#event: secret friends

[inkstainedfingersfabray]

Craziest thing you ever did

I reckon that depends on what your definition of 'crazy' includes.

That said, going purely off my own definition I would say that leaving Shreveport for New York felt pretty high up on the scale at the time.

How I ended up becoming a published felt pretty crazy when it happened (in the best way possible), but beyond writing the original short story collection, I'm not entirely sure I can say that I did that so much as it happened to me.

And then there was both leaving my job at the record store (a big hey all y'all and hugs for my Right Tone family, miss you bunches) to write full time, and putting the Mr. Porkers series on hold for a year (and a massive thank you to my publisher for letting me do that) so I could spread my wings and try out some new things. Both of those were firmly in the 'crazy' camp. At least as far as my bank balance goes.

And then there's the incident of which we do not speak, and I did have more of an active part to play in that happening, but I still reckon that it counts as 'a thing that happened to me' and not a 'thing I did', but like the name says, we do not speak of it.

But out of al of those, I reckon moving to New York was the 'craziest' thing I ever did just because it was the biggest change and biggest risk I had ever taken in my life up to that point.

[broadwaybabymomma]

Would you ever want any more children?

Short answer: Yes. Being a mother was always a 'maybe some day' thing for me until Moriah arrived in my life, and now that she has, I can't imagine my life without her. She's enriched it in countless ways and I will be eternally grateful that fate saw fit to put us together and would absolutely welcome another child into our family.

Long answer: Yes, but... For starters, the choice isn't entirely mine to make. Quinn would obviously play a central role in any decision to expand our family. And any decision like that would have to weight the pros and cons and practicalities and concerns, and a million other details that the last few years have taught us both come with a child. And that's before we even get into decisions like adoption versus IVF, or what sort of timeline we'd want for it. And then there's Moriah's feelings to consider. Not that I have any reason to believe she'd object, but it would represent a significant change in her life as much as it would ours, and I don't think Quinn or I could in good conscience pursue having more children without Moriah being on board with the decision.

[blackpinkofficialupdates]

Lisa and Tyla at the Victoria's Secret after party

[bittersweet-mojo]

HAPPY SECRET SAMOL @mariusperkins !!!

I was so incredibly thrilled to be assigned to you these have been a labour of (many many hours) of love! For the rest of you who didn't get to read my email I give you Lye Lychen and Es, swing dancing and sneaking off from a party you're supposed to be infiltrating you guys!!!

[ghostlysage]

HELLO MY GOOD NATION, IT’S ME. SAGE 🌀

hi everyone! sorry i don’t post as much as i’d like to .. but i’ve come to make an art dump post again! i haven’t been drawing as much as i’d like to with online school but thats okay …. WE WIN ANYWAY

welcome to my five fluctuating interests ^_^ … also redid my human designs for thr pizza tower fuckers <3 FOLLOW ME ON DISCORD @psychotic.alienz !!!!

[tapestryundone]

yknow what why not. have this from last night

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IM INTRIGUED BY WHATEVER HE HAS GOING ON bc he likes fun but seems also deeply unhappy with himself which FEELS like it contradicts his whole being Like That but it makes Sense. why is he so self consious

it FEELS related to him as a voice being like. a desperate desire for agency at all costs. to be able to have fun in an extremely stressful situation. im struggling to put my finger on it but its liek

all of the voices are tied to complex emotions and hes like. the epitome of trying to get someone to leave you alone by doing anything you can to piss them off. like hes decided he Likes to do that, actually, and its NOT a desperate attempt to gain control in a situation where he has none, bc hes genuinely compassionate but it gets hidden behind the fact that he wants to upset hte narrator. hes the opposite of the opportunist in that he doesnt want to appeal to people who have power over him, he doesnt want to fight them or run away from them, all he wants is to aggravate them because he doesnt think he CAN do anything else. its pestering someone bc its the most power you can exert against people and situations you dont wanna be in, and then convincing yourself that its what you wanted in the first place

as a guy who likes fun DOES make him clash w the tones of a LOT of the game but i think its like. easy to look at the other voices and pinpoint what survival mechanism they are and then contrarian shows up and its less obvious

but hes a persons NEED to have fun, similar to cold. where cold has rejected the notion of emotions but still seeks novelty, contrarian NEEDS to experience joy and is trying to force it to happen, even if it involves goading the others or making bad long-term decisions. hes a very emotion-heavy voice and i think thats probably WHY hes quick to feel guilt and shame, bc it stems from teh same need to feel satisfied with actions and your environment, because in a situation like this, you CANT get entertainment from yourself. but he cant entertain anyone but himself. but he cant actually do that because its weak, poorly executed attempts at levity that falls apart under pressure

idk if this makes ANY sense im just intrigued by him. bc the stranger route started as a joke but it seems to serve as the BIGGEST outlier of a chapter in the whole game to teh pt where it can give you an entirely new ending that even goes so far as to include a second voice in the ending which makes me feel like he has to be important SOMEHOW

maybe its just the underlying emotions of it all. above all else, people want to enjoy life. it doesnt matter if life is stagnant, or if life is a unending cascade of changes, because its only bad if the people it affects do or dont enjoy it. because what the world does and doesnt need revolves around if it makes you feel good. hell i feel like theres a case for the fact that the contrarian ALWAYS gives you new, novel options. he ADDS change wherever he goes. hes the among the most connected to the shifting mound of the voices in that what he wants changes by the moment because what he wants above all else IS change and novelty. and hes a persons need for joy in life, something that is so distinctly mortal, to not just exist but to ENJOY existing, something that the narrator gave the long quiet and the shifting mound. he just extremely represents choices that are Out There. and the fact that the contrarian ascribes "the courage to do things that others may not do" as being him is ALSO interesting to me. maybe hes not just a persons ability to seek joy but also a persons ability to push back against outside pressure. a complement to the heros desire and conviction for agency, being the ability to push back when that agency is denied, to be able to live and feel fulfilled through ones OWN choices, not someone elses

and in an environment that so often denies that agency, his Whole Deal is trying to wrench back that agency even if he knows it wont work. the Trying IS the point. but in spending so much time trying to wrestle agency back you dont really pay attention to situations where you dont need to do that. because as far as hes concerned, you dont have agency, cant have agency, and wont have agency, so the best he can do is be a dick about it. as far as hes concerned, choices dont really matter. if everything is changing, if you can make EVERY choice, then do those choices matter? which always shocks him when they DO. because as an entity that exists to try to piss off those denying you agency, you dont realize where the line between 'choices that dont matter' and 'choices that have effects' are. but by his nature he ALWAYS forces his actions to matter without realizing it. maybe THATS why the knife never comes back after he throws it away. because it is in his nature to allocate agency where there previously was none. to the detriment of Literally Everyone

guy who makes agency exist but doesnt realize hes causing that and keeps acting like his choices dont have consequences

and that in itself is like. his comment abt EVERYTHING being as bad as nothing. feels like it rly strongly is tying him to what tlq and tsm once were. because they used to be the combination of everything and nothing. but now they are everything and nothing, apart. and maybe thats part of where contrarians weird self consciousness comes from, because his very existence is to force EVERYTHING to be possible, to do EVERYTHING, to cause as much change as possible, but its still not what he wants, he wants a balance that doesnt exist anymore

idk if this is making ANY sense i feel like ive accidentally talked into circles like 50 times but out of all of the voices the context of his purpose intrigues me the most actually bc i think everyone else has pretty straightforward purposes and then theres. This Guy who JUST causes problems. but its weirdly sincere about it. and i think its intentional bc blacktabbygames does not shy away from making Guys Who Are Just Obnoxious and unwavering in their goals, and for how much each of the voices so adamantly resist yet desire change, contrarian and hero are both the most malleable and changing

[neodiekido]

as much as i adore the training trio and makis dynamic with kaito i do love how danganronpa s shows her branching out more and expanding on her utdp friendships with chiaki and chihiro. it gets me a little emotional... she's finally letting herself connect with others and have friends even if they don't know everything about her yet....

[theautisticfroglord]

MERRY CHRIMAS GRAHHHHHH 🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅

a server with friends did a secret santa and here is my contribution!!!! this is a gift for the one and only @clowncatss !!!!!!!!!!!!! HOORAY

[hungnitan]

I'm pretty suprise with 4.7 database, hoyo decided to sailing Sethos x Wanderer (additionaly HaiKaveh become more closer) and how heartwarming Sigewinne character story could be...

[inkstainedfingersfabray]

Favorite color

Peach!

[broadwaybabymomma]

Does Quinn being out of New York so much bother you?

Alright, all of you who seem so interesting in that state of our marriage pay attention as I'm only going to say this once:

Would I like Quinn to be around more? Yes, of course I would. I love her and have been in love with her for years, so it should come as no surprise to anyone that spending more time with the person I love would be something I would like, and I'm sure I'm not alone in feeling that way about my significant other.

Does that mean that Quinn pursuing her career outside of New York bothers me? No.

Let me say that again for those in the nosebleed seats.

No.

Quinn and I have always been very focused, very driven people. It's one of the many things I both admire and love about her and I'm sure she would say the same about me. That I stepped back from focusing on my career after having Moriah was my choice, and I in no way, shape, or form hold it against Quinn that she didn't do the same. Especially since I have already taken several steps to resume my own career over the last year, with several more steps in the works as we speak, nor did I ever fully stopped pursing it to begin with (as shown by my highly successful solo album).

And while my career has focused almost exclusively been on live performances, and Broadway specifically, Quinn's career has always leaned more towards film. And while New York has a thriving film industry, the simple fact of the matter is that the vast majority of filming happens outside of this incredible City/State and I could no more ask Quinn to limit herself to New York than she could ask me to give up Broadway.

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[possamble]

realizing im kind of a weirdo about laios and marcille

[bruciemilf]

You have officially converted me to miguel/batman

It's a out the bonding over loss, it's about understanding the impossibly complicated, poisonous love between you, your child, and a world that took them from you, it's about understanding the fury and rage and Injustice and deciding you'll have hope, and you'll often fail, and often regret it, and do it anyway. it's about redemption, it's about self loathing, it's about feeling like you'll never ever be good enough for anyone. And it's about letting someone prove you that's wrong.

[lynxfrost13]

Do you guys think Holt and Storch Sieben ever hatefucked

[marc--chilton]

house md and saw crossover where lawrence and wilson make out to see if they're into men (spoiler: they super are)