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Not sure if this is a weird thing for me to say, but Iāve always appreciated the way Tales of Symphonia handled the ātwo dadsā thing as a gay woman. Iām happy that in one of my favorite games, the main character has two Dads (and one Mom!).
Like this game came out in the early 2000s. They couldāve easily gone with the āI can only have one Dadā or āBlood is more importantā thing. But they didnāt. The game constantly reiterates that Dirk is Lloydās father. Their lack of shared blood doesnāt matter and this is repeated by both of them.
And when Kratos comes into Lloydās life, heās upset at first, which is more than understandable given the circumstances. But he accepts Kratos as his second Dad, his bio Dad. Heās openly proud and happy that he has two Dads, and that will always be so special to me. :,)
#tales of symphonia#kratos aurion#lloyd Irving#dirk tos#yeah sometimes i replay the game and i think woah#this did a good job on some sensitive topics#especially for the time it came out
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Dungeon meshi's elven earmuffs are so cute and ridiculous so of course I had to draw the chain wearing them
#this was a warm up sketch of legend that got out of hand LMAO#this was so fun to make#especially drawing their expressions and style of earmuff XD#linked universe#linked meshi AU#lu legend#lu sky#lu warriors#lu four#lu twilight#lu hyrule#lu time#lu wind#lu wild#my art#I came across a daydream hour post about the earmuffs- blacked out and woke up to this
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The Boy Wonder #1 by Juni Ba rambling about why every time i open this book, i stare in wonder...HAHA and ofc!! how cute Damian is!!
Juni Baās style is so absurdly effective in telling a fairy tale for the ages. Itās a stunning blend of simplicity and complexity I'M GRIPPING THE PAGES AGAINST MY EYESā¦
Before getting into the interiors, THE COVER!! It associates autumn leaves to Damian's Robin title through the iconic cape shape/color; and on top of that, for a Robin going through a big transition in his life...a season of change one might say...Juni Ba your brain...
Damian and the leaves being the only colored parts of this cover is nice in focusing on those elements, but i also like to think by not coloring the background it prepares you to expect impressive inkwork in this book.
On that note, the interiors!! Starting off with Ba's backgrounds of Gotham as it establishes the strange new world that our young hero has been thrust into:
We get a neat tracking shot following a champagne glass that gives us a glimpse of Gotham from the upper echelons to the downtrodden in "Underwell"
This opening sequence quickly lays out the environment Damian will be traveling through in this series! It also sets the tone for some silliness with the cute zoom on the champagne glass before it BOKs the robber lol. Along with Ba's inks, O'Halloran's colors makes every part of Gotham pop - especially love the golds of the higher society shifting into the blues of the underbelly!!
Besides Damianās personal conflict, Gotham feels like its own entity that he has to contend with. The dialogue speaks for itself, but within the art as well!!
"This city of ours swallows and crushes everything it can" -> a gargoyle's beak over Damian, crowds of people, and walls of advertising
"You've seen it too...the way it coils around one's mind from below." -> bridges and a passing train on a rail viaduct towering over a civilian
"A dark voice calling as if to say..." -> literally, "FEED ME"
LOVELY SHOT OF MOVEMENT... and i love how Damian's venture into Gotham opens with him passing a tree - its branches and leaves are the most organic element on the page before getting into the gritty details of the city! Some yammering because the inks are. so cool: the delicate lines of the leaves in the tree to the thicker/bigger lined ones closer to the camera on the right; the background inks allowing space around Damian's form + the fine line of his grapple!! More O'Halloran praise - PRETTY, and love his coloring over Ba's bg lines, particularly here, keeping the leaves darker on the right.
It's not only a pretty page it's just a really clean layout!! Ba exhibits this throughout the book but i really enjoy it here - from Damian nyooming, we head into these last 3 panels. his cute lil "Robin" shape easily draws the eye to the tops of the panels as we take in Gotham's liveliness alongside the lettering/narration
and the "Robin" shape?? SO CUTE. it's instantly familiar to us as Robin!! bold outline and filled with yellow...it's a Robin in movement!!...AN AUTUMN LEAF IN THE WIND... yeah, still not over that š
Damian's inciting incident is introduced in the former panel with a gorgeous backdrop of Gotham in the distance (plus itty bitty Trinity cameo haha). The shot parallels!! beautifully!! in the final page!! Damian is now in the depths of Gotham, his objective out of reach. The colors are of note too, where the familiar yellows of Gotham are suddenly a startling green after the demon makes its appearance. The Gotham land looks even more unfamiliar, which prompts Damian to seek help.
Some speculation, but the green could also be associated with the more mythical side of demons and such (like the ghost?? of the thief), but it could even imply there's a connection to the Al Ghuls themselves as it's the only other time green is so prominently used.
Now that the land of Gotham is established, popping in other fav bgs!
More lovely mix of Ba's inks and O'Halloran's colors!! especially allowing some of the brush/marker strokes to show faintly as part of the twinkling sky...STUNNING!! š i love this whole page but this panel gets me weepy, SMALL DAMIAN IN THE VAST UNIVERSE COMBINED WITH THIS LINE "He knew he could be great. How unfair of the world to make him feel so small." KICKS MY ASS... i need to lie down
YAPPING AT MORE WONDERFUL INKING: the suggestion of windows offscreen from the frames casting these thick lines over the walls and stairwell; the minute shadow details over the railing; the hatching on the suits in the portrait; the framed portrait being its own panel!! cute hooded Damian in the gutter space looking in on the portrait/panel!! CUTE HOODED DAMIANS!!
SPEAKING OF PANELS, along with general effectiveness and efficiency, there's more whimsy in others!! like this kickass page of Nightwing whipping his escrima from first panel -> afterimage lines going POWPOWPOW hitting demons from a distance to ones closer to the camera -> and back into his hand!! IT'S SO GOOD AND SO FUN!!
Ba's action employs more diagonal panels, and characters are less restrained within boxes - there's more energy and freedom across the page!
not necessarily focusing on the action for this one, but THE WHIMSY!! the border itself is goop!! Also gotta point out that looming hammer shape!!
Nightwing's critical hit spans the entire page!! from silhouettes of a flip -> flashy stomping pose/Clayface -> to a distant shot of Dick landing
and a smooth finisher page!! love the motion lines on Dick's arms and waist + his head and arc effects popping outside of the borders; then the smaller panels for quick activity, and the final WOOB WOOB WOOB LOL i can hear this sound effect just as much as i can see it
Along with O'Halloran on colors, Aditya Bidikar on lettering works seamlessly with Ba's vision!! The text boxes for the fairy tale narration are like strips of yellowing pages from an old storybook!! Had to look up the term for this lol, but also reminiscent of those storybooks, there's even a use of "drop caps" - the big fancy capital letter!
Smaller things of note, but the bit of "Weakness" text from Ra's has a kind of. grandiose feel to it. Then the cute B< Damian behind the window!! Love how the bubble and text are faded behind the glass too! The end of the bubble tail is a nice touch as it matches well with Ba's bg inking :0
Otherwise, it seems Ba has done a majority of the lettering - dropping a couple of my favs below!!
also just this whole page: the very loud AAAH! text draws both Damian's and the reader's attention to the panel below!! it's a cool transition to a new shot where you can see Damian's silhouette on the building! The final panel is cartoony violence off-page through the bold POW BOOM SLAM haha + DAMIAN'S LIL FIST!!š„ŗ and the guy's tooth RIP
Pure speculation - Juni Ba's concept art included Carrie Kelley, so i'm wondering if the hostage in the beginning could be her and we'll be returning to this moment in time by the end. The worn Robin colors are similar to the design + their head is conveniently covered.
In terms of story, I'm obviously heavily biased, but the initial read got me rolling in emotions with how it has you caring for Damian. Damian as a character is so fantastical in essence - itās part of his individual charm in the batfam cast! an heir of two kingdoms, born and raised with great expectations suddenly thrust into an unfamiliar land. he has a sword. he has a dragon bat for a companion. he is haunted by the sins he has committed. he is two apples tall. he's truly fairytale material!!
LIKE...past the panels of only his silhouettes, this is our introductory appearances of Damian. It's laid out clearly in the narration, but this parallel is SO GOOD: from the powerful and ornate visuals of Damian and the Al Ghuls -> to a simple panel of Batman's shadow behind a boy littered in scars, stripped of his home and status
Damian is out of his element and proves himself in the way he knows how!!
just kick me down a flight of stairs why don't you. i don't know which messes me up more, the top 3 or bottom 3 panels. His facial expressions!! his expectations for approval dashed!! Damian's hand reaching for his father!! only to be left alone with the body. The page after this is the final nail in the coffin in feeling just how lost he is in the world before he acts on it. And you root for him the entire way!!š
Despite Damian's fanciful background there's so much heart to be shown in his struggles and discoveries - and this classic form of a fairy tale lays it out so brilliantly!! It's shaping up to be an amazing balance of heavier elements and whimsy based on this first issue, and it leaves you wanting more!!
Besides being a thoroughly enjoyable read, it's inspiring work!! i've ordered Juni Ba's other books to consume more of his storytelling, and here's the ones i've found so far if you're interested in checking them out as well!!
Mobilis: My Life with Captain Nemo
Monkey Meat
Djeliya: A West African Fantasy Epic
The Unlikely Story of Felix and Macabber
okay shockingly, i didn't blab about how cute Damian is as much as i thought i would, but i think the collage at the top speaks for itself lol
this is all you need to know how cute Damian is in this!! his cheeks are so pinchable, it was done on page!! š„ŗ these panels obliterate me
#rambling#damian wayne#it's been 2 weeks since this issue came out and i'm still cracking it open every other day#throwing my chattering into his tag to possibly get more people into the series especially if you're a fan of Damian!!#i even used capitalization for slightly easier reading LOLL#the Damian collage was taking so long i was laughing how i'm taking more time to do that than the actual ramble#then i started rambling and then i realized i couldn't shut up sdfgh#feel like i sound delusional most of the time so these are maybe my most coherent thoughts LOL#pointing at pages over my brother's shoulder 'love that...so cool...look how pretty that is...' articulating WHY makes me sound insaneš#the boy wonder
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So, I heard it was Holloweane Week?
Itās a bit late in the week but I wanted to draw something for it, and I liked this prompt.
The way I see it- their roles may have been swapped, but their dynamic? Exactly the same.
#t4t Holloweane my beloved#everyday I thank tumblr user ohnoitsjetster for introducing me to that HC#I gave Duke 70s hair and I love it so much it came out so good imo#and Miss Holloway is always just <3#I tried to modernize her a little bit#weāll see what yall think#these two are fun but by god they are hard to draw#especially Kim#I swear Iāll get better at drawing her#what beautiful people though#social worker miss Holloway and witch Duke tho#omg so good#i imagine Holloway would go by Holly#Holly and Mister Keane#Iāve had a lot of thoughts while drawing this#hatchetfield#Starkid#nightmare time#nightmare time 2#miss holloway#duke keane#kim whalen#Curt mega#holloweane#holloweane week#holloweane week 2024#Holloweane week day 6#my art#:)
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this is like the tiniest moment in all of television that i am THRILLED exists, because itās just so satisfying to see karl clocking gerriās roman feelings and gerri oblivious to the fact that someone has noticed, and probably even to the fact that sheās doing anything that could be noticed, because sheās so nervous for roman up there trying to give his eulogy in a state of clear distress.Ā gerri! gerri being that off her guard! gerri! and in relation to j. smith cameronās recent comment about gerri not realizing how attached she was to roman or really comprehending her own feelings for him because sheās not a sentimental person ... aaaaaaah. aaaaahhh!
#these absolute itty bitty moments are so efficient at telling you so much wtf#like this season technically was pretty dang light on romangerri time#especially the last two episodes!#and yet A FEAST came out of all these tiny little crumbs!#never before have i been so nourished by so little#romangerri#roman x gerri#gerri kellman#succession#dollsome's deep thoughts
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torn mask kakashi hours šš
#i could draw this look 500 times and never get sick of it#*looks over at my 4 wips of kakashi in this fit*#iām happy with how this came out especially the textures ^^#kakashi#naruto#fanart#my art
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accidentally obsessed with my @infamous-if mc and his fictional band so i drew him an editorial coverš¤·
this may be the best thing i've ever painted lmao
non-cover version under the cut
#my art#my art: fanart#fanart: infamous#infamous if#infamous mc#infamous#idk other tags we all know i'm bad at this#anyway i'm so so happy with how this came out#especially his tattoo and just... the rendering. I feel like I have leveled up a little bit with this one.#Which was nice since I'm still in recovery and art time has to be limited lol#anyway infamous is a great game go play it
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Dantlings
Bonus charon:
#under the cut is just the indivs#I was gonna do other stuff today. didn't do other stuff today. however these are cute so. anyways#idk how Heath got eyeliner and I decided to simply not question how that happened. rodya got him or smth#if you see any missing details please ignore them#actually likes how all of these came out. was real worried about Meur n Greg especially#also yes Don's dantling is in red mist cosplay. Lulu's one is meant to be wearing some of his jewellery as a crown#yi sangs smile here is one of my greatest bits of art#rodya too! she was not meant to be that much more than the others. or look that much like Hermann#also today was the day I noticed Oats Donqui n Rock Boy all wear what seem to be company badges. cute#obsessed with how I rendered that first one. Dante is truly cutie patootie of all time#art#k draws art stuff#digital art#original art#fanart#limbus company#faust lcb#yi sang lcb#don quixote lcb#ryÅshÅ« lcb#meursault lcb#hong lu lcb#heathcliff lcb#ishmael lcb#rodion lcb#dante lcb#outis lcb#sinclair lcb#gregor lcb#šŖ¶š»š š¬šš®āāŖšŖā°š£š¢šŖ²š¶
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iām having normal feelings about tlovm percāahlia and (long-standing classic on my percāahlia playlist) liar by paramore
#the comedy of me almost making one of my gay little edits with these lyrics for campaign percāahlia#especially the like. āwhen was the moment itās hard to sayā and vexās vows.#but i planned to do it for percāahlia week and just did not have time between work stuff .#then it came on while i was walkin this morning and . alas i was hit in the chest by the realization that the show has only made this a Mor#vex ass song#iām normal and okay š#vexāahlia#percy de rolo#percy + vex#percāahlia#tlovm spoilers#tlovm#cr1#critical role#anyway i'll undoubtedly have a more rotted version of this after the full season is out but GODS
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Mentioned this before but as much as I adore the medic Leo headcanon, my favorite type of it is when itās basically just Leo knowing the most surface level of stuff and carrying around a super basic first-aid kit in his pack. So he knows how to use gauze, and heās got a ton of Jupiter Jim branded bandaids, and if you really needed it then he can hit you up with some ibuprofen but other than that? Nothing.
But. I love the idea that that changes post-invasion.
Theyāre pretty sturdy, all of them, so they can take more than one beating and really only need a bandaid for the fun of it. But the invasion hit harder than ice packs and ālots of restā would help with, and I can bet that a post being beaten to a pulp Leo would have a lot of time on his hands to reflect and, maybe, learn a thing or two as he waits to get better.
Itās nothing excessive, not at first, but he watches veterinary videos, and live surgeries, and other videos in that same realm (because the books are, uh, a bit too jargon-y for him) multiple times over. Just so he knows. Just in case he needs to know.
In his pack, thereās a first-aid kit. With the use of a mini portal for extra space, the kit has grown to include everything from scalpels to butterfly stitches to sutures to even fiberglass patches.
And obviously the Jupiter Jim brand bandaids stay too.
#rottmnt#rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles#rottmnt headcanons#medic leo#I especially like the idea that his want to learn more medical stuff is also pushed by him actually wanting to be a better hero too#like if they gotta rescue squishy humans then itās probably good for them to know how to do basic care just in case!#Leoās portals would come in clutch for easy access to necessary medical tools#I doubt Leo would be AMAZING at it especially not so young and inexperienced and without proper teaching#but idk I like the idea that the bro who wields the only weapon specially made for killing is the one who is the medic#itās interesting to me!#and tbh I bet all the bros learn basic first aid too#April DEFINITELY knows it#splinter absolutely knows#but yeah I just really like the hc that Leo holds the bandaids and thatās about as much medical knowledge heās got and LATER he learns more#like the idea that little Leo desperate to figure out how to contribute wanted to be a medic but then he came to the realization#that he and his family were all WAY TOO STURDY and never really got hurt š#most of the time his bandaids went to Mikey who wasnāt ever hurt he just likes colorful stickers and at that point thatās all bandaids were
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Iām too excited about this WIP to not share it, big group shot for the next update! Gonna color this one :)
#I really like how wreckers face came out especially#every time I draw omega for this fic she looks so scared I need to make a point to draw her smiling soon#she does smile in the story I promise!!#tbb x rdr2 au#tbb#sw tbb#the bad batch fandom#tbb hunter#tbb crosshair#tbb wrecker#tbb omega#tbb tech#tbb echo#my art#fanart#western au#cowboy au#red dead redemption 2
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Sword PHIGHTING! period cramps moodboard
Gods mightiest warriorā¦ā¦.
Og image:
ANYWAYS EXTRA BITS!!!! So. Yeah. I wasted exactly 27 hours and 29 minutes of my life making this over a period of like. ~a week and a half LMAO????? I THINK IT WAS LONGER?? Yeah all of these are completely redrawn from the Og āpanelsā, replicating the dungeon meshi style is. MISERABLE I donāt know why I did this to myself holy fucking shit, all of you blame @squiffer-salad for this monstrosity sheās the reason why this exists in the first place /silly
anyways, I highly recommend looking at the panels individually because I put a lot of fun extra bits in them and just. A LOT of effort in general, any likes, reblogās, or comments are insanely appreciated since this did take such a long time :āDDD, everything in these minus the backgrounds are completely redrawn/shaded/and colored by hand, this includes mid/screen tones as I used specific layers for those! anyways thank you for coming to my period cramp projection ted-talk Iām going back into my Everglade hole.
#JESUS FICKING CHRIST#WHEN I SAY#27+ HOURS#DUDEā¦ā¦.#FOR A SHIT POSTā¦.. THIS IS INSANEā¦ā¦ WHY DID I DO TJIS TO MYSELF#ANYWAYS now that Iām free from this fucking BEAST of a project Iām going to be working on a lot more comms/personal bits since I have much#More free time on my hands!#School is still kicking my ass but at least Iāve been doing well :3#Scored a 10/10 on a AP world test today! Probably gonna end up failing my math unit exam but oh well wouldnāt be the first /silly#Anyways for some smaller extra comments#I honestly donāt really know how I managed to commit to this if Iām gonna be real#This honestly was more of a test of endurance if anything and I think it came out really well especially since Iām not used#To spending THIS much time on a single piece#It taught me a lot too#Specifically more about midtone layers and different types of line art and such#Anyways yeah I am. So horrendously tired#More art soon though! I got stuff in the oven for reals!!!#art#phighting!#phighting#phighting fanart#digital art#phighting roblox#artists on tumblr#phighting art#roblox phighting#roblox#roblox art#roblox fanart#roblox game
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so I finished side order recently
#splatoon#pearl houzuki#agent 8#marina ida#acht mizuta#my stuff#inktober piece 2 :)#shoutout to my brother who reminded me i could replay the credits whenever because i had to get some extra refs for eight's model#and saved me from having to slog up the tower again#now if only splatoon could do that for every cutscene eh. please#i want to relive a lot of cutscenes and youre killing me for it splatoon#anyway did you know splatoon's official art has. well it wildly varies from piece to piece#they all follow like a very loose guidelines but also they all split off into their own things half the time#me with seven tabs of art trying to figure out if i want to do lines to separate pearl's fingers: so this one has lines but this one doesnt#'this one isnt relevant to this issue all fingers are splayed'#so in the end i just did whatever i wanted. i think that's a core tenet of art. do whatever you want. forever#also spent an inordinate amount of time trying to figure out what was etched into marina's headphones#im 98% sure it is the off the hook logo. but nothing save from booting up splatoon and checking myself would say for sure#and i didnt wanna boot up splatoon cause if i did then id inevitably be down a couple hours because 'oh well im here already. one run maybe'#but regardless!! im proud of how this came out even if i was supposed to have finished two days ago to keep with my schedule#especially the bg :) i think i did really good on that.#and eight's little smile i think thats the charm point of the whole piece and it took me about ten drafts to get it properly#i think i did good on that too.#im so enamored with splatoon rn help
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TW; SLIGHTLY SUGGESTIVE(???), Im not sure but it feels like I've done smth illegal ASKDJNADSFKJADNFS
I tried to draw smth cute again but ended up looking... uh...
but then I added in
Overall, intrusive thoughts won that night help--
#slightly suggestive#I actually cant tell since in context they just kissed here but just to be safe#I don't know how to draw an actual kiss drawing so have the aftermath of them having a kiss#But somehow it came out a bit sus especially with a bit of saliva(how else would you know this is like the after kiss? asdkfjnadskfjnad)#I know this would never happened canonically so lets pretend in another life they try romance and manon still survives#dead plate#dead plate game#dead plate fanart#rody lamoree#vince charbonneau#rody x vincent#just found out rody is canonically bi and biphobic which makes sense because of the era this was set in#still ship them tho idk why help ADSLKJFNADSFKJANDSFJDF#I swear it was supposed to be an oc drawing but I ended drawing these mfers again what the hell#the next one will deffo be a manon-related one if I have time
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Daniel trains in the sim with McLaren | July 13, 2022
#daniel ricciardo#f1#*#**#mclaren posted this the same day daniel's 'im committed to mclaren until end of 2023' statement came out no idea he'd already lost his seat#dark days#gifing this now bc im finally recovered!!! i no longer vibrate with violence and rage every time i think about it!!!#unfortunately he was SO freaking hot when he suffered#the plain black shirt and the plain white helmet was the sexiest outfit anybody has ever worn period but especially. especially.#on mr. gold chains party shirt#unmatched. immaculate. nobody does it like him.
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A frustrating development with the growing lack of reading comprehension I've personally noticed is an emerging fervor of insisting things aren't canon unless they are explicitly stated beyond all reasonable doubt.
I can not emphasize enough how harmful a mindset this is to have. Yes, it's wonderful to have characters outright say "I'm trans," but to deny a character's identity for not saying that is dangerous.
Plenty of real people prefer not to use specific labels. Historically, people didn't have our modern terms or modes of expression. Many modern cultures don't use these terms, either, and plenty of people within those that do can't safely openly identify.
If the only representation you accept as canon is within modern (and let's be honest, wealthy white able-bodied American) standards, then you are denying yourself and others a huge amount of representation and seriously limiting the media around you.
#remembering how people were like hmm its not actually canon that Steve is trans and adam is nonbinary...#steve doesnt fucking know what 'trans' is hes an unhoused time traveling cowboy like!!!#after an arc. about werewolves. and how people become werewolves because theyre unhappy with their lives.#especially specifically regarding their body/gender#and how adam explicitly says 'your family never saw you as a man'#AND THEN FOLLOWS IT UP. with referring to Steve as 'the man who chose'#like for fucks sake#you are being deliberately and willfully ignorant if you say its not canon.#your ideas of transness are extremely extremely limited if it doesnt include people who dont use the word.#god. ugh. ive been annoyed by this since that episode came out#dont even get me started on how people barely noticed adam is nonbinary.mm#they said they dont wanna be called a boyfriend. come on!!! come on!!!!#how can i make it clearer without them saying shit they woildnt say and have no context for!!!!#scream.#anyways.#delete later lol im just frustrated again.#im not even sure i worded this how i wanted to
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