#dunno what this is classed as

[pinktrapped]

AND THEN I SAW HER FACE NOW I'M A BELIEVER

[eyrieofsynapses]

hey, Leverage peeps, I've got a thought. I've seen a lot of posts and memes joking about Nate's inability to understand that his clients do not want money, they want revenge. I also find this funny. but I was thinking about it and I realized something: there's a personal reason behind it. there is a very, very good reason why Nate doesn't get that.

Nate's drive to lead Leverage, outside of the crew, originated from his son's death due to his insurance company's refusal to cover the bill for the required treatment. we all know this. if his company had paid for Sam's treatment, everything would've been fine.

…or, if Nate had been a little wealthier, had a little more change to spend… maybe he could've paid for it. maybe Blackpool never would've had a say in any of it. maybe Nate would've had everything under control from the start.

we've discussed at length in the fandom how money equals safety for some of the others in the crew (Parker and Hardison grew up with little to none and know its importance to survival, Eliot needs it to stay ahead of his old enemies, etc.), but I don't know that I've seen any discussion on how it's relevant to Nate. for him, however, money equals security in healthcare and in housing (he lost the house, remember?). Nate's older than the others. he remained in the same place for much longer, and he had a stable life for a while. the others haven't been in that position before. many of their clients, however, are at that place in life.

yes, for the others, money keeps them ahead of the game and it keeps them secure. but none of them ever lost a kid because they couldn't pay for healthcare. none of them risk losing the life of someone who is completely dependent on them when they don't have enough.

(Hardison, perhaps, has the closest understanding, considering he hacked a bank to pay for his Nana's healthcare. but he never lost her.)

Nate thinks ahead, you know? he has a long-term view of things. I imagine that for him, when clients refuse the money, they're not just refusing a month's worth of groceries, or a place to stay the night, or the ability to keep running. for him, they're refusing control over their hard-earned, stable, long-term living situation. they're refusing the potential to save a family member's life.

I dunno, guys. I think that's a pretty good reason to not understand why people don't want the money.

[0m3n-0f-d3ath]

Test dialogue animation

[mewkwota]

"There is something hidden within you. Can you see it? Release yourself from that shell, and show it to me: your true form."

This is, yet another very conceptual thing for brainstorming.

You know how a lot of the Units have these really cool-or-scary looking second forms? So even if we were already pondering over what Trigger's body potentially looked like, there's also the question of that possible (maybe even less-human-like) second form.

Considering if that were true, would Volnutt still be capable of activating it? Maybe all he needs is to jog his memory.

[mentallyillcaterpillar]

Maturing is realizing that listening to the Wicked soundtrack on a regular basis as a child is what led to you becoming the disaster lesbian obsessed with enemies to lovers that you are today.

[crazydaymycrazyway]

Playing truth or dare (Hyunjae's idea)

Hyunjae: Yoojin-gun, choose. Truth or dare

Yoojin: Truth

Hyunjae: Do you find me attractive?

Yoojin: Dare

Hyunjae: Date me

Yoojin: I don't like this game

[whosname]

[Id. Digital drawing of Ginpachi Sensei asleep sitting on a swing, with his arm and head on his knees. End Id.]

[creativibee]

whoop meant to do this earlier

I doom scrolled, so now yall get a baby velociraptor. enjoy.

[rockgodklav]

What's your favourite narcotic?

“I am a law abiding citizen.”

@firstclassattorney

[reipeeeas]

[sleepinglionhearts]

Once again I am thinking about becoming an art teacher vs. thinking about how fast I'd get fired if I became an art teacher

[iwakuraz]

feeling like,,,, soon I'm probably gonna become obsessed with evangelion again. the weather forecast says I'm gonna have the evangelion brain disease not too long from now

[cyanophen]

me when I realize not every drawing I make has to be a perfect line art in order to be colored or anything I post doesn't have to be perfect

[jils-things]

im honestly so glad i never found myself relying on chatgpt or any ai that is supposed to help you in homework. its really embarrassing when a professor finds out

[microwaving-tesilid-argente]

"I... had some bad thoughts" is genuinely still one of the most iconic lines in this entire story.

[pigeonstab]

Sending you tons of good luck for your first day!! I hope everything goes smoothly and you make a friend super quick ♥

Little temmieeee thank youuuu!!!

It's been good so far, I'm rlly liking it, I also messed up my planning and have way more hours than I thought I did today ;=_=