#from the save the trees livestream

[thepunkmuppet]

the possible future of the hatchetfield series: hatchetfield halloween party livestream full rundown

again apologies if someone has already done something like this, but I’m procrastinating doing my coursework and just want to talk about hatchetfield I want everyone to be aware of this exciting stuff that was announced in the stream so here you go:

the next starkid musical to be released will not be in the hatchetfield universe.

the guy who didn’t like musicals will soon be ready to license.

nightmare time 3 was originally planned to be released in the same year as nightmare time 2 and will wrap up the overarching nightmare time stories (which seem to be miss holloway and the foster sisters respectively).

if they did a fourth hatchetfield musical, it would be about miss holloway and her backstory. it is already written. I am very very extremely normal about this fact 😃

there is a possibility of a hatchetfield movie, and workin’ boys was sort of a test for this concept. it would be a slasher murder mystery centering around the hatchetfield community players (zoey chambers and the cast of workin’ girls, possibly also with ruth, hidgens, alice and any other theatre-oriented characters but that part’s just my speculation). the transcription of the teaser description can be found below the nmt descriptions.

ok so here are the transcriptions of the nmt3 episode descriptions:

Story #1: Bottle Imps

Bill Woodward has been chosen to test CCRP’s latest and greatest product; Bottle Imps. These reality-bending buddies will bring their owner the one thing they desire most. When his new imp, Lovely, leads him to his soulmate, Bill decides to use his magical companion to play matchmaker. But to help Charlotte find the man of her dreams, Bill will have to bend the Imp’s rules. Rules he’s been warned, must never be broken…

Story #2: Frankenruth

Desperate to see a naked body, Ruth Fleming and Richie Lipschitz volunteer at the morgue of St. Damien’s Hospital. Their terrible plan becomes exponentially more terrible, when they become unwitting subjects in the experiments of the body-snatching madman, Doctor Laszlo, who claims to have conquered death itself. If Hatchetfield thought Ruth was bad before, then they will cower before the unspeakable horror of… Frankenruth!

Story #3: Becky Barnes Climbed a Tree

Becky Barnes is on top of the world! Not in a literal sense, of course. She’s deathly afraid of heights. After years of struggle, Becky’s life is finally everything she dreamed it would be. She’s engaged to her high school sweetheart, Tom Houston, and the two have a surprise baby on the way! But, as the couple prepare for the arrival of baby Marie, a shadow from Becky’s past returns to haunt them.

Story #4: Devil’s Night

Tim Houston has a crush. Unfortunately, it’s on his older, mature and totally cool babysitter, Grace Chasity, who he fears will never see him as anything but a snot-nosed little kid. But when a devilish maniac with murderous designs on Grace attacks Hatchetfield the night before Halloween, Tim must protect his beloved, or join the killer’s growing body count. It’s another slashing adventure on the night HE came home… Devil’s Night.

Story #5: (long special episode) Miss Holloween

It’s Halloween in Hatchetfield once again, and Miss Holloway is celebrating the same way she’s done for decades, staving off the horrors that go bump in the night. But when Duke gives her an invitation to his wedding, the dejected Miss Holloway begins to chafe under the terms of a contract forged many years ago. She strikes a new bargain, but unfortunately her creditors are known for their tricks, not treats. Just as Miss Holloway gives up her powers in exchange for a mortal life, a monstrous new threat rears its ugly head. As All Hallows Eve descends, and all Hell breaks loose, Miss Holloway must save the town or die trying… for real this time.

Story #6: (long special episode / season finale) Orb Weaver

Lex Foster had a life once. A home. A boyfriend. Now there is only the road, and her sister, and the fear of the men who are hunting them. As Hannah Foster watched Lex sink deeper into despair, she is certain of only three things: Webby is gone. She cannot help them. They are alone. Elsewhere, an old soldier awakens from a catatonic state. Returned from some unimaginable Hell with a mission. He knows that somewhere, two magical girls require immediate evac… then maybe some coffee.

very important: if you want nightmare time 3, WATCH NIGHTMARE TIME 2. BUY A TICKET TO THE LIVESTREAM. SHOW THAT THERE IS LOVE AND DEMAND AND IT’S WORTH THEIR TIME AND MONEY I AM BEGGING YOU

hatchetfield movie: Cast Party Massacre

The Hatchetfield Community Players. You will never find a cattier troupe of two-faced thespians. But when the blood begins to flow at their latest show’s cast party, they must consider: is there a secret murderer in their midst? And more importantly, who amongst them is a good enough actor to pull off such a performance? Can they set aside their petty squabbles and tangled romances, or is it curtains for this ensemble? Who will survive… the Cast Party Massacre!

[pikahlua]

I'm confused about how society was inspired to change, How exactly did Izuku inspire society to change for the better with the defeat of Shigaraki? All anyone saw was Izuku killing villan, how does that inspire Granny to save the Mutant kid?

So, the effect began before the final leg of Izuku's battle with Tomura. When La Brava starts the livestream of the final battle, we get a lot of indications that Izuku has begun inspiring people, such as Death Arms saving his block from a collapsing ceiling and the newscasters being inspired to fly out in the storm to cover what's happening. We also see unexpected help come from Gentle and Lady Nagant, who are both inspired by Izuku.

The final arc is sprinkled with many instances of non-heroes taking a stand and getting involved where they wouldn't have before. The business school kids risk their lives to document the war. Meryl stages a protest during her weather report. Rei, Fuyumi, and Natsuo run into the literal heat of battle to cool down Touya and Enji.

In essence, the final arc showcases the beginnings of societal change through a contagion, a butterfly effect if you will, of a few people who aren't designated pro heroes taking action. Then a few more people are inspired by them to take action. Then even more people are inspired to take action, culminating in the entire world cheering on as everyone who is capable of standing rushes to help quirkless Izuku Midoriya win his fight.

The scene with the news reporter in the helicopter explains it best. She sees the footage of Izuku fighting the world's greatest villain and remembers him from before. He's not All Might. He's not some super-heroic person. He's just a kid. A nervous, awkward teenager. And despite the fact that he's nobody special, he's still fighting the villain that is terrorizing the hearts of everyone else worldwide. Seeing someone like that take such action lights a fire under others. They feel "Well, if HE'S doing something, then I can do something too. I SHOULD do something. How can I let him do it all alone?" And so you see everyone doing SOMETHING, whatever it is they are best suited to doing (kind of like a quirk, if you will), knowing that every little bit helps. One person can make a difference, and when a lot of people come together to do the one thing they each can do, the change they can effect becomes monumental.

I've glibly described it in private that Izuku is like a video of a pathetic kitten desperately trying to climb up a large step on a staircase, and he's struggling and falling and failing, and it's so pathetic, but as you watch it deep down you feel "Come on, kitten, you can do it. You can do it, I know you can!" You can extrapolate it further if you like. Maybe you can compare it to watching some teenager hold out their shirt to catch a cat that's about to fall from a tree. On the inside, you're cheering them on. Come on cat, you can do it! Come on kid, you can catch em!

Now multiply that feeling by a million, because in this case the entire world watched a single kid by himself try to save them all from the ultimate evil, and then they see OTHER people chipping in to help this kid fight the ultimate evil in whatever little ways they could, and they thought "Hey, I can do something to help too! I can broadcast something! I can convince someone! I can save someone! We can all do this together!"

And that's how you get Granny at the end feeling compelled to do something for the basement kid. "I can be his granny. I can give him comfort. I can save him. And because I can do these things, I will do them. It's important to act, to do what I'm capable of doing."

[jals-stuff]

hello :) saw ur headcanons! mind doing one w deli and the sl*tty jester pleaseeee?

good day anon~ I see that everyone is barking for Domina and Famin so I'll do just that.

SPOILERS AHEAD FOR MASHLE! If you do not know Domina, Famin, Delisaster and Meliadoul, please do not read!

Unless you don't care about spoilers. Then you're free to read~

How would these Mashle characters react if they found their s/o stuck in the washing machine? + personal ratings (again)

For Meliadoul, Domina, Famin and Delisaster.

Warnings: embarrassing? there's an f-bomb somewhere in here

short washing machine headcanons (part 2!)

MELIADOUL…

She’s probably training Ochoa to do stupid things she saw on the internet when you call for her. (Thank you for saving the little guy.)

She’s going to laugh out loud when she sees you stuck head first inside the washing machine! Of course she will. “Please c’mon, please say Stepsis, I’m stuck!” but you won’t, because she’s laughing too hard for you to even understand what she just said.

When she’s finally calm again, she will try to get you out, struggling quite a lot and muttering insults towards the poor washing machine’s family tree, then finally give up and cut through it with her Magical Chainsaw. 

You’ll get very scared, of course, and the chainsaw will absolutely cut through you, but you’ll feel extra relaxed afterwards. She will occasionally tease you about this episode, mostly if you’re cuddling with her.

Made fun + cut you with her Chainsaw, but now you feel nice. You aren’t even mad, 8/10.

DOMINA…

Domina is attempting to make some apple pie when his focus is broken by a muffled scream coming from the laundry room. He sighs and immediately makes his way there.

With anyone else, he would get super angry, but it’s you, and he loves you very much. “Oh no, (Y/N), are you alright?” He isn’t panicking, but he’s a little worried that you might be feeling in pain or too uncomfortable.

He will undoubtedly get you out very nice and slow, and make sure to inspect your face and arms to be absolutely certain that you aren’t hurt (you’d better hope so if you don’t want him to molest your poor washing machine afterwards).

If you’re embarrassed or uncomfortable about it, he’s going to bring you with him and keep making apple pie (it was supposed to be a surprise for you but fuck it) to distract you.

Gentle and cute, definitely makes good pies. 9/10 don’t forget to praise him for this please

FAMIN…

He’s.. I don’t know, probably stealing stuff from his brothers’ rooms when you call him, and his head makes a whole 180° turn before he realises that you need him, and he comes to see you.

Will probably sit on your back while you’re stuck. “Is it nice in there?” he’s going to ask while giggling. If you say it isn’t, he will pull you out immediately and sit next to you to check your expression for any discomfort.

However, if you’re dating Famin, you’re the type that will say it’s nice, so he will first of all pull you out of the washing machine, and then take your spot in there. He’s going to end up being stuck too.

Now you have to pull him out and you don’t know how to do that, you’re left with a jester inside a washing machine. Sounds like the beginning of an awful pun.

Helped, but got stuck instead. at least it was funny, 7/10.

DELISASTER…

He is 100% scrolling on social media or taking selfies when you call for him, and he’ll keep his eyes glued to his phone while making his way to you.

Upon seeing the pitiful display in front of him, he chuckles. “Oh, em, gee. Are you, like, stuck or something?” He will definitely sit down next to you and take selfies showing his face next to your figure, completely stuck.

He will start a TikTok livestream (titled "LMAO F IN THE CHAT FOR (Y/N)") and ask his followers for advice to get someone out of a washing machine, and make absolutely sure that everyone can see you. What a jerk.

If you start sulking or being too uncomfortable, he will put his phone away and get you out of there immediately, without any further questions. Maybe he’ll take you to a party or let you rest on his lap as an apology.

Mean, and why does he speak like a frat boy?? But at least he’s pretty and the party was nice. 7/10

[vynegar]

vyn 5th birthday ssr, part five

a new resolution

same disclaimers from part one (note the extra one from usual, regarding story content)

youtube link to ShiroNaya’s video of the card story

links to previous parts: one two three four

more tot stuff here

do not repost

[PART FIVE]

[48:29]

Vyn didn’t want the situation to interfere with my work, so the next day I went to the law firm as usual. Online public opinion was worsening, and even his saving Zheng Yan was branded as insincere. The instigators hid behind their screens as they stirred up the masses, who were easily swayed by exaggerations or those were societally disadvantaged.

Some questioned Zheng Yan’s motives, asking why someone who truly wanted to end their life would start a livestream that was just asking for trouble. The opposition pointed out the imbalance in power dynamics; Zheng Yan’s extreme actions were simply out of desperation. He was at the end of his rope, and everyone could see his pain and despair.

[48:47] Near the Research Center

The endless altercations and continued smearing of Vyn’s name was heartrending to see. Once I was off work, I immediately rushed over to the research center to find Vyn.

MC: (It’s so quiet… I wonder why Vyn texted me to come here instead of going inside?)

In order to prevent any incidents, Vyn temporarily closed the research center, so the street that was typically brightly-lit was now empty and silent. One streetlamp feebly lit up a corner, a sharp contrast with the lively, bustling city streets in the distance.

Vyn: Over here.

The sight of Vyn’s warm smile dispelled most of my melancholy and confusion, and I walked up and took the hand Vyn reached out to me.

MC: Were you waiting a long time?

Vyn: No, you arrived just as I finished preparing.

MC: What are these…?

There were documents scattered haphazardly next to the flowerbed, and beside them was a shallow metal bowl. Vyn took a lighter out of his pocket and nimbly rolled the spark wheel. With a crisp click, sparks ignited then quickly extinguished.

Vyn: Just a little ceremony I have prepared.

The trees rustled in the night breeze, like background noise giving his words a sense of despondence.

Vyn: MC, I told you before about why I left Svart…

MC: Yeah.

That was when we visited Ferro Winery, and Vyn used his intoxication as an excuse to tell me about his past and his worries (1). Just like right now, that night was as quiet as if we were the only two people in the world.

MC: The Church interfered with you studying psychology. Eirik tried to resist them, but to no avail. You took the opportunity to abandon everything you didn’t care about and come to Stellis.

Vyn: Yes. I had not thought about that in a long time, until Zheng Yan appeared.

Vyn handed me an old newspaper. The bolded headline on it said: “Psychology student assists police in arresting a murderer. His true identity is…?” The contents of the article were largely consistent with what Vyn previously said, only with exaggerations to make Vyn’s performance seem prodigious. That was understandable, as a way to draw readers’ attention.

Vyn: Back then, my assistance to the police was kept highly confidential, but this article still showed up the next day as a front-page headline.

MC: Someone did this intentionally?

Vyn: Correct. Information can be leaked with unimaginable speed, even under the dual authority of both the police and the Haspran family.

I recalled that Zheng Yan had also alluded to this incident…

[flashback]

Zheng Yan: How shameless can you be?! I heard you used my case to make yourself the center of attention in Svart, and got everyone heaping praise on you and psychology. But who would’ve thought, behind all your fancy titles of “doctor” and “professor”, you’re nothing but filth!

[end flashback]

During the time, I hadn’t paid attention to the meaning behind his words. Now, I realized the irony in them.

MC: Was that also the work of Eirik’s political opponent?

Vyn: Yes…

Just as I expected, Vyn was finally filling in the gaps of what he didn’t elaborate on yesterday. It was because he had already previously been mired in controversy due to his father’s political disputes that made him so certain about Eirik’s call yesterday. He may have guessed it even earlier, once he sensed that there was someone in the shadows pulling the strings, only Vyn had still been holding out some hope.

MC: What happened next?

Vyn: Soon, news of the Haspran family heir’s study of and achievements in psychology spread throughout Svart. The Church was outraged, and pressured my father to explain and resolve the issue for them.

MC: Eirik wasn’t on your side?

Even though I knew the outcome, I couldn’t stop myself from asking. It wasn’t that I had any illusions about Duke Haspran… it was just a futile wish that Vyn hadn’t been completely isolated and abandoned back then.

Vyn: At the time, Father’s new policy reform was at a critical stage. The Church’s support was indispensable.

The words were so simple, yet they chilled my heart. If he needed the Church’s support, then he wouldn’t oppose them for Vyn’s sake… Zheng Yan kept claiming that Vyn made himself the center of attention, but what did that so-called “attention” actually get him?

Vyn: The only solution he could think of was a stalling tactic, and he asked me to temporarily give up on psychology. However, I was already determined to continue researching psychology, and I yearned to explore that in practice. I did not want to wait, and I felt I did not need to.

Vyn paused briefly, and the whole world felt suspended for that moment, even the moonlight dimming.

Vyn: I explained my passion to Father, but he felt that psychology research could be conducted at any time, while his new policy reform could not wait. In truth, neither of us was in the wrong. I should have known all along that our values were never aligned. The conflict finally became irreconcilable, and in the heat of an argument, my father threatened my right of inheritance.

At that point, Vyn looked slightly upward, avoiding my gaze. When he lowered his head again, I couldn’t see any hint of emotion in his face.

Vyn: I had no interest whatsoever in that, so the threat was meaningless. Therefore, I thought of a better solution.

MC: You decided to renounce your inheritance?

Vyn: Yes. That way, the Church could not use me to attack my father, and I could do whatever I wanted. It was a win-win situation.

Despite the satisfactory conclusion, Vyn still looked somewhat despondent. Was it a win-win, or actually a lose-lose…? They themselves might not even be certain.

“Click” – at the scraping of the spark wheel, an orange flame flickered at Vyn’s fingertips.

Vyn: As you can see, these years while I have been in Stellis, my father has always believed that I would change my mind someday. Consequently, he drew up legal documents to ensure that a majority of his assets and authority could be transferred to me.

I couldn’t tell if it was from the streetlamps or moonlight, but the stack of documents were luminous. Even without reading their contents, they seemed heavy.

Vyn: I have never had the heart to fully dispose of them, until now.

[54:23 illustration]

Without the slightest hesitation, he brought the documents to the lighter. Fire greedily leapt across the pages, and Vyn let go before they were fully consumed. The papers that symbolized the power revered and sought by countless people fell into the bowl like shooting stars, and soon only the faintest traces remained. Page after page, the words rapidly curled, shriveled, and burned, our apprehension disappearing along with it.

Vyn: Honestly, I should have done this long ago.

His cheeks were illuminated a rosy hue by the fire; his glasses reflected the dancing flames. Vyn’s face, however, was more carefree and relaxed than I had ever seen before.

Vyn: I loathe Svart, especially all those pretentious people. They see you, me, and Zheng Yan as nothing but pawns to control. From the very beginning when they leaked my assistance to the police, I was nothing more than a pawn in their game of political chess. No one cared if I genuinely loved studying psychology or if it was profitable… just like how no one is sincerely helping Zheng Yan. What he needs is treatment, not someone who sees him and even his mental illness as an opportunity to utilize.

I think I understood the ceremony Vyn was referring to. Being used, abandoned, and framed…that was not something he could be unaffected by. The meaning in burning these documents was miniscule compared to the trouble it would be to sort out the aftermath, but he needed to do this. People commonly use fire to declare the death of something, and Vyn needed fire to make this a true farewell.

MC: What do you plan to do next, Vyn?

Vyn: You mean “we”. From now on, no matter what we do, we will decide together.

Vyn held my hand. Perhaps warmed by the flames, his hand was hot.

Vyn: For Svart aristocrats, engaging with psychology is unacceptable in the eyes of the Church. We can expose this incident, just like what they did previously, and give them a taste of their own medicine.

MC: Alright. What do we need to do?

Vyn: First, I need to diagnose Zheng Yan and begin to treat him. Zheng Yan is an alter of James, which legally categorizes him as incapacitated due to mental illness. Therefore, he cannot be held legally accountable for any of his actions, including his testimony, which is also unlikely to be admitted in court. When he is able to attend court, I would like you to seek justice for him.

MC: Are you going to sue?

Vyn: Yes. Zheng Yan and I were both innocent people who were implicated in this. Of course, I could choose to quietly negotiate with the mastermind right now… I am sure that as long as I am willing to conceal Zheng Yan for him, he will choose to stop while he is ahead. However, I am tired of these temporary ceasefires. Eventually someone has to tear down their hypocritical masks. But this path is bound to be more difficult, and I…

The light crackle of burning paper seemed to finish his sentence.

MC: You’re ready, aren’t you? To walk this difficult, uncertain path. Then go give it your all.

As if caught in turbulence, the ashes leapt up then melted into the night without a trace.

MC: I can’t promise that we’ll win, or that the path ahead will be smooth sailing. But I believe in your decisions, which is why I became your companion.

With the moon bright above us, the last embers were about to extinguish.

Vyn: To be honest, I do not have any grand convictions. I am simply trying to become someone like that person mentioned in a book I read when I was younger. “I love the one who justifies people of the future and redeems those of the past.” (2)

Vyn smiled faintly, his silver hair swaying gently under the moonlight, looking pure and clear. He lowered his head and mouthed the remaining lines, as if in silent prayer –

“I love the one who justifies people of the future and redeems those of the past: for he wants to perish of those in the present.”

“I love the one whose soul is overfull, so that he forgets himself, and all things are in him: thus all things become his going under.”

“I love all those who are like heavy drops falling individually from the dark cloud that hangs over humanity: they herald the coming of the lightning, and as heralds they perish.”

[END PART FIVE]

(1) From Vyn’s Food for Thought SSR. This actually happens at the end of part 4 in the card story, before the scene where Vyn is “tipsy”.

(2) “Thus Spoke Zarathustra” Big Data Lab entry (under Works>Literature): These lines are all excerpts from Thus Spoke Zarathustra by Nietzsche (translated by 钱春绮Qian Chunqi), although it is not presented in the exact order it appears in the original.

[T/N] The excerpt is from end of passage four in the prologue of Thus Spoke Zarathustra: A Book for All and None (or Thus Spake Zarathustra depending on the translation), a book by the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. The lines do appear in this order, however there are lines in between that are omitted. The original is in German, so the quotes I’m using are from the English version translated by Adrian Del Caro and edited by Robert Pippin (2006). You can read the first part of the book, including the passage quoted by Vyn, here: https://assets.cambridge.org/052184/1712/excerpt/0521841712_excerpt.htm

Note that Vyn comments about the Svart coming-of-age ceremony in his Journey Forth With You SSR:

"It is a bit like Stellis' legend of rebirth from fire, only that the agent of rebirth in Svart is water."

[weirdthoughtsandideas]

If DCLA characters had Tumblr part 15 🕺🏼

🌼 punk-not-dead Follow

I think signing people’s cast when they have broken their arm is overrated.

I only got one signing and it was from my childhood enemy who wrote ”I still won loser”

🌟 supernova-number-one Follow

Well it was AFTER you signed MY cast with a drawing of a butt

🌼 punk-not-dead Follow

No, you signed mine first!

🎤 singing-is-who-i-am Follow

I have missed this? You broke your arms at the same time?

🌼 punk-not-dead Follow

We were 7 and decided to climb a tree, to see who would dare to climb the highest. Then we both fell.

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I STILL CLIMBED THE HIGHEST!!

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I am obsessed with you two.

🌼 punk-not-dead Follow

Hey Francesca what the heck are you on.

If anyone is getting married it’s you and Vilu.

🧢 everythingscominguponmaxi Follow

Girls, girls…

You’re all getting married ;)

🥸 jeremias-realperson Follow

What is this talk about marriages I hear?!

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🛼 rollerskatingonthemoon Follow

Even if people vote yes I won’t change my url Matteo!!!!

🍓 chico-fresa Follow

But you have to!!! It’s the rules!

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Fuck you!

💍 queenoftherink Follow

LUNA SWORE?!??!?! I’d never thought I’d see the day!

Brb gonna take a screenshot of this and save it forever

💍 queenoftherink Follow

Also Matteo why do you need to match with her? Match with me, name yourself kingoftherink

🍓 chico-fresa Follow

No I wanna match with Luna :(

🏳️‍🌈 creyendoenmi Follow

Well maybe she wants to be independent and not match herself with you, you strawberry ass looking bitch

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Clam down Yam

🏳️‍🌈 creyendoenmi Follow

CLAM DOWN

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Calm*

💍 queenoftherink Follow

First you swear, now the misspell. I love this day.

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When you’re gay and the youngest but give your parents grandchildren first

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Jim what does this mean

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What does this mean Jim

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🙄 annoyingyoumixfan Follow

So I heard the story about how Leon and Violetta kissed for the first time, and to be honest, it sounds like he kissed her without her consent? He asked her to close her eyes and then kissed her, without her knowing! Violetta tells the story like she had no problem with this! Leon have manipulated her into thinking this kiss was ok.

Ugh. I much more preffered her with Diego. That kiss at the show, she has claimed was non-consentual but everyone knows she secretly liked it 😘

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Hey pal?

When I say I liked my first kiss with Leon, then I am telling the truth. When I say I did not like my first kiss with Diego, I am telling the truth. I’ve been very vocal when I have liked and when I have disliked a kiss.

Just because you prefer a relationship over the other does not mean you can make up stuff to make one of them sound ”worse”. Maybe you should start believing women?

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You’re clearly manipulated by Leon! He has made you think like this! He’s an evil man!

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Hello. I’m Diego Hernandez. I have been lurking on Tumblr for years, never posting anything.

When we were 18, I kissed Violetta without her consent in front of a livestream. It was wrong of me. I can only give the excuse that I was young and dumb. The fact that Violetta still had the heart to forgive me is something I am so grateful for. But just because she forgave me does not mean she secretly liked the kiss. She didn’t. She has always been very clear about this.

Also, as someone who knows Leon, he is not a manipulator. Just like Violetta said, you can’t just make shit up just because you don’t like someone. You weren’t even there. Believe Violetta when she tells the story.

Me and Violetta will never be together again. We are in a mutual agreement about this. No one has manipulated us to believe this.

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Yeah, believe women. Like when I watched a roller skate performance with Matteo Balsano and Luna Valente. It ended with Matteo kissing Luna. Very unprofessional, that’s not something you do in skating performances, but it was romantic and even though Luna seemed shocked when it happened and never spoke about it again, I know she did like it.

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… Maybe I didn’t wanna talk about it for a reason…

Please don’t go around saying that I secretly liked something when I have not even spoken about it online.

#in the grand scheme of things that event was a small dot #i didn’t like it at the time but there was so much else going on that i’m now kinda indifferent about it #also we were 16 and 17 #he’s an idiot still but we were kids.

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Yes, my friends. I have seen all your posts.

It has been… interesting…

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The feeling when you're having a 3 AM snack in the kitchen, enjoying the silence, and suddenly your cousin rushes in because she forgot to take her adhd meds earlier.

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Yeah what was I supposed to do?? I woke up and remembered I forgot to take them before so I had to take them now!!!

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You could have waited until the morning

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NO I COULD NOT. I COULD HAVE FORGOTTEN AGAIN BY THE MORNING. AND I NEEDED TO CALM THE VOICES IN MY HEAD, THAT'S WHY I COULDN'T SLEEP IN THE FIRST PLACE!!!

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Why were you up at 3 AM, Ámbar?

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To have a 3 AM snack, Nina?

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But why?

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Sorry, but when do you have 3 AM snacks? At 16:00 or something?

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When you're literally famous since your teens and yet you're nervous to confess your feelings to your crush.

Like I’ve been going up on stage for large audiences, I’ve been telling everyone to follow their dreams, all that stuff…

And then I sit and contemplate how our friendship might be ruined if I call them and tell how I feel.

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Tell them!!! Call them right now!!

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Ok, I did not except you to call me.

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AN UPDATE PLEASE? IT’S BEEN SEVERAL HOURS.

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JAJDKFEKEKIXIEKWKXIXIDKSNNFOS

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GIRLS. UPDATE US.

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No 💜

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WDYM NO

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What happened in the phone call is between me and Fran

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Saying "my pregnant girlfriend": Sounds like you did something very irrresponsible and now you're a teen parent even though you're in your 20s.

Saying "my pregnant wife": Cool, professional, you're an adult and you're married, you're starting a nuclear family over here.

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No chat I will not elaborate <3

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This is a callout post for a certain redhead to stop reading my fics

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It's not my fault you're a genius writer. And it's fun to see who you have inserted of our friends in the fics. Playing a game of "which OC is based on me and who is based on someone I know?"

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I'm gonna block you

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I can still read your fics? Blocking just means I can't comment. And then I can just make a new account anyway.

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You ever wanna tell two people on your dash that they should kiss but you don't know them so it would be odd to write, but also it's like tumblr so it wouldn't be totally out of the blue to randomly tell people to kiss.

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I'm gonna die if someone makes a sideblog called "I tell people to kiss" and then randomly start reblogging posts where people have arguments or random conversations, and add "you two should kiss"

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You two should kiss.

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HELP

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I'm gay thank you sdxfdcghft

#DYING THO

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[youareinlove]

welcome to day 5 of the swiftie hunger games!

tagging all tributes: @taylorslastkiss @foreverwintertv @butyoupaintedmegolden @noitsdibbles @evermorecatra @violet-prism-creatively @isitovernow-ootw @alltheliars @thegoosewitch @brenninthetaylorverse @dearreader @borninjuly95 @mynightsoutofsight @urfav-mirrorball @atwtmvftvtvsgavralpsss @lovestrucklovelorn @anixknowsnothin @sophiesonlinediary @urbanflorals @taygracie @squishy-lemons @typingwithmyhandstied @isitovrnow

(disclaimer: all events, deaths, etc. are dictated by a simulator. i put in custom events but i can't control what happens to who any more than you can so please be kind).

today we're going to witness day 5, the arena event, and night 5. tributes, may the odds be ever in your favor!

Day 5

lovestrucklovelorn practices their archery.

violet-prism-creatively tries to spear fish with a trident.

borninjuly95 convinces mynightsoutofsight that Debut TV was announced without I'd Lie on it, killing them instantly.

butyoupaintedmegolden receives clean water from Jack Antonoff.

urfav-mirrorball practices their archery.

brenninthetaylorverse, squishy-lemons, and thegoosewitch have a 1989 Taylor's Version listening party.

anixknowsnothin receives medical supplies from Aaron Dessner.

urbanflorals collects fruit from a tree.

Arena Event

TS11 is announced via livestream.

violet-prism-creatively is eaten alive by Twitter swifties for suggesting the album is 100% pop.

urbanflorals is hiding in a cave and doesn't hear the news.

squishy-lemons is eaten alive by Twitter swifties for suggesting the album is 100% pop.

thegoosewitch is hiding in a cave and doesn't hear the news.

brenninthetaylorverse realizes that there will be a new track 5 and dies of excitement.

anixknowsnothin is eaten alive by Twitter swifties for suggesting the album is 100% pop.

urfav-mirrorball, butyoupaintedmegolden, lovestrucklovelorn, and borninjuly95 team up to fight angry Matty Healy stans. lovestrucklovelorn sacrifices themself to save the others.

7 cannon shots can be heard in the distance

Deaths: isitovrnow, mynightsoutofsight, violet-prism-creatively, squishy-lemons, brenninthetaylorverse, anixknowsnothin, lovestrucklovelorn

Night 5

urbanflorals quietly hums.

borninjuly95 shoots a poisonous blow dart into urfav-mirrorball's neck, slowly killing them.

butyoupaintedmegolden receives a hatchet from Jack Antonoff.

thegoosewitch cries themself to sleep.

[biologyologyy]

OK, sorry if this is too long

There are episode titles and concepts for nt3 already!! We just need to get views on nt2 for starkid to get them done

Bottle imps: it was originally supposed to go in between forever and always and time bastard. CCRP creates something called bottle imps, lil thingies that lead you to your soul mate. Bill manages to find someone, so he wants to help Charlotte find love. He will have to bend a few rules, and the bottle imps do NOT like that

Ms holloween: this is my FAVOURITE. At Halloween, ms holloway makes a deal with the lords in black to become a regular human, and will have to fight the bad guys tm without her powers!! There's already a three scene preview in a livestream that I can send if you'd like!! The LiB are kids and hanging out in her house!!

Frankenruth: basically, ruth will become a Frankenstein thingy after being kidnapped by a mad scientist (she and Richie were working at the morgue lol)

Becky Barnes climbed a tree: also really excited for this one, Becky and Tom are married and expecting, and someone from Becky's past (definetly a zombified version of her ex husband) will come back to attack them :)

Devils night: this one is a bit foggy for me. Tim has a crush on grace. Something is trying to kill grace and Tim will try to save her. Possible LiB participation and im PUMPED for more grace chasity

Finally, orb weaver: a sequel to yellow jacket, on the road, something is going after lex and Hanna, and they will need help of a dormant soldier who awoke from his slumber: most likely, it's McNamara (there's a part that mentions coffee lol)

Episode 1 will be bottle imps and frankenruth

Episode 2 will be Becky Barnes climbed a tree and Devils night

Episode 3 will be orb weavers and ms holloween

I'm SO STOKED!! And a lil desperate lol

i really want to see henry..... sorry the autism erm ok anyways these all sound so epic im very excited for nmt 3!! :D

[tellthemeerkatsitsfine]

Thoughts on First Thing/Collaborator – Daniel Kitson (2023):

I wrote a post last week about how I saw the livestream of Kitson’s Ghost Story show, which is pretty much a remake of the Christmas show he’d already done. That’s one of the only two full shows he’s done this year (not counting just messing around with improv/up-a-chicken-style WIP), and the other one is also pretty much just a slightly different version of a show he’s done before. Which backs up the veracity of the thing he’s said in almost everything he’s done this year, which is that he’s out of ideas.

And yet, I am not complaining one bit. You’d think I should be, right? And I could understand another Kitson fan, a proper one who lives in Britain and has been going to see him in person for years, being a bit disappointed. But I haven’t been. I have been collecting all the Daniel Kitson I can find for the past year and a half, and lots of it has been similar, but I like hearing the updates as he progresses in both his artistic skills and worldview.

I think a lot of his shows can be considered companions to each other. Where Once Was Wonder feels like an update to Weltanschuung. Keep is a 10-year-later update to 66A Church Road. Something Other Than Everything is an update to Impotent Fury of the Privileged. A Short Series of Disagreements Presented Here in Chronological Order is… he was up against a deadline to have something to take to America and couldn’t think of anything new so he basically wrote Gregory Church again. Maybe a Ghost Story is A Story for Christmas but for Halloween. I enjoy spotting the many parallels between Mouse and Tree. And I realize that depending how generous you want to be, you could call something a “parallel” or “homage”, or you could call it derivative (of his own work, to be fair, which is at least better than being derivative of someone else). But I do tend to be generous, looking at any repetition as a “two cakes” situation. Why would I complain about having more of a thing I love?

I’d previously said the companion show to Polyphony is As of 152 GMT on Friday 27 April 2012, This Show Has No Title. I still think that’s true, and those two plus First Thing (which I’m going to call the show that was called First Thing in London and Edinburgh over the summer and has now been called Collaborator in Bristol, I’m picking one name to save time and I knew it as First Thing for too long to have changed how I think of it yet) can be a sort of trilogy. Three shows in which Daniel Kitson struggles to think of a new idea, so instead, he writes a play in which he is the main character, and the play is about his own writing process and back catalogue and it discusses his current lack of ideas. 2012, 2015, and 2023.

If anything, the fact that he’s done this twice before makes me less concerned about him spending 2023 insisting he has no new ideas. Okay, Daniel. You said that in 2012. You said it via an hour-long well-written story that plays with fourth walls and reality and shit like that. Then you had several new ideas in the next few years, wrote a few more lovely things (Analog.Ue, Tree, the Christmas thing, After the Beginning), and then wrote another play about how he doesn’t have any ideas. Then wrote a few more great things, and another play eight years later about having no ideas. Surely he has at least a few more cycles of this left in him before retiring to make pots for the rest of his life. And if he doesn’t, then he’s created lots of wonderful original things already and I wouldn’t begrudge him a few years of repetition before going off to make pots for the rest of his life.

So those are my thoughts about it in the larger context of that back catalogue that he wishes everyone would stop going on about. Aside from that context, however, I think First Thing is an enormously fun show. Especially the latest versions, when he hasn’t made fundamental changes but has cleaned up a lot of the dialogue, made it faster and snappier and it flows well and the jokes are spread consistently and the points are made in a sensible order and it’s just really well done.

It's Daniel Kitson at his most meta, it references all the older things about Daniel Kitson and when it runs out of those it starts referencing itself. It’s a retrospective of his career, and to be fair to him, I think his career has been long and varied enough to justify at least two retrospectives. But it is more than that, it’s got ruminations on art in general, and performance in general, and audience participation in general.

It’s kind of an apology, and I always find it interesting when artists do that. Write some art that exists to apologize for different art they’ve made. Simon Amstell’s Grandma’s House. Great Big Sea’s Dear Hometown. Daniel Kitson’s First Thing. What an odd assortment of examples.

In this case he’s looking back at the early days of his career, which I of course find interesting as an early 00s comedy historian, specifically a Chocolate Milk Gang historian, specifically, really, a Daniel Kitson historian. It makes a lot of references to things I’ve heard about, and in a couple of instances to things I’ve actually heard, in recordings from those years. I find it really fascinating to go directly between First Thing and hearing a few specific old recordings from the early 00s where he’s doing the things that he apologizes for in First Thing. Though I think most of the stuff for which he owes apologies is even older than that and from before most of my collection, from the late 90s. There is a documentary from 1999 that documents a little bit of it, and… yep, it is pretty rough. It’s not great.

He's obviously talking about his Late ‘n’ Live days as well, which I do really enjoy seeing, because I think it’s funny when Daniel Kitson is dragging a drunk Johnny Vegas off stage or wrestling David O’Doherty or rap battling David O’Doherty (they did do a lot of that back in the day) or taking apart a cow. Probably less funny when he’s yelling horrible things at audience members, though to be fair you could argue that some of those audience members were very literally asking for it at Live ‘n’ Live, I don’t mean in the sense that they deserved it, I mean in the sense that they showed up to a gig like that because they wanted that to happen. And if they really, honestly want that to be happen, then I guess that can be fun too.

This gets into all kinds of other questions about when and why it’s all right for a comedian to call the audience cunts. Obviously it has a lot to do with context, with whether they showed up to a type of gig where that should be expected, with whether they were heckling in a way to suggest they want that (which is its own problem – rewarding heckling by giving them the thing they want is a good way to ruin comedy overall).

I’d say it has to do with more specific things too – I wrote recently about seeing people online say they were upset that Daniel Kitson called an audience member fat in 2006, and someone else said he used to do that stuff but doesn’t anymore, and someone else said yes he does because he called someone a pedophile recently. Now this is a difficult thing to justify and there’s really no way to make it sound all right out of context, but I think that’s not a fair comparison because calling someone fat is a lot worse than calling them a pedophile. Because the former is a genuine insult, they probably really are fat and you’re telling them you think that’s wrong and you’re telling all the fat people in the crowd that you think how they look is wrong and you don’t respect those members of your audience. While calling someone a pedophile is very obviously a joke and doesn’t pick on a real thing about the person. However… that’s a tough distinction to explain, I’m not confident that I did it successfully here or that I could anywhere. All I can say is I’ve heard Daniel Kitson call people fat (in very old recordings) and I’ve heard him call people pedophiles and I feel like I can hear the difference. You could also make an absolutely fair argument that pedophiles do actually exist and there could be people in the crowd who’ve had their lives ruined by them and won’t enjoy hearing a comedian make light of the idea that one could be in the room. I don’t have a good answer to that, I think I might have just talked myself out of my own justification. I similarly don’t have an amazing explanation for why I as a feminist think the word “cunt” is okay even though I’m often less cool with a word like “bitch”, except to say that “dick” is also an insult because I think we’ve just agreed that genitals are taboo in society so therefore they’re a mean thing to call someone and the insults don’t have to be gendered unless you gender them. I’d be fairly suspicious of a man who only called women cunts, but I’m pleased to say Daniel Kitson applies it liberally across genders.

These are flimsy explanations at best, I’m not really confident in any of them. I just mean that I have heard Daniel Kitson call people cunts in a way that I’ve found hilarious, and I’ve heard him call other people names in a way that’s felt horrible and mean, and I wish I could find a more logically consistent way to differentiate between the two. I’ve also heard some comedians say almost the same thing but in slightly different ways and slightly different contexts, leaving one seem like a funny bit of harsh crowd work and another seem horrible. The status of the comedian comes into play too – if they choose to play a lower status then they can get away with more because it feels like punching up. But also, if they actually are too low a status, then I think excessive insulting can feel a bit cheap and desperate. Kitson might be in the perfect position that way, that he genuinely is sufficiently high-status so the audience trusts that he knows what he’s doing and can do this without really hurting anyone (anymore), but also plays low status enough so it doesn’t feel like he’s doing any real harm.

Back in the day – in the really early days of his compering at rough clubs and first couple years of Late ‘n’ Live – I think he was lower status but played a bit higher status, and that’s a good way to immediately sound more harsh. These are days I’ve only glimpsed through tiny clips as there’s barely a record of them, but I’ve read about them in some articles, and have heard Kitson tell stories of them in many later years. They are most clearly summed up in these paragraphs from this article in the Australian publication The Age from 2007:

For a couple of years, he learned to tough it out with audiences as the compere at the weekly new talent night at one of London's top comedy venues. “It was absolutely invaluable, up to a point,” he says. “It made me confident on stage; it made me not value any gig too much; it made me feel I could talk to people, but I did it slightly too long.” In 1999, he was doing the same thing in Edinburgh. “And somebody said, ‘Look, you've got to be careful; not every gig is the Comedy Café’. It was genuine advice and I thought, ‘f---'. “I realised I'd gone too far down that road and I was no longer doing the thing I'd originally wanted to do on stage. I remember sitting outside, nearly in tears, saying, ‘I’m shit’. And I probably was. I had loads of people saying no, you're brilliant, you're going to be huge and I'd say, 'But this is shit, hateful, bullying shit!' And that was a real turning point. It was after that that I decided right, I'm going to do a show that is material-based, not just me f---ing around.”

I've heard him tell that story on stage too, when he says the person who gave him that advice was small-faced man (and... possibly some things that are a lot less fun than having a small face and the reality of some comedians being horrible is exactly why being jokingly horrible isn't always all fun and games even for the genuinely nice ones, but let's not worry about that right now) Trevor Lock, along with Andrew Maxwell. When the three of them did a joint show in Edinburgh in 1999, which is where he also did a show with the Comedy Cafe, which was the rough London comedy club he's talking about. In Edinburgh in 1999, he took part in two shows - one with the Comedy Cafe where he'd been performing in London, and one with Andrew Maxwell and Trevor Lock.

The former is partly documented in this documentary about Edinburgh that year, so I can confirm that it's pretty fucking rough. A show that he did with fellow Comedy Cafe performer Lee Canterbury, and also appearing in the documentary is Noel Faulkner, owner of the Comedy Cafe who had taken them to Edinburgh like children on a school trip, it sort of seemed. That latter is the show where apparently Andrew Maxwell and Trevor Lock - hardly the epitome of thoughtful and restrained comedians - had to tell him to take it down a notch because you can't treat an Edinburgh show that's not in a truck like it's the Comedy Cafe.

...I may have recently gone through all the Edinburgh programs since his first year in Edinburgh, which was 1999, and taken screenshots of all Daniel Kitson's entries to put in a folder, because that's the sort of thing I do, so here are the two from that first year:

Amazing that at the time, his late-night (start time: 22:45, 00:30) Gilded Balloon show was the restrained one compared to the other one he was doing. Having seen some of the other preserved in a documentary, I can confirm that this is the case. It would be a couple of years later that he took over compering Late 'n' Live, where I think his skills at dealing with tough audiences were welcomed. This is where he did things like yell at audience members for using the bathroom.

After that, in 2002, he won the Perrier Award at the same time as Phoenix Nights was happening, and then he got bigger crowds as a result of both those things, including crowds of people who were just there to see the guy from the quite abrasive sitcom, and who wanted to see him call people cunts. And that was when he hit the brakes very hard on all the momentum he'd built in that direction, wrote the sensitive theatrical touching story show A Made Up Story in 2003 to put off all the people who want to hear him say "cunt", and developed his entire schtick about wanting to be small and un-advertised and refusing to perform on Friday or Saturday nights and starting shows at odd hours and doing everything he could to get rid of the shitty audience he'd cultivated by being shitty. In 2006 (the same year he left his agent, I think - though that might have been 2005) he fucked off from the raucous Late 'n' Live to go host Honourable Men of Art, at The Stand that was for artists rather than the Gilded Balloon that was for raucousness, to have a nice nerdy show with the other Chocolate Milk Gang nerds. He didn't even take some of his biggest stand-up shows to Edinburgh, instead writing more sensitive theatre things and performing those there. I've heard recordings from 2006 in which hecklers have tried to get into arguments with him, and he's said he doesn't do that stuff anymore, he used to be like that but now he's not, if they're here because they remember when he used to spar with hecklers and call everyone cunts then they should go away because he's changed. Though I've also heard him say that and then proceed to get drawn into some rough stuff with the audience anyway.

In his efforts to backtrack on all the things he hated about what he'd done in his early days, when he was only 22 and really should be easily forgiven for being a bit of a dick for what wasn't even all that much time in the grand scheme of things - he may, arguably, have slightly overcorrected. Just a bit. Surely there's some sort of middle ground he could have found. But I think one of my favourite things about Daniel Kitson is the way he eschews the middle ground. Whatever he's doing, he's anything but average.

I'm aware that I've veered wildly off topic, by the way. I realized I was going that way a few paragraphs back and decided to just go on rather than acknowledging it. But I feel like I should acknowledge it now. This is barely related to the show First Thing. But it is related to it a little bit. Because First Thing is him talking, nearly 25 years later, about those days of his career. And apologizing for them, even going so far as to write some of his slated audience members in as characters to come back to haunt him.

I like the show. It's basically Polyphony again, but I very much like Polyphony - it's one of my favourite things he's ever done - and I'm happy to have another Polyphony. Polyphony and As of 152 GMT on Friday 27 April 2012, This Show Has No Title are a similar idea executed very differently. Polyphony and First Thing are pretty much the same idea executed pretty much the same way. Which I think is great! Two cakes!

I think I fit into the exact category that's a target audience for something like this. Someone who knows nothing about Kitson's career history won't get a lot of the references in First Thing. Some who follows his career closely like a normal person will already know about Polyphony and find this repetitive. But someone like me - an obsessive collector of as many versions of Kitson as I can possibly find - will get the references and just be pleased to have a new version of the retrospective on them.

I don't think you have to know his whole history to enjoy this show, though. Because like I said, it's about broader stuff. What art is, what performance art is, what audience participation is, under what circumstances comedians should be allowed to call people cunts. You know, universal themes.

...I started this show planning to write a sort of review of a Daniel Kitson show, and didn't intend to do the long off-topic history lesson in the middle of it. But personally, I find the show more interesting when knowing the context. And there's a lot of context. But even if you have no context, it's a fun hour of the audience all getting to take part and there are good jokes and it made me laugh and that's what actually matters, isn't it?

[skyclanpo3]

SkyClanPo3 - The Dark Forest

Subject to changes and additions as the story develops. Updated 06/01/24.

I personally never understood why the Dark Forest seemed appealing to cats. The landscape seems very depressing, and I always wondered how Crookedkit mistook it for StarClan. If the club you wanted me to join smelled of rot and was generally gross, you’d have a pretty hard time convincing me to stay. I want to portray the Dark Forest as appealing and alluring to those who seek power, and to be beautiful in an unsettling way.

I imagine the Dark Forest to be a chilly dense forest at midnight, with a pitch-black sky absent of the stars. About half of the forest is marshland, evenly spread throughout the territory, and the branches of the trees start very high up, making it difficult to climb to safety. The heart of the forest (where most events take place in the series) is a rather large clearing with a massive boulder resembling Fourtrees without the titular trees. There are rivers and streams dispersed throughout the forest, and a large pond a bit north of the clearing. If you kept walking in a direction, you’d circle back around after about a day.

Scattered along the forest floors are bioluminescent mushrooms with spores that float in the air like fireflies. There appears to be mist at the edge of the forest, but the mist moves farther away as you walk closer to it. The forest is almost silent, save for the ripples of the rivers and streams. The only source of light is the full moon above that shines just a little dimmer than it should, mostly covered by the leaves. Overall, the forest is a little eerie and a bit unnerving, but it’s rather easy for a new member to grow accustomed to the territory.

StarClan cats faintly glow, are slightly transparent, and have stars in their pelts. Dark Forest cats do not glow, are more transparent, and the edges of their bodies wisp away a bit like smoke. A Dark Forest cat can choose to walk alone or interact with the other residents. Residents can’t kill each other, if a killing strike was dealt to a spirit the wound would quickly stitch itself back together (but not before the cat felt pain and blood was spilled).

A major drawback to the Dark Forest is that while they can observe the Clans similar to StarClan, they can’t send physical signs or omens, and can only communicate through dreams. In order for a Dark Forest cat to walk in the dreams of a living cat, the living cat must either be frustrated or dissatisfied with their life in the Clan or seeking power beyond what their Clan can provide them. The only exception to this is that Dark Forest cats can reach out to their relatives in the living world, but the cat can reject the spirits and seal the Dark Forest from their dreams.

What allows cats to continuously visit the Dark Forest in their dreams is the agreement of the living cat. A Dark Forest cat could ask a seemingly innocent question (example: "do you want me to help you get stronger?"), and if the dreaming cat agrees, a “contract” of sorts is formed, sending the living cat to the Dark Forest whenever they sleep. In order to nullify the “contract”, a cat has to stop wanting to visit the Dark Forest when they sleep and completely reject everything they’ve learned within the forest. Unfortunately, this requires a confrontation with the Dark Forest cat training them, which could turn deadly.

(added june 2024: an idea of what the dark forest looks like. this image is from the pokémon sword and shield glimwood tangle livestream)

[man-down-in-hatchet-town]

Also! We're in the middle of a campaign to get Nightmare Time 3 to happen! At least two of the episodes from the line-up currently announced for the following season will tie back to the Nerdy Prudes Must Die characters! In order to get those stories, we've got to increase the viewer numbers for Nightmare Time 2. Fun fact: you only have to press play on a Youtube video and watch for like 30 seconds (I am insane and would recommend a minute just to be sure) for the play to count. So if you want those new stories but only one or two of the NMT stories appeal to you (can't relate but whatever), I'd recommend taking a couple of minutes to watch the opening minute or two of each NMT 2 video. Won't take up much time at all, and will help us get:

-Frankenruth: Desperate to see a naked body, Ruth and Richie volunteer at the morgue of St. Damien’s Hospital. Their terrible plan becomes exponentially more terrible, when they become unwitting subjects in the experiments of the body-snatching madman, Doctor Laszlo, who claims to have conquered death itself. If Hatchetfield thought Ruth was bad before, then they will cower before the unspeakable horror of… Frankenruth!

-Devil's Night: Tim Houston (Tom's son from Black Friday) has a crush on his babysitter, Grace Chasity. But trouble strikes when a devilish maniac with murderous designs on Grace attacks Hatchetfield the night before Halloween. This is the third installment in the teen slasher trilogy (and this one is inspired by Michael Myers!) so it'll probably include Pete and Steph as well? But the big question is, will Tim become the first person in Hatchetfield to survive getting a crush on Grace?

In addition, there will also be:

-Bottle Imps: Bill tries out a new product for CCRP, "Bottle Imps," reality-bending creatures that help you find what you desire. After they help him meet his soulmate, Bill decides to use them to play matchmaker for Charlotte. But this means he must bend some rules that should never be broken...

-Becky Barnes Climbed A Tree: Becky and Tom are finally together with a surprise baby on the way! But a shadow from Becky's past returns to haunt them. (They played the demo for this episode's accompanying song during a Kickstarter livestream and it's one of my favorites!)

-Miss Holloween: When Duke gives her an invitation to his wedding, Miss Holloway decides she's had enough of living with the price of her deal. She strikes a new bargain (WITH THE LORDS IN BLACK) and regains a mortal, powerless life just before a new monstrous danger arrives in Hatchetfield. Now she must save the town without her powers or die trying.

-Orb Weaver: The sequel to Yellow Jacket. This episode will be about Hannah, Lex, and MACNAMARA, is likely the grand finale of Nightmare Time, and should have LORE and maybe even some answers about 2005?

Help! I loved Nerdy Prudes Must Die and am curious about Nightmare Time but don't really have time to commit to watching it all... (a handy guide)

For those of you who don't know Nightmare Time was a series of Hatchetfield one shots that starkid wrote and recorded during lockdown, all of which are of course available for free on YouTube. They go a lot deeper into the lore than the 3 Hatchetfield musicals, including explaining and explore the characters we know and love in more detail, sometimes including shocking revelations.

They also introduce new characters to the Hatchetfield universe, including Stephanie Lauter, Grace Chasity and Pete Spankoffski, who we first met in a Nightmare Time episode.

As they were filmed in lockdown the recording quality is somewhat variable, but Season 2 has a much higher production value than Season 1, and in Season 1 Episode 1 in particular they were very clearly trying to find their feet with it. That being said the actual scripts and content of the episodes is solid throughout.

I've decided to put together this handy guide of which Nightmare Time episodes people might want to check out if they want to learn more about certain things we saw in NPMD.

1) Nibbly - Honey Queen (season 2 episode 1)

If you're curious to learn more about the Lords in Black each of them (bar Wiggly) have an episode of Nightmare Time devoted to them.

For Nibbly, Wiggly's hungriest and pinkest brother that episode is 'Honey Queen' in Season 2 Episode 1.

It explores a very entertaining rivalry between Linda Monroe (from Black Friday) and Zoey (the annoying barista from Beanie's in TGWDLM) that naturally turns very very dark. We also get to meet Linda's husband Gerald who she spends most of Black Friday on the phone to.

As a heads up Nibbly doesn't appear until, shall we say, the end of the episode (with Hatchetfield there's always a twist) and he's not in the super sexy form from NPMD but it's a very strong episode and does give a bit of background to Nibbly's deal.

2) Tinky - Time Bastard (season 1 episode 2 part 2)

If you're curious to learn more about this yellow motherfucker played by Curt then you're in luck because he's in my personal favourite episode and one with a lot of interesting lore surrounding it.

If you're curious about what he means when in NPMD he says 'I could add another Spankoffski to my set', Time Bastard is focused around Pete's brother Ted (from TGWDLM) and the dodgy dealings of CCRP.

It's an extremely clever episode, with lots of really fun twists. It's unfortunately season 1 so has slightly lower production quality, but in terms of raw scripting is just outstanding and has some really interesting reveals about people in the Hatchetfield universe who may not be who we think they are...

Also worth noting that this is in the same episode (Youtube video) as a different Nightmare Time episode 'Forever and Always'. Most episodes work like this where you have two different stories per episode, they absolutely can be watched independently but usually have some sort of thematic link (in this case it's the things we do for love and how they will inevitably be thwarted by CCRP being sketch).

3) Blinky - Watcher World (season 1 episode 1 part 2)

And if you're curious about the one who's always watching you, he's actually the first Lord in Black we meet through Nightmare Time, in the very first episode when Bill and Alice Woodward (TGWDLM) go on an ill fated trip to a spooky theme park.

Again this is from the first episode so production quality is low but it's a really solid episode and a very interesting look into these characters.

While this is our first meeting of a lord in black in Nightmare Time, I don't believe he's actually referred to as such, and the concept of the Lords in Blacks being introduced as Wiggly's brothers comes in at point 5 on this list.

4) Pokey - Yellow Jacket (season 2 episode 4)

You've already met Pokey through TGWDLM (yep that was his blue shit that destroyed the world!), but you won't truly realise how fucking scary he is until you meet his incarnation 'Otho' in Yellow Jacket.

A solid episode exploring Lex, Hannah and Ethan in a lot more detail, and in a world and lives where (at least at the start of the episode) things seem to be a lot more stable for them than in Black Friday.

And yeh as I've already mentioned Pokey is fucking s c a r y in it. Also you remember James Tolbert's character, Charles that gets a little cameo in Hatchetown? Well he's the main human antagonist of this episode!

We also learn a lot of lore about 'the gift', the thing that makes Hannah able to do magic.

5) The concept of the Lords in Black generally - The Witch in the Web (season 2 episode 3 part 2)

If you're curious about why everyone's been posting pictures of those evil teddy bears and now even more confused that you've met them all as fucked up high school students, the Witch in the Web is the episode where we're first introduced to the 'they don't care bears' as a set.

This is a really cool episode, again about Lex and Hannah, but it also exploring Uncle Wiley (from Black Friday) in a lot more detail.

We also first meet two characters called Duke and Miss Holloway who together form the ship Holloduke that if you were following any of Starkid tumblr during lockdown you will definitely have heard of. They're really cool!

Here we also meet Webby, Hannah's imaginary friend in Black Friday, who turns out to be the lord in black's sister: a queen in white. And she's dope.

6) Pete Spankoffski, Stephanie Lauter and Grace Chasity - Abstinence Camp (season 2 episode 2 part 2)

We first meet the now beloved characters of Pete and Steph and the slightly less beloved character of Grace in an evangelical abstinence only camp. The episode centers entirely around these characters and plays excellently with tropes of the horror genre.

It also has the best song in all of Nightmare Time and it's up to you to decide if I'm talking about 'oh my god it's the axe-man' or 'virginity rocks' (it's both, the answer is both).

That's pretty much it in terms of Nightmare Time episodes that cover things from NPMD, but in case you're curious here's a quick run down of what the rest are about:

The Hatchetfield Ape Man - season 1 episode 1 part 1. Hidgens makes Ted pretend to be a Tarzan style half monkey, half man thing to con Angela Giarratanna out of her inheretence.

Watcher World - season 1 episode 1 part 2. See bullet 3 above. Alice and Bill Woodward go to a theme park and shit hits the fan.

Forever and Always - season 2 episode 2 part 1. Paul and Emma get married. Things are not as they seem (there are robots). One of my personal favourites.

Time Bastard - season 2 episode 2 part 2. See bullet 2 above. Ted fucks with time travel and things end very badly for him. Best episode imo.

Jane's a Car - season 2 episode 3 part 1. Turns out the soul of Tom Houston's ex-wife Jane, who died in a car crash, transferred into the car. This somewhat complicates his budding relationship with Becky Barnes.

The Witch in the Web - season 2 episode 3 part 2. See bullet 5 above. Hannah Foster's having nightmares and somehow a witch and Uncle Wiley are involved. Luckily a good witch (Miss Holloway) is there to try and help.

Honey Queen - season 2 episode 1. See bullet 1 above. Linda Monroe and Zoey Chambers compete to win the Hatchetfield honey queen beauty pageant and things spiral wildly out of control. My personal favourite episode from season 2.

Perky's Buds - season 2 episode 2 part 1. Emma's finally achieved her dream of owning her own pot farm. Just her, her non-binary farm hand Ziggs and some very evil birds.

Abstinence Camp - season 2 episode 2 part 2. See bullet 6 above. Pete, Steph and Grace go to a retreat in the very creepy woods to learn one way or another about the perils of pre-marital sex.

Daddy - season 2 episode 3 part 1. Remember Sherman Young (Jamie's weird creepy guy from Black Friday)? Turns out there's something very weird going on with his mum. We also learn a lot about Frank Pricely (owner of toyzone from Black Friday) in this episode, who turns out to be a very interesting character.

Killer Track - season 2 episode 3 part 2. Miss Holloway must take extreme action to save a young girl and then the whole world against an evil song that kills anyone who listens to it. We learn a lot more about Holloway as a character and she is soooo cool. Another favourite episode of mine.

Yellow Jacket - season 2 episode 4. See bullet point 4. Hannah seeing her sister struggling to provide for them financially decides to find a way of using her power to earn some spare cash.

Hey Melissa - episode aired only on a livestream, type it into youtube and it'll come up. If you've ever found yourself asking 'what if Mariah's secretary character from the start of TGWDLM was really into dom pup play and Paul Matthews was her little pup bitch and she was also a horrific out of control serial killer?' then a) are you Matt Lang because if not I'm concerned? and b) by god this is the episode for you!. I personally really enjoy it I think it's super funny, but obviously heavy trigger warnings for abuse and sexual content warnings (there's a reason they didn't put this in the real series). Fucking excellent tho.

[zirhlikuzgun]

January's classic experience: A classic saga of January's good-old adventures (prior to the Pokémon experience) - Part 131 = {Driving Ib and Ib - Part 131 🠊 The Triss team's sitcom show - Part 131 🠊 Parody adventures with Luffe and Sjanne - Part 131 🠊 The Angora guys by night - Part 131 🠊 Fritz and Poul (ft. Split) records their livestream commentary for "January and co.'s hero-brave sad-to-fab quest thru their hero-brave journey from sad to fab" - Part 131} ▶ [Mr. Müller's audio/video commentary for "January and co.'s hero-brave sad-to-fab quest thru their hero-brave journey from sad to fab"] January's hero-brave journey from sad to fab - Part 131 = [Mr. Schüster's audio commentary for "January and co.'s pre-historic quest"] January and co.'s pre-historic quest - Part 131 = January and co. saves the day, to break the pre-historic spell - Part 40: January and co. fights those crises in Planet Madson - Part 26: January and co. engages their super-hero-brave starmen-slaying struggles - Part 15: January and co. heads into the Madson-bit underground to recover the yellow pure heart ⁄ January and co. obtains the yellow pure heart ⁄ January and co. soars into outer space to retreat the green pure heart

And now, back to the show.

...by the geeky, butterfly-collecting ninja burglar, Francis, but anyway, another guardian named Barry witnessed the scene from behind a bush and tells the heroes how to reach Francis' base, so anyway, after passing through an underground area just like the underground level from "Pixeline and the Jungle Treasure", January and co. comes across some bases occupied by seides, hammer seides, bullet seides and Darkos himself, who proceeds to lose a one-on-one fight with January and co., cause Darkos explains that he was locked up at President Business' base and does not know how he appeared in the Madson-bit valley, and with some persuasion, agrees to rejoin January's gang on their journey, so now, anyway, January and co. swims across the tile pool, where they meet a new guardian named Thunke-robin, and uses him to defeat a giant monstrous robo-spider, so now however, beyond the pool, the heroes climbs the pixeling tree in order to use the winds blowing at the top to float over a gorge and reach Francis' base, but along the way, they run into Bad-penis, who transports them to the D-dimension and fights them, and then, he is defeated, brushing it off as a mere amusement, and monologues to himself that he was in face using it to gauge the heroes' strength in order to ensure they can defeat President Business when the time comes, but unaware of Bad-penis' plotting, January and co. continues onward to Francis' base, where they find another trapped guardian named Carrie and navigates their way through a sea of puzzles, Bronymaid robots, and nerdy memorabilia, and just then, when they reach Francis, he immediately develops a crush on Hugo and attempts to flirt with him using an electronic chat interface that he created, called Swoon.exe, but he rebuffs him and he is defeated in battle, and the surge of trust and happiness from the newly-freed Prism-o-robin calls forth the next pure heart from the castle. However, back at President Business' base, Bad-penis muses that the heroes might be able to defy the prophecy, but President Business is confident in his plan and calls for an unnamed new minion to take care of his foes, well eitherway, Heather Dillerbabe lingers after the other minions leave and tries to get President Business to reconsider, but while he does not give up after coming as far as he has, he gives her a chance to leave with his blessing, which she declines out of loyalty and love for President Business, but unbeknownst to both of them, Bad-penis eavesdropped on the entire exchange, but decides not to worry about it, since he has his own "projects" to attend to, and anyway, when the heroes returns to 3D-P.W.V.-polis, Psy-P.W.V. explains that the castle once belonged to the tribe of ancients, and the pure heart summoned by Prism-o-robin was originally sealed there by them, so he also acknowledges Darkos as an serious foe of the prophecy, well anyway, the heroes can then open the new green door to continue on their quest, so with that, at this point, January and co. has the option to return to the Madson-bit valley to collect Barry, who will say he is impressed that they managed to save Prism-o-robin, and besides, Barry is the first optional guardian. A few hours later, the realm beyond the green door turns out to be outer space, and the heroes are forced to return immediately to 3D-P.W.V.-polis and procure a goldfish bowl to use as a helmet in order to breathe in space, and eventually, they soon meet an Starman-look-a-like alien named Squishy-madson who serves them as both a guide and a living ray gun for attacking enemies, but they made a pit stop on Blobby-madson so that Squishy-madson could go to the bathroom, but the outhouse is occupied by a guardian named Flepy-robin, who does not exit until the heroes find him some makeshift toilet paper, so anyway, he then joins them and they all proceed through the outer limits to the warped, maze-like whoa zone, well however, right there, they are confronted by another one of President Business' minions, Ricky the G-Major (who are Ricky Rapper's subsequent evil twin), who...

We'll be right back after the break...

[vorish-egos]

Sanctuary

Contains: Soft/Safe vore and G/T

2 pages long, 786 words

Written by: ~Zharin~

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His smile illuminated your entire vision. Despite the attempt to bare his teeth in a coy snarl, there was an amused glimmer in his bright blue eyes, and wrinkles well-worn from many a laughter. He brought you closer, lips and ivory walls parting to grant you entry into the pink fleshy cave inside. The tongue poked out like a red carpet, and a warm welcoming breath washed over you as you were slid past the ticklish hairs of his beard and onto the plushy muscle. It welcomed your weight, curling as gravity tilted to slide you all the way in.

 Your head almost hit the back of his throat as his jaws closed, cutting off the light and sealing you inside. Flesh squelched as your form was shifted and sloshed around, coating in saliva for the trip down. Your back pressed against his palate, and you were quite the mouthful that your consumer's efforts were visible from outside, sloshing from one cheek to the other.

 Hums of pleasure were vibrating in your ears, but the not-so-subtle giggles told you what you already knew: he sucked at being an aggressive predator. Gravity finally shifted, and you sank deeper inside, pressing against the soft flesh that marked the entrance of the gullet, and then...

NGULP

 The accompanying sound was more surprising than the muscles that closed in on you and pulled you down. But you were halfway inside his throat when your surroundings jolted with a wheezy laugh of embarrassment. He swallowed again, properly this time, and your little form slid all the way into the embrace of many rings of pulsating muscles; you formed a little lump in his neck as you slid out from below his chin and were dragged down beneath the layers of skin and cartilage. You felt his fingers gingerly press over you before you were gone from sight, vanishing behind his collar bone like a great magic trick: the last trace of your existence was now deep inside of his body.

 For what felt like forever, and yet not long enough, the rings of flesh massaged and shifted and pushed and pulled as you made your way down, before finally slowing to be gingerly shoved into a slightly more spacious area. A pocket of space within the flesh you landed, filling him up quite nicely as the muscles gurgled and made you curl up. You not only heard but also felt him giggle again, no doubt hiding his blushing face behind his hand as he felt you slowly stretch to test the limits of your new home before complying to the demanding walls that rippled and gently compressed like a slimy hug.

 You were completely invisible to the world now. Responsibilities and exhausting demands were no more: you now only served your host, your friend, your protector, with the immense task of resting in the safety of his belly. You didn't even make a dent in his abdomen, your form completely concealed beneath his shirt, behind the layers of skin and muscle that now in turn existed to hide your form from the cruel world.

 The echoes of your breath bounced against tight walls, rippling grooves that truly held no ill will: Despite his effort to have fun and make your trip in worthwhile, even now he was having a hard time restraining his smile let alone giggles as his gut accustomed to your small mass.

 The warmth of his insides were pleasant, rolling in constant waves as you felt his hand rest over you. You were jolted as he let out a quiet burp, going red again while you were simply amused by his flustered kindness, putting your hand where his was. How close you were to the outside world, and yet it seemed so far away now. Yours had faded from the loud and busy streets and voices to only his world, to the soft breathing, the gentle booming of his beating heart, the loving gurgles and squeezes of his cradling organ amongst other working parts.

 You heard him let out a content sigh and felt him sit back, his hand still on your stowed away form. His thumb idly rubbed your sanctuary, and you were then swayed by a gusty yawn. Gravity tilted a little bit more, sloshing you back with a relaxed murmur as he got comfortable in his seat and closed his eyes, folding his arms over his stomach to keep you as his passenger safe inside. His heart and breath were soon slowing, the gentle rise and fall of his diaphragm making you also sleepy as you finally gave in to the warm darkness and nodded off in the warm massaging folds of his protective body.

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[artemfication]

“MC goes Buzzfeed Unsolved with the demon brothers while fucking with the entire human realm internet!” Part 1

CW: swearing. Lots of swearing, mentions of death/murder, all the typical stuff related to summoning entities, haunted places, live streaming, not proof read.

MC goes ghost hunting in the human realm

“What’s up everyone, it’s…around five in the afternoon, I just arrived at this abandoned school, which is said to be haunted by the students who were murdered by the janitor if they stayed too late. I heard about it from some people who went here before and so, I decided to check for myself! I got my ghost communicator with me, my camera, extra batteries and my camping gear, so we’re going to spend the night and see what happens!” MC turns the camera to the view ahead of them as they approach the school and takes some nice shots from the building as a whole. They decided to make it a live video instead of an edited one so all the raw footage would be there for everyone to see. It’s quite misty already as it’s fall, dead leaves scattered across the ground and the enormous trees stand leafless on the side of the concrete school walls. Once MC reaches the door, they slowly push it open, triggering the creaking sound. The chat is going crazy with anticipation and are asking them to explore the school.

“You guys ready to set up camp to spend the night?”

Chat enthusiastically tells them they’re all ready, before MC starts putting all of their stuff behind the secretary desk next to the school’s entrance.

“”Why do you always go by yourself?” I don’t really have a reason for that to be honest. Perhaps it’s because I don’t get scared easily? Hmm…I’m not even so sure myself. But the thrill of doing all this alone it probably what makes it worth doing these kind of livestreams!”

“Oi MC, is there really no way ya can just spend the holidays in Devildom?”

“I would have loved to, but I got to make the content too y’know. Don’t worry I’ll be back before you know it! In the mean time, why don’t you study up on the place I’m camping at? You gotta make it all believable for the humans to get a good scare.”

“I gotta say, you’re videos are way better than the series “I died while saving a cat from an incoming train and now I’m the guardian angel of a ghost hunter, but he believes I am an actual ghost so now I have to do ghosty things”, I can’t wait to see how your next video is going to turn out.”

“MC, don’t forget the promise about the food…”

“No worries Beel, I got you! When I travel back, I’ll make sure to pick up some additional fast food on the way.”

Looking back on their time in Devildom, they smile as they remember how the seven brothers and the Purgatory crew always tried to stall them from leaving. Making many promises to ensure their return and trying to become their favorite.

“Hmm…does the building still have electricity?” They mumble in wonder and plug in the charger of one of the battery chargers. A faint buzz can be heard, but surprisingly the building does have electricity.

“Oh right, I heard that in one of the classrooms a student got killed, there was said to be a drawing of a pentagram of some sort. I’m not sure if it was done by students themselves, as this building has been visited by other people or if some mad ass cult tried to summon Caspar the friendly ghost. But hey, if we can make use of that, why not try it out?”

To the rest of the human world, MC might be the craziest person in existence. Why would you giggle and bat your lashes in front of a possible demon, while filming with some tiny 4K camera for a living?

Chat is losing it and trying to predict any possible outcomes, some saying it’s a hoax while others try not to claim any evil energy.

MC is casually looking around the empty hallways that echo their footsteps as they proceed deeper inside the enormous building which was once a boarding school.

A sudden bonk makes MC jump and they look around to find any movement or clue about the source of the sound. When there is nothing but silence, they start discussing with chat what it could’ve possibly been. Some suggest something breaking, like a part of the vent, or perhaps something that fell from the wall. Some say it could just be a window or door slamming shut.

“A-alright, how about we go back to camp, eat something and perhaps I could tell you a fun story about the underworld, hmm?” MC won’t lie and say that was an unexpectedly scary moment, even for them.

“Y’know how I filmed with this other ghostuber a while back? I recently spoke to him again and he told me he completely stopped with the ghosthunting videos. He was way too freaked out when he went with me, holding his holy watergun and saying prayers. I guess encountering an actual demon was a but too much for him…do you think it was because I challenged the demon to take my soul? Mmh…? “Didn’t you sell your soul to capitalism?” Fuck you’re right, my poor wallet and my back, why must I suffer like this while I’m still so young!? Let’s not talk about the fucking minimum wage and the damn prices of homes! I’m sorry god, I said damn, won’t happen again, oh wait fuck I just said it the second time, nevermind…” the sudden sound of a door closing makes MC jump a little and they fall silent instantly, turning off their light and looking over their shoulder as they try to catch another sound to identify the presence of another person. The bang echoes through the building.

“God if that was you, I deserved that.” MC whispers, mentally apologizing to Simeon and Luke for provoking their lord, while chat is kekeing in the comments. They absolutely love to see their favorite ghoststreamer suffer. MC once tripped over absolutely nothing and the day after, people had made memes of them falling, spreading them all over the internet. Even the demon brothers got ahold of them and frequently use them in their groupchat. Mammon tried capitalizing on the meme, but failed as they were already everywhere. Took MC a week to get him out of his sulky mood about lost Grimm. But some cuddles made it better.

“Okay so this is the point where we start whispering, y’know…because now that it’s dark, there’s a big chance entities will start becoming active through the soul of those murdered students…” MC gulps quietly as they silence themselves to catch any sound. It is deadly quiet for a few moments until MC hears the faint sound of footsteps. They continue for a while and they dare to guess it comes from the stairway.

“Fuck…I think those were actual footsteps…it might be the ghost of the janitor…looking for anyone who is still up past curfew…” quickly turning off the light, they sneak a peek around the corner of the frontdesk, but they are met by an empty hallway with lockers on the side as usual. The sound has faded and it is as quiet as it was before.

“Shit, shit, shit, okay…we need to find a way to not run into the janitor…if it is the actual ghost. I have no idea how we’re going to be able to identify him, but I do know that the janitor’s room is on the second floor….”

“Ah there you are!”

Part 2

[aaghht]

minor spoilers for the usagi chronicles series but just wanna try and figure out a timeline here, so...

Miyamoto Usagi is established as a "distant ancestor" of Usagi

Yuichi Usagi lives in a futuristic Edo inspired era/re-imagining of the comic world

Neo Edo exists about 1000 yrs into the future? (i think the show itself doesn't establish this as strictly, so i think might have gotten this from some NYCC livestream or something) Edit (24.10): Actually, the show establishes this a few times, but it's a bit vague/always the same:

One of the dog police guarding Usagi in ep 2 tells him the story of Miyamoto Usagi and how he was a big traitor, starting with:

In the first ep, it's established that a 1000 years ago, something happened with the main villain Kagehito, to make him hate Miyamoto Usagi - for sealing him in the Ki-Stone for a thousand years.

The same episode, Karasu-Tengu also mistakes Usagi for Miyamoto, and says a similar line about the Ki-Stone:

Then the season end establishes that this sealing of Yokai and Kagehito by Miyamoto Usagi was to hold off an invasion from another dimension/space a 1000 years ago.

Another little factoid to build on: in the 1st ep, when meeting Usagi, Gen says it's the first time he's seen a rabbit in the city;

(edit end)

Auntie mentions in the 1st ep that her and Usagi's great-grandfather made her sword, Edgewing, together "back when I was your age." - so I assumed here first that Miyamoto is the great-grandfather Auntie means here. (edit: again, how old is Auntie if she's had her sword for that long???)

so when in season 2, Usagi and crew save Neo Edo and then visit the temple again, they see Miyamoto Usagi reflected from the Ki-Stone, he calls Usagi his grandson. I checked this in translations and the subtitles too and there's no mistaking his words there.

so I'm just wondering... What is the timeline here?? how many generations have passed between Miyamoto's time and Usagi's time?

Also, since they have different last names (Miyamoto and Yuichi) and Yuichi is his grandson, I guess I can only assume that Miyamoto Usagi had at least two daughters: Auntie and Yuichi's mom.

edit 2 (Oct 24): The 2nd season establishes that at some point, Miyamoto sent his sword, Willow Branchs away for safekeeping with a servant. The sword is lost in a war those same "1000 years ago"so at what point did Miyamoto Usagi of this series die? How old is Auntie? What's the life-span of rabbits that there are so few of them that a bounty hunter like Gen (who we will assume, travels or at least sees people a lot), would be surprised to see a rabbit in the city?

This begs another question.... if we assume their lifespans are actually quite long.... How many rabbits are left?

a 1000 years is definitely enough time for a heroic character like Miyamoto to be rumored into a villain, but even a 100 years is enough for that sometimes, so is it really a 1000 years?

Yokai are mythical beings so they can basically exist and remember a time like that easily enough, but since they've been locked away for a whole 10 centuries... (edit end)

sdfsdfsdfs i would just like to know more plz

seriously, this show is so fun but i know almost nothing abt the og comic series except maybe stuff I once read on fan wikis, so I guess I'll have to introduce myself to the series proper one day. I believe the series is a bit more removed from the series in that it exists in the comic world but in a further away sci-fi future, so it isn't too bad that it's left vague in the Netflix series.

but I'm still just wondering??? so Yuichi Usagi is a grandson???

Gen, Kitsune and Chizu are also either distant descendats/direct re-interpretations and unique takes on the side-characters of the og comic series, so very non-seriously I'm just wondering here how the family trees look like lol

edit 3 (Oct 24th): so with all this in mind..... is Auntie Miyamoto's daughter and then, Usagi's own mom, his youngest daughter? How old did the other characters from the og Usagi's time live? How many generations have passed for their families? Gen has a family tree, but both Chizu and Kitsune are orphans - how old aaahhh so many questions (edit end)

also listening to an interview with both Stan Sakai and art director Khang Le on this podcast and it all just sounds so inspiring to me but I just thought I'd make this post to think about what the timeline/relation might be. I also think it might not be that important since the show itself seems to be spiritually faithful as a spinoff to the comic, but still, got a bit curious haha!

edit 4 (Oct 24th): also, from that same interview, I remember they mentioned that Neo Edo as a futuristic city (a 1000 years from the Edo-era of the Usagi Yojimbo series) has flying cars. There are talking appliances (not Yokai-posessed), vending machines (a staple of modern japanese cities?) and futuristic games, like TRON-esque car racing games, but interestingly, no phones. So the crew put a bit of thought into that - what would a futuristic world without phones look like?

signed - Aghht, 19th October, 2022 (might add more as I remember)

[leobashi]

A Totally Comprehensible List of My 27+ AUs

[Updated Oct 2022]

Did I forget any? Let me know! Are there any content warnings I forgot to add? Tell me! Wanna know more about some or have any ideas for them? Feel free to ask!

Serious AUs:

AUs that I plan on completing. These have plots or will have plots so there is less room for play. I also have a higher standard for these so they will take longer to be completed.

Ghost Hunted AU (In the process of being rewritten and revamped) (Inspired by the song “Dead Man’s Party” by Oingo Boingo): Henrik is a reluctant ghost hunter who accidentally picks up a really annoying demon who calls itself Anti from a haunted house. He and his roommate Chase livestream their investigations.

Tag: #ghost hunted AU

Ships: None

Content: Art, mini-comics, writing

Content Warnings: Death, demons, possession, smoking, divorce (more to be added)

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Wizards of the Old Magic AU (Inspired by Mary and the Witch’s Flower): In a world of New magic, Jackie and Robbie are delivery boys for an ex-fortune teller, Jameson, who runs a general store. Jameson receives a prophecy that the evil wizard who wiped out the magicians of Old, Anti, will break from his prison and seek to conquer this world. His prophecy comes true when one of their loyal customers, Henrik who is a magician of New, is stolen away and assimilated into Anti’s army. Jackie, Robbie, Jameson, and Henrik’s apprentice, Chase, journey together to find the only other living magician of Old to help them fight against Anti.

Tag: #old magic au

Ships: [spoilers]

Content: Short writing

Content Warnings: Violence (more to be added)

Winter AU (Inspired by the song “Snowman” by Sia): The seasons walk the earth as servants of the gods. Winter has been in his position far longer than the others and his predecessors. He is fine with the idea until he meets a widower and his two children.

Tag: #winter au

Ships: Henrik x Chase

Content: Art, short writing

Content Warnings: Violence (more to be added)

Nachtkrapp (Nach) Henrik AUs:

AUs of an AU where Henrik is a nachtkrapp. Tag: #nachtkrapp henrik

Main story: Henrik meets Chase one night when he wanted to prey on his children’s dreams. It did not go well. They meet again when Henrik comes back in an attempt to apologize and they find out they actually get along well. Chase meets Anti in a club and brings him home for some fun. Henrik accidentally walks (or rather flies) in on them just as they’re about to start. They find out that they all know each other and decide to get into a polyamorous relationship.

Ships: Henrik x Chase x Anti, Marvin x Jackie

Triple Nachs: Henrik and Chase are both nachtkrapps with territories right next to each other. Since nachtkrapps are territorial, they don’t get along at first, only talking to each other when needed. They start to get along when Henrik gets caught in a hunter’s net and Chase takes a bullet to save him. Henrik then tends to Chase’s wounds. After that, they start to develop feelings for each other. One day, Chase meets another nachkrapp in his territory. He tries to chase this nachtkrapp off, but finds himself in a trap by hunters who plan on going after Henrik next.

Ships: Chase x Henrik

Tiny Nach Henrik: Nach Henrik is a tiny menace who is the embodiment of hanger.

Tiny Main Story: Henrik was shrunk by Marvin and is waiting to be turned back to normal. His boyfriends thought it was cute at first, but quickly grow tired of it

Found in the bird feeder: Chase befriends the tiny nachtkrapp that he frees from the bird feeder.

Ships: Chase x Anti

Strawberry Finch Chase: Chase is a strawberry finch nachtkrapp

Ships: Chase x Henrik

Nach Flock: You find out that there is a flock of tiny nachtkrapps living in the tree in your yard.

Tag: #nach flock au

Ships: Eventually Chase x Henrik

General AUs:

AUs that I am developing, but are not as strict as the Serious AUs. These have loose plots, but they can be affected by the audience.

Greatest Show Unearthed AU (GSU) (Inspired by the song “The Greatest Show Unearthed” by Creature Feature): Anti is a ringmaster of a dark circus. His best performers are like his children and together, they do what they want, having fun with the audience and living their best lives.

Tag: #the greatest show unearthed au

Ships: No official ships

Content: Animatic in progress, art, mini-comics, short writing

Content Warnings: Gore, torture, death, murder, kidnapping, bombs, demons, knives, snakes (more to be added)

Septic Merbois AU: The septic egos, including Robbie, are mermen who live on the same coast. They befriend other creatures and humans including Dark, Wilford, Google, and Bing.

Tag: #septic merbois au

Ships: Jackie x Marvin, Dark x Wilford, Chase x Bing

Content: Art, mini-comics, short writing

Content Warnings: Vampires, snakes (more to be added)

Freakshow AU (Inspired by the song “Freakshow” by Skillet): JJ is a malicious owner of a circus with a freakshow of creatures he’s imprisoned. He hires a new assistant, Jackie, to help around the circus, but he finds himself sympathizing with the freakshow creatures and plans to free them.

Tag: #freakshow au

Ships: None

Content: Art, short writing

Content Warnings: Kidnapping, torture, starvation (more to be added)

Magic Airship AU (Inspired by the song “Birthday Suit” by Cosmo Sheldrake): The nation is in a war between the military and magicians. Jackie’s town gets caught in the middle of it and suddenly, everything he once knew has been destroyed. He gets saved and adopted by a group of magicians and now fights alongside them against the military.

Tag: #magic airship au

Ships: None

Content: Art, short writing

Content Warnings: War, violence (more to be added)

Demon Babs AU: Chase is an immortal human who adopts demon children and raises them as his own.

Tag: #demon babs au

Ships: None

Content: Art, mini-comics, short writing

Content Warnings: Mild violence (more to be added)

Sleeping King AU (Inspired by the song “Skulls” by Bastille): Jackie was a king of a powerful nation that fell within a night. Anti, a demon who was contracted to Jackie’s bloodline, travels the world searching for the sorcerer who did this, hoping to wake his king from his magic-induced slumber.

Tag: #sleeping king au, #skulls au

Ships: No official ships

Content: Art, short writing

Content Warnings: Demons, mild violence (more to be added)

Spy Dad AU: Anti is a spy who finds himself adopting five street children after protecting them on a mission. His children end up learning from him and become skilled spies in training.

Tag: #spy dad au

Ships: No official ships

Content: Art, short writing

Content Warnings: Death, violence (more to be added)

Bird Hen AU (Note, this is different from the Nach Henrik AU): Hen, a species of the avians, was raised as an exotic pet in a rich family. He befriends a servant boy and they become best of friends. They promise to escape that place together. Hen breaks his promise when he escapes with the help of other avians but is forced to leave the servant boy behind. They come across each other again years later.

Tag: #bird hen

Ships: Chase x Henrik

Content: Concept art

Content Warnings: Violence, abuse (more to be added)

Hero to Zero AU: Jackie was once part of the most prominent hero team who worked together to protect the city. One day, Jackie is chosen to take the fall for the team and labeled a traitor and cast out despite not doing anything wrong. He ends up receiving help from the villain Anti and a strange relationship blossoms.

Tag: #hero to zero au

Ships: Jackie x Anti

Content: Short writing

Content Warnings: (more to be added)

Infected AU: In a post-apocalyptic world filled with zombie-like monsters, Anti, who is part monster, seeks an antidote to save humanity.

Tag: #infected au

Ships: Henrik x Anti, Chase x Anti

Content: Art, short writing

Content Warning: Body horror, violence (more to be added)

Supervillains AU: Chase lives in a world where a minority of people have powers and the government imposes strict rules and regulations to ensure that those with powers don’t hurt those who don’t. Chase has powers, but because he chose not to join the government program of heroes, his power are sealed and he lives his life as a normal human being. That is, until he is kidnapped by another person with powers who calls himself Anti. Anti is hellbent on revenge because he was used, abused, and sealed by the government. His powers are reawakened and he is forced to help Anti.

Tag: #super villains au

Ships: Mentioned Jackie x Marvin

Content: 1 art

Content Warnings: (more to be added)

Fire AU (Inspired by the song “Fire” by Barns Courtney): Jackie has the rare calling of a fire dragon that allows him to transform into one with power over an element. He is brought to the queen to serve his country and meets another dragon, Henrik with the power of ice. They hear rumors of previous dragons that were stolen right in the castle. They worry about their own safety and rightfully so because one day, Henrik is stolen as well. Jackie is surprised to find that it was another dragon stealing them and it isn’t long before he gets stolen as well.

Tag: #fire au

Ships: No official ships

Content: Art, short writing

Content Warning: Mild violence (more to be added)

Gods AU: The septic egos are gods who do not believe there is enough room for all six of them. They make a pact to fight one another in 1000 years if there are still more than one of them left, but after the 1000 years are up, they find that they can’t exist without each other.

Tag: I haven’t tagged the posts yet

Ships: None

Content: Writing

Content Warnings: Mild violence

Haunted House AU part 2: Jackie, now possessed and a prisoner in his own body, finds himself trapped in the demon’s mind space and soul. He meets the spirits of the house once again, but this time, they resemble the people they were before they lived in the house and before they were influenced by the demon.

Not posted anywhere yet

Ships: None

Content: Nothing

Content Warnings: Violence, possession, demons, torture, exorcism (more to be added)

Baby Google AU: The Googles are turned into babies by Wilford and Anti as a prank at Dark. They don’t know how to change them back so while the three are trying to figure out how to turn them back, Bing is put in charge of caring for the Googles. He refers to his good friend Chase for help since he has experience with kids.

Tag: i forgot someone remind me to update this

Ships: Chase x Bing

Content: Mini-comics, writing

Content Warnings: babies

Completed AUs:

AUs that have a completed storyline. I may make more content for them in the future, but in terms of the story, this is it.

Haunted House AU (Inspired by the song “Sprawling Idiot Effigy” by Nero’s Day at Disneyland): Jackie plans on exploring a haunted house with his friends as soon as the sun sets. He wanders in first and finds himself trapped within. He encounters the four previous owners and the very being that haunts the place.

Tag: #haunted house au

Ships: None

Content: Art, short writing

Content Warnings: Ghosts, suicide, demons, mild violence

Demon Blood AU: Anti is a well of demon blood kept prisoner by a cult. This cult experimented with humans and their compatibility with the demon blood, but this backfires on them one day when their experiments attempt an escape.

Tag: #demon blood au

Ships: Implied Henrik x Marvin, Chase x Jameson

Content: Art, short writing

Content Warnings: Demons, blood, violence

Hanahaki AU: You find yourself taking care of a zombie that followed you home. You name him Robbie and come to find out that Robbie was once a man named Chase who passed from hanahaki disease.

Tag: #hanahaki au

Ships: No official ships

Content: Speedpaints, art

Content Warnings: Death, zombie

Treehouse AU: (Inspired by “Treehouse” by Alex G and “Did I Make You Up?” by Half Alive) Jackie returns to his hometown to reminisce about his childhood friend: Chase

Tag: #treehouse AU

Ships: None

Content: text posts, lyric video, comic, playlist

Content Warnings: Suicide, hanging

AUs that just exist:

AUs with no planned plot. They exist simply because they are fun

Aesthetic AU: In a plaza, there is a bakery, a cafe, a tattoo shop, and a plant shop. The owners are all great friends.

Tag: #aesthetic au

Ships: No official ships

Content: Art

Content Warnings: (more to be added)

Red Strings AU: Chase had been captured and Henrik is the puppet sent to break him. Each ego receives a piece of red string jewelry when they break.

Tag: #red strings au

Ships: No official ships

Content: Art, asks, short writing

Content Warnings: Torture, violence, kidnapping (more to be added)

Tentacle Anti AUs: Anti has tentacles. There are three different versions: whump, horny, and soft. NSFW versions on @0range-grapes

Tag: #anti with tentacles, #soft anti

Ships: No official romantic ships

Content: Art, short writing

Content Warnings: Violence, NSFW

Demon Harem AU: Chase accidentally gets summoned to hell during a party and ends up gaining a harem of the strongest demons in hell. His roommates Jack and Celine desperately try to find a way to bring him back.

Tag: #demon harem au

Ships: Chase x Everybody else

Content: Concept art

Content Warnings: Demons, ritual (more to be added)

Road Trip AU: The septic egos go on a road trip inspired by my own road trips.

Tag: #road trip au

Ships: None

Content: Art, mini-comics, short writing

Content Warnings: Bugs (more to be added)

Fairy AU: Google and Bing are brothers who discover the world of fairies.

Tag: #fairy au

Ships: No official ships

Content: Art

Content Warnings: Mild violence, bugs (more to be added)

SuperDrug AU: Jackie and Henrik were in a relationship until Anti steals Henrik away for 9 months. When Jackie finally gets him back, Henrik has been changed and no longer loves Jackie. Instead, he finds himself yearning for Jameson

Tag: no specific tag, #superdrug

Ships: Jackie x Henrik, Henrik x Jameson

Content: text posts, playlist

Content warning: implied kidnapping, implied torture

Other AUs:

Other AUs of mine can be found under #leobashi’s mini song aus and if you’re interested, you can find my strange ego dreams under #leobashi’s dreams

[mx-misty-eyed]

Christmas Saves the Year MV

These are our observations and theories for the Christmas Saves the year MV

 The video starts off with a quick overview of the area, we noticed it looks very similar to the area in the livestream version of shy away and the background of the saturday mv.

there was also this in an email from the website

Do they mean dema by “not too far from here”? like, are they saying dema isn’t too far?

A couple seconds later in the video we get to see the house, one of the first things it shows is this on the wall

Its the skeleton and alien symbols with the SAI symbol in the middle

we also see it later in the video

next it shows this paper 

there is a drawing of the star that says energy beacon (star below)

theres a drawing of what I think is an ornament and next to it, it says orb emitters, on the other side it says silver and gold, most likely referreing to the ornament colors (ornaments below)

and under the orb emitters line there is a drawing of the lights with words next it that say snow glow pearls (lights below)

and under that it says “?=adhesive attachments(?)”. On the left side of the paper underneath the silver and gold note there is a drawing of a “pearl” (christmas light) and there is a sentence under that which reads “orb emitters protect ??? through radiant cosmic rays”. And in the main picture it shows the snowmen cowering and melting in the light of the finished christmas tree. So is santa(?) creating the tree to destroy the snowmen?

We get to see a few quick shots of the house, in one you can see that there is gas mask hanging on the wall, probably referencing the lane boy video 

After that there’s this table that shows the man’s (santa?) suspicious amount of weapons and a jug of chlorine (ned and the chlorine mv!!) 

there are elves(?) on another paper on the wall. their faces look very similar to the skeleton outfits tyler and josh wear onstage

also the trim on santa’s(?) hat is black and not white and his eyes appear to be dark purple.

 whats the purpose of this, does it mean he’s evil? That makes sense because he threw brutally murdered those two snow men without a second thought and threatened the elves(?) at the kiosk with a knife and then stole all their ornament hooks. After the shot of santa(?), he gets on his motorcycle-moped thingy and that has the license plate trsh drgn, which is trash dragon without the vowels and is an obvious reference to trash

after that santa(?) goes to the kiosk, threatens the elves, and goes to this weird contraption thingy 

behind the contraption in a couple different shots, you can see ned hiding and he hits the switch on the machine

the machine creates an ornament which we get too see is a ned ornament, then we see ned himself, but he disappears immediately after

nothing important that wasn't already mentioned/pictured happened until the end when the man finally finishes the tree and the snowmen turn happy

that’s all we’ve got so far, feel free to say something if you noticed something else or have a theory or just want to add on

Edit: So we’re just now getting to the stuff that people mentioned in the reblogs and stuff

@emocinnamonroll​ said how the deer that ‘santa’ found had a black nose when he found him and had a red nose at the end of the video. I don’t know the significance of this yet but it seems worth noting. They also said that a lot of people think that ‘santa’ might be Nico or another bishop and holy fuck thats an awesome theory and something about it seems so true. They pointed out that there are books in the house with different songs from trench, sai, and maybe blurryface (ill try to find those in the morning when my brain isnt dead). They also said that people think the deer might be clancy which makes so much sense