOT get nominated when other foreign films are eligible for nomination? Heck, Mirai was nominated in 2018! It's evident that the nomination of three Disney films (Encanto, Raya and the Last Dragon, Luca) prevented any nomination by, say, any good non-Disney animated film.

I could go on with how the Oscars treat the animation industry as a joke, but to add insult to injury, we have Will Smith slapping Chris Rock and shouting explicit language on live TV…in the Oscars. Honestly, I don't care much about the actions of Will Smith or Chris Rock for that matter like others have been doing for months now, but this event destroys ANY credibility that the Oscars had before then. If the animation is for kids quote from the presenters was enough to label the Oscars as a joke, the Will Smith slap destroyed any last hopes. And I think I'll still peek my interest every now and then to see what gets nominated and who wins, especially with Everything Everywhere All at Once (but I'll talk about that later), but I don't care! The Oscars are bad! Fuck the Oscars, y'know! Fuck the Oscars! Fuck it! I'm telling you. It's like…this is bullshit!

But with the awards bullshit leaving me in a bad taste, I turned to YouTubers like Mark Rober and JimmyHere. Mark Rober was interesting, from glitter bombs on package thieves to pranks set against Indian scam call centers, his content was fascinating to watch. I would definitely like him more…if only he wasn't in colludes with Autism Speaks. JimmyHere on the other hand, responsible for the "It's Wednesday, My Dudes" meme grew more in prominence with his "You Laugh You Lose" series. For a while I was trying to get JimmyHere to laugh during one of his "You Laugh You Lose" series, but so far I haven't been successful. Maybe if I find something that is really funny, I hope he'll finally chuckle a bit. The peak of my interest with Jimmy was when JimmyHere released a song called "Maid Outfit", a song that I was highly into during this period.

Other stuff that happened in March was my first time experiences with Baba Is You, which I obtained from purchasing the Bundle for Ukraine on itch.io. As a cool puzzle solving game, it was enjoyable, and it's no wonder why I chose to feature it at the start of the video. April 1st was also the time Nookipedia unveiled Cephalopedia, and you know the bot is still wanting to take over the site sometime soon.

Playing Baba Is You was foreshadowing my gaming interests around April to August. I started April off with old games released on Steam like Portal, Portal 2, The Henry Stickmin Collection, and The Stanley Parable, in order to build up anticipation for the upcoming Ultra Deluxe version of The Stanley Parable released on April 27. I appreciate the meta-commentary with how Ultra Deluxe's existence was to poke fun on publishers who make sequels of games with no rhyme or reason. But I wish besides the funny bucket, that it was easier to experience these events again without resorting to deleting my user data of the game.

While April had a couple of highs, it was also unfortunately the same month that Gilbert Gottfried passed away, a tragedy for many, especially because of his role as Iago in Aladdin and Digit in Cyberchase, including a cameo in one episode of the Angry Video Game Nerd. His voice will fortunately never be forgotten for years to come.

It was during this time too that I became an collector for Nintendo Switch Online icons. I was so desperate to have at least every weekly icon before they disappeared that I wasn't aware that Nintendo could bring those icons back anyways. I did unfortunately lost my streak into collecting as many Nintendo Switch Online icons, but from the numerous icons costing 10 Platinum Points to the Expansion Pass-exclusives, it became harder for me to continue this pursuit. Regardless, my desperation to collect Platinum Points for icons led me to do various tasks, including playing game trial with my Nintendo Switch Online subscription.

One of these games was Stardew Valley, which was added to the game trials list in June, and hoo boy I was so hooked I brought the game officially on Switch and on Steam. Although my time with the game started off slow, it started off quickly with how I was trying to collect and catch every single material in the game. I ultimately didn't go the Joja route, and took my time to finish all the Bundles (I wasn't a hungry capitalist after all). And while the game has some tedious moments, such as traversal, this was a good game. There are plenty of fun moments too, such as using the Lucky Purple Shorts to prank Mayor Lewis, or the Darts minigame in the late-game. I also turned to Stardew Valley YouTubers like Waligug, whose video on random monster spawns per five seconds definitely had me laughing at certain points. Overall my experience in the Stardew Valley community was enjoyable.

Sadly, June was not a perfect month. That month saw Billy Kametz and Technoblade tragically lose their fight to cancer. I'm under the belief that Technoblade never truly dies and his legacy as a Minecraft YouTuber will live on. I express my condolences to his family for his loss, especially for someone at a young age to deal with this disease.

Billy Kametz's death however hurt me more. As the person behind the dub voice of Josuke Higashikata, Ferdinand von Aegir, and Takuto Maruki, the loss of a voice actor means that their voices may never truly be replacable, even if they technically are. His performance as Takuto Maruki from Persona 5 Royal is what brought me to tears. His calm demeaner fits the role of a counselor turned maniac for the world, and the quotes that he leaves behind are but an unfortunate implication. Even if his seiyu is still around for future appearances in the Persona series, it will be tough to find a dub voice actor for Takuto Maruki that can match the excellence of Kametz. It's very fitting too that around this month, Persona 5 Royal, Persona 4 Golden, and Persona 3 Portable were announced to be releasing on PC, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch. A hope that his voice will still be remembered. Even though both him and Technoblade are long since gone, their impact will be remembered for years. Thank you Technoblade. Thank you Kametz.

The last major video game that I played this year was Bugsnax, which came out on other platforms in April roughly around the same time as The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe. I didn't play it until July, after I acquired the game during the Steam Summer Sale. And my golly is this game a joy and also a shock to play. I really enjoy capturing the snack-like bugs that infest Snaktooth Island with all the tools that I was given, and I was particularly surprised during certain points in my gameplay, including the DLC content of which I wasn't aware had been added in this version of the game! The LGBT representation in this game is also top nothc, with Snorpy and Chandlo, who are best bros in love, and Lizbert and Eggabell, also in love. I won't indulge any more details however, so if you want to learn more, buy Bugsnax! Also Bunger.

#panchambro #year in review #recap #new years

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vyeoh · 3 years ago

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Had this conversation with @bdoubleowo, as much as I'm enjoying memeing on jimmy for editing out any hint of romantic subtext in his ep, the conspiracy 2015 tumblr fandom monkey in my brain is going brr.

What if this was on purpose? Like, Empires has a precedent (intentional or not) of using editing to make unreliable narration. This can be seen most clearly during the conflict between Mythland and the Cod Empire, where both Sausage and Jimmy edited their vids distinctly in a way to make themselves look much more sympathetic (ie: Jimmy left out/really deemphasized that Sausage was mad at him for stealing, and Sausage really escalated the conflict by making Jimmy's offenses seem much more severe than they were). Empires, obviously, is also told in each video from a 1st person POV, meaning that we as the audience really only gets the info the character they're following does.

So, after thoroughly enjoying all the memes in the flower husbands tag, there's a part of me that's like, "Jimmy did this on purpose. From his c! perspective, the date was nothing beyond political and maybe friendly." His character is also very naive and a bit oblivious, so it would make sense for c!Jimmy to just think 'ah yes the King of Rivendell, who aided Sausage once to kill me and my allies, wants to repay me for saving him. Allience? :D'"

c!Scott, however, has been shown to be scared of rejection. For example, he was unsure about telling his allies about his relationship to Xornoth due to him fearing rejection from them. When he was making the date, he seemed especially careful of not wanting to pressure Jimmy into anything too fast. (And like, yeah ik Scott also called it an alliance formation but he built not one but two red hearts so like. Kinda gay/lh.)

I just feel like this would be a great setup to future angst/conflict due to the two just being terrible at communication, as c!Jimmy's oblivion could easily be seen as rejection by c!Scott.

Is this me wanting more flower husbands content? Probably. Am I wrong? Probably lmao

#vio.txt #empiressmp #flower husbands #ship #mcyt #empires smp #scott smajor #smajor #smajor1995 #solidaritygaming #jimmy solidarity #truthing empires!fh rn #feeling good #/hj #my theories are always wildly off so based on my track record this def not true #but what can i say i love analyzing media

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SETTING UP AN INDIE RP BLOG : How to find a url, aesthetic, and the basic set up graphics needed. This is from my years of tumblr experience and this is meant as more of a start up guide on how to do it. This is not the way everyone else does it. WALKTHROUGH / WATCH ME MAKE A NEW INDIE RP BLOG. Like / reblog if this is helpful to you or you use it.

So I’ve seen a lot of twitter roleplayers coming over to tumblr and doing the indie scene. I have decided to show you my set up process. This is just what I do and the tips that are helpful to me. This is how I do things and might not work for everyone but it covers just blog set up and not how to get followers, how to start threads, or terms common in the rpc. If you need help with anything? Just send me an ask! Like / Reblog if this is helpful to you.

url help : I do a lot of ofthe, of, the, isms at the end / beginning of urls or I like to to take a characters name or something and add c’s or x’s at the end of things. So for example using these two methods we are going to take ELIZABETH SALTZMAN and make two url ideas out of it. ofelizabethsaltzman or elizabethxaltzman. I could go ahead and use these urls for characters then in hopes that one would work for me. A common thing that I hear is “all the good urls are taken” and that might be true but you can make a kick ass url using these methods that isn’t taken.

after making your account you are going to want to confirm your email.

After that I start thinking about the kind of aesthetic when I think of a character! Making a long list

With this in mind, I can now make graphics / find a color scheme, etc. Write down objects, colors, & feelings that pop up in your mind when you think of your character. The more that you have on this list? The better off it will be. If you want a more organized list? Here is a template to use and start throwing everything together.

COLORS: ( hex codes included ): OBJECTS: FACE CLAIMS: FEELINGS:

make a google docs / carrd with your RULES. I have a long post explaining what is good to have in your rules page.

I don’t do AESTHETICS for my rules pages and things on google docs because I want everyone to be able to read it all easily. So it is with little formatting and a few graphics here and there. Nothing large or anything else..

3. a PINNED post is a must with all of your links. A style example of how you could do your pinned post is here. The example of the screenshot is below that you can use but credit would be nice.

❝# URL. ❞ Independent CHARACTER NAME of SHOW written by PENNAME. This blog is +18 with triggering content that is tagged! If you are under the age of 18 this blog is not for you. This blog was established in DATE.

NAVIGATION - tbd

CREDITS :

Tag set up : One could go fancy or one could go complicated. My favorite tagging system is down there for you to grab.

›› TAGHERE. ❝QUOTE GOES HERE.❞

So the graphics that one needs for their blog? As a start up the rule of thumb for me is as falling.

1 dash icon.

100 rp icons

1 divider

1 promo ( gif or static )

1 ask meme answer header

1 header for your dash view

Now some might make this rather larger with URL banners (Making those as you get rp partners going), make out of character banners and even a headcanon banner. If that makes you feel happy add that to the list!

Now I am not saying copy straight from people (asking people who have the aesthetic thing that you like if it is unpopular if you can use it with credit? Is the way to go). Now, making another list of all the aesthetic things that you like for graphics. Scroll through your favorite rp blogs, make notes of TRENDS that are in use that you love.

This isn’t a large list at all. I like lists so damn much to help me so that is why we are constantly making them but you can skip that all together and throw something awesome together.

Just going to show you ALL of the graphics that I made for this blog real fast

Now onto my promo ! Wait at least 24 hours after making the blog to post the promo to hopefully make it into the tags. Follow a few blogs, like a few posts, etc.

To be safe? I use the first FIVE tags as that is what I know goes into tumblr’s search system. Don’t use curse words in your post or tags either on a post even though it would be nice and fits the muse. Tumblr doesn’t like it much.

Go through and click things off that you need / want off on your settings.

This might be a trial and error to get exactly what you are wanting your dash to look like. I had to decide what was wanted and what wasn’t.

Formatting your replies. I list out all of the things that I liked. Pick out of the several things the ones that you REALLY want to keep. Don’t do all of them because it can be hard for people to read but one or two of them? Not as bad. I have tutorials on formatting up for everyone to use to help understand coding, some aesthetic placements, etc.

Another thing that might be helpful is write up a few sample pieces with your chosen format? So that way you can see what it looks like and use it when you get stuck.

If you have a personal server? Make a section (check out my tutorial on my personal server). Also, I make a folder to put all of my resources there. This is from my other blog but still very helpful and worth it. I have everything at my fingertips and can easily get to everything I need with a click or two inside of a folder.

#MINE : indie roleplay tutorials .#MINE : all resources .#rph #rpt #rpc #rpo #rpg #rp

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delicrieux · 4 years ago

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☆ﾐ 𝚖𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚜𝚊𝚢 “𝚘𝚑”

PART 10: BIG DICK IS BACK IN TOWN

y/n is back in brooklyn for the holidays. thinking that a stream will make her feel less homesick for cali, she starts working on her famously titled hentai.free.srv. what was supposed to be a relaxing stream turns into a special delivery about two hours in.

─── corpse husband x reader ─── soc. media + written fiction! ─── word count: 2.2k ─── ❥ req: Here's one... You know those apps for delivery like Domino's or whatnot... What if reader is streaming Among Us with Corpse, and reader mentions they're hungry and Corpse offers to order them food, and readers like no no it's fine... Then there's delivery at the door (Corpse ordered beforehand)

author’s note: fucky format is also back in town baby!!! also if you find any mistakes - no u didnt <3 thank u everyone for enjoying this story sm i literally cant believe how feral yall going strawberry cow was a nuclear explosion im still recovering tbh. got an ask a while ago and decided to incorporate it into myso. happy holidays everyone! myso will continue on monday!

ultimate masterlist. ҉ myso masterlist ҉ previous. ҉ next.

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Indeed, being soft on any social media platform was the biggest disgrace and needed to be eliminated post haste. Moreover, it was a slippery slope - once you start flooding your timeline with cute imagery and heart emojis, what will stop you from posting inspirational Facebook quotes? Disgusting. If Rae were here, she would chide you (not you thinking about her as if she’s dead or something). For once in your life, you feel like you deserve it.

Alas, you hope this little chaos you’ve caused is enough to throw everyone off. The stans, especially. You know the hashtags, you’ve seen ARMY scourging for info online with the same fervor and ruthlessness 1 Direction fans hacked airport security cameras just to spy on the boys. If you had any dirty secrets online, they are out to the public now - thankfully, besides the Harry Styles stan account (with edits and all), you have nothing. Though, now that you think about it, exposed nudes would have been better than your Punk!Harry edit receiving almost a million views. God, your life’s a fucking mess.

Your fans aren’t the only ones out for info - you, too, are trying to decipher Rae’s message. Code: Barbecue Sauce. The two of you had come up with it roughly two years ago, around the same time when you promised that if you didn’t find significant others by the time you’re 40, you’ll just marry each other. It was one of the many rules found in your friendship codex. Barbecue Sauce signifies information - an exchange of information. And depending on how it ends or begins (”So I’m sitting there” alludes to Rae, “On my titties” alludes to you), secret data on that person is given away, usually free of charge.

But why? And to whom did Rae give away what? You had pestered her mercilessly and even sent some voice messages where you were crying. You were only crying because of a video of a grandpa smiling you saw on TikTok, but you are a snake, and so you put those tears to good use. If streaming doesn’t work out, you’ll just become an actress. Hollywood would love you. Your PR firm sure as fuck wouldn’t, though.

Rae was having none of it. She said you’ll figure it out eventually. Told you to channel your superior puzzle skills. You were quick to remind her that you can barely count to ten without having an aneurysm. Oddly serious, she admitted that she worries for you sometimes. Why only sometimes?! you demanded. She merely sighed. uttering under her breath something that sounded closely to “Boke.”

You leave her for barely a week and she’s already neck deep in the gay volleyball anime, hoodie and cardboard cutout and everything. Your life is falling apart.

But Brooklyn is nice. It had snowed when you stepped off of the plane. Thousands of snowflakes sprinkling into your hair, dotting your cheeks and nose. You missed this sight back in Cali. You missed your parents, too.

Home cooked meals, old sweaters, your old room and about 40GB worth of old high school pictures on your computer. You went through them all one night. Some were stomach churning, cringe inducing nightmares. You were especially fond of those. Texted some of your friends that were still in Brooklyn, met up, decided to bake. Bad idea, Rae was the resident chef back in Cali. Besides laughing till your stomach hurt, and almost burning down your kitchen, nothing all that significant happened. Somewhere down the line, at about 3 am, half-way through a cheesy rom-com you had the overwhelming urge to text Corpse.

That’s where the problems really started. God, you missed California, missed being in the same timezone with a guy you hadn’t even met yet, how embarrassing is that?! You missed skating around and taking pictures of the beach in the setting sun, sending it to him, silently wishing he was with you to admire the view.

You really want to call him. And to hang out with him. But for some reason, the thought of that springs up immediate anxiety and you shy away from asking. Him sending you cute good morning texts doesn’t help, either. Maybe it’s better he doesn’t know that you’re a blushing, stuttering mess each time you read “baby”.

Late evening. Your stream is already set up, people are slowly trickling in and you greet them with a grin and a soft “Hello! Hi hi!”. You did your best to make your room a perfectly chaotic backdrop - led lights, an embarrassing amount of anime merch and plushies. You always try to balance out your weeb side by dressing hot as fuck for your streams - today’s inspiration just so happens to be egirls. Mostly because you watched one too many egirl make-up tutorials on TikTok, and also because you’ve been listening to Corpse’s song all day.

Yeah, no, who are you kidding, you dressed up this way because you were hoping Corpse was watching your stream. You didn’t forget your cat headphones, either. You know he likes them. You want to make him suffer. Perhaps then, finally, he will ask you out, so you wouldn’t have to.

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“I feel like,” You start when you put away your phone, staring idly at the chat, “I feel like I need a new name for you guys. Calling you guys after two years of streaming is just... weird, no? I also don’t respect men so I don’t want to call you guys. Like, so many creator’s have, like, a name for their fans. Uhm, Cody Ko has the chodesters, Kurtis Conner has, uh, folks? Kurtis Town? Citizens! Markiplier has mommy issues--” You can’t help snorting, “So, I’ve been, like, thinking - I know, shocking! - so I was thinking I’m gonna name you cockroaches. Because you’re grimy little shits impossible to kill. And also then I can use the legendary Minaj meme ROACHES!”

Your stream enthusiastically echoes ROACHES, making the chat swim. Yes, if anyone would enjoy such a name, it would be your audience. You’re as equally proud as you are disturbed.

“Well, anyway.” Leaning back into your chair, you throw your arms out with a bright grin, “Big dick is back in town, baby! If you noticed the backdrops different, it’s cuz I’m in Brooklyn now. Don’t ask me when I will return to Always Sunny, I don’t plan that far ahead.”

While Minecraft boots up, you decide to answer a few questions.

r u dating sykkuno?

You want to smack your head into the keyboard, but as it is, you can’t exactly afford a new one, so you refrain, “No, Sykkuno and I are not dating, we are just good friends. Uhm, I’m not sure how much I’ll have to repeat this, but, we really aren’t, so if the roaches could chill - Oh my God, that sounds so stupid, I love it - uh, yeah, if the roaches could chill that’d be great.”

the roaches lmao sounds like we’re a sports team

“Oh shit, yeah it does, uh-- maybe I can make like, jerseys or something. That’d be cool, I think.”

how disappointed are your parents with the way your life turned out?

“My parents are actually not disappointed at all!” You say with a cute little smile, “Uhm, they’re both really proud, actually. They’re glad I found something I love doing and made a job outta it. Dad finds my Youtube videos endearing. Yes, they watch pretty much all of my videos, unless I explicitly tell them not to. And yeah, with all the fucks and thirsting for anime characters. Uhm, it was very embarrassing at first, but I mean, after a while, shame just...doesn’t exist anymore, I guess? Funny thing about my parents, actually, when they watch my videos-” You eye catches a comment, “Oh! No, they only watch my Youtube videos. They don’t know how to use Twitter, thank God. Uhm, anyway-- when they hear a name they don’t know, like, I dunno, Dabi, or something, they google--” You’re grinning by now, eyes crinkling, giggling softly, “--who that is, and buy me like, merch and stuff. It’s really cute.

can i be adopted by ur parents plz

will you and corpse ever collab?!

You were about to answer, though the man of the hour himself decides to do it for you.

Corpse_Husband: yes.

Okay, not to say your heart skipped a beat, but it totally did. With a pleased smile, you nod, like one of those bobble head toys sold at the dollar store. The motion is oddly reminiscent of Sykkuno’s own nod. Perhaps you had picked it up from him. The chat seems to notice.

pack it up, sykkuno

More questions pile about this mysterious collab you and Corpse are planning. Yeah, you’d like to hear more about it, too, since he single highhandedly decided one was happening right now. Corpse remains silent. Fine, keep your secrets.

“Okay, guys, oh, I mean, roaches, Oh my God--” You’re covering your mouth, giggling, “-calling all roaches, calling all roaches, calm down. Everyone grab a snack and a blanket I’m turning up the music volume so we can all chill. Entering chill zone. Entering chill zone. Roaches, prepare.”

we are prepared

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An hour or so passes and you grow hungry. It shows with the amount of cakes you had baked in your server. Currently, you find yourself throwing eggs at the wall of one of the renovated houses, your face scrunched in concentration and slight frustration. 24 of the 50 eggs have been wasted. “What’s a girl gotta do to get some chicks around here?” you had uttered under your breath, until, finally, a screech - the egg finally spawns a mob. Your mouth falls open, “Aww, look!” You approach it, so small, walking in zigzags beside you, “It’s a baby chicken! Die, bitch.” The baby chicken is no more as you swing your bedazzled (you have mods) diamond sword. You’re cackling by the time the dust settles.

y/n is a child murderer

“Roaches,” You address your fan-base, spurring another fit of laughter - you can’t get over the name, “I think I’m like, forgetting that eating in Minecraft won’t actually make less hungry in real life.”

take a break and go eat queen <3

“Fuck no, we starve and die like men. Now I actually really need another chicken.”

Another twenty minutes trickle by and you’re trying to lure back a panda from the jungle when there’s a knock on your bedroom’s door. Whipping your head to the side, you slide down your headphones. At the same time, your mom pokes her head through the ajar door, “MOM!” You scream, “Get OUT of my room I’m playing Minecraft!” But your yell has no actual bite to it, as you don’t manage to hide your smile. Your mom laughs, doing some sort of sign language and motioning for you to follow her with her head. That or it’s some sort of performative dance.

“I’m live right now,” You tell her, pointing at your screen. She knows this already, though, “do you want to say hi?”

The roaches spam the chat with friendly hellos. You mom, quite impatient now, waves you over.

“Sorry, roaches, mom needs something. Be back in a bit!”

Stopping the stream, you rush out of your seat and pleased she slinks into the hallway. “What’s this about?”

“Your pizza came.”

“My what now?” You echo, confused.

“Domino’s. You ordered pizza?”

“What? No? I was busy with the stream, I never--”

Thankfully, you had managed to grab your phone from your room before you exited. You almost choke on spit once you read the messages.

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You decide that it’ll be impossible to stream after experiencing what you had just experienced. You tweet out a quick apology to the roaches (God, that fucking name) and say that you had a breakdown but you’re okay. That is as a close to the truth as you managed to muster. It’s a sad sight, chewing and crying; your mom winced when she saw your state - disheveled hair and rundown eyeliner and everything. “D’aww,” She had muttered, caressing the top of your head, “don’t cry my little raccoon.”

If anyone was ever to ask you where did your chaotic nature come from, you’d answer with my mom. To make yourself feel better, you took a selfie - duck face and peace sign and the horrible 2000′s angle. Sent it to Rae.

looking hot, her message read.

thanks, was all you replied with.

You couldn’t just leave things as they were. Once you calmed down, you wanted to text Corpse, but how would you follow up the ungodly caps lock and screeching? Impossible. An idea sprung to mind, one that was brave. Taking the first step.

Instead of sending a text, you sent a voice memo.

“Thank you for the pizza, it was delicious.”

You voice still sounded a bit raspy. His reply was instant. Your heart skipped a beat. He sent a voice memo back.

“Glad you liked it, baby.”

He was going to be the death of you.

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tags (in italics is those i couldn’t tag! make sure all’s ok w your settings!) : @littlebabysandboxburritos - @fairywriter-oracle - @tsukishimawh0re - @ofstarsanddreams - @bbecc-a - @annshit - @leahh19 - @letsloveimagines - @bellomi-clarke - @wineandionysus - @guiltydols - @onephootinfrontoftheother - @liamakorn - @thirstyfangirl - @lilysdaydreams - @pan-ini - @mxqicshxp - @tanchosanke - @yoshinorecommends - @flightsandfantasy - @liljennyx3 - @slashersdream - @unknown-and-invisible - @sinister-sleep - @fivedicksinatrenchcoat - @mercury–moon - @peterparkerspjsuit - @unstableye - @simonsbluee - @shinyshimaagain - @ppopty - @siriuslystupid - @crapimahuman - @ofthedewthesunlight - @mythicalamphitrite - @artsyally - @corpsesimpp - @corpsewhitetee - @corpse-husbandsimp - @hyp-oh-critical - @roses-and-grasses - @rhyrhy462 - @sparklylandflaplawyer - @charbkgo - @airwaveee - @creativedogs - @kaitlyn2907 - @loxbbg - @afuckingunicornn - @fleurmoon - @yeolliedokai - @truly-dionysus - @multi-fandom-central707

more tags are in the comments bcs tumblr only allows me to tag 50 people max 💙

#corpse husband #corpse #corpse husband x reader #corpse x reader #corpse husband imagine #corpse social media au #corpse husband fanfic #social media au #corpse husband x y/n #corpse x y/n #corpse husband fic #reader #xreader #imagine #imagines #myso #make you say oh

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gplusbfics · 3 years ago

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Garashir Fanfic Roundup - 3/10/22

It probably sounds as unbelievable to followers of this account as it does to me, but I'm considering resuming doing my G&B (and sometimes other ships) fanfic recs. After doing it for 2-3 years, plus reading a few thousand stories, I got burned out (@tinsnip predicted this) and then on top of that my job duties quadrupled as the result of the pandemic. Ergo, nothing but memes for a couples of years. But let's get on with it -- recs! Green by airandangels date: 2012 | word count: 6000 | G/B slash This is a fairly quick read and follows the story of what happens when Garak suggests to Julian that perhaps they push the envelop a bit when it comes to sex. A detailed negotiation occurs around dom/sub, consent, communications, and the pay-off (about half the fic) includes light bondage and is pretty hot.

A Stubbly Pleasure by Allerleirauh date: 2012 | word count: 3000 | G/B slash It starts with Julian talking too much and proceeds to a surprise barber appointment. Julian gets a shave. A CLOSE shave. My fav line (double-entendre): "The soft brush glides over Julian's stubbly skin and the foam is warm and creamy as it's applied to his cheeks and chin."

Not Quite Boston by bmouse date: 2014 | word count: 1100 | G/B slash Julian has been on Cardassia for almost two months, living with Garak, sharing a bedroom (separate bed) and feeling a bit in limbo. Will the time ever be right?

Bridging the Gap by Eve_Louise (Stregatrek) date: 2016 | word count: 4800 | G/B pre-slash Julian has taken to actually inviting Garak to join him in the holosuites to play spy games. Garak humors him. On this occasion they're in Paris and it seems Julian is a tad distracted, dangerous for a spy.

Dark at the End of the Tunnel by nightbird47 date: 1999 | word count: 4800 | G/B friends The author describes this as "an AU about what wars do to civil rights." It's dark and imagines a different end to the Dominion War and the series. Depicts the effects of psychological torture and how it can be used by those in power. I will add that this was originally written in 1999, probably on Usenet or similar, and then reposted to Fanfiction.net in the early 2000s. Formatting is kinda terrible but I hit X on all the ads and it helped.

Tinker Tailor Gardener Spy by TheoMiller date: 2017 | word count: 3000 | Garak backstory The author's description is apt: "AU where nearly everything is the same, except Garak is just a tailor." And he's still witty and devious. The start of a series.

I Was Made for Sunny Days by tinsnip date: 2013 | word count: 6200 | G/B slash Without question, @tinsnip's post-war Cardassia is the most consistently marvelous. In this tale, Garak is emerging into the light after what feels like years of darkness and realizing that, indeed, he could actually live long enough to enjoy life. Quote: “You know, it’s not going to matter how long I live here. I’m never going to quite understand the Cardassian point of view.”

Notes:

I hope this new format is OK. Originally I tended to do one rec per post and make it detailed with extensive description, my own rating, an excerpt. To make it more likely I'll actually keep posting, I'm keeping things simpler and adding recs in groups as I reread things.

A lot of the stories I'll be posting will be older ones since I'm initially working off a mega spreadsheet I started a few years ago that's basically a fanfic archive . There are soooooo many stories I stilll haven't shared. Of course, I need to reread almost all of them to do a rec, it's been a while, but I'm sure there are many of these that have been lost to the sands of time. I dug deep!

I will also be posting newer stories, either things I've bookmarked over the past couple of years as I've periodically checked in to AO3 or even more current since I'm starting to check more regularly. There are always new writers coming on, old writers coming back, and sometimes stories that were abandoned years ago come back.

Wendy

#garashir #star trek ds9 #deep space nine #ds9 #garak/bashir #elim garak #julian bashir #here's hoping

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entity9silvergen · 3 years ago

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This is a post about TV shows, not real life, and was originally made to show an aromantic’s perspective on TV show drama since (some) aromantics have a hard time understanding romance and what is considered normal for romantic relationships.

But, if this does happen in real life, communication is key, even if it’s just expressing what you are not comfortable with.

[ID: Spongebob diapers meme format. In the first panel, Patrick, representing a tv character, says “You can’t love us both! You have to choose!” In the next several panels, Spongebob, labeled “me,” provides a series of arguments reading “polyamory,” “see if anyone is down for a trouple,” “V-shaped polyamory,” “open relationship,” “choose neither,” and finally “don’t date people who make ultimatums because they’re not receptive to communication.” End ID]

#polyamory #polyam #aromantic #aro memes #aspec #aspec memes #lgbt #lgbtqa #lgbt memes #relationships

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obeythebutler · 4 years ago

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BSIWBWIEB I JUST SAW THE ASK OF THE ANON ASKING ABOUT THE BOIS REACTING TO OUR WORLD MC SAYING THEY'RE THEIR FAVE IN THE GAME AND YES. I HAVE ALSO THOUGHT ABOUT THIS A LOT. The thirsty fandom thing is just what was on my mind at that moment.

But now I feel legally obligated to write this so here it is fellas, the bois reacting to mc saying they're their fave (I'm using a different format bc the other one was mostly for the memes tbh):

LUCIFER:

- He looks a little shocked at first.

- People are usually just scared of him, what-

- But once it kinda settles in a bit it's kind of an ego boost for him, though he doesn't let it show.

- "Oh, I am, am I? It is a dating simulator, yes? I see..."

- Oh man, he'll be smirking a lot. Like a lot a lot

- He's so fucking smug about it, it's honestly kind of annoying.

- And worse yet, he's only subtly smug about it

- Like, it's obvious to everyone that he's smug about, but he doesn't outright say anything like "MC likes me." It's more like small words and actions that are just kind of like, "I'm their favorite and you're not." It's so infuriating to everyone else.

MAMMON:

- Wh-

- Huh???

- He so fucking shook, he doesn't even have words for, like... A full minute.

- And when he finally does, he's a stuttery blushing mess.

- He's not crying, aha, what are you talking about? His eyes are just sweaty, really!

- "W-wait a sec I'm your favorite??? I- I mean, of course I am! I'm the GREAT Mammon! Wh- Hey, hold on, you're not just messin' with me, are ya??? Y-you're not??? Oh..."

- Definitely an ego boost.

- But unlike Luci, he ain't subtle about it. Not at all.

- His brothers teasing him? "Y-yeah, well I'M still MC's favorite!"

- He holds it over everyone's heads.

- And when MC first said it, all the other brothers were even more shook than Mammon. Are they INSANE?! What is WRONG with them?! Mammon?! Really???

LEVIATHAN:

- He's so fucking flustered even though he doesn't really believe you.

- This dumbass bitch really be thinkin you just said that to make him feel better.

- Continuously says a bunch of self-deprecating shit

- "Th-that's n-n-not true! Y-you're just s-s-saying that! There's no way anyone would l-l-like a gross, yucky otaku like me..."

- If and when you manage to convince him it's true (kudos to you if you pull it off), he'll be a million times more flustered.

- He's not the type to really get an ego boost from it, but he'll definitely go out of his way to spend more time with you.

- Many more video game sessions or anime binge sessions will occur.

- He's honestly just so shy and soft, pls give him love.

SATAN:

- Yes, finally something he can hold over Lucifer's head!

- *ahem* I mean, cool, cool, yeah, cool.

- He's kinda chill and lowkey bout it. He doesn't really make a huge deal out of it even though he's internally jumping for joy.

- "Oh is that so? I suppose that makes sense. I'm just glad Lucifer isn't your favorite."

- Only a slight ego boost.

- Holds it over Lucifer's head specifically, but will do it to the other too if they piss him off enough.

- He honestly just feels good that you picked him.

ASMODEUS:

- Of course you'd pick him, darling, who wouldn't?

- Not surprised at all.

- This pleases Asmodeus.

- "Of course I am! I'm everyone's favorite! Just look at how beautiful I am! Who wouldn't fall in love with this?”

- Mega ego boost holy hell.

- Doesn't necessarily hold it over anyone's head, but he incessantly brags about it, to his brothers' dismay.

- Gets extra touchy and handsy. He's your fave after all, so of course you'd want him touching you at all times.

- Might try to get a little frisky too ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

- But don't worry, he'll back off if he makes you uncomfy.

BEELZEBUB:

- :0 Really???

- He feels so special happy.

- Pure soft boi, he's so happy.

- "Am I really your favorite, MC? That's so nice of you! It makes me feel nice. You're my favorite too!"

- Ego? What ego? He's just happy that you're happy with him.

- You will be showered with food. You have no choice.

- He will give lots of hugs and carry you on his back if you want.

- It also makes Belphie happy that Beel's your favorite.

BELPHEGOR:

- Acts like he doesn't care. He does.

- Kinda just brushes it off.

- Teases you.

- "Hehe, I'm your favorite? I mean, it's your choice I guess."

- Eh, he sort of gets an ego boost, but nothing noteworthy.

- This little shit decides to hold it over your head. Whenever you get annoyed with him, he always brings it up just to annoy you. Evil. Gremlin man.

- You can also bet he'll hold it over Lucifer head too.

- You can bet you'll be dragged off for a lot more naps.

- And you'll have sweet dreams all the time.

DIAVOLO:

- *big gasp* REALLY???

- He is so happy, you just made his entire life.

- Seriously, he's like a little kid at the carnival.

- "Wow, really?! I'm your favorite?? Thanks MC! You just made my day!"

- Again, not really the type to get an ego boost.

- He'll invite you to have tea with him! And lunch! And dinner! And breakfast! He'll want to spend a lot more time with you!

- Random big hugs.

- And I imagine that since he's so Large™ he'd pick you up to hug you if you're smol like me.

- Honestly, he's just so lonely, please hug him.

BARBATOS:

- He already you were gonna say this, but he's flattered by it regardless.

- He's very polite in handling it.

- "You're very sweet, MC, thank you."

- Ego? What ego, he is but a humble butler.

- He was nice to you regardless, but he gives you sweets, and tea now.

- Will come clean your room for you as a surprise while you're away

SIMEON:

- He blush.

- He's very flattered and soft about it.

- He's so sweet, and soft about it a-

- "Oh, I'm your favorite? Well, that's very sweet of you, MC, thank you very much. You're my favorite too, I hope you know."

- He is an angel, he is legally not allowed to have an ego.

- Honestly, he's just so sweet and caring and gentle

- Will definitely try to spend more time with you.

Did I really just stay up till 1 AM just to write this? Yes, yes I did. Do I regret my decision? Yes, yes I do. Will I ever do it again? Probably. Sorry I left out Solomon and Luke btw. I didn't have the energy tbh

THIS IS BEAUTIFUL

#obey me #obey me lucifer #obey me x reader #obey me shall we date

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ofcamerasflashing · 3 years ago

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after making your account you are going to want to confirm your email.

After that I start thinking about the kind of aesthetic when I think of a character! Making a long list

COLORS: ( hex codes included ): OBJECTS: FACE CLAIMS: FEELINGS:

make a google docs / carrd with your RULES. I have a long post explaining what is good to have in your rules page.

3. a PINNED post is a must with all of your links. A style example of how you could do your pinned post is here. The example of the screenshot is below that you can use but credit would be nice.

NAVIGATION - tbd

CREDITS :

Tag set up : One could go fancy or one could go complicated. My favorite tagging system is down there for you to grab.

›› TAGHERE. ❝QUOTE GOES HERE.❞

So the graphics that one needs for their blog? As a start up the rule of thumb for me is as falling.

1 dash icon.

100 rp icons

1 divider

1 promo ( gif or static )

1 ask meme answer header

1 header for your dash view

This isn’t a large list at all. I like lists so damn much to help me so that is why we are constantly making them but you can skip that all together and throw something awesome together.

Just going to show you ALL of the graphics that I made for this blog real fast

Now onto my promo ! Wait at least 24 hours after making the blog to post the promo to hopefully make it into the tags. Follow a few blogs, like a few posts, etc.

Go through and click things off that you need / want off on your settings.

This might be a trial and error to get exactly what you are wanting your dash to look like. I had to decide what was wanted and what wasn’t.

Another thing that might be helpful is write up a few sample pieces with your chosen format? So that way you can see what it looks like and use it when you get stuck.

#・ ˖ ✦ ⋄ . ❝Mine: Tutorial❞ 【OFCAMERASFLASHING】#・ ˖ ✦ ⋄ . ❝Mine: All❞ 【OFCAMERASFLASHING】#・ ˖ ✦ ⋄ . ❝Series: Indie RP World.❞ 【OFCAMERASFLASHING】

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