#don't touch that dial

[warm-glowing-warming-glow]

is this your only window to the world

[carbon-fiber-internal-organs]

[fuzzyghost]

[thingsasbarcodes]

Wandavision 1x02 - Don't Touch That Dial

[sohannabarberaesque]

If it's anything to you, I could hardly imagine Honey and Sis letting slip too much about their surprise shortwave worldcaster:

[theballadofjohngeorgeandyoko]

I'll be right back.

[iamtiffyj]

DON'T TOUCH THAT DIAL.

[katagawajr]

BORDERLANDS 4- the lore so far

a post compiling all the tidbits from the trailers/descriptions, about everything we know about the story (so far).

wanted to make this post because i may be borderlands' biggest hater, but this new stuff looks really intriguing so far! call me optimistic but i'm definitely interested for now...

(speculation/theorizing involved here. i'm not actually 100% knowledgeable on all the lore but this is just what i'm gathering from it. if it turns out to be true then i called it here first <3)

so here's the timeline we know so far:

-> At the end of Borderlands 3, Elpis is crashing into Pandora. To save everyone (on both places), Lilith flies up and teleports Elpis away. Presumably, just like Sanctuary in BL2, she can't exactly control where it goes.

-> Where it happens to go is the planet of Kairos: a planet hidden in space- it's insinuated that the "protective barrier" surrounding the planet (made of glass?) turned it invisible. Or at least undetectable.

-> This "revealed" Kairos to the universe. Elpis presumably has been pulled in and is now orbiting Kairos.

-> Kairos is currently being controlled by "The Timekeeper." The Timekeeper is not a PERSON, but rather an Eridian Guardian. AKA... A Vault Monster.

-> This is explicitly stated in one of Nyriad's diary entries from BL3. She mentions the Timekeeper by name as an "Eridian Creation," in the likes of Graveward (BL3) and the Traveller (TFTBL). It's also obvious by the images above that it isn't Human- it has robotic limbs, floats, and seemingly harnesses/is connected to the Vault Gate behind it.

-> The Timekeeper is described as a dictator obsessed with Perfect Order, furthering the idea that this hidden planet was in a perfect state of "Order," with only the Timekeeper + its "synthetic" army. Remnants of whatever Eridian Society created it, and hid it away, for whatever reason.

-> Elpis crashing into Kairos, and breaking the barrier, has enraged the Timekeeper, who's planet is now visible to the galaxy. And a big hole in the ceiling of it's house. Damn.

-> It's confirmed there's a few years' time-skip between the crashing of Elpis and the start of the game. The SCAVS of Elpis (and bandits of Pandora most likely, however they hitched a ride) have now made their way to the surface of Kairos and are causing mayhem. They seem way more mechanical in nature than the last time we saw Elpis, but similar vibes. Very tech-y, robotic, etc. -> These bandits become their own faction known as "The Rippers," and their leader is a robot lady named Callis.

-> Queen Callis is shown in the trailer to ALSO be not human (robot? something else? Kairos's influence, or Elpis tech? who knows.) But apparently she also has the power to control the bandits, through their masks. She puts the masks on them and their eyes turn red, matching hers. So it's possible she's just mind controlling every bandit.

-> Anyways, it's a "robo-bandit" VS. "synthetic Eridian" civil war deal. The Timekeeper appears to be attempting to subjugate the entire planet again, especially based on all the "break free" wording of the teaser descriptions. Whether you're fighting WITH Callis's army or just as a third party, it appears the Vault Hunters are from Elpis (or, were on Elpis when it got yoinked at the very least). And they're trying to escape this planet. -> The last description does mention "cast of characters, new AND old," so it remains to be seen in what capacity old characters are involved. It IS a time-skip, so maybe Sanctuary finally tracked down Lilith's whereabouts and she's stranded on Elpis. Maybe Ava is an adult now and leading the Crimson Raiders. Maybe the whole "Timekeeper" business means there will be timeline fuckery- pulling alternate timeline versions of old characters, bringing back dead ones, who knows.

-> (I'M PERSONALLY INCLINED TO BELIEVE that Sasha and Fiona will also play a role in this game? Because New Tales called specific attention to Sasha being in a different part of the galaxy unable to be found (hidden planet? wink wink?), and Fiona's talk of Sasha's anahatium pocketwatch, with the etched phrase "TIME HEALS ALL WOUNDS.")

-> (Who knows if that is true, or what that really means. Just speculation here. I miss Sasha and Fiona, and they've been hyped up with BL3 Echoes, New Tales stuff, and even their own book. Give us the two best Borderlands characters back please.)

-> Last thing as an aside, it DOES show that we will be getting a Siren VH again. So she either needs to have Steele's unknown power, the Leech power, or some secret third thing. Maybe she isn't a real siren at all. The device on her arm could either be a way to REPLICATE a siren's power (like Anu, making her a "fake siren") or possibly as a way to enhance/contain the Leech power, like Tyreen alludes to in BL3. Interested to find out.

TLDR: we're finally getting the Eridian War plotline! They didn't forget guys! AND it directly involves Elpis, like the game where we first learned about the Eridian War!

Synthetic "Eridian" army led by a Vault Guardian/Monster, THE TIMEKEEPER, vs. the robotic bandit army, the Rippers, led by QUEEN CALLIS. Time-skip again (intrigued to see how long this time. It's canonically been at LEAST two years since BL3.) New + Old characters. New Eridian planet, like Nekrotafeyo. 4 New VH's, either FROM Elpis, or wayward travelers who accidentally crashed onto Kairos.

“Early 2025” gameplay reveal, unspecified 2025 release date.

[volivolition]

DAY 2: ENCYCLOPEDIA - AFTER LIFE -- DEATH; AFTER DEATH -- LIFE AGAIN. AFTER THE WORLD -- THE PALE; AFTER THE PALE -- THE WORLD AGAIN. This is the great leitmotiv of humanism, a summary of the effect of the discovery of this isola -- the Insulindian -- on human thinking. A tremendous sea change akin to finding life after death...

[misternibbs]

uhhh…are u a jash shipper? /genq

I got this question twice in a row what why

yes and no? i think I'm kinda indifferent about this tbh. canon HMS I don't ship, personally I feel like introducing romance into the dynamic doesn't really fit well? I guess? idk it just doesn't sit right with me

however for au stuff? if like in your au they're dating and not relatives then yeah go ahead go crazy go insane 👍👍👍👍 (as long as it isn't NSFW, I'm fine with it)

personally my HMS I think. I think they work better as siblings cause it's silly :3

(same with the don't touch that dial! au sillies, but y'all don't know about them yet lolo)

but yeah honestly just. Do whatever for the most part but if people don't wanna see it then please don't force them to see it just. Be nice and respect people's boundaries ok? ok

aight stay excellent and party on dudes!

And stay safe, please.

[warm-glowing-warming-glow]

[doomedflare]

WE'VE GOT AN EXCELLENT SHOW FOR YOU TONIGHT, and i'm very excited for you to see it unfold before your very eyes, i really hope you love it . . . gosh, i hope you love it . . .

[columboscreens]

[antialtruist]

@girlishgiggle is live on the air : don't touch that dial, sinners !

" mimzy , what loan shark is after you today then ? " demeanour doesn't change, but he's always suspicious of appearance. not that he's opposed to tearing apart some demons, of course ! he chuckles dryly, as though amused by his own words. " please do tell me they're quite far off, i don't like to get too bloodied until after lunch time... unless this is merely a social call , ol' gal? "

[seven-circlllxs]

"Why is there what i can only hope is strawberry jelly on your face?"

(Vaggie to Alastor)

"Oh! I thought I'd cleaned up better than that-, Apologies, my dear! I was simply doing a bit of preparation with this evening's-" The stag paused, the air crackling with radio static as he parsed through all the ways he could phrase this without the moth demon reacting violently.

How unfortunate it was that her only reaction seemed to only ever be violence..

"Unwanted guests.." He decided, his ever-present grin not once wavering even under Miss Vagatha's heavy scrutiny.

"You did request I get rid of them for you, after all.."